Lin Shaoqiu returned to the city to return the car. There has been no news for several days. Xueke went to the village committee several times but could not find him. He seemed to have disappeared from the world. Xueke began to worry. He thought of the man she had mistakenly

The woman who thought she was a star fantasized about how she and Lin Shaoqiu would be together, thought about the woman's impeccable dress, thought about...even thought about the car accident, so her heart was like a fully wound clockwork.

It would suddenly cut off at the slightest sign of trouble, and she began to feel in a trance. She spent the whole holiday in a haze, staying up late at night and not getting up until noon.

One day, while she was sleeping in a daze, she heard the noise of gongs and drums in the village, which seemed to be very lively. The sound of gongs and drums came from far and near, and gradually reached the entrance of the alley: "Who has a wife?" She began to guess in her mind.

"Passed the exam! Passed the exam!..."

The younger brother jumped into the yard.

"Sister-sister-get up quickly, I passed the exam, I passed the exam," my younger brother shouted as he rushed into the house.

"Ah?!" She rolled over and ran out without even having time to put on her shoes.

Several village cadres in the village were holding a drum and standing at the door of her house with a smile. Lin Shaoqiu had a big red flower made of cloth hanging around his neck and was beating hard.

The grandma with little feet came out of the house trembling slightly: "Is this a happy event? There is also a big red flower!"

Lin Shaoqiu stopped, with a strange light shining on his face, "Grandma, this is a huge happy event! Your granddaughter has been admitted to the Normal College. I specially asked the secretary to find a big drum to publicize it. From now on, our village will

But we have to let the girl go to school. Girls can still be promising. Your granddaughter will be a teacher after graduation, and she will no longer have to work hard to farm." Lin Shaoqiu's eyes sparkled a little, and he seemed to be even more excited than Xue Ke.

Xue Ke looked at him and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

After hearing the news, Xueke's parents rushed from the house to Lin Shaoqiu. Their lips moved for a long time, and it took them a long time to say one sentence: "Director Lin, where will this girl go to be a teacher in the future?"

"Of course it is going to your town, or it may be to other village primary schools. According to national policy, normal school graduates will generally be assigned to the village primary school where their registered residence is, that is, the primary school in their own town."

"What? Go back to the town? If I don't go, I will finally pass the technical secondary school entrance examination and then go back to the town after graduation. What's the point of going to this normal college?"

The smile that just bloomed on Xue Ke's face disappeared instantly like a deflated rubber ball.

"Ouch! My sister-in-law, there is a student who is very popular as long as she doesn't farm. Why are you so picky and ignorant?" Dad and Mom said in unison.

"I'm not going anyway, I want to stay in the city." Xue Ke turned away.

"Why do you have to stay in the city?" Lin Shaoqiu frowned.

Xue Ke turned around and glared at him fiercely. This question was a bit inhumane? Why did she have to stay in the city? It was Lin Shaoqiu who promised her to stay in the city, but now he came to question her? She began to resent in her heart

He, however, held back his temper and bit his lower lip without speaking.

"Anyway, let's go to school first and wait until graduation." Lin Shaoqiu said after taking a breath.

"You won't know where you are after graduation! I don't care. I want to make it clear before I go to school. I will go to school in whichever city you are in and stay in that city." Xue Ke lowered his head and muttered in a low voice.

.

Lin Shaoqiu heard it very clearly. He paused slightly and said, "It seems that you girl is at odds with me. Don't worry. I'll find someone to change your choice. Let's try to stay in the city."

She immediately became happy and jumped up to him like a monkey: "Pull the hook".

"Pull the hook again?!" Lin Shaoqiu pushed up his glasses and looked at her hard through the lenses. He compromised.

"Director Lin, a child is not sensible. Don't let her have her way. You can go about your business and ignore her." My mother apologized with eyes full of apology.

"There are a lot of things going on in the village recently. The unit has prepared the materials to install tap water. The construction is about to start now, but this girl's matter is also imminent. She is right. After finally passing the exam, how can I come back? After all, in the mountains,

The conditions are incomparable to those in the city, so I try to find ways to help her change her choice. If she wants to stay in the city with a rural registered permanent residence, she has to work hard. So far, only students from technical secondary schools can have the chance to stay in the city. Graduates from the normal school have the chance to stay in the city.

You can’t keep the city.”

"We farmers can't understand what you're saying. If it's too troublesome, forget it." My father started to feel embarrassed: "If it weren't for you, this girl wouldn't even be able to go to normal school..."

"You can't say that, uncle, it was her hard work. How can I do it alone? That's all. I must go back immediately. There is not even a telephone in the village. Everything must be done.

She can only do it when she returns to the city. Even after she returns, she can't just rely on phone calls to solve her problems. She also has to visit the relevant leaders in person one by one. Changing her choice of school is a big deal, and it will be even more troublesome if it is delayed.

"

"It's going to rain soon when it's cloudy like this. You'd better go back to the village committee to have a meal first and then leave after it rains." The village cadres unanimously persuaded him to stay.

"It's hard to say what's going on today. Who knows when it will rain? The weather forecast says there will be heavy rain today, and there have been moderate to heavy rains for several days in a row. It seems that the rainy season is coming. I must go back quickly before it rains yet.

, what if it gets serious and the mountain road turns to mud? How can I still ride this bicycle?"

Mom quickly went to find a raincoat for him.

While I was looking for my raincoat, raindrops began to fall from the sky. The big raindrops hit the lid of the pot outside, making a loud noise.

