camouflage

When she got home, Shu Xia checked her. There were no marks or wounds, but her clothes were torn.

He held her in his arms, patted her back and comforted her softly: "It's okay, don't be afraid, I'm here, no one will bully you, don't be afraid..."

Shu Daqing came in with a cigarette in his mouth, which made her tremble all over. Shu Xia coaxed her to sleep. Her neurasthenia was like a taut string, which would break if she was not careful. A place of ivory, a safe ivory tower, no one to hurt her.

舒夏出来的时候，手里带着一副手套，他怒气冲冲的提着舒大庆出去，一把甩在院坝里，走过去一拳揍在他的脸上，立马血流一片。

"Bastard, I'm your father, you're going to be struck by lightning, you wolf cub..."

Shu Xia: "Did I think I was afraid? If lightning strikes, it will strike you first, scumbag!"

"She's your wife, and you actually gang up with others to bully her? Bastard, if it's not for the sake of your sperm, I won't let you go."

"I warn you again, don't try to touch my mother's finger, or I will send you to prison, where you will die of old age for the rest of your life."

After kicking a few times, Shu Xia threw away the gloves, revealing clean and slender hands. He went to rinse under the water pipe, threw the blood-stained school uniform into the trash can, washed his face, turned around and entered the door, and closed the door tightly. damn.

Mei Ting stood at the door of the room and watched him quietly. Shu Xia wiped her hair indifferently, threw her glasses aside, and scratched her hair back, revealing her smooth forehead and indifferent eyes.

Mei Ting was a little scared, she took two steps back, Shu Xia didn't approach her, at this moment they all need to be quiet.

He went back to the room, took out the five-three, turned a page and devoted himself to it. Now he needs to do some questions to calm his mind, otherwise he will not be able to control his irritability.

His greatest strength is his focus. He wrote furiously, and all the knowledge in his mind poured out, turning pages one after another until after nine o'clock in the evening.

The growling of his stomach brought him back to his senses, and he closed Wusan in a daze.

Wusan is like his vent. After he calms down, he will not read how much he has done. The countable pages show everything about him vividly, like peeling off his clothes to reveal his ugly body.

It was quiet outside, he opened the door, intending to have a good talk with Mei Ting.

Tonight is a sleepless night.

Mei Ting didn't fall asleep, she sat on the sofa in a daze.

Shu Xia went to sit opposite her.

He clasped his hands and said hoarsely, "Mom, can we get out of here?"

Mei Ting didn't speak, but Shu Xia kept waiting, even if she refused, she had to wait for her to say it.

Mei Ting buried her head in some embarrassment: "But... we don't have any extra money, where can we go? I have no education, and... I am sick, where can I go?"

"I've never gone out in my life, and I'm afraid." She mustered up her courage and looked at the boy who had grown up: "I'm afraid, afraid of hurting you, afraid of unfamiliar environments, afraid of others knowing that you have a mother like me, afraid of... ..."

Shu Xia held her hand, suppressed the urgency in her heart, and said softly: "You don't have to be afraid of anything, you don't have to worry about anything, I will earn money, you just need to stay by my side, there is no need to touch people you don't like people, okay?"

He looked into her eyes expectantly.

"Then... what about your father?" She asked timidly.

Shu Xia almost swears, suppressed her anger and said in a low voice: "You still care about him? Don't you know what's going on today? He's going to sell you, so you still worry about him?"

He couldn't help standing up and turning around twice, full of anger, he had nowhere to vent, he could only stare at her, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Can you put away your excess sympathy, you pity him, who will come?" Take pity on me, huh?"

"You know? I made a friend today, but I dare not talk about the situation in my family. I am afraid that he will dislike me and think that I am not worthy. My identity deceives others to love and envy me, what am I doing for that? Ah?"

He wiped the tears from his face, brushed his hair and took a deep breath.

"I just want to get into a good university, get out of here, and take you to a better life. Why are you always shrunk in a shell? Why?"

"I'm tired, you know that?"

