Rebirth 78, the beginning of the marriage was broken off by the female educated youth

"Brother, I..."

Li Chaodong's tears burst out the moment he saw his elder brother Li Xiangnan. He had thousands of grievances in his heart, but they were completely resolved by his recognition and affirmation.

He didn't expect that he had so many things in his heart that he wanted to explain to his family, but at this moment, because his eldest brother was so understanding, all the words disappeared.

"Brother!" Li Chaodong opened his mouth, his trembling lips moving, but he still couldn't say anything.

Li Xiangnan grabbed his hand and looked at his arm, which was covered in mosquito bites like a tree crawling with ants. He wiped the sweet potato residue from the corner of his mouth with a distressed look, "Stop talking, I know everything! Let's go home and not live here anymore. Let's go home and have a hot meal. Big Brother will cook it for you himself!"

Li Chaodong's face froze, tears already streaming down his cheeks.

"Second brother!"

Suddenly a call came from the side.

Li Chaodong turned his head and was shocked.

His elder sister Li Yuanbei, who never called him brother, was looking at him with tears in her eyes, full of expectation and affirmation.

"Second brother, let's go home!" Li Yuanbei was afraid that he didn't hear clearly, so he repeated it again in a loud voice.

"Okay!" Li Chaodong nodded with a sob.

Moonlight seeped in through the cracks in the wooden boards, illuminating the figures of four siblings hugging each other.

……

The next morning.

Lijia Village was still shrouded in the hazy morning mist of July.

Li Xiangnan had already led his two younger sisters and was standing under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village.

Before long, a series of rumbling tractor sounds mixed with the sound of jeep engines came from far away on the mountain road.

"Let's go to meet them!" Li Xiangnan said, leading his two sisters and jogging towards the village road. They didn't even notice that the dew had wet their cloth shoes.

Two jeeps and a tractor stopped steadily at the entrance of the village.

The door of the jeep opened, but it was not someone Li Xiangnan knew.

Two middle-aged men came down, smiled at Li Xiangnan, and extended their hands to greet him.

"You are Li Chaodong's elder brother, Li Xiangnan, right?" asked the middle-aged man.

"It's me!" Li Xiangnan nodded, a little confused. His uncle Li Fuqiang and Education Bureau Director Tian Jinnong just got out of the leading jeep.

"Chaodong saved my mother! I came here specially to thank you!" The middle-aged man said, and took the initiative to introduce himself: "My last name is Hong!"

He smiled, and after his brother shook hands with Li Xiangnan, he returned to the car, took his mother out of the car, and helped her to the wheelchair taken out from the back of the car.

Li Xiangnan noticed that the tractor driver was carrying bags of snakeskin bags from the truck bed.

"These two people are the ones Chaodong rescued that day!" Li Fuqiang came over, looked at Li Xiangnan's eyes and explained a few words.

Li Xiangnan guessed it.

"Where is Chaodong?" Tong Yu stood on tiptoe and looked for a long time, but didn't see his son. She came up and took Li Xiangnan's hand and asked.

"Chaodong is asleep. He felt guilty all night last night and I comforted him to go to sleep! He is sleeping soundly now!" Li Xiangnan explained.

Tong Yu was completely relieved, and tears started to fall.

"That's good!" Li Fuqiang felt relieved.

"Little Li, your Li family is truly a family of loyalty and honesty! I admire you!" Education Bureau Director Tian Jinnong returned to Lijia Village after a two-year absence and was filled with emotion. "Two years later, I didn't expect the Li family to produce another little hero! Well done!"

He came over and shook hands with Li Xiangnan, his face full of relief.

"Director Tian, ​​I don't think anyone would sit idly by when encountering something like that!"

Li Xiangnan smiled slightly and pointed in the direction of the Li family. "Let's go over there!"

It was only seven o'clock in the small mountain village, but it was still very quiet.

There were farmers working everywhere on the hillside and in the fields. When they saw this group of people coming, including Li Fuqiang and Li Xiangnan, they were very curious and kept talking to them.

Li Xiangnan did not make Chaodong's incident public, and until now only the Li family knew about it. At this moment, the elders and villagers heard from the accompanying personnel that Li Chaodong had saved two people, and they were all shocked and gave him a thumbs up.

……

at this time.

Li Chaodong smelled a strange aroma of rice mixed with the unique morning fragrance of Lijia Village, and he opened his eyes and woke up.

He recognized it; it was his favorite dish, his third aunt's specialty, "fried chili peppers."

This is a dish made with chili peppers mixed with flour, starch and various seasonings. It has the spicy taste of chili peppers and the fragrance of flour. It tastes soft, spicy and sticky. It is a dish that he and his aunt must order every time he comes back from vacation.

It immediately whetted his taste buds, made his lips and teeth salivate, and subconsciously made him hungry again.

He sat up and was about to put on his shoes when the sunlight shone on his face. He suddenly remembered what had happened in the past few days. He was no longer the carefree boy who had lived all day long.

He sighed slightly, then slowly put on his T-shirt, slipped on his cloth shoes and opened the door, "Auntie, I'll come over to eat after I brush my teeth..."

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly froze in place.

"Hahaha!"

Then a burst of laughter was heard in the yard.

The yard was already full of people.

My parents, my third uncle, my eldest brother who went to Dingxi to support the north, my own family, and my clan relatives.

In addition, there were also the Education Bureau Director Tian Jinnong, county government staff, and public security comrades who visited the house.

There was also an old lady wrapped in gauze, and a dark-skinned master squatting on the ground.

Everyone turned their heads, their eyes fixed on him.

Li Chaodong swallowed and subconsciously dodged back.

But suddenly a big hand pressed on his shoulder.

"Don't be afraid! What you did is not only not shameful, but heroic!"

Li Chaodong turned his head and found that his elder brother Li Xiangnan was standing beside him without him knowing when. His eyes were frighteningly bright, full of admiration for him.

"Yes! Chaodong, you're great!" Tian Jinnong said with a hearty laugh, "The college entrance examination is a system for selecting talents, but your selfless and courageous actions make you a talent in your own right!"

Li Chaodong shuddered all over, his eyes filled with tears, and he unconsciously covered his mouth.

He seemed to understand the purpose of these people coming today.

He knew that he had done nothing wrong, that he had done the right thing.

They came to thank me.

"Towards the east!"

Li Xiangnan smiled and turned his shoulders.

"Last night, you said something to me that left a deep impression on me! Do you remember?"

Li Chaodong raised his hand to stop the sob that was about to come to his mouth, thought for a long time and shook his head.

"Think about it carefully!"

Li Xiangnan looked into his eyes and looked at him expectantly.

"Tell your parents, tell everyone, what were you thinking when you jumped into the river without caring about your own safety?"

"What am I thinking about?" Li Chaodong's eyes were blurred for a few seconds and he stammered several times.

Then he looked up at his eldest brother, turned his head to look at his parents standing not far away, and the two people he had rescued.

He whispered, "I didn't think about anything. I just knew that compared to life, the exam is nothing. I have to save them!"

Wow!

As soon as the words fell, there was silence in the yard, and then thunderous applause.

Amidst the clamor of applause, Li Fuqiang walked up to his son, shook his hand with satisfaction, and said with a smile:

"Son, you've grown up. To me, to society, and to the country, you're a talent! Dad is proud of you! Dad will give you one more year. Take the exam again next year!"

"..."

Li Chaodong's whole body trembled and he burst into tears.