Water lanterns and dreams in 1 nights

15

The train roared out of the tunnel, and the sunlight returned to the carriage, and quickly flowed away from the people.The thick gray clouds migrated in groups, and the huge cloud shadows passed over the endless plains and Nagano. In the distance, there were sporadic pools of shining things, which were potholes hidden in the grass and reflected light.

Xiuyi put the full water glass on the table in front of me, and the light "click" brought me back to my senses.

"Would you like some water, uncle?"

"No." I said, still looking out the window. "I'm not thirsty yet."

At ten o'clock in the morning on January 27, [-] Zhaohua, one hour after the departure of the train that took me away from Kaiming and Liangzi.

"Are you still worried about Aunt Tan." Almost affirmative question.

"Of course. The more urgent the time, the more she hurt her leg."

"Didn't the doctor say it's all right? The toxin can be removed in at most three days, and the pain and swelling will no longer be there. Then I can walk."

"Then she is at home alone." I whispered.

After Liangzi was bitten, Xiuyi and I quickly tied the wound with a tape to prevent the poison from spreading, and called a car to take her to the hospital.Wartime hospitals are overcrowded, and the wounded and wounded are immeasurable. It is not as fast as sending them to the medical center for treatment.

The doctor is a well-known veteran. He asked Liangzi if he had seen a snake. After receiving an affirmative answer, he judged from Liangzi's description that it was a local snake with little poison.The doctor said that the poison is in the blood, and it is not difficult to get rid of it. As long as the poisonous blood is released and a special medicine pack is applied, it will be cured quickly.

However, a question lingers in my mind. The weather is not as cold as before, but most snakes are still hibernating. Where did the snake that bit Ryoko come from?Artificial?Liangzi and Xiuyi have no motive, so they can only be blamed on the strange nature, but this is extremely inconsistent with the rules of nature.I couldn't understand it, and was oppressed by time, so I had to let it go for the time being.

After Liangzi treated the wound, I felt relieved and asked Xiuyi to take care of her. I went out to look for tickets by myself, but to no avail.Liangzi was sad, but still comforted me: "My wound is hurting and swollen now, even if I get the ticket, it will be difficult to leave. Don't worry about me, just avoid it outside, remember to write to me, I will get the ticket soon I'll go find you immediately."

She maintained such tenacious optimism until the last moment of our parting.

Liangzi wanted to take us to the platform, but she was unable to move because of her condition. I bought enough food for her for half a month in advance, so that she would not have to drag her sick body outside to buy food; Liangzi left some money and asked her to come to our house to cook three meals for Liangzi for five consecutive days.Ryoko said no, I think these are necessary, so I arranged everything according to my own ideas, and made sure to keep her from feeling uncomfortable these few days.

Yoshiko repeatedly begged me not to take care of her so meticulously, but I could read the joy in her eyes and the deepening sorrow every minute.When we fell asleep at night, I leaned against the head of the bed and read a book by the warm yellow light of the desk lamp. Afraid of disturbing her rest, I turned my head and asked her if she was sleepy.Ryoko clasped my right hand with both hands and placed it on her forehead, closed her eyes, and said softly, "Kazuhiko, really, don't be so nice to me. You know, I might keep you here at any time."

I turned the book to the next page and told her amid the rustling of the paper, "You can keep me anytime."

She didn't answer, but still closed her eyes tightly, and her breathing was a little short.After a long time, she let go of my hand, turned her back to me, and said good night calmly: "I'm sleepy, I'll go to bed first."

So I also took off my coat, put it on the chair beside the bed, and turned off the light.

The next day, when we left this morning, I made an appointment for a car to wait on the side of the road at 07:30. Xiuyi and I traveled lightly, each with only one suitcase, and the driver put it in the trunk for us, leaving little time Say goodbye to us.

Liangzi hugged Xiuyi first, and whispered some whispers in his ear that I could not hear, Xiu nodded a little, as if agreeing to some agreement, and then separated, and I talked to Liangzi instead.In fact, I have already said almost all that should be said, and I am not a child, so there is no need for such earnest exhortations.But as long as she spoke, I listened quietly and carefully.Her reluctant and sad eyes lingered on me all the time, in comparison, I almost thought she had no fluctuations in Xiuyi's departure.

When it was time to leave, Liangzi could only let Xiuyi and I go. Seeing us sit in the back seat of the black car, the windows covered by white gauze, I lifted the curtains and gave her a final look.Ryoko could not stand still, leaning weakly against the cold door, biting her lips, I waved to her, the car started to start, I put down the curtain, and suddenly heard a bitter, almost mournful, restrained and hoarse cry from behind the car : "Heyan, what would you do without me by your side?"

This is the last sentence I heard her say.

At 37:[-] in the afternoon, we got off the train in Jiaqing, Nanjian Province, and walked out of the station with the crowded and hurried crowd.

