Chapter 37: Seeking an Explanation for His Son
Three years of natural disasters are finally over, the people of Shayu Village, began to pack up their feelings, from the pain of losing their loved ones, they are on the collective land, continue to cultivate, as if to make up for the loss of the past three years as soon as possible, every day, the villagers under the leadership of Zhang Youliang, the day is not dawn, the sun sets before the end of the work, because they firmly believe that a happy life is coming to them. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Dahu's family life is also on the right track, his two daughters have become the main laborers of the production team, his third daughter and two sons, are also in the central school under the mountain, his family's annual income, although not high, can reach the middle level in the village, but in order to pay back the money owed to the production team as soon as possible, their family, or frugal food, after two years of struggle, Xiaowu treatment money is all repaid, Dahu and Lan Zhen discussed, and when the end of the year is earning money, they will build two more small houses, Let the three daughters live separately.
A good life is to pass quickly, Zhenying, the fourth son of the big tiger family, went to the second grade of primary school, he is a little stubborn by nature, he doesn't like to read and do homework, for this, Dahu often advises his son bitterly, but, at this point, the son does not follow him at all, often, this ear listens, that ear bubbles, and he doesn't take his words to heart at all, but, Zhenying has one of the biggest hobbies, that is, he likes to play table tennis, which is strange to say, there is nothing related to table tennis at home, But he has a talent for it.
How did his talent be discovered by the school, the school set up a primary school table tennis team, a team member quit due to transfer, the physical education teacher is looking for new players among the students, Zhenying asked the teacher curiously, how to play table tennis, the physical education teacher took him to the activity room, while explaining and teaching him to play, unexpectedly, he learned very fast, the teacher felt that he was a good material, so he asked him, would he like to join the team, he from getting the racket to playing, he quickly liked this sport, he told the teacher, he was particularly willing, soHe became a member of the school's table tennis team.
Zhenying told his parents the good news of being admitted to the team, and his mother objected, she said that going to school is to learn culture, grow knowledge, what kind of culture is playing ball, waste time and energy, don't participate, and Dahu agreed, he said, as long as the son is interested, parents should support, after all, it is also the school's regular team, seeing that his father supports himself without hesitation, Zhenying stepped forward and kissed his father, and made a grimace at his mother, saying, my father is still good to me.
The next day at school, the physical education teacher informed Zhenying that he would train in the afternoon and asked him to gather in the activity room on time at two o'clock.
When Zhenying arrived at the activity room, the team members had already arrived there, and each of them was holding a brand new racket in their hands and wearing sneakers, when the team members saw Zhenying empty-handed and wearing shoes with exposed big toes, they couldn't hide their laughter, Zhenying was embarrassed by the team's laughter, and his face turned red instantly. The PE teacher told Zhenying that after he went back, he would ask his parents to buy him a pair of rackets, and if there were conditions, it would be best to buy a pair of sneakers.
Because it was the first training, the physical education teacher lent Zhenying a racket, according to the teacher's arrangement, the team members played a knockout match in pairs, Zhenying's opponent was a little fat man, at first glance it was a child with relatively superior family conditions, a brand-new racket and shoes, and a set of sportswear, and he was wearing shoes with leaky toes, the racket was borrowed by the teacher, the clothes were sewn by his mother, and a few patches were played, the little fat man said to him in a provocative tone, I let you have a few balls, I don't want to see you, you are me' Pumping' has to shed tears, Zhenying replied to the little fat man, maybe who shed tears.
The two of you pushed me to play, only played two sets, Zhenying took the little fat man down, the little fat man was not convinced, reached out and snatched the racket in Zhenying's hand, he had to question the loss because of this racket, at the insistence of the little fat man, the two people changed the racket, and played two more sets, in the end, Zhenying still won, this time, the little fat man had nothing to say, the teacher standing aside told them that the players are learning from each other with technology, learning from friendship is not to play with emotions, lose, to sum up experience, win, Don't be complacent, because you'll be a great player.
