Chapter 10: Bad News Arrives
Wu Zhiyuan had a dream. A girl in a green dress with a blue and white veil on her head and a silver ring on her head was calling out to him, and she was like a ghost, following him like a shadow. Wu Zhiyuan turned around and wanted to pull her on the horse, but he couldn't reach her hand. Suddenly, a city appeared behind him, and there was a hut in the city, and the wind was beating against the window, and in front of the window stood a man, who looked at him.
Wu Zhiyuan finally saw his face clearly, he was him, another identical self!
He was looking at Wu Zhiyuan coldly at the moment!
Wu Zhiyuan was startled, instinctively withdrew his hand, the girl kept shouting, but her voice became smaller and smaller, and she was getting farther and farther away from him. Wu Zhiyuan reined in his horse, and the black horse let out a long neigh, and suddenly turned his head back!
Wu Zhiyuan no longer looked at the man in the city, leaned down and tried his best, and finally touched the girl's hand, he pulled hard, pulled her onto the horse, Wu Zhiyuan galloped on horse, and the dust was rolling on the vast prairie. The face of the man in the city changed abruptly, and he yelled at the sky, the sky of the prairie suddenly rolled with dark clouds, the earth suddenly trembled, and Wu Zhiyuan yelled: Hold me tight!
Wu Zhiyuan woke up in shock, and a little girl kept holding the back of his hand and shaking him vigorously.
"Big brother! You've finally woken up, and your face has turned so white! The little girl said nervously.
Wu Zhiyuan smiled at her reluctantly, touched his forehead, and sweated. He couldn't help but exhale, he looked out the window, it was dawn, but the sun was missing.
"Yes! Brother, your face is wrong! Have a nightmare? A young woman said, and a man beside her also nodded slightly. The little girl suddenly jumped up, shook Wu Zhiyuan's arm, pointed to the young man and woman, and introduced: "Big brother! It's Mom and Dad! ”
"Hmm!" Wu Zhiyuan gently pinched the little girl's face, nodded, and then said to her mother, "Thank you for your concern, I'm fine!" ”
"I'm so sorry last night, we fell asleep, this girl is naughty and bothering her brother." The young man said.
"It's nothing, she's very well-behaved, and I like her too." Wu Zhiyuan glanced at them, they are very young, about thirty years old, the man looks shrewd and capable, the woman is virtuous and lovely, from their words and deeds, looking at each other's eyes, Wu Zhiyuan can see that they are very affectionate, a good couple and beauty!
"My name is Su Ran, brother, you can call me Ran Ran." The little girl heard Wu Zhiyuan say that she was well-behaved, she introduced herself sweetly, maybe she was hungry last night and forgot to introduce herself.
"Ranran, come here, don't bother my brother!" The young woman spoke to the little girl with doting eyes in her eyes.
"No, I'm going to play next to my big brother, you ignored me last night, and my big brother peeled apples for me and coaxed me to sleep!" She pouted and said, reluctant to leave, probably because her parents fell asleep last night, and she is still angry.
The young man walked over, picked up Xiao Ranran, scratched her nose, stretched out his hand to me Zhiyuan and said, "Brother, hello! My surname is Sue! ”
"Brother Su, hello! Just call me Xiao Wu! Wu Zhiyuan got up and shook his hand.
"Where did Brother Wu go? Alone? Ran Ran's mother also came over, picked up the little girl, and asked.
"When I go to Chengdu, I'm bored alone, walking around, and relaxing." Wu Zhiyuan said casually.
"Yikes! My family is also in Chengdu, I just bought a house in Chengdu two years ago, and I moved here to live, isn't this girl old enough to go to school? It is more convenient to come to Chengdu. Get off the bus and go to my house to sit! "She was very warmly invited.
"Yes! Big brother, you are welcome to my house! Before Wu Zhiyuan could speak, Su Ran hurriedly said.
Wu Zhiyuan shook his head and didn't say anything!
