migratory birds do not return

After the race was over, they were disbanded. Du Baigong was dragged by the squad leader to work as a coolie, and Hou Xiao went back to the dormitory alone. When he entered, only Bai Song was in the room.

"Hou Xiao, where do you want to go on the night of the holiday after the exam? Then the winter vacation remedial classes will be over." Hou Xiao sat diagonally opposite Bai Song, who was also the head of their dormitory. Writing long and lengthy reviews is a blessing in disguise, and I have developed the skill of never deducting more than five points for writing essays.

"I don't know, maybe I have to go home." Hou Xiao lowered his head and looked in the drawer for the chemistry notes he had sorted out a few days ago. "Is there an activity in the class?"

"It doesn't count, even if our class and the class next door want to go out for a long time together, there will be no chance in the future." Bai Song sat by the bed, holding a comic book in his hand. "If you want to go home, forget it. If you don't go home, let's go together. We know each other anyway."

"Okay, I'll call back and ask." Hou Xiao pulled out his notebook and picked up the key on the table. "I'm going to the rooftop."

Hou Xiao went to the rooftop, took out his mobile phone, and planned to go to the class group to find the review points sent by the head teacher, and somehow clicked into the picture book.Hou Xiao kept a picture in his mobile phone all year round, which was a photo exhibition he took by accident.

Only the back view of the person in the photo was left, and the sunlight spread out on his body, outlining a radiant silhouette.Because he often carried a camera, Hou Xiao was not in the habit of keeping photos in his mobile phone. He made a mistake that day, and somehow kept this photo, which has been kept until now.

Du Baigong in the photo is just a back view, like a river sinking in the night, the burning candle is eye-catching.

He still remembered that when Xin Gaoyi came to the school and they were collectively kicked out to be role models, everyone dawdled downstairs. Only Du Baigong tried his best to find an excuse to avoid it, lying on the window of the classroom and watching the scene on the playground.

On the right is the uniform school uniform. The students who have been in the school for a while are all standing up straight, wishing everyone had a label of outstanding student on their head. On the left are colorful clothes, even wearing denim jackets There are all of them, mixed in the crowd like a blossoming flower, even Du Baigong upstairs can feel the penetrating eyes of the dean, and none of these people who have just stepped up from junior high school are moved by it.

Du Baigong couldn't help laughing, it was rare for him to see the Mediterranean Sea deflated, so he couldn't help gloating.

The host was in their class, and was temporarily arrested and rescued. Du Baigong was usually urged by her to hand in homework. Now when he heard a human voice, he wanted to turn his head and go back to his seat. Fortunately, the freshman spoke in time to save him. He, didn't let him miss that funny speech.

Is it interesting that the new generation of students are so energetic now?Du Baigong leaned on the window sill, the smile on the corner of his mouth faded a bit.

He estimated that in a month or so, these freshmen would be so tormented by the Mediterranean Sea that they couldn't even laugh. Now they can enjoy it for a while longer. I think he was lucky enough to be caught by the Mediterranean Sea several times when he jumped over the wall and skipped classes in the cold winter. In the twelfth lunar month, he had been taught for almost two hours. He felt a sore throat for Hai Hai. hour.

Not worth the candle.

Du Baigong sighed, and casually took an extra-curricular book from the book corner to read. From the corner of the eye, he saw the team in his class. Bai Song, who was standing in the middle of the team, also noticed him. Seeing him pointing his finger up, he gave him a disdainful look.

Du Baigong laughed twice, shook his head at him, and pointed at his watch, implying that standing there was simply a waste of time, and was squeezed out by Bai Song, his eyes and gestures were on the same level, before Du Baigong had time to fight back, he saw Their homeroom teacher pulled Bai Song's ear from behind, and signaled him to stay where he was cool.

Du Baigong could hardly stop laughing upstairs.

When he managed to stop laughing, the opening ceremony had entered the speech session of the school leaders, and he noticed Hou Xiao standing behind Baisong.The boy's long body was supported by the loose school uniform, Hou Xiao lowered his head slightly, the curls on the top of his head were shining brightly in the sunlight.

Du Baigong was in a daze unconsciously. Suddenly, Hou Xiao raised his head. Their gazes met in mid-air, and they exchanged, weaving a picture that contained some emotions that were difficult to vent.

Du Baigong staggered and slid down from where he was standing under the window without warning. The movement was so big that he overturned the tables and chairs next to him, spilled books and papers on the floor, and his facial features were almost distorted by the fall. Together, they naturally have no time to take care of Hou Xiao's mood downstairs.

The last session was over, and the students downstairs dispersed like birds and beasts, returning to their respective classes. Hou Xiao went up to the balcony from the side stairs, and was late for class for the first time in history.

