Chapter 90 Xing Xing's Writing Style (1)
Guan Hailong ran back home in one breath.
He locked himself in his room and wrote a letter to his sister Guan Haishan.
[…The conditions in Ruyi Village are so bad, why don’t you want to come back? Do you still hate him? Do you still hate me? 】
After finishing the letter, Guan Hailong sat in the room in a daze.
There was a banging sound downstairs -
There was also the faint sound of Fang Ling's angry curses and Guan Haifu's wailing and begging.
Guan Hailong was inexplicably irritated.
And the quieter he was, the more deafening the noise downstairs became.
Fang Ling was yelling hysterically -
"...From the first day I entered this family, his brother and sister have been against me! Yes, I am the stepmother, but did I kill his biological mother? Why do they regard me as the enemy who killed his mother?"
"I don't want to be nice to them? On the first day I got married, he peed in my thermos! If I dare to discipline him, he will take off his clothes and lie outside in the middle of winter. If he gets cold, your father will come to me to settle the score! What do you want me to do? What do you want me to do?"
"He always blames me for letting your brother sleep in a separate room while he and Song Zhi share a room... How many times have I explained this to him and Guan Haishan? Your brother had hepatitis at the time! It's contagious! That's why I let your brother live alone... But in his eyes, it turned out that I was partial to Fang Shenghao!"
"In order to prove that I, his stepmother, was cruel, he drove Song Zhi out of his room... Haha, then I ask. Since he wanted to frame me, why didn't he move out and sleep on the living room floor? In the final analysis, wasn't it because he didn't want to suffer this hardship that he bullied Song Zhi?"
"Didn't I arrange for Song Zhi to live in the new house? But what did Guan Hailong do? He took advantage of Song Zhi's absence and went straight into the room to throw away the bedding I prepared for Song Zhi! Song Zhi was young at the time, and when he entered the room and saw that there was no bedding on the bed, he thought I was playing tricks on him... and then he just turned around and left!"
"Every time I put a bed in the room, Guan Hailong would throw another one away. I was so angry! So I locked the room, but he tried to pry the lock for me. If he couldn't pry it open, he would just kick the door down..."
"Later, Song Zhi went to sleep on the sofa in the living room, so I put a bed on the sofa, but Guan Hailong cut it to pieces with a knife! I asked Aunt Cai to save some food for Song Zhi... Whenever he told me to, he would sprinkle sand in the food, making it impossible for Song Zhi to eat! I told his father, and he said I was impatient... Later, I didn't care about them or Song Zhi anymore. He would stop doing whatever he wanted! What else can I do?"
"Do you think he's a good guy? When I was pregnant with you, he was mopping the floor with rapeseed oil! The whole room was covered with it! As a result, Aunt Zhang broke her bones... I became more cautious and went to the hospital to stay for three months. Finally, I gave birth to you safely! How old was Guan Hailong at that time? He was only seven years old! Such a young child, but his mind was so vicious! How I felt..."
Guan Hailong covered his face in pain.
Fang Ling was still yelling downstairs—
"What can I do? Guan Qingbai is in the military camp for 25 out of 30 days a month. I can only wait for him to come back so that I can have a good talk with him. But as soon as he comes back, Guan Hailong and Guan Haishan occupy all his time... As long as I say their names, Guan Qingbai gets angry at me!"
"I don't want to put up with his humiliation anymore!" Fang Ling said angrily, "...Divorce! We must divorce! I've been humiliated all my life, and I don't want to be angered to death by him. I want to live a quiet old age!"
Guan Haifu sobbed, "Mom, please don't be like this...wouldn't it be fine if we just talk things out?"
Fang Ling, "What is there to say? Being a stepmother is the original sin! No matter how good a woman is, if she is labeled as a stepmother, everything she does will be wrong! Don't tell me any big truths. I am just an ordinary person. I just want to live a peaceful life. I don't want to hurt anyone! I don't want to be killed by others!"
At this time, Guan Haifu suddenly called out "Dad" again...
