After a weekend, the indoor gymnasium was in ruins.

The previous outdoor stadium has been renovated, and as originally planned, the school will begin renovating the indoor stadium starting this week.

In order to ensure the personal safety of students, the school has temporarily closed the entrance and exit of the art museum from this week, which means that this year's senior year will have a whole semester without being able to experience the only interesting art and music classes in this school.

As I watched the buildings in the school that had been pushed to and rebuilt, I couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency that the garden was not far from being renovated.

"Is there any new progress in communication with the school?"

"No," Yi Rui shook her head, "Besides, we were all busy studying for exams during the previous time, and we didn't even have time to go to the garden to hang out, so how could we have time to communicate with the school......

"yes......"

"Yujie, winter is coming, should we last fertilize those pansies, cornflowers, roses, hyacinths, etc., so that they can survive the winter safely?"

"I don't know much about this," I said, "anyway, you and Zhendong arranged it, and a person like me who has no culture can just do it." ”

Actually, I don't think there's any need for Yirui to worry about these things by herself - because, when we were preparing for the exam, Yirui and I basically didn't have much energy to worry about things in the garden. Except for sometimes the gardening master will come to help Zhendong classmates, all of this is almost taken care of by Zhendong classmates alone, although Zhendong classmates are also very busy in the competition, but after the exam, Yirui took me to the garden to see these flower seedlings again, everything is still developing very well, which shows how reliable Zhendong classmates are.

However, after all, the garden is also the place that Yirui cares about the most, and she can't put her mind at ease, so it is understandable that she wants to take a look at it for herself and take care of it.

Winter has arrived, and there are many fewer people who run out into the hallways after class on weekdays. When it gets cold, students are basically like this, except for going out to the toilet, going to the teacher's office, having lunch, and having dinner, they are basically not willing to leave the hot air-conditioned classroom at other times.

Like many other female students, Yirui also wrapped her scarf and wore a thick winter coat. It's just that I've told her many times before that winter is coming, and when it's cold, don't always wear skirts, but Yirui is really unexpectedly stubborn in this regard, and she still insists on wearing long skirts on this day. To be honest, I'm a boy, wearing trousers, if there is a gust of wind when I sit in the garden, I feel cold on my thighs, and I can't help but shiver, I really don't know how a thin girl like Yirui can insist on wearing such a thin skirt on such a cold day.

"Yujie, how about accompanying me to the garden first?"

"Hmm......" Looking at her face purple, blown purple by the biting cold wind, I really couldn't bear to leave her alone to go back to the classroom, so I reluctantly agreed.

"That's great."

Yirui-san put her hands in her sleeves and walked slowly towards the garden, her arms in her sleeves stretched out straight, and she walked like a robot, looking dazed.

"Look at these trees, a lot of them are already bare."

She raised her sleeve and pointed to the trees, but I couldn't name them.

"I wish it didn't snow this year......

"Why not snow," I asked, confused, "how nice it is, and you can have a snowball fight!" ”

Snow is rare for children in the south because snow is so rare that I can count the snowy days I have experienced since I was a child. I remember when I was in elementary and junior high school, every time it snowed during class, the whole school building would cheer in unison, and everyone was looking forward to the snow day.

"I'm just afraid that the temperature will be too low after the snow, and these flowers won't survive the winter."

"Really?" I asked, "I remember that the pansies in the green belt on the side of the road didn't take care of them when they spent the winter, didn't they still grow well?" ”

"That being said, I also think that the temperature in our winter here in Zhejiang is not low to that level, and the flowers will freeze to death directly."

"Then why are you so worried?" I said, "Besides, isn't it possible that if you freeze to death in the winter, it won't grow again the next year?" ”

I remember my mother told me before that flowers that freeze to death in winter will grow again in spring.

"If there are well-developed tuber stems or tuber roots in the ground, it may grow again, and if it is an annual or perennial herb, it may not be saved!" Yi Rui said.

