Chapter 342 Taking Photos
The breeze at the top of the mountain is very comfortable, especially after climbing to the top with heavy things on your back, you can unload all the burdens and enjoy the cool spring breeze.

Li Zhuangsheng leaned against the marble fence, overlooking the scenery of the county town, and told Zhu Zhixue the history of this small town with great interest.

Zhu Zhixue listened with a smile, took out a tissue to wipe the sweat off Li Zhuangsheng's forehead, and occasionally interjected a few words.

Although she was in the liberal arts class studying history, Zhu Zhixue had no knowledge of history outside of the textbooks, so she often asked some very naive questions. However, Li Zhuangsheng did not mind this. Although she was curious, she never argued. Whatever Li Zhuangsheng said was what he meant, and he would also show an expression of "so that's why", which really gave people a sense of satisfaction in imparting knowledge.

"I didn't expect that our little place has such a significant presence in history!" Zhu Zhixue sighed, shaking his head.

"Yes, this place has been a battleground since ancient times during the North-South confrontation. Do you know about the Northern and Southern Dynasties?"

"Of course, the Northern Wei, Northern Qi, Northern Zhou and the southern part is Song, Qi, Liang and Chen!"

"Well, the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty fought here, and later Mongolia and the Southern Song Dynasty also fought here... Do you know why this place is a must-fight place for military strategists?"

"I don't know. It's not mentioned in the book. Don't keep me in suspense. Tell me why!" Zhu Zhixue patted Li Zhuangsheng's arm in an urgent manner.

Li Zhuangsheng pointed to the north and said, "Hey, what do you think that is?"

Zhu Zhixue looked and saw the Huai River flowing eastward in the distance, covered with a layer of light white mist.

“Huai River!”

"This is the reason. We are the first city south of the Huai River. In ancient times, the North and the South confronted each other. If the North wanted to conquer the South, it had to first conquer Huainan, which is the area from the Huai River to the Yangtze River. And if the South wanted to keep half of the country, it had to protect Huainan, otherwise the country would perish. The Southern Chen did not have Huainan, so it was soon conquered by the North."

"But, I remember the book said that the Yangtze River is the natural barrier, right? The capitals of the South are all in Nanjing?"

"Haha, there is no such thing as an insurmountable chasm. The Huai River is a buffer, or a shield for the Yangtze River. This is also a densely populated and grain-producing area. If the Huai River is breached, the rest of the country will be flat and there will be no defenses. The northern troops will be able to march straight to the Yangtze River, directly threatening the life and death of the southern regime. That would be too dangerous."

Zhu Zhixue listened carefully, and suddenly something moved her mind, as if she understood... Shield and buffer are essentially the same thing.

Danger should be kept out and a buffer space should be left... Otherwise, if the danger is really delayed, then your life or death will be decided by others... But they will definitely not leave themselves any chance.

"You really know a lot. What books do you usually read? Five Thousand Years of Chinese History?" Zhu Zhixue smiled again and shook Li Zhuangsheng coquettishly.

"Well... it's just an introductory reading material for children at most. It still contains a lot of mistakes." Li Zhuangsheng shook his head.

"Then what should I watch? I also want to learn about history!"

"If you're not interested, there's no need..."

Zhu Zhixue interrupted Li Zhuangsheng and pouted her lower lip: "Who said I'm not interested? I'm very interested. I really want to read about history now, and then I can follow your topic! My greatest interest is to have a happy chat with you!"

Li Zhuangsheng was startled, then a complicated and inexplicable smile appeared on his face: "Okay, okay, let me think... You can first take a look at the two books "Strategies of the Warring States" and "A New Account of Tales of the World". Just read the translation directly, and treat them as short stories. The stories are quite interesting and should be easy to read. Once you become interested in some characters, you will naturally look for clues about them in history, and slowly you will understand..."

"You two have been alone for a long time. What little secrets are you talking about?"

Li Xiuyu walked over with a cold face, followed by Yao Xingyu and Yi Yunshui.

"Nothing, just chatting about the history of my hometown." Li Zhuangsheng said with a smile.

Li Xiuyu's eyes slowly moved to the hands of Li Zhuangsheng and Zhu Zhixue, and his expression was slightly unhappy. "We are here to take pictures. Yi Yunshui brought her camera!" Li Xiuyu raised the digital camera in his hand.

"Okay." Li Zhuangsheng naturally let go of Zhu Zhixue and patted her. "Go ahead, stand together, and I'll take a group photo of you two."

"Come along... Hey, there are people over there!" Zhu Zhixue didn't say anything and ran straight to the other group of people on the observation deck. After a few gestures, the three boys were easily persuaded and walked over with a smile.

"Okay, they can take a group photo for us!" Zhu Zhixue held Li Zhuangsheng's hand.

The boys' faces froze, but they didn't say anything. But suddenly, when they saw Li Xiuyu and others, they showed some surprise on their faces.

"Are you also on holiday after the junior high school entrance examination?" One of the boys took the camera.

"You guys too? Oh, you're not from Xingpeng, right?"

"Yes, are you from Xingpeng? We are from the county middle school!" The boy puffed out his chest slightly.

"Oh - so you are a top student!" Yao Xingyu complimented with a smile.

"No, no, I'm just a poor student, haha."

The boys were chatting and laughing with Yao Xingyu, glancing at the girls.

"Are there only five of you?" asked the boy from the county school.

"Yes, we are all friends." Yao Xingyu glanced at Li Zhuangsheng.

Damn, I'm so envious! The three boys stared at Li Zhuangsheng, trying to see what was so special about a boy who was hanging out with four beauties.

"Please take a few photos for us, thank you!" Zhu Zhixue said with a smile.

"It's nothing..."

"You are Zhu Zhixue, oh, you are... Li Xiuyu, right?" Suddenly a boy spoke.

"Yeah, how do you know you are from Xingpeng?" Zhu Zhixue asked puzzledly.

The boy slapped his thigh and said, "The three most beautiful girls in Xingpeng are very famous in our school... Oh, everyone in our class said that the most beautiful girls went to Xingpeng!"

"What's the term 'campus beauty'? There's no such thing in our school, right?"

Zhu Zhixue curved the corner of her mouth and tilted her head to look at Li Zhuangsheng. She seemed humble, but there was a hint of pride in her eyes.

Look, look, they say I’m the school belle!
"I remember that the top of the three school beauties was Hu Mengdie... Isn't she here..." The boy's eyes turned to Yi Yunshui, but he quickly confirmed that it was not her.

Zhu Zhixue's face slightly changed, and the corners of her eyes twitched, which made Li Zhuangsheng want to laugh out loud. "Don't laugh, don't laugh. If you laugh, you'll die!"

But your EQ is too low. No wonder you don’t have a girlfriend. Three single guys come out for an outing in such nice weather!

(End of this chapter)