Eyes facing each other.

Shi Li knew what the boy was wondering about, and as her thoughts raced, she forced a smile.

"They like to eat fish. If I don't catch any fish, I will be beaten." She told the truth in the end, not to gain sympathy, but because she didn't want to tell lies to cover up the truth.

During these few contacts, Shi Li felt that the boy was an exceptionally simple person (? ), and he would probably believe whatever she said.

But if you keep making up lies to make him think that the outside world is so wonderful, there is a high possibility that someone with ulterior motives may use him and hurt him in the future.

The boy was naive, but he knew how to draw inferences from one instance. "Do you like fish?"

He understood at once that Shi Li didn't dislike it, but she couldn't eat it. A dark light flashed in his bright eyes.

Shi Li choked, then took a bite of the steamed bread and nodded.

"But don't bring me any more fish. If we get caught, I will have to keep fishing for you." She was afraid that the boy would bring more rain, so she quickly warned him.

The boy was confused, but nodded obediently and continued to stay quietly by the side, looking sideways at Shi Li without saying a word, like a stone sculpture.

Before she finished eating the steamed bread in her hand, Brother Shi came out of the house after having eaten his fill and glanced at her sideways, "You are so capable, remember to go to the river again tomorrow and get me some shrimps."

Finished talking and left.

The boy's eyes followed his back for a long time, so long that Shi Li realized something was wrong. "What's wrong with you?"

"He wasn't like this before. Am I wrong?" The boy came back to his senses and his eyes became a little dim. He thought that letting Brother Shi get better would be better for Shi Li, but he didn't expect that some people are evil by nature.

"What? I am very grateful to you. He saved my life before. If you make him better, it will be like repaying my debt to you. From now on, I will owe you the favor instead of him."

Shi Li did feel sorry that Brother Shi had become like this, and was even a little confused. Was the ignorant but kind Brother Shi better? But that was someone else's life, and she couldn't interfere.

In this era of information closure, many things would be spread as if they were miraculous. Shi Li caught big fish twice without any effort, and the story spread among the villagers.

Later, it gradually evolved into that she was favored by the river god (water ghost), so he was particularly fond of her, and when she grew up a little more, she would be taken away to be the fruit bride.

The news spread more and more widely, and even Xiaohua, Shi Li's only friend, didn't dare to get close to her anymore. She became completely alone.

Whether in school or in the village, Shi Li is an isolated one.

Shi Li ignored these things and just studied hard.

Xiao Yun saw all of this.

At the end of this semester, Shi Li will graduate from primary school. The illiteracy eradication policy only applies to primary school graduation, and no one will take care of what happens after that.

At this time, families who had daughters would force their daughters to finish elementary school, and then have them drop out of school and go home immediately to work as slaves at home for a few years before looking for a family that could get a high bride price to marry them off.

Xiao Yun has been here for a few months, and has gotten to know the situation here from not understanding things in the beginning. Looking at Shi Li, who almost always gets full marks in the exams and works hard, she has sighed more than once.

She had also tried to find the principal, asking if he could help Shi Li think of a solution, but the principal said there were too many children like this and he couldn't take care of them all.

Xiao Yun stopped talking, but she still couldn't let go of the matter. The other children were not by her side, nor were they in her class, so she really couldn't take care of them, but Shi Li was different.

In her eyes, Shi Li was like a small rose growing in a sea buckthorn field. It had nothing but was trying hard to grow upwards. She wanted to help her.

During the break, Shi Li came to the office to hand in her homework.

Xiao Yun called her again, "Shi Li, you're about to graduate from elementary school, do you still want to continue studying?"

Shi Li had been keeping her head down quietly, but when she heard these words, she suddenly raised her head and her eyes lit up, and the word "want" came out of her mouth.

But after she finished speaking, she lowered her head gloomily, "But teacher, I can only finish elementary school."

The efforts of the past few months have not been in vain. She finally made Xiao Yun feel love for her and want to help her.

In this environment and situation, she must find someone willing to help her in order to get out of this quagmire.

"As long as you are willing, there will be no problem. I know your family situation, leave it to me!" Xiao Yun patted Shi Li's shoulder with relief and had already made plans.

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