Tian Jiuyue cried until his eyes were red. Suddenly he heard a slightly hoarse female voice speaking standard Mandarin that was rare in the local area, and he immediately raised his head.
He saw Ni Bingyan standing in front of him with a red face.
Behind her is her assistant and a cameraman carrying a camera.
Seeing the cameraman, Tian Jiuyue turned around quickly like a frightened deer, facing away from them.
But he has great self-esteem and doesn't want others to see his embarrassment.
Ni Bingyan quickly asked the cameraman to turn off the machine.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the cameraman turn off the machine, and the machine was no longer on his shoulders, but in his hand. Tian Jiuyue turned around and said hello to Ni Bingyan.
"Hello, Sister Bingbing!"
The girl had just cried. She had a strong nasal voice, but she was articulate and not the kind of timid person.
Ni Bingyan walked over and sat down on the other end of the corn-bao pole.
"Hey! I'm tired from walking. Let me take a rest in your precious place."
"I'll bring you a stool!"
Tian Jiuyue made a move to stand up, but Ni Bingyan had already sat down.
Duanmu Li and the cameraman also found a stone not far away and sat down.
Tian Jiuyue had no choice but to sit back.
Ni Bingyan was not surprised that she knew him.
Because Tian Qiushui told her yesterday that as soon as she entered the school, there was a bulletin board with her photo on it, telling every child that they could have such good learning conditions because Ni Bingyan donated a lot of money.
Whenever Ni Bingyan won an award or did something positive, the school teacher would tell her classmates in class.
Sometimes the school even holds essay competitions and uses her deeds as the title to allow students to express their opinions.
This is also the reason why Tian Qiushui never chases stars, but can recognize her when he meets her on the street.
Seeing her embarrassed look, Ni Bingyan reminded again: "Your rice will be burnt!"
Tian Jiuyue came back to his senses and didn't bother to greet her. He stood up suddenly, wrapped the ears of the iron pot on the stove with a rag, took it to the pile of sand beside him and sat on it, and quickly put the pot on the side. He picked up the kettle and put it on the stove.
But he planned to use the remaining fire in the stove to boil some water to drink.
He lowered his head and stuffed a handful of firewood into the stove, moved the iron sheet, and blocked the mouth of the stove. Tian Jiuyue looked at Ni Bingyan embarrassedly, as if he was hungry but embarrassed to eat alone.
"We've already eaten, don't worry about it, just eat yours."
The smell of wine and meat on their bodies could be smelled from a distance, so Tian Jiuyue did not refuse, took the bowl seriously, and served himself a bowl of potato stewed rice.
"Today is not the Qingming Festival to worship ancestors? You didn't go?"
Ni Bingyan knew that the people in this village were all descended from the same ancestor, all with the surname Tian, and the customs were very good on weekdays. Since she was worshiping her ancestors, there was no reason why she wouldn't go and others wouldn't come to call.
Tian Jiuyue's face immediately turned red.
But she still chose to tell the truth.
"I'm poor and can't afford good food, so I'm embarrassed to eat from other people's food."
The so-called long table banquet means that one family brings out several dishes and everyone eats them together. In the local Shu dialect, it is called Dapinghuo. To describe it in trendy terms, it is almost an AA system.
In this case, every household will prepare carefully and take out delicious food for their own sake.
Tian Jiuyue couldn't afford meat, so she couldn't let others eat her potatoes. She would eat other people's meat.
As long as she appears in the dam, even if she only eats the potatoes she brought, others will find excuses to share the meat with her.
She doesn't want to take advantage of anyone.
Probably because she was afraid that Ni Bingyan would think too much of the people in the village, she explained sheepishly:
"I grew up eating Baijia's food, and my tuition fees were raised by people in the village. I didn't want to take advantage..."
It was the time when the body was growing, and most of the children were hungry for meat, but she was able to control herself.
Ni Bingyan couldn't help but think highly of her.
After the two started talking, Ni Bingyan called her name based on her situation. Tian Jiuyue was so moved that the conversation started.
But the school organized students to write letters to her, and Tian Jiuyue also wrote.
Because Tian Jiuyue was also an orphan, Ni Bingyan was deeply impressed by her.
At that time, she was still envious of Tian Jiuyue.
