When Zhong Guoqing's passionate and expectant letter was delivered to the girl he liked, the girl had just had breakfast in the kitchen of the community. After returning to her main computer room, she was humming the melodious song "Members are all sunflowers" and bending over to clean the telephone exchange room carefully as usual, ready to start the day's work.
Guo Qing might be young and inexperienced, but he had a good eye for people. As long as you paid attention to the young and beautiful girl's every move and smile in the central computer room of the community, you could see that she was indeed beautiful, moving, and extraordinary. Her slim figure was more than 1.7 meters tall. Although she was not as tall as Zhong Guoqing, she was already a crane among chickens among women. She was wearing a fashionable dark gray polka lapel top and a pair of dark blue Verdin pants. She did not know which tailor had tailored this ordinary dress, but when she wore it, it was so portable, fitting, and beautiful. She didn't know if it was the dry board and the well-dressed clothes that made her look capable and unrestrained, or her beautiful beauty that made her simple clothes look graceful and luxurious. Perhaps it was the result of the two complementing each other. Even the very ordinary black velveteen shoes on her feet were like a very exquisite prop that a stage director had specially tailored for his female lead. A square-inch-sized Langge sock was revealed from the small opening of the shoe, which was very eye-catching. Her long black hair was tied up into a smooth horse tail by a flowery handkerchief. It was neither long nor short, and it flowed gracefully around her waist. She had a pair of almond-shaped eyes under her pale, oval face, which were full of vigor and affection, like a bottomless pool of calm water. Under her straight nose, her cherry lips curled up slightly, showing her natural stubbornness and willfulness.
Her name was Guo Zhuye, and she would be 19 years old in December this year. She was the daughter of Guo Zhenshan, the director of the Qingsong Ridge Brigade Revolutionary Committee and the party branch secretary. She was the same age as Zhong Guoqing. They were classmates from the first grade of primary school until she graduated from junior high school.
There were so many male and female students who had graduated from school in the past few years in the Green Pine Ridge Village. They were still holed up in the village. Like the villagers, they worked hard in the fields all day long. Every day, he would wake up early and work hard, sweat hard, and carry the sun from Dongshan Mountain to Xishan Mountain. He could only earn eight jobs a day, which was equivalent to twenty or thirty cents. Guo Zhuye, on the other hand, could sit in the telephone exchange room of the Commune without basking in the sun or getting wet in the rain. As long as he moved his fingers and answered the phone, he could get a hard 30 yuan from the accountant of the Commune in a month. Guo Zhuye's beautiful job as a telephone operator had made many people jealous! However, the young men and women in the village could only look at her and sigh. What special ability or outstanding contribution did Guo Zhuye rely on to get this good job? Some people always thought that she had taken advantage of her father, the director of the Revolutionary Committee and the secretary of the party branch, but the truth was the opposite.
Guo Zhuye was born with a good brain, and she studied seriously. From elementary school to junior high school, she and Zhong Guoqing had always been the top students in the class. When the exam results came out, their names always hovered in the top three or four places. If it was not Zhong Guoqing, then Guo Zhuye was slightly better. In the third year of junior high school, Guo Zhuye even ranked first in the class. At that time, she was very ambitious. She was determined to enter high school after graduating from junior high school. She must get into a national key university and become a talented woman of the new era. However, when she graduated from junior high school at the age of 15, her father, Guo Zhenshan, who had always been very shrewd, made the decision to stop her studies and farm. Because of this, Guo Zhuye, who had been stubborn and willful since childhood, had a big fight with his father. The usually peaceful and warm Guo family courtyard had set off a big storm because of this matter. The reason was that both father and daughter were strong people. For the sake of Guo Zhuye's desire to continue school and take the high school entrance exam, both sides insisted on their own opinions and refused to give in.
Guo Zhenshan was about forty-five or forty-six years old. He was of medium height, bald, square-faced, and had a dark face with a tinge of red. He had a pair of bright eyes, and his voice was as loud and decisive as a bell.
