In the courtyard of the backyard of the Hehuan Inn.

After returning from listening to the wind and rain in the night, Han Limo has been standing in the middle of the courtyard, his sleeves moving with the wind, letting his thoughts fly.

Han Limo thinks that he is not just a weak reader, but the wind and dust along the way have always taught him to be silent.

Some things are untouchable, some things are invisible.

Since ancient times, he is just a poor scholar who came out of the southern countryside, or he is not a scholar at all, how dare he ask for any love.

He has his own self-knowledge, and if he avoids rejoicing, nothing will happen.

"Limo, what are you doing?" Xiao Wang was drunk, full of alcohol, and stumbled back from outside, he saw Han Limo standing there alone and staring blankly into the distance.

Xiao Wang supported the wall, and he was almost about to spit it out.

Han Limo came back to his senses and hurriedly walked over to help him, he said, "Why did Brother Wang drink so much!" ”

In his memory, he had never seen Xiao Wang drunk.

"Hehe, it's okay, today's Lantern Festival, happy, just have a few more drinks with your friends!" Xiao Wang, who was not good at speaking, let Han Limo help him into the house, and then lay directly on the bed.

Han Limo shook his head, took off his shoes, and covered him with a quilt.

In the end, he also lay down.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, Han Limo went to Xingning Village.

The dilapidated thatched hut in front of me was deserted, and I couldn't see a little bit of the atmosphere of the New Year.

Little Peach is not at home, only the Queen Mother is lying on the hospital bed alone, when Han Limo came with a New Year's gift, she half leaned in front of the bed, trying to let herself sleep, but because her body is really weak, the movements that can be easily done in the eyes of ordinary people are extremely difficult for her, as if with a little force, the bones can be completely scattered.

"Auntie, are you feeling better?" Han Limo gently supported the eldest lady and helped her lie down and rest.

Seeing that her body, which was even weaker than a few days ago, Han Limo knew that he was asking a little knowingly, but he still asked with concern.

Because of illness, her face has long been sallow, her body has become thin, she is only middle-aged, but she looks like an old man who is about to die.

It took her a long time to spit out a sentence, and her tone was slow, "You're here!" ”

Han Limo nodded.

"Ahem, it's the New Year, my aunt has to give you New Year's money!" The Queen Mother spoke weakly, and pulled out a copper plate from under the bedside.

"Auntie, I..." Han Limo wanted to refuse the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother smiled with all her might, put the copper plate in his palm, closed his fingers, patted it lightly, and said softly: "Child, there is a good omen for the New Year's money!" ”

"Thank you for coming to visit Auntie, Auntie thank you!" Two tears welled up in the eyes of the middle-aged woman, who was extremely weak, and flowed down her cheeks to the side.

The queen mother looked at the house with four walls, it was deserted, and no one was willing to visit their mother and daughter, how could Han Limo not be moved.

"Help me lie down, it's more comfortable!"

Han Limo slowly put down the Queen Mother.

"Where's Little Peach?" Han Limo asked.

Speaking of the little peach queen mother, there was a smile on her face, and she was relieved: "Little peach also went to sell vegetables, I told her to come back at noon!" ”

But after a while, he stopped laughing.

Other people's children are taken by adults to play during the Chinese New Year, but my children have to go out to sell vegetables by themselves.

It's so cold outside, I don't know if she's frozen.

The middle-aged woman, who had a very weak breath, stopped speaking for a long time.

It is said that life is just a passing scene, and people live in the world to go through it, and if they are not satisfied, they will leave this place in advance.

The eldest lady is not satisfied, not satisfied with what she has experienced, but there is one thing she is very satisfied with, that is, the little peach.

Little Peach is very sensible, she is really sensible, she is her intimate little padded jacket, she is the motivation for her to work hard to live more, but today she always feels that this breath is about to stop, she asked Little Peach to come back early, maybe just to see her more.

The eldest lady didn't speak, and Han Limo didn't speak.

Little Peach is not at home, so naturally she went out to beg.

Han Limo didn't dare to tell the queen mother, on the one hand, she was the queen mother who tried to hope that Little Peach would be a good person, and on the other hand, Little Peach was lying to treat her mother, no matter which side it was, he felt so distressed.

"Auntie, you rest first, I'll boil you some medicine." Han Limo brought some Chinese herbs over, lit a fire and began to boil the medicine.

This medicine has been boiling for almost a stick of incense, it is already the sun outside, but the little peach has not come back, he opened the stove, poured the decoction into the bowl, and carefully brought it to the small table in front of the bed, "Auntie, I'll help you get up and drink the medicine first!" ”

"No need, Limo, come and sit, the eldest lady knows the bones of her body best, this disease has already been sick to the bones, and it can't be cured!"

Before he could speak, the eldest mother continued: "Thank you, auntie, ahem, why hasn't the little peach come back?" ”

She wanted to say something, but suddenly remembered that her daughter hadn't come back yet, and couldn't help but look out the door, always wanting to see her more!

Han Limo comforted her and said, "Auntie, don't worry, your illness will get better, and Little Peach will come back soon!" ”

"Ahem, ahem!" The middle-aged woman who had been sick for a long time coughed continuously, and a trace of red appeared at the corner of her mouth, Han Limo also trembled in her heart when she saw this scene, how could it be so serious, looking at the bowl of decoction, at most, it was to replenish qi and refresh the mind, and it could not cure this disease that was deep in the heart at all, and fell into silence for a while.

"Hehe, it's okay, Little Peach hasn't come back yet, you can talk to me first!"

