These words were neither loud nor low, and they happened to reach Lu Jianxun's ears. He turned his head,
He glared fiercely at the male educated youth who spoke,
"Who's going to compare with you,
Don't flatter yourself. " They were not comparing themselves with anyone, but to live a better life. Having rice, eggs, and meat to eat was the life they wanted. Male educated youth were nothing.
"You look down on us,
We look down on you,
Look at the acne on your face, you don't even bother to care about flies and mosquitoes,
Where did you get your sense of superiority from? "
Lu Mingwen freed an arm to pull him,
"Don't talk too much to unrelated people. Let's go by ourselves." In the end, he turned around and reminded Luo Mengying, "The ground is frozen,
Luo Zhiqing, be careful, why don't you let Jianxun carry the box? "
"There are only two pieces of clothes in it, I'll carry it myself,
Let's go. "
The two of them interacted intimately,
The face of the male educated youth who was choked was extremely ugly,
He gently raised his hand and touched the pimple on his face,
He thought to himself that he was indeed a country bumpkin,
He didn't even know about pimple.
After that, another male educated youth spoke disdainfully to Lu Mingwen twice.
He was still speechless by Lu Jianxun,
They could tell that Lu Jianxun was not someone to be trifled with, the male educated youth did not want to talk to him anymore. They went to the commune to find a cadre to stamp the seal and went to the county. Lu Jianxun and Lu Mingwen returned to the city for the first time and opened their eyes to look around. The streets of the county were wide, and from time to time, there would be people riding bicycles passing by. Some were wearing brand-new uniforms, while others were wearing plain cotton-padded jackets. The cold winter wind could not blow away the smiles on their faces, and all of them looked energetic. Lu Jianxun sighed in disbelief, "It's really different to eat grain."
His face was smiling like a flower!
A few male educated youths at the side sneered. Today was the day to collect food in the city. After collecting food, it would be the New Year. How could they not be happy? Due to Lu Jianxun's harsh words, no one explained to him. Instead, Luo Mengying smiled and said, "Look at the linen bags on their bicycles. They're going to get some food. Let's go, I'll help you change the straw rope first …"
Before he could finish his words, a bicycle rushed over and hit Lu Mingwen. The cyclist was a boy who looked younger than Lu Jianxun. The straw rope on the shoulder pole was scattered on the ground. Lu Jianxun hurriedly helped Lu Mingwen up. The two brothers hurriedly picked up the straw rope. The straw rope needed to be exchanged for money. If something went wrong, Xue Huahua would not let them off.
The two brothers were nervous about the straw rope and were flustered. Then, they heard the male educated youth exclaim, "Lu Mingwen, how can you be so righteous when you hit him? Hurry up and see if he's hurt." They were not inexperienced like Lu Mingwen and his brother. This bicycle was brand new. If it was broken, they would have to pay a lot of money. Moreover, the family was willing to let their child ride on a new bicycle. It was obvious that their family was well-off.
Luo Mengying put down the box and went forward to help the bicycle. She asked the boy who was lying on the ground, "Are you okay?"
After a while, there were people looking around on the street. The boy was wearing a military cap. He was chubby and had one hand on his butt. He seemed to be in a daze. It was only when Luo Mengying reached out to help him that he realized what was going on. He wailed loudly, "It hurts! You guys broke my bicycle! You have to pay me a new one! You have to pay me a new one!"
Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun did not care about him. They tied the straw rope again with straw, tied a slipknot, and put it on their shoulders before looking at him. Not far away, a woman in leather boots shouted, "What happened? What happened? Who bullied my Xiaobo? Xiaobo, Xiaobo, are you okay?"
The woman was of medium build. She had short hair and wore makeup. She looked especially good. Lu Mingwen instinctively took a step back. Lu Jianxun pushed him. "Second Brother, what are you afraid of? He was the one who knocked into you."
Lu Mingwen dodged to the side, but the one called Xiaobo still stumbled over.
Lu Mingwen shrunk his neck and said softly with a bitter face, "Jianxun, they're from the city. They're from the city." The city people were supplied with food. They could not afford to offend them.
