The manifestation of growing up

Author: Erzi Congzhou

In addition to the big caves, there are also some "small caves". Many of the small caves are completely dug manually for the purpose of collecting saltpeter, a mineral that is abundant here.

Many cave entrances still have simple stone walls, stone beds, and stoves for cooking saltpeter.

Captain Li said that the gangsters in Bandit Rock were able to make homemade explosives. Later, when the production team opened the lime kiln, they also used explosives for a period of time. Although it was a black powder formula, it could still crack mountains and crack rocks, and it was quite powerful.

After investigation, both Zhou Zhi and Fang Wenyu agreed that Swan Pond could become the "headquarters" of gangs in this area, not only because of the natural lake here, but also because of this.

In addition to these, the scenery here is exceptionally beautiful, with waterfalls and springs coming out of caves everywhere in the mountains, and a rich variety of orchids and butterflies.

The funniest thing is that Zhou Zhi and Yang He also tried fishing, but within a few fishing rods, the nest was occupied by a ferocious animal. The first time they fished, Zhou Zhi was so frightened that he almost threw the rod away.

This thing has a smooth body, brown-black skin, four short legs and a long tail. After looking closely, I realized it was a giant salamander.

Afterwards, they caught several fish of this kind in succession, so Zhou Zhi and Yang He had to give up fishing.

The current ecology here is so good that if you catch fish, you will encounter a giant salamander making a nest. If I tell this to the third master back to Jiachuan, he probably won’t believe it.

This kid sighs all day long now that there are fewer and fewer river fish in the Yangtze River, and it is getting harder and harder to harvest river fresh food.

In addition to orchids, it is still the season for many flowers to bloom, such as lilies, camellia oleifera, burnet burnet and cassia, white, red and yellow. The folks here are planting them as crops, and when they bloom, they are all over the mountains and valleys.

Zhang Xinyi has a special feeling for the flowers here because she and her sister were named after the medicinal herbs and flowers by Imperial Physician Zhao.

These flower fields and medicinal fields also consume a lot of film.

Two days later, Zhou Zhi and his party were preparing to return, and the matter of Aunt Lu Yao's study had also been finalized.

Originally, the school had to collect the sponsorship fee based on five points difference, that is, the minimum one thousand plus five five hundred, totaling three thousand and five. Zhou Zhi and Lao Xu said that they had already assessed Aunt Lu Yao's level, and it should be

It's a minimum admission, and you don't have to pay a distinction fee. It's not easy for people in the mountains to raise so much fees at once. Can you please be accommodating?

Lao Xu finally gave a "discount" of 1,000 yuan. He said that even if the minimum sponsorship fee was 1,000 yuan, the remaining expenses such as housing fees, materials, food, etc. would only be more or less in 1,500 years. Let the family first

I collected enough for the expenses of two thousand five hundred.

All that's left is to study hard and wait to take the exam, and then decide whether to withdraw or make up for it.

Then Zhou Zhi suggested that Lu Yaogu should go with them now and go to Rongshan Central School to participate in the English tutoring class of my cousin. This is a subject that seriously hinders rural children. Let my cousin start a small study, even if it is just three

In a week, you can get a lot of results in one go.

Moreover, when you arrive at Rongshan, you can get access to the test papers they have used, and you can also have a quick look before the exam.

Rongshan is not far from Fengming, and Captain Li can go visit his granddaughter on weekends.

After a short period of contact, Team Li’s family has placed great trust in Zhou Zhi and decided to adopt Zhou Zhi’s suggestions.

So there was one more person squeezed into the car on the way out, but it was still easy to arrange. Captain Li sat in the boys' row, Dingding sat on his lap, and Jiang Shuyi returned to the passenger seat, leaving the seat vacated for Lu Yaogu.

Originally, there was a lot of clothes to pack, but Jiang Shuyi said there was no need. She was about the same size as Lu Yaogu. She had gotten so many clothes in the past two years that she could hardly fit them in the closet.

Lu Yaogu's character is very similar to the third sister's gentleness and calmness, but she has a bit of Ye Xin's refreshing personality. I believe the eldest lady will also like her very much. Zhou Zhi's idea is that the two of them can live together.

As for not trusting strangers blindly, Captain Li and Zhou Zhi didn't think about it.

Zhou Zhi is now considered a minor celebrity in Jiachuan, and it is easy for Captain Li and Lu Ting to find out who he is.

As for Zhou Zhi, he just thinks that it is not easy for him to develop a reading seed in Swan Pond, and he will give him as much support as he can.

Just like how my fourth cousin helped many children back then, many of them were out-of-school children he met on the way to the students' homes, and he helped them casually.

However, Captain Li was still a little worried about his grandson, so he followed Zhou Zhi to Rongshan Central School and met the eldest lady and cousin-in-law before he was completely relieved.

After arranging for Aunt Lu to live in the home of the eldest lady of the Central School and open a small stove, Zhou Zhi took Team Li to Jiachuan to meet Lao Xu at Jiachuan Middle School and pay the fees.

Although Lao Xu acted businesslike, the topics and attitude of his chat with Zhou Zhihe once again made Captain Li feel more at ease.

Because the topic between the two of them was to request Zhou Zhi to come to the school to give a report to the junior students when he came back from the first semester of university, and to cheer them up as a role model.

Zhou Zhi said with a grimace that he had a guilty conscience, Lao Xu, you know, I read all the extracurricular books in your class, how can I be considered a hard-working person? On the contrary, he is a typical example of not listening to greetings...

Then Xu Youzhi started to stare, did I ask you to tell the younger students this? Tell me about how you explore efficient learning methods, how to designate comprehensive study plans, how to pair up and encourage each other to make progress together, as long as the method is right

, even if you spend enough time to expand and improve your extracurricular knowledge, you can still get the top score in the exam... Can this still be difficult for you?

Zhou Zhi had no choice but to admit defeat, Haohaohao, you are the boss and you have the final say...

After meeting Xu Youzhi, Zhou Zhi took Lao Li to Zaoling Bridge. Jiang Shuyi had already packed a big bag of clothes that she could no longer use, as well as the study materials, notes and test papers provided by Fang Wenyu.

Take Lu Yaogu to Rongshan.

Later, with Captain Li's great gratitude, he said goodbye to him and Yaogu Lu.

"I never thought we could help others." On the way back to Jiachuan, Jiang Shuyi was in a good mood.

Indeed, being able to do such a thing may be regarded as a sign of "growing up" in the hearts of Jiang Shuyi and even all his friends.

During this graduation holiday, I am afraid that this incident will be the most meaningful one that they will recall many years later.

After a day's rest, the friends set off again, this time to Manzhou to feast on Feng Xueshan.

When they were about to arrive at Miduo Town in Manzhou, the vehicle made a turn and drove towards the Yangtze River.

At the pier of Miduo Town, the friends got off the car, got on the ferry, and arrived at a lonely mountain opposite Miduo Town.

The solitary mountain is called Longtou Mountain. There is the ruins of a fortress on the mountain, overlooking the Yangtze River in a desolate manner, controlling the passage down the river.

Standing on the boat and looking from a distance, the boat seems to be heading towards an "oasis in the river".

The Yangtze River flows from the north, then turns west to south and then east. The water conditions are complex and the beaches are dangerous, forming a natural pattern of cliffs and water on three sides, like a moat.
Chapter completed!