Chapter Twenty-Six: Tenderness in the Night

Liu Jianshe and Zheng Lijuan were still in the hall, and they all made noises. The moon had risen in mid-air, pouring down from the window, sprinkled on the bed of the "ghost brother", swaying with the breeze of the curtains, and the moonlight like a jade hand was like a jade hand, slapping him back and forth. "Brother Ghost" lay on his side, looking at the book next to his pillow, his eyes gradually began to blur.

When I climbed out of the hole, I thought that there was a smooth road outside, and I could get out of the mountains, not in the deep mountains like a bottleneck. The scene in front of him made him dumbfounded, outside the cave was a cliff, lubricated by the steaming water, he could only stand trembling on a stone protruding from the entrance of the cave, looking around, there was no way out, under his feet was the raging river, the waves stirred up, so that he fell into the water with a stumble.

The water of the Qishui River suddenly swelled, and the water of the river was surging under the illumination of the moonlight, rushing towards the Fanqing River. The poplars on the shore rustle like wind chimes in the cool breeze, more like whispers between them, and the affection is lingering. The rising river water flooded the stone bridge, and was gradually overflowing the embankment, the protruding part of the embankment in the east of the river, Zhang Xuemei stood on it, anxiously looking at the overflowing river under her feet, not knowing what to do, shouting loudly to the "ghost brother" on the other side of the river. "Ghost Brother" I didn't have time to think about it, so I jumped into the Qishui River, the river was like a wild horse, slapping his body, he was like a leaf blown down, without any pull, swaying wantonly in the water, waving his arms, slapping his feet, could not send him to the other side, impact once, hit back by the water, impact again, hit back by the water waves, seeing that the water had not passed Zhang Xuemei's feet, the river was originally less than 20 meters, but he could not cross, struggling desperately in the water, desperately rushing forward, seeing that he was about to reach the east of the river, he could grab the stones on the embankment, and a wave hit him in the face; Then they tumbled down the riverbank with the gap, and fell intoโ€”

"Brother Ghost" suddenly sat up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, leaned on the head of the bed, and looked around quietly, only to realize that he was dreaming, and the sweat all over his body had soaked a large part of the mat under him. Except for the barking of dogs in the alley, it was quiet outside. "Brother Ghost" was about to lie down again, when he heard a sound in the direction of Liu Jianjian's bedroom, he pricked up his ears and listened carefully, the sound of panting mixed with the sound of rapid wheezing, and the creaking sound of the bed board mixed with the sound of powerful collisions, sometimes like a mountain and a sea, sometimes like a breeze, one after another......

"Brother Ghost" was a little worried, sat up straight, looked in the direction of Liu Jianjian's bedroom, and shouted: Dad-Dad-how are you-okay?

After speaking, he heard the sound in the direction of the bedroom suddenly interrupted, quiet as usual, Liu Jianshe seemed to hold back his strength, and stammered: "No-no-nothing-hurry-let's go to sleep!" "Brother Ghost" didn't ask any more questions, he lay down, a gap of moonlight in the corner of the window, just shining on the book next to the pillow, he reached out and rubbed it, put his two hands under his head, and watched the moonlight outside the window move slowly, moving through the window, moving over the house, moving out of the yard, moving over the treetops-

The sound of "dong dong dong", full of frequency, woke up the "ghost brother", rubbed his worried eyes, the sun had already shone into the bedroom, looked at the alarm clock on the table, it was almost 9 o'clock, quickly got up, got dressed, folded the quilt, and stood at the window to see that Liu Jianshe was already busy working in the carpentry shed. Stretching, he quickly came out of the bedroom and walked into the yard.

When he saw Liu Jianjian, he asked, "Dad-Dad-What happened to you last night?" Liu Jianshe heard "Brother Ghost" call him, put down the work in his hand, blushed, and pretended to be okay and said: It's not much--oh--My right leg suddenly hurt a little last night, so I got up and found some medicine! After speaking, he quickly lowered his head, his eyes didn't dare to look at "Brother Ghost", picked up the hammer and continued to be busy.

