() In early September, the autumn tiger’s majesty remains unabated, and the sun shines brightly in front of us.
"Classmate Lu Yang, classmate Jiang Ling, I'll treat you to ice cream!"
The princess's smile was brighter than the sun above the heads of the three of them. She was originally an outgoing and cheerful character. Now she thought she had solved the big trouble, and her mood was high and her interest was high.
At the intersection of the branch road and Xinjiang Middle Road, a grocery store occupies the best location. The owner obviously has some connections in the main factory.
In Lu Yang's memory, this grocery store has been open here for more than ten years, and it has gradually developed from a grocery store to a wholesale business of various cold drinks. Zhang Shufen always sends him here every once in a while in the summer.
A big bag of popsicles is wholesale here.
At this time, the store did not specialize in wholesale of all kinds, nor did it have the style of the future with rows of freezers and mountains of beer boxes.
The aunt in her forties in the future is still a young mother in her twenties at this moment, holding her infant child in her arms and guarding the old Blue Island freezer at the door of her grocery store.
Cold drinks are always the best-selling product during this season. When she saw students coming to buy ice cream, the female shopkeeper quickly put the children on the wicker chairs and stood up to greet them with a smile on her face.
"Xiao Ling, do you still eat chocolate ice cream?"
The princess ran to the freezer, stepped up and waved. Seeing Jiang Ling nod, she pouted and said, "You always eat the most expensive one, so I'll have some ice cream. What do you want to eat, classmate Lu Yang?"
Nai oil ice cream only costs 50 cents, and chocolate ice cream costs one yuan. The princess thought about it before school started and she didn't have enough pocket money, so she resisted the idea of eating her favorite.
"Boss, take a chocolate, a vanilla, and an old popsicle."
Lu Yang stepped forward, took out his wallet, took out a five-yuan note and handed it over.
In 1995, foreign brands like Chongshan, Heluxue, and Nestlé were still rare. Even cold food upstarts like Yili were still exploring the market. The ice cream in grocery stores were all local brands such as Xinlu, Bluebird, and All-Star.
The packaging is simple, the taste is ordinary, there is serious homogeneous competition, and the price is cheap, most of which are less than 50 cents.
As for high-end ice cream, such as chocolate and vanilla, which has recently appeared, it is a Xinlu brand owned by the city food company. The new products released in the past two years are priced very high, and few people usually buy them.
When the female shopkeeper heard someone buying two ice creams, she happily opened the freezer and took out two ice creams first, and then an old popsicle with a simple packaging.
The princess obediently picked up her favorite vanilla ice cream, feeling surprised and happy, but more importantly, the sweetness slowly emerged.
When she was with Brother Yang before, she was never allowed to pay. This feels so good!
The female shopkeeper started to find change and watched the boy take it silently. From her position, she couldn't see clearly what was in the wallet, and she felt quite sympathetic to him.
It’s not easy for today’s children to pretend to be fat, buy expensive food for their female classmates, and only eat the cheapest food for themselves.
"Xiao Ling, is it delicious?"
While walking on the road, the princess was in a very good mood. She held Jiang Ling's arm and talked, but her attention was focused on the silent boy beside her.
"Um."
Jiang Ling gently licked the chocolate ice cream, and a slightly bitter taste slid down the tip of her tongue into her mouth. She liked this feeling very much, and her eyes curled up, adding a bit of charm.
The branch road is much wider after passing through Xinjiang Middle Road. Only agricultural vehicles can be driven in the third group, but two Santana can be driven here, because it already belongs to the fourth group.
There are many shops along the way, and there is a bookstore in the middle. The princess walked outside and asked Jiang Ling to go in and take a look.
Lu Yang stood quietly at the door, looking at the fat thirty-year-old man standing guard at the door and looking at a group of students in the store with a smile.
Naturally, there is no Xinzhong Bookstore in the family area of Xinjiang. There are not many books in the Guangming Bookstore. There are some teaching materials in the back. The counter on one side is filled with stationery, the shelves on the other side are filled with magazines, and there is a newsstand at the door.
The two girls wandered inside for a long time and came out after finishing the ice cream, but they didn't buy anything. The uncle smiled and the owner didn't feel angry at all. Most students were like this.
A little further along the branch road is the game arcade that Lu Yang visited a few days ago. When he passed by, he smiled and looked at Wen Tian who was drinking beer and eating chicken drumsticks with a few brothers. He smiled and nodded at the stunned man.
Originally, the three of them were supposed to break up here. The branch road that Lu Yang walked last time could lead to the fifth group, but he silently followed the two girls and kept walking forward.
Regardless of whether I can accompany her through the journey of life, at least I can accompany her through the journey of family life.
The princess was obviously very surprised. Her big eyes curled up like two naughty little shrimps, and the two small dimples bounced along with her figure, like whirlpools that could not stop moving in the stream.
Follow the branch road to the core area of the fifth group, and you will soon see a standard stadium under the road. Of course, the construction level here is worse than the shoddy construction of the Zidi Middle School playground. There is not even a cinder track, and there is a football field in the middle.
It is even more bumpy and can be called a vegetable patch.
