A few minutes later, the barber neatly pushed Cao Feng out. Duan Yuche was still playing with his mobile phone when he heard "It's cut". He looked up and saw his new look, but he didn't react.
It's like a person has changed.
Cao Feng used to have natural curly hair. This kind of hairstyle gets greasy quickly and looks dirty. If he doesn't comb it for a while, it will be messy. But this time he shaved it flat, and Cao Feng's natural sharp eyebrows and eyes are fully exposed. When he laughs, he has a bit of a fierce look and looks very difficult to mess with.
Looking at Cao Feng's gaze that seemed to be waiting for him to say something, after a while, Duan Yuche commented: "It's a good cut."
Cao Feng smiled.
The hairdresser blew off the broken hair and uncovered the cloth around the haircut. Cao Feng got up, looked at himself in the mirror, touched the short hair and tied his hands.
It was still early when the two of them went home. When they took off their shoes, Duan Yuche saw that he was wearing a pair of black socks with several holes torn. He threw the broken one away.
"Okay..." Cao Feng was a little embarrassed, and the toes protruding from the socks when he stepped on the sandals turned red.
Duan Yuche didn't have anything in common with him, but he was very polite to him. He turned on the TV in the living room, told him how to use the remote control, adjusted a few channels, and told him that this was news, this was the Avenue of Stars, and this was Returning to Zhugege, she went back to her room to take a bath.
Cao Feng didn't watch many TV programs because the fiber optic signal in the stockade was poor, and many Miao people in the stockade couldn't speak Mandarin. Even if the government gave TV sets, the elderly would not use them.
He was very interested in the Duan family's huge LCD TV, and when Duan Yuche left, he went over and touched the TV screen.
So thin, so clear.
Cao Feng likes to study these things, but now is not the time to study. He turned off the TV and went back to his room to get something.
At night, Duan Yuche likes to listen to songs and play racing games. There was a knock on the door outside, the sound was very small, and he heard it after several knocks.
Duan Yuche felt that it was not Duan Shumin who came back, so he took off his earphones and said, "Come in."
The door opened slowly.
Cao Feng stood outside the door with his hands behind his back, leaning his head to look inside, but his footsteps remained motionless outside, just walking, and he could clearly see the whole picture of Duan Yuche's room.
The layout of Duan Yuche's room is similar to his room, except that it is larger, with sea blue walls, white furniture, a large bookshelf with a whole side, full of books, and some car models and aircraft models... Next to the desk There was a refrigerator and a white grand piano, a large unfinished puzzle was scattered on the floor, and several completed puzzles hung on the wall.
He sat on the bed, the S screen lit up: "Is something wrong?"
Cao Feng nodded, his hands behind his back sweating nervously: "Little Che, can I come in?"
"Well, come in, what's the matter?"
"It's... this..." Cao Feng walked in slowly, took out the box shyly from behind and handed it to him.
"For me?" Duan Yuche was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand to take it.
"Yeah." Cao Feng lowered his head and kept his eyes on him.
"Ah, thank you."
I also bought a box, which was very attentive. Duan Yuche looked up and met his eyes, black and simple.
Cao Feng blushed, joy in his eyes, you're welcome.
Duan Yuche weighed the weight, but it was still a little heavy. I don't know what it is, beef jerky
"Did I take it apart?"
Cao Feng nodded.
Duan Yuche opened the box, it was a novelty, he didn't know it, it was like a building block.
Immediately he picked up another item: "Building blocks?"
Cao Feng said no: "Yes, it is the Luban lock."
"Luban lock?"
"Um."
How could Duan Yuche know what the Luban lock is? He didn't even know who Luban was. Cao Feng reached out to him, Duan Yuche gave him the thing, and he showed it to Duan Yuche and explained what the Luban lock was.
Seeing him split the building blocks into delicate small parts, Duan Yuche's eyes widened, a little novel: "Did you do it?"
Cao Feng hummed again, and Duan Yuche said sincerely, "It's amazing."
