The students of Class 1, Grade 1 were generally obedient. When they heard their Class Teacher's suggestion to wear comfortable clothes and shoes suitable for sports, everyone dutifully put on casual attire and footwear.
Unlike students from other classes who, upon hearing they didn't need to wear uniforms for the spring outing, changed into pretty dresses and leather shoes.
Although this was just an "ordinary" spring outing, the school treated it with particular importance.
Before setting off, there was even a special, lively oath-taking ceremony.
The principal, standing in the center of the podium, spoke with great enthusiasm, hoping students could learn something from this spring outing and also have fun and enjoy themselves.
[It won't be fun]
The Class Teachers of all the first-year classes sat at the edge of the podium. At a glance, it was clear that only the students of Class 1, Grade 1 were dressed most plainly.
The Class Teacher of Class 2 leaned close to the Class Teacher of Class 1, Grade 1 and whispered, "Did you remind your students yesterday?"
"I just gave them a normal reminder, suggesting they wear clothes and shoes suitable for sports during the outing," the Class Teacher of Class 1, Grade 1 replied, then asked, "Didn't you do the same?"
The Class Teacher of Class 2 couldn't help but tear up. He had indeed said the same thing, but his students were all rebellious. Finally able to not wear uniforms, each of them was like a little peacock showing off its feathers.
"I did remind them."
Reminding students to wear sportswear was permitted by the school, and it was the most advance notice teachers could give to students.
In the same building, the senior students were attracted by this scene and looked out the windows.
The first-year students, unaware of what was happening, thought the poor senior brothers and sisters were just envious that they could go out to play.
Happiness is often gained through comparison. Seeing the silhouettes gathered at the windows, the first-year students suddenly felt very happy.
You still have to study, while we can go out for a break.
Whether the spring outing was good or bad, as long as they didn't have to sit in the classroom studying and reading books, it was a great thing.
Of course, a day later, those who had such thoughts would want to go back in time and slap themselves twice.
While everyone around her wore expressions of joy, Shi Li didn't warn her classmates not to have too high expectations for the spring outing. She thought a bit mischievously: [Hehe, you'll soon find out how intense it is]
The classmates who could hear Shi Li's thoughts: What should we do, we have a bad feeling about this.
Having this ominous premonition now was already too late.
At this time, they were queuing to board the buses. Each class didn't have many students, so one bus was just enough to fit all the students of one class.
After all the students had boarded, they realized that their Class Teacher hadn't come with them.
Their Class Teacher moms were waving goodbye to them from the ground outside the bus, giving a sense of déjà vu like parents sending their children to school.
Students from other classes, without Shi Li's warning, felt something was off but didn't pay much attention to it.
The students of Class 1, Grade 1, seeing that their Class Teacher didn't board the bus with them, increasingly felt that something was fishy here, and reminded each other to be careful and stay alert.
Unlike her classmates who were on high alert, Shi Li knew what was going on and felt it was still safe for now, so she decided to take a nap first.
The bus driver glanced at the students in the bus through the rearview mirror. These kids had their eyes wide open, clearly aware of something. He smiled, thinking that the students in this class were quite vigilant.
The bus drove for four hours before reaching its destination. During the journey, the students took turns napping.
When the driver announced they could get off, the students disembarked only to find that the other buses carrying students from other classes, which had been following this bus, were nowhere to be seen. Now there was only this one bus here.
Moreover, this place really didn't look like somewhere suitable for a spring outing.
In everyone's imagination, a spring outing should be on a sunny day, at a beautiful place, preferably with mountains and lakes. They'd spread picnic blankets on the grass, enjoy delicious food together, play board games or cards, and those who didn't like games could lie on the grass and enjoy the afternoon sun.
That's what a spring outing should be.
After dropping off the students at the destination, the bus driver didn't leave immediately but jumped down from the driver's seat.
When they saw the driver's face, the students were shocked. "Aren't you the Security Uncle?"
Indeed, the driver who had driven the students here was none other than the security guard they saw every day at school.
"You've got a good memory, kid."
The student who was complimented didn't feel the joy of being praised, and politely asked back, "Weren't we supposed to go on a spring outing? Why have you brought us to this godforsaken place? Where are the students from other classes? Why didn't our Class Teacher come? Are you trying to kidnap us?"
"You're quite vigilant, aren't you?"
Xue Xuejia retorted sarcastically, "We can't help it. In today's world, there are too many kidnappers. If we don't have some vigilance, it's hard to survive in society."
As the class monitor, he also said, "Uncle, is this a prank you've set up with the school and our Class Teacher? Please take us back quickly."
Many thoughts flashed through their minds. They had suspected this might be a kidnapping or extortion attempt, but the fact that their Class Teacher hadn't boarded the bus reassured them somewhat.
The Class Teacher should have accompanied the students on the spring outing, but she didn't come on the bus, which proved she was aware of this.
The Security Uncle, who was also the driver, pointed to the small dirt road behind him and said, "Of course it's not a prank. This is where you're going for your spring outing."
His expression was so certain that it made the students doubt themselves. Are you serious?
It seemed they now understood Shi Li's resistance yesterday.
An old, dilapidated ox cart passed by these well-dressed second-generation rich kids. The old man driving the cart occasionally whipped the ox's back, and the ox even relieved itself on the ground while pulling the cart.
These second-generation rich kids, who had never experienced hardship, were dumbfounded. They had only seen such scenes on TV.
To be honest, they wouldn't mind a farmstay experience, but the problem was that the farmstays they knew were the clean and tidy ones in new rural villages they had seen before.
Not a place where an ox cart passing by would kick up two pounds of flying dust.
The roar of a motorcycle approached, and a middle-aged man with a dark complexion got off the bike.
The Security Uncle addressed him as, "Village Chief Zhao, I've brought the kids here. Please take good care of them."
The Security Uncle wanted to slip away, but the students were quick to block him. "You're not leaving until you explain what's going on."
The security guard pointed at the students' phones and said, "You should have received a text message from your teacher. Just check the message and you'll understand."
Hearing the Security Uncle's reminder, the students all lowered their heads to look at their phones. While they were distracted, the Security Uncle nimbly slipped through the male students blocking him and quickly climbed into the driver's seat of the bus.
With him at the wheel, the bus started up and drove away with a step on the gas pedal, kicking up dust from the dry road.
Xue Xuejia glared at the boys who had tried to block the uncle and said, "You're all strapping young lads, how could you not even stop one middle-aged man?"
They really couldn't be blamed for this. Everyone had seen how the Security Uncle moved even more nimbly than young people. The class monitor then took on his leadership role and said, "Alright, you all know the background of our school's security guards. If we could stop Security Uncle, we'd be qualified to become mercenaries."
The students were on the verge of tears, but what made them even more tearful was the message their Class Teacher had sent to everyone.
