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The final exams are over and the winter vacation begins.

Yuan Bo called again. Hearing that Yuan Ning wanted to come back to have a look, he scolded Yuan Ning cruelly and told him to study hard during the vacation, otherwise he would not be able to see each other if he didn't pass the university entrance exam.

After hanging up the phone, Yuan Bo pedaled the small tricycle to collect scraps. The scrap station had accumulated a lot of old books. Yuan Bo collected a set of textbooks for primary and secondary schools. The teacher knows the situation of Yuan Bo's family and likes this motivated child very much.

Yuan Guang was still young, and he was terrified last time. He always liked to hide by himself. Yuan Bo was afraid that he would look like this cowardly in the future, so he took him back to his hometown when he had time.Although the town is small and dilapidated, it is much better than the village full of garbage and defecation. It’s winter, and the villagers have nothing to do. They usually gather on the stone flat to play cards, with Laoshan smoke in their hands, and smile. Grinning yellow teeth.

Looking at the scene in his memory, Yuan Guang was inexplicably repulsed. He held Yuan Bo's hand tightly and followed Yuan Bo forward.

After a while, they walked to the original home.

The place has changed. The charming widow has become more and more aggressive after marrying the second uncle of the Yuan family as she wished. She has gained twenty catties after giving birth, and she is standing at the door with her hips crossed and cursing.The second uncle of the Yuan family came back in a hurry, and begged the widow for money with a shy face, but the widow scolded him fiercely.

The second uncle of the Yuan family was jealous of gambling, and seeing that he was running out of money, he raised his hand and slapped the widow.The widow was also angry, and reached out to slap the second uncle of the Yuan family, and the two wrestled together in front of the gate.

Yuan Bo led Yuan Guang around, walked through most of the village, and walked back to the ancestral house.The parents of several children were gathered around the gate, saying that the eldest brother of the Yuan family was bullying others, and they wanted to come to ask for an explanation.Grandma Yuan stood at the gate, with her hips on her hips, and cursed: "What can I say, my grandson is capable of bullying your children!"

The big hall brother hid behind Grandma Yuan and grimaced viciously at the parents who came to ask for an explanation, without feeling ashamed at all.

Of course he is not ashamed, Grandma Yuan has said so, how can he be expected to be ashamed.

Yuan Bo took Yuan Guang's hand and walked out of the village step by step on the muddy road.He said, "Xiaoguang, do you want to live in this kind of place?"

Yuan Guang hurriedly shook his head: "I don't want to."

Yuan Bo said: "Even people as good as my third uncle and third aunt can't save such a ghostly place, let alone us. If we want to be successful in the future, we don't have to come back to fight for those three or two acres of land." He looked firmly at the place. The road ahead, "The outside world is big, Xiaoguang, we will be upright people in the future, not like that gambling bastard, and not like that blind old woman."

"Bastard!" Yuan Guang scolded, "Old woman!"

"Yes, Xiaoguang is the bravest with such an aura." Yuan Bo sniffed and looked back at the village where he had lived for more than six years.Maybe one day he'll come back to help it like his uncle and aunt, but for now, he's glad to be out of this place, to be free of that scum.

The two children held hands and walked along the mountain road one turn after another.

Snow fell from the gray sky.

"Snowing!"

The sound of joy spread in Zhang's house.

It was cloudy early in the morning, so Zhang Xiuyan led Yuan Ning to go for a morning jog.Looking at the gray cumulus clouds, Zhang Xiuyan told Yuan Ning that it might snow today.As a result, before breakfast was finished, Zhang Xiuling cried out in surprise.Children love snow. Even though it is very cold, it will be fun when there is more snow.

The three children ate breakfast in a hurry.Zhang Xiuling ran out first, followed by Zhang Xiuwen.Yuan Ning glanced at Zhang Xiuyan, and found that Zhang Xiuyan didn't seem to be angry, so he put down his job and said, "I'm full." After speaking, he immediately stepped on his short legs and ran outside with Zhang Xiuling and Zhang Xiuwen.

