Feng Tianyu still clearly remembers that his house is a two-story small bungalow, and the entrance is a flat cement dam yard, and there is a row of poplar trees at the edge of the yard that are high = towering clouds, and the trunks are as thick as people hugging, and they are sticking to a thin layer of white liquor, like a girl applying silver powder. He loves these plants, especially their colorful appearance in the summer. Every summer, the lush foliage will ripple with an emerald green, which is very soft and lovely; one-third of the yard dam is shaded under the leaves; At night, there is a bright moonlight quietly flowing on the green branches and leaves, and in the courtyard dam, the mottled leaf shadows are cast, giving people a sense of beauty and tranquility.

He remembered that every hot summer, his adoptive mother would bring an old bamboo chair and place it under the poplar tree, sit on it leisurely, and fan the wind elegantly with a folding paper fan printed with a lady.

Mei Zhifang, who is in her fifties, looks younger than her peers: her skin is fairer, her shiny black hair is mixed with a little gray hair, and there are a few shallow wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, but these wrinkles seem to show her depth and kindness; A pair of almond eyes are embedded in a goose egg face, and when he smiles, two shallow dimples appear at the corners of his mouth, and the cheerful ripples ripple in a circle.

I haven't seen my adoptive mother for more than seven years, I wonder if her face has aged? I wonder if her smile is still bright?

He remembered that Mei Zhifang had said to him meaningfully several times, Tianyu, I don't know how long I can live, you see your Aunt Mei Zhiping, she looks fine, and she is not sick, but if she sleeps, there will be no one the next day, and her life is fragile; So you have to marry Ruoxi into the door quickly, give birth to a child as soon as possible, I can hug the child, otherwise I will be absent one day, and I can only bring regrets to the grave.

She said so, but she wasn't pessimistic.

It can be said that Feng Tianyu and Lin Ruoxi got married so early, which was the result of Mei Zhifang's urging.

Unfortunately, Mei's hopes came to naught seven years ago.

When he arrived at the village where he lived, he saw that many old houses in the village were gone, some places were being demolished, and some places were standing tall commercial buildings, more than a dozen stories high, and he almost didn't know that this was the village he lived in.

When he arrived at the door, he saw that his house was still there, and that the row of lush poplar trees was still there, but the house had grown old and the trees had grown thicker. He had a sense of alienation from being reunited after a long absence, and wondered if his adoptive mother would cry with joy when she saw him.

His steps were a little sluggish, but he still walked over, one step, two steps, three steps

He saw a beautiful figure come out of the house with a basin of clothes, go straight to the faucet by the dam, and then turn on the faucet, and the tap water "swished" into the basin. She crouched down with her back to him and rubbed her clothes in the basin with her hands. Her long, shiny black hair hung down from the top of her head and draped over her thin shoulders, looking pitiful. Feeling excited, he clears his throat and exclaims, "Fluttershy"

Bao Xiaodie suddenly turned around, and when she saw Feng Tianyu, she was startled, and she was overjoyed, and blurted out, "Brother? Immediately, he burst into a bright smile and shouted, "Brother! Elder brother! She seemed to bounce and shook the laundry detergent foam off her hand, which drifted down under the poplar tree in the wind. She ran over with joy and hugged him tightly with outstretched hands, as if she were afraid that he would be blown away by a gust of wind.

Feng Tianyu was very happy to see his sister so excited, proving that she still respected his brother very much. Although they are not related by blood, their relationship is very good, better than brother and sister.

Bao Xiaodie said: "I heard from my brother Mu Shuguang a week ago that the judge in S City would go to the prison where you were being held to retry your case within a week - it's great that you were released so soon! ”

Feng Tianyu said with emotion: "We can finally reunite!" ”

"yes, we can finally be reunited! Brother, do you know, I look forward to you coming out every day. Bao Xiaodie couldn't help but sobbed as she spoke, and her shoulders shrugged one after another.

Feng Tianyu gently patted her shoulder and comforted: "Girl, don't cry, isn't it okay brother?" Although he couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in his heart, he couldn't show a little sadness, because he had always been her strong backing, and now he had to erect a strong shield, so that she could not see a trace of weakness.

Bao Xiaodie tried to wipe away her tears with her sleeve and said, "Brother, Fluttershy won't cry anymore, because her brother has finally cleared his grievances, and Fluttershy will be able to see her brother every day!" But he couldn't help crying.

This time, Feng Tianyu didn't say anything comforting, just let her cry happily, cry out, it's fine.

It took a while for Bao Xiaodie to hold back her tears.

