On the railway in the suburbs, as far as the eye can see, there is a low, chaotic simple house, which is a mixed place at the junction of urban and rural areas, and it is a slum that every city will have, where people who pick up garbage, collect rags, repair cars, sell vegetables, and do all kinds of small business gather. Most of them are not permanent residents of the city, but migrants from the countryside or further afield.

The mischievous trio couldn't find anything to do, so they pedaled their bikes all the way to the place. Ma Weiguo stood in the middle of the railroad tracks, looking at the overgrown field with a confused expression, looking preoccupied. Tietou and Sihua sat on the railroad tracks polished by the trains that passed through every day and smoked, and a cigarette was smoked alternately in the hands of the two people. Because Ma Hongmei lost her job after getting married, Ma Weiguo lost an important source of income, and even the troublesome trio smoked cigarettes.

Ma Weiguo's heart was furious today, and an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense, making him have an ominous premonition. The first thing he thought of was Yang Duoduo, originally they invited Yang Duoduo to hang out with them today, but Yang Duoduo uncharacteristically refused, using the excuse that he was not feeling well. But Ma Weiguo could feel that Yang Duoduo was hiding something from him. He was afraid of losing Yang Duoduo, afraid that she would be taken away by competitors and thrown into the arms of others, but the reality made him powerless and could only watch all this happen. Ma Weiguo closed his eyes and played the harmonica, and the melody of BEYOND's "Goodbye Ideal" was already somewhat decent.

Sitting alone on the corner of the road,

The cold wind blows awake,

Silently with my lonely shadow,

I just want to hold him tightly with the knot,

complaining of bitterness,

At this moment I remembered the past,

A rush in my heart to forge ahead,

Putting aside that reality, there is no concern,

It's as if you have everything around you.

After blowing for a while, he took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket - this is the lyrics of "Goodbye Ideal" copied by Yang Duoduo for him, delicate, elegant, and a little free and bold font, just like Yang Duoduo's temperament. Ma Weiguo glanced at it and put it in his pocket again, the lyrics were all imprinted in his mind, and he could recite them word for word without thinking about it, he just wanted to see those words, just like seeing Yang Duoduo to make up for her absence.

The iron head asked thoughtfully, "Where do you say the end of this railroad track?" ”

Ma Weiguo's gaze stretched along the railroad tracks into the distance, and the rails meandered endlessly, disappearing below the horizon, "far, far away". Ma Weiguo muttered.

Iron Head sighed with some regret, "Eh, I've never left here!" ”

Sihua seemed to have made a lot of determination, saying: "The farthest place I have ever been to is my grandmother's house, we must pass the exam, go to Beijing, go to Shanghai, Shenzhen, and leave this ghost place." ”

His words made the blood of several young people boil, and the open and broad future contains infinite possibilities, which made them full of longing and pride. Ma Weiguo lifted his spirits, stretched out his right hand, and Sihua and Tietou slapped their hands on his outstretched palms in tacit understanding. This is their youth agreement, to get out of this place, to break into the world, and to interpret their wonderful life. No matter where you are at the ends of the earth, no matter how vicissitudes your life is, you must remember each other's existence and friendship back then.

Iron Head asked excitedly, "What is your ideal?" ”

Ma Weiguo's heart jumped suddenly, and he was stunned for a moment, he remembered the same question Yang Duoduo had asked in her boudoir and his somewhat reckless answer, and quickly shook his head subconsciously, as if he was denying his troubles to Sihua and Tietou.

Tietou didn't understand Ma Weiguo's thoughts, and joked: "Do you want to become a musician?" ”

Sihua laughed, "How many people have to die......"

Ma Weiguo asked the two of them seriously: "Is it really hard for me to sing?" Iron head you are the most honest, you say. ”

Tietou really confessed, and replied without hesitation: "I have an urgent need to urinate when I hear you sing." ”

Listening to Tietou's truth, Ma Weiguo was a little disappointed, the rock dream that had been haunting him was completely shattered, he couldn't become Cui Jian, let alone BEYOND. The only vague direction of the future was also lost, Ma Weiguo felt lost, the shadow of depression shrouded his heart again, and the excitement he had just had was like a ray of sunshine sprinkled in the gap of the thick clouds, which was soon engulfed by the dark clouds.

The two sworn friends did not notice the subtle emotional changes of their boss. Sihua obsessively looks forward to the future, "I want to be a big official or a big boss, and I have a lot of money." When the time comes, you all mess with me! ”

Before the words fell, the iron head kicked Sihua, "When the boss is the boss!" When Ma Weiguo heard this, he smiled bitterly.

