I became taciturn, and my mother, Lulu, and everyone asked me about it, which made me feel the warmth from my relatives, and at the same time made me feel the chills.
It may be that I have confirmed too many times, and I gradually discovered that every time I go out, there will always be someone by my side.
Maybe it's Wu Jian, Huang Xiaolong, maybe Yan'er, or Little Lingdang. They kept talking to me and interacting with me so much that I didn't have time to check.
I understand, I've been found out.
I understood better, and I also discovered the truth.
Finally one day, I couldn't bear it, and wanted to reveal the truth.
This day is daytime for me, and my job today is to go plant with everyone.
Yan'er and Little Bell were by my side, Yan'er kept teasing her little white worm, Xiao Pang.
The little bell took my hand, recalling the smell of barbecue, and even asked me to grow a plant that smells like barbecue.
I really want all of this to be true, but I know that I have to destroy this seemingly happy and peaceful life with my own hands.
On the way, I pretended to find something, and ran towards the sand dunes in the distance, ignoring the shouts of Yan'er and the little bell.
At first, Yan'er and Xiaolingdang were still chasing after them, but they were gradually lost by me.
My surroundings have turned into familiar sand dunes, and I can no longer see any small town.
I have observed here many times, and I can find my way back even with my eyes closed.
I plan to stay here for a while, and then go back quietly, maybe I will see something different.
Hunger, thirst, exhaustion, and pain struck again. I don’t know how many years of comfortable life I have passed. When I came into contact with all these again, I almost couldn’t resist.
I have thought about going back countless times in my heart, even if it is a dream, I can live in the happiness in the dream.
But I finally endured it, and after a long time, I quietly sneaked back to the village.
The village is very quiet, and this time is the alternation of day and night. Those who work are about to leave, but those who rest have not yet returned.
I returned to the house I was so familiar with, and at the back of the house, I quietly opened a small hole in the wall.
It took me a lot of time and effort to get this little hole out. I have seen that weird scene here countless times.
My eyes moved towards the small hole.
There were two people sleeping on the bed, which made me a little dazed at first.
The scene that followed almost made me rush out without holding back.
The person on the bed stretched and stood up. She was wearing Lulu's clothes, but her appearance was blurred.
The moment she got out of bed, when she looked back on the bed, she instantly turned into a stranger.
"The child seems to be crying, I'll go and see."
As soon as the words fell, the baby's crying could be faintly heard in the room.
The other person on the bed stood up, his appearance was still very strange, but there was no such vagueness.
"Is the child okay, Xiaohong, go and see the child quickly."
Xiaohong turned and went out, but the man started to move around beside the bed.
After a while, Xiaohong walked in with a child in her arms: "Chen Cheng, look at our child."
The moment the man named Chen Cheng turned the child in Xiaohong's arms, his blurry face instantly turned into a baby.
Chen Cheng went over and started teasing the child. Xiaohong started to pack her things like a good wife and mother.
"Chen Cheng, don't tease the children. There are a lot of things going on today. Uncle found a strange plant and said it can be used as water. Hurry up and try to grow as much as possible so that everyone can drink water."
Chen Cheng agreed with a smile, put the child aside, and helped Xiaohong pack her things.
This scene is very familiar, and it happened to me once. I still remember that the plant can not only drink water, but also make the house very strong when mixed with a certain proportion of sand.
Soon, Chen Cheng started to push the door and go out, and joined other people to set off. And Xiaohong started busy with her own affairs on the sidelines.
When the noise of the small town quickly quieted down, after a short wait, it became noisy again.
Those are the people who are going to come back to rest. For them, it is time to call it a day.
Under my surprised gaze, Xiaohong's face blurred for a moment, and soon turned into another strange face.
A man who was also unfamiliar came in, hugged Xiaohong and spun around several times, and said, "Fenghuang, guess what we found?"
Xiaohong, who had changed her name to Fenghuang, asked curiously: "What?"
"An edible plant, hahaha." The man laughed, and Phoenix also showed an excited smile.
After a while, the man stopped laughing: "By the way, where is my little baby."
"Little baby was still there just now, it's strange."
With that said, Phoenix called out.
And I could just see that, amidst the call of the phoenix, the baby instantly turned into a five or six-year-old child, walked out towards the man, and then rushed towards the man.
The happy appearance of the family is so familiar and dazzling.
I now fully understand it. Although I don't know what these things are, it is obvious that they will all become the people you want to see most.
I ignored and didn't want to save other people, but walked silently towards the outside of the small town.
Whatever those are, they have brought me joy and happiness. Only now, I need to find true joy and happiness.
If everything in this small town is just a deception, then the deception is not perfect.
People who want to find their true self will always find a way.
For those who are unwilling to leave, perhaps this in itself is real happiness for them.
Avoiding the people in the small town, I randomly found a direction and planned to start my long journey.
But just as I walked out of the edge of the small town, a person appeared in front of me.
That person is Wu Jian.
Seeing me, Wu Jian was obviously stunned for a moment, and then ran over quickly, surprised: "Wu Rui, I didn't expect you to come back. Everyone thought you were lost. Thank you, thank you."
After Wu Jian finished speaking, he started yelling into the small town.
I was speechless, pretending to be Lulu and accompanying other people, how could she appear.
Sure enough, Lulu didn't show up, and even many people didn't show up, probably they are all busy playing other identities now.
Of course, according to Wu Jian, they are all working outside to earn a living.
I smiled, didn't care, but walked towards Zeng's house.
Wu Jian hastily stepped forward to stop him, but he didn't really call it a stop, he just invited me to sit at his house.
I naturally understood what was going on, so I put on an even more impatient look, and must go back to see Lulu.
Everyone began to persuade me, even saying that I am not a brother enough, that I value sex over friends. If it was before, I would definitely follow them, but this time, I just laughed, but my pace was heading home, without stopping.