Chapter 3 Returning to Home
For this reunion, Li Hao is full of expectations, he hasn't seen him for more than half a year, his father's originally weak body is even older, his father promised him a promise of freedom after graduation, and said that he would have something to give him after graduation, all of which made Li Hao look forward to this homecoming.
Freedom and affection are equally important to anyone, but the difference is that many people who have gained the affection of others do not know that it exists, and squander it while complaining that no one cares, and many people do not have freedom, but think that they have this vital thing. Both are higher than life, and people regard the absence as existence and the existence as nothingness, what creates such an illusion? I humbly think that I am not qualified to discuss this issue here, and that this kind of thing can only be left to sociologists or philosophers to study, but since the question has been raised, I have spent a few words expounding my point of view, that it is affluence that has caused all this, that their lack of lack, the flood of feelings and the relative affluence of material things have made people lose themselves. You can disagree with this point of view, but our poor Li Hao agrees with this statement.
Li Hao didn't get much of other people's affection, let alone the freedom he yearned for, he was full of desire for these two things, and he cherished everything now.
The village is in front of him, this is the place where he has lived for twenty years, both familiar and strange, for twenty years, he has not traveled around the village of less than 300 households, and he knows few people in the village, but everyone knows that there is such a strange family living in his village, and there are no relatives.
Li Hao's house finally appeared in sight, a grape and violet in front of the door were intertwined with each other, and it was no longer possible to distinguish which vine belonged to which root, and the rattan was entangled lovingly, regardless of you and me, and the leaves covered the sun together, so that the stone bench and stone table in the shade were full of green.
Because Li Hao's family is not the original inhabitants of the village, there are not many relatives and friends in the village, and his father who behaves strangely, Li Hao has not had many partners since he was a child, so he can only play with himself in front of his own yard. The insects and birds in spring, summer and autumn, and the dead branches and snow in winter are all Li Hao's playmates since childhood.
Before he could step through the door, a few immature dog barks and a gray shadow followed. The shadow came to a sharp brake before Li Hao, but because he rushed too hard, his front legs couldn't support him and turned forward, and he got up and turned around to understand the direction of the target, and barked at the person again.
Li Hao was startled at first, and then saw a fat gray and white puppy standing at his feet, staring at him fiercely. This puppy is estimated to be three or four months old, and the four fat tables on the small short legs make people know at a glance that it is a large dog, covered in gray-white hair like a wolf, only a little black in the ears and tail, and the grinning appearance looks fierce and vicious, it does not pay attention to the giant in front of him as long as he kicks himself, in the face of uninvited guests, the puppy shows enough courage to block the door, and will never allow strangers to step into their territory, making a barking sound to make a posture of pounce at any time.
"Little wolf, come back." Li Hao's father's low voice came from the yard, and the puppy received the order, and ran into the yard a little reluctantly, and couldn't help but turn around and bark a few more times. didn't wait for the puppy to retreat far, and was held in his arms by the person who came out inside, Li Hao saw it and hurriedly shouted: "Dad, I'm back, this is the puppy you raised?" ”
"Little wolf, do you see, this is my son, your little master, I will listen to him in the future." The father did not answer directly, but said a few words to the dog in his arms, which was considered an answer.
"It's back, let's get inside." After speaking, his father put down the puppy and wanted to come up to pick up the luggage, Li Hao didn't give it at first, but his father snatched the old backpack from his hand with some stubbornness.
As soon as the puppy touched the ground, he ran to his feet and sniffed vigorously with his nose, which was to remember the smell and remember the new owner. Li Hao squatted down and picked up the puppy that had been circling him twice, and the puppy probably wanted to apologize for the impoliteness just now, and licked it on the little master's face with its warm and soft little tongue.
Li Hao didn't dodge, he enjoyed this moment very much, although the other party was a puppy, he would not refuse the other party's kindness, not to mention that from the moment he saw this dog, Li Hao fell in love with this cute and brave puppy, holding it in his arms, it was a kind of intimacy that crossed the race, and this feeling made him warm and very comfortable.
