Chapter 8 six (2)

Ms. Mei joined the discussion pretending to be very enthusiastic, while observing the faces of Ms. Zhou and the others carefully.Nothing unusual.Apparently, after they came down from the playground, they were fully conscious of Qian Mazi's tricks.After talking casually for more than ten minutes, Ms. Mei went back to her bedroom.She lay on the bed and turned around for a long time, thinking wildly; finally, she bit her lip and said in her heart: "Forget it, I'll fly in the air to be a firefly that everyone can see, and keep doing it on someone's eyelids." The sun!" So she took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and soon fell asleep.

At six o'clock the next morning, Ms. Mei woke up; the whole school remained dead silent.She wanted to sleep again, but what happened last night——Li Wuji's fixed stare on the top of the diving platform, the conversation by the flower bed under the moon, all followed the correct sequence and attacked her heart violently; After barely lying down for half an hour, she got up and ran outside to find the maid for washing water.Unexpectedly, the doors of the maids' rooms were also tightly closed.Ms. Mei felt bored, so she lingered in front of the corridor for a while, then walked on tiptoe to the westernmost end of the corridor.Looking at the door of Ms. Zhou's room, there was no sound at all.It is too early.Everyone must have gone to bed late last night, and today is a holiday again, maybe no one will wake up until nine o'clock.Ms. Mei ran back in dismay, but she heard voices outside Zhang Yifang's room.This made her happy like "the footsteps of the empty valley", and ran to the door rashly, saw the door was open, and pushed it in.But she froze immediately.She saw Zhang Yifang, who was bent over in front of the washbasin and doing something in only shorts and sweat vest, suddenly turned his panicked face, and she caught a glimpse of Ms. Zhang's bed with a mosquito net hanging down. The man's leather boots, and she heard the nickname "Yi Fang" coming out of the tent.Withdrawing her body quickly, Ms. Mei fled into her bedroom and fell on the bed, her heart beating wildly as if suffocated.

In her confused nerves, there was only one feeling repeated: What a coincidence, it fell into my eyes three times, and it was in vain to attract people's suspicion!Naturally, it wasn't fear, and it didn't matter about regret, it was just an uncomfortable feeling that the burden had been increased for no reason, as if some unseen ghost was playing tricks on her. Lying down like a dream like this, I don't know how much time passed, suddenly the door opened, and I saw Zhang Yifang standing in the door frame, already dressed very neatly, with a smile on his face. "Mei, it sounds like you got up early, why are you still hiding?"

Zhang Yifang's attitude was very natural when he said this, and then he walked to the bed and took Ms. Mei's hand affectionately.A feeling of almost guilt rose in Ms. Mei's heart; she felt that she was too suspicious and regarded people too narrow-minded and vulgar.So she smiled sincerely, and squeezed Ms. Zhang's hand even tighter.Ms. Zhang went on to say early and lively: "Hurry up! There is no class today, let's go to Zhongshan. Longmatan, you have been there; the scenery of Zhongshan seems to be better than Longmatan!" Ms. Mei readily agreed.Zhang Yifang ran out to ask for the washing water, and hurried back to sit by the side, watching Ms. Mei wash and wash, helping to bring out Ms. Mei's most fashionable clothes, and enthusiastically matching the colors of the dresses.All of this was full of unpretentious friendship, which made Ms. Mei feel very uneasy; her heart, which is always moved by the trust of sincerity, couldn't help weeping in secret.Her tender eyes fell on Ms. Zhang's face from time to time, and she decided to explain to Zhang Yifang earnestly when she arrived in Zhongshan.

Zhou Pingquan was temporarily added.The flat-faced Zhao Peishan seemed eager to go too.But Zhang Yifang pretended not to pay attention, urged her to leave quickly, and left Zhao Peishan behind abruptly.Ms. Mei pursed her lips and smiled, more and more convinced that Ms. Zhang's pleasure today is not indifferent. The three of them talked a lot along the way, nothing more than ordinary things, but Ms. Mei was already looking for an opportunity to express her sincerity.Several shops on the street also hung the national flag.A large five-color flag hung down in front of the popular speech meeting, and some people crowded under the flag, reading a notice or something.It seems that there are a lot of pedestrians on the street today, and there is some National Day smell everywhere.Ms. Mei and the three of them became the targets of attention.Several older children followed behind them, arguing over whether Mrs. Mei had come to do a new play.

