Chapter 19: Like in a dream
Liang Chen always said that he is an extroverted autistic patient, living a prosperous life on the surface, but inside he is a lonely mountain, standing in an empty world, with a white expanse in front of him, unable to see through the universe and unable to see around. But Liang Chen still believes that he is a funny person and is enjoying an interesting life.
"Questions in the next history class will briefly describe the process, causes, and effects of the southward shift of China's ancient economic center, and then prepare for the unit exam for the evening self-study." After speaking, Mr. Chen left the classroom in a hurry, and his focus this semester shifted to the two graduating classes of the third year of high school.
Liang Chen has been a little depressed recently, first Secretary Zeng, Tang Song, and Liu Hao have changed classes one after another, and the boys in high school have dropped to single digits in an instant, and the originally lively physical education class is now a bit too much for two or three basketballs. At night, a few ridiculous messages flashed in Du Ruo's service group, and the name of Gao Yiqi's "Seven Fairies" was born. Liang Chen was a little angry, he knew that Du Ruo was also involved, otherwise these messages could only be a bunch of codes.
Just like Du Fu's poems, there is no dry place in the bedside room, the rain feet are like hemp and have not been cut off, Liang Chen has not yet passed the wind and waves of the previous events, there seems to be a 38 line between Xue Ji and him, and the level of friends has collapsed like a cliff, Liang Chen tried to find a topic to talk to her several times, and Xue Ji just dealt with a few words casually. Xue Jiao's attitude made Liang Chen a little sad, and he needed language alone in her empty desert.
After the evening self-study, Zhou Sang kept twisting Liang Chen and telling him about the problems left by Teacher Chen, so that he could show his face during history class. Liang Chen was really upset by him, and when he was eating dinner in the cafeteria, he told him everything he knew.
"You can just talk about it roughly at that time, originally in the Han Dynasty because of the development of iron plough ox farming technology, the south began to develop, to the Jin Dynasty after the rebellion of the eight kings, the economic center of gravity began to move south, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, almost the entire Central Plains region of the family moved south, and the southern economy developed rapidly. The climax was after the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, and the north was again destroyed on a large scale. In the Southern Song Dynasty, the southward shift of the economic center of gravity was completed. β
Liang Chenshun educated Zhou Jun and asked him not to care about these false names, the unit exam is the key. After finishing speaking, Liang Chen just lowered his head and ate noodles, leaving Zhou Sang with a calm self. But his mind kept echoing the news that Du Ruo told him when he got out of class - Xue Ji was in love, and he was a kid in their class, Zhou Zhi.
After eating noodles and returning to the dormitory, only Tang Song and Liu Hao took the two boys in the first class to pack up their daily necessities, in order to facilitate management, Teacher Mu gave a notice that he must move out tonight.
While cleaning up, Liu Hao complained that Teacher Mu had no human touch, and that he was ruthless to him in the past. Liang Chen kicked Liu Hao from behind and said with a smile: "I'm gone, why is there so much nonsense, there is no parting sentiment at all." β
"You are still parting with the sentimentality, you have just been stabbed emotionally, I don't know!" Liu Hao patted his buttocks that he had just been kicked, and said without any scruples, and Tang Song on the side also echoed Liu Hao, teasing with a little comfort.
"How can the feelings be opened, you can make it clear! Otherwise, it's not over with you. Liang Chen frowned, pretending to question.
"Don't pretend to understand." Liu Hao snorted, "Pretending to be confused, what did Du Ruo say to you, your own heart is like a mirror." β
"The fulfillment of one person is better than the adventure of three." Tang Song interjected on the side.
"Hey! Rumors are medically like the flu, which spreads quickly, is highly lethal, and harms others and oneself. β
Liu Hao patted his chest, pointed his chin to Liang Chen, his face was facing the ceiling, and said loudly: "You are a person who thinks of yourself as high, you can't learn from me to strike first." β
"It's that you're thinking too much, and I say so, and that's the only reason to comfort you." Liang Chen sang the adapted "Thinking Too Much" and went to the toilet.
