Chapter 20 tough choice

After passing through a dilapidated town, a small reservoir appeared on the side of the road.Hou Haiyang stopped his motorcycle and took some wild urine by the side of the reservoir.Walk along the trail to the top of the reservoir dam, where the four characters "Hongxing Reservoir" are inlaid with white porcelain.This is the product of Daxing farmland water conservancy in the 1950s and 1960s, which strongly promoted agricultural production at that time, and these water conservancy facilities still played an important role in the 1980s.There are similar reservoirs and canals in Hou Haiyang’s hometown. After the production was contracted to households, these collective water conservancy facilities were completely destroyed, especially the long stone canals, which were severely damaged due to lack of maintenance and gradually lost their function. Historic sites.

Hou Houde is a person who has read a lot of ancient books, and he values ​​farmland water conservancy. Every time he passes a broken tall stone canal, he will sigh and shake his head constantly.Father sighed so many times, Hou Haiyang was deeply impressed by these water conservancy facilities. The reservoir is called Hongxing Reservoir, and its area is small. It is rare that there are no cages for fish farming. The water quality is quite good, and the crystal-clear reservoir water beckons the people on the shore like a beautiful woman.Hou Haiyang locked the 6,000 yuan in the back box of the motorcycle, and put the key under the stone near the water in the reservoir.When he was ready, he took off his clothes and only wore a pair of baggy underwear.Seeing that there was no one around, he simply took off his underwear.Come to the water's edge, wet the whole body with cold water, let the body adapt to the water temperature, so as not to suddenly enter the water and cause cramps.As a wild child who grew up by the water, he is very familiar with these routines.

In mid-September, the temperature is around 20 degrees, which is not a good time for wild swimming.After Hou Haiyang entered the water, goosebumps appeared all over his body. He waved his arms and swam towards the opposite bank with the non-standard but extremely efficient Hou freestyle.When he swung his arm, he tried his best, as if he had a grudge against Ku Shui and fought desperately.After swimming to the opposite bank, his chest heaved and he couldn't stop panting heavily.After a short rest, he quickly swam back to the other side. During the third round trip, an old man in his sixties stood by the pool, stomped his feet and cursed: "Swimming is not allowed here, son of a bitch, get up quickly."

Hou Haiyang ignored him and continued to swim in the reservoir. He even changed his swimming posture on purpose, lying in the water with his backstroke, looking at the infinite blue sky and white clouds in the slightly swaying water, and saw a few clumps of red leaves in the distance , The scenery is pleasant, which makes people broaden their minds. Seeing the rampant people in the water, the old man jumped on the bank and cursed: "If you don't come up, I'll take your motorcycle away." He cursed loudly and kicked the motorcycle violently. Hou Haiyang just swam up and walked up to the old man naked. He didn't rush to put on clothes, but took out a cigarette from his trousers bag, gave one to the old man, and said calmly, "The water in the reservoir is good, it's rare to see it like this." clean."

The leisurely and unhurried attitude of the field travelers infected the old man. The old man took the cigarette and took out a disposable lighter to light it.Hou Haiyang leaned over to catch the fire, and then put on his underwear. The old man smoked Hou Haiyang's cigarette, and explained: "A few dolls came to swim in August, and one drowned. They came to my house and made a big fuss." After the field trip, his skin was red and his body was hot. Hou Haiyang looked around and said, "You can put up a sign that swimming is strictly prohibited here, and those who violate it will bear the consequences."

The old man said: "I can't read, my son went to work, and I have a grandson who is only in the second grade." Hou Haiyang said proudly: "Whether there is ink or not, ink is fine. Bring a piece of white paper, and I will write it for you. You find a piece of wood to paste it on. If you drown someone later, it has nothing to do with you." The old man looked Hou Haiyang asked curiously, "What do you do?" Hou Haiyang said, "I used to be a teacher." "Teacher? A physical education teacher?" "It's okay." The old man nodded solemnly and said, "Only physical education teachers have such a good body."

