between clouds and mud

Chapter 12 This Wind Changsha Clouds Old Habits ([-])
Zhou Song grew up in the mountains since he was a child. The equipment in the countryside is not perfect, so it all depends on manpower.

It also exercised her healthy physique.Compared with the flowers in the greenhouses in the city, her physical strength and endurance are much stronger.

Although she just ran the class relay race, she has enough endurance for long-distance running.

When running the first lap, she saved her energy and followed behind.Even though she was the last one, the students all accompanied her to cheer and encourage her.

Knowing that the girl had lost a lot of energy, they encouraged her to keep going the whole way.

There are a total of twenty students on the track. After the second lap, three or two female students have given up the race due to physical discomfort.

Zhou Song looked normal, and on the third lap, she began to speed up slowly according to the method Zhang Chengnian taught her.

From the last one to the middle of the team, her physical strength was still reserved. By the last lap, she was still speeding up, and she had already squeezed into the front team.

The classmates who ran alongside were deeply moved. They were shocked by the energy contained in this little girl's body. Such a small girl is always impressive.

Not only did she persevere, but she may also get a ranking.

When Zhou Song finally crossed the finish line, he was No.3.

The first and second places are both athletes of the school team. Her result can be said to be extraordinary, adding another badge to their ranking in the class.

After Zhou Song finished her run, there were female classmates who were ready to help her in advance, because many of the students who finished running were helped out of the track.She was still panting heavily, unable to speak, so she could only wave her hand to signal that she didn't need it.

The classmates surrounded her one by one. If it weren't for the fact that she had just finished a long-distance run and her physical condition did not allow her, she would probably have been thrown into the sky.

The sports team teacher also saw this good seedling, and when Zhou Song had just recovered his breath, the sports team teacher ran over to poach him.

He enthusiastically invited Zhou Song to join the school sports team. The students of the school sports team are all in the art and sports class——Grade 17. class."

The sports team teacher didn't see it: "Little girl still has this ambition, it's not easy to get into class five."

Teacher Wen had just comforted the last classmate, and brought an extra bottle to Zhou Song. Working together at the radio station, she could see that this girl was able to endure hardships.

At this time she heard Zhou Song's bold words again, it seems that the little girl is not joking.

Teacher Wen patted her on the shoulder as an encouragement: "Student, then you have to work hard."

"As long as you have the heart, nothing is impossible." Teacher Wen continued to add that the fine lines on the corners of her eyes and brows were all gentle.

Zhou Song's legs trembled a little after running, but Zhang Chengnian refused her to sit down, so she had to support her legs and squat halfway, maintaining this strange posture.

After being praised by his classmates, Zhou Song looked at Zhang Chengnian with longing eyes, like a puppy who is rambunctious.

The boy standing under the tree helped her wipe the sweat off her face, and when his rough fingertips touched her cheek, it would cause a shudder in her heart.

Zhang Chengnian finally spoke, and he tapped her proud head: "A dwarf competes with a group of dwarfs in running."

What Zhang Chengnian said was true. It wasn't that she was too strong or that her teammates were too weak. She was the slowest kid in Dengxinqiao Township.

If Brother Daxiang or Fang Nier were here, they would probably be invincible all over the world.

But Zhou Li, who is a small light bulb, didn't realize it at all. He was still very unhappy: "Why do you say that about my sister?"

Zhou Song glared at him, and he shut up honestly, but he still pouted his mouth unhappy.

Zhang Chengnian looked at the little boy, the eyebrows and expressions of the siblings were [-]-[-]% similar. If Zhou Li had less flesh on his cheeks, he would look like Xiao Liu when he was a child.

When Zhou Song was with friends or classmates, Zhou Huaiming and Feng Yi would show respect and stay away from bothering each other.

Sitting on the side of the rostrum at this time, Zhou Huaiming sighed with emotion: "It's so good to be young."

Feng Yi sat beside him, she was a little unwilling as a mother, her eyes were slightly red.

She recalled the silly girl she first met at the entrance of Wutong Village.Fleas are all over his body, his walking is unsteady, and he smiles foolishly when he sees people.

Looking at the silly girl, Feng Yi felt sad and dared not recognize her. She was sure that she was her daughter.

Until I saw Xiao Song, the appearance of my daughter was the opposite of what I remembered from the past.She burst into tears. As a mother, she was absent from her daughter's growth, and now she is back by her side, already a young man in high spirits.

