Chapter 71, the remote old home
Zhang Peipei's crying has no tendency to stop.
The tears flowing from his eyes are not only because of the grievances just now, but also because of the loneliness, pain, and sadness of the past 20 years, the longing for his deceased mother, the distress of his mother's miserable life, the hatred of the man in the Jiang family, the vigilance and defense of everyone around him, and the closure of his own heart.
Before Jiang Shuqing broke into her heart, her heart had always been cold and empty, and all her emotions were enclosed in a very small box, slowly corroding and freezing this traumatized heart.
Then she became more and more indifferent, more and more defensive, and in her case, only if she became cold could she not be hurt in any way.
Jiang Shuqing's care for her warmed up her frozen heart, but at the same time, it added a lot of pain and guilt to her.
Because Jiang Shuqing was the daughter of that woman, becoming friends with her made her feel that it was a betrayal of her mother, but Jiang Shuqing was indeed sincere to her, so she was entangled all day long, and she was in pain.
Her mind and her body had never been easy and cheerful, and she had been bearing a weight that a young girl should not have to bear. This weight makes her seem resolute and independent, but it also makes her cold and autistic.
The thoughts and emotions hidden in her heart can't exud any sunshine and temperature, and if this continues, her personality will have problems sooner or later.
In fact, it has already appeared.
But now, it seems that all of this is going to come out in one fell swoop with the sudden gap.
When you have someone you want to rely on, your heart will become fragile, and the slightest inconspicuous grievance can become a pouring rain.
Zhang Peipei has not cried since she cried alone in a cramped, dilapidated rental house when her mother died. Even when she was barefoot and starved to death in tattered clothes, she just pursed her lips and didn't speak, and her eyes didn't turn red.
There has never been such a cry now.
If there is, the emotions will always be expressed, and the character will not be so incompatible.
But the anger, humiliation, resentment and grievances that Tang Shiyun got before, coupled with Chen Qinglang's incomprehensible flower language, may also have the unintentional influence of all kinds of negative emotions hidden deep in his heart...... Most importantly, there is someone she wants to lean on.
So, I cried like that.
Then there are countless emotions surging into my heart, all kinds of stumbling in the past, standing alone and walking alone, facing the loneliness of the quiet night alone, having to solve all the hardships of livelihood, having grievances and pain that can only be buried in silence to endure the sourness, often waking up sweaty pain because of nightmares......
All of it, all of it, no one else could understand it except herself.
People's hearts are always lonely, and no matter how close the chests of two people are, the two hearts cannot be close together. There is no empathy in this world, only self-righteousness.
Zhang Peipei doesn't need to put herself in other people's shoes, she just needs one shoulder and one embrace.
What she wants is here, and she can withstand all her catharsis, just like a person who swims numbly in the water for a long time, and then finds that he has reached the shore, he will lie on his stomach without any scruples, and when the waves beat his body, he realizes that he is so tired.
Zhang Peipei also knew at this moment that he was not as strong as he imagined, and when he found out that the coast was in front of him, he was actually fragile like this.
Chen Qinglang didn't know why she cried more and more fiercely, but she could hear that there were too many things hidden in this cry, not like tears shed just because of grievances, but like something that had been suppressed for too long and suddenly vented.
He didn't want to ask her why she was crying, it was pointless, he couldn't get into the scars in her heart, no one could fully understand the other person's feelings.
He just sighed, just squatting, extremely awkward, opened his arms widely, and then slowly tightened it, and gently took it into his arms, wanting to hold Zhang Pei Pei into his arms.
Zhang Peipei, who felt this gentleness and comfort, couldn't bear it at all, couldn't even squat, let his body lean forward, rushed directly at him, and knocked him to the ground. Then the petite body completely burrowed into his arms, and Chen Qinglang's upper body, which had not completely collapsed, had already been completely close to the floor before he had time to rise up.
He just lay on the cold floor like that, not trying to get up, Zhang Peipei lay on top of him, his face pressed against his chest, and warm tears flowed out.
The sun shone on his face, and it was a little dazzling. When I close my eyes, I can still see the red eyelids after being transmitted by the sun, but I am not uncomfortable anymore, and my face is hot and comfortable.
He hugged Zhang Pei Pei tightly, didn't speak, just lay quietly like that, Zhang Pei Pei also hugged him tightly, didn't speak, just cried so presumptuously.
Time passed quietly, without a single word, only wind and sunshine in front of me and ears.
The world has never been quieter, until there is a knock on the door.
At this time, Zhang Peipei had actually stopped crying, but he was embarrassed to get up, so he gently lay on Chen Qinglang's chest, listened to his strong heartbeat, and then thought about how to face Chen Qinglang next when he was so embarrassed just now?
Chen Qinglang felt that since he started cultivating, it seemed that he hadn't basked in the sun so leisurely for a long time, and since Zhang Peipei didn't want to get up, then just lie down for a while.
Of course, for Chen Qinglang, who has been single for more than 20 years and has no chance to have intimate contact with girls, it doesn't feel too good to hold a watery cabbage like this, feel the warm nephrite, and bask in the sun. Although this cabbage breast is a little small, you can still feel the beautiful softness, which is better than nothing.
Then there was a damn knock on the door.
Zhang Peipei was so frightened that he put his hand on the ground, and his body bounced up directly, but Chen Qinglang didn't care, he got up slowly, looked at the clothes on his chest, and the wet stains were obvious. He pointed there and smiled at Zhang Peipei.
