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With permission from the principal, Yuan Ning, Song Xingchen, and Hao Xiaolan went to the bookstore after school to choose a batch of reference books.Zhang Xiuyan helped them choose once at the beginning, but they basically chose by themselves afterwards.This semester is about to enter the high school entrance examination, and the bookstore has opened up a special area to display tutoring materials. The three of Yuan Ning found the books they needed without any trouble, paid the money, and prepared to go home separately.

"Ning Ning!" As soon as he walked out of the bookstore, a voice with a thick foreign accent called Yuan Ning.

Yuan Ning turned his head and looked, who is it if it's not Warner?Warner is also ten years old, and he is taller than Yuan Ning, with a smile on his face.Before Yuan Ning opened his mouth, Warner had already walked over and gave Yuan Ning a big hug. After a hug, he said, "I remember that we met here for the first time." At that time, Warner was kidnapped here, Forced to beg along the street with the kidnapper, and is always under the surveillance of the kidnapper.Warner said, "At that time, I saw that you and your elder brother were riding in such a nice car and were also well dressed, so I had a strong idea in my heart, thinking that I should ask you for help."

Yuan Ning smiled shyly, and considerately did not mention Warner's pain and embarrassment at that time: "It's all in the past."

Warner looked left and right: "Brother Zhang didn't come with you?"

"Brother, he went to the capital to study at university." Yuan Ning said, "I can only come back once in a while."

"That's it." Warner was a little disappointed.

Yuan Ning invited Warner to play at home.

Warner readily agreed.He talked to his parents and got into Yuan Ning's car.Sitting in the car, Warner asked with concern: "I heard that something happened to Uncle Zhang, is it true?"

Yuan Ning was stunned for a moment: "Even you all know?"

"Didn't Dad have an agricultural cooperation project with here?" Warner said, "Dad was told that the person in charge had changed, and felt uneasy. After asking around, he found out that something happened to Mr. Zhang. Dad said, it wasn't Mr. Zhang If he comes forward, he will temporarily put this project on hold."

Yuan Ning's heart skipped a beat.He knew that Warner's father had come here specially to support Mr. Zhang.Because Warner likes to run to Zhang's house, Warner's parents gradually untie their knots and set foot again in this sad place where they almost lost their eldest son forever.Warner's father did this to let people know how much work Mr. Zhang has put into attracting investment.

Yuan Ning led Warner home, and found that another guest had already come to the house, Simon Pullman.Zhang Xiuming was pushing Simon Pullman for a walk in the garden, and seeing Yuan Ning bring Warner back, he was slightly surprised: "Warner is here too?"

Warner nodded: "My parents are also here, in another car."

Warner's parents arrived shortly thereafter. When they saw Simon Pullman, they looked at each other and understood that Simon Pullman had the same purpose as their own.Warner's parents came forward to say hello to Simon Pullman.Simon Pullman nodded slightly: "There are few things recently, so come here for a few days of vacation."

Yuan Ning was determined, and entrusted Zhang Xiuming and the others with the task of entertaining Warner's family, and went to discuss the evening dishes with Aunt Shen.When he came out of the kitchen, the phone rang.Yuan Ning's heart skipped a beat, and he ran up to pick up the phone, but he had already yelled, "Brother!"

"How's your family doing?" Sure enough, Zhang Xiuyan was there.

Yuan Ning told Zhang Xiuyan of Warner's arrival.

As soon as Zhang Xiuyan heard it, he knew the purpose of the Warner family and Simon Pullman."Treat them well," he said.

"I will!" Yuan Ning promised earnestly.After he finished speaking, he couldn't help asking, "Father will be back soon, right?" Although Yuan Ning always believed that Mr. Zhang was unlikely to be in trouble, seeing Ms. Xue and the others worried every day, Yuan Ning was still a little worried.

"Of course." Zhang Xiu said firmly.He never worried about that.

Obviously Zhang Xiuyan only said two words, but Yuan Ning felt extremely at ease.He hung up the phone, and went to squeeze juice for Warner and the others. Ms. Xue went to a wedding banquet, and when she came back, seeing how lively the house was, her worries were relieved by half, and she talked to Warner's mother with a smile.

