Chapter 10 The Bad News Comes
Wu Zhiyuan had a dream. A girl in a blue-white flowered veil and a silver ring on her head was shouting to him. She was like a ghost, following him like a shadow. Wu Zhiyuan turned around and wanted to pull her on the horse, but she could not reach her hand. Suddenly, a city appeared behind him, and there was a small house in the city. The wind slapped the window, and there was a person standing in front of the window, and the man looked at him.
Wu Zhiyuan finally saw his face clearly. He was him, another exact same self!
He was looking at Wu Zhiyuan coldly at this moment!
Wu Zhiyuan was startled and instinctively shrank his hand. The girl kept shouting, but her voice became smaller and smaller. She was getting farther and farther away from him. Wu Zhiyuan pulled the horse hard, and the black horse made a long neigh, and suddenly turned around!
Wu Zhiyuan no longer looked at the man in the city, bent down and tried his best to finally touch the girl's hand. He pulled her hard and pulled her onto the horse. Wu Zhiyuan rode his horse and galloped, and dust rolled on the vast prairie. The man in the city suddenly changed his face and shouted at the sky. The sky of the prairie suddenly rolled dark clouds and the earth suddenly trembled. Wu Zhiyuan yelled: Hug me tightly!
Wu Zhiyuan woke up in shock, and a little girl kept holding the back of his hand and shook him hard.
"Big brother! You finally woke up, your face turned so white!" the little girl said nervously.
Wu Zhiyuan forced a smile at her, touched her forehead, and was sweating. He couldn't help but breathe. He looked out the window. It was dawn, but the sun was no longer visible.
"Yes! Brother, your face is wrong! Have you had a nightmare?" said a young woman. There was a man beside her and nodded slightly. The little girl suddenly jumped up, shook Wu Zhiyuan's arm, pointed to the young man and woman and introduced: "Big brother! This is my parents!"
"Yeah!" Wu Zhiyuan gently pinched the girl's face, nodded, and then said to her mother, "Thank you for your concern, I'm fine!"
"I was so embarrassed last night. We fell asleep. This girl was naughty and bothered me." The young man said.
"It's nothing, she's very well-behaved, I like her too." Wu Zhiyuan looked at them. They were very young, about thirty years old. The man looked smart and capable, and the woman was virtuous and charming. From their words and deeds and eyes, Wu Zhiyuan could see that they were very loving and a beautiful couple!
"My name is Su Ran, brother, you can call me Ranran." The little girl heard Wu Zhiyuan say that she was good, and she introduced herself sweetly. Maybe she was hungry last night and forgot to introduce her.
"Ranran, come here, don't bother brother!" The young woman spoke to the little girl, her eyes full of doting.
"No, I'm going to play next to my elder brother. You ignored me last night. My elder brother peeled apples for me and coaxed me to sleep!" She said with a pout, not wanting to leave. It was probably because my parents fell asleep last night and were still angry now.
The young man came over, picked up Xiao Ranran, shaved her nose, reached out to me and said, "Hello, brother! My surname is Su!"
"Brother Su, hello! Just call me Xiao Wu!" Wu Zhiyuan stood up and shook hands with him.
"Where are Brother Wu? Is he alone?" Ranran's mother also came over, took the little girl, and asked.
"When I go to Chengdu, I'm bored alone, I walk around and relax." Wu Zhiyuan said casually.
"Oh! My family is also in Chengdu. I just bought a house in Chengdu two years ago and moved here. Isn't this girl at the age of going to school? It's more convenient to come to Chengdu. Get off the bus and go to my house to take a ride!" She invited warmly.
"Yes! Big brother, welcome to my house as a guest!" Before Wu Zhiyuan could speak, Su Ran rushed to say.
Wu Zhiyuan shook his head and said nothing!
"Brother Wu, I heard from your sister-in-law, get off the car and go to the house to sit, let alone this girl is so close to you!" The man also spoke with a smile.
