Chapter 7 Flower Season and Rainy Season - Chapter 7 Climbing Wutong Mountain on the Double Ninth Festival

The ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar is the Double Ninth Festival. In the south, people attach great importance to this festival and the custom of mountaineering. It is believed that climbing to the top of the mountain will bring good luck for a year. The school is very shrewd and put the autumn outing on this day, so that it will not affect the teaching plan.Because it is Sunday, it can be described as "careful and careful". When Mr. Jiang told the students to climb Wutong Mountain on the Double Ninth Festival, he thought he would get cheers from the students, but unexpectedly, many students shouted:

"Teacher. We don't want to play at all." "That's right, there's a chemistry test on Monday!" "I have to study, I have no time to play." Teacher Jiang was a little surprised.This class of students is too difficult to "deal with".I usually say that the homework is heavy and I don’t have time to play, and I will write to a certain publication, saying "I want to take a break"... Now I let everyone play, but everyone is unwilling and clamors to read.Standing on the podium, Mr. Jiang looked at this group of chattering students with some puzzlement, and said "quiet" four times in a row, but he was outnumbered and his voice was drowned out by the noise of the students.Teacher Jiang took the eraser and slapped the table hard, suppressing the noise.

"Why don't you want to go?" "It's boring, the ninth technical school is looking for Sunday to play. Sunday is a rest day. Besides, autumn tours are the same every year, nothing new, boring!" Wang Xiaotian slammed the book on the table. "But this is a group activity. The school stipulates that all students participate in it. We can't do something special in our class. Don't go!" The teacher showed his cards. This time it was the student's turn to be surprised.What's the matter with the school, I always say that the learning tasks are heavy, don't waste time, time is the score, and it is not allowed if I don't go now.

"Teacher, I'm sick. I can't go." A student still didn't give up. "Okay, the hospital issued a leave note." The teacher was also unhappy. "Participate in all group activities, otherwise, you will be recorded as absent from class!" The classmate sighed in disappointment, and chattered with those who were willing to go: Wutong Mountain is not fun, the scenery is so monotonous, what unpleasant things happened to someone in Wutong Mountain at a certain time.Some immediately chimed in. Seeing this, Mrs. Jiang was a little dumbfounded: "Everyone says that 16 years old is the flowering season, and 17 years old is the rainy season. It is the most beautiful, lively and brilliant time. But I think our classmates are like fallen leaves. They are like old men and old ladies. Yes! Come up with some energy!"

When Mr. Jiang said it, the students all laughed: "I can't be brilliant, I have chemistry exam on Monday." "Let's put aside the exam first, climb the mountain, and go smoothly for a year, every exam is good!" "Let's put the exam aside first? Teacher, that's what you said. Don't blame us if you don't do well in the exam!" The students were unscrupulous. Although the class was still noisy, the atmosphere was very harmonious, and the students became willing to go after talking. In the end, Teacher Jiang said: "On the Double Ninth Festival, the whole class went to climb the mountain to pray for auspiciousness and have fun for a day. A celebrity said that learning should be solid and fun. That's it. Don't study. I always think about playing, and when I am playing, I think about studying. Listen carefully, and gather at school on time at seven o'clock in the morning on Sunday!"

"Teacher, can I come at six?" Yu Fata smiled. "Okay, I don't mind if you come at twelve o'clock at night." The class laughed again. Lin Xiaoxu thought, Mr. Jiang is not like other teachers. Then, the teacher asked the class committee to discuss the activity plan, and the students began to group themselves.This occasion always makes Liu Qing very sad, and she is waiting pitifully for the teacher to sell herself as a product to the group with few people.But this time it was unexpected.Xin Ran called her: "Liu Qing, how about a few of us? Liu Qing was flattered and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

On the day of Double Ninth Festival, it was a sunny and warm day. According to the pre-plan, the students gathered at the school gate.The girls were dressed very beautifully today. Since it was mountaineering, the school allowed everyone not to wear school uniforms, so the girls cherished this day very much and put on their favorite clothes.Liu Xia wears a very ordinary T-shirt, a pair of jeans, and a pair of BOSSini, both generous and energetic.Youth, you look good in anything. The students got into two cars respectively.Lin Xiaoxu was very happy to find that Teacher Jiang was already in the car she was going to get in, and she pulled Xinran to sit next to the teacher.Literary and Art Committee member Liu Xia held the roster and counted it three times in total, but he still couldn't tell whether everyone was there, and made jokes like "If you didn't show up, please raise your hand".In the end, it was squad leader Xiao Yao who came into battle to figure out the heads.Liu Qing was missing.What's the matter with her?

The car moved.The students escaped from the heavy homework and competed to show their true nature of laughing and making trouble.Some stuffed their Walkmans to listen to music; some chatted while eating snacks; some whispered; Without saying a word, enjoy the scenery outside the window.They huddled together noisily, talking loudly, laughing loudly, singing loudly, yawning loudly, clucking and clucking together, ouching and yelling together. At some point, Yu Fa became a fortune teller, reading handprints for people. "Liu Xia, your marriage line... tsk tsk... look for yourself, how messy it is."

