The snow poured down, and the world was swallowed up by white, and as far as the eye could see, every qiē was shrouded in whiteness—the sky was white, the water was white, and even the mountains were white.

One qiē, so white that it is desperately white.

The village is the only living existence in the white world, but it is only very subtle and vivid.

The village is almost always filled with poor people struggling on the land, and these poor people hate the rich people in the town, and the rich people in the town are also careful to watch out for these poor people who are like hungry wolves.

Because of the tenant relationship, these hidden hatreds are buried under the snow, and the pain of hunger of the women and children is also buried under the snow, so that in the depths of the village, there is always a "song" of children to hunger, and the sound of "I am hungry, I am hungry" has become as low as a mosquito with the passage of time, but this sound has not disappeared, but, always, day after day, hovering over the winter village, constantly echoing in people's ears.

The sound is irritating, disgusting. So it caused the reprimands and scolding, and the child's cry was also there at first, but later it became very weak, and the faint cry in the dead silence was the freshness of the winter village.

At this moment, three months have passed since the trip to Shennongjia, in a farm covered with snow, Jinhua is wearing a shabby black cotton jacket, and next to him is Gao Wenxuan, who has a bloodless face.

Looking at Gao Wenxuan's expressionless face, Jinhua sighed inaudibly, she couldn't believe that Gao Wenxuan had suddenly become a fool.

It all started after that cliff jump.

They were washed here by the river crossing. The two woke up on the riverbank near the village.

Jinhua was the one who woke up first, and Gao Wenxuan was lying not far from her. Although there were many bruises on his body, there were no fatal wounds other than the wound on his head that was broken by a stone.

Jinhua thought that a qiē would be fine, but he still didn't expect that since Gao Wenxuan opened his eyes, he didn't know anyone, not even her, he didn't know anything, except for a little stupidity, he didn't like to talk. I don't like to move. I often look at the sun alone in a daze, and then eat and sleep and spend the whole day.

Jinhua saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, because the two of them were penniless. She made a bold decision. Temporarily settled in the village.

When they came to the village. There was still a little autumn mood, Jinhua inquired in many ways, and took Gao Wenxuan to borrow the ox cart to the town. The only remaining jadeite jewelry on his body was sold, and the local merchants kept the price very low, and the market price of a few hundred yuan was pressed down to a few silver dollars.

The words of a penny stumbling a hero are true.

Jinhua wanted to negotiate the price with the pawnshop shopkeeper again, but the shopkeeper heard that her accent was a foreigner, so he moved his mind to coax the person to the backyard, and he had to do something when he came up.

Because he couldn't stand this kind of grievance, Jinhua left with Gao Wenxuan after giving the man a slap. But the money could not be withheld, so she found another shop, and the cunning merchant took the opportunity to push the price of the things down to two silver dollars, and Jinhua bargained with him, and finally pawned it for nine dollars of death.

The amount of money was really not enough for the travel expenses, so after thinking about it, Jinhua took Gao Wenxuan to live in the village temporarily. Nine dollars rented a room, bought some household utensils, and there was not much left.

The people in the village only regarded her as a little daughter-in-law who lived with her husband, but after a long time, people still discovered Gao Wenxuan's abnormality.

The villagers who had been bored for a long time began to boil after learning that Gao Wenxuan had a problem with his head - the gossip woman wanted to get gossip from her for after-dinner chat, the lustful man wanted to take advantage of her, and the rest were strange, down-to-earth and silent laborers facing the paddy fields.

Such a day cannot be compared with the life in the city, and the life in Xiangxi is not ordinary.

When he was in Xiangxi, Jinhua could be said to have been sheltered by Gu Mother-in-law, Gao Kuan and others.

But in this village, Jin Hua really felt the contempt of the poor for the poorer, the hatred of the rich who had nothing to do but could obtain a great fortune from the fields, the servitude of women, the extortion of money, they were ignorant, but in this ignorance there was a little loveliness, they retained the honest and simple side of their character, and they retained a deep love for the land that was unspeakable.

"Bang Bang Bang"

There was a knock on the door outside.

