Huaxia, Jiangnan City, Jiangshui County, Shuitou Village.

A small remote mountain village, backed by green mountains and standing by the water. Surrounded by several large mountains, like guardian saints, they sit behind the small mountain village.

The mountains are densely wooded, and insects and beasts contend. In front of the village, there is a small river, which is gentle and not too deep, and is one of the important sources of water for nourishing and irrigating the fields.

On the field, you can vaguely see the simple villagers who are immersed in the cultivation, and a few children are playing and playing on the ridge road in the distance, walking towards the village step by step.

"Hurry up! Mo Zihan, you should hurry up!"

One of the children shouted eagerly to a child who was far behind.

As far as the eye could see, a child who was no more than ten years old, with a thin figure and short hair, gray clothes with obvious old marks, and shabby shoes full of mud, ran slowly.

Bright, clean, and penetrating eyes glanced ahead, running in response.

"Coming, coming, why are you going so fast! It's not dark yet!"

"It's dark, go back when it's dark, Mo Zihan, don't be afraid that your grandfather will whip you with a branch!"

Seeing his thin boy panting in front of him, the child who had just called out to him laughed and teased.

After hearing this, the boy named Mo Zihan inexplicably appeared in his mind a picture of his grandfather beating him with a branch, and he was suddenly afraid in his heart.

"Okay! Mo Xuan don't say it, I know, let's go quickly. ”

Hurriedly stopped Mo Xuan from continuing, and in his frightened heart, his immature face showed impatience, urging him to leave quickly.

After hearing this, a few children on the side saw that Mo Zihan was anxious and impatient, and they knew that Mo Xuan's words just now had worked.

The smiles that couldn't help but hung on their immature faces one after another, and they walked towards the village not far away.

When Mo Zihan saw the appearance of the others, he didn't say much, and followed quietly behind.

Mo Zihan, a native of Shuitou Village, is not well-off. The child who just called out to him was named Mo Xuan, a year younger than Mo Zihan, and his light brown clothes were also covered with obvious old marks and covered in dust.

But compared to Mo Zihan, he is not so thin, his body is relatively strong, and he is slightly taller than Mo Zihan.

Among the children, a girl in front of her with a ponytail, a light blue floral top, denim pants and white sneakers is Mo Yuhan.

Compared with Mo Zihan and Mo Xuan, Mo Yuhan's girls are much cleaner and more refined, I think girls are almost like this!

Mo Xuan, Mo Yuhan and Mo Zihan are neighbors, and they also grew up together since childhood, and they usually play together and go to school together.

And those children who are about the same age are also children in the village, but Mo Zihan plays with them relatively little, so he just goes home from school and goes home together.

They all study in the experimental primary school in Shuitou Village, which is three or four miles away from their homes, and they usually go to school by walking on the field paths, rather than on the main roads.

At this time, Mo Yu, the child who was walking in the front, looked back at Mo Zihan, who was quietly following behind, and laughed in his mouth.

"Mo Zihan, you are still so afraid of your grandfather. No wonder you look terrified when you hear your grandfather's name. ”

After Mo Yu said, several children also echoed and smiled, "Hahahaha... yes! Mo Zihan. ”

When Mo Zihan heard this, he looked depressed and didn't speak, but it was true.

Grandpa was very fierce and strict with him, and over time, as soon as he heard his grandfather's name, he would remember his grandfather's stern and fierce face.

"Hey, Mo Yu, aren't you the same? and said Zihan, as if you are not afraid!"

The laughter of several children was suddenly choked by a dissatisfied word, and Mo Xuan next to him opened his mouth to relieve Mo Zihan with a little anger on his face.

Mo Yu was also speechless, and laughed silently with a few children. Then he didn't dwell on this topic anymore, and laughed and talked with a few children next to him while walking.

"Brother Zihan, don't care, they're just like that. Let's go! It's getting dark. ”

At this time, Mo Yuhan's weak voice sounded in Mo Zihan's ears, comforting him who was depressed.

