After finishing the video with Pei Shuo, Jiang Suchu took the time to do another unit of English questions.
There was no shelter on the small bungalow, the wind was strong and cold, and her hands were frozen to the point of freezing.
As soon as she finished writing, she heard her aunt downstairs calling her. She packed up her books and went downstairs, meeting Jiang Mingjie at the top of the stairs.
Jiang Suchu suddenly froze up and stopped walking, daring not to move forward.
Jiang Mingjie held a lighter and a cigarette in his hand. When he saw Jiang Suichu, his eyes darkened and his jaw clenched.
He subconsciously clenched his fists and tried to step forward, but the pain in his left hand instantly woke him up.
"Remember, if you dare to touch a hair of Jiang Suichu, I will definitely destroy your hand."
"Today is just a lesson for you."
"If you don't believe me, you can try it."
A ruthless voice appeared in his mind, and Lu Zhinian's gloomy and ruthless face seemed to be right in front of him, and Jiang Mingjie couldn't help but shrink.
His left arm was removed by Lu Zhinian with his bare hands that day, and even though he put it back on later, he still has some weakness in it.
Just when Jiang Suchu thought Jiang Mingjie was going to cause trouble for him again, he didn't expect that Jiang Mingjie stood aside without saying a word and made way for him.
Jiang Suchu was stunned for a moment, glanced at his left hand that was hanging weakly, and hurriedly passed him sideways while holding the book.
After going downstairs, the eldest aunt glanced at her and threw a basket to her, "Go and carry some of the sweet potatoes from the field by the river. Wash them and peel them."
"I'm going to make sweet potato flour, so I need to carry more."
"oh."
Jiang Suichu put the book in the room and changed into a pair of non-slip water shoes.
When passing by the main room, Jiang Mingzhu was sitting by the stove watching TV. Jiang Suichu walked past her, and she clicked her tongue impatiently, "Go away, don't stop me from watching TV."
Grandma heard the noise and walked out of the house, "Mingzhu, why are you talking to your sister?"
Jiang Mingzhu rolled her eyes at her grandma impatiently and muttered: "She is not my sister."
"you…"
Grandma was about to say something, but Jiang Suchu stopped her. She was afraid that her eldest aunt would come out and see her later and accuse grandma of being partial.
Grandma glanced at her granddaughter and sighed helplessly, "Suisui, grandma will go with you."
How could Jiang Suichu agree, "No grandma, it's cold outside, just warm yourself by the fire at home. I can go by myself."
As she said this, she led her grandma to sit down by the stove, "I'm quick."
In the morning, her aunt had already dug out all the sweet potatoes in that field with her, and now she just had to carry them back.
The land was by the river. I walked down with an empty basket, but I had to climb up with a basket full of sweet potatoes.
Very laborious.
Jiang Suichu ran back and forth four times before carrying it all. His thin shoulders were covered with bruises from the bamboo basket.
Fortunately, my clothes were thick in winter and my skin was not worn out.
The water in winter was cold and biting. By the time she washed and peeled all the sweet potatoes, her hands were already wrinkled and swollen with water, and they were so red and swollen that they couldn't even see their original appearance.
If your hands are soaked in cold water for a long time, you will feel a burning pain that is so thin that it is very uncomfortable. Jiang Suchu kept breathing and rubbing his hands in an attempt to relieve the burning sensation.
But it was all in vain.
She hated this feeling of pain that was not very painful but was impossible to ignore.
It's very disappointing.
She sat on the small bench, looking at the setting sun on the horizon, her eyes red.
Smiling bitterly, "Happy birthday, Jiang Suichu."
Grow up quickly.
In the evening, after dinner, Jiang Suichu cleaned up a bunch of dishes and went back to the room. Apart from leaving a message for her in the morning, Lu Zhinian has not contacted her again. He doesn't know if he is still busy.
The door creaked, and Jiang Suchu turned to look.
Grandma opened the door and staggered in, "Suisui, what are you doing?"
