Chapter 3 third quarter

When he was studying in the county, he was one level higher than me, so he naturally graduated a year earlier and returned to his hometown.At that time, I had vaguely heard rumors that he was in love. The girl in the rumors was a tall, slender girl with a round face and a pair of small but tender eyes.When I visited his home for the first time after graduating and returning to my hometown, his new wife, Xiuhua, was already sewing clothes and making shoes for him, sitting on the adobe kang in a small hut.As far as I know, his slender girlfriend was admitted to medical school after graduation.He is a farmer, and I can fully appreciate how far the difference is, so I never asked him, maybe the rumors I heard were just speculation.Since this tall, slender medical student had threatened the farm girl and troubled my friend Hui Chang, it was my duty to ask with particular interest.I said bluntly: "Did it come from Yang Qinru from the medical school?"

"It was a letter from her that caused civil strife." Hui Chang also admitted bluntly, "Yang Qinru is a college student now, how can I be a good match as an old farmer! This stupid woman is guessing!" "Maybe you and Yang Qinru acted indiscriminately, and Xiuhua noticed it?" "No... um! On the third day after I got married, she came here, and she looked bad. Xiuhua saw something..." "Maybe you still can't forget Yang in your heart. You don't have enough enthusiasm for Xiuhua, she is sensitive!" I continued to make nonsense about women's comments I read in foreign novels, and applied them to Huichang's love conflicts, "People say, A woman's sensitivity to a man is not limited by her level of education, so don't take Xiuhua for a fool..."

"That's very reasonable!" Hui Chang said, "Although Xiuhua is low-educated, she has a lot of eyes..." The rural road stretches westward close to Nanyuan Pogen. In the river, there are corn and millet that are about to mature. It fell, leaving empty green stalks still planted in the ground.The leaves of cotton are purple, black and green, mottled, and the fields show a variety of colors in late autumn.There are no cars on the dirt roads in the country, and there are farmers or peddlers pushing carts to and fro. Hui Chang and I walked, and the loneliness of the long walk was completely ruled out by his touching confession of love——

"My relationship with Yang Qinru, for example, is Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. It's not too much." "We were at the same table in the first year of high school. She was the representative of the chemistry department, and I was the representative of the Chinese department. In the second year of high school, the seats were separated, and letters began to be passed. There are various forms of sending letters. She sent me chemistry. There must be a letter in the homework book; I sent her the reply letter in her composition book, and so on. The love letter Yang Qinru wrote to me was 300,000 words; the letter I wrote back to her was 50. There are many lyric poems among them, and her poems are more delicate than mine, which belong to the school of grace. If possible, for example, if I become a world-famous writer in the future, I will arrange the letters between us according to time, and write them down later. To sort it out, it's a two-volume novel. I bet it's going to be a blockbuster bestseller..."

"Don't interrupt me, I'll talk about the kissing issue later. The teacher forbids the students to fall in love, for fear of affecting their studies, so many people are secretly talking about it! We really didn't affect our studies because of our love, on the contrary, it promoted our enthusiasm for learning. If a little If I didn’t sing a hymn to her for a long time, I would feel flustered and couldn’t grasp my studies; after reading her letter, I would feel at ease and my energy would double. Therefore, although the teacher’s motivation is very good, the method is not appropriate, and we all He is 20 or over 20 years old, enough for the marriage age stipulated in the Marriage Law. I am not as stupid as Liang Shanbo. I have been in the same class for several years and I still can’t recognize Zhu Yingtai as a male or female. I can see it from her eyes. I found out that she liked me, and liked me very much, so I boldly wrote her a long letter, specifically describing her eyes, and the first sentence made her heart tremble: Your narrow eyes (forgive me for being objective) I am unforgettable, it seems to be a gap in an underground lake, containing infinite affection... She was moved by me, and sent me a reply letter quickly. At the end of every communication, there are two words: kiss you. But, we actually It was just a kiss on paper, no... um! The night of graduation and leaving school..."

"After the graduation party, the two of us walked out of the school gate and walked downstream along the river bank behind the school. The moon was bright and the air was clear. She didn't wash off the rouge on her face when she went on stage to sing, and neither did I. Wipe off the ink that was painted on the eyebrows when Tian Yuchuan played the role of Qin Opera "You Guishan". The two of us walked, looking at each other's face with makeup, she laughed at me, and I laughed at her, just smiled... After kissing, the rouge and ink smeared the eyebrows and eyes of the two of them in a mess! We immediately ran to the river to wash off... This is our first kiss and the last time..."

"She received the notice of admission to the medical school, and immediately ran to my house to see me. I have lost my name. She encouraged me to take the exam again next year, and I pretended to agree, lest she be disappointed! After she left, I slept for three days, just I agreed to my family's idea of ​​getting engaged, and met Xiuhua who was attracted by the matchmaker. She looked very handsome, not much worse than Yang Qinru, and she seemed shy, so I made an appointment! Three months later, she passed the door, pillow Sleeping on my arm! When Yang Qinru heard the news, she ran to my house and couldn't hide it, so Xiuhua could see the flaw from her bewildered expression. I sent her to the main road in the west of the village, She cried and jumped into the car and left..."