"Hey! Liang Zi, if you really can't get over it in your heart and want to do it, the brothers will definitely set up a field for you. β
After Liu Hao and Tang Song left, Liang Chen sat on Li Xin's bed and watched the new issue of "Youth Digest" while soaking his feet. Not long after, Wei Wenming and Wang Yuan came back with hot water, and the boys' establishment of the boarding school for the first time after the first three years of high school completely returned to the team.
There were three less people in the dormitory, and it seemed deserted all of a sudden, no one spoke, maybe there was a little sigh from someone, and everyone with a heart did not know, only the occasional rattling sound in the bucket, revealing a little anger.
After the lights went out, Liang Chen couldn't sleep, and the usual tried and tested method - memorizing English words in the brain loop had no effect, not because of Xue Jiao's matter, he was very sure, he was just pricked by a fine needle, similar to the heartache of being robbed of his beloved four-wheel drive car by a group of street babies (gangsters) when he was a child, and he went home to complain to his mother for a few words and then bought one, it was still the same as before.
Tossing and turning, Liang Chen remembered Xue Jiao's words in Tazi Mountain, and took the initiative to talk to her, isn't it good? Maybe everything is settled, and rumors or something are rumors after all. Liang Chen's mind began to slowly simulate tomorrow's events, and after a while, sleepiness was like an ant going up a tree, slowly climbing up to his heart, and it was good to fall asleep.
Liang Chen was unusually self-studying, and he didn't even say "morning" to Xue Ji. Xue Ji glanced at Liang Chen a little strangely, Liang Chen smiled at her, didn't speak, opened the English book, memorized the words, he had never been so passionate, so that the whole classroom was mixed with his pitch-changing voice.
After the morning self-study, Liang Chen was waiting for Du Ruo's breakfast on the balcony outside the classroom, while Xue Ji was lying on the desk in a daze, his eyes flickering left and right, as if he was expecting something.
Her expectations came, Liang Chen was not the first time she had seen Zhou Zhi, she had already fought each other, with a prismatic face, combed oblique bangs, angular cheekbones, and a comparable proportion of figure and height. Wearing glasses, he looks a little like a song.
Zhou Zhi looked at Liang Chen and said, "Liang Chen! Du Ruo brought you breakfast. β
Liang Chen walked over slowly, took his favorite siu mai and Jule yogurt, said thank you, and asked, "Is there anything wrong with Du Ruo?" β
"What can he do, it's for me to come and see your state of mind." There was a bit of provocation in his joking words, as if he was waiting for Liang Chen to fight back.
Liang Chen shook his head helplessly, he didn't expect Zhou Zhi to be so direct, and said with a wry smile: "Hey! Don't listen to the rumors of those viewers who watch the excitement, it's all rumors, I'll just open my mouth, the more I explain them, the more energetic they are, don't get me wrong! β
It's just that Zhou Zhi didn't expect Liang Chen to be really so indifferent, hid the prepared fist behind his back, nodded with a smile, Xue Ji walked out of the classroom at some point, her spiritual world was completely exposed, Liang Chen read a trace of her fear and nervousness, as for Zhou Zhi I don't know, before leaving, Liang Chen smiled evilly at Xue Ji, drank yogurt, and returned to his seat.
Zhou Zhi left, and as soon as Xue Ji returned to his seat, Liang Chen dragged the stool, turned around and said to Xue Ji, "Eh! You won't stop talking to me just because you're in love with Zhou Zhi! β
Xue Ji made no secret of it, nodding in agreement.
Liang Chen patted his chest, as if the sword of Damox hanging over his head had disappeared, "I thought you were still haunted by the last time you watched the movie!" I didn't expect your dignified Shirley Yang to listen to the rumors outside. β
"You can think the same way!" Xue Ji said with a smile.
The white movie projection truck of the Puzhou Cultural Bureau will drive into Shihe Middle School on a certain day every month, and survive until a quarter past 7, and on the radio, the voice of the teacher of the Political and Educational Office is so beautiful, "Please bring a stool to the small playground to watch the movie", and this will be said three times.
