Chapter 66 He finally agreed to call her sister!
Xia Qingshu looked at his sister in disbelief, thinking she was joking with him. The college entrance examination has been suspended for nearly ten years. To go to college, it is basically based on recommendation, and the number of places is very limited. How could a person with a disability like him be recommended to go to college?
Seeing Xia Qingshu looking at him blankly, Xia Qingshu explained to him:
"Brother, the college entrance examination will be resumed soon. You are not inferior to others. You have a smart mind. You used to have such good grades and published articles. As long as you are willing to pick up your books again, I believe you will be admitted to college." "Really
? The college entrance examination is going to be resumed?" Xia Qingshu knew that this was unlikely, but he couldn't help but want to believe it.
"Believe me!" Xia Qing said firmly, and then continued to encourage him:
"Brother, didn't you say before that you wanted everyone to see your articles? As long as you go to college, all this will be possible."
Xia Qing's words seemed to have thrown a spark in Xia Qingshu's heart, which was full of weeds. The word "college" seemed to have a huge magic, which bewitched Xia Qingshu's heart and made his dull eyes suddenly have light.
"Can I?" Xia Qingshu asked, his voice trembling.
"You can!" Xia Qingshu said firmly, "As long as you want to go out, as long as you are willing to look forward, you can!"
Not only Xia Qingshu, but also Lu Jingchen on the side was moved. The girl in front of him had such a firm and sincere look in her eyes, and a powerful strength burst out of her weak body. She said it so firmly that there was no doubt about it.
"Then give it a try!" Xia Qingshu finally nodded: "Now I have nothing, how bad can I be?"
Xia Qingying's lips finally lifted up, and she held his hand tighter:
"Let's go to college together. You know I'm stupid, but I have confidence. You can do it!"
Encouraged by his sister, Xia Qingshu was completely relieved, and his eyes became firm:
"Okay, let's go to college together!"
Hearing the agreement between the brother and sister, Guo Yumei beside him couldn't hold back any more, tears fell, but a smile rose on her face, and her old and cloudy eyes suddenly had light.
Lu Jingxuan, who was standing aside, didn't hear the news about the resumption of the college entrance examination. He just thought that Xia Qingying was comforting Xia Qingshu and letting him have a thought, and he couldn't bear to expose it.
After breakfast, Lu Jingxie and Xia Qingxi were ready to go back to the city. Guo Yumei came out of the kitchen with a big cloth bag in her hand. Inside were scallion pancakes and boiled eggs that she had made that morning. She asked Xia Qingxi and the others to take them with them on the road.
Xia Qingxi took it and felt it was heavy. When she opened it, she saw at least ten pancakes and eight or nine eggs. Moreover, the pancakes were made of all white flour. As soon as she opened the bag, she could smell the rich fragrance. Each pancake was golden yellow, and it was obvious that a lot of oil was used.
The Xia family was now penniless, but Guo Yumei was so "rich and generous" that she prepared such dry food for them. Xia Qingxi was touched.
This is not just a meal of dry food, this is Guo Yumei's heavy motherly love.
At this time, Xia Qingshu came out with a bag, which contained freshly killed chickens and rabbits. Xia Qingshu waved her hands and said no, but Xia Qingshu didn't listen to her and kept putting the food into her bag. It
was not until Xia Qingshu said that the weather was too hot and it would be a pity to waste the food that she stopped. In her heart, she still felt guilty for not bringing something back for her sister.
After a while, as if he had thought of something, Xia Qingshu returned to the main hall again. After a while, he took out a large bag of wild mushrooms from the house, scratched his head, and said a little embarrassedly:
"These are all picked in the mountains. They are not worth much, but they taste good. If you don't mind, take them back and eat them."
This time, Xia Qingshu did not refuse, and hurriedly took it, saying that he didn't mind at all, and liked it very much. He praised directly:
"This is the most delicious thing!"
Xia Qingshu said, "As long as you like it." Then he went back into the house, and soon, he came out with a basket of yellow loquats.
"Brother, are you climbing the tree again?" Xia Qingshu took the loquats from his hand and asked worriedly.
"No, no, Qingcao picked them. I saw the basket on the table when I got up in the morning. The boy must have climbed the tree and picked them while we were asleep."
"Where is Qingcao?" Xia Qingxi asked hurriedly. She hadn't seen him since she got up in the morning.