As expected, the woman came closer. After listening to the boy's complaints, she turned to them. "You country bumpkin! Don't you see where you're going? My Xiaobo just bought his bicycle yesterday. Can you afford to pay for it if it's damaged? Come, come, come. Follow me to see the police. "
Lu Mingwen was scared. He stuttered and explained, "Comrade, it's not like that."
The boy thought of the bicycle. He shook off Luo Mengying and supported himself with one hand on the seat. He started to inspect the bicycle with tears in his eyes. The shiny bicycle was damaged in two places by the stone slabs on the ground. One was especially obvious. Not only that, the bell was crooked. The boy did not dare to straighten it. He cried hysterically. "Oh my god, my bicycle is damaged. I don't want it anymore. I want a new one." He threw the bicycle to the side and rolled on the ground.
The wet ground made his clothes dry from the rubbing.
The woman raised her eyebrows and turned to call for someone. Soon, a few tall men ran out of the alley. Lu Mingwen tightened his grip on Lu Jianxun's sleeves. He could not even speak properly. "Jian … Jianxun, run later. Don't worry about me." He could not afford to compensate for the damage to the bicycle. He would probably have to go to the police station. He did not want to implicate Lu Jianxun. "Jianxun, run now."
The woman heard him and sneered. "Want to run? There's no way. Someone, come quickly. This country bumpkin is bullying my Xiaobo. "
Soon, many people surrounded them. Luo Mengying was pushed to the outside. She asked the female educated youth to help guard the box. She pushed the agitated people away and squeezed in. "Comrades, don't be rash. Listen to me. It's a misunderstanding. It's all a misunderstanding." To be honest, she had never experienced such a situation before. However, she knew that the boy bumped into them on his own. It had nothing to do with Lu Mingwen.
Her voice was insignificant among the scolding. They did not care about her. Someone said something, and someone snatched Lu Mingwen's pole and stepped on it. The rope was dirty, and the pole was covered in mud. Lu Mingwen grabbed Lu Jianxun and tried to hide. Seeing that the rope was dirty, Lu Jianxun was furious.
Lu Jianxun was furious when he saw the dirty straw rope. He bent down to pick up the pole and hit the nearest man with it. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "The straw rope we worked so hard to make has been ruined by you. You want to get the police to arrest us? Fine, we will go to the police station and ask them. Not only did your son hit us with his bicycle, but you are also robbing us like a group of uncivilized bandits. I want to ask the county leaders if it is true that the people are the masters of the country. If it is true, why can anyone step on us?"
After hitting the man, Lu Jianxun went to hit the man who stepped on their rope. He waved his pole. "Who asked you to step on us? I'll fight you!" Among the siblings, Lu Jianxun was the one who was not afraid of trouble. He dared to hit Liu Huaxian and the rest. Now, these people did not even have a hoe or pole. What was there for him to be afraid of?
As he spoke, he waved his pole twice, and the men retreated. Their faces were full of anger. "Country bumpkins dare to be arrogant in the city? Just you wait!" After a while, a few men in police uniforms walked over slowly. They cleared their throats and asked, "What's going on? It's almost New Year, and you are still not letting us have peace."
Luo Mengying knew that something bad was going to happen. Lu Jianxun thought that he was in the right, and he was not afraid of anything. However, the reality was not like that. Before she could speak, she was pulled to the side by the female educated youth. "Luo Mengying, let's go. Be careful not to get us involved." After saying that, they ignored Luo Mengying's resistance and dragged Luo Mengying to the direction of the bus station. Luo Mengying shouted. Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun were surrounded by people, and they gave her a look. "Go, hurry up."
Luo Mengying was an active member of the production team. If there were no accidents, she would be able to go back to the city to study next year. The two brothers did not want to implicate her, so it was good that she was taken away by the educated youth.
Lu Jianxun held the pole in front of his chest and explained valiantly to the police officer, "Their child's bicycle hit someone. Not only did the villains complain, but they also dirtied my straw rope."
