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Chapter 15 5

annual ring 梁晓声 5053Words 2018-03-19
In the male educated youth dormitory, some people were reading letters from home, and some people were reading newspapers. Han Debao was still sleeping soundly, snoring twice from time to time. Wu Zhenqing, Xu Hark, and Wang Xiaosong sat cross-legged on a bed, listening quietly to Wang Xiaosong's reading letter. "Dear brother, hello! Everything is normal at home..." Tsui Hark said, "What word did your brother use?" Wu Zhenqing said: "Listen, I'm just in the second grade, and it's good to be able to write a letter!" Wang Xiaosong continued to read: "Brother Zhenqing's house is safe and sound..."

Tsui Hark said: "There are only two words like this-everything is normal, nothing happened. I learned the last sentence from the movie!" Wu Zhenqing said: "Shut up and continue reading." "Brother Tsui Hark's house is relatively safe..." Wu Zhenqing said: "Don't read about their family first, can you read about my family first?" Wang Xiaosong raised his head and said, "I'll read what's written in the letter!" Wu Zhenqing snatched the letter: "Just one sentence, is everything safe?" After glancing at it, he collapsed with his faith face in frustration.

Xu Hark snatched the letter from Wu Zhenqing's hand, and he looked at it eagerly, but he was more frustrated than Wu Zhenqing: "Don't be upset, just say a word about my family." Wang Xiaosong couldn't help showing that he was very sorry for the two friends: "Although the words are few, they are very general, aren't they?" Wu Zhenqing said: "You reply to my letter and teach your brother a lesson for me. You should be able to read more and more characters every day. Why is it that each letter is shorter than each letter? You eat all the characters you have learned for three meals?"

Tsui Hark said: "Who said there is no one in our two families who can write a reply!" Wang Xiaosong snatched back the letter and said displeasedly, "Don't you be ignorant! My brother has no obligations to you two!" Wu Zhenqing straightened up all of a sudden, and glared at Wang Xiaosong angrily: "You...what the hell are you talking about about obligations?" Wang Xiaosong is also not easy to provoke: "Don't fuck, I'm not afraid of you!" The other educated youths looked at them in astonishment, not understanding why the three good friends suddenly turned against each other.

Tsui Hark calmed down and said, "Hey, hey, don't be like this, don't be like this, just say what you have to say!" Wang Xiaosong collapsed in anger, tore off the quilt indiscriminately, and completely covered himself with his head and feet covered. Xu Ke approached Wang Xiaosong, and said to the quilt in a fair tone: "Xiao Song, you should also be considerate of our feelings, looking forward to letters from home every day, thinking about home every night, and finally looking forward to a word , It can be a good feeling in our hearts! Hey, why is Zhenqing's family safe and sound, but my family is relatively safe? The more people think about it, the more they feel uncomfortable Great!"

Wang Xiaosong suddenly lifted the quilt and shouted: "Get out!" Tsui Hark was startled, and silently backed away from him. Someone played the harmonica, playing "The Wild Geese in the Distance".This was originally a song that the Red Guards used to remember Chairman Mao, but at this moment, the tune is so sad and mournful. Tsui Hark, like Wu Zhenqing, rested his head on his hands, stared at the roof, and muttered to himself with unease, "It's relatively safe..."
Female educated youth dormitory. After reading a newspaper, a female educated youth yelled excitedly: "Good news, good news! On the fifteenth day of this month, the first group of parents' sympathy groups will come to our teacher to express condolences!"

Several female educated youths who were reading the letter immediately gathered around, vying to read the newspaper. Someone said: "Today is the 9th, maybe you will come to our place to express condolences?" "I don't think so. There isn't even a road. How did you get here? Besides, where do you live?" "That's not sure. There is no way, didn't we come too? The condolence team should go to the most difficult place to condolences!" "Why are you so happy! Take a good look, which month's newspaper is this?" The female educated youth who took the newspaper looked at it carefully, but lost all emotions for a while: "I'm so happy, it's from last month."