Zhenying returned home from school, and before he had time to put down his schoolbag, he reported to his father that he had won today, and his father encouraged him to continue to work hard, he told his father that the team required the players to buy rackets and sneakers, and the other players bought them, but he didn't, which made it difficult for his father, the family was honest, although eating was not a problem, but they had to take out a sum of money to buy sneakers and rackets, they didn't have the ability, in order not to disappoint his son, the father discussed with his son, and asked him to borrow the racket from the teacher tomorrow, He wants to imitate it and make a beat for his son.
Zhenying borrowed a racket from the teacher, just said that his father wanted to see it, and after the racket was taken home, Dahu found a piece of wood, drew a picture according to the size of the racket, and then began to make it, and in the evening, the racket was made and showed it to his son, and the son said happily, I also have my own racket, but when he compared the racket borrowed from the teacher, he found that the teacher's racket has rubber particles, and his own is only a bare board, and his father told him that without the rubber particles, he can play the same ball, and maybe he can play at a better level. The son suspiciously put the racket into his schoolbag and prepared to take it to school.
The next day during training, Zhenying took out the racket made by his father, the team members saw the racket in Zhenying's hand, which was different from everyone's, and surrounded him curiously, the little fat man came over and asked him, where did the racket come from, he said that it was made by his father, and the little fat man was happy when he heard it, he said to the team members, come and see, the racket made by his father is really fun, it is a light board, individual team members listened to the words of the little fat man, and also followed the coaxing of the seedlings, they grabbed the racket in his hand and threw it around between the team members, He tried to snatch the racket back from the junior team, but it didn't work, and he was so anxious that he crouched on the ground and cried.
The teacher walked into the activity room, saw the team members fighting for something, walked over, and saw that they were fighting for a racket, he took the racket and looked at it carefully, and then asked them, whose beat is it, the little fat man pointed to Zhenying who was squatting on the ground and crying and said, it was his, the teacher walked to Zhenying's side, pulled him up, and asked what was going on, Zhenying told the teacher that the family had no money to buy him a racket, and his father was a carpenter, so he made one out of wood in the house, but he was ridiculed by the team members, In front of the team members, the teacher said to Zhenying that this racket is very good, but it is missing a layer of rubber particles, but he will match it to Zhenying.
Zhenying timidly asked the teacher:
"Will I be able to train with this racket in the future?"
"Why can't that? As long as you love the sport and put in the effort, I believe that you will achieve better results, come on. The teacher encouraged him.
Then, the teacher gave a lesson to all the players, he said, the table tennis game is not only to compete in the skills of playing, but also to compete in the quality of everyone's thoughts, the team members should care about each other, help each other, Jin Zhendong's family background is not good, in order to support him to play, his father made him a racket, some of our team members, laughed at him, and threw his racket around, this is a very unfriendly behavior, he hopes, this is the first time, and the last time.
The little fat man who took the lead in making fun of him, after listening to the teacher's words, walked up to Zhenying and apologized to him.
Due to the encouragement of his teachers, Jin Zhendong practiced hard and won the championship in many school competitions, and he became the core of the school team.
The county education bureau is ready to organize primary and secondary school students to have a table tennis league, the teacher selected four from the school's team members to participate in the league organized by the county, among which can not run Zhenying, Zhenying told the good news to his parents, but at the same time, he also asked his parents to buy sneakers again, he told his father that he was training at school, and it didn't matter if he wore a pair of shoes with leaky toes, but he went to the county to play a game, representing the school, and he didn't want to lose face for the school.
The father thought about it, what his son said was not unreasonable, going to the county to play a game, representing the school, no matter what, he had to wear a pair of sneakers, and then look at the shoes under his son's feet, they had long been worn out, Lan Zhen didn't know how many times he had to make up for it, so he discussed with Lan Zhen that he had to squeeze out the money to buy a pair of sneakers anyway, Lan Zhen began to disagree, and under the repeated persuasion of Dahu, he still took out the money from the cabinet to buy wood, Dahu did not delay, and took Zhenying to the store at the bottom of the mountain and bought a pair of white sneakers.
