Little mortals' dreams come true
Chapter 96
For a long time after that, the two never saw each other again.Fang Qing was busy preparing for a youth programming competition, and she was so dizzy all day long that she didn't have time to care whether Lin Yuzhi was still stubbornly playing the role of pleasing people.When he finally got the trophy, there was only one month left before the high school entrance examination.
Everyone should have spent the last month in such a mediocre way, taking pictures, secretly handing out the classmate records from under the table during class, and then having a reunion at the end, shedding a few tears of youthful feelings, and then going to higher education , The part-time workers who should work, pat their asses and leave.
However, one thing disrupted all the rhythm.
When it was about to take a lunch break that day, Fang Qing returned to the classroom from the cafeteria, wanting to catch up on a quick nap.As soon as I entered the door, I heard bursts of discussions.Recently, everyone is busy reviewing, and the classroom is always dead at noon. It is the first time that it is so noisy like today.
Fang Qing didn't want to talk to those lunatics, he was so sleepy, he just wanted to sleep with his ears covered and his head covered.
Lin Yuzhi followed him into the classroom not far away. As soon as he entered the door, his whole body was shocked like an electric shock, and his face instantly turned pale.Fang Qing glanced at him unconsciously, only to find that near Lin Yuzhi's seat, books and stationery were scattered all over the floor, and the open homework book was covered with footprints.
Fang Qing was startled, who did he offend?Immediately, he was puzzled, how could a soft bastard like him still provoke others?
Someone spotted Lin Yuzhi standing at the door, turned around and whispered something to the classmate next to him, glanced maliciously, and then the two of them covered their mouths and laughed.
Lin Yuzhi trembled like chaff, and his lips twitched several times, but he didn't say anything, just passed a group of malicious eyes in silence, and lowered his head to clean up the things on the ground alone.
I don't know when, his seat was squeezed to the back, and he was the only one in the class with a single table.The person who desperately wanted to blend in seemed to be the only one who was abandoned.
The lunch break bell rang very quickly. The head teacher of their class liked to randomly check in the classroom during the lunch break. If someone disturbed other students, it would be a difficult time to be caught.Therefore, everyone returned to their seats at the same time, and the classroom was as quiet as if nothing had happened.
Fang Qing fell asleep until the afternoon class bell rang. After her mind cleared up, the restlessness in her heart dissipated. Then she remembered what happened at noon, and subconsciously looked in Lin Yuzhi's direction.
For the whole afternoon, Lin Yuzhi sat in his seat dully without moving.
During dinner, Fang Qing learned the whole story from Zheng Tang.
The reason was that a girl in the class with a bad mouth talked about the boys in the class with her friend who went to another middle school, and Lin Yuzhi was mentioned somehow.That girl usually likes to tease and bully people with a few boys, and now she is even more embellished with her little sister to show off, even shaking off the nickname of Lin Rabbit, and sent a picture of Lin Yuzhi's awkward handling during the sports meeting. Photos of equipment.
As soon as the photo was posted, her little sister sent out a long series of exclamation points like a fury, and then, a piece of news that made the girl dumbfounded came:
I saw this guy in the school post bar, my God!The world is too small!I advise you, don't get too close to him, and don't let him bring things for you!Let me tell you, he used to be from our school, he was a year older than me, and he was transferred to another school after being caught gay by his classmates!I said the name sounds familiar, I'll go, and I remembered it when I saw this photo.You see he looks like this, white and tender, isn't that the one?Speaking of which, it’s quite the case that you got your nickname, you who read novels should know it, rabbit...
The girl was stunned for a moment, remembering that she drank the hot water that Lin Yuzhi helped to fetch in the morning, she immediately got goosebumps.Then, as if she wanted to clear something up, she sent a long series of disgusted expressions.
Five minutes later, the girl sent the chat records to the class group.
Oh, there is no teacher, and there is no class like Lin Yuzhi.
Zheng Tang took out his mobile phone and wanted to show Fang Qing the record, but Fang Qing waved his hand and refused.Originally, Zheng Tang, like Fang Qing, felt that the group of people who bullied Lin Yuzhi were boring. Although he was too lazy to meddle in other people's business, he always felt that Lin Yuzhi was pitiful in his heart.But after this incident, he began to become a little resistant to Lin Yuzhi.
Fang Qing could see Zheng Tang's changes, so he didn't say much.
Throughout the evening self-study, Lin Yuzhi's seat was empty.
After school, Fang Qing was about to leave the school gate when she remembered that she had put the key in the drawer and forgot to take it, and turned to go to the teaching building again.His classroom was on the fifth floor. When he climbed up, only the lights of his classroom were still on on the whole floor, and there were faint voices of laughter and insults.
Standing at the door, Fang Qing saw the worst boys in the class standing in a circle around Lin Yuzhi.One of the boys looked at Lin Yuzhi maliciously:
"Tsk tsk, how do you feel after spending the whole night with shit in the toilet? Let me see, hey! I really smell like shit!"
Someone next to him laughed and said:
"By the way, Lin Rabbit, have you ever been fucked by a man? It's so dirty. If you ask me, the shit is much cleaner than yours. There's nothing to be wronged about!"
Another burst of laughter.
"Hey, Lin Rabbit, who was the first to call the Rabbit, the Prophet of Uncertainty! Rabbit, tsk tsk tsk, it really is a rabbit!"
"But I heard they are all called ducks now, why don't we call him Lin Duck in the future, hahaha..."
Lin Yuzhi stood there without saying a word. Since noon, the flattering smile that always hung on his face disappeared, and what was left was a numb silence, like a piece of dough that had lost its elasticity. Flat rubbing round, there will be no response.
Fang Qing stood at the door, his chest was a little congested, but he consciously or unconsciously remembered Zheng Tang's frowning expression when he talked about this in the afternoon, and he didn't move for a long time.
Probably Lin Yuzhi's reaction made several people feel quite boring, and the pushing and shoving movements gradually stopped.A fat boy rolled his eyes, suddenly let out a hey, narrowed his eyes and said:
"Do you still remember? When our class went out together, Lin Rabbit bought the talisman in the suburban temple at that time, saying that putting the name of the person he likes in the bag will keep him safe."
"Remember, yes, isn't Rabbit Lin still carrying it with you all the time? You should also carry it now. I wondered which girl was so unlucky and was written in it! Hey, it turned out to be a boy. The boy I like must be disgusting too, hahahaha!"
"Hey Lin Rabbit, speaking of which, who do you like? Don't be one of us, I heard that you like strong men!"
A group of people burst into laughter again, and Lin Yuzhi's face began to flush.
"Don't," a mean voice sounded: "We can't stand your liking, ouch, I've got goosebumps all over the ground! Don't say it, I'm really curious, rabbit, let me tell you guys, let's listen. I'll match you up!"
"Hahahahahaha..."
"No," Lin Yuzhi whispered, "No."
"No?" The boy standing beside Lin Yuzhi grabbed his thin arm hanging by his side, "What isn't it? It's not one of us? Who is that, let's take a look!"
With that said, several people went to take out Lin Yuzhi's trouser pockets.
What they didn't expect was that Lin Yuzhi changed his humble attitude and suddenly struggled violently.The boys immediately became interested, their movements lost their importance, and they hurriedly pushed Lin Yuzhi to the ground.Lin Yuzhi struggled like a stranded fish, whining like a trapped animal in his throat.
Suddenly, a boy yanked it, and the tasseled safety talisman fell out. Someone next to it saw it, and immediately grabbed it and was about to tear it apart.Lin Yuzhi, who was pinned to the ground and couldn't move, seemed to have suddenly touched a certain nerve. He was taken aback, and then a strange force erupted, and he took a bite at the hand pinched on his shoulder, and then struggled violently to stand up. Get up and jump on the person whose peace charm is being removed in half.
