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This was the first time the two met after the senior high school entrance examination. Although they were good friends who played together, a person like He Dong who was very bright no matter where he was, never lacked playmates.

He Dong didn't deliberately tidy himself up today, but the clean off-white trousers and short sleeves with gray checkered edges were still very eye-catching.On the other hand, Shao Qian's clothes are shabby.The gray-black trousers were obviously two inches shorter, and the front and hips had been washed white.If you look closely, you can also see the crotch area with similarly colored rags lined with sewn patches.The two of them walked a few steps together, attracting the attention of people at the entrance of the alley.For anyone who is so much better off than himself, Shao Gan would not allow such a down-and-out self to stand with him.

But this man is different.The two went to elementary school together, and then junior high school together.The junior high school is in the village, which is still some distance away from Nandi Village.In order to be able to help Shao An, even though Shao Gan lived on campus, he would still go home every one or two days.Without He Dong's bicycle, he would have to cross the Yellow River embankment from the school seven miles away before returning home.During the three years of junior high school, He Dong often drove him back and forth between the Yellow River embankment and the school.During the busy season, Shao Gan also borrowed his bicycle.

"Let's go." He Dong patted the back seat of his bicycle, "The new horse, I threw away that broken silk mule (broken cart). By the way, why don't you push it over and repair it later? Although it's broken, But it can still be used if you tidy it up. If you push it away, I won’t have to look for the broken ones, and you won’t be able to sell them for a lot of money.”

"How can your car be considered broken? It is considered half-new in our class."

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"I'll go over and push." ​​Shao Gan pursed his lips uncomfortably, "Thank you."

Shao Gan really needs a bicycle, but the current family situation does not allow him to own a new bicycle.Going forward to the county to go to high school, the distance is even further, and walking back and forth is not a problem.But no matter whether the other party used it or not, it was the first time for him to take someone else's things, and his face could not help but feel a little hot from shame.

"Thank you, throwing it away is throwing it away, let's play big together."

Shao Gan sat in the back seat and could see that his big toe was exposed, because he had gone to work in the field since the morning dew, and the cloth shoes covered in mud, and the brown grass stains on his trouser legs.All the people on the street paid attention to them, and when they passed the two-story building of their own house, they saw Wang Shezhuang, the current branch secretary of the brigade, standing in the aisle with a dry cigarette in his mouth.

"He Dong has returned to the village? Has your father returned yet?"

"No, I'm going to the river embankment and come to play with Shao Gan by the way."

"Well, don't go down the river." Wang Shezhuang paused for a cigarette on the head of the stone lion at the door, took a deep breath and exhaled a smoke ring.

Wang Shezhuang looked at the two people who flew away with a cloud of dust, and then smashed cigarettes on the stone lion's head.Someone next to him was holding a rice bowl, and while eating the noodles in the bowl, he said: "The youngest son of Shaohuaigu's family is quite competitive. I heard that he got the first place in the senior high school entrance examination."

"Hmph." Wang Shezhuang lowered his eyebrows and pushed the cigarette that almost fell out of his hand, "I'm afraid he won't be so lucky."

He Dong carried Shao Gan all the way to the embankment. The embankment of the Yellow River was high and steep. The two of them pulled forward and pushed back, panting and finally climbed to the top.The wide road surface has not been hardened, and has been exposed to the summer sun into sandy pits.Even so, it cannot affect the beauty of the Yellow River embankment.Looking around in the sun, you can see the golden sand. Looking down, you can see the dark green crops on the Yellow River beach. At the root of the embankment, you can see the river water rolling with yellow sand.Not far away is a large rusty iron boat, which is said to be used for fishing sand.

He Dong slid his new car down the dirt slope to the other side of the embankment, and the shiny black Phoenix instantly turned into a local chicken.Shao Gan followed and slid down, and the wet muddy shoes were covered with another layer of sand, making them even heavier.