Zhang Xiuling was wearing a short jacket and a long red skirt, happily circling in the light snow, while Zhang Xiuwen stood aside, as if she was a loyal audience of her.Yuan Ning ran to Zhang Xiuwen's side, and when Zhang Xiuling had finished turning around, he immediately applauded warmly with Zhang Xiuwen.

Zhang Xiuling said: "Next, Zhang Xiuwen will perform the sword dance in the snow!"

Zhang Xiuwen was very face-saving, so he found a branch in a dignified manner, and performed it hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo.

Ms. Xue stood by the French window and watched them play.

Zhang Xiuyan also stood beside Ms. Xue.

Ms. Xue said, "Why don't you hang out together?"

Zhang Xiuyan remained silent.He is their eldest brother, if he plays with them, his majesty will be completely gone!

"It's obvious that I had a lot of fun with Ningning at the ranch." Ms. Xue glanced at Zhang Xiuyan, her tone full of intentions, "It's the same as before when you come back. Why don't you take Ningning to play at the ranch again Play?"

"I planned to go." Zhang Xiuyan is a person who keeps his word.Yuan Ning did so well in the final exam, he originally planned to take Yuan Ning back to Nanguang, but Yuan Bo called to dispel Yuan Ning's idea of ​​going back, so he naturally wanted to give Yuan Ning another reward.He looked at the three of Yuan Ning, "I will bring Zhang Xiuwen and Zhang Xiuling with me then. Mom, do you want to go together?"

Ms. Xue hesitated: "With so many people passing by, will it be too much trouble for Mr. Xie?"

Zhang Xiuyan said, "No."

Mr. Xie got his proposal and immediately called a few students who were still active in the industry to discuss it.Seeing that he finally contacted people in the industry again, his friends also came to see him.After knowing his idea, everyone agreed with it, and offered to participate one after another.

So the "Huaxia Music Fund" was established, which is managed and operated by Mr. Xie and several students. Every year, people are sent to watch the youth music competitions in various places, and the good seedlings that appear in it are subsidized or rewarded.

The cost of learning music in the early stage is very huge, and it is very difficult to get ahead. The significance of this fund is not only in financial support, but also in "resources"-Mr. Xie knows all the top people in the industry!After falling into their eyes, do you still worry about the difficult road ahead?

For a while, some felt that their opportunity had come, some wanted their children to fight for it, and some led their students to prepare for it with all their strength. In short, the industry was thriving, and I felt that there was more hope for the future.

Xie's home is lively again.

Mr. Xie doesn't like to be lively, and Xie's family will definitely come to find him during the Chinese New Year, so he wants to go to the ranch to escape.Mr. Xie definitely wouldn't care if Zhang's family wanted to go with the whole family. After all, Yuan Ning and the others often went to Xie's hometown to see the blessings, and they were all frequent visitors of Xie's hometown-Ms. Xue was nothing at all.

In the evening, Zhang Xiuyan led Yuan Ning to Xie's hometown, and Xie was very welcome when he heard it.Yuan Ning knew that he could go to the pasture again, so he jumped on Zhaofu happily: "I don't know what the pasture looks like in winter!"

Zhao Fu poured cold water on him: "It must not be that fun."

Yuan Ning thought of his friend: "I don't know what Luo Yuanliang is doing."

Zhao Fu knew that Yuan Ning's heart had already flown to the ranch.

Zhang Xiuling and Zhang Xiuwen were not much better either.

After several days of preparation, Zhang's family occupied two cars and headed for the ranch in a mighty way.As soon as they arrived at the place, the children ran around like having fun, and Zhang Xiuyan watched with Zhao Fu.Zhao Fu is almost ten years old, he is no longer young, and his energy is far inferior to Yuan Ning and the others.

It has been snowing for the past few days, and the pastures have been stained white by the snow. Fortunately, the snow is not deep, and the sheep can still dig through the snow to search for dry grass under the snow.When winter comes, their body fat will be less.Zhang Xiuling and Zhang Xiuwen came here for the first time, they were curious about everything, they dragged Yuan Ning around, and even followed Cheng Zhong to sweep sheep's shit.The floor of the shed is paved with bamboo boards, with seams, and sheep dung will fall down. The three children watched around, and the lambs who had entered the pen turned around shyly and showed them their buttocks.