After dinner, Yuan Ning was cutting fruit when he heard movement at the gate.Yuan Ning poked his head out from the kitchen to look out, was stunned for a moment, then stood there fixedly, almost let go of the fruit knife in his hand.

Yuan Ning put down the fruit knife, happily ran to the dining room and shouted, "Mom, father is back!"

Mr. Zhang stopped and stood there looking at Yuan Ning who turned his head again.

Yuan Ning always felt that Mr. Zhang looked like he had seen it somewhere before.He thought of Zhang Xiuyan's appearance when he was begging for a farewell kiss, and he had an idea, he understood!Yuan Ning ran up, hugged Mr. Zhang tightly, stood on tiptoe and tried to kiss Mr. Zhang on the forehead: "Father!"

Mr. Zhang: "..."

Zhang Xiuming ran out first, seeing Yuan Ning holding Mr. Zhang in his arms and kissing him, he became bolder and ran up to kiss Mr. Zhang on the face.

Mr. Zhang: "..."

Zhang Xiuwen and Zhang Xiuling were slower, they were startled when they saw Yuan Ning and Zhang Xiuming's bold actions, and then they also ran up, standing aside and looking at Mr. Zhang.Mr. Zhang hugged Zhang Xiuming, then Yuan Ning, then turned to Zhang Xiuwen and Zhang Xiuling, and gave them a rare hug.

Mr. Zhang said: "I made you worry." Although he had expected Uncle Zhang's action of jumping over the wall in a hurry, he didn't expect the other party to move so fast, and he didn't even have a chance to explain to his family.

Ms. Xue stood in front of the dining room, tears of joy falling silently.Mr. Zhang came back and made an exception to get close to the children!She walked forward slowly, and smiled with tears in her eyes: "You have hugged Ning Ning and the others this time, and there is a lack of strictness, and you will have to make up for strictness next time when you come back."

Mr. Zhang: "..."

Mr. Zhang turned to Yuan Ning: "Next time, give me a hug for my elder brother."

Yuan Ning imagined the scene of Mr. Zhang and Zhang Xiuyan embracing, and felt a little strange.He refused: "No! I want my father to hug me!"

The whole family laughed.

With Warner and the others around, Yuan Ning didn't have time to talk to Mr. Zhang about his plans.At noon the next day, Yuan Ning informed Mr. Zhang and the others of his decision to take this year's high school entrance examination.

Mr. Zhang listened and did not object.Zhang Xiuyan and Zhang Xiuwen have done things like skipping grades.Zhang Xiuwen was two years younger than Zhang Xiuling, but now he became Zhang Xiuling's deskmate directly, so he skipped two grades.Although Yuan Ning's thought span is a bit big, it's not too outrageous.

Mr. Zhang said: "It's okay to try. If you can pass the exam, you can study. If you fail the exam, the family will not open the back door for you. Do everything according to your ability."

Yuan Ning nodded seriously.He naturally decided after considering whether he could keep up with the course.

That evening Hao Xiaolan's father didn't come home, so Yuan Ning invited Song Xingchen and her to have dinner at home and prepare for the mock exam together.The weather was fine, the wind in the evening was not cold at all, but it was refreshing.Hao Xiaolan suggested reading under the flower stand in the garden, but Yuan Ning did not object.The flower vines climbing on the flower stand have already grown green buds, and the buds are gently swaying with the breeze, making people know that spring is coming.

The three of Yuan Ning sat on the stone table to do the questions, their postures were correct and serious.

Mr. Zhang and Ms. Xue looked down from upstairs and could clearly see what the three children were doing.Mr. Zhang and Ms. Xue mentioned what happened during this period: "I heard that the fathers of these two children have spoken for me."

Mr. Zhang is naturally referring to the fathers of Song Xingchen and Hao Xiaolan.Song Xingchen's father is the practical type, while Hao Xiaolan's father is known for his honesty, and has nothing to do with him at all, and he doesn't even like people like him very much.But this time they all spoke for him openly and actively, which really surprised Mr. Zhang.

