The car crosses mountains and mountains, through countless potholed country lanes, through countless villages surrounded by green hills, and passes by the iconic bamboo forest road of Qiaohe Town...... Panting for breath, he stopped in the center of the coach.

Xiao Duxue spit out the last mouthful of sour water in her stomach, curled up in an inconspicuous corner, and waited for a little strength before sorting out the books scattered on the ground and walking out of the station one by one. She inquired as she walked, and successfully found the house adjacent to Lingyun Middle School. She gasped for breath and knocked on the door of the wood.

The gate of this courtyard is facing a newly planted wheat field, and on the left and right sides are two large areas of self-reserved land, and all kinds of green vegetables are arranged neatly one by one, and it can be seen that the person who has this kind of vegetable is a good crop. On the border between the plot and the wheat field, there are a few apple trees planted in the cracks. Outside the courtyard wall are very beautifully trimmed orange trees, and only by the side of the road, there are two pear trees. A half-man-high fence wall of branches, bamboo, and rattan encloses the yard. The small flowers of melon vines and bean seedlings climb all over the fence wall, which is very beautiful.

No one answered.

Xiao Duxue patted the door panel again: "Is anyone home?" ”

Still no one answered.

A big rooster led a hen out of the fence and ran into the crops.

Xiao Duxue tentatively pushed the door. The door was hidden, and she poked her head in and looked around from side to side.

A black dog sprang out of the corner and roared at a strange visitor.

Dog! How can there be a dog? Why get a dog? Xiao Duxue was so frightened that she turned around and ran, hitting her head on a person. Before she could see the other party's appearance clearly, a foul smell stirred up her stomach that had been finally calmed down. She steadied herself, saw clearly that what she came to front of her was a messy bearded head, and she couldn't hold back her nausea and apologized repeatedly: "Did I hurt you?" ”

There was a glimmer of light in the man's eyes, and then he regained his dullness. He poked Xiao Duxue's backpack with disgustingly dirty fingers: "Who? ”

"I'm a tenant here."

The man smirked, swaggered into the courtyard, and cried out, "I'm back." ”

Xiao Duxue looked at the dog in horror, not daring to follow up.

The man sat on the floor with the black dog in his arms for a while, and then went into the kitchen. Soon, a woman in her fifties, wearing a floral apron, a white handkerchief on her head, and kind eyebrows and eyes, came out, not tall but very sturdy. She walked in a hurry, taking off her apron and dusting her floured blouse as she walked: "Are you Miss Xiao Duxue Xiao?" ”

"Yes. Who are you? ”

"I am the mistress of this house, my surname is Cui, you can call me Aunt Cui. That was my son just now, named Fu Xuefeng. He doesn't have a good brain, and sometimes he likes to make trouble. If there is something you can't live in, please be considerate. ”

Xiao Duxue glanced at the dog with its long tongue and shivered.

"Don't be afraid, girl, my big black is the most human. I'll let it smell you, and when I see you later, it'll just wag its tail at you. ”

Xiao Duxue's legs were weak: "It's still ...... Gotta let it smell me? ”

Aunt Cui smiled: "The girl is so afraid of dogs? Then I'll tie it somewhere else. ”

"Don't bother. I...... I'm just careful. ”

Aunt Cui pointed to a side room and said, "That's your room, the girl can settle down by herself." She took Da Hei and put Xiao Duxue's hand under its nose: "This is Miss Xiao, the new tenant of our family, and her own person, you will have to take care of it in the future." ”

Da Hei licked Xiao Duxue's palm, walked around her twice, and quieted down after a few sounds. It flicked its tail leisurely, completely ignoring the fact that the people in front of it were already trembling in their legs and their faces turned pale.

Xiao Duxue moved over its territory step by step, until it moved to the door of her room, and her breathing became normal. Wow! It's scary! She patted her chest with palpitations, how can she live in the future? I'm too lazy to think about it, it's important to clean up the house first, and I have to report to school in the afternoon, so I have to hurry up.

The rooms have been impeccably tidied up and do not need to be cleaned up at all: everything is available, and all are new, and they are all in their rightful place. It can be seen that the people who tidy up this room are very careful.

The teacher has a heart! Xiao Duxue arranged the books on the table in front of the window, and hung the change of clothes in the closet before sitting down to rest. The body is tired, and the heart is tired, so I want to sleep like this. She lay on the table, unable to muster up a bit. The wind lifted the purple curtains, and the blue sky jumped into view. From here, the main teaching building is close in front of you, and a hundred steps away is the school gate and security post. The teacher and the teacher are so thoughtful! Her heart warmed, and her eyes were no longer so sad. When she was feeling better, she changed her clothes and walked towards the campus.

The uncle who guards the door is a man whose face is as heavy as water and who does not smile. He listened to Xiao Duxue's explanation, read her letter of introduction again, and unlocked the lock without a sound.

Lingyun Middle School is located in the northwest of Lingyun Town, backed by Qingshan and facing Pingchuan, with a wide field of vision and convenient transportation. It's just that the high wall, a sentry box, an iron gate, a gatekeeper, and a copper lock indicate that this is a place where idlers are not allowed to enter. There are two main teaching buildings symmetrical on the left and right, one is for the high school graduating class and the other is for the high school cram school. The classrooms of the cram school alone are two more floors longer than those of Qiaohe Middle School. The library is no exception, and it is still a very imposing high-rise building. The office building is next to the student dormitory, connected to the family area, and faces the campus, with its own majestic temperament.

