The Provincial Education Examination Institute recently announced that this year's general college entrance examination selection subject test and general high school academic proficiency test are scheduled to be held from November 1 to 3. It is estimated that 235,000 candidates will take the examination for the selection of subjects for the general college entrance examination in the province, and the number of candidates for physics subjects will rebound......

"It's so fast......" Yirui lay lazily on the sofa and stretched.

"It's September 22nd, and it's just over a month before the exam." I don't know when it started, but I became more afraid of exams, and I was about to face the first exam that would be related to my life's fate, and I actually started to feel a little panicked after hearing the news.

Today is Sunday, which also happens to be the "big week" of the school, and we are lucky to have a weekend to adjust ourselves. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I came to Yirui's house again.

"It's okay...... she said as she continued to watch the news, "I've supervised you for a summer vacation, and you're still worried about problems with these courses?" ”

When she returned home, she changed into her own clothes and tied a double ponytail that she had never seen her wear before - she always wore a school uniform and her hair was scattered in school, giving people an elegant and generous beauty. Those male classmates who were infatuated with her would never have thought that as soon as she got home, she would completely become such a lazy and somewhat cute look.

"That's right, Iree!"

"What's the matter......" her voice began to languid.

"I made an appointment with Zhendong today to go to the garden, do you remember?"

"Oh, yes!" When she heard about the garden, she jumped up from the couch, "How did I almost forget about it!" ”

"Sure enough......"

In fact, a few of us agreed to go to school together today five days ago, and according to Yirui's ability to remember the things she was most passionate about in the past, she should not forget.

"It's bad, it's broken, I haven't taken a shower yet! After taking a shower, I have to prepare again......" she said with a sudden pause, "So, what about lunch?" Looks like it's too late to prepare......"

"I've got to ask you, I can't cook......"

"You really are, you can't have reminded me sooner!"

"You see I'm still wearing my school uniform today, don't you remember......"

"It's all your fault for not reminding me!"

"I didn't know you were going to take a shower!" I sat on the couch and watched Eri-san scrambling to pack up in front of me, "Besides, how long can you take a shower?" ”

"Of course it's different for you boys to take a bath!"

The agreed time with Zhendong was half past twelve, and it seemed that there was really no way to prepare lunch by himself - I really didn't expect that Yirui would forget what he was most concerned about.

"Then, I can only order takeout!"

Although Yirui doesn't like takeout, she can't help it today - the perfect girl in the eyes of people is a complete daredevil at home.

"Yujie, then, can you help me get a towel in the closet in the room?" As soon as she entered the bathroom and locked the door, she opened it again, poked her head out and said to me, "I'm all dressed." ”

"I can't help you ......"

"You're here!" Zhendong saw us from a distance and shouted loudly.

"Look at you, it's still ten minutes late!" I trotted towards Zhendong, and scolded Yirui, who was still wearing long hair that hadn't been completely dried.

"You kid, are you doing something bad at Sister Yirui's house!" He slapped his hand on my shoulder and asked with a wicked grin.

"What nonsense? She's to blame for all of this......" I gestured to Iris next to me.

"Forget it, let's start planning quickly. There's something going on in the biology competition today, and I may not have much time left......"

Autumn has already begun, and according to our previous plan, the flowers we will plant in the near future will mainly bloom in the spring of next year, that is, in April and May next year. In addition, according to the strong request of Yirui, we will plant flowers on the periphery of the garden this time, that is, so that these flowers can be directly seen by people passing by. So, we chose the large lawn on the side of the road as the planting area for this time.

"Why don't you just plant pansies!"

"You can't have only this kind of flower in such a large area!" Yi Rui said.

"How about some cornflowers, calendulas, or whatever? To be honest, I haven't planted many of these flowers, and as for whether I can achieve the desired effect, I guess it depends on fate......"

"Don't talk about these useless things, okay......"

I didn't know what they were talking about, so I had to respond to their every new idea with a "um" on the sidelines. Of the three, I was a job at best, and I did what they told me to do.

"That's right, Zhendong."

"What's wrong?"

Zhendong finally looked at me, who had been "paddling" since just now.

"By the way, is it really okay to modify the garden without permission like this?"

"This ...... Theoretically, it should be fine. ”

"Is it okay to grow flowers on the lawn like this?"

"You can rest assured about this, I will explain the situation with the gardener, and the gardener will report to the leader. Anyway, the greening of our school is managed by him! ”

I know that Zhendong and the gardener are very familiar with each other on weekdays, and as long as he talks to the gardener a little bit about these things, he can simply pass the leadership level first. Thinking of this, I let go of my anxiety for a while.

