chronic silence

Gossip is sometimes more deadly than the flu.Not only the celebrities who show their faces, but even the third graders, there are rumors every day.Humans are their breeding grounds, feeding on curiosity and multiplying effortlessly.

Due to a sudden rainstorm in the school's physical education class, the students on the playground were washed away like beans.

【1】

"Hey, Wei Minglei."

Just as Shi Shi ran to the eaves of the teaching building, he heard someone calling his name.

Oh, it's him.The boy who called him was his classmate. He liked playing marbles very much, but he played very badly. He always wanted to teach him the secret of "sheep into the hole".

"Why, it's raining so hard, don't you still think about playing marbles?"

"Why can't it work?"

"No, don't look for me. It's raining too much, so I won't go." Shito ran for a while in the rain. Although there is a place to shelter from the rain for the time being, half-wet and half-dry clothes are also uncomfortable.

"Hey, don't go. Wei Minglei, don't go so fast." Seeing that Wei Minglei was about to detour back to the classroom along the eaves, he hurriedly stopped, "Don't you want to conquer that "cement hole"?"

Stone stopped in his tracks.The so-called "concrete hole" is not really a small hole smashed in the cement, but a small depression in the small open space next to the school's sandy ground, which has existed since Wei Minglei came to school.I don't know when it started, but hitting the marbles into the small hole can be regarded as a real "tiger".

The "cement hole" is shallow and hard, like cement.No matter what angle you hit, the marbles will slow down for a short time and then pass by. This is how the legend of the "cement hole" comes into being.Although Shi Shi is not keen on playing marbles, his level is not bad. Naturally, he has the desire to conquer the "cement hole", but until today, he has tried eight times in total, but he has not succeeded in one.

"Even if you say that, what does it have to do with playing marbles on a rainy day?"

As soon as the man heard this, he knew that things were turning around, and immediately went up to him, "Stupid, when it rains, the soil will soften, let alone a heavy rain."

"The 'cement hole' is no longer a 'cement hole', so what if it gets in, it's just a paper tiger."

"Stupid bird flies first. Stupid bird flies first." The man said immediately.

"What are you talking about!" Stupid bird flying first is a popular vocabulary in schools recently. In the mouths of these children, it has completely deviated from its original meaning. It is only used as a meaning that is too stupid to be stupid. "Stupid bird" means one thing.

"It rains today, it will rain tomorrow, and the weather forecast also said that it will rain next year. The 'cement hole' has been rained many times before we came to school. If there is any impact, it will not be a 'cement hole' long ago. "

Shi Shi was deeply trapped in the vicious circle of logic he said, completely unaware of the inconsistent rhetoric, and only felt that at this moment he was a little warrior who was going to conquer the "cement hole".

"Have you brought your marbles?"

"Bring it!" He excitedly took out a transparent glass bead, and there was a red leaf-shaped ribbon in the center of the glass bead, like a burning flame.

Near the "concrete hole" is a huge cedar tree with dense branches and leaves that spread out like an umbrella. Two small figures got into the bottom needles to save some rain.The two were tired from running.At this time, he was squatting inside and making final preparations.

"Look, it's Ying Shijie!"

Stone didn't have that time to look around. After all, it wasn't the marble he was used to, and he was not used to the hand feeling. He was rubbing his hands repeatedly to feel it, but was interrupted by him, and looked towards the open space.

There was also a half-squatting black figure half-squatting on the ground in the rain curtain.Stone vaguely remembered that Ying Shijie led a group of people to the open space early. "It seems that everyone else has gone back."

"Then shall we try again?" The man had a worried look on his face.

"Of course!" Stone said without thinking. "Listen well, if I succeed once, you will testify for me."

"Sure, you will be the 'Tiger King' by then. Remember to teach me the cheats."

"I'll talk about it when I succeed." The reason why Shishi took it for granted was that he actually hid a little thought: under the witness of a third person, he wanted to break into the "cement hole" and win Ying Shijie once beautifully.

"That `s a deal."

"One, two, three!" The two counted to three and rushed into the rain curtain.

【2】

Wang Yunwen, like most girls, finished class early and returned to the classroom before the rainstorm intensified.Her hair was a little wet, and she was about to dry it with a handkerchief in the drawer.

Open the drawer and habitually reach out to the old place.There is also a light pink envelope next to the handkerchief.She took a closer look, and there was nothing else on it except "Wang Xiaowen (Received)".

"Boys are always sneaky." Wang Yunwen felt that Shi Shi was childish, but there was an unconcealable smile on his face.Only Wei Minglei can't even write her name completely, after all, he is still a naive ghost!Where did she have the thought to brush her hair, she touched it hastily, staring at her "name" in a daze.His handwriting is so beautiful today.

When she opened the envelope, her heart was pounding like a group of frogs queuing up into the water, and her cheeks were hot and uncomfortable as if she had a fever. She pretended to be calm and looked around—open it quickly!

……

Wang Yunwen folded the letter to the smallest size and stuffed it back into the envelope before no one threw it into the trash can.

……

Wang Yunwen couldn't sit still, and after much deliberation, he still felt unsafe, so he found the envelope and took it to the women's toilet.

Torn to shreds.Then it was thrown away where no one could find it.

【3】

Ying Shijie felt that Wang Yunwen should pay more attention to himself.

Ying Shijie felt that he was much better than Wei Minglei.

Where are the many, you ask?You see my five-pointed star is better than him... You see my certificate is better than him... You see my score is better than him...

You still look, what are you looking at!I always have more marbles than him, right?

That's right, when it comes to playing marbles, I will never lose to Wei Minglei.

ah!Wang Yunwen came over, not daring, not daring to look.

It rained heavily today, so she went back to the classroom very early.Well, thankfully I came back earlier, well.

I must say hello to her later, I must.

Huh?What is she looking at there?

letter?Believe... Believe!It's so pretty to smile - she's here!Quickly pretend that nothing happened, quickly pretend that nothing happened... Why did you throw the letter away?

……

Let me see what was written.

"Boss, it's not good, Wei Minglei is going to challenge the 'Cement Hole'!"

"Scared me—what! Where is he now?"

【4】

"It's amazing, Wei Minglei not only broke into the legendary 'concrete hole', but also..."

"Also won all of Ying Shijie's marbles!"

"What?! Win all? Not one left?"

"Not one left, not one left."

"He's really good."

……

"Have you heard? Wei Minglei..."

"Ah? Why is this?"

"No wonder, I haven't even seen his mother."

"Of course, but... what do you mean?"

"he came!"

"Hey, you haven't told me what that means?"

"In short, he is different from us, right?"

"Then what should we do?"

"Of course I'm laughing. Do you want to cry because of this?"

"Oh. Hahahaha—wait for me!"