Everyone didn't come to their senses, such a pounce actually made him snatch back the safety talisman that had revealed the card inside.The bitten person swears a dirty word, and reaches out to arrest him. Lin Yuzhi backs away desperately, clutching the safety talisman. One accidentally steps on something, his body slips, and when he falls, his head just hits the corner of the table. There was a loud bang, and immediately, a pile of books on the table fell down, all hitting Lin Yuzhi's face.
Nosebleeds gushed out immediately, quickly covering Lin Yuzhi's face, making his pale face look extraordinarily strange.
Although the boys were mixed together, they were all half-children, and they froze in place when they saw Lin Yuzhi's head covered in blood.Lin Yuzhi shrank back and looked at the people around him vigilantly. Then, he pulled out the card from the peace talisman, stuffed it into his mouth quickly, and swallowed it mixed with blood.
"Fuck! Let's go, the school gate is closing."
Several people rubbed the goosebumps on their arms and left as if they were running away.
Fang Qing felt that she almost forgot to breathe.He stood at the door, and a few boys glanced at him when they came out, and left without saying anything.He also wanted to turn around and leave, but the key was still inside, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go in.
Lin Yuzhi had already gotten up. In fact, he was not hit very badly, but his nose bleeds rapidly, which looked a little scary.
Fang Qing silently walked to her seat and took the key, then silently planned to leave, walked to the door, squeezed her fists hard, turned back, took out a roll of toilet paper and handed it to Lin Yuzhi.
Lin Yuzhi took it and thanked him softly, as if something was stuck in his throat, his voice was so hoarse that he could barely hear it.
Fang Qing watched him pull a tissue to cover his nose, frowned, hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't help asking:
"Who is so good, it's worth your hard work."
Lin Yuzhi was stunned for a moment, then raised his head to look at Fang Qing, a pair of light-colored eyes seemed to be shining with fragments of light.Then, he smiled lightly at Fang Qing.This time, Fang Qing didn't see a hint of flattery in that smile, but it seemed that there was some kind of indescribable tenderness hidden.
After that, the people in the class no longer ordered Lin Yuzhi around like they used to, but avoided him as if they were hiding from something unclean.Those who sat near him also moved their tables far away, leaving a small space in a small corner, and Lin Yuzhi seemed to be imprisoned in it.
Lin Yuzhi stopped laughing, and didn't work hard to blend in. It was useless for him to do anything.
Fang Qing still keeps himself as a bystander. He has recently started to be busy with a lot of things.Since the second year of junior high school, he has been busy participating in various competitions, and his cultural subjects, especially bilingualism and political history, are not very good. If he wants to be listed in the best high school in the school, he can only strive for admission.Now is the critical period for him to prepare various materials.
But since that night, the image of Lin Yuzhi swallowing the card with mixed blood has always been lingering in Fang Qing's mind.Sometimes he couldn't help sneaking a peek at Lin Yuzhi's seat, wanting to see the expression on the face of the person who couldn't rest for a moment in the past when he was staring out the window in a daze all day long.
He found that Lin Yuzhi always had bruises on his face, sometimes on the corners of his eyes, sometimes on the tip of his nose. It was severe for a few days at first, and then slowly subsided. After almost a week, new bruises reappeared, as if those bruises were in Lin Yuzhi's body. Regular growth phases are formed on the face.
On the Friday night of the week before the senior high school entrance examination, Fang Qing stayed on duty.After staying up for a week before looking forward to the weekend, a group of people ran away in small groups as soon as they went to self-study at night.After Fang Qing went to the toilet and returned to the classroom to start sweeping the floor, she found out that the person who was on duty with him was Lin Yuzhi.There should have been two more people, but the class has long formed a private understanding that as long as Lin Yuzhi is on duty, the others will rest by default.Fang Qing was busy competing outside for a long time, and his time at school was irregular, so the life committee did not arrange classes for him.Only in the last two weeks, Fang Qing offered to add her name.
Seeing Fang Qing entering the door shaking the drops of water on his hand, Lin Yuzhi's hand holding the broom froze for a moment, a look of astonishment flashed across his face, then he glanced aside and said in a low voice:
"You go first, I'll do it."
There was a faint scar at the corner of Lin Yuzhi's eye. This week, in Fang Qing's sight that fell inadvertently from time to time, the scar gradually became lighter from bright red, and became what it is now.However, as a rule, when we meet again next Monday, there will be new scars.
Fang Qing didn't speak, and after a brief moment of stupefaction, she turned and went to the corner to get a mop.Lin Yuzhi opened and closed his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but Fang Qing had already walked out of the classroom with a mop.
The two of them didn't talk any more, just doing what they were doing silently.
Fang Qing wiped the window with a damp cloth, and Lin Yuzhi followed not far away with a dry towel to wipe off the water stains.
"You," Fang Qing wiped the last piece of glass, shook her hands, stood against the wall, and finally couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter with the injury on your face?"
Lin Yuzhi's hand holding the towel froze, and then continued what he had done just now, as if he didn't hear it.
Fang Qing regretted it when she opened her mouth. After all, the two of them didn't know each other well, so how could Lin Yuzhi tell him.Fang Qing rubbed her hair in embarrassment, pushed her back hard, stood up straight, and planned to wash the rag in her hand before packing up and going home.
Lin Yuzhi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke:
"Every Friday night, they'd be at the intersection, waiting to beat me up."
Lin Yuzhi never turned around, but turned his face to the window glass, as if speaking to the empty air.
"Let's go together later."
Fang Qing blurted out without thinking, Lin Yuzhi trembled slightly, as if he was about to turn his head, but before he could speak, an energetic voice came from the door:
"Hey, Qing! Are you done? Do you have anything to do later? Come and have supper with me!"
Zheng Tang held the basketball in both hands and twirled it flexibly, walking in with a smile.He took advantage of the short half hour before going home to practice shooting on the basketball court for a while, thinking that he would wait for Fang Qing, who was on duty, to go with him, but he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back in a short while, and he couldn't wait to find him. up.
After Zheng Tang asked, he found Lin Yuzhi standing by the window, his face froze for a moment, the corner of his mouth twitched a mocking chuckle, and then turned his head to look at Fang Qing, as if Lin Yuzhi was no longer in his eyes. Meet such a person.
Seeing that Fang Qing didn't answer, Zheng Tang paused:
"What? Do you have something to do later? How long will it be? I'll be with you, and then we'll have barbecue! I've been craving the roasted tendon of Mrs. Zhao's house for a week!"
Fang Qing couldn't help but look back at Lin Yuzhi. Lin Yuzhi had already turned around again, and slowly wiped a piece of glass that had no water stains on it.
Following Fang Qing's eyes, Zheng Tang glanced at Lin Yuzhi again, and finally couldn't help but click his tongue, the disgust in his eyes became obvious, and when he looked back at Fang Qing, his brows frowned, as if Fang Qing and Lin Yuzhi were in love with each other. Do duty together feel deep sympathy.
Fang Qing's chest was suddenly congested, he hesitated for a moment, he grabbed the rag and walked out, whispering:
"It's okay, I'll wash the rag first and then come back to pack things."
When Fang Qing returned to the classroom again, Zheng Tang was the only one in the room patting the ball.He wanted to ask if Lin Yuzhi had left, but seeing Zheng Tang's expression, he didn't ask.
That day, Fang Qing failed to whet any appetite in front of a table of crispy and oily grilled skewers.
The weekend passed quickly. On Monday morning, Fang Qing arrived very early, and he couldn't help but think about what kind of new injuries would appear on Lin Yuzhi's face.However, for the whole day, Lin Yuzhi's seat was empty.
Everyone seemed to have never had such a person in the class, and they didn't respond to the empty seats.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the seat was still empty except for a lot of waste paper.
