The Era of Hard Work

After the summer rain, the roads in the mountains were muddy and difficult to walk, and the sky had just turned white. A tall and thin girl, riding a big assembled golden deer without a back seat, came out of the mountain along the main road south of the county town, and soon turned on It was a dirt road, and the mud tiles of the car were blocked by mud. The girl had no choice but to jump down and pick off the mud with her hands, and pushed her towards the stone village ahead.

The road was difficult, but luckily home was not too far away, so I dragged myself through the mud and arrived in front of the house.

At this time, the sun flashed out from between the two hills, and the sunlight fell on the girl's body, which was gray.

An old man wearing big rubber shoes passed by: Song Na, are you on the night shift?

Song Na touched her face with her arm, and a lot of the gray faded, revealing her dark skin: Good morning, little grandpa, I'm on the night shift and I just came back.

It's really hard for you. The old man shook his head and sighed, and walked forward.

Song Na couldn't hide her exhaustion from staying up all night. She raised her head to look at the sun in the east, and her face, which had been ashes wiped off, was black and bright.

When he entered the house, Lao Song had already got up, was pressing his waist, and the pain was unbearable. When he saw his daughter came back, he quickly straightened up enduring the pain, as if the old waist had never been a problem.

Nizi, wash it up quickly. Lao Song saw that the girl's body and hair were covered with stone powder, and said, I'm going to see the college entrance examination results today, what are you doing like this? I told you to rest for a day, but I didn't listen.

Song Na smiled, showing her white teeth: It's just a matter of washing up. Just get a grade and nothing else. I'm a temporary worker. If I don't work the night shift in advance, I will deduct two days' pay for one day of absenteeism.

She found a basin of towels and a change of clothes, ready to take a bath.

Lao Song looked at his daughter who looked like a plaster figure, feeling distressed and uncomfortable: It's all my fault, my fault, I can't even pay for a university.

Dad, why are you talking about this again! Song Na said, I'm eighteen. I have hands and feet. How can I still be hungry?

Working in the quarry factory for two months, and the family can make up for it, the tuition fee is estimated to be enough. As for the living expenses, I will talk about it after I go to school.

Go into the shed and close the curtains, take a shower, wash your hair, and brush your teeth with the cold water in the tank. When soaping, your hands feel a burst of pain. Song Na rinses off the foam, and there are small holes in her hands because of pulling the stones. I don't know how many.

Put on the really good half-sleeves and over-the-knee pants I bought at Daji, go back to the house and pull out a shoe box from under the bed, find out the latest sneakers, change them, and go to have breakfast.

The road outside the house was not easy to walk, Lao Song endured the pain in his back, and drove the big golden deer to the asphalt road with his daughter.

Dad, I'm leaving. Song Na tied a cloth bag to the handlebars, got on the bike and pedaled forward.

Lao Song didn't speak, just watched his daughter walk away, and his waist hurt so badly that he couldn't bear it anymore.

There is a lot of rain this summer, and when it rains on a cloudy day, it will be a toss for people.

The daughter's professional grades are up to the standard, and her cultural grades are slightly better, so she can be admitted to university and really walk out of this mountain village.

Lao Song knew that his daughter's academic performance was good, and the university was probably stable. If her daughter went to work in a stone factory, she would not be able to earn tuition fees. She still had to prepare and borrow from relatives and friends.

When I came to Qingzhao No. 1 Middle School, I saw the list released and found my grades. Song Na saw that they were far above last year's undergraduate line. Knowing that her university was stable, she went to the classroom to have a conversation with someone, and thought of something , came out of the classroom and walked around to the back of the teaching building.

The iron gate entrance of the playground was quiet, and there was no one there.

Song Na looked at the back door of the teaching building. The guy couldn't stay in the classroom before, so he always came out from here.

Classmates for three years, friends for more than two years, it's time to say goodbye after graduation.

With that guy's grades, you don't need to think about college, and high school is definitely not enough. What are you going to do after graduation?

After waiting for a long time, some people came out from the back door of the teaching building one after another, but they never saw anyone they knew.

Song Na was a little disappointed. Could it be that no one came? It's hard to meet after graduation...

I will ask Li Wenyue later, he will have to come.

Just as he was thinking, he saw Baoya Liu Jie coming from the back door of the teaching building, his eyes were red, as if he had just cried.

Song Na greeted: Baoya Liu?

Liu Jie seemed to be distracted, startled, and realized: What are you doing, Song Heidan!

Song Na asked directly, Didn't Lu Dong come?

I didn't come. After Baoya Liu finished speaking, tears streamed down his eyes: The embankment broke in Lujia Village, causing the flood to wash away...

Song Na thumped in her heart, and asked, Lu Dong? Li Wenyue?

Bao Ya Liu has a good relationship with these two people, and he was about to cry: Wen Yue is gone, let the flood wash away, Lu Dong is fine...

Wen Yue is gone. The classmates who had a good relationship said that they would be gone, and Song Na felt panicked, and the joy of being admitted to college disappeared.

A few friends made an appointment to visit Lujia Village after the school meeting, but when they left the county town, they walked not far west, and as soon as they reached the intersection of Luozhuang, they were stopped by a card set up by the county.

The flood in front had just receded, and the ground was in a mess, and non-rescue personnel and vehicles were not allowed to enter.

