The Starry Sky, The Starry Sea: Chapter 4 Ants got into my heart

Chapter4 Ants got into my heart

Obviously his hand is not warm at all, but at this moment, it makes me feel that it is the warmest place in the world.

In the morning, after I woke up, I was surprised to find: under the eaves, on a small square table, there was a bowl of white porridge, a bowl of yellow steamed eggs, and a plate of emerald green cold seaweed.

I couldn't help swallowing, and called out loudly: "Wu Julan, did you make breakfast?"

"It's not me, could it be you?" Wu Julan's indifferent voice came from the study, a sentence that should have been a joke, no matter how it sounds, it sounds like it's mocking my IQ. However, according to my understanding of him, he should simply think that I asked too much.

With a little expectation, I took a sip of the porridge and was immediately amazed.

Everyone seems to be able to make porridge, but there may not be many cooks who are good at making porridge. A mouthful of porridge is in my mouth, neither hard nor soft, neither thick nor thin, just right, the rice flavor is so rich that I can't bear to swallow it. I have only had such a fragrant porridge in a small time-honored shop in Guangzhou.

Cold seaweed and steamed eggs also have their own advantages, one is refreshing and the other is delicious, and it is especially appetizing when eaten with white porridge. Without looking up, I emptied a plate and two bowls.

In the past, I read in novels that the simpler the dishes, the more the test of cooking skills. My culinary dislike.

After I washed the dishes, I walked into the study and saw Wu Julan playing with the computer.

I dragged a stool and sat in front of Wu Julan, resting my elbows on the computer desk, tilting my head, not speaking, just staring at Wu Julan without blinking.

After a long while, Wu Julan's eyes moved from the computer screen to my face, expressing with calm to indifferent eyes: What are you crazy about?

Wu Julan's skin is extremely fair, his facial features are strong, his nose bridge is straight, his eye sockets are deeper than ordinary East Asians, and his eyebrows are black and long. When he looks at each other blankly and coldly, he looks like a creature at the top of the food chain overlooking the food chain The coldness and arrogance of the creatures at the bottom must be said to be very intimidating.

Unfortunately, I have already seen him dressed in funny clothes, weak and unconscious, and saw him doing laundry, cleaning, and cooking diligently and virtuously.

I don't feel scared, but I think he is like a bluffing kid who always likes to scare people. By coincidence, I stretched out my hand and pinched Wu Julan's cheek lovingly.

Delicate skin, cold to the touch.

I grinned for a moment, then realized what I was doing belatedly, and was stunned. Wu Julan was also stunned.

The two of them stared at each other, unable to believe that my hand was pinching his face!

Wu Julan's eyes drooped slightly, and he looked at the hand that was still pinching his cheek. His eyes were very strange, which made me feel that he might bite my hand off in an instant.

I am very knowledgeable about current affairs, so I quickly retracted my hand, hid it behind my back, and smiled dryly: "Hehe, hehe..."

Wu Julan raised her eyes and stared at me, I immediately felt my throat dry up, and I couldn't laugh anymore.

I decisively surrounded Wei and rescued Zhao, "I finished eating the breakfast you cooked, it was so delicious, no wonder you despise my cooking skills, and I also despise my own cooking skills now."

Wu Julan was not moved by my flattery at all, and said flatly: "It's good to have self-knowledge. I will cook in the future."

Of course I won't object, I immediately nodded vigorously, but my focus is not on this, but: "Wu Julan, your cooking skills are so good, you can definitely be a chef in a five-star hotel, how could you be... down and out How about a small place like ours?"

Yesterday I thought about not planning to develop him into a boyfriend, and I was not interested in exploring his past, but today I can't help being curious anymore. No way, who told him that he is a mystery from head to toe, even I, who has read novels and TV series and is so good at brainstorming, can't figure out his experience.

Wu Julan stared at me, narrowed his eyes slightly, and seemed to be thinking carefully about how he got here.

For some reason, I suddenly shivered, and the hairs all over my body stood on end, as if I suddenly found a poisonous snake staring at me, and I was instinctively frightened. My body was stiff and I dared not move. Fortunately, Wu Julan quickly looked away and looked at the computer silently.

I heaved a sigh of relief, almost slumped on the computer desk, and looked at Wu Julan again, but there was nothing unusual. I was very annoyed, this was the second time I was almost frightened by his eyes. I couldn't help covering the computer with my hand, and said fiercely: "I'm asking you something! Answer me!"

Wu Julan looked at me and said, "Everyone has bad luck. I've had bad luck recently."

He didn't really explain, but one sentence of his seemed to explain a lot. My anger dissipated in an instant, and I felt a little sad. I didn't know how to comfort him. After a while of silence, I said: "If you don't know where to go for a while, stay here and help me with my work! When you want to leave, I will I will give you enough travel expenses."

Wu Julan stared at me blankly for a moment, stood up without saying anything, and walked away.

I stared at his back and cursed: "There is no human touch at all! Anyway, I am helping you! I don't even have a smile!"

A little after one o'clock in the afternoon, the decorator I made an appointment with came. His name is Wang Tianlin. He is the husband of my junior high school classmate.

