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Chapter 62 Wildebeest
Lu Zai quickly put on his combat boots and slung his equipment bag over his right shoulder and left, but the moment he was about to go out, he stopped in his tracks.
He thought for a second, then ran back, took a bottle of milk from the cabinet and put it on the window sill.
After such a toss, the 3 minutes time became more urgent, Lu Zai took the door and ran towards the west gate with long legs.
Lu Zai pinched the FM button on the top of the walkie-talkie and turned it. After confirming that it was tuned to channel [-], he said to the walkie-talkie, "Gu Xinghai."
It seemed that Gu Xinghai had really entered the state of rest, and even his voice was lazy, he said: "Hong Kong!"
There was a strong wind on Lu Zai's side, and he said while running, "You haven't gone to the dining hall yet, I put a bottle of milk on the window sill, you can take a detour and bring it to Xia Jianjing."
"Can't you give it yourself?" Gu Xinghai was not very happy, "I put him next door to you, don't you know?"
Lu Zai froze for a moment, he really didn't know.
The camp has an accommodation building specially prepared for family members visiting relatives. Lu Zai thought that Gu Xinghai would arrange Xia Jianjing there according to the regulations. He never expected that Gu Xinghai would be so "disrespectful" to such an extent that he would spend all his money Create conditions for him.
"I'll give it myself in the future." Lu Zai said, "I'm on my way now, please, Brother Bei."
Gu Xinghai had gotten to know Lu Zai very well during this time, and there was not much age difference between them. Lu Zai was willing to condescend to call him "Brother Bei", which was quite helpful to him, and he immediately agreed.
Gu Xinghai said: "It can be done."
Gu Xinghai is currently in a state of rest, and started walking sideways in the camp.He didn't even wear his training uniform well, and twirled the door key of the cooking class with his fingers, wandering casually to the best small building in the base.
The official name of the small building is No. [-] Guest House. It has two floors in total. Originally, only Lu Zai lived on the second floor.
Gu Xinghai really used his connections this time, starting from Yan Zheng's place to work, he forced Xia Jianjing to the second floor, and arranged it next door to Lu Zai.
When Gu Xinghai knocked on the door, Xia Jianjing was squatting on the ground to feed the little antelope. He hugged the little antelope in his arms, stood up and opened the door for Gu Xinghai.
Gu Xinghai was overjoyed when he saw him, and said with a smile, "Jingzi, you look like a daddy."
Xia Jianjing said: "I have just contacted the nearest animal protection station, and someone will come to pick up Jiji in the afternoon."
"Jiji?" Gu Xinghai reached out and poked the little antelope on the head, "What name did you give this little deer?"
Xia Jianjing nodded and shook his head, and said, "This is the East African striped antelope."
Gu Xinghai has been rough for a long time, and he doesn't care whether it's a deer or a sheep. He waved his hand indifferently and said, "You're hungry, leave this little thing here, and I'll take you to eat."
Xia Jianjing carefully put Jiji back on the mat, and then wrapped it in a blanket. He habitually went to get the wallet in the bag, but was stopped by Gu Xinghai's hand.
Gu Xinghai snatched his wallet, shook the key in his hand, and said with a smile: "You think we are going to a restaurant, this place doesn't even care about birds, so you don't have to pick it. I'll go Boil a bowl of noodles, you can do whatever you want."
Xia Jianjing asked Gu Xinghai: "Why did you become a soldier?"
Gu Xinghai walked out with his arms around his shoulders, sighed and said: "Isn't this a moment of feverishness, and I was fooled by the admissions video of the University of National Defense Science and Technology. I thought it was a 'Wolf Warrior' who came, who knew that the wolf was not accepted, and directly Become a 'earth dog'."
Xia Jianjing tilted his head and glanced at Gu Xinghai's epaulettes, it was already ten cents, which was not easy.
Xia Jianjing said: "It's pretty good. When you were in school, you flew over the walls, and it's even cooler now."
Gu Xinghai was a little embarrassed by Xia Jianjing's words. He was young and frivolous at that time. It was a dark history. He thought that he was really strong, coupled with a rational and clever mind, and he was born to fight on the battlefield.
However, in fact, he has only been brilliant in the military academy for four years, no, only three and a half years, since the internship in the lower-level company, he has been taught by reality to be a good man.
Gu Xinghai didn't want to mention these embarrassing things, he turned his face and smiled, then took out a bottle of milk from his pocket and threw it to Xia Jianjing.
Gu Xinghai said: "Hey, Lu Zai asked me to give it to you."
In fact, Gu Xinghai didn't need to say it specifically, when Xia Jianjing saw the familiar milk bottle, he guessed it was Lu Zai.
Xia Jianjing lowered his head, and he squeezed the milk tightly with his fingers.
His heart was full of emotions. He wanted to ask Gu Xinghai why Lu Zai didn't come, but he pursed his lips and didn't ask a word.
He thought, there was probably no special reason, maybe Lu Zai simply didn't want to come.
Just like Lu Zai said that he wanted to chat with him, maybe it was just the most common greeting between adults, so that each other would not be too embarrassed.
Xia Jianjing carefully put away the milk, and at the same time hid the little expectation in his heart without any trace.
He felt that there seemed to be a hole in his body specially reserved for courage. Whenever he had a little luck and hope, the hole would be opened at the right time, and all the courage he had accumulated with great difficulty would flow out of the hole in an instant. There was no trace of it.
Seeing Xia Jianjing's small movements, Gu Xinghai raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this brand of milk really that delicious? I think you drank it when you were in high school. It's been ten years, and you still haven't gotten tired of it? And Lu The same goes for Zai, the last time he brought supplies from China, he didn’t want anything but two boxes of milk, which is quite hypocritical.”
