It was already the time to hold the lamp when he entered the village, and Ye Hanchuan went home directly. Xiao Duxue made a detour to Su Shi'an's grave, kowtowed and cultivated soil, and sat for a while before returning home. Su Wanyan, who was busy driving the chickens back to the chicken coop, saw her, and she didn't even bother to take care of the chickens, and greeted the people who had been waiting and waiting with a smile.

Xiao Lanshu was practicing calligraphy in the hall, and when she saw the mother and daughter coming in hand in hand, she smiled and said, "Where did you go with Hanchuan to come back after you had enough?" ”

Xiao Duxue stuck out her tongue: "Are you clairvoyant?" Or did you press the tracker on me? She took out the pen holder and said, "New Year's gift for you." ”

Xiao Lanshu couldn't put it down: "Where did you find it?" It's very much to my liking. ”

Xiao Duxue tied the silk scarf to Su Wanyan's neck again: "In the antique market." There are a lot of things that are more beautiful than this, but I think Dad has always liked things with simple textures, so I picked it. ”

Xiao Lanshu glanced at her with a rare pampering gaze, and the corners of his mouth and eyebrows were smiling.

Xiao Duxue pulled Su Wanyan around in a circle: "Dad, does it look good for Mom to wear this silk scarf?" ”

"Your mother looks good in anything." Xiao Lanshu said with a smile, "Especially when her baby daughter bought it." ”

Su Wanyan smiled: "You will make fun of me!" "Her skin is fair, her eyebrows are dignified and delicate, and she is lined with the bright red color, which is more and more bright and moving." You two talk slowly, I'll cook. ”

Xiao Duxue buried her face in her chest, sticking to her and not letting her go. After a while, she handed over the rest of the money to Su Wanyan: "I earned all this." You don't have to worry about my tuition anymore. She reported the expenses again, and Xiao Lanshu was very happy to hear it: "Well done!" Well done! That's how it should be! Drinking water should think of the source, and gratitude should be reciprocated. Don't forget your roots! ”

Xiao Duxue nodded and took Su Wanyan's arm into the kitchen.

Dinner was plentiful. Xiao Lanshu scalded the pot of old wine, warmed some rice wine for Xiao Duxue, and the family of three chatted while eating, and they were still unsatisfied until late at night.

Throughout the winter vacation, Xiao Duxue stayed at home and stayed at home every day. In addition to studying, the rest of the time is either tired of Su Wanyan, or accompanying Xiao Lanshu. Only on a snowy evening, I went to Su Shi'an's grave alone and knelt until dark before returning home.

That winter, a lot of things were quietly changing.

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Gardenias are in good bloom, and their fragrant fragrance wafts in the hot air, like a sweet hypnotic agent, making people sleepy. The sky outside the window screen was cloudless, and all that was visible was a refreshing blue. Like an abrupt intruder, the sun hung crampedly in the air, anxiously waiting to change shifts with the moon.

In this season, the south should be shaded by the sun, the flowers are blooming, and the atmosphere is harmonious, but the temperature suddenly rises inexplicably. While complaining about the weather, people still use the short trivialities of their parents as a pastime before and after tea, seasoning the life of clear soup and little water day after day.

One sunny morning, the old lady walking the birds brought back a shocking news: a large number of poppy husks and forbidden condiments were found in the soup stock of the skewer shop, and the owner absconded with his family overnight. No wonder that the string of incense is so addictive that people always think about it. For a while, those who have eaten are panicked, and those who have not eaten are secretly happy: either they are glad that they have no money, or they are glad that they have no time, or they are glad that they are not good at this bite. Since then, the hidden worries of the catering industry have been revealed to people day by day.

Xiao Duxue kicked a small stone and wandered the alley in distraught. This alley is quite famous: the alley made of rocks, deep and secluded; The square bluestone slabs are paved with a long and wide road along the mountain; Because of its age, each slate has been polished into a different shape by the years, which has a special taste. The trees here are tall and dense, the flowers and plants are thick, and the flowers bloom in all seasons, and the fragrance is fragrant. At the end of the alley is a tall birch forest, which crosses and leads to the river.

