Li Jianbo pulled Li Wei, and both brother and sister appeared in front of Li Minghua and his wife.
Seeing their posture, Liu Chunzhi knew what they were going to say, but she still only had one sentence: "Do you want money?"
Li Jianbo smiled and said: "Mom, we don't need money. I just want to tell my second elder that I will go to the city with Weiwei early tomorrow morning."
Li Minghua asked in surprise: "What are you two doing in the city?"
Li Jianbo said: "Weiwei wants to participate in the competition, so we have to arrive one day in advance."
"Are you really going to go through trouble?" Liu Chunzhi still didn't understand the siblings.
"Why not take advantage of such a great opportunity? It's rare that Weiwei passed the preliminary round."
Now that we've reached this point, it doesn't seem right to not let them go.
Liu Chunzhi looked calm, Li Minghua lowered his head and smoked, and neither of the couple spoke.
Li Jianbo and Li Wei looked at each other, unable to guess what they were thinking.
After a while, Liu Chunzhi said: "I understand, you can go down."
They just informed him and did not ask the two elders to make any decision.
Li Wei went back to his room to prepare things, including paper, ink, pen and inkstone, and a box of paints that he bought and used only once.
She took out the custom-made skirt again, put it on and tried it on to see the effect.
It fit her perfectly, but she was tanned, and the color made her look bad.
This is the only good clothes Li Wei can wear. She folded the skirt anyway and put it in her backpack.
In order to prevent the weather from changing, I brought an extra long-sleeved shirt.
You don’t need to prepare many things in summer, and your luggage is light. A schoolbag can hold everything she needs to take away.
Early the next morning, everyone had breakfast. Li Minghua and his wife went down to work in the fields. Li Jianbo took Li Wei on the bus to the city.
It is said that it takes nearly four hours to get to the city by car, which is the first test for Li Wei.
The seats in the car were already full. Li Jianbo knew that Li Wei was going to get carsick, so he took the initiative to give up his seat by the window to his sister.
"If you feel uncomfortable, open the car windows and let the air circulate. It will make you feel better."
The car started moving, and the oncoming wind was very cool on my face. The wind took away some of the unpleasant diesel smell, and there was no uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. But Li Wei didn't know if she could hold on until she got off the bus.
"Second brother, where will we stay tonight? Are we going to stay in a hotel?"
Li Jianbo smiled and shook his head: "We are all minors now, where can we stay in a hotel? Don't worry, I have already found a place to stay."
Li Wei said sincerely: "Second brother, it's great to have you by my side!"
"This is what I should do, who made me your brother."
The road condition was not very good and the car was shaking, but this did not disturb Li Jianbo's sleep. About half an hour later, Li Jianbo was already dozing off.
Once Li Jianbo almost knocked his head, Li Wei moved closer to him and handed his shoulder over so that Li Jianbo could lean on her shoulder.
Li Wei looked at the sleeping young man in front of him and thought to himself, no matter what kind of trouble he encountered, as long as this young man was by his side, he could solve it. After coming to this era for so long, Li Wei felt very at ease for the first time.
The originally ear-length hair has been cut into a buzz cut. The roots of the hair were a little hard, and Li Wei's face was itchy and stinging slightly.
Li Jianbo wore a short-sleeved white shirt and dark brown trousers. There is no smell of sweat on my body, but the faint aftertaste of the washing powder is what hits my nose. A clean boy makes people feel peaceful.
The sound of a radio came from somewhere in the car, playing a song.
It was the song "Your Look" that Li Wei had heard several times. Li Wei couldn't help but hum along quietly. The corners of her lips were raised, and she seemed to be in a very good mood.
I don’t know how long I slept before Li Jianbo woke up. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Li Wei had also fallen asleep at some point, and their heads were leaning together. He carefully lifted Li Wei's head and let her lean on his shoulder. He stretched out his left arm and hugged Li Wei's other shoulder.
At one o'clock at noon, the car finally stopped and they arrived at the station.
Li Jianbo woke up his sister, and the two got out of the car one after another. Li Jianbo looked at the station that had been demolished and appeared in front of him again. It really feels like going back in time.
Li Wei looked a little confused. She shook Li Jianbo's arm and said, "Second brother, where should we go now?"
"Come with me." Li Jianbo found a public phone, made a call first, and then pulled her onto a bus.
Looking at the clothes of the girls of the same age in the car, Li Wei felt deeply that she smelled of earth, and she lowered her head with a sense of inferiority.
After the car stopped at a bus stop, Li Jianbo asked her to get off the bus.
Li Wei was carrying his schoolbag, and the side of the bag that was in contact with his back gradually became wet.
They entered a row of red houses and stopped at a large door. After a while, a middle-aged man came out on a bicycle. Li Jianbo hurriedly shouted: "Uncle Chen, I am Li Jianbo. I am Mr. Chen's student."
The middle-aged man stopped the car and took a look at the brother and sister. Li Wei followed Li Jianbo's call.
Uncle Chen smiled and said, "I should have picked you up at the station, but I didn't expect you to come here on your own."
Li Jianbo smiled and said: "If you know the words and it's not difficult to find them, you won't bother Uncle Chen."
Uncle Chen pushed the cart and invited the brothers and sisters to come home.
The surrounding environment reminded Li Wei of classmate Li Jianbo's home, the same red brick house with a similar layout.
They followed Uncle Chen to the third floor. Uncle Chen took out the key and opened the door: "This place is empty and no one lives there. I just cleaned it once I knew you were coming. It's okay to barely stay here for two days, although the water and electricity are connected." , but I can’t cook. I don’t even have rice at home. The place will be rented out next month.”
Li Jianbo hurriedly said: "As long as there is a place to sleep."
This is a simple set. There is a sofa and a TV cabinet in the living room, and there is a TV on the TV cabinet. The only room has a bed with a mat on the mattress, two pillows, a towel and quilt, a small bathroom, and the kitchen is on the balcony.
Uncle Chen explained a few words, gave the key to Li Jianbo, and left him a phone number.
Before leaving, he told Li Jianbo: "If anything happens, just call."
Li Jianbo thanked Uncle Chen again and again.
Li Wei looked around and found that this place was much cleaner than the Li family's adobe house. Although it was a little smaller, it was enough for the siblings.
Li Jianbo said: "You must be starving, let's find a place to eat."
"Oh, okay." Li Wei put away his backpack, washed his face, and prepared to go out with Li Jianbo.
Please collect it!
(End of chapter)