The next morning, Xiaogang took the torch his father had made and lit it.

He got up early on purpose, and when he heard noises next door, he quickly grabbed a torch and went out.

The torch that Xu Zhijin made last night was very large, and the firelight clearly illuminated the smug look on his face.

Who cares about your torch? I have my own.

He deliberately walked past Hu Zi, Da Wa, and Niu Niu, and even gave a disdainful snort through his nose.

"Hey, I have such a bad temper!"

Tiger was used to being a little tyrant, so he was only obedient and sensible around Chen Yunyun.

Seeing Xiaogang's smug look, he felt an itch to punch him.

"Brother Tiger, let's go, let's ignore him."

In the eyes of Da Wa and Niu Niu, Xiao Gang's behavior was too childish and not worth paying attention to, so they didn't take it seriously.

Tiger agreed, but in his heart he was thinking that when he got back that night, he would get together with his underlings and beat Xiao Gang up in a sack.

The children went out one after another, and because of the mark given by Rong Yan, they walked very fast.

Although he looks no different from others, he simply takes bigger steps and walks faster.

And just like that, Tiger, Niu Niu, and Da Wa easily caught up with Xiao Gang again.

The path was narrow, so Xiaogang walked in front, blocking the children behind him.

"Hey, can you walk faster?"

Tiger, who was rushing to school to copy homework, couldn't help but urge the child in front of him.

Xiao Gang, holding the torch, glanced back and snorted, "If you want to walk faster, then walk by yourself."

"Go your own way if you want to, little Tian, ​​come here, let me hold your hand!"

Niu Niu shook her head and refused, saying she could walk by herself.

The three children sped up, and when Hu Zi was about to overtake Xiao Gang, he pushed him aside.

Xiao Gang's body was pressed against the cliff face, and his sleeve got a wet patch of mud on it.

"Hehe, I'm really sorry, it's your fault for walking so slowly." Tiger turned around and made a face, "Hehehe."

Xiao Gang stomped his feet in anger. He was walking quite fast, but it was all because the torch his father made was too big and too heavy.

He only held it up for a short while before his arms started to ache terribly.

I watched as the children ahead of me chatted and laughed, walking faster and faster.

Xiao Gang gritted his teeth and quickened his pace, even having to jog to keep up.

Before long, he lost his strength and sat on a wild rock by the roadside, panting heavily.

He watched helplessly as Tiger and the others walked away, so far that he couldn't keep up at all...

Xiao Gang stomped his feet in anger, but there was nothing he could do.

When Xiaogang had rested enough, he slowly walked to school with his heavy torch, only to find that he was late again.

Xia Fang was teaching a lesson at the front of the classroom when she saw Xiao Gang arrive. She called out to him, "Why are you late again?"

"I was late yesterday, and I'm late today too."

"Xu Jingrun, Xu Jingtian, and Zhang Xiaohu are all on your team, so why weren't they late?"

More than thirty pairs of eyes in the classroom were all staring at the person who was late at the door.

Xiao Gang lowered his head and remained silent.

He held an extinguished torch in one hand and a dirty book bag in the other, looking rather pitiful.

Xia Fang didn't want to be too harsh, so she just told him, "Take out your book and stand at the back for the lesson."

Xiao Gang hung his head and did as instructed, but as he passed Niu Niu, he glared at her fiercely.

Sitting with Niu Niu was a little girl from the town named He Yue.

She and Niu Niu are deskmates and have a good relationship.

"Hey, why is he glaring at you like that? Do you think he's crazy?"

Niu Niu could probably guess why Xiao Gang glared at her; it was because she looked the youngest and easiest to bully among the three.

She doesn't take those cowardly bullies seriously.

"Don't worry about him, let's just focus on the lesson." Niu Niu's eyes were glued to her book, she was very attentive.

He Yue was willing to be friends with Xu Jingtian because she saw how hard she worked. Hearing this, He Yue nodded and started to learn seriously.

After the morning classes were over, Xia Fang told us in advance that there would be a dictation test in the afternoon.

Some children looked panicked, wondering why they were being given a dictation test when they hadn't even learned all the words yet.

Some children were confident and even looked expectant; He Yue was one of them.

"Finally, it's time for the dictation, Sweetie. Do you think I can get a perfect score?"

Xu Jingtian was flipping through the textbook at the back when she heard this, and nodded without hesitation, "Mm."

He Yue covered her mouth and laughed, "I think so too, hehe. My dad said that if I get a perfect score, he will buy me a children's book."

"I'll bring it to school then, and we'll look at it together."

He Yue's father was a leader in the commune, and he was transferred from the county this year. Her family was well-off, and she was generous to people.

They shared the fruit candies and chocolates with Xu Jingtian.

Xu Jingtian didn't take advantage of anyone; the sweet soup in her bamboo tube was shared by the two girls.

Chen Yunyun would share half of the roasted sweet potatoes she made with He Yue.

Xu Jingtian's family made roasted sweet potatoes again today.

"Mmm~", He Yue exclaimed dramatically, "Xiao Tian, ​​your sweet potatoes are so delicious! Your mother's cooking is amazing! I'm so envious."

"May I try this kimchi? It looks pretty good."

Xu Jingtian readily agreed, and the two little girls shared their lunch.

Suddenly, a sarcastic voice came from behind: "That country bumpkin is really good at business, trading kimchi for meat, taking advantage of people, no good upbringing."