"I sleep four or five hours a day. Even if I go to No. [-] Middle School, I still distinguish myself from them. I want to get good grades in the exam, to win glory for you, and to give us more choices, but what about you? You always So, can you...don't drag me down here."

He couldn't say the last sentence, he didn't know if Mei Ting heard it, but he didn't care anymore.

Tomorrow will be a day of gossip.

He still needs to eat enough to save his strength to teach those who talk badly.

"Give me an answer tomorrow." After leaving the words, he wiped away his tears and went to the kitchen, gritting his teeth to swallow all the grievances and unwillingness.

There was no rice in the house, so he kicked the stove angrily.

He cooked two bowls of noodles casually, but didn't cook them for Shu Daqing, and he didn't care where Shu Daqing went.

Since what happened last time, he no longer cares about Shu Daqing's affairs.

Serving it to Mei Ting, not wanting to see her crying, he went to his room to eat.

The phone lit up, and he picked it up to look, it was from Ji Xi.

Ji Xueza: When you are free, we will choose the day you are free, how about it?Xueba, did you find that I am very good?

Followed by a "quick praise me" cat emoji.

Shu Xia pursed her lips, not knowing how to reply to him, she looked at it for a long time, and then simply ignored it.

He silently ate the noodles, cleaned up, ignored Mei Ting's hesitation, and went back to the room.

He didn't even want to go to work anymore, the phone was spinning back and forth in his hand, and Liu Qiang's phone number was displayed on the screen, he threw the phone aside in annoyance, rubbed his sore and painful eyes, as if a needle had been poked.

Still didn't have the courage to give up the pick, and resigned to his fate, he put on his backpack and took his homework to go to work.Life has to go on, and he doesn't have the capital to be willful.

Mei Ting was not in the living room, maybe she was asleep, he let out a sigh and closed the door to go out.

There were very few vehicles on the dark road. He quietly leaned against the bus stop and looked at the end of the road that he couldn't see clearly. There were no cars, no people, only the faint lights of other people's houses in the distance.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, there was no car. He looked at the time. It was 35:[-], and he was about to be late.

After calling Liu Qiang to postpone the past, he went to the city along the dark road.

I plugged in earphones along the way, listened to English listening, and walked for more than an hour before reaching the corner.

Liu Qiang was playing a game. Seeing him in a panic, sweating profusely, and his complexion was not good, he dropped the mouse and stood up and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Shu Xia shook her head and smiled, "It's okay, I just missed the bus, you should go back first, sister-in-law should be in a hurry."

"Shu Xia, why don't you go to bed today and go to have a rest?" He pointed to a small door in the corner, "There is a bed inside, you can rest."

"Brother Qiang, it's okay. You can go back. I just ran two steps and I'm exhausted. It's really okay. You can go back." The game is still going on, just pick it up.

"Today will help you get one star." He said with a smile.

Liu Qiang looked at it, but couldn't see the problem, so he could only nod helplessly, "Okay, then I'm leaving, call me if you have any problems, don't be brave!"

"Yeah." Without looking up, he operated the mouse and keyboard to help him type.

Liu Qiang is not good at playing games, but he likes to play games. Seeing that Shu Xia is still in the mood to play games, he packs his things and goes back.

Seeing that the person left, Shu Xia let go of her hand and slumped on the chair. The game died soon.

He started again, suppressing his irritability to the bottom of his heart, and went to work and played games seriously.

……

Ji Xi didn't receive Shu Xia's reply until twelve o'clock.

Is Xueba studying so seriously?Can't even see the news?

I wanted to make a phone call, but I called after only five or six hours apart. What if he thought he was clingy?

No, wait a little longer.

He rolled on the bed bored and looked at his mobile phone from time to time. It was past twelve o'clock. What subject was Xueba doing at this time?

Math, or English?

It should be listening to English and doing other things, maybe reasoning.

He thought boredly.

I have a little donkey that I never ride...

He was startled by the ringing of the mobile phone. He turned over and picked up the mobile phone. It was Tang Jing who called.

With a low curse, he picked up the phone.

