Chapter 112: Next Year Today (Part I)



The color of the sky is extraordinarily transparent. The narrow streets are lined with old wooden houses. They have been eroded by time into a loess-like color. Under the sun, every door and window was silent.

Xie Jinzhi and Ying Han walked hand in hand on the street, and there were very few people in the town, and occasionally I saw a few women walking by with backpacks wrapped around their headscarves. Perhaps because it is the off-season, most of the shops are closed. Even with the door open, I didn't see a few people.

"It's really clean here." Jinzhi said. Ying Han smiled slightly. This is exactly what the two of them want.

Flowers and wisteria often stick out from the top of the wall, which is particularly eye-catching. The streets are not completely quiet either, and many families have dogs. As they walked by, they often heard the barking of dogs in the courtyard.

They had only arrived in Yunnan this morning, and now it was almost noon, and they were a little hungry, so they walked along the streets looking for food. It was easy to see the hotel that opened the door, called "Nanzi Hotel", and was about to walk in, when a big black dog lurking at the door of Leng Buding, "Wangwang" barked and pounced on them.

Jinzhi was startled, and Ying Hanshi had already grabbed her and protected her behind her. The dog looked extremely fierce, his teeth were bared, and he was about to bite his trouser leg when he was cold. "Beware!" Jinzhi whispered.

But his demeanor was very peaceful, and he raised his hand to signal that she was okay, and only looked at the big black dog. A man and a dog actually looked at each other. Strange to say, a second ago the dog was eager to eat them in one bite. In the next second, the whole body was sluggish, and he fell down with a low whimper, looking very docile.

Ying Han smiled faintly.

Jinzhi would not be so stupid as to think that it was his calm aura that convinced the dog, and after thinking about it for a while, he understood the mystery. She smiled as well and reached out and touched his head: "Awesome. ”

"Jinzhi...... Don't do this. He was slightly embarrassed.

"Oh."

A young woman ran out of the house, her face full of apologies: "I'm sorry, did the dog scare you?" She immediately reprimanded, and the dog fell even lower.

"Do you want accommodation? I have an empty room here and it's also very clean. $80 a day. She said. Jinzhi saw that she was handsome, cleaned up neatly, and spoke softly, so she couldn't help but feel a little good. At this moment, a little boy of five or six years old ran out of the house, hugged the woman's thigh, called "Mommy", and looked at them timidly, his eyes dark and bright. Jinzhi has a preference for children, and smiles and says, "Then let's take a look at the room." When he turned his head to look at Ying Han, his eyebrows were also very gentle, and he nodded and said, "Okay." ”

The woman let the children watch TV on their own on the first floor and took them up to the second floor. Walking up the crisp wooden staircase, Jinzhi quickly fell in love with it. It can be seen that the hostess is very attentive and cleans everywhere spotlessly. The white walls are covered with dried flowers, and the window lattices are pasted with paper cutouts. It's simple, but it's beautiful. In addition, the pavilion is all wood, and it feels like walking into a residential house in the Republic of China.

The proprietress introduced herself as "Yezi", and her husband's name was Chen Nan, so the hotel was named "Nanzi". Because it is the off-season, and the tourism here has not been developed, there are no other guests in the whole hotel. Ye Zi led them to the door of the best room facing south sunshine, and said with a smile: "Look at it, this is the biggest room." ”

Jinzhi and Ying Han walked in. The furnishings in the room are quite simple, but the layout is smooth and elegant. Wooden bed, wooden shelves and wooden cabinets, and a wooden tatami mat next to it. An old-fashioned sliding window is propped up by a wooden stick, and the curtains are dark blue. Jinzhi thought it was very good, and was about to say, "Just live here", but Ying Hanshi, who was standing beside him, spoke very gently: "Excuse me...... Do you still have a double bed room? ”

Ye Zi was stunned for a moment. Jinzhi was slightly embarrassed, and immediately said to her: "Don't pay attention to him, we will live here." "Take out your ID card and a couple of banknotes and give it to her.

Ye Zi went downstairs to check in, and Jinzhi pulled him to sit down on the edge of the bed and said, "Isn't this bed big enough?" How do we sleep each night? ”

Ying Hanshi's cheeks were slightly red, and he nodded: "That's enough." ”

He slept with her in his arms every night, almost enclosing her in his arms. Every time Jinzhi woke up, he saw that the two of them only occupied half of the bed, and the other half was empty. She was still protesting yesterday morning, sleeping like this was uncomfortable and wasting space.

But the protests were ineffective. There were some things he just didn't listen to her.

Jinzhi also heard Zhuang Chong talk about the problems of marriage certificate and household registration, and now he heard him mention the big bed, so he looked at him and asked, "When it was cold, did you care about your name very much?" ”

"I care." He replied.

"Why?"

"Because this is the form of recognition of your home planet, acknowledging that you are my wife."

Jinzhi knows that he is sometimes quite straightforward, such as always making solemn promises, and now he cares so much about "the approval from his wife's home planet". However, Jinzhi doesn't care too much about this, she feels that as long as the two of them are committed, nothing else matters. So she thought about it and comforted, "Actually, it doesn't matter. You think, now everyone thinks you're a master, that's an artist. It's normal for artists to fall in love but not get married. She laughed to herself. Ying Han was silent for a moment and took her into his arms: "Xiaozhi, you are very ......"

"Hmm......"

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Lunch was served in the hostel. The craftsmanship of the leaves is unexpectedly good, choking snail meat, chicken bean jelly, scrambled eggs with melon and green vegetable soup, refreshing and delicious. Jinzhi took a special photo and sent it to Xiao Qiongyan and Zhuang Chong.

