paddock

It's early winter, but the snow is not too small.Yuan Ning and Zhang Xiuyan made an appointment to have lunch, put the large mobile phone in their backpack, and walked into an old gold shop familiarly.

This old gold store was mentioned by someone during his summer vacation. It is said that the craftsman of the master is very good, and the gold and silver jewelry he makes are very beautiful. More importantly, the old gold store has a long history, inherited from the Qing Dynasty to the present, very It's rare, and it seems that there have been many good stories one after another.

People are always superstitious when they encounter things they care about.Instead of believing in those illusory things, it would be better to say that I tried every means to make myself more at ease.Yuan Ning stepped into the old gold store and closed the door, feeling the warmth in the room, it turned out that there was a stove burning.

There was an old chef sitting at the counter with drooping eyelids, as if he hadn't heard any customers arrive.A young man was boiling water at the tea table, when he saw Yuan Ning coming, his face was filled with a smile, showing two pointed canine teeth: "You are here! You came to order something the day before yesterday, grandpa these two days I have been working with the door closed all day, and I just came out of the house this morning!"

The young man said, the water has been boiled, and he picked up the long-mouth pot used for boiling water and poured it on the prepared tea leaves, and the fragrance of the tea leaves spread in all directions.

Yuan Ning smelled the soothing fragrance of tea and knew it must be the best tea.

"Grandpa, the tea is ready, and the guests are here!" The young man poured out two cups of hot tea and brought them over smoothly, one for the master and the other for Yuan Ning, and greeted warmly: "Try it! But I picked it myself!"

Yuan Ning said, "Thank you."

The master also opened his eyes, as if he was recognizing Yuan Ning's face.After confirming that Yuan Ning was the guest from the day before yesterday, the master chef took a sip of tea, without saying anything, just took out a simple wooden box from the counter.The pattern of the wooden box is not complicated, but Yuan Ning has been influenced by Ye Lao and others since he was a child. He knows that the simpler the more difficult it is to carve out the beauty, he already likes the box a little.

The old master said: "You can open it and have a look, and you can take it if you are satisfied."

Yuan Ning was not polite, and opened the box in front of the master and the young man.There are two rings placed side by side in the box. There are some differences in size, but the style is exactly the same. There is no pattern on it, just a circle, but it gives people a simple and elegant beauty.

After confirming that the size and style were all right, Yuan Ning paid the final payment without hesitation, finished the young man's tea with tea, thanked him, put away the box and left.The snow was still heavy, Yuan Ning went to the grocery store next door to buy an umbrella, opened the umbrella and walked to the agreed lunch place.

It's time for him to go back after lunch!

The young man had been poking around just now, and when Yuan Ning was far away, he muttered: "It seems very simple, why did you do it for two whole days, Grandpa? But it's pretty good, I can't say what's good, but it's pretty. The young man recalled the pair of rings he saw just now, and found another problem, "I think the two rings seem to be about the same size. Could it be that his little girlfriend's hands are so thick? It's really weird!"

The old master had already put down the teacup, closed his eyes again and rested his mind, and did not answer the young man's words.The young man seemed to have gotten used to the old master's temper, and returned to the crackling stove to warm up, his cheeks flushed.Seeing that the TV series was about to start broadcasting, he stepped forward and flicked on the TV switch, tuned to the channel he usually watched, and watched it with relish.

After a long time, the master chef sitting at the counter raised his eyelids and turned to look out the window.The snow hasn't stopped yet, and the ground has been covered with a thin layer of white snow, which adds a bit of chill to the early winter.The master, the master, and the old monk sat quietly for a while, picked up the carving knife on the counter, and stared at the sharp and sharp blade in a trance.

Yuan Ning got on the car heading towards the railway station, and when he arrived at the small restaurant he had agreed upon, he saw Zhang Xiuyan was already waiting there, wrapped in a scarf similar to his own, and wearing a coat similar to his own, outsiders knew him at a glance The two know each other.Yuan Ning put away his umbrella and ran over, and grabbed Zhang Xiuyan's hand with a smile on his face: "Brother!"

