We went out of school together.

I thought Wang Qianjun would follow, but he didn't.

There are a lot of students coming to the school, all of them day students. Yu Huihui greeted several female students she knew.

I walked to the small restaurant.

"What's wrong? Do you want to keep accounts today? "Warm greeting from the hostess.

"No need to keep accounts, Auntie, my classmate is in for a treat." I say.

"Oh, what a beautiful girl. It can't be a girlfriend, right? I'll tell your dad next time he comes to pay the bill. There is only half a year left, how can I find a girlfriend? "The hostess was joking with me.

"Auntie is more nagging than my dad. Don't worry, if it were my girlfriend, would I still let her have a treat? Hurry up and cook me two dishes, and we'll study on our own in the evening. ”

"Do you want to cook?" Yu Huihui was surprised.

"Are you afraid that you won't have enough money? It's okay, Auntie is fine, you can keep accounts. I said. I could see that Yu Huihui was very embarrassed.

"Okay then."

I ordered a fried meat in a chili shell and a vegetable. The proprietress went to the house to prepare.

"Do you eat here on weekends?" Yu Huihui asked.

"Well, no way, the canteen doesn't cook on weekends. What about you? I don't think you go back much on weekends. By the way, why don't you go back on the weekend? ”

"My home is too far from the school. However, I usually have to go back every two weeks because my dad has a leg problem and I have to go back to help. ”

"You're so sensible."

"Why do I think you're at school every week, don't you miss home?"

"It's fine. My parents are both teachers, and my home is at school, so it's almost the same whether I go back or not. It's all school anyway. ”

"That's different, homesickness is the warmth of home, and the love of parents. Didn't you say that in your essay "When You Are Homesick"? ”

"The home I mentioned in my essay is not the home I am now."

"What? Did your parents divorce? ”

"Nope. It was my home until I was thirteen. ”

"What do you mean by being home before the age of thirteen? I don't understand. ”

"Oh. This involves something at home. It's hard to say. "I'm not going to talk too much to Yu Huihui. Besides, time doesn't allow it. I already heard the bell for last night's self-study.

"Then let's eat, the dishes are coming up."

I stood up and served Yu Huihui dinner. After eating, I went into the back room and asked the proprietress to put the money in my account.

"Let's go." After coming out, I said to Yu Huihui.

"I haven't paid my bill yet. You wait. ”

"I paid for it."

"You paid it, I said how can you do this, didn't you keep telling me to pay?" Yu Huihui still has to pay for it.

"That's a joke on you. Wouldn't that be nice? Next time you please. ”

"This ...... All right. ”

When we returned to the classroom, the teacher was teaching from the podium. Many people couldn't help but be surprised that Yu Huihui and I appeared at the door at the same time, so there was a commotion in the classroom, but as soon as the teacher reprimanded, everyone immediately quieted down.

I used the recess time to explain the situation to Wu Hongmei.

"Why are you telling me this?" Wu Hongmei was puzzled.

"Because I have nothing to say to you. It's my first time as a moderator, can I not tell you about this discussion? "I pretended to be a little angry.

"Then I'll listen to you."

"I'm going to talk to you about what we're singing, and it's likely that I'm going to put our show first." After giving a brief explanation of the results of my discussions with Yu Huihui, I went on to put forward my ideas.

"Why?" Wu Hongmei was puzzled, "I've never been on stage, aren't you afraid of smashing it?" ”

"Because any party needs a warm-up program, and I don't think the school will have such a high-quality program, so only we go first to stir up the atmosphere."

"Are you so confident in me?"

"I have as much faith in you as I do in myself."

"Don't blame me for smashing it."

"After the evening self-study, we will be a couple."

"Okay."

That month was the busiest month for me to go to Jiangcun Middle School. I spent almost all of my spare time preparing for the party.

Yu Huihui and I did a division of labor. Yu Huihui was responsible for urging the rehearsals of the programs of each class and writing the opening and closing remarks of the party, while I was responsible for writing the strings of the program and related chores, such as asking the class teacher to contact the teacher as a judge.

After the various lines are written, we often use the time after school in the evening and after the evening self-study to practice together. Wang Qianjun sometimes accompanies us, and Li Xiwen stays almost by our side.

Li Xiwen has done a lot of things for the party, and he does almost everything that runs errands. He used his art skills to make a beautiful program for the party, and made a copy for each class.

In those days, there was no reproduction, and there were no photocopiers, and it was all by hand, which was really not easy.

I remember that New Year's Day was a Saturday, so our party was held on Friday afternoon.

In the blink of an eye, the day has arrived.

The weather was surprisingly good. Clear and windless. But after all, it's winter, and the temperature is still relatively low.

The head teacher and school leaders went to the township government to borrow microphones and speakers, and asked the workers to set up an open-air stage in the playground.

I went back to Hua'an early to ask my grandmother to borrow me a dress, and I borrowed a tape recorder from my parents' school. I found a cassette tape of Teresa Teng and asked Li Xiwen to play these tunes during the break in the show, when the host announced the program scores. This arrangement added a lot to the party.

