A path that was only accessible for bicycles winded up the ridge, and when it reached a slightly flat piece of land, it stopped, because the road ahead could only be carried on two human legs.

When the car stopped, He Haocheng hurriedly got out of the car, followed behind An Jie, and kept asking: "Teacher An, are you sure you are here? Why have you been walking for so long?"

Anjie couldn't help but become impatient when he asked, and his pace quickened, constantly observing the surrounding houses. Although she had been to the Gu family, it was two years ago, and with the remaining memories, after going around the village twice, An Jie finally found the Gu family's courtyard.

The earthen buildings in the countryside have not even been brushed with a layer of white putty, and the walls reveal a large area of depressed red bricks. Perhaps because it was unattended, the wild grass by the courtyard wall was growing in a presumptuous manner.

The courtyard door was closed, and An Jie stepped forward and was about to knock on the door. The rusty, dilapidated courtyard door suddenly opened, and a woman rushed out.

The woman was in a hurry, lowered her head and bumped into her head in a daze, An Jie couldn't dodge, and subconsciously raised her arm to block it, but it was still a step too late, and the two collided head-on, and the rancid smell on the woman's body mixed with the greasy smell of not washing her hair for many days came to her nose, which was disgusting.

An Jie unconsciously took a few steps back, and only then did she see who was coming.

Li Fengying.

Gu Shunxi's adoptive mother.

Because of her broken foot, Li Fengying kept cursing loudly, simply sat on the ground, took off her shoes, hugged her feet and rubbed them, still scolding and scolding in her mouth, her every move made Du Anjie involuntarily rise from the bottom of her heart with a heartfelt disgust, but a good upbringing has always suppressed this disgust, and it is not visible on her face.

"Hello, I'm Gu Shunxi's teacher An Jie, is Shunxi here?"

Li Fengying's eyes rolled, and she got up with a grunt, her face full of suspicion.

"Anjie?"

This name that is not unfamiliar made Li Fengying squint, and after a pause of two or three seconds, she slapped her head and finally remembered.

"Oh, the woman who kidnapped my child is you!"

After speaking, he glared at An Jie fiercely: "What are you doing again?"

He Haocheng stepped forward with a smile and explained his intentions, hoping that the Gu family would agree to Gu Shunxi to go to Hujiang City to learn sprinting and practice sports with him.

Li Fengying burst out laughing.

"If you practice sports, you have to get married, which kind of sports do you still practice!"

She spoke very quickly, but her words were not clear, and her accent was very strong, and An Jie was dull for several seconds before she realized what the other party had just said.

She was only thirteen years old, and she was not of the legal age for marriage at all. ”

"When the child is older, he will naturally get married, I can't make sense with you, don't get in the way, the person who gave the dowry is about to arrive. ”

An Jie laughed angrily, blocking the road, just not letting it, Li Fengying was blocked by her, and pushed it directly, the two of them argued, and the neighbors nearby saw this and also came forward.

Such a chaotic moment lasted for about ten minutes, and the two finally got tired of arguing, Li Fengying sat on the bench in the earthen courtyard, holding an enamel jar and smacking and drinking water, looking like a laipi who did not eat oil and salt.

He Haocheng took the opportunity to step forward to explain and persuade, but Li Fengying still didn't let go, and it took about two or three minutes before she opened her mouth in a weird way.

"What is the future of running, let me tell you, my girl doesn't have time to fool around with you, hurry up and give the old lady a slippery roll." ”

After listening to her foul language, He Haocheng did not get angry, and after a pause of two or three seconds, he said: "I want to hear the child's thoughts." ”

Li Fengying's eyes turned, she snorted coldly, and actually agreed, calling Gu Shunxi out from the low room next to her.

The sun was hanging in the middle of it, such a high temperature, Gu Shunxi was still wearing long clothes and trousers, standing timidly in the yard, obviously the sun was shining on her body, but she looked very cold, holding her arms, and her whole body was still shaking. The whole person looked very tense, like a frightened rabbit, and in the next second, he was about to jump three heights and escape from the dangerous situation.

He Haocheng smiled and tried to ease Gu Shunxi's nervousness, but it didn't help.

"Remember me?"

Gu Shunxi nodded, she had seen him, so naturally she would not forget it.

Briefly explaining the intention, He Haocheng bent down and looked at Gu Shunxi with his eyes.

"Tell me, what do you think of yourself, would you like to practice sports with me?"

Gu Shunxi had a serious expression on her face that did not match her age, she looked at the man in front of her carefully, facing the sun, He Haocheng in her eyes was full of light, with a little smile on her face, steady and down-to-earth, suddenly a very strange feeling crept into Gu Shunxi's heart, she realized that the person in front of her might be able to change her fate, or maybe she could take herself to another world.

