Chapter 56 year away from home

He and his little sister sat opposite each other on the stone steps.The little sister knits wool socks with her head down.He held the ball of wool in his left hand and twitched the thread in his right hand, sitting blankly.The feeling of loving home and saying goodbye is also like this woolen thread, pulled out continuously, and then deeply and densely woven into this sock. At the age of thirteen, it is naturally difficult to leave home.However, he was a strong boy, and he refused to say that he would not go to his family even to the death.Just because he refused to speak out, his tears only flowed to his heart, piercing his heart doubly.

When he went to apply for the middle school attached to the university, his father just took him to have a try, but unexpectedly he got it, and the ranking was very high, and he liked it very much.My mother said that he was too young, so it’s fine to take it, or not to go; it’s too far away from home, and I feel uncomfortable, and my family doesn’t feel at ease.So did my father.He himself insisted on going, saying that the man's ambition is everywhere, how could he miss the opportunity!His little sister also said it was good to go.The two children were very happy when they blew and sang.His father talked about it with his friends, and they all really praised him; he also said that the university entrance examination was very restrictive, and it was rare to pass it, and it would be a pity not to pass it. ——As a result of the discussion, it is still decided to go.

His mother was busy packing this and preparing that for him.The little sister stopped fighting with him, and the two stayed together all day long, and gave him her favorite fountain pen as well—they had a quarrel about this pen, and finally He felt embarrassed that his little sister got it and gave it to him unconditionally. ——The little sister is only one year older than him, so the word "little" is added to their address. There are only three days left before the departure date.He gradually felt uncomfortable, and so did the little sister, but they didn't say anything.The little sister wanted to knit a pair of fleece socks for him, and it took three days to make one.

At that moment my father and a young friend came in from the outer courtyard.The little sister just kept her head down, but he pretended not to see it.When they entered the guest room together, the younger sister and he raised their heads at the same time and smiled. His father called him from the living room.He quickly put down the string ball and walked in.The father said: "This is Mr. Zhou, the university professor. You will go with him the day after tomorrow. Mr. Zhou will take care of you." He bowed.Mr. Zhou looked at him and had a few words with him. He stood for a while, struck up a conversation and came out again.

The little sister asked in a low voice, "What did you tell me to go in for?" He said, "Tell me to see Mr. Zhou, and go with him the day after tomorrow." The little sister said, "Is that Mr. Zhou from the university? I know his wife, she is very pretty..." The father came out again with the guests.He stood up.The little sister had no choice but to bow too. While eating, my mother said with a smile: "You are leaving, ask your father to take you and your little sister out to play." He shook his head and said, "I won't go, just stay at home, and go out again." I'm so annoying." The little sister said, "I haven't finished knitting my socks yet."

Father said: "When you finish weaving, he will also graduate and come back." Mother laughed unconsciously. He was also busy at home for two days.There are some things that the younger sister must bring him to play with, and he must keep them at home.The mother looked at it and said with a smile: "With the present concession, why bother to be angry about these things?" They all laughed, and they were busy, leaving this and picking up that. That night, his mother asked him to go into the house, opened the box and told him to look, and said, "Here are the clothes, and here are the cotton clothes. When the weather is cold, please remember to change; here are the sheets... "He just nodded in agreement.The father stood aside and said with a smile: "You don't have to tell me, how can he remember so much? It's cold anyway, and he knows how to wear it." At this time, the little sister came in from her room and said, "It's so easy to finish these clothes. Put the socks in the corner here, remember.” Putting down the socks, he said, “Here are envelopes, all stamped.” He took it and said, “I already have quite a few envelopes. , what do you give me again?" Seeing that the names of his little sisters had been written on the twelve covers, he casually put them into the box.

