born to ashes

The next morning, when Wei Linze woke up, Josh had already gotten up.

He pulled on his slippers and went to the living room to pour a glass of water. Josh turned his head from the kitchen, "Go wash your face and brush your teeth, and have breakfast right away."

It's rare for Josh to get up early and make breakfast?It's rare.

This morning, Josh didn’t have time to spare. He tidied left and right. A big hiking bag was so full that the zipper couldn’t be closed. That’s not enough for him, and he was going to make something to eat. Bring some snacks for a picnic.

Wei Linze walked around with his empty bag, "We're not going on a picnic, everything is sold on the mountain, so you don't need to bring so many things."

"Not even food? Where's the tent? Where's the medicine?"

"If you don't bring it, don't bring it." Wei Linze said, "I just went to climb a mountain, and I came back in two days. What kind of medicine did you take? You can organize it according to the standard of my bag, and take out all the excess. .”

"Oh." Josh agreed, and went back to get things out.

Wei Linze opened the door first and changed his shoes.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Qiao Wang coming down the stairs.Qiao Wang saw that Wei Linze was obviously stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Hello, teacher, do you live here?"

Wei Linze nodded and asked, "Are you here...?"

"Ms. Jia who teaches modern and contemporary lives lives upstairs, and I will deliver materials to the teacher."

Wei Linze was about to say that you should go to work first, but Josh came to the door and shouted as he walked, "Wei Wei! Do you still have water?"

Before he had time to stop him, Josh arrived at the door and met Qiao Wang face to face.

Josh still opened his backpack with both hands wide open. When he saw Qiao Wang, he didn't look too panicked, but Qiao Wang was not very calm, with a panicked expression on his face. After he realized it, he stammered and said to Wei Linze: "Old... Teacher , I still have things to do, so I'm leaving first."

I almost tripped when I went downstairs.

It seemed that Josh was frank and frank, watching his posture as he went downstairs, and curled his lips.

Wei Linze pretended nothing happened, cleared his throat, and said, "I need to bring two bottles of water."

"Okay." Josh also pretended not to see anything.

According to Comrade Josh himself, Wei Linze was too dishonest to sleep at night, so after a series of inhuman abuses such as grabbing the quilt all night, he didn't get enough sleep, and the heavy responsibility of driving was handed over to Wei Linze.

Wei Linze took over the car keys, and said in his heart, you have to sleep on my bed yourself, and you are relying on me.

Josh's car has been parked in the shade of a tree next to the trash can in the family courtyard for a long time, covered with a layer of dust, and it is no longer as gorgeous as it was when we first saw it.After seeing the car, Josh sighed for a while, lamenting that the car followed him at the wrong time.

"So this car is the same as a person. Whether it can shine or heat depends on the target."

After Wei Linze said this, Josh smiled, "The object? What object?"

Wei Linze didn't want to play tricks with him, so he ignored him.

Josh leaned against the window on the co-pilot, put his hands on his head, and closed his eyes to catch up on sleep.

In fact, Wei Linze's sleeping appearance is pretty good, but it's true that Josh didn't fall asleep much.It's not uncommon for him to be unable to sleep at night. Ever since he met Zhong An and his symptoms had worsened, he basically never had a solid night's sleep, even if Wei Linze stayed with him, it was useless.It would be strange if it was useful, Zhang Zhi and this professional doctor of applied psychology were helpless, how could it be so easy.

Wei Linze drove quite steadily, showing the caution of a novice everywhere.

The closer you get to the foot of the mountain, the wider the road becomes. There are no houses on both sides, and there are no specially planted green trees, just some farmland ditches.The mountain they are going to is not very famous, but it is the only mountain around Zhucheng, so the development of tourism is not too bad.

They were still walking on the wide road with no end in sight, and Josh had had enough sleep, so he woke up leaning on the seat, looking at the desolate scenery outside, the excitement in his heart returned.

