Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Old Things

It was the next morning when Ye Qianze returned to Xiang Yuan's house, and Zou Yun also came with him.When Ye Qianze left, Zou Yun was already nine years old, and he remembered many things clearly.Ye Qianze is a good brother. They used to have a good relationship as brothers. However, after seeing each other for so many years, Zou Yun was obviously shy and cautious in front of his brother. At home, it still seemed unusually silent. Ye Qianze went to look at Ye Ling, she was not awake yet, she was sleeping unusually peacefully.Ye Qianze sighed, and heard Xiang Yao call at the door, "Brother Ye, my sister asked you to have breakfast together."

Compared with Zou Yun's shyness in front of his own brother, Xiang Yao is much more familiar with this brother Ye who he used to hang out with when he was a child.She greeted Ye Qianze, and walked towards the kitchen alone. Xiang Yuan usually had a lot of things to do, and most of the trivial housework at home was done by Xiang Yao. The Xiang family's breakfast was very simple, nothing more than some porridge and side dishes, and fresh soy milk that Xiang Yao bought from the tofu shop in the village early in the morning under Xiang Yuan's instructions.Xiang Yao divided the soy milk into several cups, and habitually added a small spoonful of sugar to it, but Xiang Yuan who suddenly walked into the kitchen interrupted her.

"There is a cup where there is no sugar and a teaspoon of salt instead. Ye Qianze always likes salt when drinking this." Xiang Yuan said. Xiang Yao was stunned for a moment, and muttered, "Brother Ye's taste is so strange." Even so, since Xiang Yuan had spoken, she followed through. The four of them sat at Xiang's family's small round dining table with a history of more than ten years, and Zou Yun naturally helped to arrange the dishes. Ye Qianze said apologetically, "Xiang Yuan, we probably troubled you too much this time." Xiang Yuan spread out a hand towards him, "If you feel sorry, you can pay me like a tourist."

Knowing that she blamed him for being polite by joking, Ye Qianze smiled, said no more, lowered his head and took a sip of the soy milk placed in front of him. The moment he drank it, he froze for a moment, then frowned slightly, but he Immediately concealed the strange expression. It was just a very subtle move, but Xiang Yuan noticed it immediately, "What's the matter, it doesn't suit your taste?" Ye Qianze swallowed it naturally, and said with a smile: "It's nothing. But Xiang Yuan, I thought drinking salty soy milk was just a habit of northerners." Xiang Yuan was stunned for a moment, "Didn't you always like to add salt to soy milk before, and I often laughed at you for being strange."

"Really?" Ye Qianze thought for a while, then laughed again, "It's probably a whimsy from childhood, it's rare that you still remember it." Afraid of taking away Xiang Yuan's kindness, he deliberately took another big sip. But Xiang Yuan immediately snatched the cup from his hand, turned to Xiang Yao and said, "Pour this cup down and change it to a sweet one." "No, really no need." Ye Qianze stood up and Xiangyao was waiting to stop him. Xiang Yuan laughed at himself mockingly, "It's okay, it's all my fault, all I remember is the old story of Chen Guzi's rotten sesame seeds, after so long, I thought it was the same as when I was a child. Xiang Yao, throw it away."

Zou Yun, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Don't pour it, I'll change it with my brother. I like to drink salty ones." Xiang Yuan raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, "Hey, it seems that both of you brothers had this strange hobby when you were young." It's not right for Xiang Yao to go, it's not good if he doesn't go, he stood there for a while, then sat down again after a while, and put the glass of salty soy milk heavily in front of Zou Yun. After a lot of tossing, the cups were changed, and the four of them ate quietly, speechless for a while.

Xiang Yao was the first to put down her chopsticks, she looked at Zou Yun, then at Ye Qianze, and suddenly said: "Brother Ye, you have grown a lot taller than before, you two brothers really look alike, but you are prettier than Zou Yun That's a lot." She is not usually a talkative person, but at this time, a careless remark, with the innocence unique to a girl in her grade, made Ye Qianze laugh, and Xiang Yuan couldn't help laughing, but most of them didn't take it seriously.In fact, although the brothers Ye Qianze and Zou Yun have different fathers, they do look alike.The difference is that Ye Qianze should be more like his father, with broad forehead and deep eyes, but Zou Yun is just like their biological mother, with handsome features and handsome eyes, both are equally good-looking boys.The elder brother has grown up and has more bookish spirit, but the younger brother still has the immaturity of a little boy. Even so, it is really difficult to distinguish between high and low.

Xiang Yuan didn't know why Xiang Yao suddenly said such a sentence, but he wasn't too surprised.Not only are Xiang Yao and Zou Yun the same age, but they have always been classmates from elementary school to the first year of junior high school. It is said that the two are in similar grades, and the two families have a close relationship, but this does not make them good friends.There was nothing wrong with Zou Yun, but Xiang Yao didn't like him, and when they got together, Xiang Yao either ignored him or looked coldly at him.After attending junior high school, there was a mountain road of nearly ten miles from the village to the middle school in the village. Sometimes Xiang Yuan asked Xiang Yao and Zou Yun to go together, so as to take care of him, but Xiang Yao refused, instead of walking half an hour earlier, It's just delaying time deliberately, in short, I don't want to go with Zou Yun.Xiang Yuan heard that even in school, Xiang Yao didn't talk to Zou Yun.