The police officer glanced at the man next to him, and the latter shook his head. "It's not like that. My child just got the bicycle yesterday. In order to get enough industrial tickets, I even borrowed some from your director. I didn't expect that such a good bicycle would be ruined by these two." As he spoke, he pulled over the bicycle beside him and pointed at the worn spot for the police officer to see.
The police officer glanced at them and did not say anything. After a long time, he said in a low voice, "You disturbed the order and even dared to hit people. You are simply socialist pests. Which commune are you from …"
Lu Mingwen trembled and took a step forward in front of Lu Jianxun. He said slowly, "We are from Fenggu Village Commune. I was careless …"
Lu Jianxun's eyes widened. "Second Brother, what did you say? His child was blind and hit someone. What are you careless about? I have finally seen it. You are a group of people trying to scam us. What socialist pests? We are honest farmers who work every day to earn money. Don't think that I will admit it just because you put a label on me. If you ask me, my child is the real pests. " Lu Jianxun's face was red. "How old is he? He can't even sit on a stool. You guys gave him a bicycle. Is the bicycle free or the ticket free? It's a waste to give such a precious thing to him. It's undesirable to waste it. You guys didn't reflect on yourselves and put the blame on us. I think you guys are the real pests. At such a young age, you didn't teach him how to read and write to serve the Party and the country. Instead, you taught him to be lazy and greedy for pleasure. "
Lu Jianxun's voice was a little shaky. His hand that was held by Lu Mingwen was trembling slightly. He raised his chin, and there was no fear on his tanned face. "He hit my brother today. We don't care about him, but what if he hit a county leader?"
His words were loud and clear. After a while, the woman shrieked. "Where did these country bumpkins come from? You guys clearly hit him, but you are still trying to cause trouble. Qin Gong An, listen to this. If every country bumpkin who enters the city insinuates the county leader every time they make a mistake, wouldn't it be a mess in the future?"
Qin Gong An hesitated. From their tone, he could tell that these two people were not to be trifled with. If the Red Guards knew about this, he wouldn't be able to escape. Those people were not like the two people in front of him who could reason with you. They would punish you for your mistakes. Thinking of Fenggu Village, he asked again, "Which village are you from?"
"Yan 'an Village Production Team. What's wrong?"
Qin Gong An frowned. No wonder these two people were not flustered. If it were other country bumpkins, they would not be able to raise their heads in front of the city people. They would not have the guts to scold people like them. He turned to the man beside him. "They were the ones who came up with the idea of catching thieves last year. If this matter gets blown up, I'm afraid it won't be good."
He was not afraid of these two country bumpkins, but the leaders in the city seemed to be quite concerned about them. For example, these few pigs had been urged many times since the beginning of winter. The leaders in the city even sent a few pigs to the province and praised them. Some people would think that the leaders were gluttons, and it would not be good for them. But those who knew the situation knew that the leaders loved to eat pork from Yan 'an Village Production Team the most.
The men had heard of the production team in Ren 'an Village of the Fenggu Village Commune. The prevailing custom of catching thieves came from that production team. It was said that the people there were famous for being tough. Even the fists of the elderly women could beat the fists of two city men.
Qin Gong An took the bicycle and checked it. Other than some wear and tear, it was in good condition. "It's not a big deal for a kid to hit someone. It's almost New Year, and everyone is busy. Why don't we let them apologize to you, and this matter will be over?"
The man did not deliberately act like a spoiled brat. "Okay."
Lu Jianxun was not convinced. They had done nothing wrong. Why should they apologize to them? He was about to retort when he saw Lu Mingwen bending down. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It's my fault. Please forgive me."
Lu Jianxun was so angry that his mouth twitched. He kept pulling Lu Mingwen's arm. Lu Mingwen did not listen to him and said. "My Fourth Brother is still young, and he doesn't know any better. Don't lower yourself to his level." Lu Mingwen was so angry that his head almost touched the man's stomach. Lu Jianxun flung his hand away and turned his back to Lu Mingwen.
