Chapter Eighty-Seven: Rumor-mongering
"Students, I'm glad we met again," Shi Qinglin walked up to the podium and said with a smile, "I'm even happier that there are quite a few classmates in our class, and they are all sitting here today." ”
Now is the last year of high school, and children who can generally be admitted to high school, if there are no special circumstances, the family will insist on letting the child finish the third year of high school.
Because a high school diploma is much more valuable than a junior high school diploma, you can choose a lot more occupations, and even be able to work for a few years, and it is possible to change the rural household registration to the urban household registration.
It's not bad to say that academic qualifications change fate.
"In the last year, I hope that all of us can work harder, add some fuel, draw a successful end to our high school career, and leave no regrets."
If you can't pass the graduation exam, your high school diploma is not so easy to get.
There was thunderous applause from the audience, Meng Youyou couldn't help but applaud, Shi Qinglin's speech reminded her of when she was in her third year of high school, and her homeroom teacher also said something similar.
Whether it is this era or future generations, the words of encouragement from the teachers are still the same.
Because it was the first evening self-study at the beginning of the school year, there was no teacher to teach the new class, and there was no homework to do, so everyone just started to preview spontaneously after getting the new textbook.
In September, the weather is still very hot, so the classroom is sweaty and smells heavy, after opening the window, a lot of mosquitoes fly, from time to time you can hear the sound of "popping" mosquitoes in the quiet classroom.
Meng Youyou was okay, sitting in the middle of the position, not to attract mosquitoes, but Xiang Yanli next to her was miserable, her naked and exposed arms were red after being bitten by mosquitoes, and even broke her skin.
Meng Youyou couldn't help but sigh, just now in the cafeteria, she insisted on inviting Xiang Yanli to eat dinner, and she originally thought about buying a bottle of toilet water, but Xiang Yanli said that no one in the class used flower water, so she could only give up.
No, I can only endure being bitten so badly.
After calming down, Meng Youyou opened the English textbook, glanced at the catalog, and roughly knew what he was going to learn this semester, which was much simpler than the English of the third year of high school in later generations.
As for mathematics, she is still very familiar with most of the knowledge points, but there are still some knowledge that she has forgotten, and when it comes to class, she has to listen carefully.
As for the language, relatively speaking, Meng Youyou feels that there is still no difficulty, she knows the ideas and skills of answering the questions, and the only difficulty lies in the silent part, because she has long forgotten the ancient poems and whatnot.
Some other subjects, such as politics, Meng Youyou memorized a lot when she was admitted to graduate school, but there was still a difference between what she was learning now, so she had to learn it again.
After clarifying her thoughts, Meng Youyou set short-term goals for herself, and after planning what she should do every day, she only felt that the direction was clear, and the future was even more promising.
It's just that the things in study are clear, but the things in life are the most headaches.
On the first day of school, when Meng Youyou got out of the evening self-study, she heard gossip that she was engaged and married.
The reason why she knew so quickly was because Liu Niannian in the same dormitory directly called her aside, secretly asked her if it was true, and without waiting for her to answer, he told her that someone in the class was passing it on behind her back.
Meng Youyou was a little helpless, she had expected that even if Mrs. Meng gave her an engagement to Zhang Yidao, even if it was finally resolved, it would definitely accompany her for a long time.
No, it's just going to go wherever you go.
It's false to say that she doesn't care, because after all, for Meng Youyou, school is a new environment and a place to learn, and she doesn't want her to become someone else's talking point.
But what if you know?
It is true that Mrs. Meng accepted Zhang Yidao's bride price, and it is also true that she jumped into the river to commit suicide for this, these are all facts that cannot be denied, Meng Youyou can't lie, besides, there is no need to deny it.
She couldn't stop anyone else's mouth, so she could only persuade herself to pretend that she hadn't heard.
It's just that Meng Youyou's prediction was wrong this time.
Her non-denial and non-explanation, in the eyes of others, it was a tacit acquiescence, so the next day, the so-called gossip became Meng Youyou married and divorced someone else, took someone else's money and came back to study.
"It's too much, how can they say that?" Xiang Yanli was the most angry, and she was very angry when she learned about it, and she couldn't help but say.
Regardless of whether Meng Youyou is married or divorced, it is Meng Youyou's private matter, she chose not to tell them that it was her freedom, and Xiang Yanli felt that they outsiders couldn't control it at all.
"That's right," Liu Niannian also felt that the rumors outside were a little excessive, and answered, "Last night, I still said that I was engaged, and today it will become marriage and divorce, will it become a child tomorrow?" ”
Originally, when she heard someone talk about it, she didn't believe it or disbelieve it, but went directly to tell Meng Youyou, thinking that her affairs should always be known to her as a person.