I led him from upstairs to downstairs, and looked at all the houses carefully. Wang Tianlin knew that my money was tight, so he spoke very honestly, "Renovation is a bottomless pit. The same house, someone It costs more than one million yuan for decoration, and some people spend hundreds of thousands for decoration. My idea is that we can save as much as we can, but some places absolutely cannot. One is for safety and health, and the other is that cheap things will break after one or two years of use. It will cost more to repair and repair in the future.”

Very reasonable, I nodded "hmm".

Wang Tianlin took out his notebook and pen, and scribbled to analyze which places must be newly built and which places can only be refurbished. In the house renovated eight years ago, many places have aged, and I have pointed out them one by one, so that when the time comes, what should be repaired and what should be replaced. The two discussed and drew up a renovation plan.

I believe in Wang Tianlin, and I know that he has purchasing channels there, and the price of the materials he got must be cheaper than buying them outside, so I simply entrusted Wang Tianlin to help me purchase all the materials I need. Wang Tianlin made a rough calculation and told me that materials and labor cost at least 80,000 yuan.

The price is a little higher than I expected, but it is normal for the decoration to have a discrepancy of 10,000 to 20,000, so I agree. Because materials need to be purchased, plus a deposit, we agreed to pay 50,000 yuan in advance, and the remaining money will be paid in installments according to the progress of the project and the purchase of materials.

Knowing that I was in a hurry to start work, Wang Tianlin decided to start work the day after tomorrow after some calculations. Because it wasn't a drastic renovation, Wang Tianlin promised to do the work as quickly as possible under the premise of ensuring the quality. It is estimated that it will take more than half a month.

I asked gratefully: "Is the advance payment by transfer or cash?"

"Cash is best."

It's just a little troublesome, I am willing to cooperate, "Then I will send it to you tomorrow."

Wang Tianlin said frankly: "I will take a boat across the sea early tomorrow morning to buy materials, and I will come back at night. We are acquaintances, and there is no one who cheats the other. When we start work the day after tomorrow, just give it to me." .”

"Good!"

Wang Tianlin saw that everything had been discussed and decided, chatted for a while, and was about to leave. I thanked him again and again and sent Wang Tianlin away.

The next day, I went to the bank to withdraw money.

In addition to the 50,000 yuan prepaid to Wang Tianlin, I also took an extra 10,000 yuan to buy TVs, tables and chairs. The transportation on the island is inconvenient, and it often takes ten days to half a month for delivery of large items. It is better to buy early than late. If you buy it early, it’s a big deal to find a place to pile it up first; if you buy it late, it’s very likely that the goods haven’t arrived after the inn opens.

Although I know that the people on the island are simple and the law and order are good, but there are 60,000 yuan in the bag, I am still very careful, and I deliberately pulled the bag to my chest and clamped it tightly under my arm.

Passing through the bustling vegetable market, I looked up at the Mazu Street winding up along the mountain, thinking that I was about to get home, and my vigilance weakened a little.

Due to various reasons, the old streets on the island were demolished and rebuilt. When the government reacted and wanted to protect them, only the most remote Mazu Street and Lantern Street where tourists gathered at the pier remained. The streets of the old street are narrow and closed to cars. The streets are lined with old houses of local people. Except for a small shop selling tobacco, alcohol and snacks, there are no businesses doing business, and it is very quiet.

It was working time, and there was no one on the street. I walked along the bumpy stone road in the middle of the road. A motorcycle came down from above, and there were two men sitting in the car, both wearing motorcycle helmets that covered their faces.

I gave way to the side of the road, but the motorcycle came straight at me. When I passed by, the man behind reached out and grabbed my bag. Amidst the roar of the engine, the motorcycle suddenly accelerated and galloped forward. I subconsciously grabbed the strap of the bag, but my strength could not resist the strength of the motorcycle. I was immediately dragged to the ground, and my whole body was dragged towards Forward.

The thin dress did not provide any protection, and my body was quickly rubbed against the pitted stones. My whole body hurt, but I was thinking about the 60,000 yuan. . The person sitting on the back of the motorcycle muttered and cursed, and took a knife to cut the bag belt. The motorcycle bumped, and the sharp blade slipped across my hand. Under the severe pain, I finally let go of my hand and fell to the ground. I don't know whether it is dust or blood in the eyes, anyway, the pain is so painful that I can't see anything clearly, only the roar of the motorcycle quickly goes away and disappears.

From seeing the motorcycle to being robbed of the bag, within two or three minutes, Mazu Street was still quiet and warm, as if nothing had happened, but I had already walked around outside the ghost gate.

I forced myself to stand up, but the shoe on one foot was missing, and my two legs were worn to pieces, all covered in blood, and the blood on the back of my hand was bubbling. I felt that my vision was blurred, and I couldn't see the road at all. I wiped my eyes with my hand, but wiped the blood and dirt all over my face, making my vision even more unclear.

I thought I should call the police, but my phone was in my bag and it was also taken away. After vaguely discerning the direction of my home, I walked tremblingly while calling, "Is anyone there? Is there anyone..."

I was in pain all over my body, and I screamed very hard, hoping that someone could help me, but I don't know if it was because my voice was hoarse and could not be heard, or because there was no one in the nearby houses, and no one came all the time. At that moment, people clearly walked under the sun, but seemed to be in a dark and hopeless world.

No one will come to help me, all I have is myself.

