The mother groaned for a moment and nodded: "Well, since you said so, then I won't go tomorrow - alas! I didn't let Lihua go to junior high school at the beginning, but I had no choice but to do it! …… Your father's pension has long been used up, you are studying in the county No. 1 middle school, the expenses are also large, food, clothing, and use everywhere you need money, as long as I have a job to earn money, I will do it desperately, but I can't make much money, I really can't do it at that time......"

As the mother spoke, her eyes turned red, and she choked up and couldn't go on. She has always been uneasy about not letting her daughter go to middle school, and now that her son will earn money, she doesn't have to sell vegetables and do odd jobs anymore, but her daughter's studies have been delayed after all.

The mother said these situations, the children also have a general understanding, and they all understand the mother's difficulty, all the bits and pieces of life over the years, all feel the difficulties of life and the tenacity of the mother, and the mother is also the first time to complain in front of the child today.

Zhou Lihua walked over and put her arm around her mother's shoulders and said, "Mom, we all know that it's not easy for you...... I don't blame you......"

In 1982, the state only implemented five-year compulsory education for primary schools, and it was not until 1986 that the "nine-year compulsory education" began to be implemented nationwide. Now many rural children in the county have dropped out of school before they can even finish primary school and help with farm work at home.

"Lihua, you prepare, as soon as this winter vacation is over, you will go to junior high school." Zhou Jianhua said to his sister.

"What?! Going to junior high school?! When Zhou Lihua heard her brother's words, she couldn't believe her ears: "How can this be ......?"

"It's man-made, I'll help you find a way to let you read it after this winter vacation." Zhou Jianhua looked at his sister with a smile and said undoubtedly.

"Really?! Brother, you're so good! Zhou Lihua screamed excitedly again, her eyes couldn't help but turn red, and happy tears swirled in her eyes a few times, and finally flowed out.

Zhou Lihua didn't expect that as soon as her brother came out of work, he would immediately help him re-enter school to study, and his life would change dramatically.

Seeing his sister so excited, Zhou Jianhua couldn't help but be a little moved. Learning knowledge and culture is the dream of many out-of-school children, and in the future, when we have the conditions, we must do our best to help some people like my sister who are eager to learn and progress, so that they have the opportunity to realize their dreams.

"Lihua, your top priority now is to hurry up and look at my textbooks for the first semester of junior high school. You have been delaying your homework for half a year, and you have to catch up, otherwise you won't be able to keep up with the progress of school. Zhou Jianhua reminded his sister again: "This is not an easy task - it has only been a month since I left school." ”

"Well, I know how to ......" Zhou Lihua said: "Actually, when I don't have anything to do, I also read your book, but I don't understand some things......"

"Well, it's okay!" Zhou Jianhua looked at his sister appreciatively and said, "You can ask me any questions you don't know, I will be a good teacher!" ”

"But your grades don't seem to be very good......

"Hehe, if I don't do well in the exam, it doesn't mean that I don't study well. This winter, I'll help you make up for classes every night, and see how my brother can help you catch up with them by one semester a month. ”

"Can I make it?"

"Absolutely! As long as you study by heart! Don't doubt your brother's ability to guide you in your studies - brother, I have only been in junior high school for more than two years, and now I can't even compare with high school students - who of them will repair machines to make money? ”

"That's right...... Brother, I'm not dreaming right now, am I? ”

"Ha Luha, you can dream anything, everything is only a matter of time."

"Sister, if you were dreaming, the fish you ate just now would be too wasteful......"

"Haha......"

Zhou Jianhua and his family are outlining their future life with every word, and the family has not been so lively for a long time......

The warmth he felt when he got along with his family, and the happiness shown by his family when he brought happiness to his family, constantly touched Zhou Jianhua's heartstrings, making him feel so happy when he realized the warmth of this new family, and the sense of accomplishment brought by the realization of his small self-worth made him so happy, and he couldn't help shouting: Dear, I love you!

"Zhou Jianhua!" A sudden shout outside the door interrupted Zhou Jianhua's thoughts.

Zhou Jianhua looked back, the door was walking into the two of them, walking in front of the dark-skinned and strong, followed by Bai Baijing wearing myopia glasses, Zhou Jianhua knew, the front is called Min Guibao, the back is called Zuo Qianghua, they are two iron buddies who have played from childhood to adulthood in the seed farm.

"Hello Auntie!" The two entered the house and said hello to Zhou Jianhua's mother.

Zhou Jianhua's mother looked at them and nodded with a smile, and responded casually: "Coming?" "It's a response.