Oh - what is it like now? "Brother Ghost" asked, Liu Jianshe looked up at him, quickly lowered his head again, and said: Okay, otherwise you can still work! The kitchen was a little loud, the chimney was smoking, "Brother Ghost" was a little puzzled, walking towards the kitchen, Zheng Lijuan suddenly walked out of the door, standing in front of "Brother Ghost", the morning sun shone on her face, and she felt that her face was more ruddy and beautiful. "Brother Ghost" was startled, couldn't help but step back, and said: Teacher Zheng, you-Zheng Lijuan looked at the "Ghost Brother" who was full of questions, and was about to answer, Liu Jianshe interjected and said: Oh-Teacher Zheng came early this morning, saying that he would come to tutor you again on the weekend!

Zheng Lijuan also echoed and said: Oh-yes, isn't your sister resting today, we haven't talked enough yesterday! After speaking, she glanced at Liu Jianjian, a little shy, and a little embarrassed to look at Liu Jianjian, Liu Jianshe also hurriedly echoed: Well-that's it, your sister will come back later, you hurry up and wash your face, let's get ready for dinner!

After hearing this, the "ghost brother" said "oh", and took the basin to scoop water in the kitchen tank. Directly buried his head in the basin, like a wild duck in the Fanqing River, put his head into the water, and after a while, he swayed and came out, shaking the water on his body, "Ghost Brother" dripping water on his head, walked to the steps, shook it vigorously, provoked Zheng Lijuan behind him, and shouted loudly: Tap-tap-to-towel! Behind him, he wiped him gently, wiped his head and wiped his face, the faint scent of alabaster penetrated into her nose from the gap in the towel, and the slightly cool skin suddenly touched his cheeks, itchy, very comfortable.

Liu Jianshe stopped what he was doing, stood under the woodworking shed and looked at Zheng Lijuan, and said in a strange voice: Juanjuan, let him wipe it himself, it's not okay, just wait? Zheng Lijuan took down the towel, twisted it, and then handed the towel to the "ghost brother", and said: Wipe it again, okay! "Ghost brother" was still intoxicated with the warmth just now, then he opened his eyes, looked at the dazzling sunlight, smiled stupidly, and turned to clean up the basin.

Zheng Lijuan said: Brother Ghost, come--give me the basin, I will replace the water, let me scoop the basin again! "Brother Ghost" handed her the slightly heavy basin, and walked to the stone pier next to him, and sat there in a daze. Zheng Lijuan took the basin and sprinkled it as she walked into the courtyard, and the glittering dust that flew up and down floated in the light and shadow. When he walked up to Liu Jianjian, he said: "The meal is ready, let's clean it up!" Liu Jianshe raised his head and looked at Zheng Lijuan, his eyes were full of happiness and expectation. Seeing Zheng Lijuan squirm away, she went to the kitchen to scoop up a basin of water, brought it out and put it in front of him, and put the towel around his neck.

Liu Chunyan came back and walked into the yard, looking tired and haggard. Seeing Zheng Lijuan there, as if she had been beaten with chicken blood, she ran over excitedly, grabbed her hand, and said happily: Didn't you go back last night? This question asked Zheng Lijuan's ruddy face like an autumn persimmon, red, her forehead was slightly sweaty, and she began to stutter when she spoke eloquently: No-no-no-

Liu Chunyan interrupted her and said: I really didn't go back! This statement made Zheng Lijuan even more embarrassed, and she didn't know what to say. Liu Jianshe hurriedly got up and said: What does your Aunt Juanjuan mean: I didn't live here, I went back last night, and I only came this morning! Zheng Lijuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and nodded quickly. "Brother Ghost" also stood up and said, "Teacher Zheng only came this morning!" Liu Chunyan said: It's good to live, didn't you put me to sleep every day when I was a child?

Zheng Lijuan said embarrassedly: Were you young at that time-no one took care of it-"Brother Ghost" interjected and said: Sister, Dad's leg hurt again last night, you hurry up and take a look, tossing for most of the night! After speaking, Zheng Lijuan hurriedly ran to the kitchen, Liu Jianjian's face turned red, and he said nervously towards Liu Chunyan: It's okay, it's okay, I smeared some medicine, it's much better, I don't believe you look at it-as he spoke, he began to raise his leg and move twice.

Liu Chunyan walked over, squatted down and looked, except for the shocking scar, there was indeed no other condition. I happily ran to the kitchen.