Quincy's Quiet Contemplation Chapter 60

That night, it started raining under Guofeng Tower. The rain was as heavy as pouring water from a basin, and there was thunder and lightning. Tomb students are not afraid of rain, but they are afraid of thunder and lightning. Every time a lightning flashes, there is a red line drawn down, and the sky and the earth are all white for a while, and then all black, and thunder crackles, as if at home. Explosions on the roof. The tomb boy did not dare to sleep with the doors and windows closed. People said that the thunder and lightning meant that there was a dragon in the sky trying to catch someone. He was afraid that the dragon would come to catch him, so he got into the cellar and trembled until dawn. At dawn, the thunder and lightning disappeared, the wind and rain subsided, and the tomb student still had to go to the cypress tree on the top of the mountain to plant a red flag. He climbed up the tree and saw that the sun was rising over the mountain far to the east, and the sun was fluttering on the ground. , the color is very tender, like an egg yolk. Thinking of wind, rain, thunder and lightning coming and going, why does the sky lose its temper? He looked for where there were stick insects, but when he lowered his head, five feet away to the right of the eucalyptus tree, the white birch tree fell to the ground and broke into three pieces. The tomb screamed, and hurriedly slipped down from the cypress tree, and looked around the white birch. It turned out that the white birch looked good on the outside, but it was rotten and hollow in the middle. It was struck by lightning, and it fell to the ground and broke into three pieces. of. He crawled into the middle section, and the hole just accommodated his body. Tomb Sheng allowed himself to be quiet for a while, trying to feel if there was any buzzing in his head. No, he said, "It'll be okay." He ran from the top of the hill to the upper courtyard and reported to Lao Pi that lightning had struck the white birch. There were two pimples in the corner of Lao Pi's eyes, but he didn't care, but told Tomb Sheng to go to Chenjiacun to call Ren Guihua immediately, the sooner the better. The tomb student had already walked out of the courtyard. Lao Pi stretched out his waist and said, "You said thunder split the tree?" The tomb student said: It’s the white birch tree. Lao Pi said: Damn it, why don't you chop Zhang Shuangcheng into pieces? !

When Mu Sheng arrived at Chenjia Village, Ren Guihua was combing her hair on the steps at the door. Ren Guihua had to stand on the steps to comb her hair completely. When she heard that it was Lao Pi who asked her to go to the commune again, she dropped her comb on the ground, said that she was very nervous, and asked her to calm down, and sat down, her hair scattered on the steps. Mu Sheng said that was not possible, the secretary asked him to run here, and if he was late, he would be scolded. Ren Guihua braided her hair in a messy way, and wanted to wash her face. Mu Sheng asked why she had to wash her face, it was not like she was going to the county town? ! The two of them trotted all the way to the upper courtyard. Ren Guihua was so tired that she lay on the ground and said to Mu Sheng: My heart is beating out! Mu Sheng knocked on the door, and Lao Pi came out. Ren Guihua said: The secretary called me? Lao Pi said: Why did you take so long? You have to pay for it! Ren Guihua said: I will pay, I will pay, how much did it cost to bandage him? Lao Pi said: What did you say? Ren Guihua said: I know what happened to Teacher Zhang in the kiln. Lao Pi seemed to be angry and asked: How do you know? Ren Guihua said: Mu Sheng told me on the way. Lao Pi kicked Mu Sheng. Mu Sheng wanted to explain, but Lao Pi ignored him and said to Ren Guihua: I mean you have to pay for the phone call! Ren Guihua said: Phone call? Lao Pi then said: Go and answer it, he is calling you from the army! Ren Guihua felt a gurgling sensation in her throat, got up and went into the house to answer the phone. It was indeed her husband calling from the army.

After Ren Guihua finished talking to her husband on the phone, she walked out of the house and said to Lao Pi in the yard: I'm done talking. Lao Pi said: What did he tell you? Ren Guihua said: He said he took leave and would come back from visiting relatives in three days. Lao Pi said: This is the protection given to you by the organization. You should know what to do, right? Ren Guihua said: I know.

A few days later, cadres in the House of Commons were spreading the news about the phone call between Ren Guihua and her husband. It was said that Ren Guihua picked up the phone receiver and said breathlessly: Hello, hello! Her husband said: Is it Osmanthus? Ren Guihua said: Can't you hear my voice? The husband said: It’s been a long time and I’m almost dozing off! Ren Guihua said: Is our home far from the commune? Are you okay? The husband said: It's very good. I asked for leave and will be home in three days! Ren Guihua said: Ah, ah, you are coming back? Is it going to be dark the day after tomorrow? Then I'll pick you up at the station! The husband said: No more, knead the dough, wash the person, wait!

The more word spread, the more it became a joke. I asked everyone to keep silent. I asked Tomb Life if it was you who said it? Tomb Sheng said that the director of the commune office asked about this matter. He only said that Ren Guihua answered her husband's call and didn't say a word else. Tomb Sheng gave Lao Pi a curse: I want to say one more word, my mouth is full of Sh!t, let the dragon catch me! For three days in a row, he cursed Lao Pi when he saw him, and Lao Pi said: If it's not you, then it's not you. Tomb Sheng said: But you keep staring at me. Lao Pi said: I have big eyes, so I just stare at you when I look at you? ! Tomb Sheng's face became lively at this moment, and he took the initiative to learn a few cow calls from Lao Pi.