Li Daitao

Seeing the days approaching day by day, Xu Ji became more and more anxious and sensitive.Originally, he had already moved out with Yi Zhen, but these days he clung to Qin Shu, slept with Liang Xiao at night, and refused to go back, so Yi Zhen would come to pick him up early the next day.

Xu Ji was young, and his nervousness for the past few days inevitably made him feel very uneasy. It was not enough to have Liang Xiao lying beside him, and he still wanted to hold Qin Shu's hand. At this time, he did not clamor to listen. It's time for a bedtime story, so I just looked at Qin Shu eagerly.

He didn't close his eyes until Qin Shu slept in the same bed with them.

But even so, after sleeping until midnight, Xu Ji still woke up from the dream without warning, and instinctively touched his side.Lying neatly on one side was Liang Xiao, but the other side was empty.If it wasn't for the lingering warmth in the quilt, it would mean that the person just got up, and if he couldn't keep Xu Ji, he would burst into tears.

The door was half open, and the faint moonlight came in. Xu Ji quietly climbed down from the bed, without disturbing Liang Xiao, and went out alone without wearing shoes.

The lights in the next few rooms have been turned off, and the yard is empty. Although there is some moonlight, it is not very bright. Xu Ji ran out without thinking too much. At this time, the night wind blows his mind and starts to wake up. , Those man-eating monsters seemed to jump out of the story one by one, hiding in the dark and staring at him, looking for an opportunity to catch him.He boldly swept around the yard at first, but he didn't see Qin Shu, so he couldn't help but get scared, and called out in a low voice with a trembling voice: "Daddy? Where are you, Daddy?"

Fortunately, Qin Shu answered him soon.After a while, Qin Shu's figure came out from the shadow of the courtyard wall, and his voice was slightly surprised: "Xiao Ji? Why did you run out?"

He noticed that Xu Ji was standing on the stone steps with bare feet. He probably felt cold, and his little toes moved unconsciously, scratching the ground tightly.But he didn't seem to notice this, his face was full of uneasiness, and he looked at Qin Shu's figure without blinking, as if he was afraid that he would disappear again.

Qin Shu bent down and picked him up from the ground.

The little guy trembled slightly in his arms, and it took a while to calm down.During the day, he was so courageous, as if there was nothing he dared not do, but at night, he was most afraid of ghosts and monsters, and never dared to go into dark places by himself.He dared to run out now, it really mustered up his courage.

Xu Ji lay in his arms, slowly feeling at ease, so he didn't even want to pursue the fact that he woke up in the middle of the night and didn't see him. He rubbed his little head in Qin Shu's arms, and finally put it on the On Qin Shu's shoulder, he just asked with a little grievance: "Daddy, what are you doing here?"

Qin Shu quietly wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then answered him after a pause: "You have to drink water when you wake up at night, and I'll pour it for you."

Xu Ji was satisfied with this answer, and he didn't notice that Qin Shu's direction just now was not the kitchen, so he let out an oh and stopped talking.

Qin Shu carried him back to the room, Liang Xiao was still asleep and did not wake up.

Although the little guy felt drowsy, he was a little startled just now, but now he was holding his eyelids and refused to lie on the bed by himself.Qin Shu didn't have much heat on his body either.Pulling a corner of the quilt over the two of them, and touching his feet, they felt a little cold, so they kept covering them for him.

There was no light in the room. Qin Shu hugged him and sat there for a while, then asked Xu Ji softly, "Is there any gift you want for your birthday in a few days? As long as I can do it..."

Xu Ji tried his best to keep his eyes wide open so that he would not be dragged away by the sleepy bug.He is extremely smart, and after so many days of pestering him to no avail, he did not bring up the matter of retaining Qin Shu in vain at this time, but turned his head and thought carefully about what he wanted that day. Finally said: "I want to eat noodles, nothing else."

He was afraid that Qin Shu would not understand, so he moved his hand to gesture: "The kind of birthday food, very long, and there is only one stick in a bowl of noodles. Dad should make it himself, not someone else! You come home, Make it for me to eat."

