Li knocked on the door and stood outside the door waiting, his heart pounding like a little rabbit in his hand. He eagerly waited for the door to open, and Tao held a big cake in front of him with a smile on his face, looked at him with affection in his eyes, and whispered, "My birthday boy, I wish you a happy birthday!" You are a year older, and you are one step closer to our beautiful ideals, which is worth celebrating! Come and make a wish, may we be admitted to a good university together next year, and continue to work side by side to realize our common beautiful ideals! ”

The door didn't open for a long time, he suspected that the room was wrong, took out the note that Tao wrote to him and read it again, yes, it was number 11. He was a little impatient, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door again, shouting, "Peach, I'm here, open the door!" I can't help but complain a little in my heart: this peach, there are too many tricks! Offered to invite me to come, but didn't open the door for a long time, telling me to eat and close the door, what is this? It's a trick to be unbearable!

After a while, the door finally opened. He looked up and let out an "ah" sound, and he was taken aback by what was inside, completely out of his imagination.

But I saw that in a small room, the curtains were low, the lights were dim, the red candles were flickering, and the room was full of fragrant fragrance, hazy, like a newlywed cave room. Looking inside, the red tent is hung high, the tassels are hanging low, the mandarin pillows are in pairs, and the brocade quilt is shining. Momo was dressed in the best clothes of the day, her hair was combed bare, and a pair of new colored hairpins were divided on both sides, shining brightly. She sat on the edge of the bed with her head down, her face ruddy, pink, and radiant. When you get closer and take a closer look, it's a different story. I saw that Peach's face was like a peach blossom with rain, full of teardrops, and teardrops rolled down, intermittently, wetting the placket of the crewneck shirt.

Li was shocked for a moment, and suddenly remembered what Tao had told him a few days ago about her family's difficult situation and what her mother had told her to drop out of school and go home to farm. Thinking of all the unrealistic beautiful imaginations I just had, I blamed myself: How could I only start from my own mood and wishes, and not think of Peach's family difficulties? Because of her father's death, the family is in debt, and her life is difficult, and her mother has decided not to let her continue to study! Although she was unwilling, she took pity on her widowed mother and weak brother, so she had to force herself, endure the pain of cutting her love, and agree against her will. How many beautiful ideals, more than ten years of hard work, and it seems that she is about to succeed, but it immediately came to naught, how can she not be sad and cry? Every year on my birthday, she takes it more seriously than her own, and always sends gifts and greeting cards early. How could she forget this year? The reason why she refused to give him the gift at school must have been to take advantage of this day to pour out her heart to me, explain her true heart, and say goodbye to me. Endure the grief, do what you don't want, why bother!

Thinking that Tao will leave her alma mater that she loves and is proud of, Liangshan County Middle School, leaving her two best classmates and friends since childhood, destroying all good ideals, returning to the mountains to help her mother work, farming, collecting medicine, hunting all year round, and becoming a mountain person like her mother; He will lose this bosom friend forever. He was in a hurry, and felt that it was no longer bearable. "How's that going to work? I must stop her from this short-sighted act of destroying her future! As Peach's childhood sweetheart, love each other, and help each other so far, he feels that he has a responsibility and the ability to help Tao solve family difficulties, no matter how hard it is, he has to help her get through this hurdle.

The scene in front of him made Li not have time to think about it, he hurriedly walked over and asked, "Tao, what's wrong with you?" Are you grieving about your family again? Didn't I promise you that I would definitely help you. You have to trust me! ”

Tao raised her head to look at Li when she heard this, crying even more painfully, tears like a spring, choked up, ticking, unable to help herself. Li couldn't get an answer, so he approached Tao and persuaded her: "Don't be sad, we all know your family's difficulties, and Xing and I will treat our own and our own difficulties as our own, and do our best to help you, and never let you suffer alone, suffer and bear it alone." ”

Li took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears for Tao like she did when she was a child, and Tao did not shy away from it, letting Li wipe it for her. While wiping her tears for Peach, Li tried her best to persuade her, comfort her, understand her reason, and move her with affection:

"The college entrance examination is about to begin, and this is the critical moment to realize our ideals that we have dreamed of for more than ten years! Ten years of cold windows, thousands of hardships, in one fell swoop. You can't be cranky anymore, you have to concentrate, concentrate, and take the time to study. At this time, how can you run away and drop out of school and go home? Aren't you destroying your future? ”

