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Yuan Ning followed Zhang Xiuyan down the passage, the passage was lit, and the light orange light softened everything.Propaganda posters and polite slogans of the capital were pasted on the bulletin boards on both sides. Crowds of people poured in from the entrances of each platform, pushing the people in front forward like a tide, so no one stopped to appreciate these things.

No matter how many times he has seen it, Yuan Ning is still not used to the hustle and bustle of people.He followed closely beside Zhang Xiuyan, staring at Zhang Xiuyan's back, for fear that Zhang Xiuyan would disappear in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Xiuyan noticed Yuan Ning's nervousness, and reached out to hold his palm in his hand, lest he really get lost.Yuan Ning felt that he had grown up and didn't need to be hugged anymore, but when he saw Zhang Xiu's serious side face, he swallowed the words again.

Since the fourth brother came home, the number of people the eldest brother has to take care of has changed from three to four.He was afraid that his elder brother would be tired, so he discussed with Song Xingchen and the others every day if he had any doubts, and only asked his elder brother when he really didn't understand, so as to save his elder brother from working too hard.

The eldest brother didn't say anything, but it seemed that they hadn't been this close for a long time, and he was really reluctant to ask Yuan Ning to take the initiative to break away from the elder brother's hand.Yuan Ning carefully glanced at Zhang Xiuyan, and an inexplicable feeling was quietly growing in his heart.

He really wanted to never grow up and stay with his elder brother all the time!He just grew up a little bit, so he can no longer bother or pester his elder brother.He has grown taller and heavier, and the elder brother can no longer hug him, just like the elder brother can no longer hug his sister and third brother.

Yuan Ning was thinking in a mess, and couldn't help approaching Zhang Xiuyan.He wanted to get closer and closer to his elder brother, and it would be even better if he could never be separated.

Zhang Xiuyan looked at Yuan Ning who was quietly approaching him, thinking in his heart whether he should take Yuan Ning around more.

Over the past two years, Yuan Ning has become less dependent on him, and less close to him. On the contrary, Zhang Xiuming and Zhang Xiuwen would go to Yuan Ning's room to rub the bed from time to time, and Yuan Ning would also be drawn to friends' gatherings.Compared with his elder brother who is six or seven years older, it is easier for children to play together.

The two took the tickets to the exit, showed the tickets to the staff, and walked out holding hands.The sky in the capital is very blue, and the square in front of the exit is huge. When Yuan Ning walked to the opposite side of the square, he turned his head and saw the five characters "Capital Railway Station" painted in red.He grabbed Zhang Xiuyan's hand tightly and called, "Brother."

Zhang Xiuyan turned his head and looked at Yuan Ning's childish face.The boy who was not yet ten years old, his long eyelashes cast fan-shaped shadows on his face, as if trying to hide the pair of bright eyes underneath.Zhang Xiuyan raised his hand to straighten Yuan Ning's wind-blown hair, allowing his beautiful eyebrows to emerge from under his thin bangs.

Yuan Ning said: "How do we get to Capital University?" When talking on the phone yesterday, Yuan Bo said that he would come with the teacher from the province and he would arrive in the afternoon. .

Zhang Xiuyan raised his wrist to check the time, and led Yuan Ning towards the tram stop: "Let's take the tram." Although it wasn't that he couldn't find someone to pick him up, or that he couldn't find a car, but he wanted to be with Yuan Ning privately. I'd rather stay alone longer.He believed that Yuan Ning also liked this mode of transportation.

Zhang Xiuyan looked at Yuan Ning, and sure enough, he caught a trace of joy on Yuan Ning's face.Zhang Xiuyan tightened his hand slightly, and held the small hand in his palm even tighter, telling him nonchalantly: "Follow closely, don't get lost."

Trams have stopped running in many places, but a part of them remains on the capital side. The long overhead runs across the road, as if cutting the city into pieces, and as if connecting the city into one piece.Yuan Ning looked at the huge tram and the shiny iron tires curiously, feeling that it looked fresh from top to bottom.

