Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Jin Man Simple...
Jin Man simply tidied up the house and made the bed in the room that was not leaking. There was a lilac sapling outside the window, but its flowering period had passed and the flowers were no longer blooming.
He lay on the dusty windowsill, looking at the scenery outside the yard like he did when he was a child.
The mountains are like the most powerful and quiet giants.
The light green trees, dark green trees, and trees with yellow buds make the giant look fluffy, making people want to become very big, to try whether the embrace is also so strong, to gently press down the branches of tens of millions of trees, and then be gently whipped by tens of millions of trees.
The puppies were wagging their tails and barking in the yard, and they were lying by the water trough, licking the water and drinking it.
The mother dog appeared majestically outside the yard with the remaining puppies. She barked, and the puppies who were playing immediately rolled over, ran over happily, and circled around their mother.
The old man's eldest son, Zhou Yu, was wearing slippers and carrying a basket. He called out to him, "Brother, are you done?"
Jin Man was confused. He looked back at the made bed and answered uncertainly: "It's all done."
The eldest brother looked quite serious when he frowned. He didn't say anything, but just kept waving.
What to do?
Jin Man walked out of the house, and the puppy ran over and chased after him.
The eldest brother said: "I'll take you to peel lotus seeds and then we'll have dinner at home tonight."
Jin Man hadn't been home for a long time and was a little uncomfortable with the enthusiasm. He was even more worried about causing trouble: "It's okay, I'll just have a quick bite and go to town to buy things tomorrow."
The house is missing furniture, daily necessities, and even the light bulb is broken. There are a lot of things that need to be bought, and the pet food that was shipped is very delicious, so I have to bring it back.
The eldest brother, holding a cigarette in his mouth, said in a deep voice: "If you don't go, my father will make me eat with the dog."
Jin Man: “…”
The puppy barked twice, bit Jinman's shoelaces, opened its black grape-like eyes and blinked, then lay down and rolled in the mud, wanting Jinman to touch its belly.
Jin Man couldn't even find a reason to refuse. He touched the puppy and felt a sour feeling in his heart. It didn't feel like he was being bullied, but rather a warm and funny feeling that made him envious.
He took the basket from his eldest brother and said embarrassedly: "Sorry, thank you for the trouble."
The eldest brother held a cigarette in his mouth, raised his eyebrows, looked at Jin Man's nervous expression, and said nothing. He flipped the cigarette with his lips, and the ash fell on his vest: "Let's go."
A cement road was built in the village. In August, the corn grew lushly and the unripe corn stalks had a pleasant smell.
The water in the canal gurgled and flowed into the lotus pond in the distance. The eldest brother pushed aside the lotus leaves, revealing an old lotus-picking boat.
"Come up."
Jin Man took off his shoes and walked barefoot on the grass. The coolness flowed down his feet and ankles, and the summer heat seemed to be dissipated.
He stepped on the water and jumped onto the narrow boat. As the boat swayed slightly, it moved farther and farther away from the shore.
The eldest brother rowed the boat, cutting lotus pods and peeling lotus seeds along the way. He was multitasking but never panicked. He took the time to assign work to Jin Man, asking him to remain patient and catch fish for fun.
"Brother, how do I catch it?"
"Bamboo basket."
Jin Man had played this game when he was a child, but it was the same principle as waiting for a rabbit to come to him. No fish would be fooled. It sounded like coaxing a child.
He looked down into the water, but saw no fish, only tadpoles gathered around the duckweed.
He hung the basket in the water and searched around his body until he found a bag of biscuits. Jin Man was never full when he was a child and was craving snacks. He was too tired after work and rarely bought any. The Lu family didn't need snacks to fill their stomachs, so he never bought any.
The biscuits in his pocket were bought on the train. He tore a hole in them, sprinkled some in the water, and asked his eldest brother: "Brother, do you want some?"
Big Brother: “I don’t eat fish food.”
Jin's face turned red and he finished eating slowly.
He waited patiently, but soon forgot about it. He turned over and looked at the white clouds in the sky. He felt as if he was in another world. Perhaps it was because he was too relaxed. His nerves, which had been tense for who knows how long, gradually relaxed. He propped up the back of his head and fell into a daze.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
The eldest brother said, "Let's go," and suddenly picked up the basket from the water.
The splashing sound of water scared away the dragonflies around. A small grass carp the size of a palm was flapping in the basket, making a snapping sound.
Jin Man sat up suddenly and looked up in surprise: "Fish!"
The eldest brother said: "I will blow it up for you tonight."
The fish was not fried that night, so Jin Man used a lotus leaf to scoop up water and brought the fish home, intending to raise it.
The eldest brother, wearing an apron, sharpened a kitchen knife and asked, "What are we going to do with the grass carp if we don't eat it?"
The old man said: "You know shit."
He found an old wooden barrel that was no longer needed for Jin Man and asked him to keep the fish in the barrel to remind him to come for dinner in the evening.
Jin Man didn't bring anything home this time, but it would not be good to go to dinner with empty hands. He remembered that his relative had planted a pear tree. In August, the pears were ripe and were eaten by insects while hanging on the tree. They were also eaten by ants while falling to the ground.
He climbed up the tree, picked a bag of pears, and went to the old man's house with them.
