Before the white light faded, the first physical feedback Wei Ran received was the soft weight on his legs and the sound of breathing mixed with the mellow scent of red wine in his ears.
When the white light faded and his vision returned, Wei Ran looked blankly at the snow-capped mountains at the end of his field of vision, but his hands subconsciously hugged the slender girl lying in his arms.
He gently turned his head and looked at the Soviet watch on his wrist. It still showed 12 o'clock, and the slender second hand had just jumped to the two o'clock position.
"Keep telling me your stories on the battlefield..."
When Edelweiss's slightly drunken murmur, carried by the aroma of wine, reached his ears, Wei Ran was already in tears.
he...
He finally had someone to whom he could confide all his secrets and pain.
"Are the kids okay?"
Edelweiss, who was lying in Wei Ran's arms, straightened up, gently wiped the tears pouring out of the corners of his eyes with the hand wearing the prisoner of war watch, and asked gently, "Is the war... over?"
Looking at Wei Ran who lost her voice, Edelweiss did not ask any further questions. She just gently lay in his arms again and let him hug her tightly again, as if... she was afraid that she would disappear.
After a long time, Wei Ran, who had calmed down, spoke hoarsely about the few words he heard from Kurt and the other three, about the follow-up he saw in the metal book, and about Yashar, the son of the sewing machine couple.
The friends he made on the battlefield in Finland told him about everything that happened in Teng County, the idiots he met in the clinic next to the Moltke Bridge, as well as Savage Mountain, Baiyangdian, Leningrad, etc.
As his narration became increasingly hoarse, the Soviet Wrigley watch on his wrist and the Rolex POW watch on Edelweiss's wrist were beating at exactly the same pace second by second.
Finally, when the time on the two dials jumped from 12 o'clock to nearly five o'clock, Wei Ran gradually fell asleep.
"It turns out you have so many secrets hidden in your heart..."
Edelweiss sighed softly, carefully wiped away the tears from the corners of the other party's eyes, carefully raised her slender wrist and glanced at the prisoner of war watch.
"Have a good sleep, there are... still 7 hours left."
Edelweiss murmured softly, and then carefully lay in Wei Ran's arms again, in a posture that both of them seemed to be used to.
When the time on the dial reached 5:20, Wei Ran suddenly woke up from his sleep. Like a dragon guarding a treasure chest, he subconsciously hugged the girl who was still lying in his arms tightly.
Only when he was sure that he was not dreaming did he let out a long breath, and then subconsciously glanced at the dial on his wrist.
"Are you awake?" Edelweiss, who was startled, raised her head and glanced at Wei Ran, then fell down again.
"you..."
Wei Ran swallowed, looked at the Saint Bernard lying beside the sheep in the distance and rolled happily on the ground, and asked almost cautiously, "You...do you know what happened?"
“Not very clear”
Edelweiss, no, Clara.
Clara buried her head in Wei Ran's neck and whispered, "My grandfather told me that in order to prevent me from always having nightmares, you would come and stay with me for 12 hours every day."
"Every day...every day?" Wei Ran trembled involuntarily.
For her, the denominator of 12 hours is "every day", but for him, it is "every month."
But even so, it is already extremely rare and precious to them.
"Yeah, every day."
Clara raised her head and showed a bright smile to Wei Ran, "I don't care about the other 12 hours, but these 12 hours, you belong to me, you have to stay with me and tell me stories."
Wei Ran opened his mouth and was about to say something, but Clara once again took the initiative to give you a passionate kiss, "We still have about six hours, do you want to eat something? Or I will take you on a tour.
How about a visit to my grandfather’s farm?”
"OK"
Wei Ran raised his hand and pointed to the top of the mountain in the distance, "Let's race to see who reaches the top of the mountain first."
"It must be Adolf, but I'm definitely faster than you!"
As Clara spoke, she got off Wei Ran's lap, put her two index fingers into her mouth, and blew an extraordinarily loud and melodious whistle with all her strength.
Before the whistle stopped, the Saint Bernard, which was rolling on the ground next to the sheep, had already stood up, shook its shiny fur vigorously, and then flew over with its wet tongue, first wagging its tail vigorously
, rubbed around his mistress Clara, and then shamelessly moved around Wei Ran's legs.
"If I reach the top of the mountain before you, you will bring me a box of Mozart chocolate balls and a Sachertorte tomorrow." Clara put her hands behind her back and made a bet with confidence.
"What if I run to the top of the mountain first?" Wei Ran asked with a smile.
"Ah! My grandfather is back!" Clara raised her hand in surprise and pointed in the direction behind Wei Ran and said.
Almost without thinking, the silly dog named Adolf ran out in the direction of Clara's finger, and Wei Ran also turned his head and looked behind him.
However, in the direction behind him, except for the sheep and the silly dog that had realized something was wrong and turned around and ran back, there was no sign of grandfather at all.