"What's wrong?" Liu Xia was anxious. Liu Xia was in a hurry.Yu Fa became more secretive: "Don't say it, don't say it, it's very painful for you." "Speak. Speak quickly!" "Okay, okay, let me say. Your marriage is very tortuous. There will be marriage changes in middle age, and a third party will intervene. Your relationship is not specific, playful, and you like the new and dislike the old... Pity our Wang Xiaotian..." Liu Xia withdrew her hand and scolded: "I'm sick! It's probably your own business, so force it on me."

"Do you know I'm waiting for you" came out of the tape recorder, and everyone remembered a few days ago at the same time.When Yu Fa made fun of Liu Xia, he laughed.The rowdy boy also sang to Liu Xia along with the tape recorder: "Do you know I'm waiting for you?" Liu Xia stomped her feet anxiously.Wang Xiaotian came out and said, "You are bullying my natal family and no one else, how dare you bully our cultural committee." The audience roared with laughter, and Liu Xia also laughed, but her face started to feel hot for some reason.I feel a little grateful in my heart.

"...Love, love, love for you is endless..." Everyone began to sing Aaron Kwok's song. "Thank you for the love you gave me..." This is "Xiaofang".They sang these breaks just like their fathers sang revolutionary songs, and they came as soon as they opened their mouths. Teacher Jiang interrupted: "You middle school students can't leave your mouths all day long, you can't stop loving!" There was another burst of laughter. "There is no song of ours!" someone replied. It is common for middle school students in Shenzhen to worship idols, perhaps because they are close to Hong Kong and Taiwan University, and the information in this regard is too well-informed.After Tong Ange and Andy Lau became popular, they worshiped Liming; when Aaron Kwok was popular, he collected photos of Aaron Kwok; later on, Lin Zhiying, a youth idol in Taiwan, became popular, and many girls immediately "see the difference and change" to him. Liu Xia and Liu Qing collected a lot of celebrity photos, video cards, tapes, CDs and the like.Once Liu Xia heard that Liming was going to hold a concert in Shenzhen and was very excited, but unfortunately there was no ticket.Later I heard that Liming held a concert in Beijing in winter, and many middle school girls in Beijing braved the heavy snow and waited for Liming at the airport for several hours.Liu Xia said to Xiao Yao from Beijing: "Why are you Beijing girls so impulsive? After all, you are also in the capital. It's too superficial! It made Monk Xiao Yaozhang confused. If you quarrel with Liu Xia, it won't be out of date, and you will demote her." Idol, let you relieve your hatred. That time, Liu Xia and Xiaoxu quarreled over trivial matters, Xiaoxu was very angry, and said: "What's so good about Andy Lau, he's old and ugly! Then he looked at Liu Xia angrily and stared, so he could relieve his hatred. . You sing "The Sound of the Waves Are Still", and I will sing "Water of Forgetfulness".He came up with another song "Actually You Don't Know My Heart", which has become a symphony of love songs. Xinran poked Xiaoxu: "I found out, now the lyrics are divided into three categories: the first category, I love you, you don't love me, like the song 'I have paid so much for you', 'Why haven't you been touched'; The second category, you love me, I don't love you, there are "I already have him in my heart", "he came before you"; Being loved by someone you don't love. That's 'falling in love with someone who doesn't come home'." Xiaoxu couldn't stop laughing when he heard that. While pop songs were being sung vigorously, Yu Fa suddenly sang: "The sky in the liberated area. It's a bright sky..." As soon as he finished singing, Liu Xia immediately sang the episode "My Motherland" from the movie "Shangganling". She opened the first line, and other students followed her in unison.When the second stanza was sung, Liu Xia took the lead. Everyone sang together, and the teacher also joined in.After singing.Teacher Jiang said: "You can also sing these old songs. When I sing these songs, I think of us when we were young. These songs are still good." "Teacher, don't engage in authoritarianism, turnips and vegetables, everyone has their own love!" Wang Xiaotian laughed. Sudden emergency braking, those who have seats do not sit.The students who would rather stand fell forward one by one, and the students fell together, cursing and laughing. There was always a smile on the corner of Teacher Jiang's mouth: "You all like to play, I thought you really didn't want to play." "Not wanting to play is fake, not daring to play is real." Xin Ran said. "Don't dare to play?" Teacher Jiang repeated. "Of course. Playing is like doing something wrong." "After I pass the college entrance examination, the first thing I do is to burn all