Fortunately, she reacted quickly and hurriedly pushed away Zhong Hui next to her, and the two narrowly escaped the catastrophe, but the matter was obviously not over. Before they could react to what was going on, the second and third sticks came coming at them, and they immediately subconsciously screamed and hugged their heads. In a hurry, Wen Jianning found out that the person who attacked them was actually an old local farmer.

Although the old farmer was old, a wooden stick danced vigorously, driving the two of them to flee with their heads in their hands.

Even in Beiping City after the fall, Wen Jianning and the others had never been so embarrassed, the two of them ran around in front for a while, and the people behind were chasing with wooden sticks. Zhong Hui ran out of a distance, only to find that Wen Jianning hadn't followed, turned her head to look, and found that she had turned around and gone back at some point, and grabbed the wooden stick from the old farmer who was chasing them.

The two of them, one old and one young, you fight for me, the strength is equal, both sides are blushing, and they are at a stalemate for a while. Zhong Hui was stunned by the side, but heard Wen Jianning shouting at her: "What are you still doing there, come and help me." ”

She hurriedly ran over, but when she came to them, she was still at a loss: "I, how can I help?"

While speaking, Wen Jianning couldn't support it anymore, she didn't feel good, and she suddenly let go and ran away. The old farmer's center of gravity was unstable, and he staggered and chased a few steps with inertia, and his feet suddenly slipped, and he fell to the ground immediately, and the whole person fell to the ground motionless.

Zhong Hui was so frightened that he didn't dare to move, but after Wen Jianning stepped forward to check the situation, he comforted: "It's okay, I just fainted." ”

The two men looked at each other for a long time in front of the people on the ground.

Wen Jianning couldn't think of how to deal with the scene, and was about to pull Zhong Hui back quickly, so as not to cause another accident. But Zhong Hui's boldness suddenly became bigger, she pointed to the hemp rope around the old farmer's waist and said, "Before he wakes up, let's tie him up quickly, and send him to the school in a while, so that the school can help us evaluate the theory." ”

Wen Jianning hesitated: "Could there be any misunderstanding?"

In a hurry, she didn't react, but it felt a little strange.

If there is any grudge against them, it is even more impossible, they have only been here for a few days.

If it is a robbery, this small park is very close to their dormitory, and many teachers and students usually come here to walk like them at this time, if the old farmer wants to rob the property, at least he should wait until it gets dark.

Zhong Hui said angrily: "Misunderstanding, what misunderstanding can there be, let him attack people behind his back with a wooden stick." A handful of people who dare to learn to come out and rob people when they are old must clean up this kind of people today. ”

Wen Jianning thought about it and made sense, so he immediately stopped hesitating, and worked with Zhong Hui to tie up the old farmer firmly. One watched the people in the same place, and the other ran to report the news, and in a short time a large group of people were brought with them. In addition to a large group of students who came to see the excitement, Professor Li, the main person in charge of the United Nations University's affairs in Mongolia, also hurried over.

Professor Li was a former professor of psychology at Peking University, and his easy-going and humorous personality made him quite popular among students. After the General Assembly moved to Mengzi, he became one of the heads of the Mengzi Office. As soon as he asked about the situation, he roughly guessed what was going on, and hurriedly untied the old farmer first, and at the same time motioned for Wen Jianning and the others to go to the school's office, waiting for him to finish dealing with this side.

The two immediately understood, sneaked away while there were many people, and went all the way to the office.

The school's office in Mengzi is located in the former French Consulate, and when Wen Jianning and her team arrived at Professor Li's office, there was only one person who looked like a student officer cleaning inside. The two of them helped out with some work, and when the student officer was gone, they were the only ones left in the office, and they were really bored looking left and right, so they found a chair and sat down.

Although they guessed that the incident they caused this time might not be small, Wen Jianning and the others consciously took advantage of it, and they were not worried, and even had the heart to chat for a while. However, they waited for a long time, but Professor Li still didn't finish dealing with it.

Just when the two of them couldn't sit still, Professor Li finally came back.

As soon as he entered, the two of them immediately stood up and lowered their heads, making the appearance of honest students.

Professor Li pressed his hand and signaled that they were okay: "Don't be nervous, sit down." ”

Wen Jianning and the others sat down and listened to Professor Li explain the reason for their attack.

It turned out that this time it was due to local customs, and Mengzi's local concept was quite old-fashioned, and young men and women were not even allowed to talk normally before they got engaged, not to mention that the male and female students of the United Nations University attended classes in the same classroom all day and traveled together. If a local man or woman is seen, they will be beaten.

According to Professor Lai, similar incidents have happened two or three times before, but this is the first time that such an oolong has occurred.

It was from a distance that the old farmer saw Wen Jianning and the others talking to each other, behaving intimately, and he was angry for a while, and wanted to beat the mandarin duck. Unexpectedly, not only was he countered by the other party on the spot, but he didn't fight a pair of mandarin ducks, but a pair of girls.

In fact, having said that, the matter has almost been figured out, but Zhong Hui is still very indignant: "Even if you see that Ning's hair is shorter, but looking at her height and size, you can't treat her as a boy." ”

Only then did Wen Jianning know that Zhong Hui was so indignant, and it was actually because of her.

She turned her head and glared at Zhong Hui in gratitude.

Professor Li said solemnly: "This may not be, that old man may have regarded Classmate Wen as a boy, and you as a boy Classmate Zhong, seeing that you are holding hands and behaving intimately, this is why he is angry." ”

Zhong Hui was so choked that he couldn't speak, but Wen Jianning next to him didn't give face, and laughed out loud.

Her hair is not much longer than Wen Jianning's.

