Chapter 131: Lonely
Cheng Rongjian quickly came back to his senses, and there was no expression on his handsome face. He wanted to smoke a little, and when he reached out and touched the cigarette case, he saw Jiang Guangguang on the side, but he took it back.
His distraction was just for a moment, Jiang Guangguang didn't notice it, and was talking about the arrangements for the Mid-Autumn Festival. There was a rare excitement and excitement on her slightly pale face, like a child.
A shallow smile involuntarily appeared on Cheng Rongjian's face, a warm yellow halo fell on her side face, and the slap on her delicate face was soft and quiet. There was something unreal, he wanted to reach out and touch it, but he was reluctant to break this beautiful picture.
He just watched quietly, and he didn't listen to any of what Jiang Guangguang said. It wasn't until she turned her head to ask him if he was okay that he came to his senses. He said, "It's good, you can just look at it." ”
Jiang Guangguang's eyebrows were crooked, his eyes were bright and clear, and he nodded and said, "It will definitely be lively when the time comes." ”
Cheng Rongjian reached out and rubbed her head, and asked with a smile, "Do you like to be lively?" ”
It seems that from the first time he saw her, she was a loner. If there is excitement, they will not move forward, they will just hide in the corner alone. He thought. She doesn't like to be busy.
Jiang Guangguang smiled and nodded, and said, "I like it." Watching others be lively and lively, it feels quite fulfilling. ”
She likes to be in a lively setting, but she doesn't like it herself. In his bones, he has long been unable to integrate into the excitement.
Cheng Rongjian patted her head gently like a puppy, chuckled, and said, "It's the first time I've heard that watching others be lively and feel fulfilling." ”
Jiang Guangguang said yes, probably a little uncomfortable, and reached out to rub his nose.
She has always been a man of action, the Mid-Autumn Festival is only a week, and when she returned home with Cheng Rongjian, she began to talk to her aunt about the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The aunt was quite surprised, looked in the direction of the living room, and asked in a low voice, "Have you told the second master about this?" ”
Jiang Guangguang nodded and said, "Yes, he also agreed." Aunt Xu was too surprised, so she asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Auntie didn't know what she was thinking, but she came back to her senses, smiled, and said, "Not much." She looked into the living room again and whispered, "The second master of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the past was not enough." ”
The second master has never even arranged to buy moon cakes or anything, she would ask the second master what to prepare every year in the first few years, and the second master just replied lightly that there is no need to prepare, just as usual.
So the Mid-Autumn Festival has never passed, and she sometimes buys some mooncakes and comes back to put them, but the second master never touches them.
The Mid-Autumn Festival was like a taboo, and after that, she never mentioned it again. I didn't expect that the second master would suddenly have a Mid-Autumn Festival.
He's here alone, and it's normal not to want to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival. Jiang Guangguang remembered that his sentence was nothing special, and he couldn't help but feel a little in a trance. Looking in the direction of the living room, Cheng Rongjian was looking at the newspaper, and his face was rare soft under the light.
She quickly came to her senses and smiled at her aunt. Then he talked about what kind of stuffing should be made for moon cakes.
She has been making moon cakes for many years, and her grandmother made it all right at that time, and she followed it for fun. Now I have to rely on my aunt's mooncakes to make them.
The aunt was also very happy, and immediately talked about all kinds of stuffing and styles. I talked about the ingredients I wanted to buy.
Then it's about what to prepare and what to buy. When to start preparing and what kind of refreshments to prepare in the evening
It's quite simple to think about, but it's trivial to actually do. There's a lot to do, and I've got to be busy all day.
Jiang Guangguang talked to her aunt until Cheng Rongjian came over and called her, saying that it was time to sleep. She moved her stiff body for a moment and told her aunt that there were some details to be discussed tomorrow.
