wilderness

Gu Beiqiao began to suffer from insomnia again.

It was already late at night, and he was obviously very sleepy, but as soon as he closed his eyes, his brain would wake up instantly. The heart seemed to be displaced from the chest cavity, and it ran to the skull beating vigorously on its own initiative, disturbing his nerves in a mess.

After leaving the spring community, he hadn't felt this way for a long time, and when he thought that Sister Zhao and Uncle Chen were inquiring about his family's situation, he felt a little uneasy.

Still unable to fall asleep, he simply opened his eyes and stopped forcing himself to fall asleep. He gently opened the curtains a crack, and saw that the moon was already in the sky outside the window, the dark blue sky and the hazy tree shadows under the lamp.

This quiet night also calmed his mind quickly.

Soon, soon, he thought, soon to see them.

At this time, the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

The wooden door made a hoarse sound, like a vicious curse.

Gu Beiqiao began to tremble with fear again, he held his breath, his fingers gripped the corner of the quilt tightly, and a few drops of cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

A shadow came in in the dark and asked, "Are you all asleep?"

Gu Beiqiao gritted his teeth, his heart sank little by little.

He almost forgot.But fortunately, he has already made up his mind to leave, so does that person want to do something before he leaves?

Gu Beiqiao squinted his eyes, and with the light of the street lamp from outside the curtains, he watched the shadow walk to the closet, open the closet door lightly, and found his backpack in the dark.

Then there was the rustling sound of a zipper being unzipped, the sound of rummaging for something, and finally a fruitless sigh.

The figure put Gu Beiqiao's bag back, and quickly walked out of the bedroom, not forgetting to close the door when he left.

Gu Beiqiao stared at the ceiling, his hands shaking while clutching the quilt.

He didn't close his eyes all night, and when he woke up in the morning, his eyes were bloodshot.

The fool stared at him blankly, but Gu Beiqiao pushed him away coldly and walked out.

Sister Zhao looked at him worriedly, "Qiaoqiao, your eyes..."

Gu Beiqiao rubbed his eyes and said in a low voice, "It's okay, it's just a little itchy."

Sister Zhao said: "It's better to take a drop of eye drops, don't rub it, your hands are full of bacteria."

Gu Beiqiao hurriedly said: "No need for Aunt Zhao, the itching is gone, it will be fine after a while."

"That can't be done," Sister Zhao took out an eyedrop from the cabinet, let Gu Beiqiao sit on the sofa, she gently turned his face, and carefully and carefully dripped the eyedrop on the red eye sockets inside.

Gu Beiqiao opened his eyes, looking up from his angle, Aunt Zhao's gaze was so gentle, as if treating her own child.

The transparent eye drops fell like water dripping into the waves. Gu Beiqiao's eyes were irritated, and he blinked, tears oozing from the curled eyelashes.

Sister Zhao looked at Gu Beiqiao's teary eyes, smiled, and blew into his eyes, "It will be fine in a while, please don't rub it anymore."

Gu Beiqiao nodded, "Thank you, Auntie."

Sister Zhao touched his head casually, "Don't be so polite, hurry up and have breakfast with Shaqing."

Gu Beiqiao and the idiot went out, the idiot obviously sensed Gu Beiqiao's depression, so he took out a chocolate from his pocket, peeled it open and put it in his mouth, "Brother Qiao, eat it."

Gu Beiqiao tilted his head to avoid the chocolate, "You eat it yourself."

The fool had no choice but to throw the chocolate into his mouth, then took out a piece of beef candy from his pocket, and waved it in front of Gu Beiqiao, "Beef candy! Here you are!"

Gu Beiqiao's expression was still cold, "No."

The idiot pouted, and stuffed another piece of beef candy into his chocolate-filled mouth. He couldn't help but feel a little weird when he tasted both sweet and salty flavors at the same time.

When they arrived at the gate of the park, the two were still sitting on the stall of the uncle selling steamed stuffed buns. The idiot shouted, "Two cages of small steamed stuffed buns, two bowls of soy milk!"

The uncle happily replied: "Okay!" After a while, he came over with two steamers.The uncle brought another pack of rough roll paper for the two of them, and asked, "Silly, your mother said she was going to take you to the capital, when are you leaving?"

The fool stuffed a steamed stuffed bun into his mouth and said vaguely: "I don't know, maybe in a few days..."

The uncle glanced at Gu Beiqiao, "Is this handsome guy going with you?"

Gu Beiqiao paused, and replied, "No."

The idiot said at the same time as him: "Go."

The two looked at each other, and the fool said aggrievedly, "Brother Qiao, come with me."

Gu Beiqiao glanced at him and didn't speak. He bit the straw and took a sip of the sweet soy milk. Some of the sugar in the soy milk hadn't melted yet.

The uncle smiled at the fool and said, "You two have such a good relationship. If you turn around, you'll be fine. Your parents may be so happy."

After breakfast, the two went for a walk in the park again.Gu Beiqiao bid farewell to the flowers, plants and trees one by one. Although he just said it silently in his heart, it was strange that they all seemed to hear his words and expressed their blessings one after another.

Gu Beiqiao calmed down a little, and when he walked out of the park, he brought two pancakes for Sister Zhao and Uncle Chen.

When they returned to the noodle shop, the sound of a noodle maker was heard from the kitchen. Gu Beiqiao was just about to enter the kitchen with pancakes and fruit, but under the sound of the noodle maker, Sister Zhao asked : "Old Chen, don't you think Qiaoqiao is a bit strange?"

Gu Beiqiao stopped abruptly, the idiot looked at him in puzzlement, seeing his stern face, he followed him to stop.

