Back to the third grade

Chapter 23

Lin Mei adjusted the seat again, from the third row to the second row, which made her get closer to the podium.

This time, Mr. Zheng adjusted the seats of four or five people again, which can be regarded as bringing all the students he is optimistic about under his nose.The high school entrance examination is less than half a year away, and now she has no energy to deal with those who don't want to study.

Since the seats were adjusted, the atmosphere in the class has been clearly polarized.The ones sitting at the back of the classroom are still screaming and running out after class. The end of get out of class in the first few rows is no different from class, and sometimes Teacher Zheng will come to remind: "Go out and take a look at the distance."

Lin Mei then dragged Zhou Jie to the corridor, laying on the concrete railing and looking at the playground below.

There is only a low red brick wall between the playground of the attached middle school and the factory area. Now the place next to the wall is full of prefabricated panels and steel bars, and there are still several piles of snow beside it.

Some naughty boys stood on snowdrifts, prefabricated slabs or piles of steel bars and looked towards the fence, as if they were eager to try and play over the wall.There were also people laughing and laughing and playing snowballs with snowballs. They didn't throw away the snow in their hands until the class bell rang and ran into the classroom in a hurry.

They were the only ones in the third grade in the whole school, it seemed like they had occupied a kingdom.Many students are still immersed in the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year. They all feel that it is hard work to go to class in advance, but they are full of energy when get out of class is over.

The school was afraid that the students would sneak out of the school during recess and cause accidents. In addition to asking the teachers in the reception room to strictly guard the school gate, they also asked the physical education teacher to take out balls such as basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and badminton, and divide them into each class. Let each class take the ball and go to the playground to play as soon as the get out of class is over.

Zheng Kai brought some badmintons and table tennis balls to the class, and they also carried two basketballs.As soon as I brought these things to the class, the messy classroom became excited when class was over, and many people gathered around the podium.Several boys were about to take the badminton to the corridor to play, Zheng Kai hurriedly shouted: "Wait! You must register before you can take it out!"

If the balls sent to each class are lost, the class will pay for it.Zheng Kai said: "It is the school's intention to distribute it to everyone for fun, but Mr. Zheng said that everything that is taken out must be registered. If it is lost or broken, the person who registered must pay for it."

Then I found a notebook to write it down.

Although they said they would lose money, the boys immediately grabbed the basketball and badminton and ran out. The first thing they did after class was to grab this.Those who couldn't get it were too lazy to grab it. Teacher Zheng came to see Lin Mei, Zhou Yu, and Zhu Hai were still sitting in the classroom after class, and said curiously: "The school specially distributed basketball and table tennis players, why don't you go Playing? Don't just sit in the classroom, go out and move around."

The remaining students said in a hurry: "It's too cold! It's warm in the classroom!"

"They robbed them all, and we couldn't play without them."

Teacher Zheng: "Don't be too lazy, you won't go out if it's too cold? You should go out for running and jumping when it's cold, and you won't be cold when you move."

Later, she asked Zheng Kai to use the class fee to buy a few skipping ropes, one for one yuan, and when the get out of class was over, each person would send one to let them go out to jump.

Zheng Kai bought [-] sticks according to the number of people in the class, and even bargained with the boss for a price of ninety-five cents.The extra money was exchanged for a world map, which was posted next to the blackboard like a class.

When Zheng Kai handed out the skipping rope to everyone, he also said: "I bought this with the class fee. You have to skip it after sending it. Teacher Zheng specially asked everyone to buy it. Anyone who took it should go jumping."

When it was their turn to distribute to people like Lin Mei and Zhou Yu, this showed the benefits of "acquaintances".Although I haven't said a few words to Zheng Kai, since Lin Mei jumped to No.5 in class as a dark horse in the mock exam last time, Zheng Kai and the others have become a little closer to Lin Mei.

Seeing them coming, Zheng Kai said, "You girls like red ones, don't you? Here are some picks for you."

