It was a clear and cloudless day.
Qi Xinlan wanted to go up the mountain to dig some wild vegetables, so she took a backpack and prepared to go up the mountain. As soon as she went out, she saw Sister Taozi with a heavy look on her face.
"Lan Zi, are you free now? I want to talk to you." Sister Taozi grabbed the corner of her skirt and said nervously.
"Okay! Let's go out and talk." Qi Xinlan walked over and said affectionately to Sister Taozi.
"Sister Taozi, do you have something to talk to me about?" As they walked on the road, Sister Taozi followed behind him silently without saying a word. The atmosphere was a bit depressing, which made Qi Xinlan a little confused.
"Lan Zi, I heard that you were admitted to a university in the capital, is that right?" Sister Taozi whispered.
"Yes, what's wrong?" Qi Xinlan replied indifferently.
"Why? What a good opportunity? Hasn't it been your wish to get out of these mountains? Haven't you always wanted to visit a big city? Is it because of what happened between me and your brother?" Sister Taozi said with a gloomy expression.
"Sister Taozi, who told you that? How could that be true?" Qi Xinlan asked in surprise. It turned out that the other party had been absent-minded for such a long time just because of this matter.
"Don't worry about it, just tell me first, okay?" Sister Taozi pursed her lips and said sadly.
"No, I have considered it many times and made a careful decision! And even if my brother really plans to work outside to support my studies, the tuition is not enough, so there is no problem between my brother and Sister Taozi at all. What's more, I will be satisfied if I can go to high school. There are very few people in the village who can go to high school, and I can't be considered educated, right? And you don't have to read a lot of books to have a career. For example, the great inventor Edison dropped out of school before finishing elementary school, but invented the light bulb, bringing us light in the darkness; the famous writer Shen Congwen graduated from elementary school, but his works are sought after and loved by later generations; and the ancient Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Bang, Genghis Khan, Lu Bu, etc. did not have any education, but their deeds have been passed down to this day; and @￥%..." Qi Xinlan chattered endlessly.
"Okay, Lan Zi, stop giving examples. I don't even know the people you're talking about, so it's useless for you to tell me." Sister Taozi interrupted. She was afraid that Qi Xinlan would go on and on.
"Sister Taozi, I give you these examples just to tell you that studying is not the only way out. As long as I am willing to work hard, I can also create a world of my own. Where there is a will, there is a way. I believe my life will only get better and better!" Qi Xinlan said firmly with her eyes shining.
"Although I don't quite understand what you scholars are saying, I still thank you, Lan Zi." Seeing that Qi Xinlan had made up her mind, Sister Taozi said gratefully.
"Why thank you, Sister Taozi? It's none of your and my brother's business. You're just too sensitive. By the way, Sister Taozi, when will you marry my brother?" Qi Xinlan teased ambiguously.
"What are you talking about? I won't pay attention to you!" Sister Taozi stomped her feet and ran away shyly. Her shy little look showed that her brother's charm was really irresistible!
After Sister Taozi left, Qi Xinlan still had to go up the mountain to look at the tall persimmon trees full of heavy persimmons. These bright red persimmons looked like small red lanterns, and they looked even more colorful and lovely against the backdrop of the dense and verdant holly trees.
Qi Xinlan suddenly felt a little greedy. Looking around to see that there was no one around, she put down her backpack, grabbed the tree trunk with both hands, curled up her legs, clamped the trunk with her knees, bent her waist, and slowly climbed up like a wriggling caterpillar.
In order to get home quickly, Xu Minghao took a shortcut and walked along the mountain road, but he didn't expect to see such a funny scene. He didn't intend to make a sound and waited to see if the woman could climb up the tree and pick the fruit successfully.
Qi Xinlan actually regretted climbing up. Now she was stuck, unable to go up or down, not knowing what to do. Seeing the persimmon so close at hand, she had no choice but to fight. She tried to shift sideways and stretched out her hand with all her might to pick the persimmon, but her arm was too short, and she was still a little short. She moved forward again, but accidentally stepped on empty air!
"ah!"
"careful!"
When Xu Minghao saw the woman falling from the tree, he quickly flew over and caught Qi Xinlan.
Soft was his first feeling when he touched the girl, followed by the girl's body fragrance lingering around his nose. Looking down, he saw the girl's face with fear and surprise, but her beauty could not be concealed. The girl had long black hair, a pair of bright eyes, clear and bright as stars, white skin like a freshly peeled egg, and thin lips as tender as rose petals, making people want to kiss her.
Xu Minghao stared at the woman in his arms so infatuatedly that he even forgot to put her down.
"Can you... put me down?" Qi Xinlan's fair cheeks flushed. She was very surprised. Why was Xu Minghao here? But his fiery eyes made her unable to think about this question anymore.
"Ah? Oh, that... that... I'm sorry." He was startled by the other person's words, and immediately put the other person down, scratched his head, and spoke very awkwardly.
"It's okay. Thank you for saving me just now, otherwise I would have been in trouble." Qi Xinlan said with a smile.
"Um, do you want to eat the persimmons on top? Let me pick them for you." Xu Minghao was startled when he saw the woman's smiling face, and then he said slowly.
"Okay, I want the tallest and biggest one." Seeing this, Qi Xinlan playfully pointed to the highest point on the tree.
"Okay, no problem. Wait for me and I'll pick them for you." As he said that, he climbed to the top of the tree in a few steps and was climbing towards the persimmon that Qi Xinlan was pointing at.
Seeing his busy figure, Qi Xinlan gradually became distracted. He was still as handsome, resolute, tall and straight, but a little thinner and darker than she remembered. He must have suffered a lot in the army. Thinking of this, she secretly swore in her heart that she must fatten him up in the future.
"Here, this is the persimmon you want. Is this it?" After picking it, Xu Minghao walked up to the woman and said.
"Oh, thank you. Why is there only one? Don't you want to eat it?" Qi Xinlan came back to her senses and said when she saw the persimmon in Xu Minghao's hand.
"I... I don't want to eat it. You eat it." Xu Minghao's face turned slightly red. Fortunately, his skin was dark and it was not clear. His mind was full of the persimmons that the woman pointed at. Why did he think so much?
"Well... you take half, I take half, and we'll eat together." Seeing Xu Minghao looking uncomfortable, Qi Xinlan wanted to laugh, so she took the persimmon from the other's hand, split it into two halves, and gave half to Xu Minghao.
"Okay, thank you." Xu Minghao looked at the half persimmon in his hand and smiled innocently.
Seeing this, Qi Xinlan cursed inwardly, "You idiot, you picked the persimmons, why are you thanking me?" Even so, the sweetness in her heart was only known by Qi Xinlan...
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