Chapter 24
Zhai Hongyi didn't wait for Tang Qingqing to react. He just grabbed her arm and lifted her onto his back, and Tang Qingqing lay on his back.
"You are too light, like paper. No wonder you feel dizzy every now and then."
Seeing how thin Tang Qingqing was, Zhai Hongyi knew that she must be very light, but he didn't expect her to be so light.
With almost no effort, he carried her on his back and stood up easily from the ground.
This was the first time Tang Qingqing had been carried like this since she could remember. She felt a little embarrassed and spoke weakly:
"I can actually walk by myself..."
Wang Heizi: "Haha, Tang Qingqing, you can be shy sometimes too."
Tang Qingqing's shyness was completely shattered, and he reached out and slapped her in annoyance.
Wang Heizi reacted quickly and jumped to the side, making a face at her, "Hey, you can't hit it, you can't hit it."
Tang Qingqing rolled her eyes at him unhappily but stopped struggling and thanked Zhai Hongyi quietly.
Zhai Hongyi walked very fast with his long legs, yet very steadily, making Tang Qingqing feel a feeling she had never experienced before.
She is the eldest child in the family, with three younger brothers. She was taught from a young age that she was the older sister and should take good care of her younger brothers.
From childhood to adulthood, whenever I was bullied, no one ever stood up for me. Instead, when my younger brothers and sisters were bullied, I would always fight them myself.
Don't be fooled by her thin, small and dizzy appearance, she is very good at fighting.
It's not that she's that powerful, but she's particularly ruthless when she fights.
Because she knew that if she didn't fight back, she would always be bullied.
If she can't beat the opponent, she will grab the opponent's arm or leg and start biting any part of the opponent and won't let go.
If there is a group of people, she will focus on one person and fight with him, and will not let go no matter how others beat him.
Seeing her desperate fighting style, everyone avoided her and some even called her "Sister Qing".
She once fantasized that it would be great if she had a brother to protect her like everyone else.
Later, she found that she could fuck people to the ground, and it gave her a greater sense of accomplishment, so she gradually stopped thinking about it.
She saw in the "book" the content of another self being cared for, and she felt jealous and yearning in her heart, but it only lasted for a moment.
Although there are many things that are not satisfactory in her current life, there are always more happy times and there are more good people around her than bad people, so she cherishes the present day very much.
But now I am being taken care of by a tall brother. This experience is strange, but I don’t reject it. I even feel a little happy.
Although Wang Heizi has short legs, he walks quite fast.
But Zhai Hongyi was walking with big strides, while he was jogging.
But this did not stop him from talking non-stop: "You have no idea how interesting it is today. Everything is dried up. Next time you come, you can bring us a few more wicker baskets. They are things that everyone can use."
"At noon, I went to the state-owned hotel with Brother Yi. Oh my, you don't know that Brother Yi wasn't there at the time, and I went in first. The waiter wanted to kick me out, and the words he said were particularly nasty, as if he had just smeared shit in his mouth. You don't know that face, it's more annoying than your mother."
Tang Qingqing: "What happened next?"
"Then our brother Yi came, and the waiter's expression changed instantly, just like a magic trick. Especially after hearing Brother Yi's standard Mandarin and looking at the Titoni watch on his wrist, his expression changed so fast, almost as fast as my mother's."
Tang Qingqing was surprised but not surprised, because there had been descriptions of the attitudes of waiters in state-owned hotels in books, but she herself had never experienced it.
I had lunch in the Public Security Bureau cafeteria at noon today. Both the lady who served the food and Chef Li were very kind and warm-hearted people.
“Did you eat there afterwards?”
"I ate it, and it tasted pretty good. But you didn't see that the waiter kept his eyes on our Brother Yi, and he even tried to ask me about Brother Yi's situation."
Wang Heizi covered his mouth and smiled with a sly look.
"And then?"
"I said that our Brother Yi is sixteen years old and doesn't like old women, especially those as ugly as her. Hahahaha, the waitress's braids almost exploded."
Wang Heizi laughed particularly loudly, not caring at all about what people on the street thought of him.
Tang Qingqing couldn't help laughing. Only the person involved, Zhai Hongyi, looked calm, as if it had nothing to do with him.
"If you offend her like this, you won't be able to eat at the state-owned hotel anymore."
