Seventy Little Heads

Wang Xuan refused to let Goudan continue to "learn" the knowledge in the baby, "wait for a while, the weather is cold recently, go to bed early."

Wang Xuan flipped through the notes left by the viewer, and when he found a page of content, he knew why Goudan, who usually looks like a normal person, would become so irritable and destructive after being stimulated by a few ugly words. So strong.

"It turns out that Brother Goudan learned skills that directly kill people, requiring ruthlessness, accuracy, and speed. But if the skills are greater, if there is no corresponding mental support, people will get lost in the violence." Wang Xuan struggled. Interpretation, "Brother Goudan is very talented, and his abilities have improved rapidly, especially recently. No wonder he said he wanted to beat people, and even mentioned violence against others."

Wang Xuan muttered and didn't let Goudan know about it, but from this day on, the two who were already very sticky became inseparable.Wang Xuan wanted to take care of Goudan and prevent him from continuing to study, at least until his foundation was stabilized before continuing.

"Didn't it mean to consolidate the foundation? Then you can start now. I also want to memorize the foundation again. Yes, I need to master it? Is that what you said?"

From that day on, Goudan didn’t like to take his friends out to play. Many people came to ask him to go out to play, and only once out of five times. When the weather was cold, the places and ways to play suddenly decreased a lot, but he loved to play. It's the nature of children, sometimes a stick can make them play in different ways for a long time.When the school final exam is over, Goudan will sleep on the kang every day. Wang Xuan said that they are like young saplings, they need to grow, so they sleep more.Then Goudan slept in without any burden.

The sister-in-law of the Li family is still married, and she has always inherited the power of the old lady Li. Anyway, the girl competes with her family without eating or drinking, and she is not silently on a hunger strike, so everyone in the village should know.Then others began to say that the Li family was wrong again, why did the dowry deduct so much dowry?In short, I don't know if Mrs. Li was persuaded every day or her conscience discovered it. Anyway, she bought a dowry for her youngest daughter according to [-]% of the previous agreement, and then married her off before the first snowfall.

The Li family didn't notify Li Si. How could a village know about this kind of thing, but it's not easy for them to come to your door without notifying you.After all, Li Si felt sorry, and told Goudan that he had sent some food over there, and even helped with the heavy work, but none of the Li family opened their mouths to let him stay and eat when they were eating.

It was the brothers of the same clan who were helping together who asked him to stay and eat together, Li Si was a little at a loss.Then on the day of the wedding, Li Si was not called, and of course Goudan was not given a piece of candy.The Li family held the wedding happily, and I heard that the groom specially borrowed his brand-new bicycle to pick up the bride, which made him very respectable.

Li Si and his son seemed to have nothing to do with that place. No one wanted to invite them to eat the mat together. Li Si borrowed ten-cent notes in his hand, thinking about eating the red envelope given on the day of the banquet.But people didn't call, so he couldn't go directly that day, it was a banquet, if he came uninvited, it was called rubbing.

Although they are relatives of their own family, after all, the family has been separated, and a serious notice is required to count.

They didn't make a sound until my aunt came back. It seemed that Mrs. Li was completely annoyed and denied her son. She just didn't know if she would forget about "hatred" after a while and make a request again.

Li Si returned the borrowed money in a few days, and the person patted Li Si on the shoulder, "Your mother is like that." We grew up in the same village, and everyone knew what happened to Li Si. The person is Brother Li Sitang. I know that some of the parents in the family have mentioned Li Si's words. Whether it is the old lady Li or the other sons, they all say that they don't recognize Li Si's house as their relatives, and they are very firm.

It's not a big matter for the descendants of the Li family, so the family will treat it as a housework, so it's not easy to interfere too much.Besides, people inevitably know the trade-offs, Li Si looks like nothing, and the child is just a piece of shit.Compared with other brothers, I would definitely like to make friends with Uncle Li who look pretty good.

Goudan is not sad this winter, and finally he doesn't have to wear those shabby clothes that are leaking and cold, and he doesn't have to wear the half-cold and half-warm clothes that Wang Xuan remodeled.The cotton-padded clothes they gave me were very warm, and the trousers were suitable. Even if I only burned the kang for half a night to save firewood, I could still keep warm under the thick military quilt.

Even Li Si, who always got up early, rarely went to bed late. In this life, winter has never been so warm.

The white snow has brightened the world, and it has not been silent because of it, but it has become lively because of the slaughter of pigs years ago.

Surrounding the big pig screaming "嗤嗡", everyone is smiling, and they don't feel how pitiful and helpless the voice is. They are all commenting on the big pig who is about to kill and eat meat. Fat, everyone laughed even more.It is said that this year there will be enough oil and water to have a good year. If the pigs are not well raised and too thin, then everyone is worried that they will not get much meat this year.

