Chapter 74

Grandma got up early.

Early in the morning, there was the sound of pots and pans colliding outside, which woke up the sleeping boy. Last night, he tossed it too late. When he woke up in the morning, Cheng Yan couldn't open his eyes.

There was no one around, the fan was whirling, and the blanket was covering his stomach. It was not too hot in the morning, and the mat under him was very powerful. Cheng Yan sat up and listened to the voice of the conversation outside.

He narrowed his eyes, was awake, was able to stand firm, put on his shoes, turned off the fan, and walked out of the room.

There is an aluminum basin in the yard, the water is rushing, the big black dog is sitting at the door of the yard, he hears the movement and looks at him, he is familiar with it in a day, and goes straight to Cheng Yan, he must respond to the hospitality early in the morning , Cheng Yan patted the black dog on the head.

There was a person squatting beside the basin, it was Song Yu, and grandma. Grandma was holding tableware and chopsticks in her hands. Song Yu was cleaning. past.

"Milk." Cheng Yan called out.

Grandma saw that someone got up, so she laughed, "Big slacker got up."

Cheng Yan squatted beside Song Yu, glanced at him, then lowered his head to help with cleaning, and said by the way, "Didn't you set up the stove?"

His father asked someone to support it. Although it is a rural area, many facilities are closely following the times. Every household has such things as solar energy, water heaters, stoves and refrigerators. The old man has never used a modern stove in his life, but at home The son was afraid of being tired, so he arranged everything, but the old man didn't need it.

"How crowded is the stove? The yard in front of me is so big, it's easy to drain water, and how good is it to wash dishes and chopsticks?" Grandma waved her hand and said, "The stove that your dad gave me, you don't need milk, a dozen Fire is scary."

Cheng Yan stacked the cleaned bowls on the pile of bowls next to them and said, "It won't burn you, just get used to it."

"I have been burning cauldrons all my life, and I am not used to these things." Forgivable, it is not easy for the elderly to suddenly change the habit of a lifetime.

Grandma looked at Song Yu and said, "Why don't you two go to cool off, I'll get it."

"It's okay, it's done right away," Song Yu said, "There are not many left."

Grandma smiled, looked at Cheng Yan, and praised others: "You are a good classmate, get up early in the morning to help me with my work, and I say no."

Cheng Yan looked up at Song Yu, not polite at all, "It's okay, let him do it."

Song Yu raised his hand and snapped his fingers, this is not the purpose, the water splashing on Cheng Yan's face is the purpose.

Grandma stood and watched, followed by laughing, and then found something and said, "Cheng Cheng, what's wrong with your neck?"

Cheng Yan slapped his hand, lowered his head, and tugged at his collar, but he didn't see anything, but he realized what his grandmother said.

"Are mosquito bites? It's red, and there is toilet water in my house." Grandma's eyes were not very clear, and she could only see the red one, looming under Cheng Yan's collar.

Cheng Yan blushed suddenly, and looked at Song Yu resentfully, Song Yu was embarrassed to laugh, Cheng Yan gave him a stern look, and had no time to care about him, stood up and covered it with his collar, and said with a guilty conscience: " I gonna go see."

Cheng Yan was struggling with the hickey all morning.

How can it be so clear? He didn't feel any pain yesterday. He held a mirror, turned on the light, and looked at a place where he was "bitten by mosquitoes" in his grandma's room.

After a while Song Yu walked in and his face was reflected in the mirror. He was not handsome at all, very cheap, and wanted to punch him. Cheng Yan resisted the urge and put the mirror back.

Song Yu said behind him, "Show me."

As he spoke, he touched Cheng Yan, and Cheng Yan rushed out angrily: "Go away, who asked you to do this?"

Song Yu explained unconvincingly: "I didn't do it on purpose, it's because your skin is too tender, you will have a reaction when you breathe it..."

"Shut up, what are the words of tigers and wolves," Cheng Yan covered the hickey with his collar and said, "Go out for dinner."

He heard grandma calling them.

The two went out to eat.

I drank red bean porridge in the morning, because Song Yu came, and grandma cooked a few more dishes. Song Yu was too polite, and grandma was too enthusiastic, so the meal had to come and go. Cheng Yan asked grandma to leave Song Yu alone. He had his own hands, grandma said. His attitude towards his classmates was not correct. If grandma knew how Song Yu bullied him last night, she would not have said that.

Grandma was kept in the dark and reminded Cheng Yan, "Pick up some vegetables for your classmates."

Cheng Yan reluctantly served Song Yu some dishes.

