On Rickshaw Pullers and Lecturers

Chapter 12 Ending

The next days passed by a little fast, even if Chen Goudan "climbed to a high branch", he seemed unable to learn to enjoy himself, and he still went out to pull a cart to eat every day; Zhou Long didn't say anything, except to tell him to read the book every day. Write a few words at a time, then go to give lectures to make ends meet as usual; in the end, Father Zhou... is getting old, playing chess or doing sports like those old men at the alley, unexpectedly, after eating Chen Goudan to make a living. After more than ten days of her meal, she finally admitted to this "daughter-in-law", and she didn't spend all her time criticizing, staring and bearded.

Life is normal, but...

Chen Goudan was at the entrance of the alley, and he overheard a few people chatting by chance, saying that the flames of war in the northeast were coming, and life might not be peaceful.

Yes, although Ancheng is peaceful, some of the outside world has been raging with wars, and it is no longer a peaceful land, and this area is not far away from there.

Such peaceful days are becoming less and less.

"Brother Chen, have you heard?"

The one who suddenly spoke to him was one of the customers that Chen Goudan often came into contact with—the sister of a student from Jining Middle School, who often took his car to Jining Middle School to find her younger brother. No matter how bad his memory was, he was familiar with this guest——Xu Aili.

Speaking of which, Xu Aili's appearance is not outstanding, but delicate, she looks like a small flower in the countryside, although it doesn't have a strong fragrance, it has a unique flavor, and her temperament is very gentle, if Chen Goudan doesn't like it A man, if he hadn't met Mr. Zhou alone, he would very likely fall in love with such a woman.

It's just possible, after all, the Mr. Zhou he met is unique and cannot be replaced by anyone.

When he came back to his senses, Chen Goudan thought about Xu Aili's words, and he spoke vaguely. He didn't know why, so he asked her back.

"What did you hear, Miss Xu?"

"It is said that the situation in Ancheng is about to change, and it is no longer safe. My family plans to move to a safer inland area next month. Although there are rampant bandits there, at least the money is not life, but at least it's okay—" Suddenly , she looked at Chen Goudan, the handkerchief in her hand covered her slightly drooping mouth, she looked so shy, "Brother Chen, do you want to go too? I..."

"do not know."

Although Chen Goudan is a stupid guy, he also realized that it is better not to agree to what Xu Aili said, not to mention the person on his heart—Mr. Zhou?In any case, as long as Mr. Zhou stays, he will stay, and when Mr. Zhou leaves, he will leave.

Immediately, he added: "There are still people in my family, I have to listen to his opinion!"

The sudden light in Chen Goudan's eyes and the unintentional tenderness that Xu Aili had never seen in the eyes of Chen Goudan, she was sensitively aware that the person was "her"!

It's just wishful thinking on her part.

Thinking about it this way, Chen Goudan saw that Miss Xu was still so gentle and pleasant, nodded to him, smiled very politely, put down the handkerchief, and held it in his hand.

"However, Brother Chen, if we really drop by, we can go together. In this way, it will be easier to buy a ticket; it's better to buy it early, otherwise it will be difficult for Brother Chen and you to go."

"I understand! Do you want to go? Miss Xu."

Chen Goudan scratched the top of his short hair, and made a rather rude perfunctory sentence.

"No, I'm going to walk."

In this regard, Xu Aili concealed her inner disappointment, just smiled, neither near nor far, and then left.

And Chen Goudan looked at her somewhat lonely back, and he didn't feel that he had hurt someone's heart. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and waited for the next passenger to arrive.

……

When Chen Goudan came home, Zhou Long was already at home. I don't know what happened recently. Mr. Zhou often didn't have classes for most of the day, so he would cultivate himself at home and take paid vacations.

However, he looked at the recent Zhenwen Daily, Zhiqiang Daily, and Zhonghua Xinbao (fabricated newspapers, set as current affairs newspapers that people in Ancheng often read), and found vaguely mentioned Northeast Incidents, and There are many wars, big and small, and of course, the most important ones are some political changes and diplomatic affairs, which seem to be calm, and he didn’t know much about his previous experience in the Northeast when his father came back. In any case, Ancheng, it won't be peaceful for a long time.

