1980 My literary era

The story of "Hunting" is not complicated. There is a new teacher Gao Xulin in the middle school in the county. He is tall and handsome, has high teaching quality, is amiable and versatile, and is deeply loved by colleagues and students.

Teacher Gao, who is tall, handsome, and kind-hearted, is a thirty-year-old bachelor. Everyone is curious that he is still single at this age. After asking about it, they find out that he is divorced. No matter how detailed he is, he can’t find out. When Teacher Gao said this Always silent.

Enthusiastic colleagues in the school would try to introduce him to someone, but Teacher Gao would habitually decline. Everyone thought it might be because of the misfortune of his previous marriage that led to his negativity.

Until one day, Hu Tao, a female student in the class that Teacher Gao was in charge of, came to the school accompanied by her parents and said that Teacher Gao had committed a crime against her.

The school leaders were furious and immediately called the police and arrested Teacher Gao.

During the interrogation, at the time of the crime stated in the confession of female student Hu Tao, Teacher Gao was buying books in the bookstore. The police found the staff of the bookstore. Based on their vague impression, the staff of the bookstore, Zhang Qiang, gave evidence to Teacher Gao.

Teacher Gao had a witness, but Hutao had no physical evidence or witness other than his own confession. The police released Teacher Gao after comprehensive consideration.

After a false alarm, Teacher Gao returned to school. He thought everything was over, but he didn't expect that it had just begun.

The story about Teacher Gao's crimes against female students had already spread throughout the small county town during the two days he was at the Public Security Bureau, and the people were furious when they heard about it.

When they heard that Teacher Gao had returned to the school, parents were the first to ask the school to fire Teacher Gao.

This request was not approved by the school. Since the police released Teacher Gao back, it proved that he was innocent and the school had no reason to do this.

The school's dean, who was usually jealous of Teacher Gao, proposed to temporarily suspend Teacher Gao's work. This proposal was adopted by the school leaders. The reason given by the school leaders to Teacher Gao was to protect him and warned Teacher Gao to keep a low profile during this period. , stop causing trouble.

Teacher Gao, who was "protected", had no job and could only stay in the teacher's dormitory of the school and read.

That day, while he was lying in bed reading, the glass in the dormitory was smashed, and a group of students laughed in the distance.

I went to the cafeteria for lunch at noon. I usually saw Teacher Gao smiling at the rice cook, but now she looked coldly at her. A full spoonful of vegetables was shaken and only two leaves were left.

After dinner, I walked around the school and watched the students pointing and laughing loudly, which made Teacher Gao even more frustrated.

He tried to find Hu Tao, hoping to get her to tell the truth that he had not done anything to her.

But Hu Tao was pitiful and was very scared when faced with his questioning. However, his actions were seen by the teachers and students in Hu Tao's class. The angry teachers and students kicked Teacher Gao out of the classroom.

The matter came to the school leaders, who complained that Teacher Gao was reckless. In view of the current situation, they decided not to let him continue to live on campus to avoid causing more trouble.

Teacher Gao, who was kicked out of school, had no choice but to stay at his cousin's house. The impact of the incident gradually grew. His cousin's family also found out about Teacher Gao, but they still let him stay out of love for relatives.

After getting a place to live, Teacher Gao thought about how to restore his reputation and job. He found Hutao's house and planned to explain the whole story to Hutao's parents.

But as soon as they met, he was beaten by Hu Tao's angry father. The relatives who came after hearing the news also punched and kicked Teacher Gao, and Teacher Gao almost lost half his life.

After a week of recovery in the hospital, Teacher Gao could only be discharged early because he couldn't stand the pointing and bad attitude of the hospital medical staff.

Feeling sad and angry, he found the Education Bureau, hoping that they could get justice for him.

But in the face of Teacher Gao's situation, the Education Bureau said that they were also helpless and that the school's handling was reasonable. They asked Teacher Gao to go back and have a good rest until the matter calmed down.

Teacher Gao, who had no way to complain, was a little frustrated. When he returned to his cousin's house, he learned that his cousin's son was thrown into a smelly ditch by his playmates because the strong female criminal, Teacher Gao, lived in their house.

The cousin-in-law angrily blamed Teacher Gao for this incident and kicked him out with curses. Teacher Gao, feeling guilty, left his cousin's house.

With nowhere to go, he found the Public Security Bureau, hoping that they could provide him with a certificate to prove his innocence.

Teacher Gao begged so hard that he even knelt on the ground and finally won the sympathy of a case investigator.

An announcement proving Teacher Gao's innocence would definitely not be made, but the investigators agreed to go to the school with Teacher Gao.

The investigators were experienced in handling cases. They knew that the female student Hu Tao was lying when they first came into contact with her, and the two came to the school.

With the help of case investigators, the school finally relented and resumed Teacher Gao's job.

However, due to the influence of public opinion, Teacher Gao was not given any classes, only odd jobs.

Although he still hasn't been treated fairly, Teacher Gao is already very happy.

One day after he resumed work, he went out to buy things and met Zhang Qiang, a bookstore staff member who testified for him.

Teacher Gao enthusiastically invited Zhang Qiang to dinner and wanted to express his gratitude, but Zhang Qiang rejected his invitation.

But the scene of the two chatting was still seen by someone who was interested, and rumors quickly spread in the county.

