On the evening of July 22, the chartered bus to Haocheng to send the exam returned to Jiang'an, and the next thing was an unbearable wait.

It's really hard to live at home. On the day of her father's death, she barely got up to shave his head and wipe his body, and lay down again after the funeral. Being sick is one thing, the father who sheltered from the wind and rain died, and the mother's spirit collapsed like a melon seedling lying on the shelf. When I saw Xu Qihu's gang, or if I didn't see them, I only heard his voice, and even trembled at the mention of their names. -- My mother was frightened.

The second brother, Letian Farm, graduated and went home, and at the age of 14, he became a strong laborer. The rope of the dung bucket was pulled around, and most of the dung was staggered, and the bridge of the nose was tired and crooked, and only half of the labor was recorded; Feeding the cattle at night is not real, dripping into ice to get up and pee on the cow, others do not do what he asks to do, just to earn a division of labor every night.

The younger sister Lemei 11 and the younger brother Legu are 8 years old, and they work with women in farm work such as cutting wheat, weeding, breaking corn, and picking cotton. They were no less fast than the women, and the women gave them three points out of seven. In order to earn two more points, Legu lived in a small shack at the ferry, worked during the day and ferried at night, and wrote a guarantee that "life and death are left to fate and have nothing to do with the production team." ”

The three children worked day and night, and the work they earned was not enough to distribute the grain and grass, and they had to find money from the production team at the end of the year.

The grain is piled up in the drying field into a fish-ridge-like hillock. The seeds of the limelight are full, and they are distributed to cadres and people who can bluff with good ingredients; Seventy percent of the fullness of the downwind is divided into four types of molecular families; The middle ones are distributed to the general members.

Yesterday, the sisters and brothers of Lemei Legu went to distribute the grain, needless to say, the grains were not full, and Wang Xiaosi added a lot of grains to the scales. Le Tian finished work and went home in a rage, picked up the rice grain and held it up to his younger brothers and sisters: Do you want this rice too? After speaking, Chao Legu fell hard in the face, and the two children cried aggrievedly.

One double scale, sixty catties of rations is five catties less! Le Tian's eyes were red: Why don't you two look at the scales, your eyes are blind? A month's ration is less than five catties, and you can't drink porridge and water! Legu cried and explained: I look at the scales, the scales are good, and the scales are high. Le Tian yelled: Phew! Wang Xiaosi's usual ghost trick, the scale is held up, can the scale rod be cocked?

Le Mei sobbed and said: Second brother, you can go next time to distribute the grain, they may not dare to bully you.

Le Tian squatted on the ground and was speechless. Think about when you won't be bullied? He grabbed his hair and hammered it desperately, crying loudly: I can't live this day! God, when you open your eyes, heaven will not tolerate it!

The mother trembled like chaff in bed.

My father has passed the "seventh" break. In the small river bend and among the trees, the mound of earth with a hat has sunk early, and sparse grass grows. The bamboo pole is still stuck diagonally there, and the white paper banner falls off and coils on the ground, turning into light gray in the wind and rain, like the skin shed by a giant python.

Jiang Lesheng's mind is all about the admission results: there is still hope for being admitted to this family, but what if he can't get it? He didn't dare to think about it!

The days passed slowly, and the more he passed, the more he couldn't hold his breath, nervous, anxious, worried, frightened, and dazed. On August 20th, he hurried to the school to inquire about the news, which was the time last year.

The campus is peaceful. Liu Dad, a school worker in the communication room, was wearing a vest and shorts, with clogs on his feet, lying on a rattan couch and shaking a banana fan. Seeing Jiang Lesheng's uncertain mind, he comforted: It's soon, just these two days. This year, let's go home and wait for good news!

Another sleepless night. Jiang Lesheng seemed to be asleep, and saw many admission notices with red seals floating in the air, and he couldn't tell which university it was, and he couldn't see who the admitters were. He stood on tiptoe and reached for it, and as soon as his fingertips touched it, the pieces of paper floated into the air like balloons, higher and farther away, and disappeared without a trace.

He was distraught and sleepy, and went down to the ground to open the door and go out for a walk.