However, there is a cement basketball court next to the stadium. It is close to the farmer's market on the north turntable and the shops on Sizuo Tuanzhi Road. Some young men and women who have no money for fun will use this place as a place to kill time.
The three of them walked along the branch road, and just as they reached the middle of the stadium, several figures suddenly appeared from the steps leading to the stadium behind Lukanxia. Lu Yang subconsciously blocked in front of the two girls.
Several figures were originally chasing each other, but a figure running in front quickly ran to the roadside steps in the distance, and jumped down without being seen.
Of the two figures who were chasing behind them, the one in front stopped when he saw Lu Yang and the others. The other one ran a few steps and found that his companions ran back without chasing.
"who is he?"
The young man who was the first to stop walking walked up to the three of them. He had a cold face and stared at Lu Yang fiercely. He was sweating profusely. His figure, only wearing a vest and shorts, was full of explosiveness, giving people the impression that he could rush over at any time.
"Li Changgou, please stop messing around!"
When she was with the princess, Jiang Ling's expression was not that cold at first, and occasionally a faint smile flashed across her face.
But at this time, Jiang Ling held the princess tightly, her expression became extremely cold, she leaned out from behind Lu Yang and said loudly: "He is a new classmate in my class."
"classmate?"
The face of the young man named Li Changgou softened slightly, and he said coldly: "Jiang Ling, I said something, you'd better not forget it."
Li Changgou then glared at Lu Yang fiercely, with a full warning tone, and shouted: "Come here, let's have a word!"
"Li Changgou, what do you want to do! You..."
It was obvious that Jiang Ling was not as calm as she appeared on the surface. She looked at Lu Yang, her eyes flashing with anxiety, but there was not much she could do about this lunatic.
"Get over here!"
Li Changgou led another young man and walked toward the road where he came from. He looked very arrogantly without looking back. It seemed that the road could not be passed, so naturally he was more attractive.
"Brother Yang, don't go!"
The princess was so frightened just now that she came to her senses and quickly took Lu Yang's hand, even forgetting about her 'classmate'.
"Yeah, don't go there," Jiang Ling nodded quickly, looking anxious and painful, and said, "Let's run quickly, I'll go back to find my dad!"
"It's okay," Lu Yang reassured, his eyes drifting past the two anxious-looking girls, and he said easily: "I'll go over and see what's going on and come over."
Escorted by the anxious eyes of the two girls behind him, Lu Yang walked towards Li Changgou and the two of them. Looking at the figures walking across from him, his face became more and more relaxed.
Li Changgou was very dissatisfied when he saw the young man walking in front of him with such a relaxed expression. His eyes bulged, trying to scare this young man who didn't know how high the sky was.
"Mad dog, don't make trouble here."
The sound behind him was not loud, but it was like a thunder, making Li Changgou's steps a little shaky.
Why would this god of death pay attention to the shit in front of him?
Last month, Li Changgou heard that the ruthless man behind him was fighting with the boss of the commercial street in front of him, and the other party actually pulled out a gun. Instead of being able to do anything to the ruthless man, he took over the entire commercial street.
This ruthless man now dominates three groups and four groups. He has people who are rich and powerful. Even if his boss is here, he would not dare to challenge the opponent.
"Hey, Brother Wen Tian," Li Changgou turned around with a stiff expression and said, "I'm chatting with the kids. Isn't this called making trouble?"
"roll."
Wen Tian's face was calm, and his voice did not deliberately raise, he just uttered one word.
Li Changgou and the more miserable young people around him immediately fled towards the roadside steps, and a breathless word floated from a distance.
"That kid, consider your bad luck!"
Lu Yang glanced at the two of them, then looked at Wen Tian who had a gentle expression in front of him, nodded and said, "Thank you."
"You don't have to be polite to me," Wen Tian glanced at Lu Yang and said with emotion, "I have to thank you."
If Lu Yang hadn't reminded him early and made some preparations, and he was successfully attacked by a gunpowder gun last time, he would not be in such a good situation today.
Lu Yang smiled slightly but did not answer. It is not a good habit to take credit and be arrogant.
Seeing the calm expression of the boy in front of him, without any sign of complacency, Wen Tian was secretly surprised.
At this time, two girls behind Lu Yang who looked flustered but had firm expressions had already stepped forward. Wen Tian looked at them and said with a smile: "They are both beautiful. Which one did you provoke that mad dog for?"
The princess and Jiang Ling came closer. When they heard these words, they were both stunned, and then their cheeks turned crimson.
This made Wen Tian slightly stunned, and secretly sighed in his heart that the boy in front of him was really capable, and he actually managed to pick up two of them.
"Brother Xu Jian, please stop laughing at me," Lu Yang looked at Wen Tian's expression and knew that the other party had misunderstood, so he shook his head and explained: "He's just a classmate of mine."
"In the future, I will order less group meals. I can still protect the school and here!"
Wen Tian just smiled, but he didn't know if he heard Lu Yang's explanation. He waved his hand and said seriously: "Go back quickly, your parents are waiting for you to eat."
"Um."
Lu Yang agreed, took two steps forward, nodded to the princess and Jiang Ling, turned around with the two of them and continued walking towards the core area of the fourth group.
"Just now," Jiang Ling glanced at the silent Lu Yang across the princess, and said, "I'm sorry..."
