Chapter 25
Tang Qingqing carried firewood back home. Winter was almost here, so they needed to prepare a lot of firewood, otherwise they wouldn't be able to survive.
She now has to go to school every day and cannot earn work points, so she no longer takes care of housework, causing chaos at home.
She would no longer help wash everyone's clothes, but she still had to carry the firewood back because she needed it herself.
And if she doesn't do these jobs, it will fall to her aunt.
Tang Qingqing came home early today. Only her aunt and Tang Qiaoqiao were at home. The others had gone to work and had not returned yet.
The aunt took Tang Qiaoqiao to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Although Tang Qiaoqiao was young, she could already help a lot.
"Aunt, Qiaoqiao, I'm back."
When Tang Qiaoqiao saw Tang Qingqing, she jumped to her side with an envious look on her face.
"Sister, did you have fun at school today?"
Aunt: "Qiaoqiao, going to school is not for fun."
Tang Qingqing: "It's fun. I learned a lot of new words today, and I also learned multiplication formulas in math."
Tang Qiaoqiao didn't know what the multiplication formula was, but that didn't stop her from thinking she was good at studying.
"Sister, it's great to go to school."
"Qiaoqiao, do you want to go to school?"
Tang Qiaoqiao was about to open her mouth but closed it again and glanced secretly at her mother.
She shook her head: "I don't want to go to school. I like to stay at home and work."
My aunt's eyes turned slightly red and she turned her face away.
She could see the expectation in her daughter's eyes, but she couldn't guarantee anything.
In their current situation, it is hard for them to have enough food to eat, so how can they have extra money to send their children to school?
It would have been fine if Tang Qiaoqiao was a boy, but it was a girl, so she couldn't say anything.
"So you don't like going to school? I found you a good teacher who teaches you for free, but you don't like it. What should I do? I wanted us sisters to go to cram school together."
When Tang Qiaoqiao heard this, her drooping head immediately straightened up.
"Sister, are there any free teachers?"
The eldest aunt also looked over, not understanding what Tang Qingqing was saying.
"Yes, do you know the new educated youth Zhai? He promised to take some time out every day to teach us for free. As long as we go there and learn, we don't need to bring anything else."
Tang Qiaoqiao's face turned red with excitement, and she looked at her mother expectantly.
The eldest aunt suppressed her excitement and said, "Qingqing, are you telling the truth?"
"It couldn't be more true, auntie. Qiaoqiao is not young anymore, and it's time for her to go to school. She can study with Zhai Zhiqing and me, and then she can dig some pig grass when she comes back, so she doesn't feel she has nothing to do."
It is not possible for a country child to not work. If you want Tang Qiaoqiao to have some free time, you have to assign her some tasks and then squeeze out time to study.
Tang Qiaoqiao used to help out at home, but now she has to take some time out to go out in order to study.
Tang Qiaoqiao didn't dare say anything, but just looked at her mother expectantly.
"Will it delay Zhai Zhiqing's affairs?"
"No, he was originally going to teach Wang Heizi. Teaching one is the same as teaching three. He can also supervise Wang Heizi."
Tang Qingqing deliberately kept herself hidden, otherwise her aunt would always want to do something to repay the favor.
The aunt kept rubbing her apron on her chest to hide her inner excitement:
"Qingqing, please take Qiaoqiao with you. I really don't know how to thank you. As for Zhai Zhiqing, we will find a chance to thank him later."
"Aunt, why are you being so polite to me? You don't have to worry about Zhai Zhiqing. He doesn't like to do this. Just don't spread this matter to others."
My aunt quickly assured me, "I will definitely not tell anyone!"
Tang Qiaoqiao had a big smile on her face, and she couldn't suppress it.
"Mom, sister, can I go to school now?"
Tang Qingqing pinched her cheek and said, "Yes, you must study hard. Zhai Zhiqing only teaches those who study hard."
Tang Qiaoqiao's head was like a chicken pecking at rice, "I will definitely study hard!"
When Zhao Dahua came back from work, she found that she had not washed the large basin of clothes, and she was immediately furious.
"Tang Qingqing, you are asking for trouble. You came back so early and didn't even wash your clothes!"
Tang Qingqing: "I've already finished washing."
Zhao Dahua brought out a large basin filled with clothes.