"He must have gone to cut grass again. I just looked for him but couldn't find him." Guo Yumei came forward with a helpless look on her face:
"Xiaoxi, don't blame your brother. He just talks tough. In fact, he loves you very much in his heart. Otherwise, why would he run to pick loquats for you in the middle of the night?"
Xia Qingxi sighed silently in her heart, knowing that she probably wouldn't hear him call her sister before leaving. This was probably the only regret left after this trip home.
Lu Jingqi carried all the things, and Xia Qingxi told Guo Yumei that she had asked someone to make clothes for them, saying that they would be sent to them when they were finished.
After telling Guo Yumei, Xia Qingxi turned around and told Xia Qingshu that she would buy books for him and send them back when she returned to the city, so that he could concentrate on preparing for the exam and do less farm work.
After everything was explained clearly, Xia Qingxi and Lu Jingqi set out on the road back to the city.
Guo Yumei and Xia Qingshu originally planned to send them to the bus station in the town, but Xia Qingxi decisively refused considering that one of them was old and the other had difficulty walking.
The country road twisted and turned, and the two walked a long way. Xia Qingxi looked back unconsciously, and suddenly found Guo Yumei and Xia Qingshu standing on the hillside behind them, looking at them for a long time.
The two figures, one thin and old, the other leaning and helpless, Xia Qingxi's eyes were red unconsciously. This was a farewell scene she had never experienced before. In this era of slow transportation, because it was uncertain how many years it would take for the next return, the farewell became more reluctant, and the longing became very, very long. After
walking very far, Xia Qingxi looked back for the last time, but still did not see Xia Qingcao. She felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. It seemed that he would not come to see her off.
"You can come back more often in the future, or take them to the city." Lu Jingchen saw that Xia Qingying was in a low mood, and after hesitating for a moment, he still spoke to comfort her.
Xia Qingying nodded, and her heart was warmed by these words.
After getting along for so long, she also figured out Lu Jingchen's temper. He just had a cold face, but his heart was very kind and thoughtful. He was really a very good man.
The two walked more than ten miles on the mountain road and finally arrived at the bus station. Xia Qingying's feet were so sore that she couldn't lift them up. She knew that Lu Jingchen deliberately slowed down his pace on the road to take care of her. Even so, she still felt that half her life was gone. After getting on the car, she didn't want to move anymore.
The bus to the city runs once a day and leaves on time at 10:30. The two got on the bus and waited for about 20 minutes before the bus finally started.
Xia Qingling sat by the window. She was too tired so she leaned her head against the window and closed her eyes to rest. Suddenly, she heard someone talking while swaying:
"Hey, why is that kid always running after the bus?"
"Yes, could it be that some kid forgot to get on the bus?"
"No way, if he really forgot to get on the bus, why didn't he shout? He just kept running."
As more and more discussions were heard, Xia Qingling slowly opened her eyes and unconsciously glanced out of the car. With just one glance, all her sleepiness disappeared and her heart was suddenly pulled up.
On the hillside outside the car window, a boy of about twelve or thirteen was running hard after the car. He gritted his teeth, and his thin body seemed to be trying his best. He stepped on the rough gravel road and ran forward stubbornly. He didn't care about the cuts on his calves by the grass.
Xia Qingli immediately opened the window and shouted to the running boy:
"Qingcao, go back quickly, don't chase me."
The boy heard the shout and looked at her window, but he didn't stop for a moment and continued to run. He gritted his teeth stubbornly and said nothing, but in the next second, he was tripped by a tree branch and almost fell. He tried to stabilize his body and continued to run forward, secretly comparing with Jin'er, trying not to be left too far behind by the car.
Xia Qingli looked at the little figure who came for her and kept running. She couldn't control her tears any more and they flowed down. She choked and shouted:
"Qingcao, go back soon. Believe in me, I will come back to see you."
Gradually, the boy's body began to fail. Because of excessive consumption of physical strength, his face became redder and redder. Even though he tried his best, he was slowly left behind by the car.
He anxiously watched the car slowly go away in front of him, but he had no way to stop it.
At this moment, his grievances, his sadness, and his reluctance all turned into a silent force, breaking through his teeth. He only heard him shouting to the car that was going away, the name that he had buried deep in his heart but had been stubbornly unwilling to shout:
"Sister!"