Wang Heizi spread his hands and said, "There are two state-owned restaurants in the commune, and now there are more and more people selling things secretly. I can eat somewhere else. If all else fails, I can go to my aunt's house."
"Where are you staying tonight? Have you chosen a place?"
Wang Heizi did not plan to go to his aunt's house because he would be under control once he went there and it would not be easy to get out.
Staying in a guesthouse is very expensive, and the two of them are reluctant to spend the money.
Wang Heizi: "We found a family to stay with. We only need to pay 20 cents a night."
Tang Qingqing was amazed: "You guys are really amazing, how did you find it?"
Wang Heizi pointed at his mouth and said, "Depend on it."
What surprised Tang Qingqing even more was what happened next. Zhai Hongyi and Wang Heizi took her through the alley, turning left and right, and then stopped at the door of a house.
Wang Heizi looked around like a thief, then knocked on the door.
The knocks on the door were rhythmic again, three long and two short.
After a while, the people in the yard opened the door, leaving only a small gap.
The person who opened the door was a boy about the same age as Wang Heizi. He turned his head left and right and asked:
"Who are you looking for?"
Wang Heizi: "I came to visit my uncle. It's getting late and I want to ask for food."
After hearing this, the boy opened the door and turned aside to let the three people in.
After entering the house, Tang Qingqing asked Zhai Hongyi to put her down.
This yard is a small courtyard, and at first glance it looks no different from an ordinary family's.
But when the boy lifted the curtain of the east room and led them in, he found that something was different inside.
There are three small tables and stools inside, just like a small restaurant.
Boy: "We only have臊子面 left at this place, do you want to eat some?"
Wang Heizi: "Yes, I want this. Four bowls, please."
The boy reminded: "The noodles here are very good, even an adult man can eat a lot."
"It's okay, we can finish it."
The boy left without saying anything else.
The three of them found a place to sit down. Tang Qingqing said, "Did you order too much? I can't finish it."
She has a weak stomach and has had a small appetite since she was a child because she was always hungry. Even though she is very hungry every time, she doesn't eat much when it's time to eat.
This makes it easy to get hungry, and when you are hungry you have nothing to eat.
So she likes to herd sheep so that she can take food with her, eat it in portions, and eat smaller and more frequent meals which is more comfortable.
If you are eating at home, you can't do this, because your share will be eaten by others.
Wang Heizi: "It's okay. Isn't this Brother Youyi? He eats a lot. No wonder he's so big. It's all because of eating."
Zhai Hongyi didn't think there was anything to be embarrassed about, as he was a man of his age who loved to eat.
He glanced at Tang Qingqing and said, "You are obviously malnourished, so your health is very poor. You need to eat something good to replenish yourself."
Tang Qingqing thought for a moment and asked, "Are rattan baskets really easy to sell? They don't break easily, so will no one buy them in the future?"
Wang Heizi: "Don't worry, as long as you can make it up, we can find a way to sell it."
Zhai Hongyi also nodded: "You can go ahead and weave them. The commune has just opened a new mine and needs a large number of rattan baskets. They are officially collected. As long as you can weave them, you can sell them. The price is also good, one rattan basket can be sold for 60 cents."
Tang Qingqing was very happy to hear the news.
Normally, one of her wicker baskets could be sold for no more than 45 cents, usually just 40 cents.
"Really? Why is the price so high?"
"Really? And you can take as much as you want. But it has to be sturdy. If it breaks once you put something in it, you won't want it next time."
"Don't worry about that. My master's craftsmanship is very good. He can put heavy objects in it without breaking it. I have also learned the skill now."
Wang Heizi: "From now on, you will be in charge of weaving, and we will be in charge of selling for you, but we will charge you five cents for each rattan basket. Don't think we are bad, it's not easy for us to go to the commune. We either have to walk a long way on the mountain road or take a bus, and the bus ticket also costs money."
Tang Qingqing nodded repeatedly: "Of course, if you don't accept me, I'd be embarrassed to ask you to do me this favor."
It used to take her a long time to weave rattan baskets, and she could only make three at most in a month.
Besides having to go home, I was also worried that if I made too many, I would have nowhere to sell them.
Now that she knew there was a place that would definitely accept it, she could speed up.
According to her current level, it is no problem for her to weave five or six in a month.
