Mother Sun first cleaned her ears, as it was normal for her to not hear clearly sometimes.
He touched Sun Ye's forehead again. He didn't have a fever, so why was he talking nonsense in broad daylight?
"Ye Zi, I didn't hear what you just said."
Sun Ye calmed down and said firmly, "Mom, I'm not going to junior high school anymore."
"Say it again!"
Mother Sun was very stern. She couldn't accept it. With Ye Zi's good grades and great study talent, how could she not go to school?
Father Sun was also there, advising, "Ye Zi, you're still young and don't understand the benefits of studying. Your parents won't harm you. Just listen to them and go to school. You'll understand later."
"If you don't go to school, what can you do? Working in the fields like your parents, facing the loess and back to the sky? You won't earn much money all year round. What's the point? What's the point!"
"Dad, Mom, don't be so anxious. Listen to me first. I'm not not going to junior high school. I'm just not going now. I will go later."
"What do you mean?"
Sun Ye pulled Sun's mother and father to sit on the bench, told them not to rush, and analyzed everything for them one by one.
"Mom, I'm only eleven years old. I'm still a little young. Every middle school student in town is thirteen or fourteen years old. Aren't you afraid that others will bully me?"
"If anyone can bully you, just punch him and see if he gives in. If anything goes wrong, Dad will cover it for you."
When Sun's mother heard Sun's father muttering, she couldn't help but kick him. He thought he was very capable and taught his daughter to solve problems with her fists, but when something really happened, he was just at a loss and could only brag. He was blamed for all the weird things and couldn't even get up.
Sun Ye tried hard to suppress her smile. Father Sun was right. No one could bully her. Wasn't this just to increase the leverage and make it more convincing?
"Secondly, Mom, I'm learning more now than I did in junior high. I really don't have the time to focus on studying what I've already learned."
"Third, you all know what the junior high school in town is like. Take my two brothers for example. They only stayed in school so they could get a junior high school diploma."
Only then did Mother Sun realize that the town had become even more chaotic in the past two years, and she would avoid going to the town if possible.
"Fourthly, our family doesn't have much money, right? Tuition, food, books, all of these things don't cost money."
Sun's mother was anxious. She said quickly, "Don't worry about that, Ye Zi. I'll get the money even if I have to sell everything I have, beg, or borrow money."
Sun Ye held down her slightly excited mother, feeling very warm in her heart. She knew her parents' thoughts and knew that no matter how hard or tiring it was, they would never let the three siblings miss school. But how could she bear to let her parents be so humble and suffer so hard?
People are all made of flesh and blood. If you give me peach wood, I will repay you with jade.
"Fifth, Professor Liu has allowed me to enter the research institute!"
"real?"
Sun Ye smiled and nodded.
Mother Sun screamed and stood up, turning around in circles. She also knew the importance of the research institute. Even the team leader couldn't enter that place, but Ye Zi could.
"This is a good thing, a good thing."
Ye Zi will not have to worry about her life after she goes in. Besides, she is so young. What she learns in there will be useful for her whole life. Those are things that only professors and scientists can do, so her Ye Zi can do it too.
"Xuejun, Ye Zi is going to be a scientist!"
"Yeah, yes, yes."
Sun's mother and father clenched their hands excitedly. This was even more surprising than Sun Ye's admission to junior high school.
"Mom, I'm just helping out, being the teacher's assistant, not a scientist."
"That's quite impressive. Look around the town and see who can help."
"Mom, what about my junior high school?"
Sun Ye struck while the iron was hot. Seeing that Sun's mother was in high spirits, she should agree now, right?
As expected, Sun's mother was reserved for a while, and then agreed readily. Since Sun's mother agreed, Sun's father had no objection, and the decision of not going to junior high school for the time being was decided.
It is now 1975 in China, the height of summer. All the doors in front of and behind the house are open, and gusts of wind blow through, making the house cool and pleasant.
"Mom, I haven't told my teacher that I got into junior high school yet. I'll go tell someone."
"It's time to go. I'll teach you a lesson. You still have to have some basic etiquette."
"Ye Zi, wait a minute. Mom will pick some peaches for you to bring to Professor Liu."
Mother Sun turned around, went to the kitchen to get a pole, pointed at the ripe peaches, picked a few, washed them, put them in a basket and asked Sun Ye to take it over.
Four years ago, Sun Ye accidentally ate a peach and couldn't forget it. Seeing that Sun Ye was talking about it so much, his father went to the mountain to find a wild peach tree and transplanted it to the yard. I don't know what magical magic Professor Liu and his team cast, but the sour and small wild peach turned into sweet and big.
Sun's mother usually kept a close eye on the fruits and didn't let Sun Ye and his two siblings pick them to eat. But this time she was generous and picked ten fruits at a time, filling a whole basket. She covered the basket with a piece of cloth to prevent them from getting dusty on the way.
Sun Ye sighed. He could look at it but couldn't eat it, so he was really greedy.
"Mom, pick a peach for me when I come back."
"Okay, I'm happy today. Ye Zi is promising, so I'll give you one."
Sun Ye was happy and excitedly carried the basket and walked towards the educated youth site.
The educated youth center still looked the same, with the same few people. Sun Ye was already very familiar with the place, so he didn't need to knock on the gate and just pushed it open to go in.
The educated youth site was renovated three or four times, and the thatch on the roof had to be replaced three or four times. It was really terrible on rainy days. It rained heavily outside and drizzled inside, and there were not enough basins to catch the rain.
