One Hundred Kinds of Sweetness of First Love

Chapter 5 Her Imaginary Enemy

Time is like a wide river,

They waded and sailed,

I'm so glad I didn't get washed away
01
In the last class on Thursday, the art teacher of class 13 changed.

"Your Teacher Zheng has gone home to have a baby, and I will take over your class for the time being..." The new teacher finished introducing himself in a few words, "My name is Mu Zhen."

She looks very young, with a maple leaf-colored makeup suitable for autumn and winter. She is wearing a simple white woolen sweater and a long camel plaid skirt.

Lin Man stared at the whole class and sighed, "Teacher Mu is so beautiful."

The beautiful teacher is also very individual, and the art class actually assigns homework: "Everyone draw a self-portrait, and I will spot check in the next class."

Not giving anyone a chance to refuse, Mu Zhen stepped on the bell and walked away gracefully on time.

When a new official takes office, a moderate dismount.

Qi Zishuai said melancholy: "My sensitive ears heard the word 'homework', and my favorability for the new teacher dropped by 50.00%."

Chen Song seconded: "No matter how good-looking she is, I will never turn around for her again."

Xu Dongxin said: "Why do you have so many dramas?"

Lin Man thought about how to draw this self-portrait, abstract or realistic, use paper, ink, brush and inkstone to outline the outline and follow the Chinese style, or use a 2B pencil to paint two strokes.

She took out a small palm-sized mirror from her schoolbag and took a look at herself.

When Zhou Yu came back from the corridor, he couldn't help laughing when he saw her little moves, and he didn't know who he was calling: "Zhu Bajie."

"Where? Where is Zhu Bajie?" Qi Zishuai looked left and right.

Lin Man didn't realize it at first, but after thinking about it again, Zhu Bajie looked in the mirror...

"Hey, who are you scolding!"

Mu Zhen's second art class left homework as usual, and there is only one big theme - the most beautiful scenery, other is not limited, please feel free to play.

She said last time that she would randomly check her self-portraits, but she probably forgot about it later, and left immediately after class, so this time everyone didn't pay much attention to the homework she said, most of them were perfunctory, Xiao Some people simply put it aside.

"Okay, now the team leader please collect my second homework assignment 'the most beautiful scenery'..." Mu Zhen never followed the routine, and was caught off guard in the later class.

This time I don't know whether it was a sudden thought or intentional.

Qi Zishuai chewed gum and blew out a huge bubble that stuck to his mouth. He turned around and asked Zhou Yu, "Boss, have you drawn yet?"

"No." Zhou Yu looked at him with obvious disgust.

"I drew it, look!" This kind of person is looking for trouble when there is nothing to do, and looking for pumping when he needs to be beaten.

Qi Zishuai took out a crumpled piece of paper from the drawer. It was colorful, and he could probably tell it was a building. It was so crooked, like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Chen Song snatched it over, and said with a smile: "What's the difference between you drawing and not drawing? After messing around, are you ashamed to say that you did your homework?"

"It's better than handing in blank paper."

Lin Man behind heard them bickering and was a little worried. She patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder: "Are you really not drawing?"

"That's right." Zhou Yu's voice sounded frank.

The emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry, Lin Man is angry.

Bah, who is the eunuch.

Mu Zhen used a brush dipped in water to freely draw small bridges and flowing water houses, ancient roads and thin horses on the blackboard. A few outlines and embellishments formed the shape.The thin and slim back looks like a fairy, but her mouth is harsh, understatement, like a threat: "I will take a good look at the homework you handed in this time, and it will be included in the final grade, accounting for 40.00%."

There was another bang at the bottom.

Nowadays, all-round development of sound, body and beauty is emphasized, and art achievements are also important.

Lin Manzhen was anxious for Zhou Yu.

"What should I do?" It's too late to draw now.

However, Zhou Yu liked to see her anxiously angry for him, then turned his head, added a handful of dry wood, looked into her eyes with sincerity, and whispered to her, "Help me—"

It was probably the first time that Lin Man was needed so much by Zhou Yu since she was a child. He used to always help her.

The group leader who collected homework had already walked to the back row, Lin Man suddenly had an idea and asked, "Did you draw the homework last time?"

Zhou Yu said, "Not once."

Lin Man wanted to hit someone.

She frantically flipped through the self-portrait in the art book: "Here, you just hand in this..."

Before she finished speaking, Zhou Yu quickly took the drawing paper from her hand, took a pen, turned it over, marked her name——Zhou Yu, Class 13, Senior One, and handed it to the team leader.

Lin Man breathed a sigh of relief, does this count as a escape?
She escaped after the disaster, but Zhou Yu seemed to be watching a play, "You were nervous just now?"

"Yes."

"I couldn't hand in my homework, and I failed the final grade. Why are you so nervous?"

Lin Man: "..."

She was so questioned that she was speechless, and her heart that had just landed seemed to be grabbed into his palm, and she lost her mind.She simply erected the textbook to cover her face, blocking Zhou Yu's sight.

Mu Zhen flipped through the stack of art homework.Most of the paintings are quite satisfactory. The thousand-year-old city wall under the setting sun, the mountains are full of rhododendrons, the gurgling streams and rivers, and even the school's sports and art building are also painted.Although I have no background and the painting is not similar enough, I can barely recognize it.

There is a very special picture in it, a girl painted in light brown watercolor.Long hair, head slightly lowered, eyes down on the ground, quiet brows and eyes, rare charm, color matching is also comfortable to look at.Unprofessional, but hardworking.

Mu Zhen looked at the name on the back: "Who is Zhou Yu?"

Zhou Yu stood up from his seat.

Lin Man thought, it's over, he probably got caught.

Mu Zhen stepped off the podium: "Student Zhou Yu, are you sure you didn't stagger homework?"

"No."

"The theme of my arrangement is 'the most beautiful scenery'."

"The girl I painted is the most beautiful scenery in my eyes." Zhou Yu replied calmly.

The whole class booed.

"Are you sure you drew it yourself?" Mu Zhen asked.

"Teacher, he drew this!" Someone stood up guiltily, which was tantamount to not admitting it.

Mu Zhen glanced at the painting, then at Lin Man, and after comparing it, she knew, and asked her, "Are you the heroine in the painting?"

There is Qi Zishuai everywhere: "Yes, yes, yes... Teacher, it's her, it's her, our friend, little Nezha!"

Mu Zhen laughed.She was unexpectedly gentle with the girl, and asked Lin Man to sit down, but she didn't reveal it in the end.

Lin Man shrunk in his seat and didn't dare to look up again, his face blushed thoroughly, like the late maple reflected on the lake by the shore.Zhou Yu turned to look at her frequently, no matter what he said, the little girl refused to speak out.

That's how the storm passed.

A remorseful voice sounded in the classroom: "If I had known earlier, I should have handed in my previous self-portrait. When Teacher Mu asked me, I would say that the most beautiful scenery in my eyes is myself..."

"Hahaha, can you show some face..."

Mu Zhen put away the tools and explained to them before leaving: "I forgot to say, there will be a transfer student from your class next week. It's my younger sister. Please take care of me and don't bully her."

Everyone below said yes with one voice, and answered loudly.

"Teacher Mu is so good-looking, I guess her sister is also good-looking, looking forward to it!"

"Yangou is hopeless."