In the spring of 1964, the Green Pine Ridge Brigade, like most of the villages in China, was carrying out a vigorous " socialistic education movement ", or simply " four cleanings ". The higher-ups had sent a task force composed of county and community officials to the Green Pine Ridge Brigade. The members of the task force participated in agricultural production with the members during the day and held various meetings at night. As the director of the Green Pine Ridge Brigade Management Committee, Guo Zhenshan had to go to the brigade headquarters for a midnight meeting every night. The task force's members explained the document of the Central Committee of the People's Republic of China,"Some Problems Currently Proposed in the Education Movement of the Village's Soalists," to the large group of members and representatives of the club members, one by one. As they studied and discussed, the movement gradually deepened. Then, the task force held a mass meeting to organize all the members to discuss and give suggestions to the cadres. Starting from "cleaning up politics, cleaning up economy, cleaning up organization, and cleaning up ideology", we will expose the various "four unclear" problems among the cadres. Soon, many problems of the brigade director Guo Zhenshan, such as excessive eating, corruption, and violation of policies, were exposed. He was immediately sent to the "Four Unclear" cadre class in the community to explain the problem. Those who participated in the class were guarded by special personnel and provided with food and lodging. From morning till night, he was either in meetings, studying, or explaining problems to everyone. The task force would mobilize the active members to criticize and help those who did not honestly explain the problem. It made many people with problems unable to eat or sleep. Zhou Tianmin, the leader of a brigade in the neighboring village, felt too much pressure and could not stand the powerful firepower of criticism and help. He took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him and escaped from the study class. He jumped off a cliff and committed suicide. However, Guo Zhenshan was quite wise. After a fierce struggle in his mind, he confessed his problems without hesitation, sold his yard gate building and three buildings, and paid off all the money he had embezzled and taken from the food he ate. He could be considered to have washed his hands and feet. With the determination to turn over a new leaf, he left the class happily. He had once become a model in the hands of the Four Purities Task Force for "taking the initiative to confess and be lenient", which was widely publicized throughout the county.
Guo Zhuye graduated from junior high school in June 1966. At that time, Guo Zhenshan, who was a retired cadre of the Four Purities Movement, had been working hard in the production team for a year like an ordinary member. After more than a year of calm thinking and serious exploration, he believed that he had seen through the world and re-established his own way of dealing with people. With the constant changes in the social and political situation since the spring of 1966, he had a vague feeling that the Four Purities Movement, which had almost skinned him, was not completely over. It seemed that a bigger political movement was about to come. He had graduated from a high school before the Liberation and was still able to read the People's Daily fluently. Recently, when he went to the primary school teachers in the village to sit idly, he kept seeing some fierce and explosive articles published on the front page of the newspaper, which made him very confused. On this day, while the teachers went to class, he sat in the teacher's room and read Yao Wen's " Review of the New Historical Drama Hai Rui's Dismissal " in detail. As an ordinary farmer, although he could not fully understand the far-reaching historical significance of the article and the huge social impact it would cause, he could feel some unusual signs from the wording and formulation of the article. He could even foresee that there would be even more terrible turmoil in the current society.
On the eve of Guo Zhuye's graduation from junior high school, Guo Zhenshan had visited his daughter at school once. When he walked into the quiet and solemn campus of the past, he saw that the students were not busy reviewing for exams, but were in a heated debate. They were writing posters, criticizing "Three Family Village", criticizing "Deng Tuo, Wu Han, and Liao Mosha". His heart was filled with fear. He was worried about his daughter's future. He clearly remembered the Anti-Rightist Movement in 1957. It was just like now. The discussion and mobilization of the general assembly and small meetings required everyone to give suggestions to the party and government leaders. In the end, those young students and cadres who dared to speak up and enthusiastically raised many opinions were beaten to the right. They were dismissed, fired, and sent to work for training. They suffered for many years. He felt that what the other party said was very reasonable. Because Guo Zhenshan's aunt's eldest son, Zhang Fengshan, was working in a bank at that time. Because he said some rebellious words, wasn't he expelled back to the village and accepted labor reform?
His daughter, Guo Zhuye, was about to graduate from junior high school. She was also writing big-character posters and debating with others every day. What were these young people who did not have any children doing? Besides, she had been spoiled at home since she was young. She was so willful and stubborn. When it came to sports, it would be strange if she did not suffer and cause trouble. Therefore, when his daughter returned home, he immediately took decisive measures. He made a firm decision to stop Guo Zhuye from studying and farming. He didn't want her to continue studying, and he didn't want her to take the high school exam. He advised his daughter," As long as you are obedient and come back home, I will definitely find a way for you to find a good job in the city and marry a good son-in-law. In the future, you will be a city person and will be happy for the rest of your life!”