"Brother Wu, listen to your sister-in-law, get out of the car and go to sit at home, not to mention that this girl is so close to you!" The man smiled as well.
"Thank you for your kindness, let's talk about it then!" Wu Zhiyuan looked out the window, a little stunned. He is like a lost wind, sometimes inadvertently opening the curtains of other people's houses, but the wind does not stop. Wu Zhiyuan didn't want to disturb this warm family.
"Oh well! But listening to my brother's accent, I'm from Anseong, and so am I! Ran Ran's mother looked at Wu Zhiyuan a little lost and said.
"Yes, from Longtan Village, Anseong!" Wu Zhiyuan smiled and said.
"Yo! You see, it's really fate! It's the same person, sitting on the same bus, and in the same carriage, no, you have to go to my house to sit at that time! ”
"Yes! Brother Wu, it's rare that you and Ran Ran are so close to each other, and your sister-in-law is a person, your sister-in-law has cooked a good dish, it's a pity that you don't go to sit at home! ”
"What sister-in-law is not a sister-in-law, you have to call it sister, Xiao Wu and I are both from Ancheng, according to your name or according to me!" Ran Ran's mother gave her husband a blank look.
"Yes, yes, yes! By you, by you! The man was submissive.
"But, Mom, I call him big brother, he calls you sister, and dad calls him brother, why?" Ran Ran blinked his big eyes, pointed at Wu Zhiyuan, looked at his father, and then stared at his mother and said suspiciously.
Her parents' expressions suddenly stiffened slightly, and they glanced at Wu Zhiyuan, a little embarrassed, and couldn't speak.
"This ......"
Wu Zhiyuan looked at this family and felt very comfortable in his heart, like a clear spring flowing through his heart.
"Because, Ran Ran is still young, and he will know when he grows up." Looking at the little girl who was still thinking seriously, Wu Zhiyuan smiled......
Wu Zhiyuan learned from Ran Ran's parents that Ran Ran's mother was from Ancheng, she was only eighteen or nineteen years old at the time, and her father owed a gambling debt because of his good gambling. She is naturally unwilling, and she is still going to marry a middle-aged old man with a brutal personality. But her father negotiated the price and forced her to marry to Sichuan, and "escorted" her all the way.
When she arrived in a rural village in Sichuan, she knew that she had arrived at her destination, and then she yelled. Ran Ran's father happened to be from this village, and he was very dissatisfied with this, because many daughters-in-law in the village were "married" from Guizhou, and they all had a bad life, and they were often beaten, scolded and abused, and no one came out. He was heartbroken, carried a knife from home, rushed over, pulled Ran Ran's mother straight to the police station, and finally reported the case and rescued him from the fire, and he was detained for a few days.
The two had feelings because of this incident and naturally walked together. Because of this incident, the husband and wife and the people in the village were not harmonious, a few years later, Ran Ran was born, so they moved to Chengdu to rent a house, the two worked together, saved some money, and just bought a house two years ago. This time I went back to Ancheng to visit relatives, and I happened to meet Wu Zhiyuan. The couple are very talkative and enthusiastic, and have been talking to Wu Zhiyuan about their past.
Wu Zhiyuan looked at this family and couldn't help but sigh. How lucky she is to meet a good man who can stand up for her in times of crisis. And now the husband and wife love each other, and there is a lively and lovely child. But how many women can have such blessings?
Wu Zhiyuan heard Su Ran's giggling laughter, and couldn't help but think of Xiao Jiajia, who was the same age as Su Ranran, and was the same innocent. Just, is she okay now? Has she found a playmate at school now? Did the willow tree in front of his house bloom when she came home from school? Perhaps, that flower has already bloomed in her heart, but the person she was waiting for will never come back.
Wu Zhiyuan looked at the sister in front of him who wanted to recognize him as his younger brother, and couldn't help but think of Aunt Mei, who was only a few years older than him, they were also of the same age, and even Yang Qianmei was a few years younger, is she okay now? Did she still look in the direction of the prison while eating? It's just that the red face is easy to age, the beauty is easy to pass away, and she is afraid that what she will come back is only a pale and weak time. She said that she atoned for his sins, but in fact, what was her sin?
