On this morning, after breakfast, Tao Zhenkun and Liu Xingmei were cleaning up the feces in the donkey pen, Qiu Lanzhi was cleaning up things in the house, and Tao Qisheng walked out. In the past few days, his condition seems to have improved a lot, perhaps because the decoction has worked, and the person seems to be in good spirits, his pale face shows a faint ruddyness, and he has put aside a crutch that he has relied on for many days, which is what the family members who have been worried about it want to see the most.

Liu Xingmei was pouring dung, she smashed the slap with a shovel, and when she saw her father-in-law coming forward, she said:

"Dad, you are in good spirits today, it seems that this disease is going to be cured."

Tao Qisheng smiled and said, "Maybe the medicine has worked, and I feel a little energetic." ”

Outside the gate, there was the sound of someone chopping wood.

Tao Zhenkun, who was standing in the circle, said with a shovel: "It must work, otherwise those bitter potions will not be drunk in vain." ”

Tao Qisheng looked at the pile of dung thrown out and said, "This land has to be dung, otherwise the crops will not grow well." ”

Liu Xingmei said: "We plan to take advantage of the fact that the weather is not yet freezing, and pull this manure into the ground, so that we will have to deliver it next spring." Don't put your work together, and then you'll be busy to death. ”

At this time, she saw that her father-in-law's two pockets were a little bulging, as if they were filled with something. In addition, it seems that something is hidden in a sleeve slip, but I am embarrassed to ask directly.

Tao Qisheng saw that she noticed this, but pretended to be casual and said: "Don't be tired, this work is not done in a day, just rest when you are tired, I'll go out for a walk." ”

Liu Xingmei said: "Dad, if you haven't made a good profit, don't go far." ”

Tao Zhenkun said: "Let my mother accompany you to go for a walk." ”

Tao Qisheng said: "No, I'll do it alone, it's nearby." ”

He walked out the door.

Liu Xingmei saw that her father-in-law was walking steadily, so she said: "It seems that Dad's illness is really getting better, this time we can be relieved." If you have this disease, you really touched the nose of the king of Hades, and you have to peel off the skin if you don't die!"

She said so on her lips, but in her heart she was muttering whether her father-in-law's serious illness would really be cured. Even if there is a miracle in the world, if you want to recover, it is impossible to get better during this period, and even if it will be better, you have to cultivate slowly, or it has been misdiagnosed by quacks, so this has become a questionable question.

Tao Zhenkun said: "Who says it's not! ”

Liu Xingmei said: "Otherwise, my mother will be about to mess up her body!" ”

Tao Zhenkun sighed and said, "This sad day is finally over. ”

"Did you notice that Dad seems to have something in his pocket and sleeve?"

"Don't be suspicious, except for that tiger skin, our family has nothing of value, even if there is, he can sneak around our backs to give it to others?!"

"I think it's a bit weird, as the saying goes, 'it's hard to prevent thieves'!"

"Fart! Did you talk like that? What's weird? Blame you for being too careful! Tao Zhenkun almost stared at him as big as a cow's egg.

Liu Xingmei saw that her son was a little unhappy when she heard it, so she smiled bitterly, didn't say anything more, and continued to pat the dung lump with an iron pinch. However, after a while, she couldn't help but muttered in a low voice: "Good things don't carry people, and it's not good things to carry people." ”

Tao Qisheng walked out of the gate, and saw that only Ruan Qingfang was chopping wood with a pickaxe at the gate of his house, so he took out a bottle of wine hidden in his sleeve and put it in his pocket, walked over and coughed lightly and said, "Brother Qingfang, chopping firewood!" ”

Ruan Qingfang turned around, slightly surprised, looked Tao Qisheng up and down, and then said with a happy face: "Brother Qisheng, are you cured?" ”

Tao Qisheng smiled and said: "I can't go to the roots, and it's just getting lighter." ”

"It's good to get lighter, how can you say that it's good all of a sudden, you have to raise it slowly. I was thinking about it just now, I'll go see you later, and you'll come out. ”

Tao Qisheng said a little embarrassedly: "You are right, thank you for thinking!" Big brother, I'm afraid I won't be able to pay back the money for a while, I-"

"Stop, brother, don't talk about it, as long as your disease can be cured, it's better than anything, and I won't wait for the money to be used in a hurry, let's talk about it when it's available." No one has a silent archway, they are all living in the old neighbor's old residence, who can't ask for anyone! In our place, I don't rush to the store for seven years and eight lifetimes, and the place where the money is used is oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, which doesn't need a few dollars, whoever goes to the city will let them bring it back, people are old, they are too lazy to move anywhere, as long as there is something to eat, the money is also shelved, and it is not a cub. ”

"It's not easy for anyone to save two money, then- I'm sorry!"

