A Young Woman's Heart

In the early morning, the sunlight had just begun to illuminate this mountain.

The students were urged and called out by the teachers.

The only place to wash up is at the entrance of the toilet on each floor.

Although there is a row of handwashing stations, there is still a queue when many people get up.

Most children enjoy the highest level of care at home, so lining up to wash up like this is a bit unusual for them.

Some boys simply skip washing up, just rinse their mouths with water, wipe their faces, and go downstairs all wet.

The bus drivers were eating breakfast, and those who had finished were squatting in front of the bus smoking, waiting to depart.

The students were then directed to their respective classrooms on the first floor.

The furnishings here are the same as those in a regular classroom, only a bit more rudimentary, like a rural school that you can only see in newspapers.

However, it still has everything it should have. For example, although there is only one blackboard, it is the same size as that of a regular school, and the desks and chairs are also the normal size, without any reduction in size.

After the students entered the classroom under the teachers' guidance and took their seats according to their usual places at Yukong High School, breakfast was brought in.

It wasn't a big meal; each person got a bowl of millet porridge, two steamed buns, one vegetable dish, and one meat dish. If it wasn't enough, you could ask the teacher for corn buns, but that was all the buns available.

In fact, Mo Xueyao, who hadn't had enough sleep, had no appetite for breakfast. She just ate a couple of mouthfuls of porridge and didn't touch the two steamed buns at all.

"Little Yaoyao, aren't you going to eat? Be careful you don't get hungry on the way."

"They're steamed buns anyway, I can take them and eat them on the way..."

"Hmm, that makes sense?" Hua Yinyin nodded, put away the remaining vegetable bun, and prepared to eat it on the way.

Today the bus will be heading to a nearby small city, and what's even more special is that this is a free day for the students.

The activity area is the entire city.

Students who don't have their own cell phones should go out with students who do, or go out to play with the teacher.

You must return to the bus stop before the designated time.

Even the students were somewhat surprised by this kind of activity.

Because in this land, I have never heard of any school that is so generous as to give its students such a degree of freedom.

So much so that even many students themselves became a little nervous.

After all, this is an unfamiliar city.

However, when the allocation actually began, everyone felt much more at ease.

Basically, a class is divided into five or six groups, led by two or three teachers. These groups consist of students who are usually mischievous, like to cause trouble and run around. Then, a few students with leadership qualities take the lead and take the other groups to play in different places, while keeping in touch and calling each other every hour to check on things.

This slight restriction on freedom actually allowed the students to completely relax.

Just like a kite, it needs a string to feel secure; otherwise, even if it can fly very high, it doesn't know when it will come down.

Mo Xueyao and her group, since they lived with Li Wanyan, were simply grouped together and spent the whole day freely exploring the small city.

Everyone received a handbook from the school, which introduced the attractions in the small town, including but not limited to information such as what kind of transportation to take and what the normal prices are.

"Make sure you understand that for the four groups without a teacher, the group leader needs to contact you every hour. If you don't contact them, the teacher will call you. Remember to keep your phones on and don't go into dangerous environments. Be careful. I hope the four group leaders won't let me down." Ye Wen put her hands on her hips, her gaze sweeping over Li Wanyan, Li Hongran, Mr. Xue, and Xuan Anyi, and solemnly instructed them.

The four group leaders nodded seriously, while the two groups led by the teacher looked dejected.

"Wen, take us to a fun place..." Gao Yuan said weakly.

"Of course."

"Damn it, why can't I join Lao Li's group?!" Liu Xiaowei drawled.

"Who told you guys to be so unreliable all the time?" Ye Wen glanced at him sideways.

Zhou Yong, who had already left with Mr. Xue, laughed and patted him on the shoulder, saying jokingly, "Take care, brother, I'm off now!"

"Damn it, that's disloyal!"

"Alright, Qiu Yi, you can lead your team away too." Ye Wen looked at Qiu Yi. His group consisted of girls who were usually rather weak and lacked assertiveness, including Ye Banxia and Zhang Yumeng.

"Okay, let's go."

……

Chapter 249 Small Town Zoo

(One)

The streets of a small city are probably rarely this lively.

Students were scattered everywhere. Many groups had the same destination, but some groups did not plan to go to any scenic spots and decided to wander around the city at will.

The small city is a prefecture-level city, which has a slightly higher status than a county.

The towering buildings here can't even compare to those in Shanghai, let alone Hangzhou.

However, this place is not known for its developed industrial chains, but rather for its thriving tourism industry.

