At the end of March and the beginning of April, spring enters Weicheng. The temperature changes day by day, but the one constant is the constant rain.
Learning is on track. This period is a physical education class. There are no tasks at the beginning of the school year. Coach Tan led everyone to complete the preparatory activities and then let them move freely.
"Well," Hong Xiqi stood on the campus trail after the rain, smelling the grass-scented air after the rain, "it's really comfortable."
The bare branches began to sprout new buds, and the teaching building of the third grade of high school became quiet. The prospective college entrance examination students were in a hurry every day. Even when eating, there were many people holding various study materials. The students of the second and first grade of high school would also be very self-conscious. They took a detour, and even the cafeteria had a dedicated floor for them to eat.
Tao You stood under the tree, looking at the senior high school teaching building not far away. People walked by in the corridor from time to time.
"Xiao Youyou, look over there," Hong Xiqi pointed to a corner of the corridor on the third floor.
Tao You followed her finger and saw two figures vaguely through the branches. It was too far to see their faces clearly. He only knew that they were two boys. They lowered their heads as if they were talking about a topic: "What's wrong?"
"The one leaning against the wall," Hong Xiqi continued, "Cheng Binyu, don't you know?"
Tao You glanced at Hong Xiqi's expression and shook his head hesitantly: "Should I know?"
"The scope of your activities is too small and you haven't even learned about things in the school." Hong Xiqi waved his hand and said patiently, "He is from the first science class and is the president of the student union. He is as gentle as jade and treats others well. He is polite and polite, just like a white-faced scholar. He has the same name as him, and he is famous in the school. Many girls stuff love letters into his drawer every day, so you are the only one in the school who doesn't know about him."
Tao You read the name Cheng Binyu several times in her mind. It sounded very nice. She squinted her eyes, becoming interested in Hong Xiqi's description. She squinted her eyes to try to see his face clearly, but her sight was constantly blocked by the branches swaying in the wind.
The bell rang, and the two people in the corridor disappeared. Tao You and Hong Xiqi ran back to the playground to gather.
"Are you going to see Grandma Tang on the weekend?" On the way home, Tao You saw the date and thought that it had been a while since she had visited Grandma Tang. She didn't even know the results of the physical examination, so she asked Song Yi who was walking beside her. Mian.
Song Yimian took off one of his headphones, shook it in his hand, and said, "Okay, I'm free on the weekend."
"I'll ask Xiqi again." Tao You lowered his head and sent a message on his phone.
On Saturday, the temperature suddenly rose to 33 degrees, without a trace of wind, giving people the illusion that summer had already entered. Several people came to Grandma Tang's house, knocked on the door and went in. The front yard was very quiet, and tender green leaves were sprouting from the branches. The flowering period of the cherry tree had come to an end, and only one leaf of green leaves was left, and small white flowers fell on the ground. The house was also unusually quiet.
"Isn't Grandma Tang here?" Hong Xiqi asked.
Tao You went to open Grandma Tang's bedroom. The quilts on the bed were neatly folded and the window was open. "When I talked to Grandma Tang yesterday, she said she was at home today. How could that be?"
"Maybe behind the house." Song Yimian poured a glass of water and handed it to Tao You, then poured another glass for himself.
When Song Yimian picked up the second cup, Gu Yi stretched out his hand towards him. Song Yi reluctantly held up his hand, ignored Gu Yi's extended hand, indifferently raised the cup and drank it in one gulp, then put it on the table, making a crisp crashing sound.
"Where's mine?" Gu Yi still stretched his palm upwards. After seeing Song Yimian's entire movement, he snorted and said, "You value sex over friends."
"Aren't you used to it yet?" Hong Xiqi patted Gu Yi's palm and stepped forward to pour water. "It's been a semester. When have you ever seen him help us two?"
After hearing this, Song Yimian frowned slightly unhappily and reminded: "Barbecue."
"Oh, yes, yes, once." Hong Xiqi said with a flattering smile, "You just didn't take any action. Once you did it, you were amazing. You helped dozens of people. I really admire you." After saying that, she held her hands in her hands. Before that, I made a song to Song Yimian, his tone was full of ridicule.
"You're here." Grandma Tang came in from the backyard carrying a mop, wearing a brand new navy blue cheongsam with golden dark patterns. Her complexion looked much better than last year, with a smile on her face, "I just went to wash it. Washing the mop, the temperature is high, but the ground is still so wet, every time you come in from the outside, you will leave a footprint."
Tao You and the four of them lowered their heads at the same time, raised their feet to look at the soles of their shoes, and saw a circle of messy footprints around them. They raised their hands at the same time and touched their noses awkwardly.
Jian, looking at each other, ready to go to the door to change shoes.
Grandma Tang watched the tacit understanding of the four people and couldn't help laughing: "It doesn't matter. This place is quite dirty. You don't need to change your shoes. Just step on the insoles at the door and come in." Then, she put the mop in front of her and bent down to mop the floor.
"Grandma Tang, we can come." Tao You wiped the soles of his shoes casually, then entered the room and took the mop from Grandma Tang, "You tell us what else we need to do, and we will do it. You can go and rest on the sofa. , watch TV or something.”
Grandma Tang was not polite, let go of the mop, and ordered: "Okay, then I will be a leisurely old man today. After sweeping up the fallen leaves and other things on the ground in the front yard, I will pour them into the sacks next to them, tables and cabinets, etc., everywhere. They have to be wiped with a wet rag and a dry rag. The chickens in the backyard have not been fed today, and then they will be spread with straw to see if they have laid eggs." Grandma Tang said as she sat on the rocking chair, half lying down. , put on his reading glasses, opened the tablet skillfully, clicked into the software, without even glancing at it, "By the way, there are also bamboo shoots in the backyard that I dug in the mountain in the morning. You can handle them and burn them for lunch."
