After the Earthquake of Rebirth

When Hu Zi and Ning Xiaowen came to Du Cheng's house, the door placed in the corridor was open.

In the room, Ning Qiyan had already steamed the rice, and the rice was covered with a layer of thinly sliced ​​sausages, and the delicious oil flowers were sucked into the rice, even Ning Qiyan and Du Cheng, who usually have all kinds of food, drool a little Excess secretion.

When he heard the knock on the door, Ning Qiyan was stirring canned corn with diced ham.And Du Cheng was taking Du Dabao and the two kittens to fiddle with the quail cage that had been built before the door of the bedroom.

I bought these dozen or so quails purely because they didn't take up space, so I kept them as long as I kept them, and it's best if they can lay eggs.But within a few days, I found that these quails were too timid, and their fur exploded in shock at the slightest sound.Even if Ning Qiyan didn't know much about farming, he knew that it was impossible for quails to lay eggs under such circumstances.But it is impossible to keep the other livestock in the space silent, so this cage of quail is a waste, even if it is slaughtered and eaten, there is not much meat, not troublesome enough.

It just so happened that Du Cheng wanted Huzi and the others to live next door, so Ning Qiyan decided to give them these quails, and it was up to them to raise or eat them.

Du Cheng held two kittens in one hand and went out to open the door with Du Dabao under his other arm.If you leave these three quails alone, they will all be scared to death before sending the quails out.

The door opened.

Looking at the expressionless Du Cheng, look at the ones hanging on him.Huzi and Ning Xiaowen's awkward mood disappeared in an instant.

Huzi looked at Du Cheng with a broken smile, "Are you bringing your whole family to welcome me?!"

Du Cheng glanced at him and said nothing, but nodded to Ning Xiaowen who was beside him, and let the door open.

As soon as the two entered the door, the first thing they felt was not the coolness brought by the air conditioner, but the smell of rice wafting from the bedroom.

All the way here, after the sweltering heat outside, the scent in the air is particularly attractive.

Hu Zi didn't care about Du Cheng who was on the side, and walked into the bedroom in a few steps.

"Qiyan, what are you doing?"

Ning Qiyan didn't care about Hu Zi's familiar address, on the contrary, he could feel the closeness of the other party.It's better to let him feel at ease than the unfamiliar and polite thank you.

"It's just in time for you to come back, just ready, come and eat." Ning Qiyan smiled and put the dishes in the pot on the table, "Du Cheng, take out the cage first, Du Dabao and the others will Put it in the house."

Du Cheng put down the three dogs on his body, fended off their pounce on the cage, moved the cage to the living room, entered the room and closed the door, and ignored the three dogs wandering around the door.

"Du Dabao?" Ning Xiaowen, who had a beard and was still somewhat reserved, sat down at the table and was amused by the words.

Du Dabao heard someone call it, and ran over from the door, flopping at Ning Qiyan's feet, the two kittens at the door saw it, and followed them, no longer caring about the quails outside.

Ning Qiyan filled the meal and sat down.

"It's a random name, I'm laughing at it." Then he called everyone to start.

Hu Zi smiled and glanced at Du Cheng who was silent, and he was not polite, and started to eat with his head buried.

Steamed rice with sausage, scrambled eggs, corn ham, lettuce dipping sauce, and seaweed soup.

Not to mention Ning Xiaowen, who has eaten bread and biscuits for a month, even the beard who has eaten the disgusting big pot of rice in the prison is also satisfied.

After eating, Ning Qiyan cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, and washed them along the way, seeing that Ning Xiaowen insisted on following, he didn't stop him.After tidying up, Ning Qiyan pretended to take out a bag of fruit from the kitchen.

"There is still this thing now?" Huzi looked at the mangosteen in the basin in surprise.

After dinner, Du Cheng told Hu Zi about the current situation, and didn't stop until Ning Qiyan and the others came in.

"There is a trading street in the university town, where we traded." Du Cheng said.

Beard knew it, "You also use food?"

Du Cheng nodded.

