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The next day, a new gardener came to the Zhang family.The tail of spring has disappeared, and the breath of summer is getting stronger and stronger. The flowers and trees in the garden need to be pruned or replaced. The garden art brought two of his apprentices to make a preliminary assessment.

Yuan Ning was very curious. After getting permission, he ran to the garden and followed the gardener all over the garden.Zhang’s garden is very large, and the places without flowers are covered with green grass. Their waists are the thinnest, and they learn to bend when the wind blows.

Yuan Ning saw that Xiaocao was bending very hard, so he couldn't help asking curiously: "Why are you bending so low!"

Xiaocao said: "Because I don't want to be cut short. As soon as the lawnmower came over, I bent down close to the ground!" It stood up proudly, "Look, I am so long! I am taller than other grasses!" long!"

Click.

An apprentice came up with scissors and cut back the extra tall grass.The apprentice was only sixteen or seventeen years old, his skin was tanned, but his teeth were very white.The apprentice grinned at him: "Although there is a lawnmower, it still has to be mended manually."

Seeing that little grass bent down and crying, and didn't want to talk to him anymore, Yuan Ning couldn't help asking: "Will they hurt?"

The apprentice smiled.Sure enough, he was a child, and the questions he asked were so innocent.He said, "No, they are different from us, and they don't hurt. You have to cut them neatly to look good. If you let them grow, they will grow in a mess."

Yuan Ning was thoughtful.

The apprentice continued to mend the leak.

At this time Zhang Xiuwen came back from the outside, saw Yuan Ning squatting there thinking hard, went over and patted his shoulder, said with a smile: "Ning Ning, what are you doing here?"

Yuan Ning said: "The big brother said that the grass must be neatly trimmed to look good."

Zhang Xiuwen was taken aback.

Yuan Ning looked at Zhang Xiuwen with dark eyes.Everyone praised the third brother for being smart and able to learn everything quickly. The eldest brother also said that he could ask the third brother if there was anything he didn't understand.He asked in a low voice, "Is it the same for children?"

You have to be obedient and obedient to be likable.

Does everything they try to achieve seem like nonsense in the eyes of adults?

Zhang Xiuwen looked at Yuan Ning fixedly.He vaguely understood the reason why his elder brother liked Yuan Ning better.This child is too smart and too sensitive, and he will firmly remember a casual word from others in his heart.

Zhang Xiuwen said: "Of course people are different from grass." After he finished speaking dryly, he found himself at a loss for words for the first time.

Is it really different?

Wasn't he just following Zhang Xiuyan's request carefully, not daring to stop for a moment, for fear that he would not be able to satisfy everyone.

In fact, how can it be possible to satisfy everyone?

Yuan Ning couldn't wait for Zhang Xiuwen's next words, and saw that Zhang Xiuwen's face was not right, so he didn't dare to speak anymore.Fortunately, another old grass tree spoke at this time: "Little baby, you don't have to feel sad for it. When the wind blows, it will immediately regain its energy. It's actually pretty good here, and no one comes here in the wild." Prune us. The outside world is very cruel, we have to fight for the sun and moisture, how can we grow up healthy and healthy like now - this is what a seed floating in the distance told me, it said It really envies us and wants to take root on our side."

"Is that so?" Yuan Ning listened intently.

"That's how it is." The elder Xiaocao said, "You have to survive first, and then you can think about other things!"

"Even if I was born in the wild, I can live a good life!" The weeping grass argued unconvinced.

"But we can't do it." The old grass retorted. "We can't grow in the wild, just like seeds from outside can't grow here. Our roots are not deep enough to grab water; our leaves don't grow enough. It is tall and cannot catch the sun—so this is our home, and regular pruning every year can make us grow better and allow more of our companions to survive."

"Then why don't you make the roots deeper and the leaves grow taller?" said the young grass with its neck stalked.

The older Xiaocao could only look at it quietly, sighed, and said nothing.

"Because it can't be done." Yuan Ning secretly thought.

The world is so big, even if he studied it seriously, he could only see a hazy corner of it.Such a small corner has already made it difficult for him to resist. If he is asked to face such a big world alone, he will definitely not be able to do it.

Yuan Ning said, "Because we are still young."

Zhang Xiuwen also came back to his senses and looked at Yuan Ning.

Yuan Ning said: "When you grow up, it will definitely be different. When you are young, everyone has to go to school, use the same textbooks, and take the same classes, but when you grow up, everyone does things differently. You can become a lawyer. , you can be a policeman, a teacher, a doctor, or a gardener." He counted the occupations he knew with his fingers, looked up at Zhang Xiuwen, "Third brother, is that right?"

Zhang Xiuwen said: "It's like this, it will be different when you grow up." Although Zhang Xiuwen said this in his mouth, Zhang Xiuwen still felt a shadow shrouded in front of his eyes.

Yuan Ning has never seen the world "after growing up", but he has.Will it be different when you grow up?Among adults, there are also those who are mediocre and drift with the crowd, and there are also those who are poor and do not eat three meals a day.

Zhang Xiuwen was silent for a while, and couldn't help adding: "The premise is that you work hard enough."

Yuan Ning nodded vigorously: "I will work hard!"

Zhang Xiuwen looked into his bright eyes, and his mood brightened inexplicably.He let out a "hmm", reached out and rubbed Yuan Ning's small head, and said firmly, "I will too."

"Zhang Xiuwen." Zhang Xiuyan's stern voice came from not far away.

Yuan Ning and Zhang Xiuwen looked at it together, their hearts shrank.

Big brother doesn't look very good!

"Yuan Ning." Zhang Xiuyan never favored one another when calling names.