Since no one heard me, I simply stopped barking, and my despair ended, but I calmed down instead. Fear is useless, and crying is useless, just like when I was a child, the only way out is to grit my teeth and move forward. At that time I firmly believed that I would always grow up, and now I firmly believe that I will always come home.

Because I couldn't see the way clearly, I could only act like a blind man, with both hands stretched forward, groping and tentatively walking forward one step after another, each step seemed to be on the edge of a knife.

Suddenly, a cold hand grabbed mine, and I flinched like a frightened animal, but immediately heard Wu Julan's voice: "It's me!"

Accompanied by his voice, he held my hand tightly and didn't let me break free. Obviously his hand was not warm at all, but at this moment, it made me feel like the most warm person in the world. Where the warmth is.

I held his hand tightly, fearing that he would disappear, but he seemed to understand my fear and said, "I'm here, I won't leave."

I gradually calmed down, feeling very embarrassed, and said in a hoarse voice: "I was robbed, please call the police immediately. I was also injured, and I probably need to go to the hospital."

Wu Julan said: "I have seen your injuries, don't worry, only the cut on the back of the right hand is more serious. Although the other injuries look terrible, they are all skin trauma."

I said: "I don't know what's wrong with my eyes, I can't see clearly."

"It doesn't matter, it's just that dirty things got in, wash it with clean water, and your eyesight will be restored." Wu Julan said softly, "Your hand is hurt, relax your hand, don't use force."

I loosened my strength a little, Wu Julan immediately took both of my hands away, I called out nervously: "Wu Julan!"

"I'm here."

Only hearing the sound of "stab", Wu Julan tied a cloth band tightly around my arm, explaining, "help stop the bleeding."

"Thank you... ah!"

Amidst my screams, Wu Julan hugged me and strode forward, "Let's go to the hospital."

Just now, I was holding on with a solitary courage, but now that I have reliance, I have completely let go of my heart, and then I feel scared, my limbs are weak, and my body is shaking uncontrollably. I simply leaned my head on Wu Julan's shoulder and curled up in his arms.

Although I still can't see clearly, and my whole body still hurts, I can clearly feel the sun shining on my body, and it's a warm and bright day.

While passing by a small shop run by neighbors on the street, a few old people sitting in front of the small shop, drinking tea and playing chess, saw my frightening appearance, shouted like a frying pan, and hurriedly called a taxi again. Another call to the police.

After getting into the taxi, Wu Julan raised my injured hand high, "Let the blood flow slower."

I smiled, "I guessed it, I saw it on TV." I touched the cloth **** my arm, "Where did the cloth strap come from? It couldn't be torn from your clothes, right?" ? This plot is a bit old-fashioned."

"That's right. Do you like watching TV and movies?" Wu Julan was probably worried that I wouldn't be able to watch them, so in order to make me feel at ease, he spoke a little more rarely.

"I don't know if I like it or I'm used to it. As long as I can remember, my parents have been arguing, they have no time to talk to me, I can only watch TV quietly; later, I lived with my stepfather and stepmother. It's disgusting, every time they go out to play, I watch TV at home; Later, I found that watching TV is not only very suitable for one's own entertainment, but also does not need to spend money, it is suitable for people like me who are determined to save money The best choice." From Hong Kong TVB dramas, domestic dramas, Korean dramas, and later American dramas and Thai dramas, although many people despise this kind of unstyled pastime, for me, TV dramas almost accompany me when I grow up . In those **** and bizarre plots, there are sinister people and treacherous plots, but there are also warm family, romantic love, and passionate friendship.

I said and laughed, "When I was young, my classmates envied me very much, because there were no adults watching, I could watch some so-called TVs that only adults could watch, and I was the first in the class to see men and women kissing, The person who rolls the sheets..."

Uh, I seem to be getting carried away... I tried to make amends: "It's not a pornographic film, it's the kind where the hero and heroine kiss and pretend to do something, but in fact the scene cuts off quickly, just implying that the audience will do it..."

I felt that the more I said it, the more something was wrong, so I shut up embarrassingly.

Fortunately, the hospital is not far away, and the driver was frightened by my appearance again, so he drove fast and arrived soon.

Jiang Yisheng has already received the call, pushing a sliding bed, waiting at the entrance of the hospital.

Wu Julan opened the car door, I was just trying to get out of the car, but he had already carried me out of the car.

Jiang Yisheng was shocked when he saw my appearance, and after Wu Julan put me on the bed, he immediately pushed me to the emergency room.

While walking, Jiang Yisheng asked me where it hurts. Hearing that my eyes were hurting and I couldn't see clearly, he quickly bent down to check, and made sure that there was no injury, but dirty things got into his eyes and blood was stuck in his eyes. He comforted me: "Let the nurse wash your eyes with water later, and you will be fine in a while."

After entering the emergency room, the nurse saw that Dr. Jiang had brought him, so instead of chasing him away, he asked, "Doctor Jiang, are you and this gentleman staying?"

Jiang Yisheng laughed twice, and said to me: "We are so familiar that I really can't watch you take off your clothes. I'm afraid it will leave a psychological shadow, so I'd better go outside and wait!"

The doctors and nurses burst into laughter, and I couldn't help but twitched the corners of my mouth and cursed: "Get lost!"

Jiang Yisheng dragged Wu Julan to the door of the emergency room. He didn't close the door, but closed the curtain, so that although he couldn't see inside, he could hear what was talking inside.

