don't go near that tree

On the day he graduated from university, Wu Chun returned to Shili Village as he wished.

During these four years, Wu Chun shuttled back and forth between the school and Shili Village, and even went to various villages with the school organization to participate in various activities, gaining a lot of knowledge.

When he came back this time, Wu Chun only brought two boxes and a thick notebook.

One box is the clothes he brought, and the other box is the knowledge he brought back.

Wu Chun recorded all his insights in the past four years. In the four years, Wu Chun spent most of his time in the library except for classes at school. Whenever he had free time, he would go to ten Satoyama ran.

One is that he really misses Xu Shiyao, and the other is that he needs to come back to fetch some things.

It's not easy to see on paper. Sometimes, when Wu Chun sees something, he will always ask Xu Shiyao to do a "field investigation".

Over the years, on how many nights in Shili Village no one knows, there will be a figure, carrying a backpack, shuttling back and forth on Shili Mountain, and there is a soul, floating in the sky over Shili Village in the dead of night, overlooking the entire Shili Village .

With Xu Shiyao's help, Wu Chun already had an idea of ​​what to do after returning to the village.

He has also become like Xu Shiyao, he will have a few special notebooks, in addition to recording what he has seen and learned, he also wrote down the development plan of Shili Village in the next few years.

In short, when he came back this time, Wu Chun was fully prepared.

He was received by the village chief on the day he returned to the village.

The village has stood still for many years.

The world has developed extremely fast in the past four years, but when Wu Chun came back here, it seemed as if he had returned to four years ago.

It's still the same here, not even a little change can be seen.

……

"Go back to your grandfather's house?" the village chief asked.

"En." Wu Chun nodded.

Grandpa is old too.

It seems that when people reach a certain age, they will age very quickly.

Wu Chun remembered that his grandfather's body was still straight four years ago, but now it is gradually bending down. He could lift a bucket of water easily before, but now it still takes some effort. trace.

"Are you planning to live with your grandfather?"

"Yes, he is old, and I want to spend more time with him."

"Okay, that's fine." The village chief said, and brought Wu Chun a glass of water, "I've been away for four years, what do you know?"

Wu Chun was startled, then he took out a notebook from his schoolbag and handed it to the village chief.

The village chief opened it, and there were only two words written on the first page - road construction.

"There are many muddy roads in the village, let alone the narrow ones. When it rains, people will get stuck in them, let alone cars. The road is the key. There is not even a decent road, let alone any development." Wu Chun got up and said to the village. Talk for a long time.

"But road construction requires a lot of expenses." The village head reminded.

After thinking for a while, Wu Chun asked, "Will the government provide financial subsidies here?"

"I asked a few years ago, and I will give some money, but the villagers also need to pay part of the money. Although it is not much, it is not an easy amount for the people in this village. Besides, They haven't seen the benefit of the road at the moment, and building the road is a hard start."

"But someone has to do it, right?" Wu Chun said with a smile.

"That's right." The village head looked at him with great interest, "Then I'll give you this year, and you can do it freely. If you need anything, as long as I can help you, feel free to ask me."

"There is really one thing that needs your help right now." Wu Chun said with a smile, "I need you to give me a piece of land..."

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After coming out of the village chief's house, Wu Chun went straight to Shili Mountain.

The closer he got to Shili Mountain, the faster Wu Chun's heart beat. In the past six months of graduation, various things had piled up, so that Wu Chun had only seen Xu Shiyao once in the past six months.

When he misses it terribly, Wu Chun will hold the pine cone in both hands, curl up at the head of the bed, and stay up all night.

After four years, he still hasn't learned how to get along with misses, saying that long-distance relationships are the most challenging.But for them, the difference is not only the land.

During these four years, Wu Chun may still be filled with busyness. Wu Chun didn't realize it until one time Wu Chun found time to return to Shili Mountain. That time Wu Chun caught a night bus and returned to Shili Mountain. I wanted to surprise Xu Shiyao, but I didn't expect to see such a scene when I arrived at Shili Mountain.

I saw Xu Shiyao sitting on a pine branch, surrounded by pieces of bark, and the piece of bark in front of him was an empty bark. Xu Shiyao seemed to be trying to outline the shape based on the contents of other bark. own appearance.

The other party was so serious that he didn't even notice when Wu Chun was standing by the pine tree.

In the past, Xu Shiyao had all the movements on the mountain in his hands, but at this moment, the other party's brain was obviously occupied by something more important to him.

Wu Chun resisted the urge to cry, and softly called "Xu Shiyao."

In an instant, all the news about the bark surrounding Xu Shiyao, and the white shadow on the tree quickly appeared in front of him.

The other party first looked up at the night sky, frowned slightly, and then asked, "Why did you come at this time."

