Traditional Chinese Medicine: Back to the years when educated youths went to the countryside

Chapter 194 Stars cannot be used as lamps

Hearing this, Zhao Yu, Xu Wannian and Diao Qingsong had a bitter expression on their faces. They looked back and walked over feebly.

After working hard all day, I was so tired that my whole body ached. It was so hard at night that I couldn't rest and had to go on patrol.

The whole family thinks the same way.

I was afraid that if I called Wang Chengzhou again, he would be tortured.

"What's wrong, some of the educated youth comrades don't seem to be very interested?"

The man holding the gong joked, his voice was not familiar, it should be from the east of the village, "It's okay!"

"It's called patrolling, but it's actually just looking for trouble when the superiors have nothing to do. It's a busy time for farming, and the village is full of people. What little thief would come to steal things at this time without opening his eyes?"

"It's summer, and it's too hot to stay at home at night. Why don't you go for a walk, and then just find a nook in the mountain to lie down. It's cool and comfortable, and you'll be over in one night. What are you worrying about?"

Zhao Yu and the other three grinned, thinking that this was the truth, and felt much better.

"Okay, let's go then?"

"Oh, just us?"

"What do you mean, just us? There are about ten of us! However, there are really only a few of you at the west end of the village."

"Is that so..."

The three of them looked back and followed them slightly uneasily.

In fact, they really hope that Wang Chengzhou can be together.After all, I have been in the village for half a year, and there are not many people I know well. It is late at night, and if I have a friend by my side, I will feel more at ease.

However, Wang Chengzhou also had a hard day's work, so he definitely didn't want to suffer the consequences.Thinking of this, he didn't say the offensive words, but smiled considerately and followed.

"and many more!"

Unexpectedly, just as they were about to leave, Wang Chengzhou took the initiative to catch up and said with a smile:
"No, why not me?"

"How about you count me in? We are the only ones familiar with this area, so we can all be companions."

"Besides, I heard that the world is not peaceful recently, so let me follow you. If anything happens at night, I can take care of you."

When the family members heard this, they immediately frowned, wondering why he was so interested in the patrol team.

Li Yuzhu even shouted with a straight face, "Come back here! Why are you joining in the fun this late at night? Are you tired after working all day?"

The man opposite also laughed loudly, shook his head and joked:
"Wang Health Nurse, please save your money. As I said just now, it's the middle of the year, and it's also the slack season. It's a peaceful time. What's wrong with it?"

"Besides, the village decides whose turn it is every night. Whoever wants to go can go, and whoever doesn't want to go can't go. Isn't it a mess?"

"I understand your thoughts. However, there is no need to take care of you. We all know that you are strong, but strong strength does not mean that you can take on things. You are a scholar, so don't get involved."

After saying that, he laughed, obviously making fun of Wang Xiucai's name.

Several people left without looking back, leaving him no room for negotiation.Moreover, the whole family felt sorry for him and disapproved of him going there. Wang Chengzhou was helpless for a while.

Wu Guoshan made the situation so serious, and Wangjiacun was targeted by the local masters. He was really worried.

After dinner, he lay in the shack for a while, then he couldn't help but get up and complained in a pretense of irritation, "It's really hot today! Siya, are you hot?"

Wang Aiduo was so dazed that he almost fell asleep, but when he heard his words, he woke up with a start, blinked his big hazy eyes, and immediately reacted, shouting hurriedly:

"hot!"

“Brother, it’s so hot to death!”

"I can't sleep at all! If I don't get enough rest, I won't have the energy to work tomorrow."

"right?"

Wang Chengzhou grinned, smiled silently, and suddenly stood up, "Mom, I can't sleep at home, and I want to go to the hillock at the end of the village to enjoy the cool air. Can you approve it?"

Wang Aiduo immediately pricked up his ears and listened.

"What time is it and you still can't sleep?"

Li Yuzhu replied angrily, hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't bear to refuse, "Go, go, don't come back too late!"

"Hey!"

Wang Chengzhou jumped up like a carp, rolled up the mat and was about to leave.

"Brother, wait for me!"

Wang Aiduo smiled mischievously and immediately packed up his things, preparing to act like a fox and then go out to play.

"You are not allowed to go!"

Unexpectedly, Li Yuzhu immediately changed his face and shouted in the tent:

"Why are you running around with a girl so late at night?"

"Don't go anywhere!"

"Just stay at home!"