Lin Mei wanted dark blue ones, and Zheng Kai took out a few dark blue ones and said to her, "This color is also good, and it is resistant to dirt."

Zhou Hao said that he wanted dark blue too, and Zheng Kai also told them: "Don't dance in the corridor, go to the playground downstairs."

Many people refused to go out after class because they were afraid of trouble, preferring to hide in a warm classroom.Now I have to go downstairs in order to skip a rope. If Teacher Zheng hadn't specifically instructed me, no one would want to.

I got the skipping rope on the first day today, so I have to show face no matter what, Lin Mei and the others chose their own and went downstairs. When they reached the second and first floors, the entire floor was empty, and all the classroom doors were locked. up.Zhou Que said, "Now I go to the toilet on the second floor, and there are far fewer people than upstairs."

There are even fewer people on the playground. There are only a few dozen of the most naughty boys in the third grade, climbing on the prefabricated boards, sand piles, and stone piles like elementary school students to point out the country.

Zhu Haidu said, "How old are they?"

"The childlike innocence is still alive." Lin Mei said.

Zhou Jie turned her around and smirked, "Your mouth is really bad."

The three kicked away the gravel on the ground, stood far away from each other and began to jump.It felt kind of silly to be honest.

Lin Mei looked around while jumping, and found helplessly that they might be the only ones who really obeyed and came downstairs to skip rope, and they couldn't see anyone at a distance.

After dancing a hundred or so times, Zhu Hai stopped and said, "I don't see anyone coming."

But no, just the three of them.

Lin Mei also felt stupid, and Zhou Yu also stopped: "Then let's go back? Anyway, I skipped it."

At this time, I suddenly heard a loud noise from the place where the steel bars were placed, as if the steel bars had not been placed properly and slipped down.

The three of Lin Mei were startled, they stood still and looked back.After the rattling sound over there, it was silent and there was no movement.

Zhu Hai took two steps forward and said, "Let's go?"

Zhou Yu looked around at the steel bar, a little hesitant: "Do you want to go and have a look?"

Zhu Hai said, "Just tell the teacher later."

Lin Mei was recalling, did anyone have an accident in school at this time?
She really can't remember.

But just now there were a few boys climbing up and down over there.

Zhu Hai stomped his feet and said, "It's almost time to ring the bell."

Lin Mei turned around and ran towards the steel bar: "I'll go and see, you go back first, ask the teacher for a leave of absence for me, and say that I went to the bathroom."

Take a look, you can feel at ease if nothing happens, and you can save people in time if something happens.And she is very confident in the aura of a good student she is now, and the teacher will definitely not be angry because she is late for a while.

The steel bars are placed in the corner of the playground, and it takes one or two hundred meters to run there.Lin Mei walked over out of breath and shouted, "Is anyone there? Did someone fall?" She walked around from one side, thinking that there was no one when she heard no movement.You can rest assured if you don't see anyone.

But when she went around, she saw a little boy lying on the ground with one leg pressed under the steel bar. He seemed to be in a daze, and he burst into tears when he saw Lin Mei passing by.

Lin Mei was startled, and hurried forward to look, while coaxing him: "Don't cry, don't cry, don't move around." She took a closer look, and found that the boy's left calf was pressed by two interlaced steel bars, and the lower leg There were several steel bars on it, and it seemed that he was walking on the steel bars, but the steel bars slipped down accidentally, and he fell, and the steel bars hit his leg.

The little boy was not dressed like the students in the nearby primary school, but rather like a child from a rural village or a migrant worker's family in a nearby county.Although the steel bars pressing on his legs were only as thick as the mouth of a cup, the weight of a long one was not light at all.What's more, both of them are pressing on his legs.

The little boy started to choke after crying. Lin Mei asked him what his name was and where his father and mother were. He said his name was Sun Qiang, his father was Sun Guofu, and his mother was Zhang Guizhi. He lived in the vegetable market not far from here. street.He came over the wall to play in school.

