waste heat

Chapter 74

Grandma got up early.

Early in the morning, there was the sound of pots, pans and pans clashing outside, waking up the sleeping teenager. Last night, he was tossing too late, and Cheng Yan couldn't open his eyes when he woke up in the morning. He took out his phone and checked that it was only [-]:[-].

There was no one around him, the fan was whistling, the blanket was covering his stomach, it was not too hot in the morning, and the mat under him was also very strong, Cheng Yan sat up and listened to the voice of the conversation coming from outside.

He squinted his eyes, was awake, and when he was able to stand still, he put on his shoes, turned off the fan, and walked out of the room.

There was an aluminum basin in the yard, and the water was rushing. The big black dog was sitting at the gate of the yard. When he heard the movement, he looked towards him. He got acquainted with him in a day, and went straight to Cheng Yan. He had to respond to the early morning hospitality. , Cheng Yan patted the black dog on the head.

There was a person squatting beside the basin, it was Song Yu, and grandma, who was holding bowls and chopsticks in her hand, and Song Yu was cleaning. This scene was so weird that Cheng Yan could never think of it in his life. He stared intently for a while before leaving past.

"Grandma." Cheng Yan called out.

When grandma saw people getting up, she joked, "The big slob has woken up."

Cheng Yan squatted next to Song Yu, glanced at him, then lowered his head to help clean, and said by the way: "Didn't you set up the stove?"

His father asked someone to support it. Although it is a rural area, many facilities are closely following the times. Every household has such things as solar energy, water heaters, stoves and refrigerators. The old man has never used a modern stove in his life, but at home The son was afraid of getting tired, so he arranged everything, but the old man didn't need it.

"How crowded is that stove? The yard in front of me is so big, and it's convenient to put water on, and it's great for washing dishes." Grandma waved her hand and said, "That stove that your father gave me, your grandma can't use it. Fire is scary."

Cheng Yan stacked the cleaned bowls on the pile of bowls beside him, and said, "It won't burn you, just get used to it."

"I've been cooking a cauldron for a lifetime, and I'm not used to these things." It's understandable, and it's not easy for the elderly to suddenly change the habits of a lifetime.

Grandma looked at Song Yu and said, "Why don't you two go and cool off, I'll do it."

"It's okay, I'll finish it soon," Song Yu said, "There are not many left."

Grandma smiled, looked at Cheng Yan, and praised him: "Hello, classmate, you wake up early in the morning and help me with my work, even if I say it doesn't matter."

Cheng Yan looked up at Song Yu, not polite at all, "It's okay, let him do it."

Song Yu raised his hand and snapped his fingers. This was not the purpose, but the water splashing Cheng Yan's face was the purpose.

Grandma stood watching and laughed, then found something and said, "Cheng Cheng, what's wrong with your neck?"

Cheng Yan paused, lowered his head, and tugged at his collar, but he didn't see anything, but he realized what his grandma was saying.

"Mosquito bites? It's red, and there is toilet water in my room." Grandma's eyes were not clear, and she only saw the red spot, which was faintly visible under Cheng Yan's collar.

Cheng Yan blushed immediately, and looked at Song Yu with resentment, Song Yu even smiled shyly, Cheng Yan gave him a hard look, and had no time to argue with him, stood up and covered his collar, and said guiltily: " I gonna go see."

Cheng Yan has been struggling with the hickey all morning.

How can it be so clear?I didn't feel any pain yesterday. He took the mirror, turned on the light, and took a picture of the place where he "was bitten by a mosquito" in his grandma's room.

Later Song Yu came in, his face was reflected in the mirror, not handsome at all, very cheap, wanted to punch him, Cheng Yan resisted the impulse and put the mirror back.

Song Yu said behind him, "Show me."

As he spoke, he bumped into Cheng Yan, and Cheng Yan said angrily, "Get lost, who told you to do this?"

Song Yu explained unconvincingly: "I didn't do it on purpose, it's because your skin is too tender, and you will react when you inhale it..."

"Shut up, what are you talking about?" Cheng Yan covered the hickey with his collar, and said, "Go out to eat."

He heard grandma calling them.

Two people go out to eat.

I drank red bean porridge in the morning, because Song Yu came, grandma cooked a few more dishes, Song Yu was too polite, grandma was too enthusiastic, so this meal was let go, Cheng Yan asked grandma to leave Song Yu alone, he had his own hands, grandma said He greeted his classmates with a bad attitude, if grandma knew how Song Yu bullied him last night, she wouldn't say that.

Grandma was kept in the dark, and reminded Cheng Yan: "Give some food to my classmates."

