Chapter 28
Tang Qingqing woke up from her dream and looked at her wrist, feeling a little dazed.
Some memories seemed to surge up from the bottom of my heart, and what was originally vague is now becoming clearer and clearer.
Once something happens, it will be hidden in the memory, but will be gradually forgotten as time goes by. However, when it is triggered, it will come out like a faucet being turned on.
Tang Qingqing remembers when they were little, everyone asked who was Zhenzhen and who was Qingqing.
Tang Zhenzhen would always say that she was the older sister and she was the younger sister, and would simply skip over their names.
Many people don't remember children's names to begin with, and when it is emphasized like this, it is easy for them to forget their names and just call them sister or younger sister.
Everyone in the brigade knew that Tang Jianguo's child was older than Tang Jianjun's, because at the beginning, Mrs. Wu thought that Zhao Dahua had not given birth yet, so she ran to Tang Jianguo's house to take care of his wife during the confinement period.
I thought I would come back after I finished my confinement there and Zhao Dahua would be almost done giving birth.
But Zhao Dahua gave birth a month earlier than expected, and Mrs. Wu was unable to leave and never came back, leaving Zhao Dahua without anyone to take care of her during her confinement.
Zhao Dahua has been grumbling about this matter since she gave birth to her child until now. Whenever she talks about family matters or her mother-in-law with others, she can't get over this grudge.
The two originally looked alike, and there was no deliberate clarification. There were many children now, and they were all raised separately. Since they were girls, no one paid much attention to it.
This led to the people in the team gradually thinking that Tang Zhenzhen was the elder sister, that is, Tang Jianguo's daughter, and Tang Qingqing was the younger sister, that is, Tang Jianjun's daughter.
The more Tang Qingqing thought about it, the more creepy she felt. She couldn't help but wonder if Tang Zhenzhen did it on purpose, or accidentally led Zhao Dahua and Tang Jianjun to exchange children?
If it was intentional, it would be too scary. After all, Tang Zhenzhen was only one year old at the time. No matter how smart a child is, she couldn't be so scheming, right?
Tang Qingqing found it unbelievable, but everything was going exactly as in her dream.
Until Tang Jianguo and his wife came to pick up the children, almost no one called the sisters by their names, and everyone used "sister" instead.
When they showed up, the adults were not at home, only the two sisters were at home.
From the beginning, the couple's eyes were not on the dirty Tang Qingqing, but on the clean and tidy Tang Zhenzhen.
Since she was a child, Zhao Dahua has not taken good care of herself and has been very perfunctory.
Especially since Tang Zhenzhen could do everything by herself, she didn't care at all.
At that time, Tang Qingqing was indeed much dumber than Tang Zhenzhen. She didn't understand anything and just followed Tang Zhenzhen around all day long, often getting herself dirty.
Tang Jianguo had never seen his daughter, and Su Rong had not seen her daughter since she finished her confinement, so she was very unfamiliar with her daughter.
Tang Zhenzhen asked curiously, "Who are you? Who are you looking for?"
Then he leaned over and whispered to Tang Qingqing: "This uncle looks so familiar."
Young Tang Qingqing was a yes-man. In fact, she couldn't see anything at all, but she nodded randomly.
His nose was running when he nodded, but Tang Qingqing was still thinking about licking it with her tongue as usual.
But this time she was stopped by Tang Zhenzhen, who gently wiped her with her handkerchief.
"Sister, don't lick your snot. It's dirty and unhygienic."
Tang Qingqing was confused. Wasn't it like this before? And it was her sister who told her that snot was sweet and made of sugar. Why did it become dirty and unhygienic now?
But she was used to listening to her sister, so she didn't say anything.
After hearing them address each other as sister, the couple, who were originally hesitant, both confirmed that Tang Zhenzhen was their daughter.
Their eyes turned red and they waved at Tang Zhenzhen:
"Zhenzhen, we are your mom and dad."
Tang Zhenzhen was surprised at the time and hugged Tang Qingqing.
"My sister and I have a father and a mother. We don't know you. Are you trying to steal our children?"
After saying that, with a look of horror on his face, he pulled Tang Qingqing and ran away.
He ran while shouting, "Help! Help! Someone is trying to steal my child."
When the people in the village heard the noise, they all ran over. Tang Jianjun and Zhao Dahua also heard the noise and hurried back home, only to find out it was an oolong.
When Tang Jianjun and Zhao Dahua told Tang Zhenzhen that the people in front of them were their biological parents, Tang Zhenzhen looked incredulous.