Fang Qing received the recommendation notice. He actually can not stay at school since Wednesday morning, but he always felt as if there was something he hadn't finished. summer vacation.
Zheng Tang clutched his chest and said that he didn't know how to cherish the beautiful holiday time, and pointed at his nose and scolded him just to stimulate himself.After scolding for a long time, he restrained his smile and asked Fang Qing seriously what he was waiting for.Fang Qing shook his head, he himself didn't know.
The official time for the senior high school entrance examination is next Tuesday, and the third day of junior high school will not have a holiday this weekend. The examination room will be set up on Friday afternoon, and students will be arranged to study in laboratories and various conference rooms.
Fang Qing had to pack up her things and prepare to leave.
Just as everyone looked at the gradually vacant classroom and sighed, a piece of news exploded in the class, causing an uproar in an instant.
Lin Yuzhi died and committed suicide.
Various rumors followed.
Some said that Lin Yuzhi was photographed, some said that he was beaten and crippled an arm, and some said that he replaced what he wanted to say with a string of unbelievable garbled characters, and then attached a "you understand" at the end expression.
Fang Qing didn't bother to look at those messy speculations, his attention was all focused on one point, all the rumors, no matter which one was true, or even all of them were true, they all pointed to the same time—— Friday night, the night when he and Zheng Tang sat amidst the aroma of barbecue.
The teacher in charge quickly appeared with his mobile phone, his face was full of haze that had never been seen before.He forcibly stopped the further spread of the rumors, and severely warned a few classmates who were having a good discussion. He glanced at everyone present, and then said seriously:
"Student Lin did suffer a misfortune, and we deeply regret it. But I hope that everyone will not be affected by any outside news at this moment, concentrate on the next exam, and ignore everything else. If someone spreads this again, once I find out , whatever the consequences, you can give it a try.”
Everyone was silent. On the one hand, everyone has witnessed the power of the class teacher in the past three years. On the other hand, the teacher is right. No matter how shocking the gossip is, it is not as good as reading one more question and memorizing one more knowledge point at this moment. important.
Fang Qing quickly left with his backpack in his hands before the class teacher spoke. As soon as he went down two floors, he couldn't help but ran to the toilet and vomited wildly in a cubicle.
A classmate next to him knocked lightly on the compartment door and asked him if he needed help, but Fang Qing barely had the energy to answer.He vomited bile against the stained wall alone, and the twitching nausea in his stomach slowly dissipated.
Lin Yuzhi's funeral was on Wednesday, and Fang Qing asked for the address from the class teacher.
Lin Yuzhi's family lived in the deepest part of a narrow alley. At this moment, white cloth strips were hung on the low gate, and a few middle-aged people came in and out.
Fang Qing didn't want to go over, he stood not far away, quietly looking at the low-rise bungalows that lingered with a strong dead air, like a machine that had been placed for thousands of years, rusted to death in place.
At this moment, his classmates are sitting in the spacious classroom, and every word they write is an infinite longing for the future.
Suddenly, a man turned his head and saw Fang Qing, and seemed to say something inwardly. A middle-aged woman poked her head out to take a look, and then walked towards Fang Qing tremblingly.
Fang Qing subconsciously wanted to run away, but he couldn't move.
The middle-aged woman's face was covered with wet tears, and her eyes were swollen and high with creases, and most of the eyeballs were covered with thick bloodshot eyes.
She almost rushed forward and grabbed Fang Qing's hand.
"Student, you are Yuzhi's classmate, are you coming to see him? Good boy, are you coming to see him..."
As the woman spoke, uncontrollable sobs overflowed from her throat, and tears trickled down the corners of her red eyes.Fang Qing was dragged by her at a loss, and it took her a while to understand her words from the broken crying.
"Good boy, you are classmate Fang, right? Yuzhi told me that there was only one student in the class named Fang Qing who was kind to him. He smiled so happily when he said this... Yuzhi, My Yuzhi, he has never smiled like that... My child is different from others, I know it, I know it all, but why do they want to kill him... Good boy, you are a good person, auntie thank you... ..."
The woman began to speak incoherently while talking, and her legs and feet felt weak several times and she had to kneel and sit on the ground.Fang Qing froze in place, letting the hand on his arm pinch several red marks on his skin.
Suddenly, the woman seemed to think of something, and she pulled Fang Qing to the direction of the house. She spoke very fast, trembling every word she said, but Fang Qing still understood.she says:
"Good boy, go in and see Yuzhi at our house. If he knows that you came to see him, he will be able to walk happily on Huangquan Road."
Fang Qing was dragged into the mourning hall with such a stiff body. The photo of Lin Yuzhi stood still in the paleness. I don't know when it was taken. The young man in it had a soft smile on his lips.
Fang Qing didn't know how he was incensed by the woman's crying, and how he left there and returned home.He didn't eat all day and slept under the blanket. His father woke him up in the middle of the night to take antipyretics.
After burning like this, it burned for three full days.By the time he woke up, the high school entrance examination had ended, and even the class reunion had ended.
Everything seems to have become a dream, even in the memory, there is a curtain behind it, so it can't be seen clearly.
Lin Yuzhi disappeared from everyone's memory.
Fang Qing spent the whole summer vacation at home reading. Zheng Tang asked him out many times, but he prevaricated by saying that the weather was too hot.In the end, it was Fang Qing's parents who couldn't stand their son staying at home all day and insisted on taking him out for a ride in the hot weather.
Going around, I came to the suburban temple where the class activities went.Two middle-aged couples happily went to ask for amulets, and Fang Qing lazily waited under the shade of a tree with a bottle of soda.
He glanced around boredly. This place is not very famous. Except for school activities, there are only one or two sparse tourist groups here and there. Besides, the weather is so hot now that there are not many people here. .
Fang Qing's eyes fell on the small stall at the foot of the steps of the temple. He remembered that the little girls in the class bought the peace charms there.
Fang Qing threw the empty soda bottle into the trash can and walked over in a strange way.
The small stall is backed by a row of trees with lush branches and leaves. The trees are covered with wooden signs with red tassels. When the wind blows, they make a series of crisp sounds.
The person guarding the booth was an old woman. Fang Qing didn't come over to look at it the last time she came, so I don't know if it's still the same one.
People who come here are more willing to buy one hundred pairs of talismans that are said to be consecrated in the temple. Only the group of children like them gathered at the door and spent ten yuan to write cards.
"Young man, make a wish or fulfill it?"
Seeing Fang Qing walking over, the old woman grinned with a tooth missing.Fang Qing was puzzled and said:
"Can you still wish?"
"Young man, come here for the first time. You listen to your mother-in-law telling you that you fill in a card here, write the name of the person you care about most in it, and put it in a safe amulet and take it with you, so that that person will not be hurt. A disaster. My mother-in-law will engrave a sign for you and hang it on the tree. If one day it comes true, you can exchange the sign with a safety amulet, go to the temple to worship, and donate some incense money, which is considered as fulfilling your wish. How about it, young man, try it ?”
Fang Qing didn't believe in gods and Buddhas at all, not to mention that the person in front of him was showing such a naked commercial atmosphere, and immediately felt black lines all over his head.He chuckled, not knowing what he was going to do here.
Suddenly, his eyes froze, looking towards the south direction, he vaguely remembered something.
He remembered that at that time, several girls in the class seemed to be chattering under the tree, vying to hang their sign on the highest place, and finally some girls came to ask Zheng Tang for help.
If I remember correctly, Lin Yuzhi was standing not far away watching silently, and seemed to be holding a wooden sign in his hand.
Fang Qing's heart trembled suddenly.
"Mother-in-law, will all the signs be kept?"
