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The weather in autumn is dry, which is a good season to eat pears. The pears Yuan Ning picked are big and good. After peeling, they are snow white, crisp and juicy.Needless to say, the lotus root was bought by Yuan Ning on purpose.When the pear juice and lotus root juice are mixed together, it turns into a warm pink and white color, which makes the mouth salivate just by looking at it.

Yuan Ning said: "Brother, it's just autumn pear and white lotus root juice. In the past, there was a pear tree in the village, and a lot of lotus root was planted in the pond. In autumn, I was prone to illness, and my throat was dry and sore. My mother went to ask someone for some. , Squeeze the juice for me with white gauze, put it on the stove and heat it up, and you can drink it soon." He stuffed the cup into Zhang Xiuyan's hand, "Drink it in autumn, the throat will not be dry, and the throat will not be dry. It will get better soon. Once my father yelled in class and broke his throat, I did it for him too!"

Zhang Xiuyan held the cup and looked into Yuan Ning's bright eyes.Maybe it was because he inadvertently expressed his disapproval of Yuan Ning's parents' choice, and Yuan Ning would talk to him about the past from time to time.Children's memories are not clear, and they only pop up when they encounter certain things.

Zhang Xiuyan took a sip of the warm white autumn pear and white lotus root juice in front of Yuan Ning, and felt the moist feeling slip from his mouth into his throat, smoothing the dry throat, and there was no more Dryness, not to mention the pain that has been gnawing at him for the past few days.

Zhang Xiuyan said: "It's delicious."

Yuan Ning knew Zhang Xiuyan's temperament, Zhang Xiuyan said "it's delicious" that means "it's delicious"!Yuan Ning said: "As long as the eldest brother likes it! I put some in the refrigerator and warm them up when my father and the others come back. Autumn is here, and everyone's throats are very dry!"

Isn't it just for him?Zhang Xiuyan held the cup, feeling a little unexplained unhappiness in his heart.This kind of unhappiness is fleeting, Zhang Xiuyan has no time to delve into it, and just thinks it is an inexplicable illusion.Zhang Xiuyan affirmed Yuan Ning's good idea: "Recently, my father is in charge of the pilot project work, and he has to repeatedly explain things to many people every day. It is really time to improve his throat."

Yuan Ning nodded.He waited for Zhang Xiuyan to finish drinking, took the cup down and washed it clean.Seeing Yuan Ning rushing in and out, Aunt Shen laughed: "Ning Ning, why do you run in and out every day and can't sit still for a second?"

"No!" Yuan Ning didn't go out either, and helped Aunt Shen in the kitchen.After dinner was ready, Mr. Zhang and Ms. Xue also arrived home.The children all went to boarding school. Ms. Xue signed up for a pastry class and decided to improve her baking skills. Mr. Zhang stopped by to pick her up after get off work.

Yuan Ning brought the dishes to the table with Aunt Shen, saw Ms. Xue's young face full of smiles, and admired Mr. Zhang.When she first arrived at Zhang's house, Yuan Ning always felt that Mr. Zhang, who always had a straight face, was a little scary. He also felt that Mr. Zhang was always busy and could not take care of his family.It was later discovered that Mr. Zhang is indeed the pillar of the family, and they don't have to be afraid of Mr. Zhang even if there is a big storm.

It is precisely because of Mr. Zhang that Ms. Xue can have such a happy smile, right?Yuan Ning was a little confused.If he also has his own family in the future, can he do as well as Mr. Zhang?Taking responsibility for the well-being of another person—or even your entire family—is hard just to think about.

Zhang Xiuling and Zhang Xiuwen had something to do, so they didn't come back today, and they won't be home until tomorrow morning.Yuan Ning washed his hands and sat down, still next to Zhang Xiuyan.Zhang Xiuyan adhered to the good tradition of eating and sleeping without talking, and settled his dinner in silence.Ms. Xue didn't care about this, and kept asking about Yuan Ning's situation.

Yuan Ning naturally reported the good news but not the bad news, picking out all the happy things and telling Ms. Xue.Zhang Xiuyan was listening, and looked at Yuan Ning from time to time, as if he wanted to see if Yuan Ning was really that happy.

After reassuring Ms. Xue, Yuan Ning went to heat up the autumn pear and white lotus root juice, and each of them shared a cup and brought it out.

