Volume 1 Chapter 285 The Ghost Appears

Lijia Village has changed a lot. The mud brick houses that Li Tian remembered are gone, replaced by modern houses made of reinforced concrete and red bricks.

He still remembers that when he was a child, there were many little finger-sized holes on the adobe walls. Until now, he still hasn't figured out why bees would drill in and out of these small holes.

At that time, he liked to keep watching a bee. When the bee went into a small hole, he would immediately cover the hole with a bottle. When the bee came out of the hole, he would catch it alive and put it in the bottle.

Fishing for frogs, picking up longevity snails, riding a 28-bar bicycle, catching cicadas, swimming in the river and fishing...

Funny childhood memories emerged involuntarily in my mind. Li Qiudong was present in all these memories. The two of them were collectively called "big-headed flies" by the villagers, meaning that they were the ones who took the lead in doing bad things, and other children followed them to do bad things.

At that time, the two of them were really good, happy, and had a pure friendship without any other thoughts mixed in.

Thinking about how Li Qiudong had added fuel to the fire today and deliberately exacerbated the conflict between him and the villagers, Li Tian felt very hurt and couldn't understand it at all.

How did the two of them end up in this situation?

Perhaps he was young and ignorant at the time and hurt Li Qiudong first. This should be the main reason. After all, harsh words can hurt people even in summer.

It was also because of this that he had no intention of attacking Li Qiudong. Otherwise, if it were someone else, he would have punched him so hard that he would lose a tooth first.

"Brother Xiaotian!"

At this moment, a young girl's voice suddenly rang in my ears.

Li Tian stopped and took a look. It was a girl about twenty years old. The girl had long black hair, slightly dark skin, and was dressed in a rustic way. However, she had a good foundation and her facial features were particularly delicate. If she dressed up well and stayed out of the sun for a few months, this would definitely be the story of an ugly duckling turning into a white swan.

"Are you Uncle Zhong's daughter, Yingzi?" Li Tian recognized her.

Uncle Zhong’s name is Li Zhongping. Originally he was Uncle Zhong, but later on, somehow, it became Uncle Zhong.

Li Xiaoying's eyes lit up and she nodded quickly: "Yes, it's me."

"Now that you have grown up, I remember that you were very short. When you were a kid, we went to the mountains and we all picked black walnuts to eat, but you followed us and picked red walnuts to eat. You ate too much, and you couldn't go to the toilet the next day because you were blocked by the seeds of the walnuts. The whole village came to old Uncle Zhong's house to give you advice."

Li Tian's impression of Li Xiaoying is indeed from when she was very young. Although she is a grown-up girl now, he doesn't think it's a big deal when he talks about these things. It's very natural.

Li Xiaoying blushed: "Those were all embarrassing things that happened when I was a kid."

"Yeah, I didn't understand when I was a kid. The shankzi seeds are so delicious. It's inevitable that you are not the only one in the village who has had the experience of being clogged with the shankzi seeds."

Li Tian said happily, "By the way, you should still be studying now, right?"

"I just graduated from high school." Li Xiaoying replied.

"Did you get into college?" Li Tian asked.

Li Xiaoying nodded: "I passed the exam. I applied to Beijing Normal University and got the admission letter."

"Amazing, awesome! A top student and the pride of our Lijia Village." Li Tian gave a thumbs up.

Li Xiaoying did not continue the topic and said, "Brother Xiaotian, my dad and his friends believed what Donggua said and misunderstood you. Don't take it to heart."

Li Tian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "How do you know that everyone misunderstood me?"

"It's very simple. The price of oranges has dropped to a very low level this year. If we can sell them wholesale for two yuan per catty, we are definitely making a profit. In many places, there are no buyers even at fifty cents per catty. Brother Xiaotian has really found a good market for the oranges in the village. My dad and his friends are so greedy that they want to make more money and are going crazy." Li Xiaoying said.

Li Tian couldn't help but sigh that this book is really useful and can help you see things clearly.

"Brother Xiaotian, your status in Binhai is very special, right?" Li Xiaoying suddenly asked in a low voice.

Oh my god, you guessed this?

"Brother Xiaotian must be an extraordinary person, as he can get Binhai to buy Naengmyeon at a price of three yuan." Li Xiaoying said firmly.

Li Tian smiled and said, "Yingzi, you think too much. I just happen to know a friend who has some power. The consumption level and per capita income in Binhai are relatively high. They bought the oranges for three yuan, and the people in Binhai will pay for it. They don't care much about one or two yuan more per kilogram."

"oh."

Li Xiaoying lowered her eyes, seeming confused that her judgment was wrong.

"You go ahead and do your work. I'll come to Beijing Normal University to see you when I have time." Li Tian said this and left.

Of course, this was just a polite remark. There were a lot of things to do in Beijing, so he tried to keep in touch with people as little as possible, otherwise they would become a shackle. If one got close to him, the ordinary and mundane life would be easily disrupted. For most people, this would subvert their worldview.

"Okay." Li Xiaoying smiled brightly.

After separating from Li Xiaoying, Li Tian went straight to Lijia Village Primary School.

The impression I have of Lijiacun Primary School is that it was in a dilapidated state and didn't even have a basketball court. When he was studying there, the roof often leaked on rainy days, wetting the desks.

Today's primary school has been rebuilt a long time ago, but there are no students studying here anymore.

Those with better conditions were sent to the city, and those with worse conditions were sent to the central primary school in the town, where there were many students and the learning atmosphere was good. Over time, Lijia Village Primary School became abandoned.

Li Tian glanced around and found that there was no one, so he jumped and easily climbed over the two-meter-high wall.

Walk to the center of the weedy playground, close your eyes, and focus all your attention and senses on your ears.

His ears are like radars, which can sense living creatures within a few hundred meters. Of course, small creatures like ants and insects can be ignored, but at least he can sense the presence of living people.

He can capture the breathing and heartbeat of living people.

The elementary school is the last point. If the Phantom is not in the elementary school, it can be basically confirmed that the Phantom has left and is not monitoring his parents.

However, the Qiao family was not as friendly as he imagined. In just a few seconds, he heard the breathing of a living person.

His eyes suddenly opened and he looked into the dense canopy of a tree: "Ghost, I found you, show yourself."

Just as he finished speaking, a figure jumped down from the dense tree canopy and landed silently.

He had a beard and was in his fifties, but he had a straight figure and was dressed in black, like one of the ancient men in black who went out at night.

Li Tian felt the pressure increasing. The appearance of Phantom Ghost showed that Qiao Changming was very hostile towards him. Leaving Phantom Ghost here meant that he was ready to strangle him at any time and force him to compromise.

Qiao family, Qiao family, can't we just get along with each other in a friendly way?