Behind Yuan Qi's house there was a big mountain, which was the highest among the mountains, stretching for dozens of miles. Yuan Qi and his friends stood at the foot of the mountain, he had not been here for more than ten years, recalling that when he was young, his family was not very rich at that time, and he often went up the mountain with his grandfather to herd cattle and sheep, and chased and played with the children next door, recalling that it seemed to be yesterday. The way up the hill was covered with branches or weeds, and they walked through the weeds, and with the sticks in their hands blocked the outstretched branches, looking for their path, looking for the gentle slope, grasping the straw and climbing upwards, looking down the mountain, surrounded by mountains, the roads under the mountain were crisscrossed, there were ponds, there were houses, and this house was built against the mountain, and when they looked up, they knew that the mountain had climbed halfway. I haven't climbed the mountain for a long time, and I feel a little out of breath, so I sit in the grass and talk to each other about the interesting things of my childhood. Looking at the green shade, Yuan Qi stood up and continued to climb the mountain, climbing over the cliff, the rest of the mountain road was still so steep, walking in the lush greenery. At the top of the mountain, they made a circle, where there were many caves, some of which were covered by the collapse of the soil and rocks above. Yuan Qi squatted down to observe these caves, which led in all directions, and said, "This may be the cave of some hare, snake and rat." ”

His friend stood beside him, watching Yuan Qi squatting here to observe these caves, and said with a smile: "Yuan Qi, you haven't been back to your hometown for a long time, don't you know, this is a kind of cave where animals called Yi fight." One day when I was moving corn in the field, I noticed this animal scurrying around in the corn field. ”

Only then did Yuan Qi know that there was a rare protected animal named Yi in his hometown, so he nodded and said, "Oh." "Because this animal looks like a pig, the size of a young pig, and the hair on its body is brownish-black, and it is good at hiding and is not easy to detect. Yuan Qi and his friend bypassed this place, climbed to the top of the mountain and looked into the distance, so they chanted,

Yunman does not know where, Daizong Wuyue Mountain.

Chongling climbs the peak, touching the clouds and immortals.

——Selected Zhongxian Poetry Collection "Ascending"

They climbed to the top of the mountain and descended the mountain, standing on the rock and descending slowly, watching the end of the mountain rise high, and then walked towards the end of the mountain. As you walk, you can see the mountain road winding and circling. They walked in the secluded forest, the sticks in their hands blocked the branches left and right, and walked slowly, but unfortunately they did not reach the end of the mountain, and saw that it was getting late, and gradually dimmed, so they went down from here. It is difficult to go up the mountain and easy to descend, so they look for a trail and extend the trail down the mountain, and the pace of the descent is very fast, and when they reach the bottom of the mountain, there is a green rapeseed field under the mountain, and the top of the mountain can be seen at a glance. They extended the path to the top of the hill, and when they were halfway there, a branch fell down and blocked the way, and when they heard the barking of dogs beneath it, they knew that there was a house hidden in the shade of the trees. There are obviously people in the vicinity here, how do you know that "the mountains and rivers are doubtful, and there is no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village." They returned the way they came, looking for a way down the mountain.

They were busy running down the mountain, where there were many houses and houses, and the villagers walked leisurely along the forest roads. They walked down the mountain in great strides on the flat road, without being blocked by rocks or branches, and it was so unimpeded that even the wind carried when they walked. The road is paved with cement, they look at the houses on both sides, the river pond in front of the house, showing its beauty, like a long landscape painting, I still remember when I was a child I learned a text "Guilin landscape is the best in the world, people in the painting (original sentence: the boat travels on the blue waves, people swim in the painting)" The beauty, today I finally experienced. When you walk to the land temple at the pass, you are about to get home.

When he got home, it was getting dark.

When Yuan Qi returned home, he sat in the study and looked at the black notebook on the desk. Yuan Qi picked up this notebook and opened it, its paper was a little yellowed, obviously this notebook had a history. Just then, Lucy stood outside the door of the study and knocked on the door. Yuan Qi raised his head and looked at the door, and said, "Please come in." ”

Lucy pushed open the door and entered, holding a bowl of steaming poached eggs on the desk in front of Yuan Qi. Yuan Qi looked at Lucy, who was standing next to him, and said, "Thank you, mother, where did you find this notebook?" ”

"This notebook has been pressed to the bottom of the box, and it has not moved."

"Oh, mother, go to sleep first, I'll wash the pots and dishes."

"How can such rough work bother you? I'll do it," Lucy said, standing in front of Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi looked at Lucy and said: "We are a family, the family does not speak two words, what rough work is not rough work, I should have come to honor you." Yuan Qi held Lucy's hands and looked at Lucy. At this time, Lucy's forehead had added some wrinkles, and the sideburns on both sides were already gray, obviously much older. Yuan Qi held Lucy's hands with both hands and asked her to sit down, and then he sat down, and his heart was so warm. Yuan Qi looked at Lucy in front of him and said, "Mother, go to sleep, I'll do all this work." ”

"Okay, Qi'er, pay attention to rest early, don't stay up late."

Yuan Qi just nodded, and Lucy exited Yuan Qi's room and closed the door. The food in his hometown is indeed more fragrant than in the restaurant outside, and he eats the poached eggs in the bowl and drinks the soup cleanly. Yuan Qi entered the kitchen with the dishes and chopsticks, washed the pots and dishes, and wiped the stove very clean. Then he walked out of the kitchen, closed the kitchen door, entered the hall and went upstairs, entered the study, sat on a chair, picked up the notebook on the desk, entered the bedroom, sat at the head of the bed, opened the notebook and watched under the bright light.

