In the 70s, there was no emphasis on physical exercise in rural primary schools, and physical education classes were rare, only one class a week, and often not attended.

There is no * field in the school, and when I go to the wheat field of the production team during physical education class, the only thing I can play is an old basketball. That's it, and the students had a great time.

In this lesson, if anyone can grab a ball in their arms and throw it hard, that is the happiest thing. Most of the students just ran along, tired and sweaty, and couldn't grab it once.

Cheng Lotian is also a physical education teacher, and he has a lot of methods, stipulating ten minutes of play in each grade. He asked his classmates to form a big circle, he stood in the middle and threw the ball at one of his classmates, and the student who got the ball held the ball and slapped it twice on the ground and threw it at him, and he threw it at another student. In this way, every student has a chance to play, and they are very happy.

Once, he was still playing like that in physical education class, and finally it was Pengxiang's turn, he opened his hand to catch the ball, but Cheng Letian didn't look at him, but threw the ball to Zhihao beside him.

Pengxiang's little face turned red all of a sudden, Zhihao took the ball and handed it to him, he took it and fell to the ground fiercely, the ball popped up high, and when he landed, Zhihao made up for it and kicked the ball into the East Bay, and he and Pengxiang walked away angrily.

Who dares to provoke the son of the village chief, Cheng Letian opened his mouth but didn't say anything, he was stunned.

Pengxiang returned to school angrily, he hated Cheng Lotian and gritted his teeth with hatred. If you buy a basketball yourself and don't let them play, you'll be angry. Suddenly there was an idea of buying a basketball in his heart, and even he jumped himself, he thought so, it must be very expensive, where to get the money? Kanto? He shook his head, he hadn't been there since the last time he stole a dollar; Where's Grandma? He shook his head again, grandma has no money, and her mother still gives her money to buy catties of salt; In his own family, he didn't dare to take the money even if he had it, and his father didn't kill him if he knew about it. He thought of Wang Jie, who worked in the carpet factory in the village, and told him last time that he earned more than 30 yuan. He decided to go to Wang Jie after school, because he was convinced that as long as Wang Jie had money, he would definitely give it to him.

However, he didn't wait for Wang Jie for a few days. It haunted him like a demon and kept him awake at night.

The round basketball often appears in his dreams, he holds the basketball in his hand, he is happy, how many classmates envy him, even Cheng Lotian begged him lowly, and restored his position as class president; Gao Yang and Jin Chengdu knelt down for him, how happy he was, all the people surrounded him, flattered him, he laughed, jumped, Wang Jie also came to school, her deep eyes, her sweet smile, he threw the ball to Wang Jie, Wang Jie threw it to him, and the silver bell-like laughter echoed in the sky above the campus. Gao Yang and Jin Cheng came over, he sneered at them, and his classmates ignored them anymore, they cried, they cried so sadly, snot and tears flowed down their faces......

In the dream, he laughed out loud, he complained about why his mother woke him up, but he no longer felt sleepy, and recalled it carefully......

Basketball kept him awake at night, he thought about money when he opened his eyes, thought about money with his eyes closed, and searched around as if he had lost his soul all day long, even when he walked, thinking that it would be best if there was any money that he could pick up, he was full of greed, but he didn't even pick up a penny.

One day after school, his mother asked him to go uphill to grass the pigs, but he didn't go, rummaging through the cabinets at home to find money, looking at the few steel jumps turned out, he was frowning. At this time, Zhihao's mother came to repay the money, and Chunmei welcomed her into the house. Zhihao's mother handed the money to Chunmei and said some words of gratitude. Chunmei politely pushed and put ten yuan on the table.

Pengxiang looked at the money, his eyes were green, this was what he dreamed of, he didn't even hear what Zhihao's mother said to him, and he didn't know what to say. was so angry that Chunmei scolded him. Pengxiang saw that his mother was going to send Zhihao's mother, and he held the money in his hand, and his hands trembled a little.

Chunmei was busy steaming dry food, and she hurried into the fire house after sending Zhihao's mother away. Pengxiang looked at his mother, waited for a while, and saw that his mother seemed to have forgotten about the money, he was trying to put the money in his pocket, but saw his father pushing the bicycle in, he hurriedly put the money on the table, took out the language book from the schoolbag and looked at it, and his heart was beating hard. He watched his father and mother from the window and said a few words and entered the northeast room, he hurriedly ran out with a basket, and he swallowed saliva from time to time in a panic.

He fled like a thief into the grove outside the village, threw the basket away, and sat under the crooked locust tree gasping for breath.

At this time, the sunset is crumbling, and the western sky is full of red clouds. Wang Jie suddenly flashed out from behind the tree, she grabbed Pengxiang's arms and said excitedly: "I thought you weren't coming, just about to leave." ”

Peng Xiang hurriedly stood up and said, "I have something. ”

Without waiting for Pengxiang to explain, Wang Jie put her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek and said, "My mother and I went to see my father, my father is coming back soon, my father still asked about you, and told me to let me go to school when he comes back." ”

"Really?" Pengxiang's face was full of surprise. Wang Jie nodded vigorously, and she smiled like a blooming peach blossom. The two children joined hands and cheered, startling a flock of birds returning home.