I guess Guan Qingbai is back.
The noise outside gradually died down.
Guan Hailong burst into tears.
I don't know how long it was before he got up from the bed, opened the locked drawer, and took out a cardboard box. When I opened the lid, I saw thick stacks of banknotes inside.
He took out the five hundred yuan that Song Zhi gave him from his pocket, put it in there, and then counted it carefully.
The total amount is more than 3,600 yuan.
He graduated from high school at the age of eighteen and started working, and it has been exactly ten years now. I usually eat and live at home, and only buy a few sets of clothes occasionally. I don't have the pressure of supporting a family, and I truly don't spend any of my salary.
This is all his savings.
Guan Hailong took all his money and his ID card and hurried out.
The first floor was quiet. Fang Ling and Guan Haifu were not there.
Guan Qingbai sat on the sofa in a daze. When he saw Guan Hailong, his eyes looked particularly strange. His mouth opened and closed, as if he wanted to say something... but in the end he let out a long sigh and didn't say a word.
Guan Hailong glanced at his father, lowered his head and hurried away.
The father and son passed each other like this.
Guan Hailong first went to the post office to send an expedited registered letter to his sister, and then went to the housing management office with the huge sum of money.
He bought a two-story building about ten years old, located on one of the busier streets in Kyoto. This house has no yard and looks much smaller than Song Zhi's house. The house is empty except for a few old pieces of furniture.
But this has exhausted all his savings.
That night, Guan Hailong lived in his new home.
He lay on the bare wooden bed with his clothes on, thinking blankly for a long time.
In the following days, Guan Hailong continued to go to the hotel to burn the boiler as planned. From 8 am to 5 pm, arrive on time and leave on time. After work, I would buy some vegetables on the way home, cook my own meals on the coal stove, and then lie down on the bed.
It's strange.
After leaving home, Guan Hailong was no longer as cold and stern during the day and full of wild thoughts at night as he used to be.
He often thinks about what to cook for dinner...
Also, because I had eaten too much for dinner and the quilt was warm enough, I slept until dawn.
until--
He received a reply letter from his sister Hussein.
There were only a few words on the letter paper: [Ruyi Village is great. Although I know you won't agree with me when I say this. But your own life is like drinking water, you know whether it is hot or cold. I don't hate him, nor do I hate you, but I decided to let myself go. For love, I will move forward courageously. 】
Guan Hailong couldn't quite understand his sister's letter.
But his sister clearly wrote a few points that he could be sure of:
——She is fine now.
——She doesn’t hate her father or her brother.
——She didn't want to think about the past anymore.
——Is she...in love?
Guan Hailong took his sister's letter and read it over and over again all night long.
The next day, he went to work with his sister's letter in his hand. He worked absent-mindedly all day and asked for a day off from work at the last minute from his boss.
Early on the third day, he went to the market and weighed a pork elbow and two pounds of pork belly. Then he did not go anywhere but stewed a soup at home, roasted the pork belly, and cooked a pot of rice. He ate rice with meat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
I ate three full meals and then went to bed to sleep.
On the fourth day, he went to his unit and submitted an application - he took the initiative to request to help Tibet.
This incident caused a huge uproar!
The leader knew that he was General Manager Guan's son, and he tried to keep him with deep affection and persuaded him with passionate words.
Guan Hailong insisted on going.
On the same day, he received the transfer order and letter of introduction.
There are still seven days left until the Chinese New Year.
Guan Hailong suddenly remembered that Song Zhi seemed to have said that he would go to Bai Taotao’s hometown to celebrate the New Year this year?
It is said that he will return in the next two days.
Guan Hailong hesitated and wandered on the street for half an hour, and finally went to Song Zhi's house.
Song Zhi and his family are not here.
Guan Hailong was standing at the door waiting.
About two hours later, Song Zhi and his family returned.
When Song Zhi saw Guan Hailong, he was stunned.
He asked Bai Taotao and her family to go into the yard first, and then asked Guan Hailong, "Would you like to come in and sit down?"
