half blind

The surrounding area is desolate, and the side of the dirt road is full of weeds.A few bungalows can be seen vaguely in the distance, and this place should already belong to the countryside.

"Haven't you been here?" Zhou Nanchen asked.

Zhang Qing shook his head, "I used to go home and school at two o'clock every day, and my parents wouldn't let me go out at all, so how could I have a chance to go shopping?"

Zhou Nanchen pointed to the end of the dirt road, "Go straight ahead on this road, turn right after reaching the main road for 200 meters, and you will find the street park."

"The park in the middle of the street?" Zhang Qing was taken aback, trying to recall, "Could it be...the park where you used to sketch?"

Zhou Nanchen nodded.

"So close?" Zhang Qing was a little surprised, "I've never been here before."

"Let's go, I'll show you around." Zhou Nanchen smiled at him, and took his hand naturally.

Zhang Qing's fingers trembled almost invisibly, but he felt his hand tightening a bit.

"I used to come here to play when I was a child. After so many years, there is still no change here." Zhou Nanchen took Zhang Qing's hand and stepped over a piece of gravel, "I heard that this small forest was planted by afforestation back then, but the plant After it’s done, no one cares about it, and no one develops the land, so it’s just left here...hey, be careful, there might be dog poop on the ground.”

Zhang Qing avoided a piece of shit that looked very much like shit in shock, and complained: "Okay, you said take me out to play, just come to this place? If this is in a TV series..."

"What happened in the TV series?" Zhou Nanchen stepped over a piece of rotten wood.

"That's when the ex-boyfriend pretended to be reconciled, but in fact held a grudge, and then made an appointment in such an inaccessible grove..." Zhang Qing followed behind panting, "Rape first and then kill, destroy the corpse and wipe out the traces, and keep it safe for no one to see."

Zhou Nanchen let out a "puchi" laugh, and then kept laughing all the way.

Zhang Qing couldn't help laughing, "I'm sick."

The two went deeper and deeper.Under the sun, the mottled tree shadows are projected on the ground. If you don’t consider the dog poop that may be hidden under the leaves, the scenery in front of you is as beautiful as a painting.

"Where are you taking me?" Zhang Qing asked as he struggled over various obstacles.

"almost."

Not long after Zhou Nanchen's words fell, a hidden path suddenly appeared in the grove in front of him.

At the end of the path, it suddenly opened up, and there was a clear stream flowing through the woods.

The water surface is sparkling, and the water splashes against the rocks, splashing diamond-like colors in the sun.A few birds were burying their heads to drink water by the stream, and flew away in a hurry when they found a stranger visiting.

"This..." Zhang Qing was stunned by the scene in front of him and couldn't speak for a while, "There is such a place in Huaishui?"

"Does it look good?" Zhou Nanchen smiled, seemingly satisfied with Zhang Qing's reaction.

"It's beautiful." It took Zhang Qing a long time to speak, "How come no one has discovered such a beautiful place?"

"Probably because the location is too deep, it's hard to walk in." Zhou Nanchen smiled, and sat down on a rock by the stream, "Most people walk halfway, and then they are persuaded by shit."

"You still have the nerve to say it." Zhang Qing raised his foot quickly, and he was relieved to make sure that he didn't step on or get stained with dog shit, "I'm really convinced, how did you trek through mountains and shit to find this place? "

Zhou Nanchen smiled sullenly for a long time, "I told you, I often came here to play when I was a child, and I found it when I was walking. At that time, I often sat here for a whole day, and I could see many small animals. Birds, bugs, fish and frogs, and when you are lucky, you can even meet hares. After watching for a long time, you will remember the appearance, and you can draw it when you go home. Now that I think about it, it is the enlightenment of my sketching. .”

Zhang Qing froze for a moment, "Are you alone?"

"That's right, no child would like to spend a whole day by the river." Zhou Nanchen smiled.

Zhang Qing's chest felt tight suddenly.

No child wants to spend a whole day by the river, because they are all playing with their peers.

But Zhou Nanchen has been sitting alone by the creek since he was so young, and he sat all day long.

What kind of loneliness is that, Zhang Qing dare not even think about it.

"At that time, my father just passed away, and my mother was not normal all day long. I came here to play almost every day." Zhou Nanchen touched the tree trunk beside him, "For a while, time boxes were very popular among children in our school. , I also buried one here.”

"Time box?"

"Don't you know?" Zhou Nanchen looked surprised.

Zhang Qing shook his head, "It's not like you don't know what my family is like. How could my parents let me hang out with 'poor kids' with poor grades."

"Time box is to put things in iron boxes and bury them when you were young, and then dig them out when you grow up. It was very popular at that time. Those children buried boxes in groups, and some people were occupied because of good places. Fighting with other children." Zhou Nanchen laughed, "At that time, all the children in Huai Shui were playing, and you didn't even know that."

"Hey, wait, you said you also buried a box here?" Zhang Qing suddenly grasped the point.

