Chapter 40 Chapter Ten (4)

After hearing Zhong Yuemin's confession, Jiang Biyun really couldn't figure out whether he was real or not. At night, she decided to go to Listen to Zheng Tong's lecture. Jiang Biyun quietly walked outside the door of the men's dormitory and listened carefully to the conversation inside. Zheng Tong's voice was very loud: "The period of history I told you just now is called the rule of Wenjing. According to historians, the rule of Wenjing was the first peaceful and prosperous age in Chinese feudal society. The national policy of reducing corvee and taxation, making the country stronger and stronger quickly..."

Zhong Yuemin asked: "Teacher, can I ask a question?" Zheng Tong said modestly: "Don't call me teacher, let's discuss the problem together." "Teacher, didn't everyone discuss it earlier? You must be called a teacher in class. Since we are learning culture, we have to talk about the dignity of teachers." The male educated youths echoed: "Mr. Zheng, don't be modest." "Whoever has knowledge is a teacher." Zhong Yuemin said: "Teacher, my question is, did the Tang Dynasty come first or the Han Dynasty?" "Oh, Zhong Yuemin, you are simply too ignorant. The Liu Bang dynasty of the Western Han Dynasty was founded in 202 BC, and the Tang Dynasty was established in 618 AD. There is a difference of more than 800 years. Which one is first and which one is the last?"

"Teacher, what about the Three Kingdoms? The Three Kingdoms should be before the Han Dynasty, right? Liu Bei's surname is Liu, and Liu Bang's surname is also Liu. What's the relationship between them? Is Liu Bang the son of Liu Bei?" Zheng Tong reprimanded him bitterly, "Zhong Yuemin, what else do you do other than fight and beat your mother-in-law? Why is your historical knowledge so poor? The question you asked is simply ridiculous. The Three Kingdoms period was after the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was almost the same as Liu Bangjian's Western Han Dynasty." For four hundred years, how can you be completely illiterate?"

Zhong Yuemin said ashamedly: "Yes, since 1966, I haven't read a book, and I have almost forgotten all the words, let alone history, what a fucking shame." Zheng Tongyu said earnestly: "I have seen this way clearly for a long time. Cultural knowledge is useful at any time, and people can't live in a muddle. Look at Zhong Yuemin, the young man stands there, is he considered a dignified appearance? But What's the use of being good-looking? Isn't it just stupid? To put it bluntly, if things go on like this, you won't even be able to find a wife in the future. Who wants you, an illiterate?"

Jiang Biyun covered her mouth and smiled secretly, she turned and left. Cao Gang was in charge of external observation, and he immediately reported: "Yuemin, she's gone." Zhong Yuemin felt relieved: "Let's go? After class, after class, Zheng Tong, are you really acting like a teacher? Do you really treat us as illiterate? Are you fucking looking for smoke?" Zheng Tong said: "Brothers, I am really addicted to talking about it, and the food in my stomach is not empty yet, can I finish telling you?" Zhong Yuemin said impatiently: "Go, go, find a cool place to stay for a while, my brothers are going to sleep, I don't have time to listen to your nonsense."

In the rural areas of northern Shaanxi, there is basically no concept of time. All people's work and rest arrangements are based on the weather. It is true that people work at sunrise and rest at sunset.The busiest time in the village is before and after dinner. The villagers who have worked all day come out of their cave dwellings with their bowls in hand, squatting together in twos and threes, chatting with their parents while drinking porridge. Zhong Yuemin also often squatted with the villagers with a bowl and chatted. He found that there was no common topic between himself and the farmers. The man from the Li family slept with the mother-in-law of the Zhang family, two brothers from the Wang family and a widow from the Chang family. The widow's child looked like a bachelor named Zhao in the village.

Most of the villagers are illiterate. The current accountant Zhang Jinsuo has the highest education in the village. He graduated from high school.Later, the school finally couldn’t run anymore, because the village couldn’t afford to support the private teachers. The work points of a strong laborer cost only 5 cents a day. How can they afford idlers? The villagers insisted that private teachers are idlers, as long as the children know how to pick a hoe Alright, what's the use of reading?Chang Gui, the village party secretary, believed that since Zhang Jinsuo was an "intellectual", he should give a way out. When the school was closed, he was asked to change his career to become an accountant. This reflected the party's policy on intellectuals.

