When I arrived at the house, the lights in the room were on, and Cuiying sat at the table with a calm face, one hand constantly tapping on the tabletop, looking extremely irritable. Jiafu sat next to her, sighing one after another, with a sad, regretful and heavy expression on his face. As soon as Hetu came in, the eyes of the whole family focused on her face, and Hetu was so frightened that she almost quit again. She stood in the corner nervously, thinking to herself: "No, just such a trivial matter, the whole family wants to criticize me together?" ”

There was silence in the room for a few minutes, and Cuiying spoke, "I just said, this kid has something on his mind and doesn't say it, and now he is hiding it from us when something so big happens." Although we are not related by blood, we are always in-laws, did he tell us that we would not do it? ”

"The kid has a reason for doing this." Jiafu sighed again, "After all, it has been a while since the matter has passed, and it is not good to mention it again, on the one hand, it seems that we are stingy, and on the other hand, it stimulates them." It's just that we pity Hexin, and it must be very uncomfortable to be caught in the middle during this time. Heyi Hefu is still at her house, when will she rush to pick up the two children. ”

"Otherwise, you will pick it up tomorrow and let Liu Ji come back with Hexin."

Jiafu stood up, his eyes swept over Herui Hetu, who was squatting on the ground, and suddenly said: "Let's go to the city tomorrow, help your sister, stay for two days and bring Heyi Hefu back." ”

"Huh?" He Tu looked up in surprise, "I'm going, the work at home ......"

"You go, we can still take care of it in two days, and when your sister comes, there will be a helper in the field."

"Good!" She didn't know what was going on, but she was so happy to hear that she was going to the city, and she almost jumped up and cheered. But the expressions on her parents' faces were too heavy, so she pressed down on this mood and continued to shrink in the corner.

"Don't play around when you go, help your sister work, and come back as soon as your sister is done."

"Got it." He replied obediently, burying his face in his hands.

The family gathered under the lamp and talked for a while before they dispersed. He Di washed his face and feet, and said to He Rui, who was soaking his feet, "I'll go down and say something to Xiuhan." ”

"Don't run away, Mom said you weren't allowed to go to Xiuhan's house to sleep, just sleep at home." Herui said with a glare.

"When did Mom say that?" He stopped and turned his head to look at her in confusion.

"Mom told me."

He snorted, turned and continued walking. The night outside was already very thick, she took advantage of the still bright starlight to run downhill, and when she saw that the door of Grandma He's house was still open, she ran faster. Xiuhan really hadn't slept yet, he was dozing off and plucking the guitar strings.

"Xiuhan, Xiuhan." He shook her awake and said excitedly, "My dad told me to go to the city tomorrow!" ”

"What?" Xiuhan looked at her with a confused expression, with a misty sleepiness on his face.

"My dad is going to the city tomorrow!" He repeated it, because he was so excited, and repeated it again.

"To the city?" Xiuhan stood up abruptly, "Tomorrow? ”

"That's right!" He Tu grabbed Xiuhan's arm and looked very happy, "You can come with me tomorrow!" So we can spend a few days in town! ”

Xiuhan's face suddenly showed a look of finally liberated, she let out a long breath, and said with a smile: "Then I'll go to bed early at night, I'll wait for you here tomorrow, you come to me." Gee, this is going to run me away. ”

"Thank you! I'll make you noodles tomorrow! He Tu said, suddenly picked up Xiuhan's face and kissed it, and smiled shyly.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Xiuhan exaggerated and shouted, "My sexual orientation is normal!" She rolled her eyes and smiled evilly, "By the way, you went, what should Zhu Hai do?" ”

He Tu was stunned for a moment, she pinched her thick braids, looked at Xiu Han blankly, and suddenly felt a little reluctant in her heart.

"In this way, you write a letter to him and ask him not to come here, otherwise you will go, and he will run here every night, and let him wait."

