Chapter Forty: Farewell, Knowing the Youth Years
A tall blue horse-drawn carriage came out of the village in a carriage facing the rising sun, and the brigade sent a carriage to take me to school.
The car was loaded with the same things as it had been in the five-year-old village, a camphor wood box that had fallen off patent leather, a travel bag, and a net pocket with a washbasin and a wash tank. The only difference is that I have changed from a middle school student to a big girl, my head has grown taller, and my childish face has become much more mature. Those blank eyes were now a little more joyful, a little more determined.
Xiao Guo, Xiao Dong, Xiao Jin, Xiao Gao, do you know? I was selected and went to school. At this time, their smiling faces appeared in my mind one by one, and I wanted to personally tell them that I had finally been selected, so I was happy for me!
When they left, there was my farewell, and now I have also chosen the transfer, happy but still a little sour, there is no one in the Zhiqing group anymore, some of them left me three years ago, this long Zhiqing Road is me alone, and now of course I have walked alone to school. Fortunately, this time there are the farewells of the cadres of the brigade and the good sisters, and the high-headed horses are also glorious!
I sat in the carriage and watched everything in front of me: the familiar street, the familiar big gear hanging at the intersection, and the home of the dry lady at the intersection. I was about to leave here, and I felt a lot of feelings in my heart, and tears blurred my eyes. Five years, five years of living here, how can the bittersweet and bittersweet of them be forgotten.
Although I have suffered a lot, suffered a lot of hardships, and suffered a lot of mental torture, I still remember the kindness of the villagers to me.
The peanut seeds given by the captain, the rice noodle cake given by the eldest bride, the cabbage given by the aunt, the noodles of the dry lady, the millet porridge with mung beans, the cottonseed cake given by the little sisters are all unforgettable to me, and the embroidered shoes given to me by the dry lady are still kept. I remember the kindness of the little sisters in the production team to me, when I first came, I knew nothing about farm work, and the little sisters helped me enthusiastically, teaching me to cut wheat, bundle wheat stacks, weed, and beat flower forks. Their little age is very early like a little adult who cares about me and is afraid of my loneliness, and when they rest, they play around me and guess their age. I would often be handed a handful of green wheat grains, a cucumber, an eggplant, a melon, or even an onion. The spirit of the little sisters who are hard-working and hard-working infects me, and I can eat the pain they can eat. The little sisters' enthusiasm for life also infected me, and I could take the sole of my shoes like them during the break, learn embroidery, make me fit in, and learn to wrap a towel around my head.
It's hard here, but the people here make me nostalgic and build up feelings with them. They gave me a lot of help, and in the course of labor, their words and deeds taught me to let go of coquettishness and understand the most basic behavior of surviving in this harsh environment:
To be down to reality, and a spirit of not being afraid of hardship, use the tools of labor, through labor, let the land give food. Feed yourself.
Through labor, he changed his worldview, cultivated self-confidence, and the determination and courage to overcome difficulties in a difficult environment.
My selection is not easy, it has gone through many twists and turns. The years and months experienced here have been deeply remembered in my mind, and here has brought me too much sour, sweet and bitter, and I will never forget it. At this point I really wanted to jump out of the carriage, ring the big gears, and release my excitement. Shouted: "I'm gone on the big slanted street, don't pity me anymore!" I have a good future!
The carriage came to the mouth of the village, and I saw the familiar yard, a low little house. The wild chrysanthemums and trumpet flowers around the courtyard are stacked on all sides of the uneven area. The enticing green smell of spring corn piled up in the yard reminds me of the sight of the captain asking me to cook tender corn.
The members of the team working in the yard saw me waving goodbye to me, and the eldest lady, aunt came over, and the little sister ran over.
The eldest bride, the aunts said, "Always go home and see, this is your mother's house." The little sisters also said, "Remember it!" The peanuts are ripe in October and we walk the peanuts together. The captain said, "Study hard and come back to teach." A brigade cadre who is usually very strict with me now also shows a smile and says: "It is for your own good to be strict with you in normal times." ”
Everyone held my hands and talked continuously, I looked at their simple smiling faces, I smiled, I also cried, I thanked them for the care and care they have given me in the past five years. Thank you for the help they brought me when I encountered difficulties, and their humble and simple nostalgia I will never forget. I choked up and would only say; Thank you, thank you guys, I will, will. "
Sister Xiang pity's hand is the warmest, the hand that grabs me is the tightest, and the tears are flowing, she is happy for me! When I work, the eldest sister hurts me the most, and every time I work, the eldest sister takes the lead in helping me, hoeing the ground, cutting wheat The eldest sister does the fastest, always the first to turn back to pick me up, so that I will not be left behind. When I carried the stone with the eldest sister, the eldest sister always pulled the basket to her side, afraid that I would be tired. "Big sister, thank you, I won't forget you, I'll come back to see you."
Captain I also remember you, your smiling face makes me feel warm, and I remember your kindness to me in labor. When I hoe the ground, I am always close to you, I know that you will help me, and I will follow you one step and will not fall. I also remember the privilege you gave us, cooking corn and sneaking peanuts into the warehouse. Thank you captain for taking care of us for every few years. ”
Little Fat Ni's hands are hot, I will also remember you, usually naughty when working, that time more work, you are really great! Fifteen or sixteen-year-olds actually carried 100 pounds of peanut stalks, which surprised me. Do a good job, earn more work, sister is gone, sister will miss you... I kept waving goodbye to the folks. "Come back, I'll come and see you, I'm leaving..." I was excited and burst into tears.
The big locust tree at the mouth of the village is as lush as a large green umbrella covering the surrounding open space, and passing by the big locust tree also gave me the last shade without hesitation, making me feel the existence of its life, thanking the big locust tree for welcoming me for five years. "I will always remember you with the big locust tree."
The colorful vegetable garden where the carriage passed, and a small donkey circled around the well in the morning light, also reminded me of the little golden donkey in the sunset and the scene of the little sister working barefoot. Here's my laughter and footprints. The uncle who watched the vegetable garden also waved to me and said loudly: "Girl, remember to come back and have a look." ”
Passing cornfields, peanut fields. I saw more than a foot of corn spitting out red spikes, and small yellow flowers blooming from peanuts. The freshness and green in the field make me nostalgic. There were my tears and sweat in that field, and there was also my admiration and singing.
Now that I am leaving this familiar place, I can't help but feel a little nostalgic and emotional.
Horses, go slowly! Let me take one last look at the scene of the harvest that is about to be harvested here, and see where I live and work.
yes! Farewell, big locust tree! Farewell, Big Slant Street! Goodbye to the villagers who have cared about me!
Author Liu Xiufang
yes! Goodbye to the youth years! No matter how much pain and suffering this place has brought me, I will remember the beauty of that past
In the five years of knowing the youth, that torment and expectation was persevered by my persistence and firm faith. This is a difficult Road of Knowing Youth, on this road, I have climbed and struggled, insisted on walking down, and now I have exchanged it for a rainbow. The harsh environment has made me experience the wind and rain, experienced the tribulations, experienced the biggest turning point in my life, and made my character strong.
In that turbulent era, there were a large number of young intellectuals like me, who changed the path of life like me, who became strong after being tempered and had the courage to challenge suffering. Thank you for the years of Zhiqing, thank you for the hardships experienced by Zhiqing years.
My young years of knowledge are finished, but also my wishes, thank you for caring about me and supporting me netizens. With your encouragement and support, I insisted on writing 40 Zhiqing Road.
At the request of the reader, there is a follow-up. (To be continued)