Seeing the closeness of the three children underground, Mr. Zhang found out the reason.It must be the friendship between the three children that moved them?Because of the child as the hub, Song Xingchen's father and Hao Xiaolan's father are willing to understand what he does, and then understand that although his approach is different from theirs, his ideas and goals are consistent with theirs.

After hearing Mr. Zhang's words, Ms. Xue couldn't help asking: "Then shall we invite them to our house for a meal?"

"No need." Song Xingchen's father and the others are willing to speak for him, but it does not mean that they are willing to have further personal relations with him.After all, in today's advanced environment, getting a little closer to anyone will be interpreted as "standing in line".The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, which has always been the concept upheld by Song Xingchen's father and others.Mr. Zhang looked at Yuan Ning and the three in the garden, and said, "Just let the children come and go."

Children of this age are happy. The friendship between them will not be interpreted arbitrarily by anyone, and there will not be too many conflicts of interest. The biggest worry is probably "he doesn't want to talk to me today, is he angry with me?" some type of.

Because of this, too many interests should not be mixed into such a friendship.

Mr. Zhang withdrew his gaze, went back to his desk and sat down, and said to Ms. Xue: "I have nothing else to do during this time. I have made a proposal. There will be a national conference in March. I will revise it again. Submit the proposal to see if it can be passed.”

Ms. Xue made a cup of calming tea for Mr. Zhang and said, "I'm afraid you haven't had a good rest these days, and you really don't want to stop for a moment." She glanced at the title of the document, slightly surprised, "Are you going to mention this ?”

Mr. Zhang nodded.

Ms. Xue said: "This is a good thing. It would be great if it can be accomplished." Ms. Xue was a little emotional, "Ningning will be very happy to know."

Thinking of the transparent and precocious child, Mr. Zhang said, "I'll tell him when it's done."

Yuan Ning didn't know what Mr. Zhang was going to do, he was preparing for the mock exam wholeheartedly.Soon, the day of the exam arrived.The principal said that by letting them take the test together, he directly included them in the sixth grade students.Many students in the sixth grade have already started to develop. When Yuan Ning's three little bean dings walked into the examination room, they attracted many students' attention.

Yuan Ning found a seat and sat down. Before the exam officially started, everyone around asked curiously: "Are you a third-grade student? Why did you take the mock exam with us?" Although there are not many students in Wangxian Primary School, Yuan Ning Many people know Ning and Song Xingchen, the two third-graders who occupy No.2 all the year round, especially Yuan Ning—everyone is looking forward to seeing the small pasture in his paintings!The third graders all went there last time, and when they came back, they told a lot of interesting stories and drew a lot of pictures, which made them envious!

Yuan Ning answered honestly: "I want to take the entrance examination for high school this year, but the principal said that we have to try the mock exam first before deciding whether to let us take the exam."

There was an uproar.

Jumping directly from the third grade to the high school entrance examination is too fast!Feeling challenged, the sixth-grade students sit tight and wait for the exam to start.The difficulty of the mock exam this time is not compared with previous years' entrance exams, it is for the self-enrollment of the middle school affiliated to Huazhong University!

Who can want to go to elementary school first, who doesn't have a family and is smart?Generally speaking, they will go to participate in the self-enrollment examinations of various good junior high schools. The high school attached to Huada University is the one that attracts the most attention in the province and parents most want their children to enter!This mock exam is a prelude to the recruitment of the High School Affiliated to the University of Huada. Even the test questions are directly discussed from the High School Affiliated to Huada University. The reference value is very high-the High School Affiliated to Huada University will also pay attention.

In other words, the difficulty of this exam is not a little bit more difficult than the ordinary high school entrance exam!

The three of Yuan Ning didn't know this.After getting the test paper, Yuan Ning's heart skipped a beat, feeling that it was much more difficult than the mock papers they had done these days!There are a lot of questions on it that even involve the content learned in junior high school. If they hadn't been learning all the time, they might be stumped by it!

