Lin Hongwen stared at him for a while, and didn't say anything more. He knew very well that people like He Gui would not stop themselves even if they were dying, but he didn't want to ask anymore, people were already dead, how could they know how to die, and He Mu would know it alone.

Lin Hongwen went back after roasting the fire for a while, and He Mu himself didn't know what to say to Xu Qingzhi. But Xu Qingzhi spoke first, "You go to see him more in the past few days, he didn't have a good idea, he was frozen in the warehouse for two days, if it is not good, send him to the hospital." ”

He Mu agreed, and after a while, Xu Qingzhi also got up and said goodbye. In the evening, He Mu bought some food and went to Lin Hongwen's place, he was holding the big quilt and looking at something on the bed. He Mu pulled away the booklet in his hand with some displeasure, "The illness is not good, Lisuo will use his skills now, and if the imperial examination is gone, you will not be able to pass the Xiucai examination." ”

Lin Hongwen was so angry that he coughed twice and said, "I want to calculate how much money we have now?" ”

"Why do you want to do this?" He Mu asked.

"I want to go", Lin Hongwen said, "I have been frozen in the warehouse for two days, I think clearly, I want to leave here, these shops still have money, when I count it, you can help me hand it over to Qingzhi." ”

"What about you? Where are you going? He Mu asked.

"I didn't think about it either", Lin Hongwen said with a smile, "I want to take a train, I heard that this railway can go far, far away, maybe I see where I like and get off." ”

"I'll go with you," He Mu said.

"You stay to help Qingzhi", Lin Hongwen said categorically, "otherwise he will work too hard alone." ”

He Mu saw that he was resolute and couldn't say anything, so he diverted from the words and said, "Those are easy to say, you first heal your illness, and you look at your crooked virtue." ”

Lin Hongwen listened absentmindedly, and did not go to the store when he got sick, but often ran to the railway bureau, He Mu knew what he was thinking, and he knew that he could not persuade him, so he often asked him how he was prepared, but Lin Hongwen replied vaguely, and every time he said that he was almost well, almost well.

Lin Hongwen was all ready, a month later, on that day, he called He Mu, handed him the sorted out deed and deposit slip, and instructed, "When I leave, you will transfer these to Qingzhi." ”

He Mu looked at these things in his hand and couldn't help but persuade, "The matter has passed, and Qing Zhi didn't say anything, so why bother?" ”

"Actually, I'm also tired", Lin Hongwen said, "I don't want to stay in this acre and three points of land for the rest of my life, in those years in the hospital, I read a lot of books, I want to see if the outside is really as written in the book." Maybe the more knowledgeable, the more you think. ”

He Mu sighed and asked, "When are you leaving?" ”

"Tomorrow," Lin Hongwen said, "the morning train." ”

"I'll send you off," He Mu said.

"No need, I don't have much to do", Lin Hongwen said, "By the way, these flowers and plants in the yard, you remember to find a florist to take care of them when spring begins, they were all raised by Shi Ying at that time, and it's a pity to die." ”

"I see," said He Mu, "if you settle down, don't forget to write to me." ”

"Don't worry," Lin Hongwen said with a smile, "I'll write to you." ”

He Mu instructed him a few more words, but Lin Hongwen thought he was nagging, so he sent him out. After sending He Mu away, Lin Hongwen turned around and looked at the house, which was basically cleaned up, and there was only one thing left that he was still a little worried about. He took a paper bag out of a drawer, picked it up briefly, and went out.

The He family was deserted, Lin Hongwen knocked on the door, and it took a long time for someone to open it. When the family saw Lin Hongwen's eyes, he asked him what was wrong. Lin Hongwen took out the envelope and said, "My surname is Lin, please give this to your young lady." ”

The family asked Lin Hongwen to wait, Lin Hongwen waved his hand and said, "No need, you just leave it to her." So saying, he turned and walked back, and after walking a short distance, he heard someone chasing after him.

He Yao looked at him with a pale face in filial piety clothes, "What do you mean?" You think you can erase all the things you've done with a little money? ”

"It's not interesting", Lin Hongwen said, "Your father has passed away, and you have to continue to live." It doesn't matter if you use the money for business or study, or if you don't want to use it, you don't want to throw it away. ”

He Yao threw the envelope to him, "Even if my family is down, it won't be short of your money." Lin Hongwen, you have done so many bad things, aren't you afraid of retribution? ”

"You still have to keep the incense and ask your father," Lin Hongwen said lightly.

"You must not die well!" He Yao said viciously.

