42 ten

Yuan Mu set off early in the morning, changed several trains, and arrived in town at noon.Lao Zang leaned on the pickup truck to smoke, and when he saw Yuan Mu, he snuffed out the cigarette butt with his bare hands, threw it in the trash can by the side of the road, and walked towards her: "Where's your luggage? Just a bag?"

"Ah."

"How many days?"

"Two days."

"There is bread in the car, you can eat some cushion first, and I guess the family meal will be ready." Lao Zang started the pickup truck, drilled around the streets skillfully, and then drove up the mountain.

The mountain road is winding, and you can't drive fast. Yuan Mu rolled down the window of the car, and the mountain forest rushed towards him, and the plastic bag of the bread was blown by the wind.Yuan Mu looked at the long-lost green hills and green trees outside the window, and took a bite of bread, which was still stuffed with red beans.

Lao Zang was one of Yuan Songlin's apprentices. He came here from other places because he wanted to be a teacher, but Yuan Songlin refused repeatedly, so he had no choice but to agree to him to stay.In the past eight years, Lao Zang has changed from a young man in the city to a big man in the village.Once Lao Zang, Xiao Pi and Yuan Songlin were drinking in the yard, and Yuan Mu came out to take a breath after finishing his homework, and vaguely heard Lao Zang talking about the past, which seemed to be a very unsatisfactory story.

Lao Zang also rolled down the car window, put his arms on the window frame, and whistled.Driving this section of the mountain road is not easy. The road is narrow and has many bends, and there is no road reflector. Only those who often go up and down the mountain can drive easily.Yuan Mu was very at ease in Lao Zang's car, watching the mountain breeze along the way was very pleasant.

After entering Lianyi Mountain Village, they had to drive a lot of roads before arriving at Yuan Mu's house.There are five bungalows in a row, and only the middle one is for people to live in. After Lao Zang parked his car, Xiaopi ran out of the house: "Hurry up, the meal is ready."

Xiao Pi was born and raised in the village, one year younger than Yuan Mu.Lao Zang lived in Xiaopi's house, and he paid the rent a few years ago, and everyone forgot about it after the exchange. The villagers already agreed that Lao Zang was the eldest son of Xiaopi's family, even though Xiaopi was determined not to call him brother. .

The dining table was full of dishes, and the hot dishes were all held on a plate. Yuan Songlin lifted the plate: "I'm back, let's eat."

"Yeah." Yuan Mu and Yuan Songlin looked at each other, they said hello, washed their hands and sat down to eat.

At the dinner table, only Lao Zang and Xiaopi stabbed each other from time to time. The father and daughter ate in silence. Occasionally they raised their heads to hear the two of them fighting with each other.After dinner, Yuan Mu helped to wash the dishes, and then Lao Zang and Xiao Pi went back to let their father and daughter have a good talk.

Yuan Mu sat on the small stool she had made when she was 12 years old. Without exchanging pleasantries, she went straight to the point: "Yuanyuan and I can chat now."

"Okay, very good." Yuan Songlin narrowed his eyes with a smile and nodded.

"Yuanyuan's name is Zou Qi now. When we meet her in the future, we will call her by her current name."

"That's right." Yuan Songlin agreed, "Don't be in a hurry, we just need to find her, and the rest will take your time. Last time you said, what did she learn?"

"Law, at the University of Political Science and Law."

"If you study law, you will become a lawyer in the future? This kid is really outstanding."

Yuan Mu nodded: "She is still the class monitor, and her grades are very good."

Yuan Songlin felt relieved, and said with emotion: "Back then, your mother didn't want your girls to be like me, dealing with wood all day long. If she knew that Yuanyuan could be a lawyer, she would be happy. Sigh... "As if remembering the past, Yuan Songlin stopped talking for a while.

Yuan Mu said, "I go to Yuanyuan's house every week."

"Oh?" Yuan Songlin came back to his senses, and asked carefully, "How are Yuanyuan's parents? Didn't it bother you?"

"No, they are all reasonable."

"Did you bring anything for others? Didn't you go empty-handed?

"Bring it.

"This is what it should be. We have to take it if people don't want it. We must be careful when we speak, and don't let people think that we are fighting for our children."

"I know."

Yuan Songlin sighed, and looked kindly: "You have been sensible since you were a child, and I know you have a sense of proportion. I am really worried, and I can't help but talk to you. And that Teacher Sheng, did you thank him well?"

Hearing the words "Teacher Sheng", Yuan Mu's heart immediately seemed to burst out of a spring, bubbling and bubbling, with a faint joy on his face, and his voice became softer: "I will go back to invite Teacher Sheng to dinner the day after tomorrow. "

"Please go to a better place to eat, do you have enough money? Is there any money in the card?"

