She Quit the Air Bag

The examination of Xiaoshengchu is a joint examination of six counties and cities led by the urban area. The city has considered the joint examination of the whole city before, but the printing ability of the test papers seems to be not keeping up with it. In addition, some counties are located in remote locations and the transportation is inconvenient. Funds are limited, and I don’t really want to participate, so there are only a few places left.

Each school will provide one or two teachers, and then randomly draw lots, arrange for invigilators in each city, and finally send the test papers to the urban area, and the results will be published after correction.

This is also a rare test for the only two primary schools in the town. In the past, their primary schools have experienced the highest level examination, that is, the county-wide joint examination. There is no more, and the management is not strict. , The principal’s own expectations are very low. He only hopes that the children will not be too bad in the test. It is best to hold hands with the children’s primary school. Whoever falls behind is a dog, so that next year’s enrollment will look better.

It’s not that he has no ambition. You must know that the children’s primary school and their central primary school have one source of students in the sky, and the first one is underground. The students of their school have to go on holiday for the busy farming season. Little, they can’t even turn on the lights at home and let them read at night, how can they catch up with others?

Just don’t make too much difference!

With such low expectations, when the principal heard the voice on the other end of the phone, he was stunned for a moment.

The school has already sent a male teacher to take a ride to the county early in the morning, and it is estimated that he will be back a little after noon.

He went to the county town to copy the transcripts, and copied back the scores of all the staff by hand. When the principal called, he first asked for the highest score, lowest score, average score and other data.

“Headmaster, how is it?” Teacher He couldn’t help but interrupt before the headmaster hung up the phone. Her voice was not too loud, but it was enough for the headmaster to hear, “Can you help me ask, I’m a student, my name is Ning In the early summer, how was the test?”

She was more anxious than anyone else.

On the one hand, she saw the talent of Ning Chuxia with her own eyes, and she had certain confidence in Ning Chuxia’s ability to pass the exam.

But on the other hand, having been a teacher for many years, she has a clear mind in her heart. It is two different things to do well in exams and perform well on the spot. How many students fail in the face of exams, in case Ning Chuxia is also the same one. Woolen cloth?

Teacher He understands what it means for Ning Chuxia to do well in the exam. It means that she has the only chance to convince her parents with her grades. Of course, in the past few days, Teacher He has tossed and turned, and couldn’t help discussing it with her husband. After a while, she had already made a decision secretly, but she hadn’t said it yet.

The principal felt that his soul was floating. He fell to the ground after hearing Teacher He’s words. He didn’t respond at first: “Who are you talking about?”

He was in a good mood, he didn’t mind giving Teacher He a face, but he just asked a student’s grades first.

“Ning Chuxia.” Teacher He hurriedly said, “Ning Ning, junior high school…” She was actually a little confused at the moment. If Ning Chuxia didn’t pass the exam, she might as well find out later, otherwise she should just tell Ning Chuxia, She had to struggle for a while.

The principal finally came to his senses, and when he heard Ning Chuxia’s name, his pupils slightly opened, and he hung up the phone under Teacher He’s confused eyes.

Teacher He was a little nervous. Did the principal not want to ask her for help? But don’t worry, the results will always come out later.

The principal took a step forward. He is not fat, and his body is thin. Usually, he doesn’t smile and even has a frightening atmosphere, but at this moment, when he smiles, his face is wrinkled, which is rarely pleasing: “Mr. He, this Ning Chuxia is your class. students?”

Teacher He nodded dazedly, and there was a little happy guess in his heart, but he couldn’t believe it.

The principal looks very happy like this. It must be good news, right? Is it the first in the school in the early summer, or the first in the town?

The principal couldn’t hold back, and patted Teacher He on the shoulder. He used some strength on his hand, and saw Teacher He’s pained expression and put his hand away in embarrassment, but he quickly turned into a smile: “Mr. He, you This has produced a good student! This young student in your class, Ning Chuxia, this time came first in the joint entrance exam, and he did better than the students in the city!”

He smacked his mouth, and now he still misses the feeling when he just heard the good news from the staff member.

The staff member, speaking with a doubtful tone, sounded confused, but he still had to say congratulations to him.

What is this attitude for, can the principal still not understand? He knew that people felt that the teaching level in their town was poor, and they did not believe that their students could do well in exams.

