At the end of January, Zhang Dasheng's family, who had lived in Chen's house for a winter, also decided to go to the south to seek refuge with a cousin. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

When Zhang Dasheng's family decided to leave, they saw that the old man Chen Qiqing had not yet said anything about his whereabouts. Everyone in the neighborhood has lived together for so long, and Zhang Dasheng also knew that the old man was alone and had nowhere to go, so he discussed with his wife and took the initiative to ask the old man to follow their family. The southern part of the country is mild, which is suitable for the elderly to recuperate, and everyone has a care when they are together.

For the kindness of Zhang Dasheng's family, the old man politely declined.

After Zhang Dasheng and his wife persuaded the old man several times to no avail, they could only give up. But the night before leaving, I privately found Liu Shuangli, said some words of concern to the children who had been closest to the old man in the past five months, left the address of their cousin's house in the south, and told Liu Shuangli to take care of the old man, and if there was nowhere to go, he could come to them again.

At the beginning of February, Zhang Dasheng's family finally packed up their things and set off for the south.

Seeing off Zhang Dasheng's family, looking at the house that suddenly fell down, the old man couldn't help but feel emotional. He stood in the courtyard for a long time, looking at the silent room, motionless.

For the next week or so, the old man looked even more emaciated. Every day, except for eating and sleeping, I stayed in the courtyard, looking at the few rooms that surrounded the courtyard, and did not say a word.

Liu Shuangli brought a chair, the old man sat down, Qin Siyang brought tea, and the old man took it and drank it. But if the two children persuaded the old man to go back to the house and sit, the old man would not react again.

In February, the sky is already in spring, and a light snow and drizzle always fall from the sky from time to time without saying hello.

Liu Shuangli couldn't persuade the old man, he had no choice but to bring clothes and hold an umbrella when it was snowing or raining in the sky, and sit in the courtyard with the old man.

In two days, the deadline for February 15 will be reached.

The old man still didn't say anything.

On this day, after dinner, Liu Yili saw the old man walking to the courtyard in a daze, she could only helplessly let Qin Siyang go to clean up the dishes and chopsticks alone, and she ran to find a cotton coat, and then moved a chair to sit with the old man under the jujube tree in the courtyard.

The evening breeze is gentle, the charming sunset gradually disappears, and the eastern sky is slowly covered with a hazy clear glow.

When the moon rose, the old man, who had been stunned, suddenly spoke, and his voice was unusually calm: "This home is going to be finished after all." ”

Under the moonlight, Liu Shuangli looked at the old man in a daze, not understanding what the old man meant, only feeling that his words were filled with endless bitterness.

"Mr. Chen!" Liu Shuangli called the old man softly, but the old man ignored her, raised his wrinkled face, and looked at the sky covered in the twilight.

There, in the eastern heavens, the moonlight was spread out like water.

After a long time, the old man's calm voice sounded again: "Does Liu Wa'er like it here?"

"Ahh ”

"I've lived here since I was born, and this little city is all that the old man has to offer. Although the old man's voice was calm, it was faintly filled with infinite sadness, "Except for the township test that year, I was not allowed to go to the provincial capital to live for a period of time, and I never left for a day. Even when the child was raised that year, and the little girl got married, the old man never left for a day. ”

"Mr. Chen, don't be sad, it's all over. Hearing the desolation in the old man's words, Liu Shuangli hurriedly reached out and grabbed the old man's calloused hand, and whispered with relief.

Feeling the warmth coming from Liu Shuangli's little hand, the old man nodded and smiled. When he lowered his head and looked back, he happened to see Qin Siyang, who had finished cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, walking under the tree here.

The old man squinted his eyes and looked at the two children, who were obviously more mature than their peers, his thick lips slightly open, with an incomparably kind smile.

"Baby girl, come here, sit here!" the old man beckoned, pulling Qin Siyang over and sitting down on a chair on the side. The other hand patted Liu Shuangli's tight and warm little hand.

"Mr. Chen, I still have some broken silver here, and if I get together with Mr., I should be able to buy another room in the city, sir-"

"Thank you, baby. Chen Qiqing interrupted Liu Shuangli's words, and his wrinkled face just smiled: "The baby has lived with me for five months, right?"

"Well, there is!" Liu Shuangli didn't know why the old man suddenly asked her so, so she could only nod and answer.

