Eccentricity

Chen Ziran and Gu Qiong just confronted each other like that.

They looked at each other greedily, wanting to tear each other down, but tacitly maintained superficial restraint, no one spoke, no one moved, and the meeting eyes never moved away.

Until in the evening, there was a bird song piercing the sky in the woods of the back mountain, and the two woke up at the same time. Chen Ziran lowered his head with a beating heart, pretending to put away the book, Gu Qi also looked away, and explained in a low voice out of politeness. One sentence: "I'll collect the trash." He hurried to the trash corner at the back of the classroom, bent down, picked up the trash can deftly, walked out of the classroom through the back door, and dumped it into the two-wheeled cart parked at the door.

Over the years, the rim of the trash can has been covered with a thick layer of dark, lacquered stuff. It is hard to tell what it is. It is greasy and sticky, just like the patina on old porcelain, shining brightly. Nauseous Dusk.

Even Chen Qiran had to hold his breath every time he took the trash can out, and picked up a piece of waste paper torn off by a student and folded the plane before he dared to take it, but Gu Qi just held the bucket with his bare hands and turned it upside down After finishing the garbage, I still don't forget to tap the bucket on the edge of the two-wheeled cart a few times, trying to make sure that there is nothing stuck under the bucket.

Those hands are white and elegant, like a piece of finely crafted and flawless jade, it is really not suitable for this.

Gu Qiong turned his back to Chen Ziran.

Chen Ziran's eyes kept falling on her back, wondering if she noticed it.

In short, Gu Qiong didn't stay any longer. After collecting the trash, he put the trash can back to its original place, nodded slightly to Chen Ziran, pushed the two-wheeler, and walked outside the campus.

Chen Yuran's class was the last one, and she had to push a cart full of rancid and smelly garbage to a centralized garbage disposal point a few hundred meters away.

After the rain, the mountain road is extremely muddy, and the soft mud has no support under the feet. People who don't walk often will almost certainly fall. Chen Ziran fell several times when he first came. She was worried that Gu Qiong would also fall , packed up his lesson plans, locked the classroom, walked a few steps behind Gu Qiong and stared at her, fearing that she might have an accident.

Gu Qiong stumbled and stumbled, but he didn't fall, but the garbage truck didn't listen to his commands, staggered to and fro, and nearly turned over with the car several times. Steady.

The action was too hasty, and it accidentally landed on the back of Gu Qiong's hand. Gu Qiong paused, moved away calmly, and said lightly: "Thank you."

Chen Ziran didn't speak, and the two pushed the car to the garbage station together.

He went back to school in silence.

Only then did Chen Ziran realize that Gu Qiong's dormitory was right next door to him. The two adjacent tile-roofed houses had the same structure, square and square, the same cold in winter and hot in summer, the same opacity, the same humidity, and one was less than one. The small single bed was built with bricks and old door panels, and it creaked when people lay on it. It was impossible for Gu Qiong, who was well-clothed and well-fed, to sleep peacefully.

Passing through the eaves of the tile-roofed house is the kitchen. Except for Chen Ziran, the other teachers are all from nearby villages. After coming here, it was shared by Chen Ziran and Gu Qiong.

It is impossible to have a restaurant in the depths of the mountain with nine bends and eighteen bends, and takeaways will never be delivered. The canteen closest to the school is at the entrance of the village. It takes about three or four miles to walk a winding mountain road. Fortunately, Chen is a vegetarian and is usually nearby. Just buying some melons, fruits and vegetables in the vegetable fields of nearby villagers is enough for her to eat several meals.

Chen Ziran came out of the kitchen with a handful of lettuce, took another pot, and sat under the eaves to choose vegetables slowly - there is no TV, no WiFi, and even the mobile phone signal is not very good. With nowhere to go, Chen Ziran was naturally not in a hurry, and did everything slowly.

Just sat down, the sky had just cleared and it was raining again not long ago, the air in the mountains was humid, and Chen Ziran's old problem recurred again, his joints were so sore, he put down the vegetables in his hand, raised his hand and beat his elbow It just so happened that Gu Qiong came out of the room with an electric kettle. Chen Ziran stopped, turned around and pointed to her: "The faucet is in the kitchen, but the quality of the tap water on the mountain is not good. You can only drink it after precipitation. The water tank covered by the aluminum pot lid is full of water that has settled cleanly this morning, and the water scoop is also in it, so you can just scoop the water there."

"Thank you." Gu Qi passed her and walked into the kitchen. When he came out after fetching water, seeing Chen Ziran still beating his arm, he finally couldn't help asking: "Does it hurt?"

"Huh?" Chen Ziran raised his head, put down his hands with a smirk, "Fortunately, it's much better now that I haven't done heavy work these few years."

Originally, he was trying to get this topic out of the way as soon as possible, but Gu Qi heard it had another meaning.

It hurts now, it hurts more than it did before.

Some injuries can never heal in a lifetime.

Gu Qiong didn't ask any more questions, and went back to his dormitory alone, and then Chen Ziran heard the sound of the electric kettle boiling water.

Chen Ziran was stunned for a long time, lowered his head and continued to choose dishes, and sighed inaudibly.

The relationship between her and Gu Qiong is already very unfamiliar, basically only the politeness of strangers is left, she doesn't even understand, why is Gu Qiong here?Why not go and heal your own face?

The doctor clearly said that Gu Qiong's face can be restored, but she would rather bear that horrible scar and run to this poor mountain valley to suffer. Why?

For me?

As soon as this thought popped into Chen Ziran's mind, she immediately laughed.

How can it be?

She and Gu Qiong were over long ago, and it was already over before, and then Chen Ziran said that again, determined not to leave any way out, and then left without saying goodbye, Gu Qiong should hate her to death in his heart.

