Scarlet Romance

Chapter 11
The educated youth station in Baidian Village also implements a rotation system for cooks, and each educated youth has to work on a rotation for 10 days.I don’t know who invented this system, but almost all educated youth camps adopt this method, which also expresses a desire for equality. It is easier to be a fire leader than to go to the field. Of course, everyone should have a share in this kind of good deed.

These few days it was Qin Ling's turn to cook, and she reluctantly accepted the job.In fact, she would rather work in the field than be a cook, because she is really afraid of going to the well to fetch water.Baidian Village belongs to an arid area, and has been short of water since ancient times. Outsiders can see the potter's wheel on the well platform. The well rope for lifting the water is 100 meters long, and the water level of the well water rises and falls regularly with the changes of the seasons. , the lowest water level is nearly 50 meters from the ground, and the water level is also [-] meters from the ground when the water level is high.Qin Ling is a slender girl with a long body, long neck, slender shoulders, slender waist, and long legs. She walks like a weak willow supporting the wind.This kind of beauty should live in the city and live a prosperous life with BMW and fragrant cars, but Qin Ling didn't have such a life, and he didn't catch up with the good times.When a person like her came to the countryside in northern Shaanxi, it was like oranges being transplanted to Huainan and turned into waste.There is no need for such beauties in the countryside. What is needed here is a mother-in-law with big hands and feet, who can work in the pot and work in the fields, and can give birth to babies one after another.When Qin Ling fetched water for the first time, the bucket of water lost momentum before it was shaken halfway. As soon as she let go, she was almost thrown into the well by a pulley.From then on, Qin Ling trembled when she saw the pulley on the well platform, she was really frightened.

Today she has to go to the well to fetch water, otherwise she won't be able to cook, no matter how scared she is, she has to bite the bullet and go.Qin Ling carried the bucket to the well platform, she looked into the mouth of the well, the inside was dark and bottomless.She threw a small stone in, and it took a long time to hear the sound of the stone entering the water.Qin Ling knew it was useless to worry about it right now, so she thought about fetching water for today, and finally came up with a solution. She took out a roll of luggage rope and tied it around her waist, and tied the other end of the rope to the well platform. This is an insurance measure to prevent her from being driven into the well by a potter's wheel.

Qin Ling took a deep breath and resolutely hoisted the bucket into the well.Although she had made sufficient psychological preparations for this water fetching, she still overestimated her abilities.When the bucket of water was shaken halfway, her strength was exhausted. She desperately grasped the handle and dared not let go, because it was more dangerous to let go at this time, and the heavy handle might break her ribs.She panicked, knowing that no one would come to help her at this time, but she still shouted instinctively: "Who will help me, help me..." Qin Ling was already desperately planning to let go, but a miracle finally happened , a strong hand stretched out to grab the handle, Qin Ling sat down on the well platform as if collapsed... She saw Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong standing in front of her.

Zhong Yuemin took the handle, and after a few strokes, he lifted the bucket up to the edge of the well.

Qin Ling recognized Zhong Yuemin, and she smiled gratefully: "Hey, the ginseng doll is here?"

Zhong Yuemin was really angry: "Your male students in the educated youth school are too shameless, how can you let the female students do this kind of work? How are they embarrassed? If I didn't see it just now, the barrel would have to shake you into the well I can't go."

Panting, Qin Ling explained weakly: "It's my turn to cook today, this is my part."

"Then you should find a male classmate to fill up the water tank first."

Qin Ling admitted embarrassingly: "It's my fault, I'm so useless."

Zheng Tong suddenly saw Qin Ling's luggage rope tied around his waist, and couldn't help laughing: "Is this your idea?"

Qin Ling lowered his eyelids: "I'm afraid of falling into the well..."

Zheng Tong stretched the luggage rope and said: "This rope is too long, do you know what the consequences will be? If you fall into the well, you will hang your whole body in mid-air, with such a thin rope tied around your waist Combine that with your weight and it could kill you in an hour."

Qin Ling blushed, she really felt that she was very incompetent, how could other female students not be as stupid as herself.

Zhong Yuemin had already filled two buckets of water, and shouted: "Zheng Tong, why don't you have eyesight if you haven't picked up the pole yet?"

Zheng Tong was very dissatisfied: "Why the hell are you using me?"

"Help me, buddy, Qin Ling and I want to talk about art."

Zheng Tong reluctantly took the pole: "Still talking about art? Do you really consider yourself an artist?"

Zhong Yuemin and Qin Ling walked back side by side, and Zheng Tong carried water to follow.

Zhong Yuemin said: "I'm friends with Li Kuiyong from your village. I've wanted to visit for a long time, but I didn't expect to come a little early, and they haven't closed their work yet. How about this, we'll cook for you first, don't worry, we will bring our own food." What about dry food?"

Qin Ling smiled and said, "Are you serious? They're all educated youths from Beijing, so can they come here without food?"

"It's not easy, and your food is definitely not enough. To tell you the truth, we still have to go to the county town to beg for food."

Qin Ling suddenly realized: "Oh, you were the ones who made trouble in the county last time? We've heard about it. The villagers said that a group of bandits came from Beijing."

They walked back to the educated youth spot and started cooking. Zhong Yuemin and Qin Ling made steamed buns together, and Zheng Tong sat by the stove and stuffed firewood into the stove hole.

Zhong Yuemin asked: "Qin Ling, why are you called Qin Ling?"

Qin Ling said: "What's so strange about this? My hometown is in the Guanzhong area, and my father's surname is Qin. When I was first born, my father couldn't think of a name for me. My mother said that I should call it Qin Ling." "

Zhong Yuemin said: "When you sang that day, it really shocked me. You are professional enough. Where did you learn it?"

"I learned it from my mother. She is a folk singer in the folk song and dance troupe. She sings folk songs in northern Shaanxi. I have heard them well since I was a child, but how can you also sing? You can sing very well."

"My dad stayed in Yan'an. He liked northern Shaanxi folk songs, and I often listened to him singing when I was young. After jumping in the queue here, I learned a lot from Du, the sheep herding man in our village."

Qin Ling glanced at him, and said lightly: "You are the son of a cadre, so your family must have been hit?"

"how do you know?"

"There are roughly two types of children of cadres who come to northern Shaanxi to join the queue: one is idealists; the other is that their parents have lost power in politics, implicated their children, and have no other outlets, so they have to come."

"Then maybe I'm an idealist."

"You are definitely not. Maybe you once had ideals, but at least you are gone now. I am very familiar with people like you, and there are some in our school. From the perspective of temperament, you are all similar."

Zhong Yuemin became serious. He really wanted to hear how others would evaluate people like himself. He asked, "Qin Ling, tell me, what kind of people are we?"

Qin Ling smiled and said: "I really want to hear it? Don't be unhappy when I say it. To put it simply, first, this kind of people are aggressive and violent, and they will draw their swords at each other if they don't agree with each other. Second , this kind of people dislike all orthodox preaching, and things that are sacred to others become a joke to them. Third, this kind of people have a certain cultural taste and like to read and study. Their main motivation is not I would like to confuse myself with the common people, they like to show that they are different, so they also have a certain ability of independent thinking."

Zhong Yuemin said: "According to your point of view, this kind of person is probably a hooligan with some culture. Do you dislike this kind of person?"

Qin Ling said flatly: "It's not disgusting, it's just a type of people in the crowd, neither hooligans nor good people, after all, there are not many good people and bad people in the world, most people are in the middle state. Just like Dean in "On the Road" and Holden in "The Catcher in the Rye", they just hate the mediocre life and like to choose a way of life that suits them, which is not wrong in itself."

Zheng Tong asked in surprise: "Have you read all these books?"

"Not only have I read it, I quite like it, but also "Climbing Up" and "The Train Ticket with Stars", all of which are books I like."

Zhong Yuemin also glanced at Qin Ling in surprise. He had the feeling that he had found a bosom friend. It seemed that the tens of miles of mountain road just now were not in vain.The books mentioned by Qin Ling are not publicly published books, only in the internal bookstores for senior cadres to come and go. It is said that they are used by high-level cadres to "learn and criticize". The covers of the books are gray or yellow, without any decoration. Commonly known as "yellow book" and "grey book".These books are very fashionable among the children of cadres in Beijing. Both Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong have read them.

"You are right. Not everyone likes to be a good boy. In this world, no one is qualified to teach others, not even the elders. We were first told to liberate all human beings, and then we had to be re-educated , I wonder why it is so old to have someone educate us and show you a way, so that you have no choice but to go the way others want you to go. This is so unreasonable. I envy Dean, I like the feeling of being 'on the road', it is nothing more than to experience a free and easy way of life." Zhong Yuemin said.

Qin Ling agreed: "People always have some dreams. The most important thing in life is the experience and the process. Last year, a foreign mountaineering team encountered an avalanche while climbing Mount Everest. Meaningful, because whether you reach the top or not, it will not make any difference in the actual life of human beings. But I cry for these athletes, I believe they are on the journey because of the calling of the heart, I I also believe that when they took the first step, they already expected that this might be a road of no return. But nothing can stop the snow mountain from calling them, because that is the ultimate spiritual world in their hearts. They died for their dreams , They must have many beautiful and pure experiences, and they should not have regrets. Tagore said that a life that is too utilitarian is like a knife without a handle. It may be useful, but it is too unlovable. In our life, It requires some purely essential experiences, initial experiences."

Zhong Yuemin said: "Kerouac's words are really good, 'I am still young, and I am eager to go on the road. With the original passion, pursuing the original dream, feeling the original experience, let's go on the road'."

Zheng Tong asked: "Qin Ling, what kind of person do you belong to? Why have you come to northern Shaanxi?"

Qin Ling smiled and said, "I should have come to northern Shaanxi, it would be strange if I didn't."

Zhong Yuemin said: "Let's not talk about that, I came here today just to hear you sing. I like folk songs in northern Shaanxi. When I was young, I heard my dad sing Xintianyou, which made me cry. In fact, my dad has a broken voice. It was not very good, and even out of tune. At that time, I thought, how can such a broken voice make me cry? Later I realized that it is better to sing, there is something very sad in folk songs in northern Shaanxi , sounds heart-wrenching."

Qin Ling stared at Zhong Yuemin in surprise: "You feel very good, you have captured the soul of folk songs in northern Shaanxi."

Zhong Yuemin thought for a while and said: "This place in northern Shaanxi is very strange. On the surface, it looks like a barren land, but if you look closely, you will find that there is a very profound thing hidden behind this appearance. "

Qin Ling agreed: "This is a heavy sense of culture, which is the cultural accumulation of thousands of years. There are many old sayings preserved in the northern Shaanxi dialect. Literary, but in fact the speaker may be illiterate. Why there are no traces of ancient culture in the dialects of most areas, but the northern Shaanxi dialect is preserved, which is probably due to the geographical characteristics of northern Shaanxi To, folk songs seem to be like this."

