dance like a butterfly

When it was getting dark the next day, the eldest brother really arrived.

The elder brother took a glance at me at the exit, and he seemed very enthusiastic. He waved at me from afar and shouted: "Third brother, third child!"

He carried a bulging canvas bag on his shoulder, a large plastic bag in one hand, and a handful of rolled newspapers in the other.

I smiled, nodded to him, took the heavy bag on his shoulder, and pressed it with my hand, as if it was clothes or something.And the white plastic bag was full of food.

"Brother, do you read newspapers too?"

When a car was blocked, I turned around and asked the elder brother who was looking left and right in the back seat looking at the street view.

"What are you looking for? I handed over all the characters I knew before to my husband. This "Hua Shang Bao" was picked up in the car. Yesterday, Lao Han said that I would stay here for two months. When I got off the car, I saw someone throwing it I just picked up the newspapers. Third, it’s been a long time, so I’ll pick up some today and tomorrow, and I’ve accumulated a lot, so I can sell them for some money in the future, right?”

I quickly shut up.

When we got to the hotel and entered the room, my eldest brother rolled his eyes and patted me hard on the shoulder with a smile on his face, "Third brother, you are really capable, and you live in such a good place when you go out!"

"This is also temporary. I will move out after two days if I find a cheaper place."

The elder brother opened his eyes wide and said puzzledly, "What are you moving? Lao Han is not that kind of stingy person, nor does he have money. He said you are here to help his relatives decorate the house, tell me here He will reimburse all the accommodation and food expenses, why do you save for him?"

I tried to smile and said, "Brother, no matter how rich Lao Han is, his money is blown by the wind, isn't it?"

The eldest brother bowed his head and remained silent, then suddenly raised his head with a teasing look on his face, "You really know how to live for him."

I was at a loss for words, afraid that he would say something inappropriate again, so I hurriedly said, "Are you hungry? I'll take you to dinner."

As soon as he heard about the meal, the eldest brother suddenly smiled.

I ordered a crystal elbow, a sweet and sour pork tenderloin, a garlic lettuce, and a hot and sour tripe soup.I picked up a few bites of green vegetables and didn't finish a small bowl of rice. I took out a cigarette and smoked it slowly.

At home in Xi'an, Lao Han didn't come back on time for dinner every night, and I always prepared the meal, and I was used to waiting for him to come back to eat together.Now, with Lao Han not around, I have no appetite at all.

The eldest brother swept away all the food on the table, drank a bottle of beer, ordered four bowls of rice, and kept mumbling, "What, I eat with a bowl like tear soup, I am so anxious! "

I smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry, ask for more if you don't have enough. If not enough, have a few more steamed buns."

The eldest brother burped, looked around and said, "Forget it, forget it, I'm afraid people will laugh at me for my big appetite."

I handed over a cigarette, "Brother, didn't you eat on the way?"

"No."

"I see that you also brought fruit instant noodles and ham sausage, as well as Guokui, why didn't you eat them?"

My eldest brother ate a lot in his plastic bag.

"It was bought by Lao Han. I didn't eat it at all, so I drank two bottles of Coke. I thought about it and let it go. When you arrive in Tianshui, you are my brother. At least you won't see your brother starving, right?"

I frowned, "This meal is a welcome for you, big brother. This is outside, not at home. If you eat like this every day, it must not work."

When the eldest brother saw this, his face suddenly grew long.

When we arrived at the hotel, just as we entered the door, Lao Han just happened to call.

"Xiaohui, is big brother here?"

"It's here, don't worry about it."

"have you eaten?"

"I ate already, how about you?"

"I haven't had it yet, but I'll eat it in a while."

"Eat out, or do you make it yourself?"

"Uh, that's it. From today on, my old house is open, and someone cooks for me."

Old Han paused for a moment, then smiled.

"Someone cooks for you? Who?"

Lao Han's words stunned me for a moment.

"Don't think wrongly. It's like this. Before each election, candidates will treat guests at their homes. One is to win people's hearts and gather popularity. The other is that those who vote for votes run around all day long. We also You can’t just watch them go back to your own house for dinner every day. Another meaning is that everyone should discuss some specific countermeasures together according to the actual situation, so from now on, brother will start to build a fire and have a feast of flowing water in the old house!"

