Chapter 64: Tang Mian's "Disappointment"
Sometimes people really need to face difficulties before they can mobilize all their energy, Tang Boqiang at this time is exactly like this, although he has not been in the best state, but when he knows that only by being admitted to college can he completely change his fate, he is also doing a desperate sprint before the college entrance examination. My friend Shi Wenhua said: "As long as I get up in the middle of the night, I will see that the kerosene lamp in front of your window is still on, which is really desperate!" ”
Yes, Tang Boqiang is desperate, although he knows that he is overdrawn and not in a state, but he is strong to use his perseverance to overcome all difficulties, find a bright road for his future self, and not leave any regrets in his life!
In July 1979, the weather was unusually hot, and on the afternoon of July 6, all the students who referred to the reference, the top teachers of each major subject and the leaders of the school took a rented shuttle bus to the county party school more than 30 kilometers away. Hot weather, sweaty people, dull carriages, serious and nervous expressions...... Teacher Qin Xiangqiu, who was in the same car, couldn't sit still, she changed her unrestrained and laughing nature, got up from her seat, and began to tell all kinds of jokes to the students, and with the various actions he thought of temporarily, the students burst into laughter, the dull atmosphere in the carriage slowly disappeared, everyone began to become active, the tense mood and nerves of the students were amused by Teacher Qin's jokes and performances, and everyone unconsciously arrived at the county party school separated from the county No. 1 Middle School by a few fields in this joy.
As soon as I got off the bus, Mr. Qin told all the students to settle down according to the pre-assigned classroom, and gather in the open space in front of the classroom after dinner, and the teachers of relevant subjects will explain the precautions for tomorrow's college entrance examination.
After dinner, the students successively went to the open space in front of the classroom to gather, Mr. Yi Mucai and Mr. Qin Xiangqiu were already waiting, because on July 7, the morning test of Chinese, the afternoon test of mathematics, so these two teachers taught the students face to face before the exam. Some students hurried back to their residences to review the books after listening to them, hoping that the questions in the exam would be as guessed by the teacher. Tang Boqiang has never been "cold" about these things, he always believes that a solid and solid basic knowledge is the most important, thinking of the college entrance examination that will come tomorrow and may change his life, Tang Boqiang simply put down all his baggage, put down his books, and walked alone in the fields around the classroom, at that moment, when he went to catch crickets alone, he was caught by Principal Tan of Hongguang Middle School and sent back to school The scene surfaced in front of him, at this moment, Tang Boqiang had mixed feelings, and he was once again impressed by Principal Tan's responsibility and kindness, I was impressed by Principal Tan's vision. He couldn't help muttering to himself: I was so lucky, will I be so lucky tomorrow?!
That night, the teacher forbade all students to stay up late to read, and asked them to go to bed at 10 o'clock on time. The hot summer night, the quiet, dark classroom, the chirping of all kinds of insects outside the classroom, the number of pairs of eyes that can't close on the bed in the classroom, and the restless soul that can't sleep. On the summer night of July 1979, there were several nights that Tang Boqiang would never forget!
On July 7th, I got up on time at half past 6 o'clock in the morning, everyone washed up, ate breakfast, and then concentrated, and Vice President Zhu, who led the team, told everyone to concentrate and try to finish the questions, and told everyone that they must forget one subject after the exam, concentrate on the next exam, and do not match each other's questions and answers after the exam. This kind of reminder is too important, this is what Mr. Yi Mucai did when Tang Boqiang took the college entrance examination for the first time, and only in this way can he take the next exam without distraction.
The Chinese test in the morning was beyond Tang Boqiang's expectations, in his opinion, the questions were easier than the usual mock exams, especially the essay questions, which were too easy. The title of the essay is to rewrite a famous prose, change the first person to the third person and complete the re-"writing" of the whole essay, because this article Tang Boqiang has read many times, is very familiar, familiar with it, and feels very good about himself.
After the exam, he said that he would not ask about the subjects he had examined, but Teacher Yi Mucai, who had been waiting in the examination room, saw his beloved apprentice Tang Boqiang come out, and he couldn't help but greet him and ask a few words.
Because Mr. Yi Mucai already knows the topic of this year's essay, according to Mr. Yi's understanding, this essay seems to be easy, but in fact it is not, because there has never been this type of topic, and they have never thought of such a type of topic, review for so long, have done so many mock exams, and have never had a similar composition, so such a topic is a test for many students, and the later results confirm that Mr. Yi's analysis is very reasonable, and many students do not know the essentials at all. I don't know how to change the pronoun after re-layout to complete a "new" article.
Because of this, Mr. Yi went straight to the point and asked Tang Boqiang about his understanding of the essay questions and writing ideas, and Tang Boqiang answered them one by one. After listening to Tang Boqiang's answer, a smile spread on Mr. Yi's face, and he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, don't think too much, rest well, and continue to do well in other subjects." ”
The next two days were uneventful. In Tang Boqiang's words, what should be done and what can be done have been done, of course, I feel that I am not as good as when I took the Chinese test, but it also basically reflects my true level, Mr. Yi also felt relieved when he heard it, he knew Tang Boqiang's character, he has always been low-key, if he can say this, it shows two points: one is definitely better than last year, and the other is that he will definitely be able to go to college, and it is likely to go to a higher level, Bajiao Town Middle School from the leaders to the teachers are expected to go to the school.
When he came back from the county seat, the whole family looked at Tang Boqiang with expectant eyes, but Tang Boqiang didn't know how to express it, because he really didn't know the final result, and his father couldn't help asking: "How did you do in the exam?" ”
"It's okay." Tang Boqiang replied noncommittally, which made his father feel unpleasant, and walked out with a black face. Tang Boqiang knew that his father who wanted his son Jackie Chan to give him a satisfactory answer, but this was obviously unrealistic.
The next time is a very torturous wait for most teachers and students, but for Tang Boqiang, because he has a good idea in his heart, he completely relaxes himself, in addition to helping the family do some housework, and routinely practicing Tai Chi at night, the rest of the time is almost all spent reading novels, and the interest that has been suppressed for several years is released at once, this energy is very amazing, how many novels have been read during this equal period, Tang Boqiang himself can't count it, anyway, he has read all the novels he can find, classical, Modern, modern, and foreign novels are all within the scope of his reading, and even Tang Boqiang himself feels that reading during this period has laid a solid foundation for his writing skills.