When the doctor checked me, the nurse washed my eyes. Because of Jiang Yisheng, both the doctor and the nurse were very dedicated.

When my eyes could see clearly again, the doctor's examination was over. He said: "The injury on my hand is more serious, and the others are all skin trauma. The injury on my hand needs at least twelve or thirteen stitches." , after recovery, it will not affect the function of the hand, leaving a scar at most.”

Similar to Wu Julan and Jiang Yisheng's judgment, I said: "Please trouble the doctor."

The doctor untied Wu Julan's bandage on my arm and asked, "Who did the first aid for you? Very good!"

"...my cousin."

I must have heard my answer, Jiang Yisheng's voice came from outside, "Biao Brother Wu knows a lot about first aid, have you learned it before?"

Wu Julan said: "I have learned a little bit."

Jiang Yisheng said: "I have to give you a thumbs up! Most people, even if they have attended a few lectures, will forget everything when they encounter something. I see that although you moved quickly just now, you were not nervous. It is obvious that you have already Judging that Xiao Luo will be fine."

Wu Julan remained silent, neither admitting nor denying it.

Jiang Yisheng was just chatting and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, I was surprised that Wu Julan not only knew first aid, but also a little bit of medical skills. Indeed, as Jiang Yisheng said, although Wu Julan has been acting quickly, he is not nervous and flustered. It is obvious that he has judged that there is nothing serious about me. This is what professionals can do.

After the doctor finished treating the wound, I limped out of the emergency room wearing a nurse uniform and a pair of nurse shoes.

Jiang Yisheng laughed out loud, "Wow! Subduing the temptation!"

I had a big red face all of a sudden. I am 1.73 meters tall, and the nurse's uniform I borrowed is a bit short, with two long legs exposed. I wanted to change it, but the doctor said, "It's just right, it doesn't interfere with the legs. injury."

I glanced at Wu Julan quickly, and said to Jiang Yisheng: "My dress is completely unwearable. The nurse is looking for someone to borrow clothes for your sake. Still tempting, my ghostly appearance tempts you Yarn!"

Jiang Yisheng saw that I was really annoyed, he didn't dare to joke anymore, he smiled and patted the prepared wheelchair, "Let's go! I'll take you back."

"Are you off work?"

Jiang Yisheng imitated my tone and said: "You look like a ghost, I still have a knitting wool!"

I couldn't laugh or cry, I glared at Jiang Yisheng and sat in the wheelchair.

Jiang Yisheng drove me and Wu Julan to the vegetable market outside Mazu Street. Cars can't drive in the road above, you have to walk. I can walk a few steps with the injury on my leg, but it is definitely unrealistic to walk home.

Jiang Yisheng got out of the car and opened the car door for me, but he didn't speak for a long time, thinking about how to send me home, he probably had to carry me on his back.

I also found the problem in front of me, looking at the winding Mazu Street, frowning and thinking.

Wu Julan walked to the car door without saying a word, bent down, put one arm around my back, and put the other under my curled knees, and easily carried me out of the car, saying calmly: "Let's go!"

Jiang Yisheng's eyes widened.

I blushed and said in a low voice, "Put me down!"

Wu Julan asked: "What's the matter? I don't feel comfortable hugging?"

"No."

"No, let's go!"

I whispered: "This...is not suitable, many people are watching."

Wu Julan strode forward and said calmly: "I carried you down like this before, and there were many people watching."

For this kind of person who makes it clear that he doesn't understand what "doing things in a hurry" means, I feel very powerless, so I can only shut up.

For the first time, when he hugged me, I couldn't see my eyes, and my whole body hurt, so I didn't think much about it. But now that I was conscious, I realized that this was the first time in my life that I had such intimate physical contact with a man. My heart was beating so fast that I doubted Wu Julan could hear it.

Before I got home, I saw two policemen standing at the door, and a few warm-hearted neighbors watching the excitement.

I immediately struggled and said, "Put me down."

Wu Julan didn't pay attention to me, and kept carrying me into the yard before putting me down.

Under the scorching gazes of the police and neighbors, I didn't even dare to lift my head. Thanks to Jiang Yisheng, he immediately introduced Wu Julan's identity as "cousin" to everyone, and emphasized the injury on my leg.

The injury on my leg looked scary, and the neighbors nodded in understanding, and I finally calmed down.

I asked the police to sit in the living room, and the neighbors who were watching were standing in the yard, chattering in low voices.

I said politely to the policeman: "I'll go up and change, and I'll come down right away."

A neighbor aunt who watched me grow up supported me and walked upstairs slowly. She helped me take off the nurse's uniform and changed into a loose home skirt. Only then did I feel at ease all over my body.

I sat opposite the police and told the police what happened in detail. Unfortunately, I didn't see the robber's face at all, and the motorcycle didn't have a license plate number, which was of little help in tracking down the criminal. The impression is that the person who snatched my bag seems to have a black mole on his wrist.

The police said that they would do their best to investigate, but they also revealed that this kind of case is usually a roving crime. It is very likely that they have left the island at this moment, and it will be difficult to recover their property.

I had expected this result, so naturally I didn't overreact.

The police saw that they had asked all the questions they could, and got up to leave. After Jiang Yisheng sent the police away, he also sent the neighbors away.

