Chapter 72: Return to the Courtyard (2)
Bowing her head, a tear fell on the stone bench, Shui Lanqing reached out and wiped it gently, pinched a hibiscus flower on the stone table, this is her favorite flower, when she was a child, she always liked to practice under the tree, accompanied by the falling flowers, she always felt that she had become a fairy.
"Nonsense, the hibiscus tree is also known as the acacia tree, which means family unity, neighborly friendliness, and is also known as the love tree, symbolizing the harmony of husband and wife." Chen Pengwei naturally saw Shui Lanqing's movements, but he would rather her cry than suppress herself. He wanted her to live as easily as before, so he always had to break this pustule, and at that moment, and even for a while after, it was painful, but after the pain, it was fine. If you keep this pustule all the time, I'm afraid it won't be good for the rest of your life.
"Acacia tree," Shui Lanqing repeated word by word, "how can there be any beautiful love, Master has liked a man in his life, but that person married another woman when they were in love." Where does happiness come from? โ
Chen Pengwei listened, his heart tightened, remembering what Master Shui Xin said to himself when Master Shui Xin was seriously ill and hospitalized, and remembering that year, he went to sweep her grave and met people, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the world is impermanent. Just looked at the girl standing next to him, who had grown up since he was a child, and took a deep breath, no matter what, it was their older generation's business, and his happiness, he Chen Pengwei could always grasp it.
"Do you want to go to the main house?"
Shui Lanqing put the hibiscus flower in her hand on the stone table, looked at the closed door of the main house, and was a little discouraged. Feeling timid, he shook his head, "Let's go to the kitchen first." โ
The kitchen is in the back room, and there is a small room on the left hand side of the door. Pushing open the door, my nose couldn't help but sour, except for the lack of ingredients in the kitchen, everything remained the same, the old-fashioned refrigerator, green, two layers above and below, the top was frozen, the bottom was refrigerated, the space was very small, but at that time, she and Master were rarely able to fill the refrigerator. Now that the power is off, it is empty, and there is no peculiar smell.
The L-shaped marble cooktop was covered with scratches, had been polished to the point that there was no light, and there was not a trace of oil smoke on it, and the cutting board and kitchen knives were placed in an orderly manner on the shelves next to it, and next to it, there was a basket of dishes, and a few simple plates and bowls in it. At that time, she and Master rarely went to the restaurant, and at home they only cooked meat and vegetables, and occasionally made soup.
Master cooks, tastes average, and is not keen on research, and he secretly complained at that time. Now that I think about it, in any era, it is not easy for a single woman with a picked up girl to live well. In addition to teaching himself to dance and studying ancient dance, the rest of the time seems to be spent earning money, where can I still take care of the exquisite life.
Mottled wooden cabinets, revealing the color of the logs. When it was opened, it was almost empty, with only three or five pots underneath. Shui Lanqing can also clearly remember where the rice noodles are and where the dry goods are placed.
Looking at the kitchen that was kept so intact, a trace of doubt flashed in Shui Lanqing's heart, this scene was obviously preserved by someone with a heart, so could it be Yuan Fei?
Turning his head, he looked at Chen Pengwei who was standing by the door, pointed to the stove with a red smile and said, "I remember, once, when I was cooking, a big mouse suddenly ran in from that window, and I was so frightened that I threw the pot in my hand. โ
Chen Pengwei was stunned when he heard what she said, and remembered that there had indeed been such a time, but she remembered that she had deviated or deliberately said so.
He remembered that during the summer vacation that day, he went out to play football with Wen Hao and them in the morning, and came to her to eat at noon hungry, but she had lunch early that day and didn't want to go out with him again. He didn't want to go out, so he asked her to make him a bowl of noodles to eat.
He went to the house to go to the toilet, and before he could come out, he heard a loud "clang" in the kitchen, so frightened that he didn't even rush out of the water, and saw Shui Lanqing running out of the kitchen with a pale face.
"Pengwei, Pengwei," there was a cry in his voice, and when he saw him, he had never seen it before, and jumped on him without saying a word, "Mouse, there are mice in the kitchen." โ
With his hands around his neck and his head buried in his shoulders, he talked about the kitchen, but he refused to look back. Chen Pengwei was taken aback by her, and when he heard that it was a mouse, he was a little funny. He knew she didn't like mice, but he didn't know she could be afraid of it.
"In the kitchen?"
"It ran in through the window and onto the stove."
Chen Pengwei listened, hugged her and was about to go to the kitchen, "I won't go in, I won't go in, you let me down." "The villain, who has always been obedient, has a rare blow-up.
"Okay, you stand here, I'll go in and have a look." As he spoke, Chen Pengwei put her in the middle of the courtyard and walked in by himself.
