Chapter 16 Zi Qian
When the snow covered the yard and left deep shoe prints when stepped on, Xin Tianyi welcomed the first Sunday after transferring to the new school.
On Sunday morning, Wang Yuxiu got up early to clean the yard.
He first swept the snow in his yard, and then took a broom to sweep the alley.
While cleaning, Wang Fang came back walking through the snow, stepping deep and shallow.
Wang Yuxiu saw her, but continued sweeping the snow with a broom, pretending not to see her.
Wang Fang was still a little tipsy, and she walked unsteadily, her bag slung across her body, her arms raised, and she staggered, holding onto the walls on either side of the alley.
Seeing Wang Yuxiu, Wang Fang took a few quick steps, then stopped and asked, "Dad, are you sweeping the alley too?"
Wang Yuxiu didn't even raise his head, "Go home quickly!"
Wang Fang exhaled deeply, and the strong smell of alcohol spread in all directions.
Wang Yuxiu was finally so angry that he raised his head and asked sternly, "You didn't go home all night and went out drinking again?"
"I wanted to come back." Wang Fang explained: "It was snowing, and the road was difficult to walk on, so I slept at my friend's house."
Wang Yuxiu didn't ask if it was a male or female friend. He just didn't want to see Wang Fang again, so he waved his hand helplessly and said, "Go back quickly. Your child has been transferred to another school for a week, and I haven't seen you show any concern."
"Why should I worry about transferring schools? It's just studying. It doesn't matter where I study." Wang Fang said, and continued walking home. As she walked, she said, "Dad, I'll call Wang Gang for you. Ask him to come out and sweep the snow!"
"Stop calling him."
Wang Fang would not listen to such advice. She staggered into the living room with snow on her shoes and walked inside.
The warmth of the room melted the snow on my shoes into water, leaving behind deep and shallow shoe prints and some water stains.
Wang Fang walked into the living room and saw that there was no one around. She knew that everyone was still sleeping.
She put her backpack on the table in the living room, unbuttoned her coat, and called out, "Wang Gang, Wang Gang!"
Wang Gang finally got a day's rest and was awake, but he didn't want to get up from his warm bed. When he heard his name being called, he whispered, "Are you sick, Wang Fang? Why are you calling me so early in the morning when you're not asleep?"
Liu Meilan poked her head out from under the covers: "It sounds like she just came back. Your sister didn't come home all night again."
"Wang Gang. Didn't you hear me calling you? Why don't you come out?" Wang Fang sat down on the sofa in the living room.
Liu Meilan whispered to Wang Gang, "Ignore her. She'll stop yelling soon."
But Wang Fang was a person who would not give up until she achieved her goal. Seeing that Wang Gang did not come out, she lay down on the sofa, closed her eyes, and began to chant in a circle: "Wang Gang, Wang Gang, Wang Gang..."
Xie Mei put on a cotton jacket and ran out of the bedroom, covering Wang Fang's mouth as soon as she came out.
"My God, what are you yelling about so early in the morning? Mingjie finally has a weekend."
Wang Fang was covering her mouth, but she was still laughing. After being reminded, she immediately said, "Oh, and Mingjie too. Get up and go sweep the snow. Didn't you see my dad is already there?"
"Tell me whether you want to live or not. Otherwise, don't go home and make a fuss when you go home. Go to your room and sleep!" Xie Mei pulled Wang Fang hard.
Wang Fang had a hangover and already had a headache. When Xie Mei pulled her like that, she felt as if a bottle of paste had been poured into her brain. She was completely dazed. When she opened her eyes and saw Xie Mei, she smiled and asked, "Mom, why are you here? Where's Ziqian? Ziqian, my mom is here. What are you going to cook?"
Wang Fang called Xin Ziqian's name, smiling as she did so.
Xie Mei didn't know what to do for a moment. She had just been pulling Wang Fang hard, but suddenly she felt weak and slowly let go.
She stared at her daughter blankly, and when she was distracted, she found that Xin Tianyi was already standing at the bedroom door.
Xin Tianyi walked over and said to Xie Mei, "Grandma, I'll help my mom in. You don't have to worry about it. Go in and sleep."
Xie Mei stood there in a daze, not knowing how long Xin Tianyi had been standing there, and even less knowing whether she had heard Wang Fang calling Xin Ziqian's name.
Xin Tianyi had already taken Wang Fang's arm and coaxed her softly, "Mom, Mom, let's go back to the house."
Wang Fang didn't know when her eyes were filled with tears. When she raised her eyes slightly, the tears rolled down her cheeks.
But she was smiling, and the lipstick on her mouth had been smeared to the corner of her mouth. She asked drunkenly: "Tianyi, why didn't you go to school?"
"Today is Sunday." Xin Tianyi helped Wang Fang walk to the bedroom, "Go to bed and sleep for a while."
Wang Fang stopped talking and obediently walked to the bedroom door, but then stopped.
She suddenly turned back, then remembered she had something else to do. She stopped and shouted towards Wang Gang's bedroom, "Wang Gang, hurry up and get up! Dad is out sweeping the snow, and you're still lying in bed! How come you're so comfortable?"
Wang Fang wanted to continue shouting, but she was dragged to the bed by Xin Tianyi and Xie Mei.
Xin Tianyi helped Wang Fang take off her clothes and shoes, and covered her with a quilt. He watched Wang Fang fall asleep with her head against the pillow, and then he felt relieved.
When I got dressed and walked into the living room, Xie Mei was sitting on the sofa, wondering what she was thinking about.
"Grandma." Xin Tianyi whispered, "It's still early, go in and sleep."
Xie Mei pulled the corner of her mouth, which was considered a smile. Seeing that Xin Tianyi was already dressed, she asked, "What are you doing?"
"I want to see the snow." Xin Tianyi said.
"It's cold outside, I'll be back soon."
"good."
When Xin Tianyi left home, Wang Yuxiu had already cleared a path from the courtyard to the alley.
Because of the road, her shoes were not touched by a single snowflake.
Continuing walking forward, Xin Tianyi saw Wang Yuxiu in the small square in the compound.
After sweeping his house and the alley, he started sweeping the courtyard.
"Grandpa!" Xin Tianyi ran over, "I'm here to sweep the snow too!"
Wang Yuxiu looked at Xin Tianyi and said with a smile, "Are you using a shovel or a broom?"
"I'd better use a broom." Xin Tianyi said.
"Okay." Wang Yuxiu handed the big broom in his hand to Xin Tianyi, and picked up the shovel to shovel the snow.
The small square in the courtyard was quite large. Xin Tianyi took a look and realized that with only her and Wang Yuxiu there, she didn't know how long it would take to finish sweeping and shoveling the snow.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a cheerful male voice.
"I thought, when it snows, the master will definitely come out to sweep the snow again."
Zhang Liangpeng walked over carrying a big broom.
Zhang Yang followed behind him.
But Zhang Yang didn't seem to be here to sweep snow. He had nothing in his hands, and wore only a turtleneck sweater. His eyes seemed half-closed as he followed Zhang Liangpeng out.
He was so tall and thin, and when he walked towards me on the snow, time seemed to suddenly stop for a long time.
Xin Tianyi didn't know what to fill that long period of time with, and she didn't know why his red eyes appeared in front of her again in the snow.
Obviously, it was midsummer.
There is green everywhere.
No one knew that after that day, the rest of their summers would be filled with gray.
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