Qin Shu rested his chin on the top of his head, and nodded lightly after a long time: "Is this all you want?"

Xu Ji was happy and a little dissatisfied at the same time.Insatiable and authentic: "I will eat noodles from now on, every year, and I want my dad to make it for me every year!"

This time Qin Shu didn't answer for a long time, but seemed to hug him even tighter.Xu Ji suddenly felt that his father seemed very sad now.He struggled, lowered his face and wanted to see Qin Shu's expression, but unfortunately the moonlight was too dark for him to see clearly, then Qin Shu gently covered his mouth and hissed: "Don't quarrel with brother!" Wake up." Xu Ji thought for a while, turned to look at Liang Xiao who was beside him, and finally calmed down.

Putting him next to Liang Xiao, Qin Shu seemed to hesitate a little, but finally lowered his head and kissed him, and leaned over to kiss Liang Xiao's forehead.Pulled the quilt for the two of them, and said softly: "Go to sleep." Xu Ji then closed his eyes.

No matter whether Xu Ji counts his fingers unwillingly or not, his birthday is still coming in the blink of an eye.Although the separation is imminent, the adults feel uncomfortable, but they don't want to show it in front of the children.Because Xu Ji made a fuss about asking Qin Shu to cook noodles for him at home, his birthday party was brought forward and he ate a very rich lunch.It's just that everyone in the family tried to force a smile, and the meal was always deserted.

Qin Shu, the client, was caught in the middle and just kept silent.

Xu Ji was even more lively than usual, listlessly counting rice grains.

Yi Zhen always cherishes him, and today is his birthday, seeing him downcast, he thinks how to make him happy.After eating, he coaxed and hugged him and led him to the street for a walk.

When Qin Shu came to Yi Zhen's leased courtyard according to the appointment, neither father nor son had returned.Even the two masters who usually work in the front yard seem to have gone to the store to help out today.

Qin Shu didn't come here many times, but he was unexpectedly familiar with the road.Seeing that it was still early, I first cleaned up the yard and the house, and then arranged the clothes of the father and son and folded them neatly.

Without a trace, he tried his best to do more things for the father and son.After he had done everything he could think of, he looked at the gloomy weather that seemed to be about to rain. While worrying in his heart whether the two of them who were outside the house would be caught in the rain, he hesitated for a moment, and decided to send the two of them together yesterday. Take the worn clothes to the wash.

There is no running water in this yard, but there is a well. After he finished washing his clothes, he went to fetch water from the well for rinsing. Just when he stood up, his eyes suddenly turned black, and his chest and lungs seemed to be burning with red coals. He instinctively wanted to grab something, but he stretched out his hand but couldn't catch it. His throat felt hot, and a hot and slightly fishy taste surged up. Venus flashed in front of his eyes, and he gradually lost consciousness.

Qin Shu didn't know how long he had been in a coma, it seemed to be very long, and it didn't seem to be too long. In the end, the raindrops gradually became denser, and he was shocked by the coldness on his face. Knowing what happened to him, it was originally an old injury that had worsened recently, and Xu Ji was pestering him from time to time, and he almost couldn't hide it a few times, he just didn't expect that he could barely hold on today.

The only thing to be thankful for at this time was that the father and son seemed to be blocked by the rain and hadn't come back yet, so he had been lying in the rain for a long time without being noticed by anyone.

He didn't feel any pain at this moment, but his body was numb and numb, he had no strength at all, and he didn't care about the rain, so he lay on the ground for a long time, and then he gathered his strength to get up and slowly looked at himself.

It rained for some time, and the blood on the stone edge of the well platform was washed away a little bit. Fortunately, he fell forward, and the clothes were not splashed with blood. The well platform was also cleaned before, except that the clothes were a little wet, but it was not. dirty.So he calmly fetched water again, washed away the blood on the slate, and still rinsed his clothes. Although he was doing these things in an orderly manner, he was actually a little dizzy in his mind. It was raining outside, and he took a few clothes The rinsed clothes were turned around, and there was really no place to dry them.

