Xu Jing has been to Teacher Xiong's house before, and now he still remembers the way.

When he came to the familiar door, Xu Jing knocked lightly, and a rough voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

"Mr. Xiong, I'm Xu Shenghe."

Mr. Xiong walked to the door, opened the wooden door, and looked out through the iron door. It took him a while to recognize it, "Xu Shenghe, it's you! Come in, why did you go back to Nanchen?"

"I'm going back to the Renyuan living area to do some errands. I just got off the train." Xu Jing turned around and introduced to Teacher Xiong, "Teacher, this is my brother Qi Yunzhi."

Qi Yunzhi stretched out his hand to shake Teacher Xiong's hand, "Mr. Xiong, hello! Thank you for taking care of Xiaohe."

"It's okay, it should be." Mr. Xiong shook his hand back flattered, "You are Sheng He's brother who is an officer in the comprehensive service center in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, right?"

Qi Yunzhi smiled and said, "It is true that he is currently serving in the military."

"Come in quickly." Mr. Xiong glanced around his house, scratched his head, blushed a little, and said, "I'm sorry, the kids are making a mess at home. Sit down as you please, and I'll pour you tea."

After Mr. Xiong poured tea for them, he took out a basket of boiled peanuts, "Try it quickly, these are tender peanuts that were just plucked this year, and they are all grown in our own fields. Shenghe, you are in the comprehensive service center of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River How about reading? Are you still used to it?"

The candies, biscuits and fruits bought by Mr. Xu Jingxiong's house were placed on the table, "Well, I just went to take the skipping exam before the summer vacation. I will skip the grade and go to the third grade in the second half of this year."

"Why so fast? Is it possible to skip a grade now?" Mr. Xiong stretched out his hand and rubbed his trousers. "You are just the second grader at your age. You are only 13 years old, right? Why do you want to skip a grade?"

Mr. Xiong, as his class teacher, knew that he had skipped a grade.But that's a matter of elementary school. The homework in elementary school is simple, and it's not surprising to skip a grade.

"I feel that I have the ability to go to the third year of junior high school, and I don't want to waste another year in the second year of junior high school."

"Is that so?" Mr. Xiong asked, "Will this be too hard? I feel that the pressure will be a bit greater."

Xu Jing smiled, "Fortunately, there is a year to study hard, I think it is acceptable."

Teacher Xiong thought about it, and said with a sigh: "But it's true, a little genius like you is definitely different from ordinary people. Since you passed the grade-skipping exam, and the school over there thinks there is no problem, then the teacher believes that you must have Ability to go to the third grade of junior high school."

"Well, I'll try my best."

The three of them chatted about their recent situation for a while, Xu Jing glanced at the time, and said apologetically: "Mr. Xiong, it's getting late, I have to go back to the Renyuan living area, let's talk next time. "

"Hey, you must be tired after sitting in the car for so long. Why don't you stay at our house for a night and rest, and then go back to Renyuan living area tomorrow? I have a guest room here, and the beds and sheets are ready-made. I'll give them to you. Just change to another set. Our teachers and students haven’t seen each other for more than a year, so I just happened to have a chat with you.”

Xu Jing's eyes were full of guilt, "Thank you, teacher, next time. Actually, I have a tight schedule this time. My brother still has work at the Comprehensive Service Center in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. I have to go back before August [-]rd." .Teacher, do you have a bicycle at home? Can you lend me a bicycle? There is no car to go back to the Renyuan living area, so I want to go back by bicycle.”

"Yes, yes, it's in the utility room downstairs. It was just oiled a while ago, and it's pretty easy to ride." Seeing that he really wanted to leave, Mr. Xiong didn't stop him, "Let me push it for you." .”

Xu Jing followed him down, "I'm sorry to trouble you, I may not return until the day after tomorrow."

"It's okay, you can use it anyway, we're all staying at home and don't ride bicycles much."