The servant came in and packed up the luggage.Mother and father asked him a lot of words.He was really sad at this moment, he could hardly hold on anymore, he thought it would be better if my little sister would fight with me, and the family would ignore me, and I would feel nothing to worry about when I went, it was really uncomfortable.My father saw it and said, "Go to bed early, the morning train is at seven o'clock tomorrow, and you have to get up early." The mother said, "Don't you have to go to Mr. Zhou first, Mama Li! Tell them tomorrow Serve breakfast earlier." Li Ma agreed.He and his little sister came out.

The two sat on the steps again, and the little sister said, "Write a letter when you get there; tell me when the annual leave is off, and tell me a few days in advance." On the ground, the kitten slowly walked into his arms from the corridor. While stroking the kitten, he said: "I'm leaving, you are lonely." The little sister said: "I will go to school in a few days, but when I come back from school, it is also..." At this time, the mother was in the house Again and again, urging him to go to sleep.He put down the kitten and stood up, and the little sister also went back into the house.

He walked into the house, the table was empty, turned on the light and sat there for a while, only feeling confused, then tiptoed out again, there was no one in the courtyard, and the light in the little sister's room opposite was already off.After walking around a few times, I went in and lay down.Guess what's going on after school? How about homework?How many classmates?After thinking about it for a long time, he was just about to fall asleep when he suddenly heard a door call from outside, and then heard the door of the Huang's next door open.He lay down again, the Sandman left again, tossed and turned, and then fell asleep at some point.

At five o'clock the next day, he woke up, opened the door and let the kitten in, and played in the ground for a while.Hearing Mama Li talking to her mother in the yard, she walked into her mother's room and sat on the side, watching her combing her hair, feeling very sad, as if wishing her mother would keep him.The mother looked up and asked, "How is it? Why did you get up so early?" At this time, he couldn't help it, so he took out his handkerchief and covered his face, sobbing and crying.The mother looked at him and said nothing.After Li's mother came in, he quickly fell on the table without making a sound.

