One morning after New Year's Day, Jiang Yang sent Gu Ling to school. They talked about the things they met on the road, the different people they met at school, the strange ways of education and school life. Jiang Yang kept talking with interest, although he was like this every day, she felt that she couldn't listen enough, and she couldn't wait to continue chatting with him.

"It's so cold, you should wear gloves." Gu Ling probed Jiang Yang's shoulder and looked forward and said.

"yes, I'm thinking about getting my mom a glove. It's winter, and the wind is blowing in the wind these days, and my hands are almost frozen and swollen. ”

"Don't you have one at home? Gloves are a must-have for every family. ”

"Last year, there was a pair of rotten ones at home. I went out to build a snowman and used it once. After that, I couldn't find it anywhere at home. I guess I threw it away for my mother. ”

"How long have you been wearing it?"

"I started wearing it when I was in elementary school."

"Tomorrow, you use mine."

The bike slowed down. "You used it, didn't you?"

"Hmm."

"Well, you have two hands."

"I can put my hands in my pockets to keep warm, but look at you, what poor two hands." Jiang Yang didn't speak. Listen to her continue: "Don't buy it, I'll bring mine to you tomorrow." ”

"Oh! I don't know if it's appropriate? ”

"It's just a glove, you can put it on."

Riding over the school wall, the car stopped at the school gate. Gu Ling jumped down, stood in front of Jiang Yang, and looked at him, "I'm in." She waved goodbye.

"Attend classes well." Jiang Yang shouted at her.

Two months passed peacefully. Gu Ling put aside all his worries and hurried to meet the upcoming final exam. Jiang Yang's school started exams a few days earlier. It was the morning before the exam, and he took Gu Ling to school on his bicycle, told her about his school's exam arrangements, and asked her when she would have a holiday. Upon learning of her situation, he began to make plans for himself.

After two days of exams, at noon on the third day, he stayed at home and looked at the time, and rushed to the No. 4 Middle School by bicycle before half past eleven, parked the car at the door and waited.

"Huh?" After school, Gu Ling saw him in the distance, so he ran over and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

"Of course, I'm going to send you home." Jiang Yang replied shyly.

Gu Ling lowered his head slightly, "Why don't you come after school, don't you have to go to class?" ”

"As I said, the exam will take two days, and today our school will be closed. The first day of winter vacation. ”

"How long have you been waiting for me?"

"It didn't take long, just arrived."

"You guys have a good holiday, I still have to take the exam next Tuesday, and I can't take the vacation until after the exam." Gu Ling said as he got into the car.

After seeing Gu Ling sit firmly, Jiangyang turned the cart around and stepped on the pedal.

"How many days are you going to take the exam?" On the way home, Jiang Yang asked.

"Three days, one more day than you."

"That is to say..."Jiang Yang thought for a while, "There is still a week off, and you have another week off." ”

"yes, yes."

"It's a holiday, do you want to come out to play?"

"I want to come out too, but my mom won't allow it."

"Isn't it okay to play for a while?"

Gu Ling shook his head, "I remember one afternoon. She said in an indignant tone: "Remember, it was last New Year's Day." You must not believe it, but on the 3rd, I finished all my homework, and I also showed it to my mother. But when I begged my mother to let me go to the pond at the back of the yard, you know, the same place I took you to last time. Mom listened, guess what my mom said? ”

"Say what?"

"Go and go, stay in the room for me, I don't know how to read more books after my homework is finished."

"Oh! So ruthless. Jiang Yang smiled bitterly, "The homework has been written, since you are not allowed to come out to play." ”

"yes, yes, that's what my mom is. I've been in charge of it since I was a child, and it's still the same when I'm older. And..."

"And?"

At this time, it was a long downhill road, and the wind was blowing hard. Jiang Yang craned his neck and focused on the traffic ahead. The two did not speak again. After the downhill road was over and the road surface was flat, Jiang Yang stabilized the body and asked, "You said it just now, and what's wrong?" ”

"It's nothing." Gu Ling replied softly.

