Chapter 5: Xiaosheng's farce
Between the world and the earth, if the white horse is over, it will be sudden. Baiyun Canggou, life seems to be a blink of an eye, watching the passage of youth, sometimes sighing, and occasionally panicking in my heart. So, I slowly learned to cherish the present, let go of obsessions, spend a long and short time quietly, and be tolerant.
Five years is a blink of an eye for a child, and it has not left any trace. A lot has happened in these five years, at the end of the summer, I graduated from elementary school and took the junior high school exam; Xia Guoan's family moved back to the village, bought the foundation, and changed the small second floor of the blank; Xia Dabo Mine was nationalized, and the family with no culture and no technology also returned to the village; Uncle Xia also began to follow the car according to his life trajectory, wearing stars and moons; Aunt Xia left the unit to go out to do business, but she didn't bring her relatives or her wife and children; Aunt Xia used a shotgun to hurt people because of trivial matters, and became the first fugitive in Ping County to hurt people with a gun.
It's a pity that none of this has anything to do with the end of summer, so I don't pay attention to it because I don't care. In fact, there are some things related to her, such as household registration, such as going to school.
People are really strange creatures, obviously they don't want or don't care about themselves, but they don't allow others to mess with them. This is true for Lin Feng, and it is also true for the end of summer, but he can't afford to provoke Lin Feng, and the end of summer is still easier to control.
After knowing that Xia Guo had passed away his second brother at the end of Xia, Xia Guoan made a fuss, and at the end of Xia was beaten with bamboo sticks. There are obvious traces on the calves, and others look at the pain, but they don't cry at the end of summer. It happened that Aunt Xia was at her mother's house, and when she saw it, she scolded her, and finally ended with the alimony halved.
Stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots is a very distinctive local dish, and it is also a threatening word for many parents to warn their children. At the end of the summer, she felt that she had masochistic tendencies, and the pain did not break her, but was sober and alert. She didn't know what it was like to be beaten up by the child, anyway, she slept sweetly by touching the scars.
Then came the end of summer, when she was in the fourth grade of elementary school, Huang Zhen cried and said that she had no money and couldn't afford to support the end of summer, so she asked her not to go to school at the end of summer. Because the two husbands and wives were good at gambling, they mortgaged the shop and the house. Many of the girls who graduated from primary school in the village did not continue their education, and either went out to work or went to the fields to farm, which was the phenomenon in the village at that time.
Grandpa Xia was furious when he learned about the situation, scolded the two of them, and asked them to sell their houses and shops cheaply, and buy the foundation in the village before stopping. In the end, the tuition fee at the end of the summer became a patchwork of the Xia family's relatives, and the living expenses were not mentioned again.
"Oh, Xiao Mo accompanied your grandmother to sell vegetables again? What to sell today, loofah water spinach, home-grown, leave some for grandma. The grandmother at the stall next door asked kindly.
In the past few years, I will accompany Grandma Xia to sell vegetables on the street at the end of summer, and the first year or two is an hour and a half by road, and it is better to buy a tricycle in recent years. When I first came, I didn't know that the vegetable market needed to pay a booth fee, and Grandma Xia was rushed around, because Grandma was kind and asked them to sell next to their stalls, as long as they paid attention to it, no one said anything. Grandma Xia stayed in the market for a few years and would become a person, paying some money to her grandmother every month, and sending a little bit of unsold vegetables, so she lived peacefully for five years.
Grandma Xia smiled: "Recently, there are many loofahs and water spinach at home, and I have been admitted to junior high school at the end of the year, and my living expenses are still poor." It's not worth a few dollars, and I'll send you home at the end of summer. ”
"Oh, how did you do on the test? Where are you going to read it? Grandma asked excitedly.
Grandma Xia said proudly: "Go directly to the village and town, the school teacher over there called and the tuition fee is all free, and the living expenses can be paid." ”
Grandma patted her thigh and said, "That's a good test, but if you go to the middle school in F Town, it will be wasted, there are so many gangsters over there that you can't manage it, and the school teachers can't manage it well." Why don't you send it to the first middle school in the town, it's a provincial model middle school"
The village where Xia Late is located is very close to S Town, but it is under the jurisdiction of F Town, and the two towns are not comparable in terms of economic life or education level. Grandma is from S Town, she likes the end of summer very much, and she helps the family at a young age, and rarely pities her; And the end of summer is very smart, and it is definitely not wrong to calculate money and find money on weekdays. So I often buy things for her to eat, just like my own granddaughter.
