"Oh, Zhou Yu. Zhong Xiu suddenly remembered such a number one person, and the expression on his face softened a lot, and he was full of smiles, "Zhou Yu is good-looking, he is Zhang Dafei's cousin, and the two of them have been playing since childhood." Zhou Yu is also very introverted, but very sensible. ”

Geng Hao didn't see Zhou Yu much, but he agreed with Zhong Xiu's statement. Zhou Yu is a good-looking boy, white and clean, looking sven, with a smile and two tiger teeth exposed. However, Zhou Yu doesn't seem to like to laugh much, Geng Hao has seen it twice, both when Zhou Yu and Zhang Dafei were chatting.

"That Monan. Zhong Xiu had a toothache when he mentioned his name, "He runs a mahjong parlor at home, and his parents know how to play mahjong all day long, and they don't care about the Mo Nan and Mo Bei sisters and brothers, they are fooling around by themselves." It's pitiful to say, no one cares about it at home, they usually can't eat well, they just buy snacks and eat instant noodles at every turn, and the two of them are thin and thin. ”

Geng Hao's brows were furrowed, and he hated the behavior of parents ignoring their children because of playing mahjong. In his village, the parents also love to play mahjong, and many of the children are neglected because of this, either because of personality defects, or when they go out to play, they fall into the river and drown.

He had heard of a horrific accident in another village. There was a mother who bathed her child a few months old and added fire under the tub because it was too cold in winter. As a result, she couldn't wait, so she put the child in a basin and soaked it, and went to play mahjong circles, and later remembered that the child had already been cooked.

He heard about it, and he didn't know if it was true or not, anyway, he was also attacking the addiction to gambling. When he was a child, Geng Hao also learned to play mahjong with his parents, but after hearing more about this kind of thing, he avoided gambling.

"These two babies, they don't care about their family, if you can't see it, if you want to educate them well, just hit them a few times, it's useless to just scold. However, I'm afraid they were also beaten up. Zhong Xiu let out a long sigh, showing her powerlessness.

Geng Hao secretly glanced at Zhong Xiu. She was muttering something with displeasure on her face, but Geng Hao couldn't hear it clearly.

After staying in the village for a week, Geng Hao's life and rest are also close to the life and rest of the people in Mo Village, and he starts to get sleepy at nine o'clock every day, and enters sleep time at ten o'clock. Mainly, a person's boring night has nothing to do, he is new to the village, he is not familiar with the environment of the village, and he does not go out to hang out at night.

The next day, he was woken up by the alarm clock at seven o'clock, hurriedly got dressed and went out, and trotted to the kitchen. Sister Huang has just arrived.

"Sister Huang, you don't need to cook for me today, isn't there a steamed bun left last night? Geng Hao scratched his frizzy hair, and he was afraid that Sister Huang would cook the meal slowly.

Sister Huang was washing her hands, looked up at him in confusion, shook her water-drenched hands, and water stains splashed everywhere. She took the rag from the side and dried her hands.

"How's that going to work? At least I'll give you the heat. ”

"It's fine. Geng Hao casually said perfunctorily, "Sister Huang, don't be busy, it's very convenient to be cold, this summer, cold and hot are almost the same." ”

"You have something to do in the morning?"

Sister Huang heard the meaning of Geng Hao's words and asked the reason directly. Geng Hao nodded in acknowledgement.

"I'm going to go to Mr. Liu and Zhong Xiu in a while, and I made an appointment at eight o'clock. ”

When Sister Huang heard this, she was happy and laughed at him for being honest.

"Zhong Xiu's house is not far away, just ten minutes. It's time for you to leave at seven, thirty, or forty. You don't have to worry, I'll do it quickly. Seeing that Geng Hao was still not very satisfied, Sister Huang quickly changed her words again, "Yes, I'll fry the steamed buns into steamed buns, and then I'll make you a bowl of egg soup." You can eat it after washing your face. ”

"Thank you, Sister Huang. ”

Geng Hao grabbed his hair and smiled, revealing his white teeth. Sister Huang waved him out and told him to clean up quickly. When he went out, Sister Huang didn't know what she thought, her eyes smiled and bent, and her subordinates became even more sharp.

At half past seven in the morning, it was already dawn.

As soon as I looked up, it was a clear blue, clear, it was difficult to see floating clouds, the sun had just risen, and the light was not so dazzling. Geng Hao likes to look up at the morning sky, so he looks at it quietly for a while, and his tired or worried eyes seem to have been caressed, which is very comfortable. The morning air has its own peculiar freshness and coolness, and the murmuring of the water under the roadside slope is extremely rhythmic, and from time to time a few bird calls come from all around, like jumping notes, which makes people feel happy.

Early morning is the most comfortable time of summer. Geng Hao thought so.

When a red-walled house appeared in front of him, Geng Hao looked at the time, and it was only 7:40. It was only ten minutes since the village committee arrived here.

Outside the house, there was a small cement yard, and a low wall was built with red bricks, which only reached the waist of the person. There is also a separate small house in the left corner of the house, and there is a sound of spatulas colliding from it, and there is a burst of aroma of food.

Geng Hao stood outside the red wall of the courtyard, not sure if this family was Zhong Xiu's house, looking at the distance before and after, there was no second red house, so he waited outside the courtyard in disbelief. With nowhere to put his gaze, he inadvertently looked in through the open door.