But what’s the use of this? Their students are the No. 1, and they are the No. 1 of so many schools in the joint entrance examination.

The principal laughed twice. He now understands what it means to be complacent, and to be arrogant. He even wants to take the thermos bottle handed down from his family, and sit at the gate of the children’s primary school, waiting for the other principal. Come out and smile at people.

“First?” The sudden news made the expression on Teacher He’s face sluggish for a while.

She knew that Ning Chuxia was excellent, but she didn’t expect her to be so good in the exam. You know, when the exam papers for this joint entrance exam came out, she felt a little cold.

There are a lot of expansion questions on the test paper, which are not within their teaching scope at all. It must be the expansion reading and teaching that the urban or county districts do on weekdays. She wants to say that it is not fair, but how can this thing be fair? Can it be said?

The teacher who was waiting for the grades next to him looked envious. Although he regretted that Ning Chuxia was not a student in his class, since he was a student of the school, he was also happy. At least from today, he can continue to blow it all the way to next year, so as to save every time he goes home. , The family complained that he was not assigned to his children’s elementary school, and that it was inconvenient for the children to study.

“It’s number one, everyone in the county has said it, and this is still fake?” The principal was in high spirits and looked suddenly much younger, “Don’t worry, people don’t trust our students so much, I guess they have made several calls. It’s confirmed, that’s right.”

The principal has already started to worry about other things: “I have to pull a piece of red rice paper and write a honor roll first. There is a banner in the warehouse, and I have to take it out and change it. By the way, I have to report to the town. get a reward…”

If it’s the same as in previous years, the students don’t do well in the exam, yes, he doesn’t have to do anything, just sit here and drink tea, wait for the results to come out, simply make the honor roll, and put it on the school gate and it’s done. But this year is different. This is a big happy event for their entire Central Primary School.

The principal knew that this kind of miracle was difficult to reproduce, so he thought about taking advantage of this holiday to publicize it well, and at least get a few good students to come over.

“By the way, Xiao He, do you recognize the way? It’s inconvenient for you to make a trip to Ning’s house. Let me know.” The principal glanced at Teacher He and was not very relieved. Teacher He was an educated youth, and he didn’t seem to be physically fit. Too strong, “No, you are too thin, I should find someone else.”

Teacher He reacted and picked up the bag: “Principal, I’ll just go there, I know where their house is, it’s not far, I can go there by bicycle!”

She ran out in a hurry without any delay. The principal can understand her feelings very well. If a teacher can teach such a student, it may take a year. No, he has to go before get off work. In the county, this time he is not ashamed anymore. The principal paced, leaving the teacher to wait for the report card, and then went out to work (show off).

…

The weather has been a bit too hot these days, and the village next door suffered from heat stroke, so the village extended the lunch break a little bit, and the time spent in between was made up in the morning and evening.

In this kind of weather, working in the kitchen is the hottest thing for people, and only burning a firewood can make people sweat all over.

Ning Chuchun went to earn work points, and Ning Chuqiu stayed at home to do what she could. It was this time that she truly experienced that working was not easy.

She has never been lazy, but she is busy with things that can’t be done in a day. As long as her mother or sister takes action, she can solve it by three and five. Now she just prepares a meal, washes and hangs clothes, and she can do it for a day, out of breath. .

It was also when she started to work that she could especially appreciate how much her sister had done by herself in the past, washing dishes, serving vegetables and pots every day, filling the tank with water before going to bed, getting up early to feed the chickens and collecting eggs, and resting and cleaning the floor of the house… Ning Chuxia wasn’t as useless as she was, she never complained of tiredness, she just kept her head down in silence.

Every time Ning Chuqiu felt bored, she felt very ashamed. She had only been doing this for so long, and she was resistant to housework, but what about her sister? That’s when I started helping before I was in elementary school.

“In early autumn, is the food ready?” Mother Ning entered the house and poured half a scoop of water with a gourd scoop on the side of the tank. The tank was covered with a lid and placed in a cool place. The water splashed on her face. , is the biggest enjoyment in this hot summer.

“It’s cooking.”

Mother Ning made a move, sighed in her heart, stood up and looked at the kitchen. Sure enough, Ning Chuqiu’s lunch today was not finished yet.

Mother Ning was actually angry about this. Once, she stared at Ning Chuqiu from beginning to end, and only then did she realize that there are people in this world who can’t do several things at the same time. The food Ning Chuqiu cooks is not bad. Even the knife skills are good, but the problem is that it is slow.

