Chen Li is five months older than Zhang Jie, and Zhang Jie is still three months old and twelve years old, so this girl is actually more than twelve years old, but the girl's body frame is too thin, so purely from the appearance, it seems that Zhang Jie is much older than her.

In the afternoon, a large pile of firewood was chopped, a total of six bundles, except for the bundle left by her own family, the girl had to carry these firewood to the Li family in Xiaoli Village to sell.

A bundle of pennies, this is a little strange, Zhang Jie clearly remembered that a wealthy family in his village also collects firewood, a bundle of two pennies is, and from here to his own village, it is closer than to Xiaoli Village.

When Zhang Jie raised the question in his heart, he saw the girl blushing and whispering: "You are talking about the bundle of firewood from adults, the bundles of others are relatively large, one bundle will top my three bundles, if my firewood is taken from your village, one bundle will be given less than a penny, last time I tried, it takes three bundles to give two pennies." ”

It was also at this time that Zhang Jie noticed that the girl's thin shoulders, yes, compared to the broad shoulders of adults, even if it was only a bundle of firewood the size of an adult, on her back, she couldn't see anyone from behind.

"Let's go, you are alone, you have to go back and forth several times, I will help you pick up two burdens, aunt, you also help her pick two burdens, I will take you to a wealthy family, I have to buy a good price for the firewood I chopped."

Finding a wooden stick, then tying two bundles of firewood to the wooden stick and lifting it on his shoulder, Zhang Jie turned his head and said to Chen Li.

The little aunt on the side saw Zhang Jie carrying the burden of firewood and leaving, so she hurriedly walked over, followed Zhang Jie's example of tying two bundles of firewood to the wooden stick, and also followed the young man in front of her.

"Mother?" The little girl with a bundle of wood on her back looked at the old lady a little bewildered, and called softly.

"People are scholars, and you are still worried that people will pit you once you can't do it? Go with confidence! With a kind smile on her face, the old lady pointed to the two who had already walked away, and motioned for the girl to hurry up.

"Yes!" Chen Li, who agreed, tightened the firewood on her back, and then trotted towards the two people in front of her.

At first, I didn't feel it, but I didn't go far, I felt that the wooden stick on my shoulder was grinding my shoulder, and I wanted to use my hands to make some effort, but as soon as my hands were forced, the palms that had worn out the skin came from the pain.

It's been a long time since I've been sweating like this, and the last time I worked so hard like this, it seemed that I was greedy when I was a child, and when I went to dig up my knowledge with my little aunt, in a blink of an eye, five or six years have passed.

I have finally grown from a child, grown into a teenager, the body is still a little weak, it seems that I have to insist on exercising, the first two years because of the energy spent on reading and going to school, even the morning running project has been canceled, you know, that is the only exercise project for yourself, on weekdays has been nesting at home to read, reading and writing day and night, always this is not good, but don't have no success, the body is tired.

When he was exercising, Zhang Jie, who was panting in his mouth, was so tired that he was humming, and the sweat on his forehead was dripping like rain.

When I went back, I had to work hard for Wang to wash his dirty clothes.

"If you're tired, let me go!" Seeing Zhang Jie's panting like a cow, Zhang Xia felt distressed, knowing that he had been chopping firewood for a long time before, this kid had never worked since he was a child, Zhang Xia knew in his heart, suddenly so tired, Zhang Xia was really worried that he wouldn't be tired.

If he is really tired and let the old man know what is going on, Zhang Xia is sure that even if he never beats his old man, he will definitely have to whip himself, as the old lady said, the current young man is really the hope of the whole family and even the whole village, but he never dares to make any mistakes.

"There are still two steps away, grit your teeth and get there, you have to take a cold shower when you go back, this ghost weather, it's not fun to get heat stroke."

It's not as simple as talking about gritting his teeth, this will Zhang Jie is really gritting his teeth, changing his shoulders back and forth, for fear that the skin on his shoulders will be worn out, and he doesn't have much strength in his hands, and his eyes are clouded, but Zhang Jie has no intention of stopping, this will, Zhang Jie has regarded picking firewood as a kind of sharpening of his will, the old master said that his only advantage is tenacity, Zhang Jie also thinks so, so, as long as he recognizes it, no matter what, he can't give up.

"Stop and rest, it's not too late!" The weather is too hot, even if the little aunt has grown up, half a head taller than Zhang Jie, jumping two bundles of firewood can't cause too much burden on her, but the hot weather still makes her full of water. Zhang Xia, who was also tired and humming in her mouth, suggested.

"No way!" Zhang Jie, who didn't stop, but walked faster and faster under his feet, wiped the sweat on his face again, and said softly: "Stop, I won't be able to stand up again!" ”

As Zhang Jie quickened his pace again, after about a stick of incense, the three panting people finally arrived in Xiaoli Village, and when they arrived at the gate of a family with a magnificent courtyard, they put the firewood on their shoulders on the ground, and Zhang Jie, who was sitting on the ground directly, could no longer get up.

Zhang Xia behind her was also covered with sweat, even the bun on her head was scattered a lot, and her handsome little face was even more flushed.

After a while, Chen Li, who was following behind, was almost dragging firewood on the ground and followed step by step.

Seeing the girl's embarrassed appearance, Zhang Jie suddenly laughed, but he was panting heavily, so laughing and laughing turned into a cough, Zhang Xia on the side saw that the tears of the little nephew's cough came out, and she was startled, and hurriedly ran over to give him relief, patting him on the back, while feeling distressed:

"Tell you to be strong, see if you dare next time, you don't care about your body, and when you get old and fall into a problem like your grandfather, you won't be able to do it!"

After a while, Zhang Jie, who had just come to his senses, wiped the sweat and tears on his face with his sleeve, took a deep breath, and then said softly:

"This is not recklessness, nor is it a breath of gain, nor is it afraid of falling in front of you, it is purely a rule I set for myself."

Seeing that the little aunt was looking at herself in a daze, Chen Li on the side was also looking at herself with a strange face, Zhang Jie, who smiled lightly, stood up and patted the soil on his body, Zhang Jie said while sorting out the wrinkled clothes on his body:

"I'm not afraid to tell you, in fact, I'm a person who gives up easily, doing anything is three minutes of heat, lack of perseverance and patience, even if it's like that before, it's confused, and it's a lifetime of confusion, I don't want to be confused like this in this life, so, I set a rule for myself, no matter what, as long as I make up my mind to do it, I must do it, and I must not give up halfway, because I know that I am a person who is easy to give up and compromise easily, so, I wouldn't allow myself to give up on any of the things I should have insisted on. ”

After taking a few steps to the door of the high-rise mansion compound, after knocking on the door, Zhang Jie, who had his back to the two of them, continued:

"It's like this time, if I stop halfway, then I don't have the courage to hold on, and once I stop once, there will be a mess of reasons to stop a second time, a third time, and a million times. Because I know that I am a person who gives up easily, I don't allow myself to give up the first time, no matter what. ”