Chapter 3 poor parents

A pickup truck stopped in front of Hou Haiyang, and the dust covered the sky and went straight to Hou Haiyang and the pork he was carrying. A young woman jumped out of the pickup truck, wearing a pair of whitish jeans and a gray shirt with a very narrow waist, her ordinary attire showed a sexy effect.She looked at Hou Haiyang's schoolbag and said, "Classmate, I have a question for you." Although Hou Haiyang's mood was gloomy, he still felt his eyes light up when he saw this young woman. He stopped and asked, "What's the matter?" The young woman pointed to the forked road ahead with her slender finger, and said, "Which way is the Liuhe town government going?"

Hou Haiyang said: "Left, go straight, the bus will take 20 minutes." Another fat man got out of the car, fanned the dust in the air with his hand, and said, "Mr. Li, go back early, and have a farewell party for the boss tonight." Li Jing said: "This road is a provincial road, and it's rotten like this. It will definitely be expanded this year. Let's walk along the road and get familiar with the terrain. Then we will know." The fat man twitched his lips and said, "Now the horoscope is only half-tipped. Let's investigate in detail when the final decision is made."

Li Jing said in a coquettish tone: "Manager Wu, if you come here, you will be at ease. After watching it, go back." As the vice president of Shazhou Road Engineering Company in Lingxi Province, her qualifications are very low, and she is very familiar with old managers like Wu Xingbin. Be polite. After all, Wu Xingbin is a subordinate. Seeing the leader talking like this, he has nothing to say. Hou Haiyang listened to a few words while holding the pork, and couldn't help interjecting: "Does this road need to be repaired?" He murmured in his heart: "This woman is only in her twenties. What kind of boss is she? Counterfeit."

Li Jing got into the car and said, "This is a provincial road, and it will be repaired sooner or later." When he lifted his legs to get on the car, the curve of his waist was fully revealed. The pickup truck drove away, raising dust again.Hou Haiyang hurried onto the winding path.Walking on the half slope, looking to the west, where the pickup truck passed, a billow of dust was raised.After the dust dissipated, under the sunlight, a large amount of water vapor evaporated from the road continued to rise. Seen from the half slope, the road looked like a shining river. Erdaoguai Village, Liuhe Town, Bashan County is located on a slope.His father, Hou Houde, is a private teacher in Erdaoguai Primary School. When his mother, Du Xiaohua, was pregnant with Hou Haiyang, the family moved into Erdaoguai Village Primary School, and they have settled here for eighteen years.

Outside the fence are hundreds of plum trees, like a thick green belt surrounding the school.There are weeds growing under the plum tree, and there are many small insects in the grass. A group of native chickens are wandering under the plum tree, digging many small holes in the ground with their paws.There is a bluestone ladder among the plum trees. The bluestone ladder has been polished clean by countless feet. Most of these feet are small feet. In the past few years, many of them were fleshy feet without shoes. Hou Haiyang liked to urinate under a crooked-necked plum tree when he was a child.Crooked-necked plum trees often get fresh fertilizer by accident. At first, they are not used to it because it is too fresh. After they get used to it, they repay Hou Haiyang with abundant fruits. The fruits are very sweet, slightly sour in sweetness, and have a strong fruity taste.

Walking up the bluestone ladder, pushing open the iron gate, the scenery that is so familiar is vivid in the eyes.There are three bungalows in the lower right corner of the small courtyard. Hou Houde and his wife lived in the middle, and the houses of Hou Zhengli and Hou Haiyang lived on both sides.In the upper right corner are the vegetable field, kitchen and pigsty.On the left is a row of classrooms.There is a large bungalow directly opposite the gate, which serves as the teacher's office.In front of the office is a platform with flagpoles and national flags on the platform. Mother Du Xiaohua was busy in the vegetable garden in the corner, and father Hou Houde was writing something on the mottled notice board with chalk, and the sound of pigs humming came from the pigsty.

"Second baby, where are you assigned?" The mother, Du Xiaohua, saw the baby first, threw away the dung bucket, and walked over. Hou Haiyang had some resentment in his eyes, he glanced at his father, but didn't immediately answer his mother's question.Hou Houde likes to read ancient books, and he pays attention to demeanor when doing things. He adjusted his glasses wrapped in gray and white tape, and wrote two words on the blackboard. Then he put down the chalk, clapped his hands, and walked over unhurriedly. "I was assigned to Xinxiang Town, and I was the only one assigned to Xinxiang in the whole class." Hou Haiyang said dejectedly, "I met two people today. They said that the road from Bashan to Qiuchi in front of the door would be rebuilt. If I had known this, I would It's better to be assigned to Liuhe Town."

When Hou Houde heard the words "Xinxiang Town", he hardly believed his ears, and said, "It was agreed that you will be assigned to Dongcheng Primary School, how did you end up in Xinxiang?" He had some chalk dust on his head, dotted with stars, making the original The gray hair is more mottled. Xinxiang Town is the poorest and farthest town in Bashan County. It takes at least two and a half hours to get to Xinxiang by bus from the county seat.From this perspective, it is the worst assignment to work in Xinxiang after graduating from a normal school.Ruohou Haiyang himself has a new township hukou, so he has nothing to say according to the principle of where he came from.However, his household registration is in Liuhe, and he is still a city-level triple-good student, but he was assigned to Xinxiang, which made Hou Haiyang want to cry.

"Dad, Peng Jiazhen is your colleague, why did you assign me to Xinxiang?" Hou Haiyang's words were full of emotion. Hou Houde took off the reading glasses and carefully put them back into the box with worn corners.He was a little distracted, and murmured: "At the beginning, when I met Peng Jiazhen at dinner, I felt bad. When Peng Jiazhen just graduated from school, he was in Liuhe Primary School. The school organized teachers to listen to his public class, and then asked everyone to discuss their opinions. , I told the truth in front of many people. This person is narrow-minded, and he will hate me from then on. I didn't expect that after so many years, he still hasn't forgotten."

Du Xiaohua began to wipe away tears, and said: "In that open class, everyone said good things, but you alone put forward a lot of opinions, which made Peng Jiazhen unable to step down. At that time, he was pursuing Mr. Chai. After the open class, Teacher Chai is not on good terms with Peng Jiazhen, no wonder others want to hate you." Hou Houde argued: "I'm telling the truth. Peng Jiazhen doesn't use Mandarin in his lectures. He writes like a dog crawling on the blackboard. He read four or five typos. He is a Chinese teacher. If I don't point it out, do I let him mislead his children? The school is teaching When it comes to educating people, I have to tell the truth. Also, he fell in love just after graduation, he has no aggressiveness." He didn't wait for Du Xiaohua to speak, and then said: "What is the reason why Erwa is assigned to Xinxiang? , We didn’t figure it out, maybe it has nothing to do with Peng Jiazhen, I blamed him wrongly. Blaming Peng Jiazhen without any basis is not done by a gentleman, let’s not blame Peng Jiazhen.”

