Chapter 54

That night, a delicate jade bracelet was put on Xia Lianglone's wrist.

She was completely taken aback, looked at Xu Er at a loss, blinked as if she wanted him to say something, met her clear eyes, Xu Er came back to her senses all of a sudden, and regained his cynical appearance in the past, he patted her head, but it was a look of spoiling, "Aren't you worried that my mother will not accept you?" With this, I think even if she doesn't want to, she won't say anything more. ”

"What is this?"

"The symbol of the mistress of the Xu family."

For a while, Xia Liangshan didn't know how to answer, so she spread her hand back, but he held it hard. Thinking that the next morning, she was going to officially visit Lin Suxin, and she was a little uneasy, maybe she was thinking too much, she kept comforting herself.

At this moment, there was a sharp knock on the door, and she took a step to open the door, and the moonlight pouring down from the courtyard poured into the house, and in the shadow, she saw the panting woods.

"Liang Lonely, do you have any money? I have an urgent need right now. Because he had come in a hurry, Lin Mu's face was red, and he almost fell in front of the door.

"I have, how much money do you need?" Without even thinking about it, she blurted out.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Mu lowered his head, showing a hint of uneasiness on his face, but he had to bite the bullet and continue: "Twenty thousand." ”

After thinking about it, she couldn't help but ask him: "You are in such a hurry to use the money, is something wrong?" ”

"Hey, it's my dad, he had a conflict with a passer-by at the farmer's market this afternoon, you know his violent temper, and in the end he couldn't help beating the passer-by to the point of bleeding, and his family is still making trouble in my house, so we have to compensate..."

"Okay, I know, then I'll go get the money now." With that, she turned and walked into the room.

"Who?" Xu Er glanced at the TV screen and asked her casually.

She hurriedly took out a pile of cash in her bag and counted them, then put on her coat and replied to him: "It's Lin Mu, something happened to his family, I have to go over and see now." ”

Xu Er hurriedly got up and looked out the dark window, "I'll go with you, I'm not worried about you going out alone so late." ”

"It's okay, Lin Mu is waiting for me outside the door, what can I do with him?"

Seeing her push open the door and walk straight out of the door, Xu Er frowned and continued to tell her, "Remember to come back early!" ”

Until she walked out of the gate, but found that Lin Mu had disappeared, she called his name several times, in no response, she called Lin Mu, but was told that the injured family was smashing things at his house at this time, in a hurry, Lin Mu had run home in advance.

In the middle of the night, the streets and alleys of the town are empty, and the whole world is in a dead silence. At that moment, she had to admit that there was a little apprehension in her heart.

Muster up the courage, she walked in the night breeze of the town, because she had not been back for many years, the town has changed dramatically, going around and around, she finally found the ATM, after taking out the money, she walked to the door, just a few steps out, was blocked by two men with a fierce body.

In a panic, she looked around, and except for a few speeding cars, she couldn't see a single passerby passing by.

Soon, the two men dragged her all the way to the woods by the river, so frightened that her heart almost jumped out, and the moonlight above her became darker and darker, until it was completely covered by a large cloud.

She struggled hard, trying to break free from their restraints, but to no avail, and then, the two men snatched the money from her, and the bright bracelet looked so dazzling in the night as their arms collided.

In desperation, she tried to take a few steps back, and said in a trembling voice, "I give you the money, please let me go." ”

Since she didn't stand firmly, she was firmly grabbed by their arms again, "Miss, your bracelet must be very valuable, right?" As he spoke, one of the men tried to reach for her bracelet.

"This is what I bought at a roadside stall, it's worthless, it's really worthless." Seeing that her expression was nervous and her words were confused, the two men seemed to be more curious about this bracelet.

No matter how much she struggled, the bracelet eventually fell into their hands.

In a flash of light, she thought, this is something Xu Er gave her, how could it be taken away by them like this?

At that moment she jumped up in such a hurry that one of the shoes on her feet fell off, so she was barefoot, and she did not frown when the sharp stones stung the soles of her feet.

Under the stalemate, one of the men drew the dagger and shook it in front of her eyes, intending to scare her, but he never thought that she was so persistent, and even shouted a voice, in order not to startle the snake, he stabbed her in the chest without hesitation, but she dodged it nimbly, his hand slipped, and finally the dagger fell straight on her feet, because it was too hard, the tip of the knife was inserted straight away. Into the instep of her foot, for a moment, blood flowed.

