One Thousand Two Hundred and Nine, Got 1 White Head
Ren Xiaosu felt a little strange. After Yang Xiaojin came to the No. 88 barrier, he didn't even revisit Yang's manor. Instead, he kept taking him to a small shop like Heping Tailor to meet some former acquaintances.
"Little Jin, wait a second," the middle-aged woman in the tailor shop wiped her hands, took off the sleeves on her arms, then walked to the door and turned the small wooden sign "Opening" hanging outside, and changed became "closed".
It only closed at 9 in the morning, and it seemed that the other party didn't want anyone to disturb her and Yang Xiaojin's reminiscence.
The tailor's shop is small, with all kinds of fabrics hanging on the walls of the shop, and the room still smells of good leather, which is not pungent at all.
The window was cleaned and the floor was clean. Ren Xiaosu could see that the other party lived his life very carefully and delicately.
The middle-aged woman smiled and looked at Ren Xiaosu: "Introduce myself, I'm a tailor who measures Xiaojin's clothes since I was a child. My name is Lan Jingchu. How about you call me Aunt Lan? The young marshal in the northwest is really different. , as in the legend, full of energy and a natural clothes rack."
Ren Xiaosu was a little embarrassed by what he said. Others complimented him behind his back on his greatness and his fighting ability.
But once praised in person, he would instead show a rare shyness.
Not many people could see Ren Xiaosu's shy side.
However, what Ren Xiaosu was most worried about at this time was that he was afraid that Yang Xiaojin would suddenly say that he would not be called Aunt Lan, because Aunt Lan was younger than Grandma Lin...
Fortunately, Yang Xiaojin didn't add anything.
"Wait a second, I'll make you two cups of tea," Aunt Lan said and entered the back room.
There are brown solid wood tables and chairs in the room, with sugar and snacks on them, which should be prepared for guests.
Yang Xiaojin picked up a piece of sugar and peeled off the icing, and then handed it to Ren Xiaosu: "Try it, this is the taste in my childhood memory."
Ren Xiaosu ate it into his mouth, and a strong smell of plum mixed with the saliva in his mouth spread out.
For some reason, Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt a lot more relaxed as soon as the sugar was in his mouth.
Aunt Lan came out with a tea tray, and she looked at Yang Xiaojin: "Is there anything wrong with returning to the No. 88 barrier this time? Can Aunt Lan be of any help?"
As he said that, he also put two cups of brewed black tea in front of Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin.
Yang Xiaojin shook her head, she pointed at Ren Xiaosu and said, "Nothing serious, just make him four suits and keep a spare for him."
"So that's the case," Aunt Lan said with a thicker smile: "Then I have to do it well, but if there are four sets of clothes, I may need to ask the tailors of other shops to help, otherwise it will take a long time to do it by myself. ."
"Well, it's alright," Yang Xiaojin said and looked at Ren Xiaosu: "How much?"
"No need," Aunt Lan shook her head with a smile: "Yang's money has not been used up with me, there is still a lot, I will get you an account book, it doesn't matter if the remaining money is used to make twenty sets of clothes. ."
Ren Xiaosu secretly pouted, is the consortium so rich and powerful?
Yang Xiaojin said, "You don't need to look at the ledger. Aunt Lan, please call a shoemaker you are familiar with. I will also give him twelve pairs of shoes."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned when he heard this, and even Aunt Lan was a little incredulous: "Do you need to do so much?"
"Well," Yang Xiaojin said, "I want the strongest one."
At this time, even Aunt Lan felt something was wrong. Who would make so many shoes at one time?
Ren Xiaosu felt a little uneasy, this feeling was like a precursor to separation, just like his wife would prepare a lot of ingredients for her husband before leaving, for fear that her husband would be hungry at home alone.
If the husband wants to travel far, the wife will keep ten pairs of shoes at home and let the husband wear them on the road.
This is a gift before parting.
