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"It's not cold, Brother Xun's clothes are very warm." Lin Zhile gritted his teeth, the sleeves of the black jacket he was wearing grew out, and he tucked his arms in the sleeves, shaking the empty sleeves back and forth.

"Look at you, you are beautiful. If you don't wear the clothes I brought you that fit you, you have to take off my clothes and wear them. My clothes smell good?" Zhou Xun put his hand on the back of Lin Zhile's neck and squeezed it. .

"Brother Xun's clothes smell like Brother Xun's body. It smells good. I like it." Lin Zhile stretched out his hand that was tucked in his sleeve, and took Zhou Xun's hand, "I know that there are many wild persimmons everywhere. The children in the village don’t know where it is, I’ve sneaked out before, and I ran into it by accident.”

"Little clever ghost."

Lin Zhile's hands were very small, at first Zhou Xun led him away, but later he clenched his hands into fists and stuffed them completely in Zhou Xun's palms.

Zhou Xun's fingers stroked his not-so-protruding joints, which were small, like——

Lin Zhile huddled in his palm.

After the winter vacation last winter, Zhou Xun and Lin Zhile hadn't seen each other for more than three months. He came back on Children's Day and took two days off.

He found that the little boy had grown a little taller, reaching his stomach, growing flesh, and talking more.

Most importantly, it became more clingy, Zhou Xun brought him a lot of fun clothes, Lin Zhile was fresh for a while, and after that, he wished he could stick to Zhou Xun for 24 hours.

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In the early summer of June, the weeping willows on the banks of the Mina River have begun to sprout new green shoots.

Zhou Xun and Lin Zhile held hands and walked happily.

"How long will it take?"

"Hurry up, walk up along the river bank, there is a birch forest over there, just go through it."

A few miles at a glance, it looks close, and I really have to walk on two legs. It was already an hour later when I arrived.

It was still dark when they set off from home, and their bodies still felt cool and wet with dew.

At this moment, the morning sun is coming against the wind, and the light is weak but long.

The white trunks of birch trees glisten in the sun, the branches and leaves are green and lush, the light and shadow are mottled, and when the wind blows, they rustle.The birds chirping softly in the trees, the grass under the trees is green, and the wild flowers are red.

The beauty is full of eyes.

The two were having fun in the woods, Lin Zhile jumped up and down, holding Zhou Xun's hand and walking around him, "Brother Xun, I didn't realize that this place is so beautiful."

"I've been to grandma's house twice before, but I've never been here." Zhou Xun was also attracted by the beautiful scenery in the forest, and kept looking around.

"If brother Xun likes it, we will come every year from now on."

"Okay, let's come every year from now on."

In the years that followed, Zhou Xun would often think of the boy who was sprinkled all over by Chaoyang, holding his hand and jumping in the birch forest of Mina River.

Early summer of that year.

Birch Forest listened to their agreement.

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The two of them had had enough fun, so they thought about picking Du persimmons. The wild Du persimmon tree is a shrub, low in height, with small, round and purple fruits, with a layer of natural hoarfrost on the outside. It tastes sweet and sour. .

After Zhou Xun and Lin Zhile found it, they ate and picked.

"Brother Xun, here I am, the biggest one." Lin Zhile held a round fruit in his hand and brought it to Zhou Xun's mouth.

"Wow, it's really too big." Zhou Xun deliberately opened his mouth wide to swallow the fruit in Lin Zhile's hand, and swallowed Lin Zhile's small fist whole, "It's so sweet."

Lin Zhile picked more carefully from the side, and stuffed all the big brains into Zhou Xun's mouth, "Let's pick more and go home, make jam, and keep it for eating."

Lin Zhile's hands moved extremely quickly. The convenience bags they brought were already full, and he carefully placed them in the grass, for fear that one would fall out.

He raised his hand and was about to load another bag, when he saw a small green snake in the grass, with its head held high and its neck shaking faster and faster, ready to go.

"Brother Xun, there are snakes, be careful..."

Before Lin Zhile finished speaking, the little green snake swished and attacked, biting Zhou Xun's calf.

"Ah..." Zhou Xun exclaimed, because of the sudden pain, he tilted his body and fell into the bushes behind him.

"Brother Xun..." Lin Zhile yelled loudly, and then at an unknown speed, he grabbed the little green snake by the head and strangled it to death.

Holding the snake with one hand, he ran over to look at Zhou Xun.

"Brother Xun, are you okay, let me see your feet." Lin Zhile rolled up Zhou Xun's trouser legs, and saw two red spots on the inside of Zhou Xun's calf, which were already a little red and swollen .

Lin Zhile lowered her head and swallowed the wound on Zhou Xun's calf, sucked a few mouthfuls of blood, and spat it out.

"Don't smoke, if it's poisonous, you will be poisoned yourself." Lin Zhile wanted to smoke, but was stopped by Zhou Xun.

"Brother Xun, there is nothing wrong with you. I will carry you back. Come on me, and I will take you to the hospital."

