Chapter 13
Not long after the monthly exam, National Day arrived.
The day before the National Day holiday, Lin Jiu made a special trip to the "Manfen Bookstore".
After reading a lot of materials, she finally decided to buy exercise books instead of teaching aids.
The supplementary material summarizes the key points, but the number of exercises is so limited that it's not worth buying. She could have easily read the textbook herself and extracted the key points, which would have helped her grasp the key points better. She'd rather focus on writing exercises than reading.
Five books on math, physics, chemistry, biology and English, plus an English notebook, cost about 164 yuan in total, leaving 73 yuan.
When she returned to school, before she even entered the school gate, she suddenly remembered that there was no desk lamp or alarm clock at home.
The only small alarm clock in the house has been taken to school by her, and we still don’t have a desk lamp for studying.
She plans to make good use of this National Day holiday to catch up.
So I spent about 37 yuan, 27 yuan for the desk lamp and 10 yuan for the alarm clock.
She only had more than 36 yuan left for living expenses.
Looking at the scattered money in his hand, Lin Jiu couldn't help but sigh: Money really can't be used without it.
The official holiday day is September 30th.
As soon as the bell rang at 5:30 in the afternoon, the classroom was noisy, as if everyone was celebrating the holiday.
Most people put on their backpacks and went home immediately, and the classroom was empty in an instant.
Lin Jiu sat in his seat, slowly putting the test papers, homework, English notebook and his own math, physics and chemistry exercise books handed out by the teacher into his heavy schoolbag.
Originally, she wanted to finish her meal in the cafeteria and then go back to the classroom to get her schoolbag, but the classroom door needed to be locked.
She had no choice but to pack her things and carry them on her back.
Following the crowd, she first went back to the dormitory to put down her schoolbag, then took her dormitory key and card and went to the cafeteria.
Only the first floor of the cafeteria is temporarily open, and the other floors are locked.
When I entered the cafeteria, I saw only about 20 or 30 people.
I walked straight to the window and there were very few dishes to choose from, only four or five.
She ordered scrambled eggs with tomatoes and fried meat with onions, then went to get some rice and randomly chose an empty table to eat.
She ate leisurely and slowly, after all, she had plenty of time.
After eating, she walked out of the cafeteria, turned left and walked straight for a short distance before reaching the main road.
As I was about to walk back to the dormitory along the main road, I caught a glimpse of Meng Qinyang and Chen Miao on the basketball court in front of me on the left.
The holidays have already started, why are they here?
Before she had time to think of the answer, she actually watched Chen Miao and Meng Qinyang fight one-on-one.
This was the first time she saw Chen Miao play basketball.
In my impression, Meng Qinyang loves playing basketball very much, but Chen Miao doesn't play basketball.
After dinner, Lin Jiu often saw a group of men and women gathered around the basketball court, which was extremely lively.
Although Lin Jiu is not interested in basketball, she likes to join in the fun and occasionally goes to the basketball court to watch for a few seconds to feel the noisy atmosphere.
The basketball court is just beside the road, very close, just a few steps away.
However, every time she went there, only Meng Qinyang, Lei Yi and others were playing there, while Chen Miao sat on a stone block under the shade of a tree, watching from a distance and not participating.
Maybe it’s too rare to see Chen Miao playing basketball.
It could also be that he just looked too good for her, plus his dribbling skills were pretty cool too.
Lin Jiu couldn't help but stop and stand on the side of the road for a moment.
It was obvious that Meng Qinyang was indeed formidable. Chen Miao tried to break through in various ways, but was stopped by Meng Qinyang.
The two men on the court were deadlocked for a while.
Meng Qinyang on the field saw Chen Miao slowly passing him, and his expression was slightly smug and relaxed.
Seizing this opportunity, Chen Miao first dribbled the ball quickly and made a fake move to break through, then took the basketball with a crotch dribble, quickly bypassed Meng Qinyang from the other side, and shot quickly, scoring a clean goal.
Meng Qinyang was shaken and fell to the ground. He watched the basketball go into the basket with his own eyes and cursed, "Fuck you."
Then he closed his eyes speechlessly, looking as if he had lost all desire to live.