Qi Yunzhi straddled his long legs, got into the car, Xu Jing sat in the back seat, and waved to Mr. Xiong, "Then I'll talk to you the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, you guys go back, pay attention to safety. Come to the teacher's house for dinner the day after tomorrow, and the teacher will show you." Teacher Xiong thought for a while and then suggested, "Either you stay overnight at the teacher's house the day after tomorrow, just to catch the train at [-] o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow .”

Xu Jing hurriedly said: "We've already bought the tickets, and you don't need to trouble yourself for the train at [-]:[-] the night after tomorrow."

Teacher Xiong was a little disappointed, "Then remember to come to my house for dinner the day after tomorrow. I will go shopping in advance, Shenghe, what do you want to eat? Are there any dishes that you should not eat, brother?"

"I can do it, and so can my brother." Xu Jing couldn't refuse anymore, he smiled and said: "Then I will trouble you, we will come over for dinner the night after tomorrow."

"Okay, it's getting late, you guys hurry back and be careful on the road. See you the day after tomorrow." Teacher Xiong waved to them enthusiastically.

Qi Yunzhi kicked his slender and strong legs on the pedals, and the bicycle passed through the long alley lightly and rode to the road outside.

Both Qi Yunzhi and Xu Jing went back and forth on this road many times, but at that time Xu Jing usually sat on the cushion and Qi Yunzhi sat on the shelf behind.When there is no one around, Xu Jing will put his feet on the beam, and Qi Yunzhi will stretch out his slender legs from the back seat to help him pedal and provide the bicycle with the power to move forward.

Qi Yunzhi's strength is much stronger than Xu Jing's. When he pedals, the bicycle usually goes very fast. Xu Jing holds the handlebar to keep his balance and ride through the wind.Obviously it's just a bicycle, but sometimes Xu Jing feels like he's driving in a car.

Xu Jing sat on the back seat, grasping the airs and sighed, "The days when I went to school in Nanchen No. [-] Middle School are really nostalgic."

"really."

Qi Yunzhi led Xu Jing and rode his bicycle all the way out of Nanchen's living area. The shade of the trees fell on the two of them uninterruptedly, bringing them a bit of shade.Today is cloudy, the sun is not too big now, Qi Yunzhi rides his bicycle fast, and the two of them can still feel a cool breeze blowing in front of them, and it is not too hot.

The two chatted casually like this, and the bicycle slowly left the living area of ​​Nanchen and drove towards the living area of ​​Renyuan.

When the distance was about halfway, Xu Jing asked: "Brother Qi, are you tired? Shall we change?"

"Not tired, what is this amount of labor? Besides—" Qi Yunzhi looked back at Xu Jing, squinted his eyes and smiled: "If you change it, you may not be able to carry me."

Qi Yunzhi is nearly 1.9 meters tall, has eight-pack abs, and his body is full of firm and smooth muscles, weighing more than 160 kilograms.Xu Jing is only in his early 1.6 meters, with a slender body and a weight of less than 110.

Xu Jing was speechless. He really couldn’t carry the real brother Qi. He grabbed the shelf and pursed his lips, “Brother Qi, wait a few more years. When I grow up, I can carry I'm taking you for a ride."

"Okay, I'll wait. Now you should sit on the back seat honestly. Your teacher's bicycle is very easy to ride, and it doesn't take much effort. You don't have to worry that I won't be able to lift you." Qi Yunzhi smiled, and then Added a sentence, "At that time, the state of the soul could carry you, why can't it carry you now?"

Xu Jing stared at his back and said seriously: "That's not necessarily true. I used to be thin and small, but now I've grown up and become heavier."

"Fart." Qi Yunzhi scolded with a smile, "You don't eat all the time, and you're not as heavy as a little girl of your height, not much worse than before."

"I don't skip meals. I have three meals a day. My appetite is normal. Besides, boys are different from girls," Xu Jing retorted slowly, "little girls have a higher body fat percentage than boys. should."

