Wu Beijiang suppressed the fire in his heart and replaced it with a smiling face: "Yes, there are indeed inappropriate things in this matter, I am glad that everyone can point out my shortcomings, and I will continue to improve." With that, he returned to his seat.

Tong Yan really felt that Wu Beijiang was sick, and at this time, everyone couldn't eat enough, so how could there be extra food to help others. Two days later, a proposal was posted on the wall of the school, and the proposer was Wu Beijiang, or the words he said in the classroom last time, calling on everyone to save a little a day, according to the standard of saving 2 catties of cornmeal per person a month, and send these grains to the places where they are most needed.

After that, the school also agreed, but revised the proposal to send it every month, requiring each person to hand in 2 catties of cornmeal before the end of December, and the school will send it uniformly at that time.

After receiving the notice, some students' faces were not good-looking, and there was not enough food at home to eat, so they had to send out 2 catties. But I don't dare to disagree! In addition to the students donating food, the teachers also donated.

For a time, everyone in the town knew about it. The school has also made a comeback.

The day after the food donation, the classmates noticed that there were a few more slap marks on Luo Ximei's face. Three days later, when Wu Beijiang came home at night, he was beaten and walked with a limp.

In the blink of an eye, the exam is going to be taken again, Tong Yan is still light and light, Ji Ning swears that he will be admitted to the top three, Li Fangfang and Wang Li are busy borrowing notes and doing exercises.

Last time, Tong Yan smeared clam oil on everyone, and the hands of several girls recovered a lot, and a small box quickly bottomed out. This time Tong Yan took another box out, Ji Ning was a little embarrassed to use it again, and returned the clam oil to Tong Yan: "My mother said, this small box costs a few cents, it's too expensive, I don't need it." Tong Yan pushed it back again, pretending to be angry: "Are you not that I am a friend?" ”

Li Fangfang looked at Tong Yan, then at Ji Ning, and took the clam oil: "She doesn't use it, I use it, I use it with Wang Li." After speaking, he bumped Wang Li with his elbow, and Wang Li nodded with a smile.

Looking at the two "traitors", Ji Ning was so angry that he pinched the faces of the two, and after a laugh, Ji Ning said mysteriously: "Do you know why Wu Beijiang proposed to donate food?" Everyone couldn't understand this, Ji Ning said proudly: "I inquired, it's for the sake of outstanding students." You think, he proposed to donate grain, is the credit his, but he actually only gave 2 catties of cornmeal, but in exchange for a good reputation, is it cost-effective?"

Tong Yan's evaluation is a "scheming man". Li Fangfang was a little indignant, patted Tong Yan's shoulder, and had a serious expression: "Tong Yan, give you a glorious task, take the test this time, get the first place, and say nothing to let him be evaluated." The others also looked at Tong Yan expectantly. Tong Yan smiled but did not speak.

After the exam, Tong Yan's task of making up the class is over. I was finally able to take a good rest. Uncle Cao was going to get out of the car again, this time he discussed with Tong Yan: "Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, this wine is the best to sell, this time let's make a big deal, how about it? Originally, Uncle Cao didn't say it, Tong Yan also had such thoughts.

This time, Uncle Cao took 100 catties of wine and 20 catties of cured meat from Tong Yan. Uncle Cao smiled from ear to ear, and Tong Yan made a request, asking Uncle Cao to help get some cold medicine, antipyretic medicine and other medicines, if there is gold, you can also exchange a little. Uncle Cao didn't expect Tong Yan's request. After thinking for a while, he asked, "How do you want to change?" Tong Yan hurriedly patted his ass: "Uncle Cao, you run around, you are well-informed, you look at it, anyway, I believe you, you won't let me suffer." Uncle Cao smiled and shook his head, "Now, you have also learned to be flamboyant." Okay, we can't let you down. ”

Tong Yan took stock of her existing income, and she had already received 1,000 yuan during this time. This should be enough money to cover future expenses. There is not much barreled wine left in the space, Tong Yan doesn't want to sell it anymore, and she can still cash in if something happens later. Tong Yan wants to take this opportunity to collect some good things, which can maintain value and also pass on to the family.