Hou Haiyang looked at the house not far away, and said, "Can you ride there?" After getting an affirmative answer, he took out the key from under the stone next to the reservoir, and hung the small leather bag from the rear seat on his waist.The old man sat on the back seat of the motorcycle, and the motorcycle roared, and he came to the hut in a while. The old man couldn't find his grandson anywhere, so he rummaged through his room angrily, and found several crumpled homework books, a bottle of ink and a bald brush. Sticking the torn homework paper together with rice grains, Hou Haiyang wrote "Swimming is strictly prohibited here, and those who violate it will be responsible for the consequences." Then there is a look of respect.

The reservoir is just a place to stay, and Hou Haiyang left after writing.Before leaving, the old man packed two grass carp in plastic bags and put them in the trunk. When the car drove to the outskirts of Lingxi, the lazy pager finally rang cheerfully. Hou Haiyang felt the vibration in his waist and stopped the motorcycle quickly.The number is a familiar one, but it's a pity that it's not Qiuyun's number, but Kang Lian's.This made him very disappointed. Fortunately, the more times he was disappointed, the more he became numb. After riding for a while, he stopped at a small roadside shop. When he picked up the phone, Hou Haiyang adjusted his posture and said, "Hello, Uncle Kang. I called you in the morning." Kang Lian was in a good mood. Li hehe laughed and said, "I went home in the morning and saw the missed call. When I called back, the owner said it was a tall, thin young man, so I thought it was you. What, you came back from Guangzhou?"

Hou Haiyang didn't answer this question, and said, "In August, did Uncle Kang visit 'Lingxi Look'? Of course I knew, when I was locked in 206, when Uncle Kang stretched his head to look inside, I happened to look up and see you .” Kang Lian was confused: "Are you working in the detention center?" "No, I was treated as a murder suspect and locked up in 206. It's a long story..." After listening to the cause and effect, Kang Lian did not expect such a bizarre thing to happen to Hou Haiyang, and said with emotion: "Big Thousand Worlds, It’s really not surprising that Xiao Hou has such an experience, it might not be a good thing.”

"Now when I think back to the days of the detention center, I have goosebumps on my back, and I don't want to go in again." In theory, Kang Lian's statement is correct. Hou Haiyang has personally experienced the fear and powerlessness of facing death. Try the same torture. Kang Lian said: "The day after tomorrow, I will go to the Lingxi People's Congress for a meeting. We will meet and have a chat then." Hou Haiyang hung up the phone and paid seven yuan for the call.He got on his motorcycle and drove towards Lingxi. Stop and go, Hou Haiyang rode a motorcycle for a "North Journey" that ran through half of Lingxi Province. The roaring motor sound, the blowing wild wind, and the rapidly receding scenery stimulated a lot of adrenal glands. Drive away the haze in your heart for a short time.