"You're still too light. What if someone bullies you when my brother goes out on a mission? You'll be discounted with a punch at your weight, and you won't be able to resist even if you resist."

Xu Jing's face was dull, and he protested loudly, "I just don't like fighting, and it's not that I can't fight at all. When it comes to fighting, I still have a few hands. Besides, my grades are so good, why should I fight with others? Barbarians fight , all civilized people learn to use laws and regulations to solve problems.”

Qi Yunzhi smiled sullenly, "Could it be that whenever you encounter a fight, you have to call the police and the teacher?"

Xu Jing was not guilty at all, "What's wrong with this? Aren't these the correct solutions? You have to beat your head and bleed on the street?"

"No, Xiaohe, you are wrong, sometimes fists are the most correct way to reason with idiots." Qi Yunzhi reminded him, "I know you don't like this seemingly barbaric activity, but let's go On your side, Brother Jun Da, you have to learn from it with an open mind, and you must master basic fighting skills."

Xu Jing scratched his hair a little irritably, "I know, you have reminded me many times, and I will learn scouting skills well, so I promise not to fall behind and not waste this opportunity."

Qi Yunzhi sighed: "This world is not as peaceful as you imagined, and you will understand later. Brother, you should learn more and protect yourself."

Xu Jing didn't know why the topic suddenly turned to such a heavy direction. He stretched out his hand and stroked Qi Yunzhi's back, "Brother Qi, don't worry too much, have you forgotten that I still have a portable spirit field? If it really doesn't work, I'll go Hiding in the spirit field with you, I promise nothing will happen."

Qi Yunzhi's back was warmed by his palms, and his heart also became hot. He smiled, "Just treat me as an alarmist, I just want you to pay more attention to this aspect."

Xu Jing nodded vigorously from behind, regardless of whether Qi Yunzhi could see it or not, he said softly: "I know you are doing it for my own good, my soul is an adult, and I know all of this well, you can go on missions with peace of mind , I can take care of myself. Besides, Brother Cao and the others are still here, nothing will happen."

Qi Yunzhi looked back at him and smiled gently, "Okay."

The two of them arrived at the Renyuan living area in the evening. This season is the busy time of farming, and many people have not yet closed their work. The main road in Renyuan living area is full of people, and everyone is carrying things or carrying tools. When Qi Yunzhi drove Xu Jing over by bicycle, many people asked each other whose relatives this was?It looks extraordinary.

Xu Jing rented Liang Xueyu's house before, but he had already returned it when he went to the comprehensive service center in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Before retiring the lease, Xu Jing dealt with the things in the house. Some were given to Liang Xueyu's family, some were given to Liang Liangzi and other friends' homes, and some were stuffed into the portable spiritual field by Xu Jing. Brought back to the comprehensive service center in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Theoretically speaking, the house rented by Liang Xueyu has nothing.

Xu Jing said to Qi Yunzhi: "Brother Qi, let's go to Liang Liangzi's house first, and we probably have to stay at his house for one night."

The house of Liang Xueyu's family should be vacant. He would rent it out to art students who came to collect the scenery every spring. If Xu Jing wanted to rent it for a few more days, he would not disagree.However, the house has not been occupied for a long time, and there are a lot of dust and bugs in it. It can't be cleaned for three or four hours, so Xu Jing doesn't want to do it.

The Renyuan living area is considered a small place in the countryside, and every household here has a guest room, so that it can be used to entertain guests during the Chinese New Year.

Xu Jing has a good relationship with Liang Liangzi's family, so it is not difficult to borrow a bed from his house and sleep for two nights.

Qi Yunzhi naturally had no objection, he turned the corner while holding the handlebar, and the bicycle headed towards Liang Liangzi's house.

Someone saw Xu Jing get off the car and knock on the door of Liang Liangzi's house on the road, and muttered to the people around him wonderingly, "When did Liang Daohou's family have such a respectable relative?"