"Tang Jing! Please tell me something important, otherwise I will be very angry if you call to harass me in the middle of the night, and I will beat people when I get angry!"

"Wait, what did you say?"

"Which station?"

"Fuck, you are so fucking filial!"

"Wait, Baba is here to pick you up."

After hanging up the phone, Ji Xi was still a little confused, but that grandson came in the middle of the night?

Depend on!

He took a coat and car keys and hurried downstairs to ride to the station to pick up someone.

The small county station is not like a big city. At night, it is as quiet as a cemetery, gloomy and cold.

Tang Jing stood at the door with big bags and small bags. The security uncle said that they were the last bus, and when people got off the bus, they immediately closed the station, and said that there were thieves in the middle of the night.

Tang Jing complained silently in her heart, is this place afraid of someone stealing things?

What a joke!

Grandma's, it's freezing!

Why isn't Baba coming!

He was hopping on the spot in short sleeves, and his pair of AJs were stained by dust so that he couldn't see the feeling of high-end goods at all.

When Ji Xi arrived, Tang Jing squatted at the gate of the station, looked at him pitifully, and shouted aggrievedly: "Ba Ba, I'm so cold!"

Poor see!

Ji Xi laughed at him, pulled him up, threw him a gray casual jacket, opened his arms and shouted: "Oh, my daughter, sorry to see you, come and hug me!"

Tang Jing put on her clothes and threw herself into his arms, sniffed hard, and pushed him away: "Baba, do you have a dog?"

"You dog's nose!" After speaking, he smiled and punched him, "You boy, didn't you say you came only during the winter vacation? Why did you come here without notifying?"

"You think I want to come, it's because my parents went on a trip again and left me at home alone to look after the house. As soon as they left, I booked a ticket and came here." He hugged him scumbag and shouted .

"I didn't say, what kind of broken place is this! There is no high-speed rail, it's fine if there is no high-speed rail, and there is no high-speed rail. My mother, I am dizzy when I change cars, and there is a big bus. I take three steps and take one step back. It smells bad, I'm going to spit me out, if you don't go back, I won't come to see you."

Ji Xi smiled, and glanced at the pile on the ground, "Okay, what did you bring, big and small?"

"It's all food, imported goods, gifts from relatives, and I'll bring you some good ones. How about it? Are you very touched?" Tang Jing asked with a smile.

"If you say you bought it, I'll be moved."

Ji Xi tied things to the car, handed him a gray helmet, and led him back to the apartment.

Tang Jing was yelling along the way, this mess of wires, will it leak electricity and kill people? ...

Ji Xi yelled, "You fucking shut up!"

Successfully made Tang Jing shut up obediently.

When I got home, that mouth began to dislike it again.

——My God, Baba, your house is so small!

——What, the lamp is so small!

—I don’t have a room?

——There is no bathtub!

——…

Ji Xi beat him up before he shouted in satisfaction: "This is the familiar taste of Ba Ba, this formula, this strength, have not changed!"

Pushing the man down on the sofa, Ji Xi sat down next to him, "Why did you come here without saying a word? Are you afraid of going the wrong way?"

Tang Jing looked at his house with curiosity on her face, "I'm not a fool, anyway, I have nothing to do on National Day, so I'll come to you when I'm free!"

"You boy... count your loyalty!" Ji Xi punched him in the chest.

It's been more than half a year, they haven't seen each other for more than half a year, I really... miss it!

"That's right, I'm the most filial daughter!" Tang Jing punched him back.

The two fell silent, looked at each other and then smiled, collapsed on the sofa and sighed, neither of them spoke.

I don't know how to say a lot of things, so I can only keep silent, not without complaints, but they are best friends, and supporting each other's choices is the most important thing a friend should do.

"Today... rest, we'll talk about it tomorrow." Ji Xi patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay." Tang Jing nodded and sighed, "I'm so tired and sore, I won't help you warm the bed today."

"Okay, I'll give you a day off." Ji Xi said with a smile.

