Yao Mubai's college acceptance letter arrived the next day. National Key University! The first child in the village to be admitted to university turned out to be a foreign surname of unknown origin! This makes many people feel uncomfortable. Too many school-age children, some of them because their families have no money, some because they can't bear the hard work of studying, and some think that studying is useless, so they give up their studies after finishing junior high school and join the wave of migrant workers in the south. Only the two children of the Su family have always insisted on the road of studying.

Speaking of which, the Su family is not a rich man, at best, they don't have to worry about food and clothing. Xiao Lanshu's salary is almost spent on poor students, and Su Shi'an only charges a cost fee for medical treatment and medicine, and does not make much money. When he met a well-off patient, he would send three melons and two dates, and he often returned them. And the crops in the field are only enough for the family to eat and drink, and they can't save any savings. When there is no Yao Mubai, life is still passable. But since the two children started going to school, the tuition fee alone has made many people discolored.

So, in the small talk at the entrance of the village, the two children of the Su family became the heroes and heroines: What does the female doll do when she reads so many books? Sooner or later, it's not about finding a man to marry. The male doll is the pillar of the family, but he can read more books, and it is always good to be able to read and hyphenation. However, the child is not biological, so what is the offering?

The Su family was unmoved when they heard this, and they still treated the two children equally, regardless of gender, regardless of intimacy.

One day later, Yao Mubai said: Auntie, the family economy is so tight, I don't go to school anymore, just let my sister go to school. Su Wanyan said: You two are my children, and I will not favor one over the other. Yao Mubai knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her three times in tears.

On the day Yao Mubai left home, Xiao Duxue and Ye Hanchuan also set foot on the road to school with a basket on their backs. More than ten miles of mountain roads, it is not easy to climb down the hill. Two children, carrying books, clothes and a week's worth of rations, walked and walked and walked until dusk, when they did not see the school.

Ningnan Junior High School is built on a mountain beam, facing the river in front and the mountain in the back. When winter arrives, the mountain wind is cold, the river is cold, and no matter how much clothes you wear, it looks like you are running naked. The windows of the classrooms were upgraded, from the papier-mâché windows of elementary school to the glass windows. It's just that this glass window is not much better, and the east and west are either broken or missing, and in the end you still have to take paper paste, or use a book to cover it. There are still not enough classrooms, and there are only three classes in each grade from the first to the third year of junior high school. The early arrivals have already begun to study in the evening, and the light of kerosene lamps and candles casts shadows and light in the classroom, and a few naughty children are playing hand shadow games against the wall. The electricity bill is included in the tuition fee, which basically becomes a means of generating income for the school, because here, 365 days a year, there are 300 days of power outages. On the night of a power outage, the classroom can be noisier than usual. Children who lack kerosene or candles read by the light around them. After a long time, some whispers will naturally arise. The teacher who kept the evening self-study also became cute, not as strict as usual, leaving only the sentence "read by yourself, don't talk", and walked outside. On that night, sharing light and dreams, all the hard work is like a shadow on the wall, coming and going without leaving a trace.

The conditions of the dormitory were also difficult, with glass windows, doors and tiles all very broken. The wooden loft bed is divided into two levels, and stands against the wall in the most space-saving way. The vacant part of the room was used for suitcases for food and clothing. These boxes come in different sizes, heights, and shapes, and can be found everywhere. There is no space on the ground to put it, so it is stuffed under the bed, and if the bottom of the bed cannot be stuffed, it can only be placed at the end of the bed. He is slightly tall, and he can only sleep with his legs half-bent at night. When I woke up in the middle of the night with leg cramps, I sat in the dark and listened to the snoring of my classmates and rubbed my legs. Signing up early naturally occupies a good bed on the top, and those who arrive later can only sleep in the lower bunk. In the windy and rainy weather, the rain poured through the broken glass doors and windows, and there was no way to sleep on the bed near the window, so I could only squeeze with classmates with good relationships. The bunks below are not exposed to rain and can be damp due to standing water. During the rainy season, the ground is heavily waterlogged, and you have to wear rain boots to get your feet down. If you don't have rain boots, you accidentally get your shoes wet, so you can pull some straw to make the bed and put them inside your shoes, waiting for the wind and body temperature to dry your shoes.