I don't know what Yirui is talking about tuber stems or tuberous roots, annual or perennial herbs, but it sounds like Yirui still knows a lot about this aspect, and it shouldn't be wrong.

"Hey, isn't this Yujie and Yirui!"

On such a cold day, I didn't expect Zhendong to be in the garden, he saw us and greeted us from afar.

"Zhendong!"

"It's been a long time since I saw you two...... "He was walking towards us with a bag full of hemp, "what are you doing in the garden today?" ”

"Yirui said that she wanted to see the flowers in the garden." I replied, "Especially that pansy or something......

"Pansies are hard to freeze to death, because they are European plants. But it would die of sunburn in the summer, so we planted him in a shady corner last time. Zhen Dong immediately explained.

"Hey, you only know pansies!"

Yirui covered her mouth with a scarf and said vaguely.

There's nothing I can do about that, because among so many flowers, except for the roses that I also grow at home, I only recognize pansies......

"Yirui, you can rest assured! I have arranged these flowers reasonably, and with the professional care of Master Wu and me, it is impossible for me to freeze to death at all! Trust me, you will definitely survive the winter! ”

Zhendong tilted his head and looked very confident.

"Now you can rest assured......" I said.

"Do you need my help?"

"No, I'll just take this guy here for a walk." Yirui said and pulled me to her side, "What's the matter with your dirt sack?" ”

"Oh, they're all materials for creature competitions!"

"Oh oh, then you go back quickly, I'll let this stinky guy come to you for something!" Yi Rui said.

I felt that Yirui was a little angry with me, and whispered beside her: "Okay, I'll listen to you after that, listen to your ......."

"Don't quarrel between the two of you, between boyfriend and girlfriend, be a little more tolerant and understanding......"

With that, Zhendong carried the sack and walked towards the exit of the garden.

"Hey ......"

"Hey, Zhendong," Yirui pouted, a little angry, "when did you start talking like him?" Really! ”

"Okay, okay, it's not too early, I'll go back first!" He waved his free hand to say goodbye to us.

I really hope that the relationship between the two of us can develop to the level of boyfriend and girlfriend! Who in this group of boys in our class wouldn't want to associate with such a good-looking and high-achieving girl?

The leaves of the willow trees by the river had fallen away, and the willow threads that hung down were as lifeless as the rough fishing lines; The plum trees on the side of the road were also blown bare, leaving only crooked, twisting and winding branches, which looked like a few old people with old dragons. However, not everything in the garden was blown by the cold wind, and the rows of camphor trees by the pavilion, a few thin and tall loquat trees in the middle of the lawn, and the slightly darker green leaves still hanging on the branches, did not seem to be too affected by the biting cold wind.

"Hee-hee," Yirui-san's rows of flower seedlings planted earlier, laughing happily, "They all look pretty good now!" When you look at these flower seedlings, do you feel like they are scurrying up compared to autumn? ”

"So, there's no need to worry too much!"

"However, when the time comes, let's take a look and fertilize the flowers that should be fertilized, and this should always be done."

"Hmmm......"

Yirui smiled faintly.

"Yujie."

"Huh?"

I was squatting to carefully observe the seedlings when Yirui-san suddenly poked me in the shoulder.

"When you look around, it's all dead leaves......"

"yes."

Probably because this place is deep in the garden, the sanitation aunt did not come to clean this place, and the fallen leaves have been piled up in this place for a long time, and some have become "flower mud" after being blown by wind and rain.

"So ......"

"You're not going to let me sweep all the leaves away, are you?"

As I spoke, I immediately shook my hands in refusal.

"It's not very beautiful to pile up here."

