Liang Ju looked at the moonlight outside the window, even the dark night seemed to be as bright as day at this time, even the moon in the sky seemed to be sharing joy with her at this moment, she was happy, she was happy, she successfully turned an iceberg into water and warmed him!

The smile seemed to be able to sneak out by himself and couldn't stop it, and the whole shoulder began to tremble because of the laughter, but he was afraid of making a noise to Mao Dong, Liang Ju covered his mouth tightly, and still couldn't cover the joy factor that had overflowed.

Liang Ju never knew that Mao Dong could make her so happy, it turned out that he had gone so deep in her heart unconsciously, so deep that he had taken root.

This time the relationship is different from before, it is different from Sun Qi and her first love, she feels different, this feeling is indescribable, just like the excitement and joy of finding something precious that has been lost for many years, as well as nervousness.

On the first night in Maodong's hometown of Harbin, Liang Ju fell asleep in such multiple moods, and she slept soundly without dreams this night.

***

It was still cold in the morning in the north, and the sun came out to illuminate the whole Snow City, and as far as the eye could see, it was a world of snow and ice, with white hills, white low houses, and fields in the distance.

Liang Ju in the quilt turned over, the hot water bottle on her stomach was still warm, and her hand was warm when she put it on it.

There was a voice of talking outside the door, his nose was cold, Liang Ju reached out and rubbed it, and a loud sneeze came out.

When I opened my eyes in a daze, there was cold air all around, and even the kang under the mattress was a little cool.

"Old man, that girl hasn't woken up yet, go and burn the kang, otherwise the girl will catch a cold."

"Good. Where did the young man go early in the morning, and he hasn't come back yet? ”

"No, I heard I went to the town to buy something."

The voice of talking was in the courtyard, and he felt very heavy on his body, and Liang Ju turned his head sideways to realize that Mao Dong had long since disappeared, and he slept on the mattress neatly stacked on the kang.

hugged the quilt and sat up, only to see that Mao Dong's quilt was pressing on her at this time.

Presumably because she was afraid that she would be cold.

Seeing such a heartwarming scene early in the morning, Liang Ju remembered the scene last night, and his heart was happy.

She put on all the thick clothes on her body, put the sanitary napkin in the pocket of her coat, and pushed the door open with the hot water bottle.

A cold air rushed to his face, so cold that Liang Ju couldn't help but shiver, the morning air in the countryside is fresh, take a deep breath, the cold air is refreshing.

"Yo, girl, are you awake?"

An old woman wearing a gray cotton jacket and gray hair smiled and stood in the yard with a bucket in one hand and a water scoop in the other.

Liang Ju smiled politely at his grandmother.

"Do you sleep well at night, is it cold?"

"It's not cold, it's not cold at all, the kang is hot."

Hearing her say this, the old grandmother suddenly smiled and her face was wrinkled, "I'm afraid that you city children won't be able to sleep, so I deliberately let the old man burn more." ”

Liang Ju smiled, "Grandma, did you see that young man with me?" ”

"You said Xiao Mao, he went to the town to buy you something!"

Here they were standing in the courtyard talking, and the gate in the courtyard was pushed open from the outside.

Liang Ju turned around with the voice, and saw Mao Dong, who was in the dust, coming in with two large bags of things in his hand.

Seeing Liang Ju standing there, Mao Dong was stunned, "Are you awake?" ”

Liang Ju felt warm in his heart when he saw Mao Dong, "What are you buying?" ”

Mao Dong approached with cold air, his cheeks were a little red from the cold, his hands carrying things were red, and there was some ice ballast in his hair.

He carried the bag and said to Liang Ju, "I bought you something." ”

Liang Ju was distressed and wanted to help carry it, but Mao Dong dodged it and dodged it, "Let's go into the house, it's too cold outside." ”

The old grandmother smiled and asked Liang Ju to go back to the house, and Liang Ju didn't go to the toilet, so she followed Mao Dong back to the house.

"Here's toothpaste, toothbrush, and towels, and this is brown sugar, thickened socks, and some biscuits and bread for you to eat on the road, and this down vest for you to wear in it to keep warm."

Mao Dong took out the same things and handed them to Liang Ju, and in the end, he also gave her a bag of things in a black plastic bag.

