Zhou Chen put on a raincoat and pedaled his bicycle quickly to his classmate Gu Qingyu's residence.
It was June. Even on a rainy day, there was not the slightest chill in the air.
Zhou Chen's leg muscles were tense. The chain that hadn't been oiled for a long time was creaking.
Snap!
Misfortunes never come singly.
When passing an intersection, the bicycle chain finally broke under the unbearable burden.
Damn...
Zhou Chen cursed inwardly and parked his bicycle by the side of the road and began to repair the chain.
Having ridden a bicycle for three years, he was already very familiar with fixing chains like this.
In about ten minutes, after fixing the chain, Zhou Chen continued on his way.
To prevent the chain from breaking again, he found a bicycle repair shop and applied lubricating oil.
The repairman heard that Zhou Chen was going to take the college entrance examination and didn't charge any money.
Xiangyang Village.
Here are all earthen houses of the same color.
There is a garbage dump nearby. That is transported from the county town to the outskirts and there is currently no professional department to deal with it.
The smell is pungent and nauseating.
In a bungalow of about thirty square meters.
Gu Qingyu is sitting by the bed and feeding porridge to her grandma.
The room is simple, but it can also keep out the wind and rain. The room is very cleanly swept.
"Xiaoyu..."
An aunt wearing patched clothes stepped in.
"Aunt Zhang, why are you here?"
Gu Qingyu carefully laid her grandma down and asked.
"We pooled some money. These two days you are taking the college entrance examination and you have to eat something good!"
Aunt Zhang took out a stack of crumpled money from her pocket. The denominations were not large. They were all one yuan and two yuan. It was even hard to see five or ten yuan bills.
Gu Qingyu quickly waved her hand. "No, I can't take your money anymore!"
Her parents work in other provinces. But since two years ago, they have never come back and haven't sent her a single cent.
Over the years, the money for her to go to high school was pooled by the neighbors.
Aunt Zhang forcefully stuffed that handful of small change into Gu Qingyu's hand. Her calloused hands held Gu Qingyu's rough little hand and said, "Silly child, you are the hope of our village. Take the exam well. I will take care of your grandma these two days!"
Gu Qingyu is a native of Xiangyang Village.
When her grandma was young, she also helped many villagers.
After suffering a stroke and being paralyzed, her children ignored her.
The heavy burden of the family all fell on Gu Qingyu's tender shoulders.
The kind and simple villagers then took on the responsibility of taking care of the two of them, grandma and granddaughter.
Gu Qingyu's eyes were red. She lowered her head and shed scalding tears. With a choked voice, she said, "Thank you, Aunt Zhang. Please also say thank you to everyone for me. I will definitely not let everyone down!"
She has also been very diligent these days. She must get into college. Only when she has a promising future can she repay the kindness of the villagers.
"Okay, it's getting late. Hurry up and go to school!"
Aunt Zhang was worried that Gu Qingyu would miss the exam time and urged.
"Well, then Aunt Zhang, please help me take care of grandma!"
Gu Qingyu usually gets up very early and then walks for nearly two hours to get to school.
This morning, grandma was not feeling well. She went to the clinic in the neighboring village and bought some medicine, which delayed a lot of time.
At this time, it is no longer realistic to walk to the exam venue. Only by taking a taxi can she arrive.
After packing up her schoolbag, washing up, tidying up her hair, and holding an umbrella, she hurried out.
Outside Xiangyang Village is the county road. There are many taxis passing by.
To save some money, Gu Qingyu planned to wait for the bus.
The bus only costs one yuan to get to the school.
However, after ten minutes, no bus passed by.
Just then, a black car stopped next to Gu Qingyu.
"Little girl, are you going to take the college entrance examination?"
The driver is a fat man wearing sunglasses.
Gu Qingyu looked at the driver warily and nodded timidly.
"Then get in the car. It only costs one yuan to take you to the exam venue!"
"Only college entrance examination candidates have such benefits!"
The fat man pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, with an amiable smile on his face.
Gu Qingyu shook her head. "I... I'll wait a little longer!"
If it were a taxi, she might get in.
But this is a private car. She doesn't dare to take such a car.
Boom!
There was thunder and lightning in the sky.
Gu Qingyu was so scared that she shuddered.
The fat driver continued, "Oh, get in the car quickly. Uncle is not a bad person. There will be a heavy rain soon. Don't you want to miss the college entrance examination?"
Gu Qingyu looked around and found that there were indeed not many cars on the road.
The college entrance examination doesn't wait for anyone.
If she misses the college entrance examination, it will be a disappointment to the expectations of all the villagers.
After thinking for a moment, she reached out and grabbed the car door handle.
"Gu Qingyu..."
And just at this moment, a bicycle came speeding from the direction of the county town.
"Why are you so slow? Do you still want to take the exam?"
"If you don't get in the car, I'll leave!"
The fat driver urged impatiently.
"I... My classmate is coming to find me!"
Gu Qingyu spoke timidly.
It sounded like Zhou Chen. But it was a bit far away, so she wasn't quite sure. The eyes under the fat driver's sunglasses flickered slightly, and then he got out of the car and walked around to Gu Qingyu. Gu Qingyu immediately became vigilant. She slightly turned her body and dodged the fat driver's big hand.
"What... What are you doing?"
Gu Qingyu's face turned pale. She looked at the fat driver in panic.
"Get in the car..."
The fat man's tone was low. He stepped forward again and grabbed Gu Qingyu's arm.
"Damn it, let her go..."
Zhou Chen glared angrily, and his feet left afterimages.
The fat driver pulled open the car door and pushed Gu Qingyu into the car. While muttering, "I've told you that uncle is not a bad person. This is a loving service, understand? Sending you to take the college entrance examination at a low price!"
Bang!
The fat driver closed the car door.
Gu Qingyu was extremely scared. She pounded on the car window and shouted, "Let me out, let me out, help..."
The fat man got into the driver's seat and took out a shiny dagger from under the chair. In a low voice, he said, "Shut up. If you dare to make a sound again, I'll stab you to death!"
Gu Qingyu immediately stopped making a sound. Her delicate body trembled non-stop.
Bang!
At this moment, Zhou Chen's bicycle crashed hard into the front of the car. Holding a brick prepared in advance, he pointed at the fat man and roared, "Get out of the car. Get out of the car for me..."
The fat man's face was gloomy. He stuck his head out of the car window and roared, "Little brat, get out of the way. Believe it or not, I'll run you over?"
As he said that, he stepped on the accelerator hard and then released it. The car made a beast-like roar.
Bang!
Zhou Chen went up and smashed a brick on the fat man's forehead. The fat driver was hit so hard that he was dizzy. Damn it! The fat driver shook his somewhat dizzy head and directly shifted gears and stepped on the gas to hit Zhou Chen.
Bang!
Zhou Chen smashed another brick hard on the windshield. The windshield shattered into a snowflake pattern. With his vision blocked, the fat driver was furious and got out of the car with a dagger in his hand.
"Zhou Chen... Zhou Chen, run quickly..."
Gu Qingyu was so scared that her face was as pale as paper and her mind was in a state of chaos.
When Zhou Chen saw the dagger in the fat man's hand, he was also a little scared. In this era, even the county town is not completely covered by surveillance, let alone the villages in the suburbs. But this is the first meaningful thing he has done after being reborn. He must rescue Gu Qingyu.
"I have already called the police. It's still in time for you to leave now!"
Zhou Chen held the brick and backed away. The fat man was a ruthless person. Holding the dagger, he directly stabbed at Zhou Chen.