Nineteen Muddy People's Earthly Nature

  New class, new teacher, new classmates, everything is new.

  Li Wei was still sitting in the midst of the crowd, mediating the trouble caused by Luo Er.

  Lu Da is obviously more at ease than he was in the first grade. There are two of his old brothers in this class, who often came to find him in the first grade. Li Wei took a look at those two little guys, who didn't love studying but loved causing trouble. Now, with several bigger boys in the class added to them, they formed a small gang, swaggering around every day, very cool.

  So although they all started in first grade and jumped up, after the initial freshness passed, there weren't any kids bullying them.

  Li Wei no longer had to be oppressed by the strong and bullied by the weak, nor did she have to act like a deputy class leader who was also her junior. She was rather happy to be carefree.

  Spring is a beautiful season, after the Qingming Festival, the tender green grass on the ground also begins to stretch its lazy waist that has not dared to move for a long time, and strives to grow taller. The willow tree's buds also begin to sprout leaves.

  It's another Sunday, Li Wei took the twins and Wu Feng and Er Pangzi to the mountain behind the village for an outing.

  Luo Er suddenly appeared from who-knows-where and had to be taken along.

  The mountain behind the village is not far away, but it takes more than an hour to climb to the top. It's not that the mountain is very high, but the road is winding and difficult to walk, and they are walking and playing along the way. The places with good soil are all fruit trees, mainly pears and apples, with scattered peach trees waiting to bloom. Occasionally, there are patches of graves in the forest, which feel a bit gloomy.

  In places with poor soil, there are clusters of oak and wormwood, and unknown wildflowers blooming among them. As for Li Wei and the others, they walked and played along the way, the girls picking beautiful wildflowers, while the boys ran around, chasing after the shadows of pheasants or mountain rats.

  All the way to the top of the mountain where there were only big rocks, the girls got even more excited.

  All that can be seen is under the stone. On the other side of the mountain slope, there are many purple and white tulip-shaped flowers swaying in the wind. The peach-like flowers are unspeakably beautiful. What's even more surprising is that there are also yellow flowers blooming, sweet and edible edelweiss.

  Li Wei appreciated it for a while and didn't care about them going crazy. She took out a piece of plastic cloth from her backpack, found a windless flat grassland to lay it on, and weighed it down with stones. Then she brought out the fruits and food she had brought along, preparing for a picnic as well.

  Beautiful spring, beautiful childhood. Everything looks so good. Except for that faint sense of melancholy in Li Wei's heart.

  They had eaten and played. Li Wei looked at the time, which was almost up. They packed up and took the kids back home. But on the way down the mountain, they ran into some acquaintances. Luo Da and two boys from their class, Lin Rui and Lu Yaobing, as well as three older boys who didn't look very reliable.

  Especially the tall and dark boy who led the way. As soon as he saw Li Wei, he excitedly said: "Ah, Luo Jianhua, look quickly! Isn't that your classmate? Hehe."

  After finishing speaking, she pulled Li Lin's little ponytail and scared her to shout "Mom" and hide behind Li Wei.

  Li Wei was also unhappy and thought to herself, "What a naughty kid!" She took a step forward and blocked his way: "What are you doing? Don't just move your hands and feet randomly."

  The black kid laughed: "I'll just move my hands and feet, I'll just move my hands and feet, hehe."

  He reached out and grabbed at Li Wei's sun hat, but she dodged it.

  Li Wei was getting a bit angry, what kind of annoying little brat is this, frowning and pulling Li Lin to one side, planning to take everyone away from them. Can't afford to mess with us, might as well avoid them. But before they took a few steps, Wu Feng suddenly let out a sharp cry and started wailing. Li Wei turned around to see the black kid and another blonde boy, one on each side, pulling Wu Feng's braids back and forth, laughing and teasing.

  Li Wei was thoroughly angry, and she strode over to push aside Xiao Hei and Xiao Huang: "What's wrong with you two, bullying a girl is no great skill, scram!" She then dragged Wu Feng away.

