Still tide

Miao Jiayan is sensitive and delicate in many things, but she does seem heartless in some things.

For example, Miao Jiayan actually heard what his father and aunt said just now, more so than Chen Chao.

Chen Chao asked him: "Are your parents going to have a second child?"

Miao Jiayan shook her head, with a dazed and indifferent attitude: "I don't know, maybe it is."

The uncle lit the fireworks again, and they exploded with a "bang" above his head, and the silver-white fireworks spread out in large swaths. Two children in the yard next door jumped up and clapped their hands. Even Miao Jiayan couldn't hold back a little "wow" for a moment.

Chen Chao looked at him, it was really silly to have time to watch the fireworks at this time.

Miao Jiayan said to him, "This is really pretty."

Chen Chao asked: "In the past two years, the Lantern Festival has not released flowers in the town?"

"No more," Miao Jiayan said, shaking her head, "I didn't let it go last year, and it seems like I won't let it go this year either."

In the past, the town would set off fireworks in a small square every year on the night of the Lantern Festival.More than half of the people in the town will go there after dinner, crowded with people to watch.At that time, Chen Chao didn't like to go, so Miao Jiayan always dragged him, grabbed his wrist and dragged him away, coaxing him to come back after a while.

Miao Jiayan raised her head and asked Chen Chao: "Can you stay until fifteen, Brother Chao?"

"I can't stay," Chen Chao said, "I'm leaving on the fourth day of junior high school."

"Ah." Miao Jiayan responded and nodded again to show that she understood.

The uncle let off those fireworks for 10 minutes. Miao Jiayan and the two younger brothers in the yard next door couldn't see enough, and they still clamored to see them.The uncle shouted here: "No more! Let's see it next year!"

Miao Jiayan said that she was going back, Chen Chao turned his chin to the courtyard next door, Miao Jian was still accompanying the child to put flowers, and talked to the aunt by the way.

"Wait a little longer." Chen Chao turned and entered the room, motioning for Miao Jiayan to come in as well.

Miao Jiayan followed Chen Chao upstairs again.

When Ding Wentao came from home with his laptop, Chen Chao was washing up, and Miao Jiayan was standing at the bathroom door talking to him.

I don't know what to say, but I have a smile on my face.

Ding Wentao went upstairs and saw Miao Jiayan and glared at him.

"Aren't you staying at home on New Year's Eve?" Chen Chao said after rinsing out the foam in his mouth.

"Aren't there people who are not at home? Why can't I come?" Ding Wentao asked back.

"Who won't let you come," Chen Chao said, "Your father just doesn't care about you."

"My dad drank too much and fell asleep," Ding Wentao went into the room and took out the computer, "I'll come to your place for the New Year's Eve."

Chen Chao slept a lot during the day, so he wasn't sleepy now.Ding Wentao said he wanted to watch a movie, Chen Chao thought it would be fine.

The computer is full of games, even opening a video player has been stuck for a long time.In the past, Ding Wentao used the discs used to play movies, but now Ding Wentao has downloaded them in advance with Thunder. A folder is full of horror movies, and he usually dare not watch them.

"Look at this, I heard it's very scary." Ding Wentao was still a little apprehensive when he wanted to see it, so he turned around and asked Chen Chao, "I've always wanted to see it but I can't find anyone to accompany me."

Chen Chao smiled and said, "As long as you dare to go home by yourself."

"I don't dare to rely on myself," Ding Wentao said immediately, "I will stay with you at night."

Boys of this age always like to get together, and Ding Wentao seems to especially like to play on the floor at Chen Chao's place.Miao Jiayan was still standing at the door, hesitating whether he should go back, but Chen Chao looked back at him: "Come in, what are you doing standing there?"

Miao Jiayan had no choice but to follow in.

As soon as he came in, Ding Wentao glared at him again and said, "He has no conscience."

"You're almost done," Chen Chao kicked the leg of the chair, "You look like a stick."

"I won't watch it with him, let him go." Ding Wentao said while plugging in the power cord.