"Aren't my mom and dad you? How did they become someone else? Aren't my sister and I your children?"
"They are your biological parents, but they were busy with work before, so they sent you to the countryside to be raised. You have three older brothers, so you can go home with them and you will have a good life in the future.
If you want to eat meat, you can eat meat. If you want to eat candy, you can eat candy. You don't need to suffer in the countryside. You can become a city dweller."
Tang Zhenzhen still did not recognize him immediately, and kept looking at him with a curious look.
Tang Jianguo and Su Rong both had sad and guilty expressions. They took out things from their backpacks and tried to please Tang Zhenzhen.
Zhao Dahua sighed and explained:
"As you know, if you don't have parents in the village, you're likely to be bullied by other children. And if children see that others have parents and they don't have parents, they'll be unhappy, so we just let them call us that."
Tang Jianjun: "We have no choice. We don't know when you can take the child away, and we can't contact him normally. The child will probably think he was abandoned, otherwise why would he only want the third brother and not himself."
Hearing this, Tang Jianguo and Su Rong felt extremely guilty. They really owed this child a lot.
Tang Jianguo: "This child is indebted to you for taking care of him. It is not an exaggeration to call you mom and dad."
Su Rong: "Brothers and sisters, we have worked hard for you all these years. Without your help, we really don't know what we would do."
Zhao Dahua looked at Tang Zhenzhen with a loving motherly look:
"I'm not saying this, I treat Zhenzhen better than my own daughter. Look at Zhenzhen, we raised her to be plump and fair, and she's also very smart. You can tell at a glance that she's the child of you two capable people."
Tang Zhenzhen hid behind Zhao Dahua with a curious look on her face, looking at the two strangers in front of her, while Tang Qingqing squatted there stupidly, counting her fingers as usual, not really caring about what was happening outside.
From time to time, Tang Zhenzhen would take care of her like an older sister.
Although the two children are about the same age, it is obvious that their mental maturity levels are completely different.
Tang Zhenzhen obviously looks smarter, more caring, and is also cleaner, prettier and more likable.
Tang Qingqing was thin and small, with a dirty face and body, as if she had rolled in the mud.
Her hair was originally tied up, but I don't know where she went to play, and it was pulled all over the place. She looked just like those silly country girls.
Tang Jianguo and Su Rong had almost no doubt and recognized that Tang Zhenzhen was their daughter at first sight.
This was further confirmed when they saw the silver bracelet on Tang Zhenzhen's wrist.
When Old Mrs. Wu got the news and returned from Wu Dazhuan's home, the recognition of relatives had already ended.
Tang Qingqing's memory ends here, and the scene then jumps directly to the scene where Tang Zhenzhen leaves with her biological parents.
She remembered that the atmosphere at home was not very good during those days. Zhao Dahua and Old Lady Wu often quarreled, and sometimes Tang Jianjun's voice could be heard.
Tang Qingqing had no idea what they were arguing about, and every time she tried to get closer she was scolded.
Within a few days, everything returned to normal.
Just like Tang Qingqing's mood at that time, she was sad about Tang Zhenzhen's departure at first, but after a few days, she found that she seemed to be very happy after her sister left, so she didn't care anymore.
Tang Qingqing recalled the past and found it hard to describe her feelings at the moment.
But what is certain is that she currently has no plans to recognize her biological parents.
1. There is no actual evidence to prove that I am their biological daughter;
2. She also has a temper.
Not only did he abandon himself to the countryside when he was young, but he couldn't even recognize her.
She was a little slovenly at the time, but did that make her less worthy of being her daughter?
She was sloppy because she had no biological parents to take care of her. What did she know as a child at that time?
Compared to Tang Zhenzhen at that time, she did look like a fool, but are only smart and clever people worthy of being their children?
If this is true, then it doesn't make much difference whether the parents acknowledge it or not.
And Tang Qingqing also has another concern. If they recognize each other as relatives, the one she will be is Tang Zhenzhen.
Although it seemed unlikely that such a young child would come up with a plan to exchange identities, for some reason, perhaps it was the hostility after her own life was replaced, Tang Qingqing always felt that this person was not simple.
Maybe it wasn't her fault, but Tang Qingqing still didn't want to live under the same roof with Tang Zhenzhen.
In Rongshan Brigade, although her family members were unreliable, she still had a group of people who cared about her.
If she went to the city to meet her relatives, and her family did not welcome her as a sudden child, how would she cope with the situation?
