PDLP Chapter 128 The County Magistrate is Here
Chapter 128 The County Magistrate is Here
Chapter 128 The County Magistrate is Here
Qiu Huoming watched from the side with sore eyes, "Come to my house and sit for a while, Sister Xiu, have a meal, and we will discuss it in the long run."
"It's okay to drink some water first. It's summer time." Seeing that she was unmoved, Qiu Huoming changed his suggestion.
Old Mrs. Zhu nodded and grabbed her granddaughter's hand. "Let's go. I'm worried about you like this. Remember, if you have a promising future, you must repay those who have helped you..."
Qiu Huoming was ashamed. How could this small favor be elevated to such a high level?
When I got home, Chen Suniang was already up. She usually took a half-hour nap at noon, which had become a habit.
When she saw Old Lady Zhu and the others come in, she didn't look surprised. She had been in the compound for a long time and these things were not uncommon. Her first reaction was that there was a conflict in their family again.
She took a step forward and touched Du Xiumin's forehead. "Why are you sweating so much, kid? You haven't eaten yet. Sit down first. I'll bring you a bowl of rice. Huo Ming, go and pour two glasses of water..."
Du Xiumin found a backbone, and her decadent look gradually regained some luster.
She ate with her head down while Old Lady Zhu told Chen Suniang the whole story.
Qiu Huoming and Gu Xiaoran exchanged a glance, and he also leaped up, sandwiching Li Ming with Ding Yu on the left and right. "Don't worry, there will be self-study exams in the future, and you can continue to study at college and technical secondary school. Class monitor, I have no reason to support any decision you make. Don't judge a hero by his or her success or failure at a certain moment..."
With the route map written on this piece of letter paper, the journey is no longer a mystery, and the future gradually takes on a vague understanding in her mind.
Not long after Old Lady Zhu returned home, the Du couple started making trouble again. Old Lady Zhu no longer had any worries. She was a decisive person to begin with, and when she got so angry that she immediately swung her cane and started beating them, they did not dare to really cause any harm to the old lady, so they calmed down.
The door of the classroom was not locked, leaving a crack that could be opened with a slight push. A boarding student was lying on the windowsill looking down. He was not familiar with Qiu Huoming and they were just nodding acquaintances.
The car stopped and started on the road until the lights came on, and then she arrived at the provincial capital station.
Then he quickly returned to the living room and stuffed the big cloth bag into Du Xiumin's hand.
Qiu Huoming stood up and turned to look over.
When she saw the envelope Qiu Huoming stuffed in, she immediately stood up and said, "I..."
She took a big cloth bag, stuffed all her clothes into it, and then took a towel and put it in there.
His parents only asked him once, and after knowing what he had applied for, they didn't say anything. Their son has always been opinionated, and he might not listen even if they told him. As long as it wasn't a bad thing, they just let him be.
Du Xiumin's tears fell one by one. The boy in front of her was obviously younger than her, but at this moment he was giving her advice like an adult. On the other hand, her own brother...
After Du Xiumin finished her meal, her complexion looked much better.
"In the future, you will also feel that Guangzhou is very small..." Gu Xiaoran smiled as he looked at his outstretched fingers.
She had to repay such a big favor.
"Oh..." Qiu Huoming walked to the window and looked at the playground with him.
They were all questions about how to make such rapid progress, the secrets of learning, etc. Qiu Huoming said a few words, but was asked the same questions again, so he became a little impatient and secretly winked at Ding Yu.
Her ears were filled with countless voices. She kept a stern face and pretended to be calm as she rushed out of the crowd. After crossing a street, she found the guesthouse where she was going to stay.
Qiu Huoming didn't wait for the people around him to react, he covered his stomach and urinated quickly.
There were still a few student supporters standing beside him in the corridor.
She held the stack of solidarity in her hand, and her anxiety gradually dissipated. There was no reason for her to be worse than a boy who was one year younger than her. No matter how difficult the future would be, she had already taken this first and most difficult step. What else could she not overcome?
Gu Xiaoran came up right after them. Ten minutes later, several students came in one after another. Some of them had passed the exam this time, and more of them came back to get their graduation certificates.
"Let's go, let's go. I guess they have searched the toilet thoroughly." Qiu Huoming jumped down from the stone pillar.
Qiu Huoming parked the car and went upstairs with a "dengdengdeng".
She looked at the brand new big solidarity photos inside and her eyes instantly became red.
After reading the letter of introduction, the staff introduced the prices of the remaining beds in the guesthouse. The cheap triple and quadruple beds were full, and there was only one double bed left, which was more expensive. She looked at the sky, gritted her teeth, and took it, paying 2.8 yuan for the bed.
Chen Suniang quickly sorted out a few pieces of clothes. They were about the same height, so they were suitable for her.
