Just like when they were in primary school, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan, graduates of Banbuqiao Primary School, were almost all assigned to attend Beijing No. 78 Middle School on Liren Street, not far from their homes.

Fortunately, there was no one to help this time, so Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan were placed in the same "platoon" and could still stay together during the day when they went to school. However, they were also unlucky, that is, No. 78 Middle School was in the middle school in Xuanwu District.

He has always been famous for his brutal and aggressive students.

No. 78 Middle School was originally called Li Yan Street Middle School. It was built in 1962 and was renamed to its current name in 1965. A high school was just added in 1971. At that time, it seemed like a new school.

This middle school is actually the product of the capital's great expansion after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Because when the People's Republic of China was first founded, although the Banbuqiao area did not have a moat, it was already on the edge of the outer city and there were not many original residents. It still basically continues here

When the first new prison in the capital, the Jingshi Model Prison, was built in the 35th year of Guangxu's reign, it was sparsely populated, desolate and unusual.

Later, purely to accommodate the citizens who were relocated due to the renovation of the old city and the new residents who continued to pour into the capital, the city government filled in the entire road here, erected street lights, and built large row houses. As a result, along with a large number of new residents who were resettled here,

The growing population's demand for medical care and education led to the creation of this school.

Situations like this were very common at the time. In the fringes of the old city of Beijing, many schools were established during this period for common reasons. According to current understanding, it is basically the process of the urban-rural fringe being transformed by the real estate industry.

.But the biggest difference is that the change at that time was not a modern business operation, but a government welfare.

But we must also know that the two outer districts of Xuanwu and Chongwen, which were originally the settlements of the poor in the capital, are different from the two inner districts of Dongcheng and Xicheng, which are known as "rich in the east and noble in the west". The social elites here are very different.

Few. Even the new residents who were later resettled were mostly poor citizens who had moved out of old dangerous buildings, or migrant workers who had just entered Beijing at that time and made a living by pulling tricycles and doing small businesses.

Let's put it this way, the largest population in the two districts of Nancheng is a large number of idle people and small traders, handicraftsmen, industrial and commercial workers who are representatives of the backward economy. Therefore, when building the new Beijing area, the municipal government will use limited resources to

The resources are concentrated in the military compounds such as Liuliqiao in the western suburbs, or in the north such as the Indigo Factory and Laohudong, which are close to prestigious universities, or in the east such as Dabeiyao and Dashanzi, emerging industrial zones full of factories.

Inclined. This is especially true for medical education resources.

As a result, the new schools in Xuanwu and Chongwen districts can only reach an extremely low standard. Not to mention that they cannot catch up with the famous old schools in the east and west cities. Even if they are the same as those in the suburban areas in the east, west and north directions,

New schools established during this period cannot compare.

The reality is that most of the few children of cadres and intellectuals in Xuanwu and Chongwen districts of Nancheng were absorbed by old schools with hundreds of years of heritage, such as the High School Affiliated to Normal University, No. 14 Middle School, and Huiwen Middle School. But later

The children of cadres who were newly transferred to Beijing on official business were also sent to a few newly established key schools such as the 15th Middle School, the 66th Middle School and Yucai Middle School. Then the remaining large number of newly opened schools were

It has become a "poor" school that specially accommodates ordinary people's children. Naturally, it does not pay much attention to the teaching staff and teaching environment, and the quality of the students is basically tofu tied with hemp rope - it cannot be improved.

Among these schools, the situation in No. 78 Middle School is the most worrying. I think back then, long before the "movement", there was a saying among the middle schools in Xuanwu District: "The gate of No. 78 Middle School faces north, and it's either a gangster or a hooligan."

The jingle "bandit" is used to describe the students of this school.

Similarly, there is another slogan that has been circulating among the students of No. 78 Middle School to describe their beautiful campus life, that is, "Exercise your body and defend yourself! Exercise your muscles and don't get beaten!". From this point on

You can also know the quality of this school.

These two sentences are definitely not an exaggeration at all. On their first day at school, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan frequently witnessed several violent incidents that were commonplace in this school.

Once in the toilet during the second period in the morning, maybe because there were so many people going to the toilet, a child with a strong body felt that a child with a body as thin as a bean sprout had squeezed him, so he punched the "child"

"Bean sprouts" fell into a puddle of urine on the toilet floor.

Naturally, "Bean Sprout" had never practiced wrestling. He had no roots under his feet and fell down as soon as he was beaten. He sat in a large amount of urine and covered his face. He was terrified, but no one paid attention to him. Finally, class was about to start, and he was afraid of being late.

