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Mao Jianyong, Yun Jian, and Hei Deqing were the most positive about going to Haidu, and Liu Xia and Zhang Fusheng were the least active.

The six people except Mao Jianyong felt that Haidu people were arrogant, indifferent and discriminated against foreigners.

Liu Xia admitted that he had never met a Haidu person, let alone dated them. He had just heard what others said, and he had this concept preconceived, so he didn't have a good impression of the Haidu people. Curious too, but he wasn't so enthusiastic if he was really asked to go.

There was only one reason why Zhang Fusheng was not active: he would not be able to go home with Qiao Yanfang when he went there, and he lost a great opportunity to perform in front of Qiao Yanfang.

The one with the most calm attitude is Sha Yonghe, with a baby face with the vicissitudes of a worldly expert: "I'm free, if you don't go, I'll pack up and go home to accompany--parents share the family happiness, if you go, I will accompany you Let you have a taste of the charming scenery of the adventurer's paradise, I am getting old, and I will not have many opportunities to go out in the future, so I will go crazy with young people."

After weighing for a long time, Liu Xia still decided not to go to Haidu.

In fact, he has always wanted to be like the people in other dormitories, a few people go out to play together for a few days, carefree and happy.

219 In the past few years, the farthest people who have gone out together are all in the urban area of ​​Jiangcheng. This is almost all because of him. They planned to go out together on May Day or November several times. At first it was because he was afraid of flowers Qian, refused to go out. Later, he wanted to make up lessons for Che Jie, so he couldn't go out. Those people felt that they ganged up to go out to have fun, and it would be unfair to leave him alone, so the plan repeatedly failed.

Liu Xia felt sorry for the brothers in the dormitory.

However, as long as he thought about Mao'er's disappointment when he finally arrived at the fact that he was going to be on vacation, but received a letter from him saying that he would be late for several days, he hesitated again.

He comforted himself: These guys are all grown-ups, and they are completely capable of self-regulation. I can enjoy playing without them, but if I come home late, how uncomfortable the cat will be!

After making the decision, Liu Xia felt relieved, and he began to sit down and write letters with peace of mind.

There is a radio at home, and they can hear about college students suspending classes and taking to the streets to commit suicide on the radio news, and it is also possible at home. The family members will definitely be worried about his current situation.

Liu Xia first wrote letters to his family, Mao'er, and Liu Chuan, telling them that everything was fine and that he was now attending classes normally and preparing for the exam.

At the end of his letter to Maoer he wrote: Obediently wait for my uncle at home. My uncle will buy the earliest bus to go back after the exam. At that time, you have not yet had a holiday, and my uncle will go to Wangning Primary School to find you , let's go home together.

Thinking about seeing my precious cat soon, my uncle couldn't help laughing when he was so happy, he misses you no less than you miss him.

After finishing writing the letter to my family, I will write to Liu Hai next.

He has been thinking about Liu Hai very much these days. In the letter Liu Hai sent him in early May, he said that they will soon follow the teacher to go to northern Shaanxi to collect folk songs. It may take about 20 days. After that letter, Liu Xia did not accept it again. Having read Liu Hai's letter, he guessed that Liu Hai hadn't come back yet, but he was afraid that Liu Hai had already come back because he couldn't write to him because something happened to him during the event.

It can be seen from the news that the activities in Kyoto are not over yet, and various rumors have been flooding the sky in the past two days. He is particularly afraid that Liu Hai will be arrested as others said, and then he will lose the news forever.

In April, Zeng Guangtong was invited to go abroad to give lectures and held an art exhibition at the same time. He said that he would not be able to return for about half a year. Without his restraint, Liu Xia was really afraid that Liu Hai would do something irreversible on impulse.

When Liu Xia wanted to participate, he felt that it was necessary and necessary, but when he arrived in Liuhai, he felt that it was better not to participate, and he didn't realize his ambivalence at all.

For Liu Ling, he is very relieved. The management of the military academy is stricter than that of the army. It is impossible for Liu Ling to participate in this kind of sports. The letter from Liu Xia to Liu Ling is mainly to ask him if he has visited Liu Hai in the past few days. He also told Liu Ling about the people in his dormitory planning to go to Haidu, and told Liu Ling about his decision and thoughts.

