Although Lushui Town is backward, it has received countless gifts from nature - because there is no industrial pollution, the sky is blue and the clouds are white, even the wild flowers and grass on the roadside are green and pleasing to the eye, and the air is so clean that it seems to have been washed by water.
The chief arranged for Zhan Yiyang to come to this place simply because he wanted him to take the opportunity to think things over clearly and put them down.
At eleven o'clock, a medium-sized truck parked at the gate of the High School Affiliated to Lushui Town, and the principal, school director and others greeted him at the gate.
Soon, the soldiers in military uniforms got out of the car in an orderly manner and formed a straight line.
The last ones to get out of the car were Zhan Yiyang and a sergeant major.
Under the introduction of the sergeant major, Zhan Yiyang shook hands with the principal and said hello. Then, the principal said: "Major General Zhan, I will take you to the guest house to settle down first, and then go back to the school cafeteria for lunch."
Zhan Yiyang nodded and asked the soldiers to follow the principal's footsteps.
The overall quality of the soldiers who came this time was very high, and their appearance was strong but not intimidating. When they lined up in a straight line and walked neatly on the street, they were quite imposing and attracted passersby to look at them.
After arriving at the hotel, Zhan Yiyang asked the soldiers to place their luggage, and he also went to his room.
Except for Zhan Yiyang and the sergeant major who shared a room, the other soldiers all had twin rooms.
The room in the guest house is very simple, with a 1.2-meter wooden bed, a wooden desk and a wooden chair, and finally only a small cloth wardrobe.
But the view outside the window is very good.
Zhan Yiyang opened the window and looked out. He could see a large forest and a river. The fresh air rushed towards him. If he calmed down, this kind of air could almost cleanse one's soul.
But... nothing could save him - and he knew it.
A moment later, the sergeant major came and knocked on the door: "Major General Zhan, can you leave?"
Zhan Yiyang said "hmm", picked up the military cap placed on the table, and left the room.
When the principal led everyone back to the school, the school kitchen was very busy.
Most of the staff in the cafeteria are wives of school teachers. Some are responsible for cleaning ingredients, some are responsible for sterilizing tableware and cooking, and there is only one person responsible for cooking -
"Xiao Ning, you have to hurry up. The director said that the principal and the others are already on their way back." An older sister urged.
Xiao Ning was wearing an apron and was concentrating on cooking in front of the stove. Hearing this, it took a moment to react, and he turned back slowly and said "oh".
"Alas..." Although she was used to Xiao Ning's slow response, the eldest lady in the cafeteria still couldn't help but sigh.
The aunt who was washing the tableware next to her glanced at Xiao Ning's back and shook her head: "A very nice person. I don't know why this is happening."
"I don't know where she comes from," the eldest sister said. "Looking at her tender skin and tender flesh, she must be from a big city."
"Who knows." The aunt's tone was very regretful, "She relies on Uncle He now, but Uncle He is already so old. What if Uncle He dies one day? What will she do? I think Li Daquan will still beat her.
idea."
"..."
The discussion continued, but Xiao Ning never looked back at them or interrupted, as if he couldn't hear what they were saying at all.
In fact, the aunties and elder sisters in the cafeteria often talked like this, but Xiao Ning never paid attention to it, and no one knew whether she couldn't understand it, or for other reasons.
Soon, there was a burst of neat and powerful footsteps outside the kitchen. Xiao Ning, who was frying the last dish, suddenly looked out, but was blocked by the wall. Her expression slowly changed...
An aunt noticed Xiao Ning's changes and asked her: "Xiao Ning, what's wrong with you?"
After a while, Xiao Ning said: "The sound of footsteps."
Her voice was like a mosquito, and it took a while for the aunt to realize: "Oh, yes, someone is coming."
"He's a soldier..." Xiao Ning said suddenly.
Xiao Ning usually talks very little and has never chatted with anyone. This is the first time she has spoken like this. The whole kitchen people looked at her: "How did you know he was a soldier?"
This time, Xiao Ning said without hesitation: "Military boots."
Everyone reacted - she knew that the person coming was military boots because she heard the footsteps coming from military boots.
But how could she hear the sound of military boots?
An elder sister ran to the window to take a look, and saw that it was indeed a dozen soldiers who came in. She hurried back to the kitchen and said, "They are really soldiers here for military training. Let's bring the dishes out."
Xiao Ning took the last dish out of the pot, looked outside the door, and picked it up as well.
She wanted to see those soldiers and ask them if they recognized the vague him in her mind.
She wants to find that person, but after so long, he has never been with her.
The alluring aroma of braised pork floated out. Xiao Ning held it and slowly walked towards the kitchen door.
Others say that she moves slowly, and sometimes she wants to move faster, but her body is not controlled by her brain and is just very slow.
So, it took her a while to get to the door of the kitchen. Just as she was about to go out, an elder sister who came back took away the dishes in her hands and said, "Go and have a rest. I
Just come."
