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Chapter 72: Showing Off, Inviting Disaster

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After the repeat class started, several people were missing from the class.

The teachers at No. 2 Middle School were also used to it. A repeat class started with fifty people, and by the time of the college entrance examination, there would definitely not be fifty people.

There were always some students with trailing grades who couldn't bear the pressure and retreated gloomily halfway.

Those with some connections would entrust people to come and greet the school, indicating that they would come to make up the number and try their luck during the college entrance examination.

Those without connections would take their high school diploma and step into society, giving up the single-plank bridge they had once longed for but ultimately feared.

Li Ye's self-study room also revised the study plan, and the study intensity was almost doubled compared to before.

His plan was that the members of the eight-person small group would no longer follow the school's curriculum, but just do the shift arrangement every day, let two students go to school to attend classes and listen to the school's wind.

The rest of the people would start the final sprint before the college entrance examination in the small warehouse of the Second Grain Store.

Teacher Luo acquiesced to the behavior of Li Ye and others. One reason was that at this stage, the school's curriculum had no new ideas, and it was all kinds of repeated reviews.

Second, because the current repeat class No. 1 was in an unusually good mood for learning, everyone was full of enthusiasm and used all their energy in learning.

In this way, the messy turmoil of the previous period really seemed to be the fault of Li Ye's small group.

Hu Man and the others were too lazy to explain. If they were still unconvinced when they first left,

But after the joint examination at the end of the year, they no longer had the mind to tear with Xia Yue and the others.

When you fly into the sky and see the vast mountains and seas, would you still care about the little loach in that pool of dirty water?

"Dong dong dong~ Qiang qiang qiang~ Dong qiang dong qiang~ Dong dong qiang~"

On the night of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the streets of Qingshui County were full of deafening gongs and drums.

If you looked down from the sky at this moment, you would find that in the night sky within a radius of a hundred miles, a small "ocean of lights" appeared.

This was the flower lantern corridor built by all the enterprises and institutions in the county on the main street of the county town to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

This was a rare festival celebration program in the eighties. People from all four neighborhoods and eight villages squeezed into the county town to see whose family's flower lanterns were better made and listen to whose family's gong and drum team had louder drum sounds.

Stilt teams, yangko teams, and land boat players released all the energy they had held back for a year in these few days.

The admiring eyes of old and young men, big girls, and little daughters-in-law also made the performers more excited, each competing to see who could play more coquettishly.

Perhaps according to the eyes of later generations, these "rooster lanterns" and "ingot lanterns" all looked very rough, and the yangko teams twisting their butts on the street were also earthy.

But if you want later generations to gather such a lineup, sorry... they can't gather it.

The drums were bitten by mice, the gongs were sold for money, the old guys couldn't move the drumsticks, and the little guys all went to play Honor of Kings with their girlfriends.

If you really want to invite a complete gong and drum team to listen to the sound, please touch your pocket first and try to see if it hurts.

So, with the idea of "enjoying the inheritance of traditional culture for free," Li Ye also took Hu Man and others to see the flower lanterns yesterday and squeezed out a body of stinky sweat.

Today, naturally, they couldn't go. From now on, until the moment of the college entrance examination, every minute is very precious.

It's just that the sound of gongs and drums on the street outside is too loud, which makes Li Dayong, Hu Man, and others who are doing problems a bit absent-minded.

Li Ye stood up and said very seriously: "This is just letting you do practice problems, and one by one you are not focused. What should you do if there is a rainstorm and thunder during the college entrance examination?"

"The college entrance examination is a battle. If you haven't made all the battle preparations, don't go to the battlefield to lose face... Have all the anti-interference exercises I gave you been done in vain?"

"Woof woof woof~ woof woof woof~"

As soon as Li Ye's words fell, the big yellow dog outside suddenly barked a few times.

This made Hu Man and the others giggle, because at that time, Li Ye used a copper gong and this big yellow dog to do "anti-interference training" for them.

