Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

After Ruan Xishi took a shower, it was getting late, he wiped his head and hung the clean clothes to dry on the corridor outside the house, then returned to the house shivering.

The living room was deserted. If it had been a few months ago, his grandfather would be watching the evening news in front of the color TV, and he would occasionally watch the news with him, and the two of them would occasionally discuss current affairs.

Now he is looking at the TV in the corner of the hall, and has no desire/desire to turn it on to watch it. He is afraid of being emotional, and he also feels that the sound of the TV is very strange in the empty room.

He simply turned off the lights in the hall, and went back to his bedroom. His bed was slept by a man, and he might have to lie on his bed to make do with it all night.It's not that there are no other rooms in the house, there is another room opposite his bedroom, which is his grandfather's bedroom, but the bed inside has been dismantled and burned, and a new one has not been bought yet.

People in the village are superstitious that once the old man in the family dies, the items related to the old man must be burned immediately, lest the soul of the old man will be attached to it and affect the reincarnation.The things that belonged to the grandfather at home were all moved to the village and burned by the villagers. Nothing was left behind. Grandpa's room was as empty as Ruan Xishi's heart. Ruan Xishi didn't even dare to go in, afraid that he couldn't help crying cry.

He put on thick clothes, moved a small stool and sat down in front of the bed, touched the man's forehead, and felt relieved when the temperature was normal.

Ruan Xishi was lying on the side of the bed, tilting his head to see the appearance of the man, the man was handsome Zhou Zheng, he was about 30 years old, but he didn't look old at all like those big men in the village, he looked pampered, only his mature temperament was revealed out of his age.

He must be a very reliable man, Ruan Xishi suddenly thought of this when his eyes were sleepy, and he didn't know when he would wake up, if possible, he would recover a few days later, so that he could have someone to accompany him through the time This difficult time.

Ruan Xishi thought this way, the corners of her mouth curled up, and her head was next to the man's arm under the quilt. That slender and powerful arm gave him some peace of mind, and he quickly fell asleep.

Lu Ze was woken up by the pain of a dry and hot throat, probably because he hadn't drank water for a long time, his throat was as hot as a fire, and he had to try hard to open his eyes.He had been in a coma for too long, his eyes were hazy, looking at the white ceiling, he almost thought he was lying in the mourning hall.

He raised his arm with difficulty, trying to use his strength to get up, but when he raised his arm, he felt that his arm was very heavy, as if something was pressing on it, then he turned his head and found that there was a fluffy bird lying beside his bed. head.

If it were an ordinary person, he might be frightened by all this strangeness, but Lu Ze was no longer old enough to make a fuss, so he just froze for a moment, and his mind quickly turned.

He looked around with the help of the dim light. This house is very small and simple, and it can almost be described as bare. It's too shabby.

Lu Ze looked around, and soon realized that he was probably rescued by someone. He remembered that he was in a car accident and fell down the mountain. It was probably the person lying beside the bed who found him and rescued him. Yes, this is most likely the home of his savior.

He stared at the black, furry head next to his arm, and suddenly wondered who saved him. He moved his arm to get up from the bed, but he didn't expect his movement to wake him up.

Ruan Xishi slept very uncomfortably, was very tired from bending over, and his neck hurt. Although he was wearing several clothes, it was still very cold at night, and he was restless in his sleep. He felt his head move, and then woke up. come over.

He didn't get enough sleep, and he was a little dazed when he woke up. He raised his head and stared at the front in a daze for a long time before he slowly came back to his senses.

Ruan Xishi yawned a little, opened his eyes only to find that the man on the bed had woken up, he quickly closed his mouth, leaned forward nervously, and asked warmly, "You've finally woken up, what's wrong?"

It was only then that Lu Ze realized that the person who saved him was actually a young boy, in his teens at most, not more than twenty years old, with a handsome appearance and a melancholy innocence, which is easy to be trusted and liked by others.

Thinking that this boy is not a bad person, Lu Ze felt relieved, nodded, and said in a weak voice, "I, I'm thirsty."

