Chapter 38
The first exam of the college entrance exam was the language, and Xu Man was happy when he saw the test paper
Before entering the examination room, Xu Man thought that it would be better if he could not pass the exam
Who knew that the entire paper consisted of only three questions!
There was also a sentence written on it: Science students only write essays
In other words, Xu only had to do one of the three questions
This is simply no room for water, can not really test a zero point back
Essays are not like multiple choice questions, where you can control how many points you get if you know all the questions
Where are the standardized answers for essays? There is also a part of the subjective evaluation of the marking teacher
Xu Wen sighed softly, thinking that in that case, let’s do well in the exam! We’ll talk about it later
Oh, the title of the essay is also very appropriate: an unforgettable day
It is quite unforgettable, the college entrance exam is one exam and one question, the value is still one hundred
The college entrance exam is three days, language, mathematics, mathematics, science, chemistry and politics, except for foreign language, which is one hundred points, and foreign language, which is thirty points
The difficulty of the questions for Hsu Man is similar to that of elementary school to junior high school, but it is quite difficult for the contemporary people who have a huge gap between their educational resources and backgrounds
No wonder the slogan on the banner hanging in front of the school before the college entrance exam was “One heart, two preparations”!
Two preparations, one for success and one for failure
As soon as she left the examination room, she saw Sang Xiaoqing holding Dongsheng and stomping her feet outside, looking more nervous than she was
When she saw Xu Man from afar, she greeted him, “How was it? Is it hard? Are you sure you can pass?”
Xu Man nodded, “Pretty much!”
“That’s good! That’s good! Let’s go home and eat!”
After walking a few steps, Xu Man exclaimed, “Sister-in-law, isn’t this the way back?”
“Oh, I’ve returned the house Your brother is waiting for us out front! Everything in the house has been packed up and moved to the car This house was originally rented for your college entrance exams, so what’s the point of spending that kind of money now that the exams are over? I asked your brother to buy some charcoal for the deposit and the rest of the money Dongsheng is still young, he can’t handle the cold as well as adults”
Understanding that her sister-in-law and brother should miss each other after being separated for nearly two months for her, and that she didn’t like rented houses, Xu Wen smiled and said, “Thank you, brother and sister-in-law, you’ve worked hard”
“You girl, it’s not too much for a family to say this?”
“Oh! We’re going home!” Dongsheng rejoiced
Xu Wen was driving the oxcart, the carriage and the rear of the cart were already piled up with Xu Wen’s and the three of them’s daily necessities, but there was still an empty space in the paneled wagon, which had already been covered with old mattresses
Xu Man Sang Xiaoqing and Dongsheng climbed into the car and sat down, Xu Wen took a quilt to let the three of them cover: “Our oxcart is slow, this day is cold, you do not freeze!”
Winter days are short, halfway to the road, the sun is gone
The wind was like a knife that scraped his face
Xu Wen took Dongsheng in his arms and wrapped him tightly in a quilt
Sang Xiaoqing quasi is not seen for a long time Xu Wen, chattering
Xu Wen listened with a smile on his face and thought of Lu Yuanzheng
I wonder how he’s doing, no news for so long
“Ma Ma” Dongsheng suddenly raised his little face to look at Xu Wen, “I miss my dad”
Xu Man’s heart tightened, after Lu Yuanzheng left, Dongsheng actually rarely mentioned Lu Yuanzheng
He would only occasionally stop and look for a long time when he saw his father playing with his children in the team
Xu asked every time she saw that kind of Dongsheng heartbroken to the point of being unable to do anything but stop and hug him
Or Dongsheng comforted her, “Ma Ma, Dad will be back soon”
This is the first time that Dongsheng has said so bluntly that he misses his father
Xu Wen hugged him, his face pressed against Dongsheng s cold little face, “He will be back in a while”
Dongsheng nodded, his small hand placed on the location of his heart, “Ma Ma, I’m having a hard time here Am I sick again?”