But seeing her daughter’s eyes, she still reluctantly praised: “You did a good job.”

Every time she brags against her heart, she thinks of Ning Chuxia.

Humans seem to have a certain characteristic. When recalling things in the past, they will be automatically dealt with. Mother Ning can’t remember. When she was learning to do housework, did she ever feel clumsy? She just remembered that doing housework is not difficult. Therefore, when teaching her daughter, she was also very incapable of rules and regulations. She always felt that as long as she did it, it would be so troublesome.

In Ning Chuxia, this set worked very well, but in Ning Chuqiu, it didn’t work at all.

At first, she thought that what Ning Chuxia had done was taken for granted, and she had never praised it, but now that she thinks about it, her heart as a mother… is really unspeakable.

Ning Chuqiu, who was praised, was equally complicated. She was looking at the soup. Today, she cooked mustard greens and tofu soup. She actually knew in her heart how much she was inferior to her sister.

Before that, she seemed to have never heard her mother praise her sister, not once. More often, it was a request or a dissatisfaction.

“Where’s Chuxia?” Father Ning took Ning Chuchun into the house, squatted directly on the patio, and repeated the operation of Mother Ning entering the house. He just glanced at the second daughter and asked casually.

Ning Chuxia had been running to town before, and the school had notified in advance that she was going to pick up her grades tomorrow.

The weather turned hot, it was dark and late, and it was about the same time as before. Every time Ning Chuxia’s face was sunburned, Ning’s father was a little worried about his daughter’s heat stroke, but he said: ” I’m going to get my grades tomorrow, don’t keep running out.”

After he finished speaking, he felt a little regretful, but Ning Chuxia had already complied. He only said that he had to go out for some things in the morning, and he would not go out when he came back at noon.

“I haven’t come back yet.” Speaking of this, Ning’s mother pushed her son, “You go to the head of the village to see if your sister is here.”

Ning Chuchun stood up. He didn’t use up as much physical strength as his parents, but now he seemed to be in good spirits. After walking out of the house for a while, he ran back.

Before the two children came back, the food didn’t come to the table, but even if he wanted to, he couldn’t. The rice that Ning Chuqiu cooked was still fresh.

“Why are you running so fast?” Father Ning glanced at his son who hurried in and frowned. What was the situation in this panic?

Ning Chuchun panted: “I, our head teacher is here! He’s coming to our house!”

As soon as these words were spoken, even Ning Chuqiu in the kitchen was blown up, let alone Ning’s father and Ning’s mother.

For them, the dual identities of being a teacher and eating commercial food in the town are too far away from them, and there is always an inexplicable sense of awe.

“What is your teacher doing?”

Ning Chuchun shook his head: “I don’t know, Mr. He rode a bicycle. I saw her coming, so I came back to report the news first.” He was also nervous.

Ning’s father and Ning’s mother did not know why, and when they were hesitating whether to go in and change their clothes, Mr. He had already parked the bicycle firmly at the door of Ning’s house. She asked twice before she found the place.

Teacher He knocked on the door twice, and then pushed the open door directly into the house. In the city, it is more customary to wait for someone to answer before entering the house, but in the village, there is no such special attention. As long as the door is not closed, it is generally can be entered directly.

“Mr. He, why are you here?” Although Ning Chuchun was dumb, looking at the nervousness of his parents, he summoned up the courage to say hello to Mr. He.

“I have something to say.” Teacher He wiped the sweat from her forehead. She thought that riding a bicycle would be a lot easier, but this way, her hips were about to turn eight petals.

“Please sit down, sit down quickly.” Father Ning greeted quickly, Mother Ning had already entered the back kitchen, distressed but not stingy, got some brown sugar, mixed a bowl of brown sugar water and came out to greet Teacher He. This is one of the highest treats for greeting people at home.

Teacher He didn’t drink it. She knew that the saccharin in the village was expensive. If you don’t drink it, it can still be used by the Ning family. She looked around and said, “What about early summer?”

Father Ning was stunned for a moment, and quickly explained: “The child in Chuxia said that he wanted to take advantage of this time to go to the bookstore in the town to read books. I told her that she would be back at noon, and it is estimated that she will be there soon.”

Hearing this, Teacher He immediately felt a pain in his heart.