"That's the only way to go." The reluctance in his heart quickly disappeared, and Hetu was thrilled by the series of events that had been going on all day. She said goodbye to Xiuhan, and quickly returned home, lying on the kang and waiting for dawn. But the more time I waited, the slower it passed, and the more I waited, the more excited I became, and I couldn't sleep even with my eyes closed. He Rui was woken up by her tossing and turning movements, rubbing her eyes and saying unhappily, "Why don't you sleep?" ”

He Tu turned to look at He Rui in the dark, and asked softly, "Why are your parents so unhappy today?" ”

"Don't you know?"

"I don't know."

"Weren't you there when your parents said in the afternoon?" Herui turned her back to her, "My brother-in-law's parents were in a car accident and left, and my brother-in-law didn't tell us. Mom was angry, but Dad wasn't so angry. ”

"Car accident?" Hedi's eyes widened in surprise.

"yes. If you don't sleep, don't bother me, I'm going to sleep, I'm annoyed. He Rui overturned the quilt and stopped talking. He lay down in a daze, looking at the black ceiling, and suddenly felt a wave of fear in his heart.

"Car accident, gone." It was the first time she felt that death was so close to her, and she usually only listened to others, but it never happened to her. She imagined what it would be like to have a car accident, but she couldn't, after all, she could barely see a car in the countryside. She closed her eyes, and her heart became a little chaotic, not knowing what kind of mood her sister was in at this moment, and what kind of mood her brother-in-law was in. She thought about how she would feel if her parents were gone. But this thought took root for a lifetime, and she immediately felt afraid, and hurriedly pinched herself fiercely, and quickly drove this thought out. He Rui snorted, and Hedi's hand stopped, but he was still confused.

"Alas, forget it, I'll wait until I get to my sister's house tomorrow." She thought to herself, closing her eyes and trying to force herself to sleep. I didn't want to close my eyes and wanted to fall asleep, but time began to fly by, and before people fully fell asleep, the sky was already gray.

He sighed lowly, got up, dressed and washed his face. She felt tired and excited, hurriedly made breakfast, and she brought a bowl of noodles to Grandma He's house to give to Xiuhan to eat. Before Xiuhan got up, she put her noodles on the table and called Xiuhan softly. Xiuhan rubbed his eyes, looked at Hedi's face, and looked at the bright sky outside, sat up as soon as he turned over, and said happily: "It's dawn so soon!" ”

"Eat noodles quickly, or you'll be lumpy in a while." Hetu said as he walked to the door, "I'll go back and clean up first, and then come to my house with your luggage when you're done." ”

"Got it." Xiuhan washed his face so-so, sat down at the table and ate noodles. Hedi's craftsmanship is really good, if she can open a restaurant, it will definitely be crowded. After eating noodles in three or two bites, she walked up the slope with a bowl and a bag. The rest of the family had already gone to the ground, and the empty yard was filled with only the sound of brooms touching the ground.

"You're sweeping the floor?" Xiuhan put the bowl down and sat down on the stool with Erlang's legs crossed, "When are we leaving?" ”

"I'll tidy up the house later." He Tu gasped slightly, and she quickly cleaned the whole house, and then cleaned the big house again, before carrying a broom to sweep the yard. Xiuhan snatched the broom from her hand and said, "Anyone can sweep this yard, and it's not your job alone." If you continue to do this, it will be too late, and you will want to go to the city. ”

He Tu heard that what Xiuhan said made sense, so he put down the broom, carried a thin cloth bag on his back and said, "Let's go!" ”

"That's what you're going to do?"

"Hmm." Hetu glanced down at his luggage, "I'll be there for two days, and besides, I don't have so many things to bring, maybe I'll bring a lot of things when I come back." ”

"Okay." Xiuhan said helplessly, "Let's go." ”

The two of them walked slowly down the path, and gradually their steps became faster. Both of them were anxious, one was in a hurry to go home and didn't want to stay in this place anymore, and the other wanted to see what the city was like right away and hug his sister and younger siblings right away. Soon we came to the intersection, and after waiting for a while, the car came. Hedi followed Xiuhan to get into the car, the car was already full of people, and the two of them had to stand holding on to the handrail.

