Ordinary people's rice bowl

Chapter 79
Watching Yang Lei leave, Mu Zhen returned to her own thoughts. He didn't miss those days in Binhu Middle School, where his first love was buried. When he came here, he seemed to be facing a new challenge. , this challenge is not just as simple as studying. The moment he bid farewell to Binhu Middle School, he felt as happy as if his body and mind were liberated. However, what is waiting for him here?Mu Zhen felt a little irritable, stood up, and walked out of the house to get some air.

Mu Zhen, who came out of the dormitory, looked left and right, about 30 meters to the east, was the boundary ditch on the east side of the school, beyond the boundary ditch was the rice field, and to the west was a small forest, which was small in size. There are more than a dozen rows of poplars tomentosa planted inside.

Mu Zhen walked straight towards the grove. When she entered the grove, she realized that the grove had not been planted for a long time. The big one was as thick as an arm, and the small one was as thick as an adult's thumb. Under the bright sunlight, the shade of the trees is not connected, and each small tree is like a small green umbrella, quietly blocking the sunlight for people standing under the tree.Just south of the woods is a large courtyard separated by a red brick wall, which is completely separated from the rows of houses around the school. During the last entrance exam, Yang Lei told himself that this is the school's girls' dormitory, and the front row of the girls' dormitory is The row of houses open to the south is the school's large dining hall, and at the easternmost end of the large dining hall is the school's canteen. In addition to the necessary school supplies for students, there are some snacks and snacks.

Mu Zhen walked through the woods. After passing the woods, there was a row of classrooms with red bricks and red tiles. Looking back, the dormitory just now was in a straight line with the classrooms here. Mu Zhen noticed that the row of The doorway at the easternmost end of the classroom was painted with "Junior Grade [-] Office". Going forward, Mu Zhen saw her own classroom—Junior Grade [-], Grade [-] lined up until the last classroom, Impressively written "Junior Class Three and Four".Going forward, there is a row of toilets. Feeling a little anxious, Mu Zhen walked into the men's toilet with a few steps.

Mu Zhen did not stop after the convenience, and walked directly south along the path to the west of the classroom. Mu Zhen did not go closer to look at the rows of classrooms in front. It is estimated that each row is a grade. At the end of the school, you can see the big playground of the school. Due to the lack of management during the summer vacation, the playground is full of weeds. Mu Zhen walks eastward from the weedy playground, which is the main road separating the classrooms from the girls' dormitory courtyard. Crossing this road, there is an east-west road facing the front row of classrooms, connecting the classrooms and the main road between the girls' dormitory courtyard, forming a T-shaped intersection.To the north of the East-West Road is the school's large cafeteria, and some students are paying various fees around the tables placed under several big poplar trees in front of the cafeteria. Looking blankly at the four basketball hoops on the Lunan basketball court, he seemed to see Wu Xiaojuan's figure, thinking about people when he saw things. The basketball hoops reminded him of the scene where Wu Xiaojuan smiled at himself under the basketball hoops. After waking up, he turned his gaze to the row of horizontal bars between the roadside and the basketball court. This reminded him of his days in Gucheng No. [-] Middle School, where he learned how to play the horizontal bars, which really opened him up. vision.

Mu Zhen looked into the distance again, and the school gate had come into view, and suddenly remembered the river embankment to the west of the school. He walked all the way, only paying attention to the campus without walls, but categorically forgot the river embankment not far away. Mu Zhen looked back at the winding embankment, thinking of the young Hu Guoqing who played the flute. Is he still waiting for her in the old place?Thinking of this, Mu Zhen couldn't help talking to herself: "Will he wait for me there?"

Mu Zhen didn't stop, she walked across the basketball court and walked to Zhongxin Road, which was directly facing the school gate. Mu Zhen no longer cared about the row of teachers and student dormitories on the east side of Zhongxin Road, let alone going back to her own dormitory along Zhongxin Road. Instead, he went straight out of the school gate, feeling like the wind was blowing under his feet. After a few minutes, he stood on the embankment and looked around. Except for the endless green under the glare of the sun, there was no one on the embankment, and no one was listening. Hearing any flute sound, he suddenly felt an unspeakable melancholy.

"Where is he?" Mu Zhen asked herself, looking for a path to Ertan along the embankment.

Here, the trail where she pushed her bicycle down the embankment last time appeared in front of her eyes. The trail was still as bright as before, as if there had never been any traces of people stepping on it. He flung himself on the grass that was as soft as a green carpet in Ertan, turned over, and turned his face to the sky. The sky was as blue as if painted by a painter, pure and transparent, without any variegated colors. The sky was the same sky, but there was no Without traces of people, what is the meaning of this world?Mu Zhen's heart became as pure as the blue sky, and she lay here without any attachments, enjoying the infinite charm brought by this nature.

Mu Zhen closed her eyes. Under the sunlight, countless silver-white gossamers gathered in front of Mu Zhen's eyes, which were crystal clear. He didn't want to lose them, so he reached out and danced in the air, trying to catch them and keep them, but Can't catch anything, just when Mu Zhen was immersed in the leisurely autumn sunshine, the faint sound of the flute was suddenly stimulated like a shot in the arm.

"The sound of the flute, Hu Guoqing, it must be him!" A few words were reflected in his mind in a chain. Mu Zhen stood up suddenly, rubbed her eyes, and followed the sound of the flute.The eyes are full of picturesque emerald green, and there are light patterns reflected by the water waves blowing in the breeze. The river in front of it turns to the right, and it is that bend that bends the sound of the flute in the endless green.

Mu Zhen pricked up her ears and listened carefully: "There is a flute sound, it must be!" Mu Zhen firmly believed in her ears, he couldn't wait any longer, he wanted to see this friend, and he wanted to tell this friend about the new environment Bringing uneasiness.