Song Yu thanked him hypocritically, Cheng Yan smiled at him, and the irony almost overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Is the car at the door your classmate's?" Grandma asked, "I woke up in the morning and scared me. Why is there a car in front of our house."

Cheng Yan held the bowl and said, "Well, it's his."

Grandma said, "It looks like a good car. It's different from your dad's. Your dad's is not as good-looking as others."

"That's my friend's, borrowed it, not mine," Song Yu explained, "Off-road vehicles are designed to run on uneven roads."

This explained that the grandmother could understand, and then asked about Song Yu, where is his home, how old is he, how long have you known Cheng Yan, how did he come here, and so on.

Cheng Yan didn't explain it to him. He ate quietly, Song Yu wanted the elders to like it, and he didn't know what the curse was. As long as Song Yu appeared, the people in their family would no longer care about him. Damn, there is his milk behind, plastic mother-child relationship.

After dinner, Cheng Yan took Song Yu for a walk. Since he came to the country, he must have a good experience of the customs. Cheng Yan took him to the land of "Liangtou", not to work in the field, but to follow him yesterday. When Dad came to work, he found a boat in the river next to him.

The mahogany boat was docked on the shore, and only a wooden stick was used to wrap the boat rope. The stick was inserted into the ground to fix the boat, and it could be lifted with a hand. Cheng Yan brought Song Yu to the boat, and the big man who followed black dog.

"What are you doing?" Song Yu looked at him, Cheng Yan had already walked out, pulled out the stick, and threw it on the boat.

"Punting the boat," Cheng Yan looked around, "I don't know whose family it belongs to, let's play for a while and leave, don't get caught."

"You're quite fat."

"Just go around and do nothing," Cheng Yan picked up the pole and propped the boat back away from the shore, "I used to play with them in the boat when I was a child, come up and try."

Cheng Yan propped the boat to the shore, Song Yu came up with the stern of the boat, and the black dog on the shore couldn't get on, so he was anxiously circling the shore, barking at the two from time to time to seek a sense of existence.

"You hold the pole steady," Song Yu stared at Cheng Yan's feet. He stood on the bow and looked very dangerous, "Stand inside again."

"It's okay, it won't fall," Cheng Yan said, "and the water is not deep enough to drown people."

Song Yu looked at the clear river, not far away there was a group of ducks nesting together for food, their boats drifted farther away from the bridge.

"The scenery is so good." Wrapped in the aroma of nature, Song Yu looked at the surrounding environment. The green, fresh colors made people feel comfortable, which was a rare scene in the city.

"Right?" Cheng Yan said proudly: "When I was a child, the scenery was even better than this. My dad and the others were working in the fields, so I would punt the boat with Haozi and the others to fish for water chestnuts."

"What is a water chestnut?"

"Well...it's the thorny thing that grows in the water. I don't know what its scientific name is. Anyway, they all say water chestnut. It can be eaten without the skin. It's crunchy." Looking at the clear river water, he said, "I don't know if there is any more now."

Suddenly, Cheng Yan fished out a leaf from the water and made a fuss: "Look what this is!"

Song Yu came over and looked around, but found nothing. He sincerely asked for knowledge: "What?"

Cheng Yan said absurdly, "It's just a leaf."

Then he laughed hahaha.

Song Yu clenched his fist and was about to hit it with a punch, so frightened that Cheng Yan quickly raised his hand to block it, but he thought too much, the fist didn't come down, it turned into a gentle touch, and covered the top of his head.

"Come and try." Cheng Yan stood up, held the pole, and handed it to Song Yu, "It's very simple, you can definitely learn it."

Song Yu was also someone who was willing to try something new. He held the pole without saying a word and switched places with Cheng Yan.

Cheng Yan sat on the side and instructed: "Just like what I just did, put the pole in the water, use a little force, and the boat will go away."

"I'm not that idiot," Song Yu said, "Look at it."

He is not only an idiot, he is simply brilliant, and he can tell it at a glance. In fact, punting looks simple, but he is still very knowledgeable. A real boatman can ensure that the boat will not deviate from the route in strong winds and waves. Cheng Yan and Song Yuke Can't do it, just can do a simple swing when the weather is calm.

"Where are we going?" In front of Song Yu was the endless river, and no one would know what was at the end.

"Never mind," Cheng Yan supported the boat with one hand and bent over to look at the swimming fish in the water. The ripples made them dare not approach. "When there is only one way, just keep moving forward."

They have no destination, they just keep going.

That was the only way he could go.

