Chapter 39: Ideals and Reality
It turned out that after the National Day, Zhou Chuanying sent Jin Zhu's "Listening to the Voice of History" from the Internet to a well-known newspaper for middle school students, but he didn't expect it to be published, and he also sent Jin Zhu 50 yuan for the manuscript.
This is definitely a big news for a remote and poor township middle school like Wutong Middle School, so Zhou Chuanying happily announced the news in the class.
"Hmph, what's the use of just writing well? Don't come to the first place in the first exam, what do I think she is interested in? "Someone is jealous.
"What, isn't it just that the teacher is biased, and I don't know what the teacher likes about her?" Someone is jealous.
"Shhhhh Someone mocked.
Voices like this poured into Jin Zhu's ears, and naturally fell into Zhou Chuanying's eyes, although he couldn't really hear what everyone said, but he could guess a thing or two by looking at his expression.
"In the future, if any of you write a good essay, the teacher will recommend it for you, don't worry, as long as you are talented, I will never bury you." Zhou Chuanying promised.
"Teacher, I just want to ask, did you only recommend one article by Yang Jinzhu this time?" Wu Lu stood up and asked.
"No, I recommended the articles of Yang Jinzhu, Xiyue and you, but unfortunately only Yang Jinzhu was selected." Zhou Chuanying told the truth.
But it's better not to tell the truth.
Because the teacher's words are equivalent to announcing to everyone once again that Xiyue and Wu Lu's compositions are not as good as Jinzhu.
At least that's what Xiyue thinks.
Actually, this time Wu Lu's original intention was really not for herself, since Xi Zhiping's accident, Xiyue has been a little unhappy, Wu Lu also knew that it was her unintentional actions that hurt Xiyue's father, so this time she wanted to hold a grievance for Xiyue, and wanted to ask the teacher if he recommended Xiyue, because Xiyue's essay won a second prize, and in the eyes of those editing teachers outside, it may not be as good as Jinzhu's.
But as soon as Teacher Zhou's words were finished, Wu Lu realized that he had said the wrong thing again.
Wu Lu glanced back at Xiyue with great annoyance, just in time to meet Xiyue's cold gaze, Xiyue turned his head first, the corners of his mouth tightened.
After class, Wu Lu, who was holding back her anger, walked up to Yang Jinzhu and raised her head proudly, "Yang Jinzhu, what's the use of just being able to write an essay?" If we have the ability, we will compare the results of the midterm exam to see who is the best. ”
"I don't have to compare with you, and I don't have to compare, now it's naturally you who are powerful." Jin Zhu replied lightly.
Wu Lu's two unit math tests were above 95, and Jin Zhu was naturally not her opponent, so Wu Lu held her breath to overtake Yang Jinzhu in the ranking of the midterm exam.
But Jin Zhu is not a person who admits defeat easily, what she said is that Wu Lu is better than her now, and it may not be in the future.
The next day is the midterm exam, a total of seven homework, three days in a row, two days later, the results were announced, fortunately, Jin Zhu's English got a full score, Chinese got 90 points, history is also a high score of 95, politics and geography are a little worse, there are more than 80 points, biology is barely passing, mathematics this time the test is 56 points, still not much progress.
This time, Jin Zhu's total score was ranked thirty-two, Xiyue was the first, Wu Lu was the second, there were a total of sixty-four students in the class, Jin Zhu was just in the middle, much stronger than the penultimate one when she just entered the school, so that those who wanted to wait to see the excitement Wu Lu and others were shocked, angry, and even some people privately doubted whether Jin Zhu was cheating.
Jin Zhu didn't take the suspicions of her classmates to heart, for her, this result was not very ideal, it was definitely not her goal, she would use the facts to defend herself.
In addition, Jin Zhu didn't have time to do some senseless verbal battles with others, because Miao Nian arrived in a few days.
The school has a week off, and although Jin Zhu doesn't plan to earn money, she has more important things to do.
She wants to sell the fat pig at home, winter is coming, although she left a lot of sweet potato vines as feed, but it is not enough for two pigs, the family's vegetable field is small, and the little green vegetables are only enough for them and the dozens of chickens, ducks and geese at home.
But how to sell this pig is suitable, Jin Zhu doesn't know anything, thinking about it, she pulled Jin Yang to find Yang Jihua.
Although Yang Jihua is not the village chief now, his prestige in the village is still very high, after all, he has been the village chief for so many years, and his children are also angry, and they all mix well outside.
Therefore, Yang Jihua was still very enthusiastic when he saw the two Jinzhu sisters coming to the door, not to mention, Jinzhu is also a grateful person, knowing that Yang Jihua likes to eat the dumplings or buns she wrapped, and every time she makes it, she sends it while it is hot, and this time is still no exception.
It's just that Jin Zhu didn't expect that it was just in time for Yang Jihua's house to entertain guests, Jin Zhu just arrived at the door of Yang Jihua's house, and heard a burst of women's singing.
When Jin Zhu was hesitating whether he should go up, Yang Jihua saw Jin Zhu first, and hurriedly asked Yang Shuyu to come down and greet the two Jin Zhu sisters.
"Come on, Jin Zhu, Jin Yang, sit down and eat some food together, what delicious food is you sending me?" Yang Jihua asked with a smile.