Xia Jianjing said, "It's not bad, it just smells like milk."
Gu Xinghai let out an "oh", but didn't speak any more. He turned his head and gave Xia Jianjing a subtle look.
Gu Xinghai frowned slightly, as expected by Lu Zai, there must be something wrong with Xia Jianjing.Although Xia Jianjing would respond to every word he said, there were only a few words, and he obviously didn't have any desire to talk.
But Xia Jianjing's physical reactions were very natural, there was no feeling of alienation between them, and Xia Jianjing did not show discomfort or embarrassment.
It's like... Xia Jianjing just doesn't want to talk.
Gu Xinghai found a handful of dried noodles from the cooking class, and he said to Xia Jianjing, "I'm not good enough, so I can only give you a bowl of clear water noodles. There are pickled vegetables in the cabinet, so you can make do with it."
Xia Jianjing looked at the dishes in the storage room, and asked, "Can I have two tomatoes and eggs?"
Gu Xinghai was boiling water, turned around and said, "You can do whatever you want, but the eggs are all raw, how do you eat them?"
Xia Jianjing found a bowl, beat the eggs into it, then skillfully added a teaspoon of salt to taste, and beat them clockwise with chopsticks.
"Let me come." Xia Jianjing said, "Do you want to eat? I will simply make two bowls of tomato and egg noodles."
Gu Xinghai was so happy to give in, he vacated the place of the stove for Xia Jianjing, washed a cucumber and stood aside, gnawing on it.
Xia Jianjing's expression was calm, but he was very relaxed, and even enjoyed it a little.
His hands were quick, and while cooking the noodles, he cut up the tomatoes, and started to scramble the eggs in a hot pan with less oil, as if he had done it many times.
In Gu Xinghai's impression, Xia Jianjing was a fan of takeout, and he would never do it himself if he could order takeout. Unexpectedly, after ten years of absence, Xia Jianjing was now in the living room and in the kitchen.
Gu Xinghai felt a little sore in his heart, feeling as if his little brother had grown up in an instant, very uncomfortable.
Gu Xinghai asked: "Jingzi, are you studying now or are you already at work?"
Xia Jianjing said, "I'm in the Ninth Courtyard."
"The Ninth Courtyard in Mianyang?" Gu Xinghai moved closer, quite surprised.
Xia Jianjing nodded and said, "I've been there for two years. I didn't go to graduate school, and my education is a bit poor. I won't be able to become a regular until the end of this year."
"No wonder." Gu Xinghai said, "I was wondering just now. I thought that if you were in the Ninth Courtyard, a closed country, your passport would have crushed you to death. How could you come here to give away your head?"
Xia Jianjing said: "Yes, after becoming a full-time employee, I won't be very free, so I took my vacation in advance and wanted to come out for a while."
Gu Xinghai agreed very much, and he persuaded: "The place in the Ninth Court is too rigid. If a rebellious teenager is sent in, he can be suppressed into a good student. So if you become like this, is it the Ninth Court's fault?"
When Gu Xinghai said this, he suddenly stopped, he realized that his expression was ambiguous, as if he was saying that there was something wrong with Xia Jianjing.
He chuckled, pulled his collar in embarrassment, and said, "Jingzi, I didn't mean that."
Xia Jianjing didn't care. He lowered his head, picked up the noodles in the pot with chopsticks, and carefully felt the degree of softness and hardness.
Xia Jianjing said: "The noodles are ready, let's eat."
There was no dining table in the cooking class, so Xia Jianjing and Gu Xinghai could only make do by leaning against the chopping board to eat.
Gu Xinghai didn't get Xia Jianjing's response, he was a little nervous, he would look up at Xia Jianjing after taking two bites, which made Xia Jianjing feel a little uncomfortable.
Xia Jianjing smiled, and said, "Gu Xinghai, you've changed too, you've been jiggling."
Gu Xinghai hooked the corners of his mouth helplessly, and said: "Life is forced, there are too many things to worry about all day long. After a long time, you will naturally become a mother-in-law. It's not cool at all."
"I like my life now." Xia Jianjing lowered his eyes and said seriously, "I don't plan to change it."
The noodles got stuck in Gu Xinghai's throat, he raised his head, it was even more difficult to swallow, because he found that Xia Jianjing didn't seem to be joking.
Gu Xinghai sighed, and said, "Just as long as you like it."
Gu Xinghai is indeed a crow mouth, just complained to Xia Jianjing that he had too many things to do, and called him on the walkie-talkie, asking him to temporarily replace Yan Zheng in the afternoon, and organize training normally.
Xia Jianjing looked at Gu Xinghai's frowning face, and said sensiblely: "Then you are busy, I will go back first, and I will hand over Jiji to the rescue station later."
Gu Xinghai nodded, and walked another five to sixty meters with him before parting ways.
Xia Jianjing returned to the No. [-] guest house, and Jiji was still curled up on the cushion. Seeing him coming in, she lifted her head feebly.
Xia Jianjing walked up to Jiji, knelt down, and briefly measured Jiji's physical characteristics.
The result was not ideal, the duiker was dehydrated and extremely weak.
Xia Jianjing was a little anxious. He only had some compressed dry food and a bottle of milk that Lu had given him. After thinking about it, he unscrewed the milk and poured it into a small saucer, and brought it carefully to Jiji.
Gigi sniffed, looked up at him again, struggled slowly to her feet, and then buried herself in her milk.