In order to prevent her from calling the police at the first time, before escaping, they did not stop, and simply stabbed her in the chest, at that time she was too painful because of the wound, and she had no strength to continue struggling, so she was pushed by them into a pool of river water behind her.

Because of the injury to her foot, her chest was bleeding all the time, and she had always been very good at water, but she had no strength to swim ashore. And just like that, she watched as the two men disappeared into the darkness of the sky.

Gradually, the cold and biting river came to the top, and the river bank was in front of her, but she was injured at this time, and the heart-rending pain made her unable to move, so she could only watch the river overflow little by little.

She had never been so cold, and at that moment she didn't even have the strength to cry.

In a trance, she recalled that summer, the sun was just right, when Xu Er loved to lose his temper and love to get into trouble, anyway, he had the look she hated, but when the danger came to him little by little, she drove a dark blue, painted tricycle, from the crowded alley mouth all the way to him staggering, he jumped on the tricycle without hesitation, the wind blew through the treetops, causing a "crackling" sound in the woods, she and he looked at each other and smiled, the strong and dazzling sunlight hit his handsome face, the setting of all things, The people in front of you are gorgeous and picturesque.

If only she could have sued him earlier, if she still had time, she would have said to him: "Once upon a time you saved a little girl, although it was only two insignificant coins, but she has been grateful to you in her heart for many years, Xu Er, you must not know, right?" You are the only light in my dark life, small enough to illuminate my life. ”

Suddenly, Lin Mu opened the door and looked out of the door strangely, the knock on the door just now was Xia Lianglone, right? Why don't you see anyone? Could it be his hallucination?

Under the cold and biting light and shadow, the river sparkled, quietly as if there was nothing.

Her face was white from the cold, hot tears fell into the river, and then, her whole body was swallowed by the cold river.

**

Since Xia Liang went out, Xu Yichen has become restless, and in the quiet night, the sound of a violent heartbeat prompted him to grab his coat in front of the door and rush out of the door with an arrow step.

He called her, but no one answered all the time, and the feeling of panic gradually intensified, so he quickly broke into the old man's study, and after inquiring about the specific location of Lin Mu's house, he flew out of the door.

That night, a light rain fell in Qingfeng Town, and the cold raindrops hit his face, and he walked forward regardless of it, and he had never been so afraid of losing in his life.

When he learned that Xia Liangshan had suddenly disappeared, Lin Mu's confused expression made him suddenly confused.

He kept calling her and searching the nooks and crannies of the town, and finally, he heard from an old man by the river that he had heard someone calling for help by the river a few hours earlier, but when he walked over, he saw nothing.

An ominous premonition instantly overflowed his heart, and in desperation, with the mentality of a dead horse being a live horse doctor, he called the search and rescue team in the town, and searched in the river for a long time in the dark, but found nothing.

Until dawn was approaching, a heavy rainstorm fell in Qingfeng Town, and the people of the search and rescue team had to leave, and at that moment, he was the only one left in the world except for the "whooshing" rain.

Four years ago, it was also a rainy day, and when he was critically ill, he could only watch her forget herself, forget her past with him, as if she had regained her life. And that time, one of her turns around cut his thoughts every night.

And four years later, she finally became his wife, the red candle in the room had not been extinguished, and the lingering and happy future with her had just begun, but he had lost her again!

The pouring rain covered his whole body, and the cold temperature on his face didn't know whether it was rain or tears.

Until, he lay in a trance in the mud, and at that moment how he wished that this qiē was just a dream.

When she woke up from the dream, her face was still like flowers on the pillow.

Day after day, he waited.

Later, Xia Lianglone's grandfather found him, at that time he was coaxing the sick Ah Li to take medicine, a few months passed, the old man seemed to be ten years old, he sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching Xu Er busy with Ah Li, feeding him food, feeding him medicine, coaxing him to sleep, he heard Xu Er's voice gently said to Ah Li: "Ah Li, you must eat on time, sleep on time, and when you become sensible and obedient enough, your mother will come back." ”

At that moment, the old man turned his back, but he still couldn't hold back his crying, he wiped his tears and sighed heavily: "Xu Er, don't wait, you are a good boy, it's a pity that we don't have that blessing, you are still young, don't miss the second half of your life because of an uncertain future." ”

The warm winter sun reflected his face, and outside the window was the sea, but his face was like that tranquil sea, when it came to the future, his eyes were still full of longing, "Grandpa, I won't give up, I will keep waiting." ”

Because she was his sun, and after she left, he never saw the sun again.