Zhong Yuemin put the kneaded cornbread on the cage and said: "I think the sense of desolation in folk songs in northern Shaanxi is a kind of helplessness for suffering, which flows naturally from the heart. There is another problem. I didn't come to Shaanxi. I didn’t know that before going north, most of the folk songs in northern Shaanxi are sour tunes, which is a very interesting phenomenon. The language of these sour tunes is very straightforward, and it’s the old man’s ashes, and the big girl’s affair The folks don't seem to pay attention to its moral content, and they don't mean to condemn it at all, which leads to another question, whether China's thousands of years of feudal ethics can affect all the areas where Han people live, and will it happen in some remote areas? There are some omissions, just like the Shaanxi dialect you mentioned just now, there are still many ancient words, probably because of this reason. Of course, these ideas came after I went to the countryside.”

Qin Ling stared at Zhong Yuemin with soft eyes. She pondered for a long time before uttering a few words softly: "The sage's sermon is missing here..."

Zhong Yuemin was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Qin Ling smiled and said: "This is a sentence from Wang Peifen, a scholar of the Imperial Academy during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Guangxu sent this old master as a special envoy to Shaanxi for inspection. After the inspection, he wrote a booklet and sent it to the emperor. This article The article is called "Qibigou", from the mountains and rivers to the basic necessities of life, it says Shaanxi is useless. Many Shaanxi people think this is an insult to them, which is also understandable. Who wants others to scold their hometown. But I think he A lot of what I said is true, even if I feel uncomfortable, I have to admit it."

Zhong Yuemin asked very interestedly: "Do you have this article in your hand?"

Qin Ling nodded and said, "My father has a thread-bound book with this article on it. I copied it down, and I'll go get it now."

Qin Ling went back to the dormitory and brought a notebook to Zhong Yuemin.Zhong Yuemin opened the notebook and looked carefully, Zheng Tong was also curious, so he hurried over to read together——

seven strokes

Traveling thousands of miles, the mountains and rivers are endless for a hundred days, the mountains are bare and steep, the water is vicious, the tigers and wolves roar, the catkins are thick in April, the mountain flowers are not beautiful, and the wind blows suddenly, so you can't tell the day from the dusk.

Cave dwellings and huts save the use of bricks and wood and soil, so the sun is difficult to penetrate in summer, and the rain is more likely to be exposed. The walls are built with soil blocks, and lamp oil flows up the walls to hide the smelly horse manure and cow dung. Therefore, carved beams and painted buildings are painted.

There is no fur, I wear it all seasons and I don’t want to throw it away, I don’t need yarn and kudzu, the brown shirt is durable, the trouser legs are wide and thick, and the tatters will be destroyed, there are no felt sheets to cover the body, so I put silk and satin on it.

When guests come to stay for a long time, the grandma boils a cup of tea, offers noodles with green onion soup and vinegar, pot helmet with garlic, salt and leeks, ox hooves and sheep heads, and swallows them with hair.

It's a pity that the Confucianism, who gave up as soon as he got a blue shirt, just entered the school, the article was thrown away, the plaque was hung on the gate tower, and he didn't go to Chang'an.

Ridiculously female, with fluffy and gray hair on the sideburns, smelly mouth, rusty skin, black lacquered steel fork hands, wide and thick donkey hooves, cloudy and rainy Wushan can't tell the autumn waves, so Fen Daimei is a tick.

In the barren hills outside the Great Wall, Tutars and Huifan are densely populated, described as pigs and dogs, with a heart like horses and cows, jokingly pushing a ball, haha ​​clapping hands, the sage's sermons are missing here, so etiquette, righteousness and shame are ticked off.

Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong laughed.

Zheng Tong said: "This scholar must have walked around northern Shaanxi. The scenery he described in his pen conformed to the characteristics of northern Shaanxi, but he expanded these characteristics to the whole province of Shaanxi, so it is no wonder that Shaanxi People have opinions."

Zhong Yuemin commented: "Look, 'the grandma boiled a cup of tea for a toast, noodle cakes with green onion soup and vinegar, pot helmets with garlic and salt leeks, cow's hoofs and sheep's heads...' This university scholar is full of delicacies and delicacies, and he can only talk about the food in northern Shaanxi. I dismissed it, but my saliva almost flowed out. To be honest, if anyone gives me a few hooves and sheep heads now, let alone 'swallow the hair', I will chew the bones .Look, it’s milk tea and pancakes, don’t we die happily if we want to eat these things?”

Qin Ling said: "This scholar lived only 80 to [-] years ago. It seems that the living conditions of people in northern Shaanxi continue to deteriorate."

Zheng Tong said: "I have seen it for a long time. Farmers don't welcome the educated youths who jump in the queue. We rob people of their rations, and there is no possibility of increasing the land production. We can only eat for two people and three people. Isn't this adding trouble to others? On the one hand, you are not welcome to jump in the queue, and on the other hand, you are forced to come if you don’t want to come. Why is this so absurd? Forget it, let’s not talk about this, let’s sing a song, Qin Ling, if I don’t want to hear you sing, I will I didn’t come with Zhong Yuemin, you know, we walked for more than 3 hours.”

Zhong Yuemin also said: "On the way, I was still thinking, when I see you, I need to communicate with you, but after seeing you, I feel that I don't need to say anything, listening to your songs is enough."

Sitting in front of the stove, Qin Ling added firewood to the stove hole and sang softly:

I have prepared a pocket for your money and food,

I bring you spiritual animals,

I open the creaky back door for you,
I lit the sky full of stars for you,
The sky is full of stars.

I want you to kiss and put your mouth up,

I smile at you and shed tears,
Don't be ashamed or ashamed,
call brother you take me away
…………

Zheng Tong and Zhong Yuemin were so maddened...

When Li Kuiyong came back from work and heard that someone was looking for him, he guessed it was Zhong Yuemin, and he ran excitedly. As soon as he entered the yard, Zhong Yuemin appeared at the entrance of the cave. Li Kuiyong rushed over, and the two shook hands affectionately.

Li Kuiyong held Zhong Yuemin's shoulders and looked up and down: "Yuemin, in my impression you are always dressed as a general. When I saw you today, I almost didn't recognize you. Why are you dressed as an old farmer from northern Shaanxi?"

"What do you look like, aren't we farmers?!"

Li Kuiyong said: "Brother, I still owe you a big favor. If you hadn't acted in time, my life would have ended long ago."

Zhong Yuemin punched him and said, "If you hadn't helped us in the county last time, we would have been in a lot of trouble. Kui Yong, let's get even. Don't mention it again. Thinking about the fight at that time, I think we were all stupid Yes, it seems that I have been caught by an evil spirit, and I forgot everything before going out, and I can’t forget to bring a kitchen knife, isn’t this a disease?”

"At that time, I was free. What would I do if I didn't fight or lose my job? It's different now. If you don't work for a day, you will lose a day's work points. If you don't work, you will be hungry."

Zhong Yuemin asked: "Do you educated youths have enough food?"

"That's enough, it's all about stealing."

"What are your plans?"

Li Kuiyong shook his head and said: "No, it's useless to think about it. It's a day to spend a day. I finally figured it out. People can't fight with their fate. This is my fate. I can't compare with your cadres and children. Li Yuanchao and the others made a big deal out of it." How did it turn out? Didn’t they all come out to serve as soldiers? It’s useless for us civilian children to be unconvinced. If we should jump in the queue, we have to jump in the queue. This is our fate.”

"Kui Yong, didn't I come to jump in line too?"

"You are out of luck for a while, and sooner or later you will have to go far away."

"Are you so sure?"

"If you don't believe me, just wait and see."

Zhong Yuemin said distressedly: "Kui Yong, I don't understand. We have been getting along very well since elementary school. Why do we always disagree when it comes to family background? You always use the name of a child from a poor family in the old society. Look at me as if I'm the young master of a landlord's family."

Li Kuiyong said: "The teacher told me since I was a child that everyone is equal in our society. Only the division of labor is different and the status is the same. I really believed it. Later I realized that there is no comparison between people. The teacher's words are too watery to be believed, let's not mention them..." He suddenly saw Qin Ling sitting in front of the stove, and asked in surprise, "Do you know each other?"

Zhong Yuemin said: "We just met for a few days."

Li Kuiyong pulled Zhong Yuemin into the yard and said with a smile: "I said, why do you think of coming to see me, boy? You have other plans after arguing for a long time. Brother, why are you still not idle when you arrive in northern Shaanxi?"

Zhong Yuemin immediately admitted: "I am interested in her, can you introduce her situation?"

Li Kuiyong scratched his head and said: "Qin Ling never seems to argue with others. This little girl is very strange. She is not very close to anyone. She is polite to everyone. She is very popular here. She brought a lot of books. I just sit on the back cliff and read a book when I have nothing to do. I heard that her background is not very good. Her grandfather is an official of the Kuomintang. "

Zhong Yuemin said: "Is there a deep ditch between the back cliff of your village and the slope of our village?"

"It's right there. The narrowest place is only more than 30 meters away, so you can chat across the ditch."

Zhong Yuemin patted him on the shoulder and said, "Kui Yong, I have to go back immediately. There are still more than 30 miles to go. If I leave late, I will have to drive at night."

Li Kuiyong was moved. He grabbed Zhong Yuemin's hand and said, "Yuemin, in a few days our village will send strong labor to work on the commune's reservoir construction site. I have also signed up. I heard that the construction site will be in charge of food, and I will also send some A little money, you know the situation in my family. My mother has been seriously ill recently. I earn a little. I’m afraid it will take a few months to go. I’m afraid that you will leave suddenly one day. It's been a year. Thank you for coming to see me. If you have something good to leave here one day, let's say goodbye today. "

Zhong Yuemin held his hand and said: "Kui Yong, no matter what, we are all friends. We have been friends in the past and will still be in the future. Even if there is still inequality in this society, we will always be equal between you and me. Remember Take my word for it."

"Brother, take care, we will meet later."

"Kui Yong, you have to take care too."

Jiang Biyun came out of the cave and found Zheng Tong sitting under a tree reading a book at a glance.She thought it was a strange thing. In her impression, these guys seldom read books. They swear and fight all day long. After a while, An Sheng, especially Zheng Tong, is very good at playing pranks.

Jiang Biyun asked: "Zheng Tong, what book are you reading?"

Zheng Tong turned the cover of the book over: "Migne's History of the French Revolution."

Jiang Biyun took the book by accident, glanced at the cover, and said, "You read this kind of book too? I thought you guys knew how to mess around all day long."

