At noon, the school specially arranged two classrooms for everyone to have lunch and lunch break.

Lin Ming, the head teacher, boiled a large pot of herbal tea for everyone, so that everyone could drink a bowl after they were full.

"The weather is hot, everyone should pay attention to their bodies and never suffer from heat stroke. In the past two days, no matter how close to the students is, they try to stay at school for lunch. Also, a word of caution - don't care about the exam if you have passed the exam, and don't look for other schools to answer the answer, so as not to affect the mentality of the next exam. ”

Everyone thanked each other.

There are no fans in the classroom, and if there are a few more people, it will be too hot.

Chen Xingling and Jia Shuanghua slipped away to eat under the big banyan tree, coveting a rare touch of coolness under the tree.

"Xiao Chen! Xiao Jia! Lin Ming shouted: "Have you seen Ma Dali?" Why didn't you see him? ”

Chen Xingling thought for a while and replied, "He ran out in a hurry after the exam." ”

Lin Ming frowned slightly and reminded: "When he comes, let him remember to drink herbal tea." ”

Among the students, the financial situation of Shuma Dali was the most difficult, with almost ragged clothes and often only a stick of corn or a cold steamed bun for lunch.

Perhaps because he was afraid of being ridiculed by his classmates, he often found a remote place to have lunch, and occasionally he didn't even have lunch.

She knew that everyone else disliked Ma Dali, but only Chen Xingling and Jia Shuanghua were close to him.

I thought they were eating together, but who expected that Ma Dali was not here today!

"There is still an exam in the afternoon, so everyone try not to run around, so as not to miss the time to enter the examination room." Lin Ming was like a heartbroken old mother, and babbled and said, "You will enter the classroom immediately after eating." When the time is almost up, I will go in early and call you. ”

Chen Xingling and Jia Shuanghua agreed.

After a while, Ma Dali came back sweating profusely, and when he saw them in the shade of the tree, Mali came over.

Jia Shuanghua asked curiously, "Where have you been?" I can't see you after the exam, and Mr. Lin asked about you just now. ”

Ma Dali patted the old cloth bag in his arms: "I'll wait for my sister outside the school...... When I came in the morning, it was too early, and the potatoes had not yet been steamed. She was afraid that I would be too hungry in the afternoon, so she sent it to me. ”

Chen Xingling and Jia Shuanghua glanced at each other, and they both frowned secretly.

"I have to take the exam again in the afternoon, how can you just eat two small potatoes?"

The potatoes in the sixth month of the lunar calendar are very small in size, and they don't taste very good. The spirit of the exam fee, how can you do it without a hard dish that can cushion your stomach!

Ma Dali smiled wryly, took the potato and was about to walk away - Chen Xingling grabbed him and stuffed a paper bag into his arms.

"Don't ......" Ma Dali hurriedly shook his head: "You keep it for yourself, I have enough to eat." ”

Chen Xingling saw that he was going to refuse, so he simply pulled him to sit down and eat a piece.

"I brought a couple of salt-baked chicken thighs. It was too hot for the bag to be brought into the classroom. If you don't eat it now, it may go bad in the afternoon. ”

This is what she took from the supermarket space, and all of them are very fresh, and even have a hint of coolness from the supermarket freezer. But she had to say so, otherwise Ma Dali wouldn't dare to ask for it.

Jia Shuanghua's eyes lit up when she looked at the chicken legs, and she swallowed her saliva unconsciously.

"The Ling Ling family makes so many hard dishes every time! That's magnanimous! Big gift, let's not be polite to her. ”

Chen Xingling handed one to Jia Shuanghua and another to Ma Dali.

"Let's eat together, and then take the exam in the afternoon."

Ma Dali was very embarrassed and whispered: "Classmate Chen, you-I really dare not be ashamed." ”

"Don't be afraid." Chen Xingling took a big bite of rice: "I still want you to do me a big favor!" ”

Ma Dali nodded again and again: "You just command!" I'll definitely help! ”

Jia Shuanghua chirped and muttered, "I'm hungry, don't talk about it, talk while eating." Big gift, you are polite to Ling Ling, eat quickly. Her wife is a senior engineer in the shipyard, her salary is high, and her family has meat to eat every day. ”

Ma Dali stared in surprise, swallowed his saliva when he smelled the fragrance of the chicken legs, smiled a little embarrassedly, and took a big bite of it.