Breakfast came, but he couldn't eat it, so he used a little indiscriminately.Looking at the clock, it was already six o'clock, and I put on my long clothes.Servants came in and carried the luggage out.His mother handed him a few bills and said, "The money for the taxi ticket is in it, so give it to Mr. Zhou. Save the rest to buy snacks on the bus. You haven't eaten enough this morning. Father will hand over the rest of the money to Mr. Zhou." Sir, he will give it to you naturally." He nodded with tears in his eyes.After a while the car came; mother said: "Let's go, father hasn't gotten up yet, so there is no need to say goodbye." He walked down the steps.Mother stood on the porch and called out, "Where's little sister? Little brother is leaving!" The little sister answered in the room, and he went to the door of the little sister, and knocked softly: "Little sister, can I come in?" In pajamas, standing in front of the mirror, combing her hair.Seeing him back, he said, "Are you leaving?" He nodded again, turned around and left.The little sister also stopped talking.As long as Mama Li delivered it to the door, the servants got into the car with him. The bustling pedestrians on the street came and went, he thought: "Do some of them leave home like me?" The car was parked at the door of a western-style building, and a lot of luggage was piled up beside the steps.A few classmates stood on the steps, and Mr. Zhou was among them. Seeing him coming, he smiled and said, "It's just right for you to come, so go with them; I still have some things to do, and I plan to leave late!" He felt embarrassed and didn't speak for a long time.Seeing his hesitation, Mr. Zhou said, "If you like to walk with me, put your luggage here first, and you can come back at four o'clock in the afternoon." He liked it again, so he nodded quickly and agreed.Watching the luggage go down, he got into the car and came back with the servant. He felt that the sun was all over the street, and there were many colorful advertisements on the wall, but he didn't see it when he came. When I got home, I jumped out of the car and ran in.Li Ma was in the yard, she saw it first, and said in surprise: "Why is the young master back?" He nodded with a smile and did not answer.He walked into the upper room, met his parents, explained, and asked, "where's my little sister?" The mother said with a smile, "after you left, she didn't eat, so she went to Huang's house." He turned around and came out. , walked to the gate of Huang's house.The little sister and two children were playing in the yard, when they looked up and saw him, they hurried out.He laughed and said, "I'm not going." The little sister looked at him and said, "Nonsense, are you lying to me?" Around the little sister's eye circles, Yu Hong has not faded. While playing, he was still on tenterhooks.Sure enough, he couldn't make it through four o'clock in the afternoon, so he still left.The little sister sent him to the door and saw him crying in the car. This time I really got on the car.Mr. Zhou took his hand, squeezed up, found a seat, and told him to sit down.But I went down to the platform again, talking to my friends, and didn't come up until the car started slowly.He just stood by the window with his face turned away, thinking about his father, mother, and little sister—he regretted many things: that was because they fought with fountain pens before, and both of them cried; A series of books for juveniles, finally the little sister threw it to him, and he angrily picked it up and left.He hated himself why he had such a hard time with his lovely little sister back then?Think of bursts of sadness. Mr. Zhou asked him to sit down and chatted with him.He just lowered his head, lest people see his tearful eyes.After a while the lights in the car came on and they had a snack together. He gradually noticed other passengers in the car; Mr. Zhou handed him the newspaper again. He read the "novels" and "interesting stories" and found them very interesting. Afterwards, his eyes became tired and he gradually fell asleep. The loud noise woke him up.The car was moving very slowly, the lights had already been turned off, and the dawn wind outside the window was chilling the face.He sat down and picked up the newspaper on the floor.Mr. Zhou came over from there, smiled and said to him: "We're here, let's get out of the car." A long, low wall surrounds a vast pasture.Several great school buildings stood upright in the twilight morning light, which cheered him up.After passing through the pasture, Mr. Zhou walked into the "Office of General Affairs", and after a while he came out and said, "Your dormitory is fixed at No. 15, East Building. Let's go with this hall servant first, and I will come back in a while." He agreed, meandering Go up to the east building again. There are already two classmates in the room, washing their hands.Seeing him coming, knowing that he was a new classmate living in this room, they seemed to be surprised that he was very young, so they all came over to greet him, and asked the hall attendant to carry the luggage.He saw a piece of paper pasted behind the door, three names, Wang Jixin, Tang Jing, the last one was him. The older