Zhang Xiuyan dragged Yuan Ning into the restaurant.Although the restaurant is not big, it also has private rooms. Yuan Ning asked for a room with better privacy and put down his backpack.Seeing the waiter pour out the tea and go out, Yuan Ning reached into his pocket and pinched the wooden box, feeling a little nervous.

"Brother..." Yuan Ning shouted.

Zhang Xiuyan stared at Yuan Ning.

Yuan Ning said, "Stretch out your left hand."

Zhang Xiuyan frowned, and stretched out his hand in front of Yuan Ning as he said.

Yuan Ning grabbed Zhang Xiuyan's knuckle-boned hand. It was winter, but the palm was still wet.He pulled Zhang Xiuyan's left hand in front of him, took out the wooden box from his pocket, and opened it.

Zhang Xiuyan's eyes were fixed.

Yuan Ning solemnly took out the slightly larger ring and put it on Zhang Xiuyan's left ring finger.Not too big, not too small, just right!

Yuan Ning raised his head and looked at Zhang Xiuyan with bright eyes: "Brother, I have you hooked! If someone introduces girls to you again, you can show them!"

Zhang Xiuyan suddenly understood Yuan Ning's narrow-mindedness.Although Yuan Ning didn't ask the teacher to inquire about the crime, nor did he show the slightest thought, but he was still not happy that someone coveted his position in the partner column.Zhang Xiuyan said, "When did you measure the size secretly?"

Yuan Ning's face turned red all of a sudden.He stretched his arms around Zhang Xiuyan's neck, and buried his head near Zhang Xiuyan's neck: "I've been measuring." Ever since I heard Zhang Xiuyan's confession after being drunk, since they established a relationship, since they received the tolerant approval of their parents— —He has been secretly imagining using a small ring to encircle Zhang Xiuyan, to announce to everyone that Zhang Xiuyan has his heart.

Even if he couldn't let others know that Zhang Xiuyan belonged to him, he still wanted those guys around Zhang Xiuyan to quit.

Zhang Xiuyan looked at the remaining ring: "You wear it too?"

"I'll wear it too!" Yuan Ning looked determined.

Even though the two rings are so similar, most people will definitely not think in this direction.Taking a step back, even if someone found out that they were wearing the same ring, they could still be said to have ordered it together!

Zhang Xiuyan knew it was a bit crazy to do so, but when he thought of the countless bees and butterflies around Yuan Ning, the hesitation in his heart disappeared, and he also solemnly put on another ring for Yuan Ning.Zhang Xiuyan kissed Yuan Ning on the forehead: "If you use this to block the peach blossoms, I should have earned it."

Yuan Ning said: "I haven't provoked others _(:з"∠)_"

"I know." Zhang Xiuyan said, "They all came to the door by themselves." One or two obviously had no chance to meet Yuan Ning, but when they met, they both clamored to marry Yuan Ning/wanted to marry Yuan Ning.There are countless such guys.

The faint sourness in Zhang Xiuyan's words made Yuan Ning's heart so sweet that he even ate more for lunch.

After eating, Yuan Ning parted with Zhang Xiuyan reluctantly, and went to the nearby train station by himself.Zhang Xiuyan, who wanted to send Yuan Ning to the train, was driven away, so he had to drive back to his work unit.

There is heating in the office, and the heating has been started, so it will not be too cold in winter.When Zhang Xiuyan walked into the office, he found a pretty figure waiting there. It turned out to be Chu Hongying who had just reported for duty today.

Two deputy assistants saw Zhang Xiuyan coming, and one of them silently put the sorted materials on Zhang Xiuyan's desk——if Yuan Ning was there, he should be able to recognize that this assistant was still in the reference room during the summer vacation The young man guarding the information; the other said happily: "Boss, Yingzi came to report today, and I have been waiting for you here for a long time!"

Seeing his deputy's eyes flashing with the light that is unique to a bachelor when he sees a bachelor girl, Zhang Xiuyan nodded: "You can help her with the entry procedures."

The deputy was even more excited: "Good!"

Chu Hongying is a smart person, seeing Zhang Xiuyan's attitude, she knew that he was not interested in her, and the small thoughts in her heart that were encouraged by her aunt at home also stopped.She neatly followed Zhang Xiuyan's deputy to complete the entry procedures, and was about to find her own position, but she heard the boy-like youth beside her scream: "Boss, why do you have an extra ring on your hand!"