Zhang Xiuling and Zhang Xiuwen laughed.

Yuan Ning asked where Cheng Zhong and Luo Yuanliang were, and Cheng Zhong said helplessly, "It's still the same. He doesn't like to talk, and he doesn't like to socialize with people. The ducks he raises are big and can fly. They often shake their wings to help herd sheep and horses. It started snowing a few days ago, and a wild boar ran out of the mountain, and he trapped it in the birch forest, and that guy only recruits some wild things, so don’t get too close to the birch forest, so as not to get hurt.”

Cheng Zhong was talking, when he heard Yuan Ning shout in surprise: "Luo Yuanliang!"

Cheng Zhong followed the sound and saw Luo Yuanliang standing there. He was still dark and thin, but his body was much stronger and he had grown taller.He stood looking at them, holding in his hand a little bucket of milk that he seemed to have just squeezed.Cheng Zhong nodded and said, "It is said that drinking this stuff can make you grow taller, so you should drink some too."

Both Zhang Xiuling and Zhang Xiuwen looked at Luo Yuanliang curiously.

Yuan Ning ran over and said, "Sister, third brother, this is the Luo Yuanliang I told you about. He is very good at carving things. You have all seen them."

Luo Yuanliang glanced at Zhang Xiuling and Zhang Xiuwen, and ran away with the small bucket.

Cheng Zhong said: "He just has such a bad temper, don't worry about it."

Yuan Ning said: "He is shy!" Seeing that the others didn't believe it, Yuan Ning emphasized, "Brother said it!"

Zhang Xiuling and Zhang Xiuwen looked at Zhang Xiuyan who was in charge of "stalking" from a distance.

Zhang Xiuyan didn't say a word.

In the evening, a duck flew to Yuan Ning's window and quacked an invitation to Yuan Ning.Yuan Ning had just had a full meal and went back to his room to read a book. Seeing that duck looked special, he immediately thought of Luo Yuanliang.He asked, "Did Luo Yuanliang call you here?"

The duck quacked and nodded, and asked Yuan Ning to find Luo Yuanliang by himself.Yuan Ning looked at the closed door, climbed up the window with all hands and feet, and flipped out of the room.The duck ran forward waddlingly, and he followed furtively.After a while, he saw Luo Yuanliang standing there.Yuan Ning shouted happily: "Luo Yuanliang!"

Luo Yuanliang's lips moved, but he still didn't speak. He turned and walked towards the birch forest.Yuan Ning was stunned for a moment, and felt that Luo Yuanliang was not walking fast, as if he was waiting for him, so he trotted to follow.The two came to the birch forest one after the other, the sun was almost setting, there were no clouds in the sky, and naturally there would be no more snow, the whole forest was shrouded in the faint glow of sunset.

Yuan Ning walked closely behind Luo Yuanliang with short legs.The eldest brother would definitely be angry if he ran out like this, but Luo Yuanliang came to play with him, so he didn't want to come.Yuan Ning said: "Uncle Zhong said that a wild boar came a few days ago, is it in this forest?"

Luo Yuanliang nodded slightly.

Yuan Ning was a little scared.

Luo Yuanliang paused, but continued to walk forward.

Yuan Ning quickly followed.

After walking further into the woods for a while, Luo Yuanliang stopped.He squatted down and pushed the milk on the ground forward.

Yuan Ning looked boldly, and found that it was a small stone cave covered with straw and sheep dung, and a few wild boars were lying on it, lined up in a neat row, making howls.Their eyes are not fully opened yet, and they look dazed and staring, which is a bit cute.

Yuan Ning understood: "Is that the wild boar that broke in with a baby?"

Luo Yuanliang nodded.

Yuan Ning was a little sad: "Is it dead?"

Luo Yuanliang nodded.Winter is not a season suitable for breeding. When the sow broke in, she got stuck in the thorn tree and was seriously injured. He took her to the birch forest.It died after giving birth to six young wild boars, and it is not known whether these young wild boars can survive the winter.

Yuan Ning was worried: "If it snows, they will freeze to death."

Luo Yuanliang was silent.

