All the way north, the car drove all night.
Halfway through, Dad called and said that the person was okay, and his legs had been picked up by the village doctor, so that they should not worry.Back to the open, it is already five in the morning to Qianshulin Village.
There was no road in the village. Genzi stopped the bread at the entrance of the village. Lu Qiang got out of the car. He stretched his bones next to the station, lit his hands around the cigarette, and the exhaled gas seemed to solidify.
The cold wind is a real north.
Opposite the village is a flat river, empty and uninhabited, covered in heavy snow, which is a large crop in the spring.
Lu Qiang walked over to the cropland and directly took out his brother to release the water. He stunned all the way and shivered.He held his hands in his hands, his cigarette bit in his mouth, his head raised slightly, and his eyes were squinted by white.
There was a footstep behind him, and Genzi came to join in the excitement, and the two stood side by side.
Lu Qiang glanced at him sideways, then cast his eyes to the distance.Genzi sighed, and the two stood together last time, I don't know how long ago, I was very emotional.
He smiled and asked, "Brother, do you remember? When I was a kid, I slipped and walked farther than anyone!"
Lu Qiang said: "Remember."
"At that time you were the fiercest, and could measure a whole meter or two."
"Now it's not bad." Lu Qiang glanced under him and smiled.
Genzi whistled, seeming to turn sideways inadvertently, blocking his gaze, and also looked down at him with a sharp eye.
Lu Qiang didn't care and showed him generously.He finished peeing first, stuffed it back, pulled up his pants chain and waited for him.
Not far from the village entrance, the two are neighbors, separated by a fence.The conditions of Genzi’s house are better. The two tile houses were just renovated last year. Qian Yuanqing only got the main house out of the way. The Westinghouse is still the former adobe house.Yesterday, it was Westinghouse who lost a tile. She didn’t want to trouble people and wanted to put it on herself. She slid the ladder in the snow and fell off the house as soon as she didn’t pay attention.
Genzi's pace is slightly faster, it's okay not to come back, but when he arrives at the door, he feels timid at home.
Seeing that the door of the house was open, he turned back, unconsciously and Lu Qiang pulled a dozen meters away, he inserted his pocket and followed behind without any hassle.He stopped and retreated a few steps.
"Brother, hurry up!"
Lu Qiang glanced at him without a smile.
As soon as Genzi froze, he knew his scruples and dared not urge him, so he moved forward step by step.
Lu Qiang's family who went first went to the front and opened the thick cotton curtains. The hallway was dark and shabby. There was only a door next to it, which showed light.
"Aunt Qian?" Genzi shouted: "I'm Xiaozhi! Come back to see you."
Wang Quanzhi, Genzi's real name.
Waiting for his breath, there was a series of footsteps in the door, the door was pushed open, and his eyes lit up, and he saw his old lady.
"Mom! Where are you!"
The Queen Mother came up to grab his ears and let him in. "Little Bunny, I still know to come back."
Genzi hung his head, grinned his teeth, hey yelled.
The room was filled with a pungent smell of ointment, only an incandescent lamp was turned on, and across the window was a long old kang, with a stove beside it and a kettle on it.The person on the kang lay flat, a simple strap hanging her legs, and the other end was tied to the roof clothesline.
Qian Yuanqing looked over and smiled: "Xiaozhi is back?"
Genzi escaped the magic palm and lay prone on the edge of Kang. "Auntie, why did you make it this way, is it serious? Does it hurt?" Looking over her lap, she fixed it with a special wooden board around her calf and wrapped it around The red thread rope looks rough and simple.
Genzi turned back: "Mom, can this be cured? Or should I go to the hospital, my car stopped at the entrance of the village."
The Queen Mother scolded him for forgetting things. She went out for a few years without knowing her surname. When she was a child, she broke her leg and did not see her now limping.
Gen Zi pouted, Qian Yuanqing patted his hand, "Auntie is all right, go back with your mother," and face the Queen Mother again: "Sister, didn't his dad still whisper him yesterday, come back , I'm fine here."
Genzi paused without moving: "I didn't come back by myself."
The Queen Mother quickly answered, "Is there an object?"
Genzi ignored her, holding Qian Yuanqing's hand: "Brother Qiang is at the door."
I didn't pay attention just now. At this moment, several people turned their eyes to see that there was a person who was there, tall, black, and black pants, almost blocking the whole door.
He didn't notice the eyes of others, his eyes fixed on the cabinet directly opposite the door.
Genzi obviously felt the hand in the palm trembling, then pulled it out in vain, put it on his chest, and closed his eyes: "Get out."