All eyes were on Zhang Xiuyan's left ring finger.

There was a brand new platinum ring on it, and the sunlight came in from the window, giving it a faint brilliance.

Zhang Xiuyan smiled, and replied lightly: "There are many today."

The young deputy pinched his arm fiercely, and he screamed in pain, tears were about to flow out: "Wow, wow, it hurts me to death, I'm not dreaming! Boss actually has a girlfriend! And boss actually Laughing!"

Zhang Xiuyan suppressed his smile and looked at him.

The young deputy said carelessly: "Yingzi, I will take you to find your position!"

After taking the new couple to the office next door and making arrangements, the young deputy didn't care about continuing to strike up a conversation, so he ran back and asked Zhang Xiuyan to treat him tonight without fear of death—by the way, he brought his sister-in-law over to show everyone.

Zhang Xiuyan said: "My sister-in-law doesn't have one, but I can treat guests. You go and reserve a seat for a celebration banquet tonight."

Yuan Ning on the other side has already boarded the train.The two seats next to him were vacant, so after the train started, he could only talk to the person sitting opposite him.Unexpectedly, after the train left for a certain distance, someone came over pushing a small cart that sells goods on the train, and yelled with a smile: "My brother came out today, and I will send you some biscuits and candies to relieve your bad luck! Don't You’re welcome, you don’t need any money, it’s a free gift! My brother didn’t commit a crime, so he was wronged if he went in! Now that my brother is out, I’ll spend some money and have fun!”

As he said that, the man grabbed a large handful of candies and biscuits on each table, and they didn't look cheap.This was the first time Yuan Ning encountered such a strange thing, and he couldn't help turning his head to look at the man pushing the pickup truck.He is a tall and cheerful man, wearing a green army coat and a thick hat, he looks very burly.He has a simple and honest face, and his voice is full of air, he doesn't look like a liar or a bad guy.

The man dispatched the entire car, turned his head to look at the empty seat beside Yuan Ning, paused, searched around the car, and found a middle-aged man.This middle-aged man has a beard, small eyes, and shrewdness.The man pulled the middle-aged man to sit next to Yuan Ning: "Brother, sit down! Everyone is waiting for you in the capital. You are fine. It is not difficult to start over!"

The middle-aged man smelled strongly of smoke when he sat down.Yuan Ning thought for a while, then took out the gum and handed it over: "Uncle, would you like a piece?"

"Alright." The middle-aged man saw that Yuan Ning's eyes were not prying, took the chewing gum that he hadn't seen in the past few years, raised his hand to peel off the outer paper packaging and the inner silver foil, and peeled off the soft yellow gum. Put the gum in your mouth and start chewing.

The man returned the pickup truck to the flight attendant and sat back beside the middle-aged man.Seeing that the middle-aged man was eating chewing gum and not talking, he talked to Yuan Ning about the grievances of the middle-aged man.

It turned out that the middle-aged people had already started business before everyone started to do business in the early years.As a result, someone was jealous of the middle-aged man, ran to report him, and joined forces with local people to arrest him and lock him up.This year Huaiqing retrialed some cases, including the case of the middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man was released.

Yuan Ning understood immediately.Commodity trading, which seems commonplace now, is considered "speculation" at a certain stage, and if you are caught, you will be sentenced to prison.If there is someone who deliberately manipulates it again, it may take ten or eight years to be locked up before they can come out.

Yuan Ning listened to the man talking about all kinds of things the middle-aged man did, and admired the flexible mind of the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man seemed to have finally chewed the chewing gum in his mouth so tasteless, he spit it out and wrapped it in tin foil.He turned his head to look at Yuan Ning, and said, "Are you a college student?"

Yuan Ning was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes."

The middle-aged man then asked, "Where did you study at university? In the capital?"

Yuan Ning said, "Yes, Capital University."

"A talented student." The middle-aged man looked sad, and boasted, "It is much easier to get into a university now than before, but it is not easy to get into the Capital University."

