you after the mist

It was almost 8 o'clock when Tang Ran walked downstairs. He habitually looked up and found that the lights in Jiang Ning's house were on.

It's not coming back, is it?Thinking of this, Tang Ran quickened his pace.When I got to the door, I was about to take out the key, but the door opened.

"How do you know I'm back?"

"I heard footsteps, come out and take a look."

"Oh." Tang Ran turned around and closed the door, and said to Jiang Ning, "Why is it so early today? Isn't it just a rest tomorrow?"

"I asked for leave today."

"Ah? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I went to work." Jiang Ning saw that Tang Ran was carrying a bag in his hand, "Is your dinner?"

"That's right." Tang Ran took out two packs of instant noodles from the bag, "Have you eaten yet? If you haven't eaten, you will get a pack."

"No, don't eat it either. I'm making dinner, let's go together."

"Thanks a lot."

"Come on, don't pretend." Jiang Ning laughed, "Go into the kitchen and serve the dishes."

Tang Ran has been living at Jiang Ning's house for more than half a month.Jiang Ning went out to the bar to sing at night, came back in the early morning, and slept until after ten o'clock.At this time, Tang Ran had already bought the vegetables, and when Jiang Ning cooked them, the two of them would have lunch together, and then they would do their own activities in the afternoon.

In fact, it was not like this at the beginning. The time of the two of them was staggered. They lived in the same room, but they didn't have many opportunities to meet each other.

One day Tang Ran forgot to bring his mobile phone and came back to pick it up at noon, when Jiang Ning was eating.Knowing that Tang Ran hadn't eaten yet, Jiang Ning added a pair of bowls and chopsticks for him.After confirming that Jiang Ning cooks at home at noon every day, Tang Ran asked if he could prepare a copy for him.

Jiang Ning remembered that he hesitated for a while, it wasn't that troublesome, it was just that he was used to being alone.

"I'll buy the vegetables, and then I'll get the utilities for these two months. I promise you won't lose money." Seeing his hesitation, Tang Ran hurriedly said.

It may be due to the taste of the locals. The dishes in the restaurants here are all heavy, and he is not used to eating them.But Jiang Ning can't cook. Although it's not delicious, it's better than light.

"I can wash the dishes too." Tang Ran added.

"Okay, okay, there's no need to sign so many unequal treaties about adding a pair of chopsticks." Jiang Ning agreed.

I made three dishes for dinner, one assorted tofu, one glutinous rice ribs, and a cold dish.

"Hey, what is this?" Tang Ran picked up a cold dish with chopsticks, "I don't seem to have eaten it before."

"Purslane is a kind of wild vegetable."

"There are also wild vegetables for sale?"

"I didn't buy it, it was given by the master in the temple. My grandma is in the temple."

"what?"

"So surprised? She didn't become a monk, but a layman." Jiang Ning explained.

"No, it's mainly because I haven't heard you talk about your family." The purslane tasted slightly sour, but it was very refreshing, and Tang Ran picked up some more.

Jiang Ning moved the plate of purslane a little bit, and put a piece of ribs in it, "This is cold in nature, don't eat too much, eat more of the others."

"Oh." Tang Ran responded.

The light in the dining room illuminated Tang Ran's slightly bent neck, and through the heat of the dishes in front of him, he could see the fine fluff on them. He lowered his head and gnawed the ribs slowly without making a sound. His tutor seemed to be very good .

Jiang Ning didn't know what kind of family he came from, they were just strangers who met by chance.But Jiang Ning can always feel some long-lost warmth from this stranger, like a family member.

Jiang Ning smiled wryly in his heart, but his real family members refused to see him.When he went to the temple in the afternoon, he waited all afternoon, but grandma didn't come out, but she was always like this. It's been too long, and Jiang Ning has gotten used to it.

"That's right." Tang Ran finished eating the ribs and raised his head, "You asked for leave today, do you need to make up for it tomorrow?"

"No need."

"Then do you have any plans for tomorrow?"

"Me? No arrangement, what do you want to do?"

"I've done a lot of shopping around here. Isn't there an ancient town in the nearby county? I want to visit tomorrow. Do you want to come together?"

Jiang Ning thought for a while, that ancient town is not far away, about [-] kilometers away.He went there once when he was very young, and he doesn't remember clearly now, but the evaluation of that ancient town was not bad, and many people came here admiringly.

"Okay, let's go together tomorrow."

The two of them got up very early the next day and arrived at the station before seven o'clock.It was already dawn, but there were not many pedestrians on the road, only a few old men in Tai Chi clothes passed by with swords.

"Why are we so early?" Jiang Ning yawned, apparently not waking up.He usually wakes up late, and his biological clock has not been adjusted, so he is very sleepy at this time.

