got into the car, sat down for a while, Zhang Xingming took hot water out and gave his grandfather a few sips, and waited for his grandmother and grandfather's mood to ease down a little before the car started and drove towards the fort.

The old house was sold by my uncle, and I even asked my grandfather to move after it was sold. At that time, my uncle built a new house and owed some debts. Uncle may never have thought that this place was actually just a place for their mother to live, and this place belonged to this old man who was not related by blood at all, and was later kicked out of the house by his aunt, and he could not even be called a stepfather. My uncle didn't change his surname.

The car made two turns along the mountain road, crossed the small stone bridge, turned the bend at the head of the bridge, and walked towards the fort.

Zhang Xingming looked at the stone bridge, and suddenly wanted to get out of the car and go under the bridge to take a look and find it, to see if Brother Mancang's fishing net was still there.

He turned his head and asked the little soldier, "Did you catch crickets here when you were a child?"

Xiao Bing smiled and said, "Why haven't you caught it, from the past to the present in the fort, the children have been tossing in this area, but it has not worked in the past two years, the water is getting shallower and shallower, and there are fewer things." ”

Grandpa interjected with a smile: "You guys, I used to flutter here when I was young, and there was no bridge at that time, and the water was not as deep as my neck." ”

Zhang Xingming said: "When I was a child, the water was only thigh-deep. ”

The soldier said: "You go down now and take a look, it's good to have calf deep, it's going to dry, and I don't know where the water has gone." ”

Li Chun drove the car and laughed and said, "Is your grandfather talking about an age?

Xiaobing said: "You people in the city don't understand, like this, they all say that before the age of five or six, six or seven, it doesn't count when you're older." ”

Grandpa looked out the window and said, "When you're older, you have to work, how can you have time to play in the water, you have to let the family die." I haven't been here since I was thirteen years old, I went to the commune, and then it was called the commune, and it doesn't count when I pass by. ”

Li Chun was a little unconvinced, and asked, "Haven't you been here since you were so far away?"

Grandpa said: "Yes, it's just a little bit farther, I have to work, I can't finish the work all year round, if I don't do it, I won't have anything to eat, how can I have the energy to play, and I don't have that time." Winter is coming, it's time to freeze. ”

Xiao Bing said: "My second brother probably hasn't been here for many years, and he is in the fort every day." Some people have never been out of the fort for half their lives. ”

Li Chun shook his head: "It's not easy in the countryside, it's really not easy." ”

Zhang Xingming said: "The summer in the mountains is very short, and the hot days are June, July and August, that is, these three months can be launched. By the end of August, the water was cold. ”

The soldier said, "Hey, you quite understand, indeed, in fact, when you can go into the water all day, it will be a month. ”

The car walked forward, and saw that there was Uncle Qingge's house in front of him, Zhang Xingming said: "I remember the last time my mother came over, she also came in like this, parked one by one, and finally arrived at your house." I'll have to do it again today. Brother Li. ”

Li Chun nodded and said, "I know, I remember all of them." The car stopped at the door of Uncle Qingge's house, and Zhang Xingming said to Xiaobing: "Let's go, let's go and send it." ”

Xiaobing nodded, and the two of them got out of the car, went to the back car, took down the prepared things, and carried them into the courtyard door of Uncle Qingge's house.

As a result, the daughter-in-law of Mancang was at home alone, the whole family went to the county, put down the things and the two of them came out, Xiaobing said: "Mancangzi is really weird, the whole family went to the county seat and threw the daughter-in-law alone, and the children took a ticket for the daughter-in-law?"

Zhang Xingming said: "Can't you see that she is pregnant? Can she squeeze into the car?"

Xiaobing smiled and said, "I didn't think about it, I still wondered how this guy was so fat." ”

The next stop is the sixth uncle, that is, the fourth uncle's house, took the oil and rice noodles and went in, there was no one in the house, the two of them put the things on the kang and came out, Zhang Xingming pressed another 300 yuan under the noodle bag, not that he didn't want to give more, but he couldn't.

Then I went to see the master, and left five hundred yuan, and a group of people went back to the second master's house. The car couldn't get up, so it was still parked in the team's threshing floor, and a group of people came up carrying things.

Walking up the ramp, there is no change in the houses on both sides and in the memory, but the houses have all become red brick houses, and the firewood tents of many people have also been replaced with brick walls, and the thatched houses are almost invisible, and it seems that the living standards of the villagers have also improved a lot in recent years.

Entering the hospital, Xiao Bing shouted a few times, and Xiao Viagra came out of the room: "Why are you back?" Oh, Er Ming is here, this is Grandma Zhang and Grandpa Zhang, right? Little Viagra's natural smile was shy, and he walked out from behind with his sleeves.

Xiaobing asked, "What about my mother and my sister?"

Little Viagra said, "It's in the house." ”

The soldier asked again, "Where are you in the back?"

Little Viagra said, "Fertilizer, I won't use it next year?"

A few people walked into the house, and the little soldier asked, "Where is my father?"

Little Viagra glanced at Zhang Xingming and said, "It's been a long time." My mom walked for a while before seeing a doctor, and then my mom didn't stay for a few days and left, who knows where he went, and he didn't say anything. ”

The creep frowned and stopped squeaking.

After entering the house, everyone put down their things, and the rice, flour, meat, and vegetable oil were piled up, and Sister Xiaoying came out of the back room to see the voice: "Mom, what's wrong with robbing the market? Xiaobing, why are you back? Erming? Oh, my brother, have you been gone for a few years? Why did you come back before? This head is running, are you the tallest in our family now?"

The second aunt is in good health, the family is much more relaxed, and Sister Ying's lively temperament has emerged again.

The second lady also walked out slowly, and said with a smile: "I heard that a lot of people came, why do you take these things, there is nothing missing at home." ”

Sister Xiaoying grabbed Zhang Xingming's shoulder and said, "Mom, Mom, look at how tall Erming is now, you see, you are taller than me, and you have to run one meter eight." ”

Zhang Xingming said with a smile: "I will work hard to create a new height for our family." ”

Xiao Bing went over and helped the second lady and asked, "Mom, how are you now?"

The second lady smiled and said, "It's good, it doesn't hurt anymore, just raise it for a few days." You don't have to hang up, just go to school. ”

The second aunt is now obviously smaller, and she is a lot more energetic, and her face is not sallow and sallow. But in conscience, this disease is easy to recur, and no one dares to say what will happen in the future.

Xiao Bing thought about it and couldn't hold back, and asked, "Where is my dad?"

The second lady was stunned for a moment, sighed and said: "Whatever he gaha, he has arms and legs, he can't starve to death anywhere, and when he runs enough, he will come back, and he can still go outside without going home." I guess I'm going to find a job and make money. ”

The creep gritted his teeth and didn't squeak.

Sister Xiaoying said: "Come and sit in the house, Brother Li, Brother Wang, Brother Zhang, come into the house and sit, Erming, you bring these brothers into the house, I will boil water." ”

Everyone went into the house and sat down on the edge of the kang.

The second lady also sat down, looked at Zhang Xingming and said, "Xiao Erming's head is high enough, and your family has not been so tall for several generations combined, what have you eaten? ”