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It's not that the photographer didn't want to take her picture. Actually, the reporter and the photographer wanted to show a harmonious family, an open-minded father, a hardworking and kind mother, and finally three smart and clever children, two of whom were admitted to college, and one was admitted to Beijing University in advance.

This kind of plot and picture is what reporter Wu wanted to shoot and present to the audience.

But except when they just arrived at Jiang's house, everyone shouted "Big guy, a reporter is here to interview your family!" ', Jiang's father was at the village chief's house. Jiang's mother walked out of Jiang's uncle's house in a daze. When she saw Jiang Liu standing in the center of the crowd, surrounded by people, she suddenly fell silent. When the reporter came to interview her, she only said a few words in Shuibuzhen dialect that reporter Wu couldn't understand. The people next to her translated for her in Shuibuzhen Mandarin, and said with a smile: "She said happy! Happy!"

Jiang's mother then reacted and shouted to them: "Hurry, hurry, come in and have some tea."

After that, she made tea for Principal Sun, reporter Wu and others, put snacks such as rice candy, peanuts, melon seeds, and sesame cakes into a plastic fruit plate, brought it over for everyone to eat, and then stood there awkwardly.

The cameramen were indeed hungry, and it was not convenient to film them, so they put down the cameras and ate something to relax. During this time, reporter Wu wanted to interview Jiang's mother. Jiang's mother was just like thousands of other rural women at this time. Facing the camera and the reporter, she felt awkward and uneasy. She kept waving her hands and said, "I, I, I... I can't speak."

Later, she simply hid in the kitchen and soon waited for Jiang's father to come back.

Next came Jiang's father's personal stage. Facing the camera, Jiang's father was not shy at all, but performed even better. Basically, whatever material reporter Wu and his team wanted, Jiang's father could provide. In the various "stories" about Jiang Xi's childhood told by Jiang's father, Jiang's mother had no role at all. If she was asked to talk about Jiang Song, she could talk nonstop for a whole day, or for three days and three nights without stopping. But if she was asked to praise Jiang Xi, she really had nothing to say.

In her heart, her daughter always belongs to someone else's family. One day she will marry into someone else's family. For example, she herself was born in Shanjian Township and married to Shuibu Town, which is more than ten miles away. She can only go back home for one or two days on the second day of the Chinese New Year. Her mother only came to the Jiang family for a week before her death. She slept in the same bed with Jiang Xi and died at night in Jiang Xi's bed.

Apart from those days, how many days did she and her two sisters take care of her parents for so many years? Wasn't it her brother's sister-in-law and her younger brother's sister-in-law who took care of them?

It was only after she came to Jiangjia Village that she realized that many of the elderly people in Jiangjia Village who were sick were mostly taken care of by their daughters, who would come to take care of them, massage them, bathe them, and clean them up. She thought that if she gave birth to a daughter, she would do the housework when she was young, and she would get a dowry when she got married, and her daughter would be able to take care of her when she was old.

In her heart, since she had already given birth to a son as the first child, it didn't matter whether the second child was a boy. If the second child was a boy, her position would be more stable, and she would stand taller in the Jiang family. The second child was a girl, and that was exactly what she wanted. Similarly, it didn't matter whether the third child was a boy or a girl. With two sons and one daughter, her old-age care would be guaranteed. With two daughters and one son, she would have two daughters to share the housework with her, and she would be able to have an easier time in the future.

Because of this idea, she was very limited in the affection and energy she invested in Jiang Wu during his growth. Even when reporter Wu interviewed her, she didn't know what to say.

Now there are no pigs or chickens at home, and the children are not at home for the New Year. If she doesn't want to cook lunch at noon, she can go to Uncle Jiang's mother's house for a meal. She can't show her hardworking and hardworking side. There is really no room for her to show her hardworking side. As a result, when the TV interview program was broadcast, she became a background board with only a few backs and unclear faces in the interview program.