Ning Chuxia went to the town and didn’t tell her that, whether she was doing “underground work” or actually reading books, it also made her, a teacher who knew the inside story, sad.

That decision was the right one, she thought.

“What’s wrong, Teacher He.” Father Ning was very nervous, especially when he saw that Teacher He didn’t mean to touch the brown sugar water at all.

These three children are going to graduate, nothing will happen, right? Does Mr. He think that the food they serve is not good, or does he keep things in mind, so he does not drink what they have?

Seeing the expressions of the Ning family, Teacher He realized that he had not spoken for a long time, which put a lot of pressure on the Ning family.

Although Ning Chuxia hadn’t come back yet, Teacher He looked out the door with regret, but she still hoped that she could tell the news to her proud disciple at the first moment.

“I’m here today to tell you good news.” Mr. He squeezed out a smile, and after a while, he smiled sincerely, and this matter is indeed worth being happy, “You have a good life. child.”

Father Ning and Mother Ning looked at each other, but didn’t answer.

“Your family’s early summer, this time the exam is the first!” Teacher He said about this, her face was full of excitement, and her expression showed some pride, this is the student she brought out, “Our exam this time is the six-county-city joint exam. , five counties and one city, there are so many primary schools, thousands of students, she took the first test!”

Teacher He is a little guilty. She regrets that she didn’t ask how many students took part in the joint entrance examination this time. She can only make a rough estimate. The total number of students who participated in the exam is in the early two hundred. In this way, there are always thousands of students. right?

“You mean the first place in the early summer exam?” Mother Ning reacted first, and she repeated Teacher He’s words.

“Yes, our principal has confirmed with the county several times, and now we have gone to report it, maybe it will be praised at that time!”

Seeing that Ning’s father and Ning’s mother were not particularly surprised, Teacher He added: “In the past, our school did not even take the first place in the town. This time, the exam papers are very difficult. They are from the city. Many students took the exam. When I came out, I said that I couldn’t do many questions, and I did better in the early summer than in the city, this kid is really smart!”

She couldn’t hold back her mouth and said, “To tell you the truth, Chu Xia has been asking me questions during this time, and I know a lot about her. This child is very talented in reading, but she doesn’t seem to recognize herself very well. The child didn’t know why before, but she always felt that she couldn’t pass the test, that she was poor, and her grades were not going up, but as long as others praised her, she didn’t even want to praise her, she just said a few nice words, and she was full of energy… …”

Teacher He is still talking: “I found this, and I often told her that she is a gifted child. At first, I wanted to encourage her, but later I found out that she is really a genius, and others can’t learn it for a long time. She knows everything she knows, and a child like this is very suitable for reading, and will definitely be very promising in the future, maybe your family will be a big man.”

Ordinarily, she shouldn’t be so full of words as a teacher, but Teacher He couldn’t help it.

She was so angry that she was so angry that she couldn’t sleep.

How can someone bring up their own children like this, subconsciously thinking “I can’t”, even if they get good grades, they will first say that they are lucky, the test paper is simple, and children of the same age, if they have such grades, it is estimated that One thing is to go home and take the test paper to ask his parents to eat and drink, not to mention the distance, just say Ning Chuchun, this child is at the middle level, and he doesn’t think of himself that much.

Asking her to say that the problem must still be at home, and she has inquired about Ning Chuxia’s treatment at home, and all this has been verified.

Father Ning was hit again.

On the one hand, it is the pride that arises from the subconscious. Their old Ning family also has a child who can study. Although he does not understand the meaning of the joint entrance examination mentioned by Teacher He, he is always the first among thousands of people in the entrance examination. It was understandable that Ning Chuxia did better in the exam than thousands of other children.

Then, it was embarrassed by Teacher He’s words.

He does seem to have never praised the child, and neither does his wife.

“Thank you, Mr. He, you have to teach it well.” Seeing that her husband had been distracted, Ning’s mother quickly bowed and thanked Mr. He. Her heart was complicated, and she had to wait for the teacher to leave. Yu Guang glanced at the two children who were in a daze behind him, and he also helped to ask, “Teacher, how did the early autumn and early spring exams go?”

“The grades haven’t come out yet. My colleagues went to the county to copy them. They will be posted at the school gate tomorrow. In early summer, this is the first place in the exam. The county specially called to notify in advance. The principal asked me to come and talk to you first.”

