Mu Zhiqiu

Chapter 58

There is no heavy snow in this city in winter, but it will be unusually humid and cold.

The gray sky is often shrouded in a thin layer of mist.

The winter vacation is coming soon, and Ziqiu wants to give him a gift before the holiday.Because Yanmu's birthday is in winter, she managed to get Duoer to find out.She couldn't spend his birthday with him, and there was no such possibility.

The college entrance examination will be next year, and there may be no chance to give him a gift in the future. Ziqiu is a little sad.As if we were about to part ways.

She was holding a book, leaning against the head of the bed in the bedroom, flipping through the book subconsciously with both hands.Pages of paper rolled back and forth in her hands.Her eyes stared blankly at the ceiling, thinking about what to give him in her mind.

Suddenly, Ziqiu turned around and saw her mother sitting on the sofa knitting a sweater for her.Scarf, her eyes light up.Yes, just a scarf, a warm scarf around her neck in winter, although she had never picked up a needle or thread before.

"Mom, teach me how to knit a scarf!" Ziqiu put down his book and ran to the sofa to cling to his mother.

"Who is it for?" Mom looked at Ziqiu and smiled strangely.

"I won't tell you." Ziqiu looked at her mother shyly and mysteriously.

"If you don't tell me, then I'll guess it myself!" Mom held Ziqiu's face and looked at Ziqiu with a smile.

"I can't guess!" Ziqiu smiled playfully, two dimples blossomed on his face.

"Xu Yanmu!" Mom blurted out.

"Actually, I think you can guess it." Ziqiu blushed embarrassedly and acted like a baby in her mother's arms.

"Okay! I can teach you how to knit a scarf for him, but you have to promise mom one thing." Mom took Ziqiu into her arms and stroked her hair with her hands.

"Hmm. What's the matter?" Ziqiu lay in her mother's arms.

"You can give him meals, knit scarves for him, keep in touch, and like him. He is a very sensible and excellent child, and his mother likes him very much. And I heard from his aunt that his father My mother's relationship is not very good, so I lived with my grandma when I was very young, and I love him very much."

Ziqiu listened, feeling sad.It turned out that he was also a lonely child. It turned out that nothing could hide from his mother's eyes. She listened carefully to her mother's words.

"Loving someone is to make him have a better life. So you can't tell him that you like him. Because there are many uncertain factors in your future. The most important thing is that you will take the high school entrance examination next semester, and he will No one can delay taking the college entrance examination. You must study hard and try your best to shorten the gap between you. For the future, leave it to time, and those who should be together will always be together." Mom's eyes are red , as if talking about herself.

"Yeah." Ziqiu buried her head in her mother's arms, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her hands.

"Understood?" Mom said, kissing her hair.

"Yeah." She could only do what her mother said, even though she felt a lot of sadness in her heart.In fact, in her heart, why didn't she think the same as her mother, she had already made countless resolutions to herself.

She suddenly felt that she was slowly leaving his world.She buried her head in her mother's arms and wept softly.

At night, Ziqiu lay under the quilt, hugged the puppet, and covered his head under the quilt.There is only one sentence flashing in my mind: that's it!

"Fortunately, I still have you! I'm glad you're still with me. Listen to me talking about my sorrows!" Ziqiu sighed softly, hugging the puppet and talking.Take a deep breath, close your eyes, it is destined to be another sleepless night.

The scarf was knitted and it was a very nice gray color.Mom even knitted a black sweater by the way, finished it like magic, and asked Ziqiu to send it to her.

"Mom, I love you!" She gave her mother a big hug.For the first time she saw white hair growing on her head.Sour, want to cry.

She hurriedly lowered her head and put the scarf and sweater into a beautiful cloth bag.

Then dial Iwaki's phone.

"Hello, is Yanmu there?" Ziqiu heard the strange boy on the phone say hello.

"Wait, I'll call him for you." Ziqiu heard the sound of the phone being put on hold, footsteps, and the voice of Yanmu calling.

"Hello." A familiar voice came.

"Yanmu, I'm Ziqiu." Ziqiu said happily.

"Ziqiu, what's the matter?" Yanmu asked.

"Do you have time in 40 minutes?" Ziqiu asked tentatively.

"Yes, there is no need to deliver food today!" Yan Mu hurriedly said.