Yu Huihui found a set of spring and autumn clothes out of nowhere, which was dignified and decent, and had the charm of *, so when we stood on the stage and appeared, a sharp whistle sounded below, and I noticed that some gangsters in Jiang Village also came to school.

Even some nearby villagers came to the school.

At that time, for a remote village, having one of these parties was tantamount to watching a movie.

The class teacher motioned for us to start, and we walked on the stage together.

The shrill whistle sounded again. Applause followed.

We finished the opening remarks smoothly. There are no missing words, no unexpected pauses, and the cooperation between the two is amazing.

The audience applauded like thunder.

I noticed that the leaders sitting in the front row kept nodding their heads and were still exchanging things with each other. Several teachers who served as judges also praised us.

I would like to add that after the first time I met Yu Huihui, I originally planned to use my duet with Wu Hongmei as a warm-up program, but because there was a class rehearsing a dance, in order to add to the festive atmosphere to welcome the New Year, we put the dance program first, and moved the duet between me and Wu Hongmei back.

The show was performed one by one, and Yu Huihui and I took turns to go up to announce the curtain, and the initial tension on stage gradually disappeared.

Whenever Yu Huihui appeared on stage, a sharp whistle sounded, which made me feel a little uneasy.

Although the quality of the show is not very high, although some students forgot the dialogue when performing, although none of these young actors wore makeup, and even the costumes they performed were ordinary life clothes, but no matter which show ended, they won bursts of applause.

The people in the countryside have never been stingy with applause.

Finally, it was my turn to take the stage with Wu Hongmei.

Wu Hongmei is still dressed in the same set, with a black cotton jacket and black pants, but she has a hand-woven red scarf around her neck. Her face was flushed from nervousness or shyness, and she didn't even dare to look down the stage.

There was a commotion in the audience. Two whistles sounded in succession.

"Don't be nervous," I whispered, "as soon as you raise your voice, the audience will be quiet." ”

Wu Hongmei looked at me and nodded.

I motioned for her to begin.

Wu Hongmei cleared her throat and opened her throat:

Child, child, I miss you in the spring,

The small swallow makes the nest spring mud, and the small swallow makes the nest spring mud.

Thou art far away to guard the frontier,

When and when is the due date, when and when is the due date,

Babble, woo, woo.

Sure enough, as soon as Wu Hongmei started singing, the audience immediately fell silent. As soon as she finished singing "Babbling Yo Yo He", the applause immediately thundered, and the sharp whistle sounded one after another.

I went on singing:

Mommy, Mommy, I miss you in the spring,

Our orchard can be green, and our orchard can be green.

The date tree in front of the door is still there,

Windmill bridge in a dream,

Babble, woo, woo.

Needless to say, there was another round of applause. As we bowed to the audience after singing the last line, the applause continued.

Wu Hongmei's excitement can be imagined, she suddenly grabbed my hands, "Zheng Qihang, have we succeeded?" Did we really succeed? ”

"It worked. We really succeeded. Didn't you hear that thunderous applause? Although the villagers are not very musically literate, they can still distinguish between good and bad. ”

"Thank you, thank you so much." Wu Hongmei let go of my hand.

"Yes, I want to thank you. Remember, Wu Hongmei, although the appearance of beauty is important, but people value a person's inner beauty and the comprehensive quality he shows from it. ”

"Thank you!"

We walked off the stage together. A lot of people gathered around us.

A few years later, when I saw those popular stars on TV surrounded by their fans, I couldn't help but think of today's scene, and I would think of Wu Hongmei. It's just that I don't know if Wu Hongmei has embarked on the road of music, and I don't even know how she lives, because I have completely lost contact with her.

The party ended on time at four o'clock, and when I finished my closing remarks with Yu Huihui, applause rang out again. Sharp whistles also sounded one after another.

The students and the residents of the neighborhood who had come to watch dispersed one after another. The few thugs who wanted to stay were kicked out of the school by the head teacher and several school leaders.

The principal came to me deliberately, "Zheng Qihang, I really didn't expect you to have such an outstanding performance." One day I contact your dad to tell him about this, and he will definitely smile from ear to ear. ”

"Thank you, Principal, for the compliment."

"He thought he would send me a*, but he didn't expect to send me a treasure. When you go to Hua'an, you must call him for a treat, hahahaha. "The headmaster seemed to be in a particularly good mood. This is from my father.

"We can see the changes in Zheng Qihang's transfer to the class, and even his academic performance has been greatly improved." The head teacher smiled flatteringly.

"You're a homeroom teacher."

"Thank you, thank you!" The head teacher was flattered.

Next, the head teacher ordered a few boys in the class to stay and clean the field, and asked them to move the stools that the teachers and leaders were sitting on to the teacher's office, and he walked out of the school with the principal.

I guess they're going to a celebration feast.