Chapter III
The mighty Chishui River, flowing eastward, has never diminished, the stars have shifted, spring goes to autumn, time passes quietly between the fingers like water, yesterday was still a child who didn't know anything, and in a blink of an eye he was about to enter the sixth grade, and he was about to graduate. And graduation means leaving this school, leaving familiar classmates, leaving familiar teachers, adapting to a bigger school, and adapting to classmates and teachers full of unknowns.
Judging from the feedback from previous students, middle school is not a good place, where students are ruthless, and fights are commonplace; Teachers are also more indifferent and don't care if you really learn something. In short, in Zou Shun's concept, Guanlian Middle School is not a suitable place to study.
Zou Shun still has a year, one year is enough to change a lot, although she is in the countryside, can not afford to buy more books, but in the past, Teacher Guo understood the difficulties of the students in the class, so she put her books in the class to share, although now she has passed away, but her books are still affecting this group of immature and fresh lives.
Although many of the books are difficult to understand, there are also many story novels that are enough to satisfy children's thirst for knowledge. Zou Shun likes to read books very much, especially literary books, since taking the first composition class, he saw that Mr. Guo was stunned to rewrite dozens of words into hundreds of words of composition, and he was attracted by the magic of composition, perhaps, composition - not a guy, but a girl, attracting countless romantic talents throughout the ages to go and follow; Or perhaps, the essay is a personable man who seduces countless young girls to lose themselves in their hearts.
Now although it is also a summer vacation, but Zou Shun has stopped herding cattle, because his father went out to work, and his brother just graduated from junior high school and followed his father out, only Zou Shun and his mother are left at home, if he raises another cow, it will inevitably greatly increase the burden on his mother, because Zou Shun will be promoted to the sixth grade next semester, in this year, he will basically spend a day in school, class at nine o'clock in the morning, noon school at twelve o'clock, the so-called noon school, is to give two hours to go home for a meal, and then hurried to school, At that time, they didn't know what a nutritious lunch was. After class at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, it was about 6 o'clock before school ended, and when I got home, it was already dark, so naturally I had no time to help my mother. Of course, this is only one of the reasons.
In addition, now the wave of migrant workers is rising in the village, when many people outside have made a lot of money because of their work, the village has slowly awakened, a large number of laborers have gone out to work, and the land is naturally deserted, so the scene of the handover of green and yellow on the mountain has now been replaced by the handover of green and green, and a piece of sand and woods rise from the ground, although it is not high, but it can catch people's attention, as if it has been hidden underground for many years, just waiting for this day to emerge and make a blockbuster. Zou Shun couldn't help but wonder if those sand trees had been planted for several years, but for some reason they had only recently entered his eyes.
The land full of saplings naturally can't herd cattle anymore, so Zou Shun got rid of the identity of the cowherd as soon as he turned around, but at the same time gave him another identity - a farmer, the so-called farmer, in fact, is just to help his mother do some farm work within his ability, if he is allowed to do it with real guns, it is estimated that he will not be able to get out of bed for several days.
Now there is a lot of time, there is no need to give the body to the loess, grass and green trees under the sky every day, in his free time, Zou Shun generally nests at home to watch TV, which is what every child loves to do when he is a child, has nothing to do with depravity, and does not damage the elegance. It's just that one day, Zou Shun, who was watching TV, ushered in a special guest.
It was a day when everything in nature seemed to be thrown into the oven, and the bud valley felt like it was filled with heat, invisible, but felt; The flue-cured tobacco field was greasy, looking shiny and slippery, as if all the oil in the tobacco's body had been roasted; The rice paddies are no better, and some have begun to dry up; Except for the summer cicada that could not hide, it was still hissing, and the other creatures with a little brain hid in their shades, gathering strength to wait until night fell to lead the singing.
Zou Shun is still watching TV at home as usual, and the home is much cooler than outside. His posture of watching TV is peculiar - leaning against the wall, crouching and watching. When he could see his mind, he suddenly heard a voice from the window, "Laugh and laugh, you go slower, I can't keep up", the voice was soft but not delicate, soft and beautiful, he jumped up and swept away the sound, only to see a girl, wearing a white cotton T-shirt, a long black skirt, and a pair of white canvas shoes on her feet.
