Liang Xin looked at the boy's white and tender face, almost transparent under the light emitted in the classroom, and said for a while: "It's you?" ”

The boy still didn't talk, and asked out loud: "You come to study?" ”

"Hmm." Liang Xin nodded.

The boy glanced at her and picked up one word: "Oh." He didn't look back.

Liang Xin was embarrassed, turned around to look at the boy's back, and shrugged his shoulders. After seeing him so many times, this boy is solidifying his impression in Liang Xin's mind every time - he has a strange temper.

In this way, this boy is really not a normal child.

Because of family planning, Liang Xin only had one son in her previous life, although she wanted a daughter very much. When it comes to children's education, she doesn't have a lot of experience. Especially the boy, she really doesn't know what is going on in her head. By the time her son was thirteen or fourteen years old, he had stopped telling her many things. As a result, not giving birth to a caring girl has become another regret in her life. By the time the two-child policy was opened, she no longer had that ability.

Even so, Liang Xin also knows that if the education is not good, children are prone to psychological problems in adolescence. But the boy wasn't her son, she didn't think too much about it, she didn't care. So why it's weird, why it's outrageous to spend money, it should be something that the adults of his family have to take care of. As long as he doesn't ask her for money, it doesn't matter.

Shrugged his shoulders again, exhaled, Liang Xin put on the strap of the satchel and went to the dormitory.

One day was chaotic, that is, it was only at this night that Liang Xin really found a little feeling of studying and living in school, and he regained his calmness. On the way to the dormitory, she went to the school's only commissary, picked out the cheapest mat, toothbrush, toothpaste, towel and a small basin, and paid for it and rolled it back to the dormitory.

Most of the other students in the dormitory arrived early, and there were those who went out to fetch water, went to the toilet, or sat on the bed and read a book after washing early.

Liang Xin went to his shop to put down his things, put the basin and toothbrush and toothpaste on the ground, and laid out the mat. Except for the mat, she had clothes and a cloth bag with dry food on the bed, and nothing else.

Living next to Liang Xin was a short-haired girl who had met her during the day, and Liang Xin remembered that her name was Wang Ting.

Wang Ting came in just when she fetched water, and she put it on the ground and gasped. After taking two breaths, he looked at Liang Xin, swept her things, and asked, "You just slept on the mat?" ”

Liang Xin smiled: "Well, it's too hot." ”

"You also need a small mattress when it's hot, what if you catch a cold?" The short-haired girl said, dipping her towel in the basin.

"I'm fine, no." Liang Xin also smiled, bent down to pick up his small basin, and prepared to go out to wash.

Wang Ting wrung out the soaked towel and said while reaching into her clothes to wipe herself, "The toilet and faucet are in front of the dormitory, you know?" That is, there are only two taps for hot water, and you have to wait for water. It is also inconvenient to take a shower, only in the dormitory. ”

Liang Xin watched her put the towel under her clothes and wipe it repeatedly, obviously embarrassed to take off her essence and take a bath in the dormitory, so she could only do this. She nodded and said to Wang Ting, "I know, I'll go fetch water first." ”

"Go ahead." Wang Ting said and soaked the towel back into the basin.

Liang Xin walked out of the dormitory door, and not far from the front of the dormitory, there were many students gathered together to draw water. There are not many students in Fenshui Middle School, and the first year of junior high school is the largest, with three classes of about 60 students in each class. There is only one class in the third year of junior high school, and two classes in the second year of junior high school. However, the school infrastructure is not complete, so whether it is to eat, fetch water or go to the toilet, you still have to wait.

Liang Xin carried his small basin to the back of the pile, where there were toothbrushes, toothpaste and towels. The cold water didn't wait long, and when she arrived, she quickly squeezed the toothpaste and brushed her teeth, and then washed her face. After washing, he took some water and withdrew.

Carrying the basin with hot water and then to the hot water, although it has been a long time since the next night self-study, there are still people queuing up to get hot water. Liang Xin stood with the basin for a while, but chose to go to the toilet first.

There are two toilets in Fenshui Middle School, one in the teaching area and one in the dormitory. The toilet in the dormitory area is much smaller and more dilapidated than the one in the teaching area. They are all old-fashioned squatting pits, and the environment is extremely poor.