Her current strength is too limited, and in Rongshan Brigade, she can live on her own.
But if she went to the city, she would have to rely on her parents, and she had no idea how they would treat her. This passive feeling made her feel uneasy.
In a sense, her parents abandoned her from the very beginning.
Mrs. Wu favors boys over girls. She has never shied away from this fact and has always said that boys are the ones who can achieve success.
Not only was she cold to her, she was also very cold to Tang Qiaoqiao. Her aunt only gave birth to a girl, so Old Lady Wu treated her with disdain.
If it weren't for my aunt's hard work, my uncle would have been unable to find a wife in his current situation, and her attitude would have only been worse.
Moreover, it is obvious that Old Lady Wu is not satisfied with Su Rong. She likes to complain to her family that this daughter-in-law is no good and not worthy of her son. She just hopes that she can give birth to a son, otherwise it would be unfair to Tang Jianguo.
Despite her grandmother's condition, her parents still kept her in the countryside and ignored her for nearly four years. Tang Qingqing couldn't trust such parents.
Although Mrs. Wu was not as harsh on her as Tang Jianjun and his wife, and sometimes spoke up for her and treated Tang Zhenzhen more affectionately, Tang Qingqing still felt that her parents were not responsible enough.
Even though Tang Qingqing saw how she was pampered from that "book", and even though she knew that they were doing it for work, and that many people in this era had to sacrifice their families for everyone, as the one being sacrificed, she still couldn't resolve this negative emotion.
After all, everything in the "book" is just like watching a movie, not your own personal experience.
Everything in reality can have a greater impact on her feelings.
Besides, if she left, what would Master do?
Tang Qingqing learned skills from her master, and she will definitely support her master in his old age.
She must be able to support herself and her master before she has the courage to leave.
After figuring it out, Tang Qingqing suppressed the anxiety in her heart again.
She will remember everything Tang Jianjun and Zhao Dahua have done and will make them pay the price.
But until your wings are fully grown, you have to keep everything deep in your heart.
But they wanted her to listen to them as before, which was impossible.
When the final exam was approaching, Tang Qingqing asked her teacher for an additional exam on the second grade content.
Sun Qin couldn't help but frown when she heard her words:
"Knowledge needs to be accumulated bit by bit. It cannot be obtained by being clever. That is just cheating."
Tang Qingqing did not refute, and still begged: "Teacher, I just want to try it, is that okay?"
"Is it free to print the test papers? If everyone does the same as you, the school will be in chaos."
Sun Qin rolled her eyes and didn't want to pay attention to her.
"Teacher, can't I pay for the extra test papers?"
"Don't think you are so great just because you have some skills. Study hard and honestly. If you don't want to study hard, don't come to school!"
Sun Qin also said to the other students: "Don't let yourselves be led astray. Just because you are a little smart, you think you are right and think of taking shortcuts all the time."
After saying that, she left without looking back.
My deskmate was so frightened that he patted his chest and said, "Sister Qingqing, I was almost scared to death just now."
Tang Qingqing was not discouraged by this. She went straight to the principal and mentioned her desire to skip a grade.
"You're skipping a grade after just one semester? You still have to be diligent in your studies."
Tang Qingqing explained: "I am not young anymore, so I understand the textbooks faster than other students. When I was in class, I also listened to the lessons of other grades, and I thought I had mastered them all."
Tang Qingqing made rapid progress by attending classes and having Zhai Hongyi's tutoring after class.
Especially in mathematics, she hardly needed Zhai Hongyi to teach her, she could basically learn it at a glance.
This is probably because she has learned the relationship between footprints, and she needs to make calculations when judging the height, weight and age of the owner by looking at the footprints.
What we learn in the 12th and 23rd grades are the most basic knowledge, which is very easy for Tang Qingqing.
Chinese was not a big problem either. She had a good memory and could not only remember how to write but also recite the text quickly.
The analysis and explanation of the text content was taught by Zhai Hongyi, who, despite his young age, was very knowledgeable, allowing Tang Qingqing to understand and remember it quickly.
In addition, her dreams also brought certain positive effects, improving her understanding ability.
All these made Tang Qingqing progress rapidly. She didn't want to waste time and planned to jump directly from the lower grade to the higher grade.
The principal was a kind old man. He was moved when he heard what Tang Qingqing said:
"You girls in the Tang family are all smarter than each other. Okay, then you should finish all the exams for grades one, two, and three. If you pass them all, you will be allowed to skip a grade."
