Rebirth Delay

There is a small watermelon field in front of Sun Xiu's house, which is about five meters long and three meters wide.

In previous years, when eating watermelon, Sun Xiu would buy it on the street.This year, thinking that there are two children at home, it would be more convenient to grow them in their own land, and it would not be ripening. Sun Xiu bought watermelon seeds early and planted them when the weather began to warm up in late March. up.

In early April, the temperature dropped again, so Sun Xiu built a shed to keep warm.They bask in the sun during the day and cover them with straw mats at night.

At the beginning of July, when Tang Anmin took Xu Ze to the watermelon field, the flower stalks fell all over the ground, and the big green watermelon lay quietly among the melon vines, only the belly was exposed.Tang Anmin picked up one and patted it with his hand, the watermelon made a muffled sound.

Xu Ze looked at him expectantly.

Tang Anmin smiled and raised his eyebrows, "It's done!"

Xu Ze smiled and reached out to hug the watermelon.

Tang Anmin picked the watermelon off the vine and carefully placed it in Xu Ze's arms.Following Tang Anmin's example, Xu Ze patted and listened for a while, then nodded to Tang Anmin with a serious face, "You can eat."

Tang Anmin was happy, and was about to speak when Xu Ze ran into the house holding the watermelon.

"Hey, slow down—" Sun Xiu came out of the kitchen and almost bumped into Xu Ze.Seeing Xu Ze take two steps back, Shi Yan on one side hurriedly pulled the watermelon in Xu Ze's hand.

Xu Ze moved closer to Shi Yan, turned his face to Sun Xiu, "Ma'am, uncle said the watermelon is ripe!"

"Ready?" Sun Xiu smiled, pointed at Xu Ze and said, "Look at you little greedy cat, your body and feet are covered in mud. Time delay, quickly take Xiao Ze to take a bath and change clothes, come over to eat later watermelon."

"Hey." Shi Yan agreed, put the melon on the case, and pulled Xu Ze back.

Tang Anmin came back from the field, still holding two big watermelons in his hands.Sun Xiu went up to pick one up, and asked with a smile, "Are you so early this year?"

Tang Anmin glanced at her, "Didn't you hear what was said on TV? Global warming, greenhouse effect, increase in carbon dioxide..."

"That's enough, that's enough! It's just you who are nagging, it's hot when it's hot, why doesn't it get warmer..." Sun Xiu interrupted angrily, her family likes to drag texts when they're in a good mood, for so many years Yes, but also no move.

"Wash it! Cut it up! Put it on the table!" Sun Xiu commanded with peace of mind.

"I don't know much." After muttering to Sun Xiu, Tang Anmin walked to the water pipe with a big basin filled with watermelon, scooped water from the tank, and washed it slowly.While washing, he also hummed a ditty, "Pick up the wine in the cup at morning and evening, lonely people after the wind and rain, do you have an intoxicating smile, wild geese fly over chrysanthemums and stick their heads..."

Sun Xiu glanced out from the small cement brick window in the room, couldn't help but smile, and said dissatisfied, "How old are you, and you still sing this young song..."

It's funny to think about it, but when I think about it, didn't she marry him because of his high school diploma and knowledge of culture?Besides, he wasn't so stupid at the beginning... Sun Xiu thought, a blush appeared on her face, which had been weathered and vicissitudes, and she pursed her lips in embarrassment.I didn't dare to look outside anymore, I just listened with my ears up.

After a while, she somewhat forgot about this, and she was about to go to the water tank to scoop water with the water ladle.After leaving the kitchen door, Tang Anmin was looking at her and smiling.Sun Xiu touched her face subconsciously, "What are you laughing at?"

The next moment I realized that I kept humming such a sentence, "The back of time is so long, and the past years are in my heart again..."

The blush that faded just now came back to his face, and his head was also a little dizzy.

"Ma'am, I'm here to eat watermelon!" Xu Zeren's voice had already spread to the front yard before he appeared.The immature cry of the child immediately broke the somewhat charming atmosphere between the couple.

Shi Yan followed into the front yard and saw that Sun Xiu rarely responded to Xu Ze, but instead turned his back to them, looking a little stiff in his back.Shi Yan squinted his eyes, the atmosphere was a bit subtle.

"Ahem..." Xu Ze looked up at him suspiciously, and Shi Yan had no choice but to cough lightly a few times.

"Ah, have you finished taking a shower?" Sun Xiu turned around quickly, looked at Xu Ze and smiled, "It's really clean, our Ozawa still smells good!" After speaking, she hurried into the room.

Tang Anmin picked up the watermelon and followed inside.

Xu Ze blinked and raised his arm in front of Shi Yan's nose, "Brother, do I smell good? Didn't you use soap just now?"

Shi Yan hummed, "Ozawa is very fragrant." It was a fool.

Usually Xu Ze would use soap, but now Xu Ze was just washing the mud, Shi Yan threw him into the water, touched it and picked it up, no soap, anyway, do you have to wash it at night? .

"Ozawa, Shiyan, eat watermelon!" Tang Anmin shouted.

Xu Ze immediately put aside the doubts just now, took Shi Yan's hand and ran into the kitchen.

The melons were cut into slices and neatly arranged on the table.Green skin, a little thick, the flesh inside is red and red.The melon seeds are also black, dotted one by one on the beautiful red color.