Guan Hailong whispered, "Let's go out for a walk!"
The two of them started walking around the yard of the retirement home together.
The yard of the retirement home is quite large. Although it is already winter, there are still many evergreen plants such as dieffenbachia planted there, which looks more pleasing to the eye than the bleak streets outside.
Guan Hailong took out a pack of cigarettes and handed it to Song Zhi.
Song Zhi shook his head.
"I remember you used to smoke all the time." Guan Hailong said.
Song Zhi said frankly: "When I was taking the college entrance examination, I was really worried about choosing a major. After choosing a major... others had studied preparatory courses, but I didn't. In order to catch up with my studies... I could smoke a pack of cigarettes a day. Later, I stopped smoking to save money."
Guan Hailong chuckled, "How much is a pack of cigarettes worth?"
Finally put the cigarette away.
He didn't smoke either.
Song Zhi fell silent.
To be honest, he didn't know why Guan Hailong came today.
It's not a good thing after all.
Then he heard Guan Hailong say——
"I came here to tell you that after the Chinese New Year, I will go to Tibet to help."
Song Zhi was silent for a few seconds, then looked up and looked at Guan Hailong in surprise.
Did he hear it wrong?
——Guan Hailong, who would do anything to stay in the city, actually said that he wanted to go to Tibet to help? !
Guan Hailong smiled bitterly, "I'm not talking nonsense, it's true."
Then she told him about how he had left home and bought a house, and added: "Now I finally understand why Haishan didn't want to come back... After leaving that depressing environment, everyone felt relieved. It was just that in the first two days, I was a little uncomfortable. After getting used to it, I really ate well and slept well... I guess it's been too long since I've lived like this, and it feels quite empty."
He smiled and said, "So I decided to go to Tibet to help."
Song Zhi didn't speak for a long time.
Mainly, he was skeptical of Guan Hailong's words.
After all, Guan Hailong has set many traps for him over the years.
Guan Hailong continued, "Song Zhi, I'm sorry."
Song Zhi was shocked.
Guan Hailong smiled bitterly, "Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you believe me?" Then he sighed, "You are my...only brother, and you don't believe me. This shows how bad my popularity is."
Song Zhi remained silent.
Guan Hailong took out his transfer order and letter of introduction and showed them to Song Zhi.
Song Zhi finally believed it and asked, "Even if you respond to the call to go to the countryside to work as a sentinel, you should have a purpose. You shouldn't just blindly find a place..."
Guan Hailong laughed and said, "What purpose can I have! I am different from you and Fang Shenghao. You two have had clear life goals from the beginning, so you know what you want to do. What about me? I have no academic qualifications, no skills, and even no ideals..."
"So I thought, since I used to feel that I was the most miserable person in the world, then I should go to the most miserable place in the world and stay there for a while... Or maybe there, I will find my own dream like you and Fang Shenghao, and be willing to fight for it?"
At this point, Guan Hailong felt a little melancholy, "It's just that... I'm almost thirty years old, and I don't know if this realization... is a little late?"
Song Zhi finally smiled and said seriously: "As long as you have a dream in your heart, it is not too late even if you start pursuing it at the age of eighty."
Guan Hailong looked into the distance and said softly, "Song Zhi, I'm sorry..."
Song Zhi shook his head, "You haven't let me down."
Guan Hailong said seriously, "Yes! I... hurt you before. As soon as Fang Ling came in, I kicked you out of my room. It was me who made you sleep on the floor and eat leftovers for more than ten years. You may not know that Fang Ling... actually wanted to take care of you, me and Hai Shan at the beginning, but I was too stubborn and unilaterally messed things up."
"I will be leaving after the Chinese New Year. I don't know when I will be able to come back, or whether I can come back alive. So I must say these words and these apologies to you. And Haishan, she was also deeply hurt by me... When I go to Tibet to help, I will stop by Ruyi Village to see her and apologize to her in person..."
Having said that, Guan Hailong bowed to Song Zhi and left quickly.
