After the warm hostel, the peach statue changed a person, she no longer sighed for the family affairs, complained, and took the initiative in learning and extracurricular activities. In addition to studying hard and diligently, she also pays more attention to dressing herself, although there are not many clothes, nor fashionable, and the cosmetics are poor, but she always cleans up from head to toe every day, neat and tidy, oily and smooth, and dusty. The whole person looked radiant and vibrant, as if she had returned to her original nature. The teacher and classmates saw the beautiful, lively, positive, and enthusiastic peach again.

Li and Xing were very happy to see it, glad that Tao finally walked out of the shadow of their father's death, regained their spirits, cheered up, and was full of hope for the future and future, and the three of them could unite as before, study hard, and work together to realize their beautiful ideals. On Sunday, Li made an appointment with Xing, and the three of them returned to the spring breeze together to help Tao's mother finish the farm work in the field, and Li went up the mountain to chop back a load of firewood for Tao's family. Li said to Tao's mother: "Auntie, don't worry about the work in the fields and mountains, now that we have grown up, we have the strength, no matter how heavy the work, we can help you finish it, do it well, and we will not let your family fall behind." Peach's mother was very touched to see that the three children were so united and friendly and came together to help her work, and she did not mention that Tao dropped out of school and went home to farm.

But the good times didn't last long, and soon, Momo was surprised to find out that she was pregnant, and the most obvious feeling was sudden gagging. At first, he thought it was because the weather was getting cold and his stomach was uncomfortable; Often, she became suspicious, because she had seen her mother pregnant with her younger brother. She secretly looked for relevant books to check and compare, and the symptoms were very similar, so she was even more suspicious and afraid; A person secretly ran to the county hospital for a check-up, and the result surprised her, she was indeed pregnant! She regretted very much that she shouldn't have used that despicable method to trick Li into going to the Warm Hotel because she was jealous of Xing, let alone do that. It's too late now, it's really hurting others like hurting yourself!

Momo was so frightened, worried, and anxious that she had no intention of attending classes during the day and couldn't sleep at night. But who is to blame for the iniquity of his own creation? I had to suffer by myself, eat the fruits of my own evil, eat Coptis chinensis dumbly, and suffer in my heart. She is worried every day, for fear that her classmates will find out and spread it, and the consequences will be unimaginable: if a student does this kind of thing, she will lose face in front of the whole school teachers and students, and she will be expelled from school, kicked out of school, and wipe away the good results and good reputation she has worked hard over the years, and become a morally corrupt student, ashamed for life, and regretful for life! She secretly warned herself that she must be careful and never let this kind of thing be exposed! Therefore, no matter how uncomfortable and unbearable the reaction was, she tried her best to endure and suffer. I couldn't bear it anymore, so I secretly ran to a secluded place and turned over the river and the sea, vomited for a while, then wiped away my tears, lowered my head, held my breath, and secretly returned to the classroom, reading and studying silently. However, concealing a pregnancy reaction is not like hiding something, hiding love as much as you want, and the recipient does not react; This kind of thing is not controlled, it can happen anytime and anywhere, there is no pattern to follow at all, and sometimes it is inevitable to show her feet, which makes her embarrassed and ashamed. Although she is always vigilant, acts secretively, and does everything possible to conceal, conceal, and forbear, it still arouses the suspicion of some classmates. Once, a classmate in the dormitory asked her, "What's wrong with you?" Always running out, is it a bad stomach? Or is it an upset stomach? She had to lie and say, "It's because I have a bad stomach, and I'm a little cold." The student didn't believe it and said, "No! Your quilt is not thin, and you wear a lot of clothes, how can you get cold? She blushed unconsciously, panicked, and hurriedly continued to lie: "I have an old problem, I have lived in the mountains since I was a child, and I followed my parents to hunt in the mountains in winter. The classmate seemed to believe this, because Tao was from the mountains, and it was inevitable to go to the mountains to hunt in winter, so he persuaded him: "I said, how can there be such a problem when you are young." I think, you still went to the county hospital for a serious examination and examination, and it was completely cured, don't be a big problem, it will only get worse and worse if you keep dragging it out. Look at you lately, you can't eat, and everyone has lost a lot of weight. People really cared about her, and she couldn't say anything, so she had to nod her head and agree, saying that she would definitely go to the doctor on Sunday.