  Li Wei might have used a bit too much force, and Huang Mao tripped over something and fell to the ground with a thud. At that moment, Huang Mao got angry, picked up a nearby tree branch and whipped Li Wei's leg, cursing: "You dare to hit me, you stinky girl!"

  Li Wei was wearing a new pink sportswear she had just bought, the fabric was quite thick, but her calf still felt burning pain. She looked down and saw Huang Mao holding a branch to continue hitting her, so she quickly jumped away. But Huang Mao was the only boy in his family, spoiled by his ancestors, with a bit of a young master's temperament. Today he lost face in front of his classmates, and he wouldn't let it go easily unless he got revenge.

  Now seeing Li Wei suddenly dodged, jumped up and rushed over, must severely punish Li Wei.

  Li Wei saw that the other side had several boys who didn't have any weaknesses, and she panicked. Her own side was all old, weak, women, and children, and if they really fought, they would definitely be at a disadvantage. They couldn't outrun those wild kids. In a daze, she saw a thick branch lying on the ground a few steps away, so she rushed over to pick it up. The other end had many small twigs, like a big broom for sweeping the yard.

  Li Wei had just picked up the branch when Huang Mao arrived in front of her. Li Wei didn't hold back either, daring to bully people without even looking at who it was! She swung the big branch and swept it across their faces while shouting: "You guys quickly run home and send a message to Grandpa to come rescue me, I'll cover for you, hurry up, hurry up, retreat!"

  Sweat, this phrase sounds so familiar.

  The little brats heard and rushed down the mountain, Li Wei still heard someone else fall, muttering to themselves. However, Li Wei didn't dare stop, blocking the small road, waving a large broom to chase Huang Mao, and keeping an eye on the other boys. Seeing Huang Mao retreat into the group of boys, Li Wei also stopped, she wasn't capable of sweeping away a group of wild brats.

  They just stared at each other on the small path, their eyes wide with surprise.

  After a few seconds, the yellow hair reacted and pulled Xiao Hei: "Erhei brother, she hit me!"

  Xiao Hei also reacted, blinking his eyes, and nodded...

  Xiao Hei, a third-grader, hesitated at the sight of Li Wei's fierce and intimidating appearance, as well as the large and menacing object in her hand. Luo Da, who had been quiet until then, pulled Xiao Hei aside, slightly impatiently: "Second Black Brother, are you going or not? Why bother with that girl, I'm telling you, her grandfather is a martial arts expert, I've seen it with my own eyes."

  Uh...

  Xiao Hei still had to consider Xiao Huang's reluctance, Luo Da had already continued walking up the mountain, throwing down a sentence: "As agreed, whoever finds that wild chicken first gets to keep it."

  This time no one hesitated and rushed up the mountain.

  Li Wei watched them walk far away, let out a sigh of relief, put down the numb and sore arm she had been holding up, and threw away the tree branch. Ah!

  What's wrong with Luo Da, help? No way, if he had a good heart, he wouldn't be mixed up with these wild kids. Can't figure it out, but one thing is clear: when Luo Da speaks, his tone is full of contempt. Yeah, that's right, the way she looks at people is like looking at ants! Ugh, I think you look like a ladybug!

  Li Wei saw the danger was over, and turned to rub her arm as she walked down the mountain. Not far away, she took a turn and found that the little ones she had just covered were all holding tree branches and rushing up. The one running in front was actually Luo Er and Li Lianhui. Alas, does this count as brothers fighting each other?

  However, Li Wei looks like a police officer who always arrives late at the scene of a murder in movies.

  The little one didn't get beaten by the big one, and they all went home happily. Li Wei's gaze at Luo Er also softened a lot, you have a good conscience, kid.

  Days passed as usual, and the old mother and grandma were busy with no time to bother Li Wei and her three children. The school was about to hold a spring sports meeting before May 1st, and then directly after the May Day holiday, there was also a Sunday, so they could rest for two consecutive days.