The pigs are doing well. This year, there is plenty of rain and weeds are plentiful, and the food for the pigs has also increased. After a year of raising, it is time to harvest the fruits.When it is time to hand in the pigs, if the number of pigs is enough and the people from the commune are satisfied, then maybe the whole pigs can be kept.

Goudan remembers that one year, the grain harvest was poor, and the pigs were not good enough to raise. They were thin, and in the end they could fill the catties with the quantity. When the pigs were finally slaughtered, only half of the pigs were left for the people in his village to divide the meat.That is to say, in addition to the handed over, half a head of pork must be handed over, so when the pigs are slaughtered, half a head of clean pork is sent to the commune for business. As for how they transport the half head of pork, the villagers don't know.Anyway, at that time, each family was divided into a thin piece.

Wang Xuan boiled all the fat into white oil, and frozen it in the oil tank, so that he could eat it slowly in the future.Be careful not to let water or other objects fall in, it can be eaten for a long time.

Seal most of the oil residue together, leave a small part to chop, remove the dried meat from the beam and chop it together, mix it together, and make corn dumplings later.

While eating, Li Si felt that it was a waste. He felt that the food was so good that he should save it for later and cut it up slowly, and cook it with dried vegetables for some flavor.

Goudan and Wang Xuan were one year older. Wang Xuan started to learn to work at his uncle's house when he was five or six years old. When he was eight years old, he lived in Li Si's house. Most of the cooking was done by him.In the past, there were almost no opportunities to cut and cook meat. This year, some meat has been dried, and finally I have the opportunity to cook meat dishes.

Now he is using the knife in the space provided by Goudan to cut the jerky, and he can cut it well, at least he can carry the knife.It was the time when they could eat, and when he and Goudan couldn't eat enough for every meal, Li Si was terrified every time he saw it, worrying that their little food would not last until the beginning of spring.

Under normal circumstances, everyone tries to save food as much as possible, hoping to last until the end of spring and early summer, so that the rest of the time can be spent casually with bran and wild vegetables until the summer harvest, which is considered an ideal state.

When the weather warmed up, Goudan and Wang Xuan wrote a thank-you letter to Chen Zhengguo together, affixed an eight-cent stamp as taught by the staff of the post and telecommunications station, filled in the receiving address, and handed it over to the staff for mailing. .

Although Goudan didn't know why people wanted to help him, but he did get help, so he couldn't thank him in person, so he just wrote back a letter.I can't write a lot of words and words, so the two of them discussed it and didn't ask anyone to help. Goudan was the last one to write.

Goudan's dog-like handwriting is a mixture of traditional and simplified characters.Anyway, the handwriting is clear, although it doesn't look good, the characters are big, and the format of the letter is wrong.Write wherever you want, there is no paragraph in a letter, and the whole text is full of commas.

Goudan and Wang Xuan were the only ones who couldn't even write a letter if they were other children.

The letter paper is a square yellow paper torn from the exercise book, and the words are often written beyond the grid.

There is also the imprint of writing and erasing, which was obviously written wrong and erased with an eraser and re-written. Wang Xuan felt that it was necessary for Goudan to practice writing more. The writing was really anxious.

"Got it, I'll practice later."

……….Time dividing line…………………………………………………………………

The new semester has begun, and going to school is nothing new for Goudan.Year after year, Goudan, who is already in the fifth grade, feels that he can stay in this school for a few years, and he admires himself.

Goudan, who is 14 years old, has almost caught up with the height of an adult, but his body looks thin, very tall and straight but not thin.The long-open dog eggs are not as naughty and mischievous as they were when they were young, and they will not always fight against adults.The forehead seems to be not so high, and it is difficult to see the hammer-like head, and the facial features are becoming more and more clear, like a ball of crumpled paper unfolded, looking like a teenager.

Of course, the skin is still so dark. Compared with him, Wang Xuan's change is really gratifying. Just because of the contrast, the characteristic that the bigger the egg is, the better it looks is not so obvious.Everyone who saw Wang Xuan said, "It's not bad that he is the seed in the city."

It is said that he is prettier than his own father, and his mother is also prettier.The children in the village are not ugly, but their faces will inevitably become darker after long-term exposure to the sun. They are thin and naughty. Wang Xuan is very conspicuous in it, like a new onion, which makes people like to look at it.

But then again, although the older girls and younger daughters-in-law like to see Wang Xuan's appearance, when everyone chats, no one wants to have such a son-in-law. How can I say that in the village, his appearance is not popular in the first place.The general point of view is that no matter how good-looking they are, they can’t be eaten as good-looking. In addition, Wang Xuan’s background belongs to the type of no father and no mother. As an orphan and mother-in-law, I don’t like to choose this type.Although he is very popular with girls of the same age.

