Tomboy

    When the school started in September, Li Mingzhu took a long vacation.

    Lao Luo called her into the office and questioned her carefully, but Li Mingzhu refused to say anything.

    Lao Luo asked for a long time, and then he came to the conclusion that 'something happened in his house', which he conjectured by himself.

    Lao Luo said earnestly, "Li Ming, if you have anything at home, just tell the school directly. You are so good, the school will definitely help you."

    "If the school doesn't help you, I will help you. No matter what happens, the book is still to be read."

    After a while, Li Mingzhu said.

    "I didn't say I didn't read."

    Lao Luo worried, "I'm not afraid of your jokes, I've been teaching for so many years, I have seen too many students who read the best, because of one reason or another, I can't continue to study, I am a teacher Watching these students leave the school is really uncomfortable."

      Things are all stuffy, what are you doing, the troublesome things can be solved by adults, as long as you read a good book, you can do it, okay?"

    Li Mingzhu didn't listen, she pinched the corner of her clothes and nodded.

    Lao Luo approved the long vacation for her.

    He said something from the bottom of his heart, telling Li Mingzhu to walk out of school in vain.

    Of course she wants to read, and reading is the only shortcut she can think of to make a lot of money.

    Li Mingzhu understood this truth when she was only six or seven years old. The college entrance examination is the springboard for poor children to study.

    She has been reading for more than ten years, and she is about to reach this springboard. A boulder falls in front of her.

    Li Mingzhu thought in pain: fortunately, I haven't killed me yet.

    After taking a long vacation in Provincial No. 1 Middle School, Li Mingzhu returned to the hospital.

    The ward on the sixth floor is more lively during the day than at night.

    Li Mingzhu was asked by a middle-aged woman as soon as she entered, "Little Li, are you back from school?"

     "Come on, auntie stewed a bowl of chicken soup for Xiaoyun today, and you come over and eat a bowl to nourish the students' brains."

    The little cloud in the middle-aged woman's mouth is the boy in the ward.

    She is Xiaoyun's mother, Wang Xiu.

    The balcony door was pushed open, and the middle-aged man said, "Little Li came back so early? Has the school been done?"

    This is Xiao Yun's father Zeng Hui.

    "Well, it's a long vacation."

    Wang Xiu poured the chicken soup into a bowl and handed a bowl to Li Mingzhu: "Drink it while it's hot."

    Li Mingzhu put down the bowl, did not rush to drink, and asked about Zeng Hui.

     "Uncle Zeng, when will we set off for the medicinal material purchase you mentioned."

    Zeng Hui is in the business of medicinal materials. He opened a traditional Chinese medicine store in a neighboring province. The business license has just been approved, and it only started this year.

    Zeng Hui said, "Come on, we will set off in the next two days. Xiao Li, you have figured it out clearly. It is not so easy for us to go out for a field trip. One of my friends is missing in the mountains."

    Li Mingzhu nodded, "I know what to do." She added, "I need money."

    The purchase of medicinal materials usually requires the purchaser to go to the local area to investigate and understand. Generally, most of the rare and valuable medicinal materials are in the barren mountains that have not been developed. Zeng Hui's friend is not in Tibet. No bones have been found so far.

    In this industry, there are still people who are rushing to reincarnate, because there are huge profits that coexist with risks.

    The profit of reselling Chinese medicinal materials is very considerable. The cost of medicinal materials for a pair of three or four hundred is only thirty or forty, and the buyer buys it from Shannong at a cheaper price, which can be called a huge profit.

    On the day when Li Mingzhu met Zeng Hui, this man was chatting with his wife, and she accidentally learned a little about it:

    Zeng Hui's son's illness is almost a terminal illness, and Western medicine has not been effective for a year or two. His own son lives on.

    Don't say, there are some achievements in one year. Zeng Hui purchased traditional Chinese medicines in various remote areas to fight for his son's illness, and the reselling of medicinal materials brought him a lot of money Income, Li Mingzhu was tempted when she heard it.

    She mentioned her thoughts to Zeng Hui. Zeng Hui also had a good impression of Li Mingzhu, a taciturn teenager - Li Mingzhu patiently taught Xiaoyun for two days, Xiaoyun had been plagued by illness since childhood. He didn't read for a few days. When Li Mingzhu taught him, the child happily stayed up all night.

    Therefore, Zeng Hui agreed to take Li Mingzhu to make money.

    "Hey, well, then you pack up, we'll leave tomorrow." Zeng Hui said, "Your mother will let Wang Xiu take care of her, or if you don't trust her, you can also hire a nurse. ."

    Wang Xiu said, "Don't listen to your uncle Zeng's nonsense, you can't believe your auntie by spending those worthless money in vain."

