Chapter 47: Vanilla in Memory
"Dugubao, do you have any objections?" the examiner asked.
Dugubao walked to the rostrum, and the principal motioned for him to speak on the stage, but he was not polite, he stepped onto the rostrum, walked to the examiner and said, "This question should not be answered correctly."
"What? Why? The examiner was very puzzled, and the answer was written at the back, why would this strange child raise an objection.
Everyone turned their attention to Dugubao, especially the students below, and Dugubao at this time had become a "myth" in their eyes. The amplified microphone was in front of the examiner, and the conversation between Dugubao and the examiner was clearly transmitted.
Dugu Bao cleared his throat: "China, for me is a sacred word, I love my motherland deeply, but I will look at history fairly, there are some places in the textbook that have been wrong about this ancient, mysterious and great China"
The principal's eyes widened, what, there was an error in the textbook? The Principal had never doubted the textbooks, especially since he had studied archaeology and studied Chinese history very thoroughly, and he had not seen any discrepancies in the descriptions of Chinese dynasties. How can this kid say that there is a mistake?
Dugu Bao paused, waited for people's surprised voices to become quieter, and then continued: "Take the Yuan Dynasty as an example, how can we identify it as our own dynasty in China? The Mongols are now an independent state, and they believe that they were founded in 1206, when Genghis Khan unified the northern tribes and established the Great Mongol State on the Onen River. So, if the Mongols invaded the Central Plains and ruled China for about 100 years, should it be regarded as an invasion and occupation of China? It was not until Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty grew stronger that he drove them out of the border and recovered the fallen lands of China. I think whether the Yuan Dynasty is a Chinese dynasty or not is still up for debate, just like the puppet Manchu government during the Anti-Japanese War, can you say that it was a Chinese dynasty? I think that's aggression"
The students on the field are still inexperienced and don't have much ability to distinguish history, but the teachers on the stage have studied history for decades, and some of them are simply history-savvy, and it is the first time they have heard someone say this about the Chinese dynasty. But if you think about it, there really is no argument that can refute Dugubao's point of view.
The teachers fell into deep thought, but Dugubao did not stop: "Also, the question about Hong Kong and Macao answered by Zhao Hongxing, I don't think China can take it back if it wants to, the most important thing is to see whether China's comprehensive strength can go up, and strength is the weight of whether it can be recovered, forgive me, I am based on China's current policy principles of vigorously developing the economy, I speculate that China will recover Hong Kong in 1997 and Macao in 1999, as for Taiwan, it should be a long-term slow process, It is impossible to achieve cross-strait reunification in this century."
Dugu Bao said the above words completely based on Liu Gen's memory in the dream.
A cold sweat broke out on the forehead of Director Zhao on the rostrum, he was sent from China's core departments to this ravine to carry out secret plans, and he knew more or less about the central government's strategy for Macao and Hong Kong, how could what this Dugubao said be so consistent with what he knew! It's understandable that a teenager has a superhuman memory, but it's strange to have such an accurate ability to guess and see big things. How is it possible to extrapolate the time to a specific year? It seems that he has underestimated this child too much, and it seems that the kidnapping study of his plan will have to be reconsidered.
"Why is the time of the recovery of Hong Kong and Macau accurate to what year you are talking about? Although you are saying that it is speculated based on China's economic development, isn't it also speculation, since it is speculation, why is it so accurate to the year? The examiner asked.
Dugu Bao regretted that he was impulsive and brought out all the years in Liu Gen's memory. But if you say the water that you spill out, you can't take it back, you can only defend yourself: "Leaders, this question does not stipulate the scope of the word "outlook", I said that the year is just more vivid and concrete, so that students can understand the concept of time, and it does not violate the purpose of the topic, take a step back and say, who can prove that the year I speculated is wrong?" ”
The principal and the teachers discussed in a low voice for a while, and then said: "After the research and decision of the competition team, this question is controversial, and Zhao Hongxing will not be treated with additional points or deductions."
The self-confidence in Dugu Bao's heart was reconfirmed, ignited by his victory, he glanced at the * field below, looked at the admiration and admiration of his classmates, and the heroism in his heart suddenly rose, it was a feeling of dominating the world.
