It had just rained, and despite the sun, it didn't look particularly sunny.

A tributary of the Yangtze River called the Baishui River flows from a distant place and flows along the edge of a village called Yanzi Township.

Living by the water has been a tradition for many years.

The river is not blindly clear, because it rained yesterday, today's river looks more turbid, but this turbidity will not be a turbidity to the end, the central position looks like a yellow through green color, to the river this color becomes lighter, to the shore is already a transparent color.

Zhao Yue'e was standing by the river at this time washing the mop.

Because my father went out to work, there were some problems with the water pipes that had just been installed a little time ago, and no one repaired them, anyway, the Baishui River was only a few dozen meters away from home, so it was convenient to wash the mop here.

Zhao Yue'e was washing the mop while singing softly, looking very good.

Not bad indeed.

My mother found a restaurant in the county town a while ago to work as a dishwasher, and worked for three months, but the salary has been delayed and not paid, and it was only yesterday that I finally got the money, and I got 4,600 yuan in three months, and the family's tense economy can be eased a little.

As soon as she got the money, her mother asked Zhao Yue'e to call Yi Yang, ready to pay back part of his money first.

has always owed Yi Yang money, and Zhao Yue's heart is also very sad.

Because he owed money, he was embarrassed to greet Yi Yang after meeting him at school several times.

Naturally, I also understood that Yi Yang probably wouldn't embarrass her because of this, and she didn't even mention it for so long after borrowing money.

But the mood is very touching and guilty, like a stone in the chest that is always blocked there, which makes people quite unhappy.

Even if you get acquainted with Yi Yang at the beginning, you can calmly follow him to eat a little food, but when the amount of money owed reaches a certain level, you can't continue to be so calm no matter what.

At this time, if you can pay Yi Yang back 2,000 yuan first, the feeling of depression will be reduced.

After washing the mop and pulling it out, Zhao Yue'e stepped back.

In fact, there is some fear and hatred for this whitewater river.

I can still remember clearly, it was about the second grade.

At that time, the conditions of their house were much worse than now, and at that time there was not even a decent fountain pen, and for a long time, it was a ballpoint pen refill, inserted in a bamboo joint, and so used as a pen.

At that time, what she was most looking forward to was to have a pen of her own.

On her birthday, my father picked up a lot of wild willow mushrooms in the mountains, went to the city to sell them for a little money, and bought her a three-dollar fountain pen when he was happy.

Zhao Yue'e was so excited that she didn't sleep all night.

She loved the pen so much.

For a week, I was even reluctant to use that pen to write, and I would carefully wipe it many times a day, and I usually used a ballpoint pen refill to write with a bamboo joint, but I used it once for the exam.

The students in the village said that the fountain pen must be washed when it runs out, otherwise the ink will block the fountain pen.

At that time, there was no running water in the house.

When she got home after the exam that day, she took the pen to the Baishui River and cleaned it carefully, but she didn't hold it steadily, and the pen slipped into the Baishui River.

She hurried to catch it, but almost instantly, the pen was swallowed up by the river and disappeared without a trace.

Tears blurred his eyes in an instant.

That day, she squatted alone by the river and cried for a long time, scolding herself for being so careless, and then she just thought of how hard her father worked to earn money......

This incident has become a pain in Zhao Yue's heart, a scar that she can't help but think of every time she passes by here.

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in my ears.

"Yue'e!"

When she turned around, it was indeed Yi Yang, who was standing on the top of the river embankment looking at her.

Zhao Yue'e hurriedly trotted up from the steps by the river, and the mop flowed down a water path.

"You're here!"

Yi Yang looked Zhao Yue'e up and down and said, "You seem to have grown taller again." ”

Listening to Yi Yang's words, Zhao Yue'e was not so happy, she glanced down at her pants...... The trouser legs have been shortened a lot, and they have been worn alive into cropped pants.

If she grows too fast, she can't continue to wear last year's clothes, which is a sad thing for Zhao Yue.

Zhao Yue'e said, "Have you eaten?" ”

"Oh, not yet."

"Then let's go to our house and eat."

"Okay."

At this time, it was just past noon, and Yi Yang asked curiously, "Haven't you had lunch at home?" ”

Zhao Yue'e said: "It's busy in the morning...... Mom and I went to the mountains to get some pigweed and came back and cleaned two more empty rooms and came out......"

"Two empty rooms?"

"I used to pile up some clutter and put it in order."

"Oh."

"That, this time I can only pay you back 2000 temporarily......" Zhao Yue'e had already said it on the phone, but at this time she couldn't help but say it again, and then lowered her head: "Mom earns this money...... It's hard. ”

Yi Yang shook his head: "I didn't come here today to ask for money." ”

At this time, Zhao Yue'e noticed that Yi Yang was carrying a big bag in his hand.