Grandma Xia was unhappy when she heard this, because her eldest grandson studied in this middle school and was dropped out of school before graduating. She laughed dryly: "People in the village, it's good to know a few words, and in a few years, it will be someone else's." ”
Grandma originally wanted to say something, but seeing that Grandma Xia ignored her, she set up a stall by herself, and beckoned to the end of Xia with a smile: "Come, this is the foam box you want, I have washed it without a fishy smell." Your grandfather's bicycle is placed at the mouth of the alley, you ride away, and the quilt is clean downstairs at your grandmother's house. ”
At the end of the summer, I sincerely said thank you, because this old man really loves her. A year ago, since the summer vacation, she would wholesale some popsicles and sell them at the door of major cram schools, or at the door of the skating rink, and the business was good, and she saved some money.
Grandma Xia also knew that she was unhappy at first, because she didn't settle accounts well and needed help from the end of summer. At the end of the summer, I would give her a part of the money every time, and gradually she didn't say anything. Just let her watch the time and come back early.
Grandma saw that Grandma Xia's side was open, and she didn't notice that she secretly took a few gray tickets here: "Xiaomo, this is what my grandfather and I gave you, don't let your grandma know if you take it." Don't go to F-Town Middle School to study, the good kids are bad at learning. Your grandfather's parishioner is in the town's academic office, and he has registered you, and you take the time to take the exam. We don't have much money, so if it's not enough, I'll talk to the pastor. ”
Grandpa and Grandma believe in Christ, and at this time, people who believe in Buddhism will not break in front of the church. Occasionally go to church at the end of summer because there is a piano there and someone teaches you.
The sound of the piano is crisp and beautiful, pouring like flowing water, and the white and slender fingers are moving quickly on the keyboard, which is an auditory and visual pleasure. She doesn't need to be refined, she just wants to learn.
At the end of the summer, after asking the time and the subjects to be examined, I went to the ice shop, at this time the freezer was still a luxury, many people did not have this thing at home, only some big shops were willing to buy it.
The greatest enjoyment of summer is to eat ice, and it will cool you down in one bite, especially after the depressed space comes out.
In the past few years, it has been fashionable in the town to tutor English, because this junior high school has to be learned. And now there are fewer and fewer children in the family, and adults are willing to spend money. After tutoring, students rushed out in a swarm, and there would be many small vendors next to it, with all kinds of food.
As for the skating rink, it is actually a four-wheeled roller skate, which is also popular in junior and senior high schools, but the adults in the family do not like children to go because there are many 'bad kids' who are idle and drop out of school in this place.
In fact, they have so-called bad children in the eyes of adults, but more of them are adolescent boys and girls. With the rapid development of the economy, there are fewer and fewer young people in many villages and towns in coastal cities, and most of the left-behind children follow their grandparents who have little knowledge, and only money is left for communication between parents and children.
The people of W City are very economically minded, they are well-known in the country who can make money, and they are also one of the first people to get rich. They suffer from the loss of no education outside, hoping that their children can have knowledge and success, so they force them to study.
Everyone has a rebellious mentality, especially children who are in their formative years, they begin to rebel, and the more high-pressure they are, the stronger the rebound. The reason for choosing these two places at the end of summer is that this group of children is very rich and has a good face. As for the rest, it is not under consideration.
Brother Qing was very familiar with rushing out in skates, stopped in a turn, threw a two-piece banknote to open the foam box, took out his favorite milk popsicle from the left side, and bit it on the handlebar.
said vaguely: "Little bit, I saw you again, this year is relatively early." Do you miss your brother? At the end of the summer, he found a dollar and put it in his pocket, and he said unhappily: "You brother is not happy, can't I pay all the money for the next few days?" ”
Fang Ping then rushed out, followed by a group of people. took a mung bean ice, and exhaled comfortably in his mouth: "Ah Qing, it's not that you don't know how to squeeze a little bit, keep it." Little Buddy should be going to junior high school, why should I go to the town? Later, my sister will cover you. ”
Brother Qing threw the wooden stick and said happily: "Come on, come on, the school is not bad, but the teacher is a little annoying, if you come to our school, I guarantee that no one will dare to mess with you." ”
Xia Mo smiled: "I'm going to take the exam, I don't know if I can get in." ”
Fang Ping was surprised and said, "Isn't it directly divided?" Why do you have to take the test, what elementary school are you? ”
Xia Mo nodded: "I'm not from S Town, so I have to take the test." ”
Brother Qing scolded, and then shouted: "Isn't the big head his grandfather the principal, you go and tell me to let Xiao Budian go in directly; And rats, isn't your mother from the government, it should be easy to do. ”
The big head was stunned for a moment, and whispered: "I'm most annoyed with my grandfather and dad at home, let me go back and say this, they have to kill me." ”
The mouse flicked away the wooden stick and spit: "My mother is the director of women, don't care about this, if you are small, you don't count women, Sister Fang should forget it." ”
Fang Ping patted them on the back of the head: "Women, you M's head, this little thing is still pushing around, is it righteous enough?" ”
Brother Qing hooked a person's neck with one hand, pressed down desperately, and laughed constantly for a while.