    Xiaoyun pulled her hem, "Brother, when did you and Dad go back?"

    Li Mingzhu put her hand on his head and touched it twice, "Soon, I will be back in a month."

    "Can I be cured when I come back, I want to go to school."

    "Yes, it will be cured after taking the medicine."

    "Oh, then be careful when you go, don't get lost."

    Li Mingzhu smiled.

    Wang Xiu and Zeng Hui had a low conversation, this simple middle-aged woman glanced at the sleeping old man.

    This old man is also a member of the ward, but so far, his family members have not seen him.

    When the nurse came to check his physical condition, Wang Xiu couldn't help but ask a few more questions, the nurse said casually.

     "After the daughter paid the money, she didn't come again. I just leave the old man here to die."

    Wang Xiu was dumbfounded.

    The nurse seemed to think that what she said was too serious, and said embarrassedly, "It's all like this when you're old, and it can't be cured. Individuals have their own ideas... They may feel that they don't need to waste money on an old man. On the body, hey, everyone is like this now..."

    Wang Xiu glanced at Li Mingzhu again.

    Li Mingzhu's body was visibly reduced during this period of time, and the bangs that were too late to take care of were a little long, which obediently adhered to her forehead, and a shadow fell to cover her eyes.

    This young man sat with a straight spine, the sky was about to weigh on her mother's life, but she was told to use her shoulders to bear it in the wind and rain in life.

    Su Tianyu's disease is a disease waiting to die. It is like a black hole, just waiting for the victim to keep throwing money into the black hole. stuffed into human skin.

    Wang Xiudao, "Li Ming, after you and Uncle Zeng come back from Lingnan, you should go to study, and there is a way out of studying. Auntie said a lot, think about it, and take a long vacation like this. not good…"

    Li Mingzhu nodded perfunctorily.

     She used a lot of strength to move her fingers.

    "Let's talk."

    Wang Xiu said such a sentence, and when she saw her face, she did not dare to say more.

    Li Mingzhu turned her head and looked at the clear sky outside the window. She seemed to hear the sound of reading in the school hundreds of thousands of miles away.

    Soon, imagination was defeated by reality, Su Tianyu snorted and woke up.

    She retracted her mind, gritted her teeth and thought: "Reading, reading a **** book, why don't you want to go to heaven."

    …

    On the third day of September, Li Mingzhu carried a simple bag and set off.

    The bag usually used to hold books hit a heavy list and emergency supplies at this time.

    Zeng Hui took her to the green train, spent a night in the fireworks, and walked to Lingnan.

    When Li Mingzhu got out of the car, she was crowded into biscuits by the people around her. Zeng Hui bought two steamed buns and ate them with her.

    "Let's go to meet the contact person first, and then go to the village at night, and help us arrange it there. We will clear out the medicinal materials at night." Zeng Hui said, "You go. Be careful when you go, there are a lot of pickpockets, and pay attention to your bag."

    Li Mingzhu was hungry all night, finished eating the buns in three or two bites, and carried the schoolbag from the back to the front.

    Her clothes were twisted into a ball, Zeng Hui said, "Wait here for uncle, uncle buy two bus tickets, we have to transfer."

    Li Mingzhu found a stool in the waiting room to sit. Opposite her, there was a middle-aged man in tattered clothes. With his toothbrush and cup in a green plastic bag, he looked like someone who had settled in a train station.

    There are too many such people, and they are everywhere in the small railway station in the county.

    Li Mingzhu's eyes were attracted by the TV in the shop selling snacks in the waiting room. The owner was watching the live broadcast of this year's BS Summer Game, which happened to be Lu Yao's first game.

    After the camera faithfully filmed the game, it recorded his expression. Lu Yao performed quite well and was hailed as the most promising newcomer this year.

    After the game, an e-sports reporter took a picture at the scene and took in a fluorescent sign with the word 'Lu Yao' in it. Most of the people holding the sign were little girls. It looked as if he had just become a fan of Lu Yao.

    The camera turned to the team.

    Lu Yao walked in the middle of the team, behind him was a female player who debuted in the same period in the summer, the female player did not know what to say to Lu Yao, she put her hands behind her back, and circled around him with a playful look .

    Lu Yao and her seem to live in two parallel worlds. His world is free from poverty and disease, and some are full of splendor and light.

    Uncle Zeng came over with the ticket and interrupted Li Mingzhu's vision, "Let's go, if you can't get there before dark, the mountain road will be difficult to walk."

    Li Mingzhu took the ticket, "Okay."

    As Uncle Zeng said, it is very difficult to walk in the mountainous areas of Lingnan.