So I had no choice but to stand up and walk back to the classroom, crying step by step, with wet urine stains all over my clothes.

Another incident happened in the afternoon on the playground. Two children got into a fight over the horizontal bar. After a close fight of fists and kicks, the winner was finally determined. Although one child was bruised and swollen, he finally managed to get past the other child.

One's arm won the final victory. Moreover, this boy was so stubborn that he forced the other person to call him daddy while twisting the other person so hard. The child who was twisted was unwilling to bow his head at first.

, but after resisting for a while, he could no longer bear the pain and had to scream, which was louder than calling him his biological father.

To be honest, in this school, hitting someone seems to be endless fun for many boys. It is as enjoyable as eating sausages. It is very comfortable.

For example, as long as they see a student they don't like, they can go over and punch them to get rid of the anger, and it would be even sweeter to give them a slap. Only in this way can they show their superhuman power and make other peers fear and surrender.

Therefore, in their opinion, the sound of a slap is much more interesting and enjoyable than the chirping of a grasshopper. The pleasure brought by this excitement is not tired every time, just like eating a piece of candy and picking up a dime.

Same.

Therefore, the first rule among the students of No. 78 Middle School is that if anyone wants to gain prestige among his classmates, he must hit others hard. The students here will recognize whether you can fight. There is no other reason, fists are the reason.

Whoever has a strong fist is the king, and will be cheered and supported wherever he goes.

No one sympathizes with the weak, just like wolf cubs who like to bite each other. This is an animal world that only recognizes size and strength, teeth and claws. For example, some people who are weak in body, have a stupid mouth, have little strength, can't quarrel or curse,

A child who doesn't know how to fight, cheat, or brag is just like a defenseless little rabbit, becoming the prey of wolves.

In addition, in addition to the principle of fists, the hidden rules of violence in No. 78 also include the concepts of grade and "circle".

The concept of grade is best understood, because it is the most primitive grade division in any school. Due to differences in physical development and the unspoken rules of seniority, lower grades are naturally the food in the bowl of upper grades. Especially those who have just been promoted from elementary school

Freshmen in middle schools have not yet gone through the test of the jungle. They have been spoiled by the warm environment of primary school teachers and are too soft and immature. It will take a year or two to learn to be tough, ferocious and resistant. So they are naturally at the bottom.

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As senior boys, they often regard themselves as "experienced people" and enjoy bullying freshmen. They teach the lower students the cruel treatment they have experienced through their own practice. At the same time, they can also use this to show themselves

He is so strong that he doesn't care about the reputation of bullying the weak.

For example, on the campus of No. 78 Middle School, such a situation often happens. The little book that the lower grade students are reading will be snatched away by the upper grade students for no reason. Or the lower grade students are playing ball or horizontal bar on the playground.

When the senior students come, they will chase them away with just a roar. In addition, even if the junior students are walking on the road without provoking anyone, they may be slapped with monkey rubber bands by the senior students.

The paper bullet hit him in the back of the head.

Under normal circumstances, most students in the lower grades will swallow their anger when they are bullied by the upper grades. However, once someone dares to show any dissatisfaction, they will inevitably be subjected to more profound "education" methods such as slaps and eye-sealing punches.

However, there is an exception, that is, some students in the "circle" do not need to see this kind of expression.

People in the so-called "circle" should be at the highest level in the school's food chain, and their behavior is indeed very different from ordinary students.

When going to the streets or going to school, these people never go out alone, they all form "gangs" or "companions". There will be a huge crowd, people riding bicycles, walking, people riding bicycles with others... sometimes it is quite large.

A large "circle" of people gathered together and sat in a long stretch on the curb, which could cover half a station. From time to time, people came over to dispense cigarettes, popsicles and soda drinks.

Although there are not many that can be beaten and many that can be teased, relying on the strength of the crowd is also extremely intimidating. Therefore, not only do they no longer have to worry about being bullied inside and outside the school, but they can even be intimidating as they please.

To bless others and bully others.

In addition, the ability of people in the "circle" to imitate gangster slang and fighting equipment is not comparable to that of ordinary students.

For example, jargon such as "calling the bad guy", "blocking the heng'er", "offending", "cha stabbing", "pretending to be pretty", "stubborn", "laijin", etc., are used by people in the "circle"

You can often hear it in your mouth. Kitchen knives, triangular scrapers, wire locks (a bicycle lock, also known as stick locks or spring locks), iron chains, armed belts, bricks, etc. are also usually carried

In the child's military backpack.

