The modern fortune-telling history of a small shopkeeper

It's just that when they were about to go out, the village head and the village cadres came over.

"have you eaten?"

"Just finished eating, please come in and sit down, uncles."

When guests came to the house, Qiao Minglang had no choice but to bring his younger brothers and sisters at home, invite the village head and village cadres to sit in the yard, and ask his younger sister to bring water.They don't even have tea at home, and they pour plain water for guests.

Fortunately, there are not so many people in their village.

The village chief sat down and said, "We all know the situation in your family and understand your difficulties." We are all from the same village, and they are still members of the Wufu tribe, but now they are divided. Clan, not in a clan.

If you count forward, they are all descendants of the same ancestor.

"When I came back today, we all had a meeting. It is rare in our village to have a child who studies, and it is the first time to have a top scorer in the senior high school entrance examination. What we mean is that we hope you can continue to study and earn a dollar for our Sanwan Village." Good reputation back."

"Our Sanwan Village has not had a college student for decades. I don't know if you can produce the first college student in our Sanwan Village." For such a child who can read in their village, The village head and village cadres naturally attach great importance to it. It is the first time that no one in their village has been admitted to the city's No. [-] Middle School.

"To be honest, I discussed this issue with my elders when I came back today." Qiao Minglang smiled and said, "Our family has also decided that I should go to study."

Even if he doesn't win honor for their village, he will still decide to study in the city for his own future. This has nothing to do with whether he wins honor for the village.

"Oh, that's good." After getting an affirmative answer, the village head talked with the village cadres, and some village cadres took out a red envelope prepared in advance and handed it to the young man, "This is after we discussed it." , a little kindness from the village, congratulations on being admitted to our No. [-] Middle School."

"In the future, if you have any difficulties in your family, you can also report to the cadres in our village. Although our village is small, we can help you with the strength of everyone."

"Thank you, the village chief and everyone." Qiao Minglang stood up, took everyone's hearts with both hands, and bowed to thank everyone.

Later, the village chief asked the young man about his thoughts about the future, and chatted with the young man.

In the conversation with the boy, the village chief knew that the boy had ideas and was unwilling to accept his fate.Young people should have such vigor and courage to fight hard. Naturally, the village chief hopes that their village can produce a capable person who can come back to help the people in their village in the future.

"I heard that we can all go on TV. I don't know if it's true. It's a pity that there is no electricity in our village, and no one has a TV. Otherwise, we would all be able to see with our own eyes what we look like on TV. "The village head was not without regret, feeling that he was finally on TV and couldn't watch it.

"The last time I went to the town, I heard that we will be able to get electricity here soon. I don't know if it is true." At this time, a village official mentioned that their village is expected to be connected to electricity in a few months.

There is already electricity in the town, but the wires have not yet been brought to their village. Their village has not yet been connected to electricity, and no one in the village has a TV.Knowing that he had finally been on TV, but couldn't see it with his own eyes, the village chief felt it was a pity.

"Oh, this is a good thing. Let's see if we can get electricity before the year, so that we can use electricity." The village chief laughed.

After saying a few more words, everyone left the boy's house.

After sending everyone away, seeing that it was getting late and it was not suitable for them to go out, Qiao Minglang dismissed the idea of ​​going to the uncle's house and let the children play in the yard for a while.

At this time, the cursing voice from the next door also stopped.

The old lady next door asked them through the fence of the yard, "Did the village chief and the village cadres come to your place just now, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing, it's just a trivial matter." Qiao Minglang replied flatly, obviously not thinking of having a detailed chat with the old lady.Seeing that the water tank in their house was running out of water, he took the bucket to fetch water while it was still dark, followed by his two siblings.

Qiao Mingcheng and Qiao Xiaofen followed their elder brother to fetch water. They couldn't carry a bucket of water by themselves, so the two of them worked together to carry a bucket.

At this time, Qiao Xiaohui bathed the twins at home.

A large basin was placed in the yard, half filled with water, and two naked children played in the water, splashing the water everywhere.Qiao Xiaohui shook her head helplessly, and after they soaked in the water for a while, she grabbed one and rubbed it and then changed to the other. After washing, she lifted them up and put on their clothes, preventing them from playing in the yard any longer. I rushed back to the house to play.

The dirty water in the basin outside soaked the dirty clothes of the two of them. After rubbing them, they washed them clean and hung them on the bamboo poles in the yard to dry the clothes.

The water tank in their yard was filled with water, and it was getting dark.

Under the moonlight, the teenager in the bathroom held the water spoon in his hand, scooped up water from the bucket and poured it from the top of his head.Splash—the water wetted the boy's black hair and stuck to his forehead. The water flowed down the boy's slender neck, slipped over his delicate collarbone, and fell down his thin white chest.

