Every time the wind and sand barriers are combined, the temperature will drop sharply, and it will become a very troublesome thing to fetch water.

The water in the well is usually not frozen, but the rollers on the wellhead carry a heavy dampness all the year round, as long as the temperature drops too low, the top will freeze, and the ice must be broken with a hammer before the rollers can rotate normally.

Because of the wind and sand, they couldn't come when the uncle was raised, and the grandfather had to work for a while every time he fetched water.

On the third day of the wind and sand, just in time for the house to run out of water, my grandfather went to the back room to get a hammer, and then carried a large bucket to the courtyard well to fetch water.

I sat on the small pestle at the door of the house, listening to the sound of my grandfather beating the wheel with a hammer, and wondered when Aunt Yun would come.

"The sand won't last long this time, and by noon today, it's almost time to stop."

I was listening to a voice outside when someone suddenly spoke behind me.

There were only two people living in this place, my grandfather and I were in the yard at this time, and it was supposed that there should be no one else in the house, but I didn't feel afraid, but I turned my head curiously and looked in the direction from which the voice came.

I saw a person about the same age as my grandfather sitting behind the square table, that is where my grandfather and I eat, when I don't eat, my grandfather also likes to sit there and drink tea, usually the tea set is placed on the table, and the person sitting behind the table, at this time, is holding one of the tea cups, as if looking at it repeatedly.

I couldn't see his eyes, only his lips were tightly pursed, and the skin near the corners of his mouth was plucked out of large folds.

When I saw him, he raised his arm and beckoned me over.

Strangely, I didn't hesitate and immediately got up and walked over.

The temperature in the room was very low, and the man first wrapped himself in a sheepskin jacket, and then asked me, "Is it cold?" ”

I nodded.

He grinned, and took out two steaming roasted sweet potatoes from his pocket, these two melons were very roasted at a glance, and the honey oil could still be seen flowing out of the melon skin, and the sweet smell instantly poured into my nose, so that I couldn't help but swallow my saliva.

Seeing me swallowing saliva, the old man suddenly laughed: "Lao Chai really didn't lie to me, when the child reaches this age, it is the time to be greedy." ”

I don't care about his words, what I care about is whether these two sweet potatoes are for me or not.

"Eat, eat and it will be warm."

He put the sweet potato on the table, and I immediately reached out to grab it, but the sweet potato was too hot, and I didn't dare to grab it directly and eat it, so I could only tear the skin open a small hole and let the cool breeze pour in, so that the sweet potato could cool faster.

I had to wait a while before I could officially start eating, so I turned my head again and asked the old man next to me, "Who are you?" ”

He smiled and said, "I'm a guest at your house, and I'm a guest at home, what should you do?" ”

I thought about it for a while, and then ran to the back room and got a broom, and I wanted to take out the dustpan too, but it was too heavy for me to handle.

When the old man saw me walking towards him with a broom, his face was full of questions: "What are you doing here?" ”

I said to him very seriously: "When my uncle came, my grandfather gave him this and asked him to sweep the house. ”

Don't look at me when I was six years old, but because the living environment was too closed, I didn't know what "guest" and "guest" meant, only that every time someone came to the house, my grandfather would always let them work.

The old man took the broom in my hand, but he didn't get up to work, he just cheered at me.

I could feel it, he was really happy.

At this time, the grandfather carried two buckets of water back to the house, and when he saw the person sitting behind the table, he was so shocked that the bucket in his hand almost fell to the ground.

The old man stood up lightly and hugged my grandfather's hand: "Mr. Gai." ”

Grandpa put the bucket on the ground: "With such a big wind and sand barrier, how did Master Du get in?" ”

I winked at the old man: "It turns out that your name is Master Du." ”

The smile on the old man's face bloomed even more: "My name is Du Kang, and 'master' is just a title. ”

I probably know what the word "title" means, just like Mr. Chai and Du Ye, "Mr. " and "Ye" are titles, and this is what the second uncle told me.

Grandpa rubbed his hands and came to the table, and asked Master Du with a smile: "In the winter, why did Master Du come to Tsukayama, and the old locust tree will not bloom until April or May tomorrow." ”

Master Du also responded with a smile: "I didn't come this time for the nectar of your old Gai's acacia flowers. ”

Hearing him say this, Grandpa suddenly became vigilant: "Then why are you here?" ”

The expression on Master Du's face did not change at all: "Lao Chai asked me to come." ”

At that moment, Grandpa's eyes became very complicated, and the aura on his body also changed back and forth, I had never seen him like this.

After a long time, the grandfather spoke: "After the wind and sand passes, you can take the doll away, but I have to tell you, this doll is very picky, and the last time Su Ye came, he couldn't take him away." If there is no fate, it will not do him any good to take him away. ”

I clearly sensed that my grandfather seemed unwilling to let me follow Master Du.

But the last time Su Ye came, he obviously wanted me to come with Su Ye.

Master Du smiled and nodded.

I looked at my grandfather, and then at Master Du, my grandfather still had a complicated expression, and Master Du kept smiling on his face, although I couldn't see Master Du's eyes, but I always felt that he was more likable than Master Su.

At this time, Master Du gently patted me on the shoulder: "Eat the sweet potato to warm your body." When you're done eating the melon, it's time for the wind and sand to stop. ”

I didn't care if the wind and sand stopped, but at this moment, I was tempted to swallow saliva by the fragrance wafting from the roasted sweet potato, so I didn't say much nonsense, grabbed the sweet potato and stuffed it into my mouth.

Grandpa silently watched me eating sweet potatoes, his brows furrowed from time to time, and Master Du's face was also facing me, and the smile on his face was still there.

Master Du didn't lie to me, I just finished eating melons, the wind outside was much smaller, because of the strong wind, the thatch on the roof kept shaking, and the sound of "rustling" all day long, but now, the sound is gone.

Grandpa quickly rushed to the door and pulled it open a palm-wide slit, and I tiptoed to look out of the door, and through the crack in the door, I could see the fence wall on the perimeter of the yard.

When the wind and sand barrier was raised, the whole mound mountain was dark, and when I opened the door and looked out, I couldn't even see the vegetable jar at the door, but now I can see the fence wall, which means that the wind and sand barrier has stopped.

Grandpa slowly turned his head and looked at Master Du with extremely puzzled eyes, but Master Du didn't look at him, just squatted down and wiped my mouth with a handkerchief.

"How do you know that the wind and sand barrier is going to stop?" Grandpa stood at the door and asked Master Du.

Master Du just smiled and responded: "Guess." ”