twenty-one

Of course, there are also new things happening on the campus of No. 5 Middle School. It was a class meeting a week after the start of school, and after the kind class teacher had finished talking about what he had to say, he began to select class representatives. In the end, Jiang Yang appeared in the roll call. "Yuan Tang and Jiang Yang, you two are sports commissioners." The head teacher announced with a note in his hand.

Yuan Tang, who was at the same table, immediately looked at Jiang Yang and laughed. Jiang Yang also smiled puzzled.

"Which two, why don't you raise your hand?"

They raised their hands. There was a burst of laughter in the classroom.

"Teacher, why?" The tablemate asked, visibly incredulous.

The head teacher approached them and said kindly, "I read your two self-introductions and said that you like to play badminton and table tennis, so I thought, let you be the sports committee." ”

The laughter in the classroom was louder, some laughing at them, others covering their mouths and whispering mockery. Jiang Yang thought to himself, except for the two of them, didn't the other classmates write a few words about their hobbies? At first, he just felt that it was inappropriate to put a name on the paper, so he simply filled in his hobbies. Unexpectedly, the teacher asked him to serve as a member of the sports committee. He and his table mates silently accepted the responsibility. As for whether they can do it well, they are not sure in their hearts.

Physical education is the last class on Wednesday afternoons. The teacher carefully explained: before the end of school, you are not allowed to run home, and it is good to stay in the playground or sit in the class. He gave this difficult task to the two sports committee members, told them to keep an eye on it, and explained to them that in the past few classes of students, there were always a few guys who liked to skip class over the wall.

After receiving the commission, they rushed from the office building to the classroom together. "Oh! Jiang Yang, if you want to take care of it, I can't control it. On the way to the classroom, Yuan Tang said.

"As if I could handle it."

"Why doesn't the teacher take care of it himself?"

"I don't know."

"He doesn't care, what else do we care?"

"Indeed, I don't want to care. Let them be, I don't want to get into trouble. ”

The table mate nodded.

"Come on! Assemble on the playground. Yuan Tang walked up to the podium and shouted to the class.

When the students arrived at the playground, the teacher was already standing. He ordered everyone to line up in two columns, from short to tall. Everyone pushed me around, and it took a long time to calm down. There was not too much practice, and the teacher told everyone to run around the playground three times before announcing free activities, but he did not forget to remind that it was not after school, and it was okay to play ball on the playground or go back to class to rest. After the teacher said these words, he walked to Jiang Yang's side. "If you want to play, go to my office and get it." He said. "Good teacher." Jiang Yang responded.

"Yuan Tang, do you play table tennis?"

"Oh! I don't fight. ”

"But I remember you said you like to fight?"

"You forgot, it's all your fault, I don't like to play."

"What about badminton? Basketball mile? ”

"I don't like it, I'd better go back to work."

He gave up, found Jiang Zhitao in the crowd of the class, and asked him, "Do you play table tennis?" ”

"Are you going to fight? But everyone is back to work. ”

"Why are you back in class so early? Come on, come with me. ”

"Okay then."

Jiang Zhitao followed him to the office, took a table tennis ball and a racket, and then returned to the playground. Neither of them has good skills, but the simple play is reasonable. After playing for less than 10 minutes, Jiang Zhitao put down his racket and said impatiently: "Don't play, it's so hot." ”

The two of them shuffled up the steps one after the other. After Jiang Zhitao walked to the top of the steps, his whole body immediately trembled, and then hurriedly ran back to Jiang Yang. "Jiang Yang, guess who I saw?"

"Who?" Jiang Yang asked strangely.

"Xu Qiangqiang."

"He? Coming this way? ”

"It doesn't seem to be, but it seems to be, I'll take a look." He ran up again. Jiang Yang walked up cautiously.

"Is it really him, he's in our class?" Jiang Yang asked.

"No, I haven't seen it before."

Xu Qiangqiang didn't come to them, leaning his back against the wall of their class, his arms on the windowsill, looking down at something.

"Do you think we should go over and say hello?" Jiang Yang asked.

"I don't know."

They did not choose to dodge. At a closer look, Xu Qiangqiang was wearing a gray T-shirt, his hair was much longer than that of junior high school, and the hair on his forehead had blocked one eye. He was taking care of his phone. When they had already walked to the door of the class, Xu Qiangqiang looked up and spotted them and smiled at them. They echoed and beckoned; Until they entered the class, they didn't say a word to him.