It is now evening, and almost every household in the country does not close or lock the door. Xu Jing pushed open the door of Liang Liangzi's house with a squeak, and shouted inside: "Is anyone there?"

"Who is it?" There was a male duck's voice from inside the room, and then a tall and strong boy came out. He and Xu Jing were facing each other, and he squinted his eyes before he realized, "Fuck, kid He, it's you! When did you come back?"

"Just now." Xu Jing said with a smile: "I have no place to stay, so I came here to stay at your place for a few nights."

"Welcome, welcome!" Liang Liangzi's excited voice became hoarse, and he quickly walked over to give Xu Jing a hug, "We originally said we would write to you, but we didn't know your address at all, and we thought we would not be able to contact you for a long time. on you."

"How come? Didn't I say that I will come back to collect bletilla striata and angelica this summer?" Xu Jing turned around and introduced Qi Yunzhi to Liang Liangzi, saying, "Liangzi, this is my elder brother Qi Yunzhi, just follow me and call him brother."

Only then did Liang Liangzi turn his attention to Qi Yunzhi who came in later, seeing Qi Yunzhi's demeanor, Liang Liangzi felt a little embarrassed, and called out, "Brother Qi."

Qi Yunzhi nodded to him with a smile, "I'm going to trouble your family for a few days."

"Don't worry, Xiaohe and I are good brothers. I've already boiled the bath water, you guys are tired all day, go take a bath first? Brother Qi just put his bicycle here." Liang Liangzi was a little at a loss, "I'll go Get the buckets for you, you take a bath first. Hey, I'll tell my parents again, there are guests at home."

"Liangzi, don't be busy." Xu Jing grabbed him and said in a low voice, "You are all brothers, so don't be too polite to us. If you are too polite, we will be embarrassed to come to your house."

Liang Liangzi smiled, showing his big white teeth, "If you don't come to my house, where are you going to live? Do you want to live at your cousin's house?"

"Of course not, so I came to see you right away." Xu Jing was shorter than Liang Liangzi, he held Liang Liangzi's shoulders with difficulty, turned his head to Qi Yunzhi and said, "Brother, you go take a bath first, I will take a shower with you." Ryoko boil some more water."

Knowing that the two of them had something to say, Qi Yunzhi nodded and said, "Okay."

Both of them had their clothes in their backpacks, and Xu Jing took them out of the spiritual field before entering the Renyuan living area. There were plenty of supplies in the backpacks, and there were enough things for tonight.

Liang Liangzi enthusiastically went to wash the bucket, scooped up the water and took it to the shower room to bathe Qi Yunzhi. He said shyly to Qi Yunzhi who followed him: "The shower room at home is a bit rudimentary. Brother Qi, you can make do with it. Use it."

"It's already very good. It's much better than the shower room I used when I was on a mission. Thank you, I'll come." Qi Yunzhi took the bucket that was half full of water in his hand, and carried it to the bathroom by himself.

"You're welcome." Liang Liangzi greeted him shyly and walked out.

Xu Jing followed behind him, and the two talked for a while, and the awkward feeling finally melted away.

Liang Liangzi said to Xu Jing with emotion: "Xiaohe, you have changed so much that I dare not recognize you for a while."

Xu Jing casually replied: "Where is it so big, isn't it so dark?"

He just went to sea a few days ago and got exposed to the sun. His skin is more than one degree darker than before. Presumably, it should not be much different from when he was in the Renyuan living area.

Liang Liangzi shook his head, "It's different, your facial features have changed a bit, you look good, and you've grown taller than before."

Xu Jing asked with interest: "How tall are you now? You seem to be half a head taller than me."

"Actually, I'm not that tall. My hair is fluffed up. I was 1.7 meters tall when I went to the tung tree collection some time ago. I don't know if I have grown it now."

Xu Jing stretched out his hand to gesture, and said: "It must have grown again. By the way, which middle school did you get into? Where are Liang Aiguang and Liang Huayu?"