Zhang Peipei has vented his emotions and become normal, and even the calm and indifferent of the past seems to have returned to his body. In the face of Chen Qinglang's ridicule, she just blushed a little, and then sat on the sofa with her head down, seemingly very calmly studying the prohibition.
Chen Qinglang went over to open the door, and when he opened it, he saw that it was actually a small soldier in front of Old Man Jiang.
He saluted Chen Qinglang with a "snap", and then said, "Mr. Chen, the chief asked me to invite you over." ”
"What's the matter?" Chen Qinglang asked.
The soldier shook his head: "I don't know." ”
Old man Jiang specially asked the people around him to come over and invite him, it was estimated that it would not be a trivial matter, so he said to Zhang Peipei: "Pei Pei, your grandfather asked me to go over to talk about things, do you want to go over together?" ”
Zhang Peipei shook his head: "Don't go." ”
Only then did Xiao Bing find that Zhang Pei Pei was also here, and hurriedly greeted: "Sister Pei Pei is good." ”
Zhang Peipei let out a faint "um", and then lowered his head to read the book.
Chen Qinglang thought to himself, is this the same person as Zhang Peipei ten minutes ago?
The soldier glanced around the room a few more times, and easily saw a quilt piled up on the sofa.
I took out an old pocket watch and looked at the time, seven thirty o'clock.
You don't need to be a guest at someone's house so early.
The surprise in his heart was like a huge wave.
Sister Pei Pei ...... last night Do you live on that couch...... No, this sofa should be Chen Qinglang sleeping, and Sister Pei Pei should be living in the bedroom......
Although it is a separate sleep......
But he didn't see that Chen Qinglang had any unruly temperament.
This seems to be a very important matter.
And at this time, Zhang Peipei seemed to suddenly think of something.
After this little hairy child goes back, he won't tell his grandfather about his appearance at Chen Qinglang's house early in the morning, right? If that old man thinks crookedly, he will probably have to kill Chen Qinglang!
So she stood up and said, "Forget it, I'll go with me." ”
Then the three of them left the place, driven by the little soldier, and drove for half an hour on the open road, through the flat blocks, out of the bustling downtown area, turning a few narrow and dilapidated paths, to an old housing area, passing through the narrower lanes, and finally arriving in front of a very remote compound.
There were four soldiers standing at the gate of the courtyard, two were standing on both sides of the door, and the other two were patrolling nearby.
This courtyard is very simple, there are a few bungalows at the door, and the walls are only simply plastered with a layer of white, which has long been peeled off after the wind and sun. The ground was concrete, and there were potholes everywhere, revealing the green bricks laid underneath. The doors are all iron, and they are all rusty. There is a pile of leaves in the corner of the yard, and it is estimated that it has not been long since they were cleaned.
Chen Qinglang smelled a dead dusty aura, this courtyard must have been a long time since anyone came.
There was a room facing the door, the door was open, and there were two soldiers standing at the door, and Old Man Jiang was sitting in front of them, smoking and basking in the sun. On the east side, there was a side room with a closed iron door, and a newly welded iron ring on it, and a new steel pillar inserted into it sealed the door, and a huge iron lock fell from the bottom. The small windows were also welded with iron mesh, through which you could see that there were three people sitting inside.
When Old Man Jiang saw Zhang Pei Pei also coming over, he immediately stood up from the chair, suspicious and happy: "Pei Pei, why are you here too?" ”
Zhang Peipei explained: "I had something to do with Chen Qinglang in the morning, so I came over together." ”
Old man Jiang knew it, and thought that this girl was really interested in soaking men, and she actually got up from bed in the morning, which was more hard than when he was studying.
If you work so hard, why worry about not succeeding in big things?
However, when I saw Chen Qinglang, I felt a little uncomfortable. This stinky boy, who has no power, no power and no money, is not handsome, and he still wants his precious granddaughter to chase after him, which is really unreasonable.
Now don't show him a face, wait until his granddaughter soaks him in his hands, and then clean him up.
Old man Jiang flicked the cigarette butt to the ground with a smile, and greeted him very warmly: "Xiao Chen, here, have you eaten breakfast?" I'm sorry to ask someone to bother you so early. ”
But there was no embarrassment on that face, it was really an old man with thick skin and a treacherous and slippery.
If it weren't for Chen Qinglang's covetousness of Jiang Shuqing, he wouldn't have bothered to bird him.
But he smiled brightly: "It's my honor to be disturbed by the chief." ”
Old man Jiang actually doesn't like sycophants and obedient people, but for the sake of his granddaughter's happiness, he can only take back the cold snort he just wanted to make, and his smile is also very bright: "The young man is really good at talking and has a future." ”
Chen Qinglang smiled brighter than him: "I have to rely on the chief to carry me more." ”
Old man Jiang really couldn't smile brighter, so he had to give up: "Be polite, the future world will still belong to you young people." ”
Chen Qinglang continued to be polite: "There is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, without the rich experience and help and guidance of you old people, we young people will not be able to do anything decent. ”
Zhang Peipei really couldn't stand these two people, so he asked straight to the point: "Grandpa, what is the matter with you looking for Chen Qinglang?" ”
Old man Jiang really couldn't be polite, he wasn't good at this at all, so he took the opportunity to get down to business: "Release the person who is green stiff, we have already caught it." ”