He was standing under the eaves with his clothes in a daze, the courtyard door was pushed open with a creak, and the father and son jumped in.He originally thought that the two of them would get caught in the rain, but it was nothing to worry about. Yi Zhen hugged Xu Ji in his arms, and Xu Ji held the newly bought umbrella above their heads.Seeing Qin Shu in a blink of an eye, he struggled from Yi Zhen's arms to the ground, and ran towards Qin Shu staggeringly carrying a big umbrella.

Yi Zhen frowned slightly, and walked towards him quickly.His steps were much bigger than Xu Ji's, but he was ahead of Xu Ji.

Qin Shu was still standing there in a daze, the clothes in his hand had already been snatched by Yi Zhen, and he threw them back into the basin with a flick of his hands, and then looked at his half-wet clothes, his tone seemed not very kind: "You don't Do you know it’s raining, what clothes are you in a hurry to wash?”

"That's right." Xu Ji also ran over, stood on tiptoe vigorously, stretched his arms and held an umbrella high up to cover Qin Shu from the rain, but he was still a little short, so anxious that he circled around Qin Shu turn.

Qin Shu opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. Yi Zhen saw that he looked a little stunned today, and couldn't vent his anger, so he pulled him.Pushing him into the house, I found a dry towel to wipe his hair.

Xiaoji also dropped his umbrella and followed him in. His mind moved quickly, and he immediately went into the house to search for Yi Zhen's dry clothes.

Yi Zhen chanted Qin Shu a few more words, and seeing that the latter was just listening in a daze, he also felt bored, and seeing that his face was really not very good, he had no choice but to sulk.

After several people had changed into clean clothes, Xu Ji leaned over to Qin Shu's side, and said expectantly, "Daddy, where's my noodles? I'm hungry."

Qin Shu just woke up like a dream, and let out a low 'ah'.

Seeing that his expression was different, Xu Ji ran to the kitchen to have a look, and saw that there was a cold pot and a cold stove inside, the noodles hadn't been mixed yet, and even the hen that was going to make the soup hadn't been slaughtered. fled into corners on wings.

Xu Ji was stunned for a moment, feeling a little bit of grievance in his heart, and slowly squatted down on the ground while clenching his small fists.

Qin Shu came in after him, explaining in vain to him that he was late today and that he didn't have time to make longevity noodles.

Yi Zhen was slightly dissatisfied, and lightly advised Xu Xuji a few words, but couldn't help turning around and asking Qin Shu, "You know you're late, but you're busy doing laundry on a rainy day?"

Qin Shu pursed his lips and let him complain in silence, but kneading the noodles would not be ready in a short time, and it would take time to cook the soup, and now it was too late to rush to make it, and he was dizzy from time to time Dizzy, I know that I can't last too long.I looked in the kitchen and saw that there was still some rice, so I made fried rice with two eggs, and it was brought to the table after a while.

Xu Ji was hugged by Yi Zhen and sat down on the stool. He pouted his mouth and was sad, with tears rolling in his eyes, unable to fall.It's not that he thinks noodles are much better than fried rice, it's just that the meanings of the two are completely different, he just feels aggrieved.

Yi Zhen's mood is obviously not too good. He can see Xu Ji's aggrieved appearance, but he has also suppressed a dark fire in his heart since morning. He can understand if Qin Shu harbors resentment towards him. , but he couldn't accept his attitude towards Xu Ji, especially on the day of the little guy's birthday, and he didn't see him making any concessions to the child.

In his opinion, what Xu Ji wanted was just a bowl of noodles. Even if Qin Shu had any thoughts in his heart, he should be able to meet this small request. Now the situation is beyond his expectation. The emotions accumulated up to now, although they haven't burst out, they are clearly shown on his face.

In front of Qin Shu, he stopped coaxing Xu Ji, who was extremely wronged, and stuffed a pair of chopsticks into his hand, saying simply: "Eat."

On the contrary, Qin Shu stood at the side at a loss, feeling a little guilty, and said to Xu Ji softly, "Didn't you say you were hungry? Eat this first, and then Daddy will make you noodles later, okay?"

Xu Ji pouted, and it took him a long time to hold back his tears. He nodded aggrievedly, and slowly ate the rice, but felt extremely aggrieved in his heart.

