little turtle in the reeds

"Xu Yiran." On Sunday, during the break before the second period of evening self-study, Yuan Ye walked into the classroom, "Mr. Xiao Qiao is looking for you."

Xu Yiran quickly closed the black leather book and stuffed it into the innermost part of the table.Yuan Ye glanced at him suspiciously, and asked if he was writing bad things about himself.

Xu Yiran shook his head, and Yuan Ye grabbed the flesh on his cheek: "What should I say? Instead of shaking your head and nodding, I'll draw a turtle on your school uniform."

Xu Yiran hurriedly said, "No."

Yuan Ye: "Say a few more words, can you save a piece of meat?"

Xu Yiran: "No, I can."

Yuan Ye was speechless, and let go of his hands: "Really, you are boring. Go, go and find Lin Xiaoqiao."

Xu Yiran seemed to be pardoned, rubbed his flushed cheeks, and hurried to find the head teacher.Before leaving the house, Yuan Ye called him back again and told him to repeat Lin Xiaoqiao's words to him again, "If you want me to know that you talk nonsense, you will understand the consequences", that's how Yuan Ye threatened.

Xu Yiran naturally had to succumb to the evil forces, nodded repeatedly, and then escaped smoothly.

This Sunday night, all the teachers are not in the office, only Lin Xiaoqiao is on duty here.He specially took out this evening to talk to Xu Yiran.

Lin Xiaoqiao told Xu Yiran that the school is going to hold the autumn sports meeting, and there is still one boy missing in their class of boys 4x100. He saw Xu Yiran's sports performance in the first year of high school, and felt that Xu Yiran's sprint performance was good, and hoped that he could represent the class to participate in this event.

In fact, there are many boys who are good at sprinting in the class, but Lin Xiaoqiao wants Xu Yiran to participate in a group project, to cooperate and communicate more with other students.

Xu Yiran could vaguely guess Lin Xiaoqiao's good intentions, but when he thought that the relay race had to be communicated in advance, he felt cold sweat on his body: "I..."

Lin Xiaoqiao frowned: "Xu Yiran, you have to have the courage to try."

Xu Yiran: "I know, I know."

Lin Xiaoqiao looked at Xu Yiran's pale face, frowned even tighter, and said forcefully: "Then it's settled, let's go."

Xu Yiran's throat rolled, nodded, turned around and left the office, and after returning to the classroom, he was stunned for a long time, and Yuan Ye asked directly: "You got scolded? Why are you more stupid?"

Yuan Ye only got a shaking head answer.

In the afternoon of the next day, during the activity time, three other students who signed up for the relay race came to Xu Yiran and asked him to go to the playground to practice.Xu Yiran left with them, and Yuan Ye looked at his back as if enlightened, but didn't follow.

Peng Zhuoyu was quite surprised: "Why didn't you follow your little turtle? What if he was bullied?" Thanks to Yuan Ye, Peng Zhuoyu and others followed him and called Xu Yiran "Little Turtle".

Yuan Ye let out a snort: "None of my business. Let's go, go play."

"Hairy!" Peng Zhuoyu said, "I'm going to practice high jump. Didn't you also apply for long jump and 50 meters? Go practice together?"

"Unhappy." Yuan Ye said. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Xu Yiran had walked away. The corner of his mouth sank, and he turned his head to tug at the corner of Peng Zhuoyu's mouth, and said lazily, "I stayed up all night reading novels last night. I was so sleepy. I want to go back and make up for it." Sleep."

"Then you were talking about playing ball just now?" Peng Zhuoyu rolled his eyes.

Yuan Ye: "You're so fucking annoying." After saying that, he went out.

On the playground, a classmate consciously assumed the responsibility of the team leader, guiding everyone in the main points of the relay race.Xu Yiran listened very carefully. When practicing, he recited the points one by one in his heart, and kept reminding himself not to make mistakes.But after I started running, something went wrong.He ran the third leg, and when the second came, he let go too early and dropped the baton.In this way, they repeated here several times, but they have not been successful.

Everyone didn't say anything the first few times, but on the fourth time, the classmate who taught how to take over the baton got angry.

"Why do you make mistakes every time?"

Just as Xu Yiran was about to apologize, the second time he pointed at him angrily, he said, "Isn't it because he is slow to respond? He can't catch it every time!"

The three of them "swiped" and looked at Xu Yiran.

Xu Yiran tensed his body, his tongue straightened: "I..."

The second stick interrupted him: "I suspect that you didn't listen carefully at all. From the beginning to the end, you just said 'huh' a few times. You don't know how to take over the baton, don't you know how to learn?"

The classmate who ran the last one hesitated and said: "But I think Xu Yiran is very serious."

"Then why can't he get it?"

"Do you want to think about your own problems?"

"You mean it's all my fault?"

"I'm saying that everyone can be wrong."

"But if he can't receive it, is it my fault?"

"No one blames you, it's just to run in."

"He refuses to listen to people, what a fart."

"Can't you talk nicely?"

"If you can't find a reason to attack personally, why are you and Xu Yiran so good?"

"We are all classmates, is it interesting for you to talk like that?"

"Isn't that what it means? Fuck, go play, I'm leaving."

"..."

The classmate who ran second best patted his butt and left. The other two looked at each other, both a little unhappy, and said to Xu Yiran: "Let's practice another day."

Xu Yiran stammered and said, "Yes, I'm sorry."

The two of them only stuttered when he was guilty, and they didn't feel relieved. One patted him on the shoulder to make him react faster next time, and they left together with the other.

Xu Yiran looked at the baton in their hands, and wanted to ask if he could stay for him to practice, but he couldn't say it until the backs of the two classmates were no longer visible.

The setting sun has turned orange, and everyone on the playground has disappeared.A large group of students poured out of the teaching building like a tide, and it was soon empty.When it was time for dinner, everyone rushed to the cafeteria to eat with a clear purpose.

Xu Yiran lowered his head, spread out his hands, looked at the empty palms, shook hands, and then let go.

He walked onto the runway, held his right hand empty, and stretched it behind him as if holding a baton in his hand. He assumed a posture ready to run, and at the same time turned his head to look at the other end of the runway.

He looked nervous and waited with bated breath. After a while, while looking at the air behind him, he took a step forward and trotted forward. After running seven or eight meters away, he suddenly clenched his right hand, turned his head forward at the same time, and sprinted forward desperately. .

Xu Yiran ran once and again.

The setting sun was really warm, and he was sweating profusely after running a few times.At this time, there is only a lonely football left on the playground, and there is no one else.He was so exhausted that he lay on his back on the playground, watching a flock of birds returning to their nests, suddenly felt a power in the silence, and shouted with all his strength: "I!"

"Crack." There was a sound from somewhere nearby, as if something had fallen to the ground.

Xu Yiran turned pale, sat up hurriedly, looked around, but couldn't see anyone.

It should be the sound made by birds or other small animals.Xu Yiran said to himself.

However, such a small episode broke all his courage.His voice couldn't be lower, almost wordlessly, he finished the sentence: "Yes, come on."

In dormitory 306, Peng Zhuoyu asked Jiang Hai, "Where's Yuan Ye?"

Jiang Hai: "How do I know?"

Peng Zhuoyu was puzzled: "Didn't he say he would come back to sleep? Why didn't he see anyone?"

This is really strange. In the end, no one asked Yuan Ye where he went during that time.