After rest, the psychological shadow left in the detention center was at least superficially washed away. At night, I had a good night's sleep, no dreams. After breakfast, Du Xiaohua cleaned up the table and said: "Yesterday your father called and asked you to help your sister with things. Your sister is pregnant and it is not convenient for her to go to the company. You have to help." Hou Haiyang didn't answer right away. He spread fermented bean curd on the steamed bun bit by bit, chewed it in his mouth, took another mouthful of porridge, and said, "Mom, I don't want to be a craftsman in a decoration company." Du Xiaohua said anxiously: "You don't have a job, you have to learn some skills, otherwise how can you eat in the future?" From a young age, Hou Houde read ancient books to Hou Haiyang and talked about the glory of his ancestors in front of the tomb. Under the subtle influence, Hou Haiyang established lofty ideals and a high level of self-awareness.Giving up the college entrance examination and going to the middle school, let the ideal be frustrated for the first time, and then went to the most remote new township after graduation, which made the ideal frustrated for the second time.He is unwilling to let his ideals be frustrated for the third time, but he is quite at a loss as to what he should do now. Hou Zhengli knew her younger brother's temperament best, and said softly, "It's not that you are asked to do decorations for the rest of your life. Anyway, you don't have anything in hand, so go to the store to have a look." Hou Haiyang took a bite of a large piece of steamed bun and said in a muffled voice, "I'll go and have a look." Lingxi City is divided into two parts, Dongcheng District is a traditional old district, and Xicheng District is a new district. In order to support the development of Xicheng District, not only the government offices have moved to Xicheng District, but also the newly built residential buildings have been concentrated here in recent years.Therefore, Hou Zhengli put the decoration company in the area where the new houses are most concentrated. Motorcycles can't run fast in Dongcheng District. The roads are narrow, pedestrians are crossing the roads, and taxis are scurrying around. Hou Haiyang has no choice but to put away his wildness and drive the motorcycle along the white line drawn by the traffic bureau.After leaving Dongcheng District, it suddenly became clear that the narrowest road in Xicheng District is two-way four-lane road, with wide sidewalks and few pedestrians. The driver of the car stuck his head out of the car window and cursed. After searching several times along the Xicheng District, I finally found "Zhengli Decoration Company".The company's facade is not big, and the few artistic characters are quite unique. According to Hou Haiyang's opinion, it is a little frivolous and not heavy enough. There is a lot of torn paper at the gate, stained with a lot of paint, which makes people feel messy. There is an unfinished billboard at the front desk, and a large table with various tools and sundries. There is thick dust in the place where no items are placed, and the air is filled with a strong pungent smell. When in Guangdong, Hou Haiyang has been to her sister's decoration company. The Guangdong company has a large frontage, the hall is clean and tidy, and there are people coming and going. It is a prosperous scene, which is very different from the scene of Lingxi company. He walked to the room that said Manager's Office and knocked on the door.A young woman was bored, eating melon seeds, reading a magazine, and asked coldly, "Who are you looking for?" "Find Duan Yan." "Manager Duan is not here, so we have to wait another day. You can leave the pager, and I will tell her when Manager Duan comes back." The woman answered quickly, and as soon as Hou Haiyang's voice fell, she said a series of words.The subtext of this series of words is "the Lord is not here, don't delay me". Hou Haiyang was not very willing to go to the decoration company to learn skills. Seeing the state of the decoration company, he had no intention of staying here. He said: "You are busy, I will come back another day." He walked out of the store, started his motorcycle and left. A few hundred meters away from "Zhengli Decoration Company", a "Xicheng Decoration Company" has been open for a week. "Xicheng Decoration" opened up four facades, fully transparent glass windows, and a reception desk to welcome guests.Entering the interior, there is a spiral staircase leading to the second floor, where there is a meeting room and two offices with separate toilets. Duan San, Secretary of the Erdaoguai Village Branch, and his daughter Duan Yan sat in a clean office with bright windows. With savings, I opened this decoration company. Duan San was full of worries and said: "Yanzi, you opened this company and squeezed out sister Hou's business. How will our two families meet in the future?" Duan Yan looked quite elegant in a white dress.The rural