Ruan Xishi remembered that the village doctor asked him to give the man a drink of water. The man's lips were chapped. He quickly comforted the man and said, "Lie down first, and I'll go out and get you a glass of water."

After he finished speaking, he ran out in a hurry. Because he was too nervous, he almost fell when he went out. He stabilized his figure before going out.

Lu Zeniu turned his head to watch him go out, and naturally saw his figure about to fall, and seeing the boy's bluffing, he only felt a little ridiculous and cute.

No way, after being betrayed by the person he trusted and loved the most, he hasn't felt this way for a long time. It was probably the first day he saw this boy, and he felt that there was no such thing as betrayal between the two of them. At most, after he recovers, if the boy has any requirements, after he fulfills them, the two of them will just meet by chance, and there will be no more involvement in the future.

Thinking of all the bad things he had experienced before, Lu Ze felt his heart and lungs ache.

Ruan Xishi had no new cups at home, so Ruan Xishi had to use disposable cups. He remembered that when he held a funeral for his grandfather, he bought a lot of disposable cups at home, and he put away the unused ones, but he couldn’t remember that he put them in where.

Hearing the sound of coughing coming from his room, Ruan Xishi speeded up and rummaged through the box for a while before finally finding the unopened disposable cup.

Fearing that the cup would not be clean, he scalded the cup again with hot water from a thermos, poured it out and poured another cup.

The boiling water was too hot to fit into the mouth, so Ruan Xishi took out another cup, washed it clean, poured the water back and forth, and waited until it was almost dry before carefully pouring in half of the cup of water.

He entered the room only to find that the man sat up by himself, just as he imagined, even though the man's body is very weak now, but his back is still very broad and strong, this should be a very powerful man.

Ruan Xishi handed him the water and asked him to drink it slowly. While he was drinking the water, Ruan Xishi looked him up and down again, seeing that there was nothing unusual about him, so she felt relieved.

When the man finished drinking the water, he remembered that the porridge and soup were still hot in the kitchen, and he didn’t know if the charcoal had been burned or if the pot was still hot. He wanted to go and have a look and get something for the man to fill his stomach, and later Still need to take medicine.

So he asked the man with concern: "Do you want to eat something? I cooked porridge and chicken soup for you. You can eat a little, and then take your cold medicine."

Lu Ze didn't expect this boy to be so thoughtful. When he mentioned food, he felt that he had been hungry for a few days, and he didn't feel any sensation in his stomach. , no one will feel sorry for him.

He nodded and thanked the boy: "I'm sorry to trouble you."

Ruan Xishi was thanked by the man, and suddenly felt much happier. He finally felt that what he did had meaning, so he happily went to the kitchen to ladle porridge and soup.

The charcoal fire in the stove had been extinguished long ago, leaving only a little residual heat. Ruan Xishi lifted the lid of the pot, and the porridge had solidified a little, but the soup was still warm. He took out the Chinese yam from the soup, put it into the porridge, and Drain the miscellaneous ingredients in the soup, pour the soup into the pot, stir it with a spoon, then cover the pot, put a few fires into the stove, and boil the porridge again.

After working in the kitchen for a long time, he finally poured out a large bowl of porridge. The porridge was boiled together with the soup, and it smelled delicious. The big white piece was Chinese yam, which looked very nourishing.

Lu Ze smelled the fragrance from a long distance away, and his stomach growled in unison. How long ago had he been so embarrassed and so hungry, but fortunately there was no one else in the room, so he would not feel embarrassed.

Ruan Xishi brought the porridge into the bedroom, only to realize that there was no place to put a bowl on the bed, so he had to hold the bowl in front of the man and let the man pick up the spoon to eat.

Lu Ze felt that this was inconvenient, so he said with embarrassment: "Will this be too tiring? Are there any tables and chairs here? I'll sit and eat."

Ruan Xishi said: "It's cold under the bed, you're still weak, you'd better eat on the bed, I'm not very tired."

