Chapter 18: Change
Tian Xiang, Chen Wei and Lao Huang were discharged from the hospital on the same day. Tian Xiang stayed in the hospital for so long, because the team gave this hero a vacation in disguise, while Chen Wei stayed for a long time completely because he didn't leave. But in the end, he had to go, because Lao Huang was almost recovered, and he was noisily about being discharged from the hospital before the bandages were untied. Seeing Lao Huang like this, Tian Xiang and Chen Wei were really embarrassed to lie here.
After the three of them returned to the team, the captain Du Chengcai organized the team members to celebrate in the food stalls.
The atmosphere in the team didn't seem to have changed much, but Tian Xiang didn't think so. Since he returned to the team, the whole team has been polite to him, not to mention Lao Huang, even Du Chengcai has been courteous to his brother. From the minion who was called around to run errands in the past, he turned into an uncle, and the change of role made Tian Xiang uncomfortable. But he couldn't, so he had to laugh at himself secretly: a guy who is more terrifying than the wolves, everyone can be patient with him, and he has given enough face. Another change is that every time someone goes out on a mission, as long as Tian Xiang is fine, he will be pulled up, Du Chengcai has no choice and the other is also willing, in view of the safety problem, it will be very reassuring to have this guy here. In this way, Tian Xiang is miserable, and others have an off-duty, but he turns the wheel.
The task is always very tiring and boring, and every day in the barren mountains and wilderness, normal people will be driven crazy.
Another boring but tired afternoon later, Tian Xiang dialed Xue Yuxin's phone, and after a "beep" sound, there was no response. Ten minutes later, Xue Yuxin's phone called, Tian Xiang quickly picked it up, and asked casually, "Hey, what are you doing?"
"You're Tian Xiang, right?" An old woman's voice came from the other side, "I'm Yuxin's mother, and I've heard her talk about you." ”
"Hello Auntie, where's Yuxin?" asked Tian Xiang.
"I heard Yuxin say that you are very good, but her father and I think you are not suitable, so don't call again in the future. Xue Yuxin's mother's voice was cold.
Tian Xiang's body and mind seemed to have suddenly fallen into an ice cellar, he didn't know how to speak, hesitated for a moment, and hurriedly whispered: "Auntie, I am sincere......"
"My Yuxin is still young, it's too early to talk about marriage, and it's not suitable for you to talk about it. Xue Yuxin's mother's tone was still cold.
"Auntie, can I talk to Yuxin?"
"She didn't want to answer the phone, so don't call in the future. My family Yuxin and the son of the deputy director of the Department of Finance are dealing with each other, so don't be entangled in the future, it will hurt my family Yuxin. Xue Yuxin's mother hung up the phone after speaking.
Tian Xiang was stunned there, his body was instantly hollowed out, he didn't know where to put his hand, time passed minute by minute, his mind was blank, and the phone that had been hung up in mid-air rang a blind sound of "beep" for a long time. Until a teammate returned to see him like this, he hurriedly called, as if he had been shocked, shook violently, looked at his teammate blankly, smiled subconsciously, and then walked aimlessly in the barren grass......
Xue Yuxin's mother's words echoed in his ears for a long time, harming Yuxin and Yuxin...... Suddenly, the tears of his grandfather before his death, and the scene of his grandmother lying on the bed in old clothes flickered in his mind again. "I'm an ominous person, and I can't hurt people anymore. He muttered as he walked mechanically.
Suddenly, he was pushed and thrown to the ground, and someone reached out to help him. He looked up blankly, it was his teammate, but he didn't know what was going on. "What's wrong with you?" his teammates yelled at him. He was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, looked around, and did not know when he was close to the cliff.
He just let out a blank "um" and got up and walked to the side, leaving his teammates with confused and worried eyes. As he walked, his eyes suddenly went dark and he fell crooked next to a boulder......
When he woke up, he was lying on a stretcher. Tian Xiang sat up blankly, looked around, and then laughed dryly, "I can go." After saying that, he got off the stretcher and walked forward sluggishly. A group of teammates looked at each other, not knowing what was happening, and followed closely behind, lest something happen to him.
When he returned to the station, it was already dark, Tian Xiang was planted on the bed, did not sleep or move, and his mind was blank.
The captain, Lao Huang, Chen Wei and many other teammates came to see him, but he just waved his hand and did not speak.
Early the next morning, Tian Xiang asked the captain for more than ten days off.
