South of Chutian

The night before Tang Heng left Banxi Village, Li Yuechi's house was extremely lively.First, Director Xu came to his house again, trying to persuade Tang Heng: "You just go back with us... Hey, the students are still waiting for you to attend class, you are, this is a teaching accident!"

Tang Heng still looked sickly, wearing Li Yuechi's coat: "Find someone to help me substitute for the class."

"It's such a mess now, how can it be so easy to find!"

"Wang Shan can..."

"Still talking about it!" Director Xu was furious, "The old man is so angry that you told me about his age, and you still want him to take over as a substitute?!"

Tang Heng said indifferently: "Look at the arrangement, if it doesn't work, suspend me first, this class will be cancelled."

"... "

Director Xu was silent for a moment, then heaved a long sigh.Before he left, he asked persistently, "Little Tang, what are you planning to do when you return to Wuhan?"

"What do you say?"

"I'm someone who has experienced it, and I would like to give you one last piece of advice: think twice before acting."

Tang Heng showed him a grim smile: "Don't worry, the wrong has its head, and the debt has its owner."

Director Xu shrank his neck, picked up his purse and withdrew.

After a while, the village head brought a group of village cadres to Li Yuechi's house. They were not as worried as Director Xu, but they were all happy.Tang Heng knew in his heart that they wanted him to leave quickly.

"Teacher Tang, it's been really hard for you these few days!" The village chief held Tang Heng's hand and said sincerely, "You really don't deserve to stay in our poor place! Hey, we haven't entertained you well these few days. We may not have the chance to see you again in the future, so we have prepared some special products, you must accept them!"

Tang Heng said, "Thank you, no need."

"Mr. Tang, please don't be polite. We feel too sorry for you leaving just like that. Please accept—"

"Who said we won't have a chance to meet each other in the future?" Tang Heng said lightly, "I will be back..."

The village chief's expression turned cold: "Huh?"

"The air here is good. I plan to come here to work."

"Haha..." The village head laughed, "You really know how to joke."

Tang Heng raised his eyelids to look at him and smiled.

In the end, the village head left the few bags of local products at Li Yuechi's house.After they left, the silence that characterizes a country night returned to all around.Li Yuechi's mother and younger brother were both asleep. Tang Heng rubbed his face wearily, and turned his head to see Li Yuechi standing at the door with his shoulders against the door frame.

"You... look at those special products..." Tang Heng whispered, "Are there any expensive things?"

Li Yuechi nodded, brought a pair of scissors, and quickly opened the packages.He flipped through it and said, "It's just mushrooms and tea leaves, not expensive."

"That's good. I can't take these things with me. You can eat them at home."

"I?"

"Aren't you going to eat?"

Li Yuechi raised his eyebrows, as if he wanted to say something, but didn't say anything, turned and left.Tang Heng stared at his back, saw him turn a corner and go out the door.

The sound of the motorcycle starting came from outside the house, Tang Heng looked away, got up, and slowly moved to the desk.His clothes were completely dry, and Li Yuechi's mother folded them neatly and put them in a corner of the desk.He was about to leave early tomorrow morning, and Tang Heng silently planned his itinerary for tomorrow—he came to Li Yuechi's house with nothing but his mobile phone and wallet, not even a change of clothes.Tomorrow, the village cadres will send him to the hot spring hotel in the county seat. He has to pick up his luggage first, and then go to the urban area of ​​Tongren.

Then, take the high-speed train and return to Wuhan.

After six years, the words "return to Wuhan" have become very unfamiliar.He remembered the short period of time when he was a singer in Beijing six years ago. At that time, he always asked his agent for leave frequently on the grounds of "going back to Wuhan". Later, the agent was helpless and joked that we should move the company to Wuhan.

Tang Heng was still distracted when footsteps came from outside the door.Li Yuechi entered the room and threw the green plastic bag in Tang Heng's arms.

"What's this?"

"shoe……"

Tang Heng opened the bag in a daze, and there were indeed a pair of shoes inside.These are the most common slip-on cloth shoes in the village, with a black cotton surface and a thick and soft sole.

"You have an injury on your foot, wear this." Li Yuechi said.

