Chapter 35(1/2)
The sunset shone through her cheeks, covering her face with a soft light. Ji Zheng's heart moved slightly. He lowered his head and met her gaze. The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and said, "Okay."
Jiang Ge took the flowers and turned around and ran into the alley. Ji Zheng looked at her back and followed her home. After entering the yard, Jiang Ge had taken off his mask and hat. She found a white transparent glass cola bottle from somewhere. The bottle was dirty and covered with mud.
There was a cement-built sink in the yard, with the faucet standing high, Jiang Ge squatted beside the sink, holding a dirty bottle to collect water under the faucet. She rolled up her sleeves, revealing half of her white arms, tilting her head to watch the water flow, her long hair slid from her shoulders, and fell to the wet pool.
The hair was hanging down on the cheeks, itchy and affected her vision. Jiang Ge's hands were wet. He raised his hand to try to lift his hair behind him. Before he touched his hair, a hint of warmth slid across her cheeks. Jiang Ge paused and his hair was gathered up with his hands.
Jiang Ge turned around and Ji Zheng stood behind her.
Ji Zheng's fingers slid along her cheeks to the back of her neck. The woman's delicate skin touched her fingertips, warm and soft. Jiang Ge's hair was very good, black and soft, and flowed through his palms.
"Piece it up, otherwise it will get wet." Ji Zheng said.
He held a black rubber band in his hand, Jiang Ge nodded, turned around and waited obediently for him to tie her up.
The combat training will also be trained to buckles and bandages. Ji Zheng has experienced countless times on the battlefield, but this is the first time he tied a woman's hair. He put her hair on, flexibly put his fingers on the rubber band, and finally tied a ponytail a half-height on the back of her head. As he tied his hair, Jiang Ge's body swung slightly with his movements.
The rubber band was tied up to the point where it was not loose or tight. After it was tied, Ji Zheng followed Jiang Ge's back. Jiang Ge subconsciously shook it, and the ponytail swept between the butterfly bones above her spine, like a puppy swaying its tail proudly.
She turned around, Ji Zheng smiled and said, "Okay."
Jiang Ge's eyes lit up and he turned his head to continue brushing the bottle.
Jiang Ge cleaned the bottle in a few seconds, and the wet bottle body reflected the setting sun shining. She took one-third of the bottle of water into the bottle. After picking it up, she put the roses that Ji Zheng gave her inside.
Spring is getting warmer day by day, and today the air temperature seems to be a little higher, and even the fragrance of pear blossoms is stronger. Jiang Ge tied his ponytail and looked at the glass coke bottle on the table while raising the food. The roses are beautiful, and the thorns on the green branches are cleared by Ji Zheng. The setting sun spreads the mountains, and the roses draw a long shadow on the table. As the sun sets, the shadows become longer and longer.
Jiang Ge looked at the roses, Ji Zheng looked at Jiang Ge. After she finished her last bite of rice, Ji Zheng took her bowls and chopsticks, handed her a glass of water, and asked, "Do you want to go out tonight?"
After Jiang Ge came yesterday, their activities were only around the old house, so they should take her out for a walk. Moreover, when Jiang Ge came here yesterday, Ji Zheng only found a set of his junior high school sweatshirt for her, but she had not changed her underwear yet.
After taking the water cup, Jiang Ge's eyes shifted from the rose to Ji Zheng and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Laomiao Street." Ji Zheng said, "There are shopping malls and night markets there. Today is not a holiday, and there are fewer people at night."
Taking the water cup and drinking, Jiang Ge nodded and said, "Okay."
Ji Zheng grew up in Nancheng. After his parents divorced, he was sentenced to his father. His father was busy with work. He grew up with his grandparents in the military compound. His parents divorced, but his mother did not ignore his growth. She lived in an old house with Ji Zheng's grandparents. Ji Zheng would come here every holiday.
When Ji Zheng was a child, the new city of Nancheng had just been planned and had not yet developed. At that time, Laomiao Street was the most lively time, and grandparents would take him there for a walk at night. Later, grandparents passed away, and later his mother passed away, and he joined the army. He had not been there for several years.
After drinking this afternoon, Ji Zheng didn't drive. There was a bus stop sign on the side of the road from Qingshi Lane to the vegetable market. Ji Zheng took Jiang Ge to take the bus.
The sun has completely set and has some blurry light and shadow. At this time, the street lights on the road have not turned on yet, and the sky is white. Looking out from the window glass of the bus, the sky looks like a painting.
After taking two bus stops, Ji Zheng took Jiang Ge out of the bus.
Laomiao Street is next to the city center of Nancheng Old Town. Street lights are on, and several shopping malls in the middle of the square are brightly lit, and crowds are coming and going, and the flow of people is no longer as good as before.