A few days later, when she returned to school, Tong Yan learned that she had won the first place in the exam this time, and Ji Ning excitedly pulled Tong Yan to ask her for a treat. In fact, Ji Ning also did well in the exam - the third place, and the second place was Niu Xinsheng. At the same time, the list of outstanding students also came out, and Tong Yan was also rated, and she got 3 pens, 3 books and 5 yuan. Tong Yan waved her hand: "Let's go, let's have a good meal in a while." ”

Tong Yan led them all the way through several small alleys to a small shop, where a large cauldron was steaming, and a fragrance spread around. A few people only felt that their stomachs were rumbling, there were three tables in the shop, and several people found a place to sit, Tong Yan asked them what they were eating, and also introduced: "This shop specializes in selling mutton, it's delicious, what do you eat?" A few girls looked at the price and were startled, Li Fangfang exaggerated so much that she was about to leave with Tong Yan.

Tong Yan hurriedly comforted them, just eat, it's okay, they can't leave them here to wash the dishes. What Tong Yan didn't know was that there was a cubicle in this shop, and there were three people sitting in it, and they were eating, and the voices of several girls outside came in, and when they heard Tong Yan say that they had left the dishes to be washed, one of the men smiled slightly.

A few people ordered a bunch of dishes, mutton soup, mutton dumplings, fried lamb offal, white-cut mutton, and vinegared cabbage. The small table is full. Tong Yan waved her hand arrogantly, "Let's eat." A bowl of mutton soup dispelled all the chill, and Tong Yan exclaimed, "It's delicious in the world!"

The combat effectiveness of several girls' families is not weak, and the big guys are short of oil and water in their stomachs, and this family is really delicious, and half of it is wiped out after a while. Ji Ning swallowed the dumplings into his stomach and opened his mouth: "This time I also got a scholarship, and I will pay for this meal with Tong Yan." Tong Yan glanced at her: "What are you doing, rob me, I'll invite you after you say it, and talk about it." If you want to have a treat, wait for your first time in the test. Ji Ning was about to jump again: "What do you mean! Look down on me." Li Fangfang also helped, and said seriously: "If you want Ji Ning to be the first in the exam, when you graduate, Niu Xinsheng also graduates, then Ji Ning will be able to take the first exam." Everyone laughed so hard that they couldn't stand up straight.

Ji Ning said angrily: "I don't want to be the first, as long as Wu Beijiang doesn't enter the top three, I don't care." When it came to Wu Beijiang, several people said it again. It turned out that Wu Beijiang took the fourth place in the exam this time and was also rewarded - a book, a pen. There are scholarships for the top three, and there are no scholarships for the fourth.

Ji Ning gloated: "You didn't see how embarrassed Wu Beijiang's face was. Li Fangfang added: "He was also rated as an outstanding student, but he won the certificate." Several people laughed again. Tong Yan sandwiched a piece of mutton and gave it to Ji Ning: "Classmate Ji Ning has worked hard, if it weren't for Ji Ning, Wu Beijiang would be the third place, come, come, come, hurry up and make up for it." Ji Ning tilted his head proudly and said unashamedly: "Yes, you all have to thank me." I've been in school for so many years, but I've never worked so hard. The crowd laughed again. The girl's silver bell-like laughter came into the cubicle, and several people in the cubicle had originally come to talk about things, but these laughter swept away the food on the table, but they didn't say anything.

Sitting in the compartment was Lu Jinzhi, as well as his two friends, Jiang Han and Liu Zhonghua. Jiang Han lowered his voice and asked, "You should go back tomorrow, you should go back too, you've been here for more than half a year, it's a waste." Liu Zhonghua quietly kicked Jiang Han, turned his head and asked Lu Jinzhi: "Can you still come out this time?" Lu Jinzhi fiddled with the teacup in his hand, with a little carelessness: "Of course, my dad supports me." Besides, I haven't made a name for myself yet, so how can I go back. ”

"I naturally know that your old comrade is willing to let you come out, but is your old father-in-law willing? Is your daughter-in-law willing?" Lu Jinzhi paused the cup in his hand, still with a faint smile on his face: "That's not my daughter-in-law yet." The smile on Jiang Han's face froze, and he knew that he was unhappy when he looked at Lu Jinzhi's face, so he hurriedly accompanied him with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes, I said the wrong thing, you plan to solve this matter when you go back this time?!" Lu Jinzhi put the cup down, got up and greeted: "Let's go!"