Liu Ling is the person who knows him best, and he feels that Liu Ling will definitely support his ideas.

On the night when the school's foot-stop order was lifted, Liu Xia went to make up lessons for Che Jie and Gu Xiaoting. He had to cheer up and urge himself to do this matter well from beginning to end.

Because he didn't go to make up lessons for three days, Liu Xia felt very relaxed. He knew that this was the same as doing farm work in the fields and running every morning. The relaxation after tension is very addictive, and I can no longer get excited to continue.

He was afraid that he would make excuses for himself, so when the teacher announced that he could freely enter and leave the campus, he immediately told Zhan Wei that he would go to make up lessons for Che Jie at night.

This is equivalent to throwing his shoes into the fence first, forcing himself to jump into the fence to pick them up.

Liu Xia came back to make up lessons for Che Jie and Gu Xiaoting. The two families had no complaints. Che Jie and Gu Xiaoting were very excited and asked Liu Xia about their parade. They heard that Liu Xia didn't participate at all, and they had a good meal for him.

Father Che already knew that Liu Xia would not take the grade test for the time being, so he cautiously asked Liu Xia if he could come over every night to make up lessons for Che Jie.

Liu Xia readily agreed. The reason was simple. The day before yesterday, he heard Zhang Fusheng say that a classmate of his was assigned to the county seat after graduating from a normal school.

Liu Xia thought at the time, if he had to live in a dormitory after graduation, what would happen to the cat?

He thought for a day and the result was: work hard to earn more money and rent a house by himself.

Che Jie's current scores in mathematics, physics and chemistry are very stable. Maths and chemistry are kept above 85 points, and physics is basically above [-] points. Liu Xia feels that Che Jie's need for him is purely psychological dependence, but Che's family does not care about it. These, they feel that as long as Liu Xia teaches, Che Jie will continue to improve.

Gu Xiaoting’s math score broke through 65 points in the mid-term exam, and she has never failed again. Gu Pingshan was excited and said that if Gu Xiaoting’s math score in the college entrance examination can also be above [-] points, he will introduce Liu Xia to his brother after the summer vacation. Gu Yunshan.

Gu Yunshan’s son, Gu Zhao, will be a sophomore in high school after this summer vacation, and he is also relatively poor in science. As for the supplementary tuition fee, Gu Pingshan said: “I told him that a class should be at least one yuan more than what I give you now.”

Liu Xia didn't pay much attention to Gu Pingshan's proposal, because Han Tong also introduced him to a student who was going to be a senior in high school after the summer vacation. His home was relatively close to their school, and he didn't have to take the ferry back and forth every day. Liu Xia was more inclined to that.

Taking the ferry for a day or two is quite interesting, but after a long time, it becomes a burden, especially in the hot summer and the cold winter months, running around is quite painful, if possible, Liu Xia is still very willing to treat himself well .

Liu Xia didn't know that when he went to make up lessons for Che Jie and Zhang Fusheng went to court Qiao Yanfang, the other five people in the dormitory had already plotted a plan.

Ten days later, Liu Xia first received a letter from his family, knowing that he was safe and well, and the family was very relieved. As for him not being able to participate in the event, the family didn't mind at all, what they minded was another matter.

Liu Kui said: "The college entrance examination is nothing else. It's not a joke at all. If you missed two make-up lessons for Che Jie and Gu Xiaoting, you might just delay them from getting a few points in the college entrance examination. If we promised to give them make-up lessons, we can't." Let others suffer this loss, no matter how busy you are, you have to make up for these two lessons.

Mao'er's reply was only silly and happy, and he told Liu Xia about the preparations he had made to welcome Liu Xia back:

I am sleeping on the new kang now. Grandma said that the new house and new bed must be warmed by someone. My mother said that I am a child with strong yang energy and a warm new place is the best. I warmed up our new kang. You are comfortable when you come back to sleep.

I also asked my elder brother and younger brother to come and play a few rolls on our kang. They are also children, and their yang energy is also strong. It would be better to warm the kang for us. Xiaoyun and Xiao Leiguang wet the bed, I dare not let them Sleeping on it, after rolling a few times, I hugged them down.

There is also our swing, the bench on it is a bit small, I asked my uncle to change it to a bigger one, you can try it when you come back, it will definitely be beautiful to sit on.