Zhang Xiuyan took Yuan Ning to find the tram to Capital University, because this was the terminal station, and there were still many vacant seats on the bus, so they all found seats to sit.The tram was moving slowly, but it was not very stable, and the wobble made people drowsy.After a few stops, Yuan Ning's novelty was gone, and he dozed off next to Zhang Xiuyan.

"No money? What kind of car do you take if you don't have money?" The driver's angry voice scared Yuan Ning's drowsiness away.

Yuan Ning looked up and found an old woman in her fifties standing there awkwardly, her face was shaking and her eyes were red.She murmured: "I brought money, I brought money." She rummaged through her body with trembling hands, but she couldn't find a penny. In desperation, she could only use her bag The voice with a strong local accent begged, "I want to see my son. He had an accident on the construction site and is still lying in the hospital. Master, I beg you, can you take me there?"

The driver scolded unkindly: "If you come to ride like you, should I still get paid?"

Yuan Ning looked at the driver with an angry face, and saw the black silk threads wrapped around his body, his heart skipped a beat.Nothing good happens every time I see this thing!Yuan Ning quickly left her seat and ran up, took out a piece of money and handed it to the conductor: "I'll buy a ticket for her."

The conductor didn't want the dispute to continue, so he quickly tore off a ticket for Yuan Ning.Yuan Ning reached out to support the old lady, and asked her to sit down.

The old woman gratefully wanted to grab Yuan Ning's hand to express her gratitude. After seeing Yuan Ning's white, tender, clean and beautiful palm, she unnaturally took her hand back, her face full of embarrassment and sadness: "I took The money, I don’t know where it went, the whole money bag is gone..." Her face was covered with wrinkles from the years, "After hearing the phone call, I brought all the money and passbooks from home, and now they are all gone. It's gone...how can I do this..."

Yuan Ning was stunned for a moment, and realized that the old man's money and passbook must have been stolen.He comforted: "Have you brought your ID card? If so, go to the bank to report the loss of the passbook first, and the money can still be withdrawn."

"Is that so?" The old woman looked confused, took out her hand from her pocket for a long time, and took out the ID card that she was wearing next to her body, "My son said that the capital city has strict inspections. The place where it came out, do you see this?"

"Yes." Yuan Ning glanced and nodded.

Seeing that the old woman was penniless and unfamiliar with her place of life, Yuan Ning decided to be a good person to the end, and asked Shang Zhang Xiuyan to get out of the car ahead of time, took the old woman to the bank to report the loss of the passbook, and then sent the old woman to her son's house together. The hospital where you are.

Yuan Ning and Zhang Xiuyan escorted the old woman to the door of the ward, and went downstairs to prepare to set off for Capital University again, when they heard a loud commotion from the door.

"Attention the emergency room! There was a car accident on the road ahead! Many people were slightly injured, and the driver was seriously injured. Clear the road, clear the road quickly, and prepare for first aid!" The medical staff in white coats informed the emergency room , Immediately and anxiously asked everyone on the emergency channel to leave, so that the injured could be sent directly to the emergency room after the ambulance arrived.

Yuan Ning and Zhang Xiuyan were also invited aside.The doctors with the names of orthopedics, surgery, neurosurgery, nursing and other departments on their chests hurried to the emergency center.

Soon, the driver who was the most injured was pushed in. Yuan Ning looked at the middle-aged driver lying on the ambulance bed and was stunned.

That was the driver of the car they just made!

Yuan Ning's heart skipped a beat.

Since the jade pendant disappeared, many strange things have happened around him, but he still doesn't understand what those black silk threads are.

Sometimes it represents disease, sometimes it represents misery, sometimes it represents pain—it seems like something that brings misfortune to people.

So, is it because of this misfortune surrounding the driver that the driver suffered such serious injuries?

Yuan Ning looked steadily, but unexpectedly found that although the driver lying on the ambulance bed was covered with blood, his expression was unspeakably peaceful. Most of the black silk threads on his body were missing, leaving only faint silk threads floating gently, as if Want to find a place to climb but can't start.

