After avoiding most of the crowd, several children came to a wasteland. There was a dilapidated brick house standing on the wasteland.
If it weren't for the fact that it was daytime and the weather in Chengdu was good in October, with the sun shining brightly on the overgrown ground, they would definitely be scared if they came here at night.
After all, there were no other houses around the wasteland, and the surrounding weeds were also very lush, reaching Tian Miao's waist.
"Let's go. Let's go. Let's take turns to teach Tian Miao today." The girl with a high ponytail was the first to run over, pretending to be serious.
"Yeah, me too." The rest of the girls also ran over.
"Tian Miao, did you bring any books?" Another male student turned his head and asked.
"Yes." Tian Miao nodded hard, and then quickly walked over and took out a notebook and three main subject books from the innermost part of her backpack.
"Then we're going to start the class." The girl with a high ponytail occupied the first teaching position and announced happily.
"Okay, thank you." Tian Miao said.
"Don't mention it. The teacher said that we should help each other." The girl with a high ponytail said immediately. After that, she smiled and said, "And we are friends."
"Yes, we are friends." Several children said in unison.
After that, without waiting for Tian Miao to say anything, everyone sat down according to the usual position.
That's right. There were several benches of different shapes on the grass of the wasteland, which seemed to be collected from around.
Some were big tree stumps, some were wooden chairs with missing corners, some were plastic stools, and some were big stones. There were exactly six of them, and each person took one.
In front of these chairs, there was a big wooden board. Now the girl with a high ponytail was standing in front of the board, looking like a little teacher.
Tian Miao sat in the middle position, which was also the best and most complete chair there.
At that time, Tian Miao took out her notebook and books and put them on her lap, looking at the girl with a high ponytail and waiting for her to start the class.
"Then today we'll start with the language class on Monday." The girl with a high ponytail cleared her throat and began the class loudly.
Tian Miao and the rest of the students sat down and listened attentively. The crisp voice of the little girl on the wasteland and the croaking of the frogs and insects on the side created a different kind of tranquility.
First, the little girl with the high ponytail and another little girl spoke Chinese together. Math was taught by the boy who helped Tian Miao with her bag, and English was taught by another little boy and the little girl who spoke the least.
Because she had to teach for a week, it was inevitable that she would miss something. However, Tian Miao listened very carefully from beginning to end and took a lot of notes.
After the final English class, the sky turned dark. The sound of insects around the wasteland increased. At this time, a series of calls came from afar.
"Liu Jie, Xiao Ling, where are you?"
"Tian Feng, come out!"
"Jie, it's already dark. Where are you guys?"
Such calls came one after another, causing the few people who were originally talking about the interesting things in the school to quiver.
"My mom and the others are here." The girl with the high ponytail immediately stood up and said nervously.
"Well, it's a little late. Maybe they're all here." The tall boy stood up and looked out of the wasteland calmly.
As expected, there was a faint light coming from there. Obviously, the purpose of these people was very clear. They were coming here.
The rest of the children were a little panicked, but they still walked forward calmly and subconsciously blocked Tian Miao's figure.
"I'm sorry." Tian Miao's voice sounded.
"What are you saying sorry for? We went back too late. They probably came to find us after dinner," the tall boy said.
"Yeah, my mom must have known that I went out to play and haven't returned yet. That's why she came to find us," the girl with the high ponytail said with a smile.
"That's right. We were playing too much," the rest of the students echoed one after another.
"Our parents are coming. Tian Miao, go over there." The tall boy pointed to the shadow near the dilapidated 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 thinnest, so it was even more difficult to see.
"Okay." Tian Miao nodded and walked there quickly.
After she walked over, the few of them looked at each other. Then, they patted their clothes and stood outside.
Everyone's movements were very familiar. It was obvious that they had done this more than once or twice. They all had a tacit understanding.
Just as Tian Miao walked to the shadow, a few adults walked out from the grass that reached their waists with flashlights in their hands.
The grass that reached their waists was only as high as the adults' calves. Therefore, the adults came very quickly.
Several middle-aged women went forward and hugged their children. The quiet wasteland was suddenly filled with many voices.
"How is it? Why did you come here to play again? "
"Why are you so disobedient? I told you not to come to such a desolate place to play. You just won't listen."
"Look at how wild you are every day. You're still playing outside when it's already dark. You even made us look for you everywhere."
"Come, follow me home."
"Hurry up. Don't dawdle."
The middle-aged women hugged their children and walked out of the wasteland. As for the middle-aged men with flashlights, they tacitly didn't go forward. They just lit the way for their wives and children.
More importantly, they used the bright lights to search and observe their children. Even the middle-aged women who were hugging their children carefully looked at their children to see if there were any obvious wounds on their children's bodies.
Being treated so lightly and scolded so gently, the children looked at each other helplessly. Then, they quietly followed their parents forward.
The adults all tacitly ignored Tian Miao, who was hiding in the shadow, and the six conspicuous chairs in the open space.
They didn't ask anything. Instead, they scolded their children even more loudly.
The crowd came fast and left even faster. Soon, only Tian Miao, her backpack, and the cardboard box were left in the barren open space.
"Thank you." Tian Miao said in a low voice. Then, with a smile, she carried her backpack and the cardboard box and started to leave the wasteland.
Tian Miao recalled the smile that her friends had given her before they left. She couldn't help but smile.
Because this scene reminded her of the scene at the beginning of the school term this year. She was once again kicked out of school by her parents.
After registering, it was inevitable that Tian Miao's situation was found out by her parents. The parents tried everything they could to get the school to compromise and not let her go to school.
The parents' reason was simple. Although the school was safe, she wasn't. She had wounds on her body. If she bled, it would be no small matter. Moreover, the parents couldn't guarantee that their children wouldn't get minor injuries or bleed.
Tian Miao could only drop out of school and stay at home.
But that night, it was these classmates who found Tian Miao's house and asked her to come out.
They told Tian Miao, "We can't let everyone see us playing together, but we can come and find you in private."
"We've discussed it. We'll take notes and take turns to teach you."
When it came to being teachers, the children were very happy. They patted their chests and said that they would listen carefully in class and teach Tian Miao.
"Tian Miao, don't blame my parents. We don't want to hurt them, so we promised them that we wouldn't play with you."
"Yes, yes, yes. We know that saliva and normal contact will be fine."
"The teachers have taught us, and the doctors at the health center have said it very clearly. We're not afraid."
"And we all have our own judgment. We will choose our own friends. We all think that you're the best friend, Miao Miao."
After saying that, the few of them left. It was from then on that they found this wasteland and gathered here every week.
Everyone taught with great enthusiasm and told Tian Miao interesting things that happened in school. Everyone got along very well.
Sometimes, when she forgot the time, her parents would come to find her.
"Thank you." Tian Miao slowly went home with a smile.
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