Wang Chengzhou glanced at her with schadenfreude and immediately started to help, "That's right! It's not safe for girls to go out at night, Siya, be obedient!"

Wang Aiduo stared at him, immediately bared his fangs, pointed at his nose and cursed:

"Wang Chengzhou, you traitor!"

"Ah! I don't care, I also want to cool off on the hillock!"

"I can't sleep at home!"

Wang Chengzhou was unmoved at all.

It wasn't that he was despicable and turned against him after taking advantage of his own sister. The main reason was that Tufuzi's matter had been hanging in his heart like a knife, forcing him to be cautious.

If something really happened at night, wouldn't Si Ya follow him to distract him?

"Wang Xiucai, do you want to go to the hillock to cool down?"

At this moment, Xu Xiaozhi shouted in the courtyard, got up in a hurry, opened the courtyard door a crack, and poked her head out, "Can you take us with you?"

"It's so hot today. It's so late at night, lying on the mat still feels like it's being roasted by the fire."

"Neither Yu Hua nor I can sleep, how about we go together?"

The smile on Wang Chengzhou's face froze involuntarily.

Wang Aiduo became happy, glanced at him, and hummed:

"If you don't take me there, I will go with someone else!"

"Mom, Sister Xiaozhi and Sister Yuhua are also going to go to the hillock to enjoy the cool air. We'll be fine together."

"We promise, it will be cool until midnight, and we will go home as soon as it stops getting hot!"

This girl, if someone dared her, she immediately started to make her own decisions.

She knew that Li Yuzhu liked Xu Xiaozhi very much. If she asked her, I would never reject her.

Sure enough, Li Yuzhu started to get confused again. After a while, she walked out of the shed and warned:

"Xiao Zhi, if you three have to go, you must stay with our family Chengzhou."

"The corners on the hillock are not a good place after all. Don't run around at night."

"San'er, the three of them are left to you. If something happens, I'll ask you for it." Wang Chengzhou was completely speechless.

I originally wanted to get rid of one little tail, but unexpectedly, it suddenly turned into three!
Now that Li Yuzhu had spoken like this, he couldn't disobey me, so he had no choice but to agree.

The three girls immediately started to pack their things happily, followed closely behind him, and went into the night with smiles on their faces.

On summer evenings, the way rural people enjoy the coolness is a very novel thing for city people.Not to mention going to the mounds next to the cemetery and woods.

Even on the road, they were extremely excited to see villagers in twos and threes holding mats and shaking cattail fans, gathering at the crossroads to talk.

I think it's much more interesting than being stuck in the room and blowing the fan alone when I'm at home.

A few people came to the hillock at the head of the village and looked at the shadowy tombs and dense woods. Before the breeze started blowing, a chill started to rise on their backs.

It wasn't until she heard someone speaking vaguely above that Xu Xiaozhi patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.

The big eyes are full of excitement.

It was late at night, and there were quite a few people running to the hills to enjoy the cool air.

Because the terrain is very high, you can feel the obvious cool breeze when you climb up there. Moreover, there are a lot of mugwort growing nearby, and there are not even a few mosquitoes.

If you are brave enough, this is really a holy place to cool down and cool down.

It was obvious that there were many brave people in the village.

The four people climbed up the slope and found several flat places, but found someone there.

It was so dark that when I saw a few black figures coming up, everyone just glanced at them and continued talking and laughing without any fear at all.

Obviously, everyone in the village has long been accustomed to the fact that villagers go to the hillocks to enjoy the shade at night.

I don’t know if it was because the vision was too poor and no one could recognize anyone. Xu Xiaozhi seemed to have unleashed her natural instincts, chattering and making suggestions.

Sometimes I have to lie on the edge of a cliff, sometimes next to a tomb, and sometimes I have to climb a tree...

Wang Chengzhou rolled his eyes, and Wang Aiduo and Yu Hua laughed.

Needless to say, there are many persimmon trees planted on the mound. They are relatively short and sturdy fruit trees with smooth branches. There are actually a few weird guys lying on them to enjoy the shade.

When passing by, a few girls were so frightened that they almost screamed. After they understood, they couldn't help covering their mouths and laughing.

However, Wang Chengzhou couldn't let them do whatever they wanted.Finally, I found a high platform near the road, cleared some weeds and lay down on it.

Xu Xiaozhi wrinkled her nose and seemed dissatisfied. It could be seen that when he lay down, she spread the mat next to him like a fight and lay down on it.

Wang Aiduo naturally lay on the other side.