Her spirit was very good, Cheng Rongjian was a little funny, and when she went upstairs, she said, "Are you idle?" ”
Jiang Guangguang nodded and said honestly: "It's quite boring to be idle. ”
Cheng Rongjian's eyes were scorching, looking at her directly, and smiling evilly. "Are you reminding me that the night is long and I have to do something?" ”
His gaze was naked, without any concealment. Jiang Guangguang's face was hot, so he didn't look at him and said, "You think too much." ”
"Tell me, then, what do I think?" Cheng Rongjian chuckled, approached her as he spoke, and the breath he exhaled fell on her ears.
Sensing the stiffness of the person below him, he chuckled lowly again. His eyes fell on her white and soft earlobes, her throat was a little tight, and she couldn't help but lean over and bite it.
The atmosphere in the bedroom suddenly became delicate, Jiang Guangguang called Cheng Rongjian in a low voice, originally wanting to remind him that the door was not closed, but before he could say anything, he was all blocked back.
The next morning, Jiang Guangguang woke up with severe pain, as if he had been crushed. There are traces all over his body, Cheng Rongjian is measured, he knows that it is not easy to cover up, but there is nothing left on his neck.
Tossed until midnight to sleep, she slept so soundly that she didn't even know when Cheng Rongjian got up. Probably tired, her insomnia disappeared without a trace.
She didn't have to go to the casino again, and after eating, she went back to the bedroom to catch up on sleep. It was only in the afternoon that I got up to the other side of the yard.
It was still so far away, and I heard the sound of talking in Gou San's courtyard. The voice sounded familiar, and her steps were quicker.
The door of the yard was open, and the old Zhao Tou of the Coke vole was sitting in the yard, talking to Gou San.
Jiang Guangguang was still a little incredulous when he heard the voice, and he was even more stunned when he saw a few people now. Before he could ask them how they had returned, Cola stood up and said with a smile, "I'm talking about calling you later." ”
Jiang Guangguang came back to his senses, entered the courtyard, and asked suspiciously, "Why did you come back?" ”
Didn't you say that business was good last time you came back? Why did it come back all of a sudden? And I didn't call in advance.
Before Cola could speak, the vole preemptively said: "Cola said that the store will be expanded and plans to close for a few days for renovation, so we will come back and have a look." ”
No matter what this place is, they've been here for years. Of course, there will be reluctance.
Jiang Guangguang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and when he saw that there was only a small amount of luggage in the yard, he nodded and said, "Then why don't you call in advance?" ”
"We all thought you," said the vole. It's just that before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Coke, and he smiled and said, "I want to surprise you." ”
The two of them didn't say anything, and the smile on Coke's face was a little stiff. Gou San was still here, and Jiang Guangguang didn't think anything was going on, and asked, "Have you eaten?" Go to me. ”
She said that she was about to go to get the luggage on the ground, Gou San stood up and said with a smile: "This yard is quite spacious, I am quite lonely, so live on my side." It's not very convenient on your side. ”
Coke chimed in: "Yes, yes." We're staying here. You know we don't pay attention to it, just make a floor. As if he was afraid of Jiang Guangguang's insistence, he motioned to the vole to carry his luggage to the house, looked at the time, and said, "Let's go eat first, it's still something to eat on the train, I'm already hungry." ”
He seemed a little uncomfortable, didn't look at Jiang Guangguang, and coughed as he spoke.
Jiang Guangguang didn't think he was right, but she didn't ask. I looked at the time and asked what I wanted to eat.
Coke said to go out and see, while shouting at the vole that was putting his luggage inside, telling him to move faster.
Although the train didn't take a few hours, Lao Zhao Tou was old and his spirit was still a little weak. I didn't go far, and I ate pork knuckle noodles at a nearby restaurant.
Coke and voles are all added, and while eating, they say that they miss this taste. They are usually busy, and they eat casually. The tastes of the people over there are not as heavy as those here, so I always feel that something is missing.