The teaching quality of the brigade is very poor, and not many children can pass the exam, so the requirements are not high.
Tang Qingqing bowed to the principal. She walked to the door of the classroom, but couldn't help but fall back.
Principal: “Anything else?”
"Principal, I want to know about Tang Zhenzhen."
The principal paused, but soon smiled, thinking that she wanted to know how smart her sister was when she was a child.
"She is the smartest child I have ever met. She is so young, but she speaks and acts as organized as an adult. She can learn things immediately after being taught once, just like you are now."
Tang Qingqing remained silent; she was not that smart.
At her age, her comprehension ability is definitely better than that of children. And the new words she learned had to be written by herself after class to slowly remember them.
Tang Zhenzhen was not even four years old at the time, so this was completely different.
"She has a good memory, or she remembers and understands everything."
"Yes, she understood everything. I tested her with fifth-grade math problems and she was able to solve them. She doesn't write like a child at all. I don't know where she learned so many words and embellishments. She is so smart."
The principal has mentioned this many times, but it always gets new. After all, you only meet one student like him in your lifetime.
Tang Qingqing thanked the principal and left. She was very puzzled. Tang Zhenzhen in the book was clearly an ordinary person who didn't like studying. Why was the reality so different?
Tang Qingqing was puzzled. When Zhai Hongyi turned on the stove for her, she accidentally lost her mind.
Zhai Hongyi picked up the blackboard stick and hit her desk.
"What's wrong with you today? You seem to be distracted all the time."
Tang Qingqing is always the most focused in class, but today she was clearly not in the right state.
"I'm sorry, I just thought of something."
"What's got you so distracted? You can't be worried about your brother, right?"
Tang Xingwang's job as a shepherd was dismissed, and he refused to go to school. Grandma Wu gave the family's school quota to her younger brother Tang Xingqiang, and Tang Xingqiang will go to school next year.
As for the second brother Tang Xingsheng, he is usually quiet and not as smart as Tang Xingqiang, but he is good at work.
Old Mrs. Wu asked Tang Xingsheng to earn work points at home, and neither Tang Jianjun nor Zhao Dahua had any objections.
Tang Xingwang is a playboy and a sly person. I wonder how he will react when he starts working officially next year.
"How is that possible? I am too busy to celebrate the misfortune."
Tang Qingqing made no secret of her little thoughts. People like Tang Xingwang should be tempered more.
At this time, Old Liu, Wang Heizi and Tang Qiaoqiao were also in the room. When Wang Heizi heard that Tang Qingqing was caught for being distracted, he felt happy about the misfortune.
"Haha, I finally caught you not paying attention. I always got beaten before, but today it's finally your turn!"
Tang Qingqing rolled her eyes at him in annoyance: "I was distracted because I told the principal today that I wanted to skip a grade. I was worried that I would not do well in the exam and lose face for Brother Yi. I was doing this for study, unlike you."
Wang Heizi was stunned: "Are you really going to skip a grade? You don't have to improve so quickly. This makes Tang Qiaoqiao and I look stupid."
Tang Qingqing: "Don't bring my sister with you. My sister got full marks on the last test, and you only got 60."
"Why are you still talking about this? Why don't you remember that I got a perfect score in math?"
"They all got full marks, so what's there to remember? Of course I'll remember something different."
Wang Heizi gritted his teeth and said, "I have learned very well now. If I go back to take the exam now, I will definitely be among the top."
Although studying was a bit tiring, Wang Heizi couldn't sit still.
However, Zhai Hongyi taught well, so at least he was not as painful as before. He was still able to listen and learned a lot.
"I'll bring the papers back later. You and Qiaoqiao can try them out and see how many points you can get."
Wang Heizi really wanted to slap himself. Why did he interrupt for no reason? In the end, he got himself a test paper.
The four of them left Old Liu's house together. Zhai Hongyi and Tang Qingqing walked at the back, while Tang Qiaoqiao and Wang Heizi ran in front and played.
Tang Qiaoqiao is a well-behaved and sensible child, and everyone likes her.
She has now integrated into their small group and has a good relationship with everyone.
Now she doesn't always follow Tang Qingqing. She likes to follow Wang Xiaohei because Wang Xiaohei will take her out to play.
Tang Qiaoqiao has no shortage of brothers, but they are not that nice to her. They all look down on her because she is a little girl and don't take her out to play.
Tang Qingqing watched the two men run away, thought for a moment, and couldn't help asking:
"Brother Yi, you said there is a person who has changed a lot, what's going on?"
