Reborn Man (9)

Translated by Jev Kaez

Edited by Jev Kaez

In X City, where Ji Rui lived, because of the rapid economic development, when enjoying more convenient technology than small cities or small towns, it also lost the unique warmth of the town people and many traditional cultural activities.

For example, dragon boating and temple fairs.

This was Ji Rui’s first visit to a temple fair in memory. He put on the most festive clothes he brought, and followed Lu Yi step by step. Early in the morning, he went out with the two brothers Lu Yi and Lu Er.

Along the way, dozens of people greeted the two Lu brothers.

There was no Lu Er chatting on the road, so Ji Rui gathered in front of Lu Yi to find a topic: “They all seem to know you?”

Lu Yi said lightly: “The place is small, so I know a lot of people.”

This was how the small town was. If something happened, basically, everyone in the surrounding area would know about it. Even if two people who didn’t know each other got together and chat, they would talk about every twist and turn in their families.

“Oh.” Ji Rui responded, not knowing what to say for a while.

Mainly, Lu Er was also there. The three of them were walking together. He felt a little embarrassed. He glanced at Lu Er, who understood. He happened to meet one of his classmates on the way, and he immediately said hello: “Hey, Gao Lele, have you come out for a walk too?!”

The classmate whose name was called by him stopped to look at him, and Lu Er turned his head to look at his brother: “Brother, I′ll go shopping with my classmate. You have a good time with your friends.”

He signaled Ji Rui to seize the opportunity with his eyes, and now he had given up the space of solitude to these two people. If Ji Rui couldn’t take people down, he would be too useless.

It was still early when they came out, and there were not many people on the road. Walking slowly, the number of pedestrians began to increase, and they also changed from a relatively quiet market to a bustling market.

Lu Yi didn’t really like this kind of lively place, but he promised Mother Lu to bring back some unique snacks from the temple fair.

And according to the custom, every year they go to pray and beg for the blessing of the gods.

There were a lot of people in the downtown area. At first glance, it was crowded with people. Lu Yi, who had the memory of the original owner, didn’t know which direction to go, not to mention Ji Rui, who was not familiar the place.

He stopped and reached out to the child(JR).

The other party was stunned there, still a little unable to react.

Lu Yi said patiently: “Let’s take it, there are too many people, so as not to be scattered.”

Although there was a mobile phone and it was very convenient to contact, but in such a noisy place, it was impossible to hear the words.

Ji Rui felt that his head was about to smoke, and as soon as Lu Yi finished speaking, he immediately put his paw on it. Anyway, he was young and there were so many people. As long as he didn’t do any particularly intimate actions in public, outsiders would not think about it in the wrong place at all.

After holding the person, Lu Yi squeezed into the crowd and walked in the direction he remembered.

The temple fair was very lively, but Ji Rui didn’t see any scenery, just stared at Lu Yi and his hands.

Originally it was just an empty grip, he clenched it quietly, his fingers were just hooking the other person’s fingertips, he quickened his pace, and inserted his fingers into Lu Yi’s fingers, from an empty hold to intimate intertwined fingers.

Facing his small gestures, Lu Yiyi looked back at Ji Rui and looked at the boy with bright eyes. In the end, he didn’t say anything, just grabbed the opponent’s hand and led him into the crowd.

He thought to himself, with so many people, it was a good thing to hold on tighter. Forget it, let Ji Rui go first.

When they squeezed out of the crowd, Lu Yi let go of his hand. When he pulled it out, Ji Rui was still reluctant to hold it tightly. The cheeks, which were a little flushed from the cold, looked even redder.

Facing Lu Yi’s strange expression, he put his hand to his mouth and sighed, pretending to be innocent, “I was squeezed so that my brain was deprived of oxygen, and I forgot to release it.”

In fact, it was not that the brain was deprived of oxygen by being squeezed, it was a surge of adrenaline, and the ambiguous action of being held hands made him dizzy with joy, and he didn’t know what to say.

This excuse was actually very clumsy, but Lu Yi didn’t expose him: “Let’s go.”

He was wearing a thick down jacket, but because of his tall stature, he was slender and in good shape, like a tall and straight poplar, and he didn’t look bloated at all.

Because the weather was too cold, white mist would appear when Lu Yi spoke.

Ji Rui watched the white fog from thick to light until it disappeared without a trace, and he thought incomparably crazy that even the white fog that Lu Yi exhaled looked so different.

When the nympho was over, he realized that Lu Yi had gone far, and hurriedly shouted, “Wait for me.”

According to Lu’s mother’s instructions, Lu Yi bought a unique kind of dumpling from the grandma who was part-time in the temple and fortune-telling.

It was a very traditional handmade dessert, and the packaging of the dessert was the simplest oiled paper. A bit like mochi. According to mother Lu, it was made of glutinous rice and a flower that only bloomed in autumn and winter. The skin of this snack was a bit translucent, the exterior was translucent white, and the inside was a little peach pink, which looked very attractive to people.