02
Xu Dongxin and the others have a ball game this weekend, and they have an appointment with people from No. [-] Middle School outside the school.

Qi Zishuai came to encourage Lin Man: "Student Xiaoman, are you free the afternoon after tomorrow? Come and watch the game."

Lin Man doesn't know basketball, and has little interest: "What does it matter if I come or not?"

Qi Zishuai explained to her seriously: "It has a lot to do with it. If you are present, the boss will probably be excited. When he is excited, the probability of our side winning will be greater."

After being teased by him, Lin Man directly immersed himself in writing the classical Chinese text silently, avoiding it.

Qi Zishuai, this annoying spirit, would never give up until he achieved his goal, and kept mumbling beside him, rascally drawing out his tone: "Mr. Anling is like a widow."

What?
Xu Dongxin, who knew him well, explained Lin Man's confusion: "He got into trouble when he was in the third year of junior high school. He happened to be learning the lesson "Tang Ju's Not Disgraceful Mission". Read the text over and over again. He can still write out the full text verbatim until now, and occasionally put out a few sentences to show off, you forgive him for being a fool."

Qi Zishuai grabbed Lin Man's sleeve and shouted, "Mr. Anling, you must promise me."

Lin Man sympathized with him as a fool: "Zuzao."

"When and where?" she asked.

"At four o'clock in the afternoon the day after tomorrow, there is a basketball court at the end of Sancy Street, do you know that?"

"I seem to know." Lin Man would pass by Xinhua Bookstore in the past.

"That's settled then."

On Sunday, in order to avoid being late, Lin Man left Gong Xiaqiu's house three or ten minutes earlier.

There are many auto repair shops and steel factories in Sanxi, the houses are low, and the ground is full of wet water marks. The camphor trees next to the houses are densely planted, with overlapping branches and leaves.After three o'clock in the afternoon, the autumn sun shone on those old signboards, and they were dusty.

She shuttled through the alley, all the way to the end, there was an open space behind the rusty wire fence, it could be seen that it used to be a basketball court, but now it is deserted, with a lot of loess and silt unloaded beside it.

Two wooden basketball hoops were crumbling from the sun and rain.

Someone has already arrived on the field, a few eye-catching yellow hairs gathered together, cigarette butts all over the place, and the school uniform of the No. [-] Middle School that was thrown on the steps can be seen faintly.

Lin Man looked around, but he didn't see anyone familiar, so he was a little flustered.

Seeing that they seemed to be looking this way, she retreated in her heart, is it too late to withdraw now?
"Lin Man?"

Zhou Yu and the others came late. He saw a girl with a ponytail on the side of the telephone pole from afar, and almost ran forward: "Why are you here?"

Qi Zishuai claimed credit from behind: "I called you here!"

Xu Dongxin and Chen Song smiled tacitly.

Seeing that they were finally relieved, Lin Man instinctively took a step closer to Zhou Yu, confident enough: "I'll cheer you on."

Zhou Yu said, "I'll treat you to dinner if you win." He couldn't help rubbing her head again.

People from both sides played, and Lin Man didn't know how they got together.The No. [-] Middle School and the No. [-] Middle School, one in the east of the city and the other in the west of the city, are two schools that are far from each other.

Just as she was about to sit on the steps, Zhou Yu took off her coat and threw it over. Her vision went dark, and she was covered by a hood. She heard him say, "Put it on."

"Oh."

She folded her coat, sat down on a cushion, and watched the game as a layman.

Xu Dongxin saw her appearance, and bumped Zhou Yu: "Your girl is so funny, she looks like a schoolboy, sitting so straight, with her hands on her knees, hahahaha, schoolboys are not so obedient now."

Zhou Yu couldn't help laughing either.

Lin Man didn't realize it, and quietly waited for the game to start.

Lin Man had only a half-knowledge of the various rules on the court, and his eyes were glued to the basketball and Zhou Yu.They fought fiercely, and she watched nervously.

The thin sun unknowingly became scorching hot, and the palms holding the corners of the sweater were covered with sweat.

It's not that she never saw Zhou Yu play ball when she was a child.

At that time, his face was immature, and there was admiration in her eyes.While he was shooting, she clapped her hands, making her palms red, and then looked at each other with a smirk.Stay together for an afternoon until the sun goes down and the trees are full of osmanthus flowers falling on your shoulders.

Now that he has grown up as a teenager, watch him running on the court, blocking people, grabbing the ball and dunking.The sky is blue and high, and the years have passed quietly, as if nothing has changed.

Time is like a broad river, they waded and sailed until today, how fortunate they were not washed away.

The sun was a bit dazzling, Lin Man blocked it with the back of his hand.

Except for the fierce collision directly in front, there is silence everywhere, and the sound of birdsong and wind seems to be empty and remote.

Lin Man noticed that someone seemed to have slipped on the soles of their feet.The ground of the stadium is mixed with sand, and everyone is afraid that the momentum will be too strong, and they will fall into the mud if they can't stop.After all, he didn't guard against it, and in the end, he didn't know who rushed like skating, and the basketball in his hand flew out of the court, heading straight for Lin Man's side.

Zhou Yu's heartbeat stopped for a few seconds because of this sudden change, and the sweat dripped down his face.However, he saw that the basketball deviated slightly and hit another figure.

The ball flew over and brushed against Lin Man's hair, and then there was a muffled sound, and the girl next to her was hit.

Lin Man was watching the game seriously just now, and he didn't know when there were more people on the right!
The girl in the school uniform of the No. [-] Middle School held her red forehead with one hand, and her long, wavy hair was light brown in the sun and spread over her shoulders, covering most of her face.Lin Man met those narrow, elongated eyes and said, "Student... are you... are you alright?"

03
"Are you the new classmate transferred?"

"Yes."

"Teacher Mu's younger sister?"

"Yes."

"What is your name?"

"Mu Zhihe."

"Mu Guiying in command, the lotus of the lotus?"

"The lotus of Heze."

The girl took the chalk and wrote down her name stroke by stroke on the blackboard.

Lin Man stared blankly at the podium. It turned out to be her, a new classmate transferred from No. [-] Middle School, the girl who was hit by a ball on the field last Sunday.

At that time, she rubbed her forehead and left alone with her bag on her back without saying a word. The rest of them looked at each other in blank dismay.

Lin Man thought she was cool when he saw her back.

Taking advantage of Emperor Guan's absence, during the class meeting, the class leader took the lead in embarrassing others: "New classmate, please sing a song for everyone."

Lin Man secretly complained, feeling that the squad leader had gone too far this time.

"You climbed over several mountains, stepped on several rivers, and trekked across mountains and rivers to come here. You said that you are a person who longs for freedom. You picked up your dreams and left the distant home, leaving behind the things you are nostalgic for..." Mu Zhihe But he actually sang.

Big and generous, without the slightest tweaking.

Everyone was surprised.

The cold and clear voice made the classroom suddenly quiet.

Under her brand new school uniform is a black hooded sweater, which contrasts with her white skin, and her hair is curly and long, reaching her waist.The eyes did not fall to the real place, and it seemed to be watching a sparrow sitting on the window sill.

Some people are born to attract the attention of others.

Lin Man's affection for Mu Zhihe rose again. He felt that he was too individual, and suddenly noticed Zhou Yu in front of him, propping his chin with one hand, and staring at the podium in front of him.

