I Just Came to Borrow a Light

Yuan Wu's sleep seemed to be quite good. He fell asleep within a few minutes after lying down, and his breathing became slow and steady.

Lin Chengbu couldn't sleep, so he used a small blanket under his head as a pillow, and just lay there, listening to Yuan Wu's breathing.

I don't know how long it has passed, but the torrential rain outside is not as unrestrained as before.

After the sound of the rain was not too noisy, it began to have a hypnotic effect. Lin Chengbu liked this kind of rain very much, and it made people feel lazy and comfortable to sleep.

He covered his body with the blanket he was sleeping on, and when he was about to find something else to use as a pillow, Yuan Wu, who had been sleeping quietly, moved.

He quickly stopped, fearing that he would wake up Yuan Wu by making some noise.

Yuan Wu moved and regained his composure, but Lin Chengbu saw him open his eyes by the light of the night lamp and was looking at the roof of the cabin.

"Did I wake you up?" Lin Chengbu asked in a low voice.

Yuan Wu ignored him.

"I just want to find a pillow..." Before Lin Chengbu finished speaking, Yuan Wu sat up suddenly, and he whispered again, "What's wrong?"

Yuan Wu didn't answer him, didn't move, didn't even look at him, as if he didn't hear his voice at all, just sat there, not sure if he was thinking or in a daze.

Lin Chengbu had no choice but to shut up too, and looked at him silently.

The two of them just sat like this, staring at each other for a while without looking at you.

After confirming that Yuan Wu really ignored his intentions, Lin Chengbu couldn't help asking, "You... sleepwalking?"

Yuan Wu moved, but still didn't look at him, just took out a cigarette from the cigarette case next to him and lit it.

Just when Lin Chengbu was about to say that he would give me one too, he suddenly stood up and walked out of the hatch with a cigarette in his mouth.

Are you just ignoring him, or...

Really sleepwalking?

Lin Chengbu followed him and stood up worriedly. Yuan Wu never looked at him. For a moment Lin Chengbu wondered if he was really a ghost.

It was still raining outside, and the white rain and fog made the surroundings blurry. Except for Yuan Wu in front of him, he couldn't see anything clearly, and he couldn't even tell where the water surface was.

Yuan Wu just stood under the shed at the stern, smoking a cigarette, not knowing where to look.

Does Yuan Wu only do this today, or does it happen often?

What are you doing?

Lin Chengbu didn't dare to approach him, so he could only stand silently behind him.

He had never seen Yuan Wu like this before, which made him a little dazed and uneasy.

Although the rain outside was not as heavy as before, the shed at the stern could not keep out the rain and fog swept by the wind. Standing in the cabin, Lin Chengbu could feel the coolness constantly hitting his face.

After a while, Yuan Wu's clothes became wet, and Lin Chengbu could see his wet hair hanging down his forehead.

He wanted Yuan Wu to come in, but he didn't dare to make a sound, and he wanted to pull him in, but he didn't dare to reach out.

The only thing he could do was to stand like this and stare at Yuan Wu's every move.

The key point is that Yuan Wu didn't do anything, and he didn't throw the cigarette away after he finished smoking. The cigarette butt was just in his mouth, and it was quickly extinguished in the rain and fog.

Lin Chengbu felt that fortunately he didn't have any obsessive-compulsive disorder, or else this cigarette butt that he didn't throw away for half a day could make him suffocate to death.

After several hours of rain, the temperature on the water surface was already very low, and Lin Chengbu gradually felt the chill.

"Come in, you'll catch a cold." He said in as low a voice as possible.

But Yuan Wu didn't move, and still couldn't hear anything.

Lin Chengbu waited for a while, and made up his mind to ignore Sanqi 28, but when 21 went directly to drag Yuan Wu in, Yuan Wu finally spit out the cigarette butt.

Lin Chengbu hurried out of the way, giving him the way back to the cabin.

But Yuan Wu did not come back, but slowly squatted at the stern of the boat, holding his head with his hands.

Then Lin Chengbu heard Yuan Wu's cry in the lonely rain all around.

He had never seen Yuan Wu in such a state, had never seen Yuan Wu cry, and never thought that he would cry so...in pain.