"You don't understand my actions? It's actually very simple. I'm a farmer now, and I want to live with her, a college student. Do you think it's realistic? You said I got married too early, that's right. I thought about it too, wait for me Achievements in literature, success and fame, and then spend the full moon; but, what if I never strive for a little fame? You may think that I am a romantic person, but I am very practical when it comes to personal issues. I married Xiuhua, that is Set myself on the basis of being a lifelong farmer. If I can achieve something, it is of course very good; Even taking the college entrance examination gave up..."

"I tried my best to forget her. I gave Xiuhua everything a husband should give to his wife. Because of this, Qinru and I stopped communicating. I also confessed all this to Xiuhua truthfully, trying to make her understand me and help her. Me. She could sympathize with me when she heard it, but when I saw Qinru's letter the day before yesterday, my heart became suspicious again, and I felt that it was a mistake to confess to her too thoroughly..." After listening to Hui Chang's narration, not only he himself was emotional, but I was also emotional.I was also born in a humble and poor rural area, and I can fully understand his difficulties on similar issues. The contradiction between pure romantic love and the extremely poor family's economic situation cannot be unified and cannot be avoided.I deeply admire the crispness of his choice, and even more admire him for such a long-term plan in the pursuit of literary career, and for such a major bet.It can be said that his handling of the marital problem is entirely out of obedience to his career. What kind of rationality and cruel emotional separation are required for this?

The summer night came slowly, and we had already entered Shuigou Village before we knew it.We have agreed to spend the night here and rush to the suburban bus station tomorrow morning.I heard that there are two black shops secretly opened by farmers in Shuigou Village. Each person only charges three cents a night, which is just right for our economic foundation.Could have rushed into the city at night, hotel accommodation was unaffordable.We have forgotten about the infatuated medical school girl, and started asking a villager who owns the shop... Shuigou Village really lives up to its name. It is composed of two ditches. From the southeast ditch, turbid spring water flows down. The bottom of the ditch is covered with dirty black leaves, which hold the excrement of half of the villagers. The water has become It was black and smelly.Extending from the west is a dry ditch, which has become a natural channel without flowing water in sunny days.The two ditches intersect at the bottom of the source slope, and there is a small earthen bridge, which is the first step to enter Shuigou Village.