When it came to Peach's sore spot, she couldn't bear it any longer, threw herself into Lee's arms, hugged him tightly, and cried and said:

"How can I not know what's important at the moment? However, how can my family get by at this level? My dad is gone, no one is doing the farm work in the fields, no one is picking medicinal herbs, the debts owed to others cannot be repaid, my mother sheds tears every day, crying and shouting, my younger brother is too young and needs to be taken care of. My family is my material and spiritual support, and now that it has become like this, how can I leave it behind? Ignore? I think about my family every day, how pitiful and helpless my mother and brother are, what will happen to this family in the future, I can't sleep night after night, how can I still settle down and study? ”

Tao wiped a handful of tears, looked at Li and said, "I understand your intentions: you pity me, feel sorry for me, and can't bear to leave me halfway and let me drop out of school and go home alone; But what can you do to help me with my family's problems? You, like me, are pure consumers, don't earn a penny, and spend your family's money. Your family is not rich, and several of your brothers are in school, which is enough for your parents to work hard, what else can you do to help me? ”

Tao shook her head helplessly, tears flowed out again, and said while crying: "Don't persuade me anymore, I understand your deep friendship, thank you!" Let me go home, endure hardship and sin, and destroy my future, that is my fate in this life and this life. The destiny of heaven is inviolable, disasters are inevitable, there is no other way but to accept and endure. This is my life, I admit it. None of you have anything to do with ......"

Momo couldn't say any more, broke free from Lee, turned her face to the side, and cried alone.

Li Tingtao said such heartless words, and insisted on giving up school and leaving him. Since then, two people, one in their hometown and one in the county, each of them is in one place, and it is difficult to see each other, and they can no longer study and study together, and they will be companions day and night to pursue beautiful ideals together. For a while, my heart was like a knife, and it was unbearable. He exclaimed:

"Nope! Momo, I beg you, please don't say such heartless words again, don't leave the school, leave me and Xing. Have you thought about it? If you do this, it will make us very sad and disappointed. Since childhood, the three of us have been together every day, with happy times and difficult times; Joy, we go through together, difficulties, we overcome together, never flinch, separated. Now that you've left us and gone home alone, have you considered our feelings? We will feel ashamed and uneasy, and we will not be able to study with peace of mind from now on. I'm not going to let you drop out of school and go home! ”

He held Momo's hand tightly and didn't let go, for fear that she would leave him. Momo also turned around and threw herself back into Lee's arms, tears streaming down her face.

In fact, why would Peach want to drop out of school and go home? She dreamed of going to college with Li, comparing herself with Xing, finding a good job in the city after graduation, and living a happy life as a modern person. I never thought of returning to the mountains and living the primitive life of farming, herding and hunting for generations. Even now she is not willing to return to the mountains to work. It was bad luck to make this decision, my father died, my family was in difficulty, my younger brother was young, and my mother was helpless. Thinking of her tragic fate and unbearable life in the future, she cried again, cried and complained, and sincerely confided in Li:

"Speaking from the bottom of my heart, I don't want to leave the school and leave you. Over the years, no matter going to school or vacation, we have been together every day, studying together, working together, and playing together, as close as a family, biological brothers and sisters. When I think of leaving the school, leaving you, and returning to the mountains to work alone, looking at the barren mountains and mountains every day, listening to the mountain wind howling, and the wolf howling and ape crying; I can't see you and Xing, I can't see so many teachers and classmates who see each other day and night, I can't hear the bell of class, and the singing, laughter, and reading of my classmates, my heart is like a knife, and I am very sad. For this reason, I don't know how many times I have secretly cried, how many tears have been shed, and how many sleepless nights I have survived. However, the reality is so ruthless and unrighteous, and there is no way around it. God is ruthless, and no one can stop us if he wants to dismantle us. I am a girl, and there is only a widow and a weak brother at home, and I am even more powerless. Thinking about it again and again, there is only this, only resignation. ”

She blew her nose, wiped away her tears, looked at Lee, and said emotionally:

"Don't persuade me anymore, let's be realistic. Since then, I have completely forgotten about me, forgetting everything we used to do. You think it's a romantic dream. Now I woke up and returned to the real world. In the future, let Xingyi accompany you, and you can no longer worry about me, concentrate on studying, and prepare for the college entrance examination with all your might. I would work silently in the ravine of my hometown, and use my meager harvest to feed my mother and younger brother. When my younger brother grew up and could work, I found a young man who could work in the mountains, married myself, and worked hard for the rest of my life. In the past, all our ideals, good wishes, lofty goals, short-term and long-term plans have nothing to do with me, they only belong to you, to you and ......"

