Chapter 105 Rainy Day
A cold autumn rain.
With a few rains falling in mid-to-late October, the long summer seemed to say goodbye.
There are no more cicadas chirping during the day;
The white clouds in the sky also became higher and farther away;
In rainless weather, the sky is as blue as the sea.
Daily attire has also quietly changed. The pure white of the summer school uniform has become less common, and it has been replaced by blue and white autumn and winter school uniforms, the same color as the sky and white clouds.
Liu Zhiyi was probably the first person in the class to wear the blue and white school uniform.
She liked the long sleeves of her school uniform very much. Most of the time when Fang Wei looked at her, her fair little hands were tucked into her sleeves, leaving only two or three delicate fingers holding a pen to write and draw on paper.
But Xu Cailing is different. She would roll up the sleeves of her school uniform to her elbows, revealing a part of her arms, which made her look particularly capable and refreshing.
The second issue of the blackboard newspaper was still designed by Fang Wei, Wang Yushan and Du Peipei.
The general content of the section is also different from the previous issue. The theme has been changed to "Autumn Climbing", and the overall painting style and color are mainly autumn yellow.
The most eye-catching thing is probably the "midterm exam countdown" at the top, which has changed from ten days to eight days, and then to five days...
These days, in addition to teaching new lessons, teachers also take time to help everyone review previous content.
If there are two consecutive classes, papers will be distributed for tests in Chinese, mathematics and English, and then the papers will be reviewed in the next two days.
The examination atmosphere became more intense. I don’t know how the learning situation in other classes is, but most of the students in the first and second grades have a sense of urgency.
Like Xu Cailing, I only have two physical education classes per week, so I can play without worry.
Unfortunately, the bad news came out suddenly!!
Teacher Niu suddenly fell ill in the last week before the exam and fell ill!!
This disease seems to be contagious and occupation-specific, and even the only remaining physical education teacher in the school, Mr. Wang, also fell ill! !
"So, for this week's PE class, everyone should stay in the classroom to study on their own. Your teacher Niu said that he hopes you can do well in the midterm exam so that he can rest and recover from his illness."
"???"
How come Teacher Niu, who is usually as strong as a bull, suddenly gets sick?
When Wen Susu announced this with regret, her classmates certainly did not believe it.
"That's not right! I saw Teacher Niu riding a motorcycle around town yesterday!"
"..."
Wen Susu coughed twice and said, "Anyway, everyone should take care of their bodies while studying. With the recent seasonal changes, it's easy to catch a cold and get sick. I hope everyone can face this exam in the best condition!"
"Fang Wei, please sit on the podium and maintain the discipline during self-study."
After saying that, Wen Susu gave Fang Wei a look and then quickly slipped away.
Fang Wei: “…”
You really know how to find work for me, the squad leader!
There was no other way. Teacher Niu was sick even if he wasn't sick. Fang Wei had no choice but to bring his own books and sit at the podium to maintain the study discipline.
……
The 29th was Wednesday, the last day before the midterm exam.
Today's weather, like the mood of most students, is gloomy and it is raining.
"Tomorrow is the midterm exam! Everyone remember to clear your desks after school. We will be divided into different classrooms for the exam. I'll post the specific arrangements of the exam rooms on the bulletin board. Everyone remember not to go to the wrong classroom."
This arrangement of having separate examination rooms and taking the exam together with other classes is not new to the other party.
But it was still very new to most of the students. After all, there were only a few people in elementary school, so they just sat apart during the exams.
"Teacher, does this mean we have to go to other classes to take the exam?"
"correct."
"Then when we don't have exams, do we go to other classes as well?"
"…stay in your class before the exam."
The layout of the examination rooms at Baitan Middle School is quite special, as the desks in the classrooms are double desks connected together. Therefore, during the exams, students from different grades will be separated and sit at the same desk to prevent cheating.
For example, the examination room for their class is a mixed examination room for the first and second grades of junior high school.
Students in the first grade of junior high school sit on the left, and students in the second grade sit on the right. The students in front and back are all of the same grade, except for their deskmates who are of different grades. They are arranged in rows like this, which makes it convenient to distribute and collect test papers.
There is no way around it. After all, the school is small, the hardware facilities are limited, and there are not so many empty classrooms and empty desks and chairs to arrange.
As for the high school entrance examination, it will not be held at Baitan Middle School. Instead, everyone will go to a larger middle school in Xuanzhu City and will need to stay temporarily there.
After school, most of the students in the class were not in a hurry to leave. Firstly, it was raining outside, and secondly, they were busy looking at which examination room they were in.
At times like this, Xu Cailing was the most active.
The four people's respective examination seats were quickly found.
"Fang Wei! You are taking the exam in our own class! Take it together with the second graders!"
"Ah Sheng! You are taking the exam in Class 2-3! Take it together with the Class 3 students!"
"Zhiyi! We are in the same examination room! We are taking the exam together with the second graders, in the class next to us! But we are so far away from each other, you are in the second group, and I am in the fourth group..."
"what?"
Liu Zhiyi was still a little confused. This was the first time she had seen a cross-grade examination arrangement like that at Baitan Middle School.