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Liu Xia murmured: "Little silly cat, such a big kang, you are such a small person, how pitiful it is to sleep alone.

Two days later, Liu Ling's letter also arrived. He said that Liu Hai hadn't returned from northern Shaanxi yet, and his most recent letter to Liu Ling had just arrived three days ago, and the letter to Liu Xia was probably still on the way. The teacher who took Liu Hai and the others to collect the wind was Zeng Guangtong's early student, and he took great care of Liu Hai, so that Liu Xia didn't have to worry about Liu Hai.

Liu Ling's attitude towards 219's desire to go to Haidu collectively was beyond Liu Xia's surprise. He supported this idea very much and encouraged Liu Xia to go:

Yaoer, the predecessors said that reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, the process of going out to discover the world is as important as reading. This is not unreasonable. It cannot be compared, and knowledge and experience cannot be replaced by books.

Maybe you will say that you will have many opportunities to go out in the future, and it is not this time to increase your knowledge.

Yes, going to Haidu once may not necessarily increase your knowledge, but the nature of your outing this time is different!

Do you think that your friends want to go to Haidu just to see the bustling business district and famous beaches?If it's just like this, who of them can't buy a train or boat ticket and go there by themselves?

Mao Jianyong, Hei Deqing, and Yun Jian’s family conditions are very good. If they go by themselves, they can enjoy the best conditions on the road and in the process of playing in Haidu, but they insist that you must share a dormitory In this way, they will have to accommodate you and Zhang Fusheng’s choice, and they can only take the cheapest train or ship, and live in the most humble hotel. Think about it, why do they still want to How about going with you?

Yaoer, you will graduate in one year. At that time, the friends you get along with day and night will go their separate ways. Soon, each will have his own family and career. It will be very difficult to get together again. One of you , or even all of them, maybe you will never meet again in this lifetime.

I think that's what your friends think of, they value your friendship, and they want you to make some shared, special memories.

Yaoer, cherish every day you spend with your friends now. Now all this is about to pass away, and you will leave some good memories with your best friends. This is also one of the most beautiful memories in your life.

I know that you don't want to go out to play because you miss the cat, and you are afraid that he will be disappointed because you go back late. I know that the cat depends on and misses you, but I think the disappointment of the cat is temporary. Ten days or so later, when you get home, all the cat's disappointments will be quickly made up for.

But if you don’t go to Haidu this time, you and your friends may never have such a chance to go out and play together again. When you think about it later, you may regret it for the rest of your life!

After reading Liu Ling's letter, Liu Xia immediately took up his pen and wrote another letter to his family and Mao'er. He especially emphasized to Mao'er that he would not go back more than ten days late, and he would not go anywhere after returning. , playing with him at home every day.

After he sent the letter, he was planning to talk to Zhang Fusheng and try to persuade him to go with him, but before Zhang Fusheng came back, Mao Jianyong slapped a stack of things in front of him: "Boat ticket, seven tickets, number 29 , if you dare to say no, we will not be brothers in the future, so we will break off our friendship."

Liu Xia looked at the ticket with a smile on his face: "Why don't I go? Hey, damn it, why don't you buy a third-class cabin? Isn't it very comfortable to have an open seat?"

Hei Deqing said: "Look, what am I talking about? Mao Jianyong, you still want to buy a second-class cabin. Qi'er must think that it is no problem to walk to Haidu standing up."

Zhang Fusheng's performance was similar to Liu Xia's, but there was an extra sentence: "Can you let Yanfang go with us?"

The other six said in unison: "No!"

The Che family and Gu Pingshan were very disappointed when they heard the news that Liu Xia was leaving on the 29th. They had planned to have a talk with Liu Xia and let Liu Xia stay for a few more days to tutor Che Jie and Gu Xiaoting until before the college entrance examination. One day too!

But the two families are very kind to Liu Xia now, and the disappointment is nothing but disappointment, but they also think it is a good thing for Liu Xia to go to Haidu to play. Father Che said on the spot that he would pay Liu Xia the tuition fee for this month in advance.

Liu Xia's last exam was at noon on the 29th, so the night of the 28th was his last make-up class for Che Jie and Gu Xiaoting. When he was supposed to leave at ten o'clock, Che's father gave him a red envelope: "The extra is the extra Don’t push the remedial fees and bonuses for those classes, Xiaoliu, our unit even pays you a cooling fee. It’s a little bit of our heart to let you run every day in such hot weather. As long as Xiaojie passes the filing line, you can come back during the summer vacation And bonuses."

