After rebirth, Bai Yueguang fell in love with me at first sight

Cheng Si hadn't been back to Lingshui Town for a long time. The taxi driver dropped him off at the intersection and drove back. Cheng Si stood on the sign with the word LINGSHUI TOWN written on it and fell into deep thought.

The town is very big. Cheng Si followed his memory and asked people along the way. When he arrived at the east side, there were several lanes and alleys standing in a complex network. Cheng Si did not tell the old man in advance that he was coming here, so he arrived as soon as he said he would.

He remembered that when he was a child, he didn't like to find his way, so he just walked here and there based on his memory. But now Cheng Si really didn't dare to go directly into the alley. Just when he was wondering, he saw a boy wearing a black baseball cap walking out of the alley with a guitar on his shoulder. He looked like he was not someone to be trifled with.

Seeing that there was no one else around, Cheng Si had no choice but to step forward and ask, "Excuse me, do you know the address of No. 13, Building , East Lane?" The man walked straight towards Cheng Si, pretending not to have heard him.

Cheng Si was a little disappointed. Of course, who would give you directions if you were a stranger? Besides, they might not know the location. Cheng Si sighed and decided to go in first. At worst, he could find someone to ask along the way. He would eventually find it. But he didn't expect that the boy who was about to leave turned back.

"Are you from the Cheng family?" Cheng Si turned around to look at the boy, thinking he was someone she knew. The boy's hat was pulled down a little, so she couldn't tell what he looked like. Cheng Si didn't want to keep staring at him, so she looked away and replied, "Yes."

"Go straight three buildings in, turn left three buildings and there is a ginkgo tree. Follow it to the right, cross a long corridor, then go right three buildings and stop. You should know your grandmother's yard."

After saying that, he ignored Cheng Si and walked along the main road. Cheng Si thought about it for a long time and felt that what the boy said was a bit strange. He seemed like an acquaintance, but he couldn't see his appearance clearly and he didn't remember such a person in his childhood. The most important thing was to find a place and didn't think about it anymore.

Following the route provided by the boy, they found the grandmother's yard. It was not early yet, and Cheng Si did not see the old lady. She was probably going to the nearby mountains to pick tea leaves.

The small town where Grandma Cheng Si lives is also famous locally. There is a gurgling lake in the front lane and a whole hilltop behind it. The scenery is beautiful, the resources are abundant and the people are prosperous. Most of the people living here plant tea trees and fruit trees in the mountains, collect them when they are ripe and sell them, which is the so-called "live by the mountain and eat by the mountain".

The houses here also have a quaint flavor, with bluestone bricks and glazed tiles, simple and elegant. There are also some pavilions left over from the past around the houses, which have been renovated to retain their original appearance and are made of blue bricks. The pillars in the pavilions are carved with various lifelike patterns full of charm. The surrounding area is lush and green, and the air is fresh. The whole town is a good place to relax.

At noon, the old lady came back in the sunshine and was stunned for a moment when she saw Cheng Si sitting in the courtyard.

Cheng Si stepped forward to help her catch the basket and called her grandma.

The old lady smiled and asked, "How long have you been here?"

"Not long after," Cheng Si stared at the old man blankly.

"What would you like to eat for lunch?" the old lady asked and stood up to cook.

Cheng Si finally couldn't help hugging the person he hadn't seen for many years, choking up and saying, "Grandma... I missed you so much."

The old lady didn't understand. Cheng Si actually had a cold personality and rarely got close to people. It wasn't that he was cold-hearted, he just didn't like to express himself on many things.

Seeing Cheng Si being so close now, he was moved, "What's wrong? Did your parents say something to you again?"

Cheng Si shook her head, "Grandma, let's eat first." Cheng Si calculated the time in advance and cooked rice and fried two dishes, which were placed neatly on the table. They looked very delicious.

The old man was stunned for a moment, "You did all this?"

Cheng Si nodded and helped her pull out a chair and sit down. "I made this. Come and try it and see how it tastes."

The old lady took two chopsticks and found the food tasted particularly good. After a few bites, she put down her chopsticks. Cheng Si thought it was not to her liking and felt a little disappointed.

His ancestors learned how to cook it over several years, and they thought it was okay, but no one had ever eaten it. Maybe they were just used to it and had become immune to it, but it was actually very unpalatable.

Cheng Si was just about to say that if it tasted bad, then don't eat it, when he heard someone say, "Do you usually cook at home?"

Cheng Si didn't know why the old lady suddenly asked this, but he still answered, "Well, it's not good to always order takeout, so I just made it myself."

Cheng Si was talking about what happened after he started working in his previous life, but the old lady didn't think that was the case. She just thought that the child's parents were really unreasonable. The busy child learned to cook by himself. How long did it take for him to reach this level?

"Is it unpalatable?" Cheng Si pursed her lips, feeling a little embarrassed.

The old lady sighed and suppressed her anger towards the two people. "It's delicious. This is the first time that grandma eats the food you cook. I'm a little happy."

