Getting closer and closer to home, Cheng Jiemin suddenly had a feeling of homesickness, and saw the river at the entrance of the village from a distance, the river was frozen, like a imprisoned silver snake lying stiffly, and the whole village had a particularly gentle sadness and desolation, which made people feel sad and sad; The firewood stacks at the head of the village, like enlarged mushroom piles, stand quietly on the wheat field; The crooked-necked tree at the east end of the village is like a watchman.

It was already dusk, and the staggered adobe house, the rising smoke, the shadow puppet, the peace and quiet, the smell of home came to his face, and his eyes were hot. Cheng Jiemin suddenly remembered a popular song: Come back, come back, wandering the world. His eyes began to moisten, oh, this place that gave birth to him and raised him haunted his soul!

Some people have already started to make a fire to make dinner, Cheng Jiemin's heart is full of happiness, this kind of warm and fishy year, this year of eating meat and drinking wine, is getting closer and closer!

"Bang", a small cannon exploded not far from Cheng Jiemin, and several naughty children excitedly rushed out of the small alley.

"Jemin, it's a holiday?" A young man in his thirties saw Cheng Jiemin and greeted him loudly.

When Cheng Jiemin saw the man, he hesitated for a moment, and then greeted him enthusiastically and said, "Brother Jinbao, have you a good New Year, are the New Year's goods at home ready?" While speaking, he quickly took out the Hongta Mountain prepared for the New Year, took out one and handed it over.

Hongta Mountain, which costs twenty yuan a box, is also a good cigarette in Tianyuan City, let alone in the countryside. The man named Jinbao took the beautifully made cigarette and looked at it, put it down under his nose and sniffed it, pinned it behind his ear and said, "Good boy, this is a good cigarette." It's definitely bigger than Admiralty. When did you come back? ”

"No, just got home." Cheng Jiemin knew that Brother Jinbao was reluctant to smoke this cigarette, and he was ready to smoke it on a crowded occasion.

Greeting the people on the street, Cheng Jiemin came to the door of his house. Two dilapidated wooden doors, underneath are a courtyard wall made of brick and earth.

"Second brother, you're back!" Like a cheerful bird, the little bell ran out of the house and hugged him.

Looking at his sister who had grown a head taller, Cheng Jiemin smiled and said, "Ouch, I haven't seen you this year, the little bell has grown into a beautiful little girl!" ”

When the old couple saw their second son coming back, the two walnut skin wrinkled faces and immediately smiled into two flowers. It seemed to them that their dear son had not been away from home for a year, but for five years, as if he had returned from some point in the earth.

"Dad, mother!" Cheng Jiemin looked at the two joyful faces full of years and choked up.

"It's good to be back." Cheng Xigui immediately came to the table and said with a smile: "Come to the stove and warm up." ”

The hot brown sugar water, coupled with the cheerful laughter of the little bell, filled the whole house with an intoxicating atmosphere that made Cheng Jiemin intoxicated. He talked about his affairs in the Water Conservancy Department, of course, what he said was how much the leaders attached importance to him, and going to Kuanyang Township to support farmers was a powerful proof that the leaders and organizations of the department were training him.

Cheng Jieguo heard that Cheng Jiemin was supporting farmers in Kuanyang Township, and said with a smile: "This is good, it will be convenient to go home in the past two years." ”

Cheng Xigui put down the Hongta Mountain in his hand, pinched a golden bell cigarette from his pocket and lit it: "No matter where you are, you have to work hard for others." ”

It was finally dark, and Ren Gani made a table of dishes, thickly sliced pork head, oily meat and eggplant clips, and a pot full of carrots and boiled mutton, the familiar taste made Cheng Jiemin appetite.

The three of them drank wine, and Cheng Laohan seemed to be very happy, as long as he picked up the cup, he simmered it in one gulp.

"Second baby, you can't forget your roots, you can't forget Brother Kai, Brother Kai is a good doll! Speaking of which, people have to have a self-knowledge, live high, go to a high place, live low, you have to press the low mile" After drinking a pot of wine, Cheng Laohan was obviously drunk.

"Well, Dad, the second son just came back, let him rest!" Cheng Jiemin almost cried when he heard his brother. I couldn't help but tremble in my heart, what is going on?

After a long journey and a slight drunkenness, Cheng Jiemin fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the bed. After waking up from thirst in the middle of the night, I wanted to get up to find some water to drink, but I pulled the lamp rope only to find that my brother was not on the opposite bed.

Looking at the time on the pager, it was already more than twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, and my brother had drunk a lot of wine, what did he do?

Cheng Jiemin suddenly remembered what his father said on the wine table, what happened? Is something wrong?

After putting on his clothes, Cheng Jiemin walked out of the hut. The cold air outside made him instinctively excited. As far as the eye can see, the surroundings are covered in darkness.

At this time, where will my brother go?