The envelope fell out of the small cloth bag, she opened it and was stunned.
Along the way, he attracted the attention of several young wives who went out to buy groceries early in the morning. Qiu Huoming was in high spirits as he rode his bicycle.
As soon as I got out of the station, I saw many people asking: "Where are you going? I'll take you there..."
She looked at Qiu Huoming's trembling mouth, and after a while she only said one sentence, "You are a good child..."
After a moment, Ding Yu's voice sounded behind him, "I've never seen them so enthusiastic before. Maybe they took the wrong medicine."
In the corridor on the third floor, Teacher Huang was looking around. He was dressed very formally today, his clothes were meticulously arranged, his gray hair was neatly attached to his scalp, his glasses were polished to a shine, and the circles of wrinkles on his face were much clearer.
Before Qiu Huoming, who ranked first, had the chance to talk to Li Ming and the others, he was surrounded by people who came to learn from him.
Ding Yu quickly jumped to their side and put a hand on Qiu Huoming's shoulder. "My dad asked me to apply for the Finance School. I've filled it out. You can come find me when you pass by the provincial capital when you come back."
"I applied to Jiangcheng Normal University. This time, I will be disobedient..." After saying that, Li Ming pursed his lips tightly and looked into the distance with the stubbornness unique to a teenager.
Then he took the envelope and letter paper in his hand, walked to the living room, and stuffed the envelope into the cloth bag that Du Xiumin had placed on the table.
Looking at the beautiful cursive script, she seemed to see the mature Qiu Huoming speaking to her seriously. The fear in her heart was relieved a lot, and she tried hard to remember the precautions and routes written on it.
Learn more so that you can be prepared when filling out your application form in the future.
He quickly went up to the rooftop, half-crouched on the horizontal pillar, and looked at the playground below where the staff were adjusting the sound system.
She washed her face and then packed her belongings and the clothes Chen Suniang had given her.
Before she could refuse, she heard Qiu Huoming handing her a piece of letter on the desk and saying, "These are some things you need to pay attention to when you go out. When you go out, don't trust strangers easily. Don't go with private people. There are many kidnappers out there. Only take public vehicles..."
"Student Qiu, I heard that many leaders are coming today..."
Qiu Huoming's eyes were sharp. "From the county committee."
"You kid are really going to be famous this time. Well, this suit is nice. Come in." Director Jiang said halfway and waved his hand to let him in.
Early in the morning on the 30th, Qiu Huoming put on a set of clothes that he thought was the most appropriate. He wore a white shirt that was washed to a bleached white color on the upper body, a pair of dark blue suit knee-length shorts on the lower body, a pair of white socks on his feet, a pair of leather sandals, and went out with his schoolbag on his back and pushing the cart.
"Good morning." Qiu Huoming was the first to greet everyone and pushed open all the classroom doors.
There were three people sitting in the stands. Principal Lu was sitting in the middle, with two vice principals sitting next to him. Director Jiang was standing below the stands, looking around.
Ding Yu jumped down from Qiu Huoming's side and walked to Li Ming's side. "Squad leader, what do you think?"
"Don't worry, when I have a promising future, I will definitely repay you." Du Xiumin took a step back, suddenly knelt down, and kowtowed three times to the people in front of her. Qiu Huoming didn't have time to dodge, so she stood up, her forehead was already red and swollen.
When I got to school, I found that it was a big scene today.
There were a few students walking around the campus. It was still early and there was still some time before the agreed time of 8 o'clock.
The stands on the playground have been newly decorated, with red cloth hanging from the top. In the middle of the stands is a long table with a few chairs behind it. In the middle of the table are two microphones tied with red satin, with two wires wrapped underneath, passing through one side of the stands.
Gu Xiaoran stepped over the parapet lightly, jumped lightly onto the stone pillar, and stood side by side with Qiu Huoming. The morning glow covered the entire sky, and the wind was blowing and the clouds were moving. There were very few tall buildings these days, and looking down from the rooftop, the ground was almost flat.
"Hehe, look, the microphone is urging me to start quickly..." Principal Lu's speech was indeed mainly humorous. His old face, at the moment of speaking, even his eyebrows and eyes looked a little younger.
He covered his stomach and suddenly yelled, "My stomach feels uncomfortable. Wait, I'm going to the toilet first."
That would require making a lot of money, she pursed her lips and took out the letter written by Qiu Huoming and read it again.
"Looking at it this way, Wucheng County is so small." Qiu Huoming spread out his left and right fingers, made a viewfinder, and looked into the distance through the viewfinder.
There are many benches on the playground. Today is the day when graduates return to school to get their diplomas. I guess school leaders will come.
A red banner was hung at the main gate, and the dilapidated school gatehouse suddenly became more festive. The gate was wide open, the road was spotlessly clean, and Director Jiang was wearing a neat uniform with a polite smile on his dark face, even ignoring the sweat on his forehead.
