little boy [rebirth]

The sun in summer is different from that in winter.

There was no plastic track in the playground more than ten years ago. In the middle of the physical education class, Ji Ran sat alone on the stone steps beside the basketball court, with a book of English grammar between his knees.

As soon as I took my third sip of the popsicle I bought from the canteen, a shout came from beside me:

"Hey, the one who is sitting, come and play."

Ji Ran froze for a second, looked up and looked around, and found that he was the only one sitting on the stone steps.

It is said to be a basketball court, but it is actually a concrete floor with an iron frame. There is not even a net, and a group of boys are still greedy.

But the two classes had to score, and one person was missing after counting.It would be unfair to lose one person, so the person standing in front of him saw Ji Ran who was sitting: "Come or not?"

Ji Ran choked out the loudest voice, and shouted over there: "I...won't."

"He said he wouldn't."

"What should I do?"

"Hey, what can't be done."

The boy at the top wiped his sweat from his arm, trotted to Ji Ran, and took his arm with one hand: "You just stand and run, just be yourself, hurry up, there is only half an hour left in this class, hurry up Hurry up."

Ji Ran shook his head persistently: "It's really not possible, I want to read, you can find someone else."

"Why do other people pull you?" He frowned: "You are the only man on the playground, there is no one else. I'll treat you to a Coke after playing, okay?"

"..."

The sun was too hot to keep my eyes open.

The long black eyelashes cast a shadow on the book, Ji Ran glanced at the dozen or so heads stuck on the basketball, and his eyes darkened: "Sorry, I'm not feeling well today."

"Tsk, boring."

The boy ran down the steps in two steps. He didn't know what he said to the crowd, and then there were a few laughs:

"Come here, just stand here."

"Is it a man, it takes so much effort to play a ball?"

"What class is it? Is there any man in your class who can call us one."

"Hey look...he's so white."

Ji Ran tightened her hand holding the popsicle.

"Our class...has a physical test today, and they went to the big sports room." The big sports room is not far from the playground, a pile of green and blue mats is a place for sit-ups and push-ups.

"Then why don't you go?"

The boy who had just started leaned on the basketball stand and smiled: "You can't do it?"

"I can!"

Ji Ran stood up abruptly, dropped the small popsicle in his hand on the steps, and instantly climbed up two ants and broken ash.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha."

There was a smirk under the backboard, and the boy saw that he had responded, and his voice became more presumptuous: "Then come here, play basketball and no one will laugh at you, otherwise what are you doing just sitting there, hatching eggs?"

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha."

"She looks so good-looking, shouldn't she be a sissy?"

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha."

Ji Ran's face burned instantly, and he was feeling embarrassed. The next second, there was a commotion, and the door of the big sports room was pushed open.

Not long after school started, a class walked out in twos and threes. Ji Ran couldn't even call her name, and few people looked towards the stone steps.It was like a colony of ants coming out of a hole, gathering in one second, and spreading out in another second.

"Playing ball, Ayan?"

The two boys took off their school uniforms and tied them on the horizontal bar. They said to the side, "Shall I borrow a ball?"

"Ah."

Fu Yanbai stood on the edge of the playground.He didn't know if the sun was too harsh, he turned his head inexplicably, his eyes fell on the shadow of the stone steps, half-cooled.

"Forget it, let's go with them."

"what?"

"There seem to be few people over there."

There were three more in an instant, and the basketball court that had gathered enough people quickly became lively.

The boy who took the lead just now kicked off the ball excitedly, passed the ball to Fu Yanbai, and passed quickly to the basket——

But Fu Yanbai didn't intend to pass it back.

He moved the ball by himself, as if he was not in a hurry, and found an opportunity to cooperate with Gu Xuanhe next to him, and the ball went straight into the iron basket.

"yoooooo"

I don’t know when, there are already a few people standing on the sidelines watching, boys of this age inevitably have a crazy character, the leader is not reconciled, and quickly shouted "come again", but this game is getting worse and worse strength.

I don't know why, the chances of him touching the ball are getting less and less, but whenever the three newcomers get the ball, the ball goes into the basket in the next second, and after 10 minutes, they don't even touch the ashes on the ball.

He wanted to reach out to snatch it, but Fu Yanbai was taller than him and his hands were longer than him, so he couldn't reach it once on the left and right, just like playing monkeys in the park.

"Fuck, stop fighting!"

Before the get out of class bell was rang, the boy in the head was completely different from the excited look before. He kicked the mineral water bottle on the ground, grabbed his T-shirt and left.

When he pulled open the iron gate of the playground with a lack of interest, Ji Ran stuck out his tongue and threw a piggy face at him, he didn't even bother to ask the person's name.

Fu Yanbai didn't ask either.

No one seems to want to ask.

Looking back again, the people on the basketball court have dispersed.Ji Ran looked around, and finally saw that somewhat familiar figure beside the horizontal bar.

Fu Yanbai is wearing his school uniform.Sweat dripped from the back of her neck, and the side of her tall nose was shiny.The moment he lifted his leg, a sound came in his ears:

"Classmate, where are you going?"

Fu Yanbai turned his head and bumped into a pair of eyes.

Those are a pair of beautiful deer eyes, which are clear and light black in the sun.

Like that shadow.

Quiet and clear.

He glanced at Ji Ran, pointed to the half-thawed popsicle on the ground: "Go get the dustpan and sweep it away, gathering bugs."

"..."

Ji Ran was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded and stood up, and trotted two steps towards Fu Yanbai with the book in his arms.

But those long legs walked too fast.After a while, the two shadows moved further and further apart under the shadow of the tree, and Ji Ran was left behind by a large part.

Fu Yanbai walked in front, and there was an extra fold on the blue and white school uniform from time to time. The end of his eyes glanced at the pale person behind him, his eyebrows frowned, and finally he stopped.

He didn't know why the little turtle had to keep up, and why it ran so slowly.

"hurry up."

There was a half-cold sound.

Melting into the summer sky.

Ji Ran looked at the tree-lined road covered with dead leaves, and a man in a black coat stood in front of him.

Fu Yanbai put his hands in his pockets casually, squinted his eyes, and urged him again:

"hurry up."

He has been standing there for a long time.

Ji Ran let out an "oh" and trotted over.

This time, he quickly stood side by side with Fu Yanbai, turning into two figures, one tall and one short, and even ran forward a few steps, before rushing to Fu Yanbai:

"Uncle Fu."

Fu Yanbai, who was left behind, slightly raised his eyebrows, listening to Ji Ran say: "I have my birthday next month."

Fu Yanbai: "What do you mean?"

Ji Ran pulled his coat pocket with one hand: "Do you want to give me something?"

"..."

Ancestors collect debts.

Fu Yanbai narrowed his eyes: "What do you want?"

Ji Ran: "I want to eat popsicles."

Fu Yanbai: "It's too cold."

Ji Ran: "Then teach me how to play basketball."

Fu Yanbai: "Go back and practice the piano first."

Ji Ran: "..."

The street lamps brightened with the sound of footsteps, and a long shadow fell on the fence of the school gate, bending on the snow-melted water.

"Fu Yanbai, what did you give me?"

"so rude."

"..."