Momo's pregnancy reaction is getting worse and worse, sometimes she runs out of class once or twice, and some can't help but vomit before she can run out of the classroom or a hidden place, spraying dirt all over the ground, even she herself feels ugly. The teachers and classmates were very surprised, and after a long time, they couldn't help but be suspicious and discussed. Look at it, I can't hide it - if I continue to hide it like this, it will inevitably be exposed one day, and the end will be out of control! So she decided to tell Li to know that they could discuss a proper solution with each other.

On this day, Tao asked Li to a corner of the campus, a very hidden place, and after some hesitation, she took out the test sheet and told Li the truth. Li was shocked when he heard this, and then regretted it, and he paused again and again, and kept hammering himself, blaming himself for doing a stupid thing, a wrong thing, hurting Peach, and damaging his reputation. Remembering the pain and torture she had endured these days, Momo couldn't control herself at this time, hugged Lee and cried, begging Lee to think of a solution for her to get the best of both worlds. Li couldn't think of a good way for a while, and when he saw Tao burst into tears, he was very sad, so he had to comfort her with kind words:

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! It's all my fault, and I've caused you to suffer. At that time, I just wanted to comfort and comfort you, so that you could get rid of your pain and cheer you up. None of us thought of this kind of thing, and we didn't want to see it. You think, just once, how can it be so coincidental? ”

Lee was flustered and incoherent.

"I couldn't believe it either. How do you know it's such a coincidence! Peach shook the test sheet, at a loss.

After a while, Li finally calmed down and said, "Things have happened, regret, blame, cry, it's useless." I had to face it seriously, try to cover it up, hide it, and never let the matter be exposed. ”

Peach was a little impatient when she heard this, and said. "That being said, however, I vomit several times a day, endure it, can't help it, hide, can't hide, how can I not be exposed after a long time? I can't hide it at school! If we are found out, we will all be expelled, and the consequences will be unimaginable! How will we behave in the future? ”

The situation is really serious. But how, exactly? Lee never thought about it, nor did he encounter it. couldn't think of a way for a while, with a sincere and guilty heart, he had to comfort Tao with a guarantee: "Don't worry, I swear that I will be responsible for what I have done, and I will never let you bear it alone." ”

Tao was even more anxious when she heard this, and said, "I'm not trying to hold anyone responsible, the two of us did it, and we are both responsible." I have come to you today to find a practical solution. ”

Lee was silent. He pondered repeatedly: Is it easy to find a practical solution in plain sight? Even if you hide it from your teacher, you can't hide it from your classmates. Li was also anxious: Peach's reaction was getting more and more serious, and the school was full of people, so it was really difficult to hide it. The consequences are serious and unimaginable! After thinking about it repeatedly, he finally came up with a solution, saying:

"In an emergency, there is no other way to think of it. Family is the best haven, and parents are the most reliable protectors. Now that I can't hide it at school, I have to leave school for a while, go home and hide for a while, and then come back to class when the reaction is lighter. ”

Tao shook her head when she heard this: "I asked for leave to go home, I also thought about it." However, the college entrance examination time is getting closer and closer, and my homework is so intense, what should I do if I leave school? Do you still want to take the college entrance examination? "Tao still thinks about studying, thinking about the college entrance examination, and can't bear to leave school.

Lee explained: "I've thought it all, there's no way to have it both ways. I stayed in school for the time being and continued to persevere, but I couldn't hold on, so I had to go home. Anyway, the new classes have already ended, and they are also reviewing at school, but there is a teacher's guidance. You can continue to review by yourself when you get home, write down the questions you don't know, and I'll go home and teach you on Sunday. In this way, it can avoid the eyes and ears of classmates, and it will not affect learning too much. What do you think? ”

Lee looked at Peach helplessly and asked for her opinion.

