Chapter 68: Four Years Later
When Wen Qing'an and Xue Er walked out of the door, they saw Wen Anze, Wen Anhao, and the little girl in the medical hall, and the three children were standing there looking at them with gray faces.
Wen Qing'an bent down and wanted to wipe their faces with his sleeve, but as soon as he raised his arm, he saw that his body was also dirty.
So he lifted up his outer robe, wiped Wen Anze's face with the inner lining, and scolded softly: "Didn't I tell you, let you go back to the hospital first." Why did you run back again."
Wen Anze raised the straw that was still smoking in his hand, and laughed stupidly: "Dad, we didn't come back in vain, we lost it this time, right?" ”
Looking down at the thatch in Wen Anze's hand and the gong in Wen Anhao's hand, Wen Qing'an smiled and nodded at them. But as soon as he wanted to grin, he pulled the wound at the corner of his mouth, and the painful Wen Qing'an took several breaths of cool air.
After wiping the children's cheeks, Wen Qing'an touched their heads and said, "Okay, you go back first, report to your mother, don't let her worry anymore." I'll go buy some food with your Uncle Xue, and I'll be back later."
"But"
Seeing the hesitant expressions on his sons' faces, Wen Qing'an took out the silver ticket from his arms and shook it in front of their eyes: "The matter has been resolved, and your father and your Uncle Xue are also asking for the silver, so you can go back with peace of mind this time."
Looking at the silver tickets swaying back and forth in front of him, and seeing Wen Qing'an say this, the three children nodded with a smile and ran in the direction of the hospital together.
After the children walked away, Wen Qing'an turned his head to look at Xue Er, but saw that his face was bruised and his hair was dirty. It's covered in mud all over the body.
Seeing him like this, Wen Qing'an felt that he was no better. Then he gave him a look and motioned for him to talk as he walked.
"Let's find a place to tidy up. Otherwise, let your sister-in-law see it later, and I don't know what kind of worry you will have to become."
"......, hey"
After they asked a family for some water and sorted out their meters, they walked to the food stalls on the street.
"Xue Er"
"Huh?"
Looking at Wen Qing'an, who was just in front of him, Xue Er waited for a long time, but he didn't see him speak again. Pursing his lips strangely, he turned his gaze back.
Xue Er,......。 Thank you, but I'm still"
"Still won't forgive me, right?"
Looking at Wen Qing'an, who didn't even have the courage to look at him directly, Xue Er smiled and said, "I know that you won't forgive me." Brother Wen, you must also remember this sentence and never forgive me."
“……”
These words, he still remembers. When Wen Qing'an first said it, it was so heavy. And now, like a mantra, he was easily spoken.
He knew it. Whether it was Wen Qing'an, or the Wen family, who had already sensed that something was wrong, they were already slowly forgiving him.
But. Their tolerance made him even more unable to forgive himself.
Xue Er hopes. In the future, Wen Qing'an can still be heard saying this.
Because every time he hears this, his heart is upset. And only when you can still feel the distress can you remember the mistakes you have made, and you will not repeat the mistakes of the past.
That day, after Dad and Uncle Xue came back, the old lady looked at the two of them with blue noses and swollen faces, and nagged them for several days.
And they only stayed in that county for one day, so they set off to look for that Tan Langzhong, who knew that the surname was Tan, and the rest of the information was unknown.
It took them four years to find this.
However, Wen An'an looked up at the starry night sky, even though it took four years, they didn't even inquire about the full name of that Langzhong.
In the past four years, the family has lived in a ruined temple and stayed on the streets. In order to save money, I usually eat pickled vegetables and steamed buns, and occasionally I can eat some vegetables, eggs and meat, which are also given to children by adults and given to children by children.
She still remembers that before they came out, Wen Anze and Wen Anhao were still white and chubby bun faces, but now let alone bun faces, both of them are thin and black in appearance, and they are much shorter than their peers.
Not only the two children, but even Wen Qing'an and the three adults seemed to be ten years old.
In addition to helping people write letters, Wen Daddyan usually goes to do some coolies with Uncle Xue; Wen will go to some big families to do laundry and cooking, usually on the road, in the car to get some embroidery to embroider, in his thirties, eyes are already a little bad.
Every time he thinks of this, Wen An'an feels guilty and distressed.
He took off the veil that covered his face and took a picture of the river beneath his feet.
Even though it was dark now, Wen Anan was still able to see this face clearly through the bright moonlight.
Since the accident, Wen has thrown and sold all the things around him that can clearly illuminate the appearance of people, never letting her see her appearance, and carefully caring for her.
However, how can you not see it?!
Touching each side of the cheek, there is a two-inch-long scar, and the bulging touch is in stark contrast to the smooth skin next to it.
