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The big yellow cat caught a field mouse from the ground, licked its paws and washed its face after eating. Its two owners sat in the same position and barely moved.The yellow cat turned around and burrowed into the pile of wood in the corner of the house, and after a while it came out with the only piece of mouse butt in its mouth, and placed it in front of Shao An.

Shao An stretched out his hand and gave it a slap on the back of the head, and kicked the mouse skin out of the door.The yellow cat rushed out with a meow, found its baby in its mouth, and turned to look at Shao An in confusion.

Shao An got up first and went out, picked up the plane and started working.Shao Gan was awakened by the sound, looked up and found that it was already dark.

"Brother, if we go to the city to sue, will Uncle He be punished?"

"You don't care about him!" Shao An only felt a fire in his heart, and it burned uncomfortably in his chest.Other people's babies are all babies, so should your own go on and on for three years to help others take the exam?It can be said that Shao Qian went to elementary school after many twists and turns, which led to him graduating from junior high school and now he is eighteen or nineteen years old.If I delay for another year, I will be twenty before graduating from high school.Although it was nothing in Changping Township, he didn't want his younger brother to be delayed for another year for no reason.More importantly, if his younger brother's name is picked up by someone, whose name should he use for the exam next year?Isn't the way back all cut off?

Everything in this yellow land is slow, even the Cultural Revolution, when it came to this land, it was already the end of 1968.This is not a lucky time, because it left as slowly as it arrived, more than a year slower than other county towns.While other places have begun to resume production and shake off the shadow of the Cultural Revolution, class struggles are still going on here from time to time.And this lingering sound continued until two years after the Gang of Four was smashed, so that Shao Gan had to wait for two full years to enter elementary school because of his composition.

Shao Gan got up, ready to go inside to cook some food.Even though I don't feel hungry, I still want to eat.His mind is blank now, and he doesn't know how to think.Maybe something to eat would be better.

Before the stove was lit, Shao An was heard calling his name outside.Shao Gan stuffed the firewood in his hand into the stove, wiped his face when he got up, his hands were wet.Yeah, he cares too much.

Shao Gan grabbed his clothes and wiped them before he dared to go out.Standing in the yard were He Weiye and Wang Guizhi. They stood there and smiled at him with a little embarrassment. Wang Guizhi spoke first, and she said: "Shao Gan, Auntie and Uncle He sent He Dong to Xiangcheng. I think there's something I need to tell you clearly."

Even though the previous moment was full of anger, seeing the two elders standing in front of them, neither of them had an attack.Even, the bottom of my heart still feels kind.This is all caused by the poor, Shao An thought hard in his heart.

Shao An still moved two low stools from the house, found the two most beautiful white porcelain bowls in the house, poured boiling water on the ground, and squatted beside the sawdust pile.Shao Gan sat on the threshold with his head down.The yellow civet cat who was still sulking just now stretched its neck and sat next to him, staring at the visitor without blinking and full of curiosity.The mouse skin has been carefully hidden in the pile of wood. If the owner doesn't eat it, he will enjoy it tomorrow.

Wang Guizhi looked at the gate.It is said to be a gate, but in fact there is no gate, it is still a wall made of half adobe and half blue bricks. The gate is just a simple fence.Poor people have nothing to steal.Besides, in this rural area, no one from the outside would come in, and no one would offer an extra hand.When the neighbors needed something, they opened the gate and came in to get it, and they would say hello when they encountered it at night.

It's just that this kind of convenience makes Wang Guizhi a little embarrassed. What she wants to say now is related to her son's tomorrow and her husband's official career.Shao An got up and said, "Why don't you talk in the room? If you don't think it's dark."

Wang Guizhi carried the bench and He Weiye moved into the house, Shao Gan followed in, and Shao An squatted at the door instead.The old cat ran over to rub his callused hands and ran out of the yard, beginning its rich nocturnal journey.

A home without a woman is always messy, even though the brothers really don’t have enough things to fill the room, but purlins, dustpans, wooden lifts, wooden forks and other tools piled up in one corner are all piled up in the opposite corner. A dilapidated square table with the portraits of Shao Huaigu and his wife on it, and that alone occupies almost one of the three rooms (one room is separated by two beams, that is, three rooms).The place by the door was tidied up, the soil had been trampled hard and shiny, and the ground was swept spotless.There is no shelter on the other side, which is the bed of two men.One is placed vertically, the other is placed horizontally at the foot, and there are piles of books beside it.

