I think what Shi Ke liked to do most back then was to carry a basket to the grass nest and pick up eggs.

Zhao Chen still remembered this. He went into the warehouse and took out a bamboo basket. He pushed it to Shi Ke's hand and said, "Sister, here, I'm sure you'll enjoy picking it up."

Shi Ke took the basket with his right hand, raised his left hand in front of his chest, clenched his small fist, "Look at me!"

Shi Ke was looking around with the basket, apparently looking for a chicken nest. Zhao Yu pointed to the mountain, "Ke Ke, the nests are all built on the mountain. To pick up eggs, you have to go up."

"Okay." Shi Ke imitated the way he did when he was a child and shouted: "Run!" After shouting, he took the lead and ran towards the mountain. He ran halfway without hearing any movement behind him. When he looked back, he saw three big boys standing there.

As they walked up slowly, Shi Ke didn't care about them and skipped straight to the chicken coop at the top of the mountain.

"The little girl picking mushrooms, oh no, the little girl picking up eggs, carrying a big bamboo basket and holding the big sun above her head, quickly came to the hill... Yeah, there are so many eggs."

Before we even reached the top of the mountain, there were already sporadic chicken nests in the woods. Some chickens were strangely unable to find a warm and comfortable nest, so they had to make a nest for themselves. Yan Siqin arranged for workers to use wheat straw to make their own nests.

The nest is padded.

There are several rows of chicken coops built on the top of the mountain, which are also covered with straw. Now there are basically several eggs in each chicken coop. When Shi Ke picks up all the existing eggs, the frame will be full.

The top of the mountain is relatively wide, and Shi Ke sets up a pergola to enjoy the surrounding scenery. Xinzhuang has changed a lot. The village has at least doubled in size from ten years ago. Their home used to be at the outermost edge of the village, and there were many open spaces next to it. Now it is

It was completely covered with houses, and there were almost no low thatched houses in the village. Everywhere you saw were buildings and tile-roofed houses.

When he looked at the way he came, he found that the three people following him were gone. "Hey, where did they go?" Shi Ke looked for it, and suddenly a figure appeared on the top of a tree not far away.

Shi Ke finally realized how adults felt when he was climbing on the top of a tree as a child.

"Brother—" Shi Ke waved his hand vigorously, "Why are you climbing so high? It's so dangerous, come down quickly—"

Zhao Chen pointed to the small apple on the top of the tree and shouted: "Brother, I will pick an apple for you to eat."

Most of the fruits that can still be left on the tree at this time are too small and no one cares about them. Only a few are hung sporadically on the top of the tree. They are usually reserved for birds to eat, but because they grow tall and have good light,

The growth cycle is long and the taste is the best.

The branches on the treetops were so thin and soft that Shi Ke was afraid that he would accidentally fall off. She was so scared that her heart was in her throat. She was so anxious that she waved her hands vigorously, "Come down quickly, I won't eat."

Zhao Chen gave her a reassuring smile, bent the branch above his head, pulled down a red apple, and then slowly moved it down from the tree.

Shi Ke ignored the basket and ran down quickly, "I told you not to eat..."

Zhao Chen showed a big smile, and a red apple the size of an egg was lying in his hand, "Sister, try it, it's really sweet."

"Brother." Shi Ke pouted, "How dangerous it is. I won't be able to climb that high in the future."

"It's okay." Zhao Yu said, "Your little brother is used to it. You don't know how many times you have to climb when picking fruits."

Shi Ke took the apple and held it in his hand. He couldn't help but take it. This was the brother's wish. However, he still had to say, "Brother, you must pay attention to your safety in the future."

"Pay attention." Zhao Chen said with a smile: "It's fun picking fruits. I'll take you to pick peaches and net birds next June."

The fruit was crisp and sweet. Shi Ke ate the apple in three mouthfuls. After swallowing it, he still couldn't get enough of it, "It's so delicious."

Zhao Chen was like a cat that had benefited from it, smiling with crooked eyebrows, "It's delicious. I'll pick it for you later."