Anyway, it doesn’t matter. The exam is only two days long. Just know where you are taking the exam.
Each subject has taken a small test in the past few days, and she has a rough idea of her own results. As long as the gap between the midterm exam paper and the daily test papers is not too big, she is confident that she can get good grades.
As for the first place...it seems quite difficult.
There was no ranking in the quiz, but as a deskmate, Liu Zhiyi also knew that Fang Wei performed very well in the quiz. It would be very difficult to beat Fang Wei in the midterm exam...
After all, what we are learning now are relatively basic knowledge. If we want to make a difference in scores, it may test our basic skills and level of attentiveness more.
……
In fact, I have been bringing books home these two days.
But now all the desks were emptied at once, and the backpacks on the four people's shoulders became bulging and heavy.
It was raining outside and the sky was gray.
Fortunately, the rain was not heavy and all four of them brought raincoats with them.
"It's not raining heavily. Why don't you just hold an umbrella and ride the bike with one hand?" Xu Cailing said after looking outside.
"Don't try to show off. The rain and wind are not strong on the island, but the wind is very strong on the Baitan Bridge. You are riding a bike with an umbrella in one hand. Be careful not to fall or you will fail the test tomorrow." Fang Wei said.
"Well……"
After hearing what he said, Xu Cailing calmed down and took out her raincoat from her schoolbag.
The four people's raincoats are also different colors. Cailing's is purple, Fangwei's is blue, Zhiyi's is translucent, and Asheng's is yellow.
This kind of cycling raincoat is very wide, you can just put yourself and your backpack in it.
Fang Wei, Cailing and Asheng were all very skilled, but Liu Zhiyi was a little clumsy.
After putting on the raincoat, she put on the hood and tied the straps tightly around her chin.
Fang Wei pulled behind her and helped her take off the back half of the raincoat hanging on her schoolbag. She didn't even notice that the back part was still hanging on the schoolbag.
"Hahaha, you look like a group of little ducks." Xu Cailing looked at the expressions of everyone and giggled with joy.
"Don't you look like a duckling yourself?" Ah Sheng complained.
"Ah Sheng, you look the most like him! Your raincoat is yellow, so you look the most like him!"
"??"
Fang Wei also found it funny. You know what, they really look alike.
The four of them all wore raincoats and hats. Their heads were covered by the hats, leaving only their little faces exposed. Their ears were also wrapped inside. Through the thin waterproof plastic, each other's voices became muffled.
"Remember to roll up your trouser legs."
Fang Wei bent down and rolled up his school uniform pants to his knees.
Liu Zhiyi and Xu Cailing also bent down and rolled up their trouser legs, revealing each other's slender calves.
The two girls may have different skin colors, but their skin is equally delicate and clean, without a single hair visible.
"Let's go!"
The four little ducks came out from the teaching building where they were taking shelter from the rain.
It feels amazing to walk into the rain in a raincoat without an umbrella.
The raindrops hit the raincoat, and my ears were filled with the sound of "da da da".
On rainy days, everyone wears slippers to class.
Occasionally, when she came across a relatively clean puddle of water on the cement ground, Xu Cailing would wade through it without avoiding it, treating it as washing her feet.
Liu Zhiyi, on the other hand, is much more polite and would deliberately avoid some of them.
But it's raining outside, so how could my shoes not get wet?
Soon, some mud dots appeared on her ankles, which fell on her delicate skin, making it look even whiter and more lovely.
The four of them pushed the bicycles out of the school gate together, and then wiped the water droplets on the seats with their hands.
There was no tissue, so I couldn't wipe it dry. It was probably almost done, so I just ignored it and sat down on it.
After a while, Ah Sheng yelled, "Oh my god! Fuck! My seat bag broke and the sponge inside is leaking water! My butt is all wet!"
"You're not trying to hold your pee, are you making this excuse?"
Everyone laughed.
When you ride a bicycle, lift up the front part of the raincoat and place it on the front of the bike. This way, the water flowing down the raincoat will not wet your pants. And it is also convenient to control the bike by holding the handlebars inside the raincoat.
But the downside is that every once in a while, you have to straighten the raincoat and clean the rainwater in the front pocket of the raincoat...
Perhaps for adults, traveling on rainy days is really a troublesome thing.
But for Cailing, Zhiyi, and Asheng, wearing raincoats and riding leisurely in the rain is a rare and fun thing.
Especially Liu Zhiyi, who grew up in the city, seemed very excited about this.
At that time, she was in primary school in Shanghai. Her father would pick her up whether she was going to school or coming home from school, let alone on rainy days like this.
There is no other experience like what I have now, riding in the rain with my friends wearing raincoats!
Compared to usual days, there are fewer pedestrians and vehicles on the streets on rainy days.
The only sounds left in our ears were our conversations and laughter and the sound of the rain drops.
The world also became ethereal and moist.
When we rode to Baitan Bridge, the wind was indeed much stronger.
The sea breeze blowing from the side, mixed with rain, hit each other's tender cheeks, and finally gathered into strands, sliding down the cheeks to the chin, and then dripping onto the raincoat.
Liu Zhiyi secretly stuck out her tongue and tasted the rain.
Hehe, so light~
(End of this chapter)
