Travels

There was a bench next to the dark wooden table, Xia Wanmu sat on it, stretched his feet into the small space under the table which was warmed by the coal stove, and squinted his eyes comfortably.The egg cake in hand is sweet and warm, and the dough made of wheat flour has a chewy texture. It really echoes the saying, the master is in the folk.

The hunger in her stomach was originally dull, but it seemed to be aroused after eating a pancake. She looked at her shiny hands with unsatisfied interest, and took out a wet towel to wipe it off regretfully.

"Sister, do you still want to eat? There's still a stack in the pot." The little girl next to her who was half-heartedly doing her homework stopped writing, raised her head and said in a childlike voice, "I'll get it for you again."

"No, you should do your homework well." Xia Wanmu rubbed her small head twice vigorously: "Look at how well-behaved my brother is. As a sister, you have to take the lead and not be a hindrance."

The small room of more than ten square meters is cramped, with a bed and a square table set up, there is not much room to stand.The gaps in the glass windows can't stop the cold wind, and it blows into the space that is choking with the smell of burning coal, neutralizing the fainted brain.Yu Qingge took his younger brother and sat opposite her. The tiger-headed little boy raised his eyes and looked over timidly.

"She doesn't study hard, and she always falls in love. She didn't finish her homework yesterday, so she went out to play with the brother next door, and she refused to take me."

Before Xia Wanmu had time to be surprised, the little girl who had been acting very reserved yesterday threw the half of the eraser in her hand to the opposite side, and screamed fiercely: "You toothless monster, who wants you?" Take you to play, sue the fine!"

The little boy opened his eyes wide and was too frightened to move. The woman next to him who had been motionless stretched out his hand to stop him, and firmly grabbed the eraser in his hand.

"Don't bully your younger brother." Yu Qingge's cold face was very intimidating, and it was her first time here, and the young children were all afraid of her. The little girl lowered her head and said sorry sullenly .

In order to ease the atmosphere, Xia Wanmu rubbed the girl's short, fluffy hair, and tried to change the subject in a kind tone: "The brother next door? How old is he? I've never seen it before. Tell me about it."

The little girl was really fooled, and immediately forgot the unhappiness just now, and explained to her excitedly: "He is already in the first grade of junior high school, one year older than me, 13 years old this year, and lives in the red tile house next to him. I'll take you to see it, okay?"

"Not good." She refused very decisively, this little thing is so smart, if you don't pay attention, you will be led by the nose: "Write your homework first."

The child let out a sullen oh, and perfunctorily scratched a few strokes on the homework book, then suddenly thought of something, and talked to her again: "Sister, do you have someone you like?"

It seems a little subtle to ask this question at the moment. Who told the person you like to sit opposite and stare straight at him after hearing it?Xia Wanmu straightened her back, deliberately avoiding someone's gaze, looking at the little girl's big clear and round eyes with complicated emotions.

"How old are you, you like to come and go all day long, my brother is right, are you really in love with the brother next door?" After thinking for a long time, she felt that the best way was to change the subject, but even Having said that, the eyes from the opposite side still stared at her firmly, and wherever they went, it was like a needle prick, bringing a slight tingling sensation.

The little thing laughed straight, without the slightest hint of shyness, and raised his neck so proudly that it was not the reaction of a 12-year-old girl at all.

"That's right, I'm the first in our class to fall in love with a junior high school student, isn't it amazing?"

Xia Wanmu took a deep breath, he really didn't understand what he could be proud of, and was about to take the majestic lesson of "being a teacher" to teach the little girl who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, but he couldn't prevent the next wave of blows from coming again. It was so fast, it directly destroyed her fighting power.

"What about you, sister? Are you 20 years old? Are you in a relationship? Do you like anyone? When I grow up like you, I must have several boyfriends."

Yu Qingge's low laughter came from the opposite side, and the syllables in the already unique tone made her blush so sexy.But what's so ridiculous about that? ?Are you laughing at the child's innocence, or...

Thinking of her lackluster emotional experience in the past 30 years, and the fact that the culprit who caused all this happened was sitting next to her and even dared to secretly laugh out loud, she calmed down after being extremely angry, and smiled sternly, He coldly criticized the little girl: "I can't finish my homework, and I'm not serious about my studies. How can I be a role model for my younger brother? See how well-behaved my younger brother is, and his grades are better than yours. Are you ashamed?"

"But Sister Mingzhao will tell me, are you shy, Sister Xia?" The little girl looked at her with innocent eyes, pointing at her brother who writes well and confidently: "He also wants to fall in love, but other people don't want to. Why are you talking about me? If you don’t believe me, ask him if he likes Sister Fangfang from the commissary.”

No wonder that off-line young lady loves to run to fellow villagers so much. It turns out that she is addicted to chatting about love with elementary school students.She gritted her teeth with hatred, and glanced at the opposite side in disbelief. The seemingly introverted and quiet younger brother blushed anxiously, and was baring his teeth at his talkative sister, while Yu Qingge sat quietly by the edge of the table with her arms folded. He stared fixedly at her with a pair of eyes, unable to see clearly the emotions inside.

"I told you, you have to shut up and finish your homework, do you agree?"

Xia Wanmu sighed helplessly, and half-compromisedly tugged at the child's tender collagen-rich face. If she didn't sacrifice a little bit, if this trend continued, she would be overthrown by elementary school students.Besides, she doesn't mind taking this opportunity to give a little hint to the dumb, dull gourd, so as to save the two of them from going around in circles.