During the segment where reporter Wu and Principal Sun invited her to the stage to take a group photo and present the prize, she refused to go up no matter what. The scene of the persuasion was not shown at all. Instead, the scene shown was Principal Sun presenting the prize to Jiang Xi. Several people took a group photo on the dilapidated high platform that was eroded by wind and rain and had pits and dents. Behind them was the low, gray eaves.

Bright and old formed a sharp contrast on the high platform.

Jiang's mother noticed that she listened carefully twice to the people Jiang Xi thanked, and she was not among the people he thanked both times.

She even thanked her father for insisting on sending her to school, thanked Grandpa Jiang for using his salary as a forest ranger to support her education, and thanked an unknown teacher, but she didn't mention her at all.

The audience also ignored the role of Jiang's mother in her list of thanks, as if such a person did not exist in her life. The audience

at this time was like the netizens of later generations, who were looking for faults in an interview, picking out words bit by bit, picking out words, repeatedly pondering, digging, and pinching at this point.

After watching the show, the audience will sigh: "This family has produced a literary talent!"

"The little girl is amazing! Amazing!"

Then many, many families also came up with the idea of ​​letting their girls study more.

Since the 1980s, when the nine-year compulsory education system was introduced, although there were still many problems with high tuition fees for primary and junior high schools in the early days, in recent years, this phenomenon has become less and less common. Sometimes, a semester, including textbook fees, costs less than ten yuan. It's just junior high school graduation, and the expenses are a little more, but if you can get a scholarship like the little girl on TV, then you'll be rich!

Look at what that girl has earned. She doesn't spend money on studying, and she still makes money.

Didn't you hear the principal of that middle school say that their school also has other scholarships? That little girl gets scholarships every year.

In fact, Jiang's mother coveted the scholarship in Jiang Qing's hands and wanted to keep it for herself. After all, it was not just a dime or two, but a full 5,000 yuan.

But on that prize awarding platform, in full view of everyone, with everyone witnessing, Jiang Qing handed the entire 5,000 yuan in her red envelope to Grandpa Jiang with both hands, thanking him for his care and nurturing of her over the years, thanking him for sticking with her all the years, not looking down on her just because she was a girl, and still giving her all his love. It was because of the love given by her grandpa in her childhood that she had enough strength and energy to support her for the rest of her life. She was also grateful to her grandpa for letting her go to school, paying for her education, and telling her the importance of studying and the principles of being a human being.

Speaking of the latter part, Jiang Xi thought of his past life when he was alone after his grandfather left. He was choked up and could not speak for several times.

Grandpa Jiang burst into tears, and the people watching around him also cried silently. The audience in front of the TV also shed enough tears.

Everyone praised this girl for her filial piety and loyalty. Only Jiang's mother noticed that except for occasionally mentioning Jiang's father, she never mentioned her.

After that, each family gave red envelopes and gift money. The gift money they gave this time was much more than the three or two yuan gift money when Jiang Bai was admitted to university last year. The minimum amount was eight yuan, and the maximum was fifteen or twenty yuan. The brigade also gave a red envelope of one hundred yuan.

Uncle Jiang also smiled and gave Jiang Xiao a red envelope of 100 yuan, handed his granddaughter to Jiang Xiao, and said with a smile: "Let your aunt hug you. In the future, you will go to college and become a high-ranking official just like your aunt!"

Jiang Xi held the little glutinous rice dumpling in her arms, kissed her, held her soft little hand and said, "When you grow up, Nannan will also be admitted to the capital. Auntie will take you to climb the Great Wall and watch the national flag raising ceremony in front of the □□."

In the eyes of the villagers, her words were powerful, as if her words were followed by the law. Children who were held and blessed by Wenquxing would definitely go to college in the future.

Uncle Jiang, who didn't have a grandson yet, didn't feel reluctant to give up the red envelope of 100 yuan he had given after Jiang Xi finished blessing. He held his granddaughter in his arms, and kissed her face again and again, hoping that she would grow up and become a college student.

All the red envelopes sent by the villagers were given to Jiang Xiao by Jiang's father, which made Jiang's mother, who was already in a bad mood, feel even more wronged.

