He Xinping walked to the entrance of the village and saw the second aunt standing at the intersection, looking anxiously at the road.

"Second aunt, what are you doing here?" He Xinping asked strangely.

"Wait for your second uncle, will you leave now?" The second aunt nodded with satisfaction when she saw that He Xinping was clean.

"yes, I'll go first, and I'll be back soon. He Xinping said.

"Try to come back as soon as possible, I'll make your favorite sauerkraut fish in the evening." The second aunt advised.

He Xinping answered, and then walked towards the outside of the village.

The afternoon sun was very strong, and the leaves on both sides of the road were sloppy.

The intellectuals in the trees also chirped weakly.

But because of their shelter, pedestrians are still more comfortable walking in the mottled shade.

The rice paddies on both sides of the road were already full of golden ears of grain, which rustled with gusts of wind.

The seedlings in the watermelon field drooped, and some ripe watermelons even cracked automatically.

It's summer!

It reminded him of when he was in high school, where their high school was far from home.

Several villages share a high school, so many students have to get up before dawn to go to school every day, and when they get home from school, the moon is already high, and when the night is long, they have to bring flashlights to school.

He remembered his tablemate Xia Caixia, who often went to other people's fields to steal melons and fruits for her to eat on the way from school.

Although Xia Caixia is not in the same village as him, from elementary school to high school, they are all in the same school, in the same class and at the same table, which is very fateful.

He likes Xia Caixia very much, Xia Caixia likes him very much, and the two even planned to go to the same university, but an earthquake destroyed everything.

In that earthquake, Xia Caixia pushed him, so he is 25 this year, and she is still 16, stopping at the most beautiful age.

In that earthquake, Xia Caixia's father also went with her, her mother crushed a leg, although the government later helped to take care of it, but the person was also lame, and the only sister who was still in junior high school supported the whole family.

Fortunately, with the help of the government, they barely dropped out of school, and when He Xinping went to college, he sent them the money he earned from his part-time job every month, and his life was barely passable.

"Brother Xinping, you're here. As soon as He Xinping arrived at the door of Xia's house, he was seen by Xia Meijun who was sitting at the door.

Seeing Xia Meijun stand up with a smile, He Xinping was in a trance, although the two sisters are not completely similar, but they are the same in temperament.

Xia Meijun's mother heard the sound in the house and limped out.

"Aunt Fan. He Xinping greeted.

Aunt Fan is less than fifty years old, but her hair is gray and she looks extremely old.

"Xinping is here, come in and sit down. Aunt Fan greeted.

"Alas, okay. It was not the first time He Xinping had come, so he walked into the house and sat down familiarly.

Xia Meijun also walked in.

"Meijun is graduating in one year, right?" He Xinping asked.

"Yes, there is still one year to graduate, and you can come out and look for a job. Xia Meijun was happy, but worried.

I am happy that I can finally work and earn money to support my family.

I'm worried that if I work, I won't have time to come back to my mother.

When she was in college, she enrolled in a local school, so that she could come back every week to visit her mother.

After talking to Xia Mu and Xia Meijun, He Xinping stood up and prepared to leave.

"Xinping, you can stay and have dinner before leaving. Xia's mother said.

"No, the second aunt told me to go back early. He Xinping refused.

Then he took out a bank card from his pocket and put it on the table and said: "There is some money in this card, the password is Caixia's birthday, I will go out in a few days, I'm afraid I won't have time to see you in the future." ”

"Xinping, you have helped us too much, you don't owe our family, you don't owe Caixia, you just earn money and keep it yourself. Xia's mother said that she remembered her dead eldest daughter, and tears flowed down her eyes.

"One last time, not in the future, Aunt Fan, don't be sad, before I leave, I want to go to Caixia's grave to have a look. He Xinping said.

"Let Meijun accompany you!" Mother Xia didn't refuse anymore when she heard this, because this was not the first time, so she didn't think much about it.

Xia Caixia's grave is on the hill behind the village, which is also the location of the ancestral grave of the Xia Village people.

But Xia Caixia's grave is a bit off, because according to the customs of rural people, unmarried daughters are not allowed to enter the ancestral grave.

Therefore, her grave is far away from the ancestral grave of the Xia family, and it is just opposite her father's grave.

Xia Caixia's grave was very simple, a dirt bun, very small and thin, overgrown with weeds.

Maybe in a few years, this little dirt bag will not be left.

"Meijun, you go to the side, I want to talk to your sister. He Xinping said.

"Oh. Xia Meijun, who was a little sad, heard the words and walked towards his father's grave.

It's been so long, and she's not sad anymore, but whenever she thinks of her sister, she always has a sense of unreality in her heart.

"Caixia, you used to tell me that you like the sea the most...... I'm leaving, going where you want to go the most, and I'm not coming back ...... later. He Xinping muttered.

Looking at the tomb in front of him, he remembered many things from the past.

Thinking of her running after him with her pigtails, she looked angry and ruined!

Thinking of her score higher than him in every exam, she looked triumphant!

Thinking of her leaving her breakfast to him every day, she pretended not to be hungry!

Thinking of going to the watermelon field to steal watermelons, she looked scared and nervous!

......

But now everything has come to naught, and the only thing left is a pile of loess in front of you.

He Xinping couldn't hold back any longer, sat in front of the grave and cried.

Xia Meijun was squatting in front of her father's grave, and when she heard the cry, she stood up and prepared to go over, but after thinking about it, she squatted down again, and said to her father in the tomb: "Although my sister is dead, she should be very happy to meet someone like Brother Xinping, right?"

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"I'm sorry Meijun, I really didn't control it, I let you see the joke. On the way back, He Xinping, who had already controlled his emotions, said.

"No, this Brother Xinping is the Brother Xinping in my mind. Xia Meijun shook her head and said.

"Meijun, if I don't have time to come in the future, you often take the time to come and see your sister, she must be very lonely when she stays there alone. ”

Xia Meijun nodded when she heard this, and she was infected by He Xinping's emotions, and she also became sad.

"The card I gave you, the money in it is enough for you to spend in the next few years, so even if you graduate and look for a job, don't work too hard, find a time that is more relaxed, and spend more time with Aunt Fan ....... Along the way, He Xinping explained carefully.

Xia Meijun listened with a little foreboding, "Is Brother Xinping ready to let go completely?" That's right, our family has dragged him down a lot in the past few years. ”

For a while, his heart was mixed, even if he was reluctant, he couldn't find a reason to stay.

Descended the mountain and came to a fork in the road.

"I won't go to your house, you can go home!" He Xinping said to Xia Meijun.

Xia Meijun nodded a little dejectedly, He Xinping was in a low mood and didn't care.

After walking a distance, when he turned around, he saw that Xia Meijun was still standing there looking at him, so he raised his arm and shook it.

Xia Meijun mechanically raised her arm in response.

He Xinping raised his eyes and saw that on the mountain behind her, a girl in a blue and white school uniform was standing and waving to him.

"Goodbye!"

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