Like that, don't mention how serious it is.

He is used to laziness. In the past, in class meetings, he only slept and flipped through magazines, which is not like today.

Lin Man kicked his stool.

no response.

Kicking again, Zhou Yu finally turned around and asked her what's the matter.

Lin Man bowed his head and said nothing, his mouth was sour.

Zhou Yu was confused: "?"

The question left by the math teacher in the previous class was still lying on the blackboard, and the student on duty hadn't erased it. He stared at it for a long time, and he was sure that there was a problem with one step and the answer was wrong.

The problem is solved, but I don't understand what happened to the little girl behind.

The sudden arrival of Gong Xiaqiu, the leader of the third grade group, caught people off guard. The small flames of excitement ignited by the arrival of the new classmates were all extinguished, and they wrote papers pretendingly.

Gong Xiaqiu called in: "Lin Man, come out."

Lin Man has lived in Gong Xiaqiu's house for a while, and this is the first time Gong Xiaqiu has come to see her.There is a separate teaching building in the third year of high school. Apart from raising the national flag and holding a school assembly, the two have hardly met each other on campus.

"Mr. Gong." Lin Man was respectful to Gong Xiaqiu, a little in awe.

Gong Xiaqiu took her to the direction of the teacher's apartment: "Your father came to give you the piano, clothes, and some odds and ends."

"He's here now?" Lin Man was pleasantly surprised.

"The car is parked over there."

Gong Xiaqiu pointed, and Lin Man ran over.

Lin Hongchuan was sitting in the car smoking, while reading documents, he heard footsteps and raised his head: "Xiaoman." He opened the door, shook off the soot scattered on his coat, and put a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his tall nose, and lifted it up. Looking at Lin Man, "Did you grow taller?"

Lin Man had a sore nose.

Lin Hongchuan embraced her and coaxed, "I haven't seen Dad for so long, why don't you talk?"

"Have you known it for a long time?"

Lin Hongchuan explained: "I'm busy with work."

"Well, I'm also very busy studying."

"I think not only has he grown taller, but also his temper seems to have improved, girl." Lin Hongchuan took out the things from the trunk, and Gong Xiaqiu helped to pick them up.

"Xia Qiu, you have worked hard during this time."

Gong Xiaqiu gave Lin Hongchuan a sideways look, and said with a smile, "Don't talk to me about such nonsense."

Lin Hongchuan suggested: "Let's put something away and go out for a drink together?"

The third year of high school was the busiest, Lin Man thought Gong Xiaqiu would refuse, but she readily agreed.

The two adults walked ahead with their hands full of things, and Lin Man followed behind with his violin on his back, listening to their reminiscences and talking a lot.

Lin Hongchuan has been in the society for many years, and he has obtained the position he is today. He has his own way of dealing with people and things.Although he looks elite and serious, as long as he has the heart, he is a good hand at adjusting the atmosphere.The funny stories from his youth came as soon as he opened his mouth, Gong Xiaqiu was amused and giggled.

After finally waiting for the laughter to pause, Lin Man cut in between their conversations and asked Lin Hongchuan, "Dad, did you bring me the photo album I told you about before?"

"How dare you not take it with you, you keep saying this every time you call me."

Lin Man hesitated, but still asked tentatively: "Has my mother returned home? She has been refusing to contact me."

Lin Hongchuan's footsteps faltered: "Still at your grandma's house." He prevaricated with a single sentence.His back was tall and broad, walking on the narrow boulevards of the campus, he suddenly became dull.

Lin Man was dumbfounded, and the feeling was indescribable.

Gong Xiaqiu hurriedly changed the subject: "Old Lin, you said that you got in touch with Xiaoqiu last time, did you..."

What did they say after that, Lin Man didn't listen any more, and when he arrived at Gong Xiaqiu's house, he couldn't wait to look through the photo album in the luggage bag brought by Lin Hongchuan, and hid in the room by himself.

"Xiao Man." Gong Xiaqiu knocked on her door, "Let's go out for dinner together? I'll ask your homeroom teacher for leave for evening self-study."

Since boarding in high school, Lin Man rarely had the opportunity to sit down and have a good meal with Lin Hongchuan. She should cherish the opportunity, but she couldn't tell the awkwardness in her heart, and she didn't want to interfere in the adults' dinner.

"You guys go, there's a lot of homework today, I'll go back to the classroom later." Homework has also become an excuse for prevarication.

There were rustlings outside, and after a while, Lin Hongchuan came to say goodbye to Lin Man: "Xiao Man, Dad is gone, I will see you next time."

The sound of closing doors and footsteps gradually sounded, and then disappeared again and again.

The bell for the end of the eighth get out of class came suddenly, and the exciting symphony on the radio resounded throughout the campus, covering all other noises.

Lin Man flipped through the album covered with cartoon stickers, it was old, it was her childhood treasure.There are photos of their family of three, as well as photos of her and Zhou Yu, many of which are moments captured by Zhou Yu's mother with the camera, and later developed in duplicate, and the two children each get one.

Looking back, the photo is of Xinshan Park eight years ago. The short and stubby woman is playing the role of an ancient concubine. She is wearing a flag head and looking ahead with a smile, her mouth seems to be crooked.Zhou Yu beside him was wearing a yellow dragon robe, with a serious face and a serious face, as if he was not satisfied with this attire.

One of the two is funny, and the other is bitter and bitter.

But unexpectedly harmonious.

Lin Man almost burst out laughing watching it now.

Looking again, it was on Xijiang Street, Zhou Yu was holding a violin in his hand, and Lin Man, who was two steps behind, was pulling his clothes, looking pitiful.

Lin Man could vaguely recall the scene at that time.

At that time, Lin Man was still insisting on learning the violin. After going through many twists and turns, Lin Hongchuan asked someone to find her a new teacher who was quite famous.She rides to the teacher's house by herself every Sunday morning.

I was unlucky that day, I fell down first, then my wallet was stolen, I didn't have any money on me, and I couldn't even get on the bus.

She was sitting on the tall flower bed in Xinshan Pedestrian Street, waiting for Zhou Yu.

She knew that Zhou Yu went to the taekwondo hall every Saturday and the library on Sunday, and he was unshakeable.The pedestrian street is on his only way to the library.

Later, she was made to wait.

The moment she saw him in the crowd, she seemed to see a long-lost relative.

She stood on the flower bed and waved, calling his name loudly.

"Why don't you just go to the library and find me?"

"It's too far away, I don't want to go."

"Lin Xiaoman, you might as well be lazy."

"Last morning class was very tiring, and I practiced the piano until late last night." Lin Man also felt aggrieved when he said it.

Zhou Yu's heart softened, and his tone softened: "Is your mother at home today?"

"It seems that I went shopping with my aunt and the others. I don't know if I'll come back."

"Then let's go back after lunch."

"Are you treating me?" Her eyes lit up again.

"Otherwise can I count on you?" He helped her recite the piano.

"Carry me?" She pushed forward, "I just fell and my feet hurt."

I remember that Zhou Yu really carried her a long way.The children who grew up close together are easy to take care of, and they can't be too good to her, and they can't be too much.

She lay limply on his shoulder, her long hair rubbed against his cheek from time to time, itching slightly.