Yes, what Yang Xiaojin is doing now is like she is going away.
At this time, Yang Xiaojin was still explaining to Aunt Lan on her own: "The suit should be looser at the waistline, under the armpit, and around the shoulders.
Because of his large amount of activity, sometimes a fight occurs unexpectedly, and if it is very tight, it will affect his activity. In addition, the shoes should be very strong. He has already stepped on several pairs of shoes. "
Not to mention, when the superhuman's power suddenly exploded, the force on the soles of the feet and shoes was indeed enormous. Many superhumans actually had the trouble of wearing shoes. After two battles, the shoes became crocodile mouths.
Here, after Yang Xiaojin explained, Aunt Lan immediately called a shoemaker on the landline. The other party was also very professional, and she actually rubbed Ren Xiaosu's foot shape with clay, saying that this was the way to make the most suitable shoes.
To be honest, Ren Xiaosu was the first time in his life to enjoy this kind of treatment.
When rubbing her feet, Yang Xiaojin was still thinking about how long it would take to do it well, and whether it would be faster to add money.
Then I asked, can I prepare some more insoles or something, I want the best.
At this moment, Yang Xiaojin lost her heroic spirit, instead she was a little more gentle.
After the shoemaker left, Yang Xiaojin suddenly asked Aunt Lan, "Where's Uncle Li? Why haven't I seen him since I came here for a long time, has he rested today?"
Aunt Lan paused for a moment while picking the figure of the cloth, and then slowly said: "The night when the No. 88 barrier was attacked, he was hit by a car that was trying to escape, and then he never woke up. "
That night Ren Xiaosu took Yan Liuyuan and others to leave first, but before they left, Li's nano warriors had already reached the barrier and started attacking recklessly.
The relationship between that war and Ren Xiaosu was not too big, but the reason why Li's nano soldiers were able to break through Qing's defense line and reach Yang's was also Qing Zhen's intention.
So some people will say that in an avalanche, no snowflake is innocent.
However, from Ren Xiaosu's point of view, he couldn't say that Qing Zhen's choice was wrong.
In such a sad era, everyone is like a drowning person. If you want to swim out of the water to breathe, the only person you can rely on and trust is yourself.
If you are not strong enough, don't try to rescue other drowning people, because you will be pulled by the neck and will sink to the bottom of the sea.
Aunt Lan said softly: "It was his birthday that day. I closed the shop early and went home to cook. He said he was going to measure clothes for others before going home, but I found out later that he went to the flower market to buy it for me. A bunch of roses. When I found him, the roses were scattered around his body, soaked in blood."
Yang Xiaojin was stunned for a long time without speaking, and Aunt Lan didn't look too sad. Born in this era, who is not used to seeing life and death?
According to Qing's statistics, the average life expectancy of Qing's family in the past ten years was only 51. On the one hand, due to the lack of materials, on the other hand, the level of medical care was far worse than before the disaster.
Ren Xiaosu remembered that before the disaster, the average life expectancy of many cities exceeded 70, and some first-tier cities were over 83. This is the change brought about by different levels of medical care.
So, this is an era when everyone is better at saying goodbye.
It's not that everyone wants to be good at it, but life forces you to get used to it all.
After coming out of the tailor's shop, Yang Xiaojin took a deep breath and said, "Xiaosu, when the clothes are ready, you can leave two gold bars for Aunt Lan for emergency."
"Well, yes," Ren Xiaosu nodded.
"Let's go, it's noon, please eat beef patties. When I was a child, my favorite was beef patties. It tastes more delicious than home," Yang Xiaojin said, and she thought for a while: "I will buy you other things in the afternoon. ."
Ren Xiaosu was a little silent, he didn't know what this so-called other thing was.
When walking on the road, he could feel Yang Xiaojin's deep nostalgia for this barrier. Even if the other party has no relationship with the Yang family consortium, it carries the other party's childhood and happiness.