classmate said: "Xiao Tang, you can take him to have breakfast first, you don't have to worry about the affairs in this house." Xiao Tang came out with him, and asked where he was from as they walked.What school did you study in?Which class are you in now?He said it all.He thinks Xiao Tang is very interesting, he is only about fifteen or sixteen years old; he has hair covering his forehead, wears glasses, and always jumps when he walks. After entering the cafeteria, he sat on Xiao Tang's table.Many classmates paid attention to him, and some came to talk to him. Going back to the house after dinner, Mr. Zhou also came and watched him tidy up; he said, "My house is just behind the school, on the fifth floor from the right. If you go, ask Tang Jing to take you home." You go." He said and left. At this time, the two classmates were not in the room. He stood alone in front of the window and saw many classmates playing football in the playground; Xiao Tang was also running around in the sportswear.He came back again, opened the small box, saw the envelopes and socks, and suddenly remembered the little sister, and unconsciously retreated to the bed, covered his face with a pillow, and wept secretly. The bell rang, and Wang Jixin came in. He pretended to be asleep, but Ji Xin called him up and said, "The opening ceremony is about to be held, go to the auditorium." He stood up, and Ji Xin looked at his face, but Didn't say anything. He sat in the first row of chairs, and the students sitting next to him were all younger classmates, but none of them were younger than him. ——He couldn't hear the principal's lectures clearly, and only looked up at the pictures on the wall. When he came back, he wrote a letter, wrote four sheets of paper, and used a lot of "woo hoo hee hee" words. After finishing writing, he sent it to the mailbox by himself. In the afternoon, Xiao Tang took him to the "General Affairs Office" to buy books, and introduced him to a few children.One named Xu Zhen brought a lot of toys with him, and a few children started playing with them, causing many college students to gather around and watch. At night he felt uncomfortable again, unable to sleep even when lying down, tossing and turning, the room was completely dark.Thinking about this, thinking about that, the pillow is wet.I regret why I came here, how lonely I am here!Weeping in the middle of the night, my mother didn't know.Thinking of this, I couldn't help crying, Xiao Tang woke up with a start, and said a few words of comfort to him in a daze. The next day I went to class, and after class I picked up the book and read it.Although I was sad in my heart, I felt better because I was distracted.Mr. Zhou came to call him again, and Xiao Tang advised him to go for a walk, but he was too shy to go. One day in the cafeteria, I received a letter with a cover written by his father.I quickly opened it, and my father had a piece of paper, which only said some words of comfort and encouragement, and my younger sister also had a piece of paper, which wrote: Dearest little brother: only father, mother and me.I can't sleep at night, and I think you can't sleep on the train either.When I received your letter today, I couldn't help crying,—not crying—and my mother was very sad. There are many things I want to tell you: your kitten is missing, and I think the younger brothers of the Huang family took it away.Do you remember that when their chickens were lost, our kittens ate them?I didn't dare to ask them, lest my mother would tell.Mama Li said that their old cat is going to give birth to another kitten, and give us another one. I want a little black cat this time. What do you think? I'm going to school tomorrow, so I have something to do, so I won't be bored and uncomfortable at home. When you're at school, you have to be careful with yourself and your homework, and don't fight with your friends—I know you don't fight with anyone except me.Love you little sister, when you see Mrs. Zhou, say hello to her for me. Mother told you that it is cold, so you should wear more clothes.Keep your body clean and take a bath frequently.And again. He liked it very much after reading it, and folded it up and put it in his bag. Xu Zhen asked, "Who gave you the letter?" He said, "It's my little one—it's my sister." He went back to the house at once and wrote a reply. Day by day, I gradually became acquainted, and I got to know more friends.I am busy with homework, so I am not very homesick. During the Autumn Festival, Mr. Zhou asked him to go to celebrate the festival.Wang Jixin reluctantly sent him to Mr. Zhou's door, rang the bell, and ran away by himself.He had to go in. Such an elegant yard—Mr. Zhou and his wife stood together on the porch, and he quickly bowed.After talking for a few words, Mrs. Zhou invited him to the house. There were two copper dishes standing on the fireplace, and a white tablecloth on the table, with a vase of chrysanthemums in the middle, and he looked around.Mrs. Zhou brought some fruit and sat down to talk with him, asking him, "Do you miss home?" He smiled and shook his head.Mrs. Zhou asked again: "How is your mother? How many brothers do you have?" He said, "Hello my mother. I only have one