Bamboo Horse Cultivation Manual [Rebirth]

While waiting for the tutor to come over, Ye Li and Qiu Mu discussed about English composition.

This topic originated when Gu Yu said why her English scores were always so bad.

"Composition is really difficult. Getting full marks is like climbing the sky." Gu Yu complained, "I wonder if the teacher is targeting me maliciously. There are obviously no grammar mistakes, and I haven't missed any words."

Ye Li & Qiu Mu, who have always been full marks, were puzzled: "Really?"

Gu Yu asked for advice: "Teach me."

Ye Li relied on his own knowledge to make it through, so he couldn't explain why.Qiu Mu had a better say on this point.So he assumed the responsibility of an English teacher, and said to Gu Yu, "Actually, you can use a little skill."

Ye Li and Gu Yu listened carefully to "Qiu Mu's Little Classroom".

"When you want to express the meaning of 'good friend', how would you describe it?"

Gu Yu said it was simple, isn't it easy: "goodfriend."

Ye Li thought for a moment: "A close friend of mine."

Gu Yu expressed shock.

Ye Li explained the reason: "If you say it this way, the sentence can look longer and the content can be written less."

For Ye Li, compiling the content of the composition is a very troublesome and time-consuming thing, so if you can save it, you can save it.

Gu Yu was even more shocked.

Can you do this?

Qiu Mu was amused, and he said, "It's also a method."

Then he asked again: "What about trying to express 'a good painting, a better story'?"

Gu Yu said in a slightly embarrassing tone: "good picture, abetter story?"

Ye Li: "nice picture, amazing picture, astorysuperiortoothers."

Qiu Mu couldn't help laughing in a low voice.

Gu Yu: "..."

"How about a bright future."

Gu Yu gave up on herself a little bit: "goodfuture."

He felt that he seemed to have become a "good monster", and everything could be described as good.

Ye Li saw the reason for Gu Yu's poor English, and he looked at Gu Yu with regretful eyes: "promising future."

Qiu Mu nodded, affirmed Ye Li's answer, and then gave an example: "positive, favorable, rosy, promising, perfect, pleasant, excellent, outstanding, superior...these can all replace the word good."

Gu Yu looked at the sky speechlessly: "Okay, I understand why you can get full marks in the exam, but I can't."

Ye Li said: "Qiu Mu's knowledge is monster-level, I just memorized the contents of the textbook."

Gu Yu said: "But I also know the words you said, but I just can't remember to use them."

Ye Li didn't know how to help Gu Yu, because he had never experienced this kind of distress at all, so what he said had no effect other than irritating people: "Let's rely on feeling."

"..."

"Listen more, read more and use more to understand." After Qiu Mu said this, she took another look at Ye Li, and thought Ye Li was very funny.

Compared with his experience supported by his age, Ye Li is the only real "genius" among the three of them, although this genius thinks all day long about how to surpass him.

Gu Yu said that it could only be like this: "Okay."

After finishing this, the tutor also arrived.Gu Yu stayed at the desk to listen to the class, while Ye Li and Qiu Mu left their seats.

The living room of Qiu Mu's house is very spacious, and the middle is blocked by a half-empty screen made of wood, which faintly divides the space into two areas without obstructing the view.

On one side is the dining table, in addition to eating, it also plays the role of reading and studying for the three children.On the other side are TV sets, coffee tables and sofas. The glass sliding door connects the large living room with the small garden outside. The lighting is excellent. It is the favorite place for Grandpa Qiu Mu to stay when he reads books and newspapers.

Because Qiu Mu and Ye Li didn't need to participate in tutoring classes, they walked to the relatively larger living room and sat on the sofa to read their books.

Except for looking down at the book and Ye Li occasionally saying a few words when encountering a problem, the only thing that was basically quiet was the sound of the pages being turned.

The strange thing is that even though there are two people, they are more comfortable than when they are alone.You won't feel awkward if you don't speak. You only need to mention a few key words during the conversation, and the other party can easily understand the meaning, and then answer the answer that the other person needs to know most.

This feeling is very good, I can't tell the reason, but it is enjoyable for no reason, and I feel very at ease in my heart.