After the shoes were bought, his father asked him to wear them, Zhenying didn't wear them, he held the sneakers, reluctant to wear them, in his opinion, these sneakers are like his lifeblood, they must be cherished, because they were not easy to come by, the two returned home, Zhenying hid the sneakers in the quilt, he wanted to wear them to school early tomorrow morning, in front of his teammates, to show off well, just when his younger brother Zhenxiong entered the house, he accidentally found his brother's sneakers, he was very envious, took them out and put them on, and also wore them to the street to show off, when his brother found that the shoes were missing, The younger brother had finished showing off on the street and returned home.
The elder brother, who has always rarely bullied his younger brother, pushed his younger brother to the ground, and took off the shoes he was wearing on his feet, when the elder brother found that the soles of the white sneakers and the gang were soiled by the mud, as if his heart was hurt, he yelled at his younger brother like crazy, the noise of the two children alarmed the parents, the younger brother complained to his parents aggrievedly, saying that the elder brother bullied him, and the elder brother said that it was the younger brother who stole his shoes and made them dirty, and the parents persuaded both sides to calm the brothers down, and the elder brother went to the yard alone and scooped water from the water tank, found another piece of cloth, he squatted on the ground, carefully wiping his brother's soiled shoes.
Father in the house, watched Zhenying's actions, his eyes were a little moist, he was thinking, but the conditions are a little better, and the two sons will not be in trouble for a pair of sneakers, as a father, he wanted to play fifty boards for the behavior of the two children, but he really can't bear to start, train his brother, he wants these shoes for more than a year, and today he finally got it, but he was soiled by his younger brother, he must be distressed and uncomfortable, train his younger brother, the shoes on his brother's feet are not as good as the ones his brother is wearing on his feet now, Not only are the toes exposed, but the heels are also exposed, he envies his brother's new shoes, and it is normal for him to want to try them on, he only blames himself for not being able to let his wife and children live a rich life.
The next day, Zhenying got up early, he put on the sneakers that had been brushed clean yesterday, put on his schoolbag, took the half-laden head in his hand, and happily ran to school, running and running, Zhenying found that it was raining lightly, he didn't care at first, because the ground was not wet, and his shoes were not stained with mud, but, after a long time, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, he looked down and saw that there were a small number of mud spots on the upper of the sneakers, of course he was distressed, so he squatted on the ground, took off the sneakers, and put them in the schoolbagThen, barefoot, ran to the school.
When he ran to the school gate, the rain was much lighter, at this time, he saw the school gate, there were a lot of students queuing, he was curious, so he got into the queue, wanted to see what was going on, but he didn't expect that his move made the vice principal who was checking the student's appearance and appearance find out, she immediately called him over and asked him which class he was in, Zhenying replied that it was the third grade class, the vice principal looked down and saw that he was barefoot and dirty, so he asked where his shoes were, he took out the sneakers from his school bag, and the vice principal asked him to put them on quickly, Otherwise, it will be punished as non-compliance with grooming.
As soon as Zhenying heard that he was going to be punished, he quickly stretched out his feet to put on shoes, and at the moment when his feet were about to reach into his shoes, he suddenly saw that the soles of his feet were wet, and he was afraid of getting dirty sneakers, so he took out the paper from his schoolbag and wiped it a few times, but when he finished wiping, he found that on the way to run, the soles of his feet were accidentally scratched by something, and the blood was still flowing and mixed with muddy water, so he put his shoes back in his schoolbag, and the vice principal saw his actions, as if he was deliberately against her, and she reiterated that he wanted him to put on his shoes immediately.
If he can tell the vice principal the truth, maybe there will be nothing to follow, he only has it in his head, and the sneakers can't be dirty, as for the rest, he can't think of it, the vice principal looked at her after giving the order again, he still didn't react, he was angry, she solemnly informed him that he could go home, since he didn't want to abide by the school system, he wouldn't have to go to school in the future.