This way, you can earn more than three yuan a month, and more than thirty yuan a year!
Tang Qingqing's eyes lit up. It took her five years to save more than 50 yuan, but now she could do it in less than two years.
"Will you still collect eggs in the future?"
"Of course I did. You don't know how quickly we sold the eggs today."
"Then can you help me collect some in the future?"
"You wanna join us?"
Tang Qingqing shook her head: "I want to buy eggs from you. I am in poor health and want to eat some eggs to replenish my body. You also know the situation of my family. It is not convenient for me to come out."
Wang Heizi patted his chest and said, "We'll take care of it. We'll sell it to you for whatever price you ask for."
"No, just follow your rules. No need to make exceptions."
Zhai Hongyi: "This is not a special case. It is not difficult for us to collect the eggs and sell them to you. If we charge more, it is speculation. This is different from us traveling thousands of miles to sell things in the commune. It requires manpower and material resources. What we earn is labor costs and transportation costs, which is what we deserve."
Tang Qingqing blinked: "Is that so?"
“就是這樣。”王黑子非常肯定地說，“再說了，我們是朋友，做生意也不能做得六親不認啊。”
正這時，男孩用盤子端着兩碗臊子面走進來了。
男孩一進來就聞到一股撲鼻的香味，讓人忍不住吞咽口水。
面碗果然非常的大，看着比唐青青的腦袋還大，要不是男孩長得還比較壯實，都擔心他端不穩。
面盛得滿滿的，上面是店家精心制作的臊子。
臊子是用豬肉末、木耳、豆腐、雞蛋和芹菜煸炒制作而成，味道香濃食材豐富，若是家裏做一般不會下這麽多的料。
可每一種配料都是配得有講究的，不僅要味道上相輔相成，視覺上也要讓人瞧着有食欲。
原本就有些餓了的唐青青，肚子鬧得更厲害了。
男孩只端了三碗上來，還解釋道：
“剩下那碗你們快吃完了再上，早上了一會面坨就不好吃了。你們要是不需要了，跟我提一聲就行。”
上第三碗的時候，男孩還拿了一罐油潑辣子。
“這油潑辣子是我家特制的，外頭是買不到的，配上面特別好吃。”
三碗面都上齊，三人不再客氣，拿起筷子就開始往嘴裏夾。
面裹着哨子一起進入嘴裏，美味瞬間湧入口腔，讓人忍不住眯起眼睛享受。
面特別勁道，哨子調得極為好，三個人根本沒空說話，只聽到屋子裏吃面的聲音。
吃了好幾口，三人才記得剝蒜。
吃面配上蒜，越吃越有味。
唐青青原本以為自己吃不了多少，這家店太實誠了，臊子裏的肉末多，白面也放得多，可不知不覺還是吃掉了半碗。
肚子實在是撐了，才稍稍放慢速度。
她還想着休息一會，待會再戰。
一雙大手就越了過來，她的碗在面前消失了。