Song Zhi looked at Guan Hailong's back and was stunned.
Guan Hailong returned to the military compound without stopping.
Aunt Cai and Aunt Zhang told him that the leader and Fang Ling had a big fight a few days ago, and it seemed that the two were getting a divorce. Now Fang Ling has moved to the art troupe to live in a single dormitory. Guan Haifu accompanied Fang Ling to the art troupe dormitory.
Guan Hailong just asked Aunt Cai to prepare the meal.
After dinner, Guan Hailong called his father's guard squad.
At around ten o'clock in the evening, Guan Qingbai, weather-beaten and haggard, returned.
As soon as they met, Guan Qingbai asked him anxiously: "Hailong, where have you been these days?"
Guan Hailong said kindly, "I'm fine, Dad. Go back to the house and take a hot bath. I'll cook some noodles... Let's eat together later, okay?"
After saying that, he went to the kitchen and started busying himself with the clanging of things.
Guan Qingbai followed him to the kitchen, stared at Guan Hailong for a long time, then finally turned around and walked away with tired and heavy steps.
Guan Hailong made two large bowls of noodle soup with red eyes.
In the few days since he moved out, his cooking skills have improved by leaps and bounds. He knows that no matter what he cooks, adding some minced garlic and chopped green onions can immediately enhance the taste of the dish.
So he sprinkled some chopped garlic and green onions into the noodle soup.
Then there are fried eggs.
He always fails to fry a whole egg...so let's just scramble the egg foam! Anyway, you have to eat it.
Finally, put a spoonful of lard in each of two large soup bowls.
Perfect.
Guan Hailong brought the noodle soup to the living room.
Guan Qingbai, who had already taken a shower and changed into casual clothes, hurried downstairs and walked to the dining table.
"Dad, eat noodles!" Guan Hailong handed over the chopsticks.
Guan Qingbai silently took the chopsticks, looked at his son with red eyes, and a complicated expression, "Hailong, you..."
"Dad, let's talk after we finish eating the noodles! Try your son's cooking skills." Guan Hailong said with a smile.
Guan Qingbai used chopsticks to stir the noodle soup in the bowl and started eating.
"How does it taste?" Guan Hailong looked at his father expectantly.
Guan Qingbai, "It's delicious."
In just a few bites, he finished the whole bowl of lard noodle soup, including the soup.
Guan Hailong smiled.
He also held the bowl of soup, ate it up in slurps, and then sighed with satisfaction.
Guan Qingbai took a deep breath——
"Hailong, you always say that I don't care about you enough, and say... Well, so I found a job for you, and you should never run away quietly again! It's the same for Haishan and you, and I will worry about you..."
Guan Hailong took out the transfer order and letter of introduction from his pocket and placed them in front of his father. "Dad, I'm sorry, I already have a place to go."
Guan Qingbai was stunned.
He took the two pieces of paper with big red official seals, read them again and again, and was extremely shocked. "You want to go to Tibet to help?"
Guan Hailong smiled and nodded, "I will leave after the New Year... Before I leave, I will go to see Haishan first. When the time comes, Haishan and I will call you to let you know we are safe, and then I will continue on my way, okay?"
Guan Qingbai stared at him blankly, "Son! Don't be angry with me. Do you know how hard it is to help Tibet? It's a high-altitude area. Even if you do nothing, your life may be in danger. You... forget it, I will revoke these two documents for you tomorrow..."
"dad!"
Guan Hailong said: "I took the initiative to propose it to the organization!"
Guan Qingbai was stunned. "You took the initiative to bring it up?"
Guan Hailong laughed, "Yes, I suggested it... Dad, thank you, I feel your concern for me."
His smile was heartfelt and genuine.
Guan Qingbai just shook his head, "You, why are you so stupid!"
Guan Hailong, "I'm not that stupid!"
"In the past, I was always obsessed with trivial matters. I couldn't understand your partiality and love for me, which gradually wore away the brotherhood between Song Zhi and me, and I also tortured Hai Shan with cold violence... I never realized that what I had been pursuing was something I already had..."
