Chapter 1 Leaving Home for 19 Years

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One snowflake after another, floating in the entire mountain for several days, Da Lei Mountain turned white, and Zhaojia Village under Da Lei Mountain turned white, so white that it was impossible to tell where the road was and where was the ditch.

Asked Lan to sweep the snow that had fallen on a new grave. A snowflake floated into her eyes, and tears flowed down her cheeks. No, it's not tears, it's snow, because her tears have dried up.

Wen Lan's father, Shi Wan, trembled and burned the paper money, and the flames looked particularly golden in the snow.

A hare poked its head out and its eyes fixed on the offerings in front of the grave.

"Ah---h---h

"Lan'er, don't sweep it, let your mother, her, she be quiet for a while. Shi Wan muttered to his daughter, tears flowing down the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes to his face.

"No, Dad, Mom is wearing so little, the snow will be cold when it falls on her, my daughter is not filial, she is going to leave her mother, I don't know when I will be able to go back, I want to try to make my mother suffer from the cold for a minute. Wen Lan knew that her mother didn't have a decent cotton coat, and she wore a thin shroud she had just bought from the street.

"Lan'er, it's all because of Daddy's incompetence......" Shi Wan choked up and couldn't go on.

"Dad, don't say that, mom is already very relieved to have a man like you, and my daughter is proud to have a dad like you. Although our family is very poor, my daughter has been very pampered by her parents since she was born, and I am very lucky to be able to grow up in this family. Wen Lan stopped clearing the snow and squatted down to burn paper with Shi Wan, "Mom, my daughter is going to take her father to the south, it's warm over there." From now on, my daughter will take care of the family, and I will take care of my father, don't worry. ”

"Lan'er......" Shi Wan began to pack up the offerings, "Let's go, Uncle Agen may be waiting for us." ”

The father and daughter packed up their things, stepped on the open flame, and got up to leave.

Walked a little deeper, one foot shallow, and suddenly, Wenlan ran back like crazy, crawled back to her mother's grave, knelt on the snow and cried, "Mom, Mom, my daughter can't bear you, can you hear your daughter's call, come out quickly, let your daughter look at you again...... Mommy ......"

"Lan'er, Lan'er......" Shi Wan helped Lan up.

"Dad, I'm going to clear the snow for Mom again. Wen Lan stopped crying. A thin layer of snow accumulated on my mother's grave for a while, and she kept muttering as she swept the snow: "Mother, you must be cold, is there a fire over there, go to a place where there is a fire and rub the fire." Mom, you can go all the way with us, the south is warm, and it won't freeze you......"

Shi Wan kept wiping the corners of his eyes, as if he didn't do this, tears would be frozen on his face.

Wenlan swept the snow for a while, knelt in front of the grave and bowed again and again. Shi Wan picked up and asked Lan and muttered, "Lan'er, let's go, your mother will follow us to the south......"

The heavy snow was still endless, and it was falling all over the place, and Wen Lan's head was covered with snowflakes.

The father and daughter reluctantly left the cemetery and dragged their tired bodies home.

"Lan'er, you check your luggage again, and I'll go to Uncle Agen's to see if I can go." After Shi Wan finished speaking, he walked out.

Wen Lan sat on the edge of the bed, today, January 13, 2009, she will take her father to a strange city in the south - Nanxinshi. When it came time to make breakfast, the father and daughter made cakes from the leftover flour at home, enough for them to eat for the day on the road. The ticket to Nanxin City was bought in Uncle Agen's car to the county seat a few days ago. Uncle Agen is the village head, and when his mother was sick, Uncle Agen went door-to-door to mobilize donations, and also went to the township to seek government help. It was also Uncle Agen's idea to go to Nanxinshi, and Uncle Agen was informative, and he said that Nanxinshi was very developed and he would definitely be able to find a job.

Wenlan looked at the luggage stupidly. When they got up in the morning, the father and daughter began to pack their luggage, bringing all the clothes they could wear and two quilts. Taking advantage of the residual temperature in the quilt, Wenlan wrapped her mother's portrait in the quilt, for fear that her mother would freeze, her mother was most afraid of winter before her death, once, her mother was sick and uncomfortable, Wenlan put a hot towel on her mother's forehead, and her mother said: "Baby, my mother will be uncomfortable in winter, and I will definitely go in winter in the future." ”

Wen Lan said: "Mom, don't be afraid, when I have a chance in the future, I will definitely take my mother to the south for the winter, and I will definitely cure my mother's illness." ”

"My precious daughter will be successful in the future, Mom believes. ”

A few months ago, my mother's condition deteriorated, and the last few days were almost spent in a coma, and when she woke up for the last time, she said to Wenlan with great difficulty: "Baby, it's worth it for mom to have a daughter like you in this life, your dad is an honest man, you must take care of dad...... I said I'd leave in winter, and I won't get cold when I'm gone......"

