lake garden moon

Chapter 72

(One)

"Brother, let's hurry up."

Once again, Elvis was dragged by Kang Zhier, and reluctantly walked towards the grassy slope on the west side of the garden.

Kang Zhier's slap was small, and he couldn't grasp his wrist, so he lost his hand several times on the way.Elvis couldn't stand it anymore, so he took the initiative to hold his hand tightly.

Then, they came to the great bodhi tree.Kang Zhier nimbly climbed onto the bench, and after sitting down, he happily patted the seat next to Elvis, signaling him to sit beside him.

His face was filled with indescribable innocence and happiness, which was completely opposite to Elvis' inner indifference.Standing under the linden tree, Elvis saw that Kang Zhier's heels could not reach the ground, and his two calves rested leisurely on the edge of the bench. After a moment of dullness, he walked to the bench and sat down beside him.

Kang Zhier looked at him with a smile, and when he sat down, he took out the delicious food from his pocket with great interest and put it on Elvis' lap.

"Brother, are you hungry?" He looked up at Elvis kindly.

Elvis stared at Kang Zhier taking out snacks from his pocket as if conjuring, and didn't know what to say for a while.

"I have small biscuits here," Kang Zhier emptied his left pocket, and then went to the right, "and chocolates of different flavors."

Elvis frowned slowly as he looked at the snacks that quickly piled up on his lap.

"Kang Zhier, you have hidden a snack shop in your pocket, right?"

Kang Zhier stared intently at Elvis, but couldn't see the unsightly look on his face, moved to his side little by little, took his arm, and silently leaned his head on his shoulder.

Soon, the sun began to set.The sun shines straight down from the sky, illuminating every leaf full and bright.The western sky is full of bright and clear clouds.

"Brother, the sunset here is beautiful."

Kang Zhier opened his docile black eyes wide, held Elvis's arm and said softly, "Xiao Zhi likes it so much."

Hearing this, Elvis moved his head slowly, and saw the long eyelashes covering Kang Zhier's eyes.After a moment of silence, he told Kang Zhier in a calm tone, "After the sun sets, you won't be able to see the setting sun."

"It doesn't matter," Kang Zhier optimistically leaned on Elvis, took his arm and replied, "The sun has set, but it will rise tomorrow, and then we can continue to watch the sunset."

He spoke slowly, but said clearly: "It's like the summer of Lake Garden has passed this year, and it will come again next year."

Elvis didn't speak.

Kang Zhier turned his face away, stared at Elvis, trying to get a response from him.

"Brother, do you think I'm right?"

Hearing this, Elvis raised his eyes and saw that in the summer evening, there was a quiet twilight dancing on Kang Zhier's childish cheeks.

Elvis took his eyes away from Kang Zhier's face and turned to look at the sunset.

"Quite right." He replied calmly.

"elder brother."

Kang Zhier put his head back on Elvis' shoulder, and they became two small round shadows in the defocus of the setting sun.

"Shall we come here to watch the sunset every day from now on?"

"Do you watch it every day?"

"Okay?"

"You can say whatever you want."

10 minutes later, the sunset officially ended.The gray-purple night sky is covered with moist and clear stars.

Elvis got up from the bench and walked down the path over the softly swaying linden trees.

Kang Zhier had short legs and walked slowly, so he didn't keep up with him, and kept calling him from behind: "Brother, brother..."

Elvis heard the call behind him, and silently slowed down his pace in the deep twilight.

After a while, Kang Zhier followed from behind.

Elvis' hands were naturally hanging by his sides, and as soon as Kang Zhier caught up, he skillfully put his little hand into Elvis' palm, and then held him tightly.

"Brother, let's take it together."

(two)

In the first summer vacation without going to Lake Garden, Kang Zhier stayed with his family all the time.

Only then did he know that Jiajia was so happy at home - no one restrained him, and he didn't need to follow others to get up early to learn the piano every day, and he didn't need to follow others' buttocks to speed up.

Everyone was very nice to him and liked him a lot.Whatever you say to others, they will respond enthusiastically.

Over time, Kang Zhier found that he was happy not to go to Lake Garden during the holidays.

In the back, he fully adapted to life in the middle.

In this way, in the more than ten years of growing up, he would often miss Lake Garden, but he would never take the initiative to think of Elvis again.

(three)

Every summer Bandari gets a short vacation as a reward for his hard work.

This year, he went to a small island for vacation.

