Chapter 094: Village Dwelling
Jiawen didn't expect that the short distance of less than 100 kilometers on the map would take him three or four hours.
Rural roads are not like highways, with clear signage, just follow the map. Every intersection looks similar, and there are so many forks in the road that it makes him dizzy!
Along the way, stop and go, just stop and ask for directions, no less than four or five times.
What made him even more angry was that ten o'clock on the shore was the beginning of the night, but the countryside was already silent, and eight out of ten families had fallen asleep.
Fortunately, the villagers are simple, not as defensive as the city people, and when they encounter strangers asking for directions, even if they are awakened in their sleep, they will still enthusiastically give correct guidance.
Zheng Jiawen, Zheng Jiawen, you are simply sick!
For a woman who disdains you, why bother working in the middle of the night on a cold day and a blind light in the dark?
The more Jia Wen opened, the more annoyed he became, if it weren't for his natural strength to not admit defeat, he would have wanted to turn around and go back several times.
When he finally arrived at his grandmother's village, it was already past twelve o'clock in the night.
The bright lights pierced the dark night, and the sound of the engine shattered the tranquility of the countryside.
"Yan Yan, she followed Yichen back to the shore after dinner. Grandma looked at him in surprise.
"Ga?" The result of fighting all night turned out to be a pounce, and Jiawen was so depressed that he wanted to hit the wall.
"Come and bake the fire and keep the cold away. Grandma lit the fire and beckoned Gavin to sit by the fire.
Listening to the barking of dogs in the distance, looking at the neatly stacked firewood, and looking at the red tongue of fire, Jiawen was in a trance for a while, thinking that he was in a black and white silent movie in the forties and fifties.
"It's not easy to find, it's hard, isn't it?" Grandma smiled kindly at him.
She finally knew why Yan Yan was worried.
These two boys, one is handsome and the other is gentle, Yan Yan is afraid that it will be difficult to choose.
"It's fine. Gavin smiled wryly.
Hard work is secondary, and it's frustrating not to see talent.
"Hehe, I'm disappointed to walk so far and only see me, an old woman?" grandma smiled faintly.
"Uh, how could it be?" Seeing through his heart, Jiawen was momentarily embarrassed.
"It's not good," Grandma laughed, "Sleep here for the night, and we'll leave tomorrow morning." ”
"No, I'll drive back. Gavin hurriedly refused.
"Think the house is too simple, I'm afraid I won't be used to it?" Grandma smiled slightly: "Don't worry, the bedding has just been changed and is very clean." ”
"That's not what I meant......" Garvin looked embarrassed.
"It's dark and the road is slippery, and the road conditions are unfamiliar, and when you touch it back, it's not dawn?" Grandma suddenly winked at him: "Stay, give you a room to live in." ”
"Gah?"
A stream of heat rushed straight to the top of his head, facing the old man's old eyes that saw through everything, Jiawen suddenly felt a warm heartbeat on his face, and he was plain and smooth, but at this moment he suddenly ran out of words.
"By the way, do you want to call Yan Yan?"
"No, I'll go back tomorrow anyway. Glancing at the phone installed on the bedside table in his grandmother's bedroom, Jia Wenqiang held back the desire in his heart and shook his head: "Besides, it's so late today, Yan Yan must have slept." ”
Grandma took him into the bedroom: "Look at what is missing? Is the quilt thick enough? If it's not enough, I'll add another bed for you." ”
"No need. Garvin stood by the door, excited.
This is the room where Si Yan lived for a week!
"Okay, I'll not be wordy, you rest early. As he spoke, the light bulb in the room flickered and suddenly went out.
Jiawen was startled and hurriedly shouted, "Grandma, are you okay?"
"It's okay, the insurance burned out. Grandma laughed: "You stand still, I'll go get the candle." ”
"I'll do it. Gavin snapped and lit the lighter.
"If you don't know the place, I'll go. ”
"Let's do it together. Jiawen looked nervous and hurriedly stepped forward to grab his grandmother's arm.
The house is black, and if you fall, things will be over.
"Okay, you watch the soles of your feet, don't mess up. ”
Five minutes later, Grandma took the candle out of the drawer and lit it.
"Is there a spare fuse? I'll help you put it on." Jiawen looked at the flickering candlelight, and he always felt unsteady in his heart.
Grandma is so old, who will change her insurance?
"Will you?" said Grandma, smiling at him.
Yes, the young man is very careful, and he should know that he is distressed.
"It should be fine. "Jiawen is full of confidence.
I've never done anything like this, but it shouldn't be difficult.
"Then I'm bothering you. Grandma was not polite to him, and took out the tester and fuse from the toolbox and handed them to him.
So, an old man and a young man, braved the cold wind, and went out together with the candle flame that was clearly extinguished.
Jiawen glanced at the height of the insurance: "Grandma, is there a ladder?"
"Is it okay to move a wooden table and add a chair on top of it?" Grandma discussed with him: "The electrician in the village repairs it like this every time." ”
"That's okay!" Garvin was stunned for a moment, and said yes.
It doesn't make sense that others can do it, he can't do it, right?
Gavin was wrong.
The floor was not flat, and there was no way to keep the table from shaking no matter how much I fiddled with it at night. Add a chair on top of it, and people will be dangerously dangerous, crumbling, as if the wind will blow and fall.
"Grandma, you go away a little. "He's so worried, if he falls and hits his grandmother, it'll be over.
