famine

The two of them had nowhere to go after dinner. Seeing Cayenne disappear from sight, Jiang Xuan stood there for a while, feeling that the down jacket was almost blown through before walking back.The canteen in the attached middle school was also closed. When he passed by, he saw two canteen aunts in white coats walking out arm in arm. Both of them had beaming smiles on their faces. They probably would be able to stay at home for the New Year tomorrow without coming back.

Looking at it this way, Jiang Xuan will not even have anything to eat in the next few days.So what to do, order takeaway?This will be able to be ordered, but it may not be available in a few days.

Why don't you buy more barrels of instant noodles while the canteen is closed, braised sauerkraut, seafood, tomatoes, chicken stewed mushrooms...

I don't want to eat instant noodles, I want to eat.

Jiang Xuan shrunk his neck and buried his chin in his collar. His mouth still smelled of the rice bowl he ate just now. He ate a normal amount of food just now, and he just reached his chest, far away from his throat.

Maybe I can eat buckets when I go back to the dormitory...

Tsk, I said I don't want to eat instant noodles anymore!

Forget it, don't eat, wash up and go to bed tomorrow... what are you going to do tomorrow?

Jiang Xuan slowed down, frowned slightly, and looked up at the dormitory that was close at hand. The willows planted at the door had long since dried up, and the dead branches were hanging around, and some were entangled in the dormitory. At the same time, the wind blows on people's faces like knives, cold and hard.It also happened that the door of the building was pushed open from the inside at this time, and a student covered in a ball came out, with a large suitcase in one hand, and two large plastic bags on it, which were transparent, and Jiang Xuan could see the contents inside. All are quilts and pillows.

Probably going home.

Come home so late.

The student groaned and lifted the thick door curtain, moved out from inside, and just raised his eyes and bumped into Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan put his hands in his pockets, glanced at him, then looked away, quickened his pace and continued to walk forward.

When he walked to the steps at the door, he was about to lift his foot, and the student who stood at the door and watched him from beginning to end gave a "ah" and asked a little embarrassedly: "Student, can I trouble you..."

Jiang Xuan changed the direction of his toes, stepped up the steps, and put his hand on the handle of one of the suitcases. His emotionless eyes fell on the male student's face again, and said lightly, "Just take it to the school gate?"

I saw a car parked at the school gate just now, maybe it was here to pick him up.

The student was stunned, opened his mouth, and finally said "Ah" after a while, then nodded again and again: "...Yes, thank you, I'm sorry, I have too many things, and the security guards won't allow the car to come in."

Jiang Xuan didn't speak, took the suitcase, took off the large plastic bag on it and carried it in the other hand, the male student walked out first, with a lot of light in his hands, carrying the suitcase down the steps, Jiang Xuan thought he could hear the sound of the wheel knocking on the ground, but it turned out that there was no sound. His frown finally relaxed a little, and he followed the students towards the school gate.

Because the two of them didn't know each other, the three words "don't care about me" were almost written on Jiang Xuan's face, so the male student didn't say anything else to him, walked to the school gate in silence, and took it from Jiang Xuan's hand. The luggage was placed in the back compartment of the car at the door, and there was already a very neatly dressed woman waiting there, and she and the male student should be mother and son by looks.

The woman expressed her gratitude to Jiang Xuan very warmly, and took a can of warm Wangzai milk from the car. Jiang Xuan didn't think so much at first, and wanted to leave after putting his luggage, but the male student caught him by the arm and pulled him Wangzai gave him milk.

"Thank you, you go home early too! Happy New Year!" he said.

Jiang Xuan was stunned for a moment, the male student didn't find it strange, after giving him the things, he turned around and left with a smile, Jiang Xuan was still standing there, watching the car start and drive away, opened his mouth, then pursed his lips for a while lowered his eyes.