It turned out that Teacher Gao had been having an affair with Zhang Qiang from the bookstore for a long time. Everyone finally understood why Zhang Qiang came out to testify against Teacher Gao.

The rumors became more and more fierce, and Zhang Qiang's reputation became infamous. She even told the person she was about to marry.

When Teacher Gao learned about this incident, he felt guilty and angry. He wrote to the radio station to complain bitterly about the injustice he had suffered and the injustice suffered by his relatives and friends around him. The radio station broadcast Teacher Gao's letter.

But within two days, the broadcaster who broadcast the letter was suspended by the leadership. It was said that there were too many reports from the public.

Teacher Gao, who once again implicated others because of his own affairs, fell silent. He realized that maybe it was right for him to remain silent.

He no longer lectures, no longer communicates with others, and no longer talks about his grievances.

At this time, rumors began to spread that Teacher Gao was transferred from Linxian County, and the reason why he was transferred was because his wife reported that he had an affair with a female teacher.

The breaking news once again stimulated the nerves of the people in the county. It turned out that Teacher Gao had a criminal record.

The school gate was once again blocked by an angry crowd, led by Hu Tao's father.

It turns out that Hutao lied and slandered Teacher Gao for committing a crime against her, and everyone believed it to be true. As a result, Hutao's family received a lot of gossip. Hutao suffered the backlash of his lies, and was under great psychological pressure. He was depressed all day long, looking for life and death.

Hutao's father heard about Teacher Gao's previous criminal record, attributed all his anger to Teacher Gao, and led his relatives to demand that the school must expel Teacher Gao.

The school leaders could not withstand the fierce public opinion and held a meeting to study how to deal with Teacher Gao.

Upon hearing the news, the sad and angry Teacher Gao rushed to the school gate to confront Hu Tao's father and relatives.

In order to prove his innocence, he did not hesitate to open the wounds in his heart.

It turned out that the reason why he and his wife divorced was that his wife had cheated on a cadre of her work unit, but she instead accused him of cheating on a female student. After great efforts, Teacher Gao finally proved his innocence and the dirty nature of his wife and adulterer.

But the impact of this incident was so bad that Teacher Gao's original school talked to him and said it could help him change his job, so Teacher Gao came to his current school.

After listening to Teacher Gao's statement, everyone was silent.

At this time, a voice came from the crowd, "But how do you prove it?"

Teacher Gao burst into tears: "I haven't done it, what do you want me to prove?"

The people who made trouble realized that they were in the wrong and finally dispersed.

All the noise seemed to be over after Teacher Gao revealed his scars, but then news came that Zhang Qiang had committed suicide.

The grieving teacher Gao asked for the address of Zhang Qiang's home and wanted to express his condolences. When walking through an alley, I encountered several gangsters beating people, and the ones being beaten were students from the school who once smashed Teacher Gao's glass.

Teacher Gao stepped forward to stop, but was beaten to the ground by the gangsters.

When he was unconscious, he heard the discussion among the gangsters.

"Hey, is this the strong female criminal?"

"I do not know!"

"Hey, come here, let's see if this is the strong female perpetrator from your school?"

"It's him."

"Okay, get out!"

"It's really a strong woman who committed the crime. She won't be beaten to death. Just a few more kicks!"

Consciousness plunges into boundless darkness.

Early the next morning, someone found Teacher Gao's body in the alley.

The sun is scorching and dogs are barking.

The police came and people watched and talked.

"Fortunately, the person who died was a strong female criminal."

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Yu Hua finished reading "Hunting" with red eyes, feeling so depressed that he was about to explode. He raised his head, and Mo Yan beside him was still looking down at the novel.

Mo Yan always read very carefully, much slower than him.

He was anxious to find someone to share the novel he had just finished reading, and glanced around.

It was quiet in the library. Everyone was either looking down at books or writing at their desks.

Yu Hua closed the magazine, then stood up and left the library.

The corridor in front of the library is open-air and can only protect against rain, but not even wind. There is a garden in front.

Yu Hua stood in the corridor, looking at the flowers blooming in front of him, but all that flashed through his mind were scenes from "Hunting".

Ever since he started writing, he hadn't been so engrossed in reading a book for a long time.

Yu Hua's mind suddenly flashed back to the time when Teacher Lin called him for the first time.

He said that the ending of the novel was a bit gloomy and needed to be changed.

Yu Hua's answer at the time was: As long as it can be published, it can be revised from beginning to end.

But now...

Teacher Lin, how can you be so gloomy? You are so gloomy from beginning to end!

What happened to Teacher Gao was really miserable, and so was poor Zhang Qiang.

Why are good people not rewarded?

When Yu Hua watched "Farewell My Concubine" before, he always felt that he understood the essence of Teacher Lin's novels, but now it seems that he still did not understand it thoroughly enough!

He thought about the novel he was writing. It seemed that it was still almost interesting, but he had already written more than half of it.

Forget it, let’s finish writing it first and then talk about it.

When I go back and write another book, I will follow Teacher Lin’s style and logic next time, and I must torture the protagonist to the point of death.

Doesn’t Teacher Lin’s movie just torture the protagonist? Then I will change the direction and torture the people around the protagonist. Everyone around him is dead, and he is the only one alive.

This setting is so interesting!

I can’t wait to think about it!