The peasant boy of crossing

The school only lasts half a day, and Li Xinyi can go home in the afternoon.

However, Wu Su had to continue to study with his master. Their Wu family was a big family in Wutong Township, and the Wu family hoped that he would get a good reputation in the exam, so the pressure on him was not small.

"Is Ah Yi going to mow the grass this afternoon too? Can you go to school with me?" Wu Su looked at him with pleading eyes.

Li Xinyi shook her head and said: "Today I have to graze cattle for Grandpa Wu. Yesterday Auntie agreed with Grandpa Wu to graze cattle for half a day."

Wu Su said disappointedly: "What is there to do with the cow? Is it more interesting than reading?"

Li Xinyi said: "It's all interesting. I'll come to you when I come back from herding the cows."

Wu Su could only nod his head.

Li's mother came back at noon, and Li Xinyi was lighting a fire in the kitchen to burn firewood. Seeing Li's mother rushing into the house with a basket, she hurriedly threw away the firewood in her hand.

"Aniang? What's wrong with you?" Li Xinyi asked.

Mother Li wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, and said, "It's all right, it's just that the needles and threads haven't been sold."

Li Xinyi knelt down and said, "Don't cry again, Auntie, it won't be good if you hurt your eyes."

Mother Li concealed: "You have always liked to eat sweets. I bought a few pieces of candy. You can eat them." After she finished speaking, she went into the kitchen to make lunch.

"Aniang." Li Xinyi followed into the kitchen and said to Li's mother, "My son thinks it's fine if he doesn't go to the school for half a day, and his son can be an apprentice or learn something else to make a living."

Li's mother was chopping vegetables, when she heard that she put down the knife, she said, "You are only ten years old, and you have little strength and strength. Who would want you? Besides, your father left early, and our family has no connections. You should rest assured." I'm going to let you herd cattle for Grandpa Wu."

Li Xinyi said: "I know what the master taught me in the school, and I also learned a lot of words. Now that Auntie has bad eyesight and a weak body, I should learn to take responsibility. This is what the master taught me."

Mother Li smiled and said: "Master taught well, but you are still only ten years old, wait until you grow up."

Li Xinyi said: "Ten years old is not young, girls can marry when they are over ten years old. I will go and tell Grandpa Wu that I will graze cattle for him all day long."

Li's mother was a little angry, and said: "If I have an idea, I won't even listen to your mother's words, will I?"

Li Xinyi said: "No son."

Mother Li said: "I know what you are worried about, but you still have to study."

After lunch, Li Xinyi went to Agong Wu's house to pick up the cows.

Another three months passed in a blink of an eye.

The scalper girl is very handsome, her brown eyes are big and moist, the amber radish horns stand beside her ears delicately, and she is covered with brown-yellow fur all over her body. Even though Li Xinyi looks at her from head to hoof, she just shakes it carefully. The thin oxtail occasionally lowers its head to nibble on the grass stalks on the ground.

Li Xinyi led the rope and walked forward, and the scalper didn't have to wait for anyone to drive her away. She hoofed familiarly, walked through the sour orange forest, and walked all the way to the small puddle.

The puddle is actually not small, at least in Li Xinyi's eyes, it may be as big as a basketball court.At this time, the sun has gradually emerged from the top of the mountain, dyeing the water surface orange.

There were farmers who got up early to plow and walked in the field with hoes on their shoulders. Li Xinyi knew that they were going back to have breakfast.

Occasionally, a farmer would carry a wooden bucket to the puddle to water the fields. When he saw Li Xinyi, he would show a kindly smile, "Come and graze the cattle, go to the stream beach in front, go straight, there There is a lot of grass." At the end, I would like to boast, "This scalper is not bad."

Li Xinyi walked forward ignorantly, the scalper girl really knew the way, and she hoofed happily.

Not long after the rainy season, the riverbed was bare, and there were already many buffaloes lying in the water, and the stream happily waded past the cows.The place where the buffalo gather is at the lower reaches of the stream, and their gray-black fur is soaked in water.

The ox girl quickly found a treasure land with abundant water and grass and dense shade, and then called "moo", Li Xinyi went to tie the rope to the trunk of a nearby willow tree.