So that paper was snubbed.They retreated to their respective berths. The sound of the harmonica came from the male educated youth dormitory, and they listened quietly. After reading the letter, Zhang Meng slipped out of the bunk and threw the letter into the stove. It was Hao Mei who suppressed her crying. She covered her face with a pillowcase. The female educated youths turned their attention to Hao Mei. A female educated youth said to Zhang Meng: "Zhang Meng, you and Hao Mei are in the same school, and the primary school is in the same class. Why don't you comfort her?"

"That's right. She hasn't received a letter from home for more than a month." Zhang Meng turned her head to look at Hao Mei, and said indifferently, "No one taught me how to comfort others." As soon as the words fell, a shoe was thrown on her body, and it was unknown who called. Zhang Meng was indifferent, and used a wooden stick to disperse the ashes of her letter.The fire was reflected in her face.There was a look of luck on her face.
Wu Zhenqing and Tsui Hark are chopping horse hay next to the stables. Wu Zhenqing said: "There's a lot of cutting, let's take a break?"

Tsui Hark said: "You are the monitor of the big squad, so I will listen to you all the time!" "When it was just the two of us, we were buddies!" Wu Zhenqing stroked his head and sat down on the haystack beside him... Tsui Hark said solemnly: "The two of us have to find an opportunity to apologize to Xiao Song." Wu Zhenqing didn't take it seriously: "Because of what happened that night? Even if we beat him up, he wouldn't be angry. Who is with whom!" Tsui Hark insisted: "That is an apology. We didn't read carefully the letter from his brother last night. The letter said that his sister was sick and hospitalized. The family borrowed a lot of money."