Ma Weiguo's intuition is very accurate, Yang Duoduo is indeed not absent because he is not feeling well. She had to carry out her own plan on her own. After so many days of messing around with the mischievous trio, she's bored and tired, she needs to find new friends, new thrills, and besides, she already has a goal.

Since it was the weekend, the huge basketball court of the children's school was empty, and from a distance, only a figure was galloping and jumping, and the basketball seemed to have life in his hands, spinning freely, and had become a part of his body. Sha Wei slams the dunk alone, his figure is vigorous, and he is full of man's pride. Even on weekends, he would come to school to play basketball for a while, which was his hobby, his habit, and what he was most proud of. He has a handsome and dashing appearance, superb ball skills, he likes to live in the intoxicated gaze of the opposite sex looking at him, and likes to face their eyes, movements, and words to give him frank or implicit hints, some are emotional calls, and some are physical desires. But every time he ignored it handsomely and coolly, he was waiting, waiting for someone worthy of his own response. These rough girls who grew up in small cities are not in his eyes at all. In fact, he had long noticed Yang Duoduo, a freshman from a big city, and the hurried glance on the side of the court that day made him feel excited. And Yang Duoduo's shyness and the flush on his cheeks told him, "There is a play!" ”

The ball goes into the basket and pops off...... Yang Duoduo picked up the basketball from a distance and walked to Sha Wei in the bright light. Shawei had a knowing smile on his face, "Give it to me!" The tone is cordial and casual, like facing an old friend who has a tacit understanding.

Yang Duoduo naughtily held the ball behind him, raised his head and looked provocative, "You teach me to play!" ”

Sha Wei smiled without saying a word, and a sweet feeling filled the air, rippling through the bodies of the two people. Sha Wei made a surprise move, turned around and went around behind Yang Duoduo, grabbed the ball in his hand, and slapped it rhythmically on the ground. Yang Duoduo pretended to be angry and said, "You sneak attack!" "The strange coquettish appearance is heartwarming. She immediately bent down, somewhat awkwardly mimicking the posture of hunched defense, and stared at Shawei with a pair of affectionate eyes.

Shawei dribbled, passed, and the bodies of the two collided on the court...... Yang Duoduo danced happily like a butterfly, and from time to time there was Ding Dong's cheerful laughter......

After playing, the two of them sat on the edge of the playground sweating profusely, Yang Duoduo was happy while gasping, and said in a trembling voice: "It's really happy!" I should have learned to play basketball sooner. ”

Sha Wei looked at Yang Duoduo's silhouette, "Then I don't have a chance to teach you!" The tone is meaningful.

Yang Duoduo turned his face, looked at Sha Wei with undisguised eyes, and asked, "Have you ever been to Beijing?" ”

Sha Wei shook his head a little embarrassedly, "No, I've been to the provincial capital, and I studied there at the sports school!" ”

"If you have the chance, you must go, it's a new world, it's big, it's colorful!"

Sha Wei nodded and said, "When you go back, take me with you!" Wherever you are, there is laughter. ”

Yang Duoduo walked through the classrooms with her hands behind her back, and Sha Wei followed behind her, holding the basketball that had a special meaning for them.

Wu Tong invited Ma Jianshe and Yang Shengli to the school at the same time, saying that they were going to hold a parent mobilization meeting before the exam. But this is the superficial reason, the real reason is that Yang Shengli greeted her and expressed his concern that Yang Duoduo and Ma Weiguo were mixed up all day long. Yang Shengli's words were more tactful, "Now that the college entrance examination is approaching, time is pressing, children should focus on learning, if other things affect their studies and performance in the college entrance examination, it will delay the future of a lifetime." Wu Tong understood and made today's arrangements according to Yang Shengli's hints.

Yang Shengli knows her daughter's personality very well, and if she directly interferes with her interactions with her classmates, it will only backfire and make her closer to Ma Weiguo. He has his own way of dealing with the problem and can solve this problem indirectly and effectively.

In the teacher's office, Yang Shengli sat at one end of the table with a domineering, high-minded and low-ranking appearance, making people look like he was lecturing Wu Tong and Ma Jianjian. Wu Tong glanced at Director Yang and was about to speak, but Yang Shengli spoke first, with the posture of a leader making a report to his subordinates. No matter what the occasion, in the face of people with a lower status than himself, he is used to firmly grasping the initiative and taking the situation into his own hands.

Although it is a condescending gesture, Yang Shengli's expression is still amiable, "Children are the flowers of the motherland, the future masters, schools and parents should cooperate with each other in education, supervise each other, and parents can set an example and give them good guidance, the so-called 'teaching by word and deed'!" Speaking of this, he glanced at Ma Jianjian, who didn't say a word, bowed his head and smoked a smoky cigarette. Yang Shengli frowned, Ma Jianjian's negative attitude of not advancing with oil and salt made him a little dissatisfied, and he made it clear that he didn't give himself face, so he immediately decided to beat Ma Jianjian. No matter what the occasion, the authority of the leader is not to be offended!