"What is this?"

Liang Ju asked Mao Dong with a plastic bag, Mao Dong was embarrassed on his face, turned his back and packed up other things, "See for yourself." ”

Liang Ju opened the plastic bag and found that it was a pack of sanitary napkins.

He even thought of sanitary napkins for her.

Liang Ju held the sanitary napkin in his arms and said with a smile: "Thank you, caring man!" ”

Mao Dong took out a bowl of instant noodles, "I'm afraid you don't like things like big cakes and porridge in the morning, so I bought you instant noodles." Do you eat? ”

Of course Liang Ju wants to eat, "What about you, what do you eat?" ”

Mao Dong tore open the instant noodles and replied, "I'm used to eating things here, so my aunt helped me make breakfast early in the morning." ”

The instant noodles were soaked in hot water, and Mao Dong pressed his mobile phone on it, "When I finish breakfast, I'm going to a place, you wait for me here, and we'll leave when we come back." ”

Liang Ju was about to brush his teeth, when he heard the words, he paused and asked him with a side face, "Where are you going?" ”

Mao Dong sat on the kang, he lowered his eyes, and replied slowly: "Go see my brother and my parents." ”

***

The snow covered the green hills white, and when you looked up from the base of the mountain, you could see the hills scattered in the middle of the mountain.

"Before, we didn't have a cemetery here, and the ashes of the people in the village were buried directly on the mountain when they died." Mao Dong carried several stacks of roasted paper and a plate of fish and meat and slowly climbed to the top of the mountain.

There are no dwellings in the vicinity, only undulating and winding mountains, and the only embellishment is probably the wild miscellaneous trees with bent branches in the crevices under the mud and rocks.

"Shall I go up with you like this?" Liang Ju followed behind Mao Dong and climbed up step by step along the route he had taken.

Mao Dong tried his best to choose a place where the smooth path was easy to walk, "Won't you be afraid if you wait for me below?" ”

"Yes."

"Let's go up together, then."

Liang Ju felt that even if they were in love now, this was the place where his relatives were buried after all, and it was still inconvenient for her to be an outsider.

Halfway up the mountain, Liang Ju still reached out and grabbed the corner of Mao Dong's clothes, "I still don't go up, I'm waiting for you here." ”

Mao Dong looked back at her, "There are all graves here, and there is no one, can you do it yourself?" ”

Liang Ju patted his chest, "I'm an adult with plenty of yang energy, what are I afraid of in broad daylight?" Putting away his smile, Liang Ju shrunk his neck and retracted his whole face back into the scarf, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you here." ”

After hesitating for a while, Mao Dong put down the things in his hand, took off his leather gloves and put them on for Liang Ju to put on one by one, "Then you just stay here and wait for me, I'll come down soon, don't go anywhere." ”

"Well, I'm not going anywhere."

Liang Ju would be very brave when she said big things, but when she was really the only one left, her little heart was pounding.

The endless mountains are full of small white hills, some of which are still pressed with yellow paper, Liang Ju was afraid that he would be able to see something coming out if he looked at it again, so he hurriedly took out his mobile phone and plugged in the headphones and began to distract himself from music.

Staying alone and still felt even colder, she put her hands in her pockets and began to trot in place, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I call it not afraid"

"Heaven and earth, Amitabha, Amitabha, Bodhisattva, don't let me see something I shouldn't see"

I don't know how long I muttered there, I listened to one song and the next, and I didn't see Mao Dong until I was sweating a little on my body.

He came down from the mountain, empty-handed.

"Let's go."

Liang Ju looked at Mao Dong's expression and saw that his face was flat and unusual.

"Are you alright?"

"It's fine."

After following Mao Dong for a few steps, he suddenly stopped and turned back to her.

He reached out and stroked her forehead, "Why is it all sweat?" ”

His tone was surprised, but Liang Ju smiled, "I was running here just now." ”

"You're not afraid of catching a cold!"

"Me"

Mao Dong took off his scarf and tightly wrapped it around Liang Ju's neck, "It's not worry-free at all." ”

"Me"

"Let's go."

"Slow down, it's too slippery in here."

"Hold me."

He held out his hand to her.