Yuan Ning said, "I'll tell Uncle Zhong!"

Luo Yuanliang reached out and grabbed Yuan Ning's wrist.

Yuan Ning was stunned.He said, "Will Uncle Zhong take them in?"

Luo Yuanliang nodded.Cheng Zhong doesn't have much love for these "wild things", but he likes to take a shotgun to go hunting in the mountains as game.Cheng Zhong likes obedient animals that can be tamed, and wild boars that like to run wild are only worthy of food in Cheng Zhong's opinion.

Yuan Ning squatted in front of the cave: "Can this sheep dung keep you warm?"

Luo Yuanliang nodded.

Yuan Ning said, "They don't like drinking milk?"

Luo Yuanliang continued to nod.

Yuan Ning volunteered: "Then I'll persuade them." Usually, the animals took the initiative to talk to Yuan Ning. Yuan Ning was a little nervous and opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to start.He pondered for a while, then reached out and touched the little wild boar's head: "Little wild boar, you will be hungry if you don't eat. It's so cold at night, you have to eat enough to be warm!"

The little wild boar moved, and raised its black eyes to look at Yuan Ning, with vigilance and fear in their eyes.As soon as they opened their eyes, their parents were gone, and they were surrounded by strange things, such a big world, so scary.Yuan Ning felt that they were more pitiful than himself, sucked his nose that was red from the cold, and said, "I don't have parents anymore, but I still have to eat well! Parents are gone, we can help them see the world You haven't seen the pasture in summer yet. At that time, the pasture was beautiful, with beautiful wild flowers blooming on the hillside and morning glories on the fence. The ducklings raised by Luo Yuanliang would jump into the water one by one, posing Walk around looking for fish and bugs in the water to eat. How fun! You have to grow up so that you can live to such a beautiful summer!"

Little Wild Boar didn't quite understand, but felt Yuan Ning's full of kindness.They arched their bald heads towards Yuan Ning's palms, smacked their mouths a few times, and drank milk from the small wooden trough.

Yuan Ning said pleasantly: "They are willing to drink milk!"

Luo Yuanliang watched quietly, no emotion could be seen in his dark eyes.

Yuan Ning asked, "Don't the ducklings have parents?"

Luo Yuanliang nodded.

Yuan Ning said, "You are so kind!"

Luo Yuanliang moved his mouth several times, but still did not make a sound.He didn't speak for too long, fearing that his voice and intonation would be too weird and frighten Yuan Ning.He looked at the sky, and took Yuan Ning out of the birch forest.

Yuan Ning turned his head step by step, and when he walked out of the birch forest, he found that the moon had already climbed up the hillside.He panicked immediately, afraid that Zhang Xiuyan would be angry if he didn't go back, so he hurriedly said to Luo Yuanliang, "I'll go back first!" But because he was running too fast, he fell while going uphill, and fell into a pile of snow on the grass.

Luo Yuanliang ran up to help Yuan Ning.

Yuan Ning said, "I'm fine!" He quickly got up and patted the snow and grass on his body, "It's late, I have to go back quickly."

Luo Yuanliang stood where he was and watched him run away.

Yuan Ning sneaked back out of the window and climbed onto the window sill with hands and feet.

Snapped.

Someone slammed the book on the table.

Yuan Ning was startled and almost fell down.He looked up and saw Zhang Xiuyan sitting there with obvious anger on his face.Yuan Ning quickly slid down from the window sill and trot to Zhang Xiuyan's side: "Big brother, I was wrong." He nervously grabbed Zhang Xiuyan's clothes.

Zhang Xiuyan pulled his hand away.

Yuan Ning was stunned, and looked at Zhang Xiuyan helplessly.

Zhang Xiu said solemnly: "Stand still." He was too tolerant of this little stutterer, so tolerant that he dared to sneak out for so long by himself.And he admitted his mistake as soon as he saw him, obviously knowing that it was wrong, but still knowingly committed it.A six-year-old kid running around in a pasture this big—

Zhang Xiuyan didn't open his mouth to "interrogate", but let Yuan Ning stand aside, picked up the book and read it again.After turning the book to the end, he glanced at Yuan Ning from the corner of his eye.Yuan Ning didn't know when he started to cry, but he didn't dare to cry out loud, and only secretly wiped his tears with the back of his hand.