The furnishings inside are the layout of ordinary rural halls, and there is a painting of the welcoming pine hall hanging on the opposite side, and a large boxy table is placed below it for everyone to gather together during the New Year. There is a small boxy table in the middle of the large table, which is used every day. There are four benches on either side of the table, as well as a few small chairs.

Just as he was aiming, suddenly someone came out of the corner where he couldn't see, holding a wooden basin in his hand, it was Zhong Xiu. Zhong Xiu has thick black curly hair and a smile on his face, like the rising sun, giving people a warm and soft feeling.

Zhong Xiu saw him as soon as he went out, and laughed in surprise: "You came so early? I just finished washing my face." After speaking, Zhong Xiu looked at the wooden basin in his hand with some embarrassment. The next moment, she raised her eyes with a smile and let the room out, "You come and sit down first, I'll call Jiajia." ”

"It's okay, there's no hurry, I just didn't know the road and left early. Geng Hao grinned unconsciously.

"You come and sit down first. Zhong Xiu said as he poured the water from the basin to the right side of the courtyard and splashed it all over the ground. She parted her hair behind her ear, and seeing that Geng Hao was still not moving, she invited him again, "Don't stand there." ”

"Oh, good. ”

Geng Hao stepped into the courtyard, walked under the eaves, and saw two or three wooden stools on the corridor of the steps, so he sat directly on one of the chairs and did not enter the house. Looking around, hands unconsciously clasped together. Secret Dao: It's really too early, I don't know how long it will take, do you want to find an excuse to go somewhere else first, and then come back later?

Zhong Xiu didn't urge him into the house anymore when he saw it, but just said, "Then it's hard for you to wait here for a while." ”

Geng Hao answered, and continued to frown.

It seemed to be almost eight o'clock, and he didn't have much time to go shopping.

Thinking about it, he looked at his watch, and the hands pointed to the time of seven forty-two. He took a deep breath and felt that two minutes were a bit long.

In the house, Zhong Xiu didn't know who to shout, "Go and call Aunt Jiajia over"! Someone immediately answered lazily, sounding like a little girl. After a few seconds, there was a knock at the door.

Geng Hao was curious to peek at the door, but after hearing the voice, he knew that the person had left through the back door, so he withdrew his gaze.

"Xiuxiu, who's coming?"

A voice came from the kitchen, and a woman walked out, wiping her hands with an apron around her waist. He looks almost forty years old, with short black curly hair, which looks a little similar to Zhong Xiu. Geng Hao hurriedly stood up and blurted out that he wanted to call his aunt, and found Zhong Xiu appearing beside him with a cup of tea, so he immediately held back and waited for Zhong Xiu's introduction.

"This is our new volunteer teacher, named Geng Hao. Zhong Xiu introduced and handed the tea in his hand to Geng Hao, who hurriedly caught it. Zhong Xiu then introduced to Geng Hao, "This is my eldest sister, Zhong Ling." ”

Geng Hao's heart was suddenly frightened, but fortunately he didn't call out just now, because of his weak heart, he was also a little panicked: "Hello sister." ”

"Don't be so polite. Zhong Ling waved his hand and said enthusiastically, "Have you had breakfast?" I made shredded pork noodles, you can try it." ”

Geng Hao hurriedly shook his hand: "No, I ate it in the morning." ”

"My eldest sister's craftsmanship is good. If you don't try it, you'll regret it. Zhong Xiu said half-threateningly.

"It's true, you can eat less. Zhong Ling didn't give Geng Hao a chance to refuse at all, turned around and went into the kitchen, "Xiuxiu, go and clean up the table and bring Teacher Geng in to sit." ”

"Hey. Zhong Xiu urged Geng Hao after he finished, "If you don't eat some, my eldest sister will definitely be angry." ”

Under this emotional oppression, Geng Hao could only "comply" and obediently follow Zhong Xiu into the door.

After entering the house, Geng Hao found that the inside looked much older than the outside, the red wall outside looked like the red paint painted later, the white wall inside had been darkened a lot, and there were many spots around the ceiling. There are four single-opening wooden doors on the left and right, and bust posters of celebrities are pasted on the doors. One of the wooden doors was open, and a white beaded curtain hung on the door, and if you looked closely, you could see the inner room. Geng Hao just glanced at it hurriedly and then turned his gaze.

Zhong Xiu was about to move out the small table from under the big table, and Geng Hao stepped forward, grabbing the table left and right with both hands. Zhong Xiu consciously hid to the side.

"Where?" Geng Hao asked Zhong Xiu as he held the table.

"That's it. Zhong Xiu pointed to the position in the center of the hall.

The table was set, and a little girl in a pink vest skirt put her chopsticks on the table. As soon as Geng Hao raised his eyes and looked at her, she immediately dodged her gaze and called weakly: "Teacher Geng is good." ”

"Huang Jiujiu?"

Geng Hao was stunned for a moment, isn't this the girl in his first-grade class? Geng Hao looked at Zhong Xiu in confusion.

"This is my eldest sister's daughter. Zhong Xiu explained generously.

Geng Hao was surprised: "So that's the case, I haven't heard you say it before." ”

According to his experience when he came here, as long as the parents of the children greeted him, the parents would immediately introduce their children to him, from the name and age to the personality and hobbies, I hope that Geng Hao can pay more attention to their children when he is in school. Therefore, Zhong Xiu has been in contact with him so many times, and he has never mentioned Huang Jiujiu, and now he knows their relationship, which makes him very surprised.