In her opinion, Jiang Xiao already had so much money, and he still gave her money? Is it a good thing for a child to keep too much money? Besides, these gifts would be returned by her and Jiang's father in the future, and they should have kept them, but Jiang's father gave them all to Jiang Xiao.

Uncle Jiang gave a gift of 100 yuan, so he naturally didn't hide it. He told everyone he met, so Jiang's mother also knew that Uncle Jiang gave a red envelope of 100 yuan. The brigade gave 100 yuan, and most families in the village gave gifts. People from the same family gave more, ranging from 18 to 20 yuan. People from the first, second, and fourth families also gave 8 or 10 yuan. Jiang Gangqin's family gave a red envelope of 10 yuan. All

these money added up to 600 to 700 yuan.

Seeing that Jiang's mother was unhappy, Jiang's father was angry at her for being short-sighted. He pulled her into the room and taught her privately: "We have earned nearly 100,000 yuan this year, and we are not short of money now. Why do you always worry about the little money in the child's hand?"

Jiang's mother had her own reason: "How could I worry about her money? How old is she? How can she take so much money? It's not just one or two dollars, it adds up to more than 6,000 yuan, right?"

This is not a small amount of money in any family.

Jiang's father persuaded her helplessly: "Her scholarships are her scholarships. Don't you want to use them when she goes to college? That's Beijing University. 'Golden City Residence, it's not easy', do you understand?"

Jiang's mother didn't understand. As long as Jiang's father showed off his knowledge, Jiang's mother would lose her temper.

She herself is illiterate. She chose to marry Jiang Dad because he was good-looking and because he was a high school student and an intellectual.

Jiang's mother felt inferior because she couldn't read. She felt that she was not worthy of Jiang Dad and looked up to him.

During the years when Jiang Dad was down and out, Jiang's mother was more at ease. After so many years of suffering with him, she was finally able to stand up straight in front of Jiang Dad. But when it comes to "educated words", Jiang's mother still lacks confidence.

Jiang's mother stammered stubbornly, "Other people's gifts are given by their parents..."

Jiang's father said, "Those are gifts for marriage and childbirth, are they the same as ours?" He really thought Jiang's mother was stupid: "Our daughter Lingling was admitted to Beijing University. No matter how badly she does in the future, the achievements she makes will be beyond our imagination. Do you understand?"

"She is the golden phoenix that flew out of our family. You don't even know how to hold her in high esteem now, so why do you want a red envelope?" Jiang's father was really helpless, especially combined with Jiang Ling's act of slitting his throat without hesitation to repay their lives during the summer vacation two years ago. Jiang's father also understood that her mother's beating and scolding of her, his inaction and partiality over the years have already broken her daughter's heart. Now she doesn't want to warm her daughter's heart, but is actually trying to get a red envelope at this time?

If the family was short of money, it would be fine. He made nearly 100,000 yuan last year. I'm afraid no one in the whole village made as much as him. He was not short of money, so why would he take the little money from his daughter?

Jiang's mother understood the reason, but she was still in a bad mood. It was not just about the red envelope.

She felt that Jiang Xi was an ungrateful person.

It was one thing for her to give birth to a child but not raise him, but it was another thing to really give birth to an ungrateful person who didn't care about her at all.

Afterwards, Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Xi didn't stay for long and left Linhe Brigade.

Grandpa Jiang was in a hurry to go back to open a shop to sell clothes. His eldest granddaughter had to pay back a loan of more than 7,000 yuan every month. There were so many high-interest loans out there. If she didn't pay it back, the house would belong to someone else. What could she do?

Jiang Xi wanted to go back to the shop to write.

Father Jiang tried his best to keep them, saying that he was trying to get Jiang Xi's name on the family tree. Father Jiang said that it was very likely that Jiang Xi would be on the family tree. If successful, Jiang Xi would become the first girl in their village to be on the family tree. In the future, she would be worshipped by future generations. Future generations would know her name and know that their Jiang family had such a powerful female ancestor.