Miao Jiayan leaned against the wall and pursed her lips.

"Why haven't you counted in your heart yet?" Chen Chao laughed, glanced at Miao Jiayan, and said, "Come and sit here."

Miao Jiayan came over obediently, Ding Wentao glanced at them both, and made a movement angrily.

Chen Chao said to Miao Jiayan, "Don't talk to him."

"People don't pay attention to me," Ding Wentao said sourly, "I don't know me."

"This is Brother Gun, let's greet each other later." Chen Chao said, "You will lose face if you don't take the initiative to greet Brother Gun."

Miao Jiayan was a quick learner, seeing Ding Wentao open his mouth, he said, "Brother Gun."

"Get off, get off," Ding Wentao knew that Chen Chao was deliberately shaming him, and waved his arm, "It's so annoying."

Crowding together to watch horror movies like this, time seems to go back to two years ago.It's just that Miao Jiayan always let Chen Chao lean on her at that time, but now Miao Jiayan is sitting on the edge of the bed alone, far away from them.

Chen Chao looked at him several times on the way, but Miao Jiayan didn't look at him.Ding Wentao shrank beside Chen Chao in fright, and buried his eyes on Chen Chao whenever he got nervous.

Miao Jiayan yawned softly, then opened her eyes wide and tried to force herself.

"Sleepy?" Chen Chao asked.

Miao Jiayan replied: "It's okay."

"Sleep when you're sleepy." Chen Chao threw a pillow over.

"Not sleepy." Miao Jiayan said.

Later, Miao Jiayan hugged Chen Chao's pillow and fell asleep sitting up.She slept soundly with her face pressed against the pillow, looking defenseless.

Chen Chao and Ding Wentao finished watching the horror movie and then played a comedy movie. They don’t know when they fell asleep. After the noisy comedy was played, everything fell silent, and only Miao Jia was left. Yan and Chen Chao's steady breathing, and Ding Wentao's snoring.

Chen Chao's small bed is really difficult for three high school students.

In winter, it dawns late, and during the Chinese New Year, all the big roosters in each family are killed and eaten, and there is no rooster crowing in the morning.

It was already past eight o'clock when the sky was bright, but the downstairs was already lively. Grandpa and Grandma Chen had finished their breakfast, and my uncle and brother also got up.

Because Miao Jiayan was the first to sleep last night, and he was still leaning against the wall, he occupied the largest space, lying on his side against the wall, with most of his body on the bed.Chen Chao was tall and sleepy in a drowsy state, still hanging on the ground below his knees, with his head resting on Miao Jiayan's shoulder.Ding Wentao was the worst. Miao Jiayan took up one-third of a small bed vertically, and Chen Chao took up two-thirds of the remaining part obliquely. Only two-ninths of the small bed was left for this fat man. , curled up with difficulty in a twisted posture.

Miao Jiayan was the first to wake up from the cold, half of her legs were freezing cold.He didn't know when he pulled the quilt over and put it behind him. The wall wasn't too cold, but unfortunately the quilt only covered half of his body, otherwise he should be able to sleep for a while.Miao Jiayan wanted to sit up, but she couldn't when she moved - his hair was being held down.

Before she opened her eyes and was still awake, Miao Jiayan looked at Chen Chao's hair in front of her and realized that they were too close.

Chen Chao may have slept coldly, his head was next to Miao Jiayan, pillowed in the space between his arms and chest.Miao Jiayan was originally wearing fleece pajamas, so it was very warm when they were next to each other.Miao Jiayan looked at Chen Chao, and then at Ding Wentao. They both slept late, and they still haven't woken up yet.

New Year's Day, a new beginning of the year.

Miao Jiayan's back and legs were freezing cold, but she still didn't get up or change her position.

He closed his eyes again, breathing gently.There are no complicated thoughts in my mind, I just feel that this moment is rare, and it may never happen again.The whole body is very cold, only the area around the heart is warmed by Chen Chao's even and steady breathing.