Du Xiaohua was so angry that she beat her chest and stomped her feet, and said: "You have been arrogant all your life, you have been an upright gentleman all your life, you say that Peng Jiazhen can't do this, that can't be done, how can someone who can't do it become the director of the education bureau? Why are people in your profession still private teachers? What's more, you are very good, why can't you let your son be assigned to a better place? My son's grades are so good, he could have gone to college." "My son's grades are so good, he could have gone to college." In the past three years, every time Du Xiaohua was angry, she would recite this sentence with the smell of Mrs. Xianglin. Hou Haiyang didn't want his mother to bring up this topic more, and said impatiently: "Mom, you always use this as an excuse." Every time his mother mentioned the matter of taking the university entrance examination, he would be provoked once. Hou Houde was most afraid of hearing this sentence from his wife, so he raised his head and said, "A tree lives with a piece of skin, and a person lives with a breath. I can't bend my waist for five buckets of rice." He looked at his son and said, "You are a man. It doesn't matter if you get frustrated." When Hou Zhengli came back from the hospital and learned that her younger brother had been assigned to Xinxiang, she blurted out and complained: "Father, you went to Zhu Yongqing and didn't mention anything. Nowadays, everything is done with gifts. If you don't have manners, you can't get things done." Hou Houde said: "Zhu Yongqing is my student. If I give him a gift, can he accept it? Besides, I, Hou Houde, is a teacher who teaches and educates people. To upright people first, how can I give gifts? When you are assigned to Xinxiang, you will always be an official teacher." With his hands behind his back and his waist bent, he walked slowly towards the notification bar.Walking to the notice board, she turned around again and said, "Zhengli, you didn't study hard in college, and you learned these vulgar relationship studies." Hou Zhengli stomped her feet angrily, and said, "Dad, what era is it now, and you are still clinging to the idea that honest people don't eat cheap food, and you haven't suffered enough." Hou Houde turned around, with a sad expression, and said: "Sister, our Hou family is a scholarly family, and the great-grandfather's grandfather was a Jinshi in the former Qing Dynasty. Shame on me. I have never begged for my own affairs, I only went to Zhu Yongqing for my second baby." Speaking of this, he had a complicated expression, trying to calm down, his chest was churning tightly, and said: "I have been doing this all my life. Now that’s it, you and Erwa have to rely on your real ability to eat in the future, don’t beg for help, don’t do shameful things.” He is a private teacher and has been the person in charge of Erdaoguai Village Primary School for more than ten years. Well written and serious work.Mentioning him, villagers from far and near gave their thumbs up. However, half of the twenty-three substitute teachers in the township became full-time teachers one after another. He won a lot of awards, but he never became full-time teachers. These words made Hou Zhengli's ears callused.When she was in high school, she still believed in these words. After she was in college, what she saw and heard had smashed her father's theory to pieces.She went back into the house with a dull head, plucking at the strings of the guitar. Du Xiaohua followed her daughter into the house, and said, "Sister, don't listen to your father, you have to be more naughty in society, and honest people will suffer a lifetime." "My dad is too rigid, my brother must not be like him." "Your father is nearly fifty years old, and his temper cannot be changed. You and your younger brother should learn from your father's strengths and work hard, but don't be too lofty." In Liuhe Town, Hou Zhengli and Hou Haiyang had always been first in their class since they were young, and they had never been second in the exam.Hou Zhengli was admitted to Bashan County No. 1 Middle School with the first place in the town, and was successfully admitted to 7 key universities in Beijing.When she was admitted to a key university, Hou Haiyang had just entered the third year of junior high school.That year, Hou Haiyang's grandfather suffered from uremia. In order to treat his father, Hou Houde spent all his family savings and borrowed a whole lot of debt.Seeing that her family's conditions were really difficult, Hou Zhengli didn't want to go to Beijing to study at university. Hou Houde slapped Hou Zhengli severely when he heard the words, and said: "You are admitted to a university in Beijing. This is the virtue of your ancestors. Even if our family sells everything, we will send you to Beijing. Otherwise, I, Hou Houde, will be sorry for my ancestors. " When Hou Haiyang graduated from junior high school, his family treated his grandfather's illness, and his debts were so high that his family's finances had collapsed.The children of the poor have long been in charge of their families. In order to reduce the burden on the family, Hou Haiyang resolutely chose to apply for the middle school entrance examination.Secondary teachers do not need to pay tuition fees and the school also provides subsidies. After graduating in three years, you can become a full-time teacher. This is a path that many rural children envy.However, for Hou Haiyang, the entrance examination is really a last resort. His ambition is far beyond being a