Wang Guizhi sighed, "Shao'an, you should also build a new house. Don't keep holding on to the money you earn, and spend what you should spend. If you keep doing this, no one would dare to be a matchmaker."

That's right, if you don't say anything else, you don't even have a place to live when you get married.You can't just pull a curtain and live in the same room with your uncle.

Shao An turned his back to them and said nothing.When treating those who are kind to them, you can't stare at each other, but you can always keep your mouth shut.Shao An chose the method that would keep him from being angry the least, and not let the other party down.

Wang Guizhi smiled and continued: "Shao Qian, you also know that with He Dong's ability, he couldn't get into high school. Your father told your uncle back then that the child must go to high school and college. If you go to Beijing for the exam, you can see the *** every day."

This is what Shao Huaigu said when he was young, when he was full of love for the motherland.Later he said that there was no persecution or criticism over the sea.Even during that time, he still had a great love for his country, but he didn't want his children to have the opportunity to experience what he had experienced.

He Weiye finally moved his eyes away from the portrait in the corner of the room, and said bluntly: "Uncle He took your notice and sent He Dong to report for duty. Uncle has been on the run for the past few days, and he has found a lot of connections. You are sent to the No. [-] High School in the county. The school said, you can go to study first. In the past three years, my uncle has tried his best to make up for your school status, and if you make it up, you will not be delayed if you can not delay your college entrance examination."

"Shao Qian's class teacher said that he can't take the college entrance examination without a student status. He lost his name, how can he make it up?" Shao An has always cared about his younger brother's affairs, and inquired about him very clearly before the high school entrance examination.Especially the archival relationship that has been repeatedly emphasized.

"Ang, I'll find a way to make it up." He Weiye glanced at the corner again, with a painful expression on his face.Wang Guizhi held his hand tightly, and He Weiye continued: "There is another way, relying on Shao Gan's paintings, go to the technical secondary school to see if you can recruit them specially. The technical secondary school in the city..."

"My brother doesn't go to technical secondary school."

Wang Guizhi persuaded, "In fact, after three years of technical secondary school, the state will pay for distribution, and you can help the family immediately. Besides, the technical secondary school also has subsidies, and neither of you has to go through such difficulties."

"Our family doesn't need to be a helper. He is a person who reads big books and does big things." Shao An insisted with his head stern.

Wang Guizhi turned to Shao Gan, "Shao Gan, what do you think?"

Shao Gan put his arms on his knees, leaned forward and lowered his head, like a child who made a mistake.He wrung his hands nervously and didn't speak for a long time.He wants to go to technical secondary school. Wang Guizhi is right, the family really needs a house for Shao An to get married.If he could graduate and work earlier, my brother wouldn't have dragged on for so long.Even if he has studied in a technical secondary school, seeing that the future will be allocated by the state, there should be matchmakers who feel that the future is bright and walk into this poor family.But he didn't have the courage to speak up. He knew Shao An's temper, so he could talk about anything, but he said nothing about his schooling.When he was in elementary school, Shao Gan saw how hard he was going through, so he complained about not going to school, so he tied him up and hung him on an old jujube tree in the yard, and smoked him for half the night until he promised not to say "not going to school" again.

Shao An turned his head and reprimanded, "What do you think in your heart, tell Uncle He! Tell Uncle He what your father taught you!"

He Weiye had a sore nose and hurriedly lowered his head.A 40-year-old village chief who was proud of his spring breeze showed a shame and panic that he would never see in the officialdom.

"I asked you Uncle He to do this. As a mother..." Wang Guizhi wanted to say, as a mother, I always want my son to have a better life.Then I thought again, if their mother was alive, how could they allow themselves to do this?Not to mention saying such things in front of their portraits.

"Actually, your uncle has never forgotten you. He has been running around for you since the day he got your notice. Just going to the county high school, I don't know how many times he ran. How much strength can he use as a township chief? Don't you just look at people's faces?"