Duan Yuche's mother is doing installation art, which is a new type of art. She likes to do various large-scale installation art exhibitions around the world. Usually, an exhibition lasts for several months, so she is not at home all year round. Whenever she went out, she would make a small toy for Duan Yuche, sometimes it was a small robot, sometimes it was a puzzle-solving game, her mother asked him, "Tommy, before mother comes home, can you solve this problem? ?"
Duan Yuche held the Luban lock, and for a moment seemed to hear his mother's voice again: "Thank you, I like it very much. How did you do it?"
Seeing that he liked it, Cao Feng was even more happy, which proved that his initial worries were all unnecessary: "I made it with wood."
"I know the wood you used, I mean... what did you think, how did you come up with it?"
"The craftsmanship passed down by our ancestors, the people of our village, can do anything." Since a thousand years ago, their Miao village has been self-sufficient, and even if they don't contact the outside world, they can circulate themselves. Cao Feng gave him the parts, " Brother, try it."
Taking the parts from him, Duan Yuche habitually said thank you in German.
Cao Feng didn't understand and asked, "What?"
"Oh, Danke means thank you, in German."
Cao Feng heard Duan Shumin say that his younger brother could speak several languages, which was enough to surprise him: "Does it German? Does Xiao Che speak German?"
"Of course," Duan Yuche was playing with his new toys with a nonchalant expression, "when I was young, my neighbors were all German, most of my classmates were French, and I knew dozens of foreign languages..."
"Dozens of doors?" Cao Feng couldn't close his mouth, so surprised.
Duan Yuche raised his head and glanced at him, and immediately smiled, with pride that could not be concealed in his eyes: "It's just some simple scolding... Well, there are actually only a few that can communicate with people," he counted with his fingers. , "German, French, English, and Chinese, of course, I can't speak Chinese very well..."
In fact, he thinks that his Chinese level is very good, and he can speak so many foreign languages, he is a genius.
But there's no need to show off in front of Cao Feng, Cao Feng can't even speak Mandarin as well as him.
While spelling Lubansuo, Duan Yuche asked casually, "By the way, which ethnic group are you from?"
Cao Feng said it was of the Miao nationality.
"Oh." Duan Yuche held his chin and asked curiously, "Then why is the surname Cao? The names of ethnic minorities in our school are all four or five characters."
He stared at Cao Feng's dark but heroic face. His brows were somewhat sharp, with deep black thick sword eyebrows, but his eyes were very clear. Under these eyes was a straight nose bridge, and even his lips were beautifully shaped.
The facial features are very handsome, but the taste cannot be complimented.
Cao Feng explained his Miao name in broken Mandarin, and then explained his name in a bird language that Duan Chu couldn't understand.
"...What?" Duan Yuche couldn't understand it at all, and Miao language sounded more complicated and obscure than many foreign languages.
Cao Feng repeated it again, but Duan Yuche still didn't remember it, and only heard the big root, which was four words.
Cao Feng said: "When I was in school, the Han teacher gave me the name Cao Feng, and I use it all the time."
"Oh, that's it," Duan Yuche chatted with him patiently, "then how do you swear in Miao language, can you teach me?"
Cao Feng let out an "ah", feeling a little dazed, wondering how he would make such a request.
"It's just swearing." Duan Yuche explained seriously, "I can speak swearing in dozens of languages. You teach me how to swear in Hmong, and I'll teach you... teach you French?"
Cao Feng's face turned red instantly. He was used to being rude when he was a child, and of course he said a lot of swear words. At that time, he was young and didn't know what he was talking about. When he grew up, he realized how vulgar it was. Just to say something like that in front of Duan Yuche, he couldn't get up the courage, he hesitated for a long time, and taught him to say: "It means stupid."
... how can this be called dirty words
Duan Yuche didn't know what to say, so he changed the subject: "Then when you go to school, are you learning Chinese?"
"Chinese must be learned." Cao Feng replied, "Because the teachers are all Han nationality, and the state has a policy of 15-year compulsory education, many teachers have come to teach."
Duan Yuche knew about this kind of poverty alleviation policy, and Duan Shumin had been doing this for a while: "Do you want to learn English then?"
Cao Feng preached learning.
Duan Yuche heard that his Mandarin was so bad, and knew that he must not speak English well, so he didn't continue the topic and asked how old he was.
