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Nuo Min grew up on a pasture.

Compared with everything outside, Nuo Min prefers to explore in the water, communicate with birds and beasts, or take a herd of horses to a distant hillside for a whole day.Although he has grown up for a year or two, he is essentially no different from an ignorant girl—he has the enthusiasm of a prairie girl and the innocence of a prairie girl.

Luo Yuanliang turned his head to look at Nuo Min, met those eyes full of doubts, and knew that as long as he said "yes", the girl would believe what he said - after all, the northeast of Changcang is close to the Soviet Union, and the girl has seen it before. Some Soviets who kissed each other on the lips when they met did not doubt this kind of thing.

Luo Yuanliang looked at Nuo Min, shook his head and said, "No."

Nuo Min didn't think much, and said with some disappointment: "That's why they have a very good relationship, right? It's really enviable! I don't have any younger siblings. My parents died before they gave birth to my younger siblings. I grew up with my grandfather. Let's live together." After she finished speaking, her face flushed, and she frankly expressed her thoughts, "I still think that if you all greet each other like this, I can kiss you."

Luo Yuanliang: "..."

Nuo Min took Luo Yuanliang's hand: "The last time I saw a pregnant otter, it should have given birth by now, let's go and see the baby otter!"

Luo Yuanliang looked at his hand being held by Nuo Min, and didn't break free, just followed Nuo Min to the depths of the water.He and animals have always been very close, so the arrival of the two of them did not disturb the residents in the water, and the small animals looked at them curiously with dark eyes.

Pushing aside a clump of tall aquatic plants, Nuo Min's eyes lit up, and she pointed to the four otters not far away and said, "Look! They gave birth! Two otters were born!"

The little otter is still young and is afraid of water. After entering the water, he tightly hugged the tail of the otter's parents and did not let go, feeling the coolness and comfort in the water.

Compared with the otters in the south, the weather here in Changcang is colder. The parents of the otters are bigger and have better fur, which is a beautiful reddish-brown under the sunshine.The little otter has a round head and fluffy paws. Its two front paws hold the tail of its parents tightly, and its two hind paws kick in the water, splashing small water splashes. It looks simple and cute.

Nuo Min said happily: "Look at how cute they are!"

Luo Yuanliang said "hmm" and didn't say anything.

Nuo Min was still very happy.Before Luo Yuanliang came over, no one could accompany her to play in the water. Sharing is a very happy thing. Even if Luo Yuanliang just nodded slightly, she felt that some ordinary things became more beautiful than before, and felt that the whole world In shiny.

Luo Yuanliang glanced at the little otter that was flopping about in the water, and silently threw stones at the poisonous snake that was sneaking towards Nuo Min.He aimed well and exerted great force, only to hear a muffled sound, and the venomous snake that was slithering silently among the bushes fell to the ground with a snap.

Nuo Min noticed the movement, turned her head to look, and saw a slippery poisonous snake lying in the grass, lifeless.

Nuo Min: "..."

When did it happen?

Luo Yuanliang said, "I'm going back." There is still danger lurking in Shuize, and if you want to play in it, you must at least bring a hunting dog by your side.

Luo Yuanliang went back to the house to have breakfast, and led Nuo Min to drive the pickup truck out, planning to pick some good hounds, firstly to guard against weasels, and secondly to let Nuo Minduo who likes to drill everywhere in the water rely on.

Yuan Ning watched Luo Yuanliang and Nuo Min go out, secretly happy in his heart, turned his head to see Zhang Xiu staring at him solemnly, and couldn't help expressing his thoughts: "Brother Luo finally made his friend!"

Zhang Xiuyan nodded, and added in his heart: It's best to be a girlfriend.

Zhang Xiuyan hoped that all the people around Yuan Ning would have lovers and get married eventually, as happy as they could be - then naturally no one would covet his children.

Yuan Ning actually had the same thought in his heart, but he didn't say it out loud.Nuo Min is a good girl, and Luo Yuanliang is his very good friend. It would be great if they can get together naturally, and if they don't have that intention, he can't rush to intervene presumptuously.

At noon, Luo Yuanliang and Nuo Min brought back six hounds, two adults and four cubs, a neat family of six.

There are families around here who specialize in training hounds, and Nuo Min is quite familiar with them. After walking a few places, she finally fell in love with this family of six.As soon as she returned to the ranch, Nuo Min happily talked to Yuan Ning about the Hound's family.

Yuan Ning originally thought that Agula's two white horses were rare enough, but the hunting dog family was also very rare. The family who domesticated hunting dogs has raised dogs for generations, and they have a lot of experience in domestication and hunting. The other ones are different, as soon as they saw each other, they seemed to recognize each other, and they never looked at other hounds again!