After finally getting out of Ximen, Zhongshan was right in front of him.A majestic sound of sirens came across the mountain, faintly deafening.When we reached the middle of the mountain, the Yangtze River also saw it. A Shangshui steamship rushed towards the yellow and turbid river water, making a long cry of victory from time to time.Ms. Mei was very happy and ran ahead vigorously. "May, don't be too happy; be careful when you get to the top of the mountain, your clothes are soaked!" Ms. Zhou shouted from behind.She and Ms. Zhang held each other's arms and swayed for support. Ms. Zhang looked especially tired.

Finally, all three of them reached the top of the mountain and sat to rest on the stone steps in front of the grand temple gate.In front is the Yangtze River, holding this mountain like the arms of a strong man; on the left, there are thousands of undulating mountains, and the city of Luzhou lies in the middle gray and black, sinking flat like a scar.The temple is also very majestic; the flying eaves pierced the blue sky, and the wide stone steps that make people's legs sore, stretched out neatly, like a big white face.Madam Mei gazed greedily, and said loudly to her two companions: "Majestic! Some here are majestic, while some in Longmatan are beautiful."

But Ms. Zhou and Ms. Zhang seemed very tired; they leaned on their shoulders, panting softly. Although it was late autumn, the weather was still warm; the sun was just overhead, and the three ladies were all wearing jackets, so after a while, Ms. Mei had no choice but to leave this beautiful place and follow Zhang Yifang and the others into the temple. .Ms. Zhang's spirit is better.She took the lead and led the two of them through a large courtyard to a very elegantly furnished dining hall. "All right. We'll have a vegetarian meal here." Zhang Yifang breathed a sigh of relief and threw her body into an ebony chair.But as if she suddenly remembered something important, she straightened up half of her body and said to her companion:

"Ping, please excuse me, please go and ask the monks to open a table of vegetarian dishes. Mei, you are welcome, I am the host today." Ms. Mei smiled and nodded without saying anything.She watched Zhou Pingquan walk through a corner door, mixed among the dense columns under the long corridor, and remembered that now was the time to speak.She walked lightly in front of Zhang Yifang, cast her soft eyes on her face, thinking about how to start.After understanding it to some extent, Ms. Zhang also responded with a meaningful stare.After a few seconds, just when Ms. Mei was about to speak, Zhang Yifang suddenly laughed, poked Ms. Mei's chin with her fingers, and said something like this:

"Mei, you are so beautiful, no wonder people miss you!" Ms. Mei's face changed slightly, but she recovered immediately and replied with a smile: "What about yourself? If I were a man, I must love you!" "Then you also have to say, let me stop on your eyelids and be your sun—is it the sun?" Ms. Mei was completely stunned by this sentence.Zhang Yifang laughed louder, stood up suddenly, stole a kiss on Ms. Mei's face, and quickly continued: "Let me tell you the truth. I overheard the conversation between you and Li Wuji. When I came out of the playground last night, I saw you deliberately lagging behind, so I paid attention; you ran in, and I followed behind you; you stood in the flower bed Next to it, I was squatting behind the big goldfish tank on the left. When I heard you say 'goodbye', I ran away quickly. So whether you will 'goodbye' right away, I haven't figured it out yet."

