Going out

The next afternoon, with the scorching sun in the sky, Lu You wore water shoes and rubber gloves on his hands, stepping in a relatively clear stream.

The Juanjuan stream shines brightly in the sunlight, clear and translucent. Occasionally, a pair of hands will reach into the water, causing a burst of turbidity, and then they will leave the water with a plastic bottle in their hands.

Looking around, there were a dozen boys evenly distributed throughout the creek, all doing the same thing.

Lu You picked up an old mineral water bottle, shook off the water stains, then crushed it and threw it into a sack. Then he wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm.

A boy in front of Lu You straightened up, put his hands on his hips, and said angrily: "Squad leader, how long will it take to pick up? It's been more than an hour, and I'm almost cooked."

Lu You lowered his head to pick up the trash and asked him, "You still have the nerve to complain? Didn't we have a happy chat last night?"

"Uh." The boy choked, his eyes wandered, and he immediately changed the subject, "Hey, monitor, who is that in your second class?"

Lu You still didn't raise his head, searching the stream intently, and replied calmly: "No one should listen to Meng Yi's rumors. People study for themselves, and there is nothing for others to say."

The boy curled his lips and was not very satisfied with his answer, "Why do you talk like my parents? You talk about some big principles."

"Maybe that's the truth?"

After Lu You finished speaking, he looked at everyone. At this time, everyone was in a low mood, and he could only cheer up and say: "After picking up the garbage that can be seen on the outside, you can go to rest and work harder!"

"Okay." The group responded weakly.

Half an hour later.

All members of dormitory 208 sat slumped under a big tree in the village square. There are also changed and cleaned gloves and water shoes next to it.

"Ah~" Meng Yi lifted up his clothes with one hand, took a sip of mineral water with the other hand, and then complained: "Originally, my hands and legs only hurt in the morning, but now they are better, and my waist also hurts."

Lu You picked up the small fan and stuffed it into the hem of his clothes, causing the clothes to puff up.

"Isn't your family farming? Isn't this tiring for you?"

"Damn it, who is farming every day? I only need to sow and cut crops. I usually do it casually." As he spoke, he poured mineral water on his two arms in order to cool himself down.

Lu You raised his head and glanced around. Apart from the students in military uniforms, there were only some old people sitting at the door of their huts, holding big cattail fans and chattering non-stop.

Lu You asked Meng Yi, "Are there so few people in rural areas?"

"Yes." Meng Yi replied affirmatively, "There are no job opportunities in rural areas, and now that school has started, you won't see many people."

Lu You took another look at the rural road, which was paved with a layer of stones. When students walked by, he could still hear the rustling sound, so he asked him again: "Is it inconvenient for you to leave the village?"

"It's okay. There are cement roads in my village, and I have an electric car at home, so traveling is very convenient."

Meng Yi thought for a while and added: "It's just that express delivery and takeout are inconvenient. You have to pick up the express delivery yourself, and takeout is basically out of the question."

Lu You thought about his villa area, which seemed to be similar. It was located in the suburbs, with few takeaways and better express delivery. If he was at home, he could let the security guard let him in, but if he wasn't at home, he would have to pick it up at the security booth.

"My home is similar. The location is a bit remote, and transportation is basically required to get in and out."

"At least you can go home every day. I live on campus and only go home once a month."

After hearing this, Lu You felt a little strange, "Is the school condition not good? I remember the dormitory is pretty good."

"No matter how good the conditions are, it is still not your own home. How can it be as comfortable as home?"

After the group rested for a while, instructor Liu came over, looked at Lu You and asked.

"Have you finished picking up the trash?"

"After picking it up, throw it all into the garbage collection place."

The instructor nodded, "Okay, your hands and feet are quite fast. Come and gather as a team. Just leave these gloves here and someone from the village will collect them."

…

Lu You returned to the front of the company, punched his stiff shoulders twice, and then yawned, with a lot of fatigue on his face.

Seeing him like this, Li Yu asked curiously: "What have you been doing? Aren't you just visiting the cultural scene here? How can you be so tired?"

Lu You gave him a look, (￢_￢)

"You are here to visit, but I am here to pick up trash."

"Why are you picking up trash?"

"Alas." Lu You sighed and said melancholy: "Last night, people in the dormitory turned off their lights and were caught chatting."

After listening, Li Yu had a look of understanding on his face, "I asked you why there were so many people walking on the corridor last night. It turned out to be you."

"I didn't go to bed until one or two in the morning. I got up before six o'clock to raise the flag. Now I have to pick up garbage. I don't have time to play. I'm numb."

Suddenly, Lu You felt as if someone was tugging at the corner of his clothes from behind. When he turned around, he saw that it was a girl about the same height as him.

The girl was fair and fair, with a slight blush on her cheeks. Seeing Lu You turn her head, she quickly lowered her head and pinched the corners of her clothes with her fingers, looking very nervous.

Lu You waited for a long time and didn't see her speak, so he had to speak first.

"Are you looking for me?"

"Yeah." The girl replied very quietly.

