On the weekend, "Brother Xian" took the whole family and Liu Chunyan's family back to his hometown from the provincial capital, and his childhood memories of his hometown have become memories.

The custom of rushing to the market is gone, every day is a market, clean and tidy streets, a dazzling array of food, rows of restaurants; the current, popular, fashionable clothes, whether it is the elderly, or children, are dressed generously and decently, colorful; there are more houses, the new countryside with three-story small buildings, the gray and white Hui-style buildings, the overall planning, the overall layout, and the construction according to the ruler of the river. E-commerce service points such as rookie post stations and express consignment points also abound. The gravel roads have also been replaced by clean and smooth asphalt roads, and there are well-equipped hikers on the road, either driving, hiking, or riding to the depths of the ravine, to let themselves fly and find themselves. There are more private cars, and the square in front of the village committee is neatly parked in rows. In such a remote mountain village, the difference between the city and the countryside can no longer be found, and even the people who go out of the village and enter the city are attracted back to the mountain village by the beautiful mountains and rivers, the sky is blue and the air is clear, and the green is pollution-free, so they have returned to the mountain village and returned to the leisurely retirement life of "picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and leisurely seeing Nanshan".

The stone bridge is still there, the railing has been replaced with a white jade railing; the township ** is still there, the newly built building has been replaced by the village committee; the supply and marketing cooperatives are still there, and the square in front of the door has been replaced by the fitness square in the village; the "sweet honey barber shop" is still there, and the façade made by Liu Jianshe is still there, I don't know how many times it has changed hands, the new paint has been unable to cover the marks of time, and the door has been replaced with a telecommunications business hall.

What is still there, what has not changed, what has not changed, is the sweetness that "Brother Xian" felt because of Yang Caixia, and the strong grudge brought by Liu Jianjian.

The doors of the "Sweet Honey Barbershop" are wide open, there are more pedestrians on the street, and the business of the barbershop is obviously much more prosperous than before. Yang Caixia felt that she couldn't be busy alone, she had to work in the store during the day, and she also had to take care of the "ghost brother", plus Yanyan also went to school, and lunch was enough for her to work for half a day. In the end, I discussed with Liu Jianshe that Yang Caixia could also bring an apprentice by herself, and she could help in the store, and let Yang's mother help bring the "ghost brother" and make lunch for Yanyan.

Time has not stood still because of the happy days of the "ghost brother" family, Liu Jianshe is still dressed neatly, carpentry work continues, in addition to the laughter of the whole family in the yard, it is the sound of Liu Jianjian's wood chips flying, "Ghost brother" has also grown up in the sweet years, the body is fat, strong, round, and the big head is not so obvious, but the title of "ghost brother" has become a nickname that he can't change, even adults call it that. "Brother Ghost" is 7 years old and will go to school in September, and Yanyan will graduate from primary school soon.

In her spare time, Yang Caixia made a new schoolbag for each of the two children, and although Yanyan's old schoolbag was still clean and beautiful, it already had several patches. Liu Jianshe felt sorry for Yang Caixia and persuaded her not to do it, if she had all those free time, it was better to sit there and rest. He also has two yellow schoolbags at the bottom of the box, which were given to him by two comrades-in-arms when the army was transferred. Yang Caixia smiled, looked at Liu Jianjian, her eyes were full of tenderness and sweetness, she didn't say anything, she still sewed stitches and threads, the front of the schoolbag was sewn with colored threads and the breeze passed through the treetops, the eagle soared among the clouds, the butterflies swept the lake, and the lotus flowers were fragrant.

"Brother Ghost" went to school, and every day he and Yanyan carried the beautiful schoolbag sewn by Yang Caixia, walked across the stone bridge, passed by the embankment, and came to the east of the river, whispering and rowing the green trees on the side of the road, faint green, dyed through the good times;

The grandmother of the "ghost brother" went back to the mountains and said that the children were all in school, and I had nothing to do, so I could go back to the mountains and help Yang's father do farm work. Yang Caixia and Liu Jianshe didn't force them to stay, and Father Yang really needed help. As he spoke, the New Year was approaching, and Liu Jianshe was much busier than usual before the New Year, and a lot of the carpentry work at hand had to be handed over before the Spring Festival. Although their family is currently one of the best in the village, Yang Caixia and Liu Jianshe still insist, both of them want to do more while they are young and leave more for their children, seeing that the two children are older, there are still many places to spend money. Yang Caixia got up early and was greedy for darkness, opened the door on time, was busy, well-organized, and had an endless stream of customers; Liu Jianshe still went to work conscientiously, and when he got home from work, he changed his clothes and started a battle in the yard, and he was busy with ups and downs.