Ning’s father and Ning’s mother can understand these words. They have seen the play and heard the stories of their elders. Don’t they all go to the village and town to inform them of the top-ranking talents who did well in the exam before?

Thinking about it this way, Ning Chuxia is equivalent to being a champion!

The reflex arc was super long, and I finally reacted. No matter what happened to Ning’s father and Ning’s mother, there were thousands of thanks at this moment. As for the rest, we should think about it later.

They were about to say something when Teacher He hesitated and spoke again.

“The achievement in early summer is expected to be rewarded later. Whether she goes to the town or the county to study in junior high school, she can always get a bursary if she tries hard…” She said tactfully, “I approach it from the perspective of being a teacher. Look, this child is really promising, and you will support him again.”

She was struggling with whether it was appropriate to speak at this time, and was about to speak when she heard the movement behind her.

Everyone turned their heads together, and at the same time showed a surprised look.

Ning Chuxia happened to enter the house. She was a little surprised to see the combination in the house. Although she saw a bicycle at the door just now, she did not guess that Teacher He would come. She never did this in her previous life.

What is Teacher He coming to do?

The others were even more shocked than she was.

Mother Ning stood up directly, and pointed forward with trembling hands: “Chu Xia, where is your hair?”

When Ning Chuxia and Ning Chuqiu stood together, what stood out the most was her long black and shiny hair. Ning Chuqiu was weak and weak. No matter how you cared for it, her hair volume and quality were always worse, and her hair looked Some dry, forked.

Ning Chuxia’s long hair has been raised for many years, and it has reached the waist. On weekdays, she has a single twist. Short hair is popular in the city, but it is not popular in the village. The unmarried girls in the village rarely cut their hair very well. short.

But now, Ning Chuxia’s hair is cut very short, and the entire ear is exposed. Although it has not been turned, it can be seen from the front. It is estimated that the back of the head is also cut very short.

Ning Chuxia had expected everyone’s reaction, but she only felt light at the moment.

Hygiene is not so easy these days. If you are not careful, lice can grow on your hair. Moreover, with such long hair on weekdays, it is troublesome to wash and take care of. There are other wonderful uses.

Seeing that Ning Chuxia lowered her head and said nothing, Teacher He couldn’t help but ask: “Chuxia, tell the teacher, why did you cut this hair.”

She has no daughter, only a son. Although Ning Chuxia is not a particularly good-looking type, in Teacher He’s opinion, it is always painful. Ning Chuxia’s hair is really too short, no matter what, Don’t we have to cut a student’s head too? She even had the idea of ​​going to settle accounts with the barber.

This is not a little girl being deceived. She has heard it before. Some barbers lied to people in order to collect their hair. The little girl is now popular with short hair and has cut people’s hair for sale!

Father Ning was equally angry, he was conservative in this regard, his body was hairy, and his parents had to cut his hair, so he always had to let them know: “You don’t even let us know, and there is still something in your eyes. Without our parents.”

Ning Chuxia sighed in her heart. She originally wanted to wait for the teacher to leave. During this period of contact, she knew that Teacher He was a good person, and Ning Chuxia didn’t really want to sell miserably in front of Teacher He.

But now, looking at the posture of these three tribunals, I have to say it.

She took a few steps closer, and the Ning family was even more shocked. Taking a closer look, the impact of the hair was stronger, and the short ones were even shorter than some young fashionistas today, and the back of the head was even shaved. A small piece of cyan at the bottom is exposed.

Ning Chuqiu looked at her sister. She didn’t quite understand why she cut her hair like this. She knew how much her sister cherished her hair.

Ning Chuxia had already walked to the table in the main room. She reached into her pocket and took out bits and pieces of money. One dime and two dime were the most, and the largest one was one yuan.

Everyone looked at her blankly.

She said in a relaxed manner: “I cut hogweed and wild vegetables and sold them at the farm. The money was still not enough, so I sold my hair. Now I have six yuan.”

Ning Chuxia looked up at them, her eyes bright and full of hope: “I asked, I have to pay five yuan for the first semester of junior high school, and I can still make money before the start of the semester. I’m going to find a way to make money.”

“Dad, Mom, I want to study.”

The banknotes on the table, as well as the hand she had just opened, were particularly distinct from the cocoons and mottled marks due to the grass and the sickle.

The Ning family has already understood that going to the town to “study” is fake, but it is also for “studying”.