Chapter 20
In the end, grandma asked someone to help her "exorcise the ghost". The yard was full of onlookers, and she didn't know if this method was effective.
Anyway, she finally fell asleep because she was tired from crying.
When she woke up again, it was already midnight. Seeing her family members surrounding her, she felt guilty again.
"I'm sorry to trouble you."
"What nonsense are you talking about, kid?" Zhou Caimei handed her the cooked porridge. "Drink it quickly to warm your body."
"Thanks."
Xia Weining bit the edge of the bowl, and tears as big as beans dripped into the bowl. She tilted her head back and drank the porridge in one gulp.
After explaining, she left the Xia family, tears flowing freely like a flood. Now she was walking alone, she could let her eyes run wild without worrying about being discovered.
The family stood at the door and looked at the lonely figure. She walked with difficulty and effort.
Zhou Caimei's eyes were sore and tears fell. "She has had a hard time. I always feel like she has a lot of secrets hidden in her heart."
Grandma sighed, "This child has a lot on his mind. He's so tired."
After returning home, Xia Weining had no intention of going to sleep, even though she had classes the next morning.
I turned on the light, sat alone on the sofa, hugged myself tightly, and my eyes were empty and lifeless.
At this moment, she was like a shriveled body, and the soul inside had disappeared completely.
Sheng Huaizhou came back from his shift and was about to open the door when he noticed the light was on next door. He hesitated for a moment, slowly put away the key, and knocked on the door next door.
"Xia Weining, are you okay?"
Xia Weining regained consciousness after a moment and replied weakly, "It's okay."
"oh."
Sheng Huaizhou continued to open his door.
Xia Weining got up with difficulty and staggered to turn off the light.
Like a tacit connection.
Her light went out, his light came on.
Xia Weining continued to return to the sofa, curled up, staring in the darkness, searching for the empty landing point.
Sheng Huaizhou thought about his previous actions again and couldn't help but sneer at himself. Was he worried about Xia Weining?
strangeness.
Just serving the people.
He found a perfect explanation for himself.
The next day, Xia Weining dragged his groggy eyelids and tired body to school. This was the last week before summer vacation, and both teachers and students were very excited, without any trace of the painful masks of the past. Even the exams that had been complained about in the past were now sincerely supported by students. Everyone's hearts had flown away, and they were constantly counting the days until the holiday.
Xia Weining entered the classroom with a book in hand. The classroom was filled with deafening discussions. Everyone was eager to share their thoughts, talking about where they were going to go and what plans they had for the summer vacation.
Everyone ignored her existence as if they didn't see her.
Xia Weining didn't say anything either. She leaned on the desk with her hands on her waist, waiting for them quietly.
The monitor finally reacted and hurriedly pulled the students next to him to remind them, "The teacher is here, don't speak."
Xia Weining snorted coldly and slammed the book down on the desk. "You're so distracted, aren't you? You think you can stop studying just because we're on vacation? How are you going to catch up with the other classes with this attitude?"
The students in the audience were all silent. It was the first time they had seen Xia Weining so sternly. Usually, he was always so cheerful, so it was really scary when he got serious.
"I'm not trying to be angry with you. I just want you to understand that you shouldn't celebrate anything prematurely. We still have three days off, so you should maintain the same discipline and attitude as usual during these three days. Okay?"
"Can."
She nodded in satisfaction, then burst out laughing. Seeing her like this, the students finally relaxed and laughed along with her.
"Open the book and review the important points for you."
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The last three days before summer vacation are finally over. The school gate is crowded with parents picking up their children. In the classroom, the head teacher and students have their final confrontation. The head teacher reminds them of safety precautions over and over again. The students can't help but want to fly. The blackboard is covered with summer homework, and the schoolbags are filled with heavy homework. Everything is ready, just waiting for the school bell to ring.
The clock above the blackboard was running particularly slowly at this moment. It became the focus of the whole class. Everyone stared at it, watching it still maintain its own rhythm without any hurry.
Amidst everyone's anticipation, the pointer finally reached the 12 position. The next second, the bell rang, cheers followed, and figures rushed out of the classroom like sharp swords.
To embrace the vast world of freedom that belongs to them.
At this moment, they were filled with joy and excitement from the bottom of their hearts.
They celebrated with abandon, ran wildly, and shouted happily.
Embrace summer vacation with the warmest attitude.
Xia Weining finally ushered in the most relaxing period of her life, but a week later, she had to undergo a week-long training, which was unified for the entire county and teachers from township schools also had to participate.
As soon as the students left school, the teachers packed their luggage and gathered together to go to the designated location for training.
During the 7-day closed training, she spent every day learning and absorbing knowledge. She felt like her head was about to explode, like a dying person being forced to return to the children's table. It was so out of place.
Her head was dizzy and heavy. Who could understand the uncomfortable feeling of having dark clouds stuffed into her head? When the leader announced the end of the training, she felt the world suddenly become bright and she felt a sense of relief.
She put down her luggage, stretched her body happily, looked at the clouds floating in the sky, and her nose was filled with the fragrance of various flowers and the unique smell of the summer sun, which was very warm and pleasant.
