The coolness of February is gradually replaced by the warm and humid air currents of March, and for Nanhua, which only has two seasons in spring and summer, what distinguishes spring and winter is a touch of fresh yellow rapeseed. Small yellow flowers sprang out of the vegetable patch, breaking the winter silence in just a few days. Compared with the spring plums that break through the winter in the capital, the rape flowers in the village are more practical.

At the beginning of the month, the students started the new year's course after paying their New Year's money.

Two students and sisters, one big and one small, wearing white school uniforms and red scarves, walked out of the fish pond in Pingnan, and the sour atmosphere gradually left them.

The mother of Da Shengnan, the "crazy woman" who should have existed in the village, stood in front of the door and watched the two daughters leave, and then walked out of the house with a broom.

Since Da Shengnan did not work on the construction site as he used to, and never avoided an accident, the mother did not become the crazy woman who drove others away with a broom and often abducted her children home.

The room was occupied by the warm morning sun. The house, which should have looked gloomy in the summer, was much warmer when the curtains were lifted. The blue brick walls have now been replaced with bright red bricks, the single-story tiled house has been replaced with a two-story bungalow, and the wooden tables and chairs at home have not been replaced, but they have already lived a thriving life.

Katsuo finished watering the vegetables before 7 o'clock, and according to the habit of 30 minutes earlier than the "work" time, he walked through the relatively quiet ridge to the pear house at the entrance of the village. In the fresh rape field, you can see the upside-down droplets of water.

Da Shengnan's mother cleaned the yellow mud floor that didn't need much care, and planned to wait until about 9 o'clock to pick vegetables and sell them at the entrance of the village. Seeing the villagers who got up early walking by, she nodded with a smile, as Limu said, as long as she didn't deliberately alienate them, these villagers would not alienate herself as before.

"Morning, Ashan." The village woman who came back with an empty wooden barrel said hello.

Hiiragi, the eldest mother of the big victory man, also hurriedly returned the salute.

"Ah, Ah Yanzao."

"It looks like it's going to be hotter today than it was yesterday." Another village woman with an empty wooden bucket also came over.

If you wait until 9, 10 or 11 o'clock, the water will seep into the hot ground and the greens will wilt due to the absorption of the overheated water. In addition, it is very tiring to wait for the sun to come out and water the vegetables, and under the sun's rays, just going back and forth between the fish pond and the vegetable patch is enough to make people dizzy.

"Look at what you look like you're still haggard, can't you sleep well with your current life?"

Without waiting for the two to talk, another village woman who had finished pouring vegetables walked over here, and then tilted her head to look at Ah Shan.

Ah Shan nodded embarrassedly. Since forcibly giving birth to her third daughter, her health has begun to deteriorate, because Da Shengnan works for the prodigy in the village, and the family life has become much better than before, which is better than forgetting to die on the construction site to earn 600 yuan. Obviously living a good life, the sick and weak body still did not improve much, the old Chinese medicine doctor proposed to try a different prescription, but after thinking that the medicine in the new prescription was too expensive, he had to do it.

The eldest daughter, Shengnan, followed the village prodigy to do things, until this year's salary has risen to 2,200 yuan, in addition to the basic salary, Shengnan often brings some red dates and fruits home. Shengnan had dinner with Li Xiuli in the morning, noon and evening and saved money for food, and the family saved money and saved it before he knew it. After the third floor, you can start collecting rent, and then the fourth and fifth floors...... If you drag down the whole family because you buy too expensive medicinal herbs, you will really be ashamed of the preferential treatment of your daughter and little customers.

"Hasn't Riki Muraguchi come back to school yet? He has not been seen in the last few days. ”

"Limu should still be in Yanjing, Ah Shan, do you know when he will come back?"

Ah Shan still knows about his daughter's little patron, or knows better than the grocery store. The whereabouts of the little patron were not unspeakable, and she told the village woman:

"I heard that I was going to the United States to compete, and I can come back on Friday this week."

The little patron calls Li Xiuli every day, and Da Shengnan is now Li Xiuli's helper, and the news he gets is naturally fast and accurate. As for whether Katsuo went to work as a bodyguard, a handmaiden or a servant for the pear family, Ah Shan already felt that it didn't matter, and now many people in the village couldn't envy this errand.

…… And last year, I hired a German to be a servant.

"To the United States!? No way. Going alone? ”

"It was Katsuo who said yesterday that he was invited to the United States to compete." Ah Shan couldn't figure out the difference between the "American Invitational" and the "invitation to the United States".