  When the physical education class started, the physical education teacher had already begun to select athletes for each class. Li Wei and a few others were hopeless, they were younger than their classmates, no matter running or jumping, they couldn't compare with others. But Luo Da, who came from a humble background, was different, although he was also young, but when he ran, it was like the wind, there was no boy in the class who could run faster than him, and he was indeed an oddity, of course, he was selected.

  Others, although they can't be athletes, Li Wei still managed to get a job holding the class flag. In fact, this is still the effect of Li Wei's beauty and skin care for nearly half a year. The peanut pig trotter soup didn't make her breasts bigger, but it made her small face white, smooth and shiny, with black, shiny and soft hair and beautiful clothes. Unconsciously, Li Wei herself also became the image of a little princess in her mind, even surpassing Guliwei Chenwei and others.

  It is well-known that the school sports meeting selects a beautiful girl from each class to hold the class flag, and in the eyes of Class Teacher Li, Li Wei, who is petite, pretty, and steady, is naturally one of the candidates.

  Chen Wei and Zhou Yujie were both going to play in the match, so Li Wei became the best choice.

  Li Wei was excited, in her previous life she had done this vase thing when everyone in junior high school was developing and getting fat, at that time the popular type of pants were very trendy, and she developed late and was thinner, especially her legs, which were quite straight, although not particularly outstanding, but still got selected to do this job.

  She had such a wonderful dream of becoming an elegant vase in the future, but unfortunately, she grew up to be short of capital and became fertilizer for flowers instead.

  Now, let her continue to strive for the path of flower vase, it seems that there is a little hope.

  After a busy and noisy week of preparation, the sports day finally arrived. Compared to the excitement of the twins, Li Wei calmly put an umbrella in her water bottle bag.

  Isn't there a riddle saying, it's always present at sports events, guess one word. The answer is cloud.

  According to Li Wei's past experience, whenever the school holds a sports meeting, it will be accompanied by eight or nine old heavens, and a few tears will fall.

  The atmosphere of the sports meeting was still very lively, with red flags fluttering everywhere and loud singing. Many onlookers were also present to watch the excitement. Accompanied by the elegant athletes' entrance music, the opening ceremony took place. Li Wei held up the class sign for Class 2, Grade 2, wearing a white dress and white shoes, looking like a little white mouse as she walked in front of her classmates, taking a lap around the field. She didn't seem to be having much fun, commenting that the playground was a bit small.

  Then, the broadcast began to play various recordings and announcements, and teachers were busy leading students to competitions and organizing discipline. Li Wei sat in the first row of their class area, facing the track on the playground that was sprinkled with white lime powder, looking at this lively scene as if in a dream.

  Sports, which test physical strength to the greatest extent, often have nothing to do with whether one is a good student or obedient. Therefore, it's not surprising that Luo Da, who has never been diligent in his studies and has no skills, took the lead and won several first prizes. Li Wei summed this up as "simple-minded but physically strong".

  Heaven won't starve a blind man to death, there must be a way out for people, Li Wei thought as she looked at Luo Da without malice.

  Luoda, who became a class hero, still had a cool expressionless face, without any hint of childish excitement. What kind of kid is this?

  Luo Da, this little kid is completely beyond Li Wei's understanding of children. You say, is he really a child? Don't look at him not loving to speak, Li Wei dares to guarantee that this guy is absolutely not stupid, and is simply a freak.

  The Labour Day is over and it's time for the mid-term exams, the weather is getting hotter day by day.

  Li Wei gave the twins and Wu Feng some questions to do, just to barely get through the exam. They were also known as "skip-level students" and couldn't afford to lose too much face.

  Now Wu Feng's mother and Lin Si Shu have the same goal, they drove Wu Feng and Er Baozi away together, and let them study with Li Wei and her two siblings. The scene is now quiet, not to mention that there are people who can help take care of the children. Looking at Old Lee's children, they are so sensible and study well, every time I see Li Wei, she is smiling from ear to ear.

  Luo Er was also driven by his grandmother to study, Luo Da couldn't find a place to hide.