After all this trouble, Jiang Xuan returned to the dormitory without hesitation and opened a bucket of instant noodles. When the instant noodles were ready, he took a box of biscuits from the drawer and ate a few pieces. It rang.

The dormitory is very quiet, and the ringtone of the mobile phone seems very abrupt.

Who will look for him at this time?

He raised his eyebrows in surprise, and took out his mobile phone. The caller ID on it was Brother Zhou.

Coming to work?

He answered the phone and put the phone to his ear.

"Brother Zhou?"

"Hey, Dongzi, Happy New Year!" Brother Zhou's voice was still hearty, and he seemed to be in a good mood. Jiang Xuan could hear the laughter of his wife and children.

"Happy New Year." Jiang Xuan said, then shut up and waited for Brother Zhou.

Brother Zhou laughed twice and asked, "Are you on winter vacation?"

"Let go, do you have work?"

Brother Zhou: "Well, I'm out on vacation. I'm going back after New Years Eve. I'm going to get a batch of birds in the store tomorrow. I don't worry about that boy Zhou Hui being there alone. If you have time, just take a look for me." ?”

Jiang Xuan removed the dictionary covered on the instant noodle bucket, tore off the paper cover and stirred it with a fork. Just as he was about to agree, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Can I take someone else with me?"

Then he added another sentence: "My friend."

Brother Zhou was taken aback for a moment, and then agreed: "No problem, do you want to go to my place to watch birds?"

Jiang Thrush: "Yes."

"That's fine, you bring your friend, pick whatever you want, and give him a [-]% discount during the Chinese New Year."

"Thank you Brother Zhou."

After hanging up the phone and weighing the priorities, Jiang Xuan ate the instant noodles first, and then went to bed after tidying up before sending a message to Cheng Lang.

【Jiang Thrush】: Are you free tomorrow?

He guessed that Cheng Lang was a night owl, so he dawdled for a long time before asking, but he really replied in seconds.

[Cheng Lang]: Yes, what's the matter?

[Jiang Thrush]: Do you still want to see birds?I'm free tomorrow, take you to the bird shop?

[Cheng Lang]: Okay, when?

[Jiang Thrush]: In the morning.

[Cheng Lang]: OK, I'll pick you up, see you tomorrow.

[Jiang Thrush]: Yes.

Jiang Xuan put away the phone.

After two seconds, it was taken out again.

The three words "see you tomorrow" seem to have a kind of magical power. Jiang Xuan stared at it for a long time and thought about it, but he didn't understand how the joy that suddenly rose in his heart came from.

Three hours ago, he was still with Cheng Hong, and he could still see him when he woke up tomorrow.

I could see him for two days.

sounds so good.

See you tomorrow?

See you tomorrow?

Jiang Xuan pulled the quilt over his head and fell asleep not long after.

The next morning, Jiang Xuan woke up as usual. Since he always had a regular schedule, he couldn't sleep for too long even if he was on holiday. At most, he slept until seven o'clock and felt awkward and had to get up.

The dormitory opposite the bathroom could no longer hear the snoring sound when washing. Jiang Xuan was not used to the accompaniment when brushing his teeth.

He lived in this kind of dormitory building once - he also lived here at this time last year. He lived in a dormitory alone. The entire corridor and even the whole building were empty. He was deaf, there was no sound, there was no one in sight.

Anyway, no matter where you go, you are alone.

My aunt had already called four or five times, but Jiang Xuan didn't answer, and sent her a message on WeChat, and then ignored it.

Sometimes he feels that his whole body is silent.

dead silent.

The outside world has nothing to do with me. I am in my own world. Others don't understand me, and I don't want to be understood by others.

got used to it.

Originally, today would be the same as every day in the past, getting up, washing, eating, and wasting time.

But today is really different from before, because there is a "see you tomorrow".

Take an adult to watch the birds.

Oh, why is this a little strange?

This adult is amazing.

For Jiang Xuan, it was very new to take Cheng Hong out—to his territory.

