? A Bing and I were classmates in elementary school and in the same village, but we were not that close. He had been naughty since he was a child and was known to be a headache for teachers at school. He skipped school to go swimming and make bird nests, and he wrote little notes to girls in fifth grade. The small note was once cut off by the teacher. The teacher unfolded the light blue letter paper, took one look at it, and threw it out the window. Then he stood on the podium and said righteously: "If you don't study hard, you won't be able to marry a wife." Everyone burst into laughter.
? My dad often tells me, learn from good people and don’t hang out with those with poor grades. So I spent the entire nine-year compulsory education with Xiaoyu. She was a well-deserved academic leader and what our Murakami parents called “other people’s children.”
In the 1990s, there were no mobile phones or tablets, and wealthy families only had a Panda brand black and white TV. Our childhood was spent happily collecting firewood in the mountains and helping our parents in the fields. One evening during the summer vacation, Xiaoyu and I were scolded by our parents for going to work, so we carried bamboo baskets to the mountains to collect firewood. There were so many yellowing pine needles and fallen maple leaves on the mountain that we filled the bamboo basket in a short time. I remember that the cicadas were extremely noisy that summer, one after another, as if they were feeling so wronged, and as if shouting at the top of their lungs could relieve the heat. Xiaoyu and I found two sweet potatoes in the ground and ate the crispy sweet potatoes one by one on the huge rocks on the mountain. Overlooking the entire Lujia Village from the mountain, it is really beautiful. At dusk, smoke drifts from the chimneys of farmers' houses. There are dots of passers-by on the road, some carrying snakeskin bags, some carrying hoes, some carrying bamboo baskets, and some holding young children. Now when I think of that scene again, I still feel very warm in my heart.
? The reason why that dusk is unforgettable is because of its beauty, and also because of Xiaoyu’s words: Although my hometown is very good, I must go out! So if you want to get out of the countryside and change the countryside, the only shortcut is to study hard! I still remember the starlight flowing in Xiaoyu's eyes when she said those words, which was more beautiful than the dusk at that time!
? When we were in the first year of junior high school, the school was divided into experimental classes and ordinary classes. We were put together for three years of junior high school. She worked hard as always, in junior high school, high school and college, and never let anyone down.
In addition to Xiaoyu, A Bing was also admitted to college that year. As for why he counterattacked, we have to start with a note. A Bing, who was in junior high school, still liked to write small notes. When he was assigned to the ordinary class, he seemed to have given up his passion for learning. He went to the canteen every day to buy all kinds of trendy stationery, secretly wrote love letters in the Chinese class he hated, and often wrote eloquently: One lesson per page goes by very quickly. There is only one destination for these letters from beginning to end, and that is to Xiaoyu. From the regular class on the first floor to the experimental class on the second floor, you need to climb 22 steps and turn two corners. He often hides at the corner of the first floor to block me coming back from the toilet, and then secretly hands me the letter. Every time I took it secretly, for fear of being seen by the teacher. You must know how ugly puppy love is in junior high school.
? I warned A Bing that if he passes a note again, I will tell his mother. That kid really didn't pass it on later. I thought he gave up. I was very happy. Not only did I have one less job to do, but I also saved a lost boy.
? Later on, the boy really studied hard. I don’t know the details. I just remember that he passed the exam when the experimental class was refreshed in the third grade of junior high school. It's not that I'm questioning his IQ, I just feel like he suddenly has a motor, and he can go very far. He was in the same class as Xiaoyu, but he no longer wore notes. It's just that every time he ranks, he gets closer and closer to Xiaoyu. By the time of the junior high school mock exam, Xiaoyu ranked first, and he was already ranked third.
? After three years of high school, they were admitted to the same school as a matter of course. At that time, I only passed the normal school in the city, and then I had very few contacts.
I just remember that when I came home during the Chinese New Year, I asked Xiaoyu what she wrote in the letter she wrote back to A Bing. She said slowly: "It's to get admitted to a university in the same city and then be his girlfriend." Haha, what an old routine indeed.
? But I have to say that they are indeed destined. Ah Bing followed Xiaoyu all the way from the small county town to Wuhan. In 2009, both of them were admitted to schools in Wuhan. A Bing's mother happily entertained relatives and friends, smiling from ear to ear. On the other hand, Xiaoyu's mother was much calmer, and everything seemed to fall into place. Xiaoyu's mother went to the street to buy a suitcase and a dress. Xiaoyu is so beautiful in the dress. The girl's slim figure and smooth skin make her look as beautiful as the woman in the picture.
On the first day of school, both Xiaoyu’s mother and Ah Bing’s mother went to see them off. At the station, Xiaoyu’s mother patted Ah Bing on the shoulder and said, “You two grew up together, so you have to take good care of my little Yu. "A Bing's face suddenly turned red, but he was filled with joy. He could finally take care of the girl he had longed for!
During the four years of college, they tasted all kinds of delicacies in Wuhan and visited the streets and alleys of Wuhan. We have classes together and go to the library together, it’s so wonderful.
? Every spring, the cherry blossoms on the Cherry Blossom Avenue are in full bloom. They travel hand in hand. The cherry blossom petals fall one by one, the breeze blows, and the sunlight shines on the faces of boys and girls through the petals. The faces filled with youth are frozen in that beautiful time.
? There was a sudden sound, and I saw A Bing pull up the fishing rod, a small crucian carp. There seemed to be a hint of a smile on his serious face, and he seemed expressionless.
? Ever since Xiaoyu left, he has had this dead expression, and his eyes have always been empty and lifeless. Many people advised him to forget it, and many people introduced him to partners, but he left without looking back.
? Xiaoyu was sent to the Japanese branch after working for two years. It was a surprise and a test. The mountain she had longed to walk out of finally came out, and the joy of being like a fish in water finally arrived as expected when she was twenty-six years old.
? There is nothing to hide from Ah Bing. Tell the truth. If you can understand, that’s best. If you can’t, then I’m sorry.
After being separated for a year, A Bing was reluctant to leave, but he knew that it was Xiaoyu's dream, so he promised to wait for her to come back.
? Twenty-six-year-old unmarried children will be pointed out in the countryside. A Bing became more and more annoyed by the urging, and simply did not go back during the New Year.
? It’s just that year after year, Xiaoyu still hasn’t come back. Many people say that she will not come back, and many people say that she has a new boyfriend. But A Bing said that Xiaoyu will come back.
At dusk, Ah Bing was packing her fishing toolbox to go home. Suddenly she turned around and asked me: "Do you want a mask? Xiaoyu sent a lot back from Japan."
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If the story has an ending, I hope it is perfect.