Maybe Yuan Wu was sleepwalking and didn't know there was anyone around him at all. He cried very wantonly without any restraint or control.

Just sobbing with a howl, as if venting unbearably.

Lin Chengbu stayed where he was, not knowing what he should do, and he didn't dare to take any action. In his memory, Yuan Wu was not a very restrained person, but he was crying helplessly and painfully like a child. , Maybe Yuan Wu didn't want anyone to see it.

He stepped back into the cabin lightly, and sat down slowly against the bulkhead.

Yuan Wu's cigarette case was still thrown aside, he went over to take one and lit it, took two puffs and then exhaled a smoke ring, watched the smoke illuminated by the night light slowly drift away in the dark, and then exhaled again A string of small smoke rings, looking like an ellipsis.

After smoking two cigarettes, there was no distressing cry from the stern of the boat.

Lin Chengbu turned his head and saw that Yuan Wu had stood up and was leaning on the side of the boat looking down.

He quickly jumped up, quickly stepped out of the cabin door and stood behind Yuan Wu. Although it seemed unlikely that someone would commit suicide while sleepwalking, Yuan Wu's current appearance did not really look like sleepwalking.

Lin Chengbu felt that his nerves were about to snap.

Yuan Wu didn't stand on the edge of the boat for too long, only a minute or two, when Lin Chengbu was wondering if he should just hug him or grab his pants if he really wanted to jump, he turned around, Walked straight to the hatch.

Lin Chengbu stepped aside before he hit him, Yuan Wu didn't look at him, walked directly into the cabin, and lay down covered in water.

Lin Chengbu heaved a sigh of relief, and stayed at the stern for 5 minutes before entering the cabin, and took a rag to wipe off the rainwater that drifted in.

When he turned around to see what happened to Yuan Wu, he suddenly found that Yuan Wu had opened his eyes and looked at him.

This time, Yuan Wu's eyes were focused, and they fell on his face clearly and accurately.

"Snail boy?" Yuan Wu raised his eyebrows.

"Ah?" Lin Chengbu didn't react.

"Then let me pretend I didn't see it." Yuan Wu turned his back to him, "Look at what else needs to be cleaned up and do it together."

"...I'll just wipe it with water." Lin Chengbu said.

Yuan Wu ignored him.

The environment of Shenqiao is very well protected, and there are many kinds of water birds. Occasionally, kingfishers can be seen in the East Bay, but the shadow disappears when the water ripples gently.

There are also many other birds, and they are singing from far and near before dawn, in the woods, on the water, and a few brave ones will jump around on the boat.

Yuan Wu wakes up to this sound every day. Although he feels that he hasn't slept enough, he still feels lazy and comfortable.

Lin Chengbu was no longer in the cabin, Yuan Wu sat up and yawned, seeing the blankets he used yesterday neatly folded and placed beside him.

There was a sound from the stern, Yuan Wu touched an empty coke can and smashed it on the rear hatch.

The door opened, and Lin Chengbu poked his head in: "Good morning."

"Morning," Yuan Wu looked at him, "You look really bad, you should shave."

"...Really?" Lin Chengbu touched his face, "Maybe I...didn't sleep well."

"Of course I can't sleep well when I get up in the middle of the night to clean up the house." Yuan Wu put on a T-shirt, walked to the bow, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Do you have a problem with sleepwalking?"

"You mean me?" Lin Chengbu pointed to himself.

"Could it be me?" Yuan Wu glanced at him.

"I don't sleepwalk," Lin Chengbu sighed, "I know when I get up and wipe the floor."

"Are you still working part-time as a housekeeper? It's so addictive in the middle of the night." Yuan Wu took a toothbrush and squatted to the stern.

"No." Lin Chengbu frowned, staring at Yuan Wu for a while.

Based on his knowledge of Yuan Wu, Yuan Wu's current appearance really doesn't look like an act.

In other words, Yuan Wu didn't remember that he had cried so painfully and unscrupulously last night.

What kind of state is that?

"Do you drink coffee?" Yuan Wu asked after washing.

"Don't drink." Lin Chengbu shook his head. He didn't know if he didn't sleep well last night or because he was blown by the wind and rained. Now he feels his head is heavy and uncomfortable.

Of course, it may also be worrying.

"Are you still here?" Yuan Wu asked while grinding the coffee beans.

