Cloudy.

Although they have finished working in the fields, Su Yuanhua and Ye Qingmei still get up early in the morning, and they have always maintained the habit of getting up early after working all year round.

After eating in the morning, I saw that the weather was very gloomy, and I couldn't tell when it would rain, and I was afraid that it would not be possible to dry the rice. On a rare free day, Ye Qingmei cleaned up the housework and took the half-knitted sweater to the neighbor's sixth aunt's house to ask for a few tricks.

Su Yuanhua was watching the morning news at home on the fourteen-inch black-and-white TV, and it didn't take long for the familiar old Li Tou and the Hou brothers to come over and shout and play cards.

In the countryside, at this time, everyone's autumn harvest is over, and it is empty for a while. Catching up with the rainy day, it is a rare leisure for neighbors to play cards and brag together. It's not about gambling money, playing three cents and five cents, tossing a day to win or lose only a few dollars, just to kill the days.

Su Yuanhua locked the door and went to the lobby of Lao Li Tou's house next door, with a square table and four benches, all of which were ready-made, and several people sat down and began to play cards. After a short while, there were also other idle villagers standing on the sidelines and watching, pointing and pointing from time to time.

Su Yuanhua was unlucky today, and he didn't lose or win for an hour, and the noise made a few onlookers mumble about substitutions.

"Yuanhua, Yuanhua......" A voice outside the door called open.

A one-armed old man ran in from outside the gate of Lao Litou, it was Xu Sanye of the family next door to Su Zu, with a rushing look.

"Yuanhua, what are you still playing, hurry home."

"What's wrong, Third Uncle?" Su Yuanhua didn't figure out the situation for a while.

Xu Sanye walked and ripped off the card in Su Yuanhua's hand, pulled him and ran out, "Yuanhua, the teacher from Suzu School is here, you go back quickly." ”

"What? A teacher came to the house? ”

Su Yuanhua was slightly stunned, and his first reaction was whether something had happened to this kid at school, and he didn't care about continuing to play cards, so he trotted out with Xu Sanye.

A neighbor village man who had been watching happily next to the card table, watching Su Yuanhua leave in advance, suddenly smiled, and sat in the vacant seat.

Su Yuanhua trotted to the door of his house, and saw a Santana 2000 car at first sight, which was not too many cars in Yangping Village.

At this time, Santana was struggling to make a U-turn around a clearing next to a well, and the country road was not much wider than the car body, and it was really good to be able to drive the car in.

Next to the car, there were three men, two of whom were wearing suits and trousers, which was more decent. The other was a strong man with a beard, wearing a tracksuit, and was directing a young man who was driving to turn around.

"Several teachers have been waiting for a long time, I am Su Zu's father, what happened to him at school?"

It is not uncommon for a teacher to visit the home in this village. Mainly when I was in elementary school, some families dropped out of school, and the same village would pass by and ask for a few words of persuasion, which was really useless.

When I was in junior high school, most of them were ignored, there were dozens of villages in a town, and it took two or three hours to pedal a bicycle in some remote areas, and it was rare to see a middle school teacher come to the door.

If you really want to go to home, it's usually not a good thing. Either the child had an accident, or he was punished for violating discipline. Especially in the past few years, under the influence of gangsters in Hong Kong and Taiwan films, many half-grown children did not study well, stole chickens and dogs, fought and bullied classmates, and were expelled from school and persuaded to quit a lot.

Su Yuanhua's reaction was also this, just thinking that Su Zu was quite well-behaved on weekdays, and he shouldn't make any mistakes, so would it be an accident. Su Yuanhua's heart tightened slightly.

"Oh, you are Su Zu's father, hello, hello." Xie Caiwen took the first step, stretched out his hand with a smile and shook Su Yuanhua.

"Su Zu is in class at school, don't worry, nothing happened."

When Su Yuanhua heard this, he looked left and right, and glanced at the car twice, but he really didn't see Su Zu, so he relaxed a little.

"Teachers, what's the matter with you?"

"Su Zu's father, let me introduce you first, this is Yang Xiaohe, the principal of our Yangxin Middle School, this is Coach Xie from the city, the assistant Xiao Zheng who drives yes, I am Su Zu's physical education teacher, my name is Ao Dingping."

Ao Dingping, who finally commanded Santana to turn his head, wiped the sweat from his forehead and introduced several people to Su Yuanhua respectively.

"Hello everyone, hello everyone, look at me, hurry up and sit at home."

Su Yuanhua was taken aback when he heard that he was the principal of Yangxin Middle School, and there were other people from the city, and he hurriedly invited a few people to sit down at home. At this time, Ye Qingmei, who was hanging out outside, also received the news, and rushed back, boiling water to make tea, and putting melon seeds and dried fruits on it.

"Su Zu's father, seeing that you are a few years older than us, I will call you Brother Su. My name is Xie Caiwen from Jianping Sports School, and you call me Xiao Xie or Coach Xie. A few people sat down, and Xie Caiwen first introduced himself.