primary school teacher.Rural children get the admission letter from the middle school, and usually hold a happy meeting, but he got the admission letter from the middle school, and hid in the house and sat there for a day.During this year, Hou Haiyang entered the middle school, and Hou Haiyang's grandfather did not survive the Spring Festival this year. Hou Zhengli felt a lot of guilt about her younger brother's admission to the middle school. She always thought that she was dragging her brother down, but she couldn't make her give up college.At this time, she was sad and angry when she learned that her younger brother was assigned to a remote new township. Du Xiaohua stood at the door and said a few words to her daughter, sighed, went to the kitchen to take the meat from her son, and said to her son who was sitting in the room, "Where do you have money to buy meat?" Hearing that Bandit Gao gave it to her, she said, "Bandit Gao also studied in this yard, and he was the most mischievous. Now it's strange, the naughty students and teachers in school have feelings for each other, and there are very few students with good grades. return." In summer, the temperature is high and the meat has a slight smell. Du Xiaohua hurriedly took it to the kitchen and lit the firewood. With the explosion of straw in the fire, the water in the pot began to steam. Du Xiaohua, who was busy in the kitchen, turned her head and glanced at the yard. Her husband was still holding the ruler, with his back straight, writing the poster stroke by stroke.The posters are only used at the beginning of school. Ever since my son arrived in the county to wait for the distribution situation, my husband took a ruler and chalk and began to seriously write the posters for no apparent reason.Du Xiaohua sighed deeply, her eyes became foggy. Hou Haiyang came to the room of the elder sister Hou Zhengli in frustration, with his head down and his hands twisted vigorously. Hou Zhengli hid the grief and anger in her heart, and said, "You are a man in our family, don't be so sad." Hou Haiyang said: "I wanted to cry, but I didn't expect to go to Xinxiang. These officials are really despicable. They keep saying that they should decide the distribution based on morality, intelligence and physique. In essence, they are actually full of male robbers and female prostitutes." The city-level three-good students were assigned to the new township, which made the eighteen-year-old Hou Haiyang scratch his head and couldn't figure out the reason. He vaguely thought that the turning point of this matter was in Peng Jiazhen, but this speculation was just a feeling, not any basis. After listening to her younger brother's narration, Hou Zhengli said with certainty, "It's definitely Peng Jiazhen's fault. He's taking revenge on Dad. Apart from this speculation, I can't think of any other reasonable reason." "I'm too unlucky. Dad never asks for help. In my impression, this is the first time he went through the back door, and this is the result." "Don't blame Dad, he is a private teacher, the lowest-level teacher, if we want to do well, we have to rely on ourselves." Hou Zhengli encouraged again, "Erba, you are still young, you must continue to study while you are in school. You can find a way to go to TV University, and you can get a junior college diploma after two years, and you are only nineteen years old at that time, younger than I was when I got my college diploma." Hou Haiyang smiled bitterly: "Is a TV University diploma also a university diploma? I want to live a real university life." "College life is similar to life in a technical secondary school, but with a better reputation, nothing special." "It's different. For example, you studied guitar in college, and I learned to play harmonica in technical secondary school. Your classmates come from various provinces, and my classmates are all locals." Hou Zhengli comforted: "Could it be that guitars and harmonicas can be divided into elegant and vulgar? They are all musical instruments." Seeing her handsome brother full of pain, she secretly made up her mind: "I must get ahead and help my brother get out of the county." After chatting for a while, the sorrow in Hou Haiyang's heart seemed to fade away, and he said: "Don't think about these things, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain, and the living will not be suffocated to death by urine." In order to distract her younger brother's attention, Hou Zhengli suggested, "It rained heavily a few days ago, and a lot of fish in the field were washed down. Let's try our luck again." Erdaoguai Village Elementary School used to be a small temple with good incense. When the "Four Olds" were destroyed, the small temple was pulled down and the village elementary school was built on the spot.The village is far away from the town, and it is backed by a nearly 800-meter-high Bashan Mountain. A small river originating from Bashan bypasses the village. The river is clear and bottomless. In summer, Hou Haiyang soaks in this small river almost every day. Hou Haiyang took the towel and went out, and shouted in the yard: "Mom, I'm going to swim." Hou Zhengli said, "I'll go too." Du Xiaohua stood at the door of the kitchen, and said to Hou Zhengli, "Big sister, it's a girl's family, don't go wild with my brother." Hou Zhengli said: "I caught a silver carp yesterday, and I'm going to try my luck today." She dug a few earthworms in the corner of the yard, carried the fishing rod, and went out of the yard with her younger brother. The two children left the small yard, and Hou