"That's your prejudice. When I was in school, I was a good student with both character and academics. I was always at the top of my homework. It's a later thing to be a hooligan."

Jiang Biyun scolded: "Don't always call yourself a hooligan. Why is this a nice name? I haven't seen a hooligan read "History of the French Revolution" yet."

"We are just a group of hooligans with a bit of culture. I think reading is a kind of enjoyment. Although knowledge is depreciated now, it will definitely be used in the future. Even if you are a hooligan, you must be educated."

"Why don't you speak straight at all? It's obviously a good word, but it changes in your mouth. Let me ask you, what do you think of the French Revolution?"

Zheng Tong said: "The general feeling is deja vu, a bit like our 'Cultural Revolution', the old nobles were sent to the guillotine, and the situation of the new aristocrats is not so good, often they are sent to the guillotine by others when their buttocks are not secure. I will come on the stage after you sing. I thought Napoleon was the biggest winner, but later I found out that he turned Europe upside down with great vigor and vigor, but in the end he also failed miserably. "

Jiang Biyun said in amazement: "You are right. I found that you are very intelligent. Neither you nor Zhong Yuemin are idle people. Why do you always pretend to be a hooligan on purpose?"

"Hey, before the 'Cultural Revolution', we were tired of being good children. We listened to our parents at home and teachers at school. Bastard', our brothers thought about it, no, it’s too bad to be a good boy, it’s better to be a hooligan. In this way, my brothers defected to the hooligan gang in a fit of anger.”

Jiang Biyun smiled.

Zheng Tong closed the book and said: "Don't read it, let's chat, Jiang Biyun, now you have a new understanding of our hooligans, do you think hooligans are quite cute?"

Jiang Biyun said with a smile: "Don't be smug, what kind of hooligans are you? You're just a bunch of dirty brats."

"I can see that you must have been a good student at school, weren't you?"

"Of course, I'm still the captain of the Young Pioneers, and my homework is all excellent."

"So when you were the captain, how did you help the students who were behind in the class?"

"Our class cadres have divided the work, and each person is responsible for a student who is behind, and he will help him make progress."

Zheng Tong said with a straight face: "That's great. I went astray and became a hooligan. Now I've learned from the pain, and I want the prodigal son to turn back, but I really don't have the determination to learn it well. You can help me too, and come to the end, how about it?" ?”

Jiang Biyun asked warily, "What do you mean?"

"Isn't it important to be a couple of red now? If we match up as a pair, what will happen to the red in his life?"

Jiang Biyun said angrily: "Zheng Tong, why are you talking about your hooliganism again? Shameless."

"Comrade Jiang Biyun, don't think in the wrong direction. Even if I become a hooligan in a moment of confusion, the party and the people can't abandon me. They should give me a chance to correct my evil ways, right? You, the leader of the Young Pioneers, can't do nothing. I'm stuck in a gang of hooligans and I can't extricate myself, why can't you stretch out your friendly hands and give me a hand? Even if you put yourself in it, it's a sacrifice for the revolution."

Jiang Biyun lowered his face, turned his head and walked away.

Zheng Tong shouted behind her: "Comrade Jiang Biyun, don't go, save me, I need your help..."

Zhong Yuemin climbed up the cliff behind the village and stared intently at the opposite hillside. There was a deep valley under his feet, and the opposite hillside was close at hand.Li Kuiyong told him about this location. The cliff is only 30 meters away from the opposite hillside, which is the narrowest point of the ditch.

Zhong Yuemin suddenly showed an excited expression on his face, he stood up abruptly and looked across, but there was no one on the opposite hillside.

A burst of singing came faintly, if there was nothing, the lingering sound lingered, from far to near, Qinling appeared on the opposite hillside wearing a red scarf.

Zhong Yuemin shouted: "Qin Ling, you are half an hour late."

Qin Ling smiled and said, "The audience has to wait for the actor, why don't you come to be an actor?"

Zhong Yuemin said: "Hey, let's start, I'm listening to you singing."

Qinling's song flies across the ravine——

Thirty miles of famous mountains,

Twenty miles of water,
I only want to live in this or that natal family,

I don't want to go back.

Stay at this mother's house for a while,

My last day.

Go back to this mother-in-law's house,

I sit in prison once
…………

Qin Ling sang so forgetfully, Zhong Yuemin also listened in a daze.

Qin Ling's voice came from afar: "Zhong Yuemin, what are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking of you, Qin Ling, what kind of man can tolerate you?"

Qin Ling joked: "If you can pass the heavens and the latitudes, you will be rich."

Zhong Yuemin patted the hat on his head and said, "I don't have anything, it's just...have you seen this hat?"

"I see, it's just a shabby hat."

"But under this shabby hat is a head full of wisdom."

Qin Ling laughed loudly: "Who can guarantee that it is not filled with straw."

"Qin Ling, you should be a smart person, I will never underestimate your intelligence."

"You mean, whoever turns a blind eye to your existence is an idiot?"

"Of course, no one can maintain a peaceful mind about the sudden discovery of a treasure. Who wouldn't be excited about getting rich?"

"Bah! Don't be ashamed, I really didn't see it, you are quite a rascal."

"Don't be embarrassed, in fact, you are quite willing in your heart, I know."

“How come you see?”

"High mountains and flowing water, it's hard to find a bosom friend. Also, please go back and look up the idiom dictionary..."

"Check what?"

"Look up 'near misses'..."

"I do not understand."

"Qin Ling, I want to tell you something."

"I'm listening."

"I like you, how about you, do you like me?"

Qin Ling replied: "Yuemin, I don't hate you."

Zhong Yuemin said, "You didn't answer my question."

"It's hard to answer that question because I don't know."

"Well, I have enough patience to wait for you to like me."

"So confident, what if I fall in love with someone else?"

Zhong Yuemin smiled and said, "Then I'll wait until you tire of him before liking me again. I assure you, you will be mine sooner or later."

"Then just wait and see, anyway, I didn't promise you anything."

Zhong Yuemin said: "Qin Ling, before you, I had a girlfriend who served in the army, and I have already broken up with her..."

Qin Ling put a finger on his lips: "Shh... don't talk about your past, I'm not interested, because it's none of my business."

"You don't seem to care about anything, such as future, fate and love. What do you really care about?"

"My mother told me that the process in life is always more important than the result."

"But I do care about results."

Qin Ling smiled sweetly and said: "You may not know yourself well, maybe you are a person who plays games in life, since you are playing games, why should you care about the result, isn't the fun of the game all in the process?"

Zhong Yuemin said: "Qin Ling, why do you look like a philosopher? Girls, don't make yourself too profound, otherwise you won't be able to get married."

Qin Ling asked back: "Yuemin, are you lonely?"

"Yes, in this backcountry, aren't you lonely?"

"That's right. You like me because you are lonely. Isn't liking a process? If you value results, you should marry me, live a life, and have children. This is the result. Do you find it interesting?"

Zhong Yuemin thought for a while and said: "I didn't think so far. If I were to marry a wife and have children now, I'm afraid I wouldn't find it interesting."

"So you admit that the process is more important than the result?"

"You're right."

Qin Ling said seriously: "Yuemin, listen carefully, I am willing to be your girlfriend, because you are lonely, and I am also lonely. If one day in the future, your life and mine change, and there are more exciting content, I will Bless you and say goodbye. Hope you can be like me and keep us all feeling 'on the road'."

"It's...it's hard for me to answer. To be honest, I've never seen a girl like you. She's very strange and sensible. But I want to ask you, what if we meet again after a few years?"

Qin Ling smiled: "At that time, if there is no more wonderful man by my side, then you are still a suitable candidate. Of course, this is just my idea."

Zhong Yuemin looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Qin Ling, this game must be very interesting."

Qin Ling said quietly: "It may also be a very sad story."

Zhong Yuemin suggested: "Then let's compile it together, and if there is trouble, we can compile a famous book, okay?"

Qin Ling quietly looked at Zhong Yuemin on the opposite mountain ridge, and fell silent...

Zhong Yuemin was sitting on the kang in the men's dormitory, holding a pair of ripped trousers and counting the holes carefully. He poked his fingers out of the two holes in his buttocks, scratching his head and trying to find a way.

Zheng Tong pushed the door open and came in.

Zhong Yuemin said: "Hey, Zheng Tong, take out your Shangshi Zhipain Ointment, I want to use it."

Zheng Tong immediately understood his intention: "You want to mend your pants? No, you can't spoil good things, and besides, I don't have many postings."

"All my pants show my butt, and this is the only pair left. You can't let me go out with my butt exposed?"

"Just show it, no one pays attention to your ass."

"Don't talk nonsense, take it out quickly."

Zheng Tong said helplessly: "It's not enough for me to take it out. How many holes are there in your trousers? Why don't you just cut up my jacket and make a patch."

"Don't you have to sew it? It's better to glue it on to save trouble."

Zheng Tong said: "Yes, there is glue in Jiang Biyun's place, so we can just stick the patch on."

"Good idea, you can borrow glue from Jiang Biyun."

"Don't ask me to do anything, go and do it yourself."

Zhong Yuemin glared and said, "Didn't you see me sitting on the kang? I'm only wearing a pair of underpants. Is it so urgent for me to have trousers?"

Zheng Tong reluctantly went to the female dormitory to find Jiang Biyun. Jiang Biyun was reading a book. She heard that Zhong Yuemin was going to use glue to stick the patch and felt weird.Zheng Tong explained that Zhong Yuemin's only pair of trousers were exposed, and he was afraid to go out while sitting on the kang.

Jiang Biyun asked strangely: "What did he do, why does he only have one pair of pants?"

Zheng Tong said: "He used to have three pairs of pants, but later he exchanged two pairs of pants with Zhang Baocai from the village for a dog, and we ate the dog."

"What a nonsense, because of stuttering, I didn't even wear any pants. What about your pants, why don't you give Zhong Yuemin a pair?"

Zheng Tong was very embarrassed: "I only have this pair of trousers. Last time I exchanged three pairs of trousers with Erxi from the village for a chicken, and Zhong Yuemin scolded me, saying that I don't know how to do business. A pair of pants is replaced by a dog, and dogs are more forbidden to eat than chickens..."

Jiang Biyun sighed and said, "Bring Zhong Yuemin's pants, and I'll mend them. Who of you came up with the bad idea of ​​using glue to fix the patches?"

Zheng Tong ran back to the men's dormitory and told Zhong Yuemin: "Give me your pants, and Jiang Biyun will mend them for you."

Zhong Yuemin said hesitantly: "Isn't this appropriate? Jiang Biyun is your main target. It would be unfair for me to get involved in such a mess."