翟弘毅将她剩下半碗面端走，直接倒進自己已經空了的碗裏。
唐青青瞪眼：“我一會還要吃的。”
“你的胃太小，一下子吃那麽多，對你身體不好。”
“可我都吃了一半了啊。”
鄉下人一般來說都是不在意這些的，有得吃就不錯了，哪裏還會嫌棄。
可城裏一些講究的，就不一定能接受了。
翟弘毅家裏條件那麽好，毫無芥蒂地将她剩下的面條拿過去吃，還是出乎唐青青的意料。
“能吃就行。”翟弘毅夾起面條就往嘴裏塞，吃飯風格跟秦飒特別相似。
王黑子也吃得滿頭大汗，他比唐青青要能吃，不過這麽一大碗也把他吃得夠嗆。
吃完後癱在椅子上，拍了拍自己圓滾滾的肚子，就忍不住感嘆：
“我長這麽大還是第一次吃得這麽撐，真是太好吃了！這一趟來得太值得了，不枉我們調查了那麽久。”
唐青青很是好奇：“你們怎麽找的門路啊？”
兩人都是生臉，一般是很難找到這種店家的，想要打探消息別人也不太信任。
尤其翟弘毅說話一聽就不是本地人，大家警惕心更強。
現在做生意都是偷偷摸摸的，被抓到是要被關進去的。
王黑子笑道：“我們在黑市賣了那麽多東西，大家都是一條繩上的螞蚱，想要找人打探消息就容易了。”
事實上還不止如此，他們這一次帶了很多雞蛋，雞蛋可是現在的硬通貨，一下子就都賣完了，城裏人就缺這些。
他們對外說，他們以後還會來。
于是就有人跟他們訂貨，也順手賣給他們一些消息。
“怎麽感覺你們做買賣好容易啊？”
“這多虧有了毅哥，這身板往那一站，一般人不敢欺負。”
王黑子這話并不是奉承，黑市魚龍混雜，如果就他一個小屁孩帶着那麽多東西拿到那去賣，指不定會遇到什麽事。
這些事他姑父就跟他說過，還以此證明為啥得計劃經濟，放開了就亂套了。
王黑子不知道什麽計劃不計劃的，但是記住了黑市市場目前還是比較亂的。
如果是公社本地人還好，如果是外面來的，指不定有人打歪心思。
因為本身做的就是不符合規矩的事，被人坑了也沒地方申冤。
他們進入黑市，一開始就被人給盯上了。
翟弘毅雖然對他們來說很高大，可畢竟還是少年的架子，整體還是纖長的，不像成年人那麽壯實。
而且他們就兩個人，就有那黑市老油條想趁機占便宜。
“可惜你是沒有在現場啊，沒看到毅哥是怎麽現場劈磚的，兩塊磚就這麽輕輕一劈，立馬斷成兩節。”
唐青青好奇：“哪來的磚啊？”
“特意去買的，一開始我還好奇毅哥買兩塊磚頭幹嘛，後來才知道，原來是這麽一回事。”
唐青青一臉敬佩地望向翟弘毅：“你早就料到會被人盯上啊？”
“黑市經常有這種人，我們帶了雞蛋，要是跟人對上，估計兩筐雞蛋都給砸沒了，這麽做起着震懾作用。”
那些人不過是想要占便宜，欺軟怕硬，也不想要鬧大，否則以後大家都甭想再混黑市。
翟弘毅輕而易舉劈斷兩塊磚，又将砍柴刀放在地上，一看就知道他們不是善茬，那些人也就默默退了回去。
唐青青佩服不已，“你不是幹部子弟嗎？怎麽會知道這些？”
翟弘毅頓了頓，道：“我外家是資本家，我媽媽是資本家小姐。”
唐青青和王黑子都愣了愣，這件事他們完全沒聽說過。
知青下鄉之前，大隊就已經得到他們的資料。
如果身份比較特殊的話，都會提前跟社員們打招呼。
尤其像這種成分不好的，讓社員們要重點關注。
可他們并沒有聽說過翟弘毅的身份背景有什麽不妥的，反倒都說他家世非常好。
兩人很快反應過來，覺得他們這個态度不合适。
王黑子：“毅哥，那啥，不管你是什麽出身，咱們都是好兄弟。”
唐青青也連連點頭，“資本家也不都是壞的，不還有愛國資本家嗎，在抗戰的時候沒有他們幫忙也是不行的。”
翟弘毅擺擺手：“不用跟我說這些話，只是通知你們一聲，我這人就是沒出息，天生就愛做生意，而且不覺得有什麽不對。”
王黑子和唐青青對視一眼，不愧是毅哥，竟然這麽反骨，毫不遮掩的說出來了。
唐青青通過‘書’知道未來走向，現在不對的事，未來國家發展後，就變成對的事了，甚至還是支持和鼓勵的态度。
她不明白為什麽變化那麽大，卻也知道國家這麽做肯定有他的道理，後來的飛速發展也證明了這一點。
可現在這種事畢竟不符合政策，唐青青一時間嘴笨，不知道該說什麽才好。
她憋了半天，才開口道：“這才不是沒出息呢，頂多是時機不對。”
王黑子就沒有那麽多顧忌：“反正我是跟定你了，我都能掙錢了，我覺得我可有出息了！”
唐青青斜了他一眼：“你回大隊可不能顯擺。”
“我能這麽坑我自己嗎？唐青青，你太小瞧我了！”王黑子覺得自己不被信任，又傷心又生氣。