Now, he was dumbfounded, he was going to the county to play a game in a few days, and he was not allowed to go to school, which is not equivalent to saying that the game could not be played, so he did not leave immediately, but stood at the gate of the school, waiting to see the physical education teacher, he wanted the physical education teacher to tell him that the students had been checked and returned to the classroom one after another, at this time, the vice principal saw that he was still not leaving, so he told him again that it was impossible for the school to allow a student who did not follow the system to continue to go to school, and at this time, the physical education teacher passed by, I saw him standing barefoot in the doorway.
The teacher didn't know why, he walked over and pulled him to the school, Zhenying didn't dare to move, he glanced at the vice principal, the physical education teacher asked the vice principal what happened, the vice principal said that this student went to school barefoot, holding his trouser legs, violating the school system, after being corrected by her, she still refused to repent, she did not allow such a student to continue to stay in school, the physical education teacher listened, and quickly asked him to admit his mistake to the vice principal, but the vice principal shook off a sentence, it was late, and he went back to her office without looking back.
The physical education teacher understands the temperament of the vice principal, the vice principal surnamed Zhang is almost forty years old, and is still single, it is said that her parents are pedantic, she is a lady, she pays great attention to grooming, especially the sloppy people, she requires herself to be very strict, and the same is true for the teaching staff, some teachers are very nervous by her requirements, and she can hide when she sees her, today, she just saw Zhenying, barefoot, holding her trouser legs to go to school, as far as she is concerned, It is undoubtedly challenging the school system, and she will never tolerate it.
The physical education teacher knew that the vice principal treated a student like this, a little harsh, and did not dare to go against the will of the vice principal in person, he told Zhenying that it was better to go home first, and let the parents take him tomorrow, and then find the vice principal, and admit his mistake in person, maybe the vice principal will change his attitude and withdraw her will, Zhenying looked at the teacher pitifully and asked:
"Then can I still go to the county to play?"
"Then it depends on the attitude of the vice principal tomorrow, remember, after meeting the vice principal tomorrow, you must be sincere, tell her the real situation, and obtain her understanding, otherwise, the matter of going to the county to play the game is very likely to fail." The teacher reminded him.
Zhenying went home dejectedly, and saw his son who had come home before school was out, his mother asked him, and he told him what happened at school, and his mother listened to it, and had no idea for a while, she told her son that when his father came home, he would discuss how to deal with this matter, and the son returned to his house in frustration, took out his sneakers from his schoolbag, and put them in a place where his younger brother could not see.
In the evening, the father came home, and the mother told the father what happened to her son at school, and the father thought that just because the son did not wear shoes, he stopped his son's class, which was a bit of a fuss, and there must be some misunderstanding in the middle, the son did not make it clear to the vice principal, and tomorrow he would take his son to school and talk to the vice principal in person, and when he was eating, the father accidentally saw that his son's soles were bleeding, and he quickly asked Lan Zhen to make a basin of clean water, and when the muddy water on the soles of his feet was cleaned up, the father found that his son's soles were in the soles of his feetThere is a piece of glass ballast.
The mother brought reading glasses, burned the needle for sewing the quilt with fire, and pulled out the glass ballast little by little, seeing this, his parents asked him distressedly, why didn't he say the injury to the sole of his foot earlier, what if he was infected, Zhenying said, his mind is all on participating in the county competition, as long as he can participate in the competition, the injury on the sole of the foot is nothing, seeing his son's injury, the father has more confidence in his heart, he thinks that when he sees the vice principal tomorrow, he will explain the reason why his son refuses to wear shoes, and the vice principal will understand his son, I will also forgive my son.
Early the next morning, Dahu stopped his work and came to the school with his son, and after inquiry, he learned that the vice principal was in a meeting, and he thought, with him waiting outside the door, it is better to let his son go to the classroom first, and wait for the vice principal to finish the meeting, and then take his son to see the vice principal, but when he brought his son to the classroom, the head teacher was embarrassed and told him that the vice principal had informed her yesterday that because Zhenying violated the school rules, Zhenying's class was stopped, and she didn't say how long, the head teacher said that if you want to resume Zhenying's class, It is best to get the approval of the Vice Chancellor.