"I know that the school called the two of us this time, and it was not considered, isn't there a comparison? Duoduo, this child has been sensible since he was a child, and he is excellent in character and learning, of course, it does not mean that your child is inferior to her...... By the way, what's it called? Yang Shengli remembered Ma Weiguo's name, but pretended to forget it, so as to show his high status as a leader, and the little people could not leave traces in his memory.

"Ma Weiguo." Ma Jianshe replied with a gloomy face.

"Uh-huh, yes, that's not good, you can't put pressure on the child!" Yang Shengli took a sip of tea, and then said: "The children of our two families have been getting closer recently, from the perspective of the advanced helping the backward, learning pairs, and helping one by one, this is a good thing, we can make progress together!" It is also to carry forward the sense of solidarity and mutual assistance among classmates and carry forward the spirit of collectivism. However, according to my observations, when they are together, their minds are not used for studying, and they are mainly playful. If this continues, not only will Ma Weiguo's performance not improve, but it may also drag Duoduo back......"

Ma Jianshe coughed violently and choked on his cigarette. Yang Shengli did not stop, continued his earnest teaching, and said to Ma Jianjian with great gravity: "Old horse! In the factory, you are conscientious and diligent, everyone can see it, but I want to criticize you twice, the things in the factory are big things, and the children's things are not small things, so you have to grasp them with both hands...... Yes! If you have any difficulties, please come to me......"

Ma Jianshe nodded with difficulty, but his heart was extremely uncomfortable. My chest was tight, and I couldn't breathe.

At night, Ma Weiguo had just stepped into the house, and Ma Jianshe rushed up to slap Ma Weiguo and beat him stupid. Ma Jianshe slammed a sentence, "Stay away from Director Yang's baby!" ”

The thunderous snoring of horses sounded in the house. Ma Weiguo sat on the bed, still sulking. There was a "dang" on the windowpane, and someone was throwing stones at the window of his house. Ma Weiguo climbed to the window and looked out, Yang Duoduo was standing downstairs, smiling at him with his hands behind his back. Ma Weiguo felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, hurriedly got out of bed and put on his shoes, and quietly slipped out of the house on tiptoe. Yang Duoduo pushed the bicycle and walked side by side with Ma Weiguo on the silent and unmanned road, the street lamp was like a careless guard, and his sleepy eyes cast a dim light. After Yang Duoduo learned about what happened at school today, she quarreled with Yang Shengli and threw the door out to find Ma Weiguo. She is Yang Shengli's only daughter, her mother died early, and Yang Shengli has no choice but to dot on this smart and beautiful pearl in the palm of her hand. No matter how willful she is and how she contradicts herself, Yang Shengli is helpless.

"Do you know about today's parent-teacher conference?" Yang Duoduo asked.

"Hmm!" Ma Weiguo is not angry now, he even has to thank today's parent-teacher meeting, otherwise Yang Duoduo would not have come to him so late, and he would not have had the opportunity to roll the road with Yang Duoduo in the middle of the night like those men and women who are in love. He wishfully thinks that this turmoil will also be like Ma Hongmei's pregnancy, shortening the distance between him and Yang Duoduo.

"Ignore them, how should we behave or how to be! They think they know everything, but they don't know us at all. There is no, but they think it is a big deal, and they make a fuss. The more they intervene, the less we dump them and play with ours! ”

"That's right! Where there is oppression, there is resistance, and all imperialism is a paper tiger! ”

As the college entrance examination approached, everyone stayed at home to prepare for the exam, and the campus was much quieter on weekends, and the classroom suddenly lost its previous noise. There is a big red letter on the wall - there are 21 days left before the college entrance examination. - The mischievous trio and Yang Duoduo are still lingering in the classroom, but everyone is confused and doesn't know what to do. Ma Hongmei gave Ma Weiguo a guitar before getting married, so that he could practice hard and realize his music dream in the future. Ma Weiguo was carefully plucking the strings and practicing playing, with a beginner's textbook of "Introduction to Guitar Playing Primer" in front of him. After pulling for a long time, he still didn't know the point, Ma Weiguo simply put down his guitar and was in a daze like everyone else.