Peach hesitated, and finally made up her mind: until now, this is the only way. In this way, at least the matter will not be exposed immediately, and he will not be embarrassed in public, or even expelled from the school. Alas! I originally wanted to take revenge on Xing, but I didn't expect to take revenge on myself first, which was really harmful to others like myself. The bitter wine brewed by oneself had to be drunk by oneself, and no one could replace it.

"There's no other way but that."

Momo thought about it for a while, and finally reluctantly agreed. Thinking of leaving school and abandoning her studies, she felt infinite regret and sentimentality in her heart, and unconsciously shed sour tears.

"Don't be upset, wait for the reaction to ease up and come back to tutoring; At the moment, this is the only way to cover up the past and not let things be exposed. Lee explained.

Peach nodded. But, thinking about returning home, she hesitated again. My mother is in a bad mood because of her father's death, the family is in debt, and she is busy with farm work; Seeing her situation again, she didn't study hard, and she was pregnant before marriage, how could she bear it? Don't scold her yet? She became scared again and said, "What should I do if my mother finds out and asks her seriously, she has been in a bad mood recently?" ”

Li didn't have a good way to solve this problem. But he made up his mind: mother and daughter are connected, and the daughter is the mother's heart, no matter how angry she is and resents her, he still has to try to protect her and help her cover up: because this is also her own face, the face of the whole family. So he said, "My mother, what can I do to you?" If you can hide it, you can't hide it, so you just tell the truth. The responsibility is all mine, whether it is beating or scolding, let her old man deal with it. ”

Tao thinks about it seriously, this is also true: the mother loves her daughter the most, even if her daughter is at fault, she will be hurt on the side, so there is no need to worry too much. Seeing that Li took the initiative to take responsibility for himself, thinking that he would have to rely on him in the future, he scared him away, but he lost his support, and comforted Li and said: "My mother has a knife mouth and a tofu heart, saying it on the side, doing it on the side." I don't think it's enough to scold you, at most complain a few words. My mother usually thinks of you well, and often praises you for being helpful and a rare good child; Maybe they'll agree to be together. ”

"In the future, let her old man deal with it, I don't dare to force it, nor dare to shirk it. For the time being, if you ask for sick leave and go home, you will say that you have an old stomach problem and you have to go home for treatment to avoid the current hurdle. When the response is a little better, hurry back to class, don't delay the college entrance examination; Otherwise, I really deserve to die! ”

There are ways to deal with the affairs of school and family, and Momo calmed down a little, so he nodded in agreement.

The decision has been made, Tao found the homeroom teacher, said that he was a child in the mountains to collect firewood and hunt, the old stomach disease contracted recurred, recently the stomach is swollen, nausea, do not want to eat, to the hospital a few times to see is not very effective; It's been many days, her condition is getting worse, and she is so scared that she can't stick to class anymore. There is an old Chinese medicine doctor in my hometown, and the treatment of this stomach disease has a special effect, so I have to ask for leave to go home and ask the old Chinese medicine doctor for treatment. The teacher saw that she was indeed sick and that she had lost a lot of weight, so she granted leave. However, he repeatedly told her: "When you get home, you should hurry up and treat your illness, return to school as soon as you are well, and don't delay your studies and the college entrance examination." ”

Lee took leave to escort Tao home and help her carry her schoolbag and luggage. Xing also rushed to see him off when he knew about it, and when he saw that Tao was emaciated and sometimes gagged, he asked Tao what disease he was suffering from and why he didn't go to the county hospital for treatment; Peach can't tell the truth, and also made up some lies to prevaricate the past. Xing remembered her old friendship, sympathized with Peach, and said many comforting words, wishing her a speedy recovery and return to school; All the way to the bus station.