Jiang Yisheng walked into the living room, sat down opposite me, and asked, "How much money do you have left?"

"More than forty thousand."

Jiang Yisheng said angrily: "Damn thief, if I catch him, I will break his hand."

Jiang Yisheng went to medical school in Beijing, and he knows that for a foreigner like me, Beijing is not easy to live in, and food, clothing, housing and transportation all cost money. I am a young girl who has just started working. My salary is only seven or eight thousand before tax. I can save more than a hundred thousand in three and a half years. .

I smiled, and turned to persuade him, "If you lose money, you can lose it!" , Thinking of the car robbery that I heard about killing people before, I suddenly figured it out, and even regretted it. No matter how important money is, it is not as important as life. If you encounter this kind of robbery again in the future, you must immediately give up your money to save your life.

Jiang Yisheng saw that I was not trying to force a smile on my face, but that I was genuinely open to it, and said angrily, "You have a big heart!"

I said with a smile: "The biggest advantage of people like us is that we have a big heart!" It is already unfortunate enough to encounter unfortunate things. If you can't think about it, it is purely torturing yourself. Neither I nor Jiang Yisheng are like this.

Jiang Yisheng was taken aback for a moment, then smiled relievedly, "How much do you need for the decoration? I'll lend you, but I can only get 50,000 out."

I thought for a while and said, "I don't know when I will be able to pay it back. Just give me 20,000. I'm under too much pressure."

"Okay." Jiang Yisheng knew his situation and my character, so he didn't persuade me much. He suddenly remembered something, and tentatively said: "The big head is a rich man now."

I smiled and didn't answer his words, Jiang Yisheng understood. He said to Wu Julan, who was sitting beside him, who hadn't spoken a word: "Cousin Wu, I'm going to trouble you to take care of Xiao Luo. If you need anything, you can call me anytime." He took out his phone, "Let's exchange phone numbers, Easy to contact."

Wu Julan said: "I don't."

Jiang Yisheng was stunned.

I hurriedly said: "My cousin lost his mobile phone on the road. I planned to buy it, but I didn't take care of it. Now I have lost my mobile phone too. Please help me buy a mobile phone and come back. My ID card is in my wallet , I lost it too. Help me find a way to get back my phone number first."

"Okay! Cousin Wu, give me your ID card, and I'll help you with your mobile phone."

Wu Julan looked at me silently, my heart skipped a beat, and I suddenly realized that I, a completely inexperienced boss, had never asked him for an ID card. For a while, I was so upset that I didn't have time to think about it, so I dealt with Jiang Yisheng first, "No need, just take care of me."

"Success! You have a good rest, I'll come back later." Jiang Yisheng left in a hurry and went to work.

In the room, Wu Julan and I were the only ones left, I was hesitating how to speak. As far as the employment relationship is concerned, it is normal for me to ask to see his ID card, but among friends, it is very weird to ask to see his ID card. I don't know when, I have regarded him as a friend of equal status.

Wu Julan broke the silence and said, "If you want to ask me for an ID card, I don't have one." His expression was very calm, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing.

The strange thing is that I seem to have been mentally prepared, not a little surprised, just very disappointed, although I don't know what I am disappointed or what I feel lost. In the blink of an eye, I thought a lot about birth control, illegal households who did not register after birth; stowaways, people who had been to Vietnam and the Philippines before on the island, and some island residents smuggled to the United States and Europe. Although I have not seen it with my own eyes, I have heard of it.

I asked: "Did you lose your ID card, or do you have no ID card at all?" Before Wu Julan could answer, I hurriedly said: "Don't tell me, I don't really want to know, just work hard .”

Wu Julan didn't hide his indifference to this matter at all, he smiled calmly and said, "If you're fine, I'll go boil some water."

I nodded wildly and he headed towards the kitchen.

In order to stop the bleeding, the hem of his T-shirt was torn off, and the whole T-shirt was shortened, which looked a bit weird. I stared at it for a while, and my agitated mood gradually calmed down.

Now, I have more urgent troubles to face and solve - the renovation will start tomorrow, but the renovation funds have been robbed.

I thought about it silently for a while, and then called Wang Tianlin on my landline at home.

The two exchanged some pleasantries. I asked him if he had bought the decoration materials. Wang Tianlin said happily that he had bought them. , people were too eager to find, but relying on his face, he hired good masters.

Walking in the rivers and lakes is all about a letter. I can't let Wang Tianlin break the trust of others. I put a big red cross on "cancellation of decoration" in my heart.

I told Wang Tianlin about my being robbed, saying that I was a little nervous about money, and asked him if it was possible to adjust the decoration plan, do part of it first, and then slowly do the rest when I have money.

The two discussed on the phone for a while, cut off some projects, and adjusted the decoration budget to 40,000 yuan.

I said "Excuse me, thank you" several times before I hung up.

As soon as I looked up, I saw Wu Julan standing at the door with a glass of water. He probably thought that my legs were inconvenient, and he was afraid that I would be thirsty, so he brought me water.

I sighed and said, "When the decoration is finished, I really don't have any money in my hands."

Wu Julan said lightly: "If you lose your money, you can make more money. If you lose your life, everything will cease."

He handed me the water. I happened to be thirsty, so I took a sip and tasted that it contained honey.

I said softly: "You said that it was because of bad luck that you fell here. I will try my best to help you through this bad time within my ability. As for the other things, if you don't tell me, I won't either Ask."