I didn't expect that I was a rural child of a dwarf, a Ke Lingwa who had never even seen my mother, a poor student who was ridiculed by his classmates a month ago, and a poor boy who was the most difficult in the whole village, and today he can be so proud in the examination room in the limelight. Is this the life that Liu Gen wants in his dream, Dugubao thought of Liu Gen, a virtual dream character, again. Joy has to be shared with others, the person he can trust now is Liu Gen in his dream, except for him, there is no one who can enter his heart, as for dwarf father, Wang Jun, Teacher Zhu, etc., they can only be regarded as a little understanding, they have not yet reached the point of heart-to-heart with Dugu Bao at this time.
No, there should be one more person who can share his joy, Dugubao looked at Zhang Xiaomei on the field, for Zhang Xiaomei, Dugubao has a special feeling, because she is too much like the first love girl in Liu Gen's memory. Although Liu Gen in the dream is old, the treasure has never grown old. Dugu Bao has just adapted to being a junior high school student, and the thinking system of the teenager has not yet been established, and most of the thinking consciousness still draws on Liu Gen's life experience in the dream.
Zhang Xiaomei is 50 meters away from Dugubao, she can't see his facial expressions clearly, but he can see her face clearly, the girl should be the most beautiful when she is meditating, and the classic beauty of the girl's longing expression is simply so beautiful that it is intoxicating. Dugu Bao blurted out: "Vanilla"
Yes, vanilla is Liu Gen's first love, and she is also a girl of classical beauty. Zhang Xiaomei's expression today is simply a reproduction of the vanilla of the year. When Liu Gen saw vanilla, he made a mistake, that is, he did not give his all to fight for it. Because Vanilla was born in the family of a provincial city director, and Liu Gen is just a feng shui watcher
That year, Liu Gen followed his father to deal with the funeral procedures for the director's mother, and lived in the guest room of the director's house on the eve of the funeral, and couldn't sleep, and went to the courtyard to practice a set of swordsmanship.
But within two minutes, Liu Gen suddenly felt that something was wrong, that feeling was very strange, and at the same time it made people feel a little cold pores.
Liu Gen couldn't help but look at the window again, and saw a person hanging out of the window, still swaying from side to side. Someone killed themselves or was someone killed? No matter which one it is, it will have an impact on Liu Gen's father and son, if there is a murder in the funeral process they presided, if it spreads, others will say that they handled the funeral and violated the taboo, this kind of big hat is what the craftsman is most afraid of, and it will directly ruin the job.
Although Liu Gen was a little scared, he still rushed over, fortunately there was a big elm tree next to the window, Liu Gen quickly climbed up, turned around and jumped on the window sill, grabbed the shoulder of the person swinging under the window, and dragged it up with a "whoosh".
No, why is it so light? Liu Gen misestimated the weight of this person, and as soon as he stumbled, he fell into the house.
"Hehe, hey, cluck," a woman's laughter rang out in the corner of the room, but the laughter was creepy.
Liu Gen looked at the laughter, there was no light on in the room, he only saw a vague shadow squatting in the corner.
Today's moon is that "hairy moon", and it's a little red, so it's not very bright. Liu Gen was just about to walk over to see what was going on, when he suddenly thought that there was still a person in his hand, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive. Looking down through the hazy moonlight, eh, why is it so familiar?
"Ah" Liu Gen took two steps back, and forgot to let go in a panic. The miserable white face was staring at him with empty eyes, and Liu Gen remembered to let go of his hand, and accidentally tripped over the chair behind him.
The moment he fell, Liu Gen suddenly remembered a person, the old lady in the coffin! That's right, it's the old lady, how did this old lady run up to the second floor? It's not common sense, it's too mad! Even if it is a corpse, it is generally walking on flat ground, and there has not been a phenomenon of corpse fraud that can walk up the stairs.
Liu Gen barely calmed down after a cold sweat, only to find that the old lady who had fallen with him still maintained her original posture, quietly without a trace of movement.
Liu Gen got up tremblingly, and took out the match he used in the ritual from his pocket, although the light of the match was not very bright, but he could barely see the scene of the house.
"Hehe, giggle" Liu Gen was so frightened that the match fell to the ground, and at the moment when the match landed, Liu Gen saw a person squatting in the corner of the wall.