Liang Xin didn't dare to put his only basin, toothbrush, toothpaste and towel outside, and if he lost it, it would be money, so he brought it in. I went inside and put my things down, covered my nose and went to the toilet. When I was squatting, I heard the boy next door whistling, and even made some jokes, asking if there were any girls here.

Liang Xin shook his head secretly, lifted his pants and left.

went to line up to get hot water, Liang Xin returned to the dormitory and took a shower in the same way as Wang Ting. When you go out to splash water, you don't waste it, you use the rest of the water to wash your feet, and then wash the changed clothes, and you are done with the day. I went back to the dormitory, put down my things, dried up my clothes with a towel, and climbed into bed.

At this time, everyone was washed, sitting on their own beds, chatting in groups. At this time, there were not many girls who went to school, but the town was better, but there were very few people from the village. A total of more than 50 people can live in the Chase Shop, but now there are only about 20 people, and it is the sum of the first three classes of junior high school.

Most of the people staying in the accommodation are children from the village, so there are more common languages, and it looks more kind. But even these girls from the village also have a three, six, nine and so on, which can be seen at a glance. Liang Xin pondered in her heart, there may be daughters from various villages/branches/books, or there are also girls like her.

Liang Xin lay on the mat, pillowed his arm, and didn't say a word, just listening to others. And the others didn't know her well, and they saw her as a very poor person, and of course they didn't take the initiative to talk to her. Liang Xin was happy to be quiet and didn't need to deal with these little girls, but he still listened carefully to each of them. For her to fit into this environment, she has to be patient to understand this strange world that she has not experienced.

After a while, the lights went out in the dormitory, and it suddenly became dark. As soon as the light disappeared, everyone unconsciously lowered their voices, no longer so noisy, but still continued the unfinished topic.

Among all the topics, what Liang Xin heard most clearly was the gossip of several girls criticizing their current homeroom teachers. This homeroom teacher is naturally Teacher Hu, who met with her during the day, and her full name is Hu Ying.

Hu Ying teaches English, and is a snob in the mouth of the girls she talks about, and she is also given the term "dog eyes look down on people". The girl said that she usually looks high-spirited, and the most common words in her mouth are "rural people" and "city people".

Someone in the darkness sneered, "If you live in town, you are from the city?" laughing to death, what is it to take people in the county and city? ”

"A mouthful of buckteeth, ugly!" Someone answered.

"I hate her walking the most, as if she can afford to wear leather shoes, poking so loudly, it's on purpose!"

"You don't see how good she is to Shu Qinghua, it's like her son."

"Who makes Shu Qinghua have good grades, and the family is rich, and his father is the factory director......"

"That's a godson, it just so happens that Shu Qinghua has no mother!"

"Eh, I think the funniest thing is Shu Qinghua's name, does his father want him to go to Tsinghua and go crazy? Funny capitalist. ”

"His eccentric personality, even if he went to Tsinghua University, he was useless, what's the use?"

"Do you think he doesn't have a mother, so no one cares, and his personality is twisted? I heard that when he walks, he throws some money at people when he has nothing to do, and his brain must be abnormal. ”

"People have money......"

"But if he doesn't have a personality problem, he looks like that, his family has money, and his grades are good, he must be Prince Charming."

"Phew!" Someone took a sip: "Why don't you be ashamed, say this!" ”

There was silence in the darkness, and then laughter came one after another, and someone said, "You are excited, I don't know how many people think about him." It's just that he doesn't like to talk to people, and he doesn't even want a table. I saw that someone was stuffing letters into his table when he was fine. He doesn't have a mother, and some people want to be his 'mother'! ”

"Hahaha......"

……

Liang Xin turned over, and unconsciously matched this "Shu Qinghua" with the white and tender little boy he knew. She didn't know all about her classmates, and the only person who best matched what these girls said was the little boy. If it's really that little boy, it seems that she is not the only one who thinks there is something wrong with him.

The girls in the dormitory talked a lot, and then their voices became weaker, and the night was dark, and the insects chirped softly, and they all fell asleep. Occasionally, someone on the bed turned over and made a sound of a search.

