After Hu Mingchen entered the first year of high school, his learning tasks were much larger than when he was in junior high school. Although Chinese, mathematics, English, politics, physics, and chemistry are also available in junior high school, the depth of which is completely different.

In addition, due to the preparation of the college entrance examination, the three-year high school curriculum should be compressed to be completed in two years, and the first and second years of high school study the texts, and the entire third year of high school is almost entirely spent in review and tests.

In junior high school, Hu Mingchen did not need to study at night, but after entering high school, he still needed to go to school every night from 7:30 to 9 o'clock.

The new classmates in the class began to be curious about Hu Mingchen, a classmate who skipped a grade, but after getting along for a while, many people began to admire him.

Hu Mingchen had rules and regulations in class, and carefully completed all the subjects after school, and even if he had already studied the first year of high school by himself, he would still preview it before the teacher explained.

The fourth class of high school itself is an ordinary class, and most of the academic performance of the students in the class is not top-notch, although Hu Mingchen has passed the third grade of junior high school, but he still quickly became the top of the class, the first monthly exam, Hu Mingchen took the first place in the overall score, this first is not limited to the class, but the entire grade.

Only in mathematics, Hu Mingchen was given more than five points by Zhao Jing in the first class of high school.

During this time, Hu Mingchen had to take Hu Yujiao with him to school every day, and he had to wait for Hu Yujiao to be with him every day after school.

Children are very quick to adapt, I used to think that Hu Yujiao would take a long time to use the city to live and study, but after a month, Hu Yujiao is no different from other classmates.

"Brother, after school, you can go by yourself, and I will go with my classmates. After school that day, Hu Mingchen was waiting for Hu Yujiao under the national flagpole, and Hu Yujiao came and made such a request to Hu Mingchen.

Hu Mingchen looked behind Hu Yujiao, and there were two girls standing not far away, they stared at this side and didn't walk away immediately.

Hu Mingchen knew that it was Hu Yujiao's classmate, and it seemed that he had developed into his good friend now.

Hu Mingchen shrugged: "Yes, but you have to be careful on the road, don't be greedy, and go back before eating." ”

"Absolutely no problem, I promise. Receiving Hu Mingchen's consent, Hu Yujiao was so happy that she almost jumped up.

Hu Mingchen smiled with relief, the little girl has grown up, and she has to have a certain space for her own independence, such as having her own friends is one of them.

"In that case, then I'll go first, you and your classmates, don't be too late, you still have to do your homework in the evening." Hu Mingchen advised.

"Brother, I know, don't worry. Hu Yujiao replied obediently.

Hu Mingchen smiled at Hu Yujiao, waved his hand to her two classmates, and turned around and left first.

"Hu Mingchen, Hu Mingchen ......" Hu Mingchen walked to the school gate and was stopped from behind.

Hu Mingchen doesn't need to look, he knows who it is by listening to the voice.

He stopped and turned around: "Zhang Meng, Yu Sisi, why are you only leaving now?"

"We waited for you on purpose, otherwise we would have left early. Yu Si Si said.

"Waiting for me on purpose?" Hu Mingchen wondered.

"Hu Mingchen, can't I wait for you if I have nothing to do? Do you think that when you go to high school, you will be angry?" Zhang Meng said.

"Hehe, what are you talking about, when you go to high school, why did you have something to do with Niu Qi, is it possible that you will also be Niu Qi in the future? I don't believe that you two will not go to high school in the future. Hu Mingchen smiled speechlessly.

"You...... When we go to high school, we don't rely on skipping grades. Zhang Meng said after a while.

"Look at what you said, it's like how unsightly it is for me to skip a grade. Two young ladies, you ...... Is there anything going on?" Hu Mingchen said with a wry smile.

"Hu Mingchen, are you annoying us? Is it because you are annoying us that you chose to skip a grade and go directly to the high school?" Zhang Meng tilted his head and looked at Hu Mingchen sullenly.

"Hey, hey, the more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes, how can this have something to do with annoyance, it's just a non-existent thing. Besides, why should I bother you? What do you bother me with? Hehe, don't speculate. Hu Mingchen said helplessly.

"That's pretty much it, Hu Mingchen, we haven't been to the library much since we saw you, and we thought you didn't want to see us and annoyed us. Yu Si Si said.

"No, impossible things. The reason why I don't go to the library much is because I have to study late at night. Besides, my sister just came to school in the city, so I have to take her with me and let her get acquainted with the environment. Hu Mingchen patiently explained.

"Then why aren't you with your sister today?" Yu Sisi saw that Hu Mingchen was indeed without Hu Yujiao by his side, and asked curiously.

"She, she has her own friends, so she doesn't need me. She walks with her friends in the class after school. ”

"Then are you going back to the library today?" asked Yu Sisi.