Feng Tianyu suddenly asked, "What about Mom?" Isn't she home? ”

Bao Xiaodie said, "She...... You can go in and look at the wall. ”

Feng Tianyu didn't ask, but he was puzzled in his heart, and he couldn't help but get worried, and he hurriedly walked towards the house. After stepping into the house, he didn't see Mei Zhifang, he did see a black and white photo of her hanging on the wall, he was surprised, and hurriedly said, "Mom, she"

"Mom has died." Bao Xiaodie saw that she couldn't hide it, so she had to tell the truth.

"When did you leave?" Feng Tianyu's body leaned against the wall, his expression gloomy.

"It's not long after you entered, and my mother fainted on the ground after hearing the news of your sentence, and she didn't come back." Bao Xiaodie was saddened.

Feng Tianyu cried, and suddenly grabbed her shoulders and asked sharply, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" Every time you go to visit the prison, I ask you, and you say that your mother is fine, why didn't you tell me earlier? Why! ”

Bao Xiaodie grinned at his pincer-like hand and said, "Brother, hurry up and let go of your hand!" ”

Feng Tianyu saw her painful expression, only then did he realize that he had lost his temper and immediately let go of his hand.

Bao Xiaodie rubbed the place where she was pinched just now, feeling that it was still dull and painful, and said: "Brother, don't blame me, it's painful enough for you to be unjustly imprisoned, if you hear the news of your mother's death, you will definitely be even more sad, how can you bear such a blow, so I deliberately concealed it from you." ”

He thought, yes, my sister is right, she is putting herself in her shoes, how can I blame her?

He wiped away his tears and said, "Actually, when I was in prison, I guessed that something might have happened to my mother, because every time I called home, either no one answered, or only you answered. I remember asking your mother many times what she was busy with, asking her to answer my calls, and you either said that her mother was not at home, or that she had slept, at first, I thought that my mother was disappointed in me and resented me so she refused to answer the phone, but then I thought about it carefully and felt that something was very wrong, I knew very well what kind of person my mother was, she would not resent me like this, even if she resented me, she would not not answer my calls for seven years. ”

Bao Xiaodie said quietly: "Actually, since you were arrested by the police, my mother has not resented you, because she has always thought that the son she educated will not do bad things, and her son has been wronged." ”

Feng Tianyu said sadly: "I will never forget my mother's kindness to me, if she hadn't been kind enough to adopt me and educate me at that time, and I would still continue to live in that kind of environment where I didn't take advantage of my growth, I might have become a bad person today; She worked hard to raise me, not only did she not enjoy my blessings, but she also lost her life because of my affairs, and her death was so unworthy! Fluttershy, will you take me to my mother's grave another day and let me burn some pieces of paper to honor her old man? ”

Bao Xiaodie nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Feng Tianyu walked to his room, pushed open the door and went in, and saw that the room was cleaned, the quilt on the bed was neatly folded, and the bookcase was spotless, his heart warmed, and he looked at Fluttershy with gratitude.

In her clear, watery eyes, he found that she showed a deep concern for himself, and this concern could not help but make him feel pity, and he thought that I must protect this sister in the future.

He scanned the room again, then walked out.

Bao Xiaodie also walked out.

When he walked into the courtyard, he suddenly saw the word "demolition" written in red paint on the wall of his house, and he couldn't help asking, "Is our house going to be expropriated?" ”

Bao Xiaodie said "yes", and then told her brother that she had heard that a holiday resort was going to be built in the area of her house, and that more than a dozen villagers' homesteads were included in the planning land, and that the resort had twice sent representatives to negotiate with the villagers, but because the compensation was too low, no one signed the agreement, including herself.

Feng Tianyu felt that Fluttershy had done the right thing, and the villagers had done the right thing, and that the demolition people should not be allowed to take advantage of it. Although the owners of this house are Mei Zhifang and Bao Zhipeng, since his husband and wife have passed away one after another, on Mei Zhifang's "self-written will", the legal heirs of the house are Feng Tianyu and Bao Xiaodie, and they certainly have the right to fight for their own interests.

At that moment, a police car drove into the courtyard of his house, and two young policemen in uniforms came down first, followed by a short man. Feng Tianyu saw that this short man was the one who had a physical altercation with Lin Ruoxi today and was beaten by himself, and a bruised bag was swollen from his head. He glared at Feng Tianyu angrily, as if he wanted to eat him alive.