Xia Jianjing breathed a sigh of relief, he put the small plate on the ground, stood up and called the Animal Rescue Station again.The staff was very responsible. After hearing him describe Gigi's current situation, he changed the itinerary directly, saying that he would definitely arrive within two hours.
Xia Jianjing's daily work is busy and tedious, but the pace of life in Mianyang is extremely slow, and he often seems to be at a junction of time and space.
When he walked into the laboratory, he turned into a spinning top, so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground.But as soon as the work is over, he wears flip-flops and goes to the nearby vegetable market to buy vegetables and cook. When the sun is good, he will go to the lawn to bask in the sun, which is comfortable and comfortable.
He sat by the window in a daze, his thoughts were flying wildly, but the ends of each line were tied together again, tightly wrapped around the word "Lu Zai".
Since he reunited with Lu Zai, he had fantasized countless times that they could be reunited.
But fantasies are unrealistic after all, especially what Gu Xinghai said in the cooking class, he quite agrees, he is no longer the 17-year-old boy, he has changed too much, and people will even think that there is something wrong with him.
Although there is a scar in the past between him and Lu Zai, the memories a little further back are so beautiful that people are intoxicated. He has been addicted to it for many years, and every minute and every second is connected with him. destroy.
Perhaps the reason they were separated was simply inappropriate.
The rift in time is too deep, he and Lu Zai are not what they used to be, he doesn't know what roads Lu Zai has traveled, what scenery he has seen, and at the same time who he has fallen in love with.
No matter how much he expected, he was timid after all. Even though Lu Zai had a clear attitude, he didn't even have the courage to try again.
He was afraid that the data would be recovered, and if it fell apart again, he would lose even the memories he relied on for a living.
He didn't know how long he had been in a daze. When he came back to his senses again, the staff of the rescue station had already arrived at the gate of the camp.
He shook his head to keep his thoughts from wandering.He stood up, wrapped Jiji in a blanket and walked towards the gate.
After seeing off Jiji, he was relieved, and his mind was a little drowsy, and he almost fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.
Jiji didn't finish drinking the milk, the small milk saucer was placed on the floor beside his bed, and there was a faint familiar scent of milk in the air, Xia Jianjing sniffed unconsciously, his brows and eyes softened.
This time the dream was softer than before. He was no longer trapped on the day of breaking up. In front of him stood the grown-up Lu Zai. He couldn't help but staggered and ran over.
He knew it was a dream, so he stretched out his hand, but didn't dare to touch it.
Lu Zai grew up with a charming smile and warm palms, hugging him involuntarily, just like he hugged Lu Zai day after day ten years ago.
Lu Zai said, "I miss you very much."
"I...I miss you too." His voice was hoarse and choked, he raised his hand to hug Lu Zai back, but Lu Zai suddenly disappeared, and he was in vain.
Xia Jianjing woke up immediately, he blinked, and he sighed slowly after seeing the strange ceiling above his head.
Xia Jianjing turned over and got out of bed, and found his wallet from the bag.He didn't explain to Gu Xinghai earlier that he wasn't an idiot so unaware of the base's situation, he just took the wallet out of habit.Only when the wallet is by his side can he feel at ease.
Xia Jianjing opened the wallet, and there was a white card in the most conspicuous place inside, on which was written an emergency contact, and the number was Lu Zai's mobile phone number that was vacant because he went to Seattle for communication.
Xia Jianjing pulled out the card, turned it over, and it turned out to be a photo.
In the photo, the boy stood in the center of the fountain, with the brightly lit Big Wild Goose Pagoda behind him. The boy's clothes and hair were wet, and his eyes were full of astonishment.
Xia Jianjing lowered his head, pasted the photo on his heart, and whispered again: "I miss you too."
Gradually it was dusk, the twilight merged, the camp was shrouded in a dim golden light, the setting sun exhausted its last bit of strength and shone in from the window, wrapped around Xia Jianjing's body, like a comforting hug.
Xia Jianjing felt a little cold, he raised his head, his mind was still a little drowsy, and he didn't know when he fell asleep.
Suddenly there was the sound of wheels rubbing against the ground outside the window, followed by the noise of a group of men, from far to near, walking towards the No. [-] guest house.
The No. [-] guest house is a single-story building with eight rooms on the first floor. There are no windows in the corridor, so you can see the outside without any obstruction from the inside.
Xia Jianjing walked to the window and only took a look out. He squatted down like a conditioned reflex.
The group of people were all carrying camera equipment, and they could tell they were members of the camera crew at a glance. Xia Jianjing thought that Lu Zai should be inside.
He was flustered and nervous, but there were still some unwillingness to give up on him.He hesitated for two seconds, raised his head quietly, and sneakily hid behind the window to look at the group of people.
Xia Jianjing searched earnestly until the group of people had entered the guest house. He stretched his neck but couldn't find Lu Zai.
All the awkward emotions in Xia Jianjing's heart disappeared, only disappointment remained.
No matter how much he deceived himself and others, he couldn't hide it. The disappointment was so obvious, like a magnifying glass, telling him clearly——You want to see Lu Zai, and you want to see Lu Zai terribly.
Xia Jianjing was lying on the window sill, he was extremely disappointed.Gu Xinghai didn't come to see him for dinner either, his stomach was growling, echoing with his empty heart.
Then there was another voice from downstairs, and one of the men shouted: "Xiao Qi, go and deliver Lu Zai's bag up, and then let's go eat."
Xiao Qi should be the one with the lowest qualifications, and he dare not say "no" when he is ordered around, so he can only complain while walking: "Brother Lu is the same, it's not that there is no room downstairs, and you have to live alone on the second floor, Toss people."
