At nine o'clock in the morning, Zhang Dongming took a taxi to Beishan Township.

The children laughing and playing in front of and behind the house, the adults chatting and enjoying the shade under the trees at the root of the wall, the cows, horses and sheep eating grass at the door, and the chickens, ducks and geese running around in the yard, the summer in Beishan Township has always been so natural and simple.

Pushing the door into the courtyard, Sun Shufen was picking beans in the garden, and said happily: "Didn't you say that you would only come back in the afternoon?" ”

Zhang Dongming sat at the head of the garden wall: "It's nothing, just come over." ”

Sun Shufen glanced at him happily: "Xiaowan has gone abroad, she is bored." ”

Zhang Dongming smiled: "A little." ”

Sun Shufen picked the beans in the basin: "Tell me about you two children, as well as Wenliang and Yumei, what kind of country are you going to go out of, now it's okay, find your own guilt, Xiaowan called a while ago, and she was homesick." ”

Zhang Dongming said, "What about my uncle?"

"I went to Weizigou to drink. Sun Shufen came out of the garden after picking beans: "Have you eaten in the morning, Aunt Hungry will make you some first." ”

Zhang Dongming jumped down from the wall, patted his buttocks, and entered the house: "I didn't eat." ”

After eating and staying for a while, Zhang Dongming went home at noon.

went to Li San's house to get the key, and the two of them just came back from the field to eat, rice and rice, and shallot dipping sauce.

Li's third daughter-in-law said angrily: "Why didn't you say anything in advance when you came back, I'll boil some water for the kang or something." ”

Li San said enthusiastically: "I haven't eaten, come, eat some." ”

Zhang Dongming sat down on the kang happily: "Eat, eat, eat from my Uncle Gong's house." ”

"Girl, make tea for Brother Dongming. ”

"No, not thirsty. ”

"Put less tea, one or two grains are enough, you Dongming brother can't drink strong tea......"

"Why didn't Xiao Wan come back together?"

"I went abroad to study. ”

Li's third daughter-in-law reacted: "Go abroad?"

Zhang Dongming took a sip of water: "Ah, I went to Canada, I left at the beginning of last month, and came back at the end of March for the New Year." ”

Li San and his family were very surprised, they are rural people, they have never been to the city a few times in half their lives, they don't know which country Canada is, and going abroad is too far away for them.

Li's third daughter-in-law asked, "Did you have a conflict with Xiaowan?"

"Nope. ”

Li San then asked: "What did Xiaowan do abroad, what did she learn, and what did she learn?"

It's really hard to explain to these two people: "Xiaowan and I are very good, nothing at all." ”

Li San's daughter-in-law put down her chopsticks and couldn't help but say: "You can really do it, Xiaowan is such a smart girl, it's too late for someone else to guard at home every day, it's good for you, you have no heart and lungs and let people go abroad, what if you run away with others, it's too late to regret it." ”

Zhang Dongming was happy: "Don't worry, you can't run." ”

No matter what Zhang Dongming said, Li San and his wife were very worried about Tang Wan's going abroad, so after receiving a half-day of criticism education and experience teaching, Zhang Dongming finally took the key and went back over the wall.

Time passes, the seasons change, and the home of the small courtyard has always been like that.

Under the old apricot tree in front of the window, the flowers blooming in the garden, the sunlight reflects a little bit on the ground through the lush branches and leaves, and the peaceful courtyard, Zhang Dongming's heart can't be quiet.

The scene of rebirth seems to be just yesterday, but time has quietly passed for more than two years.

At that time, he thought that the days were still far away, but now they were close at hand, but he did not know what the outcome awaited him.

"Uncle Li is cool. Zhang Dongming came out of the back of the room.

"Ah, it's back. "With a rickety body, withered yellow hands, and a shriveled face, I haven't seen him for three months, and this old man looks getting older and older.

"Well, it's boring in the city, or the countryside is comfortable in the summer. Zhang Dongming moved the stone and sat down, and looked at the chess pocket beside him: "Kill two games?"

Old Li Tou'er said happily: "Come." ”

The chessboard was spread out, and under the big willow tree, a young man and an old man put on a red and blue formation.

Lao Li Touer is a real chess master, although Zhang Dongming is a little worse than him, but it is not much different, it can be compared, but today's first game Zhang Dongming is full of loopholes, and he was killed by Lao Li Touer without 50 steps.

The second set started to be better, and there was a certain amount of resistance, but it was almost impossible to lose without any suspense, and in the seventh and eighth games, it returned to the state of the first game, and the chess game fell thousands of miles after a few moves.

Zhang Dongming then played chess, and Lao Li straightened his waist: "Let's be here today." ”

Zhang Dongming said with a smile: "Uncle Li is serious today." ”

Old Li Tou'er looked at him with cloudy eyes: "It's not serious, it's calm." ”

Zhang Dongming nodded, helped collect the chess, and slowly helped the old man up: "Fight again tomorrow." ”

Lao Li Tou'er smiled and took the chess bag: "Okay." ”

The old man walked slowly on crutches, and Zhang Dongming turned around and lay on the big stone and looked at the sky.

It was getting dark, Sun Shufen called for dinner, he got up from the big stone and walked into the distance.

Gong Liguo drank too much in Weizigou, fell asleep on the kang, and after eating, Sun Shufen washed clothes in the outhouse, and Zhang Dongming lay on his stomach on the kang, quietly watching Gong Liguo who was snoring.