"'Falling red is not a ruthless thing, turning into spring mud is more protective of flowers.'" You've heard this phrase before......" I said, "'Fallen leaves return to the roots' is the law of nature, didn't it always say before that these fallen leaves are the best nourishment for the tree in the coming year!" ”

Finally, I still know a little bit about nature, and I feel that I have a point in saying this. To tell the truth, "fallen leaves return to the roots", is the grandparents and grandparents of the older generation often said, I remember when I used to go to my hometown, I saw my grandmother in her yard planted those fruit trees, the tree is full of previous fallen leaves, grandma said this: "Fallen leaves return to the roots, let it cycle its own nutrients, like us, only need to occasionally add a little nutrition to it." ”

"So, shouldn't we concentrate these leaves on the edge of the roots and wait for them to rot naturally?" Yirui continued, "These fallen leaves are all over the ground, and when the time comes, all the flowers we planted will be buried. ”

Forget it, I understand or you understand, I don't think I can refute Yirui, I thought to myself. I just thought I had said something very reasonable, but I actually provided a more adequate reason to help Yirui's classmates clean up the fallen leaves, and sure enough, I, a layman, should not interject casually in the future......

"Okay, let's clean it up......" I sighed.

"Besides," Yirui pointed at me, "don't you have supernatural abilities, and you don't need to pick up pieces by yourself, why are you so reluctant!" ”

"It's still Wednesday, everyone is in school, and I don't dare expose myself."

"It's okay," Yi Rui said impatiently, "We're in the depths of the garden now, how can there be other students who have nothing to do here?" You're a big man, how do you do things so ......?"

I can't do it, I do it......

I interrupted her: "Forget it, I see." ”

As I spoke, I stretched my hands out of my sleeves, clenched my left fist with great skill, and spread out my right hand, which was purple from the cold. These leaves, which had lost their lives, suddenly soared into the air under my guidance, and danced wildly in mid-air.

"Be careful, don't suck the flowers and plants on the side!"

These leaves spun in a disorderly manner, and all of a sudden a powerful air flow was generated, making a "whirring-" sound, so Yirui-san-san also specially increased her voice.

However, because the fallen leaves have detached themselves from the petioles, I can easily remove them from the ground by simply controlling my force to a very small level. As I've said before, the key to controlling my strength is how tight my left fist is, and if it's just to move the leaves, I can almost just make a hollow fist with my left hand. But if I want to pull out rattan, pine needles and other objects from the original place like I did on the previous night with Zhang Fang and his party, I need to gently clench it into a solid fist and increase the force a little.

"Don't you have a 'golden leaf'! Why not try it out today? ”

Yirui asked on the side.

"That skill, to be honest, is too much movement." I replied as I took control, "Besides, it's a bit hard to control the force of attracting the leaves with the protective cover, and if you don't do it, you'll suck up the flowers we planted, and I don't want you to scold me anymore." ”

The yellowed leaves, guided by my right hand, moved precisely toward their destination, and were scattered by me in piles to move under the surrounding trees.

"That's it!" I let go of my left hand, breathed a sigh of relief, and said.

"Well, thank you."

Yi Rui clapped her hands happily through her thick sleeves.

"Done!"

Suddenly a familiar boy's voice came from behind the two of us.

I jerked my head and saw a boy in a winter uniform, wearing a big hat, holding a camera in both hands, half-crouched and looking like he was recording.

"Huh? Are you ......?" asked Yirui in a whisper.

The boy slowly peeked his face out from behind the camera.

"Ah, this ......" I tactically took two steps back.

Yirui was stunned for a moment and called out: "Are you ...... Zhang Yu?!"

"How?" He took off his hat, stood up, and slowly approached me, "Kicked me out of this school, this class, and you forgot about me like that?" ”

"What are you doing here?" I opened my arms and subconsciously prepared to protect Irui-san.

He raised the camera in his hand and said, "I said, I'll take the material." ”

"Material?" Yirui stood behind me and asked.

"You kid, don't you know the 'Demon of Grass and Trees'?" He continued to move forward towards me.

"I don't know or I know, does it have anything to do with you?" I said calmly.

Walking about fifty centimeters in front of me, he stopped, turned on his camera, and played the video to me.

"That'...... What is it? He turned off his camera and continued.