One morning, Yuan Peng was still working in Chengdu, which was not as prosperous as it is now, and there were no high-rise buildings around; At that time, people sat in the old teahouse, played cards, chatted or walked birds. Yuan Peng stood at the door of the station waiting for someone, and the time passed quickly, and a woman stepped forward with a duffel bag in her hand. Yuan Peng stood next to him and walked to a stall and asked, "What do you want to eat?" ”

"Don't," it was because these two people were estranged, and they didn't say a word after they got in the car, and they were very cold. The woman was skinny, and her cheekbones were very high. Yuan Qi's head kept looking out the car window, watching the scenery along the way, and it could be said that there was nothing to say between the two of them. Until her home, her mother sat on a stool outside the gate, tearing garlic skins. The two of them stood in front of her mother. Yuan Peng stepped forward and said, "Auntie." However, her mother turned a blind eye to Yuan Peng who was standing next to her, and said to the woman next to Yuan Peng: "Wen Hui, you go in first." Wen Hui first glanced at Yuan Peng, who was standing behind him, and walked in. Her mother continued to peel and peel the garlic. Yuan Peng just took a few steps back and stood outside their room. Wen Hui's mother got up and walked in with the peeled garlic from the bowl. It seems that the family did not welcome him very much. Yuan Peng stood outside her house for a long time, not entering. After that, Wen Hui walked out and said, "Yuan Peng." After Yuan Peng walked in, he felt that this place was much stranger. Wen Hui led Yuan Peng to a room and sat around a table of eight immortals, and then her mother brought out several bowls of rice balls and placed them in front of Yuan Peng.

"Yuan Peng, it's like that when you stand at the door like this, eat quickly." An old man sitting on it faced Yuan Peng and said, "Yuan Peng, you can eat quickly." ”

At this time, Yuan Peng still didn't have the chopsticks in his hand and sat quietly in front of the Eight Immortals table. Wen Hui faced her mother. Her mother then said, "Who are you doing this for?" I have these two conditions, a bride price of more than 2,000 yuan and a house in a big city, otherwise I will not agree to the marriage of the two of you, and knock out the child in her belly, you go back and discuss it with your parents, eat quickly. At that time, Yuan Peng's family was not so rich, his parents were honest farmers, and it was very rare to eat meat a few times a year, where could he get so much money enough to marry his daughter-in-law, he still didn't say a word about it.

"Otherwise, the child in her womb will be killed, and you will have to pay 500 yuan in child support," At that time, 500 yuan was not a small amount, and it was already good to have an income of 200 yuan in a year. Yuan Peng had no money in his hands, and he was only silent in front of them. After lunch, Yuan Peng got up and went home, the long night made it difficult for people to sleep, thinking about the child in Wen Hui's belly, he must be the father of the child, the child is innocent, how can it be said that if you beat it, you can beat it? He must be a living being, too. The next day, the parents met in the teahouse, and Wen Hui sat opposite Yuan Peng. Wen Hui faced Yuan Peng and said, "Yuan Peng, what did you consider about the two conditions proposed by my parents?" ”

"My parents are ordinary farmers and can't agree to your request."

"Okay, then let's go to the hospital and get rid of the child, and you have to pay the money and child support for the beating."

"There is nothing wrong with the child, everything is my fault as a father, I hope you can think about it."

"It's okay if you don't buy a house, and put all the money with me in the future." At this time, the parents of both sides also collapsed. Yuan Peng got up and walked out of the teahouse, and then returned home with his parents. In one village, only one has a telephone, and only one phone can be made and a call can be made by going to a small shop at the head of the village. His father pulled out a pamphlet with pager numbers or phone numbers for some people. His father flipped through the pamphlet and found a person's number, dialed it, and said, "Hey, Yuan Kun, you're okay in Shanghai." ”

"Very good, brother, what's wrong?"

"I want to call Peng'er to your construction site to work, see if you still have anyone there?"

"Also, you called him."

Before that, Yuan Peng did a business and borrowed loan sharks, and now he has lost all his money, and his father can only get Yuan Peng to work on the construction site to earn a little bit to solve the urgent need. That night, Yuan Peng packed his luggage. The next morning, Yuan Peng set out on a long journey with a backpack and a duffel bag in his hand. In the car, the pager on his waist kept vibrating, and Yuan Peng didn't seem to hear it at this time, looking through the car window, the green hills and fields in the distance, as well as the houses hidden in the depths of the woods, were left behind with the rapid movement of this passenger car. Touching the chair and closing his eyes, the grief in his heart was unspeakable, and the wandering and confusion in his heart were like wandering spirits with nowhere to go, floating around.

Wen Hui and her mother stood at the entrance of the hospital, took out a pager and kept calling Yuan Peng, but there was no reply from the other party. Her mother stood next to her and said, "Yuan Peng has no feelings for you, he won't come." Then the two of them walked into the hospital and registered. Finally, I walked into a doctor's office, and the attending doctor said, "Which of you is going to hit the child?" ”

Her mother pushed Wen Hui and said, "She." ”

"What's the relationship between you?"

"She's my daughter," her mother then pushed Wen Hui forward and sat down in front of the attending doctor.

The attending doctor looked at Wen Hui in front of him and said, "Hitting a child is not a trivial matter, you have to think about it." ”

"I've figured it out."

"Okay," the doctor wrote a list, handed it to Yu Wenhui, and said, "You go down and pay the money first." ”