He endured it and said that you should come down and go by yourself.She hugged his neck desperately and didn't let go, as if she wanted to strangle him to death, clinging to him like jelly candy and trembling with laughter, the voice vibrated against his back without any gaps, as if it came from his ribs.

The child is a bit of a problem with pushing her nose and face. She knows who is sincerely treating her well, so she is more unscrupulous in front of them.

Going home after eating in a small restaurant, she went to the streets of Xijiang. On the last journey, she followed Zhou Yu by herself, pulling at the corner of his clothes, hooking his little finger, making small movements constantly.This scene was caught by Zhou Yu's mother, who thought she was being bullied.

The camera "clicks" to freeze.

Those funny things when I was a child are interesting when I think about them now.Lin Man put away the photo album, and hung up the thick clothes and scarves brought by Lin Hongchuan.

She hadn't touched the piano for a long time. After tuning it, rubbed the bow with rosin back and forth, put on the shoulder rest, and played "Serenade" casually.

The windows are open, and the height of the second floor allows magnolia trees to peek in.

Lin Man took off the violin on his left shoulder and looked out. Mu Zhihe who passed by downstairs was looking at her.

The eyes of the two met.

Still those quiet but sharp eyes, very beautiful, but hide many secrets.

04
The art festival in the city is coming soon, and Li Jie, the teacher in charge of the school, came to each class to select suitable people to participate.

"Anyone with musical instruments?"

Lin Man raised his hand hesitantly. There was also an erhu player and a piano player in the class.

Li Jie asked each clearly, and after registering on the form, she asked again: "Who is Mu Zhihe? I heard from Teacher Mu Zhen that you sing very well. Are you interested in joining the choir?"

Mu Zhihe stood up from his seat, nodded after thinking about it.

At noon the next day, Li Jie gathered people together and screened out a group of people. Lin Man and Mu Zhihe were both left behind.Lin Man played the violin, and Mu Zhihe became the lead singer of the chorus.

After returning to the classroom, Zhou Yu asked Lin Man, "How is it?"

Lin Man was not very interested: "I have been selected. From today onwards, I will spare noon and the evening self-study time of the second quarter to go to the Tiyi Building to rehearse."

Qi Zishuai said: "That's great. If I had known earlier, I would also sign up to sing. My singing voice is sweet and clear."

Zhou Yu slapped him on the face with the handed out paper: "Huang Liniao, go do your homework."

Mu Zhihe's seat is in No. [-] of the eighth group, which is far away from Lin Man.Going to the Tiyi building at noon, the two left the classroom one after the other, as if they had nothing to say.

Lin Man couldn't find anything to talk about, while Mu Zhihe remained silent.

Lin Man sometimes felt that Mu Zhihe was similar to Zhou Yu in some respects, she couldn't explain why, but this feeling couldn't go away.

He bumped into Xu Dongxin on the way, and he chatted with two senior seniors.

His stature and cut-length hair are eye-catching, his facial features are tough, and his smile is sunny and a little uninhibited: "Hey, classmate Xiaoman, are you going to rehearse?"

Xu Dongxin took out something from his pocket and threw it over suddenly. Lin Man caught it unprepared and saw two lollipops: "Thank you."

She gave one to Mu Zhihe, and finally had the opportunity to speak: "Here."

"My name is Lin Man."

Mu Zhihe looked at Xu Dongxin calmly, then moved away, and returned to the girl in front of him, with a calm voice: "Well, I knew it last time."

Lin Man thought, it really is cold.

The two continued walking.

There is an indoor basketball court under the big stage of the Tiyi Building.Lin Man looked at the tall baskets on both sides, and thought of Qi Zishuai secretly telling her that in the summer before, they couldn't stand the sun at noon, and often climbed the window to sneak into the room to play ball. This should be the place.

When everyone arrived, the rehearsal began, and Teacher Li Jie personally acted as the conductor.

Not long after, Mu Zhen appeared with the drawing board on his back, and sat on a chair beside him watching, probably worried about Mu Zhihe.

After a while, a few boys came over with basketballs in their arms.Lin Man was standing on the left side with the violin between his arms. He saw Zhou Yu without paying attention. With a trembling hand, he suddenly played a wrong note.

No one else noticed, Li Jie turned to look at her.

Lin Man then restrained his mind and focused on the music stand in front of him.

"Boss, classmate Xiaoman is over there!" Qi Zishuai pointed, "The violin player on the left is second."

"Anyone with eyes can see, so you want to worry about it?" Xu Dongxin opened his hand, "Don't point fingers at girls."

"Hey, when did you become so gentlemanly?"

Seeing that the two of them could start a quarrel just by playing tricks, Zhou Yu frowned impatiently: "Are you here to play ball or to watch people?"

"Play, play."

Rehearsing on the stage, the boys played ball off the stage.

The all-wooden floor, the sound of the basketball slapping on it sounds very loud, and the soles of the shoes rub against it, making harsh "squeak" noises from time to time.

Li Jie held the baton, turned her back to them, tried to stop them repeatedly, but swallowed the words again.

She just graduated from university last year and was transferred to No. [-] Middle School not long ago. She especially didn't want to provoke these guys who were tall and thorny at first glance.

"Forget it, stop fighting." Zhou Yu suddenly said.

As soon as Chen Song took off, when he heard it, he hung his hands on the basketball hoop, his face was full of confusion, thinking that he had heard it wrong: "Ah? Why are we here if we don't play?"

"Look at people." Zhou Yu said.

Qi Zishuai and Xu Dongxin smiled knowingly, reproduced the scene just now, and imitated: "Are you here to play golf or come to see people?"

"Hahahaha... look at people..."

"Boss, don't slap your face too quickly."

Several teenagers sat in a row on the floor below the stage, facing the central stage, looking very serious, as if they came here specially to be the audience, so they couldn't avoid whispering.

"Hey, Chen Song, look at the second one from the left in the last row, he looks like the official you had a crush on in junior high school."

"Your uncle, his name is Wanwan! Zhang Wanwan!"

Qi Zishuai was scolded, and hugged Zhou Yu's arm: "Boss, he beat me."

Zhou Yu said, "Stay away from me, 'Qi Zijin'."

"I hate it!" Qi Zishuai scolded.

Xu Dongxin was about to die of laughter and fell on the floor.

Qi Zishuai was squeezed in by them in turns, and he continued to appreciate tenaciously: "I think the one who plays the piano is also good. Why didn't I realize that the girls in our school are so beautiful..."

Zhou Yu was playing with the basketball in his hand, looking at Lin Man, and never moved away.Lin Man probably noticed it, and every time he looked away from the score and aimed down the stage, he was sure to bump into him.

The face is hot, and the indoor heating is too high.

There was a girl who sang high notes on the stage, who was agitated by their staring eyes. When she got excited, she broke her voice.

Li Jie sighed.Seeing that the boys finally stopped playing ball and making noise, I was very thankful. They just sat in the audience and did not make trouble. She was even more difficult to drive people away, so she could only teach her students: "Be serious, don't let me go!" Desperate."

"Take a break for 5 minutes."

Lin Man ran down the stage to look for Zhou Yu, and squatted in front of him. The two looked at each other and giggled, and didn't say anything for a while.Zhou Yu gave her his own water: "Do you want to drink?"

She shook her head: "I'm not thirsty, I have to go to the toilet." After saying that, she ran away.