“我只是提醒你，別跟人玩鬧的時候說漏嘴。這事可不是以前那些小打小鬧，弄不好是要進去的。”
王黑子年紀還小，被抓了也不怎麽樣。
翟弘毅就不一樣了，雖然他年紀也不大，可誰看着不把他當成年人，又是個知青，就不會被放過了。
再加上有個資本家的外家，後果會很嚴重。
王黑子聽到這話，一臉嚴肅地保證：
“我就是做夢也不會說出來的，我連賺到的錢都不打算放自己身上，都交給毅哥了。”
翟弘毅看着兩人煞有其事地讨論着，就跟小孩扮家家似的，嘴角不由微微翹起。
翟弘毅不僅把唐青青剩下的面條吃完，還把多打的那一份也吃完了，看得唐青青是目瞪口呆。
王黑子拍拍她的肩膀：“中午的時候我就見識過了，就這飯量好在沒生在鄉下，否則非餓死不可。”
因為這面裏帶着碎肉，因此賣得比較貴，一碗需要兩毛二分錢。
翟弘毅明顯是個大手大腳的，直接掏錢就想把三人的飯錢都給掏了。
唐青青連忙阻止，将自己兜裏的錢翻出來塞給男孩。
“咱們做朋友不能這樣，啥都讓你出，以後沒法處了。”
翟弘毅皺眉：“不過是兩毛多錢，至于嗎。”
“兩毛多錢對你不多，對我們可多了！”
王黑子點頭附和：“沒錯。毅哥，你這樣會慣壞我們的。不好，不好。”
三人吃飽喝足，唐青青此時也已經完全恢複，不僅覺得神清氣爽，還覺得自己賊有力氣。
“現在還放電影嗎？我想去看電影。”
這是唐青青的執念，特別想知道電影是什麽樣的。
王黑子：“電影院距離這裏不遠，我們來的時候就看到了。”
三人一同前往電影院，公社的電影來來回回播的都是那幾部，翟弘毅早就看過，不過也陪着兩人一起。
電影院門口就有人在那擺攤賣東西，有賣瓜子的，也有賣烤紅薯的。
他們走到瓜子攤前，在翟弘毅掏錢之前，唐青青眼疾手快地把錢給付了。
“之前都是我們吃你的，你也得讓我們有機會請回去。”
翟弘毅看着眼前的瓜子，拿也不是，不拿也不是。
唐青青雖然是個小丫頭，可也還是個女孩，他竟然被一個女孩請客了？
等唐青青幫他買電影票時，翟弘毅已經麻木了。
唐青青花了錢，心裏舒坦了些。
雖然對比翟弘毅送給她的東西不值一提，可好歹自己也盡自己能力回贈了。
這一場電影播放的是《小兵張嘎》，唐青青沒看過電影，但是小兵張嘎的故事還是聽過的。
電影開始播放，唐青青完全忘記自己還捧着瓜子，完全投入到電影之中去，跟王黑子看得目不轉睛，有時候嘴都忘記合上了。
翟弘毅不知道看了多少回了，不過再看也不會覺得厭煩，看到兩個小夥伴很認真，自己也不好意思神游，漸漸地又進入了劇情。
電影散場後，唐青青意猶未盡。
“電影真好看啊，什麽時候也到我們大隊放電影就好了。巧巧和草兒都沒看過，她們肯定也會特喜歡。”
王黑子苦着臉道：“今年本來大豐收，我大爺爺說争取申請電影院到我們大隊放電影。結果鬧了這麽一出，我大爺爺哪裏還有心情搞這些。”
兩人深深嘆了一口氣，雖然縱火犯已經抓住了，可是被燒的糧食依然回不來。
這種惆悵也不過一瞬，兩人又叽裏呱啦開始聊劇情，是不是還要把翟弘毅拉進來，不能讓他被排除在外。
晚上的公社也沒什麽好玩的，此時天色已晚，翟弘毅和王黑子将唐青青送到公安局宿舍樓下，看到唐青青開門進了屋子，并且拉開了燈才離開。
第二天天沒亮，唐青青就從床上爬了起來。
她洗完臉刷完牙，就将床單被罩和枕巾都拆了下來，拿到樓下的水房去洗。
如果是從前，她是想不到那麽多的。
畢竟才睡了一晚，而且她還是洗了澡換了幹淨衣服睡覺的，覺得并不會髒。
可有了另一段記憶，她就覺得得幫人把這些給洗了。
秦飒好心收留，她也得懂事。
唐青青經常幹這些事，因此手腳麻利還洗得幹淨。
等她忙完這些，就正好是吃早飯的時候。
李大廚對她依然熱情，給她盛了一碗濃濃的粥，能插筷子的那種，還給她遞了個大肉包子。
“小丫頭，多吃點，看你臉色就知道你營養不良，得多吃才能補回虧空。”
“謝謝李師傅。”
唐青青剛坐下來，秦飒就打着哈欠進來了，看那眼底烏青，就知道昨天肯定沒睡。
秦飒也看到了她，朝着她打招呼，拿了食物就到唐青青面前坐下。
唐青青關心道：“姐，是不是遇到棘手的事了？怎麽熬成這個樣了？”
“昨天那龜孫子太能跑了，跟只耗子似的到處亂竄。捉回來之後，又審了很久才招，可把我給累的。”
秦飒一邊吃，一邊打着哈欠，唐青青一直關注着她，擔心她中途睡着，腦袋砸碗裏。
“不用擔心，我經常這樣，都習慣了。”
秦飒看唐青青一臉緊張，捏了捏她的小臉。
“是不是怕了？進來之後，經常這麽忙。”
唐青青搖頭，語氣堅定：“我不怕。”