There is no running water. Students bring their own kettles and find their own wells to get water. In those years of the great drought, all the teachers and students of the school could not find a water source, so they had to suspend classes and wait for the rain. There is plenty of rain right now, and there are wells two miles away to draw water. If you save a little, fill two five-pound water bottles, and you can meet the needs of the day.

Xiao Duxue rarely went to look for water, and almost all of it was Ye Hanchuan who gave it to her. A few times when they were busy with exams, both of them forgot about fetching water, and they didn't remember until they were studying at night. Ye Hanchuan took the kettle and left, not letting Xiao Duxue follow, saying that it was difficult to walk at night, and he was afraid that she would fall. Xiao Duxue didn't listen, and chased after her. The two ran one by one and chased after each other, fighting all the way. When they came back, if the bright moon was high, the two of them would play while walking, not caring whether it was day or night; If it was dark and dark, Ye Hanchuan took Xiao Duxue's hand and explored the road without distraction. Following him, Xiao Duxue never looked at the road, looked east and west to find fun, and took a nap when she was sleepy. Ye Hanchuan said that it was too dangerous, Xiao Duxue didn't care at all, and closed her eyes when she was sleepy. Twice, Ye Hanchuan saw that she was sleeping crookedly, and he refused to wake up no matter how he screamed, so he had to hide his kettle in the grass, only carried hers, and carried her back to school.

In the immediate aftermath of the disaster year, every household had no food to spare, and food was very scarce. In the green season, adults can only rely on sweet potatoes to satisfy their hunger. Most children basically have a handful of rice on a sweet potato, steamed and eaten together, and only a very small number of children can eat rice three times a day. The next meal is home-made pickle gnocchi, finely chopped and stir-fried with some chili peppers and chopped green onions, and then put it up and eat it slowly. You have to be careful when you eat, and if you eat too much one day, you can only eat white rice on Saturday. However, there is also soup for sale, two cents a spoonful, so light that you can see the figure of a person. There were a few dots of oil floating in the soup, and after a spoonful, I was full of joy to see the green vegetables, but the aunt who didn't want to sell the soup shook her hand, and the dishes returned to the pot, leaving only half a spoonful of blandish water.

After eating, after washing the lunch box, put in food and water, and then send the lunch box to the designated area of each class, which will be collected by the staff of the food group steaming rice, and then go to each class area to collect it during meal time. In this process of picking up food, it is a quick fight. If you go slowly or have a bad eye, nine times out of ten you will never see your lunch box again.

Xiao Duxue's lunch box is often stolen, and she is often hungry. The lunch box was stolen, and she never reported to the teacher, nor did she complain to her classmates, but endured it alone. Until one day, Ye Hanchuan saw her returning empty-handed, stopped her and asked, "Where's your lunch box?" ”

Xiao Duxue spread her hands: "I left with the gentleman on the beam." ”

"Stolen? So what do you do with lunch? ”

"I don't eat it. Later, I will go to the commissary to buy a lunch box, and I will eat it in the evening. ”

"You're optimistic! How many times have you been stolen? ”

"I don't count. Anyway, my mom doesn't want to give me money to buy lunch boxes. The most fazing thing is that as long as I appear at the entrance of the commissary, I don't have to speak, and the aunt who sells the goods will hand me the lunch box directly. Hey, it's unreasonable! ”

"Why didn't you say it earlier? No wonder he's as thin as a vine. I thought you were studying too hard and using your brain too much, but I didn't expect that you were hungry every day. ”

"You're still laughing at me? A guy with no heart, no lungs, no justice! It's not in vain that I'm still friends with you! ”

"Makes you happy." Ye Hanchuan stuffed the lunch box to Xiao Duxue, and ran towards the food group, "Wait here, I'll be back soon." ”

The food group is connected to the boys' dormitory, and now it is meal time, and the boys are standing outside eating and basking in the sun with their lunch boxes. Xiao Duxue didn't take the lunch box and left, so she couldn't stay, so she could only pretend to look at the clouds. Some good people have already begun to joke: "Who is it, you and Ye Hanchuan are the first in the first class, and the other is the first in the second class, and the relationship is so good, or you will come to our second class." ”

"I heard that you two have been playing since childhood? Childhood sweetheart! ”

"Wow, envy! I also want to have a childhood sweetheart. ”

"Silence, silence! I'm embarrassed not to see people! ”

Xiao Duxue was about to reply, Ye Hanchuan hurried over with two lunch boxes, and the noisy crowd immediately left only the sound of eating. When I opened the lunch box, I saw that one contained rice, green vegetables and scrambled eggs, and the other contained a few pieces of juicy and thick braised pork ribs! "Where did you get the money? Got a windfall? ”