"Student Chen, your lover is too powerful! My classmate Jia and I have been stained with him a lot! ”

Chen Xingling explained: "When I met him, he was just a mechanical designer who had just come to work in the shipyard. He is very talented in designing machinery, and his job title has been evaluated in recent years. The job title is high, and the salary is also higher. ”

Ma Dali smiled shyly: "I may be a little high-minded when I say this...... But it's from my heart. I don't know why, but when I first saw him this morning, I always felt a sense of déjà vu. ”

"Prove that you are destined!" Chen Xingling said with a smile: "Don't say anything about climbing high or not climbing, he is just an ordinary worker." We're all friends, you just treat my lover as a friend. ”

In the original book, Gu Qi and Ma Dali later became close friends, helping each other at work, talking about everything in private, and having a very strong relationship.

The only difference is that she brought the two of them to know each other earlier.

Ma Dali whispered gratefully: "Thank you." You and Xiao Jia have never disliked me for being from a poor background, when I was a classmate and friend...... I am deeply honored. ”

"Don't say that, we're all good friends!" Jia Shuanghua said with a smile.

Chen Xingling hurriedly echoed and nodded.

Ma Dali smiled and asked, "By the way, what did you just say you wanted me to help?" As long as I can help, I will go to the soup and go to the fire. ”

Chen Xingling's eyes flashed slightly, and he asked in a low voice: "After the exam, do you have any arrangements?" Our family is building a new house and is in a hurry to move in, so we need more workers to help with the work. You might as well take advantage of the summer vacation to help out and get paid as much as any other worker. If you can help keep vigil at night, you can double your salary. ”

"No, no." Ma Dali shook his head: "The salary is not needed, I will help, and I will also go to the vigil at night." ”

Chen Xingling also shook his head: "Forget it, you better not come." ”

"What's wrong?" Ma Dali nibbled on the taro and hurriedly explained: "I don't know too much construction work, but I can build bricks and walls, and I should be able to help." ”

Chen Xingling didn't raise his head, and said coldly: "I pay other workers, and I pay five cents a day more than other places." You come and don't get paid, which will make other workers have an opinion. Some things are like this, not to be few, but to be uneven. I want you to help, not to help. ”

Ma Dali was a little ridiculous and smiled awkwardly.

"We're friends, we don't need a salary."

Chen Xingling shook his head and whispered: "I'm in a hurry to find workers, especially the night watchmen at night. My lover has to go to work during the day and draw pictures at night, and I don't dare let him go to vigil. My brothers had to go to the sea early in the morning and didn't make it to the vigil. You're a friend, an acquaintance, and I'm looking for you. Anyway, if you don't help with me, you'll go somewhere else to earn money to save for tuition. I'm grateful that you've helped me with my urgent needs. But if you don't get paid, then I don't dare ask you for help. ”

Ma Dali stumbled: "...... If I didn't pay less than others, I wouldn't be a professional builder after all. ”

Jia Shuanghua glared at Ma Dali and said, "The Ling Ling family is in a hurry to find someone to help, you can help it!" She hires you as well, and she hires someone else. You are an acquaintance, and you must do the work as if it were your own. It's too late for her to be happy! However, some people take more, some people take less, and other workers may have opinions or misunderstandings. A bowl of water is even, and you can't make it difficult for Ling Ling. ”

Chen Xingling nodded again and again: "Yes!" You're a trusted friend, and I found you. ”

Ma Dali smiled gratefully: "I originally planned to go to the lime factory to do it...... It would be great if I could work in the city. I'm going to do a good job! I can keep vigil too, anyway, I haven't got a family yet, so I sleep anywhere. ”

"Okay, wait until tomorrow when the exam is over." Chen Xingling said: "I'll take you to the construction site to have a look." In the past two days, I have started to buy bricks and sand and cement, I am afraid that someone will come to steal it at night, can you -"

"Yes!" Ma Dali interrupted her and said briskly: "You don't have to study at night after the exam, I have time, I'll go to the vigil tomorrow night!" ”

"Okay, that's it!"