Mu Zhen no longer wants to stand there and wait any longer. I don't know what force is driving Mu Zhen to meet the friend she longs to see. The acquaintance with him makes Mu Zhen feel a special power surging in her body. I don't know why, although he is just a shepherd boy, in Mu Zhen's world, this boy's positive attitude towards future life is undetectable in the hearts of many young people.

Mu Zhen thought of "Little Orange Lantern" written by Bing Xin. The little girl's calm, brave, and optimistic spirit is also the spirit of this young man. He is full of infinite yearning and pursuit for tomorrow and the future, just as his uncle said "360 lines, every line is the best, as long as you work hard, you will be successful!" In this way, the shepherd boy has a desire for knowledge. He let himself teach him the knowledge in the textbook. He still does not want to lose any opportunity to learn and seek knowledge. He is like Paul Korchagin and Gorky, and he will definitely be successful in the future.

Mu Zhen stepped on the grass as soft as cotton wool and walked hurriedly. At the same time, she was looking for the appearance of this young man in her mind. The handsome face and tanned skin were the impression that the shepherd boy gave him. In addition, the firm eyes , Infinite profundity, people will never figure it out.

The sound of the flute in her ears was much clearer. Mu Zhen felt that the grass under her feet had become an obstacle to her walking. She immediately found a path leading to the embankment, and trotted up. Along the embankment, Mu Zhen hummed to the shepherd The tune of "My Motherland" I was playing, started to trot, the sound of the flute was closer, and I could almost distinguish the interval of a single-note breath, Mu Zhen stopped, trotting all the way, I had already turned myself across the river Bend, through the gaps in the branches, saw a few white goats grazing, Mu Zhen had an impulse, and found a large gap between the trees, and got in.

When they got down to Ertan, Mu Zhen found that her clothes were soaked. Standing in the early autumn breeze, she felt very relaxed. Standing not far away was Hu Guoqing. Seeing Mu Zhen coming down, Hu Guoqing was on her lips. The sound of the flute suddenly stopped, and Mu Zhen's arrival did not surprise Hu Guoqing at all. He knew that when the school day started today, when the neighbor's children went to school with their schoolbags, he already had a premonition that he was about to see the river bank. friends I met.

"I knew it was time for you to come, so I was walking towards the place we agreed upon. I didn't expect you to come here ahead of time!" Hu Guoqing greeted.

"Your flute sound is well practiced. I can sing along to the "My Motherland" you just played." Mu Zhen praised.

"Since the day we broke up, I borrowed a set of books for the second semester of junior high school. I studied the first semester of junior high school, so I didn't go to school again. After borrowing the textbooks for the next semester, I slowly learned by myself. Part of it, most of the content is still understandable, but there are some things that I don’t understand, and I have marked them, and I am going to let you teach me!" Hu Guoqing said, and took out the textbook from the schoolbag he was carrying.

"Are you serious about learning?" Mu Zhen asked, staring at Hu Guoqing in front of her.

"Of course it is true. I think learning this knowledge can only benefit me, and it will never be useless!" Hu Guoqing said.

"Do you think I'm a shepherd boy?" Hu Guoqing asked bluntly.

"No, how can you look like a shepherd boy! At most, it's just a temporary sheep herder!" Mu Zhen said seriously.

"That's right. I never thought I was just a shepherd boy. I always believed in what my second uncle said. As long as you work hard, you will definitely succeed. What do you think?" Hu Guoqing asked Mu Zhen with a smile.

"Of course, I also agree with what your second uncle said." Mu Zhen felt that this sentence was never wrong.

"Look at my problems, can you help me solve them?" Hu Guoqing handed a notebook to Mu Zhen.

Mu Zhen opened it and took a look. These questions were all the knowledge she had reviewed during the holidays, so it couldn't be too difficult for him, so the two of them put their heads together and taught them word by word.

When the problem was solved, Mu Zhen had already forgotten all the worries of the school. In front of Hu Guoqing, how could the unhappiness of the school compare to the embarrassment that Hu Guoqing faced?Compared with Hu Guoqing's current situation of studying while shepherding, it is a great blessing that he can sit in the classroom and receive the most complete education.

After the two of them communicated about their studies, Mu Zhen asked, "What are your plans?"

"If my father's illness gets better, I will go to school to study, and I want to become a doctor in the future and heal the sick people in the world!" When Hu Guoqing spoke, his eyes were filled with tears.

"Okay, let's make a deal, I want to study with you in the future!" Mu Zhen encouraged the shepherd boy in front of her.

"Then what do you plan to do in the future?" Hu Guoqing asked back.

"I really don't have many ideas. I only know that I will be admitted to school in the future. As for what I will do in the future, I really have no specific ideas, but I like reading. I have read a lot of those classics. At least I want to be like those authors and be able to write. Publish your own works, influence others to be positive, pursue knowledge, and change destiny.” Mu Zhen never really thought about what she would do after studying, but from her childhood, she heard Lao Mu mention to herself the “mud The saying that "job" has become "iron rice bowl" makes me understand that reading is to change my current self, change my existing living environment, and fulfill the dreamed mission of my parents.

"That's good too. You want to be a writer and a poet. That's great. If you really publish a book someday, you must let me see it first!" Hu Guoqing clapped his hands and praised.

"Okay, sure, just like our agreement to meet here, I will definitely tell you first!" Mu Zhen said with certainty.

Seeing that the sun had already set, Mu Zhen thought that the students who entered the school were almost here, so she hurriedly said goodbye to Hu Guoqing and ran to the school.

(End of this chapter)