At the end of the summer, he smiled sincerely: "I have good academic performance, so I don't have to go through the back door." When school starts, you can help me carry my things. ”
Fang Ping rubbed his round little face at the end of summer: "Okay, it turns out that we are a good student." It's not like you, Brother Qing, you're going to repeat a grade. ”
Brother Qing glared at Fang Ping fiercely, and the girl glared back unceremoniously. Brother Qing felt shameless, scolded a foul word, and then shouted: "What are you doing at the door, go skating." ”
There is a gust of wind when you come, and there is a gust of wind when you go.
Don't deliberately speculate on a lot of things, don't over-beautify, expect too much, it's easy to be happy and sad, some things will always run according to the set rules, some people will always meet unexpectedly, and this may be the fun of the unknown.
All the qiē is unknown, and this kind of life is fun, isn't it?
"Xia Guoan, your daughter is good, I heard that she did well in the exam this time." A middle-aged man in the same village praised on the mahjong table: "Nine cylinders, touch." ”
Xia Guoan smiled: "That's it, girls can study for a few years, what's good or bad, it's always someone else's." "The volume is noticeably louder when he speaks.
Another person said: "You can't talk so much, the first place in Zhenyi Middle School is not so easy to test." I heard Uncle Hao's youngest son say that it is difficult for us to take the test in their town No. 1 Middle School in other villages, and some of the test papers are junior high school knowledge? I said how did my son do so badly, it's too bullying. ”
A few others also accosted: "Isn't it, my sister's daughter cried when she came back from the exam, saying that it was too difficult, fortunately within fifty, otherwise it would cost a lot of sponsorship." In addition to fifteen, five people each add a thousand sponsorship fees, which is too dark. It's still Brother An's daughter who is smart, and the first place went in without spending a penny of sponsorship money. ”
Xia Guoan understood their words at this time, didn't he say F Town Middle School, why did it become Town No. 1 Middle School again? The school is big and nice, on the town avenue, and you can see it every time you pass by. However, I heard that the sponsorship fee, tuition fee, accommodation fee, and food expenses are a lot of money. Why didn't you hear the old lady say this, did you forget it?
"Eighty thousand, carry. Wait, ha, blossom on the bar. "The middle-aged man who was the first to open his mouth vigorously slapped the mahjong on the table, and then pushed it to the 'Great Wall', Hu.
"You're in luck today." While talking, the unique sound of mahjong sounded, the sound of jokes, and the sound of children playing. The small shops in the village are like this, and when nothing happens, a large group of people gather together to open a few tables, men and women. There was everything in the shop, and the child was noisy and ate on credit, so he coped with it.
At this time, gambling was not banned, and the sound of mahjong could be heard everywhere in the village, especially the people who rubbed mahjong under the sun in the courtyard during the New Year.
Xia Guoan and his wife are frequent customers of the shop, and although their house has to walk here for about 20 minutes, they must arrive every day. Because this small shop is only a two-minute walk from Grandma Xia's house, you can go to eat at noon, and the child will be hugged to sleep when he is sleepy.
Xia Guoan's luck has always been very good, but today he has something in his heart and often makes mistakes. Both of them lost hundreds on this day, and they were in a bad mood. As soon as Huang Zhen heard this, she hurriedly went to Grandma Xia's house, because they had to pay half of the tuition fees at the end of summer.
It's just that Grandma Xia went to Aunt Xia's house today, and it is estimated that she will not be able to come back until evening, and she went to church at the end of summer, because she is very happy and needs to express herself.
ps: It's raining so hard today, I wanted to play with my friends, but it's a pity. I'm going to work overtime tomorrow and I don't feel good.