If it weren't for Lu You's better hearing, he really wouldn't have heard it.

"Then what's the matter with you?"

The girl took a deep breath, as if she had made a decision, raised her head suddenly, and said quickly: "Can you tell me your name?"

That's it?

Lu You was filled with confusion and just asked for his name as if something big had happened. However, he showed no other emotions on his face and responded to her normally.

"My name is Lu You."

"Okay, thank you, bye!" After saying that, he turned around and left quickly without any delay.

Lu You was stunned and didn't react at all. He asked Li Yu with a confused look on his face.

"What's going on? What happened?"

Li Yu was also confused, "How do I know? I have never seen such a thing."

The girls standing behind Lu You couldn't help but laugh when they heard their conversation, covering their mouths and laughing.

One of the girls even laughed and said, "Monitor, it turns out you don't understand anything!"

Lu You felt inexplicably aggrieved, turned around and asked, "What do I need to know?"

The girl shook her head, "No...it's nothing. It's just that we misunderstood you. It's best if you don't understand."

Lu You was speechless, it was as if he had not said anything.

…

On the way back to the military training base, Tang Wan was talking and laughing with other girls. Xu Nian was sure that she was not paying attention to him, so he squeezed to the front of the team alone and patted Li Yu on the shoulder.

"Li Yu, I have a few questions to ask you."

Li Yu lowered his gaze, glanced at her, and said, "Ask. I'll tell you if it's not private."

Xu Nian thought for a while and then spoke again: "How long have you and him known each other?"

"Who? Lu You?"

"It's him." Xu Nian nodded.

"It's been six or seven years. Do you want to ask him something?"

Xu Nian looked in the direction of Class 3. Lu You was leading the team. From time to time, the girls behind him would say something to him, and he would occasionally reply.

"Well, he... what was he like in school when he was in junior high school." Xu Nian originally wanted to ask him what kind of person he was, but felt that it was not suitable, so he asked another question.

Li Yu recalled for a while and said slowly: "In school, be quiet, introverted, and low-key."

Xu Nian's eyes widened suddenly, and he couldn't imagine Lu You being introverted.

"You didn't lie to me? People who sing calmly on stage will be introverted?"

"I'm not lying to you. He was like this in school when he was in junior high school. Of course, he was not like this in other places. Normally, he is quite active and talkative, but he needs to have acquaintances."

"Why is this happening?" Xu Nian couldn't understand.

"The family's requirements and the school's environment. I can't tell you the details. If you want to know, just ask yourself."

Xu Nian narrowed his eyes and stared at him, "Why does it feel like a novel? Is your family very complicated?"

Li Yu shook her head and said, "No, our family is very simple. We have one father and one mother. There is no cheating or second marriage."

"Okay." Since he couldn't get any information in this area, Xu Nian changed the topic, "What do you usually do?"

"Play board games, Apex, LOL, etc., and watch movies occasionally."

yeah? It's similar to my interests!

Xu Nian was a little surprised, "I can do these too, will you bring me one next time?"

Li Yu responded with a suspicious look, "Real or false?"

"Didn't I play board games with you at the beginning of school? Have you forgotten about it?"

"It seems so. I thought you were just here to join in the fun."

Xu Nian was very happy, and his tone was full of excitement. He felt that he had found someone with the same goals, "Do you have many friends? Do you mind taking me with you next time?"

Li Yu was silent now, "There are only two of us."

"Two people playing board games?" Xu Nian couldn't believe it, and teased him: "What fun do two people have? There is one less person in Landlord, how about queuing a train?"

"Uh..." Li Yu was very embarrassed and didn't know how to reply to her, "We just bought it and thought we could have more friends to play with."

"Then what?"

"There are still two of us now."

"Hahaha~" Xu Nian laughed so hard that tears came out. "One brings board games to break the ice at the beginning of school, and one looks like Neptune. I didn't expect them to be two socially awkward otakus!"

Li Yu quickly pulled her in front of him and said anxiously: "Stop laughing! Everyone else is looking over!"

"Ahem..." Xu Nian took a few deep breaths to control his emotions, "No, don't you have a few friends in junior high school?"

Li Yu was helpless and had a headache, "You are not us, it's hard to tell clearly." Then his eyes became dim, "Those people in junior high school are really unknown to us."

Xu Nian noticed that Li Yu's mood was strange, and said with a somewhat comforting tone: "Hey, junior high school is over, let's forget about it. What about high school, are the people in high school much better than those in junior high school?"

"No one knows us in high school. Everyone has the idea of ​​​​study. Naturally, it is much better than that in junior high school." Li Yu added in his mind: There are no restrictions from family members.

Xu Nian touched Li Yu with his elbow, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said to him: "In the future, you can call me one when the board game starts. I will come when I have time. Although three people are quite small, at least it is a good start." ."

The girl's smile was like a breeze blowing into Li Yu's heart, causing ripples. There seemed to be thousands of words in his mind, but he couldn't speak them. In the end, he only condensed into a gentle look between his eyebrows and a sentence.

"Okay, I remember."