Yuan Ning ran over obediently, waiting for Zhang Xiuyan to speak.

Yuan Ning's posture was so full that Zhang Xiuyan almost forgot what he was going to say.Zhang Xiuyan turned to Zhang Xiuwen: "The result came out?"

Zhang Xiuwen felt sore in his heart, nodded and said, "It's out." It turned out that the matter could be resolved so easily.Power and status are really good things. Of course, money is also a good thing.

Zhang Xiuyan said: "Then hurry up and make up for the things that have been left behind in the past two days."

Zhang Xiuwen hurried away.

Yuan Ning anxiously waited for Zhang Xiuyan to speak.

Zhang Xiuyan reached out and touched his head.

Yuan Ning was taken aback.

Zhang Xiu said solemnly: "The sun is so big, your head is getting hot." He glanced at Yuan Ning, "I'm not smart at all, so don't be fooled by the sun."

Yuan Ning: "..."

Big brother really dislikes him for being stupid_(:з」∠)_

Yuan Ning couldn't help arguing: "The teacher said that more sunlight will grow taller!"

Zhang Xiuyan turned and entered the room.

Yuan Ning trotted to keep up.

Zhang Xiuyan felt inexplicably better when he heard the sound of footsteps.He slowed down a little and went upstairs, listening to the sound of Yuan Ning stepping up the stairs step by step, and the corner of his eye fell on Yuan Ning.

This child is good-looking and has a soft temper, so he can't be fooled by others.Zhang Xiuyan thought of this, and ordered with a serious face: "Bring the books to be studied today to my room." Meng Zhao still can't come today.

Yuan Ning immediately ran back to the room to get the book.

Mr. Zhang happened to be going out, and when he saw Zhang Xiuyan watching Yuan Ning enter the house, he couldn't help but take another look.

Zhang Xiuyan shouted: "Father."

Mr. Zhang said, "Aren't you going out this weekend?"

Zhang Xiuyan looked at his watch and replied calmly: "It's still early."

Mr. Zhang nodded, turned and left.

Only then did Yuan Ning come out of the room holding books, pens and paper.

Zhang Xiuyan squinted at him: "Just now you hid behind the door?"

Yuan Ning hurriedly shook his head: "No!" He followed Zhang Xiuyan into the room with his short legs, and couldn't help sneaking a glance at Zhang Xiuyan's profile.

Eldest brother and father are really similar, with the same temper and look, but compared to father, elder brother is kinder.Yuan Ning couldn't help reaching out and touching his head again.Big brother will touch his head!I touched it twice!

Yuan Ning pulled over the tall chair with all his strength, climbed up and sat down, and read the book he had brought beside Zhang Xiuyan.He read a short story without even guessing, and looked up all the words he didn't know in the dictionary, and then marked out the words he didn't understand and asked Zhang Xiuyan next to him.

Zhang Xiuyan stared at the approaching little head, and smelled the faint scent of soap on Yuan Ning's body.Yuan Ning never needed other people to worry about her, and she consciously took care of herself every day. Even Aunt Shen said that she had never seen such an obedient child.

Zhang Xiuyan reached out and hugged Yuan Ning to his lap.

Yuan Ning was taken aback.

The eldest brother looks cold, but his body is not cold at all, and he is also warm.

Yuan Ning's little butt moved, feeling a little uncomfortable, but he dared not say that he wanted to go to the ground.No one in the family dares to disobey the elder brother's will!

Zhang Xiuyan said, "You're too short." He explained the reason for his actions with a natural expression, "It's convenient for me to tell you."

Yuan Ning: "..._(:з"∠)_"

Zhang Xiuyan carefully explained the meaning of the story to Yuan Ning, no matter how childish and cute the story was told by him, there was an indescribable seriousness.Yuan Ning didn't feel that there was anything wrong, but felt that what the elder brother said was very reasonable, so he carefully wrote down what Zhang Xiuyan said.

Zhang Xiuyan put Yuan Ning back on the chair and asked Yuan Ning to practice two pages of calligraphy, while he went to supervise Zhang Xiuwen.

Zhang Xiuwen naturally completed the task on time and according to the quantity.

Zhang Xiuyan nodded, and was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhang Xiuwen.

Zhang Xiuwen said: "Brother, Ningning is very sensitive."

Zhang Xiuyan glanced at him.

Zhang Xiuwen told Zhang Xiuyan what Yuan Ning said on the lawn just now.

Zhang Xiuyan still had no expression on his face: "So?"

Zhang Xiuwen was dumb.yeah, so what?Tell Zhang Xiuyan not to ask Yuan Ning like he asked himself?Tell Zhang Xiuyan not to educate Yuan Ning like he educated himself?

Zhang Xiuyan returned to his room expressionlessly, looking at Yuan Ning who was obediently practicing calligraphy.

Neatly trimmed?

When had he fiddled with scissors in front of this little stammer?

With this little stuttering and soft personality, why don't you cry before scolding?

Zhang Xiuyan said, "I'm going out to meet friends later."

Yuan Ning realized that Zhang Xiuyan was talking to him, so he put down his pen and looked at Zhang Xiuyan obediently.

"I'm going to swim at a friend's house," Zhang Xiuyan looked at Yuan Ning, "Do you want to go?"

"I, I can't swim..." Yuan Ning said.

"You can learn if you don't know how to do it," Zhang Xiuyan tried to make his tone more patient, but it still sounded firm, "Do you want to go?"

Yuan Ning's eyes brightened: "I want to go!"

The author has something to say:

Big brother: How can that be reasonable? When did I ever scold you!

Ning Ning: I seem to have scolded_(:з」∠)_