dawn will pass

Every day, seeing the green figure of the postman, Xiang Shujing would rush towards Shujing like a gust of wind and circle around the postman.

"Uncle, is there any letter from me?"

"No." After listening to such voices for half a month, Xiang Shujing almost gave up.

Maybe the letter was lost on the way to the United States; maybe the teacher was not at home, so the letter was left in the mailbox and no one knew it; maybe the letter was read, but the teacher was too busy to reply in time.Xiang Shujing made countless conjectures, thought about countless possibilities, and even almost came up with a "Letter from Shujing Around the World", but the letter disappeared like a stone in the sea, and there was no news at all.

When Ai Luoping found out that he was going home these few days, Xiang Shujing was not happy.

In the past, she always walked briskly, casting her shining eyes on the barbecue stand by the roadside.Recently, even barbecue can't impress her.Ai Luoping thought that it would be great if he could help his friend, so he also secretly kept an eye on the postman's movements, and secretly prayed for Xiang Shujing to receive a reply.

Finally, one day, Ai Luoping, who lives on the first floor, was leaning over to do his homework by the window. Suddenly he felt a gust of wind blowing. He looked out and saw Xiang Shujing holding a letter in his hand, and Xiang Shujing's face Her smile bloomed in the sun like a sunflower, and joy covered her brows and eyes, becoming a dazzling existence in this world.

Panting, Xiang Shujing ran to Ai Luoping's window, and showed him the incomparably precious letter, his eyes became narrow slits, and the light of happiness shone through.

"Congratulations." Ai Luoping smiled.

Xiang Shujing turned her face away triumphantly, and ran home, when another gust of wind blew through Ai Luoping's window.

After arriving home, Xiang Shujing carefully opened the letter. The envelope was intact, and the words on it were crooked, but it did not hinder reading.

The letter reads:

Xiaojing:

Hello there!

I am Dahai, a foreign teacher. I am very glad that you wrote to me.Sorry for the late reply.

I read the letter you wrote, and I am willing to be your pen pal.

But please understand that I am busy. Usually I don’t have much time to write letters, but don’t worry. I have a daughter named Elizabeth who is as old as you. My wife has taught her some Chinese. She also wants to have a Chinese pen pal , I think you can be a pair of pen pals.I don't know if you want to?

Remember to look up Chinese "Xinhua Dictionary" for words you don't know.

your foreign teacher

The sea

Xiang Shujing read it over and over again, and couldn't calm down for a long time. In any case, she would have a pen pal, which was something she was very proud of when she was young.She hid the letter under the bed and covered it with a wooden box where old toys were placed. She lay on the bed easily, her whole body full of steadiness, she was a little too excited to fall asleep, and felt that tomorrow was full of hope.

Xiang Shujing still fell asleep. She dreamed that she met Elizabeth. The Elizabeth in her fantasy must be a beautiful and generous little lady with golden hair, white skin, and sweet dimples.

In the following days, they often communicated once every few weeks. The distance between them was vast, and all of Xiang Shujing's pocket money was used to buy stamps. With the help of envelopes, letter paper, postman, and mailboxes, they became friends who talked about everything. .

This pen pal relationship lasted until Xiang Shujing was 15 years old.

In 2005, Xiang Shujing was 15 years old. In September, Xiang Shujing entered high school from junior high school.

Xiang Shujing's parents went through divorce procedures three years ago. In the divorce agreement, the two agreed that Xiang Zhenyin would pay Qin Rui 400 yuan a month for living expenses, and Qin Rui would be responsible for raising Xiang Shujing.It can be said that Xiang Shujing accepted this matter more calmly than ever before. For a long time, maybe since the first quarrel between her parents, Xiang Shujing secretly hoped that the two would divorce one day, so that her life would be more comfortable. There will be another quarrel, recalling the scene three years ago, everyone is only surprised how this girl is so calm, and Xiang Shujing knows better than anyone else how long she has waited for this moment, maybe dragging her life, it is tiring It's no better than a divorce agreement.What's more, when she was young, she knew where the quarrel started. The mother's betrayal, the father's suspicion, the repeated suspicions finally became reality, the father was furious, and the mother refused to mend her ways. Jing has long been tired of weaving lies about her mother's "disappearance" in front of her father, and she doesn't want to deal with her mother's flickering rhetoric anymore, let's leave, everyone is happy.

Xiang Shujing told Elizabeth everything in the letter, and put the letter into the painted mailbox as solemnly as he did when he was a child.

But she didn't know that this was her last letter to Elizabeth.

Because Elizabeth did not reply again.

In this way, Xiang Shujing's life became busy. Notebooks, textbooks, test papers, and homework filled every corner of her life.

Although not excellent, she is still working hard.

Sometimes I wondered what Elizabeth was doing and why she stopped replying to her letters for a long time, year after year.