How dare Shi Ke let Zhao Chen climb the treetop again? She hurriedly took Zhao Chen's arm and said, "Brother, stop picking. I can't compete with the birds for food."

"What do you mean by grabbing food? It all belongs to our family."

"Then don't want it."

Shi Ke insisted not to let him pick them, so Zhao Chen stopped picking them and said with a smile: "There are still apples in the cellar. I'll go up there and get them for you later."

The four of them strolled up the mountain and stood on the top of the mountain, with a panoramic view of the entire orchard.

Although the mountain is covered with trees, some large rocks remain intact.

Shi Ke pointed at a big rock and said nostalgically: "Brother, do you still remember that place? When we were children, we played on that rock and threw mud bowls and bowls."

"Remember." Zhao Yu pointed in another direction, "There is a big patch of grass growing there, and the chickens like to sit in their nests. Whenever you go up the mountain, you will be the first to go to that nest."

"I still remember it." Shi Ke recalled with a smile, "That nest had the most eggs. One time I actually picked up more than ten."

Wei Yun was still the same as when he was a child. He didn't talk much. He had come back several times in the past few years. He was aware of the changes in Xinzhuang Village. Wei Yun pointed with his long arm and said: "Keke, that is Xiao Ba Dao's hometown. Your eldest brother was

It’s a little overbearing thing to take out from there.”

"That old house is still there?" Shi Ke couldn't believe it. You know, the house was already crumbling back then. It's impossible that after so many years, Xinzhuang Village has undergone earth-shaking changes, and the old house is still standing there motionless.

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"Here it is." Zhao Yu explained: "I heard that a nephew of that family inherited the homestead, but for some unknown reason, it has not been renovated. Now the houses inside have collapsed, and the straw on the roof has collapsed.

It’s all turned black.”

There are not many things related to Shi Ke's childhood in the village. Shi Ke still remembers that small shabby house. Even though it was small, it also brought them endless joy. Shi Ke didn't care whether it collapsed or not.

It was already rotten to black, and she really wanted to take a look at it at this moment.

"Brother, I want to take a look."

Zhao Yu smiled and said: "It's not easy to see. We will go down the mountain in a while and just turn a corner on the way home."

"Yes." Shi Ke nodded, "Brother, when did Xiao Ba Bao disappear?"

Zhao Yu scratched his head and thought for a moment, "I don't know when it disappeared. In short, it has been in our home for many years. When we first moved, we made a new nest for it in the new home, but it didn't like to go there.

, still likes to go back to the old house to sleep. Later, the old house was demolished and it moved to its new home. However, it still often went out and went home less and less. Finally one day, it never came back again.

However, I estimate that Xiao Ba Dao must have found a wife outside and is living his own life."

This was Zhao Yu's optimistic thought. He had also guessed that Little Ba Bao was either eaten by its natural enemy or had an accident. Otherwise, even if it made a nest outside, it should come home every now and then.

, and he had read in a book that sparrows are the birds with the best memory, and it is impossible for Little Boss to even forget the way home.

When it comes to Xiao Ba Dao, everyone is very sad and even smiles are gone. Shi Ke has also read about the living habits of sparrows from books. You must know that the longest life span of sparrows can reach more than 20 years. Counting Xiao Ba Dao

She must be more than ten years old now, which can be considered a mature age even among their tribe. Shi Ke never thought that Little Ba Dao would die. Before meeting Wei Yun, she was still full of hope that Little Ba Dao would still be there.

Zhao Chen felt Shi Ke's disappointment and comforted him with a smile: "Keke, don't be sad. We'll see if there's a bird's nest there in a while. I'll catch another nest for you. We'll raise it again and name it Xiao."

overbearing."

"No need, little brother." Shi Ke smiled at Zhao Chen, "We are so busy studying, how can we have time to raise birds? Besides, this thing is not easy to raise. It will be sad to raise it to death, even if it cannot be raised to death.

, it has been raised and developed feelings, and it would be even sadder to lose it. I think we should not ruin that bird."