"To be honest, boss, the way you looked at each other just now, I really..." Chen Song shuddered, goosebumps almost came out, "My Chinese is not good, so I can't describe it."

"You are so humble, you are not good at Chinese, you are not good at any subject. Let me describe it to you." Qi Zishuai said, "You should say that, I can see it from the way you two look at each other , smelled dog food."

"roll."

They were chatting, Xu Dongxin raised his eyes and glanced at the stage inadvertently, the figure with long curly hair had long since disappeared from the sparse crowd.

The toilet in the Art Building is not usually difficult to find. Lin Man went around in a big circle and went up a floor. Finally, he found the target through a semi-open corridor.

It's really hidden. I don't know what the architect who designed this building thought.

She rushed in, and when she came out, she heard someone talking at a quiet corner next to her. A clump of bamboo forest blocked her view, but she could recognize the voices of Mu Zhen and Mu Zhihe.

"What's it like being in the choir?"

"Who told you to meddle in your own business? If I want to join the choir, I will fight for it myself. If you talk too much about recommending me to Li Jie, it will only cause me trouble."

"Hey, why are you talking to your sister?" Mu Zhen took out the lighter and lit a cigarette.

"Now people are saying behind my back that I go through the back door."

"Isn't it okay to have a back door?" Mu Zhen exhaled and smiled, "Besides, you have this strength, what are you afraid of?"

"I didn't say I was afraid."

"It's fine if you're not afraid. By the way, have you made any friends in class?"

"No."

"What about Zhou Yu?"

When Lin Man heard this familiar name by accident, he couldn't help but stop, and the bamboo leaves were rustling by the wind.

"Didn't you ask me which class Zhou Yu was in before you transferred schools? Why didn't you follow..." Mu Zhen's teasing words fell into Lin Man's ears inappropriately, and she ran away like a thief.

Mu Zhihe's appearance lingered in his mind.

5 minutes passed immediately, and the rehearsal continued. This time, Lin Man never glanced at the audience, and Zhou Yu didn't give Zhou Yu any peripheral vision.

Qi Zishuai had a good intuition: "Boss, do you feel that classmate Xiaoman's aura is not right after going to the toilet?"

Zhou Yu said, "I don't think so."

Qi Zishuai gave him an analysis: "Look, she's not even smiling anymore, and there's a resentment exuding from her whole body."

Zhou Yu said, "If you talk again, keep your mouth shut."

Qi Zishuai covered his mouth, showing a terrified and exaggerated expression: "Could it be that she got something unclean in the toilet?"

Toilets, unclean things, Chen Song innocently: "Did you mean shit?"

This time it was not Zhou Yu's turn to make a move, Xu Dongxin couldn't help it, and grabbed the back of the necks of the two with each hand: "Sometimes I really want to beat you to death."

However, the facts proved that Qi Zishuai did capture the subtle emotional changes of the girl.After Li Jie announced the disbandment, Lin Man put away the piano, no one answered, and hurried back to the classroom alone, without even saying hello.

Zhou Yu who was waiting for her in front of the Art Building: "..."

What's the situation?
Wasn't it just fine?
Chen Song looked up at the weather, and the clouds were piled up in one place. He wondered, "Why is it sunny and rainy for a while?"

05
"Boss, you must have offended classmate Xiaoman when." Qi Goutou military division came on stage, "I'll teach you a trick to coax her, do you want to listen?"

Zhou Yu was able to bend and stretch, and threw the basketball on his fingers: "Let's hear it."

"Today, my homework for the three subjects of mathematics, physics and chemistry..."

"I'll help you write."

"There are also political history and places."

Thin lips slowly spit out a few words: "If you don't want to die, get out."

"Don't get lost." Qi Zishuai started to make suggestions with a playful smile, "Isn't it popular to eat late night snacks recently? Gou Pazi from class 12 goes to the back wall to meet the owner of the barbecue restaurant outside every night for self-study and make secret deals. I Go and deliver a message to the dog rake, and ask him to bring an extra copy today."

"There's nothing one savory skewer can't fix. If there's one, a bunch."

"Boss, you buy a bunch of grilled skewers for classmate Xiaoman. No matter what problems you have, I will keep you to settle down."

Xu Dongxin questioned: "Are you sure their girls like supper?"

"Hmph, stupid human being." Qi Zishuai's eyes were sharp, "No one can resist the temptation to eat. Especially when Lin Man is very tired after rehearsing for a night of self-study, if someone sends a A fragrant supper of love, if I were her, I would marry..."

Zhou Yu took out a few hundred oceans and blocked his mouth: "I'll leave this to you."

"I'll do it right away!"

After playing the wind in the corridor and returning to the classroom, Zhou Yu walked in through the back door and passed Lin Man's seat: "When can you leave for rehearsal tonight?"

Although he was listening to music with his earphones, but the volume was not turned up, Lin Man could actually hear his voice. The nib of his pen rested on the draft paper, his brain short-circuited, and he forgot to answer for a while.

Zhou Yu bent down, stretched out his hand, and brushed back the long hair that had just been washed and draped over her shoulders.

The ear was exposed, and he took off one of her earphones, and asked again: "When can you leave for rehearsal tonight?"

Lin Manmeng.

"say."

The close breath brought a sense of oppression, Lin Man sat upright and answered honestly: "5 minutes before the self-study next night, Teacher Li will dismiss early and let us go back to the dormitory."

"Very good." Satisfied with her cooperation, he rubbed her head. "When the time comes, you go directly to the back door of the school. There is a low wall next to the infirmary. I'll wait for you there, you know?"

She nodded.

Sodagreen's "Little Love Song" is playing in the earphone on the right, "You know, even if the heavy rain turns the whole city upside down, I will hug you..." The voice of Zhou Yu who is close at hand echoes in the left ear.

—I'll wait for you there.

sounded almost simultaneously.

Lin Man's ears were bleeding red.

Half an hour before the evening self-study in the second quarter, Xu Dongxin brought good news: "I heard from the 12th class that the grades of their class were improving rapidly. The parents invited the teacher of the department to eat to express their gratitude, and the instructor was also dragged away. I It is estimated that a group of them drank too much, and it seems that they have not returned yet."

"Tonight is the right time, place and people, and it's all together."

Sneaked off 15 minutes early and arrived at the back wall of Xinshan No. [-] Middle School.

The man in class 12, who is called the dog rake, is sitting on the cement bricks, blowing the cold wind, shivering in a small leather jacket, and shaking his legs to fight the cold: "Oh, the air outside is fresher than in the classroom. It's refreshing to breathe. Refreshing."

Xu Dongxin glanced at the snot hanging precariously on the tip of his nose in distaste, glistening in the moonlight.

"You should be feeling pretty good."

"How long will we have to wait?" Zhou Yu asked, and there was the sound of bricks knocking on the wall behind, three times to the left and five times to the right.

The dog rake patted his legs and stood up: "Here we come!"

He skilfully climbed up the wall and connected with the owner of the barbecue shop below. The two exchanged a few words, paid the money with one hand and delivered the goods with the other, and brought over a huge black plastic bag.

As soon as it is opened, the tempting fragrance hits the nostrils.

Dog Rake took out two of his own from the inside, and handed the rest to them: "The boss thanked me for getting him a big deal this time, next time you want more, I will give you a [-]% discount."

