August. The impatiens have gone, the cockscomb is blooming just right, and the weather is still sultry.

Xiao Lanshu carried a litter of little piglets on her back and prepared to go out: "Duxue, I have picked out the book I want to read for you today." Before I come back, you have to write your impressions. ”

"Okay. Where are you going? Xiao Duxue hugged Dabai for breakfast. She picked the yolk clean and gave the white to Dabai.

"I'm going to the market today, I'll sell this litter of piglets on my back and prepare tuition for your brother and you."

"How far is our tuition short?"

"Not much. If these piglets sell well, there will still be leftovers. ”

The piglets squeezed around in the back basket, snorting and chirping, as if to pour out their resentment at leaving their mother. I don't know which one peed, it went down Xiao Lanshu's back, down the trouser tube to the ground, and a few zigzag lines flowed out on the ground, like dead earthworms, exuding an unpleasant fishy smell.

"Restless little one!" Xiao Lanshu picked up his soaked clothes and looked at them and said, "I have to go and change my clothes." ”

"You're not showering anymore?"

"Come back and wash again. Your mother will go to the market before dawn to occupy a place, if I go late, the pig will not be sold at a good price, and your mother will work in vain. ”

Father, such an elegant and clean man! Now for the sake of money, I have to endure such filth. Xiao Duxue lost her appetite and put down the bowl to read.

When the lamp was in charge, Su Wanyan and Xiao Lanshu came back, and both of them were very tired. The smell of pig and pig urine on Xiao Lanshu's body became more and more smoky. As soon as he put his back down, he hurriedly scooped two buckets of water to shower. Su Wanyan looked at his back, full of bitterness.

Xiao Duxue was lying on the attic window, her eyes red.

The heavy rain at night washed away the traces of pig urine, but it could not wash away the sourness they left in their hearts.

Early the next morning, Su Shi'an prepared to dig for medicine. Xiao Duxue sent him out: "Grandpa, what do you want to eat at noon, I'll make it for you." ”

Su Shi'an slowly combed his gray beard: "You do?" Can my Cher cook? You just need to read the medicine scriptures carefully, and your mother still has to cook the food, so that we won't go hungry. ”

"Grandpa...... Teasing me again! I'm already familiar with the medicine scriptures, can I change to a different one? ”

"Have you memorized all the classical poems your dad gave?"

"I've memorized it, I've already checked it."

"So what are you doing? Got it, don't you like perfumery? Two days ago, the new medicinal materials I obtained were all sacred products for making incense, so you will study this. When I get back, I'll see what you can come up with. ”

"This can be there." Xiao Duxue smiled, "Where did you get the medicinal herbs from?" ”

"It's a secret, I can't tell you. Grandpa dug He Shou Wu. ”

"Is it the one who went to dig up the back mountain? It's the one you often say is older than me. ”

"You guessed it. Grandpa is going to use it to make a medicine. ”

"Then be careful on the road, it has just rained and the mountain road is slippery."

Su Shi'an still looked leisurely, carrying the medicine basket on his back, humming a little song and leaving.

After noon, the sun was scorching.

A group of young men rushed into the door: "Teacher Xiao, Teacher Xiao is not at home?" Come out personally! ”

Xiao Duxue was taking a nap, and in her sleep she had transformed into a fairy and flew between the mountains and the clouds, and she heard someone talking in the fog, but she couldn't wake up.

Xiao Lanshu put down the brush that had just been stained with ink and responded, "Here it is." And here it is. ”

In the courtyard, Su Shi'an was lying on the door panel, his face was sallow, and his clothes were stained with blood: "When I was picking He Shou Wu, I stepped on it...... Fell off a cliff! "The blood was still flowing, and his bare legs were stained red with blood.

Su Wanyan hurriedly stopped the bleeding, took a quilt and put it under Su Shi'an, and said to the young man who carried the person back: "I have to trouble you to carry my father to the hospital." ”

"Folks, what is the trouble is not troublesome."

"Let's go. You and Mr. Xiao bring some things for hospitalization. ”

"Yes. Looking like this, I'm going to have to stay in the hospital for a while. ”

Xiao Lanshu changed into a coarse cloth dress and said, "I'll go with them to go through the hospitalization procedures first, and I can also change shoulders with them on the way." You come later. He helped him and carried Su Shian to the hospital.

Su Wanyan simply packed up some things for the hospital and ran to chase after them.

Xiao Duxue finally woke up. She went downstairs with sleepy eyes, and her eyes were covered with blood, and the residual sleepiness disappeared immediately. She didn't find Su Wanyan, who was usually busy at home, inside and outside the house, and she was even more panicked, sitting on the curb of the street in a daze. She thought it would be nice if her brother hadn't gone back to school! With him with me, I'm not afraid of anything. She sat like that, until the aunt next door brought back the news, and she didn't know that just as she was dreaming, her favorite grandfather broke his leg and had been transferred from the township hospital to the county hospital.

