Chapter 62: Returning to the Village late at night
The night is very quiet.
Except for the half-moon in the sky, this area was completely drowsy, with only a winding gray-white passage extending toward an unknown land in the distance.
There are shadows on the ground, and the strange shadows here and there seem to be sawtooths or figures falling on the ground. The hills in the distance are more like man-eating beasts.
A gust of night wind blew up, and there was a rustling sound on the ground, along with a strange aura.
"啷啷啷……"
"Ringling..."
The sound of the chain turning rapidly came from the darkness in the distance, and the bicycle rattle also made a slight sound.
The sound came from far to near, and only a black shadow could be seen flashing across the slightly gray road.
At this time, Yi Chuanzong had been riding his bicycle for an hour.
He left home shortly before seven o'clock, and it was already past eight o'clock.
There is a distance of nearly 100 kilometers from Nanluoguxiang to Xiangyang Village in Xiajinhaihu Town. Even if he can maintain the current speed, it will still take two hours to get there.
The road surface is relatively smooth now. Once we reach the town, the smooth ground will disappear.
At that time, the road will become a dirt road, and the speed of the bicycle will inevitably decrease.
He couldn't guarantee that he could reach Xiangyang Village before ten o'clock, which made him very anxious.
Fortunately, the route was relatively straight and he still remembered the way back, otherwise he would have been even more anxious.
He didn't eat tonight. After riding the 28-meter pole for an hour in this state, he felt as weak as when he was in the village.
On this familiar road, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"How are you doing?"
Yi Chuanzong pedaled his bicycle mechanically, and his mind couldn't help but think of the first woman in this life.
It is the same road, and I took the bus to Sijiu City.
He flinched in the car.
He has only been in this era for half a month, and he has been eating steamed buns and green food for half a month. His happy life has not yet begun, and he does not want to lose his head because of women.
One premise for thinking this way is that he has given up on the woman in the village.
Once he wants to give up, he keeps looking for reasons.
For example, the flower sister he calls is a widow.
He is confident that as long as he survives these ten years, he will be 82 years old when he is forty years old. That will be a good time and he will still be in his prime.
From the mainland to Hong Kong Island, from Asia to Europe, the world is so big, why shouldn’t it be left to his own devices? He can do whatever he wants.
Even if it is an ordinary small business, such as Intel, smuggling, movies, etc., as long as he can survive until then, he will be able to start a business sooner or later. This is an advantage given by the differences of the times.
How could he find a widow like this?
For example, the Flower Widow is just a village girl in a village.
At this time, there are more docile women. Being considerate is a woman's instinct. Men take charge of the outside and women take charge of the house. Girls in the city are educated, so why aren't they better than a village girl?
For example, if he wants to find a "clean" girl and pursue perfection so that there are no regrets between the two of them, this is definitely something that a widow cannot satisfy him.
He didn't understand her character. That night was too sudden. He didn't even say a few words, and the two of them spent his last night in the village smoothly.
If you treat him this way, will you treat others the same way?
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For example, that woman is poisonous!
He considers himself to have relatively good self-control, having successfully quit smoking, drinking, and gaming in his previous life.
It was only later in life that he picked it up again. It was not as addictive as before, it was just a way to kill time.
After understanding the current situation, how could he mess around?
But after persisting for more than ten days, on the night before leaving, he couldn't hold it anymore... He really dared to do it.
He felt at home that night, and he suspected that he was delusional!
It must have felt pretty good at the time. After leaving Xiangyang Village, he woke up with a start and became a little afraid of Sister Hua.
As soon as he arrived in Sijiu City, he quickly set several goals for himself to distract his attention, and his father-in-law had already found them in advance.
A month later...he found that he could not forget it.
Especially when he got news about Sister Hua again, he was worried, he was scared, and he didn't want this woman to be hurt.
He wanted to get to know this woman again, find out some things, and then fulfill his promise to bring his woman to the city.
If...she is his own woman.
Time continued to pass in the mechanical movement, and Yi Chuanzong felt as if he was getting hungrier. There was the sound of wind whistling in his ears from time to time, as if someone was shouting...
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"You are not allowed to see him again!"
In a villa in Xicheng, Father Lou's voice roared in the living room.
They were going on a date the day after tomorrow, but Father Lou didn't let them meet?
