Yearning

Author: Bo Mi

Yearning

Zhao Hui looked at the back of the girl walking in front of him with a smile on his face, his eyes full of soft light.

His family is now running out of food. The last few times when I went home, my parents kept sighing, saying that there was no food in the house, and they were so hungry that they had no energy at all.

But Zhao Hui had been hungry and knew what it was like to talk when he was really hungry and had no strength. Although his parents looked weak when talking to him, they were very confident. They were clearly lying to him.

At that moment, for some reason, he didn't feel the anger of being deceived at all, but felt strangely calm.

He could even hear himself telling them in a calm tone that he had never heard before: "When you are hungry, go dig wild vegetables. There are a lot of wild vegetables in the fields now. If you dig some wild vegetables and eat them, you will not be hungry."

Zhao Hui didn't know what was wrong with him. He was like a bystander, clearly seeing through his parents' hypocritical performance, but it seemed that he could no longer be aroused at all.

On the contrary, he is willing to get close to everyone in the Fang family, especially this little girl who always smiles brightly every time she sees him.

After dinner, Zhao Hui rushed to clean up the dishes and wash the dishes as usual, and then happily waited for the family to go out.

Shen Yuxiu and Shen Yulin went inside to carry their schoolbags and go to school. Grandma Fang went to pick up the children step by step, while Fang Youshun went to look at the sweet potato seedlings in the private plot. When he went out with the family, he felt as if he was also a member of the family.

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But in fact, he is very busy every day. He has to take care of the sweet potato seedlings he planted, and he also has to dig wild vegetables every day, dry them and put them into the nest he has simply built in the reed swamp.

He was really frightened of hunger. Even if there was no shortage of wild vegetables in the fields, he would feel panicked if he couldn't save some food for the day.

But today, as never before, he did not rush to the river to do some work. Instead, he slowly followed Shen Yulin's brother and sister until he saw Shen Yulin see a child running away, leaving Shen Yuxiu alone.

Behind her, he immediately took a few steps forward and walked side by side with her.

Shen Yuxiu looked at Zhao Hui who was suddenly walking with him and asked him unexpectedly: "Aren't you busy today?"

"I have nothing to do." Zhao Hui smiled shyly, and then asked her curiously: "Is school good?"

"It's very good. I can learn a lot of words and a lot of knowledge." Shen Yuxiu had already lost her initial rejection of going to school. After speaking, she turned around and asked Zhao Hui, who was walking beside her: "Do you want to go to school?"

Zhao Hui shook his head and whispered: "I have no money."

Shen Yuxiu was not too surprised by his answer and nodded with understanding.

This year, several more students in her class have dropped out. It is normal for the little brother in front of her, who may not even have enough to eat, to have money.

"Our teacher said that you can go to school after you save enough money. In the past, there were people who were thirteen or fourteen years old before entering the first grade in school. You are not as old as those children now, so there is no rush." ​​Shen Yuxiu said in a tone of voice.

He said it softly, as if it was no big deal.

Zhao Hui was originally very worried because he had no money, fearing that the little girl would look down on him, but in the end she spoke of the matter so lightly.

"Do you think... I can save money to go to school?" Zhao Hui pretended not to care and looked sideways at Shen Yuxiu.

"Why not?" Shen Yuxiu smiled, showing her white teeth, and said with certainty: "My grandpa said you are very powerful and can support yourself, so you must be able to save money to go to school?"

As the sun was rising, Zhao Hui looked at the little girl in front of him with red lips and white teeth as she smiled in the sun, and suddenly felt that she seemed to be glowing.

Her eyes were clear and clear, without any hint of ridicule or hypocrisy. She looked at herself so seriously, as if to say: Yes, you are very powerful, you can do it.

Inexplicably, Zhao Hui felt that his chest was swollen and his eyes were hot. He subconsciously lowered his head and did not dare to look at her.

In fact, he was really not that good. If it hadn't been for the sticky porridge and steamed buns that the little girl had given him that morning, he might have died in a nook and cranny.

"What's wrong with you?" Shen Yuxiu couldn't help but feel confused when she saw him suddenly lowering his head as if he had made a mistake.

"No, it's nothing." Zhao Hui quickly calmed down his chaotic emotions, smiled stiffly, and asked, "Then can I go to school with you to see what it's like?"

"What's wrong with that? You can watch it if you want. Come on, I'll take you there." Shen Yuxiu said, taking his hand and striding forward.

Zhao Hui was suddenly grabbed by her hand and felt his whole body stiff, but he quickly followed him. He followed Shen Yuxiu into the school and listened to her chirpingly introducing her classes and classmates to him, until the teacher knocked

When the school bell rang, she waved goodbye to him and rushed to a classroom with a group of children.

The schoolhouse, which was originally chattering, suddenly became extremely quiet. Soon, the sound of children reading could be heard from several rooms. They read so neatly and loudly, with a sense of vitality, which made people yearn for it.

Zhao Hui walked out of the yard slowly, turning back step by step, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

He wants to go to school, he wants to go to school. Although he has no money now and no one can support him, he can find ways to make money and work hard to save money. Since this little girl believes in herself so much, why not give it a try?

Maybe, maybe if he works hard, he can do it?

But as he thought about it, Zhao Hui felt that he was too reckless.

From a few months ago to now, he has only just stopped being hungry. How dare he think about going to school?

But once I have this idea, I can't get rid of it no matter how hard I shake it.

Zhao Hui just confirmed the fact that he wanted to go to school, and he must go to school, no matter how difficult it was.

He thought, no matter how difficult this thing is, it can't be more difficult than filling one's stomach, right?

Shen Yuxiu never felt that her words were important to anyone, so naturally she didn't know that someone had a goal to strive for because of her words.

She now goes to and from school every day, plays with her classmates at school, and then goes home to do her homework. Her days remain the same without any change.

Since having Hei Guoguo last year, Shen Yuxiu is quite popular in school now. Even if she doesn't take the initiative to find people, people are starting to come to her to play with them.

The only thing that made Shen Yuxiu dissatisfied was that none of her eldest brother, second brother, or eldest sister had any interest in her dark fruit. Even if she reluctantly shared the black stone, she asked them each to get a pair of stones.

They don't want Guoguo either.

The second brother thinks this is a girl's thing and doesn't want it. The eldest brother and sister think it's a child's thing and don't want it. On the contrary, the third brother who has grown up likes to play, but grandma doesn't let him play because

Instead of playing peacefully when he got the fruit, this kid would chase chickens and smash them in the yard. He would always make the chickens squawk and fly around, causing the chickens to stop laying eggs.

As a result, Shen Yuxiu's extremely rare stone fruit has now become her exclusive possession. The black stone that she planned to share with her brothers and sisters was also placed on the windowsill alone. She only thought about it occasionally.

When you get up, you will take it in your hand and pet it.
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