Yi Zhen interrupted suddenly: "When is the future? When can you do it for him?"

His tone was harsh and sharp, already sounding aggressive.

But Qin Shu couldn't answer this question, and he was not good at expressive words, so he had to remain silent at this time.

Xu Ji rolled his eyes and looked between the two adults. As smart as him, he could naturally tell who was on his side. With Yi Zhen's backing, he became more courageous. There is still a mouthful of rice grains, and now I simply pick up the rice and sprinkle it everywhere, just don’t put it in my mouth, muttering: "I want to eat noodles, I don’t want to eat! I want Eat noodles, don't eat!..."

Yi Zhen's face was as deep as water, and he was noncommittal to Xu Ji's actions.Qin Shu could only turn his head sideways, as if he didn't hear Xiao Ji's louder complaints.

Xu Ji took Yi Zhen's silence as encouragement, and simply became more noisy. He knocked the bowl on the table while yelling in a low voice, "I want noodles, I want noodles...don't eat..."

Although he didn't grasp the strength for a while, the bowl slipped out of his small hand, and fell to the ground along with the edge of the table. There was a crisp sound of 'pa', and the bowl of rice was knocked upside down on the ground, and the bowl was also smashed into pieces.

Xu Ji didn't expect this turn of events at all, and was stunned at the time, Yi Zhen and Qin Shu followed the prestige, and the room was silent for a moment.

In normal times, no matter how much Yi Zhen pampered Xu Ji, if the little guy dared to lift the table and throw the bowl, he would definitely be taught a lesson.This is why there is a bottom line for the little guy to mess around.But Yi Zhen is also very protective and pampering. Although Xiao Ji violated the rules right now, there are reasons for forgiveness, and it is possible for children to be unable to control their emotions.He excused Xiao Ji in his heart, so he just lowered his eyes as if he didn't see anything, and didn't open his mouth to blame Xu Ji.But the anger in my heart, after all, because of Xiaoji's disappointment, it can't flare up.

However, Qin Shu didn't think much about it. When he saw Xiaoji knocking over the rice, his first thought was to clean it up. But just as he bent down, there were bursts of darkness in front of his eyes. He didn't dare to act rashly anymore, and supported the table He straightened up again.He swallowed the blood in his mouth and tried his best to make his voice sound normal: "Since you are not hungry, it's fine if you don't want to eat. When you are hungry at night, let your father take you to eat supper."

Xu Ji had already slipped off the stool, squatting on the ground, secretly feeling sorry for the two poached eggs that hadn't had time to bite, and was about to pull them out from the bottom.Hearing Qin Shu's words, he didn't understand the meaning for a while, and he argued stubbornly: "I didn't mean it..."

He raised his head to look at Qin Shu, and wanted to explain a few words for himself, but he saw that Qin Shu had no expression on his face, as if he was looking at himself, but also as if he didn't see anything, his eyes were actually a little distracted, It's just that he forcibly supported it with his consciousness.

Xiaoji didn't understand this, he just felt that something was wrong with his father, and he was a little scared for a while, so he didn't even dare to say an excuse.

And Yi Zhen lowered his head, only knowing that Qin Shu stood there for a while, as if he felt that he had nothing to say, and finally said briefly: "Then I'll go back." Yi Zhen wanted to stay with him for a while, but he didn't know how to speak .Feeling annoyed, seeing that Qin Shu had already turned to go out, he hurriedly chased him out and called Qin Shu to stop him.Called him but didn't know what to say.Finally, he stuffed the umbrella just now into Qin Shu's hand: "You use this."

Qin Shu took it over, glanced at him, and then at the clothes soaked in the basin: "When the weather is fine, you have to remember to dry it..."

Yi Zhen didn't know if it was his own illusion, but felt that Qin Shu seemed a little sad too.

But Qin Shu just hesitated for a moment, and finally said softly: "Take care!"

Yi Zhen's throat choked up, and he suddenly and inexplicably felt the meaning of saying that.Qin Shu had already turned around and walked out of the courtyard quickly.