Zhai Hongyi glanced at her and said, "What kind of change? If it's a drastic change in personality, it's very likely that something happened to shock him and caused him to change drastically."
This kind of thing happens a lot in this day and age. A cheerful person may become gloomy and cynical due to a sudden change in circumstances, betrayal, etc.
The environment has a huge impact on a person. Being able to persevere in the face of adversity is a valuable spirit.
Tang Qingqing tilted her head and thought about it, and felt that this was not the case.
After all, what big things could happen to a little kid? The biggest thing was that he was taken away to the countryside to be raised shortly after he was born.
But Tang Zhenzhen had just finished her confinement at that time, so how could she understand all this?
"Will it transform a person from an ordinary person into a very smart person?"
"How is this possible? If it were so easy to make people smarter, scientists would have already started researching it. Drastic changes can only change a person's personality, or stimulate a person to become angry and strong and want to change their fate, so becoming smarter is still possible."
These obviously do not apply to Tang Zhenzhen's situation.
“What if a child suddenly becomes exceptionally smart?”
"Child?" Zhai Hongyi looked down at her, "You won't talk about yourself again, will you?"
"Of course not, a child younger than me."
"Younger than you? Unless someone replaced my soul, I don't know how I could become smart. There is no smart medicine in the world."
"Soul exchange?" Tang Qingqing widened her eyes.
"I'm just making this up. There's no such absurd thing in the world. We should just talk about this among ourselves. If it gets out, we might get arrested and accused of being superstitious."
Tang Qingqing covered her mouth and nodded blankly.
Seeing her silly look, Zhai Hongyi couldn't help but pull her hat.
"Hey, why do I feel like you've grown a little taller?"
Tang Qingqing, who was originally daydreaming, was immediately attracted to it.
"Really? Really? I've grown taller?"
Tang Qingqing's height has always been a pain. She has grown quite tall in the books, but now she still looks like a tiny kid.
Every time people mention her coding skills, they think it's amazing, but at the same time they wonder, can such a little girl really be so talented? It can't be a blind cat catching a dead rat.
Zhai Hongyi compared them and said, "It has indeed grown a little taller. It seems that the nutrition has been replenished and the height has started to grow."
Not only did she grow taller, but after she stopped herding sheep, Tang Qingqing's tanned face gradually turned whiter and her cheeks became rounder.
In just a few months, there were obvious changes and she became much more beautiful than before.
Those big eyes became brighter, like a cat's.
I was too thin and my eyes were too big, which looked a bit out of proportion. Now that my face is rounder, it’s just right.
Now when Tang Qingqing stands there, she will no longer be ignored as before, and she can be noticed in the crowd.
Tang Qingqing was very happy. She spent so much money on food this year and it was totally worth it.
It’s a pity that she can only sell rattan baskets now and the money she can earn is very limited. Otherwise, if she ate better, her health would be better.
This winter she clearly felt that she was not as afraid of the cold as in previous years. She also felt stronger and no longer had the dizziness problem.
"You are growing fast now. You need to drink more milk, otherwise you will get cramps easily."
Tang Qingqing was embarrassed: "But where can I get milk?"
"You can also soak White Rabbit candy in water."
White Rabbit is so expensive! She didn’t have a ticket, and it was even more expensive to buy it on the black market.
It is already very difficult for her to eat eggs once every two or three days.
"Is goat milk okay?"
The brigade has raised so many sheep, and now we also have sheep that produce milk.
"That's fine."
Tang Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief. Other kinds of milk were hard to find, but goat milk was easy to find.
But goat milk has a strong smell and is not very tasty.
However, Tang Qingqing has a way. The "book" has detailed instructions on how to remove the mutton smell.
And even if it smells mutton, as long as it is good for the body, she can swallow it even if it is Coptis chinensis.
On the day of the exam, Tang Qingqing took three Chinese papers under Sun Qin's mocking gaze.
"Humph, you always try to be smart. I want to see how many points you can get in the exam."
Then Sun Qin stood beside Tang Qingqing and just stared at her.
If a child has poor psychological quality, he will be scared if the teacher stares at him like this during the exam.
Tang Qingqing's deskmate was trembling with fear. The questions, which he had no idea how to solve to begin with, seemed even more difficult and his mind went blank.
Tang Qingqing was not affected at all. What she was most proud of was her concentration and determination. Without these two qualities, she would not be able to observe footprints so confidently.
There is no shortcut to learning code. It depends entirely on the accumulation of experience.