Because there is no table, I can only hold the book with my hands. After reading for a long time, my neck will become stiff and sore.Covering the back of his neck with his palm, Ye Li gently moved his head.When turning to the left, he inadvertently saw Qiu Mu sitting beside him out of the corner of his eye.

"..."

How to describe this picture?

At this time, Qiu Mu was staring at the book in front of him seriously, with a relaxed posture, his body leaning lightly on the back of the sofa, and his left leg resting on his right leg naturally.The head is slightly lowered, and the eyes are half-closed to look down. If you look carefully, you can find the long and fine eyelashes, which are trembling invisibly as the owner of the eyes moves up and down the textbook.

The sun outside the house shone in, warm, with the breath of winter fading and spring coming.Shining on Qiu Mu's body, it seemed to cover him with a hazy light.

Qiu Mu's skin is very fair, especially under the light.The skin texture is very good, like a piece of jade, shiny and fair.

His short black hair swayed gently with the breeze blowing from outside the house. It was as soft and fine as a feather. It formed an inverse contrast with the skin, making his facial features more conspicuous.

Ye Li seemed to be completely sucked in by this scene, and lost his attention, staring blankly at the person in front of him.

The surrounding air was very quiet, and Ye Li subconsciously slowed down his breathing.

He saw Qiu Mu's slightly raised lips opened a gap, revealing the white and neat teeth inside.It seemed that a faint sound of air flow could be heard coming from Qiu Mu's mouth.The breathing is even and steady, calm and powerful, as if you can feel his warm breath from the voice.

"So we are so close", while thinking so.His attention was completely taken away, and he was so addicted, as if he was admiring some pleasing and exquisite artwork, that he couldn't even notice the passage of time.

I don't know how long it took, when Qiu Mu's face moved towards Ye Li, and when his dark pupils were aimed at his eyes, the "transparent glass" sealed around was shattered, and the stagnant time began to run, and the outside world Things and sounds flooded my mind again.

Qiu Mu opened and closed his mouth and said to him, "What's wrong?"

Ye Li: "My neck is a little sore, so take a rest."

Qiu Mu frowned slightly.He felt that Ye Li just looked at him without blinking, his expression seemed to be contemplating something serious: "Really, don't you have something to discuss with me?"

"Hmm..." Ye Li said, "Yes, there is something I want to discuss with you, but I figured it out just now."

"That's it." Qiu Mu said with a smile, turned her gaze back again, and continued to read her book.

Ye Li also turned his gaze back to the book.It's just that no words can be reflected in the eyes at all, and the picture just now is still recalled in my mind.

I don't know if it was a short or a long scene, but it seemed to have been firmly engraved in his memory.The eyes took a very clear picture of that scene, and every detail can be recalled clearly.

The heart seems to have eaten a piece of chocolate that melts in the mouth. It is sweet and mellow, with endless aftertaste, and every gap in the heart is filled with satisfaction and happiness.

There was a faint feeling of being touched by something on the calf, and Ye Li had gradually become used to such things.He lowered his head and saw the little black dog was looking up at him with jewel-like black eyes, and let out a soft bark.Ye Li stretched out his hand and hugged it to his lap.

The index finger and the third finger scratched the puppy's chin lightly, seeing it narrowing its eyes comfortably and making a gurgling sound from its throat, Ye Li suddenly felt a sense of peace of mind.

Obviously it is a creature that completely depends on itself to survive, and it is obviously a relationship that needs to be given continuously to maintain it, but Ye Li does not find it hard, on the contrary, he feels indescribable joy from the process.

This is probably the supreme experience that "giving" can bring to people.

Newborn babies are neither cute nor sensible, and they need the care of their parents to grow up slowly.Parents feel heartbroken when they see their children cry.Parents are happy when they see their children laugh.Although tired, but the kind of spiritual satisfaction that no one can give.

Once there is a relationship between people, giving becomes an endless and unreasonable thing.It is beyond the jurisdiction of reason, and there is no logic to be found here whether it is worthwhile or not.

Qiu Mu once said to Ye Li that Ye Li's dependence would make him feel happy.Because giving is a pleasant thing, because Ye Li is the person Qiu Mu cares about.

In the same way, if the person Ye Li cares about smiles because of Ye Li's dedication, then Ye Li will also feel happy because of it.The price paid before is really not worth mentioning.

"We will always be together in the future." Ye Li looked at the little black dog.