Peach's mother suddenly sees Lee coming home with Peach, not on Sunday; Seeing that Tao had a thin face and an ugly face, he was very surprised, and hurriedly pulled Tao to ask the reason. Tao was speechless, told lies, and was afraid of being exposed, so her mother was even more angry, so she had to bow her head and cry sadly. Li had no choice but to reply, saying that Tao had a severe cold a few days ago, with a high fever of more than 40 degrees, and went to the county hospital twice to see it, and the fever subsided, but he didn't want to eat, and his stomach was swollen and nauseated; The spirit is not good, I always want to sleep, and I can't keep up the spirit in class. The teacher was afraid that it would affect the college entrance examination, so he asked Tao to go home to recuperate for a period of time, and returned to school immediately after his spirit recovered. Peach's mother saw that her daughter was not a big problem, and said, "It's nothing, it's like this after a high fever, anorex, and I don't want to eat." The school's big pot of rice is not to taste. When I come back from hunting a pheasant in the mountains, I will stew soup for her to eat, and it will be good to recuperate. ”

After arranging the peach, Li returned to his house and told his mother that the school would buy review materials, and in addition, the food expenses had also increased, so he would have to take more money. His mother gave fifty yuan, and he gave all the peaches behind his back, and told her to recuperate at home, review her homework well, and he would come back to visit her on Sundays.

Li was about to return to school, and Tao was a little reluctant to send him to the outside of the village, with tears in his eyes, and repeatedly told him: "Don't forget me, you must come back to see me on Sunday." I'm at home thinking about you every day, hoping that you will come back soon. Now my mother doesn't know the truth, she is a person from the past, and it seems that she can't hide it. After Mom found out the truth, I didn't know what would happen, I was worried to death! As he spoke, he hugged Li tightly and cried.

Li took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears and encouraged her, saying, "Don't be afraid. She is your own mother, the person who loves you the most in the world. The elbows are not bent outward. I think that even if she knew the truth, she would only scold me and blame me, and she would not scold you seriously. ”

Peach said, "Not necessarily. My mother hates girls for doing such things, disgraceing her people, and ruining the doorway. ”

Li said: "If your mother really has this kind of thinking, you will be better able to do it: she is afraid of being embarrassed, so she must cover up for you everywhere and keep her mouth shut about the outside world." She knows the truth, if she scolds you, it will be light, you just pretend not to hear it and ignore her; It's heavy, you feel unbearable, so you cry and make a fuss, and your mother is afraid of being known by outsiders, so she won't dare to scold you anymore. ”

Momo smiled and said, "It's not good, it's not good." Aren't you driving a wedge between our mother and son? If you are intimate, who will listen to your tricks? ”

Lee said, "I'm all for your good. I thought about it in the middle of the night last night. If you think it's not good, you can think about it again, and I support you. In short, a principle, don't let yourself be harmed. Otherwise, I'll be distressed. ”

Momo thought for a moment and said with a smile, "There's really no better way than you." I can't stand it anymore, so I might as well give it a try. ”

Li also smiled and said, "This is a panacea, even if you try, you will not be happy if you try!" Now, you and I are tied together, and we share the same reputation, there is no one closer to the two of us in the world, and I feel the same way when you are scolded. ”

When Tao heard this, her eyes were ruddy, and she was very moved. She looked at Li affectionately and nodded silently.

Seeing the car coming, the two were reluctant, hugged tightly, took care of each other, and waved goodbye.