After saying this, Yi Yang took out another thing from his arms and handed it to Zhao Yue.

Zhao Yue'e held the mop in one hand, took it suspiciously in the other, and was slightly stunned: "This ......"

A delicate pink fountain pen.

Yi Yang said: "Two days ago, I went to the provincial city for the exam, I didn't bring a pen, and I planned to buy a pen at the stationery store next to the school, but just after I bought all the pens of other colors, only this pink one was left, but I had no choice but to buy it." ”

"I'm a big boy, how can I use a pink fountain pen, so I'll give it to you."

Zhao Yue'e was stunned, hesitated, and shook her head: "This ...... I'm sorry. ”

Yi Yang couldn't help but stuff it back to her: "You're welcome, if you don't want it, I'll just throw it away, anyway, I won't use a pink pen." ”

When Zhao Yue'e heard that Yi Yang was so wasteful, she said, "Don't throw it, don't throw it, if you want to throw it...... Then I'll keep it......"

Yi Yang nodded with satisfaction.

Naturally, this fountain pen was not bought as Yi Yang said.

But the last time I saw Zhao Yue's fountain pen, the paint on it had almost fallen off, and the water was always out when she wrote, so she bought it for her when she was wandering around in Hanning City, and it wasn't expensive anyway, but it was said that it was bought on purpose, and the little girl would definitely have a psychological burden, so she casually told a lie.

Zhao Yue'e was very happy, because Yi Yang said that she would lose it anyway, and the pen under her hand would not have any psychological burden, but she was still very grateful to him.

Putting the pen in her pocket, Zhao Yue'e asked with some curiosity: "What does the stationery store in the provincial city look like?" ”

"It's a little bigger than the one at the entrance of our school, but that's all it takes."

Zhao Yue'e has never been to the provincial capital, and even her primary school was in the primary school in the township, so she didn't even go to the county seat before going to junior high school.

After listening to Yi Yang's words, Zhao Yue'e couldn't help but ask: "What is Hanning City like?" ”

"A place with a lot of people."

"Nasty...... Isn't that the same as not saying it? ”

Yi Yang turned around and smiled: "If you are admitted to the university in the future, you will find out if you go and see for yourself." ”

"University......" Zhao Yue'e had longing in her eyes, and there was some helplessness.

It's so far.

The two returned home. Zhao Xiulan was cooking for the pigs, and there was firewood under the tripod outside the kitchen, and in an iron bucket, the rough and rotten cornmeal specially used to feed the pigs was mixed with half of the pigweed, and boiled out like this.

Seeing that Yi Yang and Zhao Yue'e were back, Zhao Xiulan hurriedly put down the things in her hand and greeted them.

Naturally, I know Yi Yang.

Zhao Xiulan is an honest peasant woman, with a gentle and introverted personality, she doesn't chew people's tongues on weekdays, and even when some mothers-in-law at the entrance of the village talk about some gossip loudly, she will consciously avoid it.

So most of the things about Yi Yang she heard from her sister Zhao Jinhua.

Zhao Jinhua, as Yi Yang's aunt, naturally likes him very much now.

But before Yi Yang didn't get better, for a long time, her attitude towards Yi Yang was that she had to take care of her family affection, but she was afraid that he would bring her Xiaochuan badly.

Later, I saw Yi Yang change little by little, and now it can be said that it is the pride of the entire Yi family.

The change in attitude towards Yi Yang is naturally also reflected in the external remarks.

Zhao Xiulan doesn't like to listen to outsiders' gossip, so most of her impression of Yi Yang comes from her sister's story, and from Zhao Jinhua's mouth, she also roughly understands Yi Yang's prodigal son's return.

Of course, for people like them who have little culture, to put it mildly, it is nothing more than "sensible...... I used to be small......"

Sensible is Zhao Xiulan's first impression of Yi Yang.

The second impression is...... The family is in good condition.

Naturally, Yi Yang's family conditions are not worth mentioning to Jiang Lili, or even Luo Luoyue and Luo Bing in the county, but for a family like Zhao Xiulan, it is already extremely rich.

Living in the county seat, having a house, a façade, and doing nothing a year, all have an income of 20,000 or 30,000 yuan.

In the face of such a "rich man", his stubbornness in the past seems to be able to find a suitable reason to explain.

If you have money, you will be less obedient......

What does that mean...... Boasting about the children?

Therefore, Yi Yang's later transformation is even more precious.

Now, Yi Yang has become the creditor of the family, and Zhao Xiulan is even shorter in her mentality in the face of this young man who is only more than sixteen years old, so she will quickly put down what she is doing.