Even though her parents died early, the family was thin, and there were no other close immediate elders, the people in the village still raised her well and did not let her live on the streets or send her to an orphanage.
It is said that they are both surnamed Tian, and they cannot afford to disgrace that person. Isn’t it because they are kind-hearted?
You must know that this village is not rich. It has a prosperous population and can barely feed the family, but it is willing to give her a bite.
At that time, Tian Jiuyue wrote a small thing in his letter. He said that when someone in the village always bought meat to eat, he pretended that he couldn't finish the meal, brought her a small bowl with a few pieces, and asked her to help eat, even if she knew that someone else's house was full of meat. When eating meat, walking around that house.
What makes Ni Bingyan even more memorable is that the village did not occupy her land because there were no adults in her family. Instead, they helped her farm when she was young, and then brought her food to her home. In addition to eating it herself, You can also sell some to pay tuition.
"This was originally my home. When my father was treating my mother, he sold the village to the third uncle's family. Their family had many children. When the children got older, got married and had children, they couldn't live in it. Later, my father died, and the third uncle's family couldn't live in it. When my uncle saw that I had no place to live, he took me home. My family had land and I knew how to farm. I was embarrassed to live in their house, so they let me live on the first floor. Since then, my third uncle has never had any Raised livestock.
"The tuition fees for primary school here are very low. As long as you can endure the hardship, you can go to school. I get up before dawn every day, go to the fields to work for a while, and then run to school. I am afraid that my shoes will be worn out. My uncle learned how to make straw sandals.
“Except for my own rations, the rest of my harvest was sold to pay for school fees. Every time, someone charged a high price, saying that there were many people in the family and what I harvested was not enough.
"The people in the village took pity on me and often helped me plow the land while I was away. They also said that the cow had wandered off the road and accidentally wandered into my field. In fact, I knew that they just wanted to be nice to me but were afraid of me. Strong self-esteem.
"When I was in sixth grade, a new school was built outside our village. I didn't have to spend a lot of time on the road every day, so I had more time to study. Then my grades improved quickly and I was admitted to junior high school. Because of my excellent grades , I received a scholarship funded by you, and after graduating from junior high school, I was admitted to the city's high school last year.
"After all, my foundation is a bit weak. I didn't get a full scholarship for high school this time. In the first year, the tuition fees were all raised by the elders in the village for me.
"I owe them so much and I don't want to owe them any more."
Tian Jiuyue ate very quickly, scooping the rice into his mouth in just two strokes.
At this time, the boiling water on the stove was boiling, so she poured a bowl and put it on the stove to dry.
"I plan to work as a waiter in my sixth aunt's shop during the summer vacation. I want to earn tuition on my own... By the way, at the end of last semester, I passed the exam and ranked 20th in my class. This semester, I passed the entrance exam and passed the exam. Eight already.”
The students in the city have good foundations, but they are not as good at studying as she is.
Even though she has to farm and study in the fields, the children in the city always play crazy all winter vacation and wait until school starts.
This gave Tian Jiuyue hope.
As long as you put in enough effort, those gaps can be narrowed.
Seeing Ni Bingyan just sitting quietly, listening to herself talking, Tian Jiuyue looked at the bowl on the stove, and then he remembered to ask her if she was thirsty.
Ni Bingyan was not pretentious and said that she was really thirsty.
Tian Jiuyue went into the house, took out a bowl, washed it with boiling water, and then poured water for her.
Seeing Duanmu Li and the other two, she felt embarrassed again.
Because she only has two bowls.
Duanmu Li and the other two hurriedly said that they were not thirsty.
Sitting down again, Ni Bingyan looked at her and couldn't help but sigh happily: "I feel so relieved to know that you are so up to date now!"
Tian Jiuyue smiled shyly.
In fact, she was very happy to see Ni Bingyan today.
Last night, she knew that Ni Bingyan had come to the village, but she searched the house and couldn't find anything delicious, so she was embarrassed to invite Ni Bingyan to her house as a guest.
Besides, it's not convenient for her to live in such a place.
Seeing her smile, Ni Bingyan asked her coldly: "Then what were you crying just now?"
Such a child is so adorable! Instead of correcting other people's children whose parents are crooked, Ni Bingyan prefers to support such children.
(End of chapter)