He stretched out his hand outside the window and waved it. Wei Linze saw it and called him to take his hand in. Josh pouted and muttered softly: "There are so few people on this road, it's okay."

Even though he was muttering like this, he still obediently took his hand back.

"It's my first time to travel." Josh blushed with excitement, and smiled with his lips pursed. "Let's count it as travel."

Wei Linze said, "Forget it."

Hearing what he said, Josh smiled even more happily, his eyes curled into two slits.

Wei Linze turned his head to look at him, continued to drive seriously, and said, "You laugh..."

As soon as I heard it, I was about to start complimenting, such as "You look so beautiful when you smile", "You can't help but laugh too", Josh was ready to politely say praises, but when he thought of Wei Linze With a pissy nature of not saying good things in his mouth, he still stifled his expectations in the bud.

Who knows, Wei Linze didn't say anything more, after saying that half sentence, he looked at Lu and drove the car seriously.

You look good when you smile.

Many years later, Wei Linze could never forget Josh's smile. Facing the wind, his hair was blown away, but the smile became more and more clear, and he couldn't let it go.

It's like the little skinny man has eaten candy, and the little fat man has had enough food.

Josh tilted his head and looked at him for a while, but he didn't finish the sentence, but said gently, "It's also my first time traveling."

They parked their cars at the foot of the mountain, each carrying a bag, and chose the road with the longest walking distance.

There were quite a lot of people climbing the mountain in the middle of the afternoon. In the first half of the journey, Josh and Wei Linze walked while looking at the scenery. Because the excitement had not subsided, they did not feel tired.

Wei Linze was still quite surprised, "Looking at how thin you are, I didn't think you were physically strong."

"Did you miss it?" Josh smugly said, "Do you know what I used to do? Twisting steel bars at the construction site, my physical strength is poor. People like you who rely on physical education to exercise their bodies must be inferior to me."

"Looking at you, you really don't seem to be able to twist steel bars."

Josh got excited, "Why is it different? I told you that I used to carry sacks at the pier. I can't count the things I've done on my fingers. I've done everything from being a shoe shiner to a bicycle repairman."

"You can blow it hard." Wei Linze unscrewed the mineral water and took a sip, then handed it to Josh.

He took it and took a sip, screwed on the bottle cap, and said: "What can two men do together, isn't it just bragging?"

"Yes," Wei Linze said, "but people brag about how many exams they took when they were young, how many people they got drunk at, and how many years they were big brothers. Shoes, next step, are you going to beg for food under the flyover?"

"I've never beggared before." Josh said, "Look, I have arms and legs, why can't I do it, why should I beg for food. To be honest, I really don't have the slightest sympathy for those beggars, and neither do I. It’s not difficult to find a job that can earn you a living, but it’s a little tiring. You beg for food in order not to be tired, and others still sympathize with you?”

"I don't comment on this." Wei Linze said.

Josh shook his head, Wei Linze has such a bad personality, as long as it doesn't involve him, he doesn't care much about right or wrong, even if he despises the behavior of beggars in his heart, as long as those hands are stretched out in front of him, he will pay, of course , If you don't walk in front of him, he will turn a blind eye.

There is a small temple halfway up the mountain, and many red cloth strips are hung on the tree at the door.

Wei Linze glanced at Josh, who shook his head, "I don't believe this."

"I don't believe it either."

Just as Wei Linze finished speaking, he saw a girl at the gate of the temple sprain her foot on a raised stone brick.The boy next to him was extremely anxious, and the girl also looked aggrieved. In the end, it was the boy who carried her on his back and continued to walk forward.

Wei Linze looked at the rest of the way, sweating for the boy.

Josh snorted at the side, "It's just a sprain, how serious is it? I often sprain my ankle, and I can continue walking on the spot."

Not long after saying this, Comrade Josh sprained his ankle when he passed a small ditch.

It was already dark, but Josh was still full of energy. He was stepping on stones on the small ditch in the mountain to play. Before Wei Linze reminded him to be careful, he sprained and almost fell into the water.