It was almost the end of the stay, the husband and wife walked over hand in hand, Zhou Huaiming invited Zhang Chengnian: "We will book a hotel tonight and have a family dinner together."

Feng Yi added from the side: "Let's go together, Xiao Zhang, thank you for taking care of our Xiao Song, my daughter often tells us that you are just like a brother."

Zhang Chengnian also nodded politely, but he declined the hospitality: "Thank you, but I still have self-study in the evening, so I have to go back to school, next time I have a chance."

Zhou Huaiming didn't force him to stay, but he still said: "Study is important, uncle will drive you off together."

Zhou Song stood aside, frowning.

After Zhang Chengnian left, she said to her parents in her usual alienated tone: "I have made an appointment with my classmates to have dinner together in the evening, you can eat."

This was the first time Zhou Song got angry, but she didn't have any extra emotions. She turned and left with only cold words: "I have never told you what I have never told you. I hope you can respect it. Also, I hope you will Don't call him Xiao Zhang, he has a name."

Facing the sudden freezing temperature among his family members, Zhou Li was still confused by some monks who had fought two battles.

Originally, they wanted to ease the relationship between the family, so the husband and wife put aside their work to attend their daughter's sports meeting.

The look in her husband's eyes was also blaming Feng Yi for talking nonsense. She was a little frustrated and felt aggrieved, and when she wanted to ask her to stay again, her daughter had already left.

Although Zhou Li's mind still couldn't tell right from wrong, he once again witnessed his sister's demeanor on the field, and the little boy with a heroic plot had completely turned against him.

At this time, his sister is like the Ultraman he admires, sacred and inviolable.

Others stood aside in a big kid and said: "Mom, you should talk less next time, the relationship between me and my sister will be very difficult."

Since then, in Zhou Li's composition, the word that appears most frequently is sister.Such as "My Most Unforgettable Thing", "My Little Secret", "If I Could Be a Sister", "I Love My Family".
Sometimes the composition deviates from the topic as soon as it is written, and completely becomes the sister's heroic writer. The Chinese teacher has no choice but to call him to the office.Zhou Li used to cut corners when writing essays, but now he has finally filled up the number of words, but he can’t leave his sister again. The Chinese teacher persuaded him: “That’s just one request from the teacher. It’s okay to write about my sister, but can you not stray too far from the topic.”

On weekends, the family went to the hospital to visit grandpa.

In the ward with a strong smell of disinfectant, the old man had little time to wake up.Every time the old man's mind cleared up, he would open his mouth to look for Xiaoli. He could hold his grandson's little hand and talk until he fell asleep.

This grandpa loves his little grandson very much, but he doesn't recognize Zhou Song.Once Zhou Huaiming led Zhou Song to the hospital bed and introduced him to the old man. His father said, "Dad, it's Xiao Song. Xiao Song is back."

The old man took a look at the girl, shook his head to show that he didn't know him, continued to hold Xiaoli's hand and chat, and told him to study hard and eat more.
Zhou Song never asked about his life experience.Standing in the long corridor outside the ward, Zhou Huaiming took the initiative to explain, and he looked very guilty when he said this.

Because Zhou Huaiming works in a government agency, he can only have one child.

At that time, he was in a critical period of his career.The old man wanted a grandson to carry on the family line, so after the couple gave birth to their daughter, they obeyed the old man's wishes and raised Zhou Song in a house outside.

Later, Zhou Li was born, and the rumors were very tight in those two years, and the old man secretly arranged for Zhou Song to be sent away.

Some time ago when the old man was sober, he mentioned a place name, Dengxinqiao. There are more than a dozen villages named Dengxinqiao Township. He and his wife wandered around, and finally found Zhou Song at the foot of Linxi Mountain.

Zhou Song's expression didn't fluctuate much, she just nodded slightly to indicate that she was listening.

Seeing Zhou Huaiming's guilty expression, Zhou Song said: "You don't have to explain to me, what people say is the result of processing and beautifying. If these words can make you feel at ease, they are also a beautiful lie."

Zhou Song has blurred memories of before the age of six, but she vaguely remembers the house that locked her up.

If it was true as her father said, it was her grandfather who caused everything.What is the indifference locked in the house for six years?

A healthy child has grown into a monster who can't speak or walk.

