During the days at home during the summer vacation, the "ghost brother" has only two things: one is to read and study, to keep his head down, and to accumulate thick and thin; second, he must have a swollen stomach at every meal, recuperate, and ready to go. Of course, the second thing is the mandatory requirements of Liu Jianshe and Zheng Lijuan, in a year's time, "Brother Ghost" has obviously lost a lot of weight, although it is all coarse tea and light rice, but it is done in a different way every day, and "Brother Ghost" does not have to cut down on food and clothing, let go of all concerns, eat with relish, hearty, and full stomach. By the time of the month-long make-up class in the summer, he had recovered as before, with a strong physique and a burly body.

One afternoon, when he learned that the "ghost brother" was at home, one of the "brothers" who was repeating his studies rushed to the house to look for him. He is very happy, and rarely goes out after returning home, except for morning jogging, the rest of the time is at home. I haven't seen him for more than half a year, and I don't know how Xiaojun is repeating it, and whether he can fulfill last year's promise. They each carried a stool and sat down in the shade of a tree. Xiao Jun looked "Brother Ghost" up and down, and said: "Brother Ghost" looked at him and said triumphantly: What has changed?

Xiao Jun smiled and said: Brother Ghost, don't be three days, you should be impressed! It's not good to say, it's just that it feels different from the original, I used to feel like you were like the flood of the Qishui River in summer, and now it's like the turbulent clear stream of the Qishui River—

Hahaha-brother, I think you are the third day of Shibei, when you are impressed, you are still artistic! Before Xiaojun finished speaking, "Brother Ghost" interrupted him with laughter, and then said: How about it, this year, can I wait for you in the city?

Xiaojun was complacent, overjoyed, and said with the corners of his mouth raised: Although repeat students can no longer take the secondary school exam this year, they can still take the high school exam. See you on September 1st! The "ghost brother" was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and said happily: Okay! How many exams did you take?

Xiao Jun lowered his head a little embarrassedly, and whispered: The score is not good! 20 points more than the score line in the city, it is said that it is more than enough in the county, but-"Ghost Brother" excitedly interrupted him, eager to say his thoughts, and said: Okay, just go on the market, I'd rather be a phoenix tail than a chicken head!

In the city, your choice is right - there is a world of difference between the county and the city, and it can improve learning habits, learning methods, learning initiative, etc. - "Ghost Brother" said affirmatively and slightly proudly, Xiaojun looked at him ignorantly and listened to him. "Brother Ghost" sat upright, looked at the afterglow of the western sky, and said: Let's go, go around on the embankment of the Qishui River, and I will also go out to let off steam! Xiaojun also readily agreed.

The two walked on the stone bridge, leaned on the railing, looked at the deep mountains in the distance, the Qishui River disappeared on the green distant mountains, and the verdant cornfields by the river embankment stretched for thousands of miles like a green carpet with the terrain...... "Brother Ghost" suddenly remembered and asked: I have been back for so long, it is rare to see Brother Qiang?

Xiaojun pretended to be angry and said: On this day, you don't go out of the gate, and you don't step out of the second door, like a lady who is beautiful! "Brother Ghost" laughed hehehehe, and said: No way, three years of high school, you have to shed your skin and lose your flesh! Go, go to Brother Qiang!

Xiao Jun was stunned for a moment, stopped talking, turned to look at Fan Qingjiang in the distance, sighed, got off the bridge, and did not walk in the direction of Brother Qiang's house; He didn't see Xiao Jun come up for a long time, so he turned around to look, only to see that Xiao Jun was waving to him and motioning for him to come down too. "Brother Ghost" looked at him in wonder, and then looked at the direction of Brother Qiang's house, Xiaojun still didn't move, standing there waiting for him to go down.

"Brother Ghost" then walked off the bridge, looked at him strangely, and said loudly: What's wrong with you, you won't be happy that you don't even know where Brother Qiang's house is, right? Xiaojun didn't explain, smiled and watched him approach, and then said: Don't you really know?

"Brother Ghost" looked at him in surprise, and said a little complaining: What do you know - of course I know that Zhang Guoqiang's family is there!

Xiao Jun turned around and walked along the embankment of the Qishui River in the direction of the Fan Qing River, and said as he walked: "Brother Ghost, it seems that you really don't know!" After speaking, he pointed to the direction of the Fan Qing River and motioned for him to go together. "Brother Ghost" thought that Xiaojun was going to take him to the town, and Zhang Guoqiang was still selling meat in the town, so he followed excitedly.