The movie car in April, Liang Chen and they waited until the end of the month, and every day of the week was rumored that the movie car would arrive today, but the old man who told fortunes at the foot of Tazi Mountain couldn't figure out when it would return, and no one could figure out the leader's intentions, only when the white figure came was the answer.
Zhou Sang said that the movie that night was "Assembly", which was very exciting. Liang Chen only saw and heard the familiar sound at the beginning of the movie, so he hurriedly followed Du Ruo out of the school.
During the monthly vacation, Liang Chen's cousin went back to his hometown to transfer his files, and he graduated from Shihe with him, and he knew how difficult Liang Chen's life was when he lived in school, so he taught Liang Chen a unique skill - ps.
He turned Liang Chen's resident student card into a general school student card, and the next day Du Ruo got the news from Liang Chen's mouth, his eyes flashed with golden light, as if he had discovered the treasure of the dragon, and he studied with his cousin at Liang Chen's house for a day, and barely mastered this technique.
What Du Ruo thought, Liang Chen was clear in his heart - he wanted to sell fake certificates. However, if he sells a large number of fake certificates, then the boarding students will go out to eat, won't his takeaway business be finished, Liang Chen thought to himself.
On the day he returned to Shihe, Liang Chen told Du Ruo about his worries, "Have you thought about it, Du Ruo, if you sell too many fake certificates, firstly, will your stable takeaway business collapse, and secondly, once the school cracks down and finds out about you, it is not too much to say that you will be placed on probation." β
"Big brother, you just put your heart in your stomach, I'll sell 50 sheets! Sell a maximum of 50 pieces, grab a handful first, and then say, how about we have two or three seven points. Du Ruo put his arm around Liang Chen's shoulders and said.
"Fifty-five points! Sanqi is not easy to divide accounts. β
"Your heart is too dark! Four or six points at most. Du Ruo said with the number four in his hand.
"Yes, but I declare in advance that I am only responsible for the technical level and will not participate in sales." Liang Chen smiled triumphantly.
"Yes, I've been cheated by you again." Du Ruo showed a look of remorse.
In the first few days after returning from the monthly vacation, the number of orders for Du Ruo has exceeded the established target, and the two of them can only complete half of the orders in two or three hours on the weekend, and the technology of the two is not mature enough to complete half of the orders.
Eager to see through is Du Ruo's best description of the arrival of the movie car, the multi-day wait made the buyer a little impatient, and the news of the refund appeared in the message column of his trumpet from time to time. Liang Chen admired Du Ruo more and more, in order to prevent the school from finding out about him, Du Ruo deliberately applied for a small account to hide his identity, and always found a strange restaurant or commissary to buy some irrelevant small things when shipping, and then asked the boss to help him hand over the things to the buyer.
A few days before the movie car came, every time a white shadow flashed in his eyes, Du Ruo always turned around unconsciously, to see that if the movie car came a few days late, Du Ruo would most likely have a nervous breakdown.
The dark night covered Du Ruo and Liang Chen, and through the narrow path at the back school gate, Liang Chen looked around sneakily, and saw that there was no teacher, and his beating heart was back to normal.
"What are you afraid of, this road to escape from prison, the teachers of the Political and Educational Department still don't know! Look at you like you're timid, it's still Liang Chen who fought mad dogs alone when he was a child! Du Ruo scoffed.
"The hero doesn't mention the courage of the year, there was no psychological burden when he was a child, if your homeroom teacher was Mu Qing, even if you singled out the wolves like Partridge Whistle when you were a child, you can only sigh and think about the past." Liang Chen intervened and said, "Is the machine arranged?" β
"Don't worry! When I saw the car, I called the owner of the Internet cafΓ©. Du Ruo asked again: "How about the second defense." β
"Don't worry! I told Xue Jiao, send me a message when the time comes, hurry up, and try to get it done tonight, otherwise you will really have a nervous breakdown, and it will not be normal these days. Liang Chen urged Du Ruo, not really afraid of Du Ruo's nervous breakdown, his own heart was always hanging in the air, and when he climbed over the wall, Liang Chen only felt that his feet were empty.
