夏日,我在街上观风景,闲逛之中眼光扫过同龄的或比我小数岁的男孩子,常注意观察他们的膝盖、小腿有无伤痕。若见到一个伤痕累累的,就生出敬佩、羡慕之心。因为这样的孩子往往英武强健,与有识之士对“合格人”的设想相同。据我二叔讲,在他的童年,大院的孩子如果齐刷刷地坐在台阶上歇息,膝盖上一律露出伤疤,伤疤最多的,体力总是最好的,往往也是头领。这种经验,和他们那一代人后来的遭遇暗合,如上山下乡。农村是个广阔的天地,城里的孩子哪里受的了苦,如果没有强壮的体力和顽强的意志力,很难熬过来。 In the summertime, I watched the scenery in the street, wandered among the boys of my age or younger than me and watched their knees and calves for scars. If you see a bruised, it will give birth to admiration and envy. Because such children are often strong and strong, they have the same ideas as well-informed people on “qualified people.” According to my uncle, in his childhood, the children in the compound would rest on the steps if they rested on their knees. Their knees would be exposed to scars. The most scarred ones would always have the best physical strength. This experience, which coincides with the later experience of their generation, goes down to the countryside. The countryside is a vast place. The children in the city are suffering. If there is no strong physical strength and tenacious willpower, it will be difficult to get through.