Little days of the last days [rebirth]

"Look at that." Xu Chengle pointed to a building outside the car window.

It can be vaguely distinguished that it is a temple, which should be one of the famous eight outer temples in Chengde.The name of the temple can no longer be seen on the plaque.The solemnity and solemnity of thousands of years have been covered by thick snow and long icicles.The colorful glazed tiles and the splendor of the past have all disappeared, standing there like a huge and pure ice sculpture.

Xu Chengle was surprised, and he quickly took a picture with his mobile phone.One-click sharing to multiple social apps.

It's more than one o'clock in the afternoon, and they just set off from the hotel where they stayed yesterday.

The original plan was to set off early this morning, and if we hurry up, we can probably arrive in Shenyang before dark.

It is a pity that the sky does not follow people's wishes.The wind started to blow in the middle of the night last night, and until this morning, the wind has not weakened, and it has remained at around level seven.

At noon, there were finally signs of improvement.

So the plan was adjusted, and before dark, find a place to spend the night in the small town ahead.

On the road, loneliness is still a constant theme.But luckily they are not alone.

Ben was driving today. The road was covered with deep snow and it was not easy to walk. The speed of the car never exceeded 80 yards. Yu Jingshan was holding a satellite map beside him to study the route.

Hum Hem and Haha ran happily outside the car.

The wind was so loud last night that Xu Chengle was terrified, and he didn't sleep well all night.Feeling a little drowsy now.

In the evening, we finally reached a small town.

Ben slowed down the speed of the car and drove slowly along the road. When he saw a hotel or a homestay, he got out of the car and knocked on the door.

Probably because it was getting dark and there was no one on the street.

After eating more than a dozen closed doors like this, they finally saw a person when they turned a corner ahead.

Because the package is too tight, men, women and children cannot be distinguished.Yu Jingshan got off the car and trot up to say hello: "Hello."

The man stopped and turned around.

That's how she turned out to be a mom.

Xu Chengle also hurriedly followed: "Auntie, we are from out of town, passing by here, do you know where there is a place to stay?"

"It's my home."

Ben crossed himself. "Oh God, I thought I was going camping tonight."

Not far away, it's a guest house.It can be seen from the decoration that it is relatively simple, and the room rate is still the normal price before the disaster.

The aunt went through the formalities for them and handed them three keys.

Xu Chengle: "Auntie, do you know where there is a place to eat now?"

"No, there are disasters everywhere now, there is nowhere to buy things, and many restaurants are closed." The aunt thought about it, "Hey, if you don't mind, you can eat with my family. There is nothing to entertain, just Order steamed buns and pickles."

Xu Chengle nodded hastily, "Don't dislike it, don't dislike it, just eat something warm."

Aunt's house is in the yard behind the guest house.

In order to entertain them, a plate of sugared garlic and a few salted duck eggs was specially served.

The three tenants, plus the aunt's husband and daughter, sat around a table of six people around a basket of steaming steamed buns, eating with gusto.

The aunt casually picked up a topic while eating: "Where are you going? It's freezing."

"Let's go to Shenyang." Xu Chengle felt that the steamed buns with old noodles were quite delicious, soft and springy, with a bit of sweet aftertaste, and paired with a salty duck egg that was dripping with oil...

Probably a little bit of happiness during the tiring journey can be infinitely magnified and turned into great satisfaction.

"Shenyang, my son was also called to Shenyang a few days ago. He said he wanted to unblock a lifeline for food transportation." The aunt sighed, a little worried, "I don't know what's going on, it's such a cold day."

The aunt's daughter has been secretly looking at Xu Chengle.

Xu Chengle caught her gaze.Wei Wei smiled at her.The little girl's face turned red all of a sudden, and she buried her head in eating the steamed buns, embarrassed to raise her head again.

After eating, the three got up to say goodbye and walked to the guest house.

The little girl caught up and whispered to Xu Chengle, "Can you sign it for me?"

"No problem." Xu Chengle smiled and took the notebook handed over by the girl.I signed my name and blessing on it.

"So you're a star." Ben looked at him in surprise.

……

After returning to their rooms, Xu Chengle rested for a while and prepared to take a bath.The bathroom space is very small, and the facilities inside are old and mottled with yellow.

The water heater was relatively old. After studying it for a long time, he finally found out that it was broken and could not produce hot water.

"Knock, knock, knock." Yu Jingshan heard a knock on the door.

Opening the door, the cold wind from the corridor slipped in. Xu Chengle stood at the door and asked, "Is the water heater in your room working?"

"It works, I just finished washing it."