The room was not cleaned up, and the two were squeezed into one bed.

The living room was full of Tang Jing's luggage, in a mess.

Maybe it was because he was too tired, Tang Jing fell asleep without saying a single useful word, Ji Xi couldn't sleep, his mind was full of messy things, he was too lazy to think, he took out his phone and clicked on Shu Xia's WeChat.

no reply.

It's almost two o'clock.

Xueba should be asleep!

Do you want to send a message to ask?

Just do it, he brewed it for a long time, deleted it repeatedly, and then sent it.

Ji Xi: Are you asleep?

The sound of ding dong interrupted Shu Xia's thoughts, he bit the tip of his pen and picked up his phone to read.

How?

After thinking for a while, he clicked a few words.

Shu Xia: Not yet, Xueba must always maintain the spirit of forging ahead.

After finally waiting for the news, Ji Xi turned over and sat up excitedly, looking at Tang Jing who was soundly asleep, he put on his slippers lightly and went to the balcony of the living room.

Sent a video to Shu Xia.

The moment he connected, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Ji Xi laughed and teased him: "Xueba is so serious, leave a way for others to survive!"

Shu Xia: "The roads are all made by myself, and I can't walk them even if I give them."

Ji Xi laughed lowly: "Fuck, how arrogant!"

He looked at the person who was writing hard on the screen: "Hey, you are already a top student, why are you still working so hard?"

After Shu Xia solved a problem, she sneered: "Just like your honorary title of scumbag, my title of top student also needs to be maintained."

Ji Xi: "Fuck, can you not hurt me?"

Shu Xia didn't return.

Ji Xi: "What subject are you doing now?"

Shu Xia frowned: "Chemistry, I think there is something wrong with this question, I plan to complain, the person who made the question is too irresponsible!"

Ji Xi smiled lightly: "Okay, Xueba, it's time for you to rest, what time is it and you're still fighting, aren't you afraid of a teenager with gray hair?"

Shu Xia: "Shut up, dogs can't spit out ivory, goodbye!"

Just leave, really!

He stood on the balcony for a long time, couldn't help smoking a cigarette, and then wandered into the bedroom. He opened a book of Five Three from the pile of books under the bed, turned to the page written by Shu Xia, looked at the title, and pulled out the book. Start the calculation with a piece of scratch paper.

He frowned, calculated again, and dropped it.

The question is really a problem.

……

Shu Xia fought all night, and when she got off work, she was sluggish, and her dark eyes were as heavy as national treasures.

He got on the bus to go back.

Mei Ting got up early and was washing vegetables in the yard.

He stood in front of her, waiting for her answer.

Mei Ting dodged left and right, buried her head in washing the vegetables but didn't speak.

His heart sank slightly, and he was not reconciled as expected. He probably understood her concerns, but people were forced out. Every time something happened, he rushed here in a hurry. He really should let her feel the face of the village.

He didn't say a word or help, he went into the house with his bag on his back, and Shu Daqing went fooling around again, there was no sign of him in the house.

Strange to say, as long as Shu Daqing is at home, he can always feel it immediately, whether it is the sound of cursing or the smell all over his body, these are the messages that he is at home.

He was not in the mood to eat, went back to bed and lay down, and soon fell asleep.

Mei Ting breathed a sigh of relief after going out, the harder Shu Xia pushed her, the more afraid she became.

She is timid and cowardly, but this is her root, where she has stayed for more than 40 years, even though there are a lot of gossips, she knows how to live.

Going outside will not only drag Shu Xia down, but also face strangers.

She went out with a basket of vegetables on her back, so she needed to save more money. Shu Xia was already a sophomore in high school, and would go to college in a year and a half.

Yesterday Shu Xia said not to drag him down here.

She suddenly figured it out. Boys like to venture out and see new things. This is a good thing, and she should give her full support.

Thinking of this made her even more energetic.

On the bus, she was a little apprehensive when she saw the strange looks from others.

She huddled in a corner and couldn't hear what they were saying clearly, but her eyes were not very good.

