rain trail

In the life of Liu Yanzhi, who was born in the 80s, most things are similar and slightly boring.Things big and small are poured out of a mould, and always have a hideous similarity.For example, the stalls selling pancakes and fruits are always at the corner of the alley, for example, the barbershop always sells daily chemical products of unknown brands from where the barber buys them, for example, every household has a couple who get up early in the morning to quarrel as neighbors.The woman in the courtyard likes to stop by the door after the children go to school. If she stands at the door, stretches her feet, and leans her shoulders against the door frame, it means that she will not walk away easily.Men always drink and play cards after work, with an impatient expression on their faces and dirty words in their mouths.Another example... the experimental middle school in the town and the experimental middle school in the city, even though the school in the city is several times larger than the one in the town, they both have the same name.

Liu Yanzhi went to the city with Lao Liu, who was doing business in the sea, in May of the year when she was promoted from the second year to the third year of junior high school. She also changed from a student of xx Town Experimental Middle School to a student of xx City Experimental Middle School.It's just that the business didn't last long, and Lao Liu was swept away by his partner's elementary school classmates, so he had to take Liu Yanzhi back to his hometown.

This turmoil did not affect Liu Yanzhi very much.At that time, both her parents were regular workers with a salary, one was an elementary school teacher, and the other was an accountant in a mine.Although he lost money in the sea, it was not all of his wealth.So for Liu Yanzhi, at most, when her father took her back to the hometown carrying the bedding, she stood at the door and was scolded by her mother like a grandson.Also, it is her title, which has been changed from xx City Experimental Middle School to xx Town Experimental Middle School.

Liu Yanzhi is a big-hearted person, that is, the second day after she came back, she packed her schoolbag by herself and went to school.

Before going to the city, she was studying here, so she didn't have to say hello to the school.She met her English teacher at the gate and said hello to him.The English teacher nodded to her, with a narrow smile in his eyes - the fact that her father was tricked by a fellow villager has been widely known in this small town, and the people who envied her father's business in the sea seemed to be in love with him. Put down a big stone on it, have a good time.

With her back straight and her chin raised high, Liu Yanzhi strode into Class Three, Class Three.

If she had known earlier that she would meet Luo Jiayi that day, she would definitely tidy herself up, at least wash her hair and tie it up again.And the school uniform, which was too blue or white because of too many times in the water, she would at least press it under the bed the day before so that it wouldn't be so wrinkled.

When Liu Yanzhi arrived in class, there were only two or three people there, all of whom were female students.When the female classmates saw her, they came up and asked her curiously, and the one who asked the most asked her why she changed schools and came back.

Liu Yanzhi told the truth, several female students said "oh" together, the tone was very drawn out, and they turned a few turns, unable to understand the meaning.

"But your family is dual-employed, so it's okay to lose some money." A female classmate said "Oh" and looked at her meaningfully.

"That can't be said like that. My family has no money, so I'd be fine if I had less money!" Liu Yanzhi felt uncomfortable, so she stretched out her hand to tickle the female classmate.More and more people came in the class, and they all looked at her curiously, greeted her a few words, and some people joined the team of questioning her.The female classmate smiled and stepped back to hide from her restless hand. After taking two steps back, she slammed into someone hard.The man groaned, Liu Yanzhi and the female classmate immediately stopped laughing and went to look at the person who just came in.

It was a female student, taller than Liu Yanzhi and the others, as thin as a telegraph pole.Her half-length hair was loose, thick bangs and a blue mask covered her face with only two eyes left.It seemed to be raining lightly outside, and she held a thick big red umbrella in her hand—an umbrella Liu Yanzhi had seen before in a department store in the city, and it cost 20 yuan a piece!Her neat blue and white school uniform was ironed on her body, and some muddy water was splashed on her whitewashed old sneakers, but it was still evident that she was a clean person.

Liu Yanzhi had never seen her in class before.

The female classmate who stepped on someone hurriedly apologized, the tall girl shook her head and said "it's okay", then walked towards the last row.She lowered her head when she walked, and her shoulders were also curled up a little, as if she was slightly hunched.She walked very slowly, and her steps were a little buoyant, like the "ghost" in the open-air foreign movies that Liu Yanzhi had watched.

She spoke Mandarin in a soft but serious tone, like an announcer on TV.

Liu Yanzhi suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with her.

"Who is this, is this a classmate from our class?" Liu Yanzhi asked the surrounding students.

"You don't know, wow, she came here not long after you left, and said she was transferred from the city." A female classmate came to her ear and explained to her.

Several female classmates seemed to get excited all of a sudden, chattering.

"I heard that she has been in the sixth grade in elementary school. Did she squat for a year?"

"Then I heard outside that big cities are only in the sixth grade." Liu Yanzhi frowned.

"She seems to be able to play some kind of chess, and has even competed. And she studies well, and the teacher praises her as a good student." Said a female classmate named Liu Na.

"Then I heard that her mother's life style is not good, she is also very strange, she doesn't talk, and she doesn't care about others." The one who spoke was a male classmate who was sitting behind Liu Yanzhi.

"Who taught you to say that? How can you say that about someone like that? Are you jealous of him?" Liu Yanzhi's eyes widened—these words are so poisonous, who did he learn from?

"Who is going to be jealous of her being ugly." The male student retorted unconvinced.He said this very loudly, and when the class suddenly fell silent, he was heard clearly by the whole classroom.

This group of male and female students are just at the age that loves to watch the excitement, so this group of people "swipe" to cast their eyes on the edge of the podium, and then "swipe" to cast their eyes on the person in the center of the topic.Liu Yanzhi looked at the girl somewhat guilty - she had already taken off her mask and was sorting out the books on the table.She still hangs her head, black hair blocking her eyes.During her shallow movements, Liu Yanzhi saw a large red birthmark, like a huge scar, lying on the right side of her face with teeth and claws.

As if aware that she was looking at her, she raised her head, her eyes quickly met hers in the air, and then buried her head in the book again.

Liu Yanzhi recognized her.

She didn't respond, as if she didn't hear anything.

But Liu Yanzhi knew she must have heard it.

A group of students didn't care about the person involved, so they lost interest and went about their own business.

"I can't even speak a single dialect, I'm pretending to be dead." The male classmate was still muttering.

Liu Yanzhi suddenly didn't want to pay attention to him.She walked past several female classmates and found an empty seat to sit down.

This position is only one aisle away from the girl, who didn't look at her again, as calm as if she couldn't understand the local language at all.Liu Yanzhi secretly looked at her while packing the books into the table hole, feeling extremely regretful.

"Liu Yanzhi! Listen to the class!" Wang Ban's eyes were sharp, and he clapped the blackboard eraser on the podium.The people in the classroom looked at her half watching the play and half looking at her with pity, but the gaze of the female classmate was not included in them.From the corner of her eye, Liu Yanzhi caught a glimpse of her still lying on the table, not knowing what she was writing or drawing.But Liu Yanzhi seemed to be the one who was gossiping behind her back, she was so ashamed that she didn't dare to look at that person again.