Yuan Ning wanted to take a closer look, but his eyes were tightly covered by a warm palm.

It suddenly became black in front of his eyes.

Zhang Xiuyan's voice came from the darkness: "Don't look."

For the first time, Yuan Ning felt that the darkness could make people feel at ease.He slapped Zhang Xiuyan in his arms, but he still couldn't figure out why those black silk threads became fewer even though he was seriously injured.

The others were not seriously injured, and the most serious ones were carried off on a stretcher, and the rest were small scratches.Yuan Ning heard some people talking about the accident just now, saying that the tram derailed and the driver did not cause a major accident because of his timely control. Most of them praised the driver for his quick response and accurate operation, and scolded the tram company for not repairing the tram tracks properly.

Some people who know the inside story said that after the National Day, the trams will be suspended because the overhead catenary is unsightly and affects the appearance of the city.The driver's bad mood just now was probably because of this incident, but the driver's reaction to the derailment accident greatly changed the passengers' opinion of him. After hearing this incident, they all sympathized with the driver.

Someone sighed and said: "I have been walking on this road for almost 20 years, and the driver has been driving trams on this line. I think the driver is almost 50 years old. If this line is really withdrawn, I can go there." do what?"

There was a echo of "no wonder" all around.

Zhang Xiuyan let go of Yuan Ning's eyes.Someone recognized the two brothers and said in surprise, "You have also come to this hospital?"

"I sent that old lady over here." Yuan Ning replied politely.

"That's really good people get rewarded," perhaps because no one's life was in danger, and the passengers were still in the mood to joke, "You see, we didn't care about this, we still have to go to the hospital!"

Yuan Ning and Zhang Xiuyan walked out of the hospital, instead of taking the tram, they hailed a taxi and went directly to the Capital University.There was a lot of time spent on the road, and it was almost noon.Although it was a holiday, there were still quite a few people in Capital University, some of whom were high school students and junior high school students who came to visit during the summer vacation. Every teenager had obvious longing on his face.

It was also the first time for Yuan Ning to come to Capital University. Looking at the quaint gate in front of him and the scattered teaching buildings hidden behind it, the longing that had been buried deep in his heart for more than two years was completely awakened.This is the university he and Yuan Bo agreed to attend!The eldest brother has been admitted many years earlier than them!

Yuan Ning and Zhang Xiuyan registered as visitors in the guard room, and walked into the gate of Capital University.Perhaps because of thinking about it for a long time, Yuan Ning felt that everything in it was good, and it was in line with all his imagination of the university.Yuan Ning turned his head to look at Zhang Xiuyan, who had no waves on his face, couldn't help but grasp Zhang Xiuyan's hand even tighter, and said in a daze, "It would be great if I were as old as my elder brother."

Zhang Xiuyan frowned, and turned to look at Yuan Ning's serious face.He asked, "Why do you think so?"

Yuan Ning said: "In that way we can go to college together, go to class together, go to the library together, and eat in the school cafeteria together." He looked at Zhang Xiuyan curiously, "I can know what my brother is like in class. Yes, will you doze off—if the eldest brother falls asleep, I can cover you for the eldest brother!"

Zhang Xiuyan reached out to rub his soft black hair.

Yuan Ning didn't dislike Zhang Xiuyan ruffling his hair at all, he looked at Zhang Xiuyan with regret: "But the eldest brother is so serious in everything, he will definitely not sleep."

Zhang Xiuyan said with a sullen face, "Don't think about it all day long."

Yuan Ning said "Oh", and obediently stopped talking.But he really wants to study with his elder brother!

Zhang Xiuyan looked at Yuan Ning's little face full of disappointment, his lips were pursed into a straight line, and he did not speak any more.

God knows that when he heard everything Yuan Ning imagined, he also thought that it would be true.

Go to class together, eat together, go to the library together——

Keep this little stutter in my sight at all times, let this little stutter grow day by day under my gaze——

He thought about it too.

He thought so damn well.