Jinhua gathered the black cotton jacket on her body, glanced at Gao Wenxuan, who was not moving, jumped off the bed, and when she walked out of the hall, she suddenly noticed that although the window paper in the room was re-pasted, it was still not up to the fierce wind and snow, and it was ripped open again.

She opened the door as she wondered whether to glue the window properly.

Seeing the person coming, Jinhua was a little surprised.

The one who knocked on the door was a widower who lived next door, and the two families rarely spoke, and when they met, they almost passed by, and they never greeted each other.

"This"

Jinhua smiled slightly, invited people into the house according to etiquette, and served it after brewing tea: "What's the matter with Mr. Zhu?" ”

The widower's face turned red all of a sudden, a little embarrassed, his black and red skin showed a little embarrassment, and after a bowl of tea became cold, he put down the bowl in his hand, and said sharply: "Actually, you can call me Zhu Laosan, can I borrow some food from you." ”

Jinhua hadn't spoken yet, when she heard footsteps behind her, she turned her head and just shouted: "Wenxuan, don't move yet"

Then she turned her face again, and said to Zhu Laosan who refused to borrow grain: "We don't have much food in stock, and it may be difficult to survive this winter." ”

Zhu Laosan's face was almost buried on the ground, and he himself felt that it was a very shameful thing to borrow food, but he struggled for a moment, but he still raised his face and asked, "Can't you really borrow some food?" ”

Jinhua shook her head, it was very difficult for the little food at home to survive this winter, if it was lent out, she and Gao Wenxuan were afraid that they would not survive.

"Coco, my three children haven't eaten for many days, and they haven't even drunk gruel," Zhu Laosan's eyes burst out with a desperate light. He watched Jinhua and hoped that this beautiful woman could have the same heart as her.

Jinhua frowned, now is not as good as in the past, it is a difficult time, if you lend food at this time, it is something that a fool will do. This does not mean that she has no sympathy for Zhu Laosan's family, but compared with life, compared with the pain of starvation, she still chose the latter, and shook her head: "We really don't have food." You know that, too. We are new here."

Zhu Laosan's gray face suddenly became fierce, Jinhua saw Zhu Laosan's demeanor in his eyes, and his heart was clear, Zhu Laosan was afraid that he was forced to be anxious.

Sure enough. Then I heard Zhu Laosan scolding and scolding: "What does a fool need to eat?" You shameless bitch. Give me the food. ”

Jinhua's face sank: "Mr. Zhu is fine, please leave!" ”

Zhu Laosan opened his greedy eyes, with a fierce light in his eyes, and rushed towards Jinhua. He was probably driven to the point of madness by hunger, and there was a little complaint in his words: "Why can a fool have food to eat, such a beautiful wife, and money for tea for you?!" ”

Jinhua guessed Zhu Laosan's thoughts, and when he started, he grabbed him and pressed him to the wall.

However, Zhu Laosan was reluctant to leave the door frame, his eyes were still fierce, and there was a little decadence in the ferocity, and he roared as if complaining about the injustice of fate: "Why can a fool have food to eat!" ”

Jinhua heard the footsteps in the room getting closer and closer, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, she was worried that Gao Wenxuan understood Zhu Laosan's words.

"Here you go."

A small bag of rice reached out in front of Zhu Laosan and Jinhua at some point.

Jin Hua looked along the rice bag, saw Gao Wenxuan's bony fingers, saw his indifferent eyes, and saw him hand the grain to Zhu Laosan.

At that moment, the words that Jinhua wanted to say were all stuck in her throat without exception, and she looked at him in a daze.

At this time, Zhu Laosan, with greedy eyes, reacted quickly and snatched the rice bag, and when he left, he muttered a little mockingly: "A fool is a fool." ”

Jinhua watched Zhu Laosan leave, but wanted to chase after him, and when he stepped out of the door, he was stopped by Gao Wenxuan.

