Startle [BL]

CHAPTER 1

    In summer, the insects are chirping, and the lotus flowers are fragrant for ten miles. It was Youshi, when the smoke from the cooking in Yunshui Village was wafting up, and every household was fragrant.

Qin Huansheng had just finished catching the fish, his trouser legs were dripping wet, and he was tied with a loop of rope at will, revealing his strong and powerful calves.

Aunt Cui next door was standing at the door eating melon seeds. When she saw him coming back, she stretched her neck and looked into the basket on his back.

Qin Huansheng said, "Auntie, I caught a lot of fish today, so I'll give you one."

Aunt Cui waved her hand and said, "Oh no, you can keep it for yourself."

Qin Huansheng smiled and said, "Don't be polite to me. "He came to Yunshui Village not long ago, and he didn't know where he lived. Aunt Cui helped him a lot, and he should have given him a fish.

Putting down the bamboo basket, he picked the fattest and largest one. The fish had just left the water, and was still jumping around in the basket, splashing a lot of water, mixed with the faint fragrance of grass by the river. Aunt Cui smiled and pushed it twice, and finally reached out to take it.

"Huansheng, you've given me something for the past three days. My aunt is embarrassed."

Qin Huansheng felt amused, but he said, "I can't eat it all by myself, and it's not fresh if I keep it. Do me a favor and accept it."

Aunt Cui patted him with a smile and said, "Oh, you child."

Qin Huansheng smiled and didn't say a word. He walked into the yard and helped her kill the fish before leaving.

Before leaving, Aunt Cui paid him a courtesy and gave him a bunch of garlic sprouts, saying: "We Yunshui pay attention to hanging garlic, and hang garlic at the door to ensure a safe life."

Qin Huansheng reached out and took it, saying, "Thank you Auntie, I have a good word for you. "

Aunt Cui said mysteriously: "And I heard that people who hang garlic will give birth to a fat son next year."

Qin Huansheng laughed and said: "I haven't married yet, where did the fat son come from?

" What's this?" Aunt Cui said, "Auntie knows a lot of young girls, I'll introduce a few to you later."

Qin Huansheng is twenty-five this year and has been in the army for seven years. He is already past the best age for marriage. Half a year ago, his left leg was injured, and every time it was rainy, his knee hurt so much that he could no longer fight with the army, so he had to disarm and return to the field.

The court subsidized him a few acres of land and sent him to the distant Yunshui Village. No matter how old he is, many girls' families expressed their reluctance to marry when they heard that he had a problem with his legs.

Qin Huansheng knew that Aunt Cui was also polite, so he waved his hand, smiled and said "no need", then turned around and left.

In fact, if you don't look carefully, you can't see that Qin Huansheng's left leg is wrong. Ordinary people can only say, the young man is so young, how can he walk so slowly? As everyone knows, Qin Huansheng couldn't walk fast, and his knee hurt like a needle.

Aunt Cui looked at his back and couldn't help but feel a little sigh.

After returning home, Qin Huansheng hung the garlic sprouts at the door, and then started to burn wood to cook.

Tonight he cooked a fish and cooked two side dishes.

After finishing the meal, he didn't rush to eat, but took out a pair of clean tableware from the house, set aside half of the meal, then put it on the corner of the west courtyard, and brought the rest back to the house to eat by himself .

The twilight is all around, and there are occasional cicadas in the quiet night. Half an hour later, there was a rustling sound from the west wall.

Someone turned into Qin Huansheng's yard.

Qin Huansheng's ears are very good, and even sitting in the back room, he can hear the movement outside the hospital.

The man took a cautious step first, and the dead leaves on the ground creaked. The man was like a frightened bird, and he immediately stood still. After several seconds, he was sure that there was no one around, and then he slowly sat on the ground.

Qin Huansheng heard the sound of gobbling up rice.

The man ate in a hurry, probably because he was very hungry, and he couldn't wait to put a mouthful in his mouth before he could swallow it. Qin Huansheng frowned slightly, and it didn't take long for him to hear the man start hiccups, one after another, and couldn't stop for a long time.

It seems to be choked.

Qin Huansheng shook his head, thinking that he should prepare an extra bowl of water tonight.

The man's hiccups were very low, like a small animal, thin and weak, probably covering his mouth for fear of disturbing him.

Qin Huansheng couldn't help laughing and sat patiently in the room. About ten minutes later, when the people in the yard finished eating and left, he got up slowly and went out to clean up the dishes.

Open the door, the courtyard is clean, and the fallen leaves on the ground have not moved in the slightest. Qin Huansheng was in a trance for a moment, if it wasn't for the bowl on the ground becoming empty, he simply suspected that no one had come just now.