"People will die sooner or later, what is the difference between good and bad death, and death is dead", Lin Hongwen smiled mockingly, stared at her again and asked, "He Yao, if I lose this game of chess in the end, everyone in Hezhong Commercial Bank will be dragged and shot." Will you tell your dad that you can't die well? ”

Without waiting for He Yao to answer, he said to himself again, "At most, you are angry and don't talk to him for a few days." His life is life, and our life is not life? He's your father, but we're also parents too. ”

"If you want to hate me, continue to hate", Lin Hongwen turned his back to her and said, "Since I did it, I am not afraid of people talking about it, and I am not afraid of being hated." ”

After he finished speaking, he walked back, He Yao stared at his back until Shen Lie came out and put a coat on her, "It's windy outside, let's go back." ”

He Yao pinched the placket tightly and said to Shen Lie, "In the future, it's better for him not to be planted in my hands, otherwise I will definitely let him live and die." ”

Shen Lie bent down and picked up the envelope on the ground, "Now is the time to use money, don't get along with money." ”

He Yao glanced at it, turned his head in disgust, and walked back quickly.

132.

Many years ago, when he was destitute, Lin Hongwen often fantasized about the future. In the future, he will have a small shop, and he will have plenty of food and clothing. In the future he would marry a virtuous wife and have one or two pleasing children. In the future he will have a small house with an elm tree or a fruit tree in the yard. However, when he was really well fed, he never imagined the future. He thought he would end up sleeping in this city of ice, but now he was willing to leave.

Lin Hongwen carried his suitcase through the crowd to the platform, looking at the two railroad tracks with no end in sight, thinking that this railway had been repaired for five years, thinking about his father, brother and those in the road construction team, and thinking that he had come here twice before to see Zhou Shiying.

The people on the platform were bustling, and the people who sent them to the station picked up the station, Lin Hongwen lowered his head and laughed at himself that he was only one person, and when he looked up again, Ru Ting was already standing in front of him.

"He said you might want to see me," Ru Ting said, handing him a box, "and he asked me to hand it over to you, and told you to open it when you got in the car." ”

Lin Hongwen was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile, "He Mu still sold me, and your injuries have been healed?" ”

"Almost," Ru Ting said.

"What are your plans for the future?" Lin Hongwen asked.

"I went to Guangzhou first, and then I haven't thought about it yet", Ru Ting said, "Since I don't do that, I have to think of a different way out." ”

"Don't you want to see me again, why are you still here?"

"If you owe everyone a favor, you have to pay it back", Ru Ting shook her head helplessly, "He saved me once, but let me come to see someone, how can I not come?" ”

"That's right", Lin Hongwen said with a smile, "I still wanted you to come just now, is it because you don't hate me anymore?" ”

"Let's put it this way", Ru Ting looked at him and said, "If you die, I may shed two tears, but if you live, I wish you would suffer more." ”

Lin Hongwen laughed, "Okay, I'll try my best to fulfill your wish." ”

After speaking, he boarded the train with the box and luggage, and after a while, the whistle sounded, the wheels rolled forward, Ru Ting looked at the train that was getting farther away, and felt that her love and hate seemed to go together.

Lin Hongwen sat in the carriage and looked at the ice and snow outside the window, and the past also passed by in his mind. He remembered that he had come to the city with a group of people, and now he was leaving, and he was alone. He thought of his honest father, the honest eldest brother, the sophisticated Zhao Shun, and the self-proclaimed Du Xinzhu. He remembered a lot of things, when he was young, he talked and laughed with Ru Ting in the hospital, saw He Mu in the crowd, bought steamed buns for Zhou Shiying at the crossroads, and returned Xu Qingzhi under the warm winter sun. He met a lot of people and eventually left them again. He thought back to that year when he was sick and stood barefoot in the snow, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't see his face clearly. The train was speeding away, and everyone and everything was mixed with the howling wind and snow, and the city fell backwards quickly, and finally disappeared from sight.

Lin Hongwen looked down at the square box in his hand, opened it with some curiosity, and a gray woolen scarf lay there quietly. Lin Hongwen gently rubbed the scarf, and when he was bowing his head and smiling, a person sat down next to him. He turned his head, and He Muzheng smiled arrogantly, "I've got the car up, and it's not easy to get rid of me." ”

Lin Hongwen shook his head and said, "You should stay, haven't you always wanted to live a stable life before, follow me today and don't know what will happen tomorrow, just like you did before." ”

"There's no way", He Mu spread his hands and said, "The money hasn't been paid off, so I have to go with you wherever you go." ”

"You don't have to pay back the two coins", Lin Hongwen said with a smile, "You can go down when you get off the station." ”

"I don't," He Mu said, "I will protect you if I say I'm going to protect you." ”

Lin Hongwen took out the scarf in the box and put it on He Mu, but unexpectedly found that there was a piece of paper at the bottom of the box, which was a check from Citibank. Lin Hongwen smiled relievedly and looked out the window, the ice and snow were about to melt and fade, and then it would be a different scene, and he would start another life in the distance. The seasons are changing, and life is endless......