Everyone chatted in a circle, and the atmosphere was quite lively, with people shouting and shouting from time to time, as well as the sound of stomping feet and slapping the table. Jiang Yang sat back in his seat and talked a few words with his tablemates. Then tilting his head and looking out the window, he couldn't see Xu Qiangqiang's face, he could only see half of his body. "Is he also in this school, what are you doing in our class?" Jiang Yang asked himself in his heart, but he guessed that if Xu Qiangqiang was not bored because he was idle, then he came here either to find Zhang Pingping or to find him. He turned his gaze to Zhang Pingping and saw that she was talking to her classmates in the front seat. Could it be that she hadn't discovered Xu Qiangqiang yet, otherwise how could she not feel panicked?

There is still some time before the end of school, but many students have already left the class.

"Jiangyang, can you get out of school?" A classmate walked up to him and asked.

"In a minute, get back to your seat."

"But you see, everyone else is gone."

"Please, the bell hasn't rang yet, okay?"

"Uh-oh." The student didn't return to his seat, but dangled down the hallway, a little like skipping class.

Xu Qiangqiang's figure leaning against the wall finally moved, he put the mobile phone with a silver-white shell into his trouser pocket, looked up at the person who came out of the classroom, and then looked back into the window. He searched. When his moving face met Jiang Yang's eyes, he showed the incomprehensible smile just now.

Jiang Yang wanted to wait for the bell to ring, and then walked to the podium to announce the end of school, but now it seems that this is a redundant move. There are only a few well-behaved, honest, and obedient good students left in the classroom. Even his tablemate, who was a member of the sports committee, left the classroom.

When the bell rang, Xu Qiang stood up and looked into the classroom, and he stopped at the front door of the classroom in the direction of a person's walk. The person he was waiting for was Zhang Pingping. But when Zhang Pingping passed by him, she didn't show surprise, and even remained silent. "Hey!" Xu Qiangqiang stopped her.

Now, Zhang Pingping raised her head to look at this man in confusion. "You? Xu Qiangqiang! She reacted, it turned out that after a summer vacation, she didn't know him anymore. What did you come to me for? She was visibly scared.

"Come over here." Xu Qiangqiang grabbed her hand and dragged her to the side of the classroom. "Is there any money?"

"Why?"

"Oh! Don't pretend to be confused, you owe me so much money, don't you pay me back? ”

"No, I don't have any money. What you said was not borrowed from you at all, it was of your own free will. ”

"Nonsense! Now that you've run away with someone else, you have to pay me back. Not more, 100 pieces. ”

Hearing this number, Zhang Pingping shouted in shock: "What! 100? ”

"100 is already a small amount, have you ever thought about it? I've been raising you for three years. ”

"How can you say that? That's what you volunteered, you volunteered. ”

"No, it's different now, and you know that. 100 yuan, you must give it to me, otherwise..."

"Why don't you do it?" Zhang Pingping curled up and stepped back and asked.

"You understand the consequences, take them."

"Nope."

Xu Qiangqiang stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Pingping's arm, pulled it in front of him, leaned into her ear, and said seriously: "I don't care so much, anyway, you have to pay back the 100, and you have to pay it back if you don't pay it back." ”

"You scoundrel, let me go." Zhang Pingping tried hard to break free of her arm. However, Xu Qiangqiang didn't let go, and grabbed it tighter, "Did you hear what I told you?" He asked.

"If you let go, how can I have so much money."

"If you don't have it, you can figure it out, do you hear it?"

"Nope."

Zhang Pingping's screams became louder and louder, and the students who came out of the classroom all looked at them in confusion, some looked away after a while, and some stood in place and watched. As for Jiang Yang, he was standing in the place where Chen Yue was waiting for Chen Yue after school every day. He could hear Zhang Pingping's shouting, and he could also see Xu Qiangqiang's rude movements; He always felt unhappy about Xu Qiangqiang's always liking to bully Zhang Pingping. But this time he stayed calm and didn't go to fight for Zhang Pingping.

"Jiangyang?" At this time, Chen Yue walked over.

"Look at that."

"Who is that with Zhang Pingping?"

"Junior high school classmates."

"Which one?"

"Xu Qiangqiang."

"Ahh It's him. Chen Yue was startled, he hated that person to the core, but he couldn't do anything about it.

"You stinky bitch, come with me." He quickly dragged Zhang Pingping to the open space on the side of the teaching building, avoiding the eyes of the crowd.

"Shall we go over and have a look?" Chen Yue asked at this time.

Jiang Yang struggled in his heart, "Yes, should I go over to save her?" He thought for a moment, then finally shook his hand and said, "Let's go." ”

"Isn't there going to be an accident?" The two went down the stairs and on the way to the carport, Chen Yue said worriedly.

