Going to school was very difficult for a family at that time. There were many children in each family. Some could afford to go to school, while others could not. And for Jia Kun's family at that time, it was also a drop in the bucket. It was also difficult for them to force these children to go to school. The tuition and miscellaneous fees were also borrowed from the East and West families. Sometimes, they were so caught off guard that it was rare for the elderly in the family to be out of character. Jia Kun remembered that his mother was the one with the biggest headache. His father wasn't at home, but went to the mud river, which was more than 40 miles away, to lead the workers. Because he was the director of the brigade's agricultural construction, he led the entire brigade to the mud river to work. He was rarely at home for a year. Therefore, everything in the family fell on his mother's shoulders. Her mother led the family of eight or nine people, old and young, to live a difficult life.
At that time, other than his grandfather, his two younger sisters did not go to school. The others were all in school. His mother took care of the younger one on one side and the older one on the other. At that time, his grandfather was old and could not walk well. His mother took care of him from time to time and also took care of everything in the family.
In winter, before the rooster crowed for the first time, his mother would get up early and quietly put on her clothes. She was afraid of waking them up, so she got up to cook. At that time, cooking was like cooking now. They used natural gas, gas, and electricity. The lights were kerosene lamps, and the fire used for cooking was all corn and rice. Every morning, Jia Kun's mother would go to the back of the room to hug the rice and seeds in the bone-piercing cold wind. At that time, his mother's hands were also cracked from the winter, but for the sake of her children, she gave all her mother's love to them. In the morning, his mother sent Eldest away and was busy with Second Brother. After Second Brother was done, she was busy with Third Brother. His mother did not get any rest for the whole day. At that time, although the child could help, it was useless. The whole family's daily life fell on his mother's shoulders alone. Sometimes, her mother was so tired that she was bleeding, but she still cooked for them and mended their clothes. His heart ached when he saw it, but what was the use? Because of the current situation at home, if his mother were to collapse, what should he do? After his mother woke up, he would also quietly get up and help his mother with some work that he could do.
His brother and sister were both studying at Tunli School. At that time, high school, junior high school, and primary school were all together. He clearly remembered that the school was surrounded by tall and sturdy elm trees. Especially in summer, the elm trees were like big umbrellas that covered the school's surroundings. The birds were chirping on the trees, just like how happy they were on campus. At that time, the school was a single-story house. The houses were all tilted on one side. There was a big one in the north and a big one in the east. What if the school didn't have any sports equipment? Most of them were self-made. There were single-and-parallel bars made from tree stumps, wooden stakes for playing sand balls, sandpits for long jumps, and self-made wooden horses. Although the conditions were a little difficult, everyone's joy did not diminish. Everyone had a lot of fun and was very happy.
At that time, her older brother and sister led her to and from school. Sometimes, when she was bullied by other students, they even acted as a protective umbrella. His brothers and sisters also loved him very much. They never let their brother get hurt and protected him at all times.
At that time, Jia Kun's second aunt's younger brother, Gemini, and Wang Lin's Xiao Chun were in school with him. There were also Guo San, Peng Yunhui, and the others. They played together in school and were very happy.
The school environment was a little tough. There were very few wooden tables. Most of them were mud tables and benches built by the teachers and students themselves. The table was made of adobe and then smeared with mud. After it was half-dried, a glass bottle was rolled back and forth on the table. After this, it was smooth and could be seen. After it was dried, it was also very good. It was comfortable and natural to write on it.
The teachers in the school were all private, and there were very few public ones. There were only a few. The teachers who taught them were all from elementary schools. A few of them were really passable and spoke very well. They also listened with great interest and became interested in learning.
There were also many strange things happening in the school. Once, when the school organized voluntary labor to dig a hole to build the school wall, they actually dug out a pistol that had been buried for many years. The gun was rusted to death and could not even be pulled. Everyone guessed that it was buried by the landlord bully during the liberation. Until this time, it was accidentally dug out. At that time, everyone was very surprised and felt inexplicable.
There were many happy things in the school that seemed to have taken root in the memory and bore fruit.
Recalling the bits and pieces of that time was very touching, as if it was by his side, as if it was in front of him.
to be continued
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