Chapter 5: A Stranger
Akon is well aware of a game invented by humans called "exams". It is to come up with a question and set the answer, and then let the children guess, and the correct guess will get points. Adults divide the children into upper, middle, and lower grades based on their scores. This practice of labeling children as early as life is not only stupid, but also cruel. Adults insist that they have human knowledge in their questions, but the answers they give are often wrong. But they are stubborn and refuse to admit their mistakes. Sometimes it's because of ignorance, sometimes it's because of laziness. In order to prevent people from dwelling on "right and wrong", one of the smart people came up with a way to stop the "answer" from being called the "correct answer" but the "standard answer", which gags some people's mouths.
In fact, many questions have been answered. Those who find the answers are accustomed to recording their findings in books and putting them in the library. But going to the library to find answers is a hassle and tiring, and not many people want to look for them. There was also a time when someone was so angry about this that he set fire to the library in a fit of rage. This is also a secret that human libraries are prone to fires.
For students, a semester of study life is so long. I don't know what day it was, but there were fewer children in the park after school. There are fewer and fewer, and the last one left is Zhang Xiaotrot. He didn't run anymore either, and boredom dangled twice under the tree. Out of nowhere, he found a gauze net, threaded it through a fork of a tree, and knelt on the edge of the pool to catch small fish.
Unable to hear the laughter of the children under the tree, Akon felt lonely. He stood on a tree and asked:
"Trot, why are you the only one playing today?"
"Everyone else went to extracurricular classes. ”
"What extracurricular class?"
"Mathematics, Chinese, English, playing the piano, dancing, playing chess...... There are so many kinds that I can't say all. ”
"Why didn't you go?"
"My mom also enrolled me in math classes, which will start next week. I won't be able to play after next week. ”
"Don't you have math class, Chinese class, English class every day, why do you have to do it after school? Besides, you've learned those arithmetic. ”
"Yes, yes, but there will still be mistakes. ”
"How can you not make mistakes in arithmetic? Adults can make mistakes, let alone children. It is God's arrangement that human beings will make mistakes, and human beings have relied on changes for thousands of years to get to where they are today. Species that do not make mistakes are extinct. ”
Akon knew that his complaints were ignored, but he couldn't help but mumble in the tree for a long time.
One day at noon, none of the students ran to the playground after lunch. Finding it strange, Akon flew to the windowsill of the classroom to see what the children were doing. They're all doing hygiene. Tarzan is wiping the floor with a mop, Zhang is trotting to align the desks and chairs in the class, Hua Man is wiping the classroom door with a rag, and Xia Ye is placing the books on the shelves. The rest of the people also have their own projects, and they all do it very seriously.
At one o'clock, the children started their classes again, when a banner appeared above the main entrance of the building, which read: Welcome to the alma mater of entrepreneur Dr. Wang Daben.
After a while, sure enough, a Mercedes-Benz sedan drove up to the school gate and stopped, and a fat white man with glasses got out of the car. Principal Zhao Sihua led the two teachers who were already waiting in front of the door and warmly greeted him and shook hands with him. Ah Kang understood, it turned out that the children were busy all day at noon to welcome this white fat man - Dr. Wang Daben, an entrepreneur. Ah Kang felt that this person was familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere. Akon wanted to take a closer look, but they were already inside.
About an hour later, Principal Zhao Sihua sent him out of the primary school again. The headmaster shook his hand again:
"Dr. Wang is not only concerned about the construction of his alma mater, but also has a unique insight into education. On behalf of the school, I thank you. ”
"President Zhao has said that I have always hoped to do something for my alma mater. He waved to the principal and drove away.
Throughout the afternoon, Akon became uneasy, and the appearance of the fat white man brought an ominous omen to him. By the end of the day, Akon felt compelled to confirm it himself, so it flew west.
Akon is not a native of the park, having only moved here a few years ago, and its former home is on the edge of the city. There's a university there, not too big, but old, and it's been quietly there for years. There are several old buildings on the campus, where teachers and university students take classes, study, research, eat, and sleep. To the south of these buildings is a very large playground with athletics, soccer field, basketball court, and open-air swimming pool. In winter, the grass in the middle of the track and field field is turned into an ice rink.