Wu Julan stared at me quietly for a moment, turned and left without saying a word.

Wu Julan was cooking dinner in the kitchen, I was a little bored, lying in front of the computer desk, practicing playing with the computer with my left hand.

The sound of "bang bang" knocking on the door made my heart move, I stood up with difficulty, and shouted: "Wu Julan, open the door!"

Wu Julan opened the courtyard door, sure enough, Zhou Buwen and Jiang Yisheng walked in one after the other.

"Where's Xiaoluo?" Zhou Buwen saw me while talking, ran to the window, and asked anxiously: "Jiang Yisheng said you hurt your hand, is it serious?"

I held my right hand in my left hand and showed him, "It's okay, that robber probably didn't intend to stab me. When he cut the shoulder strap of the handbag, the knife cut off my hand. The doctor said to take a good rest, after recovery There will be no sequelae."

Zhou Buwen looked at my hand and said, "Fortunately, it's okay, otherwise I..." He paused, then took back the words, "Be careful in the future."

I nodded, "Yeah."

Jiang Yisheng said with a smile: "Hey - I said you two really chatted through the window? Big head, you go into the house first, and I will put the things we bought in the kitchen."

As I limped towards the living room, I asked, "What did you buy?"

"Pig trotters, what to eat to make up for it!" Jiang Yisheng's voice came from the kitchen.

I couldn't help but roll my eyes. Is this person really a prodigy with high IQ who jumped three grades in a row and got the first grade in his grade?

After I slowly sat down on the sofa, Zhou Buwen handed me a new mobile phone, "Jiang Yisheng and I went to buy it together, and it's the number you used before."

"How much?"

"Don't count money with me, it's a gift."

A mobile phone of a domestic brand should cost less than 1,000 yuan. I thought about it and accepted it, "Thank you!"

Jiang Yisheng ran out of the kitchen and yelled at Wu Julan, "Cousin, you know how to cook! What is stewing in the pot? It smells so good!"

Wu Julan said: "Spare ribs."

I interrupted and said, "It just so happens that you bought a big bag of vegetables, so you and Datou can stay for dinner!" Jiang Yisheng paid for the barbecue last night, and I originally planned to invite him and Zhou Bu tonight Smell and eat.

Zhou Buwen said: "You are still injured, it's too troublesome!"

"It's not me who cooks, it's not me who is in trouble. Isn't it, cousin?" I called "cousin" again, and looked at Wu Julan with a playful smile. It's a pity that Wu Julan doesn't watch TV dramas, and doesn't know that wherever there is a cousin, there will be drama conflicts, and usually the cousin will be cannon fodder.

Wu Julan didn't have the same experience as me, and said to Jiang Yisheng and Zhou Buwen, "It's not much different between cooking for two people and cooking for five people. Let's have dinner together." He made a concise decision and went to the kitchen to cook dinner.

Five people? I froze for a moment, then remembered Zhou Buyan, and hurriedly said to Zhou Buwen: "I almost forgot that your cousin is also on the island. You can call her and ask her to come over with you!"

Zhou Buwen said: "No need."

I was surprised: "Why not? She always has to eat at night, don't we just call you to eat, not her, what do you make her think of our friends?"

Jiang Yisheng asked strangely: "Big head, do you have a good relationship with your cousin?"

Zhou Buwen hurriedly said: "No, I just think it's too much trouble for you."

I said, "It's not troublesome for the cook to open his mouth himself, so why are you being polite?"

Jiang Yisheng also said: "If you are too polite, you will appear alien!"

Zhou Buwen smiled wryly, "Okay, okay! I'm not polite!" He immediately called Zhou Buyan, said a few words, and hung up, "Buyan is already eating, she said she just Come to dinner, but thank you, she will come to see you later."

Zhou Buyan has always given me an indescribably weird feeling. Even if she is a relative of the big head, I can't get close to her. I don't care if she comes or not.

I turned my head and said to Jiang Yisheng: "Go and tell Wu Julan, just make meals for four people."

Jiang Yisheng said: "I originally thought that my mother would come over and cook you a meal every day. If Cousin Wu knows how to cook, I don't have to worry about it. Xiaoluo, you sit with Datou, and I will go to the kitchen to help Biao Wu I'm busy." After finishing speaking, he blinked at me, with the look of "you see, I'm very knowledgeable and interesting".

As soon as Jiang Yisheng left, the living room became quiet, only Zhou Buwen and I were sitting side by side on the sofa, the atmosphere was a bit awkward. I hurriedly found a topic, "When are you leaving?"

Zhou Buwen said: "I planned to go tomorrow, but you are injured now, why don't I stay and wait for your injury to recover before leaving?"

I said: "Thank you very much, but I just hurt one hand, and I don't need personal care. Although it is a bit inconvenient, Jiang Yisheng is nearby, and... my cousin, you should go back as planned Let's work!"

Zhou Buwen said: "Then I will come to see you after a while."

"Okay! Work comes first. When you have time, you are welcome to visit me and Jiang Yisheng anytime."

Zhou Buwen said: "Have you lost so much money, has your plan to open an inn been affected?"

"No, everything is business as usual. Don't worry, if there is any difficulty, I will speak up."

Zhou Buwen's gloomy expression finally lightened a bit, "Just remember this sentence."