At this moment, there was a sudden shout from not far away. A few men and women with red cloth tied on their sleeves walked over. The police seemed to be afraid of them. They pushed left and right, and the people around them immediately dispersed. The woman skidded a few steps on the bicycle with one foot, jumped on it, and rode away. The men who were blocking them either left or dispersed. In a few seconds, only their backs could be seen.
The Public Security officer walked up to them and said something to them. They turned around and walked away arrogantly.
The wind was howling, and on the deserted street, only the two of them were left standing in a corner. Looking at the dirty straw rope on the ground, Lu Jianxun felt sad. He could not sell the straw rope, and he would definitely be scolded by Xue Huahua if he brought it home. "Second Brother, what should we do?"
Lu Mingwen sighed and lowered his head to pick up the straw ropes one by one. He pulled up his sleeves and slowly wiped off the mud on them. "Carry them home. If Mom gets angry, I'll just say that I accidentally fell and got them dirty."
"Second Brother, why did you stop me? They dirtied our straw rope. They have to compensate us."
"Didn't you hear that they know the Police Station Chief? We can't afford to offend them. If we are really locked up, Mom will have to come and fetch us. " For some reason, Lu Mingwen thought of his mother pushing a wheelbarrow to send him to the village hospital to have his leg treated. No matter what happened, it was always his family who had to bear the burden. "Isn't it just a few words of apology? It's nothing."
"What do you mean nothing? We didn't do anything wrong, but we have to apologize. What kind of world is this?"
Lu Mingwen stopped moving and looked up at Lu Jianxun, who had a face full of indignation. "This is how the world is. Hurry up and pick up the straw rope." He remembered the time when Xue Huahua went to the village to sell food for his medical expenses. She could have sold it for a higher price, but the other party knew that she needed it urgently and insisted on selling it at a lower price. Xue Huahua had no choice but to sell it to him. No matter how low the price was, she had to sell it to him. She couldn't just watch him become a cripple.
Lu Jianxun squatted down and cursed. He was angry at the other party for relying on his power. He was also angry at Lu Mingwen for not living up to his expectations. Lu Mingwen just focused on picking up the straw rope and let him scold him.
The straw rope couldn't be sold, so Lu Mingwen put it on his shoulder again. He remembered that the book given by Luo Mengying was in the old man's basket. They hurriedly went to find the bus stop. After what happened just now, they didn't dare to talk to the city people on the road. They searched like headless flies. Fortunately, the educated youth didn't go far and waited in the alley next to the corner. Lu Jianxun shouted, "Old man, our book is in your basket. Don't let your wife carry it back to her parents' house."
When they entered the city, the old man saw him holding the book as if it was a treasure. He thought it was embarrassing, so he took the book and put it in his basket. When they returned to the production team, he was afraid that the old man would carry it on his wife's car. If that happened, they would suffer a great loss.
Seeing that the two were still in the mood to ask about the book, the old man's mouth twitched. Luo Mengying was so anxious that she almost cried, "Are you okay?"
Lu Jianxun was angry when he mentioned this. Lu Mingwen quickly smiled and explained, "It's okay. After the police came to ask about the situation, they told us to apologize and let it go. We thought you went to the bus stop and thought about how to find you."
The straw rope was dirty and couldn't be used. The two brothers were a little depressed, but fortunately, they didn't have any injuries. Luo Mengying couldn't help but sigh in relief, "Give me the straw rope. I will give you money. If you carry it home, Aunt Xue will definitely be angry." She knew that the siblings slept very late at night to make the straw rope. She couldn't bear to see their hard work go to waste.
"No, how can we take your money? I will carry the straw rope home. My mother won't say anything." Xue Huahua was not unreasonable. At most, she would scold them for a while. They couldn't let Luo Mengying suffer such a big loss. Lu Mingwen added, "If you can't sell the straw rope for money, dry it to make firewood. Make more next year."
Lu Jianxun nodded. If his mother found out that he took Luo Mengying's money, the consequences would be even worse. "Luo Zhiqing, we understand that you are doing this for us. My mother said that if you encounter any trouble in the future, we will help you no matter what."
Luo Mengying smiled, "Let's learn from each other. I have learned a lot from you."