"Keep it, keep it well. Every tree in this grove is numbered, and my mother-in-law has memorized it here, and I will never lose it for you. You only need to report the time and name in the future, and my mother-in-law will definitely be able to I'll find it for you! Don't worry, we don't have many people here, and there are plenty of places! Young man, fill in one?"
Fang Qing looked away, asked for two talismans from her mother-in-law, and filled in the names of her parents.The mother-in-law yelled, and the young man selling mineral water came over not far away, took out two wooden plaques from under the booth, and quickly engraved Fang Qing's name and date on the paper.
"Grandma, I want to ask you something."
Fang Qing paid the money and whispered to the old man:
"I have a...friend. He passed away in an accident and couldn't come to fulfill his wish. Can I take the sign for him?"
The old lady hesitated for a moment, and when Fang Qing spoke out the name and date fluently, she agreed.
Besides, you have to pay more than 50 yuan to take away the sign.
After the guy who carved the signboard finished carving quickly, he said wait a moment, and then walked towards the small stall full of mineral water.Fang Qing casually picked up the sign and glanced at it. The engraving was a bit scribbled, but it was legible at least.
After a while, the young man carried a wooden ladder, found the tree according to the old woman's register, and rummaged through the tree skillfully by stepping on the wooden ladder.
The wooden signs collided more violently with his movements than before. Fang Qing waited under the tree, looking at the bright red tassels swaying all over the tree, and it seemed that only the sound of ding ding dong dong was left in his mind.
I don't know in what order the young man rummaged through the chaotic wooden signs, and after a while, he took one and handed it to Fang Qing.
Fang Qing was holding the corroded wooden signboard from the wind and sun, and felt that it was light in his hand, not as thick as he imagined, and it seemed that it would slip from his fingertips if he didn't pay attention.
Fang Qing had already paid the money, and the young man left with the wooden ladder after completing the task.
Fang Qing stood facing the scorching sun for a long time, the glare of the light made his eyes go black for a while.Another gust of wind blew, and the small voice lingered in his ears. Fang Qing raised his hand, turned over the wooden sign, and looked at the scrawled scratches on it.
Then, he saw his name on it.
The gust of wind blew for a long time, as if it wanted to blow the small sounds in Fang Qing's body into Fang Qing's body one by one.
Fang Qing didn't go to the temple to donate incense money, he took away the cracked wooden sign.
The summer vacation passed quickly, and Fang Qing ushered in a difficult high school life.Several junior high school classmates in the class, when they saw acquaintances in an unfamiliar environment, everyone would always be uncontrollably excited, and even the admiration and awe of Fang Qing in the past were forgotten.Some people cheerfully asked Fang Qing why he didn't go to the last party, but Fang Qing just smiled and didn't answer.
Soon, a few people discovered that their boss Fang seemed to have undergone some changes. He still didn't like to hang out with everyone, but he didn't seem to be as cold as before. How should I put it... just like that cold There seems to be a tenderness mixed with it.
Someone soon concluded that Fang Qing seemed to take extra care of those students in the class who were easily overlooked, like a big brother.Many girls were moved by this tenderness, especially the one who had admired Fang Qing since junior high school but dared not approach her, so she also began to boldly approach her.It's just that they quickly backed away, and after a few contacts, Fang Qing seemed not as gentle as they thought.
Over time, the students in the class attributed Fang Qing's seemingly invisible tenderness to the kindness of sympathizing with the weak.
In college, when she first met Li Fan, Fang Qing just habitually wanted to take care of this boy who was always silent.He didn't expect to see Li Fan falling asleep holding Han Sheng's clothes later.In an instant, it was like opening a box that hadn't been touched for a long time, and the past was filled with dust and rushed up.
But soon, he discovered that Li Fan and Lin Yuzhi had no similarities except that they both liked boys, so being nice to Li Fan was not compensation for Lin Yuzhi.
Besides, Le Fan was even more distressing than he imagined.
Later, many things happened. Gradually, no one knew the cold and proud Fang Qing. Everyone only saw the mature, gentle and calm Fang Qing. Of course, Fang Qing also met many people. Said he was kind.He always smiled and never declined or thanked.
Only he knew that this kindness was carved into his bones bit by bit by someone using his young body mixed with blood.
In the second year after graduating from university, Zheng Tang came back from abroad and happened to come to City A, so he contacted Fang Qing to invite him to dinner.Since Zheng Tang studied abroad, the two haven't seen each other for nearly seven or eight years.
Zheng Tang looked a lot more disciplined, but still exuded a familiar vitality.
The two found a hot pot restaurant, facing the glowing red oil pan, chatting in the hot steam.For some reason, Zheng Tang suddenly mentioned Lin Yuzhi, with an apology mixed with guilt on his face.
He took a sip of the white wine, stared at the boiling red oil in the pot, and said:
"At the beginning we were really...too much. I, I was narrow-minded at the time and couldn't accept it. I always felt that kind of thing was disgusting. However, I have seen many homosexuals in these years abroad. They are all excellent. I It was only then that I realized how terribly wrong I was. In fact, each of us cannot escape responsibility for Lin Yuzhi's death. Although we didn't inflict any harm at that time, we didn't stop it either...we didn't do anything. "
Zheng Tang raised his head and took a big gulp of wine, his throat was hot, he continued in a hoarse voice:
"I heard that Li Wenxiang and those bastards wanted to see whose name was in Lin Yuzhi's safety talisman. Lin Yuzhi was such a thin person, but he swallowed the card without giving in. He worked so hard Protecting the person you like is much better than us... But, I don't know if the person he protects knows this brave and pious love..."
As he spoke, Zheng Tang's voice gradually became weaker, and the two were relatively silent, only the hot soup in the pot kept tumbling and gurgling.
After a while, Zheng Tang suddenly heard Fang Qing say:
"it's me."
Zheng Tang was a little unresponsive:
"Huh? What?"
"I said," Fang Qing looked straight into Zheng Tang's eyes, "the name on that card is me."
Zheng Tang's half-stretched chopsticks stopped in the air, his eyes widened, and the corners of his mouth twitched for a while before he sighed softly.
Fang Qing then told everything.
That day, the two of them ordered a table of dishes without taking a few bites, but drank a lot of wine one after another.
At the end, Zheng Tang was so drunk that he couldn't keep his eyes open.He asked Fang Qing:
"Did you fall in love with him too? Is it because of this that you have been single for so many years?"
Fang Qing frowned, trying to concentrate, he thought for a long time, then slowly shook his head.
He also thought about it before, every time he thought of Lin Yuzhi's light-colored eyes, he would ask himself if he liked it.He doesn't know what it feels like to be tempted, he seems to have never experienced it, but he clearly knows that that feeling is not tempting.
Whether it's Lin Yuzhi or Li Fan, Fang Qing just wants to protect them as much as possible.
Unfortunately, Lin Yuzhi couldn't wait for his protection after all.
I don't know that Friday night, when Fang Qing said that he would go together but broke his promise, when he left alone, when he was blocked at the intersection in despair, when he finally decided to give up, Lin Yuzhi, that eye What is the boy with clear eyes thinking?
It was an accident to know that Lin Dong was Lin Yuzhi's younger brother. That day, when Lin Dong brought his mother back to China, Fang Qing took the place of Li Luming, who couldn't get out, to help them look after the house.
The moment Fang Qing saw Aunt Yang, Fang Qing's heart throbbed.Fang Qing had grown up so much that Aunt Yang couldn't recognize him at first, but she remembered Fang Qing's name firmly, so as soon as Fang Qing introduced herself, her tears couldn't stop pouring out.
Later, Aunt Yang loved Fang Qing as another son.
Fang Qing suffered these kindnesses, and sometimes it hurt as if she was being punished.
"Good boy, let him pass the past."
