(xxii)

Zhong Shan has been admitted to the university for two consecutive years, but Sun Shan has been defeated, and he is only three or two points away from the admission score line every time. The cousins in the countryside all graduated from Aoyama Normal College and were assigned to the city's No. 3 Middle School to become a math teacher. Zhong Shulin felt that his face was very disgraceful. What made him most angry was that he thought that Zhong Shan's mind was not used for studying at all, and he was even contaminated with the habits of street bastards, and he had a tendency to go downhill.

At this time, the Zhong family had moved into the newly built three-bedroom and one-hall director's building in the city for several years, less than two stops away from the small bungalow they used to live in. Zhong Shan still often hangs out with Quanzi and Zhuzi. The two boys dropped out of junior high school before graduating, Quanzi had to give up his studies to help his brother support his family, and Zhuzi couldn't study anyway. Both of them worked in a small hardware factory on the street, and when they got off work, they shouted "Shanzi Shanzi" downstairs. Hearing the shouting, Zhong Shan put down the book in his hand and ran downstairs, often coming back after dark. Sometimes, the three of them were still drinking in the small restaurant outside, and Zhong Shan came home with the smell of alcohol on his body, and it seemed that he had secretly learned to smoke. Zhong Shulin also felt his son's alienation from him, and even a kind of silent resistance, often the words of criticism came to his mouth and swallowed back.

One night, when it was almost ten o'clock, the three boys ran up to the third floor of his house panting, opened the door in a panic, and hurriedly closed the door, the pillar holding a green army hat in his hand.

Zhong Shulin heard that young people in society are popular for "snatching military hats" these days. The so-called "military hat" is a soft tire hard cover hat made of grass green cotton, which is difficult to buy on the market, and boys are proud to have such a hat. A hat, which was originally well worn on his head, would not be blown off without wind, and suddenly a person behind him came up and grabbed it with lightning speed, and ran away without a trace in an instant. Although it is only a hat, it has caused a certain amount of social panic, so that people dare not wear hats when they go out at night or in crowded public places. Zhong Shulin saw that this kid must have done this. When he was walking in the park as a child, he heard from an old comrade-in-arms who had retired from the Public Security Bureau that the police station had recently been very close to this matter, and was spreading a wide net to arrest the robbers. If his son is arrested, he doesn't know what he should do next, and the boy's future will be ruined.

Zhong Shulin's face was gloomy and he didn't say a word. After the two boys left, he reprimanded sharply: "You still can't learn well!" The book is not good at reading, doing some stealing chickens and dogs all day long, you see that your brother Huzi has graduated from college, when will you take the exam for me to see, even if I and your mother have not supported you in vain for the past 20 years! ”

Zhong Shan lowered his head, lowered his eyes, didn't say a word, and felt a little weak in his heart, but he was holding on the surface.

He felt like a little sparrow with faded yellow-billed wings that he had seen when he was a child, and he would soon be able to fly away from the nest and into the sky. At this moment, a blue sky suddenly appeared in his mind, and the birds were flying freely. When he was tired of flying, he stopped on one high branch and flew from one high branch to another. Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth flashed with a smile that was not easy to detect.

Zhong Shan's seemingly defiant smile made his father even more angry, and he clenched two fists, and even wanted to punch his son a few times. At this time, Li Chunhua hurriedly ran out of the kitchen, pushed his wife into the house, and urged his son to wash up and sleep quickly, and he had to get up early tomorrow to go to the cram school.

In fact, at this time, Zhong Shan has begun to secretly make up his mind that from now on, he must take the trouble to review his homework and spend half a year to strive to be admitted to university, he feels that with his intelligence, this goal should be achievable. Thinking of this, a wide road appeared in front of him, there were no pedestrians, only the wind blowing a large number of leaves, and he stood lonely under the tree, looking frightened and helpless......

In the evening of the next day, the whole son and the pillar came again. The pillar also carried a four-speaker tape recorder in his hand, and pressed the start button with his fingers, and the beautiful melody of the popular song "Hometown Love" wafted in the room, and even the breath of the singer Li Guyi could be heard vividly. Zhong Shan also liked it very much, but he couldn't help it, and said to Quanzi: "Quanzizhu, I can't play with you for half a year, I have to review and prepare for the university entrance examination, and if I can't get into college this time, my father will scold me to death." The two of them left stupidly, and they really didn't come to Zhong's house for half a year.