The old man urged them, "Hurry up and go to the station to buy tickets. I think there are no seats now. Comrade Mingwen, are you hurt?" According to his words, the farther they ran, the better. They must not let the two brothers get involved. However, his wife mentioned Xue Huahua. They entered the city together. What if Xue Huahua vented her anger on them if something happened to the two brothers? After thinking about it, it was better to wait and see the situation. Otherwise, they would be blamed by Xue Huahua when they returned to the production team.
They were thankful that the two brothers were fine. As for the straw rope, they didn't care. It was good enough to bring them back safely. They couldn't care about anything else.
Lu Mingwen patted his wrinkled clothes. "It's fine. Let's go to the station."
This was the first time the two brothers had seen a four-wheeled car running on the ground. The crowded station was packed with people. Lu Mingwen carried a straw rope on his shoulder pole and was pushed to the left and right. Lu Jianxun followed closely behind him and the two brothers stuck close to each other until Luo Mengying got on the car. The two brothers walked back. The educated youth beside them were washed away and the old educated youth's basket was squeezed out of shape. With great difficulty, they finally gathered outside the station.
No matter how clean and tidy they were when they came, they looked as if they had been out on the field. Not only were their clothes wrinkled, but their shoes were also full of footprints. They were almost the same color as their straw sandals. Lu Jianxun slapped his thigh and laughed. He whispered to Lu Mingwen, "Second Brother, we can't be like them in the future. They don't know how to cherish us.
Lu Mingwen smiled and nodded. "Okay."
On the way home, no one mentioned anything about the county town. The old man walked in front with his head down. Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun opened the book left by Luo Mengying. There were a lot of math and geography questions, and they tried to figure out the answers as they walked. The other young men were puzzled. Some of them had graduated from high school, while others had graduated from junior high school. They didn't know many of the questions in the book after leaving the textbook for a long time. Math was fine, especially geography. 80% of the knowledge had been returned to the teacher, so they didn't know the answers.
In such a comparison, Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun were the best. They pointed to the characteristics of the Earth's rotation and the characteristics of the Earth's revolution and smoothly recited the answer. A few educated youths next to them nodded. "Yes, yes, yes, it seems like this. If you didn't say it, I wouldn't have remembered it.
"Yes, it's the same for me. It seems like I know the answer, but at the same time, it seems like I don't. I can't tell why."
The geography and mathematics questions were interspersed, which aroused the interest of the educated youths. Lu Jianxun was in a good mood and even tested them on a few language questions. The educated youths did not fully understand the questions, and the atmosphere was very good.
When they returned to the production team, it was already afternoon. The young men went back to their rooms. Lu Jianxun put away the book and looked at the direction of the hut in the distance. His bright heart suddenly felt heavy. The sky was bright, and the yard was dry. There was a lot of firewood in the yard. Lu Hongying and Chao Caizhi were sitting on stools, pulling firewood, and Lu Dewen was chopping firewood.
Xixi, who was flipping through a book in the central room, saw Lu Mingwen hesitating outside the yard and ran out happily. "Second Uncle, Second Uncle …" He called for Lu Jianxun. "Fourth Uncle, Fourth Uncle."
Dong Dong, who was scribbling scribbles by the wall, heard the commotion and hurriedly threw away the branch in his hand. He heard Second Uncle and Fourth Uncle's shouts and shouted as he walked out. The threshold was a little high, so Xixi could get over with a flip, but Dong Dong couldn't. He anxiously clapped his hands and said, "Second Uncle, hug!
Lu Hongying laughed. "Clever boy. Your Second Uncle and Fourth Uncle are not as rich as Jianguo. They don't have money to buy sweets for you." After saying that, she turned around and saw Lu Mingwen carrying the straw rope. She frowned, "Did you not find a place to change the straw rope …" Halfway through her sentence, she noticed that the straw rope was not as smooth and clean as it was in the morning. Her frown deepened, "Did you guys fight with someone?"
Lu Mingwen shook his head and looked around. "Where's Mom?"
"She's tidying up in the shed. Second Brother, what happened?" Lu Hongying could not help but be curious.