What's even more frightening is that I don't know how those two hounds managed to make other hounds choose their mates in the same way, and they all require "monogamy".We must know that good dog breeds are not easy to come by. As a dog breeder, we naturally hope that the best hounds in each generation can breed more offspring.As a result, after such a fuss, the previous year's plan could not be used.This pair of hateful "little revolutionaries"!Even if they are very good, the dog breeder will have to sell the whole family painfully-let them stay and it will be messed up.

Nuo Min told the story vividly, and Yuan Ning was dumbfounded, and felt a little awe-inspiring, so she couldn't help but went with Nuo Min to see the family of hounds that had just been bought.Not to mention, the two adult hounds were a bit unusual, and they didn't panic at all in a different environment. The mother hound patted the restless cub with her paw, and turned her head to scan the surroundings.

Yuan Ning boasted: "Sister Nuo Min, you have really good eyesight!"

Nuo Min is not proud at all, her eyes are full of love: "I like them very much when I see them." She snorted dissatisfiedly, "They are obviously very good! Isn't it right to be loyal to your partner?"

Yuan Ning was taken aback, and said slowly: "It's not wrong. It's just that the positions are different. From the standpoint of both partners, it is natural to hope that the other party will be loyal to you. But it is different for people who raise dogs for a living. , They hope to maximize their interests. Many things are not so much wrong as they are not good for themselves.”

Nuo Min seemed to understand.But she never gets too tangled up.She put the hounds down and beckoned them to get acquainted with the pasture.Luo Yuanliang parked the pickup, walked up to Yuan Ning and talked about the poisonous snake he encountered in the morning, and asked Yuan Ning to pay more attention when he went to Shuize.

Yuan Ning nodded: "I will be careful." In fact, Yuan Ning doesn't have to worry too much about this. He has a good relationship with Cao Mu, and if there is any danger, they will definitely remind him.

With the hound family joining in, the pasture became much more lively. When the sun went down, the bleating of the sheep was mixed with the barking of the beagle, which made the already brand-new pasture more vibrant.

Zhang Xiuyan and Du Jiancheng made it clear that they wanted to come over, but Huaiqing couldn't let go immediately, and still had to do some finishing work.And Yuan Ning also had to go back to the capital because school started.

After the weekend, the two embarked on the return journey together.

As soon as he returned to the capital, Yuan Ning actively participated in Changcang-related topics and courses to ensure that he would be assigned to Changcang without any risk.

The intention of the two brothers to be tied together is almost obvious.

Someone asked Mr. Zhang to hint that Mr. Zhang should take care of his two sons. Although they all said "brothers who fight tigers, father and son soldiers", there is no need to let two good seedlings squeeze together, right?

Mr. Zhang was very calm: "Our Ning Ning is still young."

Still young? !

This shameless answer made many people want to mess with Mr. Zhang.Since he is still young, don't let him out to stir up trouble!It's all agitating the wind and the rain, and people can see his ability, so they say that he is too young to be released for exercise, who are you fooling!

Yuan Ning, who is "still young", is being arrested as a young man and is responsible for the arrangements for welcoming new students.The members of the sophomore student union have grown up, and Yuan Ning can let go as long as he gives a little advice, but as the person in charge, he still has to be present to avoid any mistakes.

Yuan Ning did not expect to run into two acquaintances in this simple task.

It's not appropriate to say they are acquaintances, one of them has only met face to face over the years, and the other hasn't even shown much face to face, it's all since elementary school.It was Shen Jingjing who met face-to-face. When she was a child, she became withdrawn and weird because of her parents' divorce, and even locked Yuan Ning on the rooftop.I remember that after returning to her father's side, Shen Jingjing had become much more cheerful, but now she looked at her again and couldn't help but lament the eighteen changes of the women's university—many sophomores were eager to strike up a conversation.

Shen Jingjing saw Yuan Ning from a distance, she politely smiled at the sophomore boys who surrounded her, walked straight to Yuan Ning, stood still pretty, and shouted with a smile: "Senior Brother Yuan!"

Yuan Ning was stunned for a moment, and after a few more glances, she recognized Shen Jingjing.The Shen Jingjing didn't have the gloomy appearance at the beginning, the whole person exuded a light and joyful atmosphere, full of vigor and prettyness that a girl should have.It seems that Shen Jingjing has been doing well these years, and she can jokingly call him "senior brother". She is a few months older than him!Yuan Ning also smiled: "Shen Jingjing?"

Shen Jingjing nodded.I wanted Yuan Ning to take me to familiarize myself with the campus, but I noticed the ring on Yuan Ning's hand and the gazes of other people.She felt a little regretful, but soon felt relieved: How could someone like Yuan Ning not be liked?Besides, even if there is no one else, it's not her turn to think about it.

After thinking about it, Shen Jingjing frankly expressed her thoughts for the past few years: "I have been working hard for the past few years, and I want to be admitted to the Capital University and call you a 'senior brother'-there are others who have the same thoughts as me these years. There are a lot of people!" She said regretfully, "It's a pity they don't know that you already have someone you like."

