Walking into the three-foot floor in front of the house, Zhou Ming stepped on the blackened steps and saw a dark-skinned middle-aged man sitting at the door.

Counting it, he hasn't been home for half a year, and he hasn't seen him for half a year, and most of his old father's head has formed silver white.

"Dad......"

Zhou Ming's eyes were sour, and he called softly in his throat.

People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless.

Even if Zhou Ming now inherits the memories of tens of thousands of years in his previous life, the emotions in his heart have not changed in the slightest.

If he wants to cut off the dust in the future and become a Taishang Forgetful Dao Immortal, then he will never be able to do it, at least for now, he can't do it.

He Zhou Ming was not born and raised, he was flesh and blood, but was gifted by his parents. Now he has lost his original body, but deep in his soul, there is still this deep family affection that exists in the roots.

Zhou Zhixing was sitting on a small bench at the door and knocking on his pipe at the moment, and when he heard this call, his heart couldn't help but twitch fiercely. He raised his head, and looked at the visitor with a pair of vicissitudes of life.

After Zhou Ming saw Zhou Zhixing's face clearly, he had mixed feelings in his heart.

That serious face is a little less resolute at this time, and a little more vicissitudes of time.

On the dark skin that has been exposed to the wind and sun all year round, there are more wrinkles at some point, and now looking at it, the old father's whole person reveals a decadent old age.

"You are?"

Zhou Ming's voice just now was very small, Zhou Zhixing looked at this beautiful girl who was not like words, and reacted, with a trace of puzzlement in his eyes.

Zhou Ming restrained his mentality and said to Zhou Zhixing with a smile: "Hello uncle, I am Shen Yue who called you the day before yesterday. ”

"It turns out that you are Shen Yue, come in and sit. ”

Zhou Zhixing stood up and smiled at Zhou Ming a little stiffly.

Zhou Ming walked into this house that he was so familiar with that he couldn't be more familiar, his mood was difficult to calm down, more than 20 years have passed, and his home is still as small as before.

Twenty square meters of living room, a large round table, next to the table are a few small wooden stools, and on the edge of the ceiling, there is a nest of small sparrows.

Looking up at this nest of sparrows, Zhou Ming couldn't help but have a soft color on his face, after so many years, this nest of sparrows does not know how many generations have changed, and to this day, there are still nestlings surviving in this nest with countless grass vines.

Zhou Zhixing glanced at the sparrow's nest and said, "I don't know how many little sparrows have been replaced in this nest, and now, they are still reluctant to give up here." ”

The existence of these new beings can always bring a touch of vitality to people's hearts.

Zhou Ming said with a smile: "That uncle, you are really blessed, sparrows can bring joy to the family." ”

"Alas, what a festive promotion, this is all the saying of the older generation. In my life, I'm afraid there is no such thing as celebration at all. ”

Zhou Zhixing remembered what happened to him and shook his head helplessly.

"Uncle, this card is the savings left to you by Zhou Ming, there are 100,000 in it, and the password is Zhou Ming's birthday. ”

Zhou Ming saw Zhou Zhixing's expression, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, over the years, he had also suffered his old father. When my mother was sick, my father borrowed money from everywhere to make up for my mother's high medical expenses. Because of the lack of knowledge and culture, Zhou Zhixing can only work as a coolie to obtain economic resources many times.

During that time, because his father worked too hard, he fell ill in his waist and legs.

Now he wants to work in the field, but he is already powerless and insubordinate.

"Keep the money. ”

Zhou Zhixing did not stretch out his hand, but walked to the table where the sundries were placed, picked up the kettle, and poured a bowl of warm boiled water with a tea bowl.

He put the bowl of warm boiled water on the round table, with a wisp of warmth on his face, and said to Zhou Ming: "Xiaoyue, uncle has nothing to entertain you here, don't mind." ”

Zhou Ming sat down at the round table, picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of warm water, and said with a smile: "No, I also grew up in the countryside since I was a child, and I have long been used to life here." ”

He quietly put the card in his hand on the table, and did not mention what had just happened.

"That's fine. ”

Zhou Zhixing moved away from a stool and sat down, pinching his left leg with his hand, "You came here so early, you must not have eaten yet, I will kill the old hen at home and stew a soup, don't dislike it, hurry to leave." ”

"Uncle, don't worry, I'm not one of those delicate princesses in the city. I'm here today to come to the village to relax, and to talk to you. I can't wait for you to cook for me. ”

Zhou Ming had a smile on his face, but his heart was extremely bitter. When he went home a year ago, Zhou Zhixing also told him that he had been reluctant to kill the old hen at home, so he kept it to lay a few more eggs, but now, Zhou Zhixing faced himself and said with a smile that he wanted to kill the chicken and stew soup for himself.

This huge contrast made Zhou Ming feel very uncomfortable.