As soon as Yuan Ning walked out of the kitchen, he heard the sound of the door opening.Yuan Ning looked up and saw Zhang Xiuming pushing Simon Pullman's wheelchair in with a smile on his face. The wheelchair made a slight sound as it rubbed against the ground, which disappointed Yuan Ning.Isn't Simon Pullman's leg okay?

Yuan Ning shouted: "Uncle Simon! Fourth brother!"

Zhang Xiuming turned his head and closed the door.Simon Pullman smiled at Yuan Ning. He lost the indifference and hostility of the past, as if he was several years younger—he was already very young, only in his twenties.Simon Pullman looked at Yuan Ning with very gentle eyes. After realizing the disappointment in Yuan Ning's eyes, Simon Pullman supported the wheelchair with both hands, stretched his feet forward, and supported it on the ground.Then Simon Pullman's body left the wheelchair - Simon Pullman stood up!

Really stood up!

Simon Pullman's hand even left the armrest of his wheelchair.He stood there steadily, with a straight back, years of disability did not weigh down his shoulders, nor did he look stooped, and the natural physical advantages of Westerners were fully reflected in him.Really tall!

Yuan Ning found that he had to look up to meet Simon Pullman's eyes.Those eyes that were always sharp are now full of gratitude and joy, and Yuan Ning has already known everything before he could say a word.

Simon Pullman's legs are back!

"Congratulations to Uncle Simon!" Yuan Ning said happily.

Zhang Xiuming put the wheelchair away and said to Yuan Ning, "He's a weird person. He's already healed, but he keeps asking me to push him away. It took me so long to take him back."

Simon Pullman is no longer stingy with words now: "If it is too early to let them know that I have recovered, some things will not be so easy to do."

Zhang Xiuming pulled Yuan Ning and ran to the dining room.Mr. Zhang and the others were a little surprised when they saw Zhang Xiuming. When they saw Simon Pullman walking in by himself, they were more than just surprised.

Mr. Zhang is the calmest. Like Yuan Ning, he congratulates Simon Pullman: "Congratulations." what you want to do.

"I think you are right," Simon Pullman looked at Yuan Ning, "Ning is everyone's lucky star."

Yuan Ning was a little shy: "I didn't do anything."

"It's like the sun," says Simon Pullman, "it doesn't look like it's doing anything but the earth going around it - but it's always glowing and glowing, and everything depends on it."

Zhang Xiuming hugged Yuan Ning: "Our Ning Ning is a little sun!"

Yuan Ning was hugged tightly by Zhang Xiuming, a little out of breath.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiuyan sullenly lifted Zhang Xiuming away, and rescued Yuan Ning from Zhang Xiuming's arms.

Unable to hug the warm and soft Yuan Ning, Zhang Xiuming could only sit down with Simon Pullman.Yuan Ning shared two cups of autumn pear and white lotus root juice with Simon Pullman and Zhang Xiuming. After freezing for a while, the taste was not as good as when it was just squeezed out, but the first mouthful also soothed Zhang Xiuming's fatigue from the half-day flight.

Simon Pullman stayed in China for two days. On the day Yuan Ning returned to school, he also went back to St. Lorenzo.

Zhang Xiuming also followed.

Zhang Xiuming was the only one left in the Zhang family to go to elementary school, and he usually went to school alone. After discussing with Mr. Zhang, Simon Pullman decided to take Zhang Xiuming with him, and he would consider where to go to junior high school and high school in the future.

After the military training is the official start of school.The three of Yuan Ning have all studied junior high school courses by themselves, and it is very easy to listen to the lessons.Even Hao Xiaolan, who was relatively low in grades, was relieved when the class stopped for a day.The content of junior high school is not too difficult!

Don't worry about your studies, the three of Yuan Ning naturally discussed joining the student union.Both Du Xiaojie and Zhou Yulin expressed their lack of interest, so Yuan Ning did not invite them to join him. He, Song Xingchen and Hao Xiaolan did some research together, and found that the student union of Huazhong University was basically copied from Huazhong University.The school's student union is the general meeting, which is divided into three branches, the first, second, and third.Both the headquarter and the branch are roommates in the Discipline Department, Culture and Sports Department, Practice Department, and Propaganda Department. Song Xingchen and Hao Xiaolan both fall in love with the Culture and Sports Department, but Yuan Ning is more interested in the Practice Department.