However, Jiang Yang could tell from her tone that she had something to say in her heart. "What the hell and what, it doesn't matter, you just say it." Jiang Yang couldn't hold back his curiosity and pleaded.

Gu Ling really couldn't refuse, so he naturally asked him generously: "Do you remember the last time you took me home on a bicycle?" ”

"Remember!"

"On that day, I was seen by a colleague from my mother's unit, and that night, my mother scolded me severely, and since that day, my mother has been more strict with me."

After listening to Gu Ling's words, Jiang Yang squeezed the brake with both hands, and the bicycle suddenly stopped. He stood up and turned to look at Gu Ling, only to see her two big watery eyes staring at him in confusion. "It's all my fault, I really shouldn't be."

"I just said that I waited for you at your door every weekend, but I couldn't wait for you, it turned out that you were locked in your room."

"Not really. No matter what I say, I just won't be allowed to come out. ”

"They all blame me."

"How so? I have to apologize, I embarrassed you for waiting for me at the door of your house. ”

"I want to go on winter vacation, your mother probably won't say that you are not allowed to come out during the whole winter vacation. I don't think so. ”

"Oh! Lock me up for a month, I can't stand it. But my mom probably does. But at that point, I'll sneak out or I'll suffocate me. ”

"Come to think of it, isn't the New Year a New Year's greeting everywhere? You don't have to worry about not being able to get out. ”

After Jiang Yang finished speaking, Gu Ling lowered his head and pondered for a moment.

"Even so..."Gu Ling said and paused.

"Huh?"

She was ready to say: Even so, I won't see you. She choked up, "Even so, the winter vacation is still very boring." ”

"I have a lot of friends and relatives at home."

"Mmmm, quite a lot, it's always busy during the New Year."

"Me too."

The vehicle continued to drive, and soon stopped at the intersection leading to Gu Ling's house.

"I think now, I'd better not go in."

Gu Ling didn't respond, got out of the car, and stood at the intersection towards him. Hopefully he'll keep talking. "After the New Year, do you still have a chance to come out and play?" Jiang Yang tiptoed to the ground, sat on the cushion and asked her. She got the questions she wanted.

"If you come to me, you will have a chance."

Hearing this, Jiang Yang laughed happily, "Then you definitely have a chance." I'll definitely come to you. ”

"Okay."

The two looked at each other for a while, and then Jiang Yang finally spoke: "It's quite cold, let's go home early." ”

"Well, you too."

"Then, I won't accompany you to send it home." •

"See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

In the next week, Jiang Yang sent Gu Ling from two times a day to four times, and he didn't feel tired at all, but became more relaxed. He lived to the fullest, excited and enjoyable. He still sets his alarm every day, gets up early in the morning, and checks his bike before going out. When everything was ready, he rode freely and unhurriedly to the highway humming a song, stopping at the designated place. After sending Gu Ling to school in the morning, sometimes he would go home to rest, and sometimes he would go to the market for two laps. However, when it was almost noon, he calculated the time very accurately, and would always set off from his home to the No. 4 Middle School at about 11:10, park the car aside, lean his back against the school wall, and wait patiently for her to appear. With gratitude and excitement, he sent her back to the junction, beckoned, and watched her away.

Until the last dusk, the bike stopped on the side of the road. Jiang Yang immediately turned his head to look at Gu Ling, thinking that he had something to say after she got out of the car. But before he could speak, Gu Ling spoke first. She saw that the car was steady, her feet landed gently, "yes" she asked, "Are you in a hurry to go back today?" ”

"There's no hurry."

"Well, my mother is not at home when she goes out in the afternoon today, I put my schoolbag back, let's go out for a walk, okay? I just finished the exam and really want to relax. You tell me? ”

"Okay." Jiang Yang agreed.

"Wait, let's go from that side." Gu Ling pointed towards the front of the road, not in the direction of the village.

"Can you get through?"

"Yes, it's just a bit far."