But Zhou Li was innocent, lively and lovely under the care of his parents.
The two accomplices are still trying to place the blame on an old man who is dying.

But if she hadn't been lucky enough to have a shelter at the Wick Bridge, she would be neither human nor ghost now.If Zhou Li is in good health, will they still remember the daughter they abandoned?
But there was such an ordinary peasant couple who never disliked her flaws, her clumsiness.

He took good care of her and grew up, and now he let her go.

Those may be just two ordinary people, but they are the greatest parents in the world.They raised their daughter with a pair of hardworking hands, and since then they have illuminated the direction of her entire life.

Looking at the pious man in front of him, Zhou Song saw the selfishness and ugliness of human nature.Some people are in rags but have a noble soul, and some are well-dressed but have a narrow heart.

At this moment, the man who is vigorous and resolute in the workplace is speechless, and his selfishness is ruthlessly exposed by her.

But after a brief moment of embarrassment, he sat alone on the fire escape, lighting a cigarette.

The man smiled gratifiedly. His daughter is not only healthy and smart, but also able to distinguish right from wrong.

His once narrow and biased thoughts were slapped in the face by reality, who said that women are inferior to men.

Zhou Song made bold words in front of her teachers and classmates, so she worked harder in her studies.

In fact, Zhou Song is a very smart child. The reason why her grades are mediocre is because of the huge disparity in urban and rural educational resources. The good intentions of coming to Changsha to go to school.

Zhou Song would go back to the classroom to study alone during free activities in physical education class. Jiang Lele often bumped into her, and couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you turn on the lights?"

Zhou Songcai slowly raised her head from the book, and she replied with a smile: "The classroom is very bright even if the lights are not turned on."

Zhang Fang, the classrooms here are very bright without the lights on, the female teachers here are very beautiful and gentle, the road here can drive six cars at the same time, and there are so many tall buildings here, I have seen them all.
Jiang Lele has seen the shirt inside Zhou Song's school uniform, and she knows that Zhou Song is a child from a poor family.Usually, she never compares with her classmates in food and clothing expenses, and never makes irresponsible remarks with other classmates, so in the half of physical education class, she will buy more snacks to share with Zhou Song.

During the free time of physical education class, only the two of them sit in the classroom, and they can also be each other's companions.

Zhou Song did it to study, while Jiang Lele did it because he didn't fit in.

In the last school sports meeting, the head teacher selected students to participate in the class relay race. The boys were very easy to choose, but the girls didn't want to participate. They all said that their hands and feet hurt or their aunts hurt.

So the head teacher became impatient, and he randomly picked two girls with long legs and thin bodies, one was Zhou Song and the other was Jiang Lele, and the reason was also very casual: "It's just the two of you, the thin physique is relatively small."

Jiang Lele didn't want to participate, but the head teacher got impatient and left.

He thinks it's too much for a girl to go for a walk.That day, Jiang Lele ran second. Because of her slow speed, Class [-] dropped from the first tailwind result to the third headwind score. Fortunately, the two teammates behind the relay fought hard and turned the tide.

Everyone cheered and celebrated that day, only she was left out of the crowd.

Everyone said that Jiang Lele did it on purpose. Running was like taking a walk. It dragged the class back, and the girls in the class stopped playing with her. They felt that Jiang Lele lacked a sense of class honor.

But she didn't do it on purpose, and Jiang Lele didn't want to participate in the class relay.

So a girl who was forcibly driven off the shelves became the biggest scapegoat. During the warm-up run in physical education class, Jiang Lele fell far behind.After the training is over, she will return to the classroom in silence for the remaining half of the class.

There is a girl who has returned to the classroom early. She can fly freely on the runway, and sit quietly and seriously in the classroom.

Jiang Lele wanted to be her friend, but she rarely disturbed her study.At that time, the school would judge class flowers and school flowers, and Jiang Lele felt that girls who were dedicated were the most beautiful.

No one wanted to sit with Jiang Lele until the class allocated seats.

Zhou Song had already chosen the seat, but he got up again, carrying his schoolbag, and sat next to Jiang Lele under the eyes of his classmates, causing an uproar in the classroom.

For adolescent girls with sensitive minds, maybe just a little kindness can resolve the inferiority complex in their hearts.

This bravery once protected Xiaoliu who was ridiculed, and now it will be passed on to warm others.

(End of this chapter)