A Thousand Thousand Knots: Volume 8 A Thousand Thousand Knots: Chapter 51: Listen to the Wind in Your Ears
"Auntie, do you see my sweat? I ran and ran back. You're getting impatient in less than three minutes? ”
"What nonsense! The first day you knew me? I don't know if I don't like to wait for people? Xiao Duxue said as she took out her soda, "The orange-flavored ones are the best, one Xuefeng, one for me, and the rest is yours." ”
"I don't drink, I eat popsicles. I also bought your favorite ice cream. ”
"Then I'll eat the ice cream first, or it will melt. Xuefeng, do you eat or not? ”
Fu Xuefeng shook his head and took a step back to stand behind them.
Xiao Duxue didn't care, and tore open the ice cream and sighed deliciously: "Where are you going to play?" ”
Ye Hanchuan took her hand, took a bite of ice cream, and said inarticulately: "Whatever you want." ”
Xiao Duxue blew the bite in disgust: "Eat my stuff again, hate!" ”
Ye Hanchuan grinned: "The things you have eaten are extraordinarily fragrant." ”
Xiao Duxue squinted and said, "Something's wrong! She took the ice cream in her mouth until her mouth was cold, and then took it out, and slowly blew out the cool air: "Cool!" ”
Ye Hanchuan saw that she was the same as when she was a child, she just talked about it, and she didn't really dislike herself, so she was overjoyed.
A boy came out across the street, jumping and shouting, "Hanchuan, Ye Hanchuan...... Why are you still here? The dormitory has dinner today, and it's just you and the eighth child. You're in a hurry! I'm looking for the eighth child. If you see him, call him. ”
"Ah, I forgot about it."
"Then you hurry up, don't let people wait for you."
"But I want to go shopping with you."
"Do you have to go shopping today? There will be time later. You go quickly, the dinner party will be boring without people. ”
"What about you, what should I do?"
"I'll go to the riverside with Xuefeng to see the scenery, and you come to see us when you're done, or we'll see you at school. Let's go. ”
Ye Hanchuan took an ice cream and chased after the boy.
Walk through the green willow forests along the river, climb over the hillside full of wildflowers, and walk past the overgrown rocky hills, and in front of you is a large field of majestic acacia with dense leaves. This year, the flowers bloomed late, and now the locust flowers are beginning to bloom, and the embankment is white, like the feathers left by angels. The flowers have lost their initial richness, leaving only wisps of sweet fragrance wafting in the air, washing away the unbearable heat. The wind in the city is hot, the scorching sun is hot to the feet, and even the freshly turned soil, if you grab a handful of it in your hand, you can pinch out a bit of fire. And the wind by the river is much cooler when it gets wet.
An old banyan tree is covered with clouds, and the land covered by her is very dry, as if it has not been exposed to the sun. The light that leaks between the leaves is not dazzling, but only slightly brighter. Xiao Duxue took off her shoes and lay in the shade of the tree. It's so comfortable! It's all the scent of grass and locust flowers. The pores of the body opened freely, enjoying this rare freedom.
I couldn't see the color of the sky overhead, but I could see that the sky in the distance was dark blue with tall buildings. The white clouds passed through the gap between the buildings, drifted leisurely into the unknown distance, and gradually faded out of sight.
Xiao Duxue poured the half-eaten ice cream into the soil, covering her eyes with one arm and placing the other smoothly on her side. She took a deep breath, exhaled again, and spoke: "Xuefeng, do you hate me?" She didn't look at Fu Xuefeng's reaction, and continued: "I failed to save your parents and make you a homeless child, do you hate me?" ”
Fu Xuefeng looked at the sky and was distracted.
Tears soaked her eyes, and Xiao Duxue didn't hide it: "Some people say that I was greedy for life and afraid of death so I couldn't save them." But no one knew that when I went in, they were dead...... Yesterday I went to their graves and wanted them to rest in peace. But if you are left alone in the world, how can they leave with peace of mind? I don't know what to do to bring the dead back to life; I don't know what to do to make myself feel less upset. I just hope you understand me...... I'm not greedy for life or afraid of death, I've done my best! ”
The river is surging and unfathomable. Fu Xuefeng's gaze is deeper and farther than this river. He didn't say a word, just listened to Xiao Duxue quietly, quietly. He knew that the fire had left a wasteless ruin in Xiao Duxue's heart, and it had also left scars that could never heal. She was innocently implicated and almost lost her life to save people, but she attracted all kinds of criticism. The mental torture was more unbearable than the physical pain. She needs to confide, she needs to vent, and she needs to release the pain in her heart.
Tears flowed down his face and dripped on the green grass, silently. Xiao Duxue's arm moved back and forth: "Dad wrote back to me, he asked me to take you home." My mom and dad are kind and amiable people, and they will treat you well. From now on, you will live in our house, and what is mine will be yours. ”
Fu Xuefeng, who was accustomed to seeing the darkness of life and death, couldn't say a word of gratitude, not even the word "thank you". His eyes became quieter, and his heart was at peace. He looked at the gently swaying fishing boats and looming fishing nets by the river, and made a vow: If there is no more turmoil in this life, I am willing to accompany you for the rest of my life. Whether you want me to pretend to be crazy and stupid, or incognito, I have no complaints.
The sun's rays faded, and the temperature ceased to be hot. The wind cooled, and the shadow cast by the banyan tree on the ground became thicker. Xiao Duxue curled up sideways and hid her head between her arms: "I want to sleep, don't run around." ”
Fu Xuefeng's eyes were like torches, and he vigilantly searched every grass and tree within five hundred meters, and made sure that there was nothing suspicious, so he lay down one meter away from Xiao Duxue. He stared intently at her thin back, his eyes aching.