Jiang Xi smiled and refused: "There are international competitions to be played later, so I have to go back and prepare."

She didn't care about being included in any family tree, even if she was included in this family tree, it would give some role models to future female descendants, but deep down, she rejected this family tree.

Boys can be recorded from birth, but girls have to achieve great honors that make them feel honored to their ancestors before they can be recorded.

What is the basis?

If there really is a family tree, she only wants to start with her.

But in her previous life, even if she didn't want to, they held a grand ceremony and wrote her name in the family tree with great care. She didn't even need to be present. She came forward and recorded her deeds, her age and what position she held in the family tree.

Her father had always wanted to write a book for her, an autobiography about her.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, a very big event happened. The death of a great man caused the whole country to mourn.

Even Grandpa Jiang was out of energy for several days. Even the once booming business was much less. Although it was the Spring Festival, there were fewer activities to celebrate the Spring Festival on the streets. This incident was broadcast on TV every day.

Jiang Xi and his friends were originally scheduled to go to the capital on the sixth day of the first lunar month for intensive training to prepare for the next IMO, but because of this sudden blow, the plan was suspended.

During this period, Song Peifeng even came to Jiang Xi's store and told her about this.

He was always better informed than Jiang Xi.

After Jiang Wu thanked him, he asked her if they would go to Beijing together since they were the only two people in Wucheng who were going to participate in the IMO competition. The two of them could take care of each other.

The main thing was that he was worried about Jiang Wu being alone.

Although there had been a year of crackdowns and the crackdowns were still going on, prostitution was still rampant in this era. It would be safer if he and Jiang Wu were together.

Jiang Wu did not feel conceited because he had insisted on practicing boxing and Sanda in his previous life. He readily accepted his invitation. Song Peifeng, who had been a little nervous, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang

Wu seemed to have noticed something and couldn't help but smile.

Song Peifeng couldn't help but smile at each other.

Fortunately, this depressing atmosphere did not last too long. The people in the small town still had to live, and this sad atmosphere quickly dissipated in the small town.

After the interview was broadcast, there was another obvious change, that is, the business in the store was better.

Since Jiang Xi's store was exposed on TV, people in the towns around Wucheng who wanted to buy clothes were willing to go a little further to buy clothes in Jiang Xi's store.

First, because the clothes in her store were of good quality and good price, second, they wanted to see up close this legendary girl who was admitted to Beijing University in advance, and third, they wanted to get a taste of her literary and festive spirit.

Especially for families with high school and junior high school students, it seems that if they come to her store to buy a piece of clothing and wear the clothes from her store, it will bless their children to study hard and get admitted to Peking University. No. 1 Middle School, Wu Middle School, No. 2 Middle School, No. 4 Middle School, as well as No. 3 Middle School, Vocational Middle School, and Junior High School, which are farther away, are willing to buy clothes in Jiang Xi's store, and the students are also willing to wear them.

Some bring their children with them. When the children are touched or hugged by Jiang Xi, they will be very happy.

And because she is typing on the computer in the store every day, many people come to Jiang Xi's store to check in, just like Internet celebrities, and quietly point at her and say excitedly: "It's her, it's her, she is Jiang Xi from No. 1 Middle School!"

They are as happy as seeing an idol.

If Jiang Xi hadn't smiled and looked a little stern, they would have wanted to reach out and touch her. Jiang Xi felt that with their enthusiasm, they could make her skin bald.

As a result, she was typing in front of the computer without looking away. When customers came to the store, they would automatically lower their voices and dare not disturb her.

After returning home, a new round of news about Jiang Xi's computer prowess spread.

He Xiaofang also saw Jiang Xi's interview.

Televisions were not yet common in their village, so she saw the news on someone else's TV. After seeing it, she excitedly grabbed the arm of the person next to her and shouted, "Second sister, second sister, it's Xixi, she is Xixi, my good friend! She was admitted to Peking University in advance!"