"Even if there is something, we can't solve it in the past."

"When did Xu Qiangqiang come to our school?"

"I don't know, maybe he's a student at this school."

"No, it won't." Chen Yue said uneasily, "Didn't he get expelled from junior high school?" ”

They walked into the carport together, Jiang Yang Panasonic put down the bicycle frame, held the handlebar, and then looked at Chen Yue and said, "Everyone in this school wants everyone, if he wants to come, there will be a way, come up." ”

Chen Yue sighed softly and sat in the back seat. Xu Qiangqiang's stay in this school was very unfavorable to him, although Xu Qiangqiang had already taken due revenge on him at that time, but he couldn't guess: whether Xu Qiangqiang was satisfied. Until now, he didn't know that he was studying here, and if he did, would he be as hateful as he had been before? Will a series of cruel measures be taken against him? He really didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Xu Qiangqiang's strong pull made Zhang Pingping anxious, and she yelled loudly: Let go! Those who heard the sound were even more curious. They cautiously walked to the wall and stole a look. Xu Qiangqiang noticed this, but he didn't stop there.

"Stop yelling, obediently return the money."

"Really, I don't have that much money."

"Then you pay it back slowly until you have enough."

Zhang Pingping struggled more violently, and was not in the mood to listen to Xu Qiangqiang's words. Immediately afterwards, Xu Qiangqiang was slapped on her face, and it hurt and hurt. She stumbled, clutched her nostrils, and began to cry sadly.

"Alright, hurry up and hand it over." Xu Qiangqiang let go of his hand and said seriously.

Slowly, she untied the strap of her satchel and pulled out three coins from her bag. "There are only three pieces today." She whimpered.

Xu Qiangqiang took her coin, "Very good, I'll let you go for the time being, but you have to remember, there is still 97." ”

"You can't miss it." Zhang Pingping cried.

"Less? Miss, 100 is enough. ”

"Is 50 good?"

"No, I said 100 is 100."

Seeing him so ruthless, Zhang Pingping whimpered sadly.

"You see, I'm already merciful. As long as you pay off a hundred yuan, you will have nothing to do with anyone in the future, is it not easy for me to talk like this? Xu Qiangqiang said what he remembered and continued, "Oh! Your little lover is still in the same class as you. I'm so lucky for you. ”

Zhang Pingping did not answer.

"Well, don't cry, I'm not going to beat you and scold you. There are 97 pieces left, looking forward to your next performance. Xu Qiangqiang said, patted Zhang Pingping's shoulder, and then left her side with a smile. After he walked away, he yelled at the talkers, "What are you watching? Get out of here! ”

The men dodged away. Leaving Zhang Pingping alone, she still didn't stop crying. As time slowly passed, she realized it was time to go home. On the way, she was terrified in her heart, still thinking about Xu Qiangqiang's words. One hundred dollars, how could she have such a large amount. There are no three years at all, and I obviously proposed to break up in the first semester of the third year of junior high school. Through today's conversation, there is no doubt that he is holding a grudge against her for insisting on breaking up with her in the past. She changed her mind and began to think about how to pay off the next 97 yuan. She knew it was impossible to pay it off. Do you want to discuss it with your family, or do you want to report it to your teacher? Zhang Pingping shook her head, "No." She reminded herself, immediately dismissing the risky approach.

The next morning, Jiang Yang was late. The teacher was not in the class, but he shouted a report before walking to his seat. When he passed Zhang Pingping down the aisle, Zhang Pingping suddenly thought of whether to ask him for help, maybe he would help her, yes, we are friends!

However, after class, she began to hesitate: if I told him about my current situation, it would be nothing if he didn't want to help, in case he was angry and fought with Xu Qiangqiang, and there was any accident, then who would bear the responsibility. She clearly understands who Xu Qiangqiang is mixing with now, and they are in the second class of computer science. Troubles plagued her again, unable to settle down. After thinking about it for a few classes, she finally didn't tell Jiang Yang about herself. After the last class in the afternoon, Xu Qiangqiang did not wait for her outside the class, she felt lucky at first, and then when she walked out of the classroom, she found that Xu Qiangqiang was standing in the distance waving to her. He was very confident that Zhang Pingping would not run away as a fool. She is indeed not a fool, and walked over according to Xu Qiangqiang's meaning.

"Very good, very conscious." Xu Qiangqiang said with a sly smile.

"Give." Zhang Pingping stretched out a hand.

"What? Just 1 piece. Xu Qiangqiang's face changed suddenly.

"You said you could pay it back slowly."

"It's not like that. Are you playing tricks like this, 97 yuan, you want to divide it for 97 days? ”

"But that's all I can ask my mother for."