"Why are you washing? There's still a pile of them here!"
"Aren't those your clothes? What does it have to do with me?"
Zhao Dahua suddenly became angry, put the basin on the ground, and looked around for a stick.
"You little bitch, you are so lawless. What do you mean by 'your' clothes? What's the matter? You are not a member of our family, so why don't you eat our food? You don't do anything. What do you want to do? Be a princess or a lady? Don't you think you have the fate to do it?"
Tang Qingqing pulled a small stool and sat down next to him: "Go ahead and beat him, it's better to beat him harder. When the police come, we can talk it out. Even if the parents don't love their children, they can't beat them to death. It's a good opportunity to check whether the child was taken away by mistake. I heard there is a blood test to identify relatives. We can check it out for sure."
When Zhao Dahua heard this, he did not dare to put down the stick he had raised.
"How dare you threaten me, you damn girl!"
"Anyway, if I can't survive, I won't be alone. I have to bring a few people with me."
As Tang Qingqing spoke, her eyes turned to Tang Xingqiang.
Zhao Dahua shuddered and quickly ran in front of Tang Xingqiang to block Tang Qingqing's sight.
"What do you want to do!"
Tang Qingqing retracted her gaze. "It's nothing. I think my brothers have grown up. It's not good for them to hang around outside all day. If they become idlers in the future, that would be terrible. Do you know the Liushu Brigade? A few days ago, an idler was arrested. I heard that he will be imprisoned for many years."
The news of the sheep thief being caught has now spread throughout the Rongshan Brigade.
Because this incident later involved an underground casino. Even though the whole den was busted, there were still some that slipped through the net.
In order to protect Tang Qingqing, they did not publicize the fact that this case was related to her.
However, this incident was still reported so that everyone can learn from it.
"You are such a mean girl, you actually cursed your own brother."
Zhao Dahua was furious and hit him with a stick.
Tang Qingqing said that you can hit me as you like, but in fact, she had been on guard for a long time.
As soon as he saw that she was about to attack, he immediately slipped towards her, then sneaked behind Tang Xingqiang and hugged him with both hands.
Six-year-old Tang Xingqiang was squatting on the ground playing with insects. When he was suddenly hugged like this, he thought Tang Qingqing was playing a joke on him and laughed happily.
"Big sister, spin around!"
Even if Zhao Dahua was angry at this time, he didn't dare to hit the stick, for fear of hitting his little son on the head.
"You little bitch, didn't you say you could beat me up? Why are you running away?"
"I ran away because I felt sorry for my younger brother. In a few days, the police came and saw that I had been beaten. If you are put in jail, you are locked up. At worst, my dad can marry a young and beautiful woman. He has already had this idea. But I feel sorry for my younger brother. He will have a stepmother and a stepfather in the future."
Zhao Dahua was originally furious and wanted to beat Tang Qingqing, but when he heard this, he forgot everything else.
"What did you say? What is your father thinking?"
Tang Qingqing quickly covered her mouth with a frustrated expression as if to say 'Oops, I said the wrong thing'.
"It's nothing, Mom. Don't think too much. You have us anyway."
These words made Zhao Dahua feel that something was wrong. She quickly threw away the stick and walked towards Tang Qingqing.
"Qingqing, tell me quickly, did your dad offend someone outside?"
"Mom, what are you talking about? It's not true. Our family is so poor, who would be so stupid to look for my dad?"
The more Tang Qingqing said no, the more suspicious Zhao Dahua became.
Tang Jianjun likes to show off outside, claiming that he is the factory director's younger brother and feels that he is different from ordinary farmers.
Country old men would wear their most tattered clothes when working during the day. When it got hot, they would tear their clothes open or roll them up like pickled vegetables.
Tang Jianjun is different. He always dresses neatly, saying that he cannot lose his dignity.
He also likes to put on a leadership attitude and order people around, even more impressive than a captain.
When she is not working, she would comb her hair neatly and dress neatly, and she is particularly vain.
He was almost reported before, and people said he was a bourgeois, out of touch with reality, too focused on appearance, and a hedonist.
Tang Jianjun said: No matter farmers or worker cadres, personal hygiene comes first. Do farmers represent dirty and chaotic things?
Besides, what did he enjoy? He was wearing old clothes that Tang Jianguo had discarded, but he washed them more frequently. Those who said bad things about him were those who didn't have women to help wash clothes at home, so they were just jealous.
