underground river

The car arrives at the station.

There is no exit at the station in the small county town, so Xu Xu led a few people out of the parking lot: "My dad is waiting for us outside, and we have to transfer."

The rickshaws were parked outside the iron gate, and a few rental cars were parked here and there.

The crowd dispersed.

"Dad!" Xu Xu called out.

Several people walked over quickly.

in unison—

"Hello, uncle."

"Hey, hello." Dad Xu nodded with a smile, and frowned slightly when he saw what Sinan was carrying, "Xiao Xu—"

"Uncle, are we taking this car?" Guan Yan patted the electric tricycle parked in front of him with bright eyes.

"Yes." Father Xu stretched out his hand and patted the car, and said loudly, "Convertible BMW! Sit in and uncle will show you around!"

Several people giggled and climbed up to sit down.

"set off!"

The night breeze in the countryside is fresh and natural.

The smell of crops.

Guan Yan suddenly roared: "It's cool!"

Xu Xu followed closely: "Happy!"

Chen Sen was half dead: "Ah!"

Sinan: "..." Under the condemning eyes of the three people, he applauded vigorously, "Great!"

Several people laughed together.

Not long after, the words "Hexi Leisure Village" appeared in the field of vision.

The outline of the house is hidden in the thick night, and sporadic lights flicker in it.

Xu Xu: "It's here."

Xu's mother was waiting at the door early in the morning. Seeing the headlights coming from a distance, she hurriedly took a few steps outside.

The car stops at the door.

Once again in unison—

"Hello Auntie."

"Okay, students are also welcome." Xu's mother smiled happily, reaching out to pick up the bags of several people.Seeing the things in Sinan's hands again, he paused, "Why are you still shopping? It's fine for you guys to come. Well, there's nothing wrong with this aunt's house—"

Father Xu pulled out the key, got out of the car and interrupted her: "Let's eat first, the kids are very hungry."

Xu's mother smiled embarrassedly: "Yes, yes, come on, give the schoolbag to Auntie, go in and eat, eat."

The leisure village of Xu Xu's house is quite big.

"A house in the country is not worth much." Xu's father said.

He went into the kitchen again and brought a barrel of medicinal wine over: "Drink something?"

"Dad!" Xu Xu pressed his hand that was about to pour the wine.

"Old Xu!" Mother Xu gave him a disapproving look.

On the contrary, Guan Yan eagerly raised the cup and licked his mouth: "Uncle, give me some."

"Look——" Father Xu exchanged glances with his wife, was defeated, and nodded, "Drink less, it's okay, they're all young lads."

"Eat a la carte first, the aftertaste of drinking is strong, and eating a la carte will fill your stomach." Xu's mother continued to pick up food for a few people, then glared at the man, and scolded with a smile, "He has such a virtue, my son can't drink it." Wine, I finally caught you here, you are too hungry for wine!"

"Tsk." Guan Yan took a sip, his facial features moved exaggeratedly, "Wow!"

Xu Xu looked at him worriedly: "Don't get drunk later, drink slowly."

"He can't get drunk." Chen Sen said, he also took a sip, his eyebrows frowned, "It's so spicy."

Father Xu laughed, and patted the barrel as if he had been praised: "I brewed this myself."

Guan Yan pursed her lips and compared, "You are awesome".

Si Nan ate food in silence.

"Have a drink!" Chen Sen touched him.

Si Nan shook his head: "I don't drink well."

Chen Sen became interested: "What happens if you drink too much?"

Si Nan glanced at him: "Want to know?"

"Tell me."

"Kiss whoever you catch."

The two of them were talking in a low voice, but as soon as the words came out, the surroundings became silent for an instant.

Everyone looked at him together.

Sinan's scalp was numb: "I'm just joking."

Guan Yan came over with a wine glass and knocked the glass: "Cheers."

"..."

fuck it!

Si Nan raised his wine glass.

"Drink less." Mother Xu looked at him worriedly.

"It's okay, Auntie." Si Nan raised his neck and sighed a little.

Putting down the cup, I couldn't help but cursed: "Fuck."

"Hahahahaha..."

The dinner was so sumptuous that the four of them basked in the moonlight in the yard with their swollen bellies.

Mother Xu brought them a plate of cut oranges and put them on the stone table, and went to clean up the room for a few people.

Thinking of something, Si Nan went into the room and took out the cloth bag from his schoolbag, opened it, and put it on the table.

The apples have turned dull.

Chen Sen picked up a piece and put it in his mouth: "Your mother prepared it?"

"Ah."

Guan Yan held his stomach and head against the table, murmuring.

Xu Xu looked at him worriedly, and turned to Chen Sen: "Is he all right? Is he drunk?"

"He's sober, don't worry about him."

Chen Senwo turned over on the recliner.

Si Nan supported his legs with his hands and lowered his head.

