One day in June 1987, as the final bell rang for the No. 1 Middle School examination in Shuanghe County, students taking the college entrance examination stood up and handed in their papers and left the examination room. Zhang Huawei also got up, packed his things and followed everyone out of the examination room. Like most of them,

Unlike other candidates who walked out of the examination room with a long sigh of relief, Zhang Huawei's mood was even heavier. Zhang Huawei knew that his grades were usually above average, and he didn't feel good about this exam, so he should be admitted to university if he wanted to.

It's impossible.

Zhang Huawei's home is in a small mountain village in Dawang Township, more than ten kilometers away from the county seat. There is still a five or six-kilometer road from Zhang Huawei's home to Dawang Township. There is only one tractor road leading to the township where the township government is located. From the township to the county seat

It is a gravel road. There is a bus to the county town at 11 noon every day. Since Zhang Huawei went to high school in the county town, he has walked home every Saturday afternoon after school, and walked to school on Sunday afternoon.

There are six people in Zhang Huawei's family, including his grandmother, parents, brothers and sisters. The brothers and sisters all stopped studying after finishing elementary school because the family's financial difficulties were relatively difficult and there was no condition to support them in school. Zhang Huawei was the third among the three siblings.

He studied quite hard, his grades were good, and he was successfully admitted to the township middle school. Since he was the only child in the family who could study and was also the youngest, his parents gritted their teeth and allowed Zhang Huawei to continue studying in junior high school. They hoped that Zhang Huawei would one day

You can also make a difference. If you can study well, and if you can eat commercial food, you will truly honor your ancestors.

When Zhang Huawei graduated from junior high school, he also wanted to take the technical secondary school entrance examination. At that time, the state had to pay allotments for the technical secondary school graduates. If you were admitted to the technical secondary school, you would not have to pay tuition. All were subsidized by the state. At this time, rural students were admitted to the technical secondary school.

A dream, but in this era it is definitely more difficult to get admitted to a technical secondary school than to get a general first-class undergraduate degree in later generations. So Zhang Huawei was not admitted to a technical secondary school, but was admitted to the county No. 1 Middle School. In fact, Zhang Huawei was not admitted to a technical secondary school.

In this era, it is very good to be admitted to the county No. 1 Middle School. In Zhang Huawei's village, he is also the first person to be admitted to the county No. 1 Middle School. For this, the neighbors are full of praise, and they met

Parents always want to praise them, and they always look happy and cheerful on the surface, but as soon as they get home, they have a different expression, frowning and sighing. The parents are worried about how they can support their little son to continue studying in high school. At home,

There is no income, and the problem of food and clothing has just been basically solved. Now we are short of a few months of food every year, and we have to borrow a few months of food every year. Now our younger son has been admitted to high school, and at least one semester is enough.

It costs dozens of yuan, which is a lot of money for today's rural families, so the parents were so worried that they couldn't even sleep. In the end, the father gritted his teeth and became cruel. Since the younger son can study, it is also

Lao Zhang was the first person in the Zhang family to pass the high school exam, so he had to sell everything to support his education. So he sold a half-grown pig at home to raise enough money for Zhang Huawei's first semester tuition.

Seeing his parents worried about him, Zhang Huawei told his parents that he didn't want to study anymore. However, he was scolded by his father. His father said to Zhang Huawei: "Xiaowei, since you can read, I will do it even if I am exhausted."

For you to study, I will feel at ease only if you can make a difference in the future."

Just like that, when the high school term started, his father led Zhang Huawei from home before dawn to the county town to register. The father and son were walking on the tractor road. Zhang Huawei carried the quilt that his mother had washed cleanly for him on his back, and his father carried

Mi, with twenty or thirty yuan from selling the pig in his arms, the father and son walked in silence, no one said a word. When they were halfway through, the father took off the quilt from Zhang Huawei's shoulders and carried it on his back.

On his own body, Zhang Huawei walked behind his father and looked at his father carrying the rice for him to go to school and the quilt he had just carried on his back. His nose was a little sore and his eye circles were red. Zhang Huawei secretly made up his mind to do it.

Study hard and try to get into college, because you don’t have to pay tuition fees when you get into college, and you can work and earn money after graduation. In that way, you can honor your parents and don’t have to worry about them. In fact, how does Zhang Huawei know that no matter what happens to his children,

Parents are always worried. In their hearts, children are children and they never grow up.

Zhang Huawei saw his father carrying so many things, so he rushed over to ask his father to give him the quilt. His father looked back at him and said, "I'm not tired, I can carry it." Many years later, Zhang Huawei could still clearly remember his father.

When I was in high school, I saw a picture of me carrying two bags of stuff on my back. It was this picture that gave Zhang Huawei unlimited motivation when he could no longer hold on.

Zhang Huawei and his father signed up at the school and paid the tuition and steamed rice fee. The steamed rice fee was two cents per meal. They went to the dining group to pay the rice. His father went to the dormitory to make a bed for Zhang Huawei and prepared to return.

Zhang Huawei sent his father to the school gate. His father stretched out his big palm full of calluses and touched Zhang Huawei's head. His eyes were full of love and said: "Xiaowei, dad is going back. You are also thirteen this year."