Zheng Tong said listlessly: "Forget it, I've tried it a few times, but it didn't work, and I got a bad nose. This girl is not good at all."

"Then I'm afraid you're playing tricks on others again? You can't do it this way, you have to show some sincerity. You can't do it just by practicing your mouth."

Zheng Tong said: "I'm fucking tired, and I won't move my evil thoughts from now on."

"Don't be discouraged, I will help you find a way."

"You... what tricks can you come up with?"

"Don't worry about it, now, send the pants over, and the next thing is up to me."

These two days it was Jiang Biyun's turn to cook again. She put the basket on the steamer, then sat on the stove and stuffed firewood into the stove hole.

Zhong Yuemin walked into the kitchen wearing patched trousers: "Jiang Biyun, I'm here to thank you, thank you for your help, otherwise I wouldn't be able to go out."

Jiang Biyun said: "You're welcome, it's nothing to help each other, you just need to do less absurd things in the future, and don't even lose your pants because of two meals."

Zhong Yuemin said sincerely: "Yes, these days we have deeply reflected on ourselves, and we all feel that it is not the way to go on like this, that is called decadence. Young people still have to have a little ambition, and they must seize the time to learn something and do something in the future. .”

Jiang Biyun looked at Zhong Yuemin in amazement and said, "Hey, it doesn't seem like it came out of your mouth. When did you learn to be so serious? You don't want to be hooligans anymore?"

Zhong Yuemin looked very shy: "I have changed my mind and changed my mind to become a useful person to society. I will reveal a secret to you, but you must keep it secret."

"Tell me, I'll keep it secret."

"We set up a study group, everyone worshiped Zheng Tong as a teacher, and told us a piece of history every day."

Jiang Biyun asked in disbelief: "Zheng Tong, he can tell history? No way? What else can he do besides being blind and poor?"

"It's because you don't understand him. He was born as an intellectual. He has been a top student since he was a child, and he has a lot of knowledge. When he gave us a lecture, we were all dumbfounded."

Jiang Biyun smiled: "Just blow it up for him, I don't believe that Zheng Tong has any knowledge."

"If you don't believe me, you can go and listen, but this guy is a bit secretive and doesn't like to show off. If you want to listen to him, he may not talk. Well, when we turn off the lights at night, you can talk at the door Listen outside, our study group starts classes before going to bed, please don't tell others, you'll sell me."

Jiang Biyun was dubious: "Okay, I'll go listen and see what this guy can say."

Zheng Tong came back from the well platform carrying a bucket.Zhong Yuemin blocked him at the gate of the educated youth spot: "Come here, I have something to tell you."

Zheng Tong said: "It's no good for you to find me. Tell me quickly, it's my turn to carry water today, and I'm still two trips away."

"Go back quickly and read a chapter of our "General History of China". The plan I made with you that day will be implemented tonight."

"Fuck, are you really going to let me pretend to be a teacher? I thought it would be fine to talk about it. I haven't read that "General History of China" at all. What are you talking about?"

"Didn't we talk about the 'Government of Wenjing'? Today we will talk about the Western Han Dynasty. You go back and review it first. I will cooperate with you when the time comes. In short, the more ignorant our questions are, the more knowledgeable you will be."

"Then I'll go back and read a book, and you help me fill up the water tank."

Reluctantly, Zhong Yuemin took the bucket and cursed: "Are you really acting like a teacher? I'm not in charge of making ideas, but I also have to take care of carrying water?"

After hearing Zhong Yuemin's confession, Jiang Biyun really couldn't figure out whether he was real or not. At night, she decided to listen to Zheng Tong's lecture.

Jiang Biyun quietly walked outside the door of the men's dormitory and listened carefully to the conversation inside.

Zheng Tong's voice was very loud: "The period of history I told you just now is called the 'Rule of Wenjing'. According to historians, the 'Rule of Wenjing' was the first peaceful and prosperous age in China's feudal society. The emperor adopted the national policy of recuperating and reducing the tax, so the national power quickly became stronger..."

Zhong Yuemin asked: "Teacher, can I ask a question?"

Zheng Tong said modestly: "Don't call me teacher, let's discuss the problem together."

"Teacher, didn't everyone discuss it a long time ago, we must be called teachers in class, since we are learning culture, we have to talk about the dignity of teachers."

The male educated youths echoed: "Mr. Zheng, don't be modest."

"Whoever has knowledge is a teacher."

Zhong Yuemin said: "Teacher, my question is, did the Tang Dynasty come first or the Han Dynasty?"

"Oh, Zhong Yuemin, you are simply too ignorant. The Liu Bang dynasty of the Western Han Dynasty was established in 202 BC, and the Tang Dynasty was established in 618 AD. There is a difference of more than 800 years. Which one is first and which one is the last?"

"Teacher, what about the Three Kingdoms? The Three Kingdoms should be before the Han Dynasty, right? Liu Bei's surname is Liu, and Liu Bang's surname is also Liu. What's the relationship between them? Is Liu Bang the son of Liu Bei?"

Zheng Tong reprimanded him bitterly: "Zhong Yuemin, what else can you do besides fighting and taking pictures of your wife? Why is your historical knowledge so poor? The question you asked is simply ridiculous. The Three Kingdoms period was after the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was far behind Liu Bangjian in the Western Han Dynasty. For nearly 400 years, how can you be completely illiterate?"

Zhong Yuemin said ashamedly: "Yes, since 1966, I haven't read a book, and I almost forgot all the words, let alone the history, what a fucking shame."

Zheng Tongyu said earnestly: "I have seen this way clearly for a long time. Cultural knowledge is useful at any time. People can't live in a muddle. Look at Zhong Yuemin, the young man stands there, he can be regarded as dignified, but What's the use of being good-looking? Isn't your brain a mess? To put it bluntly, if things go on like this, you won't even be able to find a wife in the future. Who wants you, an illiterate?"

Jiang Biyun covered her mouth and smiled secretly, she turned and left.

Cao Gang was in charge of external observation, and he immediately reported: "Yuemin, she's gone."

Zhong Yuemin felt relieved: "Let's go? Class is over, get out of class is over. Zheng Tong, you really put on the teacher's airs, and you really treat us as illiterates. Are you fucking looking for smoke?"

Zheng Tong said: "Brothers, I am really addicted to talking about it, and the food in my stomach is not empty yet, can I finish telling you?"

Zhong Yuemin said impatiently: "Go and go, find a cool place to go later, my brothers are going to sleep, I don't have time to listen to your gossip."

In the rural areas of northern Shaanxi, there is basically no concept of time. All people's work and rest are arranged according to the weather. They really work at sunrise and rest at sunset.The busiest time in the village is before and after dinner. Villagers who have worked all day come out of their cave dwellings with their bowls in their hands, squatting together in twos and threes, chatting with their parents while drinking porridge.

Zhong Yuemin also often squatted and chatted with the villagers with a bowl in his hand. He found that there was no common topic between himself and the farmers.Farmers like to talk about the news in the village. In Zhong Yuemin's view, these news are very boring. It is nothing more than that the man from the Li family slept with the mother-in-law of the Zhang family, two brothers from the Wang family and a widow from the Chang family. The child looked like a bachelor named Zhao in the village.

Most of the villagers are illiterate. The current accountant Zhang Jinsuo has the highest education in the village. He graduated from high school.Later, the school finally failed because the village could no longer support private teachers.The work points of a strong laborer only cost 5 cents a day. How can they afford idlers? The villagers insist that private teachers are idlers. It is enough for children to know how to handle a hoe. What is the use of reading?Chang Gui, the village party secretary, believed that since Zhang Jinsuo was an "intellectual", he should be given a way out. The school was closed, so he was asked to change his career to become an accountant, which reflected the party's policy on intellectuals.

Zhong Yuemin was surprised to find that under such a poor and harsh living condition, the villagers seldom frown. They are always optimistic, and their favorite topics to talk about are food, men and women.In terms of diet, since they have never seen better food, they insisted that dumplings in sour soup and spicy oil are the most delicious food in the world.If someone proposes that there are many more delicious things in the world, then everyone will agree that this person is too new to the world, and [-]% of this donkey day is because he has never eaten sour soup dumplings, so he is here.

In addition to talking about eating, the remaining topics are naturally about men and women.When discussing such topics, everyone is often very excited and the atmosphere is very enthusiastic. It is really free and democratic.Once, Chang Shoucai from the village came back from visiting relatives in the county and brought back a poster showing Chairman Mao in a green uniform waving. Foreigners with strange costumes and different skin colors are cheering for something with a little red book in their hands. On the halo is a line of words: Chairman Mao is the red sun in the hearts of the people of the world.

For the first time, the villagers knew that there were black and white people in the world, which was far beyond their imagination.Everyone had a lively discussion on the topic of "What color should the baby be born from when a white man mates with a black man".This issue was discussed for a few days, and finally the branch secretary Chang Gui made a final decision: "It's black and white." The theory is based on the fact that black pigs and white pigs mate, and the piglets born are colorful.The villagers all said that, after all, he was the branch secretary, well-informed and knowledgeable.

Only Zhang Jinsuo, a former private teacher, sneered. He said, "You take a bucket of white mortar and a bucket of ink and mix them together, and that's the color."

The villagers were skeptical about this.Someone specifically asked Zheng Tong, because he wore glasses and looked very knowledgeable, but Zheng Tong fooled people irresponsibly: "The head and body are black, and the hands and feet are white." The villagers think this conclusion is very wrong. It makes sense, because there is a kind of horse like this, the whole body is black, but the four hooves are white, this is called "four hooves treading snow".

After the educated youth came, the villagers all had a fixed view of the educated youth.They think that educated youths live in the emperor's palace in Beijing, eat dumplings for every meal, spend so much money that hair grows on the money in the box, and they often persuade Zhong Yuemin to go back and have a look during the slack time. Spread out the hairy bills to dry in the sun.Zhong Yuemin explained that he had never even seen so many bills, and he never had a meal in Beijing.The villagers didn't believe him at all. Instead, they thought he was not real, because they were afraid that people would borrow money from him.The only person in the village who has traveled far is Zhang Jinsuo, who visited the provincial capital of Xi'an many years ago.According to him, people in the provincial capital eat either sour soup dumplings or mutton steamed buns every day. This is still the case in the provincial capital, let alone Beijing.Zhong Yuemin couldn't argue, so he had to acquiesce that he had a box of hairy notes.

The timetable of the villagers is very accurate, as soon as it gets dark, they will go to bed immediately.There is no electricity in the village, and few households can afford kerosene to light lamps. Besides, lighting lamps is meaningless. Farmers don’t read books or newspapers, so what are they doing lighting lamps?At this time, Shichuan Village became quiet, except for a few dogs barking, hardly any sound could be heard.