Lin Mei told him not to move around, she immediately went to call for someone, and as soon as she stood up, she heard Zhou Yu calling cautiously not far away: "Lin Mei? Lin Mei, are you here?"

Zhou Jie had almost reached the teaching building, but turned back worryingly.When Lin Mei saw her, she immediately said, "Zhou Jin! Here is a child whose leg was crushed!"

Zhou Hao immediately followed the sound and looked for it. She was dumbfounded when she saw it, and she said, "Then let's move this steel bar away first?"

Lin Mei looked at the steel bar and shook her head and said, "I guess we can't move, so hurry up and call the teacher."

Zhou Que said: "Then you wait here, I will call the teacher right away!"

Lin Mei had no choice but to squat down and talk to the little boy.

The little boy still had tears on his face, but he was very obedient and sensible. When asked if his leg hurt, he shook his head and said, "No, sister. Will my father hit me?"

"No. Dad won't beat you." Lin Mei searched all over her body and only found a pack of napkins. First, she took the napkins to the little boy to wipe away the tears and snot from his face, and then she folded flowers with the napkins for him to see.She learned this trick from the hotel lobby manager over there when she went to help her boss decorate her son's wedding hall.

Zhou Jie has been gone for an unknown amount of time, and she spends seconds here like years, standing up from time to time and stretching her head to see if anyone is coming.

Not long after, I saw Mr. Zheng coming with a few teachers behind him.

As soon as he came over, Teacher Zheng pulled Lin Mei outside first, and the teachers went to see the little boy after going to the reinforcement bar.

Teacher Zheng asked her how she found out. After Lin Mei said everything, Teacher Zheng said: "Lin Mei, you have done a good job. Now you go back to class and don't answer what others ask. This matter is up to you." no problem."

Then she gave Lin Mei a push and told her to go back to the classroom.

In the classroom, Teacher Xu is teaching, and Zhu Hai and Zhou Yu are sitting in their seats.Lin Mei shouted a report at the door of the class and went in. When she sat down, the students next to her asked her what was going on with their eyes.Why are you late?Lin Mei shook her head, took out her book and went to class seriously, pretending she didn't know anything.

In the middle of the class, the sound of ambulances coming from far and near suddenly came from the school.Teacher Xu, who was in class, glanced at everyone, went to the window to take a look, and returned with a blank expression.The curious students didn't dare to be curious anymore.

Lin Mei knew what was going on, and exchanged a reassuring look with Zhou Yu.When she turned around, Teacher Xu was standing by her desk giving a lecture, her chalk-stained hands were pressed on her desk, which made her break out in a cold sweat, and she dared not look back for the whole class.

This is the "disadvantage" of sitting in the front. The teachers keep a close eye on them, and they will be discovered if they stray.

I didn't hear about the follow-up of this incident until after school at night, and no one in the school knew that the steel bars behind had crushed people.However, when I went to the playground two days later, I found a lot of broken glass slag stuck to the red brick wall, and the steel bars were moved farther away and laid flat.Although there are still boys walking and jumping on it, at most they sprained their ankles.

Teacher Zheng also quietly called Lin Mei and Zhou Yu over afterwards and said: "Sun Qiang's family said they would like to thank you for asking about you and Zhou Yu. Can't be distracted."

Coming out of the office, Zhou Jie whispered, "I think our school has lost money."

Lin Mei nodded, probably not less compensation.Although the boy sneaked in by himself, he was injured at school. After all, the school management was not strict.

"I don't know how his injury is? I hope it's nothing serious." Lin Mei was just worried that the little boy's feet would not be disabled.

Zhou Que said, "How about we go and see him?"

Lin Mei thinks it's okay to go and have a look, save people to the end, send Buddha to the west, you can't save half of them and don't know what's going on with him, otherwise you will always keep this matter in your heart.It's just that the timing is bad now, as Mr. Zheng said, it's best to watch it after the senior high school entrance examination.Going now seems like a way of repaying favors.