Night fell, and the two children had no intention of going back. Wang Jie took out a bundle of neat money from her personal pocket, handed it to Pengxiang and said, "This is what I saved by weaving a carpet, a total of more than five yuan, for you." ”

"Give it to me?" Looking at the money, Pengxiang didn't seem to believe it.

Wang Jie nodded and said: "Zhihao told me, didn't Cheng Letian not give you the ball to bully you, you go to buy a gas for him, I don't know if the money is enough." Pengxiang took the money, and he nodded vigorously at Wang Jie......

After school at noon the next day, he went home and broke a piece of dry food and ran out, but his mother couldn't stop shouting at him. He tightly grabbed the money and ran to the town supply and marketing cooperative, sweating profusely. When he arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, when the door was closed, he picked up the window lattice and looked in, sat at the door and waited, and kicked the door from time to time, and his mouth was dry.

I don't know how long it took, the door opened, the door was opened by a woman, her face was white and chubby, a pair of slender eyes were picked up, her green onion white hand covered her cherry mouth from time to time and yawned, looking like she had just woken up, he looked at Peng Xiang very annoyed, and asked sharply, "What to buy?" Noon makes you feel like you haven't slept well! ”

"Buy a basketball," Peng Xiang whispered, blushing and feeling too weak to look at the salesperson.

"Bought for the business?" The salesman asked absentmindedly and took the basketball from the price.

Peng Xiang answered, he took the basketball and looked up and down with joy.

The salesman looked at him and suddenly remembered him, because Pengxiang had come many times, and he had been here for a long time, and his big eyes were staring at a basketball and he was reluctant, so he was very impressed by him.

The salesman was suspicious, "Wanton five," she said to Pengxiang. Peng Xiang hurriedly gave her the handful of money that was already wet.

The salesman looked at Pengxiang while counting the money, she handed the rest of the money to Pengxiang and asked, "Is it really for the school?" Pengxiang answered again, he took the money and stuffed it into his pocket without looking at it, and turned around to leave.

The salesman stopped him, "Do you want to issue an invoice?" ”

Peng Xiang found the salesman's distrustful gaze, he was a little timid, afraid that the salesman would not sell it to him, so he hurriedly said, "Open." Calling the time when the salesman was invoicing, he turned and ran. The salesman hurriedly chased him out and shouted at him, he had already run far away.

Pengxiang hugged the ball and panted and ran to the bicycle repair shop to borrow a gas bag to cheer up, how to fight, he was worried.

The old man who repaired the bicycle said with a smile: "You can only pump it with a special valve needle, so you can't hit it until dark." ”

He had to come out with the ball, and he wanted to go back to ask for the valve needle but didn't dare, so he hugged the ball and went home.

Outside the village, he took off his coat and wrapped the basketball tightly, and then he entered the village like a thief. When he saw someone, he hid, and wanted to go to his grandmother's house in a roundabout way. On the way, I happened to meet Zhihao going to school, Pengxiang stopped him, whispered to him when he bought the basketball, and when he looked around, he handed him the basketball.

Zhihao hurriedly took it, he looked at it, his eyes were shining, and he couldn't put it down. Zhihao's father and mother were not at home, so he took Pengxiang to his house. Took the air pump, unscrewed the clamp, the two took turns to cheer, played for a long time, sweated all over the face and didn't hit a little, the basketball was still deflated, the tired Zhihao sat on the ground and said: "Is it a bad one, why can't you get in at all?" ”

Peng Xiang also sat on the ground and wiped the soil on the basketball and said, "I forgot to ask for a valve pin." ”

"What kind of valve needle do you use, isn't our school's basketball pumped in from the small slit, and then glued with adhesive tape after playing, I have adhesive tape," Zhihao said, he went into the house and took out the black adhesive tape, and brought a kitchen knife.

"Really, you saw it for yourself?" Peng Xiang hugged the ball and asked, he was a little reluctant.

"Really, I was personally angry, or the fat principal helped me stick it," Zhihao said.

Pengxiang took the kitchen knife, he saw that Zhihao was still hesitating, at this moment, the bell rang, and the two hurriedly hid the ball in the pyre, and covered it tightly with wheat straw, and hurried to school.

Zhihao's mouth was fast, and after two classes, Pengxiang's purchase of basketball spread in school.

The classmates in the class all surrounded Pengxiang and got along with him, and Jin Cheng and Gao Yang were isolated, which made Pengxiang very proud. However, he didn't take long to regret it, afraid that if Wang Jieniang knew, Wang Jie would ......

If you let your parents know......

After school, he took a basketball from Zhihao's house and wanted to go back. However, when he saw the dirty basketball, did he still give it back, he sat on the side of the road outside the village to the supply and marketing cooperative, and he didn't know what to do.