"I'll make you an early breakfast and leave." Lin Chengbu looked at the time, and when he saw the watch Yuan Wu gave him on his wrist, his heart softened warmly, "I have to go to work today."

"There are instant noodles." Yuan Wu kicked a cardboard box in the corner of the cabin.

Lin Chengbu acted like a magician when it came to making breakfast, and it took him as long to cook instant noodles as usual, but Yuan Wu smelled a fragrance that he had never smelled before when he cooked instant noodles.

"Is it fragrant?" Lin Chengbu asked from the stern of the boat.

"Well, what did you do?" Yuan Wu asked.

"I made some stew with the instant noodle package and eggs, but luckily there is still some red sausage left." Lin Chengbu handed over the instant noodles, "Eat it, I have to go to work."

"You don't want to eat?" Yuan Wu said.

"I won't eat, I don't have much appetite." Lin Chengbu smiled.

"It's the first time I've seen someone hate my cooking so deeply," Yuan Wu mixed the noodles, "If someone praises you for cooking well, don't you have to pounce on them and fight with them?"

"You can eat as long as you like." Lin Chengbu quickly cleaned up the pot, and looked into the cabin again, "I'm leaving."

"Well," Yuan Wu responded, "Thank you for your face."

Lin Cheng walked back and forth in a hurry, and Yuan Wu could hear his footsteps leaving quickly outside, jumping and running, but he heard the sound of splashing water before he went far.

Yuan Wu was stunned, put down the noodles and ran to the bow of the boat, and saw Lin Chengbu climbing from the water to the boat in the distance at a glance.

The first thing Lin Chengbu did when he climbed onto the boat was to turn his head and look this way. When he saw him, he immediately waved his hand: "I'm fine! I missed it!"

"Go to the hospital to check if your cerebellum is underdeveloped!" Yuan Wu shouted and closed the hatch.

Lin Chengbu felt that he probably really had to go see a doctor, and he felt very dizzy.

After returning to the car, he wiped his watch carefully. Fortunately, with such agility, although he fell into the water, he climbed up nimbly. .

On the contrary, the mobile phone may not be so good. It rained yesterday and fell into the water again today. Fortunately, it was turned off when it ran out of power.

The air by the water was very good at this time, Lin Chengbu didn't start the car in a hurry, he leaned on the car seat and closed his eyes after lowering the window.

The damp and stale air in the car that had been covered all night was quickly replaced by the fresh air pouring in from the outside of the car. The slight cool breeze blowing in made him feel refreshed.

Yuan Wu took a sip of his coffee. He hadn't read the comments of the readers of the new story in the past two days. He glanced just now and found that there were quite a few comments.

The last dozen or so articles are all saying that the beginning of this story is very depressing, making people feel bad and depressed.

No one mentioned "change" anymore, which made Yuan Wu heave a sigh of relief, so don't change at all, don't make any changes.

As for depression.

Maybe, he frowned, it was depression, but he couldn't quite tell why it was depression. Where did the source of this depression come from? The despair and fear that were getting closer and closer when he wrote these words were Where did it come from.

he does not know.

Why do you write like this?

He didn't know either.

"The night is very deep, but it is not quiet, insects chirping, the second hand, the creaking sound of the door opening from somewhere...

The dark night is filled with darkness that lights cannot break through, the wind blows in through the cracks in the windows, the lights above the head sway gently, and the shadows in the room, deep and light, of various shapes also change from length to length...

Someone knocked on the glass lightly, with a light and crisp sound, as if it had been knocked on his nerves. After the momentary panic, there was a burst of calm...

It's like the long-awaited ending has finally come...

The glass is black, reflecting his own face like a mirror, pale and excited...

He couldn't tell whether the other face that slowly emerged from his face was outside the window or here, he just stared at the two faces that gradually overlapped, with the same desperate and expectant expression... …

who is it?You, or me, or someone else who never knew...

'Come on,' said the face on the black glass, with a finger protruding from the side, 'you. '

......"

"Lu la lu la la, lu la lu la la... bravely move forward, and there will be prizes for moving forward..." There was a happy singing voice from outside, "If you want to fly, you need a TV, you need a CD, you need mpthree, you need ice cream, you want RMB or not. Too greedy..."

