CHAPTER XIII
Why, despite the thought in my heart, I was moving much slower than usual, and before I could find a place to hide, he had already discovered it. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
He shouted excitedly: "Wu Yuzhen! So he ran over in three steps and two steps, his face full of joy, and his eyes were shining.
But as soon as he got closer, he covered his nose and laughed while disgusting: "Where have you been?" How did I sweat so much. It smells like rancid umeboshi. ”
I was already embarrassed, and when I heard him say this, I felt that my cheeks were hot, so I had to pretend to be angry and said: "I'm very stinky, you'd better stay away, so as not to smoke Young Master Yang out of the way!" With that, he bypassed him and continued home.
"Hey, don't go." As he spoke, he grabbed my arm and grinned, "I don't think you stink, right?" Well, smell it carefully......" He deliberately took a deep breath: "It seems to smell good, too." ”
I knew what kind of taste I was, but looking at his funny appearance, I couldn't help but laugh and said, "Spread your hands away, so many people are looking at it, what does it look like." ”
Yang Renjie was dressed and knew at a glance that he was not from here, and someone was already probing his brain.
Yang Renjie pursed his lips, but obediently let go of his hand.
"How did you find here?" I asked.
"I went to Mr. Chen to find out." Yang Renjie replied: "I don't even know where you live, but I can only go to school to inquire." He looked into the alley and asked, "This is where your family lives?" ”
I nodded.
It's not good for the two of us to stand here all the time, and I don't have the strength anymore, my legs are trembling slightly, and I can't stand anymore, so I have to let him in: "Inside is my house, if you don't dislike it, go in and sit." ”
Yang Renjie was very happy and took the lead. I sighed and struggled to follow.
Where I live, it's actually the west room on the second floor where the original three-bay unit was partitioned. A square well behind the entrance is shared by several households. Facing the patio is the guest room. Behind the guest hall, there is a pair of horizontal single-run wooden escalators. Follow the creaking stairs up to the second floor, and that's my house.
I really didn't have the strength to climb to the second floor again, I didn't care about Yang Renjie's curious gaze, I first walked to the well in the back courtyard, sat on the well platform regardless of the image, picked up the scoop that I didn't know who fell there, took a scoop of water first and drank it all.
The fresh well water is like a cold water line, straight into the stomach, and the feeling of acid reflux seems to be much lighter. I took another half scoop of water and poured it on my hot forehead. Afraid that the water would flow into his clothes, he hurriedly lowered his head, untied his braids, shook the droplets, and loosely brushed his hair to the side.
There was no wind in the patio, but there was a clear sky in the square, blue like a fine jewel, crystal clear, without a single blemish. Next to the well, a large cluster of dandelions swayed in the wind. The jagged leaves split into three or five pieces of green, and the yellow flowers were gone, growing one cute little pom-pom after another. It's afternoon, most people haven't come home, no one is cooking on the stove, but you can hear the sound of children laughing in the distance.
I suddenly remembered that when I was a child, during the hottest season, I couldn't sleep at night, so my father helped me move the bed to the patio. He was so sleepy that he dozed off and fanned me at the same time. I often look over the patio with my eyes wide open, counting the stars in this side of the world. When his father fell asleep, he secretly took the fan from his hand......
I shook my head, poured some more water on my face, and washed it. I didn't have a handkerchief to dry, so I wiped it and let it dry naturally.
"Why is it so hot? After drinking so much cold water, I saw a stomachache for a while. Yang Renjie said on the side.
I turned my gaze to him and saw that he was looking at me intently, half admiring and half distressed in his eyes.
I was a little embarrassed and said, "I'm so thirsty that I can't take care of it too much." I'm sorry to snub you. My house is upstairs, I'll take you up to rest. ”
The situation in my home obviously scared Yang Renjie a little.
The plastered walls have cracked one after another; The tiger skylight on the roof of the house is badly deteriorated, and a wooden basin is placed under it to catch the rainwater. The rain fell yesterday, and it cleared up in the morning, but it still fell drop by drop. The furniture was just a wooden cabinet with a broken leg and a simple iron bed. The only thing that still looks like a little is a set of study desks and chairs that my father prepared for me, placed in the best place in front of the wood-framed window sash. In the flower pot on the table were impatiens that had not yet opened, and a pigeon was landing on the rack outside the window to dry clothes, "cooing" non-stop.
I put Yang Renjie on the chair and sat on the bed myself, although I felt a little embarrassed, I still cheered up and said: "I'm really sorry, there is no tea for hospitality at home, and even if you want to drink some hot water, you can't get it for a while." Because I still have to start a fire to burn it. ”
Yang Renjie seemed to react suddenly, and hurriedly said: "It's okay, I'm not thirsty." He paused and asked, "This room is already so hot now, how can you stay in another month?" ”
I smiled bitterly and said, "Young Master Yang, this room is the West Chamber, and it was originally like this in the West Shining Sun." I grew up here, haven't I been here for so many years? ”
Yang Renjie seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing, and quickly changed the topic: "What do you eat at night?" Do you want to cook your own meals? ”
I feel that the comfort I just got from drinking cold water is slowly disappearing, and the feeling of nausea is coming back little by little. I was tired, as if I was running out of strength to open my mouth to speak: "I just want to rest and sleep now." Let's talk about dinner in the evening. ”
"What the hell have you done to spoil yourself like this?" Yang Renjie asked angrily. It can be seen that he endured this question again and again, and finally couldn't help but explode: "You look in the mirror and see how you look now!" It's only been more than half a month, and you've lost weight twice, and the bones in your wrists have been propped up! And your face is frighteningly white! Originally, I came to you today to tell you that I have figured it out, and since you want to go to work first, I also respect your wishes. But seeing you like this, I really can't accept it. If half a month of work can torture you like a ghost, then before you save enough money for school, you will have really become a ghost! ”
I was dizzy, but listening to his questioning like this, I felt that the whole person was as light as if it was about to float, and I had to grasp something to stabilize it. I shook my head and said weakly, "I really don't have the energy to discuss this with you right now. You can also see that my family is poor like this, and I am the one who has eaten this meal without getting a meal. Unlike you, I'm not in a position to complain. I can tell you that during this time, I was working as a female worker in the textile factory on the next street. It's really hard, it's tiring, it's so tired that I don't have the ability to think about what I'm going to do next. So, please help me to rest quietly for a while. ”
After that, I lay down on the bed regardless of it, or collapsed on the bed because of vertigo. I closed my eyes and could hear Yang Renjie's heavy breathing. After a while, there was the sound of "knock knock" going downstairs. I couldn't think, I couldn't feel sad, I could only close my eyes tightly.