Four years later.
A black off-road vehicle stopped at the entrance of Longquan Village, the door opened, and a handsome boy in a white T-shirt and shorts jumped out.
With a pale face, he rushed to the side of the road and squatted down, and began to retch.
The driver got out of the car, unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and handed it to him, and said to the man in the back seat: "Brother Chen, your nephew has suffered a lot during this journey, he is very motion sick."
Shen Yan rubbed his chin and sighed: "My elder brother and sister-in-law are both university professors and top-level intellectuals. Ozawa has been influenced by culture since he was a child, and he is a small educated person. I heard that I am at the Longtan Mountain construction site and will come here just after summer vacation. Said to find inspiration to write a composition."
"Oh, that's really terrible." The driver sighed: "My child is about the same age as Xiao Shen. He has a fever in the middle of the night as soon as he writes a composition. Dad sent him to the hospital and saw that my head was full of white hair. Brother Shen, look at my hair. , not even a single white hair."
Shen Jize had already rinsed his mouth with mineral water, he relaxed a lot, stood up and said, "Uncle, Uncle Yu, I'm fine."
The three of them walked to Longquan Village together. Shen Jize asked his uncle for a mobile phone, and said that he would call his classmate to talk about math problems.
These words caused the driver to sigh again, and Shen Yan immediately handed him his Motorola V3.
Shen Jize deliberately fell behind by more than ten meters, and started calling his friend's house: "Hello, Auntie, I'm Shen Jize, please ask Xiao Yong to answer the phone."
"Yonger, if my parents ask you how many points I have scored in the test, you will say that you don't know... I have come to the country with my uncle... If I don't leave, my parents will send me to cram school as soon as the holidays... find In my case, this number is my uncle's mobile phone... "
After Shen Jize returned the phone to Shen Yan, he listened to the conversation between him and the driver, and casually looked around.
"Longtan Mountain is going to be turned into a scenic spot. I managed to get the construction of the recuperation center. Although it's a bit closed, the air is really good. It's purely a gift from nature." Shen Yan took several deep breaths.
The driver Yu Shu responded: "There are many legends in Longtan Mountain. Gods and gods can also create a human landscape, such as a pavilion where immortals play chess, or a house where gods doze off. It's very good."
Shen Jize doesn't care about any gods or immortals, nor does he care about the air gifted by nature. He looked at a pile of cow dung by the roadside and two dirty dogs not far away, and frowned impatiently.
Several children ran out from the entrance of the village and stood not far away staring at them. They looked the same as the two dogs at the beginning, and they looked dirty.
"Dangdang, Dangdang, come."
Shen Yan obviously knew them already, and took out a handful of candies from his bag and handed them over. The children giggled and stretched out their hands to take the candy, but their eyes were fixed on Shen Jize, and after the three of them left for the village, they secretly talked about it.
"Is he from the TV?"
"No, the people on TV are not as good-looking as him."
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From Shen Jize's profile, he could see the outline of a young boy and his straight nose bridge, his eyes were half-lidded looking at the road under his feet, his eyebrows and eyes were dark.
The shorts, T-shirt and sneakers are as clean as new, a belt is tied around the waist, the hair is neat without a blade of grass, and there is an emerald green jade pendant hanging on the long white and slender neck.
He unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle, opened his lips slightly and took a sip, without making any sound.
Then he took out a tissue from his trouser pocket, took out one to wipe off the sweat oozing from his forehead, folded the used tissue and held it in the palm of his hand.
Seeing this scene, a group of rural children were dumbfounded, and their hearts were greatly shocked.
They felt a little awkward and a little ashamed. One child ran away, and the other children quickly followed suit.
Out of the corner of Shen Jize's eyes, he saw it, his face was full of color, and the corners of his lips curled up. After everyone had run away, he unscrewed the cap of the water bottle and finished gurgling loudly, belching loudly.
The sun was very strong, and the vegetable leaves in the fields on both sides were a little wilted. The three of them walked a few more steps, and a hale and hearty old man trotted over from the entrance of the village.
"Xiao Shen is here, it's good to go home this time." The old man smiled as he walked.
Shen Yan greeted him with a smile, and handed him the gift in his hand: "Uncle Cai, it's all right, I'm here to disturb you again."
"You are the nobles of Longtan Mountain, don't bother me, you still have these things, go to my house for a drink first."
Shen Yan turned to Shen Jize and said, "It's called Cai Ye."
Shen Jize smiled politely: "Hello, Mr. Cai."
"Hey, okay, is this doll yours? It looks really good, really good." The rich man asked Shen Yan in surprise.
