When we are young, it is easy to say separation.

In the evening, the school gate was bustling and very lively, Xiaoli and Qu Qing Xing Mo walked out of the gate with a smile, and saw Cheng Zimu and Fang Yi waiting at the door at a glance.

"Xiaoli, the boss said that he was going to eat barbecue. Fang Yi said with a grin.

"Where to eat, barbecue restaurant, yo, the capitalist is arrogant, rich, please go to eat barbecue!" Xiao Li smiled weirdly.

"So much nonsense, not coming, not coming home. Cheng Zimu opened his mouth coldly, ignoring Xiaoli's cynicism.

"Go, of course! I don't eat meat, I have a problem with my brain. Xiaoli immediately changed his words.

"Then let's go, the things in Fang Yi's schoolbag won't be long enough. Cheng Zimu finished speaking, raised his feet and walked forward.

Xiao Li listened to Zimu's words, reacted instantly, stepped forward and grabbed Cheng Zimu's shoulder with a big step, and said excitedly, "Cheng Zimu, Cheng Zimu, are we going to a picnic, not to a barbecue restaurant, oops, you are so powerful, so exciting!"

Looking at Xiao Li excitedly, the corners of Cheng Zimu's mouth rose slightly, but his voice was as flat as water, "Go back, don't tell my grandfather to leak your mouth, if you ask, just say that we will go to Fang Yi's house to do group homework." ”。

"Got it, got it, I'm the best at lying, don't worry. Xiao Li took a step back in a hurry, turning Qu Qing and Xing Mo's arms, the three of them muttered excitedly and quietly all the way, ahead, Fang Yi followed behind Cheng Zimu, the evening breeze slowly blew away the smiling faces of several people, the sunset stretched their small bodies, and gradually, the shadows of the five people overlapped together, and they were not separated for a long time.

Several people came to a ruin, where there was a large mound with a deep hole under it. This is the place where Cheng Zimu and Xiaoli used to come often, and they used to love to practice basic skills here, and few people came, so it was their secret base. Fang Yi took out the things in the schoolbag one by one, chicken wings, mushrooms, drinks, and all kinds of vegetables and fruits, and then spread a few more newspapers, put all the things on the newspaper, Cheng Zimu took out a small shelf from the hole, and used bricks to build a place where a fire could be made, set up the shelf, and took out matches, at this time, Xiaoli and the three of them also came over with a bunch of firewood and branches, several people worked together to light the fire, sat down, and formed a circle, in order to avoid the wind blowing out the fire, Fang Yi found a wooden board from nowhere, blocked the fire, and several people put all the things on the shelf and began to barbecue。

"Fang Yi, where did you get these things, don't tell me, they were stolen from your store. Xiaoli asked.

"Nonsense, don't take it from the store, you pay for it. Cheng Zimu glanced at Xiao Li and said.

"Hey, will you be angry when your mother finds out like this? Qu Qing asked.

"Hehe, no, I told my mother, you see, she also deliberately pickled the chicken wings and vegetables, she said that it's okay for all of us to play together, after all, it's the third year of junior high school, everyone has a lot of pressure, isn't my mother very good." Fang Yi said triumphantly

"Well, your mother is so good, you are so happy, unlike me, when I get home, my mother knows to urge me to study. Qu Qing muttered.

"I'm not the same, my mother enrolled me in cram school on Sunday, and I went back so late tonight, I don't know how to scold me, but I have to have fun when I come out to play, and I'll talk about it when I go back. Xing Ran said softly and softly.

"That's right, since you're out to play, don't mention the parents, okay, okay, the thing is cooked, eat it quickly. Xiao Li waved his hand and said

As night fell, the ground was in shambles, and several people sat on top of the mound, drinking drinks and enjoying the night together.

Xiao Li jumped up and down, not honest at all, giggling and making a mess with Qu Qing, Xing Mo quietly peeled apples for everyone, Cheng Zimu occasionally echoed a few Xiao Li's jokes, and occasionally brushed her hair naturally, the five of them relaxed and were happy.