When Xia Jianjing heard that Xiao Qi called Lu Zai "Brother Lu", he felt uncomfortable for no reason, as if his treasured treasure had been made public and no longer belonged to him alone.
Xia Jianjing hid behind the window when he heard Xiao Qi's footsteps stop outside the door of the room next to him, and then put a bag on the windowsill.
Xiao Qi worked with resentment and rough movements. Not long after he went downstairs, Lu Zai's bag rolled down from the window sill and hit the ground with a "boom".
Xia Jianjing had been standing by the window, and at the same time as the bag fell, he heard a very faint sound, as if something small had also fallen out of the bag.
Without thinking about it, he opened the door and walked out.
It was already very dark, and there were no lights in the camp, so he could only use the light reflected in his room to fumble for that little thing that he didn't know what it was.
He tried to lie as low as possible, but still couldn't see clearly, so he had to stick his fingers on the ground and search inch by inch.
Xia Jianjing vaguely heard footsteps going upstairs, but he didn't react suddenly until the man stood still in front of him and a beam of light shone on him.
Xia Jianjing was taken aback, and became even more flustered when he looked up to see who was coming.
Xia Jianjing leaned back and almost sat on the ground.
Lu Zai's eyesight was poor at night, and he carried a flashlight with him for lighting, but he turned off the light, and stretched out his hand to Xia Jianjing completely intuitively.
This seemed to have become Xia Jianjing's reflex arc. As long as Lu Zai stretched out his hand towards him, he couldn't refuse at all.
Xia Jianjing put his hand up in a daze, but at the moment Lu Zai closed his fingers to hold him, he woke up like a dream and dodged back suddenly.
His center of gravity was unstable, he failed to maintain his balance, and fell down directly on his hands.
Xia Jianjing turned his head. The moment he put his hands on the ground, he seemed to have touched a small cold thing. He moved his fingertips tentatively, and the thing made a slight scratching sound on the ground.
Xia Jianjing looked down, but was stunned for a while.
Lu Zai squatted down in front of Xia Jianjing, he turned on the flashlight again, and took a photo in the direction of Xia Jianjing's gaze. He also found the Coke pull ring.
Lu Zai squeezed the pull ring, then took Xia Jianjing's hand, and solemnly put the pull ring into Xia Jianjing's palm.
Lu Zai said: "You have seen this one before. It is the one that hung above my bed before. I put a wish in it."
Lu Zai turned the flashlight upside down, and he and Xia Jianjing fell into darkness again. He couldn't see Xia Jianjing's expression, but he knew that Xia Jianjing could see his eyes clearly.
What kind of emotion is hidden in his eyes, he will not be silent anymore, he will tell Xia Jianjing little by little.
"I hope you become a little mangy dog. Whether you said you liked me or you said you wanted to break up, all the things you said can be used for nothing." Lu Zai said, "From now on, We do it all over again."
Xia Jianjing lowered his head, and he clenched his fists tightly, holding the pull ring tightly in his palm.
Xia Jianjing said: "Lu Zai, this pull ring is just a trick of the merchant to deceive people, it won't work."
"Really?" Lu Zai smiled slightly. He stretched out his hand to wrap Xia Jianjing's hand, and used his fingers to break Xia Jianjing's fist. "Then why are you holding it so tightly? Just throw it away."
Xia Jianjing gritted his teeth, and stubbornly refused to let go. He was so anxious that he hit Lu Zai with his head.
Lu Zai didn't continue to push him, but reached out and pulled him into his arms.
Lu Zai said: "Xia Xiaogou, I remember that you used to like to hit me with your head very much. You often hit me with starry eyes, and you didn't know the severity. Once I was in class, I was afraid that you would hit my head, so I kindly helped you. You held on to the corner of the table, and you didn't know which tendon was wrong, and you bumped into it suddenly, and my palms were reddened by the corner of the table."
Xia Jianjing stopped struggling, he leaned on Lu Zai's chest, and relaxed a little bit.
Lu Zai's embrace was too warm, there was a familiar feeling to him, and there was also a strange part of him. Listening to Lu Zai's heartbeat, he felt a little wronged unconsciously.
Xia Jianjing whispered, "I didn't do it on purpose."
"I know. Later you kissed my palm foolishly, and you were kicked out by the teacher in the end." Lu Zai laughed, his smile was full of nostalgia, "There was another time when we were sitting in a taxi, you ran into me directly, and you hurt me. I even bit my tongue, I was still angry at you, thinking you were childish and reckless."
Xia Jianjing didn't speak, he nodded slightly.
Xia Jianjing remembered that time, he had just returned from training camp in Beijing, and Lu Zai came to pick him up at the airport.He was so excited at the time that he didn't know how to express it, so he bumped into it.It was really as Lu Zai said, childish and reckless.
Lu Zai took a breath, suppressed the choking, rubbed his chin against Xia Jianjing's head, and laughed again.
Lu Zai said: "Until later, by chance, I went to the grassland where you lived since childhood, and I got to know an animal."
There, Lu Zai saw the wildebeest.
This is a large takin that usually looks like a grumpy refrigerator, but when night falls, its rare tenderness can be captured with high-precision night vision lenses.
Lu Zai saw a dramatic scene on the screen. Two wildebeests who had only fought during the day were gently touching each other's corners on the star-studded vast grassland, expressing their love to each other with such movements.
Just like Xia Jianjing at the age of 17, so cute and stupid.
"They are just like you now. Only when the night is quiet and no one can see them, do you dare to secretly say that you miss them." Lu Zai said, "Puppy Xia, I can't see you now, so be good. okay?"
