Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

"real?!"

A few people who were originally in a depressed mood suddenly cried out in surprise when they heard this good news that turned things around.

"Really!" Lin Xi blinked and motioned for a few people to come forward. "It's said that anyone with a junior high or high school diploma, whether they're educated youth or villagers, can sign up. The notice will be posted in the next few days, and the exam will be next month. They need to select several candidates."

"Next month, isn't that only ten days away? Oh my God, then I have to go back and study." Hu Aihong stared and counted the days, suddenly became a little nervous, turned around and was about to go back.

Lin Xi hurriedly grabbed her and said with a smile, "Sister Aihong, don't worry. The announcement hasn't come out yet, and we don't even know what the exam will contain. How do you know which books to read?"

"Ah! Yes, yes, did the county leaders tell me what the test content will be?" Hu Aihong slapped her head in sudden realization and asked with some annoyance.

"That's not mentioned." Lin Xi shook her head, thought for a moment, and added, "But elementary school only has those subjects, Chinese, math, etc., so you must choose from these textbooks."

"I remember I've seen the textbooks for the children in the village before. If I remember correctly, they were local self-printed versions." Chen Lan pinched her chin and recalled for a while, then spoke uncertainly.

"That should be the case. We can go ask Teacher Li and the others." Zhao Xiaoyun also nodded in agreement, "And learn from them while we're at it."

"I think it's okay, but it's not good to go empty-handed. I still have some dried fish that my mother sent me. I'll take some over."

"Then I'll also pack some peanuts and walnuts."

"I still have a cookie..."

After they finished discussing, they hit it off and decided to go back to get their things. They also called out to Lin Xi, "Xixi, you should get some things too. Let's go together."

"Sister Chen Lan, you guys go first. I have something else to do." Lin Xi shook her head and got back on her bike, lowering her voice and saying, "Don't rush over. I've only told you guys this news. Others don't know it yet."

After she reminded them, the excited emotions of several people suddenly calmed down. They looked around guiltily and only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that no one noticed them.

"Okay, I'm leaving now. You guys—" Lin Xi stepped on the pedal, stretched out her tone, and gestured to silence them, "Keep it a secret for now."

Upon hearing this, several people exchanged meaningful expressions with each other, covered their mouths and nodded.

Seeing this, Lin Xi smiled and waved at them, then rode away on her bike in a cloud of flying dust.

As the sun sets, the golden afterglow shines on the winding river. The shiny water plants sway gently in the evening breeze, creating layers of green waves.

The croaking of frogs came one after another, sometimes far away and sometimes near, interweaving into a symphony. A few egrets suddenly flew up from the reeds, and their snow-white wings drew graceful arcs in the twilight.

A few sleek yellow cattle were looming in the waist-high grass, slowly nibbling the fresh green grass with their tongues rolled up. When their tails flicked gently, a few red dragonflies perched on the cattle's backs were startled and flew up, hovering above for a moment before quietly landing back to their original place.

Under an old willow tree not far from the herd of cattle, a tall young man was half lying.

He wore a loose-fitting coarse cloth double-breasted jacket on his upper body, and his indigo trouser legs were rolled up to his calves, revealing a section of his calves that was a little too white.

The shadows of the trees cast mottled spots of light on his body, which made the exposed forearm look even whiter and more transparent. The attire common to the men in the village looked a little different on him.

He was resting his head on a straw mat, with a well-read copy of "Quotations from Great Men" covering his face, leaving only a slender neck and a well-defined jaw exposed.

Perhaps it was the stark contrast between his fair skin and the dark complexion of the other men in the village, or perhaps it was the pair of crossed long legs stretched too leisurely and calmly. Even though his face could not be seen clearly, his casual posture alone made people inexplicably feel that he must be a handsome man.

Song Guanwen was sleeping soundly when he suddenly felt his trouser legs sink. The rustling sound of fabric rubbing against each other mixed with hot and moist breath went straight into his ears.

He frowned, raised his hand to open the "Quotations of Great Men" covering his face, and looked down with sleepy eyes.

A chubby little calf was biting his trouser leg and pulling it down, looking at him with its watery eyes as big as copper bells, and chewing vigorously with its mouth.

"go with!"

Seeing this, Song Guanwen narrowed his eyes, cursed, and kicked the calf on the forehead.

His kick seemed to be done with disgust, but the force was not very strong. The calf was not frightened after being kicked. Instead, it seemed to be used to it. Not only did it not dodge, but it also blew out a breath of hot air with the smell of grass from its nose, rubbed the soles of Song Guanwen's shoes affectionately, and stretched out its tongue to roll up Song Guanwen's shoes.

Seeing this, Song Guanwen reached out and picked up the whip beside him, waving it in the air threateningly. The calf then reluctantly lowered its head, wagged its tail, and ran away happily.

Seeing that it had died down, Song Guanwen closed his eyes again and continued to doze off. Perhaps the breeze on the river bank was too comfortable, or perhaps the scent of green grass lingering around his nose was too refreshing, and he fell into a deep sleep in a short while.

The night was dark, with no wind and no moon.

When Song Guanwen opened his eyes, he found himself standing in front of a door that looked somewhat familiar. The door was closed, making it impossible to see what was inside.

He frowned and was about to recall where he was when the wooden door in front of him suddenly creaked and was opened from the inside.

A familiar figure walked out from inside. Song Guanwen squinted his eyes and barely made out the person's appearance in the dim light - it was Chen Lan.

Song Guanwen frowned even deeper. Although he didn't know why he was here, he instinctively felt something was wrong when he saw Chen Lan's obviously ugly face.

"You are too late. She, she has already, already..." Chen Lan's expression was filled with solemn compassion.

Her words were incoherent, and Song Guanwen didn't understand what she meant for a moment, so he couldn't help but ask.

"What do you mean she's late? She's..."

He stopped asking halfway through. Song Guanwen suddenly realized where he was and looked down at his hands.

A bowl of black medicinal juice was shaking slightly as his body suddenly trembled.

Song Guanwen's heart suddenly sank. He threw away the medicine bowl in his hand and was about to rush into the house. However, no matter how hard he tried, his legs seemed to have taken root and were nailed to the spot, unable to move at all.

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Thanks for the gifts, babies. Hahaha. I’ll add another chapter today (Money-obsessed?(ˉ﹃ˉ?)). I’ll post it later.