Chapter 69: Revisiting
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Chen Xun booked a high-speed rail ticket at two o'clock in the afternoon the day after tomorrow, and there was still one day left to stay in Jiangcheng tomorrow, and in the early morning of the next day, Chen's father and Chen's mother discussed going back to the countryside to worship Chen Xun's grandmother, it was snowing outside, the temperature was low, and the two elders originally wanted to go by themselves, but after Ning Chaoxi heard about it, he also said that he wanted to see his grandmother.
The last time I saw that kind old man was eight years ago, I didn't expect to meet again only through the cold tombstone.
It is inconvenient to travel in snowy days, Chen Xun hired a car to drive them back to the countryside, Chen's father sat in the co-pilot, Chen Xun took Ning Chaoxi and his mother to sit in the back seat, this is an old Volkswagen, the driver is their fellow villagers, there are occasional contacts, and they will greet each other for a word or two.
"Yo, Lao Chen, this is your daughter-in-law, she looks so beautiful, look at those eyes, how watery they are." The driver's surname is Li, and the neighborhood calls him Lao Li on weekdays, he fastened his seat belt, looked back at the person who had just sat in the back seat, and grinned: "The Chen family boy, it's very blessed." ”
Chen Xun bowed his head slightly, shyly smiling.
After a few words of greeting to each other, the car went on the road, the back seat is relatively narrow for three adults, the road is long, it will feel uncomfortable, the people sitting on both sides are fine, and the people sitting in the middle will have a lot of hard work, Ning Chaoxi watched Chen Xun's long legs touch the storage box in the middle of the seat in front of her, and there was nowhere to stretch, she leaned over and whispered: "Chen Xun, why don't I change places with you." ”
"It's fine." Chen Xun shook her hand lightly.
The road is long, and he also knows that the middle position is the most uncomfortable, so he is reluctant to change positions.
Ning Chaoxi knew what he was thinking, but he didn't want him to be too tired, so he insisted: "Chen Xun, I'll switch places with you when I get off the car and rest later." ”
Chen Xun touched her head and didn't speak.
The fine edelweiss outside, falling from the sky, the car window soon formed a thin layer of frost, Ning Chaoxi stayed in the car bored, so she slid away the thin layer of frost with her fingers, and a clear scratch appeared, her fingertips were attached to the window glass, writing Chen Xun's name one by one, and before the traces dissipated, she quickly wrote down her name, and then drew a heart between the two names.
Ning Chaoxi's eyes bent to look at the two names that gradually melted on the car window, and his heart was full of joy, Chen Xun turned his head sideways and just saw the handwriting pasted together, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he clenched the back of her slightly cool hand.
The car drove to the service area halfway to refuel and rest, Lao Li got out of the car to pay, Chen's father and Chen mother went down to the bathroom, and when they came back, Chen's mother pulled the car door and asked Chen Xun: "Do you want to come down and move and go to the bathroom?" ”
Sitting in the car for too long, maintaining a posture for too long, Chen Xun's legs and feet that had nowhere to put him were a little numb, but he looked down at the person who was sleeping soundly on his shoulder, and he still shook his head slightly, not wanting to wake up the person who was sleeping soundly.
Mother Chen obviously also saw Ning Chaoxi, who was sleeping soundly, and suddenly understood his thoughts, and nodded understandingly.
The next journey was much smoother, Lao Li drove for more than two hours to the countryside, he drove the car to the gate of the cemetery and stopped, Ning Chaoxi had already woken up before this.
She apologized a little for falling asleep halfway, but Chen Xun just comforted her and said it was okay.
Lao Li parked the car in the parking space in front of the cemetery, watched them enter the door with fruits and flowers, and stood aside to smoke and wait.
Chen Xun squatted in front of the tombstone to sweep the snow and dead leaves covering the top, put the fruits and flowers he brought on the ground, and took Ning Chaoxi to bow in front of his grandmother's tombstone.
Chen's mother saw that her deceased mother was still uncontrollable, and her throat began to choke after saying two words, and she was even more sad and sad when she recalled the old things.
Every year when she came here, Chen's mother would always talk to her mother for a while, and Chen's father knelt beside his wife, kowtowed to his mother-in-law a few times, and then took Chen's mother's shoulder, silently giving her the most solid support.
Ning Chaoxi watched, her nose was also sour, Chen Xun held her hand and quietly led her out of here, leaving time and space to her parents.
The cemetery where they are located is sacred and dignified, even the air is unconsciously depressed, it is snowing, the sky is covered with gray clouds, there is no trace of vitality and vitality, Chen Xun led her, the two of them were silent all the way, and the snow under their feet silently spread the traces of their passing.
When he walked out of the cemetery, Chen Xun said, "Do you want to go back to where your grandmother used to live?" ”
Ning Chaoxi nodded, in addition to being the place where his deceased grandmother lived, it was also the place where they walked together for the first time, many old people and old things were quietly changing, she wanted to see if there was any change here.
They said hello to Lao Li, Chen Xun took her to the other side to wait for the minibus, Ning Chaoxi got in the car and looked out the window, the places passed along the way and the memory did not change much, but because it was winter, the original green farmland was covered with shelters, some fields were not sown, bare, and there were many more cars and motorcycles on the road.
There are still changes, but at least not beyond recognition.
"I saw the snow in Jiangcheng, the rain in the south of the Yangtze River, the sea in Sanya, and the ice city in Harbin, do you still want to see it?" Chen Xun looked at her, and his slender fingers lightly tapped the armrest.