The first grade questions were very easy for Tang Qingqing, especially since she was taught Mandarin by Zhai Hongyi and had spent a lot of time practicing pinyin. Plus with the help of another memory, her pronunciation was very standard, so pinyin was not a problem at all.
Tang Qingqing only took 20 minutes to finish the first-grade test, and then the second- and third-grade tests. Although some of the questions were subjective, they were not difficult. They were all from the textbook and rarely went beyond the syllabus.
Tang Qingqing practiced her handwriting by looking at the slogans on the wall, so her handwriting is very neat and the whole paper looks very beautiful.
The test papers are all mimeographed, and if you are not careful it is easy for your sleeve to rub against the test paper, resulting in a mess.
After all, Tang Qingqing was older and more careful, so she paid attention to this problem from the beginning, and thus this situation did not occur.
Sun Qin didn't expect that Tang Qingqing could finish all three assignments in such a short time, and she had been staring at her answers when she was supervising the exam just now. She got them all right, which made her feel a little embarrassed.
But she didn't say anything. She snorted coldly, told everyone to hand in their papers quickly, and then left with the test papers.
The math test was even easier for Tang Qingqing. She finished all the questions before the time was up and checked them several times to make sure she was not careless.
During this exam, Sun Qin didn't stare at her the whole time, but when she looked at her, her expression was still not happy.
Tang Qingqing couldn't understand why she was so angry all the time.
However, she won't have to look at her face anymore next semester and can go to the principal's place for classes.
Although the results have not come out yet, Tang Qingqing is very confident.
I don't have to get full marks in all the exams, but getting more than 95 points should be no problem.
Since there were not many students, the results came out quickly.
Except for the deduction in Chinese, Tang Qingqing scored 99, 98 and 95 respectively, and got full marks in mathematics.
Moreover, after Tang Qingqing got the test paper, she went to see why she was deducted points.
The points were deducted for subjective questions. Some of the questions had been taught before and the answers were exactly what the teacher said, and there was nothing wrong with them, but she still got points deducted.
The third graders were required to write essays, but the scores were even lower.
This result is the best in the whole school, and it is good enough for many people to pass.
Sun Qin: "It's just a lucky break. If you are arrogant and complacent, you will definitely suffer in the future."
"Thank you for your guidance, teacher."
Tang Qingqing took her report card to the principal and applied to start directly from the fourth grade of elementary school in the next semester.
The principal already knew her score and happily agreed.
"You must study hard in the future. Your current grades are not indicative of your future performance."
"I will, Principal."
The principal opened the drawer and handed Tang Qingqing a homework book and a pencil.
"This is your reward for this exam. It's been a long time since a student in our school got such a high score."
He had also looked at Tang Qingqing's test paper. If he were to give a grade, it would have to be 99 points at least.
However, Sun Qin had her own reasons for deducting points, and it was not easy for him to interfere. Besides, the score was not low, so it was good for Tang Qingqing to calm down.
After Tang Qingqing got the test results, she ran excitedly to Old Liu's house.
Ever since Zhai Hongyi and Wang Heizi often used this place as their base, they found time to fill in the originally deserted path halfway up the mountain.
It is much easier to walk now than before and you won’t get lost anymore.
Tang Qingqing no longer asked Tang Qiaoqiao to wait for her after class and let her go to Old Liu's house by herself.
If Zhai Hongyi and Wang Heizi were there, he would go to class first. If they were not there, he would weave rattan baskets with Old Liu and save some pocket money for himself.
Tang Qingqing pushed open the door of Old Liu's house and said happily, "Master, I got the first place in the whole school!"
Old Liu put down the wicker basket in his hand and tried to keep a serious expression, but his frowning brows revealed his mood at the moment.
"Not bad. It's not in vain that the guy named Zhai worked so hard to teach you. You should study hard and try to become the top female scholar in the imperial examination!"
Tang Qingqing smiled cheerfully and responded, "Master, just wait for me, I will definitely not let you down!"
After Zhai Hongyi arrived, he checked her paper and saw where she had been deducted points. He looked unhappy.
"This is really ridiculous. This teacher's level is too poor!"
Wang Heizi stretched his head to look at the test paper, but it was hidden by Zhai Hongyi.
"You can't look at it now. I'll copy down the questions and give them to you for the test later."
Wang Heizi was very depressed: "We don't have to go to school, why do we have to take the exam?"
"The purpose of the exam is to test how much you have learned during this period of time. You should have an idea of what you have learned."