Zhao Dahua didn’t think there was anything wrong at first. Who doesn’t like a clean man?
If a man is not clean, it is easy for him to make a woman feel uncomfortable.
Zhao Dahua initially fell in love with Tang Jianjun because of his good looks.
Apart from anything else, the Tang family all look pretty good.
Tang Jianjun was also a handsome man when he was young, and Zhao Dahua was attracted to him at first sight. Even though everyone said that he was not a good person, that he was too lazy, that he could not do anything, and that he was always showing off to be the best, Zhao Dahua did not care.
But if they really get married, this advantage of Zhao Dahua may not be a good thing.
Her husband is so good, so many women are eyeing him.
Zhao Dahua's reputation spread throughout the entire brigade, and one of the important reasons was that she felt someone was seducing her man.
At the slightest sign of trouble, they would run to someone's door and scold them.
The older she gets, the more uneasy Zhao Dahua feels.
Her man hasn't changed much, but she is getting older and older. She is obviously younger, but when standing together with him, she looks like her man's sister.
Now that Tang Qingqing said this, the string in my heart tightened again.
Zhao Dahua tried hard to calm her expression, and even her voice changed:
“青兒啊，你是不是察覺到什麽了？你跟媽說，媽以後都對你好，再也不打你了。”
唐青青起了一身雞皮，她懷裏的唐興強更是一點面子不給。
“哈哈哈哈，媽，你發春了嗎，嗓子給被人拉成面條一樣，好難聽啊。”
唐青青差點沒被自己的口水嗆死，唐興強成天在外頭玩，不知道哪裏學的這些亂七八糟的話。
趙大花臉都綠了，伸手就要扯唐興強：
“唐興強，我看你活膩歪了吧！”
唐興強抱緊唐青青的胳膊，“大姐，你不能放手啊，我要被老妖婆吃掉了！”
唐青青連忙将唐興強抱開，“媽，你幹嘛呢，把小弟都吓壞了。”
“我呸，我氣死了他還活得好好的呢。”
唐興強沒心沒肺的，還樂呵呵地做了個鬼臉。
“媽，你也別多想，你要是不放心，就別那麽勤快給爸洗衣服呗。一個帥氣的老漢，跟一個糟老頭子，你說哪個更招人待見？”
整個家，唐建軍的衣服是最多的。
家裏有布票第一個都是緊着他的，唐建國那邊又經常把舊衣服寄過來。