Han Limo snorted, and the two chatted about family life, the eldest lady didn't treat him as an outsider, and talked about the story of her family and recalled the past.

Little Peach actually has a sister who is ten years older than her, called Yan Zhi, Little Peach was born not long ago, Yan Zhi had a serious illness, her whole body was red and hot, like a burning man, the doctor in the whole Gucheng had no choice, her father had to take her around to seek medical advice, but still failed to cure her, just when we were helpless, I met an old man, who looked like an official eunuch, said that it could cure her illness, provided that she was to bring her back to Kyoto, and she was not allowed to meet for ten years.

The old man looked at Yan Zhi, and then said, "I can cure this child, but I have to bring it back to Kyoto for ten years." ”

The couple hesitated, obviously distrustful of the old man who appeared out of thin air, how could the life of his heart and soul be handed over to a stranger, the old man saw their doubts and hesitation, and knew that no one would believe it without evidence, so he waved his hand, and an attendant behind him took out a small box, and took out a pill from a small box and handed it to him, saying: "If you don't believe it, you can let her eat this pill, and in less than a moment, her body will change back to its original state!" ”

Husband and wife, you look at me, I look at you, I still don't believe it, the entourage has no choice, so he had to endure the pain and took out another pill, broke it in half, put it in his mouth and swallowed it, this is what he spent seventy-seven and forty-nine days to prepare with great difficulty, half of it was wasted, not to mention how distressed it was, but compared to the little girl in front of him, the entourage knew that this medicine was nothing, and asked: "Still don't believe me?" ”

Her father saw that he was okay after eating, so he took the pill, looked at Yan Zhi who was unconscious in her mother's arms, hesitated and put the pill in her mouth.

Just when the two of them were nervous, the redness on Yan Zhi's body was slowly receding until it disappeared, and the eldest lady was the first to notice the changes in Yan Zhi's body, and shouted: "Xianggong, look at it, it's okay, Yan Zhi's illness is cured!" ”

Her father looked at Yanzhi's intact body and cried with joy, holding the hand of the entourage and constantly thanking him, the entourage coughed, although the two were very happy, it was still necessary to tell them the truth, "You don't have to rush to thank me, the child's illness has not yet been cured, this medicine is only temporarily suppressing the toxins in her body, if you want to really cure her, you can only go back to Kyoto with us!" ”

The attendant spoke firmly, and it depends on whether you are willing to let us take it back to Kyoto.

The couple, who originally thought that the child was cured, were stunned in place, and before they could put away their joy, they were a slap in the face, "Can it really be cured?" ”

At this moment, the couple was not doubting the old man's words, but thinking that it would really take ten years?

"Of course you can, but it will take time!" It may not take ten years to cure her, but why it is ten years, the old man can't tell them.

"When the ten-year period is up, I will naturally bring people back to you!"

The two of them looked bitter, in the end, they were their own flesh and blood, if they didn't see it, they wouldn't see it, how could they give up that heart!

Looking at the child's immature face, she was only ten years old, and she must be cured, "Father child, or let him take it away!" Ten years passed quickly! ”

The middle-aged man finally nodded.

That year, the old man returned to Kyoto with the unconscious Yanzhi, leaving only a jade pendant and a handkerchief embroidered with a special pattern as tokens.

When the eldest mother recalled this, she was already full of tears, and even her eyes were a little darker, my child, my Yanzhi, I can't wait for you for my mother.

It turns out that there is such a past, and Little Peach has a sister.

"Where's her father? Where did it go? ”

Han Limo is also curious, where will Little Peach's father go?

"Alas..."The eldest lady sighed, "Actually, the child's father left early, and he died in a foreign country, and someone came to mourn some time ago, and I didn't dare to tell the little peach!" Why do you say that the lives of these two children are so miserable, they haven't had a decent home since they were young, they don't have a decent one... Which family's children will be like them, and Little Peach is only six years old! The mother, who felt ashamed of her child, unconsciously shed tears again.

Although it is someone else's story, but the listener tears when he smells sadness.

"Ahem, ahem."

"Auntie, are you alright, Auntie!"

The eldest lady coughed violently, and then began to speak, "It's okay, it's okay, Limo, I want to trouble you with something, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Han Limo nodded, "Auntie, you say!" ”

The terminally ill middle-aged woman covered the young man's hands with her hands, and said thoughtful words, "Limo, I want to trouble you to take the little peach, my time is running out, after I leave, you will take her with you, if her sister comes back in the future, you will show her the token, so that the two sisters can recognize each other!" ”

The eldest lady took out two tokens from the old man's arms and put them in his hands.

"Okay, auntie, I promise you!" Han Limo didn't know what was going on, so he agreed without thinking about it, maybe out of sympathy, or maybe empathy.

He can feel the helplessness of the eldest mother, the sincerity, and the trust in him, if it is not at a dead end, who will make up his mind to hand over his children to others, everything is just powerless!

Little Peach is back.

The red fluttering little face was a little cracked because of the cold, and when she opened the door and saw the big brother, she was stunned at first, and then she was so happy that she was full of joy, "Big brother, have you come to see us?" ”

Little Peach happily stepped forward and hugged him, and the eldest lady saw it in her eyes, thinking that her daughter liked Han Limo so much, she knew that her decision was not wrong.

Han Limo touched her head gently, and said softly: "Yes, come and see the little peach, my brother also brought you a New Year's gift!" ”

"Wow, do I still have a New Year's gift? Thank you big brother! Little Peach jumped for joy.

Han Limo glanced at the half-lying lady and nodded at her.