A group of people gathered around He Xiaofang and asked her about Jiang Xi's personal situation. He Xiaofang was so proud that she said loudly in the crowd, "She worked really hard. On the first day she came to the dormitory, she locked herself in the mosquito net to study, which motivated the whole dormitory to study. We didn't dare to talk for a week for fear of disturbing her."

"She is such a nice person. Seeing me eat salted radish every day, she gave me braised pork. A whole rice bowl full of braised pork and white rice. It was the first time I ate so full!" She couldn't help licking her lips.

"My math grades were not up to par, and she gave me lessons every day. She was so careful and patient!"

"She is nice to everyone. Everyone in our dormitory likes her!"

She also taught her many things so that people in the dormitory no longer isolated her.

Thinking of Jiang Xi going to college early, He Xiaofang's eyes turned red as she spoke.

She also wanted to follow Jiang Xi to take the college entrance examination in Beijing, but with her grades, she was afraid that she would not be able to pass.

Xu Xiuli and her family also sat in front of the TV to watch the interview about Jiang Xi. This interview program was not only broadcast by Wucheng TV Station, but also rebroadcast by Wujiang City TV Station, which led to more people knowing that the two key high schools in Wucheng were very powerful, and more people also knew that Wucheng had a very powerful girl.

The reason why everyone remembered this girl was that the equally outstanding Song Peifeng became a background board. First, there was very little about him, and second, in previous years, when everyone talked about who was admitted to what university, they always promoted boys. This was the first time that such a powerful girl appeared on TV. Unlike the ordinary universities in the province that those boys were admitted to in the past, it was Jingcheng University.

And this girl, who was said to be seventeen years old, was actually only fifteen years old.

Xu Xiuli was only happy for Jiang Xi's admission to Beijing University. She wanted to go to Beijing to take the exam, but her parents didn't want her to. The farthest distance her parents would accept her to go was Shanghai.

If there weren't any good universities in Wucheng and Wujiang, they wouldn't even want her to go out of the city. It would be best if she could go to the provincial capital of their province. There are still some very good universities in the provincial capital of their province, and they can get there in two and a half hours by car. They

want her to stay by their side, not too far away, so that they can protect her. Including the future marriage of Xu Xiuli, her parents have clear plans, and the main point is to be close!

The Jiang family's foundation has taken shape, and the pits have been dug. Because it needs to be waterproof, the foundation is dug deep and the building area is large. The

reason why the Jiang family's foundation was dug so quickly is that after Jiang Xi was admitted to Peking University and was interviewed, he knew that the Jiang family was going to build a building and dig the foundation. All the idle laborers in the village brought shovels to help. An interesting thing happened. After

Jiang's father and mother entrusted the house construction to Jiang Dabo and Jiang Hongjun, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Jiang's father and mother boarded the train to Shenzhen again.

At this time in his previous life, Jiang's father was facing the blow of his beloved eldest son failing the college entrance examination, going missing, and having no news. He was also facing the blow of his second son, who he had placed infinite expectations on, failing the college entrance examination. At this time in his previous life, Jiang Song was only in the first year of high school

and was experiencing the darkest moment of his life. Therefore, even if Jiang's father went to Shenzhen to look for Jiang Song as in his previous life, he chose to run from one construction site to another, inquire at one construction site after another, and witnessed the two-year crackdown from 1996 to 1997. Because of his concern for Jiang Song, he and Jiang's mother lived in fear every day, fearing that one day they would receive bad news that their son would also be arrested, or shot or killed.

In the years when they had no news about their son, they had actually prepared themselves mentally for Jiang Song to be gone, but they just didn't dare to think so. It was only after several years that they received news about Jiang Song that they were filled with the joy of regaining his lost son.

However, at this time, except for Jiang's father and mother who were willing to contact him, all the relatives, including Jiang's aunt and Jiang's mother's uncles and aunts, privately warned their children not to associate with Jiang Song, especially not to send money.

Because at that time, it was rumored that Jiang Song was engaged in pyramid schemes, and they were afraid that Jiang Song would involve their children in pyramid schemes.

In fact, Jiang Xi and Jiang Bai didn't know what he was doing, and they didn't care. At that time, Jiang Xi and Jiang Bai were both struggling to survive.

