When I arrived in the provincial capital, it was already more than 4 o'clock, and I hurried to the bus station, and I couldn't catch the last bus, so I had to stay in the provincial capital for the night, but Li He was eager to go home now, and he didn't want to stay for a moment.

Sitting in the car, Li He directly stuffed the scarf and hat, and unbuttoned the jacket, as long as it does not snow by the Huai River, it will not be too cold, and occasionally it will freeze under special circumstances, but there is still a difference with the severe cold in the north.

An inch of time and an inch of copper, an inch of copper is difficult to buy sleepy insects, Li He is too sleepy, he really can't rest well on the train, and he falls asleep on the seat unconsciously.

"Hey, comrade, wake up, it's time to stand"

Li He was woken up by the conductor in a daze, thanked him, quickly packed his bag, and got out of the car.

It was in a hurry out of the county, there was not even a car in the middle of the road, it was almost dark, I knew that I would buy a flashlight, the black light was blind, and it was unlucky to encounter a ditch.

When the sky gradually became dark, and he couldn't see his five fingers, Li He was a little panicked, and he couldn't see the road, and it was no different from walking with his eyes closed, unless he waited until midnight to see if there would be a moon in the sky.

In the time of self-remorse, hearing a few intermittent donkey barks, Li He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the lights from far and near.

There were two horse lanterns hanging on the donkey cart, and two vague figures on the frame, Li He hurriedly struck a match, so that the other party could attract attention, so as not to suddenly open his mouth and scare people.

"Hey, fellow, can you stop and intercept me?"

The donkey cart came to a stop, and there were two people sitting on the frame, and there was a man lying in the cart, covered with a thick quilt.

The old man on the frame of the donkey cart said, "Young man, where are you going to go so late at night?

Li He unceremoniously carried his bag and sat on the right side of the frame, "Thank you, uncle, I am the last train back from the provincial capital back to Honghe Bridge, a little late" "We will go to Honghe Bridge, where are you Honghe Bridge?" asked the young man sitting next to Li He.

Li He listened to the sound so familiar and familiar, just the miserable light of the horse lamp, after seeing it clearly, he was happy, isn't this his brother-in-law Yang Xuewen, "Li Zhuang, the second child of Li Zhaokun's family." Big brother, where are you from?"

Yang Xuewen sighed and said, "The county hospital came back, my grandmother was sick, and she didn't want to live in the hospital, so she had to come back."

The old lady lying behind the donkey cart was sober, and said with a smile, "What kind of stupid words do you kid talk to other young men, it's almost the New Year, where can the hospital be drained, what is the use of curing this root disease." If it's really useless, then I'd rather be bad at home, and your two will save trouble, carry a few shovels of soil on Lao Gangshan, won't it be over? “

Suddenly coughed heavily, and then said, "Are you the reading baby of Li Zhaokun's family?" Oh, usually a few girls have nothing to do and talk about it, you are so promising, and someone wants to go to your ancestral cemetery to have a look." Xuewen, and when we pass directly from the river, we will carry the little baby to the door, the black light will be blind, and he will not be able to ask for it alone."

Yang Xuewen hurriedly responded, and Li He hurriedly said, "Auntie, no, you are not in good health, and now it is cold, I simply went to Honghe Bridge and walked a few steps, you don't deliberately go around in circles." ”

Li He knew that although the old lady had been in poor health, he remembered that the eldest sister's children had passed away when they were in junior high school, and he also came back to send a paper tie, a charitable old lady, and her spirit was better than that of ordinary people.

The old man smoked smoke all the way to drive the donkey, rarely interjected, when he arrived at the Honghe Bridge, Li He jumped down directly from the frame, and resolutely refused to let him send, the old man smashed it and smashed it, "Then let Xuewen send you a section, and the two of them are not sad when they walk." ”

Yang Xuewen took down a horse lamp from the frame, "Let's go, brother, I can't see this way, why don't you go, I'll send you"

Li He wished he would go, so he didn't refuse, "Uncle, aunt, then I'll study abroad at night Brother Wen will sleep at my house, you go back and pay attention"

The old man said, "I'll leave a door for Xuewen first, and you can decide the situation yourself."