"Dad, I'm sorry! I know my apology may be cheap, but this time I am... sincerely apologizing to you!" Guan Hailong said.
Guan Qingbai's eyes were filled with tears. "Then there's no need for you to go to Tibet to help! Isn't it better to stay near the outskirts of Beijing?"
Guan Hailong smiled and said, "Dad! The world is big, I want to go around and see it..."
"That's not necessary..."
"Dad, let me ask you a sincere question. If I fall in love with a girl from another place while I am helping Tibet, maybe she is a girl from a rural household registration... would you agree to my marriage with her?" Guan Hailong is trying to make a feint to the east but attack in the west.
Guan Qingbai, "If there is a girl who doesn't despise you and is willing to marry you... I will be so happy that I will beat the gong and beat the drum! Why don't you agree? Besides, Song Zhi's wife Bai Taotao is a country girl! Look, what a good girl she is! Son, you are not young anymore. If you meet a girl you like... don't hesitate, just marry her, understand?"
Guan Hailong smiled and said okay.
Guan Qingbai stared at Guan Hailong and suddenly said, "I'm discussing divorce with Fang Ling, but... the organization doesn't approve it. I'll take my time with this..."
Guan Hailong said, "Actually, you don't have to. When she first came to me as a child, I was indeed indignant. But now so many years have passed, Haishan and I are no longer with you, and Haifu has started a family. It's better for you to have someone to accompany you."
Guan Qingbai smiled bitterly, "She is the one who wants to leave."
Guan Hailong: ...
"I'm sorry." Guan Hailong said in a low voice.
Guan Qingbai said: "Everyone has been wronged in the past twenty years. In this case, I don't want to force it, just... let everyone live their lives in the way they feel comfortable!"
The father and son chatted all night.
The next day, Guan Qingbai went to the military camp.
Guan Hailong went to the art troupe’s dormitory to find Fang Ling.
When Fang Ling saw him, she immediately turned her brows and left.
"Aunt Fang, I'm sorry." Guan Hailong said at the right time.
Fang Ling was stunned.
Guan Hailong, "I hope you can move back home... Don't worry, you don't need to put up with me for too long, I will leave after the New Year."
Fang Ling turned her head and looked at him suspiciously.
Guan Hailong bowed to her and turned to leave.
Fang Ling was stunned.
==
However, on the day when Song Zhi and Tao Tao held their housewarming party, things did become a little unpleasant because of Guan Hailong's trouble.
Fortunately, there were many families with children who came to the housewarming party. After the Guan family left, everyone watched seven or eight innocent and cute children having fun. In addition, Tang Liren's excellent social skills and Bai Lili's excellent cooking skills...
In the end, the situation was reversed, and the guests and hosts toasted each other, talked and laughed, and the banquet was successfully held.
In the next few days, Song Zhi took Taotao and the whole family to play in the capital for a few days.
They visited Kyoto's landmark buildings, major historical sites, anti-Japanese war sites, etc., and took a lot of photos as souvenirs.
On the day when Song Zhi and Tao Tao held their housewarming party, Cheng Zhujun, Song Sui and Wang Xuepeng got together and discussed things for the entire day, and they became close friends.
In the next few days, they participated in the family travel activities while getting familiar with the environment...especially the location of the black market and the market, the things sold and the prices...
In the following days, when everyone was free to move around, the three of them rushed to the black market.
I don't know what they did, but before leaving Beijing, Cheng Zhujun and Wang Xuepeng came to Taotao separately to give accounts to her.
Cheng Zhujun, "Sister Taotao, I made some extra money from doing some small business in Kyoto. Let's split the money so we can celebrate the New Year!"
Then he took out his account book and reported to Taotao, took out more than 500 yuan, counted it, handed half to Taotao, and sighed: "The people of Kyoto are still rich! They are more willing to spend money!"
Wang Xuepeng also came to Taotao with the account book, "Sister Taotao, I have been running around with Sister Zhujun and Brother Songsui these days, and I have gained a lot. Can you take a look at the account book..."