Yuan Ning was terrified. The eldest brother looked cold, and he didn't beat him or scold him, as if he didn't want to talk to him anymore.He knew that his elder brother would be angry, but he didn't expect his elder brother to be like this. Now he regrets it very much. He should tell his elder brother before going out. As his elder brother is so good, he will definitely not let him go.

Thinking that her elder brother might ignore her in the future, Yuan Ning kept crying.It was he who was wrong, he was not good, and he was messing around because his elder brother hurt him...

Yuan Ning felt that tears were too annoying, and she couldn't wipe them off no matter how hard she tried.Big brother doesn't like him crying, he can't be found by big brother...

Seeing that Yuan Ning was going to scratch his face, Zhang Xiuyan couldn't read the book.He sullenly asked, "Where did you go?"

Yuan Ning was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhang Xiuyan in surprise and joy.Facing Zhang Xiuyan's angry gaze, he quickly suppressed his joy, and replied honestly, "Go to Luo Yuanliang." He whispered, "Luo Yuanliang doesn't like too many people around, so I went with him alone. He , There is a litter of wild boars over there, and he refuses to drink milk, he is very worried and asks me to go over and talk to the little wild boars..."

Zhang Xiuyan watched him.

Yuan Ning said: "The little wild boars are very pitiful without their parents. Just now they are finally willing to drink milk." He threw himself into Zhang Xiuyan's arms, "Brother, don't ignore me, okay? I didn't go there for so long on purpose. , I didn’t know it would be dark all of a sudden.”

Zhang Xiuyan looked at the little head in his arms.

This little stutter is cheating.

Zhang Xiuyan lifted Yuan Ning onto his knee, and slapped that little butt a few times.

Yuan Ning was stunned, feeling a burning pain in his buttocks, and his face seemed to be on fire.He, he was spanked by the elder brother!

Zhang Xiuyan picked up Yuan Ning and let him sit on his lap.

Yuan Ning didn't dare to move.

Zhang Xiuyan said the final verdict: "Next time if you commit the crime again, you will be doubled."

Yuan Ning felt that her butt didn't hurt at all: "Okay!"

Zhang Xiuyan frowned: "It seems that you are quite happy to be beaten?"

Seeing that the ice on Zhang Xiuyan's face disappeared, Yuan Ning became the same as usual, and boldly hugged Zhang Xiuyan's neck: "As long as the elder brother doesn't ignore me! I was so afraid that the elder brother would never talk to me again." When I talk, never look at me again, don't care about me anymore..." He started to cry again as he spoke, and hugged Zhang Xiuyan tightly and didn't let go, "Brother..."

Zhang Xiuyan clearly felt Yuan Ning's dependence on him.

He should have made Yuan Ning more independent and stronger, but he was reluctant.He couldn't bear to let go of such dependence and such feelings—Yuan Ning needed him, and he also needed Yuan Ning.

Zhang Xiuyan reached out and touched Yuan Ning's head: "I don't know when your little stuttering sneaked into my heart, and I can't drive it away. How can I ignore you?"

Yuan Ning blushed: "I didn't hold back."

Zhang Xiuyan said: "Who is the one who is holding me now and refuses to let go?"

Yuan Ning said: "The elder brother also secretly moved into my heart." He buried his head in Zhang Xiuyan's neck, sucked his nose, and kept the tears from falling, "Just now the elder brother didn't talk to me and didn't look at it." I, I feel that the whole world doesn't want me as a bad boy." Unknowingly, just like what the elder brother said, his heart was secretly captured by the elder brother, and he couldn't be driven away no matter how hard he tried.

Yuan Ning leaned against Zhang Xiuyan's arms and refused to leave.

Zhang Xiuyan let Yuan Ning hug him.

The winter insects chirped outside the window.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Xiuyan stood up, picked up Yuan Ning in his arms, and gently put him on the bed.

