At the moment when dinner was about to be made, Chen Chuancai sat down, and his brother-in-law suddenly said: "Chen Chuan, you also graduated from middle school, we don't have a higher education institution in Yangzhi City, your uncle-in-law and I are in the patrol and arrest bureau, and I can't afford to send you to the upper-class place in the central city to study, do you think about where to go?" ”

There was silence at the dinner table, and Aunt Yu Wan looked at Chen Chuan worriedly, and the two cousins and cousins were holding the bowls, looking left and right with their little heads.

Nian Fuli said: "If you don't think about it and don't have a place to go, I'll arrange one for you, don't be bitter, don't be tired, if you don't want to do it, just say it early, find your own way." ”

Chen Chuan looked at Nian Fuli and said with a smile: "Little brother-in-law, are you in such a hurry to drive me away?" ”

Nian Fuli glared at him and said, "Uncle-in-law is uncle-in-law, don't be smaller." ”

He habitually touched the pocket of his jacket, his fingers just touched the cigarette case, glanced at a pair of children, took out his hand again, frowned and said: "Don't be hippie and smiling, give me a good word, your cousin is promising, don't worry about me, your two younger brothers and sisters are still young, and they will go to school in a few years, and the family will spend more in the future, you are sixteen years old, and I don't ask you for anything in return from your uncle, as long as you can support yourself in the future, do you say this reason?" ”

Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Uncle, what you said is true." He thought for a moment and said, "Uncle, I think about finding a way out for myself." ”

"Yourself?"

Nian Fuli looked at him for a while and said, "Okay, isn't the school usually closed for two months?" Then I will give you two months, and after two months, you will set up your own door, and your uncle-in-law will not have to worry about your affairs from now on. ”

Aunt Yu Wan wanted to speak and stopped.

Chen Legend: "Okay, just do what my uncle-in-law says." ”

Nian Fuli looked him up and down a few times: "Do what you say." He picked up his chopsticks and said, "Eat." Seeing him move his chopsticks, the family began to eat.

Chen Chuan also reached out to take the chopsticks, at this time, he was aware, raised his head, and by the wall, a young man who looked exactly like him was standing there, looking at him faintly, and the little brother-in-law's family was eating with their heads buried in it, and they didn't notice it, it seemed that only he could see it.

He naturally retracted his gaze, thinking about the future while eating, and unconsciously finished the last bite of food, and his aunt kept an eye on him, and then hurriedly said: "Let it go, auntie come to wash, you worry about your own business first." ”

Chen Chuan looked at his aunt, then at Nian Fuli, who had no expression, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said, "Okay, uncle, auntie, then I'll go back to the room first."

Nian Fuli took a bite of food and put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and didn't speak.

After Chen Chuan left, Yu Wan said: "The child is still young. ”

Nian Fuli said angrily: "What is small? I'm sixteen, and I'm already on the battlefield as big as him! ”

"Okay, okay, I know you're good."

Yu Wan saw that he had finished eating, got up from the table, took a bottle of rice wine and poured it for him, and said, "I'll go see the child." ”

"Go, go." Nian Fuli waved his hand impatiently, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip, his heart suddenly relaxed, and at the same time he muttered to himself, "This kid is a little different from before......"

"Dad, did you drive me away when I was sixteen?"

Nian Fuli turned his head and saw that his youngest son Nian Mo was looking up at him.

The youngest daughter, Nian Lu, is a three-year-old girl, and said in a milky voice: "I will definitely drive you away, you eat the most meat!" ”

"Me, I don't eat much! Daddy...... "Nian Mo hugged the bowl and looked at Nian Fuli pitifully.

Nian Fuli laughed and patted the back of Nian Mo's head, "Stinky boy, you are my son, can I leave you alone?" Daddy's underneath the ass is for you, go, turn on the radio. ”

"Oh."

Nian Mo happily jumped off the stool, ran over and turned on the old-fashioned radio, and a rustling sound came from inside.

“…… The railway maintenance department reported that due to the impact of the Lagoon mudslide, the rehabilitated section of the road that was originally scheduled for early June will be postponed again......"