At this time, Xiaojun looked at the surroundings and looked at no one, approached the "ghost brother" and said: Brother Qiang is not here - not at home - I heard that he will come back in 3 years! "Ghost brother" said happily: Where did you go - where did you go to work or work?

Xiao Jun said a little angrily: "What kind of work, part-time work, entry, prison, and prison!" The word "prison" is said so loudly that if it is smashed on the ground, it can smash two pits. "Brother Ghost" stepped on the pit, his legs were a little weak, he stopped, opened his eyes wide and said: Go to prison!

Xiao Jun put his index finger to his mouth, "shh They took advantage of Brother Qiang's opportunity to sell meat in the town, thinking that Brother Qiang had many opportunities, so they asked him to help sell the stolen goods, so it was logical that they got several cars, and slowly all the stolen goods were sold by Brother Qiang. Brother Qiang has made a lot of money since he came and went, and he didn't even concentrate on selling meat, and during the New Year, he entangled the gang of people in the abandoned supply and marketing cooperative's warehouse to gamble, I heard that the gambling was quite big, and some people lost up to 100,000 during the New Year, how much Brother Qiang lost, I don't know-

"Brother Ghost" was a little angry, interrupted the conversation, and said: Then his parents don't care? Xiaojun looked at "Brother Ghost" helplessly and said: What do you care, it's not that you don't know the situation of his family, Aunt can't play mahjong every day, what about uncle, since he handed over the meat stall to Brother Qiang, he has become a hands-off shopkeeper!

I said that when I went to the house during the Chinese New Year, I didn't find anyone, so what happened later? "Brother Ghost" asked eagerly, and Xiaojun continued: After the New Year, the people who want to pay the accounts will come to the door, and they will be beaten and killed, and the family can't finally sell the four newly built two-story houses, so they can barely pay off the accounts. Brother Qiang was not convinced, just like the evil spirit, he entangled a group of people to continue gambling, wanting to win back what he lost. It's a point to win back, and naturally someone loses, and when I heard that someone quietly ran out to report it-

Hey-"Brother Ghost" sighed angrily, the two of them had walked to the Fan Qing River, standing by the river and looking at the calm river, but the undercurrent was surging, "Brother Ghost" opened his arms, and the suppressed emotions made him take a deep breath, and then turned around and walked back. Xiaojun also continued in a low voice: When the police came, they were arrested, jumping over the wall one by one, and several of them fell into the toilet of the supply and marketing cooperative, and none of them were caught. During the interrogation, he also revealed the theft of bicycles and the help of selling stolen goods. Do you know how many bicycles that gang hid in their village, and pulled a whole truckload of them!

"Brother Ghost" bent down, picked up a stone with both hands, raised it and threw it at the river, splashed a splash, clapped his hands, and said: "You can't live if you do your own thing!" Is he so short of money? Xiaojun said: Brother Qiang is older than all of us, I heard that he was introduced to a subject, and he was a pig killer. Today's girls, they don't look down on those who work honestly to make money, and the two-story brick house was built specifically for him - haven't you noticed that in the past two years, there are too many people gambling in the village and lower courtyards, and those who just want to fight can see several times a year, hey - how can people say it!

Well, it's all scared of the poor, and it's crazy to think about money, is this faster than selling meat for a pound and a pound of money! "Brother Ghost" said weakly and depressedly. The two of them returned to the stone bridge, leaning on the railing, both of them were speechless, silently watching the first quarter moon rise from behind the mountain in the east - "Brother Ghost" looked at Xiaojun and said: You won't bet too, right? Xiaojun lowered his head, did not dare to look at him squarely, and said: I am not a gamble, a small gamble is pleasant! "Brother Ghost" stretched out his leg and wanted to kick at him, when suddenly someone shouted: Xiaojun, go home!

"Brother Ghost" took a closer look, it was Xiaojun's father and mother, the two had just come back from work, covered in dirt, covered in cement, full of tiredness, wrinkled, messy hair, hunched waist, and pedaling the bicycle pedals - "Brother Ghost" couldn't help but feel a little sad, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Uncle-aunt-just finished work?" , A happy smile bloomed on the face covered with ravines, Xiaojun's mother said: Brother Ghost, I haven't seen you for a long time, Xiaojun is going to be with you, now it's okay, you two have a companion! "Brother Ghost" also smiled happily, Xiaojun's father said: The tuition and expenses in the city are very large, right?

The two smiled with satisfaction after hearing this, and said: That's good—that's good—and the "ghost brother" gave Xiaojun a look, said goodbye politely to the two adults, and walked home with a heavy heart.