說是舊衣服，在鄉下已經很體面了，都是幹部才會穿的款式。
他也是最經常換衣服的，還要求必須得洗得幹幹淨淨，并且得用鐵壺裝熱水熨燙好。
否則他就會大發脾氣，比經常發脾氣揍人的趙大花可怕得多。
唐興旺和唐興強敢在趙大花面前咧咧，在唐建軍面前卻非常地老實。
之前被人告狀他是搞資本主義享受派，也不是沒有道理的。
趙大花眯眼：“你怕不是不想洗衣服，所以胡謅吧？”
唐青青翻了個白眼：“您要是這麽覺得就是吧，反正你們對我都不好，我有個新媽興許我日子還好過點呢。”
“你個死丫頭，成天都胡思亂想什麽，家裏散了你就開心啦？”
“我反正無所謂，我現在有師父有公安局的人關心，家裏啥樣也礙不着我，興許覺得我可憐還能多照顧我一點。”
趙大花聽這話，被氣個半死，想不明白唐青青變化怎麽那麽大。
以前根本不會這麽頂嘴，最氣人的時候也就是人跑沒影了，可最後還是會回來，是舍不得這個家的。
可是現在，就是個二皮臉，這個家拆散了她不僅不會難過，還拍手叫好。
有人背後撐腰了，這底氣都不一樣了。
就知道不是自己親生的就是養不熟，瞧瞧現在才哪到哪啊，就抖得不成樣子了。
偏偏她還真沒法怎麽樣，至少在這個節骨眼上，她不敢亂來。
而且此時趙大花還惦記着另一件事 ，大家都說這死丫頭有些邪性。
大多數人不知道碼蹤是啥玩意，就算聽了解釋也覺得玄乎。
只不過現在反封建迷信，大家嘴裏不好說什麽，可心裏都覺得唐青青能找到縱火犯，肯定是老天眼給開了眼，所以才抓住的。
至于是就開那麽一次還是一直開，還得看以後咋樣。
大家現在對唐青青的看重，不僅僅是因為抓住了縱火犯，還因為大隊裏有這麽個能人，以後誰家要是丢了東西，想找回來也容易。
趙大花不禁想，如果唐青青真的開了眼，她是不是看到唐建軍做了什麽，所以才會說那些話。
趙大花這麽猜其實也不算錯，唐青青還真的看到了。
只不過不是現在，而是将來。
唐青青會往這方面胡謅，也不是胡來的，而是有事實依據的。
她罵人的一些話，也是從‘書上’轉化過來的，而且還努力修飾過，原本的話更難聽。
開放後，唐建軍跑到城裏去找唐建國，依靠唐建國的關系租了廠子的一個門面開始做起了生意。
他的生意做得還不錯，尤其門面房租一直漲，他卻一直老樣子，所以成本很低，想要不賺錢都很難。
雖然瞧着就是個小老板，可兜裏的錢不少。
唐建軍于是抖起來了，就跟不三不四的人勾搭上，一開始是嫖，後來就想踢走原配黃臉婆，迎娶嬌嫩新老婆。
趙大花知道以後，直接帶着人去撕小三，總之鬧得很厲害，都傳到唐青青的耳朵裏了。
唐青青雖然不喜歡趙大花和唐建軍，因為他們對自己不好。
可若只談這一件事，唐青青是站在趙大花這邊的。
不管趙大花對自己怎麽樣，對唐建軍卻是很好的。
那個門面也是趙大花撐下來的，唐建軍進了城就跟老鼠掉進了米缸裏，成天不幹正事。
趙大花則一個人撐起門面，她一個鄉下女人，在城裏人生地不熟的，又不識字，在這個過程中吃了不少苦頭。
結果好不容易讓店裏的生意步入正軌，一切成了唐建軍能幹不說，坐享其成的男人還出軌，想把趙大花給踢掉，且一分錢都不想分給她。
趙大花一個人照顧孩子，管着店裏，還不忘給唐建軍洗衣做飯，最後落得這個下場，唐青青很是唏噓。
當然，現在她提這個事，也不是為了提醒趙大花讓她有防備。
在書上趙大花早就意識到自己男人不對勁了，可她覺得都是那些女人勾引的自己丈夫，根本不覺得是唐建軍的錯。
雖然店面是趙大花撐起來的，可她卻打心眼覺得是唐建軍的功勞，沒有了唐建軍她就啥都沒了。
跟很多傳統女性一樣，覺得女人就是不行，男人再差也得有一個，不管被怎麽對待不肯離開，還一直覺得自己男人早晚有一天會浪子回頭。
她們知道自己丈夫出軌，第一反應都會怪到小三頭上。
教訓男人，也是為了讓男人記着，以後別再犯，并不打算分開。
尤其在城裏，不是自己熟悉的環境也沒有親朋好友在身邊，那種依賴性更強。
可現在不一樣，趙大花的娘家距離榕山大隊不遠，而且現在的風氣也和以後不一樣，誰敢胡來那是要被唾沫給淹死。
因此趙大花的底氣更足，敢跟唐建軍撕吧。
唐青青故意提起這茬，就能讓趙大花的注意力少放自己身上，多盯着自己的男人去。
內部分化了，就沒空找她的麻煩了。
唐青青一副你愛信不信的樣子，反倒讓趙大花心裏直打鼓。