Suddenly hearing his voice, Ning Chaoxi was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that this was what she had said a long time ago, she still remembered that Chen Xun promised to take her to see it in the future, and when she turned her head, her eyes shone like a warm sun: "Do you remember?" ”
"Well, I can't forget." Chen Xun said, with a slight smile in the corner of his eyes, "Is there any change?" Where do you want to go? ”
Ning Chaoxi shook his head, and then what came to mind was their previous conversation-
"Okay, then we have to make a lot of money and go play together."
"I'll earn it."
"Are you responsible for earning money, and am I responsible for spending?"
"Hmm."
There are many memories in my mind that are sparsely formed with the passage of time, but what Chen Xun said is as deep as a soldering iron in my mind, just a little mention can outline a complete appearance, what touched Ning Chaoxi's heart was that Chen Xun did not forget it.
"Day and night, I will accompany you to these places." Chen Xun told her.
Ning Chaoxi raised his lips and smiled: "Okay." ”
After getting out of the car, Chen Xun took her into the country road, the farmland on both sides was sparse and less, the pond where they had fished before had not changed much, it was still in the same place, but it was cold in winter, although the pond water was not frozen, but when it was close, the cold wind blew, and the ripples on the water surface were cold.
"Chen Xun, did you fish here later?" Ning Chaoxi asked him.
Chen Xun shook his head: "The fish have been fished out by the local villagers. ”
didn't stay in the pond for too long, Chen Xun took her to her grandmother's house, where several families have moved away, and there are basically no people on the road, even the chickens and ducks that used to walk around have not been seen, and there are very few people.
The door of grandma's house was locked, Chen Xun brought the key to open the door, it was still the same yard, but there was nothing empty inside, the air was full of dust and mud, and there was no trace of popularity.
Ning Chaoxi walked to the hall, there was originally only a portrait photo hanging above the TV, but now that her grandmother has died, her portrait is also hanging on the right side of the man, she remembers that Chen's father and Chen's mother also hung these two photos at home in Jiangcheng, thinking that it was to mourn.
didn't let Chen's father and mother wait too long, Chen Xun finished packing up his things and left the house with Ning Chaoxi, she stood by the door, looked at the handsome man in front of her locked the door, and suddenly muttered: "I don't know when I will come next time?" ”
After returning to the cemetery and meeting Chen Xun's parents, they went to the nearest restaurant to settle lunch, and then embarked on the way home, this time Ning Chaoxi insisted on not letting Chen Xun sit in the middle, she squeezed in first, and then patted the vacant seat next to her like a host, and said to Chen Xun: "Sit down." ”
Chen Xun smiled helplessly.
When I came, I felt that the road was long, and when I returned, Lao Li used his mobile phone to navigate and found out that a new highway had been opened here, and it would be much faster to take that road, and it was still early when they returned to Jiangcheng, in order to express their gratitude, Lao Li was left to eat at home.
After a day of running outside, everyone was tired, and they went back to their rooms to rest after dinner, when Ning Chaoxi returned to the room, the mobile phone shook, and received a push message, it was Shen Xi who sent WeChat to ask when she would come back, she said that tomorrow afternoon, as soon as she replied, Shen Xi invited her to voice chat.
As soon as she connected it, her voice came from the earpiece: "Hey, day and night, let me tell you, I met my aunt when I was shopping outside with Dudu this afternoon." ”
Ning Chaoxi was stunned: "My mother? ”
"Well, we talked for a while, and she asked me how you were doing." Shen Xi's voice came to his ears through the rustling of electricity.
Ning Chaoxi's heart tightened: "You didn't tell her about me and Chen Xun returning to Jiangcheng, did you?" ”
"No, but you should tell your parents about it quickly, I heard that your mother seems to be preparing to find you a partner."
Ning Chaoxi's eyebrows frowned slightly: "Why did she worry about these things?" ”
"How do I know, I'm afraid you're too old to get married."
“……”
Speaking of this, Ning Chaoxi wanted to probe Shen Xi's tone: "Sister, do you mind finding a boyfriend younger than you?" ”
"Why are you going to introduce me to someone?" Shen Xi's tone was lukewarm, and he couldn't hear any emotion.
"No, I'm just asking." Ning Chaoxi wasn't sure what Zheng Xu's attitude was, so he didn't dare to rashly pull the strings for them.
"I didn't mind before, but now ...... Forget it. ”
Ning Chaoxi knew that she was because of Dudu's relationship, so she didn't say more, and cut off the call after a few words of chatting on a different topic.
The next afternoon, Chen Xun and Ning Chaoxi and his parents took the high-speed rail back to L City, for this city, Chen's father and Chen mother have been absent for many years, and now they are back here, I can't help but feel a little emotional, Chen Xun's assistant has already been waiting outside the high-speed rail station, Chen Xun has something to go back to the gallery next, so let the assistant send his parents and Ning Chaoxi home first, and he will go to the intersection outside to take a taxi.
Sending Chen Xun's parents back to Qianguan Village, Ning Chaoxi helped them move their luggage into the house, Chen's mother wanted to keep her down for dinner, but Ning Chaoxi thought that she had been bothering them for so many days, and she was embarrassed to stay for dinner, so she politely refused.
When she went out, the assistant was still waiting outside, and when Ning Chaoxi walked to the car and was about to get into the car, she heard someone on the other side scolding: "Stinky beggar, get away from me, don't dirty the door of the old lady's shop!" ”
When she looked up, she saw the proprietress of the shop opposite pouring dirty water in front of a man dressed as a beggar, swearing and persevering.
Ning Chaoxi retracted his gaze, got into the car, and asked the assistant to drive the car away.