Under the teacher's approving smile and the applause of the whole class, I walked back to my seat.
Yao Nan also looked at me with surprise and admiration.
"Wu Zhong, I didn't expect you to be so good. You actually got the first place in the grade! Congratulations."
Wang Dachun and Zeng Jin, who were sitting at the table behind us, made strange noises and said things like "The boss is invincible" and "The boss must take the Tsinghua University entrance examination."
I smiled bitterly and shook my head.
"Actually, there's nothing to be congratulated about. It can only be regarded as a lucky pass. When I think about when such a day will end, I feel very sad..."
Yao Nan's expression became strange. She looked at me with her beautiful big bright eyes and asked tentatively.
"Wu Zhong, are you trying to say that you must get first place every time, otherwise you will be finished or something?"
I nodded.
He said in a very sincere and innocent tone: "Yes! No joke. I must be first in grade every time, otherwise I will be finished."
Yao Nan:......
With a sympathetic expression on her face, she said: "I used to think that my parents were already very strict with me, and they were very strict about my academic performance. I also had to attend cram schools on weekends. Unexpectedly, your parents were even more strict. "
Wang Dachun also echoed beside him.
"Yes, yes, Angkor! You are too miserable, right? Your parents have very high demands on you. Especially since you are also good at...ahem."
He quickly covered his mouth with his hands, looking horrified.
Because I already gave this guy a hard look.
Although I didn't say that this kind of thing was hidden like a big secret. But you can’t just talk nonsense with a big mouth, right?
Yao Nan looked at Wang Dachun strangely, and then at me, but didn't say much.
"Anyway, congratulations, Wu Zhong."
"Thank you, tablemate."
I replied with a smile.
Perhaps it's because the rock hanging over my head this month finally fell to the ground smoothly, I feel in a good mood and there are a lot more smiles on my face.
To be honest, in my opinion, if Master lost his temper or scolded me, it would give me more headaches than the troubles I am currently experiencing...
I would rather run up to the River God and yell "You are a bad pen" than fail the exam and be rejected by the master.
Next is class, Teacher Chen teaches the papers. Questions explained one by one.
Since I was basically proficient in it, I didn’t listen much. I took out my math textbook and previewed the new knowledge later.
After a while, I felt Yao Nan gently touch my arm.
Look up.
This little girl handed over a note under the table.
Passing notes was a secret way of communicating during class in our time.
I took it and opened it.
It read: Wu Zhong, can you help me with my homework every afternoon between school and evening self-study?
Uh...you want me to tutor you?
Please, you are third in the grade and I am first in the grade. It’s not much different, and there’s actually no need to take extra classes!
However, it would actually be quite good if I could use this method of shared learning to deepen my own impressions.
So I sent a note back.
It says: Yes! It doesn’t count as tutoring, just the two of us studying together in pairs. But since it was you who proposed it, you have to give me some benefits, right? From now on, if you pay for dinner every day, just treat me to eat in the cafeteria.
The note was passed back, and Yao Nan stood on the desk with his math textbook, blocking the teacher's view.
Then he pursed his lips and became a little angry.
He turned his head and looked at me, nodded vigorously, and then whispered: You are a miser taking advantage of others!
I chuckled.
It doesn’t matter how you say it, anyway, getting benefits is the most important thing.
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to find another student with good grades to study together, and also have a free meal in the cafeteria?
The only bad thing is that after Wang Dachun heard about the situation between me and Yao Nan, he shamelessly clamored to join us.
This guy is a dog-skin plaster type and likes to stick to me.
I couldn't hit or scold him, so I could only agree that he would eat in the cafeteria with me and Yao Nan every day, and then study with him.
And since Wang Dachun has joined, Zeng Jin has also joined in...
So, it became four people.
After school that afternoon, Yao Nan and I went to the cafeteria to eat.
Since it was her treat, I was not polite and ordered two meat dishes and one vegetable dish. Twice-cooked pork, shredded fish-flavored pork, and fried shredded potatoes.
The canteen has small portions, one dish per bowl, and you have to go to the window to get the food.
Yao Nan glanced at the food I brought over and said: "You still have some conscience and haven't exploited me too harshly. It just so happens that the two of us only eat two meat and one vegetable, so my pocket money can still feed you." .”