As if to prove what he had just said, he stabilized his body, and continued to walk forward alive and kicking.Wei Linze couldn't help but praise him.

There was a bit of pain after spraining his ankle this time, but Josh didn't take it seriously, he just thought it was because he was tired from walking too much.When the pain was so painful that he couldn't walk, Josh could only face up to the problem. He moved under the streetlight, and his ankle was swollen a lot.

Wei Linze could feel that Josh's speed had slowed down. He only thought that he was tired, so he slowed down and waited for him. It wasn't until Josh couldn't hold on anymore that he yelled "Wei Wei". Only then did Wei Linze know that his sprain was serious.

"It's all because of me still laughing at other girls, and I ended up being like this," Josh still smiled, "So the old saying is true, if you don't walk a few kilometers in other people's shoes, you don't talk about people's rights and wrongs .”

"Hurry up and shut up, you," Wei Linze checked the map with his mobile phone, "I remember that there is a farmhouse nearby, so let's not climb the mountain, we will find that farmhouse in a while, and get some medicine first."

Hearing the word medicine, Josh couldn't help but said, "I told you to bring some medicine, but you still won't let me bring it."

Wei Linze stared at him a few times, and said seriously: "Facts have proved that sometimes your opinion is still useful."

"What is sometimes! It's obviously useful all the time!"

After Wei Linze found the route to the farmhouse, he patted his shoulder, "Come up, I'll carry you on my back."

Josh was taken aback, and said coyly, "No need, just hold me..."

"Could it be that you want to jump to the mountain? There is still a long way to go to the farmhouse." Wei Linze handed the phone to Josh and patted himself on the shoulder again, "Look at the map and help me point the way .”

After walking on the mountain road for so long, Wei Linze still had the strength to continue walking with him on his back. It seems that relying on physical education classes can't be said to have no effect at all. Josh looked at the small signs on the map on his back and slowly moved forward. Wei Linze hadn't said a word, so he probably needed to save some energy. From time to time, he passed a few people climbing the mountain with bags on their backs, and couldn't help but look at them more glance.

The street lights on the side of the mountain road are not bright, and you can see some small flying insects gathering around the bottom. Josh looked at the phone interface, reminding that there are still a few hundred meters to turn, and go forward for a few hundred meters, and there are only a few hundred meters left to arrive. .

Wei Linze couldn't help interrupting him, "You today..." He took a breath after saying this, and then continued, "You've talked a lot."

Josh smiled awkwardly, I was afraid that you would be tired, so I could help you divert your attention.

After walking for about half an hour, they saw a bunch of houses, probably a village on a mountain.Wei Linze put Josh at the entrance of the village, but he didn't breathe heavily, but his forehead was covered with sweat, and it was strangely cold when he was blown by the cold wind from the mountain.

The farmhouse is probably hidden in the village. Josh shook his phone, but there was no signal, and the small icon on the navigation also stopped in place.

Wei Linze told him to sit where he was and not to move, and went ahead to find a circle. Josh originally wanted to follow, but thinking of his cumbersome status quo, he shut up.

The road at the entrance of the village is not the same as the road for tourists to climb the mountain, and there are no lights. Compared with it, it is much darker. As soon as Wei Linze entered the village, the figure was directly submerged in the black mist that could not be dispelled. Josh sat on the big rock at the entrance of the village, resting his chin and staring at the dark village, which smelled like cooking.

The ringtone of the mobile phone was unusually abrupt in the mountains where the silent mode was turned on. Josh was taken aback. When he looked down, the screen displayed: Ji Hongxiu.

It's Wei Linze's phone.

Josh hesitated for a moment, then picked it up.

There was a bluffing female voice on the phone, with a high-pitched voice that could blow your brains out.

"Hey Linze, you can answer the phone now."

Josh frowned and replied, "Hello?"

"Linze, there's something wrong at home, I didn't want to trouble you at first, but we... really have nothing to do."