Du Chengcai was worried about arranging for Chen Wei to see him off, but Tian Xiang insisted on not letting him, so he had to let him go to the station alone. On the train home, Tian Xiang looked out the window stupidly, tears already wetting his clothes.
In the evening, Tian Xiang sat on the grave of his grandfather and grandmother, wailing and crying. He hasn't been back for more than two years, and every time he is most helpless and lost, he remembers the relatives who once raised him, which can be described as unfilial. That day, he sat late at the grave. I cried for a long time and said a lot of things, there were things when he was a child, things when he was in school, and finally he mentioned Xue Yuxin's ....... Suddenly, he seemed to understand Xue Yuxin's mother's words, an orphan who was like duckweed, who would be willing to entrust his beloved daughter's life? Everything was caused by himself, and he couldn't harm others anymore.
In the dead of night, Tian Xiang returned to his long-lost home alone, the closed door and the firm iron lock were chilling. He took out the key and unscrewed the iron lock, and pushed the gate open with all his might, and the moonlight reflected on the empty courtyard, and there was an indescribable silence. Slowly walked to the bottom of the porch, turned on the courtyard light, and there were rows of greens in a small vegetable field on the west wall. He knew that this must have been planted by the third master of his family, and his old man's manipulation did not make this courtyard barren. A warm current poured into my heart, my eyes turned red, and I leaned against the wall and quietly admired the vegetable garden.
It was a long time before he opened the door. The furnishings are still the same, but the dust has accumulated a few cases, which makes it difficult to get down. He unconsciously pushed open the door of his grandmother's room, a table and a bed, and a wardrobe in the corner that was much older than himself. Sighing, he said to himself, "Grandma, I'm back." ”
I sat on the edge of my grandmother's bed for a while before going to my room. The empty floor house gives a sense of decay. He suddenly felt that it might be a good thing to die, not too tiring, at least not harmful.
I made the bed and lay down, closed my eyes slightly, and gradually entered the dream. That night, his grandfather and grandmother appeared again, they were laughing, and Tian Xiang even saw them waving at him. Later, it was the golden chariot, the fairy beauty, the ruined city, and the corpse ....... Woke up in a dream again, tossing and turning, he didn't believe that Xue Yuxin would suddenly change his mind, there must be something unspeakable. But what could he not tell himself? Was it really as her mother had said, that she had sex with other boys? He closed his eyes and thought wildly, and fell asleep again in a daze.
He woke up late, hadn't eaten for more than a day, and was hungry early. Struggling to get up from the bed, he dug up a few greens in the small vegetable patch in the courtyard and stuffed them into his mouth, chewing them sweetly. Shook his head helplessly, how could this be? Obviously, he was not worthy of Xue Yuxin, but he had no self-knowledge, indulging in the illusory bubble he had constructed, and asking for hardship. But deep down in his heart, he didn't believe that it was true, at least he wanted Xue Yuxin to tell him personally. got up and went to the hall to find the mobile phone, and pressed Xue Yuxin's phone again, it was a blind tone. He smiled inexplicably and sent a text message: If there is no fate in this life, I hope we can see each other in the next life. The moment I pressed send, the tears were already pouring down.
Tian Xiang lived at home for more than ten days, except for seeing the third master of the family and some close neighbors, he usually stayed at home or went to the cemetery to sit for a meeting. For more than ten days, Xue Yuxin has not called him back, he tried to call a few times but always had a blind tone, at first he was in great pain, and gradually calmed down. On this day, he suddenly wanted to go back to school, the summer vacation was coming to an end, and Xue Yuxin might need to go back to school. He wanted to see her, but he was afraid to see her.
In the end, he still set off, and after a few hours of bumps, he walked again on the campus where he had lived for four years, wandering aimlessly around every corner of the campus. Some students have already returned to campus, and sparse crowds are shuttling the campus. Unconsciously, he walked to a dormitory building, which was a girls' dormitory, strictly speaking, where Xue Yuxin lived. Standing in the distance and looking at the entrance of the dormitory, I had a lot of thoughts. However, the scenery is still nowhere to be seen.
Suddenly, a rapid phone rang. Tian Xiang took out his mobile phone and looked at it, it was the captain Du Chengcai calling.
"Where are you?" Du Chengcai's rugged voice echoed on the phone.
"Team Du, I'm in the provincial capital, do I have a mission?" Tian Xiang asked.
"In the provincial capital? Great! Go to the bureau, the bureau will ask you by name. Du Chengcai shouted.
"Okay, I'll go right away. Tian Xiang shrugged his shoulders and replied helplessly on the phone.