Chapter 20: Returning Home

I entered the Meiqi community and saw Zhang Abel downstairs, who I hadn't seen for a long time, he was now exercising in the morning, wielding a wooden sword in a very stylish posture, and said hello to his old man with a smile while running.

"It's morning, Uncle Zhang, I'm practicing swords again!"

"yes, it's moving. After Cui Dongdong ran quickly, Uncle Zhang seemed to remember something, and when he saw clearly that it was the daughter of the Cui family who greeted him, he was so frightened that the wooden sword in his hand hit his forehead all of a sudden. Then there was a burst of exclamations.

The sound of slippers hitting the concrete floor echoed in the corridor, and finally arrived at the door. His hands trembled unconsciously, and his heartbeat increased. The sound of boiling water from the faucet came from the door, because the sound insulation of the buildings in this community is not very good, and sometimes the children downstairs are noisy or the couple next door quarrels can be heard clearly. It is precisely because of this that I usually fall asleep listening to songs.

How do you explain your situation to your mother?

"Mom, I'm back. "No, it scares her.

"Mom, I went on a trip, I just came back, I miss you so much. "Anyway, a three-year-old child will believe it, what about traveling? A person whose wallet is cleaner than his face.

"Dongdong, are you back?" Hmm? The voice is familiar, and I am sure it wasn't made up in my head.

When I looked up, the door had creaked open. Cui's mother's originally good-looking eyes are now red and bloodshot, and there seem to be undried tears in the corners of her eyes.

For a while, my head was empty.

My heart tightened for no reason, and my nose became sore. Crying and shouting to his mother, despite the fact that the backpack fell to the ground, the two mothers and children hugged each other and cried.

My mother seemed very surprised that I came back, and after carefully scanning me from top to bottom, Cui Ma pinched her own face again and found that it hurt. The tears in the corners of his eyes had just stopped, and now they couldn't be suppressed and fell again. Keep repeating that it's good to come back, just come back.

I had already rehearsed countless conversations in my head, but Cui's mother didn't ask too much, but she would call herself from time to time when she was washing vegetables and cooking in the kitchen to confirm that she was still there, not a hallucination, nor a dream.

Walking into the hall, the air was full of smoke, and when I looked down, I found that there was a large basin burning paper money, and on the table, in addition to the portrait of my father that I was familiar with, I also hung a photo of my usual life.

All the furniture and belongings in the house have accumulated a lot of dust, and it seems that it has not been cleaned for a long time.

I quickly pushed open the window and let in the rising sun, so that the oppressive smell of the gloom could dissipate quickly.

When I opened the door to my room, I found that it was still the same as when I left, except that everything was neatly placed, which was in stark contrast to the environment in the hall.

And Cui's mother was already busy in the kitchen, and after a while, a few dishes were served, and the fragrant smell instantly filled my senses.

When the food passes through the stomach, the whole person is warm, just like a wanderer returning home, so warm.

"Mom, fill me with another bowl of rice, you don't know I've been hungry for a long time. ”

When Cui's mother smiled and took the rice bowl that had been swept clean by me, she turned around and filled me with a full bowl.

For a moment, I noticed that my mother seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden, and her body had become much thinner than before.

Yes, I didn't know until I got home, it's better to be at home.

"Mom...... "As I ate, tears the size of beans dripped down the table, and some fell on the unfinished rice.

"Don't cry clams, hurry up and finish eating and then take a shower and sleep, and you'll be fine. ”

"But Mom, I've slept on the train all night, and I'm not sleepy now. I said.

"Why did your eyes turn red? And how did you get long hair? Cui's mother squinted at her somewhat short-sighted eyes and asked.

"Well, during the development period, it's normal for hair to grow fast, and it's not popular recently, so I also bought a pair, it's not good-looking. "It's really a nonsense with your eyes closed.

"Don't hurt your eyes, take them off quickly. Cui's mother said sternly.

"Okay Mom, I'll clean up with you later, you ......" After looking around, Cui Dongdong continued: "It's been a long time since you cleaned up." I shrugged my shoulders helplessly, although I sighed that my mother is usually a person who loves life and has some little cleanliness, I really don't know how to endure it, so I can only let my mother sit by herself, and then roll up her sleeves and clean up the dishes and chopsticks into the kitchen.

in the room.

The zipper of the backpack was unzipped and the clay doll inside flew out of the backpack. First, a cloud of black smoke flew out of the doll's body, and after a few circles around, it slowly fell on the bed, first rolling left and right, and then seemed to be bored, and then got into the bear doll lying quietly on the bed.

The breeze is blowing, and it looks like the years are quiet.