趙大花将唐青青拉到一旁，唐興強也湊了過來，被趙大花一巴掌拍了過去。
“玩你的去，娘們說話，你個大老爺們也好意思聽。”
唐興強撇撇嘴，“娘們說話我咋不能聽啦，我是大老爺們想聽啥都能聽。”
趙大花揚起巴掌，唐興強連忙跑開了。
“媽，你這是幹啥啊？都快吃飯了，還沒把我爸找回來呢。”
“甭提你爸，我要跟你說正事。”
“啥正事啊？我不是說了嗎，你別多想。”
“不是這事，青兒啊，媽以前是對你管教嚴了點，可我不管怎麽說都是你親媽，還能害了你？可後媽就不一樣了，指不定把你嫁到哪個犄角旮旯去。”
“媽，我長得矮，可我現在都快十四了，這種話你跟唐興強說去還差不多。”
唐興強圓圓的腦袋從圍牆上竄了出來：“說給我聽我也不信，我年紀小也不能當我傻子。你們要拆夥了，我就有兩個爸媽了，就有四個人一塊疼我了，那得多美啊。”
趙大花差點被這個家裏的人給氣死了，這一個兩個的都不省心。
“唐興強你給我下來！摔不死你！”
唐興強的腦袋又縮了回去，沒一會聽到‘咕咚’的一聲。
唐興強的哭聲從牆後傳來，趙大花又氣又急，連忙跑了過去。
沒一會就傳來趙大花的聲音，一會關心有沒有傷着哪裏，一會咒罵唐興強活該，誰讓他爬這麽高。
又過了一會，唐興強又被揍得嗷嗷叫。
晚上吃飯的時候，唐興強終于消停了，整個人蔫蔫的。
平常在飯桌上總是不停鬧騰的唐興旺和唐興強，突然安靜下來，大家都有些不習慣。
吳老太狐疑：“我的兩個乖孫，你們這是咋了？”
唐興強想開口說話，被趙大花瞪了一眼，頓時不再出聲，往嘴裏塞馍馍。
唐興旺耷拉着臉：“奶，我不想去放羊了。”
他原本以為放羊很容易，把羊往山坡上一趕，自個就能去玩了。
結果發現壓根不是那回事，一路上總有羊掉隊，要麽想要竄到別的地方去。
他去追這個，那個又跑了，可把他累得夠嗆。
而且他因為耽擱了，近一點的山頭都被另外兩個小組占了，只能往遠處趕。
這一來一回，差點沒把他給累癱了。
現在還是有人帶着一塊放的，回頭要是他一個人放羊，那他豈不是要累死。
趙大花直接摔了筷子，“不去放羊，你還能幹什麽？”
“反正我不想放羊了，大姐不放羊了，幹嘛讓我頂上啊，關我什麽事啊。”
唐興旺現在快12歲了，放在鄉下已經是半大小子，算半個勞動力了。
可他什麽活都沒幹過，成天就知道在外頭瘋玩，突然接受這麽重要的活，可把他給累壞了。
唐興旺坐在吳老太身邊，她扯着吳老太的胳膊撒嬌：
“奶奶，你就忍心看我受罪嗎。”
唐興旺是家裏最大的男孩，因此從小最受寵愛。哪怕後面還有兩個弟弟，他的地位也沒有被威脅到，依然是最受寵的長孫。
吳老太手裏的碗都快被搖晃得拿不穩了，“好了好了，不放就不放。”
唐興旺頓時樂得要跳起來，“奶奶，你真是太好了。”
“我本來就不想讓你去放羊，是你爸媽非要你去。聽奶奶的，你繼續去讀書，那才是正道。”
唐興旺臉上的笑僵在了臉上，“奶，我都退學了還讀什麽書啊。”
“回去繼續上呗，反正也沒退幾天。奶之前就知道你幹不下去，早就跟校長說好了。”
唐興旺難以置信，上學比放羊還難受！
放羊好歹能到處溜達，上學就被困在一個小教室裏，不能說話不能動的，還要聽和尚念經。
每次考試拿到成績，還要被男女混合雙打，連最寵愛他的奶奶都看他不順眼，在那長籲短嘆的。
趙大花還不明白自己兒子是什麽德行，冷哼道：
“既然你不想放羊，那就去上學，反正你三弟也有八歲了，也可以去放羊了。”
唐興盛被點名，慢慢地擡起了頭，然後一聲不吭又低了下去，在那慢慢地啃着馍馍。
唐興旺頓時打蔫，最終一句話也沒說。
大家心裏都明白，他寧可去放羊也不願意繼續上學。
唐建軍對飯桌上發生的一切都不在意，迅速吃完就放下碗筷就起身離開了。
“孩他爹，你要去哪？”趙大花将他叫住。
唐建軍莫名其妙，“就在大隊裏溜達，還能去哪？”
他每次吃完飯都是這個流程，不明白趙大花今天怎麽突然把他給叫住。
他說完也不管趙大花什麽反應，直接就走了。
趙大花在背後叫了兩聲，他都懶得搭理。
吳老太看出趙大花今天的不對勁，“你怎麽這麽事多，啥事都要管。三個兒子還不夠你累的，還要把自個男人當孩子管啊。”
趙大花現在什麽證據也沒有，也就沒理，撇撇嘴也沒說些什麽。
大房那邊則一直沒吭聲，都在默默地吃着。
不管三房這邊發生什麽事，他們都不會插進來了。