He was lying on the railing, only the rustling sound of the wind and dust blowing through the air around him.

He wanted to make a decision, but he didn't have the courage.

The dormitory was quiet and filled with a dull atmosphere. The usual noise and the unbearable scolding of the dorm manager were all ended on this day. Perhaps from the moment when the head teacher announced the end of the activity in the afternoon, and he had to tense up all the time, Youngsters like them who are not too old but can no longer be self-willed without guilt began to consciously get into the cage of scores, struggling constantly in it, trying to break out of a bright road burning with illusory flames.

In the eyes of some people, exams are the only chance to prove themselves, and there is no doubt that Du Baigong is outside of this group of people, and Hou Xiao doesn't even know where his inexplicable self-confidence in himself comes from.

"Hou Xiao." Bai Song called him suddenly, Hou Xiao raised his eyelids, signaling that he had something to talk about.

"The beginning of spring will be here soon." Bai Song paused, then lowered his voice and asked him, "Do you know that the old man is leaving the harbor?"

Hou Xiao frowned: "What?"

"My mother told me that too. She has always liked to ask the old man to calculate things. She was sad for a while when she heard that people will leave at the end of winter. I don't know if it is a rumor, why don't you ask Du Baigong?"

"Let's talk about it, shouldn't you concentrate on reviewing at this time, why do you still care about other people's fate?"

"It's not my mother! She pulls me and sighs every day, making it look like she can't plan ahead and has no hope for the future life after the old man is gone!"

Hou Xiao laughed twice, and quickly let things out of the dormitory.Du Baigong was taken by the squad leader to clean the venue. He went to the steps and sat down. He saw Du Baigong struggling back and forth between a pile of seats with a broom, and he was not able to perform well.

"It's not that someone told you to take the mop, you are stupid... Hou Xiao, why are you sitting there watching the fun?" The squad leader saw Hou Xiao sitting on the steps at a glance, and shouted: "Although your name was not mentioned, you If you have nothing to do, you can take the initiative to ask Ying to come down and help."

"Du Baigong, who has a lot of time to do, helped me join in the fun. I'm here to do the questions." Hou Xiao smiled at her.

"You dog, where is the problem!"

"My heart."

"...You men are all big pigs."

The squad leader gave him a blank look, and went to sweep the floor with a broom. Hou Xiao restrained his smile and looked over there again, raising his eyebrows in surprise.Just when he was talking to the squad leader, Du Baigong didn't know where he went.

"Keep it in mind, Hou Xiao." He was suddenly patted on the shoulder, and all he saw was a big yellow broom. Before Hou Xiao could look away, Du Baigong had already dropped the broom and sat down. to his side. "I always thought you were a decent guy."

Hou Xiao: "Then you really misunderstood me."

"And you——" Du Baigong thought about his words, "You have a weird temper. Sometimes I think you're like a melancholy little prince, and sometimes you're very stingy."

"Really." Hou Xiao laughed twice, "Aren't you too?"

"I……"

"Du Baigong! I asked you to take the garbage bag, what about the garbage bag, don't you think about it?!"

"Wait a minute, I'll get it now!" Du Baigong quickly stood up, carrying a broom and walking up three steps in one step.

The first subject of the exam is Chinese, and it has almost become a common practice among teachers to manage the candidates in the first exam room. In addition, there is a reason for Du Baigong's absence from the exam. .

When Hou Xiao heard about this, it was in the mathematics examination room in the afternoon. The teacher invigilating the examination was discussing in a very low voice in front. Xiao still heard a word without saying a word, he paused the hand holding the ruler, the line under his hand deflected, and the picture he drew turned into a four-dimensional image.

After the math test, Bai Song came to check the answers with him, like a fish struggling for the last time. After answering the answers of several people who were good at math in a row, he greeted the next test very decadently.

Hou Xiao stuffed the paper into his schoolbag, and made a somewhat impulsive and willful decision, but followed his inner decision.He left his schoolbag behind, and only brought a few one-dollar banknotes for the car. He turned around and ran out of the teaching building as if fleeing. While no one was paying attention, he climbed over the wall and ran out.

Five minutes later, the head teacher who learned that Hou Xiao was absent from the exam was shocked and dropped his water glass in the office.

Hou Xiao climbed up the steps out of breath. There was no one in the old man's house, and the curtains were drawn, so he couldn't see what was going on inside. He had to go back the same way. He was thinking about how to explain to his aunt that he missed the exam. Suddenly an idea popped up.

He ran down the steps in three jumps, directly touched the rockery from the back door of the house, held his breath when he saw the lock was loose, and slowly stretched out his hand to push the door open.