Chen Chuan had already returned to his room at this time, his study and bedroom was about eight or nine square meters in size, the windowsill and the old red lacquered wood floor were clean, and the surrounding furnishings were well organized, and it could be seen that it was sorted out and cleaned every day.

There were some movie pictorials posted on the wall, and when he looked at it, the name of the movie naturally came to his mind; "Lone Blade", "Kaolin Beast", "The Last Conquest", ......

Walking to the window on the creaking floor, there was a picture frame in the corner of the half-used desk, and inside was a young couple, the woman was young and beautiful, and the man was tall and handsome, and the clothes on their bodies were very elaborate, smiling at him.

On the right side of the desk is a bookcase more than two meters high, which is full of books, swept at a glance, except for some old textbooks, most of them are extracurricular books, such as "The Great Exploration", "The Fifteenth Year of Jianzhi", "The Mysterious Machu" and so on.

He couldn't help but say to himself: "It's a pity that there is no "Military and Civilian Dual-Use Talents", "Militia Military Training Manual", and at worst, there are 100,000 of them." ”

"What, why? Cicada, can my aunt enter the house? Yu Wan's voice came from outside the door.

"Cicada" is the nickname given by Chen Chuan's parents for this body, and now in addition to Yu Wan, the annoying cousin calls him that all day long.

Chen Legend: "Auntie come in, it's nothing, I'm thinking about the topic." ”

"I've graduated from middle school, cicadas, you're still working so hard." Yu Wan walked in. She is less than forty, her skin is fair, and her appearance is very ordinary, while Chen Chuan is delicate, with red lips and white teeth, tall and tall, and the two of them stand together, and they can only vaguely see from the edges and corners of their eyebrows and eyes that they are related.

Yu Wan said: "Cicada, don't blame your uncle-in-law for today's incident, he has his difficulties, don't be stubborn, I'll talk to your brother-in-law again." ”

Chen Chuan smiled and said, "Auntie, don't worry, I'm not reckless, I really have a plan." “

Yu Wan hesitated and tried to ask, "Cicada...... Are you going to find the Meng girl? ”

When Chen Chuan heard this title, the figure of a young girl involuntarily appeared in his memory, and he shook his head and said, "I'm not going to look for her." ”

Yu Wan said: "It's okay not to go, people are high, the eyes of the people around you are in the sky, you play a small temperament, when you were a child, you didn't guess, and you can't get together when you're big." ”

Chen Legend: "Auntie, you're right, I don't count things when I was a child, and now people go out with their parents, how can I be bored?" ”

Yu Wan was a lot more relieved to hear him say this, she picked up a handkerchief bag in her hand, and uncovered it layer by layer in front of Chen Chuan, revealing a stack of ten-yuan coins inside.

The surface of the coin is a cyan landscape pattern, the obverse is a round dome square land, the reverse side is a rice and wheat cover pressed nine crowns, and the watermark is a felt hat.

She grabbed Chen Chuan's hand and stuffed the money into his hand, "Take it, use it when you need it, don't save it, it's not enough, Auntie, there is still it." ”

Chen Chuan didn't stretch out his hand and asked, "Does my sister-in-law know?" ”

Yu Wan said: "This is the money that my aunt saved for you. He slapped him on the arm again, "Don't call him a little brother-in-law, he doesn't like to hear it." ”

Chen Chuan smiled, took it, and said seriously: "Auntie, I borrowed this money, and I will pay it back." ”

"Alas, family, if you don't pay it back, you take it." Yu Wan waited for Chen Chuan to collect the money properly, then she was relieved and said, "That aunt is gone, she has graduated, don't work too hard, watch the secretary turn on the lights, don't break your eyes." ”

"Okay."

Yu Wan said a few more words and walked out of the room.

Chen Chuan closed the door, grabbed the lamp rope by the door, and a small chandelier on the roof lit up, emitting a pale yellow light.

He walked over to the bookcase, pulled out a random book, sat down on the edge of the bed, and looked through it with interest.