Peach turned her face to the side again, crying alone and crying.

Li was very sad when he heard Tao's words. He really couldn't accept Peach's life plan, let a blooming peach blossom fall in the barren mountains and mountains, and fight for his ideals alone. However, he was never the kind of person who only thought of himself and kept himself alone, so he said in a loud voice:

"What kind of nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean? Who do you think of me? Deliberately trying to trap me and Xingyu in injustice, isn't it? Am I wrong about what I told you? Hurt your self-esteem? Could it be that our friendship for more than ten years is fake? Is it a play house, a toy battle? Trinity, it's so easy to destroy? So easy to disassemble? I don't know you today, are you still the strong, unyielding, unswerving, and ambitious peach you used to be? A setback at home knocked you down and defeated, what will you do if you encounter difficulties and setbacks in the future? Where have all your previous ambitions gone? You've changed so much, so disappointingly! If you say such ruthless and unrighteous words again, I really ignore you and don't recognize you as a friend! ”

Seeing that Li was angry, Tao knew that he really cared about her, felt sorry for her, and helped her, but also regretted it a little. She didn't expect that she would hurt Li because of jealousy. She looked at Li with a shy face, recalling Li's many benefits to her, sincere care and help, and felt very sad in her heart, feeling sorry for Li. She wiped a handful of tears and was silent for a while, and when she saw that Li calmed down, she explained:

"Lee, don't be angry, don't care about my words. I don't mean to hurt you on purpose, I just hate myself for having a bad fate and no way forward, and I just vent for no reason. How could I forget everything in the past? Before going to school, you helped me carry grass and herd sheep; After going to school, you dragged me to climb the mountain, carried me across the river, fought for me, and scolded the saleswoman, these many things have long entered my bone marrow and integrated into my blood. I will never forget so many happy days we had together, so many things we went through together, and how often we talked about our ideals and plans. I will never forget how much you cared for, helped me and loved me with all your heart. I will never forget it for the rest of my life! Even if I go home to work in the future, I will silently miss you on the slopes of my hometown, in the mountains and forests, and in the stone houses, sincerely bless you, and always remember you in my heart and accompany you for the rest ......of my life."

Tao couldn't say any more, burst into tears, sat alone to the side and hid her face and cried, her voice grew louder, her tone became sadder, and her tears were like mountain springs.

Tao's words poured out his heart and lungs, and Li's anger calmed down, but he felt that he was a little too angry, and he was speechless. He saw that the peach had made up his mind, and it was irreparable, and it affected his soft intestines. Thinking of his childhood sweetheart and like-minded classmates leaving him, all kinds of beautiful ideals and long-term plans in the past have come to naught, drifting away with the wind, and becoming floating clouds on the horizon. He stared blankly at Peach, not knowing what to do for a moment. Then I suspect that this situation is not true, and Peach is seeing his father die, his family is in difficulty, he is sad and sad for a while, he loses his mind, and he just talks about it. Thinking about it further, he suspected that these words were Momo's opportunity to test him. He is scheming, and he has always been too heavy, and now that her family is in this situation, it is a critical time to test whether he truly loves her and helps her. She asked him to come to such a secluded place just to test him and listen to him confide in his heart. After confirming it, I couldn't help but complain in my heart: You are too worried! Actually, is this still a test? With our friendship over the years, no matter how difficult your family is, what your mother thinks, how she decides, and what you think, I will never let you drop out of school and go home and destroy your future. I just tried my best to keep you, face it bravely with you, overcome difficulties together, complete my studies, and pursue common ideals. Thinking of this, he moved to Peach's side, took Peach's hand, held it tightly, and slowly recalled the past:

"Peach, have you forgotten the oath we made to the mountain god: 'Peach, plum, and apricot spring breeze are a family, and peach, plum, and apricot are all three.'" The three of us were born in the same year, we have played together, worked, gone to school together, progressed, helped each other for more than ten years, worked with one heart and one mind, just like a family, you think of me, I think of you, depend on each other, no one can do without anyone. Your difficulties are our difficulties, and Xing and I will do our best to help you. We don't have a lot of money to help you, but we have the strength; On Sunday, we will go home together to help your family with the work, and make sure that your crops will not be lost in time, and they will not be worse than our two families. Now that the reform and opening up, the party's policies are good, the land and forests are contracted to the households, and the income belongs to oneself, how can it be so difficult that you have to drop out of school? The children in the village are all vying to go to school and strive for progress. You're graduating from high school and you're going to college soon, wouldn't it be a pity to drop out? ”