"real?" Tsui Hark nodded. "Then do you have any money there?" Tsui Hark shook his head. "I don't have any anymore. Like you, I paid my salary and left some food money, and sent the rest home." Tsui Hark said, "That's why I said I should apologize to him!" "What's the use of apologizing? We have to borrow some money for him and send it to his family!" "Who are you borrowing money from?" Wu Zhenqing stood up abruptly: "Borrow it from the big guy! You borrow it. I'm the squad leader, and I'm too embarrassed to stand out. Let's borrow it for one hundred yuan. Yes! But this matter has to be kept from him, and he is not allowed to know at all, understand?" Tsui Hark nodded. A female educated youth appeared at the top of Fangshan, saw them and said, "Squad leader, come quickly——Zhang Meng is going to be a deserter!" As soon as she finished speaking, the figure disappeared. A tractor pulling a sledge was about to leave. Zhang Meng was holding her suitcase and was surrounded by male and female educated youths in front of the sledge. The veteran tractor driver squatting on the caterpillars looked at the situation and shook his head, rolled up a cigarette and started smoking. Wu Zhenqing and Xu Hark hurried over. Wu Zhenqing asked loudly, "Zhang Meng, where are you going?" "Go to the regiment to see a doctor." "What disease?" "That's a question that doctors should answer." Wu Zhenqing said restrainedly: "You should also ask for leave to see a doctor. Who did you ask for leave?" "It's not too late for me to ask you for leave now, is it?" "If you go to the doctor with your suitcase, I won't allow you to go!" Zhang Meng said: "Maybe I am seriously ill and need to be hospitalized, so I have to bring something to be prepared." A male educated youth said: "I think you are mentally ill! Tell yourself, since you came here, how many days have you worked seriously?" Zhang Meng said: "A person's abilities vary. If you have a little enthusiasm, you can only shine a little. Besides, I didn't come to accept labor reform." A female educated youth said: "Don't forget that you are the daughter of a capitalist roader! It is absolutely necessary for you to describe re-education as labor reform!" Hearing this, the old soldier who drove the tractor didn’t like it. He stood up and said, “Hey, you can’t say that! No one is here to undergo labor reform. If you educated youths are, then we old soldiers are too. ?” Hao Mei walked up to Zhang Meng: "Zhang Meng, it's not good for you to be like this. What do people think of you?" Zhang Meng said: "I don't live by what other people think of me..." Turning to the female educated youth, she said: "I tell you, I used to be the daughter of a 'capitalist roader', but now I am the daughter of a revolutionary cadre! Dad was not only "three-in-one", but also a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Revolutionary Committee!" "It's unreasonable!" Tsui Hark rushed forward angrily, grabbed Zhang Meng's suitcase, and pushed her to sit on the ground. "Don't do this!" The old soldier driving the tractor jumped off the tractor and helped Zhang Meng up. After Zhang Meng glanced at everyone coldly, he opened the suitcase silently, took out the wallet and put it in his pocket without closing the lid, and said calmly, "Okay, I won't take anything away. I leave everything to you guys." .You can get all points!" Wu Zhenqing's performance was very complicated, he suddenly said as if ordering: "Zhang Meng, come here." After speaking, he walked aside first. Zhang Meng looked at him hesitantly and followed him. Wu Zhenqing said: "Zhang Meng, I used to treat you...very badly. In fact, I always want to treat you better..." Zhang Meng listened silently and coldly... He also said: "Don't go. From now on, I will care about you, take care of you, and love you, just like Wang Xiaosong did to Hao Mei. No, what I mean is, I am the monitor, and I want to care for and love every educated youth like ..." "What about the future?..." "In the future... the future is early, what do you want to do in the future?" "I'm different from you. I started thinking about the future as soon as I entered middle school." "In the future, there will be a new company here, and we're all old regiment soldiers... not bad, is it?" Zhang Meng sneered: "At that time, you should ask me to marry you! Start a family and have children in this ghost place?" Wu Zhenqing said: "I... I don't think so." "You don't think so now, what should I do when you think so in the future?" Wu Zhenqing became angry from embarrassment: "I...I will beat you!" He raised his fist. Zhang Meng sneered again: "The truth is revealed!" The old soldier hurriedly stood between him and Zhang Meng: "Whoever dares to be barbaric, I will fix them!" Wang Xiaosong and Hao Mei dragged Wu Zhenqing away. Zhang Meng said to the old soldier driving the tractor: "You don't have to take me there. But I have to leave this damn place today!" The old soldier said: "I didn't say not to take you there! They surrounded you! Okay, please get on the tractor!" He protected Zhang Meng and got on the tractor.Men and women educated youth surrounded the tractor. The old soldier poked his head out: "Everyone, give me some face, let's disperse! Isn't the company commander having a meeting in the regiment? I assure you, is it okay to report this matter to the company commander as soon as you arrive in the regiment?" Men and women The educated youth finally dispersed silently.After stepping aside, Tsui Hark pointed to Zhang Meng and said, "Listen Zhang Meng, ten years in Hedong, ten years in Hexi, I cursed your father a hundred times, sooner or later he will be defeated!" Zhang Meng, who was sitting in the driver's cab, stared straight ahead with an indifferent expression, as if he hadn't heard anything. The tractor drove off. It was getting farther and farther away in the field of vision of the male and female educated youths, and gradually even the sound of the motor could not be heard.A male educated youth vented: "Burn all her things!" Several female educated youths immediately echoed: "Yes! Burn it! Burn