"Well, yes, it's just playing with the trend."

"Do you remember what you buried?" Zhang Qing suddenly became interested, "Where was it buried?"

"I forgot long ago." Zhou Nanchen said helplessly, "Most kids just follow suit. Who will remember this after 20 years?"

"You really don't remember? You don't remember at all?" Zhang Qing asked persistently, "You can find this stream so accurately, it's impossible that you don't have any impression?"

"I..." Zhou Nanchen had no choice but to admit, "Maybe I still have a little impression. But after so many years, the terrain has changed—"

Zhang Qing interrupted him, "Let's go, let's find the time box you buried in the past!"

Zhou Nanchen was taken aback for a moment, obviously this option was not included in his plan, "No way, it's been so long and we definitely can't find it, and we don't have the tools..."

"Isn't there a village nearby? You can definitely borrow farm tools." Zhang Qing insisted, turned around and walked back, "Just wait!"

"Hey!" Zhou Nanchen had no choice but to stand up and follow Zhang Qing.

Zhou Nanchen really didn't understand why Zhang Qing made such a fuss and wanted to help him find a broken box from more than ten years ago, but seeing how motivated he was, it was not easy to pour cold water on him, so he had to accompany him.

The villagers in the nearby village were not bad, and they actually lent them a shovel.Zhang Qing didn't know where the energy came from, so he rushed into the woods with the shovel on his shoulder.

"It's done, this time Sister Rou will not only kill you, but also me." Zhou Nanchen shook his head behind him.

"Recall, where did you bury the box?" Zhang Qing stuck the shovel into the ground and asked.

"I really can't remember..."

"Say what you remember!"

Zhou Nanchen sighed, and had no choice but to recall, "I remember, it was buried under a willow tree not far from the stream."

"Didn't you make any marks at that time?"

"The mark... I did it. I used a knife to cut a fork on that tree." Zhou Nanchen said awkwardly, "But after so long, it's not certain that the tree is still there."

"Look for it, how do you know if you don't look for it?" Zhang Qing resisted the shovel.

According to Zhou Nanchen, the tree at that time was next to a big rock in the creek.But the two walked along the stream for a whole trip, but they didn't see the big rock that Zhou Nanchen described.

"It's been more than ten years, and it may have been washed away by the current." Zhou Nanchen shook his head.

Zhang Qing's expression was a little frustrated, but he still didn't give up, "You're sure it's this side of the stream, right?"

Zhou Nanchen nodded, "There is no road on the other side, it must be this side."

Zhang Qing took two steps back and looked at the stream in front of him, "The dirt road we came here hasn't been renovated over the years, right?"

"No, it's always been the same."

"Then you should have walked in along the dirt road like now." Zhang Qing analyzed, "If you didn't take a detour and walked directly to the stream, the place where the box was buried should not be too far away from here." Far is right."

As Zhang Qing said, he looked up at the nearby trees, "There are several willow trees here, do you think they will be here?"

"Even if the willow tree where I buried the box is still there." Zhou Nanchen walked to Zhang Qing's side helplessly, "Now the mark must have been lost for a long time."

"Why? This place has never been developed, and no one comes here. It stands to reason that it is still possible—"

"I was always marking a small tree. The bark of a big tree is so thick that even a child can't cut it." Zhou Nanchen sighed, "Even if the tree is still alive, it looks different from before. It’s so hard to find again.”

Zhang Qing thought for a while, "You mean, the small tree back then must have grown into a big tree now."

"Yes."

"That is to say, is it possible to find the mark you carved on the small tree back then in a high place of a big tree?"

Zhou Nanchen hesitated for a moment, "It's not impossible..."

Before Zhou Nanchen finished speaking, Zhang Qing had already put down the shovel in his hand, and patted Zhou Nanchen on the shoulder, "Are you full for breakfast?"

Zhou Nanchen was taken aback, "It's okay?"

"Do you think you can..." When the words came to his lips, Zhang Qing suddenly felt a little embarrassed again, and coughed dryly, "Can you carry me?"

Only then did Zhou Nanchen understand what he meant, "Are you going to..."

Facing Nan Chen's gaze last week, Zhang Qing's ears suddenly turned red, "Forget it, forget it, let's think of another way if I didn't say it."

After regaining consciousness, Zhang Qing suddenly realized that the request he had just made was not only childish, but also...a bit too ambiguous.

Zhou Nanchen squatted down without saying a word.

"you……"

"Come on. With your small body, I can still carry it."

Since the other party agreed, Zhang Qing had no choice but to give up struggling.

He carefully climbed onto Zhou Nanchen's shoulders, and the latter pressed his left and right calves with his hands to ensure his balance.

"Hold my neck tight." Zhou Nanchen said.

"No, no need..."

"Hold tight."

After confirming that Zhang Qing had his arms around his neck, Zhou Nanchen stood up vigorously.