Jiang Suichu put down his cell phone, went over to help his grandma sit on the bed, "I didn't do anything, I just planned to read a book and then go to bed."
Grandma touched her little face lovingly and said, "Today is your birthday."
"Well..." Jiang Suichu lowered his head, holding grandma's wrinkled hand in his hand and responded in a low voice,
Grandma reached out and rubbed her red and swollen hands, her cloudy eyes filled with water, "We have been wronged year after year."
Jiang Suchu lowered his head, shook his head, and choked with sobs, "No... no grievance."
She has nothing to feel wronged about. Isn't this how she has been here all these years?
got used to.
Grandma took out a piece of red cloth from her pocket and opened it tremblingly. Wrapped inside was an old copper coin strung with a red string.
"Put this on." Grandma took her hand and tied the copper coin around her wrist. "Grandma can't give you anything too expensive."
Jiang Suchu looked at the copper coins on his wrist, shook his head and hugged his grandma, "Grandma has given me the best."
When she was abandoned by her grandmother, it was her grandmother who traveled thousands of miles to pick her up.
She still remembered that her grandma held her and said to her grandma and mother: As long as she is alive, she will not be abandoned.
Grandma clapped her hand and looked at something vaguely with her weathered eyes.
Grandma seemed to be saying to her, or praying: "May we be free from disasters, safe and healthy every year."
Jiang Suichu carefully stroked the copper coins on his wrist and buried his head in the crook of his grandma's neck.
"Grandma too." Her voice was buzzing, and she rubbed her neck every now and then. "Grandma must always stay with me."
Grandma smiled and touched her head lovingly, "Okay."
She breathed hard and smelled her grandma's scent.
It was the smell of firewood that was unique to rural elderly people.
It made her feel at ease.
At around ten o'clock, she received a message from Jiang Minghao asking her to go to his house.
Grandma has gone to bed. The eldest aunt and Jiang Mingzhu and Jiang Mingjie are in the room upstairs. They can faintly hear the sound of the TV coming from upstairs.
After putting on some thick clothes, she took her mobile phone keys and walked out the door quietly.
The yard of Jiang Minghao's house was dark, with only the main room dimly lit.
She pushed open the courtyard door, stood at the door and called him softly, "Jiang Minghao, are you there?"
She was a little afraid that Jiang Guodong was also at home.
Jiang Minghao's tall figure stood in the doorway and waved to her, "Come in."
Entering the house, Jiang Suchu didn't see Jiang Guodong, "Isn't he at home?"
Jiang Minghao never calls Jiang Guodong daddy, and she is not allowed to.
So every time Jiang Suichu is replaced by 'him'.
"Yeah." Jiang Minghao nodded, turned around and went into the kitchen to bring out a cake. He tilted his head at her and said, "Let's go."
Jiang Suchu followed him in confusion, looked at the cake in his hand, and asked him, "Where are we going?"
Jiang Minghao: "Go to a place with a wide view."
"Huh?" Jiang Suchu was a little confused by him.
Jiang Minghao took her all the way up to the hillside opposite his home.
There is a century-old banyan tree on the hillside, which is the Bodhisattva tree in the village. During festivals, everyone comes here to burn incense and set off firecrackers.
A few years ago, the government hung a sign on the tree, making it a nationally protected ancient tree. You can only burn incense later, but no firecrackers.
The trees are as big as a canopy, and their shadows are dancing.
Jiang Minghao placed the cake on the stone table under the tree and took out his mobile phone as if to send a message to someone.
Jiang Suichu looked at the cake and felt a little strange, "Jiang Minghao, is this the cake you bought?"
There is only one market in the village, and several villages and towns take turns to go to the market. In their village, they chase 3, 6, and 9 people.
Today is the 27th, so I won’t go to the market.
If you want to buy a cake, you have to go to town. However, there are only one or two cake shops in the town, and the cakes they make are all of a somewhat old-fashioned style.
She looked at the exquisitely packaged cakes, and she didn't feel like they were bought in the town.
