Cao Zhiqiang, who was in a sad mood, quickly pushed the car along the verandah to the door of his house, and immediately found that the window in the south room of the house had been opened.
This shows that the younger sister Cao Lili has returned from school.
Since Cao Zhiqiang's mother died, Cao Zhiqiang lived in the relatively dark north room and gave up the better-facing south room to his sister Cao Lili, so the south room is now Cao Lili's personal room.
As for functions such as the kitchen and living room, they are all in the earthquake room that was originally built.
In other words, because the original second east wing house was extended to the west and an earthquake room was built, the area of the entire house has nearly doubled, and the total area has reached 60 square meters, making it a perfect place. It's a three-bedroom apartment. Except for the lighting, it's pretty good in other aspects.
Now that the window in the south room is open, Cao Lili must be reading and doing homework in her room.
It was already approaching evening and the sky was still very gloomy, so the indoor lighting at this time was not very good.
Reading and writing homework require sufficient light, otherwise it will be hard on the eyes and the textbooks cannot be read clearly.
Therefore, although it will be cold when you open the windows, more light can shine in, which means you can use less lights and save more electricity.
Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang sighed quietly.
Speaking of which, it has been since the death of the cheap mother Lin Meili, or since Cao Zhiqiang traveled through time.
In my impression, my unrelated sister Cao Lili has always been shy, very taciturn and doesn't like to talk.
She is obviously still a child, but now, except for occasionally responding to Cao Zhiqiang with a few words, she usually has a straight face, expressionless and unsmiling.
After Lin Meili's death, she has become even more silent now, rarely communicating with other people, and is very afraid of strangers, especially afraid of strange men touching her. She does not have the innocence and romance of a child at all.
This kind of performance made Cao Zhiqiang very distressed and worried.
It's a pity that Cao Zhiqiang is not an expert in child psychology, and he is not good at coaxing children. He can only do his best to take good care of her, especially since he does not lack her materially.
At the very least, she now has meat to eat every meal, goat's milk to drink every day, and vegetables and fruits are never lacking, which makes her much better than many of her peers.
Of course, this is only temporary. In the future, as her income increases, Cao Zhiqiang believes that Cao Lili's life will only get better.
As for blood relations, that doesn't matter.
The important thing is that although this little sister is not stunning in appearance and has an average appearance and figure, her demeanor and expression make her look very weak and helpless, and she looks protective.
Raising this sister is much better than raising a cat in the previous life.
It's really strange, how could the Cao Zhiqiang from before be willing to dislike this sister and bully her in all kinds of ways?
This is obviously a cute thing that should be held in the palm of your hand and taken good care of!
Forget it, that was all in the past!
Anyway, from now on, I will protect this cute girl’s life!
After suddenly thinking of this sentence, Cao Zhiqiang couldn't help but smile.
After that, he said nothing and parked the car on the veranda in front of his home. He didn't care about the things in the basket or the pork belly. Instead, he untied the rope from the back seat of the car, picked up the radio, and kicked the door open. Wandered to the living room.
After entering the living room, I found that the stove was already lit. This must have been my sister's work.
This sister is really hard-working, I can't say enough.
Of course, this will also keep you warmer.
It’s early spring now, just a few days into the third month of the solar calendar.
At this time, the temperature in Beijing is still quite low, which is the so-called late spring cold.
Especially in the morning and evening, although it is not below freezing, it is still quite cold.
Therefore, everyone in the courtyard still has to burn the stove in the house to keep warm at this time, otherwise it will be unbearable.
The main body of Cao Zhiqiang's coal stove is in the earthquake room that was built privately before, but the chimney of the stove is T-shaped. There are two chimneys leading to the south house and the north house, and then the smoke is exhausted from the roofs of these two rooms. .
In this way, the south room and the north room can be slightly warmer.
This kind of chimney heating structure is definitely incomparable with heating methods such as floor heating, but having a chimney for heating is better than nothing.
The structure of the old courtyard house is just like this. Unless it is overhauled, it will not be as good as modern buildings in terms of quality of life.
After entering the house, Cao Zhiqiang felt the warmth in the house. After smiling again, he placed the radio cassette player on the dining table in the living room and began to unpack it.
He decided not to call his sister out yet and give her a surprise later.
Soon, he finished unpacking the package, then pulled the power strip, plugged in the power, took out a tape, and put it into the recorder.
At this moment, there was a sudden rumble and thunder outside.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of ticking sounded, and a light rain began to fall.
Cao Zhiqiang stopped and turned to look out the window.
"Good rain knows the season. When spring comes, it's a good sign."
With a slight smile, Cao Zhiqiang stopped playing the tape recorder.
Get up and go to the cupboard.
Open the cupboard door and take out two tin jars and a small white porcelain jar.
Pour a little instant Panamanian Gesha coffee powder from the black ceramic jar into the enamel jar.
Pour a little instant Alpine goat milk powder from the white ceramic jar into the enamel jar.
Then pour a little white sugar from another porcelain jar and pour it into the enamel jar as well.
He looked around carefully and found no one. He suddenly stretched out his hand and conjured a military kettle out of thin air like magic.
Open the stopper of the military kettle, and there is boiling hot water inside.
I brewed a cup of fragrant coffee with hot water and took a deep breath.
The full aroma of coffee immediately lingers in the nose and chest.
Well, the reason for this was Cao Zhiqiang's impromptu idea.
After all, there was a guy who was very good at pretending, but then fell over, didn't he say so.
Life is not just about the present, but also about poetry and distance.
Poetry and distant places are no longer necessary, but a sense of ritual is also necessary to live life.
How boring would your life be otherwise?
Just like now.
With the first fall of spring rain.
Drink Panamanian Geisha coffee brewed with boiled Fiji water and mixed with Italian Alpine goat milk.
Using a high-quality domestic tape recorder.
Listening to Hong Kong and Taiwan pop music from the 1980s.
It's very ceremonial, very bourgeois, and very tasteful!
Pretending to show others is called pretending to be thirteen, or pretending to be a wolf with a big tail.
Do it for yourself, that's what you call knowing and understanding life.
After smiling and nodding, Cao Zhiqiang, who was in a happy mood, gently pressed the play button and the recorder started to operate.
Soon, a melodious voice came from the stereo speakers:
Who is knocking on my window?
Who is playing the strings?
That forgotten time
Gradually, it comes back to my heart
…
Accompanied by the melodious "Forgotten Time".
There was also the sound of raindrops outside.
Cao Zhiqiang took a sip of instant coffee brewed with 85 degrees Celsius Fiji water, mixed with Italian Alpine Ibex instant milk powder and Panama Geisha instant coffee powder.
After closing his eyes, Cao Zhiqiang sighed deeply.
A series of various things he experienced after traveling through time.
It started with the sound of rain and music.
It passes quickly before my eyes like a fast-moving movie.