It's so quiet! Avoiding the noise of reinforced concrete, this place is like a paradise on earth. Only the wind is blowing gently, the flowers are fragrant, the sun is dancing on the water, and the birds are singing in the treetops. Fu Xuefeng thought about the past and the present, as if he was a world apart. I like my life now, it's dull but reassuring. He closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, listening to the wind blowing in his ears.
In my sleep, it seems that someone is pulling my hair. Xiao Duxue turned over, patted her head, and continued to sleep.
"Get up!" Ye Hanchuan shouted and pulled his hair, "The heat is so heavy, you will get sick if you sleep for a long time." ”
Xiao Duxue closed her eyes and waved her hand impatiently: "I'm annoyed!" I'm sleepy! ”
"What time are you still sleeping? Hurry up! If we don't get up again, we will eat up all the delicious food. ”
Xiao Duxue kicked her legs irritably: "Go away!" Trouble me again, I'll throw you into the river to feed the fish! ”
"Look, I'm not wrong. Even if she is confused, there will be no less cruel words to say. ”
In the midst of laughter, Yao Mengya said: "My sleeping beauty, it's already dark, you can't sleep anymore, the prince should leave if you sleep again, and we can't chat." ”
Xiao Duxue rubbed her eyes and sat up slowly: "I'm so sleepy, I really want to sleep until dawn." She saw that there were lights by the river, and muttered to herself: "I don't know that I am a guest in my dream, and I am greedy for joy for a while." ”
Ye Hanchuan grabbed the falling flowers and said, "Shouldn't it be that you know how much flowers fall in your dreams?" ”
Xiao Duxue shook her sour arm, raised her eyes and saw Chu Xinghe leaning on the locust tree, looked at herself with a smile, and stood up: "Teacher Chu? How did you get here? ”
"Not welcome? So, I'm gone? ”
"It's not! I'm just amazed how you are so busy, how do you have time to come. ”
"It's hard to resist hospitality. They strongly invited, and I would come no matter how busy I was. ”
"It's great for you to come!"
"Hanchuan bought a lot of beer, and the pear blossom was drunk, saying that he would get drunk tonight."
"Drinking? You go to them, don't look for me, I'm a drunken bag. ”
"Then I don't care. Anyway, if you don't get drunk, you won't return. ”
Xiao Duxue hissed, like a toothache: "You are a teacher, you don't restrain us, why do you still persuade us to drink?" ”
"There are no minors under the age of eighteen here, right? You have graduated and are no longer bound by me. ”
"A teacher for one day, a teacher for life. We can't all get drunk, we have to leave a sober person to clean up the mess. I'm the best at this kind of thing, so leave it to me. ”
Ye Hanchuan was happy: "Teacher Chu, I really can't convince you!" I've never seen this girl ask anyone for mercy, but now I've seen it. Admire, admire! ”
Chu Xinghe hugged his fists in a good manner: "Accept, accept!" ”
Yao Mengya dodged Xiao Duxue's eyes for help and ran to help Fang Yumo get something.
There is a wide variety of snacks, and there are quite a few snacks and cooked foods. The only drinks were mineral water and orange soda, and the rest were bottled canned beer and pear blossom drunk.
"How can there be a pear blossom drunk?" Xiao Duxue picked up the small wine jar and looked at it and put it down, "This is not what I drink now." ”
"Mengya said she wanted to try it, so I bought it."
"You're doing this in violation of the law. Well, you're a couple anyway, so it's not too much. Xiao Duxue swallowed, "Who sponsored you?" Buy so many delicious things. I could see my stomach growling. ”
Ye Hanchuan opened a sealed box and said, "This is the pig's trotters and rice that I bought for you." Drinking on an empty stomach is easy to get drunk, and it's not good for your body, so you eat some first. He said as he set out the candles, "Have a candlelit dinner tonight to make you unforgettable." ”
Xiao Duxue pursed her lips: "I'll twist my ass and forget." What about Snow Peaks? ”
"I'm going to pick flowers for you."
"You didn't set the candles like this, and you didn't worship the gods." Xiao Duxue surrounded the banyan tree and rearranged the candles into two circles, "This is beautiful." ”
"Why the circle?"
"Circle, representative circle, represents happiness, represents that we will always be together." Xiao Duxue glanced at Ye Hanchuan, "I hope that Teacher Chu, you, Mengya, Yumo, as well as Xuefeng and I, will never be separated like today." Even if the world is different, keep in touch and keep in touch. ”
Ye Hanchuan scratched her short hair and said with a smile: "I can't guarantee what they will do, but I will definitely be by your side forever." ”
Xiao Duxue looked at the emerging stars, and a faint sadness drifted through her eyes: "A word is a certainty!" ”
Ye Hanchuan quickly kissed her forehead: "A word is a certainty!" ”
Xiao Duxue was shocked, jumped away, and shouted angrily: "Rotten eggs, you dare to take advantage of me!" ”
Ye Hanchuan laughed and ran away like a whirlwind. The people next to me didn't notice what had just happened, and they were still busy with their own things. It is common for these two people to quarrel and do things, and everyone has long been accustomed to seeing them, only Fu Xuefeng, who returned from picking flowers, can see it clearly. He ran down the stone hill and put the wildflowers of different colors and varieties into Xiao Duxue's hands as if offering treasures: "Beautiful." ”
PS: Haha, it's snowing! Happy...... Play in the snow!