Xue Huahua was covered in dust. When she heard Lu Hongying and Lu Mingwen talking, she patted the dust off her head and clothes and walked out. She saw Lu Mingwen carrying a shoulder pole and standing dejectedly in the yard. She asked, "What happened?"
According to Lu Mingwen, he meant that he had fallen on the road. When he really heard Xue Huahua ask him about it, his nose felt sour and his throat felt uncomfortable. Lu Jianxun's eyes also reddened. He opened his mouth and told her what happened in the city. He said indignantly, "If it wasn't for Second Brother, I would have made them pay for it. It was their child who hit someone, and they blame us."
Lu Jianxun's face turned red when he thought about how things had turned out this way.
"Put down the shoulder pole and go to the kitchen to eat. Come out after you're done and help with the firewood. We'll talk about the rest after we're done." Xue Huahua did not scold him. She turned back to the shed and continued to tidy up the firewood. She piled the sticks and bamboo poles on the left and the bundled firewood on the right. There was no gap in the middle.
The firewood in the shed was busy until it was dark. After a quick dinner, she boiled water for a bath. Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun were not scolded. They felt uncomfortable, especially when Xue Huahua did not allow them to make straw rope. The two were even more anxious. When Xue Huahua finished her bath and entered the house, the two brothers hurriedly hugged her. "Mom, why don't we make straw rope? Next time, Uncle Jianguo will help us run errands."
"No, we'll keep the rest for next year." Xue Huahua wrung the towel to dry her hair. The whole family shared one towel. When she was almost done, she handed it to Lu Hongying, who was about to take a bath. She called Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun to sit down on the stools in front of the stove. While making the fire, she said to the two brothers, "Keep the straw and wheat stalks to ask someone to repair the house next year. It's not your fault that we can't sell this batch of straw rope. By the way, are you injured?"
"No, Fourth Brother hit one of them, but they didn't fight back."
Xue Huahua frowned and reprimanded Lu Jianxun. "Don't think about fighting for everything. They just don't fight back. If they really surround you and beat you up, you're the one who suffers. If you can win, then fight. If you can't win, then run. How many times do I have to tell you before you listen?"
"I saw them step on our straw rope. Are you anxious?"
"Even if you're anxious, you can't fight. You have to lay out the facts and reason with them. If you can't reason with them, then we can talk about other things. If you hit them first, then even if you're in the right, you won't be in the right anymore." Xue Huahua lectured them seriously. "Fighting is against the law. Even if the police arrest you, you can't say anything. In the future, think before you do anything."
Lu Jianxun felt wronged. "I tried to reason with them, but they didn't listen to me. Don't think that they are so unreasonable just because they ride bicycles and eat rations. If they hit someone, they still want us to pay for the bicycles. We need industrial tickets to buy bicycles. We don't have those." The iron pots and kitchen knives at home were left behind a few years ago. If there were any cracks, they would find someone who knew how to fix it. One bicycle was enough for them to buy a few pots.
"So there's nothing we can do if they are unreasonable? If there's nothing we can do, why did you come back? "
Lu Jianxun thought for a while. "That police officer asked us which village we are from and if he knows Uncle Jianguo." If it wasn't for Lu Jianguo, why did he suddenly let them go?
Lu Mingwen interrupted. "They seem to be afraid of those people. Didn't you see that they ran very fast?"
"Who are they?"
Lu Mingwen didn't know who they were, and after describing their attire and looks, Xue Huahua sighed. "It's natural to be afraid. Many people have fallen into their hands. Jianxun is wrong to hit them, and Mingwen is also at fault. No matter when, one should not lower his head if he did nothing wrong. Once he lowers his head, the first thing he will think of in the future is to retreat. If this happens too many times, he will lose his dignity."
"Mum, I will remember." Lu Mingwen replied. He remembered that Luo Mengying had helped them and told Xue Huahua about it. "Luo Zhiqing is afraid that we will be scolded when we come back, and she offered us money to give her the straw rope. I didn't agree."