In the afternoon, Yang Xiaojin bought him three brand new jackets, the best quality ones.
These days, people who can buy jackets are basically rich or expensive. After all, there are too few people who can get out of the way and need jackets.
In the outdoor equipment store, Yang Xiaojin also bought Ren Xiaosu the best shovels, tents, insulation blankets, and even oxygen cylinders for emergency use.
Yang Xiaojin's generosity of action and the wide variety of purchases made Ren Xiaosu stunned.
In the evening, the girl in the peaked cap also went to buy a lot of fresh seasonings for Ren Xiaosu, and it was a big jar.
Salt, pepper noodles, chili powder, soybean paste, soy sauce, oil consumption, monosodium glutamate...
Everything is there.
This kind of feeling is like being afraid that Ren Xiaosu will not be able to find something handy when he lives alone.
In the end, Yang Xiaojin also bought Ren Xiaosu the most expensive Ginkgo brand waterproof watch that could be found in the No. 88 barrier.
At that time, the boss said that the watch was very strong, and one of his friends accidentally fell downstairs with the watch, and the watch was fine.
The only pity is that although the watch is not broken, his friend fell to his death...
Ren Xiaosu, as a person with the memory of civilization before and after the cataclysm, felt a little emotional when he bought the watch.
Before the cataclysm, some watches cost hundreds of thousands or millions, and they may not be available for purchase.
If you want to buy a watch that is in high demand at the counter, you have to sell two cheap watches together, just like you have to increase the price of a best-selling car.
It's better now, buy the most expensive watch, and the boss happily treats you as a wild father.
After coming out of the watch shop, Ren Xiaosu finally couldn't help looking at the gradually darkening sky: "Xiaojin, if you want to say something, you can tell me directly..."
Yang Xiaojin glanced at him: "Sooner or later I will say what should be said, don't worry."
Saying that, Yang Xiaojin actually went to an office supply store to buy a pen and a small notebook.
When Ren Xiaosu saw that she was buying a pen and a notebook, her heart skipped a beat. Did she want to write a letter to herself? The kind that leaves a letter after saying goodbye?
After returning to the hotel that night, Yang Xiaojin shut herself in the room by herself, and then asked Ren Xiaosu not to sleep.
Yang Xiaojin said that no matter what doubts Ren Xiaosu had in his heart, there would be an answer tonight.
In summer, the night is windy.
Ren Xiaosu climbed to the roof of the hotel from outside the window alone. He silently looked at the thousands of lights that had not been extinguished, and suddenly felt a little lonely.
Unprecedented loneliness.
In fact, Ren Xiaosu had never mentioned anything on his mind, not even Yan Liuyuan had heard of his mind.
Sometimes, he feels that he doesn't deserve a home.
After finally accepting an apprentice, the apprentice died.
Finally, a group of bandits were captured to rebuild their homes, and the bandits were gone.
I finally got a younger brother, and my younger brother went to the northern grasslands.
Finally, there was an elder Jiang Xu, but Jiang Xu was assassinated.
Ren Xiaosu was like a person walking on a long dark street. When he looked back, he found that no one was waiting under the dim yellow lights.
Under the lights, there was only one word of goodbye.
"Master, I'm leaving."
"Brother, I can't go back."
"Xiaosu, take care."
The hot and dry breeze of the summer night came and blew away gently. The humid air in the south was like hot and humid breathing, and the occasional coolness in the wind was like the singing of a singer after plucking a guitar.
Ren Xiaosu looked back in his memory, and he was the only one on this long road.
There were only muddy footprints and messy thorns on the road.
Other than that, nothing stays.
"I'm just a broom star," Ren Xiaosu said with a wry smile, "I can't even keep a family."
It turned out that the house on Anning East Road, the No. 144 barrier that I wanted to go back to the most, was the only one in the end. The other party didn't actually want to go back.