Yang Xuewen agreed, and chatted with Li He all the way.

When I entered the village, it was already past eight o'clock, and it was also pitch black, and there was no electricity at this time, and the brightness of the kerosene lamps was also limited.

Li He went to the old house first to knock on the door, there was a bright light in the house, it seemed that Li Long had not slept yet, and he took Yang Xuewen with him, but it was not good to go to the old lady and sister first.

The door opened with a snap in the house, Li Long held the lamp in one hand and the deadbolt in the other, and saw Li He standing at the door with a person, but he was very surprised, "Brother, you are back"

Li He put the things away, Wang Yulan and Li Mei also approved the clothes when they heard the movement, Wang Yulan was so happy that "Why did you come back so late?"

Li He pointed at Yang Xuewen and said, "Thanks to this brother, otherwise it would be really difficult to come back from the black light, so I will go to Ba Village and come back with them."

Yang Xuewen smiled and said, "What a big deal, my grandfather is Yang Laokui, and he is an old carpenter on the dam."

Wang Yulan knows Yang Laokui, the family is poor and messy, the son is dead, the daughter-in-law ran away, and there is only one grandson left, "Your grandfather and I know, when I was young, your father and his grandfather repaired the river together, just the river bay in front"

"Oh, old lady, don't rub it off, I'm starving, hurry up and give me something to eat, I'll accompany Brother Xuewen to drink some more" Wang Yulan still wanted to gossip, Li He quickly broke off, two days and one night, I didn't have a good meal, and now I am hungry.

Suddenly, there was a cry of a little girl in the house, Li Mei hurriedly said, "Then I'll do it, you will rest, look at Xiao Wu, crying, I guess I heard you move" "Why are you standing stupidly, pour two cups of tea." Li He gave Li Long a brain seed angrily, and said to Li Xuewen, "Brother Xuewen, you sit down first, I'll go into the back room to see, what is the kid crying?"

When she entered the house, the fourth child was coaxing the little girl and didn't let her get out of bed.

The little girl immediately pounced on Li He, and shouted "Ah Guo" vaguely, and she cried even louder.

Li He hugged the little girl in his arms and was distressed and angry, "What are you crying about, crying like a big cat"

The little girl touched her eyes with her sleeve, "Ah Guo, I miss you so much, villain, fourth sister, don't let me get out of bed"

The old man angrily slapped the little girl's buttocks, "You will sue"

Yang Xuewen was still sitting in the back room, Li He didn't care about coaxing the little girl, and said to the fourth child, "Dress her, let her go down if you want to go to the ground, and she won't be able to sleep for a while."

threw the little girl to the fourth child, stuffed the money in it into his pocket first, and then handed the bag to Wang Yulan, "Here are some things I bought, you can divide them"

Although Wang Yulan is angry with Li He and spending money indiscriminately, her heart is sweet, but there is no child who is more prolific than her own son.

The meal was placed on the table, and Li He hurriedly pulled Li Xuewen onto the table and asked Li Long to pour wine.

Li Xuewen came to eat a cake and was not hungry, smelled the fragrant braised pork and swallowed his saliva unconsciously, he hadn't seen meat for a long time, he was a guest at someone's house, it was not delicious and ugly, but he couldn't stand Li He is also picking vegetables, pouring wine, and he is not enthusiastic.

Li Xuewen can only sigh, when will his family be able to live this life, live in a big tile house, have wine and meat.

When he was sleeping, Li slept in the same room with the brothers, afraid that Li Xuewen would be uncomfortable, so he let him sleep in a bed by himself.

After drinking and eating, a few people washed their feet, wiped their bodies casually and went to bed.