Well……
I was a little speechless: "What do you mean by feeding me? Besides, these two meats and vegetables belong to me alone. It's up to you to choose."
ah?
Yao Nan was surprised and said: "You only eat two meat and one vegetable? You are not a child of a poor family from the countryside. Why are you so extravagant?"
I knew that she was not deliberately mocking me, but just joking, so I shrugged ruthlessly: "Yes, it's because I am a child from a poor family. I just have the opportunity to be rich, but I can't be too frugal."
Yao Nan angrily went to the food window to get what she wanted to eat. I smiled and picked up the twice-cooked pork and started eating.
Wang Dachun and Zeng Jin next to me gave me a thumbs up.
Wang Dachun sighed: "Boss, you are tall, you are really tall! Yao Nan looks quiet and pretty, but she is actually very strong-tempered. When I was in elementary school, I was often beaten and scolded by her. I never thought you could subdue her."
I rolled my eyes: "Stop being verbose, hurry up and serve your food. I told you, these two meat and vegetables are enough for me to eat alone."
Soon, the four of us had prepared meals and sat around a small table to eat.
While eating, we talked about some random things.
Wang Dachun likes to chat about celebrity gossip. He said that he likes Aaron Kwok the most. He thinks he is super handsome and cool, and he can dance well. I hope that when I grow up, I will have the opportunity to go to Hong Kong to get his autograph.
Yao Nan's favorite is Nicholas Tse, a handsome, rebellious rock and roll young man holding a guitar.
Wang Dachun asked me: "Angkor, are you chasing stars? Chasing that star?"
I pointed at a certain location in the sky with an expressionless expression.
"Chase, I'm chasing the Big Dipper in the sky."
Wang Dachun and Zeng Jin were both speechless. Only Yao Nan burst out laughing and said that the joke I told was so cold and not funny at all.
When young people who gradually get to know each other get together, they always talk a lot...
We talked about some movies again, and Yao Nan said that she especially loves watching Hong Kong and Taiwan movies. Especially the zombie movies in Hong Kong are very exciting.
I felt funny in my heart.
This little girl said that she loves watching Hong Kong horror movies and zombie movies. As a result, when we were having a picnic by the river that day, we saw the floating corpse of Zhou Min and was so frightened that he fainted!
Are you so cowardly watching zombie movies?
Anyway, I don't really believe it.
Think about it, when I was only in the fourth grade of elementary school, I already dared to row a boat with my master in the middle of the night to send an extremely ferocious Shui Lisha to the Hundred Bones Pagoda to suppress it...
This is called courage!
At this time, Wang Dachun suddenly said mysteriously: "These are all movies you are talking about. I will tell you a horror story that may be true. Do you want to listen?"
I stretched out my hand and hit his head.
"If you fart, let it go! Don't show off."
Wang Dachun held his head in grievance: "Brother Ang, you are too cruel, don't hit me on the head at all times. Don't make me stupid, why don't you finish the exam as you asked?"
Wang Dachun continued: "My father has a friend who is a small leader in the county archives bureau. Last weekend, I went to his house in the county and happened to see him taking some materials from the archives home to sort out. Among them is the "Fubei County Chronicle", which is an archival record of some major events in our Fubei County from ancient times to the present."
Of course I know about county records.
It is a special book that records a county’s history, geography, customs, people, culture, education, products, etc.
Since the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court has required the officials of each county to formally record the records in books and circulate them continuously.
Of course, considering the constant changes in dynasties and wars, the county records of many counties have been destroyed. Some of the ones left behind don’t have a long history.
Most of them are county annals from the Qing Dynasty. It is very rare to have one from the Ming Dynasty!
Wang Dachun said that the "Fubei County Chronicle" he saw at the home of the young archives leader dates from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty to the end of the Republic of China and the establishment of New China.
He was just flipping through it casually, but he didn't expect that there were some interesting stories in it.
"I read a few short stories, and one of them was particularly horrifying. It recorded terrible things that happened outside our town in the area that is now Xiaowan Village in the early years of the Republic of China."
Wang Dachun lowered his voice and came closer to us: "The "Fubei County Chronicle" records that in the current location of Xiaowan Village, terrible living corpses appeared! Do you know what living corpses are? The book says that people are dead, He turned into a corpse, but he didn’t know it yet and thought he was still alive.”
Snap!
My chopsticks fell off.
