Soughing wind and rain in dreams
After being squeezed on the small bus for almost half an hour, Chen Haonan finally arrived in Linfeng Town. However, he didn't get off at the school gate, but got off at a gas station at the entrance of the town.
Another summer vacation has passed, and Chen Haonan once again stepped onto the streets of Linfeng Town. He couldn't help but smile wryly...
Lin Feng Town is a small town in the south of Xiangnan, under the jurisdiction of Yanling City, Yannan County. It is surrounded by hills and mountains on all sides. A small river flows out from the depths of the mountain forest, passes through the center of the town, then turns and slowly heads east. Chen Haonan's alma mater, Yannan Senior High School, is located in the eastern part of the town.
Lin Feng Town is indeed a small town, with only one main street along the provincial road. From the beginning to the end of the town, it takes about ten minutes to walk through. It seems that there is nothing special about this place, neither ancient nor having any unique folk customs. Moreover, talking about beautiful scenery would be even more out of the question. However, on the other hand, no matter how ordinary and plain a place may seem, there must be something extraordinary about it. Therefore, Lin Feng Town cannot be an exception either.
Lin Feng Town's biggest feature is its wood processing industry, which can be described as "thriving" and "flourishing". According to statistics, there are hundreds of small workshops in this small town that produce furniture. Moreover, because the quality of the furniture produced in the town is excellent and sold to many places at home and abroad, it has also gained a reputation for itself, earning the nickname: "Small Furniture City".
Although, there is nothing absolutely perfect in the world, everything has its pros and cons. Due to the large-scale production of furniture and export, plus the fact that there are no large forests near Linfeng Town, a large amount of wood had to be transported from outside. It's also because of this that Linfeng Town is filled with piles of wood everywhere - in front of houses, alleys, and even on the main roads. As a result, traffic jams became a common occurrence in Linfeng Town - especially on market days, when many drivers would complain loudly, with curses and shouts filling the air! One day, Chen Haonan went to town to buy something and encountered a huge traffic jam. He clearly heard a Sichuan-accented driver sticking his head out of the cab and yelling: "Damn it, another freaking traffic jam!"
Moreover, there is one thing worth mentioning. Because the Yan Nan S is located in the town, two or three thousand young students full of youth and sunshine undoubtedly brought a lot of vitality to Lin Feng Town which was extremely closed and depressed...
The main street of Linfeng Town runs roughly from south to north. From the place where he got off to the entrance of S Middle School, the distance was less than two miles, Chen Haonan slung his backpack over his shoulder and walked slowly. After walking a short distance, piles of wood suddenly appeared in front of him, and a large truck was parked by the side of the road, with several strong men loading furniture onto it.
"I wonder where this family's furniture will be moved to tomorrow?" Chen Haonan thought to himself as he walked, and couldn't help but turn his head back for a glance. He clearly saw the character "Guangdong" on the license plate. With a faint smile, he continued walking down the streets of Linfeng Town.
Actually, in Chen Haonan's heart, the three words "Lin Feng Town" had always been a mystery. He remembered that when he first arrived at Yan Nan S Middle School, he felt that the town name "Lin Feng" was particularly strange and always felt that its origin and background had an extremely unusual and unknown story. With this strong feeling, in his spare time, Chen Haonan visited many old people in the town, but the old people's answers were always disappointing him. At this moment, walking on the streets of Lin Feng Town again, he couldn't help but think of these two words "Lin Feng" and suddenly felt as if he had sensed something...
It is well-known that Yan Nan S Middle School is not a provincial key middle school, let alone a national one, and it can't even be considered a municipal key school. Furthermore, due to the severe environmental pollution caused by the large amount of wood processing in Linfeng Town, as well as the extremely congested traffic conditions, it cannot be said that it is an ideal place for studying. However, probably due to the hard work and dedication of all teachers and students at S Middle School over the years, the school's promotion rate has been rising steadily, like sesame seeds bursting into bloom. As a result, more and more students are applying to attend S Middle School, with a trend of "flocking in"!
The leaders of Yan Nan S High School also seized the opportunity to vigorously promote educational reform. The first point is that students have fewer holidays, but more make-up classes. Like the third year of high school, the second year also implemented a "monthly holiday system", with only Sunday afternoons being free time. What's even worse is that during summer vacation, second-year students also had to take make-up classes, just half a month less than third-year students. Of course, these so-called "make-up classes" were not free, and each student had to pay a "not small" fee for the make-up classes. As a result, all the students were filled with resentment, wanting to drag out those school leaders and beat them up or cut them into eight pieces. Unfortunately, the parents of these students all wanted their children to become dragons or phoenixes, thinking that the school's make-up classes would add "weight" to their children becoming successful. So, they unconsciously formed a "military alliance" with the school: poor student kids could only cry without tears! In addition, there was another important reform in S High School, which was that the liberal arts and science division, originally scheduled for the third year of high school, was moved forward to the beginning of the second year.
After failing the middle school entrance exam last year, Chen Haonan had no chance to attend the provincial key high school in the county. He was originally proud and aloof, but suddenly felt disheartened and lost. However, his father worked hard for him, probably also influenced by the "crazy" enrollment trend of Yannan S Middle School in recent years, Chen's father strongly advised his son to apply to S Middle School.
Chen Haonan, who had lost hope in his studies, originally didn't have any expectations for his academic career. However, when he saw the anxious and expectant look in his father's eyes, he felt a pang of pain and reluctantly obeyed his father's wishes... Of course, all these were things that happened a year ago. At this moment, on August 12th at noon, Chen Haonan once again stood at the entrance of Yannan S Middle School: A new semester is about to begin!
At noon, the sun was high in the sky, making people feel uncomfortable. And those annoying cicadas, hiding on some tree branches, sang loudly and endlessly, disturbing people's minds...
On the bulletin board at the entrance of Yan Nan Middle School, two large newspapers were posted:
One is red, the opening white language is that due to the superior leadership's concern, S made excellent achievements in this year's college entrance examination again, and then selected a few students who were admitted to key universities and their admission schools. In fact, all of these are nonsense, if the students do not work hard, even if the leaders of the Ministry of Education personally sit in and give thousands of sincere care, is it not in vain? Moreover, no matter how bad the education quality is, there will always be a few students who can achieve good results every year!
Another one is also red, roughly speaking about the enrollment procedure of high school classmates: paying fees and receiving books in the morning, arranging personal affairs and cleaning up in the afternoon, and also attached to the formal start of classes on August 13th. These are all annual routines, even without changing a single word, I guess some kids from families at the school gate can recite them back without missing a single word...
