Guo Dongyue sat in the taxi, holding the birdcage like a baby, constantly urging the driver to arrive at home immediately and show the red-faced parrot to his mother.

Taxis drove through Embassy Street, the church was still brightly lit, and many parishioners who had no time during the day had to brave the cold wind to come at night. There is a beauty that is very different from the daytime teaching, if the day is solemn, then the night is mysterious and distant, as if telling the unfathomable will of God.

After turning right into the old alley, the surroundings suddenly fell silent, and pedestrians and vehicles suddenly became scarce. I don't know how long this old residential area is still before it is demolished - the surrounding neighbors are looking forward to the demolition and becoming the second generation of Meizizi, but he doesn't think so.

Once you leave this familiar street, familiar alley, familiar neighborhood, familiar residential building, and most importantly, familiar home, my mother's memory will be like a kite with a broken string, and there will be nowhere to be found.

It's just that demolition is the trend of the times, and the progress will not be delayed for the sake of him alone.

Just as he was distracted, the driver stepped on the brakes, and the taxi slowly stopped at the entrance of the community.

"Is it okay to stop here? It's hard to turn around inside. The driver discussed with him.

Guo Dongyue had the heart to ask him to drive downstairs, but when he saw his reluctance on his face, he still forgot it, after all, he probably also wanted to quickly collect the car and go home to accompany his family.

After paying the car fee, Guo Dongyue got out of the car with the birdcage and draped his coat over the birdcage to resist the cold wind at night.

Walking into the dark hallway, he coughed, the lights didn't turn on, and the voice-activated switch was probably broken again.

Illuminated by his mobile phone, he carefully avoided the clutter piled up in the corridor, came to the door of the second floor, and took out the key to open the door.

There were two completely different voices in the room, one was the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law tearing drama in the living room, and the other was the Kunqu opera in the mother's bedroom, and the volume of the tearing drama was much greater than that of Kunqu opera.

"Yo, Dongyue came back so late? I thought you weren't coming back today. You don't have to run back so late, there is Aunt Bai here to take care of it, nothing can happen......" Aunt Bai got up from the sofa with a little weakness, and turned the volume down by hand, and there was a melon seed skin under her feet, which creaked when she stepped on it.

Guo Dongyue didn't say anything, just nodded at her, and walked into his mother's bedroom.

Her mother sat on the edge of the bed with her back to the door, and on the table in front of her sat an old radio, babbling the beautiful voice of a Kunqu opera master.

When he pushed the door in, his mother did not react at all, and did not move. He didn't know if his mother was listening, or if she was just trying to cover up the sound of the TV series in the living room with Kunqu Opera.

"Mom, I'm back. He tried to shout.

The mother still did not respond.

He took his coat off the cage, uncovered the cotton cloth that kept the cage warm, and handed it to his mother.

Just like the arrival of spring when the ice and snow melted, my mother's dull face suddenly moved, and then she smiled, "Xiaozi, pea yellow, where have you been? I've been looking for you for a long time, ...... for a long time."

She took the birdcage with both hands and didn't glance at Guo Dongyue, who was close at hand.

Guo Dongyue was a little sad, but his mother could laugh, which already made him feel very happy.

"Xiao Zi, Pea Huang, you have to be obedient, don't scream, Dong Yue is studying next door, don't make any noise to him. Mother whispered to them.

Xiao Zi tilted her head to look at her, then looked at Guo Dongyue who was standing on the side, and suddenly said, "Please take a seat." ”

Pea Huang also echoed and said, "Yellow Warbler." ”

Guo Dongyue was stunned for a moment, still standing still.

"You may be seated. ”

"Obscenity. ”

Xiao Zi and Pea Huang kept repeating to him.

The mother's neck moved, stiff and slowly twisted towards him, and she looked up at his face.

Hope rose in Guo Dongyue's heart again, although he knew that this was impossible, his mother had forgotten his face, and then she would probably ask sharply - who are you, why did you break into my home?

As a result, the mother just smiled gently, "Xiao Zi and Pea Huang know you? Look at my memory, it seems that I have forgotten a lot of things recently...... Please be seated. ”

Guo Dongyue slowly sat on the edge of the bed, and Xiao Zi and Pea Huang stopped repeating their words.