唐青青臨走前，秦飒送了一套《西游記》的連環畫給她。
“這太貴重了，我不能收。”
一套《西游記》有十二本，加起來都一塊多錢了。
“這可不是讓你看着好玩的，是讓你學習裏面的精神，不管遇到什麽艱難困苦都能獲得鎮靜。”
唐青青不知所措，她這次來公社，收獲的東西實在是太多了。
秦飒揉揉她的腦袋，“我們在這裏等你，以後一起并肩作戰。”
唐青青離開的時候戀戀不舍，時不時就往回看。
王黑子：“舍不得這裏？”
唐青青點點頭：“大家對我都特別好。”
“那也沒啥，反正以後你會經常來。”
唐青青看向他。
王黑子：“這還用問嗎，你這麽厲害，是不可多得的人才。”
三人坐着車搖搖晃晃回家，從鎮上回大隊，三人是抄着小道走的。
唐青青不想讓家裏人看到她拿了什麽東西回去，她要把所有東西都交給師父。
可要是被人看到，跟唐家人又是一番撕扯。
現在大家已經知道她是老劉頭的親傳弟子，即便後面大家知道這些獎品都送給了師父，也不會覺得奇怪。
唐家人知道了，也不能跑老劉頭那搶回來。
畢竟能獲得這一切，都是老劉頭教的。
老劉頭看唐青青拿回來這麽多東西，心中百感交集。
唐青青明白他在想什麽：“師父，我會好好的。”
這一步已經跨過去，老劉頭知道想再多也沒用。
他給唐青青泡了一杯麥乳精，“以後多吃點好的，身體好了，遇到危險也能跑得快點。”
唐青青也沒客氣，咕嚕嚕一口喝完。
喝完之後不忘給老劉頭泡了一杯，老劉頭想拒絕，唐青青道：
“師父，您長命百歲才能護着我啊。”
老劉頭冷哼一聲，“沒出息。”
話是這麽說，可他依然将麥乳精喝了。
唐青青回到家，吳老太看到她，笑容在臉上綻開。
“公安局獎勵你什麽了？”
唐青青從背包裏拿出一張獎狀：“給我頒發了獎狀。”
“只有獎狀？就沒其他的啦？”
“獎狀就是最高榮譽。”
吳老太拍大腿，懊惱不已：
“公安局咋能這麽摳門呢，我看別人上公社開會，最差也能拿回來一條毛巾，你咋啥都沒啊！不能夠啊，不可能什麽都沒有啊。”
唐青青拉開自己的背包，“喏，你自己看。”
吳老太一看，果然是空的，她撇撇嘴滿臉的不高興。
“早知道這樣，就別費這功夫來回奔波了，這不是耍人玩嗎。就一張獎狀，不當吃不當喝的。”
唐青青很是平靜，早就不抱期待。
吳老太回屋後，正在摘菜的唐巧巧，從廚房探出小腦袋，然後跑出來将唐青青拉進了廚房。
“姐，我看看你的獎狀！我還沒見過獎狀呢！”
唐青青笑着将獎狀拿出來，攤開給唐巧巧看。
“哇，姐，你好厲害啊！把這張獎狀貼到我們房裏好不好？”
大伯母也特別為她感到高興，“青青，你是咱們家第一個拿獎狀的人呢。巧巧，你多跟青青姐學，以後也做個有出息的人。”
唐青青原本以為這件事就這麽過去，沒想到大隊長為此專門召開大會，表彰唐青青這次的傑出表現。
大隊長來到了唐家。
“唐青青同志是個好苗子，以後可以做出更大的貢獻。因此組織打算将唐青青送到小學去讀書，讓她學習更多的知識，才好為祖國效力。
學費和書本費等，都由公社公安局出，不用你們家掏一分錢。”
吳老太一聽，頓時不高興了。
“這怎麽能行，青青明年就十四了，換做以前都可以嫁人了。這麽大年紀還是個女娃娃，讀什麽書啊？”
雖然上學的錢不用掏，可這也意味着唐青青沒法去放羊，也就少了個勞動力。
算來算去，也還是虧的。
“有那錢公安局交什麽學費，還不如給我們為青青攢嫁妝。”
大隊長管理村子這麽長時間，最是知道該怎麽應付這種情況。
“你有意見可以去公安局提，我只是來通知你們，不是來跟你們商量的。”
吳老太讪讪沒再吭聲。
趙大花緊緊地盯着唐青青，她就知道肯定是這丫頭搞的鬼。
她眼珠子轉了轉：“要是青青學不下去怎麽辦？”
大隊長看了她一眼：“那就學到會為止，大不了一邊放羊一邊上學，兩邊不耽誤。”
趙大花一聽這話，心裏雖然不甘心，卻也沒多說什麽。
如果唐青青不讀書繼續放羊，這就意味着唐興旺就沒法接班了。
雖然她瞧不慣唐青青事事順心，卻也更為兒子的前程着想。
唐青青就這樣順利地回到了學校，繼續開始讀書。
現在已經開學有一陣了，唐青青中間插班進來是有些吃虧的。
不過還好，唐青青畢竟年紀大一些，之前也淺淺學了點，也不擔心跟不上。
大隊小學一共只有兩位老師，一個是本地人也是校長，另一位則是知青。
他們小學一共也才二十七個學生，一二三年級在一個教室裏，四五年級則是在另一個教室裏。
每次上一個年級的課，另外兩個年級的學生則自己做作業或者看書。
