The Spring Festival is the most important day of the year for everyone, and those who have worked hard for a year can put down their work and have a good rest; People who have worked in other places have already returned to their hometowns one after another, carrying large bags and small bags back to their hometowns to reunite with their families; Those children, in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, can wear new clothes, new pants and new shoes, and hold a thick New Year's money.

It seems that everyone is in a particularly good mood with the arrival of the New Year, and for some people, the arrival of the New Year is not a very pleasant thing, such as those who are still sticking to their posts, such as Wu Liang, at this moment, he is leading the people of the criminal investigation team, and he is worried about the murder of three dead and five injured in Sanli Village.

When Xu Lang and Xiao Yueyue came back from Sanli Village, it was already more than four o'clock in the afternoon and almost five o'clock in the afternoon.

Brand new Spring Union, door painting, Fu character have been pasted, the fruits and vegetables to be used for the New Year have been bought early, in fact, for Xu Lang's family, the coming of the Spring Festival is no different from usual, on weekdays, it is Xu Lang and Xiao Yueyue two people, Chinese New Year's Eve, or Xu Lang and Xiao Yueyue two people, cold, plain, it seems, nothing different, the only difference is that the old Spring Festival and door paintings were replaced, and the new Spring Festival and door paintings were pasted, and that's all.

Xu Lang's home, or his new home, is actually not big, this is a two-story red brick small western-style building, the first floor is the living room, dining room plus kitchen and bathroom, of course, there is a bedroom, however, Xu Lang used it as a storage room, the second floor is three bedrooms and a study, Xu Lang's room is the largest, on the outside, Xiao Yueyue's bedroom is slightly smaller, next to Xu Lang's bedroom, there is a bedroom next to Xiao Yueyue's bedroom, but no one lives in it, and the innermost is a study.

The study is locked all the year round, and there are some things in it, only Xu Lang himself knows, even Xiao Yueyue, who grew up with Xu Lang since she was a child, doesn't know, it seems that no one has ever opened that study.

It was still early for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and after Xu Lang and Xiao Yueyue returned from Sanli Village, two people, one big and one small, moved two benches and sat at the door, watching the people who came and went from their door, these people were carrying a large bag in their hands, which contained things to worship ancestors, fire paper, incense, candles, and firecrackers.

Xu Lang is a native of S City, H Province, he grew up in a coastal city since he was a child, although later his parents suffered an accident, he and his sister Xu Cicada went to live in the countryside with his grandmother, but they did not have the habit of worshipping their ancestors on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, they only went to the grave to see when the Qingming Festival and the death of their relatives were born, and Zhuxi County is a small county town, and here is in the depths of the mountains, and many customs passed down by the older generation are still inherited by the younger generation.

Since Xu Lang came to settle here, every year on the afternoon of the Chinese New Year's Eve, he will be the same as now, moving a bench to sit at the door, watching the pedestrians coming and going, of course, now is different from when he first came, when Xu Lang first came, he would also sit at the door and watch the pedestrians outside, but at that time, only one bench was enough, and Xiao Yueyue was still a small baby, and he needed to hold it in his arms, and now, five years have passed, Xiao Yueyue has also grown up, and needs two benches.

After Xiao Yueyue came back, she put her little schoolbag back in her bedroom, and at this moment, she sat next to Xu Lang, arched her legs, supported her two arms on her knees, and a pair of pink little hands supported her immature cheeks, looking curiously at the people passing by the door.

Xiao Yueyue is very sensible, she is much smarter than the average peer, but also a lot more precocious, this, she perfectly inherited Xu Lang and her mother, for the little girl who has lived in this small county town since she was a child, she knows what those people are carrying in their hands, and she also knows that today is the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, but she is very curious, why do others choose to go to the ancestors to sweep the tomb, why does Xu Lang not take her? So, Xiao Yueyue looked at the road in front of the door, and asked in a milky voice: "Dad, why did they all go to worship their ancestors and sweep the tombs, why don't we go?" ”

Xu Lang sat on the bench, leaning against the wall at the door, he squinted slightly, looked at the sky above his head, and heard Xiao Yueyue's question, Xu Lang didn't turn his head, but said lightly: "Because our relatives are not here." ”

"Oh, and where are our relatives?" Xiao Yueyue tilted her head and looked at Xu Lang's side face and asked.

"In a far, far away place."

"What's that place?"

"In the southernmost part of China, on the edge of the sea."

"The sea? I haven't seen the sea yet, haven't I? I heard that the sea is very big, it is all water, as far as the eye can see, and you can't see the edges, is it true? ”

"It's true."

"Wow, when are we going back to worship our ancestors and sweep the tombs? I want to see the sea. Xiao Yueyue looked at Xu Lang expectantly.

Hearing Xiao Yueyue ask, Xu Lang was silent, and the expression on his face was very sad, even sad.

