Chapter 11 Chapter 10: There is a road in the sound of reading

"There are roads in the mountains of books and hard work is the path, and the sea of ​​learning is boundless and hard work." This famous saying is almost a creed that must be silently recited several times a day for Tu Juan, a student of the 94th grade of Nanjing University.Four years of university, four 365 days, 16 seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter... Today, Tu Juan looks back at the university road she has traveled. She can't even believe the fact that she is in the middle of financial difficulties. Edge actually stumbled over. "Ha, 1998—I should smile at you! Because I'm going to graduate from university! No, I still have to tell you, I've been recommended by the school to go to graduate school..." In May, when I was in the NTU campus When I saw Tu Juan in front of the small western-style building, she had a bright face.

When you were in college, your father stayed at home for a long time due to illness. Not only could he not give you paternal love like other fathers, but the family had to bear high medical expenses.And your mother works in a depressed factory. The factory manager said, your mother has a pension of 400 yuan a month, and she was sent home when she was just 40 years old, and it will be forever. For 400 yuan, it is necessary to support a family of three, one of whom is seriously ill, and one of them has already entered a university... You and your family never thought about it at the time—how did you get into this university?

"Thinking, thinking too much, it's too painful." Tujuan said, "Dad who was lying on the sickbed was thinking about this problem, and the dignified seven-foot man burst into tears. He held my face and said: Juanjuan, it's my father." This disease prevents you from going to college happily and easily. The saddest thing is my mother, she hugged me and cried, and asked me to forgive my mother for not getting into a good factory... But I didn't cry, I forced myself not to bring the sorrows in my heart to this world. I know the misfortune of my parents. No, I couldn't resist that 'revolutionary' era, so they left all their expectations to me. They worked hard to bring me up, and sent me to the best primary and middle schools... They still want to send me to their hearts The best university. They did not waste their hard work. Their daughter was going to Nanjing University. They were so happy, as if they had passed the exam. But at this time, they found that they had little ability to provide for their beloved daughter. Going to college...can they not be sad? Could it be more painful for them?"

I was silent and looked at Tu Juan in front of me quietly, trying to feel the mood of her parents at that time. She looked up and said: "I was not sad at the time, but instead comforted my parents. I said, parents, you only need to give me a bite to eat, and I can do the rest by myself. I am determined to go to university. My parents were crying. I laughed and said Juanjuan, don’t worry, there will always be something you want to eat at home, even if parents are hungry, our Juanjuan will go to college with a full stomach. I hugged my parents and said, Juanjuan will definitely study hard University..." Tu Juan shook her head shyly, saying that it was my turn to cry in the adults' arms this time.

We started talking again- After entering university, have you ever felt inferior because of the poverty of your family? Of course there will be, but I believe one thing is that as a college student, the highest measure of pride and inferiority should be good performance and good study, not the amount of savings or the official position of the parents.So the low self-esteem I once had is gone soon, because I want to use my own strength to prove to my classmates that I am not short of others, let alone shorter than others. Students without financial difficulties can concentrate on studying, and children from poor families can sit down and study wholeheartedly?

It is of course an advantage for rich people not to worry about life. They don't have to go to work-study programs, and they can go dancing and watching movies after class to relax.We can't, but we can use their relaxing time to learn more knowledge, read more or read more homework.What they get is rest and entertainment, what we get is progress and enrichment... Do you work too? Basically no, I rely on learning to "generate income". How much can you "create" in a year? The scholarship system of Nantah University is very sound, as long as you study well, you will get a considerable amount.

Can you share your income? Can.I can get a scholarship almost every semester, and most of them are the first and second prizes.The highest award is the "Wu Jianxiong Scholarship", which is 2,000 yuan once.Hmm - I can guarantee to get a scholarship of no less than 2,000 yuan every year on average! Relying on this, is it enough for you to go to college for living and studying expenses? enough.My family is in Nanjing, and I can go home to eat and live every day, so I give 100 yuan to my family every month, and I keep about 100 yuan for lunch at school, plus other small expenses such as buying some books.