To be honest, no matter how many times you are reborn, as long as you are a woman, you will care about the ugliness of your appearance.
Therefore, she 'used' the pampering of the whole family, and acquiesced to the fact that her family spent four years taking her to seek medical advice from all over the country.
In fact, Wen An knew that in ancient times, when communication technology was so closed, even if it took a lifetime to spend a lifetime, he might not be able to find a person who only didn't know his name.
Her willfulness cost her family four years.
She thought that everything should be over, and the people who loved her should no longer be allowed to continue to pay for her 'willfulness'.
"Knock"
The stones fell to the bottom of the river, causing ripples in circles and disturbing her pensive face reflected on the water.
Turning his head to look at Wen Anhao, who was throwing stones, Wen Anan deliberately pursed his lips and shouted dissatisfiedly: "Second brother"
Seeing that Wen An'an was not unusual, Wen Anhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, walked over and squatted beside his sister and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Nothing. Ah, look at the stars, look at the stars"
Looking at the stars and keeping your head down?
When it comes to the mouth, I still don't have the courage to ask in the end.
When his sister was sensible, he often avoided An An for a while, because he was particularly afraid.
Afraid that An An would ask him, why did she have two scars on her face, and why did her family live in a fixed place and wander around.
However, my sister has never asked anyone these questions, and it seems that in her eyes, life is now a matter of course.
Obediently let Lang Zhong see a doctor, obediently help them do some work within their ability, obediently do not cry or make trouble, and obediently ......
It's distressing to be well-behaved.
Looking at such a sensible and obedient sister, he always thought that his sister didn't understand this. Later, as time passed, he realized that An An didn't understand, but just pretended not to understand in front of them.
Blinking his somewhat moist eyes, Wen Anhao took Wen An'an's veil with disgust, and said: "I don't know what to see about Lu Dao Xing, sit here alone for a long time, let's go, my father and mother are worried about you there."
As he spoke, he picked up Wen An'an and walked towards the open space where the tent was set up.
"Second brother, am I heavy?"
"It's not heavy, it's much lighter than when you were a kid"
"Second brother, was I very fat when I was a child?"
"I'm not fat, when I was born, I was as thin as a little mouse."
"Then second brother, are you fat?"
"Fat, big brother and I were chubby for nothing when I was a child"
"Second brother, do you want to go back to where you used to live?"
“……”
"Do you want to?"
"Don't want to"
I obviously said I didn't want to, but you couldn't see the longing in your eyes.
At this moment, Wen Anhao's gaze made her more determined to do what she wanted to do.
By the time the siblings arrived in the clearing, several other people were still setting up tents, which they had exchanged for with a caravan from the steppe on the way. The appearance is similar to that of a yurt, which is made of wood, felt and rope, which is warm in winter and cool in summer, which is practical and easy to disassemble.
Wen An'an struggled to jump off Wen Anhao after they got everything right. Then he walked to Wen Qing'an and Wen's side, held a person in one hand, looked up at them with a smile: "Dad, mother, An An has something to tell you"
"Oh, it turns out that we have a secret to tell my father and mother. Okay, wait a while for your brothers to fall asleep, and your father and mother will listen to An An."
Looking at Wen who leaned over and coaxed her, Wen An knew that Wen was perfunctory to her.
However, if she didn't take advantage of the courage at this moment to say those thoughtful words, she was afraid that her heart would slowly waver.
Thinking of this, Wen Anan used all his strength to drag his father and mother into the tent.
Wen Anze, who was next to him, really looked like he had something to say, so he smiled and said to his father: "Father, or you can play with An An for a while, and leave the rest to me and An Hao."
Hearing the eldest son say this, Wen Qing'an and Wen had no choice but to nod, and then followed her into the tent with her daughter's strength.
After entering, Wen Anan pressed the couple to sit down and said, "Dad, mother, you wait here for a while" After speaking, he lifted the curtain and ran over.
Wen Anze and Wen Anhao saw that their sister had run out, thinking that she was going to take something, and just wanted to come forward to ask, they heard her shouting at them: "Big brother, second brother, you guys are also coming"
Although they felt very strange about their sister's behavior, the two of them, who had always put An An first, had to follow her wishes and enter the tent.
After the two elder brothers walked in, Wen Anan shouted to Xue Er, who was setting up a tent next to him, "Uncle Xue, you can come over too."
Hearing Wen An'an even shouting over to him, Xue Er frowned and came to the little girl strangely, and asked her softly: "An'an, even Uncle Xue wants to go in"
Nodding, he followed Xue Er and the others into the tent.
Ignoring the strange gazes cast by the whole family, Wen Anan walked to the center of the tent, was silent for a while, and then faced Wen Qing'an and Wen's two, took a deep breath and said, "Dad, mother, let's go home" (to be continued......