With the permission of the attending doctor, Fang Hanmin returned to school with Lu Hui, Yu Dongmei and others that afternoon. He was carefully taken care of by Lu Hui and other classmates in his daily life and on his way to and from get out of class.
On the afternoon of the third day, taking advantage of the self-study class, Lu Hui borrowed a bicycle and carried Fang Hanmin back to the hospital for examination and dressing change.
When the attending doctor removed the gauze and saw some redness and swelling at the sutured wound, he asked, "Do you feel anything unusual?"
"I feel the wound is a little swollen."
"Take your temperature." The doctor asked Fang Hanmin to put the thermometer under his arm.
A few minutes later, Fang Hanmin took out the thermometer. The doctor looked at it and was slightly surprised, "Thirty-eight degrees, you have a fever!"
"Doctor, what happened?" Fang Hanmin asked anxiously.
"The symptoms of wound redness, swelling and elevated body temperature indicate that a wound infection has occurred."
Fang Hanmin was a little panicked, because the doctor repeatedly told him to prevent infection, indicating that the consequences of infection are very serious, "Doctor, what should we do?"
According to the initial diagnosis, Fang Hanmin did not take this injury seriously at first. He believed that with his good physical fitness, he would be able to recover and be discharged from the hospital in a short time, so he did not tell his parents and family about it. But after hearing what the doctor said, he immediately realized that something was wrong.
For infection and inflammation, the usual treatment method is to first reduce inflammation, disinfect and sterilize the wound, and then re-treat the wound depending on the specific situation.
This process is more complicated and time-consuming than the original surgery. After this happened, it is impossible for Fang Hanmin to be discharged from the hospital in the near future. Not only that, it is estimated that the doctor will not let him go back to school before he fully recovers.
As expected, the attending doctor left Fang Hanmin in the hospital at that time and gave him medical instructions, asking the nurse to give him an infusion and lower his body temperature first.
After all, it was not a difficult disease. Although the process was complicated and inevitably time-consuming and troublesome, everything was done step by step. However, treating the wound again was equivalent to a second surgery, which caused Fang Hanmin a lot of suffering.
Having learned from the previous lesson, after a series of treatments were completed, the doctor allowed Fang Hanmin to rest and recover in the hospital bed, and never allowed him to leave the hospital without permission again.
Every now and then, classmates who care about Fang Hanmin in the class will visit him in the hospital. Lu Hui has no intention of studying and comes the most often. Yu Dongmei also comes often. In order to avoid suspicion, she always finds an excuse to let other classmates accompany her.
Under the strict requirements and careful care of medical staff, at the end of April, Fang Hanmin's injured big toe on his left foot not only fully recovered, but also did not leave any sequelae. He was finally discharged from the hospital and returned to school with confidence!
Although he was delayed for nearly two months and missed many tutoring classes in the general review stage of the college entrance examination, Fang Hanmin's Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry examination results still ranked among the top ten in the grade based on his solid foundation.
However, the college entrance examination is a comprehensive examination. It not only tests mathematics, physics and chemistry, but also Chinese and political subjects. These two courses require time accumulation, especially the political subjects, which require a lot of time to memorize abstract concepts and noun explanations. Fang Hanmin was delayed. With two months of intensive review time, the impact on these two courses can be imagined.
One night, after the bell rang for the evening self-study get out of class, the students in Class 2 and Class 3 of high school packed up their books and walked out of the classroom in twos and threes. Because of the delay of two months, Fang Hanmin was now racing against time. He cherished his time very much and was the last one to return to the dormitory every day.
After reading the two ancient essays left by the Chinese teacher, and memorizing the political review materials for a while, he heard the lights-out bell ringing in the teaching building. Fang Hanmin was the only one left in the classroom. He stood up from his seat, turned off the lights and left the classroom.
When he went back to the dormitory, he turned right when he went out. Through the bright light of the corridor on the second floor, Fang Hanmin saw a medium-sized girl standing not far in front of him. Of course he was familiar with it. Isn't that Yu Dongmei, the entertainment committee member of his class? She was there. Who are you waiting for?
Fang Hanmin didn't want to disturb the other party, so he turned around and walked back, planning to go down the stairs on the left.
Just two steps away, Yu Dongmei's soft and clear voice came from behind, "Fang Hanmin, stop, I have something to ask you."
Standing there, Fang Hanmin turned around, and the other party came to him. He asked with some confusion: "Yu Dongmei, what can I do for you?"
"You have been delayed for a long time. Although the math, physics and chemistry exams are still very good, how about Chinese and politics? Especially politics, are you sure about it?" Yu Dongmei asked with concern.
"This..." Fang Hanmin didn't expect Yu Dongmei to care about him so much.
At the end of the 1970s, the entire society was still very conservative, and the campus was no exception. Unlike the school that Fang Hanmin experienced in his previous life, there was a saying that the class beauties were the belle of the school. However, the boys in the second and third classes of high school, and even many boys in the second grade, were once After privately commenting on the appearance and temperament of the girls in the grade, everyone agreed that Class Three Entertainment Committee member Yu Dongmei ranked first. Even within the entire school, Yu Dongmei's figure and appearance were among the best.
Although Fang Hanmin is both good in character and academic, he is also the monitor of Class 3 in the second year of high school, and he has a well-proportioned figure and a handsome face. Because his family is poor, he has a very low self-esteem and feels ashamed in front of beautiful girls. In addition, he has a somewhat introverted personality, unless he is in the class. To engage in cultural activities, the squad leader and the entertainment committee need to work together, otherwise he rarely talks to Yu Dongmei.