"What's the matter if it's farther away, I have a bike. Come on. Gu Ling happily jumped into the car. It's coming, it's coming. After a while, Gu Ling shouted loudly in the back: "Do you see that elementary school?" Enter from here. Yes, yes, and then you ride around this school, slow down, slow down, the road is a little uneven. Well, if you go around it, you can fork into our village. ”

Riding on that familiar road, Jiang Yang no longer needed Gu Ling's guidance. Actually, he hadn't been here for a long time, but he still sent Gu Ling home without mistakes.

"Wait here for a while, I'll go home and have a look." Gu Ling ran to the door of the house, then opened the door, and after entering the door, she poked her head out again and advised, "If I haven't been able to come out in ten minutes, you can leave first." ”

This made Yang a little panicked, how he didn't want to spend the short ten minutes she said. With his feet on the ground, he moved the bicycle forward, aimed at the crack in the door of Gu Ling's house, and squinted his eyes to look in. I didn't see anything, but I immediately heard the sound of Gu Ling talking to a man. The pronunciation is immature, and it is estimated that it comes from a childhood child in his eleven or twelve-year-olds. He pricked up his ears and listened diligently, trying to figure out what they were saying. Suddenly, the sound of talking stopped, and the sound of a hurried run was heard, which was getting closer and closer. The door on the left side immediately opened, and it was not Gu Ling who came out, but a little boy. His heart instantly cooled in half.

Jiang Yang sat on the bicycle, very conspicuous, and the little boy saw him at a glance: he put the bicycle at the door of his house without saying anything. "Who are you?" The boy asked, not afraid of life.

Jiang Yang looked blankly at the little guy who came out of the door, grinned, and replied jokingly, "I'm your brother." ”

"Nonsense! I don't even know you. ”

"You don't know me, but I know you. Naughty fool, since you forgot about my brother. ”

The boy was anxious and asked, "Do you know who I am?" ”

"Hey, didn't I just say it, I'm your brother, you're naturally my brother, this is what my parents taught us in books, do you want to play tricks?"

The boy was so angry that he was so angry that he almost cursed. "Big liar! I don't have your brother, so hurry up and walk away from my door, don't stay here to get in the way. ”

"That's not good, I'll wait for someone."

"Waiting for whom?"

"That sister comrade of yours."

"What are you doing with my sister? Who are you? The boy's eyes widened without blinking, and his two black eyes, unbaptized by the world, were full of ignorance and innocence. Jiang Yang thought that he had also had a childhood—at that time—he didn't know her yet.

"I... I'm her...", as if it wasn't easy to answer, Jiang Yang groped, "It's a classmate, it's a friend, it's also..."

"What, what?" The child pressed him.

"Hey, little one." Jiang Yang smiled and pursed his lips, "I won't tell you." ”

"Say!"

"I won't say it."

Seeing that this person insisted on not obeying him, the child snorted, "Cut, I don't care what the relationship between you and my sister is, but my sister is not easy to mess with." The boy continued in a commanding tone: "My sister is a good student, you are not allowed to take her badly, go away!" ”

"How so?" Jiang Yang tried his best to be as easy-going as possible, "Your sister is so good, but if you want me to take her badly, I can't bear it." He said.

"Whoa." When the child heard this, he opened his mouth and made a vomiting appearance, "It's obviously a tigress, and I'm reluctant, but you can tell me what is good about my sister." ”

However, Jiang Yang couldn't help laughing, "Haha-what do you say your sister is?" Say it again, oh my god, I heard you right, haha..."

The door on the other side opened at this time, and the sister hurriedly walked out. She heard the second half of their conversation clearly and rushed over in time to clear the siege. Seeing Gu Ling, Jiang Yang immediately stopped laughing.

"Brother, don't talk nonsense, come back!" Gu Ling said sharply to his younger brother.

But the boy stood indifferent, still staring at the stranger in front of him. Gu Ling had no choice but to pick him up, put him in the house, and close the door with his hand. Jiang Yang couldn't see the two siblings, but he could hear their conversation behind the door. Speaking quietly, Jiang Yang leaned closer to the door and listened quietly.

