post middle age

Chapter 51
The old house of Li Te’s family, he once described in a prose poem “Homesickness” like this:

"At the foot of Phoenix Mountain, on the north bank of Ruhe River. Old House North Street, beside the city moat. There is a middle school in front, and mountains in the back. There is an elementary school on the left, and Xiling is on the right. The hometown of my youth, the mountains are beautiful and the water is sweet. The sound of books in the morning can be heard loudly."

When they were sent to the gate of the old house, Shuxia looked at them and whispered:
"What a quiet place, I can sleep well tonight."

After everything was settled and the two families said goodbye to each other, Li Te followed his father and mother back to his home. Wang Xiaoke and Yao Ting slept in the same room, father and mother slept in the same room, and Ren Shuxia slept in the same room alone. This is an old house, but the layout of the rooms is very modern. Each house has its own bathroom, so you can take a hot bath before going to bed. Because coal fires are used for heating, the radiators in each room are It's very hot, very hot, and people can't feel a little chill in the house.

Ren Shuxia changed out of her heavy winter clothes, came to the small bathroom that was as warm as spring, turned on the faucet, and a gust of hot water flowed out instantly. She planned to take a hot bath to relieve fatigue, so she took off her clothes and stood in the shower. Below, even though the temperature is suitable for the hot water to fall comfortably on her hair, she glanced at the dressing cabinet protruding from the wall. Inside, there are shampoo, body wash, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush... everything you need, and they are all new, On the other side of the wall are pure cotton towels and bath towels neatly placed. Seeing this, Ren Shuxia couldn't help sighing:

"Li Te's house has a nice environment!"

After speaking, I picked up the bottle of "Lux Brand Iced Body Wash" and applied it on the bath flower, and began to prepare for the bath.

The warm liquid spread over the creamy skin, soft as catkins like snow, and the water swept over the body, carrying a faint fragrance.The bubbles jumped up and down freely in the air, and one of them kissed Ren Shuxia's little nose most mischievously. When she touched it lightly with her hand, it slapped and splashed all over her face. It's foam.

Ren Shuxia felt the coziness and indescribable comfort that the hot water brought to herself. After taking a bath, she looked at herself in the mirror. Her skin was as white as a freshly peeled water chestnut. Zeng Qiaomei, she changed into the pajamas that Li Te bought for her, and when she came to the bed, she saw that the quilts were all pure cotton and pink, which looked very warm.

She was lying flat on the bed. At this time, she saw Li Te's profile picture flashing on her mobile phone's WeChat. When she opened it, Li Te sent more than a dozen messages in a row, all of which were words of concern and greetings. She felt warm in her heart, especially It was the last text message, a love poem Li wrote to himself:
"I have a promise with the butterfly

tonight
I remember that

自己
with butterflies

there is an agreement
in the vegetable garden

whisper something

then
I

walking in the wind

Didi raindrops
quietly fall
on my bare arms

make a ticking sound

step on
this fertile land

earthy aroma

Moisturized by rain

emit a strong smell

I came to the promised place
From afar
butterfly
Already
dancing there

I

look up
Looking at the low-dancing butterflies

它

avoid shyly
I

Those loving eyes
but
它

not willing to stay away
that's it

that's it

Butterfly and I
In the wind and rain
Heartfelt voices"

Ren Shuxia read this love poem on WeChat, looked down at the sparkling diamond ring on her left ring finger, and felt an inexplicable heat in her heart, as if she saw Li Te's affectionate eyes looking at herself At this time, the poem by Li Qingzhao, a poetess in the Song Dynasty, could not help appearing in my mind:

"Red lotus roots are fragrant, jade is lingering in autumn. Unravel Luosang lightly, and go to the orchid boat alone. Whoever in the cloud sends brocade books, when the geese return, the moon is full on the west building.

Flowers drift by themselves, water flows by itself.One kind of lovesickness, two places of sorrow.There is no way to get rid of this feeling, so I lowered my brows, but raised my heart. "

Just when Ren Shuxia was thinking wildly, Li Te sent another message:
"I ignore time, because I wait for you to appear, I ignore distance, because I wait for you to appear, I ignore rainy days, because I wait for you to appear, I ignore language, because I miss you, baby, I miss you."

Seeing this message, especially the word "baby", made Ren Shuxia's heart rippling again. The longing for love deep in her heart made her dare not chat with him anymore, and decisively put down her phone and stopped looking at it.

Ren Shuxia turned off the bedside lamp. At this time of night, the moonlight was hazy, and there were gusts of cold wind blowing outside the window. She closed her eyes tightly, but she didn't feel sleepy at all. With a pair of slender hands on her chest, she couldn't help but think, Those beautiful love scenes that could only appear in movies in the past...

(End of this chapter)