Jiang Han was still a little confused, and when he saw that the two of them were gone, he followed him out. Lu Jinzhi paid for the meal, and when he walked to the door, he glanced at the foursome who were eating happily, and when he saw Tong Yan, he remembered, isn't this the person he met in the school in the center of the town? Jiang Han also saw Tong Yan and the others, and then looked at the pots and pots on the table, and whispered: "I can't see it, these people have a good appetite!" Lu Jinzhi called him: "Let's go." ”

Tong Yan also saw Lu Jinzhi, a black tweed coat and a pair of black leather shoes, which showed the man's slender and upright posture, and the appearance of the two people next to him also belonged to the middle and upper level. It seems that beautiful men always appear in groups. Tong Yan shouted: "Waiter, two more mutton buns." ”

When Jiang Han heard this, he almost stumbled, and just said: "This girl has such a good appetite, how many days has she not eaten meat." Then he heard a saying, "I will take it with me." Jiang Han muttered in a low voice again: "I can't see it, this one is quite rich, such a meal, more than ten yuan." ”

Lu Jinzhi glanced back again, in the hazy mist, Tong Yan's delicate and white face looked like a dream, and the crisp voice was like the call of a yellow bird, which was pleasant to the ear. Lu Jinzhi suddenly flashed a sentence in his mind: "There is a beautiful person, clear and graceful." ”

Out of the alley, there was no one left and right, Liu Zhonghua whispered to Lu Jinzhi: "That house, you'd better pay attention, since their old man left, things are becoming more and more unreliable, if you can break it or break it!" Lu Jinzhi didn't say anything, as if he didn't hear it.

Liu Zhonghua sighed silently. At that time, the relationship between the two families was good, and the helmsmen of the two families were alive, seeing that the children got along well together, they naturally liked it, so they gave Lu Jinzhi's marriage a given, who knew that the two old men passed away one after another, and it didn't take long for the two families to drift apart. Otherwise, this marriage would not have been postponed until now. Now Lu Jinzhi is six in his twenties, and the girl in that family is also in her early twenties, but everyone remains silent, not saying that they are married or not getting married, what a!

After eating, Tong Yan paid the money, took the packaged mutton buns, said goodbye to the three of them, and went to school. In the office, Principal Qian was busy sorting out the materials, and he was surprised to see Tong Yan coming.

poured a glass of water for Tong Yan, Tong Yan thanked her, took out five yuan from her pocket, and put it on the table. "Principal Qian, this is the scholarship I got, I think that at the beginning of the next semester, there may be students who drop out because they can't pay the tuition fees, I hope I can do something. ”

Tong Yan's words made Principal Qian even more surprised. Principal Qian picked up the money, touched it, and then looked at Tong Yan with a look full of approval: "Okay, I won't say anything polite." In fact, in the past few days, I have heard some students report that some students may want to drop out of school, and I thank you on behalf of these students. Tong Yan thought for a while and added, "I have a request." Principal Qian was stunned for a moment, and motioned for Tong Yan to continue. "I hope that all this money will be used for my junior high school students. Principal Qian smiled: "It's not a big deal, it's okay." I'll give you a receipt. After taking the receipt, Tong Yan was ready to leave, picked up the package of mutton buns and handed it to Principal Qian: "In order to celebrate my excellent students, I invite you to eat, don't be polite to me." Principal Qian took the slightly hot steamed bun, looked at Tong Yan's departing back, and shook his head with a smile.

After the holiday, the most worth looking forward to is the New Year, this is Tong Yan's first New Year here, but unfortunately the people in the yard are basically gone, Tong Yan estimates that she is going to have a lonely New Year.

Tong Yanxu is used to this kind of life, so she doesn't feel particularly sad. She took a lot of things out of the space, two catties of meat, a bag of sugar, and a large bag of Jiang rice noodles. Wrapped in a furoshiki and sent it to Sister-in-law Tian. Sister-in-law Tian looked at these things and wanted to refuse, but Tong Yan only said that she would give Xiaodouzi something to eat, and Sister-in-law Tian had to accept it, but she kept telling Tong Yan to be careful when she lived alone. Tong Yan told her that she would go to pay New Year's greetings to her acquaintances in the town during the New Year, and she would not spend it alone.