After returning to the dormitory, Liu Xia took it out to have a look. Dad Che really doubled the money for the few lessons he added in the last few weeks, and the bonus was discounted separately, which was 100 yuan.Gu Pingshan had already given him all the money in June the day before, and also gave him a bonus of 50 yuan.

Liu Xia feels like a millionaire now.

It was the first time that Liu Xia stood at the front of a passenger ship facing the wind, overlooking the rolling Yangtze River. Liu Xia suddenly remembered that in a certain movie, the male protagonist took the ship from the mountain city to the sea city and started his magnificent life. He felt a lofty pride, as if he was not going to Haidu to play, but to create a revolutionary cause.

The scenery along the way is beautiful, which dissipated most of Liu Xia's melancholy because he couldn't go home on time, but when he entered the legendary city, all the good mood was ruined by a small accident.

After leaving the pier, even Mao Jianyong didn't know where to go. He used to transfer a ship here before, and every time he was active near the pier. He had never entered the urban area. On the street, I don't know what to do for a while.

A few people discussed it, they didn't have any goals anyway, they just came here for fun, they might as well find a more famous place to go there, and then find a hotel there to stay. As for which place is more famous, the seven people almost thought of the same The place, the road that is said to be the most prosperous in Haidu, is so prosperous that it can make people think badly.

But they don't know how to get there, there are many bus plates, but they can't find where they want to go.

Mao Jianyong and Yun Jian took the initiative to ask for directions. Of course, the most reliable way to ask for directions is to ask the locals. They took a fancy to an old man in his 70s and [-]s with silver hair who looked like a standard urban retired worker.

Yun Jian first asked the question with a standard Beijing film, but the old man just looked him up and down without saying a word.

Yun Jian thought that maybe the old man could not understand Mandarin, so he asked Mao Jianyong to come. They all thought that Wenzhou and Haidu belonged to the south, so of course they spoke the same.

With a smile on his face, Mao Jianyong asked the old man again in what they thought was bird language.

The contemptuous eyes and the two fingers he stretched out from that person whom they considered a simple and kind image of the working class just a few seconds ago were forever frozen in Liu Xia's memory, and made him stand up for decades. During the time, if it was not forced, he would never set foot in the most prosperous city in southern China.

Yun Jian looked at the two fingers of the old man in disbelief, and confirmed again: "Master, we just ask how to take the bus to Peidu Road."

The old man also used more contemptuous eyes and firmer movements of shaking two fingers to make them sure that they were not mistaken, and his soft Mandarin was also very clear: "Two yuan, I will tell you two yuan."

"Fuck me, what the hell is this girl!" Yun Jian was furious, and turned around twice in anger: "I just ask for directions, just ask for directions!"

Liu Xia, Zhang Fusheng, Zhan Wei, Sha Yonghe, Hei Deqing looked at the old man in disbelief. They never thought that such a thing existed in the world.

Mao Jian blushed with courage, and yelled at the old man. They didn't understand a word he said about Liu Xia, but they knew that it must be a curse, because they saw the disdain on the old man's face. Turned into annoyed.

After Mao Jianyong finished cursing, he ran over, followed the furious Yun Jian, and after walking more than ten meters, he turned back and scolded the old man. This time, Liu Xia and the others understood: "You are so old, you deserve to be poor all your life. You are so old and shameless when you are poor."

Liu Xia said: "Many people are so poor that they can't do this shameless!"

Sha Yonghe wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "I have heard that Haidu people look down on outsiders. I didn't know that Haidu people can be so disgusting. Who can stay away from the house all their lives? I have never seen such a thing."

Zhang Fusheng said: "It seems that people in big cities are like this."

Yun Jian kept raising his right arm to hail a taxi: "No, it's not like this in Kyoto. If you don't believe me, let's go to Kyoto during the winter vacation. You can ask someone for directions. If it's not too far away, those retired old men and women in Kyoto can get it for you. I won’t ask you for a dime.”

Mao Jianyong did not participate in the discussion about the character of the region. He wiped his sweat and said, "Let's find a hotel to live in first. Don't be awkward with me. I want to live in a room with air conditioning. I will pay for the hotel. It was planned when I took the hundred tapes this year."