Zhao Xiulan wiped her hands with an apron and greeted Yi Yang: "Xiaoyang...... Get in and sit! ”

Yi Yang hurriedly said, "Auntie, you are busy with yours." ”

Zhao Xiulan thought that this kid was really polite, so she asked Zhao Yue'e to take Yi Yang in.

When the two children left Yiyang, Zhao Xiulan hurriedly returned to the side of the pig food, continued to stir it with a shovel, and saw that it was almost ripe, so she took a rag to pad her hand, lifted the pig food down, and went towards the pigsty.

On the other side, Yi Yang also followed Zhao Yue'e to the hall.

It's not the first time I've been here, but every time I come here, I still feel a little sad.

A village hall is actually a place with a kitchen, dining room, and living room.

The hall is not very large, there is an iron stove in the center, because it is the height of summer, there is no fire, there are two benches on both sides of the stove, and a sponge cushion is tied to the stool, which will be more comfortable to sit on than a hard stool.

On the side is the stove, which is also available in the second uncle's house, but it has been replaced with a biogas stove last year, and occasionally a gas tank is used when the biogas is not enough.

Next to the stove is a cupboard, made of wood, which is evident to have been used for many years, but it is fairly clean to wipe.

Zhao Yue'e hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, otherwise you can sit down first." ”

"What about you?"

"Two rooms, and a little uncleaned."

"I'll help you."

"Oops, how can this work!"

Yi Yang said: "Why not? ”

"You're a guest......"

"If you don't let me go, you look down on me."

"I hate it, where is there anything like you."

Yi Yang smiled, took the mop from her hand, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, take me there." ”

Zhao Yue'e was stunned and snorted: "You ...... person"

She actually knew Yi Yang's temper a little, and once she decided to do something, there was a high probability that she would not be able to beat him, so she no longer insisted and took Yi Yang to the two rooms.

Zhao Yue'e and her mother have almost cleaned up, but there are still some dust and debris that have not been cleaned, and they are not very busy.

In the country house, there will be a musty smell in the house, but it smells very good, Yi Yang doesn't know how to describe it, Zhao Yue'e also has it at home.

He looked at the two rooms and asked, "What are you going to do with them?" ”

Zhao Yue'e said: "I haven't thought about it yet...... Hey, I told my mom that I don't really have anything at home. ”

Yi Yang was slightly stunned and stopped talking.

After cleaning the two rooms, Zhao Xiulan also fed the pigs, and when she saw that the two were not in the hall, she came in to take a look, saw Yi Yang helping to clean, and complained to her daughter: "How can you let Yi Yang do these jobs......

However, the impression of Yi Yang in my heart is better.

When she was done, Zhao Yue'e asked Zhao Xiulan to rest, and she came to cook.

Yi Yang enthusiastically said that he wanted to help, and said unashamedly: "I'm a chef......"

Zhao Yue'e smiled while eating, and said, "If you really can't be idle, help me get some firewood......

The children of poor families are in charge of the family at an early age.

Zhao Yue'e's ability still surprised Yi Yang a little.

Chop the vegetables and cut the meat, heat the oil in a hot pan, put it in the pan, and stir-fry...... A series of operations, Yi Yang has only seen people like his grandmother and second aunt who cook all year round.

Soon, the meal was ready.

In order to entertain Yi Yang, Zhao Yue'e also deliberately cut half of the bacon and fried a bacon potato slices.

Zhao Xiulan felt that Yi Yang was a young man with good conditions from the county seat, and was afraid that he would not be used to eating his own things, so she said: "Yue'e, go to the village store to buy a can of canned fish and meat......

Yi Yang hurriedly said no need, stood up and pressed Zhao Yue's head, so that the meal could be served smoothly.

After eating for a while, while chatting about some messy topics, Zhao Xiulan wanted to speak several times, hesitated, got up and took something wrapped in a handkerchief from behind, and said, "Yi Yang...... Thank you for the 5,000 yuan you borrowed from our family, today we will pay you back 2,000 first, do you think it's okay......"

As he spoke, he opened his handkerchief, and there was a stack of red banknotes.

Yi Yang sighed, slowly pushed the money over, and said, "Auntie, let's not hide it, I didn't come here for this money today." ”

Then, Yi Yang got up and took the big bag, and said, "On the contrary, I have a request for your aunt." ”

As he spoke, he took out the sleeping pillow he had made.

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PS: Yesterday I heard the news of the death of a writer, and I felt a little sad.

Recently, my physical condition has been a little poor, and exercising can't save my cervical spine at all...... Mainly because the speed of the code word is too slow.,It's more than four hours to sit down.,My head is groggy.,I originally thought that the last two days of the National Day would explode a little bit.,At least make up the chapters of the two alliance leaders...... At the moment, it seems that it is not at all.

Constant change is already my last stubbornness...... Thank you all for your tolerance and understanding! (Fist hugging)