Zhong Yuemin was surprised to find that in such a poor and harsh living condition, the villagers rarely frown, they are always optimistic, and their favorite topic of discussion is food, men and women.In terms of diet, since they have never seen better food, they insist that dumplings in sour soup and spicy oil are the most delicious food in the world. If someone points out that there are many more delicious things in the world, then everyone will agree People are too new to the world, 80% of this donkey day is because they have never eaten sour soup dumplings, so they are here. Apart from talking about eating, the rest of the topics are naturally about men and women. When talking about such topics, everyone is often very excited and the atmosphere is very enthusiastic. It is really free to speak, which is very democratic.Once, Chang Shoucai from the village came back from visiting relatives in the county and brought back a poster showing Chairman Mao in a green uniform waving. Strange costumes, foreigners with different skin colors, all of them are cheering for something with a little red book, with a line of words on the halo: Chairman Mao is the red sun in the hearts of the people of the world.

For the first time, the villagers knew that there are blacks and whites in the world, which greatly exceeded their imagination. They had a lively discussion on the topic of mating between whites and blacks, and what color should the babies born be.This issue was discussed for a few days, and finally Party Secretary Chang Gui made a final decision: "It's black and white." The theory is based on the fact that black pigs and white pigs mate, and the piglets born are flamboyant.The villagers all said that, after all, he was the branch secretary, well-informed and knowledgeable. Only Zhang Jinsuo, a former private teacher, sneered. He said: "You take a bucket of white mortar and a bucket of ink and mix them together, and it will look like that."

The villagers were dubious about this.Someone specifically asked Zheng Tong, because he looked very knowledgeable wearing glasses, but Zheng Tong fooled people irresponsibly: "The head and body are black, and the hands and feet are white." The villagers think this conclusion is very It makes sense, because there is a kind of horse that is like this, the whole body is black, but the four hooves are white, this is called "four hooves treading snow". After the educated youths came, the villagers all had a fixed view of the educated youths. They believed that the educated youths lived in the emperor's golden palace in Beijing, ate dumplings for every meal, and spent so much money that they left the boxes in the box. The banknotes are all hairy, and they often persuade