Although Guo Zhenshan felt that his decision was absolutely true, he knew too little about his biological daughter and did not know that her daughter had other intentions. Guo Zhuye didn't listen to her father at all.
When Guo Zhuye was still in the second year of junior high school, he had fallen deeply in love with his classmate, Zhong Guoqing. At that time, National Day was the perfect Prince Charming in her eyes. Not only was he good at studying, but he was also good at basketball. He was the main player of the school's basketball team and was also handsome. There were a few times in the library or on the basketball court when she saw those beautiful and coquettish girls looking for excuses to talk to Guo Qing, get close to him, and even make eyes at Guo Qing from time to time. She was afraid that those girls with the same thoughts as her would make the first move and charm Guo Qing, or that Guo Qing, who had always been honest, would fall into their trap. In the end, he would be unable to get off the tiger and become their captive. Because of this, Guo Zhuye, who was anxious and suffering from no good solution, was very upset. She was so worried that she could not eat or sleep well. Especially when she was in the third year of junior high school, Zhu Ye was already a 16-year-old girl who had just fallen in love. Her mind was filled with pursuits and dreams. She already had a kind of yearning and pursuit for the opposite sex. She often sat alone in the classroom, staring at the blackboard while thinking about National Day, which had seriously affected her studies and life. In those days, Zhong Guoqing's strong and straight figure and vivid face floated in front of her eyes from time to time. She often had a crush on Zhong Guoqing but did not dare to confess to him. She felt very painful, but she could not extricate herself.
As her junior high school graduation approached, she had more complicated and anxious thoughts. She had already secretly decided that after she graduated from junior high school, she would enter County No.1 Middle School together with National Day. This was because Dragon City No.1 Middle School was a key middle school in the province, and it was also the ladder and bridge to enter the key universities in the country. When she graduated from university, she wanted to form a happy family with National Day and realize their grand dream in this life. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that her future was bright. It was as if those blissful days were waving at her. There were a few times when she had already made up her mind to find a secluded place on National Day to have a good talk and confess her love for him. However, a girl's reserve and shyness made her flinch. Once, they met on the way to school. They could have followed each other all the way. How much could they have said? However, she was afraid of running into someone she knew. It would be so embarrassing if two young men and women walked together! The two of them only followed each other for a few minutes before they split up in a panic. In that short few minutes, she blushed and stared at Guo Qing with her burning eyes. She wanted Guo Qing to speak first, but Guo Qing was also panting nervously. He was so clumsy that he couldn't say anything important. Late at night, she lay on the bed in the dormitory, closed her eyes, and pretended to be asleep. However, she was secretly thinking about National Day. On National Day, a man should be bolder than her. Perhaps he would be brave enough to ask her out on a date and reveal the secrets in his heart to her. Perhaps he would even dare to hug her and kiss her in a corner with no one around…Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel her body tremble.
It was a Sunday. After lunch, they should bring their things and go to school in the city. At this time, Guo Zhuye suddenly said," Grandma, this week, the school is organizing students to sweep the graves of the martyrs in the Cemetery of Martyrs. The cemetery is twenty to thirty miles away from our school. Most people go by bicycle. In order to be quick, others are not willing to ride a bicycle to bring people. I can't walk there, right? Why don't I ride my dad's bicycle too?”
Grandma immediately agreed." That won't do. It's such a long way. How can my child walk there?"”
When she was talking to her grandmother, her father, Guo Zhenshan, was smoking a cigarette on the steps outside the door. When he heard his daughter's words, he did not say anything. He immediately twisted the half cigarette at his feet and returned to the building. He pushed his heavy permanent bicycle out and placed it in the yard.
In fact, Guo Zhuye had lied to Grandma. She wanted Zhong Guoqing to ride her father's car and take her to school so that they could whisper on the road. However, she didn't tell Guo Qing about this bold plan in advance. It was only when she saw her father happily put the bicycle in the yard that she thought of how to contact Guo Qing.
Guo Zhuye was quick-witted and had a lot of tricks up her sleeve. She didn't need to think much before she had a solution. She immediately hung the things she needed to bring to school on the handles and hurriedly prepared to go out. "Ye, you're leaving so early today?" Grandma asked her.”