He stood in the direction of the sun, a large light spilling down behind him, illuminating his face clearly.

Liang Ju raised his hand and clenched his hand tightly.

Coming down from the mountain to the station, she followed him cautiously all the way, and Mao Dong's hand did not let go from beginning to end.

"Where are we going?"

"Go to the train station."

When she returned to her residence, Mao Dong began to pack her luggage, Liang Ju was a little uncomfortable and didn't know if it was because of her aunt, she felt that her body was soft and weak.

Mao Dong made her ginger soup and served it to her personally, "Drink this." ”

"Why do I drink this if I don't have a cold?"

"Chill warder."

Liang Ju's favorite thing to eat is ginger, she covered her mouth and didn't dry it, "I don't drink it." ”

"Obedient."

"Then you have to promise me one condition before I drink."

"On what terms?"

"I can't think of it now, I'll sue you when I think about it."

"Okay."

After drinking the ginger soup, his body was a little warm, and Liang Ju was wrapped in a quilt and was confused, "When are you going to the train station?" ”

When Mao Dong saw her like this, he said, "You squint for a while, the car is at night, and there are still several hours before the station." ”

"Okay, you call me when you're leaving."

Mao Dong was most worried that Liang Ju would be sick when he came here, but as a result, Liang Ju was still sick when the two were about to go back.

On the train to the train station, Liang Ju still felt sleepy, and had a terrible headache, Mao Dong asked her to rest on his body, Liang Ju hugged Mao Dong's arm and pillowed on his shoulder, and really fell asleep. When she arrived at the train station, when Liang Ju was woken up by Mao Dong, she felt that her throat hurt as if she had been pricked by a needle.

"It's over, I feel like I'm really sick." Her whole body was wilted and looked listless.

Mao Dong's heart jumped, and he reached out to touch her forehead, but fortunately, there was no fever.

"You sit in the waiting hall and wait for me, I'll go buy medicine."

Fortunately, there are not many people at the train station for the New Year's holiday, Mao Dong found a vacant seat in the row of seats for Liang Ju to sit over, he put all his luggage on the ground, only the bag containing valuables for Liang Ju to hold.

"Wait for me here, I'll be back in a moment."

"Then hurry up, I'm uncomfortable."

"Good!"

Seeing Mao Dong turn around and run away, Liang Ju sniffed, if she was obedient, maybe she wouldn't be able to get sick, and a good trip ended up making her sick in the end.

Mao Dong bought cold medicine, a small kettle and some apples, and he filled a bottle of hot water at the train station and watched her take the medicine.

After exchanging tickets, Liang Ju leaned on Mao Dong, "Thank you, it turns out that you are so good at taking care of people." ”

"It's because you don't know how to take care of yourself, and you look like you've been spoiled by your parents at home since you were a child." Mao Dongzheng wiped the apple with a paper towel, wiped it a few times and handed the apple to Liang Ju, "Eat an apple." ”

Liang Ju's throat hurt terribly, she shook her head, "I don't want to eat anything." ”

"Apples have a lot of vitamins, if you don't want to continue to be uncomfortable, just be obedient."

Listening to the tone of his voice now, Liang Ju wanted to laugh. She took the apple and smiled, "It's like an old mother." ”

The ticket check notice sounded in the waiting hall, Mao Dong asked Liang Ju to sit on this handful of apples first and finish eating, and he carried a large bag of small rolls to line up.

Most of the people queuing up to check tickets are some migrant workers and students, and the handsome Mao Dong can't affect his handsomeness even if he stands in the crowd with a bag of luggage.

Nibbling on the apple and holding his bag, Liang Ju looked at him in the crowd stupidly, did she do any good things in her previous life that could make her meet such an excellent man in this life, he is calm and introverted, considerate and careful and not lustful, full of responsibility and knows how to take care of people, Liang Ju thought, she can't let go of such a man for the rest of her life, she has to cherish him and cherish the people in front of her.

After getting on the train, Mao Dong arranged Liang Ju first, and then he hurriedly went to the bathroom on the train.

Liang Ju was lying in the soft bunk and fiddling with his mobile phone boringly, it was dark outside, and there was only the rumbling sound of the train in his ears.

