Shen Shu

Primer

"...The flames of war have burned into the south of the Yangtze River. Where the Japanese invaders have passed by, blood has flowed into rivers between the scorched earth and broken walls....

I've waited five years and can't wait any longer.Our country and our people will not wait.The so-called knowledge, future, and family are impossible to talk about without the country.I dare not say that I have the same courage as Ban Chao to join the army... After all, I have wasted nearly [-] days and nights in false stability, but I will set off immediately. ...

——No, I can't wait for tomorrow.

Going now.

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"If you still feel that you can't stay in that place, why don't you just quit your job and take a rest for a while. Let me tell you, you don't have to hold on to things like psychology. You should listen to me—"

"I know, Sister Luo." The young man put down the glass with half of the soy milk left in his hand, and gently interrupted the woman who was sitting across from her and was preaching.The table was littered with a few plates of grease and crumbs, surrounded by the warm noise of a city morning.Hokkien and Mandarin with various accents are mixed, and they are transmitted to the ears of each speaker with great accuracy. "I'm not a child, I know what to do. With Senior Shao's help, I won't be too miserable."

The woman sitting opposite him was in her late twenties, wearing a formal suit, holding a bun in one hand, and a pen in the other hand, drawing key points on a large stack of materials.Hearing this, she raised her head in astonishment, was stunned for a while, and after a long sigh, put the written documents spread out on the desktop into her bag. "Zhou Tong, Zhou Tong, I believe you can figure it out yourself. Then I will ask you a question at the end."

"Go ahead."

Lin Luo straightened his sleeves and satchel which were wrinkled during breakfast, and his expression became a bit serious: "Why did you make such a fuss?"

Zhou Tong finished drinking the soy milk in his hand, raised his head slightly, squinted his eyes, and said softly: "It's nothing, it's really nothing. Don't worry so much, you're almost late."

"Okay, okay... I'll ask your dear senior again then."

"We're really not the kind of—"

Lin Luo smiled and waved his hands, standing up.Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly remembered something, so she turned back to her senses while standing up, and said to the expressionless Zhou Tong, "You should also take some time to go back to your hometown. Anyway, it's not too far away, go back and relax That's right, grandma misses you very much. It's not too many times to go back to my hometown. And the typhoon is coming soon. It's better to go back and see if their small villa is ready to fight the typhoon. Ask my uncle to put all his bonsai Move in, if it doesn’t work, come to the city to live for a few days.”

"I was going to go back today—"

"Hey, look outside," before Zhou Tong finished speaking, Lin Luo suddenly changed into a gossip expression, motioning Zhou Tong to turn his head and look out the window. "Is your senior coming to pick you up?"

Vehicles move slowly on the streets of the old city, compared with feet and bicycles, which have become the most efficient means of transportation.Among the endless stream of people and workshops, a man wearing sunglasses was standing by the sidewalk not far from the breakfast shop, leaning against a street tree, smoking a cigarette and looking in this direction.When he saw Zhou Tong looking at him, he smiled and waved to him.

"Yo yo yo, it seems that my work should have been handed over to him long ago." Before Zhou Tong could retort symbolically, Lin Luo picked up the bag, smiled brightly and mouthed "bye", He trotted out in high heels without hindrance.

After dealing with the cousin who watched him grow up and helped him a lot along the way, Zhou Tong breathed a sigh of relief, stood up while supporting the table, and walked out slowly.It's eight o'clock in the morning in midsummer, and the main customers in the store have changed from students and office workers who are rushing to work to middle-aged and elderly people who are less stressed. He, a young man who has just worked for two years, seems a little uncomfortable here. Coordination——if I had to say it, Shao Zixun, who was waiting for him outside, was not in the rush to work.

"I'm sorry, senior." He took a few steps and apologized softly to Shao Zixun.

Shao Zixun didn't care about these details.After taking his last cigarette, he threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray on the trash can, patted Zhou Tong on the shoulder, and said, "I've already taken leave, where are you going?"

"...Aren't you going to work?"

