Chapter 101

Late July is the hottest season of the year in Qingshui County.

In 1982, when there was no air conditioning and electric fans were not popular, the hottest dozen days of each year were really hard to endure.

Anyone who has the ability to choose will definitely choose to rest during this time.

Principal Chang sat under the big tree outside his office, pouring thermos tea into his stomach, while shaking the palm-leaf fan in his hand quickly.

Late July each year is the time when college entrance examination results are released. Candidates' results will be passed down level by level from the province, first to the county education bureau, and then distributed to various high schools.

So no matter how hot Principal Chang was, and the sweat towel in his hand was like being washed in water, he didn't dare to stay away from that telephone.

Although the admission of college entrance examination students is based on the admission notice, there are only a few people each year, and the other two or three hundred students who participated in the college entrance examination are waiting for the announcement of the results.

"Ring ring ring~"

The telephone rang abruptly. Principal Chang, who was sitting under the big tree, rushed into the office at a speed that definitely didn't match his age.

"Hello, this is Qingshui County No. 2 Middle School. Oh oh, Director Ruan! What are your instructions?"

Principal Chang was startled and hurriedly looked for a towel to wipe his sweat, but found that he had thrown it under the big tree when he came in, so he had to lift the hem of his undershirt to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

It stands to reason that the phone call from the county education bureau to the county No. 2 Middle School is generally made by the director of the middle level, and it is the first time that the number one person has called.

"Old Chang! Congratulations, congratulations, reporters from above are coming to interview your school. You must make strict preparations and show the good appearance of Qingshui County's education cause..."

"Reporter interview? Which reporter? From the city? What... from the province? Provincial reporter? Want to interview our school?"

Principal Chang asked several times before confirming what had hit his head.

He said excitedly: "Please rest assured, I will definitely make preparations, but why do they want to interview our school?"

"Heh~"

The other end of the phone chuckled and said strangely: "Isn't it because of that... individualistic Li Ye in your school?"

"Individualistic? What does individualistic mean?"

Principal Chang pondered these two short sentences, a little unsure of the real meaning on the opposite side.

Because Li Ye wrote "Lurking," he had already shown his face once at the year-end report meeting last year, so is it because of "Lurking" this time?

"Not like a normal student, unruly, and always doing things unexpectedly..."

A good talk on the opposite side forced Principal Chang's sweat out again.

"No, no, no, leader, you misunderstood, Li Ye is really a good student, we can't listen to hearsay..."

Principal Chang is still very protective of his calves. Li Ye is a signboard of the county's No. 2 Middle School after all, and must be protected well!

But the next moment, a teasing voice came from the other end of the phone: "Clearly a good student, but treating the pre-examination as child's play, isn't this individualistic?"

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A flash of light flashed in Principal Chang's mind, and he remembered a certain sentence Li Ye had said in this office two months ago.

At that time, the bear child was playing tricks while pinching him to drink tea, sincerely making him choke.

But at this moment...

"Director, the college entrance examination results are out, right? Did Li Ye really score six hundred points?" Principal Chang's throat was trembling.

"You actually know his real level? Since he studies so well, why let him mess around..."

The other side of the phone scolded Principal Chang for a while.

Principal Chang immediately began to complain: "Leader, you don't know, that Li Ye is a genius. At that time, he was writing, and his brain was full of...,

so he was too lazy to write the pre-examination. In addition, his writing was greatly guided by Teacher Ke..."

In order to protect Li Ye, Principal Chang vaguely pulled Teacher Ke out.

"Fine, stop talking to me, wait for the reporter to come and talk to them,"

The other end of the phone stopped Principal Chang and said: "Do you know how to talk to them now?

You must highlight the personality of such a talented young writer and highlight the young man's arrogance and self-confidence... There are many character examples in this regard!"

"Individualistic, definitely individualistic, unruly? Confident? He is very unruly and confident!"

Principal Chang patted his chest to guarantee, as if the person who said Li Ye was a good child just now was not him.

And after finishing this conversation, Principal Chang asked with a smile: "Then Director... how did Li Ye do?"

"I can't say this, there are regulations," the other end of the phone sold a pass and said: "Your school's results will be sent down soon, just look at them yourself!

But you think about it yourself, you should be able to guess. This time you picked up a big bargain, enough for you to brag for a few years."

"Guess? Alas alas, old leader, give me a bottom line! Otherwise I won't be able to sleep tonight... hello hello hello?"

"Dududu~"

Putting down the phone, Principal Chang's cautious posture was gone, and he said angrily: "You have grown big in this chair, and you are not honest.

You used to be heart-to-heart, but now you are beating around the bush with me. Have you forgotten how I sent you food at the beginning?"

However, Principal Chang only pondered for two seconds before grasping the key clue.

"First place in the province, it must be the first place in the province..."

Who remembers who the second place is?

Principal Chang jumped up directly, excitedly turning in circles in the office.

"First place in the province, definitely the first place in the province..."

He walked out of the office with big strides, gathered his dantian energy and roared: "Come here! Give me someone!"

Two teachers on duty at the school ran over in a panic like firefighters.

"What's wrong, Principal?"