"It's right not to agree. We can't take advantage of them just because they have money. Dry the straw rope tomorrow afternoon and bring it to the kitchen to be used as firewood."
Lu Jianxun was not convinced. "Mum, what should we do if we encounter such things in the future?" He will not be able to sleep if he doesn't take revenge.
Xue Huahua smiled. "Are you still thinking about it? Think about it. What's the best way to do it?"
Lu Jianxun looked down and thought for a long time, but he could not come up with a solution. Lu Mingwen, who was silent beside them, was also trying to think of a solution. Xue Huahua was not in a hurry to speak. When the two brothers shook their heads and said that they did not know, she said slowly, "If you don't want to be blackmailed, you have to blackmail people first. Think about it. Mingwen fell to the ground the moment he was hit by a bicycle. What would the result be?"
Lu Jianxun's eyes lit up. "Second Brother was hit by their child, and he has to pay for the medical expenses."
"Yes, then the matter will be settled." No matter what the final result was, jumping out and screaming in pain first would attract sympathy.
"What if he is not injured when he goes to the hospital for a checkup?" Lu Mingwen asked again.
"If he is lying on the ground and screaming that his head hurts, then it is the doctors who are not qualified to do the checkup. If you say that your head hurts, what can others do to you?" The medical standard is not advanced, and no one can tell if there is something wrong with the brain. Even doctors do not dare to say that you are not sick.
Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun had their eyes opened. Lu Jianxun pointed at Lu Mingwen. "The older, the wiser. In the future, you have to ask your mum if you encounter such things."
Lu Jianxun had opened the door to a new world. The next day, he wanted to go to the county town to settle the score, but he was scolded by Xue Huahua. "Do you think the method I told you is for you to blackmail people? If you don't put your mind on the right path, you will go to jail sooner or later. Hurry up and do your homework. "
Lu Jianxun had to suppress his desire for revenge and focus on his studies with Xue Huahua. Xue Huahua's teaching speed was very fast. Whether it was Chinese or Math, she basically read the words in the text twice and left the rest of the time for them to digest. Thanks to Luo Mengying's notebook, the siblings had something to do. Otherwise, they were afraid that they would be like headless flies with no purpose if they only read, memorize, and practice the questions after class.
In the last exam before the New Year, Lu Hongying and Lu Mingwen did the best. Lu Dewen, who won by guessing the questions, was crushed by Lu Jianxun with only two questions. Except for Lu Dewen, the whole family was very happy. Lu Hongying and Lu Mingwen, who got two more pieces of meat, smiled brightly. "Brother, you didn't expect that mum would ask the educated youth to set the questions, right? Does this count as failing miserably in an easy task?"
Lu Dewen curled his lips and pushed the braised pork in his bowl to the side. He quickly ate the rice and was so depressed that he didn't say anything.
At first, he had thought about which questions would be tested in the exam. Even if Xue Huahua studied every day, her brain was not as fast as theirs, especially in Math. Xue Huahua had to spend a long time to calculate the results. Sometimes, it was not necessarily correct. They checked each other's homework. If the answer was the same, it was correct. If the answer was different, they had to redo it. They wrote down the steps carefully in the notebook and discussed it.
Whether it was correct or not could be clearly checked. He felt that with Xue Huahua's level, Chinese, History, and Geography, it was fine. But if it was Math, she would probably make slight changes to Luo Mengying's homework. Therefore, he took some time to skim through the Math questions left by Luo Mengying. He flipped through the books and compared the key points that appeared the most often.
Unexpectedly, Xue Huahua gave the textbook to the educated youth and asked them to come up with the questions.
The exam questions were really hard to explain. Almost all of them were taught by Luo Mengying but not in the homework. Lu Dewen regretted it very much. However, Lu Jianxun was still fanning the flames. "Brother, keep guessing. When Luo Zhiqing comes back next year, you will be able to make a comeback."
Lu Dewen grinned and laughed. His smile was very stiff. Lu Jianxun laughed and lowered his head to pick up the braised pork in his bowl. To encourage him to improve, Xue Huahua gave him an extra piece. There were two pieces of braised pork in his bowl. The sweet and sticky braised pork melted in his mouth. It was better than any meat cooked by anyone. He asked Xue Huahua, "Mom, do you still cook in the future?"