The two discussed to go to the vegetable market to inquire after the high school entrance examination. With his parents' names, they should be able to find his home.Then let it go.

A few days later, two bags of rice, a barrel of oil, a carton of milk, and a basket of local eggs suddenly appeared in front of Lin Mei's house.

Lin Mei came home and saw the piles of things in the living room and asked curiously. Mother Lin was also surprised, and said, "I don't know who put it in front of our house. I brought it in first, so as not to miss one or two things and I can't explain it. I'll come back tomorrow." Go and find out."

Mother Lin went out to inquire the next day, and heard that a man and a woman carried it to the door of Lin's house.

"It's for your family. Ask where your Lin Mei's house is." The neighbor said so, and Lin's mother had to come back and ask Lin Mei.

When Lin Mei saw it yesterday, she was a little suspicious that it was Sun Qiang's family. After hearing what Lin's mother said, she only talked about Sun Qiang.Mother Lin said: "It turns out that this kind of thing still exists. That child is really pitiful. So this thing is half of your classmate." The question is how to divide this thing?It's ridiculous no matter how they are divided, is it possible to let Zhou Yu carry a bag of rice and leave?In terms of money, these things cost two to three hundred yuan, and it is not right to give Zhou Jie more than 100 yuan.

Lin Mei told Zhou Que, smiled and said, "Forget that I took advantage of you."

Zhou Hao shook his head: "I'll go to your house to eat twice later."

After Lin Mei told Mama Lin about Sun Qiang, Mama Lin kept it in her heart.This can also be regarded as a good relationship with her daughter, not to mention that the little boy is quite pitiful if he does not expect to repay her kindness.I heard from Lin Mei that the little boy's dress is not like that of a wealthy family, but that of an ordinary working family.

She inquired about it, and the ambulance that Sun Qiang was in didn't take him too far, so he was sent to the Pediatrics Department of the Second Affiliated Aerospace Hospital nearby.Lin's mother came to the door to give 200 yuan as a gift. She didn't say that she was Lin Mei's mother, but said that she had heard that a child had an accident and came to have a look.

After returning home at night, Mother Lin was in a good mood. She told Lin Mei that Sun Qiang's leg was fine and that the bone was broken, but the problem was not serious after the operation, and he would not be disabled in the future.

Lin Mei was really thinking about it in her heart, and she was relieved when she heard it: "God bless."

The next day I told Zhou Yu, and she really felt relieved: "I'm afraid that the child will be pitiful if he is so young and disabled."

Later, this matter was still known.Lin Mei guessed it was because Sun Qiang's parents had looked for her.Sun Qiang's family rented a house on the street of the vegetable market, and the landlords were all from this area.Neighbors knew about Sun Qiang's hospitalization, and it slowly spread.

Lin Mei also heard about it at school. Both she and Zhou Yu had become news figures, and someone told them that the school would award them certificates for this incident, and it was finally rumored that they would be reported to the higher authorities as good people and good deeds.

The rumors in the school became more and more outrageous, and some people said that people from the TV station were coming to interview them.Both Lin Mei and Zhou Yu pretended not to know, and said they didn't know when anyone asked.

In private, Zhou Yu said: "It is impossible to give us a certificate for this matter. I heard that our school has been reported again." Zhou's father is very well informed. Make up classes during the holidays, and the second is that an outsider broke into the school and injured a child. The problem is very serious.

Lin Mei knew a little more in the family hospital. The small factory manager paid Sun Qiang's family 3 yuan this time, and Sun Qiang's medical expenses and surgery expenses were all covered by the attached middle school.It was handled in a timely manner, and the news was covered up quickly.She guessed that the little factory manager would be fine this time.

"Our school is now a thorn in the eyes of other schools." Zhou Jie said with a smile.