atmosphere of a year ago has completely disappeared.She patiently persuaded her father: "After Zhang Huling jumped off the building, Hou Zhengli never managed the decoration company. In fact, before jumping off the building, I was doing the main work, which is worthy of the Hou family. I can't work for others all my life, I have to We have our own business. Besides, the money to start the company belongs to our own family, so we have nothing to feel guilty about.” Duan San felt uneasy all the time, and said: "Half of the employees in the company belong to sister Hou. This is not good. How can I meet Teacher Hou in the future?" Duan Yan elongated her voice and said, "Dad, you are a good man. These employees are willing to come to my company because they trust me. Water flows to low places and people go to high places. You don't want me to work for others for the rest of my life. .” She still had a lot of details that she didn't tell Duan San. For example, when Lingxi Zhengli Decoration just opened, the business was pretty good.Later, she deliberately led most of the business to the unlisted Xicheng Decoration Company, and left a small amount of projects without oil and water to Zhengli Decoration.After a few months, Duan Yan had her own team, and she was more confident, so she was officially listed. "When will you resign?" "I will resign today." Branch secretary Duan San leaned on the sofa, thinking about the benefits of Hou Houde, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was not tasteful, he was silent for a long time, and said: "I have been upright all my life, but this time I am sorry for Teacher Hou. If you have children and grandchildren, I don't care about your business anymore." While the two were talking, a motorcycle passed by on the road in front of the door. Duan San had sharp eyes and said, "Is that Hou Erwa?" Duan Yan still felt a little guilty in her heart, and she didn't want to mention Hou's family more, and said, "I didn't see clearly." The person passing by was Hou Haiyang. He didn't pay too much attention when he saw the decoration of the West City, and secretly said: "The decoration of the West City is quite imposing, at least it looks refreshing, better than my sister's company." He seldom comes here. He came from Xicheng District, and rode a motorcycle around Xicheng District completely before returning to Dongcheng District. When I entered the house, I saw my sister's face was extremely ugly, and said, "Sister, are you feeling unwell?" Hou Zhengli called Hou Haiyang to the back room and asked, "Huling's mother doesn't want me to go to the decoration company, for fear that chemicals such as formaldehyde and banana water will hurt the baby. I haven't gone to the decoration company for two or three months. What do you think of the situation?" how?" "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" "Nonsense, of course listen to the truth. Father and son are soldiers in battle, and brothers and sisters must be kissed in battle." "It's terrible, lifeless, and Duan Yan's management level is not good." Du Xiaohua finished cutting the fish in the kitchen, and when she heard this sentence when she walked to the door, she proudly said: "Duan Yan hasn't gone to college, so of course she can't compare to her sister." Hou Zhengli said: "Many of the big bosses now have never gone to college." After Du Xiaohua said a word, she went back to the kitchen to get busy.Hou Zhengli said in a self-deprecating tone: "I really underestimated Duan Yan. She called to resign just now. Then I called the store to ask, and half of the people were going to resign. Guess what happened?" Hou Haiyang shook his head. Hou Zhengli still had a self-deprecating tone on her face, and said: "Duan Yan opened a decoration company in Xicheng, and half of the people in the company have quit." She stopped Hou Haiyang from interjecting, and continued: "I used to let Duan Yan learn more. , Let her participate in management. After more than a year of training, now her wings are hardened and she can stand on her own." Hou Haiyang couldn't tolerate others bullying his sister, so he got angry and said angrily: "Duan Yan is taking advantage of the fire to rob her." Hou Zhengli smiled wryly and said: "In the business world, this kind of thing is too common. After all, I was too careless, trusted Duan Yan too much, and at the same time underestimated her. Huling's mother has been persuading me not to open a decoration company, and now she has finally fulfilled her wish. " "Sister, that's all." "So what? I'm sure I won't admit defeat, but giving birth and confinement will take at least a year's delay. If you want to make a comeback, you have to have a baby. If you are in charge of the company, can you manage the company? it is good?" Hou Haiyang recalled the messy situation of the decoration company, and said: "It will definitely work, the first thing is to keep the company clean and hygienic." Hou Zhengli interrupted him and said, "Erba, I want to ask you the