  Now Li Wei can't even borrow a bicycle from Wu Feng's mother, let alone an ox cart, unfortunately there isn't one.

  Li Wei is now basically living a relatively comfortable life, although the standard of living is still far behind that of more than ten years later. However, it's also satisfactory. This refers to material life, as for spiritual life, TV has no attraction to Li Wei at all, no way, the old-fashioned programs can't arouse interest, and there's no comparison with the enthusiasm of twins.

  But with a group of young children, apart from fulfilling her nanny duties, she was really too embarrassed and uninterested to play games with them, and it wasn't easy for her to adjust her mindset, nor did she try to.

  The only thing that brings Li Wei joy is saving her own money, and now she has over 300 yuan in her savings account. While it may seem like a lot now, to Li Wei, who has seen some money before, it's just a drop in the bucket. She's still far from reaching her goal. And she really doesn't have the nerve to keep asking her mom and grandma for money, so she'll have to achieve her dreams on her own.

  Li Lin, who was doing her homework with a scowl on one side of the Eight Immortals table, looked at her sister Li Wei, who was staring blankly into space with an air of leisure, and pouted in discontent. Seeing that her sister didn't react at all, she started to get distracted and gaze around. From the Lunar New Year to now, it's been less than half a year, and because their mother had been staying at home without going to work, Li Lin and Li Lianhui rarely got scolded or beaten. After all, under their mother's watchful eye, and with Grandpa intervening, Li Wei hadn't gotten her way. So, the cunning and agile Li Lin began to get restless again, with a hint of disobedience.

  Li Wei, who was in a daze, suddenly felt something was off, came back to her senses and glanced at the little guys, slapped the table: "Li Lin, what are you doing? Whispering with Xiao Hui? Look at Wu Feng, Er Baozi and Luo Jianzhong, they're all so serious. Hurry up and do it, quickly."

  Li Lin was arguing with Li Lianhui, but before she could say a few words, she was discovered by Li Wei. Scolded by Li Wei, she wanted to resist but was also a little afraid, still stiffening her neck and muttering in a low voice: "Always making us write, always making us write, why don't you write, why don't you write, humph."

  Li Wei's mood wasn't so pleasant, and upon hearing Li Lin's complaints, she got angry. "You think I love meddling with you? You're always being sarcastic every day. I think you've gone too far," she said, before slapping Li Lin's butt twice. Li Lin yelped in pain and ran out to find her mom to tattle on her.

  Li Wei ignored Li Lin who ran out and glared at the remaining kids: "What are you looking at? Hurry up and write. If you don't do well on the mid-term exam, you'll be returned to me by Teacher Li!"

  She is now closer to achieving her goal of finishing college and getting an assigned iron rice bowl job, who would dare to disrupt her progress. Especially a group of troublemakers who deliver themselves to her doorstep.

  Li Lin was beside her mother, tearfully recounting all of her sister's wrongdoings from head to toe.

  Old mother Cheng Min is busy beyond recognition, the factory building that was just built in her own courtyard at the beginning of spring is even bigger than the original house, and there are many more workers. The yard feels a bit crowded. Every day is busy, no time to take care of the children, anyway, there's the eldest daughter. Now Li Lin suddenly ran in, crying and bothering me, no need to listen to know what's going on.

  Cheng Min put down the work in his hand and came to the main house with a heart full of anger, scolding Li Wei: "I'm so busy, can't you take good care of the child? Why did you hit her for no reason, making her cry like that? Does she look like an older sister? Can't you take them out to play sometimes? Haven't you seen other people's children playing outside on Sundays? Have you heard?"

  Li Wei originally hit Li Lin and felt a bit regretful, thinking she was a bit impulsive. Now that her mother has come over and made such a fuss, Li Wei, who didn't have any ideas to begin with, feels especially annoyed. What kind of mother is this!

  She suddenly stood up: "I'm not a nanny, if you want to take care of the kid, you take him, I don't care."

  He finished speaking and ran out without looking back, and didn't come back at night either.