That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Late July is the hottest season of the year in Qingshui County.

In 1982, when there was no air conditioning and electric fans were not widely available, the hottest ten days every year were really difficult.

Anyone who has the ability to choose will definitely choose this time to rest.

Principal Chang sat under the big tree outside his office, sipping hot tea and shaking the cattail leaf fan in his hand rapidly.

Every year in late July, the college entrance examination results are released. The candidates' scores are passed down from the provincial level, first to the county education bureau, and then distributed to various high schools.

Therefore, even if it was hot and the sweat towel in his hand seemed to have been washed, Principal Chang would not dare to stay away from his phone.

Although the admission of students who take the college entrance examination is still based on the admission notice, there are only a few students every year. The other two to three hundred students who take the college entrance examination are still waiting for the announcement of the college entrance examination results!

Ling ring ring~

The phone rang suddenly, and Principal Chang, who was sitting under the big tree, rushed into the office at a speed that was absolutely inappropriate for his age.

Hey, this is Qingshui County No. 2 Middle School, oh, Director Ruan! What are your instructions?

Principal Chang was startled and hurriedly found a towel to wipe his sweat, but found that he had thrown it under the big tree when he came in. He had to lift the hem of his vest and wipe the sweat from his forehead.

It stands to reason that calls from the County Education Bureau to the County No. 2 Middle School are usually made by the middle-level director. This is the first time that a top leader has called.

Old Chang! Congratulations. The reporters above are going to your school to interview. You must make rigorous preparations to show the good aspects of education in Qingshui County.

Reporter interview? Where is the reporter? From the city? What. From the province? A reporter from the province? Want to interview our school?

Principal Chang asked several times before he was sure that something hit him on the head.

He said excitedly: Don't worry, I will definitely make preparations, but why do they want to interview our school?

Ha~

The person on the other end of the phone chuckled softly and said strangely: Isn't it because of the personality of Li Ye in your school?

Have a personality? What does it mean to have a personality?

Principal Chang pondered these two short sentences, somewhat unsure of their true meaning.

Because Li Ye wrote Latent, his face was already shown once during the year-end report meeting last year, so this time it is still because of Latent?

Not like normal students, he is unruly and always behaves unexpectedly.

The conversation was so easy that Principal Chang sweated out again.

No, no, no, the leader has misunderstood. Li Ye is really a good student. We can't just hear it.

Principal Chang is still very protective. After all, Li Ye is a signature of the County No. 2 Middle School and must be protected!

But the next moment, a joking voice came from the other end of the phone: You are obviously a good student, but you treat the pre-examination as a joke. Isn't this a sign of your personality?

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An idea flashed in Principal Chang's mind, and he remembered something Li Ye said in this office two months ago.

At that time, that naughty kid pinched him and made him laugh while drinking tea, which made him choke sincerely.

But this moment

Director, the college entrance examination results are out, right? Did Li Ye really get 600 points? Principal Chang's voice trembled.

You actually know his true level? Since he is so good at studying, why do you let him fool around?

The person on the phone kept talking angrily, scolding Principal Chang.

Principal Chang immediately began to complain: Boss, you don't know, that Li Ye is a genius. He was writing novels at that time, and his mind was full of novels.

So he was too lazy to write for the pre-examination. In addition, the novel he wrote received strong guidance from Teacher Ke.

In order to protect Li Ye, Principal Chang pulled out Teacher Ke.

Okay, just stop talking to me. Wait until the reporters come to talk to me.

Principal Chang stopped on the other end of the phone and said, Do you understand now what to tell others when the time comes?

It is necessary to highlight the personality of this talented young writer and highlight the arrogance and self-confidence of young people. There are many examples of characters in this regard!

If you have personality, you must have personality. Unruly? Confident? He is very unruly and confident!

Principal Chang patted his chest as a guarantee, as if he was not the one who just said Li Ye was a good boy.

After finishing the call, Principal Chang asked with a smile: How did Director Li Ye do in the exam?

I can't say that, there are regulations, the other end of the phone said in a nonchalant manner: The results of your school will be released soon, you can check it yourself then!

But if you think about it yourself, you should be able to guess that this time you got a big bargain, enough for you to brag about for several years.

You guessed it? Oh, old leader, tell me everything! Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep today, hey, hey, hey?

Dududu~

After putting down the phone, Principal Chang lost his cautious attitude and said angrily: Your chair has grown too big, and you are no longer honest.

You used to give me your heart and soul, but now you are beating around the bush with me, and you have forgotten how I brought you food in the first place?

However, Principal Chang only thought about it for two seconds before he grasped the key clue.

The province is here for an interview, what a bargain? So last year the provincial number one was Mu Yunxue, and the second place was...

Who remembers who is second?

Principal Chang jumped up and circled around the office excitedly.

“The first in the province must be the first in the province”

He strode out of the office, gathered the energy in his Dantian and shouted: Someone! Get someone here!

Two teachers on duty at the school ran over in a panic like firefighters.

What's wrong, principal?

Someone from above needs to come to check our work, find someone to clean, and clean all visible places in the school, especially the toilets.