Cao Feng said that he was seventeen years old, almost eighteen.
Duan Yuche knew that he was not young, because he looked very mature. If he didn't say it, he would have thought that Cao Feng was already twenty, but if he said seventeen or eighteen... If you look at it seriously, it seems that he looks like this age, but only Taller than others of the same age.
After chatting for a long time, he didn't put the Luban lock in his hand back as it was, but in Cao Feng's hands, it could be restored in a few seconds. Duan Yuche was amazed and asked him who Lu Ban was.
Unexpectedly, Cao Feng seemed to know a lot, and told him who Lu Ban was and what Lu Ban lock was.
This is a seemingly simple, but condensed extraordinary wisdom.
Not long after, Duan Shumin went home and was surprised to see the two children chatting.
He thought that with Duan Yuche's temperament, it was absolutely impossible to chat with Cao Feng, and he planned to have a good chat with him tonight, tell him the real situation of Cao Feng, and let him restrain his temper. After all, not every time Everyone is soaked in a jar of honey.
Unexpectedly, when he went home during his fitness time, the two became friends
Duan Shumin was particularly pleased that he was indeed a peer of the same age.
Cao Feng left his room, Duan Shumin sat beside the bed, and asked what they were talking about just now, Duan Yuche said nothing: "Just Luban, ancient history, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Warring States period..."
"It's the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period." Duan Shumin corrected him.
"Oh, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."
Duan Shumin laughed. This child knew half of the words, and often confused some common sense things. He touched his wallet and took out a wad of money: "Tomorrow is Saturday. Tomorrow, Dad has something to do. Take your brother Cao Feng out to eat something delicious, and then take him to buy some clothes and shoes. Dad will bring him today. He doesn't want to buy it, don't go to expensive stores, buy two thicker clothes, the weather will be cold in a few days."
Duan Yuche hummed twice and agreed.
"By the way, you two have to get the mumps vaccine, or you will be in trouble if you get infected."
"understood… "
Duan Yuche always likes to stay in bed in the morning, especially on Saturday, he wants to sleep until he wakes up naturally, but Duan Shumin, who wants to go out, makes breakfast early in the morning and knocks on the door. Duan Yuche gets into the quilt and refuses to get up. : "I don't want to eat, don't call me, annoying..."
Duan Shumin walked in and saw that he was wrapped like a silkworm chrysalis. He couldn't find a place to start, so he grabbed his feet through the quilt: "Give you ten seconds, get up quickly, eat breakfast and then sleep."
Cao Feng was at the door and did not dare to come in.
Duan Shumingen couldn't wake him up, so he finally got his head out of the bed, Duan Yuche just closed his eyes and muttered coquettishly that he didn't want to get up: "I had insomnia last night, I didn't sleep, I was so sleepy. , I want to sleep for a while."
Duan Shumin looked at his watch and was about to be late, so he had no time to continue with Duan Yuche, and Duan Yuche obviously knew this, opened his eyes a little and urged: "Go to work quickly. Well, don't mind me, I'll get up in a moment."
Duan Shumin really had no choice, and said, "Then you must get up, have breakfast, and be obedient."
Duan Yuche muttered that he knew, and buried his head in the quilt again, covering his whole body tightly. The air conditioner in the room was running low, and he was used to sleeping under the quilt.
Duan Shumin pushed aside the quilt and said, "Don't be bored to sleep." Then he set the air conditioner temperature to sleep mode, walked to the door of the room, and said to Cao Feng, "Uncle is going to work first, Xiao Feng, please wake up your brother later... "
Said that he realized that this task might be a little difficult for Cao Feng, and it would also make Duan Yuche unhappy, so he added: "If he really doesn't want to wake up, just let him go, if he doesn't wake up before eleven thirty , just tell him to get up and eat something and warm it up in the microwave."
Then, Duan Shumin took out a few RMB from his pocket and stuffed it into Cao Feng without counting: "Wait a minute to go out to lunch with my brother, and let him take you to buy some new clothes, what kind of autumn clothes and long pants? , it's time to buy, and shoes, buy two more pairs, one pair is not enough."
"No, Uncle Duan, I can't ask for this money, you..."