She watched these children play from childhood to adulthood, and knew that they must have come to ask Zhou Jianhua to play again.

"Just finished eating?" Min Guibao saw that Zhou Jianhua's family was sitting at the table, so he asked casually, saying hello to the whole family, and then walked straight to Zhou Jianhua's side and patted Zhou Jianhua's shoulder: "Let's go, go shopping." ”

Zhou Jianhua stood up and nodded to his mother, then got up and walked out of the house with the two of them, and the three of them chatted and walked to the intersection.

"I didn't expect you to be so busy during the winter vacation, I didn't find you in the morning, your sister said that you went to the coal mine to do things" Min Guibao asked Zhou Jianhua with concern: "How do you feel?" Tired? ”

"It's fine." Zhou Jianhua replied: "Have you something to do with me in the morning?" ”

"It's boring." Min Guibao said boredly: "I played chess with Zuo Qianghua for a day. ”

Min Guibao and Zuo Qianghua were classmates with Zhou Jianhua in elementary school, the three of them have different personalities but just complement each other, they have been playing together for many years, the relationship is getting closer and closer, a few days do not get together to chat a few words will feel that something is missing, especially Min Guibao, he did not want to study after graduating from primary school, his father who was the deputy director of the seed farm arranged for him to enter the seed farm to learn to drive a tractor, this is a relatively easy and leisurely job, in recent years, with the seed farm divided into households, Min Guibao is more idle.

"Alas! As soon as the two of you leave, I'll be left alone here with our "Three Musketeers", it's boring! ”

Min Guibao said, sitting on the grass on the side of the road, and Zhou Jianhua and Zuo Qianghua also sat down.

Min Guibao has an outgoing and rough personality, and has been exposed to more things since he was a child, such as fishing, catching loaches, swimming, etc., Zhou Jianhua and Zuo Qianghua learned from Min Guibao, Min Guibao later came out early to work and contact the society, and many aspects of life and behavior are more sophisticated than Zhou Jianhua and Zuo Qianghua.

"Hehe, who told you not to read." Zuo Qianghua said with a smile: "Otherwise, we will not only be the Three Musketeers of the Seed Farm Primary School, but now we can all be called the Three Musketeers of Sword City No. 1 Middle School...... Where are the three of us going tonight? ”

Zuo Qianghua is the child of an ordinary worker in the Seed Farm, his personality is the most easy-going among the Three Musketeers, and he has always studied well.

"Why don't we go dog beating tonight?" Min Guibao thought for a while and said, "We haven't beaten a dog for a long time, and eating some dog meat in winter is just to replenish our body!" ”

Zhou Jianhua felt a pang in his heart and said, "How old are you, and you still want to beat the dog and eat it?" ”

Min Guibao turned his head to look at Zhou Jianhua in surprise: "Alas! I said, when did we beat a dog before and you didn't eat the most happy?! Every time you haven't finished eating, you think about when you will fight next time, why do you talk like a different person today? Is the sun coming out of the west today? ”

Zhou Jianhua was speechless.

Min Guibao is right, the parents of these two friends are employees of the seed farm enterprise, belong to a dual-income family, and the family's economic conditions are okay, but after his father passed away, his mother is an agricultural household registration, and the family's economic conditions are too poor, and it is rare to eat meat at home several times. In good conscience, the main reason why the two of them went to fight the dog was because they thought it was exciting and fun, and they were indeed more interested in eating meat.

"Zhou Jianhua must have eaten too much dog meat, and his conscience found that he couldn't bear to eat it anymore." Zuo Qianghua teased with a smile.

"Wine and meat have passed through the intestines, and the Buddha has left a ...... in his heart Amitabha. Zhou Jianhua folded his hands and recited a line from "Shaolin Temple" and laughed at himself: "I have eaten too much dog meat, and I have a Buddha in my heart, and I don't want to fight dogs in the future." ”

"But my hands are itchy...... Min Guibao still remembers: "My set of dog poles will be moldy if I don't use them anymore." ”

"You don't have the money to buy cigarettes, do you?" Zhou Jianhua said with a smile.

Min Guibao joined the work early, and hobbies such as smoking and drinking had early on, and in order to curb his son's ** hobby, Min Guibao's salary was received by his father every time, and he was unwilling to give him pocket money. Min Guibao used to take them secretly to the countryside to fight dogs and come back, so he took them to a nearby restaurant to hire someone to process them, and the three of them had a meal, and the rest was left to the restaurant for some money to buy cigarettes and smoke.