It was quiet in the hazy moonlight, and the weaver screamed annoyingly in the grass. He walked to the production team's cowshed, where the smoke from the wheat bran was repelling mosquitoes, and several old cows were quietly regurgitating. After a tiring day, Le Tian lay on the ground and fell asleep, his teeth rattling and chewing broad beans.

Get out of the cowshed and follow the path to the Grand River Ferry. A cement boat was quietly tethered to a willow tree, and the wooden shovel used for rowing was wet, and it seemed that the Legu ferry had just fallen asleep. An eight-year-old child lies alone on his back with his face to the sky, a banana fan slipping out of his hand, and sleeping soundly under the bite of mosquitoes.

In order to earn a work worth only half a penny, the two younger brothers were willing to sleep in the cowshed and live in the shack, and they did not sleep for many years, and they were all children!

As in the previous two sessions, this year's college entrance examination scores were neither announced nor notified to me, but only for "internal control". On August 22, the first batch of admission notices from key universities arrived, and three days later, the general undergraduate colleges and universities also arrived. The winners of these offers are all from the roots.

In the glass window at the entrance of the school, the teaching office announces the admission results day by day, and the names of the departments and admitted students of colleges and universities shine brightly. The twelve-year cold window was exchanged for the title of the gold list, and it was worth it!

In the afternoon of several days, Jiang Lesheng squatted in the communication room, and as soon as the postman arrived, he helped Father Liu to receive the registered mail and open the envelope for registration. His heart rose to his throat, and he quickly opened and put it back in the envelope. He was looking for an offer letter that belonged to him, even if he hadn't filled in the college he had not applied to - he had filled in the "Obey" column on his application form with "Obey or not".

Later, he found that none of the key and undergraduate colleges and universities were as bad as him, and his mood calmed down, and he turned from loss to continued anticipation. The notice of the junior college has not yet arrived, and he hopes to be admitted to the junior college, regardless of whether it is an engineering college, a medical college, a teacher college, or an agricultural college. The college system is short, and it is good to graduate early to support your family.

In the last two days, the admission letter of the junior college arrived, and sure enough, they were all students with bad composition. Jiang Lesheng is still looking forward to the autumn water! Daddy Liu's "top and steady" package tickets don't work.

At noon on August 31, the golden red list listed the last batch of admission lists, with a line of small words underneath: After receiving the provincial recruitment notice, the admission of the 60th batch of colleges and universities has all ended. Office of Teaching.

There are only four people on the list this year: in addition to Jiang Lesheng, the other three people, Rongzishan Huang Can is not only not good, but he was debated when he was anti-rightist, and he didn't work too hard in the previous review, and he was already dead and hopeless; "Poet" Huang Xinguan rode a bicycle out of the house, saying that he wanted to follow Li Du and travel all over the world. Before leaving, he shrugged his shoulders with both hands: if he took it, he didn't want to take it and pull it down, and he looked indifferent.

Tomorrow the new semester will begin, and the campus will be full of teachers and students. The team that went to the county people's committee to report the good news gradually moved away.

Jiang Lesheng's hopes were completely shattered! The sky was high and blue, the birds were flying merrily, and the cicadas were chirping happily at the treetops. The sun after autumn is very poisonous, and it shines numbly on the head. Is all this real or hallucination? Am I awake or in a dream?

Like a stray dog that no one cares about, he walks alone on campus for six years: classrooms, reading rooms, dormitories, playgrounds, and the riverside where he has picked up meal tickets...... He knew that he had been tragically abandoned, and he had become an outcast of his alma mater "Jiangzhong", and an outcast of hundreds of colleges and universities across the country!

Unconsciously walked to the faculty dormitory area, he wanted to meet the head teacher, Mr. Wu. There was a thick curtain hanging on the window, and I remembered that she was in confinement.

He made up his mind to meet Principal Xu and ask why he was not admitted. Xu Yuanshao came to "Jiangzhong" to take charge of the government for four years, and Jiang Lesheng, who was shy, never took the initiative to find him, and the only time he had a solo relationship was when he filled in the volunteer not long ago -- President Xu asked why he didn't choose a school that was better than "Jiangling Chemical" as his first choice? Jiang Lesheng was extremely excited at the time and begged him to change it, but he immediately changed his words and said that this would be fine.