Taotao took the account book and looked at it, and made a rough calculation -
Wow, Xuepeng earned more than three hundred!
Taotao smiled and praised Xuepeng, "Xuepeng is really amazing!"
——After all, he is just a teenager.
Wang Xuepeng was flattered with praise. He counted out the money and gave half to Taotao.
In this way, Taotao got a total of nearly four hundred yuan!
Money, of course, is a good thing.
Taotao is very happy.
But there was one thing that Taotao found a little strange.
That is the strange feeling that Cheng Zhujun has towards her second brother Bai Nansheng.
Taotao knew that her second brother had inadvertently helped Cheng Zhujun... Cheng Zhujun had said more than once that the Bai family were her saviors.
But before, Cheng Zhujun just said this. After all, when she first met Bai Nansheng, she was still young, and four or five years have passed. She can't remember what Bai Nansheng looks like at all.
It was not until this time that Cheng Zhujun saw Bai Nansheng.
She was stunned when she first saw him, then she blushed and hesitantly approached him, calling him "Second Brother", her legs softened and she wanted to kneel down, crying, "If it hadn't been for Second Brother's help, my brother would never have survived that time! Second Brother, you are our lifesaver!"
Fortunately, Brother Nansheng stretched out his hand and held the girl's soft arm firmly with his iron fist.
Cheng Zhujun couldn't kneel down no matter what.
She cried and talked about the past...
However, Bai Nansheng had already forgotten about this matter. He refused to admit it and insisted that Cheng Zhujun must have recognized the wrong person.
Cheng Zhujun was so anxious that she cried.
Taotao testified for Cheng Zhujun. Brother Nansheng was half-believing and half-doubting. Finally, he said, "Then the hairband you made is quite beautiful, hahaha..." and then he self-righteously resolved the embarrassment.
But Taotao knew very well - her brother definitely didn't even remember what the hairband made by Cheng Zhujun looked like!
However, from that day on, Taotao noticed that whenever Cheng Zhujun saw Brother Nansheng, her face would turn red, and she couldn't help but glance at Brother Nansheng, and she couldn't help but smile secretly. There was something wrong with her whole person?
Tang Liren and Tan Fenghui also noticed it.
So when the mother and her two children were together, they would mutter to each other:
Tang Liren, "Is Zhujun interested in our Nansheng? But Nansheng is already 26, and Zhujun is only 18... Isn't the age difference between them too big? Oh, if the age difference is too big, I'm afraid they will have nothing in common..."
Tan Fenghui smiled and said, "Taotao and Song Zhi are seven years apart, isn't that good? And in my opinion, Zhujun knows everything about her, is diligent, efficient, and gentle, so she's just the right match for Nansheng! As for this young couple, one has to be stronger in character, and the other has to be gentler..."
Bai Taotao thought about her second brother's temper and shook her head, "I'm just afraid my second brother doesn't have that intention!"
Tang Liren suddenly felt a little worried, "Could it be that he is still thinking about that Chen..."
Tao Tao, "I think he just treats Xiao Zhuzi as a child!"
Tan Fenghui thought for a moment and lowered her voice and said, "The one in front is two years older than Nansheng. Does he prefer older and more sensible ones? If that's the case, then Zhujun might be a little young."
Tang Liren was worried, "It's really worrying!"
Song Sui also noticed this.
He specifically inquired about the ages of Bai Nansheng and Cheng Zhujun - eight years difference?
Song Sui suddenly became excited.
very good!
There is a seven-year age difference between his brother and Bai Taotao, and an eight-year age difference between Nansheng and Cheng Zhujun... If Nansheng and Cheng Zhujun can succeed, then can he and Xingxing, who have a nine-year age difference, also succeed?
No matter what, if Nansheng and Cheng Zhujun can succeed, it means that he and Xingxing also have hope...
Song Sui always looked for opportunities to talk about Cheng Zhujun in front of Nansheng:
——Nansheng, look at this cloud, does it look like Cheng Zhujun?