Yuan Wu listened to him sing the next string without panting, and then suddenly fell silent, and then panted for a while, and he didn't catch his breath for a long time.

"Brother Xiaowu!" Da Tou finally managed to catch his breath after running to his boat, "I want to play with you."

"Uncle." Yuan Wu said.

"Uncle Xiaowu," Datou immediately changed his words, "I want to play with you."

"I don't want to play with you." Yuan Wu said.

"Don't we still have a common language?" The big head took off his shoes and entered the cabin, sat down on the deck, and sighed.

"Well," Yuan Wu looked at the screen, and gave him a small box of yogurt from the small refrigerator, "you can go find someone else to play with, there will be no result for the two of us."

"My mother won't let me go to the village," said Datou, drinking yogurt, "Brother Xiaobu won't play with me when he's asleep."

Yuan Wu was stunned for a moment, then turned his head: "What Brother Xiaobu?"

"It's Brother Xiaobu." Datou scratched his head, "He chatted with me, and I bought medicine for him, so he went to sleep and stopped talking to me."

"Lin Chengbu?" Yuan Wu glanced at the time on the computer in surprise, Lin Chengbu has been away from him for almost two hours, sleep?

"I don't know, it's brother Xiaobu." Datou sucked on the yogurt vigorously.

"Where does he sleep?" Yuan Wu asked.

"In the car." The big head replied.

are you crazy?

Say go to work and sleep in the car?

So Lin Chengbu is actually a mentally ill patient without a job?

"What medicine did you buy for him?" Yuan Wu was stunned for a long time before remembering to ask.

"A fever-reducing medicine," Datou said, "I went to the health center to buy it for him, am I very powerful!"

"Yes, I'm so tired," Yuan Wu said, "Okay, you go out."

"Where are you going?" Big Head asked.

"Whatever, go chase the chicken." Yuan Wu said.

"My mother beat me," the big head shook his head, "I dare not go."

"As long as you're not on my boat, if you don't let me see you before dinner today, I'll give you ten yuan." Yuan Wu said.

"Really?" Big Head's eyes lit up.

"Really," Yuan Wu waved his hand, and gave him another box of yogurt, "Let's go."

"En!" Datou responded, took the yogurt and ran away in a hurry.

After Yuan Wu was stunned for a while, he lit a cigarette and continued typing on the keyboard.

Today's writing went smoothly, and the train of thought was basically uninterrupted. Although the content made him more and more uncomfortable, he still finished writing this chapter as smoothly as an endorsement.

After typing the last period, he closed the computer without even looking back.

I don't want to watch it anymore, and I don't need to watch it anymore.

He can recite any chapter he has written at any time, and he can remember every word and every punctuation.

Sometimes he feels as if all his memories are used for the story.

When he raised his hand to look at the watch, he realized that the watch had already been given to Lin Chengbu. After waking up, the insane cook took another antipyretic as a sleeping pill and then fell asleep in the car.

Amazing logic.

Yuan Wu glanced at the lower right corner of the computer, it was already past lunch time, and he didn't feel the need to eat at all.

After staring at the computer for a while, he stood up, took the last can of Coke in the refrigerator, and walked over to the pier.

The big head was squatting on the pier, washing clothes with his mother, when he saw him coming, he jumped up and ran towards the miscellaneous forest, shouting as he ran: "I didn't see it, I didn't see it." to me..."

"Did you scare him?" The big head looked at him suspiciously.

"No." Yuan Wu replied simply, and looked at the road next to the pier, but did not see Lin Chengbu's car.

"Then why did he run away after seeing you?" Big Head asked again.

"The chicken ran away after seeing him." Yuan Wu said.

The big head has run away and there is no sign of Lin Chengbu.

Yuan Wu stood on the dirt road and looked at both sides for a long time, then walked around in the forest, but saw nothing, no car, and of course no Lin Chengbu who was sleeping after taking antipyretics.

Yuan Wu leaned against a tree and sat on the muddy ground, opened the Coke that he wanted to bring to Lin Chengbu, took two sips, and felt a little inexplicably disappointed.

Lin Cheng walked away, there was no more coke, no more beer, and he had to go to town again tomorrow. This kind of life that had broken the dull rhythm suddenly made him a little irritable.