When Fang Qing was in a daze, Aunt Yang had already washed the dishes and came out of the back room with a plate of fruit.Seeing Fang Qing staring blankly at Lin Yuzhi's photo, Aunt Yang sighed softly, her eyes were moist, but she still spoke to comfort Fang Qing:
"It's been so many years, we met, it should have been
Everyone should have spent the last month in such a mediocre way, taking pictures, secretly handing out the classmate records from under the table during class, and then having a reunion at the end, shedding a few tears of youthful feelings, and then going to higher education , The part-time workers who should work, pat their asses and leave.
However, one thing disrupted all the rhythm.
When it was about to take a lunch break that day, Fang Qing returned to the classroom from the cafeteria, wanting to catch up on a quick nap.As soon as I entered the door, I heard bursts of discussions.Recently, everyone is busy reviewing, and the classroom is always dead at noon. It is the first time that it is so noisy like today.
Fang Qing didn't want to talk to those lunatics, he was so sleepy, he just wanted to sleep with his ears covered and his head covered.
Lin Yuzhi followed him into the classroom not far away. As soon as he entered the door, his whole body was shocked like an electric shock, and his face instantly turned pale.Fang Qing glanced at him unconsciously, only to find that near Lin Yuzhi's seat, books and stationery were scattered all over the floor, and the open homework book was covered with footprints.
Fang Qing was startled, who did he offend?Immediately, he was puzzled, how could a soft bastard like him still provoke others?
Someone spotted Lin Yuzhi standing at the door, turned around and whispered something to the classmate next to him, glanced maliciously, and then the two of them covered their mouths and laughed.
Lin Yuzhi trembled like chaff, and his lips twitched several times, but he didn't say anything, just passed a group of malicious eyes in silence, and lowered his head to clean up the things on the ground alone.
I don't know when, his seat was squeezed to the back, and he was the only one in the class with a single table.The person who desperately wanted to blend in seemed to be the only one who was abandoned.
The lunch break bell rang very quickly. The head teacher of their class liked to randomly check in the classroom during the lunch break. If someone disturbed other students, it would be a difficult time to be caught.Therefore, everyone returned to their seats at the same time, and the classroom was as quiet as if nothing had happened.
Fang Qing fell asleep until the afternoon class bell rang. After her mind cleared up, the restlessness in her heart dissipated. Then she remembered what happened at noon, and subconsciously looked in Lin Yuzhi's direction.
For the whole afternoon, Lin Yuzhi sat in his seat dully without moving.
During dinner, Fang Qing learned the whole story from Zheng Tang.
The reason was that a girl in the class with a bad mouth talked about the boys in the class with her friend who went to another middle school, and Lin Yuzhi was mentioned somehow.That girl usually likes to tease and bully people with a few boys, and now she is even more embellished with her little sister to show off, even shaking off the nickname of Lin Rabbit, and sent a picture of Lin Yuzhi's awkward handling during the sports meeting. Photos of equipment.
As soon as the photo was posted, her little sister sent out a long series of exclamation points like a fury, and then, a piece of news that made the girl dumbfounded came:
I saw this guy in the school post bar, my God!The world is too small!I advise you, don't get too close to him, and don't let him bring things for you!Let me tell you, he used to be from our school, he was a year older than me, and he was transferred to another school after being caught gay by his classmates!I said the name sounds familiar, I'll go, and I remembered it when I saw this photo.You see he looks like this, white and tender, isn't that the one?Speaking of which, it’s quite the case that you got your nickname, you who read novels should know it, rabbit...
The girl was stunned for a moment, remembering that she drank the hot water that Lin Yuzhi helped to fetch in the morning, she immediately got goosebumps.Then, as if she wanted to clear something up, she sent a long series of disgusted expressions.
Five minutes later, the girl sent the chat records to the class group.
Oh, there is no teacher, and there is no class like Lin Yuzhi.
Zheng Tang took out his mobile phone and wanted to show Fang Qing the record, but Fang Qing waved his hand and refused.Originally, Zheng Tang, like Fang Qing, felt that the group of people who bullied Lin Yuzhi were boring. Although he was too lazy to meddle in other people's business, he always felt that Lin Yuzhi was pitiful in his heart.But after this incident, he began to become a little resistant to Lin Yuzhi.
Fang Qing could see Zheng Tang's changes, so he didn't say much.
Throughout the evening self-study, Lin Yuzhi's seat was empty.
After school, Fang Qing was about to leave the school gate when she remembered that she had put the key in the drawer and forgot to take it, and turned to go to the teaching building again.His classroom was on the fifth floor. When he climbed up, only the lights of his classroom were still on on the whole floor, and there were faint voices of laughter and insults.
Standing at the door, Fang Qing saw the worst boys in the class standing in a circle around Lin Yuzhi.One of the boys looked at Lin Yuzhi maliciously:
"Tsk tsk, how do you feel after spending the whole night with shit in the toilet? Let me see, hey! I really smell like shit!"
Someone next to him laughed and said:
"By the way, Lin Rabbit, have you ever been fucked by a man? It's so dirty. If you ask me, the shit is much cleaner than yours. There's nothing to be wronged about!"
Another burst of laughter.
"Hey, Lin Rabbit, who was the first to call the Rabbit, the Prophet of Uncertainty! Rabbit, tsk tsk tsk, it really is a rabbit!"
"But I heard they are all called ducks now, why don't we call him Lin Duck in the future, hahaha..."
Lin Yuzhi stood there without saying a word. Since noon, the flattering smile that always hung on his face disappeared, and what was left was a numb silence, like a piece of dough that had lost its elasticity. Flat rubbing round, there will be no response.
Fang Qing stood at the door, his chest was a little congested, but he consciously or unconsciously remembered Zheng Tang's frowning expression when he talked about this in the afternoon, and he didn't move for a long time.
Probably Lin Yuzhi's reaction made several people feel quite boring, and the pushing and shoving movements gradually stopped.A fat boy rolled his eyes, suddenly let out a hey, narrowed his eyes and said:
"Do you still remember? When our class went out together, Lin Rabbit bought the talisman in the suburban temple at that time, saying that putting the name of the person he likes in the bag will keep him safe."
"Remember, yes, isn't Rabbit Lin still carrying it with you all the time? You should also carry it now. I wondered which girl was so unlucky and was written in it! Hey, it turned out to be a boy. The boy I like must be disgusting too, hahahaha!"
"Hey Lin Rabbit, speaking of which, who do you like? Don't be one of us, I heard that you like strong men!"
A group of people burst into laughter again, and Lin Yuzhi's face began to flush.
"Don't," a mean voice sounded: "We can't stand your liking, ouch, I've got goosebumps all over the ground! Don't say it, I'm really curious, rabbit, let me tell you guys, let's listen. I'll match you up!"
"Hahahahahaha..."
"No," Lin Yuzhi whispered, "No."
"No?" The boy standing beside Lin Yuzhi grabbed his thin arm hanging by his side, "What isn't it? It's not one of us? Who is that, let's take a look!"
With that said, several people went to take out Lin Yuzhi's trouser pockets.
What they didn't expect was that Lin Yuzhi changed his humble attitude and suddenly struggled violently.The boys immediately became interested, their movements lost their importance, and they hurriedly pushed Lin Yuzhi to the ground.Lin Yuzhi struggled like a stranded fish, whining like a trapped animal in his throat.
Suddenly, a boy yanked it, and the tasseled safety talisman fell out. Someone next to it saw it, and immediately grabbed it and was about to tear it apart.Lin Yuzhi, who was pinned to the ground and couldn't move, seemed to have suddenly touched a certain nerve. He was taken aback, and then a strange force erupted, and he took a bite at the hand pinched on his shoulder, and then struggled violently to stand up. Get up and jump on the person whose peace charm is being removed in half.
