Time: 2010-12- 19 17:01:25 Words: 4202
11. A new old friend
When I walked to the side of the small stone bridge and was about to turn, I was stopped by Liu Shengbing."
"Zhang Su Ning, are you going home on Sunday? Come, come to my school."
This was a sudden figure and a sudden matter. I followed him back the way I came and thought of some things from when I was young.
I don't remember that it was in the 70s. A bunch of us students joined the team and the captain arranged for us to fight Old Ye. "The so-called old leaves are actually when the cotton grows to a certain extent, there will be a lot of old leaves and some male branches that don't grow peaches. Our task is to remove these branches and leaves that waste nutrients so that the cotton can grow better and bear more peaches. The captain arranged for someone slightly older to lead us. This person was Liu Shengbing. Liu Shengbing led us to fight Old Ye. At first, he was very serious. When we reached the depths of the cotton, we couldn't see the adults. Liu Shengbing asked us,
"Do you want to hear a story?"
We answered in unison,
"Yes!"
He pretended to be very mysterious and waved his hand, saying,
"Everyone, get ready. Gather the old leaves and public branches and spread them on the ground.”
He gathered the leaves and branches himself, forming a thick layer. Some of them were in the ditch, and some were on the ridge. He even used many branches to make a pillow. Then, he lay down, crossed his hands behind his head, and had a grass in his mouth. He looked very satisfied. We all imitated him, but Leaf didn't do much. She hastily lay down and urged him,
"Tell us!"
Then, he began to tell us the story of the Lotus Lamp. It began with the famous line," A long, long time ago..."
"Su Ning, this is my school. There's only one class at the moment, the sixth grade.”
When I woke up from my memories, I had already followed him into our team house. I am very familiar with this team house. My mother used to feed pigs here and often asked me to help her chop the pig vegetables. I haven't counted how many pigs there are in the team, but when it's time to feed the pigs, as long as one of them barks, the other pigs will follow suit. They will jump out of the fence as they bark, one after another. The sound is very loud and terrifying. However, there were no more pigs. The things in the team had all been distributed. Now, it was the household contract responsibility system. The land had also been distributed. Everyone was doing their own thing. I glanced around the dojo. There was only one stone roller lying there alone.
Liu Shengbing unlocked the door and pushed it open. There were more than a dozen tables and stools inside. I said,
"Don't the brigade have a primary school? Why are you teaching students here?”
He dragged a stool for me to sit on and said hatefully to me,
" The brigade appointed Wang Xianghua as the principal, saying that it was the county's intention. He's a composer at the county cultural center. Didn't he just publish a nonsense poem and take the initiative to go down to the grassroots to experience life? As soon as he arrived at Shengyi Primary School, he caused a huge commotion. I raised a different opinion, and he retaliated against me. The brigade actually agreed with him!”
My mind was filled with questions:
"What's going on? What do you mean?"
"Listen to me. He wanted to carry out the brigade's education reform. He would choose all the teachers, saying that it would be easier to get results this way. You still remember Teacher Tang Guangfu, right? He's very honest and good at teaching. Just because he raised some questions about this reform, he was selected. As for me, it's not that I don't agree with the reform. I just think that we should discuss it collectively and evaluate each other to see who's working effectively. That way, the entire school will produce greater results. I spoke at the meeting against the principal's decision, which offended him. I reported me to the brigade's Secretary Zhang and asked the brigade leader to choose between me and him. In the end, the brigade leader chose to support his reform. Humph! The so-called reform was to take revenge on those who opposed it! I can't take this lying down. I, Liu Shengbing, have been the best teacher in the entire administrative district for two years in a row. Many parents came to me and asked me why I stopped teaching. I'll go look for Secretary Zhang. I'll apply for a class test. I said," Let's carry out the reform. Then let's compete and see who has better results." Secretary Zhang actually agreed, and that's how my school came about. Many students came to me to sign up. If it weren't for Wang Xianghua's obstruction, I might have recruited all the sixth grade students. Although my school only has one class and I am the only teacher, I believe that next year, I will have more students and teachers to work with me!”
I looked at Liu Shengbing's excited expression and really admired him. He dared to think, speak, and act.
"Let's not talk about it anymore. Let's go to my house.”
I followed Liu Shengbing to the small stone bridge and then headed south in the opposite direction. In fact, he had walked over there when he was young, but he didn't know which one was which. When they reached the door, Liu Shengbing shouted,"
"Mother, Zhang Su Ning is here."