The rat was no bigger than the size of his palm, and he was probably too hungry to be frightened by her pot, and was still squatting on the garbage can in the kitchen to eat, and when he came in, the mung bean's big eyes were still staring at him. Seeing that he reached out to get the broom by the door and walked towards it, he jumped out of the window with a "sloppy".
Chen Pengwei looked out, and saw that there was no trace, so he put down the broom, turned around and called Shui Lanqing, "Qingqing, okay, run away, it's okay." โ
shouted twice, but there was no response, and when he walked out of the door, he saw Shui Lanqing standing on the stone bench in the courtyard, looking at him with a sad face, "I don't want to go to the ground." "Pippi Reading.com
Chen Pengwei said as he walked over, "It's okay, it's gone, I watched it run away, what are you afraid of." โ
Walking up to her and reaching out to pick her up, Shui Lanqing shook her head and pushed him, "No, when I think of rats running over on the ground, I am hairy all over my body and my legs are weak." โ
Chen Pengwei touched her hands cold, knowing that she was really afraid, and couldn't bear to force her, "Then I'll take you to stand on the steps, the mouse will never go up the steps." I'll paint the yard for you, okay? โ
At that time, Chen Pengwei had a really good temper with Shui Lanqing, and Shui Lanqing at that time never knew how to be polite to him, and was also frightened by the mouse, hearing him say this, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to let him hug him, and added in his mouth, "There are also kitchen floors and stoves, I don't want to go into the kitchen again." โ
The koala carried her to the steps and bargained, "Then you'll have to go out to dinner with me later." โ
Shui Lanqing nodded busily, just let her cook, she couldn't go into the kitchen today.
Fortunately, the yard is not big, the kitchen is not big, a few buckets of water were splashed on the ground, and a big broom sweeping the leaves was simply scratched twice, but the kitchen stove and pots and pans, Chen Pengwei took the dish soap and brushed it twice.
Looking at the little girl tiptoeing, cautious, and walking through the yard with a disgusted face, I only felt that this girl had made herself more and more delicate. That's fine, no one will be able to stand her in the future.
She had lunch with him that day, and followed him to the hardware market to buy a few rat traps and rodenticides. Since then, she hasn't been in the kitchen for a summer vacation.
"Are you still afraid of rats?" As soon as Chen Pengwei finished asking, he saw Shui Lanqing's body tremble slightly.
After a while, he replied softly, "Naturally, I'm afraid." โ
"What if I see it abroad?"
โยทยทยท Just don't see it. As she spoke, Shui Lanqing turned her back to Chen Pengwei, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.
American detached houses, especially older houses, are frequented by rats, and around the roof, kitchen, basement, and trash cans, she is often frightened by the rats that suddenly come out and freeze on the spot. It's just that there is no one who can be coquettish, can be relied on, and can yell at him regardless of it, and all the grievances and frightes can only be swallowed back into his stomach by himself. Then he told Mu Yi casually that there were rats in the house.
In fact, at that time in the United States, she didn't feel pitiful, nor did she feel sorry for herself, as if she was strong and independent. But today, when I suddenly heard Chen Pengwei ask myself like this, I only felt that there were countless grievances and sadness in my heart, as if I suddenly felt that I had not had a good time all these years, and I wanted to cry without scruples.
Tears rolled down one by one like beads with broken threads. Suddenly, a pair of big hands gently lifted Shui Lanqing's cheeks from the side, and her rough thumbs carefully wiped away the tears on her face, "Why are you afraid of being like this, but let's talk about it, just cry like this." โ
Shui Lanqing looked up, and the distress in the other party's eyes suddenly burned her heart, and it hurt a little, and the grievances in the past seemed to have faded a little.
"I hate rats the most."
"Well, let's not talk about it then." The thick and deep voice easily calmed Shui Lanqing's heart.
Shui Lanqing naturally remembered the whole story of that incident back then. Thinking of the mouse that ran on the stove that she couldn't see clearly, the whole person felt bad again. Touching his arm with goosebumps, "I'm out, I don't want to stay here." โ
Chen Pengwei listened to her words, his eyes flashed twice, and he looked at the stove twice.
The room on the west side is the practice room of Master Shui Xin and Shui Lanqing in winter, with a large mirror inside, the floor is paved, and two chairs are placed.
Standing in front of the mirror, Shui Lanqing seemed to hear Master's stern voice in her ears again, "Legs straight, waist down, not enough, lower it, don't be so stiff." "Do you look in the mirror and think it's aesthetically pleasing?" Your hands are like chicken paws. "Very good, turn faster, don't run, hands, hands don't forget."
Shui Lanqing looked at herself standing in front of the mirror, the slim self, raised her hand, looked back, simple movements, and the temperament of a dancer was fully displayed. Through the mirror, Chen Pengwei smiled at Chen Pengwei behind him, "Back then, in order to install this mirror, it took half a year's salary for the master. Master said that I always went to the Children's Palace to delay too much time, so I gritted my teeth and installed this mirror at home. โ
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