However, after being reminded by his grandfather, Nie Xing became interested in being a soldier. When he was at home, his father often scolded Nie Yang and said that if he didn't study hard in the future, he would send him to join the army to coerce him into working hard.

Study. Although I haven’t said it to myself, if my academic performance is not good, it will fall on myself.

Grandpa said again: "Xingxing, if you want to join the army, Grandpa will support you 100%!"

Nie Xing smiled and said, "Let's forget it. My dad will never agree." But he began to waver in his heart.

Grandpa sighed: "It's not easy for your dad. He and your mom raised you three children. You are all studying now, and the family expenses are quite high. Although your dad and mom both have jobs, how can you earn that little salary?

I have to pay for the tuition for the three of you. Besides, you will go to college in the future, so life will be even tighter. So, you should listen to your parents at home."

It’s not like Nie Xing didn’t understand this kind of thing, but when his grandfather said it, he was shocked. Yes, three people in the family were studying, so they needed to spend money, and their lives were tight. If

If you say you went to college, wouldn't your family's tuition fees be more?

Nie Xing was silent. He knew that universities were expanding their enrollment and there were more and more college students. Although the state was still allocating work, it was no longer able to do what it could. At that time, state-owned enterprises were undergoing structural reforms, and those enterprises that had nothing to do with the country's core interests and the national economy and people's livelihood were taking a step forward.

Step by step, they were transformed into private enterprises and privatized, and large tracts of state-owned enterprises went bankrupt. The remaining state-owned enterprises that were relatively profitable, or that could still make a living, became the focus of job assignments for college students.

Nie Xing once followed his father to visit a distant relative in a neighboring village. There was a hydropower station there. The hydropower station was not very large, but there were an astonishing number of staff inside. The position that originally only needed one staff member was arranged.

Three people, working in three shifts.

Nie Xing later asked his father why, and his father replied, "Look at how many college students will go after graduation. They can only squeeze into these enterprises. Hydropower stations make money, and with the support of the state, they cannot fail. Look at them, one day

It's so easy to chat and chat at night, and to travel here and there, even if the work is completed. Although the salary is not very high, you still have to rely on connections to get in!

At that time, Nie Xing thought, if I grow up, where will I be assigned?

The second thing is this. After graduating from technical secondary school, one of Nie Xing’s sisters-in-law was assigned to work in the county’s Huangkecheng Park. When Huangkecheng Park was first built, it was very fresh and had a large number of tourists, which could support a few staff members.

Unexpectedly, it was only half a year. Once the freshness wore off, there were fewer and fewer visitors to Huangkecheng Park. Later, the number of visitors in a day was less than the number of staff. The county town is only so big, and there are few things to play in the park.

After one glance, people were no longer interested in it, so the park almost became a decoration. Later, Nie Xing's sister-in-law couldn't stand the life of relying on the government for only a few hundred yuan a month, so she took a leave of absence to work.

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Up to now, there are only one or two staff members managing the park. The so-called management means just sitting and chatting at the gate. When they see new outsiders coming, they charge a few yuan for admission and don’t care about anything else. Later, Nie

Xing ran there one morning to see that it had become a good place for people to run and keep fit.

These two things had a great impact on Nie Xing. Thinking about it today, if he just went to some ordinary universities, the jobs assigned would be in name only, and sometimes he would not receive wages. The situation would not even be comparable to that of migrant workers, and he would even have to

Going to work, from this point of view, what is the use of studying in an ordinary university?

While Nie Xing was silent, Grandpa had already installed the bait, then patted Nie Xing on the shoulder and said, "Let's go fishing!" Grandpa's bait was half an earthworm, and he put the earthworm on a big fish

Nie Xing asked strangely: "Grandpa, why did you get such a big fishhook?"

Grandpa replied: "If the hook is small, both big and small fish will come to eat the bait. Maybe it is a small fish that is hooked. Those small fish have not grown up yet. If you catch it and put it back, it will die, so

Use a big fishhook so that only big fish can take the hook and small fish cannot.”

So this is ah.

Grandpa threw the fishhook into the fish pond. Within a few minutes, the floating bottle on the fishing line started to move. Nie Xing shouted: "Grandpa, we caught a fish."

Grandpa smiled slightly and said: "It should be a big fish!" Then he lifted the fishing rod, and it was indeed very heavy. Grandpa suddenly said to Nie Xing: "Get out of the way, I'm going to lift it up."

After Nie Xing heard this, he ran away quickly. He saw his grandfather standing firm, then he suddenly lifted the fishing rod and swung it to the fish bank next to him, and a white grass carp floated out. Nie Xing really admired his grandfather, so

Even though he is old, he still has great strength.

"Hurry up and catch the fish." Grandpa reminded.

After the grass carp was thrown to the shore, it struggled desperately. Nie Xing quickly ran over and held it down hard. The grass carp was very big, probably weighing three kilograms, with smooth skin, and it struggled with great strength. Nie Xing had never caught it before.