After all the subjects are tested, there are additional music, art, science, and physical education to take!Yuan Ning followed the sixth graders for a whole round of exams, and he answered listlessly. After meeting Song Xingchen and Hao Xiaolan, he said distressedly: "It seems that I took it for granted. The entrance exam is so difficult. The principal may not let us Exam."

Hao Xiaolan also said dejectedly: "I can't do two big math problems!"

Song Xingchen didn't think so.He said: "I have known to the seniors in the sixth grade, and they also found it difficult. I also observed when handing in the papers. Let alone the two big questions in mathematics, there are quite a few empty ones. So let's not worry now. , I will talk about it after the results come out.”

Yuan Ning's eyes lit up.He remembered that once he checked the answers with Song Xingchen and found that he could only get 60 points in the test. Far ahead.Yuan Ning said: "It seems that the principal wants to hit us!"

Hao Xiaolan shared the same hatred: "It's too much!"

Song Xingchen smiled slightly at the side.In fact, he was also a little nervous during the exam, so he deliberately observed the sixth graders' answers.

After the beginning, it was the weekend, and Yuan Ning invited Song Xingchen and Hao Xiaolan to go to the ranch to relax.Before Simon Pullman left, Zhang Xiuming led him there.So several cars headed for Yunshan in a mighty way.

As soon as they left the suburbs, the hearts of Yuan Ning and the others burst into joy, and they lay down by the window looking at the scenery outside.The snow has melted, the ice has melted, the weather has turned warmer, and the sun is shining golden, shining on the fields that have grown new shoots.Covered by snow all winter, the land became soft and fertile. Yuan Ning rolled down the car window and smelled the moist and beautiful fragrance of the soil head-on.marvelous!

The words Yunshan Ranch came into view, and Yuan Ning and the others couldn't wait for the car to drive forward, so they asked Driver Li to stop and let them get off.As soon as the car door was opened, Yuan Ning led Song Xingchen and Hao Xiaolan to the ranch. The pond had been frozen for the whole winter and was filled with water again. After leaving the stone path, Hao Xiaolan followed Yuan Ning to the pond, took a deep breath, and said happily, "It's such a big pond, you can't see the edge. It's much bigger than the one in our school!"

The noisy chirping of sparrows came from the tree, chirping non-stop, causing Hao Xiaolan to run to the bottom of the tree and look up: "Many little birds have made their homes here!"

"Ducks!" Yuan Ning pointed to the flock of ducks playing in the pond, and called Hao Xiaolan to watch it together.

Hao Xiaolan ran back to Yuan Ning and looked into the sparkling pond with him.There is a group of ducklings on the emerald-like water. They sometimes put their heads into the water to hunt, sometimes chase each other on the water, and sometimes float quietly on the surface of the water—like a meditating wise man.After a while, a group of colorful wild ducks flew down from the sky and landed on the other side of the pond.The little wild ducks all swam to the wild ducks immediately, quacking and quacking, and their voices were crisp and lively, which complemented the chirping of sparrows.

"Ducks can fly!" Hao Xiaolan was as shocked as Yuan Ning when she saw them fly for the first time.

"It's a wild duck." Song Xingchen was more knowledgeable.

"The solitary duck in 'Luoxia and the solitary duck fly together, and the autumn water is the same as the sky' refers to the wild duck." Yuan Ning told Hao Xiaolan what Zhang Xiuyan taught her.After he finished speaking, he froze for a moment, staring fixedly at the wild ducks in the water, thought of Zhang Xiuyan, and the days when he and Zhang Xiuyan were intimate.The things he knows, the concepts he has, and the habits he has developed are almost all learned from Zhang Xiuyan. Their lives seem to be connected together, and they become incomplete after they are taken apart—— Or it should be said that everything about him is attached to Zhang Xiuyan.

This will not work.

This is not right.

He has to grow up, he can't be attached to his elder brother forever, he can't rely on his elder brother forever.