"There are a lot of people going to that ancient town, so let's go there early. If we go late, we won't be able to see the scenery in the crowd." Tang Ran leaned against the pillar next to the station. He was actually sleepy, but he dragged him out No matter how sleepy you are, you have to hold on.Tang Ran took out a carton of milk from his backpack and threw it over. "Drink, the car should be here soon."

"It shouldn't be, it's already here." Jiang Ning looked back at Tang Ran with a straw in his mouth, "Let's go."

This bus is not direct, and has to stop several times on the way, so it takes more than an hour to get there for a short distance.

The two of them got into the car without holding back their drowsiness, and fell asleep staggeringly.Jiang Ning was sitting on the inside, and when he passed a bend, his head hit the glass suddenly.

"Damn..." Jiang Ning woke up suddenly, rubbed his forehead, and cursed in a low voice.

"It's okay." Tang Ran was also awakened.

"It's okay, it's okay, you go to sleep."

"It's okay, it's all red." Tang Ran leaned over to look at him.He took out a box of ointment from his backpack, squeezed it into his hand, and applied it to Jiang Ning's head.

"Isn't this treating bruises? Are you sure?" Jiang Ning glanced at the box and hid aside.

"Oh, brother, don't move, can you?" Tang Ran fixed the back of his head with his other hand, and turned him to himself, "Isn't there swelling and pain relief after the bruise?"

Tang Ran looked thin and weak, but his strength was not small, and Jiang Ning couldn't struggle too much in the car, so let him wipe it off after all.

"Do I need to apply so much? I'm really convinced by you, it's still not swollen." Jiang Ning saw a thick layer of ointment on his forehead through the reflection of the car window.

"This works well, and it will be absorbed in a while. Don't worry about it." Tang Ran saw that Jiang Ning wanted to wipe it off, and pressed his hand.

"Let go." Jiang Ning glared at him, but there was a lump on his forehead, which really didn't have any deterrent effect.

"It will be gone in a while, believe me."

"Believe in you, there will be a ghost." Jiang Ning muttered, and pulled out his hand, but still didn't wipe off the ointment.

It turned out that Jiang Ning was right until the train was almost at the stop.That layer of medicine didn't decrease in the slightest.

"But the swelling has really disappeared, which means it is still effective, so don't rub it."

"How many times have you said this sentence along the way." Jiang Ning said. "I just want to hit you."

"Then you can think about it slowly. If you think about it, you won't break the law." The car stopped, Tang Ran stood up with her bag on her back, and said with a smile.

The place where the car stopped was by the river, and the ancient town was on the other side.Visitors can take a bamboo raft or walk directly from the bridge.

It was still early and there were not too many people, but there were already several rows of tourists waiting to take the bamboo raft.Neither of them wanted to spend too long here, so they simply walked across the bridge.

"Has this bridge been refurbished? It didn't seem like this when I came here before." Jiang Ning leaned on the railing to watch the waves rolling under the bridge. He thought he had no impression of this place, but when he really got here, he was still a little vague The screen emerged.

"It was overturned. Last year, the water swelled and collapsed. It hasn't been long since it was repaired."

"You checked the information"

"Of course. I wanted to count on you, but you said that you are not familiar with this place, so I can only support myself."

"Thank you for your hard work today, Tour Guide Tang." Jiang Ning said.

"You're welcome." Tang Ran raised his eyebrows at him.

Tang Ran did check a lot of information, and told Jiang Ning the legends along the way.When he told the story, he spoke very slowly, and the thousand-year history of this ancient city slowly unfolded in front of Jiang Ning with his voice.They walked through most of the city in this way, and they stopped at the entrance of a small shop near noon.

Tang Ran chose a seat by the door and sat down. "Why so boring."

Jiang Ning sat across from him, and when he heard what he said, he picked up the menu on the table and fanned him. "It's going to rain."

"Impossible, the sun is still shining..." Before Tang Ran could finish speaking, there was thunder from the sky, and it started raining in an instant.

"Guide Tang, haven't you heard of Sun Rain?" Jiang Ning laughed seeing his surprised expression.

The shower came and went quickly.By the time they finished eating, the rain had stopped.

But when it rains, the weather is always cooler.Next to this restaurant is a water bar with a yard. The two of them were a little tired after walking all morning, so they went to order a glass of lemonade each, and sat down to rest.

The yard is not completely open to the air. There are several rows of iron wires across the walls on both sides. Red oil-paper umbrellas are densely hung on each iron wire. From time to time, a little water drops down the gap between the umbrellas. Dropped into the moss between the stone slabs, it disappeared.

Jiang Ning leaned on the rocking chair, listening to the folk songs played in the store, and took a nap in the afternoon sun.When he woke up, Tang Ran was not there.Jiang Ning stood up and looked around before realizing that Tang Ran was talking to the waiter at the bar inside.

"What are you doing"

"You are awake, did you hear the bell?"