The others also quite agreed, looking at Yuan Ning with a somewhat different gaze.

Yuan Ning chatted with them all the way, and then got off the train under the crowd.The middle-aged man was also pushed beside him. After standing still on the platform, Yuan Ning heard the middle-aged man sigh: "The world is different."

Yuan Ning turned his head and saw the undimmed light in the eyes of the middle-aged man.A person who has been in prison for several years and still has such eyesight, then his will must be extremely firm.

Yuan Ning said: "The world will be different every day."

The middle-aged man looked at Yuan Ning, agreed with Yuan Ning's words, nodded and said, "Yes, every day will be different. There is not much difference between a few years behind and a few days behind. As long as you can seize the opportunity, you can catch up." See that man Squeezing through the crowd, the middle-aged man waved at Yuan Ning casually, joined the man, walked into the crowd, and moved towards the exit with the surging crowd.

Yuan Ning didn't have much time to express his feelings about the chance encounter on the train. He returned to school with a backpack on his back and sneaked back to the dormitory.When the roommates saw Yuan Ning came back, they gloated and said, "Ning Ning, you are miserable. Even the principal knows about your skipping class. The principal even called in the afternoon and said that if you come back, you will call him back immediately!"

Yuan Ning: "..."

Only then did Yuan Ning realize that it was because of Principal Fei's excessive oppression that he skipped class and went to Huaiqing to find Zhang Xiuyan to comfort his ravaged body and mind.In order to see the completion of the base station and wait for the ring to be completed, he asked his roommate to help him take an extra day off, so he could skip class on Monday!

Yuan Ning shivered when he thought of Principal Fei, who was polite and gentle on the surface, but could actually kill you to death.He tremblingly called Principal Fei's home, but Principal Fei was very kind and invited Yuan Ning to his home for a light meal.

Yuan Ning always felt that this was a Hongmen banquet.

Yuan Ning calmed down his restless little heart, and took the special products stuffed into Lingquan in Huaiqing to Principal Fei's house.Principal Fei was talking to someone, and his expression was as peaceful as usual. Seeing Yuan Ning coming, he asked Yuan Ning to sit down.

Principal Fei introduced to Yuan Ning: "This is my first batch of students. They are now in Changcang, and they are rushing to come back at the end of the year to ask for a batch of funds."

Yuan Ning was surprised.Principal Fei is only in his 40s, and the "student" in front of him looks to be at least 45 or [-]. His skin is a little tanned, and his whole body is full of vicissitudes. He is a very pragmatic person.Yuan Ning yelled nonchalantly: "Senior brother!"

Seeing Yuan Ning's big and small bags of special products, and looking at the shabby fruits he brought, "Senior Brother" was a little embarrassed.He sighed: "Teacher, I made it difficult for you." He came to ask Principal Fei for help, but Principal Fei did not refuse, he only said to find someone to help him.

Seeing Principal Fei looking for a half-grown child, the "senior brother" suddenly "understood" what Principal Fei meant, and felt that he should not make this trip.

Principal Fei seemed not to notice the bitterness on the faces of the former students, and said to Yuan Ning, "After playing for three and a half days, is it enough to broadcast?"

Yuan Ning called Qu: "It takes a whole day to go back and forth by car!"

Principal Fei frowned: "Yo, you still feel that you have been wronged?"

Yuan Ning didn't dare to say anything.

Headmaster Fei tapped the thick stack of documents on the table, and continued: "The situation in Changcang is not very good. Border issues, ethnic issues, public security issues, and economic issues are all more difficult to deal with. Don't look at your senior brother. He looks about my age now, but in fact he is only 32 years old, and he has been like this for five years since he went to Changcang, and it would be a lie to say that the situation there is not worrying about people.”

Yuan Ning was confused and didn't know why Principal Fei called him to say these things.Hearing Principal Fei say that "senior brother" is only 32 years old, Yuan Ning was really surprised and couldn't help but look at him more.

"Brother" still smiled wryly.

The "senior brother" is Du Jiancheng. After graduation, he went down to the grassroots level and worked his way up step by step. As a result, he was transferred to the pit in Changcang when he was transferred.

