They say it's sick

Chapter 56

As we head north, the weather gets cooler.

Northern Liaoning is sparsely populated, and the official roads are lined with endless forests and rice fields. At a glance, they are all green and lush, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Li Yan half leaned against the wall of the carriage, and looked at the gradually familiar scene outside along the half-opened curtain. The evening breeze blew on his face, and his thoughts gradually drifted away.

Yun Zhi half-lyed on his lap with her eyes slightly closed. She seemed to be taking a nap, but she didn't ignore Li Yan's slight mood swings. She gently squeezed his fingers: "What are you thinking?"

"I thought you were asleep..." Li Yan lowered his head slightly, looking at it from this angle, Yun Zhi's eyelids were slightly closed, and his eyelashes were slender.

As his movements trembled slightly, he couldn't help stretching out his hand and touching it lightly, "It's nothing, but the closer we are to Pingzhou, there will inevitably be some unnecessary emotion."

As he talked, he looked out through the open car curtain: "Actually, it didn't take long to leave, maybe because when I left, I was thinking that I would never come back, and I didn't expect to come back so soon. , not to mention...

I went all the way to the south that day, I was full of hope but inevitably a little apprehensive, I didn't know what the road ahead was, and I didn't know what kind of disaster would happen to such an unlucky person. "

He withdrew his gaze and looked at the person in his arms tenderly: "But I never thought that I would also be favored by God."

"You know, I don't believe in ghosts and gods, and I don't believe in destiny. If the sky really has eyes, I shouldn't let you go through those sufferings..." Yunzhi opened her eyes with a smile in her eyes, her voice was gentle but firm, "So there is no blessing from God at all, Xuanzhi, I like you because you are worth it."

"Okay, from now on I don't believe in fate either..." Li Yan took Yun Zhi's hand and gently rubbed the back of it, "I only believe in you..."

"I can see that you believe me..." Yun Zhi rolled over and sat up, but she was still leaning on Li Yan, "Whether it's food, lodging or itinerary, I didn't ask a single question, and I didn't even know the detour. .”

Li Yan smiled softly: "I know. I grew up here, and I know every mountain, water, grass, and tree nearby. Besides, I haven't been away for a long time, so I won't forget it so soon. .”

The curtain of the carriage fluttered gently in the breeze, and outside the carriage, a small village gradually appeared in sight.

It was the place where Li Yan grew up.

"You made a special detour, there must be a reason..." Li Yan said slowly, "Why do I have to ask?"

"There is a reason..." Yunzhi nodded, "Although there are not many people who know about this trip, and we have changed our identities, in order to avoid alarming the enemy and make Pingzhou aware of it, I still asked Chen Jin to go around a few times Road. Originally, we were supposed to enter Pingzhou City from the southwest, and when we got around here, we changed to the northeast.”

After he finished speaking, he completely opened the car curtain and looked at the setting sun that had already started to set: "There is another reason, as I said before, I must come here again if I have a chance."

Li Yan thought for a while, and couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Aren't you really planning to dig Li Gui's grave?"

"Why not?" After Yun Zhi finished speaking, she also laughed, "It's not just for this matter, I just want to stay with you for a few days in this place where you lived since childhood, so that In the future, your memories of this place will not only be those loneliness and pain, but also me."

Li Yan slightly opened his eyes.

He thought that it was because of him that Yun Zhi came here, but he never thought that it was because of this reason.

In fact, those lonely and painful pasts are not too difficult for Li Yan.

Therefore, he didn't take it very seriously, but he didn't expect that Yun Zhi would take it to his heart, and wanted to relieve him.

"Only you..." Li Yan said, "Painful things can't be put together with you, so, only you."

While talking, the carriage stopped slowly, and Chen Jin's voice came from outside the car: "Both of you can wait for a while before continuing, we are here!"

The location where the carriage stopped was the empty house at the entrance of the village where Yunzhi and the others stayed. Although it was old, it would not be a problem to settle in for one night.

So Chen Jin took several other people to unload the car to rest, and Yun Zhi and Li Yan went to the village together to say hello to the village chief.

As the sun sets, the villagers who have been busy all day in the fields return home one after another. The small village is full of smoke, and you can even smell the aroma of food when you walk all the way.

There were a few children on the side of the road who were not in a hurry to go home. They were playing together and didn't know what they were playing. Suddenly they saw a few strange faces appearing in the village. They were all shocked until one of them was a little older. The child saw Li Yan standing at the end, glanced up and down over him, and asked uncertainly, "Brother Xiao Yan?"

Li Yan took two steps forward, lowered his gaze to look at the child, and nodded in response: "It's me..."

He stretched out his hand and gently touched the child's head: "Keep playing, it's getting dark, remember to go home early..." After finishing speaking, he let go of his hand, and continued to walk forward without waiting for the child's answer go.