Houde, who was concentrating on writing on the bulletin board, stopped.He walked to the gate of the courtyard, took off the glasses tied with tape, and wiped them with a cloth. His hands were shaking so badly that he had to pinch the glasses with his hands to prevent them from falling to the ground. Du Xiaohua wiped her apron with her hands, walked to the door, stood side by side with her wife, and watched the couple walking towards the river. "Erba's grades are so good. I know you feel uncomfortable if you didn't go to college. We don't blame us for this. Dad was in the hospital at the time, and the family really didn't have money. If Erba also went to college, what should we do?" "I feel sorry for the second baby. If the second baby is stupid, it doesn't matter, but the second baby is smarter than the eldest sister." "I heard from my elder sister that now you can study at the Radio and Television University, and you can get a university diploma after reading it." "Old woman, I will go to the city tomorrow. Lao Jiang works at the Radio and Television University. Sign up." Hou Houde had saved up some money for his wife's surgery, but thinking about his son's future, he made up his mind to use some money to enroll his son in TV University. Du Xiaohua usually wished that one penny would be split into two. For the sake of her two children, she had never been stingy with money, and said: "I don't have any pain these days, can the operation be slowed down?" ?” Hou Houde resolutely said: “I need to read books, and I need to do surgery. I don’t have money, so I will find a way.” The siblings came to the small river.Hou Haiyang was not in a hurry to get into the water, and accompanied his sister to a bamboo forest upstream, and asked again: "Sister, what is the essential difference between university and technical secondary school?" "University pays more attention to one's own learning ability. The master leads the door, and the cultivation depends on oneself. People who study the same major, some people have achieved results after graduation and become experts, and some people have basically spent four years without anything Learned." Hou Zhengli swiftly threw the hook into the middle of the river, and replied. Hou Haiyang stared at the float in the river, and bit off a strong grass one by one: "Sister, technical secondary school is the most boring. In terms of practical ability, it is not as good as technical school, and in terms of theoretical knowledge, it is not as good as university. I have studied in secondary school for three years. , apart from being able to speak a few words of Mandarin, write a few chalk characters, and draw a few stick figures, I can’t do anything.” "Don't be discouraged, it depends on human effort." Hou Zhengli racked her brains to think about how to comfort her younger brother, but as the favored child of heaven, she also looked down on the graduates of the middle school from the bottom of her heart. Hou Haiyang bit off the grass, and suddenly said something rude: "A living person will not be suffocated by urine, be afraid of a hammer!" Hammer is a dialect in Bashan County, referring to male reproductive organs, and being afraid of a hammer means not afraid.After saying this foul language, he said to his sister: "Help me get my clothes, I'm going into the water." Hou Zhengli stamped his feet on the bank and said, "Erba, how can I fish while you're flopping in the water, go swim below. " Hou Haiyang slid into the water like a loach, took a deep breath, dived underwater, and swam along the direction of the current.Hou Haiyang is famous for its excellent water properties in Liuhe Town.When he was born, Hou Houde named his son Hou Zhengyi according to his seniority. Du Xiaohua took his son's birthday horoscope to the fortune teller. Going smoothly." The second sentence is: "This baby is short of water in the five elements, so the name must be chosen carefully, otherwise at the age of twenty, there will be ups and downs." The third sentence is: "The name has been chosen. , this baby wants a carp to leap over the dragon gate and turn into a dragon when it encounters water." Du Xiaohua believed the fortune teller's words to the core, and insisted on using the fortune teller's name after returning home, and Hou Zhengyi became Hou Haiyang. Hou Haiyang, who is short of water in the five elements, has been soaking in the river since he was a child, and has the ability to get white stripes in the waves.He held his breath in the water, and said fiercely to himself: "I must hold it, the living can't be urinated to death." I don't know how long he held it, he couldn't hold it anymore in the water, but he still insisted on it. Ruthless: "I still have to hold back, I still have to hold back." When he emerged from the water, he had already dived to the backwater bay, emerged from the water, panting heavily.Looking back, the eldest sister, Hou Zhengli, was wearing a long white dress and was fishing intently under the bamboo forest. She was as delicate and delicate as the Little Dragon Girl of the Ancient Tomb School, except that she had been doing outdoor activities for a long time, so she was healthier than Little Dragon Girl. It was after six o'clock in the afternoon that Hou Haiyang got up from the water.He has dark skin and a well-proportioned figure. He has eight well-defined abdominal muscles, and he is full of endless energy.After tossing in the water for more than an hour, his mood improved, and he shouted: "Sister, are you doing something wrong?" Hou Zhengli said happily: "A silver carp, weighing