In the afternoon, after the last class, school was about to end. The students were busy packing their things. School bag, lunchbox. Ah Hui still didn't want to bring the books home. There was nothing to pack. Therefore, he was the first to leave the classroom. Then, the group of people walked casually toward the south gate of the school. Ah Hui, Wang Wenhai, and Zhao Qixiang walked side by side. In front of them were Liu Qingge, Zhou Jihe, and Zhou Shaoxin. Behind them were Di Sulan, Yang Suqin, Xia Yulan, and Di Yunying. When they passed through the hall and reached the teachers 'office, Principal Cai Shanqi's voice came from the room."Ah Hui, come here for a moment." Ah Hui stood still and thought to herself, Why did you call me? He walked slowly into the house. The teachers had just returned from class. Principal Cai Shanqi was sitting in front of his desk, casually tidying up the things on the table. Seeing Ah Hui come in, she said,"There's a letter for you to take home." Remember, don't read it on the road. Open it when you get home, okay?”
"I'll remember it," said Ah Hui.
Cai Shanqi took out the letter he had already written from the table and gave it to Ah Hui. He reminded her again and again,"Go home and read it. Don't read it on the road."”
When Ah Hui entered the principal's room, Wang Wenhai and Zhao Qixiang were waiting for him outside. They had heard everything that was said in the room. Ah Hui took out the letter and left with them. As they walked, they were calculating in their hearts: What letter? He didn't allow her to read it on the road, so she had to read it at home. After passing the Zhou Family Tomb in the south of Caizhuang Village, Wang Wenhai and Zhao Qixiang said,""Take it out. Let's take a look first. Let's see who the principal wrote it for and what it says.”
Ah Hui was originally not a very obedient person. With his strange personality, he insisted on reading it on the road to see what was written. However, today, he felt that the principal's words could not be disobeyed no matter what. Needless to say, Wang Wenhai, Zhao Qixiang, and the others all knew that he was going to leave. Even if he were to leave, he would have to follow the principal's instructions. Therefore, no matter what Wang Wenhai and the others said, Ah Hui refused to take out the letter. After passing the Yang family's tomb, in the open space between Yang Village and Jia Village, they were singing a Pingju opera. They were sitting on a stage facing south. A group of dark people raised their heads and stared blankly like fools. The stage and the audience had attracted everyone's interest. They listened and took a look, and forgot about reading the letter.
When he got home, it was time for the principal to ask him to read the letter. Usually, when Ah Hui arrived home, she would eat first regardless of everything. This time, when her mother brought out the food left in the pot, Ah Hui did not even look at it and went to read the letter first. He opened the envelope. It was an ordinary piece of white paper with neat and handsome handwriting.
"Student Ah Hui:
Your brain is quite smart, but because you don't use it properly, your academic results are not ideal. You should learn better, you can learn better. I hope you will work harder in the future, give full play to your intelligence, and learn better!
Cai Shanqi
April 30, 1955."
As Ah Hui read, she felt that the paper in her hand was getting heavier and heavier. Every word was like a golden bean, landing heavily on her heart. There was an indescribable warmth in her heart. Ever since she entered school, Ah Hui had received many praises and praises for her excellent grades. She had also received many criticisms and reprimands for being naughty and disobedient. However, whether it was praise or criticism, Ah Hui's heart had never been so shaken like this letter. The letter wasn't long, but it was filled with the principal's deep concern and ardent expectations. Ah Hui deeply felt that she should change herself. Do as the teacher asks and strive for higher and better results. Ah Hui kept Teacher Cai's letter as it was and thought about it silently for a long time. After dinner, her mother asked Ah Hui to go to Ni Tou's house to look for her brother, Ah Wu.