一二三年級是由下鄉的知青老師教的，這是一位女老師，也是最早一批下鄉的，現在已經嫁給了榕山大隊的人，成了榕山大隊的媳婦。
老師名叫孫芹，是個初中畢業生。
知青裏還有高中畢業的，按道理老師是輪不到她來當，可因為嫁給了本地人就優先選擇了她。
唐青青以前上課是老校長教的，因此她還是第一天上孫芹的課。
Although Tang Qingqing was older than the others in the class, they were all from the same village and knew each other. She had recently done something big, and the kids all thought she was amazing. They surrounded her and asked her how she had identified the murderer.
In just the first class, Tang Qingqing discovered that there were some problems with her teaching.
Although she spoke Mandarin better than the old principal, she just read from the textbook in class without caring whether the students could understand her or not.
Tang Qingqing originally came to class with great anticipation, but she never expected the teacher to be like this.
She still remembered the class she had taken with the old principal. Even though so many years had passed and she had only attended the class for a few days, she was still very impressed.
He not only taught what was in the textbooks, but also told many interesting and meaningful stories, allowing everyone to learn a lot without realizing it.
Tang Qingqing would listen to all the classes no matter what grade she was in. If she didn't understand a question, she would ask the old principal after school, and he would answer her questions seriously and encourage her.
Although the old principal regretted that she was not as smart as Tang Zhenzhen, he never looked down on her for this. Instead, he became more patient with her.
After class, Tang Qingqing tried to ask Sun Qin for help with the textbook.
Sun Qin rolled her eyes at her and said, "If you don't even know something so simple, why did you come back to study?"
After saying that, he turned around and left without paying any attention to her.