When she walked in front of Zou Shun's door, she turned her head to look at Zou Shun's house, her footsteps did not stop, when she turned her head, a short hair was gently raised, fresh and neat, the nose was small, delicate and clear, the lips were thin, soft and full, the face was fair, in contrast to a black dress, a slight smile showed her teeth, white as ivory, the most fascinating thing was her beautiful eyes, like the dew that hung in the lotus leaf in the early morning of midsummer, which would not fall and would slip away, bright, pure, spotless, even in the air she walked through, It seems to be a lot fresher, too. Zou Shun was intoxicated at that moment, looking at her stupidly, his eyes were no longer willing to take half an inch off her body, and he thought: "I don't know which family is a relative, who came to this mountain village to escape the summer during the summer vacation, if I can make friends with this girl, I can look at her posture from time to time, and listen to her voice, it is not in vain to come to this world once." ”
Just as he was distracted, another figure popped into his eyeballs - Wang Xiaoxiao! It's Wang Xiaoxiao! Zou Shun couldn't help laughing, it turned out that Wang Xiaoxiao had such a relative, and he never revealed it to himself. In this case, it will be easy to do, even if she just comes to this mountain village to escape the summer, even if she still has to go home to school when school starts, so what? Be sure to talk to her yourself. Certain!
At that moment, Zou Shun seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit, his head was blank, and his body was no longer controlled, he walked out of the house and shouted, "Wang Xiaoxiao, where are you going?" ”
"Zou Shun, we're going to my grandmother's house." Wang Xiaoxiao's family lives in Zhongcun, Zou Shun's family lives in Xiacun, half a village apart, and Wang Xiaoxiao's grandmother's house is also in Xiacun.
As soon as he heard this, Zou Shun's brain was out of control again, and he said, "You wait for me, I'll go play with you." With that, he turned off the TV and flew out the door.
The original Zou Shun has always been known for being talkative among his partners, and he can mix in the topic of a group of cubs no matter what it is, and he can also say that he is ugly. But today's Zou Shun stammered a little when he spoke, his eyes were evasive, his words were erratic, and he was a little timid when he spoke, for fear of saying something wrong.
The girl would occasionally say a few words, although none of them were said to Zou Shun, but it could be seen that although she had few words, she was not arrogant, maybe she was just not familiar with the conversation between the two boys. She was extremely attentive when she listened, and Zou Shun didn't dare to take the initiative to make eye contact with her, for fear that she would find the dodge in her eyes, discover her abnormality, and at the same time be afraid of tarnishing her eyes that were not stained with a trace of filth. If he accidentally looked at each other, Zou Shun would only immediately withdraw his gaze and look at the ground, as if there was something on the ground, or maybe he was just trying to find a hole in the ground to get into.
That girl and Zou Shun were the same age, but the conversation was very special, Zou Shun only felt that listening to her was a pleasure, as for what she said, Zou Shun didn't care. If she catches her focusing on Wang Xiaoxiao's body, Zou Shun will carefully and unscrupulously move his gaze to her, just wanting to see her every breath clearly, just to melt into her watery eyes.
In Einstein's theory of relativity, the time to get together with a beautiful girl always flies quickly, although Zou Shun has never had a direct conversation with her throughout the whole process, but just like that, it's dinner time, and an afternoon just flows in their laughter, this afternoon is really short, so short that Zou Shun can't remember what he did or what he talked about, but one thing he is sure of is that he wants to listen to her special voice again, and he wants to think about it very much.
For the rest of the summer vacation, Zou Shun only felt that his days were like years, and he didn't know if Wang Xiaoxiao's relative had left, Wang Xiaoxiao was really, he usually liked to run down to play when he had nothing to do, but now, Zou Shun was holding back a stomach problem, but he didn't come down.
Zou Shun wanted to go to Nakamura many times to see what Wang Xiaoxiao was doing recently, and of course, the most important thing was to find out about the girl. However, it is usually Wang Xiaoxiao who comes to play with them, and Zou Shun has never taken the initiative to go to his house, because his father has a sinister face, low eyebrows, small eyes, hooked nose, and a dark face when he doesn't speak, it feels like everyone owes him a lot of money, and when he speaks, it always gives people goosebumps, and staying with him is a torturous thing. Zou Shun is most afraid of seeing his eyes, because inexplicable cold light often shoots out from his eyes, which makes people feel cold in their hearts, and when they see him, Zou Shun feels inexplicably depressed, and it is difficult to speak and do things normally.
Now Zou Shun has to hate himself secretly, why didn't he be brave at that time and take the initiative to talk to her? It would be nice to be able to talk to her! Take the initiative to talk to her, take the initiative to talk to her...... Zou Shun chewed on this sentence repeatedly, thinking: "Take the initiative to talk to her, is this the so-called accosting?" Does she feel like she's not serious? Besides, in the countryside, how embarrassing this kind of thing is. ”
The more Zou Shun thought about it, the more he felt unconfident, and secretly hated that he didn't ask Wang Xiaoxiao at that time, if he had asked earlier, he would have lost all kinds of torture now. Why? Why! Was it because she was there at the time? The more Zou Shun thought about it, the more angry he became, he actually had a feeling of hating iron but not steel, thinking that such a special girl was about to leave far away, his heart couldn't stop shrinking, did he really have to wait for the news silently?
