Chapter 8 (Part I)
"What stage do you miss the most?" Avi asked me.
"High school."
"Why?"
"It's easy!"
The rapid development of the times has brought the distance between the city and the countryside closer and closer. It is becoming clearer and clearer that the countryside is no longer the same as backwardness and ignorance, and that the cities are not just happy places. More and more people from the countryside are moving to the cities, and various urban problems are becoming more and more prominent. The city is constantly expanding, and it looks as if it is about to swallow up the countryside one by one.
There are creepers on the walls of every house in our village, and they are not satisfied with the status quo and want to make their wings fuller. And Xun An and I have been building support veins that extend farther throughout our youth, and we are like those creepers who gradually cover the walls, eager to see the wider world.
Xun'an and I were successfully admitted to a university in the city. The school was far from home and we had to choose boarding. The eldest brother saw us clearing our luggage, and his face was full of unhappiness.
"Mom, I want to go with my younger siblings too."
"You can't go." The father's attitude towards the eldest brother became more and more strict, he was impatient, and he did not care about the eldest brother's condition.
"Well, with your mother with you, your younger siblings will come home on the weekend." It's always the mother's coaxing that works.
We arrived at the school after a little over an hour's drive. Because we caught up with the freshman report, the school was crowded with cars, and we chose to get off.
"Dad, go back, we can arrange it ourselves."
The father hesitated, "Okay, you two have to take care of each other at school, and call home if you have anything." If you don't have enough money, tell your dad and he'll send it to you. Also, eat less snacks from those roadside stalls, which is unhygienic. Xun'an, those quilts or something, remember to help my sister carry them......"
"Okay, Dad, we know, go back quickly!" No match for a loving father's chatter.
"Okay, okay, Dad won't say it."
I hugged him and felt my father's growing waistline. I remembered when I was a kid sitting on a bicycle and hugging my father from behind, and I never fully circled it.
"The last sentence, study hard."
"You know, do you have to worry about our studies?"
The father smiled with relief and handed over the luggage to the hand-finder. "Then Dad is gone, you guys go and register."
"Stay safe on the road!" My father struggled to turn the car around. Until he drove away without any problems, I was still shouting goodbye. Really, reluctantly.
"Alright, let's go inside."
Xun An packed his luggage, leaving only some food for me to take. With a suitcase in one hand, plus other bits and pieces, he was almost wiped clean by these burdens. I just wanted to help him lighten the burden, and a large group of senior sisters flocked to him. I was forced back a few meters away by them.
"Junior brother, do you need help?"
"Why do you bring so many things?"
"Come, I'll get it for you."
I've never seen anyone scramble to get the job done. After the chaos, our luggage was divided and Xun'an's coat was stripped off.
"Junior brother, why are you alone? Didn't your family come to deliver it? ”
"There." He pointed at me, and the seniors wearing volunteer armbands looked in the direction with their expressions rich.
"Hello seniors, I'm his sister." They were relieved.
I gave Xun'an a look, "You kid is so sought-after everywhere!" ”
He couldn't help but laugh. This laugh made the seniors even more excited, and they forgot about everything.
"That, senior sister, how do I get to the Academic Affairs Office? We haven't reported it yet. ”
"Ah......" Looking at them with difficulty shifting their gaze, I was a little ashamed that I didn't have the beauty of adults.
"We'll take you there."
I completed the reporting procedures on the periphery of the circle of Xun'an. The lovely seniors held their ground, leaving no slit through the flies, and I didn't even see the face of the teacher. Xun An slipped out of it and told me the results of the class.
"Another class with him......" has mixed feelings in his heart, emotions are up, and he doesn't know the joys and sorrows.
"You go to your dorm room first and get your things settled." The head teacher was young, and his long hair was so soft that he wanted to touch it. On the bridge of his nose is a pair of metal-rimmed glasses, and his gaze is convincing and capable. Her hands are especially beautiful, white and slender, and her names are exceptionally refreshing. There is no lack of power in a gentle voice, a good first impression.
"Okay, thank you, teacher."
After all the formalities, we are ready to go to the dormitory and settle down. I offered to leave first, eager to get out of the encirclement. took his luggage from the senior sister, asked the direction of the dormitory, and said goodbye to Xun'an.
"Finally got rid of ...... "It's much easier for me to leave them." The teaching building was not far from the dormitory, and I walked calmly to the dormitory. There are a lot of people on campus, like small spinning tops in the transportation, all of them are busy spinning.
"Give me something."
I didn't enjoy a few sips of the comfortable breath, and Xun'an caught up with me again, but the seniors didn't follow. He snatched my luggage.
I felt his intimacy, but I still rejected his kindness. I said he was causing me trouble by going to the girls' dormitory, and I should learn to be independent. Surprisingly, Xun'an didn't consider all my concerns. The suitcase slid onto the rough surface, rubbing against an annoying sound. We tried to hide as carefully as possible in the busy crowd, and we finally arrived at the dormitory without any danger. The atmosphere didn't dare to come out, but the new classmates in the dormitory gave enough face, and exploded as soon as they saw Xun'an. Then, as expected, the girls in the whole building tried to squeeze into my small temple, which was less than ten square meters, and I had to invite the Buddha out.