Chen Ziran smiled wryly in thought, the dim light bulb under the eaves suddenly went dark, Gu Qiong ran out of the room at a loss, and stared at Chen Ziran.

"The power went out?" Gu Qiong asked.

"I don't know, let me take a look." Chen Ziran dried his hands, took out a flashlight from his room, went to check the main switch of the circuit, illuminated it for a while, and said, "The fuse is blown, it is probably because your electric kettle is too powerful. When I grow up, the wiring in the school was erected decades ago, and it cannot withstand such high-power electrical appliances."

"Sorry." Gu Qiong said.

"It's okay, go to the hardware store at the foot of the mountain tomorrow and buy a fuse and replace it." Chen Ziran said, "I still have half a bottle of hot water, you can use it first."

"how about you?"

"Anyway, I still have to cook rice and stir-fry, just cook it again." Chen Ziran laughed, and the two fell into an awkward silence.

"I'll get you hot water." Chen Ziran touched his nose and returned to his room.

Gu Qiong only followed to the door, did not go in, and waited quietly at the door.

Chen Yuran's small dormitory is full of piles, but it is also tidied up in an orderly manner. She is a person who is very good at living, even if she lives alone, she cleans it up cleanly, with a sense of ritual.

"Here." Chen Ziran handed his hot water bottle to Gu Qiong.

The most old-fashioned thermal kettle, 2.5L capacity, big red bottle, wooden stopper, heavy and heavy in the hand, the insulation effect is good enough, the key is the price is cheap.

"What do you have for dinner?" Chen Ziran finally couldn't help asking.

Gu Qiong whispered, "Instant noodles."

Chen Ziran thought for a while and said, "Instant noodles are not healthy."

Gu Qiong said: "I'll go down the mountain to buy some grain, oil, rice and noodles after the weekend."

Chen Ziran said: "I happen to be cooking, and I need someone to help light the fire."

Gu Qiong didn't understand what she meant and stood still.

Chen Ziran said: "You help me light the fire, the meal will be ready later, let's eat together."

Gu Qiong's eyes moved, "Okay."

There was no electricity, and the two huddled in the kitchen by the light of the flashlight. One sat by the stove to light the fire, and the other stood by the pot and cooked vegetables, without making a sound.

When Chen Ziran was cooking, he was distracted thinking about it. After not seeing each other for a year, Gu Qiong has changed a lot.

Reticent, the whole person's temperament became a little gloomy.

Thinking about it, when Chen Qiran didn't know, Gu Qie suffered countless points and pointers all by himself.

Chen Ziran has experienced it, and she can fully imagine what she will go through, and it will only be worse than Chen Ziran.

Fried lettuce with garlic, and scrambled an egg specially for Gu Qiong. The dishes here are ready, and the rice on the small stove over there is just cooked. Chen Ziran moved out the foldable dining table from his room, and Gu Qiong After serving the dishes, the two sat opposite each other to eat, and the remaining fire in the stove was used to slowly boil the water.

Gu Qiong wanted to be very hungry, gobbled it up, and ate two bowls of rice in a short while. He ate too fast, put down the bowl and hiccupped, and was embarrassed to make a sound in front of Chen Ziran, so he had to endure it, but his upper body jumped because of the hiccups. Jumping, finally couldn't help it, there was a creaking sound, especially crisp in the quiet night in the mountains, Chen Ziran let out a chuckle, and Gu Qie looked a little embarrassed.

"Feel sorry."

"It's nothing." Chen Ziran noticed that there were more words of apology in Gu Qi's mouth.

It was almost eight o'clock after dinner, it was raining outside, and light raindrops drifted in from time to time under the eaves, it was chilly, Gu Qiong took the initiative to clean up the table and chopsticks, and made trouble with the earthen stove pot after washing.

She had never even seen such a big pot, let alone how to wash it.

Fortunately, Chen Ziran came in and cleaned the cauldron without any hassle. Gu Qiong remembered her steps of cleaning the pot in his heart, so he learned it.

The poor schools in the mountains have poor conditions. Even using an electric kettle to heat hot water can burn out the circuit, not to mention that there is a special shower for bathing. The so-called bathroom is a thatched earthen house next to the dry toilet. The shed was changed into a school later, and the cattle were no longer raised here, and it was abandoned for a long time. After Chen Ziran came, he hung a curtain to cover it, and it was the bathroom.

It is not sheltered from the wind or rain, and if you take a bath inside in winter, you will freeze into a popsicle.

Even now, taking a bath in it makes one shiver with cold, and besides, it is next to the dry toilet. When taking a bath, the smell of manure is full, and the shower gel can't cover it.

Gu Qiong couldn't hold back in the middle of the bath, wrapped in a bath towel and ran out to vomit once. He vomited out all the dinner he ate, and when he had nothing to vomit, he went in to take a bath holding his breath. When he came out, his face was pale.

Chen Ziran was preparing lesson plans in her dormitory, and when she heard her vomiting, she didn't go out until she saw Gu Qiong go in to take a bath again from the window, then put on her rain boots, picked up the shovel, and took the piece that Gu Qiong had vomited. The place was buried with soil.

She is a rich lady, so why bother to come to this kind of place to suffer.

Gu Qiong returned to her dormitory with a pale face, and Chen Ziran brought her a bowl of ginger syrup with a poached egg in it, "Eat it, it will keep out the cold."

"Thank you." Gu Qiong hesitated for a moment, took the small stainless steel milk pot, drank the sweet and spicy syrup, and finally looked better.

I just heard Chen Ziran say: "After this meal, get a good night's sleep, and leave tomorrow, this is not the place you should come."

Gu Qiong tightened his grip on the spoon.

The author has something to say: I counted, and it will probably be finished next week.

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