It sounded like a reprimand, but worry also ran out of a few words.

"Come as soon as you have time!"

As Wu Chun spoke, he stepped forward and hugged Xu Shiyao. They hadn't seen each other for a month at that time. Wu Chun buried himself in Xu Shiyao's arms and asked softly, "Do you miss me?"

Xu Shiyao didn't answer him immediately, but waited for a while, and sighed slightly.

"I won't rest assured if you do this." Xu Shiyao said softly, "I miss you, but I don't want you to look for me like this."

"why?"

Wu Chun raised his head, stared into Xu Shiyao's eyes and asked.

"You came to me when you were supposed to be resting, so what time do you use to rest, besides, how dangerous it is for you to travel in the middle of the night, do you know what was my first thought when you appeared in front of me?"

Wu Chun shook his head, "What is it?" He asked weakly.

In the next second, Wu Chun only felt that the other party put a kiss on his forehead, and then said softly, "It's lucky, fortunately, you came safely, fortunately, you are safe, Wu Chun, as I said, the miss between us is There is an end point, and what we have to do is to get to the end together, don't do this again, okay?"

Finally, Wu Chun nodded.

Since then, Wu Chun has never appeared in the middle of the night. Instead, he increased the frequency of seeking help from Xu Shiyao through the pine cone.

In the time when we can't be with each other, there must always be something to drive away the irrepressible miss.

Wu Chun sometimes thinks, if he is Xu Shiyao, guarding on this mountain, looking at the person he loves described on the bark, but he won't be able to see him in the near future.

Even the appearance of the other party needs to be imagined based on the portrait.

Wu Chun's longing is nothing compared to this kind of longing.

Fortunately, they finally survived these four years.

Wu Chun stood at the foot of Shili Mountain, close to Xu Shiyao, as if even the air was so kind, wrapping him warmly like a relative.

It was still some time before evening, Wu Chun took a deep breath and climbed up Shili Mountain.

This pine tree, like his sojourning soul, has remained unchanged for four years.

Wu Chun pushed his glasses. After four years of college, he finally put glasses on those big eyes.The greenness on Wu Chun's face has faded a lot. At this time, he is wearing a simple shirt and a pair of casual pants, and he has the temperament of a scholar.

Sometimes, Wu Chun would also look in the mirror and watch for hours.

For the first time, Wu Chun hoped that time would go slower on his face. He was afraid that it would go faster, so that he would not be able to face himself in Xu Shiyao's portrait. What if one day he stood in front of Xu Shiyao, but the other party would not recognize him? Own.

Fortunately, there has never been such a situation in the past four years.

As long as Wu Chun appeared in front of Xu Shiyao, the other party would be able to call out his name immediately.

When he came back, Wu Chun deliberately cleaned himself up. In the second half of the semester, it is no exaggeration to say that Wu Chun is no different from a homeless man. When his hair is long, he can cover his eyes.

When he gets busy, he doesn't care about his own image.

Just to meet Xu Shiyao, Wu Chun still wanted to dress himself as young as possible, preferably to match the appearance of himself and Xu Shiyao when they first met in that summer four years ago.

Perhaps in that way, Xu Shiyao would not be a stranger to him.

Wu Chun was still a little nervous when he stood in front of the pine tree, but the tension was only temporary after all.

Wu Chun walked around the tree twice, just like four years ago, took off his shoes and climbed up.

Leaning against the tree trunk, Wu Chun closed his eyes comfortably.

"I'm finally back!" Wu Chun said excitedly.

Coming back this time is no longer temporary, but permanent.

Wu Chun has been impatiently looking forward to the arrival of the evening, such a commemorative moment, he should celebrate it with Xu Shiyao.

It's a pity that Xu Shiyao couldn't taste the delicacy in the world, and it was obviously unrealistic to have a meal together.

So, in the following time, Wu Chun was thinking about what form to use to celebrate.

This thought lasted an afternoon.

When the wind blew, Wu Chun looked into the distance and found that the sun had already set on the hill. At this time, the pine tree he was on shook a bit, Wu Chun turned around eagerly, and fell into a cool embrace.

"I'm back, Wu Chun."

Wu Chun nodded.

"Are you going this time?" Xu Shiyao asked cautiously.

Wu Chun thought for a while, and then said playfully, "The end of Wu Chun's life journey has arrived at Shili Mountain, and you are ready to meet the rest of my life."

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As Wu Chun said, leaning in Xu Shiyao's arms, he squeezed Xu Shiyao's face with his hands.

He only heard the other party smile slightly, hold Wu Chun's hand, hold it tightly in the palm of his hand, and then whispered into Wu Chun's ear, "It was ready four years ago."