The island has a comfortable climate and tall palm trees can be seen everywhere.

On the shady terrace, Bandari was lying on a bench, listening to the sound of gentle waves in the distance, the river of thoughts suddenly returned to some long past days.

Kang Zhier left Lake Garden after his sixth birthday.After that, he almost never came back for a long-term stay.

After he left with his parents, many unnoticed changes took place in Lake Garden.These changes are like leaves that fall on the grass, and no one notices them until the gardener sweeps them away.

In the first year without Kangzhier, Elvis spent a lot of time in the garden.

Every afternoon, after the sun was hot, he started to walk around the whole garden.Elvis had his regular route, from the lawn in front of the porch, to the surrounding hedges, and finally to the west.

At the beginning, he maintained an upright posture and walked in the open air with his head held high.As time passed, he put his head down and walked quietly around the hedge, partly looking for something lost, partly like a puzzled child looking for an answer.

Finally, he would sit down on the bench under the linden tree and watch the sun go down.

Until after dark, Bandari went to call him back.

Day after day like this is ordinary.Everyone found it novel at first, but soon got used to it.

Until one day, everyone suddenly discovered that Elvis had disappeared.

They were looking for him everywhere, in the gardens, and dispatched men quietly in the South.

Finally, at the critical moment when he had to tell the old gentleman, Elvis came back suddenly.

No one knows where he went.

Elvis went back into the room in silence, neither showing emotion nor throwing a fit at them.

He just collapsed on the sofa in silence, looking exhausted.

(Fives)

Elvis didn't know what he was doing, and by the time he realized it, he was already on the plane leaving the south.

As a teenager under the age of 14 flying alone, he received extra care from the flight attendants on this plane.But he doesn't want soda, refreshments, and too much attention.He just hopes that someone can give him a quiet space, let him sort out his thoughts, and memorize the next route.

Coming out of the airport, Elvis stood in a line of passengers, acting very calm, telling the taxi driver his destination like an adult, then put his back on the back of the taxi seat, and looked out the window at the stranger city ​​of.

The driver sent him to the residential area, and Elvis found the Kang family's residence by virtue of his memory and the address recorded in his notebook.

The door of Kang's house was closed tightly, as if no one was at home.Elvis stood straight at the door, thought for a moment, and raised his hand to ring the doorbell.

The doorbell rang twice and finally a female employee answered the door, although she looked very young and forgetful.

"Hello, I'm looking for Kang Zhier."

The female employee regarded him as Kang Zhier's classmate at school, waved her hand, and told him that Kang Zhier was not at home and had gone out to play football with others.

Hearing the female employee's answer, Elvis lowered his eyes and pursed the corners of his mouth silently.Then, he raised his head again and looked at the female employee.

"Where is that football field?"

After getting the position of the football field, Elvis turned and left Kang's house.

The female employee stood at the door, watching him leave without saying a word, feeling that the boy looked familiar for some reason.She originally planned to wait for her employer to come back and tell them, but because she had too much housework to do, she put it behind her after a while.

It was afternoon when Elvis arrived at the football field.

The ticket office was empty, and the people inside had gone somewhere. Elvis couldn't get in. Standing at the entrance of the stadium, he heard loud whistles and cheers coming from inside.

After waiting for a few minutes and no one came, Elvis walked to the other side to see if there was another entrance.

Under the scorching sun, he walked along the perimeter of the football field. The hot weather made his mouth dry and faintly irritable.

He walked aimlessly, walking more than half a circle.Just when he decided to return to the original venue entrance, he suddenly found Kang Zhier's figure through the fence of the football field.

Elvis stopped, walked to the front of the fence, and stared quietly.

That's right, the boy wearing the blue striped jersey on the court is Kang Zhier.

Elvis stood outside the court without blinking his eyes, watching Kang Zhier running in the sun, laughing loudly, hugging others after scoring a goal, fell down and stood up again, and then continued run.

Looking at Kang Zhier who was very far away from him, Elvis felt a little dazed, and his brain became empty.

After a long time, he realized that Kang Zhier, who hadn't appeared in the summer, was so happy that he forgot Lake Garden and himself.

Similarly, Elvis also forgot one thing.

He forgot that he originally wanted to remind Kang Zhier that he hadn't come to find him this summer.

Extra episode

The author has something to say:

Thank you all for being with me this summer.

I really like this story and these two cuties. I hope everyone can find what they love, sweet and happy.

See you again~