Chapter 42

At the end of the two-day examination, the snow on the ground was covered with two more layers. Zheng Jianguo and Zheng Donghua turned from the main road to the village road. Unexpectedly, they saw a familiar face. Zheng Fugui was walking back and forth. Seeing that his dark face was white with cold, it can be seen that they had been waiting for a long time. At this time, they saw the sister and brother appear, His face showed three eager steps and did two steps in front of him. His voice trembled and his voice dried: "how was the exam?"

"Dad, if you don't stay at home on a cold day, you'll be cold here."

Zheng Jianguo looked at his father's big white face, immediately pointed to Zheng Donghua next to him, opened his mouth and continued: "the fourth sister did an average test, and I did well."

"Can you pass the exam?"

Zheng Fugui subconsciously opened his mouth, then patted his forehead, turned and walked home for two steps and turned back: "someone asked and said that he didn't do well in the exam, remember?"

"Remember."

Zheng Jianguo also knows some gossip in the village. Zheng Donghua's enthusiasm for going to work has passed. During this period, with the momentum of the college entrance examination, it has aroused people's heated discussion. As Zheng Fugui didn't take two steps, he opened his mouth: "the Party branch secretary said that the lowest person who passed the examination was also a cadre, Today, the cadres of the brigade asked me how you two did in the exam from the morning. You said you didn't do well in the exam. Do you know? "

"Well, I see. You're afraid you won't look good if you don't pass the exam."

Zheng Donghua said with a smile on her lips. Unexpectedly, Zheng Jianguo didn't care about it at all: "Dad, in the eyes of those people, it's right that we can't pass the exam, but they are also jealous. My fourth sister and I are lucky. After reviewing for so long, they are still jealous --"

"I'm jealous, so Dad let you say you didn't do well in the exam."

Zheng Fugui thought Zheng Jianguo didn't understand what he meant, so he stopped and even looked at him and said: "in this case, it's nothing even if we can't pass the exam. We don't have a bad exam to show off. If we do, people will only say you're modest, not you - what's that called? Is the opposite of modesty? "

"Arrogance, arrogance, showing off."

Zheng Jianguo didn't expect that his father would have words he couldn't think of. He said that Zheng Fugui nodded and said, "it's just showing off. It's just that the dog can't hide two liang of sesame oil in its belly. It's like doing something for fear that others will know - self modesty is a good thing. No one likes to burn bags."

"Yes, Dad, Shaobao is also the opposite of modesty."

When Zheng Jianguo and Zheng Donghua looked at each other, they could see the smile in each other's eyes. However, the smile in their eyes quickly disappeared. They usually didn't like to talk about them. In particular, they rarely said that his Zheng Fugui was so nervous. It was obvious that they were under a lot of pressure. Therefore, when someone asked after entering the village, they all smiled and said they didn't do well in the exam, So a few days later, Li Tie came and asked, "you haven't reviewed for so long. Why didn't you do well in the exam?"

"Learning for a long time doesn't mean you can do well in the exam."

Seeing this small, Zheng Jianguo's attention turned in a direction: "didn't you play with fa cai? Stay away from him and be careful that he sells you. "

Of course, bu Facai's goods are not human traffickers. Although no one would want to sell them at Li Tie's age, the truth of being close to Zhu is still very scientific. After playing with a second rate for a long time, he can only become a second rate. The most thing li Tie should do now is to squat at home honestly: "when I have a chance, I'll give you some ideas, We earn half of the money, but you can't say that to others. Remember? "

"Oh, remember."

Li Tie hesitated and said the conversation. Seeing that Zheng Jianguo didn't want to go out to play, he shook his head and left. He thought that those who failed in the exam could come out to play together, so he didn't take his words to heart.

"The harvest in the brigade is good this year. You should think about taking the medicine money you owe."

When Zheng Jianguo returned to the house, he heard Du Xiaomei speak behind the curtain. Then Zheng Fugui's voice sounded: "it's still early. It's only a month before the new year."

"It's just right now. Say hello in advance and say that you need to prepare money for college. People say that you are rich and poor. You should understand this better than I do."

Du Xiaomei's voice rose a few degrees, and Zheng Fugui's voice dropped a few points: "I inquired in the commune. If he was admitted to college, he would not only spend no money, but also receive any grants, money and food stamps every month."

"I asked you to give preventive shots and ask for money. Do you care if my son will spend money on college?"

Du Xiaomei's voice continued to rise, and Zheng Fugui's voice could not be heard clearly: "that -- this -- good --"

"If someone brings you two high hats, you don't know your last name. I don't care. I want money. I couldn't do it before. I have a good harvest this year. I also collected so much money in my sideline and set up a floor factory. I don't care. Zheng Fugui, if you don't want money, try it!"

