Chapter 15: A Few Beans in Spring

Yuan Dabao didn't know what mechanism Zhang Yang had triggered, and for the first time in his life, he did many things he had never done before.

For example, reciting "The Memorial to the Emperor on Leaving the Capital", or solving math problems today.

Yuan Dabao watched silently from the side and suddenly asked himself a question.

Shouldn't he study hard too?

But this thought was fleeting, and Yuan Dabao immediately discarded it. He thought that he did not have the brain to learn.

So I watched Zhang Yang next to me struggling with a math problem, while Wei Ran in front of me was explaining a math problem to two new classmates.

Yuan Dabao was a little dazed for a moment, but slowly came to his senses and walked towards Wei Ran.

"What do you think about this question?" Wei Ran looked up at Xin Tianyi and Bai Xue.

Xin Tianyi shook her head, saying she had no idea at all. She had only managed the first two steps by listing the known conditions in the problem and eking out a solution.

Now after looking at the answer on the blackboard, I still have no idea how I came up with the third step.

Bai Xue tried to express her thoughts, and Wei Ran sat there quietly, listening attentively.

The classrooms were still very cold in winter, and everyone tucked their hands into their sleeves. As the year drew to a close, many students added cotton jackets to their school uniforms. These jackets, often made by family members, were warm at first, but over time, the cotton inside became stiff and heavy.

There was a coal stove burning in the corner in front of the classroom for heating, but it seemed useless. After all, the classroom was so big and the door could be opened at any time.

Wei Ran's fingers, which were holding the pen, were red from the cold. He was already pale, and his hands looked even more red and swollen when they were cold.

The glasses on his nose instantly fogged up as he was surrounded by several people.

Xin Tianyi looked at Wei Ran. His eyelashes were long and slightly drooping. He was so serious as he was holding a pen and explaining the problem step by step on the calculation paper.

He is very careful. After each sentence, he would ask the students who were listening to the lecture, "Did you understand?"

First, Xin Tianyi and Bai Xue came with their questions. Then, everyone saw Wei Ran solving them and gathered around to listen. Soon, the three of them had gathered around him. The temperature inside gradually heated up.

"Do you understand at this point?" Wei Ran pointed his pen at the equation he had just written, raised his head and asked Xin Tianyi.

Xin Tianyi and Wei Ran were facing each other. Xin Tianyi saw him suddenly look up and his glasses fogged up again.

Xin Tianyi laughed and pointed at Wei Ran's glasses: "Can you still see?"

Wei Ran also laughed. He took off his glasses, put them on the table, and continued explaining the question.

Yuan Dabao listened for a while, and finally saw the conversation between Wei Ran and Xin Tianyi. It seemed as if the two had known each other for thousands of years, longer than the relationship between him and Zhang Yang. Then he resolutely waved his hand and left.

When going home from school, Wei Ran put on his schoolbag and called Yuan Dabao's name, but Yuan Dabao acted as if he didn't hear it.

Zhang Yang stopped and waited for Wei Ran to catch up.

"What's wrong with Dabao?" Yuan Dabao caught up with Zhang Yang and asked.

Zhang Yang said, "Ignore him."

"Are you blaming me for explaining the questions to Xin Tianyi?" Wei Ran pushed his glasses and said bluntly.

"He was just standing up for me," Zhang Yang said. "That's just his temper. He'll be fine after a while."

"They come to ask me questions, and I have to tell them." Wei Ran explained to Zhang Yang, "You know, I'm the class monitor. No matter who asks me a question, I never refuse."

Zhang Yang smiled and put his arm on Wei Ran's shoulder. He tightened his arm and brought Wei Ran in front of him. "I know! Don't I know you?"

Wei Ran lowered his head and smiled, "How is it? Did you solve the last problem? I saw you were still solving it during the break in the second period."

Zhang Yang raised his eyebrows and said proudly, "I figured it out. Who am I to be stumped by a math problem?"

Zhang Yang always speaks and acts in the same way as his name, as if he is afraid that the whole world doesn't know it. His tone and actions are exaggerated. When he waves his arms, he acts as if he is the top student in the grade.

Yuan Dabao was far away at the moment, otherwise he would have come up and scolded him again. But Wei Ran looked at Zhang Yang sincerely and said, "I knew you could solve it."

Zhang Yang paused for a moment. He hadn't expected Wei Ran to trust him so much. He said helplessly, "Really? Do you really think I can solve it? Based on my grades?"

"You're very smart." Wei Ran said sincerely, "Zhang Yang, I think you just don't put your heart into studying. Or maybe you're deliberately not wanting to study..."

When Zhang Yang heard the latter sentence, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

Wei Ran was about to continue speaking when he was interrupted by a voice behind him.

"Zhang Yang."

The two turned around and saw that it was Xin Tianyi.

Zhang Yang himself was even more surprised, because he never expected that Xin Tianyi was not calling Wei Ran, nor Yuan Dabao in front of him, but himself!

Zhang Yang looked at Xin Tianyi in surprise, thinking he had misheard.

The man was wearing a school uniform that was so tight that it seemed to wrap him up tightly. His cheeks were red from the biting cold wind, but his eyes were unusually bright.

"Zhang Yang." Xin Tianyi spoke again, "I came to apologize to you."

Zhang Yang heard it, and this time he heard it clearly.

Xin Tianyi called his name.

He looked at Xin Tianyi and asked, "Apologize?"

"Yes." Xin Tianyi said, "Uncle Zhang came to my house for dinner yesterday and gave me a new schoolbag. I just found out that he thought you had made my schoolbag dirty, so he bought me a new one."

As Xin Tianyi was speaking, Yuan Dabao saw this scene from afar. He thought that they had not yet caused trouble for Xin Tianyi, but this little girl actually came to him on her own. It turned out that she was still angry with Wei Ran, so she deliberately stayed away from him. When he saw Xin Tianyi talking to Zhang Yang, he hurried over.

No matter what, he would not let Zhang Yang suffer from this little girl again!

You reported me last time, what do you want to do this time?

Zhang Yang is like this, usually very arrogant, but once he meets a little girl, he is nothing!

As Zhang Yang listened to Xin Tianyi's words, a strong wind suddenly blew up. The cold wind almost blew her into a balloon. Her school uniform was puffing up, as if she was about to turn into a balloon superhero and fly into the sky at any moment.

Slowly, Zhang Yang seemed to no longer hear what Xin Tianyi was saying. He could only see her shining eyes and slightly moving mouth.

Only when the wind died down did Zhang Yang's ears slowly quiet down.

All eyes turned to him, and as everyone was waiting for him to express his opinion, someone suddenly shouted, "It's snowing!"

Zhang Yang looked up at the sky.

Xin Tianyi stretched out his right hand, and after waiting for an unknown amount of time, something cool fell on his palm.

When did it melt?

A trace of snow remains on the branches.

The leaves hide a few beans, and spring is in full bloom. 【Note】

The author has something to say:

A trace of snow remains on the branches, and a few beans of spring hide in the leaves. From Wu Wenying's "Xijiangyue: Ode to the Late Blossoms on the Green Plum Branches in Yaopu" in the Song Dynasty

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