"Now, I've bought a ticket." A middle-aged woman in uniform walked over, flipping through a pamphlet in her hand. Xiuhan took out the money and handed it to her, and she tore off a small ticket and handed it to Xiuhan. He Tu learned from Xiuhan's appearance, took out the money with body temperature from the innermost part of the clothes, counted and counted, until the middle-aged woman was impatient to wait, she handed her the money. When the middle-aged woman put the gross ticket in her hand, she clutched the small thin piece of paper tightly, for fear of losing it. The car roared all the way, and the sound of people talking to each other sounded in the carriage from time to time, and there were people sleeping, and children running around. The novelty of Hedi's first ride in the car quickly wore off, and she felt a gasp in her stomach, as if something was rushing out of her throat at once.

Xiuhan was looking out the window intently, and suddenly felt that her sleeves had been pulled, and when she looked back, she saw Hedi Tie with a blue face and an ugly expression looking at her. Xiuhan asked, "Do you want to vomit?" ”

He nodded with difficulty and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Xiuhan hurriedly asked the flight attendant for a plastic bag, stretched it out and put it under Hedi's mouth. He swallowed several times, and finally couldn't help but spit it out. An old lady sat next to her, and when she heard the voice, she hurriedly squeezed inside, looked at her with disgust, and waved her hand in front of her nose.

He exhaled and felt much more comfortable. Xiuhan opened the window and threw the bag of filth out, and said with concern: "Do you feel better now?" ”

He nodded, grappling with the handrail. Xiuhan looked to both sides and said to a middle-aged man, "Uncle, I'm sorry, my sister is so uncomfortable, can you give her the seat?" I can give you an extra ticket for the money. ”

The man looked up at Xiuhan, then at Hedi, and then stood up. Xiuhan thanked him repeatedly, helped Hetu to sit down in his seat, and took out the money from his arms and handed it to the man. The man hurriedly shook his hand and said, "It's okay, I'll be there in a while anyway, just let your sister sit." ”

"Thank you, thank you!" Xiuhan bowed and put the money back in his pocket. She rummaged through her bag and found a bottle of water, which she had bought when she came in the car the day before, and most of it was left. She handed it to Hetu and told him to rinse his mouth and drink two sips of water so that it would be more comfortable. She obediently complied, and after drinking the water, she leaned her head back on the back of her chair and looked out the window at the flashing trees and fields, and her heart was mixed—it turned out that going to the city was not always good, for example, taking a car was very uncomfortable and made people want to vomit.

Half an hour later, the two arrived at their destination. The minibus stopped on the side of the road, and Xiuhan helped Hetu get out of the car. He suddenly smelled the fresh air, and felt as if the whole person had changed bodies. She breathed greedily, never feeling that the air she smelled every day was so delicious and fresh. Xiuhan led her through the streets and alleys, stopped in front of a small door in an alley, raised his hand and knocked on the iron ring on the door.

"Who?" A gentle and delicate female voice came from inside.

"Mom! It's me! Xiuhan shouted, "Open the door, I've brought someone with me!" ”

"Ouch, you bring people, whatever people you can bring, it's all about bringing some people who are dressed in messy clothes and making music. I don't go home to see it on vacation, I don't know where to run, you still bring someone here, I think you can bring yourself back. Hui Rui chattered as she came out to open the door with her slippers. When she saw Hedi, she was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "Hey, this girl looks a little familiar." ”

"It's Hetu, Mom, why is your memory so bad now?" Xiuhan grinned and pulled Hetu into the door. He smiled shyly and said hello to Hui Rui.