When Du Xiaomei's voice became a little sharp, Zheng Jianguo quickly hid out of the house. He also understood his father's temperament. As a man, there was no big problem in his face. When he knew that someone came to see a doctor after he was admitted to the University, he would say a few good words in his speech. Zheng Fugui, who was in a good mood, was a little floating, although he let himself say he didn't pass the examination.

After the college entrance examination, it was getting colder and colder. Zheng Jianguo's life was not easy. He changed his autumn clothes and trousers once a week, washed them once and dried them for many days. So he stayed in bed all day and slept, eating, eating and sleeping without reading. Until one day Zheng Fugui pulled him up: "your second sister is coming today. Get up and prepare to accompany guests. Now she is so old, It's time to go through the scene. "

The eldest brother-in-law Wang came home in Xiaowangzhuang next door to a commune, and the second brother-in-law Zhao Bing was far away. His home was in Weihu, the southernmost part of Yuquan area. He had to take a three-hour bus once. When he got there at 8 o'clock, he ran to 12 o'clock. It was not easy to come once. The most important thing was that Zheng Jianguo's aunt would also come this time, belonging to one of the few relatives at home, He needed to accompany him: "my second sister is right?"

"He is a tailor. Although he is a man, he has helped his mother pull cloth and make clothes since childhood. His workmanship is very skillful."

The last time Gan Gu came over, he was taking an exam and didn't take a face-to-face photo. Now he came again after such a little time. Obviously, he still had a little urgent idea. Zheng Fugui said and went out. Zheng Jianguo began to pick up the new clothes found by Du Xiaomei.

The indentation on the brand-new blue coat is that the cotton padded shoes that stepped on the snow a few days ago were also washed clean. When they were put on their feet, they could feel the warmth inside. They just wore them. They didn't arrive at the door much, and they were cold again. Their personal clothes didn't keep warm. They felt warm and blew by the cold wind. They just felt like they didn't wear them.

Liu Hehua, Zheng Jianguo's dry aunt, was the dry girl recognized by his grandmother when she was young. After the old man went there, he gave her a gift. Last time, he brought Zhao Bing to see them. They didn't have much opinion. Zheng Fugui looked at Zhao Bing's ordinary model of not tall, not short, not fat, not thin, and nodded his head. At least he did so in front of the public, It's just that Zhao Bing's father Zhao Sancai also came this time. It's even an in laws meeting.

While Zheng Jianguo accompanied him throughout the journey, he was still thinking about how the second sister had been so long in advance. In his memory, Zheng Xiahua would not meet Zhao Bing until the new year, that is, may day in 1978. He got married on the national day. Of course, he was just thinking about it in his mind. If he asked, he was afraid that people would think more about it.

"Oh, my mother told you something."

Zheng Jianguo, with a smile hanging like a decoration, is watching Zhao binghun travel outside the sky. Outside the door, there is the voice of Zheng Qiuhua, the third sister. The eldest sister goes out and the fourth sister becomes a worker. After the college entrance examination, she is still a worker in the supply and marketing cooperatives before she gets a score. It is natural to go to work. At this time, the father-in-law and object of the second sister go to the door, and Zheng Qiuhua is left at home, Now when he heard the call, he raised his ass and went out of the main room. He didn't want to be blown by the cold wind outside, and his neck shrank into the kitchen: "Mom, you call me?"

"Your aunt wants to ask how you did in the exam."

Little sister Du was cooking with a towel wrapped around her head. Liu Hehua, who was pulling the bellows next to her, had a black complexion and white teeth: "I heard your mother say you did well in the exam?"

"Well, I did well in the exam. I answered them all."

Zheng Jianguo's voice didn't fall. Du Xiaomei, who was waving a shovel, took over and opened her mouth: "that is, she's a few days younger than Donghua. Otherwise, she won't be able to become a worker. She's better than Donghua's study. If she goes to take the exam, she can turn to Donghua?"

"Mom, that job only recruits women."

Hearing Du Xiaomei's idea of son preference, Zheng Jianguo turned a deaf ear, glanced at Zheng Xiahua, who was working silently next to her, and then said, "the warehouse keeper doesn't want men, the porter wants men, but there's no need to recruit for that job. There's no idle young man in whose family -"

"Well, he has changed. Last time I saw him talking, I was very shy."

Liu Hehua's black face showed a brilliant smile, pointed to his forehead and said, "don't worry, little sister. I think it's the life of eating commodity grain. Don't worry now. You'll be the first place in the qualification examination this time."

Zheng Jianguo pulled the corners of his mouth and showed a shy smile. This year's college entrance examination is the proposition of the whole province. The champion doesn't take the whole country. Is that still called the champion?