In the second half of the night, Liang Xin only felt a little cold, hugged her body with both hands, and continued to sleep. I thought to myself, hurry up and make more money and get rid of the bedding and the like.

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The next day's wake-up bell rang early and was waved through the loudspeakers, waking up the entire campus.

Liang Xin got up from the bed and rubbed his arm to smooth out goosebumps. She didn't have a quilt to fold, so she tidied up a little, then got out of bed and put on her shoes to wash.

When I came back from washing, I asked Wang Ting next to me to borrow a comb and comb her ponytail.

Wang Ting also cleaned up at this time, took her with a good comb and said, "Let's go together?" ”

"Okay." Liang Xin tugged at his clothes and went out with Wang Ting.

After such a little time of contact, Liang Xin only felt that Wang Ting was a taciturn character, so she didn't seem to have any friends. As for the family situation, Liang Xin still can't know so much. But judging by what she wears, the family should not be rich. Maybe it was because he saw that he was poorer, so he took the initiative to her, Liang Xin thought so.

Liang Xin followed Wang Ting all the way to the playground, and there was nothing to say on the way.

Liang Xin only asked: "Which village is your family from?" ”

Wang Ting said: "From Lotus Village, you are Beiren Village, right?" ”

"Hmm." Liang Xin nodded, "I know Lotus Village, where rice is not grown, lotus root is grown, isn't it?" ”

Wang Ting looked at her: "Have you been there?" ”

"Nope." Liang Xin shook his head and said with a smile: "Two girls told me before that they came out to sell lotus roots. ”

"Hmm." Wang Ting answered: "Our people there will come out to sell lotus roots." ”

When I got to the playground, there were already quite a few people there. The summer night is short and the day is long, and it is only six o'clock at this time, and the sky is already very bright. Wang Ting took Liang Xin to find the team of her class and lined up in the line.

It is the practice of boarding students to run twice around the playground, about 800 meters, and then move freely until 7:10 a.m. to start their morning reading. Read for another 40 minutes in the morning, and start the first class at 8 o'clock.

Running is nothing to Liang Xin, who has been moving bricks for two months, and the speed is relatively slow. Two laps down, just a small breath.

After running, she still followed Wang Ting, and the two went back to the dormitory, took the dry food out to the canteen, put the dry food in the big cage drawer to boil it, and then waited for breakfast with the pickles and radishes she brought.

Liang Xin put his pickle skin in front of Wang Ting, Wang Ting smiled and said, "I don't like to eat, you can eat it yourself." Then he buried his head in eating the sauce soybeans he brought, and asked Liang Xin unceremoniously if he ate the sauce soybeans.

Liang Xin looked at her, and did not force the relationship to get closer, so naturally she hurriedly finished her meal and went to read in the morning.

When they arrived in the classroom, Liang Xin and Wang Ting were separated. It was only then that she calmed down and realized her environment. When she entered the classroom, she glanced at the classroom, and she didn't know any men or women, but they were all youthful faces.

She walked down the long hallway between desks to the back corner of the classroom and sat down in her seat. He hesitated for a moment with his hand on the English book, but pulled out the language book—no matter how she knew the Chinese characters.

In the midst of the noisy voices, Liang Xin opened the textbook and began to read early. At first, it was just silent, and then it was slowly read out loud. The voice blended into the collective, the corners of her mouth were smiling, and she suddenly found the mentality and state that she should have when she was studying.

She reads happily and her heart jumps, and she looks up from time to time. Occasionally, the Chinese teacher would come, and occasionally the homeroom teacher, Hu Ying, would come and take a walk between the desks and corridors in the classroom. At the end of the morning reading, the white and tender little boy came, and he happened to greet the head teacher Hu Ying.

I didn't know what Hu Ying said, but his face was kind, so he let him go back to his seat. Liang Xin took a second look, only to find that the single seat in the front row turned out to be the little boy's.

Seemingly...... He just didn't run away from Shu Qinghua......

This incident didn't make Liang Xin speculate for long, and the little boy in the first math class was nodded to the blackboard to do the problem, and it was easily confirmed. Liang Xin looked at the back of him writing on the blackboard, and put everything she heard last night on this boy, which can be regarded as a more comprehensive understanding of him.