"Oh, it's Hetu?" Hui Rui looked at her in surprise, "I didn't expect you to grow so big, time flies so fast." ”

"Hmm." He Tu smiled embarrassedly, not knowing what to say. Hui Rui closed the door, let Hetu enter the house, and said, "I didn't know you came, I didn't cook, are you hungry?" Wait a minute, Auntie will make you something to eat. ”

"Mom, with your skills, you can cook well. You should try the noodles made by Hetu, but they are delicious, better than the ones sold in the restaurant. ”

"Nonsense, how can you let guests cook." Hui Rui smiled and reproached, "You take her to the living room first, and I'll bring you fruit." ”

Xiu Han grimaced at Hui Rui and pulled He Tu into the house. He Tu looked at this place curiously, she really couldn't see what it was like from the outside, such a small door, she thought that the space inside would be very small, but she didn't expect it to be a particularly large courtyard, and a small piece of land was circled inside to grow some vegetables. Connecting the gate to the open space in front of the house was a winding cobblestone path lined with verdant bamboo, with a small spring in it, and a small pavilion on the water, with a white veil on it, which fluttered slowly with the wind. He Tu followed Xiuhan through the path and came to a clearing in front of the house, which was paved with green bricks, and there was an apricot tree with a thick trunk next to the bamboo forest in the corner, with lush branches and green leaves. Under the tree was a round stone table, on which was a chessboard, and on the chessboard were scattered black and white flags. The three small stone benches placed next to the stone table were covered with fine cushions, one of which looked a little wrinkled, and it was supposed that someone had just sat here and played chess. In front of the open space is a large house with carved beams and painted beams on three sides, high beams, lacquered railings and door walls, all of which show the care of the people who designed this courtyard. He Tu was stunned, and when he entered the house, he felt that his eyes were bright again. It turns out that the courtyard is in the classical Chinese style, but the inside of the house is a different style, like a foreigner's house on TV. Xiuhan took out a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet and put them in front of Hedi, motioning for her to change her shoes. He Tu changed her shoes in a daze, and sat down crampedly on the leather sofa with her bag, her feet gently rubbing the fluffy soft carpet under her feet, and her heart was filled with a new feeling that she had never felt before.

Xiuhan threw her luggage in the corner of the house with a big grin, jumped out of the door, and when she came in again, she had two cans of Coke in her hand, jumped up to Hedi, she stuffed a can into Hedi's hand, and opened the ring and drank it herself.

He didn't know how to open it, so he had to look at Xiuhan in confusion. Xiuhan finished drinking and found that Hetu couldn't open the jar, so he helped her open it, and sat next to her with a smile and watched her drink.

"How? Your favorite Coke. ”

"It's delicious." He Tu smiled shyly, I don't know why, as soon as she came here, Xiuhan, who was obviously familiar with her, actually became a little unfamiliar, so that she didn't dare to say some jokes easily.

"Come on, come on, eat fruit." Hui Rui stepped in through the door, holding a plate of fruit with sliced oranges, apples, watermelons, and cantaloupe. She wore a long white gauze skirt, the hem of which swayed with her footsteps, and she looked beautiful.

"Ah, comfortable!" Xiuhan stuffed a piece of watermelon into his mouth, lay down on the sofa and sighed, "It's still comfortable at home." ”

"You also know that if you don't go home on vacation, you let your mother miss you at home alone." Hui Rui looked at her daughter reproachfully but full of affection, and sat down on the small sofa next to her.

"Mom, where's my dad? Why are you left alone at home? ”

"His company is busy, where will he stay at home every day." Hui Rui said, and enthusiastically asked Hetu to eat the fruit. He Tu had already eaten a piece of watermelon, and he was embarrassed to eat it again, so he ate another piece under the constant persuasion of Hui Rui.