Zhou Yu asked Qi Zishuai, "How much did you buy?"

Qi Zishuai said cheerfully, "I bought all the money you gave me."

Art building.

After the rehearsal is over, boys and girls usually go back to the dormitory directly.Mu Zhihe was responsible for locking the door at the end, and when he came out, he found Lin Man walking on the other side of the path alone.

That is the direction of the school infirmary.

Probably out of concern, Mu Zhihe followed.It is undeniable that she thinks that girl is very cute, even though the girl has not been in contact with her for a long time.

Lin Man was startled when he heard footsteps behind him: "Why are you here?"

"Are you feeling unwell?" Mu Zhihe asked.

"No...no." Although Lin Man was flattered by the sudden concern, she was even more confused.

"Then what are you doing here?"

Lin Man faltered, not knowing what to say, but there was already an excited shout: "Student Xiaoman, here we are!"

Lin Man and Mu Zhihe appeared together behind the bushes, which surprised everyone somewhat.But they are all classmates, so we will get to know each other more if we chat more.

In the end, before they could say anything, they ran into the instructor who was drunk and returned to school through the back door, and they met and looked at each other.

In an instant, the instructor was half sober, and looked at his watch quickly. There were 45 seconds before the next night's self-study: "What are you doing sneaking around here?!"

The moon in the sky is bright and round tonight, shining so that people have nowhere to hide, and if they want to hide, they can't hide, they can only run.

Who said that the right time and place are right for people?

Xu Dongxin and Qi Zishuai jumped up the high steps in one step, preparing to escape from the wind and rain runway behind the infirmary, looking back at the two girls, and jumped down again.

Zhou Yu stood beside Lin Man without lifting his foot.

Lin Man anxiously asked him in a low voice, "Why don't you run away?"

Zhou Yu asked back, "Can you outrun the instructor?"

Lin Man shook his head.

"Then why should I run, I still have to come back after running."

In the end, the dog rake from class 12 slipped away.

A group of people were invited to the Academic Affairs Office for tea and supper at night.

A large bag of grilled skewers was put out, filling two tables.Roast mutton, roast beef, roasted crispy bones, roasted yellow croaker, chicken wings, chicken legs, fried shrimp tails, eggplant, leeks, mushrooms and potatoes, peanuts, corn, snails, edamame... There are also three boxes of fried noodles and three boxes of fried rice that are packed firmly, and the eggs are fried. Golden color.

The instructor said: "You might as well move the barbecue stall to the school."

Throughout the Academic Affairs Office, there was a mouth-watering smell that could not be blown away by the cold wind.

"I won't punish you today. You bought it yourself and finished it yourself. If you don't finish eating today, you are not allowed to go back to sleep."

"Instructor Chen," Zhou Yu looked at the two girls, "The two of them were rehearsing in the Sports Building. At that time, the teacher had announced that they were disbanded before they left. They didn't escape the evening self-study."

"The school made repeated orders, saying that people outside the school are not allowed to bring food in. Is the school cafeteria not enough for you to eat?! There have been seniors who have been arrested twice. This time you were caught by me again. What else can you explain? ?”

Lin Man was afraid that Zhou Yu would get into trouble with the instructor, so he quietly reached out and pulled his clothes from behind, and stroked him like a hair, signaling him to stop talking.

Everyone rolled up their sleeves and started eating.

Mu Zhihe stood alone silently, a little embarrassed.Xu Dongxin picked up a box of roasted crispy bones and gave her: "Let's help eat together, more people have more mouths."

It was really delicious. After eating a big chicken wing, Qi Zishuai asked the instructor standing by and watching: "Then... then instructor, do you want to eat it? I think the taste is okay."

The instructor rolled his eyes and turned around.After a while, he felt that this group of unlucky children was really embarrassing, so he swallowed and went out altogether.

Those who stayed in the house buried their heads and stuffed things into their mouths.

Zhou Yu said to Lin Man, "Choose what you like and eat it. If you think it's enough, leave the rest to Qi Zishuai."

"Give the rest to Qi Zishuai." Qi Zishuai was unhappy, "Qi Zishuai is not a pig."

"Aren't you a pig teammate? Who told you to buy so many." Xu Dongxin saw Mu Zhihe on the left eating crispy bones without saying a word, "You just have to make fun of it."

Mu Zhihe froze for a moment, at first he didn't realize that he was talking to him, but when he realized it, after swallowing what was in his mouth, his lips were hot and red."I'm hungry," she said.

"what?"

"I didn't have dinner."

Xu Dongxin smiled, and brought her another box of grilled fish: "Then eat slowly, there are more here."

Qi Zishuai didn't understand why the large-scale punishment scene had a family atmosphere. He looked at Zhou Yu Linman on the left, and Xu Dongxin Mu Zhihe on the right. Enough……"

Chen Song was picked up by his father in the evening and did not participate in the crime.

"I'm choking and want to drink water."

No one cares about him.

When Emperor Guan came over, they had already solved half of it.

Guan Di felt distressed when he saw the five people, and pleaded with the instructor: "You said it's not good for the children to eat up their stomachs, these things are too greasy, and they get angry again, and they still can't sleep at night..."

After all, the instructor finally agreed to let him go.

Emperor Guan went in and told them the exact words of the instructor: "Criticism will be reported tomorrow, and there will be a one-month fine for sweeping the scholarly avenue."

Qi Zishuai said, "Teacher Guan, I want to drink water."

Guan Di's temper was worn out, and he actually took out a disposable cup to pour water for him.

Qi Zishuai suddenly felt cordial: "Mr. Guan, you are so kind, just as good as my father."

"I don't want to have a son like you." Guan Di was disgusted, "You wipe the oil off your mouth."

Lin Man picked up a grilled sausage to Emperor Guan, and recommended it sincerely: "Teacher Guan, do you want to try it? This is really delicious."

After a lot of internal struggle, Emperor Guan took a sip, and it was really good. He ate it in two or three bites: "Hurry up and pack up, go back to the dormitory and sleep. Look at how you have made the Academic Affairs Office... a supper stall."

In the morning reading the next day, Guan Di did not come to the classroom to supervise as usual.He didn't show up wearing a mask until he had his Chinese class in the fourth quarter.

"What's wrong with Laoguan?" Qi Zishuai asked in a low voice.

Guan Di opened the lesson plan, closed it again, sighed secretly, and his voice was a bit slurred: "Students, today's class is self-study."

The study committee stood up worriedly: "Teacher, are you sick?"

"No," Guan Di became annoyed when he saw those sitting in the back row, "Teacher ate something greedy yesterday, due to allergies, his mouth was swollen."

"Pfft—" Lin Man was drinking water and spit it out in one gulp.

The back of Zhou Yu's head felt cold, he turned his head, raised his eyebrows, and pursed the corners of his mouth.

Lin Man frantically pulled the paper to wipe his collar and hair: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Zhou Yu was indifferent, and only looked at her coldly.

Lin Man wanted to cry without tears. Thinking of the sausage he handed to Emperor Guan last night, he didn't dare to look at the podium, let alone Zhou Yu in front of him. shampoo."

06
Shuxiang Avenue is an asphalt road in the teaching building area of ​​the third year of high school. Several tall ginkgo trees are planted on both sides. The leaves gradually turn yellow in autumn. From a distance, it looks like a clump of broken gold floating in the air.