"Someone from above is coming to check our work, find someone to clean up, clean up all the places in the school that can be seen, especially the toilets..."

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The two teachers looked at each other, and said with bitter faces: "Principal, there are only two of us now, we really can't clean it up!"

School cleaning will never lack people, but that must be during class time. Who would use students as donkeys during the holidays?

But Principal Chang pointed to several students near the school bulletin board and said: "Aren't there students there? Let them work first, and I will notify others to come immediately."

The school bulletin board is where college entrance examination results are posted every year. Now that the results are about to be released, there are always impatient students who come to squat for a while every day, hoping to see their fate first.

He He Weiguo was one of them. His family lived in the county, and his family would urge him to come every day. As a result, he didn't see the results today, but he got a big broom.

"What? Let us clean the toilet? We... graduated!"

"You graduated? Then are you sure you won't repeat next year?"

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Who can be sure? If there is such a spectrum in the heart, do you need to come over every day to wait for the results with anxiety?

Principal Chang didn't care how sad He He Weiguo was. He returned to the office and dialed Li Li Zhongfa's phone.

"Hello, Director Li! I am Old Chang from the county's No. 2 Middle School, hahahaha, you tell Li Ye, reporters from above are coming to interview, and a report meeting will be held, let him make preparations and write a few more speeches..."

"What? He is not at home? Don't worry, don't worry, the reporter will come in two days... what did you say?"

"He went to appreciate the great rivers and mountains of the motherland? Can't be contacted?"

Principal Chang, who was smiling, had his smile completely stagnant.

After a long time, Principal Chang's roar came from the office.

"You monkey... you really are individualistic!!"

The Qingshui River flows from west to east. After passing through the county, it threw out a tributary fork to the south, winding all the way south, watering countless fertile fields.

On the east side of this tributary, there is a large village with more than 3,000 people, named Xiajia Village.

Most of the old and young in the village are surnamed Xia, and they have multiplied and lived on this land for hundreds of years.

Xia Sun Laoshi at the east end of the village is a hereditary carpenter. He has clever craftsmanship and a kind heart, plus four sons in the family, each of whom is burly, so he has always been very prestigious in the village.

Since the opening up in recent years, the minds of the villagers have gradually become active. Everyone no longer compares "poverty" but "wealth."

There are more and more jobs for new furniture and new doors and windows, and the good days for carpenters have come. The five carpenters in Xia Sun Laoshi's family are living more and more prosperously.

However, since his youngest daughter returned from the county half a month ago, Xia Sun Laoshi, who was always happy on weekdays, has never had a smile again, and even doesn't participate in the card games he likes most.

When the sun was high, taking advantage of the coolness of the morning, Xia Sun Laoshi and his fourth son, who had been working for several hours, finally put down the plane in their hands and sat in front of the small dining table.

The old woman put on pickles and egg noodles lightly, and puckered her mouth at the side room of the house, signaling Xia Sun Laoshi to call someone.

Xia Sun Laoshi sighed and said softly: "Xia Yue'er, get up and eat!"

Half a minute later, Xia Xia Yue's voice came from the room: "Dad, I'm not hungry, let's eat together at noon."

Xia Sun Laoshi said patiently: "There are three meals a day, and none of them can be missing!

Get up quickly, your fourth brother is going to the county to deliver furniture today, let him take you to see it. I heard that the department store has new clothes, buy one for you."

"Hmm hmm hmm," the fourth son ate noodles while saying to Xia Xia Yue's house: "Xiao Xia Yue, get up quickly, buy whatever you want, brother will buy it for you. Besides, the school should have results, right? We have to go and see..."

"Why are you talking so much? Is it because you talk too much?"

Xia Sun Laoshi kicked the fourth son's calf, almost making the strong young man throw the bowl out.

Xia family's fourth son came back to his senses, lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, just buried his head in eating.

Xia Sun Laoshi has four boys in his family, and only this little girl Xia Xia Yue, so the old man has loved her dearly since she was a child,

and the four older brothers also doted on this sister, wanting whatever she wanted, and getting used to her arrogant problems.

But Xia Xia Yue's intelligence just covered up these problems.

She was the first in the school since elementary school, unlike Xia Sun Laoshi's four sons, who were stupid and could only learn carpentry from him.

But Xia Xia Yue, who had been studying well since she was a child, finally suffered a setback at the college entrance examination. The first college entrance examination was a few points short, which was fine, and she was full of confidence in the repeating class.

But this second college entrance examination directly autistic. No matter how Xia Sun Laoshi persuaded or coaxed, it was of no avail.

After eating, Xia Sun Laoshi smoked dry tobacco with his head down, and the old woman cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, leaned over and said: "Or, go find that Lu Lu Jingyao again, and let her come to enlighten Xiao Xia Yue?"

Xia Sun Laoshi said irritably: "People are university students now, where can they look at us? They have been invited twice and didn't come. If you don't understand, don't you become a fool?"

But just as Xia Sun Laoshi finished speaking, someone outside the courtyard wall smiled and said: "Uncle, you are embarrassing me by saying this. Don't say I am a university student, even if I am an old student, I can't forget my roots, right?"

(End of chapter)