"The one in my room is broken." Xu Chengle scratched his head.

"Then you come to my place to wash."

In the bathroom, Xu Chengle hung the clean underwear on the hook and began to undress.

There was a large pane of frosted glass over the bathroom door.Alas, a little embarrassing.

"Oh..." Xu Chengle let out a howl, like the sound of a pig being scalded.

"What's the matter?" Yu Jingshan was taken aback, and almost wanted to open the door to see what was going on.

"Oh, it's okay, the water is too hot."

"...Turn the switch a little to the right." Yu Jingshan said helplessly.

"understood."

After a while...

"Boom..."

"Oh." Xu Chengle howled again.

Yu Jingshan jumped up from the bed and stood outside the bathroom door, "What's wrong?"

Through the frosted glass, you can vaguely see the outline of the people inside...

Xu Chengle wiped her face, "It's okay, the shower head fell off and wet...the underwear."

Yu Jingshan: "..."

Not long after, the sound of rushing water stopped.Xu Chengle came out of the bathroom with wet hair after taking a shower.

Seeing the two...underwear he was holding in his hand, Yu Jingshan was a little speechless, "Dry your hair before going back, lest you catch a cold."

"It's okay." Xu Chengle just came out of the shower, his face was flushed by the steam, he put the hat behind his clothes on his head, "I'll blow it in my room, I won't disturb your rest."

After speaking, he left quickly, as if his butt was on fire...

The next morning, the three of them finished paying the room fee and were about to leave. The aunt took out a big bag and said a little embarrassedly, "Could you please do me a favor and bring this bag to my son."

There are some dry food in the bag, thick sweater, woolen trousers and a pair of shoes.

Xu Chengle took a look at Yu Jingshan, who nodded, so he took the bag and agreed, "No problem, auntie, I'll drop by anyway, so it won't waste much time."

"Thank you very much." The aunt was very happy, brought a pen and paper, and wrote down her son's mobile phone number and a series of landline numbers, "My son's name is Chen Ze, and this is his office phone number. If you can't get through on your phone, you can try this."

Putting the luggage into the trunk, Xu Chengle opened the car door and got in quickly, humming.He finally waved to the aunt, "Auntie, we are leaving, don't worry, the things will be delivered. Goodbye."

The aunt also waved at them, "Be careful."

The hum of the engine sounded, and it was a new day, and they were about to set off again.The wheels ran over the brand-new snow, leaving only two wheel marks, and one step closer to the destination.

It was one o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived in Shenyang.

Xu Chengle immediately called the aunt's son, Chen Ze, but it rang for a long time, but no one answered.

"Let's solve the problem of eating first." Yu Jingshan slowed down the speed of the car and wandered along the road, the more he searched, the colder he became.

Xu Chengle took out biscuits and beef jerky, "Eat something to fill your stomach first."

So Yu Jingshan parked the car on the side of the road, three people and two dogs, those who eat dry food eat dry food, those who eat dog food eat dog food.

Xu Chengle called Chen Ze again, but this time it wasn't that no one answered, it was because the phone was turned off.

He had no choice but to call the landline instead, and soon a female voice rang: "Hello, this is the XX Road Branch of the Shenyang Police Department. I will transfer you now, please wait..."

After waiting for a while, a man's voice sounded, "Hello?"

Xu Chengle: "Hi, I'm looking for Chen Ze, but he can't get through."

There was a long silence on the phone before speaking, "May I ask who you are?"

Xu Chengle: "Oh, I was entrusted by his mother to bring him some things. Is it convenient for Fang to ask him to answer the phone, we are in Shenyang now."

"...Please wait there for a moment, I'll be there right away."

……

Xu Chengle saw a police car slowly approaching and stopped, and a young man in uniform got off from it.

"Are you Chen Ze?" Xu Chengle opened the door and got out of the car, Hengheng and Haha rushed out, rubbing against his legs.

"I'm his colleague. Chen Ze died on duty this morning..." After the young man finished speaking, his eyes turned red.

"Ah, how come?" Xu Chengle was a little dazed, with his mouth open, not knowing how to answer the question for a while.

The young man choked up and said: "While performing official duties, he was hit by an out-of-control car...and died on the spot."

Xu Chengle: "..."

Yu Jingshan took the big bag full of mother's heart and handed it to the young policeman, "This is what his mother asked us to bring to him."

The young man took it with both hands, "Thank you, we will pass along Chen Ze's belongings to his family."

After speaking, he saluted them, turned and left.

Yu Jingshan patted Xu Chengle's shoulder, turned around in silence and got into the car.