Now that you are 2 years old, you should be sensible. You should listen to the teacher, have a good relationship with your classmates, and don't learn bad things. You are so far away from home, and dad can't see you every day, and he can't talk to you every day. You have to do it yourself.

Okay, don’t miss home. Come back when you have a holiday. If you have a car, take a car back. It’s a long way for a little kid like you to walk.”

His father kept talking a lot, as if Zhang Huawei had traveled far away from home. Zhang Huawei said to his father with red eyes: "Dad, I know, I will study hard. You should be careful when you go back alone."

Don't worry about me. I will listen to the teacher and build a good relationship with my classmates." My father nodded and said, "Well, let's do it. From now on, it's up to you to realize yourself. My family can't give you anything else.

If you have anything you don’t understand, just ask the teacher, and I’ll leave.” After the father said that, he turned around and left without looking back. He didn’t know if he was afraid that when he looked back, he would see his little son’s small body.

Unable to hold back his tears, he strode towards home. Looking at his father's back walking further and further away, Zhang Huawei stood there in a daze for a while, then turned around and walked slowly towards school.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, Zhang Huawei would walk home every Saturday afternoon after school. The next afternoon, he would walk for four or five days carrying the rice he would eat next week and the pickles and chili sauce his mother prepared for him.

He returned to school after an hour. Every time he came home, his mother would give Zhang Huawei a few cents, so that he could order a dish in the school canteen from time to time to improve the food. Zhang Huawei had never ordered a dish.

The money given by his mother was quietly saved, and in three years he had saved thirty or forty yuan. Due to malnutrition, Zhang Huawei, who is already sixteen years old, is less than 1.7 meters tall and his body looks very thin.

His skin is dark, but he also has thick eyebrows and big eyes. With short hair and clothes made of washed white khaki cloth, he looks like a very energetic young man.

In the past three years, Zhang Huawei has tried his best to study, but the results have been unsatisfactory. His grades have always been above average in the class. He is neither top-notch nor lagging behind. Zhang Huawei is also very anxious about this. I wonder if it is a talent.

It wasn't enough, no matter how hard Zhang Huawei worked, his academic performance just couldn't improve. When he was in his senior year of high school, when he was about to take the college entrance examination, he went home once, and Zhang Huawei said to his father: "Dad, I'm sorry to you and mom, my grades are not very good."

Well, maybe you can’t get into college, which will disappoint the whole family.” His father looked at Zhang Huawei, and after a while he said, “Xiaowei, it doesn’t matter, dad knows that you tried your best, so if you can’t pass, then you can’t pass.”

, and don’t force yourself. You are still young, so don’t wear your body down. Even if you don’t go to college, you are still a scholar of our old Zhang family. You are the most educated in our old Zhang family. You will be in the future

The road ahead is still long, don’t think so much, and don’t be discouraged. Dad believes you will be successful in the future.”

Zhang Huawei walked out of the examination room, looked up at the sky, felt the hot sunshine and sultry weather, and thought to himself: "God damn it, why is it so hot in June, and I still have to walk back." Zhang Huawei slowly walked back.

He walked towards the school gate. As soon as he reached the school gate, he heard someone shouting from behind: "Huawei, Huawei, wait for me." Zhang Huawei turned around and looked. It turned out to be Wu Tian, ​​a classmate and dormitory student for three years.

.Wu Tian is from Liulin Township, Shuanghe County. Wu Tian’s father is a butcher and his family is better off. Maybe it’s because his father is a butcher. Wu Tian is a bit fat. He is about 1.7 meters tall and has a height of 100.

It's more than fifty pounds. Wu Tian and Zhang Huawei have a good relationship. He knows that Zhang Huawei is more frugal, so he often brings some delicious food to Zhang Huawei. At first, Zhang Huawei is not used to it and refuses to eat. Who knows that Wu Tian is

After that, he lost his temper and got red in the face with Zhang Huawei, saying that Zhang Huawei did not treat him as a brother or friend. Zhang Huawei then refused to refuse. From now on, Zhang Huawei will eat whatever Wu Tian brings. After three years, the relationship between the two has become more and more real.

Almost like brothers.

Seeing Wu Tian running over sweating profusely, Zhang Huawei stood there and said to Wu Tian: "Why are you running so fast? What are you busy with?" Wu Tian gasped and said: "I'm just running like this because I'm afraid you'll leave.

I'm coming to see you soon. By the way, how did you do in the exam?" Zhang Huawei said: "It's not very good. I will definitely have no chance of going to college. What about you?" Wu Tian: "Don't you know it yet? That's it, finally.

I just graduated from high school. Huawei, do you have any plans for the future?" Zhang Huawei: "I don't have any plans yet. Let's talk about it later. What about you, what are your plans." Wu Tian: "I don't have any plans either.

Dad said, if I don't go to college, I will go back and learn to sell meat from him. I will definitely not be able to do it. Let's talk about it later." Zhang Huawei: "I won't talk to you anymore today, I want to do it again.

Go back. If you don't leave, I'm afraid we won't be able to get home after dark. Let's have a good chat when we get the diploma." Wu Tian: "Okay, you go first. I have to go back too. See you when I get the diploma.
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