Chapter Four
"You, don't come up..."
The fierce wind and rain swept by, and the roof seemed to be lubricated by oil. Several broken holes slapped violently, and the rain hit the body, and the pain was like a needle. Ignoring Eve's words, Tang Yi climbed up with difficulty, endured the strong wind that stirred the rain, and threw the rope in his hand over.
“Tie it around your waist!”
Using that rope to tie the two of them together, they began to strengthen the house with difficulty. In the dark night, the hammer hit their hands several times, but it didn't hurt. The cold and intense wind and rain were lifted in from under the rain cloth, which made most of their bodies numb. The two of them continued to struggle for a while, and the roof was finally reinforced. During this period, Xiaoxue came up with the rain cloth twice. The first time was Tang Yi called down, and the second time he stayed to help them hand over the wooden board. Compared with Eve and Tang Yi and the other two, Xiaoxue's movements were really too flexible.
When the matter was finally finished, both of them were exhausted. Tang Yi felt that she had been emptied after struggling in the flood for three days and three nights. Now she just wanted to go back and hug Xiaoxue and have a good sleep. At this time, Xiaoxue had already arrived at the stairs. Tang Yi and Eve approached the stairs carefully and walked a few steps, but they heard Eve's screams coming from behind her.
The rope on his waist suddenly tightened, Tang Yi staggered a few steps, then raised all his strength and turned around and grabbed Eve's hand, pulling her over. Without thinking too much in a hurry, he hugged her in his arms with his hands. Before he could calm down, Eve let out another "ah" sound, subconsciously pushed Tang Yi away, and then only heard a few rumbling sounds, and the two of them rolled down from the roof.
The house was said to be high or low, but it was not low. Tang Yi only felt a pain in his arm. After lifting a roof, he still held a place that was enough to hold. Hearing the movement, Xiaoxue rushed up flexibly and rescued the two of them. Only then did she find that a long hole had been pulled out of Tang Yi's arm, and blood was pouring out like a spring. Seeing the terrifying wound, Xiaoxue almost cried on the spot. He held Tang Yi with one hand, pulled Eve with the other, and jumped directly from the roof.
Due to the cold baptism of the wind and rain, the wound was not as painful as it appeared, but the blood kept gushing out, which was really a bit irritating. Back in the room, Xiaoxue nervously found the medicine in the placement. Close the door, stop bleeding, boil water, and then carefully scrubbed it. At this time, the pain actually surged up. The silver-haired woman bandaged him with tears, and Eve, who was soaked all over, was watching the fire. From the faint light, she could see that her face was covered with water droplets, and she was about to cry.
"Yes, I'm sorry...If I don't push you away... I didn't mean it..."
"It's nothing, it's not a big deal. I have to thank you for helping to build the roof... You are so wet, hurry up and go back and wash, otherwise you will have a cold tomorrow."
It was understood that Eve had always cared about her illness, and it was not so difficult for her to understand it just now. Seeing that Tang Yi's wound had been bandaged, Eve left here. A moment later, another pounding sound came from the roof, but it was repairing the wooden board that Tang Yi had just lifted off. Afraid that something happened to her, Tang Yi asked Xiaoxue to go out to take care of her for a while. This time she only repaired a broken hole and didn't take much time. When Xiaoxue came back, she took off his wet clothes. The two took a hot bath together and got into the warm bedding. After a moment, the feeling of fatigue blurred the boundaries of reality and sucked Tang Yi into the other end of the dream...
The next morning, the wind and rain continued, and it became more and more intense. It seemed that the whole house might be overturned. It was still gray and black outside the door. The room had to light a magic candle to see clearly. When Xiaoxue woke up, she had already prepared breakfast. The pain on her arms had improved a lot, but it was still difficult to act. Eating a little on the bed, he lay down weakly and continued to fall asleep.
It was already afternoon when I woke up again, and the sound of the typhoon became more and more intense. Tang Yi could feel almost the whole house trembling and jumping, bang bang! The wind invaded from every tiny hole, and had dinner in such a dangerous atmosphere. They hugged tightly in the quilt, and Xiaoxue's body trembled a little. She was nervous, and Tang Yi could feel it. Even when facing the most fierce beast Xiaoxue had never felt any nervous, but under the power of heaven and earth, any human power seemed slim and pale.
In order to comfort Xiaoxue, he kept kissing her gently, and his two bodies hugged each other without any gaps on the bed. They groped with each other, demanded each other, gave each other, exchanged warmth, and protected each other. The whole world was raging, and the world was only in that small spot of light and warmth.
The next morning, the wind stopped. The surroundings seemed extremely quiet. The sky light came faintly through the crack of the door. Xiaoxue sat up beside her, her eyes full of curiosity, and the voices from far and near seemed clear. It was like the tranquility before the end of the world came. The eyes of the typhoon.