To the south of the playground is a large woodland, with many unnamed trees besides the common birch pines, willows, and elms. On the edge of the woodland is a row of lilacs. Every year in May, the lilacs are in full bloom, and the woodland is filled with the rich fragrance of flowers, and people in the university call it "Lilac Garden". This is the former home of Akang the Raven. It is born here, raised here, and aged here. It may also fall from the branches along with the leaves on a future winter day and turn into dirt the following spring.
One day, disaster struck. A group of people broke in and began to cut down trees, chainsaws with axes, all the trees, not a single one was left. The birds lost their homes, and Akon had to lead the group to move. They flew over the city, searching, searching, and finally discovered the park. They fall down and find a tree so that life can start again. The Lilac Garden, a home that Akon will never forget, will only reappear in his dreams afterward.
Akon returns to his former home. The university is still the same university, but the home is gone. The lilac garden was transformed into a square, and the large trees became dwarf shrubs. Some lampposts stand in the square. By this time the sun had set, and the lights in the square were on, and the lampposts formed a set of patterns. Akang landed on a lamppost, and the bubbling water in the fountain shimmered with a faint blue light.
"You're back?"
A voice came from below. Akon looked down, and a dark shadow crept into the bushes.
"Who should I be, it turned out to be Lao Huang. ”
Lao Huang - a weasel who used to live in a lilac garden, an old acquaintance of Akang.
"Do you still live here?"
"How is it possible, a few days after you moved out, I also moved. I now live at the foot of the hill in the back. I went out to do something today, and I didn't want to reunite with old friends. ”
Akang Says:
"It's really touching to see what this place looks like now. I was looking for someone to inquire about something, and I happened to meet you. ”
"What's the matter? I only go here once in a while. Old friends are all going their separate ways, and every time I go here, it's inevitably sentimental. ”
"I want to inquire about one person, it is Wang Xiaoli, the owner of the small shop. ”
"Are you still thinking about that name? It seems that there are unforgivable people in Akang's life. ”
"There is no forgiveness or forgiveness, only helplessness. I'm just interested in his life and want to see what else will happen to him. ”
"Of course, Wang Xiaoli has a story, he destroyed the lilac garden and harmed all of us, but he bought good luck for himself. ”
That night, Ah Kang and Lao Huang chatted about some past events, and Lao Huang told Ah Kang some stories. The protagonist of the story is called Wang Xiaoli, the lifelong enemy of the crow Akang. Akon's loss of his home also starts with this person.
One year, the small campus store had a new young owner named Wang Xiaoli. Wang Xiaoli is not tall, he is white and fat, his small eyes are always smiling, and he is amiable to everyone. He was better than his uncle, the old owner of the little shop.
Wang Xiaoli is smart. The university is of course a place with a lot of readers, so he added books to the store, and his books are cheaper than others, although the quality of the printing is not very good. College students wanted all kinds of CDs, and he got a lot of them.
However, Wang Xiaoli is not very friendly to birds, and he especially hates bird droppings on rooftops and open spaces in front of his doors. Out of nowhere, he got a big net and put it in the woodland, trying to catch all the sparrows. Then the hair is removed, marinated with a variety of seasonings, and then skewered on a chisel and baked in the oven. Freshly baked and sold, it must be a good business. However, his good business was stopped in time, and a retired old professor saw it while walking, and immediately went home and fetched scissors, and cut the large net into ten sections.
There is a carpenter-turned-old Wang in the university's logistics office, who is responsible for various maintenance of the school. Carpenter Wang often went to Wang Xiaoli's shop to buy cigarettes, and after a long time, he became an acquaintance. One day the carpenter came to buy cigarettes, and his face was sad. Wang Xiaoli asked him with concern what his difficulties were. Carpenter Wang said that the school building is too old, and the classroom has not been repaired for many years. The skin of the wall fell off and almost hit the students. The principal was very worried and ordered him to quickly find someone to repair it, but only 20,000 yuan was granted to him. In the past few days, he has been looking for people to work, but no one wants to do it, because the money is too small.
