Xu Huaigu ran out of the school villa quickly, but did not stop, until he ran a long way, then he felt a lot more relaxed, sat on the ridge on the side of the road to rest, and casually pulled an unknown wild grass spike in his mouth.

Humming and chirping, so unhappy, as if he was two people in the class before.

A man who was pulling weeds in the field next to him saw him and greeted him with a smile: "Xu Huaigu, you don't have to go to class today?" ”

Xu Huaigu sneered and said, "Uncle Chen, didn't you see where I came from just now?" I've never missed classes. ”

The man surnamed Chen wanted to say something, but Xu Huaigu suddenly pointed behind him and shouted excitedly: "Uncle Chen, you have lost your money!" ”

Chen Wuhua hurriedly turned his head to look at his feet, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to rummage in the mud under his feet, causing Xu Huaigu to laugh happily on the ridge.

Chen Wuhua seemed to have really touched something, and quickly took it out, it was really a copper coin. He laughed and said, "Xu Huaigu, your kid's eyes are quite sharp, I have seen them all, I should thank you." ”

Xu Huaigu looked at the money in shock, and suddenly cried and lost his face. I'm just talking nonsense, how can I really have a coin?

I wouldn't have said it if I had known.

He regretted dying at this moment, and he secretly said bad luck in his heart. Uncle Chen saw that he was unhappy, so he laughed and said, "Xu Huaigu, you are such a big person and still crying?" Now, this money is for you, and if you hadn't reminded me, I would have lost it anyway. ”

Xu Huaigu smiled, quickly took the copper coin, wiped off the mud stains on it, and twisted it in the palm of his hand. He was also afraid that Uncle Chen would regret it, so he quickly ran away, making Uncle Chen cry and laugh in the field.

Walking all the way out of the village, a line gradually appeared in the distance. That is the big river formed by melting snow from the high mountains, which is called the Ling River.

The water of the Lingjiang River is bitterly cold all year round, and the same is true of the waters next to the village. The water was not deep, only up to the calf, but it was almost strangely open, and the other side of the river could not be seen on either sunny or rainy days.

As always, he walked to the riverside, looked at the vast river, and shook off all thoughts.

The Lingjiang River is covered with all kinds of small stones, delicate and smooth, and it is a good object to play with. Some of them will also have a pleasing red or turquoise color, which looks very beautiful.

He liked these stones very much, and used to come to the river every day to try his luck, and he had to collect what he saw, but now he has a small jar at home that is filled with colorful stones of different sizes.

At this time, other children are generally playing family games, each playing a different role, Xu Huaigu will never go, just stay by the river or in the mountains and forests to do his own thing. Everyone also thinks he's a weirdo and doesn't play with him. However, he and Zhang Xiaohe played very well, probably because both of them were more quirky, so they could play together.

There is a strong wind in the Lingjiang River today, blowing wantonly, setting off layers of waves on the river. The feeling of the wind blowing on your body is really comfortable, blowing away everything you have, like the whole person is melted into the wind.

He lifted his neckline upwards so that more wind could pour in, and closed his eyes pleasantly, playing with the copper coin that he had touched and shiny, very happily.

I won't go looking for a stone today, and the copper coin feels very comfortable in my hand, and I am too lazy to move. I just don't know what's on the other side of the river?

I sat down for an afternoon, and I didn't think about anything, and when I saw that the sun was about to set, Xu Huaigu was also hungry, so he walked home.

The sunset against the field paths is particularly beautiful, the green seedlings are beaten golden, the clouds on the horizon are stretched out, and the colorful glow flickers between the gaps in the sea of clouds.

He saw Zhang Xiaohe walking alone in front of him, and he also carried a small fish basket in his hand, so he had a ghost idea.

He tiptoed over, and when he saw that Zhang Xiaohe hadn't reacted yet, he grimaced and shouted in his ear: "Zhang Xiaohe! ”

Zhang Xiaohe hurriedly turned his head, looking overly frightened, and then saw Xu Huaigu smiling happily behind him, knowing that he was playing tricks on himself, he said: "What a coincidence, Xu Huaigu, I was about to go to your house to find you", and handed out the fish basket, "Now, this is for you, the little fish and shrimp I touched this afternoon, and a crab." ”

Xu Huaigu happily accepted it, anyway, Zhang Xiaohe often sent him these things, he seemed to be omnipotent all the time, like touching fish, catching shrimp, picking herbs, and weaving garlands, he used to be the child king of a group of them.

Xu Huaigu envied him very much, he didn't know anything, so he could only bully things like stones that couldn't move, but Zhang Xiaohe would always give him some, so he didn't bother to learn.