In Lin Jiu's impression, Meng Qinyang has always been very refined, paying great attention to his personal image, and rarely makes a fool of himself.
She was not paying attention when she suddenly saw his miserable look. She was stunned at first, then the corners of her lips rose sharply, her shoulders moved slightly, and she laughed muffledly.
Just a few seconds after she started laughing, she saw Chen Miao holding the ball in one hand and looking at her. She raised her eyes, and the moment their eyes met, her smile froze on her face.
Then she lowered her eyes to avoid his gaze and quickly fled from his sight.
As soon as he opened his eyes, Meng Qinyang saw Lin Jiu's hurriedly leaving back.
He recognized her at a glance.
Her iconic short hair and that easily recognizable walking posture.
Lin Jiu always keeps his back straight, looks up and straight ahead, and walks fast and steadily.
"She didn't see me fall, right?" Meng Qinyang looked up and asked Chen Miao beside him.
Chen Miao was in a good mood and lied, a rare occurrence, saying, "No, she left the cafeteria after finishing her meal."
He thought that if Meng Qinyang knew that she witnessed the whole thing and laughed at him, he would probably get angry again, so he simply didn't bother him.
After hearing Chen Miao's answer, Meng Qinyang breathed a sigh of relief. He still paid great attention to his perfect image in front of his classmates.
He supported himself with his hands and stood up. He said, "Come again."
"You attack and I defend."
Chen Miao threw the ball to him.
Half an hour later.
The basketball court was completely dark, with only the streetlights dimly illuminating a small area of ground.
Meng Qinyang and Chen Miao sat on a stone bench by the roadside.
Looking at the time on the clock, Chen Miao said, "Let's go. We can go back now."
"Well, it's probably time for my dad to go back." Meng Qinyang said.
After class, he and Chen Miao originally wanted to go home directly.
As soon as I left the school gate, I received a call from Ji Yang, saying that he would be back later.
The bad thing is that he didn't bring his keys when he went out today. Chen Miao thought he would take it, but he didn't.
The two of them ate something outside the school to fill their stomachs, and then came to school to play basketball to pass the time.
Fight from dawn to dusk.
Carrying a schoolbag and holding a basketball, Meng Qinyang walked on the right side of Chen Miao.
When he passed by the girls' dormitory, he glanced at the few rooms that were still lit and said, "Most people have left. There are only a few lights on."
Chen Miao glanced sideways and suddenly thought of Lin Jiu. He asked, "Why is Lin Jiu still in school?"
"Oh, her home seems to be in Gaoping Town, on the edge of Qingshan District. It's a bit far... I guess it's inconvenient to take a bus at night."
"...How do you know so much?"
"I heard it when I was passing by. Someone asked her why she hadn't been home for so long, and she said there weren't many cars going to her place, so it wasn't convenient."
"Is her house so remote?"
Meng Qinyang changed his hand to hold the basketball and replied: "I don't know. Anyway, I have never heard of this place before."
Chen Miao: “…”
As they walked, Meng Qinyang suddenly said, "Actually, I quite admire her."
Chen Miao: “Oh?”
Meng Qinyang explained, "Many of our class graduated from Jingshan and Changhe, and a small number came from other lesser-known towns. There was a boy in our class, whose name we didn't know from which town, who was very concerned about his reputation. To appear sociable, he told lies to save face and treated others as fools. In reality, everyone saw through his lies but didn't say anything, as they didn't want to cause a rift."
Kicking the small stones on the road, he added, "However, Lin Jiu is honest and open. He doesn't hide his family's poor conditions."
After a few seconds of silence, Chen Miao said, "What does her family do?"
After thinking for a few seconds, Meng Qinyang said, "I don't know about that. Others don't seem to know either. I guess he's just an ordinary farmer."
When he reached the school gate, Chen Miao suddenly turned around to look at the girls' dormitory with a slightly complicated look.
Looking at Chen Miao who suddenly stopped, Meng Qinyang turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chen Miao turned his head, his back to the light, his face hidden in the darkness, and his expression could not be seen clearly.
He said: "She is quite impressive to have come this far."
There seemed to be a hint of laughter in his tone, but it was so subtle that Meng Qinyang couldn't hear it.