Zhang Xiuyan helped Yuan Ning take off his coat and trousers, leaving the long johns inside.After running all day and crying again, Yuan Ning was obviously exhausted, moved a bit, and went back to sleep.

Zhang Xiuyan thought about it, but he didn't bother to go back to his room, so he took off his clothes and got into bed, to sleep.

Yuan Ning felt a warm embrace wrapping herself.

He comfortably buried himself in Zhang Xiuyan's arms, and hugged Zhang Xiuyan with open arms: "Brother..."

Zhang Xiuyan closed his eyes and fell asleep contentedly.

Yuan Ning has already fallen asleep.

Since the last "light rain" appeared, he can see fish and ivory almost every night.Although the fish is still trapped near the spring, the water in the pond is as deep as Yuan Ning's calf, and the spring water is seeping into the surrounding soil, nourishing the land fertile and loose, and it is no longer dry and cracked up.

The ivory grew taller, and the snow-white flowers bloomed, and they were really white, as beautiful as ivory.Zhaofu likes ivory very much, and every time he comes in, he will lie down next to ivory and look at it.Ivory was annoyed by the sight, and snorted coldly: "Stupid dog! You are too close to me, you are spraying on me!"

Zhao Fu retreated, lay down again, and continued to look at the beautiful flowers that ivory bloomed.

The light spots never appeared again, and the animals and plants in the "dream" did not increase. Yuan Ning felt a little useless.Yuan Ning was depressed, Zhao Fu suddenly pricked up his ears and stood up.

Yuan Ning said, "What's wrong?"

Zhaofu ran away, and after a while, brought back a little wild boar.

Run again, grab again.

Soon, six little wild boars neatly appeared in front of Yuan Ning.

Yuan Ning said pleasantly: "They also came in!"

The little wild boars opened their eyes, saw Yuan Ning, ran over on short legs, and pushed their heads against Yuan Ning's trouser legs.Yuan Ning bent down, hugged a little wild boar into his arms, and said to Fang Ya and Zhao Fu, "This is the little wild boar rescued by Luo Yuanliang. Their mother is gone."

Ivory said: "What's the matter, we have never seen our mother before." It raised its head proudly, "We lie under the thick soil layer from the beginning, learning to grow roots, trying to absorb the surrounding water and water. Nutritious, and then drilled out of the ground with a small shell. The ground is dark, and only the hardest flowers can see the sun!"

Yuan Ning said: "Ivory, you are so powerful!" He imagined it and found it very difficult, "If I become a seed, I may not be able to get out."

Ivory said: "It must be that you are not willing to work hard."

Yuan Ning immediately said: "I am willing!"

Ivory said firmly: "Then it will definitely be able to get out of the ground."

Yuan Ning was full of confidence immediately, and solemnly assured Ivory: "Okay! If I become a seed, I must work hard to get out of the ground!" He put the little wild boar on the ground, "You will also grow up well .”

The little wild boars whined a few times, as if they were attracted by the pond, they rushed to the pond unsteadily, and drank the spring water in the pond.Zhao Fu was attracted by their actions, and followed them, trying to take a sip.

As soon as the spring water entered, Zhao Fu felt comfortable all over his body. Since he got older, his body felt heavy, as if he could no longer run.But now it feels that its body has become very light, even if it runs around the pasture for ten laps, it will not feel tired!

Zhao Fu said: "This spring water is delicious."

The little wild boars also turned their heads and extended an invitation to Yuan Ning, meaning "you come to drink and watch together".

Yuan Ning was stunned, and looked at Ivory subconsciously. He felt that Ivory was the smartest person here.Ivory said: "This spring water is really delicious." It absorbs the surrounding spring water with its roots, and stretches its branches and leaves. "There are so many spring waters, you can drink some!"

Yuan Ning ran to Zhaofu and carefully picked up a handful of clear spring water.Although the spring water flowed into the pond, it didn't touch any sand and it was extremely clean.He moved to his mouth and took a sip, feeling that his mind was clear and clear, never been so clear; his body was also very comfortable, every pore was comfortably opened, as if helping him to clean up all the filth in his body, Let his body become light and relaxed.Yuan Ning didn't understand what was going on, but felt comfortable all over, and happily said to Zhao Fu, "It's delicious!"

