Chapter 1 Childhood Playmates
The breeze slowly skimmed over the woods, the pines and cypresses were clustered and chaired, and the unknown trees were interspersed, and it was cloudless today, and although it was late autumn, the sun always wanted people to know that it was everywhere. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis forest stretches for hundreds of miles, the people on the periphery of the forest call it Wolong Ridge, Wolong Ridge looks down from a high altitude really like a brute dragon sleeping here, the peaks are majestic, magnificent. In it, only the sound of the "whooshing" of the waves and forests, occasionally accompanied by bursts of birdsong, and patches of white mist between them, like a piece of peace and tranquility, as if the soul has also been washed here. Perhaps because of this, the people who live in the mountains of Wolong Ridge are very kind, and most of them rely on going into the mountains to hunt or collect some firewood, and then exchange some daily necessities in the nearby towns to make a living.
In the northeastern periphery of Wolongling, there is a river that flows down from the deep mountains of Wolongling, meandering and flowing, I don't know how many years it has flowed, but it is still alive and well. Along the banks of the river, ordinary hamlets smoke curl and chickens and dogs smell each other. In order to facilitate communication with the town, the ancestral villagers built a bridge at the entrance of the village, where people passed a lot, and it was named arch bridge because the bridge was arched. Over time, people called this village Gongqiao Village.
At the time of Shen, unlike other people's homes, Jiang Chaiyun's house still had bursts of white smoke rising from the roof.
"Cough, cough" There were two more coughs in the next room, which made Xiao Chaiyun, who was pouting and trying to blow the firewood, tighten his heart again, looked at the white gas bubbling from the earthen bowl on top of the firewood, turned his head in the direction of the next room, and shouted in a slightly immature voice: "Mother, the medicine is almost ready, you can bear with it a little longer." "I looked back at the firewood for a while, and from time to time I glanced in the direction of the arch bridge outside the door, afraid that the firewood would suddenly go out, and as if I was afraid of missing something.
Finally, seeing that the medicine was boiling, he picked up the small bowl on the table, poured a full bowl, carefully brought it to the bed next door, and shouted as he walked: "Mother, the medicine is ready." ”
I saw a middle-aged woman in her thirties walking on the bed, and saw a more beautiful face with a sickly face, hearing this, she leaned sideways to help support her body with one hand, and the other hand couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hand, "cough, cough" and couldn't help coughing twice, coughing and looking at Xiao Chaiyun and said: "Yun'er, mother is sorry for you, your mother has been sick for four years, you could have grown up without excellence and no filter, but because of your mother's illness, you have lost a lot of childhood happiness ......." As he spoke, he saw that there was a little light flashing in his eyes staring at Xiao Chaiyun, and suddenly, he turned his head, brushed his face with his sleeve, turned his head and took a deep breath, and continued: "Come, Yun'er, hurry, take the medicine to your mother to drink, you can also go play, don't let the second sister wait for them, cough, cough, cough." Seeing that the unitary time is coming, your father should also come back to collect firewood, and you should come back early, don't let your father worry. ”
At this time, Xiao Chaiyun had already walked to the bed, stretched out his hand and handed the medicine to his mother, as if he didn't understand the words that his mother would repeat almost every two days, and didn't understand why his mother always said that she was sorry for herself, and when she heard her mother say that her sister was still waiting for her, she smirked twice: "Mother, do you know that we have made an appointment to catch fish?" When she said this, she also looked at the direction of the arch bridge outside the open door with the corner of her eye, but she didn't know that the middle-aged patient didn't know that he was going to go down to the river to catch fish, because she was young and simple, and there were flaws in her words.