Ye Hanchuan sniffed the food: "It's so fragrant!" If you are told to eat, you will eat, ask so much! ”

Xiao Duxue's head shook like a rattle: "If you don't make it clear, I won't dare to eat." If you stole this money, I'd be disgusted for the rest of my life. ”

"Steal? Thank you for looking up to me. My mom has been feeding me in the teacher's cafeteria for a year, and I've never eaten it before, and this is the first time. You're lucky to catch them to improve their lives and have meat to eat. ”

"Isn't it, a year's worth of food? You're so rich! ”

"So much nonsense! Hurry up and eat, it's time for class. ”

"I can't eat so much, let's eat together."

"So many people are watching, you let me go with you?"

"Don't make a fuss! Say the place quickly. ”

"Then go to the rock where you often read books?"

Xiao Duxue pulled her legs and left, and Ye Hanchuan followed.

The playground at the time of the meal was empty. Two cement table tennis tables and a pair of basketball hoops are lined up in a three-legged manner. There are no plants around the playground, and the space is empty and unobstructed. The ground is yellow mud, and when it rains, it is so muddy that you can't get your feet down. Not far below the playground was a field of crops, and in the corner of the ground was a flat rock, and next to the stone was a tall locust tree and thorns and weeds taller than a man.

Xiao Duxue put the lunch box on the stone: "This place is so good, a tree separates a world." ”

Ye Hanchuan sat down next to her, looking east and west: "It's a good place." The last time you read a book here, if I hadn't looked closely, I really wouldn't have seen a person behind the tree. ”

"Just your sharp eyes!" Xiao Duxue took out some eggs and vegetables, and moved the box containing the ribs: "You are a boy, you have a lot of food, eat more." That's all I need. ”

Ye Hanchuan sandwiched two ribs to her: "I'm already more than one meter seven, you are still so tall, if you don't eat well, I will call you Xiao Zhenzi in the future." ”

"Who said that, I've grown up too, and I'm almost one meter five."

Ye Hanchuan bared his teeth.

"I've heard that Lingyun Middle School is going to enroll students in our school, but there is only one place."

"Lingyun Middle School? Is that the school that Mu Bai used to study? No way? That's a heavy high. ”

"Yes. The city's key high schools have a 90% admission rate, and the top three will definitely be admitted to prestigious universities. ”

"What a thousand troops crossed the single-plank bridge! Are you sure there's only one spot? ”

"There shouldn't be anything wrong with that. But I've also heard that the specifics are not clear. ”

Ye Hanchuan looked at Xiao Duxue, who was concentrating on nibbling on ribs, and thought: If there is only one place, I hope it will be you. "Mu Bai is already a junior, right, will he come back this summer?"

Xiao Duxue's action of gnawing on pork ribs slowed down: "My brother didn't come back last year, saying that he wanted to work and study to reduce the burden on the family." I don't think he will come back this year, he's about to graduate and has to find a place to intern. ”

Ye Hanchuan smiled and put another piece of pork ribs into her bowl.

Xiao Duxue returned the ribs: "I won't eat them, my belly is about to burst." ”

Ye Hanchuan smiled badly: "Eat more, not only can you replenish your brain, but also grow your breasts." ”

Xiao Duxue's juicy hand pressed his white shirt hard: "Give you a stamp." ”

Ye Hanchuan snorted, as if he had been stepped on his neck: "Stinky girl!" My clothes! ”

Xiao Duxue was overjoyed: "Who told you to owe!" ”

Ye Hanchuan jumped off the stone, pinched the newly bloomed pea flowers in the crop field, carefully braided them into a wreath, and put them on Xiao Duxue's head: "I'll make a better one for you another day." ”

Xiao Duxue adjusted the position of the garland, tilted her head and asked with a smile, "Do I look like a flower fairy?" ”

Ye Hanchuan's eyes were as tender as honey: "No, like a bride!" ”

The wind was gentle, and the dense foliage of the locust tree filtered the violence of the sun, leaving only a trace of coolness. Two foraging wild cats came running to smell the smell of food, and the vole that had just poked its head out disappeared immediately.

The feeling of being full of food and drink is so happy!

PS: The first volume is over, and the happy childhood time is over! Next, there will be a more interesting high school life.