The voice is extremely indifferent.
Lu Qiang's figure moved slightly: "Mom." The cry was stiff, and his voice was hoarse for a long time.
Qian Yuanqing's chest fluctuated.
He stood in place: "Is the injury serious?"
Qian Yuanqing suddenly opened his eyes: "Don't call me mom, I don't have such a brutal son, you entered the wrong door... Get out of here!"
Lu Qiang sinked his eyes, and remained still.
Qian Yuanqing shook hands so hard that he grabbed the Kangtouer teacup and threw it violently. The movement was so big that it hurt his leg and caused a cold sweat.
Lu Qiang stayed still, and the water in the glass was hot, all on his half neck and front lapel.
He gritted his teeth and said nothing.
When the Queen Mother saw her emotions, she quickly went to Lu Qiang and called Genzi: "You take Hadron back to our house first, and ask your dad to find the scald ointment, let me stay first.
Genzi regained his mind and answered, half pushing and sending away to get him out.
The Queen Mother approached her legs and helped her adjust her lower position. Qian Yuanqing was not feeling well and still panting.
The Queen Mother sighed and dragged a chair to sit next to her: "Sister, why are you so painful, and your own son will never recognize her for a lifetime."
"This beast has nothing to do with me."
"Don't be angry, I'm a mother, I know. It's a heartfeel to do more wrong things, not to mention that the child is back now, you still have to drive him out."
Qian Yuanqing's eyes were astringent, and his tears twirled: "Lao Lu was alive with him, he still has a face to come back."
The Queen Mother sighed and shook her head: "Lao Lu's spirit in the sky must also hope you are good."
***
Lu Qiang went back with his roots and went directly into the partial house of the main house.The layout is different from that of Qian Yuanqing. There are two rooms on the left and right of the main room, where the old couple and the root are living.No one lived in Westinghouse, and became a firewood house to raise animals by the way.
Genzi's dad found scald ointment, and when he was in a hurry, he would apply it to Lu Qiang's neck.
Lu Qiang turned his head and took it: "Come here."
The two tossed for half a night without dinner. Genzi's dad cooked a pot of dumplings, steamed up, and took another bottle of white wine and peanuts.Genzi was hungry and hungry. After a while, he ate half a plate. As soon as he looked up, he saw Lu Qiang patronizing and smoking, and didn't move a few bites.
"Brother, don't talk? Let my dad get something else?"
"Not hungry, you eat."
"Then you drink wine to warm up?"
His little finger holding his cigarette ticked his forehead: "Sleep to sleep, not energetic."
Genzi finished eating quickly, he was not sleepy, gave him the partial house, and went out to watch TV by himself.
Lu Qiang pulled off his jacket, kicked off his shoes, and lay on his back on the hot kang. His back was warm and his coldness was forced out by inches.
He opened his eyes for a moment, looking at the roof, his head empty, thinking nothing.His eyes gradually became sour, and he raised his arms to cover them, without covering the quilt, and when he fell asleep.
It was three o'clock when I slept this afternoon.
Lu Qiang sat up from the kang and rubbed his face. The outhouse occasionally heard words and the TV was rebroadcasting the Spring Festival party.
Behind the phone kept shaking, Lu Qiang just sat for a while, then turned around and touched it.
The phone call was made by Lu Yin, and she said a few words. She didn't hear much. The life there was noisy and chaotic. Listen carefully, and there was also the sound of the radio in the train room.
His heart beat, what did he feel in advance, Shen Sheng asked: "Where is it?"
After a while, something was said over there.
Lu Qiang frowned: "A little louder."
"I said, I just got off at Wuqing Railway Station, what should I do next?"
She shouted, this time it was very clear, every word was like a hammer, knocking hard on his heart.
Lu Qiang swallowed: "...where do you say you are?"
She shouted: "Wu Qing."
"Huaizhou Wuqing?"
"Yes!"
Lu Qiang's hand propped Kang Yan'er, squeezed hard, the joints were white, and he didn't speak for a while.Anxiously asked over there: "And then, how do you go?"
Lu Qiang finally responded, dragged his coat, and stepped out: "Wait for me." He yanked open the door. Several people outside were startled and looked at him together. He rushed to the root: "Car key."
Suddenly, he acted before thinking, and threw it to him.
Lu Qiang caught it and walked out without explanation.
Lu Yin breathed: "You're going to hurry up and die." She trembles with a bit of blame and a little coquettishness, which makes people feel distressed.
Lu Qiang pursed his lips: "I will soon. You are waiting in the waiting room."
