turn into a breeze

As the saying goes, sickness comes like a mountain falling, and sickness goes like spinning silk.

Because I had to recuperate from illness, I temporarily lived in the ancestral house. After that day, Xiao Huang never left my house again. At the beginning, I occasionally asked him about his parents, but he gave vague answers. Later, I was not there anymore. Too much to ask, anyway, he got the food and so on, I feel like a little boy raised by him, I have no right to ask these things.

Because living here, many broken things are inconvenient. Xiao Huang repairs a little today and tomorrow, and gradually this almost deserted home has become alive again.

The lifeless dim white woven lamp in the room was replaced with a soft yellow bulb, and Xiao Huang made a beautiful lampshade for it.

The walls that were peeled off and left marks after being wet by rain were repainted. Some windows with cracked glass were not easy to replace. Xiao Huang got cloth from somewhere and made curtains and hung them up.

The bathrooms, kitchen, etc. have all been re-done, and many pots and pans have been replaced with new ones.

I always feel that he and I are taking care of the love nest we just moved in like newlyweds.

I myself was frightened by this thought that suddenly appeared in my mind, and I smiled quickly, thinking that I was thinking too much, and I was a man, how could I feel this way.

"Tired?"

Perhaps seeing me stop what I was doing, Xiao Huang, who was sitting by the side arranging books, raised his head and looked at me.

"Maybe a little bit."

I sat on the bed, this is the room of my grandfather and grandmother, looking at the walls that have become brand new and the small curtains with light green patterns, the decay I saw on the first day has completely disappeared.

"Take a break, do you want something to eat?"

Xiao Huang looked at the ancient clock on the side cabinet, it was almost lunch time.

Because the old part of the house has been tidied up by us, Xiao Huang suddenly said when we were sleeping last night, let’s tidy up the relics of our grandparents, and I agreed after thinking about it.

Originally, my purpose of coming back here was to sort out the relics, but unexpectedly, I started repairing the house inexplicably, knowing that this is a place that will be demolished, and repairing is a waste of time and money.

But when Xiaohuang started repairing, not only did I not stop it, but I also participated in it.

Watching the old house gradually change, the mood in my heart cannot but be said to be extremely joyful.

"Then I'll cook, and you take a rest."

I nodded, and he put down the book in his hand and walked out of the room. Not long after, there was a sound of "Ding Ding Bang Bang" from the kitchen.

I figured it out, I've been living here for a whole week.

Across the old books placed all over the floor, I opened the curtains, the sun shines in, and wherever it reaches, the dust dances happily.

I knelt down and flipped through the books left by my grandfather one by one.

My grandfather used to be a teacher and had a huge collection of books, but now only a part of them are kept, and they are piled up in two big boxes.

Many of the books that were pressed down had already grown mildew spots, Xiao Huang took out all the books, carefully wiped the stolen goods on them, and tidied them up one by one.

Although there is no dust in the book because it is packed in the box, the musty smell is very strong. I remember that when I was a child, my grandfather would always take out the book and spread it on the bamboo bed in the yard to dry when the weather was good. Occasionally, he would pick out a simple book. Read it to me.

From then on, I became interested in literature.

"It's been raining recently, and the books can't be exposed to the sun, so I can take the books out to dry after a while."

Xiao Huang walked in with two bowls of noodles, saw me open the curtains and thought I wanted to let the book bask in the sun.

"Isn't it better to buy a bookcase?"

Looking at the books spread all over the floor, I might have to buy a big bookcase to put them all down, and I can take them out to read occasionally, which is better than stacking them all in a big box.

"Ah."

Xiao Huang hummed lightly, then placed the noodles on the small table.

Because my grandfather has inconvenient legs and feet, most of the time, he would read and eat by himself in the house. Although my grandmother reprimanded him many times for being so impolite, my grandfather never changed after repeated admonitions, and finally my grandmother had to give up.

At that time, I was still at an age of curiosity, and I always felt that my grandfather must be eating something good in the room alone, so I would run over and pester my grandfather to give me a bite, and then my grandfather would put down the book in his hand and squeeze it Pinch my face and feed me every bite of my own food. In fact, what my grandfather eats is no different from us, but I will always be as happy as if I got some precious treasure.