The practice department is responsible for various practical activities, such as afforestation, condolences to the elderly, environmental protection, and organizing work-study programs for poor students, etc. Yuan Ning thinks these things are very meaningful.When Yuan Ning shared her thoughts, Hao Xiaolan was also shaken. Under the influence of Teacher Qi, she was also very interested in these public welfare activities!

"It's more convenient for you to be in the same department as me," Song Xingchen said, "We can go home together on weekends. It doesn't mean that if you join this department, you can't participate in activities organized by another department. You can participate in the same way."

Hao Xiaolan thought about it, it was the reason, and nodded in agreement.

The three of them filled out their resumes together and went to the recruiting site.The first-level student union set up four recruiting booths, all of which were overcrowded. It seems that being a "managerial class" is still very attractive to freshmen who have just been promoted from elementary school.The three of Yuan Ning were about to hand in their resumes when they saw the senior brother who had a grudge against them again.He seems to be in charge of recruiting new jobs this year.

Seeing the three of Yuan Ning, the senior brother stood in front of them with a smirk: "Too many people today, we no longer accept resumes, you can come back another day."

"Are you still recruiting another day?" Yuan Ning was surprised.

"No," said the brother, "so you have no chance."

Yuan Ning and Song Xingchen looked at each other, knowing that this senior brother was a broken pot, and they were completely not prepared to "settle down" with them.Cai Yuankai's father is the director of the Education Department, and he is a very powerful figure in education.This senior brother obviously made up his mind to hug Cai Yuankai's thigh tightly, right?Compared to those who are destined to be impossible to please again, it is better to cater to Cai Yuankai more!

It's only junior high school, and it's already like this!

Song Xingchen glanced at the bustling recruiting booth and frowned.These guys are really too much, if they keep ignoring them, these guys might think they are easy to bully-so they keep bullying.Song Xingchen knew his father's temper, his father would definitely not stand up for such a trivial matter, and Yuan Ning was not someone who would go home to rescue soldiers - what should we do?

Just thinking about it, several second and third grade students walked to the recruiting site.Seeing the three of Yuan Ning, one of the senior students' eyes lit up, and his eyes burst into light: "I found it! Ning Ning, do you remember me? We met last time in the orphanage!"

Yuan Ning was stunned for a moment, and looked carefully. This man had a full forehead, jet-black hair, sword eyebrows and star eyes. He was a very cheerful person at first glance.Yuan Ning recognized it. This was the student representative who visited the children in the orphanage last time. His surname was You. He was an art student. After seeing the murals on the outer wall of the orphanage, he was very excited and led him to discuss it for a long time.Yuan Ning shouted obediently: "Brother You!"

Brother You happily responded, saw the resumes in their hands, turned around and said to his companions, "They haven't had time to hand in their resumes yet! Let's grab them back and talk about it." Others don't know, but he knows , the three of Yuan Ning are not only good at studying, but also versatile-what's more rare is that they have rich practical experience and first-class sponsorship skills. If they join, you don't have to worry about anything!

They came here to rob people this time.

Brother You first offered an olive branch to Yuan Ning: "Ning Ning, I think you are very suitable to join our practice department!"

People from other departments came to their senses, and recruited Yuan Ning and the other three, not to be outdone, trying to get them to their own department——

They all already knew how strong Yuan Ning and the others were in handling affairs, as long as they were dug out, it would be equivalent to adding a strong general to the department!

The senior brother who prevented Yuan Ning and the others from joining the super student union just now was dumbfounded.Just three new students!They have been working as grade-level students for more than a year, and they have to pass the assessment if they want to enter the student union!He has been unable to get into the student union of the school, but there are several departments vying to recruit new students?

This is impossible!

It doesn't matter if the others don't want to believe it, but the three of Yuan Ning successfully joined the school's student union and became "school-level cadres".Song Xingchen and Hao Xiaolan were taken to the Culture and Sports Department, while Yuan Ning followed Senior Brother You to the Practice Department.

The High School Affiliated to Huada advocates self-management by students, so four offices are specially allocated for the use of the school's student union.When Yuan Ning walked into the office of the practice department, he noticed a boy sitting at his desk in a corner and writing something.The boy's clothes are quite old, and the collar is slightly white from washing, and it looks like it has become caked and hardened.Of course, this is not the reason why Yuan Ning noticed him.

Yuan Ning noticed this boy because there were some black threads wrapped around his body.Perhaps because of the six months of concentration on studying and volunteering, Yuan Ning has not seen these black silk threads representing misfortune and suffering for a long time.