"Ask Lan--" With a greeting, the hidden door was opened, and a shower of snow drifted in. The snow outside was much lighter before I knew it.

"Yingzi, why did you come here so cold. ”

"Can I not come, our sisters have never been separated since they were young, and you don't know when you will be able to return ...... when you leave"

Yingzi and Wenlan are a pair of best friends, they grew up together since childhood, and they have been in the same class in elementary and junior high school, but because Wenlan's family is poor, they suspended high school before they finished school, Yingzi studied more than Wenlan for a year, and was not admitted to college after graduating from high school.

"Yingzi, I will come back, this is the first time I have gone away from home, I will definitely work hard, my mother got help from the whole village during her illness, I want to spell out my personal example, and repay everyone well." ”

Yingzi took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Wen Lan: "Wen Lan, you take this, this is a little bit of my heart." ”

"Yingzi, I owe you too much, I definitely don't want this, I have it. If you don't say thank you, our sisters won't say thank you. ”

"No, you must take it, or I'll be upset. ”

"Yingzi, to be honest, with our relationship, if I need it, I won't be polite, and now I don't need it. The ticket to Nanxin City has been bought, and there is still more than 500 yuan in change on hand, and if I find a job after getting there, it will be enough for me and my dad to use it for a while. ”

"What if I can't find a job for a while?"

"I believe that there is no way to heaven and man. ”

"Also, you should buy a mobile phone, it's easy to connect, don't you need money to buy a mobile phone? ”

"I haven't even thought about buying a mobile phone, do you think I can use it now? ”

As he spoke, Yingzi's phone rang.

"Hey, it's, it's, um, ask Lan that this is about to go. Oh, okay. Yingzi hung up the phone, "It was Dashu who called, saying that he couldn't come back and couldn't come to see you off, and asked me to apologize to you on his behalf." By the way, I should have given you the phone just now, and I blamed me for being careless. ”

"Yingzi, tell Dashu, thank him for his kindness! I also hope that he will study hard in college, and don't forget to invite me to eat your two candy in the future. ”

"yes, that's what you said. You have to be able to reach you first, so you have to have a mobile phone, so you have to have the money. ”

"You're stupid, won't I write to you, I'll write to you when I'm settled. ”

"Lan'er, we can go. Oh, Yingzi is also there. Shi Wan pushed the door in.

"Yingzi, otherwise, I will accept this red envelope, but you keep it for me, if I come back without any interest in the future, will you give it to me again? ”

"You still don't accept it. It's nothing more than a little caution on my part, alas. ”

"Don't sigh, by the way, I need your help now, quick, help me move my things to Uncle Argen's car. ”

The three of them carried their luggage to Uncle Agen's car together.

Yingzi put down her luggage and greeted Uncle Agen: "Uncle Agen, is it okay to drive a tractor to the county seat on a snowy day?"

"What's this, your Uncle Agen has been driving a tractor for more than ten years, I haven't experienced any weather, plus I haven't gone out for a few days, it's almost the New Year, many people in the village have things to buy at home, I have to go for a trip today." "Uncle Agen's beard hadn't been shaved for a few days, and the snowflakes were stained all at once.

In fact, Uncle Agen drove not a tractor, but a second-hand pickup truck. A few years ago, Uncle Agen helped people drive in the county, and later simply bought a second-hand pickup truck to pick up some small work in the county, he jokingly called this car a tractor, and the villagers called it a tractor. Because Uncle Agen was enthusiastic about helping others and had a high prestige in the village, the village was changed the year before last, and the villagers couldn't help him, so they elected him as the village director. After becoming the village director, he regarded his transportation as a sideline, and put his main energy on the work of the village, he said at the meeting, everyone elected me as the village head, I was not mentally prepared, and I had to say something about it when I spoke for the first time today, if you go to the city to do things in the future, I will help you handle the small things, you don't have to run, for example, buy something or something, just say hello. In this way, the villagers did not have to go out to buy anything.

"Brother Wan, get in the car!" After the luggage was put away, Uncle Agen beckoned the father and daughter to get into the car, "Yingzi, you go back, if you don't go back, Wenlan won't get in the car." ”

"Yingzi, go back, I'll write to you when I settle down. Wen Lan said and got into the car.

"Wenlan, have a safe journey, waiting for your news. Yingzi waved her hand at Wen Lan, her eyes moistened.

The car started, and Wen Lan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, saw in the rearview mirror that Yingzi was still standing in the snow, rolled down the window, and motioned for Yingzi to go back.

The snow is much lighter, it looks like it's about to stop, and it's much brighter than in the morning, is it a sign of good luck for this walk?

"Lan'er, look, this is ---" Shi Wan suddenly exclaimed, breaking the moment of silence in the car.

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