"Hey, let's talk about our respective wishes and dreams for the future, we will graduate soon, and we don't know if we will be able to go to high school together in the future. Qu Qing said.

"Okay, I'll come first," Xing Mo said shyly, "I hope I can be admitted to a high school far away from home, no longer controlled by my mother, my dream is to be a university teacher, preferably in liberal arts, I like history." ”

"Oh..... , Xing Mo ,...." Several people pointed at Xing Mo in unison, their eyes were full of smiles, Xing Mo was introverted and shy by nature, and now when he said such a thing, the others were surprised.

Xing Mo blushed instantly, lowered his head and didn't dare to raise it again.

"I, I said, I hope to be admitted to the same high school with the boss and you, and experience high school life together in the future, and it is best to even go to college together in the future, my dream is to have a restaurant by myself, specializing in all kinds of delicious food, and you will go to cheer me every day when the time comes" Fang Yi said excitedly.

"You're going to take the Sky Blue High School exam, or you're going to leave town. Qu Qing asked casually as she bit the apple.

"Well,,, I don't know, I study averagely, I definitely won't be able to get the key points, and besides, I'm not willing to let my mother ,,,," Fang Yi scratched his head and said a little deflated.

"What about me, I actually want to go to a boarding school in another place, I haven't left Qingmei Town, I really want to go and see, and, there is a boarding school in our neighboring city, my relative's cousin is there, listening to her description, I am so envious... And my dream is to be a designer, specializing in designing wedding dresses, and you two must wear my design for wedding dresses in the future" Qu Qing was full of yearning.

"Xiaoli, what about you?" Xing Mo raised his head and spoke softly.

"Sky Blue High School, I don't worry about my dad. Actually, Sky Blue High School is very good, there are many middle school students from neighboring towns who come here, and now I haven't thought about going out, and when it comes time to go to college, I have time to see the outside world. Xiao Li said seriously and firmly, and after speaking, his eyes inadvertently glanced at Cheng Zimu, and saw that he didn't pay attention to himself, so he quietly lowered his head.

"As for dreams, I haven't thought about it, my brain, I can't think so far, as long as I don't let me serve people, don't bother too much, it's best not to be associated with any design fashion, I'm born an insulator. ”

Cheng Zimu didn't look at Xiaoli, he looked at the already dim sky, the moon showed half of his face, the wind at night was cold, he remembered the lonely expression when Xiaoli jumped off the stake that morning, remembered what his grandfather said, remembered the email he received, he lowered his head and spoke softly.

"I want to go to Sky Blue High School, I really want to go, but ,,, hehe, I'm afraid that my grades are too good, there are too many key schools looking for me, and I can't help myself when the time comes, as for the dream ,,, painter, I hope to open a gallery in the future, the kind with commemorative significance." Cheng Zimu's voice was very dim at first, but suddenly he made a joke, changed his relaxed tone, looked at a few people with a smile, and finally his eyes fell on Xiao Li's slightly stunned face.

Fang Yi was the first to laugh, "Why don't we agree to go to Tianlan High School together, and when we graduate from high school, we will walk out of Qingmei Town together, take the university entrance examination in other provinces together, and take a good look at the world."

Several people's eyes lit up at the same time, this agreement sounded so good. e

"Yes, Fang Yi said well, work hard, come on! Cheers!" everyone stood up together, picked up the juice on the ground, and made a promise under the night sky to cheer for each other's wishes.

The stars came out, and the moonlight sprinkled on every slightly immature face, some were crystalline, some were smiling, some were firm, some were shy, some were contemplative, all kinds of faces, deep in everyone's heart, crisp voice, floating in the wind.