After arriving at the vegetable market, she felt better. She regained her confidence, raised her smiling face, arranged the dishes energetically, and waited quietly for customers.

……

Early in the morning, Tang Jing took Ji Xi out, saying that he wanted to visit this small county, but Ji Xi reluctantly led him around.

After walking for more than half an hour, they stopped by the river to rest.

Tang Jing looked around and was surprised to see everything, "Hey, didn't you say that your classmate is similar to me last time? Bring it out and let me have a look."

Ji Xi sighed and called Qi Xin and the others.

Tang Jing was attracted by the snacks on the roadside, like a runaway wild horse, Ji Xi couldn't even shout, and when he passed by, he saw that he had already bought two pieces of yellow cake and was eating happily.

Ji Xi didn't remind him that he was like this at the beginning, but after a few days of diarrhea, it turned out to be his daughter with the same taste.

Tang Jing handed over a piece and compared her thumbs: "Do you want to eat it? It tastes amazing!"

Ji Xi shook his head.

Qi Xin and the others came very quickly, riding his father's old-fashioned motorcycle, like an old scalper, chug, as if it was about to fall apart.

Qi Xin: "Boss, we are here!"

Behind him are Meng Ke and Liu Yang.

Liu Yang's girlfriend didn't come.

Tang Jing pointed at several people: "Which one looks like me?"

Ji Xi pouted: "Here, the one who called me just now."

"Baba." He swallowed, "Just that black baby?"

Qi Xin's ears are good: "Fuck, who are you talking about? I have healthy wheat-colored skin, you little boy!"

Tang Jing earns big eyes, let's show off!

I rub!

Tang Jing: "Who are you talking about, you bastard!"

Qi Xin: "It's you, you bastard!"

Tang Jing: "Hahaha, you admitted it yourself."

Qi Xin: "...fuck!"

Ji Xi: "Okay, this is my friend, Tang Jing. They are all my classmates, Qi Xin."

Qi Xin: "Hmph!"

"Meng Ke."

Meng Ke smiled and said, "Hello!"

"Liu Yang."

Liu Yang: "Hello!"

Tang Jing was very friendly to Meng Ke and Liu Yang, but she didn't like this person who "like" herself. Looking at him, she knew what she was like in Ji Xi's mind, and she was so angry!

"I'm treating you today, what do you want to eat?" Ji Xi asked.

Qi Xin: "Chicken pot."

Meng Ke, Liu Yang: "Hot pot."

Tang Jing: "Follow you."

Abstaining one vote, Ji Xi didn't want to see Qi Xin's unpromising appearance, and finally decided to eat hot pot.

They went to one of the best hot pot restaurants in the center of the county.

This is their second visit, and Qi Xin and the others understand Tang Jing's position in Ji Xi's heart, and this person does not seem to be in the same world as them.

The hot pot restaurant is called Yuanyanglou.

Death is expensive.

However, a few people have big stomachs and can eat back their money.

Hot pot is the best weapon to connect with each other. After a few glasses of wine, a few people will call each other brothers and sisters.

Qi Xin was so drunk that he was afraid of patting his chest: "Dough, come here in the future and report my name. No one dares to provoke you, you know! From today, I will cover you!"

Tang Jing lay on the table, grinning: "Okay, briquettes, I want a piece of rice cake."

Qi Xin picked up a piece tremblingly and fed it: "Ah, open your mouth."

Tang Jing: "Ah."

Qi Xin: "Is it delicious?"

Tang Jing: "It's delicious, I want more."

Liu Yang and Meng Ke blushed fiercely, and Ji Xi was also a little angry.

At the end of the party, Qi Xin and Tang Jing were too drunk, and it was too dangerous to ride a bicycle, so they took a taxi.

Meng Ke rode Qi Xin's old broken bike, Ji Xi rode his own, and Liu Yang rode with two drunks.

They all went to Ji Xi's apartment, ruined the whole room of snacks, and slept in a mess in the living room.

Ji Xi was still slightly awake, and crawled to the bathroom to wash up before groping into bed.

……