Sister-in-law Tian was a little relieved. Xiaodouzi teased on the side: "Sister, I will come back to see you soon, I will miss you." "Coax Tong Yan to be happy. grabbed a handful of toffee from his pocket and gave it to him: "Here, White Rabbit," Xiao Douzi smiled happily and squinted.

Two days later, Uncle Cao came back, and although he was in a good mood. He brought Tong Yan five hundred yuan, three small yellow croakers and a wooden box, opened the wooden box, there were some jade jewelry scattered in it, the largest was a pair of bracelets, and the rest were earrings, rings and the like, and there were dozens of them. Tong Yan didn't expect that there would be so much, Uncle Cao explained: "Gold bars are still worth a little money, these jewelry are not valuable, I'm afraid of losing money." Tong Yan was very happy, holding the jewelry box and not letting go: "Uncle Cao, I like these, it's good to be able to exchange for these." Uncle Cao laughed at her: "After all, she is a little girl, she just likes these things." In fact, these things, not to eat, not to wear, the most boring. ”

At night, Tong Yan entered the space, couldn't sleep with excitement for a while, and took out the jewelry box to take a closer look. The jewelry box has a faint wood fragrance, Tong Yan can't tell what wood is, she just thinks it smells good. Looking at this trace, I was supposed to have a lock, but unfortunately the lock was gone. took out those pieces of jewelry the same way, and the delicate feel made Tong Yan a layman know that it was a good object. Tong Yan secretly wanted to have the opportunity to collect more points by herself.

Sleepless with Tong Yan tonight is also Lu Jinzhi. drove all the way, and in the early hours of the morning, Lu Jinzhi returned to his home in City B. Lu Jinzhi's father, Lu Xinian, and his mother, Zhang Qiao, have not slept yet. Lu used to be dressed in a military uniform, and although he was in his fifties, he was in good spirits. Zhang Qiao is a woman in her forties, not tall, and when she sees her youngest son coming back, her eyebrows and eyes are gentle.

Lu Jinzhi took his mother's hand and complained, "You haven't slept all night?" Didn't I tell you not to wait for me. "I've slept, just got up, I'll ask Mother Zhang to make you something to eat, Xiaoyi, what are you eating?" Lu Jinyi heard his mother call him by his nickname again, and he couldn't help but be a little ashamed: "How old am I, you still call me nickname, you can eat whatever you want." Zhang Qiao was disgusted: "Those who are not married are children, so what's embarrassing to call children nicknames." When it came to getting married, Lu Jin froze, but he didn't say anything.

The family had breakfast, Lu Xinian called the family to the study, and asked Lu Jinzhi straight to the point: "What are you going to do?" Lu Jinzhi rubbed his eyebrows, he didn't sleep all night last night, and then he still had a headache to face such an embarrassing problem. After thinking about it, Lu Jinzhi still said: "I want to talk to her again, if I can't talk this time, I will withdraw directly." ”

Zhang Qiao endured it for a long time, but she couldn't help it: "Xiaoqi, if you like her, let's take another step." Lu Xinian directly interrupted his wife's words: "How can you take a step and transfer Xiao Mi back to City B?"

Lu Jinzhi hurriedly explained: "Mom, I didn't say I liked her, to be honest, I can't talk about whether I like her or not, I think she should be the same to me." One is that the relationship between the two families was good back then, the second is what the grandfather set, and the third is that we get along quite happily. ”

Zhang Qiao was very dissatisfied: "What do you get along well? I just look at you who don't look like people." You see, you work in Province J, and she runs around with the art troupe. For you to go to J Province to work, they are not satisfied. You have been in Province J for several months, how many letters has she written to you, how many times have she sent things?" Zhang Qiao thought about it and became more and more popular, and secretly complained that the old man was blind and ordered such a family for his son. Lu Xinian looked at his son's increasingly mature face, and said flatly: "I don't care how you get along, just deal with it if it's good, and make a decision early if it's not good." When men do things, the most taboo is to drag mud and water. When Lu Jinzhi heard this, his heart moved, he looked at his father's eyes that were still flashing, and nodded vigorously.