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He thought for a second, then ran back, took a bottle of milk from the cabinet and put it on the window sill.
After such a toss, the 3 minutes time became more urgent, Lu Zai took the door and ran towards the west gate with long legs.
Lu Zai pinched the FM button on the top of the walkie-talkie and turned it. After confirming that it was tuned to channel [-], he said to the walkie-talkie, "Gu Xinghai."
It seemed that Gu Xinghai had really entered the state of rest, and even his voice was lazy, he said: "Hong Kong!"
There was a strong wind on Lu Zai's side, and he said while running, "You haven't gone to the dining hall yet, I put a bottle of milk on the window sill, you can take a detour and bring it to Xia Jianjing."
"Can't you give it yourself?" Gu Xinghai was not very happy, "I put him next door to you, don't you know?"
Lu Zai froze for a moment, he really didn't know.
The camp has an accommodation building specially prepared for family members visiting relatives. Lu Zai thought that Gu Xinghai would arrange Xia Jianjing there according to the regulations. He never expected that Gu Xinghai would be so "disrespectful" to such an extent that he would spend all his money Create conditions for him.
"I'll give it myself in the future." Lu Zai said, "I'm on my way now, please, Brother Bei."
Gu Xinghai had gotten to know Lu Zai very well during this time, and there was not much age difference between them. Lu Zai was willing to condescend to call him "Brother Bei", which was quite helpful to him, and he immediately agreed.
Gu Xinghai said: "It can be done."
Gu Xinghai is currently in a state of rest, and started walking sideways in the camp.He didn't even wear his training uniform well, and twirled the door key of the cooking class with his fingers, wandering casually to the best small building in the base.
The official name of the small building is No. [-] Guest House. It has two floors in total. Originally, only Lu Zai lived on the second floor.
Gu Xinghai really used his connections this time, starting from Yan Zheng's place to work, he forced Xia Jianjing to the second floor, and arranged it next door to Lu Zai.
When Gu Xinghai knocked on the door, Xia Jianjing was squatting on the ground to feed the little antelope. He hugged the little antelope in his arms, stood up and opened the door for Gu Xinghai.
Gu Xinghai was overjoyed when he saw him, and said with a smile, "Jingzi, you look like a daddy."
Xia Jianjing said: "I have just contacted the nearest animal protection station, and someone will come to pick up Jiji in the afternoon."
"Jiji?" Gu Xinghai reached out and poked the little antelope on the head, "What name did you give this little deer?"
Xia Jianjing nodded and shook his head, and said, "This is the East African striped antelope."
Gu Xinghai has been rough for a long time, and he doesn't care whether it's a deer or a sheep. He waved his hand indifferently and said, "You're hungry, leave this little thing here, and I'll take you to eat."
Xia Jianjing carefully put Jiji back on the mat, and then wrapped it in a blanket. He habitually went to get the wallet in the bag, but was stopped by Gu Xinghai's hand.
Gu Xinghai snatched his wallet, shook the key in his hand, and said with a smile: "You think we are going to a restaurant, this place doesn't even care about birds, so you don't have to pick it. I'll go Boil a bowl of noodles, you can do whatever you want."
Xia Jianjing asked Gu Xinghai: "Why did you become a soldier?"
Gu Xinghai walked out with his arms around his shoulders, sighed and said: "Isn't this a moment of feverishness, and I was fooled by the admissions video of the University of National Defense Science and Technology. I thought it was a 'Wolf Warrior' who came, who knew that the wolf was not accepted, and directly Become a 'earth dog'."
Xia Jianjing tilted his head and glanced at Gu Xinghai's epaulettes, it was already ten cents, which was not easy.
Xia Jianjing said: "It's pretty good. When you were in school, you flew over the walls, and it's even cooler now."
Gu Xinghai was a little embarrassed by Xia Jianjing's words. He was young and frivolous at that time. It was a dark history. He thought that he was really strong, coupled with a rational and clever mind, and he was born to fight on the battlefield.
However, in fact, he has only been brilliant in the military academy for four years, no, only three and a half years, since the internship in the lower-level company, he has been taught by reality to be a good man.
Gu Xinghai didn't want to mention these embarrassing things, he turned his face and smiled, then took out a bottle of milk from his pocket and threw it to Xia Jianjing.
Gu Xinghai said: "Hey, Lu Zai asked me to give it to you."
In fact, Gu Xinghai didn't need to say it specifically, when Xia Jianjing saw the familiar milk bottle, he guessed it was Lu Zai.
Xia Jianjing lowered his head, and he squeezed the milk tightly with his fingers.
His heart was full of emotions. He wanted to ask Gu Xinghai why Lu Zai didn't come, but he pursed his lips and didn't ask a word.
He thought, there was probably no special reason, maybe Lu Zai simply didn't want to come.
Just like Lu Zai said that he wanted to chat with him, maybe it was just the most common greeting between adults, so that each other would not be too embarrassed.
Xia Jianjing carefully put away the milk, and at the same time hid the little expectation in his heart without any trace.
He felt that there seemed to be a hole in his body specially reserved for courage. Whenever he had a little luck and hope, the hole would be opened at the right time, and all the courage he had accumulated with great difficulty would flow out of the hole in an instant. There was no trace of it.
Seeing Xia Jianjing's small movements, Gu Xinghai raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this brand of milk really that delicious? I think you drank it when you were in high school. It's been ten years, and you still haven't gotten tired of it? And Lu The same goes for Zai, the last time he brought supplies from China, he didn’t want anything but two boxes of milk, which is quite hypocritical.”