Wang Heizi hung his face, looking reluctant.
Tang Qingqing tapped his head with her fingers: "You should be content. There are so many people who want to go to school but don't have the opportunity."
Wang Cao'er was one of them. Tang Qingqing also wanted her little sister to come over to study and learn to read, but she had to go herd sheep, and when she got home she had a lot of work to do, so she had no time at all.
Everyone in the family thinks it is useless for the girl to learn to read and write, and will not give her this opportunity.
Wang Heizi was just boasting a little, but after the test he was anxious to see how many points he could get.
Wang Heizi and Tang Qiaoqiao are both at the first grade level. Wang Heizi has been to school before, but he didn't feel motivated to go after just a short while.
His grades were very poor at the time and he simply couldn't understand what the teacher was saying.
While Zhai Hongyi was grading the papers, Wang Heizi kept looking over there and didn't even bother to look at the picture book in his hands which was almost torn apart.
Although Tang Qiaoqiao was very nervous, she still managed to stay calm and weave the wicker basket.
She doesn't have enough strength, so it's always difficult and she does it slowly, but the quality and appearance are both good.
Zhai Hongyi corrected the papers very quickly and finished all of them in a short while.
When Wang Heizi saw him put away his pen, he quickly ran from one end of the kang to the other.
"Brother Yi, how is it?"
Wang Heizi was a little nervous. It was the first time for him to finish the test paper, and he felt that he was quite good at it and did not make any blind guesses.
"I got 98 points in math and 81 points in Chinese..."
Wang Heizi jumped up on the kang and said, "How come I'm so good? I got so many points!"
"Hahahaha, why am I so awesome? Why am I so awesome?"
Zhai Hongyi said unhappily, "You are already in the second grade, and you still have the nerve to be happy when you got such a low score in the first grade?"
"Hahaha, Brother Yi, you don't know how many points I got in the previous test. 8 points in math and 5 points in Chinese, hahahahaha."
Zhai Hongyi saw that he was so happy that he went crazy, and he was too lazy to teach him a lesson.
Wang Heizi had already learned all the content of the first grade mathematics, and the two points he was deducted were due to carelessness.
It's not unfair to lose points in Chinese. Not knowing pinyin, writing wrong characters and not memorizing the book are all the result of not mastering the knowledge well.
Tang Qiaoqiao waited for a long time, but her results were not announced. She was so nervous that she couldn't continue the work at hand and looked at Zhai Hongyi eagerly.
Zhai Hongyi: "Qiaoqiao did well in the exam this time, scoring 100 points."
Tang Qiaoqiao was shocked, her eyes widened, and she couldn't recover for a long time.
"I, I, I got 100 points in the exam?"
Zhai Hongyi nodded: "You have a good grasp of knowledge, but you still need to improve your writing."
Tang Qiaoqiao hugged Tang Qingqing's arm and said, "Sister, I got two hundred points in the exam!"
Tang Qingqing was very happy for her: "Qiaoqiao is really amazing! Keep up the amazing work!"
Tang Qiaoqiao nodded repeatedly, smiling foolishly while holding the test paper with 100 points on it.
She put it away carefully, went home to show it to her parents, and made them happy.
Although Wang Heizi got the worst score among the three, he didn't care and felt that his score was already very impressive.
Zhai Hongyi said to Tang Qingqing: "Although your grades in other grades are not bad in this exam, you still need to consolidate your knowledge. During this winter vacation, our focus will still be on teaching lower grades. We will not let you learn fourth-grade courses in advance."
These test papers were very simple, and from Zhai Hongyi's perspective, getting high scores was nothing.
The education in Red Star Commune was obviously backward, or perhaps not enough attention had been paid to it in recent years, so the questions given this time were really too simple.
Tang Qingqing had no objection, as she could arrange her time freely during the winter vacation.
If there are any opinions at home, she can just come to her master.
They had also tidied up the small cave next to it, so she could just live there.
After Tang Qingqing realized that she didn't care about anything, she became open-minded and casual. The previous entanglements now seemed not to be a problem at all.
She is now favored by the commune public security bureau, and they dare not do anything to her.
After the winter vacation, Tang Qingqing dragged her husband, Lao Liu, to her house at dawn.
Tang Qiaoqiao also wanted to go, but she was not as free as Tang Qingqing.
Tang Qingqing had no choice but to take her with her. After all, her uncle's family was different. She didn't have the confidence to be willful, and her current ability was not enough to help them.
