After the Chinese New Year on February 20, 1970, Daling Primary School opened, and the family's machine repair factory, rice noodle shop and photo studio began to operate normally again.

In addition to going to school every day, Xiaoda and Jingdi are in the photo studio to help customers take pictures, develop film, take photos and make photos.

Sister Caiyan is a willing to learn and smart person, and she has gradually become familiar with and mastered photography, film development, photographing, and photo making!

Lilan is at home, learning to read, read and arithmetic, she can use the dictionary to read Chinese and English books, and her English and French listening, speaking and writing are already able to cope with daily communication! In terms of arithmetic, Wei's mother's family bookkeeping and statistics have been completed by Lilan alone!

So, Jing Di and I started teaching Lilan, martial arts, and shooting skills!

Lilan was particularly gifted in radio transmission, and she quickly learned how to send and record Morse code, as well as the use of the radio station.

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Shortly after the Lantern Festival, Uncle Zhou and Aunt Xue returned from Shanghai for the Chinese New Year, and they brought us gifts.

Me, Xiaoda and Jingdi got the same jacket, trousers, leather shoes and cap!

Uncle Zhou gave me a set of exquisite Go, including chess pieces, chess jars, and a thick chessboard.

Uncle Zhou also gave me an imported German camera!

Lilan got dresses, leather shoes, chocolates and snacks and more!

These gifts are very new and rare to us, so we are all very happy!

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Because, after the incident of the Tao family, I lost interest in Daling Primary School and reading!

In addition, after the start of the semester, the school rarely opens!

Every day, the teachers took us to the school farm to work!

On the school farm, the teachers let us participate in the planting of rice, corn, sweet potatoes and vegetables, etc.!

We were also asked to pick up cow dung, horse dung, pig dung, etc., in the town with shovels and a handful of baskets.

Sometimes, I have to go to the toilets in the town, dig out the manure pits, and pick up the manure to fertilize the farmland!

These things made me think of dropping out of school, and as a result, Xiaoda and I started skipping school and skipping school!

When Daling Elementary School was in full swing, Xiaoda and I spent all day working in the photo studio, or using the textbooks and books left by our older siblings at home to study the junior high and high school courses on our own!

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One night, after dinner, my mother and Wei's mother talked to me.

The mother said, "Ah Cai! Your homeroom teacher is looking for me! He said, you and Xiaoda haven't been to school for more than a month! What do you guys think? ”

I said, "Mom! Wei Ma! We really don't want to go to school anymore! I think in school, it's a waste of time! I feel like what is going on there is so boring and meaningless! You can help me get out of school! I want to do my own thing, and when it comes to learning, I'm self-taught at home! ”

The mother said, "Alas! What you say is indeed the actual situation! However, if you don't go to school, in the future, you won't even have a primary school diploma! You're illiterate in your profile! In the future, how will you get a job and integrate into society?! ”

I said, "Mom! I don't want to work for the public family in my life! I just want to do my own thing! I can earn money to support myself and my family, even if I am illiterate, what does it matter?! ”

The mother said, "Alas! Ahh You think so! So, I'll test you with some questions! If, you pass the exam! I'm going to help you get out of school! In the future, you can do things at home and learn on your own! ”

So, my mother learned dozens of questions on the letterhead.

These questions are about the junior high school Chinese, mathematics, physics and chemistry exams.

I was at my desk, and after reading the questions, it took me more than an hour to finish the exam questions smoothly!

My mother had a surprised expression on her face when she checked my questions!

The mother said, "Ah Cai, you are a smart child, and you have answered all these questions correctly. This shows that you have learned a lot! Tomorrow, I'll take you to a sabbatical! In the future, you will study the junior high school textbooks for each subject at home, and then start studying the high school textbooks for each subject! In the process of learning, please consult my mother or Brother Zu Xing! At the same time, he is also responsible for educating Jing Di and Lilan! In terms of doing things, you run a good photo studio, colleagues, and help Wei's mother do some housework! Don't fool around! You know? ”

I happily said, "Mom! I thank you so much! I will do what you tell me to do! ”

I felt relaxed and felt free for the first time!

The next morning, my mother took me with the hospital suspension certificate issued to me by Mrs. Mao, and went to the principal to go through the suspension procedures.

The principal was an acquaintance of my mother, and the principal didn't say anything to me about my suspension, and he immediately gave me a one-year suspension!

The principal said to me: "Qin Jingcai, take good care of your body at home, and come to me again when you can go to school!" ”

After taking a leave of absence, I took my mother's hand and left school happily!

When I got home, my mother made a schedule for me!

I have a clear time to do what I do, down to the minute!

I also put my older sibling's used alarm clock at the head of my bed.

My mother said to me, "Ah Cai, from now on, you have to manage yourself!" If you can't do what the schedule says, I'll have to send you back to school! ”

I smiled and said, "Okay! Mom, I'll do it! After a year, I continued to take a leave of absence! ”

Mother laughed too!

That afternoon, when I went to work at the photo studio, Xiaoda was in the store.

Xiaoda said angrily: "Ah Cai! Cai Jinghua came to the store just now and told me that you are on a leave of absence! Why don't you tell me when you're on leave! ”

I said, "Xiaoda! I'm not in good health, so I'm recuperating at home! ”

Xiaoda said: "Nonsense, you are as strong as a cow!" Will you be in bad health? ”

I said, "Alas! Not going to school is a bad thing! I don't want people to say you're illiterate in the future! ”

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Alas! The world is ignorant, who do they know is illiterate?! We are the experts of real talent and learning! Anyway, I'm a mountain man, the son of Orion! I don't want to be an official either! Walk! Your eloquence is good! Help me talk to my dad! I don't go to school anymore! ”

So, Xiaoda and I went to the machine repair factory to find Uncle Lan.