I smiled and turned on the TV. With the sound of the TV, even if you don't talk, it won't look weird. While watching TV, the two chatted one after another and without one.

Half an hour later, Jiang Yisheng called, "It's time to eat!"

Jiang Yisheng placed the tables and chairs in the courtyard without asking for my opinion. After Zhou Buwen washed his hands, he also went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes.

I sat on the rattan chair, waiting leisurely for the food to be served.

Four dishes and one soup, cold seaweed shreds, stir-fried small Tang vegetables, dry-roasted small yellow croaker, braised pork ribs, seaweed egg drop soup.

Although the color looks better than the average person, every dish is home-cooked. Zhou Buwen didn't think too much about it. After taking a bite of the small yellow croaker, his expression immediately changed. He couldn't help but marvel: "It's the first time. Eat such a delicious and smooth little yellow croaker."

He ate another spare rib and praised: "It's so sweet, glutinous and sweet, I can't bear to swallow it."

I asked happily: "How is it? It's not worse than going to a big hotel, right?"

Zhou Buwen said to Wu Julan: "Cousin Wu, tell the truth, it is definitely not a compliment. I have eaten many dishes made by famous chefs, and your dishes are by no means inferior to theirs."

Jiang Yisheng guessed that he had already eaten secretly in the kitchen, and there were no surprises or surprises that Zhou Buwen heard. He just buried his head while eating, and said, "Xiao Luo, I will apply for a long-term meal in the future."

When they praised Wu Julan, You Rongyan and I smiled and said, "Eat more if you like it."

Zhou Buwen said with a smile: "Don't just watch us eat, you eat too!"

I held the chopsticks in my left hand to pick up the vegetables. After a long time of picking a small begonia vegetable, I finally picked it up. As soon as it was brought to my mouth, it fell on my clothes. I hurriedly put down my chopsticks, picked up the dishes and put them on the corner of the table, and said embarrassingly: "No wonder foreigners find our chopsticks difficult to learn!"

Zhou Buwen stood up, wanting to help, Wu Julan had already taken a tissue, first helped me wipe my hands, and then handed me a clean tissue to wipe my clothes.

Wu Julan brought me an empty bowl and a spoon, and put the well-shaped spare ribs in the bowl, "eat them with a spoon."

I scooped a piece of ribs into my mouth, and found that although it was a bit like a child eating, it was no problem to eat by myself. I smiled and said: "Everyone, go ahead and eat, don't stare at me, or I will be very nervous."

Zhou Buwen and Jiang Yisheng hurriedly looked away and continued eating.

Wu Julan happens to be sitting on my left. He eats with chopsticks in his left hand and serving chopsticks in his right hand. Sometimes he puts shredded kelp on my spoon, and he puts a chopstick of xiaotangcai on my spoon. On the spoon, he also tore off the part of fish maw without thorns and put it in my spoon.

Using both left and right hands, Wu Julan didn't seem flustered at all, he ate very calmly, one could even say that he was very elegant, and I, who was taken care of by him, was also unhurried and relaxed.

Zhou Buwen and Jiang Yisheng couldn't care less about being polite, and just stared at them. I was also dumbfounded. While staring blankly at Wu Julan, I mechanically put the vegetables into my mouth one by one. Only Wu Julan didn't seem to feel how miraculous he was at all, and kept eating peacefully.

Jiang Yisheng couldn't help asking: "Cousin Wu, can you use chopsticks with both hands?"

Wu Julan didn't raise his eyes, and said flatly: "My left hand is exactly the same as my right hand."

The parties involved didn't take it seriously at all, and we shouldn't make a fuss all the time. I exchanged glances with Jiang Yisheng, hypnotized myself "it's not a big deal, it's very ordinary", and continued to eat.

After dinner, Zhou Buwen and Jiang Yisheng helped Wu Julan clean up the dishes, and the four of them sat in the yard, chatting while enjoying the shade.

Last night was the first time we had been apart for many years. The nervousness and excitement made people want to talk all the time. Everyone relaxed tonight, holding a can of beer, talking and not talking, and not leaning seriously. Jiang Yisheng even put his feet high on the back of another chair.

The moonlight is clear, the evening wind is cool, insects are singing, and flowers are rustling.

Zhou Buwen looked at the familiar courtyard, then at Jiang Yisheng and me, with a dazed expression, "I feel like I'm back when I was a child, and everything hasn't changed."

Jiang Yisheng shook the beer can with a smile, and shook his index finger in denial, "At least one thing has changed. When we were young, we never had the courage to drink so blatantly. We always drank secretly on the reefs by the sea!"

Both Zhou Buwen and I couldn’t help laughing. I said, “I really didn’t expect that we could still eat and chat together. It’s like walking a maze together. I thought we were separated. There is only one exit, and everyone is meeting at the exit again."

Jiang Yisheng shoved me and laughed: "Cousin Wu, do you know that your cousin is so artistic?"

Wu Julan smiled lightly and didn't speak, probably he knew very well that the mood of the people in the courtyard tonight had nothing to do with him.

The knock on the door suddenly sounded.

Wu Julan opened the door, and Zhou Buyan walked in with two boxes of gifts, "Sister Shen, I heard that my cousin said you were injured, so I bought you some supplements."

