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The exam went surprisingly well.When Shao An was packing the luggage for Shao Gan, he told him, "When you arrive at school, you must study hard. Didn't He Dong's mother say that you will only get supplementary if you get a good exam. If you see He Dong, don't always be sullen. I have to talk and talk. I don’t know what a specialty class is, it sounds like it should be a good class. As long as it’s a school, you can learn.”

Shao Gan's luggage is simple, one roll of mattress, one roll of quilt.The inside is old cotton batting pasted with new cotton. The two brothers stayed up all night to make it. The stitches were crooked and they pricked countless needle holes with their fingers.The new things are the rice bowl, washbasin, thermos bottle, and a set of sky blue quilt sheets that Shao An bought in the village.The school originally had matching items, but they had to pay 50 yuan.Although it also includes school uniforms, because not every student has to wear them, Shao An finally decided to save the money.There is also a cloth bag of steamed buns and some sweet potatoes that were just steamed last night. Shao An hung the things on the handlebars and told him, "Go to school and take them out to dry, don't grow hair. Eat sweet potatoes first, they are easy to spoil, eat for a few days Count a few days."

Because of his love for his younger brother, Shao An hesitated for a long time, but finally insisted on going to school with him.The two of them went on the road at dawn, and they changed their bikes on the road, racing all the way, and they arrived at the place after four hours.On the first day of school, the school was bustling with people. Although the two brothers also had a bicycle, their outfits still stood out among the city people.

These are not the most embarrassing for their brothers.It was only when I reported on the special class that I found out that in addition to the miscellaneous fees of up to 15 yuan like the ordinary class, I had to pay an additional 30 yuan for accommodation, [-] yuan for desks and chairs, and [-] yuan for books. It is said that the books they use are more expensive than ordinary The class is more flat and the printing is good. In addition, there is a special fee of [-] yuan and an agency fee of [-] yuan.

There were too many people reporting, and there was a long queue behind him.Shao An touched the money wrapped in a handkerchief in his trouser belt, added all the items in his heart, and began to sweat on his forehead. He couldn't help asking: "Why is there a special fee? What is it for?"

The young woman who paid the fee glanced at him, and said impatiently: "Special class, do you not need money for paint or piano? This is only a temporary charge, and you have to pay it when you actually attend the class. If you can't afford it, why do you enroll in a special class? "

Shao Gan frowned and squeezed forward, but just as he wanted to make a theory, Shao An gave him a hard look.Shao An took out all the money in the bag, and when he pieced it together, it was only 74 yuan or 15 cents.It also included the [-] yuan that was originally planned to be left to Shao Gan for this month's living expenses.He didn't know how much it cost in the city, so he only estimated to bring so much.The rest of the money was stuffed in a canning jar and hidden on the beams of the house.He was going to save enough money to buy a walking tractor, so that the money would make money, but he has been reluctant to use the money.Now he began to regret again, why he didn't take all the money, and now it's too late to go back and get it.

The young woman tapped him a few times with a pen, "Don't stand in the way, collect enough money and come back."

Shao An embarrassedly pulled Shao Gan out of the team, and many people in the team looked over, making the two of them even more embarrassed.

"Brother, what should I do? How about I go to that Principal Liang and owe him first?"

"I'll come back later... I'll think of another way. I just came here, so I don't want to bother you."

Two dollars is not a small amount for them, the most important thing is that they really won't be able to get it out for a while.Seeing the time for lunch, the cashier in front shouted: "There are five more people in line, and the others can go to eat first. Come after two o'clock in the afternoon."

The two brothers headed out, Shao An waved his hands and said, "You go to the sleeping place and wait, I'll go out for a walk."

"where are you going?"

"Walking around casually, I haven't been to the city yet. You and your classmates in the dormitory have a good talk and build a good relationship."

The years when the college entrance examination was resumed were also the years when the domestic economy began to recover.That is, in just a few short years, there has been a gap between the rich and the poor that no one can imagine.Some people live in a building with two household appliances and can even drive a car, but some people like Shao Gan's family, where a meal of white noodles is a luxury.Don't doubt the reality of this kind of poverty. In remote mountainous areas and rural areas, there is never a shortage of people struggling on the poverty line.They work hard to live, and they are satisfied with enough food and surplus food. They don't know that there are fashions, luxury goods, and means of transportation other than donkey carts.