——Nansheng, look at this fish, does it look like Cheng Zhujun?
——Nansheng, listen, is it Cheng Zhujun calling you?
——Nansheng, this dish seems to be Cheng Zhujun’s favorite?
Nansheng...
This made Nansheng feel a little disgusted - aren't you interested in Xingxing? Why is it Cheng Zhujun that appears all the time?
Beast!
Nansheng couldn't help but scold Song Sui.
Only then did Song Sui become quiet and depressed.
However, after Song Sui hit a snag with Nansheng, he went to his brother Song Zhi in dejection.
——He still wanted to watch a movie with Lili.
Song Zhi glared at him and cursed: "A rotten tree cannot be carved! It is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone!"
Song Sui pondered for a long time...
Got it.
So Song Sui bought more than a dozen movie tickets. After dinner, when the whole family sat together and chatted, he took out a thick stack of movie tickets and enthusiastically invited the whole family to go to the movie Liu Sanjie together the next day. He also urged everyone -
"Once you buy the movie tickets, you can't refund them. It would be a shame not to go! Besides, we've come to Kyoto, so it would be nice to see what the director of the Kyoto movie is like! So, tomorrow we'll..."
When everyone thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case, they readily agreed.
Song Sui looked at Xing Xing with a smile.
Xingxing was completely unaware of this - Song Sui had other intentions than this.
Everyone sat around and chatted, all they talked about was how life was getting better year by year...
Xingxing felt inexplicably flustered.
Ever since the family's fate underwent a huge change, Xingxing rarely dreams.
Having seen the prosperous world in her dreams, she knew that she was living in a not-so-good era and was about to usher in a glorious era.
But as Sister Taozi said, there is no good or bad era, only whether people adapt to it.
Yes, this is an era that is ready to take off.
It's like a seed buried deep in the soil, desperately absorbing nutrients. As long as the timing is right, it will sprout, grow roots, suddenly break through the thick soil, drill out of the ground, and grow into a towering tree!
So, what can she do?
——The eldest brother in the family went into politics, the second brother joined the army, the third sister started to make a living by cooking, the fourth sister studied agricultural technology, and she...
Xingxing didn't know what she could do.
Just when I was worrying, Hongdou brought a notebook over and said, "Aunt Wu, can you help me look at this story?"
Xing Xing didn't have time to see it yet——
Huang Dou ran over and said, "Sister Hong Dou, let me recite it, okay?"
Anko nodded, "Okay!"
So Huang Dou held the notebook, took a quick look at the story, and then recited it aloud with great emotion.
——This is a myth.
It tells the story of an old man who was alone and helpless and encountered a famine. His fields had no harvest, but the landlord was unreasonable and snatched away the last grain of rice in his rice jar. The old man was desperate and ran to the pond crying, wanting to jump into the lake.
At this time, two fair, tender and chubby babies wearing blue bellybands came. They claimed to be a pair of twin brothers and sisters and revealed their identities to the old grandfather.
It turned out that they were the lotus roots planted by the old man in the pond. The fat kids advised the old man not to be sad. The little brother lay on the edge of the pond, scooped up a handful of water with his hands and sprinkled it into the sky. Suddenly, lightning and thunder roared, and heavy rain poured down. The little sister also lay on the pond, pulled a lotus leaf, and waved her hand -
A lotus leaf boat appeared in front of the old man.
The two fat kids and the old grandfather got on the lotus boat and rushed into the landlord's house along with the flood. Haha, the landlord’s house was washed away! The landowner was also carried into the pond by the flood and started crying loudly. Finally, the old man opened the landlord's granary and distributed all the food to the poor people.
At dawn, the old man woke up in front of his house.
The landlord's house in the distance disappeared out of thin air, but his own rice jar was full of rice. The old man quickly ran to the pond to have a look, but alas, the lotus roots he had planted with his own hands were gone, leaving only a few dead leaves. The old man was very sad, and sat by the pond calling out the names of Brother Ou and Sister Lian.