She didn't have much money left. She looked at the few remaining Mao bills and a stack of food coupons and sighed.
Qiu Huoming took some time to go to Li Ming's aunt's barber shop and get his hair cut.
After turning off the lights, she lay down on the bed with her clothes on, holding the cloth bag tightly in her arms, leaning on the pillow, and slowly fell asleep.
Some students are preparing to repeat their studies the following year and are busy finding out what choices several students who passed the exam had filled in.
The summer was getting hotter and there were several showers in succession. Qiu Huoming stayed at home and didn't go anywhere these days.
Qiu Huoming quickly stopped the car and got out smoothly.
"Okay, let's go to higher ground." Li Ming broke free from his two friends on his left and right, stepped over the parapet, and stood beside Gu Xiaoran.
Students downstairs began to walk towards the playground one after another under the guidance of their teachers.
She quickly went into the inner room. Qiu Jianshe had already woken up and was sitting on the bed without saying a word. It was all just a conversation between the women, and he couldn't interrupt, so he simply didn't show up.
In the corridor on the third floor, they could vaguely hear someone calling their names.
After Qiu Huoming brought two glasses of water, he returned to the small room, counted out ten big unity notes, put them in an envelope, folded them in half, thought for a while, took out another piece of paper, and wrote down the things to pay attention to when going out. According to the memory of his original body, he wrote down every detail of the journey and stops all the way south.
"Hey, let's go together." Ding Yu pulled Qiu Huoming and jumped over.
"Want to stay at the hotel? The price is good..."
Sitting on the playground were all high school graduates. They probably hadn't expected such a big scene today, and they were all talking about it.
After a while, the microphone suddenly made a whistling sound. Principal Lu smiled and tapped the microphone, and the "bang bang" sound spread far away.
He has already filled in his applications. His first choice is Yangcheng Institute of Technology, and his second choice is Tsinghua University... These days, almost all admissions are based on the first choice, and the few choices filled in later are just for show.
"Today is an important day for our school. There are two things that are particularly worth celebrating. The first is that the second-year high school students have successfully graduated. I am here to present them with their graduation certificates. If my hands are not shaking..."
Chen Suniang stamped her feet and said, "You're leaving just like that? Why are you in such a hurry? No matter how anxious you are, you can't leave empty-handed! Wait, Auntie has a few old clothes for you to take with you."
As soon as Qiu Huoming and his group showed up, they were captured by them. Teacher Huang roared like a lion, "Stop running around, go, go, go downstairs."
"I'm leaving now, Aunt Chen. I'd like you to visit my grandma once in a while..."
The three friends all came up, and Li Ming chuckled and said, "We just want to make some good friends, let them go."
"That's right..." Gu Xiaoran stood alone on a high place, and she looked around. "It's cold up there, but you can see all the other mountains."
Qiu Huoming sent them out the door. As for the rest, he was powerless to do anything about it. Her future depended on her own luck.
The bed opposite the double room was always vacant, and the guesthouse was not full, which meant that she was living in a large room by herself.
There were more noises in the classroom and the corridor was bustling with people coming and going.
The boarding student turned his head and looked at Qiu Huoming, his voice revealing a hint of excitement.
The horizon is as far as the eye can see.
"It's nothing, actually. I'm used to it." Li Ming stretched and looked up at the clouds above his head.
Not long after, Ding Yu and Li Ming came together.
Qiu Huoming and the others, who were on the list this time, were seated in the front row.
There was an immediate burst of laughter from the audience. Nowadays, everyone is used to hearing empty words, so this humorous way of speaking is indeed refreshing.
"Director Jiang, good morning."
Old Mrs. Zhu also stood up with the help of a cane.
Four people stood in a row on the stone pillar and saw a jeep driving in from the gate.
Li Ming stood still across the parapet, "My dad wants me to repeat a grade. He won't let me go to junior college." His expression showed no sadness or joy. His handsome face was stained with the brightness of the morning glow. For a moment, everyone present didn't know what to say.
Du Xiumin barely caught the last bus to the provincial capital in the afternoon. She sat in the back seat, hugging the cloth bag tightly to her chest. Time passed by minute by minute, and she dared not close her eyes until the bus drove out of Wucheng County. She breathed a sigh of relief, took out the piece of letter paper that was tucked in her clothes, and began to read it.
"If your hands are shaking badly, we will ask our vice-president to present the award."
"The second thing is that this year's high school students are not simple. There are two heavyweight students who took the provincial college entrance examination in science, ranking first and second respectively. You see..."
He pointed to the audience, "The county magistrate is here. Come, let us invite County Magistrate Gu..."
Ahem, how about I just write these 4000 words today?
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