Text: Chi Yao
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I didn't think before, now that I'm older, I can always recall the previous things, that day I went back to my hometown, and when I drove by, I found that the village has changed really much, the previous stone road and the kind of earthen houses are all gone, they are all new houses built with bricks, after the baptism of time, the whole village has a new look.
When I was leaving, I suddenly remembered the reservoir I used to play with when I was a child, so I turned around and took a look, and now the modified reservoir is not the same as before, much more than before.
And now they are all blocked from letting people in, when I was a child, I used to go into the water casually, but it was not the same as now, it will be nothing fun, if there is a small pool near the village, then you can stay there for an afternoon without coming out.
As my thoughts drifted away, I had more and more memories in my mind, and I couldn't help but think of my childhood, although it was hard to be a farmer, but living in the countryside also had our own happiness, which people living in the city could not enjoy.
Everyone likes to play with different things, and they can play whatever they have in the village, just like there is a ready-made reservoir in our village, so the people in our village like to play in the water, and it is the same as dumplings in summer.
I sometimes wait for them to leave when there are too many people, I contract a whole reservoir by myself, I go almost every summer, until I go to high school, the task of studying increases, there is not so much time to go, plus life at home is not easy, it is already difficult for me to be a high school student.
I can't let them down, I've been working hard for three years of high school, but I still haven't been able to get ashore in the end, my grades are more than a dozen points away from the university I want to go to, I can't accept this result, and I've been depressed for several days.
I was still struggling with what to do next, whether to repeat or go to work, at this time my teacher came to the door, he told me that college is not a must, you can't go to college with your grades can go to a technical school, and now the children who come out of the technical school are not bad.
The teacher's words pointed me in a new direction, I listened to the teacher's words to consult and find information, and finally went to a vocational and technical school where I applied for a railway-related major, in fact, I didn't know what it did, but I just looked at his novelty and gave it to the report.
As a result, after class, I found that many of them needed to deal with numbers, but fortunately, my grades were okay, and I could barely keep up, and I also went to the library after class to learn a lot about this.
After three years of study, I graduated in the summer of 1990, and it was so hot that I stood in the sun for a short time and was covered in sweat. However, I was very happy, and I walked out of the school with a vision and hope for the future.
I hurriedly ran home to report the good news, that day may have been too happy, the whole person couldn't sit still, at that time I really wanted to use cold water to ice myself, then it would not be too hot, quickly ran to the reservoir, took off the clothes on the side and put it under the tree.
However, I didn't choose to go into the water immediately, because I still remember some knowledge that the teacher had taught me when I was in school before, and I jumped off after a simple activity on the shore.
The moment I entered the water, I immediately felt that all the heat on my body was thrown out of the clouds in an instant, I just swam in the water, and I stayed in the water for about half an hour before I came up, but I didn't get dressed and went home immediately, I shook my clothes and spread them on a fairly flat ground, and the whole person lay down.
It was very cool under the shade of the trees, and with the sound of birds around me, I fell asleep unconsciously, I don't know how long I slept anyway, it was already dusk when I got up, I was woken up, a group of little kids came to play in the water, most of these children I knew, and some of the larger ones had played behind my ass before.
I sat and watched them, feeling that time was passing so fast, and after a while a few children who were quite familiar with me ran up and pulled me to play in the water, and I didn't refuse to stand up with the strength of their pull.
I played with them in the water for a while, and when I was about to go back, suddenly there was a cry for help from the other side, and the sound was getting louder and louder, I immediately swam over and saw a few students on the other side, they were desperately shouting into the water, and there were also people holding long bamboo poles in their hands to stretch into the water.
I hurriedly went up to ask them what was going on, and one of the students who was a little more rational told me that their classmates had fallen in, but they were not familiar with the reservoir and did not dare to enter the water easily, so they could only call for help, and other students had already gone back to call for help.
I looked at the other side they were pointing at, and it seemed that there was something in the water, but I couldn't see it at a distance, but they all said so, and it was probably the classmate they were talking about.
At that time, I couldn't care so much about saving people, so I went directly into the water with a Monza and swam towards that side, but at this time she was still fluttering, and I didn't dare to get started easily, so I could only wait for a while, and I saw that she didn't move for about half a minute, so I immediately went up and dragged her up, and then brought her back.
I don't know how long I swam long, but I only know that I am far from the shore, and when I finally reach the shore, I feel that I have no strength, and after handing her over to the people on the shore, I myself lay there without strength.
But I didn't dare to lie down for too long, there was a drowning person, turned over to see her situation, her classmates around her were helpless, at this time I was particularly glad that I had taken a course on this aspect when I was in school before, and I immediately started to do chest compressions.
The people around me thought it was strange, but I couldn't explain to them what I was doing now, and after pressing it for about two or three minutes, she spat out a mouthful of water, and I was instantly relieved, and at this time the girl's family also rushed over, and I quickly explained the situation to them.
After learning that their children were okay, they were very grateful to me, I smiled and said it was okay, it would be good if someone rescued me, they took the girl home, I turned around and went back to clean up and go home.
I thought this matter was over, but I didn't expect the girl and her family to come to the door the next day, and brought a lot of things, they said many times that I was their savior, and there was nothing to repay, I was embarrassed to reply "This is what I should do"
The satisfaction at that moment was unprecedented, and then I learned that the girl was in her third year of high school this year, and I wanted to relax so I came to the reservoir with my classmates to play, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen.
After the greetings, the girl's parents spoke again but were surprised by our family, she actually said that she wanted the two of us to marry, and their family could not have a bride price, no other things, but there was one request, that is, I wanted to join their family.
Then I definitely don't want to, the two of them don't know each other, and they let me get into trouble, so I refused at the time, and besides, I didn't save people for such reasons. Although the conditions proposed by the other party are very exciting, this cannot be a condition for marriage.
They didn't say anything after being rejected, that is, after the two of us were completely connected, they would come to my house every once in a while, and in the end I still didn't marry any girl back then, she was admitted to college and had her own life, and I have been moving forward on the road of chasing my dreams.
But that memory has always left a deep impression on me, it has witnessed my bravery and kindness, and it has also made me understand how important life choices are, and now that I have a successful career and a happy family, I should retire in a few years.
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