Shen Yan patted Shen Jize on the shoulder: "My nephew, named Shen Jize, is eleven years old."
"Oh, he's really tall. He's three years older than my grandson, but he's a lot taller."
"Kids, see how the wind grows."
A group of people greeted each other and went to the village committee, drinking tea and blowing fans.
Shen Jize listened to several people talking about the sanatorium under construction. Although he didn't understand, he didn't show it on his face. He nodded frequently, or thoughtful or hesitant to speak, as if he had his own opinion on this matter, which made Shen Jize Yan looked at him several times with fondness.
But it was still too boring after all, seeing that no one noticed, he yawned a long time.
He opened his mouth with tears in his eyes, and suddenly stopped moving.
Under the big tree directly opposite the door, at some point stood a little boy, wearing a black and white striped sweater and blue shorts. look at him.
Shen Jize had just met the children in the village, and it seemed that they were not at all reserved or concealed.
It was okay to be stared at, but only if he was ready for it. When he has no image like now, he was caught off guard and saw it thoroughly, and he still felt a little annoyed in his heart.
Shen Jize closed his mouth, looked at him blankly for a moment, stood up and walked towards the door.
The boy took a step towards the steps in a panic, as if he wanted to leave, but he stood there and looked back at Shen Jize, his eyes were a little nervous and shy.
boom.
Shen Jize slammed the door shut.
"The chirping of cicadas outside is too noisy, which affects your discussion." He turned and said to several adults who came over.
"This kid is really sensible, really sensible." The driver praised.
Shen Jize sat for a while, feeling drowsy from boredom, and pretended to go to the bathroom and left.
There was no one under the big tree, and the little boy disappeared. He walked around the village committee slowly and arrived at the backyard.
Scattered cabbages were planted in the backyard, and there was a small stream far away from the fence. Several dark-bodied children were playing in the water, and the laughter of quacking came all the way here.
Shen Jize felt a little itchy, looking around for where he could get out, and after looking around, he only saw a square hole at the bottom left of the wall.
The hole is not big, and it is obvious that people cannot get out, so it is probably used to pass water. But anyway, there was nothing to do, and there was no one around, so he squatted at the entrance of the cave and looked out.
There is a rocky beach outside the cave, and there is a brown-red cobblestone lying not far from the entrance of the cave, which is smooth and beautiful. He reached out to pick it up, but couldn't reach it, so he simply lay down on the ground and stretched out his whole hand to reach forward.
After touching it for a while, he stuck his head into the hole to see where it was.
Just as I was about to pull my head out after seeing the location, I heard a soft voice beside me: "That's a dog hole, you can't get out, it takes my puppy to get out."
Shen Jize stepped back abruptly, bumping his head against the entrance of the cave.
Regardless of the pain, he got up quickly and saw the boy he saw under the tree standing on his left.
"Do you want to go out? If you go out, go through the main entrance. It's not easy to get in here."
The boy looked at him with round eyes, and explained very seriously, with a soft voice.
Shen Jize's heart was on fire, but he was still worried about being heard by others, so he lowered his voice and shouted: "Who said I'm going to drill? I just want to touch a rock. Which eye of yours saw me drill into a dog hole?"
The boy's lips moved, but seeing Shen Jize's ugly face, he still pursed his lips and said nothing.
Shen Jize looked at him condescendingly, and reiterated: "I just want to touch the rocks outside, not to drill some dog holes, so don't open your mouth to talk nonsense, that's called spreading rumors."
The boy stared at him, his eyes were black and white, his long eyelashes curled slightly, and he looked very beautiful.
"Did you hear clearly?" Shen Jize asked impatiently again.
The boy was visibly unhappy too.
He lowered his face, rolled his beautiful eyes, turned around and walked out with his lips pursed, and turned around when he got to the side of the house and said, "I didn't hear you clearly."
After Shen Jize returned to the village committee room, all the adults stood up when they saw him.
"When you are old for a long time, Uncle Cai is going to take us to dinner." Shen Yan said.
The rich man led the way, and said with a smile: "There are no restaurants in the village, so I can only make do with my meal at my house."
"Uncle Cai, you are welcome, I will trouble you again."
Shen Jize followed behind Shen Yan, turning around in the village and entering a small courtyard.
There is a square table under a large banyan tree in the courtyard, which is filled with hot meals.
The three women who helped the cook saw a group of people entering the courtyard, greeted each other and then went home.
After everyone was seated, the rich man shouted to a room behind him, "Rongrong, Rongrong has come out to eat."
He turned his head and explained to everyone: "My grandson."
"Oh, look, the delay has made your grandson late for dinner."
