Modern Valkyrie

The blue sky, like sapphire, is pleasing to the eye; from time to time, a few clouds float by, looking down at the vast land below like an angel.The weak wind is like Yiren's soft and weak hands stroking her face, smooth and delicate.

On a dirt road, a thin figure gradually emerged, with a basket made of bamboo on his back, which seemed to be filled with some green grass, which was a bit thick. The boy bent his back, holding a sickle in his hand, walking slowly but resolutely As he spoke, beads of sweat appeared on his not-so-handsome face, allowing it to fall and wet the cardigan.The boy raised his eyes and looked into the distance, then lowered his head and continued walking.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back!" The boy put down the blue basket, walked into the house, took a big gulp of the herbal tea on the table, and said slowly.

"Ah, Xuan'er is back, take a rest, I told you not to go, but you still want to go, you are exhausted!" With a slightly reproachful but concerned voice, a peasant woman came out from the back room.Wearing shabby clothes, but clean and tidy, the house is orderly and spotless, showing the way of housekeeping of this peasant woman. Although she is poor, she still manages her life in an orderly manner.

"Hehe, I'm not tired. Anyway, I'm fine. By the way, where's Dad?" The boy smiled and scratched his head.

"Your father, I went to the field to see if there is too much water in the field. You rest first, and I will see if the meal is ready." As he said, he walked towards the pot house.

The boy's name is Qin Xuan. He is a sophomore in a key high school in the county. During the holiday, he returned home to help his parents with farm work, hoping to lighten the burden on the family.Qin Xuan rested for a while, then came outside the door, picked up the baskets with both hands, and walked towards the cowshed.

Open the door, and at the entrance, a strong green cow is lying on the ground. The cow rope passing through its nose is tied to the bull stake fixed on the ground. When it sees someone, it stands up.Qin Xuan poured the grass in the basket in front of the cow, and the green cow couldn't wait to eat it. Qin Xuan spent an afternoon cutting the grass on the ridge of the field. This cow is a hero of the Qin family, plowing the field The arable land depends on it.Now is the season for seedlings. The field needs to be plowed again, weeds must be turned down, fattened, filled and leveled, and then waiting for transplanting.

Qin Xuan looked at it for a while, then walked out.Just at this moment, Qin's father came back with a hoe on his shoulders, and Qin Xuan hurriedly greeted him, "Dad, you're back, how is the field?" Although Qin Xuan was still young, his poor family background also made him sensible early on. I also understand farm work.

Looking at the son in front of him, Father Qin smiled with a slightly serious expression, "It's okay, I'm done with work, and I can have a good rest tomorrow." Looking at his father's slightly vicissitudes of face and stooped back, Qin Xuan's eyes There was a little moisture, and he hurriedly turned his head away. My father often taught himself that a man should not cry easily, and his father is an upright man.

My father was the third child in the family. When the family separated, there was only a basket of rice and a dilapidated house. My father had no complaints and brought my mother to live in. Sometimes I didn’t even have rice for cooking, so I had to borrow it from everywhere. Fortunately, he survived, and his father raised three children. Qin Xuan was the third child at home, and he also had older brothers and sisters. Because the family was poor, the older brothers and sisters stopped working outside when they were in junior high school, maintaining the income of the family.Now Qin's father pinned all his high hopes on Qin Xuan, hoping that Qin Xuan would be admitted to university and honor his ancestors.This may also be the only way for this family to escape poverty.

Qin Xuan hurriedly ran to the pot room and brought out a basin of water for his father to wash. "I'm back, I wanted Xuan'er to call you just now, you wash it, the rice is ready." Mother Qin said at this time.

After a while, four dishes and one soup were placed on the four-legged wooden table, and the family sat around. Although poor, Qin Xuan felt very warm at this moment.

"I'm leaving the day after tomorrow. How is your homework?" Father Qin said holding a bowl.

"Dad, don't worry, your son is the first in the grade now, and I will definitely give you an entrance exam to a key university." Qin Xuan said confidently.

"Okay, okay!" Qin's father said happily. He was extremely satisfied with his son. He was sensible since he was a child and never let him worry about it. He is even more happy to hear his son say that now.

"Xuan'er, go and get some wine, we father and son have a drink."

"Okay, I'll get it."

Qin Xuan got up quickly, ran into the house and brought out a bottle of wine and two glasses. Qin Xuan had drunk alcohol since he was a child. According to Qin's father, if a man doesn't drink, he is not a man.Qin's mother didn't stop her either. It's rare to be happy today, so let the father and son have a good time.