my books and vent." "We were stuffed with textbooks like a stuffed duck. To be honest, there were a lot of things that we didn't digest at all, and we relied on rote memorization to deal with the exam. If you gave me the paper that got 100 points in the previous two weeks, you would give it to me today. , it is absolutely impossible to get a full score, because I was not prepared, and the things I had memorized had already flown to Java. It is better not to read this way of reading!" Wang Xiaotian said. "How dare you! Yu Fa provoked him." "Yes, I don't dare, not only dare not stop reading, but also have to study hard. Dad is still waiting for my college admission letter!" Teacher Jiang also deeply felt that the current education system and education methods were not perfect, and he wanted to know more about the views of some students.Then I asked, "Do you have any complaints about the textbook?" "That's not true." Xiao Yao said. "Actually, textbooks also teach knowledge, and the basic skills of learning are also here. But now we study not for learning, but for exams, for the college entrance examination, so we lose the original intention of learning. No matter how we learn, we are still at the same level. You can't be better than a teacher, and your knowledge can't be better than a book." "How do you select talents without taking the test?" Chen Ming tried to make an excuse, "Didn't the Cultural Revolution abolish the college entrance examination because everyone was equal before scores? The source of college students is recommended by the grassroots. What is the result? It is common practice to go through the back door! What happens when there is a back door?" Phenomenon, the quality can never be guaranteed. If college admissions still engage in recommendation now, then the phenomenon of bribery must be worse than it was in the past! I think it is reasonable to implement the college entrance examination. No matter what, if you enter the university and stand out, you are excellent. Yes. I look down on those who go out of their way to attack the gaokao system because of certain issues. This is not the attitude a student should adopt.” Chen Ming saw the teacher nodding to him. "Complaints and complaints are just venting, and it is too heavy to say that criticism is serious. When it comes to attitude, what attitude should a student adopt?" Xie Xinran's question made everyone think, "Is it obedience? Or rebellion? It seems that there are only these two extremes. , and there is no middle way?" It was only then that Chen Ming realized that the teacher was not only nodding to him alone, but smiling and nodding to every student. In the car, Lin Xiaoxu didn't say a word to Mr. Jiang.Several times, she wanted to speak, and she wanted to speak with depth.Valuable topics make the teacher pay attention to her, but she is worried that the topic is inappropriate.But Lin Xiaoxu is already satisfied.She was sitting next to Teacher Jiang.It was the first time for her to be so close to the teacher, Teacher Jiang's broad shoulders and thick chest.All the smiles on her face aroused waves of commotion and joy in her heart. unstoppable new sensation Wutong Mountain is the name of a very beautiful mountain.I have lived in a bustling city for a long time.Everyone has the desire to return to nature, to get close to the red sun, yellow land, green trees and colorful flowers.The students who are locked in the school can only enjoy this beauty in the autumn outing. Wutong Mountain, which fell asleep all night.Greet visitors with a fresh and full spirit. For people living in noisy cities, it is a novelty to feel the embrace of nature so intimately.The air was so fresh, I couldn't bear to breathe.An article introduced that Wutong Mountain has a share of "the true love that is hard to find in the metropolis".It seems so. Go in groups.The teacher said to gather at the top of the mountain. Most of the students followed the teacher along the winding mountain road.Xie Xinran found a rugged and narrow path hidden in the dense jungle.Looking through the treetops, the path narrows and narrows.Squiggly.What's ahead?At the end of the road, will there also be a paradise like Tao Yuanming's that doesn't want to be revealed in the world of mortals?Teenagers always have a curiosity and a desire to explore mysterious things. Xin Ran wanted to find out, but Xiao Yao also said, "Guess what's in the deep woods? It seems that many people have noticed this path. "Maybe it's a paradise." Liu Xia said. "I think it's probably a cemetery. Maybe it's haunted." Yu Fa said very mysteriously. "Go to you." Liu Xia was immediately upset when she heard that Yu Fa called her Peach Blossom Spring a cemetery. "You don't know that this place used to be desolate, and the dead were buried here. This is the truth. When it was developed in the early 1980s, many