Ah Hui entered the second door of Ni 'er's house. On the platform in front of her main house, Fifth Miss Xia Murong was sitting and talking to a few sisters. When she saw Ah Hui enter, she was a little stunned."Which family's young man? Why don't I recognize him?”When people told her that it was Brother Awu, she couldn't help but laugh." Aiya, how did you grow up so fast! How many years had it been? He had grown into an adult. You look quite similar." She laughed as she spoke. Her beautiful and bright eyes were teary from laughing. Ah Hui also did not know why Fifth Young Lady was smiling like this and felt very embarrassed. He didn't dare to look at the girls sitting on the platform and walked straight into the main room. In the room, Ni 'er was watching her brother change into a new shirt. "It's quite suitable, quite suitable." Ni Tou was obviously quite satisfied with the clothes he had packed. She looked at it from the front and asked her brother to turn around to look at it. When Ah Hui appeared at the door, her brother looked very unhappy. Ah Hui said,"Mom wants you to go home and cut some grass."
"Go, go, got it." Her brother looked very impatient. He had a little sense of " worshipping foreign things " in his heart. He always felt that other people's families were good in everything, but his brothers and sisters went out and appeared in front of others as if they were embarrassing him. The moment she showed up, she was chased home. Ni Tou's attitude was not bad because she knew that Ah Hui had studied well. She liked having such a " younger brother " in her " home ". She said," If you have something to do at home, go back. Why are you chasing him away? Tell him to go play with Changren and the others!"”
Not long after Ah Hui returned home, her brother came back. Although her mother was a little angry when she asked her brother to come back, her anger disappeared as soon as her brother came back. She had already gotten the grass from the haystack. As soon as her brother came back, she started cutting. After the chopping, the elder brother left without even entering the house. Looking at her son's back as he walked out, she thought happily, His son had really become an adult. The clothes he wore and the shoes he wore were all made by Head Ni's family. They fit him well and looked good. Not to mention that he was old, when he was young, he was clumsy and could not serve his son who was good at everything. "My son is really lucky to have a good wife. She's good and skillful. Next year, when she marries me, she'll be my big helper. When her mother thought of this, she was secretly happy. She picked up the grass and set the pig feed pot on the stove. Then, he instructed Ah Hui to make a fire and feed the pig while he went to do other work. The countryside would be busy for a while at night.
In the past one or two years that her brother and Ni Tou had been together, her father Zhang Qingfeng had gone out more often to drive the carriage. From the father's perspective, on one hand, it was to let his brother deal with the relationship between Ni Tou and his brother, so that he could help his hometown do more work when he had time. If their relationship was good, he would marry his daughter-in-law early. On the other hand, he also had a plan. He would take the opportunity to look around for bricks and wood to build three new houses before he married his daughter-in-law. This was a grand plan that he had been working on since he was born, and it was also a grand plan that his Zhang family had been working on for generations.
As mentioned before, the old Zhang family in the east of Xia Manor, Zhang Jinglong's five grandchildren were gentle, good, and thrifty, while Zhang Jingyao's five grandchildren were rich and famous. One of them was Zhang Qigui, the son of Zhang Yonglin.
Zhang Qigui had two sons, Zhang Chaolu and Zhang Chaoxian. The four generations from Zhang Jingyue to Zhang Chaolu were the times when the Qing government declined and perished. During the Opium War, the Anglo-French coalition forces set fire to Yuanmingyuan, and the Eight-Nation Coalition Army entered Beijing. A series of unfair agreements caused the Qing Dynasty to be ruined and the people to be poor. The lives of the people were unbearable. From the legacies left behind by their ancestors, one could imagine that their lives were very difficult. Ah Hui's grandfather, Zhang Chaolu, had two sons and four daughters. A family of eight lived in three small dilapidated rooms. It was very simple.
During the land reform, Zhang Qingtang had taken Xia Zongguo's house and moved out. Ah Hui's family still lived in the original three rooms, but it was still barely enough. However, how could he marry a wife for his son? Therefore, building a house had always been Zhang Qingfeng's dream. When his uncle Zhang Qingtang was in charge of the house, he had already purchased two houses, namely the two pieces of land in the east of Daonan, ready for the brothers to build one each. Later, for some reason, it was sold to the Zheng family and the one near the east road was left behind. After the land reform, it became the garden of Ah Hui's family. Zhang Qingfeng wanted to build a house here.
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