"Brother, it's okay!" Ran Ran's mother asked with some concern.
"Sister! I'm fine! Wu Zhiyuan's voice was a little low.
"Then you have a good rest, maybe you didn't sleep well last night," she said softly.
"Ranran, come over and let my brother rest for a while, he's tired." Su Ranran ran to Wu Zhiyuan's side again, she picked up Ranran, glanced at Wu Zhiyuan worriedly, nodded, and then returned to her seat.
Wu Zhiyuan leaned slightly, he looked out the window again, watching the trees and weeds on the side of the railroad tracks retreating at a rapid pace, he was getting farther and farther away from home, perhaps, it was no longer home. Wu Zhiyuan felt restless, the closer he got to Chengdu, the stronger this feeling became, and this unknown blankness made him feel panicked!
Feeling inexplicably irritable, he got up and walked to the joint of the carriage, splashed cold water on his face, then lit a cigarette and took a deep breath. A drop of water from his hair fell down as he lowered his head to smoke, and fell where the tobacco burned, and a soft green smoke came out, and the cigarette went out! Wu Zhiyuan turned his head to look out of the car window again, the mountains in front of him, his teeth and claws, as if he wanted to swallow him in the dark......
The train continued to move forward on the tracks, time passed slowly, Wu Zhiyuan arrived in Chengdu, and it was already dark.
He walked out of the station with Su Ran's family, and they still warmly invited Wu Zhiyuan to his home as a guest, especially Su Ran, pulling the corners of his clothes and not letting him go. Wu Zhiyuan squatted down, kissed her lightly on the forehead, and then disappeared into the vast sea of people.
"Oops!" Su Ran's mother exclaimed.
"What's wrong? Shocked. Su Ran's father was a little stunned.
"What's wrong? It's all your fault, I forgot to leave my brother's contact information! After speaking, he wanted to chase forward, but where could he still see Wu Zhiyuan's figure.
Wu Zhiyuan walked on the street, the city was very prosperous, but it was completely different from what he imagined, the people on the street were talking, I didn't know what they were talking about, and there was some confusion. He walked to a tobacco and liquor shop, bought a pack of cigarettes, and asked the boss, "Boss, what's wrong?" There is a lot of commotion in the streets! ”
"What's wrong? You don't know? The boss asked him rhetorically.
"There is a big earthquake, it is more than two o'clock this afternoon, it is terrible!" The boss pointed to the north and said in a low voice.
"What?" Wu Zhiyuan finally knew where his uneasiness came from.
"The mountains have collapsed, the houses have collapsed, there have been countless dead and wounded, and there are countless ruins!" The boss's voice trembled a little, "Now there are rumors in Chengdu City, and there are all kinds of things to say, it's a mess!" ”
Wu Zhiyuan's head roared and he was in a mess. He is a very calm and steady person, he has always been unfazed, and Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without changing his face. But this time, there have been monstrous waves in his heart! He couldn't help but feel a cramp in his heart, and two lines of tears slid down, the first time he shed tears since his mother's death......
After Wu Zhiyuan asked the boss about the general situation, he walked out of the shop in despair, squatted in a dark corner at random, and threw his luggage on the ground. He picked up his phone, and there was a black screen, it turned out to be turned off, and then turned it on, and saw a series of messages, which belonged to Yang Qianmei, and she also knew. He sent her a message back:
"I just arrived in Chengdu, I'm fine, don't read it!"
Wu Zhiyuan lit a cigarette, and the tobacco burned red, illuminating his face, illuminating the panicked faces of the crowd, and also seemed to illuminate the gloomy face of the firmament. Wu Zhiyuan looked up at the dark sky, his hands clenched unconsciously, and said in his heart: "I'm going to the north!" ”