"Obedient—my dear brother, go home, sister is going out now."

"Where?"

"School trips. If my mom comes back and asks about me, she says I'm going back to school to get something, you know? ”

"Got it." The younger brother replied, and then continued, "But sister, the man outside said he recognized you, and said a lot of impolite things. ”

"Don't—don't say anything, go back."

The younger brother answered the call and went home, but as soon as he turned around, he asked his sister again, "Sister won't recognize him, will she?" ”

"Yes."

The boy stopped and looked up at his sister's face. Gu Ling immediately felt regretful, and through his younger brother's curious gaze, he guessed that his younger brother must be thinking nonsense. "It's nothing, we're just classmates." As she spoke, she bent down and touched her brother's head.

"Really?"

"Yes, yes, you don't have to worry about it, go back."

Gu Ling gently pushed, but his younger brother didn't insist and walked away.

"What a mischievous elf." Gu Ling complained angrily, opened the door, walked out, and closed the door again. She was going to explain the embarrassment to Jiang Yang just now. However, as soon as the eyes of the two coincided, Jiang Yang laughed again.

"Haha... Tigress, tigress. Jiang Yang smiled happily.

"Hey!" Gu Ling walked over with a red face and slapped him on the shoulder. After receiving this slap, Jiang Yang immediately came back to his senses and didn't dare to laugh anymore.

"Really, what are you laughing at?" Gu Ling complained and got into the car. The bike starts, "Where to go?" Jiang Yang asked.

"And so it goes."

Deeper in the village, the main road kept stretching forward, Gu Ling didn't stop, he kept riding forward. After riding an uphill road, Gu Ling jumped out of the car. "Hey, hey, right here."

Not far ahead, there are two steps, a figure-of-eight observatory formed by the left and right isosceles upwards, and an open arched door on the top of the steps. Jiang Yang pushed the car to the side of the road and stabilized. Together, they walked up the stairs and entered the door. The area of the field inside is not large, and there are generally swings, cradles, and slides, which can be regarded as a park.

"Look! Jiangyang. Gu Ling shouted.

"No one."

"It's a kindergarten, look over there."

It is true that it is not a separate park, on the opposite side of the park site, there are several houses that are connected together, because it is in the backyard, only a few windows can be seen, and there are no doors. There are also two winding paths that lead to an open area in the distance. They stopped on the side of the path, and Gu Ling noticed that Jiang Yang was looking around in confusion, "My kindergarten is here." She pointed to the house and said truthfully.

"Kindergarten? Let's take a look. Jiang Yang raised a finger and pointed to the path between the houses.

"Okay—let's go."

Shoulder to shoulder, they walked to the other side of the house. Now, the courtyard, corridors, and classrooms are all in front of you.

"It's really a school." They walked to the courtyard at the front gate, Jiang Yang said.

"Why, you still don't believe what I say?"

"No, it's not that I don't believe it, I'm just curious."

Bypassing the fence, the two walked together in the hallway of the classroom. At this time, there was an open door, and a middle-aged lady inside saw them. "Huh? Who are you? The man stood up, walked to the door and asked unkindly.

Gu Linggang was about to step forward to answer, but Jiang Yang rushed ahead and replied with a smile: "Auntie, we went to kindergarten here when we were children, no, let's visit our alma mater." ”

"Oh, well, it's a former kid who came to play. I'm telling you, you can look around, but don't just take anything. ”

"No, it won't." "No, it won't." They hurriedly said at the same time, and stood still waiting for the yard owner to observe.

The lady looked at both of them: the boy looked polite and pleasant. The girl looked the same, with a kind and gentle demeanor. She felt reassured about them. "It's all right, boys, go ahead," she said, smiling, and went inside.

"Jiang Yang, you tell me that you are also in the kindergarten?" The two of them were walking on the road to the park, and Gu Ling asked with great interest.