The energetic men couldn't fall asleep, so they tossed endlessly with their mothers-in-law and aunts, and they were exhausted without tossing.This is the reason for the high birth rate in the village.Many children come into this world because their parents are bored.

The educated youths also couldn’t afford to light oil lamps. Zheng Tong’s flashlight only had two batteries left, so he didn’t dare to use it easily. When it got dark, the educated youths had to lie on the kang and chat. After a long time, all the chatting was over. , No one could think of any new topics, so everyone had to keep their eyes open and think about their thoughts. Often, no one said a word for two or three hours.Often in the middle of the night, someone gets up to relieve himself. At this time, everyone gets up, and everyone realizes that no one has fallen asleep.

After returning from Baidian Village, Zhong Yuemin also had something on his mind. He lay on the kang, staring straight at the kiln roof in the dark.Qin Ling's shadow was always lingering in front of his eyes, and he couldn't get rid of it. He had a feeling that some story would happen between this girl and him sooner or later.There is something about Qin Ling that attracts him, not only because she has a good voice for singing folk songs, but also because of Qin Ling's beautiful appearance, in short, Zhong Yuemin likes this girl.

Zhong Yuemin is very picky about women's appearance, his mother is very beautiful, no wonder his father lived in widowhood for many years after his mother died.Zhong Yuemin thought that his father couldn't find a suitable candidate, and his mother's young demeanor raised his father's taste.Of course, Zhou Xiaobai is also very beautiful, if not for her beauty, Zhong Yuemin would not bother to court her on the ice rink.In all fairness, it is just a kind of vanity of Zhong Yuemin, because it is quite showy to bring a beautiful girlfriend on the ice rink, but it is a bit ridiculous to fall in love seriously, Zhong Yuemin hasn't had enough fun yet, he can I don't want any girl to tie me down.The old man said it well, the world is afraid of the word "serious".As soon as Zhou Xiaobai was serious, Zhong Yuemin became a little scared.He thought angrily, why are all the chicks nowadays like this? Either they treat you like a hooligan and ignore you, or they can’t help crying and shouting that they must give this life to you. Insecure.

At this time, Zhou Xiaobai's face appeared in the darkness, it was a bit like looking at flowers in the fog, her figure appeared and disappeared in the fog.Zhong Yuemin admits that he still likes her quite a bit, but the problem is that Zhou Xiaobai is too far away from him, and he can't reach him at all. Since fate left him in this remote village, he should accept his fate.

Zhong Yuemin thought, if he wrote to Zhou Xiaobai, pretending to be very noble, and proposed to break up, the reason was that the status of the two was too different, and he didn't want to delay the other party's future, it might seem too hypocritical, and he would definitely get scolded, and he wouldn't mind it You, what grandson are you pretending to be?It's better to honestly admit that you are in love with someone else, and then the nature will change, not because you are afraid that Zhong Yuemin will delay Zhou Xiaobai's future, but because you are afraid that Zhou Xiaobai will delay Zhong Yuemin's future.Zhong Yuemin knows very well that women in love often have some dedication. For example, if you are terminally ill, you propose to break up with your lover very noblely. The reason is that you don’t want to delay her. Then don’t worry, she will be with you forever. , you are equivalent to providing her with an opportunity to show noble sentiments.Instead of this, it is better to do the opposite, Zhong Yuemin should tell Zhou Xiaobai clearly that she hopes that she will not delay Zhong Yuemin's bright future, so the effect may be better.As for what Zhou Xiaobai would think, Zhong Yuemin didn't think it was a problem.This is like in a Chinese classical novel where a rich lady falls in love with a poor scholar. The poor scholar rejects the love of the rich lady, and his image will be bigger.

Zhong Yuemin suddenly remembered the 20 yuan remittance he received from Zhou Xiaobai a few days ago, and he couldn't help but panic. He decided to explain it to Zhou Xiaobai earlier. With this kind of favor, he will be caught if he remits money a few times, otherwise he will be suspected of being a liar.In fact, Zheng Tong bought pork for that sum of money, and the educated youths improved their food for a few days. Everyone ate and drank, but Zhong Yuemin had to repay the favor alone. Why?No matter how dedicated he is, he will not do it. There is no such way of dedication.

Zhong Yuemin stood up and found a pen and paper, ready to write a letter to Zhou Xiaobai.Zheng Tong didn't fall asleep either. Seeing Zhong Yuemin using his flashlight again, he mocked dissatisfiedly: "Which girl are you going to write to again? Don't put the letter in the wrong envelope."

Zhong Yuemin kicked him and said, "It's all your grandson's fault..." Before he finished speaking, he heard someone knocking on the door, and Zhong Yuemin shouted angrily, "Who is it, can you smash it lightly?"

The voice of old man Du, the shepherd, came from outside the door: "Yuemin, Yuemin, save Hanwa, Hanwa is sick..."

Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong jumped up as soon as they heard it, they put on their clothes and rushed out of the cave, and saw the old man Du standing in the yard trembling, talking incoherently: "Yuemin, the boy is rolling in pain on the kang, it's his stomach It hurts, what should I do? You educated youths are knowledgeable, help me make up my mind."

Zhong Yuemin asked Zheng Tong to inform Chang Gui that he and Old Man Du went to see Hanwa. As soon as he entered Du's cave, he saw Hanwa wailing and rolling on the kang. The child's face was pale and sweaty.Zhong Yuemin was so panicked that he hugged Hanwa and shouted repeatedly: "Hanwa, open your eyes and see, I am your brother Yuemin."

Hanwa opened her eyes, her voice was very weak: "Brother Yuemin, my stomach hurts, it hurts to death..."

Zhong Yuemin wiped his sweat for him and said, "Silly boy, if you hold on for a while, I'll send you to the hospital right away."

Zheng Tong hurried over with Chang Gui and Chang Fa, a barefoot doctor in the village.Chang Fa is Chang Gui's nephew. He studied in a short medical training course run by the county for two months, and became a barefoot doctor when he returned to the village.It is said that there are only 3 medicines in his medical kit: iodine tincture, red mercury syrup and painkillers.He can only play with these 3 things and nothing else.Once a sow in the village gave birth, and Chang Fa rushed there with a medicine box on his back as if it was a real thing. At that time, the sow had already given birth and the piglets were resting. The pig's buttocks, the sow howled desperately, and the villagers thought it was killing pigs. Chang Fa was still unsatisfied after using up the iodine, and before leaving, he used mercury red potion to dye the sow's buttocks bright red.

Chang Fa entered the cave dwelling and gave Han Wa two painkillers, then rubbed his hands and didn't know what to do.

Zhong Yuemin said angrily: "Chang Fa, you should see what kind of disease this child has."

Chang Fa squatted on the ground and said, "I don't know, maybe I got cold."

Zhong Yuemin cursed: "Fart, it hurts like this when you get cold? What kind of fucking doctor are you?"

Chang Gui hurriedly smoothed things over: "Yuemin, the cart from the village went to the county to pull fat yesterday, and I had to find someone to carry it to see a doctor. The commune health center is more than 30 miles away from our village, and now there is no way to leave. Do you want to go again in the morning? Let the fool bear it for another night."

Zhong Yuemin stood up angrily and said: "Human life is a matter of heaven, why wait until tomorrow morning? Let's go now, and we must carry the child to the hospital. Secretary Chang, Zheng Tong and I will go first, and you can find a few more people to chase us." .”

Zhong Yuemin didn't bother to go back and put on his clothes, so he carried Hanwa on his back and left. Zheng Tong chased after him with a flashlight.

Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong have experienced what it is like to walk at night in the dark wilderness. The battery in Zheng Tong's flashlight is almost exhausted, and the light of the flashlight is getting weaker and weaker. Out of breath.Without paying attention, Zheng Tong fell into the ditch beside the road and dropped his glasses. He groped for a long time before he found the glasses, and chased after Zhong Yuemin cursingly.

Hanwa's head rested on Zhong Yuemin's shoulder, shaking weakly with his body.Zhong Yuemin comforted: "Silly boy, what do you think? Just bear with it for a while, and we'll be fine when we get to the commune."

Hanwa's voice was intermittent: "Brother Yuemin, I'll tell you something...you must not tell others... I found two more mouse holes...in the back ditch of our village, when I recover from illness If you find it... go digging... if you catch a mouse... I'll give you roast meat..."

Zhong Yuemin was heartbroken when he heard this: "Silly boy, when you recover from illness, I will go with you. The meat you cooked last time was really delicious..."

Zheng Tong couldn't take it anymore, he yelled: "Fuck me, what kind of place is this? You have to walk dozens of miles overnight to see a doctor. Isn't this a delay? Farmers' lives So cheap? Fuck..."

Hanwa seemed to be talking in sleep: "Brother Yuemin, have you ever eaten dumplings in sour soup?"

"I haven't eaten it, it seems that Beijing doesn't have it."

Hanwa said: "I haven't eaten it either. My grandfather has eaten it. He said it's delicious. It's better than roast pork..."

Zhong Yuemin tried his best to hold back his tears and said, "Silly boy, I assure you, when you recover from illness, I will take you to the county town to eat dumplings in sour soup. Let's eat with an open stomach."

Hanwa's voice became weaker and weaker: "I'll just have a taste, we don't have any money..."

Zhong Yuemin said: "Who said we have no money? We have plenty of money, don't worry, brother promises to let you eat enough."

Hanwa said: "Brother Yuemin, my stomach doesn't hurt anymore, I'm just sleepy, I'm going to sleep..."

Zhong Yuemin said: "Go to sleep, I will call you again when I get to the commune."

At this time, old man Du and several young men from the village chased after him, and someone replaced Zhong Yuemin.

Zhong Yuemin comforted Old Man Du and said: "Han Wa said he is much better and his stomach pain is gone, let him sleep for a while now."

Old man Du said: "If the baby's stomach doesn't hurt anymore, then let's go back. It costs money to go to the commune health center to see a doctor."

Zheng Tong said angrily: "You old man is so embarrassing. Is this child your grandson? Did you pick it up? You think you'll be fine if your stomach doesn't hurt. You've come here, and you're afraid of spending money. I really doubt it." This child was kidnapped by you."

Old man Du whispered, "Don't we have no money?"

Zhong Yuemin said: "If you don't have money, you have to see a doctor. If the hospital dares not treat us, I will bring someone to smash it."

They walked for more than 30 hours on a night road of more than 4 miles. When they arrived at the commune health center, white belly had already appeared in the east.

Exhausted, Zhong Yuemin carried Hanwa into the emergency room. The doctor on duty was still sleeping in the duty room. Everyone went up and knocked on the door. The doctor came out in his clothes and scolded angrily: "Is there such a thing as knocking down the door? It's like ransacking a house." .”