"But it's been more than three months, and even the police in the town have given up." The old man snuffed out the cigarette butt, his eyes full of decadence.

"However, I will not give up, I will keep waiting, until Ah Li grows up, until I have gray hair, until I can't see the light and can't hear the sound, and when my white bones spill into the barren mountain. Anyway, I'm going to keep waiting. ”

"Even if she's really gone, I can still see her in my dreams."

Yes, the sky is not old, and the love is indescribable.

Crazy, he's really crazy, everybody says that's about him, but he doesn't care.

In the end, the old man sighed and left, but Lin Suxin, who had been standing silently behind him, cried into tears.

After another year, some people said that he saw Xia Liangshan in Honghe Town, so he rushed to Honghe Town overnight, and as usual, he pounced again.

Later, someone said that he saw a person on the street of Seattle, who looked and looked like Xia Lianglone, so he hurriedly put down his work, applied for a visa, took a plane, and rushed to Seattle non-stop, when Seattle was still a hot summer, sweat wet his back, he stayed in Seattle for more than ten days, and still found nothing, he had insomnia in those days, did not eat or drink, and when he was hungry, he used water to satisfy his hunger, but unfortunately, God was still not moved by his infatuation.

When he returned home, he saw Li Fangfei squatting in front of his yard, sweating profusely, as if he had stopped there for a long time.

Seeing that his clothes were wet and he looked like he couldn't lift his spirits no matter what, Li Fangfei turned against the guest and helped him into the house, she poured him a glass of warm water, but he fell into the sofa motionless, looking tired.

The wind began to blow outside the house, and the window curtains swaying from side to side hit his face, and he didn't bother to pay attention to it, and finally Li Fangfei couldn't stand it anymore, she stepped forward and closed the window, and asked softly: "Xu Er, have you eaten?" Do you want me to cook you a bowl of noodles? ”

Xu Yichen looked at her, and before she could speak, her stomach began to growl, so Li Fangfei walked into the kitchen, turned on the natural gas, and began to cook noodles for him.

It was still windy outside, and there was a "zizi" sound in the oil pot, the light was too dazzling, he simply sat up and turned off the floor lamp next to him, he endured the pain in his chest, closed his eyes, and hoped that this qiē was a dream.

After a brief noodle meal, it was already from dusk to dark outside the window, when Li Fangfei was about to leave, but heard him suddenly say to her back: "Li Fangfei, don't wait." ”

Li Fangfei stopped, but never looked back.

"Don't wait for me any longer, it's not worth it."

She opened the door as if she didn't care, as she did every time she left his house, and said to him angrily, "Auntie, I know!" ”

And what he didn't know was that the sentence "Grandma I know!" But it was Li Fangfei's last words to him, because since then, Li Fangfei has completely disappeared from his life.

And that bowl of steaming noodles turned out to be the most solemn farewell ceremony she ever gave him.

Tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep, he picked up his phone and, as he did every day, texted the woman who made his heart and soul in his mind.

"Xia Lianglone, don't make trouble, okay? Let's go home, it's too windy outside. ”

"Xia Lianglone, I dreamed that you came back last night, you became fat, your body was very bloated, your face was full of wrinkles, you said that you became ugly, and you never dared to come back to see me, but you never knew that you in the dream were still the same as before, you stood there, and you were blind to every eye in my life."

"Xia Lianglone, I quit smoking because I want to live a little longer, so long that I can see you in my lifetime."

**

She sat in a small courtyard deep in the mountains, and unlike Haicheng, which has four distinct seasons, it seems that there is only spring and a continuous drizzle.

The mountains spread to the clouds, making the people who live here seem small and humble, and whenever she goes to the mountain to collect medicine, she stands halfway up the mountainside, like a lost traveler, and here is a labyrinth, she seems to never be able to get out.

At the moment of drowning, she was rescued in time by the fishermen who happened to pass by, and at the moment of her dying, thanks to the middle-aged man with an honest appearance, she was taken to the hospital in time.

And in order to save her, he spent almost all his belongings.

When she awoke, she found herself lying in a low mud house, the walls covered with yellowed old newspapers, and a young man standing next to her, laughing exaggeratedly at her, the first time she had seen Sixi.