Xia Jianjing said, "It's not bad, it just smells like milk."
Gu Xinghai let out an "oh", but didn't speak any more. He turned his head and gave Xia Jianjing a subtle look.
Gu Xinghai frowned slightly, as expected by Lu Zai, there must be something wrong with Xia Jianjing.Although Xia Jianjing would respond to every word he said, there were only a few words, and he obviously didn't have any desire to talk.
But Xia Jianjing's physical reactions were very natural, there was no feeling of alienation between them, and Xia Jianjing did not show discomfort or embarrassment.
It's like... Xia Jianjing just doesn't want to talk.
Gu Xinghai found a handful of dried noodles from the cooking class, and he said to Xia Jianjing, "I'm not good enough, so I can only give you a bowl of clear water noodles. There are pickled vegetables in the cabinet, so you can make do with it."
Xia Jianjing looked at the dishes in the storage room, and asked, "Can I have two tomatoes and eggs?"
Gu Xinghai was boiling water, turned around and said, "You can do whatever you want, but the eggs are all raw, how do you eat them?"
Xia Jianjing found a bowl, beat the eggs into it, then skillfully added a teaspoon of salt to taste, and beat them clockwise with chopsticks.
"Let me come." Xia Jianjing said, "Do you want to eat? I will simply make two bowls of tomato and egg noodles."
Gu Xinghai was so happy to give in, he vacated the place of the stove for Xia Jianjing, washed a cucumber and stood aside, gnawing on it.
Xia Jianjing's expression was calm, but he was very relaxed, and even enjoyed it a little.
His hands were quick, and while cooking the noodles, he cut up the tomatoes, and started to scramble the eggs in a hot pan with less oil, as if he had done it many times.
In Gu Xinghai's impression, Xia Jianjing was a fan of takeout, and he would never do it himself if he could order takeout. Unexpectedly, after ten years of absence, Xia Jianjing was now in the living room and in the kitchen.
Gu Xinghai felt a little sore in his heart, feeling as if his little brother had grown up in an instant, very uncomfortable.
Gu Xinghai asked: "Jingzi, are you studying now or are you already at work?"
Xia Jianjing said, "I'm in the Ninth Courtyard."
"The Ninth Courtyard in Mianyang?" Gu Xinghai moved closer, quite surprised.
Xia Jianjing nodded and said, "I've been there for two years. I didn't go to graduate school, and my education is a bit poor. I won't be able to become a regular until the end of this year."
"No wonder." Gu Xinghai said, "I was wondering just now. I thought that if you were in the Ninth Courtyard, a closed country, your passport would have crushed you to death. How could you come here to give away your head?"
Xia Jianjing said: "Yes, after becoming a full-time employee, I won't be very free, so I took my vacation in advance and wanted to come out for a while."
Gu Xinghai agreed very much, and he persuaded: "The place in the Ninth Court is too rigid. If a rebellious teenager is sent in, he can be suppressed into a good student. So if you become like this, is it the Ninth Court's fault?"
When Gu Xinghai said this, he suddenly stopped, he realized that his expression was ambiguous, as if he was saying that there was something wrong with Xia Jianjing.
He chuckled, pulled his collar in embarrassment, and said, "Jingzi, I didn't mean that."
Xia Jianjing didn't care. He lowered his head, picked up the noodles in the pot with chopsticks, and carefully felt the degree of softness and hardness.
Xia Jianjing said: "The noodles are ready, let's eat."
There was no dining table in the cooking class, so Xia Jianjing and Gu Xinghai could only make do by leaning against the chopping board to eat.
Gu Xinghai didn't get Xia Jianjing's response, he was a little nervous, he would look up at Xia Jianjing after taking two bites, which made Xia Jianjing feel a little uncomfortable.
Xia Jianjing smiled, and said, "Gu Xinghai, you've changed too, you've been jiggling."
Gu Xinghai hooked the corners of his mouth helplessly, and said: "Life is forced, there are too many things to worry about all day long. After a long time, you will naturally become a mother-in-law. It's not cool at all."
"I like my life now." Xia Jianjing lowered his eyes and said seriously, "I don't plan to change it."
The noodles got stuck in Gu Xinghai's throat, he raised his head, it was even more difficult to swallow, because he found that Xia Jianjing didn't seem to be joking.
Gu Xinghai sighed, and said, "Just as long as you like it."
Gu Xinghai is indeed a crow mouth, just complained to Xia Jianjing that he had too many things to do, and called him on the walkie-talkie, asking him to temporarily replace Yan Zheng in the afternoon, and organize training normally.
Xia Jianjing looked at Gu Xinghai's frowning face, and said sensiblely: "Then you are busy, I will go back first, and I will hand over Jiji to the rescue station later."
Gu Xinghai nodded, and walked another five to sixty meters with him before parting ways.
Xia Jianjing returned to the No. [-] guest house, and Jiji was still curled up on the cushion. Seeing him coming in, she lifted her head feebly.
Xia Jianjing walked up to Jiji, knelt down, and briefly measured Jiji's physical characteristics.
The result was not ideal, the duiker was dehydrated and extremely weak.
Xia Jianjing was a little anxious. He only had some compressed dry food and a bottle of milk that Lu had given him. After thinking about it, he unscrewed the milk and poured it into a small saucer, and brought it carefully to Jiji.
Gigi sniffed, looked up at him again, struggled slowly to her feet, and then buried herself in her milk.