Wang Xiaoli listened and said that he might be able to do Carpenter Wang a favor. It turned out that he had a cousin in the countryside who had brought a few young people from the village into the city a few days ago. When my cousin heard that there were many new buildings built in the city, and that the people who bought the houses needed to renovate the new houses, he thought that there was an opportunity to make money. Otherwise, being idle in the countryside is also idle. I didn't want to go into the city to know that they didn't know the place well, and no one came to ask them to work. Every day, I can only squat at the head of the Nanguan Bridge, where I am in a daze. Wang Xiaoli said:
"Master Wang, I have a distant relative who can also do this job, so I'll call him for you. When the time comes, if you have more money and less money, you can just watch it. ”
In this way, Wang Xiaoli helped Carpenter Wang solve a big problem, and Carpenter Wang really felt that this Wang Xiaoli was a very good young man. The walls of the classroom had just been repaired, and a great thing came to the door.
On that day, the king carpenter entered the small shop in a hurry and asked for a pack of expensive cigarettes. Wang Xiaoli is strange, this old king has never bought cheap cigarettes. Without waiting for Wang Xiaoli to ask, Carpenter Wang said:
"Now I'm rich. ”
It turned out that earlier that day, the president of the university had summoned everyone, from teachers to staff and workers, to a meeting in the auditorium. The president told everyone that the university was going to participate in the selection of the top universities in the country. The higher authorities sent an order to mobilize up and down at any cost, and to be sure to be successfully selected. For this purpose, a large amount of money has been allocated to the school. Now that he has money, the president is determined to give the old university a new look. It was too late to build a new building, and the principal decided to renovate all the existing buildings.
This news is too important, and Wang Xiaoli's genius has finally caught up with the opportunity to show it. That night he took Carpenter Wang out for a drink and inquired for more news.
The next day, Wang Xiaoli invited his cousin to take over his small shop business, and he went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to register a new company, Xiaoli Decoration Engineering Company. There are two shareholders of the company, Wang Xiaoli and Wang Carpenter's wife. He also told his cousin to hurry back to the countryside, pull more people out, and prepare to do a big job.
The time, place, and people are favorable, and Wang Xiaoli's decoration company successfully undertook the renovation and maintenance project of the campus. The principal attaches great importance to it and often visits the site to check the quality and progress of the project. After going back and forth, the principal had an impression of Wang Xiaoli. The principal felt that this young man was not like other contractors, polite, thoughtful and responsible. He only needs to speak once about important things, and he will do them immediately. The principal complimented him:
"Although Wang Xiaoli didn't go to college, he can do things more reassuring than those who went to college. ”
The school building has been repainted, the roads on campus have been resurfaced with asphalt, the grass has been planted with new turf, and pine and cypress trees have been planted in front of the building. During the acceptance, the principal led a group of people to check one by one, and Wang Xiaoli also followed behind, noting down the principal's instructions at any time. After the acceptance, the principal still frowned, and Wang Xiaoli was very nervous.
The principal said:
"It's done a pretty good job. But I think there is something wrong with our school, which makes people feel that it is not grand enough and not high-grade enough. ”
What are the shortcomings? The people who followed were speculating about how to make it more imposing and classy? They put forward a lot of ideas, but the headmaster shook his head.
When everyone dispersed, Wang Xiaoli was still following the principal, and the principal met and asked:
"Wang Xiaoli, do you still have something to talk about?"
At this time, Wang Xiaoli offered a plan. This was a crucial event that directly affected his later life.
"Headmaster, I think the school still lacks a magnificent school gate. ”
Wang Xiaoli's words reminded the principal. "Yes, we need a new school gate. ”
The old gate of this university is really inconspicuous, with two iron fence gates and a long plaque with the name of the school in black on a white background. The paint on the fence gates and plaques has peeled off in some places due to wind and sun. As soon as you enter the school gate, there is the lilac garden, and a narrow road passes through the garden and leads to the school buildings at the back. The dense canopy of the tall trees in the lilac garden forms an arch that shades the road. The headmaster always felt depressed as he walked along the road every day, and the tree arches blocked the sunlight, making the road look gloomy.