Momo took sick leave to go home and saw that a week had passed and she still hadn't returned to school. This is the second semester of the third year of high school, and the college entrance examination is about to begin! Some of the students were surprised, some regretted, and some were puzzled. I was surprised, because Tao has always been healthy and rarely gets sick, why did she suddenly get such a serious stomach problem this time, and she had to leave her homework and go home for treatment? It's a pity because Tao has always had excellent academic performance and lofty ideals, and is determined to be admitted to university, get ahead, and at the same time bring glory to his hometown parents; Seeing that the college entrance examination is coming, falling ill at this juncture will inevitably affect the results of the college entrance examination, in case the success falls short, it is a pity! I was puzzled again, because Peach was strangely sick this time, she didn't have a fever, she didn't cough, she just gagged a lot. What's even more strange is that the doctors in the county hospital have such good skills and equipment, she doesn't go to the county hospital to see a doctor, but she has to ask for leave to go home and ask for some old Chinese medicine treatment, her hometown is in a poor ravine, sparsely populated, and the medical conditions are extremely poor, what good doctor would be willing to stay in the poor ravine? It's incomprehensible!

When Li heard these discussions, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, worried, panicked, and afraid that his classmates would suspect him, so it was inconvenient for him to come forward to defend Tao. He misses the peach every day, and his heart returns to the spring breeze with the peach. He can no longer study with peace of mind, day and night, his mind is full of peach things. Every Sunday, I go home to see the peaches, save my food money to buy some delicious food for her, and help her family with the work. Exhausted and tired.

Another Saturday afternoon, Li Hui looked at Peaches in the spring breeze, and as soon as he stepped into Peach's door, he couldn't wait to say loudly: "Peach, I've come to see you, are you better?" Tao's mother heard this, walked over, couldn't help but say, grabbed Li's collar, slapped him in the face, and scolded: "You bad boy, you still have the face to look at Peach, what do you see what you have done to Peach?" I'm going to settle accounts with you! ”

Li immediately thought that the matter had been seen through by Peach's mother, and Peach couldn't hide it, so he must have confessed truthfully. He didn't deny it, covered his face, lowered his head, and admitted his mistake and said: "It's all my fault, which caused Tao to suffer." If you want to beat or scold, let the aunt deal with it. Peach's mother was even more angry when she heard this, she picked up a stick and scolded in her mouth: "You kid still dare to be hard-mouthed and bully us orphans and widows, see if I don't beat you to death!" ”

When Tao saw it, she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her mother and said, "Mom, it's not his fault that you wronged Li, it's me who deceived him into giving him a birthday gift and tricking him into going to a warm hostel." Peach's mother saw her daughter admit that it was her fault, and it was not good to beat Li again. She dropped the stick and turned to Peach, angry, hateful and distressed, crying and asking, "You shameless person, how can you do that kind of thing?" You are a high school student, a big girl with yellow flowers, and now you have become like this, you can't go to school, you don't dare to go out, how can you tell me to go out to meet people in the future? You've lost all the faces of our family! Tao said, "I love Lee, I'm afraid of losing him." I don't regret it now. ”

When the mother heard this, she became even more angry and wanted to come to beat the peach. Li grabbed her and said, "Don't be angry, don't be embarrassed, old man. Anyway, it's all my fault, I did it, I will be responsible to the end, and I won't let Peach take responsibility. ”

Tao's mother heard Li say this, which was exactly what she wanted, she said: "You kid dare to do it, you say, what should I do about this?" Li said: "Tao and I have a plan, and when she reacts better, we will immediately go back to school to prepare for the college entrance examination." If we can pass the exam, we will beat the children and go to college together, and if we can't pass the exam, we will get married. In short, I will be responsible for this matter to the end, and I will never leave the peach alone, neither embarrass the peach nor make you embarrassed. ”

Seeing that Li was sincere and had true feelings for Peach, Peach's mother had no choice but to do so for the sake of the future, so she said, "Since you have a plan, let's do it." If you dare to deceive Peach, I will never spare you. Li said, "Don't worry, since I said it, I will definitely do it." Peach's mother received Lee's promise and said, "I believe that you are an honest and kind child, and you will not deceive Momo or me." ”

Li saw that Tao's mother finally forgave him, so he relieved his heart, and he and Tao helped her back to the house, and took out the things he bought for Tao to Tao, and comforted him before going home. The next day, he came early to help Momo's mother work in the fields and go up the mountain to chop firewood, just like her own son.