Chapter 343 Cherry Jelly
Xu Qingsong suddenly thought of cherries and jelly.
This scene appeared in front of his eyes very abruptly, and he was even surprised that his memory was so good. He clearly remembered that it was the first Monday after he took the college entrance examination.
It was not yet summer vacation at the university, and his parents were busy with classes and could not leave, so he returned to Taojia Village alone.
The cherries in the yard were ripe, with bright red fruits hanging all over the branches. Erye had already picked a batch, knowing that he would come back, so he left them for him.
That afternoon, after waking up from a nap, Xu Qingsong took out the frozen ice cubes from the refrigerator and poured them into a basin, then added half a basin of ice water and brought it to the cherry tree. He climbed up the ladder to pick cherries, and threw a bunch into the basin below as he picked them, until the ice water reached the edge of the basin before coming down.
He had nothing to do at the time, so he moved a chair to the door of the living room, put the basin of cherries on it, sat next to it with an electric fan on, watching the ice in the basin slowly melt and watching the water droplets condense around the outside of the basin.
When all the ice melted, a small pool of water had gathered at the bottom of the basin where the chair was. When the basin was lifted up, it became a hollow circle.
Xu Qingsong went to the kitchen, put the basin in the sink, put his hands in and gently scrubbed it, then turned on the tap to rinse it again. Then he took out a transparent deep-mouthed fruit bowl from the cupboard, poured the cherries in it, and took out a box of ice from the refrigerator to cover it.
He carried the plate of cherries back to the living room and placed it in the hollow circle on the chair.
The fan blew in his face, bringing the cold air from the fruit bowl to his face and neck. He pinched a green stem to pick up a cherry from the ice. The water marks on the surface of the cherry quickly gathered at the bottom, and just as they gathered into a small drop of water, they were blown away by the wind.
As soon as Xu Qingsong tore off the seal, he smelled a scent of milk. He opened the plastic bag and took a look inside: "Why is there no spoon?"
He seldom came back in this month. Every year when the cherries were ripe, the second master would send them to Beijing. This thing was not very convenient to transport, and it had to be stored in ice. Even if it was sent, not much could be sent. He could only eat it once, and he couldn't even get rid of his craving.
The uneaten cherries, water, and half-melted ice cubes were scattered on the ground. The cherry pits that Xu Qingsong had piled on the seat were also swept down with the fruit plate, and they rolled away like stars. The box of jelly that had been torn off the seal also suffered, falling down with the bottom facing up and the mouth facing down.
"No?" Tao Huayu lowered his head to browse his newly bought mobile phone and eat cherries. "Maybe I forgot to install it. Go to the kitchen to get it, and bring me one too."
He slowly finished eating it and spit out a smooth core. Xu Qingsong held it in his hand and looked at it. He wondered if this seed would sprout and grow if he buried it.
The fruit plate spun twice in the air, landed on the bottom, and spun several times with a clang before it stabilized.
"I'm not as hot as you." Xu Qingsong said.
Xu Qingsong put the jelly on the chair and went to get a spoon.
Ripe red cherries with cool flesh that doesn’t feel particularly soft when you bite them, and the sweet juice flows on the tip of your tongue.
Without Xu Qingsong's invitation, he pulled a small stool over and sat down opposite Xu Qingsong, pulling at his T-shirt and shaking it hard: "Oh, why is the fan blowing hot air? Why don't you turn on the air conditioner?"
"What are you carrying?" Xu Qingsong reached out to open the plastic bag. It was red and opaque, and nothing could be seen.
"Jelly." Tao Huayu said, "My sister brought it back from the city. It's quite expensive, but it's delicious. You can try it."
He had eaten half of a plate of cherries, with the pits forming a small pile on the chair, when Tao Huayu came over.
"Cold!" Tao Huayu thought, no wonder he wasn't hot. He put the plastic bag in his hand on the chair and reached out to pinch the cherries and eat them.
Xu Qingsong ate very slowly, as if he was savoring the food.
Xu Qingsong took out a small plastic bowl half the size of a palm, white in color, with a few small red patches faintly visible on the bottom and outer ring. It was written on the seal that it was made of cherry coconut milk, real fruit pulp.
When he walked back and was still a few steps away from the chair, he saw Tao Huayu saw something on his mobile phone. His face changed drastically, and his hand that was reaching into the bag to take out the jelly shook violently, overturning the fruit plate.
Xu Qingsong looked at the frightened Tao Huayu and asked, "What did you watch? A horror movie?"
Tao Huayu shook his head.
Xu Qingsong picked up the cherries one by one and put them into the fruit bowl. He washed them and ate them, and then picked up the jelly.
He pinched the layer of plastic and lifted it up. Maybe he pinched it too hard, or maybe the jelly was too tightly stuck to the ground, so he only squeezed up an empty plastic bowl. The intact jelly underneath was still on the ground, shaking a few times.
Tao Huayu stared at Jelly and said, "It seems so."
He blurted out these words unconsciously. When Xu Qingsong turned to look at him, he finally reacted. He was suddenly extremely nervous but tried to remain calm.
After Xu Qingsong had finished cleaning up all of these, Tao Huayu whispered to him mysteriously, "Let me show you something."
"What is it?" Xu Qingsong asked.
"They sent it to the boys' group in our class." Tao Huayu tapped the screen of his mobile phone and looked towards the gate. "How about you take my phone to my room?"
Xu Qingsong looked at him puzzledly.
"Okay then, I'll mute it." Tao Huayu finished the operation and handed him the phone. "Look, I'll keep watch for you."
Before this, Xu Qingsong's world was pure.
That afternoon, the silent picture on the phone, the noisy cicadas outside, and his suddenly accelerated heartbeat intertwined, piercing his brain with visual impact.
He immediately understood. No wonder Tao Huayu said "it seems so".
Xu Qingsong hugged Liu Wangxue and changed their positions, so that she was leaning on the sofa facing him. He knelt on his knees beside her legs, supported one hand on her ear, bent down and lowered his head, and lifted her chin with the other hand so that the back of her neck rested on the top of the backrest, forcing her to look at him.
"So shy?" he asked.
Liu Wangxue's eyes wandered: "Can't I be shy?"
Xu Qingsong pinched her chin and asked her to look at him: "You flirted with me so vigorously before, I thought you were very bold."
Liu Wangxue changed the subject: "It's late, why don't you go to bed? You just said that staying up late will make you ugly."
Xu Qingsong moved closer, his lips just barely touching hers: "Not including you, and not including me."
Liu Wangxue suddenly smiled and looked into his eyes: "Are you confident or narcissistic?"
"Both." Xu Qingsong finally kissed her on the lips.
Once you get addicted, you can't leave it anymore.
After a long time, Xu Qingsong raised his head, looked at Liu Wangxue's misty eyes, wiped away the water stains, leaned over to her ear and asked her: "Are you thirsty?"
Liu Wangxue calmed down and shook his head: "Not thirsty."
"I'm thirsty." Xu Qingsong said, kissing her from behind her ear to her chin.
Liu Wangxue reached out and pushed him, then sat up straight and pretended to get off.
Xu Qingsong stopped her and moved her back to the sofa: "What are you doing?"
"I'll go get you a glass of water." Liu Wangxue held his head high and his voice was soft.
"I don't want to drink water." Xu Qingsong pressed down on her forehead.
"I don't want to drink anything." Xu Qingsong put one hand on her collarbone and looked into her eyes. His deep voice was filled with lust and desire.
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