more than two catties, and a pointed fish." The sharp-headed fish is a special product of Bashan Xiaohe. The fish is delicate and has few fish bones. It is a high-quality river fresh food.This kind of fish is rare in the river. Although the Hou family lived by the river, they ate it only a few times a year. In order to cook the sharp-headed fish, Hou Zhengli pinched a handful of fish herbs by the river, and when walking back, said: "I brought back some English books and tapes. Starting tomorrow, you will listen to the tapes every day." Hou Haiyang said in a self-defeating tone: "I teach mathematics in Xinxiang Primary School. What's the use of studying English?" Hou Zhengli said solemnly: "Now is the era of knowledge explosion, and there is a great demand for English talents. If you learn English well, you will not worry about having a job. Knowledge changes your destiny. You must keep learning, otherwise you will only be able to stay in a small mountain village all your life. Like mom and dad, would you like to?" "I don't want to." "Since I don't want to, I will start learning English tomorrow. There is not much time before the start of school, so hurry up." When they got home, Du Xiaohua and Hou Houde were watering the vegetables in the corner of the yard.Seeing her daughter and son returning home, Du Xiaohua put down her hoe and walked towards the kitchen with cowpeas in her hand.Hou Houde put down the bucket, straightened his waist, and looked at the pair of children, feeling gratified and sad at the same time. Du Xiaohua stood at the door sorting cowpeas, nagging: "Er baby, don't drink cold water, there is mint water in the room." Hou Haiyang ignored his mother's call, picked up a bucket of water from the well, took a big gulp with his head on his back, wiped his mouth, and said, "Mom, I can already smell the smell of meat. Is it stewed meat? There is fried meat." Silk?" "Eat fried meat to get angry, eat more stewed meat, eat less fried meat, so you won't get angry." Du Xiaohua explained her theory of stewed vegetables, and then said, "I heard that people in the city use it. Refrigerator, we don’t have a refrigerator, such a big piece of meat can only be stewed together.” She raised her head, imagining the days when there was a refrigerator: “If there is a refrigerator, you can put this piece of meat in the refrigerator, and if you want to eat meat, you can cut a piece. it is good." Hou Haiyang said: "Mom, a refrigerator is not a dream. I will buy you a refrigerator in the future." After thinking about it, I was assigned to Xinxiang School, and the salary is probably not high. Buying a refrigerator is like a dream. Knowing that her son was lying, Du Xiaohua was still in a good mood: "Erba, it's enough to have this kind of heart. After you work, save more money. The first task is to go to TV University, get a college diploma, and then find a way to transfer to the university. Junior high school. I believe that our second child will definitely become an excellent middle school teacher." For Du Xiaohua, it is a great thing for her son to become a public junior high school teacher, but for Hou Haiyang, being a middle school teacher was not his dream.For eighteen-year-olds, the future is a cloud of fog, mysterious and beautiful, but too specific goals lose the charm of dreams. In summer, the dining table is placed in the courtyard.There is an earthen pot on the table, which is filled with dried cowpea stewed with large pieces of meat, which emits an attractive aroma.Dried cowpea stewed with large pieces of meat is the same eating method of the Hou family for decades. The cowpea is grown in the yard, and after being picked off, it is exposed to the sun. The cowpea that loses moisture becomes dried cowpea, which is very delicious when used to stew meat. fragrant.The big piece of meat is the whole piece of meat without cutting, which is directly thrown into the iron pot and stewed slowly with dried cowpea over low heat.The meat cake is so soft that it can be easily crushed with chopsticks, and then cooked oil chili mince is used as seasoning.For the Hou family, this dish is supremely delicious. When the meal was ready, the sun gradually set, and the mountain village under the setting sun was covered with a thin mist.The four of them set up a Longmen formation and talked about their learning experience. If the outside world was not too exciting and strongly attracted Hou Haiyang, this kind of life would actually be a paradise. Hou Haiyang swam in the small river all afternoon, and he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back. In addition, the canteen of the middle school was seriously short of oil and 7, which made him full of hunger and thirst for stewed large pieces of meat with dried cowpea.The Hou family's family rules are very strict. The head of the family did not say "start eating", and the family members were not allowed to move chopsticks.Hou Haiyang had already stretched out his hand, hoping that his serious father would issue a mobilization order as soon as possible.When Hou Houde took out his chopsticks and said, "Let's eat." He quickly picked up the lump of half-fat and half-lean meat that he had aimed at. Hou Houde ate very slowly. He was very focused on using the chopsticks, just like writing with chalk.At this time, he had already made up his mind to go to the county seat to ask his colleagues about going to the radio and television university, and more importantly, the second assignment of his son in the new township. When middle school teachers and students arrive in the