Xu Ji seemed to have regained his senses at this moment, and hurriedly chased out the door. Seeing only his father standing in the yard in a daze, he became anxious immediately, regardless of the heavy rain, he turned his feet and chased outside.

Qin Shu didn't go too far, and his thin figure holding an umbrella could be vaguely seen in the rain and fog.

"Daddy! Daddy!" Xu Ji stumbled after him, choking rainwater into his mouth, but Xu Ji was afraid that Qin Shu would not hear him, so he shouted out of breath while running: "I didn't mean to put The bowl fell, Daddy, don't be angry! Daddy, wait for me..."

However, Qin Shu seemed to be walking faster and faster as he could only hear the sound of rain rushing in his ears.Xu Ji ran in a hurry, and didn't pay attention to his feet. In a moment of inattention, he fell hard on the bluestone road and got out of the way.

Xiaoji was startled and in pain, he felt his knees and palms rubbing against each other so painfully, he couldn't get up immediately and catch up, looked up, Qin Shu didn't even look back, he couldn't help it anymore, With a loud wow, I burst into tears: "Daddy, I fell down... Daddy, Daddy, come and see me, come and hug me... Don't you want me? Don't you want me?"

The figure in front seemed to pause slightly, but before Xu Ji could heave a sigh of relief, Qin Shu walked forward again.

Xu Ji was terrified, and lay down in the rain crying more and more pitifully.

Holding him up with both hands behind him, Xu Ji opened his teary eyes and looked, and saw that the person who was holding him up was Yi Zhen, but not Qin Shu.He became more and more sad, hugged Yi Zhen's neck and choked loudly: "I want daddy, I want daddy..."

Yi Zhen's face was tense, and his expression was a bit gloomy. Facing Xiao Ji's crying, he didn't say a word, just hugged Xiao Ji silently, and followed Qin Shu not far or near in the rain.

The two of them followed behind, and Qin Shu knew it.Because Xiaoji kept crying and calling Daddy, the voice came intermittently through the heavy rain and fog, as if it was not listening to his ears, but piercing his heart.

He wanted to go back and take a look, to have them go back.However, he didn't dare to turn his head back, the blood in his chest never calmed down, and his eyes turned black, he was afraid that when he turned around, his mood would fluctuate a little, and he would no longer be able to hide it.

Xiao Ji's crying voice calling him followed him across the stone bridge, through the rough alleys, followed him until he entered the courtyard gate, and stopped a dozen meters away from the gate.

Qin Shu made up his mind and never turned his head to look at the father and son who had been following behind him. When he closed the courtyard door, he couldn't hold on any longer. He let go of the umbrella and let the umbrella roll aside, and slid on the ground with his back against the door.

He reached out and wiped his face, only to feel wet, whether it was rain or tears.The fishy sweetness in his mouth welled up again, and he wiped it away silently.

Because of the heavy rain, everyone in the family was inside the house, and the noise he made when he came back was covered by the sound of the rain, and no one came out to check, so he was able to lean against the door to breathe for a while, waiting for the dizziness of spinning around past.

It rained too much.He felt dizzy in his head, and after that mouthful of blood, he felt that his breathing became much easier, and he felt that he could hold on for a while, so he thought with some expectation, maybe he should let the father and son in to take shelter in such a rainy day Rain, change into clean clothes, take an umbrella and go back, he will leave tomorrow, he just wants to take one last look at those people who have been unable to let go, other than that, he has nothing else to ask for.

He carefully thought out what to say, carefully adjusted the expression on his face, mustered up a lot of courage, and then cautiously opened the door.

However, there was no one in Yuxiang, and there were shadows of Yi Zhen and Xu Ji, father and son, who had quietly left at some point.

His mind went blank for a moment, and it took him a long time to recall that Xiaoji's crying hadn't been heard for a long time since just now.

He was still holding the umbrella that Yi Zhen gave him not long ago, and stared at the empty rainy alley for a long time, only feeling empty in his heart, and wanted to cry bitterly for some reason .

However, this inexplicable thought only flashed through my mind.In the end, he still didn't utter a single word, turned around and closed the door silently, and put the umbrella beside the door casually.