When they arrived at the Internet cafΓ©, Liang Chen and Du Ruo both gasped, and after saying hello to the boss, they rushed into a separate private room. There are five computers in the small private room, and Du Ruo generously chartered all the computers, even if he only uses two, all the purpose is for safety.
The continuous tapping of fingers between the keyboards made Liang Chen gradually forget the panic in his heart, at about nine o'clock, Liang Chen completed all his orders, and asked Du Ruo if he didn't need help, Liang Chen was really fine, he couldn't cope with the inexplicable fear brought by returning to school alone, so he had to wear headphones and listen to the song, looking at the blackjack displayed in the lower right corner of the computer, his heart gradually relaxed, it's nine o'clock, the teacher of the political and educational office shouldn't be so idle to spot check!
The ringtone of the mobile phone made Liang Chen understand the horror of Murphy's Law, it is really that the more afraid of accidents, the more accidents will happen, Liang Chen thought to himself.
On the other end of the phone, Xue Jiao's voice was a little eager, it seemed that the teacher had come, "Hey! Liang Chen is coming back, and Zhou Yin asked us to gather. β
"Okay, okay, I'll be back right away, and if the teacher asks you and says I'm eating in the cafeteria, come over right away." Without waiting for Liang Chen to finish speaking, Xue Ji hung up the phone, and it seemed that a teacher had noticed her.
"I left first, our class was spot-checked, and it seemed that it was our turn to listen to Xue Jiao's tone."
"Then you go quickly, stay safe!"
Liang Chen replied, picked up the coat on the chair and ran out. Fortunately, when Haoyue was in the air, Liang Chen clearly saw a few classmates in a hurry in front of him, following them, he felt a little calmer in his heart, like a student who had fallen off the list and felt sorry for each other, but everyone didn't speak, just moved forward mechanically.
Seeing the red brick wall that he had climbed over when he came, Liang Chen became more and more impatient in his heart, wanting to quickly climb over and escape to the prison where he took refuge. The moon summoned a few clouds in the sky to hide himself behind, Liang Chen didn't see the light for a while, when he turned over the wall, his ankle was scratched, he cursed in his heart, and he couldn't care about it, and hurriedly ran towards the plastic basketball court, his mind kept making up all kinds of reasons.
Seeing the familiar faces of the teachers of the Political and Educational Office under the street lamps of the plastic basketball court, Liang Chen hurriedly calmed down and pretended to be calm and walked over. Liang Chen didn't know any of the classmates lined up under the street lamp, he was a little puzzled, and he had the courage to ask the teacher, Xue Jiao and Zeng Tong shouted Liang Chen's name loudly under the big banyan tree on the plastic basketball court.
Liang Chen was a little anxious, gasping and asking, "Is the inspection finished?" β
Xue Ji shook his head and said, "I didn't check." β
Hearing the three words of not checking, Liang Chen's heart fell to the ground, but the ankle wound stimulated Liang Chen's fear that he had been holding back for a long time, he gritted his teeth, panted, a little angry, and complained loudly: "What about playing with me?" The souls are scared away by you, and if the situation is not true, you can't call me again. β
"What's the matter with me, what Zhou Yin said! What are you yelling at me? Xue Ji was very displeased, and said loudly: "Who told you to follow Du Ruo out, and was scolded by you after helping you, it was really a dog biting Lu Dongbin who didn't know the hearts of good people." β
"I didn't scold you, I just, hey! Forget it, I'm wrong. Liang Chen was a little impatient and apologized perfunctorily.
"No, it's my fault, I shouldn't have done you this favor, I deserve it." Xue Ji stood up from the tree bench and stared at Liang Chen with wide eyes.
The crescent moon pushed away the dark clouds, the cold moonlight appeared, the breeze rose, the coolness of April extinguished the nameless fire in Liang Chen's dantian, looking at Xue Jiao who was full of anger, Liang Chen was a little panicked in his heart, his eyes were spinning left and right in his eye sockets, facing this girl, Liang Chen was really at a loss.