Hu Zi peeled off a few pieces and handed them to Ning Xiaowen. He took a sip and didn't eat any more. Instead, he stood up and said, "I'll go to the next door to have a look."

Du Cheng took out the key and got up and led him there.

"The place is not as big as my house, but it is enough for you to live in. Two rooms and two living rooms, one of which was used to store things, and the rest of the place was laid out as a vegetable field. You can clean it up by yourself." Open the door and let the beard see for himself.

Beard twirled around and clicked twice, "Qiyan bought it for you?" Is this because he made up his mind to be a neighbor for the rest of his life?

Du Cheng glanced at him, "This is rented, my house is next to it, and my name is also on the real estate certificate."

Huzi was stunned, and nodded with a smile, "You're fine!" When he couldn't see the excitement in this kid's eyes? ! "Tell me the truth, is there hope? Can Xiaowen and I beat the side drums for you?"

"No, he can only be mine." Du Cheng said with certainty.

Huzi shook his head, hoping that Du Cheng would be as lucky as himself!

"Is this house rented? Before or after the earthquake? How much is the rent?"

"It was rented after the earthquake. Five hundred catties of grain a year has been paid for two years. You can live here with peace of mind."

Beard stroked his chin, "It seems that food is the key point."

Du Cheng nodded, "It's been a month since the earthquake, and the government hasn't organized reconstruction work. A few days ago, I heard that part of the garrison left City D, and it seemed that they entered Cangyun Mountain. In addition to the current weather, save more The food is right."

Huzi thought for a while, then nodded, "You're right, the world looks bad, it's better to save more food and put it away, than to be hungry in the future." He said, pulling Du Cheng to sit down. Go to the only vacant room, "Tell me, what do you plan to do."

"It's hot now, and we can't go out during the day. We go out at night to find supplies, mainly food and medicines that can be stored, plus warm clothes for winter. It's so hot in summer, and I'm afraid it will be extremely cold this winter."

Huzi didn't hesitate, and agreed, "Let's start tonight, those two with thin arms and legs will stay at home and look after the house." In case something happens, those two will go with them purely to deliver food.

After making an agreement, the two went back, and Ning Qiyan just finished talking about the quails to Ning Xiaowen, Hu Zi took his lover and a cage of quails back to the house that would become their home.

Knowing that Du Cheng was going to go out with Hu Zi at night, Ning Qiyan did not object.With two people as companions, he can rest assured.Besides, Huzi looks strong and fierce, with a gangster look all over his body, it's good if he doesn't draw attention from others, who dares to provoke him? !

On the other side, Ning Xiaowen followed his lover to the next door, watching him take the key to open the door naturally, feeling a little tangled.

"Let's just stay like this?"... Not so good.

Huzi pulled Ning Xiaowen along the edge of the vegetable field through the living room into the bedroom, put down the quail, and hugged him into his arms.

"It's okay, the debt is not heavy, let's remember this friendship, and try our best to repay it in the future." Huzi bent slightly, hugged his thin lover tightly, and said sullenly with his head buried in the other's neck.

Ning Xiaowen gave an "um", and also reached out to hug his lover, his nose sore.

15 years.

Finally, I can hug my lover again.

The two hugged each other quietly, and did not let go until the sky began to darken.

Huzi hugged Ning Xiaowen and sat by the bed.

"Du Cheng will come to me in a while, and we will go down to find supplies. Now we are poor and helpless, we can't just wait for them to help. And according to Du Cheng, the situation may be even worse in the future. Let's save as much as possible for the future." Just in case."

Ning Xiaowen raised his head hastily, almost hitting Huzi's chin. "I'll go too, one more person can always gain more."

Beard pressed his head, forehead to forehead.

"You don't have to go. Du Cheng and I are very skilled. If we can handle something, we have to be distracted with you. Besides, Du Cheng is not at ease and said that he is at home, and you two can still be company."

Ning Xiaowen nodded at the close foreheads of the two. He was used to listening to each other in everything since he was a child. Even if his lover returned after 15 years, he still couldn't change his old habit.

Seeing that Ning Xiaowen was still following him as he was when he was young, Huzi smiled silently.

