After school was over at noon, the students talked a lot as they watched the police cars whizzing by.
Zhu Sha sat astride the transmission car with her long legs, her eyes full of happiness and fear.
The last memory fragment of her previous life was absorbed by her, and she finally understood why Zhu Zhiqiang was arrested.
It was precisely because of being caught this time and eating peanuts that she died with hatred when she was only fourteen years old in her previous life.
Ma Xiaolong patted her back and said, "Don't look at it. It's over. Let's go home."
Zhusha turned to look at him, a lake of autumn water was rippling, and said with a smile: "The weather is getting warmer, how about some cold skin for lunch?"
"No." Ma Xiaolong said, "It's only for two days. I'll eat it after I'm done."
These few days were inconvenient for her, so Ma Xiaolong strictly controlled her diet.
Cinnabar's eyes were filled with resentment: "It's okay to eat less."
"Be good, it's only two days, just be patient and it will pass. You can eat whatever you want after that," Ma Xiaolong said soothingly.
"Huh!" Zhu Sha bumped him with her shoulder and walked away.
"Slow down!" Ma Xiaolong chased after him.
…
At the end of the month, in the midterm exam, Ma Xiaolong easily scored 14 skill points and 2 attribute points, while Dai Yu deducted 3 points for Chinese, 1 point for politics, and 1 point for English, which was different from Ma Xiaolong's.
The gap widened by 4 points. Even so, she was still second in grade.
However, Cinnabar's ranking continued to improve, and she is now fifth in the class and sixteenth grade.
It seems that after fusing the memory fragments from her previous life, her memory and understanding have been greatly improved.
Sure enough, no reborn person is ordinary. Even if there is no system by his side, even if he only has memory fragments, he can still live a wonderful life.
After class, Zhu Sha went to Dai Yu's place to have a chat.
"Are you a little disappointed?" Cinnabar asked.
Dai Yu shook his head: "I reviewed too late the day before the exam, and my mental state was not good. This is not my true strength."
"Oh?" Zhu Sha was relieved: "I thought you lost a few points and couldn't think about it! It seems that I thought too much."
"...Thank you." Dai Yu felt a little ashamed: "You always care about me so much, but I can't do anything for you."
"Who said that?" Zhu Sha pinched her cheek and said with a smile, "You have brought me a lot of fun."
"..." Dai Yu's little face was filled with anger: "Don't always treat me like a child, I am the same age as you."
"My birthday is much shorter." Zhu Sha smiled and said, "I celebrated my fourteenth birthday on the 1st, and you are only thirteen now."
"We don't count one year old here." Dai Yu said: "They are all fifteen years old."
"Haha, okay, let's just forget it, sister Lin, are you... Tiangui here?"
"Tiangui?" Dai Yu was stunned for a moment: "What is it?"
"Yo?" Zhu Sha was a little excited: "Finally there is something you don't know, come and beg me! If you beg me, I will tell you."
"..." Dai Yu blushed, feeling shy and reluctant, but out of his desire for knowledge, he finally let go of his reluctance and whispered: "Please tell me."
Zhusha's heart was pounding: Sister Lin is so cute.
"Come, bring your ears closer." Zhusha hooked her fingers.
"..." Dai Yu leaned forward and put his ear close.
His lips were close to her ear, and he whispered: "Tiangui, the sky of the sky, Gui means sunflower without the prefix grass, Tiangui, it means that our girls start to have their period during puberty, also called menstruation, where they bleed..."
Dai Yu's face turned red.
…
Sunday, May 5, 1996.
This day is the beginning of summer, and it is also Ma Xiaolong’s birthday.
From this day on, he turns fourteen.
It happened to be Sunday, and Ma Xiaolong specially invited Dai Yu to his birthday party.
This is not the first time for Dai Yu to attend a friend's birthday party. She attended Zhusha's birthday party on the 1st of last month. Unfortunately, that day was a Monday, so the birthday party was a little rushed. We just had a meal together at Zhusha's house after school in the afternoon.
After dinner, I gave her a handmade bouquet as a gift. It was cheap, but the thoughtfulness was priceless.
This time, Dai Yu’s birthday gift to Ma Xiaolong was a notebook with a blessing written on the title page: I wish Teacher Xiaolong can write more exciting stories and happy birthday.
The etiquette was light but the affection was heavy. Ma Xiaolong expressed his satisfaction.
Fourteen years old is not a very important age for young people, and it does not have much symbolic meaning. Even an ID card cannot be applied for. In this era, one must be sixteen years or older to apply for it. Unlike in the future, one can apply for it right after birth.
But for a fourteen-year-old girl, the meaning is completely different. In the past, no matter whether you wanted it or not, men had to stay in the role, but after fourteen, as long as you are willing, men will be fine.
Just like Cinnabar, starting from the 1st of last month, she had to pay attention. Once Ma Xiaolong's anger was aroused, and she wanted to, she would definitely not be able to escape.
I don’t know if it’s because Ma Xiaolong told her about this before, but since her birthday last month, she didn’t dare to have sex with her anymore. Even if it’s her period, she doesn’t dare to sleep with Ma Xiaolong.