truth. What do you want to do most now? Do you want to help me manage the company—or do other things? I want to hear the truth." "Sister, you know me best. The biggest regret in my life is not going to college. This wish will never come true. I will go to the company tomorrow. With the IQ of the Hou family, I will not lose to the Duan family." "The company is not busy for a while, I am not in a hurry. You want to enter the university campus, why can this ideal never be realized. You are only 20 years old, you can go to repeat classes, not for one year, but for two years. I can pass the exam." After Hou Haiyang entered the middle school, he fell into a misunderstanding of thinking. He never thought that he could still go to university. Hearing what his sister said, he suddenly had the feeling of seeing the sun behind the clouds, and asked: "Sister, can I really go to university?" "In addition to regular universities, you can also study in TV universities, self-study, and party schools." "If I want to study, I have to go to a regular university campus. Other universities are not interesting." "I remember that you must be younger than 25 years old to go to university, and have high school or high school equivalent education. If you graduated from a normal school, it should be considered the same level of education. I have never heard of people who graduated from a normal school before going to university. For details, you have to consult the Education Bureau." After being released from the detention center, Hou Haiyang has been in a state of anxiety and confusion about his future and personal destiny, but his sister's words opened another door for him. Once an idea arises, it burns like a raging fire and cannot be extinguished. At four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Rende and Zhu Xuelian came to Hou Zhengli's house with some crucian carp from the reservoir.Normally, Hou Zhengli lived in the Zhang family. After her mother came to the provincial capital, she temporarily moved out of the Zhang family.Zhu Xuelian didn't see Hou Zhengli's swollen belly for three days, and she panicked.The couple brought crucian carp from the reservoir to Hou's house, firstly to supplement nutrition for their grandson, secondly, to see what was true, and to see how long Du Xiaohua would live. After sitting down and learning about the real problems of the decoration company, Zhu Xuelian said with relief: "This decoration company should be shut down. There are all kinds of chemicals in it. There are so many people with leukemia now, it is because of over-decoration." She saw her husband Glaring at himself, he changed his mind and said, "Even if we want to do it, we have to wait until after the baby is born. I've seen that Duan Yan. He has a wicked face, and he is not a good person at first glance." Du Xiaohua said: "Duan Yan was very obedient when she was a child, I never thought it would be like this." Zhu Xuelian spoke quickly: "In these years, there are many ungrateful people, and there is no shortage of Duan Yan. She took advantage of the lack of manpower in our family to add fuel to the flames and make things worse." Duan Yan came out of Liuhe Erdao, and was scolded by Zhu Xuelian, and the Hou family felt ashamed. "Add fuel to the fire, add fuel to the fire, and add fuel to the fire" is more appropriate for Duan Yan, but it doesn't feel like taste after careful tasting.Hou Haiyang secretly said: "I'm too sensitive, the Zhang family is good enough to the eldest sister, and also good to me, my father, and my mother." The happiest person today is Zhu Xuelian. She is most worried that her grandson will smell all kinds of poisonous and harmful gases. She wished that the decoration company would have no business. , you can do anything. You are the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family, and you must not let your family be wronged." Faced with Zhang Rende and Zhu Xuelian, who are officials and have business in Lingxi, Du Xiaohua always feels very depressed, and speaks carefully, for fear of offending her in-laws. Seeing this scene, at this moment, Hou Haiyang made up his mind that he must not rely on his eldest sister.At this time, the elder sister was pregnant with a posthumous child and was in a very special situation. He didn't want to add a little burden to the elder sister, and he didn't want to be looked down upon by the Zhang family.The ancestors of the Hou family were from a scholarly family, which has been ruined in modern times, but the arrogance has been passed down from generation to generation. This is true for Hou Houde, and so is Hou Haiyang. Zhu Xuelian arranged the dinner very enthusiastically: "Don't eat dinner at home, a friend has opened a new restaurant, let's try something new together." Hou Haiyang was not very willing to have dinner with Zhang Rende and Zhu Xuelian.Every time they eat, Zhang and Zhu are very enthusiastic and take good care of the Hou family.Hou Haiyang felt that the Hou family did not need to take