"Our brothers and sons have been friends for many years, and it will be obvious to say this polite word."

At this time, Liu Xingmei's head poked out at the gate of Tao's house, and she retracted her head when she saw that her father-in-law was talking to Ruan Qingfang.

Tao Qisheng said: "Okay, you are busy, I'll go around elsewhere." ”

"Go ahead, you're just sick, you're weak, be careful, don't bump into it!"

"Hey! I'll be careful. ”

The friendship established by the neighbors for many years touched Tao Qisheng.

And just like that, he began his mysterious whereabouts. I walked across the magpie bridge that had been built and walked towards the mountains. On the way, he picked up a stick, so that he could hold it, so that he could support his weak body, and when he was tired, he stopped to rest, and after taking a breath, he insisted on walking, but he did not meet wild beasts along the way, but mischievous squirrels frolicking in the trees; It is a male and female pheasant; It's a cunning fox that forages for food; It's a snake coiled around a tree; It is a rabbit that runs away when frightened; It was a female badger pig with her cubs foraging for food. All kinds of melodious and melodious birdsong are singing songs of praise for the mountains and forests, and they are angels representing freedom and happiness. When he had traveled a long way, he came to a cemetery, and he knelt down and kowtowed to the ancestral grave with a solemn and sad expression. Then he stopped at a grave, and on the ground in front of this tomb there were overlapping marks, which, when carefully discerned in what was already a blur, looked like some kind of beast—nay, more like the footprints of adults barefoot. This discovery, one of his hearts was swallowed by intense pain, as if he understood something, and at the same time there seemed to be a little relief at the same time, why is this???? He knelt down in front of the grave, kowtowed respectfully, and choked with tears:

"Mother, my son Qisheng has come to see you, this may be the last time, and I can't burn paper on your grave in the future, but then we will meet each other! Mother, my son has something to do, and he can't turn a blind eye when he dies, so you can forgive your son's unfilial piety! ”

He didn't mention his father at all, because he was afraid that his father's bad deeds would bring humiliation to his mother! Shaking to his feet, he wiped his tears, and turned around and walked in the direction of the "**" and "cunt". His body was a little shaky, he was drenched in sweat, and he looked like he might fall down at any moment.

As he walked, he whispered:

"'Ten years of life and death,

Don't think about it, it's unforgettable.

Thousands of miles of lonely graves, nowhere to talk about desolation.

Even if you don't know each other,

The face is dusty, and the temples are like frost.

——-——

Nighttime dreams come and go home,

Xiao Xuan window, dressing.

There are no words for each other, only a thousand tears.

It is expected that the intestines will be broken every year,

Moonlit night, short Matsuoka. ’”

He recited Su Shi's poem "Jiangchengzi" over and over again in a choked voice, and his tears never stopped. What he won't forget is that this poem was his father's favorite to recite back then. When he was a child, he didn't understand what it meant, and when he grew up, he realized that this was done by Su Shi in order to miss his deceased wife. And the father's chant is also a nostalgia for his wife!

It's sadness! It's vicissitudes!

In the past, he was full of fear of wild beasts, and he would hold a shotgun borrowed from others or Zhenkun's double-barreled shotgun in his hand, and he used the grave as an excuse during the New Year's Festival, and usually used hunting as an excuse, but no one had seen him hit a prey over the years, and he would not be with others, even if Zhenkun wanted to follow, he would be refused. He has always been alone, and every time he always sees him come back empty-handed, Zhenkun once said:

"I heard that grandpa is very good at hunting, but you can't be a hunter!"