I think it’s two packs of bird’s nest, and I think it’s too expensive, but refusing it in public hurts both face and feelings, so I can only keep it in my heart and return it later, “Thank you.”

Zhou Buyan sat for a while, Zhou Buwen said: "It's getting late, we have to catch the boat tomorrow morning, and we have to go back to the inn to rest."

Anyway, there will be many opportunities to meet in the future, so I did not stay as a guest.

When they left, I had already locked the courtyard door and was watching Wu Julan tidy up the courtyard when the door knocked again.

I opened the door strangely, and seeing Zhou Buyan standing outside, I hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Did you leave something behind?"

Zhou Buyan smiled and said, "I told my cousin to pick up the phone that I left behind. In fact, I didn't leave anything behind. I just wanted to have a few words with you alone."

I looked at Zhou Buyan and waited for the following.

Zhou Buyan said: "I heard that you were robbed of more than 60,000 yuan. Your savings should be very limited. It must be very difficult to open an inn. Since you are a good friend of my cousin, let me say something big. To be honest, I am not optimistic about your inn. When tourists choose inns, they either like the unique scenery or the convenient transportation. You have nothing here..."

I interrupted her, "What exactly does Miss Zhou want to say?"

Zhou Buyan smiled confidently, "I just want to say, I really like this old house, please sell it to me, I don't care if I have a real estate certificate, the price is up to you. If you really don't If you are willing to sell it, you can also rent it to me. I will only rent it for two years, with an annual rent of 200,000 yuan, paid in one lump sum. After two years, the house will be returned to you intact."

Is she trying to beat me down with money? I was stunned for a while, and said: "You are very generous, I am really tempted, if it is an ordinary house, I would definitely agree immediately. But this is the shelter my grandfather left me, not just a house, I really can't sell it to you, and I can't rent it to you."

Zhou Buyan said anxiously: "But, you have so little money..."

"There is a way to live with more money, and a way to live with less money. Even if there is no money, this inn can still be opened. Ms. Zhou, I have made my words very clear." With a polite smile, his voice was a bit cold.

Zhou Buyan stared at me deeply for a moment, then said with a blunt smile: "I hope sister Shen will not regret it in the future. When sister regrets, I won't be as talkative as I am now. Four hundred thousand is nothing to me. It's not a small sum for my sister..."

"You talk too much nonsense!" Wu Julan's voice came from beside me, abruptly interrupting Zhou Buyan's words.

I looked at him sideways, and all the depression turned into a smile in an instant, Zhou Buyan blushed with anger, stared at Wu Julan and said, "You, you...what are you talking about?"

Wu Julan acted as if she hadn't seen her at all, half supported me and took two steps back, and gently closed the door with a "snap".

I looked at him in surprise, he acted like nothing happened, "You go upstairs first, I'll clean up the trash, and go up."

Listening to the exasperated screams coming from outside the door, and looking at Wu Julan who was concentrating on his work, I deeply understood: the greatest humiliation is to ignore a person.

Going back to the bedroom, I checked that it was past nine o'clock, and decided to follow the doctor's advice, go to bed early, and strive to recover from the injury as soon as possible.

Clumsily and slowly, I brushed my teeth and washed my face with one hand. When I staggered out of the bathroom, I saw Wu Julan standing at the door of my room.

"What's the matter?"

He took out the medicine bottle and cotton ball, and put on disposable medical gloves. I realized that he was going to give me medicine. The doctor specifically told me to take medicine for the leg injury once in the morning and evening for five consecutive days.

I hurriedly said: "Don't bother you, I can do it myself."

He looked at me and said, "Bend down."

I hesitated and didn't move. I knew my injury best. I could sit, lie down, or stand. As long as I didn't move, it would be fine. But once you move, not to mention sitting down, standing up, bending over and other large movements, even a slight twist will involve the wound and cause a heartache. Putting medicine on the leg, and another hand, it will definitely hurt.

I gritted my teeth and was about to bend down when Wu Julan had already walked to the bed and said, "Lie down."

I glanced at his expressionless face, decided not to challenge his IQ, and lay obediently on the bed.

Wu Julan first pressed the wound with a cotton ball soaked in brown disinfectant, and then applied the ointment prescribed by the doctor on the wound.

Although he is wearing disposable medical gloves, the thin layer of transparent plastic can isolate germs, but it cannot isolate the touch and body temperature. His fingers looked fair and slender, but they were not soft at all, they were hard and full of strength. I began to believe that he really sold his strength for a living, but when he applied the ointment lightly, I didn't feel any pain at all, and even because of his cold fingers, I felt a little cool and comfortable.

I don't know if it's the embarrassment because of the silence, or the silence because of the embarrassment. Neither of them spoke. Silence, "Your hands are so cold, it must be due to lack of energy and blood. You should pay more attention to your body in the future, and don't work too hard."

Wu Julan glanced at me and continued to take the medicine without saying a word.

I no longer have the courage to talk nonsense, so I can only continue to be embarrassed in silence, silent in embarrassment.

After finally treating the wound, I felt amnesty and immediately said: "Thank you! Rest early!" I almost added: Please leave as soon as possible.

Wu Julan put away the potion and ointment, and said calmly, "Good night."

After watching Wu Julan walk out of my room, I fell limply on the bed as if my bones had been taken out, the panic and confusion of not knowing what to do still lingered in my heart.