"Stupid, of course I'm saying this to avoid arousing suspicion, and besides, you're here for me. Yes - kindergarten I went on here. Jiang Yang replied.

"That's different, you're lying."

"But do you remember what your kindergarten classmates look like now? Do you think the teacher will remember it too? ”

Gu Ling was stumped by this question, pondered for a while, and said absentmindedly: "Some seem to remember." ”

"You have such a good memory, I can't remember, I can't remember any of them."

"But..."Gu Ling slapped Jiang Yang's arm with his elbow, "After all, you're still lying, aren't you?" ”

"Oh! Yes, Gu-Ling, please forgive me. Jiang Yang pleaded with an aggrieved look.

He didn't deliberately hide it, and sincerely confessed his mistake to her. Gu Ling didn't mean to blame him at first, and in the face of his gentle and humorous side, her face turned red. They walked out of the path between the houses and returned to the park they had previously been. Now, as they walked, they talked about what they had found around them, and before they knew it, they had circled the park twice. When Gu Ming was a little tired from walking, he sat on the swing to rest. "When I was a kid, I loved to play with this." She said.

"I love to play, too." Jiang Yang also sat on the swing next to him, gently padding his feet and swinging back and forth. Gu Ling watched from the sidelines and did the same.

"At that time, I was standing on it." Jiang Yang said proudly: "It's exciting." ”

"Will you swing for me now?"

"It's not as fun as it used to be."

"Well, we've all grown up."

"Yes, I've grown up, I don't have the vigor I had when I was a child, and when I think of that time, I really play everything, I am willing to think about everything, and when I think of playing, I don't feel tired at all."

"I miss it."

Both of them felt a little sad when they talked about this, and they could also notice that they both felt the same way. After a moment of silence, Jiang Yang said, "From tomorrow, will you have a holiday?" ”

"Well, yes."

"Can I come back to you in a few days?"

"Uh..."Gu Ling thought for a while, and said unwillingly: "You know, my mother stared at me very closely, and she couldn't get out for a while. My mother is not at home today, otherwise she would never have allowed me to escape. ”

"So, there's no hope for us to meet again."

"I can't quite say that."

Gu Ling stopped shaking the swing and sat quietly to observe Jiang Yang. "Before the Chinese New Year, I'm afraid there is little hope of coming out."

"So it's not until the end of the year?" He also stopped.

"Well, it's quite possible."

The two stopped talking. Gu Ling still hadn't given him a definite date, and he was disappointed.

"Oh! It's not early, let's go shopping for a while and go home. It's getting dark, too. Gu Ling stood up and said.

"yes, okay."

They walked around the park again, and Gu Ling said that they had to go home. The two of them walked out of the arched courtyard gate and finished the steps.

The road ahead is not easy to ride, a downhill road, and it is a little dark, so I can't see the road clearly. "Ahh Gu Ling shouted. Before going downhill, Jiang Yang stopped the car in time. Due to the wide and narrow width of the road, they walk almost in the middle of the road. As far as the eye could see, the entire narrow road was empty except for them. It got dark very quickly, and after walking down the hill, the sky was already visibly darkened, and it was a dark gray. Lights shone out from the windows of the houses on both sides and sprinkled on the opposite wall, providing them with a good help for the rest of the ride.

"Jiangyang, it's going to be faster, it's getting dark so fast." Gu Ling hurriedly got into the car and urged. He immediately sensed her panic and sped up. However, he still had to keep the car under control, and the road was in terrible condition, with uneven rocks everywhere.

"It would be nice to go a little further." Gu Ling stared at the road ahead and said, but his hands were unconsciously placed on his shoulders.

"Oh, slow down... Slow down. Gu Ling's hands clenched tighter.

"Gu Ling." He whispered.

"Well, what's wrong?"

"Tell me, when it's convenient for you."

"Are you calling me out to play?"

"Yes."

"Can you do it after the year?"

"No, I mean, what day is it, can I have an exact date?"