After dinner, Qin Xuan moved a stool to an old banyan tree. This tree was planted by Qin Xuan's grandfather when he was young, and it has been around for decades now. Vicissitudes.Now at night, the sky is full of stars, the sound of frogs in the fields, and the breeze blowing makes people feel a bit of coolness. This is the night in the countryside.Squinting his eyes slightly, he couldn't help thinking of his mother telling him the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl under the banyan tree when he was a child, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Xuanzi, what are you thinking? I'm so engrossed that I didn't even hear it when I came here." The crisp voice sounded beside his ears, and Qin Xuan was startled. He turned his head and looked at the tall and beautiful girl in front of him, and couldn't help but smile wryly. He said, "Sister Mingming, you surprised me. It's nothing. Why are you here?" Coincidentally, no matter in elementary school, junior high school or high school, they are both in the same class.They are the same age, Qin Mingming has always been a lady in school, only in front of him can he regain his mischievous personality, often teasing Qin Xuan, and only Qin Xuan knows the pain.

"I, come to see you, see if you are dark again, haha!" The crisp laughter echoed in the air, and there was a sense of refreshment in the sound, Qin Xuan stood aside in embarrassment, scratching his head. Scratching his head, he said nothing.

Seeing him like this, Qin Mingming chuckled and said, "Okay, just kidding, I don't know how to solve two math problems, let you have a look." He took out the book from his back and handed it to Qin Xuan. Come over and say: "Go inside, it's too dark here." "Yeah." The two walked towards the house together.

"It's coming!"

"Yes, Uncle, I'm still busy. I'll ask Xuanzi two questions."

"Then go, hehe, you're obviously working hard!"

"No way, Xuanzi is a hard worker. He takes the first grade every time. If I don't know it, I still have to ask him."

"Hehe, they're all the same, and they all work the same." Father Qin walked out with a smile.

Qin Mingming looked at Qin Xuan's silly look, knocked him twice, and went in.The two sat down, Qin Xuan opened the textbook, looked at the two circled questions, recalled that he was also troubled by these two questions in the morning, and knew that sister Mingming should not have turned the corner on that train of thought, So he told her the idea in detail.

"Oh, if only I were as smart as you, I thought about it for a long time but I didn't think of it, alas!"

"Sister Mingming, it's because you haven't calmed down. If you were at school, you would have thought of it a long time ago." Qin Xuan said with a smile.

"That's right, who told me to be your sister Mingming, ha ha" she also laughed.

"Okay, it's time for me to go back. I finish the questions tonight, and I can have fun tomorrow!" Then he walked out.

"Auntie, I'm going back." At this moment, Qin's mother came in with a water basin, "Let's go, ask Xuanzi to see you off, come and play tomorrow!"

"Okay, Auntie."

Qin Xuan also came out, Qin Mingming said goodbye to Qin's father, and the two walked out.On the path, there was the sound of frogs croaking in the field in the distance, neither of them spoke, they walked quietly.Suddenly Qin Mingming groaned and almost fell down, but fortunately Qin Xuan supported her all at once.The roads in the countryside are not like those in the city. There are potholes everywhere, and there are branches. If you walk at night, you will trip if you are not careful.

"Xuanzi, what are you doing tomorrow?"

"I'm going to herd cattle tomorrow, how about you?"

"Me, I'm going to play at Xie Xiaojuan's house. I haven't seen her for a long time." Xie Xiaojuan is Qin Mingming's junior high school friend. Because she failed in the high school entrance examination, she went to an ordinary high school in the county.The two of them came to Qin Mingming's house while talking, "Will you go in and sit for a while?" Qin Mingming said.

"No, you go in, see you the day after tomorrow!"

"Okay, be careful when you go back, see you the day after tomorrow." He opened the door and walked in.Qin Xuan turned around and walked towards the house.After a while, he returned home. "Are you home?" "Yeah." "Then you take out the water and wash." "Okay, Mom."

Lying on the bed, listening to the noise from the fields in the distance, Qin Xuan thought a lot.Due to the poverty of his family, Qin Xuan was very frugal in his life and never asked his family for an extra penny, but the money was not earned by saving, but by earning.Qin Xuan couldn't help thinking about his brothers and sisters, how were they doing in other places, were they tired from work, and how were they doing?His elder brother and sister are only two years older than him, but at their age, they should live a carefree life in school, but now they are working in other places. In order to provide for Qin Xuan to study, they stepped into the Society, just to prevent this family and their parents from being burdened.

Thinking about it, Qin Xuan shed tears silently, the man didn't flick his tears easily because he didn't reach the place where he was sad.Qin Xuan's heart aches for his older brothers and sisters, and for his parents. He only regrets that he can't grow up quickly and can't lighten the burden on his family.Silently wiped away tears, and secretly vowed in his heart that he would let his relatives live a happy life in the future. This is a man's promise.For this reason, he studied hard and took the first place in the grade every time, just to see his father's gratifying smile, just to meet his mother's ardent expectations, just to not let his brothers and sisters down, just to let his family live a happy life in the future, No matter how hard and tiring he is, he is willing.With the vows in his heart and the longing for tomorrow, Qin Xuan gradually fell asleep.There is a sound of frogs outside the house. In this starry night, it seems to be telling that tomorrow will be better and better. Who says it is not?