"It is indeed 'goodbye' soon! I won't lie to you." This reversal turned into a situation of defensive warfare, which made Ms. Mei a little confused; Now it dawned on her that this pretty little girl was not as shallow as she had imagined, and at the same time, she also felt that the "open and honest" words she had arranged in the morning were a bit difficult to utter. "Perhaps she didn't take the encounter in the morning as a big deal", the meaning flashed across Ms. Mei's brain like lightning; she pondered in a daze. "But, Mei, you are too cruel! Could it be that Li Wuji is not a good person?" When she said this, Zhang Yifang's attitude became very serious, without the meaning of being sharp and naughty at all. "It doesn't matter whether you are a good person or a bad person; in short, I have no need or interest in love." "Then why do you abandon your original husband!" Ms. Mei pursed her lips and smiled; before she could answer, footsteps came from outside.Zhou Pingquan's voice and another woman's voice interrupted the conversation.I don't know the woman; she has a short and exquisite body, a face that is neither ugly nor distinctive, and her clothes are of the highest fashion. She is only eighteen or nineteen years old.Although she looks like a female student, under Ms. Mei's sharp observation, I always feel that she has a somewhat unusual air. Zhang Yifang greeted the woman, calling her "Miss Yang", and introduced her to Ms. Mei. As usual, the formality was extended to more than ten minutes.Ms. Yang's eyes often fell on Ms. Mei, as if she wanted to see through the background of this new acquaintance.A well-dressed monk brought in a tea tray, glanced at Ms. Zhang and the others, then slanted his shoulders and said respectfully: "Miss Yang, please ask for instructions—" "Tell them to go back first! The sedan chair is waiting at the foot of the mountain!" Miss Yang interrupted the monk impatiently. "Yes. Where's Miss's lunch?" "Just eat here." Zhang Yifang answered on his behalf.The monk looked at Ms. Zhang in surprise, said "yes" without seeming very enthusiastic, and then withdrew.The three were silent for a while.Ms. Mei looked at an old pine tree outside, thinking that the conversation with Ms. Zhang just now hadn't ended, and she felt a little sad; but when she looked away, she saw that Ms. Yang was looking at her consciously again. Then it turned into a somewhat uneasy Nahan again. "It's going to be a lot of fun tonight." Ms. Zhou was able to find a new direction for the conversation. "Five schools, there are more than two thousand people at least. It's really spectacular! I heard that Mr. Hui will send a battalion of people to participate in the lantern festival. Is it true?" Zhang Yifang took it up with great interest, facing Ms. Yang. "Probably will." After only giving this casual and indifferent answer, Ms. Yang didn't turn her face away, and kept staring at Ms. Mei closely. "It's best to send. The county is still competing with our school to be the team leader. Simply asking the army to take the first place is also a solution. The second is of course southern Sichuan. If the county still insists on the reason of the large number of people fight, then—” Ms. Yang's "Yeah" suddenly interrupted Ms. Zhou Pingquan's discussion.Even Ms. Zhang and Ms. Mei were a little surprised. Ms. Yang was very happy, and she didn't say to anyone: "I remember; ah, I remember. This Misme is said to have escaped from the family!" The three companions all laughed. It was a lead-like laugh without an ending! "Miss Yang, how could you know these things?" Ms. Mei asked, still maintaining a calm and natural look. "It probably came from your school. You don't have to be afraid. It's very safe here. Master Hui advocates new trends of thought and women's liberation; you can go to Dao Yin's office to ask for a divorce, and it will be accepted as soon as you ask." Ms. Mei pursed her lips and smiled, she couldn't help but feel relieved, as if she had gained some extra security.However, the direction of the conversation slipped slightly to Mr. Hui's "promoting new trends of thought".Zhou Pingquan, who was somewhat familiar with the local situation and Mr. Hui's new policy, talked about it like an endorsement. Her attitude seemed to be that because Ms. Mei was still at a loss for the novelty of the environment, she had to fulfill her duty as a "guide".Ms. Yang added more from time to time.This made Ms. Mei even more puzzled by the way this new acquaintance was, but she didn't find it annoying; although her conversation was somewhat proud, it also revealed a clear and innocent disposition. "Even though you say that, I always feel that the old forces here are still deeply rooted." Zhang Yifang, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly threw this cold bomb. "Which entrenched old forces?" Miss Yang asked back very disapprovingly. "In the hearts of ordinary people. For example, our