On the contrary, Goudan is not bad, although he has a mother with a bad reputation, but his family is in Xikan Village, and he will not return to the city or other things in the future, it is safe.Li Si is useless, at least he still has his own father, right?

Goudan lay on the kang and asked Wang Xuan to press each acupuncture point, sometimes laughing and sometimes shouting. "Don't move, I'll show you acupuncture points, not only I want to learn, but you also want to learn."

"Why should I learn this?"

Wang Xuan slapped him on the back, "Why don't you learn? You see, when you fight with someone, you can't always be reckless. If you hit lightly and others don't accept it, if you hit hard enough, it will kill you." .Didn't I show you all of them?"

"All right, I'll learn, I'll learn."

"Wait until I draw the meridian diagram on white paper, mark the words on the side, and then explain it to you every day, so you can study hard and memorize it."

"Hey, aren't you right? Didn't your notes also say that a small error is a thousand miles away?"

"I have compared them over and over again. There is also a meridian diagram in it, but it can't be used directly for you to learn. It is too complicated for you. Even if there is a difference, it is subtle. Have you forgotten who the Guanzhu is? You will have a chance when you go out later. If you change it again, it will not be difficult for the small part of people to learn."

He still has a lot to learn, and he has been groping and exploring by himself, although it is not as easy as dispensing prescriptions because no one has taught him how to treat people.He didn't dare to let people know about it, he didn't dare to see a doctor, he only had Goudan by his side, but Brother Goudan was in good health, and he hadn't been sick for several years.

There is no way to verify what you have learned.

Goudan turned over, "Are you going to learn this in the future? I mean it's the same as when someone is going to college."

Wang Xuan smiled, of course he thought about it, but it is difficult to get into college, although they have always been the best in commune primary school.I have to go to the county town to study in junior high school and high school. I heard that I have to eat and live there, which will cost a lot of food and tuition fees. It is very difficult to think about it.

At home, I can still help my uncle with some work and support myself. If I am still not satisfied and want more, then I will be too white-eyed.

"You forgot, we are rich, and we haven't spent a few dollars in the past few years." Goudan said, the main reason is that we have money and have no place to spend it, and we have nothing to buy for you.

Goudan also secretly took the bills he couldn't use at all to the place where the commune was waiting for the bus, and exchanged the money for the people on the bus going to the county seat. Long country back out.

After exchanging some money or goods, some of them can be said to be half-sold and half-gifted, and they are useless in my own hands anyway.

"We have money to go to school, but the food may not be enough, and there is no place to buy it." They also asked the former seniors of the commune primary school to inquire about the school situation in the county. There are very few people in junior high school.

"There's always a way."

Last year, I was able to pass the college entrance examination. Two of the educated youths in the village left, and the remaining three were admitted to technical secondary schools.Now the remaining people in the educated youth station are either studying hard or looking for ways to go back to the city. No one has the heart to work in the fields again. Every day, the old village chief is so angry that his face is blue. Now they don’t care. , anyway, the food is divided equally and deducted directly.

It was because some people really went to university and went to study, so everyone discussed it for a long time.Envy is envy, but the villagers never feel that it is something related to them. University is too far away for them. Even though they have children who go to primary school with backpacks every day, they think it is soy sauce. Come back when you are old, and still help your family to work in the fields to earn work points, then marry a wife and have children, and live your life.

Apparently Li Si also thinks so. My son heard that he is doing well in studies, but he is a university!have not thought.Don't you have to go to junior high school or high school first to go to university?How many years will this be?

On the contrary, Li Si's considerations were also very practical. He was worried that the house at home was too dilapidated, and seeing that his son had reached the age of starting a family, if the family was too poor, the daughter would not want to live with him.Don't look at what was said a few years ago that it was good to be born as a poor peasant, but the girl of the family also depends on the situation of the man's family, and the family who is too poor is not willing.

From the beginning to the end, Li Si didn't know that Goudan had a lot of money in his hand.Then Li Si was worried, and wanted to build a house for his son Goudan to marry a wife, but Goudan also didn't know.

Then each of them silently considered in their hearts that the most common thing in their own eyes, maybe the other party would be very surprised.

It is a common phenomenon in the village to start marrying wives and having children in their teens. Li Si felt that there was no need to tell his son about it, as everyone knew about it.When the time is right, just ask a matchmaker to help find a good girl, and just wait for the son to enter the bridal chamber.

Goudan felt in his heart that now that he is a student, he has money in his hands, and his academic performance is so good, isn't it natural to continue his studies? He has always had the final say on his own affairs, and his father doesn't understand whether he doesn't care.So don't say anything.