They don't know what the end point is in front of them, and what kind of scenery they will see, but instead of standing still and waiting for others to tell you the scenery at the end point, it's better to step forward and explore life by yourself. Maybe the journey in the middle is worse than the result of the end point. more important.

"That! Song Yu!" Cheng Yan exclaimed, scaring away the sparrow that had just landed. He pointed to a white egg on the shore and shouted, "Duck egg!"

Song Yu took a closer look, it seemed to be true.

Cheng Yan hurriedly stood up, leaned on the stern, waved his hand and said, "Quick, quick, come closer."

There was a group of ducks here just now, and it is understandable that they would lay eggs nearby. As soon as the boat docked, Cheng Yan stepped on the shore, picked up the duck eggs in the grass, checked them, and found that they were in good condition. He said, "It's still hot. of."

He handed it to Song Yu, the movement was too large, Song Yu reminded: "Be careful."

After taking the duck egg and rubbing it in the palm of his hand, Song Yu said in surprise, "It's really hot."

"Well, it should have just arrived." Cheng Yan looked at the group of ducks.

Song Yu returned the duck eggs to him, "I'm happier picking up duck eggs than money."

Cheng Yan put away the duck eggs preciously, walked back to the stern, picked up a water ladle in the boat, put the duck eggs in, and fixed them in a safe place, saying, "You don't understand, this is a test of luck, who would have picked it up when I was a child? When a duck egg goes back, the whole family can die happily, which is a sense of accomplishment."

"I really don't understand." Song Yu put the pole into the water and didn't quite understand the sense of accomplishment, but he chose to respect it.

"However, duck eggs also have another meaning, which symbolizes test scores. Some people used to frighten me, saying that after picking up duck eggs, I would have zero eggs in the test. My grandfather was fierce, and he would be beaten when he didn't pass the test. Hearing this, I was so scared that I reviewed all night, and I was afraid. Really come back with a duck test."

"And how much did you take the test?"

"Passed," Cheng Yan said, "I've read the book and I can't take the zero test. That aunt is bluffing me."

Song Yu stopped punting, retracted the pole, sat on the bow and looked at Cheng Yan, and said with emotion: "I think you are very suitable for living in the countryside."

Cheng Yan said in a rather proud tone: "Well, I can do everything. I've done it all. If I grew up in the village, I would definitely be more capable than I am now."

Song Yu couldn't help laughing: "The big city is still trapping you."

Cheng Yan pushed his nose on his face and said, "Yes, it trapped my unruly soul."

Song Yu nodded and said: "Okay, then let's live in the village, buy a house, get a car, keep a dog, and get a sheep, you are the master and I am the master."

Cheng Yan raised his eyes: "How do you live together?"

Song Yudao: "When you get married, you will naturally live together."

Cheng Yan hurriedly lowered his head and whispered angrily, "Who wants to marry you..."

The flirtatious shape just now disappeared, and immediately changed back to the green and reserved Cheng Yan, Song Yu smiled at him.

The boat floated on the water without human intervention, and gradually came to the shore. Song Yu swung the pole, and it returned to the center, put down the pole, Song Yu sat down, and said to Cheng Yan, "Come here."

Cheng Yan was unmoved: "Why?"

Song Yu played a riddle: "Come here first."

Cheng Yan competed with him, "You speak first."

Song Yu gave tempting conditions: "Come here and I'll tell you where the duck eggs I saw are."

Cheng Yan looked around, raised his spirits and said, "Where?"

Song Yu raised his chin: "Just behind you."

Cheng Yan stared at it for a long time, but did not see any duck eggs in the grass.

"Come here and I'll tell you."

Cheng Yan really couldn't see it, so he obeyed the instructions. He walked over the boat and came to Song Yu. He looked back and asked persistently, "Where?"

Song Yu looked at him up and down, suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed Cheng Yan's wrist, slammed hard, and pulled it into his arms, Cheng Yan panicked, the hull swayed greatly, and he fell into Song Yu's body in shock. In his arms, he sat on Song Yu's lap in a very shy posture.

"What are you doing?!" Cheng Yan was about to get up, but was tightly controlled by Song Yu's arm. The more he struggled, the more the boat would swing, and the more dangerous the two would be. Yu didn't panic at all, but Cheng Yan was a little afraid of capsizing and gradually calmed down.

Song Yu raised his head slightly, pinched Cheng Yan's chin with his hand, and pressed his lips to his profile and asked, "You really don't want to marry me?"

How can you talk about this?

Cheng Yan said unnaturally: "What kind of nerves do you have..."