He let go of Peach's hand, wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, patted her on the shoulder, and encouraged her:

"Take my word for it, don't drop out of school, don't leave us! It is often said that unity is strength, and three stinkers are worth Zhuge Liang. He also said that the three of them worked together, and the loess turned into gold. We are exactly three people, as long as we unite and work together, we will definitely be able to resist Zhuge Liang and turn loess into gold. Please believe that we are the youth of the new era, and in front of us, there is no mountain that cannot be climbed, and there is no river that cannot be climbed! ”

Speaking of climbing mountains and crossing rivers, he remembered the story of the three of them going to school together when he was a child, and asked Tao: "Do you remember when you were in elementary school, the three of us climbed mountains and crossed the river together?" ”

Tao nodded again and again, unconsciously recalling the incident when Li carried her again and again when she was a child and pulled her to climb the mountain and cross the river, she was so moved for a while that she burst into tears. She nodded with tears in her eyes:

"Remember, how can you not remember? Never forget! How good it was then! Innocent, sincere and friendly, the three people think in one place and work hard in one place. But now ......."

Peach sighed deeply and didn't go any further.

Li didn't understand Momo's mind, he thought of another meaning, now that they have grown up, they are more capable. Before Peach finished speaking, he became happy and interrupted Peach to say:

"At that time, we were all young, and we were single; Since I can pull you over the mountain and carry you across the river at that time; Today, as we all grow up, my body is better and my abilities are stronger, and I am more capable of helping you through the current difficulties! Please remember: we are a trinity, three families, and indivisible. In this world, where there is food we eat, there is food that you eat; Where there is the garment we wear, there is the garment you wear; If we go to school, there must be your school! The three of us are closely related, share weal and woe, always together, and never separate! This is the oath we made to the mountain god of Daliang Mountain, have you forgotten? The mountain god is extremely powerful, he can control the mountains, the jackals, tigers and leopards, and he will definitely bless us to overcome difficulties and get through difficulties! ”

Li strongly encouraged Tao to summon up courage, overcome difficulties, persist in learning, keep improving, and pursue beautiful ideals.

Tao remembered the oath she had made with Li and Xing to the god of Daliang Mountain, remembered Li's previous help and care for her, and her promise to herself today, and was deeply moved. She believes that Li's love for her has not changed in the slightest, and he still loves her so much, cares about her, and is sincere and unswerving. She was relieved that there was no need to tempt again. She hugged Lee as she had done when she was a child, covered his mouth with one hand, and said:

"Lee, don't say it. I believe in you, I will listen to you, and I will never leave you for the rest of my life! Our previous vows, your wishes today, my promises today, all of this, I will always keep in my heart, the sea is rotten and the heart will not change, the sky and the earth will not be separated! In order to express the unshakable loyalty of her heart and love, Peach actually used the old words in these jokes.

Li was very satisfied with Tao's words, because Tao finally promised him to give up dropping out of school and stay and continue to study with him, struggle, and pursue beautiful ideals together. Li was so excited that he shed tears and quickly wiped them away. He smiled, relieved, full of triumphant joy, and pointed to Peach's nose and said:

"Remember your words today, no matter when and where in the future, you are not allowed to regret it, and you are not allowed to say anything about dropping out of school and going home!"

Tao nodded solemnly, and two lines of hot tears rolled down and dripped onto Lee's chest.

While wiping away her tears for Tao, Li hugged her into his arms, patted her head like when she was a child, touched her soft hair, and continued to encourage her and comfort her:

"Well, don't cry, my princess, put all evil thoughts behind and forget them completely. Now it's time for us to think about the college entrance examination. Now is a critical time, the three of us must study harder, help each other, work together with one heart and one mind, and strive to be admitted to university next year, and work hard together for our beautiful ideals. Looking forward to graduating from college and finding a job that suits us and has a future, our goal will be closer and closer, and finally reached! There will be bread, there will be cars, there will be buildings, there will be all good things! Think about it, how happy and beautiful it would be! Do you have to keep begging the salesperson who looks down on you to ask for the price of a dress? As long as you like it, you can take it casually, and you can take a few pieces if you want them, anyway, what we have is money! ”

The peach smiled, like a blooming peach blossom, bright and beautiful, brilliant and fragrant. Lee stood up excitedly, holding the peach and happily spinning around the room, as if their ideal had really been realized, and all the good things were within reach. Momo couldn't help but giggle. She closed her eyes and felt that there were flowers and butterflies around her; In the distance, the blue sky and white clouds, the flock of pigeons flying, everything is so beautiful.