Zhong Hui also glared at Wen Jianning as a tribute.

In this farce, although they were the victims, they had the upper hand in the end, so the two readily agreed to the school's mediation. Although the other party's family was still a little resentful, after all, they were the ones who did it first, plus they were afraid of the school and the local gentry who came forward for it, and finally agreed to settle the matter.

Under the auspices of Professor Li, the two sides apologized to each other, and the matter was finally over.

However, after this incident, when the male and female students of the grammar school who are in love go out on a date, they pay special attention to the locals, for fear that they will be accidentally beaten with a stick, after all, this stick is not something that anyone can be lucky enough to dodge.

This seems to have ended like this, but clashes between the students and the locals continue to occur. Later, the principal had to come forward and issue initiatives such as girls wearing blue coats and keeping an appropriate distance between male and female students. It is said that after hearing this, the people of Zhengfeng Tuan became more and more holding chicken feathers as arrows, and they had friction with many classmates, but that was another matter.

……

After the school officially opened, everything gradually got back on track.

The club activities of the students of the United Nations are still in full swing, and many clubs have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. There are many types of clubs, such as the Association of Fellow Townspeople and the Young Men's Christian Association, as well as interest clubs such as classical music, poetry, literature, and drama. All clubs are busy recruiting new students, and the enthusiasm of students to participate is also very high.

However, in Wen Jianning's dormitory, it was a different scene. Only Zhong Hui and Feng Xin are keen to participate in those club activities, and counting Chen Hanxiang, who does not live in the dormitory, the others only participate in a reading club at most, Wen Jianning is similar, except for being pulled by Zhong Hui to the drama club to make up the number of people, she declined all other invitations.

That afternoon, when Zhong Hui came back from outside, he found that no one else in the dormitory was there, so he had probably gone out to find a place to study on his own. Only Wen Jianning sat alone in front of a simple desk made of wooden boxes and bowed his head to write something. She quietly walked behind Wen Jianning, and was about to startle her, when she heard Wen Jianning say without raising her head: "Don't bother me, I'm settling accounts." ”

If you look at it again, it's true.

Wen Jianning didn't care about Zhong Hui, who was probing her brain behind her, but still concentrated on reconciliation.

Zhong Hui sat down next to her, and while watching her settle the accounts, he asked disappretently: "Is the living allowance given by my mother enough, you write to ask the family if you want, don't be so troublesome." ”

Wen Jianning replied: "The money is naturally enough, but I still have to save more." ”

Zhong Hui felt a little strange: "What are you doing with so much money, if there is anything you want to buy or want, I will write to my mother and ask her to send it to us." ”

She has been used to spending money lavishly since she was a child, and she has no concept of money, even if she has a lesson in Beiping, she does not have a long memory. When she left Hong Kong, her mother handed over the living expenses of the two to Wen Jianning, and let her manage the daily expenses of the two. But Wen Jianning didn't plan to spend every penny of this money on himself-

She borrowed and collected the New Year's money from the Zhong family, which can be regarded as a normal friendship, but if she really spends other people's money to go to school with peace of mind, it will be too cheeky.

Therefore, although the living expenses of the two are in the hands of Wen Jianning alone, she has never used a penny for herself these days. Zhong Hui's every expense, she keeps a record on weekdays, as for her own expenses, she keeps a separate account.

The money she saved in her early years had already been used up when she escaped from Beiping, but fortunately, she later borrowed it from Zhong Hui's house for most of the winter, otherwise she would have fallen to the point of writing letters to people to ask for money sooner or later. The little savings on hand were still the New Year's money given to her by her godmother when she stayed in Hong Kong, and she had to be able to save this money before a new amount was credited to her account.

The accommodation fee of the United Nations University is free of charge, and she herself is quite frugal, so she should not spend too much money, only one month's food expenses are about six to seven yuan, plus correspondence with Mr. Qi in Shanghai, buying some newspapers and books, and adding up bits and pieces, it is inevitable that she will have to live a careful life.

It's just that Wen Jianning didn't tell Zhong Hui about his plans.

As soon as this matter is said, Zhong Hui will definitely persuade her unrelentingly. But she has already made up her mind, and if Zhong Hui can't persuade her, it will only seem that the two of them are separated, so it is better not to mention it for the time being, and when she has enough money, it is not too late to slowly make it clear to her.

Wen Jianning still lowered his head and concentrated on settling the account, and said, "This is not good, I am different from you." In the future, I may have to bring my husband here to support her in her old age, and I have to find a way to save some money. ”

In the previous letters sent to Shanghai, she repeatedly begged Mr. Qi to leave Shanghai temporarily and come to the rear of Southwest University, but Mr. Qi refused, saying that she had her own things to do and could not get away for a while.

Wen Jianning recalled the Russian books in Mr. Qi's room that she always refused to let her turn over, and could only remain silent about them.

Putting aside the matter on Mr. Qi's side for the time being, she must find a way to save money as soon as possible.

These days, she has also learned some about the local situation, Mengzi's newspapers and magazines are not developed, and it is not easy to earn enough remuneration here. Therefore, she still plans to go back to her old path and submit articles to the newspapers and periodicals in Hong Kong.

It's just that there is still a distance between Hong Kong and Yunnan, and when the letter is sent and retrieved, I don't know how much effort it will take to go back and forth, and it is really far from quenching the thirst of the near. If she wants to earn her living expenses as soon as possible, she still has to find a job in the local area as soon as possible.

Hearing her say this, Zhong Hui couldn't persuade anything anymore.

She couldn't tell Jianning that her family would pay for her teacher. Although in her opinion, there is nothing that is not okay, but with Jianning's temperament, she will definitely not accept it.

(End of chapter)