Sycamore Falls Chapter 18. Catkins flying snow

The wind chimes by the window rang rhythmically, and a nameless piece of music was tapped, and the cold wind had the thin fingers of the green onions, arranging the nameless music gradually and pleasantly. In this way, he awoke from his empty slumber, and opened his eyes stiffly, knowing this strange and familiar world, and he had forgotten that he had moved to another place, and suddenly came to his senses, and sat up and put on his shirt. The weather is getting colder day by day, the inside and outside of the quilt are completely different worlds, the ice and charcoal are incomparable, and the "salt water" glass bottle is still warm, which is the way he has spent the winter since he was a child.

When the curtains were lifted, there were scattered snowdrifts outside, both melted and still shining. The snow that had stopped was as lovely as the fungus he had searched for in the mountains and forests, but it was less mysterious, and it appeared clearly on the top of the trees, on the rooftops, wherever it could land, and the snow he saw was a little lost in this place. The scenery of the Lake Pavilion in Yanshan should be extremely beautiful at the moment, and it should be depicted by rime, but this time is different from the past, and he still has an important task.

Shi'an has little time to come to the county seat, naturally he can't be familiar with the road, and it is still difficult for her to find the right direction, so he naturally can't let his sister go around in circles alone and wander in a strange place. He walked to the bathroom and began to tidy up his appearance, he couldn't let Shi'an see that he was not energetic, so he had to groom carefully. On weekdays, boys usually don't comb their hair, except for those who live a delicate life, this is the norm, he changed into the cherished clothes that he hadn't worn for a long time, and went out with an infinite good mood.

The snow day without fog is clear, the four fields are empty, and the bare trees show the strong meridians in front of them without reservation, which looks unusually straight, so that even the nest of the bird, which is hidden tightly in the summer, can be easily found, but unfortunately the dense nest has been half destroyed, and now only the stumps are left obliquely, and a few black dead leaves are hanging, they must be migratory birds, and they have migrated to warm places.

The streets are not as lively as usual, but the morning market is an exception, and Mrs. Yang is still shouting. The fruits and vegetables in front of her stall have been left, her business is very good today, and he greeted Yining with a smile, he couldn't stand such enthusiasm, and said that he would buy it next time, so he got away, and it was not a wise choice to entangle with them for too long, and the master of speech could not say that they were all over the battle, not to mention that they were experiencing struggles every day. He thought that if he had endured his patience in the vegetable market with his mother in his early years, perhaps he would not have to be embarrassed today when he was in dire need of eloquence.

He walked down the cold street, the two-meter-high heat was coming out of the big steamer of Song's steamed bun shop, the fried fritters were fried until golden and brown in the boiling pot, the thick snow-white soybean milk was on the small stove, the house was lit with bright lights, and the diners were feasting. The breakfast shop in the county is the best business in this one, and the owner is not only cooking delicious food, but also doing a conscience, and his things are real and not adulterated. This may have something to do with the successful education of his parents and teachers, he is the successor of this old shop, and it can be seen from the gentle eyes of his wife that the two of them are living happily, Yining didn't look much at it, turned around and walked towards the station. The time estimate is about the same, Shi'an should have been unable to hold back and want to jump out of the car, but it is impossible for her to jump out, and she will still be more restrained when she arrives in the county seat, showing the appearance of a good girl.

The shuttle bus will loudly announce its arrival and departure when entering and leaving the station, and in anticipation, the car carrying Shi'an will come as promised. There were no lights on in the shuttle, which made him have to admire Master Chen, the old driver's skills were not generally good, he should be comparable to the legendary car god when he roared in the mountain road and returned safely, if he was twenty or thirty years younger, he might be able to compete with him. When all the people on the bus are gone, but he hasn't found any trace of Shi'an, could it be that she is on the next bus? When he was about to get into the car to inspect, Master Chen walked up to him with Shi'an in his arms.

"A-Ning, your sister and I are safely in your hands, take her to have fun today, remember to come to my house for the New Year, the swallow is talking tightly, but you can't forget..."

Master Chen's daughter Chen Beiyan is a good friend of Shi'an, Yanzi always loves to play with Shi'an, the ten-mile mountain road can not stop their enthusiasm, the joy of riding on the back of a sheep when the pasture, the kind of innocent and beautiful friendship he can see, so he will not refuse such a request, so he has to take Shi'an, even a promise.

Shi'an slept very soundly, his little face became more and more delicate, in this unknown moment, just like the sleeping princess in the fairy tale, Shi'an inherited the beauty of his mother, with a slight breath. He didn't want to disturb the little elf's rest, and was about to call a car home, but the sour feeling invaded his arm, and Shi'an was a little heavier. When he walked out of the passage and stopped on the side of the road, a truck sped past with the sound of a landslide, and he thought that the owner of the new car did not have to show off like this, how could he be so quick and ignore the feelings of most people, he must have someone to invite him to tea here, because the speed was beyond the limit. The pedestrians passing by on the street shouted and scolded, venting their dissatisfaction, and he was also angry in his heart, but he didn't open the exit, Shi'an was awakened by the bright light and the piercing horn, he didn't care about anything else, and put down the half-awake Shi'an and held him.