The principal's office is located in the northeast corner of the Daxiong Hall. After liberation, the mud bodhisattva was smashed, and the empty shell treasure hall was made into an indoor sports field. After the upgrade to the middle school, the school building was in short supply, and the main hall was converted into a teacher's office hall, and the principal's office and teaching office were separated from the northeast and northwest corners. Principal Xu joked: The former residence of the mud bodhisattva is now dedicated to our meat bodhisattva, and the teachers are all bodhisattvas who teach and educate people. The desks of hundreds of "meat bodhisattvas" are put together according to grades and teaching and research groups, forming more than 20 squares of large and small, and the 800-square-meter space can be seen at a glance.

In the spring, the son of the director of the grain bureau transferred to "Jiangzhong", and Director Xia of the General Affairs Office lost no time in staring at it, telling the director that the teachers' ration was too low and they were too hungry to go to class. The director said that soybeans are not good, so let's approve 200 catties of soybean cakes. Lao Xia was overjoyed, pulled back to the canteen and soaked it in water, mixed it with rice to cook rice, and only charged half of the meal ticket. The teachers had a full stomach and praised Lao Xia for having a way.

Unexpectedly, the next day, their bellies were swollen, and they farted vigorously, and the fart sounds in the hall came and went, low, high-pitched, short, and long, and the air was filled with the strong smell of rotten bean cake. Teacher Hou with cheekbones and monkey cheeks said: "In the winter of good and long, the big fart ensemble of 100 people is better than the New Year's concert!" The gray-haired biology teacher Ling Lao Zizi crepe said: Farts are the qi of the human body, how can there be any reason not to let go? You can be as special as you can here, and you must hold it firmly in front of the students, so as not to lose the respect of the teacher! A "fart talk" caused laughter in the hall, and the young female teachers blushed and smiled and bent over, simply taking advantage of the chaos to have a good time.

When Jiang Lesheng knocked on the door to ask for a meeting, Principal Xu was leisurely drinking tea in the office, staring at the ups and downs of the leaves in the cup, so that he didn't hear it until he knocked on the door for the third time.

A pair of black cloth shoes with exposed toes stepped into the door, Jiang Lesheng's hair was messy, his face was haggard, and he looked lost and depressed, standing in front of him.

Xu Yuanshao was surprised by the arrival of the uninvited guest: Oh, Jiang Lesheng. Something?

Jiang Lesheng nodded and responded mechanically, "Hmm."

Xu Yuanshao took a sip of tea, put down the glass and pointed to the chair opposite: Sit down. When you graduate, you are an alumnus, sit down and talk.

Jiang Lesheng, whose identity has changed from a student to an alumnus, had a dry throat, cleared his throat and asked straight to the point: President Xu, the enrollment is over, why didn't I admit it?

Xu Yuanshao woke up from his astonishment and quickly sorted out his thoughts-if he coaxed, he didn't entangle with him, and quickly dismissed the matter.

It should be said that President Xu has no ill will towards Jiang Lesheng. This student has excellent grades and is doing well in school. There are many doubts about his external transfer materials, since the cooperation of land reform, all the problems of his father have not been concluded by government departments; The brigade's request to "resolutely disagree with going to college" is a rare occurrence. Out of the instinct to protect the students, he agreed with Lu Xinming to investigate the field and fight again; However, under the domination of the idea of causing less trouble and not making mistakes, "recognizing the official seal and speaking" finally determined the conclusion of the political trial as "not suitable for admission".

At the end of the college entrance examination, Jiang Lesheng's score ranked first among the six counties in one city in Haocheng area. Xu Yuanshao felt sorry and once had a sense of guilt for strangling talents.

There is no way, the policy decides. In the dead of night, he comforted himself.

Jiang Lesheng's sad eyes were waiting. Xu Yuanshao said lightly: Yes, I don't know why I didn't take you. An outsider who doesn't know anything about the weather.

Really, Principal Xu? You don't know why? Jiang Lesheng's eyes widened in surprise and asked: The volunteer I filled in is not suitable? Or is the test score miscalculated? The ingredients are not good, and you can take a specialty! Hundreds of colleges and universities in the country, not one of them admitted me?