"Enough, yes."

"Tell me about the lack of money. Do more work with your uncle, and don't cause trouble for others."

"I know."

Yuan Songlin hesitated to speak, conflicted in his heart, thought for a while and said: "I'm always not at ease when you are outside alone. If you can't reach me for something, you should take the initiative and tell your uncle, don't be afraid of trouble." People."

Yuan Mu understood the concern and nodded.

"Can you rest? You must be tired after being on the road for half a day."

"No, I'll go up the mountain."

In the past, when Yuan Mu came back from school, he also had to go up the mountain that day. Yuan Songlin didn't stop him, and finally said: "There are some logs stored in the yard over there. You can choose what you want to do."

"it is good."

"Come back early and be careful on the road." After Yuan Songlin finished speaking, he went to make furniture in the next house.

Yuan Mu returned to the room, closed the door and made a phone call.

With a beep, the phone was connected, but there was no word on the other side.Yuan Mu was a little nervous, gripped the phone tightly and said, "Mr. Sheng."

"Ah."

"I'm home, I've eaten, I've talked to my dad."

"Ah."

Hearing Sheng Fengshi's voice, Yuan Mu was no longer so nervous, and continued, "I'm going up the mountain to look for leaves."

"Ah."

"What did you do today?" If there is a telephone line now, Yuan Mu's fingers must be rolling the line, but she is using a mobile phone, so she walks around the room with one free hand here Knock knock, click there.

"Eat breakfast, work, do chores, read, have lunch, watch documentaries."

"Are you watching? Am I bothering you?"

"No, it's over."

"Oh..." Yuan Mu breathed a sigh of relief, "I won't be there until noon on Monday, do you want to eat at noon, or in the afternoon?"

"afternoon."

"Okay, see you tomorrow afternoon."

"Goodbye."

"I have one more word."

"We'll talk about it when you come."

The phone is disconnected.Yuan Mu took the phone away to look at the screen, and really hung up.She put down the phone, recalled the entire conversation just now, felt that she had performed well, and expanded Sheng Fengshi's last sentence a little bit, wondering: Is there any meaning in it that she looks forward to meeting her back?Just thinking about it made me happy, Yuan Mu was full of glory, and quickly changed his clothes and shoes and went up the mountain.

It's almost three o'clock.

Sheng Feng found a 60-minute documentary and started playing it.

After watching the documentary, Sheng Fengshi changed clothes and went out, took a car to the restaurant, took a seat at the reserved table, took out the book from the bag, found the bookmark, watched it, and waited for Yao Ruoyu.There were more and more people in the restaurant, and the voices were a little noisy. Sheng Fengshi's eyes moved on the paper, and she couldn't read it for a while. Unknowingly, she began to be in a daze, and she didn't even notice Yao Ruoyu's arrival.

Yao Ruoyu sat down and complained a few words, suddenly felt something was wrong, and shook her hand in front of Sheng Fengshi: "Hey, I'm talking to you."

"Huh?" Sheng Feng looked up to see her, put away the book as if nothing had happened, and put his hands on the table, "Speak."

Yao Ruoyu asked suspiciously, "Do you know I'm here? You just found out now, right? Thanks to you being so calm, if I hadn't known you for so many years..."

"You met a 'superior' on a blind date at noon." Sheng Fengshi interrupted her.

Yao Ruoyu was surprised and said, "You heard me, I thought you were in a daze."

He was indeed in a daze, but he did hear it, but it was just as a noise next to him.Sheng Fengshi's eyes are calm, and others can't see her true thoughts at all.Even though Yao Ruoyu still had some doubts in her heart, she didn't dare to speak out without evidence.

"Have you ordered?"

"No."

"Order first, and I'll continue to talk to you after ordering." Yao Ruoyu beckoned to the waiter.

After ordering the dishes, Yao Ruoyu sipped tea and said, "I'm really hungry. I didn't even eat a few bites at noon. Last time, I was caught by my mother as soon as I finished eating with your teaching assistant. She came to my door to block me." Do you know? I can’t even hide. These days, I’ve been going on a blind date with her three times a day, and I haven’t had a good meal. If it wasn’t for the Ching Ming Festival, my mother thought it was unlucky. This holiday is not free either. [-] is a hurdle, and [-] is another hurdle. I am also mentally prepared. I used to have work as an excuse before, but now I really have no excuses."

"Ah."