such care, and being taken care of too well was also a burden.But there was no suitable reason to reject the Zhang family's proposal, and he was thinking about it when the paging system rang at his waist. It was an unfamiliar number from Lingxi, so he hurriedly called back. "Xiaohou, I'm Kang Lian. I'm going to the provincial people's congress tomorrow, and I'm here early. Are you in Lingxi? Come over for dinner when you have time. I'm the only one at a special restaurant next to the provincial people's congress." Hou Haiyang said, "I'll be right over." When Hou Haiyang asked for leave, Du Xiaohua asked suspiciously, "Who is Mr. Kang?" "Vice Chairman of Maodong's Federation of Literary and Art Circles." Hou Zhengli knew what her younger brother was thinking, and expressed her opinion on behalf of her mother, saying: "The Provincial People's Congress is in Dongcheng District, just walk there, don't drive a motorcycle." Hou Haiyang greeted Zhang Rende and Zhu Xuelian politely and walked out of the house. Knowing that the leader of the Maodong Federation of Literary and Art Circles invited Hou Haiyang to dinner, several people were very surprised. Zhu Xuelian asked: "What is the level of the vice chairman of the regional Federation of Literary and Art Circles?" Zhang Rende said: "I have nothing to do with the cultural system. .” Du Xiaohua paid the most attention to her son's situation, and proudly introduced: "Erwa once participated in the calligraphy competition in Maodong City and won the third place." Zhang Rende said "Oh" and didn't say anything about Kang Lian, saying: "We also set off earlier, the new restaurant is in Xicheng District." Hou Zhengli usually wears loose clothes at home. If she wants to go out to eat, she goes to the back room to change. After changing into new clothes, she stands by the window to get some air. As far as she can see, she can faintly see the square building of the Provincial People's Congress. Hou Haiyang walked under the square building, and when he looked around, Kang Lian appeared in front of a fish restaurant. "That day I ate the sharp-headed fish you cooked, and I often think about it. I called you several times, but there was no reply. At that time, I just thought that Guangdong could not receive the call from Lingxi. I didn't expect that you were locked in the chicken coop, hehe, chicken How does the ring taste? Not bad." Kang Lian wore a wide T-shirt that covered his buttocks. Such a casual dress is rare among middle-aged and elderly people. With a few humorous words, Hou Haiyang felt relaxed and at ease.This kind of affinity has a natural character component, and it is more of an external reaction to a certain degree of cultivation in life.Only successful people are confident, confident people are easy-going, and easy-going people have affinity. When he walked into the restaurant, Hou Haiyang said: "I never expected to be imprisoned in the chicken coop. During the period of time in there, I thought that I would be shot soon. For a long time, all thoughts were lost, and my heart was as still as water." Kang Lian said with a smile : "After I ordered the food, I drank and listened to my experience inside. As a representative of the National People's Congress, I have visited several detention centers, and they were all superficial skills. You have this experience, which is too precious." After coming out of the detention center, Hou Meiyang heard this kind of statement several times. He usually didn't want to pay attention to it and just put it aside. Because of Kang Lian's unique affinity, he said the truth: "If I had to choose, I would rather not have this experience." This time the case was solved by accident. If I can’t solve the case, I am very likely to be sentenced to death. If I am shot, my life will be lost, and all setbacks and failures will lose their meaning. If setbacks and failures are to be meaningful, the parties must have A chance to turn over the book." Kang Lian listened to this sentence, the smile disappeared on his face, and said solemnly: "Xiaohou has suffered a lot in the detention center." On the topic of the detention center, the two chatted deeply.After hearing Hou Haiyang's summary of the "Three Key Points for the Survival and Development of Detention Centers", Kang Lian couldn't help but patted his thigh and said, "This is actually the key points for the survival and development of our society. Following this point, the first is to guard the relationship, which can be understood as having a certain background, the background is very complicated, it can be family background, education, or a certain group; the second is that there are brothers below, which can be understood as There is a mass base; the third is that the fist must be hard, which can be understood as having ability and technology. From this point of view, the detention center still follows the general law of human society. When you are nervous, these three points become more prominent." This was the first time that he