Wang Xiaoli suggested to the principal that a large school gate be rebuilt and the Lilac Garden should be transformed into an open musical fountain square. As soon as you enter the university, you can feel the sunshine and vitality, and make the university look refreshed. This suggestion is exactly what the principal wants. The headmaster immediately assigned someone to design it, and asked for a low black marble wall in front of the door, on which the name of the school was engraved and painted gold.
The construction of a new school gate has become the top priority of the campus renovation project, and the principal wants to hand it over to someone he trusts, and that person is Wang Xiaoli. Wang Xiaoli also did his best to live up to the trust of the principal.
The first thing is to cut down the big trees in the lilac garden. That morning, Wang Xiaoli led people to drive forklifts, cranes, trucks, chainsaws, and axes into the lilac garden. As soon as the screeching chainsaw sounded, the birds knew that disaster was coming. Both plants and animals are extremely vulnerable to these iron guys.
The crow Akon immediately called all the birds to flee with him. Akon had taken them away from the dangerous place first, knowing that many of the birds had small hearts, and that the noise was loud enough to shatter their hearts. When everyone's mood calmed down a little, Akon sent out magpies and cuckoos to find a new habitat. The expedition team flew in different directions, some to the south, some to the north, some to the east, and some to the northwest. Eventually, they found the park next to the school, and Akon decided to move there.
Before leaving, Ah Kang flew back to the Lilac Garden, and Ah Kang was really reluctant to be there and wanted to take another look.
Ah Kang flew in mid-air and saw the big trees in the lilac garden lying on the ground, and the excavator was digging up the roots of the trees. Wang Xiaoli was directing the workers in the open space when he noticed a crow flying overhead, so he picked up a stone and threw it over:
"Stupid crow, there's no place for you here!"
Ah Kang was very angry and really wanted to swoop down and peck Wang Xiaoli. But it does not lose its mind and does not risk its life for the sake of a "wicked person". Angry and helpless, Ah Kang did a childish thing, it aimed at Wang Xiaoli's head and threw a puddle of crow, and then flew away. Akon thought he would never go back to this place.
After moving to the park, Akon led the birds to start a new life. The days gradually calmed down, and the pain faded away. Occasionally, Akon would see the wicked man in his dreams, and he would feel glad when he woke up. The wicked only stay in dreams and do not run back into reality.
The follow-up story about Wang Xiaoli comes from Huang Weasel Lao Huang's narration of Ah Kang.
The president led the whole school to work together, and finally succeeded, and the name of the university was included in the shortlist. The principal was happy and naturally did not forget the young man named Wang Xiaoli, and the principal patted him on the shoulder and said:
"You've done a lot for us, and I'm very optimistic about you. You are good at observing, love to use your brain, do things to make people feel at ease, and have a future in the future. ”
At this time, Wang Xiaoli made some personal requests, he lowered his head and said:
"Principal, my deceased mom always wanted me to be a college student. ”
It didn't take long for Wang Xiaoli to become a student at the university's College of Adult Education. After another two years, Wang Xiaoli graduated. At the graduation ceremony, Wang Xiaoli delivered a speech as a representative of the graduates. He took the stage and began to read the manuscript, and began to weep bitterly when he read the third sentence, "I remembered my dead mother." I didn't finish reading the manuscript, but it touched everyone on and off the stage.
After the graduation ceremony, Wang Xiaoli did a big thing. He went to the police station to change his name, no longer "Wang Xiaoli", but to "Wang Daben".
"Sure enough, it was him. Akon said.
That afternoon, when Wang Daben walked into the elementary school, Ah Kang saw that face. His face was fatter than before, and he wore a pair of glasses. Ah Kang didn't recognize it immediately, but it felt familiar, and it was accompanied by a bad omen.