"So, you shouldn't have quit your job then, now you know how boring it is to stay at home, right?" Xiuhan grinned, "But I'm back now, and I can accompany you for a while." ”

"Stinky girl." Hui Rui smiled and glanced at her daughter, turned her head and asked Hedi, "Why did you come to the city?" ”

When Hedi heard Hui Rui ask her, she hurriedly sat up straight and replied seriously: "It was my father who asked me to come, let me go to my sister's house to see my sister, and take my younger brothers and sisters back by the way." ”

Hui Rui let out an "oh" and asked again: "You sit down first, and I'll drive you to your sister's house after eating later." Do you know where your sister's house is? ”

He shook his head, hurriedly took out a note from his pocket, and said, "My dad told me to call her when I arrived." ”

Hui Rui took the note and looked at it, and said, "It's okay, it's too late to contact you later, you two must be tired along the way, go take a nap first, wake up and I'll have a good meal, and my aunt will take you over after eating." ”

"Thank you, Auntie." He Tu was very moved, and hurriedly stood up to bow, but was quickly supported by Hui Rui's eyes. She exchanged a few more pleasantries with the two children before standing up and leaving. Xiuhan excitedly took Hedi's hand and ran to the other side of the room, and said as he ran: "You have slept with me in the city for the past two days, my bed is big, and two people will not be squeezed to sleep." ”

"Got it." He Turan's voice stumbled, "But I should sleep at my sister's house." ”

"Eh, it's okay, I'll see if your sister's house is not far from my house, and if it's not far, you can sleep at my house." Xiuhan said happily, "I've wanted you to come to my house for a long time, but you're finally here, how could I let you go so easily." ”

She didn't speak, she felt as if her heart was filled with a pool of boiling water, and her warm internal organs seemed to be shedding tears. She was so touched, she never thought that someone would be so enthusiastic and sincere to her. After entering the door of the house and bypassing the outer room, a blue sky and earth suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, which dazzled her.

"Wow." He sighed, "It's so beautiful." ”

Xiuhan pursed his lips disdainfully, "Where is it beautiful, I am so naïve, I am so old, and I still sleep in the princess bed." She said and sat down on the edge of the iron bed with lace curtains, "Besides, I don't like blue, I like gray or black, the simple kind of arrangement, and when I have my own home in the future, I will arrange my room like that, it is much better than this room." ”

"But I think it's already pretty good." He praised sincerely, "It's much better than my family." ”

"How can this be compared." Xiuhan's expression became more and more disdainful, "I still think your house is better-looking, there is a human touch, I like to sleep with you on the kang in your house." ”

"Nonsense." He sneered, "You're just comforting me." ”

"No, I mean really." Xiuhan's expression suddenly became serious, "You see how good the air in the countryside is, unlike here where there are oil fumes and car exhaust fumes, it's far from that." ”

"I think it's nice in town." He stood up and walked around the room, carefully surveying every corner. She stopped in front of a poster on the wall, looked at the beautiful woman with a coquettish gesture on the poster, and sighed again, "It's so beautiful." She couldn't help but reach out and touch the smooth paper, as if she thought she would be able to touch the woman's delicate face. Xiuhan snorted, stood up and said, "You look like a pervert now. ”

Hedi's face turned red all of a sudden, and she smiled embarrassedly and withdrew her hand, but her gaze was still on the woman's face. Xiuhan walked to a soft bench and sat down, opened the lid of the piano, and said to Hedi, "Do you remember the piece I played for you at that time?" ”

"Huh?" He Tu looked curiously at this boxy, and in front of it, there was a long piece of things with black and white keys scattered on it, "Song? ”

"yes, that's the song I sang you danced to."

"Ahh He clapped his hands violently, "Remember, remember." ”

"I'll play it to you on the piano." As he spoke, Xiuhan's slender fingers were already dancing on the keyboard. Her fingers are so nimble, jumping around on the scattered black and white keys, and the piano makes a pleasant sound under her fingers, which is more elegant and gentle than the fiery passion of the guitar. When she played to the beginning, she hummed softly to the rhythm, her voice trembled, and she seemed to be immersed in the world of music. As soon as there was a knock on the door, footsteps walked in, the rhythm of the music was interrupted, and both men stopped and turned their heads to look at the door.