After that, several little friends such as Wang Jingjing, Zhou Qianqian and Sun Min became frequent visitors to the Zhou family. Even Zhou Zhihai and Feng Tiezhu would come to find Zhou Xiaoyun to play from time to time, all of them asking Zhou Xiaoyun to teach them how to play the harmonica.

  Wu Mei's home is far away, so she decided to go back with Zhou Xiaoyun at noon to have lunch. The sticky rice made Zhou Xiaoyun laugh and cry at the same time.

  There's no way out; they can only retreat in defeat.

  Zhou Xiaoyun took on the role of a small teacher, teaching from simple scores to practicing blowing sounds.

  Dry and dull exercises are really hard to stick to, Feng Tizhu and Zhou Zhihai surrendered first and found an excuse to go out and play.

  In two more days, Wang Jingjing and others couldn't practice anymore, shouting that they wouldn't practice and went to play with sandbags.

  Oh my Buddha! Finally got rid of those little ancestors, Zhou Xiaoyun let out a deep breath and started playing with sandbags with a few people.

  Sha bag is made of a small piece of cloth wrapped with some sand, but the sand-filled one hurts when hitting people, Zhou Xiaoyun used rice from home to make a sha bag.

  Put some rice on a rectangular cloth head, fold the cloth in half and sew up three sides to form a small sandbag.

  It's most fun to play with this in winter, and it doesn't hurt at all when it hits your body. In summer, even if you're wearing shorts and a tank top, it still hurts a bit when the rice grains hit you. But kids are too busy playing to care about anything else.

  Zhou Xiaoyun and Dabao stood on either side of the line, while the other children ran back and forth within it.

  Those who were hit immediately "died" and quit, but if they could catch the sandbag, they could rescue one of their "dead" companions. So even though catching the sandbag was a dangerous thing, Zhou Zhihai and Feng Tiezhu, who were running inside, came to catch it with all their might.

  Zhou Zhihai was happily dodging and running around, while the chubby Feng Tiejun was panting and couldn't run fast. One of them didn't notice and got hit by a sandbag thrown by Zhou Xiaoyun on his thick little leg.

  Feng Tiezhu saw Zhou Xiaoyun's silly smile, and at this time, she was hit by her temper, but she didn't get angry. She just chuckled twice and stood aside.

  The remaining girls soon announced their defeat, leaving only Zhou Zhihai struggling to hold on.

  Zhou Xiaoyun gave a signal to Da Bao, who threw the sandbag high into the air. Da Bao caught it nimbly and quickly tossed it out again, hitting Zhou Zhihai off guard and making him cry out in surprise.

  A group of children all burst out laughing.

  Recently, more and more children have been coming to the Zhou's house to play. Wang Jingjing, Zhou Qianqian, and Sun Min are regular visitors, often making an appointment to come together to find Zhou Xiaoyun.

  Feng Tiezhu's home is relatively far from Zhou Xiaoyun's, but he and Zhou Zhihai are inseparable good friends, often running to find Zhou Zhihai. The two families are adjacent, so they also often come to Zhou Xiaoyun's home.

  Dabao's followers, Shi Tou and a few other boys, also came to find Dabao every now and then.

  The Zhou family originally had four children of their own, and with the constant coming and going of other kids, it was as lively as a vegetable market.

  Rural people are all very hospitable, and Zhao Yuzhen is no exception. She's delighted to see that there are often children coming to her home to play, which at the very least shows that the child has good relationships with others! If a family's child is lonely and has no little friends coming to visit, it would be something to be ridiculed for.

  After the final exam, the two-month summer vacation started again. This time, Da Bao's exam results were unexpectedly good, all above 80 points. The clever Da Bao didn't show off his scores and only felt relieved when he saw Zhou Xiaoyun bring home her test papers with two perfect scores of 100, glad that he had behaved himself and hadn't embarrassed himself like last time.

  Zhou Xiaoyun started her leisurely days of raising ducks again. The weather was hot and the ducks jumped into the pond, playing happily.

  Dabao goes swimming in the pond with a group of boys every day, and doesn't mind that there are ducks eating, drinking, and pooping in the pond. However, the water in the pond is still relatively clear. In the eyes of these boys, the temptation is too great, and they all quickly strip naked and jump in to splash around.

  The water in the pond is not deep, standing on the shallower side will not exceed one meter, and the deepest part of the pond is about two meters deep. Dabao, who is brave and good at swimming, often swims to the middle to show off to other boys. Those who are not good at swimming and have a smaller temper just stay in the shallower places.

  A group of half-grown boys are splashing water at each other and laughing loudly, truly the best pastime for summer.

  Zhou Xiaoyun sat under a big tree by the pond, where it was cool and comfortable with the shade and the gentle breeze. Looking into the pond, she saw a group of boys, from 11 or 12 years old to 7 or 8 years old, all naked, playing in the water. Zhou Xiaoyun didn't feel embarrassed at all watching them.

  But it's just a group of naive kids! Zhou Xiaoyun thought so, but didn't realize that at this time she was also just a seven-year-old yellow-haired girl.

  At this time, a "tze-tze" cry came from the trees, it was the cicadas crying.

  If it rains in the summer, go to the ground to find round holes, insert your fingers and scoop one out, you can catch an immature cicada, commonly known as a "知了". When cooking, throw it into the pot and it will be cooked in a while, fragrant and delicious.

  After molting for a while, the newly born cicada will struggle to crawl out of its old skin, leaving an empty shell on the tree trunk. At first glance, it looks almost like a real cicada, and children love to find these to play with.

  Zhou Xiaoyun keenly discovered that there was a cicada shell on this tree, and she carefully took it down to take home for her little treasure to play with.

  When Xiao Bao came home at noon, he got a cicada shell and held it in his hand, refusing to put it down. Er Ya also made a fuss about wanting one, but no matter how Zhou Xiaoyun coaxed her, she wouldn't give up. In the end, they had to take Er Ya to the tree behind the house to search for one, but this kind of cicada shell is not easy to find and belongs to the category of "encountered but not sought".

  Sister didn't find what she wanted, Er Ya was dissatisfied and pouted then cried.

  Dabao walked over at this time, picked up a long bamboo pole with a small net on it. This kind of simple homemade thing is the best for catching cicadas: "Er Ya, let's go, brother will take you to catch cicadas."

  The two girls' tears stopped immediately, and they followed behind Da Bao without taking a step back.

  Zhou Xiaoyun thought that her sister was a typical representative of "where there's milk, there's mother".