This time, only their own people know about their trip. One is to avoid being disturbed, and the other is to beware of rebels. So Jinzhi posted the photo in a WeChat group where only Xiao Qiongyan, Zhuang Chong, her and Ying Hanshi were there.

Xiao Qiongyan replied: "It looks delicious, I really want to go!" ”

Zhuang Chong: "Don't think about it, she has abandoned us." ”

Jinzhi smiled, and Ying Hanshi on the side said, "Xiaozhi, don't play with your mobile phone when you eat." "Oh." She put down her phone and saw a young man walk into the yard. He was about twenty-five or sixteen years old, tall and thin, with dark skin and straight eyebrows. Wears a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and a white bandana. Ye Zi, who was standing under the eaves, smiled at him, and the little boy Zhizhi on the side happily ran over and hugged the man's legs: "Dad! ”

This man should be Ye Zi's husband Chen Nan. He picked up Zhizhi and looked at them. Ying Hanshi and Jinzhi both nodded at him, he didn't have much expression on his face, and took the child to feed the dog under the porch. Ye Zi was a little embarrassed and said, "My husband doesn't talk much, don't care." ”

The courtyard was silent at noon, and the wind blew through the doors and windows to make a "whirring" sound. Jin Zhi and Ying Hanshi ate for a while, and then saw Ye Zi walking towards their father and son. Chen Nan took the meat and bones and threw them to the big dog piece by piece. Zhizhi watched from the sidelines. Ye Zi reached out and touched Chen Nan's head: "Do you still have a headache today?" Chen Nan's voice was very low, and he replied, "A little." ”

"Go and lie down in the house in a while, will I rub it for you?"

"Okay."

The conversation between the two was very small, and the child was not noisy or noisy, standing beside his father and mother. Jinzhi looked at them, but only one sentence came to mind: the years are quiet.

She whispered, "We'll live like this in the future." Ying Han didn't speak, just gently held her hand, and her eyes were as dark as water.

After eating, the two planned to go out for a walk. Ye Zi enthusiastically recommended some places to them, and then solemnly admonished: "But don't go to the mountains, especially the side of Shiya Temple." There are always landslides over there, which is very dangerous, and has been sealed off by the villagers. Jinzhi naturally agreed.

The sky was a little overcast in the afternoon, and the ancient town was even more gray and yellow. Xie Jinzhi and Ying Hanshi walked for a while, and then they arrived at the town's market.

In fact, the so-called bazaar is just a spacious open space. A few vans were parked, more than a dozen horses and mules were tied to the trees around them, and several peasants sat on the ground smoking cigarettes. There are also some vendors selling knickknacks nearby. Occasionally, a few local residents come over to inquire about the purchase, and it seems a little deserted.

Jinzhi took Ying Hanshi's hand and walked aimlessly in it. As she passed by the mules, she looked a little more. Their eyes are dark and bright, and their expressions are dull, but they are very funny. She asked one of the farmers, "Can I ride it?" ”

The peasant raised his hand and motioned for her to ride. Ying Han moved neatly to help her get on the mule, Jinzhi held the reins, sat up straight, and did not dare to move. Looking at the gentle smile in his eyes, she smiled too.

At this time, the peasant stood up and said in jerky Mandarin: "This mule is good, it can be eaten and strong, buy one and go home, it only costs 900 yuan." Buy one. He looked at Ying Hanshi with anticipation in his eyes, and Ying Hanshi suddenly showed an apologetic expression: "I'm sorry, we really don't need ...... at home" Jinzhi hurriedly jumped down: "I'm sorry, we don't buy it." He took him by the hand and walked away.

Leaving the pile of horses and mules, the two looked at each other and smiled. I walked around for a while, but I didn't buy anything. At this time, Jinzhi noticed an old woman in front of her, sitting on a small bench with a basket in front of her. Inside the basket are flowers woven with colored threads. The old grandmother was very old, at least eighty years old, and her face was full of wrinkles, but she looked very kind. She also dresses very simply, and the economic conditions are not very good. Seeing the two of them, the old grandmother greeted in a hoarse voice, a little shy and cramped: "1 yuan 1, buy 1?" ”

Jinzhi and Ying Hanshi glanced at each other, and they didn't need to say anything, but they had already read the same mood as each other. Jinzhi walked over and squatted down in front of the old grandmother, standing behind her when she was cold. She asked, "Grandma, did you make it up yourself?" The old woman smiled and nodded. There are only more than 20 flowers in the basket, each of which is matched with many kinds of colored threads, and it is also exquisite. Each one will inevitably cost a lot of time to the grandmother, but it is only sold for 1 yuan and 1 piece.

"Let's buy it all." She said. The grandmother was very happy and immediately took out a plastic bag for her. When it was cold, he only stood quietly, looking at them gently.

Jinzhi paid the money and was about to take the bag and leave, but her grandmother made a gesture and said, "I'll give you ......" She motioned to tie Jinzhi's braids. Jinzhi was a little surprised, but looking at her grandmother's kind and grateful eyes, she couldn't bear to refuse, nodded, and said to Hanshi, "Wait for me for a while." "Okay."

She crouched down with her back to the old woman. The old grandmother picked up the comb and gently combed her long hair, her movements gentle and delicate. As soon as Jinzhi looked up, he saw Ying Hanshi staring at him intently. Inexplicably, I'm a little embarrassed.

"Don't look." She whispered.

He smiled slightly.

After a while, he walked up behind her. Jinzhi asked, "What do you see?" Do you still comb? As a result, I heard his soft voice sound: "I'll comb her." Jinzhi was stunned.