She felt extremely comfortable, eating ice cream and taking a comfortable nap under the fan. Without any troubles to disturb her, she could sleep quietly for as long as she wanted. Such a life was simply a fairy-like life.
The only drawback is that there is no TV in her room, so she can't enjoy the pleasure of lying in bed and watching TV series day and night, and can only watch QQ space over and over again.
It would be annoying to use the phone too much, not to mention that it was an old-fashioned phone with very few functions. It could only be used to browse the Internet. Various video websites had not yet been released. At this time, she missed the 5G phone a little.
After a quick packing up, we went out. The air was scorching hot and almost everyone had a palm-leaf fan in their hands. Groups of three or five sat under the shade of the trees, chatting, playing chess, and playing cards.
This is the mainstream after-dinner entertainment at this time.
As soon as she reached the intersection, she saw her grandmother and her group coming out of the house. Xia Li was holding a bamboo basket and ran towards her with a smile, "Teacher Xia, let's go pick some melons to eat. Do you want to come?"
"go."
Xia Weining's heart trembled suddenly. She remembered that every household here grows melons, but their family had little land and had never grown any. When she was a child, she liked to eat them and cried for them. Once, her mother took her to play with someone else's family, and that family put the melons away.
The next year, their family planted a lot of melons.
"What are you thinking about? You're so lost in thought." Zhou Caimei took off her straw hat and put it on her head. "Don't get tanned again."
"I don't need to wear it. You should wear it."
Xia Weining reached out to take the straw hat but was stopped by Zhou Caimei, "I'm used to being in the sun, it's okay."
When she was a child, she also liked to go to the fields with her mother, but she would get bored after a while, so her mother would take her to find some Xiangbulu to eat.
Dad was walking in front, holding a bag in his hand and carrying a hoe on his shoulder. Mom and grandma were walking behind. Xia Li had handed the basket to his mother and ran to the side of the road to pick foxtail grass and put it behind his ears.
At this moment, a breeze blew by, and various flowers on the roadside were blooming brightly. The heat of the sun formed shadows in front of her eyes, but she felt happiness so clearly. This was the life she wanted.
Peaceful, plain but unforgettable.
Their land is by the river at the entrance of the village. It is a pile of earth that was padded up in the past and is surrounded by water on three sides. Not only melons and watermelons are planted there, but also cucumbers and tomatoes. Sometimes when they pass by, they will pick a cucumber, rub it on their clothes to remove the small thorns on it, and eat it directly. The fruits and vegetables here are all organic and pollution-free.
As soon as you enter, you will see tall cucumber trellises. Watermelons and melons are planted in the cucumber ridges, and tomatoes are planted next to them. Now is the harvest season with abundant fruits.
Xia Weining followed him in and found that there were several grape trees planted here, and there was loofah in the corner. When she was a child, she hated eating loofah, but her grandmother regarded it as a treasure. She ate it every day and even used the loofah to scrub the pot.
After being accustomed to the skyscrapers in the city, seeing this natural pastoral life, the soul seems to be purified. This is the original, green and vibrant summer farm picture.
It was as if the scenes in the Chinese textbook appeared in reality.
Mom and grandma were responsible for picking fresh fruits, Dad was responsible for watering and weeding, and Xia Li took her to the river.
"There are fish here, let's go down and catch them."
Her trouser legs were already rolled up, but before she could get down, her father pulled her back and said, "Come and help me connect the pipe and water it."
Xia Li pouted and reluctantly connected the pipe to the well. Xia Weining laughed as she watched.
Xia Weining hurriedly comforted him, "Safety is the most important thing. Don't go near deep water. If you really want to catch fish, we can go to that creek some other time."
"You said so."
"Yeah, I said."
Only then did Xia Li smile again.
After the family finished their work, they rinsed the cucumbers, tomatoes and melons under the tap. The well water was cool and had not been affected by high temperatures. When they used it to wash their faces, the coolness instantly spread throughout their bodies, easily removing the heat and summer heat from their bodies.
The temperature began to drop slowly. I sat by the river, eating melon, feeling the cool breeze and looking at the clear and transparent river water. The wind blowing across the water always stirred up waves.
She spent almost her entire childhood like this, and she didn't know why she never got tired of sitting by the river and looking at the water.
As the weather gets cooler, more and more people come out. You can bump into people on the street at any time. When my mother sees someone, she will take out some fresh fruits and vegetables and say, "Try them quickly, they are clean."
Seeing this scene, Xia Weining's nose began to feel sore. She wondered if her mother was also thinking about what happened in the past.
But she knew that if she had not experienced those things as a child, she would not have become so sensitive, always caring about other people's eyes, and a word from others would make her uneasy, causing great mental exhaustion.
Looking back at Xia Li who was eating melon, Xia Weining suddenly smiled with relief, glad that Xia Li was not affected. He looked like a generous and confident child, unlike her, who was empty in every aspect and had no real and strong inner soul to support him.
Xia Weining suddenly woke up and found herself dissecting herself again.
She couldn't help but smile bitterly. Heart disease is indeed difficult to cure. How could a stubborn illness that has lasted for more than 20 years be eradicated in one go? She was too impatient.
Looking at her family in front of her, she breathed a sigh of relief, the smile in her eyes gradually deepened, and she slowly became firm in her thoughts.
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