Speaking of this, Liang Liangzi was a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice, "Liang Aiguang and I only got into the middle school in Luyu's living area, but we barely got into the experimental class. Liang Huayu is better, and got into Nanchen No. [-] Middle School."

Xu Jing patted him on the back, "This result is already good. You didn't really want to go to junior high school before. If you work hard for three years in junior high school, you may not be able to get into Nanchen No. [-] Middle School and go to high school. The outside world is so big. , it would be a pity not to see it in this life.”

Liang Liangzi nodded, "That's true too. Don't just talk about us, how are you doing? Did you go well in your studies at the Comprehensive Service Center in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River?"

"It went well. My new classmates and teachers are very nice, but I skipped a grade again, from the first grade to the third grade. I will be able to enter high school next year."

Liang Liangzi was speechless, "Why are you jumping so fast? We probably won't be able to catch up with you in our lifetime."

"What does that matter? Everyone has their own aspirations." Xu Jing said with a smile: "I think if you have the ability, it would be good to finish reading the book early."

"Hahaha, school is really annoying." Liang Liangzi revealed his scumbag nature in one sentence, "I also want to finish my studies early, but I will definitely not be able to skip grades. If I want to, I will have to drop out of school. Hey, don't you look like that , I don’t dare to drop out of school, if I drop out, my dad will break my legs.”

"It's good that you know." Xu Jing said, "Don't you want to talk to your aunt? I'll go with you."

Liang Liangzi nodded, and took Xu Jing to the gate of the courtyard to look out, muttering, "I guess my mother and the others are coming back soon, it's already so late."

It gets dark late in summer, but now the sun has already set, there is only a little peripheral light, and the sky is dark blue and hazy.

Liang Liangzi found out the mosquito coils at home and lit them before going out. When it got dark, there were so many mosquitoes that he couldn't sit without mosquito coils.

Sure enough, the two of them didn't go far when they saw Liang Liangzi's mother rushing home with a load of peanuts and a handful of vegetables in her hand. .

Xu Jing greeted her from afar: "Auntie!"

"Hey!" Liang Liangzi's mother agreed first, and then looked at Xu Jing with puzzled eyes for a long time, unable to remember who he was for a moment.

Liang Liangzi was busy helping his mother out, "Mom, this is Xiaohe! He has changed a bit, and I didn't recognize him just now."

"Oh, it's Xiaohe!" Liang Liangzi's mother suddenly realized, and looked at Xu Jing lovingly, "You have really grown up a lot, and my aunt doesn't dare to recognize you for a while."

Xu Jing smiled and said, "Has it really changed a lot? I thought I hadn't changed much."

"It has changed a lot. You may not be able to see it when you look in the mirror every day. You are white and tall now, and your facial features are full-length. It is completely different from the previous impression." Liang Liangzi's mother asked with a smile: "You When did you come back? Have dinner at my house tonight?"

"I'm afraid I will really trouble you these few days." Xu Jing shyly said, "My brother and I came back, and now we can't find a place to live. I want to stay at your house for a few days, is that okay?"

"What's the matter, just live! Clean mats and quilts are all ready-made at home." Liang Liangzi's mother said: "You and Liangzi are so good, why don't you live in my house?"

Xu Jing nodded, "Then I will stay here with the cheek. I am here this time mainly to collect angelica and bletilla striata. How does the angelica in your field look like?"

"It's growing very well. Your field has been fertilized enough. We didn't fertilize much. The angelica is rising slowly. The leaves are fat and green. It's very pleasing. If the sky is not there yet Hei, I can still take you to see it, you will know it when you see it."

"You are a seasoned farmer. If you think it grows well, it must grow well."

Xu Jing accompanied her to the house, and Liang Liangzi took the fucking burden and carried her home silently.

Liang Liangzi's mother brushed her sweaty hair, smiled and said, "It's true. I've been farming for so many years. Except when you were farming, I haven't seen anyone planting crops as good as my angelica. .You go to the field and look at the leaves and you will know that this angelica is extraordinary."

