On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, my father set off with an empty suitcase on his back. My mother did not go to see him off. Only Mu Yi and his three brothers took my father to the street until the van he was riding in disappeared from sight.

The feeling of parting is really uncomfortable. Especially during this joyous Spring Festival when thousands of families are reunited. Other families are still immersed in the joy and laughter of the festival, but Muyi's family has to say goodbye in order to survive.

But the melancholy is melancholy, and life will continue. If the father does not go to work, what will happen to the "future" of the two younger brothers? The burden borne by the middle-aged people who are older and younger is not ordinary.

The weight is very heavy. Muyi's income cannot yet "contribute" to the family, so he can barely cope with his own life. Fortunately, his father does not have any financial requirements for him.

Teach him not to spend money indiscriminately, but to cherish the money he earns and spend it where it should be spent.

The house where my father left suddenly became much deserted. The two younger brothers seemed to have become sensible overnight. When they returned home, they no longer went out to play and were concentrating on reading and writing homework. Mother was also relatively leisurely.

, went to play with Aunt Wenying and the others. Mu Yi was left, looking a little idle. He wanted to go play with Xu Beibei, but he didn't seem to have enough "reason" to go play with her.

Mu Yi, who was really bored, remembered that he hadn't seen "Erwa" for a long time. He just went to play with him.

Mu Yi: "Xiaojie, Brother Jun, I went to Erwa's house to play. When mom comes back, tell him. If I haven't come back by eight o'clock in the evening, I will probably stay with him.

"

Xiaojie raised his head that was buried in writing and glanced at Mu Yi, then replied: "Okay, big brother."

Brother Jun: "Brother, we won't wait for you to eat."

Mu Yi: "No wait."

After leaving the house and walking on the street, Mu Yi suddenly found that his hands were empty. He felt that it was not good to go to Erwa's house empty-handed during the Chinese New Year. In the past, although he went to Erwa's house empty-handed, that was

I don’t have a job yet and have no income. Now that I’m working, it would be a bit bad to go back empty-handed.

I bought a few kilograms of bananas and oranges at the fruit stall, and put them in two plastic bags respectively, holding one bag in each hand. Mu Yi weighed it, and there was still some weight. It felt much better this way.

After crossing the bridge, we walked towards the north slope. After passing the big stone mill, we walked a little further to the home of Caocao's cousin Xu Jiaojiao.

When thinking of Xu Jiaojiao, Mu Yi couldn't help but think of the last day of junior high school.

It was the hottest day in June. It was also the last day of class in junior high school. When the teacher announced that get out of class was over, Mu Yi's good brother Yu Wa'er had already made an appointment with Xu Jiaojiao for Mu Yi.

In fact, in this last class, the teacher taught, in addition to some precautions for the exam, I also probably heard some words of blessing and encouragement. Mu Yi couldn't remember the rest, or didn't listen to it. His thoughts

He had already gone to the pear forest outside the school because he had an appointment with Xu Jiaojiao to meet in the pear forest. He had many, many things to say to Xu Jiaojiao, the English class representative.

But just when he was about to run out of the classroom with his schoolbag on his back, the teacher called him down, "Muyi, wait a moment."

"Teacher Kang, what's the matter?" Mu Yi quickly stopped running and stood still respectfully.

This teacher Kang is no ordinary teacher. He is Mu Yi’s mentor and the Chinese language teacher who is the head teacher of the third grade of junior high school.

Teacher Kang looked at Mu Yi with a smile, "You can't wait to leave the classroom? Are you liberated?"

Mu Yi didn't know what Teacher Kang meant by these words, and subconsciously thought: "I don't seem to have done anything wrong. Why did the teacher say this to me?" He was a little confused as a monk. He could only support it.

He hesitated and said: "It's not that I can't wait to leave, it's just that I have something to do."

Teacher Kang: "What can I do for you?" After speaking, he pointed to the back of the classroom.

Mu Yi quickly followed the direction of Teacher Kang's finger and looked towards the back of the classroom. It turned out that the direction Teacher Kang pointed was exactly where the brooms and dustpans were placed in the classroom. Mu Yi understood immediately that this Teacher Kang was called

Clean the classroom by yourself before leaving.