Xiang Yao is not a girl with a difficult temper, she is very popular in school, and it seems that she and Zou Yun don't have much trouble. Xiang Yuan remembers that they would still play together when they were young. She asked Zou Yun what she was like now, and Zou Yun was inexplicable. After a long time, she didn't bother to care about these mother-in-law and mother-in-law matters. When Zou Yun heard that Xiang Yao compared himself with his brother, he didn't forget to belittle him deliberately, but he didn't get angry, and still drank his salty soy milk in mouthfuls. After breakfast, according to the previous agreement, Xiang Yuan will take a few tourists who live in her house up the mountain to see the scenery.When returning to the room to prepare things, she opened the drawer. Whether it was on purpose or not, the thick stack of letters written to her by Ye Qianze slipped out of the small box where she put the money in the days when Ye Qianze had just left.

Xiang Yuan brushed away the invisible dust on the stack of letters.She rarely looked through these old letters, but she remembered them clearly, there were twenty-one in total, and several postcards from the holidays.When Qian Ze first returned to the city, the letters he wrote to her came like snowflakes. At that time, he first arrived in a strange family, a strange city, and many places he was not used to. person who confides.At first, his letters were always densely packed with several pages of letter paper, which described the novelty of the big city and his hesitation, as well as his nostalgia for the small mountain village and old friends.Xiang Yuan's replies are always concise and concise pieces of letter paper. She has a lot of things to say in her heart, but she only feels that there are not many things worth writing when she writes them. too many things.

His later letters also proved that what Xiang Yuan said was correct. He slowly integrated into his new life over time. He began to tell her about his new family——he hadn’t seen each other for many years, and he resigned from university and went to sea. His father, his gentle and demure stepmother and a younger sister who is more than two years younger than him, he said that they all treated him very well, and that life in school went smoothly and he made some new friends.Hearing this, Xiang Yuan was relieved with sadness.Every time she sends a letter, she has to walk a long way to the countryside, so most of the time, she would rather just be a listener, and occasionally reply a letter or two, talking about the news in the village. Uncle Li next door to your house did it. The village head, the dog of our class went to serve as a soldier... They each talked about their own lives, and the more they talked, the more different they were, and gradually, they talked less and less.His letter changed from a weekly one to a monthly one, and then it became an occasional one from time to time, and then a postcard for a festival... Since when did it start, maybe it was the third year after he returned to the city, The two completely cut off communication. Xiang Yuan doesn't blame anyone, she can understand Qian Ze's mood, he has always been a kind and nostalgic person, but they have been separated for too long, the world they live in is too different, only relying on swan geese to communicate, no matter how deep the old love will be, it will fade away. There was no way to do it, not only him, but sometimes even herself, had brought up the pen countless times, but she didn't know where to start.She only hoped that one day, she would have enough strength to fly out of this small village, stand on the same soil as him, and see the same world at the same height as him. She firmly believed that she could do it!But this time, this time his return suddenly made her feel flustered. For the first time, Xiang Yuan felt her own insignificance and powerlessness in the face of time and distance. She heard a light knock on the door, Qian Ze stood at the door, and he came to see Ye Ling who was still awake.She quickly put the letter back in its place, closed the drawer again, turned around and smiled at him, and said in a low voice, "I asked Xiang Yao to prepare some porridge for her, which has been heating on the stove. When will she wake up?" That's it, just let Xiang Yaoduan come in. I'm going out." Ye Qianze walked to Xiang Yuan's side and looked at some old photos hanging beside the simple desk.Xiang Yuan still stood quietly, did not speak, but did not leave either. "Xiang Yuan, when I came back this time, when I saw Ah Yun and saw you, I suddenly felt that the old days have become very far away, but they are worth recalling. We haven't seen each other for a long time, and it feels really uncomfortable to see an old friend again. Same." Xiang Yuan said, "In this case, you can stay for a few more days when you come back. Your sister is not in good health, and it is good to rest and recuperate. Doesn't your school also have holidays?" "My sister..." Ye Qianze hesitated, "How did she fall into the water, did she say anything before?" Xiang Yuan glanced at Ye Ling who was on the bed not far away, "I didn't say anything, but I don't think she fell into the water. I don't know why, but Qian Ze, you sister, you still have to watch Tighten up." Ye Qianze didn't show any surprise, he was silent, seemed to be worried, but didn't say anything.Xiang Yuan looked at his profile, his eyes were still the same as when he was a child, kind and soft.A good person like him has good intentions towards everything and always hopes that everything will be as good as he imagined. I don't know if it will come true during the years when she didn't participate. As if wanting to break the silence, Ye Qianze pointed to an old photo of Xiang Yuan in the frame on the wall and said casually, "What year was this photo taken? The background is by the stream where we fished eels, right?" Xiang Yuan glanced at him, "That's right, you have a pretty good memory. By the way, Qianze, you stay with your sister, and I'll go up the mountain with some tourists. I'll go find you at night." She hurriedly walked up the mountain with a few tourists who had been waiting for a while. She could tell a lot of allusions and stories in the mountains.When passing the mountain stream, she stopped to let the guests take pictures. The stream is clear and the mountains are bright. This is a good place to take pictures. Xiang Yuan waited patiently by the side. After a long time, he couldn't help being a little distracted.It was not long before Qianze returned to the city. She was the first tour guide to take tourists up the mountain. Qianze walked with her. The tourists also stopped at this place to take pictures. Qianze borrowed a camera from one of the tourists. I took a picture of her myself.Before the tourist went home, Xiang Yuan deliberately left the address and asked the other party to send her the photo back. It was his first time to take pictures, his technique was not very good, and the photos were not very clear, but Xiang Yuan still carefully put it in the frame and hung it on the wall. She still remembered many things, but he accidentally forgot.