Lu Ze's fingers touched the porridge bowl inadvertently, and he was scalded by the temperature on it, and his heart warmed up. He smiled at the boy and said sincerely, "Thank you."

Ruan Xishi watched him take small sips of the porridge, and said with concern: "The porridge is a bit hot, drink it slowly."

Lu Ze didn't know whether it was because he had been hungry for too long, and everything tasted delicious, or the porridge itself was delicious. After he tasted it, he felt his appetite greatly increased. He couldn't wait to take another bite, and praised while eating. : "This porridge is delicious, and you are good at cooking."

It was the first time Ruan Xishi was praised by a stranger, and she was a little embarrassed, so she responded in a low voice: "I boiled yam soup and porridge together, yam nourishes the stomach, you eat more, there is not enough for the pot."

Lu Ze drank a bowl of porridge unhurriedly before his body fully recovered. When the boy asked him if he wanted to drink more, he saw the boy's tired hands trembling. He wanted to drink another bowl, but He said indifferently: "I'm full, thank you."

After Ruan Xishi heard this, she was still a little worried: "You only ate so much, is it really okay? You must have not eaten for a long time."

Hearing the other party's words of concern for him, Lu Ze couldn't help re-examining the boy in front of him. This boy was different from those who deliberately approached him. This finally made him feel better, and even showed a long-lost relaxation on his face. smile.

"My stomach can't hold too much food for the time being, didn't you say I still need to take medicine?"

Ruan Xi only remembered this, put down the bowl and went out to pour another glass of water, and took out the medicine along the way.

Lu Ze looked at the colorful pills in the boy's palm. They were all common OTC medicines. They looked normal. Lu Ze felt that there was no need for the boy to do anything to a penniless man of unknown origin, so he was generous. He casually took the pills and water and drank them.

Ruan Xishi saw that the man had taken the medicine and was in good spirits. After working for half the night, he finally calmed down. He breathed a sigh of relief and said to the man, "Go to sleep for a while. I will watch over you here. Are you uncomfortable?" You can tell me anytime."

Lu Ze heard him say that he had to guard himself, and felt that there was no need in his heart. He felt almost better now, and he might be able to live and breathe again after dawn, so he said to the boy: "Don't bother, you can go to rest too. "

But the boy said hesitantly: "But you are sick, I'm afraid you will feel bad but I can't find anyone."

Seeing that his concern didn't seem like a fake, Lu Ze felt better and better, and even joked, "Aren't you afraid that I'm a bad guy who will harm you while you're asleep?"

The boy looked at him blankly, as if he couldn't understand what he said: "What can you do against me, I don't have anything valuable on me. And...you don't look like a bad person."

Lu Ze was almost overwhelmed by his innocence, and couldn't help but worry about him. Fortunately, the person he rescued was himself and not some other dangerous person, otherwise he would not know why he was robbed.

He looked at the boy with a half-smile, and asked, "You saved a stranger like me in such a strange place, and you didn't even question me about my origin, so you took me home with confidence?"

The boy looked him up and said firmly, "You don't look like a bad person."

Lu Ze was choked by the other party's tone, and laughed helplessly: "Then you are not going to ask me who I am, where I am from?"

Ruan Xishi's eyes suddenly lit up when she heard the man's words, and then asked softly, "What's your name, can you tell me?"

Lu Ze couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he met the innocent boy's eyes. He can't be blamed for this. He has lived in a difficult environment since he was a child. Apart from his family, everyone else is full of calculations towards him. Others look at him with complex and complicated eyes. Let him be tired of coping, so he doesn't bother to pay attention.But the boy would simply look at this, his heart seemed to be touched by something soft suddenly, and by the time he realized it, he had already involuntarily made up a lie.

"My name is Lu Ze, but I don't remember anything other than my name, and I don't remember where I am from or why I came here."

He thought that this should not be regarded as cheating, but at most it could be regarded as self-protection. After all, he had already told the other party his real name. If the other party caused trouble, he could use money as compensation before leaving.