What are the benefits of good grades besides bringing you no longer trapped in life? Yes!I am respected by everyone, and no one thinks that I am the kind of "poor family" who doesn't fit in.Please don't get me wrong, even if someone puts me in the "poor group", I still don't care, maybe I have a sense of pride. Can you just say that as a poor student, can you integrate your soul with ordinary people in real life? why notI have always faced poverty, especially unalterable family difficulties, very calmly.But just like my studies, I have confidence, so I don't have to hide anything.I openly told my classmates that I only have about 200 yuan of "financial money" a month, and this is a scholarship for studying. What can I do with this money, and what I can't do.I don't hide my family, and even often bring my classmates to my house to let them see what my family is like.Many students came back to my house and told me, Tu Juan, your family life is so difficult, but your parents are very cheerful, optimistic, so happy!What do you think I have to say "no" in front of my classmates?

I laughed, laughing at myself for successfully completing an interview with a successful underprivileged student. As a matter of fact, how to treat and deal with the problem of poverty, as colleges and poor students themselves, although the situation is different, and their methods also have their own tricks, but there is one thing that everyone agrees on, especially our educators Even more so, that is, learning well is an ideal way out in itself. Who doesn't want to study well?However, wanting to learn well does not necessarily mean success.For a college student with a difficult life, sometimes it may not be possible to study hard.Tu Juan from Nantah University grew up in key middle and primary schools in Nanjing. She has a good learning environment and she is very smart.But those classmates who came from remote areas or mountains were much more unfortunate than her.A girl from Beijing Medical University told me that although she was one of the best candidates in Henan, she found that her knowledge level was significantly lower than that of her previous middle school education after entering a university in Beijing.For example, the college now implements the "CET-4" English test system, which requires a considerable level of listening and speaking skills, but when she was studying in middle school, she had never even seen what a "Walkman" was, let alone any "voice training". , all her English is done on a blackboard and several exercise books.Today's universities require such high foreign language listening and speaking skills, the basic level of rural children like her who come from mountains and remote areas cannot be compared with urban students.

Taking a high test score to enter the university, but not being able to become a leader in studies and grades, is almost the most significant difference between rural students and urban students.And the problems faced by those poor students are several times more.For tomorrow's tuition and food expenses, he couldn't take a class that he had to attend; he should have more time for self-study before the exam, but he had to give up because of the pre-arranged part-time job or tutoring... Such a thing is too much There are too many, so poor students are carrying more than simple basic level problems.