Li Hao, who has no playmates since he was a child, is full of love for small animals, and his father has repeatedly proposed to raise a puppy but his father has not agreed, and this time he saw such a gift as soon as he got home, which made the cold farmhouse courtyard suddenly full of vitality, and Li Hao also felt the change of his father.
After entering the house, the puppy still revolves around Li Hao, the restaurant is already full of a table of wine and food, all of which are home-cooked, there is no mother since he was a child, and Li Hao's diet and daily life are all handled by his father. Li Hao knows that his father's condition is not easy, the old man has always been in poor health, this time he came back and saw that his father's hair was whiter, and his previously straight waist was slightly bent, and he didn't look like a person who was only fifty years old.
"Come, let's eat, just done, you always arrive at the dinner table on time, never worry about you." Father looked very excited today, and his face was slightly red. The most eye-catching thing on the table is that there are two bottles of local liquor, my father has been in charge of this and that since he was a child, but he has never restricted him from drinking, in my father's words, only a man who drinks alcohol has a manly spirit.
The house is a typical building of SD Village, a bungalow with a triple courtyard, two bedrooms in the main house at the back, a dining room in the middle lobby, a kitchen, a grain storage room, a toilet and so on the east and west sides. The house in the countryside is spacious and bright, Li Hao's family did not farm, and his father divided a large room into a storage room, which was full of antiques and cultural toys. My father usually has no source of income, and the family is strapped for money, but he can always have money to buy some antiques from time to time, which is also a strange place for Li Hao.
Li Hao and his father came to the table to make it, poured a big bowl of wine for his father, and he also arrived at a full glass, and was about to drink when he heard the little wolf barking in a low voice.
The father smiled: "The little wolf also wants to drink, usually I am at home, and I always pour a little for it, and now the puppy has an addiction to alcohol." ”
Li Hao picked up the dog rice bowl and poured about one or two white wine for the little wolf, this guy wagged his tail and looked at the food bowl, he couldn't wait to jump inside, and the little wolf pounced on the ground to eat wine, less than one or two wines, and was drunk by this little thing a few times, and after drinking, he licked it unsatisfactorily before he shook it to the door and went to sleep.
"This little wolf is really interesting, where did it come from?" Li Hao liked this puppy in his heart, and said with a smile: "The amount of alcohol is really good." ”
"A friend." Li Hao's father took a big sip of spirits, took a sip of food, and said unhurriedly.
My father has really changed, not only has he become older, I have never heard of any relatives and friends in him before, and even the neighbors rarely come and go, but today he says that the dog was given by a friend. Li Hao wanted to ask any friends, but he was afraid that his father would not answer, and there were too many questions that his father had not answered, so there was no need to ask.
"What a breed, it's like a little wolf cub."
"That's right, this breed is called Wolf Green, both in appearance and size, like a wolf, full of wildness, but very loyal to its owner." Li Hao's father seems to be really excited today, talking a lot more than usual, and he no longer keeps a straight face to him.
"Do you have something to say?" My father still lowered his head and said while eating the vegetables.
"I got into a fight when I left school yesterday against a ruffian who bullied female students." Li Hao knew that he was about to face his father's reprimand, and without waiting for his father to speak, he had already put down his chopsticks and waited to be scolded.
"Pour the wine, I'm not asking you to say this, do you have a question for me?" Before Li Hao started drinking, his father's bowl of wine had already been drunk, and he hurriedly poured another bowl for his father. I also picked it up and drank a bowl in one go, my father really changed this time, it became too much, some of it made Li Hao unsure, and he was indifferent when he heard him fighting.
Li Hao was about to open his mouth, but in the face of so many questions, the mystery that he wanted to solve for so many years, suddenly had a chance to come out at this moment, this mouth couldn't be opened, not because he didn't know how to speak, but because he was worried that he didn't know what the answer was after he really opened the cover? He was used to this kind of life, so why bother looking for answers?
Li Hao poured another bowl and drank it, and there were seven or eight taels of these two bowls, and the pride and courage in the stomach came up under the wine. Just about to ask, my father took a bite of food, took a sip of wine and continued:
"I was still a Red Guard that year, I don't remember more than six years now, once I copied the home of a landlord and old wealth, I found a thing, it was an ancient book, I knew that your mother liked these things very much, so I secretly left it." My father stopped to take another sip of wine, and it seemed that it was painful for him to tell the past, and it was certainly not a pleasant memory. Even the little wolf stopped napping and leaned under the table and looked up and listened attentively.