When the middle-aged sick woman heard this, she took away the medicine bowl that had just been put on her lips, and said in a slightly heavier tone: "Yun'er, don't go down to the river to catch fish, you are still young, you only learned to swim the year before, and there is a deep beach in the river, even your father dare not venture to go down." cough, cough" seemed to be more and more excited, and her tone was anxious and she coughed again, but the middle-aged patient woman held back her cough and continued: "Besides, it is already late autumn, and the river is also cold, in case it freezes, and if it catches the cold, your father has to make a living every day, and at that time, who will take care of your mother? Who will take care of you?"
"Oh, I see, Mother, then I won't go down to the river to catch fish. Xiao Chaiyun was afraid that his mother would cough if he talked too much, and he seemed to be afraid that his mother would worry about himself and affect his body, so he agreed to his mother in a firm tone.
The middle-aged sick woman saw that Xiao Chaiyun agreed to herself, and put the medicine bowl in her hand to her mouth again, "Goodong, Goodong" and drank the medicine in the bowl. Seeing that his mother had finished drinking the medicine, Xiao Chaiyun took the medicine bowl and put it on the table in the room: "Hehe, mother, then I'll go." As he spoke, he ran out the door.
Running through the door, I heard a sentence from inside the house: "Don't go down to the river." Come back early, tomorrow is the day when your Uncle Douzi's eldest girl gets married, and your father will go to help your Uncle Douzi's family. Then came a sigh.
As if to reassure his mother, the same sentence came from behind Xiao Chaiyun: "Oh, I know." Regardless of whether the middle-aged patient heard it or not, she ran a few more steps after finishing speaking. When I went out of the door, I saw Xiao Chaiyun six or seven years old, dressed in green clothes, a finger taller than his peers, with small eyes, and a slightly thin face with clear contours, a bit of a middle-aged sick woman. At this time, Xiao Chaiyun was running with his feet crossed in the direction of the arch bridge.
Soon, they came to a clearing not far from the arch bridge, where there were several stone piles, which the villagers usually placed here for rest. On top of the tallest Shi Dun sat a boy about the same age as Xiao Chaiyun, wearing a blue single-sleeved robe, ankle-length light blue trousers, with clear eyebrows, a round face, a high nose bridge, and a head of jet-black hair, which had to touch the back of the head below the collar, quite handsome. I can't see the expression on my face at this time, although I look like I am six or seven years old, but the distance between my eyebrows is too small, and I don't know if I am born to look up or think about something, but there is a majesty between my eyebrows. At this time, he was looking down at the two people on the ground. A little boy and a little girl were half-crouching on the ground. The little boy was short and stocky, half a head shorter than Xiao Chayun, and had a pair of small squinted eyes on his black face, and he was also dressed in green clothes. Opposite him was a little girl with two small pigtails, the little girl was obviously smaller than Xiao Chaiyun, she looked like she was only five years old, wearing a fiery red velvet jacket, a short bean-red skirt, a slightly upturned nose, and two small dimples on her round face, revealing a cute and mischievous appearance. As soon as you see her, you will like her from the bottom of your heart.
Shui Lingling's big eyes were tilting his head at the slingshot-like plaything in his hand and the two beads on the ground, and when he saw the beads stopping, he said to the little boy holding the same plaything in his hand in a slow tone: "Big pumpkin, it's your turn." After finishing speaking, he muttered in a low voice: "Brother Chaiyun is the last one to arrive every time, next time we go to his house to wait for him, so as not to bully me all day long." Although he was young, he couldn't help but see a little anxious in his expression, and after speaking, he naturally looked sideways in the direction of Brother Chaiyun's house on the opposite side of the arch bridge, but he didn't see that the little boy who was called a big pumpkin by her was already a little unhappy. Seeing that Xiao Chaiyun was striding towards the arch bridge, he jumped up happily and shouted: "Brother Ling Feng, big pumpkin, look, Brother Chasing Cloud is here." After shouting, he also ran in the direction of Xiao Chaiyun.
