pointing to the stars

Ling Qiu handed me a hot water bottle, and he sat beside me with his hands on the edge of the bed.

The palm of my hand holding the hot water bottle gradually became warmer and hotter. I looked at the hot water bottle, and then carefully looked at Ling Qiu.But I can't make up my mind, and I can't get the words out of my mouth.

"Tiansen." At this moment, Ling Qiu turned his head to look at me.

"Huh?" I looked at him.

"My gift is ready, can you come to my house tonight?" He looked at me and smiled.

"it is good."

In the countryside, it gets dark faster in winter, so Ling Qiu and I went to his house after dinner.Considering that it was dark at night and it would be easy to fall if there was snow on the ground, Ling Qiu simply invited me to stay at his house for one night.

Ling Qiu's home has not changed, it is still the same thatched house, the hole in the eaves has been filled.The brilliance of the setting sun sprinkled quietly on the white snow of the roof tiles, glowing with a faint golden light.

In the yard, the big tree with luxuriant branches and leaves in memory has long since faded into bare branches.The dilapidated kennel in the lower right corner of the courtyard was covered with snow.

Next to the kennel, there is a snowman made by Ling Qiu and me.However, I don’t know if it’s because my eyes are dazzled, but I always feel that this snowman is too big.

The sunset on the mountain side collects the last ray of afterglow.

The moon is shining brightly, and the Milky Way is shining quietly.

Holding the cup Ling Qiu handed me, I watched Fan Xing's head go empty.The snow-covered crop fields are completely silent, and the unique chirping of insects in summer is no longer heard.Occasionally I could hear dogs barking from other yards.

When I slowly recovered, the hot water in the cup was already cold.

"Tiansen." Ling Qiu's voice sounded behind me.

"Yeah." I stood up and looked at him.

"You can come in now." Ling Qiu was holding the oil lamp, his breath was a little unsteady, and he didn't know what he was messing with.

By the dim candlelight, I could vaguely see some soil stains on his body.Then, he lifted the hem of his clothes with his free hand and wiped the sweat off his face, then smiled at me.

I was a little embarrassed and turned my head. Although it was only for a moment, I still saw the abdominal muscles looming under the clothes.

He turned sideways to get out of the way, and I walked in too.The room was not as dark as I thought, but shimmering with light.

There are green ones and yellow ones, like stars in the night sky, twinkling quietly.That is, fireflies.

"How come there are fireflies in this season?" Or, there are fireflies here?Even in summer, I haven't seen fireflies...

"Secret." Ling Qiu came to me and turned her head to look at me, smiling with her little canine teeth.

I looked up at him, only to realize that he seemed to have grown a lot taller.

"Do you like this gift?" Ling Qiu asked me.

"I like it." I nodded, "Didn't you make yesterday's lunch and dinner yourself?"

"Yes." Ling Qiu touched the back of his head and smiled; "But that's not a gift, and the gift I want to give Tiansen is not two meals."

After washing up, Ling Qiu and I lay on the bed and chatted. As for what we talked about, I didn't care.As long as I can talk to him, perhaps it is enough for me.

If time can freeze again, I hope it's this moment.

It seems that I have thought about this kind of words.

Even though I was wrapped in a quilt, my limbs still had no temperature, and I couldn't sleep because of the cold.At this moment, I felt Ling Qiu's hands encircling my wrists, and then the palms were branded on his hot chest.

"Is it still cold?" Ling Qiu snorted, and then the soft words came from the night. .

"Hmm." I replied in a low voice.The heart beat suddenly and violently for some reason, and the thumping sound could be heard very clearly in my mind.

He pulled me into his arms, the warm breath emanating from his body wrapped me in, my ears were pressed against his chest, and the rhythmic beating sound hit my eardrums.

I kept my posture and didn't dare to move, quietly feeling his breath and everything about him.I slowly closed my eyes and fell asleep.

That night, I had a dream.

Ling Qiu and I sat on the grassy hillside, the sun shining through the branches and leaves of the trees and casting dappled shadows.We sat side by side, and I leaned on his shoulder, flipping through the book in my hand.

The sudden breeze lifted the hair on my forehead and turned a few pages of the book.The grass scraped on the pants, making a swishing sound.

The mild sunshine bathes the mountains and fields, and birds chirp from time to time...

Ling Qiu smiled and said something to me...

I slowly opened my eyes, the side was already empty.The tiredness of winter and the warmth of the quilt made me fall asleep again inadvertently.

When he woke up again, he was woken up by Ling Qiu.

I barely got up in a daze, and then my body involuntarily lay back. Ling Qiu hugged my shoulders and helped me get dressed.

Ling Qiu wiped my face with a hot towel, and the drowsiness gradually receded.I stretched my waist and yawned: "Thanks."

"It's okay." Ling Qiu replied, "I made some porridge, let's make do with it."

"it is good."

After breakfast, Ling Qiu put on gloves and scarf for me, and took my hand to go to the small bungalow where things are sold.There was a lot of snow under our feet, and we were afraid of slipping when we walked over to my grandmother's house, so we took a wider road.

I held Ling Qiu's hand and walked side by side, and there was also the sound of crunching snow under my feet.Ling Qiu exhaled a thin mist, which disappeared into the air in an instant.