Zhang Xiaohe said goodbye to him, and he saw people leading cattle past the road, others carrying haystacks to rest on the side of the road, and smoke spiraling in the distance.

A man on the edge of the field was digging a ditch with a hoe, and when Xu Huaigu saw him, he took the initiative to greet him: "Uncle Chen, don't you go back so late?" ”

Chen Wuhua stopped his movements, wiped a handful of sweat casually, glanced at the fish basket in his hand, and said angrily: "Zhang Xiaohe's stinky boy gave it to you again?" ”

Xu Huaigu knew that Uncle Chen always didn't deal with Zhang Xiaohe, but he didn't know why, so he had to say, "He gave it to me." ”

Chen Wuhua spat and scolded: "The stinky boy has no conscience, he doesn't help his mother with farm work, and he is useless all day long." ”

There's a reason he's so angry. Zhang Xiaohe's mother is his younger sister, called Chen Wucai, and her husband died not long after giving birth to Zhang Xiaohe after marrying, and life has been very difficult. It's just that she is still a stubborn person, she refuses to accept gifts from others, and the worse she gets, and now even eating is a problem.

He is anxious to be an elder brother, and he has no choice but to vent his anger with Zhang Xiaohe. Seeing that Uncle Chen was angry, Xu Huaigu suddenly remembered something, so he asked him, "Uncle Chen, do you know what is on the other side of the river?" ”

Uncle Chen's expression suddenly became serious, and he asked him, "Why are you asking this?" ”

"I'm just curious, I want to see what the other side of the river is like."

Chen Wuhua became proud and said, "Then you can be regarded as asking the right person, I once saw the other side of the river when I was your age. ”

He slowly recalled, "That day, the sky was very good, I was alone in the river, the other side was still completely invisible, and then there seemed to be a magic force to attract me, I walked there, I don't know how far, the water is still only knee-deep, the other side is still invisible, the sun is just about to set, I was a little scared, ready to go home, but when I came, I walked a long way, and I only walked a little bit back, I was a little strange, I turned my head to look, I didn't expect, the other side came out so silently......"

Xu Huaigu was hearing the wonderful part, and Uncle Chen suddenly stopped talking, and he couldn't help asking, "Then what?" What does the other side look like? ”

Chen Wuhua changed his previous smiling face, and said with a solemn face: "What you can't say, what you can't talk about......"

Xu Huaigu jumped up in a hurry and shouted, "Why! ”

Chen Wuhua finally laughed: "Because I don't know either!" ”

To dare is to play tricks on yourself.

Xu Huaigu was angry, grabbed a piece of soil and smashed it on him, and ran away in a huff. Along the way, when he returned home, he was in a bad mood.

I didn't think about it that way, but when I was provoked by this, I wanted to know what the other side of the strait was like. He lay on the bed and rolled around, making the bed slabs creak.

His mother Qin Qi had long been accustomed to his virtue, and she ignored him, and didn't even ask him what happened to make him unhappy.

After a long while, he finally felt bored, stopped, and sat down on the bed in a daze.

Qin Qi asked, "This little fish and shrimp was given to you by Zhang Xiaohe?" ”

"That's right."

She grabbed a sealed bag, threw it to him, and said, "Go ahead, go and give this to him, or you will not be allowed to eat." ”

Xu Huaigu was idle and had nothing to do, and when he heard this, he became energetic, and hurriedly ran out with his pocket.

Zhang Xiaohe's house was a little far away from him, and by the time he finished sending his pockets, it was already dark. Others may still be a little afraid of the dark, but he doesn't care at all, how to walk or how to go.

As a result, I met Chen Wuhua on the road again, who was standing under the wall of a family's house and sneaking around.

Xu Huaigu didn't want to pay attention to him, but when he saw his appearance, he had an idea and laughed: "Uncle Chen, which family provoked you and peed under the wall of others." ”

Chen Wuhua was stunned for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "Stinky boy, what are you calling nonsense, and then ask me to return your copper coins." He didn't seem to be at ease, so he leaned closer to Xu Huaigu's ear and said, "Don't say it." ”

Xu Huaigu understood that Uncle Chen was also a scoundrel, and he left happily.

At Zhang Xiaohe's house, he was standing at the door of the house, carrying the bag of rice that Xu Huaigu gave him, hesitating.

There are two days to go to the exam, and you don't have to go to school in the future, do you want to give this rice to Mr.?

He was at a loss for what to do, so he looked at the moon, and then at the tightly locked door of the house, where his mother had gone to bed early after a hard day's work.

It was as if he had felt so embarrassed for the first time. After a long time, he still poured the bag of rice into the rice jar at home, which only had a thin layer, and looked at it in a daze.

Suddenly, he shrank down and whimpered silently.