sister, and she knows her..." Mrs. Zhou thought for a while and said, "Your sister Is it Yihua?" He hastily said yes.Mrs. Zhou smiled and said: "Yes, she is my student; when Guai Dao first saw you, he felt a little familiar, as if he had met him somewhere, but you really look alike." He just smiled. Mr. Zhou just reads the newspaper outside the corridor.Mrs. Zhou chatted with him while walking around doing something.He thinks her clothes are very chic, and her demeanor can also be moving. When the moon was shining, the three of them were eating together on the porch, very happy. After sitting for a while after dinner, he was afraid that the school would be closed, so he left and went back under the moonlight. The students are all playing with the moon downstairs.Little Tang pulled him to sit down, handed him a piece of moon cake, and said with a smile: "If you are told to go, you will not go. If you go, you will come back so late. We are all here, but you are missing." He said: "I wanted to go Come as soon as you go, Mr. Zhou must keep me for the holiday." After playing for a while, they went back to their houses.When he lay down, he couldn't stop thinking about the day's affairs. He was in school, did well in his homework, and got a certificate of merit.He was very proud of it and sent it home; his father wrote him a letter full of praise. The annual leave is here, but due to special reasons, it is only given for three days.His classmates advised him not to go back, but he was just hesitant.In the end, my mother wrote a letter saying that if there is no company and the weather is cold, it is fine not to come back.Three days off is not enough to go back and forth.He just gave up and didn't go back. On the evening of the 30th, a few children bought some cakes in Xu Zhen's house, had a New Year's Eve dinner, talked and laughed, and had a good time. I didn't go back to the house until after ten o'clock. Under the lamp, Wang Jixin handed him a letter, which was written by the little sister: Little brother: I heard that you will not come back for the New Year, and I am very disappointed.Your school is so special, why is it only open for three days during the New Year! It snowed a lot here, and I made a few snowmen by myself and stood in the yard.When my father came back at night that day, he thought it was a thief and was shocked. My classmates and I made many lantern riddles.I guessed a lot and won many prizes.There is a mystery, I can't figure it out, please study it. "On the slanted pole, hang a piece of clothing. It's a pity that it got a little soil. It also said that the sun is low. Word one." After reading the little sister, he found it very interesting, so he sat down and wrote a letter immediately: Little sister: I am having a New Year's Eve dinner.Woohoo, "I miss my loved ones every festive season!" There is also a lot of snow here, we only play snow battles, not snowmen. I can't guess your riddle. I want to ask my classmates to guess tomorrow... At this point, he pondered for a while, trying to write some jokes.Suddenly remembered something, and wrote down with a smile: "Think", he said, "Dewey's thoughts, this idea is not your children's random thoughts; 'thought of.This is..." He talked for a long time, but he didn't say what he was thinking, and he was very airy... At this time, Xiao Tang pushed the door and came in, and saw that Wang Jixin had fallen asleep, and he was laughing and writing by himself under the lamp. Then he laughed and said, "little man, why are you laughing at yourself? He raised his head and smiled, handed over the letter, and the two laughed for a while. Then he put down the unfinished letter and read the riddle to Xiao Tang. Xiao Tang also thought for a long time, and was talking Wang Jixin woke up and said: "It's getting late, you go to sleep, get up early tomorrow, I will take you to play. Just as he lay down and was about to fall asleep, Xiao Tang whispered on his bed, "Little man, I guessed the word, it must be 'Chu'." "He thought it was reasonable, and I'm afraid Ji Xin said again, only agreed, and then stopped talking. These days, he exercised too much, injured his ankle playing football, and lay down for a few days, feeling very uncomfortable.During the monthly exam, he sat with a classmate who usually bullied him.This classmate forced him to show him the answer, but he was afraid that his teacher would see it, and he dared not disobey him, so he was angry and anxious.After the exam, I went back to the room and cried by myself.Both Xiao Tang and Wang Jixin felt wronged for him and wanted to argue with this classmate.He was afraid that this classmate would use him to vent his anger in the future, against the central government and them, and would not let them go.Xiao Tang taught him to tell his husband, but he refused.When I took the exam two days later, I entered the classroom, and the seats were all changed.He secretly liked it, and found it strange.Afterwards, Xiao Tang quietly told him that it was Wang Jixin who told his husband in private; Ji Xin was the most senior student in the university, and he had studied with this gentleman, so his words were somewhat effective. After passing the exam in the first