"Later, I gave the book to your mother, she said that this book turned out to be a book that records Guiguzi's life, Guiguzi we all know, is the most mysterious person in China, active in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but it is rumored that Guiguzi lived for four or five hundred years, and the apprentices he taught were all figures in the society at that time, and they influenced history. It can be said that the Guiguzi in history is a mystery, and the ancient book I found is the mystery. ”
Speaking of this, his father stopped again, as if he was organizing language, he was not telling at all, but he returned to that era, because Li Haocong's father's face found the appearance of his youth again, and the vitality of a young man burst out from his body. Perhaps the time had stopped a little longer, and the little wolf whined under the table, urging his master to finish the story quickly, and the father drank the wine that was left at the bottom of the bowl.
"I have to believe what is recorded in the book, the signature is Guiguzi himself, it is his autobiography, saying that he wrote it during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, and he himself actually traveled to the Spring and Autumn Period in the mission of transferring the Kunlun Mirror to CQ in the Battle of Songhu, and I really can't believe it now when I think about it."
The father raised his head and looked at Li Hao, and saw Li Hao's look of surprise, "At that time, your mother and I were more surprised than you, but more suspicions, but based on my identification of the paper date, it was confirmed that it was from the Song Dynasty, how could people at that time know about the Battle of Songhu?" ”
Li Hao had several thoughts in his heart at this time, the first thought was that his father was joking, and the second thought was that his father was crazy or drank too much, and deep down he felt that he should believe what his father said. The little wolf also barked under the table at this moment, and even it protested against this incredible thing.
"We read the books over and over again, and we have struggled for a long time, with my knowledge of antique identification, whether it is paper, ink and other research, there is no doubt that the books are from the Song Dynasty. But even so, I couldn't believe it, and it wasn't until I found evidence in a long-buried ruin, as the book instructed, that I really accepted the facts. ”
Father poured a bowl of wine, drank it, and poured another bowl and put it there, Li Hao could see that his father's breath was a little disordered, and his heart was excited, as if he was experiencing the past he was telling, and only a big sip of wine could calm the excitement.
"I found in the ruins a copper box as recorded in the book, as well as a parchment scroll and a bean plant. The parchment scroll recorded three things, one of which talked about the bean, which looked like beans but not beans, and the straw was golden yellow, with only one pod, and there were only two grains in the pod, and the other talked about this copper box, saying that those who could open the copper box could obtain the masterpieces and treasures collected in Guiguzi's life. And at the end of the volume, there is a record of a book of exercises to regulate the breath. ”
Hearing this, Li Hao couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Is this technique of regulating the breath something you let me learn since I was a child?" Compared to Li Hao's question, the little wolf really couldn't listen to it, after listening to so much, none of them talked about eating, at most they talked about beans, so he stretched his waist tastelessly and shook to the door to take a nap.
"That's right, it's this exercise, which can not only make people calm and calm, light up and keep fit, but also improve a person's reaction and explosiveness, and it is also said to prolong life." After his father finished speaking, he looked at Li Hao, "It's a pity that I can't practice this exercise after being poisoned, otherwise I would have practiced it." How much is your heart beating per minute right now? How many breaths do you need? ”
"My heart beats more than thirty times, and I breathe three or four times."
"Well, you have to continue to breathe, knowing that Guiguzi said in the book that your heart beats within ten beats per minute, and your breathing must reach two minutes and three times."
"What's the matter with the copper box and the beans?" Li Hao asked eagerly.
"Let's talk about beans first, the record says that this bean only blooms after a jiazi, and it takes another jiazi bean to conceive and mature, and there are only two beans on a plant, if you eat this bean, you can increase your strength several times, and the metabolic growth rate is actually like a stimulant, increasing the secretion of adrenaline and the oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells in the eater. And this kind of bean was planted with more than one Guiguzi plant back then. ”
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