An invitation from the countryside

  Cicada, homophonic with "Zen", originated from Buddhism, hence also known as "Enlightened".

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  What is the call of?

  Xia Menglian was shocked and looked around in all directions - it couldn't be, she must have misheard. This was a densely populated city, even at midnight, such a cry should not have occurred!

  That big dog also heard, the previous ferocity all froze, a pair of dog eyes from bleak white cruelty, gradually surged up with eerie terror——because it was already close to its side, Xia Mian could see its pupils shrinking bit by bit, shrinking until only the whites were left.

  That big dog turned around with some reluctance, tucked its tail between its legs, hung its head low and let out a mournful howl before taking off in a sprint. It ran like a streak of black smoke, as if something was hot on its heels.

  Xia Moxian finally breathed a sigh of relief. Along the small street, a man and woman came running over, frantically shouting "Little Rabbit, Little Rabbit!"

  The little girl hiding behind Xia's back heard it and burst into tears, "Daddy, Mommy!"

  Xia Menglian finally let out a sigh of relief, stretched out her hand and put it on the little girl's shoulder, "It's okay, it's okay."

  The couple walked up, hugged their daughter, and thanked Xia Muzhen a thousand times. They said they had just parked the car at the entrance of the supermarket and went in to buy something, but didn't expect their daughter to get out of the car by herself and be chased by a stray dog.

  The couple left with their daughter, Xia Mochen gazed at their backs, but her legs were still soft and couldn't move. She vaguely heard the couple whispering to each other:

  "What was that howling just now?"

  "How is it possible? You must have heard wrong. The wolves in this city have been extinct for hundreds of years..."

  Xia Meng nodded too. Must have misheard.

  As she walked into the house, her mother Qin Ya was busy knitting and smiled when she saw Meng Cui come in. "Back? School is officially on holiday, nothing else to do?"

  Qin Ya's body was not good, so she had been approved for medical retirement two years ago. Her pension was not high, so she took on a knitting job to make ends meet. Now that life has improved, people have started to miss the handmade wool from the past, and Qin Ya's skilled hands have earned her some extra income, but it's just too tiring for her eyes.

  The sunlight came in from outside the window, and Meng Xian painfully grasped her mother's hand. "Mom, don't hit me, it hurts my eyes. The summer vacation has started, I'll go out to work."

  Qin Ya smiled and shook her head, "Not tired, it's also a pastime. But what about you, Mo Chen? Didn't you say during the summer break that you were going to travel with your classmates?"

  "Uh, I'm not going." Meng Chuan walked into the bathroom to wash his face, splashing cool water on his face, hiding his gloom.

  "Why didn't you go? Haven't you been looking forward to it for so long?"

  "Uh, it's too expensive. So forget it. Looking at pictures online is the same anyway."

  Qin Ya stopped with a sad expression, "Silly child, don't be so concerned about money. That money is all your own scholarship and part-time job savings, you should use it to enjoy your youth."

  "Youth is still in abundance, and it's the same to enjoy after working later." Mengyan wiped her face clean, stretched out her arms to hug her mom, and laughed hard, not wanting her mom to see her desolation.

  "Actually, there is something, Mom thought you were going on a trip, so she didn't tell you..."

  "Mother, you say." Mochen made a deliberately cheerful expression.

  "Your third uncle from the countryside called and said his grandson is doing very poorly in school, and no matter how many tutors he's hired, it hasn't been effective. He wants to invite you to go back to the countryside during summer break to help with tutoring."

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  Thank you, Feifei's flower~