Life in a quiet village in Xianshan

Entered the town.

It was dark all around, and decades later, it was only around eight o'clock, and there was no light anywhere.

But at the moment, there are no electric lights in the entire town, and there are no street lights either. Let alone lights, there may not be even a single electric pole nearby for more than ten miles.

If Gu Siwei said it, the whole town was almost like a ghost town.

"Dad Liu, shall we stay in a hotel?" Gu Siwei asked subconsciously.

"hotel?"

Liu Fulin didn't understand that for Liu Fulin, the word "stay in a hotel" didn't exist at all. In his mind, he just meant "stay in a hotel".

The one I stayed in was also a Datong store. Of course, in Gu Siwei’s mind, if I went out to stay in a hotel, it would have to be a Four Seasons hotel. Datong store? I've never heard of that stuff.

"Oh, you said you would stay in a hotel, but we won't stay there," Liu Fulin said with a smile.

Gu Siwei just wanted to ask, then we can't stay up all night on the street at night, right?

If it were summer, Liu Fulin could really stay up all night with Gu Siwei, but it was impossible to stay up this season.

"I'll take you to my cousin's house to stay one night," Liu Fulin said, "When you get into the house later, don't say anything, just listen to me."

Gu Siwei nodded and followed Liu Fulin to his cousin's house.

There are hardly a few brick houses in the whole town. Most of them are like Zhuangzi, with earthen walls and thatched roofs. Occasionally there is a place for building bricks. There are special names at the door. Many people entering and leaving are wearing Chinese tunic suits and carrying them in their pockets. Other pens are public.

Arriving at the door of a thatched cottage, Liu Fulin reached out and patted the door.

"Cousin, I am Fulin!"

After taking several shots in a row, Gu Siwei heard some movement in the yard.

Then a ray of light came through the crack in the door, which was the light from a kerosene lamp.

The light swayed through the cracks and stopped behind the door.

"Liu Fulin?"

"Cousin, it's me," Liu Fulin said.

This conversation made Gu Siwei a little confused, because the voice coming from the room seemed a bit young.

Squeak!

The door is open.

Before the people came out first, the lights came out first.

Seeing the face behind the lamp, Gu Siwei felt a little uncomfortable again.

Because the person holding the lamp looked to be in his early twenties, no more than thirty years old, this made Gu Siwei think to himself: Is this Liu Fulin's cousin?

"Cousin!"

Liu Fulin smiled and shouted to the young man.

"It's really a Forint."

The young cousin grinned.

"yes".

"Come in, come in. This is it?"

The young cousin asked quickly when he saw Gu Siwei.

There is no way, Gu Siwei is too outstanding. With this head and appearance, to be honest, even if he was placed on the street during the temple fair, he would stand out from the crowd. Forty years later, if he is thrown into a colorful place with colorful lights, his face alone will make him stand out. The owner who can buy a house.

At this time, Gu Siwei was still immersed in the level of his young cousin and his older cousin, and did not understand what he was asking at all.

"Gu Siwei is from our village, you can just call him Siwei," Liu Fulin said with a smile.

"Everybody come in, everybody come in."

Gu Siwei felt Liu Fulin kick him lightly, and he came to his senses and followed Liu Fulin into the yard.

This yard is much smaller than the yard of Gu Siwei's house, only about 200 square meters.

As soon as I reached the middle of the yard, I heard the door of the main room open, and a woman's voice came out: "Who is here?"

"It's Fulin from Shimo Village."

"oh"

Hearing what the young cousin said, the female voice that was originally filled with enthusiasm suddenly became cold.

Liu Fulin didn't seem to hear the displeasure in her tone, and still smiled and said: "Aunt, it's me, Liu Fulin."

"Um!"

The woman responded a bit silently. Before she could even finish her hum, she turned around and returned to the house.

The young cousin may or may not be a little embarrassed at the moment. Anyway, it was dark and it was difficult to see the expression on his face clearly.

He led Liu Fulin and Gu Siwei to the side room on the west side, opened the door and led them in.

There is a bed in the side room. The small bed is almost narrower than the standard 1.5-meter bed in the future. The bed is covered with straw mats. In addition to a bed, there were some rags in the room, and a wheelbarrow was leaning against the wall.

The room is a bit messy. Except for the place where you can stretch your legs, everything else is packed with things. From now on, this place will be just a utility room at most.

But today may be the place where Gu Siwei and Liu Fulin take a nap.

"I'll get you some quilts."

"Cousin, I also brought you some things. They are not good things, they are just things that grow in the ground...".

As Liu Fulin spoke, he rubbed the basket on his back and took out a bag from it. The bag was made of cloth and had a few patches on it.

It was too dark, and Gu Siwei couldn't see what was in the bag.

However, Liu Fulin and his young cousin started pushing. After three or two trips, the young cousin reluctantly took the things away and repeatedly asked not to do this next time.

The young cousin took the bag and went out. After about ten minutes, he came over with a quilt. Not to mention the thickness, Gu Siwei looked at the quilt more than he saw the Zhuangzi people. There are still more patches.

And as soon as I put it on the bed, a faint bad smell came out.

"Is it cold?"

My cousin expressed concern.

"That's enough, that's enough," Liu Fulin said with a smile.

Gu Siwei: "...".

After a few words that were not nutritious, the young cousin left, while Gu Siwei and Liu Fulin discussed how to sleep.

There was nothing to say. Don't even think about taking off your clothes. Originally, Liu Fulin wanted to give the quilt to Gu Siwei, but Gu Siwei had no interest in covering him with such a quilt.

You said that whether Gu Siwei was being hypocritical or that he didn't know how to catch him, he wouldn't be able to cover himself with this kind of quilt.