Yuan Ning smiled, chatted with Shen Jingjing a few more words, and asked a junior sister to take Shen Jingjing to the girls' dormitory to put luggage.Central China Province is considered a large province of education, and Yuan Ning's alma mater is a first-class good school. Yuan Ning successively received some juniors who recognized him, and many of them expressed their love to him enthusiastically.

Everyone in the student union knew that Yuan Ning had a lover, so they didn't make fun of Yuan Ning, they just envied Yuan Ning's good popularity - there were already many Yuan Ning's fans in last year's freshman class, and there will be another batch this year. It's a sure thing.

Yuan Ning sent away a group of schoolgirls, feeling that the current atmosphere is becoming more and more open, but it seems that he is a bit behind.I thought that there would be no more twists and turns in accepting the task of freshmen, but I didn't want to run into another acquaintance when I greeted the military training instructor in the afternoon.

It was Ying Shaorong who hadn't seen each other for nearly ten years.This year, all the camps are relatively busy, and it is not suitable for freshmen to go there for training. The superiors have sent a group of instructors to take charge of the military training. Most of them are fresh recruits, not much older than the freshmen.

The Ying family has declined in the past few years, but Ying Shaorong has grown up all of a sudden.He himself is not bad at studies, and even without a good family background, he can be admitted to a good school, but somehow he chooses to serve in the military.

Yuan Ning didn't recognize Ying Shaorong at first, but when Ying Shaorong came over to say hello hesitantly, he suddenly recognized the appearance of his old friend.After growing up, the little favors and grievances when I was a child are nothing.Seeing that Ying Shaorong was wearing a uniform and his body was straight, Yuan Ning felt that time is really the most wonderful thing in the world, it can completely change the appearance of people in memory.

Yuan Ning smiled and said, "Long time no see."

The air in September carries the rich fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, a humble flower that seems determined to bloom in every school in the world.Breathing the familiar yet unfamiliar air, Ying Shaorong felt as if he had returned to his childhood, when they were all young, and their days were simple and happy.Later, because of his narrow jealousy, he slandered Yuan Ning in public, and that short-lived friendship came to an end.Now it can be regarded as meeting each other with a smile and obliterating grievances, right?

Ying Shaorong said, "Long time no see."

During the following military training time, Yuan Ning was thrown out by Han Chuang and Li Yanqiu to take charge, helping him to show his presence in front of the freshmen.This sense of presence was indeed quite successful. Not only did Yuan Ning become acquainted with the freshmen, but he also got along very well with the instructors, and was sometimes pulled by them to show the freshmen their fighting skills.

The hateful thing is that after the military training, the freshmen were all black, but Yuan Ning, who showed his face every day, was still so rosy that it made people hate him.Before leaving Capital University, Ying Shaorong went to Yuan Ning alone to say goodbye. When he actually met Yuan Ning, he didn't know what to say, and finally he could only say: "I'm really sorry at that time."

Ying's family declined, his father died of illness, and his mother remarried.After several years of living under the fence, he realized Yuan Ning's uneasiness and panic after being adopted by Zhang's family - and then he realized how cruel it was for him to call Yuan Ning an illegitimate child in public.The successive changes made him grow up very fast.In the past, he would never have been able to enlist in the army.

Yuan Ning said sincerely: "It's been so many years, and I have forgotten what happened when I was a child." He was happy for Ying Shaorong, "You are living a good life now." Yuan Ning said "good" does not mean that the family is good, but also that the family is good. It doesn't mean that the clothes are good, but that Ying Shaorong's spirit is very good.

Ying Shaorong said: "Yes, I'm fine now." He paused for a while, but didn't say how much he had watched from afar all these years, nor how much he regretted and how much he missed it.Some things are in the past, and if you miss it, you will miss it. No matter how much you regret it, you will never get it back.

Just as he was thinking, a slender figure suddenly caught Ying Shaorong's eyes.It's Yuan Ning's eldest brother!Ying Shaorong's heart skipped a beat, remembering that this person once got angry at him and his mother because of Yuan Ning's stern face and cold tone.Seeing that Zhang Xiuyan was approaching, Ying Shaorong gathered himself together, and under Yuan Ning's astonished gaze, calmly greeted the visitor: "Mr. Xiaozhang."

"Mr. Xiao Zhang" is a title called by people in Central China. Because of Mr. Zhang, Zhang Xiuyan has been called "Mr. Xiao Zhang" since he was a child. Even people of Yuan Ning's generation are no exception. Zhang Xiuyan tucked his tail subconsciously, like a soldier anxiously waiting for Zhang Xiuyan to inspect.

Yuan Ning: "..."

At this time, I feel that I am a generation behind my elder brother_(:з」∠)_