Zhong Yuemin stared: "Where are so many nonsense? Hurry up and check the child."

As soon as the doctor heard the accent, he knew that he had encountered an educated youth who jumped in line. He knew that these people were not easy to mess with, so he immediately shut up and began to examine.Just as he put the stethoscope on Hanwa's chest, he suddenly withdrew his hand as if he had been burned. He raised his head and asked, "This child is already dead, why did you bring it here?"

Zhong Yuemin suddenly felt as if he was struck by lightning. He was not mentally prepared, and he couldn't believe that a fresh life suddenly disappeared like this.Two hours ago, Hanwa had told him the secret of the mouse hole. The kid was afraid that others would find out about it first, so he only told the secret to his most trusted person.But in a blink of an eye, this child is gone forever, life is so fragile, and death is only a stone's throw away.

Old Man Du squatted on the ground with a numb expression, without a tear on his face, maybe he was used to the suffering in life.

But Zhong Yuemin couldn't take it anymore, he couldn't imagine that life would have such a cruel side, he picked up Hanwa's body and couldn't help crying...

Han Wa died of acute appendicitis. If he had been treated in time, he shouldn't have died.Zhong Yuemin could not forget this child, nor could he forget the blackened rat meat.

Zhou Xiaobai hadn't received a letter from Zhong Yuemin for a long time, and she felt restless from time to time, unable to do anything.A few days ago, she took care of a seriously ill patient. The liquid medicine in the bottle had already dripped out, and the patient showed blood relapse. She stared at the bottle but turned a blind eye. If someone else hadn't discovered the situation, there must have been an accident that day.She really wanted to find someone to talk to, or she would go crazy.In this hospital, Luo Yun is the only one who can share her inner secrets with her. She plans to go to the pharmacy to chat with Luo Yun.But when she saw Luo Yun, she immediately dismissed this idea, because Luo Yun suddenly became radiant these days, and seemed to be immersed in happiness.

Luo Yun was writing something on the table, and seeing Zhou Xiaobai push the door in, she hurriedly hid the letter paper in the drawer.

Zhou Xiaobai stretched out his hand: "Why are you sneaking around, you have a ghost in your heart, honestly take it out for me, I want to check it."

Luo Yun said shyly, "Don't look, I'm writing a thought report."

"Lie, what are you hiding when you write a thought report? I found out that you have asked for leave as soon as Sunday, and your whereabouts are secretive. You tell me frankly, you know the party's policies."

Luo Yun looked outside the door and said: "Shh, keep your voice down, you want my life, let the trainer know and you'll be fine. Let me confess, I'm writing a love letter, that's fine."

"That's it, you don't need to tell me, I know who it is."

Luo Yun smiled: "I know I can't hide it from you, you are a ghost."

Zhou Xiaobai said: "The last time someone tricked Yuan Jun, I understood it. I really didn't see it. You are really scheming. Who taught you?"

Luo Yun immediately beat him up: "You, if you hadn't mixed up with bad guys like Zhong Yuemin first, how could I have been dragged into trouble? I learned from you."

"You continue to explain, how far have you reached?"

"General contact."

"I don't believe it, let me ask you, did you kiss, who took the initiative first?"

Luo Yun blushed: "Xiaobai, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhou Xiaobai asked persistently: "Yo, you still know how to be ashamed, you have done everything, what else is there that you dare not admit?"

"What did I do? Don't lie to me, have you kissed Zhong Yuemin?"

Zhou Xiaobai said generously: "Want to know? Let me tell you, I kissed him less than a month after I met him. For the person I love, I am willing to do anything. I am not like some people. I’ve done it all, but I still dare not admit it, hmph, prudence.”

Luo Yun jumped up and rushed towards Zhou Xiaobai: "Shut up, you shameless guy..."

Yuan Jun has never had any illusions about his own charm. He has never made friends with any girl when he grows up. Although he has chased girls on the street, most of them are out of booing, and he has never succeeded. He was arrested and taken to the police station, and now thinking about it, he feels wronged.Zhong Yuemin once commented harshly on Yuan Jun: "If things turn upside down one day, there will definitely be fun to watch. For example, Yuan Jun meets a girl on the street who comes up to tease him with a playful smile. What do you think will happen to Yuan Jun? This kid is probably He was so scared that he peed his pants on the spot, how could he have been stimulated like this?" Although this remark was harsh, it was basically the truth, and Yuan Jun was indeed not good at it.Luo Yun tactfully expressed her love to him that day, but he didn't realize it for a moment, and when he figured out what was going on, he really felt like a piece of cake from the sky.He couldn't figure out why Luo Yun fell in love with him. He took out all the advantages of himself and analyzed it, but still felt lack of confidence.

Yuan Jun thought that although Luo Yun's appearance was not as good as Zhou Xiaobai's, it was still at the upper-middle level. Since he came to the door by himself, he had no reason to refuse.Life in the military camp was so boring, it would be nice to have a girlfriend, but as for what would happen in the future, he didn't even think about it, the future was too far away.

When Yuan Jun gets along with Luo Yun, he is always very passive. He is controlled by Luo Yun unknowingly.The training tasks of the company are very heavy, and sometimes they have to participate in helping the people, so there is no guarantee that they can have a holiday every Sunday.But Luo Yun has plenty of free time in the hospital. She asked Yuan Jun to come and meet her every Sunday. He asked for leave from the company for various reasons. Anyway, Yuan Beiguang's old comrades-in-arms are everywhere in the post-administration office of the military department.Every time Yuan Jun went to the compound of the military headquarters, he had to meet a chief, saying that his father had sent a letter asking him to visit his uncles and aunts. Naturally, the chief and his wife were very happy. That said, the company always didn't believe his words, and the instructor had to question him repeatedly when he asked for leave. In order to reassure the company, he even troubled his uncle to call their instructor to confirm.Where does the head of the army know a company instructor, they often call the head or political commissar of the tank regiment, saying that Yuan Jun of your regiment is at my house, and I will ask for leave for him.The head of the regiment and the political commissar dare not say a word, they can only be submissive.Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Yuan Jun got up and said goodbye, claiming that he still wanted to see other uncles and aunts, and when he went out, he rushed to the bus stop, which was the place he had made an appointment with Luo Yun.Every time they date, they choose a movie theater in the city, where the probability of meeting acquaintances is not high.

Zhou Xiaobai was finally looking forward to Zhong Yuemin's letter. She was so excited that she couldn't restrain herself. She took the letter and ran, until she ran to the garden of the convalescent area of ​​the hospital, and then sat on a bench and opened Zhong Yuemin's letter.

Zhong Yuemin's letter was not long, only a thin page of letter paper, Zhou Xiaobai was already very dissatisfied before he had time to read it, this person also cherishes ink like gold, he finally wrote a letter, just such a piece of paper.But even though the letter was short, Zhou Xiaobai was very content, which proved that Zhong Yuemin still thought about her.

Unexpectedly, she just read two lines, and the smile froze on her face...

Xiaobai:

I'm really sorry, I just want to tell you, don't wait for me anymore.In fact, from the day you joined the army, your and my destiny have changed.I know that sooner or later we will break up, I think, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, fortunately, it is not long.I don't want to hide it from you, I'm in love with someone else.You know, life in northern Shaanxi is very hard. We have very little food, and we worry about eating all day long. The harsh reality has made me a realist. I hope that someone can live with me and support each other spiritually. ...

Zhou Xiaobai's tears fell drop by drop on the letter paper. She felt it was too sudden, and she was not mentally prepared at all.

I don't want to say anything for fear of delaying you, because that is very hypocritical. In fact, I am afraid that you will delay me.On this barren loess plateau, people seem to have no future in sight. I never make any plans for the future. My biggest wish is to have a full stomach.A person who has no future, you can hardly imagine that he will be faithful to love, this is my last letter to you, please forget me, I'm sorry, I say sorry to you again.

Zhou Xiaobai suddenly raised her face, and cried out with tears streaming down her face: "Zhong Yuemin, you bastard..." She covered her face with her hands, and burst into tears without any scruples.

When Luo Yun found out about this, Zhou Xiaobai was packing clothes in the female soldiers' dormitory. She stuffed some items into the suitcase indiscriminately, and pressed down on the lid of the suitcase desperately.It was obvious that there were too many things and the suitcase could not be covered, but she turned a blind eye and competed fiercely with the suitcase.

Luo Yun hurriedly opened the door and came in: "Xiaobai, what do you want?"

Zhou Xiaobai pressed the box fiercely and said, "I'm going to northern Shaanxi, and I'm going to ask him face to face. He can't be so irresponsible."

Luo Yun said, "Are you crazy? The leader won't criticize you as a fake."

Zhou Xiaobai said capriciously: "I will leave if I don't approve the leave."

"You are deserting, you are a deserter, have you considered the consequences?"

Zhou Xiaobai threw his military uniform into the corner and shouted, "It's okay if I ask for demobilization, but if I'm not a soldier, can't I?"

Luo Yun was in a hurry, she grabbed the suitcase desperately and shouted: "Xiaobai, calm down, it's not worth it for a Zhong Yuemin, you will ruin yourself, please don't do this, I beg you."

Zhou Xiaobai stared blankly at Luo Yun, suddenly his body softened, and Luo Yun hugged her.

Zhou Xiaobai yelled sadly: "Luo Yun, why did he treat me like this? The first time I fell in love with someone, this is the result, I can't stand it, I can't stand it..." She burst into tears instantly, crying bitterly .

When Luo Yun told Yuan Jun about Zhong Yuemin's bad behavior, Yuan Jun kept silent, and Luo Yun was very annoyed.

It was by a small river, the trees on both sides of the river were shaded, and the slopes were covered with green grass and shaded by the sun. This was also the place where they often met.

Yuan Jun and Luo Yun were lying on the bank in plain clothes. Yuan Jun rested his head on his hands and looked at the sky.

Luo Yun leaned her head on Yuan Jun's elbow and said, "You should write a letter to that bastard Zhong Yuemin and scold him for being so deceitful."

"Why should I scold him, we are buddies."

Luo Yun sat up: "Hmph, look at who your buddies are? You men don't have any good things."

"That's right, all the women in the world are blind. They know that there are tigers in the mountains, so they prefer to go to the mountains. You women should unite and ignore men, so there won't be so many stories of joys and sorrows."

Luo Yun looked at Yuan Jun angrily: "Why do you seem to be indifferent to such a big incident?"

Yuan Jun said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? The sky hasn't fallen, and Zhong Yuemin is not the only man in the world. Let Zhou Xiaobai take it easy and find another man in a few days."