唐青青難得迎來了耳根清淨，趙大花對她還尤為的好，每天笑語盈盈的，很少罵她了，更別說打她。
這種改變，別說唐青青別扭，整個唐家人都覺得很詭異。
唐青青明白趙大花是想讓她盯着唐建軍，她也沒戳破，也沒去辦這件事。
她每天忙着呢，哪裏有空搞這些。
“媽，你就別疑神疑鬼的了。你要是不放心就自己多盯着點呗，你找我我跟你說沒有你能信？”
趙大花笑臉僵住，這确實是個問題。
這丫頭沒心沒肺的，誰知道會不會往她爸那邊倒戈。
于是沒再纏着唐青青，自個行動起來。
唐建軍這人容易被懷疑，也是有原因的。
每天就喜歡往外跑，大晚上才回來，晚上還不像以前一樣愛幹那事，趙大花越想越覺得不對勁。
于是她多抽出時間，緊盯着唐建軍，也就沒工夫找唐青青的茬。
每天下午一放學，唐巧巧就來找唐青青，兩人一起到老劉頭家上課。
他們之前找了好多地方，後來還是覺得在老劉頭這裏最方便。
這裏沒什麽人過來，最是清淨。
而且這裏還有熱水喝，有凳子坐。
王黑子原本是非常排斥的，第一天就想找借口偷溜。
可自從他知道老劉頭這裏有全套《西游記》連環畫，怎麽趕都趕不走了。
每天老老實實地來上課聽課，下了課沉迷在故事中。
翟弘毅也沒放棄這個大好的學習機會，每天從裏面抽出一些字進行教學。
唐巧巧一開始還有些緊張，她年紀最小學得也最慢，很擔心會被罵。
翟弘毅看起來就不是個脾氣好的，可學了幾天就發現，翟弘毅看着兇其實人還挺好的。
雖然他揍王黑子的時候，一點都不手軟。
那也是王黑子調皮，否則翟弘毅是不會動手的。
幾個孩子湊一塊，叽叽喳喳鬧個不停，就算是在上課的時候，都不會消停。
老劉頭成天抱怨：“我的耳朵都要被你們吵聾了。”
可唐青青明顯看到老劉頭明顯比從前開心不少，他們上課玩鬧的時候，他會默默在一旁編藤筐，身體卻是朝着他們這邊傾斜的。
自從知道藤筐不僅更值錢，還不愁地方賣之後，老劉頭編藤筐編得更加勤快了。
翟弘毅上課唐青青以為的要好得多，就連屁股跟長了刺似的王黑子，也能安穩坐下來聽課。
他上課并沒有完全按照課本上的走，有自己的節奏和切入點。
語文課結合小人書一起上，時不時還會擴展內容，提起外面的世界。
對于鄉下的孩子來說，外面的世界對他們誘惑非常地大。
尤其是對于王黑子來說，他從小就不喜歡種地，可在村子裏除了種地就沒別的路子可以走了。
因此他向往城市，更喜歡城市的熱鬧和繁華。
數學課則喜歡用現實的例子進行授課，讓大家更加能夠理解為什麽，也更加有興趣。
唐巧巧和唐青青就不用說了，她們非常珍惜這個機會，就算講得很枯燥，也會認真聽講，這麽有趣更是一字不落地記下來。
回去的時候，唐巧巧還跟唐青青重複今天上課內容，加深了印象。
王黑子也難得進入狀态去學習，雖然他的注意力很難集中，卻也還是學到了東西。
有了翟弘毅的課後輔導，唐青青去學校聽老師照本宣科，也能迅速理解課程內容。
唐青青還會聽其他年紀的課，又不懂的就會記錄下來。
一開始因為識字不多，沒法寫出來，只能腦子裏硬記。
當拼音學完了以後，不會的字就能用拼音替代了。
唐青青接受知識的速度比另外兩個人要快，翟弘毅還會額外給她講課。
唐青青：“毅哥，依照我的進度，你覺得我下個學期可以直接上二年級嗎？”
翟弘毅：“既然要跳，就幹脆跳到四年級。”
唐青青瞪眼：“我能行嗎？”
“有我在有什麽不能的，不過以後下午就別去上課了，我單獨給你多上兩節課。”
現在低年級的內容很簡單，唐青青畢竟年紀大了，理解能力更好，而且本身她也是個聰明又專注的人，學得也就比普通人更快更紮實。
一二三年紀都是在一個教室裏上課，跳不跳級的意義不大，還不如一步到位。
“會不會太麻煩你？你老是不去上工，能行嗎？”
“我上午幹的活記的工分，已經夠我在村子裏的日常開銷了。”
翟弘毅每次都是去找又髒又累的活去看，這樣記的工分也就比較多。
也正是因為如此，他只上半天工也沒有被人诟病。
這一次跟他一塊下鄉的知青，明顯比以前的知青要嬌氣，大多數人都沒有祖國建設的奉獻精神，一心想着要離開這個地方。
這麽一來，幹活也就很不積極，能磨蹭就磨蹭。
翟弘毅卻不一樣，他雖然只來半天，可他要麽不幹，要幹就幹最辛苦的。
地裏需要技巧的活，他幹得不好，就揚長避短發揮自己個子高力氣大的優勢。
唐青青也不客氣，“那以後就麻煩你了。”