Lou Xiao'e shouted equally loudly: "Why?"
She turned to look at Lou San with questioning eyes. She rarely saw this servant of her family. What news did she bring this time to make her father so angry?
Father Lou also laughed angrily. When had his daughter ever dared to shout at him? The last time she was beaten, she was not beaten so hard.
Now people are coming to investigate their home and want to have them beheaded. The elbows here are still turned outwards!
"Do you know him?"
Faced with Lou's father's questioning, Lou Xiao'e said confidently: "Of course I understand him!"
Father Lou sneered and said, "Then has he told you about the past?"
Lou Xiao'e was confused, but she still said stubbornly: "We will understand naturally when we get along for a long time!"
"Then do you know he is a fool!" Lou's father roared angrily, his voice echoing in the living room.
"He is not a fool!" Lou Xiao'e did not want to be outdone. "At most, he has never gone to school seriously!"
Father Lou turned his head angrily, turned to Lou San and pointed at Lou Xiao'e, "Come and tell her! Tell her all the information I asked from the police station!"
"Yes, sir."
Lou San responded respectfully, then turned around and said gently: "Miss, I have checked all the information about Yi Chuanzong. Some of it was obtained from neighbors, and some was obtained from police officers at the police station."
"He comes from Xiangyang Village, Jinhaihu Town. He has been a fool for the past twenty years. Today, there was a general meeting in the courtyard, and he has already admitted it."
Lou Xiao'e's expression suddenly froze. She admitted in the hospital meeting that it was very likely to be true, but how could Yi Chuanzong be a fool? Guzhai
"And the elder of the courtyard arranged a blind date for him in the village before. He may have a sweetheart in Xiangyang Village. This matter was also admitted by the elder of the courtyard himself, and he has now gone to Xiangyang Village!"
"He went to Xiangyang Village!" Lou Xiao'e shouted immediately. She stared at Lou San with burning eyes, unable to believe that this was true!
If it was just a blind date in the village, she could pretend it never happened. After all, she had also been divorced, so who hadn't gotten over it yet?
But Yi Chuanzong went to Xiangyang Village today, which she couldn't accept in her heart. The two were in love now. Her whole heart was attached to Yi Chuanzong and she was waiting to get married. At this time, he went to find someone else.
woman?
Lou San raised his head and glanced at Lou Xiao'e's appearance, and then said: "Yes, he left on a bicycle with a large pile of pork. It was almost seven o'clock."
"How far is Xiangyang Village from here?" Lou Xiao'e asked quickly.
Lou San replied directly: "It's about a hundred kilometers, and it usually takes nearly two hours by bus."
Lou Xiao'e leaned back and took a few steps back. Fortunately, Lou's mother was beside her to support her.
Being able to ride a bicycle and run a hundred kilometers at night was so romantic that her head felt dizzy just thinking about it.
Who is she?
Just when Lou's mother wanted to comfort her, suddenly Lou Xiao'e's eyes lit up, "It's impossible for him to give someone a big pile of pork. He's going back to see the folks!"
Father Lou chuckled, "He entered the police station on October 1st! He had two men with guns on his shoulders! After half an hour, he came out like a normal person! Do you think his identity will be simple?"
Lou Xiao'e suddenly felt like she was struck by lightning. She couldn't help but think of Yi Chuanzong's last inquiry, asking her if any property had been transferred in her family!
She didn't care at the time. After all, Yi Chuanzong had been pretending to be stupid, but in fact he had a lot of evil thoughts. If he cared about her, he might have thought of such a thing.
But now that she heard what Lou's father said, she felt that this concern had changed.
For a moment, Lou Xiao'e's head was in a mess. Although she wanted to be with the person she liked, she couldn't just watch her family being robbed.
Everything is obviously going well, and the two of them are still in the passionate love stage when they are talking about getting married. Why did they suddenly become like this?
Lou's father looked at Lou Xiao'e's appearance and immediately said to Lou's mother: "Be careful these days and don't see that person again! I want to find out the news! If there is any accident! Our family will be doomed!"
After saying this, Father Lou also looked furious. Money was the culprit! He didn't know how long he had been worried!
Too much won't work, and too little will starve to death.
It came from the ‘regular’ way, but now that the temperature is low, it’s also hot to the touch!