Is it a human or a ghost? Liu Gen has never seen a ghost until he is 18 years old, and it is difficult to conclude whether there are ghosts in the world, but at least he has not seen it.
"Hey, hey, who are you?" Liu Gen asked in a trembling voice.
"Giggles, grandma, grandma," the girl's voice came from the corner.
It turned out to be a girl, and Liu Gen looked back by the light of the match, only to find that it was a paper puppet with the face of a dead old lady drawn. No wonder it's so lightweight. But this portrait is too realistic.
Most people's fear comes from the unknown, and once a certain environment, someone, or something is no longer mysterious, it will no longer cause people to have inexplicable fear. Although the known fear is sometimes intimidating, after all, knowing what is the reason for the fear, and the fear has a goal, it will come up with countermeasures, or dodge or attack or crack. But there is also a known fear that can break your mind even more, and that is when the known fear is so great that you simply don't have the ability to fight it.
So, there are two extremes in everything, and the smart principle is balance.
At this time, the fear faced by Liu Gen has taken off the unknown side, and the known side is even less threatening.
Liu Gen quickly moved to the door and felt the light switch. When she turned around, the girl had already sat on the chair in a proper manner, and that kind of demure and refinement made Liu Gen have an indescribable feeling in his heart, which may be love at first sight.
There were many handmade paintings hanging on the walls of the room, and a drawing board with an unfinished painting on it was propped up next to the table. An old lady is holding the hand of a little girl, by a lake, the girl is laughing, the old man is laughing, and that old man is the deceased today. The girl pointed to the front, but the front was the unfinished part, and there must have been something there that made them laugh.
"Hey, who are you and why are you here?" The girl asked suddenly, her voice and expression completely normal.
Liu Gen was a little puzzled, why the girl was like two people before. But since people asked, and I was in someone's house, I had to explain the way I came, so as not to cause misunderstanding, this is a girl's room after all.
"Well, when I saw that, I thought it was someone hanging out of the window," Liu Gen replied truthfully.
"That's just a three-dimensional painting I made, what's so strange" The girl's words were surprisingly calm, who would have thought that she was still crouching in the corner just now.
Liu Gen was also surprised, it seems that this girl should be the daughter of the director's family, but why did she hang a paper figure outside the window in the middle of the night, and it was as if it was real. The comparison between the front and the back, this girl must be abnormal. But I just like to see her.
Liu Gen couldn't stay any longer, so he said goodbye and withdrew. The girl was magically imprinted in his mind.
On the way back from the funeral the next day, Liu Gen secretly asked the director of the bureau driver, only to learn that the girl studied art, but suffered from intermittent neurological problems when she was a child, so his family spent a lot of money, but it has not improved.
Liu Gen went to beg her father to help her see a doctor. Liu Gen's ancestors were royal physicians, and there were many unique ways to deal with this disease.
Of course, the father understood his son's thoughts, and shook his head helplessly, because this kind of marriage can basically be concluded to be impossible, and the concept of being the right person is deeply rooted in China, not to mention that it was that era, not to mention that Liu Gen was engaged in that kind of "low-level" industry in that era.
The girl's illness was cured, but the marriage failed. On the day Liu Gen left the provincial capital, the sun in the sky was so big and bright that he was embarrassed to shed a tear in such a good weather.
This is Liu Gen's first love, and it is also unrequited love. The classical beauty who painted became the pain of his life. Lingering, and far away. The girl named "Vanilla" and the unfinished painting became a mark on Liu Gen's heart. The girl and her grandmother were smiling so happily, what did they see? This has also become a question that has plagued Liu Gen's life. He wanted to ask Vanilla in person, but he didn't open his mouth after all; He also thought about going out of his way to confess once, but the director had already issued a ban order, giving money for treatment, and nothing else.
Liu Gen even thought of the word "elopement", but he didn't dare to express even a little emotion to Vanilla, he was afraid that his love would be rejected, and even the memories would hurt.
But when Liu Gen grew up, he finally understood how cowardly he was at that time, didn't express himself, and didn't even know how vanilla felt about him. If time could be reversed, he would definitely ask Vanilla, even if he was rebuffed. He must have asked what they saw on that painting. He would do his best to recreate the happy scene that made her laugh again.
Today, Dugubao saw Zhang Xiaomei smiling, smiling so beautifully.