The two of them worked for nearly an hour before they finished cleaning their bodies, washed their dirty clothes, and put on a new set of clothes.

Because it was still early, it was decided to finish the investigation of the last few children in the town in the afternoon, and leave tomorrow with oil under their feet, ending this trip to the helpless temple city that was difficult to forget.

The children to be investigated are all at the temple town elementary school, so there is no need to travel long distances. The two were relieved, without pressure, leisurely through the streets and alleys, admiring the style of the town, and inquiring along the road to the direction of the school.

The town is actually not small, the buildings are topography, built on the hills, and connected to the main street are many winding alleys, most of which are paved with stone slabs, narrow and deep. Some of the buildings with hundreds of years of antique flavor, although after years of erosion are still well preserved, people can feel the life of the ancestors and the vicissitudes of life, the mind of the former prosperity and the hustle and bustle of the traffic, in the meantime, as if back to the era of the predecessors, full of emotion.

When I walked to the door of a restaurant, I came out drunk from inside, as if I had drunk high at noon, I had just woken up, my eyes were confused, my face was red, I walked staggeringly, I saw two people, I walked directly over, and I was called to the store to take a break and drink saliva, and the enthusiasm made people unable to shirk.

The two recognized it as the comrade with the camera they met at the fork the day before yesterday, and they wanted to walk away quickly and not talk to the drunk, but they really couldn't get out, so they only got a private seat inside to drink tea and chat with him.

Wu Xiaojun held the teacup in one hand and asked casually, "Big brother, thank you and your sister-in-law for your help the day before yesterday, we have taken a lot of detours." I didn't expect to meet again today, which can be regarded as a kind of fate, but I don't know what to call the eldest brother? ”

"Brother... Brother, you... You... It's so polite, a little thing... A pile, you care... Tube... My name is Wang Xi... Place... Place... King... Big brother is okay. Listen... Accent you guys are not this... Root... Locals, where are you... Son's? Wang Xi's tongue curled hard, and he said tremblingly.

Wu Xiaojun saw that he was drunk like this, and said with a wry smile, "This colleague of mine is from Pingbei League County, and I am from Yuanzhen County, Pingdong, I don't know if my eldest brother has heard of it?" Due to the remoteness of Yuanzhen, except for the birthplace of Zhaohe wine, Yuanzhen wine and the eighteen sons, few people know that Wu Xiaojun often habitually asks when he reports his hometown to others.

Wang Xichu's drunken eyes narrowed into a slit, and he said, "Yuan Zhen, of course you know... For years, I've been drinking... Genzhen Daqu, it's really good... Wine. ”

Wu Xiaojun was very proud, since he came to Pingxi, among the people he came into contact with for the first time, he was the first to know Yuan Zhen, so he continued to ask him, "Big brother, where are you studying and what do you do?" ”

"Me, I can't talk about it... Gao Zhi, transferred from the army to ... After the industry, travel the mountains and rivers, and walk through... Dajiangnan... North, to quite a bit... Place, full view... Names all over the world... Victory monuments, mainly engaged in... Literary Creation. Although I graduated from junior high school... industry, but the diploma is not low, and there is a diploma of literature,... A diploma in photography, so far ......, I have worked in major newspapers... The magazine has published three... More than 100 articles... Chapters, two novellas... Novel. Maybe he drank too much, he even blew and swayed, and talked endlessly, making people unable to interject, and he couldn't support it when he spoke, and he snored on the table.

Wu Xiaojun listened to him, although he was anxious, but he still approved and admired him from the bottom of his heart, if he wasn't drunk like this and had something to do, he really wanted to have a long talk with him. Wu Xiaojun stood up and pushed gently, Wang Xi was sleeping motionless, and he didn't know when he would wake up, so he discussed with Bai Lingyan, said hello to the waiter in the store and left.

Under the leadership of a simple middle-aged man with a basket on his back, he copied the path, turned around, turned east and west, and the two came to the school without much effort, met the principal, and found out the situation of several children. Coming out of the temple town elementary school, all the visits and investigations have been completed, and the tension of the past few days, the ups and downs, the joys and sorrows, and the sense of accomplishment and pride have come to an end.

That night, the two sorted out the collected materials and wrote a research report with enthusiasm.

Perhaps the last time the two worked together at this special time and place in a foreign town, they both cherished the deep friendship established by being inseparable in the past few days, looking back with great interest on the places they visited, the people they met, and the things they encountered, sharing this unusual short experience on the road of life, happily imagining the future study, love, career and life, until late at night, still untired and unfinished.

At noon the next day, after visiting the head of the education group, the secretary of the Youth League Committee and others, the two boarded the shuttle bus to the county seat, said goodbye to the town with a surging mood, and ended their trip to the temple market. When they arrived in the county seat, after several setbacks, they handed over the report and relevant materials to the office of the Youth League and County Party Committee, and finally drew a successful end to the summer college students' social practice activities, showing the potential strength of the two people, enhancing their confidence in dealing with complex situations in the future, and the courage, will and determination to overcome difficulties.

When the two returned to school, it was already the beginning of the lanterns, so they went directly to Yipin Fresh Restaurant and had a dinner to celebrate and say goodbye.

After the meal, I went back to the dormitory with great interest and laughter.

Walking to the central square in front of the dormitory area, Wu Xiaojun was surprised to see Zhang Yanchun and Liu Haiyan standing and talking, and walked forward quickly and asked, "You two are very leisurely, aren't they both big groups with a large number of households, why did you come back so quickly?" We thought that there would be fewer children, and we must have been the first to finish the visit, but we didn't expect your speed to be faster, unexpected, how do you feel? ”

Zhang Yanchun said indignantly, "The local towns and towns don't take us people seriously at all, and when they see everyone, they are all bullish, blowing their beards, staring at them, and ignoring them, so that people don't fight when they look angry." Although there were more than 120 children to visit, in fact, we didn't even go to 10 houses, but only symbolically met a few children, so we went to the local place with mountains and rivers to play for two days, and then came back directly. ”

Wu Xiaojun said, "Didn't you report the results of the investigation and the situation to the regiment and county party committee? ”

Liu Haiyan complained and said nonchalantly, "No matter what the situation is, they ignore us, so we don't take this matter to heart, and no one can do anything to us if we don't report it." We didn't even meet them and left, hoping that they would investigate on their own, and their attitude was not friendly at all, and they wanted to tricken people and let us work for them, thinking of such a good thing. ”

This summer college students' social practice activities were not as complicated as Wu Xiaojun and Bai Lingyan imagined, and many people saw that the signs were wrong after arriving in the townships and towns, and either simply investigated a few of them, or went directly to visit the mountains and rivers, and some even returned directly after leaving the county party committee compound. No one insisted on it at all, and went all the way to the dark, doing solid research and trying to find out the truth. The vast majority of people are in the same situation, and the so-called investigation is a mere formality without any substance or practical significance.

Wu Xiaojun felt a little unnatural in his heart, whether his incompatible approach with others could be understood and recognized by Bai Lingyan, and if she let her accompany her to endure hardships, would she feel resentful, would she think that she was not mellow enough and did not know how to be flexible. Involuntarily glanced at Bai Lingyan and said with a wry smile, "It seems that the two of us are following the rules, really, implementing their spirit to the letter, and devoting ourselves to working hard for others." If we follow the approach of the two of them, we will be able to run back in less than a day, and we will not beg grandpa to tell grandma, be snubbed and blinded, and go through all kinds of troubles, the wolf is unbearable, the situation falls out, and I am frightened. ”