This short reunion and closeness like a memory is like a gentle gift of time to a simple and sincere child.

Someone outside is setting off firecrackers for the Spring Festival to welcome the New Year on the first day of the new year.

Miao Jiayan thought, this must be a lucky year.

When Chen Chao opened his eyes, Miao Jiayan had already got up, went back and changed her clothes, washed her hair and tied it up, Chen Chao went downstairs just in time to see Miao Jiayan walking into the courtyard gate with a big iron pass.

Chen Chao called him "Hey", "What are you doing?"

Miao Jiayan smiled brightly at him, eyes bent, and said, "Have you taken your medicine? Are you still feeling bad?"

"It's not too uncomfortable, so I don't want to eat." Chen Chao said.

"Then are you hungry?" Miao Jiayan asked again.

"Hungry." Chen Chao rubbed his belly. He hardly ate anything yesterday, and he was about to collapse from hunger right now.

"Then you wait for me," Miao Jiayan rubbed the hair hanging down with the back of her hand, rolled her sleeves up to her elbows, and moved to the edge of the yard with a big bucket, "soon."

Miao Jiayan's iron pass was heavy, and half of the bucket was full of dried mud.Chen Chao couldn't figure out what he was doing, he could only see Miao Jiayan going back and forth to get this and that to make a fire.

"Do you think I'm ugly again?" Miao Jiayan squatted in front of the bucket, raised her head and asked Chen Chao with a smile.

Chen Chao just laughed and didn't speak.

Miao Jiayan turned back and said to herself, "You always think I'm stupid, so let's be stupid."

"It was gone later," Chen Chao flicked him on the head, explaining, "Afterwards, I got used to it and couldn't tell."

"You just didn't say it later," Miao Jiayan pierced him, "but it was obvious from your expression."

Chen Chao raised his eyebrows and asked, "When?"

Miao Jiayan said: "When I gnawed on a persimmon and water came out."

Chen Chao immediately burst into laughter.

For some reason, Chen Chao felt that Miao Jiayan today was different from him these days.

Today is more like the rural kid from before.

Chen Chao wanted to touch his head, but he put his hand in his pocket but didn't stretch it out. He just squatted down together and said, "You're not dirty."

Miao Jiayan's hands were covered in ashes, and she could only rub the broken hair with the back of her hand. It could be seen that he was very happy today.

"You don't like boiled dumplings. I'll make you a pancake for the stuffing left over from yesterday." Miao Jiayan lit a fire, stuffed the sticks and charcoal into the small hole under the iron tunnel, and stood up. "soon!"

Chen Chao asked, "Can I help you with something?"

"No, you won't." Miao Jiayan entered the kitchen and shouted, "Just help me keep the fire on."

The iron bucket was made by Grandpa Miao for Miao Jiayan to play with in the summer when he had nothing to do. My father and I watched TV where people ate pot helmets, so Grandpa Miao made a pot helmet stove for Miao Jiayan.

Po Tietong made the two of you so rare that the buns and dumplings were not tasty, they had to be pasted in the stove, and they had to be baked hard before eating.Grandma Miao thought they were bothersome, so she stopped making cakes for them, and put the dough and stuffing there, and let them toss and paste the pancakes by themselves.

Miao Jiayan's accumulated skills in the summer are now available, and after a while, a large curtain is brought out from the kitchen, with a few thin pies spread on it, with sesame seeds still sticking to it.

"Don't burn it." Chen Chao watched Miao Jiayan reach in to stick the cake, always afraid that his wrist would touch the edge of the bucket.

"No, it's okay." Miao Jiayan finished pasting, put the curtain aside, squatted down and leaned on her face and said, "You must like this, you like to eat crunchy things."

Chen Chao didn't speak, and Miao Jiayan said again: "Grandpa said earlier that this stove is not good, and he said that he would throw it away and start over next year."

"Fortunately, I didn't let it go." Miao Jiayan turned her head to look at Chen Chao with a smile, "You see, this will come in handy."