Since elementary school, Ai Luoping rarely went with Xiang Shujing.In elementary school, at the age when the relationship was just beginning, there were some good students who coaxed the two of them, like childhood sweethearts, hot love, etc. Hearing words that made their faces hot, they mercilessly opened the distance between the two, while in junior high school, step by step When they entered puberty, both of them seemed to realize something, and they avoided each other tacitly.Ai Luoping also heard about the divorce of Xiang Shujing's parents, thinking about when to ask Xiang Shujing, right as a friend's greeting, in private, no one will gossip.

After a monthly exam, Xiang Shuguang was walking home after evening self-study.The light from the street lamps, the branches of the big trees on both sides in the shadows, the street scene is mottled, and the meat skewers on the barbecue stand make a tempting sound of "sizzling" under the influence of the charcoal fire, but none of these can seduce Xiang Shujing. mind.

Ai Luoping saw Xiang Shujing's figure from a distance.

But on weekdays, didn't Xiang Shujing go home early?

Even if Ai Luoping is studying by himself in the evening normally, he will study by himself in the classroom until later.Because he has been educated by his parents since he was a child, he is used to doing the best.

"Xiang Shujing..." Ai Luoping chased after him: "Why are you only going home now?"

Seeing that it was Ai Luoping, Xiang Shujing's gloomy face burst into a smile.

"Why did you come home so late?" Xiang Shujing asked rhetorically, unwilling to tell the truth about her late return.

"I've been doing self-study in the classroom."

"Oh, no wonder you are so good."

Ai Luoping didn't answer any more because of a sour remark, and the two walked away in silence for a while.

Xiang Shujing suddenly raised his head, took a deep breath, and said with great courage, "Actually, I failed the monthly exam and was scolded by the teacher."

Ai Luoping still didn't answer, and buried his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Xiang Shujing continued to say to himself: "Actually, I know that I have let my mother down, but this is not the life I want. I want to roam the world like a knight. I don't want to study. I just want to travel all over the world alone. .” There was yearning in her eyes.

Ai Luoping raised his head, perhaps it was because the two of them hadn't had a good conversation for too long, Ai Luoping felt that Xiang Shujing was a little different from when she was a child, when she was a child, her mind was full of barbecues on the street, how could she Say something "ambitious".

"Xiang Shujing, have you been reading martial arts novels recently, Jin Yong's or Gu Long's?"

Xiang Shujing was stunned, why did Ai Luoping always get what she said so accurately every time, could it be that he read it too?Do you have the same dream of wandering around the world as yourself?Thinking of this, Xiang Shujing felt a warm current in his heart, hot and sweet like chocolate flowing through his heart.

"Oh, it seems that you are also a fan of martial arts. How is it? Isn't my dream great?"

"Actually, you should study hard now." Ai Luoping said these words flatly.

Fortunately, it was night, otherwise Ai Luoping would have seen the disappointment on Xiang Shujing's face?

The two tacitly said nothing, and returned home.

Time flies, just like a fleeting moment, sometimes we don’t know why the child who was in the swaddle suddenly grows into the boy who is taller than us; I don’t know why the self who was radiant in the mirror yesterday has changed Human-like, wrinkles and gullies popped out, and black hair turned into white hair.

But in Xiang Shujing's heart, there is still a handsome young hero, riding on a tall horse with a pot of wine pinned to his waist, looking for spring in the countryside several times.

This year, Xiang Shujing was 17 years old.senior year.

Ai Luoping is still the top student in the school, the pride in the eyes of his parents, and a good student who is treasured in the eyes of the teachers.

Xiang Shujing is still not outstanding, from elementary school to high school, as Ai Luoping's foil, Xiang Shujing has long been used to this kind of comparison, and has learned to enjoy it.

But no matter how powerful a person is, he has his own bottom line, doesn't he?If you endure it for too long, it will be even more terrifying if it erupts all at once one day.

Unfortunately, heavy pressure, warnings from others, and vague reminders from teachers and classmates pushed Xiang Shujing's pressure to the limit.

The same monthly exam, the same lecture.

It's been almost three years, and Xiang Shujing doesn't understand why all the people have to urge him to study and become excellent, but no one sees his little efforts.Everyone praised Ai Luoping, but when they looked at him, there was a trace of disdain in their eyes.Even the mother would show anxiety from time to time, the more anxious she was, the more uncomfortable Xiang Shujing felt.She didn't understand why she seemed to be insulated from excellence all her life, and God insisted on placing a deathly excellent Ai Luoping by her side.For the first time, Xiang Shujing felt that life was so unfair, but he had been numb for more than ten years.

Xiang Shujing felt that the day-to-day pressure almost made her suffocate.

Perhaps it is under such a high-intensity schedule that Xiang Shujing's unyielding heart is ready to move even more violently. Every night during self-study, Xiang Shujing will think of the young hero in her impression.

A horse, a long gown, a high-spirited young man, and a country road.

Xiang Shujing has fantasized about such a scene many times, and recently, she often finds tears in her eyes after the fantasy ends. Perhaps this kind of life is what she really longs for from the bottom of her heart.

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