The old woman who was putting the soles of shoes by the door stood up and said with a smile,
"It's Jianguo. Is it a holiday today?”
I nodded and said,
"Hello, Aunt."
I was pulled into the room by Liu Shengbing and continued to talk about his things. He was really eloquent and endless. He pointed his fingers and brandished his claws. His saliva flew to my face. When he was almost done, he brought up another topic.
"Did you know that Luo Zhiyou was assigned to the Public Security Mall? Oh right, there's also Teacher Zhou Geng from Zhanqiao. Do you know him? He was transferred to No. 3 High School."
Speaking of Teacher Zhou Geng, I remember. That year, the county party secretary was stationed at Zhanqiao and assigned our team to Zhanqiao. Therefore, we primary school students were transferred to Zhanqiao Primary School. Zhanqiao Primary School had a few good teachers, and Zhou Geng was one of them. Remember that the exam system was restored not long after that. There was more and more time to study culture. The most cultured teacher's lectures were very attractive. Zhou Geng was at that time that entered our hearts. I remembered that Li Heping and I had a very good relationship. He ran to Teacher Zhou Geng's dormitory and took a book, saying,
"Can you lend us this book?”
Actually, he took it away without waiting for Teacher Zhou's permission. With this beginning, many students went to borrow books from Teacher Zhou. Teacher Zhou really had a lot of books. Almost all of us borrowed his books, but I heard that we only borrowed a small part of his books. I remember that I received an ancient text. Other than the original text, there was also a translation, especially Tao Yuanming's "Return to Xi Ci". It was really well written. No, the translation was very good. From then on, I fell in love with ancient prose and copied it whenever I saw it.
"Teacher Zhou Geng is a typical bookworm. There's a joke from Zhanqiao Primary School.”
Liu Shengbing interrupted my recollection and started dancing again.
"Zhou Geng's father is a big capitalist, and his siblings are well-read. Zhou Geng is a top student at ESMAU. I heard that the words he explains are only a few words away from the dictionary's explanation. He was assigned to Yichang Daily as the editor-in-chief and was in a relationship with a beautiful woman. They were a perfect match and had a good relationship. However, this woman was also introduced to a military officer at the same time. Of course, the military officer also liked her. The woman loved Zhou Geng more. After the military officer found out, he sued him in court and said that he had broken the military marriage. Therefore, he was locked up in prison. After I came out, I heard that the woman was married by an officer and was sent to our place. He couldn't do anything well, so the brigade had to arrange for him to teach at the school. As time passed, everyone saw that he did not have a wife, so they introduced one to him. That woman was very fierce, and Zhou Geng was very afraid of her. Men and women got pregnant when they were together, but the woman insisted on getting married. She gave birth not long after she got married. Guess how mean the few people in Zhanqiao Primary School were to Zhou Geng? That Zhan Minghua was the most capable. He was even serious and didn't smile at all. Zhan Minghua said,"Teacher Zhou, have you ever seen a sow give birth? If a sow gave birth, humans would not be able to close their bodies. If you approached the sow, the sow would think that you were here to catch its cubs and would bite you to death. Do you know that humans are like this too? Now that your wife has given birth, you have to be careful. She might bite you to death.'Zhou Geng asked,"Then what should we do?" Zhan Minghua said,"My wife gave birth to a child. This is what I do. When the food is ready, I'll use the tray to bring her food. Think about it, the tray has such a long handle. If she bites me, I'll throw it away and run." I use a flip board to deliver food to my wife every day.'Zhou Geng asked,"Where is the flip board?" Zhan Minghua said,"There are a few in the school's warehouse.'Zhan Minghua lifted the board and accompanied Zhou Geng to deliver food to his wife. Everyone followed, covering their mouths and laughing. When Zhou Geng lifted the board and was about to send the food in, someone couldn't help but laugh out loud. Only then did Zhou Geng realize that Zhan Minghua was joking with him.”
Liu Shengbing made an exaggerated gesture of lifting the board, but before he could put it away, his aunt came in.
"Only you are mean when there's nothing to do! Your father is back."
Liu Shengbing stopped smiling and went out to see his father. I felt that it was not good to stay any longer, so I said goodbye and went back. Liu Shengbing sent me to the small stone bridge and said,
"Su Ning, when you come back next week, you must come to my place. Let's have a long talk all night, okay?”