It is said that rebirth is not a superman, and the second is not a robot, in the face of the joys and sorrows of life, in the face of the seven emotions and six desires of human nature, rebirth can change far less than imagined, on the contrary, rebirth has to bear much more than imagined.

Just like the sleeping uncle in front of him, the uncle who treated him like his own son, who was about to face life and death in six days, he knew all this, but he could not say, he could not even do anything, he could only watch and wait for that day to come.

"What are you stunned about? ”

"Huh?"

Zhang Dongming came back to his senses, Gong Liguo sat up slowly, wiped his face and rubbed his head: "This drank too much, cough cough, when will you come back?"

"I came back at ten o'clock. Zhang Dongming got up and poured a cup of tea.

Gong Liguo drank slowly: "Xiaowan has gone abroad, this holiday is boring." ”

"It's ok. ”

Gong Liguole looked at him: "This wilted head, it's okay to call it? I think it's all souls that have gone abroad." ”

Zhang Dongming smiled: "Where." ”

Gong Liguo pulled over the pillow and leaned back: "Xiao Wan called a while ago, I heard that you also thought enough, it's okay to make more calls, Xiao Wan didn't say that you two can still go online and video, look at it more, see people more than anything else, you are good, I ran back after a few days of vacation, and I will go back quickly after two days." ”

"People have stipulated that they can only watch once in half a month, and I don't dare to have any opinions. ”

"What did Xiao Wan say?"

"Ah, it's useless for me to think about it here, people are living comfortably over there, and I'm not productive if I hurt myself. ”

Gong Liguo smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You two children, ......"

Zhang Dongming was happy, got up and went to refill a cup of tea.

The parents who chatted about trivial things were short, it was dark at seven o'clock, Zhang Dongming came out of Gongli Country, and wanted to go to Wang Qiang to sit for a while, his house locked the door, it should be back to Dafenggou on vacation.

Small courtyard, picturesque night.

Zhang Dongming walked on the wall of the garden, watching the stars gradually fill the entire night sky, watching the stars slowly disappear into the shining light.

At dawn, the village exudes a long silence, and on the mountain road, a figure runs hard.

The next five days were long and short.

The content of each day is the same, either to accompany Gong Liguo and Sun Shufen, or to play chess with Lao Li Touer under the big willow tree behind the house, or to lie down on the wall of the garden.

But no matter what, the heart is chaotic, more and more chaotic, chaotic breathless, chaotic on the verge of collapse.

There are only a few people he really cares about in this world, life and death, although he is ready to face any result, but in this upcoming process, he can't help but suffer from gains and losses.

In his previous life, at about 8:40 a.m. on August 9, 2003, his Uncle Gong suddenly suffered a severe cerebral hemorrhage at home, and died on the spot before he had time to rescue him.

Today in this life, August 9, 2003, what is the fate of his Uncle Gong?

He didn't sleep all night last night, in fact, he hasn't slept much these days, he can't sleep at all.

The sky was overcast, dark clouds were rolling, and the air was filled with an oppressive atmosphere.

At six o'clock, Zhang Dongming went to Gongli country.

Not long after the two of them got up, Sun Shufen washed her face in the outhouse, and Gong Liguo watched TV in the house.

Sun Shufen was a little surprised: "Come here so early?"

Zhang Dongming said: "I got up early, I'm hungry." ”

Sun Shufen wiped her face with a towel and said with a smile: "Then this is cooking, wash your face, wash your face first, Lao Gong, take firewood." ”

Zhang Dongming hurriedly said, "I'll go." ”

After carrying the firewood into the house, Gong Liguo looked at him: "You didn't sleep last night, right?"

Zhang Dongming nodded: "I've had a little insomnia these days." ”

Gong Liguo said with a smile: "Little young man, why don't you sleep, I see that you are holding back here, hurry back to the county tomorrow." ”

Zhang Dongming didn't say anything, and watched TV with him.

At 6:40, the meal was ready.

At 7 o'clock, after eating.

At 7:20, Gong Liguo said that he would go out for a while, and Zhang Dongming said that he would play chess with him.

Gong Liguo's chess level is very average, he knows that he can't play, he can't say it, Zhang Dongming didn't let him go.

At 7:50, the first set ended, Gong Liguo won with difficulty, and Zhang Dongming said that he won two games in three games.

At 8:15, the second set ended, Gong Liguo won again, Zhang Dongming said that he won three wins in five games, Gong Liguo didn't do it, Zhang Dongming said that this time he promised not to cheat, and he said what he said.

At the beginning of the third game, Zhang Dongming didn't dare to look at the wall clock anymore, he kept looking at the chessboard and Gong Liguo, his breathing gradually became heavy, his fists clenched unconsciously, and beads of sweat appeared on his head.

I don't know how long the third set went, but Zhang Dongming won.

In the fourth set, Zhang Dongming's breathing became heavier and heavier, his fists clenched tighter and tighter, and the sweat on his head became denser and denser. Gong Liguo's attention was on the chess game and did not notice his situation.

I don't know how long the fourth set went, but Zhang Dongming won.

In the fifth set, Zhang Dongming's breathing was already a little difficult, his palms were wet and he could already get out of the water, the beads of sweat on his head were lowering, and his face had become pale.

Gong Liguo noticed his abnormality, and said with a nervous face: "Dongming, what's wrong, what's wrong?"

Zhang Dongming smiled and shook his head, and his consciousness finally stayed on the time on the wall clock, 10:08.