"Huh? What's so funny?"

Maybe it was because I thought about how childish things were when I was a child, the smile spread to my face and caught Xiao Huang's attention.

"No, I think of some interesting things from my childhood."

I told him over and over while eating the noodles, and Xiao Huang also smiled, sucking on the noodles with big mouthfuls.

This week, I tried my best to teach him how to cook, and now the food he made can be eaten. Although it is still a bit clumsy, it is much better than the burnt or undercooked food at the beginning.

What surprised me was that Akira, who was eating burnt or undercooked food, didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with it.

At that time, I would laugh and complain, "How bad is your mother's cooking?" Xiao Huang didn't take it seriously, just smiled shyly, and never mentioned his mother.

After eating, while the weather was still sunny, Xiao Huang went to wash the dishes, and I went to the yard for a walk.

There were some logs and firewood piled up in the yard, but they were all unusable because they were all wet by the rain, and they were all cleaned up by Xiao Huang. The broken yard door was repaired, and even the abandoned fields were tidied up.

One day Xiao Huang was planting something in the field mysteriously. When I asked him, he just smiled and didn't say anything, which aroused my curiosity and wanted to see what grew out in the end.

The flowers of the two camellias on the side have all withered, and the leaves are shiny green after being washed by the rain for days.

The dirty rattan chair at the door was also wiped clean, and a new bamboo mat was placed on it. I sat on it and admired the garden in early summer.

"You can't fall asleep just after eating."

Xiao Huang's voice suddenly sounded, and then a big warm hand touched my eyes.

I quickly opened my dazed eyes, looked up and saw him looking down at me with a smile on my face, I patted my legs, and saw him sitting on the ground without any scruples, and then put his head on my lap, so I rubbed his hair lovingly.

After resting for a while, seeing that the sky was getting cloudy again, we went back to the house and continued to clean up.

"Let's buy a bookcase."

Looking at the books that have been wiped clean and piled up in categories, I can't help but whisper.

After tidying up, we went back to my room, I turned on the computer and started to write something, while Xiao Huang was playing with my mobile phone, he seemed to be very keen on a game, although I saw that he seemed to be losing all the time, but But I also had a good time playing, and never got anxious or abused because of losing the game.

Every time I write, I forget the time. When I wake up, I find that the sky is already dark, and Xiao Huang is no longer by my side. When I go downstairs, I can smell the smell of food, and I am wearing an apron with a smile on my face. Xiao Akira who placed the dishes and chopsticks.

If sometimes I am too addicted, Xiao Huang will come upstairs to call me. He knows that every time he calls me, I will agree with "hmm" but he doesn't do anything. Later he learned that as long as he finds that I am at dinner When I didn't go downstairs, I would come up and close my computer from behind. At that time, I would always be surprised, and then seeing his angry eyes, I obediently went down to eat with him.

The days passed like this day by day, and there were more and more things in the house.

The old bookcase that Xiao Huang got from no one knows where, after being repainted by the two of us together, it has a special flavor.

The flower pot on the window sill is full of small purple flowers whose names I can't name. Xiao Huang cooks them carefully every day.

Not only that, but the chicken coop in the backyard was demolished and cleaned, the cement floor was washed clean, and Xiaohuang brought some tables and stools outside, and there was even a barbecue grill with them.

When we ate barbecue at our own home for the first time, the two of us were like children playing, constantly talking about "Is this cooked, is this ready to eat?" while stuffing hot barbecue into our mouths.

The backyard is also hung with night lights, and there are butterfly patterns on the lampshade. All the lights will emit different colors at night, making the whole backyard very beautiful.

"I really want to be a breeze, so that wherever you go, I can be by your side."

That was the only sentence Xiao Huang said once when he was drunk, and then he leaned on my lap and played with my fingers like a child.

My heart was shocked, but I didn't dare to think about the meaning of these words. I just gently rubbed his hair with the other hand and watched him close his eyes with peace of mind.