The wind blows all night, and the leaves fall all over the ground, forming a long blanket.

Occasionally, students who are very interested will pick up a few beautiful leaves to make bookmarks, but the group of people who are responsible for cleaning the next day just want to scold their mothers.

After publicly criticizing a certain five students on the school radio, they announced that they would be entrusted with the arduous task of cleaning in the next month.

After the last class, the five of them were ready to set off with brooms and dustpans, along with Chen Song, a melon-eating crowd who had escaped yesterday. The physics teacher called them back: "Zhou Yu and Mu Zhihe, wait a minute, follow me!" I'm going to the office."

When Lin Man heard that the names of the two people were linked together, he unscrewed the fruit orange in his hand, took two sips, and drank it as wine.

They stood in a row in the corridor, as if admiring the scenery. The bright yellow ginkgo protruded from the corner of the red brick wall of the boiler room. Looking from a distance, it seemed to add a strong stroke to the misty sky.

"Tell me, what did the physics teacher ask the two of them to do together?" I don't know who asked first.

Qi Zishuai said: "It must be a good thing. If the two masters get together, it won't be bad."

"Is Mu Zhihe also a top student?" Lin Man was curious.

"As far as I know, in yesterday's physics quiz, there were only two people who scored [-]% on such abnormally difficult questions, one for the boss and one for her."

Well, the two have a little more similarity.Lin Man was even more confused.

There should be a lot of common topics between Xueba and Xueba, right?
Within a few minutes, Zhou Yu and Mu Zhihe came back one after the other, and Lin Man continued to use oranges as wine, chugging and chugging.

Seeing her posture, Zhou Yu felt that something was wrong, and asked, "Did you eat too much salt at noon?"

Lin Man ignored people again, with blue and white eyelids drooping, and his black pupils didn't know where to look, but they always fell on him.

Zhou Yu couldn't stand her ignoring him the most, so he raised his hand suddenly, pinched the drink bottle with two long, thin fingers, and only pinched it lightly.

Before Lin Man had time to swallow, he was caught off guard and took another gulp. He was immediately choked, and the yellow fruit orange sprayed out of his nose.

Qi Zishuai: "..."

Xu Dongxin: "..."

Chen Song: "..."

Mu Zhihe: "..."

Lin Man covered his nose in embarrassment and coughed earth-shatteringly, his eyes turned red in an instant, and his mouth, throat and nose were all indescribably uncomfortable.Tears were circling in his eyes and he couldn't get rid of them, he gave Zhou Yu a sideways look like a puddle of water in his mouth, and ran to the toilet.

Zhou Yu didn't expect this to happen, so he followed subconsciously, stopped in front of the women's toilet, turned to Mu Zhihe and said, "Help me to see her."

Chen Song put Zhou Yu's shoulders on his shoulders: "Boss, you went too far just now, I think Lin Man seemed to be choking and crying."

Xu Dongxin covered his mouth: "Stop talking."

Watching Zhou Yu's reaction again, he stared at the front without saying a word, the bamboo broom was held in his palm, and the raised meridians on the back of his hand looked more distinct than the blue-gray bamboo knots.

The low air pressure continued to the scholarly avenue, and even Qi Zishuai, who usually talked so much that he wanted to open his mouth eight times, was sensible and silent, and everyone bowed their heads and swept the leaves one by one.

The instructor passed by and was quite relieved to see this scene. These little bastards finally realized that they were wrong, and each of them seemed to be reflecting.

The two girls, Lin Man and Mu Zhihe, swept from the left, and the boys swept from the other side. The soldiers were divided into two groups, which naturally evolved into two camps.

Qi Zishuai held back for 5 minutes and then opened the chatter box, the voice was not loud, only a few of them could hear: "Boss, actually, I think that classmate Xiaoman may be jealous."

Zhou Yu signaled him to continue with his eyes, and Qi Zishuai said, "I'm jealous of you and Mu Zhihe."

"Where did you see that?"

"intuition."

Good intuition, women's friend.

"Mu Zhihe has nothing to do with me." The broom picked up leaves and dust and made a rustling sound. Zhou Yu looked at Xu Dongxin on the right, "It seems to have something to do with you?"

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Xu Dongxin.

Xu Dongxin said: "I used to be good with her... It seems that we met once. Is this a little bit related?"

"Do the math," Qi Zishuai handed over the microphone, "Come on, tell your stories."

In fact, if this matter starts from the beginning, Zhou Yu still cannot get away with it.

They were in the third grade of junior high school last year, and the four of them were in the same class.At that time, the school organized a "Caring for the Elderly, Warming the Sunset" activity, and went to the nursing home to show love.The third grade of junior high school is facing the high school entrance examination, and the learning tasks are relatively heavy. The teacher only selected a top student in each class to represent the past.

Zhou Yu won the bid and became the representative of their class.

The time is set for next Saturday, which happens to be Zhou Yu's grandma's birthday.

"I have to go back to the countryside to see my grandma. The old lady has been looking forward to it for a month. Pick one of the three of you and go for me. You can tell me how to choose."

Chen Song said: "Whoever is the shortest will go."

Qi Zishuai, the shortest, said, "Whoever is the tallest will go."

The tallest Chen Song said: "Whoever loses this game will go."

Xu Dongxin, who was frantically clicking the game mouse, said nonchalantly, "I'll go, my home is near the nursing home."

Said to be close to home, Xu Dongxin also has 18 stops by bus.When he arrived, students in school uniforms were already crowded in front of the Songshan Nursing Home.

There were a lot of people coming in the first and second grades, and the class teacher was leading them to count the number of people.In the third year of junior high school, there were only a dozen people in total, and they signed with the chairman of the student union.

Xu Dongxin found Zhou Yu's name on the sign-in form and ticked it.

The chairman of the student union looked at him with a pair of eyes. He had heard Zhou Yu's name before, so he paid special attention this time: "You are Zhou Yu?"

Xu Dongxin was not guilty at all, as if he was afraid that no one would know, his voice was bright and wild: "Yes, the young master is Zhou Yu."

Mu Zhihe, who often came here as a volunteer, couldn't help but look back. The tall and eye-catching boy in the crowd showed his white teeth, and his smile was brighter than the sun in the sky.

With a jump in her heart, she remembered the word Zhou Yu.

Although I don't know which "yu" it is.

As soon as everyone entered the nursing home, they went in groups to deliver condolences to the elderly, chatted with them for a while, and soon performed performances with songs and dances. Those who should sing sang, and those who could dance danced.

Xu Dongxin couldn't do this, he was more suitable for physical work, so he asked someone to find a sickle and a hoe.

Passing through the large yard, there are a few bouquets of wild orchids planted in broken porcelain pots covered with dust and dirt by the corner, and they are growing well. They have just been watered, and water drops roll on the dark green leaves, relaxing in the sunlight and breeze.Under the vine trellis, some students were sweeping the floor, and some were helping to fetch water and clean the tables, chairs and windows.

Xu Dongxin bypassed them and went to the vegetable field at the back. Home-cooked vegetables were planted in the soil, all of which were so green that he couldn't recognize them all, but he figured it wouldn't be difficult to weed a weed.

The birds nesting in the trees were chirping, and the singing from the lobby in front was intermittent, and I couldn't hear them clearly, and the surroundings became quiet.