The teenager's mind is complicated and fragile and sensitive. Ren Xiaosu, who met love for the first time, is worried about gains and losses like all teenagers.
However, at this moment, a window below him opened, and Yang Xiaojin stuck his head out and waved to Ren Xiaosu on the roof.
Ren Xiaosu was stunned for a moment. He thought that the other party would leave a letter, but the result... it seems a little different from what he imagined?
He climbed down the wall, and when he got into Yang Xiaojin's room through the window, he saw that the other party handed him the small book in his hand.
"This is...?" Ren Xiaosu hesitated, he was a little afraid to open it.
It's just that Yang Xiaojin has changed the silence and calmness of the past two days, she said with a smile: "Open it and see."
Ren Xiaosu turned to the first page, and in the center of the book was written "Use the scroll without getting angry".
Turning over the first page, there is an explanation on the back: using this volume, I will not be angry with you anymore, and I will give you a big hug.
On the second page, in the center of the book was written "Use the volume when you go."
Turning over the second page, there is an explanation on the back: After using this volume, I will accompany you when you go to the ends of the earth.
The third page is the "Tenderness and Consideration Roll", after using this volume, I will be the most tender little angel in one day.
The fourth page is "Massage Volume". After using this volume, I can give you a massage for 120 minutes and become your gold medal technician, good at wrong bone massage.
The fifth page is the "Deluxe Breakfast Roll", after using this roll...
Ren Xiaosu turned the pages one by one, and the pages of the "privileged use volume" were like warm red charcoal in a snowy day, and all the bad moods were ironed out.
The Privilege Volume has a total of ninety-nine pages, and the last page reads: Expiration Date, Forever.
Signed, love you Yang Xiaojin.
Ren Xiaosu looked up at Yang Xiaojin silently, he wanted to say something, but couldn't say anything.
Yang Xiaojin smiled and said, "Do you like the gift I gave?"
"I like it," Ren Xiaosu took a deep breath and said, "But, you these two days..."
"Ignore you, right? I'm mad at you on purpose," Yang Xiaojin said with a smile, "Next time you run far away without saying a word, there will be more cruel punishments. Remember, Ren Xiaosu, this will happen again in the future. If there is something about going on a risk alone, I'm going to hit you."
Ren Xiaosu: "..."
"What else do you want to ask?" Yang Xiaojin asked.
"Why are you so obsessed with accompany me on adventures," Ren Xiaosu asked softly.
Yang Xiaojin said seriously: "I lost you once, so I swear I will never lose you again in this life."
Ren Xiaosu asked again, "Then why did you suddenly give me so many gifts, such as clothes, shoes, and..."
"When I learned that you were 240 years old, I was actually quite lost," Yang Xiaojin said, "It turns out that I missed your time for more than two hundred years."
At that moment in the wizarding kingdom, Yang Xiaojin suddenly felt as if he was looking at Ren Xiaosu across the river of time.
At that moment, Yang Xiaojin was even more lonely than Ren Xiaosu, as if a hand was pulling Ren Xiaosu away in time.
However, Yang Xiaojin is a very neat person. Since there is a distance, she will bring the distance back.
Ren Xiaosu was stunned, he was about to speak, but was interrupted by Yang Xiaojin: "Don't talk, let me talk."
"In the past two days, I took you to my favorite baozi shop, and I also took you to my favorite tailor shop, including the shop that used to buy outdoor gear," Yang Xiaojin said, "Actually, I just wanted to show you. Look at my past life, let you know me in front of you, just like you lived by my side."
"I gave you gifts, and I also wanted to make up for the life I missed you. Every time I think of your 221 years of life without me, I can't help but feel lost. So I want to give you 240 birthday gifts, so that you don't have me. There will be shortcomings. In the future, since you have received a gift, it must be regarded as the past 240 years, you have always been by my side. "
She hugged Ren Xiaosu gently, then put her face gently on Ren Xiaosu's collarbone and said, "Xiaosu, this is the first time everyone has met love, I don't know how to maintain this relationship, and I don't know how to express it. All I can do is leave no room for myself."