"Look at this scene, spare your sister's life." I leaned on Xun'an's shoulder and whispered to him, getting rid of him in an almost pleading tone.
Xun An coldly pulled the corners of his mouth to reveal a wicked smile, so the deafening screams came one after another. The scene made Xun An a little upset, and he left the dormitory, but not because he was obedient to me.
As the crowd dispersed, I breathed a sigh of relief.
There were eight people living in the dormitory, all from different places, and I realized my narrowness. I thought that the small urban area was divided into so many small pieces, and each of us could get a piece of the pie. My classmates were very curious about me, my family was completely dug up, and I knew that Xun'an knew about him, and the questions surrounding him were endless. After tidying up the dormitory, I took my new roommate all the way to the classroom, talking and laughing.
Looking around, the search for safety has not yet arrived. I found a place where the area was already full of people and sat down, thinking that I would stay away from Xun'an and that the six roots would be pure. I was chatting with my new classmates, and Xun An came in. When he saw that my surroundings were full, he randomly found an empty seat and sat down.
Seeing that all the students had arrived, the teacher announced the official start of the class meeting. The content is simple, introduce yourself and the schedule about military training.
The military training lasted for a week, although they were all very simple projects, and some of them were weak and still couldn't bear it. When I stand in a military position, I keep my eyes on the back of the head of the person in front of me. The more I stared, the more dizzy she became, and her body began to shake gradually, from a slight swing at the beginning to a large swing later, and the next second she flopped and fainted to the ground. Later, one after another, some people were physically exhausted and found excuses to sit under the stands to rest. Because I was of a decent stature, I was placed in the queue, so I often found opportunities to be lazy, and I didn't do the instructions given by the instructor. The instructors who seemed to be fierce and vicious were actually from the past, and they knew the tricks of the students, so they turned a blind eye and did not expose them. I became more and more unscrupulous, even not doing anything at all.
"Next move, salute."
I fiddled with the gourd a few times, and then immediately began to laze again. But the instructor said that I would check them one by one, so I honestly straightened my body. The meridians that had not been stretched were suddenly too forced, and my left hand cramped.
"Report to the instructor, I have a cramp in my hand."
I caused the class to laugh, and everyone took the opportunity to put down their arms and rest.
"It's the first time I've seen someone salute until their hands cramp, I'm not a great leader, I don't have to be so scrappy. You get out of the queue first, and then you come back to the team when you're rested. The instructor couldn't help but laugh.
I grabbed my immobile arm and quickly flashed into the barrier of the rest area. The team soon returned to calm, and I looked at Xun An standing in the last row from a distance, he stood straight like a nobody, and he was heroic and sassy in his military training uniform, which was very different from the femininity of ordinary days.
"I'll give you a massage."
There were also a few classmates in the lounge area, "The cramps are very uncomfortable." ”
One of the boys saw me having cramps and wanted to help me recover. It was like a decision made with some courage, and his tone was so cautious that if you weren't careful, you might not hear him. His skin was very white, not much like my hands. The pale brown color of the pupils attracted me at first sight. There are a few freckles dotted around the wings of the nose, which is just right. The hair color is not dull black, slightly curly, like a foreigner. After studying his appearance for a while, he was a little embarrassed by my straightforward eyes, and I came back to my senses when I saw him blushing.
"Okay, thank you then."
Hearing my agreement, he looked up and smiled and gestured if he could grab my hand. I moved over to him and offered to put my hand under his nose. Seeing that I didn't care, he began to knead it for me. His hand is very gentle, and his fingers are so soft that they remind me of my mother. I suggested that he could push a little harder, and the tone sounded like a command to him. He's meticulous, I think.
It didn't take long for my arm to stop hurting.
"Okay, thank you." I withdrew my hand.
"You're welcome."
I asked for his name and recalled that I didn't seem to have seen him on the day of the class meeting.
"My name is Conghan." He became shy again, lowered his head and whispered to me.
"My name is Annan." I almost stretched out my left hand again, and immediately realized that I should have reached out my right hand.
He shook it back politely, "I know, you also have a younger brother named Xun An." ”
"Yes." I looked at the team, but I couldn't find Xun An, he wasn't where he was.
It is very good to find peace from the cold. He accosted me again, and I looked back.
"Yes, since I was a child, everyone who has seen him has praised him for being excellent."
I laughed again, "But it's usually a girl, and you're the first boy to praise him so seriously." ”
He scratched at his shaggy hair, "And you, the boys in our dorm like to talk about you." ”
"Haha, huh? Compliment me on my beauty? "I speak directly and don't want to waste time by answering vaguely.
"yes, you should be used to it."
"That's ......".
We talked so speculatively that we forgot that we were going to return until the whistle blew at noon. I got up and dragged him with me to the cafeteria to eat.
"Don't you wait to find peace?" Fortunately, Conghan reminded me that I almost left Xun'an behind.
We walked back, looking for safety in the loose lines of two. A couple of girls were smiling at him.
"Seek peace!" I rescued him and introduced him to Conghan, who nodded and said that he was a neighbor to him.
Xun An let me pull him, without saying a word, only me and Conghan talked happily next to me.
A week later, the military training ended successfully.