"Oh! Can't you just ask for more? Let's just say that the school has to pay for the materials. ”

"No, that's lying."

"Come on, don't be pretty. It's not like you haven't lied, just tell me about you and me, how many times have you lied? ”

"What did I do to you?" Zhang Pingping asked unconvinced.

"Humph!" Xu Qiangqiang smiled and didn't explain, "You know it in your own heart, let's not mention the past." In the future, bring me at least five dollars a day, you know? ”

"Every day? I don't want that much. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, I say five dollars."

"You lied and said that you would pay it back slowly, but now you say that you want so much."

"What? Do you really want to pay me back in 97 days? ”

"I didn't mean that, but five dollars a day is too much."

"Don't talk nonsense, okay, if you tell you to bring it, you will bring it to me." Xu Qiangqiang looked a little impatient.

It's so ruthless. Zhang Pingping was silent for a while, trying to overcome the fact that she didn't let the tears flow, she said aggrievedly: "Two or three." ”

"This is not a vegetable market bargain, five yuan is a lot of face for you, I haven't said I want ten yuan yet."

This was the end of the conversation between the two. Zhang Pingping didn't continue, she was really worried that if she said a few more words, Xu Qiangqiang would really get an inch, and she would really have to bring ten yuan before she would give up. However, judging from the current situation, there is not much difference between five and ten, both are very large amounts.

She couldn't do anything, and when she had eaten and rested in the evening, she had to explain to her mother that the school teacher had to pay the fee. Without hesitation, the mother asked her how much money she needed. Zhang Pingping turned her head and replied, "Fifty." There are three exercise books plus a few newspapers. That night, her mother gave her the money.

She did not give the 50 yuan to Xu Qiangqiang at one time, but went to the supermarket to change it for change, and took 5 yuan from it every day after school and handed it to Xu Qiangqiang. When I get home in the evening, the first thing I do is walk to the writing desk and open my notebook to write down the amount of money I have to pay back. She didn't want to give him an extra point.

But one day at noon, she fell asleep on the bed because she was a little tired. Thanks to her brother waking her up before school, she was not late. She got out of bed from her slumber and washed her face. Then, in a hurry, he put on his schoolbag and set off for school. When she got to the second class, she suddenly remembered something important: the five yuan she was going to give to Xu Qiangqiang after school forgot to bring it at home. During class, she didn't have any intention to listen to the lecture, staring blankly at the table, full of anxiety.

What comes always comes. After school, she panicked and borrowed money from her classmates in the hope that she could get help, but all she received was no.

"Jiang Yang, can you borrow some money?" She found Jiang Yang and begged.

"How much do you want?"

Hearing such a reply, she immediately felt that a savior had come. "Five, are there any?" She asked.

"No, I only have one dollar on me." Jiang Yang said as he took out a one-yuan coin from his pocket and put it in the palm of his hand to show her.

"One yuan is fine, borrow me first."

"Okay."

She borrowed it from other classmates, but she was not too disappointed, and the class leader also borrowed her a yuan, and she was also the last borrower, and after almost ten minutes after school, everyone left the classroom, not even a single student on duty remained. At this time, Xu Qiangqiang appeared outside the class, obviously he was impatient to wait. "What the hell are you doing?" He poked his head out of the front door and shouted at Zhang Pingping.

The class leader was still in the classroom, heard a male shout, and looked at the person curiously.

"Someone called you." The squad leader said to Zhang Pingping, and then sorted out the schoolbag, "I'll go first, you remember to lock the door before leaving." The class leader dropped the lock and left the classroom. Xu Qiangqiang walked in and stretched out a hand.

"What else?"

"No, I forgot to bring it today."

"Isn't it, fooling me again?"

"I really forgot that I didn't bring it at home, and I can't make it up to you tomorrow."

"No! Right now. Xu Qiangqiang was very scathing and ordered.

"I'll take you seven pieces tomorrow, isn't that okay?"

Xu Qiangqiang smiled, "If you don't give me five yuan today, I won't let you go." He said deliberately in a difficult way.

"Why?"

"Hurry up, I'll wait for you." Xu Qiangqiang jumped and sat on the desk in front of Zhang Pingping.

"Not really." Zhang Pingping shouted aggrievedly.

"Then I don't care."

There was silence for a while. Zhang Pingping only felt that the guy in front of her was really a scoundrel, and she felt terrible when she thought that she was once his partner.

"I'll go to the bathroom." In a depression, Zhang Pingping raised her face to look at Xu Qiangqiang and said.

"Want to slip away?"