    Li Mingzhu walked on the path with one foot deep and one foot shallow. The summer night was sultry, but the two did not dare to show half of their skin, otherwise the poisonous insects in the mountains could bite people out of trouble .

    When they arrived at the mountain people's house, the two didn't dare to delay. Li Mingzhu touched a handful of wet hair and buried her head in counting the medicinal materials with Uncle Zeng.

    About three in the morning, the medicinal materials were counted.

    There is no place to sleep in the mountain people's house. Li Mingzhu pressed her schoolbag under her head as a pillow, and worked hard to coax herself to sleep. As a result, after sleeping for less than two hours, it was already bright outside.

    Uncle Zeng said in a low voice, "Is it alright, we're going back."

    This man is no better than her, and he is also in a mess. Li Mingzhu has been able to endure a little more than others since she was a child, even in this kind of environment, she can endure it.

    "Okay, let's go."

    The sky was bright, and the two of them were hurrying along the silent mountain road. There were few other sounds besides the barking of dogs and roosters.

    Li Mingzhu almost rolled into the ravine, thanks to Uncle Zeng pulling it.

    "Be careful! The mountain road is difficult to walk, look at the road, it's not a child's play to fall, and you will be disabled if you don't die." How can you make money without culture?"

    Li Mingzhu arrived to thank her and be more careful when walking down the mountain.

    At the foot of the mountain, Uncle Zeng's contact finally came.

    A short man got out of the minivan whose wheels were covered in mud. The van was originally white, but it turned grey when it was hit by wind and rain. how many times.

    Uncle Zeng skillfully touched a cigarette to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man saw Li Mingzhu and said with a smile, "Bring an apprentice!"

    "No, the young man who came out with me, came to see the world." Uncle Zeng said, "Like me, he came out for his family. It's not easy."

    The middle-aged man admired her and praised her, "It's rare to be so sensible at such a young age."

    He also talked about how his son couldn't support the wall with mud. After getting in the car, he was still talking. Li Mingzhu leaned against the window frame tiredly and couldn't say a word.

    Out of the mountains, the mobile phone has a signal.

    The reminder of text messages and missed calls nearly sent her phone flying out.

    Li Mingzhu didn't have time to take a closer look at who was calling when the phone vibrated again.

    When she saw that the caller ID was Lu Yao this time, she knew who made so many calls before.

    Li Mingzhu answered the phone.

    "Why did you answer the phone, I didn't get through all night!" Lu Yao immediately complained.

    "The mobile phone has no signal." Li Mingzhu added, "...The hospital has a poor signal at night."

    Lu Yao muttered, "Don't sleep in the hospital all the time, just ask a nanny to take care of your aunt. You can go home and sleep more comfortably."

    Li Mingzhu hummed a few times, and Lu Yao heard a nasal sound.

    "Are you sleepy?"

    "Fine."

    "..." Lu Yao was helpless, "Then I'll hang up, and I'll call you when you wake up."

    "Don't, just fight like this, I want to hear your voice."

    Lu Yao's Ergenzi instantly became popular.

    Fang Tian urged, "Who are you calling, Yaoyao? Quickly and quickly, wait for you to open the map!"

    Li Mingzhu heard a girl's voice over there, sweet and greasy.

    "Lu Yao, hurry up, I'll be waiting for you."

    Lu Yao muttered: "It's annoying."

    Li Mingzhu had an epiphany, "Is that the woman who debuted at the same time as you."

    "You see?"

    Li Mingzhu said, "I see."

    Lu Yao didn't know what to do, but a chill rose in his heart.

    "Don't think about it!"

    "I'm not thinking."

    Lu Yao said cautiously, "I only like you."

    Li Mingzhu paused and nodded.

    After she finished clicking, she realized that it was a phone call, and Lu Yao couldn't see it, so she added, "Yeah."

    "You just hum?!"

    Li Mingzhu: "Mmmm."

    Lu Yao: "...It's shameful to be cute."

    Li Mingzhu suddenly said, "I only like you too."

    The man driving the car moved his ears.

    Li Mingzhu said, "You put it away, my favorite is very expensive."

    Lu Yao: "Of course, I worked so hard to get it."

    Fang Tian urged Lu Yao again.

    Li Mingzhu said sympathetically, "Hurry up and train and talk later."

    Lu Yao: "You have to pay attention to my phone at all times."

    Li Mingzhu said, "I'm listening."

    Lu Yao hung up the phone.

    Soon, a text message came, and the sender was Lu Yao.

    [Please think of me every three minutes]

    Li Mingzhu drew a faint smile and replied.

    [I can think of you three times a minute]