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The two teachers looked at each other and said with a grimace: Principal, we just can't clean it up right now!

There will never be a shortage of people to clean the school, but it has to be during school hours. How can there be students to do your bidding during the holidays?

But Principal Chang pointed to a few students near the school bulletin board and said: Aren't there students there? Let them start working first, and I will notify others to come immediately.

The school bulletin board is the place where the college entrance examination results were posted in previous years. Now that it is close to the day when the results are released, there are always students who are impatient and come here every day to squat for a while, hoping to be the first to see their fate.

He Weiguo is one of them. His family lives in the county town, and his family urges him to come here every day. As a result, he did not see his results today, but a big broomstick was left behind.

What? Let us clean the toilet? We have graduated!

You graduated? Are you sure you won't repeat your studies next year?

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Who can be sure? If you are so confident, do you still need to worry about coming here every day to wait for the results?

Principal Chang didn't care how miserable He Weiguo was. When he returned to the office, he dialed Li Zhongfa's number.

Hey, Director Li! Hahaha, the old man from our county's No. 2 Middle School, please tell Li Ye that there are reporters coming to interview and a report meeting will be held, so he must be prepared and write more speeches. draft.

What? He's not at home? Don't worry, the reporter won't come for two days. What did you say?

He went to experience the great rivers and mountains of the motherland? Can't be contacted?

Principal Chang was smiling, but the smile on his face was completely dull.

After a long time, Principal Chang's roar came from the office.

You hozen. You really have a lot of personality!!

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The Qingshui River flows from west to east, and after passing through the county seat, it branches off into a tributary to the south and winds its way south, irrigating countless fertile fields.

On the east side of this tributary, there is a large village with a population of more than 3,000 called Xiajia Village.

Most of the people in the village, young and old, are surnamed Xia, and they have been living on this land for hundreds of years.

Xia Laoshi, who lives in the east of the village, is an ancestral carpenter. He is skilled in craftsmanship and kind-hearted. In addition, he has four sons in the family, all of whom are tall and round, so he has always been very popular in the village.

After the opening up in recent years, the minds of the villagers have gradually come to life. Everyone no longer compares each other with poor, but with rich.

There are more and more jobs for new furniture, new doors and windows, and the good days for carpenters are coming. Xia Laoshi, a family of five carpenters, is getting more and more prosperous with each passing day.

However, since Xia Laoshi's youngest daughter came back from the county town half a month ago, Xia Laoshi, who was always cheerful, no longer smiles, and even stopped participating in her favorite game of cards.

At three o'clock in the morning, taking advantage of the early morning coolness, Xia Laoshi and his fourth son, who had been working for several hours, finally put down the plane in their hands and sat down in front of the small dining table.

The old lady put the pickles and egg noodles on the table gently, and gestured to Xia Laoshi to call for help by pouting towards the side room of the house.

Xia Laoshi sighed and said softly: Yue'er! Get up and eat!

Half a minute later, Xia Yue's voice came from the room: Dad, I'm not hungry. Let's eat together at noon.

Xia Laoshi said patiently: There are three meals a day, it doesn't matter if I miss any of them!

Get up quickly. Today your fourth brother is going to the county town to deliver furniture. Ask him to take you there to take a look. I heard that new clothes are coming to the department store. I will buy you one.

Yeah, yeah, the fourth son said to Xia Yue's house while slurping noodles, Xia Yue, get up quickly. Brother will buy you whatever you want. Besides, the school should have results. Are you ready? We have to go and have a look.

Why do you care so much? You're the only one who talks a lot, right?

Xia Laoshi kicked his fourth son in the calf, almost causing the strong young man to throw the bowl away.

Only then did the fourth child of the Xia family come to his senses. He lowered his head and did not dare to say a word. He just kept his head down while eating.

There are four boys in Xia Laoshi's family, and Xia Yue is the only one who has been heartbroken since he was a child.

The four brothers also doted on Xia Yue, her younger sister, and gave her whatever they wanted. They also gave her a habit of being arrogant.

But Xia Yue's cleverness just covered up these shortcomings.

She has been number one in the school since she was in elementary school. She is not like Xia Laoshi's four sons, who are so stupid that they can only learn carpentry from him.

However, Xia Yue, who had studied well since she was a child, finally suffered a setback at the college entrance examination. She was just a few points shy of the college entrance examination for the first time, so she went to the repeat class with full confidence.

But this second time he took the college entrance examination, he immediately became autistic. No matter how hard Xia Laoshi tried to persuade or coax him, it was all to no avail.

After finishing the meal, Xia Laoshi was sullenly smoking a cigarette. The old lady put away the dishes and came over and said, How about we go find that Lu Jingyao again and ask her to enlighten Xiaoyue?

Xia Laoshi said irritably: You are a college student now, how can you still look up to us? I invited you twice and didn't come. If you don't understand, you are a fool.

But as soon as Xia Laodao finished speaking, someone outside the courtyard wall laughed and said: Uncle, you are just making me ashamed by saying this. Don't say I am a college student, even an old student can't forget his roots, right?