"F*ck! What the hell is going on?" A young man sat on a mud platform by the roadside, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and shouted angrily.

The young man had small eyes and a crew cut. He was wearing an ordinary coarse cloth dress. Judging from the cloth, he was probably only worth about 20 yuan. He was about 15 or 16 years old, about 1.6 meters tall. At this time, he was frowning, and no one knew what he was worried about.

It was the middle of June, and the weather was like a hot furnace, which made people sweat.

Just as the boy kept complaining about the hot weather, a fat boy ran over. When he passed the boy, the fat boy shouted, "Wang Ermao, class is coming soon. Why don't you go to school!" As he said this, the fat boy did not stop. He directly passed the boy and ran to the east. His face was covered with sweat, and he kept dripping on the ground. The fat boy's back was also wet with sweat and he clung to his back.

The young man lazily twisted his neck and shouted at the fat boy's back, "Hey, Fatty Jin, aren't you afraid of heat if you run like this?"

The fat boy shouted without looking back, "Even if it's a stroke, it's better than being punished by Mrs. Chen to stand!"

"Humph! You coward!" The young man curled his lips in disdain. He looked up at the dazzling sun in the sky and found that it was really late. He sighed and jumped off the platform reluctantly. He reached out to tidy his wrinkled clothes and walked slowly to the school...

The young man was called Wang Ermao. He was 16 years old and came from Yushu Village. His parents were not capable enough. They lived a life of five acres of their own. Life was very urgent. Wang Ermao had an older brother, a younger brother, and a younger sister. His older brother worked in the county, and his younger brother and sister were in primary school in the village. Wang Ermao was in middle school in the village. He was a student in Class 3 of junior high school. The head teacher was a woman in her forties. She wore a pair of high-end glasses and held a plastic ruler in her hand all the time. The lecture was very serious. As long as a student violated the class discipline, he would definitely be punished. Over time, the students gave Chen Jianmiao a nickname called "Auntie Chen". It meant that she was more disciplined than her mother. However, Chen Jianmiao had built up a lot of prestige after several punishments. Many students were afraid of her.

The fat boy who ran just now was called Jin Ran. He was 15 years old and had been a little fat since he was a child. He was a neighbor of Wang Ermao. He had a good relationship with Wang Ermao and had good grades. He just liked to sleep late. When he was in class, he would take advantage of the time when the teacher was not paying attention to him to sleep for a while. Two times, he was caught by Chen Jianmiao and was punished to stand on the playground for an hour under the fierce sunshine. Since then, Jin Ran was completely afraid of Chen Jianmiao.

Since Jin Yi was obviously fat, Wang Ermao gave him a nickname of "Fatty Jin". At first, Jin Yi had a lot of problems, but after being beaten by Wang Ermao, he finally admitted it.

Today was June 15th of 1995 and he would take the exam in less than a week. Wang Ermao knew his ability and could not get into high school in the county. If his father had not forced him to take the college entrance examination, Wang Ermao would not have been able to get out of school.

Wang Ermao hummed a little song and slowly came to the school gate.

The school gate was made of iron sticks. It had not been painted for many years and was covered with rust. There was a bungalow on the left side of the gate, which was a guard room.

Wang Ermao pushed the door open and swaggered inside.

"Hey... stop!" An old man stuck his head out of the window of the guard room and pointed at Wang Ermao with his finger. "Why are you late again?"

"Hee hee... I've slept too much..." Wang Er Mao laughed.

The old man shook his head and said, "Er Mao, I watched your father grow up. Your father wanted to call me uncle, so you have to call me grandpa. As a grandfather, I have a few words to give to you. Er Mao, you are going to take the exam soon. You can't continue to be so sloppy..."

"That's enough! Old man, every time I see you, you can only say a few words. If you don't like it, I'll be tired of it. Old man, I'm already 16 years old. You don't have to worry about my way. I'm going to class. I'll go first..." After that, Wang Ermao quickened his pace and walked to the classroom.

"Alas... you brat, you don't have any common sense of respect for the old and love for the young! You're wasting my concern for you!" The old man poked his head out of dissatisfaction, picked up the teapot on the table, and took two sips.

Wang Ermao walked to the door of the classroom, looked back at the guard's room, and grinned. "This old man is getting more and more tired of people. If it weren't for the fact that we are from the same village, he would definitely 'play' with you." Shaking his head, he reached out and knocked on the door of the classroom.