The reason why I chose to stay here is not because I have relatives and friends here. Of course, some of them may be in Jiaqing, but that has nothing to do with me.I chose it because its location is relatively safe. It is far from the battle situation, but not so far away. Once the situation is stable, it is not difficult to go back to Qiming.

But the inconveniences are quite obvious, the first is that we have no boarding place.After exiting the station, the crowd dispersed, each with their own purpose and kept walking. The daze of Xiuyi and I was particularly reflected, like a hermit crab stranded on the beach after the low tide and lost its shell.

We found a small restaurant nearby, and planned to find a place to stay after dinner. While I was waiting for dinner, Xiuyi said that he was going to buy something, so he took the money and went there empty-handed. When he came back, he had an extra bag in his hand. Buns and a mention of oranges.I think if I buy too much, I won't be able to eat it all. He said indifferently that it's a big deal before I take it away.

We still didn't eat much, Xiuyi peeled an orange for me, and we each shared half of it.I was thinking about where to live. It is not possible to rent a house for half a day. It was getting dark so early, and I was afraid that I would not even have time to see the house. I could only find a hotel to stay in. As for which hotel is clean and tidy, I don’t know.Going to a completely unfamiliar place can give birth to many such troubles.

I checked out and asked the shop owner if he had any suggested hotels. At that time, another train was arriving at the station, and the number of people entering the shop surged. us.Xiu and I packed up our suitcases and walked around the street for the time being. We didn't take any of the steamed stuffed buns and oranges we bought just now because we thought it was getting in the way.

We carry our luggage, travel and dust, and talk with foreign accents. At a glance, we know that we are people who have traveled a long distance, so we have not yet spoken to anyone, but we have already been found.

30. Bad boy 16

A man in a brown-red mandarin jacket and a cap with melon skin was leaning against the wall to bask in the warmth, smoking a pipe, and when he saw us passing by, he took the initiative to chat with us, which roughly meant that he was a local and knew where there was a good place to live. , not to make money, just to make friends, if you feel satisfied, it doesn't matter if you give me some tobacco and pocket money.

Seeing our doubts, he couldn't talk for a long time, so he had to smile wryly and introduce himself as Xiaoliu, who just makes a living in this industry, without skills, and relies on cooperating with hotels to earn money for food and clothing, and dare not think otherwise.When you get to the place, you can take a look around and check in if you are satisfied. It doesn't matter if you don't stay.

In this way, we followed him at a distance of more than ten meters, and followed him forward.

Xiaoliu is indeed very familiar with the local roads. He found out the main roads and small roads, and occasionally turned around to explain to us loudly what places we passed.After walking along the main road for a while, I came across an extremely congested intersection, and a crowd of onlookers gathered ahead to form a human wall, pointing and discussing.That Xiaoliu wanted to join in the fun, squeezed into the crowd to investigate for a while, and told us that a car had run over a young man's leg and ran away. I asked him who the culprit was, but he said that everyone knew.

"At least the compensation is settled."

"How dare you." Xiao Liu put his hands in his sleeves, and pouted: "The commander's nephew, a big man, he can't afford to offend, even if he runs over someone to death, there is nothing to be afraid of. These days, there are soldiers and guns. It was the Lord. A child was crushed to death last time. The boy was twelve or thirteen years old. He was about to grow up. His parents cried and rushed to the door. No one was seen, and only one person interrupted him. One arm and one leg. What do people say? He is very arrogant, saying that he dares to extort money from him, and next time, he will not even want to keep a healthy limb."

"The commander doesn't care about him?"

"We went to the front line to fight, so he is the only one left to do his best. Nowadays, people are lower than pigs, and a pig can be exchanged for money. It is better to die early if you have no background, so as not to suffer in the world." Xiao Liu stopped while talking. mouth, "hissed" and muttered in a low voice, "Misfortunes come from the mouth, disasters come from the mouth." Then he said that the road ahead was not easy to walk, and we had to change to another alley, so we followed him into the alley, and this time we were closer to him. A little bit, only five or six meters apart.

One of the ways to get closer to a stranger is to say something close to your actual distance. At least I feel that he is a little more real after hearing it. At least the cynical, negative and sad emotions are not fake. Closer to real life than I am.We chatted one after another, Xiuyi was always by my side, the only time he asked me to hand over my luggage to him, but I refused.

When Xiao Liu heard him call me uncle, he thought Xiu Yi was my nephew, and praised him for being sensible and caring. Xiu Yi was impatient when he heard that, his teeth clenched tightly, and his jaw curled up coldly. I casually changed the subject , asked him where he could buy daily necessities nearby, and Xiao Liu talked about tobacco and tea, rice noodles, toothpaste, pots and bowls, etc. one by one.