"Don't you always distrust people, okay?" Zhang Pingping yelled angrily.

"Okay, fine, but you have to leave your bag and the lock."

It's really not an opportunity to escape. She obediently took off her schoolbag and put it on the table, and handed over the door lock to Xu Qiangqiang. "Don't touch my bag!" She ran out the back door.

After using the toilet, she returned to the classroom in the long hallway with concern. At this time, inadvertently, in front of the door of another classroom, two boys were standing outside with a broom in one hand, next to the trash can. She recognized it, it was Jiang Yang and Chen Yue. They saw her clearly, too.

"Huh? You're not gone yet, are you? Zhang Pingping stopped and asked.

"It's Zhang Pingping. I helped Chen Yue sweep the floor, why are you still here? Jiang Yang also asked after explaining.

Jiang Yang asked. She wanted to hide it from him, but in a burst of anxiety, she still said it without paying attention: "Xu Qiangqiang is in the class." ”

Jiang Yang was surprised and hurriedly asked, "Right now, is he here?" ”

"Yes."

"What is he looking for you for?" Jiang Yang then asked.

"I didn't pay him back."

"How much?"

"You know, I just borrowed one from you, but I gave him five." She couldn't resist not telling the full number, fearing that they wouldn't believe it.

"Why, he won't let you go?"

"Yes."

Jiang Yang looked at Chen Yue.

"I'm sorry, I didn't have any money with me." Chen Yue said frankly, but he immediately thought of something, "Zhang Pingping, you wait for me, I'll borrow it from my classmates." He said, running into his class.

Now, all Zhang Pingping's hopes are placed on Chen Yue alone. ”

Chen Yue stood on the edge of a girl's seat in the second row, "Deng Lixiang, do you have four yuan?" He thought to himself that if she had it, she would lend it to him. She usually asks him questions, and he patiently answers them to her one by one.

Luckily, Deng Lixiang is a sentimental and helpful girl. "Oh, I have, you wait." As she spoke, she unzipped the bag on her school bag, found three coins and a bill from it and handed it to him. "Are you going to buy something?" The girl asked in passing as she handed over the money.

"No, it's my friend who needs its help." Chen Yue turned her face towards the door and replied. The girl looked at Zhang Pingping standing at the door and smiled at her, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart. She stood up and slung her bag. "Who, thank you for sweeping the floor for me. Chen Yue, the lock will be handed over to you, remember to lock the door. With that, she walked away. When she silently passed by Zhang Pingping, Zhang Pingping kept smiling at her.

After the girl left, Zhang Pingping boldly entered the unfamiliar classroom. "Oh! I forgot to say, three pieces are enough, I asked the squad leader for one. Zhang Pingping returned the banknote to Chen Yue.

The three of them walked out of the classroom, and Chen Yue locked the door.

"Then we'll go first." Jiang Yang beckoned and said.

"Well, thank you."

Zhang Pingping returned to her classroom and saw Xu Qiangqiang sitting on the original desk, bowing his head and studying his mobile phone seriously.

"You bought a phone?" Zhang Pingping asked him in order to relieve the embarrassing scene.

"Oh! You're finally back, didn't fall into the toilet? Xu Qiangqiang quickly put away his phone and raised his head to look at her.

"What does it matter to you when I go to the bathroom."

"Don't talk nonsense, take it."

"Whoa."

"Huh?" After Xu Qiangqiang took the three coins in her hand, he snorted in confusion, then turned around and was about to walk away, but before he reached the door of the classroom, he turned around curiously and asked, "You won't pick up these three yuan in the toilet, right?" ”

"If you don't want it, pay me back." Zhang Pingping ran over and stretched out her hand and shouted. Xu Qiangqiang glared at her, turned around and walked away in disregard.

In fact, Xu Qiangqiang's ability to go was completely unexpected by Zhang Pingping. She asked him in advance to bring seven yuan tomorrow to compensate, but he did not agree, which proves that he was deliberately pestering her. But now it seems that this is not the case, and he is just going to ask for the coins that he has agreed on every day, and then he will leave when he has achieved his goal. Moreover, Xu Qiangqiang's attitude towards her has also changed greatly. In the third year of junior high school not long ago, he still stubbornly asked for her to reconcile with him and hug him again, which was so patient and persistent. Compared with today, he no longer cares about asking, and only stretches out his hand when he meets. Could it be that in his mind, she is only worth a hundred steel plates now? But this is also in line with Zhang Pingping's intentions, she has long lost her passion for him. However, there is another question, what did he do with the remaining half of what he asked for from his mother? In the same way? Zhang Pingping couldn't bear to deceive her mother again.