Professor Lin is on duty this month and is staying at the institute.
Sun Ye walked to Teacher Liu's door, holding ten peaches in one hand, which weighed about five or six pounds, and gently knocked on Teacher Liu's door.
Inside the room, Teacher Liu was sitting by the window, absorbed in studying a book. The papers on the table were covered with densely packed formulas and various experimental data.
Hearing the door open, he pushed his reading glasses and said without looking up, "The door is not closed, come in yourself."
Sun Ye pushed the door open only after getting permission. Professor Liu glanced at Sun Ye and said nothing, continuing his calculations.
Sun Ye looked at Teacher Liu's room again. It could be summed up in the word "simple". There was a bed, a small half-open wardrobe from which one could vaguely see that there were only a few clothes, and a table with badly peeling paint. The only good thing was that the tabletop was relatively smooth. If there was a chair, it would be gone.
She didn't know if all researchers were so simple, but when she asked her teacher this question, the teacher just smiled bitterly and said with a melancholy tone that his conditions were pretty good.
Seeing that the table was covered with manuscript paper, Sun Ye did not put the peach on the table. He could not find a place to put it, so he had to carry it with him.
After a long while, Professor Liu frowned and cleaned the table. Sun Ye thought: It seems that there is no result again.
Sun Ye had seen this scene many times, but he was successful very rarely.
"Teacher Liu, these are peaches from the yard. They look almost ripe, so I picked them for you to try."
Sun Ye put the basket on the table and lifted the blue cloth covering it. Professor Liu saw the juicy peaches.
“That’s thoughtful.”
"Go and share these peaches with others."
Mother Sun also anticipated that Professor Liu would not have it all to himself, so she deliberately took away the shares of everyone at the educated youth site.
There were nine people in the educated youth site, including the educated youth. Sun Ye took out an extra peach and put it on the table, then carried the basket to deliver the peaches.
After walking around and returning to the house, there were still two peaches left in the basket. They belonged to the educated youth. At this time, the educated youth was still teaching students at school and was not at home.
"Ye Zi, is there something wrong?"
"Teacher, I was admitted to junior high school."
"Uh-huh."
Professor Liu was not surprised at all. He would be surprised if Sun Ye came to tell him that he failed the exam. It is impossible for a student of his, Liu Chaobo, to fail to get into junior high school.
"I've discussed with my family that I won't go to junior high school yet. I'll wait until I take the entrance exam to junior high school."
Sun Ye was a little worried when she said this. She could convince her parents, but she might not be able to convince the teacher.
Professor Liu only pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement and saying, "In that case, you should come with me to the research institute tomorrow."
Sun Ye smiled happily and nodded repeatedly. She had been looking forward to going to that mysterious place for a long time, and Teacher Liu finally gave her an exact time.
"Okay, let's go home."
"Hey, thank you, teacher!"
Professor Liu looked at Sun Ye, who was about to jump up, and shook his head in amusement. "How easily satisfied!" he thought. "This is just the beginning. There's still a lot to do." He turned around, chewing on a juicy peach, took out a piece of paper, and continued to research how to solve the problem.
"Ye Zi, wait a minute, come to Grandma Lin."
Grandma Lin waved to Sun Ye at the door, and Sun Ye stopped his cheerful steps and walked towards Grandma Lin.
"Ye Zi, come here. Grandma Lin still has some seaweed. We can't eat much, so it's just sitting there anyway. Take it back and ask your mom to make some soup or something. It's delicious!"
"Grandma Lin, keep it for yourself."
Sun Ye refused. This thing was sent by Grandma Lin's son after traveling across mountains and rivers. She thought Grandma Lin and the others must like it, so she would not take it away from others.
"Don't be polite to Grandma Lin. Just take it if I tell you to, or she'll be angry."
Grandma Lin took a firm attitude and put the seaweed directly into the basket that Sun Ye was carrying, then pushed Sun Ye away.
Sun Ye was at a loss for words and could only accept Grandma Lin's kindness. This is how things are in the countryside. You give me a bunch of vegetables, and I give you an onion, and our relationship grows stronger day by day.
Sun Ye counted one, two, three in his mind.
"Leaf, wait!"
Sun Ye turned around and smiled, and saw Grandma Guo holding a handful of White Rabbit milk candies in her hand.
Grandma Guo walked quickly with small steps. Before Sun Ye could say anything, she grabbed Sun Ye's pocket and stuffed all the candies into it.
Sun Ye could only thank him repeatedly. Did she make a profit? She exchanged a few peaches for many delicious foods, good things that she couldn't buy at home.
Sun Ye silently kept these in mind. If she had the chance in the future, she would repay them. Kind people should be rewarded, and she would not let them down.
"Mom, I'm back!"
Grandma Sun was sweeping the yard when a chicken slipped out and made the yard stink. Now that she had time, she quickly swept it up.
"Mom, this is the seaweed that Grandma Lin gave me, and in my pocket is the candy that Grandma Guo gave me."
"Hey, what are they doing? They gave you a few peaches and gave you such a nice gift. Did you thank them?"
"Mom, you don't know me yet. I must have something to thank you for. I refused it at first, but Grandma Lin forced it on me."
Sun Ye pouted, picked up the peach on the stone table and started eating.
Mmm, sweet! Delicious!
"Mom, I have to report to the research institute tomorrow."
"Really? The leaves are awesome!"
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