Xiao Duxue walked around and walked all the way to the front of the office building. Why do you have to find a principal? I hate it! She frowned, impatiently found the principal's office, and almost knocked on the door with the force of slamming the door: "Report! ”

"Please come in." A middle-aged man in a suit is looking for something on his desk. He seemed so busy that he didn't even have time to look up at the knocker. "What's the matter?"

"I'm Xiao Duxue, I'm here to report."

The middle-aged man stopped rummaging and raised his head: "Yo, the person who dared to talk to me about the conditions finally showed up." ”

"You're the headmaster? If only it didn't disappoint you. ”

"Whether you're disappointed or not depends on your performance."

Xiao Duxue put the letter of introduction on the table: "I'll be done with you?" ”

The principal casually threw the letter into the read file box: "Sort of." I heard you don't want to come here? ”

"I don't want to come, you can't see it?"

"I can see that the unhappiness on this face is too obvious. So why are you still here? ”

"Because I understand a truth: those who know the times are handsome. To put it another way: the arms can't twist the thighs. ”

The headmaster looked up and laughed: "Interesting! I'll keep an eye on you and show me. ”

Xiao Duxue pouted: I didn't work hard to satisfy you, I did it for the appointment with the teacher.

"Next door is your homeroom teacher's office, you wait for him there, and he will take you to class."

Xiao Duxue raised her legs and went to the corridor, without asking which class she was assigned to and who the head teacher was.

It's class time, and it's quiet on campus, with only the occasional sound coming from the playground. There are two playgrounds in Lingyun Middle School: the inner playground is almost in the middle of the campus, which is used for morning exercises and regular meetings; The outer playground is next to the office building and is used for physical education classes and daily activities, and the sound of talking can be heard from the office building.

When Chu Xinghe returned from playing, he saw a girl in the corridor looking at the sky in a daze from a distance, and the motionless figure seemed to have been seen somewhere. Xiao Duxue? That's right. Today is her last day of reporting. He looked at the sky in the direction she was looking, and felt that the weather was exceptionally clear and fresh today. As he got closer, he whispered her name.

"I am. Who are you? ”

"Chu Xinghe. Your homeroom teacher. Chu Xinghe thought to himself, on that side, you really didn't remember me.

"Hello." Xiao Duxue stood upright: "The principal asked me to wait for you." ”

"Wait a minute, I'll grab something and leave. I'll take you to the classroom and arrange your seat. ”

Xiao Duxue turned her head to look at the sky again.

Today's Xiao Duxue is different from the Xiao Duxue I saw for the first time. Is it because you've lost weight? What made her so thin in such a short period of time? Is it reluctant to bear the pressure of your alma mater, or is it afraid that you won't be able to withstand the pressure here? Whatever the reason is, I don't want her to lose weight anymore. The pointed chin has lost the roundness of the day, and it is distressing to see. Distressed? Why am I distressed? Because she's a good student, I like her. Well, that's right...... Chu Xinghe didn't want to think about it anymore, and came out with a stack of information: "These are all yours, you have to hurry up and read it." ”

Xiao Duxue took the information and nodded.

"Where do you live?"

"Next to the school gate."

"It's all arranged?"

Xiao Duxue nodded again.

Chu Xinghe scratched his head and said, "You don't seem to like talking to me very much." ”

"Not really. I am...... A little tired. Xiao Duxue patted her head and said helplessly, "As soon as I got in the car, I was so dizzy that my parents didn't know me, and I haven't recovered until now." ”

Chu Xinghe's gaze swept over her smooth forehead and landed on her sideburns, where a small white chrysanthemum was inserted. His heart moved slightly, and his eyes softened a lot: "If you are tired, you can go again tomorrow." ”

Xiao Duxue smiled bitterly at the information in her arms: "I don't have time to shout tired, I have to get into the state immediately." ”

"If you're not feeling well, don't force it."

"I'm fine. It's just a little dizzy, just take it slowly. ”

On both sides of the inner playground, there are many tall magnolias, and on the wide leaves, there is sunlight dancing. The unpruned branches leaned out, like the bewitching body of a dancing girl with wide sleeves and long sleeves. The birds took advantage of this blessed land with broad leaves and thick shade, rested their tired wings, and offered a crisp song as a thanksgiving.

Xiao Duxue whispered gloomily: "This bird is much freer than a human. ”

Chu Xinghe didn't seem to hear her words: "There are a lot of big and small exams here, and the competition between classmates is also fierce, you have to be mentally prepared." ”

Xiao Duxue looked ahead, as if she had something to say.

"Say whatever you want, don't worry about my identity."

"That one is smiling, it's beautiful."

"Is that your favorite flower?"

"No, I love chrysanthemums."

"What flowers don't you like?"

"Gardenia."

"Why?"

"Death and life are broad, and Zicheng said; Hold the hand of the son, and grow old with the son. How can there be a love in this world that can transcend life and death? How can there be any life and death and the sea is rotten? To be dead is to be dead. No matter how reluctant and nostalgic the living people are, they can no longer see each other. The wishes I had made were nothing but self-deceptive lies......" Xiao Duxue abruptly stopped the topic and said with a red face, "I...... I'm talking nonsense. ”