This Mu Yi was a little embarrassed. Because he had already made an appointment with Xu Jiaojiao, and at the moment when school was over, he specifically glanced at Xu Jiaojiao, and Xu Jiaojiao was also looking at him. When their eyes met,

In an instant, although Xu Jiaojiao blushed with embarrassment, she did not immediately turn her head away. Instead, she opened her beautiful big eyes and blinked at Mu Yi. Her two lovely dimples moved noticeably.

.That was probably because she was snickering at Mu Yi. Mu Yi knew that she was telling herself that she would go to the appointment.

But "it is hard to disobey a teacher's orders"! Mu Yi had no choice but to put his schoolbag back on his desk, pick up a broom and start cleaning the classroom conscientiously with other class cadres.

Somehow, everyone was immersed in cleaning without saying a word, with a tacit understanding of division of labor and cooperation. Some people were sweeping the floor, some were wiping the blackboard, and some were cleaning the window glass. When the dust and paper scraps on the floor were cleaned up, everyone

Then he went to fetch water and wiped the blackboard, doors, windows, glass, tables, and benches clean. It would be better to rinse the classroom floor with water, and then used a mop to mop it clean. Finally, Mu Yi put on his schoolbag and locked the door.

, delivered the key to Teacher Kang’s house and handed it into Teacher Kang’s hands.

Teacher Kang looked at Mu Yi who was sweating profusely, smiled and nodded.

Mu Yi: "Teacher Kang, I'm leaving."

Teacher Kang clenched his right fist, waved it, and said two words: "Come on!"

Mu Yi nodded sternly, turned around and ran away. As he ran, tears couldn't help but flow down. He knew that from this moment on, he would leave Teacher Kang. Although he was reluctant to let go, in life

On the road of growth, this is something that must be left behind.

After running out of the school gate, Mu Yi was suddenly afraid that others would see him cry, so he quickly slowed down and wiped his tears away while walking. In fact, the school was already empty at this time.

Mu Yi hurriedly walked from the road to the left of the gate to the pear forest behind the school. Just when he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Xu Jiaojiao was walking across from him angrily.

It was obvious that Xu Jiaojiao was angry. It was as if she had not seen Mu Yi, and she passed by Mu Yi without squinting.

Mu Yi quickly turned around and shouted: "Jiaojiao."

Mu Yi saw Xu Jiaojiao's body trembling from behind. Xu Jiaojiao stopped, but did not look back. He just asked coldly: "What do you want from me?"

Such an extremely simple sentence actually confused Mu Yi. Mu Yi had already thought about it in his heart, whether it was thousands of words, sweet words, or eternal vows... At this moment, this feeling

This scene, with Xu Jiaojiao's cold words "What do you want from me?", instantly turned into nothing and disappeared without a trace.

He was speechless for a moment and couldn't answer. This made Xu Jiaojiao even more angry. She tried hard to suppress her anger and continued to ask calmly: "If you have anything to say to me, just say it quickly? If not, I will

I have to go back and read a book."

Mu Yi quickly ran to her, looked at her and said word by word: "Jiaojiao, I like you."

Xu Jiaojiao sneered and snorted. "Then what?" Xu Jiaojiao asked Mu Yi in three words.

"Do you know I like you?"

Xu Jiaojiao's expression softened a lot, she looked at Mu and nodded.

Seeing Xu Jiaojiao nodding, Mu Yi suddenly felt a little nervous. He felt that his throat was suddenly dry, and his tongue seemed a little disobedient. He tried hard to make a sound, but his words were already a little out of shape.

"Do you like me?"

Xu Jiaojiao's face turned as red as an apple. She only answered him with two words: "Guess." Then she ran away quickly.

Seeing Xu Jiaojiao running away from him, Mu Yi neither stopped her nor chased her. He just squatted down in despair.

With this memory in mind, Mu Yi inadvertently stood outside Xu Jiaojiao's house for a while, attracting passers-by to keep looking at him.

Suddenly a passerby asked: "Which one are you looking for?"
Chapter completed!