Chapter 19: Waiting for the Echo
Turning out of the alley of this bar, the side street is still so bustling, and the crowds of people coming and going are noisy, no different from when we came. I helped Qingya through the bustling crowd, and I looked at her drunken red face, no different from when she was usually shy. It wasn't until she left the street that she slowly straightened up and put her hand around my shoulder. In this way, we stepped on the moonlight all the way back home.
The old captain was already asleep, snoring, I helped Qingya to her bedroom, and just walked to the door, Aunt Jinfang came out of the next room and whispered: "I came back so late," and looked at the drunk Qingya again: "Drink too much, come and I'll help her go back, you go into the house and sleep." ”
I said "um", handed Qingya carefully to her, and went back to the house by myself. Sitting on the hot kang, I took a breath, and felt a burst of dryness coming, maybe the strength of the wine was also a little up. I got up and opened the window to let me in, and as soon as I sat back on the bed, I heard the door open. Aunt Jinfang brought over with a tea bowl: "Come, drink some and go to sleep, you won't have a headache when you get up early tomorrow." ”
I took a sip and asked, "Is Qingya asleep?" "I actually just wanted to find out if Qingya also drank this strong tea, because using tea to relieve hangover will hurt the kidneys, which is also what I learned after I met Dr. Luo. But I don't have the energy to explain now, my head is groggy and I just want to sleep.
"Well, slept." Aunt Jinfang said. I nodded reassuringly, but she didn't mean to leave, just watched me.
"Are you going to go? I still want to stay with us. Aunt Jinfang put the tea bowl aside and whispered to me: "If you want to have a place in us, if there is a land, I will hire someone to build a house for you, and the usual land will definitely be enough for the two of you to eat." ”
My head hurts again, and I really don't want to think about it now. So I turned my head and said, "I'll think again." ”
"Okay." Aunt Jinfang saw that I was really sleepy, so she didn't continue to ask, closed the door and went out.
I got up and walked to the window, trying to close it and sleep, but a cool breeze made me much more awake. I realized that Aunt Jinfang wanted me to stay, and hoped that I would continue to develop with Qingya. "Ugh." I sighed heavily, I was obviously a wanderer, but I had received so many wrong loves. It's a very lucky thing to meet such a perfect love, and now it's even recognized by my parents, but I just can't enjoy it. Maybe nothing is perfect, like anchovy spiny, like begonias without fragrance.
I sighed again and closed the window, and lay down on the kang without a quilt, and soon my hot back was oozing with sweat. Wandering doesn't need a home, but people always have to become a family, these problems that I have never been involved in before have become the biggest trouble, I thought I just had to follow the old captain to drift, but often things are not as simple as I thought.
When I woke up the next day, it was almost noon, and my head still hurt a little, but I was much more awake than yesterday.
I went out and saw Aunt Jinfang cooking lunch, the door of Qingya's room was closed, and she shouldn't have gotten up yet. I used to want to help Aunt Jinfang do some work, but she hurriedly said "no, no", and pushed me to the side. I was just about to leave, but she raised her head again and said, "By the way, a neighbor saw that I was recovering well yesterday, and knew that you were the one who cured me, and I wanted to ask you for help." ”
"Oh, okay, no problem." I replied. I still have some experience in treating villagers with Dr. Luo, so I still have some self-confidence. I don't think there will be any serious illnesses or incurable diseases in this village, and if that were the case, they would have chosen to go to the city as well.
After a while, Qingya also woke up, pushed open the door, blinked wistfully, and saw that I was sitting on a chair in the living room.
"What time is it?" She asked in a crispy voice, I was just about to answer her, Aunt Jinfang was putting the dishes on the table:
"What time are you asking, let you drink with others, you are confused."
Qingya smiled shyly, and then turned her head to look at me, like a newly married little daughter-in-law, wanting to be favored by her husband. I was also stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Qingya drank it to accompany me, and I didn't know that he couldn't drink it..."
"Okay, let's not mention yesterday's incident, Xiaoya, you wash your face and get ready to eat." Aunt Jinfang said while busy serving the dishes.
"Hmm." Qingya nodded, ready to go outside to wash her face. I walked out with her, thinking that I could help her get some water, but I don't know why she suddenly turned around and crashed into my arms. Qingya, who was only wearing pajamas, looked very petite and cute, and when she found out that she had bumped into me, she raised her head and pouted, "Why did you hit me?" ”
This made me stunned, she rarely behaves coquettishly, and she has never been in front of me anyway. Most of the time she has been like a gentle and good wife and mother, taking care of my feelings. She also seemed to notice that something was wrong, turned away shyly, and then said in a commanding tone, "Come here, help me get some water." ”
I don't know what's wrong with me, but the person being instructed feels very happy. I smiled and went over to help Qingya get water, and watched her finish washing her face and wiping it with a towel. The sun shone on her long diagonal bangs, streaking through the water and emitting a little light. Qingya wiped her face and saw that I was staring at her, smiled sweetly, put the hand towel in the basin and cast it, and said as she cast:
"Go ahead, I'll clean up."
'Women are so fickle...,' I thought to myself, 'and now the coquettishness that was lovely just now is back to her original gentle elegance.' ’
"I'll go get your clothes." I was just about to enter the house, but Qingya immediately stopped me: "Don't... Don't come into my house. ”
"What's wrong?" I looked at her in a panic and asked, but she didn't reply to me, wrung out the handkerchief and hung it on the drying pole, and then said, "I'll just go." As he spoke, he ran back to his house.
If I had to guess, I guess I wouldn't be able to guess it for the rest of my life. How can I understand the girl's careful thoughts? I suddenly found that I seemed to have fallen in love, and deep down, I had already regarded her as my other half. This feeling has never been felt before, paying attention to the other person's every move, and not wanting to destroy her original appearance.
I sighed, Qingya had already changed her clothes, and seeing that I was still stunned, I called out to me in the house: "What's wrong?" Come and eat. The sound was like a lump of sugar that melted in your mouth.
I answered and walked over. The old captain went out today, and Qingya naturally sat next to me.