"Before I went home yesterday, I made an appointment with my classmates to go to the Xinhua Bookstore on the street to buy books today, so I had to go early.”She left home half an hour earlier than usual. When she arrived at the village entrance, she first came to a large pagoda tree on the side of the road. She pretended to rest while staring at the village entrance, eagerly looking forward to Zhong Guoqing's figure. When she saw Zhong Guoqing walking out of the village with his backpack, she squatted in front of the bicycle and pretended to repair the chain guard. Guo Qing also saw her from afar. He hurriedly walked up to her and asked,"Bamboo Leaf, what's wrong? Is the car not suitable?"
"It's not a big problem. It's just that the chain guard is a little off. It keeps making the chain clang. I've already fixed it. Look, it doesn't sound at all now.”Zhu Ye said with a red face.
Seeing her like this, Guo Qing said,"It's good that it's not ringing anymore. I'll go first."”As he spoke, he was about to walk forward.
But at this moment, Bamboo Leaf whispered,""The car is too full of gas. It's a little uncomfortable for me to ride alone. Why don't you ride it and take me with you? We can all get to school early."
Guo Qing heard Zhu Ye's words and looked at her flushed face. He understood most of the situation. He immediately walked over and hung his backpack on the other side of the bicycle. He then got on the bicycle. Guo Zhuye was tall. She tilted her body slightly and sat in the sturdy backseat behind Guo Qing. When the car sped forward steadily, Guo Qing blushed and said a little embarrassedly,"People will talk nonsense if they see us like this!”
"Don't be afraid. With this umbrella, no one will be able to see who you're bringing!”
As she spoke, Bamboo Leaf swiftly opened the folding umbrella she had prepared in her hand to cover her blushing face. " Aggravated Forever " sped forward as if it had grown wings. Bamboo Leaf, who was sitting in the back seat, was excited. She held the umbrella with one hand and wrapped her other hand around Guo Qing's waist. She knocked her head against Guo Qing's back, intentionally or unintentionally. Guo Qing rode on the bike, his heart thumping. Every time the bamboo leaves bumped into him, it was as if an electric current had traveled from his waist to his entire body, causing his chest and back to feel numb.
The car drove forward happily on the sand road. Guo Qing stared at the road in front of him and held the bicycle's handle firmly. He was afraid that he would accidentally fall off Guo Zhuye. He was also afraid that he would run into an acquaintance. How could he answer her correctly? Why was he bringing a beautiful girl? Who is she to you?
Guo Zhuye was thinking about how to talk to Guo Qing, how to talk to him about the issues he was concerned about. Her lips moved a few times, but she didn't know how to start the first sentence. She saw that they had gone down a big slope and had already walked for a few miles. It would be too late if she didn't say it. At this moment, she pursed her lips and finally opened her mouth. She said,"National Day, there's something I've been thinking about for a long time. I want to ask you what you think. But I'm embarrassed."
"What's the matter? We're together all day long. What's there to be embarrassed about?”
"It's something we're all very concerned about."
"What is it?"
Guo Zhuye thought that Guo Qing would take the initiative to say it, but he didn't say it and asked himself. She bit her lip and decided to tell him that she had loved National Day for a long time.
However, Guo Qing saw that she was silent, so he smiled and asked,""Is it about graduating and entering high school?”
"Oh! That's right! Then where are you going to take the exam?"
"Needless to say, just apply for Dragon City No.1 Middle School!”
"I heard that someone wants to apply for Pingyang Sixth High School in the provincial capital. They say that it's the best high school in the province.”
Hearing Guo Zhuye's words, Guo Qing was a little disapproving. He said,"Actually, whether or not you can get into a national key university depends mainly on your own efforts. The school's role is secondary. Besides, isn't our Dragon City No.1 Middle School also a key high school in the province?”
"Alright, you're right! Then let's both apply for our Dragon City No.1 Middle School!”
"I guess, based on your usual academic performance, I can't guarantee that you'll be able to get into Peking University or Tsinghua University, but getting into one of the top universities in the country shouldn't be a problem.”National Day encouraged bamboo leaves to say.
Guo Zhuye still wanted to pull the topic further into their personal relationship, but there were more and more pedestrians on the road, and she was afraid that others would hear it. Moreover, the usual ten miles to school seemed to have suddenly shortened by a lot today. Without realizing it, she arrived at the school gate. She quickly got out of the car and let Guo Qing go first.