In fact, the eldest sister was afraid that Xiao Ning's movements would be too slow and would confuse the soldiers.
Xiao Ning didn't seem to be able to react to what had happened. She watched blankly as the elder sister took away the dishes in her hands. Without saying anything, she silently returned to the kitchen, took off her apron, and left from the kitchen.
Outside the kitchen, the soldiers had already begun to use chopsticks, and the principal and director were accompanying them.
"How is it? Our food here tastes pretty good, right?" The principal smiled. He was still very confident in the cooking skills of the school's slow-responsive chef.
"Yes." A soldier nodded, "The braised pork is very authentic."
Zhan Yiyang talked about some arrangements with the sergeant major, but did not participate in these topics. After a while, he moved his chopsticks and tasted it. When the braised pork entered his mouth, he was stunned for a moment.
The taste...is indeed very authentic, and...is very similar to the taste made by Xu Rongrong.
But... how could it be Xu Rongrong? How could she be a chef here?
He remembered that Xu Rongrong said that her cooking methods were all learned from recipes. If everyone followed her recipe, the taste would be similar, right?
The sergeant major noticed Zhan Yiyang's pause and asked him: "Major General Zhan, what's wrong?"
"It's okay." Zhan Yiyang said nothing more and concentrated on eating lunch.
"Well," the principal suddenly said, "because school just started today, the military training will not start until the day after tomorrow. In these two days, you can go to some interesting places in Lushui Town. Although we don't have any places of interest here,
There are still many good mountains and good waters.”
The honest soldiers thanked the principal. After the meal, they took the initiative to clear away the tableware before leaving.
The greening of the High School Affiliated to Lushui Town is very good, and the flowers and plants are also well taken care of. As they walk through the campus, the smiles on the faces of the soldiers are brighter.
Because I had more than a day to spare, and this place was really nice, the soldiers were ready to move, but Zhan Yiyang didn't say anything, and no one dared to run out.
The sergeant major glanced at the group of young people behind him, smiled and came over to ask Zhan Yiyang: "Major General Zhan, look at them..."
"Let them move freely." Zhan Yiyang said.
The sergeant major smiled and happily announced the news.
The soldiers cheered and walked towards the outside of the school.
Zhan Yiyang did not follow them, firstly because he was not in the mood, and secondly because if he followed, the soldiers would not let go and play.
He walked toward the campus gate alone, wanting to go back to the guest house.
Perhaps considering the noise issue, the teaching area and dormitories of the High School Affiliated to Lushui Town are very clearly distinguished, and there is a cement road in the middle of the dormitory area, which separates the student dormitories and teachers' dormitories far away.
At this moment, Zhan Yiyang was walking on that cement road.
As he was walking, he didn't know what was pulling him, but he suddenly looked back at the teachers' dormitory area.
Maybe it was because it was lunch break and there was no one there. When he looked over, he only caught a glimpse of a petite figure and the man's long black hair. A second later, the man had turned around and entered the building.
He didn't have time to see anything clearly, but his heart stung inexplicably.
After a moment, he laughed at himself for thinking too much - Xu Rongrong, she was no longer in this world long ago, how could she appear here?
However, now that he saw a figure similar to hers, he still felt strange.
Perhaps this pain from time to time will accompany him throughout his life.
Thinking about this, Zhan Yiyang quickened his pace, walked out of the school, returned to the guest house, and sat in the small room waiting for the afternoon to arrive - Tianning was out of school in the afternoon, so he could call home.
At this time, Xiao Ning had already walked back to his dormitory on the fourth floor.
She walked slowly, so even though the cafeteria was not far from the teachers' dormitory, she still walked for a while to get there.
In fact, she is not considered a faculty member of the school, so logically she cannot be allocated a dormitory. However, there is really no place for her to live in Uncle He's place, and the school happens to have a vacant dormitory, so the school temporarily allows her to live in it.
She was very grateful, so grateful that she did not dare to complain that the furniture in the dormitory was too basic.
In this place where she has no friends, she is very satisfied to have someone to shelter her from the wind and rain and let her rest when she is tired.
After taking a shower, Xiao Ning lay on the bed.
She is very tired.
Uncle He said that her health was not good, and she felt it herself. Every time she prepared a meal, she had to sit down and rest for a while. When she recovered, it was time to prepare the next meal.
.
But that's fine, because she won't have any extra time, and she doesn't know how to spend the extra time anyway.
After lying down, Xiao Ning couldn't fall asleep this time - she didn't know why the footsteps of those soldiers appeared in her mind.
She always felt... very familiar.
However, she couldn't find any information from her mind.
Sometimes, she would even forget what happened a few days ago, let alone what happened a long time ago.
After thinking for a long time, she just felt that she should find a way to meet those soldiers. Maybe in this way, she could find the answer.