Xu Wen shook his head, “You just miss daddy too much”
Xu Wen let out a long sigh, “This Lu Yuanzheng is also, leaving without even a letter There are so many soldiers in the commune, and I haven’t seen anyone like him leave without a letter Others will always write a few letters back throughout the year, but he is good”
Sang Xiaoqing saw Xu Wen’s mood also fell, busy patted Xu Wen, “Stop it you!”
The courtyard house is quite pleasant to live in the summer, but winter is a bit difficult to endure
Xu’s family at least has a dirt kang, which is warm when burned with firewood
Lu Yuanzheng’s courtyard has not been inhabited for a long time, so there is no sense of life in it, and it is even colder
Xu asked Dongsheng to jump around in the house to avoid freezing his feet, and chopped some firewood himself, first lighting the stove in the bedroom
After a while, the room gradually warmed up
Xu Man was afraid that Dongsheng would not be able to warm up under the quilt, so he let him share the quilt with himself
Dongsheng was overjoyed, as if he had won the lottery, and jumped on the bed in his fall coat and pants
When Dongsheng was put to sleep, Xu Man got up and added charcoal again, covering his right eye and sitting next to the stove, frowning
From the examination room out of the eyelids have been jumping, jumping Xu Man panic
The old man said that the left eye jumps wealth and the right eye jumps disaster
For Xu Man, failing to get into college is not a disaster
The biggest disaster is the road expedition
Xu Man sighed softly and muttered to himself, “Are you okay? If you’re still safe, write to me!”
Xu Man boiled a large pot of water and washed the sheets and bedding while Dongsheng played in the yard
Vaguely hearing Dongsheng talking, he raised his voice and asked, “Dongsheng, who are you talking to?”
“A few uncles that I don’t know, they came to look for you”
As soon as Xu Man heard this, he stood up, wiped both hands on his jacket, and as soon as he pushed the door he saw several people standing in the courtyard
There were two teams of people, one wearing military uniforms, the other wearing Zhongshan suits, and there was also a cadre from the commune that Xu Man was familiar with Xu Man had seen him when he was engaged to Lu Yuanzheng
“May I ask if you are Comrade Xu Man?”
Xu Man nodded, “May I ask who you are?”
Those two teams of people looked at each other, and the one in military uniform saluted towards Xu Man, “Comrade Xu Man, we are from the city’s Armed Forces Department, and these comrades ,” he pointed to the Zhongshan suits beside him, “are from the Administration Department Today we came to be entrusted by someone”
The person who spoke took a file bag from the person behind him and handed it to Xu Man, “This is Comrade Lu Yuanzheng’s suicide note as well as his allowance for the last few months I’m afraid you’re short of money to send it over first”
Xu Man’s hand trembled, and the file bag fell to the ground, “Is he he dead?”
Three words but how can not speak
The man in uniform shook his head, “We are not too clear about the specifics His unit involves too much confidentiality, we only received a notice to let these forwarded to you If Comrade Lu Yuanzheng did die, it will also take time to go through the relevant processes”
The Zhongshan suit next to him bent down and picked up the file bag and re handed it to Xu Man, “Comrade Xu Man Condolences Comrade Lu Yuanzheng is a hero”
The man from the commune put the grain, oil, rice, noodles, fruit baskets, etc that he was carrying in his hand together on the open space in the yard, “Comrade Lu Yuanzheng’s pension will have to go through the process, and you will have any difficulties with your life to come directly to the commune to find me”
Xu Wen did not know to send them out of the door, and so back to God she stood in the doorway, those people are like out of thin air disappeared
Dongsheng tugged at the corner of her coat and asked her, “Ma Ma, why are you crying?”
Xu Wen hastily wiped her eyes and forced a smile, “Ma Ma just misses dad”
“Oh!” Dongsheng nodded his head in understanding, “I miss dad too Then what does it mean that Ma Ma died?”
Xu Wen looked down at the clueless Dongsheng, tears falling again, unable to stop them, she opened her arms and hugged him tightly