Yun Zhi slowed down by half a step, and couldn't help but look back, and found that the child was still scratching his head and standing there, surrounded by several other children, who didn't dare to speak, and couldn't help laughing: "You seem to make him more Confused."

"The village is so big, no matter the old people or the children, they all know each other..." Li Yan said, "But I hardly ever talked to them before, and they never came to provoke me."

He stretched out his hand and pushed open the courtyard door, letting Yun Zhi into the dilapidated but very tidy courtyard, "But looking back now, it's actually not that annoying."

Yun Zhi looked back at him: "You hate children so much, how did you talk to Shu'er when you were in Youzhou?"

"I don't know..." After Li Yan said this, he met Shang Yunzhi's eyes, "Maybe because he has a pair of eyes that are almost exactly like yours."

Yun Zhi was startled, and then couldn't help laughing: "So you've been coveting me so long ago?"

Li Yan thought about it seriously, then nodded: "It's also possible."

The movement of the two alarmed the people in the room. A slender figure pushed open the door and ran out. Seeing the two people in the courtyard, they were stunned for a moment, then turned around and entered the door again. A moment later, a middle-aged man with dark skin The man pushed open the door and came out, seeing the two people in the yard hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly said: "It's Mr. Yun!"

"It's me, the village head, I'm interrupting you again..." Yun Zhi smiled, "And it's not just me, you know this one too."

Li Yan followed and nodded, with a slight smile on his face: "Uncle Zhang..."

Uncle Zhang's expression was very similar to that of the child just now, and then he became excited: "It's Xiaoyan, this, it has changed too much, I dare not recognize it!"

Li Yan smiled, and greeted Uncle Zhang politely but a little distantly. Yun Zhi stood beside him in a rare silence, and couldn't help but look at Li Yan.

In fact, it has only been half a year, and people of their age will not change much in appearance.

But Li Yan seemed to be a different person, making the neighbors who watched him grow up afraid to recognize each other.

Naturally, the changes in clothing have had an impact. In the past, the thin young man who wore ill-fitting ragged clothes all day long was now wearing a blue and elegant small-sleeved gown. He was tired from the journey, and his complexion was much better than that day.

The bigger change is in temperament.

Yun Zhi still remembers the bloody boy he saw in the heavy snow that day, his exposed eyes were full of vigilance and vigilance. At that time, Li Yan was lonely and sharp. He didn't believe it. Anyone, whether it's Yun Zhi who met for the first time, or a villager who he has lived here for many years, even if he doesn't take the initiative to contact him, he can be regarded as a familiar villager.

But now, Li Yan in front of him is gentle, with a smile on his face, he will take the initiative to talk to the children in the village, he will greet the neighbors he hasn't seen for a long time, and more importantly, he is no longer alone.

From now on, no more.

Just when Yunzhi was in a daze, Li Yan had finished greeting Uncle Zhang, and by the way, mentioned that he would stay in an empty house at the entrance of the village, and politely declined Uncle Zhang's invitation to stay with them for dinner. After saying goodbye, he pulled Following Yun Zhi, he walked out.

Before he reached the gate of the courtyard, there was another sound of footsteps behind him.

"Brother Xiaoyan..." Chun Xing handed the basket in her hand to Li Yan, "This is the steamed bun that my mother just steamed, you take it home to eat, and there are a few eggs."

Li Yan turned his head to look at Yun Zhi, seeing him nodding, he reached out and took the basket over: "Thank you, auntie, for me."

"I want to thank you. If it wasn't for you that day, I might have..." Chun Xing bit her lower lip, "I wanted to go to you to thank you later, but my father said that you had already left, and I thought that I would be happy in this life. , I have no chance to talk to you again."

"There is no need to mention the past..." Li Yanwen said, "Also, this life is still very long, so who can say clearly what will happen in the future."

Chun Xing looked at Li Yan without blinking, and felt that the young man in front of her was obviously familiar but also very strange, so she just nodded lightly in the end: "I see."

He Chunxing said a few more words, and the two came out of Uncle Zhang's house, and after walking a few steps, they saw the burned down house not far away.

The village is sparsely populated, and the most important thing for every household is land. No one takes care of the vacant houses at the entrance of the village, let alone this dead ruin.

There was still a while before sunset, and the village was not big, so he was not in a hurry to go back. Yun Zhi pulled Li Yan and walked forward, asking as he walked, "Looking at this now, do you regret it?"

Li Yan turned his head to look at him: "What?"

"Otherwise, we don't need to live in that crappy house at the entrance of the village today..." Yun Zhi said, she reached out and took out a bun from the basket in Li Yan's hand, and said while eating, "Besides, your betrothal gift, Anyway, I can add a little more."