When Mo Zihan heard this, he looked up and saw that the sky had slowly darkened, and the village in front of him was already full of smoke.

Putting away the depression on his face, he urged the sermon to "Let's go! ”

After speaking, after just a few steps, he seemed to realize that something was wrong. When he looked back, he found that Mo Yuhan was still standing still, so he called softly.

"Yuhan, you hurry up. ”

Mo Zihan's voice was in his ears, Mo Yuhan's white and tender face put a smile, and his beautiful eyes were full of joy, and he happily followed.

Then, accompanied by laughter and laughter, a group of children walked along the field path towards home.

The sun has set, the sky is beginning to be covered in black haze, and the villagers who have worked hard in the farmland have also packed up their farm tools one after another, and have driven their cattle and sheep home.

"Zihan, I'll go back first, remember to wait for me when I go to school tomorrow. ”

"Brother Zihan, see you tomorrow!"

At the fork in the road, Mo Xuan said goodbye to Mo Zihan. Mo Yuhan on the side waved his little hand at him with a smile and said goodbye.

Seeing this, Mo Zihan also had a smile on his immature face, and said goodbye to them happily.

After separating the two, Mo Zihan walked alone on the way home, which was a path that winded upward.

Mo Zihan's family lives in the middle of the hillside, and a farmland in front of them is divided on both sides, planting all kinds of vegetables and agricultural products. In the middle is a path where grass grows and winds upwards.

At the end of the path, an old-fashioned tiled house made of blue bricks and tiles appeared. An attic-style house stands on the side, with two pointed ridges upward, a wide door in the middle, a window on each side and a window in front of the door, and a cement paved floor in front of the door.

There are two ponds in front of the flat land, connected up and down, surrounded by trees, and fruit trees scattered on both sides of the house.

Not far from the past is the mountain, and you can vaguely see the lush vegetation and proud greenery.

As soon as he came up, Mo Zihan saw the smoke rising from the small tile-roofed house, and unconsciously quickened his pace.

Before entering the door, it happened that grandma came out of it, and when Mo Zihan looked up and saw it, he shouted happily

"Grandma, I'm back. ”

"Oh! Zihan is back! Come on. ”

"Well, I'm back from school. That's right, grandpa!"

"Your grandfather is cooking! Come on, you see you're covered in dirt again, where are you falling again!"

Seeing Mo Zihan come back, a warm smile appeared on Grandma's kind face.

But when he saw Mo Zihan's dirty appearance, his smiling face narrowed slightly, pretending to be angry. But it is not difficult to hear the concern in the words.

"Grandma, I just accidentally fell when I came back, it's fine. ”

Mo Zihan knew that his grandmother was caring about him, so he deliberately pretended, and responded stupidly to his grandmother that he was fine.

"You kid, it's fine. Next time, remember not to run so fast, be careful!"

As soon as the words of grandma's instructions fell, Mo Zihan just wanted to respond to grandma, he knew.

But at this moment, grandpa's stern words came from inside. Mo Zihan's grandfather slowly walked out of it with a serious and dissatisfied face.

"Hmph! He was careful that time, every time he came back, it wasn't like this, you should get used to him!"

As soon as Mo Zihan saw his grandfather come out, he lowered his head and hid behind his grandmother, looking frightened. I didn't dare to look at my grandfather's face, I was very weak-hearted.

"Okay, don't always murder the child, hurry up and cook. ”

Grandma knew what kind of temperament her grandfather was, so she directly opened her mouth to help Mo Zihan speak.

As soon as Grandpa heard Grandma's words, he stopped saying a word and went in with a straight face. After grandpa went in, Mo Zihan raised his head and asked grandma

"Grandma, what about my brother, why don't you see him?"

Before grandma could speak, Mo Zihui hurriedly ran out of it. Seeing Mo Zihan, he called out with joy.

"Brother, you're back. Why don't you wait for me after school!"