Their principal pays close attention to grades, and now all schools in the city know about it.So there are quite a few schools that don't like their school, and they always want to make trouble for their school.

Lin Mei quietly said to Zhou Que: "Our principal is a hero. Nothing will happen this time." She had known the future achievements of the small factory director, and her admiration for him was out of control.

Zhou Jie nodded with a smile and said, "I also think our school will be fine."

Two days later, Teacher Zheng called her and Zhou Yu to the office again, specially gave each of them a high-end leather-bound notebook and a pen, and said, "I can't directly reward you for this matter, but what you did Yes, the school has seen it all. This is a reward for you, don't talk nonsense when you go back."

Lin Mei understood that this was a private reward.

She and Zhou Hao came out of the office with exactly the same high-end notebook and pen, and many people saw it when they arrived in the classroom.Lin Mei hurriedly put all her things into her schoolbag, and she shook her head and said she didn't know if anyone asked.

When Lin Mei felt that this matter was already "old news", there were still people in the school talking about it.Zhou Yu said, "They don't have anything else to say? Is it annoying?"

Lin Mei is in the middle of the game, but she also has a sense of being outside the game.She found that after the review officially started, many students seemed to unanimously start to "escape from reality".

There are more new things in the class now. The students sitting in the back rows are starting to like to put a few novels, magazines, comics, etc. in their schoolbags.

This was not so "crazy" in the first half of the year.

Knowing that Mr. Zheng is currently investigating and watching strictly, everyone has become more enthusiastic about underground activities.There are even more classes.Not only do they walk together after school, but they will quietly change seats and sit together as soon as Teacher Zheng leaves during the self-study class.

Sitting together can't actually do much, just do homework next to each other.

But the atmosphere of the pink bubbles is very attractive.

At the beginning of the self-study that night, Teacher Zheng arranged the papers for them and went out, saying: "I will come back later, you should write carefully, don't be sloppy, try not to turn over the book, and check your own level."

As soon as she went out, there was a small buzz in the class, and then Zheng Kai sat on the podium with a black face and took the paper to write, and when he saw something to say, he looked up with a serious expression of "I want to remember the name", slowly class It became quiet.

The people behind suddenly teased Lin Mei, and then a notebook was handed over from her armpit.

Lin Mei calmly reached out her hand to take the notebook from her armpit, unfolded it quietly, and saw that there was a folded page written on it: I want to know if you like me or not.

Lin Mei: ...

She didn't write a word, turned her head and slapped the notebook on the table behind, frowned and said, "Don't be boring!"

Then I heard the people behind pass back the phrase "don't be bored" sentence by sentence.

"What did Lin Mei say?"

"She said 'Don't be bored!'"

Lin Mei:

After a while, the notebook was sent back, but Lin Mei didn't answer it, and then kept hitting her lightly with it, but she refused to answer it, and continued to persevere. Not annoying?"

Sitting behind her now is a round-faced girl named Guo Xinxin.With a cute face of "you are definitely not talking about me", she anxiously explained to Lin Mei: "No, this is for you later."

"You will pick up the one that is given to me later? Are you going to pass it on to me? Who asked you to pick it up? If you pick it up, find a way to go!" Once, twice, three times, Lin Mei can't keep her good temper.

Guo Xinxin looked at the notebook and said, "You really don't want to read it? Then why should I return it?"

"If you don't return it, you can keep it. Anyway, I don't want it." After Lin Mei finished speaking, she turned back and continued to write the paper, which is really annoying.

Guo Xinxin stayed for a while, then took the notebook and said to the person behind, "Lin Mei doesn't want it."

The person behind took it and threw it back, "Then who doesn't want it."

After a while, it came back again, and then to Guo Xinxin, but this time she didn't dare to hand it to Lin Mei, so she changed her name to Lin Mei in a low voice.

Lin Mei pretended not to hear, thinking that if Guo Xinxin did this again, she would tell Teacher Zheng that she would change seats!

(End of this chapter)