"No, I'll hold the chair for you, and hand over a tool or something. Grandma put the candle on the windowsill and came to help.
"Don't," Jiawen sweated: "I react quickly, if it doesn't work, I can jump down at any time, grandma is in the way." ”
"Well, well. Grandma pursed her lips and stood aside to watch.
Jiawen took a deep breath and got on!
It's all on this, and you can't drop the chain at the critical moment!
So, he stuck his electric pen in his suit jacket, bit the fuse in his mouth, climbed up on the table, stood on the chair, leaned against the wall with one hand, and had to shine a lighter with his lighter from time to time.
It took about half an hour of fiddling around to finally get the damn insurance.
Relieved, Jiawen easily jumped off his chair.
That feeling is even cooler than getting an order of tens of millions.
"Alright. Looking at the re-lit room, Grandma's face smiled like a chrysanthemum.
This kid is good, with a flexible brain, quick hands, and a lot of patience.
When Jiawen washed his hands and face and stepped back into the small bedroom belonging to Siyan, it was already half past one midnight.
The space of the house is not large, the furnishings are very simple, the bookcases, tables and chairs can be seen to be very old, and the paint has fallen off in many places, leaving traces of mottled years.
But the contents are very clean and tidy, and you can see that the owner is taking care of it very carefully.
The windows were hung with light green curtains, halfway apart, and the bright glass was the silhouette of the gray-black mountain forest. The wind blew by, and the curtains fluttered silently.
Under the window was an old wooden bed hung with a mosquito net that he had only seen in movies.
Pale green quilt covers, a pair of pillows embroidered with floral flowers are cutely tilted and leaning intimately against each other.
This week, Siyan has been here, quietly reading a book under this lamp, spending every dusk and ushering in every sunrise.
Did she miss him once in a while, did she miss the sweet and happy moments between them?
He walked over slowly, reached out and took the pillow and held it in his arms, sniffed it between his nose, it smelled of the sun, warm, well, he liked it very much.
The light imprinted on the head of the bed, and a long hair lay tenderly on the clean sheets.
He carefully picked it up, slowly, gently, and gently wrapped it between his fingers, and suddenly his nose was sour, and something seemed to flow slowly through his heart.
The distance of 100 kilometers between him and Si Yan suddenly shortened to zero at this moment.
He smiled slightly, entangled his chagrin all night, chased his week's restlessness, and at this moment, disappeared, and what remained was full of tenderness.
This is the house where Siyan has lived for a week!
In this room, there is still her shadow, and her fragrance remains.
He took off his shoes and went to bed, and as he bent over, he caught a glimpse of a crumpled mass of white paper in the corner of the bed.
Apparently, it inadvertently fell into a corner and slipped through the net while cleaning.
"Careless ghost!" he chuckled, leaned over to pick it up, and unfolded it casually, not realizing it.
A sixteen-carat white piece of paper was full of question marks.
In the gap filled with question marks, two familiar names were written: Yichen Jiawen?
It turned out that for the past week, she has been struggling between the two of them, unable to choose.
So, she has been running away, hiding in this paradise, not contacting anyone in the outside world?
So, didn't Yichen's arrival make the balance in her heart tilt more and more to that side?
He's late, he's late!
As soon as he thought of this, Jiawen's chest seemed to be stuffed with a mess of grass, so stuffy that he couldn't breathe......
After a night of rolling around, it was easy to fall asleep until dawn.
There was a strange knock knock sound, which woke him up from his slumber.
When he opened his eyes, it was already dark.
"SHIT!" he cursed, scrambling to get dressed, and jumped to the window to see Grandma chopping wood in the yard. The sun was imprinted on the axe, twinkling and shining, dazzling the eyes.
"Grandma, I'll come. He rushed out and snatched the axe from his grandmother's hand.
"Don't, you're not used to it, I'll do it, you have to use skill. Grandma laughed and stopped.
At first glance, he had never done rough work, his palms were white and clean, and he didn't have a calloon.
"No, look at me!" Garvin rolled up his sleeves and held the axe with pride.
"Then be careful, stand with your legs apart, and be careful not to split your feet. Grandma stood aside, showed him carefully, and gave him careful instructions.
"Alright, I will. ”
Grandma looked at it happily for a while, and then she gave it to him with confidence and went into the house to cook.
Jiawen sweated and fought for an hour before he finally got the firewood done. Stacked high in a circle, there were more than one person tall.
"It's time to eat~" Grandma held on to the door and greeted with a smile.
"It's coming~"
This ordinary peasant meal, Jiawen ate so fragrant and sweet that he actually ate three bowls of rice.
"Yan Yan, that kid, doesn't like to talk much, and he holds everything in his heart, so you have suffered a lot of grievances, right?" Grandma looked at him with a smile.
"Grandma~" Jiawen was a little at a loss.
"You're a man, you have to take care of it more, but you can't be as knowledgeable as her. ”
"I, I will. ”
"Our family is Yanyan, in fact, her mind is very simple, and her feelings are very dull, if you give her some time, she will think clearly. Grandma patted his hand gently.
Tsk, it's all blistered, it's a sin.
"Hmm. Jiawen nodded, his heart heavy.
What does grandma mean by saying this suddenly?
Did Si Yan tell her anything?
"Drive carefully, come and play often when you have time. ”
"I will. Gavin started the car and left.
In the rear mirror, under the big camphor tree, a white hair has been fluttering in the wind......