Jiang Minghao put away his phone, walked over and sat next to her, opened the cake and lit the candles, "I didn't buy it."
"Ah?" Jiang Suchu looked at the flickering candlelight blankly and looked at him, "Then this is..."
Before she could say anything, the phone in her hand rang. Lu Zhinian's profile picture popped up on the phone screen, inviting her to make a video call.
Jiang Minghao looked at her phone and raised his eyebrows, "Here, the person buying the cake."
After saying that, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and walked aside, his figure melting into the boundless night.
Jiang Suchu was confused and picked up the video blankly.
"Lu Zhinian."
"Huh?" Lu Zhinian looked at her confusion and smiled softly, "Why are you so stupid?"
Jiang Suchu looked at him and it was pitch black. He couldn't see anything except his face, "Lu Zhinian, where are you?"
Lu Zhinian did not answer her, but asked her, "Baby, where are you now?"
"Don't you know where I am?" Jiang Suichu glared at him, then glanced at Jiang Minghao not far away. The two of them had obviously colluded long ago.
In the video, Lu Zhinian curled his lips, and the dimples on his cheeks appeared deeper in the not-so-bright light.
He asked: "Can you see Jiyun Mountain?"
Jiang Suichu raised his eyes and looked across. Their village was at the bottom of Jiyun Mountain. From this position, he could just see the top of Jiyun Mountain. If there are activities at the mountaintop resort, you can still see the lights of the scenic spot.
She looked away, looked at him and nodded, "I can see it, what's the matter?"
"Wait for me." After he finished speaking, he didn't know where he put his phone. Jiang Suichu could only see darkness on the screen of his mobile phone, and he could vaguely see a few stars.
Is he outside?
In less than a minute, Lu Zhinian's face reappeared on the screen. But a moment later, he adjusted the camera to face the dark sky.
Unable to see anyone else, she called him nervously: "Lu Zhinian."
"Jiang Suichu, happy birthday!"
She heard Lu Zhinian's voice, empty and distant. Then with several loud bangs, fireworks all over the sky from Jiyun Mountain were flashing.
The fireworks on the top of the mountain were silent, but there was an enthusiastic response on the mobile phone.
The light on the screen flickered in her eyes, and she stared at Ji Yunshan, speechless.
After a long time, Lu Zhinian turned back to the camera, looked at her and said again, "Happy birthday, baby."
Jiang Suichu looked at him blankly, his eyes filled with water, "Lu Zhinian, you...why are you in Jiyun Mountain?"
He should be in Beicheng.
Lu Zhinian smiled and said, "It's your birthday today, I will definitely come back."
As soon as the game ended in the morning, he booked the nearest flight and flew back. After getting off the plane, he didn't even go back to the cake shop, picked up the cake he had ordered in advance, and rushed to Jiyun Mountain non-stop.
He originally wanted to see her, but considering that she probably didn't want him to see her situation at her uncle's house, he asked Jiang Minghao for help and gave her the cake.
Jiang Suchu said nervously: "What about your competition? You..."
"Don't worry, I just came back after the competition." Lu Zhinian looked at her frown and smiled to comfort her, "I promised to win you a championship, and I will keep my word."
Lu Zhinian looked at her fondly and firmly, with a high-spirited look unique to a young man.
Wanton and confident.
The fireworks were still flashing, and he whispered: "Baby, make a wish."
To the fireworks, to me.
Jiang Suchu shook his head and looked at him with a smile, his eyes full of tears, "I am already very happy today, I don't need to make a wish."
She is not greedy, she just wants to cherish the happiness in front of her.
Lu Zhinian raised his eyebrows, "Really not allowed?"
Jiang Suchu smiled and nodded, "Yeah."
Lu Zhinian looked at her with his deep eyes for a long time before saying, "I have a wish, please make it for me."
"Okay." The wind on the hillside was a bit strong. Jiang Suchu brushed away his wind-ruffled hair and asked him, "What is your wish?"
He said, that is my wish.
"peaceful always."