"If you perform well, I will do it in the future." Xue Huahua poured the brown sugar juice into Xixi's bowl and stirred it with the chopsticks. Then, she asked Xixi to eat by himself. Dong Dong was flustered and reached for the chopsticks. However, he did not know how to hold the chopsticks. Not only could he not feed the rice to his mouth, it even spilled onto the table. Xue Huahua took the chopsticks and fed him. She said softly, "If Dong Dong performs well, Grandma will reward you with more food in the future."
Dong Dong clapped his hands and pointed at the rice in his bowl. "Eat, eat. Dong Dong, eat."
Not only did the Lu Family like braised pork, even Li Xuemei's grandfather loved it. When he heard that it was a gift from a family that helped to eliminate illiteracy, he said that he would return the gift and asked Li Xuemei to teach them well. It was rare to find people who were willing to study hard in this era of starvation. In the future, when the environment was better, the country would need people like them. Even though he had fallen into such a situation, his mind was still on the education level of the people in the country. He was also the one who made the decision to send Xuemei's father abroad to further his studies. He originally wanted to learn more, but he did not expect so many things to happen.
"If there is a chance, I really want to meet the Aunt Xue that you mentioned. Is she the wife of an old colleague in the city?" The Li Family was in trouble, and many of their relatives and colleagues had sent their wives and children to the countryside to hide for as long as they could.
Lu Ming was sitting on a low stool, scrubbing his clothes. Seeing Li Xuemei did not say anything, he replied. "Grandpa, she is our Lu Family's aunt. She has never been to the city. She is very powerful, and all the production teams are afraid of her. Our team leader was influenced by her and wants to eliminate illiteracy in the production team."
Speaking of eliminating illiteracy in the production team, it was a big event in Fenggu Township. The other production teams wanted to do the same, but their members were too weak. They complained that the work was tiring, and they did not want to eliminate illiteracy. So, the other team leaders wanted to do it, but they could not do it.
"She was the one who caught the thieves last year. Is she not afraid of the thieves' revenge?" Last winter, Li Xuemei was pregnant and did not come to the farm to visit Old Master Li. As a result, Old Master Li was very curious about the production team.
"What's there to be afraid of? Aunt Xue is very powerful. The thieves don't dare to come to our production team. Who would dare to take revenge on her? Last year, all the thieves were caught, and this year, all the production teams are very peaceful. We don't have to worry about being targeted by thieves in winter. " Speaking of Xue Huahua, Lu Ming was full of pride. There were a few other old people who came to the farm with him. They were listening to the story with great interest. They could not believe that Xue Huahua could be so energetic at her age. Take them for example. After they came to the farm, they did not have the spirit to work hard anymore. They just lived one day at a time.
"Have they finished their junior high school courses?"
Lu Ming glanced at Li Xuemei and smiled. "They are still learning. I don't know where they are. You have to ask Xuemei. She is the one teaching them."
Li Xuemei came back to her senses. "They are almost done. I think Aunt wants them to finish their senior high school courses. I don't think I can teach them in senior high school." When she was in senior high, something happened to her family, and she did not study hard. It might be difficult for her to teach Lu Dewen and the rest.
"Teach them as much as you can. If you don't know anything, write to me. I will help you." Old Master Li teased his great-grandson and smiled kindly.
The other old people also expressed their willingness to help. "You can ask us. It has been a few years since we last read the textbooks. I don't know if they have forgotten everything. How many children do they have?"
"Four. The eldest is married and has two children. The second is divorced. The third is a girl. The fourth is only 14 years old." Lu Ming said. "Aunt Xue's two grandchildren are amazing. The eldest could write his name when he was four years old. He can recite poems and count. Aunt said she did not teach him on purpose. He learned everything from Xuemei. The youngest is less than two years old and can count. He is very smart."
Hearing this, the smile on Old Master Li's face faded. He sighed. "They are good students. What a pity …"
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