Song Na returned to the county seat and called the brigade of Lujia Village, but they were all busy, and no one could be contacted at all.

Think about it, Lujia Village was completely wiped out by the flood, where can I find someone?

Graduating from high school is a watershed. Many, many people, especially those who have been admitted to university and go out, may be hard to meet again in this life.

…………

At the end of August, it was finally cooler, and the new campus of the College of Physical Education in University City was officially opened to welcome the new students.

The buses that come and go pick up the students, and some parents even drive their cars to see them off.

The big golden deer that Song Na was riding was fitted with a back seat that was removed from somewhere. It looked a bit awkward, but it could be used to tie luggage.

The sun shone on her body, and this tall and thin girl was so dark that she shone brightly.

Putting away the bicycle, carrying the schoolbag and the snakeskin bag, Song Na went to the front of the teaching building to go through the formalities according to the guidance of the freshmen. She saw the banner of track and field training from a long distance away, and strode over.

With the high jump, Song Na was specially recruited by Qingzhao No. 1 Middle School across the school district. Also because of the high jump, she got the admission letter from the number one sports university in Taidong Province.

The high jump changed one's destiny, and Song Na believed that the high jump could change one's life.

There have been hundreds of national champions, dozens of Asian champions and world champions here! If you want to succeed, you have to work hard, practice hard, and obey the coach, which is my arrangement!

In the first professional training class, the coach drew a big cake: You may have heard that you are faster, taller and stronger. If you ask me, this sentence is wrong! For you people, you athletes from the countryside Say, let sports change life! Gold medals change life!

The coach said very pragmatically: As long as you can win the national championship, win the Asian championship, honor, fame, money, house, car, everything will be there! Do you want to have a city hukou? Do you want to bring your family to the city? Do you want to earn 500,000 or 200,000 yuan a year? Then practice hard for me! Practice to death! All things must be arranged by me!

In Qingzhao County, Song Na's high jump is the most outstanding existence, breaking the county record that Qingzhao County has not moved for more than 20 years.

But when she arrived at the Institute of Physical Education, talents from all over the province gathered together, and she found that she was only at the middle level, with too many shortcomings.

The technical movements are not standardized, the body coordination and flexibility are insufficient, and I owe too much foundation when I was a child...

Students in the professional department have subsidies, which are also for nutritional supplements after heavy exercise training, but most of the money Song Na dare not touch, so she gives it to her family every time she goes home.

The front door of the community south of the Physical Education Institute opened, and Song Na found a job as a temporary worker at night in a shop called Peace Hotel.

The boss is very nice, he will give some buns that cannot be sold at night, and Song Na will take them back for breakfast the next day.

The impact of the flood gradually receded, and Lujia Village was rebuilt after the disaster. It is said that everyone moved back. Song Na took advantage of the weekend to ride to Lujia Village, wanting to see her old classmates.

At the entrance of the village, Song Na got out of the car and asked for directions when she saw a particularly well-planned red brick house.

Hello, I want to ask, where is Lu Dong's house? She was a little cautious.

Because the man was tall and tall, with a dignified appearance, but his shoulders were drooping, and he had an indescribably decadent air about him.

Song Na's first impression was somewhat like Lu Dong.

The man had a cigarette in his mouth and said, That bastard ran away.

Run away? Song Na didn't quite understand what she meant.

I only know how to fool around all day long, and I don't go home. I can't find him for anything in the village. The man seemed very dissatisfied: I don't know how long I haven't returned to the village.

Hearing this, Song Na bowed her head and sighed. Lu Kuisheng seemed to be more muddled than before after he left school and entered the society.

I don't know why, but I feel an indescribable disappointment in my heart.

After entering university, I practiced desperately every day, wanted to stand out, wanted to make achievements, and my views on many things changed.

A lot of things that used to look cool now feel silly.

Song Na asked Li Wenyue a few more words, turned around and left.

The people and things in Lujia Village are gradually forgotten in the busy training, just like the high school life that is gradually going away.

Song Na has to train, to work, to think about her parents' waist and legs, and to prepare for the Ninth National Games preselection, so she has no time to think about other things.

Sun and rain every day, Song Na became darker. The nickname Hei Dan was far more famous than her own grades.

The qualifiers for the Ninth National Games began. Although she jumped out of her personal best, Song Na was still defeated because of her relatively weak background.

On the day she got the notice, Song Na sat alone in the empty dormitory, looking at the ceiling.

Tears rolled back and forth in the moist eyes.

Raise your head! Raise your head! Song Na's strength does not allow her to be weak: Raise your head, and you won't cry!

You are still young, you still have a chance, and you can afford it!

Song Na was not knocked down, there is no Ninth National Games, there are Tenth National Games, there are national championships, and even the Asian Games!

After leaving the dormitory, Song Na went to the training hall. When others were celebrating or frustrated, she chose to practice more!

Stupid bird flies first! work hard! Paying is rewarding!

This swarthy girl knew that she had no way out and must succeed!

Four years of college life passed by in a flash, and after graduating, Song Na's grades soared over the past year. She passed the selection of the provincial track and field team and became a real professional athlete!

It's Chinese New Year, and Thirteen wishes you all a happy new year and prosperity in the new year.

It's also Chinese New Year, and I'm going to post two chapters I wrote a long time ago, it's a special chapter for Chinese New Year.