Chapter 100: Once Home

The cold season has been attached to a layer of spring vitality, and the yellow and frosty branches have begun to be mixed with a little green.

The breeze blows through the uncovered windows, causing it to sway in the wind and make a creaking sound.

It's still the old, neat house, the sun is shining in, and the light spots are dense.

On the chair against the window in the room, the young man's eyes were closed, his hands were clasped in front of him, and he exuded the atmosphere of reminiscence.

Magic capital, Hengdian.

In the land of China, it is known as the mecca of film and television, and a large part of many nationally famous and acclaimed movies and TV series were filmed here, and there are various large-scale or small-scale production crews here all year round.

This holy place, which countless people flock to, is unimaginably fiercely competitive.

Some even became Jackie Chan and transformed, but more people disappeared from the public and became the most common people in Hengdian.

.......

Time is like water, always inadvertently, quietly slipping through the gaps of your fingers.

The changes of five years have made Chen Mu's delicate and tender face become mature and resolute, remembering the change that is still fresh in his memory and changing his bumpy fate, the thin lips that are tightly pursed together reveal a bit of stubbornness.

"You're going to look up to me again?"

Between thoughts, an idea suddenly popped up in Chen Mu's heart, and the thought came for no reason, but it seemed to come naturally, and it appeared in his heart in a grand manner.

Chen Mu's home had two in the previous years, the first one was the orphanage where he was raised, which was the warmest harbor he had ever had, and all his troubles passed away quietly the moment he returned home, maybe he was naughty, maybe he occasionally had a little temper, maybe he would cry, maybe he would ...... , but everything was shattered in that day, that moment......

In my memory, that home is a little remote, located on the very edge of a third-tier city, leaning against a mountain where strange animal calls come from at night, and there is not a single foreign traveler for many years.

In the autumn harvest season, he often playfully carried the lamp at night, beckoning a few friends to steal some of their greedy corn and roast it in the dry pit, at that time he felt that this was the happiest moment of his life.

As for the appearance of home, it may have changed now, but the way it used to be will always come back to me in the bottom of my heart.

From a distance, it looks like an abandoned house, with a dilapidated red roof that can shelter from the wind and rain, but it is also necessary to hold pots and pans and put them in a leaky place, and it must be repaired from time to time so as not to be torn off.

The walls are plastered with discarded cement from a construction site far away, and are black and gray in color, and you can feel the sharp particles of sand when you put your palms on them.

The ground is untouched, and the ordinary dirt is laid on the ground, and even a light rain will make it muddy.

In the courtyard, there has been a Buddha statue with a broken arm on the gray ground, it is smiling, and the pair of immobile eyes that hang down are staring at the land, as if they are happily watching the development of this world.

The most precious thing in the whole house is a radio with a broken mast, it is in the hands of the dean, and the children only have the opportunity to see the dean's hidden radio once a week, listening to the outside world, which is the time they look forward to the most every week, because it is the place they have been longing for for a long time.

To say, the smell of home is the special musty smell, not pungent, relatively docile, not unpleasant, just special, but at that time he knew that the place with this smell was his home.

From the beginning of his memory, to the winter of 12 years old, he has been living in that dilapidated but warm home, he is a younger brother, following his older brothers and sisters, younger brothers and sisters playing games happily, unhappy together, laughing and rolling on the ground together, ....... together and have always been together.

On that day, in the winter after the Chinese New Year, it was the northeast, and it was bitterly cold, and the children were wrapped in shabby cotton jackets and cotton pants and repaired cotton shoes that they had picked up from the garbage station on the edge of the city dozens of miles away, covering their little faces red from the cold, trembling their frosty eyelashes, and snorting in the form of a white mist, banging on the door of the dean's room, looking forward to the broadcast of the week.

The dean, a kind-faced, slightly hunched grandmother, rubbed the cold little heads of the children, took out the radio, adjusted the direction for a long time, and then a clear male voice came from the radio.

Chen Mu still remembers what the male voice said:

"Huaxia is now on the road to becoming a world power, everything in the motherland has been renovated and rebuilt, and the whole society has revealed the power of prosperity and upwardness. In terms of security laws, one of the most touching is that the state will pay for the training of orphanages, so that the orphans in this land can live a safe and worry-free life, and every local area in China can apply, but the important point is that it can provide orphans with a good living environment, and they can already support themselves, and orphanages with a certain ability to work cannot be qualified, of course, the state will also have certain subsidies......."

From that moment on, the dean's gaze drifting away from these children became a deep memory in his heart.

After that day, the dean changed, and the four of them over the age of 10 had to endure labor far beyond their age range every day, and the younger siblings were scolded by the dean when they tried to come over and help with worried faces.

At that time, he thought that this period was the responsibility of taking care of his younger siblings as an older brother, and although he was tired, he had the motivation to support him.

Until that day came, several noble or simple couples from afar came to this orphanage, with the intention of adopting a few children here, and it happened that there were four couples, facing their four children who had passed the age of 10, and the director did not hesitate to bring them out, their faces full of joy, and their old palms full of folds and calluses were busy serving tea and pouring water for them.

At that time, his lively and eccentric cute image instantly attracted the love of the four couples, but when he saw that the result could not be changed, he cried and hugged the couple closest here.

The couple were from the countryside, and unlike other people who drove cars, they rode slowly in an ox cart pulled by an old ox.

On the same day, he and three other friends were taken away by these four couples, parting is always sad, they waved tears, tightly held each other's hands, did not want to separate, but in the end they were separated, taken away.

That day, he sat on the cold ox cart, looking at the three carts driving in different directions, and he felt at that moment that his fate had changed.

After sitting for an unknown amount of time, it was almost dark, and he walked out of the car numb from the cold, and came to the home where the couple lived, sad and looking forward to the new life.