Cheng Yan reluctantly brought food for Song Yu.

Song Yu also thanked him hypocritically, Cheng Yan smiled at him, the sarcasm was almost overflowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Does the car at the gate belong to your classmate?" Grandma asked, "I was frightened by getting up early in the morning. Why is there a car in front of our house?"

Cheng Yan held the bowl and said, "Well, it's his."

Grandma said: "It looks like a nice car, it's different from your father's, which is not as good-looking as anyone else's."

"It belonged to my friend, I borrowed it, not mine," Song Yu explained: "The off-road vehicle is specially designed for running on uneven roads."

This explained that grandma could understand, and then asked about Song Yu, where was his family, how old was he, how long had he known Cheng Yan, how did he come here and so on.

Cheng Yan didn't explain it to him, and ate quietly. Song Yu had nothing to say about pleasing the elders, and he didn't know what magic spell was there. Damn, there is his milk in the back, plastic mother-child relationship.

After dinner, Cheng Yan took Song Yu for a stroll. Since he came to the countryside, he must have a good taste of the local customs. Cheng Yan took him to the "Liangtou" field, not to work in the field, but to work with him yesterday. When Dad came to work, he found the boats in the nearby river.

The mahogany boat was docked on the shore, and only a wooden stick was used to wrap the boat rope. The wooden stick was inserted into the ground to fix the boat, and it could be lifted as soon as you stretched out your hand. Cheng Yan led Song Yu to the boat, and the big man who followed black dog.

"What are you doing?" Song Yu looked at him, Cheng Yan had already walked out, pulled out the wooden stick, and threw it onto the boat.

"Punting," Cheng Yan looked around, "I don't know who's, let's go after playing for a while, don't get caught."

"You are quite courageous."

"Just turn around and don't do anything." Cheng Yan picked up the pole and propped the boat away from the shore back. "I used to play punting with them when I was young. Come up and try."

Cheng Yan pushed the boat to the shore, and Song Yu came up with the stern of the boat. The black dog on the shore couldn't get on, so he walked around the shore anxiously, barking at the two of them from time to time to seek a sense of presence.

"Hold the pole firmly," Song Yu stared at Cheng Yan's feet, he was standing on the bow, looking very dangerous, "Stand inside again."

"It's okay, I won't fall," Cheng Yan said, "and the water is not deep, so no one can drown."

Song Yu looked at the clear river, not far away there was a group of ducks nesting together for food, and their boat drifted away from the bridge and drifted further away.

"The scenery is really nice." Wrapped in the fragrance of nature, Song Yu looked at the surrounding environment, it was lush green, and the fresh colors made people feel at ease, it was a rare scenery in the city.

"Right?" Cheng Yan said proudly: "When I was young, the scenery was even better than this one. My dad and the others worked in the fields, so I punted here with Haozi and the others, fishing for water chestnuts."

"What is water chestnut?"

"Hmm...it's the thing with thorns on its body. It grows in the water. I don't know its scientific name. Anyway, my grandma and they all say water chestnut. It's edible without the skin. It's crunchy." Cheng Yan flattened the pole, squatted down, Looking at the clear river, he said, "I don't know if there are any now."

Suddenly, Cheng Yan fished out a leaf from the water, made a fuss and said, "Look what it is!"

Song Yu came over, looked around, but found nothing, he sincerely asked for knowledge: "What?"

Cheng Yan said absurdly: "It's just a leaf."

Then he laughed hahaha.

Song Yu clenched his fist tightly, and was about to punch him, so scared that Cheng Yan quickly raised his hand to block it, but he was too worried, the fist didn't come down, it turned into a gentle touch, covering the top of his head.

"Come and try." Cheng Yan stood up, holding the pole, and handed it to Song Yu, "It's very simple, you can definitely learn it."

Song Yu was also a person who was willing to try something new, so he held the pole without saying a word, and switched places with Cheng Yan.

Cheng Yan sat on the side and started to guide: "Just like I did just now, just insert the pole into the water, apply a little force, and the boat will go away."

"I'm not that idiot," Song Yu said, "Look at it."

He is far from being an idiot, he is really smart, he can do it just by looking at it. In fact, punting looks simple, but there is still a lot of knowledge in it. A real boatman can guarantee that the boat will not deviate from the course in strong winds and waves. This is Cheng Yan and Song Yuke. It can't be done, but it can simply swing when the weather is calm.

"Where are we going?" In front of Song Yu was a boundless river, and no one knew what the end was.

"Whatever," Cheng Yan supported the boat with one hand, bent over to look at the fish swimming in the water, the ripples kept them from approaching, "When there is only one way, just keep going forward."