Li Ye listened carefully and found that the big yellow dog barked a few times and then stopped.

So he continued: "Any unexpected factor is not a reason for you to affect your college entrance examination. If you have a cold, a fever, an abnormal performance, or faint during the college entrance examination... don't complain that the sky is unfair; these are all your own responsibilities."

"Woof woof woof~ woof woof woof~"

"........."

The big yellow dog cooperated very well and barked a few times, as if saying to Li Ye: "You are right, you are very good, hurry up and bring the big bone to me."

Several classmates were already pursing their lips and giggling.

Li Ye darkened his face and said again: "From now on, adjust your body and your psychology to the preparation for the exam. Don't wait until then because of a small accident, just..."

"Woof woof woof~ woof woof woof woof woof~~"

"Hahahaha~"

Hu Man and the others all laughed out loud, even the dog-legged younger brother Li Dayong turned his face away and giggled.

Li Ye raised his foot to open the door, lifted the cotton curtain, and walked out.

Damn it, you stupid dog, are you crazy about eating bones? You cooperated with me so well?

Watch how I clean you up today.

Although the big yellow dog at the door was a circle larger than an ordinary local dog and looked very strong,

But Li Ye wanted it to remember the lesson, he didn't even need his hands, a series of kicks would be enough to let it know the power of an upright walking animal.

However, after arriving at the door, Li Ye discovered that Da Huang's eyes were looking outside, and its vigilant eyes were shining in the night.

"Is there anyone outside?"

Today the street is very lively, and it is also very chaotic. All kinds of petty thieves will come out to make trouble.

Li Ye opened the door, tilted his head and looked out, and saw a small figure walking from the back door of the Second Grain Store toward the street.

Before reaching the street, she turned back, walked ten meters and turned back again, hesitating, looking a bit funny.

However, with the light on the street, Li Ye recognized that anxious, tangled little face.

Li Ye smiled and shouted: "Hey, Yang Xiaojuan, what are you doing? Creeping around like a little thief?"

Yang Xiaojuan was startled, turned her head to see Li Ye, and then walked over slowly.

Li Ye realized something was wrong, so he asked: "Yang Xiaojuan, what's wrong with you? Out to see the lanterns, and got separated from your family?"

Yang Xiaojuan lowered her head, shook her head, and said like a mosquito: "Grandfather asked me to come over and call you back."

"Ask me to go back?" Li Ye was stunned and said: "Then why let you come and call? The street is so chaotic today, what if you meet a kidnapper? Is she, Li Yue, a dead person?"

Li Ye was a bit angry. In this era, there really are kidnappers (human traffickers). A fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl is knocked unconscious with a stick, and in the blink of an eye, she is gone.

Yang Xiaojuan's head lowered even more: "Sister doesn't want to come."

"Hmm?"

Li Ye was very puzzled. His eldest sister, Li Yue, although she has a little temper, she is still sensible. How could she be angry with a child?

"You come in first and tell me what's going on?"

Li Ye hurriedly let Yang Xiaojuan in, seeing Yang Xiaojuan's nose red, not knowing how long she had been frozen outside.

"I'll tell you here! I'm afraid people will laugh if I say it inside."

Yang Xiaojuan grabbed Li Ye, lowered her head, and chattered for five minutes, finally making it clear.

It turned out that Li Juan's maternal grandmother and grandfather had brought her uncle and aunt to the door.

Originally, they watched the flower lanterns all night yesterday and were supposed to go back today, but they didn't leave until tonight, and they also proposed an embarrassing thing—borrowing money.

Yang Xiaojuan sniffed and said: "After Mom and I came out of the Bi family, we had no choice but to return to Grandma's house. Grandma's house clearly had an empty east wing room, but they let us squeeze into a small ear room..."

"In those years, we only ate two meals a day. Grandma didn't let Mom cook breakfast because there was no share for us..."

"That is, the aunt was better to us. Sometimes she secretly stuffed me half a steamed bun, but since she got married and left, we could only watch them eat breakfast..."