Uncle Chen in the kitchen replied: "I think so too. Do you think he dislikes us? He also doesn't want us to know about his family. He still doesn't know the contact information of his parents."

Sister Zhao sighed and said: "I asked him to call home that day, and it seemed that his mother answered it. Later, I remembered and looked through the call records, but I couldn't find that record. It seems that he deleted it. He And too careful."

Uncle Chen said: "It's good for children to be careful when they go out."

Sister Zhao continued: "We treat him with the same respect for our son as we did for Shaqing, he really doesn't have to guard against us..."

Uncle Chen said: "Since he doesn't want to, then forget it."

Sister Zhao said unwillingly: "I think Qiaoqiao is hiding something from us, but last night..."

"What happened last night?"

"Last night, I saw that they were all asleep, so I went to Shaqing's house. I quietly searched in his bag, but I didn't even find the ID card..."

Uncle Chen's voice hesitated, "He probably ran away from home, right? So you're afraid that we'll contact his parents?"

Sister Zhao was taken aback, "No way, how anxious should such an older child lose his family!"

Uncle Chen said again: "Don't worry, it's not necessarily true, maybe it's because Qiaoqiao is cautious."

Sister Zhao sighed, "It doesn't matter whether he wants to go out to play or run away from home. What should he do when we go to the capital?"

Uncle Chen comforted her and said, "Ask him later to see if he is willing to go home or stay with us. We can go to the capital together."

Sister Zhao said: "That's the only way."

The sound of the noodle machine stopped suddenly, and then there was the sound of a knife cutting vegetables on the chopping board. Sister Zhao said again: "Old Chen, help me take out the noodles and put them in the box."

Gu Beiqiao walked silently to the tree at the door and squatted down. He looked down and saw the two packs of pancakes in his hands, and was a little at a loss. He thought for a while, and handed the things to the fool, "To Aunt Zhao and Uncle Chen."

The fool nodded, took the pancakes and ran towards the kitchen.

Gu Beiqiao held his chin in both hands and saw a yellowed leaf lying quietly on the ground. He suddenly realized something. Autumn is coming, and the grassland and Gesang flowers will wither.

No, it can't be delayed any longer.

Gu Beiqiao turned around and walked towards the noodle restaurant. He saw Sister Zhao and Uncle Chen poking their heads out of the kitchen, and saw them happily accepting the pancakes sent by the fool.He stepped forward and said, "Aunt Zhao, I'm leaving this afternoon."

Sister Zhao's smile froze on her face, and after a while, she forced a smile again, "Qiaoqiao, why are you so anxious? Isn't there still a few days left?"

Gu Beiqiao looked down at his new shoes, which had already been covered with a little dirt. He thought to himself: Nothing will always be new, it will always get old and be thrown away.

"I...I want to leave early so that I can come back earlier."

Sister Zhao was still thinking about how to keep him, so Uncle Chen quickly slapped her arm, "What are you doing in a daze, let's pay Qiaoqiao first."

Sister Zhao hurriedly wiped her hands with her apron, "Oh, yes, pay..."

Uncle Chen said again: "Didn't you say that there is no cash at home now? You have to go to the bank to get it."

Sister Zhao also reacted at this time, and said with a smile: "There are no banks around here, so I have to go to the city to get the one. It takes half a day to go there, maybe only two days, and I will go to the city to do business the day after tomorrow. Go get it at that time, Qiaoqiao, can you wait another day?"

Gu Beiqiao didn't let go, and said in a low voice: "It doesn't need that much, just enough for my fare..."

Sister Zhao looked at Uncle Chen and then at Gu Beiqiao who was bowing his head, and she didn't know what to do.

The idiot stood on one side, looking at Gu Beiqiao with red eyes, and shouted with grievance: "Brother Qiao..."

Gu Beiqiao glanced at him sideways, seeing that he was about to cry with tears in his eyes, he stretched out his hand to grab his wrist, "When I come back, I will come to you."

The fool kept shaking his head, "Brother Qiao..."

Gu Beiqiao let go of his hand and looked directly at Sister Zhao, "Thank you, Auntie, for taking care of me, I..." Then he lowered his eyes and walked around a few people, "I'm going to pack my things first..."

He ran upstairs a few steps, locked himself in the room, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Sure enough, all parting is rude, and no matter how gentle the language is, it can't reduce one point.

But he felt more at ease again.He folded the clothes one by one and put them in the bag. He kept the little rabbit that accompanied him when he left the house. If you like the look of it, give it to him.

When he packed his backpack and opened the bedroom door, Sister Zhao was waiting for him in the living room. Seeing him coming out, she handed him an envelope, "Qiaoqiao, this is your salary. You can buy whatever you need on the way, but you can't buy it." Be careful and keep your belongings safe."

Gu Beiqiao took the envelope and nodded, "Thank you, Auntie."

Sister Zhao sighed, "At first I wanted to keep you, but since you insist on leaving, I can only let you go, but I still have to stay at noon, at least I can leave after eating."

Gu Beiqiao nodded and put the bag on the sofa.

Sister Zhao went downstairs again, and after a while, the fool came over timidly with tears in his eyes.

Gu Beiqiao thought that he hadn't said goodbye to the flowers on the balcony, so he took out the kettle from the bathroom and walked to the balcony.

Wherever he went, the fool followed him.

He didn't mind either, and watered the flowers without paying attention.

"I'm leaving, and Aunt Zhao will water you in the future."

Rose and Lanhua shook their leaves and said to him, "Goodbye."

The other green plants also said goodbye to him.At this time, there was a voice he had never heard before: "Are you leaving?"

Gu Beiqiao looked around, but couldn't find the owner of the voice, so he asked with some doubts, "Who are you?"