16. Graduation assignment
Before returning to school, Zhang Ping'an went to Zhaozhuang once. If the relationship goes well, it should be Zhang Ping'an who came to the door to greet his parents-in-law for the New Year. But both sides have cooled down, and if they don't advance, they will retreat. But ordinary friends still have to do it. Zhang Ping'an feels a little sorry for others, sorry for Zhao Jinju! He provoked the war, and in silence, he wanted to extinguish it. He felt that being a human being was even more difficult than solving math problems. When I went, I was not very happy.
The Zhao family has long been mentally prepared, and Sun Erniang has foreseen it. The Zhang family has been delayed for a long time, and she knows what the ending is. However, Sun Erniang still enthusiastically did the surface work. After all, he helped his daughter. Besides, the object of the conversation was not specified, but the two sides tested the firepower. She is not the person who sang "As soon as a person leaves, the tea will be cold" sung by Aqing's sister-in-law in "Shajiabang". Besides, isn't Zhang Ping'an still gone? Even if it's gone, the tea won't be cold, if it's cold, you can reheat the water if you need to, there is a hot water bottle next to it, Aqing's sister-in-law doesn't have it, Sun Erniang has it.
Zhao Jinju needless to say, the little girl is simple-minded, she is the object of talk, and she is still a friend if she doesn't talk about it. It's not easy to meet people from your hometown in Shanghai, and it's good to be an ordinary friend. The rest of the Zhao family, all of whom are unknown, follow her mother and daughter.
The New Year is called the New Year, and all the people who come are guests, no matter what, Zhang Ping'an was still left for a meal. It's another meal of inexplicability.
At the dinner table, Zhao Jinju realized that Zhang Ping'an would go back to school in two days. So, what do you do? More on that later.
In May 1967, the assignment of the graduates of the class of '67 was carried out under this circumstance. Judging from the situation, the school is reluctant to keep these students, and if there is one more person and multiple opposites, the strength of the opposite side will be stronger, and it is better to let these students go. From the student's point of view, after more than four years of study, it is time to graduate in five years, and graduation is expected every day. If you work, you will be paid. It's not like there is no money to carry out the revolution now, and you have to take the money for food from your family, how sorry you are for your parents, how uneconomical! This is the idea of ordinary people, and it does not represent every sixth or seventh graduate.
Zhang Ping'an's mood was happy. I'm about to get paid for my job, can I not be comfortable? But no one told me about this happy thing. The only fellow, in the College of Forestry, may not have returned to school yet. But on second thought, there was nothing to talk about with her. Why don't you talk to someone in the class, who to talk to? ββThis is Zhang Ping'an's idea.
The person who can talk deeply is Wang Xinghe, one of the "San'an people" - what is there to talk about with him? Same-sex repulsion.
There is also one two, that is, Cheng Fengjiao. Zhang Ping'an's idea was to talk to Cheng Fengjiao - these two people had something to talk about.
They usually go for a walk together after dinner. The Cultural Revolution went out together and was now also a faction.
united together in Huai'an, rescued the Liu family, and made good friends with Cheng Zhiping, and Cheng Fengjiao's mother also fell in love with Zhang Ping'an. Tell my daughter that it's good. Although the two are not in love, their impression of each other is good.
Cheng Fengjiao is good-looking, she has to have a face and a figure. But she doesn't like to dress up, she doesn't want to make vases. Although her classmates called her a tie flower, she didn't care. Keep your mouth shut about love and strictly abide by the school rules. However, girls are not like boys, girls mature early, 21 years old (less than a year younger than Zhang Ping'an), and they have already become mothers in rural areas. Although you are not in a hurry, but your body is in a hurry, seeing that your chest is getting bigger and bigger, it is salivating! It's strange that there are no people chasing her - it can only be explained that there is none, and there is no secret, only Cheng Fengjiao knows. Yes, Cheng Fengjiao will often receive notes from some male classmates stuffed into her. She also resisted, and she was also moved, it was really "which girl doesn't want to be a lang"! But she restrained herself. Seeing that the distribution is leaving, where is it going? Mom's words rang in her ears. I couldn't help but think of Zhang Ping'an. In other words, someone thought of Zhang Ping'an.
Girls will be attentive to what they want to do. One day when the opportunity came, Wang Xinghe went to other schools to find fellow villagers, so she took the initiative to ask Zhang Ping'an to take a walk. The topic is where the assignment goes. Zhang Ping'an said: "I want to go back to my hometown, to my alma mater, you know, I am an only child, I want to be closer to home, so that I can take care of my parents." β
"Yo, I can't see that you're still a filial son!" Cheng Fengjiao's words were half admiration, and half were a little ironic. She heard Wang Xinghe say that Zhang Ping'an often went to the Forestry College to find a fellow villager, and it was said that the fellow was a girl. She has feelings, but she is not jealous. So she asked tentatively: "Isn't there a partner in my hometown?" β
"No, no!" Zhang Ping'an shook his hand again and again, but his face was red and hot, fortunately it was night, the street lights were not on, and Cheng Fengjiao couldn't see it.
