Age: My Small World

Chapter 396 Football Game
Swallow Bay, this is the name of the village where Jiang Xueying lives.

As the name suggests, there are many swallows building nests and staying here.

Although it is called a bay, in fact the water resources here are also scarce, and only wells are available.

The capital city served as the capital during the Ming Dynasty. Due to the endless plundering by the Qing Dynasty, the surrounding resources had long been exhausted.

Even in rural areas hundreds of miles away, the tall trees have only grown in recent years, and in previous years the land was almost barren.

The location of Yanziwan is even more outrageous than that of Liujiazhuang. It is halfway up the mountain, making it quite troublesome to go up and down.

After climbing the slope for half a day, Yang Jun finally arrived at the village.

To his surprise, there was not even any patrolling militia to be seen, and there was no trace of anyone from the village.

"Maybe he went to work in the fields," he guessed.

Not long after, a man finally came towards him and noticed him. He was an old man in his sixties.

The villagers were naturally aware of the presence of a stranger in the village.

"Comrade? Where are you from? What do you want?"

The old man was carrying a hoe and holding a pipe in one hand, and he was full of vigilance at this time.

"Uncle, I'm a student who went to the next village, Liujiazhuang, to work in the countryside. I came here today to visit my classmates. This is my proof."

Yang Jun took a photo of the proof, and the old man believed him without even looking at it.

"They're the young men from Liujiazhuang. Go ahead, then. We have to go to Pingdingshan in the east to find them. They're all competing there right now."

"Competition?" Yang Jun was surprised and didn't understand why there was an event.

However, this did not slow him down. He immediately went in the direction the old man pointed, and did not forget to say thank you before leaving.

"Haha, the young people these days are really bold."

The old man smiled, took a puff of his cigarette happily, and went back home.

The so-called flat-top mountain is a mountain top that looks flattened. The area is not too large, but it is about several dozen acres.

At this moment, the top of the mountain is full of people, and everyone is gathered here because of the event.

The activity the old man was talking about was actually a mountaintop football match.

Yes, the land here is flat and not worth planting. It is usually used as an activity venue by the villagers. Some people also dry things here, but not many. After all, the mountain is steep, and it is not easy to get things up and down.

"Okay, kick it over there. Zhang Niu, you idiot, do you know how to defend? If you don't, let me do it."

"You grandson, you kicked someone, it's a foul, definitely a foul!"

It was extremely lively both inside and outside the field. The area of dozens of acres was packed with people. No one thought about the danger. Even if they were on the edge of the mountain, they were not afraid of falling. They just cheered for the field.

In the very center, there's a field that can't really be considered a football field, with only two frames representing the direction the goal will be scored.

Yang Jun's arrival did not attract the attention of the people in front, but it could not hide the gazes of some girls.

Just like boys, good-looking girls often can't escape their eyes.

As soon as Yang Jun's physique appeared, the comparison became clear.

"Jiang Xueying, look at that comrade, he's so handsome."

Next to Jiang Xueying, a girl stared at Yang Jun with shining eyes, and nudged Jiang Xueying with her elbow, wanting to ask her to look at the handsome guy with her.

"Look at it as much as you want. I'm thinking about other things, so I won't watch it anymore."

Jiang Xueying didn't even raise her head and shook her head.

She was thinking about what to write to Yang Jun next time.

The two of them had written so many words to each other through long correspondence that for a moment they both felt that the ideas in their minds were so familiar.

"I don't know what this guy is doing. Why not just write a sentence this time."

"What are you doing?" She even simplified it into three words.

Thinking of Yang Jun's confused look when he saw the letter, Jiang Xueying couldn't help laughing, covering her mouth with her little hands, which made the girl next to her stunned.

"No, Jiang Xueying, I just think he's good-looking. I didn't think anything of it. Please stop laughing at me."

She thought Jiang Xueying was laughing at her for being a nymphomaniac, and the girl couldn't help feeling shy.

However, when Jiang Xueying looked up and inadvertently scanned the scene, she was stunned.

Then the corners of his mouth slowly rose, as if he saw the tenderness of early winter towards late autumn.

Without any time to explain, she left her companions and got up and left.

The shy girl was about to explain when she found that her friend had run away.

Looking in her direction, the girl froze for a moment.

In her opinion, Jiang Xueying, who was always quiet, actually started chatting and laughing with the boy, and then the two of them walked to the side and sat down side by side.

"Yang Jun, why are you here?"

"I came to see you. The last time I came here, you didn't tell me there was a flat-topped mountain here. The scenery is quite beautiful."

He looked at the midday sunshine, which was very warm, and coupled with the slight cool breeze brought by early winter, the two maintained a perfect balance, making people feel neither cold nor hot.

Of course, except for a few people playing football, everyone else present had already put on their coats.

"This is my first time here too. I was thinking of writing to you next time, but there's no need for that now."

"Come on, I'll take you to find a place to sit."

Those who gathered around the mountain to watch the game were simply addicted. There was even spacious seating inside, and one side of the mountain was tilted slightly, forming a 30-degree angle, which was just right for sitting and looking down.

Just now, Jiang Xueying was looking down from above and happened to see Yang Jun.

This place is a bit far, but it is also safe.

As soon as they sat down, there was another person next to them.

"Jiang Xueying, won't you introduce me to her?"

Jiang Xueying rolled her eyes helplessly, shook her head at Yang Jun and said, "Wei Wen, we live in the same dormitory."

"Hello classmate, I'm Wei Wen, from Sichuan Province."

"Yang Jun, from Lu Province."

After a brief discussion, Jiang Xueying said to Wei Wen, "I'm going to talk to Yang Jun for a while and then go back. Do you want to come with me?"

"Okay." Wei Wen nodded suddenly.

Jiang Xueying paused. That wasn't what she meant.

"Jiang Xueying, you two can chat better with me here, otherwise those people won't know what to say."

Wei Wen glanced at the several gazes cast over her without leaving a trace. It was obvious that someone was still staring at her.

Jiang Xueying knew that she meant well, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Yang Jun said nonchalantly, "We can just talk normally. It's not something to be ashamed of."

"By the way, you didn't encounter any danger or difficulties here, did you?"

"Isn't it dangerous? We have to work in the fields all day long." Jiang Xueying shook her head.

So Yang Jun's gaze shifted to Wei Wen next to him.

Wei Wen knew exactly what he meant, but she felt a little embarrassed by his gaze. She lowered her head and said, "Only a few girls like to embarrass others. The others are fine."

Yang Jun frowned upon hearing this. It turned out that the relationship between girls was much more complicated than that between boys.

(End of this chapter)