Xiaoli didn't know how she got home, because she had fallen asleep in a daze at the end, when she opened her eyes, it was already the next morning, she looked at the furnishings of the room, and found that it was Cheng Zimu's room, and she was lying on his bed in pajamas, she shook her head, wanted to be sober and remember last night's events, but found that she didn't remember anything, looking at the changed clothes calmly and cleanly placed on the table, her little face was inexplicably red, this dress should be changed by Aunt Guo, it won't be Cheng Zimu.

Just thinking about it, the door was pushed open, and Cheng Zimu walked in in a white vest and shorts, with a white towel around his neck, sweating profusely.

"You woke up, Zhang Xiaoli I found that you are a strange thing, you can drink a drink and be groggy to drink, you can actually fall asleep in the middle of the party, do you know that I hunched you back yesterday and your waist was about to break. Cheng Zimu frowned and said with an angry face

Xiao Li pursed his lips, and suddenly remembered a sentence often said by the old man in the town, so he pretended to be very serious and said, "Nonsense, what kind of waist is there at a young age!" After speaking, he laughed and fell on the bed.

Cheng Zimu grabbed the towel on his shoulder and threw it at Xiao Li, viciously threw himself on the bed to tickle her, Xiao Li laughed out of tears, Cheng Zimu stopped, the two were so tired that they fell on the small bed, after a while, Xiao Li suddenly got up and lay next to Cheng Zimu's shoulder and looked at his bright eyes.

"Cheng Zimu, do you really want to stay here and go to Sky Blue High School?"

Cheng Zimu was slightly stunned for a moment, propped his head with his hands, tilted his head to look at Xiao Li, who was sullen, and smiled gently and brightly, "Of course, I don't look at you, you may not be able to harm many young people in the motherland!"

Xiaoli looked at the smiling Cheng Zimu, took a deep breath, and jumped out of bed suddenly, "Cheng Zimu, let's go, listen to Grandpa Cheng's words, take a good exam, show off your might, with your words, I will identify you as a friend, isn't it just three years, the wind will pass, I will work hard, I will definitely be able to be admitted to a good university, when the time comes,,,, I will also take good care of Grandpa Cheng and Grandma Cheng for you,,, you can rest assured, I Zhang Xiaoli is the most righteous and righteous, I ,,,," Xiaoli stopped, turned around, and raised his smile like before, silly, bad, warm, waved his hand, and walked out.

Cheng Zimu sat on the edge of the bed, watching the door close gently, and there was the sound of Xiaoli slippers clattering downstairs, and his heart suddenly soured, as if there was something, he couldn't change it, but he also let go.

Xiao Li sat at the dining table and ate breakfast quietly, the breakfast of the family was very simple, but it was very nutritious, Grandpa Cheng sat in the first place, Cheng Zimu changed his clothes and walked down, sat next to Xiao Li, clamped a poached egg for her, divided the egg yolk out for her, and ate the egg white in one bite, this is the habit of the two for many years, Xiao Li only eats egg yolk, Xiao Li paused lightly, slowly swallowed the egg yolk into his mouth, his eyes felt sour for some reason, she put down her chopsticks, ran out in pajamas, ran all the way back to her own courtyard, and closed the door。

Zhang Tiancheng was pushing the car and preparing to go out, watching her stumble into the room, looking at it suspiciously, finally closed the door and went to work.

Grandpa Cheng's family sat at the dining table, and the atmosphere was instantly gloomy.

"Xiaomu, did you quarrel?" asked Grandma Cheng.

"No,,,," Cheng Zimu replied softly.

"Hey, Xiaoli, this girl, she has grown up, so we can't guess anymore. Grandpa Cheng sighed and got up to leave.

Grandma Cheng looked at Cheng Zimu, shook her head, and got up to leave.

Cheng Zimu looked at the cloth shoes that Xiao Li had not had time to change at the door, raised his head again, and looked out of the door with calm eyes, the sun was still shining, the sky was clear and blue, and he didn't take his eyes off for a long time.