Zhu Ye pushed the cart and looked up shyly at Guo Qing. She smiled with some regret. Even though she had just enjoyed a moment of happiness that she had never experienced before, she still felt a little regretful. She regretted not seizing the time earlier and picking up the important things to talk to him more.
Until they graduated from junior high school, neither of them had the courage to confess to each other. Those sincere and passionate feelings had been buried in their hearts.
After graduating from junior high school, Guo Zhuye was focused on revising her lessons and preparing for the high school entrance examination. Her father's words were like lightning in the blue sky. She was stunned. How could she understand? She cried, she made a fuss, and she refused to eat. The whole family had no other choice, but Guo Zhenshan, as the head of the family, refused to compromise. He firmly believed that his decision would not be wrong. He had arranged a bright path for his daughter. He could not accommodate her because of her momentary confusion. His daughter didn't eat or drink, and he didn't say a word. He did what he had to do. Zhenshan's mother, a white-haired old lady in her seventies, was worried sick.
Zhenshan's father passed away early. When Zhenshan was seven years old, she became a widow and relied on her son, Zhenshan, to survive. It was also her fault for spoiling Zhenshan so much that he had been doing whatever he wanted since he was young. What could she do to him now? However, her granddaughter was the flesh of her heart. She could not watch her granddaughter suffer such torture without eating or drinking. Finally, one day, when she and her granddaughter were alone at home, she secretly probed her granddaughter's thoughts. Why was she so heartless to her father over a school matter? At first, Zhu Ye was very stubborn and didn't say anything. After asking too many questions, Zhu Ye had no choice but to reveal her true feelings to Grandma. She talked about her long-term plans and grand dreams, and told Grandma the secret that she was in love with her classmate Zhong Guoqing.
When Grandma heard her precious granddaughter's words, she was instantly overjoyed and said,"Guo Qing is a good kid. Grandma has liked him for a long time, but have you two ever talked about this together? Have you told me everything?"
Bamboo Leaf could only shake her head honestly.
Grandma smiled happily when she heard that. After all, she was an experienced person. She had walked more bridges than her granddaughter. She nodded confidently and said,"Don't tell anyone else what you just said. It's fine as long as Grandma knows. People often say that men are afraid of choosing the wrong profession, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. My child has good taste. I also think that Guo Qing is a good seedling. He will definitely achieve great things in the future. However, if you want to marry him, you don't have to take high school and university with him. Let your father find you a job. As long as you earn money and become a member of the government, do you have to worry about Zhong Guoqing not coming to find you in the future? Besides, Zhong Guoqing's family was not rich now. Even if he studied well and could get into university, could his family afford it? If you work and earn money, won't you be able to personally support her to go to university? As long as you can support him to go to college, can he still run away?”
Grandma's words immediately enlightened her granddaughter Guo Zhuye. She beamed with joy. Her stomach made a rumbling sound and she immediately felt hungry. The crisis between the Guo family's father and daughter was finally resolved under the old lady's mediation.
The next day, Guo Zhuye, a young scholar who had returned to Green Pine Ridge, carried a hoe and went to the field to hoe the sorghums with a group of chattering women. On the surface, she pretended to be fine, but in her heart, she was looking forward to a happy future. She hoped that her father would find her a job in the city as soon as possible so that she could earn money to go to college on National Day! She was quite confident as she thought about it. If she couldn't find a formal job right away, she could find a temporary job first. She could slowly become a permanent employee!
Things in the world were often so coincidental. There were things that happened but were not thought of. When it was your turn to be lucky, you had no choice but to be willing.
