There is almost no pattern to the rain in the Jiangnan area.
The arrival is impermanent and the departure is swift.
Raindrops fell in clusters, and after about half an hour, the rain gradually weakened.
Although it has weakened, the drizzle like cotton needles is still falling from the sky.
Su Yunqing and others had already returned to the apartment to shower and change clothes because they were caught in the rain.
Due to her rough skin and thick flesh, Xiao Yi didn't care about the rain. She was sitting under the eaves and spanking leisurely with Uncle Li.
Taking a faint glance at the rain curtain in front of him, Uncle Li took a puff of dry cigarette and sighed.
"Xiao Xiao, if you stay here for a few days this time, you will probably leave again, right?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yi nodded and replied.
"Yes, school will start in a few days."
"I'll have to worry about it later, sir."
"What did you say?"
After looking at Xiao Yi dissatisfied, Uncle Li replied.
"What is trouble?"
"Half of the old man's body has been buried in the ground. It's too late to find something to do to be happy at this time."
As he spoke, Uncle Li sighed again.
"Actually, there are so many people coming to enjoy the flowers every day. Although I say I dislike them and occasionally chase away a few who don't open their eyes, I am actually satisfied in my heart."
"It's so busy."
"Otherwise, as soon as I close my eyes and get out in the sun, a whole day will pass. How long can I live in this life? With so many people accompanying me, it's so lively and lively, and I feel like the days have become more energetic."
After hearing this, Xiao Yi hurriedly smiled and said.
"What did you say, uncle? With your body and bones, you are stronger than the average young man. You can live for at least another fifty years."
"Fifty years?"
After laughing and scolding, Uncle Li shook his head: "Then wouldn't I become an old bastard?"
At this moment, a small voice came from behind.
"Uncle, tell us the story of you and my aunt?"
Looking at the three people who came together to change their clothes, Uncle Li knocked the ashes from his cigarette and said with a smile.
"What stories do your aunt and I have to tell?"
"At that time, our relationship was not as vigorous as yours now. When your aunt and I got married, we didn't even know what the other person looked like."
"Say it, say it, I want to hear it. Anyway, the rain will stop for a while."
With a little pleading.
Amidst the falling flowers and gentle rain, Uncle Li fell into memories.
………
Uncle Li's original name was Li Erzhu. When he was young, people in the village called him Zhuzhu, but now those who are qualified to call him Zhuzhu are gone, and no one calls him Zhuzhu anymore.
As for the aunt, her name seemed to be more cultural, called Xu Qing. Because it rained for many days when the aunt was giving birth, the weather suddenly cleared up when she was born, so she got this name.
At that time, it was important to follow the orders of the parents and the matchmaker. When the uncle and the aunt came of age, the matchmakers from the two villages and the parents discussed the matter and decided on the matter.
The uncle is a rough man. He has been herding cattle in the community for more than ten years and has no education. He naturally has no objections to his marriage, but the aunt is not happy in her heart. Although she is not happy in her heart, the thinking of that era is like this. Parents can give
Make the decision about your own marriage.
So the two got married smoothly without the aunt's reluctance.
As a result, the moment the aunt saw the uncle, she instantly regretted it.
It's not that the uncle is ugly, because he often herds cows and runs, he has a burly figure and is good at farm work. But it is also because he often goes up mountains and down rivers that he has a few scars on his face.
How could the aunt think he is a good person when she meets him?
But the matter is a foregone conclusion, and the whole family will be stabbed in the back if they try to go back on their word.
There was no romantic passion to speak of in the following days.
Uncle Li married a wife and worked harder, but they had nothing in common. Uncle Li went out to work during the day and came back to take care of the housework at night.
In ordinary days, the two built a new house and had more children.
Life seems to have continued like this for decades, until now in my old age.
After finishing his ramble, Uncle Li took a puff of cigarette with a look of reminiscence on his face.
"Your aunt was so beautiful when she was young."
"From the moment I saw her, I was thinking that I must have accumulated virtue in my previous life to be able to marry her in this life."
"But I'm a stupid person who can't say nice things, and I don't know how to waste money to make a girl happy. I just think that working more and making more money will help her live a good life sooner."
After listening to the uncle and aunt’s story, the atmosphere at the scene was very calm.
Su Yunqing pursed her lips, her eyes a little moved.
In her opinion, the uncle's story is indeed very ordinary, but it is precisely because of this ordinary and heartwarming life that it truly explains what it means to be together for a lifetime.
Sometimes the heartbeat does not come from love.
Love is not just about passion and romance.
After the gorgeousness fades, the firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are the true essence of love.
Seeing the four little guys sitting there in a daze, Uncle Li knocked on the cigarette rod and said with a smile.
"What are you doing standing still?"
"I've heard the story, the sun has come out, and I can do whatever I need to do."
Xiao Yi and others looked up and realized that the light rain had stopped.
The sun once again showed its smiling face from behind the clouds, and a brilliant rainbow hung in the distant sky.
With a smile, Xiaoxiao walked towards the eaves with a basket filled with petals.
Xiao Yi and others also started to move.
Uncle Li moved the wicker chair to the same place and continued to take a leisurely nap.
…………
After the rain, the sea of flowers becomes more beautiful, and in the gentle breeze, the fragrant fragrance penetrates directly into the nostrils.
Because some petals were caught in the rain, Xiao Yi and Su Yunqing carefully dried the petals on the table again.
Xiaoxiao and Qingyi continued to pick up fallen petals in the sea of flowers.
Looking at the senior sister beside her with rosy cheeks and smooth jade-like skin, Xiao Yi reached out and poked her back and said softly.
"Yunqing~"
Su Yunqing, who was immersed in work, was startled by Xiao Yi's action, and hearing his address, her breathing became obviously disordered.
"What's wrong?"
Not daring to look back at Xiao Yi, Su Yunqing whispered.
"Do you believe what the uncle said just now?"
Xiao Yi asked.
"Of course I believe it, why not?"
Not understanding why Xiao Yi asked this question, Su Yunqing subconsciously replied.
"I'm not saying there's something wrong with the story between the uncle and the aunt. I'm saying he said he doesn't understand romance. Look, what is he doing? Shhh, don't look up and peek."
"Doesn't it look like he doesn't know how to waste?"
Following Xiao Yi's instructions, Su Yunqing secretly looked at the uncle with her peripheral vision.
I saw that Uncle Li, who had been napping on the wicker chair just now, had come to the flower seaside to wander around.
Occasionally, he glanced sideways in the direction of Xiao Yi and others, and saw that they didn't notice him.
Uncle Li immediately picked a flower with quick eyes and hands and carried it behind his back. Then he immediately changed his back to his chest and walked slowly towards the apartment as if nothing had happened.