"When Mom married over, Grandpa wanted 60 yuan in bride price. Mom cried for a long time, afraid that Dad would think it was too expensive and not want us..."

Li Ye rode his bicycle and didn't say a word.

In this era, it is not surprising that a divorced woman with children living in her mother's house is not welcomed.

It is just that a second marriage with children is the same price as a new bride, and even a little higher, which is indeed a bit greedy for money.

However, Li Ye thought for a moment and asked Yang Xiaojuan: "Did Grandfather ask you to call me?"

Yang Xiaojuan nodded: "Hmm."

Li Ye asked again: "Are you sure it's Grandfather's meaning?"

Yang Xiaojuan nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Hmm hmm."

Then it's easy to handle. Since Li Zhongfa played Li Ye's card, he didn't intend to leave any feelings for this relative.

Who let Li Ye be the famous hot-headed youth?

Li Ye rode his 26 Phoenix and carried Yang Xiaojuan home.

Along the way, Yang Xiaojuan seemed to open her chatterbox, constantly complaining about the wrongdoings of her grandmother's family.

"After Mom and I came out of the Bi family, we had no choice but to return to Grandma's house. Grandma's house clearly had an empty east wing room, but they let us squeeze into a small ear room..."

"In those years, we only ate two meals a day. Grandma didn't let Mom cook breakfast because there was no share for us..."

"That is, the aunt was better to us. Sometimes she secretly stuffed me half a steamed bun, but since she got married and left, we could only watch them eat breakfast..."

"When Mom married over, Grandpa wanted 60 yuan in bride price. Mom cried for a long time, afraid that Dad would think it was too expensive and not want us..."

Li Ye rode his bicycle and didn't say a word.

In this era, it is not surprising that a divorced woman with children living in her mother's house is not welcomed.

It is just that a second marriage with children is the same price as a new bride, and even a little higher, which is indeed a bit greedy for money.

However, Li Ye felt that Han Chunmei was worth this price. She was very neat in washing, cooking, and cleaning inside and outside the house. She was young and good-looking, which satisfied all the requirements of Li Kaijian, this face-obsessed man.

Li Ye rode fast and soon arrived at the Li family gate.

From afar, he saw someone squatting at his door smoking.

He squeezed the brake and stopped the car. Li Ye stopped the car, Yang Xiaojuan jumped off, and the man stood up.

Yang Xiaojuan shrank behind Li Ye and shouted "Uncle" in a low voice.

That man didn't even pay attention to Yang Xiaojuan and piled a smile on Li Ye: "Xiao Ye, right! I've been waiting for you here!"

Waiting for me? You damn it, you're waiting for me at my door?

Li Ye didn't speak, just nodded and pushed the bicycle into the door.

Before Li Ye changed his soul, he didn't like Han Chunmei, let alone this uncle who had no blood relationship.

The uncle didn't care, looked at Li Ye's car and praised: "Your car is really beautiful, you can't buy it even if you have money and tickets."

Li Ye glanced at him and said deliberately: "Oh, wait until I get into university, this car will be given to Yang Xiaojuan."

Yang Xiaojuan was stunned for several seconds and hurriedly said: "No, no, no, I don't want it, eldest sister doesn't have a bicycle yet!"

Li Ye hummed and raised his voice: "If she wants it, let her buy it herself. She's so old, how can she be embarrassed to want my things?"

Li Ye didn't even have to think about it. Li Zhongfa called him back, which must be to "consult" his opinion on the matter of borrowing money.

Who let the money on the table in the Li family be his "manuscript fee"?

A group of adults coveting a child's money, are you embarrassed?

But it just so happened that eldest sister Li Yue came out with a washbasin and heard Li Ye's words clearly.

"Clang~"

The washbasin was thrown directly into the yard, Li Yue turned back to her room, and "Bang" closed the door.

Everyone came out, looking at the washbasin in the yard, not knowing what to do.

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