The world she had been fortunate enough to come into contact with, and which she longed for.

"I..."

Just as he was about to answer, Li Fengying's gaze shot over like a knife, making it impossible to ignore, Gu Shunxi pursed his lips, hesitated a few times, but still failed to spit out the truest words in his heart, shook his head gently, and stopped squeaking.

He Haocheng sighed secretly in his heart, he vaguely guessed that there was something behind this that he didn't understand, so that Gu Shunxi couldn't confide in the true words, but he still didn't say anything, he helped the glasses on the bridge of his nose, bowed his head slightly, and left only a sentence of 'I know'.

Walking to the door, his pace slowed down, and when he looked back, the girl was standing in the dilapidated courtyard, with no emotional ups and downs on her face, and there was a kind of maturity and steadiness beyond her years, and her eyes were overflowing with sadness when she looked at him.

But he never said a word.

Gu Shunxi watched He Haocheng in silence, and Li Fengying didn't say a word even if he was beaten, but his bloodshot eyes always looked at the back of the man leaving.

The weather in the mountains is always changeable, the sky is still clear in the morning, and within an hour, the air pressure is dull, the humidity rises, the dark clouds gather overhead, and a stormy posture is coming, raising the car window, He Haocheng has been alternately playing the appearance of Gu Shunxi running and the picture in the dilapidated courtyard of the Gu family just now.

Anjie's mood was as gloomy and irritable as the weather, she tilted her head and looked out of the car window, her fingers unconsciously kept knocking on the door handle, before coming to Baiquangou, she thought she was fully mentally prepared, but everything today was still much beyond expectations, Gu Shunxi's complicated family situation was no longer simple to describe in two words.

Thirteen-year-old child getting married?

It's ridiculous.

What made her even more irritable was He Haocheng's attitude, she was obviously very anxious before, but just now in the courtyard of the Gu family, this person's attitude became vague, which really confused her.

Faced with such a situation, did he hesitate to retreat?

An Jie observed the expression on He Haocheng's face with her spare eyes, and she couldn't see any clues, and after a short pause, she spoke to herself.

"I majored in journalism in college, and I went to Baiquangou two years ago to complete a report, but after the report was completed, I was a little reluctant to leave, and the people there are not like the ones you see today, they have a natural simplicity, which is very attractive. ”

"The simple man you say will sell an underage child for 3,000 dollars. ”

An Jie smiled bitterly, not caring about the other party's ridicule.

"At first, it seemed that everything in their eyes was good, but after a long time, I realized that they were more ignorant and almost shameless ignorance. It sounds paradoxical, but people are never three-dimensional. You must know that Heng County, where Baiquangou is located, is a national-level poverty-stricken county, and Baiquangou is the poorest place in this poverty-stricken county, with a per capita annual income of less than 2,000 yuan. So, even a thousand dollars is enough for them to sell their daughter, let alone exchange a daughter who is not their biological daughter for three thousand. For them, it's a good thing that can't even be found with a lantern. Gu Shunxi's incident also made me completely sober, personal strength is really small, you think you can save the world, only to find that you can't change anything in the end. ”

"So, you gave up?"

An Jie touched her nose, revealing a little frustration between her words.

"You can't say give up, it's just time to leave. ”

Hearing this, He Haocheng thought for a moment and chuckled, but his tone was very bitter.

"It's always ambitious at first, but at the end, you know how fucked up life is. ”

An Jie snorted softly and self-deprecatingly, sounding like a sigh. When she raised her eyes again, her expression was already different, and her tone was slightly serious.

"However, I don't want to throw in the towel completely. ”

He Haocheng didn't want to go around in circles with her anymore: "Just say what you want to say." ”

"Gu Shunxi, I'm talking about Gu Shunxi, if this child is really talented, don't let her be buried in that ravine for the rest of her life. You have the power to take her, don't you? I know it's presumptuous to say that, but I'll do my best to help you, just because of my obsession, I can't ignore the things in front of me. You and I both know that the most radical way to change a person is to take her out of the environment to which she belongs. ”

Ho Ho Cheng was noncommittal.

"You can't change a group of people, it's good to change one person. So, are you looking for a sense of accomplishment in Gu Shunxi?"

An Jie lowered her head and was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice.

"Whatever you say, I want to help this child, but I am powerless, but Coach He, you are different, you have the ability, you can completely change her fate. ”

"Coach He, you... Don't you want to accept Gu Shunxi?"

He Haocheng didn't answer her question, just stopped the car and motioned for Anjie to get out of the car.

Anjie found out that He Haocheng did not drive back to Shanghai, but drove into the county seat to which Baiquangou belongs.

Heng County.