Auntie's mouth was still talking one by one, and Xiao Duxue's thoughts had long been broken. She couldn't remember what the other party said at all, just looked at the dense goosebumps and upside-down hairs on her body and shed tears.

The journey to the township hospital was long, there were no cars, and it was all manpower, which took a lot of time on the road. I hurried to the township hospital, and after a cursory examination, the doctor told me that the patient's leg had to be operated on, and that the hospital was not in good condition and that he had to be transferred to another hospital. Xiao Lanshu hurriedly found a tractor and sent it to the town. When I arrived at the town hospital, the doctor didn't even save the basic examination, only glanced at it, and came out with the same sentence. Xiao Lanshu used all the connections at his disposal to get on a delivery car into the city, and arrived at the county hospital in the middle of the night. After tossing and turning along the way, the best time for treatment has been missed, and it is summer, and when he was sent to the county hospital, Su Shi'an's leg was already infected. The doctor on duty said: take medicine to reduce inflammation first, and when the doctor finishes the examination after going to work tomorrow, how to deal with it will naturally notify the family...... Su Sai An's leg is in this delay and prevarication - gone!

The leg is gone, Su Shi'an is still optimistic, someone comes to the door to ask for a doctor, and he still receives him happily. It's just that no one collects medicine, and the income of the hospital is getting less and less. In the end, there was no one to see a doctor. The family's source of income is only Xiao Lanshu's limited salary. The days became more and more difficult, and gradually began to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall. But from beginning to end, Xiao Duxue's study wall remained unchanged and remained the same. At the end of August, Xiao Lanshu registered for Xiao Duxue at Ningnan Middle School and prepared to let her tutor.

On the day of school, Xiao Duxue packed her luggage and left happily. In the afternoon, when Su Wanyan tidied up her room, she found a note that read: "I don't want to tutor, I want to go directly to high school." I believe that the lowest schools can also produce the best students. Tuition and fees should be mailed directly to the school and the teacher will pass it on. I've asked for directions to get to school, so don't worry, adults. That's it! In the margins of the note was a big smiling face and a scrappy little girl.

The three adults looked at each other.

Su Shi'an sighed: "This kid is looking at the family's financial difficulties and doesn't want to spend another year of revision. ”

Xiao Lanshu said angrily: "Who wants her to worry about this?" She just needs to study with peace of mind! Cool! ”

Su Wanyan said with a smile: "She made her own decision because she knew that it was useless to discuss with us, so she simply cut it first and then played." ”

Su Shi'an wiped tears and said, "This kid ......"

Su Wanyan hurriedly said, "Dad, Twilight has been independent since she was a child, so you don't have to worry too much about her." ”

"How can you not be worried? It's all my fault! ”

"What does this have to do with you? Living in this world, who hasn't had a catastrophe? You can recuperate with peace of mind, you don't have to worry about money, isn't there me and Brother Lan! ”

"I can't help if I want to. I just hope you don't work too hard. ”

"How hard can it be? Compared to some people's homes, our family is also good. It is only in recent years that sending two children to school at the same time has made it more difficult financially. In the early years, we didn't have to worry about food and clothing. ”

"You're just optimistic. Cher follows your personality and can think about big things. ”

"There is always hope in life. If there is no hope, what support will it be? ”

"I want Cher to get to school safely and nothing goes wrong." Su Shi'an looked at the orange clouds in the sky, his eyes were loving, "I hope she writes back soon!" ”

"Let her write a letter? Then don't look forward to it. Her relationship with Mu Bai is so good, when did you see her reply to Mu Bai? Being able to write a note is a special treat. ”

"Children are busy with studying, how can they have time to write letters? Just have a note. When will she remember to write me a note and come back? ”

Probably sensing his concern, Xiao Duxue, who had just fainted from the car, sneezed twice in succession: "It's not that grandpa is thinking about me, it's definitely my parents scolding me." She rubbed her nose and said to herself, "I'm already at school, and you're still nagging me, really!" She patted the dust off her trouser leg and surveyed the new surroundings: it was a three-way intersection that wasn't too open. Two rows of dense bamboo forests in front of it are sandwiched by a four-person wide stone path, and at the end of the road is an irregular piece of yellow earth, and the ground is fairly flat, which is the playground. On one side of the playground is a plant of late-maturing corn and some seasonal vegetables. On the other side are several cement table tennis tables, with only two basketball hoops standing in the more central place. This is probably the place where students go about their daily activities and all the facilities. A few meters away from the table tennis table is a row of three-storey school buildings, with a total of six rooms: the first year of high school liberal arts and science classes, the second year of high school arts and science classes, and the third year of high school arts and science classes.

PS: High school life is about to begin, what kind of life will it be? What kind of changes will this life bring to Xiao Duxue? Will it be a fun experience? Who will she meet? What will she get? And with whom will she have a story? Is it sadness or joy? Is it pleasure or pain? How will they end up at the end of the story? Is that ending what Xiao Duxue thinks? Isn't it something we'd like to see? Let's look forward to it!