When passing fish, the fish almost slipped and fell into the fish pond several times. Grandpa reminded: "Put your palms on the ground and stick some dust on them, so that they will not slip."

After Nie Xing heard this, he wiped his hands on the ground. Sure enough, when he caught the fish again, the fish was not so slippery.

Grandpa brought the iron bucket that had been prepared in advance and asked Nie Xing to put the fish into the bucket, then took off the fishhook and said, "Let's go home."

So fast? Nie Xing thought it would take at least half an hour to catch a fish, but he didn't expect it to be done in a few minutes. He ran to the fish pond and washed his hands, then wiped the sweat from his forehead and followed his grandfather home.

In the evening, I ate fresh grass carp. Because the grass carp was too big, I only fried half of it. Grandma’s cooking skills were very good and the grass carp was cooked fragrant and sweet. Nie Xing ate three big bowls of rice. He hadn’t eaten so deliciously in a long time.

When he went to bed at night, Nie Xing suffered from insomnia. Thinking of his grandfather's words in the morning and his current family situation, Nie Xing was full of doubts about his future. Logically speaking, he did not pass the undergraduate examination this time, and he could repeat it in the second half of the year. If he works a little harder,

, I am very sure that I will be admitted to the undergraduate program next year, and maybe I will focus on my undergraduate degree.

But everything has its consequences. What if you fail to pass the exam again? Not only will you waste a year, but it will also cost your family a lot of money. Although based on my grades, the school will waive the tuition fee when I repeat the exam, but the living expenses

It is still a big expense. When the time comes when I and Nie Xue go to college together, and Nie Yang goes to high school, the family will definitely not be able to afford it. In this case, one person in the family will definitely drop out of school.

Nie Xing did not want to let Nie Xue and Nie Yang drop out of school because he loved them and he did not want them to be unable to find jobs when they grew up. In order to reduce the burden on his family, Nie Xing decided to drop out of school himself.

But what will you do after you drop out of school? Work? That is what uneducated people do, even though they can make some money. At that time, people who went out to work were called wage earners, and there was no current term for migrant workers. These people did not

Identity has no status. Although many people go out to work and gradually become a trend, this kind of work is looked down upon by others. This is not important. What is important is that Nie Xing feels that there is nothing to learn from such a job.

thing.

Be a soldier? Now in Nie Xing's opinion, if you don't go to school, being a soldier is the best choice, because you can train yourself and learn things. In fact, at that time, there were only a few options for young people in villages and towns.

Article: Studying, serving as a soldier, working part-time, there is no better way besides studying.

"Yes, become a soldier!" Nie Xing thought.

I got up early the next morning, walked out of the house, and saw my grandfather exercising. He was practicing his original Nie Xing Kung Fu. After seeing Nie Xing, my grandfather waved and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, come on.

Practice with grandpa and let grandpa see how you are doing."

Nie Xing is already very familiar with this set of kung fu. Although he was idle for a while during the college entrance examination, he resumed practicing after the college entrance examination. Although he has not practiced it, Nie Xing believes that this set of kung fu will be good for him.

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Nie's Kung Fu emphasizes speed, ruthlessness, and precision. Although grandpa later focused on softness, it did not affect the other three characteristics at all. Nie Xing smiled and said, "Grandpa, take a rest and see how I practice.

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Grandpa laughed loudly: "Okay, then I'll see if my grandson has made any progress."

Perhaps because of Nie Xing's love for Tai Chi, when he showed off this set of Nie's Kung Fu, he focused on the soft side. His movements were sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sometimes soft and sometimes hard, like flowing clouds and flowing water, like fine leaves falling. Look.

It seems that the whole body is lifeless, but there is infinite strength hidden in the palm of the hand.

After looking at it, grandpa nodded repeatedly and praised: "Okay, okay, yes, the Kung Fu you practice focuses on the soft side. Tai Chi emphasizes the combination of movement and stillness, using stillness to brake, and moving a thousand pounds in four or two. It is no longer a troubled time, so the practice

Kung Fu should be closer to strengthening the body, and it would be better if the Kung Fu is gentler."

After Nie Xing finished practicing, he felt his blood boiling all over his body and asked: "Grandpa, if I become a soldier, should I practice this Kung Fu more harshly?"

Grandpa shook his head: "Now the society is peaceful, there are no wars, and there are no battles in the army. At most, they just practice and learn from each other, and there is no need to be so cruel. Besides, although the kung fu you learned focuses on softness, it does not matter at all.

It doesn't affect its functionality and is enough for anyone."

Nie Xing thought about it. This is a peaceful era, and practicing kung fu is only for self-defense, not for fighting Japanese invaders.

While Nie Xing was having breakfast with his grandparents, Nie Fang, who ran a small shop nearby, ran over and shouted: "Brother Xingxing, I have your phone number!" Nie Xing was a little suspicious, who would call so early?
Chapter completed!