C1 There's a Lot of Pressure in the Reenrollment College Entrance Exam

In the summer of 1990, the wind drove away the afternoon heat and also blew the cool of the night. For the children of the Tonglu District of Hangzhou City, this was a rare big day, because the uncles who came to the town to film the movies had come here to play the movie.

And this movie was the movie The Last Emperor that was shot in 1987.

The two young men who sat with each other were about 18 years old. They wore red vests. One of them was called Su Jianguo, and the other was called Jianjun. They were villagers who had grown up together.

There were several holes on Su Jianguo's red vest, and there were several damaged threads at the bottom of his clothes. On his dark blue trousers. There was also some white ash on his pants. It was something he had helped his father get on the construction site after the college entrance exam.

The bottom of Cheng Jianjun's red vest was burnt black by the foundation smoke. His dark green pants were covered in mud. He had helped his father remove the grass in the paddy field during the day.

The projector creaked as it rolled. On the white screen, Lord Li said to Empress Dowager Cixi, "Empress Dowager, the foreigners are going to repair the railway for us. "

This conversation wasn't too much of a stir for the children who had just finished their college entrance examinations. However, it was etched in their hearts because of Lord Li's humble appearance.

One of them had a braided pigtail. Her red plastic sandals had burnt black scars that stuck together after being burned.

The girl pulled on Cheng Jianjun's vest, and Cheng Jianjun used his arm to block the girl's harassment. However, the girl still refused to give up and continued to pull on Cheng Jianjun's vest.

Cheng Jianjun reluctantly looked at the movie again and then turned back to look at his sister. "What?"

"Brother, Dad wants you and Brother Su to go back. Dad said you were going to college. " The girl's words made a smile appear on Cheng Jianjun's face.

"But the acceptance letter arrived?" Cheng Jianjun picked up the wooden stool with a look of hope.

"I don't know. Dad wants you to go back. "

"Jianguo, the acceptance letter is here. Let's go back and take a look. " Cheng Jianjun grabbed Su Jianguo's shoulder.

Su Jianguo turned around and looked at the movie. "Let's go back after we finish watching it. "

"No, Uncle Su is here as well. He said that the two of you must go back. " The little girl shook her head like a rattle drum.

Cheng Jianjun blocked his sister's hand and looked at Su Jianguo helplessly. His sister was a stubborn one. As long as his father gave the order, she would do her best to carry it out to the end. With his sister around, he would not be able to watch this movie.

When the two young men arrived at Cheng Jianjun's house, Su Jianguo's father knocked on the soles of his shoes and said in a deep voice, "Go home with father. "

This was the first time Su Jianguo had seen his father with such a heavy expression. Cheng Jian Jun also noticed that his father's expression was not very good.

Su Jianguo followed his father as he walked along the muddy road. As he walked, he stole glances at his father's expression. He discovered that his father's expression was truly displeased.

Could it be that he had never taken the college entrance exam?

An ominous premonition caused Su Jianguo's heart to start beating. He did not wish for such an outcome to fall on him.

Su Jianguo lowered his head as if he could feel his father's low pressure. His originally good mood from watching the movie also instantly sunk to the bottom.

Pushing open the firewood door, a thin yellow dog barked twice. Under the cough of Su Jianguo's father, the yellow dog quieted down.

One of them was wearing a green military uniform. A little boy about four or five years old, holding a basin of melon jerky, sat on a stone mill and ate it while the old hen and a few chickens were barking.

"Dad, brother, you're back. " The little boy said indistinctly.

"All of you, go out. I have something to tell your brother. "

The little boy still didn't understand. A girl about fourteen or fifteen years old walked over and picked him up. A little girl holding the corner of the girl's clothes leaned on her sister in fear.

This little girl was only six or seven years old. When she heard her elder sister's instructions, she tiptoed and closed the door.

In the thatched cottage by the side, their mother was cooking dinner for tonight: steamed buns and porridge with rare vegetables.

Just as the door closed, Su Jianguo's father sat on the wooden stool that had been repainted. There was helplessness in his eyes, and his voice lowered a little. "Child, the county sent a letter saying that you didn't get into the exam this year. "

Not being able to pass the examination this year. . . Su Jianguo's heart instantly turned cold. . .

An indescribable feeling spread through his limbs and bones, causing him to feel a slight chill. His fingertips trembled slightly as he looked at his father in disbelief.

He didn't get into university?

His eyes slowly widened, becoming bigger and bigger.

He furrowed his brows in disbelief, and his breathing became more and more rapid. This kind of urgency made him feel flustered.

He subconsciously opened his mouth and looked at his father. His voice was hoarse as he asked, "Dad, is this true?"

"Child. . . You know it's not easy for our family to give you one. Your second sister is about to take the middle school examination. The tuition for the middle school examination has yet to be settled. . . " Just as Su Jianguo's father said this, Su Jianguo's throat felt as if something was stuck in his throat.

There was a kind of never-before-seen darkness enveloping his body. At this moment, everything he saw seemed to be covered in a layer of grey.

He could no longer smell the fragrance of flowers in his nose. He could no longer hear the bird's language in his ears. The only thing left was the grievous news that spread through his mind, continuously impacting his nerves.