"Thank you for your kindness, let's talk about it then!" Wu Zhiyuan looked out the window and felt a little lost. He was like a lost wind. Sometimes he would accidentally lift the curtains of other people's houses, but the wind did not stop. Wu Zhiyuan was unwilling to disturb this warm family.
"Okay then! But I heard from my brother's accent, I'm from Ancheng, so do I!" Ranran's mother looked at Wu Zhiyuan with a little disappointed and said.
"Yes, from Longtan Village, Ancheng!" Wu Zhiyuan said with a smile.
"Oh! Look, it's really fate! We are both people, we are on the same bus, and we are still in the same carriage. No, you have to go to my house to sit at that time!"
"Yes! Brother Wu, it's rare that you and Ranran are so close. You are the same as your sister-in-law. Your sister-in-law has cooked good food. It's a pity that you don't go to the house to sit!"
"What sister-in-law is not a sister-in-law? If you want to call me sister, Xiao Wu and I are from Ancheng. Do you want to call me or do you want me?" Ranran's mother gave her husband a blank look.
"Yes, yes! It's up to you, yes!" the man said timidly.
"But, mom, I call him big brother, he calls you sister, dad calls him brother, why?" Ranran blinked his big eyes, pointed at Wu Zhiyuan, looked at his father again, and then stared at his mother in confusion.
Her parents' expressions suddenly became slightly stiff. They glanced at Wu Zhiyuan, a little embarrassed and could not speak.
"this……"
Wu Zhiyuan looked at this family and felt very comfortable, like a clear spring flowing through his heart.
"Because, Ranran is still young, you will know when you grow up." Looking at the little girl who was still thinking seriously, Wu Zhiyuan smiled...
Wu Zhiyuan learned from Ranran's parents that Ranran's mother was from Ancheng. She was only eighteen or nineteen years old at that time. Her father owed a gambling debt because she liked gambling. Someone came to the village to talk about his wife, saying that she was marrying, but in fact it was like a business. Naturally, she was unwilling to marry a middle-aged old man with a cruel personality. However, her father negotiated the price and forced her to marry into Sichuan, and "escort" her all the way.
When she arrived in a rural village in Sichuan, she knew she had arrived at her destination and then shouted. Ranran's father happened to be from this village, and he was very dissatisfied with this because many of the wives in the village were "married" from Guizhou, and they were not doing well, and they were often beaten, scolded and abused without anyone coming forward. He felt aggrieved, carried a knife from home, rushed over, and pulled Ranran's mother to the police station. Finally, he reported the case and rescued him from the sea of fire. He was detained for several days at the time.
The two of them fell in love because of this and naturally walked together. Because of this, the couple was not in harmony with the people in the village. A few years later, Ranran was born, so they moved to Chengdu to rent a house. The couple worked together and saved some money. They just bought a house two years ago. This time they went back to Ancheng to visit relatives, and happened to meet Wu Zhiyuan. The couple was very talkative and enthusiastic, and kept talking about their past with Wu Zhiyuan.
Wu Zhiyuan looked at this family and couldn't help but sigh. How lucky she was to meet a good man in times of danger and could stand up for her. Moreover, now the couple fell in love with each other and had a lively and cute child. But how many women can have such a blessing?
When Wu Zhiyuan heard Su Ran's giggling laughter, he couldn't help but think of Xiao Jiajia. She was as old as Su Ranran, and was as innocent as she was. But how was she okay now? Has she found a playmate in school now? Did the willow tree in front of his house bloom when she came home from school? Perhaps, the flower had already bloomed in her heart, but the person she was waiting for would never come back.
Wu Zhiyuan looked at the sister who wanted to recognize him as his younger brother, and couldn't help but think of Aunt Mei, who was only a few years older than him. They were also similar in age, and even Yang Qianmei was a few years younger. Is she still looking in the direction of the prison while eating? It's just that her beauty is growing old and her youth is fleeting. She is afraid that she will only have pale and powerless years when she comes back. She said she atones for him, but in fact, what is she guilty of?
