Chapter 91 Walking on the River

A few days later, Zhang Yunfeng decided to go to Jiangchuan.

During this period, he was busy taking care of all the big and small matters at home before going out.

When he leaves home, Zhang Ma will be the only laborer at home and she will definitely not be able to cope with the situation. Therefore, the family no longer plans to grow tobacco, which was their main crop. Instead, they rented out several acres of tobacco fields to their neighbor Zhang Haijun.

Zhang Yunfeng originally wanted to sell his tractor. He bought it for 7500 yuan in August last year and had only used it for half a year. He treated it like a treasure and cleaned it every day after work. But now he has to work outside and it would be a waste to leave the tractor at home, so he planned to sell it. But Zhang's mother stopped him and said, "Keep the tractor for a while. When your life in the city is stable, you can sell it later."

Zhang Yunfeng thought about it and agreed.

He could understand the good intentions behind his mother's words. She was probably worried that he would not make a name for himself in the city, and would have to continue driving a tractor to transport goods after returning to the village.

With the remaining farmland, Zhang Ma wants to grow some fruits and vegetables so that she can eat them on a daily basis.

Zhang Yunfeng also obeyed his mother. These days he was busy turning the soil, planting seedlings, weeding and fattening. He wanted to finish all the spring farming work before he left, so that his mother could relax.

The day before leaving for the city, Zhang Yunfeng went to Longwan Town Middle School.

Before leaving, he wanted to explain some things to his sister Chunlan.

When he was driving a tractor to deliver goods, Zhang Yunfeng had to pass through Longwan Town almost every day. Occasionally, he would deliver living expenses and fruits to his younger sister who was in the third grade of Longwan Town Middle School, as well as dishes cooked by Zhang's mother for her. Therefore, he was very familiar with Longwan Town Middle School. He walked all the way to Longwan Town Middle School and went directly to Chunlan's classroom.

Class was in session at that time. Zhang Yunfeng stood under the window and looked at his sister who was studying hard inside. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth involuntarily. It was not until the bell rang that he waved and called Chunlan.

Zhang Chunlan heard the voice, turned around and saw her eldest brother Zhang Yunfeng. She was immediately delighted and ran out of the classroom to get in front of him and said, "Brother, why are you here?"

Zhang Yunfeng touched his sister's head affectionately with his hand and said, "I came to see you. I'm going to the city tomorrow."

Chunlan had heard her elder and second brothers discuss this matter years ago, and she had already prepared for it. However, now that her elder brother was really going to the city to make a living, she still had trouble adapting to it. She said with some sadness, "Have you decided what you are going to do in the city?"

Zhang Yunfeng smiled and said, "There are so many options. Are you still worried about not being able to find a job? Don't worry about these things. I'm out working. There's only mom, Xiaoxiao and you at home. You have to take care of the family. If anything happens, call your eldest sister and she will notify me."

Hearing these words, Chunlan couldn't help feeling sad and said, "Brother, don't worry, I know what to do."

Zhang Yunfeng took out 100 yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into her hand, saying, "You have been sensible and well-behaved since you were young, I am relieved, but our family was poor before, so you had to go to school and pick up waste to save tuition. Alas, I can only blame you for not being able to do it! But now your family doesn't need your living expenses, and the high school entrance examination is coming soon. You must concentrate on studying and don't be too stressed. Buy some delicious and nutritious food to nourish your brain. Also, don't ask mom for living expenses in the future. I will send it to you on the 1st of every month. If I don't have time, I will ask someone to send it to you."

Chunlan felt her nose suddenly sore and her eyes turned red when she heard her elder brother's heartfelt and loving words.

Zhang Yunfeng patted her on the head with his calloused hand and said, "Why are you crying? You have to fight for our family and study hard. I ran back home from school at the age of thirteen to work, just so that dad and I could support you and your second brother to go to school. Now your second brother has made great progress, and you are smart, so you will definitely make great progress in the future. So you have to take your second brother as an example, study hard, and strive to become the top scorer in Fengyang County in this high school entrance examination, and go to the best No. 1 Middle School in the city. Then our family will all live in the city!" Chunlan nodded vigorously.

She whispered in her heart: "Brother, don't worry! I will never bring shame to our family..."

After Zhang Yunfeng left, Zhang Chunlan calmed herself down and threw herself into the intensive study before the high school entrance examination.

She is a determined girl with her own ambitions.

Just like Zhang Yunqi in her previous life, Chunlan studied very hard. She never participated in any school activities and didn't like to play. She studied with books from morning till night. Whenever she had free time, she would go to the offices of teachers of various subjects to ask questions on various difficult questions.

These teachers also like this very talented female student who has always been ranked first in the school, and they all know that she is Zhang Yunqi's biological sister. Zhang Yunqi is the first county middle school entrance examination champion to graduate from Longwan Town Middle School. In this middle school, he is a legendary existence.

Learning is indeed a hereditary gene.

Zhang Chunlan's teachers can all see that with the talent and academic performance this girl has shown so far, she is likely to create the myth of having a brother and sister take the top spot in the high school entrance examination in a few months.

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After visiting Chunlan, Zhang Yunfeng slept at home for one night.

Early the next morning, when the first car from Longwan Town to Fengyang County arrived, Zhang Ma and Lao Wu Xiaoxiao, who were seeing Zhang Yunfeng off on the side of the dirt road, raised their arms to stop the car.

As soon as the car stopped, Zhang Yunfeng squeezed in with a roll of luggage that had already been bundled. He looked at his mother who was squeezed on the dirt road and Zhang Xiaoxiao who was jumping and waving at him, and waved goodbye.

After more than an hour, the car arrived in Fengyang County.

Zhang Yunfeng changed to a bus to Jiangchuan City. When he arrived in the city, it was still past ten in the morning. It took him more than twenty minutes to find a bus to the No. 1 Middle School in the city. Like those migrant workers who went out to work, he carried his luggage and got on the bus. Along the way, he didn't even dare to sit on a seat.

After arriving at Jiangchuan No. 1 Middle School, Zhang Yunfeng felt an inexplicable nervousness and anticipation in his heart, because he would always unconsciously think of Xiaonan teaching here, but today he came to find his younger brother Yunqi. He had never been to No. 1 Middle School and only knew Yunqi's class number.

Walking in the huge campus of No. 1 Middle School in the city, looking at the tall buildings among the green trees, he couldn't even figure out the direction, let alone find his brother Yunqi's classroom.

Zhang Yunfeng put his luggage on the side of the road, rolled a pipe and put it in his mouth and took two puffs. He was about to ask a student where Class 168 was when he heard someone calling him from behind: "Are you... Brother Zhang Yunfeng?"

Zhang Yunfeng turned his head and saw a very beautiful girl.

(End of this chapter)