Seeing this, Zeng Tong hurriedly got up and persuaded him: "Okay, although it is rare to see the two of you quarreling once, I also want to see the excitement, but the bedside quarrel and the end of the bed, now is not the time, the teacher of the political and educational office has been staring at you for a long time, and they continue to look at each other, but you have to go to the political and educational office, Liang Zi, sincerely apologize!" β
"I'm sorry!" He was a little weak-hearted, and his voice seemed very small, drifting into Xue Ji's ears along the breeze.
Xue Ji was silent for a long time, her anger did not subside, Zou frowned, squinted, muttered, and replied, "It's not okay to be louder!" β
Liang Chen stood up straight, as if he was a primary school student being trained, raised his voice and said, "I was wrong, I won't do this to you next time." β
She clasped her hands between her chests, imitating the solemn appearance of Teacher Mu's speech, "Is it enough to just say that I was wrong?" β
"I've got breakfast for the two of you next week, are you satisfied?" Liang Chen asked with a smile.
"You're still laughing, do you think for yourself that your attitude today should be?" Xue Ji pointed at Liang Chen and asked.
Liang Chen bit his lip and glanced at Zeng Tong, asking for her help.
Zeng Tong smiled and made an ok gesture to Liang Chen behind Xue Jiao, stepped forward to hold her hand, and said, "Okay, for the sake of a week's breakfast, you can forgive him!" β
Xue Ji stood in place and thought for a long time, showing a somewhat reluctant smile, the bright moonlight covered her face with silver brilliance, like a goddess of martyrdom reproducing the majestic appearance in the world. Xue Jiao's tone finally softened, "Don't take it as an example, breakfast will be free, don't pretend to be a big family, you see that you are thin like an eighteen-generation poor peasant." β
"But the death penalty is avoidable, but the living sin is inescapable. Next week's classroom cleaning will be up to you. β
Liang Chen exhaled a long breath as if relieved, and replied with a smile.
"Hey! Liangzi, I didn't say that my breakfast was free. β
Liang Chen ignored Zeng Tong and looked for boring topics beside Xue Ji in order to comfort the guilt in his heart.
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Liang Chen and Xue Ji seemed to be back to the same as before, but when the ants crawled through the cracks, they still fell into the abyss.
In the history class that afternoon, Liang Chen pressed Zhou Jun, who was sitting in the back row of him, got up from his seat, and talked about the questions raised by Mr. Chen, as if *** announced the founding of New China in front of Tiananmen Square, and the brand-new Liang Chen stood up.
Teacher Chen was very surprised, in his eyes, this boy was just a teenager who was full of interest in wild history and miscellaneous conversations, and he had never answered in a regular manner on the paper, and as for the class questions that followed the format, he had seen it once. Teacher Chen smiled and nodded, while Zhou Jun was full of disdain and anger, pulled Liang Chen's clothes on his back and pulled him over, leaned into his ear, and whispered, "I despise you." β
Liang Chen felt strange, he seemed to agree with Zhou Jun's contempt, and even despised himself a little in his heart, but he didn't want to admit the seeds of sadness he had buried in his heart, he blamed all this on the offense of the day he watched the movie, and performed his indifference in front of Xue Ji like an actor, but Liang Chen really didn't care, it didn't matter, who would fall in love with whom.
At night, Liang Chen dreamed again!
Next to the Shihe Turntable Station, under the red bus from Shihe to Ruiyun, Xue Ji and Liang Chen stayed for a long time leaning on the mud-stained body, but they were silent.
After a long time, Liang Chen tilted his head and scratched the back of his head, smiled a little awkwardly, and slowly said, "I'm sorry, I don't seem to have anything to say to you." β
Xue Jiao turned her head, smiled sweetly, tilted her head slightly, opened her mouth gently, and looked at his eyes softly, as if looking for the whereabouts of a fleeting small fish in a clear springΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·