But I doubt that we will be able to stop the school from demolishing the garden – after all, the funds for the renovation of the school are all funded by the government, and it makes no difference whether the school is demolished or not, and if the school insists on demolishing it, we students who are insignificant in their eyes will certainly not be able to stop it.

If the school finally wants to take action on this place and transform it into a lifeless new teaching building, not only will all our current efforts be in vain, but it is estimated that Yirui, who has a deep affection for this place, will also be heartbroken.

"Then it was decided, and for the next few weeks you both sacrificed an hour after school every day to come here to work. As for how to plant some flowers, I will study and ask the gardener for ......."

Zhendong has obtained university escort, there is no need to take the college entrance examination again, for him, the busiest thing during this time is nothing more than the biology competition. As for me and Yirui, if we want to come here after school to plant flowers or something, it can really be regarded as sacrificing precious revision time.

Bidding farewell to the students who left Zhendong in a hurry, Yirui proposed to visit the gardening master now.

"Are you sure he's here now?"

"Didn't you see his cabin last time?" She was already walking towards the secret entrance, "There's a mat in the hut, he guesses he lives here!" ”

"Well, I hope I don't have to eat the closed door......"

The world behind the gap in the stone wall is still as silent as before—the whispers of insects can only be heard in the days when the students are still in school, and now even the "click" sound of stepping on the dry leaves can be heard.

"Did you think he would?" I don't know why I couldn't help but lower my voice.

"Who knows, let's go to the cabin first."

There was no singing or talking, no old man walking, only the kitten lying soundly on the mat in the hut, on which he had never known where he had come from, and the hut on the right, which was full of dry wood, was closed today, and there was only the trickle of the little stone table at the back of the house—all these signs were that the gardener should not be at home today.

"Then let's go......" Yirui looked a little lost.

"What a coincidence."

"Ahh I don't know when Irui has reached the gap in the stone wall, I don't know if she was frightened by something, she screamed and almost fell to the ground.

"Ah, it's Rui Rui!" The gardener squeezed in with an axe.

"Master Wu!" She saw clearly the person who had scared her just now, "Why are you carrying an axe, but it scares me!" ”

"Hahaha," said the gardener, with his deep, low grin, "I want to talk about you!" The 'Ahhh ”

"We're looking for you!" I comforted the frightened Yirui and spoke.

"What are you looking for me?"

He carried the big axe and led us back to his cabin.

"I just met Zhang Zhendong's kid on the road, I heard that a few of you are planning to plant flowers on the outside of the lawn recently!" He opened the door to the "storage room" on the right with a small key, threw the large axe inside, and then closed the dilapidated wooden door half-covered.

"Well, that's right, I didn't expect him to tell you so soon." Yi Rui followed him and said, "Can you explain this matter to the leader?" ”

"That's no problem, I also communicated with you on the leader's side last time you planted moon flowers. It's rare to have a child like you in this school who is leisurely and elegant, and who still wants to plant flowers in the third year of high school. But that's fine, this matter is on my head, when the old man is bored and has nothing to do, he can also help a few of you take care of the flowers or something......"

"That's good!" The corners of Yirui's mouth went up, looking very satisfied.

"Eh, you've been here for so long, why don't you go and sit in the back with me and have a cup of tea?"

Master Wu soon brought three cups made of bamboo tubes from the cabin, clean and exquisite—although the place was too secret for him to let others know, he prepared cups for his guests, as if he was always ready to entertain uninvited guests who broke in, and Master Wu was also a contradictory person.

"Last time, the seniors you mentioned, do you know how to contact them?"

"Wow!" He put down his teacup, "Well, I don't know." The old man only knows who they are and what they are here to do, and as for other things about them, I don't know, and I shouldn't know......"

"So, what is their mission?"

"Well, I'm afraid I'll have to ask them." He picked up the teacup again, took a sip, and continued, "I was only giving them some necessary help from time to time, and I don't know what they were doing......

"Hey, it seems that there is no way to figure out the ins and outs of our supernatural abilities from our predecessors!" She sighed at the hot tea and said helplessly.

"However, you give me some time, and maybe I can help you inquire."

"Inquiring?"

"Don't you have an alumni search club, I still remember what they are called, maybe the alumni search club can help you connect with them."

"Alumni Search Club? Then let's just go, and we don't have to bother you. ”

"Forget it, isn't the alumni search club now taken over by the children of the first and second years of high school, you are all in your third year of high school, and it is not convenient to go back and forth. You should prepare for the exam during this time, and leave the matter of contacting a few of them to me. ”

"That's great!" Yirui was so excited that she couldn't wait to pour a teacup of hot tea on the spot.

"Don't expect too much, though! Even if it's an alumni search club, it's still a needle in a haystack to find them in such a large area, not to mention that they may all go their separate ways......"

