1987, I didn't know I would meet you

The recent weather is always very unstable, and there are still many lingering cold and rainy days.

I dragged my stiff woven bag and got off the train.Before I could react, a gust of cold wind blew by, making my body tremble. I gritted my teeth and took a breath of hot air into the palm of my hand. I rubbed my arms and began to look around.Looking at this strange environment, I can't help but think of my distant home.

Since I was on an early train, it was still dark when I got off the train, and a waning moon was still faintly flashing in the dark blue sky.Although it is early in the morning, there are still quite a few people at the train station. Everyone’s faces are either tired or expressionless, and their eyes are dull, walking forward like a machine. I am just one of the surging crowd a member.

I am too lazy to look at others, because my shoulders and neck are sore due to the weight of the heavy items in the schoolbag, forcing me to walk and rest all the way. Although it is so difficult, I secretly pray that the inferior luggage bag in my hand will not be broken on the road , or you may have a big head.Because of the oversized and heavy duffel bag, I know I must be looking funny right now.But it doesn't matter, because along the way, there are gradually many people who are in the same situation as me. These are the incoming students rushing to report to the school, carrying quilts, carrying sundries, and some were brought along by their parents There are not a few of them.

The sky gradually began to turn pale, and the blurry moon gradually disappeared. From a distance, a yellowish light was quietly climbing up the blue sky, bringing a little warmth to the somewhat gloomy weather.

I stopped and took a deep breath, only to feel that my nose was full of freshness, and suddenly my whole body became more refreshed. I clenched the bag in my hand and continued to move forward.

Although the tense college entrance examination has been gone for more than a month, it still feels like it happened yesterday to me, like a dream, and I can't believe it is true.I was full of hope before, but now I was anxious and anxious. During the days of waiting, I deeply felt that I was schizophrenic, until I really felt the paper in my hand, which was as thin as a cicada's wing but as heavy as Mount Tai. After a long while in a daze, I didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"I, I was, admitted..."

When I saw the big printed words on the paper, it was as if the world had pressed the pause button all of a sudden, and I could almost hear the sound of my heart beating wildly in my body.

"Me! I was admitted!"

After a moment of silence, I woke up as if I was bombed, and I couldn't control the joy in my heart. You must know how far away and yearning university is for a rural child!But the high scores and tuition fees will put our hope out of the line.I have seen more than once examples of children from the same village who worked so hard in time and missed the admission letter by only one point.Undoubtedly, I am lucky!

"Father! Mother! Come and see! I'm admitted to university! I'm admitted to university! Look!"

I couldn't wait to tell them, to see their stunned expressions, and then my father's appreciative eyes.However, the affirmation and hope of this piece of paper drove me away, leaving me no room to think about other things, such as... money.

"Where?! Show me!"

The mother who was mending the clothes in the house heard her son's happy shouts and ran out in a hurry. Seeing the paper in my hand froze for a moment, she still reacted very quickly and took it carefully.

"What, what word is this? Read it to Mother!" Mother was a little excited, her hands were trembling all the time.

"Mom, it says that I was admitted! I was admitted to the university, which is the one my father always hoped to be admitted to!"

The mother didn't know any other characters, but she still knew her son's name.

[Lin Zhiqing]

"Is this true?! Mother thought..."

The mother wept with joy, and was so excited that she didn't know what to do. She lowered her head and covered her mouth with her hands that had experienced many vicissitudes.

"Mom, I'm glad I got into college, why are you crying!"

"Mother is happy, mother is happy..."

I felt those wrinkled hands caressing my face, and my mother looked at my brows and eyes with tears in her eyes, and she looked at me carefully.

"Mother, where is Dad? I want to tell him the news!"

"Your father went to work in the field, and brought your brother and sister with you. Go, tell your father, let him finish working early today, and let's celebrate!"

"okay!"

I shouted childishly and ran to the vegetable field.

Along the way, I was thinking about what kind of reaction my father would have and what kind of expression he would have.I know that he will be very happy, after all, I am the first one in our village to be admitted to university!

Looking at the gradually crowded alleys not far away, I exhaled deeply with a heavy heart, thinking of the lights in my parents' room that hadn't been turned off that night and the smell of tobacco that my father hadn't stopped all night, slowly Yes, the sadness swept through my whole body, and finally gathered at the tip of my nose. I tried not to shed tears, and secretly vowed in my heart that I must work hard to get ahead, so as to prevent them from living a life that is more difficult than before.

After thinking and thinking, I touched my trouser pocket, and I still dragged my luggage and walked to a hut across the street.The front row of the hut was full of people, either looking anxious or full of impatience, in fact, they just wanted to make a phone call with the person they thought of and tell their love.

It was 1987 when I was in college, and the telephone had changed from the "crank handle" I used to use to the coin-operated push-button telephone that is not very common now.But in comparison, the new style is easier to use. Thinking of those adults who were trying to receive the signal and talking at the top of their voices when they were on the phone, should I lament the progress of technology, or it just so happens that we can use it at this time. convenient communication tool.

I remember that my father would take me to the market every market day in the past.Dad used to be a teacher, and he also held teaching classes.When I married my mother, those neighbors and friends pooled money together to give my father a bicycle.

I heard my mother say, "That thing is so rare, your father is reluctant to ride it!"

At that time, the cheapest bicycle cost about [-] yuan, and the expensive one was tight.It can also be seen that my father's prestige and character are very good, and it was only because of the hardships at that time that not many parents of children could afford to go to school, so my father accepted his fate and became an honest farmer.

When I saw "Shake the Handle", it was also when I was going to the market. Dad rode a bicycle, put me on the front bumper, and told me the fun of going to the market all the way, which aroused my appetite even more, and I couldn't wait to find out.

The dawdling finally got to me.There was an old woman sitting next to the phone, with an impatient face and the mean and fierce look that almost all local old women have. When she saw me, she just snorted and held out her hand to me.I hurriedly took out two cents from my pants pocket and put it in her hand.

"Hurry up! There are still many people behind!"

I nodded, picked up the handset and wanted to press the button, but I stopped. I could only call the village cadre Uncle Li's family. Only Uncle Li's family has a phone in the village, but it is too far away.As long as I think of my mother running all the way in a panic, and I can't even pull back the broken hair blown around my ears, I feel even more guilty.For my tuition fees, the family is almost to the point of selling iron, so how can I make my mother work harder.

After thinking about it, I still dialed.

"Hello, is this Uncle Li? I'm Zhiqing...it's okay, I don't need my mother to pick me up...I just want you to tell her that I'm in Beijing and I'm safe, so she can rest assured ...Hey, hey, okay, thank you Uncle Li."

After the phone call, I felt a lot more relaxed. The matter is a foregone conclusion. All I can do now is to study hard and reassure my parents.As soon as I put down the receiver, a stylishly dressed girl rushed up behind me. I staggered and turned around to look at it. The girl didn't seem to realize my mistake, so she quickly picked up the receiver and started dialing the number. Talked up.I looked at her and couldn't help frowning, didn't say anything, just pretended it was nothing, picked up my luggage and walked towards the school.At that time, I couldn't help but wondered what kind of scene the university I hoped for would be like.

But if I knew that I would meet this person in this heaven, would I tear up the acceptance letter when it arrived home...