"It's been five months. The old man sighed lightly, "It's going to be half a year too?"

"Yes, it's been almost half a year!" Liu Shuangli pinched his fingers and calculated, "It's been half a year in ten days, well, in fact, I still want to live in Mr. Chen's place for a full year, I want to finish reading all the gazetteers that Mr. Chen has hidden here." Saying that, Liu Shuangli grabbed the old man's calloused hand and shook it coquettishly.

The old man patted Liu Shuangli's little hand, smiled gently, and the wrinkles on the corners of his eyes curved into two big arcs: "The old man is right, the baby is a good child who is enthusiastic and studious." ”

Liu Shuangli pursed his lips and protested: "Sir, don't keep me as a child, I'm thirteen years old this year." In ancient times, Gan Luo worshiped the prime minister at the age of twelve, and Zhou Yu was able to lead troops at the age of thirteen, and others would never dare to say that they were young. ”

"Haha, yes, yes, the baby is not young, and her skills are also very great. The old man's eyes narrowed into a line, and he said with a smile, "It's amazing that even the king of the land, Song Ye, values the baby so much." ”

"Hey, sir, don't mention that Song Ye again. ”

The old man stroked Liu Shuangli's head and said, "Okay, don't mention it, the baby is a solid person, and the old man now wants you to say a word of truth—"

"Hey, what's the truth?"

The old man squinted his eyes and looked at Liu Shuangli, and the deep meaning flashing in his eyes made Liu Shuangli feel guilty in his heart.

After a while, the old man let go of his squinting eyes, stared at Liu Shuangli, and said, "Tell the old man the truth, you are a girl, right?"

"Ahh

Liu Shuangli was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect the old man to ask this question.

Mr. Chen...... I...... You ......"

The old man smiled kindly, looking at Liu Shuangli's little face that was red and white for a while, and then saw Qin Siyang on the side nervously grabbing Liu Shuangli's hand, and staring at him tightly with a pair of cold eyes.

"Sure enough!" the old man smiled slightly, "When I first saw the baby, the old man felt that the baby gave people a familiar feeling, but he couldn't remember what it was. Later, I found out that the baby felt the same as our daughter, so the old man felt familiar. ”

"Sir's daughter?" Liu Shuang said bizarrely, "what's wrong with her?"

"The old man's daughter, just like the baby is now. Chen Qiqing replied thoughtlessly.

"What's it?" Liu Shuangli was even more surprised.

The old man patted Liu Shuangli's little hand, sighed lightly, and replied slowly: "The old man's daughter, she has been closest to her brother since she was a child, and she loves to do things like her brother. Her brother played with boys, and she only played with boys, and her brother was good at martial arts, so she insisted on learning martial arts. Even if her brother was dressed, she had to go to school. She didn't like to wear girls' dresses, and the family didn't buy her men's clothes, so she went to pick up her brother's old clothes to wear. Because of this, when I go outside, my girl will always be mistaken for a male baby. ”

"Hmm!" Liu Shuangli lowered his head a little embarrassed.

"When I saw the baby, it reminded the old man of our daughter. The old man sighed again.

Liu Shuangli's head lowered: "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, I actually don't want to lie to you!"

Chen Qiqing smiled slightly: "Where did the baby say, how can I blame you for this." The baby is actually good, although it is a daughter's family, her courage is no less than that of a man, and the old man is very pleased to see it. ”

"Sir, don't blame me?" asked Liu Shuangli as he raised his head.

Chen Qiqing patted Liu Shuangli's hand and smiled: "It is not easy for anyone to live in this world. The baby is just a deception for self-preservation, how can the old man blame it. ”

"Sir is such a good person!" Liu Shuangli said sincerely.

Chen Qiqing smiled faintly again, and turned his eyes to look at Qin Siyang on the side.

Qin Siyang saw the old man turn to look at him, and his body instinctively trembled.

The old man just smiled and nodded to the boy, then turned around and looked at Liu Shuangli lovingly, and sighed slightly: "In two days, it will be February 15th......"

"yes. Liu Shuangli was stunned for a moment, nodded and replied, "But Mr. didn't prepare anything, if those officials come to drive people away-"

"What else are you going to prepare?" the old man interjected lightly.

"Sir!" Liu Shuangxuan was startled, and subconsciously whispered.

The moonlight was like water, and it fell on the old man's thin cheeks.