“我又不是沒收好處。”
唐青青不好意思：“那算什麽啊。”
翟弘毅專門騰出時間教他們，唐青青和唐巧巧也不好白得這個好處，平常就幫他幹點縫縫補補的活。
唐青青原本還想讓他把髒衣服拿給自己，反正她也要幫師父洗衣服，多一套也沒什麽。
翟弘毅卻不願意，唐青青也只能作罷。
對比翟弘毅的付出，她那點活兒完全不夠看。
“那就攢着，以後再還。”
唐青青想了想，道：“毅哥，你還真打算在鄉下一輩子啊？”
跟翟弘毅接觸越多，越覺得他就不像一個能安分守着落後鄉村的人。
翟弘毅擡眼看她：“有問題嗎？”
“如果有機會跳出去，你會去嗎？”
依照書上所說，兩年後将會恢複高考，翟弘毅是高中畢業生，到時候可以參加高考。
“那得看什麽機會了。”
“去上大學呢。”
翟弘毅嗤笑：“跟一群人明争暗鬥搶名額？沒勁。”
唐青青一聽就知道他誤會了，最近确實有風聲說上頭會下放工農兵大學的名額，有一個名額有可能會給知青。
依照往年的慣例，知青點肯定又要為這次名額的事熱鬧好一陣。
可唐青青也不好說未來要發生的事，只能委婉地說：
“你學得這麽好，以後肯定有機會能上大學的。”
翟弘毅笑了：“你怎麽就知道我學得好？”
“你要是學得不好，就不會覺得我能從一年級直接跳到四年級了。”
“就不能是你聰明？”
“那也是你覺得這種事很平常，才敢這麽大膽。”
翟弘毅并沒有繼續說話。
唐青青看他的表情就明白，正如她所猜想的那樣，他并不是真的想要紮在這片地方。
I guess I have this thought because of something that happened to me.
Although Zhai Hongyi confessed that his mother was a daughter of a capitalist family, he did not say more about his family, so it was impossible to know what happened to him.
The first snow of winter fell without saying hello to anyone.
When Tang Qingqing got up in the morning and opened the door, she saw that the whole yard was covered with snow and her aunt was sweeping the snow in the yard with a broom.
"Qingqing, you're awake. The steamed buns are ready and in the pot. Eat them while they're hot."
Tang Qingqing was not in a hurry. She also took a broom and started sweeping the snow.
Aunt: "You go eat first, I'll be here for you."
Tang Qingqing: "Hurry up, the two of you, otherwise everyone will step on it and it will be slippery and dirty."
The two of them swept the snow, Tang Qingqing finished her meal, and there was still no movement in the other rooms.
Tang Qingqing went to knock on the door of Tang Xingwang's house. She had raised those sheep for a long time and had some feelings for them, but she couldn't bear to see them hungry.