After the prosperity, the city center often has a accumulated sense of heaviness, which is the most prosperous mark of the city. However, municipal planning and urban changes, after the prosperity fades, it is quiet and quiet, with a lazy and stable sense of life.
Fearing that the mall would close later, Ji Zheng took Jiang Ge to the mall to buy things. After she chose the close-fitting clothes that Jiang Ge bought, Ji Zheng paid for, and then he followed Jiang Ge away from the mall with the things.
Although the prosperity is not as prosperous as before, Laomiao Street is still the place where the crowds gather the most. After leaving the mall, I walked across a road and there was a park. At this point, there are many residents who came out to stroll.
The entrance to the park was quite noisy. In addition to the residents, there were also several vendors in the small square at the entrance to the park, selling snacks and gadgets. Ji Zheng took Jiang Ge across the road and walked to the front of the park.
There was nothing to do at night, so Ji Zheng took Jiang Ge and just had a casual walk. After Jiang Ge became famous, she flew to many places across the country, but her range of activities in the city was very small, and the crew and hotel were both plagued by work, so she never had time to go out to play.
For her, walking around the park was also a rare moment of relaxation. From the time she came out, Ji Zheng felt that her emotions were much more relaxed than before.
After crossing the road, Jiang Ge walked towards the park gate. She was still wearing a hat and a mask, and under her wide clothes, she was thin and tall. Ji Zheng looked at her who was about to enter the park gate, but before entering, she stopped in front of a small vendor.
Ji Zheng walked over and saw what was sold at the stall.
Recently, there are few people and business is deserted. When they meet customers, the vendor is particularly enthusiastic. He took the things sold and said to the two: "Wishing wind chimes, you can hang them on the old banyan tree when you enter the park. People in the south city know that this is very useful."
Wind chimes are the most common style, an empty wooden board with a copper bell and a red ribbon under it. Write your wishes on the wooden board. After entering the park, you can tie them to the old banyan tree in the middle of the park to make a wish. Ji Zheng came to play when he was a child.
After looking at Jiang Ge next to her, Ji Zheng asked her: "Do you want to buy one?"
Jiang Ge looked up at him, nodded, Ji Zheng smiled and said to the vendor: "Get one, thank you."
After taking the wind chime, Jiang Ge had already started playing before she made a wish. The bells on the wind chime were particularly loud. The wind in the evening blew on the ribbons, blowing all the ribbons. Jiang Ge carried the hemp rope on the wind chime and ran along the road in the park. The wind chimes ringed. She covered her hat that was afraid of being blown away by the wind, and her back looked like a child, simple and cheerful.
The old banyan tree is in the center of the park. This is a very old tree with lush crowns and huge trees that can be seen from the entrance of the park. There is no need for landmarks, you can find it quickly along the way.
Jiang Ge trotted before he arrived. When Ji Zheng passed by, he saw her looking up at the crown of the old banyan tree in a daze. Ji Zheng went over and stood beside her, straightened her hat, and smiled and said, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Ge turned around, she was jogging a little gasping, her voice was a little unsteady, and she said, "A lot."
The old banyan tree is a hundred years old. New branches have just emerged in spring. The canopy is full of wind chimes. When the evening breeze blows, the red ribbons are like a sea of red flowers.
"I could make a wish here when I was a child." Ji Zheng said. At that time, he and his grandparents came here, and there were more people than they are now. At that time, there were all people under the tree, unlike now, there were only two of them.
Jiang Ge looked at Ji Zheng and asked, "Have you promised it?"
Ji Zheng nodded and smiled, "With it."
Jiang Ge asked: "What wish?"
When she asked, Ji Zheng was stunned for a moment. He seemed to be thinking. After a moment, he smiled faintly and said, "Be a special forces sniper, attack, gunman."
This wish seems to have been realized, but it seems to have not been realized.
Jiang Ge looked at him and didn't say anything. Ji Zheng said to her: "Don't do it."
The two stood under the tree, obviously making a wish. On the bench chair next to them, a couple in their sixties and seventies sat. The old lady looked at the wind chime in Jiang Ge's hand and said kindly: "Little girl, this one should be hung higher. The higher the hanging, the easier it is to achieve."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Ge and Ji Zheng looked at them. Seeing the old man’s kind smile, Ji Zheng nodded politely and smiled back and said, “Thank you.”
The two old men seemed to be attracted by them and kept looking here. As soon as Ji Zheng turned around, Jiang Ge next to him had already spread his arms to him.
Jiang Ge held a wind chime and a marker in his hand, and a street lamp next to him was gentle, covering her light brown peach blossom eyes with a layer of soft light. Ji Zheng looked at her eyes and moved his heart slightly. He chuckled and asked, "Will you hang up with your arms?"
