Chapter 199 Changes

After New Year’s Day in 1982, the festive atmosphere became stronger day by day.

Compared with last year, the income of most families in Naye Village has at least doubled this year. Several large blue brick and tile houses have been newly built, and there is a festive atmosphere everywhere.

After the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the school began to close for the summer vacation, and Deng Shirong also saw his children's report cards.

Overall, Deng Shirong was satisfied, especially with his third son, Deng Yunsong, who won the first place in the grade as he wished and began to show his academic excellence.

My younger son’s grades are relatively stable. He hasn’t made any further progress, but he hasn’t regressed either. He is in a state where he can get rewards, but not too many.

As for the youngest daughter and fourth son, these two poor students are indeed hopeless, and Deng Shirong does not force them to do so.

As I said, studying really requires talent.

When faced with a problem that they don’t know how to solve, a talented person will definitely understand it immediately, and can even apply it to other situations. But even if you tell a non-talented person the answer, he will still be confused and so stupid that it will make you angry.

After giving the money to his third and youngest sons, Deng Shirong said to his third son, "Xiaosong, you will go to Shuangwang to study in junior high school next year. It's nothing for you to be the first in your grade in the village junior high school. You have to be the first in Shuangwang junior high school to be admitted to Bogao or even Yugao. So your next goal is to be the first in Shuangwang junior high school. Do you have confidence?"

Deng Yunsong smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry. I have already figured out a set of study methods. I am the top student in Shuangwang Junior High School. I promise to get it next semester and show you."

"Well, I'll wait for your good news."

Deng Shirong nodded in satisfaction, then looked at his youngest son and encouraged him, "Xiaoheng, you have to keep working hard. I don't ask you to be first in your grade, but you can be first in the class!"

Deng Yunheng stretched out his hand and scratched his head: "Dad, this is a bit difficult, don't hold out hope yet."

Deng Shirong said: "It is definitely difficult, but just do your best!"

Deng Yunheng nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

Deng Shirong looked at the remaining two poor students and said, "I will not make any demands on your grades. In short, you only have one goal, which is to successfully obtain a high school diploma. The rest will take care of itself."

Deng Yunzhu and Deng Yunhua looked at each other and could only lower their heads in response.

If the other brothers had mediocre grades, they would naturally have something to say, but if the other brothers' grades were better than each other and only theirs were poor, they naturally wouldn't dare to say anything.

After the students have their holidays, most families in the village start preparing for the New Year.

The Spring Festival is the grandest traditional festival in my country. In the past, no matter how poor the villagers were, they would buy some small New Year's goods during the Spring Festival, such as buying a piece of cloth to make new clothes for the children, or buying a pound or two of melon seeds and candies.

Nowadays, the conditions of every household have improved to a certain extent. Although most families are still very poor, they are much better than before. The most important thing is that life is getting better and better. When buying New Year's goods, everyone is naturally more generous than before.

For example, before I only dared to pull three feet of cloth, but now I dare to pull five feet of cloth. Before I only dared to buy one or two kilograms of melon seeds, candies, etc., but now I dare to buy three or even five kilograms.

In comparison, there has been no change in Deng Shirong's family, because the New Year's goods they bought last year were already the best in the village, and buying more would just be a waste.

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Capital city.

Peking University campus.

Peking University had already gone on holiday at this time, and most of the students had already left the campus and embarked on the long journey home.

However, there are also some students who do not plan to go home for the Spring Festival for various reasons. Among these students who do not go home for the Spring Festival are two Peking University freshmen, Deng Yunheng and Huang Shengjun.

Knowing that Huang Shengjun was not going home either, Deng Yunheng couldn't help but ask, "Old Huang, why don't you go home for the New Year?"

Huang Shengjun smiled and asked, "Brother Heng, didn't you also not go home for the New Year?"

Deng Yunheng smiled and said, "I don't go home because my home is too far from Beijing. It takes four days and three nights to get back to Nanning by train, and another day to go back from Nanning. When my dad sent me to school, he told me to stay here for the Spring Festival. There's no need to rush back during the Spring Festival travel rush. It's too hard. If I want to go back, I can wait until the summer vacation."

Huang Shengjun was a little surprised when he heard this and said, "Your plan is indeed a bit far. My home is not that far from the capital, but the round-trip fare is not a small amount of money. If I go back, there will be one more mouth to feed. In order not to add burden to my family, I simply won't go back. I can find something to do here and make some extra money!"

Now the two have become good friends who can talk about anything. Deng Yunheng naturally knows the situation at his good friend's home. He nodded and said, "It's better not to go back. I'm worried that I'll be bored if I stay alone!"

Huang Shengjun asked: "Have all the people from your Guangxi Hometown Association gone back?"

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Deng Yunheng said: "Well, they all went back. Only they are willing to go back and forth."

Huang Shengjun smiled and said, "After all, it's the Spring Festival. Who doesn't want to go home and celebrate the New Year with their family?"

Deng Yunheng sighed and said, "That's true. I received a letter from my family some time ago saying that my sister-in-law gave birth to a niece in October. I actually wanted to go back to see my little niece, but it's a pity that it takes more than ten days to travel back and forth, which is a waste of time."

Huang Shengjun enviously said: "You are already an uncle. My eldest brother has actually reached the age to get married a long time ago, but he has been delaying it because of poor family conditions. Fortunately, I have been admitted to Peking University and can send a sum of money home every month, which can be regarded as a little relief from the tight financial situation at home.

Just recently, I received a letter from home saying that the matchmaker in the village has found a date for my eldest brother. I don’t know how the details are going yet. I hope the other party won’t despise us because we’re poor!”

Deng Yunheng smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. After all, you are a student of Peking University. You will have a bright future once you graduate. As long as the other party is not stupid, there is no way he will despise your family's poor financial situation."

Huang Shengjun said with emotion: "I hope so. My brother is a very honest person, but he has a low self-esteem. If the girl dislikes him, it will be a big blow to him."

Deng Yunheng said, "I don't understand marriage, so I won't comment on it. Anyway, you can't help with this kind of thing now, so don't worry about it."

Huang Shengjun laughed when he heard this and said, "That's true. Instead of worrying about this, you might as well go out and find a suitable job."

(End of this chapter)