But he always perfunctory saying that he didn't see any prey, which can only be an unrealistic prevarication, who would believe it?! But this time he didn't bring a gun to defend himself, that is, he no longer has a sense of fear of death, death is the best relief for him, a person who is burdened with the shackles of fate, it is actually a very sad thing to live secretly, he can't find the meaning of continuing to live, what will the answer be? !

Over the years, he had never killed an animal, and he had never experienced the glory of a hunter, even if he encountered a dangerous beast, he would shoot it away when he was forced to do so. His mysterious deeds will also attract the attention of others, but he is very cautious and has never been discovered to have any secrets hidden in them. After a long time, others just thought he was visiting the mountains and scenery.

The places he passed through were familiar to him in the mountains and forests. As he looked into the distance, he seemed to be able to see an old locust tree that was now an old man, and the thrilling and life-threatening scene that happened in his youth was something he would never forget in his life. The white fox, the wolf, and the black bear, these three animals have often been entangled in his nightmares over the years, and the scars and memories on his face have become lingering shadows in his heart for many years. If it hadn't been for the joint efforts of father and son, I am afraid that they would have died long ago. However, to live is to endure all the changes that follow!

is full of ups and downs, and has been letting him chew on the taste!

He turned left and right in the forest, and came to a cave, where he heard the monkey squeak and scream. Looking up, the agile bodies of several monkeys in the trees leaped from tree to tree like arrows from a string, and they did not look like they were frightened by his arrival, because some of the monkeys seemed to be familiar with him over the years. When he stopped to watch, he saw that there was a fierce big bad wolf not far away, staring at him with his teeth bared, seeing that the frame was about to pounce. Strangely enough, there was a golden object hanging from the wolf's neck, which shone in the sun's rays, and I don't know what it was, because it was a distance so that it could not be seen clearly. However, Hui naturally reminded him of the wolf he had seen in the "Ghost Gate" a few days ago, so he decided that it would be the same one.

At this moment, the wolf raised its head and howled, which was a signal to its companions, and as soon as the voice fell, there were several responses in the distance, and it was presumably that its companions would soon gather here.

Facing this scene in front of him, although it was far less thrilling than the first time he and his father learned to hunt, it still made his scalp tingle and crispy, shuddered, took a few steps back, leaned against a birch tree, and held the wooden stick tightly in his hand. With his current weakness, can a single stick fend off a ferocious wolf? He thought that he would become the second Miao Yunchang and die in the belly of the beast. After being extremely nervous, he calmed down, death is the best way to put aside the grievances and hatreds of the world, after he had the idea of resignation, his weak body was about to squat down paralyzed along the body of the tree, just about to close his eyes and wait for death to come. If it becomes a good meal for wolves, this is his fate!

Suddenly, he saw a stone flying from nowhere, and it was speeding straight towards the wolf. The wolf dodged nimbly, but was also hit in the crotch, and with a scream, it grabbed its tail and ran deep into the forest. But he also noticed that one of the wolf's front legs was a little lame, as if it had been injured.

Who would have come to his rescue at this critical moment?

He looked around, but there was no sign of anyone.

"Who's here?"

In the case of throwing stones and fighting wolves, this person will not be too far away, and it is not simple.

No one answered, only the echo of the valley that seemed to overlap in the jungle.

"Thank you for saving your life!"

The answer to him was still his own echo.

Tao Qisheng was stunned for a moment, presumably the person who rescued him did not want to show up. Could it be a hunter? Or not from the village? How can something used to fight wolves be so primitive?

Over the years, his love and hate, pain and suffering have been buried in his heart, and he has to treat life with a calm face and a calm attitude, but who knows this complex emotion in his heart?!

A gust of wind blew, the sound of whistling pine waves came from the jungle, and countless dead leaves fell leisurely under the sifting of the treetops, and the signs of autumn were obvious.

The wolf is gone, the monkey seems to have no vigilance against Tao Qisheng, they are floating on the branches between the trees, there are many fruit trees here, while looking for food, they are also entertaining themselves, some are catching lice on their bodies, and some female monkeys are carrying small monkey cubs on their backs or in their arms, looking very leisurely.

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