"Brother, is it okay!" Ranran's mother asked with some concern.
"Sister! I'm fine!" Wu Zhiyuan's voice was a little deep.
"Then you have a good rest. Maybe you didn't sleep well last night," she said softly.
"Ranran, come here and let your brother rest for a while. He is tired." Su Ranran ran to Wu Zhiyuan again and rubbed. She picked up Ranran, looked at Wu Zhiyuan worriedly, nodded, and then returned to her seat.
Wu Zhiyuan leaned slightly, and he looked out the window again, watching the trees and weeds around the railway tracks retreating rapidly, and he was getting farther and farther away from home. Maybe, it was no longer home. Wu Zhiyuan felt uneasy. The closer he got to Chengdu, the stronger this feeling, and this unknown confusion made him feel panic!
He felt inexplicably irritable, and got up and walked to the joint of the carriage, splashed his face with cold water, then lit a cigarette, and took a deep breath. A drop of water on his hair fell down as he lowered his head to smoke, falling on the place where the tobacco burned, a trace of soft blue smoke appeared, and the cigarette was extinguished! Wu Zhiyuan turned his head again and looked out the car window, and the mountains ahead were swaying, as if he wanted to swallow him in the dark...
The train continued to move forward on the rails, and time passed slowly. When Wu Zhiyuan arrived in Chengdu, it was already dark.
He walked out of the station with Su Ran's family, and they enthusiastically invited Wu Zhiyuan to visit his home, especially Su Ran, who pulled the corner of his clothes and refused to let him go. Wu Zhiyuan squatted down, kissed her forehead gently, and then disappeared into the vast crowd.
"Oh no!" Su Ran's mother said in surprise.
"What's wrong? I was shocked." Su Ran's father was a little surprised.
"What's wrong? It's all your fault. I forgot to leave my brother's contact information!" After saying that, I wanted to chase forward, but I could not see Wu Zhiyuan's figure.
Wu Zhiyuan walked on the street. The city was very prosperous, but it was completely different from what he imagined. The people on the street were talking, not knowing what they were talking about, and there was still some chaos. He walked to a tobacco and alcohol shop, bought a pack of cigarettes, and asked the boss: "Boss, what's wrong? The street is in chaos!"
"What's wrong? You don't know?" the boss asked him back.
"The earthquake happened. It was past two o'clock this afternoon, and it was amazing!" The boss pointed to the north and said in a low voice.
"What?" Wu Zhiyuan finally knew where his uneasiness came from.
"The mountains collapsed, the houses collapsed, countless casualties, and a ruin!" The boss's voice was trembling, "Now rumors are everywhere in Chengdu, and everything is said, and it is in chaos!"
Wu Zhiyuan's head roared and messed up. He was a very calm and steady person. He had always been calm and calm, and his face was still unchanged. But this time, a huge wave of turmoil was already stirring in his heart! He couldn't help but feel a cramp in his heart, and two lines of tears fell down. This was the first time he had shed tears since his mother passed away...
After Wu Zhiyuan learned about the general situation from his boss, he walked out of the shop in a daze, found a dark corner to squat down, and threw his luggage on the ground. He picked up his phone and the screen was black. It turned out that it was turned off. Then he turned on the phone and saw a series of messages, which were Yang Qianmei's, and she also knew. He replied to her with a message:
"I just arrived in Chengdu, I'm fine, don't worry!"
Wu Zhiyuan lit a cigarette, and the tobacco burned red, illuminating his face, illuminating the panicked face of the crowd, and also seemed to illuminate the gloomy face of the sky. Wu Zhiyuan looked up at the dark sky, clenched his hands unconsciously, and said in his heart: "I want to go to the north!"
Chapter completed!