"I will definitely keep an eye on her these days!" Lou's mother responded repeatedly in a panic.
The backbone of the family has not fallen, and now she does not have the same character and means as she will in the future.
She dragged the lost Lou Xiao'e upstairs, and in the hall, Lou's father began to discuss with several confidants again.
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Keep moving forward in the dark night.
Hungry, cold, flustered, missing...
After three hours of night riding, I had countless thoughts.
There isn't much light here, and wild beasts roam the streets.
Yi Chuanzong finally arrived at Xiangyang Village.
At this time, the village was completely plunged into darkness. It was already getting dark after six o'clock, and by seven o'clock, the village was completely plunged into darkness.
After another three hours, even if there was a mother-in-law at home, the exchange had already ended, and the night fell into complete silence.
When he was in the village, his riding speed was not very fast. The closer he got to his hometown, the slower his speed became.
Without disturbing anyone in the village, Yi Chuanzong came directly to his door.
This is a common earth house in the mountains. Because it has been passed down from generation to generation, the area of the courtyard is much larger than other rooms in the village.
After all, Yi Chuanzong's grandfather had three children. Except for the house in the south, there were houses in the other three directions of the yard. The three brothers each occupied a room in one direction.
The house to the north is the main house, which was originally lived by Yi Chuanzong's grandfather, and was later left to Yi Zhonghai.
Yi Chuanzong's father was the second eldest son, so he should occupy the room on the east side. Later, the house built on the west side belonged to Yi Chuanzong's third uncle, but he did not live in this house for long.
The gate of the courtyard is not that complicated. There is a protruding iron ring on the top door frame. Hang the iron chains on the two doors to lock the door. There is no iron lock at this time, it is simple.
Pierce it with a small iron rod.
Yi Chuanzong pulled out the small iron rod inserted inside, and then walked into the yard.
The yard was full of withered and yellow weeds. When he lived there before, there was only a path leading to the east room, and it's still like that now.
The only thing that has changed is that when Yi Chuanzong left, the yard was mostly green, but now the grass in the yard is withered.
He did not push the car inward, but parked the bicycle inside the door. In the silence of the dark night, Yi Chuanzong slowly untied the rope on the back seat and hung the four pork fans in the northernmost room as usual.
This used to be the place where the old man of the family lived. All the delicious food was stored here. This was the only house with hanging ropes inside. Yi Chuanzong was very familiar with this place.
"squeak!"
As the door of the house in the north closed, Yi Chuanzong came into the yard and looked up at the moon in the sky.
When he first came here, he often did this.
From a modern society, he suddenly came to a small village without any entertainment projects. All he could see was the half-moon in the sky.
After staying in Sijiucheng for a month and doing this kind of action again, it was inevitable that he would be a little moved by the scene.
After watching for a while, Yi Chuanzong walked to the house on the east side. There was no earthy smell like the room in the north, and the air was much fresher. Someone should have come here to ventilate it.
Riding on the slightly bright moonlight, Yi Chuanzong came to the south of the room. He had lived here for half a month and was very familiar with it.
Next to him was a simple wooden frame bed, which was cushioned with stone chips because the ground was uneven.
At this time, he was looking at the bed in a daze.
When he left, he took nothing with him except his patched clothes.
Those beddings were really unbearable for him, and he also kept the linen clothes at home that were older than patchwork clothes, and he was not used to wearing them.
At this time, the silvery white moonlight broke in from outside the room and happened to shine on the wooden frame bed.
The bed, which was very messy when he left, is now neatly made.
The folded quilt was placed on the side of the bed, and the pillow with stained patterns was placed on it.
In other places, the wooden shelves underneath were exposed. Apparently the person who made the bed folded the bedding knowing that he would not be back for a short time.
In fact, he didn't want any of these beddings.
Yi Chuanzong didn't have any objections. He sat down on the bed frame which was just a wooden frame. The weight of two hundred kilograms made the wooden frame bed creak. He slowly raised his hand and stretched it sideways towards the quilt next to him.
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Although he had not been here for more than a month, there were no rough dust particles on the bedding, and it felt like a bed without a quilt, somewhat similar to the white strips of cloth in a hospital.
Suddenly, Yi Chuanzong was stunned. He bent over the quilt, his nose floating on the surface of the pillow.