month, spring is here, and his heart is full of joy.Day by day, the flowers are blooming, the grass is green, and I am getting closer to home. During this semester, he added two extra-curricular things, that is, learning music from several college students, such as flute and piano. portion.In addition, I organized a "children's football team" with Xiao Tang and Xu Zhen; I often asked college students to compete with them. He himself felt that his spirit was very lively, his physique had also grown, and he had developed some ability to handle affairs. Once he liked it, he frequently asked his classmates how much taller he was than when he first came. The quarterly exam was approaching, and he was busy and happy, so he wrote home to report the date of school dismissal. After the exam, there are still three days left for the graduation ceremony, and the days in between are just saying goodbye. Because Wang Jixin graduated this year, he and Xiaotang invited him to a meal and took a photo together.At the same time, Xu Zhen asked him to take a photo with some children. Wang Jixin happened to be with him and planned to leave early because of business.Of course he agrees.So he was busy packing things; while reporting to the supervisor, he went to Mr. Zhou's house together. Mr. Zhou and Ji Xin were talking in the yard, and he went to the porch.Mrs. Zhou stood at the door and let him in.He smiled and asked, "Have you finished the exam?" He said, "I've finished the exam, and I plan to leave tomorrow, so I came here to say goodbye." Mrs. Zhou said, "Isn't there still two days?" He said, "Because I have to meet a classmate. Go all the way, so earlier." Mrs. Zhou said: "When you get home, say hello to your mother for me. And your sister sent a letter a few days ago. Because I was ill, I didn't reply for a long time. Say it." He agreed, and when he looked at Mrs. Zhou, he felt much relieved. At this time, he heard Wang Jixin calling him outside, he bowed to Mrs. Zhou, and hurried out.Mr. Zhou looked at him and smiled, and said: "You have grown a lot and are stronger than before. Your father may like it when he sees it!" He smiled with his head down——in the twilight, he walked a few steps, and when he turned around, he saw Mr. Zhou still Stand at the door. Tomorrow morning, Xiao Tang, a few children and Ji Xin's classmate will all come to see them off in the car.Write down addresses to each other and make appointments for correspondence.As the car drove away, he and Ji Xin stood by the window, and exchanged handkerchiefs with their classmates on the platform, feeling that there was also a feeling of sadness and nostalgia for parting.Only Xiao Tang was laughing and jumping on the platform, running with the train until the train passed the fence before turning back. He stared at it for a long time, then turned around and sat down, chatting and laughing with Ji Xin along the way, but he was not lonely at all. It was getting dusk, and the train kept going.From a distance, he could already see the lights on the opposite station, twinkling like stars.Ji Xin said: "It's almost here, is there someone from your family to pick you up?" He looked at the front, already liking it so much!Suddenly Ji Xin asked him, and he said, "I don't think so, because I told me that my family will leave the day after tomorrow." Ji Xin then said, "It doesn't matter, I will take you home." He quickly said, "No need, I recognize you." road." The car stopped and they walked out of the station together.Ji Xin hired a car for him. Seeing the luggage loaded, he shook hands with him and said, "I'm not going to school, we'll see you at home later." He suddenly felt sad and couldn't speak. When I got home, I entered the outer courtyard.Under the shadow of the moon, the leaves are rustling.I saw my little sister wearing a snow-white dress, standing with her face turned away, her right hand resting on the flower stand; she watched two children playing with sand and soil on the ground.The two children couldn't see clearly, as if they were the two younger brothers of the Huang family.He was overjoyed, hurriedly lowered his head and walked into the inner courtyard, but the little sister didn't see him either.Walking to the door, he met Li's mother, who was about to speak, but he quickly waved his hands without saying a word. His father and mother were having dinner, and when they saw him coming in, they were pleasantly surprised: "Why did you come back today?" He smiled and said, "Because I have company, so I left after the exam." Mother liked it very much, and at the same time asked the servant to pay for the car and move the luggage. The father asked, "Did you see my little sister? She finished her meal first and was playing with the children in the outer courtyard." He laughed and said, "Yes, she didn't see me." At this time, the little sister had already walked into the yard. Li; he hastily greeted her, smiled and raised his hand to the little sister.The little sister laughed and said, "Don't cry now. You remember that night last year, when we were sitting on the steps and talking, you were teary and pretending to be a good boy!" He smiled embarrassedly smile. A collection of novels and essays "Superman". )