The two of us were standing by the earth bridge, guessing at the same time, in which ditch is the black shop open?Take a look into the dry ditch, and then look into the flowing south ditch. The ditch is full of cave dwellings hewn against the cliff. It was a mansion with a very high back wall and a very low eaves wall. After being pointed out by an old man, we walked in along the dry ditch. Walking up the dry ditch, he patrolled the left side, and I patrolled the right side, and when I reached the middle of the ditch, I finally saw a small, tricky signboard on the adobe gable wall of a building, only about a shovel board. Such a large wooden signboard was hung on a wooden stick, and upon closer inspection, there were two shrinking black characters written on the wooden signboard: inn.I guess, since it is a black shop, of course I dare not blatantly put out a striking and decent plaque; this small plaque is probably only hung up at dusk and dark, to point out the place for passers-by who are eager to stay. Removed. Hui Chang had already knocked on the black door panel downstairs of the earthen gate. There were brisk footsteps in the small courtyard, the door opened, and a burly man stood at the door. "Excuse me. Are you here for a break?" "rest." "How much is a night?" "Fifty cents." "Are there any cheaper berths?" "It's all fifty cents." Hui Chang and I looked at each other, thinking about whether we could afford the accommodation expenses.I only carried a one-yuan bill with a red face on my body. It cost 50 cents for the accommodation, 20 cents for the bus fare into the city, and 40 cents for the round trip, so there was only 10 cents left, which was only enough to drink boiled water.I was in a dilemma, but Hui Chang had already turned around and left. He turned to greet me and said, "Let's go! I've already found a place. The waiting room of the train station is quite spacious!" Just as Hui Chang and I walked down the bottom of the ditch, the burly man stood on the top of the ditch and shouted, "Hey! Can the four hairs live?" "Sanmao." Hui Chang said angrily, "I won't haggle long-windedly." He made an impatient and haughty air, as if he was going to leave immediately. "Sanmao is Sanmao!" The burly man softened his tone. There are two shabby houses, one is a kang made of adobe, covered with a thick reed mat, and several quilts are piled up to mend scars.I immediately saw that this shabby house was not a professional shop, but an out-and-out farm house, but there were a few more tattered quilts on the mats.There is a long bench on the ground, with vertical and horizontal grooves on the surface of the bench, which makes people have a sense of a century-old antique. The burly man brought half a basin of cold boiled water in a black-glazed porcelain basin, put it on the white board cabinet against the wall, and said with a cold face, "Now that the rent has been paid, please leave early tomorrow morning." Hui Chang and I looked at each other again.He was probably afraid that we would get up and slip away in the dark, so each of us immediately handed over the 30 cents ticket. We would get up early tomorrow morning, which would save us trouble. The burly man took the money.Put it in the pocket of the short-sleeved blue shirt, did not go out, but sat down on the bench, lit the pipe, and asked casually: "Where are you from? No luggage?" He probably regarded us as porters carrying mountain goods into the city, but there was no luggage.Hui Chang said bluntly, "The two of us are going to the city for a meeting." "Hmm! Are you team cadres?" He raised his head and took another look at us. "Since you are cadres, you should understand the policy. How long will it take for the 'Melon and Vegetable Generation' anniversary?" "Soon! Believe in the party and the people, the difficulties will be over soon. Isn't this year much stronger than last year?" Hui Chang gave him publicity and encouragement, "This year's Akita is better than last year, and the food distributed by the production team Definitely more..." "Hey! People are so hungry that they can't hold it anymore!" The burly man sighed, "I hope the rain will be good next year..." In the dim light of a kerosene lamp, I looked at this burly man, with the front of his short-sleeved shirt open, revealing a muscular purple-red chest, crouching silkworm eyebrows, big striped eyes, a straight nose bridge, and a broad chest. The mouth is really the physique of a big man in Guanzhong.The mournful sigh from such a strong physique makes people feel so awkward, it's thanks to him that he has such a posture!According to my guess, such a powerful body should be bombarded by heroic rhetoric, so that it appears to be in harmony with his physique.I couldn't help asking: "What do you do for a living?" "Planting the land! Go to Changle Slope to 'pull the set'." He said lightly, "There was no final score in the team last year, and this year is also a mystery. After a year of work, it is useless. There is no hope. I will go to Changle Slope. The rickshaw is hung with a side cover, and it is pulled from the bottom of the slope to the top of the slope. It costs two cents, and you can get two or three yuan a day. I suddenly realized that although Hui Chang and I were inevitably hungry, we didn’t feel hopeless or sad. It was because there was an ideal goal that was far away but always existed, tempting us and encouraging us, and we didn’t feel bitter. too bitter.And what about the burly man in front of him?Naturally, he doesn't have any fantasies, and he doesn't have the self-comfort that he will be entrusted with great responsibility, right?His misery may have been doubly heavy. "You should work hard in the team and develop collective production, and the difficulties will be overcome." Hui Chang did not forget his responsibility as a party propagandist to publicize the masses. "I need to change the captain of the team and replace them with good people, so I have hope." He shook his head, "You don't know, the current captain, wow, can pull out six channels...he won't grow anymore, member They jointly filed a complaint at the commune, Party Committee Secretary Yang said that the team will be reorganized this winter, and the fifth team in Shuigou is the focus, and I will wait..." He sighed again, and went out with his cigarette bag in hand. The sound of heavy footsteps reached the cave entrance in the backyard. The burly man went back to the kiln to sleep, but left the dull atmosphere in the hut where we lived. "There will be. Everything will be there," Hui Chang imitated Vasily's tone and demeanor of comforting his wife, and immediately set off the atmosphere in the mansion. "There will be food, and there will be bread..." We took off all our clothes and only wore a pair of shorts. When we pulled the quilt away, there was a smell of sour sweat. We had no choice but to cover our stomachs and sleep.A few wooden hexahedrons are thrown horizontally and vertically on the top of the kang. This is a pillow, with black and purple oil stains on it. Perhaps countless heads have enjoyed the happiness of it. We lay down, discussing Tolstoy and... As soon as I fell asleep in a daze, I was awakened by Hui Chang's scream. "World War III broke out—" I opened my eyes, Hui Chang was standing on the ground in shorts, and the oil lamp had already been lit.I don't know why, is he playing a prank again? "Airplanes, tanks, armored vehicles, all-out attack!" He said, laughing hahaha, took up the oil lamp, searched and searched on the edge of the kang, and suddenly yelled, his face turned yellow, and he screamed sadly: "My mother——" I jumped off the kang, took the kerosene lamp in his hand, and checked the places he had seen.God!The bedbugs crawled out from the cracks in the wall, forming a long line like an arrow on a military map, all the way to the bed mat.On the entire three walls, there are seven or eight mighty armies of bedbugs, driving straight in and attacking the sleeping creatures on the kang. As soon as they saw the lights and the sound of people, the army of bedbugs, big and small, immediately dispersed. , One after another fled and hid in the cracks of the wall.I was so frightened that goose bumps appeared all over my body, and I wanted to vomit. I sat on the long bench and jumped up again. It seemed that such armored soldiers were buried in the gaps between the centuries-old relics. "Let's talk about Tolstoy and Cao Xueqin. They felt hungry and legs heavy along the way, so they stayed in an inn in Shuigou. The duck down thin satin quilt was covered, and the pillow was a soft pillow. They were sleeping soundly when they heard the plane. The roar was deafening. When I opened my eyes, I saw thousands of hungry mosquitoes swooping and swooping towards us. The two of them were panicking, when they suddenly saw six or six long dragon formations in the surrounding mountains, surrounded by armored vehicles and tanks like a tide. ... Tolstoy lost Anna, and Cao Xueqin threw off the girl in the red building and fled through the door..." Hui Chang stood on the ground, impromptuly speaking nonsense storytelling, already laughing so hard, I He also clutched his stomach, only to feel the pain from laughing.