Xiao and I arrived at Uncle Lan's office, and Uncle Lan was chatting with Teacher Cen.

Teacher Cen said, "You two don't go to school! What are you doing here? ”

I smiled and said, "Uncle Lan! Mr. Cen That's what we're here to tell you about! Now, you know the situation at the school! We can't learn much there! In addition, the business of the photo studio is indeed inseparable from us! So, this morning, my mom and I went to school for a sabbatical! Xiaoda knows, and he doesn't want to go to school anymore! ”

Teacher Cen smiled and said, "Alas! That's fine! Teach yourself at home! ”

Uncle Lan smiled and said, "Alas! If you don't read it, you won't read it! Xiaoda, you will follow Ah Cai in the future! Whatever he does, you do! You don't have to take any suspensions! Just don't go to school! Let them be expelled! ”

Everyone laughed!

Teacher Cen said, "Oops! Old Blue! You better go to school and help Xiaoda take a suspension! The reason is that the family life is difficult and he can't afford Xiaoda to study! In this way, in the future, Xiaoda's reputation will be a little better! ”

On the same day, Uncle Lan took Xiaoda to the school to find the principal and go through the procedures for Xiaoda's suspension.

In this way, we end our formal education in society and we become free people in society!

Since we have plenty of time, we offer a photo studio service to go out and take pictures.

Since then, Xiaoda and I often take photographic equipment and ride horses to the countryside near the town to take pictures of the fellows we have made appointments.

At the same time, we have developed the photography business of enterprises and units, and helped them take group photos, work photos and promotional photos in enterprises and units.

Due to the expansion of business volume, coupled with our fair price, good service and high technical level!

As a result, the turnover of the photo studio has increased exponentially!

In terms of learning, Brother Zu Xing became a teacher in Xiaoda High School and me, and Brother Zu Xing's knowledge foundation is very solid!

He used his lunch and evening time to tell me and Xiaoda about the high school Chinese, history, geography, English, mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology courses.

Brother Zu Xing thinks that I and Xiaoda's junior high school knowledge, after Mr. Tao's previous tutoring, we have mastered all of it!

For the convenience of work and study, Xiao Da simply moved to our house to eat and live.

Jing Di and Lilan saw us studying at home, and they were even more motivated to learn.

Although Jingdi still goes to school every day according to the regulations, he is with me and Xiaoda in his spare time, working and studying!

And Lilan follows me and Xiaoda all day long, and Lilan often studies and chats with us in the study room at home!

Lilan smiled and said, "You two listen to me!" Mom and Wei Mom! Let me watch you guys! First, don't be lazy! Second, you have to take me with you when you go there! Third, if you do something bad, you must report it to them! Do you understand? ”

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Alas! Little sister Lilan! You're amazing! All right! Now, I'm sleepy, you go get me foreign herbal tea! I want to refresh myself! ”

Lilan smiled and said, "You're greedy!" That's called coffee! What foreign herbal tea? Get it yourself! Wei Ma said, do your own thing! I'm not your waiter! ”

Everyone laughed!

And just like that, our town unknowingly entered summer!

We started taking Jing Di and Lilan to swim and play by the Daling River!

This summer, we taught Jing Di and Lilan skills such as swimming, tree climbing and rock climbing.

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On Saturday, August 15, 1970, at around 3 p.m., me, Xiaoda, Jing Di and Lilan swam home from the river.

Lilan saw a small blue cloth bag on the stone bench at the entrance of our courtyard!

Lilan said, "Brothers! Who is this blue cloth bag for? ”

Xiaoda said, "It doesn't matter whose it is!" Just open it and see it! ”

So, the four of us sat on the stone bench and unwrapped the cloth bag!

It turned out that there were more than a dozen photos inside!

These photos were taken by Mr. Tao, Mr. Li and Tao Yanfang!

They all look relaxed and happy in the photo!

However, the background and environment of these photos that we have never seen before, are background photos of the business districts, streets, and residential areas of some bustling big cities!

We came home with the cloth bag and the photos, and it happened that Wei's mother was at home, and I showed it to Wei's mother.

Wei's mother said, "Alas! This Tao teacher is also yes! What are you sending us all this for? We are not related to them! You can't talk about this matter with anyone else, otherwise it will affect your family! Keep the stuff and give it to your mother when she comes back! She knows what to do! ”

In the afternoon, when my mother came home from work, we handed her the photos and the cloth bag.

After seeing the photo, the mother thought with a grim face.

The mother said, "Alas! The background of these photos is Yangcheng, or an overseas port city! This shows that Mr. Tao's family has arrived in a safe place! I heard that after the Spring Festival this year, the family was released! After they were released from prison, they went to Yangcheng to seek refuge with their relatives! Unexpectedly, they went overseas! ”

I said, "Mom! So, what to do with these things? ”

The mother said, "Now, they have not convicted Mr. Tao's family!" Hide yourselves and make a memento! But don't talk to anyone about it, after all, they're suspected of being spies in the open sea! ”

So, Xiaoda and I put the photo back in the cloth bag and hid it on the beam of the attic.

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