squirrel

On the day when the plaster was removed, Squirrel repeatedly refused Gao Liyuan's company. In his words, it was obviously just a plaster removal, and Gao Liyuan was not as nervous as if he was going to have an operation.Of course, this is only part of the reason. As for the remaining, hidden, and unspeakable parts, they were all kneaded into a ball by the squirrel and stuffed into the bottom of my heart, and gradually fermented in the sultry heat of summer together with the smell of cigarettes. rot.

After wearing the plaster cast for a full eight weeks, when it was removed again, the arm was so light that it didn't look like my own.The squirrel still felt uncomfortable until the door was opened, but his attention was quickly attracted by the fragrant bone soup in the room. Gao Liyuan was just coming out of the kitchen with a plate of fried vegetables. When he saw him, he said: " Why did you come back? It's time for dinner, go wash your hands first."

"Oh."

Except for the instant noodles on the earliest night, the squirrel is still

It was the first time to eat with both hands at Gao Liyuan's house.I don't know if it was intentional or if I miscalculated the amount. The pork rib soup was almost overflowing in the porcelain basin. While urging the squirrel to eat more, Gao Liyuan said casually, "This is probably enough for you for two days."

The squirrel stopped the chopsticks.

There probably was a cicada living under the tree outside the window, and it kept chirping, making the squirrel even more upset. "I went to look for work in the afternoon." He looked up and looked at Gao Liyuan who was sitting on the other side of the dining table through the pot of pork rib soup, "I found someone who can go to work tomorrow and also provide accommodation. I will go there after dinner. "

He didn't wait for Gao Liyuan to reply, and he started talking endlessly: "You said before that the rent is three hundred a month, and the food is extra - let's take it as one hundred and fifty. I have already given you the rent for the first month, and now I have money on my body." I don’t have any more money, so I can only owe you first, and I will return the food and rent to you after I get paid.”

"I see." Gao Liyuan's silence lasted only for a short moment, "There is no rush about the money, you can come and pay it back whenever you have saved enough."

Squirrel originally thought that Gao Liyuan would say something to hinder him, but he couldn't help being taken aback when he heard the words, but he quickly realized—why did Gao Liyuan stop him?The reason why he lived here these days was because he bluffed with the rats for the last bit of face, but turned around and shot himself in the foot. In the end, Gao Liyuan kindly rescued the siege, lied for him, and took in Wu You can go anywhere by yourself.Now that I am good at hands and feet, it is only natural to move out, and it is inexplicable to continue to stay here.

But he just felt depressed for no reason, and he didn't even eat a few pieces of ribs, and he had to pack up the rice and go out after cleaning up the rice.When he came, he was empty-handed, and he took all his clothes from Gao Liyuan, and after more than a month, he had saved five or six pieces.

Gao Liyuan asked him to take all those clothes, and he also took out a luggage bag from the cabinet. He also brought the half box of instant noodles left over from before, stuffing the luggage bag bulgingly.

Squirrel took out the door key and handed it over. Gao Liyuan took it and put it on the shoe cabinet at the door.

When going out, Gao Liyuan suddenly called him: "Squirrel."

"What are you doing?" Squirrel turned his head and saw Gao Liyuan propping his arms on the door frame, and said to himself: "There are no lights on the third and fourth floors, so be careful when you go downstairs."

"I know."

He habitually showed an impatient expression at the other party, turned around with a reply, and walked step by step into the shadow of the stairs.There was a faint sound of the door behind him, and the squirrel quickened its pace, and finally let out a long breath when it walked out of the unit door.

The squirrel walked for a while, and finally couldn't help but sit down on the roadside flower bed, and took out a cigarette from his pocket.A whole week has passed since he learned of Gao Liyuan's sexual orientation, and there was only the last cigarette left that night. The squirrel took it out and lit it, took a strong puff, and threw the cigarette case into the trash can opposite.

The side of the flower bed has always been a gathering place for mosquitoes. The squirrel slapped the mosquitoes several times after smoking half a cigarette, but when he stood up, he was still bitten on his legs by two large lumps.The night wind wrapped around him stickily, and the squirrel walked to the bus station sweating profusely with his luggage, only then did he suddenly realize that one third of the summer had passed unknowingly.

He has always hated the summer in the city the most, hated the smelly and stuffy exhaust, hated the mosquitoes that bully outsiders, hated the hot wind blown by the fan.But when he looked back at this one-third node, he unexpectedly found that the impression left on him by this half summer was not as bad as before.

The squirrel couldn't help turning its head back, and glanced at the family living area where only outlines remained.In the dim light, he couldn't even tell which window belonged to the room he had lived in, let alone know that Gao Liyuan also lit a cigarette in the family building hundreds of meters away.

The news broadcast ended, and the weather forecast also ended in a blink of an eye.Gao Liyuan picked up the remote control and pressed it casually, remembering a certain series he had watched a few days before the squirrel came - it was indeed over.

He had no choice but to go back and switch to the gangster movie that Squirrel liked to watch all day long. After watching it for a while, he realized that not only did he know the plot, but he even remembered the names of the supporting roles.I don't know if it's because the TV station is suddenly short of funds. For the first time, Gao Liyuan felt that the advertisements in the middle of the TV series were surprisingly long. After watching half an episode, he finally couldn't take it anymore. He turned off the TV and lit another cigarette.

It was not yet nine o'clock, Gao Liyuan thought about what he had done at night before, nothing more than watching TV, cleaning and smoking.It was not yet the day of cleaning, but Gao Liyuan still cleaned the house inside and out, starting from the kitchen and dragging all the way to the room where the squirrel lived.

The quilt in that bedroom, Gao Liyuan, has not had time to put it away, and it still maintains a twisted polygonal shape, as if someone will roll it out and sleep on it in another hour or two.The hut has a balcony, and Gao Liyuan walked out, only to notice that the squirrel had left a piece of clothing hanging alone on the clothesline.

"Forgetful."

Gao Liyuan reprimanded the other party in a low voice, and was thinking about letting the squirrel pick it up another day, but suddenly realized that he had no contact information for the squirrel at all.

Speaking of which, most of their previous encounters were accidental encounters. As for the squirrel, apart from the restaurant where he only stayed for a week, the only place Gao Liyuan knew was Songning, which could be called his hometown.But don't worry too much right now, since Squirrel said he would come to pay the rent, he will definitely come back, just let him take the clothes away when the time comes.

And after that, probably they will go back to their respective lives completely - the squirrel is still young, waiter or security or something, it should be no problem to find a job that can make a living.Anyway, he won't steal anything anymore, so Gao Liyuan doesn't need to worry about it.

This is pretty good, Gao Liyuan thought, but it's a pity that he is still so young.