Lin Shaoqiu grabbed the raincoat and quickly put it on, turned around and rushed into the rain.

What Xue Ke wanted to say was stuck in her throat and she couldn't say a word. She watched eagerly as he got on the bicycle.

"When it rains, it will be difficult to walk on the road. Your bicycle will be clogged with mud after just a few steps. Quickly find some small wooden sticks to hold. If it gets clogged, use the wooden sticks to poke the mud away.

"My father brought some wooden sticks and put them in the cart basket.

"Okay, thank you, uncle, I'm leaving, wait for my news!"

"Hey! Pay attention to safety on the road and don't slip."

Lin Shaoqiu left, and the village cadres also dispersed one by one.

"Girl, when did you become so willful?" My father knocked his long pipe against the threshold, "Why do you think it's raining so hard that Director Lin is running around? People eat and drink from you.

Is it your turn? Is it still your turn? I owe you something? If you are not related to me, why should I worry about you? In these days, do you think it is easy to ask for help? If you hold a big gift, some people may not give it to you.

You open the door, licking your face and begging for help. Your father knows how hard it feels. You are a girl who doesn’t know the ropes and forces people to ask for help. No matter whether it succeeds or not, you owe a huge favor to us.

How can this family repay others?"

"Go back and kill the big rooster at home, and give him some rare things from the soil." Mom said at the side.

"Those things of yours are enough to attract people's attention."

"What should we do?"

My father had no idea for a moment and didn't say a word. He just squatted on the ground and smoked.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and water quickly appeared on the ground. Xueke suddenly regretted letting Lin Shaoqiu leave in the rain. The deep guilt burned her heart. She rushed to the road and tried to call him back, but the road was empty, and in the distance

Only the heavy rain was visible, and nothing else could be seen clearly: "Lin——Shao——Qiu——Quickly——Come Back——Come——".

She cried desperately, and the shouts echoed over the village, but she could hear nothing except the sound of rain.

Seeing that it was getting closer and closer to leaving school, Lin Shaoqiu did not make any movement. Xueke was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, with a big blister at the corner of her mouth. She ran from home to the village committee compound every day, and then from the village

When the committee ran to the road, my father said impatiently, "Stop wandering back and forth. He might be busy with something else. You don't have to think about why people are helping you. Who are you? He just gave up."

Do you want me to help you? You should go to your normal school peacefully. As long as you don't farm, it doesn't matter what you do. It's the same everywhere. People, you have to learn to be content."

"I know, I know I was wrong, but he has to come back!"

"He has legs on his body. He is a government cadre. Is it difficult for him to listen to you whether he wants to come back or not? Don't think wrong, little girl! What is your identity? What is his identity? Just talking about irrelevant things."

She spent the last day of the holiday amidst her father's scolding and began to prepare supplies for registration at the normal school. All the supplies were ready, but she found that she didn't even have any decent clothes when she reported to school, so her mother decided to use

Let Xue Ke change her clothes into something suitable for going out.

My mother is a well-known tailor in the village. Changing clothes is her specialty, but the clothes she has worn for several years have faded. No matter how she changes them, she can't sew them in any other way except to make them fit. How will she look when she wears them?

All awkward.

When the sky became gray and bright, there was a knock on the door.

Lin Shaoqiu fell from the sky with a tired smile on his face. Xueke was surprised and happy. She almost threw herself into his arms in excitement, but she tried to restrain herself and pinched herself hard. It hurt. She was sure that she

It wasn't in a dream, but I opened my mouth a few times but no words came out.

"It rained heavily that day and I caught a cold when I went back. I had a fever for several days before I could go out. I was busy looking for connections and couldn't come to the village. Now it's settled and everything has been arranged. The school has also been found. Fortunately, the Finance School

The principal is my classmate in college, so things are going well. If you really run into trouble, let's go, I'll take you to school to register, the car is at the alley. Oh, I almost forgot, I brought you a set of clothes, you

Go and try. When I was in college, I wore patched clothes and was laughed at by my classmates for several years. You can’t follow my path again. How can you do without decent clothes? You are a big kid and you are going to the city.

"His eyes were shining and he looked very excited.

Xue Ke held back the tears in her eyes: "Going to borrow a car again?"

"I have to borrow it. That's it. I rushed here at 3 o'clock in the morning and it was already dawn. We will rush back again. I don't know what time it will be. Don't be late."

"Why are you so nice to me?"

"You are my child in the poverty alleviation project, and you are also my job. I just do it with a little effort."

"Director Lin, thank you so much! These are the peanuts and mung beans grown in my own land that I asked my son to prepare for you. Please accept them." The father stood behind him holding two bags.

Lin Shaoqiu's face darkened: "Uncle, what are you doing? Are you forcing me to make mistakes? Our unit has regulations, and your things are enough for me to be punished. Do you want me to continue to stay here, or drive me away?

I've already said that this is all my responsibility, so please don't be polite to me."

"This... this..." The father was at a loss.

"Xueke, go and change your clothes quickly. Let's go. We can't be late today. It's the first day of school. I have to take you to see the principal!"

Xue Ke ran into the house holding the clothes. It was a brand new sportswear.

When she walked out of the house, Lin Shaoqiu looked at her, paused for a moment, and said to himself: "People are clothes, and horses are saddles. It's true. You put on these clothes, and you look like a real person."

Alone, potatoes turn into potatoes, full of city flavor."

Xue Ke couldn't help but laugh, "Isn't that still a potato?"
To be continued...