During the day, it is very crowded and lively. At night, there are few people. Only a few young couples sit on the rocks by the river and watch the scenery, and the love is deep.

The small stone was kicked out of sight, and Xiao Duxue became even more irritable. She saw a can not far away, walked over and kicked it hard. The can hit the stone and bounced back, rolling far away on the stone slab. The empty voice sounded unsettled and aggrieved.

Xiao Duxue stood stunned, probably thinking about whether to continue kicking or just stop. She tugged at her hair and lay on an old tree, scratching it like a cat grinding its paws, muttering as if she were chanting a mantra.

There was a chuckle in the darkness.

"Who?" Xiao Duxue straightened up, sparks bubbling from every pore, "Who is it?" Come out! ”

A person came out of the shadow of the tree, and it was Jun Wushuang.

Xiao Duxue continued to scratch the tree, her slanted eyes were extremely impatient: "Why do I always meet you?" The ghost lingers. ”

"This shows that we are destined." Jun Wushuang leaned lazily against the stone, his slender body becoming more and more slender in the light. "Do you have something on your mind?" He looked at the person in front of him, not expecting her to answer his question.

Xiao Duxue hesitated for a few seconds and nodded honestly.

Jun Wushuang moved his body, probably uncomfortable: "Let's hear it?" ”

Xiao Duxue sat against a tree, her chin resting on her legs, her hands around her knees, and her face full of sadness.

Jun Wushuang sat two steps away from her: "There are some things, and someone may not help you when you say it." But if you don't say it, no one will help you. ”

Xiao Duxue looked up at the starry sky and said in a muffled voice: "I wanted to go back to Qiaohe Middle School for the college entrance examination, but my teacher rejected me." ”

Jun Wushuang thought for a moment and then said, "He is thinking about you. ”

"I know, that's why I'm annoyed. Before I came here, I promised to go back for the exam. But now I want to go back, but he doesn't want me anymore, they don't want me anymore......" Xiao Duxue's voice was thick nasal, "Isn't it agreed?" How can talking not count? ”

"Why did you insist on going back to the exam? Is it bad at Lingyun Middle School? ”

"What's good? I didn't want to be here at all! Xiao Duxue's voice suddenly rose an octave, "I complain about the people who are full of fat brains and don't grow hair on their heads!" She explained the cause and effect of the incident, "If it weren't for their injustice, I could have stayed at Qiaohe Middle School all the time, and my teachers wouldn't have been under so much pressure." What should I do if they don't pass the course this year? ”

"This time and that time. You are a student of Lingyun Middle School, this is a well-known thing. If you go back to the exam now, the Education Commission will not recognize the result. When the time comes, how to deal with it will have to be punished, and if it is not done well, it will be a more serious crime. Besides, Lingyun Middle School has trained you for two years, and they won't let you go back. ”

"That's what my teacher said." Xiao Duxue said sullenly, "He said that since the day he decided to let me go, he never thought about asking me to go back. I'm just a pig, and I'm still thinking about it and looking forward to it. ”

That's why it is said that if it comes, it will be safe. You don't want to think about how you can afford the future of a school as a scholar? You blocked it for them this time, so what about next time? What about next time? It can be seen that the problem is not whether you can go back to the exam at all, but how to work hard and change the current status quo in Qiaohe Middle School. ”

"That's right. However, the time given by the Pig's Head Education Committee is so short, how can it be enough! "I really want to kick their butts, scratch their faces, and curse them for having a son without an asshole!" ”

Jun Wushuang raised his eyebrows, hiding the smile in his eyes: "You hate them so much? ”

"Nonsense!" Xiao Duxue gritted her teeth and said, "If I have the opportunity to see the old man of the Education Commission, I will definitely prick him with a needle until he is paralyzed!" ”

Jun Wushuang had a black line: "You are too ruthless!" ”

"If you dare to say good things for him, I'll tie you together!" Xiao Duxue's eyes widened like bells.

Jun Wushuang raised his hand in surrender: "Don't, don't!" I don't dare to provoke your vicious-mouthed, thorny cactus. I'll help you thread the needle, okay? ”

"You know each other."

