Chapter 40: Despair
There are no rich activities in the evenings in the countryside, and there is no entertainment venue. Where is Lei Zi going to go when he runs out so late? It is impossible to go out to play at this point, right? And even if he runs out to play, he should call me, so why didn’t hesitate and run out alone?
I felt a little strange, worried about what happened to Lei Zi, so I quickly put on my coat and chased him out of the hospital.
After Lei Zi left the yard, he walked faster and faster, and when he got to the back, he ran away, looking as if he was chasing something.
I followed Lei Zi from afar and did not show up to alarm him because I wanted to see what Lei Zi wanted to do.
After running for a while, Leizi got into a glutinous yard.
This is a relatively wide flat land with piles of grass in it, which is a place used by rural people to dry millet.
After Lei Zi got into the glutinous yard, he saw that he seemed to be anxiously looking for something.
I hid behind a pile of valleys and observed for a long time, and finally couldn't help but walk out: "Leizi!"
Leizi heard my voice and turned around and looked at me blankly: "Huh? Jiujizi, why are you here?"
I raised the flashlight, looked at Lei Zi's face, and looked carefully, but I didn't see anything unusual.
Lei Zi blocked his eyes with his hands: "Take it away quickly, it will make my eyes hurt!"
"What are you doing here for the night?" I put down the flashlight and asked in confusion.
"Look for someone!" Lei Zi said as he tiptoed and looked around.
"Looking for someone? You ran out of the house without saying a word, just to find someone? Who are you looking for?" I said in my heart. Logically, Lei Zi didn't know anyone in Shuiwa Village? Besides, how could he run to the glutinous yard to find someone?
However, Lei Zi's answer surprised me even more. He actually said, "I'll come to find Liu Wanying!"
My head buzzed, what?! Leizi actually said that he was here to find Liu Wanying? Haven’t Liu Wanying been given to the Cave God as her wife? Why did she still appear in Shuiwa Village?
"Liu Wanying is now a girl from the fallen flower cave. How could you see her?" I looked at Lei Zi up and down, thinking to myself if this kid was overly longing for him and was a little crazy.
Who knew, Lei Zi told me seriously: "I really saw Wanying!"
Seeing that Lei Zi didn't look like he was lying, I quickly asked him: "When?"
"Just just now! I saw Liu Wanying standing at the door of the yard. She waved to me and then turned around and left. I saw that it was her, so I immediately chased her out and kept chasing her. When I chased her, she disappeared!" Speaking of this, Lei Zi looked lost.
After hearing what Leizi said was serene, a hint of chill appeared in my heart. In the middle of the night, how could Liu Wanying appear at the gate of my yard and say hello to Leizi? Did Liu Wanying secretly escape back? But it didn't make sense. We and Liu Wanying didn't know each other at all. If she really returned to Shuiwa Village, she would definitely be back at her own home. How could she come to find us?
Something is wrong!
The more I think about it, the more I feel that this matter is a bit strange.
I looked at Leizi repeatedly with suspicious eyes. Leizi has been a little lost these days. I seriously suspect that Leizi was overly longing for her and had hallucinations.
I reached out and touched Leizi's forehead: "Are you sure you don't have a fever, or aren't you dazzled?"
Lei Zi pushed my hand away with some anger: "Jiujizi, don't you believe me? Do you think I'm crazy?"
I smiled embarrassedly and withdrew my arm. Lei Zi's body temperature was normal and it didn't look like he had a fever.
Lei Zi looked around and occasionally heard the sound of insects in the dark fields. He sighed slightly and turned back: "Forget it, go home, I don't know where Wanying has gone!"
Looking at Lei Zi's back as he left, I couldn't help but frown. Could it be that Liu Wanying is really back?!
I was speechless all night. The next day, I got up very early and went to the fields to help my parents with farm work. I still had one acre of three-quarters of land at home, and I could still plant some grain, fruits and melons.
When I went home for lunch at midnight, I saw Lei Zi sleeping soundly on the bed, with the red veil on his face, and kept snoring.
I didn't wake him up, but I just thought that this kid was a little obsessed with it!
Because I did farm work, I climbed onto bed very early that night. Before going to bed, Lei Zi was smoking a cigarette and chatting with me.
When I slept until midnight, I woke up in a daze. With the hazy moonlight, I suddenly realized that the edge of my bed was empty, and Lei Zi was not in the bed!
Leizi and I slept in the same bed every night, but where did Leizi go to this point?
At first I thought Leizi might have gotten up at night to go to the bathroom, but after waiting for a while, Leizi didn't come back, so I got up in my coat and walked around the yard, but couldn't find Leizi's trace. An idea came to my mind, "Will that guy Leizi run out again?"
I quickly walked to the front of the yard. The padlock on the door confirmed my guess. The padlock was not locked and the door was covered in a false sense. It seemed that Lei Zi had really run out!
It’s really strange. It’s been midnight. Did Leizi go to see Liu Wanying again?
The more I think about it, the harder I can understand. Liu Wanying's whereabouts are too mysterious. Why do they always appear at night?
With a question in my heart, I couldn't sleep anymore. I tossed and turned on the bed until dawn. When the rooster crowed, the door creaked and pushed open, and a black shadow slipped in from outside. It was Lei Zi.
"Where did you go all night?" I looked at Lei Zi with wide eyes.
Lei Zi didn't expect that I was awake, so he was startled, then scratched his head and smiled, took off his shoes and crawled onto the bed.
"Have you gone to the glutinous yard again?" I asked.
Lei Zi was a little surprised: "Huh? How do you know? You won't... follow me, right?"
I nude my mouth: "Pat pat your trouser legs, there are a lot of grass on it!"
"Oh, you have such a good eye!" Lei Zi patted his trousers clean, took off his pants, and got into the quilt.
"What? Have you seen Liu Wanying again?" I asked.
Lei Zi was covered in spring breeze and smiled at the corner of his eyes: "Hehe, tonight I not only saw Liu Wanying, but I also dated her!"
"Date?" I turned over and sat up from the bed: "Are you sure the date partner Liu Wanying?"
"Nonsense! My eyes are not blind! Besides, she is still wearing the red wedding dress that day she got married!" Lei Zi said excitedly, looking like a man who had just fallen in love.
I pondered for a moment: "Didn't you ask her about the girl in the fallen flower cave?"
Leizi said: "No! I don't want to stimulate her anymore when asked what I do!"
"Then you didn't ask her why she always ran out at night? Isn't she going home?" My mind was full of bubbles of questions.
"It's nonsense! The girl from Luohua Cave escaped back to the village. She wasn't she beaten to death by the villagers. Do she dare to show up during the day?" Lei Zi paused, as if she remembered something, and lowered her voice: "Jiujizi, I think you are a brother. You must not reveal the news of Liu Wanying's return to the village. If a third person knows, don't blame me for turning against you!"
Chapter completed!