Xia Jianjing breathed a sigh of relief, he put the small plate on the ground, stood up and called the Animal Rescue Station again.The staff was very responsible. After hearing him describe Gigi's current situation, he changed the itinerary directly, saying that he would definitely arrive within two hours.
Xia Jianjing's daily work is busy and tedious, but the pace of life in Mianyang is extremely slow, and he often seems to be at a junction of time and space.
When he walked into the laboratory, he turned into a spinning top, so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground.But as soon as the work is over, he wears flip-flops and goes to the nearby vegetable market to buy vegetables and cook. When the sun is good, he will go to the lawn to bask in the sun, which is comfortable and comfortable.
He sat by the window in a daze, his thoughts were flying wildly, but the ends of each line were tied together again, tightly wrapped around the word "Lu Zai".
Since he reunited with Lu Zai, he had fantasized countless times that they could be reunited.
But fantasies are unrealistic after all, especially what Gu Xinghai said in the cooking class, he quite agrees, he is no longer the 17-year-old boy, he has changed too much, and people will even think that there is something wrong with him.
Although there is a scar in the past between him and Lu Zai, the memories a little further back are so beautiful that people are intoxicated. He has been addicted to it for many years, and every minute and every second is connected with him. destroy.
Perhaps the reason they were separated was simply inappropriate.
The rift in time is too deep, he and Lu Zai are not what they used to be, he doesn't know what roads Lu Zai has traveled, what scenery he has seen, and at the same time who he has fallen in love with.
No matter how much he expected, he was timid after all. Even though Lu Zai had a clear attitude, he didn't even have the courage to try again.
He was afraid that the data would be recovered, and if it fell apart again, he would lose even the memories he relied on for a living.
He didn't know how long he had been in a daze. When he came back to his senses again, the staff of the rescue station had already arrived at the gate of the camp.
He shook his head to keep his thoughts from wandering.He stood up, wrapped Jiji in a blanket and walked towards the gate.
After seeing off Jiji, he was relieved, and his mind was a little drowsy, and he almost fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.
Jiji didn't finish drinking the milk, the small milk saucer was placed on the floor beside his bed, and there was a faint familiar scent of milk in the air, Xia Jianjing sniffed unconsciously, his brows and eyes softened.
This time the dream was softer than before. He was no longer trapped on the day of breaking up. In front of him stood the grown-up Lu Zai. He couldn't help but staggered and ran over.
He knew it was a dream, so he stretched out his hand, but didn't dare to touch it.
Lu Zai grew up with a charming smile and warm palms, hugging him involuntarily, just like he hugged Lu Zai day after day ten years ago.
Lu Zai said, "I miss you very much."
"I...I miss you too." His voice was hoarse and choked, he raised his hand to hug Lu Zai back, but Lu Zai suddenly disappeared, and he was in vain.
Xia Jianjing woke up immediately, he blinked, and he sighed slowly after seeing the strange ceiling above his head.
Xia Jianjing turned over and got out of bed, and found his wallet from the bag.He didn't explain to Gu Xinghai earlier that he wasn't an idiot so unaware of the base's situation, he just took the wallet out of habit.Only when the wallet is by his side can he feel at ease.
Xia Jianjing opened the wallet, and there was a white card in the most conspicuous place inside, on which was written an emergency contact, and the number was Lu Zai's mobile phone number that was vacant because he went to Seattle for communication.
Xia Jianjing pulled out the card, turned it over, and it turned out to be a photo.
In the photo, the boy stood in the center of the fountain, with the brightly lit Big Wild Goose Pagoda behind him. The boy's clothes and hair were wet, and his eyes were full of astonishment.
Xia Jianjing lowered his head, pasted the photo on his heart, and whispered again: "I miss you too."
Gradually it was dusk, the twilight merged, the camp was shrouded in a dim golden light, the setting sun exhausted its last bit of strength and shone in from the window, wrapped around Xia Jianjing's body, like a comforting hug.
Xia Jianjing felt a little cold, he raised his head, his mind was still a little drowsy, and he didn't know when he fell asleep.
Suddenly there was the sound of wheels rubbing against the ground outside the window, followed by the noise of a group of men, from far to near, walking towards the No. [-] guest house.
The No. [-] guest house is a single-story building with eight rooms on the first floor. There are no windows in the corridor, so you can see the outside without any obstruction from the inside.
Xia Jianjing walked to the window and only took a look out. He squatted down like a conditioned reflex.
The group of people were all carrying camera equipment, and they could tell they were members of the camera crew at a glance. Xia Jianjing thought that Lu Zai should be inside.
He was flustered and nervous, but there were still some unwillingness to give up on him.He hesitated for two seconds, raised his head quietly, and sneakily hid behind the window to look at the group of people.
Xia Jianjing searched earnestly until the group of people had entered the guest house. He stretched his neck but couldn't find Lu Zai.
All the awkward emotions in Xia Jianjing's heart disappeared, only disappointment remained.
No matter how much he deceived himself and others, he couldn't hide it. The disappointment was so obvious, like a magnifying glass, telling him clearly——You want to see Lu Zai, and you want to see Lu Zai terribly.
Xia Jianjing was lying on the window sill, he was extremely disappointed.Gu Xinghai didn't come to see him for dinner either, his stomach was growling, echoing with his empty heart.
Then there was another voice from downstairs, and one of the men shouted: "Xiao Qi, go and deliver Lu Zai's bag up, and then let's go eat."
Xiao Qi should be the one with the lowest qualifications, and he dare not say "no" when he is ordered around, so he can only complain while walking: "Brother Lu is the same, it's not that there is no room downstairs, and you have to live alone on the second floor, Toss people."