The boy took a few spoonfuls of water and washed his hair clean.

"puff--"

The water flowed into his mouth, and the young man sprayed out a mouthful of water. He pulled back the bangs on his forehead with both hands, revealing his smooth forehead. He shook off the water on his head before opening his eyes.

The cold well water drenches the body, dispelling the heat of the day, making people feel refreshed, cool and comfortable.

After taking a cold bath, Qiao Minglang felt that the hot and scorching heat of the day had passed.

***

At eight o'clock in the evening, Jiangcheng Satellite TV broadcast the news on time.

At this time in the [-]s, many people still used black and white TV sets at home, and those who could afford TV sets were mostly rich people, and only a few people started to use color TV sets at home.At this time, there were not many TV stations, except for a few important TV stations, which were all local TV stations.

So that night, everyone who watched Jiangcheng Satellite TV at home saw a news about a reporter interviewing the number one scholar in the senior high school entrance examination. The news reported the situation at the boy's home. Both of the boy's parents died. Do business in town.

The reporter found a noodle stall in the town to interview the young man, "I think at this time, everyone must be very concerned about how you study. Can you tell everyone about how you study? Only then can you pass the exam. Such a good grade."

"If I had to use a few words to describe it, I think it would probably be "diligent, studious and fearless of hardship."

The teenager in front of the camera answered the reporter's questions neither humble nor overbearing.

When the reporter mentioned the situation in his family and asked if he had any difficulties and needed everyone's help, the young man said lightly, "My family is fine, thank you for your concern." Suddenly the young man smiled, He proposed to invite the reporter to eat noodles with everyone.

In the picture, there are many people eating at the small stalls, and it can be seen that their business is very good.

After the reporter sat down to eat the noodles, the camera also captured the noodles in the reporter's bowl. The reporter gave a thumbs up, praised the noodles as delicious, and recommended everyone to eat there.

After dinner that night, Zhang Huaishan turned on the TV at home and saw the news just in time.When his wife saw the boy on TV, a little doubt flashed in her eyes. Does this boy look familiar?

Upon hearing the name, the woman finally remembered, "Qiao Minglang? Isn't he your sister's son?"

"Oh, this child got the first place in our city and was admitted by the city's No. [-] middle school? Well, it's not bad. The city's No. [-] middle school is the best in our city." Both of them, husband and wife, are teachers in the city. , but one of them is teaching elementary school and the other is teaching middle school, and they are not teachers in No. [-] Middle School in the city.

They all knew that Shi No. [-] Middle School was the best school in Jiangcheng, and they were the students with the best grades in Jiangcheng if they were able to study there.

"Let's go back and see Dad sometime later." Zhang Huaishan naturally recognized that the young man on TV was the son of his dead sister. Some time ago, his sister-in-law left, and he went back in person.

He had seen that child at that time, and that child was devastated by his father's departure. He still remembers the boy's pale face.

Speaking of which, he is the boy's biological uncle, and their relationship is still very close.It's just that he has been working as a teacher in the city these years, and his husband and wife and children are all in the city, so he rarely goes back to the countryside, and rarely sees these nephews throughout the year.

After learning that his nephew was admitted to their No. [-] Middle School, Zhang Huaishan thought he would go back and visit his old father who lived in the country.

"Okay, it just so happens that our school is on holiday recently, so take the children back to see Dad." The woman still respects that father-in-law very much in her heart, and they take the children back to visit grandpa every year.

The couple discussed a few words and decided to take the children back to the countryside in two days.

That night, many people in the city watched the Jiangcheng Satellite TV news. These years, everyone pays close attention to the top students in the high school entrance examination and the top students in the college entrance examination. The news about the interviews with these top students will be broadcast every year at this time.

In a luxurious apartment in the city, there was a guitar on the sofa, and the room was littered with litter. There was a color TV in the living room. The TV was still playing, and it happened to be Jiangcheng Satellite TV.

The sound of water came from the bathroom, and after a while, the sound of water stopped.

The door opened, and the boy came out after taking a shower. There was only a towel around his lower body, which covered the important part, and the unclean water slid down the bulging muscles of the boy's chest.The boy was wiping his hair with a towel in his hand, and he didn't care if he threw the water all over the place.

There is no one in the living room, and the TV is still playing.

Zhou Xing glanced at the TV, and saw a reporter interviewing a teenager, "No. [-] in the high school entrance examination?"

not interested.

Picking up the remote control thrown on the sofa, Zhou Xing turned off the TV casually, and fell down on the sofa.