primary school accepted older girls this year, and there was a lot of discussion outside. They said that we are a boys' school, and the teacher's department and the primary school enter and exit through the same door. What does a seven-year-old female student look like!" "Oh, that! That's stubborn thinking! That's why Mr. Hui wants to hold a popular lecture." "But there are only a few students who came to listen to the lecture! And they are also drunkards who don't want to drink, so they just come out to see the night market!" Then there was silence.Excitement and nervousness crept up the faces of both sides of the debate.Ms. Mei pursed her lips and smiled, and suddenly remembered Li Wuji's complaint about "new clothes on old materials" last night, and couldn't help but say a witty line: "Yifang, you just want to change your body and become a complete beauty. If you can't, you'd rather not even wear new clothes!" All three of them were stunned, staring blankly at Ms. Mei's pretty smiling face.But then there was a burst of comprehended laughter; especially Ms. Yang, who affectionately grabbed Ms. Mei's hand, laughing until she couldn't breathe. "I'm new here, and I'm not familiar with everything, so I'm not worthy to speak; but every time I go to the street, I always meet many people who open their eyes and watch tricks to appreciate my nun's head, and I understand half of it; I thought It will probably take a lot of time and energy to make this gray city of Luzhou willing to wear a fashionable new dress." Mrs May complemented her insights with a touch of seriousness. "That's right! First make new clothes and wear them!" Ms. Yang jumped up and raised her voice and said, and then talked about many "new clothes" that were being planned. Master Hui was about to promote women's haircuts and women's careers; Master Hui also wanted to confiscate the temples in the city , both were reorganized into popular lectures and libraries; Master Hui also thought of hiring several "New Culture Movement" athletes from Shanghai and Beijing to hold a large-scale lecture on new trends of thought; Build a new village with Longmatan; Mr. Hui... Yet the monks moved in and the meals came. After supper amid lively conversation, the four ladies descended.Ms. Yang and Ms. Mei have become very intimate, and Ms. Lamei must go to Mr. Hui's mansion to meet the new person who is the protagonist of Luzhou.After Ms. Mei's repeated refusals, Ms. Yang regretfully agreed to take Ms. Mei to the headquarters to watch the lantern festival in the evening. "The Lantern Festival will gather in front of the headquarters, and Master Hui will probably give a speech in person!" It was said so solemnly when we parted. Ms. Mei was quite disturbed that Zhang Yifang and Zhou Pingquan were not invited.Zhang Yifang didn't seem to mind, but Zhou Pingquan was showing resentment.Ms. Mei had no choice but to pretend not to pay attention.A question that has been lingering in her chest for a long time - what kind of person is Miss Yang, and what is her relationship with Teacher Hui - under such circumstances, it is inconvenient to ask Zhang and Zhou again; Don't want to be misunderstood or seen as a complacent person who has not experienced the big scene.She decided not to mention Miss Yang at all, not to take the friendship that suddenly fell on her as a serious matter; she also decided that when Miss Yang came in the evening, she would not say goodbye, so that people would know that she was not one of those who just look at a nobleman. Proud borers. These feelings were born and matured on the way back to school; after arriving at school, Ms. Mei subjectively almost completely forgot that such a thing ever happened.After resting in her room for a while, she went to the teachers' playroom for recreation.Wu Xingchuan, a teacher of physics and chemistry, and Chen Juyin, a teacher of history and geography, played table tennis against each other.Li Wuji held his head in his hands and sat beside him; obviously he had something on his mind, and it was just a cover for playing.In the corner over there, Zhang Yifang and Zhou Pingquan were immersed in chess.When Ms. Mei came in, like a flash of lightning, everyone's eyelids twitched, and strange expressions flashed across their faces. A kind of coy smile, so to speak, involuntarily floated on the corner of Ms. Mei's mouth.She went all the way to the chess table, leaned against the back of Zhang Yifang's chair, and tried to focus her attention on the chess pieces. "Is that you? Don't dress up yet!" Suddenly, Ms. Zhang said softly, without looking back, she released a "car" to eat a "horse" of the opponent. "Why dress up?