it!" Zhang Meng's quilt, quilt, and everything were thrown together. A male educated youth trampled her washbasin down. Wu Zhenqing, Xu Hark, Wang Xiaosong, Hao Mei, and Han Debao did not participate in the venting. They watched with more complicated emotions than others, but they did not stop them.Zhang Meng's things were finally piled up and burned.In the final analysis, people's greatest resentment towards society almost all sprouts from the sense of fairness in people's minds.When this is scorned, they think they are justified in everything they do.Especially this generation. One hand picked up a half-burned photo from the fire—only Zhang Meng’s head remained on the photo—she smiled charmingly... Picking it up, no, I should say picking up "her" It was Wu Zhenqing. The whole regret of their emotional rings is that when they are not yet good at expressing love, they are surprised to find that love has already arisen in their hearts.The nails of reality drive indifferently into their fragile shells, and they are ignorant and confused, and at the same time feel ashamed, and do not know how to turn it into pearls.They instinctively desire, instinctively repel...
By the small river, Wu Zhenqing looked at the place where Zhang Meng used to take a bath.Wu Zhenqing sat blankly, staring at the water in a daze... There was Zhang Meng taking a bath again in the river... Zhang Meng only exposed his head and shoulders to the water, looked at her with a smile, and said, "Come on! Take off your clothes and go swimming! The water is not cold at all. We compare each other." , to see who can swim the farthest." Zhang Meng dived into the bottom of the water. Zhang Meng suddenly surfaced where he did not expect, looked at him with a smile, and dived into the bottom of the water again. Here and there, Zhang Meng appeared from time to time, as if a beautiful water demon was deliberately tempting him. Zhang Meng dived into the water for the last time and never appeared again. Wu Zhenqing fell into a hallucination and looked around: "Zhang Meng! Zhang Meng!..." Three people suddenly appeared in the real water in front of his eyes——Wang Xiaosong, Xu Ke and Han Debao. "Come down for me!" Tsui Hark suddenly dragged him into the river.Three good friends laughed and poured water on him together. Wu Zhenqing's wet clothes were hanging on the grass.The four of them sat on the bank of the river, playing in the water. Wu Zhenqing said, "Xiao Song, I apologize to you." "Apologize for what?" "I shouldn't have gotten mad at you that night." "That matter, I have long forgotten." Tsui Hark said: "Master Squad Leader, I have already completed the task you entrusted to me." Han Debao said: "Don't just praise your merits!" "Okay, let me add one more thing, Han Debao put in a lot of effort." Wang Xiaosong looked at Wu Zhenqing, wondering what they were talking about: "What mission? Why don't I know?" Tsui Hark said: "There are so many things you don't know. If you shouldn't ask, don't ask!" Wang Xiaosong was displeased: "You started to deliberately exclude me when you were doing things, didn't you?" Han Debao said: "Don't worry too much! What's your relationship with Zhenqing? Are we comparable?" Wu Zhenqing said: "Come on, don't talk about it! Let the two of you talk more and more mysteriously!" Tsui Hark said: "Say something else, talk about something else. Hey, frankly, what are you doing here alone?" Wu Zhenqing said, "If you don't spend time alone, don't you be a fool!" Han Debao said: "Hey, you are very deep!" Wu Zhenqing turned back and asked Xiao Song: "Xiao Song, you and Hao Mei, have you never quarreled?" Wang Xiaosong was surprised: "Why are we arguing?" Wu Zhenqing said: "It's fine if you don't quarrel... I'm afraid you two will quarrel. Listen, from now on, you have to take good care of her and love her." Wang, Xu, and Han all looked at him in bewilderment, not knowing why he said those words.Wu Zhenqing said to himself: "I think like that, there is no one, you can do that to others." Tsui Hark said: "Oh, you are so sentimental! You can care about me and love me wholeheartedly!" "You?" Wu Zhenqing didn't finish his sentence. A group of female educated youths walked across the river with pots stuck on their waists or on their heads—their lower bodies were not in the grass.The four of them looked at them together... They obviously found them, but they deliberately ignored their existence and didn't even look at them.A section of downhill road concealed their graceful figures. Wu Zhenqing said slowly: "Let's go..." But he didn't move. Tsui Hark said, "Let's go..." and didn't move. Han Debao said strangely: "Let's go! Why can't you just talk!" And he didn't move either... Upstream came the melodious laughter of the girls, one after another. They seemed to be laughing to them on purpose.Someone among them sang: "Ninety-nine, that sunny day..." All the girls sang the next line: "My eighteen-year-old brother is sitting by the river..." Tsui Hark said: "Squad leader, aren't they too presumptuous? They even sang pornographic songs. Isn't this clearly teasing us?" Han Debao said: "That's right! You don't care!" Wu Zhenqing said: "Go! Come with me! I hope so in my heart, so I feel like that!" He took the lead to stand up, Tsui Hark remained motionless, and muttered: "If you want to go, you go. Anyway, I won't go! I haven't stayed here enough, how comfortable it is to bask in the sun!" He found something - a flowered shirt drifting down the current... Han Debao also discovered it at the same time: "Look!..." Regardless of their disregard, the two rushed into the river to retrieve the floral shirt, shouting at each other, "I found it!" "I discovered it first!" "I'll send it!" "I!" The sleeves of the floral shirt were ripped off - Tsui Hark fell into the water. The cat peeked at the girls from behind the tall grass upstream, laughing happily.Wu Zhenqing and Wang Xiaosong on the shore discovered this situation. Wu Zhenqing hummed, turned around and left.Wang Xiaosong looked at his back in confusion.
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