The sun had already risen to mid-air, and the air gradually heated up, so Li Xinyi walked out of the river bed and climbed onto the river bank.The willow tree is tall and strong, with luxuriant branches and leaves, which is a good place for shade.

At this time, there are the most mosquitoes and flies by the water, and the blood-sucking insects are big and poisonous.

However, Li Xinyi brought wormwood leaves, mashed them and applied the juice on her arms, legs and neck, and the number of mosquitoes that came to bite would be reduced at once.

Li Xinyi flipped through the "Thousand Characters" in his hand. He could actually recognize most of the characters, and he could memorize the ones he couldn't recognize first, and then ask others.As for the "Three Character Classic", there are even more characters that can be recognized.

Fortunately, he is only ten years old, so he has a lot of time to plan and study.

When the sun was setting, Wu Su came to look for him by the stream beach.

He ran towards him along the ridge, his cheeks were flushed, his face was covered with sweat, and the two dimples on his head were messed up.

Li Xinyi untied the blue cloth from Wu Su's head, tidied his hair, and tied the hair tie back.

"I'm sweating from running." Li Xinyi said, wiping the sweat off Wu Su's head and face with the handkerchief that Li's mother stuffed him.

"Ah Yi, why didn't you come to the school in the morning?" Wu Su frowned, a little angry and worried.

Instead, Li Xinyi pointed to the word "Dou" in "San Zi Jing" and asked Ah Fat what the word meant.

"Dou, Dou Yanshan, Dou Yujun, a native of Yanshan for five generations, has a good way of educating his son." Wu Su replied, continuing to stare at Li Xinyi.

Li Xinyi said: "If I don't go to school, won't you play with me?"

Wu Su's cheeks were still flushed, and he said, "Didn't I come to see you just after school?"

Li Xinyi said again: "Then what does it matter if I go to school or not?"

Although Wu Su is young, less than ten years old, his family has taught him the principles he should understand, saying: "My grandmother said that only when people go to school can they understand things and know right from wrong. If you don't go to school, you can just You can be ignorant all your life, I don't want you to be a ignorant person."

Li Xinyi was both surprised and moved. He thought that Wu Su was clinging to him only because he had no playmates, but it turned out that he was really thinking about him.

Li Xinyi said: "My aunt is not in good health. I am the only man in the family, so I must take responsibility. Since you are afraid of my ignorance, then I will study while herding cattle, and ask you if I don't understand, is that okay?"

Wu Su thought it was impossible, but his surname was Wu after all, and he couldn't help him, so he got: "Then I will come to you when I leave school, you must remember to read the book."

Li Xinyi nodded with a smile, then pointed to a word "ying" in "San Zi Jing" and asked what it meant.

"Yes, corresponding. There must be a central position corresponding to the four directions of east, south, west and north." Wu Su replied.

When Wu Su returned home, he mentioned Li Xinyi's matter to his family.

Everyone in the family knew that Wu Su played very well with a child in the school, but seeing that Li Xinyi lost her father when she was young, she had a good character and a generous personality, so they didn't interfere too much with him.

It wasn't until Wu Su talked about it that they knew that the child's family was in such a difficult situation.

Mrs. Wu said: "Tomorrow, I will ask someone to talk to the school, so that this child will not be punished."

When Li Xinyi was grazing the cattle the next day, she was told that there were guests at home.He tied up the cattle and hurried home.

"It's not easy for this child to be young, and our master likes him very much. In this way, we still go to school for half a day every day, and the school will not accept your school. Let the child come back." It was a middle-aged man who spoke, and Li Xinyi looked at his long-haired man. Beard, finally remembered that he was the administrator of the school.

"Hi Mr. Bai." Li Xinyi saluted.

Mother Li was both grateful and happy, and wanted to invite Mr. Bai to stay for dinner.

But Mr. Bai waved his hand and said, "There is still business to be done in the school, so I won't stay here to disturb you."

Li's mother said: "Hurry up and send it to Mr. Bai."

Mr. Bai said: "Wait a little longer."

He looked at Li Xinyi and smiled, "You don't need to thank me, just go to school well."