After looking at Gao Wenxuan for a long time, Jin Hua was puzzled, angry, and suddenly a little surprised, she excitedly grabbed Gao Wenxuan's shoulder, opened her eyes wide, checked him from head to toe, and asked, "Wenxuan, do you know who I am?" ”

Zhu Laosan's matter had been diluted in her heart by Gao Wenxuan's surprise that it was very likely to recover, she looked at Gao Wenxuan with a longing look, if it was possible, she couldn't wait to stick her eyes directly to Gao Wenxuan's body.

After waiting for a long time, Gao Wenxuan never said a word, his indifferent eyes became blurred and dilated, and Jinhua heard a few words from his mouth coldly: "Who are you?" ”

"I" Jinhua put down her hand on the door frame and closed the door silently, at this time, she couldn't say anything.

She thought of what Gao Wenxuan said to her before jumping off the cliff, and thought: As he said before jumping off the cliff, he really became a big trouble for her, but she didn't abandon his determination.

Gao Wenxuan's confused eyes had deeper doubts, Jinhua was about to leave, but he was dragged into his arms, he got close to her face, and asked, "Who am I?" ”

"You're Gao Wenxuan." Jinhua looked at him, a little sad, but still answered.

After Gao Wenxuan heard the answer, his eyes flashed, half clear, half confused, and he asked in a curious tone: "Who is Gao Wenxuan?" ”

"Gao Wenxuan is you." Jinhua took the trouble to answer again.

"Then Gao Wenxuan is me, who are you?" His face leaned in, it was still handsome, but it didn't feel like it used to, if it used to be night, now it's like a blank slate.

"I'm Rong Jinhua." Jinhua looked at him for a moment and replied.

Gao Wenxuan tilted his head this time, looked at Jinhua for a long time, and suddenly smiled, he said: "I remember this name, it turns out that you are Rong Jinhua." ”

His voice fell, Jinhua's tears almost burst out of her eyes, she didn't understand why she suddenly wanted to cry, for three months, she had never felt her vulnerability, even with those businessmen. Those talkative women fought wits and courage, and she has always been elegant and decent.

"Are you my wife, then?"

Jinhua was stunned in his subsequent words, and in the time he was stunned, he saw him raise his hand to wipe the tears off her face, and he said: "I only remember that Rong Jinhua is my wife." ”

Jinhua was suddenly confused, at this moment, she couldn't tell whether Gao Wenxuan was stupid or amnesia, if he was amnesia, but his thinking and movements were very abnormal, if he was stupid, he remembered her so deeply, and the expression he just faced Zhu Laosan, it was clearly not a fool's expression.

"Wen Xuan, do you remember the Gao family? Remember Susan? Remember the height and width? Jin Hua was unwilling to give it a try, looking at Gao Wenxuan's condition should be good and bad, if he still knew the past, then he should gradually recover in a short period of time.

Gao Wenxuan looked at Jinhua's face in confusion, did not speak, and shook his head.

Jinhua was a little disappointed, she glanced at Gao Wenxuan and waved her hand: "It's late, go to sleep." ”

Gao Wenxuan took her hand: "Let's be together." ”

Jinhua smiled slightly and let go of his hand: "I'll go and see how much we still have to eat, you just gave that Zhu Laosan too much." ”

Gao Wenxuan didn't speak, Jin Hua saw him hanging his head, like a sullen child, because he couldn't be sure if he was stupid, so he couldn't be sure if he understood his words.

"Wenxuan, it's okay, we can get by, I'll go to the town in a few days and find some work."

Gao Wenxuan raised his head suddenly when she spoke, grabbed her wrist unexpectedly, his confused eyes were full of confusion and apologies, he looked at her for a long time, and a deep voice squeezed out of his throat: "Jinhua, I"

Jinhua waited for his words, but saw that he hugged his head at this moment, squatting on the ground in pain, his forehead was full of dense sweat, and his weakness made people feel distressed.

"I'm sorry."

When Jinhua stretched out his hand to him, he was like a mad beast, slapped her hand away with one palm, and he curled up at the foot of the mottled wall, holding his head, looking really like a fool.

Jinhua wanted to pick him up, but he was always avoided, Jinhua was helpless and a little confused at the same time, she didn't know how she stimulated him, and she didn't know how long she could last in this life.

Shanghai Tang is going back sooner or later. (To be continued.) )