Ma Weiguo suddenly thought of something, picked up a ballpoint pen, and drew something very seriously in the notebook. Yang Duoduo glanced at it, saw that "BEYOND" was written in the notebook, and said casually: "I'm still listening to BEYOND, I just came out of a band called Black Panther, it's very good!" ”

Ma Weiguo replied without raising his head: "This is a ticket for the BEYOND concert, I will take you to Hong Kong to see it." ”

Yang Duoduo sighed and said disapprerovingly: "Okay! Sha Wei happened to walk in front of the classroom window, Yang Duoduo showed a look of surprise on his face, and watched Sha Wei's back go away with a happy face.

Ma Weiguo buried his head and continued to draw his concert tickets, not noticing Yang Duoduo's expression at all, and said very firmly: "It must be possible!" But Yang Duoduo didn't hear it at all, there was a lively and cute little white rabbit jumping in her heart.

Yang Duoduo was about to get up and leave, Ma Weiguo asked, "You don't listen to BEYOND now?" ”

Yang Duoduo replied as he walked out: "I'm tired of listening, change the taste." ”

Ma Weiguo looked at the ticket drawn in his hand, felt that he still owed something, and said in his mouth: "I like the new and hate the old, I will always be loyal to BEYOND, and I will never betray BEYOND!" When he raised his head, Yang Duoduo was gone, and he asked Sihua and Tietou with his eyes, Sihua and Tietou shrugged their shoulders and spread their hands, saying that they didn't know why Yang Duoduo went. Ma Weiguo was stunned.

Outside the walls of the school, in a secluded corner, Sha Wei was waiting for Yang Duoduo. Yang Duoduo jumped over, holding Sha Wei's arm, resting his head on his shoulder, and the little bird walked into the distance like a human.

As the calendar turns page by page, the college entrance examination is approaching day by day, and "***" has completely collapsed. Not only did Yang Duoduo break away from the organization, but Sihua and Tietou were also tied to their parents at home to review their homework, and only Ma Weiguo, who was at the bottom of his academic performance and had no hope of taking the college entrance examination, was left to his own devices, and he was still wandering around in the streets and alleys of the small town.

Ma Weiguo, who really couldn't find a place to go, unknowingly wandered outside the door of Tietou's house at the junction of urban and rural areas. He hesitated, but finally pushed the door open and walked in. Tietou was sitting in front of the window reviewing his homework, sweating on his forehead, and he was dizzy from solving problems. He saw Ma Weiguo through the window, shook his head tiredly, and pointed to the iron-headed mother who was drying clothes in the yard. The iron-headed mother turned her head and looked at Ma Weiguo with an indifferent face, Ma Weiguo was very knowledgeable, made a salute, made a gesture of not disturbing, and walked away.

On the way back, Ma Weiguo met Sihua's father again, dressed as a typical factory technician and carrying a heavy instrument box. He saw Ma Weiguo from a distance, called him in front of him, and said, "Weiguo, you have to take the college entrance examination, you don't review and wander around!" Hurry up, I specially called Sister Sihua back from the city to tutor him in his homework, don't bother him recently! ”

Ma Weiguo let out an "oh" and bowed his head and left. He wanted to find Yang Duoduo, but Yang Duoduo's recent whereabouts were secretive, and he was always not at home, and he didn't know where he went. Ma Weiguo guessed that Yang Shengli had found a secluded place and locked Yang Duoduo there for the exam. He didn't go back to school, and going there would be even more boring. He climbed to the roof of a factory building alone, pillowed his schoolbag, lay on the cement floor and watched the afterglow of the sunset, savoring the loneliness and sadness in his heart. Ma Weiguo knows very well that the college entrance examination is a threshold that he cannot cross. Since you can't get into college, where is the future? He was at a loss in his heart, and he didn't have anything to lose.

The light dimmed little by little, and Ma Weiguo felt that the shadow in his heart was gradually becoming thicker like the evening sky. He suddenly remembered the name of a very classic foreign novel - "The Unbearable Lightness of Life". Although he hadn't read the book and didn't know what the author's intention was, he felt that the title was a perfect fit for his current state of mind. He is like a fluttering feather, fluttering in the wind, not knowing where he is going, not knowing where he is going, where he is going. He wanted to come down and find a solid foothold, but he was too small, so small that an imperceptible breeze could lift him up to the sky. This feeling of lightness and confusion made him very uncomfortable, but he was helpless.

Ma Weiguo still failed to learn to play the guitar, playing the harmonica alone, and the single song of "Goodbye Ideal" echoed on the high, empty roof of the factory building. An unknown lonely bird hovers in the air, seemingly attracted by the melody of "Goodbye Ideal" and reluctant to leave. Ma Weiguo looked intently at the lone bird who volunteered to stay with him, and seemed to be in a better mood. He suddenly remembered something, took out the two BEYOND concert tickets drawn from his arms, picked up a pen and wrote his name, and dedicated one to Yang Duoduo.