It's a hot summer day, but it's only ten o'clock in the morning, and the sun is already high in the cloudless sky.

The children who were playing outside saw the living people and still ran shyly into the house.

Lu Ning shook her head, helpless. Her charm is no longer enough, and children have to run when they see it.

They walked in a place with few people, and they didn't see anyone along the way, except for a few children playing scattered.

Walk through the village and into the open. Lu Ningcai raised his hand and set up a small awning on his eyebrow bone and looked around.

Not far away, there were quite a few people standing sparsely in the mountains, sometimes straightening up, sometimes bending down, and working in the fields.

On the mountainside farther away, there are many figures swaying. Lu Ning stared at it for a long time, and then he saw clearly that those swaying figures were flocks of sheep.

It turned out that there were people grazing sheep on the opposite side of the mountainside, and the sheep were scattered with the leader, moving and grazing grass. In front of them, and behind them, are shepherds wearing straw hats and whips.

Lu Ning turned her head to look at Jiang Yan and asked curiously, "So far, how did they get over?" ”

On the opposite side of the hill, it seems to be quite close, but it is actually quite far away. If you had to walk over the mountains and mountains, you would have to walk for hours.

There are several mountains in the vicinity, and only the cliff village is inhabited, so it is impossible for people from outside the mountains to come to herd sheep.

Jiang Yan, who followed Lu Ning's side, pointed to the shepherd's side and said leisurely: "See, it's a horse, they are riding a horse to drive the sheep to the opposite mountain." Every day I leave home at half past eight and come back from the opposite side at one o'clock. ”

Just like the shepherds on the grassland, two people rode horses and drove sheep one after the other, and after the grass was eaten in one place, they changed to another place.

The shepherd eats at home in the morning, or skips the meal but brings two potatoes, or red roots, or rice balls, and takes two bites in the morning or at noon when he is hungry.

Wait for the sheep to come back in the afternoon, and then have a serious meal, and the day will be over.

The sheep and horses gnaw grass in the mountains until they reach a little bit, and then they gnaw east and west on the road, and they go all the way home, and they don't have to eat grass again for a day.

Lu Ning nodded thoughtfully: "Are those sheep all family's?" Or is it the whole village? ”

She looked around, and there was only someone on the opposite hill tending sheep. But there were at least twenty sheep on sight, and it didn't look like a family.

After all, the price of sheep is quite expensive.

Jiang Yan shook off the weeds in his hand, raised his eyebrows and said, "That's right, that's ninety-nine percent of the sheep in the village." Everyone will take turns herding the sheep according to the rules set by the village. ”

Two days per person, taking turns to herd the sheep. You can put it wherever you want, and the people in the village don't care, as long as the sheep can eat enough and come back on time.

As for the remaining 1 percent, it is because some people do not participate in collective sheep herding because they have few sheep, or the sheep are too small, pregnant, etc., but go to cut the grass themselves every day and feed it.

Lu Ning nodded, indicating understanding.

Although a sheep is herded, and a flock of sheep is also herded, there are always some special cases where they are not.

Jiang Yan smiled, turned his head to look at Lu Ning and said, "Ning Ning, what are you going to do after you go down the mountain, are you going to take the public examination?" ”

Before graduating, he knew that Lu Ning's family was going to let her take the public examination. Including Lu Ning's return home after graduation, she was originally preparing for the public examination.

But Lu Ning has always meant not to take the public examination, she doesn't want to live that kind of life at a glance.

Although in his opinion, the examination is a good choice. At least in the future, Lu Ning can be a lot easier, and it doesn't have to be so hard. But he respects Lu Ning's meaning, and he supports everything Lu Ning wants to do.

Sure enough, Lu Ning's answer was as he expected.

She raised her chin and said, "Of course, it is impossible to take the public examination, and I am going to look for a job in Yuecheng." ”

Her brother can get rid of the shackles of the family, and so can she.

She just has to break out on her own, and her own future is in her own hands.

Jiang Yan pursed his lips and asked, "Why don't you go to Jincheng, it's because of me?" ”

It was expected that he would not take the public examination, but looking for a job in Yuecheng was beyond his expectations, how could Yuecheng be as good as Jincheng, the provincial capital.

"Ningning, you don't have to pay so much for me." Jiang Yan said dumbly, "Going home to take the public examination, or working in Jincheng, is the best choice for you, there is no need to waste time in a small place like this." ”

When people go to high places, there are people who go back and forth.

In his heart, Lu Ning should belong to a big city like Jincheng. She shouldn't have been influenced by him and stayed in the mountains where she was unfamiliar.

Even in Yuecheng, the state capital, he felt wronged by Lu Ning.

Lu Ning's footsteps paused slightly, and he looked at Jiang Yan with a serious expression and said, "I have no grievances, how can I let myself be wronged, I don't want to go to Moon City because of you." I don't want to take the public examination, and I don't like the public examination even more. I like to live freely and uninhibitedly. I want to be out of my parents' grip and live the life I want. ”

She paused and continued, "Also, I think there are more opportunities in Moon City than in Jincheng. When it is more stable and I know more about Yuecheng, I will plan to start a business. ”

Although, the fuse of all this is the bride price of Tranquility. But it was precisely because of this incident that she was more determined to come out and work on her own.

Of course, she wouldn't tell Jiang Yan about this in detail, saving him from pondering for a day.

Jiang Yan's brows were furrowed, and his eyes were full of disapproval: "Even if you don't take the public examination, it's better to find a job in Jincheng than Yuecheng." You know more about Jincheng, and grandma is also in Jincheng, it's better than being alone in Yuecheng. Why don't you go back to Jincheng, and I'll go to Jincheng to find you when I'm on vacation, how about it? ”

He still doesn't want Lu Ning to suffer here, there are many things in small cities, and the salary is low. Starting a business is even more laborious, and it may also lose all your money, which is really not suitable for fresh graduates like them.

Lu Ning glared at him and said, "Okay, okay, you can leave me alone." You can take care of yourself, I have my own arrangements. ”

She raised her eyes to look at the people working in the mountains, and said leisurely: "It's you, the conditions here are so difficult, how can you stay for three years." Why don't we go to the person in charge of the assignment and ask him to change places for you? ”

As far as she knew, although Jiang Yan's family was poor, they were also in the countryside. But there are shops in the village, and the transportation to the town is also very convenient, and the conditions are much better than in the cliff village.

However, Jiang Yan shook his head and said, "Forget it, it's all divided." A turnip and a pit, and there are people in other places, and I can't go there. ”

Besides, he didn't want to change it himself, so it was good to go to Cliff Village.

Seeing that Jiang Yan really didn't mean this, Lu Ning didn't say anything anymore, and just continued to wander around with him.

When he walked to the end of the village, Lu Ning suddenly heard a mysterious chanting sound coming from the house at the end of the village.