At this moment, two people, a giant, appeared in his head, and he said, "Follow your heart, don't care about so many worldliness, and chase as much as you like!" ”
The other, a dwarf, said, "Can you be a little more worldly?" When you see a beautiful girl, you want to be close to her, are you reading your book for nothing? ”
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The dwarf and the giant were still arguing, but Zou Shun had been exhausted by them, and suddenly, he stood up and said to himself: "Since this is the case, then I will choose a compromise method, slowly walk to the middle village, and go through Wang Xiaoxiao's house to spy on the situation, if you can meet Wang Xiaoxiao, then it is the best, if not, you can only resign yourself to fate." ”
Zou Shun said to go, walking on the gravel road, his appearance was calm, his face was leisurely, but only God knows how nervous he was in his heart, from time to time acquaintances passed by him, he greeted them one by one, with a smile on his face, lest they read a trace of uneasiness and nervousness on his face.
Finally saw Wang Xiaoxiao's home, his house is second to none in the village, the two-story bungalow, although it is not tiled like the house in the town, but its interior is coated with white lime, and the exterior is plastered with cement, which looks very magnificent, compared to Zou Shun's house, which is a one-story tile house with red bricks inside and out, it looks much more cold.
Zou Shun walked unhurriedly, the soles of his feet were leisurely, his demeanor was calm, he really looked like a person who came out for a walk after dinner, he looked around, he felt like he was looking at the new things around him, but his gaze never went beyond the two-hundred-square-meter house of Wang Xiaoxiao's house. His face was safe, but his heart was already turbulent, and it seemed that a voice came from a distant crypt: Where are you? Why not come out?
Zou Shun walked back and forth at the door of Wang Xiaoxiao's house several times, but he didn't even see Wang Xiaoxiao's shadow, let alone the girl. Forced to helpless, he had to go home before dark, he returned he was not as angry as when he came, although he was also anxious when he came, but there was always hope in his heart, and faith was supporting, and now, the last trace of luck in his heart was cleared, and the pending matter was determined at once, and he himself couldn't understand why he was sure that she was gone, he had always been rigorous, and he somehow became emotional at this time, and he didn't see it once, so he thought it was the end.
That night, like a sheep, he kicked off the quilt, sat up, and beat his chest like a gorilla, and at the end, his fists were clenched, as if there was infinite strength waiting for him to be released, and finally, he touched his chest with his right hand, and felt it contract, spin, and tighten again and again...... He hated himself, hated that he couldn't be brave and generous at that time. Adults can joke casually in their daily lives, but they just chat normally and don't lose a piece of skin, so what's the matter! I just want to be close to her, understand her, contact her, and protect her, isn't that allowed?
Zou Shun deeply hated this timid and cowardly but self-proclaimed brave skin, and in the end, he curled up and hugged himself to sleep.
Zou Shun spent the last few days of the summer vacation in a daze, and since the last goodbye, he hadn't seen Wang Xiaoxiao again, let alone the girl, of course.
Today is the first day of school, and this year is also Zou Shun's last year in primary school. In any case, he is a member of the study committee in the class, and he should go to school early to see if he can help the teacher, and he misses his classmates very much after not seeing them for two months. Thinking of this, he couldn't help urging Xiao Peng to hurry up, of course Xiao Peng would not be surprised, Zou Shun was like this when he was eager to return to school, and he was already surprised.
Zou Shun, who returned to school, helped the principal deal with some things, after all, the principal is the principal, and there are always many things that he needs to deal with personally, so many things in the class still need the assistance of the class cadres.
Zou Shun will forget things as soon as he gets busy, no, when he is done, Wang Xiaoxiao and Xiao Peng have long since disappeared, in fact, this is not to blame them, Zou Shun on the first day of school, he will generally help the principal with all kinds of work for most of the day, and Xiao Peng They can go home as long as they are busy with their own affairs, if they keep waiting for Zou Shun, then Zou Shun will have a disturbed conscience! It's just that he was so busy that he forgot to find Wang Xiaoxiao, which Zou Shun really couldn't forgive himself, and he couldn't help but wave his fist twice in the air with hatred! But the matter has come to this point, and there is nothing to be done, anyway, so many days have passed, and there is no hurry at this time, and Wang Xiaoxiao will not disappear out of thin air. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but speed up his pace to go home.
