I sighed, there are always such and such constraints in life, so that we can't escape, we can't run away, we can only breathe and survive in the cracks of switching. I finally understood why Ling was willing to be a thief, and why everyone turned a blind eye to his actions. The village is still warm, just like this beautiful sunshine, illuminating everyone's heart. As long as you survive, there is hope, isn't it, I looked through the window at Ling Xin sitting on the steps, looking at the white clouds in the sky with straw in my mouth. We really shouldn't take everyone lightly, after all, what we see is too superficial.

Miss Yin also turned her head sideways to look at Ling Xin outside the window, and said with a smile: "Actually, sometimes he is also quite cute, except for being lazy to eat." ”

"Do you have any wine?" I don't know if it was an episode of alcohol addiction or a traumatic situation, but I suddenly wanted to get drunk on this glorious afternoon.

"Don't drink if you happen to be sick," Miss Yin looked at me and said softly, "If you want to drink, come to my house in two days, just in time for my birthday." ”

"It's your birthday in two days? That... Does Ling Xin know? ”

"He," Miss Yin smiled again, "you should know." After speaking, he looked at Ling Xin outside the window, just as Ling Xin also turned his head, his originally bright and handsome face was squeezed by him again, and he made a strange expression towards Miss Yin.

I got up and prepared to go home with Ling Xin, and before leaving, I packed some dishes to bring to the captain, if he found someone else to eat, then I would have to save another meal in the evening. Miss Yin sent me out, and Ling Xin also walked slowly from the backyard, stretching her waist and saying, "Oh, it's so comfortable to bask in the sun for a while at noon." Sister Yin, you will also bask in more in the future, and you won't need it. He put his hand down and patted me on the shoulder.

Obviously he is a quiet and serious person, but he prefers to perform cynicism in front of others. But why am I not? Because of insecurity, they wear different masks in front of different people. Maybe we all have the truest self hidden in our hearts, and we will only show it in front of the people closest to us. I thought of Qingya's kiss by the river again, at that moment I seemed to take off all my defenses, just enjoying that moment to the fullest, but how many moments in life there are...

On the way back, Ling Xin was much quieter, I don't know what he was thinking about, or if he was thinking about someone's house or something. I looked at him in a daze and said, "Brother Ling Xin, I'll go to see the old captain in a while, will you come with me?" ”

"Oh, oh, good." He replied without thinking, then turned his head back to think of something.

I went with him to the woods to the east of his house, and I don't know where the old captain had gone, but he had gone in this direction in the morning, and the woods were right by the sea.

The tabuliformis pine trees that shade the sky sieve the sunlight, and the breeze blows through the cracks in the dense forest, drawing the shadows of trees on the ground. The deeper you go, the more cold you feel. We turned a few more knolls and heard the sound of felling wood not far away. Wood for boat rides is not easy to find, and there is no suitable iron pear in this area, so birch and pine can only be used instead. The old captain was chopping down the tree with his axe, and when he saw us coming, he put the axe down, wiped his sweat, and greeted us.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? I've got some for you, you take a bite first. ”

The old captain panted evenly, took the food, Ling Xin walked to the tree and picked up the axe, and continued to help the old captain cut down the tree. This is not his usual style of being lazy, I strangely walked over to look at him, he didn't look at me and was just busy intently.

"Young man, if you can't cut it, take a break!" The old captain shouted at him, and then shoved a few mouthfuls of food into his mouth, apparently hungry.

Originally, I wanted to help the old captain do something this time, but now I don't have to be busy, I don't know anything about how to build a ship, so I can only help move the old captain's chopped wood together.

"Brother Ling Xin, if you're tired, just change me." Ling Xin was still chopping down the tree, and he had no intention of resting.

"No, I still have the strength, but you have to make me something delicious tonight," Ling Xin wiped his sweat and said, "Or I'll steal a chicken later." ”

After a while, the old captain came over after eating: "Come on, young man, thank you for your hard work." As he spoke, he wiped his mouth and took the axe, Ling Xin handed it to him and stood there panting.

Miss Yin is right, in fact, he is quite cute when he is serious, and he is indeed a warm-hearted person. I have been deceived by his appearance, forgetting that he saved my life, and I have never been formally grateful. I really didn't know how to say thank you to him, and it would be embarrassing for both of us to make it wrong, and I thought, 'It's better to repay him with practical actions.'" ’

Ling Xin took me to his ship, saying that he wanted me to see how magnificent the boat he had made himself was. It's not far from here, a short walk to the southwest, but all you see is a dilapidated boat.

"Look, it's amazing." Ling Xin put his arm around my shoulders and said proudly.

I looked at the mottled mast and the broken planks and nodded.

"In a few days, my brother will take you to Camellia Township, and I will see if my younger siblings are beautiful. Hehe, actually, I'm a bit hungry for the wine there. Ling Xin looked at the sea with a smile and said slowly, "Have you ever drunk the wine there?" ”

"Hmm." I also looked into the distance, and the faint waves shimmered in the sunlight, like a small channel passing through in the moonlight.

"The wine there is so good, I get drunk every time... Oh, I think I told you, hahaha. He smiled, turned around, put his arm around my shoulders, and walked in the direction of home.

"Brother Ling Xin, why are you a thief? Is it just because your father is a thief? I couldn't help but be curious, and looked at him on the way back and asked.

"He's not a thief, he's a hero. By the way, would you like to go to our evening party, someone is singing and dancing, and we call Yin Meizi to go together. "When he says the first half of the sentence, he is solemn, and when he says the second half of the sentence, he has a hippie smile.

"yes, okay." I knew he didn't want to discuss it, and I regretted asking that more. After all, it was his father, and no matter what identity he existed, he was an irreplaceable person to him.

We walked all the way home, and when we got home, it was already close to dusk, and Ling Xin collapsed on the rocking chair when he entered the house, lazily shouting: "I'm tired to death." I went back to my room and sat down on the bed.

"Don't cook today," he said, turning his rocking chair slightly and tilting his head sideways, "let's go see who has something to eat at the party in the evening, and let's have some food by the way." ”

"Hmm." I really didn't have the strength to cook, so I nodded and replied.