Xu Ze took the watermelon from Sun Xiu and handed it to Tang Anmin first.After Sun Xiu also took it, Xu Zecai took two more, one for Shi Yan and one for himself.Holding the watermelon in both hands, feeling the coldness of the tentacles, Xu Ze bit the center with a single bite.

Several people looked at him.

Xu Ze chewed and raised his neck, "Sweet! Delicious!"

Sun Xiu and Tang Anmin both laughed, and Shi Yan wiped the watermelon water on Xu Ze's chin, brought Xu Ze a basin to spit out seeds, and started to eat it himself.

Before he had eaten a few mouthfuls, Xu Ze suddenly covered his cheeks with an ouch.

Shi Yan was taken aback, put the watermelon aside, and approached Xu Ze.Sun Xiu and Tang Anmin stopped eating, and stood around watching with worried faces.

"What's wrong?" Shi Yan wanted to pull Xu Ze's hand away.

Xu Ze held his hand tightly, his brows were furrowed, his big eyes glistened, "Brother, it hurts."

"Let me see!" Shi Yan covered the back of Xu Ze's hand, and gently pulled it aside, "Open your mouth."

Shi Yan's breathing slowed down, and he looked into Xu Ze's mouth through the light.The pink gums were stained with blood, the gums next to the lower front teeth were bleeding, and the teeth that were originally white were gone.

"Where's the tooth?" Shi Yan asked.

"Here." Xu Ze opened his wrapped hands.A small bloody tooth lay in the palm of his hand.

Shi Yan was relieved, and wiped the tears on his eyelashes. For some reason, it was a little funny, and he really laughed, "It's a tooth loss, and children will lose their teeth."

"If you lose your teeth, you're going to grow up." Sun Xiu patted Xu Ze's head.

Xu Ze's originally shrunken face stretched out a little bit, and his teeth were probably a little sore. He covered half of his face and rinsed his mouth while asking, "When I grow up, can I go out and sell popsicles with my brother?"

Shi Yan gave him another scoop of water. Xu Ze often asked such questions, and Shi Yan was used to it, so he answered smoothly, "That will only happen when you are as old as your brother."

Xu Ze pursed his lips, and then tried his best to wash away the rusty smell in his mouth.

The loss of this tooth had a much greater impact on Xu Ze than Shi Yan imagined.

Because the originally delicate and clever child suddenly became a little silly because of a gap in his mouth, which is so cute.Sun Xiu and Tang Anmin maintained their seriousness with sullen faces, but Shi Yan was not used to it, he burst out laughing the first time he saw Xu Ze grinning.

After that, Xu Ze stopped smiling.

This can make the delay a headache.

In fact, Shi Yan didn't laugh because Xu Ze looked funny, but felt that he had finally remembered every bit of Xu Ze's things in this life, those things that he didn't miss but still forgot in his previous life. Even something as trivial as losing a tooth.

Such a discovery made him feel good.

I really want to laugh.

But Xu Ze really meant it this time, and he didn't sleep in Shi Yan's arms at night.Angry, like a little frog, he lost his temper with Shi Yan.

The little guy is also very cute when he is angry.In the last life, the little Xu Ze never dared to get angry with him.

Shi Yan persuaded him for a long time, but there was no way out, so he could only go out to sell popsicles first, and then think of a solution at night.

After a short walk, the time delay felt something was wrong.The ease of living this year, but the ease has not worn away what has been engraved in his bones in his previous life, that is vigilance.

He had just ridden out of Sun Xiu's house for a mile, and felt his back burning hot, like a fire was burning.

Guessing that someone was following him, and hoping that when he was alone, Shi Yan pretended to be completely unaware and rode briskly all the way.

At this time, it's not okay to turn around and go home. It's fine to expose your whereabouts. It would be bad if Xu Ze was also involved.It’s not okay to go to the shade of the big trees in the village, they are all old people and children, and it will be troublesome if they are injured.The field is too far away, and the people in the field are scattered, so I don't know if I can attract someone.

There is no market today, and it is useless to go to the street.

These thoughts only turned in Shi Yan's mind, and Shi Yan naturally turned a corner at a fork.

The eyes from behind still followed him all the way, and they really followed him.

The time delay is not good to look back, so I just listen carefully to the sound behind me with my ears.It is estimated that there are several bicycles, and there is some intention to force him to ride in this direction. I don't know if there is an ambush ahead, and he wants to outflank him.Shi Yan was secretly anxious, there were a lot of people, if he was really trapped, he would have made dumplings today.

Going south further and further away, it looks very strange.Shi Yan knew that he couldn't ride any further, so he suddenly turned a corner and rode eastward.This road is the doorway of people's houses, with houses and land in front and behind, and only one bicycle can walk.

Latency speeds things up.

A low male voice could be heard next to my ear, "Damn, why are you riding here? Old man Chen has three wolfhounds!"

Another male voice said, "It is estimated that we chased him and ran away! Ride quickly and blow him up in front of Old Man Chen's house!"

Shi Yan pursed his lips and smiled.Of course he knew.

When he was wandering around in the rivers and lakes, he was also familiar with the way.

It's not hard to guess who is following behind, except for Liu Zi and his group, there is no need to think about anything else.Shi Yan thought it might be that the six sons were jealous when they saw him making money selling popsicles every day, and wanted to get some flair from him.