Just when Cheng Jiemin felt embarrassed, he found that on the high post outside his yard, there was a little spark that was extinguished. After hesitating for a moment, Cheng Jiemin walked over there.

"Sneering Lala......"

A strange sound came, Cheng Jiemin was startled, and then understood that it should be the sound of the radio.

With that little spark, Cheng Jiemin found that his brother was squatting on the post, lighting a cigarette spark, making his face bright and dark. Cheng Jiemin coughed lightly and said, "Brother, why don't you sleep when it's so cold?" ”

Cheng Jieguo was stunned for a moment, then stood up and said, "Oh, I'm a little stuffy from drinking, so I came here to blow the wind." ”

While speaking, Cheng Jieguo turned off the radio. Cheng Jiemin saw that his brother was surrounded by darkness at night, and he had more doubts in his heart.

What kind of wind is blowing here in the middle of the night? After hesitating for a moment, Cheng Jiemin put his arm around his brother's shoulders and asked in a low voice, "Brother, is there something at home hiding from me?" ”

"It's okay, what can I do?" Cheng Jieguo waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go home and sleep." ”

Back in the house, it was only a moment before Cheng Jieguo's snoring sounded on the small bed opposite. But Cheng Jiemin couldn't sleep at this time, he felt that his brother and even his parents were hiding something from him. But what is it?

Cheng Jiemin couldn't help but start flipping through the diary in his heart about the New Year, but unfortunately, the diary didn't remember much about the period when he went home for the New Year. There is only one sentence in Cheng Jiemin's memory, that is, when did my brother like to drink so much when he went home and drank a lot.

There must be something going on here!

When Cheng Jiemin woke up from his sleep in the morning, there was no one on Cheng Jieguo's bed over there. Looking at the clean and clean bed, Cheng Jiemin quickly got up from the bed.

After washing his face with cold water, Cheng Jiemin went back to the room to find a comb. But when he saw the toothless comb on the table, he couldn't help but shake his head. It seems that I need to borrow a comb from my sister.

Just when he was about to look for the little bell, Cheng Jiemin's eyes fell on the mottled table, which was said to be the wedding companion of his grandmother when she got married.

Let that girl sleep well, and don't disturb her yourself. Cheng Jiemin couldn't help but smile when he thought of the little bell sleeping lazy, and then opened the drawer.

The drawer is not big, and there is indeed a small round comb inside, Cheng Jiemin picked up the comb easily, and when she picked up the comb, two short wooden sticks appeared in front of his eyes. Looking at these two woodwinds, Cheng Jiemin's facial muscles trembled. It was as if he had gone back to that summer.

The brothers were uncomfortable and panicked, the mother stood aside and sobbed silently, although Cheng Laohan did not cry, but it looked more uncomfortable than crying, the old man groped his bare feet for a long time before he began to speak: "Jieguo, Jiemin, the two of you also know the situation of our family, Daddy can only provide one of your brothers to go to school to seek fame, as for which of you to go, Dad doesn't make a decision, let the ancestors and ancestors be the master for you." ”

At that time, Cheng Jiemin remembered that he had been looking forward to it in his heart, he hoped that he could become one of the lucky ones, and he hoped that he could study!

He remembered his joy when he drew the short stick from his brother's hand, which represented the ability to read, and at that time, the brother didn't seem to say anything, but just held the little stick tightly.

All along, I thought that I had the luck I had drawn by myself when I went to school, but it turned out that it was all ......

Looking at the two small sticks, Cheng Jiemin's eyes couldn't help but moisten. At this moment, he felt that he owed his brother too much. According to his brother's grades at that time, if he could continue to go to school, then he should be the one who went to work in the province.

Taking a deep breath, Cheng Jiemin gently put the two small wooden sticks back in their original positions, and then closed the drawer again.

"Second brother, have you washed your face, my mother asked me to call you over for dinner!" The little bell jumped in and urged Cheng Jiemin with a smile.

Looking at the smiling sister, Cheng Jiemin cleaned up his mood, and then grabbed the braid of the little bell and said, "Why didn't you wear the little jacket I bought for you, I picked it out after looking for a while." ”

"I'm going to wear it again during the New Year." Although Little Bell didn't like his brother's behavior of grabbing his braids, he still didn't object.

Cheng Jiemin grinned and said, "Wear it, let's go to the market today, let's pick another one." ”

"I don't want it, just have this body." The little bell was happy at first, and then shook his head and shirked it.

Cheng Jiemin looked at his sister's sensible appearance, and felt infinitely relieved and a little sad. The children of the poor are in charge of the family early, if in the city, a child of my sister's age is carefree and pestering her parents to be spoiled, and my sister is already so sensible!

After a moment of silence, Cheng Jiemin remembered the question that surrounded his heart last night, and asked quietly: "Bell, is there something going on at home?" ”

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