bones were dug up." Wang Xiaotian said: "How about it, do you dare to go on an adventure?" "I agree." Xin Ran was the first to vote.Then Liu Xia and Wang Xiaotian also agreed.Xiao Yao said: "Well, let's go this way. Xin Ran is very happy. Because Xiao Yao has been silent a lot since he failed in the quiz competition, and today he is rarely in a good mood. Only Yu Fa said that there will be haunted inside, so he won't go. Xin Ran To mobilize Lin Xiaoxu. Lin Xiaoxu wanted to go, but today she preferred to stay with Teacher Jiang, so she didn't go and said to them: "Be careful. " So, several people packed their things and went deep into the woods.At some point, Yu Fa followed up again.Wang Xiaotian said: "Your surname is 'Lai'? Isn't it impossible to say, why are you here again?" "In principle, I don't want to come, but I'm worried that something will happen to you, so I'm here to protect you!" He said so solemnly. "To death!" Liu Xia said. Start to move forward, the road is difficult and dangerous, if not for the strong curiosity about the destination, maybe no one would have the patience.It seems that the romance and poetic flavor of the famine are nothing but the fabrications of literati!At this moment, everyone just carefully and laboriously pushed aside the thorny branches and leaves with their hands to let their heads go through; or pressed down a pile of weeds on the side of the road with one foot.Let the other foot step over first.Every step of the way has to be careful, not paying attention.The hands and feet will be cut by thorns. "I'm exhausted!" Liu Xia yelled. Glad to hold on to the trunk.Panting heavily. "Oh, it's bad!" Yu Fa yelled, "There's a caterpillar hanging on Liu Xia's back. It's so long and thick, one part is black and the other part is yellow, and it's fluffy." "Really? Don't be joking." Liu Xia saw Yu Fa gesturing the shape of the caterpillar with his fingers, and his voice changed. "Isn't it? It's rare to see such a big one. Why did you lie to you?" "It's over!" Liu Xia was about to cry, her whole body was shaking, "Xin Ran, what should I do?" "Let me see." Turning around, Xin Ran saw Yu Fa winking at her, and immediately understood, "Really, I thought they were lying to you, but it's really... tsk tsk, it's scary!" Liu Xia moved even more violently: "Quick! Get it off!" "Don't move, the caterpillar is crawling, and it will crawl into your neck in a while." "Oh...Mom..." Liu Xia was so frightened that she didn't dare to move anymore, her face flushed. "Wang Xiaotian, Xiao Yao, help!" Xiao Yao said: "Wait a while, I'll find a branch for you and pull it down." "Wang Xiaotian, you..." Liu Xia broke down in tears. "I'm afraid too!" Wang Xiaotian jumped up and down, as if he wanted to catch but dared not. "That's right. It's so big. People are scared. You see, it's crawled up to your neck. It's over. After being crawled by caterpillars, many small bumps will appear immediately the next day." Xie Xinran couldn't bear it any longer, and laughed loudly: "Look at Liu Xia scared us, stop playing!" This sentence doesn't matter, everyone laughed so hard that Yu Fa couldn't say a word. Liu Xia immediately understood, and became angry from embarrassment: "You are in such a mess, you will die!" This joke relieved a lot of the tiredness of climbing, and everyone continued to move forward. The steps are getting slower and slower, each step must be accompanied by a series of panting, and there will be "ouch" sounds from time to time.At this moment, it is really difficult to advance and retreat! Climb up one by one, and climb up hand in hand.Wang Xiaotian stretched out his hand to hold Xinran.Xin Ran recalled the scene at his house, hesitated, but still stretched out her right hand, holding both hands tightly together, Xin Ran felt a warm feeling in her heart. suddenly.In a flash of inspiration, a burst of surprise flashed in my heart, it's the top! At the same time, they suddenly discovered that the students had already reached the top of the mountain, and they expressed surprise to the scarred and late hero: "What did you do? How did it happen?" "What did you do?" Xin Ran also asked herself. Yu Fa said to Liu Xia: "This is your paradise? This is the dream of an ignorant girl!" "It's not the gloomy tomb you mentioned." Liu Xia insisted unconvinced. Is this the end of the hard road?Is this the end of the trek?It's just thankless, and it took people twice as much time and energy to do the same thing. Oh, here's the result... Young people go to seek their dreams with infinitely beautiful longings.For this dream, we work hard, we climb, we are not understood by the elders.But when we arrived at the destination with infinite longing and helplessness of the journey, we found that others had already easily got there first. Could this persistence and enthusiasm be erased by this unsatisfactory