"Okay, okay." Duan Shumin put the money directly into his trouser pocket and said kindly, "I'm going to be late for work, so I'll go first."
Duan Shumin went out in a hurry, the car drove away, the huge villa was silent, and the six-meter-high dome looked very empty.
On the plate on the dining table were two sandwiches reserved for Duan Yuche and a glass of pure milk.
Cao Feng just had breakfast with Duan Shumin. He woke up early and helped Duan Shumin cook together, watching him cut toast, heat toast, slice tomatoes and ham from the refrigerator, and heat milk in the microwave. Key knows some uses for this modern kitchen.
Seeing that it was still early, he quietly entered his brother's room.
Duan Yuche's sleeping posture is not very orderly, the bed is very large, he sleeps on a crooked side, the quilt is not well covered, the pajamas on his body are rolled up, exposing his belly, his thick long eyelashes are hanging down, his face is pressed against the pillow, and his lips Open slightly.
Cao Feng stared at it for a while, then got up and went out.
***
Duan Yuche fell asleep and was awakened by the vibration of his mobile phone. Unsurprisingly, it was Duan Shumin who asked him if he was up.
"I got up early." Duan Yuche yawned and got out of bed in a daze.
Duan Shumin explained to him a few things to do today, and told him to take Cao Feng to buy clothes, take him to the school to get school uniforms, and get vaccinated.
"Okay, okay..." Duan Yuche responded perfunctorily as he walked towards the kitchen and heard a "ding" sound.
It's the sound of the microwave.
Their kitchen is semi-open and very large, but they are not used often. Basically, they are only used once a day in the morning. When Duan Shumin has time, he will prepare more abundantly. .
Duan Yuche walked in, wanting to eat something, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Cao Feng kneeling - lying on the floor tile, there was a scattered sandwich on the ground, Cao Feng was pouting - blowing at the sandwich.
"...What are you doing?" Duan Yuche was startled again by him.
Cao Feng turned his head back quickly and said sorry in embarrassment: "Breakfast is cold, I want to help you warm it up, but it's too hot." He has an extraordinary interest in electronic products and electrical appliances. He saw Duan Shumin use it this morning and just tried it. Once, I ended up burning my hands as soon as I took it out of the microwave.
Duan Yuche noticed the opened microwave oven and the sandwiches on the plate. I understood it immediately, and I couldn't help laughing and crying: "Pick it up and throw it away, it's all dropped on the ground, don't eat it."
Cao Feng nodded embarrassedly, picked up the sandwich on the ground, but didn't throw it away, he said: "This cake is half left, it's clean, it didn't fall on the ground, it was made by your father in the morning, it was reserved for you, and it's still there. There's milk."
Duan Yuche said he understood, took a glass of warm water, and when he turned around, he saw Cao Feng gorgingly stuffed the sandwich that had just fallen on the ground into his mouth, almost choking: "Did you not eat it this morning?"
"Eat." It was just that he was hungry again. He thought that Duan Yuche was thinking that he had eaten too much.
"Don't eat anything that falls on the ground next time, it's dirty."
"It's not dirty," Cao Feng said. "This floor tile is cleaner than my bowl."
Duan Yuche didn't know what to say for a while, so he laughed dryly, took a bite of the sandwich from the plate, frowned, and bit too much in the microwave, losing its original crispy texture. He put down the sandwich, picked up the milk and took a sip: "I'll change clothes and take you out later."
After ten minutes, Duan Yuche came out of the room after tidying up and asked Cao Feng to change his shoes.
Cao Feng put on new shoes, but he was still wearing his own clothes. It was a black T-shirt that had shrunk from washing. It was tightly wrapped around his upper body. It was too short. If he raised his arms or squatted down, he would Inadvertently, his waist was exposed, while a pair of cheap sweatpants was wrapped around his legs. Although cheap, his legs were very long. Duan Yuche even saw him put on a coat.
"It's thirty-eight degrees outside, why are you wearing a coat?" Duan Yuche wanted to ask yesterday.
"The money is in the clothes." His money was sewn under his armpits, which was the safest place, and could not be stolen by ordinary thieves.
Duan Yuche: "... leave it at home, no one will steal your money."
