After everything was tidied up and the landlady locked the door, Xiaoxi nodded lightly towards her and said, "See you tomorrow."
"Xiaoxi..." the proprietress suddenly stopped her and turned to leave.
Xiaoxi turned around, with a puzzled look on his face.
Unexpectedly, the landlady just stepped forward to straighten her collar, touched the top of her hair, and said with a smile: "Go to bed early at night, the dark circles will hang on your cheeks! If you leave, you too
Go back quickly." After that, he shook his hand, shook his head and walked away with the keys.
Xiaoxi stood there stunned for a long time. She hadn't felt such close warmth for a long time, and she felt quite uncomfortable for a moment. It wasn't until the back of the landlady turned around and disappeared into the night that she regained consciousness.
Keep walking forward.
The dormitory is right next to the hotel, less than 100 meters away, in an old community. I heard it was the ancestral home of the proprietress's family, and the previous chef also lived here. The proprietress moved out after getting married, and she and her husband lived next door.
I bought a house in a new community. The husband of the landlady is an army officer who guards the border all year round. He is an out-and-out hero. When his son grew up, he also went to the National Defense University to study, hoping to follow his father's footsteps and serve the country. Only the landlady
One person is guarding this old hotel and their home.
From her decades of perseverance, Xiaoxi admired the proprietress from the bottom of her heart.
"Tap tap tap tap..." The sound of sneakers hitting the road.
"Didi da da..." followed by a series of footsteps.
Xiaoxi's ears twitched, she pursed her lips, and shouted helplessly: "Xiao Hei?"
"Meow~" the black shadow behind him called out cheerfully, trotting up to her. Seeing her looking at him intently, he narrowed his eyes flatteringly, stretched out, and crawled to her feet.
While rubbing it, I saw that the girl was still silent. She tilted her head and turned over. The entire cat body rolled to the ground, exposing its belly to her.
Even someone as cold as ice would have a hard time resisting the temptation of a furry child, let alone Xiao Xi. She knelt down, brushed the kitten's shiny hair, and said "tsk tsk" twice: "Look at you.
You're so fat these days, can you beat Xiao Ju?"
Upon hearing Xiao Ju's name, Xiao Hei jumped up with a trace of disdain on his face, raised his head arrogantly, and motioned for her to keep up with him.
Xiaoxi didn't know why the little animals he met were so...human. Rhubarb was like this, and Xiao Hei was like this. Looking at the expression on this little face, those who didn't know thought that there was something living in the little body.
What a character!
"Meow!" Xiao Hei took two steps and saw that the girl behind him was still stunned, so he urged angrily.
Xiaoxi smiled and said, "I know, I know, why are you so grumpy? What do you want to take me to see..." He kept talking nonstop along the way, mixed with two tiny meows from time to time.
It's like a conversation.
The range of Xiao Hei's activities is in the big grass behind. The kind people in the community have prepared warm foam boxes for the stray cats and put them on thick cotton jackets that they don't wear. No matter how big the temperature difference between morning and evening is, the cats can survive safely.
Cold night.
Xiaoxi followed its footsteps and came to the foam box. When he saw it stopped, he thought it was hungry and said angrily: "I have to go home to get food. Otherwise, how can I feed you?"
Xiao Hei didn't seem to care at all. He bit her trouser leg and pulled her inside, and called softly. After a while, a small call came from the cat's nest, as well as a few squeaking sounds.
"Who's inside? The voice sounds a bit like Little Orange -" Xiaoxi curiously opened the curtain of the foam box and looked inside, and sure enough, a familiar cat face came into view. The little orange cat's originally alert attitude
The moment he saw the creek, he calmed down and meowed at her gently, showing his little paws covering his belly.
Lying there quietly was a kitten with a strange color. It inherited Xiaoju's genes and was all the same color, but its four paws were suspiciously black...
black??
Xiaoxi suddenly turned his head and looked at Xiaohei with the old god behind him in disbelief. He hesitated for a long time and pointed at it and asked: "You...your cub?"
"Meow!" Xiao Hei shouted proudly, went around the creek and into the foam box, and fluffed Xiao Ju in front of her.
Xiaoxi was really angry. She had seen two cats fighting from east to west and from south to north for so long. She thought it was two male-in-laws fighting for territory and refusing to give way to each other.
Flirting? Or cheating with food and drinks to win sympathy??
Thinking of this, Xiaoxi looked at the two of them... Oh no, there was something wrong with the eyes of the two cats. Are even cats so scheming these days? Xiaoxi turned around and left, which could not do anything to the two cats inside.
Got it.
Xiao Hei ran out quickly and blocked her way domineeringly, cursing incessantly.
Xiaoxi pointed at it: "Hey, I haven't scolded you yet, but you scolded me first?"
Xiao Hei's arrogance shrunk visibly to the naked eye, and he came closer to her feet and started rubbing her in a fawning manner. This rubbing made his finally hardened heart turn into a puddle of water, making him extremely soft.
After touching its head, she looked at the time awkwardly. It was already eleven o'clock in the evening, and the little orange inside was still looking at her eagerly. She gritted her teeth and made a decision.
…
Suddenly two domineering non-aboriginals moved in, and the originally deserted home suddenly became lively. The temperature at night in Xinjiang Province is very low during this season, and the radiator was turned on in the creek. After a while, all three of them were buzzing.
The ground hung on top.
When Xiaoxi came out of the kitchen with homemade cat rice, she saw a warm and harmonious scene of a family of three. Her eyes dimmed for a moment.
"Xiao Ju, come and eat!" She cheered up and waved. Xiao Ju had already smelled the fragrance and was waiting for her to call her. This move was very fast, and he rushed to her in front of her, raising his face and drinking water.
Look at her with big, barking eyes.
There are not many ingredients at home, so the cat rice is a bit simple. I use chicken breast and beef, puree them, add egg yolks and carrots, knead them into dumplings and steam them. Xiaojue has a good appetite, and she keeps chewing her mouthfuls.
One bite. Xiao Hei behind him was so greedy that he almost shed tears, but he still waited quietly.
Xiaoxi held her chest and looked at the family of three seriously, but what appeared in front of her eyes was a large family happily enjoying themselves in the capital.
Last night she dreamed of Grandma Yu again. The old man still looked at her with wet eyes, as if he had a thousand words to say but could not say. She wanted to step forward and hold her hand, but Grandma Yu suddenly disappeared again.
Only a sigh was left, lingering in her ears for a long time...