Wang Heizi and Zhai Hongyi were very free. One of them didn't like staying in the educated youth center, and the other didn't like staying at home. So when they had nothing to do, they would go to Old Liu's place.
Business is bad in winter because chickens don't like to lay eggs and there is nothing to exchange.
Besides, it's not convenient to go out in winter.
If you have nothing to do, just study.
Wang Heizi would come over to complain every day, but when it came to really learning, he was quite serious.
Zhao Dahahua saw Tang Qingqing running out all day long. She left early in the morning and came back late at night for dinner. After dinner, no one knew where she went.
She doesn't even do housework, which makes her very angry.
"You're always out and about, and you just found a master. How come he's closer to you than your own parents?"
Old Lady Wu was unhappy to hear this: "Master teaches real skills, so we must respect him. It's just that we don't care about it now. In the past, we would have been treated like slaves."
"This is all old news. Besides, Qingqing is a girl, it's not appropriate for her to run around like this."
"You are such a fool. If Qingqing learns some real skills, and becomes a capable person in the future, you can raise some younger brothers."
Zhao Dahua was slightly stunned. He had never thought of this possibility.
But she quickly reacted and sneered, "My three sons need her to take care of them? What can she do? At most, she can arrange some errands for them. But their eldest sister is different. She can arrange for them to work as workers in the factory in the future.
If we become workers, our family will be very different, and we will all be city dwellers!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Wu's attitude changed.
"Can it really work?"
"Why not? Zhenzhen is now in the art troupe, and she will marry a big boss in the future. She will have connections on both sides, so it won't be a big deal to get promoted."
Old Lady Wu thought it made sense. She didn't dare to say anything to the other girls, but she knew that a child like Tang Zhenzhen, who was so smart at such a young age, must have the ability to hook up with a big leader.
"It seems that having a promising daughter is no worse than having a son."
Zhao Dahua was unhappy when he heard this: "It's because the three Xingwang brothers were unlucky. If it was them at the beginning, there would be hope in the future."
When Mrs. Wu thought about this, she felt a little regretful.
Although Tang Jianguo was her biological son, he was adopted after all.
When the in-laws were being chosen, she couldn't be present, so she found a daughter-in-law who was particularly troublesome and had a bad heart. She was afraid that if their family rose up, they would bypass her family.
Otherwise, she would have asked Tang Jianguo to arrange it for her brother and nephew long ago.
When Mrs. Wu first learned that her two children had been swapped, she was strongly opposed.
Tang Jianguo's adoption had already alienated the mother and son. If it were his daughter...
Mrs. Wu found it hard to imagine what would happen after the truth was revealed.
But Tang Jianjun brought up the matter of inheritance and said that if Tang Jianguo had not stolen his life, he would be the same as Tang Jianguo now.
There is no need to use such means to let your children live a good life.
Mrs. Wu finally compromised. Besides feeling guilty about the inheritance, she was also worried about her future retirement and did not dare to have a quarrel with her youngest son.
Anyway, she's just a girl, so just change her.
In this way, the relationship between the two companies will never be separated.
Old Mrs. Wu believed that she was not such a cruel person. If she had been there at the time, she would never have let Tang Jianguo recognize the wrong child.
Tang Jianguo was also her own flesh and blood, and she had not been able to take good care of him over the years. As a mother, she did not want to deceive him.
As luck would have it, something happened at the Wu family that day and she had to go back to check on them, so she missed it.
But Su Rong had brought all of this upon herself. She could have stayed where she was with her child, but she insisted on traveling thousands of miles with her child to find her husband.
She said at the time that if she stayed, she would go to the city to take care of the children.
Those big ones aren't that big, and they don't live there permanently. They'll be back after a while, so why bother running over there together?
That woman Su Rong was stubborn and refused to listen, insisting on taking the child around everywhere.
She went ahead and looked for her husband, but she was worried that the younger child would get sick easily and that she wouldn't be able to raise him, so she just threw the child to her.
If she hadn't been so determined as to choose this path, nothing like what happened later would have happened.
Old Mrs. Wu got angry just thinking about it. Why did she leave her daughter-in-law who was about to give birth and go to the city?
Su Rong insisted on going to the mountain valleys with her husband to do construction work.
Bah! What's the point of building something? It's just because you're afraid that men will be too good and be noticed by other women.
If Su Rong hadn't been looking for something to do, she would have stayed in the city a long time ago, eating commercial food like the city people, using lights, listening to the radio and watching TV!
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