Chapter 58 Brother Xiao, let it go.
"Dad passed away three years ago, and Mom passed away two months ago."
Wang Ying stood beside Xiao Mo and spoke slowly.
The little girl who shared the buns with Xiao Mo has now grown into a big girl and married into a family in Qingshan City.
Even Wang Ying's daughter is already seven or eight years old.
"I didn't expect the village chief and Aunt Chen's graves to be next to each other." Xiao Mo smiled and said, "I remember that Aunt Chen always told me that she married the wrong man and that when she died she must stay away from that old man in her family."
Wang Ying also laughed and said, "Yes, that's how mother was. But when father passed away, mother was the one who cried the most. When mother passed away, she also specifically told me that my grave was next to father's."
Xiao Mo squatted down and placed a jar of wine in front of the tombstone: "Maybe this is what a couple is like."
Wang Ying's daughter, Zhang Qianqian, wanted to go forward and grab Xiao Mo's shirt, but was pulled away by her mother.
Wang Ying placed her hands on her daughter's shoulders to prevent her from moving. "Brother Xiao, before Mom and Dad left, they had something for me to tell you."
"Yeah." Xiao Mo nodded.
"When Daddy passed away, he said that the greatest blessing in his life was to be able to teach a top scholar like Big Brother Xiao. Unfortunately, Daddy wasn't very educated and didn't know much."
"No, the village chief taught me a lot. If it weren't for the village chief, I wouldn't even be able to pass the child exam." Xiao Mo shook his head. "Does the village chief have anything else to say?"
"Dad also said that in this life, he would at best be a scholar, and he couldn't be compared with you, Big Brother Xiao. But there is one thing, Dad said that he has eaten for decades more than you, Big Brother Xiao, and he has a more thorough understanding of some things.
Daddy asked me to tell Brother Xiao that if he encounters any problems, don't take them too seriously.
In the court, the most important thing is to protect yourself and not worry about temporary gains and losses.
The best thing is to be able to get out of this unscathed and safe."
"The village chief is very wise." Xiao Mo praised.
Wang Ying glanced at Xiao Mo's profile, biting her teeth lightly, looking a little hesitant, but still said:
"When my mother passed away, she told me to tell you, Brother Xiao, don't be obsessed with those who have passed away. The immortal and the mortal are separated, and gone is gone. Brother Xiao, you should find a wife and have children, otherwise it will be very uncomfortable to die alone. There will be no one to support you in your old age."
"Hehehe" Xiao Mo smiled, "It really sounds like what Aunt Chen said."
"Brother Xiao," Wang Ying hesitated, "I think so too."
"It's okay." Xiao Mo interrupted Wang Ying.
Xiao Mo stood up, patted Zhang Qianqian's head gently, and said with a smile, "When Qianqian grows up, can you take care of Uncle Xiao in his old age?"
"Okay, okay." The little girl nodded.
"Look." Xiao Mo smiled at the little girl's mother, "Is there still someone to take care of me in my old age?"
Wang Ying: “.”
"Okay, Xiaoying, I'm going up the mountain. You should hurry back to Qingshan City as well. Otherwise, it will be late by the time you get there."
Xiao Mo gathered his sleeves and walked towards Sheshan step by step, gradually disappearing at the end of the mountain road.
"Mom, why is Uncle Xiao still unmarried at such an old age?"
The little girl raised her head and looked at her mother curiously.
"Because..." Wang Ying looked at the receding figure, "Uncle Xiao's heart can't hold anyone else."
After paying homage to the village chief, Xiao Mo went up Sheshan Mountain and came to the huge rock at the entrance of the cave.
The open space in front of the cave is already full of purple sun grass and green taki flowers.
Not far from the cave, there is a small wooden house. Xiaoqing built this house herself.
Over the years, Xiaoqing has been living there, taking care of her sister.
As for the old courtyard where Xiao Mo lived before, Xiao Qing would go and clean it every two or three days.
Standing at the entrance of the cave, Xiao Mo quietly looked at the huge rock blocking his way.
Although he is nearly fifty years old, his posture is as straight as ever, just like the old pine tree in the yard. It seems that no matter how strong the wind is, it cannot bend his back.
"Ruxue, I'm back to see you."
Facing the cave, Xiao Mo spoke slowly.
It was as if he was talking to her in the cave, but also as if he was talking to himself.
"Don't blame me for not visiting you these years. It's true that there are too many things to do in the reform. In the end, after all this time, I still failed."
"But it won't be long before I'm back on duty."
"I left the capital to serve as the governor of Beihaizhou, a place by the sea."
"You haven't seen the sea yet, have you?"
"It's okay. When you come out, I'll take you to see it."
"Come to think of it, twenty-seven years have passed in the blink of an eye." Xiao Mo smiled, "Look at me, my hair has turned white."
"Brother Xiao"
Just as Xiao Mo was talking to Bai Rushue, Xiaoqing's voice came from behind him.
Xiao Mo turned around and said with a smile: "Xiao Qing, long time no see."
"Brother Xiao, you."
Looking at the silver hair on Xiao Mo's temples and his increasingly old appearance, Xiaoqing felt inexplicably sad.
I haven't seen Brother Xiao for only six or seven years, but he has aged a lot.
"Oh, are you talking about my gray hair? Or the wrinkles on my face? It's normal, it happens when people get older." Xiao Mo said indifferently, "But Xiaoqing, you are still the same as before, you haven't changed at all, that's good."
“.”
Xiaoqing was speechless. She walked forward and stood beside Xiao Mo, looking at the huge rock in front of them together.
"I haven't been back for these years. Has anything happened to your sister?" Xiao Mo asked Xiaoqing beside him.
"Nothing happened here, sister. A few years ago, a few wandering cultivators came here, but I chased them away. They never came back. However, the village chief, Aunt Chen, and a few Aunt Wangs are all gone."
Xiaoqing told Xiao Mo word by word what had happened in the village over the years, such as who died in Shiqiao Village, whose grandchildren were born, who passed the imperial examination, etc.
Xiao Mo listened carefully and nodded in response from time to time.
"Brother Xiao," Xiao Qing said at the end, turning her head away, her hands clenched tightly, "Brother Xiao, there's really no need to wait any longer."
"It's okay." Xiao Mo shook his head.
"But Brother Xiao, you've already waited for twenty-seven years. You're almost fifty years old now. This is really enough." Xiao Qing had persuaded Brother Xiao countless times, "Brother Xiao, please let it go."
As the woman finished her words, a spring breeze blew through the mountains and forests, gently ruffling the man's white hair and caressing his blue shirt, which had turned a little yellow and had been patched countless times.
"Xiaoqing."
Xiao Mo looked at the stone in front of him, and his voice slowly spread through the mountains and forests.
“She was the one who waited for me before.
Now.
It’s my turn to wait for her.”
(End of this chapter)
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