He knew that Zhou Zhixing had been relatively poor in the past two years, and he had returned the money he usually transferred to his card to those relatives around him without a penny.

Zhou Zhixing didn't tell Zhou Ming about borrowing money at the beginning, and Zhou Ming also went home to visit relatives after going out to work, and only then did he know by chance that his mother Zhou Zhixing had borrowed money from door to door to raise his mother Rong Yixue's medical expenses.

Zhou Ming didn't say anything about Zhou Zhixing hiding his borrowing money. He has been crawling around in society, in order to make himself and his father live a better life.

Knowing that Zhou Zhixing still owed the neighbors and fellow villagers a debt of affection, Zhou Ming began to work hard, he didn't think so much at the time, and he didn't tell Zhou Zhixing that he already knew about borrowing money.

All he knows is that he is still young and can still fight! As long as he doesn't fall, he will work hard to earn money!

Although he found a job with a high salary, Zhou Ming has always been just a small employee who has just entered the workplace. Under the pressure of the company and his own overdraft, Zhou Ming finally collapsed on his desk.

Although he knew that his original body was likely to be dead, Zhou Ming did not regret it.

Working overtime desperately was his own choice, no wonder anyone, it can only be said that he was a little tendoned at the beginning, walked into a dead end, and then there was no way to turn out.

If he had known how to make good use of his network technology at that time, he might not have worked so hard, and he would not have let his body be overdrawn to the limit and die suddenly in the company.

But fortunately, after a year's hard work, he has returned all the money to the people in the village, Zhou Zhixing is also very pleased to see this, he understands that his son has a future.

Today's Chinese New Year, Zhou Ming rarely returned home, and Zhou Zhixing, who has always been silent, rarely said a lot of confidant words to him.

From the torment of Rong Yixue's illness and death, to the current relief.

Zhou Ming knows very well how much his father has suffered and how many people have ridiculed and stared at him.

His son's efforts had lifted him out of this embarrassing situation, and before he had time to rejoice, his son had not been heard from.

"Xiaoyue, is Zhou Ming really missing......? What's the relationship?"

Zhou Zhixing looked at the girl in front of him and asked.

Although Zhou Ming's heart was astringent, he still shook his head and said, "I don't know where Zhou Ming went, I have a relatively good relationship with him." ”

"Alas, it's okay, this kid hasn't given me peace of mind since he was a child, so it's okay if he doesn't come back. ”

Zhou Zhixing stood up with some difficulty, he dragged his numb left leg, and slowly walked to the small courtyard outside where the poultry were raised.

Zhou Zhixing looked at the old hen squatting on the grass, and his eyes were slightly distracted. Originally, he planned to wait for the end of this year, Zhou Ming went home, and slaughtered the hen to make up for him, but now it seems that he can't wait for that day.

Zhou Zhixing felt the pain that life brought to him, his wife died, and now even the son who can make him feel the most relieved has left him.

After paying off his debts, his life in front of him has turned pale.

After Zhou Zhixing learned that Zhou Ming was missing, he rushed to the magic capital in a hurry, and in this crowded metropolis, he was rejected by Zhou Ming's company, and the police station gave him a result of waiting for notice.

In this way, Zhou Zhixing took the train back to his countryside in despair.

Thousands of miles away, thousands of miles back.

Once he went, Zhou Zhixing was extremely disappointed.

Today, Shen Yue's arrival brought a hint of surprise and surprise to Zhou Zhixing, but the expectation in his heart was still shattered in the face of this naked reality.

His last hope was also disappointed.

Zhou Zhixing understands that the official side ostensibly says that Zhou Ming is missing, but Zhou Ming is likely to have encountered some kind of accident or change.

Disappearance is nothing more than a self-deceptive statement.

For more than three months, Zhou Ming never contacted him again.

Even if his son enters the pyramid scheme, it is better to make a phone call and come back to deceive himself, than the current situation of no news.

But the current situation made Zhou Zhixing very worried, he didn't know what accident Zhou Ming had encountered, and he didn't know if he had died.

Under the anxiety of day and night, Zhou Zhixing's whole person has aged a lot, and even the spark of hope in his heart that supports him to live has become dim with the passage of time.

"Uncle, you don't need to kill chickens, I've had an upset stomach lately, just eat something light. ”

A light voice sounded behind him, and Zhou Ming came to the small courtyard and quietly looked at the hen lying on the grass.

"This ...... It's good. ”

Zhou Zhixing stood outside the fence, but after all, he didn't enter it, and grabbed the old hen that was laying eggs.

Zhou Zhixing smiled bitterly, "Xiaoyue, then you can only eat some vegetables and coarse grains grown by your uncle." ”

"Okay, I haven't eaten coarse grains for a long time, so it's time to adjust today. ”

A faint look of sadness flashed in Zhou Ming's eyes, and he said with a faint smile on his face.