My 1979

Li He was carrying the bicycle, and Xitong took the initiative to take the woven bag in Li He's hand, and the two chatted while walking.

"I remember we were classmates with Seagate. Look, she has been working for several years in the blink of an eye. It's so fast."

"I'm definitely not comparable to your college students, but that's just the way it is for a little girl. I don't care about her. If I'm not as good as above, I'm more than below, I'll win." Xitong pointed at Xi Tongcai, who was behind him. Yue said, "If this little girl is half as good as her sister, I will be satisfied. I am still going to let him take the technical secondary school entrance examination. Where is your Li Bing? I heard that he will take the high school entrance examination."

Li He nodded in disbelief. Although technical secondary schools will continue to be popular in the next few years, with good job allocation and a good future for girls, in the long run, Li He will definitely require his fourth son to take the high school entrance examination. "The high school entrance examination is much easier than the technical secondary school entrance examination. The score difference is about 30 points. I will not put so much pressure on her, so I will let her take the high school entrance examination. Besides, I just want her to learn more things and be assigned a graduation assignment. It’s no different than a year or two. In the long run, higher education is the trend, the division of labor in society is becoming more and more detailed, and everything is about specialization. If she doesn’t work hard to advance to school while she is young, she will suffer a big loss in the future.”

What Li He said is the truth. At this time, the best junior high school graduates are heading to four-year technical secondary schools, which are much more competitive than high school entrance exams.

After saying that, Li He felt like he had dropped his book bag again. How could Xitong understand this?

Who knows, Xitong said, "You mean to say that the later you take the technical secondary school entrance examination, the less useful it becomes?"

"This is just a general feeling. It still depends on future policies."

There are pros and cons to taking the high school entrance examination, but it does bury a lot of outstanding talents. In the 1990s, the country came up with a remedy, giving two years to complete a four-year undergraduate course and then giving them a diploma. However, many people have already disappeared. to middle age.

Xitong thought for a while and said, "Although technical secondary schools are difficult to pass, but after graduation you can get into a public employer, which is an iron job. If you enter high school but fail to get into college, isn't it all in vain?"

Li He nodded in approval, changed the bicycle's shoulder, and said with a smile, "This is really true, and it will waste two years of high school. I am going to let my fourth child gamble on this luck, it depends on her Are you willing to study seriously?"

Finally reaching the gravel road, he put the bicycle on the ground and tied the quilt to the back seat of the car with a rope. Now the two of them felt much more relaxed.

Commune Middle School is located on the easternmost side of the commune. It is located in a large open space. There is not even a house. It is all green wheat fields. It is surrounded by a large wall. There are student classrooms, sports fields, and a large area of ​​​​teachers' families. district. "

It was not until the 1990s that the middle school was demolished and moved to the opposite side of the town health center.

Commune Middle School was built in the 1950s, which actually has a bit of history. The ups and downs of red brick and black tile houses can still be regarded as luxury houses in the entire town.

There is no distinction between the rich, the handsome, the beautiful and the beautiful among the students. They are all under the same pressure to get into higher education. No matter how big a commune official is, he is only a 38-bar.

Li He also stayed here for three years, and it was more of a hardship. He didn't miss much, and he didn't even want to recall it.

If I had to forcibly bring out some feelings, it would be the lush willow trees on both sides of the school playground, the horizontal and parallel bars under the willow trees, and the mottled light and shadow that shine through the gaps between the leaves.

A few people washed all the mud off their rain boots in a small ditch next to the school. They also put their bicycles into the water and brushed them with grass. The tiles were all blocked.

The so-called girls' dormitory now is similar to the dormitory Li He used to have in junior high school, and there is no change.

Due to the age, the horizontal beams of the tile-roofed dormitories began to rot and cracks appeared in the walls. Every winter, the north wind blew in through the cracks and windows, so cold that the students had to hide their heads under the quilt. What's more serious is that every time it's windy or rainy, there will be serious water accumulation in the dormitory.

As for why it is not repaired, in a word, there is no money, but it is really no money. The paper used to mimeograph test papers for students is saved.

There is only one window in the house, which has been covered with newspapers. Under the dim light, there are young faces, 6 bunk beds, and 12 beds at the top and bottom, which means that 12 people live there.

At this time, the gap between rural middle schools and urban middle schools also emerged. It is no exaggeration to say that the gap is more than ten years.

Li He looked at the fourth child with a nonchalant expression, who was currently chatting excitedly with his classmates who had arrived early.

Xitongcai said, "The conditions are a bit more difficult than at home. It's only been half a year, so it's not like this."

Li He said, "I remember that the teacher's house in this school is also rented. This is a critical time in the second half of the year, so we can't afford to live in it. I will find a teacher's house for the fourth child to live in, and you ask Xiyue to accompany him. They have a helper."

Xitongcai said, "This is a good idea. It only costs one or two yuan more a month. We will get half of the money each. I'll ask them if they can do it."

Xitong just pulled out the two people who were making the bed and asked for their opinion. Xiyue didn't have any objections and wanted to live in an open place.

Only the fourth child looked at Li He in embarrassment and said, "I can't bear to leave my classmates. There are so many people in the dormitory and it's lively. Everyone discusses and studies with each other. I can ask them questions if they don't understand them."

Since the fourth child didn't want to be special, Li He didn't force it, even though it was for her own good.

Xiyue and the fourth child are getting along well. Seeing that the fourth child doesn't move, Xiyue will definitely not move either.

Several people started to make the bed again. Li He strongly requested that Wang Yulan find new sheets and quilts. These were bought from the supply and marketing cooperative years ago. Wang Yulan thought long-term and planned to save them for Li He's wedding.

The fourth child slept on the upper bunk. She took off her shoes, climbed onto the bed, stood on top and pulled one end of the quilt, while Li He stood at the bottom and pulled the other end.

"The coverings on your walls are all gone. Let's remove the dust. Let's find some newspapers to paste them together later, otherwise they will be all over the bed."

The fourth child slowly stuffed the end of the sheet into the corner, and then said, "No need to search everywhere, I will just go to the teacher's office tomorrow to find some old newspapers. Buy me a thermos later. The old one I have is not warm." ”

"I don't have any industrial tickets anymore. How about you wait a few days and I'll think of a solution for you?"

Xitong reminded, "It's just a broken water bottle. It's not a hot commodity now. It's just like the coarse cloth. You don't need a ticket. You can get it if you pay."

Li He had almost forgotten all this, so he said, "I really didn't know that there have been so many changes in the past two years. Okay, I will go to the commune to buy it later, and then I will take you to eat something. After eating, I will go home." "Yes. Ask your classmates in the dormitory if you want to come with us. I'll treat you to dinner." There are already three little girls in the dormitory. They are all about fifteen or sixteen years old, and they are all busy cleaning. , at first glance, they are very diligent and not squeamish. Li He liked them very much.