result?Isn't there such a saying: "The meaning of struggle lies in its process rather than the result"?Why in reality, people talk 100% about the result and leave the process behind?It is precisely because of the impulsiveness and persistence of young people that this kind of "tragedies" that are regarded as "thankless" in the eyes of the elders will be staged one after another. Although this kind of behavior is sometimes ridiculous, because they are young, There will be no regrets or complaints. After understanding this, Xin Ran's mood suddenly became brighter, with extraordinary emotion.She looked up at the sky and looked down at the earth. This place is far away from the busy city, the air is so fresh, she threw herself into the embrace of nature, and suddenly, she tasted an "absolute new feeling". Xinran boarded the "Watching Husband Stone" again and looked into the distance, and couldn't help sighing: Ah, Dashan, good morning! Ah, sun, hello! She is answering the call of the sun, yielding to the seductive allure of the mountain.In front of Dashan, she felt ashamed, and she was ashamed of her hesitation in Wang Xiaotian's joining the group.When did this unhealthy wind hit her?The embrace of the mountain is so vast, the sun is so bright, and the sky is so clear and vast, these are all very common things.But there are not many times when you can really feel the fun between heaven and earth.Why worry about some bumps and bumps?In fact, there should be the demeanor of a "gentleman who is open and frank".Learn to despise and learn to be tolerant.What makes Xinran understand these things is not so much Wang Xiaotian's enthusiastic handholding during the trek, but a kind of growth after the trek, and a kind of inspiration from Dashan. Xinran approached Mr. Jiang and said: "This batch of new members is on the development list, Wang Xiaotian..." I was very happy. Sycamore is a love tree Xiao Xuri X month X day "There is nothing called tiredness on Sunday, and I go to rest when I am tired on Sunday." Guoguo said. I have been playing well, I am very happy, maybe because of Teacher Jiang, I am in a good mood. The sky is so blue and the trees are so green.Surrounded by our youth and enthusiasm.I picked a leaf off with my own hands, it was so tender and green, it seemed that I saw emerald green for the first time - I couldn't help sighing: "This is life!" Oh life, so good! Oh, young, so good! I carefully put the leaf into the diary.This is the sycamore leaf of Wutong Mountain, and the sycamore is the love tree.I heard that Wu is male and Tong is female.Li Qingzhao has the phrase "the phoenix tree is more combined with the drizzle". Every time I go to Wutong Mountain or Wenqing Temple, I always kowtow to Xianyin Bodhisattva devoutly and make a series of wishes.In the Wenqing Temple where there are many people.Seeing that many people in the class were making wishes there, I was so devoutly moved!In political class, everyone was extremely scientific, but now they are extremely superstitious.People probably have religious inclinations.There is a physiognomy in Wenqing Temple.Many girls went there, and I was also curious to tell my fortune, but I was worried.I asked the physiognomist, "Are you sure?" He said, "Occasionally there are fake pearls." He was quite honest, but I still didn't dare to look at them.It's natural to be happy if you say it well, but if it's not good, you can't worry about it all day long.Besides, life has been calculated, so what else is there to do? I quietly opened my right palm, and a "Chuan"-shaped zigzag, thin and dense lines spread out on my palm.My lines are very thin, and I heard that it was caused by thinking about things, which is a bit accurate.I am very thoughtful.Could it be that my whole life has been enshrined tightly by these three thin and long lines? The most regrettable thing today was when I took the last photo.I wanted to take a photo with Mr. Jiang. I had thought about it a long time ago, so I also carefully prepared for the camera.Usually, my mother only let us play with the "Ricoh 30D" camera. In order to take a better picture, I begged my mother for a long time last night before my mother agreed to let me take the "Ricoh 900" with a retractable lens.As soon as I go up the mountain, I look for opportunities.Just don't know how to speak.If I hadn't been waiting for the opportunity to take a photo alone with Teacher Jiang, I would have gone on an adventure with Xinran and the others.It's almost downhill and I haven't found a chance yet, so I'm really embarrassed to speak.Later I said, "Let's take a picture to commemorate!"Yu Fa made a grimace; Liu Xia put one arm around me and the other on Teacher Jiang. I don't like her gesture, it's too casual.I immediately thought she was disgusting.I really don't know what to say about her.For example, she and Wang Xiaotian