No matter how capable Shao An is alone, how much grain can a meager two mu of land produce?He has to pay public food, exchange food coupons for Shao Gan, sell money to pay his tuition, subsidize the family, and spend some extravagance at the right time, buying a decent set of clothes for his younger brother or himself.Of course, this "appropriate time" often refers to the time when their clothes already need to be patched.What's more, he saved more money and put it into the carpentry tools at home. He is also planning to save money to buy a walk-behind tractor. People in the village are starting to get rich. They should be willing to spend three or five yuan Money to cut an acre of wheat, or three yuan if it doesn’t work.If he cuts 600 mu of land in one busy season, it will cost [-] yuan.In fact, he can work day and night and earn more.As a result, there is very little money to spend.

Shao Gan was carrying the bedding, and with the other hand he was carrying messy things in a net bag, like a peddler wandering the streets.Sure enough, some people thought so. Shao Gan heard laughter behind him not far away, and the boy he met during the exam caught up and grabbed the net bag in his hand, "You carry so many things, like a grocery seller. "

Shao Gan didn't let go, the boy smiled: "It's not that I won't give it to you."

Shao Gan was embarrassed, "No, I'm afraid you won't be able to carry it."

"Hey, look down on me."

Shao Gan let go of his hand, staring at the boy's hand, for fear that he would drop something and break the thermos bottle.The boy hugged and followed for a few steps, and he really frowned and said, "What is it? Why is it so heavy?"

Shao Gan took it, "I'll do it." There were still books for the third grade of junior high school in it.

The boy laughed twice and returned, "Have you paid your tuition?"

After a long silence, Shao Gan turned his head to look at the upturned face, and replied, "Not yet."

"Why haven't you handed it in yet? You can choose a dormitory in Xiangyang." Mo Tong pointed to the five-story building not far away, "We are on the fourth floor, which is just right, not too high or too low."

Shao Gan nodded and did not speak.

"Are you and He Dong classmates? It's the village chief He who came to look for Uncle Liang with you last time. His son He Dong is also in our school, and we played together a few days ago."

"hold head high."

"He Dong talks a lot, and he's good at golf." The boy jumped up and down, "Why don't you talk?"

"say what?"

"Tongtong!" A clear female voice shouted not far away.The holly trees beside the road have not been pruned, and after being nourished by a summer rain, they grew a little taller. Mo Tong jumped up and waved, then turned to Shao Gan and said, "My mother. I'm in 406. Which dormitory are you in? I'll look for you and He Dong later." play."

"I don't know yet." Shao Gan suddenly remembered that he hadn't checked which dormitory it was.

Mo Tong suddenly realized, "It doesn't matter if you haven't paid the fee yet. Why don't you go to my dormitory and wait, it won't start until two o'clock in the afternoon."

"Tongtong, Dad is waiting." The woman approached, nodded and smiled at Shao Gan, then turned to ask Mo Tong, "Your classmate?"

"Well, Uncle Liang said that he is very good at drawing. He is also a special class." Mo Tong walked away bouncing around holding the woman's arm.Shao Gan stood there for a while, then walked to the back of the dormitory building and chose a shaded place, squatting there and waiting.

With a growling stomach, Shao Gan took out a piece of sweet potato, which was crushed and deformed.After swallowing a few mouthfuls, I choked and stretched my neck.Shao Gan looked up at the groups of students in the distance, thinking that he would study here in the future.No matter what, I must be admitted to university, and my father is still watching from the sky.Where did brother go?Alas, money, money...

Shao An strolled around the city on his bicycle, and finally found a group of people waiting for work in the big triangle in the city center.Shao An locked his bicycle and squatted there, like countless people looking for a job, with drooping eyelids but always paying attention to people passing by on bicycles or driving to see if they will stop here.

Someone next to him spoke up, "I've never seen a bicycle looking for work. A car costs more than 100 yuan."