After understanding, I didn't take it too seriously, and continued to draw my attention back to the classroom textbook. She is now struggling to learn than others, so she has to put in more effort. If not, it will be a joke for the people in the village. And her rebirth this time, that is a joke, at most, she will be a "10,000 yuan household" and live a prosperous life in the countryside.

Liang Xin didn't have a hard time this morning, but slowly entered the state of listening to the lecture under his own compulsion. At the end of the third class, Wang Ting came to ask her to go to the cafeteria together, take the dry food to the big cage drawer, and just eat after the fourth class.

"Thank you, take everything with me." Put the dry food in the cage drawer, Liang Xin said to Wang Ting.

Wang Ting pursed her lips: "What is there to thank for, you are more pitiful than me, I should." ”

Liang Xin smiled embarrassedly, speaking of which, she was indeed more pitiful than Wang Ting, and she didn't have a pillow or mattress to sleep.

At the end of the fourth class, Liang Xin still went to the canteen with Wang Ting to get his own dry food to eat. Everyone uses a plastic net bag when boiling dry food, in addition to the different colors, those who have a heart will also make marks on their own net bags, so as not to be taken by others. Of course, even so, there are still cases of dry food being eaten by others, but not much.

Liang Xin and Wang Ting sat in the cafeteria eating their own things, and the aroma of rice suddenly wafted into their noses. Liang Xin sniffed his nose vigorously and said, "It's so fragrant." ”

Wang Ting didn't react, and while gnawing on her steamed buns, she said lightly: "That's because some students brought aluminum lunch boxes, scooped up the rice they brought in the morning, put it in the cage drawer and steamed it, and they could eat it at noon." ”

"That's right." Liang Xin said: "Why don't you bring steam?" ”

Wang Ting's hand holding the steamed bun paused, pursed her lower lip and said, "I don't like to eat rice." ”

"Oh......" Liang Xin deserved to be a little embarrassed, feeling that she had asked the wrong thing. Lianhua Village does not grow rice, where does the rice come from? If you buy it, you can't afford it. This question, I'm afraid that I accidentally touched Wang Ting's self-esteem.

The atmosphere was a little bad, Wang Ting didn't speak, and Liang Xin haha: "I don't like to eat either." ”

Wang Ting smiled and said, "It's still steamed bread and pancakes." ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Liang Xin saw that the atmosphere was relaxed, and hurriedly responded.

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The sun was still very spicy at noon, and Grandma Liang had to take a nap after lunch. Lying on the bed and shaking the fan twice, he fell asleep in a daze. But it was enough to squint a little, and when I opened my eyes, I saw a teenage girl standing in front of the bed, wearing a flower skirt and happily turning around.

Grandma Liang immediately felt that she had hit a ghost in broad daylight, and she turned over and sat up, but saw that the little girl stopped and didn't turn - it was Liang Yue.

Grandma Liang pressed her hand to her chest, suppressed the shock in her stomach, and scolded: "Liang Yue, what are you doing?" I'm going to be scared to death! ”

Liang Yue hurriedly smiled all over his face, rubbed it on the bed, and said, "Grandma, do I look good in this dress?" ”

"You just think about this skirt, you can see for yourself, where the waist is, it's all down to the thighs!" Grandma Liang looked at her and said, "Who taught you to sneak into someone's house and rummage through the box in broad daylight?" ”

Liang Yue raised her hand and gnawed her nails: "Isn't grandma's house your own?" ”

Grandma Liang looked at her and sighed, and said seriously: "Yue'er, it's not your own things that you shouldn't worry about, understand?" ”

"I didn't think about it." Liang Yue hurriedly said: "I'm just playing around and not taking it away." ”

"Then you won't take it off?" Grandma Liang stared at her, "When is this, not going to school?" ”

Liang Yue let go of her fingernails and looked down at her skirt, obviously very reluctant. But she also knew that her sister-in-law didn't give it to her, and her sister didn't give it to her, so the dress wasn't hers. No matter how much you like it, you have to take it off.

Twisting and pinching to the side of the box and taking off her skirt, Liang Yue picked up the schoolbag and put it on her shoulder, looked back at Grandma Liang, and said with a slightly gloomy expression: "Grandma, can I eat an apple?" This time I won't let my mom know. ”