Qiu Mu raised her head upon hearing this, and looked at Ye Li.

Seeing that he was talking to the puppy, he smiled and said: "It will definitely."

Ye Li looked at him sideways, showing a smile - this sincere and willful expression made Qiu Mu startled slightly, a little lost in thought.

"Ten years from now, 20 years from now, we will always be together."

"..." Qiu Mu didn't know why Ye Li would say such words suddenly: "Yes, as long as you think about it, you can definitely do it."

"Little rain..."

Ye Li whispered a name, and Qiu Mu silently waited for the next text.Ye Li shook his head, and said, "Xiao Yu doesn't seem to read much about economics anymore."

"..." Feeling vaguely that what Ye Li wanted to say before was not this sentence, Qiu Mu said, "Yes."

Ye Li said: "Aren't you going to persuade him?"

Qiu Mu asked doubtfully, "What are you persuading?"

Ye Li lowered his voice slightly, and said in a volume that Gu Yu couldn't hear in the small living room: "Don't you want to tie him by your side?"

Qiu Mu smiled and said, "What does this have to do with that?"

Ye Li: "Bring him into your company, so even after graduation, he won't leave you."

This was exactly Qiu Mu's original intention of pulling Yeli into his company.But Qiu Mu thought about it, and shook his head after thinking about it: "I hope he can be happier and do what he wants to do."

Ye Li frowned slightly.

Qiu Mu: "He doesn't like doing business, he prefers to study things he is interested in. The life you said is not what he needs, so..."

Ye Li said: "Are you sure?"

Qiu Mu is naturally sure: "Yes."

In his previous life, he tried to persuade Gu Yu to join his company several times, but was rejected every time.Now that things have come to an end, why bother to force Guyu and continue to hit a wall.

Ye Li couldn't help it: "Alright then."

Qiu Mu said: "I thought you were not interested in these romantic things."

Ye Li looked at the book again, and his tone seemed casual: "Why."

Qiu Mu smiled: "I always feel that you have an aura of 'insulator'."

He didn't feel embarrassed to use "sexual frigidity" to describe it, although this is more suitable.

Ye Li's expression remained unchanged, and he changed the subject, saying, "Don't you think Xiao Yu's appearance was a bit strange yesterday?"

Qiu Mu recalled it carefully: "Is there?"

His eyes hardly moved away from Gu Yu's body all day long, but he didn't feel anything wrong.

Gu Yu's voice came from not far away: "Xiao Li, do you want to eat water chestnuts?"

Ye Li and Qiu Mu stopped talking, and both raised their heads.

Ye Li said: "Eat."

The two watched Gu Yu get down from the chair, and said to them: "My mother bought a lot of water chestnuts back yesterday afternoon, which is as many as a washbasin - but the skins haven't been peeled yet, so I have to peel them."

The so-called "water chestnut" is a flat, small fruit with dark purple skin.The fruit is white, sweet and crisp, with a good taste. It is Ye Li's favorite fruit.

The only regret is that the skin of this kind of fruit is very thin and hard, and it cannot be peeled off by hand. It has to be peeled off with a knife.

Peeling a piece of skin is very troublesome. If you move slowly and cleanly, it will take at least 30 seconds for a small one. Of course, the ones that are directly peeled are also sold, but because Ye Li feels that "it's just an extra skin, Selling for twice the price" is outrageous, so I never buy it.Not only can I not buy it myself, but I also feel pain when I see others buying it.

So the people around him felt so distressed by him, and they were more or less influenced by him, and began to buy the kind that does not peel.

Now hearing Gu Yu say "the skin hasn't been peeled yet", Ye Li said, "I'll go peel it."

Gu Yu nodded: "Okay."

Seeing that they were all going, Qiu Mu said, "I'm going too."

Gu Yu looked at him suspiciously: "But Grandpa and Aunt Huang are not at home."

All three of them have gone, and it's not good to stay alone as a tutor.

Qiu Mu was a little embarrassed.He just wanted to stay with Gu Yu, so he said, "Didn't you just say that you didn't understand something, Xiao Li?"

Ye Li instantly understood Qiu Mu's meaning, nodded tacitly, and changed his decision without pausing: "Yes, that's right."

Qiu Mu: "Then I will go with Xiao Yu, you can stay and read."