Limu was originally scheduled to return to Nanhua after the AMC exam on the 28th, but he stayed for two more days in Mr. Lou's stay, and finally considering that Nanhua did not have a direct flight to the United States, Limu stayed until two days before the start of the American Mathematics Invitational Tournament AIME (American Invitational MathematicsExamination).

AIME is generally launched in the first week of March. AMC10 and 12 elite candidates from all over the world gathered together, and students who scored in the top 1% of all participants in the AMC10 test; Students who score 100 points or above in the AMC12 test or score in the top 5% of all participants are eligible to participate.

Obtaining the qualification for AIME is equivalent to winning a national award, which belongs to the same surname as the first, second and third prizes in the finals after the rematch of the Chinese Olympiad.

"America, New York? Did Riki go to New York? ”

"Riki is going abroad?"

The village women were talking nonsense.

It's not an agreement to go home together after pouring the food. It's just that everyone's fields are not far apart, and the time to go out is about the same, so they chatted while carrying water and watering vegetables, and when they finished work, they all walked back together.

"When he returns to the village, let me know first, I want to ask him how to learn comics, and let my son learn to learn when the time comes." One of the village women said.

"Yes, I also want my children to learn, isn't it said in the tabloids? Limu's book "Qin Shi Mingyue" is expected to be divided into a minimum of 100,000 yuan! And he originally had a salary of tens of thousands of yuan a month. ”

"It's better to ask Xiuli to tell you how to learn faster, isn't she enjoying Qingfu now."

Hearing Ah Shan's suggestion, the village woman shook her head.

After asking, Xiuli didn't know how Riki learned, but said that he had loved painting since he was a child, and he bought a lot of books to read back. And it's not a blessing...... My family often sees Jiahui and Ah Qing eating hot pot with others outside, and Xiuli has always been left at home. ”

"Xiuli gave birth in December a few years ago, carrying water and watering vegetables, and when the hospital had a difficult birth, Jiahui was still playing cards with Ah Qing in the casino. When she came back from the hospital, I told her that it was time to leave......" The older village woman was recalled and said with affection: "I gave birth to a boy to the pear family, and I didn't stay in the hospital for a few days, and I didn't even have to do confinement, and the chickens and ducks didn't see the pear family kill one or two for her, and after she came back, she was asked to carry the pear wood on her back to continue feeding the pigs and watering the vegetables, how can there be such a mother-in-law!" I was distressed to see the vegetable patch next to me. ”

"Alas, it's not okay for Amin not to pick on the matter, didn't she just drive Ah Li away before Xiuli got married? That's her youngest daughter, she didn't graduate from junior high school, and Xiuli happened to come over and be a substitute for the dead. The village woman next to her said, "Don't talk about this, it's going to be out again when it reaches Amin......

Limu's grandmother Liang Minjing is a well-known sharp-mouthed woman in the village. When her factory was still there, the family business was booming, and even the village chief had to look at her face and talk at that time.

"yes, let's talk about comics. Since Riki bought a book and came back to read it, he taught himself, right? Don't raise your child according to his standards. He is born to learn and draw, and the most important thing is that he likes to draw. The younger village woman said.

"My son also likes to draw, and he wants to learn comics himself." In the past, the child would have been rejected by his parents if he wanted to learn to draw, but now the village woman hesitates, "I just don't know whether to grit my teeth and register him for a class, or buy a few books to read back to him." ”

Because of Limu, the difference between manga and villain book has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the villagers also have a certain understanding of the definition of comics. But how to get started is still a big problem.

Urban villages and rural villages are similar in some ways, if someone gets rich because of raising scorpions and snakes, other villagers will follow suit. At this time, there is an example of making a lot of money by drawing comics in Pingnan Village, and many people have taken a wait-and-see attitude, and if there are children at home who want to draw comics, they can get some spiritual support.

This is the current situation in Pingnan Village, which has zero contact with Limu.

There are still many parents across the country who oppose having children who pursue the ideals of comics, but these teenagers and girls with dreams have arguments to refute -

Author of "Steel".

Author of "Qin Shi".

The author of "Jiuding"...

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The author of seven excellent manga became successful examples of how to refute parents. At the same time, they are also the objects they aspire to and pursue, and these examples are called "role models" in the science of mind.

While the village woman was talking about learning comics for her children, Nanhua Zhengbao broke a positive news about the author of "Qin Shi":

[Our city participated in the American Mathematics Invitational Tournament (AMC10/12) with outstanding results, and the pear wood of Shangguo was promoted with a full score]