They have no destination, just keep going.

That was his only way forward.

They don't know what the destination is and what kind of scenery they will see, but instead of standing still and waiting for others to tell you the scenery of the destination, it is better to step forward and explore life by themselves, maybe the journey in the middle is worse than the result at the destination much more important.

"That! Song Yu!" Cheng Yan screamed, scaring away the sparrow that had just landed. He pointed at a white egg on the bank and shouted: "Duck egg!"

Song Yu took a closer look, it seemed to be true.

Cheng Yan hurriedly stood up, lying on the stern of the boat, waved his hands and said, "Hurry up, come closer."

There was a group of ducks here just now, and it is understandable that they would lay eggs nearby. As soon as the boat docked, Cheng Yan stepped on the shore, picked up the duck eggs in the grass, checked them, and said: "It's still hot. of."

He handed it to Song Yu, the movement was too big, Song Yu reminded: "Be careful."

After taking the duck egg and rubbing it in his palm, Song Yu said pleasantly, "It's really hot."

"Well, it should have just landed not long ago." Cheng Yan looked at the group of ducks.

Song Yu returned the duck egg to him, "It's more fun to pick up a duck egg than to pick up money."

Cheng Yan put away the duck eggs carefully, walked back to the stern, lifted a ladle in the boat, put the duck eggs in, fixed them in a safe place, and said: "You don't understand, this is a test of luck, if someone picked it up when I was young It’s a sense of accomplishment that the whole family will be happy to go back with a duck egg.”

"I really don't understand." Song Yu propped the pole into the water, not quite understanding the sense of accomplishment, but he chose to respect it.

"However, duck eggs also have another meaning, which symbolizes test scores. Someone used to scare me, saying that after picking up duck eggs, I would get zero eggs in the test. My grandpa was fierce. He would be beaten if he failed the test. After hearing this, I was so scared that I studied all night. Really come back from the exam."

"And how many exams did you take?"

"I passed," Cheng Yan said, "I've read all the books, and it's impossible for me to pass the exam. That aunt is bluffing me."

Song Yu stopped the punting, retracted the pole, sat on the bow of the boat, looked at Cheng Yan, and said with emotion: "I think you are very suitable for living in the countryside."

Cheng Yan said in a rather proud tone: "Well, I can do everything, I have done everything from hunting birds, catching fish, punting boats and herding sheep. If I grew up in the village, I must be more capable than I am now."

Song Yu couldn't help laughing: "The big city is still trapping you."

Cheng Yan pushed his nose up and said, "That's right, it has trapped my unrestrained soul."

Song Yu nodded, and said: "Okay, let's live in the village from now on, buy a house, get a car, raise a dog, and get a sheep, you are the outsider and I am the insider."

Cheng Yan raised his eyes: "How do you live together?"

Song Yudao: "Of course you will live together after you get married."

Cheng Yan hurriedly lowered his head, and said in a low voice, "Who wants to marry you..."

The flirtatious appearance just now disappeared, and immediately changed back to the young and reserved Cheng Yan, Song Yu smiled at him.

The boat floated on the water without any human intervention, and gradually approached the shore. Song Yu swung the pole, and then it returned to the center. Putting down the pole, Song Yu sat down and said to Cheng Yan, "Come here."

Cheng Yan was unmoved: "Why?"

Song Yu played charades: "Come here first."

Cheng Yan competed with him, "You speak first."

Song Yu offered a tempting condition: "Come here and I'll tell you where the duck eggs I saw are."

Cheng Yan looked around, raised his spirits and said, "Where is it?"

Song Yu raised his chin: "It's right behind you."

Cheng Yan looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see any duck eggs in the grass.

"Come here and I'll tell you."

Cheng Yan couldn't see, so he obeyed the instructions. He walked over on the boat, came to Song Yu, looked back, and asked persistently: "Where?"

Song Yu looked him up and down, and suddenly stretched out his hand to grab Cheng Yan's wrist, and with a sudden force, he pulled it towards his arms. Cheng Yan panicked, and the boat swung sharply, and he fell into Song Yu's arms in fright. In his arms, he sat on Song Yu's lap in an extremely shy posture.

"What are you doing?!" Cheng Yan was about to get up, but was firmly controlled by Song Yu's arm. The more he struggled, the greater the swing of the boat, and the more dangerous the two of them were. Song, who had never lived in the countryside, Yu didn't feel flustered at all, but Cheng Yan was a little afraid of capsizing and gradually calmed down.

