desolate

The spring and autumn in Pingjiang are very short, so short that they always stick together with their tails that like winter and summer, just like a gust of wind blowing past people with heat waves or cold snaps, and then there is endless rain.It seemed to be poured down from the top of the big bag. In order to wash away the last heat, I worked hard for many days.

Although the people of Pingjiang have long been accustomed to the changeable weather, they will still scream at the top of their heads in embarrassment on a sudden rainy afternoon: Grass!

Pei Ye, as one of the drowned chickens, is obviously not a scolding player.He stepped on the puddles and ran into the corridor, holding two pieces of Shanghai green half piece of old ginger and a net of eggs.

The family lived in the breakfast shop on the first floor, while he and Su Ya lived in the one-bedroom and one-living room on the second floor.

squeak-

The door was opened halfway, and before entering, Pei heard the sound of walking back and forth inside.

"...It's broad daylight, where have you been?" Su Ya stood barefoot in the living room, she must have just woken up, her eyes were swollen and her face was worried, "What did you buy?"

Pei also turned around and closed the door, spared her and walked into the kitchen, picking up the eggs one by one into the refrigerator: "Where can I go to school?"

As soon as Su Ya saw the things in the refrigerator, she yelled: "Didn't I ask you to buy some meat back? ... This kind of egg is so fishy, ​​don't buy it next time."

Pei Ye held the last two in his hand, then slammed the refrigerator door, and said impatiently, "It's cheap."

Su Ya choked for a moment, stopped talking at the kitchen door for a while, then went to the bathroom muttering.

Take a pot, boil water, add oil, and sprinkle salt.

As if he had trained well, Pei Ye did a series of actions with no expression on his face. When the water boiled, he opened three packs of instant noodles and threw them in. He fried two eggs and put a la carte leaves. Dinner for two was ready.

The sound of retching kept coming from the bathroom, as if to spit out the stomach.

Pei also walked to the door and knocked twice: "Eat."

He sat back at the table. The taste of the noodles was mediocre, but anything that could fill his stomach was fine. He ate half of a large bowl of noodles in two bites. When Su Ya came out of the bathroom, he was already drinking noodle soup.

After Su Ya vomited, her entire face was now pale, and she still held a mobile phone that was turning on in her hand.

As soon as she sat down, she started to lose her appetite: "Why are they instant noodles again?"

Pei also drank the soup quietly opposite her, silent.

Su Ya turned out the fried egg hidden under the noodles and ate it in two bites. The phone just finished the boot animation and jumped to the lock screen interface.

hum-

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……

The phone vibrated several times on the table. Su Ya glanced at it and saw that it was all missed calls. Just as she clicked on the address book, another call came in.

When she saw the calling number, Su Ya didn't want to answer it at first, but she accidentally scratched it with her finger.

"...Hey, are you finally willing to answer the phone? Su Ya, let me tell you, don't think I don't know that you and my brother didn't get a marriage certificate. Legally speaking, the house belongs to my brother. After he dies, the property belongs to relatives ! My brother paid a lot of money to open that store, right? Tell you, he borrowed the money from me, how long are you going to hold on? I warn you, wait until I go back..."

Before the person on the other end of the phone finished speaking, Su Ya hung up the phone without saying a word, and took two mouthfuls of noodles.

Suddenly, she stretched out her hand to Pei Ye: "Where is the store's account for this month?"

Pei also paused, put down the bowl: "It's gone."

Su Ya stared at him: "It's gone? Where did it go? Did you use it?"

Pei also said, "I bought a cemetery for your man."

"..."

That's a really powerful statement.

Su Ya became quiet, which should have been a good thing, but Pei would rather this short silence never happen, because a second later, Su Ya slapped the steaming bowl of noodles to the ground. The hot soup spilled all over the table and the floor.

"—Who asked you to buy it? Who told you to meet them? Didn't I say no to it? It's my money! Why should I give it to them!"

Su Ya crossed the table, grabbed Pei Ye's clothes, and beat them hard, cursing and tearing at the same time, her pale face turned rosy after a while.

The table knocked over the chairs, and the room was a mess.

"Don't you know who their family is? Give them the money? What do you give them? What do you eat? What do you drink?... Did you also collude with them to build my house and shop? That's all fucking It was left to me by Zhu Jiahao! Why are you robbing me! I provide you with food and drink, and raised a white-eyed wolf!"