Jiang Ge nodded.
Ji Zheng stood beside her. The man was tall and tall, with his arms tight and strong. If he picked her up, he could hang much higher. When Jiang Ge walked towards his arms, Ji Zheng suddenly stretched out his arm, and the man's big hand covered her waist and pulled her body into his arms.
Through the mask, Jiang Ge smelled the refreshing mint fragrance on his body.
Before she could react, her body was suddenly lifted up by Ji Zheng. Then, Jiang Ge's legs spread apart and sat on Ji Zheng's neck.
The old lady and the old man next to him laughed when they saw this scene. The branches poked the brim of her hat, and Jiang Ge held Ji Zheng's cheek with both hands, and his face suddenly became hot.
She looked down at Ji Zheng, and Ji Zheng looked up at her and said, "Try my best to let you realize your wish. Hang up."
Jiang Ge's eyes moved slightly. She took a marker and wrote a few words on the wooden board of the wind chime. Then, she looked up at the branches and hung the wind chime on the highest branch within her reach.
She tied the wind chime very quickly and tightly. After tied it, Jiang Ge lowered his head and pulled Ji Zheng's ears.
The woman's fingers were still moist and cool on the branches, her fingertips were soft and her strength was light. Ji Zheng was pulled into his ears and his movements were slightly paused. He looked up at Jiang Ge, and his eyes under the brim of the woman's hat were quietly looking at him.
Ji Zheng felt a little itchy, and a faint helplessness flashed in his dark eyes. He asked, "Isn't it even? Why are you still tugging in my ears?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Ge raised his hand and pulled his other ear.
Her movements were very light, as if a child was punishing, as if a woman was acting coquettish, her ears were connected to sensitive nerves, and Ji Zheng lowered his head and smiled.
Ji Zheng never got angry about her little movements, and Jiang Ge pulled her unscrupulously. After both hands released Ji Zheng's ears, her body suddenly rushed forward. The feeling of weightlessness made Jiang Ge's heart jump suddenly. She exclaimed "Ah" in her throat, and her hands tightly grabbed Ji Zheng's collar.
His heartbeat was beating rapidly, Jiang Ge breathed in a hurry, and his eyes were red.
He just did it on purpose.
Ji Zheng met her gaze and asked with a smile: "Are you still making trouble?"
Holding his cheek, Jiang Ge's heartbeat calmed down and he shook his head. Ji Zheng smiled and hugged her, and gently placed her on the ground.
The two of them had a quarrel. The old lady and the old man next to them seemed to be watching the fun, and were now laughing and saying something. Jiang Ge couldn't understand the Nancheng dialect they were talking, so she looked up at Ji Zheng and looked for translation.
Ji Zheng curled his lips slightly, looked down at her, but instead asked, "What wish did you make?"
Unexpectedly, Ji Zheng would negotiate terms with her, Jiang Ge frowned slightly and didn't say anything.
Ji Zheng thought for a while and asked, "Then what dialect you spoke to me that day?"
Jiang Ge looked up at him, and for a while, she said, "The same."
Ji Zheng paused and asked, "Is today's wish the same as the dialect spoken that day?"
Jiang Ge nodded.
Ji Zheng smiled: "I'm even more curious when I say this."
Jiang Ge didn't say anything more.
She didn't say anything, Ji Zheng didn't ask anymore, raised his hand to straighten her hat, and he said, "Since it's a wish, it will definitely come true."
Jiang Ge's eyes moved slightly.
The old lady and the old man next to him stood up. Before leaving, the old man said enthusiastically: "Is your two homes far away? It's windy, it may rain in a while, so go home early."
Jiang Ge turned around to look at them. Ji Zheng looked up at the sky. It was a little cloudy in the evening. Now, when he looked at the sky, there was no star.
The night wind was colder than just now. Ji Zheng smiled at the old man and said, "Okay, thank you."
After the old man left, Ji Zheng did not stay any longer. He took Jiang Ge to the park gate to wait for the bus. The wind seemed to be a little bigger than before. Ten minutes later, the bus stopped in front of the stop sign, and Ji Zheng and Jiang Ge got on the bus.
At this time, there were no people on the bus. There were only one or two people working overtime, sitting in their seats, closing their eyes to rest. There was song in the car, Jiang Ge went to the back row and found a seat by the window to sit. Ji Zheng sat down beside her, and the car started.
From the position close to the window, Jiang Ge could still see the canopy of the old banyan tree in the park. She looked up and saw that the old banyan tree gradually moved away as the bus drove.
Jiang Ge remembered the wish he wrote on the Wishing Wind Chime, turned around and glanced at Ji Zheng beside him.
To be continued...