Brother You noticed that Yuan Ning's eyes were on the boy, strode forward, and patted the boy's shoulder with a palm: "Ding Zi! Are you staying here alone to work again?"

The boy seemed to be fascinated just now, he was so frightened by Senior Brother You, his whole body trembled.He looked up and saw that it was Senior Brother You, and then he recovered from his trance and shouted, "Brother You, are you back?"

"What's going on?" Senior Brother You noticed that "Ding Zi" was not in the right state, and asked with concern, "Didn't sleep well last night? You can't do this, don't think about studying and busy with the department all day long, you have to pay attention to rest." .”

Ding Zi nodded.

Brother You brought Yuan Ning in front of Ding Zi: "I found a good helper for you, so you don't have to trouble yourself so much in the future. I remembered that the funds for afforestation activities have to go through the hands of that fake gentle man. Embarrassing you? That fake elegance is too much!"

Ding Zi shook his head hastily: "No, no."

Brother You has always been careless, and when Ding Zi denied it, he stopped talking about it, but introduced to Yuan Ning: "This is you, Senior Brother Ding, although he is not very talkative, in fact he does a lot of things in the practice department. "

Ding Zi smiled shyly, and when he saw Yuan Ning's childish, pink and tender face, he froze for a moment, and his eyebrows gathered together unconsciously.Yuan Ning's looks really stand out. If he grows up a bit, he might recruit more people—no, even if he doesn't grow up, he might recruit people.Ding Zi couldn't help but feel a little more sad between his brows.He said: "Since we met in the orphanage last time, your Senior Brother You has often mentioned you."

"It's not often." Brother You scratched the back of his head, "I just think Ningning is very capable, much better than me."

Yuan Ning was about to speak when he suddenly heard a "meow", and a gray cat jumped onto the window sill of the practice department.Its fur is mainly white with only a few spots of yellow.Although it came in from the outside, it didn't look dirty at all. It was as clean as if someone had carefully bathed it.It had a pair of gray-blue eyes. It stared at Yuan Ning for a while, then "meowed" again, and lay there motionless.

Ding Zi frowned slightly when he saw the cat, and said to Yuan Ning, "This is Xiao Hua, a famous cat in our school. It often sits outside the window and attends classes with us."

"I also have a cat at home, called Xiao Hei!" When mentioning Xiao Hei and the others, Yuan Ning's eyes lit up, "Xiao Hei used to like to attend classes too! If Xiao Hei also came, maybe they could be friends! "

Huamao looked up at Yuan Ning, as if attracted by Yuan Ning's words.

Ding Zi looked into Yuan Ning's bright eyes, and there was a trace of worry in his eyes.He went up to pat the cat's furry back, and said to Yuan Ning, "There's no one here at this time, and there's nothing to see in an empty office. Why don't you go back, classmate Yuan Ning, and come back when we have a meeting tomorrow?"

Senior Brother You said: "That's right, Ningning, please give your resume to Ding Zi, and then fill out an information form or something, and we can go to the cafeteria for dinner." He hooked Ding Zi's shoulder, "Ding Zi, don't be too busy, let's have dinner together go!"

Ding Zi was obviously very uncomfortable when he was touched by Senior Brother You, he broke free from Senior Brother You's arm, and his face was faintly pale, but he couldn't tell if he didn't look carefully.He said: "I still have something to do, I'll eat later." He took out the information sheet and said, "Let's go first!"

Brother You seemed to be used to Ding Zi's refusal and didn't care. He watched Yuan Ning finish filling out the form and led Yuan Ning out.Brother You couldn't stop talking: "Did you eat in our school cafeteria during this time? Do you want to try something new?"

Yuan Ning was puzzled: "What's new?"

"Let's go to the cafeteria at Huada!" Senior Brother You was triumphant, "I went back and found that our school's meal tickets are the same as those over there. We can go there and try something new!"

Yuan Ning couldn't refuse Senior Brother You, so he and Senior Brother You sneaked into Huazhong University, which was only across the street from the junior high school and high school.The first street of Huada High School is big enough, and Huazhong University is even bigger than it. According to Brother You, there are five cafeterias alone, and each has a different taste!Holding the meal ticket in hand, Yuan Ning wandered around the windows with Senior Brother You, and picked out dinner in a short while.