—But Yat, you'd be better off not eating 'horses.'" Ms. Mei replied naturally, although she seemed to have a hiccup in her heart. "Why—ah, give back your 'horse' instead of eating it. After half an hour, Yang Qiongzhi will be here." "Oh, here, come to her! I'm not going!" Zhang Yifang spat out the "horse" and held her "car" in her hands, hesitating.Zhou Pingquan stretched his waist, raised his head and glanced at Ms. Mei, adding in a bit of coldness: "You have promised. Besides, it is good to go!" "Okay? It has nothing to do with me! Yi, go with that 'cannon'!" Someone was standing behind, and Ms. Mei turned her head sharply, just in time to catch Li Wuji's scorching gaze on her face.Low but excited words also came out of Li Wuji's mouth: "Very good. Just think about it being Yang Qiongzhi who is pulling you so enthusiastically, then you shouldn't go." "What is Yang Qiongzhi's way? Up to now, I still don't understand." Ms. Mei said frankly that she straightened her waist, as if to show that her "not going" was not just for the surname Yang.The two chess players looked at each other and smiled, Zhang Yifang forgot that she was still holding a "rook" in her hand, and just went for the "cannon". "You should figure it out. In name, she is Master Hui's adoptive daughter; in fact, who knows! But she is Master Hui's 'Flower and Bird Messenger', but there is no doubt about it!" "Oh, that's it." Ms. Mei replied indifferently, and then focused her eyes on the chess game, but she couldn't help feeling dark in her heart.He didn't even notice that Zhang Yifang lost a "car" out of thin air, so he kept exclaiming: "What, what? It's very tight, Yi, you are about to fail!" "She's still coming to you! I hope you understand the danger!" Li Wuji said firmly, he seemed dissatisfied with Ms. Mei's carelessness, and his voice was a little higher. The ping-pong ball, which had been ringing Cong Cong, was suddenly silent.The atmosphere in the entertainment room immediately became strangely menacing.Although Ms. Mei was still looking at the chess game, she clearly felt that all eyes were on her.Danger?The danger of being seduced, the danger of falling!joke!The natural self-confidence immediately exploded in Ms. Mei's heart, causing her whole body to tremble.She turned her body abruptly, faced Li Wuji and gave him a solid look, and said coldly: "Thank you for your kindness. But I don't understand the danger in that! I am very opposed to your prejudice, Mr. Li; you regard women as so fragile, as if they are bound to break if you touch them; such moral Idiot, as if she could fall at any time! I think there must be women who are not so fragile and easy to damage!" Unexpectedly, there was such disgust, Li Wuji's face changed slightly, but he still struggled to say a word: "But we can't help but guard against incipient progress!" I don't know if it was Zhunju who let out a "chi" sound.Then there was another sneaky pout, which shot straight into Ms. Mei's field of vision from the edge of the ping-pong table like lightning.Is it not too difficult?Li Wuji seems to be taking the position of Ms. Mei's protector so openly!This feeling almost drove Ms. Mei into a frenzy.She straightened her body and gave a declarative answer to the squinting questioning eyes all over the room: "I originally decided not to go, but now I'm going to try to see if I'm still fragile!" She looked at the watch on her wrist calmly, then walked out.But before reaching the door, a person broke in. It was Miss Yang Qiongzhi in question, holding a whip in her hand, and she came riding a horse. "Great, you're all here! Let's go together!" Not letting anyone answer, Miss Yang drove Zhou Pingquan and Zhang Yifang into the entertainment room like chickens, and ran in front quickly until the school gate, and then turned around and gave Zhang Yifang an order and said: "I have a horse here! You have ridden a horse before, and you helped Zhou Pingquan; I brought Mi Sime. Meal, we will eat it at the headquarters!" Facing the cool evening breeze, this strange group of people hurried towards the Three Archways.But when she was about to reach the intersection of the popular speech meeting, Ms. Yang suddenly reined in her horse.When she saw the guards in front of the lecture hall, she knew that Master Hui must be inside.When she brought three female companions in, the applause like firecrackers was giving a temporary rest to Mr. Hui who had worked hard on the podium.When the applause gradually died down, and after Ms. Yang said a few words in Master Hui's ear, the speech that followed was as follows: "Equal rights between men and women is enshrined in the Covenant; women's liberation is a new trend of thought; my teacher is responsible for advocating it. To set an example today, I invite a Mei—Ms. Mei to give a speech!" Ms. Mei who was standing by the stage jumped suddenly.The applause rose again.Ms. Mei was pushed onto the podium by Ms. Yang as if in a dream, and after she instinctively bowed to Mr. Hui, she recalled the applause when she faced the audience with her delicately red face blushing from excitement and fright. It rolled up like a storm, as if the podium was shaking slightly under Ms. Mei's feet.