feign illness
Picking up stones is not an easy job, and it is basically done by boys. The appearance of two little girls at this time made people around them quite curious.
They talked while working, and were no less talkative than girls. Those who knew the reason told those who didn't know, and word spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred. It was like the whole area was infected with an infectious disease, and everyone was "infected" in an instant.
Xu Nian could feel many eyes staring at her, which made her extremely uncomfortable.
As for Liang Ting, she was not far away from her. The looks from the people around her were more obvious than Xu Nian's. She had never felt so embarrassed.
Both girls lowered their heads in silence as they picked up stones.
This week the students have to clean up this piece of land. It is located behind the school and covers an area of about two acres. It looks overgrown with weeds and full of wildness. It is hard to tell what it was used for before.
The school environment is much better now than it was in the 1960s, and there are more students attending school, so the school is preparing to clean up and expand. It is obvious that this group of freshmen has a heavy workload, and the high school department is not involved yet.
By the time Xu Nian picked up the third basket, he was already exhausted. When he finally filled it up and tried to lift it up, he was so weak that he almost dropped the basket on the ground.
Just now, he had been holding on for so long because of the anger and depression. Now, with the trembling axis, Xu Nian suddenly felt that his body was drained.
If I was still filled with indignation about what happened last night in the afternoon, now I felt a little regretful, regretting that I had acted so frivolously.
She would never do this in her previous life. She went to a private aristocratic school, which was much richer and more powerful than her family. If she made a mistake out of confusion, she had no confidence that her adoptive parents would protect her.
Xu Nian sighed tiredly. After all, he was living too recklessly and extravagantly.
Although he regretted it, he couldn't help but roll his eyes when he thought of the culprit.
real!
I've never seen such a mean person!
Liang Ting saw that Xu Nian had also stopped and was resting more openly. She could not stand this physical labor even more than Xu Nian.
Seriously!
From childhood to adulthood, she had never seen anyone as noisy as Xu Nian. In the past, everyone had to coax her and flatter her, fearing that she would retaliate against them.
"What are you two doing? Work like a laborer. Hurry up! We're short on time and the task is urgent!"
Xu Nian had just straightened his body when the teacher in charge of this area scolded him. He turned around to look at the culprit and curled his lips speechlessly.
Why not now? It would be great if I could have another fight with the teacher!
She couldn't work anymore and was exhausted both physically and mentally. She squatted down again and slowly picked up the stones scattered outside and put them back into the basket. She didn't even bother to lift it up, but just dragged the basket slowly.
Thinking of ways to slack off!
"Xu Nian, let me help you. Get up and I'll help you carry it."
Xu Nian was working at his own pace when he was startled by a sudden voice beside him.
Looking up, it was my old acquaintance Xu Cong. He no longer thought he was annoying, but instead thought this classmate was really nice. "Thank you for your hard work, Xu!"
"Why are you being so polite when talking to me now? I used to bring you white flour steamed buns and you always accepted them happily." Xu Cong said as he lifted the basket with great effort.
"..., ha, really? Then I was quite naive before, ha, ha..."
Xu Nian felt that she had never had such an embarrassing moment. No, what was her personality like before? A foodie?
Xu Cong didn't care whether Xu Nian answered or not, as long as she paid attention to him, "Wait here, I'll bring the basket to you when I'm done."
Xu Nian didn't dare to speak without permission and nodded embarrassedly.
Although the noise on her side was not that loud, the people doing the boring work were all grown-up boys who were not only mean but also very gossipy.
After a while, a few boys who were working came over to talk to me.
In fact, in this era, there is basically no contact or communication between men and women. First, there is a lot of gossip, and second, they can be charged with hooliganism at any time. The risk factor is too high for ordinary people.
But being hit on the head is another matter, and Xu Nian has a delicate and weak appearance.
Normally she is considered cool and elegant, but after working for a while, she sweats slightly and her face is flushed, looking pink and tender, and indescribably attractive.
"Hey, do you need any help? I'm Wei Bao from Class 3, Grade 7. Nice to meet you."
Xu Nian finally found time to rest for a while, and hurriedly massaged his red and numb little hands. When he heard the same pick-up lines that were so common in his previous life, he didn't want to respond at all.
But she had already suffered from interpersonal relationships yesterday, so she tried to remain kind and said, "No, I can do it myself, thank you."
Another boy came up to the boy and said, "What are you talking about? Come together!"
Before he could finish his words, another person suddenly came over. Xu Nian was not familiar with them, so he stopped talking, turned around and walked diagonally to the back to pick up the items in another place.
She had suffered losses in this regard before. Wasn't it because of that damn male classmate in her previous life that she came here? She didn't dare to provoke anyone again.
Xu Nian tried to avoid these boys and changed seats several times. Xu Hongqi happened to pass by here to get books and saw it. She thought Xu Nian was deliberately playing with those boys and felt inexplicably angry.
Xu Nian didn't know. She was tired of hiding and didn't dare ask Xu Cong to help her anymore. Instead, she hid beside Liang Ting. She found that as long as she was beside Liang Ting, boys would not come over.
gas!