Cao Feng said that he was going to buy something in the afternoon, Duan Yuche said: "You don't need to give money, my dad gave it. If it's so hot, you will get heatstroke if you put on a coat. Put it back."
Cao Feng listened to him and put down his coat. The two were about to go out when Cao Feng suddenly remembered something and said, "Wait, Xiao Che, I haven't had the milk yet, and there are still cakes."
Duan Yuche knew he was referring to sandwiches, waved his hand and said, "Don't eat, it's almost noon, just go out for lunch."
Cao Feng said wait a minute. Under Duan Yuche's watch, he ran back to the kitchen. A few seconds later, Duan Yuche was stunned to see him come out with a milk glass in his mouth. Then two or three mouthfuls finished him eating the rest of the sandwich.
Too late to stop it.
"Cao Feng... that's what I ate leftovers." He felt awkward, only Duan Shumin would eat what he leftovers.
Cao Feng didn't care, he said with a smile, "Wasting is not good."
Duan Yuche glanced at him: "Don't do this next time."
Taking Cao Feng to buy things is much more tiring and time-consuming than buying things by himself. He always buys things as soon as he likes them, but Cao Feng, even if he wears the right clothes and likes them, refuses to buy them because he thinks it is too expensive. Duan Yuche was patient, he chose two suitable autumn clothes for him, and went to the hypermarket to choose two sets of autumn clothes for him on sale.
I ate Japanese food for lunch. Duan Yuche liked to eat this, but Duan Shumin disagreed, thinking that there were a lot of parasites.
He can only eat once in a while.
Knowing that Cao Feng would definitely lose face, he specifically asked for a small private room, but when he entered the store, he took off his shoes and actually revealed the pair of black socks with holes! Not only that, he bent down and took out a roll of cash from the soles of his shoes in front of everyone's eyes. The waiter saw it, but he didn't react.
Duan Yuche had never been so embarrassed before. He wanted to find a place to crawl in for a while. He pretended not to see it, walked quickly in front of him, and entered the Japanese room.
The private room was a Japanese-style, sunken seat. Duan Yuche sat down and put his feet in the hole under the table. Cao Feng also imitated him to sit down.
The waiter left the menu, went out, and closed the door.
Cao Feng learned to be smart this time, and when the waiter left, he whispered, "It's strange that you have to take off your shoes to enter this store."
"All the more authentic Japanese food stores are like this." Duan Yuche flipped through the menu and saw that he put the money he took out of his shoes into his trouser pocket, and unbearably took off a pack of wet wipes and threw it to him. "Wipe your hands, what do you want to eat?"
There is also a menu in front of Cao Feng, but they are all fresh dishes that he has never seen before, such as sashimi, beef sashimi... Is it really edible
He couldn't help smacking his tongue, and at the same time he was dazzled, he saw the jaw-droppingly high price.
"This, these are all raw! They are not cooked, why are they so expensive! We... "
Aware of what he was going to say, Duan Yuche quickly grabbed the menu in front of him and put it aside: "Forget it, I'll order it for you, the eel rice here is especially delicious, I'll order you a set meal. How about a set meal?"
"Little Che..."
"Huh?" Duan Yuche looked at him.
Cao Feng scratched his head and said that he was not hungry: "I ate a lot just now. I'll go downstairs and buy two buns with you later. You can order what you like." , he saw the breakfast shop outside, with meat stuffed buns a piece and five pieces, which was acceptable.
Hearing this, Duan Yuche sighed in his heart. It was the first time in his life that he had met such a person, but he couldn't say anything.
Therefore, Duan Yuche didn't speak any more, rang the bell to call the waiter, and ordered two set meals, as well as dessert and sushi.
Cao Feng didn't speak either. When he saw Duan Yuche, he seemed to be angry.
The waiter took away the menu and closed the sliding door again. Duan Yuche took off the wet wipes to wipe his hands and wiped the table, and said unbearably, "I'll take you to buy a few pairs of socks in the afternoon. Didn't you lose the pair of torn socks yesterday? Why are you wearing it again today?"
"I've lost it." Cao Feng said embarrassedly, "This is another pair."
Duan Yuche: "..."