"If you don't know each other, you'll be stabbed, I'm not stupid. Ask you, if Lingyun Middle School let you go, would you really go? ”

"To be honest, I don't know. Both teachers have been kind to me, and I have feelings for both schools, and it is not my wish to give up or hurt anyone. But if I had to choose one or the other, I would still choose Qiaohe Middle School, after all, I had an appointment with my teacher in advance. As for Mr. Chu, I will spend my life to repay his kindness. ”

"Luckily, I don't have to choose now."

"Yes, I don't have to choose, but I'm not having a good time." Xiao Duxue patted her cheeks and cheered up, "I'm depressed enough, I've said cruel things, I'm addicted, I'm done angry, I should go back." Anyway, why are you skipping class too? ”

Jun Wushuang had that lazy expression again: "It's normal for me to skip class." What about you? ”

"This is the only time, and I slipped out without asking for leave. I will be scolded to death by Teacher Chu tomorrow. ”

"You're so good, he's willing to scold you?"

"Excellent? Reluctant? Why don't you give it a try? If he can't scold you, he is embarrassed to be surnamed Chu. Xiao Duxue pounded her sore legs and said to herself, "The path you choose, no matter how hard you go, you have to go on." ”

"Going back? Walking. The corners of Jun Wushuang's eyes and eyebrows were coated with a faint halo by the light, a little less cold, a little more feminine, and his expression was lazy like a baby who had just woken up.

"It's late, you can go back too, there is still class tomorrow." Xiao Duxue has always walked the way she came, and her slender figure is like a willow supporting the wind. After not taking a few steps, she looked back at Jun Wushuang and said solemnly, "I hope you can be admitted to the school you like." So, come on! After speaking, he smiled and showed a pair of small tiger teeth.

The smile was as gentle and warm as a spring breeze, and Jun Wushuang almost lost his mind. He watched Xiao Duxue disappear at the end of the road, and a smile appeared on his lips: Miss Xiao, the pig-headed education committee in your mouth is my acquaintance. He's a veteran, well-built and stylish, with more hair than mine, but you're described as a balding old man with a fat brain. He thought of her sentence again, "There is no asshole in giving birth to a son", and laughed dumbly.

In the birch forest, a figure quickly disappeared into the grass and into the vast night.

After nightfall, the river level is quiet and gentle, with occasional slight waves but no sound. The lights on the riverside are still bright, and the reflection in the river is still bright, swaying with the glorious beauty of the night. Under the lights, the willow trees bent down and hung their heads, keeping their eyebrows down and guarding both sides of the road. It was a beautiful night!

On the cement bench, Fu Xuefeng sat with two popsicles. Seeing Xiao Duxue, he shook his popsicle and had a burst of silly music.

"It's so late, why are you sitting here? Feed the mosquitoes? Xiao Duxue took the most powerful popsicle and took a bite: "Let's eat." ”

Fu Xuefeng smiled.

Blowing the cool river breeze and eating popsicles, the two slowly walked home, neither of them spoke.

A flock of moths flew around the streetlights, refusing to give up the faint light that could not be obtained.

It's sad! The moth gave up its life to run to the light, but it didn't know that the light didn't exist because of it. Xiao Duxue remembered Yao Mubai, who had not written for a long time, and masochistically stuffed the popsicle into her mouth, wanting to relieve the burning pain in her heart with the biting cold.

Fu Xuefeng followed behind her, his eyes complicated.

Nothing to say all the way. When I got home, it was the dead of night, and the moon passed in the middle of the sky. Da Hei lay in the corner of the wall, sleeping soundly.

Xiao Duxue said listlessly, "Good night, good dreams." ”

Fu Xuefeng made a gesture of drinking water: "Thirsty." ”

Xiao Duxue went to the cool table in the courtyard dam and carried a kettle, poured water for him: "Drink it and sleep obediently." ”

Fu Xuefeng drank three cups without stopping: "Sweet, delicious." ”

Xiao Duxue smiled weakly: "You just like sweet." She put the teapot and glass back in place and went back to her room.

Fu Xuefeng watched her lock the door before going up to the attic.