"My blind date at noon today, he didn't wash his hair when he went out for a blind date! The problem is that he is still in the Mediterranean, his hair grows long on both sides and is covered in the middle. Laughing! Every wisp of that oil can make a face go away, my goodness, just imagine the picture."

"Ah."

After Yao Ruoyu finished laughing, she changed into a sneering face, and shook her head: "That's it. The further you go, the worse people you meet. It seems that the older I get, the less valuable I am. Today, the introducer brought me one like this. It means that I am at this level in her heart. After meeting at noon, the other party was satisfied and I was not satisfied, but the introducer actually called me to persuade me, telling me to 'be realistic, after all, she is a married woman'. I really want to put my I have a high salary, a house and a car, good looks and a good figure, you match me with a divorced and bald young civil servant? It’s ridiculous. I don’t know what my mother thinks , if I really marry such a person, I might as well be single."

"Ah."

"It's even more irritating. I couldn't be more angry this afternoon, so I called that little gay guy who got married and got divorced. Do you remember? The one who was younger than me, with a very raised butt and a very handsome face?"

"remember."

"His current blind dates are all girls under [-]! What kind of world is this!" Yao Ruoyu was so angry that her face was disfigured.

Sheng Fengshi laughed and said, "You don't have to go."

"No? Small sacrifices can bring big benefits. If I keep refusing to go on a blind date, my mother will go crazy one day. At that time, I will either cut off contact with my family, or come out - coming out is no different from cutting off contact."

Sheng Feng lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Yao Ruoyu looked at her face and asked cautiously: "You recently..."

"No."

"When was the last time?"

"Last year Chinese New Year."

"Then you haven't seen her for more than a year?" If she had a choice, Yao Ruoyu would never take the initiative to bring up this topic, but as the only friend who knows about Sheng Fengshi's past, Yao Ruoyu can't let go of this responsibility. If she doesn't talk about it , no one told Sheng Fengshi.Yao Ruoyu felt that she had to go to thunderstorms, and she went there with the courage of a strong man to break her wrists. Although her heartbeat was so fast that it was not normal, she still wanted to talk.

"Yes." Sheng Fengshi was as calm as before.

Yao Ruoyu swallowed, feeling her throat was blocked by a red wine cork.

Sheng Fengshi: "What else do you want to ask, finish asking now, don't talk while eating."

Yao Ruoyu couldn't straighten up under her gaze, and slowly leaned on the table, whispering like a thief, "When...you go...look,look..."

"This is my business." Sheng Fengshi looked down at her, his face covered with frost, repelling others thousands of miles away.

"The food is here!" Yao Ruoyu yelled, taking advantage of the waiter's serving to cover Sheng Fengshi's face, she slowly propped her upper body up and leaned against the back of the chair, feeling a sense of gratitude for surviving the catastrophe.It's too scary, Sheng Fengshi is too scary.

Because of her personality, Yao Ruoyu couldn't eat without talking, and she might get sick from holding back.Noticing that Sheng Fengshi's complexion improved a little, Yao Ruoyu picked a safe topic: "Where's Yuan Mu? Have you gone home?"

"Ah."

A response is a good response. Yao Ruoyu breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Last time I saw that your teaching assistant is quite cute. Why don't you want to be friends with him?"

"She's too young."

"A little is better than nothing." Yao Ruoyu frowned, feeling that this sentence was ambiguous.

"I can do without."

Yao Ruoyu couldn't get back her thoughts, she suppressed a smile in her heart, and said, "When you have it, you know it's good. I'm like this, I can't stop, I can't bear the empty window."

Sheng Fengshi didn't take it seriously, Yao Ruoyu couldn't understand the feeling between her and Yuan Mu, if Yao Ruoyu experienced it once and lost it again, she would understand what it was like to be a walking dead, it would be an eternal regret in life, how much No one else can fill it.

"Yuan Mu said you chose her, right?"

Sheng Fengshi nodded.There is nothing wrong with saying that, with her ability, not letting Yuan Mu pretend to be a teaching assistant can make things go smoothly, and she chooses to keep Yuan Mu by her side, which is equivalent to her choosing Yuan Mu on her own initiative.Sheng Fengshi suddenly realized that she had made concessions from the very beginning, so now her resistance, wavering, and panic are all the paths she chose, and Yuan Mutou is not to blame.

"Then you still don't admit that you like her?"

Sheng Fengshi was speechless, yes, she likes Yuan Mu, but she just found out today that she already liked Yuan Mu so early, to the point where she wanted to see Yuan Mu often without knowing it.

Very rarely, Sheng Fengshi fell into confusion: Is this the so-called cocoon?