"Then do you think this angelica can be collected?"

"Hey, we don't know about angelica. We may have to wait until you go to the field tomorrow to find out. I think it should be almost the same. Its stems are already quite big."

"Well, what are you going to do at home tomorrow, why don't you collect the angelica together first. This time my brother will accompany me back to the living area. His vacation is coming to an end soon, so I can only stay in the Renyuan living area. Stay for two days. The day after tomorrow I will go back to the comprehensive service center in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River."

Liang Liangzi's mother nodded, "Actually, there's nothing else to do. You can collect the angelica first. You're short on time, so I'll definitely come to your side first."

"Then trouble you."

"Hey, you're welcome."

Liang Liangzi's mother thought for a while, and said: "It's not too dark, why don't we go to the field to see the angelica now, and I'll get some rice flower fish and loach to come back for another meal?"

Xu Jing was afraid of snakes, so he hurriedly grabbed her, "It's already so late, let's talk about it tomorrow morning. I bought some meat and brought it here, so you don't have to catch fish anymore."

Liang Liangzi also said: "Mom, why don't you go back first, and I'll go catch some fish and come back."

"I don't need you, you go back with Xiaohe first." Liang Liangzi's mother said hurriedly, "I'll pick and order some food, but there are leftovers at home, so I'm sorry to use them to entertain guests."

Xu Jing hurriedly said: "Auntie, we are not outsiders, so you don't have to be so polite."

"This is not going to work. Our family's hospitality etiquette can't be lost. Is your brother coming to our house for the first time? How can you let him eat the leftovers? You go back and sit for a while. I will pick the vegetables and come back soon. , just a few steps."

Xu Jing couldn't hold her back, so he went with her to the field to see.

Liang Liangzi's mother was also very happy when she thought that she would have a certain income soon. She took Xu Jing to the angelica field, asked Xu Jing to stand on the ridge of the field, and went down to the field to pull up an angelica seedling by herself.

"This level of angelica is generally at this level. You can see if it can be used. I think the heat is almost ready. If you plant it for a dozen or so days, it shouldn't change much."

Xu Jing grabbed the heavy angelica, turned it over and over, with surprise in his eyes, "Yes, this size can already be accepted. Then I will trouble you and uncle to put other things aside tomorrow, and we will collect the angelica first. There are Is it a large scale? Let’s weigh it tomorrow, and then I’ll find someone to drive over to pull it.”

"Yes! The large scale used to weigh corn in the living area, I will ask the village chief to borrow it at night."

"I'll go, I just have something to tell him. Time is tight, I want them to collect the bletilla striata tomorrow."

"Hey, a few families in the living area who grow bletilla striata are also doing very well, I think they can be harvested."

When Xu Jing and Liang Liangzi's mother got home, Liang Daohou had already returned, and Qi Yunzhi was chatting with him.

Seeing Xu Jing, Liang Daohou said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for half a year, Xiaohe, you have changed so much. I almost couldn't recognize you at a glance. When you entered the living area, no one recognized you, right?"

Xu Jing thought it was true, mainly because he had been outside for more than half a year, and he was not so familiar with the people in Renyuan's living area, so he didn't call for anyone all the way.Those people didn't greet him when they saw him, and it was not easy to say hello.

Liang Daohou said: "It's good to be back. This is a happy event. Let's have two drinks tonight? Can you drink now?"

Qi Yunzhi stopped him, "Brother Liang, he's still young, and it's time for him to read and use his brain, so let him drink less, and I'll have a drink with you."

"It's okay, Liangzi, go to the canteen and buy two bottles of wine and drinks and come back." Liang Dao said kindly: "Let's have a good meal tonight."

Liang Liangzi's mother shouted beamingly in the kitchen, "Don't forget to bring back some fragrant leaves and aniseed ingredients, and cook meat tonight!"

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