The evening meal was lively, with the old man's other children also present. Jin Man followed his eldest brother, busying himself with the work. He didn't think about anything while he was busy, and even though sweat was on his forehead, he felt very relaxed.
The eldest brother said, "Your house is not very habitable. It's unbearable in the winter. You need to find a way to repair it. But I suggest you tear it down and rebuild it."
Jin Man was washing vegetables while thinking. He had no plans to return to Bincheng. Living in the countryside wouldn't be inconvenient if he were alone, but the money required was not a small amount. He nodded and said, "Okay, thank you, brother."
The eldest brother said: "What are you thanking me for?"
Jin Man cooked a few dishes and everyone praised them while eating.
The old man poured him some rice wine, and Jin Man didn't refuse, drinking cup after cup until he was drunk and slumped over on the table. It wasn't noticeable during the day, but when he wasn't sober, it was obvious that he was unhappy, like someone who had just recovered from a serious illness.
But Liuhe Town has good feng shui, so how can I not gain weight when I return home?
The old man said to his eldest son: "Before, Xiaoman was like a poplar sapling, full of strength and pleasing to the eye. Now he is too thin, as if he had been sucked by a ghost, with no energy."
The eldest brother picked up a piece of food with chopsticks, slurped it into his mouth, and hummed.
Jin Man did not go back to his old house that night. He slept at his uncle's house. He was drunk from rice wine and woke up quickly. In the middle of the night, he couldn't sleep and sneaked out for a walk.
He didn't know what was wrong with him. His heart was like an old, dilapidated clock, occasionally beeping unsteadily.
In the night sky, the stars are shining one by one.
He sat on a bamboo chair outside the house and thought of a story he had heard a long time ago.
There was a carrot that lived alone at the edge of the forest. Every day it ran back and forth on the road covered with glass.
Others asked him, why do you always walk on the glass?
Carrot said, because he really wanted to fall down.
It hurts when it falls down, it hurts when you peel a radish, and pain is like a transparent glass cover. With the cover there, those butterflies called sorrow will not fly over.
He forgot how the story ended and whether Mr. Radish had found a new solution.
But he felt that as long as he kept moving forward, perhaps one day when he turned the corner, one of the glass and the butterfly would disappear.
The moon slowly climbed up the treetops and the night deepened.
Lu Yanlin returned home, smelling a little of alcohol, and the house was no different from before.
Aunt Yu was still with Ms. Yan Qiong, taking care of Lu Zhi, so apart from the necessary security guards, no one else was around.
He washed up as usual, and when he opened the cabinet door, he saw the towel, which was left behind when he wiped Jin Man's hair. It had a little bit of Alpha's pheromone on it, a very faint smell, like glutinous rice, and a little like plants. He couldn't describe it, but he had smelled it many times during the fever period.
Lu Yanlin glanced over the towel, not caring much about it, but he didn't deal with it either, just letting it lie among the neat clothes.
Jin Man’s departure did not cause any impact. In a person’s long life, five years is not a very long unit of measurement.
He probably needs some time to adapt to such a change.
Lu Yanlin took a shower and when he came out the phone rang. He looked at the number for a while, rubbed his eyebrows, eased the splitting headache, and then picked up the phone.
"Father."
Lu Zhi's voice was not loud. He didn't expect that Lu Yanlin was still awake, and he felt a little uneasy.
Lu Yanlin hummed: "What's wrong?"
There was silence on the other end for a moment. Children's sadness was always obvious. He must have cried, or was unhappy, or perhaps his voice was hoarse from eating too much candy. "Nothing, I'm just calling you and Dad."
It's not necessary to hear the sound, just to confirm that both people are there.
The two were silent over the phone. Lu Yanlin didn't want Lu Zhi to know about his divorce from Jin Man so soon, so he asked Ms. Yan Qiong to lie.
Lu Yanlin's tone was calm and gentle: "Can't sleep?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and then the child's voice came softly apologetically: "I'm sorry."
Lu Yanlin was a little speechless. He said lightly: "It doesn't matter. Go to sleep."
Lu Zhi didn't hang up the phone obediently, and said cautiously: "Dad used to tell me stories. Father, can I listen to them before going to sleep?"
Lu Yanlin didn't refuse. He thought for a moment and told Lu Zhi the story of Robert. He had also told that story to a drunkard once before, lulling him to sleep. He told him about the beautiful blue butterflies, the crystal-like glass path, and Mr. Robert walking back and forth on the path.
He kept talking until he collapsed while running. Lu Zhi asked curiously: "What happened next?"
Lu Yanlin was silent for a moment, but did not hide his feelings: "The next morning, when the sun rose, Mr. Robert fell on the glass road, his body covered with glass, and he remained there forever."
Tears welled up in Lu Zhi's eyes. He took deep breaths, thinking about the glass and butterflies.
Lu Yanlin said: "Go to sleep."
He hung up the phone and went downstairs to get some water. He saw the remaining cookies in the refrigerator, and for some unknown reason he opened it and ate one.
When Ms. Yan Qiong got divorced, she almost smashed half of the Lu Mansion. In comparison, Jin Man's reaction was too gentle, but when he looked at the decoration around him that had not changed much, he felt like there were fragments all over the floor.
He thought about it, reached out and took down the family photo of three people and threw it into the trash can.
Since the person has left, there is no need to leave many things behind.
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