Xu Yuanshao saw that he was very angry, and deliberately diverted the topic. Pour a glass of water and say, "Drink some water." Look, your voice is hoarse. Whether or not to admit is a done deal, and no one can change it.

Jiang Lesheng's throat was smoking, and he didn't thank him when he took the cup, he drank most of the cup, he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and said sadly: I know that this result is difficult to change, but I want to understand why.

Xu Yuanshao grasped the other party's weak mentality, and hurriedly said it to death: It's not that it's difficult to change, but it can't be changed at all! He paused, and taught in the reserved tone of the principal: Jiang Lesheng, they all say that you are very smart, and smart people should not drill the horns. What's the point of drilling the horns?

As soon as he heard this, Jiang Lesheng bounced up from his chair and burst into tears: Principal Xu, I didn't drill the horns! The whole school didn't take me, shouldn't I ask why? Be just like...... A person who is dying of food poisoning should always understand what poison is and who poisoned it!

Xu Yuanshao was slapped in the face, his face changed color and twisted, and he shouted: How can you say such a thing at a young age? Who are you talking to? What poisoned and poisoned, with your society-hating thoughts, which university will admit you? Which school would dare to take you?

Jiang Lesheng leaned his neck and drank the rest of the water in the cheer glass. His eyes were bloodshot, and his hoarse voice was trembling: Principal Xu, please don't use a big hat to crush people. I am your student, from the third year of junior high school to the present, you have been my principal for four years, a teacher for one day and a father for life, today you treat me as your own son, listen to what I have in my heart, okay?

Xu Yuanshao's conscience was violently impacted, as if facing a small animal covered in scales, he felt a trace of compassion, and his purple face slowly returned to calm.

President Xu, I really wish to have a father like you who is a revolutionary cadre, but it is impossible in this life. The year before last, the brigade 'group commanded' to criticize my father, but then it was stopped. I didn't dare to go home for half a year to draw a line...... I can't change my family background, the only thing I can do is to study harder than others, learn knowledge to serve the motherland, and change my personal destiny...... My family is poor, my father died on the eve of the college entrance examination, my mother has been bedridden for many years, and my younger siblings are still young...... On the day I filled in the volunteer, you asked me why I didn't choose a better school than Gangneung Chemical Industry, how encouraging it was for me! Now please tell me what I don't have to do to the students who think you are my father? You're the head of a school, don't ask who you ask?

Sweat soaked through his shirt and stuck to his weak body, and his ribs bulged like a washboard. Jiang Lesheng had tears in his eyes, looking forward to the principal telling the truth.

Xu Yuanshao was moved by these sincere words at first, and finally saw that he was still repeating the previous interrogation, and couldn't help but be very annoyed, so he simply said no words: Just know that the admission conditions are not enough. The secrets of the organization are casually told to you?

The word "secret" really worked, Jiang Lesheng was stunned and was speechless for a while. Shaoqing is still unwilling to ask: How did I do in the exam, and how many points did I score? Twelve years of hard study is for this test!

The naïve child is looking for psychological comfort - it seems that he has a high score in the exam, and he is not to blame for not being admitted.

Xu Yuanshao was proud of his "secret" killer move. He raised his wrist to look at his watch, and said coldly that the test scores have not been announced, right? Anything that is not disclosed is a secret, which means that you do not need to know it...... Let's go, Jiang Lesheng, I still have something to do, and I don't have time to entangle with you! After that, he grabbed the key on the table and waited to lock the door.

Such a hideous face, such a scoundrel attitude, such a bandit logic! Jiang Lesheng had nowhere to complain, and he was grief and indignant.

In the corner of the office, the Optimus Pillar of the main hall is shiny and shiny, and the lower end is embedded in the flat drum-shaped granite base.

After an hour, I read the villain book "Yang Jiajiang". Lao Ling's soldiers were defeated in the two wolf mountains, and the scene of grief and anger touching Li Lingbei suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Lesheng's eyes.

A stream of hot blood rushed to the top of his head, and he gritted his teeth and shouted: Principal Xu, you are so ruthless!

His thin body was like a leopard, and he surged forward at a speed of 100 meters, hitting the granite base of the pillar with a "bang". The sixteen-year-old man fell, blood hanging from his forehead like a crooked earthworm.