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The dark clouds in the sky formed a circular gap, and the sun shone in from above, with sewage and debris flowing everywhere, and a mess was everywhere. There were damages in the shed area far and near, and a house on the corner of the street had collapsed, and a large group of people gathered there for rescue, crying, shouting, and moaning mixed together. The fresh air was mixed with a urge to be cold.
When they put on their clothes and walked out the door with Xiaoxue, Eve and several children also walked out from the next door. The beautiful and thin faces surrounded by the cloak. Speaking of which, it seemed that this was the first time that Eve could be seen so clearly.
"Mr. Rezaduk, are you better?"
"Yeah, it's much better. You're not uncomfortable, are you?"
"It's okay." Eve nodded and smiled, then climbed up the stairs. "It'll be quiet for a while. I'll see if there's anything to repair. You don't have to come up."
After all, the reinforcement of last night was not in vain. Eve just hit it for a while and then climbed down. Tang Yi was taking out some small fruits from the house and giving it to several children for food, and then handed Eve a cup of hot tea. Eve brought a special cup from the house and turned the tea over, and then squatted on the steps and drank in a small sip. Several people squatted in front of the room and looked at the occasional pedestrians running around. Eve whispered about the things about the children last night. They hid in the quilt and played games, joking. When the typhoon came, as long as there was nothing wrong with the house, it was a great pleasure for the children. They could not go out to work hard and hide on the bed and feel the intense wind and rain outside. How happy it was.
When talking about several children, Eve had a smile on her face. Therefore, most of the chats were mainly about her, and Tang Yi listened next to her and occasionally expressed some opinions. Perhaps because she hadn't communicated so closely with others for a long time, the girl who wrapped her sick body in a cloak spoke very happily, from meeting a few children to living together, everyone's efforts, happiness, etc. She had always taken care of the difficulties she encountered, but Tang Yi understood how heavy and profound it was.
In the past, when several people met, they often nodded and greeted each other. Since Sammy's death, Eve's attitude towards Tang Yi has changed a lot, but most of them only respect and worship. Of course, there are also reasons for Tang Yi, but in any case, it was the first time to chat and joke together like this. Speaking of which, it was probably because of the roof repaired last night, coupled with the simple hug, the small accident accidentally brought the distance between the two.
Xiaoxue didn't send a chat like this. She just held Tang Yi and looked at the scene on the street curiously different from usual. For Eve, she would occasionally nod her head with a smile. When she was with Tang Yi, she was much more generous. When she went out together, she would not react too fiercely to the people around her who had touched her slightly. To her, Tang Yi was her world. As long as he was there, she would have the courage to deal with everything.
This tranquility lasted about two hours, and the number of pedestrians on the street decreased again, and people who strengthened the houses on the roof also called for them to return home. When the typhoon passed, a more severe storm would come. Eve, who had been telling Tang Yi about the interesting things about the children, also realized that she suddenly realized something and gradually stopped the topic. She smiled at Tang Yi with embarrassment: "It's time to go back. It seems that the wind will come again soon..."
"Okay, take care of yourself. If you have anything to do, come and see me and Xiaoxue immediately."
"Yeah." Eve nodded, turned around and called the children home. Tang Yi and Xiaoxue also turned back to the house, but heard Eve screaming behind him again: "Mr. Rezaduk."
"Call me Al."
"Okay... OK." Nodded, Eve seemed to have taken a lot of effort to speak, "Al, thank you... for saying things with me for so long..."
"What, it's just a chat."
"It has been... no one has talked to me for a long time, so thank you... thank you..." A desolate smile appeared on her face, she bowed and turned back to the room.
Half an hour later, the surroundings were terrible and the sky gradually became gray. Even people like Tang Yi who had no experience with typhoons could feel the coming of danger. Looking out from the slightly opened door, there was no one on the street, and even the water flow was almost still. When the second time I opened the door, an old man in gray robe appeared in his sight. The old man who looked both kind and majestic, wearing not expensive clothes, had a small bag behind him, holding an umbrella in his hand, and wandering under the eaves. It seemed that he was from another place and could not find the place to go at this time.
When he opened the door for the first time, the old man had already seen him and nodded kindly to the crack of the door. Tang Yi retreated to the room. Xiaoxue was preparing dinner. After waiting for a while, he opened the door and saw that the old man was still standing under the eaves opposite the roof. Seeing that the typhoon was approaching, Tang Yi thought for a while and was about to walk out, but saw that the old man had already walked over.
"This little brother, the old man came here only from another place. The typhoon is coming soon. Can you please borrow a place to shelter from the wind?"
"Yeah, please come in."
"Hehe, thank you. I have walked so many roads. There are few good people these days. May Sinlos bless you." The old man held the umbrella in his hand, made a pose of Sinlos for a week, and then introduced himself, "By the way, old man, my name is Bakus, I am a minstrel, thank you again."
"Nothing." The majestic and steady smile of Bakus was very attractive. Tang Yi let him in and then closed it tightly, "My name is Al Rezaduk, just call me Al."
Chapter completed!