When Xia Jianjing heard that Xiao Qi called Lu Zai "Brother Lu", he felt uncomfortable for no reason, as if his treasured treasure had been made public and no longer belonged to him alone.
Xia Jianjing hid behind the window when he heard Xiao Qi's footsteps stop outside the door of the room next to him, and then put a bag on the windowsill.
Xiao Qi worked with resentment and rough movements. Not long after he went downstairs, Lu Zai's bag rolled down from the window sill and hit the ground with a "boom".
Xia Jianjing had been standing by the window, and at the same time as the bag fell, he heard a very faint sound, as if something small had also fallen out of the bag.
Without thinking about it, he opened the door and walked out.
It was already very dark, and there were no lights in the camp, so he could only use the light reflected in his room to fumble for that little thing that he didn't know what it was.
He tried to lie as low as possible, but still couldn't see clearly, so he had to stick his fingers on the ground and search inch by inch.
Xia Jianjing vaguely heard footsteps going upstairs, but he didn't react suddenly until the man stood still in front of him and a beam of light shone on him.
Xia Jianjing was taken aback, and became even more flustered when he looked up to see who was coming.
Xia Jianjing leaned back and almost sat on the ground.
Lu Zai's eyesight was poor at night, and he carried a flashlight with him for lighting, but he turned off the light, and stretched out his hand to Xia Jianjing completely intuitively.
This seemed to have become Xia Jianjing's reflex arc. As long as Lu Zai stretched out his hand towards him, he couldn't refuse at all.
Xia Jianjing put his hand up in a daze, but at the moment Lu Zai closed his fingers to hold him, he woke up like a dream and dodged back suddenly.
His center of gravity was unstable, he failed to maintain his balance, and fell down directly on his hands.
Xia Jianjing turned his head. The moment he put his hands on the ground, he seemed to have touched a small cold thing. He moved his fingertips tentatively, and the thing made a slight scratching sound on the ground.
Xia Jianjing looked down, but was stunned for a while.
Lu Zai squatted down in front of Xia Jianjing, he turned on the flashlight again, and took a photo in the direction of Xia Jianjing's gaze. He also found the Coke pull ring.
Lu Zai squeezed the pull ring, then took Xia Jianjing's hand, and solemnly put the pull ring into Xia Jianjing's palm.
Lu Zai said: "You have seen this one before. It is the one that hung above my bed before. I put a wish in it."
Lu Zai turned the flashlight upside down, and he and Xia Jianjing fell into darkness again. He couldn't see Xia Jianjing's expression, but he knew that Xia Jianjing could see his eyes clearly.
What kind of emotion is hidden in his eyes, he will not be silent anymore, he will tell Xia Jianjing little by little.
"I hope you become a little mangy dog. Whether you said you liked me or you said you wanted to break up, all the things you said can be used for nothing." Lu Zai said, "From now on, We do it all over again."
Xia Jianjing lowered his head, and he clenched his fists tightly, holding the pull ring tightly in his palm.
Xia Jianjing said: "Lu Zai, this pull ring is just a trick of the merchant to deceive people, it won't work."
"Really?" Lu Zai smiled slightly. He stretched out his hand to wrap Xia Jianjing's hand, and used his fingers to break Xia Jianjing's fist. "Then why are you holding it so tightly? Just throw it away."
Xia Jianjing gritted his teeth, and stubbornly refused to let go. He was so anxious that he hit Lu Zai with his head.
Lu Zai didn't continue to push him, but reached out and pulled him into his arms.
Lu Zai said: "Xia Xiaogou, I remember that you used to like to hit me with your head very much. You often hit me with starry eyes, and you didn't know the severity. Once I was in class, I was afraid that you would hit my head, so I kindly helped you. You held on to the corner of the table, and you didn't know which tendon was wrong, and you bumped into it suddenly, and my palms were reddened by the corner of the table."
Xia Jianjing stopped struggling, he leaned on Lu Zai's chest, and relaxed a little bit.
Lu Zai's embrace was too warm, there was a familiar feeling to him, and there was also a strange part of him. Listening to Lu Zai's heartbeat, he felt a little wronged unconsciously.
Xia Jianjing whispered, "I didn't do it on purpose."
"I know. Later you kissed my palm foolishly, and you were kicked out by the teacher in the end." Lu Zai laughed, his smile was full of nostalgia, "There was another time when we were sitting in a taxi, you ran into me directly, and you hurt me. I even bit my tongue, I was still angry at you, thinking you were childish and reckless."
Xia Jianjing didn't speak, he nodded slightly.
Xia Jianjing remembered that time, he had just returned from training camp in Beijing, and Lu Zai came to pick him up at the airport.He was so excited at the time that he didn't know how to express it, so he bumped into it.It was really as Lu Zai said, childish and reckless.
Lu Zai took a breath, suppressed the choking, rubbed his chin against Xia Jianjing's head, and laughed again.
Lu Zai said: "Until later, by chance, I went to the grassland where you lived since childhood, and I got to know an animal."
There, Lu Zai saw the wildebeest.
This is a large takin that usually looks like a grumpy refrigerator, but when night falls, its rare tenderness can be captured with high-precision night vision lenses.
Lu Zai saw a dramatic scene on the screen. Two wildebeests who had only fought during the day were gently touching each other's corners on the star-studded vast grassland, expressing their love to each other with such movements.
Just like Xia Jianjing at the age of 17, so cute and stupid.
"They are just like you now. Only when the night is quiet and no one can see them, do you dare to secretly say that you miss them." Lu Zai said, "Puppy Xia, I can't see you now, so be good. okay?"
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