messenger from the wasteland

Chapter 226 Give everything a chance

Two days later, Anhe took leave of absence from the store and returned to his hometown with Chu.She is going to attend the funeral for her mother, and if there are no accidents, she should stay there for a month or two.

Ann's hometown is a small mountain village. The village is very remote and far away from the city. There are only dozens of families in the village, so that almost everyone knows each other.

The place is not big, so it is not as prosperous as the city, but it also has some human touch that is not found in the city.

Because the mountain village is remote, there are not so many high-rise buildings in the city. Most of the buildings are bungalows. When I first sat on the train with An, I saw mountains and fields from the window.

A series of small roads connect the village, wooden fences surround the fields and houses, and the green mountains and light blue sky become the main colors here.

When the train stopped, An took Chu out of the car.

The station was very quiet. There was only an old lady wearing glasses waiting for the bus in the huge station. When she saw Ann, she smiled slightly.

Ann bought a bottle of drink in the vending machine. According to her, this was her favorite drink when she was a child. It is only sold here. She hasn't had it for many years.

The tracks and cables of the station are a bit old, and some green grass grows beside the platform. Looking out along the platform, you can see a field and houses in the distance. One or two birds are circling in the sky, and three or four cattle and sheep are looming.

Ann looked very leisurely as she drank the drink and returned to the hometown where she grew up. Although there was still some sadness in her eyes because of her mother's death, it was not so obvious anymore.

Sitting on the seat on the platform for the first time, I stared at a flying insect in the grass in a daze.

Probably when Ann's drink was about to run out, the person who picked them up came.

Five people, big and small, a woman who looks about the same age as Ann, who should have already worked, three teenagers and girls who look like they are still in school, about the age of high school and junior high school, the last one is the youngest, a A girl who should still be in elementary school, wearing a small hat, with chestnut-colored hair tied into a ponytail, timidly hiding behind a person.

According to Ann, these were all playmates she grew up with when she was in school, but at that time, the high school and junior high school students were still primary school students, and the primary school students were still babies.

An introduced them to Chu, and introduced Chu to them. They smiled at each other and walked home.

A few people talked and laughed along the way, most of the topics were talking about things they used to play together, such as secret bases, catching insects and fish, going up the mountain to watch the sunrise, spinning top cards and so on.

Country people always had a lot of fun when they were children. An was talking and laughing with everyone, with a look of nostalgia on her face.

At that time, she would hang out with these little friends in the village every day after school, steal wild vegetables from other people's homes, soak her feet in the small river, and go to the only small store in the small village to buy some new snacks and toys.Every day seems to be very relaxed and leisurely.

But later because of school, she left here.

Now that she came back again, she found that the people and things here have hardly changed. The small river is still flowing so clear, the fields in the village are still planted with the same things, and the wild flowers and weeds on the roadside are still the same. The commissary is not closed, but the boss is much older.

Childhood playmates have all grown up, former elementary school students have become high school and junior high school students, leading a new batch of children to wander and play on the country roads.

Former peers have also become teachers in the school, still teaching the children what they learned as children.

But they have not changed, they still have such a simple appearance, leisurely and contented, living a leisurely life.This feeling made Ann very comfortable and at ease.

Why did she choose to stay in the city, An thought, now she can't remember the original intention at that time, probably because she needed money at that time.

The primary school students seem to like Chu very much, maybe because Chu is easier to see. When she was halfway there, she was tired from walking and asked Chu to hug her. Chu didn't refuse and hugged her silently.

The people next to him looked at Chu and smiled, and introduced the village to Chu, and Chu was accepted by them in a very simple way.

When Ann returned home, the house in her memory was empty, and her mother's body had been taken to the funeral home in the village.

The wooden houses don't have so many gorgeous decorations, but they are simple and clean.

Pushing open the door, Ann walked in, nothing in memory had changed.

She sat silently in the room, and the partners knew that she needed to be alone for a while, so they left without disturbing her.

Before leaving, they asked Chu to take good care of Ann, and they would bring the dinner.

An sat for a while, and walked around the house. The rooms, tables and chairs, beds, small courtyard, and electric fans were all the same as the old ones.

Her childhood toys, game consoles, schoolbags, and clothes are all still in their original places, and even their positions haven't changed much. They should be cleaned frequently.

She inexplicably remembered the summer when she was a child. Her favorite thing to do was to lie down in the room and play games with the electric fan blowing. At that time, her mother would always make her her favorite stew while telling her that she was ignorant. Meat.

Now that I think about it, it has been so long.

Ann stopped by the small courtyard in a daze, her eyes were a little red, maybe, she should come back more often.

She regretted it a little now, but it was too late.

In the evening, two junior high school students delivered dinner, potato stew, which they said was made by their family.

The stew was delicious, so Ann said.

After eating, she sat in the yard and warmed up by the fire. It was cold, and she was dressed thickly, and even found out the clothes she had when she was a child and put them on.

At this time, she didn't seem to be a little personable, but it made Chu feel that it was easier to get along with her.

You can always see more stars in the night sky in the countryside, because there are not so many clouds to cover it. Ann still remembers lying under the eaves and watching the changes in the starry sky when she was a child, which was also one of her hobbies.

While looking up at the night, An talked to Chu about the future arrangements.

She wants to tidy up the room and clean up the old things, which may require Chuyi's help.Then she has to go to the funeral home to arrange her mother's funeral, and she may have to trouble Chu Chu to do some things at that time.

In the end, she will live here for a while, and then she can take Chu to see the places where she used to play when she was a child, there are rivers, mountains, and fields.

In the end, An said softly.

"Chu, if there is a chance in the future, how about we live here together?"

Startled a bit, sat by the fire, nodded and said.

"Okay."

Ann smiled, very pure and simple.

(End of this chapter)