Xiao Yueyue kept looking at Xu Lang's face, and she didn't know why Xu Lang didn't answer herself, but she knew that Xu Lang must have remembered something that made him unhappy and made him sad, Xiao Yueyue found that Xu Lang's current expression was like when she was three years old, lying on Xu Lang's lap, twisting Xu Lang's cheeks with both hands, and asking Xu Lang in a childish voice: "Dad, where is Mom?" Why doesn't she live with us? Isn't she going to want Xiao Yueyue anymore? ”

That time, Xu Lang was silent for a long, long time, and didn't tell Xiao Yueyue where her mother was, at that time, Xu Lang's expression was the same as now.

Xiao Yueyue has been very sensible and precocious since she was a child, and when she found out that when she mentioned her mother, Xu Lang would be very silent and sad, she never mentioned her mother again, nor did she ask Xu Lang where her mother was.

No matter how smart Xiao Yueyue is, how sensible, how precocious, she is just a five-year-old child after all, when she started kindergarten, she saw that the children in the kindergarten had their mothers to pick them up and drop them off at school, and she didn't, Xiao Yueyue was very envious, while envious, there was a little bit of children's jealousy, but, more or sad, she didn't know why, when she asked her father about her mother, her father was always silent, and she didn't know, where did her mother go, Is it not to be yourself and dad? She didn't know why other people's fathers had black hair, but her own father was full of white hair.

Xiao Yueyue knows that Xu Lang has been very unhappy all these years, as for why Xu Lang is unhappy, Xiao Yueyue is still young, and she can't guess it with her IQ now.

The two of them were silent for a long time, Xu Lang suddenly lowered his head, turned his head to look at Xiao Yueyue, who had been holding his face and looking at him carefully, and asked, "How old are you now?" ”

Xiao Yueyue was stunned, and then showed a strange expression, blinking those big eyes that were very similar to Xu Lang, as if to say, you are my father, don't you know how old I am this year?

However, Xu Lang didn't speak, just looked at Xiao Yueyue.

Seeing that Xu Lang didn't speak, Xiao Yueyue thought for a while and said, "In three days, I will be six years old." ”

"Oh, Xiao Yueyue is almost six years old." Xu Lang muttered to himself, then looked at Xiao Yueyue and asked, "Do you want to go to the city where Dad used to be?" ”

Xiao Yueyue didn't show such joy like other children, she stared at Xu Lang's eyes, and after looking at it for a long time, she cautiously asked, "Do you want to go back?" ”

Xu Lang was stunned, knowing what Xiao Yueyue was thinking, he smiled dumbly, stretched out his hand and rubbed Xiao Yueyue's head, but didn't say anything.

The head was kneaded by Xu Lang affectionately, Xiao Yueyue behaved like a kitten, lying on Xu Lang's lap, squinting her eyes slightly, enjoying Xu Lang's touch very much.

The two of them were silent for a while, Xu Lang stopped this intimate action, he looked at Xiao Yueyue, and said slowly: "Don't you really want to see the sea, after the New Year, let's go to see the sea, okay?" ”

"Really?"

Xiao Yueyue is still just a child after all, and when she heard Xu Lang say this, she raised her head suddenly and looked at Xu Lang with a look of surprise.

Xu Lang nodded with a smile and did not speak.

Seeing Xu Lang nodding, Xiao Yueyue's eyes suddenly narrowed into crescents, a happy smile appeared on her face, and the two dimples on her face suddenly appeared, looking so cute.

It's just that Xiao Yueyue's expression didn't last long, she seemed to think of something, turned her head, glanced at the home behind her, and asked, "Then will we come back after we leave?" ”

Xu Lang shook his head and said, "I'm not coming back." ”

"What about the house?"

"Just put it here."

"Why didn't you come back?"

"Because we have a home on the edge of the sea."

"This is our home, too."

"It's just our temporary home, and our home is in a place called S City."

"Daddy."

"Huh?"

"Brother Lang."

"Huh?"

"Xu Lang."

"What's wrong?"

"I don't want to look at the sea anymore."

"Why?"

"I don't want to throw this home away."

"Our home is in the South, and it's just our temporary home."

"No, this is our home, our home is here."

“.......”

One big and one small, father and daughter looked at each other, looking at each other speechlessly, Xiao Yueyue's beautiful eyes were full of tears, tears swirled in her eyes, but they didn't flow out, she looked at Xu Lang stubbornly, as if she was angry with Xu Lang.

Xu Lang looked at Xiao Yueyue, didn't say anything serious, and didn't hit her, just stretched out his slightly rough fingers and gently wiped the tears that finally rolled out of Xiao Yueyue's cheeks.

After wiping away his tears, he didn't look at Xiao Yueyue, but looked at the sky, sighed lightly, and then said softly: "Then wait a little longer." ”