The outdoor temperature was minus 20 degrees, Lu Yin got off the train, a breath of breath rushed from the nose to the back of the brain, and the temple jumped suddenly.She was wearing a cashmere coat and little boots, and the wind blew through, instantly punching her through.
She came here for the first time in such a north place. In the morning, she checked the flight to Huaizhou and then transferred the train to Wuqing. Then she did not know how to go.
Lu Yin put away her phone and turned back to the waiting room.
Wuqing is not big. The railway station has a long history. It was repaired by the former Soviet Union. It has yellow walls and green tiles and only one floor.The staff were all wearing military coats and the heating measures were not perfect. Lu Yin sat for a while, and his feet had lost consciousness.
She is in the corner of the station, the door is in front of the right, and there are not many rides at the small station, and only occasionally comes in alone.She stared intently in that direction, not knowing how long it had passed before the curtain was lifted vigorously and a tall figure walked in.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up, and he stood up sharply, his feet numb, and he fell back.
Lu Qiang also seemed to have a sense, and his eyes fell straight on her. At that moment, no one moved, so he looked at each other for a while.
He seemed to unconsciously touch his pocket, but did not continue, striding over.
Lu Yin moved his feet and slowly got up: "So fast?"
Around half an hour.
Lu Qiang said with a cold face: "Will you not call me?"
"I hit."
"What did you do early?" Her eyes fell on her red nose, and her voice softened: "Let's go."
He carried the luggage in one hand and led her in the other, like holding an ice cube.
Lu Yin's pace is slow.
He stopped. "Frozen?"
"You are too cold here."
Lu Qiang glanced at her, let go of her hand, half bowed. Lu Yin was unknown. So, in the next second, the sky turned around and he was held up by his knees.
Lu Yin whispered and patted him on the back: "Let's let go, so many people are watching."
"Stop it if you are afraid of watching."
He ignored her eyes and carried her all the way.
The car parked in the front square, Lu Qiang opened the back door of the bread, threw her in, pulled off her coat, wrapped her around, and then went around to turn on the fire and turn on the air conditioner.
Lu Qiang did not rush away, sitting next to Lu Yin.
Her cheeks were slightly red with congestion and shrunk in the corner. She was covered with a coat and only had two eyes.
Lu Qiang dragged her feet and took off her shoes and socks together. Lu Yin struggled: "What are you doing?"
He tugged, lifted the clothes on his chest, put the two little feet on his stomach, and could not help shaking, "Fuck, it's so fucking cool."
Lu Yin bit her lip and flinched: "I don't need to..."
"How long have you waited?"
"It didn't take long," Feet slowly felt the heat: "Just call you as soon as you get out of the car."
"Aren't you coming back on the fourth day?"
Lu Yin collapsed: "I shouldn't have been there."
"Not good for you?"
"It's not." Lu Yin couldn't define it. After all, her uncle treated her sincerely. Her aunt was mean, but she didn't tear her face. Everyone loves money, or maybe it is too much.
In the final analysis, that is not home. If there is a sense of belonging, she will not appear here now.
Not wanting to continue this topic, Lu Yin turned and asked, "How is the aunt's injury?"
Lu Qiang leaned forward and simply put her hands in: "The doctor has seen it, and it's estimated to be adopted."
Lu Yin yelled, hands and feet on his chest, curled up, strangely awkward posture.
The two chatted for a while, the temperature in the car rose, the hands and feet warmed up, and finally it was not so cold.
After spending half an hour in the car, the sun was slanting west, red and bright, shining on the icy windows of the car, with a strange light.
Lu Yin asked: "When will we go back?"
"Not cold?"
"Ok."
Lu Qiang took her foot out and squeezed it up and down, white and soft, with smooth and clear nails and powder, which was just as big as his slap.
Lu Yin flinched, his hands tightened, and it was naturally sent to his nose to sniff, deliberately teasing her: "It's fucking stinky."
Lu Yin's face flushed and his hand twisted to his chest, "...then you still smell."
Lu Qiang smelled it again, sticking her mouth and kissing her feet and toes: "I don't want to give up."
"You have something wrong."
The two fought together and struggled for a long time. Lu Qiang found her lips and kissed them fiercely. The kiss didn't separate for a long time. At the end, her breathing was messy.
Lu Qiang finally let her go, with a low voice: "Why did you come?"
Lu Yin's lips were red: "There is nowhere to go anyway."
Lu Qiang pinched her meat.
Lu Yinbaya changed his mouth and said, "I want to see you."
Lu Qiang looked at her and squeezed through his teeth: "You fucking always have the ability to make Lao Tzu miss you."