Atonement I 65
When he came out of the crop field and came to the bank of the Fairy River, he stopped under a large willow tree. This big willow tree is different, the difference is only about half less than the others, at a glance you can see its bare side, as if it has been cut by an axe knife, the scars of many years can not be healed, but it still has tenacious vitality, and the other side is luxuriant. The story of this tree seems to those who are related to it to have a sense of tragedy and vicissitudes!
Perhaps, this is the beginning of a change in a family.
Here, there are his lingering memories; Here, it was the origin of his first taste of pain; Here, it is his nightmare of losing his mother's love prematurely; Here, is the starting point of his happiness!
He will never forget the amazing scene in his eyes when he and his sister were six-year-old, and the four-year-old sister was crying on her mother's body, which became his unforgettable pain!
As time passed, he grew up in the wasted years, but he still couldn't forget the past, and the memories were like a muddy swamp to him, and he was trapped in it and struggled!
Then his father came to him, and he also stood under the tree, and he looked up at the tree, and the expression on his face seemed numb, and then it was replaced by a painful expression, and his face was the color of a dried cabbage.
Neither father nor son spoke first, and the silence set off a depressing atmosphere.
He looked at his father indifferently, with a little ridicule and a little resentment in the heartache, he was a little surprised to see that his father closed his eyes slightly, and two tears were squeezed down by the eyelids on his pale cheeks, and with a bitter smile, he said in a trembling voice: "You would choose to say here?!" β
He said bluntly: "Do you want to go to my mother's grave and say?" β
He noticed that his father's body shook violently.
"I'm already embarrassed here!"
He was silent, and there seemed to be a pleasure of revenge in his heart.
"You must already know, right?"
"If no one knows, they can't do it unless they do!"
"Yes-yes-Laneige said to you?"
"She didn't say it, is she embarrassed to say this kind of thing?"
"Hey-it's my father's fault, I'm confused for a while, I shouldn't have been--my father is right-"
"Do you still deserve to say the word 'daddy' now?" He had a lot of resentful and unpleasant words in his heart, but it was difficult to say them.
His father was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "You're right, now I'm no longer worthy!" β
"Where are the ethics you once taught me?"
"I admit that I have become a well-dressed beast, and there is no turning back from one wrong step!"
"I never dreamed of, you- how could you do such a thing?!"
"If you are confused for a while, you will make a lifelong mistake, and your sin will be unforgivable!"
"It's good to know! What will happen in the future! β
"Laneige is a good boy, it's just me who is at fault, don't blame her, okay?"
"A slap doesn't make a sound!"
"You've really wronged her, don't misunderstand her-"
"Things have already happened, what else is wrong and not wronged?!"
"But it's unfair to you to wronged her for misunderstanding her?!"
"What qualifications do two morally corrupt people have to talk about fairness? It's ridiculous! β
"To prove her innocence, then I- I can kneel for you, please-"
When he saw that his father was really going to kneel, he dodged away and said, "If others see it, you won't be ashamed, I'll be ashamed!" β
"Please forgive me, I will never make another mistake, okay?"
"Do you think I'll forgive you for this kind of mistake in my life?"
As soon as he said this, he saw that his father was completely shocked and stupid, and his eyes were no longer ashamed, but looked at him strangely. The hoe slipped to the ground in his hand, and walked slowly, not to the way home, but to a small mound by the river not far away, which looked like a lonely grave from a distance. Whenever his gaze is in time, it will make him have this inexplicable association.
"Where are you going?" He subconsciously asked, still slightly surprised.
The swaying body was still walking, but he left a sentence in great grief: "My son refuses to forgive me, I am better than dead, and life has lost its meaning!" β
At this point, he was aware of his father's pessimism and despair, and he could guess where he was going, so he threw down the shovel in his hand and chased after him.
His father stood at the top of the mound, looked back at him, and laughed maniacally, like a deranged madness.
"What do you want to do?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his father suddenly jumped into the river. Everyone in the village knows that it is the deepest part of the fairy river.
He rushed up the mound and watched as the river rippled a great ripple, and then was smoothed out by the water and restored to its original state, only to see a head emerging from the water, gradually drowning. A person with good water nature, if he wants to die, will also be drowned.
In this thrilling moment, he didn't think much of it, and jumped into the river, which quickly submerged him, and he fluttered a few times before he showed his head. He struggled to swim towards the place where his father was, trying to pull, trying to regain the warm father-son relationship he had before. However, his efforts were in vain, and as the head a few meters away in front of him disappeared, he was also submerged in the water. After a few mouthfuls of water, he lost consciousness.
When he woke up from a coma, he found that he was still in the river, just being pulled and swimming towards the shore, and it was his father who saved him.
"You-for-what-save-me?" He asked intermittently.
"Because you are my sonβthe only hope for the Tao family."
His exhausted body was dragged to the opposite shore, and he lay on the ground, gulping and vomiting a belly full of water.
His father stood in front of him, with a look of remorse and shame on his face, and said in great pain: "You-you thought you were going to treat Laneige well, to live a good life, but you didn't--it is okay to stop recognizing me as a father, but after all, we are father and son, and this--this is my last plea for you!" β
"Y-what else do you want to do?"
"Since I have done something inferior to a beast, I should atone for my sins, and I should be a beast!" After saying that, his father staggered towards the mountain forest with his bare feet. As he walked, he was slapping himself hard, and the voice was so loud.
He wanted to stand up and chase after him, but he had no strength in his body, and he was as tired as a puddle of mud, so he could only shout: "You come back!" You're back! You-"
"That home doesn't belong to me anymore!"
"Y-you're gone, what do you want me to say to others?"
"You just say--I'm going to work outside!" The voice of these words came from the mountains and forests.
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