If he did not get into university, he would not be able to walk out of this village. . . Could it be that he wanted to be an old farmer for the rest of his life?

"Child, I know you're sad too. However, you should also know about our family's situation. . . " Su Jianguo's father looked at his increasingly desolate gaze and could not continue speaking. He could only sigh before turning around and leaving.

The door opened and the Su family's second daughter walked in. She handed a slightly hot bun to Su Jianguo. "Brother. . . Are you alright?"

Su Jianguo turned his head and looked at his second sister, who had an excellent character. This sister of his was a top student in her grade. In terms of learning ability, he was indeed inferior to her.

And his parents were only farmers and did not have much income. It was not easy to support four children.

He stared at his sister's rough fingers that did not seem to be of the same age. The nails on her index finger had been injured by cutting vegetables and were distorted and ugly to this day. She was wearing her mother's old clothes, and she had never worn a new one.

As the second daughter of the Su family walked in, the third daughter and the youngest son of the Su family walked in.

The shy and shy third daughter of the Su family was about to go to school, and the youngest son of the Su family, who had just broken off from learning how to speak, had yet to be taken care of.

This family relied on their parents to grow food and sell their money, so there was no surplus.

As for his child, who did not study well, even though his father gritted his teeth and insisted, he failed the college entrance exam.

The tuition fees for the high school repeaters had long since been unable to be paid to his family.

However, he did not want to be a village person who did not have any ability. He also did not want to be delayed because of a college entrance examination.

Whether he wanted to repeat his studies or listen to his father's words and go work, the difficult problem had always lingered in his heart.

A teardrop fell from Su Jianguo's face. Fate and ideals, the choice to choose the first intersection in life, for an 18-year-old like him, it was so difficult.

The Su family's second daughter silently carried the Su family's youngest and youngest, and led the third daughter out, leaving Su Jianguo space to treat his injuries.

Su Jianguo raised his head and looked at the dim light bulb in his house. He did not move at all. He was unable to make a choice and did not dare to make a choice.

At the same time, Cheng Jianjun also faced the same bad news.

Cheng Jianjun held his tongue and waited for his father to announce his fate. At this time, his mother walked in with the second daughter of the Cheng family. "His father. . . If the child wants to learn, let him learn. "

"Do you know how much the tuition fees are? If you want to learn, then learn?" Cheng Jianjun's father disagreed.

"Hey, can this person suffocate to death with money? Worst comes to worst, I'll go to the factory and work a few more shifts. You should also go to the construction site and move bricks for a few more days. " Cheng Jianjun's mother handed the cooked melons to Cheng Jianjun. "Our family cannot not provide a college student. Son, mother believes that you can do it. "

Cheng Jianjun looked at his mother in surprise. His parents were the new young men who came back from the countryside in 1968, and their thinking was clearer than the average person.

"Mother. . . " Before Cheng Jianjun could finish, his mother continued.

"Tomorrow, I will send the second girl to your grandma's house. Mother will accompany you to choose your second book. Back then, your father and I didn't study well, so I can't let you suffer this loss. His dad, don't you like to play the organ the most? How many years has it been since I've seen you play it?"

This sentence made Cheng Jianjun's father smile helplessly. His wife always had a way to reconcile. Guqin was a rare item in their era, and it was also because his father participated in the Vietnam War that he used his father's salary to exchange for such a treasure.

The second daughter of the Cheng family clapped her hands, waiting for the father of the Cheng Jian Army to play a song.

At dawn, Su Jianguo walked to the city on foot, unwilling to give up. He wanted to go to the Xinhua Bookstore and use the money he had saved at the construction site to buy a few revisions books.

Just as he was approaching the Xinhua Bookstore, Su Jianguo caught a glimpse of Cheng Jianjun and his son accompanying him. He felt an unknown sense of shame and hid behind the door.

Separated by the crowd, Su Jianguo saw Cheng Jianjun's mother choosing to read books again. He revealed a look of desire. It was a kind of open desire that his parents also had.

Su Jianguo saw that Jianjun Corps' mother took out a cloth handkerchief from her pocket and opened layer after layer of handkerchief. As she paid, she instructed Jianjun Corps to read properly. Su Jianguo lowered his head and looked at the money in his hand that had long been grinded. His lips moved and a bitter feeling stuck in his throat.

Su Jianguo pursed his lips and held the money tightly in his hand. Sour tears fell.

He was not as lucky as Chengjian. He had the parents of Zhiqing, who went up the mountain and down the village. He also had a heart that valued knowledge and changing fate.

His father would only tell him that his family would not be able to get rid of the blame. As the boss, he had to earn money to support his family as soon as possible.

His mother would only stand by the side and be silent forever. She would not even give him any encouragement or comfort.

His brothers and sisters could not understand his feelings at this moment, nor could they understand his aspiration.

At this moment, envy welled up in his heart, and his pathetic state forced him to choose to lower his head and run away, escaping this suffocating scene.

Tears continuously flowed out from his eyes. He was unwilling, because his family was poor and short of ambition. He felt wronged, because he lost in the college entrance exam.

He didn't want to ruin his own life just like that, but there was a large group of people in his family.

How could he be selfish?

Pain spread in the heart of the 18-year-old Su Jianguo. As for him, he could only choose a corner and hug himself tightly, feeling the heat of summer.