I agreed. I recalled his words, his actions, and his actions. I admired him from the bottom of my heart. Such a person was worth dating. Even though he was three years older than my sister, he should be a better friend if he was older.
As soon as I entered the house, Wang Yulan limped out of my house. I asked my mother,
"Does she come to you every day to complain?”
Her mother looked at Wang Yulan's receding figure and sighed."
"Your Uncle Qiangli has been mischievous since he was young. He married a Southern woman first. Actually, that woman was good-looking, capable, and diligent. He just disliked her because she was from Hunan.'I'll marry another one for you. If you see a ghost again, I'll chop you to death with my carrying pole!'Hence, she married Wang Yulan. When his father died, he was afraid that he would abandon Wang Yulan, so he called your father to his bed to make arrangements. He said in front of Uncle Qiangqiang," Zhongkai, I'm not worried about the boss. It's the second brother. If he's naughty again, you can use the carrying pole to chop him!'You were still obedient all those years, but now you're looking down on your father. After all, your father isn't his biological brother. He's just a member of the team. They have a good relationship, so your father can't control him too much. This Wang Yulan was also the same. She worked in the team, but because her legs were inconvenient, she was often picky. At home, she could not touch the vegetable garden, could not take care of the house, and did not clean up the mess in the house. No wonder Qiangqiang didn't like her. But even if he didn't like her, he couldn't fool around.”
I didn't know what my mother meant by 'messing around,' so I asked,
"Is there a problem with Uncle Qiangqiang?"
" That's not true. His sister-in-law is Uncle Jiafu's wife. That's right. The person who passed by the door just now must have gone to look for reinforcements again. The two of them often plant seedlings, harvest grains, and pull weeds together. There have been some rumors. They're also openly walking together.”
I don't think it's a big deal. Brothers should help each other and take care of each other. Uncle Jiaqiang is so burly and handsome. He should be the most good-looking man in our brigade. Why would he like his sister-in-law? Yes, her name was Ji 'an, and she wasn't good-looking…
Forget it, I didn't want to think about these things anymore. I took out the money and handed it to my mother.
"Mother, I've received my salary. It's 39.5 yuan a month. I bought a five-yuan grocery ticket and also prepared to buy some books. Here's 20 yuan.”
I couldn't tell if my mother was surprised or surprised when she took the money. I remembered that year when I envied the geography book my great-grandfather Lin bought. I asked my mother for money at noon, and my mother asked,
"How much do you want?"
I said,
"Two pieces."
His mother was shocked.
"What do you want so much money for? I only have sixty-three cents left, and I still need to buy salt and kerosene.”
Seeing my hesitation, my mother said,
"Wait, I'll borrow it for you."
I heard my mother asking Dong Sheng's mother next door for money. Soon, my mother came over and handed me two yuan.
"You can't use it recklessly."
I was very grateful at that time. Afterwards, I made up my mind not to ask my mother for money anymore. In the future, when I have money, I will be more filial to my mother.
My mother took the money. After a long time, she could see the tears in her eyes. She handed the ten yuan back to me and said,
"Our family is much better now. We have extra food all year round. Money is not as tight as before. I want ten yuan from you to accept your heart. You should keep this money and save it yourself. We might not be able to control you in the future.”
I awkwardly took the money I gave out. In order to change the topic, I asked,
"Where are my sister, sister, and Zhang Bing?"
"Zhang Bing went to his classmate's house to play, and your sister went to school to get some things. She said that Zhan Qiao didn't want her after we returned to Shengyi. His two younger sisters went to the flour factory to help.”
When I heard about the flour factory, I was excited. The factory founded by my father really started?
"Where is the flour factory?"
"I heard that it's next to Douhuang Road. Go straight to Shengyi Elementary School.”
As he was speaking, his eldest sister, Su Mei, came back with a load. I looked into the buckets and saw two buckets of white water. I didn't know what they were, so I asked,
"What is this?"
"Powder water is for the pigs. Grandpa said that it's a pity if it flows into the ditch, so he asked us to pick it and feed it to the pigs. Maybe the powder factory is done, and the pigs at home are also fed.”
This is probably the most I've heard my eldest younger sister say. She poured the water into the hogwash tank and picked up the bucket to leave. I said,
"I'll go with you!"
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