Everyone didn't come to their senses, such a pounce actually made him snatch back the safety talisman that had revealed the card inside.The bitten person swears a dirty word, and reaches out to arrest him. Lin Yuzhi backs away desperately, clutching the safety talisman. One accidentally steps on something, his body slips, and when he falls, his head just hits the corner of the table. There was a loud bang, and immediately, a pile of books on the table fell down, all hitting Lin Yuzhi's face.
Nosebleeds gushed out immediately, quickly covering Lin Yuzhi's face, making his pale face look extraordinarily strange.
Although the boys were mixed together, they were all half-children, and they froze in place when they saw Lin Yuzhi's head covered in blood.Lin Yuzhi shrank back and looked at the people around him vigilantly. Then, he pulled out the card from the peace talisman, stuffed it into his mouth quickly, and swallowed it mixed with blood.
"Fuck! Let's go, the school gate is closing."
Several people rubbed the goosebumps on their arms and left as if they were running away.
Fang Qing felt that she almost forgot to breathe.He stood at the door, and a few boys glanced at him when they came out, and left without saying anything.He also wanted to turn around and leave, but the key was still inside, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go in.
Lin Yuzhi had already gotten up. In fact, he was not hit very badly, but his nose bleeds rapidly, which looked a little scary.
Fang Qing silently walked to her seat and took the key, then silently planned to leave, walked to the door, squeezed her fists hard, turned back, took out a roll of toilet paper and handed it to Lin Yuzhi.
Lin Yuzhi took it and thanked him softly, as if something was stuck in his throat, his voice was so hoarse that he could barely hear it.
Fang Qing watched him pull a tissue to cover his nose, frowned, hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't help asking:
"Who is so good, it's worth your hard work."
Lin Yuzhi was stunned for a moment, then raised his head to look at Fang Qing, a pair of light-colored eyes seemed to be shining with fragments of light.Then, he smiled lightly at Fang Qing.This time, Fang Qing didn't see a hint of flattery in that smile, but it seemed that there was some kind of indescribable tenderness hidden.
After that, the people in the class no longer ordered Lin Yuzhi around like they used to, but avoided him as if they were hiding from something unclean.Those who sat near him also moved their tables far away, leaving a small space in a small corner, and Lin Yuzhi seemed to be imprisoned in it.
Lin Yuzhi stopped laughing, and didn't work hard to blend in. It was useless for him to do anything.
Fang Qing still keeps himself as a bystander. He has recently started to be busy with a lot of things.Since the second year of junior high school, he has been busy participating in various competitions, and his cultural subjects, especially bilingualism and political history, are not very good. If he wants to be listed in the best high school in the school, he can only strive for admission.Now is the critical period for him to prepare various materials.
But since that night, the image of Lin Yuzhi swallowing the card with mixed blood has always been lingering in Fang Qing's mind.Sometimes he couldn't help sneaking a peek at Lin Yuzhi's seat, wanting to see the expression on the face of the person who couldn't rest for a moment in the past when he was staring out the window in a daze all day long.
He found that Lin Yuzhi always had bruises on his face, sometimes on the corners of his eyes, sometimes on the tip of his nose. It was severe for a few days at first, and then slowly subsided. After almost a week, new bruises reappeared, as if those bruises were in Lin Yuzhi's body. Regular growth phases are formed on the face.
On the Friday night of the week before the senior high school entrance examination, Fang Qing stayed on duty.After staying up for a week before looking forward to the weekend, a group of people ran away in small groups as soon as they went to self-study at night.After Fang Qing went to the toilet and returned to the classroom to start sweeping the floor, she found out that the person who was on duty with him was Lin Yuzhi.There should have been two more people, but the class has long formed a private understanding that as long as Lin Yuzhi is on duty, the others will rest by default.Fang Qing was busy competing outside for a long time, and his time at school was irregular, so the life committee did not arrange classes for him.Only in the last two weeks, Fang Qing offered to add her name.
Seeing Fang Qing entering the door shaking the drops of water on his hand, Lin Yuzhi's hand holding the broom froze for a moment, a look of astonishment flashed across his face, then he glanced aside and said in a low voice:
"You go first, I'll do it."
There was a faint scar at the corner of Lin Yuzhi's eye. This week, in Fang Qing's sight that fell inadvertently from time to time, the scar gradually became lighter from bright red, and became what it is now.However, as a rule, when we meet again next Monday, there will be new scars.
Fang Qing didn't speak, and after a brief moment of stupefaction, she turned and went to the corner to get a mop.Lin Yuzhi opened and closed his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but Fang Qing had already walked out of the classroom with a mop.
The two of them didn't talk any more, just doing what they were doing silently.
Fang Qing wiped the window with a damp cloth, and Lin Yuzhi followed not far away with a dry towel to wipe off the water stains.
"You," Fang Qing wiped the last piece of glass, shook her hands, stood against the wall, and finally couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter with the injury on your face?"
Lin Yuzhi's hand holding the towel froze, and then continued what he had done just now, as if he didn't hear it.
Fang Qing regretted it when she opened her mouth. After all, the two of them didn't know each other well, so how could Lin Yuzhi tell him.Fang Qing rubbed her hair in embarrassment, pushed her back hard, stood up straight, and planned to wash the rag in her hand before packing up and going home.
Lin Yuzhi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke:
"Every Friday night, they'd be at the intersection, waiting to beat me up."
Lin Yuzhi never turned around, but turned his face to the window glass, as if speaking to the empty air.
"Let's go together later."
Fang Qing blurted out without thinking, Lin Yuzhi trembled slightly, as if he was about to turn his head, but before he could speak, an energetic voice came from the door:
"Hey, Qing! Are you done? Do you have anything to do later? Come and have supper with me!"
Zheng Tang held the basketball in both hands and twirled it flexibly, walking in with a smile.He took advantage of the short half hour before going home to practice shooting on the basketball court for a while, thinking that he would wait for Fang Qing, who was on duty, to go with him, but he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back in a short while, and he couldn't wait to find him. up.
After Zheng Tang asked, he found Lin Yuzhi standing by the window, his face froze for a moment, the corner of his mouth twitched a mocking chuckle, and then turned his head to look at Fang Qing, as if Lin Yuzhi was no longer in his eyes. Meet such a person.
Seeing that Fang Qing didn't answer, Zheng Tang paused:
"What? Do you have something to do later? How long will it be? I'll be with you, and then we'll have barbecue! I've been craving the roasted tendon of Mrs. Zhao's house for a week!"
Fang Qing couldn't help but look back at Lin Yuzhi. Lin Yuzhi had already turned around again, and slowly wiped a piece of glass that had no water stains on it.
Following Fang Qing's eyes, Zheng Tang glanced at Lin Yuzhi again, and finally couldn't help but click his tongue, the disgust in his eyes became obvious, and when he looked back at Fang Qing, his brows frowned, as if Fang Qing and Lin Yuzhi were in love with each other. Do duty together feel deep sympathy.
Fang Qing's chest was suddenly congested, he hesitated for a moment, he grabbed the rag and walked out, whispering:
"It's okay, I'll wash the rag first and then come back to pack things."
When Fang Qing returned to the classroom again, Zheng Tang was the only one in the room patting the ball.He wanted to ask if Lin Yuzhi had left, but seeing Zheng Tang's expression, he didn't ask.
That day, Fang Qing failed to whet any appetite in front of a table of crispy and oily grilled skewers.
The weekend passed quickly. On Monday morning, Fang Qing arrived very early, and he couldn't help but think about what kind of new injuries would appear on Lin Yuzhi's face.However, for the whole day, Lin Yuzhi's seat was empty.
Everyone seemed to have never had such a person in the class, and they didn't respond to the empty seats.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the seat was still empty except for a lot of waste paper.
Fang Qing received the recommendation notice. He actually can not stay at school since Wednesday morning, but he always felt as if there was something he hadn't finished. summer vacation.