The little girl blinked and nodded hurriedly.

"I'm not in a relationship, but I have someone I like. Are you satisfied, little sparrow?" She tried her best to look calm, but when it came to liking, she inevitably stumbled, and the blush on her face crept to her ears. Finally, it was recorded by a faithful camera and reflected in someone's eyes.

"Who do you like? Is it brother Zhengxin? He's so tall, handsome, and strong. I want to be his girlfriend too." The little girl's eyes lit up immediately, and then she asked with some regret: "Why didn't you In love, does he not like you? But you are so beautiful, does he already have a girlfriend? "

The innocent words made the poor camera guy who was huddled in the corner laugh, but the two women on the table had very different expressions, one with a serious expression and lowered eyes, and the other twitching the corners of his mouth in embarrassment to death.

"What did you promise me just now? If you don't do your homework seriously, I'll leave. I won't come again, and I won't let your sister Mingzhao come." Unexpectedly, one day she would threaten an elementary school student. She is really an adult. sorrow.

The little girl stuck out her tongue, didn't dare to speak anymore, and started writing her homework honestly with her head down.It's a pity that although this end finally calmed down, the little boy on the other end looked eager to try again. Before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard a childish voice again, and the same question was thrown to another person.

"Sister, do you have someone you like?"

Come on, these siblings are having a hard time with falling in love. The children nowadays are really precocious. One is twelve and the other is only nine years old, and they openly talk about whether they like it or not. It's clear that she will confess her love I also struggled with it for many days, it is really not as good as one generation.Xia Wanmu quickly held down her sister who was about to move, and reprimanded her in a low voice, until the aggrieved little head fell down to write the topic bit by bit, then she pricked up her ears to pay attention to the movement on the other side.

Yu Qingge didn't answer for a long time, and she didn't dare to look up. The distance between the tables was too short, and even a little movement would attract the other person's attention—she didn't want to show that she cared about someone's current relationship status at all.

"The solution of this equation is wrong, you can do the calculation again."

A calm voice sounded, and the little boy groaned, and then she heard the tip of the pen scribbling on the paper. She clenched her hands tightly, disappointed by the answer.

But children's curiosity is strong after all, and they don't know how to read people's faces, and they don't understand the meaning behind others' avoidance.After a while, the boy got the correct answer, tilted his head and asked resolutely: "Sister, sister, are you in love?"

Seemingly realizing that he couldn't easily deal with it, Yu Qingge was silent for a few seconds, and finally replied: "No."

"Then do you have someone you like?"

The person with pricked ears here felt his heart tighten.She kept asking questions endlessly, and she probably would have been impatient in normal times, but this time she just wanted to give Little Things a thumbs up.At such a young age and with such a firm mind, he was not intimidated by the cold face of Mian Hulu. This kid will definitely have a lot to do in the future!

There was a brief silence in the room, as if everyone was expecting that answer.Xia Wanmu sat stiffly, the warm beating in his chest became more and more rapid, pounding like a drum.

Doesn't this look like she was waiting for Yu Qingge to confess her love to her... Thinking of this, she clenched her teeth, clasped her hands that were naturally resting on the wooden bench, and her nails scratched against the hard wood On the surface, it hurts sharply.

She couldn't see the man's expression, but after a long time, the expectant voice didn't sound.The boy's immature voice was full of sympathy, and the sadness in the words was far beyond his comprehension at his age.

"Why are you so upset? Ah, I see. Is it because the person you like doesn't like you? Sister Fangfang doesn't like me either, but it's okay." He took out the examination paper from his schoolbag, pointed at the bright red double The tone of 1% is proud: "I got No.[-] in the class, my parents will reward me with small red envelopes when they come back from work, and I will save them to buy snacks for Sister Fangfang. When I grow taller in a few years, she will like me gone."

Xia Wanmu even forgot the smallness in his heart, he was dumbfounded when he heard the simple words of the third grade boy, but the little head in the palm of his hand suddenly lifted up as if stimulated, and he snorted at the opposite side, contemptuously shout loudly:

"Sister Fangfang already has someone she likes. Anyway, it's not you. No matter how many snacks you buy her or how tall she grows, she won't like you, toothless monster!"

The boy's dark skin was flushed red, and he jumped off the wooden bench, rushed over with his mouth open and punched his sister twice, and the two quickly scuffled together, sweeping away the homework on the table , The crowded room suddenly fell into chaos.

Xia Wanmu held on to one and ignored the other, tried in vain to persuade him to fight for a long time, and was attacked by stray bullets, so he was in a panic for a while.In the panic, they heard a loud bang when the book fell on the table. They were startled and looked towards the source of the sound tremblingly.

Yu Qingge folded his arms, his face sinking like water, his narrow eyes stared at the two children indifferently, and his tone was cold.

"Pick up everything, and type it after you finish your homework."

The siblings followed suit honestly, and sat back on the stool as quietly as two quails.Xia Wanmu stood on one side, not knowing where to put his hands and feet, staring blankly at the person who lost his temper in front of her for the first time, his mind went blank.

Yu Qingge looked up at her, there seemed to be water in his eyes.

"Sit over and warm yourself by the fire, stand cold."

She keenly caught the almost inaudible vibrato in the words, so she became even more at a loss.

The room fell silent, and the cold wind knocked on the accidentally fixed glass window like a hand from time to time, making a whirring sound.The smell of burning coal permeated the surroundings, and the exhaust gas content was too high, making it difficult to breathe.