Mao Dong came back and saw that Liang Ju was still playing, so he asked, "Are you hungry?" ”

I don't know who cooked the noodles around, and a fragrance went straight to my nose, Liang Ju nodded vigorously, "I want to eat instant noodles." ”

"Then you wait, I'll soak it for you."

Mao Dong soaked two bowls of noodles, and also added a ham sausage to Liang Ju's bowl, Liang Ju held the noodles and gobbled up without any image, in comparison, Mao Dong's eating appearance seemed a little gentle.

After drinking the last drop of soup, Liang Ju touched the sweat on his forehead and sniffed, "It's so cool!" ”

"Take advantage of the heat to go to the meeting and cover your sweat."

Liang Ju was obedient and really lay down.

But she couldn't sleep, so she pulled Mao Dong to tell him a story.

Mao Dong smiled, "You're not a child, you still have to tell stories before going to bed?" ”

"I'm sick now, and sick people need special treatment."

Mao Dong sat next to Liang Ju, looked down at her tricky appearance, and chuckled, "I really can't do anything about you." ”

"Hmm" Liang Ju thought for a moment, his eyes rolled, "Can you tell me your story?" ”

"Mine?"

"I want to know your story now, and if I can, I'd like to hear about your past."

"What happened to me?"

Liang Ju sat up, hugged the quilt, and looked at Mao Dong with blinking eyes, "Can you tell me about your brother and Sister Ling?" ”

Mao Dong looked at Liang Ju for a few seconds and looked away.

He didn't speak, Liang Ju thought he was unhappy, no wonder, today is Mao Bei's death day, and now that this topic is brought up again, Mao Dong will definitely feel uncomfortable.

"Oh, I'm kidding you, I don't want to listen to your story." Liang Ju pretended to yawn, lay down again and turned his back to Mao, "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep." ”

There was no movement from the person behind her, Liang Ju's eyes slowly opened, she was too anxious, eager to know about him, but it backfired, Liang Ju regretted it, and he should consider his feelings more.

The sound of the train is still unabated, boom, boom, for a long time, Liang Ju, who was about to fall asleep in a daze, heard the sound of Mao Dong talking.

The voice is low and soft.

The whole carriage of the train passed through the tunnel and became dark, as if passing through a time tunnel, with Mao Dong's recollections, Liang Ju returned to that poor place, and saw Mao Dong when he was young, as well as his brother, Mao Bei.

***

Mao Dong's father, Mao Fushan, was a diligent and honest man, he inherited the conservative education of his ancestors, and until his death, he guarded the few plots of land left by his predecessors, and never left the village.

In 1996, the north was hit by a rare drought, and the family's land did not harvest for a whole year. It just so happened that at that time, a group of philanthropists from the city who said that the company sent them to help the victims of the disaster were buying dry land at a high price.

Those people took out the contract and signed it for Mao Fushan, who couldn't read and could only hear that the money would be directly in the bank account, and specially asked Mao Fushan to go to the bank in the town to open an account. Within a few days, a group of people from the city came to lift all the land in Mao Fushan's house and began to prepare to build a house. Mao Fushan saw that these people were dressed in clothes with a certain charity printed on them, and thought that they were really engaged in charity in the city.

Mao Fushan later went to the bank several times, the money was not paid for a long time, he went to the village to ask those who built houses, they said that the money will be divided into two payments, the latter will take a few months to remit over, the first money will be played in a few days, Mao Fushan waited for a few more days, sure enough, the bank account is less than 1,000 yuan, seeing the money, Mao Fushan felt that it can't be fake.

Day by day, the land was built one by one, but the second money was delayed, until the house was finished and everyone left, Mao Fushan felt that something was wrong, he went to the bank in the town every day, but he never waited for the last money. It wasn't until the built house was resold to others that Mao Fushan suddenly realized that he had been deceived. The family land is gone, which means that there is no source of life, a fire, Mao Fushan died in a sudden rescue of cerebral hemorrhage, that year, Mao Dong was only fourteen years old, and Mao Bei was only eighteen years old.

"And what about your mother, didn't she stop her?" Liang Ju didn't know when he had already sat up with the quilt in his arms.

She curled her legs, listening to Mao Dong's story seriously, and she seemed to be able to see every scene he said.