"Okay." Gu Ling could hear the longing in Jiang Yang's tone, "If I want to think about it, I just..." "What day is it going?" She muttered to herself, "The Chinese New Year's Eve, the first and second days of junior high school will definitely not work, and the third and fourth junior high schools may be busy, so the fifth and sixth and seventh junior high schools are good." ”

Gu Ling's house was in front, but Jiang Yang hadn't gotten an answer yet. He braked the car and waited for her decision.

"What day do you say is good, the fifth and sixth and seventh of the first month?" Gu Ling couldn't be the master, so he asked him.

"On the last day, the seventh day of the new year, what do you think?"

"Okay, okay." Gu Ling responded.

Because it was getting dark so fast, when she was not far from home, she didn't stay long after getting out of the car, and ran away in a hurry.

"Don't forget that day." Jiang Yang shouted from behind.

"Mmmm, I will never forget, you must come to me too."

They waved their hands together. Jiang Yang waited until Gu Ling entered the door and disappeared from sight before stepping on the bicycle and leaving.

Gu Ling returned home and slowly locked the door from the inside, making a slight knock. Mother's ears were very sharp, and she could detect the slightest movement. At this time, she was busy in the kitchen, and when she heard a voice coming from outside the yard, she guessed that her daughter must have returned. She put down what she was doing and walked out of the kitchen. "Where?" Mother asked.

Gu Ling stood nervously in front of her mother, "Brother didn't say it?" ”

"By the way, what are you going to get back to school?"

"Pen." Gu Ling took out a pen from his pocket.

"But why did you take back the pen and get it now, your brother said you would come back at five o'clock, and now it's been an hour."

"It's a bit slow on the road."

"Okay, how did you do on the exam, are the questions difficult?"

"It's okay, it's not difficult."

Mother enters the kitchen. Gu Ling finally took a breath, and it was really good that he didn't arouse his mother's suspicion. However, the younger brother was at the door of the back room when he heard the conversation between his sister and his mother. She entered the living room and was about to go to her room to rest for a while, when her younger brother came over and said unhappily: "Sister, you lied to me!" I also lied to my mother. ”

"Huh?" Gu Ling was taken aback, "What's wrong with me?" ”

"You obviously went to your uncle's house with a boy, and you took someone else's car."

Gu Ling panicked instantly, and looked into the kitchen door outside the courtyard to make sure that his mother didn't hear his brother's words. She hurried her brother into her room. "Come inside." "How do you know?" As soon as he entered the door, Gu Ling asked.

"I see it."

"Oh my God! I'm not telling you to go back. ”

The younger brother put on a cold and arrogant posture, his face full of unconvinced.

"Good brother, didn't you tell your mother about this?"

"Not yet, but I've decided to talk about it now." The younger brother finished and ran away.

"Wait, wait..." Gu Ling dragged his younger brother into his room again and closed the door. Isn't this deliberately harming me, you also know that my mother often makes me angry, if you leak this matter now, won't it add fuel to the fire, and my mother will really whip me. ”

"You deserve it, who wants you to hide it from your mother, I really don't understand, sister, why did you become a liar?"

"Please, my dear brother."

The younger brother didn't insist on running out to tell his mother the truth, but standing in front of his sister didn't mean to give in. Gu Ling pleaded with him for a while, and said a lot of courteous words. He pondered.

"Otherwise," said the younger brother, "the chicken leg at noon will score my best." ”

"Okay, yes, as long as you don't tell Mom."

"I get more points for the snacks my mother buys."

"Yes."

"I'll play with that puppet." The younger brother greedily searched, and finally focused on a doll on his sister's bed. It was a birthday gift given to her by Gu Xin's father when she was 9 years old, a doll dressed blondly and wearing a white dress like a childhood girl in the United States.

"Oh! What do you want a boy to do with it? ”

"No matter, I'm going to play!"

Gu Ling hesitated, and when he saw his younger brother running out of the door, he immediately caught him. "Okay, for you, as long as you don't tell me about him and him, everything is up to you, right?" With a hint of reluctance, she gave the bedside doll to her brother.