Ren Xiaosu stared blankly at the girl in the peaked cap in front of him. Yes, both of them were in love for the first time in their lives. No one had any preparations, and this fiery relationship came unprepared.
The relationship between the two of them seems to be more warm and rich than the others. They have fought side by side, lived and died together, separated and reunited.
The other party has no experience in love, but is treating him with the most sincere feelings.
People always say that companionship is the most affectionate farewell.
What Yang Xiaojin wants to do now is to accompany him throughout his life, both in the past and in the future.
At this time, Ren Xiaosu suddenly asked: "Why didn't you open the door of the key at the house of the No. 144 barrier? The wizards said that the door of the key will be opened where you want to go the most..."
As a result, Yang Xiaojin was obviously stunned for a moment: "That's my house, I can go back at any time, why do I still have to drive there?"
When she said this, Ren Xiaosu was stunned.
The opening end of the key door is actually the inner needs. Everyone’s psychological needs are different at each stage. Children want to go to the candy house, and Chen Jiu wants to go to the seaside to escape, which they can’t get.
According to Yang Xiaojin's statement, then the way to open the door of the key is actually: go to a place that you can't go.
Ren Xiaosu has never had a home, so even if he has a "home" now, he is still worried about gains and losses.
Moreover, he was in the wizarding country at that time, thousands of kilometers away from home, and there was no Yang Xiaojin by his side.
On the other hand, Yang Xiaojin was different. She had already subconsciously regarded it as her home, so her inner needs had dropped a lot: she could go back at any time anyway.
Ren Xiaosu always felt something was wrong: "Aren't you afraid of losing that home?"
"Lost?" Yang Xiaojin was curious: "How did you lose? You want to abandon that family? Do you dare?"
"Cough," Ren Xiaosu hurriedly said, "Don't dare, don't dare..."
"That's not the end," Yang Xiaojin said.
In fact, Yang Xiaojin was the one who entered the psychological stability stage earlier. She already felt secure, but Ren Xiaosu did not.
Ren Xiaosu sighed, "I thought you would care about my age these days and wanted to leave without saying goodbye."
The corners of Yang Xiaojin's mouth turned up: "If I don't give you some memory, what will you do if you still run around in the future?"
"No running, no running," Ren Xiaosu hurriedly assured.
"It's not too bad," Yang Xiaojin said proudly, "but you will be a little troublesome to celebrate your birthday in the future. You have to put 240 candles in. It's scary to think about. Friends who celebrate your birthday are so scared."
Ren Xiaosu: "???"
Why do you say such things at such a time? !
"By the way," Ren Xiaosu asked, "So you're counting the number of gifts, and now you've given 240 gifts?"
Yang Xiaojin shook his head and said, "No, it's 239 now. Counting the 99 privileges, there are only 239."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned for a moment: "Then what is the last thing left?"
At this time, Yang Xiaojin suddenly took off her cap and said softly, "The 240th gift is myself."
Ren Xiaosu shivered: "Please don't objectify women..."
However, before he could finish speaking, Yang Xiaojin threw the cap out of his hand and smashed the light switch in the house: "I see how long you are going to be cowardly!"
Xia Guiyue, red sleeves do not need to cry.
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu suddenly remembered what his father said to him in that letter, Xiaosu, do you already have love?
Love is when you suddenly feel that you can feel happy without conquering the world, without getting ahead, without becoming famous, without having a lot of money.
I even lost my ambition a little bit, thinking that would be good.
You don't mind anything, and you can compromise on anything.
Love is a flustered worry about gain and loss. Some people are lonely and white-headed, and some people finally understand that all the panic and waiting are worth it.
Love is meeting someone at the right time who wants to commit to a lifetime.
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This chapter really made me think for a long time. . .