This is really picking on the weak.
"I'm restless no matter where I am." Before Xu Nian could even catch his breath, a noisy noise started next to him.
She opened her mouth and wanted to retort, "You ate shit again at noon, your mouth stinks", but then she thought about her situation and stopped talking.
I can only comfort myself that this is a practice - to cultivate oneself you must first cultivate your mind.
Confessions of a wimp.
Xu Nian stopped talking, and Liang Ting was bored and stopped talking too. Xu Nian procrastinated and only picked up five baskets of stones in the afternoon.
Liang Ting scratched her head and picked up four baskets of stones all afternoon. Others picked up almost twice as many as she did.
During the final registration, the teacher looked at them with a speechless expression, but the two of them pretended not to notice, which was a rare tacit understanding.
Xu Nian originally wanted to go find Xu Hongqi as soon as she got off work, but she had already left Liu Xi behind once yesterday, so it would be awkward to leave again today. Plus, she was hungry, so the two of them quickly picked up their lunch boxes and ran to the cafeteria.
If yesterday's meal was 60 points, today's meal was less than 30 points. Boiled winter melon was just one dish, and that was the only dish. Each person was given a black multi-grain steamed bun, accompanied by some thin rice soup, which was tonight's dinner.
Xu Nian was tired after a whole afternoon, her fingers were numb and the back of her hands were swollen and sore. Liu Xi felt sorry for her, finished her meal quickly, and helped her to relax her muscles.
Xu Nian drank the thin soup and was deeply moved. After finishing the tasteless meal, the two of them supported each other and returned to the dormitory.
Although Liu Xi's work was not that tiring, squatting and pulling weeds was not easy at all. His fingers were stained green and were scratched several times by branches.
When Xu Nian arrived at the dormitory and sat on the bed, she didn't want to get up at all. If she didn't still feel a little unwilling and wanted to go find Xu Hongqi, she really couldn't get up from the bed.
This time she was familiar with the place. The high school department had lunch later than the junior high school department, and she happened to meet Xu Fengkai.
"elder brother."
Xu Fengkai heard someone calling, stopped, looked towards the source of the sound, and asked from a distance: "Niannian, how did you get here?"
Because everyone was in a hurry to eat, no one paid attention to them, "Brother, why are you alone? Where is Brother Hongqi?"
"Oh, he said he had an appointment with someone and went out for something." Xu Fengkai replied, then said with a look of dissatisfaction: "You are only thinking about him, your brother is here too, what's the matter?"
Before Xu Nian came to school here, she thought her cousin had a pale and chubby face. But after seeing the food at No. 1 Middle School, she now feels that her cousin's face seems to have become thinner.
Besides, it’s not appropriate to tell him what I want to say. Xu Fengkai seems to be even more naive than her. It’s better to let him gain some weight and be happy!
"It's nothing, I just came to see you. Now that I see you, I feel relieved. Brother, go eat quickly!"
"Haha, it's nice to have a relative who can go to school with me. Have you eaten yet? Do you want to go with me?"
"No need, brother. I've already eaten. Go see Brother Hongqi and tell him I'm looking for him. I can't go home this weekend, so don't let him forget where he wants to take me."
Xu Fengkai was not curious about what the two did behind his back, and he agreed to everything with a good temper.
…
Xu Nian thought Xu Hongqi would come to see her soon, but he didn't come the next day...
Didn't come on the third day...
The fourth day didn’t come either…
But Xu Nian couldn't stand it anymore. Her fingers were swollen and painful, and she and Liang Ting were the only ones moaning loudest in the dormitory at night.
Liang Ting thinks she is more spoiled than Xu Nian, and thinks it is normal for her to be unable to bear hardship. She looks down on Xu Nian, who grew up in the countryside and is also unable to endure hardship and work.
But secretly, I feel that these two people, compared with other people, have an inexplicably different and special relationship.
It just feels a bit close.
Especially recently, they both need to write self-criticisms. Xu Nian writes a little every day, but he writes very quickly and looks quite experienced.
They slept opposite each other and were in close proximity, so they were destined to use the same table. She had good eyesight and secretly glanced at him several times, then pretended to be calm and went back to write her own work. She was mainly afraid that she would forget, so she had to quickly learn from him.
When his thoughts ran out again and he was about to take a peek, he happened to meet Xu Nian's gaze.
"I was afraid that you would break your neck. Here, I've finished writing it. Just copy it openly!" Xu Nian had an expression as if he had seen through everything.
Liang Ting panicked for a moment and said stubbornly, "Who copied it?"
She thought Xu Nian would definitely hold on to it, but unexpectedly, he said lightly, "As a student, of course you copy answers. If you don't copy, and I don't copy, our lives will be incomplete."
"So, copy it!"
After a pause, he continued, "After you finish copying, let's discuss something."
When she said this, Liang Ting immediately became alert, "What's the matter? Tell me now."
Xu Nian looked at her expression that said "you want to hurt me" and for some reason he wanted to laugh. However, he was afraid that she would get angry and embarrassed, so he endured it with difficulty before leaning close to her ear.
"Let's pretend to be sick!"
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