Although it's called a small city, it covers a lot of land, with low-rise bungalows everywhere and various scenic spots, some with admission fees and some without.

The most attractive feature is, of course, the free stretch of golden sand beach.

When the teacher announced free time, at least a third of the students had already decided on that destination.

Even though the city is barely considered to be not far from the sea, there are still many people who have never seen the real ocean.

"Hmm... Bailiu Mountain, Yezu Temple, Feihuang Ridge, Golden Beach..." Hua Yinyin flipped through the travel brochure, "Where should we go? We should be able to visit several places in a whole day, right?"

"Wow, look! Look! There's a musical instrument store here!" Wang Jiale pressed her face against the transparent glass window, almost touching it. "So many kinds!"

"That's strange. The music store that Lele goes to is much bigger than this."

"But, but, the styles here are different!"

"It seems a bit more classical." Mo Xueyao also leaned over.

"Hey, we haven't decided on a destination yet."

"Yinyin, there's a really special pipa."

Where? Where?

……

(two)

Of course, you can't leave an instrument store empty-handed.

Otherwise, it would feel like the trip was for nothing.

"Lele...you play bass, why did you buy so many picks? Do you even need them?" Mo Zhuyou asked helplessly.

"It's a souvenir, a souvenir! Don't you think these picks are adorable? Waaah."

"Lele, you've probably already filled the band room with a ton of picks, haven't you...?"

"Damn it, why didn't I learn guitar back then..."

Mo Xueyao lowered her eyelids and looked at Hua Yinyin, who had bought several replacement strings for her pipa, and said, "Yinyin, you too, don't you have a lot of pipa strings?"

"It's just a souvenir!" Hua Yinyin said, hands on her hips, not feeling at all that she had wasted money.

"What a waste." Mo Xueyao pouted and stuffed the particularly cool-looking black and red sand hammer in her hand into the backpack that she had already emptied last night.

"Hey, why would a keyboard player like Yao Yao need a maracas!"

"For accompaniment..."

"Your electronic keyboard can clearly produce the sound of a maracas by itself!"

"Hmm... not realistic enough..." Mo Xueyao coughed and looked away. Of course, the main reason was that the little sand hammer was not expensive, so she bought it because she liked it.

"Youyou, this drumstick looks better than the one you're using."

"Oh, no need, no need. Mine is fine, there's no need to buy a new one, it's a waste of money."

Cha Li discovered a children's piano with only thirty-seven keys. It was placed next to a normal-sized piano and looked like a child who hadn't grown up yet.

"What a tiny piano."

"Tch, there are even smaller ones out there."

"Even smaller...? What's the point then?"

"It's just for decoration!" Hua Yinyin put her guitar strings into her schoolbag and patted them gently. Her free trip had only just begun, but she already seemed satisfied.

……

(three)

"So, let's choose the zoo as our first stop!"

“I’ve been to the Hangzhou Zoo before. It’s smelly and tiny, not fun at all, let alone in a small city.” Mo Xueyao flipped through her handbook. “Why don’t we go to Feihuangling instead? There’s a cable car! And there’s a temple up there.”

“Hey—” Hua Yinyin held up the booklet in her hand, “But the zoo is more fun, right? There are so many rides and attractions there, you can play and see things, isn’t that great?”

"I agree to go to the zoo!" Wang Jiale raised his hand and stood on tiptoe.

"How about taking a boat out to sea?" Cha Li turned to the last page of the brochure, where there was a cruise ship project unique to this small city. In reality, the cruise ship would not be too far from the coast; it was just to allow tourists to experience the feeling of being on a boat at sea.

"This price is too expensive." Mo Xiaoxiao shook her head; she and her sister couldn't afford such a high ticket price.

In contrast, the zoo is much more affordable, with tickets costing ten yuan each. It's not exactly cheap, but at least you can afford to go.

"The zoo, perhaps."

"Hey, Wanyan isn't on my side!"

"Hmph, I've already bribed Wanyan!" Hua Yinyin said smugly.

However, after considering the distance and cost-effectiveness, everyone ultimately decided to visit the zoo in the smaller city.

Most importantly, you can get there by taking a bus without having to transfer. Once you arrive at the stop, you'll be right at the zoo entrance.

"It feels like I'm on a bus every day lately..." Hua Yinyin slumped uncomfortably against the back of the seat in front of her. "Ugh... this bus is so bumpy..."

"You've ridden in so many cars, and Yinyin still gets carsick?" Mo Xueyao took advantage of her weakness and pinched her cheek hard. "You really can't handle it~"