Gu Yu: "..."

After being silent for a while, Gu Yu smiled and said, "Xiao Li, you can continue reading, it's okay."

He and Qiu Mu left the house and walked to their own home.

Gu Yu went to the kitchen and brought out a basin of water chestnuts that had been washed and two small knives. The two of them sat on a small stool in the living room and peeled the skins in front of the washbasin.

Qiu Mu liked this moment very much. There were only the two of them in the quiet house.It will take at least half an hour to finish peeling so many fruits. This period of time belongs to the "two-person world" between him and Gu Yu. Qiu Mu can fully enjoy the warm atmosphere of being alone with Gu Yu.

"Is Xiao leaving school fast?"

Qiu Mu knew what Gu Yu was asking, and said, "Soon."

In his previous life, when Qiu Mu first started to learn these basic knowledge, his speed was not half of Ye Li's.It can only be said that Ye Li is really quick to learn things, with no distractions, and if he wants to learn, he definitely uses 100% of his energy to study hard.

"Xiao Mu said it's fast, so it must be very fast." Gu Yu said, "I guess I won't be able to catch up with you."

"?" Qiu Mu asked with a puzzled smile, "Is Xiao Yu studying?"

Gu Yu: "No."

Qiu Mu thought that she knew this would happen a long time ago, so she didn't say anything: "Yes."

Gu Yu: "..."

He suddenly sighed, with a hint of impatience in his tone.

"Why do you want to learn this kind of thing?"

Qiu Mu knew that Gu Yu was not interested in this, so he didn't draw any extra attention.He replied: "I have learned everything in school, and I have nothing to do, so I want to study early."

"Early?" Gu Yu raised his head and looked at Qiu Mu: "Have you decided to learn?"

Qiu Mu nodded: "Well, I will definitely learn it in the future-you know, my family is in business."

"But Xiaoli isn't it?"

Qiu Mu smiled: "He said he wanted to help me."

"..." Gu Yu laughed at himself: "That's right. If it's Xiao Li, he can definitely help you."

Qiu Mu felt something was wrong: "...Does Xiaoyu want to learn too?"

impossible.

Gu Yu shook her head: "I don't understand those things, I can't understand them at all, and I'm not interested. And now I have to learn the things in school well, otherwise I will have to wait for me for a long time."

"..."

Qiu Muxin said that was true, and he thought so too.But at that moment just now, Gu Yu's state seemed to be a little bit wrong.

He tentatively said, "Don't worry about things in school, we'll wait for you. If you want to learn economics, I can teach you slowly."

Gu Yu suddenly became irritable: "I said that I am not interested in those at all, why do I have to learn this!"

Qiu Mu was slightly taken aback, and said, "Yes, is that so? You're not interested."

"..." Gu Yu frowned forcefully, and said, "Sorry, it was too loud just now."

Qiu Mu quickly reassured: "No, no."

It's rare for Gu Yu to lose his temper, how could he mind.

After Gu Yu said that, he lowered his head and began to peel the fruit.For a long time after that, he didn't take the initiative to speak.

In the evening, after finishing his lessons, Gu Yu didn't stay for dinner.Get out from Qiu Mu and go back to your own home.

Mom is cooking dinner.

"Xiao Yu is back." Hearing the sound of opening the door, the mother's voice came from the kitchen: "Go and do your homework first, the food will be ready soon."

"Okay." Gu Yu replied.

Sit at the desk and put down your schoolbag.I took out my homework, but I couldn't concentrate at all.

In Gu Yu's heart, if a shape must be used to describe their trio, it would definitely not be a parallel and stable iron triangle, but a huge three-dimensional pyramid.

Qiu Mu will always be the one standing at the highest point, so powerful for no reason, easily overlooking the other two.

Ye Li stood in the center of the tower, staring straight at Qiu Mu above, unafraid of hardships, unwavering, and continued to climb up patiently, steadfast enough to be terrifying.

He was the one standing at the bottom, looking at the two partners above from a distance, and then tried to get closer to them bit by bit.

Everyone knows that Ye Li has always aimed at Qiu Mu, and his attention is always on Qiu Mu, learning from Qiu Mu and advancing towards Qiu Mu.And get better day by day.

But why didn't he move closer to the other two?

Who cares about his efforts?