town, they can go to the village primary school or the central school. In comparison, the conditions of the central school are much better in all aspects. Road turn. The colleague Hou Houde wanted to find was also a private teacher back then, and his level was really not very good. At this time, he was still a private teacher, and the other party had already become an official in the county.According to his temperament, he would never find the other party if it was his own business, but for the sake of his son's future, he wiped off his old face and trampled on it fiercely. Hou Haiyang is only 18 years old. After all, he is young at heart. For the time being, he left Xinxiang Primary School behind and immersed himself in the pleasure brought by delicious food. He never thought that his calm-faced father was suffering in his heart.Entrusting acquaintances to do things is not difficult for ordinary people, even easy, but it is extremely difficult for Hou Houde, who has been aloof and proud all his life.Whenever I think of asking someone to do something, I always feel that my ancestors are staring at my back, I always feel that my personal dignity is being trampled under my feet, and I always feel that the eyes of the person being asked are like a blunt knife. own meat. After dinner, the sun went down.In the twilight, countless birds were chasing inside and outside the yard, and the leaves made rustling sounds when the breeze blew. Du Xiaohua took advantage of the moonlight to wash the clothes of several people on the cement laundry table.Hou Houde walked up to the small platform on the second floor of the school, then stretched out his head, and shouted to the downstairs: "Sister, go and watch the TV. If you understand, stop it." Hou Zhengli responded, put down her guitar, and came to her parents' house. A small TV at home was bought the year before last, and it cost a total of 400 yuan.For Hou Houde's family, 400 yuan is already a huge sum of money, and his salary is about 70 yuan. After deducting daily expenses and fixed passbooks, there is not much left. In the countryside at that time, people who bought TVs were like oases in the desert. They were extremely rare, and they were very attractive to the surrounding rural people.The reason for the Hou family to buy a TV is very simple. There are professors on the TV, and Hou Zhengli and Hou Haiyang can learn through the TV. Another very important reason is that he wants the children to learn about the outside world from the TV.When discussing whether to buy a TV, Hou Houde said sadly: "Our ancestors of the Hou family opened their eyes to see the world very early. They become ignorant and narrow-minded people.” In order to achieve these two goals, Hou Houde, who has always been frugal, gritted his teeth and took out all his savings. He sold a fat pig during the Spring Festival and bought back a panda TV.When the TV was bought back, it caused a huge sensation, and villagers from two or three kilometers nearby came to watch it.Every night, before the TV is set up, some villagers bring their own benches to occupy the seats.Hou Houde is a kind man. When villagers come to watch TV, he always greets them with a smile.Three years have passed, the freshness of the villagers has passed, and gradually the better-off villagers also bought TVs, and the open-air TV field ended its historical mission. Erdaoguai Village is a little far away from the town government, and the closed-circuit television of the town radio station has not been installed. Hou Houde used several fluorescent lamps arranged side by side to make a soil antenna. The effect is not very good, and the angle of the antenna needs to be adjusted frequently.When Hou Zhengli entered the room, dense snowflakes appeared on the TV. She ran to the door and said to her father, "It's still a little pockmarked." Hou Houde, wearing tape glasses, stepped on the wall with a ladder, constantly adjusting the antenna. Angle, asked loudly: "Is it clear?" The father and daughter struggled for more than half an hour before adjusting the TV to the best effect. Before the TV series started, Hou Houde came to the door with herbal tea and sat in the courtyard to cool off. The lights in Hou Haiyang's room were turned on, and the light shot out from the cracks in the windows and doors, tearing a bright opening in the dark yard.Holding a teacup, Hou Houde quietly came to the door, fanning his cattail fan. Seeing that Hou Haiyang was still reading, he smiled in relief. In the countryside, in order to save electricity, the wattage of the lamps used by villagers is very low. On the other hand, the rural power grid is far inferior to the urban power grid, and the voltage is low. The combination of these two factors makes the rural houses always dark and blurry, and the distance is far away. Like a ghost lamp.Hou Houde was extraordinarily frugal in life, and when his presbyopic glasses broke his leg, he was reluctant to change it, so he wrapped it with tape again and again.But as long as the cost of his son's study is involved, he immediately becomes very generous. The fluorescent lamps used by urbanites in the son and daughter's rooms are very bright. Hou Haiyang lay on the bed and concentrated on reading "Selected Readings of Famous Chinese Texts in College", which was a textbook brought back by his sister from college.Hou Houde personally explained to his siblings when he was very young. Under the influence of his father, the whole family loved and respected books.In college, bad books such as "Selected Readings of Famous Chinese Texts