"Where did it come from?"

"I found someone to do it..."

"Oh……"

"Have you packed your things?" Li Yuechi stepped forward, glanced at the clothes on the desk, and seemed to know the answer, "Sit down, I'll come."

"I don't have anything, I'll wear those two clothes tomorrow..." Tang Heng paused, and said in a low voice, "Senior, do you want to do it?"

Li Yuechi turned his head to look at Tang Heng, he didn't say anything, just lowered his eyes slightly, Tang Heng suddenly felt that he was not happy.

Tang Heng thought to himself, could it be that Li Yuechi thinks his attitude is too...too frivolous?But with the relationship between the two of them, there's no need to pretend to be reserved, right?Frankly speaking, Tang Heng really wanted to have sex with him.It seems that the body's memory is much more reliable than the brain's. He can't remember many past events clearly. However, when he and Li Yuechi had a skin-to-skin contact, the familiar and safe feeling made him feel that his body, which has been numb for a long time, is slowly becoming Sharp and soft.

And there was another reason he couldn't say - he didn't know when he would see Li Yuechi next time.Since Li Yuechi didn't want to tell him, he went to investigate by himself, but he didn't know what would happen when he went to Wuhan.

He even thought, when he knew the whole truth, would he dare to come back to see Li Yuechi?

Are you still eligible to meet him?

Do you still deserve to see him?

"What are you thinking again..." Li Yuechi suddenly sighed, pinching Tang Heng's chin as if helpless, forcing him to look at him.

Tang Heng asked cautiously: "Are you angry?"

"Um……"

"Sorry..." Tang Heng said, "If you don't want to do it, forget it."

"I'm not mad at this."

"what?"

"I said pack your luggage, but you said you don't have anything..." Li Yuechi said in a deep voice, "Are you planning to go back to Wuhan alone?"

Tang Heng was stunned for a few seconds, then blinked: "Are you with me?"

"Otherwise? Dare I let you go back alone?"

Tang Heng thought to himself, you still left me alone for six years.If it weren't for this chance encounter, I might still be alone for the rest of my life.

After regaining his composure, Tang Heng asked, "Then what about your store? And your mother, your brother..."

"With Wang Di watching over the store, my mother can take care of my younger brother."

"Actually, it's fine for me to go back by myself..."

"No..." Li Yuechi turned around and said forcefully, "I'm worried..."

Then he started to pack his luggage. He folded his clothes and pants squarely, and his movements were very skillful.Tang Heng looked at it for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Who did you learn from?" He remembered that before, his and Li Yuechi's clothes were randomly stuffed in the packing box.I also remembered that Li Yuechi seemed to have mentioned that Wang Di opened a clothing store.

Li Yuechi said: "I learned in it..."

Tang Heng was stunned, and asked in silence for a moment: "Inside...still learning this?"

Li Yuechi shook his head, but did not answer.There is boundless darkness outside the window, and the lights are like beans, as if there are only two of them left in the world.Tang Heng didn't know why, when they first met again, Li Yuechi's sentences were stinging, as if deliberately to stimulate him, he repeatedly mentioned life in prison.But now, at this moment, Li Yuechi was unwilling to say more.

Li Yuechi turned his back to Tang Heng. His back was too thin, and his shoulder blades rose and fell when he raised his hand. Tang Heng couldn't help stretching out his hand, and put his palm on his left shoulder blade.

Li Yuechi paused for a second before continuing to pack his luggage without saying anything.His bones rose and fell in Tang Heng's palm, like a small animal.

Tang Heng said softly, "I don't know what will happen when I go back."

Li Yuechi let out a "hmm".

"I don't know if I can still be like this when I know everything... everything."

"why?"

"Am I worthy?"

Li Yuechi turned around with a gloomy expression.Tang Heng thought of one thing with fear, that is: he didn't know anything, but Li Yuechi knew everything.

Is it in Li Yuechi's heart that they have been sentenced to never be together?

"Don't think about it..." Li Yuechi suddenly rubbed his hair, then quickly withdrew his hand, "Go to bed early today..."

"Oh..." Tang Heng looked at him eagerly, "Okay..."