Peng Peng was so scared that he took half a step back, and three beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
After a while, when the person got closer, Peng Peng saw clearly that it was a child who walked out. He was not tall, not even 1.5 meters.
He bent over, carrying two bundles of firewood on his back, and his footsteps were heavy.
Peng Peng realized that this child was most likely Dumby. He did not go to school but went to work on the farm first.
Soon, Jiang Yang arrived at his house with firewood on his back.
When he saw a stranger standing at the door of his house, his face immediately revealed a vigilant expression.
Peng Peng heaved a sigh of relief and walked forward with a smile."You must be Dumby?"
Jiang Yang nodded in confusion, but he still remained vigilant.
His lips were slightly pursed, and his face was red. Beads of sweat kept rolling down his face.
Seeing that Jiang Yang was silent, Peng Peng smiled and reached out his hand."Hello, I'm a friend of Teacher He and the others. My name is Peng Yuchang, but you can call me brother.”
Hearing this, Jiang Yang's wariness was immediately relieved.
"My…my hands are dirty…" he said hesitantly.
" I'm a grown man," Peng Peng said with a smile." I'm not that particular. Come, let me help you carry a bundle of firewood."”
As he spoke, he reached out to take the firewood on Jiang Yang's back.
Jiang Yang was a little embarrassed and was about to refuse when Peng Peng had already picked up the firewood.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Yang completely let down his guard.
He looked at Peng Peng and said softly, Thank you!”
Peng Peng smiled." Dumby, you don't have to stand on ceremony with me. We're brothers from now on. If anything happens, I'll take care of you."”
He said with a bright face, making Jiang Yang feel even more cordial.
Then, Jiang Yang opened the door and sent the firewood to the woodshed next to the pigsty.
After he was done, he washed his hands and wiped his sweat. Then, he went back to his room to get his bag and prepare to go to class.
"Brother, I'm going to school."
Jiang Yang looked at Peng Yuchang, who was looking around the courtyard, and said.
Peng Peng smiled." Alright, lock the door. A few of my friends went for a run on the mountain. I'll wait for them by the roadside."”
Jiang Yang nodded and didn't ask further.
As Peng Peng walked out of the courtyard, he asked,""Dumby, is your school far away?”
Jiang Yang locked the door and replied," It's a little far, but I walk very fast. I can get there in about twenty minutes."”
Because most of the people in the village were old, and the young people had gone out to work, there were very few children left in the village.
Since the school could not gather enough students, they merged the schools of the three nearby villages together.
The original school was in the village, very close. The merged school was built at the intersection of the three villages, which was much further away.
"You walk there and back every day?" Peng Peng asked in surprise.”
Jiang Yang shook his head." Not really. Sometimes, the village chief will bring me along."”
Peng Peng could tell that this wasn't often. It might not even happen once a week.
After all, she was not their child. Anyone would be impatient if they were to pick her up every day.
"Brother, goodbye!"
Just as Peng Peng was deep in thought, Jiang Yang waved goodbye to him.
Peng Peng came back to his senses and waved goodbye to Jiang Yang with a smile.
He secretly thought that perhaps he could give Dumby a bicycle. That would be more convenient for him.
Peng Peng watched Dumby descend the mountain until his figure disappeared before his eyes.
……
Jiang Yang went down the mountain and took a shortcut to the school along the dam in the fields.
After walking for about 20 minutes, Jiang Yang finally arrived at the school gate.
From afar, he saw Jiang Bailing's figure.
Jiang Bailing deliberately waited for Adai at the school gate. She looked around and finally saw Adai.
"Brother Adai, why are you so late?”
She looked at Adai with some resentment. It was almost time for class, so she couldn't even speak.
Jiang Yang smiled faintly." I left everything I did after school to finish in the morning. I had something to do after school, so I came a little late."”
Jiang Bailing was immediately attracted and asked,"What are you going to do after school? I'll go with you.”
"It's my private matter, it's not good for you to follow me." Jiang Yang smiled.”
Seeing Jiang Bailing pouting unhappily, he smiled and said,"Let's go. Class is about to start. Hurry up and enter the classroom.”
With that, he dragged Jiang Bailing into the classroom.
The number of students in the school was very limited. Basically, one classroom was one grade.
Even so, there were only a dozen children in Jiang Yang's class.
Jiang Bailing was a grade lower, and there were even fewer students in her class.
After this batch of junior high school students left, the school would close the junior high school department and move to the town.
Jiang Yang walked into the classroom and sat in the last row, far away from the students.
No one was willing to sit with Jiang Yang. Even the teachers rarely paid attention to Jiang Yang in class.
Everyone thought that Jiang Yang would be in a daze during class.
To Jiang Yang, this was a good thing because he could be in a daze without anyone disturbing him.
The first class was Chinese. The Chinese teacher was a short, fat middle-aged man in his fifties.
From his turbid eyes, it could be seen that he no longer had any needs or desires for life. He repeated himself mechanically every day like a walking corpse.
His lectures were very boring because he was facing children from the countryside. He was not very responsible. Basically, he just finished what he had to say and dealt with the errands.
He had never thought that any of these children would be able to get into college. Basically, they would go out to work after junior high school.
As for Jiang Yang, it was even more impossible for him to get into high school. Working was his only way out.
In addition, even if Jiang Yang was lucky enough to get into high school, he wouldn't have the money to go. It would be futile.
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