The ideal is very full, but the reality is a blow to Chen Mu, as soon as he arrived at this home, the adoptive parents are no longer the image of being kind in the orphanage, they didn't eat dinner, they directly let him sweep the floor, light the fire, move things, and they won't eat together, just give him a bowl for him to eat in the kitchen, this is not home, completely treat him as a slave, beat him if he wants, and scold if he wants.

During the abuse, Chen Mu tried to escape many times, but with the body of a twelve-year-old child, how could he fight the adults, and finally he was even locked in the house like a captive.

The village seems to be a forgotten place, with no gangsters, no police patrols, or even police alerting residents to fire safety.

In this dark room, there is no sunlight, and the only window is completely obscured by the lower room of the later construction.

Chen Mu is here, he likes to curl up in the corner of the wall, because it is dark in front of him, only the real touch can bring him a sense of security, there is a burning pain at his two wrists, that position is the friction made by the long-term locking of the chain, the severe pain makes the corners of Chen Mu's eyes a little moist, he wants to cry, express the grievances and fears in his heart, when this dark life will have an end He doesn't know, he wants to run, but he can't see hope.

Gritting his teeth hard, Chen Mu rolled his eyes upwards vigorously to prevent himself from crying, because that would only get the couple's cynicism and even scolding.

Next door is a room with sunlight, the couple lives in the house, the walls are very thick, but not soundproof, their conversation, scolding, quarreling always rings in Chen Mu's ears.

Time passed in the dark, and nearly two years of abuse and imprisonment passed, and Chen Mu tried to escape countless times in the two years he lived, but he failed, and at the same time, he was accompanied by violent beatings.

Fourteen-year-old Chen Mu, because of congenital reasons, even if the nutrition can't keep up, although Chen Mu's body is thin, his height is comparable to that of an average adult.

Finding the opportunity for the man not to be at home, Chen Mu took the opportunity to pull away from the woman's pull, and hurriedly escaped from this hell in his heart, according to the general direction in his memory 2 years ago, he hid and walked for nearly a day, and finally came to this place where he used to be home and now has doubts.

The name of the orphanage is still the same name, but there are many strange children in the yard, the house that was once like an abandoned house has been rebuilt, the special musty smell has also dissipated and become fresh, the ground covered with dirt in the courtyard is also paved with stone slabs, the only thing that remains unchanged is the Buddha statue with a broken arm, and there are several pet dogs on a leash in the yard.

Lifting the thick and scattered long hair in front of him, he squinted at the sunlight he was not used to now, and saw only one in front of a dormitory. The dean, who had wearing reading glasses, sat on a chair with a kind face and looked at the group of children in front of him.

At this moment, the sound of the cow's mooing and hooves stomping on the ground sounded, Chen Mu looked back, his face changed greatly, and he immediately took advantage of no one to notice him, and hid in the garbage heap not far from the door.

Tie the ox cart to a wooden stake at will, and the couple angrily came to the orphanage that Chen Mu was already unfamiliar with, rang the doorbell, and after the dean with reading glasses opened the door, he questioned Chen Mu's whereabouts.

However, what made Chen Mu feel cold was that it could be heard from the obedience that the old dean seemed to know Chen Mu's current situation, and directly promised that he would find Chen Mu, and the child would send him back to the couple's house, and immediately invited the couple into the house and waited to find Chen Mu, and at the same time asked the men and women working in the orphanage around to look for Chen Mu.

At that moment, Chen Mu's heart was cold, is this his home?

With his head bowed pale, he left here in hiding, moving his trembling calves towards the distance where he could not see the future.

......

Slowly opened his eyes, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, and he said to himself: "Perhaps, you are right." ”

One of the obsessions that originated from his predecessor Chen Mu was that he didn't understand why the dean abandoned him and why he didn't let him go back to his home.....

"Hey...."

With a sad emotion, Chen Mu sighed, put down the obsession of burning the flame in his heart, got up and walked to the window, raised his palm to block his eyes, and looked at the flames hanging in the sky through the gap between his fingers.

The first home was an orphanage, which was broken.

The second home is the place where Chen Mu has stayed for the longest time since he was 14 years old, Hengdian, but the final ending seems to be cursed and broken again.

Chen Mu was kicked out of Hengdian.

Now that the man who drove him out is gone, will he go back?

Chen Mu remembered the original scene in his mind, the figure that was constantly smiling, and the eyes of the surrounding people who were enthusiastic and now indifferent and mocking, he carried the salute and left with great difficulty.

Chen Mu's palm fell vertically on his waist, his eyes twinkled like stars narrowed, and he said with a faint coldness: "Since I have been kicked out, it is no longer home." ”

The friendly figures of Zhao Liying, Deng Chao, Sun Li and others appeared in his mind, Chen Mu had a warm smile on his face, and said to himself: "What you have now is family, and where you have family is home, what do you say?" ”

Saying that, Chen Mu turned his head sideways and looked at Sissi who was lying on the bed asleep and hadn't woken up yet, Sissi had fallen asleep in a daze since she was attracted by the light of the computer case, and she hadn't woken up yet.

Turning around and walking to the bed, Chen Mu lowered his body, gently pinched the cute little face of Qian Qian's flesh, lowered his head, and kissed it gently with a doting smile.

Sissi seemed to feel something in her sleep, clicked her rosy cherry mouth, turned her head, and continued to sleep.

Chen Mu, who was cute by Sissi's cute movements, couldn't help laughing, and immediately covered Sissi with a quilt and walked to the window in the bright sunlight.

With a slight smile on his face, Chen Mu raised his head, looked at the building covered with golden mangs in the distance, was silent for a while, and then said slowly and calmly: "If anyone wants to destroy my home, I will do everything I can." ”

Chen Mu's eyes showed a long-hidden edge.