Before dawn, Yuan Ning woke up. He felt very refreshed.Opening his eyes, he saw Zhang Xiuyan's sleeping face.It was not the first time he slept with Zhang Xiuyan, and he no longer made a fuss, but felt warm in his heart.He boldly leaned forward, kissed Zhang Xiuyan on the forehead, and carefully climbed out of Zhang Xiuyan's arms to wash his face and brush his teeth.

Zhang Xiuyan has always been a light sleeper, but he wakes up whenever Yuan Ning moves.He didn't open his eyes until he heard the sound of running water after the faucet was turned on in the bathroom, and looked at the half-closed bathroom door.He didn't like to get close to people, Zhang Xiuling and the others didn't dare to get close to him, Yuan Ning was not very courageous, but he was not afraid of him... Zhang Xiuyan reached out and touched the place where Yuan Ning had kissed.

It seems that this little stutter is getting bolder.

Zhang Xiuyan got out of bed, went into the bathroom, and brushed his teeth with Yuan Ning.Yuan Ning was stunned, looking in the mirror at Zhang Xiuyan, who was wearing only autumn clothes and long trousers like himself, and felt his heart was full.It must be that the big brother is too big, and after living in his heart, his heart was filled with it!

After Yuan Ning brushed his teeth seriously, he picked up a small towel to wipe his face.

Seeing that the corners of Yuan Ning's eyes hadn't been wiped clean, Zhang Xiuyan stretched out his hand to take the warm towel, exerted a little strength, and helped Yuan Ning wipe his face again.Yuan Ning said obediently, "Thank you, brother." He washed and hung up the towel, and ran out to change clothes.

Zhang Xiuyan also changed with him.

The two of them went out together, and the fresh and cold air of the pasture rushed towards their faces, making them both unable to take a deep breath.Yuan Ning said: "The pasture in winter is so beautiful!"

Zhang Xiuyan nodded and took Yuan Ning for a morning run.

After running across the small bridge and up the hill, the sun rose, the thin morning mist dissipated, and the ducks fluttered out of the birch forest.Luo Yuanliang's figure also appeared in front of Yuan Ning, and Yuan Ning said happily: "Luo Yuanliang, the duck you raise flies so high, so amazing!"

Luo Yuanliang nodded, carried the bucket to the shed, and started his day's work.

Yuan Ning said: "Luo Yuanliang is really diligent."

Zhang Xiuyan said "hmm" and continued to run forward.

Yuan Ning stepped forward to catch up.

Yuan Ning actively asked: "Can all wild ducks fly?" He knew that Luo Yuanliang raised wild ducks without parents.

Zhang Xiuyan said: "Yes." He read out a famous sentence, "The "solitary duck" in the "Preface to the Pavilion of the King of Teng" "The sunset and the lonely bird fly together, the autumn waters are the same color as the sky", refers to the wild duck."

Yuan Ning admired him very much: "Brother knows a lot!"

"I copied it while practicing calligraphy," Zhang Xiuyan glanced at him, "You can also practice this one, but it's a bit long. Don't worry, take your time."

"Okay!" Yuan Ning responded in one gulp.

"Doesn't practicing handwriting feel hard?"

"It's not hard!" Yuan Ning said, "Ivory is even harder!"

"Ivory?" Zhang Xiuyan noticed the strange name.

"It's the flowers from Grandpa Lin." Yuan Ning liked the ivory very much, and told Zhang Xiuyan all about it, "They were buried under the deep, deep soil when they were still seeds, and only the hardest-working flowers can grow." Get out of the ground and see the sun!"

Zhang Xiuyan nodded: "That's right."

Yuan Ning was very happy, her little face was flushed.The two ran to the lumberyard, and he told Zhang Xiuyan what the woodworker had said.Zhang Xiu paused for a moment, and led Yuan Ning out of the east gate to the logging camp.The carpenter is sitting outside the stove weaving rattan baskets, the earthen stove is burning slowly, and the porridge in the iron pot is bubbling.

Yuan Ning ran up to say hello to the carpenter.