However, most of these are just to show off their courage, and in most cases no one uses them. Moreover, professional "weapons" that can easily kill people and cause large casualties, such as spears, spurs, and daggers, are also rare.

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To put it bluntly, people in the "circle" are the kind of people who love to cause trouble most among middle school students. They are also the students who are closest to professional gangsters in society. They are generally called "little ruffians" or "little jokers". In which

In those days, boys were always a headache for teachers. In today’s terms, they were delinquent boys who advocated violence.

In fact, strictly speaking, the concept of "circle" came into being during the suspension of classes during the "movement".

After classes were suspended at that time, most of the children in every alley or in each courtyard would gather together to spend time. Children who have lost their learning conditions have nothing to do, and their energy and anger are high, so they are easy to cause trouble.

At a very young age, they go out into society all day long to mess around and play crazy. Since children from different geographical boundaries are often in contact, it is naturally easy to cause group friction.

The triggers are mostly trivial matters, such as grievances caused by queuing up to buy things, conflicts caused by fighting for seats on the bus, or because this child glanced at that child too much (the so-called "offensive photo"), which will lead to sudden outbreaks.

"War". As a result, the trend of gang fights in the entire society began to spread rapidly. The most serious level can even reach the point where children from two places have irresolvable feuds. In the end, they start fighting whenever they meet, and no one party can break it off.

If you flee in defeat with a bloody flow, the other side will never give up and withdraw its troops.

At that time, this kind of "war" ebbed and flowed, just like the Palestinian-Israeli relationship. Sometimes the scale of the melee could be very large, and a larger area would have a situation like the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" or even the "Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period".

This also corresponds to the saying "Heroes emerge from troubled times". As there are more fights and the notoriety gradually spreads, a group of "celebrities" with "far-reaching reputation" will naturally emerge in each area, and then become the players who dominate the party.

Lord, if we use jargon to describe it, it's called "poke it up." At the same time, it also compares which courtyard is horizontal and which alley is wild in a certain area.

For example, in Xuanwu District, there are many people who have really put their hands into society and "separate one side". For example, "Bajie" and "Yaozi" in the Qianmen area, "Nail" in Tianqiao'er, "small landlords", and people in the Caishikou area

"Secret Agent", "Old Ghost", "Baoqiang" and "Gaqi" in Niujie Street, "Small Jujube" and "Hongye" in Baiguang Road, "Dadehe" in Yongdingmen, "Big Old Fart" in Guang'anmen

and the "old man's coat" outside You'anmen Gate, etc. They were the idols of children in those days, and everyone knew about them.

After classes resumed, this trend was brought back from society to the campus. Because they all go to schools nearby, those freshmen who have a mentality of worship and desire to protect the gods spontaneously unite around where they live.

Those around the "celebrities" who have "poked up" the area are willing to listen to their orders and obey them.

Most of the people who are supported also like this feeling of becoming "powerful" very much. They feel that many people will respond to them when they climb high. They are like heroes swimming in the water and Liangshan. They are very majestic. So they like to form cliques even more.

, loves to regard himself as "big brother".

This has undoubtedly aroused the envy of some students and deliberately imitated them. In this way, people who want to "show their identity" continue to select new members from the freshmen who live close to them in order to increase their prestige and strength, and invite them to join their group.

"Circle" of activities. In this way, before one child has passed away, another "rising star" will take advantage of the situation.

As more and more small groups are formed spontaneously, group fights naturally become more common. Such "school wars" often occur in corridors or playgrounds.

If a fight breaks out in the corridor, most of the things that are taken away are brooms, mops, chairs, school bags and other convenient items. Since the corridor is narrow and cannot be moved, the result is that the glass in the classrooms and corridors often shatters, and the children who are "participating in the war" are turned upside down.

, causing serious injuries and even hurting innocent teachers and students.

Due to the large area of ​​the playground, chase scenes were common. Because the houses at that time were almost all made of bricks, it was relatively easy to copy the bricks.

In short, cases like this of several distinct groups of children fighting in groups inside and outside the school were quite common in the mid-to-early 1970s. This was due to the general climate. At that time, it was even a social fashion, a kind of common participation of half-grown children.

Activities. Although it may seem baffling to today's children of the same age when talking about it now, it was indeed the case back then.
To be continued...