"Don't dare to be." Su Yuanhua grinned, seemed to hear Xie Caiwen's introduction clearly, and was a little puzzled, "You are from the city, what is that...... Sports? ”

"Yes, Jianping Sports School. That's the case, Brother Su, what about Su Zu, the last time he was in the county's middle school sports meeting, he performed very well, and we think he has a great talent for sprinting, and if he cultivates well in this regard, he will have a great future in the sprinting project in the future. ”

"What do you mean, Xiao Xie...... Coach Xie, are you saying that you are recruiting my kid to go to the sports school? ”

At this time, Su Yuanhua understood that Su Zu was going to participate in the county games, and he performed well, and he was taken by the people from the sports school. Su Yuanhua, who had no reason, remembered that day Su Zu asked if he would be at home recently, and there might be guests here. Dare to be such a guest.

Although he usually thinks that his son loves sports, he runs and jumps all day long, but Su Yuanhua is at most a child who is energetic and fun-loving, even if he goes to the county to participate in the sports meeting, he doesn't take it seriously, as long as he doesn't overdo it, it's good to exercise and exercise, but now the sudden appearance of a private school coach standing in front of him still makes him feel unbelievable.

"That's right, Brother Su, classmate Su Zu is very talented, and he is the most potential young man I have seen in recent years, we came here this time to talk to you and sister-in-law. We believe that he will have a good future in the future after being trained by our sports school. ”

Xie Caiwen said it sincerely, as if he was afraid that it would not be convincing enough, and then said, "Our Jianping Sports School was opened in the Provincial Department of Higher Education, and it has sent a lot of talents to the sports teams in our city and the province. The various facilities are also relatively good. ”

"Coach Xie, I'm a rough person, I don't know much about what you said, just do you want to drag my child to practice sports and stop studying?" Su Yuanhua said with a frown.

"Huh? …… Can't go to school? Ye Qingmei, who was making tea for a few people on the side, almost poured boiling water on the table.

"You can't go to school." Su Yuanhua's voice raised slightly, "What if you don't practice and become famous, and you can't learn, you will be delayed for two years in vain, what will you do then?!" ”

Xie Caiwen was a little helpless, glanced at Yang Xiao and Ao Dingping next to him, and then said bitterly: "Brother Su, sister-in-law Su, you can still go to this school." Our country is a formal vocational school for sports. It covers primary school, middle school, and technical secondary school, and every morning is a cultural class, and training is carried out in the afternoon, and you can also be admitted to university. ”

"Our country's universities recruit students in sports schools, and many students enter universities as sports students. Although this proportion is not too high, the college entrance examination is also a single-plank bridge, and it depends on your own efforts. Su Zu is talented in sports, if the cultural class is not bad, he will practice in sports school for a few years, and the hope of going to university is no lower than that of the college entrance examination. ”

Hearing that they could still be admitted to university, Su Yuanhua and Ye Qingmei's expressions eased a lot, what parents are most afraid of is that their children have no future, and now they can be affirmed by a professional coach of a city sports school, which makes them feel a lot more at ease.

Seeing Su Yuanhua and Ye Qingmei fall silent, Ao Dingping couldn't help it, "Su Zu's parents, I am Su Zu's physical education teacher, this child in your family is really good, this is an opportunity, don't miss it." ”

"Sports schools can still be admitted to universities, and I have also learned about this." Yang Xiaohe, the principal of Yangxin Middle School, also opened his mouth to persuade, "You also think about it, Su Zu is now in the third year of junior high school, I knew about his results before I came, and I have to work harder to take the first middle school, but what can I do if I am really admitted to the first middle school?" Only 20 or 30 people are admitted to key universities every year, and more than 100 people are undergraduates. Moreover, after graduating from university, the state does not include distribution, so it is not certain whether you can find a good job. ”

"I still don't really want him to go." Su Yuanhua was silent for a moment, and shook his head again, "The tuition fee for this sports school should not be cheap, I was a soldier when I was young, and I know that I exercise every day, and my nutrition must keep up, otherwise people will practice badly." It's okay for our family to eat and study, but it's still difficult to feed an athlete. ”

Xie Caiwen heard Su Yuanhua's tone a little loose, and he also understood what the other party was worried about. He understands in his heart that a family must be a priority in terms of finance.

"This Brother Su, you are right, training an athlete is a big expense. However, we are a formal professional sports school, the state has a policy, the province and the city have funding, and the tuition fee for junior high school is the same as that of other middle schools. And for students with outstanding grades and great potential, if the family burden is heavier, we can waive tuition and fees. In addition, there are various special subsidies, and I will apply for this. In the past few years from junior high school to technical secondary school, our school has basically managed it for you, if you have good grades later, you can recommend it to the municipal team and the provincial team, and you can also get wages and subsidies, and this treatment can be better. ”

"Such good conditions?!" Su Yuanhua and Ye Qingmei were stunned,

In these years, if someone in the family in the township or village goes to school, it is still a big burden on the family. Although I don't dare to fully believe in the words of all-inclusive food and housing and free tuition, it is also a large expense to be able to reduce a large part of it.

"This ...... Let's think again. Su Yuanhua and Ye Qingmei couldn't pay attention for a while.

"It's okay, Brother Su, Sister-in-law Su, think about it."

Xie Caiwen could see that Su Yuanhua and his wife were a little moved, even if they had concerns, it was normal for people to do so, so it was not bad, and he was not prepared to come to the door to talk about all aspects at one time.

The four of them sat for a while, and then went out to say goodbye and get into the car.