Unexpectedly, only one night has passed, and the matter has been spread so outrageously, Liu Niannian doesn't need to ask Meng Youyou about the truth of the matter, he just wants to help Meng Youyou find out the person who spread the rumors.
"Someone must have deliberately spread it like this, so the three of them became tigers, and in the end it became like this," Liu Sisi also said.
She thought the same as Liu Niannian, if someone didn't deliberately guide her, then how could all the spearheads be pointed at Meng Youyou? Not to mention marriage and divorce, and using her husband's money to study, isn't this a bad woman?
"Who is so disgusting?" Xiang Yanli frowned and said viciously, "If I let me know, I definitely won't let him go easily." ”
I really don't know what those people are doing when they come to school to study, they did such a thing on the first day of school, they didn't learn etiquette, righteousness and shame at all, and they really don't deserve to stay in school.
Meng Youyou was about to speak, when she heard someone shouting that the head teacher was looking for her, so she could only walk outside.
I really didn't expect that after only one day of school, she was found twice by the head teacher, Meng Youyou couldn't help but smile bitterly, people who didn't know thought she had committed something.
"Meng Youyou," Shi Qinglin asked someone to call her over, and hesitated to say that he didn't know how to speak, so he paused before saying.
"I didn't call you here to criticize you, in fact, whether those rumors are true or not, you haven't made any mistakes with me."
Not only did she not make mistakes, but she performed well, at least her results can prove it.
"Thank you, teacher," Meng Youyou nodded, "I don't know why others spread those words, it's just that I'm not married, let alone divorced, and the engagement mentioned is just that my grandmother unilaterally accepted the other party's bride price." ”
"I was forced to drop out of school because of this, and when I went home, I saw that things were powerless to change, and I couldn't think of jumping into the river to kill myself for a while, but I was rescued."
"When I woke up, I left the house with my mom and my sister, and then my grandmother saw that I was resolute and returned the bride price to someone else."
What happened one after another, but Meng Youyou only used a few words to summarize, Shi Qinglin was surprised and distressed when he heard it, he didn't know that Meng Youyou had experienced so many things.
It was not her intention to drop out of school, but she didn't expect that it was her family who interrupted her study for the bride price, and jumped into the river to get rid of this marriage, and finally she relied on her own efforts to return to campus.
Shi Qinglin felt that the girl in front of him had firm eyes, tenacity, and inspiration, and he couldn't wait to use her as a typical representative to educate other classmates.
It's just that he has to verify it before doing so, after all, no matter how much he believes in her, Shi Qinglin can't just listen to her side of the story.
"I'm very happy that you're back in school and back in my class," Shi Qinglin said sincerely.
"If this matter is really as you say, I will give you justice, at least I will restore your innocence."
Meng Youyou wanted to refuse, she didn't want to trouble Shi Qinglin for such a matter, because she could solve it herself, even if she wanted to find out who was behind the scenes, it would only take a little effort.
"Don't say it," Shi Qinglin continued without waiting for her to speak, "School is for studying, not for those things, since I know it, I won't ignore it." ”
School is a place to study, and if you only think about how to spread rumors and have fun all day long, and your mind is not on your studies at all, it is better for such students to be expelled and go home as soon as possible, so as not to stay in school and affect other classmates.
Shi Qinglin is not a particularly serious person, but when he encounters these things, he wants to stick to his principles, because he knows the duties of the head teacher very well.
It is not only necessary to find out the person who deliberately lied to hurt Meng Youyou, but also to protect Meng Youyou, the victim, she is innocent.
After a few more words of comfort, Shi Qinglin let Meng Youyou leave, and only when her back disappeared from sight did he turn around and ask, "What do you think of this matter?" ”
Zhang Guoqiang has been sitting at his desk and can hear their conversation clearly, so he is also very sympathetic to Meng Youyou's experience.
He knew that there were few girls in this school, because there were not many people in the family who were willing to spend money to receive education, and there were actually not many people like Meng Youyou in the countryside.
Zhang Guoqiang pitied these children, but he felt that he could not do anything but help them learn better and give them the opportunity to change their fate, which is why he chose to be a teacher.
"I agree with what you said," Zhang Guoqiang said, "Meng Youyou is not wrong, we can't let her be wronged." ”
It's obviously not her fault, so naturally you can't blame her.
"Of course."
Shi Qinglin didn't intend to let this matter go undone at all, otherwise even if the matter faded in a few days, it would become a stain on Meng Youyou's body, which would be unfair to her.