Liu Jianshe explained the furniture he made to the old village chief's family in July on time and quality, and all the paint was finished, after all, the old village chief fulfilled the good things he and Yang Caixia. This set of furniture was made by the old village chief for his son, who used it for his marriage. That day, Liu Jianshe informed the old village chief, and the gray-haired but energetic old village chief said: Just - then move here - give us a long face, let his in-laws also look at it - and let them have long eyes. So the two sons of the old village chief helped to move the new furniture and put it in the yard first, and the people who came to help with the marriage in the front and back yards of the village all gathered around to visit. Liu Jianshe was about to hurry back to catch up with the next job, but the old village chief wouldn't let him go, so he had to take him to drink two glasses.

Liu Jianshe has never touched wine since the incident with Yan Yan's mother, and he has not touched a drop of wine. The old village chief ordered and persuaded again, Liu Jianshe had no choice but to sit down and accompany the old village chief to push the cup and change the lamp, and after a while, he felt a little up. repeatedly pushed, apologized and saluted, and the old village chief let him go. When Liu Jianshe went out, he already felt that the soles of his feet were unstable, and he was a little fluctuating. Walking to the front of the furniture, a bunch of people were still gathered there to watch, except for the "tsk" sound that made him complacent, he overheard someone say: The carpentry work is good, and you can't support other people's children, and sleep with other people's women! Liu Jianshe didn't hear the words again, he wanted to rush over and find the man, but that sentence was like a steel needle, piercing his body, and the pain was unbearable.

Touching the dark alley, Liu Jianshe faltered, and the bluestone road was no longer familiar to him, there were labyrinths everywhere, and he couldn't find a way out. Alcohol churned in the stomach and heart, as if someone was squeezing hard. The alley was long, with only a faint glow peeking out of the windows, stingily sprinkled on the ground in the distance. In fact, this sentence, or similar words, the old village chief had already reminded him when he was a matchmaker, and he still accepted it at that time. On weekdays, there are people next to him who say such things, and he can also convince himself, and he can also show a smile that can't be closed. But today, with the strength of the wine, whether he was confused, or chaotic, or enlightened, suddenly sobered up - his steps were already in the same mood as him, unable to move forward, struggling in this alley, struggling to move -

Covered in dirt and dust, he almost crawled home, and vaguely heard the laughter of Yang Caixia and the two children. Liu Jianshe didn't enter the house, and walked towards his carpentry shed, trying to numb himself in this way, concentrate on his work, and no longer pay attention to those words. The shaving machine "buzzed", Yang Caixia, "Ghost Brother" and Yan Yan also appeared at the door, Liu Jianshe only lowered his head to work, and did not dare - did not want to look at the door. Yang Caixia asked the two children to go back, and she asked her father to help her.

Yang Caixia, who approached Liu Jianjian, smelled the smell of fishy alcohol, she didn't say anything, only said: Don't do it, change your clothes, and rest early tonight! Liu Jianshe turned around and walked towards the corner of the wall leaning on the wood, the thick wood Liu Jianshe originally arranged neatly in order of high and low, but recently there was more carpentry work, and it was relatively messy, and Liu Jianshe blurred his eyes to prepare to move one. Yang Caixia thought that it was affected by the shaving machine, Liu Jianshe didn't hear it, so she stood behind him, and just wanted to continue, the pile of wood suddenly moved, and it fell down in all directions in an instant, and she heard Yang Caixia's "ah-" sound, lying under the two logs, faint blood was infected in the sawdust, and Liu Jianjian's leg was also pressed by a piece of wood......