Counting the days, on August 20, 1978, it was time for Zhaoqing to send eggs to Hong Yanwu again.

But the reality is that the injury on Zhaoqing's back is still not healed, and at the same time, he is still fighting with his father, and it seems that he does not have the possibility of fulfilling the agreement.

However, Zhaoqing is very kind, although he himself is in trouble, he has been thinking about this matter in his heart.

So two days in advance, he told his father that there was still a good customer in the capital, Hong Yanwu, and asked if he could let him out temporarily, and when he found a way to deal with the matter of sending eggs to others, he would go home and continue to be punished.

For his son's idea, Zhaoqing's father supported it. Because his education for children is to deal with people, integrity first. Promise others what you do, do it to the best of your ability. Otherwise, it is morally inadequate, and the body is not right.

It's just that it's raining in the sky, and he's afraid that Zhaoqing's back will be wet. The second is that he is also afraid that his son will take the opportunity to meet Xiaoqin. And then some kind of alliance and consensus. So he didn't agree to Zhaoqing going out, but wanted to take care of the errand of delivering eggs by himself.

Zhaoqing was not at ease about this, so he persuaded his father.

"You haven't been to the capital in 20 years, and the city has changed a lot. Besides, it's raining, and the day after tomorrow is the end of the day. Even if the rain stopped, it would be muddy. It's a trivial matter that the egg is going to fall, you are sixty years old, don't break it again. ”

But Zhaoqing's father smiled and didn't care.

"The address you are talking about, isn't it the nunnery in Nancheng, the one with the street building? As long as it doesn't have long legs, I can find it with my eyes closed. ”

"Besides, you're afraid that the road will be difficult to walk in the rain. You haven't practiced martial arts with me, so naturally you don't understand. In fact, there is no sect, as long as the person who practices martial arts, those who have some real skills will definitely be able to go. ”

"Don't say anything else, the mountain road in Wudang Mountain is much more dangerous than here, my master Xu Benshan is seventy years old, and he can go down the mountain and up the mountain from Zixiao Palace in less than an hour and a half after the rain. Except for a pair of shoes, at most a few mud spots were splashed on the socks. It's our Jiulong Mountain, and it's only half an hour since I reached the top in the wind. ”

"On the contrary, it's you, it's better to worry about yourself, I don't want to understand that it's not good for you. I'll have to lock you up then, so stay in the house......"

That's it, on August 20th, Zhaoqing's father picked up Zhaoqing's big rattan basket, filled half a basket of eggs, and set off for the capital at five o'clock in the morning.

Not to mention, although this day has not yet come out of the "dog days", after two days of heavy rain, it is a rare comfortable weather.

The light rain is still not complete, but you don't need to use an umbrella or wet your clothes. The air along the way is filled with warm water vapor and the fragrance of green grass, which is very refreshing.

Zhaoqing's father really didn't brag, he was able to see the true biography of Xu Laodao in Baiyun back then, although the "flying on the grass" under his feet couldn't really let him fly, and he couldn't reach the point where his feet didn't get muddy. But it is still possible to be permanent, maintain a constant speed, walk like the wind, not slip, not sink into the foot, and be stable.

In fact, don't look at his age, and he didn't take any transportation. But because I lived in a mountain village and never stopped practicing my feet every day, I took a break for seventy or eighty miles, and I arrived at the capital in less than five hours.

Of course, he hasn't been in the capital for 20 years, and he is a person who is worried about the capital, so he will inevitably look left and right, looking for the memories of those years. So as soon as I passed the vegetable camp, I slowed down, and my eyes were a little insufficient.

Today's capital is indeed very different from his impression.

Like in the past, when he put horses and eagles, the wild teahouses that he had rested on the road were gone, and even the reeds and mass graves in Taoran Pavilion, which he was used to, had become a well-planned people's park with green grass.

What used to be a deserted area is now a bustling street.

Those two meat restaurants, dumpling shops, oil and salt shops, noodle shops, fruit bureaus, meat bars, clothing estimators, steamer shops, Beijing paper shops, duster shops, incense wax shops, dark clothes shops, shroud villages, coffin shops, bar houses, and carriage and horse shops have all disappeared.

Instead, there are comprehensive state-run stores with signboards such as "Shin Shin", "Hongguang", and "Limin".

The ground that can lift up the loess when the wind blows has also turned into asphalt roads.

It was no longer panniers, Western carriages, bell carts, and rickshaws. It's the big bread-shaped buses, the great liberation full of goods, and the shiny cars and bicycles and tricycles that move like clouds.

Everything is organized and orderly.

The only thing that made him uncomfortable was that the towering walls and gates had disappeared. It was actually demolished cleanly, and there was nothing left, making the capital completely different from the capital.

This inevitably made him give birth to some things and people, and he was full of vicissitudes. At the same time, I also sincerely sigh at the rapid development of modern cities, and the weather here is far from comparable to the fields and villages.

But in this way, he couldn't figure it out. Such a nice place, so why doesn't Zhaoqing want to come?

It can be seen that the hairy boys are all hiding in the countryside and waiting for stupidity! There is only one Xiaoqin in his eyes, and he can't see the excitement outside at all!

This further proves the necessity of people to come out and see the world!

Thinking of this, Zhaoqing's father couldn't help but become anxious, he was no longer so interested. It seems that the better the scenery of the capital, the worse his mood will be. So I seized the time again, identified the direction of the Kannon Temple, and began to hurry.