"It's not delicious, a little heart, it's rare that Grandpa Yang doesn't dislike it." After Jin Zhu finished speaking, he took out the bowl from the basket and opened the bowl, and the dumplings were still steaming.
"Come, Jinzhu, these are your two uncles and aunts and one aunt and uncle." After Yang Jihua finished speaking, he introduced Jin Zhu to his family.
Jin Zhu nodded hurriedly and said hello, these people obviously also knew Jin Zhu and his people, but they didn't embarrass Jin Zhu, someone had already given up two stools, where did Jin Zhu dare to sit? I put down my things and wanted to say goodbye, but I was embarrassed to mention my intentions.
"My grandfather asked you to sit down, I know that you are polite, and I don't know that I think you look down on my family." Yang Shuyu held down the golden bead.
When Jin Zhu heard this, he had to sit down.
"By the way, Jin Zhu, why didn't you go to Tianjiazhai with Brother A Xiang to do business today?" Yang Shuyu asked.
"Is Brother Xiang back? I do not know? Jin Zhu asked rhetorically.
She really didn't know.
"It's time to come back, we don't have a special holiday, but we can take two days off this weekend." A woman in her thirties said.
Jin Zhu remembered that she was Yang Shuyu's aunt, named Yang Meiying, who seemed to be teaching at a key high school in the county.
"By the way, Jin Zhu, you don't know yet, my aunt is Brother Xiang's teacher, my aunt said that Brother A Xiangge took the third place in the class and the fifth in the whole grade in the midterm exam." Yang Shuyu is quite a bit honored.
"Are you the teacher of the child?" Yang Jihua also seems to know for the first time that his daughter is Li Xiang's teacher.
"I'm not a class teacher, I only teach him history."
"Ahh Whose children? Yang Shuyu's father, Yang Baojiang, asked.
"That grandson of Mapo." Yang Shuyu's mother-in-law said.
"Is that him? I heard that the child has been smart since he was a child, and he seems to be able to play the harmonica and draw, how is it now? Yang Baoshu asked, he is Yang Jihua's youngest son, and now he works in the county party committee.
"It's good at painting, I heard his head teacher say that this kid is good at painting, very talented, and wants to encourage him to go to the Academy of Fine Arts of Q University in the Imperial Capital, but unfortunately he refused." Yang Meiying sighed and said.
"Ah, why?" Yang Shuyu asked.
"Why, of course, it's a lack of money. A set of tools for serious watercolor painting costs about four or five hundred yuan, and an ordinary tutoring class costs fifty or sixty yuan, and a good teacher costs hundreds of yuan, where can his grandmother afford it alone? Yang Meiying shook her head.
"By the way, Dad, Ah Xiang's uncle hasn't come back all these years?" Yang Baojiang asked.
Jin Zhu was startled when he heard this, Li Xiang still has an uncle?
Yang Jihua shook his head when he heard this.
"Then what kind of university can he get into with this grade?" Yang Baoshu asked.
"There is definitely no problem with one in Beijing."
"That's good, it's not so easy to learn art, there are a few who can become famous and start a family, and most people are not unknown? His family's condition asked me to say that in fact, it is better to go to an ordinary university, and in the future, the tuition fee will be cheap, and it will be easier to find a job. Yang Baojiang said.
"That's the reason, Ma Po is also getting older every year, and her eyes are no longer good." Yang Jihua nodded and said.
Coming out of Yang Jihua's house, Jin Zhu was a little depressed, she was a little sure that Li Xiang was angry with her, she didn't even say goodbye when she left last time, and she didn't come back to say anything this time.
I just don't know if this is Li Xiang's original intention or Mapo's meaning.
Jin Yang was unhappy when he saw Jin Zhu, and he also guessed that it was for Li Xiang.
"Eldest sister, why don't we help Brother A Xiang, I know that Brother A Xiang likes to draw very much."
"Shall we help him?" Jin Zhu looked at Jin Yang, she knew how precious Jin Yang was and how much money she had.
"Eldest sister, what do you think, if we don't have that donation, we also plan to earn our own money to support ourselves, so we will lend that donation to Brother A Xiang, anyway, we are still early in college, and when Brother A Xiang graduates from college in the future, we will let him pay us back."
Jin Yangmo calculated that Jin Zhu could earn about three or four thousand yuan a year by selling clothes and silk handkerchiefs; The old hens at home hatched sixteen chicks, plus those sent by the village committee, there are a total of 50 chickens, ducks and geese, how can these earn a thousand yuan a year. In this way, they can earn about five or six thousand yuan a year, and their family has two thousand yuan a year to spend, and the remaining money can be saved for a few years to go to high school.
In fact, Jin Yang had a more important reason not to say, she knew that Yang Dashan was coming back, and the money was kept at home, so it was difficult to guarantee that it would not be looted by Yang Dashan, but it was different if she lent it to Li Xiang, not only could it help Li Xiang, but it was still possible to get it back after a few years.
Jin Zhu didn't say anything when she heard this, she needed to think about it.
Thank you Happy Knock and Christel for the tip, thank you for your support.
http://www.qidian.com
Starting Point Chinese www.qidian.com welcome book friends to come and read, the latest, fastest and most popular serialized works are all original at Starting Point!