Song Yu raised his head slightly, pinched Cheng Yan's chin with his hand, pressed his lips against his profile and asked, "You really don't want to marry me?"

How can you talk about this?

Cheng Yan said unnaturally: "Why are you so nervous..."

Song Yudao: "I'm going to get this crazy, what do I ask you, little comrade, who do you plan to marry?"

When did Song Yu's face get thicker?I can't remember the details, anyway, after being with him, I became more and more dishonest, and it's the same today. It's extremely naive to ask this after making trouble with him.

Cheng Yan looked around anxiously: "You let me get up, someone will come soon."

In this open-air environment, the high bridge in the distance, and the nearby crops, you don't know where there is a person hiding. You can't show the shameless posture of the two of them.

"If you answer me, I will let you get up," Song Yu said aggressively, "Say."

Cheng Yan kept silent.

Song Yu stared at his small face, and said: "I find that every time you talk about this kind of intimacy, you seem to be a different person. Why are you embarrassed? Just now who said that he is capable and unrestrained? So Fanglang, so omnipotent, can you die if you say something back?"

"I don't want to tell you." Cheng Yan said carelessly, "Lie to me."

Song Yu laughed: "Then I apologize to you, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I shouldn't be so despicable, just because I want to hug you, I lied to you that you have duck eggs, okay? It's your turn, tell me, do you want to talk to me?" I got married?"

After hearing the apology, Cheng Yan didn't let go at all, and said, "My family may not agree."

"That's up to you," Song Yu said, "If my family disagrees, I'll argue with reason. If your family disagrees, you go and persuade. Didn't you say you should be firm? Except for our own weak feelings. Otherwise, there is no reason for us to separate, so the family will definitely be able to pass, then the final question falls on us, I want to marry you, now it is your turn to answer, do you want to be with me forever ?”

Cheng Yan began: "I don't want to."

Song Yu's hand withdrew its strength: "Say it again."

Cheng Yan said stubbornly: "I don't want to."

After finishing speaking, he jumped out of Song Yu's arms and walked towards the stern. Song Yu caught him but failed to catch him. Pointing at Song Yu on it: "Get lost."

I don't know when I became this kind of character, Song Yu stood in the hull, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and said very proudly: "You run."

Cheng Yan looked at the water surface behind him, there were ripples.

He stood at the stern, crying pitifully: "Don't scare me..."

Song Yu didn't give in to anyone with him today: "What's so difficult about saying something, I won't move you if I say something."

I don’t know why this sentence embarrasses such a tall boy, Cheng Yan kept his mouth shut, opened his mouth several times but was unwilling to say it, sometimes the benchmark is set up, it’s really hard to withdraw, Cheng Yan insisted Scratching his scalp, he said, "Don't think I'm afraid."

Song Yu stepped forward: "What dare you?"

Cheng Yan took a step back, there was no place to retreat, his back foot was half empty, because of Song Yu's approach, the bow of the boat rose and the stern sank, Cheng Yan lost his balance and shook his body.

"Song Yu..." He yelled in panic.

Song Yu slammed forward, trying to catch him, but Cheng Yan thought he was approaching, so he was startled, his foot went straight to the ground, and his unsteady body fell into the water with a "plop".

"Cheng Yan!" Song Yu climbed onto the stern of the boat in two steps, jumped down hastily without any hesitation, and the two figures in the water were entangled together.

The big black dog on the bank kept barking, as if it also knew the danger of its master.

Fortunately, the water is not deep, Song Yu followed closely, and quickly caught Cheng Yan. The omnipotent Cheng Yan just can't swim. I knew that I would fall into the water today, so I learned from his father when he jumped into the water. swimming.

He was caught by Song Yu, lifted him out of the water, touched a corner of the boat, grabbed the stern of the boat tightly like a life-saving straw, and panted heavily. The black dog was barking and circling on the shore, and the two were lying on the stern of the boat, laughing at the same time.

At that moment, the clouds in the sky were elegant, and the figures in the water were embarrassed. Song Yu supported the stern of the boat and looked at Cheng Yan, who was panting on top of it. , the eyelashes are trembling slightly, and the water droplets hanging on them are full of style.

Song Yu didn't hold back, and used words that would seem superficial for people at this age, it was almost instinctive and uncontrollable: "I love you."

Someone paused for a few seconds, lying on the boat without saying a word, until he was sure he had heard correctly, until he was sure he had used a heavy word.

Cheng Yan froze slightly, then lowered his head and buried his chin in the crook of his arm.The pink in the corners of the boy's eyes melted into the water and the sky, swaying under the blue sky and white sun.

Too immature to breathe.