On the fifth day after Guo Zhuye followed the women in the team to work, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came to her like a dream. That day, Guo Zhuye and a group of women were cutting mats in Xiling Gully when they happened to meet the secretary of Xiangyang Commune, Wang Yingxue, who had brought a provincial newspaper reporter to the Green Pine Ridge Brigade for an interview. The reporter requested to shoot a scene of Miss Tie fighting against the heavens and learning from Dazhai. When the brigade's accountant heard this, he led Secretary Wang and the reporter out of the village. They climbed up Xiling and walked around. At this time, they saw a group of women in the terraced fields on the edge of the ditch. They were cutting the land. According to the name at that time, they were building the " Dazhaitian." In less than a moment, they arrived at the scene where Guo Zhuye and the others were cutting the mat. Guo Zhuye was originally afraid of dirt and dirt, so she tied up her hair and wore it under a green military cap. There was a white towel around her neck, and she looked like a young man. The reporter took a look and immediately had an idea. He smiled and picked up his camera. Just as Guo Zhuye was pushing a cart of dirt, the reporter pressed the shutter, and the camera made a series of clicking sounds. After taking these shots, the reporter asked more questions before leaving with Secretary Wang in high spirits. A few days later, the image of Guo Zhuye pushing a small cart was published in the provincial newspaper. Guo Zhuye's valiant and heroic appearance in the photo and the brilliant commentary of the provincial newspaper reporter under the photo made Xiangyang Commune and the Green Pine Ridge Brigade famous all over the world. The glorious image of Guo Zhuye in the newspaper had made countless girls jealous and envious, and countless young men of the opposite sex fantasize about him.
One afternoon a week after the photo was published, the Xiangyang People's Commune held a party meeting. When the meeting finished all the agenda for the day, Wang Yingxue, a member of the Party Committee and secretary of the Commune, suddenly made a suggestion to the Party Committee. He said, At present, there is no fixed operator in the telephone exchange room of the Commune. It often delays things. Should we find a temporary person to take on this job first? Secretary Yang Zhishan of the Commune had the same idea. Previously, Secretary Zhang of the County Party Committee asked him to talk, but he didn't know who answered the phone in the central office and forgot to inform him. Therefore, he didn't go to see Secretary Zhang in time and was criticized by the leaders. When he heard Secretary Wang's suggestion today, he did not blame him for moving the motion at the last minute at this official meeting without prior communication with him. He nodded and said,"Secretary Wang's suggestion is very timely and important. Everyone can discuss their personal opinions on the candidate for this operator.”
Secretary Wang immediately recommended a candidate, Guo Zhuye from Green Pine Ridge. She said that she was a good student in school. After graduating from junior high school, she resolutely gave up the plan to enter high school. With the determination to change the backward appearance of her hometown, she returned to her hometown to farm, and so on. Although Secretary Wang had a serious expression when he introduced Guo Zhuye's situation at the party committee meeting, he did not describe Guo Zhuye's slender figure and beautiful face to everyone. However, because the lack of people in the central office was true, Guo Zhuye's image as an iron girl in the provincial newspaper had left a deep impression in the hearts of all the members of the Party Committee. Therefore, Secretary Wang's proposal was unanimously approved by all the party committee members. Guo Zhuye also quickly became the "telephone operator" of the community.
Zhong Guoqing's thick envelope was placed on Guo Zhuye's desk by the postman of the post office, sandwiched between a stack of newspapers and many letters. At that time, the postman saw that Guo Zhuye was busy cleaning. Moreover, there was no important mail such as registered mail that day, so it did not need Zhuye's signature and stamp. So he put down the newspaper, smiled sweetly at Guo Zhuye, nodded, and rode away.
Guo Zhuye finished packing and took the newspapers to distribute. Although the tasks of receiving and distributing official documents and newspapers were trivial, after two years of honing, Guo Zhuye, who was already familiar with it, had long been able to handle them. She wrote " Secretary Yang "," Director Han "," Director Ma "," Secretary Wang "," Organization Li ", and so on. She arranged the newspapers one by one and put them aside. Then, she began to deal with and distribute the large pile of private and public letters. When she accidentally found a letter with her name on it, she quickly stuffed it into her drawer and then distributed the other letters.
After she sent all the newspapers and letters to the leaders 'rooms one by one, she returned to her desk. She pulled open the drawer and took out the thick envelope. The three lines of bold pen words on the envelope immediately entered her eyes. Who wrote this letter? Such familiar handwriting? Who was it? She wasn't sure, because she had received dozens of letters with the word " internal details " written on the sender's address column in the past two years. She didn't need to look to know that they were filled with hot words, such as love, intimacy, and other corny words that made her tremble and her teeth ache. In the beginning, she blushed and her heart raced when she saw those vulgar and even vulgar praises. But now, she gradually got used to it. As long as she opened the envelope and looked at the name of the sender on the last page, she would not hesitate to burn anyone she was not familiar with. But today, she felt that something was different. She didn't need to open the envelope. She could already guess what was on the familiar handwriting. It had been two years since they last contacted each other. Today, he suddenly wrote her a letter with the word " internal details " written on it. It seemed that his intentions were not ordinary. She closed the door and carefully opened the envelope. At the end of the fourth page, she finally saw three words that she did not want to see at the moment: Zhong Guoqing. When she saw these three words, she immediately felt an indescribable sadness in her heart. However, she still insisted on reading it carefully from the beginning to the end, word by word.