Dahu heard the clue, he had an ominous premonition, felt that the problem might be far more complicated than he imagined, so, he had to take his son to wait outside the vice principal's office, about two hours or so, the vice principal came back from the meeting, Da Hu stepped forward and took the initiative to greet the vice principal, when he learned that Da Hu was Zhenying's father, the vice principal did not let the father and son into the office, but talked about Zhenying's violation of school rules at the door, and Dahu explained to the vice principal, also told his son about the injury to the sole of his foot, and I thought that after hearing this, the vice principal would forgive my son.
Didn't think about it, but the vice principal said that she didn't want to listen to the parents here to excuse the mistakes made by their son, she thought that this would encourage the child to make bigger mistakes, if she easily forgave the child, it was actually harming the child, Dahu explained, he was not excusing his son, but just wanted the vice principal to understand the cause of the incident at that time, the son was at fault, but it should not be used to suspend the class, the vice principal still insisted, there is no problem with her way of dealing with it, if the parents are not satisfied, they can skip the level to reflect, she waited.
Seeing the attitude of the vice principal, Dahu was also angry, he reasoned with her, and in the end, the vice principal was exhausted, and threw out a sentence, with people like you who have no quality, you can't be reasonable, and then, into her office, Dahu knocked on the door, ready to communicate with her again, she actually plugged the door from the inside, Dahu thought, you are the vice principal, the principal can always manage you, he pulled his son to the principal's office, but was told that the principal went to the county education bureau to study, and it would take a few months to come back, Isn't that son unable to go to school for several months, and he is forced to have no choice but to take the path that the vice principal pointed out to him.
He didn't have time to discuss with Lan Zhen, except for the school door, he took his son to the county education bureau.
Considering his son's foot injury, he intercepted a carriage to deliver goods to the county seat halfway, and when he told the situation to the handlebar, the handlebar readily agreed, and when it was close to noon, the father and son came to the compound of the county education bureau.
Dahu inquired about the director's office with the doorman, the doorman asked Dahu, did he have an appointment with the director in advance, Dahu said no, the doorman told Dahu, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult, because the director has a lot of things to deal with in a day, I'm afraid it won't be his turn, Dahu told the doorman that he is not in a hurry, just sit in the yard and wait, and wait until it gets dark. When you are hungry, you sweat, and when you are hungry for a long time, you will collapse.
Seeing his son sweating, Dahu couldn't help it, he got up and went to the doorman to ask for a bowl of water, his son drank it, the symptoms were alleviated, the doorman was not bad, he let the father and son into the house, and asked them why they were looking for the director, Dahu told the ins and outs of the matter, and the doorman told Dahu that now the principals of various schools are participating in the study in the county, maybe they can meet the child's principal, when the time comes, the problem will be properly solved, the doorman also took out a steamed bun from his lunch and handed it to Zhenying, Zhenying was hungry and wanted to collapse, he took the steamed bun, didn't bother to say 'thank you', and ate it in three or two bites.
At this time, a middle-aged man in a tunic walked in from outside, and the doorman quickly got up and greeted the man:
"Director, you're back, and a father and son here said they have something to do with you."
As soon as he heard that it was the director, the big tiger father and son quickly stood up, and the director also walked in at this time, he warmly invited the father and son to his office to talk, and after thanking the doorman for his care, the father and son followed the director to the office on the second floor.
After entering the door, the director made a cup of tea for Dahu, and also gave Zhenying a glass of water, seeing that the director was so enthusiastic about himself, Dahu's heart defense line was gone, and he came here for the purpose of telling the director the original, after listening to Dahu's appeal, the director did not rush to make a statement, but asked his secretary to find the principal of the central school who participated in the study in the county, and solved the problem of Dahu on the spotAfter majoring, he stayed in the county education bureau to work.