The dumpling was made by grandma in the morning, but after blowing in the cold wind for a while, it was soft, but it didn’t have the temperature when it was freshly baked.

Lu Yi bought two, one was packed in a paper bag, squeezed in his hand, and the other was handed to Ji Rui: “Try it, you probably haven’t eaten it before.”

This was a local specialty, the sales were better at the edge of the year, and it was usually not available in stores.

“Thank you.” Ji Rui took the snack bag from Lu Yi’s hand, looking cautious, as if he was taking some treasure.

There were about seven or eight dumplings in the paper bag, which were heavy in the hand and very soft.

He was a little reluctant to eat what Lu Yi gave, and this dessert was so beautiful, it was really unbearable.

But Lu Yi looked at him, obviously expecting his comments, so he twisted a dumpling with his fingers and took a bite.

Originally, the dumplings were soft enough, but the filling turned out to be softer, a bit like the kind of soft jam, and a bit like a candy-hearted egg.

Lu Yi asked him, “Is it delicious?”

Ji Rui nodded vigorously: “It’s delicious.” As long as it was a snack given by Lu Yi, even if it was unpalatable, he would say it was delicious, not to mention that this snack really suited his appetite.

Lu Yi took one from his bag to taste, and it was really good: “If it’s delicious, you can buy some to take with you when you leave. There should be a shop selling this kind of dessert during the winter vacation.”

After buying the dumplings, he just bought the peace talisman, and then donated some sesame oil money to the temple dedicated to the gods.

The money was given by Lu’s mother. This year, the family was safe and sound. She specially took some extra money for her son to donate.

In fact, she came here yesterday, and she insisted her son to come in person, so that the gods would definitely bless their whole family when they saw their sincerity.

Originally metaphysics is to believe that there is something, to not believe that there is nothing. Lu Yi was actually a materialist, but such supernatural things as smashing soul fragments had happened. He couldn’t say that he was completely superstitious about this kind of thing, but he was more or less in awe of the gods.

When Lu Yi closed his eyes and begged the gods to be happy with the Lu family in the new year, Ji Rui was looking at him quietly, and then before Lu Yi’s eyelashes trembled and opened his eyes, he quickly closed his eyes and kept his innermost secret. He recited his wish three times.

Ji Rui handed Lu Yi an amulet: “This is for you, although it’s not worth a lot of money.”

Looking at Ji Rui’s dark eyes and the expectant face of the other party, Lu Yi glanced at the amulet lying in the boy’s palm again, and finally took it: “Thank you.”

Lu Yi took it, he took it!

Ji Rui didn’t show his face, but his expression was still shy and well-behaved. It was still a cold winter day, but he felt that the temperature in the air had risen, as if it was filled with a hint of sweetness.

Very good, make persistent efforts, wait until he went back, and be sure to express his mind!

After the prayer was over, there were more people. Looking at the crowd of people outside, Lu Yi frowned: “Let’s go outside for a while, and then go back when there are fewer people.”

This was probably the busiest few days in this town. When he just came, he already felt extremely crowded.

Ji Rui responded heavily: “Okay!”

After meeting Lu Yi, it seemed that everything in his life was going in a good direction.

Ji Rui hoped that he could express his feelings this time, but God didn’t seem to love him too much. Lu Yi took him around for less than half an hour when someone he hated appeared.

They were all from the same town, and they were neighbors. In addition to the school holiday, as soon as Lu Yi came out to participate in the temple fair, Zhao Wuchen also came.

In the past two or three days, he hadn’t been a guest directly, but as long as he had the heart, he could easily know the name of the Lu family’s guest – Ji Rui.

An unexpected change in his life made him feel uneasy.

He almost wondered if Lu Yi was also reborn, but after testing it several times, he found that it was not. He blamed it on the butterfly effect caused by his rebirth.

Based on the observation of the past two days, he found that the situation was a little worse than he thought. One was the ex-boyfriend who was abandoned by him, but now he abandoned him, and the other was the object of his love in his previous life that was hostile to oneself.

He didn’t know where the hostility came from at first, but after observing for two days, he found that Ji Rui seemed to have a special affection for Lu Yi.

It was just ridiculous, how could something like this happen.

But he looked at Lu Yi, who made a big change in months, and there was a voice in his heart that seemed to say, if it was the current Lu Yi, such a thing might indeed happen.

He was determined not to watch these two people walk together, so in the morning, he went to the temple to pray, and then looked for Lu Yi everywhere.

Originally, he had followed up long ago, and he blamed Lu Er, who kept stumbling him. After finally getting rid of Lu Er, he was finally able to get in front of Lu Yi.

Unlike Ji Rui’s cautiousness, the ignorant young boy full of emotions, attacked directly and handed the amulet to Lu Yi: “This is for you, let’s get back together, Lu Yi.”