Du Baigong was not inside.

He closed the door with some disappointment, and thought about the places Du Baigong would usually go to - not many, most of the places were taken by Hou Xiao with him, and he didn't seem to have a place to patronize independently, Hou Xiao really couldn't think of where Du Baigong could go other than this wooden house.

Could it be the barbecue restaurant in the snack street?

Or the hillside next to the school?

Hou Xiao left the house through the back door, searched for all the possible places he thought were possible, and found nothing. When he returned home, he felt as if all the bones in his whole body had shifted collectively. In the porch position.

Hou Yu came out and pulled him up, pushed him to sit on the sofa, and looked at him with folded arms: "Fortunately, this is just a school exam, what if the district and city exams are done, Hou Xiao, you're capable, right? Run away for me." ? Do you know that the teacher has as many phone calls as bombs?"

"sorry."

"You..." Hou Yu didn't expect him to admit his mistake so quickly, he choked up all of a sudden, and waved his hand after a long time. "Forget it, eat later, don't run outside."

"Sister, didn't you come back because of something in the studio? Why are you back now?" Hou Xiao yelled at her back.

"It's not your business." Hou Yu boiled the water, "The teacher said that you didn't bring any bags, which scared your aunt to death, and didn't dare to tell your grandma. Don't do this next time, do you think you and Du Baigong next door identical."

"Du Baigong?" Hou Xiao stood up abruptly, his voice suddenly lowered, "What's wrong with him?"

"You don't know he didn't go to the exam." Hou Yu turned around, "But it seems that the teacher is not in a hurry, and he is scratching his head around your affairs. Who knows what's going on with him——Give me the TV cabinet I washed a clean set of teacups, but your aunt smashed that set. Also, you wrapped it on the coffee table."

Hou Xiao held back the doubts in his heart for the time being, walked over and took out a set of teacups, and took them to the sink to wash.

It turned out that one of the sets was used by Du Baigong, and he had a picture of a dog drawn on it. Looking at the outline, it should be the one from the old man's house. Now it has been smashed, so I don't know where to throw it in the trash.

He emptied the water in the glass, turned his hand to put it in the place where the glass was placed, turned around and went back to the living room.My aunt came back in a hurry when dinner was approaching, and she didn't criticize him when she saw him. She just gave him a verbal education, wrapped her apron and went into the kitchen to help Hou Yu.

Hou Xiao pressed his phone boredly, the group was already on fire, he swiped his phone several times for the 99+ news, and at first glance, it seemed that he was basically discussing two important news.One is that Du Baigong missed all the subjects of today, and the other is that he has been missing one of the exams while maintaining the mask of a good student in front of the teacher all the year round.

- Hou Xiao, are you still online?The class teacher always thinks that you are a child who can be taught, and I think he will have to talk with you about two lessons of life when you pass tomorrow.

- Come on, time is precious, Lao Bai doesn't have that much time, does he?

-Innocent!

Hou Xiao threw an emoticon on it, and attached a sentence: "Okay, Bai Song, I will explain to him later, can you stop gloating?"

- What you are missing is Chinese! 150 points!Let me ask you where your courage comes from!

- Du Baigong gave it, haha.

Hou Xiao snapped his fingers, hesitated for a long time, closed and opened the dialog box, finally couldn't hold back, and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

-According to a certain bully in the examination room No. [-], the god-level hero sitting in the first row has not shown up all day, and the teacher doesn't seem to be surprised, as if it was expected, God knows what happened.

-Anyway, the sudden absence of the two of you for the exam has become a story among students today, forget about the top grades, Hou Xiao, what happened to you suddenly ran away, can't you think about it?

"...I have a bladder in my head, it's alright."

-Why do you feel that your tone is wrong?

- oops, don't bother with this.There will be a short holiday between the end of the exam tomorrow and the official start of school. We agreed to go out and play, who has signed up?

- I remember that Du Baigong signed up, is he still counted?

- Forget it, he missed a test and you thought he wouldn't come if he didn't come.

Hou Xiao exhaled slowly, signed up and exited the chat box, dawdling on Du Baigong's name with his fingertips.They seldom chat online and usually meet directly.

Hou Xiao deleted, edited, and sent a "what's the matter", and then withdrew it after waiting for a while, and changed to the text message interface to ask "where are you", after waiting for 2 minutes, he didn't want to wait anymore, so he simply closed it Lie on the couch and watch TV.

What he didn't expect was that the premonition that had been in his heart for half a month finally came true.

The author has something to say:

End the memory killing as soon as possible, I didn't plan to write so many x, I really have a mysterious love for the campus