Meng Qinyang seemed a little surprised and said with a smile, "It's rare to hear you praise someone."
Chen Miao did not respond, but just took a step, quickened his pace, and took the lead.
"Hey, wait for me."
Meng Qinyang jogged to catch up with Chen Miao.
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the next day.
7 o'clock in the morning.
Lin Jiu slept a little longer, which was a rare occasion.
She set her alarm for a later time last night.
She remembered that the earliest bus home was at 10:30.
It takes at most an hour and a half to get from the school to the departure point, which is plenty of time.
After brushing your teeth, wash your face.
Lin Jiu dragged the suitcase out from under the bed and took out the mobile phone and spare battery inside.
After turning on the phone, there is still a lot of battery left.
It seems that there is no need to replace the backup battery.
Lin Jiu put the phone and battery into his schoolbag.
Then she emptied the suitcase and took out a cloth bag from the cabinet and put it in the suitcase.
This time when she returned home, she had to bring some thick clothes to keep herself warm, and she also needed to bring another quilt to school.
There were too many things at the beginning of the school year, and the electric scooter had limited carrying capacity. She only took a 5-pound quilt, which would be cold in winter, so she needed an extra quilt.
After packing her things, she left the school.
When she got to the bus stop, she looked at the license plate and found that there was a bus that would take her to where she wanted to go.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, she got on the bus.
It was her first time taking the bus to that place, and she was a little nervous.
Before, she always took the bus from Zhoukou Village directly to the bus stop, and never paid attention to the bus stop there.
However, she knew there was a large park in that place, and this bus happened to have a stop there.
Lin Jiu watched the passengers getting on and off the bus while paying attention to the stops and the surrounding environment.
Fifteen minutes later, a mechanical voice sounded in her ears: Lushan Park is about to arrive at the station, passengers who are about to get off, please get ready.
Lin Jiu stood up, carrying his suitcase, and stood by the door.
After the door opened, I looked at this unfamiliar site, feeling a little confused.
Afterwards, she turned around and looked at Lushan Park across the street, and then she felt at ease.
After crossing the road, she walked straight along the street outside the park, then turned left into another alley, and sure enough, she saw a blue minibus.
When I approached the car, there was no one inside and the door was closed and locked.
She glanced at her phone screen. It was 9:12, still early.
There was no breakfast shop in the alley, so she walked along the familiar road and found a noodle shop to have breakfast.
After returning to the car, she randomly chose a clean step and sat down.
She took out her cell phone and called Yang Bing, saying that she would take a bus to Zhoukou Village.
Yang Bing said she understood and asked Lin Jiu to call her when he arrived and she would answer the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Jiu took out his English notebook from his schoolbag and wrote down some words and grammar.
During this time, several elderly people and middle-aged women selling vegetables also came to the side of the car and waited tacitly.
At around 10 o'clock, a middle-aged man finally arrived. He looked like a driver. He got directly into the driver's seat and opened the door.
Lin Jiu put away his things and quickly grabbed a seat, sitting on the outside, holding his schoolbag in one hand and his suitcase in the other.
When the time came, the driver drove off on time, and the car was almost full of people.
Only after the minibus started moving did Lin Jiu finally feel like he was home.
On the road, the vehicle would occasionally stop to pick up a few individual passengers on the roadside.
By the time Lin Jiu arrived at Zhoukou Village, it was almost 12 o'clock.
She called Yang Bing and told her she was at the store. After waiting for five minutes, Yang Bing came over on her electric scooter.
Sitting on the electric scooter and looking at the familiar rural scenery, she felt like she had returned to her old home and was filled with joy.
I opened the bedroom door and saw that after more than a month, a layer of dust had accumulated inside.
Her good mood disappeared in an instant.
"It's time to eat." Yang Bing shouted to Lin Jiu in the kitchen.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
After putting down his things, Lin Jiu immediately went into the kitchen and saw Meng Juan getting her meal.
Lin Jiu immediately walked over and asked, "Grandma, did you miss me?"
Meng Juan held the bowl, looked at her and said, "I do. You've been away studying for a long time."
She also smiled and said: "During the National Day holiday, I will stay at home for several days."
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