are on good terms, but she and Yu Fa also fight and fight. I think she lacks a girl's reserve.She gets along pretty well with all the boys in the class.Many boys like her, isn't it because she is beautiful, even the teacher in class will look at her more. I pursed my lips, frowned, and was a little unhappy. When I took the photo later, my expression still didn't change.I don't know what the final photo looks like.I think it's probably ugly.Mom said, I can't pout, it would be ugly.It's all Liu Xia's fault! When I came home, I saw Liu Xia's father and a woman.I met her father at school. He is a musician. Who is that woman?People who engage in art are like that, which actor is not divorced, and he is divorced.When asking this man about his marital status, don't ask "Are you married?" Ask "Divorced?" or "Are you remarried?" "Suddenly I felt that Liu Xia was quite pitiful. There was another sawing sound from the next door, it was terrible!Little Beibei is learning the piano, her life is difficult, and we suffer accordingly. "Taiwan-funded companies" broke up "Enough, enough, this kind of life is like torture, I've had enough!" "You've had enough. I've had enough! Don't look at who is a fool. You think I don't know about you, your shameful scandals! I have a lot of evidence of your crimes. One day I will When you are in a good mood, take it to your regiment and announce it to the public." "Today, do you think I still care about this? The reason why I don't divorce is not because I'm afraid of you, but because of Liu Xia." "Stop singing big tunes in front of me. Others don't know what's in your stomach, but I won't know? Show your daughter someday those so-called 'Dreams of Love' love letters. She knows what her father is!" "You're looking more and more like a shrew!" "Vixen? Alright, I'll show you!" Then there was the sound of throwing things. "Enough, enough!" followed by the sound of glass breaking, apparently Dad also dropped something, "Is this still a home? It's like hell. If it wasn't for Liu Xia, we would have..." Dad picked up his bag, opened the door and wanted to leave, but unexpectedly, his daughter was at the door.Mom and Dad were shocked. Dad quickly said: "Aren't you going to Wutong Mountain today? Why are you back so early?" Liu Xia didn't speak, but his father tested with affirmative tone: "You just came back?" "No." Liu Xia who was standing at the door scanned the entire room and his parents, and said lightly, "I'm back early. "Then why don't you come in?" "I'm watching the show." Liu Xia paused for a while.Added, "It's wonderful." Dad fell down on the sofa as if a very taut string had snapped. Mom burst into tears.That crying sound was so desolate that it almost made people faint from crying. Liu Xia took out a few pears from her schoolbag: "Do you want to eat a pear? A classmate gave it to you. Eat a pear, it's quite sweet. You'll feel better after eating it." Dad couldn't believe his ears, so he quickly confirmed it with his eyes.He looked at Liu Xia timidly, expressing doubts. The mother also stared at Liu Xia as if she didn't know her daughter, and stopped crying, her shoulders kept shaking. Liu Xia walked over and put her hands on her mother's trembling shoulders: "Mom, let's leave. It's better to leave if this continues! Leaving is good for everyone." "Get a divorce!" Liu Xia said again.Suddenly he realized that he had been assimilated by Wang Xiaotian. Dad came to Liu Xia's room while mother was making dinner.Liu Xia stood on the bookshelf, reading a book. When she saw her father come in, she quickly put the book back on the shelf.Dad has already seen the cover of the book: "Chinese Views on Marriage".The father looked at his daughter, and then at the neat rows of books on the bookshelf: (The Weakness of Human Nature), "Half of a Man Is a Woman), "The Great Fission of Yin and Yang)... Dad was a little surprised and understood ?Then I turned my eyes from the bookshelf back to my daughter, and it was still those big watery eyes, full of childishness.No matter how he looked at it, Dad couldn't connect the little girl in front of him with the books on the shelf.Is it because I don't understand too much about my daughter's concern, or is this generation matured too early? "Liu Xia. Some books are not suitable for you. At least not for you to read now. You should read some books suitable for your age." Seeing his father's nervous look, Liu Xia couldn't help laughing, but pursed his lips, not daring to be too presumptuous.If she wanted to tell her parents what she knew, they would definitely turn pale with shock: "How did our Liu Xia become like this!" "Oh, my dad, don't worry. What's wrong with this book! You must have the spirit of 'bringing doctrine' and look at things dialectically and materialistically. Take the essence and discard the dross!" Liu Xia comforted in