In order to get closer to them, he obviously didn't have much interest in learning, but went to Qiu Mu's house on time every time to participate in tutoring. When he came back, he refrained from playing games and pressed himself against the desk to read books non-stop.I just hope to shorten the distance a little and not be a drag on them.

But the reality is that Qiu Mu only regards Ye Li as an equal to himself, and his efforts have no effect at all.

Ye Li finished his junior high school courses, and Qiu Mu accepted it as a matter of course.

After completing a second year of junior high school, he was praised by Qiu Mu and Ye Li.

What are "so fast", "you are awesome", when he is some kind of elementary school student who needs praise to improve?

Every time he said "Sorry, I will definitely speed up to catch up with you", he hoped that the two people on the opposite side could say "I believe in you" and "I will definitely finish learning together next time" to himself, and It's not "you're good enough" or "don't worry about learning slowly, we'll all be waiting for you".

what is this?Is it okay to expect less from him?Because the talent is not as good as yours, is it normal to have this result?

Although I didn't say that, I must have thought so in my heart.

In front of the two geniuses, his efforts are simply insignificant.Just like the "good" and "amazing" this morning, they are different, they are essentially different.No matter how hard they struggled, the gap between the three was still widening.

economy?finance?What's this?Is it something that first-year students should be exposed to?

He was already exhausted from the study alone, and now he had to continue to work hard in other places.

After getting the book from Ye Li, Gu Yu took the time to read it.It's not the kind of half-baked trying to read it casually, but to study it seriously and carefully.

But what made him desperate was that he couldn't understand what this thing was talking about.It's like I'm not interested in this kind of thing by nature, and I can't see it at all.

Originally, I thought about finishing the knowledge of the third grade of junior high school first, and then slowly filling it up, but Qiu Mu seemed to have given up the possibility of him learning it from the beginning, and never considered his intention to learn it in his words .

What about "Xiao Li and I plan to study economics before you have mastered the knowledge points of the third grade of junior high school, and then we will study the later high school courses with you", what did you say when you heard him say "I am not studying economics at all", "Hmm "There is no response after one sound.

And just now, Qiu Mu said "Xiao Li, you continue to read, and Xiao Yu and I will go and peel the skin."

As if afraid of disturbing Ye Li's reading, if Ye Li wants to eat, then Qiu Mu will go and peel it.

Gu Yu was a little hurt.

He knew that the other two people didn't mean to look down on him at all, and they would take him into consideration in everything they said and did, so that they wouldn't make him feel unhappy.

But the fact is that he is not as powerful as Qiu Mu and the others. Even if he puts in the effort, he has to slow down the progress of the other two time and time again, and has to let them accommodate him time and time again.

This kind of failure caused by having more than enough heart but not enough energy is even more desperate than the feeling of not thinking about trying hard at the beginning, and then failing easily.

Several times when Qiu Mu said "You are good enough", Gu Yu really wanted to answer "Yes, I am good enough, so I don't need to work harder, anyway, no matter how I try to catch up, I will never catch up with you guys ".Or "I'm tired, I've had enough, every time I finally stand on the same starting line with you and start to learn new knowledge, it won't take long for you to leave me behind, I have tried my best."

But thinking about this kind of thing, Gu Yu dared not say it once, the other two people would definitely blame themselves if they said it, and felt that they were putting too much pressure on themselves.

In order to continue to be friends with the two, Gu Yu gritted his teeth and persisted, never daring to give up.

He told himself, isn't it just learning?Just learn!

But now, they're leaving him somewhere else...

When Qiu Mu said the words "Don't worry about the lessons at school, we'll wait for you. If you want to learn economics, I can teach you slowly", Gu Yu was almost forced to cry by herself.

study?how to learnTell Qiu Mu that he has no financial talent at all, and once again refresh Qiu Mu's eyes, how stupid he is?

Are they going to be in another place, dragging down Ye Li's progress, making them have to stop and wait?

Mingming Qiumu and Ye Li should have learned high school knowledge at this time, but they had to stop because of him.Gu Yu asked himself that this kind of thing would definitely happen more than once in the future, why did he let his good friend have to accommodate him again and again, he didn't want it at all.

Gu Yu understands that this is just the beginning.In the future, the distance will definitely become farther and farther. Even if you want to stand at the same height as the two, there is no way.