Grandpa Cheng sat on the rattan chair in the study, holding a photo frame in his hand, in the photo frame is a somewhat old photo, the photo is a man and a woman, both wearing military uniforms, the man smiles gently, the woman smiles brightly, the eyes are bright, shallow dimples, the two stand next to each other, holding a white paper in their hands, the paper is written with four big characters of the marriage report, and the seal is below, it seems that the marriage report to be used for the marriage of the army has been approved, and the two laughed very happily.

Grandpa Cheng's hand trembled a little and touched the woman in the photo, the corners of his eyes were moist, this photo was taken by him for these two young people, and the people in the photo were Xiaoli's parents, Zhang Tiancheng and Meng Yuran.

However, the good times always remain in the memory, Meng Yuran is the only female officer under Grandpa Cheng back then, she is friendly, optimistic and cheerful, agile, excellent quality, is Grandpa Cheng's most proud subordinate, Grandpa Cheng has no daughter, almost treats her as his own daughter, but, when Xiaoli was two years old, she went to the border to perform a mission, sacrificed for the country, when she was taken hostage, Xiaoli's father and Cheng Zimu's father, including Grandpa Cheng, all watched her evacuate safely in order to protect more people, and pulled the miniature that she hid in his arms**, glorious sacrifice, such a young and bright life, such a dazzling green military uniform, turned into pieces, floating in a foreign land, Xiaoli's father almost went crazy, but he couldn't come forward to collect the body for her, because the body was incomplete, because he was a soldier, and his order was to retreat, and she couldn't be sacrificed in vain, the so-called soldier, where she fell, is your grave.

The next time I saw her, it was the soldier's monument of the army with her name engraved on it, and in the cemetery, the only military hat she left behind was lying tossed.

Since that time, Xiaoli's father has been discharged from the army early, and with Xiaoli who doesn't understand the world, he returned to his hometown and lived in Qingmei Town, because Xiaoli's mother loves Qingmei the most.

Xiaoli's father is an only child, and his grandparents are both teachers, and he has long passed away, so when Xiaoli was young, he spent all his time with his father until he was five years old, went to school, and moved in with Chengzimu.

Meng Yuran's death hit everyone at that time very hard, Grandpa Cheng used all his strength almost overnight to arrange Xiaoli's father to his current position, meeting all his requirements, and for the reason why his family moved to Qingmei Town, Grandpa Cheng raised his head, looked out the window, the corners of his eyes were moist, and he had to be in love, if he could be stable for a day, it would be a day, before Cheng Zimu became a talent, before he had the ability to protect himself, there could be no problem, because the past grievances were not over, which was also the reason why Cheng Zimu's parents could not go home for a long time。

When Cheng Zimu entered the door, Grandpa Cheng fell asleep on the recliner holding the photo frame, maybe he didn't sleep, but his closed eyes were full of exhaustion, Cheng Zimu gently took out the photo frame he was holding tightly, and when he saw the person in the photo, his eyes were gloomy, he always saw his grandfather repeatedly holding this photo to see, for his grandparents' love and distress for Xiaoli, he vaguely guessed something, but the specific process, grandpa never wanted to say.

He took a thin blanket and covered his grandfather, returned to his room, picked up his school bag and went out to school.

After Xiaoli fled home, her tears couldn't stop falling, and she was annoyed that she was so hypocritical and cried, but when she thought that Cheng Zimu would never give herself eggs again in the future, she wanted to cry inexplicably, she wiped away her tears, tied her hair thickly, and walked out of the house with her schoolbag.

When I went out and saw Cheng Zimu standing at the door, his face turned red, Cheng Zimu didn't speak, slowly bent down, and gently lifted Xiao Li's feet, Xiao Li found out that she was wearing slippers, she wanted to dodge, but found that Cheng Zimu's hand was very tight, she stood helplessly and watched Cheng Zimu gently change her cloth shoes, and put the slippers in the corner of the door, smiled slightly, and then patted her head, "Let's go, it's almost late." ”。

His voice was surprisingly gentle, and many years later, Xiaoli remembered his smiling face at the moment, like the sunshine in spring, warming his heart.