Song Yudao: "I'll let this nerve go, and ask you, little comrade, who are you planning to marry?"

When did Song Yu's face thicken? can't remember exactly, anyway, after was with him, became less and less righteous, and today is the same, asking him this is so naive to the extreme.

Cheng Yan looked around anxiously: "You let me get up, someone will come soon."

In this open-air environment, the high bridge in the distance, the crops nearby, you don't know where there is a person hiding, the two of them can't be seen in such a shameless pose.

"If you answer me, I'll get you up," Song Yu said aggressively, "speak."

Cheng Yan remained silent.

Song Yu stared at his little face and said, "I find that every time I talk about this kind of intimacy, you seem to be a different person. What's so embarrassing? Who said that he was capable and unruly? Wandering, so omnipotent, can one answer kill you?"

"I don't want to tell you." Cheng Yan said carelessly, "Liar to me."

Song Yu laughed: "Then I apologize to you, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I shouldn't be so mean, because I want to hug you and lie to you to have duck eggs, okay? I got married?"

Cheng Yan listened to the apology, but did not let go at all, and said, "The family may not agree."

"That's your business," Song Yu said. "If my family doesn't agree, I'll argue with reason. Your family doesn't agree. You go to persuade. Don't you say you should be firm? Except for our own weak feelings. Otherwise, there is no reason for us to separate, so the family will be able to pass the test, then in the end the problem still falls on ourselves, I want to marry you, now it's your turn to answer, do you want to be with me for the rest of your life? ?"

Cheng Yan started: "I don't want to."

Song Yu's hand withdrew his strength: "Say it again."

Cheng Yan died duck mouth: "I don't want to."

After he finished speaking, he jumped out of Song Yu's arms and walked towards the stern of the boat. Song Yu grabbed him and didn't hold it. It wouldn't be scary if he didn't chase him. If there was pressure behind him, his steps would be unsteady. Cheng Yan ran to the stern and stood up. Pointing at Song Yu on it: "Go away."

Not knowing when he became such a character, Song Yu stood in the hull with his hands in his trouser pockets, and said proudly, "You run."

Cheng Yan looked at the water behind him, and there were ripples.

He stood in the stern with a pitiful cry: "Don't scare me..."

Song Yu didn't let anyone with him today: "What's so difficult about saying a word, I won't move you if you say it."

I don't know why this sentence made such a tall boy embarrassed. Cheng Yan kept his mouth shut. He opened his mouth several times but was reluctant to say it. He shook his head and said, "Don't think I dare not."

Song Yu stepped forward: "What dare you?"

Cheng Yan took a step back, there was nowhere to go, and his hind feet were half empty. Because of Song Yu's approach, the bow rose and the stern sank. Cheng Yan couldn't find his balance and swayed.

"Song Yu..." He shouted in panic.

Song Yu rushed forward and was about to grab him, but Cheng Yan thought he was approaching, so he was startled, and he stepped on the air, and his unsteady body fell into the water with a "thump".

"Cheng Yan!" Song Yu stepped onto the stern of the boat in two steps, without any hesitation, jumped down hastily, two figures entangled in the water.

The big black dog on the shore was barking, and it seemed that it knew the danger of its owner.

Fortunately, the water was not deep, so Song Yu followed closely and quickly caught Cheng Yan. The omnipotent Cheng Yan just couldn't swim. He knew that he would fall into the water today, so he learned from diving with his dad back then. Swimming.

He was caught by Song Yu, lifted out of the water, touched a corner of the boat, held on to the stern like a straw, gasping for breath, and when he regained his senses, he saw Song Yu holding the boat, anxious The black dog that was barking in circles and kept circling on the shore, two people lying on the stern of the boat, laughed in unison.

At that moment, the clouds on the horizon were elegant, and the figures in the water were awkward. Song Yu held the stern of the boat and looked at Cheng Yan, who was panting on the top of the boat. His shadow was rippling on the clear water. When he smiled at him with his tiger teeth, the corners of his eyes were curved. , the eyelashes tremble slightly, and the water droplets hanging on it are all amorous.

Song Yu couldn't hold back, and used words that would seem superficial when spoken at this age. It was almost instinctive and uncontrollable: "I love you."

Someone paused for a few seconds, lying on the boat without saying a word, until he was sure he heard correctly, until he was sure that he had used a heavy word.

Cheng Yan froze slightly, then lowered his head and buried his chin in his arms. The pink at the corners of the boy's eyes melted into the water and the sky, and swayed under the blue sky and daylight.

Too young to breathe.