opened up his heart and mind to talk about his experience and mental journey in the detention center in front of outsiders. Hou Haiyang seemed to have relieved a lot of the barriers he had accumulated in his heart, so he took the initiative to have a drink with Kang Lian.Kang Lian is old and has a low capacity for alcohol. He drank symbolically, and he never finished the glass of wine he was holding. "What is Xiao Hou going to do next?" Amidst the drunkenness, Hou Haiyang remembered the conversation with his sister, and said in a very regretful tone: "The thing I most want to do is to go to university, and the most regrettable thing is that I have never been to a university campus in my life." Kang Lian said: "You may regret it when you enter the university campus." Hou Haiyang took another big gulp and sighed, "I don't even have the right to regret it now." When drunk, it is possible to tell lies, and more often it is the truth. Kang Lian heard the true meaning in Hou Haiyang's heart, and said with a smile: "You don't have to say that you are so bitter and bitter, twenty years old, what a beautiful age, It is an age that can create miracles. If you want to go to university, you can take the exam. After graduating from the normal school, you have not studied high school courses. It is a bit difficult to enter the university. You can choose to study liberal arts, and the difficulties are mathematics and English.” Sister Hou Zhengli also mentioned the same topic this morning, when Kang Lian brought it up again, he asked seriously: "Uncle Kang, can I really go to university?" "What's wrong, middle school teachers have the same academic ability." "Then I'll go to the repeat class right away." "Think about it and don't make a hasty decision." Hou Haiyang gritted his teeth, his cheeks were bulging hard, and said: "I have thought about it for twenty years." He said again: "Uncle Kang, I don't want to go back to Bashan to study, can I find a way to study in Maodong?" Repeat class?" Kang Lian has always admired Hou Haiyang's talent and has a great heart to support him. He once thought of transferring Hou Haiyang to the cultural center in Maodong. Now Hou Haiyang wants to take a repeat class. Haiyang has no problem taking the best repeat classes, and if he encounters any problems in registering for the college entrance examination, it must not be a problem. He pondered for a moment, and said: "I have a proud student who is the principal of Maodong No. 1 Middle School, so you can join the class at Maodong No. 1 Middle School. This school has strong teachers and carefully selected students. You must be mentally prepared. I haven't been to high school, and I'm going to enter the third year of high school, I guess it's too much, dare to go to this school?" "Why don't you dare? People who have been in the detention center are afraid of being in the key class." Another door was about to be pushed open, and Hou Haiyang couldn't help getting excited. Kang Lian said, "Then I'll call later." Hou Haiyang tentatively asked, "Can we fight now?" As the saying goes, when people communicate with each other, there are those who fall in love at first sight between men and women, and those who meet each other with a bosom friend and drink less than a thousand cups. Kang Lian and Hou Haiyang are more than 30 years old, and they feel like each other when they meet. Therefore, Kang Lian is willing to help Hou Haiyang . After making the call, Zheng Zhengdong, the principal of Maodong No. 1 Middle School, was quite hesitant when he heard that Hou Haiyang had never been to high school. He reluctantly agreed for Kang Lian's sake. In the evening, Hou Haiyang called his family and told his father Hou Houde about the matter.Hou Houde has always attached great importance to the tradition of a scholarly family, and supports Hou Haiyang's admission to university with the attitude of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, but he does not believe that his son who has not attended high school can be admitted to university.If you just take the repeat class, even if you fail the exam, you won't lose anything extra. Hou Houde encouraged his son's choice: "Erba, you can fight a few times in life, so you can rest assured that you can change your destiny with knowledge." Both her husband and daughter supported her, so did Du Xiaohua. Hou Haiyang was impatient, so early the next morning, he took the letter of introduction written by Kang Lian and went straight to Maodong. Maodong No. 1 Middle School was founded in the 21st year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty. After the founding of New China, it became the key middle school of Lingxi Province. It is located on the Tiger Mountain in Maodong City. Standing at the school gate, you can overlook half of Maodong.Maodong No. 1 Middle School has long been rich in revolutionary tradition, profound cultural heritage, rigorous scholarship, and honest school spirit.Over the past century, brilliant achievements have been