The second day of school is the opening ceremony, and every year there are those old tricks, nothing more than the principal giving a speech, cheering up the students, putting forward a little new requirements, giving a little hope that I don't know, no accident, there will be a student representative to say two sentences, the manuscript has already been memorized, but a childish boy and girl, reciting a twilight article, I don't know who is fooling, fortunately, Zou Shun, who is about to graduate, will generally not be selected as a student representative, of course, he also went on stage in the fourth grade, Speaking words that he didn't even understand, but he still had to pretend to be impassioned on stage, trying to wave his arms and sleeves, and now he couldn't help blushing when he thought about it.
It was still a sunny day, and the headmaster stood on the stage with his notepad and talked endlessly, while the students in the audience bowed their heads one by one, stroking their heads from time to time in order to dissipate the heat stored in their hair. After Zou Shun didn't know how many semicircles he had drawn on the ground, the principal finally finished speaking.
The host slowly walked up to the stage, and after standing still, he said slowly: "Next, I would like to invite student representative Wang Jie to speak." When Zou Shun heard this name, he chuckled in his heart, and thought of Wang Xiaoxiao again, he hadn't found a chance to chat with him today. Who is Wang Jie? Plus the preschool, Zou Shun has been in this school for six years, for the characters in the school, as long as they are a little distinctive, he dares to say that there is no one he doesn't know, since he can be selected as a student representative, he should still be a relatively outstanding student, he has no reason not to know.
In the midst of confusion, I saw a girl hurrying through the student ranks, came to the stage, and said, "Dear teachers, dear students, good morning. I am Wang Jie in the fourth grade, and the topic of my speech today is ......" Zou Shun only heard the first few words clearly, and he could no longer pour it into his ears in the back, excitement, surprise, and obsession appeared on his face together, he is now like a fool, he only knows how to laugh stupidly, and has always thought that she is Wang Xiaoxiao's relative, and she came to the countryside to escape the summer in the summer, but she did not expect that she would study in the village primary school.
It's no wonder that Zou Shun was surprised, many times, during the holidays, you can see some strange girls (it is said that they are generally from the city), they may be very beautiful, but Zou Shun has not seen people's faces clearly, and they are busy going home, and most of the time they are gone.
Now that Wang Jie is a student representative, it means that she wants to study here, so Zou Shun has more opportunities to see her, and the school is so small, Zou Shun is a black-and-white person, is it not easy to have a good relationship with a girl? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. I don't know what Wang Jie said on stage, Zou Shun just kept looking at her thin lips one by one, unconsciously wandering away.
When a girl stands on the stage, it is the best opportunity to see her, usually staring at others, you will only get a "hooligan" title, and when she stands on the stage, you can look at what you want, and maybe you will be issued a certificate of careful listening. Zou Shun naturally would not let go of such an opportunity, looking at her cool eyes, listening to her soft voice, and quietly enjoying this time, even if he didn't listen to a word.
Time passed quietly, the scorching sun was still hanging overhead, and Zou Shun didn't know how much heat had accumulated in his hair, but he didn't realize it, he still watched quietly and listened silently, as if Wang Jie was speaking for him alone, and he couldn't have a trace of relaxation and distraction.
Others may be attracted by Wang Jie's beauty, or they may be curious about the new students, or they may be forced by the current situation, in short, they all seem to be listening carefully, so that the sound of "dong" falling to the ground did not cause much repercussions.
Zou Shun only vaguely remembers that before he fell to the ground, he saw that the building in front of him tilted, bent, and rotated, and then there was no more...... Xiao Peng and several classmates around Zou Shun found out about the situation for the first time, and when Zou Shun was helped up, the principal probably understood the situation, and immediately instructed him to help him into the classroom, and brought Zou Shun a bowl of sugar water, of course Zou Shun drank it in one go, and he didn't know if it was the sugar water that played a role, or the psychological effect, or maybe he got a break, but he felt much better in Zou Shun. However, Zou Shun never understood why the principal would bring sugar water instead of light salt water.
The speech outside has ended, and no one pays attention to Zou Shun's little episode, they all regard it as heat stroke, of course, he is indeed suffering from heat stroke, and it is not light, but this heat is more in his heart. It's been like this before, and it's been like this weather, and he's never been like this before. Zou Shun thought about it later, probably because he forgot to touch his hair to dissipate heat, so he fainted to the ground, but it was not a big deal.
Zou Shun, who returned home, was excited all night, it felt like he had picked up a treasure by himself, and he kept tossing and turning in bed for a long time.