After a long time, he heard the clock ring ten times in succession, and because he had business to do to-morrow, he put the book back, washed up a little, and went to bed.

And in the darkness, the boy who looked exactly like him was standing by the bed, still looking at him so faintly.

In his sleep, he seemed to go back to his previous life, after a few years of work, he went out on a hike, and when he passed by a museum in a certain city, he saw an exhibition of ancient mirrors, and when he entered the hall with curiosity, he saw a dome mirror hanging on the top at a glance, and at that moment, he also looked at the one inside.

At the moment when they met each other's eyes, their bodies seemed to have become babies, from birth to children, from children to teenagers, until one day, the shadow of a blue car came into view, and as the sound of the car faded, it fell into darkness.

Bright light shone in through the cracks in the curtains, tearing apart the night's gloom.

Chen Chuan opened his eyes, and he turned his head to look at the alarm clock at the bedside, five fifty. He shook his head, got up and dressed, and came out to rinse his mouth and wash his face.

Nian Fuli was on duty in the Patrol Bureau, and went out early in the morning, the two younger siblings were still sleeping, and Yu Wan went out to buy vegetables, and prepared breakfast for him before going out.

After finishing breakfast, he returned to his room and put on the only set of student formal clothes, which were woolen fabric, gray and black in color, and the whole was very crisp, and he was very energetic to wear on his body.

He buttoned up his collar and put on his school hat, and after straightening the clothes mirror that came with his wardrobe, he took a gray canvas satchel from behind the door, filled it with a water bottle, put it on, found his bicycle in the front yard, and pushed it out of the gate.

Looking at the sun gradually rising outside, he thought to himself, "Anyway, let's follow the previous idea first." ”

Turning over and getting into the car, he flicked the bell with his thumb, sounded a series of crisp bells, stepped on the pedal, and rode out of the alley where he lived, and only turned two corners and got on the road.

Nian Fuli is the patrol captain of the patrol substation, and this area is inhabited by the patrol officers of the patrol bureau and their families, so the security of this area is quite good, the roads are also very spacious, the streets are planted with plane trees, and the sun at the end of May is mixed with the dark green leaves, which makes people feel good.

After riding along the road for half an hour, he entered the central square, where the tallest buildings in Yangzhi City are concentrated, most of them were built during the Great Pioneer Period, almost 60 years ago, because the situation was tense at that time, so the materials were extremely solid, and there was a sense of heaviness in the cold tones.

As he waited for a hitched tram to pass off the road, he saw seven or eight people dressed in random clothes coming from the other side of the road.

One of the people in this group seemed to be very sensitive to the gaze, and suddenly turned his head to look at it, his gaze was very fierce, but when he saw the satchel on Chen Chuan's body, he cursed something, just spat at Chen Chuan's departing back, and then turned his head again.

After Chen Chuan crossed the square, turned north to the avenue on the left hand side, about five minutes later, on the east side of the road exposed a corner of the very magnificent cornice, as slowly approaching, you can see that this is the gate of a school, the door is open three ways, there are 100 steps wide, the stone plaque of the middle door is written in the block like a silver hook iron painting, "Wuyi University Hall" five words, you can see a magnificent car in the door from time to time.

At this time, he grabbed the brake handle, tiptoed to the ground, and stopped in front of a stone tablet by the door, which was engraved with a brief introduction to the university: "Wuyi University Hall was built in the fifteenth year of Jianzhi, and its name was officially changed in the thirty-fifth year of Jianzhi, and the first president was Cheng Yunbai......"

The school gate is facing a flat open field, and the sun is very bright at seven or eight o'clock in the morning, shining on the school gate and the buildings on both sides, which looks particularly elegant and solemn.

His gaze wandered, as if he was looking for something, and after a while, he saw an inconspicuous sign near the side door, which read: "The entrance examination office is here."

He exhaled and rolled down, and then his eyes flickered to see the figure almost identical to himself standing by the door and staring at him. He withdrew his gaze, pushed the handlebars with a natural expression, and entered the school through the side door.

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