Tang Qingqing's deskmate Li Xiaohui saw Sun Qin walking away and said, "Sister Qingqing, how dare you waste Teacher Sun's time? If she gets angry, she will punish you."
"Is this how she always teaches?"
Li Xiaohui nodded, "Sometimes when we are unhappy, we just read books by ourselves and don't go to school."
"Why didn't you report the situation to the principal?"
"Ever since the principal of the next-door brigade was beaten up, the principal has not been involved in the matter. Besides, Teacher Sun is the sister-in-law of the accountant, so the principal can't say much about her."
Tang Qingqing pursed her lips. She never expected to encounter such a situation.
Although Sun Qin's teaching was rather perfunctory, she did not do anything out of the ordinary and spent most of her time teaching.
Even if this problem is reported to the higher-ups, there is nothing that can be done about it, because we cannot force everyone to teach in the same lively and interesting way as the old principal, as many people teach in that way.
The overall learning atmosphere is not strong now, and these opinions will not be taken seriously.
Although Tang Qingqing was a little disappointed, she still listened very carefully in every class.
She is no longer a child and has a better comprehension ability. Although Sun Qin reads the textbook verbatim, she can understand its meaning as long as she thinks about it more on her own.
After all, the courses in the lower grades were not difficult, and Tang Qingqing could still handle them.
But it would be a lie to say I'm not disappointed, it's so different from what I imagined.
After school, Tang Qingqing did not leave school with her friends.
She still had to cut vines, and now that she had a way to make money, she had to make sure the vines could keep up.
“Dangdangdangdang!”
Wang Heizi suddenly jumped out, scaring Tang Qingqing.
"People scare people. They scare people to death, do you know that?"
Wang Heizi looked her up and down. "How come you have become so timid after just one day of school?"
Zhai Hongyi also looked at her.
Tang Qingqing had a lot to say, "I think this teacher is not very good."
Wang Heizi laughed: "Do you regret going to school? Hahaha, why are you making excuses in front of us? Just say it directly. I said that going to school is not fun at all. It's so annoying. I don't even want to go even if you ask me to."
Tang Qingqing pursed her lips and said nothing. She couldn't help but wonder if it was her problem.
“How did she teach?”
"She just reads from the textbook, not caring whether the students understand or not. I asked her questions after class, but she ignored me."
Tang Qingqing said with some embarrassment, "I'm not blaming her, I just feel that her teaching method is so different from the principal's, and I'm a little uncomfortable with it for a while."
"You are right."
When Tang Qingqing heard this, her head drooped immediately.
It seems that she is asking too much.
"It's the teacher's fault. That's not how you teach."
Tang Qingqing raised her head suddenly, "Do you think so too?"
The girl's eyes were so bright that they almost dazzled him.
Zhai Hongyi turned his eyes away calmly, "Well, such a teacher would be unqualified no matter where he is."
After Tang Qingqing found someone to agree with her and realized that she was not the one who was always looking for trouble, she quickly became depressed again.
Even though she knew the teacher had problems, there was nothing she could do. She couldn't give up going to school because of that.
And as long as she can survive the 12th and 13th years, she can join the principal's class.
Tang Qingqing did not intend to study year by year. She wanted to finish the first, second and third grade courses as soon as possible and skip to the fourth grade class.
This was something she had planned before she went to school, but now she hoped to compress the time into a shorter one.
But it was difficult for her to study on her own. Just as she was struggling, a heavenly voice rang out.
"If you don't understand something, you can ask me."
"Really? Would it be too much trouble for you?"
Zhai Hongyi raised his eyebrows and glanced at her, "Yes, there are some troubles..."
Tang Qingqing said quickly: "You can give me any work you want! I know a lot."
"Just kidding."
Zhai Hongyi looked at Wang Heizi standing aside and said, "Teaching one is teaching, teaching two is teaching, you can come over when the time comes."
Wang Heizi was furious and jumped up high on the spot: "No, what does this have to do with me? I didn't say I wanted to learn it, why do you involve me?"
"If you want to hang out with me, you can't be illiterate. Make your choice."
Wang Heizi cried and said, "I finally didn't have to go to school, but why can't I escape?"
Tang Qingqing smiled flatteringly: "Brother Yi, it's the same if you teach one or two, but what about teaching three? Can you add one more spot?"