The carpenter's hand is very skillful, and it didn't take long for the rattan basket to have an outline.He is not very good at communicating with people. He just nodded when he heard Yuan Ning's greeting, and continued to work on the rattan blue.Yuan Ning looked at the carpenter's calloused hands and admired, "Uncle Carpenter, are you weaving baskets?"

The carpenter nodded.

Yuan Ning said, "Do you know how to weave chairs, tables, and boxy cabinets?"

The carpenter finally spoke: "Yes."

Yuan Ning said: "It's amazing!" He looked curiously at the bottom of the dense rattan basket, "Can I feel it?"

The carpenter said, "Yes."

Yuan Ning touched it with his hand, and felt that the little long rattan was very strong after weaving it.He looked up the high mountain: "Are these vines found on the mountain?"

The carpenter said: "Luo Yuanliang found it." When Luo Yuanliang was mentioned, he talked more, "He can walk freely in the mountains since he was a child, and he dared to enter no matter how dense the forest is. He is not afraid of wild animals or snakes. He found vines for me. I give him rice grains, and sometimes I share some meat with him. But he can also get meat himself. He has eaten all the things that fly in the sky and run on the ground. Now that winter is coming, he can also catch birds and fish .”

Yuan Ning said: "Luo Yuanliang is also very good."

It was almost time for breakfast, Yuan Ning said goodbye to the carpenter, and ran back with Zhang Xiuyan.

The two of them did not enter the ranch, but walked back to the main entrance from the east gate.There are several villages near the ranch, the sky is already bright, and the smoke from the house is rising from the roofs and scattered in the air with the wind.In the distance, there are terraced fields one by one, covered with thin snow, and the whole mountain is white.Perhaps because of the surrounding mountains, the pasture is not too cold, and the snow melts quickly. The animals can rely on the yellow grass to survive the long winter.

Yuan Ning and the two ran back to the bungalow. Ms. Xue had already woken up and was talking to Mr. Xie under the grape arbor.Zhang Xiuyan walked over and called, "Mom." Yuan Ning also followed Zhang Xiuyan and called out.

Ms. Xue was in good spirits. Wrapped in a scarf, she smiled and said, "If it wasn't for my poor health, I would have wanted to run with you." She pulled Yuan Ning to her side and touched Yuan Ning's soft hands , found that it was not cold at all, so I was relieved, "Sister and the others are still sleeping, they can't get up in the morning at all."

Zhang Xiuyan frowned.

Ms. Xue said: "But children should sleep more. They don't go to bed as early as you, Ningning. They make a lot of noise at night."

Zhang Xiuyan knew that Zhang Xiuling and Zhang Xiuwen saw him like a mouse seeing a cat, so he didn't mention getting them up for morning exercises together.His time is also very precious, and he doesn't want to spend so much time waking people up every day.

Then the phone rang.

Zhang Xiuyan went to pick him up, and there was Mr. Zhang.Mr. Zhang said: "The clues are broken. I can't find the information of the medical team, and I can't find the people who went abroad for treatment. They seem to have never appeared again." He said in a deep voice, "This is not a formal medical treatment. Team."

Zhang Xiuyan understood the meaning behind Mr. Zhang's words.

This is likely to be a medical team formed by a private research institution, who came with the rescue team to find "experiments".It is unknown what the other party will do with the "experimental subject" for research, and what to do with the "experimental subject" after the research is completed.Judging from the situation that has been traced so far, the younger brother is likely to be more ill than good.

Many of those who engage in medical research are lunatics who disregard international conventions. They can even secretly conduct live experiments for their own research.Zhang Xiuyan's heart sank slightly: "It is impossible for a person to disappear out of thin air, there must be someone covering up for that member of the medical team back then."

Mr. Zhang sighed: "I will let people continue to follow up." Nothing is more depressing than the current situation. Obviously found a clue, but the clue was suddenly cut off.

Zhang Xiuyan felt equally heavy.

Mr. Zhang talked about another thing: "Yuan Ning's teacher called and said that there was an event in a few days, and asked him if he would like to participate. If he is willing, he can call this number to sign up," he reported to Zhang Xiuyan. number, "You can ask him what activity it is first."