Zheng Tang clutched his chest and said that he didn't know how to cherish the beautiful holiday time, and pointed at his nose and scolded him just to stimulate himself.After scolding for a long time, he restrained his smile and asked Fang Qing seriously what he was waiting for.Fang Qing shook his head, he himself didn't know.
The official time for the senior high school entrance examination is next Tuesday, and the third day of junior high school will not have a holiday this weekend. The examination room will be set up on Friday afternoon, and students will be arranged to study in laboratories and various conference rooms.
Fang Qing had to pack up her things and prepare to leave.
Just as everyone looked at the gradually vacant classroom and sighed, a piece of news exploded in the class, causing an uproar in an instant.
Lin Yuzhi died and committed suicide.
Various rumors followed.
Some said that Lin Yuzhi was photographed, some said that he was beaten and crippled an arm, and some said that he replaced what he wanted to say with a string of unbelievable garbled characters, and then attached a "you understand" at the end expression.
Fang Qing didn't bother to look at those messy speculations, his attention was all focused on one point, all the rumors, no matter which one was true, or even all of them were true, they all pointed to the same time—— Friday night, the night when he and Zheng Tang sat amidst the aroma of barbecue.
The teacher in charge quickly appeared with his mobile phone, his face was full of haze that had never been seen before.He forcibly stopped the further spread of the rumors, and severely warned a few classmates who were having a good discussion. He glanced at everyone present, and then said seriously:
"Student Lin did suffer a misfortune, and we deeply regret it. But I hope that everyone will not be affected by any outside news at this moment, concentrate on the next exam, and ignore everything else. If someone spreads this again, once I find out , whatever the consequences, you can give it a try.”
Everyone was silent. On the one hand, everyone has witnessed the power of the class teacher in the past three years. On the other hand, the teacher is right. No matter how shocking the gossip is, it is not as good as reading one more question and memorizing one more knowledge point at this moment. important.
Fang Qing quickly left with his backpack in his hands before the class teacher spoke. As soon as he went down two floors, he couldn't help but ran to the toilet and vomited wildly in a cubicle.
A classmate next to him knocked lightly on the compartment door and asked him if he needed help, but Fang Qing barely had the energy to answer.He vomited bile against the stained wall alone, and the twitching nausea in his stomach slowly dissipated.
Lin Yuzhi's funeral was on Wednesday, and Fang Qing asked for the address from the class teacher.
Lin Yuzhi's family lived in the deepest part of a narrow alley. At this moment, white cloth strips were hung on the low gate, and a few middle-aged people came in and out.
Fang Qing didn't want to go over, he stood not far away, quietly looking at the low-rise bungalows that lingered with a strong dead air, like a machine that had been placed for thousands of years, rusted to death in place.
At this moment, his classmates are sitting in the spacious classroom, and every word they write is an infinite longing for the future.
Suddenly, a man turned his head and saw Fang Qing, and seemed to say something inwardly. A middle-aged woman poked her head out to take a look, and then walked towards Fang Qing tremblingly.
Fang Qing subconsciously wanted to run away, but he couldn't move.
The middle-aged woman's face was covered with wet tears, and her eyes were swollen and high with creases, and most of the eyeballs were covered with thick bloodshot eyes.
She almost rushed forward and grabbed Fang Qing's hand.
"Student, you are Yuzhi's classmate, are you coming to see him? Good boy, are you coming to see him..."
As the woman spoke, uncontrollable sobs overflowed from her throat, and tears trickled down the corners of her red eyes.Fang Qing was dragged by her at a loss, and it took her a while to understand her words from the broken crying.
"Good boy, you are classmate Fang, right? Yuzhi told me that there was only one student in the class named Fang Qing who was kind to him. He smiled so happily when he said this... Yuzhi, My Yuzhi, he has never smiled like that... My child is different from others, I know it, I know it all, but why do they want to kill him... Good boy, you are a good person, auntie thank you... ..."
The woman began to speak incoherently while talking, and her legs and feet felt weak several times and she had to kneel and sit on the ground.Fang Qing froze in place, letting the hand on his arm pinch several red marks on his skin.
Suddenly, the woman seemed to think of something, and she pulled Fang Qing to the direction of the house. She spoke very fast, trembling every word she said, but Fang Qing still understood.she says:
"Good boy, go in and see Yuzhi at our house. If he knows that you came to see him, he will be able to walk happily on Huangquan Road."
Fang Qing was dragged into the mourning hall with such a stiff body. The photo of Lin Yuzhi stood still in the paleness. I don't know when it was taken. The young man in it had a soft smile on his lips.
Fang Qing didn't know how he was incensed by the woman's crying, and how he left there and returned home.He didn't eat all day and slept under the blanket. His father woke him up in the middle of the night to take antipyretics.
After burning like this, it burned for three full days.By the time he woke up, the high school entrance examination had ended, and even the class reunion had ended.
Everything seems to have become a dream, even in the memory, there is a curtain behind it, so it can't be seen clearly.
Lin Yuzhi disappeared from everyone's memory.
Fang Qing spent the whole summer vacation at home reading. Zheng Tang asked him out many times, but he prevaricated by saying that the weather was too hot.In the end, it was Fang Qing's parents who couldn't stand their son staying at home all day and insisted on taking him out for a ride in the hot weather.
Going around, I came to the suburban temple where the class activities went.Two middle-aged couples happily went to ask for amulets, and Fang Qing lazily waited under the shade of a tree with a bottle of soda.
He glanced around boredly. This place is not very famous. Except for school activities, there are only one or two sparse tourist groups here and there. Besides, the weather is so hot now that there are not many people here. .
Fang Qing's eyes fell on the small stall at the foot of the steps of the temple. He remembered that the little girls in the class bought the peace charms there.
Fang Qing threw the empty soda bottle into the trash can and walked over in a strange way.
The small stall is backed by a row of trees with lush branches and leaves. The trees are covered with wooden signs with red tassels. When the wind blows, they make a series of crisp sounds.
The person guarding the booth was an old woman. Fang Qing didn't come over to look at it the last time she came, so I don't know if it's still the same one.
People who come here are more willing to buy one hundred pairs of talismans that are said to be consecrated in the temple. Only the group of children like them gathered at the door and spent ten yuan to write cards.
"Young man, make a wish or fulfill it?"
Seeing Fang Qing walking over, the old woman grinned with a tooth missing.Fang Qing was puzzled and said:
"Can you still wish?"
"Young man, come here for the first time. You listen to your mother-in-law telling you that you fill in a card here, write the name of the person you care about most in it, and put it in a safe amulet and take it with you, so that that person will not be hurt. A disaster. My mother-in-law will engrave a sign for you and hang it on the tree. If one day it comes true, you can exchange the sign with a safety amulet, go to the temple to worship, and donate some incense money, which is considered as fulfilling your wish. How about it, young man, try it ?”
Fang Qing didn't believe in gods and Buddhas at all, not to mention that the person in front of him was showing such a naked commercial atmosphere, and immediately felt black lines all over his head.He chuckled, not knowing what he was going to do here.
Suddenly, his eyes froze, looking towards the south direction, he vaguely remembered something.
He remembered that at that time, several girls in the class seemed to be chattering under the tree, vying to hang their sign on the highest place, and finally some girls came to ask Zheng Tang for help.
If I remember correctly, Lin Yuzhi was standing not far away watching silently, and seemed to be holding a wooden sign in his hand.
Fang Qing's heart trembled suddenly.
"Mother-in-law, will all the signs be kept?"
"Keep it, keep it well. Every tree in this grove is numbered, and my mother-in-law has memorized it here, and I will never lose it for you. You only need to report the time and name in the future, and my mother-in-law will definitely be able to I'll find it for you! Don't worry, we don't have many people here, and there are plenty of places! Young man, fill in one?"