The policeman walked to Feng Tianyu's side and asked solemnly: "Someone reported that you didn't pay the fare for taking a taxi and beat someone, is it true?" ”

Feng Tianyu hurriedly defended: "I can't see that he bullied a friend of mine, so as for the fare, he forgot to ask for it, I forgot to give it, and there is no situation where he doesn't give it." ”

The short man said excitedly: "I asked you, but you didn't give it, and your behavior is no different from robbing!" ”

Feng Tianyu said angrily: "You don't have much blood!" I'd like to accuse you of personal attacks. Mr. Policeman, what I said is the truth, I have witnesses. ”

The policeman raised his voice and said, "Don't quarrel, go to the police station with the police!" ”

Bao Xiaodie was so frightened that her face changed color, my brother just came out and was called into the police station again, will he be locked up? She was worried and said to Feng Tianyu, who was being held hostage and getting into the police car: "Brother, you'll be fine, right?" ”

Feng Tianyu's face was not happy, he didn't seem to be nervous at all, he said loudly: "I'm fine, you go and inform Lin Ruoxi, she can help me testify!" ”

Lin Ruoxi? How did this matter have anything to do with her? Bao Xiaodie was confused.

The police car drove away and soon disappeared without a trace. Then Bao Xiaodie struggled out of her confusion, she took out her mobile phone to call Zhong Kaihui's phone, she was going to ask the other party for Lin Ruoxi's phone, but the other party's mobile phone prompted to turn off, helpless, she had to go to Lin Ruoxi in person, so she spread her legs and ran outside. After running for a long time, she waved desperately when she saw a taxi, which pulled over and slowly stopped, and she quickly got into the car, which carried her towards the city.

At the mention of Lin Ruoxi, Bao Xiaodie became angry, if it weren't for this incident, she would never have stepped into her house for half a step in her life.

Bao Xiaodie knows that to go to Lin Ruoxi's beauty salon, she has to pass by the door of her villa - Fluttershy once went to find Zhong Kaihui and visited the vicinity of Lin Ruoxi's villa - she is not sure if Lin Ruoxi is in the store or at home, so she decides to go to her house first, so when the taxi arrives at the door of the villa, Fluttershy gets out of the car.

At this time, Lin Ruoxi was walking a pug with her husband in front of her villa, and her pure white coat looked like a moving snowball, which was very cute.

Lu Xiaobai stroked the dog's soft and smooth fur, and the dog looked up at him, looking pampered. He smiled, glanced up at Lin Ruoxi, and saw that she seemed to be thinking something, so he stood up and asked, "Ruoxi, what's wrong with you today, you seem to have something on your mind?" ”

Lin Ruoxi thought for a while and said, "Tianyu is out of prison." ”

"What? Did I hear me right? Lu Xiaobai couldn't believe his ears.

"He's out of prison!" Lin Ruoxi said with certainty, "There was a taxi that almost collided with my car today, and the driver still wanted to hit me, and my hand was injured because of the driver, but fortunately, Tianyu came to the rescue, so I didn't suffer more damage." ”

"Didn't you say you accidentally fell and injured yourself when you got out of the car?" Lu Xiaobai glanced at her hand bandaged with medical gauze.

"I'm sorry, I lied to you."

"Then why are you lying to me?" Lu Xiaobai was very unhappy in his heart.

"I'm afraid you're upset."

"It's a good thing that Tianyu came out, why am I not happy?" Lu Xiaobai said hypocritically.

"Do you really think so?" Lin Ruoxi was skeptical.

"Of course I think so." Lu Xiaobai paused for a moment, and then said, "Indeed, I despised Feng Tianyu at the beginning, thinking that he was really a murderous demon, but later I heard you say that the court was going to promote a retrial of his case, I felt that there might be something wrong with the trial back then, and now that he has come out to prove his innocence, I should be happy." ”

Lin Ruoxi's tightly knit brows finally relaxed, and said, "Since you say so, then I can rest assured." ”

Lu Xiaobai looked at her very happy, and a flame of jealousy burned in his heart.

At this moment, Lu Xiaobai's mobile phone rang suddenly, and he hurriedly took it out to answer it. I don't know what the other end said, Lu Xiaobai's face sank, and he said seriously: "Demolish, of course you have to demolish!" ”

Lin Ruoxi waited for him to hang up the phone and asked, "Do you mean demolishing the house?" ”

"Hmm." Lu Xiaobai responded, obviously reluctant to say more.

"Didn't you say that the conditions for demolition and relocation had not been negotiated? How, do you want to demolish? Lin Ruoxi asked uneasily.

"Nail household, the lion opens his mouth, and only coercive means are adopted!"

"Is that okay? Nothing will happen, right? Lin Ruoxi asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, it's going to be fine."

"Anyway, you have to be cautious not to cause death."

Lu Xiaobai said impatiently: "I know, I don't need you to teach me!" ”

This book was first published in Reading Books