After eating, Jiang Guangguang asked Gou Santian to accompany Lao Zhaotou back to rest, while she and Coke went to buy towels and toothbrushes and other supplies.
Waiting for them to leave, Jiang Guangguang looked at Coke and asked, "Is it true that the store needs to be renovated before coming back?" ”
Coke thought she would ask, raised his hand, and said, "I swear, it's absolutely true." I can lie to you, Lao Zhao Tou will never lie to you, right? He paused as he spoke, and then said, "The old man has been here for most of his life, and he is not so accustomed to being here. I thought it would be okay to be idle anyway. Just accompany him back to have a look. ”
Jiang Guangguang suddenly remembered Lao Zhaotou's son and daughter, she was silent for a while, and asked, "Have they called him?" ”
Although she didn't say it, Coke knew who she was talking about. He shook his head and said, "No." The last time I was sick, I had someone bring the letter, but I didn't come to see it. I didn't dare let him know, and if he did, it would be uncomfortable. This man is getting older, and his mind is even more difficult to fathom. ”
Jiang Guangguang was silent for a while, no one could do anything about this matter. She didn't continue the conversation, glanced at Coke, and asked, "Why didn't you call first when you came back?" ”
The smile on Coke's face froze, and after a while, he said, "I thought you weren't there." ”
Jiang Guangguang remembered the incident at the train station, and an idea was about to come out. Without waiting for her to ask anything, Cola smiled helplessly and said, "You were taken away by that one." We know that. At that time, I also thought that it would be better for you to leave. ”
He said it quite seriously, he knew that he couldn't persuade her, so when Zhou came to him and asked him to help take Jiang Guangguang to the train station, he just thought about it a little and agreed. But he didn't expect her to come back again.
He really felt that she shouldn't be here. She is a girl, and what she should live is the life of a husband and a child. Instead of this kind of dark life, there is no upper and lower meals.
Moreover, Cheng Rongjian is not a good person. He hoped that she would stay away from him. And if you want to stay away from him, leaving is undoubtedly the most appropriate.
Jiang Guangguang didn't speak for a while, no wonder he was originally scheduled to leave the next day, but he changed his mind temporarily and was about to leave the night before. At this time, I'm afraid it was also discussed with Zhou Lai.
Cola kept looking at her, and when she didn't speak, she smiled bitterly and said, "You should blame me, but I won't regret doing that." Even if it were again, I would help him just as well. After a slight pause, he added, "You shouldn't have come back." You know what kind of place this is, and I know you have a reason for coming back, but"
He knew that what he said was in vain, and he didn't go on any longer. The atmosphere fell silent all of a sudden.
It's all in the past, and there's no point in mentioning it any more. Jiang Guangguang changed the topic and asked, "When do you plan to go back?" Is it past the Mid-Autumn Festival? ”
Coke nodded and said, "That's the plan, it will take more than a month to renovate it." It's okay to go back. ”
Jiang Guangguang just hummed, and the two had already walked to the door of the supermarket. Jiang Guangguang asked him to buy the supplies they needed. She went to pick fruit.
Coke's movements were very fast, and it didn't take long for him to bring things over. I looked at the vegetables and saw that the dishes were still fresh, so I said with great interest: "Buy some vegetables and go back to make them yourself at night, last time I was in a hurry, and I haven't made a lot of specialty dishes." Besides, if you have to come back for a few days, you can't eat out every day. That's not very convenient either. ”
Since he was willing, Jiang Guangguang had nothing to say. Just let him pick it himself. Thinking they're going to have to take it for a few days. I went to buy noodles, quick-frozen dumplings, glutinous rice balls and other fast food. It can be used as breakfast, or supper, and I bought a copy of spices and other things, Gou San doesn't seem to have much fire, and I don't know if these things are there or not.
A large cart was loaded with bits and pieces, and when Jiang Guangguang went to check out, Jiang Guangguang originally planned to settle it, but Coke pushed her away with a smile and asked her to wait outside. He has money now.