In a trance, the old man heard the faint cries of the babies - they said that they were suffering from lightning strikes because they had violated the laws of heaven. But they still had one lotus seed left and it fell into the quagmire.
The old man found a way to find the lotus seed, planted it carefully, and took good care of it from then on. But the grandfather was too old and he died a few years later.
On the day he died, the old man seemed to see Brother Ou and Sister Lian again...
It was a short story, recited by Huang Dou in a voice full of emotion. The old grandfather's hoary voice, the childish voice of Brother Ou and Sister Lian, the bad voice of the landlord... were brought to life by Huang Dou!
Tang Liren sniffed and asked, "What happened next?"
Hongdou, "Granny, it was all over after that!"
Tang Liren, "Then why don't you let that old man come to our village? There are no landlords in our village! He can still have a meal for the elderly!"
Everyone laughed.
Xing Xing fell into deep thought.
——Can she learn from Hongdou? Write down the stories of everyone in your family! By the way, online literature is very popular in later generations. Isn’t the experience of her family the best material? !
Parents: "Raising Children in the 1950s"
Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law: "Lucky Wife and Pregnant Woman [Sixties]"
Second Brother: "The Violent Military God Never Marries"
Third Sister: The Good Cook
Fourth sister: "Sixty Fairy Wife"
Nieces and Nephews: "60s Cute Baby Group Lovers"
The more Xingxing thought about it, the happier she felt!
She began writing that evening.
But--
Writing stories is so difficult!
Xingxing just wrote the beginning, only two hundred words... and she felt that she had used up all her strength and could not continue.
She was so angry that she stuffed the manuscript into her cross-body bag.
Go to bed!
The next day, Xingxing carried a cross-body bag and went to the cinema with her whole family, including Song Sui, to watch the movie Liu Sanjie.
Xingxing would ignore Song Sui!
No matter how attentive he was, she would ignore him - humph, who made him stay with Cheng Zhujun for the past few days? Although they didn't spend time alone together, since Wang Xuepeng was there too, Xingxing still felt very uncomfortable.
Anyway, she would absolutely ignore him!
The cinema was open-air and the benches were long concrete benches. Xingxing insisted on sitting next to her fourth sister, and then she waved to Hongdou to come over and asked Hongdou to sit on the other side of her.
Song Sui was not angry. She waited patiently until the movie started, then quietly called Hongdou over, stuffed a handful of banknotes into her hand, and asked her to buy food at the entrance of the cinema.
Hongdou went happily.
Song Sui took the opportunity to sit next to Xing Xing...
He was a little nervous, afraid that Xingxing would drive him away.
Fortunately——
Xingxing was concentrating on watching the movie and didn't notice him.
Later, Hongdou came back with a lot of snacks. Song Sui shamelessly asked Hongdou to sit in his seat, and then took the snacks and held them in his hands for Xingxing to choose.
Xingxing was watching a movie with great interest when she saw fried melon seeds, salted peanuts, roasted sweet potatoes and a piece of fried brown sugar rice cake...her eyes lit up!
Brown sugar rice cake is so delicious!
Xing Xing finished eating with relish, and found her hands were covered with grease?
"Song Sui, come on, help me tear a piece of paper from my bag so I can wipe my hands." Xing Xing told Song Sui casually.
It was because the plot of the movie was so exciting that she didn’t notice that the person next to her turned into Song Sui.
Song Sui did as she was told.
However, after Xingxing wiped her hands with waste manuscript paper, she handed the oily manuscript paper to Song Sui.
Song Sui just put it in her pocket obediently.
After the movie was over, Xingxing went shopping with her family. Song Sui was standing by and was about to pay for her to buy something when she suddenly took out the waste paper that was stained with oil and full of words.
Song Sui saw this sentence at a glance:
"…She raised her melon-sized face, her wet eyes like the cabbage that had just been picked from the field and washed and soaked, and her palm-sized hands tightly grasped his sleeves…
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