"There was something at school today, and it was delayed for a while. I thought you must have gone first, so I came back on my own. ”

"Oh! I didn't see you for a while, and I left first. ”

"Okay, hurry up and wash your hands and eat. ”

Grandma interrupted the two brothers' conversation and told them that it was time to eat. The brothers responded in unison, and went into the house with their grandmother.

Mo Zihui, two years younger than Mo Zihan, also studied in Shuitou Village Experimental Primary School. Because their parents work outside all the year round, they rarely return home, and their grandparents take care of the two brothers.

After a brief dinner, the sky was completely dark, the moon slowly rose from the sky, and the insects around were constantly chirping, chirping for the arrival of night.

After taking a bath, Mo Zihan and his younger brother Mo Zihui were frolicking in bed, and their grandparents were still busy outside.

"Alright, stop playing. Turn off the lights and go to bed, you'll have to go to school tomorrow. ”

Soon, Grandma walked in and shouted to the two. Mo Zihan was helpless, so he could only lie on the bed obediently and close his eyes, waiting for the sleeping god to take care of him.

After a long time, there was the sound of intermittent breathing in the quiet, and I slowly fell asleep.

As the night fades away, the moon sets across the horizon, the sun rises slowly in the east, and a new day begins.

Mo Zihan got up early, not because he didn't want to lie in bed, but because of the pain of the whipping of the branches, which forced him to get up.

Whenever he didn't get up to sleep, his grandfather would whip him with a twig and muttered a bunch of curses.

And his younger brother Mo Zihui is very lucky, his grandfather loves him more, and in the end it can only be Mo Zihan who suffers, who made him the eldest brother!

After a brief wash, finish breakfast. Hurried out of the house and walked along the path to school.

When you come to a fork in the road, go straight to a house in front of you.

At a glance, he saw a busy figure in front of the house in front of him, and Mo Zihan greeted him obediently.

"Grandma, morning!"

Grandma Mo Yuhan, who was busy, looked up and saw that it was Mo Zihan and Mo Zihui, and nodded in response with a smile.

"Zihan, Zihui, come to find Yuhan to go to school!"

Mo Zihan smiled and nodded silently, acquiesced to Grandma Yuhan's words, and waited.

And Mo Xuan, who heard the voice inside, poked his head out and saw that it was Mo Zihan coming, and said directly, "Wait, I'll be here soon." Turned around and immediately turned around and went in, hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, called Mo Yuhan and walked out together, and walked towards Mo Zihan quickly.

"Grandma, we went to school. ”

After Mo Xuan and Mo Yuhan came to Mo Zihan's side, they turned their heads and shouted together.

"Be careful on your way to school and come back early from school. ”

"Oh, Grandma, we know. ”

Afterwards, the four of them set out on a field path to go to school.

On the way, they met a few more people on the way, simply greeted each other, and walked along the field path towards the school with a smile and a smile.

Soon, several people came to the school, just when the bell rang, they hurriedly ran to their respective classrooms, and obediently returned to their seats to listen to the class.

Time flies, and the sun hangs in the west, reflecting the fiery red of the sunset. When the school bell rang, a large number of children rushed out of the classroom to cheer and find their friends to go home.

And at the moment when Mo Zihan just came out of the classroom, he was surrounded by a person behind him, and when he turned around, he found that it was Mo Xuan.

"Whew! It's finally time for school to get out. Tomorrow is a holiday, so you can go and play. ”

Mo Zihan smiled lightly, shook his head slightly, and called, "Let's go!" ”

As soon as the words fell, before he could take a step, Mo Yuhan's familiar and weak voice sounded behind him.

"Why aren't you waiting for me?"

"Hehe... Let's go, let's go home. ”

Mo Zihan was also embarrassed when he heard this, looked at Mo Yuhan, and responded with a smile.

And after Mo Yuhan looked at each other, he glanced away. Somehow, the little face was slightly red, nodded silently, and said well.

walked slowly, followed behind Mo Zihan slowly, and went home together.