He lowered his eyes and looked at his father who was leisurely listening to the little song. This one was really relaxed, but after thinking about it, he understood most of his father's temper.

Go with the flow.

Isn't that what he is?

Zhou Long raised his lips ironically, unlike his usual gentleness, and after a while, he returned to his normal expression again.

Probably, to leave here.

So, will Zhicai leave with him?

Then, Chen Goudan, who came back, received his companion's penetrating gaze, as if he wanted to see through him inside and out, and tried hard to see something from his face.

Chen Goudan:? ? ?

What's the matter, Mr. Zhou?He originally wanted to talk to Mr. Zhou about what he learned from Xu Aili.He had already thought it over, he came to Ancheng by himself, and now there is Mr. Zhou, if Mr. Zhou plans to go, he will go there.Everywhere is a home, as long as there is Xingshun, it is his home for Chen Goudan.

After thinking about it, he looked at Mr. Zhou intently and approached. The brilliance in his eyes still made Zhou Long tremble when he recalled it many years later.

Now, as he watched Chen Goudan approaching, Father Zhou next to him closed his eyes very tactfully, and turned around by the way, with his back to them.

"Xingshun, I, I heard that Ancheng, the city is going to be in chaos! So, so..."

"Then let's go to a safe place together, Zhicai."

Chen Goudan looked at his Mr. Zhou and paused, then continued.

"I am very lucky to have met you. I hope that in the future, let's go together."

In fact, in this world, nothing can be guaranteed. Everyone knows that maybe a person who was glamorous one day will be beheaded the next day. Maybe a poor boy meets an opportunity and becomes a warlord. Living an ordinary life is the most difficult thing.

So, without thinking about anything, Chen Goudan picked up Mr. Zhou and buried him in his arms.

"Mr. Zhou, lucky, lucky is me! I am lucky, lucky to meet you!"

"Tsk! Hahaha!"

Zhou Long stroked Chen Goudan's hair and head, which were too short to be handy, and nodded gently.

"Naturally, let's go together."

"Zhicai."

"Good! Good!"

Chen Goudan replied like this, and from his invisible perspective, Zhou Long looked at his father with a complicated expression, and just added a sentence.

"Father, you can go all the way too."

Father Zhou didn't answer, he turned over again and turned his back to them even more.

However, Zhou Long understood very well that the trembling back was a sign of approval.

Suddenly, Chen Goudan raised his head, smirked like a child, stretched out his hand, and said, "Xingshun! I, I want to flirt with you!"

"Why? Zhicai, are you so childish?"

During Zhou Long's questioning, he still persisted, but in the end he couldn't resist his partner's sudden willfulness, and they pulled the hook.

Chen Goudan said: "La hook, pull hook! No change for 100 years! Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou wants to live a long time, and stay with me!"

"You idiot, Zhicai."

"I, I'm stupid, before I leave, I still have to burn incense and worship Buddha!"

"..."

"I, I hope, in this way, in this way, Xingshun will be fine! I, I especially..."

"how about you?"

"I just, just follow Zhou, Mr. Zhou!"

"Really, you should be fine too."

"I, I know!"

Father Zhou, who was moved by the side before, is now expressionless: ...

end

The author has something to say:

I finally finished writing this article, and speaking of it, it’s not too late, New Year’s greetings... This article was conceived a few months ago, because it involves a rickshaw driver, and I plan to read it When I read Lao She's famous work, I was too lazy. I originally wanted to describe that era, but I had no experience, so I had to use a lot of psychology and movements. Kah, I have too little experience.

I expect there will be a continuation of this article, of course, in the foreseeable future, it is just a thought.

Writing, writing, I felt that Zhou Long was more in line with my taste, and then forget it, if Chen Goudan is too tired to pull the cart, wouldn’t he be very sad (Chen Goudan: ???) , However, being a teacher is also a physical job, sometimes.

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