Du Jiancheng was also unlucky. Accidents happened one after another at the end of last year. The most serious thing was that two local high-level talents he highly praised during his tenure became members of a drug-making gang, and the imported company became a drug-making den. It's a joke, not to mention how troublesome it is.Now he is in charge of asking for development funds, but he has encountered obstacles everywhere. If he can't get the money, he will definitely sit at the end of his position!

The more Yuan Ning listened to it, the more familiar it became. Thinking about it carefully, isn't this the Dechang culture thing!Dechang Culture uses drugs to control entertainers and rich children. The source of the drugs is a few high-achieving students who went home to "start their own businesses", and those few high-achieving students happen to be from Changcang!

The matter of daring to love is also implicated in the head of Senior Brother Du.

Principal Fei heard about this from Mr. Han, and he looked at Yuan Ning with a meaningful look. Seeing Yuan Ning's face full of guilt, he withdrew his gaze and said to Du Jiancheng, "It is impossible to complete the projects you proposed. I want money."

Du Jiancheng said: "Then I—"

Principal Fei waved his hand to calm him down, and turned around to roll his name: "Yuan Ning, help him reorganize these materials and come up with some new plans."

Yuan Ning hesitated.

Principal Fei didn't give Yuan Ning a chance to object, and looked directly at Du Jiancheng: "You are so honest that you made the plan like this - no one who reads it thinks that you don't want to give money. It's the end of the year, and everyone is thinking about next year. Don’t say that Changcang is in great need of it—who doesn’t need money? You don’t have a solid enough background, it’s useless to just call yourself short of money, let people know how much money you are worth investing in That's the truth." Principal Fei patted Yuan Ning on the shoulder, "Don't look at this kid, he has a lot of experience. He stayed in Huaiqing for the whole summer vacation and learned a lot from his elder brother. It might not work in practice, but Hua It's still possible to get some flamboyance—his elder brother is Zhang Xiuyan, you can find out what kind of changes have taken place in Huaiqing after his elder brother went to Huaiqing. Anyway, I will lend him to you for the time being, so you can take advantage of this time Straighten up yourself, don't act like a beggar."

Yuan Ning: "..."

I always feel that the principal is a bit poisonous to people he knows well_(:з」∠)_

Yuan Ning sneaked away for three days, and the price was to read the materials day and night.

The content of Du Jiancheng's project was really poorly written, just like what Principal Fei said - after reading it, he couldn't even think of the idea of ​​giving money.

Yuan Ning spent a few days sorting out the operable projects one by one, and then slightly modified Du Jiancheng's original projects, and made a list for Du Jiancheng to pick out more feasible ones to refine.

Du Jiancheng looked at the list for a long time, but couldn't tell what it was like in his heart.

Even if he doesn't want to, he has to admit that the projects proposed by Yuan Ning are more than 01:30 points better than what he originally planned. Even if the capital doesn't want to allocate funds, he can still use them to attract investment.

Du Jiancheng has no doubts about Yuan Ning's "strong aid".He hesitated for a moment, and said cheekily: "...can you refine it all?"

Yuan Ning: "..."

Half a month later, Du Jiancheng returned to Changcang with a happy face. There were new projects stamped with big red stamps in his purse, and he felt like walking was floating.Before boarding the car, Du Jiancheng warmly invited Yuan Ning to visit Changcang and offered some practical suggestions. He never regarded Yuan Ning as a child of seventeen or eighteen years old.

Yuan Ning returned to Zhang Xiuyan's residence and prepared to sleep well, when Principal Fei called again: "Did you send your senior brother to the train?"

Yuan Ning drooped and said, "Yes."

Principal Fei invited Yuan Ning over for dinner.

Yuan Ning: "..."

Principal Fei understood the vigilance in Yuan Ning's heart, and explained to Yuan Ning: "Last time your senior brother really needed your help. You are familiar with those people and know their thoughts, so you can help your senior brother change the project in a targeted manner. Chang Cang Money is really needed over there, and there will be chaos if there is no money, and you will know how bad the situation is when you go back next time." Principal Fei said, "Come here, I promise I won't cheat you this time."

Yuan Ning: "..."

So last time, I really cheated him, right_(:з」∠)_