The so-called Flowing Water Feast, I also have it in my hometown in Hua County.Many rural areas in Guanzhong hold weddings, seven dishes and eight bowls, and hot dishes are prepared in advance and fried at any time. As long as a table is full of eight people, there will be a person who serves the dishes one by one on a square wooden plate. Serve it up, and the time is not fixed. After one dish is finished, another dish will be served. Generally, at least thirteen dishes will be served. This is the so-called "thirteen flowers, top up." , nothing less.No matter how much space there is in my own home, I will set up as many tables until everyone's mouths are full of oil and their stomachs are bulging.

"So, this petition will continue until the end of the election?"

"Yes."

"That's really up to you, it's more terrible than eating a big family." I laughed.

In Lao Han's old house, the lights must be brightly lit at this time, and people come and go, bustling like a revolving lantern.

"How many candidates are there now? Are there any real threats to you?"

That's what I'm most concerned about.

"Brother Lian counts five of them. It's hard to say whether he is a threat or not." Old Han said flatly.

I know very well that the reason why Lao Han said this lightly is just to let me stay in Tianshui with peace of mind.At this time, he didn't want me to feel the slightest nervousness.

According to Lao Han, the results of the election generally will not come out until around New Year's Day.Now, everything is developing and changing, but I also believe that Lao Han, with his strength, should have a great chance of winning, otherwise, he will never go into this muddy water again.

Only now do I fully understand that the reason why Lao Han wanted to buy a house in Tianshui was entirely to distract me. He didn't want me to stand on the edge of the dye vat, so as not to be smeared black and white.

"Brother, take care of yourself and take care of yourself. You must eat and sleep well."

"Haha, Xiao Hui, you're a broken baby? You can rest assured, brother is fine. I'll see you in a month or two. I guarantee you won't lose even a catty of meat."

When Lao Han smiled, everyone in the world laughed.

"Brother, today I looked at sanitary ware, wooden floors, and some accessories for the bathroom. Do you have any good suggestions?" I asked with a smile.

"Well, it's up to you to make up your own mind. Make whatever you like. Brother thinks your vision is not bad. By the way, if you don't have enough money, just tell me, and I will transfer the money to you when the time comes."

"Why might it not be enough? It won't be used at all, don't worry."

Passing by the Agricultural Bank of China in the afternoon, I checked at the ATM, and the card left by Lao Han actually had nearly 20 yuan!I was really taken aback.

"Brother is a little worried, you listen carefully!"

"What?"

"Brother is your dear brother. Being able to go to Tianshui to accompany you now means that our roots in Hua County have not been broken. No matter how big brother is, you have to be patient, listen?!"

Lao Han didn't smile this time.

Thinking of his expression at the moment when he was speaking, presumably with a earnest look, I wholeheartedly agreed.

After hanging up the phone, lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling with his head resting on his arms, his mind was full of the situation of Lao Han in the old house at the moment.There was no noise on the phone when I was talking to me just now, so did he call me at Yaxinyuan's house?Can he sleep well at night without me by his side?Thinking of his gentle appearance when Tianshui parted, and thinking of that short tenderness, I couldn't help but feel a little dizzy again in my heart.

The elder brother squeezed the remote control tightly and was watching "The Voice of Qin" on Shaanxi Satellite TV.

"Brother, he was the one who took you to the train station by himself?"

"He? That him? Big wild goose 'ta' or small wild goose 'pagoda'?"

"You know I'm talking about Lao Han, why are you still playing sloppy with me?"

"Hahahaha, I know it's him you're asking, and I also know that you only care about Lao Han. Well, he reminded me, don't let anyone know that I came to Tianshui to look for you."

Lao Han kept this matter secret like he was doing underground work, and I felt a little panicked, but also an inexplicable warmth.

"This time, Lao Han gave you a lot of money again, right?"

"Does it need to be said? Third, tell the truth to the eldest brother, did Lao Han buy you a house here?"

"No. I am helping to look after the decoration for his relatives." I denied it flatly.

"Forget it, you think I'm a coward, don't you know anything?" The elder brother gave me a look.

Thinking of Lao Han's instructions just now, I kept silent.

The eldest brother suddenly smiled, "Old Han is so kind to you! You really spent your whole life burning high incense and followed such a person."

This sounded very wrong, so I asked back, "What do you mean?"

"I mean nothing, nothing."

It’s okay if it’s nothing interesting. I changed my shoes and got ready to take a shower. I’m really tired after running all day.

The eldest brother grumbled and said, "However, this is your ability. In today's society, people laugh at the poor but not at the prostitutes."