When Luo Yun heard this, she became very angry: "You put it lightly, can feelings be hurt casually? If a woman is hurt emotionally, I'm afraid she won't be able to recover for a lifetime."

"It's not that serious. I heard that the success rate of first love is less than 5%. It's normal. You can't hang yourself on a tree."

"Yuan Jun, I don't think you are a good person, is this what you mean?"

"Look, look, I said where did you get so much righteous indignation? It hurts other people, and you put yourself in it. If you watch a movie, you are moved by watching it, and you put yourself in it. It's troublesome. For example, when you saw Huang Shiren insulting Xi'er, you thought you were Xi'er..."

Luo Yun gave Yuan Jun a hard pinch: "Don't be poor with me, if you dare to forgive me in the future, I won't kill you."

Yuan Jun glanced at Luo Yun, and said with great emotion: "You women have shown a ferocious face at this moment, which makes people shudder."

"As long as you know."

Yuan Jun asked: "How is Zhou Xiaobai recently?"

Luo Yun said: "I was seriously ill and had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius. If it wasn't because of the illness, she would have dared to desert and go to northern Shaanxi. She still couldn't let Zhong Yuemin go."

Yuan Jun sighed sincerely: "Dating a relationship is really tiring work. I understand that women should not be easily provoked."

Luo Yun said: "You can have this kind of understanding, it shows that your mind is still clear, there is no such thing as taking advantage of it and leaving."

Yuan Jun was silent.

An old railroad track was hung on the old locust tree at the entrance of Shichuan Village. Every day when the village party secretary Chang Gui beat on the railroad track, it was regarded as a work whistle.

With the sound of knocking on the rails, villagers and educated youths came to the entrance of the village slowly one after another.

Zheng Tong told Zhong Yuemin excitedly while walking: "Yuemin, your idea is really brilliant. When Jiang Biyun saw me these days, his eyes didn't look right."

Zhong Yuemin asked: "What look?"

"Gentle, absolutely gentle. Brother, I'm really sorry. In order to consolidate the victory, I had to take you as a sacrifice and scold you at Jiang Biyun."

Zhong Yuemin asked vigilantly: "Did you fucking speak ill of me again, did you describe me as a villainous hooligan?"

"It's not that serious, but it's just that you are a little less responsible. When you see someone and love another, it's like a bear breaking a stick, breaking one and throwing the other. In your short career of breaking sticks, you have already thrown seven or eight. one."

"Damn it, you're slandering a little too much, am I capable?"

Zheng Tong said with all his heart: "For the sake of my buddy's lifelong event, you can bear some notoriety. I can't praise you like a flower, so what else do I have to do?"

Zhong Yuemin nodded and said, "Okay, who will go to hell if I don't? I will bear the notoriety of this hooligan. When you come back from work, wash my dirty clothes. I'm still waiting to wear them tomorrow."

Zheng Tong protested: "Why should I wash it? I still have to prepare lessons."

"Shit, who still listens to your lectures? You are addicted to lectures. I have given you such a bad name, what is it if you wash a piece of clothes for me? If you don't wash, you must pay attention to the consequences."

Zheng Tong softened immediately: "It's really a naked threat, okay, I'll wash it. Don't tell me, I'm really addicted to reading "General History of China" these days. I plan to find some other history books and study hard. , I plan to read "24 Histories" in two years."

"My God, where did you get such motivation?"

Zheng Tong said seriously: "Love."

Zhong Yuemin laughed loudly: "Oh, it looks real, don't scare me."

Chang Gui had been waiting at the entrance of the village for a long time, and he reprimanded everyone: "Has everyone arrived yet? Why are there still shortages? As soon as you arrive to work in the team, you just dawdle and go to work for your own private land without being urged. It's like a motor is installed on the buttocks, and it can't stop. Is Yuemin here?"

Zhong Yuemin replied: "Secretary, I'm here."

Chang Gui sent work: "Xiao Zhong, today I sent you a good job. The toilets in our village in the county town should be cleaned up. You take Jiang Biyun to get the dung back. Don't spill it. We The vegetable garden in the village depends on it, this is a treasure."

Zhong Yuemin said discouragedly: "Secretary, what kind of good job do I think, after making a fuss for a long time, it's just digging up excrement, what kind of good job is this?"

"You really don't know what to do, kid. You'll be done digging out that bit of dung in a while, and you can still go around the county town. This job is full marks. If you don't want to go, I can replace you."

Zhong Yuemin immediately changed his mind: "Then I'll go, isn't it just digging out excrement? It's inappropriate for others to do this dirty work. Jiang Biyun, if you think it's dirty, let Zheng Tong do it. Don't be shy, who made us men Woolen cloth."

Jiang Biyun said: "Since your consciousness is so high, don't make me fall behind, I will go too."

Zheng Tong shook his head and said: "Look, there are no fools among these people. When I heard that I can visit the county town, I am happier than visiting Wangfujing in Beijing. Don't talk about digging out dung, eating dung will do nothing."

Jiang Biyun put an earthen basket on Zheng Tong's head: "Zheng Tong, shut your mouth."

Zhong Yuemin seemed to think of something: "Secretary, let Zheng Tong go too, Jiang Biyun can't do the work, and then let me do the work alone, won't I be at a loss?"

Jiang Biyun stared at him and said dissatisfiedly: "Zhong Yuemin, who can't do the job? Why are you so fussy with our girls?"

Zhong Yuemin seemed very selfish: "These days, who cares about whom? Branch secretary, let Zheng Tong go."

Chang Gui said helplessly: "You students, it takes so much to do some work. Zheng Tong, you go too."

Zheng Tong was waiting for this sentence, and he immediately said loudly: "Yes, branch secretary, I promise to complete the task."

How did Jiang Biyun know that these two guys were plotting against her, she got angry at Zhong Yuemin relentlessly: "Zhong Yuemin, I know you, you are really selfish."

Zhong Yuemin was unmoved: "Of course, if people are not for themselves, heaven and earth will perish."

The only two mules in the village were pulling a dung truck on the dirt road in the country. Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun sat on the shafts of the two cars, and Zhong Yuemin sat on the side. The wheels rolled up yellow dust on the dirt road. Looking around, you can have a panoramic view of the mountains and rivers of the Loess Plateau.

Zhong Yuemin yelled out Xintianyou at the top of his voice:
Morel belly towel,

Three ways of blue.

It's easy for us to meet,
It is difficult to speak.

One is on that mountain,

one in the ditch,

We can't talk,
just wave
…………

Zheng Tong had nothing to say and said, "Jiang Biyun, you listen to Yuemin's singing very well, don't you?"

Jiang Biyun curled her lips and said, "Generally, when you hear it, it's sung by people from the city. The shortcoming is that it smells like loess. Yue Min, did you learn it from Qin Ling?"

Zhong Yuemin said: "Who is Qin Ling? I don't know. I learned it from old man Du."

"Hey, you dumped all your girlfriends because of Qin Ling, and now you're pretending not to know each other again?"

"I said, Comrade Jiang Biyun, don't worry too much about other people's private lives, okay? Today, it's rare for everyone to come out for a stroll and talk about something happy?"

Jiang Biyun said: "Ghosts are in charge of your private affairs, I'm just asking casually. Zheng Tong, are you still teaching your history class?"

"Well, I just talked about the Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was too much effort to teach them. They thought the history class was too boring. I had to add some historical allusions to liven up the atmosphere. For example, when it came to the Two Jin Dynasties, I would tell them about Shi Chong fighting for wealth and Green Pearl falling from a building. In all fairness, Zhong Yuemin learned the story quite seriously."

Zhong Yuemin echoed: "Yeah, I think there is no harm in learning more knowledge, but Zheng Tong has a good heart. When we people are messing around, he secretly reads and studies at home and draws a clear line with us. At that time, I really I wanted to beat him up, but now that I think about it, he was right."

Zheng Tong said: "People must have foresight. This world cannot always be like this. Knowledge will come in handy sooner or later."

Zhong Yuemin said respectfully: "Yes, you are right. I think you can really be my teacher."

Zheng Tong seemed very humble: "What is the teacher or not? I just read a few more books than you. Let's discuss together."

Jiang Biyun looked at the two of them suspiciously: "I always feel that something is wrong with Zhong Yuemin recently, just because he will honestly recognize others as teachers? Who has he served before? Don't hold back any bad ideas."

Zhong Yuemin made a statement of sincerity: "It's not right for you to say that. The ancients said: 'Threesomes, there must be my teacher.' I don't feel that Zheng Tong is my teacher. His parents are intellectuals, and they are considered family members. Xue Yuanyuan, what's wrong with me being a student? Zheng Tong, I'm not afraid of other people's sarcasm, I will be your student."

Jiang Biyun stared at him and said, "Zhong Yuemin, are you telling the truth? Why do I always feel that you are scheming to save water?"

"It's because you lack sincerity. You always see life in darkness. You feel that there are no good people in this world. This is your prejudice."

Zheng Tong said: "I still know about Yuemin. He's a little muddled, but he basically understands the truth and is more sincere. At least he is serious about learning."

Zhong Yuemin gritted his teeth and said, "Zheng Tong, after so many days, you finally said something nice about me. I'm so fucking touched."

Jiang Biyun criticized: "Look, your mouth is not clean when you talk."

Zheng Tong never misses the opportunity to slander Zhong Yuemin: "He is like this, he loves to curse when he is happy, it is all taught by his father."

Zhong Yuemin wanted to explode but held back: "Yes, my dad taught me, he never taught me well."

Zheng Tong said: "Let's not talk about him anymore, let's sing, Jiang Biyun, have you seen the movie "Blooming Flowers"? Can you sing that episode?"

"of course."

Zheng Tong and Jiang Biyun sang loudly:
Look at the mighty east wind blowing thousands of miles away,
Look at the spring scenery everywhere in the mountains and plains,
The mountains nod and the river laughs,
All kinds of purple and red flowers bloom
…………

Zhong Yuemin took out his cigarette pouch and lit a pot of cigarettes and looked at Zheng Tong viciously, thinking about how to deal with him when he returned to the dormitory at night.This dog, he cursed in his heart.He firmly believed that if Jiang Biyun and he were hanging on the edge of the cliff at the same time, Zheng Tong would definitely drag Jiang Biyun up first without hesitation. Come on, my brother's loyalty will not work at this moment.

Zhong Yuemin and the others finished digging out the toilets in the county town, but Zheng Tong took Jiang Biyun to the market without even saying hello.Zhong Yuemin remembered that he should go to the County Party Committee Educated Youth Office to see Ma Guiping. Zhong Yuemin hadn't been to the county seat since Ma Guiping visited him in the village last time.

Thinking this way, he walked into the county party committee compound.