Liu Fulin didn't say much. He didn't take off his clothes either. He was lying down with his clothes on and just used the quilt to cover his stomach.

The two of them ate a piece of pancake and pork strips before entering the village. There was no need for late-night snacks, so they just lay down on the bed and went to sleep.

Lying on the bed, Gu Siwei was curled up at one end and Liu Fulin was curled up at the other end. He didn't know whether he was asleep or not, but it was difficult for Gu Siwei to fall asleep.

He didn't sleep, and it was quiet at night. Then Gu Siwei heard the conversation between his young cousin and his aunt Liu Fulin in the neighboring house.

It could also be that the woman told Liu Fulin and Gu Siwei on purpose, but the tone of voice was quite serious anyway.

There was nothing nice to say. The woman complained that Liu Fulin didn't bring anything good when he came, but the young cousin made some peace with her.

To be honest, Gu Siwei really wanted to go out right now, but when he saw Liu Fulin, he didn't know whether he was asleep or pretending to be asleep, so he had to pretend not to hear in embarrassment.

People had objections originally, so it was naturally impossible to have breakfast here the next day.

At dawn, Liu Fulin took Gu Siwei and his cousin to say goodbye.

The two of them carried baskets on their backs and came to the street. At this time, the street was covered with a layer of fog. Not to mention not a single human figure, not many dogs.

Moreover, the dogs didn't bark very much at this time. I don't know whether it was because they were too hungry to bark, or because the local dogs here didn't like barking very much. Anyway, Gu Siwei walked all the way, and the dogs almost ignored him and Liu Fulin. .

"Wait a moment, the store will open soon."

Hearing what Liu Fulin said, Gu Siwei looked up and found a sign above his head with six characters written on it: State-owned Qushan Hotel.

The front of the door is almost two meters long. The words "State-owned" are in blue on a blue background, and the words "Qushan Hotel" are in black on a white background.

The door of the hotel is now locked, but the crack in the door is quite large, and Gu Siwei cannot get in. But for a teenager, it would probably not be difficult to get in.

Through the crack in the door, you can see several old tables in the store. There is a dining window at the end, which cannot be seen further away.

"Don't look at it. Others will think you want to steal something if they see it." Liu Fulin first put down the basket and squatted down by the wall next to him.

Gu Siwei finally listened to the advice, put the basket in front of him, and squatted in the corner.

At this time, Gu Siwei was looking at a thin dog on the roadside, and at this moment the thin dog was also looking at Gu Siwei. The moment their eyes met, Gu Siwei suddenly had a feeling: At this moment, it was the dog looking at the person. , or people watch dogs.

Poof!

Thinking of such a funny thing, Gu Siwei was immediately happy.

Liu Fulin was a little confused by Gu Siwei's laughter: "What are you so happy about?"

"Look at that dog, he's so thin."

"..."

Liu Fulin felt a little speechless.

Neither of them wanted to say anything else. Both of them were hungry, so there was no time to waste any more saliva.

The weather today is not very good. After waiting for a while, there are more people on the street, and the sun in the east has not yet reached our foreheads.

Not to mention the appearance, there are no red ones on the east side.

"Give way! What are you doing squatting at the door so early in the morning, waiting for food!"

Just when Gu Siwei was looking at the people walking up and down the street, a very harsh sound suddenly reached Gu Siwei's eyes.

Turning around, Gu Siwei found a middle-aged man in his forties and a little fat standing at the door of the hotel. He took out a key from his trouser pocket and cursed while picking the key.

Gu Siwei suddenly remembered that he was hungry and angry. Unexpectedly, just as he was about to stand up, he was pulled by Liu Fulin next to him.

Liu Fulin stood up and said to the man who opened the door: "We are waiting for you to open the door."

"What, do you have any food stamps with you?"

The man's tone was so arrogant that he didn't even try to hide it.

If you open a shop like this, it will be light for three days in a few decades. If you don't get beaten on the first day of opening, that's all luck.

"No, I didn't have a bowl of noodle soup." Liu Fulin still laughed along with him.

At this moment, Liu Fulin was holding Gu Siwei's hand tightly, as if he was afraid that Gu Siwei would jump out and cause trouble.

Gu Siwei thought for a moment, sighed softly, reached out and patted Liu Fulin's hand.

Gu Siwei is not stupid. Of course he knows why Liu Fulin endures it. If he couldn't bear it, he would definitely not be able to drink the bowl of hot soup this morning. It is winter now, and the weather outside is only one or two degrees. If he doesn't drink it, The bowl is hot, how can I hold it up?

Knowing that Gu Siwei had given up the idea of ​​making trouble, Liu Fulin let go of his hand.

Waiting for the middle-aged man to open the door, Liu Fulin pulled Gu Siwei into the hotel. He didn't even sit inside, but just sat near the door.

The middle-aged man did not look at the two of them. He seemed to pretend that the two of them did not exist. He took out a cigarette and lit it, singing a song while doing things slowly.

After about a quarter of an hour, several old ladies came one after another, all in their early forties, and the oldest one must be in her fifties.

Gu Siwei felt that he and Liu Fulin were like air in other people's eyes.

Gu Siwei stood up.

Liu Fulin caught Gu Siwei again as soon as he saw it. Liu Fulin was afraid that Gu Siwei would cause trouble because of his youthful energy, so he wanted to reach out and grab Gu Siwei and push him back to the bench.

"I'll go see what's available to eat," Gu Siwei said with a smile.

"There is food, but you have to have food stamps. If you don't have food stamps, you won't even be able to eat."

A middle-aged woman said rudely to Gu Siwei.