Although Yu Dongmei also comes from the countryside, she lives in the suburbs of the county town and her family background is pretty good. She has two brothers and two sisters. Yu Dongmei is the youngest. She cannot be said to be spoiled. At least she has been loved by her parents and brothers and sisters since she was a child. In addition, she has good looks. She is beautiful, has a cold personality, and has always had high standards. She is unwilling to look at ordinary boys.
However, in Yu Dongmei's eyes, Fang Hanmin was an exception. She felt that although Fang Hanmin was plainly dressed and even a little shabby, he not only had good academic performance and excellent overall performance, but he was also upright, responsible, and exuding a sense of righteousness.
Yu Dongmei was attracted by this masculine temperament. Since the second semester of her freshman year in high school, she had been secretly paying close attention to Fang Hanmin's every move. Is this called secret love? Outsiders have no way of knowing.
At the beginning of the new semester, I heard that Fang Hanmin was injured and hospitalized. Yu Dongmei was particularly worried. She returned to the hospital again because of the wound infection. She was even more worried about Fang Hanmin. Although he had finally returned to school after recovering from his injury, it was delayed after all. In two months, even though Fang Hanmin had a good foundation in mathematics, physics and chemistry, she was afraid that Chinese language and politics would become two major obstacles on his way to further education.
Yu Dongmei's academic performance is in the middle of the class. Although she feels that she can't help Fang Hanmin, since he returned to school, Yu Dongmei wants to know his review preparations for Chinese language and politics, but she is embarrassed. Ask him in public. After the self-study get out of class tonight, Yu Dongmei made an excuse to stay, and was the second to last person to leave the classroom and wait in the corridor, just to ask Fang Hanmin alone what happened.
Although the class teacher, Mr. Lin, and other students with good relationships had asked similar questions, Yu Dongmei suddenly asked about this matter, which was beyond Fang Hanmin's expectations. He was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.
"Why don't you speak? Don't you have any confidence at all?" Yu Dongmei seemed a little anxious.
"I can't say I'm not sure, but you also know that I was delayed for two months. This period is a critical period for review before the exam. The teacher must have talked about a lot of exam points, but I didn't hear them. So, for these two subjects I don’t have much confidence in the course.”
"Then what do you want to do?"
"Just try your best, maybe a miracle will happen."
"Your words are enough. Fang Hanmin, as long as you work hard, miracles will definitely happen." After saying that, Yu Dongmei smiled brightly, turned around and left.
Fang Hanmin stayed there for a minute or two, looking at Yu Dongmei's graceful back, and thought to himself: Yu Dongmei, why do you have so much confidence in me? Why do you care about me so much?
When he walked out of the teaching building, a gust of cool breeze hit his face. Fang Hanmin felt more comfortable than ever before, and his steps became very brisk.
However, looking at the out-of-reach stars in the night sky, Fang Hanmin immediately calmed down after a brief moment of happiness. He shook his head mockingly, Hey! It's really pretentious. Maybe Yu Dongmei just asked casually, where did I think of it? I am a white swan, and with my poor appearance, isn’t it a toad that wants to eat the swan’s flesh? I don't have that luxury!
In the blink of an eye, July 7th came, and the annual college entrance examination came as scheduled. Fang Hanmin walked into the examination room with a calm mood.
After two and a half days, the five courses including mathematics, physics, chemistry and Chinese politics were finally completed. Fang Hanmin felt that the mathematics, physics and chemistry papers were not too difficult. Although the Chinese politics paper was successfully answered, he still felt that it was not as difficult as answering the mathematics, physics and chemistry papers. easy.
At the end of July, candidates gradually learned their college entrance examination scores from the school. Fang Hanmin's scores in mathematics, physics and chemistry were almost as expected, but his performance in the Chinese and political exams was not ideal, especially the 100-point political exam, where he only scored 62. Well, the miracle didn't happen.
After the news spread, not only teachers and classmates who were familiar with Fang Hanmin felt sorry for him, but the villagers of Shuanghe Village also gossiped behind his back:
"I've heard for a long time that this kid's academic performance is very good. Why didn't he pass the exam?"
"Now I have to go home and be a farmer! But this kid is strong and smart. He works in the fields with everyone during the winter and summer vacations. It's really like that. He's made to be a farmer."
"I went to work at the reservoir construction site during the winter vacation and delayed my review. How can anyone not review their homework at home when the college entrance examination is approaching? I heard that after the new year, I went to work as a temporary worker at the reservoir construction site and was injured. I didn't return to school until May. It took such a long time. It’s strange that it has no impact on the college entrance examination results. Alas! His family harmed this child.”
"Yes, he has wasted two or three months of review time before the exam and still dares to take the college entrance examination. This in itself shows that this kid is really good. If it were anyone else, I am afraid he would have given up on the college entrance examination!"...
Back home, the whole family was extremely disappointed. His mother, Xu Lihua, said somewhat remorsefully: "Hanmin, it's all our fault that we believed you and agreed that you would work as a temporary worker after the new year. As a result, you were delayed. If you had originally I wish I didn’t let you go to the reservoir construction site!”
"Hanmin, you probably didn't have the energy to review during the time you were at the reservoir construction site, including the subsequent injury. It had a great impact on you!" My sister Fang Wenying also heard people outside talking about this matter.
Fang Xiecheng sat aside and smoked a cigarette. He felt sorry for his eldest son, "Hanmin, if you had not been injured at the reservoir construction site and had not delayed two months before the college entrance examination, I think you would have been fine if you had scored ten more points."
Faced with outside discussions and the disappointment of his parents and family, Fang Hanmin didn't take it seriously. He didn't care much about his failure in the college entrance examination, because regretting what had already happened would not help. But he understood the feelings of his relatives and the outside world. After all, The impression I gave them was so different from reality!