Goudan didn't expect that he was almost old enough to start a family and could marry a wife.Li Si never thought that his son would continue to study. Everyone stopped studying after graduating from primary school.

Neither of the father and son said anything, and neither of them thought or communicated much. They both felt that what they thought in their hearts was the way forward.

Except Wang Xuan.

Wang Xuan had to think a lot from the very beginning, although he also knew that it was shameful for him to want to continue his studies, not to mention that his uncle was not willing to make offerings, even if he was willing, he was an honest old farmer who only knew how to farm, and he really couldn't afford two and a half The big boy's reading costs.

So he thought, let Goudan go, and he can go to the fields when he grows up, and help Goudan to continue his studies with his uncle.Big deal, wait for Brother Goudan to come back and let him teach me again.

Then it became the plans of the three.But they didn't talk about it.

When it comes to graduation, there are two big classes in the fifth grade, and all the graduating classes are concentrated in two classrooms.The teacher probably also knows what the situation of the students in this school is. Although it is a commune, most of the students come from the nearby villages.You can get married as soon as you graduate. Some people drop out of school and get married before they graduate. This is normal.But those who should be mobilized should also be mobilized. Now the country is saying that it should pay attention to education, and even universities have re-enrolled students.

I also understand in my heart that it is estimated that less than half of the 60 students in a large class will be admitted in the end.Those who can really go to school will be halved, and those who survived to graduate from junior high school will be halved again.Even if you have not graduated from junior high school, you can say that you have a junior high school diploma.The teachers of the school also talk to those who have good academic performance, hoping that they can take the exam well and strive to be promoted to the junior high school in the county to study.

When Goudan and Wang Xuan were looking for, Wang Xuan didn't speak, and Goudan took it for granted that he must continue reading!To be honest, Goudan and Wang Xuan are the two teachers who are the two least hopeful. They are just going through the process. Who makes them tie for the first place in the class and grade.His family is poor, and only one father works to support the family. Who doesn't know who in a few years?But as soon as Goudan came in, he said that he would continue to go to school, and his tone was very certain.

The teacher who was about to comfort and encourage him didn't know how to say, "Okay, if this is the case, then work harder, play less and study more during this time."

Otherwise, what else can be done, people have blocked their words, and the teacher can only follow his words.But in my heart, I feel that the child may not know the situation of his family. When the family members say that they have no money to go to school after being admitted, they will cry to death.

Young, in the past two years, he has been the head teacher of one of the two graduating classes, wiped off the sweat that didn't exist on his face, and let them go back to the classroom to study.

When Goudan came out, he whispered to Wang Xuan: "What's wrong with the teacher? It seems that he has no strength to speak."

"Maybe it's too hot?"

"That's right." It's normal to be in a bad mood in hot weather. "Why don't you give him a few cool pills, it's not easy being our head teacher."

"I'll see you next time."

"What's wrong with you? Are you getting hot too?" Wang Xuan didn't feel energetic.

"Ah."

"..." Goudan realized later that Wang Xuan was also wilted by the heat?

Sometimes Goudan is very sharp, sometimes Goudan is dull, because the relationship is too close, I always feel that they should think the same, and because of his character, he has a domineering side.

The fifth grade entrance exam is different from the final exam in previous years. In addition to the two graduating classes of the commune central primary school, the primary school students in some large villages also have to take the exam uniformly. The natural villages of Xikan Village do not have their own In primary school, the children can only go a little farther and study directly in the commune primary school.

Other students who have their own elementary schools have to go to the commune early in the morning on the day of the exam to take the unified exam. Each student is issued an exam admission ticket. According to the arrangement, the previous practice of sitting in the same classroom with familiar classmates is disrupted.Let them walk into different classrooms and seats according to the number of the admission ticket in the prepared examination room of Commune Primary School.

This is very novel. Everyone has never taken an exam like this before. On the day of the exam for the entire commune primary school, other classes were on holiday, and the classroom was vacated for the students in the graduating class to use as the exam room.Generally speaking, the examination room is sufficient. After all, there are at least two large classes in each grade in the lower grades.

"I never knew that there are so many graduates in our commune. I used to only see people from the commune primary school. I didn't expect that there were many students in other schools."

"There are also a few. I heard that the graduating class is only one class, and the most are those brigades far away from the commune. There are also two graduating classes." It's just that the number of classes may be a little smaller.

That’s right, apart from the children living in the commune, the commune’s elementary school belongs to the urban household registration, and there are several villages that don’t have their own schools and children from villages closer to the commune go to school. The reason why a commune point is set up here may be It's about traffic.

It is located in the center of most villages, and there is a road leading to the county.