Lao Huang said:
Wang Xiaoli not only graduated from university, but also became a doctor with the help of the president within a few years. However, he did not change his name to 'Dr. Wang', but continued to be called 'Wang Daben'. It looks like Akon is going to be in trouble again. But as everyone said before, if it's trouble, then let Akon bear more, who calls him Akon. ”
"I'm old, but I still have wings. It's just that if there's trouble this time, it doesn't seem to be coming at me. ”
Ah Kang said goodbye to Lao Huang. Night had fallen, and Akon didn't care about the darkness, it knew every part of the city's sky, day and night.
Wang Daben returned to the elementary school where he went to school, and what else did he have to do for the school. He is not a person with feelings, whether it is Wang Xiaoli in the past or Dr. Wang now, he will always be a businessman who is greedy for profit.
Akon flew towards the park, his heart heavy, but he still vigorously flipped his wings.
Wang Daben became a doctor, and at the same time, he was no longer the owner of a renovation company. Wang Daben is no longer the former small shop owner "Wang Xiaoli", but the respected "Dr. Wang Daben". Since you are a doctor, you should do a career commensurate with your doctor's status, and although the renovation company is a good deal, it always makes people feel like a contractor. So Wang Daben sold his renovation company and started a technology company. Now his business card is printed with Dr. Wang Daben, general manager of Xiaoli Technology Company.
Wang Daben felt that this was much more decent. But he faces another problem: his tech company doesn't make as much money as a renovation company. In fact, he didn't know any technology at all, or what technology he could rely on to make money. The academic certificates in his hand were real, and in order to obtain them, he paid people to complete various papers, assignments, and exams for him. Of course, the special attention of the university president is indispensable.
Wang Daben started a new business. It's hard to say whether his Ph.D. title is true or not, but he does have a lot of business acumen. In the past two years, many training classes and tutorial classes for children have suddenly popped up in the city, and business has been booming. Parents want their children to be promising, to study well, and to score higher on exams than others. In order to attend this kind of class, parents are very willing to spend money. Such a good business opportunity, Wang Daben naturally did not want to miss it, which was much stronger than the business of his decoration company.
Wang Daben pondered that whether it is Chinese arithmetic or English, smart children are always easier to learn well. If those parents were told that there was a way to make their children smarter and more intellectual, wouldn't they be happy to pay for it. He has a great business plan. The first step is to find a primary school and go there to carry out a series of creative activities. Let the teachers there tell the teachers elsewhere, and let the parents of the students there tell the parents elsewhere, so as to occupy the children's extracurricular education market with the momentum of sparks. needed a primary school to cooperate with his plan, and Wang Daben naturally thought of the primary school he attended. He had passed by many times before, and he had never thought of walking into his alma mater again.
He returned to his alma mater in primary school and gave a big gift - to build a new school gate for his alma mater. Wang Daben has experience in building school gates. The school gate is like a person to a school, and it is natural to be liked by people if they look good. Principal Zhao Sihua was of course very happy, he had long wanted to rebuild the school gate, but it would cost a lot of money. The school's funding has been tight, and it is impossible to come up with that money.
As a business elite, Wang Daben never procrastinates in doing things. He called in the construction team and demolished the old school gate in just one night. In less than a week, a brand new golden school gate was erected. Now you just have to stand on this street, no matter how far away, day or night, you can see the golden light emitted by the school gate. The elementary school became the "landmark" of the street.
When the sunlight reflected from the golden school gate pierced the crow Akon's eyes, it had to hide on the other side of the tree. What does this Wang Daben want to do?
After the new school gate was built, Wang Daben ran to the primary school twice in three days. One day, Wang Daben, Principal Zhao Sihua, and a few teachers came to the display board next to the playground. They took down the old ones, replaced them with large new ones, and then had a lively discussion before they dispersed. Akon flew over when there was no one on the playground to see what was new. The display board is full of pictures and texts, as if there is an activity to be carried out, and the headline in large letters is very eye-catching: Abnormal Child Training Program.
It turned out that Wang Daben was here for this, and Ah Kang understood.
Yes, the "Abnormal Child Training Program" is an idea that Dr. Wang Daben came up with with great painstaking efforts. When the crow Akon saw it, he couldn't help but croak twice, just like a human laughing. After laughing, Ah Kang began to worry, it seems that Wang Daben is here to make trouble for the children this time.