Zhao Chen really likes raising birds. When Little Ba Dao was lost, people in and outside the village were looking for him. They called the sparrows every day for Little Ba Dao, which made him really sad for a while. He originally planned to raise another nest.

, but he was busy with his studies, and Zhao Liangsheng did not allow him to play with birds to delay his studies. This plan has never been implemented into action. He estimated that now that Shi Ke is back, he will use the excuse that his sister wants to raise birds, and his parents will agree. Unexpectedly,

My sister also didn't agree to raise birds anymore. Zhao Chen shrugged and had to throw away the idea.

The four of them played on the mountain for a while and then started to walk down the mountain. After descending the mountain, they first delivered the eggs to the breeding farm, and then went to visit Xiao Ba Bao's hometown together.

The house was unexpectedly dilapidated. Except for two low stone walls, the rest had collapsed. In addition to the lush withered grass, there were also several peach trees growing in the yard.

I remember that back then, this was a place where giant crickets were produced. When I lifted the stones at the wall, I could see that there were several Aconitum crickets with two big teeth at one go.

I don’t know how long it’s been since anyone stopped, and there’s no space to stand in the yard.

The four of them stood outside the stone wall and looked in for a while. A gust of wind blew, and the smell of rotten straw could still be smelled on the tip of their noses. Even so, Shi Ke still felt very friendly.

Zhao Yu and Zhao Chen have been living in the village and don't think there is anything attractive about this shabby house. Zhao Chen suggested: "Keke, do you want to see our school?"

Shi Ke immediately blurted out, "Think about it."

Today is Sunday, the school is not in session, and there is a big lock on the door. Through the door, you can clearly see that there are basically no major changes in the school, except that two more rows of houses have been built at the end.

When I was young, I felt that their school was very big, but now that I look at it, I feel that the school can be so small.

The small door next to it was ajar. Zhao Yu opened the door and the four people just walked into the campus. The man at the gate heard the noise, opened the door and walked out. He frowned and looked at the four young people warily.

Asked: "We have a break today and the teachers are not in school. Who are you looking for?"

The uncle's gaze made Zhao Chen feel uncomfortable and funny at the same time. In addition to tables and chairs in the school, there was a blackboard. Could it be that the uncle suspected that they were here to steal tables and chairs?

"Uncle." Wei Yun explained: "We are all students of this school, and we came here specially to take a look today."

The uncle's vigilance disappeared immediately. You must know that this is an elementary school. If four young people in their twenties can think of returning here to visit, they must be nostalgic children.

"Come back and have a look, okay, go ahead." The uncle said with a gentle smile, "Let's see if we can still find your classroom?"

Shi Ke said politely: "Thank you, uncle, for finding it. I have already seen the row of houses in our classroom."

This was her alma mater, the place where she went to school for the first time. Shi Ke had a deep affection for this place. After entering the campus, she ran directly to her classroom. Looking at her eager look, Zhao Yu and Wei Yun laughed.

In his eyes, Shi Ke looked similar to when he was a child, jumping up and down like a bunny.

The door of the classroom was locked as expected. Shi Ke looked inside through the glass of the window. The layout of the classroom was the same as ten years ago. Shi Ke easily found her seat. She straightened up and waved to Zhao Chen.

, "Brother, brother, look, we've found our seats."

Zhao Chen leaned over and the two of them looked into the classroom with their heads next to each other. Shi Ke pointed to the two seats in front and said, "That one is mine, and the one next to it is yours. I'm right."

"That's right." Zhao Chen nodded.

Wei Yun and Zhao Yu came over, each of them opened a window, and followed them to look inside.

The blackboard on the podium was wiped clean. It can be seen that the students had done their hygiene before leaving after school. The blackboard behind was full of words and colorful chalk illustrations. They knew that these were created by the students.

Blackboard newspaper.

After watching for a while, Shi Ke smiled contentedly and said, "Brother Wei Yun, let's go find your classroom."
To be continued...