My dear bamboo leaves:
Please forgive me for writing to you in this tone. In fact, when I graduated from junior high school, I wanted to write to you in this tone to express my love for you. But at that time, I was very afraid of our class teacher's criticism. He was so firm in his opposition to our puppy love. He spoke so harshly and inhumanely. Of course, he was right. He was doing this for our own good, for our future, for our long-term happiness.
But today, we have already stepped into society. I think we should talk about our lifelong marriage seriously. You have already started working, and I am about to become a glorious soldier of the People's Liberation Army. I will carry a steel gun and protect our great motherland. When I think of the fact that we are about to go our separate ways and be separated for a long time, I feel that I should tell you what is in my heart and discuss it with you so that we can decide our future.
Actually, I can tell that you've always loved me all these years. It's just that you didn't say it out loud. Do you remember that you once said that my essay was good and that I would definitely become a writer in the future? In order to help me improve my writing ability, you specially bought me a book called " The History of Pioneering ". You also said that Liu Qing's writing was really good and that I should read this book. He also said that he really admired Liang Shengbao in the book, but he felt sorry for the female character Xu Gaixia in the book. He said that Xu Gaixia was indecisive and delayed a good marriage. When I heard your words, I admired you very much. If it were you, you would definitely be brave enough to pursue your love. At that time, although I didn't have any money in my pocket, because I admired your courage and courage, I borrowed money to buy you a copy of Zoya and Shura on the street and gave it to you. I sincerely hope that you will become a heroine.
Do you still remember? In the hot wheat harvest season when we were about to graduate from junior high school, we went to Zhaozhuang Commune to support the summer harvest. We were divided into a group. That afternoon, we went to the field to gather wheat under the scorching sun. You walked past me with a hug of wheat. When you saw me sweating, you secretly stuffed the handkerchief that you usually used to tie your hair into my hand when no one was paying attention. You asked me to wipe my sweat. However, after I wiped my sweat, I secretly hid it and never returned it to you. It's still in the book you gave me.
Zhuye, after graduating from junior high, you had such a big conflict with your father because you wanted to continue your studies. I heard that you went on a hunger strike. I heard that you insisted on quarreling with your father because you wanted us to go to school together. In the end, you didn't continue to go to school. It was your grandmother who agreed to your plan that you gave in. However, your father has good intentions. It's not a bad job for you to be a telephone operator in the community today. You're smart and have a good brain. You'll definitely make greater progress in the future and do a better job.
Zhu Ye, we're already 19 years old. It's time to consider our marriage. If the two of us can get together, then we will definitely be the happiest and most compatible couple in the world.
What are your thoughts? Please write as soon as possible. As soon as the notice from the armed forces comes, I will immediately follow the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army to leave my hometown, leave you, and enter the barracks of the People's Liberation Army.
I look forward to your reply.
sincerely
Salute of the Revolution
Your Dear: Zhong Guoqing
September 3rd, 1968
Although Guo Zhuye had seen dozens of love letters like this in the past two years, when she finished reading the simple and sincere words written by Zhong Guoqing, her heart still set off waves. However, things were different now. The excitement in her heart was far from being as real as when they were in school. She read the letter several times in a row, but after reading it, she was unusually calm. Although her heart was in turmoil, it could not hide the paleness of her face. After reading the letter, she immediately felt as if someone had pulled her tendons. She felt exhausted and could not help but lie down on the bed. After a long while, she silently put the letter away and put it in an envelope. Then, she pressed the envelope to the bottom of the drawer and shook her head mechanically. She sighed deeply.
If only Zhong Guoqing's passionate and affectionate letter had been delivered to Guo Zhuye two years ago, when she had just graduated from junior high school. Such an ending would definitely not be like this. However, it was too late now. Guo Zhuye's heart was now filled with weeds. Even she herself couldn't tell which flowers were fragrant and which were poisonous! Even if she could distinguish it clearly, it was already useless.
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