It really has to be said here that the people of the old capital are the people of the old capital.

Although more than 20 years have passed, the environment of the capital has changed greatly, and many new streets and alleys have been added, and the recognizable road signs of the past have basically disappeared. But with a sense of direction, Zhaoqing's father still successfully found Fu Ruli.

And as soon as he entered this alley, which seemed to freeze time, he completely touched the veins of the old days. Without the slightest hesitation or hindrance, I found the West Courtyard smoothly. At this time, the time was just past eleven o'clock.

It's just that I didn't expect that there was a lock on the door of the Chen family, and Zhaoqing's father was closed.

Dare to love this is really Zhaoqing's negligence, he himself knows the rules of Hong Yanwu's life, every time he enters the city, he sells some eggs first, and then goes to the door in the afternoon. But he forgot to tell his father, which caused the current situation of missing people.

In fact, it doesn't matter if you wait, the key is that the sky is cloudy again, and with Zhaoqing's father's experience, the rain is about to fall.

And he doesn't know when he will come back, so he has to wait until we go?

In this way, he was embarrassed, and he wanted to entrust the eggs to the neighbor next door to hand them over, but he couldn't manage the money. Besides, people's mental tricks can't be eaten thoroughly, in case you encounter a person with a bad conscience, swallow it and don't admit it, then you can't tell it in retrospect.

Fortunately, just as he was thinking about it, a person was coming in from outside the courtyard, it was Shui Qing who had just bought tofu and came back.

She is kind by nature and has the hottest heart. I saw a very old man standing at the door of Chen's house, and a large basket of eggs was resting under his feet. Take the initiative to come over and talk.

Zhaoqing's father is not good at saying what he means directly. Because it was not allowed to resell eggs at that time, the slogan of "cutting the tail of capitalism" was still on people's lips in the village. So he claimed to be Hong Yanwu's relative, and took the opportunity to ask Shui Qing when Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan would come back.

He didn't expect that Shui Qingcai would laugh when he heard it.

"Uncle, you are definitely not Xiao Wu's relative. Or you won't know that his family actually lives in the East Courtyard, which is Quanzi's home. ”

With this sentence, Zhaoqing's father couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

However, Shui Qing was very knowledgeable and interested, and he was quickly relieved.

"Uncle, it's okay. Why you're here, I don't ask. But they won't have to come back at least after noon. It won't be able to wait for a while, and I don't think it's appropriate for you to wait. Otherwise, I'll take you to Xiao Wu's house in the East Courtyard, his parents should be there, and you can tell them the same if there is something. Or you just go to my house to drink some water, eat something, and wait at my house for them to come back......"

Shui Qing's enthusiasm, thoughtfulness, and sincerity all moved Zhaoqing's father very much, he had seen a lot of people in his life, and he was completely sure that Shui Qing was a kind and good girl.

For such a person, there is absolutely nothing to worry about and not believe. Only busy thanks.

"Girl, you are so spiritual and kind. Then please take me to the East Courtyard to find Xiao Wu's parents. I still have something to do, so I won't wait. Thank you!"

"Uncle, you're polite. Then you wait for me. ”

That's it, after Shui Qing put the tofu at home, he directly led Zhaoqing's father to the East Courtyard to find Hong Yanwu's parents.

Walk up the high steps of the east courtyard and enter the mottled courtyard gate. Shui Qing led Zhaoqing's father step by step to bypass the uneven detours in the courtyard, walked past the big jujube tree, and entered the innermost Hong family's range in the east courtyard.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them stepped here, they smelled a strong aroma of porridge.

The taste can only prove one thing, a pot of slimy stick rice cha porridge has been boiled to an unprecedented level, and it is waiting to be cooked.

That's exactly the case, Shui Qing smelled the smell and went straight to the small kitchen of the Hong family, and shouted at the door, "Aunt Hong, there is an uncle looking for Xiao Wu, he and Quanzi haven't come yet, so I will bring you here." ”

In the small kitchen, there was also a response. "It's Qing'er, thank you. I put down the pot in my hand and came. ”

After a short time, Wang Yunlin flashed out of the small kitchen.

She had just turned off the heat and moved the porridge pot, still holding a bowl with mustard gnocchi in her hand. But there is no Saturn and greasy all over the body, it is so clean and neat, and it is so spirited.

It's just that the moment she raised her eyes to look at Zhaoqing's father, and the moment when Zhaoqing's father looked at her at the same time, the most unexpected moment in her life happened!

On the spot, not only Zhaoqing's father was stunned, but Wang Yunlin also didn't move at all. Then she let go of her hand, and the bowl in her hand fell to the ground and smashed to pieces.

Shui Qing, who was watching from the sidelines, felt that something was wrong, but she hadn't asked out loud yet. The two old men had already spoken.

I saw Zhaoqing's father's lips trembling, and he called out Wang Yunlin's name.

Yun Lin...... How are you?"

Wang Yunlin's tears couldn't stop flowing down, and the words in her mouth were even more amazing.

"Brother...... Is it really you?"

At this time, Shui Qing took a closer look at it, and she realized that the two people in front of her really had some similarities between their eyebrows.

It was obviously not just now, how did this become a real relative in a blink of an eye?

The scene in front of me is really like a "story", which is a bit bizarre. But this is clearly happening around you, happening now......

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