Tao You and others received the mission and quickly began to act separately.
"Can you please, get out of the way, I'll do it." Hong Xiqi's voice came from the backyard.
A chicken flapped its wings, overturned the iron basin, and heard the sound of wooden boards colliding with each other, accompanied by Gu Yi's scream: "Ah! It's flying!"
"Get out of the way!"
Grandma Tang's ears hurt when she heard it, and she felt a little sorry for the chickens she had worked so hard to raise. She took off her reading glasses, got up and walked towards the backyard. Tao You followed her curiously.
"Go on." Hong Xiqi leaned out half of the chicken coop, holding two eggs in her hand, and handed them to Gu Yi, who was hiding far away, "Hurry up, old man. I’m actually afraid of chickens, don’t worry, they can’t get out.”
Gu Yi then slowly stretched the hand holding the basket as far as possible, but his body was still far away: "What's wrong with being afraid of chickens? Who said that gentlemen can't be afraid of chickens?"
Tao You saw that there was still a chicken feather on Gu Yi's hat. He looked at his embarrassment and took out his cell phone to take a photo with a smile.
"Can you do it?" Grandma Tang looked worriedly at the overturned iron basin and the feed scattered all over the floor, "I'd better do it."
"No! Grandma Tang, we can." Hong Xiqi got out of the chicken coop, wiped the dust off her hands, and said with a grin: "The straw is added, the eggs are picked up, the feed... wait a moment Sweep in."
Grandma Tang nodded with satisfaction, relieved, turned to look at Gu Yi who was hiding behind Hong Xiqi, staring at the hen that was walking out of the nest, and said: "Xiao Yi, you should learn more from Xiao Qi, don't I was startled, so be careful and look at Xiao Song, hey." Grandma Tang sighed and walked back to the living room with her hands behind her back.
It was getting closer to noon, and the temperature continued to rise. Even though the room was cool, several people were still sweating a lot.
"I'll do the dragging, you go peel the bamboo shoots, take it easy." Song Yimian quickly finished cleaning up the front yard, came in and held Tao You's hand, saying.
Grandma Tang’s house was a bit big. She had just wiped the house inside and out, and had just started mopping the floor. Tao You’s back was sore that she couldn’t hold on, so she happily handed the mop to Song Yimian’s hand and walked away with a bound. backyard.
"Qiqi, let me help you." She sat on the small bench next to Hong Xiqi.
The atmosphere was a little quiet, and there were constant calls of birds, like cuckoos. Hong Xiqi was working on his hands, and his heart of gossip was burning again: "Xiao Youyou, Cheng Binyu, do you still remember?"
"Well, remember, what's wrong?" Tao You kept his hands on and put the peeled bamboo shoots into the bamboo basket on the side.
Hong Xiqi moved the stool closer and said, "Do you know Qin Yingnan, who is in Class 1 of Liberal Arts in the senior year of high school?"
"Who is she?" Tao You said directly.
Hong Xiqi stopped what she was doing, looked at Tao You solemnly, and introduced: "Qin Yingnan, Cheng Binyu, the childhood sweetheart and girlfriend of the student union president, are small and delicate, with a well-proportioned figure. They study well, but their personality is a bit out of touch and easy to stir up trouble."
"Some time ago, Qin Yingnan was troubled outside the school and was blocked in the alley next to the school at night."
Tao You's curiosity was piqued: "What's going on?"
Hong Xiqi lowered her head and peeled the bamboo shoots slowly, and said: "I don't know what the specific matter is. The relationship is quite tense. When those people want to take action,
At that moment, Cheng Binyu arrived, still wearing home clothes and without even changing his shoes. He went up and punched the leader in the face. "
"How do you know so clearly? Where did you get the information?" Tao You couldn't help but wonder if she was making up a story. After all, no news about this matter was revealed.
"I'm well-informed through the grapevine. I can still lie to you." But this did not suppress Hong Xiqi's desire for gossip. She pursed her lips and continued, "Later, I went to the police station. I met Cheng Binyu at school two days ago. His forehead There are still band-aids on them, the school has punished Cheng Binyu and Qin Yingnan, and their relationship is probably exposed, but the news hasn’t come out yet, and they should be told when the flag is raised next Monday."
As expected, it was just gossip. Tao You listened quietly and didn't make too many comments.
"The band-aid was cartoon yellow. It looked like it was given to him by Qin Yingnan. He was so gentle and never fought. He was a good student in the eyes of his teachers and classmates. He actually fought with someone outside the school in an alley not far from the school because of a girl. Get up, and still challenge so many people, how much Cheng Binyu loves Qin Yingnan." Hong Xiqi looked at the sky in the distance, a little envious, "Does this reflect reality, the love of childhood sweethearts, tsk, sweet teeth pain."
"Hahahaha," Gu Yi laughed loudly behind them, "Did I hear you right? Cheng Binyu, gentle? Don't fight?"
"Do you have any objections?" Hong Xiqi grabbed a handful of bamboo shoots on the ground and threw them at Gu Yi.
Gu Yi dodged and hooked Song Yimian, who had just arrived beside him, and said, "Brother Mian, they actually said that Cheng Binyu is gentle. This joke is really funny." After saying this, he started to hold his stomach and laugh again.
Tao You was confused by his smile: "Isn't he like this?"
"On the surface, it's just for outsiders to see," Song Yimian put his hands in his pockets and replied, "In fact, he is full of bad ideas."