This year, although Jiang's father also felt the loss of his eldest son who was released and would never come back, he first received the good news that his youngest son was admitted to university. At the end of the year, he returned home and received the good news that his youngest daughter was admitted to Beijing University in advance. This was good news that was enough to make the whole Jiangjia Village feel honored. Jiang's father swept away his previous decadence and became energetic and full of fighting spirit.

From the moment he boarded the boat to Shuibu Town, no matter what others said to him, he could say: "Yes, my youngest son went to Shanghai University of Science and Technology, and my youngest daughter was admitted to Beijing University in advance!"

He especially hit the "in advance" and "Beijing University".

He sat on the deck of the boat, and his voice was so loud that the whole cabin could hear it.

When he arrived at Shuibu Town and came to Aunt Jiang's house, he told Aunt Jiang's parents-in-law the good news again, and his voice was so loud that the owners and customers of several nearby shops also knew the news.

After getting on the minibus to the neighboring city, he talked loudly on the minibus again. Whoever he talked to, he would always talk about the issue of children's education. Then he talked about his three children, two of whom were admitted to college, and one of them was admitted to Beijing University in advance.

At this time, many people who had watched the show recognized Jiang's father and cast envious eyes on him, asking Jiang's father to tell him how he educated his children and how he taught them all to be so successful.

After learning that Jiang's father was also a high school student and had run a chicken farm when he was young, they could not help but admire him: "Hey, it's not that you don't have the ability, it's that you didn't catch up with the right time! If it weren't for the chicken plague, you might be the richest man in Shuibu Town now. Why would people in our town need to go to the neighboring city to buy chickens and ducks? Maybe they would buy them from you."

"That's right, it's a pity for you."

Everyone agreed and felt sorry for Jiang's father's bad luck.

The chicken farm in the 1980s would have accumulated a considerable amount of wealth now.

Everyone asked Jiang's father about his parenting experience.

Father Jiang said modestly, "That's all their own thinking. We don't have to worry about them at all since they were little." He then began to praise his little daughter, "My little daughter who was admitted to Beijing University is strange to say. She has been smart since she was little. She can learn anything she is taught! I taught her numbers when she was three years old. I said three years old, but she was born in winter. She was only two years old. At that time, she was just over one year old, but she knew all those numbers."

Mother Jiang rolled her eyes behind her and listened quietly to Father Jiang's bragging.

After Jiang Qing was admitted to Beijing University, all the bad things in the past began to beautify people's memories unconsciously, and everything about Jiang Qing was good.

On the train, Jiang's father started talking again, from the neighboring city to Shenzhen, and talked for three days and three nights.

After sitting on the train for such a long time, Jiang's father did not feel tired at all. After arriving at the rental house, he cleaned the front and back of the house, greeted everyone he met and gave out wedding candies. He also sent a lot of dried goods and wedding candies from his hometown to the landlord's family.

The landlord originally thought that Jiang's father's son had married a daughter-in-law, but in the end, even though he and the landlord did not speak the same language, the landlord still understood that his little daughter won a gold medal in some national competition and was admitted to Beijing University in advance. He had

heard that his son was admitted to some university before, and now his daughter was also admitted to Beijing University. Even though he looked down on these migrant workers, the landlord could not help but be a little polite to Jiang's father, and looked at Jiang's father differently.

Not only the landlord, but also the tenants of this row of bungalows were polite to Jiang's father and mother, and said with a smile: "When the holiday comes, ask them to come over and see us, and we can also see our nephews and nieces, who are all college students!"

Jiang's father also smiled and said: "Of course, let them come over during the summer vacation, and let them say hello to their uncle and aunt!"

Jiang's father was looking forward to the arrival of his two children during the summer vacation. He had already planned in his mind that he would rent two small rooms next door for Jiang Baijiang to sleep in, and buy a lot of fruits that Jiang Baijiang had never eaten, such as lychees, mangoes, durians...

He could not wait to show off his two children during the summer vacation.