Liu Xia only experienced the coolness of the air conditioner in the laboratory building of the school. He felt that the air conditioner was far away from them in life, so he blurted out and asked, "Is it expensive?"

Yun Jian said: "It will definitely be more expensive, but that's the decision, listen to the fifth child, but I will also count the money."

Heideqing was so hot that he was about to cry: "And me, if it's so hot for a while, I'll tell you I'll be in Haidu. I can't live here without air-conditioning." Shanxi's summer is also very cool, and Heideqing is just as different as Liu Xia. heat resistant.

They stayed in Haidu for five days. During the day, they looked at the map to find the famous places in Haidu they had heard about from movies and books. At night, they returned to the hotel sweaty, took a shower, and ate all kinds of food they brought back in the cool room. Instant noodles, apart from Mao Jianyong, even Zhan Wei couldn't eat all the sweet food in Haidu.

Having been to Kyoto once, Liu Xia didn't have much feeling for the high-rise buildings in Haidu. His only longing for Haidu was actually a little secret that was not humane in his heart: holding a low With a bun, wearing a floral cheongsam, holding a small bag, she gracefully got off the rickshaw and walked into the vermilion gate.

He once thought: What kind of warm and elegant home should such a woman walk into?

During the five-day visit, Liu Xia felt that this crowded and vibrant city really has many interesting places, such as the unique architecture of Jiangtou, the quiet and elegant Yu Garden, and the bustling and fashionable Peidu Road.

But the turbid Pujiang water is not as blue as he imagined, and there is no handsome gentleman in a black top hat at the entrance of the Peace Hotel holding the arms of a southern beauty in an elegant cheongsam. There is almost no difference between the sea capital in his dreams and reality. overlapping places.

The most satisfying thing Liu Xia has been in Haidu for the past few days is that he bought a particularly beautiful Transformers Optimus Prime, which was originally imported at 68 a piece. Even Mao Jianyong thought it was too expensive, but Liu Xia was in pain. Grinning his teeth, he handed out money to others, and after returning to the hotel, he laughed happily for a long time: "It's really interesting, our cats will definitely like it."

What Liu Xia felt the most this time was not the prosperity of Haidu, but Mao Jianyong.

When they played outside in the past few days, they only carried a small bag with them, and they all felt so hot that it was very laborious to squeeze the bus, but Mao Jianyong carried several large bags of goods by himself, and made several transfers in Haidu.

Through the experience of the past few days, Liu Xia has a deeper understanding of Mao Jianyong's saying "Only by suffering behind the scenes can you be distinguished in front of others".

Hei Deqing bought the train and boat tickets for their return journey. When Liu Xia wanted to give him the money, Hei Deqing said: "My brother in the same dormitory, how can it be so clear? If your family has money, we will go with you Come out, with your temper, can you let us take the money?"

Liu Xia imagined it for a while, no, but it's not like that now, he can't bear to take advantage of others like this.

Mao Jianyong was chattering beside him: "Let's talk about the school, let's talk about it now, it hurts the brotherhood."

On the afternoon of the [-]th, before Liu Xia, Hei Deqing, Yun Jian, Zhang Fusheng, Sha Yonghe got on the train, Yun Jian emphasized again that if anyone dared to go to Beijing and didn't associate with him, he would turn against him.

When Liu Xia went to Kyoto last summer vacation, he didn’t know the address of Yun Jian’s home, so he didn’t go to him. The car between the two started school was only a few hours apart. Yun Jian was very angry with Liu Xia for a few days because of this. If Liu Xia wanted to, he would definitely be able to find his home.

This time, each of them wrote down the addresses of the other six, and agreed to write to them anytime during the summer vacation.

Liu Xia and the others took the train first, followed by Zhan Wei's boat. After Mao Jianyong sent Zhan Wei away, he took the boat away.

Sitting in front of the car window, Liu Xia looked at Zhan Wei and Mao Jianyong on the platform, and suddenly realized that the two people who sent them away were also in a foreign land at the moment. He thought of the words in Liu Ling's letter again, and suddenly felt uncomfortable. Now that they are separated, they will meet again in two months, but when they will be separated after a year, when will they see each other again?