turn. Speaking of Dad, he didn't speak like a daughter. Dad looked into those eyes, which were clear and crystal clear, but these eyes could no longer be easily read.Then he turned to the main topic: "Family is like a joint venture. If we can't cooperate, we have to break up. And children are the most important assets of this joint venture..." He told Liu Xia that he would give her a warm home, In Dad's words, it is the best joint venture company to make up for the lack of her in the past few years; he will hire her a good teacher and train her to be an outstanding person... Liu Xia smiled, very sour. While my father was watching the news broadcast, my mother entered Liu Xia's room.Liu Xia is writing a letter.My mother immediately became nervous, but don’t be like a few years ago, when her parents got married, Liu Xia wrote to her aunt: “If they really divorce, I will jump off the seventh floor! My aunt immediately sent this letter by express. Only then did they dispel the idea of ​​divorce. Now Liu Xia is writing again, so focused.Mom wanted to see it but didn't dare to, so she said cautiously: "Liu Xia, don't do anything stupid! Liu Xia folded the letter and put it under the pencil case: "Mom, what are you talking about!" "Liu Xia. If you don't want to live, mom won't!" "Mom, you... where is this?" Liu Xia was puzzled, "Okay, what are you talking about, dead and alive!" "Liu Xia, didn't you write a letter to your aunt?" Liu Xia understood her mother's worry.A bit dumbfounded, he took out the letter: "This is for a classmate from the mainland, Li Ying, you know him." Only then did my mother breathe a sigh of relief: "Okay, that's good, you scared mom to death just now." She immediately cut to the point, "Mom originally didn't want to divorce, not because she still had hope for him, but because she hated and wanted to procrastinate." He lived for ten or eight years, until he was old. Think about it now. It’s not necessary, as you said, leaving is good for everyone.” Then he gave Liu Xia many examples to illustrate the cruelty of stepmothers, from all over the world.Cinderella in fairy tales.Real people and true stories in reality, called Liu Xia "I would rather follow my mother who is a beggar than my father who is an official".Don't be angry with your stepmother. "Men, I've seen it through! Mom sniffled and shed tears, "Men just can't have money, and once they have money, they will do bad things."If you are still in the Mainland now.It's still about a hundred yuan a month, and your dad won't degenerate to this point.It is because of having money... This is called 'forgetting one's origin'! " "Men are afraid of choosing the wrong job, and women are afraid of picking the wrong man. Mom has been blind all her life, and found such a thing that is not as good as a beast. I hope you will open your eyes and have a good home in the future." Liu Xia smiled bitterly. as if she is not chinese Liu Qing did not participate in this autumn outing.Her second sister Liu Mei came back from Australia, and her mother ran to the dormitory overnight to inform her.The next day, the students all went climbing, and Liu Qing and her parents went to the airport to meet Liu Mei. The married second sister looks more charming and beautiful.As soon as the second sister came out, the parents immediately went up to meet her, one left and one right, as if hugging a princess.Liu Qing immediately thought of Li Yuanchun's provincial play.I am like that silly elder sister.No wonder people say they don't look like a mother. "To Nanhai." Liu Mei said to the taxi driver. "The food at home is ready." Mom said to Liu Mei. But Liu Mei insisted on going to Nanhai Hotel for dinner. Nanhai Hotel is the most advanced hotel in Shenzhen, a five-star hotel.The things inside are expensive, and most people dare not care about them.Liu Qing followed the second sister and stepped up the waxed marble steps, not daring to face the doormen on both sides who looked like royal guards, a little timid.Before, the second sister said that she must come in with dignity.Now, the second sister really got her wish, and now she is a Chinese with an Australian passport. The luxurious scene here makes parents feel awkward, and they don't even know how to put their hands and how to eat the dishes. "Dad, Mom, like me. Liu Mei taught her parents to use a knife and fork. Liu Mei manipulated forks and knives freely, held up a cup with her thumb and middle finger to drink gracefully, wiped her mouth with a napkin from time to time, and behaved impeccably. Liu Qing has seen Books in this area. I have also received education in this area at school, and now she is practicing with her sister. "Dad, Mom," Liu Mei wiped her mouth, "Would you like a bottle of Moutai or Martell?" "No, no, what kind of wine to drink." "Have a drink, let me catch the wind." Liu Mei smiled and