The two brothers remained silent. Wang Guizhi waited for a while, then continued with a dry laugh: "It's not necessarily a good thing to be as proud as your mother. Well, there are also connections in the city high school. If you want to go, you can go with He He." Dong is still a classmate. But I guess I have to take an exam at their school. It just so happens that your Uncle He has an acquaintance at that school, and it might be possible. Auntie just thinks that you must be far away from home. If you are not afraid of leaving home Far, it’s okay to ask Uncle He to take you to the city later.”

Shao Gan looked at Shao An, but this time Shao An didn't let him choose, and asked directly: "If I live in the city, can I have a student status, can I take the college entrance examination?"

"Go in first and follow the study. When Shao Gan is ahead of the exam, the school leaders will know that he has good grades. You don't have to worry about it. The school has to rush to make up for him. They also want their students to be admitted to a good university to win glory for the school."

"Then Shaogan is going to the city."

"Brother, I want to study in the county."

Shao An frowned, "Who will make up (student status) for you when you go to the county?"

He Weiye got up, nodded and said: "Then Shao Gan will go to the village to find me tomorrow, and I will find a car to go to the city together. School will start soon."

Turning to look at Shao An, "If Shao An is worried, I will go with Shao Gan tomorrow."

He Weiye and Wang Guizhi pushed their bicycles out the door, and Shao An and Shao Gan drove them all the way to the village.Although along the way, He Weiye was almost silent when he greeted the villagers with a smile on his face, but the anger of the two people just now turned into gratitude.

Even though Shao Gan deserved it, there is one fact that has to be admitted - if anyone else named Shao Gan, he would be doomed not to be able to walk on the high school campus again.

In the early years, when the college entrance examination was resumed, the notification letter was pressed in the brigade, and people would not give it if they said no. There was no red badge to prove political innocence, and you had nothing to do.So, they are still grateful, even though their selfishness caused Shao Gan's twists and turns in going to school.

The husband and wife did not immediately get on the bike and leave, but walked slowly towards the village along the river canal in Dongdi.It was already dark, and the moon came out, covering the yellow earth with a layer of gold.The heat of the day faded away, and the leaves of the poplar trees on the side of the road rustled in the cool wind.

He Weiye gradually calmed down, and sighed: "I have never dared to enter He's house, and Huaigu will not forgive me this time."

"He'll understand."

"No, I betrayed him at that time, and I stood with those unbearable people to expose him. Those were unnecessary charges. He has always been refined and never did anything bad. For so many years, I dare not face it. he."

"If you insist on standing with him and you are all criticized and knocked down, he may not be able to live through those years, and the children in the family will not grow up so safely. Moreover, if you are also knocked down, who will come now?" Take care of their kids?"

There was a long silence, "I can't make excuses for myself."

Wang Guizhi sighed and only patted the back of his hand.

When Shao An and his younger brother went back, there were many people standing on the street again. When they passed the small building, they saw Wang Shezhuang standing at the door. Seeing them coming over, they had a knowing smile on their faces and asked loudly, "I heard that the son of He Xiangzhang You are already in high school, did he come to announce the good news to you?"

Shao An felt disgusted in his heart, that's why he wanted his brother to go far away.Stay away from here, away from the sharp people who can be nourished on a little sorghum and sweet potatoes in this barren land.Yes, in all the years he can remember, apart from the death of his mother and the sorrow of his father, those villagers who looked at them from afar looked at them with various eyes.Pity, schadenfreude, mockery, good or bad, Shao An doesn't need them all.The occasional warmth from the neighbor in his free time was not enough to calm his inner disappointment with the land.In fact, when the father was carried home covered in ice, followed by the younger brother who cried so much that one eye was bleeding, when he ran back from the field carrying a hoe like the wind, he was even recorded by the brigade once. Since the deduction of work points, I have been completely disappointed with this land.Because in just a few years, it took away the warmth of the family and took away four fresh lives in the family.

"Uncle He said that Shao Gan's notice was taken by the principal of Linxiang by mistake. They also have a man named Shao Gan. He just got it back and asked him to go to the village to pick it up tomorrow."

Wang Shezhuang pouted, "What school is it?"

"Key high school." Shao An replied calmly.

The two brothers continued to walk home with their heads buried. Wang Shezhuang spat behind him and looked back at the small building behind him.Man's fate is predestined by the heavens, and it will not work if he refuses to accept it.The He family's good luck came to an end during the Cultural Revolution, he firmly believed so.