in College" are thrown away after finishing the study.Hou Zhengli brings home the textbooks she has learned every semester, even though she also thinks "Selected Readings of Famous Chinese Texts in College" is a bad book. Seeing "Selected Readings of Famous Chinese Texts in College" in his sister's room, Hou Haiyang fell in love with this thick book immediately.After dinner, he went into the house with the book in his arms and read it eagerly.Du Xiaohua was carrying a basin of dirty clothes, and shouted outside the house: "Hou Haiyang, wash the dishes." Hou Haiyang agreed inside the house: "I'm reading." Take over the heavy duty of washing dishes.After she finished washing the dishes, she went to do the laundry. At eight o'clock in the evening, when it was time for the TV series, the music of "Longing" came from the next room.Hou Haiyang wanted to watch TV, but was reluctant to put down the book. While hesitating, Hou Zhengli came to the door and said, "Erba, "Longing" has started." Hou Haiyang was still reading and didn't get up immediately.Hou Zhengli especially likes to read "Desire". Seeing that her brother was indifferent, she said, ""Desire" has begun. What's so good about this broken book? If you want to read it, take it to school to read." Hou Haiyang found a piece of paper as a bookmark, Close the book and put it beside the pillow: "I'm reading Zhao Shuli's "Xiao Erhei Gets Married". This novel is famous for a long time, but I haven't read it for a long time. It's not bad." Hou Zhengli sneered at her younger brother's taste in reading, and said, "What year is "Xiao Erhei Married"? You still read it with such relish, it's too outdated. I brought Ben Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" , and a copy of Sartre's "Word Career", these two books are good books. In addition to learning English this summer, you should also read these two books, which can improve your thinking ability." When I came to my parents' room, the prologue of "Desire" had already finished. On the TV, a woman was standing in front of a tree with a backpack on her back, looking at the slogan "All Exploiting Classes" on the opposite side, and then a middle-aged woman came out.Hou Haiyang said: "Why is it still the first episode? Maodong TV Station is too behind. This TV series has been broadcast for several years, and it will be broadcast again. I won't watch it." Hou Houde never tires of watching the TV series "Longing". As long as there is a channel broadcasting this TV series, he will watch every episode without missing it, and he also asks his family members to watch this series.In this matter, he was very stubborn.Hearing what his son said, he adjusted his reading glasses and said, "Don't talk, look quickly." On TV, Liu Huifen, Wang Husheng, Song Dacheng and others were eating Sixi meatballs.Soon, Hou Haiyang was brought into the plot again, temporarily leaving Xiao Erhei aside. Seeing the section criticizing Wang Husheng, Hou Houde let out a long sigh, slapped the bed vigorously, and said, "You brothers and sisters should watch more of this TV, understand the history, understand the reality of China, so as not to make mistakes." He raised his voice and said, "Xiao Li, You have only one task in college, which is to study hard, don’t follow others to get involved in politics, and don’t go outside to parade. These years, regardless of the east wind or the west wind, the people who suffer in the end are the ordinary people. Those who take to the streets to smash and smash No one has good results." Hou Zhengli curled her lips and said, "Dad, I know, I only read the books of sages and sages with all my heart, and I don't hear anything outside the window." She said in her audible voice: "Read What is the use of so many books, we are always the ruled class, the key is to act.” Fortunately, Hou Houde didn't hear this sentence, otherwise it would be another criticism. After watching "Longing", Hou Houde and Du Xiaohua fell asleep.Hou Haiyang didn't have the convenience to go to the darkened toilet. After peeing loudly by the side of the vegetable field, he turned and went back to the dormitory. Seeing that the light was still on and the door was open in his sister's room, he walked over. "Sister, are you still asleep?" "No, come in." Hou Zhengli wore a loose T-shirt with the words "Don't mess with me, I'm bothering you" printed on the front of the T-shirt. The T-shirt was made of pure cotton and was comfortable to wear. Hou Zhengli used the T-shirt as pajamas. Although the words "Don't mess with me, I'm bothering you" are simple, they represent urban culture that is completely different from rural culture.Hou Haiyang studied at a middle school in Bashan County. The difference between the county and the big cities is a cultural shirt. "Sister, does this guitar belong to a boy? You're in a relationship." Hou Haiyang returned home and had his eyes on this guitar for a long time. Hou Zhengli covered her mouth and smiled, blushing slightly, said: "This is the guitar of my good friend in the dormitory, and I lent it to me." "Every time you cover your mouth and smile, you are telling lies." 被弟弟揭穿，侯正丽不恼，带着幸福的微笑：“我和他只是正常的同学关系，还没有到谈恋爱的地步。他是研究生，研究计算机的，很有才华。” “姐肯定在谈恋爱，爸妈知道吗？” “爸妈不知道，我们只是好朋友，最多，最多是他有点意思。”侯正丽从眉眼都透着羞涩，不过转眼间神情变得严肃，道，“二娃，你成绩比我好，又是我们家的男人，只读了一个中专，确实委屈了。你还年轻，一定要有人生规划。我提醒一句，千万不要在新乡找女朋友，在新乡找了女朋友，等于一辈子被套在乡村。” “原先以为爸爸遇到教育局彭家振，我更有把握分到县城，没有想到分到新乡小学。”侯海洋想起此事就气闷。 侯正丽肯定地道：“此事百分之一百是坏在彭家振身上。这是天意，若不是偶遇彭家振，多半会分到东城小学，看来这是你的命中劫难。不过，坏事也可以变好事，到了新乡，你只要拼，说不定机遇就出来了。” 侯海洋咬着牙齿道：“如果没有出路，我宁愿不要工作，到广东去闯。我们初中班上不少同学没有文凭，也一样能在广东找到工作，活人难道被尿憋死！” 