CHAPTER XXI
The forest is quieter in the middle of the night.
Occasionally, there was the sound of insects chirping in the corners of the house.
The candle shadows flickered, and the papier-mΓ’chΓ© wooden window reflected two small black figures.
The subtle and delicate voice of speech drifted through the thin window paper in the night breeze.
"I ...... I didn't dare to sleep. β
Zhou Yiyi sat cross-legged on the wooden bed at home, half of her body covered by thin cotton wool, and looked at someone sitting at the front of the bed with a bitter face.
She said she didn't dare to sleep, not that she didn't want to sleep.
"Don't be afraid, I'll stay here. β
The low and cold voice inexplicably reveals a reassuring feeling.
"But ......" Zhou Yiyi was still a little worried, and her slender and long eyebrows were also wrinkled together, "...... As soon as I fell asleep, I would dream of many terrible things, and I would dream of Uncle Ge......" Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered the dream I had been having before, "By the way! I heard the bad guy named Liu Yong outside the courtyard wall saying that Uncle Ge was poisoned and killed by him in the reservoir, so the scene in my dream can be explained. β
"The corners of the mouth that are bleeding, jumping into the reservoir ......" Zhou Yiyi thought for a while and asked, "Is this what you told me before that 'dreams and reality are opposites'?"
Zhou Yi bowed: "Not bad." β
"So in the dream, Uncle Ge jumped into the reservoir by himself, but in reality, Uncle Ge was pushed into the reservoir by someone......" Thinking of this, Zhou Yiyi asked again, "What is the matter with the blood flowing from the corners of the mouth? The bleeding at the corners of the mouth is because Uncle Ge was poisoned, which is the same in reality and dreams." β
"Maybe not all dreams are the opposite of reality. Zhou Yi pondered, "Everything in the dream is just a kind of forenotice and hint, and these predictions and hints are the messages and words that the dreamer wants to convey to you. β
"But...... Why?" Zhou Yiyi was puzzled, her thin face was full of confusion, "Why...... Could it be me? Why not me?"
Why is she different from others since she was a child?
Why is it that she can dream of things that people can't?
Why did she have no mother and no father since she was a child?
Why is she isolated by everyone and called a lone star?
Why didn't all the people who were good to her have a good result?
So many whys, and why are they all her?
It's not that she isn't wronged, it's not that she isn't sad, it's just that no one wants to listen to those sadness and grievances, so she won't talk about it.
Some wounds are already wounds, and others don't care about them, and when they are taken out for everyone to see, it is just a matter of sprinkling a layer of salt on the wound and hurting again.
In those unaccompanied, silent cold nights, it was just a person hiding in a corner and licking his wounds alone, and then waiting for time to pass.
If it is hidden deeply, it will not be visible, and if it cannot be seen, it can be regarded as nothing.
Sometimes life waits for you to grow up, sometimes pushes you to grow up, and sometimes it doesn't give you time to grow up.
And you?
I couldn't find my head, I broke my head, I bled out, I knew it hurt, but I didn't even have time to cry, I wiped my tears and endured the pain to stand up, but I still had to grit my teeth and continue to move forward.
Because you know that time does not wait for you, and life does not wait for you. If you stop, you will only be thrown farther and farther, and when you run, you will have the possibility of catching up with life.
Zhou Yiyi is such a person.
How many nights when I hugged my knees alone to keep warm, how many nights when I was hungry and drowsy, how many cold words, how many disgust and disgust, Zhou Yiyi came over alone.
Those pains pushed her to grow faster than others, but they also catalyzed her heart to be softer. Only those who stand in the dark will know the preciousness of light better, and those who have tasted the coldness of human affection and the cold state of the world will cherish the small warmth more.
She didn't cry, but Zhou Yi felt that her heart was crying.
"Maybe it's because you're special to them. Zhou Yidao.
"Special existence?" Zhou Yiyi asked.
"I can't say what I want to say, I can't do what I want to do, and I can't see the people I want to see. Zhou Yi looked at Zhou Yiyi sincerely, "For these people, there are thousands of people in the world, but only you can help them." β
"Only I can help them?" Zhou Yiyi looked at him with burning eyes.
It was as if a fire had burned in her eyes, at first it was just a small flame that shone faintly, and slowly the flame grew bigger and brighter, and gradually gathered into a scorching light.
Zhou Yi chuckled and bowed: "It's just you." β
Borrow a dream to find you, then borrow your dream to tell you things, and finally borrow your person to convey what you want to say.
Everything depends on you.
Special you.
The only you.
"No one has ever said that to me......" Her voice was low, but not low, soft, with some embarrassment. The shredded hair on her forehead was casually wiped aside by her, revealing a pair of cunning and agile eyes. It's about that she's too thin, and her eyes are getting bigger and sharper. A faint layer of powder slowly floated on his cheeks, like an unripe peach, but with a hint of sweetness. ββ¦β¦ I never knew I was needed. β
Zhou Yiding sat on the bench next to the bed, the thick long wooden board had long since lost its original roughness, and he didn't know how many years it had been polished. This long bench used to be used to sit by the Zhou family's father, and in the past many years, it was this long bench that accompanied the Zhou family's father to sit all night, half-closed and shook the banana fan to guard Zhou Yiyi until dawn.
And now, things are people who are deceased, and even the memories are yellowed, turning over the old chapters, stopping and stopping, people coming and going, and the people sitting next to them have also changed their new appearance.
"Thank you......" Zhou Yiyi said, there were a lot of things to say, but when it came to his mouth, he could only smile warmly, "Good night." β
Good night for the first time, and sleep without fear for the first time.
Zhou Yiyi lay on the bed, reached out to lift the quilt, closed her eyes, and fell asleep with peace of mind.
There was a sudden silence in the room.
This time, Zhou Yiyi slept quickly, almost without jet lag, and fell asleep with her eyes closed.
Zhou Yi was still sitting on the bench, and there was a bed not far away for him to rest, but he didn't move, he still sat in front of the bed, and his eyes fell on the face of the person on the bed.
If it weren't for the fact that there was something wrong here, he might have missed such a little girl.
It's very ordinary, it's very ordinary, but there is something special about it.
The sound of breathing sounded evenly and softly, and it seemed that she would be able to get a good night's sleep tonight.