After hearing this, Cheng Si felt relieved and added a few slices of meat to the old lady. "Then eat more. I will cook for you next time."

The old lady said "OK", feeling happy in her heart. She hadn't seen her grandson for a long time but he was still close to her and knew how to express himself better than before. He really grew up.

The two of them had a happy lunch.

Maybe because it’s close to the mountain, the town isn’t particularly hot even though there’s no air conditioning.

The old lady sat under the small pavilion in the yard, turning the stone mill to grind the grass jelly into powder. She would cook some jelly to cool down her fever. Cheng Si couldn't help much, so he just sat beside her and watched. Maybe the environment was too quiet, Cheng Si felt a little drowsy.

The old lady looked at him and smiled, "If you feel tired, go upstairs and have a rest."

Cheng Si shook his head. "I'm not sleepy. I couldn't sleep at noon either. I was just too bored."

"Then don't sit there. There is a teahouse over there if you walk west."

"Why go there? If you want to listen to crosstalk, it won't be until 7 o'clock in the evening, right?" Cheng Si didn't understand.

The old lady was amused. "Who told you to go listen to crosstalk? You wouldn't be able to sit still if you were asked to. There are many students your age on the terrace outside the building this afternoon. They are holding a music festival. You are lucky to have come at a good time. It just started today."

Cheng Si had no intention of getting up. The old lady stopped and put the ground powder into the basin. She asked in confusion, "Why are you still here? Don't you like this kind of activity?"

Cheng Si really had no interest in it, and it would be noisy if there were too many people. He helped the old lady put on her powder and replied calmly, "I'm not interested. It will be noisy."

Speaking of teahouses, Cheng Si also recalled some not-so-good memories, and thought about what it would be like if he really went to the teahouse and ran into that person who had some feelings for him.

Now that my childhood brother is not here, I really don’t know how to deal with it. After all, that guy has a very eloquent mouth.

The old lady shook her head helplessly. Her grandson was good in every way except that he was too lifeless and his temperament was not like that of a young man. "Aren't you bored sitting here?"

Cheng Si pursed her lips and gave another reason, "Grandma, I don't know the way either. I got lost when I came here."

The old lady didn't say anything to comfort him. "You loved staying at home when you were a child, and now you know the way. I have to praise you." Then she asked, "How did you find your way home?"

"A boy with a guitar on his back told me," Cheng Si asked again, "Grandma, do you know him?"

The old lady thought for a moment, "The one carrying the guitar? It should be the kid from the Jiang family - Jiang Jin. You used to be quite clingy with him, calling him brother Jiang Jin every day. Have you forgotten about him?"

Cheng Si recalled this person from his memory. He didn't expect that he had met this person before, but he didn't recognize him. Although it was a long time ago, he still cared about the little brother. He asked his grandmother in confusion, "Didn't their family go to North City together? Why are they back?"

"I don't know. This kid is a different person this time. He doesn't like to talk to anyone and is a bit withdrawn." He stood up and went to the kitchen to cook grass jelly. He also told Cheng Si, "Someone actually showed you the way. I'll cook some jelly later and you can bring a bowl over. Thank you."

Cheng Si nodded, "Got it."

Cheng Si had nothing to do at the moment, so he turned around and looked at the house next door. The walls were covered with moss and there was grass in the yard that had not been cleared. He guessed that Jiang Jin had not been back for long, and the house was in a dilapidated state, as if no one had lived there for a long time.

It also brought back an old memory. When Cheng Si was in primary school, he was soft-hearted and well-behaved, but this was not necessarily a good thing, and this became the reason for others to bully him.

He didn't dare tell his grandparents that they were no longer bullying him, for fear that they would worry. After a while, the group of people who bullied him blocked him in an alley. Jiang Jin happened to see them and beat up those kids.

In order to avoid being bullied, Cheng Si followed Jiang Jin after school every day.

Jiang Jin didn't chase him away, nor did he pay much attention to him. He just followed him for a while. Jiang Jin turned around and talked to him. At that time, Jiang Jin was still very gentle, "Brother, you can't follow me all the time. I'm going to junior high school. What are you going to do?"

Cheng Si frowned, his eyes were red, and he felt a little aggrieved. "Are you going to junior high school?"

Jiang Jin saw that Cheng Si was about to cry, as if he had bullied him, and felt a little embarrassed, "You, don't cry," Cheng Si turned his little head away, actually he didn't want to cry.

Jiang Jin was most afraid of this kind of child, who was soft and cried easily. He couldn't be hit or scolded. He would start to cry before he could say anything harsh. He sighed like an adult and taught him, "Brother Cheng Si, crying won't solve the problem. It will only make others want to bully you more. You have to learn to resist. If anyone bullies you, fight back."

After many years, Cheng Si still feels deeply moved by this past event and is very grateful to the little boy who silently gave him strength when he was weak and helpless.