After avoiding most of the crowd, the few children came to a wasteland. On the wasteland stood a dilapidated brick house.
If it wasn't for the fact that it was daytime now and the weather in Chengdu in October was also good, the bright sun shining on the overgrown ground, one would definitely be scared if they came here at night.
After all, there were no other houses around the wasteland. The surrounding grass was also very lush, reaching Tian Miao's waist.
"Let's go, let's go. We'll take turns teaching Tian Miao today." The little girl with a high ponytail was the first to run over. She pretended to be serious.
"Yes, I'll come too." The rest of the girls also ran over.
"Tian Miao, did you bring your books?" Another male student turned around and asked.
"I brought it." Tian Miao nodded firmly, and quickly went to the innermost compartment of her bag to retrieve her notebook and three other books on her main subjects.
"Then we're going to start class." The girl with a high ponytail took the first position and announced happily.
"Alright, thank you." Tian Miao said.
"No need to thank me. The teacher said that we should help each other." The girl with the high ponytail said immediately. After she finished, she smiled and said,"And we're friends."
"That's right, we're friends," The few children said in unison.
Without waiting for Tian Miao's reply, everyone took their seats at their usual spot.
That's right, there were a few stools of different shapes on the grass of this wasteland. It seemed like they had been collected from the surroundings.
Some were big tree stumps, some were wooden chairs with missing corners, and there were also plastic stools and big stones. There were exactly six of them, one for each person.
In front of these chairs was a large wooden board, and now the girl with a high ponytail was standing in front of the wooden board. She really looked like a young teacher.
Meanwhile, Tian Miao was seated in the middle, the best and most complete chair present.
Meanwhile, Tian Miao had taken out her notebook and books and placed them on her lap, looking at the girl with a ponytail attentively as she waited for her class to begin.
"Then we'll start with Monday's Chinese class." The girl with a high ponytail cleared her throat and started the class loudly.
Sitting down, Tian Miao and the rest of the students listened attentively. The crisp voice of a little girl on the barren land and the croaking of frogs and insects had a different kind of tranquility.
First, the girl with the ponytail and another girl talked about Chinese, while the boy who had helped Tian Miao with her bag did math. The remaining English was taught by another boy and the girl who spoke the least.
There were bound to be omissions in the course since the lecture would last for a week, but Tian Miao listened attentively from the beginning to the end and took many notes.
After the last English class, the sky had turned dark. The chirping of insects around the wasteland had increased, and at this time, a burst of calls could be heard from afar.
"Liu Jie, Xiao Ling, where are you?"
"Tian Feng, you guys come out!"
"Jie, it's already dark. Where are you guys?"
Such calls came one after another, making the few people who were talking about interesting things in school quiver.
"My mom and the others are here." The girl with a high ponytail stood up immediately and said nervously.
"Yes, it's a little late. They might have all arrived." The tall boy stood up and calmly looked out of the wasteland.
Sure enough, there were faint lights coming from that direction. It was obvious that these people had a clear purpose. They were coming here.
The other children were a little flustered, but they still calmly stepped forward and subconsciously blocked Tian Miao's path.
"I'm sorry,"she said. Tian Miao's voice rang.
"What are you sorry for? we went back too late. They probably had dinner before coming to find us." The tall boy said.
"Yeah, my mom probably knows that I'm out to play and haven't gone home yet." The girl with the high ponytail also said with a smile.
"That's right, that's right, we're just playing around. " The rest of the students also chimed in.
"Our parents will be here soon. Tian Miao, you go there." The tall boy pointed at the shadow near the broken house.
It was very dark there. If one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't be able to see anyone standing there.
Moreover, Tian Miao was the smallest of them all, so he was even less visible.
"Yes." Tian Miao nodded and quickly made her way there.
After they passed by, they looked at each other, patted their clothes, and stood outside.
Everyone's movements were familiar. It was obvious that this was not the first time they had done this. They had a tacit understanding.
Tian Miao had just walked into the shadows when a few adults with flashlights walked out of the waist-high grass.
The tall grass that reached their waists only reached the adults 'calves, so the adults came very quickly.
Several middle-aged women went forward and hugged their children. The quiet grassland was suddenly filled with many sounds.
"How is it? Why did you come here to play?"
"Why are you so disobedient? I told you not to come to such a desolate place to play, but you just won't listen."
"Look at how wild you are every day. It's already dark and you're still playing outside. You even made us look for you everywhere."
"Let's go home. "
"Hurry up, stop dawdling."
The middle-aged woman walked out of the wasteland with her child in her arms, while the middle-aged man with the flashlight didn't go forward. He just showed his wife and child the way.
More importantly, they used the bright lights to search and observe their children. Even the middle-aged women who were holding their children carefully looked for obvious wounds on their children's bodies.
Being treated and gently scolded like this, the Little Friends looked at each other helplessly in unison, and then quietly followed their parents.
The adults all tacitly ignored Tian Miao, who was hiding in the shadows, as well as the six conspicuous chairs in the open space.
She didn't ask anything, but scolded her child even more loudly.
The crowd left as quickly as they came, and soon, only Tian Miao, her backpack, and her paper box were left in the barren land.
"Thank you," he said. "I'm leaving," Tian Miao said softly, before grinning as she picked up her backpack and paper box and left the barren land.
Tian Miao could not help smiling when she recalled her friend's smiling face before he left.
Because this scene reminded her of the beginning of this year when she was once again kicked out of school by her parents and could not study.
Right after the registration, the parents inevitably found out about Tian Miao's incident, and they used all sorts of methods to force the school to compromise and not allow her to attend classes.
The parents 'reason was very simple. Although the school was safe, she was not. It was not a small matter if she bled with a wound on her body. Moreover, the parents could not guarantee that their child would not suffer a small injury or bleed.
Tian Miao had to drop out of school and stay at home.
That night, however, it was these few classmates who came to Tian Miao's house and called her out.
"We can't let anyone see us playing together," they told Tian Miao."But we can look for you privately."
"We've agreed to take notes and then take turns to teach you."
The children were all very happy when it came to being teachers, and even patted their chests, promising that they would listen attentively to the class and teach Tian Miao.
"Tian Miao, don't blame my parents. We only agreed not to play with you because we don't want them to be sad."
"Yes, yes, yes. We know that saliva and normal contact will be fine."
"The teachers have already taught us, and the doctors in the hospital have also made it very clear. We're not afraid."
"Besides, we all have our own judgment and will choose our own friends. We all think that Miao Miao is our best friend."
After saying this, the few friends left. It was from then on that they found this wasteland and gathered here every week.
Everyone taught in high spirits and told Tian Miao about the interesting things that happened in her studies, and everyone got along very well.
It's just that sometimes, when I forget the time, my parents will come looking for me.
"Thank you," Tian Miao slowly returned home with a smile on her face.
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