Ma Guiping was writing something on the desk in the office, when Zhong Yuemin called "Uncle Ma" affectionately.

Ma Guiping raised his head and said pleasantly, "It's Yuemin."

Zhong Yuemin said: "The team sent me to work in the county, and I will drop by to see you."

Ma Guiping patted Zhong Yuemin on the shoulder: "Good boy, I still remember your Uncle Ma, you are quite conscientious, you came just in time, I am about to send someone to look for you."

Zhong Yuemin asked: "Is there something wrong?"

Ma Guiping said: "A good thing, a great thing..."

Ma Guiping pushed Zhong Yuemin to sit down, and was busy filling the thermos bottle with boiling water: "Have you not eaten yet? The cafeteria will not open until a while, so sit down for a while."

"Uncle Ma, what's the matter?"

Ma Guiping said: "This year's conscription has started again. It happens that the deputy head of the army who came to pick up the troops is my old comrade. I was his squad leader when he first joined the army. I haven't seen him for many years. This guy is now the deputy head The head of the regiment. I told him about you, but without further ado, he slapped his chest and said, "I'll take care of this. The son of the head teacher is going to be a soldier, so we can ignore it?" You say, it's not God Is it a big happy event?"

"But my father's question has not yet been concluded. What about the army's political review?"

Ma Guiping said: "You don't have to worry about it, we have our own way. This is the first time your Uncle Ma has gone through the back door. However, for the sake of my old chief's son, I still have to go through the back door."

Zhong Yuemin felt very sudden, he never thought that good things would fall from the sky, he suddenly thought of Qin Ling, what should she do?Zhong Yuemin felt very hesitant, and he asked tentatively: "But...Uncle Ma, I still have a girlfriend, can she go with me?"

Ma Guiping said: "Well, how old are you, and you already have a girlfriend? Let me tell you, even if you met a fairy, I can't take care of it right now. I can only care about you."

"Then I have to go back and discuss it with her."

"No, you can't go anywhere, just live in my house. Do you think this matter is so easy to handle? This is going through the back door, and it is against the principle, not to mention that this time it is the C Army recruiting troops, the famous ace unit, No matter how many people want to go, it’s a rare opportunity.”

Zhong Yuemin stood up: "Uncle Ma, thank you for worrying about my affairs, but I don't want to be a soldier anymore, I'll just be a farmer."

Ma Guiping slapped the table and roared angrily: "How dare you! Your father has been a hero all his life, how could he raise such a brat like you and give up his future for a woman? Listen, you are a man, not a woman Son, the army is a place for men to make achievements. You should go to the army. No matter what you want to do in the future, there is absolutely no harm in being a soldier for a few years. Zhong Shanyue's son should be a man, so you can't embarrass him. If it is for your children You are not Zhong Shanyue's son, and I don't have your nephew!"

Zhong Yuemin was shocked and sat down slowly.

"Think about it for me, do you understand?"

Zhong Yuemin said in a low voice: "Understood, I'll go, but I must say goodbye to her, and you must promise me."

Ma Guiping sighed: "I didn't expect you to be a lover, okay, go and come back quickly. Remember, tell others that your father is seriously ill, and you have to rush back to Beijing to visit your father, remember."

Zhong Yuemin stood up: "Remember, I'm leaving, Uncle Ma."

Zhong Yuemin climbed up the back mountain ridge of Shichuan Village and looked eagerly at the opposite mountain ridge.

Qin Ling appeared on the opposite mountain ridge on time, and she waved to Zhong Yuemin: "Yuemin, I'm not late today."

Zhong Yuemin stared blankly at Qin Ling, he didn't know what to say, his lips moved but he didn't say anything.

Qin Ling asked with concern: "Yuemin, what's the matter with you?"

Zhong Yuemin still didn't speak.

Qin Ling looked at him calmly and said, "You have something on your mind? Can you tell me? Don't you treat me as a friend?"

Zhong Yuemin said with difficulty: "Qin Ling, I'm here to say goodbye to you, I'm leaving."

Qin Ling replied calmly: "I know you will leave sooner or later, I should congratulate you."

"I'll come back to find you."

"Don't be like this, Yuemin, you have your way to go."

Zhong Yuemin said: "I will write you a letter, and you, will you reply me?"

Qin Ling was silent.

Zhong Yuemin asked persistently: "Qin Ling, I am waiting for your answer, will you reply?"

The singing of Qinling came from afar, and it was the well-known song "Walking to the West Gate" in northern Shaanxi.Zhong Yuemin's heart was shocked, and he became a little crazy...

The Yellow River in the world is the only one rich.Hetao and Ningxia, centered on Yinchuan, have been rich and prosperous since ancient times. Because they are rich in rice, they are treasures in the hearts of people in northern Shaanxi. Because they are located in the west of northern Shaanxi, they call this place Zouxikou.Going to the West Gate is a historical phenomenon with far-reaching influence in northern Shaanxi. It is reflected in the folk songs of northern Shaanxi, and various versions of the melancholy "Going to the West Gate" were born. It is called the "king of love" in northern Shaanxi folk songs. People in northern Shaanxi have eternal charm in their hearts.

Brother, you go to the west exit,

Little sister is really hard to stay.

I mentioned you go to the west exit,

little sister i cry

…………

Qinling's singing really made Zhong Yuemin so tender, and the singing drifted among the desolate loess ravines... Zhong Yuemin felt in a trance, he didn't know where he was for a while, he felt a heart-piercing pain, he wanted to lose this girl up.

Qin Ling gestured to Zhong Yuemin: "Yuemin, can you sit down? Today I want to have a good chat with you."

Zhong Yuemin calmed down: "Okay, it's time to say goodbye, what should we talk about?"

Qin Ling said: "Let's talk about music, Yuemin, I have talked to you, my parents are both from Shaanxi, and my grandma is a famous singer in our hometown. Although I grew up in Beijing, I am I grew up listening to Xintianyou. I didn’t like folk songs in northern Shaanxi very much before. I liked classical music and operas, especially operas by Verdi and Wagner. After I came to northern Shaanxi, one day I climbed a high The high mountain beams, looking around, under the gray sky are waves of solidified loess, and the cold wind blows the yellow dust all over the sky, making people feel suffocated. On the Loess Plateau, the rain for thousands of years is like a sharp knife, cutting the Loess Plateau into fragments, making people feel that it is old and dying. I think this broken land of mountains and rivers must bear too much burden. It understands the suffering, but it can’t express it, but the people living here, they know it, they want to express their feelings, how to express it? So Xintianyou appeared. I suddenly discovered that it is also a song Xintianyou, singing on the stage, I don't feel much, but if you stand on the hills in northern Shaanxi, facing the cold wind blowing from the Mu Us Desert, Xintianyou you sing seems to have a soul, With Shen Yun, your singing voice and tears seem to spew out naturally from the depths of your soul, and only then did I understand that any art can only express its eternal charm to the maximum in a specific situation."

Zhong Yuemin was silent, his mood was very low.

Qin Ling said: "Yuemin, I am quite content to meet you in this poor country, and to talk about music and life with you. I have to admit that I am still not free and easy. I have expressed my attitude towards the parting, but I didn't expect the parting to come so quickly. When this moment really came, I really couldn't bear to part with you. This shows that I haven't really matured yet, we are still too young, and we still have some children Long love. In fact, we all know in our hearts that we will break up sooner or later."

Zhong Yuemin finally spoke: "Yes, even though you and I don't value the result, we haven't even started the process. I always feel that we still have a lot to do."

"Yuemin, you are a man, you want to do what a man should do, don't you like to play? Then let me tell you, you should open up a new world, maybe you will encounter many interesting things, life It’s just a series of games. In a sense, as long as you don’t harm the society and others, the game life is also a good way of life. From this point of view, we have a common language, because we all I don't like a mediocre life."

Zhong Yuemin smiled wryly: "Qin Ling, if I could choose, what kind of life do you think I want to live the most?"

Qin Ling said empathetically, "I know, you want to prolong our communication process, don't you?"

"Yes, you and I lived in a dilapidated cave dwelling. We lived a life of men farming and women weaving. We had no food to eat, so we sang Xintianyou to beg for food."

Qin Ling laughed: "This idea sounds good, but it's too late. If you really care about the process, you can come here today, but we don't even have a broken cave."

Zhong Yuemin opened his eyes wide in surprise: "Qin Ling, is what you said true?"

"Yes, Yuemin, do you want me?"

"think……"

"Then what are you waiting for?"

Zhong Yuemin stood up impulsively: "Qin Ling, I will look for you now, you wait for me at the entrance of the village, you must wait until I..."

He turned and ran away...

Many years later, Zhong Yuemin still can't forget the scene of him running wildly at night.That night, holding a flashlight, he stumbled and ran.He fell down again and again, got up again and again and continued to run wildly.In the darkness, he stumbled and fell headlong into a deep ditch. His whole body rolled and fell until he rolled to the bottom of the ditch, where he struggled to climb up again.Zhong Yuemin's mind was blank, he didn't know what would happen tonight, and he didn't know what would happen tomorrow. He only had one goal, which was to see Qin Ling as soon as possible. This was their last time, and they would be separated from each other from now on.

Qin Ling stood quietly under a big pagoda tree in the threshing ground at the entrance of the village.

Zhong Yuemin appeared on the main road, his face was scratched with bloodstains, his clothes were torn to pieces, he limped and ran to Qin Ling, the two looked at each other silently.

Zhong Yuemin opened his mouth to say something, Qin Ling stretched out his hand to gently cover his mouth: "Yuemin, don't say anything..."

The two embraced each other tightly with open arms. In a trance, Zhong Yuemin felt that Qin Ling's hot lips had been pressed against him. He quickly moved his lips towards them, and their tongues were entwined... At this moment, Zhong Yuemin and Qin Ling's young The body trembled violently, as if hit by a powerful electric current, the suppressed desire in the body gushed out like magma, and the two fell into the haystack embracing in dizziness...

Zhong Yuemin stared into Qin Ling's eyes, Qin Ling let out a deep sigh, and gently closed his eyes.

Zhong Yuemin unbuttoned Qin Ling's clothes with his hands...

Qin Ling closed his eyes and murmured: "Don't you want to experience the process? I am a certain period of your life..."

Zhong Yuemin didn't care about talking, he was eager to integrate himself with Qin Ling, Qin Ling's snow-white body appeared in front of him in the dark, Zhong Yuemin seemed to feel his lust exploded in an instant, and he bravely entered Qin Ling's body... Qin Ling let out a scream of pain, embraced Zhong Yuemin with both arms, and pinched the nails of his fingers deeply into Zhong Yuemin's back...

Zhong Yuemin didn't expect that his first sex happened in such unprepared circumstances.

(End of this chapter)