He said that he understands Dahu's feelings, as a father, he doesn't want his children to be interrupted because of barefoot, seeing that the director treats people kindly and speaks in a down-to-earth manner, Dahu's original concerns were swept away, and he also told the director his feelings, after liberation, his hometown Shayu Village has also undergone a lot of changes, especially the villagers' ideological changes are prominent, the reason is that the villagers have learned words and cultural knowledge through literacy classes, and the villagers' horizons have broadened and they feel more things outside. Of course, he hopes that his children can go to the next level and learn more knowledge.
When he heard that his son was suspended by the vice principal because of his bare feet, his bottom line was touched, and he must ask his son for an explanation, the director told Dahu that the nine-year compulsory education has been written into the syllabus, even if the child makes a mistake, he should adhere to the principle of education first, punishment secondary, rather than simply suspending the class.
When the director talked to Dahu, the principal of the central school came in, and the director asked Dahu to tell the principal about the situation again, the principal thought that if the problem was really as Dahu said, then the vice principal's behavior was indeed inappropriate, he immediately picked up the phone, and asked the vice principal to understand the situation, the facts part, the two statements were similar, the principal sternly pointed out that children can be educated if they make mistakes, but the practice of suspending classes is not advisable, and must be corrected immediately.
After hanging up the phone, the principal held Dahu's hand and said that they were not doing their job well and brought trouble to the father and son, he apologized on behalf of the vice principal, Dahu said that as long as he could let his son continue to go to school, he would be satisfied, seeing that the problem was satisfactorily solved, the director smiled and asked Dahu, what are the demands, in front of the principal, although it was raised, Dahu was embarrassed to say, you are a director, a principal, can solve the problem so quickly for me a flat-headed people, I am grateful It's too late, how can there be other demands, It's just two words: 'thank you'.
"Then what are you waiting for, let's go back to school quickly." The director said to the father and son.
"Yes, thank you, Director, thank you, principal, then we'll go back."
After Dahu finished speaking, he pulled Zhenying and wanted to bow to them, so that the director and the principal stopped him, and the director told Dahu that if he encountered something in the future, he would directly report it to the principal, and the principal smiled and nodded.
When Dahu brought his son back to school, the school had already ended, and the vice principal had already gone home, so he decided to accompany Dahu to report to school tomorrow.
The next day, Dahu came to the school with his son, in order to ease the relationship with the vice principal, he did not let his son go directly to the classroom, but pulled his son to the vice principal's office, after knocking on the door and entering, the vice principal's expression was very unnatural, and the tone was still unfriendly, but because she had promised the principal yesterday to resume Zhenying's class, so in front of the father and son, she did not embarrass the father and son about the class, she took the father and son, came to Dahu's class, she told the head teacher, agreed to Zhenying's class, Zhenying returned to the desk, but it could be seen that the vice principal was still not convinced, and when she was returning to her office, she suddenly said something like this to the head teacher:
"You have to be a hundred times more careful about the management of this child, if you don't get it right, the child's parents will go to the Education Bureau to sue you, and we can't afford this responsibility."
Even a fool can hear that the vice principal is gossiping, and he is throwing it to him, but at this time, he is unusually calm, the purpose of his going to the Education Bureau is to sue in the eyes of the vice principal, but in the eyes of Dahu, it is to fight for the legal rights of his son, today, his right has been won for his son, as for the vice principal can't figure it out, he can completely ignore it.
A few days later, Zhenying wore the pair of 'troublesome' white sneakers and represented the school in the county table tennis competition.
When he took the prize, a thick notebook and a fountain pen, to his parents, his father was very happy, he asked Lan Zhen to boil a few eggs, to express the reward, at the dinner table, the younger brother Zhenxiong, saw his brother eating eggs, so greedy, so envious, and wanted to take one to eat, but his father half-jokingly said to him, if you can be like your brother, you can also get a prize for your father, and I will also ask your mother to boil eggs for you to eat.