An adult, a person who is different from his parents, aunt, uncle, little steamed bun, Wang Peng, Chen Zhengyu, Xu Fei, political teacher.

An adult with "very expensive" written all over his body.

Tsk, just thinking about it makes me feel awesome.

Jiang Xuan walked out of the school gate briskly, saw the Cayenne parked quietly beside the green belt, and then his eyes fell on the person leaning against the Cayenne.

After a few snowfalls, the temperature has dropped a lot, and the ice on the road has almost melted in the past few weeks. In recent days, the sun has come online every day, and the temperature has a tendency to pick up. A person like Cheng Lang who is afraid of the cold can only wear clothes today. A khaki windbreaker, a gray thin sweater over a white shirt, a pair of black slacks and a pair of white sneakers.

The windbreaker was tied with a little-finger-wide belt around the waist, and it was tied in front of the body. Cheng Lang's waist was tied together by it, which looked very thin.

It might have been too thin.

...impossible.

Jiang Xuan retracted his gaze, lowered his head and walked quickly towards Cheng Hong.

Cheng Lang watched him walk over, waved at him, stood up straight, the braid on the back of his head slipped, "Good morning, I'm not too late."

Jiang Xuan took out his mobile phone and looked at it. It was just nine o'clock, "It's not too late, are you okay this afternoon?"

"It's okay," Cheng Lang said, "I was at home until the 25th, so why are there arrangements for this afternoon?"

"No, I'm afraid you have something to do. The store will be busy for a while today. I guess you won't be able to leave before noon. If you don't want to wait until you see the birds, you can leave."

Cheng Lang went around to the cab and sat in. Jiang Xuan sat on the co-pilot and fastened his seat belt. He heard him say, "Okay, I have nothing to do at home. I can stay a little longer and help out. I just happen to be not wearing a suit today. .”

Jiang Xuan smiled and explained: "It won't be very busy, but a batch of birds will arrive, and they need to be inspected and recorded. There should be four or five people. You can just look at the birds... Do you want to buy birds?"

Cheng Lang pondered for a moment and said, "Buy what you like, but I don't know much about birds, so you can take a look for me when the time comes."

He clicked on the location that Jiang Xuan sent him, connected to the navigation, and concentrated on driving. From time to time, he glanced at Jiang Xuan with a calm face in the rearview mirror, and heard him ask, "Have you decided to buy any bird?"

I thought about it, "Just the keychain you gave me, and buy the same one."

Jiang Xuan looked at him in surprise: "The oriole?"

"Ah."

Jiang Xuan was stunned for two seconds, then leaned back again, "It's fine, the old man can play with it. Do you have other birds at home?"

"Raise," Cheng Hong said, "Our old man is compared with those old brothers in the village. There are two starlings in the family. I have raised other birds before. I don't want to buy a bird that is too good. I can't afford it. .”

Jiang Xuan laughed, "It's really not too good to buy."

After driving for less than half an hour, Cayenne turned into a street, and the navigation indicated that there were still more than 500 meters to reach the destination. Cheng Lang originally thought that the bird shop would be in a relatively remote place, giving people a feeling of "a bird out of the world", but he did not expect The shop that Jiang Xuan brought him to was on such a street.

This street is much more lively than the one in the attached middle school. Cheng Hong saw at least three stores with all kinds of fruits at the door. There are also many supermarket jewelry stores and cake shops. Few of them are closed, and most of them are still open. At the door, two or three guests walked by the side of the road carrying plastic bags full of vegetables, chatting and laughing. The sound of festive music floated into the car from outside, making it lively and prosperous.

The Cayenne was parked at the door of the bird shop opened by Brother Zhou. The sign above the shutter door simply and clearly read "Brother Zhou Bird Shop". A van was parked on the left side of the shutter door. Go inside the birdcage.

After the car lock was unlocked, Jiang Xuan was the first to get out of the car.

Arrived.