He had never been polite before, but now he was polite. Jiang Guangguang didn't rob him either, and let him pay.
There were several bags of things, and Coke was more gentlemanly than before, and he carried it himself, and only gave Jiang Guangguang two small bags.
The two walked one after the other, and when they got out of the supermarket, Coke stopped, waited for Jiang Guangguang to follow, and then asked, "Do you still live here now?" ”
Jiang Guangguang hadn't come back yet, Gou San said a lot of things like this, he knew that she hadn't been here much in the past few days, so he asked that.
Jiang Guangguang didn't think anything of it. Nodding his head, he said, "Live." After thinking about it for a while, she said again: "Gou San may not be able to sleep over there, I'll make the bed later, and you and the vole will live on my side." It's not one night or two nights, and you can't always lay on the floor. ”
It's autumn now, and the ground in this old house is already damp. Don't get sick.
Coke was not polite and said yes. He wanted to ask Jiang Guangguang if he wanted to go back to Cheng Rongjian's side, but it was always a little embarrassing to say this topic, so he didn't ask. He babbled and said, "I've brought some specialties from there." I'll go see the witch tomorrow. ”
He laughed as he spoke, and said, "It's been a hassle for him all these years." ”
No, a headache, brain fever or injury was all seen by him. The money is all owed, and he doesn't ask for it, and will give it when he has a while.
Jiang Guangguang may not have seen the old witch for a long time, so he nodded in response, and added: "Buy a better bottle of wine and bring it over, and he will take this sip." ”
Cola smiled and said, "It's been ready for a long time." I also brought some tea leaves over there, so I'll leave some for you. Give him the rest. ”
He really wanted to get it, and Jiang Guangguang responded with a good word.
Because of Coke, they came back, and Jiang Guangguang didn't go back to Rong Jian early. While Coke was still cooking, Jiang Guangguang's phone rang. She took out her mobile phone and saw that it was Cheng Rongjian calling, so she walked to the gate of the courtyard and picked up the phone.
"I'll be back in a moment, would you like to bring you something to eat?" Cheng Rongjian's voice was a little smiling, very gentle.
Jiang Guangguang sighed and said, "I'm not on your side, Coke and they are back, I'll go back later." ”
She was out of the yard though. But the noisy sound in the yard still reached Cheng Rongjian's side through the mobile phone.
As if she was afraid that Cheng Rongjian would be unhappy, she said that she was a little bumpy.
Cheng Rongjian on the other end of the phone smiled and said, "Really? It's fun, I'll pick you up later. ”
Jiang Guangguang breathed a sigh of relief, he originally wanted to say no, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back. Nodding his head, he said yes. After a slight pause, he tentatively asked, "Do you want to come over for dinner together?" ”
Cheng Rongjian chuckled lowly and said, "No need, if you really want to compensate me, at night" he said something shameless.
In the yard, Coke didn't know what to do with the vole, and the noisy sound reached his ears. Jiang Guangguang's face suddenly turned red to the base of his neck. After two sentences, I was about to hang up the phone, but I heard Cheng Rongjian say: "Call me when you are ready to go back after eating, I am near you, don't go back alone." ”
He was very considerate, probably because he was afraid that he would suddenly appear and they would not be comfortable, so he would wait for her to come over when he was about to leave.
Jiang Guangguang naturally knew it, and obediently responded yes. She is like a little sheep, Cheng Rongjian chuckled and asked her to hang up the phone and go to her to do her work.
hung up the phone, but Jiang Guangguang didn't rush in. Waiting for his face to stop being so hot, he went into the yard.
The good thing is that everyone is busy. But no one noticed her.
Cola made a large table of meals, opened a bottle of wine he brought, and drank it with Gou San.
Lao Zhao Tou was quite restrained, and he didn't drink any more after a drink. After eating, he smoked dry tobacco on a small stool in the corner.