Shao An smiled, "Is it easy to find?"

"It's hard to say, sometimes we can meet."

Just as he was talking, he saw a clean-dressed middle-aged man riding a bicycle parked here. Shao An jumped out like a rabbit, and no matter what he said, he grabbed his bike and squeezed away the other people who immediately surrounded him, shouting : "Two yuan five, no, two yuan, just two yuan, I can do any job."

It was as if a group of people were at war. The middle-aged man was sweating on his forehead. He frowned and said to another person who blocked him and wanted to pull his handlebars: "The fifth floor is about [-] flat rough houses, powdered cement and whitewashed. Gotta build a kitchen counter. Any bricklayers?"

"Me, me, me! I am!" Shao An pulled the man's car out, "I only need two yuan, and I promise to do the job well. I have built many houses. If your house has stools and chairs that don't work well, I will It can be fixed."

The people around gave Shao An a hard look and dispersed.He is destroying the market. The middle-aged man said that two people can work for at least four or five days, and ink stains can still work for ten days and a half months.The minimum wage is two yuan a day, and this is still the case of living in a rough house, at least a dozen yuan for work.The price Shao An said was nothing more than a waste of time.

Shao An went to push the cart in a panic, and the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment and asked, "You come to work on a bicycle? Do you know how to do powder and ash work?"

"Yes! Of course, I have been working for seven or eight years." Shao An wiped the sweat from his brow, "I sent my brother to high school, and I missed the tuition fee by one yuan. This car belongs to him."

Shao An took two quick steps to bring the man out of the group's sight before he dared to say: "Can you give me two yuan first? I will pay my brother's tuition, and I will work for you later." He was afraid that he would Saying this in advance, the man found someone else.

The middle-aged man looked him up and down, hesitantly said: "That's not okay, if you run away with the money, where can I find you? It's different now, and there are more scammers in the city."

"Why don't you go to school with me? I'll give my brother the money and I'll go with you. It's not too far away. Just turn around in front of the high school. There is a tall flagpole at the gate, the one with the red flag hanging. And The police stand guard."

The middle-aged man smiled, "Every school has a red flag." But he stepped into the car and said, "Let's go, let's take a look with you. Don't delay the young people from going to school."

Thank you very much Shao An, when I got on the bike, I found something was wrong, the bike bumped badly.I stopped the car to have a look, only to find that the valve cores of the front and rear tires had been pulled out at some point.Shao An scratched his head annoyedly, ran to catch up with the person who was already going to the school, and said apologetically, "Go ahead and wait at the door, I'll be there soon."

The middle-aged man glanced at his front and rear tires and smiled knowingly.Shouting low prices is revenge, a group of lovely poor people.Shao An watched him ride away, and was a little worried that he would leave first if he couldn't wait.There was no time to find a place to cheer up, and I was afraid that the inner tire of the car would be crushed by such a long distance, so I bent down and hung the bicycle beam on my shoulder, and ran with the bicycle in front of me while carrying it.

When the middle-aged man looked back, his face was a bit complicated. He stopped the car and waited for him to follow up and said, "Let's go, I will take you to inflate it first." At the end, he added, "I will pay for the inflation."

Shao An's face was a little hot, and he wanted to say that the money would be paid by himself, but if that was the case, what if his younger brother's tuition fee would be short by a few cents?

The middle-aged man was very familiar with this area, and when he turned into a small alley, he saw a car repair booth.The car mechanic was full of mobile phone oil. Seeing them go in, he greeted them with a smile, "Mr. Sun has something wrong with his car?"

Looking at the age of the car mechanic, Shao An thought that this middle-aged man should be a famous person, so he would be called "Sir" by the grey-haired car mechanic.

"This young man." The middle-aged man pointed behind him, "The valve core was pulled out."

"This is simple." The master stopped what he was doing, looked through the toolbox to find two, cut off the leather tubes and put them on, and quickly pumped them up.

The two should be familiar, the middle-aged man dropped a dime in his box.The man smiled and said, "It's all going to be money, so don't be so polite next time."