"In the past few days, I'll see if I can find a working air conditioner and curtains. Du Cheng has a generator over there, and even with the air conditioner, I can feel more comfortable at home. I didn't find that the food here is not like the spirit of Du Cheng's family. At that time, we would sleep during the day, and I would go out at night, and you would take care of the vegetable plot and raise quail at home, and if you felt bored, I would also go out and hold a cat or dog for you."

Ning Xiaowen shook his head again and again, "Farewell, didn't you see that these three quails are going to be scared to death by the three of their Du Dabao?!"

Seeing how nervous he was, Huzi laughed and his chest trembled. "Okay, then don't."

Ning Xiaowen pursed his lips, "All the vegetable fields here are given to us? I took a look, and they are all lettuces that are about to grow. Let's return them when they are ripe."

"It's okay, you don't need to calculate it so clearly. They still have so much at home. Wherever there is enough to eat, let's eat it directly. If there is any leftover, let's pick it into pickles. If they are willing to eat, give them some."

Ning Xiaowen nodded, thought for a while, and looked at his lover hesitantly.

"What?" Beard asked.

"...Don't you realize that Qi Yan looks a bit like me..."

Huzi squinted his eyes, is it "somewhat" similar, anyone who looks at it thinks it is a family, right? !

When he saw Ning Qiyan in the photos before, he just felt that he and Xiaowen were very similar, but when the two stood together today, the degree of similarity was even more astonishing.

"Are you sure Uncle Ning and Aunt Ning really have only one child?" Huzi asked suspiciously.

Ning Xiaowen nodded affirmatively, "Qiyan is 27 years old this year, 11 years younger than me. You forgot that my father passed away when I was eight years old. Qiyan can't be my younger brother." After finishing speaking, he Suddenly thoughtful.

Seeing that he seemed to be thinking of something, Hu Zi raised his eyes.

"Do you remember my uncle's cousin?"

Hu Zi narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth, "Just that bastard who is full of five poisons?" He forgot that no one can forget that bastard, if it wasn't for that bastard who saw him and Xiaowen kissing, their affairs would not cause trouble Everyone knows.It doesn't matter if you say it everywhere, after all, it is a fact, they are indeed in love as two men.But that bastard should never have deserved it, and brought the little hooligans from the city to bully Xiaowen.It was because of that time that he lost his mind and caused an accident in which one person died and two were seriously injured, and he was arrested.

Ning Xiaowen touched his face comfortingly, and only then did he suppress his irritable anger.

"How did you mention him? Do you suspect that Qiyan has something to do with him?" Huzi asked after healed his breath.

Ning Xiaowen nodded, "I remember when I was ten years old, my mother said that my uncle's cousin was going to get married, and the family wanted gift money. There were rumors in the village that it was my cousin who made her belly bigger, so I was in a hurry Married. But the next year, my uncle died suddenly, so the matter will be settled. If Qiyan's real surname is Ning, would it be that child?"

"Qiyan's surname is indeed Ning. Du Cheng said that Qiyan has a golden lock with the words 'Ning Qiyan' engraved on it. It seems that Qiyan was wearing it when he was placed at the gate of the orphanage." Beard Recall what Du Cheng once said.

golden lock...

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and the two of them paused for a while before realizing that the sky had already darkened.

"It should be Du Cheng who came to find me. Don't tell Qiyan about this for the time being. Regardless of whether the two of you are related or not, we should deal with it." Huzi urged.

Ning Xiaowen nodded, and went to open the door with him.

It was Du Cheng who was ready outside the door. Seeing the two of them open the door, they looked at Ning Xiaowen.

"Qiyan is at home, if you have nothing to do, you can go over and sit down." Du Cheng said.

Ning Xiaowen shook his head and explained with a smile, "Don't bother, I finally settled down, and there are still many places in the house that need to be tidied up."

Du Cheng nodded, and handed him a charging lamp. The circuit here has not been connected to the generator, so it cannot use electricity for the time being.

After the two went downstairs, Ning Xiaowen closed the door.