Zhong Yuemin took advantage of the slack time to go back to have a look, and spread out the hairy banknotes to dry in the sun.Zhong Yuemin explained that he had never even seen so many bills, and he never had a meal in Beijing.The villagers didn't believe him at all, but thought he was not real, because they were afraid that people would borrow money from him.The only person in the village who has traveled far is Zhang Jinsuo. He went to the provincial capital of Xi’an many years ago. According to him, people in the provincial capital eat either sour soup dumplings or mutton steamed buns every day. This is the case in the provincial capital, let alone Beijing. .Zhong Yuemin couldn't argue, so he had to acquiesce that he had a box of hairy notes. The timetable of the villagers is very accurate. As soon as it gets dark, they will go to bed immediately. There is no electricity in the village, and few households can afford kerosene to light the lamps.At this time, Shichuan Village became quiet, except for a few dogs barking, hardly any sound could be heard. The energetic men couldn't fall asleep, so they tossed endlessly with their mothers-in-law and aunts, and they were exhausted without tossing.This is the reason for the high birth rate in the village.Many children come into this world because their parents are bored. The educated youths also couldn’t afford oil lamps. Zheng Tong’s flashlight had only two batteries left, so he didn’t dare to use it easily. When it got dark, the educated youths had to lie on the kang and chat. No one could think of any new topics, so everyone had to keep their eyes open and think about their thoughts. Often, no one said a word for two or three hours, and often in the middle of the night, someone got up to relieve himself. It was found that no one was asleep. After returning from Baidian Village, Zhong Yuemin also had something on his mind. He lay on the kang, staring straight at the kiln roof in the dark.Qin Ling's shadow was always lingering in front of his eyes, and he couldn't get rid of it. He had a feeling that some story would happen between this girl and him sooner or later.There was something about Qin Ling that attracted him, not only because she had a good voice for singing folk songs, but also not necessarily because of Qin Ling's beautiful appearance.In short, Zhong Yuemin likes this girl. Zhong Yuemin is very picky about women's appearance, his mother is very beautiful, no wonder his father has been widowed for many years after his mother passed away, Zhong Yuemin thinks he can't find a suitable candidate, his mother's youthful demeanor overwhelms his father's taste It was hoisted high.Of course, Zhou Xiaobai is also very beautiful. If it weren't for her beauty, Zhong Yuemin would not bother to show courteousness to her on the ice rink. In all fairness, it is just a kind of vanity of Zhong Yuemin, because it is still quite showy to have a beautiful girlfriend on the ice rink Yes, it would be a bit ridiculous to fall in love seriously. Zhong Yuemin hasn't had enough fun yet. He doesn't want any girl to tie him down. The old man said it well, the world is afraid of being serious.As soon as Zhou Xiaobai was serious, Zhong Yuemin became a little scared.He thought angrily, why are all the chicks nowadays like this? Either they treat you like a hooligan and ignore you, or they can’t help crying and shouting that they must give this life to you. Insecure. At this time, Zhou Xiaobai's face appeared in the darkness, it was a bit like looking at flowers in the fog, her figure appeared and disappeared in the fog.Zhong Yuemin admits that he still likes her quite a bit, but the problem is that Zhou Xiaobai is too far away from him, and he can't reach him at all. Since fate left him in a remote village, he should accept his fate. Zhong Yuemin thought, if he wrote to Zhou Xiaobai, pretending to be very noble, and proposed to break up, the reason was that the status of the two was too different, and he didn't want to delay the other's future, it might seem too hypocritical, and he would definitely get scolded, and he wouldn't mind it You, what grandson are you pretending to be?It's better to honestly admit that you are in love with someone else, and then the nature will change, not because you are afraid that Zhong Yuemin will delay Zhou Xiaobai's future, but because you are afraid that Zhou Xiaobai will delay Zhong Yuemin's future.Zhong Yuemin knows very well that women in love often have some dedication. For example, if you are terminally ill, you propose to break up with your lover very noblely, on the grounds that you don't want to delay her.Then don't worry, she must cry and cry to be with you for life, and you have provided her with a chance to show her noble sentiments.Instead of this, it is better to do the opposite, Zhong Yuemin should tell Zhou Xiaobai clearly that she hopes that she will not delay Zhong Yuemin's bright future, so the effect may be better.As for what Zhou Xiaobai would think, Zhong Yuemin didn't think it was a problem.This is like in a Chinese classical novel where a rich lady falls in love with a poor scholar. The poor scholar rejects the love of the rich lady, and his image will be bigger. Zhong Yuemin suddenly remembered the 20 yuan remittance he had received from Zhou Xiaobai a few days ago, and he couldn't help feeling a little panicked. He decided to explain it to Zhou Xiaobai earlier. If he can't afford this kind of favor, he will be caught if he remits money a few times, otherwise he will be suspected of being a liar.In fact, Zheng Tong bought pork for that sum of money, and the educated youths improved their food for a few days. Everyone ate and drank, but Zhong Yuemin had to repay the favor alone. Why?No matter how dedicated he is, he will not do it. There is no such way of dedication. Zhong Yuemin stood up and found a pen and paper, ready to write a letter to Zhou Xiaobai.Zheng Tong didn't fall asleep either. Seeing Zhong Yuemin using his flashlight again, he mocked dissatisfiedly: "Which girl are you going to write to again? Don't put the letter in the wrong envelope." Zhong Yuemin kicked him and said, "It's all your grandson..." Before he could finish speaking, he heard someone knocking on the door.Zhong Yuemin shouted angrily: "Who is it? Can you smash it lightly?" The voice of old man Du, the shepherd, came from outside the door: "Yuemin, Yuemin, save Hanwa, Hanwa is sick..." Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong jumped up when they heard it, put on their clothes and rushed out of the cave, and saw Old Man Du standing in the yard trembling, talking incoherently: "Yuemin, Hanwa is rolling in pain on the kang, it's his stomach It hurts, what should I do? You educated youths are knowledgeable, help me make up my mind." Zhong Yuemin asked Zheng Tong to inform Chang Gui that he and Old Man Du went to see Hanwa. As soon as he entered Du's cave, he saw Hanwa wailing and rolling on the kang. The child's face was pale and sweaty.Zhong Yuemin was so panicked that he hugged Hanwa and shouted repeatedly: "Hanwa, open your eyes!" Just look, I am your Brother Yuemin. " Han Wa opened her eyes, her voice was very weak: "Brother Yuemin, my stomach hurts, it hurts to death..." Zhong Yuemin wiped his sweat for him and said, "Silly boy, just hold on for a while, and I'll send you to the hospital right away." Zheng Tong brought Chang Gui and Chang Fawu, the barefoot doctor in the village, to rush here.Chang Fa is Chang Gui's nephew. He studied in a short medical training course run by the county for two months, and became a barefoot doctor when he returned to the village.It is said that there are only three medicines in his medical kit, iodine tincture, red mercury syrup and painkillers.He can only play with these three things and nothing else.Once a sow in the village gave birth, and Chang Fa rushed there with a medicine box on his back as if it was a real thing. At that time, the sow had already given birth and the piglets were resting. The pig's buttocks, the sow howled desperately, and the villagers thought it was killing pigs. Chang Fa was still unsatisfied after using up the iodine, and before leaving, he dyed the sow's buttocks bright red with mercury red potion. Chang Fa entered the cave dwelling and gave Han Wa two painkillers, then rubbed his hands and didn't know what to do. Zhong Yuemin said angrily: "Chang Fa, you should see what kind of disease this child is suffering from." Chang Fa squatted on the ground and said, "I don't know, maybe I caught a cold." Zhong Yuemin yelled: "Fart, it hurts like this when you get cold? What kind of fucking doctor are you?" Chang Gui hurriedly smoothed things over: "Yuemin, the cart from the village went to the county to pull fat yesterday, and I had to find someone to carry it to see a doctor. The commune health center is more than 30 miles away from our village, and now there is no way to go. Why don't you go again tomorrow morning? Let Hanwa bear it for another night." Zhong Yuemin stood up angrily and said: "Human life is a matter of heaven, why wait until tomorrow morning? Let's go now, and we must carry the child to the hospital. Secretary Chang, Zheng Tong and I will go first, and you can find a few more people to chase us." ." Zhong Yuemin didn't bother to go back and put on his clothes, so he carried Hanwa on his back and left. Zheng Tong chased after him with a flashlight. Zhong Yuemin and Zheng Tong have experienced what it is like to walk at night in the dark wilderness. The battery in Zheng Tong's flashlight is almost exhausted, and the light of the flashlight is getting weaker and weaker. Out of breath, Zheng Tong accidentally fell into a ditch beside the road and dropped his glasses. He groped for a long time before he found them, and chased after Zhong Yuemin cursingly. Hanwa's head rested on Zhong Yuemin's shoulder, shaking weakly with his body.Zhong Yuemin comforted: "Silly boy, what do you think? Just bear with me for a while, and we'll be fine when we get to the commune." Hanwa's voice was intermittent: "Brother Yuemin, let me tell you something...don't tell anyone else...I found two more mouse holes...in the back ditch of our village, when I recover from illness If you find it... go digging... if you catch a mouse... I'll give you roast meat..." Zhong Yuemin was filled with bitterness when he heard it: "Silly boy, when you recover from illness, I will go with you. The meat you cooked last time was really delicious..." Zheng Tong couldn't take it anymore, he yelled: "Fuck me, what kind of place is this? I have to walk dozens of miles overnight to see a doctor. Isn't this a delay? Farmers' lives are at stake. So cheap? Fuck..." Hanwa seemed to be dreaming: "Brother Yuemin, have you ever eaten dumplings in sour soup?" "I haven't eaten it, it seems that Beijing doesn't have it." Hanwa said: "I haven't eaten it either, but my grandfather has. He said it's delicious, better than roast pork..." Zhong Yuemin tried his best to hold back his tears and said: "Silly boy, I promise you that when you recover from illness, I will take you to the county town to eat dumplings in sour soup. Let's eat with an open stomach." Hanwa's voice became weaker and weaker: "I'll just have a taste, we don't have any money..." Zhong Yuemin said: "Who said we have no money? We have plenty of money. Don't worry, brother will make you eat enough." Hanwa said: "Brother Yuemin, my stomach doesn't hurt anymore, I'm just sleepy, I'm going to sleep..." Zhong Yuemin said: "Go to sleep, and I will call you again when I get to the commune." At this time, old man Du and several young men from the village chased after him, and someone replaced Zhong Yuemin. Zhong Yuemin comforted Old Man Du and said: "Han Wa said he is much better and his stomach pain is gone, let him sleep for a while now." Old man Du said: "If the baby's stomach doesn't hurt anymore, then let's go back. The commune health center will cost money." Zheng Tong said angrily: "You old man is so embarrassing. Is this child your grandson? Did you pick it up? You think you'll be fine if your stomach doesn't hurt. You've come here, and you're afraid of spending money. I really doubt it." This child was kidnapped by you." Old Man Du whispered, "Aren't we short of money?" Zhong Yuemin said: "He has to treat us even if he has no money. If the health center dares not treat us, I will lead someone to destroy it." They walked for more than four hours on the night road of more than 30 miles, and when they arrived at the commune health center, fish belly had already appeared in the east.