clacked with her middle finger and thumb, "Waiter (waiter), have a bottle of Moutai." The waiter immediately brought Moutai, but the second sister just took a sip and said. "I'm not used to this Moutai." He ordered another bottle of Martell. "China's service attitude and the quality of the people are really problematic. Let's take the airport just now as an example. The people in front of the swing door walked by, regardless of whether there were people behind. When they let go, they hit the people behind. , what'LadyFirst, (ladies first) let alone. There is absolutely no such phenomenon abroad, I have been to several countries..." The parents seemed to be listening to a bible, with their mouths open wide.Liu Qing was a little awkward, the second sister opened and shut her mouth "Well", from time to time she added a few foreign words, and said "how about China" at every turn, as if she was not Chinese. "Liu Qing, why are you looking at me!" Liu Mei said, "I brought you a gift, I'm sure you'll die!" Hearing that there was a gift, Liu Qing fell in love with the second sister again. "Second Sister, do you still remember Brother Qiang?" Liu Qing asked.Brother Qiang was the second sister's boyfriend before she met "Big Beard".The second sister broke up with Brother Qiang after she met "Big Beard".Brother Qiang was so angry that Brother Qiang's buddies saw Liu Qing and said, "You have to learn well. Don't be like your second sister." Liu Qing didn't like others to call second sister, but she really didn't understand second sister. Liu Mei didn't speak, and casually mixed the coffee with a small spoon. Both parents felt that Liu Qing's words were too disturbing, so they gave Liu Qing winks.Liu Qing didn't know who he was, and continued, "Brother Qiang has a girlfriend again." Liu Mei remained calm: "Oh." Back then, my parents didn't like Brother Qiang. The most important thing was that Brother Qiang had no money, he was a wage earner, and he didn't even have a Shenzhen hukou.Liu Mei later turned in "Big Beard" and flew away to Brother Qiang without hesitation. "How much is this meal?" "Three thousand two." Liu Mei replied indifferently. "Three thousand and two!" cried Mom, sticking out her tongue. "It's scary. It's so expensive!" After dinner, the whole family went to the mall again.Most of the things here are foreign goods or pretty goods that are rarely seen in the general market.My sister bought some underwear for a change, and explained: "Foreigners never travel like Chinese people with big bags and small bags. They just need to bring MASTER, TERCARD, VISACARD and so on." "Liu Qing, what do you want?" Liu Mei asked. 柳清想了想，觉得内衣内裤没必要太好，反正穿在里头的，于是她挑了一支笔。 “哎哟，要死，小人用这么好的笔干什么，看看你的字写得跟鸡肠似的。”妈妈瞪着柳清说，“三百几呀，不是三块几！” 柳眉边付款，边说：“她要就买嘛，于嘛发达么大脾气。” 二姐柳眉的回国，使她家跟过年似的，喜气洋洋。父母脸上露出难得的笑容，柳清也十分得意。 亲来友往，应酬完毕，家里恢复了平静。妈妈收拾着地上的糖纸、果皮。爸爸坐在沙发上问话：“小眉啊，你过得好吗？” “好呀。那边生活水准高得很。爸爸，等以后我把你和妈接去。” 爸爸很高兴：“我同你妈没这福分，你就把你妹妹接出去吧。” "I know." “你公婆对你好不？” “我在信上不是都说了吗，人家外国结婚后不和父母住在一起，我们自己过，不常见他父母。” “那'大胡子'对你咋样？”爸爸还是不放心。“大胡子”是柳清家对二姐夫的称呼。 “挺好的。”柳眉笑了，笑得很幸福。 “小眉，”妈妈停住了扫地，“你样样都称心？” “就算是吧。不过，有时也挺闷的。” “可不。你找份工做做。整天在家是闷！” “他不让。他说中国找工容易，赚钱难，而他们是找工难，赚钱容易。” “那你可要能省就省，吃老公的，你这么大手大脚怎么可以。”爸爸说。 “小眉，你结婚不算短了，有了吗？”妈妈说。 "what?" “BB（宝宝）呀，有了BB还怕闷，怕你是想得闲也没时间。” 柳眉笑着低下了头：“3个月了。” 柳眉取出一盒人参：“爸，这是正宗高丽参，给你补身子的。”爸爸接过人参。眯缝着眼瞧了瞧，虽然嘴上说“这一定很贵吧，我身子好好的，又没破，补什么呀”。心里却是甜滋滋的。 一下子，爸爸妈妈眼里只有柳眉了，爸爸妈妈就是偏心。爸爸妈妈都不喜欢柳清，老骂她，所以柳清喜欢住校，免得让他们心烦。 柳清得一条金项链，十分高兴。二姐现在出手是大方了，没出国前，没少和自己争过东西，为了一件新衣服，姐妹俩也会争得不可开支。今天柳眉和父母一起出去走亲戚，柳清独自一个人在家，觉得很惬意。 柳清的父母算是洗脚上田的农民，家里开一爿杂货店，收入虽然不高。生活却十分现代化。这套房子是自己的，彩电是29寸的，冰箱是三门的，洗衣机是全自动的。这些都是姐姐们的功劳。她们家是从广东梅县迁来的。大姐柳叶嫁到香港，1983年花18万港市在深圳买了一套三房两厅。那会儿100港元才值人民币30几元，一套房子实际上就值人民币6万多。为了鼓励侨胞买房。还允许他们迁来几个内地亲属的户口。大姐就把父母妹妹4人迁进了深圳。后来深圳房价猛涨，她们家的房子可以卖到100多万，深圳户口又很吃香，家里人对大姐感激不尽，妈妈还把大姐划为一等功臣；二姐出国前，以妈妈的名义买了5千股“发展”股票，后来“发展”还真发展了，一股涨到40几，合20几万，妈妈心花怒放，立刻把二姐归划为二等功臣，现在就剩下柳清这个吃饭的了。父母一天到晚念叨。学好英语，出国。柳清的耳朵都快生茧了。 现在爸爸妈妈不在家，不用听他们刺耳的骂声，柳清想干什么，就干什么，可以用勺子直接舀“可可”吃，可以卧在沙发上打游戏机…… 柳清对着镜子发呆。柳清越来越爱照镜子了，而且知道自己不能穿横杠杠的衣服，穿深色的会显得苗条一些。她越来越注重容貌体形了。 柳清为自己没长好苦恼得不行。要是长得像两个姐姐一样就好了。深圳是个识靓的社会。二姐只有高中毕业，既无过硬的“砂纸”又无专长，可温（找）工易过许多本科毕业的女大学生。用二姐的话说：“我在写字楼里一坐，客户都对我们公司印象好起来。”柳清心里责怪父母：“你们生到最后是不情愿还是咋的，随便一捏就把我生出来。” 发过呆之后，她决定改变形象。她把两把“刷子”解下来，用速效定型胶把头发定成波浪状，又用摩丝让刘海立起来；再打开姐姐的化妆盒，挤出一节面底膏，在脸上各点几处，剩下的就在手里匀匀，手心相对磨一磨，开始在整个脸蛋上涂抹。接着扑粉，再接着涂眼影。二姐的眼影涂得很好，柳清学二姐的样选择了青色和紫色。然后画眉毛，柳清把自己很淡很短的眉毛画粗画长，最后画唇线上唇膏，柳清左照右照，觉得哪里不满意就重来一次。 再把二姐送的金项链戴上。 于是，镜子里出现了一张陌生的脸庞，像戴了面儿。 这时，爸爸妈妈回来了，自从姐姐们嫁走后，父母的管理就更集中了，即使柳清一个星期才回来一次，他们也没少唠叨。柳清一举一动都受到严格控制。 “你知道你这样打扮有多滑稽，你当你是柳眉呀？”妈妈一进门就说，“就像马戏团里的猴屁股！” 妈妈对柳清说话就是这么尖酸刻薄，好像柳清是专供她撒气的。姐姐们都远在天边，只有柳清在家里。妈妈想起柳叶、柳眉的全部是优点，看到柳清的全部是缺点。而且用她们的优点来比她的缺点，一开口就是“你怎么不能像柳叶、柳眉那样”，“你要是有两个姐姐的一半也不错了”等等。 柳清一边慌慌张张地解头发，一边把话题支开：“二姐怎么没回来？” “唉，”妈妈叹着气坐到沙发上，“变了，变了，一年多时间，全变了。” “女儿做到这份上也就不容易了。你想她像我们一样，困在一个地头？出国了，嫁给有钱的老公，也算是出头了。”爸爸说。现在“出头”的标准看是否出过国，镀过金。 “家里明明有饭菜不吃，到南海，那有什么好吃的；家里有床她不睡。她不知道，为了她回来，床单、被套全是新买的，她倒好，回南海，她那一觉；够我们全家吃一个月的了……”妈妈又唠叨上了。 柳眉回南海酒店，柳清没回学校。她想：“二姐她到底生活得有意思吗？”