Yu Hua smiled and lay behind Xu Xiaozhi.

Facing the cool night breeze, the girls were so happy that they kicked their feet, blinked their big eyes, looked at the clean starry sky, and even forgot how to speak.

The whole hillock was filled with murmurs and laughter.

Wang Aiduo saw that he kept his head on his head and said nothing, thinking that he was shy next to Xu Xiaozhi, and was thinking about how to find a topic, but she was also afraid that he would not understand the style, could not say a few words well, and would offend the female educated youth.

For a moment, he wrinkled his little face and felt embarrassed.

At this moment, the sound of a string suddenly sounded not far away.

Locally, Erhu is also called Xianzi and is one of the most famous musical instruments.In addition to the folk artists who sing Zhuozi Shu, it is also the favorite of the elderly in the village.

If anyone can play the string, his status will immediately rise to a higher level among the masses.

As soon as the voice sounded, someone said happily:

"It's Old Uncle Yang. He probably has itchy hands again and wants to saw wood late at night."

"Hahaha, you must have a bad mouth! Old Yangtou can still play the strings well, but his voice is not very good."

"Uncle Yang, what are you planning to do today?"

The string squeaked and stopped. The sound was rough, and it sounded like it was not a good instrument.

"What are you talking about? Tell the truth!"

Old Yangtou was very excited and adjusted the tune. The distinctive erhu immediately sounded on the hillock.The melody is playful with a hint of simplicity. When you hear it, it sounds like the music of a lower class, not for the refined.

Xu Xiaozhi was lying on her side behind Wang Chengzhou, wondering what she was thinking about.Hearing the sound, his thin lips pursed slightly, and he raised his head and smiled.

Yu Hua stretched out his hand and pulled her. The two looked at each other, their shoulders twitching. It was obvious that neither of them thought highly of Lao Yangtou's craftsmanship.

After all, she is a girl from the city. She has seen some professional performances. She has a high level of vision. It is reasonable to look down on the musical level of an old farmer.

However, although Xiao Xiao was laughing, he lowered his voice, blinked his big eyes, and listened politely.

"Come to the first month of the first month and tell a few truths, everyone will listen."

Hearing Old Yangtou's voice, even Wang Chengzhou had a smile on his lips.

This broken gong voice and the old erhu complement each other perfectly. It's as if you can hear the flying dust in it, so earthy that it falls to pieces, but they are equally harmonious and vivid.

"Everyone wants to be rich and not get sick. When the weather is hot, they all want to enjoy the running breeze~ um~ the running breeze."

"He can't drive as fast as a horse on an ox, and he can't pull a plow or a rake as fast as a horse."

"Stars cannot be used as lamps, people cannot be young again when they are old, and people cannot be young again when they are old~ Hmm."

Everyone was lying on the mound, with smiles on their faces, listening quietly.

The shadows of the trees all around were swaying, and it was pitch black, enclosing the entire black-blue sky. There were clusters of stars in it, blinking in panic.

"There is someone in my heart that I can't wait for. Waiting and waiting will be in vain."

"You are your own daughter-in-law and you love her. If someone else loves you, that's really not a good idea."

"Asking others to love me, hey, hey, well, it's really not a good idea. Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh."

Xu Xiaozhi turned over and suddenly froze, lying flat on the mat, looking at the sky motionless, and did not speak for a long time.

Yu Hua was also deeply touched. His slender fingers subconsciously picked at the gaps in the mat. His eyes were blurred and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Even Wang Aiduo, with his legs crossed and a piece of grass in his mouth, kept dangling his feet, listening very immersedly.

These lyrics... are so simple, so sincere, and so ordinary that everyone can understand them, but they also speak into everyone's heart.

I can't help but feel emotional.

It seemed that many things and people came to mind at once.

It's like listening to a lot of nonsense, and people can't help but grin.

But in the end, everyone clapped.

Xu Xiaozhi even sat on the mat with bare feet, her little hands turning red.

Everyone started to cheer and asked Lao Yangtou to sing again.

However, although the next few pendants are still catchy, they can no longer touch the three girls.

Wang Chengzhou pondered blindly and remained silent.

From time to time, he looked at the path leading into the village in the distance, his expression solemn, and he seemed a little absent-minded.

When Xu Xiaozhi saw it, she gradually felt lonely.

——Thanks to Brother Qingtianlanmingyue for the tip!
——Thank you to brother 20220915142036621 for the reward!
(End of this chapter)