侯正丽鼓励道：“人生能有几回搏，要出去闯也不急于一时，先策划，再行动。” 两姐弟都是初长成，一个还在象牙塔里读书，一个中师毕业刚从象牙塔里走出来。此时他们已经感到了社会压力。 人的一生将会有很多的选择，青春期面临着最多的选择，这让初人社会的青年男女们格外迷茫。 回到房间，侯海洋闭着眼，想着要到偏僻的新乡，罕见地失眠了。由于天热，且是一家人独在一个小院，侯海洋习惯睡觉不关门。母亲杜小花走了进来，坐在蚊帐前，道：“二娃，我听到你在床上翻身，睡不着吗？你是不是心里难受？” 侯海洋躺在床上，隔着蚊帐和母亲说话：“不难受是假话，原本以为能进东城小学，谁知分到了最偏僻的新乡小学，在全班分得最差。”他忍不住抱怨道：“爸爸不到城里跑一趟，说不定我还分得好些。” 杜小花叹息一声，道：“你爸的性格你是了解的，为了自己的事，绝对不会去托人找关系。他是为了你，才把面子抹下来去求自己的学生，还大醉了一场。他已经尽心了，一个民办教师也就只有这点能耐。”侯海洋道：“我不是责怪爸，只是想不通彭家振为什么将我分到新乡小学。” 杜小花道：“你爸性子直，以前彭家振才毕业时，他得罪过彭家振。这个社会怪得很，彭家振说话有些结巴，讲课稀里糊涂，却官至局长，你爸水平比那些正式教师都要高，一辈子清贫，连站三尺讲台的资格都没有正式具备。”又宽慰道：“你也别生闷气了，比上不足，比下有余，你到底是跳出了农门，从此有了非农户口，吃上商品粮，到了学校，估计有一百多块钱，你的工资比你爸的工资还高。以后敲钟吃饭，签字拿钱，日子比我们要好得多。” “已经取消了粮食供应，商品粮没有什么意思。”侯海洋很看不上母亲的小见识，道，“我是男人，一辈子在偏僻乡村站三尺讲台，不甘心。”粮票曾是国人生活中极为重要的票证，能吃商品粮是一种重要的身份，侯海洋经历千辛万苦终于可以吃商品粮，粮油开始敞开供应，粮票成为了历史。 杜小花安慰道：“你才十八岁，黄瓜才起蒂蒂，早得很。先把广播大学的文凭拿到，机会以后多得很。还有，你在中师读了三年英语，这是你的优势，其他中师生谁会英语？” 侯海洋咕哝了一句：“学了英语没有任何用处。” 在巴山中师，没有开英语课，侯海洋在姐姐的督促之下，在全家人的支持下，坚持在中师学了三年英语，记了无数个英文单词。学了英语没有实际用处，侯海洋难免有些懈怠，这全亏了在北京读大学的姐姐侯正丽。她充分理解英语在这个国家莫名其妙的重要性，坚持让读中师的弟弟学习英语，而且她的坚持格外固执，甚至有一次检查到弟弟在敷衍时，哭着要和弟弟翻脸。 杜小花道：“我问了你姐，她说你的英语水平还算可以，坚持学下去，考个你姐说的那个级没有问题。”她让侯海洋学英语的出发点和女儿侯正丽的出发点不一样，杜小花知道镇村学校缺英语老师，儿子多一门手艺，总归是好事。侯正丽的想法则是要让侯海洋凭着英语走出大山。 侯海洋道：“是英语考四级。” 母子俩聊了一会儿，渐渐地，侯海洋心情放松，眼皮打架。 看着儿子在床上像螃蟹一样的睡姿，杜小花理了理蚊帐，这才悄悄离开房间。 早上，杜小花煮了一锅红菩稀饭。 侯厚德背着手在前面走，侯海洋手里提着些香蜡纸烛跟在后面。走了约半个小时，来到巴山脚下一处依山的幽静之地，这是侯家列祖列宗的坟地。此地偏僻，距离公路挺远，“破四旧”时，激情四射的红卫兵懒得到这个地方，侯家的坟地幸运地保存下来。 坟地最气派的一座坟是前清进士坟，此人是侯厚德曾祖的曾祖。整块的大青石垒成坟头，碑文记载着这位侯家进士祖宗曾经任过的官职，最高职位是吏部侍郎。 “我们侯家祖上前后出过一位进士、六位举人、秀才无数，是茂东最有名的诗书之家。为父不才，一辈子没有成就，重振侯家就指望着你了。”侯厚德小时候，他的爷爷和父亲就曾经站在坟头，讲过相似的一番话。一个家族崛起总是历尽千难并有着偶然性，而衰落如火烧纸，既快又彻底。侯家曾经荣耀一时，再度荣耀是所有侯家人的梦想，但几代人过去了，怀着梦想的侯家人仍然没能重新达到祖先曾经达到的高度。 “我的堂幺爸侯振华，也就是你的堂幺公，虽然是堂幺爸，那时大家都住在一个大院子，感情好得很。他在城里读了新式小学，很早就参加革命。解放岭西的时候，他就是团长了，还回来烧过香，后来听说到了南方，如果还在，至少应该是地厅一级的领导。还有，另外一支侯氏族人在沙州，解放前还有过走动，这几十年都没有联系了，估计也没有出过什么了不起的人物。” 侯海洋有些走神，暗想道：“侯卫东来自沙州，说不定他的祖先也出自二道拐侯家。下次见面时，问一问他的辈分，若排得起，就说明是同宗。” 侯厚德回忆着历史，语气渐渐变得沉重：“你作为男人，应该去读大学。可是，你姐成绩很好，又是如此喜欢读书，我不忍心让她只读中专。让你读中专，是爸爸对不起你。” 农村人家，女儿读大学，儿子读中专，已是远近闻名的能干人家。侯厚德自居为书香传人，律己甚严，儿子只读了中专，此事始终如一柄尖锥刺于其胸。 从墓地回来后，侯厚德在自己搭建的卫生间里洗了热水澡，回到屋里对着镜子认真梳理了头发，穿上了白衬衣和平常舍不得穿的皮凉鞋。“爸，你要到县城去？” "Ok." 侯正丽上下打量了爸爸的穿着，道：“爸，你这件白衬衣泛黄了，领边也有磨边。还有，现在穿衬衣都要扎在皮带里。” 侯厚德摇了摇头：“你们年轻人才把衬衣扎在皮带里。我的皮带用线缝过好几段，别人看见要笑话。” 侯正丽帮着爸爸拉了拉衣服角，白衬衣依然皱着。她有些心酸，道：“人是桩桩，全靠衣装。爸，你也应该给自己买身好衣服，别总想着我和二娃。” 侯厚德在女儿面前总能说点真心话，道：“二娃成绩好，受家里限制，没有读高中，我总觉得亏欠他。我今天跑趟县城，帮他办广播电视大学的事，更主要是看能不能将二娃留在新乡镇中心小学。” 侯正丽深知爸爸万事不求人的性格，做这样的事实违本心。她鼻子酸了酸，对父亲的一点抱怨消失干净，作为大女儿，感觉到了肩膀上沉甸甸的压力。 打扮整齐，他将儿子叫到身边，道：“二娃，你参加工作，就算是立业了。你爸没有文凭，腰杆不硬，这辈子吃够了苦头，当了一辈子民办教师。你不能走我的老路，今天我要到县城去，帮你问电大的事情。” 侯海洋吃了一惊：“爸，电大报名用不着你亲自去，我到新乡报到以后，自己去报名。” 侯厚德郑重地摇了摇头，道：“我在广播电视大学找熟人，找熟人办事稳当些。第一期的学费家里帮你出，以后拿了工资，就得你自己出学费。” 侯海洋心里想道：“我分配的事，老爸找了狗日的教育局长彭家振，结果起了反作用，把我分到了最偏僻的新乡镇。这一次，老爸又要找熟人，也不知会不会适得其反。”这些想法他闷在心里，没敢表露出来。侯厚德提着人造革手提包，面色严肃地离开了二道拐小学。 下午，侯厚德回到院子。从县城到镇里的客车每天两班，总是挤得要命，侯厚德没有买到坐票，是一路站着回来的。在沙丁鱼一般的车厢里，他的白衬衣被挤得变形，加上汗渍和灰尘，就如从咸菜坛子里取出来的一样。 杜小花赶紧迎了上去，小心地看着丈夫的脸色，怯怯地问道：“娃儿的事情办妥了吗？” 侯厚德带着一丝欣慰的表情，道：“总算不辱使命，已经提前到广播电视大学报名了，开学后，只要学校同意，盖章就可以读书。还有，我的同学很耿直，他跟新乡学校副校长王勤写了一封信，据他说，王勤在新乡说得上话，与他关系也深，娃儿应该能留在中心校。”杜小花是读过初中的农家女，在丈夫影响下，也对读书有种偏执的热爱，听说儿子可以读电大，又能留在中心校，悬在心里的石头落了地。 “二娃哪里去了？”侯厚德一边擦脸，一边问。 “上午读英语，看大妹带回来的书。下午写了一会儿板书，现在到河里游泳去了。” 侯厚德点了点头，道：“胜不骄，败不镇，才是真正的男子汉。”杜小花又道：“今天驻村干部来了，说是要交提留统筹，我说没有钱，他明天还要来。”侯厚德是民办教师，家里还有田土，每年提留统筹农业税有好几百块钱，对于他们这个家庭来说，是一笔不小的负担。 侯厚德兴致勃勃的脸上顿时失去了神采：“娃儿要到新乡上班，我们得给他留一百块钱添置点行头，到学校第一印象很重要，不能太寒酸。你的胆管结石手术不能再拖了，今年必须去做。” “我就在镇里做手术，不去县城。” 侯厚德急了眼：“乱说啥子，镇里那个医生是什么水平，哪里会动手术，杀猪都不合格。我今天还到县医院去了，问了医生。明天我们到县医院，最近几天动手术。九月份开学，你哪里有时间动手术。” 杜小花脸色为难：“村里的款我们还没有交。” 侯厚德脸色为难得紧，道：“医病是大事，款子，我们还是要交的，缓一缓吧。” 夫妻俩正说着，镇党政办赵卫东主任和村支书段三来到小院。 赵卫东走得满头是汗水，他熟门熟路，打了声招呼，到水缸里舀了一瓢水，痛快地喝了一大口，道：“侯老师，我今天过来道歉。” 侯厚德道：“卫东，你道什么歉？” 赵卫东将水瓢放下，道：“我听说张劲松来催款，生气得很，侯老师家里的款，不准任何人来催。” 侯厚德觉得很过意不去，道：“皇粮国税，历朝历代都要缴，我不是故意拖欠，确实是花钱的地方多。我家那位马上要到县里动手术，手里没有钱，怎么办？现在学校欠了我好几个月的工资，能不能等到工资发了，再交？” 支书段三脸上黑成一片，道：“那个驻村干部是新来的学生娃娃，逞能干，一个人来收款，也不向村里打听清楚。赵主任，现在是双向选择，我们村不欢迎这样的驻村干部。” 侯厚德脸皮薄，听了这话，脸上黑一阵红一阵，咬了咬牙，道： “我明天交一百块钱，剩下的，等发了工资再交。” 赵卫东连忙站起来，道：“侯老师，我是你的学生，以前家里穷，吃不饱，在你这里不晓得吃了多少烤红苜，今天我和段三是过来道歉的。师母要做手术，这钱先别交，等到镇里补发了工资，再一次交，你看行不行？” 侯厚德没有逞强，尴尬地道：“这样说定，我一分钱不会拖，镇里补发了工资，我全额交清。”赵卫东抱歉地道：“拖欠的工资很快就要发了，党政会上研究过这事。” 赵卫东和段三离开了二道拐小学校，赵卫东还在生气，道：“等一会儿回去，要把张劲松狠狠骂一顿。” 段三道：“张劲松这娃儿有点蛮，什么都不问，拿到一张拖欠表就敢人户来收钱，还有些屁眼劲。比起有些只知道喝酒的驻村干部好得多，至少还帮着村里做些实事。” 赵卫东道：“无论如何，不能到侯老师家里来收。你我都晓得，像侯老师这么重面子的人，如果不是家里困难，怎么会拖欠农业税。”段三道：“这倒也是，镇里搞的什么名堂，民办教师几个吃饭钱都要拖欠。” 在二道拐院子里，侯厚德坐在家里生了一会儿闷气，好几次他想把拖欠的钱交了，想到老婆疼得抱着肚子在床上打滚的样子，又将交钱的冲动压了下去。 “婆娘，明天，带你到县城做手术。” “老头，家里没得钱，娃儿刚参加工作，我们还得给些。” 侯厚德将低着的头抬了起来，道：“二娃当正式老师了，不需要我们支持。大妹也找了一份家教工作，家里经济很快就要好转。不能再等了，等下去，有个三长两短，你让我以后怎么过。” 杜小花双手不停地搓着，焦虑地道：“老伴，如果我在手术台上醒不过来，你和娃儿们怎么办？” 侯厚德打定了主意：“趁着大妹还在，她可以到医院帮忙。谷子已经收了，农活基本做完，喂猪、喂鸡、种菜这些事，可以交给二娃。”夫妻商量好以后，把侯海洋和侯正丽叫到了屋里。 自从毕业分配以后，侯海洋一直处于对前途的迷茫和焦虑之中，没有关注父母的事。听说母亲病情严重到要做手术，吃了一惊，责怪道：“妈，你的病这么严重了，怎么不早说，还天天种菜？” 侯厚德道：“不种菜，一家人吃什么。你妈每天晚上都痛得睡不着觉，必须要尽快动手术。二娃，你马上要参加工作了，不是小孩子了，要学会关心人。你妈住院要耽误十来天，大妹跟着去照顾，你在家里要勤快点，把屋里的猪和鸡喂好。” 侯海洋点头道：“我晓得。” 第二天一大早，侯正丽拿了几件简单的换洗衣物，塞进了洗得发白的心爱的牛仔包里。 包里，还藏着从男朋友那里借来的录音机和英语磁带。 侯厚德取出皱巴巴的十块钱，递给侯海洋，道：“家里有米，地里有菜。想吃肉，厨房挂着腊肉，自己切。家里紧张，省着点用。” 侯海洋没有从父亲手里将钱接过来，道：“不用，家里什么都有。”杜小花前往县城做手术，心里总有一种悲情，她担心上了手术台就下不来，看着儿子的眼光格外不同。她将十块钱塞到了侯海洋手里：“你一个人在家里，身上总要有些钱。” 侯海洋仔细看母亲，这才发现母亲确实很瘦，脸上没有肉，显出骨头印子。接过带着父母体温的十元钱，他开始痛恨自己：“我光顾着自己的感受，怎么没有多关心妈妈，太自私！” 站在院门口，看着爸爸、妈妈和姐姐的背影消失在绿色之中，侯海洋回到空落落的院子，总觉得少了些什么。 上午，他喂完猪，给菜地浇了水，然后在厨房生火，将昨夜的剩饭、剩菜倒在一起，煮了半锅，味道还不错。将半锅饭吃完，他仍然觉得肚子空空，在厨房转了几圈，终于忍不住身体的欲望，打了一个鸡蛋，用菜油炒香。 吃完炒鸡蛋，侯海洋不饿了。他在家里看了一会儿电视，电视花麻麻的，总是不清晰。他干脆拿了篮球，在破败且不规则的球场里不停地投篮、运球、抢篮板，很快就大汗淋漓。一个人玩篮球没有什么趣味，半个多小时后，他将篮球扔到了一边。练了一套打得精熟的青少年长拳，做了一百个俯卧撑，这才结束了运动。 自从电影《少林寺》播放以来，李连杰成为少男们的偶像，神州大地兴起一股持续多年的武术热，这股热浪也波及了巴山县二道拐。刚上小学的侯海洋最渴望的就是练成天下无敌之武功，天天躲到李子林里胡乱地打拳踢脚。偶然一次，侯海洋在父亲的书架里翻到一本印刷于五十年代的体育教材，里面有一套青少年长拳，配有图和详细的文字。他是如获至宝，将这本破旧的体育教材当成了武林秘籍，天天苦练青少年拳法。当武术热消退时，他这套拳法已经练得精熟。 洗完澡以后，院子格外安静，侯海洋想着妈妈就要上手术台，心乱如麻。