"The sound of the bell?" Jiang Ning recalled for a moment. He was sleepy just now, and it seemed that there was some sound coming from it. "Is there a bell tower near here?"

"There is one, she said it's on the mountain over there." Tang Ran pointed to the girl at the bar.

"It's not far away, you can go and have a look. That bell tower is an ancient building, unlike in the town where many buildings have been imitated in recent years." The girl said softly with a blushing face.

"Go?" Tang Ran looked at Jiang Ning and said. "The last bus is at 08:30, it's still early, why don't you go and have a look?"

Jiang Ning wasn't really interested, but Tang Ran's expression clearly indicated that he wanted to go.So he nodded, "OK."

The bell tower was built in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. It has been turbulent for hundreds of years, and it was not well preserved at the beginning, so it has been abandoned.When Tang Ran checked the information, he didn't see any record of it.

"She said that the local children should come to play and knock today, and it doesn't ring often." Tang Ran said after drinking.

After he finished speaking, he didn't hear Jiang Ning's response.

"Jiang Ning?"

"Here it is." Jiang Ning came out from behind the clock.

"When did you go up?" Jiang Ning walked behind when Mingming went up the mountain.

"When you get the water."

"Come down, this building looks weak."

Jiang Ning shook his head and stretched out his hand to hold the bell vertebrae, "Send you off."

"What?" Tang Ran asked suspiciously.

Then the bell rang, clearer than it had just been heard in the shop, lingering in the valley like a wave.Until he finished ringing the bell and walked in front of Tang Ran, the echo hadn't completely disappeared.

"Everything goes well, and the years are safe."

"It's not Chinese New Year, you are hypocritical." Tang Ran looked at him, then lowered his head, blinking quickly, he must not cry, he thought.

"Be safe at any time, not just for the New Year. It's getting late, let's go." After saying this, Jiang Ning picked up the bag beside him and walked down the mountain.

The mountain road is very narrow, and two people cannot walk side by side.

Tang Ran looked at Jiang Ning's back in front of him. He was holding the bag in his hand and didn't wear it because his back was completely wet with sweat. I don't know if it was because he rang the bell too hard just now. The T-shirt was close to his body, outlining the His back.

The two of them didn't speak, shouldn't they say thank you, Tang Ran thought, but they didn't say anything just now, so it's strange to say it now.

Jiang Ning also felt a little embarrassed at this time, and he couldn't explain why he did that just now.But he knew that every strike just now was sincere, and he hoped that the [-] bells could really bless Tang Ran with a smooth and safe future.

It's because of gratitude.Jiang Ning explained silently in his heart.I am grateful for his company during this time. After all, I have been alone for a long time. I eat and live alone. No matter when I go home, it is dark.But when Tang Ran appeared, he might not be used to it at first, but it is always warm to have one more person, and such companionship will disappear, so the moment is precious.Just thinking wildly like this, he suddenly stepped on the moss on the stone steps.

"Is there something wrong?" Tang Ran saw Jiang Ning suddenly turned to one side, and hurriedly caught up with him.

Jiang Ning tried to stand up straight while supporting the stone wall, but his ankle felt a little painful. "It seems to be sprained a little."

"Sit down, I'll take a look." Jiang Ning sat on the steps, pulled up his pants a little, and sure enough his ankles were swollen.

"Why is it so swollen?" Tang Ran took out the medicine from his bag.

"Why is it still this one? It can cure everything." Jiang Ning looked at Tang Ran's serious face, intending to relax.

"Take off your shoes." Tang Ran ignored his joke,

"what?"

"Ah what?" Tang Ran saw that he was not moving, so he took off Jiang Ning's shoes and socks, and carefully applied the ointment.

Then he found a plastic bag, packed Jiang Ning's shoes and socks, and stuffed them into the bag.

Jiang Ning stared dumbfounded at Tang Ran carrying the bag backwards in front of him, then went down a step and squatted down, "Come up, I'll carry you."

"Why are you carrying me? I can walk by myself." Jiang Ning refused

move.They were about the same height, it would definitely be difficult for Tang Ran to carry him.

Tang Ran stood up and looked at him, "The swelling is so high, are you sure it looks like you can walk? Are you obedient?"

"What does it mean to be obedient? How about you coax the child?"

Tang Ran also felt that this was not right, "Anyway, you can't go by yourself, so I'll carry you down."

"Brother." Jiang Ning stroked his forehead, "When doing things, you can't follow the feeling, you have to follow the law. The mountain road is so steep, you carry me? If we two fall, it's not just a sprained foot. I just twisted After a while, you can just give it a hand." He stretched out his hand.

Tang Ran didn't move at first, Jiang Ning didn't care, just stretched out his hand stubbornly and looked at him with a smile

After a while, Tang Ran held his hand,

"Obviously I can carry you on my back." He whispered.

"what?"

"It's nothing, I said you should rely on me more."

Jiang Ning really turned towards him, "Okay."