Chapter 210 I'll wait for you to come home
They had to leave early the next morning. That night, Manager Cai and his colleagues all put in their best efforts to help with the work, as if they had endless energy.
"Hey, Lu Hong, you better be careful with your hands. You still have to drive the truck tomorrow morning."
"You should worry about yourself and don't hurt your back."
Lin Xiaotong listened to the two people still bickering, and the corners of her mouth twitched. She only found out yesterday that the two were actually husband and wife.
No wonder Manager Cai always gets away with it every time he tries to commit suicide. She used to be worried that Master Lu would accidentally throw the talkative Manager Cai onto the roof of the truck.
He stretched his wrists and continued to pry the stone in horse stance.
Lin Xiaotong was so overactive at night and her energy was constantly high that her hands were involuntarily digging holes in her sleep.
Master Lu next to him was awakened by the noise, and when he saw the man in the light, he found it funny.
Still a child.
He reached out and gently picked up the clothes that had slipped off, then continued to sleep with his eyes closed.
…
When I woke up the next day, there was one more person grinning at me.
Lu Hong looked at Lin Xiaotong and Manager Cai, who were limping as they walked and taking a deep breath after every two steps.
He shook his head silently. What a joke! There was really nothing he could do about them.
When they arrived, the car was full of supplies, and when they left, there were a few people in the back of the car.
They were all people preparing to go to Beijing. Most of them were family members who were seriously injured and were sent to Beijing Hospital for treatment.
This time we happened to be hitchhiking, and Manager Cai agreed. We all got off at the four-way intersection of the department store, and the familiar mother and her two children were among them.
When the younger brother saw Lin Xiaotong, his eyes lit up and he reached out to tug at the corners of his brother and mother's clothes.
The brother who was originally lively and talkative just smiled and held his mother's big hand tightly with his little hand.
The female comrade looked haggard. She nodded and tightened the package on her shoulder with one hand. She also wanted Jingshi to take care of her man.
As soon as the car door was closed and the accelerator was started, the group began their journey back.
On the way back, the car drove very fast and soon reached the road down the mountain. This section of the road was bumpy due to the cars, and the tires would get stuck in them if you were not careful.
Lin Xiaotong tied up her hair and saw several soldiers repairing the road with shovels and hammers on the side of the road.
At this time, one of them stood up, raised his hand to block the sunlight, and squinted his eyes to look over here.
She saw at a glance that the man was Xie Yi. She leaned out of the window and waved vigorously, her tone inevitably a little excited.
"Xie Yi——"
Xie Yi was originally repairing a road. The temporary passage they had built previously was wearing out the road surface too quickly due to the heavy traffic. He and Xiong Chuan were picked to follow the team to help level the road surface.
The big potholes in the middle of the road were filled one by one with gravel, and then compacted with hammers. After that, they were stepped on to make sure that there were no stones in the gaps that could cut the tires.
Several people who had finished repairing the road were resting on the side of the road. They could hardly straighten their backs and their palms were burning with pain.
Xie Yi's previously injured left palm was cracked again and bleeding again. He simply wrapped it with gauze and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
I was very thirsty, so I took off my hat to fan myself, and then I saw several trucks driving by.
He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but suddenly he heard someone calling his name. He subconsciously looked over and saw someone leaning out of the window and waving at him vigorously.
"Xiaotong——"
The smile on his lips widened to its largest in an instant, and he subconsciously used his right hand to wave.
At the same time, he put his injured hand behind his back, not wanting Xiaotong to worry about him.
Lin Xiaotong waved her hands, and as the car approached, the two saw each other clearly at close range.
There are so many things I want to say in my heart. When our eyes meet and collide, I finally see the face of the person I miss clearly. Thousands of words are transformed into one sentence:
"I'll wait for you to come home—"
"Be careful on the road—"
Xie Yi waited until the car drove away and the person waving to him was out of sight before he turned around and went back to the factory to move the stones.
Xiong Chuan, who was standing next to him, patted Xie Yi on the shoulder.
"Brother, stop crying. You can go home and see your wife when this is over."
"No, I was just blinded by the wind. Screw you."
"Xie Dayi, we are no match for each other. Why are you trying to hide it? I won't laugh at you."
"Humph, if you didn't open your mouth so wide, I would believe what you said."
"Ahem, no, I'm just hot, so I opened my mouth to cool it down."
…
It was early August when we left, and it was already the end of August when we returned.
After getting off the bus at the department store, Lin Xiaotong walked towards home carrying her bag and water bottle. It was just after five in the evening when she got home. She had eaten some dry food on the way, so she was not very hungry yet.
But I was still a little thirsty, so when I passed by a supply and marketing cooperative, I involuntarily turned in.
I couldn't control myself, and when I came out, I had a red bean popsicle in my hand. It cost four cents each, and the ingredients were real.
When I first took it out, it was still steaming. When I put it in my mouth, I couldn't help but squint my eyes. Happiness is so simple.
As we walked along, we found that the various earthquake-resistant sheds that were originally built on the roadside had been demolished, leaving only a few scattered tree trunks. As we walked, we also came across a few loose blue bricks on the ground.
The sunlight turned into a warm orange, reflecting on the wall and the messy telephone poles where talkative birds perched.
The old ladies, with their gray hair tied into a bun at the back of their heads, sat in groups of three or five on the stone steps at the gate, fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans and talking to themselves.
The men gathered around the wall, with their bellies bulging, sleeves rolled up, and slippers on, standing next to the Go table and pointing and talking.
The children, wearing big pants and sticking out their butts, gathered together, holding the cicadas' wings and laughing.
"You little bastard, come back and eat. Your clothes are so dirty every day. I think you are itching for trouble!"
"Dazhu, Wang Dazhu! Why don't you hurry back? Where have you been? Your daughter peed again. Hurry and bring in the diapers hanging on the line outside."
"Oh, you bitch, all you do is order me around. My dear, I, your daddy, have to wash a big basin of diapers for you every day."
Going deep into the alley, Lin Xiaotong could smell the aroma of food and knew what each family had for lunch.
As I walked, I turned into the alley in the courtyard and couldn't help but jog. The wind in my ears made my heart beat fast.
Wuhu~She is back home!
He slipped into the courtyard like a lit firecracker.
"Aunt Guan, I'm waiting for winter melon again."
Guan Lamei was like a door god, strolling around the open space at the door with his hands behind his back, patrolling.
Seeing Lin Xiaotong coming back, the child slipped in before he could even finish his words.
"Good afternoon, Uncle Three."
"Aunt Qiaofeng is busy again."
"Dad, Mom, I'm back——"
The noise started before we even entered the hanging flower gate. The clotheslines at the doorsteps of each house in the backyard were filled with all kinds of sheets, which rustled in the wind.
Gao Xiulan was twisting the bed sheet, which was a little long.
Usually two people twist it, you at one end and I at the other, and use a large basin to catch the water underneath.
Gao Xiulan was pulling Yu Afen to wring out the sheets together, and after wringing them dry, they threw them onto the rope together.
When she heard this, she raised her head and her face was as bright as a sunflower.
"Hey, you're back, Lao Xie. Keep the stove warm. I'll come down and cook."
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