"I can't find you except to deliver food!" Although she said with a smile, her heart was inexplicably sour.

"No, I..." Yan Mu said embarrassedly.

"You wait for me at the school gate." She said quickly, afraid of being rejected.

"Okay, be careful on the road." He said with concern.

After hanging up the phone, Ziqiu hurried out by bicycle.

Standing at the gate of the campus, Ziqiu's thin figure wandered back and forth in the wind.Looking at the notice posted on the gate, yes, the exam is coming tomorrow, the school is closed, and students can't go out by the way.Poor enough!so cold!

She squatted at the gate, trying to stretch her neck to look at the campus aisle through the crack of the iron gate.She wished she had the 72 transformations of Monkey King.

Will he stop coming?No, he won't slip up when he promises me something.

Ziqiu looked at the quiet campus, the bleak sycamore trees trembling in the cold wind, and the empty aisles were only surrounded by thick fog.Desolate, lonely.

There must be something delaying, Ziqiu comforted himself in his heart.

She brought her gloved hands to her mouth, and exhaled hot air forcefully to warm her aching fingertips.She rewrapped the scarf to cover her red nose and ears, stretched her neck through the crack of the iron gate, and looked into the depths of the campus.

"Student, be careful that your head is caught." When the gatekeeper reminded her, she had already stuck most of her head into the crack of the railing.The old man hurried to the door to stop him, but it was too late.

"Ah! My head is stuck." Ziqiu was frightened, his face flushed with anxiety, and he sobbed softly.

"Don't worry, don't worry, don't move around! I'll call the security office."

"Brother Yanmu, save me, save me." Ziqiu saw Xu Yanmu trotting over from the library from a distance.He's finally here, and yes, he's not going to lose his word.Ziqiu happily wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Ziqiu, I'm sorry, I'm late. Xu Yanmu, who was trotting, heard Ziqiu's cry for help, and hurried over to say.

"Oh, it's okay." Ziqiu smiled through tears.

"Does it hurt?" He looked worriedly, protecting Ziqiu's head on both sides with his hands.

"This is for you." Ziqiu stuffed the bag containing the sweater and scarf through the seam, and put it in Yanmu's hand.

"This is?" Xu Yanmu asked curiously.

"The sweater was given to you by my mother. I wish you a happy new year! The scarf is knitted by me. Although it is a bit different in width, it will be very warm when wrapped around the neck." Ziqiu forgot that the tears were still hanging on her face , blushed and smiled.

"Ziqiu, thank you. And Auntie, please say hello to her for me." Yanmu said gratefully.

"Student, come here." The person from the security office came and pulled Yanmu aside.

"What to do, be careful, don't hurt your head." Yanmu watched anxiously from the side.

"Use a chainsaw to cut off the door bar, and use pliers to break it open a little bit." The few people said with tools.

"Then I have to protect her head with my hands, otherwise she will be scared." Xu Yanmu knelt down and protected Ziqiu's head with both hands.

"You be careful."

"Well, it's alright."

Ziqiu's ears were covered by Yanmu's hands.Only the faint sound of a chainsaw can be heard.She occasionally looked up at the nervous Iwaki.Are you really nervous about me?Ziqiu watched the sparks swaying in front of his eyes, and was so moved that he began to cry.

"It's okay, ah! I'm here!" Yanmu lowered his head in concern.

Ziqiu nodded vigorously.She felt that besides his mother, Xu Yanmu was the one who cared and cared for him the most.

Ziqiu closed his eyes, and what appeared in front of his eyes was Yanmu's warm smile.Thank you for being sad but also having so many happy times.

About ten minutes passed.Ziqiu's head came out intact in Xu Yanmu's hands.The temperature of the palm is still exuding residual warmth in the ears.How much you want to be held in the palm of your hand by you all the time.Really, so warm, so happy.

"Be more careful in the future, classmate." A few people from the security office looked at them.

"Yes, I will."

"thank you all"

"thank you all"

"Is it cold?" Iwaki asked.

"Well, a little." Ziqiu rubbed his hands and said.

"I'll take you somewhere." Yanmu took her hand and ran out.

"Where to go, you will know when you get there." Yanmu said.

He held Ziqiu's hand in his palm and ran all the way.

While the night was still dark, she could still see his appearance clearly, was he dreaming?Her hand was actually held by him, if she could run all the way until she died, how wonderful it would be!