No matter how she was beaten and scolded, it was impossible for Pei to say a word.

He knew that whatever he said would only make Su Ya more emotional, so he just had to stand there like a stone pillar and let Su Ya vent her emotions. It wouldn't hurt or bother her, just wait for her It's fine if you're tired.

bang -- bang -- bang --

At this time, someone outside slammed on the door vigorously.

The patting made Pei Ye's scalp numb.

"Why are you arguing at night? The whole fucking family is going to die, right? Arguing every day is a brain disease! Why don't you die! Damn, it's really bad luck!"

The unbearable cursing sound ignited Su Ya like a shot of stimulant. She began to curse back heart-piercingly, her voice was sharper and harsher than before. If Pei Ye hadn't stopped her, she would have opened the door to call someone else Woke up.

The two scolded back and forth several times through the door, and finally the people outside felt that it was not good to scold a lunatic, and finally left in a hurry after a few ugly words, ending the ugly scene.

Menli Suya was also tired. After taking a few breaths, she let go of the twisted clothes in her hands, fell down on the sofa and began to cry silently.

Tears flowed like a faucet.

what's there to cry about...

Pei Ye looked at her silently, his face was burning with pain, all of which were small and dense scratches; the wrinkled fabric on his body was slowly springing back, but the marks had already been burned on it.

He walked into the toilet, and the mirror reflected his face—the neck and chin were covered with bloodstains from being scratched by Su Ya, and the clothes were wrinkled, but they were better than the last one.

There was a sound of closing the door outside, and Su Ya went back to her room.

Pei was also inexplicably relieved.

He bent down and splashed a handful of cold water on his face, which aroused his sluggish nerves, and quickly picked up the mop and began to clean the kitchen and living room.Fortunately, there is very little furniture in this house, and it is not troublesome to clean it up. Fortunately, he uses iron bowls for noodles, which saves a lot of trouble.

He was busy until nine o'clock in the evening. Pei also finished drying his laundry, took a shower and was ready to go out - this house is a one-bedroom, there is no room for him, so he usually sleeps in the mahjong room or the living room, maybe at night have business.

But when he got to the door, he thought of another thing, and hurried back to the balcony to take the still wet coat.

...other people's things have to be returned.

On Friday morning, the sun was half covered, and the second-year students of No. [-] Middle School ushered in their second monthly exam since the beginning of school.

The exam room was distributed according to the grade ranking of the first monthly exam. Zhou Ze did not take the first exam, so he should have no grades and was allocated the last seat in the last exam room.

After the morning reading, everyone went to their respective examination rooms in advance to prepare.

The last examination room was located in the leftmost classroom on the sixth floor. As soon as Zhou Ze walked in, he was bumped into by two people who were fighting with each other.

Later, Li Hefei was blocked by him, and he stretched out his hand and pushed in displeasure: "Blocking the way!"

"sorry."

Zhou Ze frowned, Li Hefei had already bypassed him before he finished speaking.

……never mind.

Soon Zhou Ze also found his own position - at the last one against the wall, behind him was the bookcase in the corner of the book and the pile of brooms that smelled of garbage, and someone was already sleeping on his stomach in the position in front of him.

Not long after Zhou Ze sat down, the person in front suddenly woke up, turned to look at him, and then took a paper bag and stuffed it for him.

"?"

Zhou Ze opened it suspiciously. Inside was the jacket he had borrowed a few days ago. The smell of laundry detergent was very strong, obviously it had been washed well.

Pei Ye leaned his elbows on the table, yawned and squinted at him, and then lay back on his stomach two seconds later.

Why can't this person wake up every day?

"Thank you." Zhou Ze took the clothes and thanked him.

I don't know if the people in front heard it.

The exam starts at 08:30, the first session is Chinese, and there are still 15 minutes before the exam starts. Normally, candidates should seize the time to review at this moment, but in their exam room, apart from eating and sleeping, they are just chatting and playing. , which made Zhou Ze, the only one who was reciting the text, feel a sense of incompatibility and awkwardness.

Can't learn it.

Zhou Ze closed the book, a little disappointed, so he took out his phone to take a look.

Actually there is nothing to see.