Hao Xiaolan didn't notice Yuan Ning's sudden silence, and boasted: "Ning Ning, you know a lot!"

Yuan Ning came back to his senses, and said slowly, "Brother taught me."

Song Xingchen turned his head and glanced at Yuan Ning, feeling that Yuan Ning's tone was strangely stagnant.He thought about it left and right, but after all, he didn't find anything weird about what Yuan Ning said, so he didn't interrupt.

They ran around the pond and saw Luo Yuanliang coming from the hillside.Yuan Ning waved to Luo Yuanliang and shouted, "Luo Yuanliang!"

Luo Yuanliang turned his head to look at Yuan Ning, walked up to them, and said, "Brother Xu built the windmill, do you want to take a look?"

"Go!" Before Yuan Ning could agree, Hao Xiaolan had already answered.

The four of them climbed up the hillside, and the birch forest came into view. The row of houses in front of the birch forest was still there as before. Lin people live in these houses, which are too old and too short, and will be converted into warehouses or small workshops.The sun was shining brightly, and the sizzling wind was blowing, causing ripples in the lake-blue river.

When the ice and snow melted in spring, the upstream river rushed in, filling the once extremely shallow river bed, and rushing downstream with a turbulent undercurrent.The tall windmills whirled under the action of the wind, and the waterwheels pumped up the river water under the dual effects of wind and water, and moistened the newly sprouted pastures along the irrigation canals.In some relatively fertile places, pasture grass has grown to the height of Yuan Ning's knees!

Yuan Ning and the others ran to the windmill, only to realize that the windmill was much bigger than when they looked at it from a distance. When it was turning, the wind noise was almost maximized, and it was blowing loudly.There is a small mill at the bottom. Xu Jing and Xiao Qingqing are instructing the ranch workers to use this brand new wind mill. Wheat can be put in to grind flour!

The three curious babies of Yuan Ning watched without blinking, asking Xu Jing and Xiao Qingqing questions from time to time.This windmill was designed by Xu Jing, so he knew everything about Yuan Ning's questions, which greatly satisfied Yuan Ning's curiosity.

I make pancakes at noon, using flour from the windmill mill.The wheat is also grown in pastures, which is very fragrant.Yuan Ning and the others ate happily.After lunch break, Yuan Ning thought of pickled fruits, and took the keys to see how they were doing now.Yuan Ning walked into the room where the pickles were used to take a look, and found that the pickles looked ready to eat!

Could it be that there is spring water, so there is no need to marinate for 20 days?Yuan Ning hesitated for a moment, opened one of the small jars, took out a fruit, took a bite, and widened his eyes slightly.tasty!Compared with fresh fruit, its crunchy taste has not changed, but after pickling, all the sweetness hidden in the fruit has been hooked out, but the sweetness is not greasy, but a wonderful sweetness, every taste bud is touched by it Seduced so hungry.After swallowing it, the pores on the body instantly opened, the fatigue and sleepiness along the way disappeared without a trace, and the whole person became relaxed!

Even the big brother who doesn't like sweets will not be able to resist such fruits!

Yuan Ning made some for Zhaofu and Xiaohei who came to the ranch, and put the rest on a plate, and took it out to entertain guests.After Song Xingchen and Hao Xiaolan tasted it, their eyes lit up: "Is this a new product that the ranch will sell?"

Yuan Ning said: "We don't sell it ourselves." Yuan Ning trusted Mr. Lian, "I signed a contract with Mr. Lian's Shuiyunjian, and put it in Shuiyunjian for consignment."

Song Xingchen had heard of Shuiyunjian, so he couldn't help guessing the price: "1000 yuan for a piece?"

Yuan Ning was taken aback: "One can sell for 1000 yuan?"

Song Xingchen glanced at him: "Of course one serving cannot be a can, generally speaking, it is three!" This is the price of Shuiyunjian fruit.

Yuan Ning: "..."

Three fruits for 1000 yuan? !

Such a sky-high price surprised Yuan Ning for a long time.

But the next morning, something even more surprising happened to Yuan Ning.