Across the road, Iwaki took her to a small shop opposite the school, which was smoky and steamy.

This is an old small shop that buys rice noodles, and the owner is an old woman.

"Grandma, give us two bowls of mutton and rice noodles." Yanmu pulled the stool away and asked Ziqiu to sit down first, and then said to the busy old woman.

"Okay, wait a minute." The old woman said with a kind smile.

"Be warmer!"

"Um".Ziqiu looked at Yanmu and smiled foolishly.Yanmu opened his eyes wide and looked at Ziqiu deliberately.

"Do I have thorns on my face?" Seeing his humorous look, Ziqiu couldn't help covering his mouth with his hands and giggling.

"Have!"

"No way."

"Really, the lashes are covered with frost!"

"Ah!" Ziqiu closed his eyes and blinked.

"Wait, let me help you." Yan Mu took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped it off gently.She is very attached to his care and tenderness to her, it feels so good to be taken care of!

"Handkerchief! Mine!" Ziqiu said excitedly, looking at the handkerchief in his hand.

"Okay, return it to you!" Yanmu folded the handkerchief and put it in Ziqiu's coat pocket, Ziqiu leaned forward and backward happily.

"Rice noodles are ready." The old woman said.

"I'll serve it." Yan Mu quickly stood up to serve the rice noodles.

"It smells so good." Ziqiu couldn't help but say when he put the rice noodles in front of her.

"I want to eat it." Ziqiu picked up the chili jar on the table and added several spoons to it.

"Be careful of scalding, Yanmu put the few slices of meat in the bowl into Ziqiu's bowl.

"Don't you like to eat meat? Ziqiu looked at the tall Yanmu suspiciously.

"I prefer to eat rice noodles." Iwaki also added a few spoonfuls of chili to his bowl.

"I like to eat them all!" She picked up a large piece of meat with her chopsticks and put it into her mouth.

"Is it still cold?" Iwaki asked.

"It's so warm." After eating the rice noodles, Ziqiu felt warm all over his body.

"Thank you!" She said with a smile when she saw Iwaki's shadow in the soup.

The minutes and seconds she spent with him are, to her, the lives she has spent.

"I still have to thank you."Iwaki said with a smile.

"After eating, go home, it's cold!"

"Ok!"

"I'll walk you home!"

"No need!" She accompanied him to the school gate and watched Yanmu go in.

"Go back to the dormitory, it's cold outside." Ziqiu said to Yanmu through the iron gate.

"Well, then be careful on the road." Iwaki hugged the bag containing the scarf and sweater tightly.

"Happy birthday to you in advance!" Ziqiu reluctantly turned and walked a few steps forward, then looked back at Yanmu who hadn't left and said loudly.

"Thank you, Ziqiu." Yanmu waved loudly at Ziqiu.

Ziqiu rode on the bike and left without looking back.

She didn't dare to look back, she had already burst into tears.

I was looking forward to goodbye countless times in my heart, but in the end I had to say goodbye.Every time I said it, I tore a big hole in the look of longing for happiness, revealing a bloody wound, revealing endless sadness, and then licked the pain alone.When will we see you in the future?

"Did you weave a scarf for Xu Yanmu?" Duo'er opened her mouth wide and looked at Ziqiu.That expression seemed to swallow Ziqiu in one gulp.

"Yeah!" Ziqiu nodded.

"Really, good intentions are in vain!" Duo'er said angrily.

"I am willing, what's the matter!" Ziqiu deliberately looked at Duo'er with a disdainful expression.

"Yes! It's hard to buy your willingness. Well, you're a stubborn donkey anyway. Come and teach me, and I'll give it to my family, Ze Zhi."

"My family, my family, are you still married? It's so disgusting!" Ziqiu joked with a smile.

"Envy, envy, hate! What's the matter, come and bite me!" Duo'er said provocatively.

"Okay! Yours, go buy thread after school and teach you!"

"That's pretty much the same!" Duo'er said with a smile, narrowing her eyes.

After that parting, she didn't see Iwaki for the whole winter vacation.He also didn't see Xu Yanmu wearing a sweater and scarf with his own eyes.

However, she had seen the figures of Duo'er and Zhou Chengze. The gray towel was worn around Zhou Chengze's neck, with Duo'er's innocent smile printed on it.Yes, it's really nice to look at.