But they know that life never sympathizes with the weak, and the university is not a charity for the poor. All the defeated soldiers in grades, no matter how many good reasons you have, will be reduced to servants by the sacred hall. Studying well is the ultimate goal that all college students who enter the "ivory tower" must complete, and every poor student is no exception.They therefore pay a higher price than others. Lu Xiantao, a classmate of Tongji University in Shanghai, does not believe that some people give birth to poor children with the attributive "pocket and report card." For this reason, he has formulated a long-term "midnight self-study study table"-because he has to work part-time , the poor family has done everything within his capacity for him, so he must have enough income from part-time jobs to ensure his tuition and living expenses.24 hours a day, seven days a week, God's "law" treats everyone equally: five days for study or work, and two days for yourself to control.However, like many students who need to work part-time to maintain their university life, Lu Xiantao has to do the following things in the same time: three times a week plus two Saturdays and Sundays to work in a supermarket. 6 to 9 hours.The second thing is tutoring twice a week, two hours each time.It takes about 50 hours of work to complete such two things, and about 55 hours if the time spent on the round trip is added.It’s not that I don’t care about it. Maybe many students who are also students can truly appreciate the hardships of poor students.Anyone can solve this arithmetic problem. Lu Xiantao and other students have to work an average of 8 hours more per day than others in a week. What is the concept of 8 hours? 8 hours is the longest "legal working time" for each employee in a day stipulated by the international labor department.This simple analysis shows that Lu Xiantao's daily study and part-time work time is 16 hours in total.There are only 8 hours left in his day, which includes eating and sleeping... However, he can't use all these precious 8 hours for eating and sleeping-he has to keep up with the same learning level as others, so he has to study by himself, so He can only set a long-term "midnight self-study study table". How many times at 11 o'clock in the middle of the night, the campus of Tongji University in Shanghai was quiet at night, but the lights of a certain classroom were still brightly on.Lu Xiantao, who is greedily studying by himself, never seems to feel that he is the only one left in the spacious classroom. You can see that he occasionally raises his head to do eye exercises, and then stays at his desk for a long time... Well, is it too late?But no, it's already 2 o'clock in the morning!Xiao Lu hurriedly packed his schoolbag, turned off the lights, and ran to the dormitory.It was broken, and the door was locked by the master on duty again.Well, let's go back to the classroom.So, he turned on the light and opened the book again... Most of the time he is awake, and after a while of self-study, he should take a nap, because tomorrow there will be tomorrow's courses and part-time jobs.There were also a few times when he fell asleep without knowing it, until the bell of the Bund rang in his ears... In his day, only the second class break in the morning and afternoon is the happiest and most comfortable, because it is a big break, and he can chat with his classmates easily, or have a few fun times.In his week, only every Sunday morning is the time for complete "indulgence", because there is neither class nor part-time job at this time, he intends to take a good night's sleep to restore his energy for the whole week , and recharge your batteries for the next seven days. He cherishes such a good learning and living environment in the university.Compared with the dilapidated middle school in the countryside that he had attended in the past, Lu Xiantao felt that Tongji University was really a palace.The middle school he attended didn’t matter what he wanted. Before him, Lu Xiantao, no one had been admitted to college for five years. If it wasn’t for the fact that Lu Xiantao won the first place in the college entrance examination in the district in 1995, this dilapidated middle school with no achievements It may have been revoked forever.The anecdote that "a good student Lu Xiantao saved a middle school" is still circulating among the locals.Going to university, and it is a famous university like Tongji. Lu Xiantao feels that he is a poor kid from a poor place. Now that he has such good conditions, if he does not study hard, it is simply a crime, a crime against knowledge and years. .He always thought that although the poverty of the family cannot be chosen, the goal of life is completely optional.No matter how much you can curse your family and your misfortune as a poor student, you have no right to slack off learning and knowledge.Lu Xiantao said that he also had low self-esteem when he first entered school, and his personality was introverted. Once the class organized the first election for class cadres, and all the students were chattering and showing off their flair.But when he came to the stage, he blushed without saying a word.However, he did not retreat, and won the trust of his classmates with his unique simplicity and honesty. In the end, he was elected as the class life committee member with a higher number of votes.Although this is just a "sesame official", Lu Xiantao is extremely serious and dedicated, and arranges some life issues of the students in the class thoughtfully and lively, so everyone regards him as a "little housekeeper" and loves to listen to him orders and assignments.Sometimes part-time work will inevitably affect some courses, and the students take the initiative to help him organize notes and copy supplementary lecture notes.As for Lu Xiantao, from his freshman year to his senior year now, he ranks first in his class every year, and was named one of the "100 Excellent College Students" by the school last year.With good grades, there will naturally be more scholarships. Now Lu Xiantao can basically guarantee tuition and living expenses without working part-time.He said that it would be ideal to achieve the current situation, because instead of working part-time, he would have more time and energy to study.Now he has two goals. One is to use the last period of college to strive to master as much knowledge and skills as possible that can directly serve the society after joining the work.The second is to help some poor students with relatively poor grades in the class to catch up with their studies, so that they can not only be self-reliant and self-reliant in school, but also have a satisfactory place when they graduate and work in the future. Lu Xiantao sacrificed his countless midnights and holidays in exchange for the respect and excellent grades of his teachers and classmates, making him an advanced model of self-improvement among college students in Shanghai.Poor students like him are by no means a minority.