After a while, Cheng Rong came over briefly, and Jiang Guangguang didn't dare to drink more, only drank two small cups. Seeing Lao Zhao Tou sitting on the side, she walked over, sat down on the stone steps, and asked, "Are you still used to it over there?" ”
"What's not used to." Old Zhao Tou said a word, and then looked at the repaired wall. "It's been well repaired." ”
Jiang Guangguang thought for a while and said, "It's a little safer this way, and the thief won't come in so easily." ”
Except for the wall in the middle, the other sides are inserted with glass slag. The time when Lu Ziqi quietly entered the house is still fresh in her memory.
Lao Zhao nodded, knocked on his pipe, and asked, "Aren't you going home?" How did you come back again? ”
What Coke and Vole knew, he knew it wasn't strange. Jiang Guangguang looked up at the night sky, stretched out his hand and rubbed his nose, and said, "If you want to come back, you will come back." I've been here for a long time, and I'm not used to going back. ”
Old Zhao didn't speak, took out a cigarette pouch and wrapped it in cigarettes. After a while, he slowly said: "The past, the past should be let pass." God has his eyes open, and he can't let anyone go. If you continue to spend it here, you will have gone for half of your life, and they will feel distressed when they see it. ”
Jiang Guangguang's body stiffened, closed his eyes, and did not speak for a long time. After a while, she said softly, "I'm upset." ”
She dreams of her father's death. If she gave up like this, how could she be at ease. She's useless. I've been here for so long, and there are still no clues. It's been so many years, and it's secretive, and there's nowhere to inquire about it. The only hope is the legendary ledger in Cheng Rongjian's hand.
Lao Zhao Tou said this, she is not surprised. There is nothing in this world for no reason, from the time she came to Yanhe, Lao Zhao Tou should have guessed that she came here for a purpose. It's just that I don't know what she's for.
It's been a long time. You can guess a few points. In addition to the great hatred, what else can make a person persist and spend a lot of time here.
Old Zhao didn't speak, and smoked a dry cigarette silently. The old and the young sat quietly, Jiang Guangguang looked at the three people who were drinking wine and shouting, and he was slightly in a trance.
It's pretty lively and good now.
After sitting in the car for a long time, Lao Zhao Tou was in poor spirits and went to sleep. Jiang Guangguang went back to his yard, replaced the bed in the study with clean sheets and quilts, and then went back to the courtyard next door.
The three men in the courtyard had drunk a little too much. It's been making a fuss all the time, and the sound is coming from afar. She looked at the time, it was not early. I don't know how long these people will make trouble.
She didn't wait any longer, gave the key to Coke, and asked him to go to sleep by himself in the evening. Although Coke was almost drunk, he knew that she was leaving, so he still stood up to see her off.
Jiang Guangguang said no, he also insisted on sending it. Gou San was much more eye-catching than him, and pulled him back. said that someone would come to pick up Jiang Guangguang, and they continued to drink theirs. Coke's body stiffened. He sat back and drank as if nothing had happened.
Jiang Guangguang took out his mobile phone and called Cheng Rongjian when he left the courtyard, he didn't know if he had been waiting, and the phone was quickly answered. Then he told her to wait, and he came over at once.
Jiang Guangguang didn't wait in place, hung up the phone, put it in his pocket and walked slowly. From time to time, I look up at the starry night sky. The alley is quiet and peaceful.
Probably because of Lao Zhaotou's words, she is a little depressed.
Cheng Rongjian came over quickly, and Jiang Guangguang had just arrived at the entrance of the alley when his car drove over. He drove his own car, and no one followed.
When he saw Jiang Guangguang, he stopped the car, got out of the car and opened the door to wait for Jiang Guangguang to come over.
Jiang Guangguang quickly crossed the road to the car, but did not get into the car, but reached out to hug Cheng Rongjian's waist and buried his head in his chest.