Chapter 37: Guo Yang's Provocation
"Yo, Xiao Mu is back, how is it, the class is okay, can you adapt?" asked Zhang Laohan carrying the freshly cooked vegetable soup.
"Well, it's okay, it's not great, it's not too bad. Xiao Mu looked weak.
Zhang Laohan put the vegetable soup on the table, "Hurry up, go wash your hands first, we will have classes later, let's eat first, I'll talk about it later." β
At the dinner table, Xiao Mu didn't have any appetite, just ate a few bites hastily, and didn't forget to peek at Zhang Laohan a few times during the meal.
He didn't know how to talk to Zhang Laohan, he was embarrassed to speak, because his family was so poor that Xiao Mu was embarrassed to open his mouth for even two cents.
After the meal, Xiao Mu sat aside and didn't say anything.
Zhang Laohan looked at the depressed Xiao Mu and sensed that something was wrong.
Could it be that Xiao Mu was bullied at school, or was he scolded and criticized by the teacher? I have an idea, but I don't dare to be sure.
After a long time, Zhang Laohan still couldn't help but open his mouth, "What's the matter, Xiao Mu, was you criticized and educated by the teacher?"
"No, Teacher Ma is very good to me?" Xiao Mu replied coldly.
After speaking, Xiao Mu walked out.
Seeing that Xiao Mu's behavior was very abnormal, Zhang Laohan couldn't help but worry, standing at the door and quietly observing Xiao Mu, not forgetting to hold his old cigarette stick in his mouth.
I saw Xiao Mu squatting by the canal, holding a stone in his hand, gesturing back and forth on the ground, and I didn't know what he was gesturing.
What's wrong with this child, he has no money to go to school and is clamoring to go to school, and now he is so unhappy to go to school?
The more Zhang Laohan thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and the more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore.
Slowly walked in front of Xiao Mu and squatted down, "Xiao Mu, you tell your grandfather, what's wrong, I don't think you're happy at all." β
Xiao Mu ignored Zhang Laohan.
Xiao Mu thought to himself: "Teacher Ma shouldn't lack those two cents, and if he doesn't pay him back, he should be fine, right?" But he also promised Teacher Ma to pay it back, and the classmates all watched Teacher Ma personally give the two cents to Xiao Mu, won't he be ridiculed or gossiped by other classmates?"
Xiao Mu kept wandering on this issue, and I don't know if it was because of greedy desire or because he really didn't have money, and he fell into a choice tangle.
Zhang Laohan on the side had nothing to do with Xiao Mu, who was silent, and was ready to get up and leave with his hands on his knees.
Xiao Mu was a little flustered, for fear that Zhang Laohan would get up and go to work in the field.
"Wait, grandpa, can you give me two cents?"
Zhang Laohan slowly squatted down again, "What do you want two cents for?"
Xiao Mu squeaked, "I, I'm going to return it to Mr. Ma, I didn't find the pencil this morning, and then Mr. Ma gave me two cents to buy a pencil." β
"Oh"
Zhang Laohan put his hand into the pocket of his right chest, and carefully took out a few worn-out coins, one cent, two cents, and the maximum face value is ten yuan.
The naΓ―ve Xiao Mu thought that this was all the money in the family, and felt a faint pain in his heart.
Zhang Laohan took a relatively brand-new two cents and handed it to Xiao Mu, "Take it, take it and return it to Mr. Ma, although we are poor, we can't owe anyone else, and we can't steal and rob it, we must be above board." β
"yes, got it!"
Xiao Mu nodded, took the money and went to school.
After arriving at the school, Xiao Mu found that his classmates had not yet come, and the classmates who bullied him were still practicing in the classroom, but they didn't greet them.
Not long after Xiao Mu sat down, Teacher Ma walked in and told the students that they could go home for dinner.
"Hey, Xiao Mu, why did you come so soon, it's still early. Teacher Ma asked in surprise.
At that time, Zhang Laohan's house did not have a clock, and the time was basically judged by the height of the sun, and Xiao Mu naturally couldn't see it, so he didn't have any concept of time.
Xiao Mu looked a little embarrassed, unwilling to admit that he didn't know what time it was, and then found a reason to perfunctory Teacher Ma, "Eh, I came here after eating without anything." β
"Hey, then you can rest here. After speaking, Mr. Ma was about to turn around and leave.
Xiao Mu suddenly reacted that he hadn't given the money to Mr. Ma yet, and then suddenly shouted, "Don't go, Mr. Ma, I haven't paid you back yet." β
Teacher Ma pretended not to hear and resolutely left the classroom.
Xiao Mu thought to himself: "Forget it, let's wait for him to come to class, anyway, I'm not in a hurry." β
Hearing that the teacher said that it was still early, and besides, those classmates had just gone home, Xiao Mu climbed on the table and fell asleep.
I don't know how long it took, and some students in the classroom came back to class one after another, but Xiao Mu was not woken up, but was woken up by Guo Yang.
"Hey, it's dawn, get up!" Guo Yang shouted.
Xiao Mu, who was asleep, jumped in fright, causing the whole classroom to be filled with laughter.
"Your sister, dead fatty, you want to scare me to death. Xiao Mu raised his hand and made a gesture of wanting to punch Guo Yang, but he still put his hand down.
Guo Yang teased: "What's the matter, you still want to beat me when you get up, since that's the case, I won't call you next time." β
Guo Yang seemed to be a little unhappy, so Xiao Mu said: "Don't, brother, now that you are my brother, you should call me next time, if you don't call me, I will hammer you." β
As soon as he said this, Guo Yang's stiff face relaxed.
Before the two could react, Mr. Ma appeared on the podium.
"Take out your math textbooks, and we'll have math class in the afternoon. Teacher Ma had a serious face, and it seemed that he was going to start the class in earnest.
At this time, several students rushed into the classroom.
Who should Xiao Mu be, it turned out to be a group of people who bullied him.
"Hey, hey, hey, you guys, don't report when you're late, don't you see the teacher in class?" Teacher Ma reprimanded severely.
Those classmates were completely stunned, they didn't know how to make a report, Xiao Mu was secretly happy, fortunately it wasn't him who was late, otherwise he would be the one who made the joke.
I heard Zhang Laohan say that being late will be punished, punished for handstand, right at the door, I don't know if it's true or not, I can finally see it today.
But the result was a big disappointment, and the punishment was not an inversion.
After Mr. Ma taught the students how to make a report, he just asked them to stand at the door and warned the students to take precautions.
Guo Yang saw those classmates standing at the door, still facing the sun, he was very relieved, and gave them a middle finger.
Of course, Guo Yang's actions were also seen by those classmates, but they were at the door, and they were easily discovered by Teacher Ma, and they didn't dare to respond to anything, and they could only endure Guo Yang's provocation.
"Come on, it's almost done, be careful of being beaten, I won't help you if you are beaten. Xiao Mu said to Guo Yang.
Guo Yang was not happy when he heard this, "Hey, I said Xiao Mu, how can you be like this, they bullied you first, if it weren't for you and us to get involved with them, you would be too brother like this." β
"Gotta have it, big brother, don't say it, listen to the class quickly, otherwise we won't be able to keep up with the teacher's rhythm, and we will have to go home with an egg at that time." Xiao Mu said to Guo Yang with a smile.
The two of them pricked up their ears and listened attentively to the lecture.