Zhou Xun looked at the snake in Lin Zhile's hand and backed away in fright, goosebumps all over his body, "Why are you still holding on to that snake, throw it away quickly, you are careful to be bitten by him, this thing looks too It's so shocking, I have goosebumps all over my body, I'm about to throw it away."

"Brother Xun, you can't throw it away. Someone in the village was bitten by a snake before. When I went to the hospital, I couldn't determine what kind of snake was bitten. It was not cured. I have to grab it and go to the hospital." Lin Zhile held Xiao Qing The snake was still swinging in the air, but there was no possibility of escape.

Regardless of Zhou Xun's fear, he squatted down with his back facing Zhou Xun, "Brother Xun, hurry up, come up, I'll carry you on my back."

Zhou Xun tried his best not to look at the little snake, and stood up. Apart from the pain of being bitten by the snake and the tingling sensation of being sucked by Lin Zhile's little tongue, Zhou Xun didn't feel anything else on his legs.

Seeing that he was still not moving, Lin Zhile began to urge, "Brother Xun, come up quickly, this place is some distance from the hospital."

Zhou Xun looked at Lin Zhile's small body, he could press him down, so he said, "I don't feel anything except the pain. You don't need to carry me on your back. Let's walk back directly."

Lin Zhile was sweating profusely, grabbed Zhou Xun's arm and ran back, worried about Zhou Xun's legs, and ran for a while to see if there was anything unusual about Zhou Xun.

When the two of them returned to the village with a snake, they ran into grandma at the entrance of the village. They were startled when they saw them like this, "You two little bastards, what are you doing? Why is Lele still holding a snake in his hand?"

"Grandma, Brother Xun was bitten by this snake, hurry up and call the doctor." Lin Zhile ran fast along the way, still not breathing well.

Grandma is well-informed, she glanced at the little green snake in Zhou Xun's hand, then at Zhou Xun's bitten leg, and asked, "Are you sure you were bitten by the snake in your hand?"

"That's right, Grandma, you didn't see it. The speed of this kid's hand caught the snake in no time." Zhou Xun said.

"If this snake bites you, you'll be fine. This snake is called Xiao Cuiqing, and it's very abundant in the mountains. It's not poisonous. I'll go to Dr. Liu's to get some antiseptic and anti-inflammatory medicine. After taking it for two days, it will be fine. Go home quickly." Grandma waved them back, "Don't go wild in the woods, be careful if you encounter a poisonous snake, Lele throws the snake away, it looks creepy."

As soon as Lin Zhile heard that it was not poisonous, she threw the snake away. The little green snake swayed into the grass and disappeared.

Seeing that the snake disappeared, Lin Zhile sat down on the ground, the hand that was holding the snake just now was still trembling.

"What's the matter? Hey? What's the smell?" Zhou Xun sniffed with his nose, and when he tried to help Lin Zhile get up, he found that the clothes on his back were soaked, his pants were wet, and Lin Zhile's hands were cold .

"Brother...I peed my pants..."

"Brother...I'm afraid of snakes..."

Zhou Xun's heart twitched when he cried out twice.

He squatted down and hugged Lin Zhile who was on the ground, "I'm afraid you will still hold on to it."

Lin Zhile peed on his pants, feeling a little embarrassed, "Brother Xun, you still have injuries on your feet, you put me down, and I will go by myself, my pants are wet, and I will rub against you."

"Don't let it go, go home and take a bath for you, tell me about yourself, if you are afraid of snakes, you still catch it, so you are not afraid of being bitten?" Zhou Xun suffered from pain in his leg, and he limped when he walked.

"I'm not afraid of snake bites, I'm afraid that something will happen to you." Lin Zhile tightened Zhou Xun's cuff with her little hand.

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After returning home, Zhou Xun boiled a pot of hot water, washed the little boy from head to toe, then wrapped Lin Zhile's little body in a blanket, wrapped him up and carried him to the kang.

"Wear clothes that fit well, I don't have any extra for you." Zhou Xun took a new set of clothes bought for Lin Zhile and put them on the edge of the kang.

Lin Zhile was naked, and he pulled off the blanket embarrassedly, grabbed the clothes and stuffed them into the blanket, and put them on himself rustlingly.

"I took the bath for you, why are you ashamed now?" Zhou Xun deliberately pulled the blanket on Lin Zhile's body, and stretched his hand in to scratch his itchy flesh.

When the blanket was torn off, Lin Zhile had already put on her clothes, and was scratched by Zhou Xun to hide back and forth, her feet dangling back and forth.

After half a year, Lin Zhile's feet have healed a lot, but there are still large and small scars on the soles and insteps.

Zhou Xun didn't scratch him anymore, took out the nail clippers, grabbed Lin Zhile's feet with both hands, and put them on his lap, "I won't bother you anymore, be honest, I'll cut your toenails."

Lin Zhile couldn't move anymore, his feet were ticklish at first, but now Ren Zhouxun pinched them.

"Fingernails and toenails should be trimmed frequently," Zhou Xun began to trim Lin Zhile's toenails.

Lin Zhile looked up at Zhou Xun's lowered eyelashes, they were too long, he couldn't hold back, and blew on them twice.