The more Tao thought about it, the happier she became, and for a moment she forgot about her father's death, her mother's tears, her brother's pity, the family's difficulties, and her promise to her mother. She snuggled tightly in Li's majestic and wide embrace like a mountain, feeling warm and sweet like never before, safe and reliable, strong and powerful. She raised her head, stretched out her hands, and stroked Li's youthful, masculine, handsome, and lovely face like a mountain peak, feeling convinced, trusted, and reliable. She nodded incessantly, tears flowed, her face flushed with excitement, and her heart was full of warmth and happiness.

Li was also intoxicated, he buried his face in the soft hair of the peach, sniffing it to his heart's content, and the bursts of fragrance made his heart happy. He thought: No wonder girls like to have long and unkempt hair, it turns out that girls' hair is so fragrant and attractive. He raised his head and looked at the handsome melon seed face, which was ruddy in its white skin, delicate and beautiful, like a peach blossom dew in March; A pair of handsome eyes, like two pools of autumn water, clear and bright, unfathomable, flashing with a wise light, taking people's souls; The two thin red lips are like two blooming petals, bright and moist, and like a beating red cherry, attracting people's eyes and making people cute.

At this time, Li remembered that Tao was going to give him a birthday gift, and asked Tao: "You said you wanted to give me a birthday gift, take it out!" ”

Tao listened to Li talk about the birthday gift, Fang remembered a scene at school, remembered what he had said and his own thoughts: What is Xing's greeting card? It's just a piece of flower paper, two floating words. My heart, my people, is the best gift for Lee. Thinking of this, she felt her heart shake, and smiled at Li Yanran, between her eyebrows, there were all kinds of charms. He replied:

"Isn't it already given to you for your birthday? Haven't you seen and felt it? She is in your arms, bright as a flower, warm as jade, and passionate as fire. Isn't this gift good enough, beautiful enough, precious enough? Aren't you still willing to accept it? Don't want to have her and enjoy her? ”

Li suddenly realized, looking at the peach powder face and hair in his arms, his eyes were full of affection and charm, as if he couldn't believe that this was the gift that Tao gave him, he asked tentatively:

"This gift is indeed good enough, beautiful enough, and valuable enough, which surprised me, and I couldn't believe it and didn't dare to accept it. You, did you give it to me sincerely? No regrets for the rest of your life? ”

"Give someone a horse, and you won't go home until you're old. Since the gift has decided to give it to you, it is to dig out her heart and lungs, sincerely, and willingly, she will be yours for the rest of her life, and she will always belong to you. ”

After Tao finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes and gently recited the red bean poem that symbolized love:

"Red beans are born in the south, and a few branches are sent in spring. May you pick more, this thing is the most lovely. ”

Li listened to the red bean poem recited by Tao, looked at her beautiful face and amorous eyes, and actually remembered another love poem:

"Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the river island. There is a lady, a gentleman. ”

Tao slowly opened her eyes and said to Li affectionately:

"Today is an unforgettable day, please accept this amorous red bean, put it in your heart for a lifetime, think about it all the time, remember it, cherish it, love it, it will always belong to you, love you for a lifetime, love you, warm your heart, and accompany you to old age. Get this thing today, and never be separated for the rest of your life! ”

After speaking, Peach threw herself into Lee's arms and hugged him tightly. Li only felt that his blood was boiling, his heart was surging, and he couldn't help himself, he nodded again and again, and unconsciously hugged the peach tightly. The two young people, who had been in love for a long time, could no longer control their emotional impulses and hugged each other tightly.

Momo is satisfied, satisfied, because she finally defeats Apricot and gets the first thing to get Lee's love and promise of love first.

After sobering up, Li regretted a little and blamed himself, because he violated the principle of "concurrently love" and was inevitably resented and punished by Xing.