Mother looked at his face curiously, "Who are you? Why do Xiao Zi and Pea Huang know you? I have never taken them out, they should not know other people." ”

Guo Dongyue hesitated again, should he explain in vain as usual that he is your son, or should he be like Zhang Zi'an and make up an identity to make her happy?

At this moment, Xiao Zi spoke again: "Dongyue, you have grown up!"

Pea Huang echoed: "Grow up, make an appointment!"

As before, Purple and Pea Yellow kept repeating, faithfully carrying out the speech strategies that Richard had taught them.

Repeat over and over again.

Language is the deepest memory, and it will not be forgotten until death, because it is repeated countless times every day.

The mother stared at his face, "Did I see you somewhere?"

Guo Dongyue nodded, "I know, I've been watching him grow up, do you want to hear about him when he grows up?"

The mother smiled, "You are really interesting, Dong Yue is still a child, how do you know what happened to him when he grows up?"

"I know how to tell fortunes, and I've always been very accurate, but you don't have anything to do right now, do you want to hear it?" he said with a confident smile on his face.

Mother shook her head, "I don't believe in fortune telling, unless you have a way to prove it." ”

Guo Dongyue knew that she had never been a superstitious person.

"Okay, then I'll talk about something that only you and Guo Dongyue know. He thought for a moment, "Oh, he's going to be an architect." ”

The mother was stunned, "How did you know that kid wanted to be a designer?"

"Because I know how to tell fortunes. He smiled, "Do you remember that day, you came back from shopping with him from outside, and suddenly the rain poured, and you ran to the church to take shelter from the rain, and you looked at the dome of the church and said, "It's so beautiful," and he said unconvinced, what is this, when he grows up, he will build a more beautiful big house for you to live in, and he will never live in this small, dark and dilapidated apartment again......"

"Yes, I remember!" said the mother's tone, "but how do you know?"

Guo Dongyue smiled and didn't answer, "I know another thing, something that only you know." ”

"What is there that only I know?" she replied with some wariness.

Guo Dongyue pointed to the two red-faced parrots in the cage, "I know that after you wait for Guo Dongyue to go to school, you will teach them to speak at home, and I know what you are teaching them to say." ”

"It can't be!" she shook her head flatly, "I don't believe it!"

Guo Dongyue choked up and said: "It was a song that Guo Dongyue recited to you on your birthday when he was very young, and even he has forgotten it, only you remember it firmly." ”

The expression on the mother's face was mixed, doubtful, joyful, hesitant...... All kinds of emotions are intertwined, and she seems to want to cry, and she seems to want to laugh.

Xiao Zi and Pea Huang immediately reacted when they heard the keyword "wanderer".

"The line in the mother's hand, the wanderer's shirt.

Before leaving, I am afraid that I will return late.

Whoever says an inch is careless, and he will be rewarded with three springs. ”

They were recited in unison, pronounced more clearly and accurately than any other sentence, even the pea yellow, which was always slurred, apparently practiced many times.

The mother kept swallowing her saliva, her fingers gripping the sheets tightly, crumpling them.

"Why do you know? Why do you know?"

Guo Dongyue stood up, stretched out his hand to her, and said with a smile: "I also know another thing - the big house that Dongyue built for you is almost finished, but he is worried that you will be nostalgic for the old house and will not leave. Would you like to check it out?"

The mother stared at his hand, and only after half a ring did she hesitantly reach over and hold it, and looked up at him, "I want to be with Dong Yue, and I will go wherever he is." ”

"Okay, let's go. ”

Guo Dongyue helped her get up from the bed, put on her clothes, scarf and hat for her, and she carried the birdcage with her free hand.

"Far away?" she asked.

"Not too far. Guo Dongyue smiled, "There is also a pet store nearby, and Dongyue has been running there to play recently." ”

"I also love pets, especially birds. She said wistfully.

He dragged his mother out of the bedroom and across the living room.

Aunt Bai swallowed melon seeds and looked at them suspiciously, "It's so late, where are you going?"

Guo Dongyue said to her seriously: "You are off work." ”