Zhou Xiang stood up and put his arm around his elder brother's arm, smiling, "Something delayed me. Big brother, please forgive me once more. I will take you and everyone else to Tiananmen Square today."

Zhou Niao nodded, "I forgive you. After dinner, we will go out and play."

Zhou Xiang nodded, but when she saw Ran Qiming, who shouldn't be there, she frowned, "Teacher Ran, why are you here?"

Ran Qiming smiled and said, "I'm here to bring you the trophy and certificate of honor."

"Excuse."

"I'll play with you guys for a bit, I'm responsible for your safety."

"Are you not responsible for the other students?"

"I put him on the train."

"You're awesome, whatever!"

Now that she was here, would she chase him away? Fortunately, he knew that he didn't like Ping Zhengping.

Xiao Chunmei and the other two surrounded Zhou Xiang and said, "Zhou Xiang, you took first place in all four subjects. You are amazing."

Zhou Xiang chuckled, "So, you can naturally ask me to treat you to food, lodging and entertainment."

Zhang Ning, "I'm going to kill you right now."

Li Li, "I want to take a picture."

Zhou Xiang nodded, "Okay, rent a camera and buy a lot of film."

After a while of arguing, they started to eat breakfast. After the meal, Ran Qiming handed her four trophies and four certificates of honor, "Congratulations."

"Thank you!" Zhou Xiang thanked him sincerely. Ran Qiming was indeed a responsible and good teacher. Although she often argued with him, he was still very tolerant of her.

This time, Zuo Heng ranked third in Chinese and mathematics, Ping Zhengping ranked fourth in mathematics, and only sixth in Chinese and physics.

In the math competition, San Ge got sixth place, Xiao Chunmei got eighth place, and Li Li failed to make the top ten.

Zhang Ning placed ninth in the Chinese language competition, while Ji Bin didn't make the top ten. Undeterred, he proudly declared, "I've participated in a national competition, and this is the best reward I can get. Plus, I get a free trip to Beijing."

"Okay! I'll take you to see the beautiful scenery of the ancient capital."

They forcibly dragged the blind lady along, dragged their own mother along, and called on Brother Chao to do the hard labor. A group of 12 people set off in a mighty manner.

The backpacks carried by Jin Chao and Zhou Niao were full of food, while Zhou Xiang's backpack contained everyone's water bottles.

Ran Qiming felt embarrassed and was about to take the backpack from Zhou Xiang, but Zhou Xiang handed it to him with a smirk.

My arm felt heavy and I could hardly lift it.

Zhou wanted to take the backpack back, but he couldn't hold everyone back.

Ran Qiming thought of the battle that the physical education teacher had mentioned, and gave up the idea of ​​helping.

Bus No. 5 went five stops and arrived at Tiananmen West. When they got off the bus, the blind lady and Zhou's mother saw the sacred place in their hearts and burst into tears.

Jin Chao also felt sad. He had been in Beijing for more than a year, and even though Tiananmen Square was so close, he had never brought his mother here.

Even though his mother refused to come out to play, he should at least go see Tiananmen Square, right?

After the two old men calmed down, Zhou wanted to ask everyone to walk in pairs. It was summer vacation, and there were many tourists in front of Tiananmen Square.

Jin Chao was with his mother, Zhou Xiang was supporting his own mother, Zhou Hua was accompanying Xiao Chunmei, Zuo Heng was watching his eldest brother, Zhang Ning and Li Li were holding hands, Ji Bin and Ran Qiming were walking at the end and watching the team.

In front of Tiananmen Square, there were many people hanging cameras to attract customers. Zhou waved and a young man came over.

"How much does it cost to rent a camera, buy film, and hire you for a day, just in this square and the Forbidden City?"

Hearing this, the young man smiled happily, "Film is 20 a roll, and the camera is 50 a day. If you develop the photos here, I'll do it for free."

Zhou Xiang thought the price was okay, so he nodded and said, "Bring 20 rolls of film, your camera batteries, and come with us!"

This time, the young man smiled from ear to ear. "Okay! Wait, I'll get the film and batteries."

I saw him run to a small counter, say something to the person sitting at the counter, then run over with a cross-body bag on his back.

Zhou wanted to ask him, "Do you understand? Can you be a tour guide?"

The young man nodded, "Yes, I can tell you the allusions in many places."

"Okay! It's up to you."

The young man was very excited and suggested, "Let's start at the square. It's a great place to take photos in the morning, and then go into the Forbidden City. If we have enough time, we can also go out from the north gate of the Forbidden City and into Jingshan Park."

So everyone followed this temporary tour guide to start today's journey.

You know what, this young man is quite capable. He can describe the four major buildings in the east, south, west and center of the square in detail.

The blind lady and Zhou's mother listened attentively. Unfortunately, Zhou had forgotten that today was Monday, the day the Memorial Hall was closed. Fortunately, the Forbidden City only implemented Mondays in the new century, otherwise, today's visit would have been in vain.

The young man's surname was Gu, and the blind lady and Zhou's mother called him Xiao Gu. Zhou Xiang couldn't help but think of Jiang Weihua's follower named Xiao Gu. He shook his head, getting rid of the messy thoughts. He had enough fun and decided to go see that good grandpa.

Xiao Gu took photos very quickly. He took individual photos, couple photos, group photos of 12 people, and walked around the square in just over two hours.

Hearing that tickets were required to enter the Forbidden City, the blind lady and Zhou's mother were reluctant to go in. Zhou asked everyone to support them. They said they had made the trip with great difficulty, were still healthy, and could move freely, so why not go in and take a look.

"There are only buildings inside, what are you looking at?" the blind lady retorted.

"It's just to look at the architecture. If there are emperors and concubines, you wouldn't dare to look at them!"

The blind lady patted her shoulder and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Alright, I'll go now. Don't hold it in your arms. Everyone is looking at you."

Zhou Xiang bought all 13 tickets. Ran Qiming shamelessly planned to come along and play, eat and stay for free, as he had made the trip with great difficulty.

After entering and seeing the magnificent building, the blind lady and Zhou's mother no longer objected. They looked around enthusiastically and actively cooperated in taking photos.

Xiao Gu introduced the various palaces. Ji Bin and Li Li were unable to walk anymore, but the blind lady and Zhou's mother were still as enthusiastic as ever.

Zhou wanted to ask Xiao Gu to find a secluded place for everyone to sit down, eat, drink, rest and then play.

There are too many palaces on both sides, so many of them were skipped. Of course, Kunning Palace and Cining Palace were not missed and we went in to visit them.

We left the Forbidden City after dark, so we didn’t go to Jingshan Park.

After using 19 rolls of film, Zhou Xiang paid 500 yuan and asked Xiao Gu when the film could be developed tomorrow.

"Each roll of film costs 5 yuan to develop, and each five-inch photo costs 15 cents. You can get it the day after tomorrow."

Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Let's develop as many photos as there are people in them. We're going to the Great Wall the day after tomorrow. Are you willing to take some photos and play with us?"

Xiao Gu nodded repeatedly. How many photos could he take in a day at Tiananmen Square? Today, I've been running around. Putting aside the question of whether I'm tired or not, I've taken 19 rolls of film, 36 frames each, for nearly 700 photos. Including the extra prints, I'm guessing there are a thousand.

"Then, the day after tomorrow at 8:00 AM, you take the photos and meet us at the Di'anmen bus stop. If you have connections, hire a car for us for the whole day."

Xiao Gutou nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Okay, I'll hire a minivan for you. It will probably cost around 200 yuan."

"Okay, one day. We decide the time."

"Of course. This price is from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.."