The little boy who was called Ling Feng by the little girl also jumped down when he heard this, and said to the little chubby boy who was called "Big Pumpkin" by the little girl: "Big Pumpkin, this game doesn't count, let's continue to gamble tomorrow." ”
The big pumpkin reached out and picked up the two beads on the ground, stood up and faced Ling Feng, and shouted with a thick mouth: "Let you call me pumpkin, I have a name, my name is Chu Xiangnan, and again, my name is Chu Xiangnan, if you call me like this in the future, I won't play with you." After saying that, the fat soles of his feet stomped hard, and then turned his head angrily. At this time, Xiao Chaiyun had already joined the little girl, ran towards the two of them, and came to Chu Xiangnan and Ling Feng from time to time.
Seeing Chu Xiangnan and Ling Feng, Xiao Chaiyun immediately said seriously: "I'm sorry, big pumpkin, Ling Feng, sister Erya, I extinguished the decoction fire for my mother today, I came a little late, let you wait a little longer, and ...... next time." ”
Hearing that Xiao Chaiyun hadn't finished speaking, Chu Xiangnan turned his head back and yelled at Xiao Chaiyun: "You, all of you ..... bullied me, I've told you thousands of times, I have a name, my name is Chu Xiangnan, don't call me pumpkin, you pumpkin pumpkin is called, I'm getting fatter and fatter now." ”
"Ha, ha, ha, hee, he, he, he, he" Xiao Chaiyun and Erya who had not yet figured out the situation understood what was going on after hearing this, and Ling Feng all laughed back and forth, and the already very cute children were even more cute and playful in the laughter. Erya laughed and said, "Who told you to eat so many pumpkins all day long and fart all day long." Hee, hee" also laughed and covered his mouth with his hand, making it even more cute.
Hearing what Er Ya said, Xiao Chaiyun and Ling Feng laughed more and more violently, and they almost rolled on the ground.
Chu Xiangnan's round and fat face was red with anger at this time, and he roared: "I won't play with you anymore, I'm going home." He walked forward.
When Fang had just passed by Xiao Chaiyun's side for four or five steps, he heard Ling Feng's voice sound from behind: "Alas, I haven't caught a fish for a long time, and when I heard my father talk about it yesterday, I found a little red fish in the Qingshui Bend in front of me, which looks extremely cute, but unfortunately some people can't catch it." Then he deliberately raised his voice and said: "Chasing the clouds, let's catch a few little red fish later, and keep them in the water tank at home, do you say?"
"Good. Xiao Chaiyun said quite cooperatively. After agreeing, he turned his head to look at Chu Xiangnan, and when he saw Chu Xiangnan, he stopped when he heard the little red fish.
Seeing this, Ling Feng was even more unforgiving: "Okay, then let's go." Lest the sun go down and the river is cold, I still want to catch a small yellow croaker. "Because Ling Feng is still young, many fish species are not yet known, so they can only be described by color. After saying that, he went to pull Erya with one hand and Xiao Chaiyun with the other, and he was about to run in the direction of the bridge.
"Hehe, Chasing Yun, Ling Feng, Sister Erya, I'm not joking, you can take it seriously, you can call me a pumpkin, just don't mention farting in the future. After speaking, his eyes finally turned to Erya.
Xiao Chaiyun and the three of them didn't want Chu Xiangnan to really go back, seeing this, Ling Feng still spoke: "Okay, pumpkin." Later, when we catch the little red fish, we will divide it evenly. But he deliberately read the word pumpkin out loud.
Although the four of them are still young, they seem to be playing and bickering like this from time to time, Xiao Chaiyun understood the thoughts of several people when Ling Feng spoke, and he had already turned around to hold Chu Xiangnan's hand, Chu Xiangnan also seemed to know that Xiao Chaiyun would come to hold him, seeing that this was the case, he just smiled, and at the same time handed his fat hand to Xiao Chaiyun, and then the four of them held hands, walked across the arched bridge, and walked towards the Qingshui bend that Ling Feng said. Along the way, there were still immature laughter and the words "red fish, a few, and points", accompanied by noisy noises.