"Hmm...... Are you going? If you go, then I'll go with you. Hu Mingchen groaned for a while.

Hu Mingchen didn't plan to go, but in the face of these two girls, Hu Mingchen had to change his mind temporarily. In addition, he has not been in the library for a long time, and Hu Mingchen also wants to borrow two books to go back and see.

Of course, Hu Mingchen has a more realistic reason, that is, he doesn't want the relationship with Zhang Meng to be too bad, after all, there is a great god like Zhang Weidong standing behind her.

Through two close contacts, Hu Mingchen felt that Zhang Weidong's future should be very broad, and being able to get close to such a person would be of great benefit to Hu Mingchen.

Hearing that Hu Mingchen was willing to accompany the two of them to the library again, Zhang Meng's face became friendly.

It's just that Hu Mingchen doesn't have much time to sit in the library and read books like before, so he can only borrow two books in the borrowing room and take them home to read at night.

Hu Mingchen selected two 1980 editions of "The Legend of the Chivalrous Woman", which also has other names, such as "The New Book of the Sun", "The Legend of the Heroes of Children" and "The Fifty-three Ginseng of the Righteous Eye", etc., which are a novel written by Wen Kang of Manchuria in the Qing Dynasty. In the 32nd year of Guangxu, Shanghai Book Company published a lithograph, and the frontispiece had four inscriptions of "Chivalrous Romance", and later reprinted with these four words as the title of the book.

It is a pity that there are fifty-three chapters in this book, but in the course of history, some of them have been lost, and only forty-four chapters remain.

Fortunately, the missing parts are inconsequential descriptions that do not affect the coherence of the whole book.

"Zhang Meng, do you want to read here, or do you borrow a book and go back to read? I have to study at night at night, so I can't read more in the reading room. Hu Mingchen said after getting two quaint upper and lower volumes of novels.

"If you don't read it, then what are we still reading here, we will also borrow it and read it, or you can recommend two copies to us." Zhang Meng said.

"Then what kind of books do you want to read?" asked Hu Mingchen.

"You borrowed novels to read back, so let's borrow novels too, but we haven't read the previous literary novels, it's too difficult to understand, so you can recommend us a foreign novel." Yu Si Si said.

"Novels from Abroad...... Then look at The Gadfly, a novel written by an Irish author. Hu Mingchen thought for a while.

"Hu Mingchen, you are too bad, we always thought you were a righteous man and a gentleman, how can you recommend such a dirty book to us?" Zhang Meng glared at Hu Mingchen exaggeratedly.

"This ...... What's wrong with me? Why is this a dirty book?" Hu Mingchen felt very wronged.

"Why isn't it, isn't it good for you to recommend a famous book? "Hooligan", as soon as you hear the title, it won't be a good book, and only hooligans will recommend a book like "Hooligan", isn't this dirty?" Zhang Meng said excitedly.

When Hu Mingchen said the name of the book "Gadfly" just now, it was indeed pronounced "Hooligan". Hu Mingchen had read this book, but his instinctive pronunciation of this book was hooligan.

So when Zhang Meng heard the title of the book, he didn't see those two words, so he had such a big reaction.

"What are you talking about, the fly I'm talking about is next to the bug, it should be a kind of worm, and the gadfly is the name of the protagonist in the book, which is different from the hooligan you said. Hu Mingchen quickly explained his understanding.

"Young man, don't pronounce that word you said."

g "but read" me

g", and it is preceded by "

iu" instead of "liu", gadfly, not a hooligan. When reading books, you still have to use more dictionaries, and don't take it for granted, otherwise you will make jokes. At this time, a female administrator in the library heard Hu Mingchen's conversation and walked out from behind the counter to remind Hu Mingchen.

As soon as he heard this, Hu Mingchen's face turned red on the spot.

"Thank you, thank you, I remember. Oops, I didn't expect me to make such a big joke myself, thanks for the advice. Hu Mingchen hurriedly and sincerely thanked the administrator.

made such a joke in front of the two girls, Hu Mingchen was still somewhat embarrassed, and felt that his image was greatly reduced.

"Two little girls, this young man is not recommending any rogue books, and we don't have such books in our library. This novel is a story about the revolution, and the protagonist is a heroic character who betrays his God and class, throws himself into the revolution, gets involved in a fiery struggle, and finally forges himself into a revolutionary who fights for the unity and independence of Italy. It's a book worth reading, and if you want to read it, I'll help you find it, and then you can fill out the borrowing form. The administrator then introduced to Zhang Meng and Yu Sisi.

"Oh, I see, thank you, Auntie, then we'll read this book, I'm sorry for you. Zhang Meng and Yu Sisi said.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh, blame me for being too lax in reading, thinking that the name reads "hooligan". After the administrator walked away to find the book, Hu Mingchen said embarrassedly.