The two threw their bicycles and ran towards the Yellow River, stopping at a small river bank where the water of the Yellow River swirled.Shao Gan took off his shoes, washed them in the river and put them aside to dry.The river water is warm, and the sand and soil are hot to the feet when walking outside.Shao Gan stepped into the sand with three jumps, buried his feet in the wet mud below, picked up dry branches, threw the sand on his shoes, and knocked down bit by bit.

The water was quickly sucked out by the dry sand bit by bit. Shao Gan waited for the shoes to dry there, and when he went back, he folded a few soft willows not far away.

He Dong has blocked the place where the small river beach connects with the main channel of the Yellow River with sand, bent over to touch the thatched place beside it.If you are not too lucky, you can usually find carp here.Of course, catfish and black flowers will also appear.

Shao Gan stood and watched for a while, then turned his head and walked along the river bank. When he came back, he had an extra piece of wood that seemed to be unloaded from an abandoned wooden boat, and it was already in a bad shape.He Dong had already touched a small carp, and dug a small puddle aside to put it there. Seeing him come back with a wooden board, he said, "I should have gone back to your house to get a shovel."

"My brother will definitely not let me know."

"Hey, the one who drowned was a child. His hair hadn't grown yet. He was learning to swim, but a puff of sand turned over and disappeared." He Dong couldn't touch the fish, so he simply walked around and stirred up the sand.He didn't believe that those fish could breathe with sand in their mouths.

"Will your father find you a relationship with Shangxian No. [-] High School?"

He Dong paused while kicking the sand, rubbed his nose and said, "You are still good, no matter what you do, you will definitely pass the exam. I heard from my dad that there are some universities outside who are good at recruiting, such as singing, drawing, painting and dancing." You can do whatever you want, just relying on your painting skills, maybe you can go straight to university without going to high school."

"How is that possible?" Shao Qian bent down and splashed water, thinking about the upcoming high school life, he couldn't stop his excitement.

"Ask your dad later, if we can get you in, we might still be classmates."

"Ang." He Dong finally stopped when the water could no longer be seen as water, and sat beside him to see if any fish couldn't help but come out to take a breath.No fish couldn't hold back, so he couldn't hold back first, rubbed his nose and said, "Shao Qian, what if you don't pass the exam this time?"

"How is it possible!" Shao Gan turned his head to look, "I have finished all the math, and every problem is still engraved in my mind, so I am sure I did it right."

"That's not necessarily true." He Dong muttered, "A horse sometimes stumbles and someone stumbles, maybe there's a clerical error or something."

Shao Gan smiled embarrassedly, "It's also possible."

"What if you don't pass the exam?"

"What should I do? Let's review." Shao Gan thought about the situation at home, and added, "Maybe he can help my brother with the crops. He's already 24, and no one has married yet."

"Your brother is also handsome. I'll tell my mother later, let her show your brother a good-looking one."

"It looks so good that we don't like the adobe house in our house." Shao Gan felt sad.He thought to himself, if he really failed the exam, he would never have the face to ask to repeat it.It's better to find a way to make money quickly, so that the elder brother can get a wife back quickly.The older you get, the harder it is to match.In any case, his kind, industrious and handsome brother shouldn't be worse than the poorest pockmark in the village in the end.

"Shao Gan, listen to me."

"Listen."

"Listen carefully!" He Dong was a little anxious.Shao Gan stopped what he was doing and turned to look at him. Then He Dong frowned and said word by word: "Listen, no matter whether you pass the exam this time, there is nothing you can't say. No one in our township can't go to high school, you If you don’t, our country will either lose a mathematician or an artist.”

Shao Gan was amused by the awkward words he listened to carefully, and nodded repeatedly, "Of course I won't fail, I still want to go to university." Then he took his brother to leave the countryside and go to the bustling city.Even, according to my father's wish, go to the other side of the sea, where foreigners live.Let the dead father also take a look at the blue sea, and let the mother see the world beyond the ocean where there is no criticism and no harm.