"Second brother, I'm hungry..."Shi An was not awake yet, he only shouted that he was hungry, he planned to go to Song's family to have breakfast first, so that this little confusion could return to normal. There were a lot fewer customers in the store, and the busiest hours had been staggered, so he finally didn't have to share a table with others, and he had a free choice. The taste in the store has not changed, it is still the craftsmanship of Uncle Song, Shi'an eats clean, and it has also regained its vitality. Brother Song was idle at the moment, chatted with Yining a few more words, and bluntly said that the girls in the future should be like Shi'an, and he didn't seem to care too much about having children, maybe because of this, the two of them lived happily.

After he was full of wine and food, he led Shi'an home first to prepare for a trip. Shi'an was very interested in the decoration of the house, and he was running around, but the child's curiosity could not be avoided, so he had to say not to touch the things in the house, and let her haunt the room that he had not yet set foot in. Aunt Tong had already given him the highest authority when he left, and he still tried his best to keep his original appearance, which was a distraction, and it was also the way that most people would choose, and he was preparing in his room.

Hand the newly bought clothes to Shi'an, and after a while, he saw her happily running to him and spinning, he looked at Shi'an's smiling face, and was very happy, this time he didn't buy the wrong thing, it was very much in line with her heart, love beauty is the nature of a girl, Shi'an She is also an authentic girl, and it is no wonder that the building collapsed like this.

It was snowing outside again, fluttering and fluttering on the warm streets, but it completely melted away in a few seconds before it fell to the ground, as if it was a drizzle, adding brightness to the blue and black street stones, but only the stubbornness gathered on the eaves made people understand that they were snow, not rain. Shi'an held the mutilated ice cream flowers with both hands, looked at them carefully, and found that they were not as beautiful as in the animation, just twisted together, not lonely, she felt lost, because the snow here was very squeamish, and she slipped away as soon as she saw people.

On the street, there are carts selling merchants, lotus seed soup, eight-treasure porridge, small rice balls and other sweets are wafting, which attracts Shi'an, Yining had to take her to taste, Shi'an did not eat a lot, she has to taste more things next, so she keeps her stomach, looking forward to the next food that makes her heart excited. The spicy barbecue is indispensable, and the rising white smoke mixed with the aroma of charcoal and spiced meat attracts passers-by, and there are many people waiting around to eat, waving their hands like fish swimming back, fighting to squeeze into the circle with all their might, and this kind of pomp and circumstance can only be seen at the end of the Chinese New Year. In order to satisfy Shi'an's wishes, he had to sell his pity to the lucky one to get it, fortunately the man was very reasonable, and handed Shi'an five strings without saying a word, Shi'an was very pleasant, the lady obviously liked her very much, and affectionately hugged Shi'an and kissed her forehead, which almost made him suspect that he was doing useless work, and his sister was obviously much better than him in this regard.

This is the street he is familiar with, but in Shi'an's opinion, it is all novel, asking what it is for, what it is used for, etc., he can only patiently explain to deal with it, who let him stand up for such a nemesis.

Going to the small shop to pick up cheap but exquisite imitation jade trinkets, the things that shimmer with all kinds of lights completely fascinate Shi'an, whether it is a normal gel or glass butterfly hair ornament that he thinks, or a hair strand with a five-pointed star, she can not put it down. She finally let Yining choose, she finally remembered that she still had her brother by her side, Yining put the beads with her name on her other wrist, and she still had the silver phoenix bracelet in her hand.

Shi'an took off the felt hat on her head, revealing two neat pigtails, and asked him to tie a red rope that symbolized good luck, with her happy smile, making him feel as if the painted Fuwa had run down, and she did have all the characteristics of Fuwa.

The north wind blew colder, and the sun was obscured by the thick clouds, when suddenly the snow they had dreamed of fell from the sky, and it was a large mass of catkins that fell on the silent suburbs.

They had come to a sparsely populated place, a place he had never been before, and he had never seen the scenery after passing through the city, and lying in front of them was a bubbling stream, and the dark green pines and cypresses were not yet completely covered with snow, only inconspicuous white spots. Shi'an looked very happy, dragging Yining to the bridge, this bridge looks a little old, not much different from the bridge in memory, there is no carved dragon and phoenix, but there are all kinds of flowers in it, it is a unique bridge.

Chewing on roasted seeds, they suddenly felt thirsty, so they decided to continue walking to find someone to drink. The house that I saw was low, without a pavilion, surrounded by a flowerbed of yellow chrysanthemums, and the chimneys were working, and it seemed that they were lucky enough to have come at the right time.

Maybe it was because they heard the human language, and the owner who pushed the door out was about to say hello, but they found that they were acquaintances.

"A-Ning, how did you find here, this is your sister Shi'an, right? Let's all go inside and have a fire, it's cold outside..."

Su Yuan was wearing a big red jacket, and his bright eyes made him shake his mind inadvertently, and Shi An smiled when he saw that he was an acquaintance, and this big sister who looked extremely kind easily captured Shi An's heart.

The snow outside the house was getting heavier and heavier, but the house was indeed warm, and what a happy thing it was to gather around the fire when the world was out of temperature! Su Yuan shared her interesting stories with Yining, and he also discussed them with her, and Shi An fell asleep on Su Yuan's laps, and the fatigue of most of the day made the child sleep peacefully.

With the flying flotsam to metaphor the snow, it is really very appropriate, waiting for the spring to come, the weeping willows by the water of the flower stream will be as scheduled, but unfortunately the scenery here is not appreciated at that time, if God can give him the talent of painting, the time to learn to paint, he will definitely set up an easel to leave the beauty of the flower stream on the paper as much as possible.

It's a pity that this snow is not happening!