Josh didn't speak, the other end of the phone paused for a moment, then there was no voice, and then continued: "Isn't this Huzi just met a friend, and they discussed getting married, but they have to have a building in the county to marry over. You know, your uncle and I have been farming in the village all our lives, where is the money, don’t I ask you?”

Josh smiled coldly, no wonder Han Huai didn't want Wei Linze to answer the phone, what a shameless vampire, Wei Linze hasn't bought a house yet, Wei Linze hasn't married a wife yet! "Didn't you just build a new house?"

"That's the same," said the phone call quickly, "The bungalows in the village are worthless, and the woman doesn't like it. Besides, your brother will work in the city in the future, so he can't live without a house."

Josh felt a fire in his heart, what a strange thing this is.

"No money!" he said angrily.

The other side obviously didn't expect his tone to be so bad, and he was stunned for a long time, showing a snarky posture, "...you can't be unconscionable, your parents left early, it's because I worked so hard to pull you Pull the big..."

In the middle of her speech, Josh interrupted her, "How much money can Wei Linze have? How much do you think he can give?"

"Excuse me, friends in big cities have a lot of money," the other side seemed to be prepared for this question, blurted out, and then felt wrong after speaking, "Aren't you Linze? ​​Who are you?"

"This is really a joke. You can't even hear his voice when you drag the older child." Josh snorted coldly.

"Who are you?" The other side continued to ask.

"Me?" Josh was playing with his nails, talking about Sapo's shamelessness, he is invincible, compared with him, if you don't play to death, you are better off, "Wei Linze owes me money for loan sharks, just right, you are his relative, Soliciting love from childhood? Pay back the money."

There was no sound on the other end of the phone.

"I was a teacher like Wei Linze, why did I start borrowing usurious loans? I've given you my feelings. Very good. Prepare the money. If the brothers I send don't see the money... I can't hold it back." "Josh lowered his voice, "the guns in their hands are very angry."

The other side took a breath, but still didn't speak, and after a while, there was a "beep beep" sound.

Josh drooped his eyelids, hooked his mouth, and deleted the call log.

He turned off the screen of his mobile phone, and after a while, he saw a beam of white light shone unsteadily in his direction. Following that light, Wei Linze walked out of the village step by step, smiling so much that his eyes were crooked, and the flashlight's The light flickered. Josh stood up and waved at him vigorously, as if he hadn't seen him for many years, and it seemed like he was seeing him for the first time.

Wei Linze was followed by an old lady, and the flashlight was actually held in the old lady's hand.

He walked up to Josh, "I found it. There are medicine and food in the farmhouse. I'll carry you there."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and half-squatted to make room for Josh's back, and Josh suddenly felt a little embarrassed.The old lady showed them the way with a flashlight, and said: "There are many people with ankle sprains on the mountain, and the medicine there is sure to work."

While talking, Josh nimbly lay on Wei Linze's back, thankfully it was night, otherwise he would be so red that he couldn't see anyone according to the temperature of his face.

The old lady was still walking and kept her mouth shut, "You are so kind to your daughter-in-law."

Josh could feel Wei Linze's unstoppable laugh.

He pinched the back of Wei Linze's neck from behind, but Wei Linze didn't speak, and continued to walk forward.

Entering the brightly lit small yard of the farmhouse, the old lady still insisted on Josh's "wife-in-law" status, took medicine and food to their room, and muttered to Wei Linze that she should sit down for a while when she brought her daughter-in-law to climb the mountain bus.

As soon as the old lady left, he couldn't stop laughing in the room.

Josh rolled his eyes, and sat on the edge of the bed to apply the medicine.

Wei Linze managed to stop smiling, leaned over and said, "Are you happy, daughter-in-law."

"Hello, husband."

Josh rolled his eyes at him, almost to the sky, Wei Linze continued to laugh.

Laugh, laugh, laugh!

Auntie, what kind of eyes are there? Why don't you just have longer hair and look better? Why haven't I seen anyone admit it before?