Fang Qing looked away, asked for two talismans from her mother-in-law, and filled in the names of her parents.The mother-in-law yelled, and the young man selling mineral water came over not far away, took out two wooden plaques from under the booth, and quickly engraved Fang Qing's name and date on the paper.
"Grandma, I want to ask you something."
Fang Qing paid the money and whispered to the old man:
"I have a...friend. He passed away in an accident and couldn't come to fulfill his wish. Can I take the sign for him?"
The old lady hesitated for a moment, and when Fang Qing spoke out the name and date fluently, she agreed.
Besides, you have to pay more than 50 yuan to take away the sign.
After the guy who carved the signboard finished carving quickly, he said wait a moment, and then walked towards the small stall full of mineral water.Fang Qing casually picked up the sign and glanced at it. The engraving was a bit scribbled, but it was legible at least.
After a while, the young man carried a wooden ladder, found the tree according to the old woman's register, and rummaged through the tree skillfully by stepping on the wooden ladder.
The wooden signs collided more violently with his movements than before. Fang Qing waited under the tree, looking at the bright red tassels swaying all over the tree, and it seemed that only the sound of ding ding dong dong was left in his mind.
I don't know in what order the young man rummaged through the chaotic wooden signs, and after a while, he took one and handed it to Fang Qing.
Fang Qing was holding the corroded wooden signboard from the wind and sun, and felt that it was light in his hand, not as thick as he imagined, and it seemed that it would slip from his fingertips if he didn't pay attention.
Fang Qing had already paid the money, and the young man left with the wooden ladder after completing the task.
Fang Qing stood facing the scorching sun for a long time, the glare of the light made his eyes go black for a while.Another gust of wind blew, and the small voice lingered in his ears. Fang Qing raised his hand, turned over the wooden sign, and looked at the scrawled scratches on it.
Then, he saw his name on it.
The gust of wind blew for a long time, as if it wanted to blow the small sounds in Fang Qing's body into Fang Qing's body one by one.
Fang Qing didn't go to the temple to donate incense money, he took away the cracked wooden sign.
The summer vacation passed quickly, and Fang Qing ushered in a difficult high school life.Several junior high school classmates in the class, when they saw acquaintances in an unfamiliar environment, everyone would always be uncontrollably excited, and even the admiration and awe of Fang Qing in the past were forgotten.Some people cheerfully asked Fang Qing why he didn't go to the last party, but Fang Qing just smiled and didn't answer.
Soon, a few people discovered that their boss Fang seemed to have undergone some changes. He still didn't like to hang out with everyone, but he didn't seem to be as cold as before. How should I put it... just like that cold There seems to be a tenderness mixed with it.
Someone soon concluded that Fang Qing seemed to take extra care of those students in the class who were easily overlooked, like a big brother.Many girls were moved by this tenderness, especially the one who had admired Fang Qing since junior high school but dared not approach her, so she also began to boldly approach her.It's just that they quickly backed away, and after a few contacts, Fang Qing seemed not as gentle as they thought.
Over time, the students in the class attributed Fang Qing's seemingly invisible tenderness to the kindness of sympathizing with the weak.
In college, when she first met Li Fan, Fang Qing just habitually wanted to take care of this boy who was always silent.He didn't expect to see Li Fan falling asleep holding Han Sheng's clothes later.In an instant, it was like opening a box that hadn't been touched for a long time, and the past was filled with dust and rushed up.
But soon, he discovered that Li Fan and Lin Yuzhi had no similarities except that they both liked boys, so being nice to Li Fan was not compensation for Lin Yuzhi.
Besides, Le Fan was even more distressing than he imagined.
Later, many things happened. Gradually, no one knew the cold and proud Fang Qing. Everyone only saw the mature, gentle and calm Fang Qing. Of course, Fang Qing also met many people. Said he was kind.He always smiled and never declined or thanked.
Only he knew that this kindness was carved into his bones bit by bit by someone using his young body mixed with blood.
In the second year after graduating from university, Zheng Tang came back from abroad and happened to come to City A, so he contacted Fang Qing to invite him to dinner.Since Zheng Tang studied abroad, the two haven't seen each other for nearly seven or eight years.
Zheng Tang looked a lot more disciplined, but still exuded a familiar vitality.
The two found a hot pot restaurant, facing the glowing red oil pan, chatting in the hot steam.For some reason, Zheng Tang suddenly mentioned Lin Yuzhi, with an apology mixed with guilt on his face.
He took a sip of the white wine, stared at the boiling red oil in the pot, and said:
"At the beginning we were really...too much. I, I was narrow-minded at the time and couldn't accept it. I always felt that kind of thing was disgusting. However, I have seen many homosexuals in these years abroad. They are all excellent. I It was only then that I realized how terribly wrong I was. In fact, each of us cannot escape responsibility for Lin Yuzhi's death. Although we didn't inflict any harm at that time, we didn't stop it either...we didn't do anything. "
Zheng Tang raised his head and took a big gulp of wine, his throat was hot, he continued in a hoarse voice:
"I heard that Li Wenxiang and those bastards wanted to see whose name was in Lin Yuzhi's safety talisman. Lin Yuzhi was such a thin person, but he swallowed the card without giving in. He worked so hard Protecting the person you like is much better than us... But, I don't know if the person he protects knows this brave and pious love..."
As he spoke, Zheng Tang's voice gradually became weaker, and the two were relatively silent, only the hot soup in the pot kept tumbling and gurgling.
After a while, Zheng Tang suddenly heard Fang Qing say:
"it's me."
Zheng Tang was a little unresponsive:
"Huh? What?"
"I said," Fang Qing looked straight into Zheng Tang's eyes, "the name on that card is me."
Zheng Tang's half-stretched chopsticks stopped in the air, his eyes widened, and the corners of his mouth twitched for a while before he sighed softly.
Fang Qing then told everything.
That day, the two of them ordered a table of dishes without taking a few bites, but drank a lot of wine one after another.
At the end, Zheng Tang was so drunk that he couldn't keep his eyes open.He asked Fang Qing:
"Did you fall in love with him too? Is it because of this that you have been single for so many years?"
Fang Qing frowned, trying to concentrate, he thought for a long time, then slowly shook his head.
He also thought about it before, every time he thought of Lin Yuzhi's light-colored eyes, he would ask himself if he liked it.He doesn't know what it feels like to be tempted, he seems to have never experienced it, but he clearly knows that that feeling is not tempting.
Whether it's Lin Yuzhi or Li Fan, Fang Qing just wants to protect them as much as possible.
Unfortunately, Lin Yuzhi couldn't wait for his protection after all.
I don't know that Friday night, when Fang Qing said that he would go together but broke his promise, when he left alone, when he was blocked at the intersection in despair, when he finally decided to give up, Lin Yuzhi, that eye What is the boy with clear eyes thinking?
It was an accident to know that Lin Dong was Lin Yuzhi's younger brother. That day, when Lin Dong brought his mother back to China, Fang Qing took the place of Li Luming, who couldn't get out, to help them look after the house.
The moment Fang Qing saw Aunt Yang, Fang Qing's heart throbbed.Fang Qing had grown up so much that Aunt Yang couldn't recognize him at first, but she remembered Fang Qing's name firmly, so as soon as Fang Qing introduced herself, her tears couldn't stop pouring out.
Later, Aunt Yang loved Fang Qing as another son.
Fang Qing suffered these kindnesses, and sometimes it hurt as if she was being punished.
"Good boy, let him pass the past."
When Fang Qing was in a daze, Aunt Yang had already washed the dishes and came out of the back room with a plate of fruit.Seeing Fang Qing staring blankly at Lin Yuzhi's photo, Aunt Yang sighed softly, her eyes were moist, but she still spoke to comfort Fang Qing:
"It's been so many years, we met, it should have been
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