Love Letters

"Yes, I'll go back tomorrow."

Xu Mobai looked at her and repeated it again.

The air seemed to freeze in an instant as He Miao was digesting the meaning of Xu Mo's words.

"Is there anything you want to tell me?"

His eyes fell on He Miao's face, and he seemed unwilling to miss any expression on her face.

"Wha...nothing."

He Miao suddenly lowered her eyes, avoiding his burning gaze.

After a pause, she couldn't help but look at him, "Oh! Bon voyage."

She didn't expect it to be so sudden and didn't know how to face him.

"There are mosquitoes. I want to go back."

He Miao slapped the air and fled away.

Her sudden coldness made Xu Mobai frown.

Looking at her fleeing back, Xu Mobai followed her.

"Why so sudden?"

When Zhao Huijuan heard that he was going back, she felt a little reluctant.

"I just received a call as well. I have something else to do when I get back."

"Xiaobai, when you have time, come back with Miaomiao to visit grandpa and grandma."

"Okay, Grandpa and grandma, take care of yourselves."

In the evening, Xu Mobai began to pack up.

He didn't bring much with him, but Zhao Huijuan packed a lot of food for him.

Glancing at the closed door next to him, He Miao had been in the room and had not come out.

"That child is probably having a bad day. He's been like this since he was a kid. He'll be fine in a couple of days."

At night, there was no moon or stars, and the sky in the distance was twinkling, as if it was raining.

The weather was hot and humid, He Miao couldn't sleep, so he wanted to sit down.

"Insomnia?"

Suddenly a sound was heard and He Miao almost screamed.

"It's me, don't be afraid."

Under the camphor tree in the yard, Xu Mobai sat on a bamboo chair and called her over.

He Miao said nothing, but walked over reluctantly and sat down next to him.

The lighting is soft and the profile is gentle.

Looking at his face, He Miao suddenly wanted to ask him why he went back and what he had promised Shen Weiwei that day.

She paused and gave up the idea. She didn't have the time to gossip.

Besides, Xu Mobai might not tell me, and I would be disappointed again...

He Miao was confused and didn't know how to react.

"What are you thinking about?"

The person next to him spoke first.

"I......."

She pursed her lips, wanting to say something but not knowing how to start.

"My hands are already a little calloused."

He suddenly touched her hand, which felt slightly cool.

He Miao pulled it back abruptly, a little angrily, "What do you know? This is a symbol of labor, a symbol of glory."

Xu Mobai chuckled and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes."

After returning to the room, He Miao applied hand cream.

I've been climbing up and down and working in the fields all day these days, so my skin has become quite rough.

Because he slept late, He Miao got up at almost nine o'clock the next day.

She opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling, then sat up suddenly, "Xu Mobai!"

Xu Mobai's car is at ten o'clock......

I wish what he said yesterday was just a dream...

She was spending the summer vacation here happily by herself, but he suddenly came here without saying a word, barged into her life, disrupted her rhythm, and now he's leaving suddenly.

He Miao became depressed, Xu Mobai and the others were already preparing to set off.

"Why didn't you call me?"

"I've called you thousands of times, but you didn't respond at all."

He Dashu made precise comments on the side.

"I saw that you went to bed very late last night, so I wanted you to sleep more."

Xu Mobai took the morning car. The weather was gloomy and it looked like it was going to rain heavily.

Before leaving, he saved his cell phone number in Zhao Huijuan's phone and wrote a note to her.

"Remember to call me, or answer the phone."

"You are not a child, there is no need to give so many instructions."

He Miao put the note into his pocket.

Zhao Huijuan was a little reluctant, but after all, she was someone else's child.

Before leaving, I brought him two watermelons.

It's not expensive, but it's really sweet.

"Miao Miao, Xiao Bai is going back, won't you see him off?"

Seeing He Miao walking into the house, Zhao Huijuan couldn't help but ask.

"I'm very sleepy. I want to take a nap."

Zhao Huijuan sighed, "You kid..."

"It's okay, let her go back to sleep."

Xu Mobai looked at her back as she walked away, picked up his things and prepared to leave.

He Miao went back in anger and did not see him off to the village entrance.

After returning to the living room, I sat there in a daze and accidentally discovered that Xu Mobai's cell phone was still on the table.

Could Xu Mobai be so careless?

After she realized what was happening, she picked up her phone and ran out.

As soon as I walked out the door, I ran into He Dashu and Zhao Huijuan who had just returned.

"Why are you running? The person should have left."

He Miao tightened his grip on the phone, paused, and then chased after him.

Because she was wearing slippers, she fell halfway and her shoes flew five meters away.

I looked at my right hand and fortunately the phone was fine.

She got up and suddenly felt like crying, "Xu Mobai..."

"What's the hurry?"

A familiar and reassuring voice came from above his head, and He Miao looked and saw that it was Xu Mobai who returned.

"Did you come back to get your phone? I didn't expect you to..."

"Cellphone? I was going to keep it for you."

Xu Mobai helped her up and picked up her shoes.

"I just borrowed it for fun before, who really wants it?"

He Miao felt a little guilty. During the past few days when he was here, his cell phone was basically in her hands.

He lowered his eyes and laughed softly, "It's just my selfish desire. I hope I can contact you after I return."

"You can call grandma."

"It's always more convenient to call you directly than to call grandma."

That's true. Zhao Huijuan often takes her cell phone to the fields, but she is hard of hearing and often cannot hear the phone ringing.

"Then why did you come back?"

"The driver said he would wait in the village for more than ten minutes. I wanted to come back to see you."

"What's so good about me? I'm not really a left-behind elderly person."

"You came to me yesterday and said you had something to say. Are you really not going to say it?"

"have nothing to say."

He Miao's hands tightened briefly as he patted his knees, then he suddenly changed his tone, "I'll tell you when I get back to school."

"Ah."

"And the cell phone, I'll give it back to you."

He Miao put the phone back into his hand and said, "Who is thinking about your phone?"

"it's me......."

"Take it yourself."

Seeing He Miao's insistence, Xu Mobai had no choice but to take it back.

"Did you bring an umbrella?"

"Bring it."

"Okay, then go away."

"He Miao, see you at school."

Looking at Xu Mobai's back, and watching the bus gradually disappear from sight, He Miao limped back.

Back in the yard, Lele and Jingjing were fighting over a ball.

Looking at the stone table that was becoming increasingly round, He Miao recalled that Xu Mobai often explained questions to her on it.

Suddenly I felt a little dazed and my heart was empty.

Is this how left-behind elderly people feel?

After I realized it, I felt annoyed, because it wasn't a life-and-death separation.

In the next few days, she also tried to contact Xu Mobai, but the two kept missing each other.

Or he called Zhao Huijuan and Zhao Huijuan forgot to answer.

Or He Miao saw the missed call and called him but no one answered...

Just like that, the summer vacation passed by quietly without us noticing.

In time for the autumn harvest, He Miao helped He Dashu and Zhao Huijuan pick peanuts, break corn, and cut rice...

No matter how good the physical and chemical sun protection was, He Miao still became several shades darker.

So much so that He Dahai didn't notice it when he came to pick her up.

"Look at you, you are covered in dirt. Wash your face before you go back."

He Miao: “….”

Of course, what was more lethal than He Dahai’s words was Hu Datu’s call.

The school wanted her to change classes, but no one wanted her.