Just give up, there's no point in continuing.

It has been three years, and it has been three years since I forced myself to catch up with them.

Whenever this kind of thing happened repeatedly, to be honest, besides the unavoidable guilt, Gu Yu gradually became a little annoyed.

Kindness can also feel burdensome.

It was because Qiu Mu and the others waited again and again that he had to push himself so hard, and he didn't dare to relax at all.Then, he rushed to work, and finally caught up with the progress of the two of them, but was left behind after a while, and then continued to work overtime and study hard.

The heart is very tired, the heart is very, very tired.

It's fine if it's just about learning, sometimes I can't even keep up with them in ordinary conversations.

The incident with the chairman yesterday is the best proof.

The thinking of the three people is not on the same plane at all, and sometimes he even has the idea of ​​"does he have a problem with IQ?"

The senior girl named Chen Siqi said something yesterday morning, which Gu Yu still remembers vividly.

"Won't it be a lot of pressure to be around them?"

At that time, Gu Yu didn't answer directly, and found a topic about puppies to bring this matter to the past.

But actually?

Pressure, of course there is pressure.He can more positively and intuitively feel the pressure that Qiu Mu and Ye Li bring to the ordinary people around them.

Others may think that "a genius is a genius, there will always be someone in this world who will be number one, so there is no need to compare with them".But Gu Yu can't do it, if he wants to play with Qiu Mu, he has to keep up with the rhythm of the two, so he has to compare.

Otherwise, during tutoring, Qiu Mu and Ye Li would study together, and he could only play on the sidelines.When they went to high school in the future, the two of them went to a good high school, but they couldn't even pass the exam.

But despite working so hard, Qiu Mu still said again and again, "Xiao Yu is enough for Xiao Yu" and "You don't have to force yourself, just do what makes you happy."

Yes, as long as I am me, it doesn't matter if I don't have to work hard.

He tried his best not to misinterpret Qiu Mu's attitude, and not to interpret this sentence as Qiu Mu didn't have expectations for him and told him to give up quickly.

But every time I hear it, it hurts.

Thinking of this, Gu Yu felt confused.

He forced himself to forget this unnecessary trouble and read the book seriously.But the words on the book in front of him became more and more blurred and distorted, becoming as hazy as a nightmare, unable to form a specific shape.

Gu Yu flusteredly raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, blinked vigorously, then stared carefully with his eyes wide open, but he still couldn't see anything.

"..."

This is not the first time. Half a year ago, due to excessive pressure, he pushed himself too hard, and such a thing happened once.

Breathing gradually became difficult. He closed the book forcefully, curled up with his head in his hands, and his shoulders trembled.

He stood up abruptly from the desk.

— No matter where you go, go to a place away from textbooks, away from these damn things!

When Gu Yu's mother came out of the kitchen with the dishes, Gu Yu was lying on the sofa in the living room absent-mindedly playing with her mobile phone.

Mom said: "Have you finished your homework?"

Gu Yu: "Yes."

"I wrote really fast today. I usually squat in the room to read, and I have to wait for my mother to call me several times before I am willing to come out." Gu Yu's mother said with a smile: "Working hard is a good thing, but don't work too hard."

Gu Yu: "...OK."

"Dad is still working overtime today, let's have dinner first."

Gu Yu put away her phone and walked to the table.

"Why doesn't my mother ask me for anything?"

Holding the rice bowl in his hand, Gu Yu said casually, "For example, to be the first in the grade or something."

Gu Yu's mother covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Because Xiao Mu and Xiao Li are here, how could you possibly pass them."

Kacha.

Like the sound of a broken heart, it sounded in my mind.

The sizzling was crushed into pieces, and it was too noisy.

Mom seemed to say something else later, but Gu Yu couldn't listen anymore.He lowered his head and ate his food, covering his eyes with his bangs, not daring to make a sound, otherwise he would definitely choke up in the next second.

Yes, how could it be better than them.

No matter how hard you try, mortals are just mortals after all, and it's just overthinking one's ability to set foot in the world of geniuses.

No matter how hard you chase, you will never be able to keep up with them.

Gu Yu sniffled and wiped the corners of her eyes lightly.

Or let them give up on themselves, let go and let them do what they should do.