"Tang Xingwang, hurry up! It's already late. If you don't go herd the sheep, they'll starve to death! It's almost the end of the year, and we'll have to sell the sheep by the end of the year. If they lose weight, I'll see how you'll explain it to us!"
There was still no movement in Tang Xingwang's room.
Tang Qingqing snorted coldly: "Go to sleep, go to sleep. If you oversleep, you won't have to herd sheep anymore and can go to school happily."
There was finally some movement in the house, but when Tang Xingwang opened the door and saw the snow on the ground, he became furious.
"Tang Qingqing, why are you asking me to herd sheep when it's snowing? Do you want to freeze me to death?"
"The snow has stopped a long time ago, why can't I go herding sheep? I used to herd sheep on snowy days, did I die? Now a ghost is standing in front of you."
Tang Xingwang was furious, "Anyway, I don't want to go herding sheep, you can go if you want."
Having said that, he closed the door.
Tang Qingqing rolled her eyes, didn't bother calling him again, and just left.
If anything happened, it had nothing to do with her. At worst, she would just lose her job as a shepherd. Anyway, she wasn't the one who was worried.
It was snowing and the weather was getting colder. Tang Qingqing wrapped herself tightly in her jacket and went to school against the wind.
Maybe it’s because she often drinks maltose, brown sugar and eats eggs, but Tang Qingqing feels that she is more cold-resistant this year than in previous years.
Since she decided to take care of her body, she has eaten an egg at least every other day.
Malted milk was hard to buy and expensive, so she asked Zhai Hongyi and Wang Heizi to help her buy brown sugar.
The two have now established a stable business selling eggs. They go to the county town at least once a month to sell eggs and buy some daily necessities to sell to villagers who are unable to go out.
When selling things to villagers, I basically don’t add money to them. Most of the time, I just help them by carrying some things.
Therefore, no one thinks that they are speculating, they are just helping to carry things.
Especially Zhai Hongyi's family, who sent him things from time to time, knew that he had good financial strength, so they did not think he was doing it for money.
He just helped to bring it along when he went to the city to pick up a package.
With Wang Heizi's half-grown child showing up, people felt that the two men were just well-intentioned.
Tang Qingqing didn't ask them how much money they made. Just by looking at Wang Heizi's smile that seemed to be engraved on his face, she knew it must be quite a lot.
Although such behavior is against the rules, it does make things convenient for everyone.
Tang Qingqing felt that in the past two months, she had eaten and drunk well, had grown a lot taller, had less dizziness when moving, and had gained weight on her face.
Not only her, Tang Qiaoqiao also looked much better.
Tang Qiaoqiao also followed her to cut rattan and weave baskets, and helped Old Liu to tidy up the house and sweep the rooms.
She ate whatever Tang Qingqing ate, and the two sisters became stronger.
Seeing this, the aunt treated Tang Qingqing better.
When her previous clothes were too small, she would take them apart and make new ones for Tang Qingqing.
The cotton in her padded blouse was clumping, so she took it out and fluffed it up again.
Her uncle made a table and bench for her and placed them in their room so that they could write.
My uncle has always been a quiet person. He usually stays in his room and doesn't like to go out. He has little sense of presence in this family.
Sometimes he would take his meals into the house to eat, and you would rarely see him at other times.
But Tang Qingqing knew that he cared about her, and many of her aunt's actions were instructed by him.
When she was little, she had toys like other children, such as spinning tops and slingshots, which were all made for her by her great uncle.
As usual, Tang Qingqing returned from her master's house holding Tang Qiaoqiao's hand. Before they got home, they saw Zhao Dahua rushing over.
"Where have you been? Why are you back so late?"
Zhao Dahua looked anxious and worried, and she almost cried while pulling Tang Qingqing's arm.
Tang Qingqing knew something was wrong at first sight. She didn’t think that Zhao Dahua’s attitude towards her had changed because she suddenly became full of maternal love.
"What happened?"
Zhao Dahua was so anxious that she almost cried out: "Xingwang, Xingwang is gone!"
"Ah? Why is Xingwang missing? Isn't he staying at home? He didn't even go out to herd the sheep this morning."
"After you left, I grabbed him."
When Zhao Dahua said this, he regretted it deeply.
"He went out to herd sheep and lost himself!"