She seems to attach great importance to her first time.
After celebrating his birthday at home at noon that day and seeing Dai Yu off, Ma Xiaolong took Zhu Sha's hand and walked into the study, closed the door and locked it.
"..." Zhu Sha looked at him with a red face: "What are you doing?"
"Why not." Ma Xiaolong sat on the sofa and patted his thigh: "Come on, sit down."
Zhu Sha pursed her lips, but still walked over obediently and sat on his lap facing each other.
He looked at her, and she looked at him, their eyes facing each other, both a little impulsive.
Soon, their lips touched each other...
A few minutes later, Zhu Shajiao panted and put her chin on Ma Xiaolong's shoulder, her dimples were like a blooming rose.
Ma Xiaolong hugged her waist, and the boiling blood slowly calmed down. He smelled the fragrance on her neck, swallowed his saliva, and said: "We are still young now, so we can collect some interest for the time being. After we are eighteen years old, we can
I’ll eat you up and wipe you clean.”
Last month, he observed that Cinnabar seemed to attach great importance to the first time, but according to his reasoning, it was more out of fear of such things. Maybe... it was affected by the memory fragments after all.
Fear is also inevitable.
As her current and future support, he could not leave her with more psychological trauma because of his impulsiveness, so he left four years of space for each other, hoping to use the next four years to slowly resolve her inner fear.
, until it disappears completely.
Zhusha didn't know what he was thinking, but her heart beat a little faster. At the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "Bad guy."
…
Summer is here, and the daytime temperature is above 35 degrees. The hot weather makes people put on light summer clothes. At the same time, Majiazhuang ushered in a huge engineering team, including six excavators alone.
The roar of the engine alarmed the villagers, and all the villagers who could run out came out to watch the fun. They had never seen such a large-scale engineering team in their lives, and they didn't know what they were going to do.
"You don't know yet? Ma Qiangsheng, the third son of the Ma family, has contracted a thousand acres of land in our village and said that he will build a planting base and a breeding base. After the construction is completed, people from our village will be selected to work in the base. Every day
It’s at least 300 yuan a month!”
"Ah? Three hundred yuan!? Real or fake?"
"That's still fake. I heard this from the village chief. Ma Laosan is really a good person. He makes money outside and doesn't just enjoy it for himself. Instead, he gives back to our whole village. When the base is built, I
I won’t go out to work in the village anymore, so I’ll just follow him.”
"If I really had three hundred yuan, I would do it too!"
"I just don't know when the base will be built. With such a big project, it will take two to three years to complete."
"It's only two or three years. I can afford to wait. It's great. If I can make money in the village, I don't have to be separated from my wife and children for more than half a year every year."
"No, why can they city people make money in the city, but we villagers can't make money in the village. From now on, brothers, please keep an eye on the construction site and don't let people make trouble behind your back. Anyone who dares to make trouble is
You can’t get along with us in Majiazhuang!”
"Yes! Anyone who has a problem with Ma Laosan will have a problem with us! They will all be beaten to death and buried in the ground!"
"Buried! Buried!"
Everyone in the village showed ruthlessness. They had been waiting for more than ten years for the opportunity to make money at home without having to leave their hometown. They would kill anyone who dared to kill them when they had the opportunity!
…
At this moment, Ma Qiangsheng was wearing an engineering hat and walking around the construction site. Next to him was a middle-aged man who was an engineering designer hired from the capital at a high price.
"Mr. Ma, look, you can build a biogas pool here. The biogas can be used for lighting and cooking. It is environmentally friendly and saves a lot of money... And here, you can dig a fish pond and turn it into a rice field next to it, which can be used for planting.
Rice can also be used to raise fish and shrimp, and the excrement of fish and shrimp can also fertilize the land and promote rice harvest."
Ma Qiangsheng just listened and did not mention his own opinions. His opinions had already been mentioned in the design process of the architectural drawings. Now he was just checking the implementation status of the project and also keeping a close eye on whether the materials used in the project met the requirements.
Even if he spends a large amount of money and has repeatedly stated that he will use the best materials and the quality of the project must meet standards, if the funds continue to be implemented, it is inevitable that some people will make small moves for their own benefit.
The 1990s was an era of progress, but it was also an era where morality was lost and people were obsessed with making money. As long as they could make money, people would dare to do anything.
In this era, many people have said the same thing: "I have the heart to rob banks."
And some people have really done this, and some people have succeeded. Because of the lack of monitoring, many people robbed money and ran back to their hometowns, then built houses, married wives, had children, and lived a comfortable life.
More people failed and were shot, but the amount they robbed did not match the amount stated by the bank, and there was no way to deal with it.
Ma Qiangsheng has helped Ma Xiaolong handle foreign affairs for several years. He is well-informed and understands people's hearts. He knows that personal reputation in this era is worthless. Only strict supervision and punishment mechanisms can make people work honestly.
To this end, he hired quality inspectors and financial supervisors at a high price to ensure that every penny he spent was open and transparent.
Even so, it is impossible to completely eliminate the phenomenon of taking kickbacks, but it is already the best solution currently available.
Money attracts people's hearts. Who can resist the opportunity to receive kickbacks?