"It's me, what's wrong?"

He leaned his hideous face closer, tilted his neck, and asked, "Demon of Grass and Trees, I will ask you one last time, what is this." ”

Yirui walked out from behind, pushed Zhang Yan away, and scolded, "What the hell do you want to do!" Why are you still pestering him when you are fired! ”

"Hmph," Zhang Yu was almost knocked to the ground by Yirui's sudden impact, and almost didn't stand firm, "Expelled?" Hmph, it's not because of the two of you, especially because of you, the little lover of the Grass and Trees Demon! ”

He bared his teeth and said angrily at Yirui.

"You!"

Yirui-san rushed up, but I pulled her back again.

"Don't be impulsive......" I whispered in her ear.

"I won't talk to you much about the previous matter, give you a choice, or just follow me obediently, as long as I personally capture the 'Demon of Grass and Trees', without the help of the 'Research Institute', I can get a large bounty, and when the time comes, there will also be your benefits."

"Don't listen to him, Yujie." Yi Rui whispered to me.

You're stupid to me, Zhang Fang! You sent the two of us to the "research institute", even if we were given any benefits, we would still have to be locked up all day doing strange experiments, and it was a question of whether we would come out alive or not, would these benefits still be useful to us?

"How?" He took another step forward, "There is only one chance, if the 'Research Institute' comes out in person, then if any cruel means are used, there is nothing I can do...... So, if you think about it, is it a win-win choice to follow me? ”

"Follow you, don't you have to fall into the hands of the research institute in the end?" Yirui said, "At such a young age, how can there be so many bad intentions! ”

With that, he took another step forward towards me. Seeing this, I immediately asked Yirui to stay behind me.

"Don't worry, I've had enough of the last time," he said, "and I'm not going to beat you again, and besides, there are leaves and rattans everywhere, and if you really want to fight, I can beat you!" ”

"Who knows what bad things you want to do again." With that, I took a step back.

He shook his head and said with a smile: "It's okay, don't believe me, it's excusable, this is my phone, when you figure it out, feel free to contact me!" That's it, farewell. ”

As he spoke, he handed me a small note with his phone number crookedly written. I took the note, and he waved his hand, turned and walked away.

"This person is really difficult......"

Yi Rui frowned and said with a look of annoyance.

"I don't know how he got in."

"Wearing a school uniform, the security guard will naturally let you go." Yi Rui replied.

"Anyway, you're fine." I looked at her and said.

Yirui listened to my words, was stunned for a moment, and then eased her affection a little, and whispered: "You can still care about me......"

I looked at the small note in my hand, then crumpled it up and stuffed it into my pants pocket.

"Don't even contact him!" Yi Rui admonished on the side.

"Then you can rest assured," I said with a smile, "I am the 'Demon of Grass and Trees', how can I go back and 'fall into the net'?" ”

"It's almost time to go back, the afternoon class is about to start!"

"Hmm!" Yirui still looked a little sullen.

"It's okay, don't you think we're both okay?" I comforted, "If he dares to touch a single of your cold hairs next time, I will immediately give him some good fruit to eat." ”

"Told you don't want to fight anymore!" She patted my arm and said.

"Well, 'people don't offend me, I don't offend people', as long as he doesn't bully you anymore, I won't take the initiative to provoke him." I replied.

"Okay......"

A smile finally appeared on Yirui's face.

"Can you hold my hand, I feel so cold!"

"Huh?"

Before I could react, Yirui leaned over.

"Don't ...... that," I said, a little embarrassed.

"Just a moment, just a moment......"

I really couldn't do anything about her, and I just wanted to say to her again, "These things should be left for your boyfriend", but I found that it didn't make sense to talk to her so much, so I simply stuffed this sentence back into my stomach.

Forget it, there's no one around anyway, so let her pester me a little longer......

"Let's make it clear first, when you get to the teaching building, you have to let me go immediately!"

"Got it, got it......"