As soon as I walked to the courtyard of the small bungalow selling things, I saw a few children playing with firecrackers.Ling Qiu asked me to go in first, but he said that he would not go in because of some matters.

I didn't think too much and walked in alone. There was a small room on the left when I entered the door, and there were various snacks and firecrackers in it.There are soaring cannons, wiping cannons and falling cannons everywhere, as well as fireworks sticks, ground drills and the like.

Looking at all kinds of firecrackers, I just remembered that I didn't ask Ling Qiu what kind of firecrackers he wanted to play when he came in.So I turned around and went out of the gate again. As soon as I walked out of the gate, I saw a few children throwing firecrackers at Ling Qiu. The explosion of firecrackers sounded around Ling Qiu, and then turned into green smoke.

"Hey! What are you doing!" I shouted at the group of firecrackers.

The group of children took a look at me and even threw firecrackers at me, so I stepped back and dodged into the small bungalow.Seeing those children still throwing firecrackers at Ling Qiu, I couldn't help feeling angry, so I bought a cannon cleaner and a cannon thrower.

I opened the box and threw the cannon, and threw it at the group of children.Those children watched me throw firecrackers and quickly avoided.I also took this opportunity to run to Ling Qiu, the ground was full of snow and it hadn't been cleaned, how could a dropped cannon explode, these children's heads are really simple.

I bought the firecrackers, and I didn't bother with the children, so I took Ling Qiu and left.Maybe it's because I stayed at home with Ling Qiu for a long time, so I forgot that there are still a group of children in this countryside who are hostile to Ling Qiu.

And I knew it at first, but I still brought Ling Qiu here.I feel guilty about this, what if Ling Qiu is injured by firecrackers...

On the way, I didn't talk to Ling Qiu, and Ling Qiu also had a tacit understanding and didn't talk to me.It wasn't until I stood in front of his house that I opened my mouth: "I'm sorry, I, I forgot about the children here..."

"I'm fine, I'm used to it anyway." Ling Qiu was stunned for a moment, then continued: "It's Tiansen, did you get hurt?"

I shook my head and looked at him, "Shall we... set off firecrackers?"

"Okay." Ling Qiu handed me the firecracker in his hand, "This is a firecracker, just like wiping a match, just throw it out when it sparks." Then, Ling Qiu demonstrated it to me.

The bones are distinct, and the slender fingers make me unable to move my eyes away.It wasn't until he called me that I came back to my senses.I played firecrackers with Ling Qiu all afternoon, and my hands were covered with black gunpowder powder.

Ling Qiu took me to wash my hands, and then built a snowman in the yard to play.When we were tired from playing, the two of us would lie on the bed and play cards, origami, and chess.

In a blink of an eye, the whole day passed.

Because I promised my grandma to only stay at Ling Qiu's house for one day, I had to go home today.Thinking like this, I couldn't help but feel a sense of failure in my heart.

I wanted to invite him to my grandmother's house and stay with him for one night.But I didn't say it until he sent me home.

but……

"Ah Qiu, it's so late, I'm staying here today." Grandma looked at Ling Qiu and smiled kindly: "Let's live in the same room with A Sen."

"This, this..." Ling Qiu rubbed the back of his head and looked at me with some embarrassment.

"Just stay here." I quickly looked at him and said, "It's getting dark today, and the road is not safe."

"That's fine."

Hearing that he agreed, I felt a little relieved.I took his palm and walked towards the small bungalow. The thatched cottage was a bit cold. Grandma was afraid that I would catch a cold, so she vacated a room on the second floor.

We washed up and went up to the second floor. There were two rooms at the corner of the stairs. The one on the left and the right was about [-] to [-] square meters. The other room was a living room, and there were two rooms on the opposite side of the living room.Ling Qiu and I lived in a one-room house.

The quilt is newly punched cotton, which is very soft and warm, and the quilt, sheets and pillows are all new.I lay on the big bed and suddenly felt a little shy. I knew I should live in a thatched cottage, so maybe I could sleep in Ling Qiu's arms?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help shaking my head.What are you thinking about?Last night was just a measure taken because the weather was too cold and the house couldn't be kept warm.

Ling Qiu took off his clothes and trousers, only his underpants were left on his body, shivering from the cold, and then went to bed and covered himself with a quilt.

"It's so warm..." Ling Qiu sighed, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.

I took off my pants and got under the covers.I don't really like to sleep in just shorts, so I keep a short sleeve on.The light in the room was still on, much brighter than the light in the thatched cottage, and I turned my head to look outside the blue curtain, it was already dark.

Looking at the swaying dead branches in the potted plants through the glass window, I felt a chill in my heart.I shrank back and wrapped the quilt tightly.

"Is it still cold?" As soon as the words finished, Ling Qiu's hand wrapped around mine, and his warm palm rubbed against the back of my hand, dispelling the chill between his fingers and palms.

"A little bit." I replied quietly.

"Do you want me to sleep with you?" Ling Qiu looked at me and asked.

"No need..." I smiled awkwardly and declined.

"It's all boys, it doesn't matter." Ling Qiu smiled and hugged me in his arms, reaching out to turn off the switch at the head of the bed.With a snap, the bright room was turned into darkness.

In the darkness, the faint sound of breathing and the sound of the beating of the chest rang in my ears.