"It's okay, it's okay, he's smart, he can find something to cushion, and he won't be hungry."
Shen Jize was looking at the dishes on the table. All kinds of bacon were served in large porcelain bowls, stewed and fried, and cold dishes, which smelled delicious.
Hearing the door knock, he looked over absent-mindedly, his pupils shrinking suddenly.
The kid who had just said he went through the dog hole came out from behind a door.
Lu Rong also saw Shen Jize, and the eyes of the two met in the air, and they quickly moved away as soon as they touched.
Shen Jize stared at the bowl of cured pig's trotters and stewed dried bamboo shoots in front of him, while Lu Rong walked up to Cai Ye and sat down with a straight face.
"Uncle Cai, your grandson is so good-looking and well-behaved." Shen Yan praised him sincerely.
The rich man looked at Lu Rong, and saw that he was silent with his eyelids down, so he stretched out his hand to stroke his head: "That's because you didn't see it, you have a big temper, you're used to it. Rong Rong, call uncle."
"Uncle." Lu Rong said softly.
"Rongrong, what's your full name?" the driver asked with a smile.
Lu Rong is white and beautiful, and everyone wants to tease him to say a few more words.
"My name is Lu Rong, furry furry." Lu Rong replied.
Shen Jize subconsciously looked at him when he heard his name, and saw that his lips were puffed up when he pronounced the word shaggy, which was a small pinch of pink.
Shen Yan said: "Rongrong, the little brother next to me is called Shen Jize, he is a few years older than you, he will stay here for a while, you should take him to play more."
Lu Rong and Shen Jize's gazes collided again, and they turned their heads away.
The adults thought it was because the children were embarrassed when they first met, so they stopped talking and started drinking and eating vegetables.
After dinner, it was still early, Shen Yan wanted to go to the back mountain with Cai Ye. It was very hot outside, so he asked Shen Jize to wait at Cai Ye's house instead of following him, and it was best to do some summer homework.
Shen Jize really didn't want to move, so he agreed decisively.
When all the adults left, there were only two children left in the yard. Lu Rong returned to the house, and Shen Jize was sitting under the big banyan tree.
After a while, Lu Rong appeared at the door. He didn't look at Shen Jize, but stared into the distance and asked, "It's so hot outside, why don't you come in?"
Shen Jize knew that he was asking himself, but he looked at the big banyan tree above his head and replied, "I like to sit outside."
After speaking, she leaned on the back of the chair and swayed leisurely, then peeked at the door, and found that Lu Rong had already returned to the room.
The sun was slowly slanting, and the shade of the trees was also moving. Shen Jize had to pick up a stool and move after a while.
The shade of the tree slid onto the laundry table built with cement slabs, and he couldn't move anymore. He was exposed to the sun for a while, and sweat flowed down his temples.
He regretted it in his heart, regretted that he shouldn't have competed with Lu Rong, he should have stretched his waist and entered the room unhurriedly when he called him to enter the room, and then found a stool and chair to sit down casually.
It's too late to go in now.
It is still possible to enter, but if you enter again, all face will be lost.
Compared with saving face, it is tolerable to be exposed to the sun.
Lu Rong brought a small table to the door, put out a pencil case and a notebook, and started to do homework.
Shen Jize saw a fan turning not far behind him.
"Ah... the weather is so warm, I like basking in the sun very much." He said to himself aloud.
At this time, the top of his head and back were scorching hot, and the sweat dripped like ants crawling.
But as soon as Lu Rong looked over, he immediately showed interest in the big banyan tree, reached out to touch it, and looked around, as if he really didn't care about the scorching sun.
The cicadas were chirping loudly, making him more and more irritable. After a while, he began to wonder whether he should go into the house and forget it.
Hiss... hiss...
Lu Rong got a popsicle from nowhere and ate it while doing homework, sucking loudly.
Shen Jize glanced quickly. It was the kind of popsicles made at home. The plastic handles that came with the refrigerator were light orange in color. They were probably made with orange water. They looked delicious.
He swallowed his saliva, feeling that his throat was becoming thirsty, and he could feel the upper and lower walls sticking together and inseparable when he swallowed the saliva.
Lu Rong held a popsicle stick in one hand and a pen in the other. He took out a white foot from the plastic sandal and put it on the big yellow dog lying on the table, moving his pink toes.
Thoughts raced through Shen Jize's mind, and finally he had a plan.
He pretended to be teasing the dog, made a sipping sound, and walked slowly closer.
He was actually quite afraid of dogs, but fortunately the big yellow dog ignored him at all, and turned his head indifferently after only a glance.