Surrounded by college students, Yuan Ning felt very fresh, and even the food in the cafeteria seemed to be extraordinarily delicious.With a full stomach, he walked out of the cafeteria with Senior Brother You.Just as he was about to walk back, Yuan Ning felt a tremor in his right index finger, as if being lightly nibbled by a fish.

Yuan Ning looked in the direction pointed by Yu'er, and found a red-earth building, as high as three floors, and the body of the building was very large, with three large characters supported by an iron frame in the middle: library!

Is there something in here that attracts fish?Yuan Ning paused slightly, and said to Brother You: "Brother, I want to visit the library here, why don't you go back first?"

"I'm going back to practice, or I can go with you," Senior Brother You said regretfully, "Then do you remember to rush back before evening practice?"

"No problem!" Yuan Ning agreed without hesitation.

After the two parted, Yuan Ning walked towards Huada Library under the guidance of Yu'er.Walking inside, a faint scent of books entered Yuan Ning's nostrils.The library is open to the outside world, and Yuan Ning can enter without a library card.Following the guidance of the fish, he shuttled among the bookshelves, and was submerged by the boundless ocean of books in a short while.

Is there any book here that Yuer wants him to read?Paying attention to the changes of his index finger, Yuan Ning gradually slowed down, and finally stopped in front of a row of ancient books.He took out one of the books and sat down at the table by the window.The book he took out was thread-bound, the cover had turned yellow, and even had a few bites from silverfish, making it look very dilapidated.Yuan Ning opened the book carefully, and was stunned.

The first page of the book is the jade pendant with fish playing with spring eyes.This book is a legendary story about a scholar who rescued a fish. In his dream, a spring suddenly appeared. Instead of studying, he sold his house and land, and prepared to search all over the world to find that sweet spring water.

This book records a lot of absurd content, most of which are what the scholar saw and heard during his search. For example, there are a group of crows who can speak stereotyped essays better than him on the streets of the capital. What they do every day is to stand on the plane tree Discussing on the Internet which candidate wrote a good article and which candidate wrote a bullshit.

The scholar gradually realized that what he had heard was true, he accomplished many things by doing so, and finally became sworn brothers with the emperor.The scholar was tainted with dragon spirit and became a nobleman. He helped many people in his life, and he cultivated great good fortune.The spring eye and the fish he had saved were also bound by his fate, turned into a jade pendant and became his family heirloom.

Although the book was written in ancient Chinese, Yuan Ning didn't have much trouble reading it.After reading the contents of the book, Yuan Ning understood why Yu'er asked him to read the book.It turns out that this is how Yupei came from!So is the scholar in the book an ancestor of his mother?Yuan Ning remembered that her mother said that she was separated from her family when she was very young, and was adopted by her adoptive father's family. In order to return to her hometown in the south with her father to support education, her adoptive father's family was so angry that they severed ties with her.

Yuan Ning was young at that time, so he couldn't remember many things clearly, and his mother would not tell others about these things—so he didn't even know who his mother's adoptive father was, let alone her mother's real relatives.Are they all still alive?Will they suddenly think of their mother and want to find their mother?Thinking of Mr. Zhang and the others spending so much time and energy looking for Zhang Xiuming, Yuan Ning's heart skipped a beat.

Would they be sad if they knew that their mother was gone?

If they will be sad, it is better to let them think that mother and father are still in their hometown, living a poor but fulfilling life.Yuan Ning closed the book and was about to put it back on the bookshelf, but found that it suddenly disappeared from his hands—like a puff of smoke, it fluttered a few times before disappearing.

Yuan Ning was stunned for a moment.Did that book go to the spring too?Could it be that Yu'er wants to keep that book?

Yuan Ning looked at the empty palm, feeling a little ashamed.But in this kind of place, it was impossible for him to concentrate on going to the spring to ask what was going on with the fish, so he could only leave the library feeling apprehensive.If Yu'er really wants it, he can make a copy and put it back in the library!

When Yuan Ning left Huazhong University, he found that it was still early, and there was still more than half an hour before the evening repair.His heart settled down, and he slipped back to Huada High School.Just as he was about to go back to the teaching building, Yuan Ning suddenly heard another long and thin "meow", it was the voice of the cat!

Yuan Ning took a closer look, and saw that the cat had jumped in front of him, blocking his way.

Those gray-blue eyes looked at him steadily, as if they had something to say to him.