The village is notoriously mentally retarded.

Later, she learned that Sixi was almost thirty years old, but he had never been able to marry a wife and have children, and the middle-aged man who rescued him in time was Sixi's father.

After her body fully recovered, when she was about to leave, the silent middle-aged man actually knelt in front of her crying, "Miss Xia, during the days you are here, Sixi rarely gets sick, I guess he really likes you, for the sake of me who saved you, please stay." ”

She was stunned, looking at the towering mountains outside the window, she frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then she still said ruthlessly: "Sixi Dad, I am very grateful that you have saved me, and I will return those medical expenses to you twice, but I am sorry, I have a husband and a son, and there are too many people and things on the other side of the mountain that I can't let go, so I can't promise you." ”

At this time, Sixi outside the door suddenly rushed in, he sat on the ground regardless of it, hugged her thighs, and cried, he slurred his words to her: "Don't go... You can't go..."

Seeing this, her brain was in chaos, and just as she was trying to organize the language and try to persuade them, Sixi's second and third uncles walked in with sticks and hemp ropes in their hands, and shouted at her with their necks pulled at her: "Little. Prostitute. Son, it's against you! Your life was given to you by my eldest brother, and now you want to leave? It's not that easy! ”

In this way, she was tied up by them for three days and three nights, and Sixi always took advantage of his second and third uncle's absence to quietly hand her a cold, shriveled steamed bun.

Later, she was so hungry that she simply gritted her teeth and swallowed the steamed bun into her stomach one by one, at that time she kept thinking, I can't be starved to death like this, I have to find a way to get out of here, because on the other side of the mountain, there are still Xu Er and Ah Li waiting for me to come back.

In this way, she was trapped in the remote mountain village for two whole years, she was penniless and had no mobile phone, and she could only do three things a day, go to the mountains to collect medicine for Sixi, eat, and sleep, but she never dared to look at the time, because every glance was a torment for her.

On this day, Sixi took advantage of people's inattention, stole dog food mixed with rat poison, and was killed by live medicine, when she heard this sudden news, she was on the mountain while collecting medicine while watching the sunset.

In this way, she followed the people in the village to see off Sixi with a blank face throughout the whole process, but she had mixed feelings in her heart. In the dead of night, Sixi's father drank most of the strong liquor and only asked her: "Miss Xia, do you know what day it is?" ”

With a "squeak", she pushed open the wooden door, wiped her hands with a towel, and after a pause, she shook her head.

After a sigh, he waved his hand at her, "That's it, that's it, tomorrow morning, I'll send you out of Yuanshan Village." ”

Her eyes lit up and darkened, "Really? She couldn't believe it.

Until Sixi's father handed her the stack of bits and pieces of banknotes, "This is the fare, don't look at it much, but it's enough for you to go home." ”

**

20 July 2015, Haicheng.

Above the Xu family compound, the sky was bright, the clouds were light and thin, and the sunlight was strongly reflected in the corners of the yard, she stepped forward and found that the door was not locked, she walked slowly forward, while looking at her face through the glass window, she became thinner, darker, and her eyes were no longer bright, so she stopped with a low expression.

With a "bang", Ah Li slammed into the door like a strong calf, looked left and right at her face, and then her arm was firmly dragged by his chubby little hand, "Xu Er!" Xu Er! Come out and see, your wife is back! ”

The next second, he hurriedly pushed open the door with an apron, looking like he was in a hurry, the sun poured on his face, and after making eye contact with her, he was completely stunned, he looked at her like this, as if a bright starlight flashed in his eyes, she knew that it was tears, but also a thick longing.

Eventually, he walked up to her and smiled, "Xia Lianglone, I've been waiting for you for a long time." ”

She laughed slowly, but her eyes were filled with tears, "I know, so, I'm back." ”

"The meal is ready, come and eat." He tugged at her arm forcefully and led her to the table.

"Give me a minute and let me wash my hands." A little shy by his eyes, she turned around and was about to go to the bathroom.

"One minute, that's too long."

After saying that, he grabbed her waist, leaned down, and a hot and intense kiss struck, tearing through the broken time of the past two years, and he kissed her on the lips fiercely.

The wind outside the window was light and the warm and humid air slowly crept into the window, and she gently closed her eyes, bearing this long and lingering kiss.

Dear Xu Er, I love you too.

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