Zhicheng pushed the "deflated" bicycle in frustration and walked alone on the unmanned path. The scorching sun above his head was like a * greedily teasing him. Sweat had already soaked through his thin clothes, and looking at the croppers in the surrounding fields who were naked and waving hoes, his eyes added a little sour sadness. Maybe I will be like them in the future, braving the scorching sun and the scorching heat. Just like this, facing the loess and facing the sky with his back to the hoe. Day by day, year by year, until the steps are staggered into the ground.

When Zhicheng came to the village, he was as hot as a buffalo calf, and he saw from a distance that his parents were still lying in the field in front of his house waiting for the autumn crops, and there was no one else in the field. Apparently they were eagerly awaiting news from their son.

The old couple didn't know how many times they looked at the intersection in the morning, hoping that their son could bring her an unexpected surprise.

Zhicheng's mouth grinned and wanted to cry, but before he could cry, tears had already flowed. In fact, I can't tell which is sweat and which is teardrops! Zhi Chengzhen wanted to cry out loud with grief and indignation.

Wang Dejian, who was in the distance, saw that his son was back, and hurriedly stopped what he was doing and walked towards the side of the road. Zhicheng wiped two handfuls of tears and sweat, and pushed the head of the car home without staying on the ground. He really didn't know how to deal with his parents' expectant eyes and concerned inquiries.

The two old men are now over half a hundred years old, but for the sake of their son's studies and future, they still get up early and work day and night like strong laborers. Tasting this kind of wind and sun every day, they are just this one child, and they focus all their love on Zhicheng.

For the labor and hard work that his parents have paid for him, Zhicheng is like a mirror in his heart, and he feels that he will not be able to repay his parents' deep and strong feelings even if he is a lifetime.

Back home, Zhicheng just put down the bicycle, Wang Dejian and Zhu Xiuchun also entered the yard one after another, looking at his parents who had just chased back from the field, he was speechless. I didn't know how to report to them for a while, and I always felt ashamed of my parents.

As soon as Zhu Xiuchun entered the courtyard gate, he eagerly asked his son before he sweated: "Zhicheng!" Tell me, what's going on? Did you get in? ”

The two old men stared at their son eagerly awaiting an answer, as if they had long forgotten the fatigue and aches of their bodies, as if they were anxious about a matter of life and death.

Looking at his parents' aging faces due to overwork, his nose was sore, his eyes were shining with tears, and he said sadly: "Dad, Mom, I'm not going to work, I'll help you work at home in the future." ”

"What? Didn't get in! Wang Dejian's heart sank, and he seemed to be much older all of a sudden.

Zhu Xiuchun also said a little disappointed: "Son, how many points are you missing?" Let's just repeat it for another year. ”

Zhicheng didn't say anything, just handed the "life book" to his mother and then turned around and walked towards the hall, anyway, he can't go to high school, so let's farm at home with peace of mind! Just like any other farmer, he wields a hoe and tickles the earth.

Zhu Xiuchun thought that his son had not been admitted, but looking at the admission notice handed over by his son, he was ecstatic and said, "Ah! Hit! It's not a passing test! Good! Good! There is a chance! ”

She was happy with tears in her eyes, she hadn't been to school for a day, so she didn't know what the black words above meant, but she knew that this was an admission letter. Because there is a round oily "big red badge" on it. This can't be wrong, so he hurriedly shouted: "Dad, read it to me, what is written on it?" Hurry up and ......"

Wang Dejian also happily hurriedly put down the hoe in his hand, and took the notice, Le's eyes narrowed into a slit. This farmer, who only went to elementary school, is looking forward to his son going to college. He exhaled comfortably and said, "Oops! That's great! I am looking forward to this day, even if I have one foot in the threshold of the university. ”

"Look at your old thing, but we don't seem to be very happy. Don't be happy, let's see what's written on it? Zhu Xiuchun flushed her husband with her arm and asked eagerly.

"Okay, okay, I'll miss ......" However, when the old man's gaze inadvertently touched the Arabic numeral that was enough to kill him, the smile on his face seemed to be suddenly frozen by a powerful cold current. 2700 yuan, my goodness! This is so much at the beginning of the school year, how much will it cost if it takes three years? There's four years left in college. He couldn't even think about it, even if he sold his old bones, he wouldn't be able to afford it!

"What's wrong with you, old man? Read it quickly! This notice is still fake...... she didn't understand why her husband's face suddenly changed, so she smashed her husband again and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

When the old man told her the contents of this 1510. Zhu Xiuchun's expression immediately changed 180 degrees, from a smile to a gloomy face. The festive energy on the faces of the old couple just now was swept away, for a farmer who has no big skills, where to get so much money, who can not worry?! Alas! This is really joyful and worrying, happy and sad.

The two old men didn't know what to do for a while, let's go! It's true that you have more than enough heart and not enough power, so don't go on it! It's just 3 points short, it's a shame. If you go to repeat the study, you will have to delay it for another year, and you may not be able to get your wish in the next year, or even this year.

Zhicheng figured it out, how to live is a life. It's useless to sigh, it's even more useless to complain. There is often a great contrast between ideals and reality, and this gap is sometimes not something that can be leveled out by effort alone. He won't be hard for his parents anymore.

Yes, if you have a good family, then your dream of going to high school will come true. Even the test zero egg is still the focus of the market. Can he blame his parents for not being able to do anything because of this? They have paid a lot for themselves, and this may be called a strong heart! As ordinary people say: the heart is higher than the sky, and life is thinner than paper.

During the summer vacation, Zhicheng no longer reviewed his homework as usual, and even wanted to tear up all the books he had read. Because when you see a book, you touch his sore spots.

During this time, he went to the field with his parents every day to do farm work, and the scorching summer sun did not pity him because he was a student, and in three days he changed his white and tender skin to reddish-brown and exposed two layers of skin. The two old men were reluctant to let this lone seedling, which they had only had for most of their lives, suffer this kind of torment.

Zhicheng resolutely went to work in the field after eating, and every time he was tired and lying on the bed, his whole body seemed to fall apart. There is no place on the body that does not hurt. Especially the hands, which used to be delicate and fair, are now ground out by the hoe and have several large blisters, and the pain in the heart is unbearable when I touch it, and even in my sleep. In the countryside, there is always endless hoeing and endless grass pulled, and working all day long without seeing any profit.

In the evening of that day, Zhicheng walked out and walked aimlessly along the creek west of the village. I may be forever bound to this ancient land. Although he is so reluctant and unwilling, he is helpless. Life is so cruel, fate is so ruthless. The helpless Zhicheng yelled twice at the sky.

The sun had slowly sunk into the western mountains, and the acquaintances in the trees were still crying like a dead father. Zhicheng leaned against an old locust tree full of dead branches and sat down, not knowing what to think. Just staring at the clouds moving around in the sky in a daze. He was worried that he would be changed by this monotonous life, and he would become insensitive, and he was afraid that he would become an out-and-out old peasant.

Facing the wonderful world outside, he was extremely curious. Growing up so big, he hasn't even been to Hechang City. During the high school entrance examination, the city focused on setting up a sub-examination center in Haiyang County, and he took the exam in the county seat. So not to mention other big cities.