well-known in Lingxi.The first secretary of the provincial party committee in Lingxi graduated from Maodong No. 1 Middle School, and Hou Haitang's uncle Hou Zhenhua once studied here for a short time. After entering the gate, there are pavilions, green trees and flowers, and magnificent buildings in the school, which is far inferior to technical secondary schools such as Bashan Normal School. Hou Haiyang knew that his cousin had studied here for half a semester. Walking in the campus at this time, he thought of the heroic appearance of his ancestors, and felt that he was really ashamed of his ancestors by joining the class and repeating his studies.When I went to the office, the bell rang for the end of get out of class, and groups of young students passed by.Returning to campus made Hou Haiyang feel in a trance. Zheng Zhengdong, the principal of Maodong No. 1 Middle School, read the letter and asked seriously: "Hou Haiyang, you haven't been to high school, are you sure you can keep up with the progress? Don't rush to answer. I will give you half a year to study. If the teacher evaluates Not high, even if Teacher Kang recommends you, you have to find another high job." Hou Haiyang raised his chin slightly, and said: "It's a deal. Thank you, Principal Zheng, for giving me half a year." The young man in front of him has gone through social experience, and his greenness has faded away. Compared with some young teachers, he is calmer. Zheng Zhengdong frowned , said: "Maodong No. 1 Middle School held the first repeat class this year. The quality is very good. If you haven't been to high school, you'd better go to the repeat class." Hou Haiyang thought for a while, accepted the suggestion, and said, "Principal Zheng, I'm going to the re-reading class." On the east side of Maodong No. 1, there is an old classroom that has been out of use for nearly three years. It was reopened this year as a separate teaching place for the re-reading class. .This year, No. 1 Middle School enrolled four repeat classes, one liberal arts class, and three science classes, totaling more than 300 people. Hou Haiyang took the note written by Principal Zheng Zhengdong and found Zhu Guangzhong, the head of the repetition class.Seeing Principal Zheng's note, Zhu Guangzhong didn't embarrass Hou Haiyang, and said kindly: "The repeat class is taking the monthly exam. You go and take the exam. I'll see your background." Unprepared, Hou Haiyang took the first monthly exam for the first Chinese re-reading class in Maodong.Zhu Guangzhong took Hou Haiyang's math and geography test papers to the principal's office, and said with a bitter face, "Principal Zheng, look at the results." Zheng Zhengdong picked up the two test papers, browsed through them, and said, "The handwriting is not bad." Zhu Guangzhong said with a bitter and sad expression: "My principal, his handwriting is not good enough. The college entrance examination depends on the score line. Hou Haiyang scored nine points in mathematics. I can't teach this kind of students." He graduated from university They were assigned to Maodong No. 1 Middle School. Zheng Zhengdong was still working as the teaching director. The relationship between the two was very good. When there were no outsiders, they talked casually. The math teacher had a sense of humor and wrote the word "9" in the shape of a long and thin tadpole.Zheng Zhengdong pointed to the tadpole and said, "What does this mean?" Zhu Guangzhong said: "This is an art of expressing dissatisfaction." Zheng Zhengdong said: "I gave Hou Haiyang half a year, that is to say, if he is still at this level at the end of this semester, he will leave." Zhu Guangzhong kept shaking his head: "With this foundation, if you can score fifty points in the final exam, I will fry eggs in the palm of your hand." Zheng Zhengdong said: "Be generous, don't be like a small-footed daughter-in-law who only sees the land in the main room. You lead this repeat class well, and I will consider arranging a new position for you next year, but this year you must support me." superior." In the liberal arts classroom, the monthly exam score sheet was posted on the wall. Hou Haiyang ranked first in the bottom of his total score, and his math score was surprisingly low, which attracted the whole class to watch.When the representative of the mathematics department handed out papers, he put the test papers of each group at the front and passed them one after another. The whole group of students were looking for the test papers that were said to have only scored nine points, and the laughter kept ringing out.Except for Hou Haiyang, all the students were very happy. After Hou Haiyang took the exam, he knew this was the ending.After experiencing life and death, his psychological endurance has been greatly enhanced. He ignored the strange eyes of his classmates and said in his heart: "What is a failure? The ultimate goal is to pass the college entrance examination. I will definitely have the last laugh!" ——End of this book——