"How can you be so sure? I heard Wang Xinghe say, aren't you a fellow countryman from the College of Forestry? How does she look? Cheng Fengjiao then went on the offensive again.
"Yes, it's a fellow countryman, just knowing." How he looked, he avoided answering.
"You can't lie! Whether there is or not, it has nothing to do with me! Cheng Fengjiao stopped and closed the door by herself.
"Well, not to talk about others, I want to ask you what you are going to do?" Zhang Ping'an went on the defensive.
"I, I don't have any plans!" Cheng Fengjiao said: "But I don't want to go back to my hometown. Where have I lived for more than ten years, annoying! After a pause, he said, "I'm not afraid to leave home, I still have a younger brother at home, and as you have seen, there is no house to live in at home." Besides, I am not like you, I have that filial piety. Zhiping is not good at studying, he can't get into the university, let him stay at home and do his filial piety! "Cheng Fengjiao is going to marry after all, she can't say. But she fired another shot: "If I go to Leping with you, are you welcome?" β
"What, are you willing to go to Leping with me?" Zhang Ping'an thought that his ears had heard it wrong, and he was very surprised!
"Really, I'm willing to go to Leping." Cheng Fengjiao said with certainty that this time Cheng Fengjiao blushed a little. She felt that this was not like what a girl said, and it seemed too proactive. But then again, she just said that she was willing to go to Leping, not that she wanted to fall in love with Zhang Ping'an, let alone marry him! What is there to be ashamed of! However, for Zhang Ping'an, it is indeed a good opportunity.
"On behalf of the people of Leping County, I welcome you!" Zhang Ping'an, can he represent? But it was the voice of his heart, the voice that came from the depths of his heart. So, Zhang Ping'an enthusiastically introduced his alma mater to Cheng Fengjiao.
Leping County is located on the bank of the Le'an River, belongs to the hilly area, it can be said that the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the people are outstanding. There are abundant products and simple folk customs. Leping Middle School is just north of the county seat. It takes only ten minutes to walk from the school to the city centre. Full name of the school: Leping Middle School of Jiangxi Province. These seven words are from the hand of the educator Ma Xu. The school is in a beautiful environment. The whole school is in the woods. The neat classrooms are rows of independent bungalows that do not interfere with each other and facilitate learning. Most of the teachers' dormitories are bungalows. This is because the bungalows are suitable for being under the woods. The student dormitory is also a bungalow, and now there are also buildings, but the houses are not high, and they are also hidden in the woods. Looking from the gate, there is a hill not far away, and it is a planned park in the prefecture. There is a large playground behind the school with green grass. Outside the playground is a bamboo forest. The bamboo forest is not under the control of the school. However, students and teachers can go to play on holidays, or after dinner, or during lunch breaks. The bamboo in the bamboo forest is very thick, and there are many crooked poems, love poems, limerick poems, engraved on it, and it has become a souvenir of "visiting here".
"What's okay?" After listening to Zhang Ping'an's boasting, Cheng Fengjiao asked.
"The school is definitely good." Zhang Ping'an added: "The location of the school is seriously short of water, and there is no tap water at present. This is a serious problem, and I don't know when it will be solved! β
Small county towns are developing, and tap water has not yet been popularized, so how can it be compared with Shanghai. This is similar to Huai'an, and Cheng Fengjiao thinks that this is not a serious problem.
Whether the place is good or not, you will only know after looking at it. Just listening to Zhang Ping'an doesn't count. But can you go? Why? Gotta find an explanation. It can't be said to be the object, that's not okay, if you violate the school rules, maybe you will be punished, which is unlucky. The two young men were one step closer, but they couldn't think of anything to do. This concludes the conversation.
Coincidentally, the mobilization meeting for graduation distribution put forward a call for Shanghai to support the third line. Jiangxi is the third line of Shanghai. Many factories in Shanghai have been relocated to Jiangxi, such as Jiangxi Vinilon Factory, Jiangxi Electrochemical Factory, Dongfeng Pharmaceutical Factory, etc., all of which were moved from Shanghai to Leping County. A large number of educated youths from Shanghai have also been stationed in Jiangxi. Why is this so? There are many reasons, but Jiangxi is close to Shanghai, which is a big reason. Jiangxi's industry, culture, education, and health are all lagging behind Shanghai's. Jiangxi is also an old revolutionary base area. In peacetime, supporting the construction of Jiangxi is also one of the national policies, and in any case, there is a reason to go to Jiangxi.
As a result of the graduation assignment, the three "San'an people" all went to Jiangxi Leping Middle School. Wang Xinghe was mobilized by Cheng Fengjiao.