"I also asked for leave." He said lightly.

Zhou Tong suddenly realized that Shao Zixun didn't need to ask for leave - only others could ask for leave from him.Under normal circumstances, Shao Zixun's "leave" means that a batch of work will be handed over to the poor deputy.

The two walked side by side towards the nearby parking lot, and there was a refreshing green shade under the street trees.One of them looked at the traffic that was finally speeding up on the road, and the other looked at the street market with open doors and windows on the other side.When he was about to arrive, Zhou Tong said: "I plan to go back to my hometown. The typhoon is coming, and I want to go back and have a look."

"Okay, I'll see you off."

"Actually, you really don't need to do this. I have a car here, and I can't jump Minjiang every minute."

"Is there something wrong with the way I express my concern?"

"Where is it right?"

Shao Zixun didn't intend to choke with this direct junior who was three years younger.

The first time I met Zhou Tong was at the exchange meeting for new and old students in the university.Zhou Tong, who is wearing a plaid shirt that is standard for science students, looks slender; his facial features are correct, he wears glasses, and his eyes reveal a bit of vigor.Even so, he has no obstacles in interpersonal communication.Even if it doesn't look like people who can fight recklessly, as long as they are not too reckless, it is not a problem to joke with each other.The seniors and sisters in the same department also liked his serious appearance, especially Shao Zixun.

But he didn't expect that Zhou Tong still had such a side - although he didn't know that this kind of experience was only for him.

"Senior, with all due respect, I think your clothes are a bit frustrating." When Zhou Tong was a sophomore, the two of them really got to know each other in the academic department.After exchanging numbers, Shao Zixun received the first text message from Zhou Tong like this.

Whether in the past or now, Zhou Tong is not a talkative person, but he is not a taciturn person. He always does the right thing on the right occasion in front of strangers.The impact of Zhou Tong's current mental problems is actually limited, and the impact is only on himself.

Shao Zixun drove the car on the road out of the city, and there was a pile of ingredients and clothes on the back seat of the car—all for relatives in his hometown.Street trees passed by the car, leaving only afterimages.Shao Zixun secretly looked at Zhou Tong's expression in the passenger seat through the central rearview mirror.

Shao Zixun didn't know why Zhou Tong and his colleagues clashed.He didn't intend to ask, because he was afraid that his meddling would ruin the relationship between the two, so he waited for Zhou Tong to come out of this emotion by himself.

The car drove on the country road on the outskirts of the city, and the speed also slowed down with the occasional bumps.There are rice fields on both sides of the road, and before the typhoon passes, farmers can be seen walking on the ridges of the fields to prepare for the typhoon.Shao Zixun is from the north, and this kind of scene is not common in his hometown in the north, so he asked Zhou Tong about the local customs from time to time.It seemed that Zhou Tong was just a little more bored than usual, but he was in a good mood, and he was willing to answer them one by one.

This is not Shao Zixun's first visit to Zhou Tong's hometown.After finishing the graduate school, Zhou Tong returned to his hometown according to his early plan, and continued to develop projects in the research institute.Shao Zixun, on the other hand, left school early. After finishing his undergraduate degree, he went home to help manage the business, rushing to do things that he couldn't do with his chemistry major.Until his family let him go, he took another look at the prospect and environment of Zhou Tong's city - as well as local customs, customs and delicacies. He went south in the name of opening up the market, living a very comfortable and professional life. relationship life.When he arrived here, he was still picked up by Zhou Tong and served as a tour guide.So naturally, the two got closer after they walked out of the campus.As Lin Luo said, for the current Zhou Tong, sometimes Shao Zixun will play an even more important role than her cousin.

But to be honest, Shao Zixun felt that they should get closer.

The author has something to say: Another brain hole that was developed a long time ago, but it is incomplete, and it will probably be perfected while writing.The beginning is still slow.This time there is no strange world view, and the writing will be easier.

The college dog is about to prepare for the final homework, and the update speed will probably be extremely slow. If there are any readers, I'm sorry, Miss Reader [Kneeling]

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