They counted fallen flowers on the swing, fought insects in front of the mound, and listened to stories by the bookshelves. They grew up, they didn't. They started to listen to Shen Jing's class together, one was slacking off, the other was covering up, and they were forced to stand together. Paper airplanes were scattered on the ground, and the boys facing the wall looked at each other and smiled.
The tall bamboo trees blocked the sunlight, leaving only a safe and dangerous gloom. For a long time, I pushed aside the dark green beside me and looked at the dazzling and ferocious water chestnuts of the high hall in the distance, silently.
Purpose: freedom and friendship