The little fat man Cao Xiwen has a curious heart, his fat body circled around the small pot twice, and stretched out the fat hand to touch the clothes of the small pot, and pulled, the hands are white and soft, the palms are very thick, and the meat on them is bulging, as if inflated, in contrast, the five fingers are very short, the knuckles are circled and circled, each finger is like a small radish, from the top of the back of the hand, it is easy to see that there is a deep depression where each finger meets the palm, Xiao Guozi had never seen a child look like this, so he couldn't help but be curious about him, and stared at the little fat man.

"Hey, you're from out of town, aren't you?" The little fat man asked curiously.

"Hmm. I'm not from this county" Xiao Guozi didn't want to answer more, thought about it, and changed the topic: "Why do you eat so fat?" ”

"It's not my mother yet." The little fat man pouted, "I wasn't fat when I was born, only five pounds and four taels, my mother said, this child is congenitally deficient, and he has to make up for it the day after tomorrow." So what is delicious to feed me, just the nurse invited two, from childhood to adulthood, my biggest task is to eat, keep eating, they said how good-looking the fat boy looks, so I eat and eat, it looks like this, my father and mother also said that this is called rich, the most beautiful. ”

"It's really rich." Xiao Guozi praised sincerely. I gently poked the back of the fat man's hand with my fingers, and there was a pit there, and then I patted it gently, and the meat rippled like water waves, which was very fun.

"What does your house do? So rich, right? How else can I give you so many good things to eat? Xiao Guozi was puzzled, in his life experience, most of the people around him were not rich, and the richest man Wang in the village had never produced such a fat man, in fact, Master Wang was a shrewd and capable person, not only not fat, but also a little thin.

"My dad did some business and opened two shops in this town, one selling silk and the other selling grain, so the family didn't have to worry about food and drink." The little fat man said. He seemed to suddenly think of something, took out a piece of hair cake from the backpack behind him, put it in the hand of the little pot, and said with a smile: "Little pot, I invite you to eat the hair cake, and you will mix with me in the future, you worship me as a big brother and be my little brother, okay?" You're definitely going to have the benefits. ”

"Little brother? What's that for? "The little pot is a little confused with the hair cake.

"Anyway, you just listen to me in everything, you can do whatever I tell you to do, rest assured, I will definitely not let you do bad things, but if others bully me, you have to help me not be bullied, of course, if you are bullied by others, you come to me, rest assured, as a big brother, you will definitely help you out, in this academy, there is nothing that I Cao Xiwen can't do." The little fat man slapped his chest, and then gave his thumb to the sky.

The little pot looked at the little fat man who was patting his chest in front of him, the fat on his chest was trembling, the little fat face on his back reflected the sun, emitting oily brilliance, and the red silk clothes on his body shook dizzy under the sunlight, but he really felt a little majestic and majestic, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva. In this place where people and earth are born, it may really be a good way to recognize a big brother.

"Who is the eldest of the two of us?" Xiao Guozi was a little hesitant, although the little fat man looked taller than him, but he seemed to be about the same age as himself, if he was younger than himself, he called him big brother, wouldn't it make people laugh off his big teeth.

"Huh? …… Well......, this ...... is like this, let's be the eldest brother no matter who is old, not by age, only powerful people can be big brothers, you see Yue Fei Yue Jiajun, who is the biggest brother, of course Yue Fei, isn't it? It's not because he's old, it's because he's powerful. I'm better than you, so you have to call me big brother. The little fat man's eyes kept rolling as he spoke.

"Is that so? If I'm better than you from now on, will you call me big brother? The little pot asked.

"Uh......, this, how can you be better than me? Ha ha. The little fat man laughed dryly, "This is the eldest brother, and he has always been the eldest brother, how can he be called the eldest brother for a few years and become the younger brother again." Zhuangzi said: Don't forget the beginning, don't seek the end; To accept and rejoice, to forget and to recover, is not to hurt the Tao with the heart, not to help the heavens with people. Mencius told us that there must be a beginning and an end, and you can't regret it halfway, right? ”

"Zhuangzi said? But I don't think that's what Zhuangzi said just now, right? Xiao Guozi hadn't heard this famous sentence of Zhuangzi, and couldn't help but feel a little weak, and he didn't know how to answer at once, so he had to scratch his head, blink his eyes and look at the sky, with a confused face.

"Ouch, why are you so abrasive, you don't look like a man at all, and you don't even believe in the words of the saint?" The little fat man was a little anxious.

"No, I'm wondering who we're really awe," Xiao Guozi whispered in a weak voice.

"Do you still need to think about it? You're so stupid, do you have me and I have money? Not at all! Do you have my familiarity with the College? Not at all! Do you have as much knowledge as I do? Not at all! You have what I look like...... Let's not talk about this, you see, you are not as good as me, how to be a big brother, I must do it, you can rest assured, as long as you recognize me as a big brother, you will benefit greatly in the future. The little fat man said one, and pulled down his fat radish-like fingers, and the short four fingers were buried in the fat palm, and they were crowded all at once, making the little pot feel that Cao Xiwen only had five fingers It was too correct, and he couldn't put his fingers in it if he grew more.

"Okay, big brother." The circle in the eyes of the little pot has not been finished, but under the constant urging of the little fat man, he had to bow his head and agree.