Xu Dongxin squatted down and cut a few sickles when he found an old man walking over.

The old man walked slowly, and moved step by step to the pile of cement blocks, sat down to bask in the sun, and did not speak.

Xu Dongxin didn't care at first, and after working for more than ten minutes, he turned around and saw the old man with his head down, holding on to the crutch in his hand, and he seemed unhappy.

Xu Dongxin went over to talk to someone.

He didn't know what to say, so he had nothing to say: "Master, you are basking in the sun."

"Young man, do you listen to cross talk?" the old man asked him.

"Listen, I listened to it with my grandma, she likes to listen to Deyun Club."

The old man's eyes suddenly brightened: "Can you sing? The lyrics of Taiping."

"I can't sing this, I can only listen."

"I can sing." The old man was proud.

"Then come on, let me listen to it for you?"

Just waiting for this sentence, it seems that I have met a confidant, the old man is completely different from the sullen look just now, he sighed after being happy: "It's a pity, there is no bamboo board."

Xu Dongxin looked around: "This is easy to handle, I'll get it for you."

He saw a bamboo broom on the woodpile not far away, with such a long handle, it shouldn't be a problem to chop off a few centimeters.

Xu Dongxin walked over with a sickle.

He brought back two small bamboo boards, which are called jade in Taiping's lyrics, and they are used for accompaniment, which he also knows a little bit.

"Master, you can just use it."

In the dormitory for the elderly in front, Mu Zhihe was running around in a hurry, and asked the nurse inside: "Sister Yao, have you seen Grandpa Qi? He is gone."

Everyone said they didn't see it, and they were all worried.

The old man surnamed Qi has a weird temper and usually only gets close to another old man Guo. Both of them love to listen to cross talk, and sometimes they talk about cross talk together.A few weeks ago, Uncle Guo died of a sudden myocardial infarction. Uncle Qi has no companion.

Mu Zhihe found the outside from the house, the backyard from the front yard, and finally heard movement behind the wall near the vegetable field.

The old man's "Han Xin's Fortune Telling" has already sung to the second half: "...40 lost [-] years of life, the general thought, how many years can you live. Counted as a Sanqi sage king sighed, it seems to be famous It is futile to seize profit. Han Xin raised his head and looked again, but he did not see where the hexagram shed was.

After half a tree of peach blossoms, the first thing Mu Zhihe saw was the boy who was facing her sideways. He had a tough face, and he was wearing baggy trousers. His sneakers were stained with fresh mud, and his hanging left hand was covered with weeds. The small sawtooth on the edge scratched it twice, the cut was thin but blood red, very conspicuous.

Mu Zhihe forgot to step forward for a moment.

The old man sang the last sentence with a hoarse voice: "I can't finish Han Xin's fortune-telling in one word, and may the king be as blessed as the East China Sea and Shoubi Nanshan." The bamboo accompaniment stopped.

Xu Dongxin answered: "You are also blessed with a long life like Donghai."

Mu Zhihe heard the two of them chatting.

The old man was distressed: "I can't live that long."

Xu Dongxin said: "People who love to listen to cross talk live longer."

"Is there such a saying?"

"People who like to listen to cross talk can enjoy themselves, like my grandma, who is 77 this year, and can win money at the poker table. The old lady in the compound is not as smart as her."

"Then I have to learn from your grandma."

"That's right, don't be so sad all day long. Smile when you're ten years old, and worry when you're gray."

"I'm laughing now, do you see that I am ten years younger, do I look good?"

"nice."

"Nonsense."

"I didn't lie to you. I've said it all. The most beautiful thing is the red sunset. You have to have confidence in yourself."

The old man was really happy this time, and so was Mu Zhihe.

Xu Dongxin was busy in the vegetable field of the nursing home for half the morning, the old man sat in the sun for half the morning, and Mu Zhihe stood behind the tree for half the morning.

It was close to twelve o'clock in the meal time that Mu Zhihe stepped forward to help the old man back.She thanked Xu Dongxin: "Grandpa Qi is in a bad mood recently, and I haven't seen him laugh so much. This time, it's thanks to you." For the first time, she found that she felt uncomfortable when talking to people, and stood in front of him with her hands tied.

On the surface, there is no clue, as indifferent as ever, but there are a hundred rabbits jumping up and down in his heart.

Just like this, I met once by chance.

Mu Zhihe didn't wait for the text.She still went to the nursing home every weekend, but never met him again.Just like in a poorly printed textbook, there are only a few lines of short poems, and the footnotes are missing.

Later, her elder sister Mu Zhen went to teach in Xinshan No. [-] Middle School. She happened to see the roster that her elder sister kept in her textbook, and the word "Zhou Yu" jumped into her eyes without warning.I also remembered what I had asked the nurses of the nursing home for the news. It was the students of Linhua Middle School who came that day.

And Linhua is the junior high school attached to Xinshan.

Perhaps these are just coincidences, even Zhou Yu's name is only pronounced similarly.

But she couldn't help asking Mu Zhen: "Sister, do you know Zhou Yu?"

Mu Zhen said: "I know him, I go to teach art in their class, the first person I have an impression of is him."

"Is it tall?"

Mu Zhen felt bewildered and nodded.

"How tall?"

"Go up 1.8 meters."

Sitting at the desk, Mu Zhihe faced piles of test papers and exercises in various subjects. Under the light of the desk lamp, her face showed a white and slightly cold visual sense, like white porcelain. She asked Mu Zhen with a serious and serious expression: "Do you think he is handsome?"

"handsome."

The name, height, school, and appearance can all be roughly combined.

He should be right.

Mu Zhihe said, "Sister, I want to transfer to No. [-] Middle School."

"why?"

"Didn't you urge me to transfer schools every day? You agreed to take care of me. Although the Sixth Middle School is not bad, it is far away from home." Mu Zhihe asked, "Which class is Zhou Yu in?"

"Class 13, it's written on the first line of the roster." Mu Zhen put down his paintbrush, "There's something wrong with you tonight, and your IQ is also worrying..."

Mu Zhihe interrupted her: "I'm going to transfer to Class 13, please help me complete the transfer procedures."

"Are you interested in Zhou Yu?"

"No." He vetoed it with one gulp.

Ginkgo leaves were swept together and gathered into small piles.

Xu Dongxin briefly talked about meeting Mu Zhihe in the nursing home before, and several others sighed: "Fate——"

Xu Dongxin said: "I just met that time, I think she might not remember me, and she didn't even ask my name at that time."

Zhou Yu pointed it out: "Don't you still remember her."

"That's right!" Qi Zishuai booed, and winked at Xu Dongxin ambiguously, "In my opinion, she might be here for you."

Xu Dongxin pushed him: "Get rolling, sweep the floor."

On the other side of the scholarly avenue, Mu Zhihe roughly picked out a few things and told Lin Man, and finally concluded his statement: "I mistook the person, I thought Xu Dongxin was Zhou Yu."

"Don't misunderstand me and Zhou Yu." This is straightforward.

Lin Man couldn't pick it up either. The ginkgo leaves in front of her eyes seemed to ignite spontaneously, and the flames were all reflected on her face, which turned red: "Oh."

Mu Zhihe tied up her hair and accelerated the sweeping speed.

"So hurry up and make up."

(End of this chapter)