Zhou Xun squinted his eyes because of the blow, "Don't make trouble, don't blame me for cutting the meat later,"

Lin Zhile was honest, Zhou Xun changed his left foot to his right after cutting off his left foot, playing tricks from time to time, scratching the soles of his feet.

Lin Zhile twitched with a smile, and kept twisting her feet, "Next time I'll cut Brother Xun, and I'll scratch the soles of your feet too."

"Your brother, I'm not ticklish, scratch it as you please."

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The little boy may have been really scared during the day, and he kept talking in his sleep at night, shouting "Brother Xun, run" for a while, and began to tremble again for a while.

"I don't know, I thought you were bitten by a snake, you dare to be so scared."

Lin Zhile hid his head in Zhou Xun's arms. Zhou Xun patted his back lightly with his hands, hummed a lullaby, carefully comforted him, and generously did not take off his little arms on his stomach.

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It rained the next day, and grandma wouldn't let them go out, so they didn't go out to the wild anymore, and stayed at home honestly, each doing their own homework.

Zhou Xun's grades are not good. The so-called poor students in the school have never done homework. He turned the pen in his hand and looked out the window.

The window was open, and big raindrops hit the window, crackling.

June is the time when jujube flowers bloom, and the small light green flowers on the crisp and tender branches and leaves are clustered together one by one, trembling in the rain.

"Little boy, look at the jujube tree in the yard."

Lin Zhile is a stroke-by-stroke, and the homework is written seriously.Hearing Zhou Xun's words, he also looked up.

"What's the matter, Brother Xun?" Lin Zhile looked at the jujube trees outside, "There must be a lot of jujubes this year. Look at the flowers blooming, it's really good."

Zhou Xun bit the tip of the pen in his mouth, "Did you know that this jujube tree in grandma's house is no ordinary jujube tree."

Lin Zhile became interested when he heard it, "It's not an ordinary jujube tree, what kind of jujube tree is that?"

Zhou Xun pretended to be mysterious, approached Lin Zhile, put his head to head, and said in a low voice: "This jujube tree has been around for hundreds of years, it is a jujube tree spirit, he can understand people's words, and... "

When Zhou Xun talked about the critical moment, he deliberately didn't say anything, which caused Lin Zhile to rush to ask: "And what, brother Xun, tell me quickly."

"And... this jujube tree essence will produce a fruit essence every year. As long as you eat that fruit essence, you will be able to bring good luck."

Lin Zhile was thoughtful, "Brother Xun, how can we tell which fruit is which fruit essence?"

Zhou Xun waved his hand and put one leg on the stool next to him, "The secret must not be revealed, and I don't know."

Lin Zhile thought for a while, "Brother Xun, I will save all the fruits on this tree for you in the future. If you eat all the fruits, you will always be able to eat that lucky fruit."

Zhou Xun laughed, "Why don't you eat it yourself?"

"I think brother Xun can always have good luck."

Zhou Xun was amused by him and laughed, "We Lele are so cute. Haha..."

Lin Zhile also laughed along with him.

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"Zhile, what grade are you in?" Zhou Xun had had enough trouble, and began to watch Lin Zhile concentrate on his homework.

"I didn't go to school before. This year my grandma sent me to the town. The teacher asked me to stay in the third grade first. If I can't keep up, I will be downgraded." Lin Zhile's matts book is neatly written, Square and square.

"Do you want to go to school with Brother Xun?"

Lin Zhile put down the pencil, raised her head, and looked eagerly, "I think, I miss it so much...Can I go to school with brother Xun?"

"There is no middle school in the town. You study hard, don't be downgraded, and get admitted to the junior high school in the county as soon as possible, and then you can be with Brother Xun."

"I will definitely not be downgraded, I want to go to Xun Ge sooner," Lin Zhile said seriously, but his face quickly collapsed, "Going to school in the county costs a lot of money, and grandma supports me in the town, already It took a lot."

Zhou Xun rubbed the top of his hair, and said softly, "You don't need grandma's money, brother Xun will support you."

"Then when I grow up, I will take care of Brother Xun." Lin Zhile said seriously, even the little hemorrhoids at the end of his eyes twitched following his tone.

Zhou Xun touched the mole unconsciously with his finger, "Okay, you will raise me when the time comes!"

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The holiday passed quickly, and the night before Zhou Xun returned to school, Lin Zhile was lying beside him, talking to him the whole time.

Zhou Xun couldn't open his eyelids anymore, so Lin Zhile still poked him here and there.Whisper in his ear.

Zhou Xun was in a daze, listening to one sentence to the east and one sentence to the west, and finally only remembered the left one and the other Xunge.

"Brother Xun, I've never been to the county before."

"For Chinese New Year this year, I'll take you to the county to play."

"Brother Xun, did I live with you when I was in junior high school? Just the two of us?"

"Live at school, we are of different grades."

"Then it's okay for us to live in a dormitory. I'll sleep in the same bunk as you."

"I heard from Zhao Hu in the village that at night in the county town, there are street lights on the streets, which are as bright at night as during the day, and there are parks... I will go to school then, why don't you take me to the park?"

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Popular science knowledge: Dushi is wild blueberry, which is called in some areas~~~