"That's all for later, if you really can't get in touch! Nature has given us a mission, and in the end, we have to explore it ourselves! ”

Yirui held a small cup in both hands and savored the "treasure of the town" of the gardening master.

"That's right, Master Wu."

"Huh?"

"Do you usually live here all the time?"

"At the moment, it is. My son has grown up and started a family, and my wife has left early, and now the only thing I can rely on is this small forest. My son bought me a house, but I always felt like the house was too big to be with me. It's a nice little place, and it's easy to work in the school. ”

"Well, since that's the case, how about we come here every day in the future to sit here and drink tea with you!" Yirui said without thinking.

I almost squirted out the tea I had just drunk, and it was too impractical to come every day! It's about to take the exam.,I'm going to plant flowers or something in the near future.,After school, where do you have the spare time to rush here every day! Yirui-san, don't persecute me anymore, okay!

"There's no need for that!" The old man smiled happily, "It's only been a month, it's better to go home early and review and prepare for the exam!" If you really want to come and see me, you can come on Saturdays and Sundays like today! ”

It's okay...... I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ah, it's half past four!" I looked at my watch and almost jumped in fright.

"It's only been four hours......"

Yirui is so talkative, I was able to talk to the gardener for so long, from the story of the gardener to my own story, I almost talked about everything I could, and I, sitting next to me, "mmmmmmmmmmmm As a result, the precious time passed minute by minute, and there were still "countless" test papers for us that were not completed.

"You can't help but cheat me!" I blamed her for looking so relaxed.

"Alright, alright! Homework or something, let's finish it together in the evening! With me, you can complete your homework on time. ”

It is also said that since I made friends with Yirui, from doing homework to completing homework seriously, from coping with homework to being afraid of not being able to complete homework, Yirui is indeed infecting me with her excellent side, making me constantly change my learning attitude.

"How do you solve dinner?"

"This doesn't need to be asked, I didn't cook at noon, but I was suffocated, I have to let you eat the dishes I made myself today!" She was bouncing around and didn't know how she managed to be so energetic every day.

Ever since my mother found out that I was with such a wonderful girl, she basically entrusted me to her with peace of mind on Saturdays and Sundays. Now I have to eat with her at dinner and I don't need to report to my family, I guess my parents think so: a "autistic" teenager like Yujie can be lucky enough to make friends with such an excellent girl, so let him follow her all the time.

"Wait, look who that is."

Yirui's words interrupted my assumptions about what my parents thought of me.

There was a tall man in a black suit standing across the road, and to his right stood a boy who was a head shorter than him, also wearing a black suit, and I stopped to take a closer look—

Who is not good, this boy is Zhang Fang, who was expelled from school by "me" before.

"Why is he here?"

I couldn't believe my eyes, I had the impression that I should have to stay in a juvenile detention center to fight like this. But I can't be wrong, I've fought with him so many times, and this face that makes me frightened is definitely him-absolutely can't be wrong!

"Let's go, before he sees us here!" Yi Rui pulled my clothes and whispered in my ear.

"Well," I followed her to the middle of the street, where there was a lot of traffic, "and he's certainly not here for any good thing." ”

Through the dense flow of people, it can be clearly seen that the corners of Zhang Yu's mouth are filled with an evil smile, as if he is saying something to the tall adult male next to him.

"Hurry up, let's go!" Yirui took my hand and slipped into the crowd.

"Shouldn't he be in a juvenile detention center?"

"Although the circumstances of the fight at school were serious, there were no serious injuries, so his situation was not serious enough to go to that kind of place."

I was pulled by Yirui-san through the crowd quickly, and I looked back from time to time. As the signal light at the intersection turned green, a crowd of people from work rushed across the road, quickly drowning Zhang and the man.

"Could it be the Research Institute?"

"Huh!" Yirui stopped, "Graduate School? ”

"Yes, even if they are expelled from school, they will not just give up for the sake of this huge profit. Even if there is no way to directly catch the 'Demon of Grass and Trees' and hand it over to the Research Institute, it may be possible to obtain some benefits by providing clues to the Research Institute. ”

"Well...... "it's not for nothing," she thought as if in thought. ”

"He was expelled because of us, and I guess he won't let us go like this, and we should be more careful in the future." I noticed her melancholy eyes.

Yirui naturally hates Zhang Fang very much, and every time she mentions Zhang Fang after that incident, she can't help but frown - no way, I don't offend people, but people offend me, and I was almost violated by Zhang Fang and his party last time, I can understand Yirui's feelings.

"Well, let's go."

She didn't say anything and dragged me onwards towards the house.

"Don't worry, I'll protect you, and if he comes again, I'll teach him another lesson!"

"Stupid, you just need to protect yourself and not get hurt like last time."