"Are you OK?"

"A little dizzy." He looked up. "Smoking a cigarette?"

"Ah."

The two walked outside the gate.

got windy.

Si Nan found a sheltered corner, leaned against the wall, hunched over, and looked at Chen Sen.

Chen Sen: "..."

"What's your virtue? You don't smoke when you smoke."

"Do not talk nonsense."

Chen Sen leaned over, put his hands on the fire and lit it for him.

Si Nan raised his head and let out a puff of smoke.

Xu Xu came out to look for them, and when he saw what the two were doing, he crossed his waist righteously: "You two are doing bad things here again!"

Si Nan choked his throat with a puff of smoke.

Chen Sen let out a laugh from his nasal cavity.

"Forget it, I'll let you two off today!" Xu Xu yawned, "I'll take Guan Yan back to sleep first, I'm afraid he'll vomit in the middle of the night, so I'll sleep with him tonight." Embarrassed, "Our house has few guest rooms, and the other rooms haven't been cleaned up yet. Can you two sleep in one room?"

"Row."

"Well, it's the innermost room on the second floor, the invincible country view room!" Xu Xu laughed, feeling a little dizzy.

Sinan threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped on it: "Guan Yan is such a big lump, can you drag it?"

"And my dad!" Xu Xu waved his hands at the two, "Good night."

"Good night."

"Good night."

Late at night.

Above the field, the wind was hoarse, and the barking of dogs came from afar.

Si Nan felt a little sick to his stomach and squatted down.

"Do you want to throw up?" Chen Sen squatted down next to him.

"Don't talk." Sinan wrapped his arms around his face.

Chen Sen smiled: "Why don't you go out for a walk and sober up?"

"Ah."

The two walked out along the road.

The whole village seemed to have been turned on uniformly. In the darkness, there was no light at all.

Only the shadows of the house are left.

Simply the moonlight is bright enough to barely see the road.

"There should be a big river here." Chen Sen said suddenly.

Si Nan lowered his head and turned to look at him.

Chen Sen's face was hit with several three-dimensional points by the moonlight, connected together, and his profile was like a sharp silhouette.

"The one we saw on the road?"

"Maybe." Chen Sen turned to look at him, "Want to see it?"

"Look."

At the end of the main road there are two forked paths with a street sign in the middle.

Chen Sen lit the lighter.

The road sign reads - Hexi Orchard is here to go.

Pointing to the left hand direction.

There is a cesspool next to the intersection of the small road on the right, which should be used by the villagers to water their crops.

Chen Sen chose the left path.

"This season, the orchard is full of dead tree branches..."

Before Si Nan finished speaking, he suddenly felt Chen Sen hide behind him.

"What's wrong?" He turned back.

"There is a dog." Chen Sen turned around and wanted to go back, "Let's go right..."

The hand was grabbed by someone.

"What are you afraid of..."

Casual teasing tone.

Chen Sen looked up from the intersecting fingers of the two.

Si Nan looked at him, but his eyes were not focused.

The man is drunk.

Turn around.

Si Nan looked at the dog blocking the way in front of him.

It has no coat color, and its body is only about the size of a dirt dog. Its eyes are shining under the moonlight.

Chen Sen felt a little weak when he saw his legs: "We can also—"

"I'll take you away." Sinan interrupted him, calmly swaying past the dirt dog.

Cold sweat dripped down Chen Sen's back.

Take a look back.

The dog was still standing there, looking at them with cold eyes.

The orchard is not big, and it ends after turning a corner.

An iron door stood in front of it, half-open.

Chen Sen moved his arm: "Is it enough?"

"Ok?"

Si Nan glanced down, but before he could react, he let go of his hands.

Chen Sen's ears moved, he raised his head, and looked over Sinan's shoulders to the endless night behind him.

Castle Peak whirling.

"It's that river." Chen Sen said.

"Go and have a look." Sinan turned and walked forward.

Outside the iron gate is the embankment.

The two rushed up the small slope and stood on the embankment.

A large river lay in front of him, and the sound of the water was quiet.

There are still people living on the other side, and a few sparks flicker faintly.

Si Nan suddenly calmed down.

He thought of Linjiang.

"My hometown also has such a big river, which is much bigger than this."

"yes……"

"Ah."

Night makes people vulnerable.

Simon chuckled lightly.

"The water used to be clean, when I was young."

"There is a ferry."

"People are drowning every summer."

"I almost drowned too."

The whispering boy became sad.

The wind also calmed down for his sadness.

"Linjiang is too big..."

The ending is off.

He was completely out of his mind.

The shoulders were gently held.

Simon looked up.

The crescent eyes are filled with gentle light.

"It really is a nightmare."

Carelessly soft.

"Forget it when the sun rises."

A slightly strong force came from the left shoulder——

"Because the days are still long."

I don't know who it is for.