His spare time life is really poor. He doesn’t play games or use software. In the past, he had a lot of friends on social accounts, all of whom were classmates in middle and high school. In addition, because of the competition, there were people from all schools and grades, so the contacts were too many and chaotic. Every day there are all kinds of group posts or useless messages, but then Ma Wenjing cleared all his social accounts, and the list was clean.

It wasn't until I transferred to another school that my contacts became richer.

But still deserted.

The latest development in Moments is the song Good Luck that Wen Jialang just reposted.

Fifteen minutes before the exam, two invigilators walked in one after the other holding the test papers. The classroom finally became quieter, but there were still whispers like mice.

Just when Zhou Ze was about to turn off his phone, a call popped up on the screen - Ms. Ma Wenjing.

Today is Friday. In the past, Ma Wenjing would not call him during working days, because she has a job and Zhou Ze has her studies. It is enough to send a text message for anything. If not, she will wait until mealtime to call him .He even once felt that even if it was a natural or man-made disaster, Ma Wenjing would only send a message to inform him.

Unexpectedly, the principle was broken so quickly.

After Zhou Ze hesitated for a second, he saw that there was still time and planned to take it.

"What are you doing?" As soon as the connection was made, Ma Wenjing's voice sounded suddenly, without tone, just like the calm before the storm.

"...the exam." Zhou Ze said.

"What test? Where is the test?" Ma Wenjing asked immediately.

By this time, Zhou Ze had already realized the purpose of the call.His calmness and composure began to crumble, his fingers holding the phone turned white, and he didn't even pay attention to the invigilator coming over.

"exist……"

"Give me the phone."

"and many more……"

Before Zhou Ze could stop it, the invigilator had already pulled out his phone.

He could even hear the questioning coming from the receiver.

"What are you waiting for?" The phone was turned off, and the teacher gave him a blank look, "How can you cheat when you collude with others? I don't know about you in the examination room? They are all mischievous things. The mobile phone is confiscated. Go find Director Yan yourself." take."

Zhou Ze sat down with an uneasy expression. He was very worried about Ma Wenjing's reaction after knowing that her precious son was disobedient and transferred to another school privately, so he didn't notice that he was flirting with the teacher.

The proctor saw it, but she didn't care.

The middle-aged woman who was ironing egg rolls looked like a general who had won her first victory. She walked around the examination room with her mobile phone, and at the same time gave herself a prestige: "You people, you don't usually study hard, and you won't do well in the exam. Write, what's the use of having a mobile phone? Don't you feel guilty about copying a false score? Now turn off your mobile phone and put it on the podium, put the relevant books in the drawer, don't leave anything on the table, don't force me to search one by one ..."

There was booing in the classroom, and some people reluctantly handed in their mobile phones, but judging by the number, most of them still didn't hand in.

If you don't hand it in, don't hand it in, the exam will start soon, and the female teacher can't search one by one.

"Be honest. Not only do you get no points for cheating, but you also need to report criticism. If you fail the exam, you will lose face in your class. If you are caught, you will lose face in front of the whole school!" The female teacher gave the last warning, and then another invigilator The paper was issued amidst the urging.

Zhou Ze was the last one to get the test paper, and the next step was a set of movements to form muscle memory.

First write the class name and student number.

Then go through the entire test paper...

The topic of the material composition has a quick trip in my mind.

first question……

……

"There is still half an hour before the papers are closed. I think someone has written a few words in such a long time." The female teacher glanced over with a look of nothingness in her eyes, "Waiting to copy, right? Don't even think about it!"

The students below mischievously imitated her expression and made mouth shapes, and the next second, they were as cute as a mouse when she turned around.

"Pei also...!"

There was a student from Class [-] in the row next to him, who kept winking at Pei Ye when the teacher wasn't paying attention—he had brought a class task this time, and he not only had to copy it himself, but also passed the answer to Pei Ye.

But Pei didn't seem to cooperate.

The man yelled twice angrily, which almost attracted the attention of the female teacher. After getting a slap in the face, he didn't dare to yell again, so he changed his method and planned to throw the small note over.

"What are you doing!"

The female teacher stood on the podium, her eyes were like those of a falcon patrolling the grassland, and she caught the ready-to-move rabbit in a second.

She walked down, stepped on the note that fell in the middle of the corridor, and then stood there looking at Zhou Ze with his head down.

When he saw that the rolled surface was blank, an expression called "Sure enough" appeared on his face.