Isn’t this the kind of Clara who doesn’t need to hold on to her strength...
Wei Ran smiled, put down all his burdens, and ran towards the top of the mountain.
As the two of them and the dog chased each other, Adolf was the first to reach the top of the mountain and sat down at the highest point.
A moment later, Clara also ran up panting and lay down on the soft and thick grass without any image.
Within five seconds, Wei Ran, who had deliberately released the water, also ran up and lay down on the grass, enjoying the sunlight shining above his head.
"tomorrow..."
Clara panted and said, "You lose, tomorrow...you..."
"A box of Mozart chocolate balls and a Sachertorte." Wei Ran turned to look at the girl next to him, "I will remember to bring them to you."
"Then it's settled!"
Clara closed her eyes and rolled on the grass. The silly dog named Adolf also rolled like her, but almost rolled off the top of the slope.
"I'm going to plant a tree here"
Clara put her hands on her forehead to block the sun and said, "This will block the sun."
"What kind of tree are you going to plant?" Wei Ran asked with a smile, looking at the snow-capped mountains reflecting the sunlight in the distance.
"Cedar, how about cedar?"
Clara rolled back to Wei Ran again, lay down next to him, raised her upper body with her elbows, and supported her chin with one hand and asked, "Do you remember that door at the door of the hospital garage?"
A cedar?"
"Remember"
"I want to plant a cedar tree here"
Clara rolled over again, resting her head on Wei Ran's arm and said, "When it grows as big as the cedar tree at the door of the hospital garage, it will be able to block the sun."
"Do you need me to bring you a sapling?" Wei Ran asked, looking at the blue sky above his head.
"Need not"
Clara said firmly, "My grandfather has helped me find a cedar sapling. When you come tomorrow, will you plant it here with me?"
"Okay" Wei Ran agreed with a smile, "We will plant it here together tomorrow."
"At that time, we will eat chocolate balls and cakes next to the tree!" Clara said with anticipation.
"good"
"you..."
Clara suddenly panicked, turned around, hugged Wei Ran and asked, "Are you still going to the battlefield?"
"Yes...yes..." Wei Ran replied with difficulty.
"You'll come back alive, right?"
"Yes, definitely."
"Will you come again tomorrow?"
Clara asked, "It doesn't matter even if there are no chocolate balls and cakes, will you come?"
"Yes, I will." Wei Ran promised in a more affirmative tone, "I will definitely come tomorrow."
"I can't lose anyone else," Clara murmured almost pleadingly, "I've already lost Rama and..."
"They are all here"
Wei Ran gently held the panicked girl in his arms, "They are all here, just like..."
"Like what?" Clara looked up pitifully at the silent Wei Ran.
"I will come see you every day and stay with you for 12 hours every day, I swear."
"Until tomorrow when the cedar tree we planted grows as big as the one at the door of the hospital garage, you have to come every day."
Clara looked into Wei Ran's eyes and said.
"Until tomorrow when the cedar tree we planted grows as big as the one at the door of the hospital garage, I will be here to accompany you every day."
Wei Ran smiled and made another promise.
This time, Clara finally had a bright smile on her face again, "If you are willing, continue to tell me your stories on the battlefield. Your cousin, what happened to her? She survived
?”
"She...she survived..."
Wei Ran smiled and called the silly dog named Adolf over. After he took the picture, he rested his head on its innocent back, gently held Clara in his arms, and continued to talk without reservation.
I learned the story in that book apartment.
While telling and listening, the snow-capped mountains in the distance gradually turned red-gold due to the setting sun, and the bright Milky Way gradually appeared in the sky.
“It’s almost 0 o’clock”
Clara hugged Wei Ran and said blankly looking at the luminous dial of the prisoner of war watch on her wrist.
"yes..."
"You haven't finished telling your story yet," said Clara, "continue telling me the rest of the story tomorrow!"
"good"
Wei Ran paused, "Actually... in the other 12 hours, I..."
"That's another 12 hours isn't it?"
Clara, shrouded in confusion, lay in Wei Ran's arms and murmured vaguely, "For the 12 hours you are here, you belong to me."
"Tomorrow, I will bring Mozart chocolate balls and Sachertorte."
"We also want to plant trees together, together..." Clara didn't even finish her words, she had already entered another dreamland.
"Thanks..."
Wei Ran murmured to himself, sat up gently, picked up the sleeping Clara, and walked towards the beautiful wooden house at the foot of the mountain.
Almost as soon as the dog Adolf, who was following suit, helped him open the door of the wooden house, the three hands of the watches on their wrists overlapped at the same time.
At the same time, the intense white light once again enveloped Wei Ran, who felt lost, but at the same time seemed to have finally found a safe haven.
"Is...is it a dream..."
While waiting for the white light to disappear, Wei Ran thought silently. But soon, he heaved a sigh of relief.
