"I had a dream, when I was a child, I dreamed about the jujube tree in front of my grandma's house, and my grandma told me the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl." Cheng Xiang recalled the scene in the dream.
"I thought that from a scholarly family like grandma, she would tell you stories like Sun Tzu's Art of War when you were young." Zhou Tianlei said with a low smile. In his mind, only old ladies from the countryside could point to the stars in the sky on summer nights. Tell the children where the bank is and which stars are the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
The little stars on both sides of the Cowherd are their children.
When he was a child, he felt that Cowherd was too greedy. The Weaver Girl had already given birth to two children for him, so why not let the Weaver Girl go home? Why should Weaver Girl be left in a poor village? Isn’t it good in heaven? Fine nectar and jade liquid, Yaochi Sentai.
When he was a child, he once asked his grandma ignorantly, "Every year the Cowherd and his children meet the Weaver Girl in the Milky Way. What do they say?"
Grandma smiled lovingly and said, "What do you think they will talk about?"
The little Zhou Tianlei frowned, remembering that he had diarrhea these past few days, and said: "The Cowherd will tell the Weaver Girl that the child has diarrhea these past few days, and it doesn't help even if he eats it. Why don't you get some elixir for him to eat?" ?”
Grandma laughed after hearing this.
"He will definitely say that this year's harvest is not good and the children don't have enough to eat. You can get some fairy peaches to satisfy the children's hunger."
It was the most relaxing summer in his memory, with grandma's wrinkled face, the soles of her shoes in her hands, and her breathy voice when she laughed.
Later, he left to join the army. When his grandma passed away, he failed to come back. The next year, he went home to visit relatives. He ran to his grandma's grave and had a good cry. That was the last time in his nearly 30-year-old life. cry.
Cheng wanted to see him in a daze and waved his hand in front of his eyes.
Zhou Tianlei came back to his senses and looked at her. This summer was also particularly pleasant.
Cheng Xiang looked at the darkening sky outside: "Is it so late? Is it already dark?" He didn't expect to fall asleep for so long.
She got out of bed and said, "It's time for me to go back."
As the saying goes, a child's face can change on a June day. Before Cheng Xiang finished speaking, there was a rumble of thunder outside.
Dark clouds covered the ceiling, and heavy blackness floated over. A sudden cool breeze blew over, and Cheng Xiang felt refreshed.
The heavy rain came as soon as it came, pouring down. Before Cheng Xiang could walk out the door, he was dragged back by Zhou Tianlei.
"It's raining too hard. Let's wait until the rain stops before leaving." Zhou Tianlei took Cheng Xiang back to the house, took out a brand new towel, and wiped her wet hair.
"You wait for me here now, I will go to the pig house to take a look." Every time it rains, the pig house must be checked to prevent leaks.
Cheng Xiang watched Zhou Tianlei rush into the rain and run quickly to the pig house, while he sat by the window with his chin in his hands and stared at the rain in a daze.
The rain was really heavy, just like the day Yiping asked his father for money.
The rain kept falling and the sky became darker and darker.
Suddenly the light bulb went out, and Cheng Xiang let out a soft cry in fright. He looked around and saw that the lights in the pig house outside were also dimmed.
It looks like there's a power outage.
The surroundings were dark and quiet, and in this claustrophobic space, Cheng Xiang suddenly felt panicked.
She called out softly: "Zhou Tianlei, Zhou Tianlei."
It was windy and rainy outside, and the pig house was far away. She knew he couldn't hear her, but she felt relieved when she called his name.
"Think about it" The door opened, and a tall figure walked into the room and called her name.
Cheng Xiang suddenly felt his heart drop.
She said softly: "The power is out."
"Yes." Zhou Tianlei came over looking for her voice and pulled her to his side.
He led her to the table and took out candles and matches from the drawer.
The power supply at this time is not that sufficient, and power outages are common.
The candle is lit, under the weak candle flame.
Cheng Xiang saw Zhou Tianlei's face clearly. His hair was wet from the shower and water dropped down his face.
He had no shirt on, his back was bare, revealing his strong upper body, and the waistband of his trousers was stuck on his strong waist and abdomen.
She knew that he was very strong, but you couldn't tell with his clothes on.
Now that he was close, he could clearly see the smooth lines of his upper body, his broad shoulders, his strong and tight waist and abdomen, the clear and shapely abdominal muscles, and the terrifyingly strong muscles in his arms.
Cheng Xiang huddled in front of him, staring intently at the beautiful scenery in front of him.
Just as she was having wild thoughts, Zhou Tianlei turned around to wipe the water drops on his body, and a scarred back appeared in front of Cheng Xiang's eyes.
Cheng Xiang covered his mouth and sighed softly.
Zhou Tianlei turned around and saw Cheng Xiang's frightened eyes, thinking of the scars on his back.
He asked in a deep voice: "Sorry, I scared you."
Cheng Xiang shook his head numbly, then stared into Zhou Tianlei's eyes and asked softly: "What's going on?"
Zhou Tianlei said lightly: "Oh, it's an old injury from when I was a soldier."
With such a big scar, just thinking about it with his toes, he knew how tragic it was at that time, and his expression seemed as if he accidentally fell down.
Cheng Xiang stretched out his finger and lightly brushed it over the scar. The feather-like touch made Zhou Tianlei tremble in his heart.
"Does it hurt?" Cheng Xiang asked softly.
"It still hurts for a while when it rains." Zhou Tianlei said truthfully.
It turns out that the old ailment that Mr. Zhong mentioned about causing pain when it rains on cloudy days was referring to this scar.
Cheng wanted to look at the rain outside the window, still caressing the scar, and asked uneasily: "Does it hurt now?"
Zhou Tianlei smiled lowly and said, "It's okay, it's bearable."
This scar made him feel extremely sore and uncomfortable every time it was rainy. But now, her soft little hands caressing his back, it relieved the unbearable discomfort.
The rain kept falling, and Zhou Tianlei went out a few times in the meantime.
But he will come back to accompany Cheng Xiang soon.
Later, Chen Tian came over and reported on the situation of the pig house. Everything was normal.
Zhou Tianlei said to him: "You go home. I'm on duty here today. You can stop by my house and let Tianxing take the children to rest early. Cheng Xiang won't go back today."
Chen Tian was stunned for a moment, and then said with understanding: "Okay, I understand."
After Chen Tian left, Cheng Xiang frowned and said, "Why don't you let me go back? I can go back when the rain stops. I don't worry about the children."
Zhou Tianlei comforted her and said: "Tian Xing is at home and will take good care of the children. Although the rain has stopped, the road is very muddy and difficult to walk on. Let's just stay here for the night, okay?"
Cheng wanted to look at the single bed, which was only over one meter long. He held his chin and said, "How can I sleep?"
Zhou Tianlei raised his eyebrows and said softly, "Squeeze."
The night got deeper and the rain stopped. Cheng Xiang yawned repeatedly and wanted to sleep, but the weather was sultry and his body was extremely sticky.
Zhou Tianlei looked at Cheng Xiang's wrinkled face, took out a T-shirt of his own from the small closet, took Cheng Xiang out and walked out.