"Hey, little brother." The little fat man smiled so much that he couldn't see his eyes, turned around and rummaged in the schoolbag, found a bag of dried fruits and put it in the hand of the little pot, took the hand of the little pot, and the chubby face came over, and said with joy: "Little brother, in the future, your business will be my business, what can't be solved, you come to me, I can help you settle it, rest assured, with the eldest brother here, there is no problem." After saying that, the big ass twisted and ran away, as if he wanted to find someone to show off. After walking far away, there was a faint laughter: "Haha, I have a little brother, I have a little brother......

The little pot is holding the dried fruit in his hand, a little confused, how can he become someone else's little brother, or become a little fat man's little brother, this doesn't feel real, looking at the little fat man's last expression and behavior, it seems that this thing is a little .......

You can't be fooled, right?

Looking up at the sky, the time was not early, the small pot turned around and walked towards Professor Zhang's room, Professor Zhang told himself that he would go to him after taking a bath, and now he has been waiting for a long time.

The small pot is walking while looking at the scenery of the academy, the academy is very quiet, located in the northwest corner of the town, the terrain of the whole Xianyan town is high in the west and low in the east, the west is connected to countless mountains, but the east is a plain, the Qianmo is vertical and horizontal, and the paddy fields are dense. The town is located at the junction of the mountains and the plains, so the town is scattered, high and low. The selection of the academy is very good, there are dirt hills and hills inside, there are small bridges and flowing water, I don't know if this is the original case, or it was built artificially later, standing on a high place, you can overlook the whole town, unobstructed.

As soon as you enter the gate of the academy, you will see a huge rockery, all of which are made of Taihu stone, its bones are delicate, its shape is special, every wind passes, it passes through the hole, it seems to be like the trombone of the army ringing in unison, low and thick, so that you can't help but feel refreshed.

Turn the rockery, you will see several large buildings, this is the students' classroom, the left side of the classroom along the courtyard wall is a row of students' dormitories, the far right is the residence of the helpers in the college, the teacher's residence is in the northernmost part, that is, the innermost part of the college, the whole row stands on the hillside, from there you can overlook the whole college, there is a big view of the mountains, close to the teacher's residence, there are some temporary guest rooms, most of them are prepared for professors who come to the college to give lectures from other places. Professor Zhang's room is located in the third room from the right in the faculty dormitory.

Professor Zhang's window is open, you can directly see the furnishings inside, there are not too many things in Professor Zhang's room, there is a large table facing the window, that is Professor Zhang's desk, on which are placed the four treasures of the study, at this time, Professor Zhang is holding a large sheep's pen, painting on a white rice paper, the painting is a lotus pond, there are a few lotus leaves in the pond, two lotus flowers, and there are two black dragonflies on the flowers, which are really lifelike. After a while, Professor Zhang would stop thinking about it, then draw in one place and draw two strokes in another. The demeanor is natural, immersed in it, and enjoyable.

On the side of the table was a large bookcase with many books in it, and next to the bookcase was a white jar with several scrolls of paintings. The furnishings in the room are really simple and refreshing, full of bookish atmosphere.

The small pot was afraid of disturbing Mr., so he quietly walked into the room, stood behind Mr., and watched Mr. draw curiously, Mr.'s pen seemed to have magic, and he wiped it on the paper at will.

Every summer, he likes to swim in the river full of lotus flowers in front of the village, cover the rain with lotus leaves when it rains, and eat the seeds of the lotus pod when he is hungry. But he has only seen the real lotus pond, never seen the painting on paper, what Mr. painted made him feel very familiar, but very strange, as if it was the same as in his memory, but it was completely different. The small pot feels indescribably beautiful.

After the gentleman finished painting, he twisted his beard and looked at the work, quite satisfied, and was about to conceive a poem on the painting, when he suddenly saw the small pot standing behind him, he was startled, and said angrily: "In the future, when you enter the door, you must knock on the door and enter, and you can only enter if you are allowed to enter, not so casually, let alone quietly." ”

The little pot wanted to argue, but looked up at Mr., lowered his head again, and replied, "Yes, sir." ”

The gentleman held up the pen, conceived the verses, looked at the painting with his eyes, and asked casually, "Where did you go just now?" Are you still used to it in the academy? ”

Xiao Guozi snorted: "The academy is very good, I played with the rockery just now and worshiped a big brother." ”

"Oh...... Well? Professor Zhang agreed casually, but suddenly felt that something was wrong, and turned back to the small pot, "Worship big brother?" Why did you get involved with those bad students? Isn't that Wang Yong forcing you? It really doesn't make sense. ”

"It's not Wang Yong......" Xiao Guozi replied timidly.

"That must be Liu Zhi, these stinky boys, at a young age, form gangs every day, and they don't study well, which is really worry-free. Little pot, don't be afraid of them, with me, they don't dare to do anything to you, don't mix with them in the future, it's not good for you, you have to learn more knowledge when you're young, you can't waste time in vain, you know? The professor said with a little hatred.

"Got it, sir, but the eldest brother I worship is Cao Xiwen." The small pot twisted and admitted.

"What? Cao Xiwen? You're talking about Cao Xiwen, that little fat man? Haha, haha, hahaha......" The professor laughed out loud.

Xiao Guozi looked at the professor with an innocent face, and became more and more sure in his heart that he really seemed to worship the wrong brother this time.