Father and mother went to sleep, the brothers were idle, pulled the bench and gathered around Dayong and Ruimin, Ruimin took out the gifts he brought to the brothers, he opened the sealed hemp rope, one of them first grabbed a handful of walnuts, and then took out a handful of black dates: "Second brother, Ruiqiang, six sons, come, eat, I picked them from the mountain, and it doesn't cost money." ”

Everyone knows walnuts, but no one knows about black dates, Rui Quan unfolded his palm, looked at it carefully, and then asked, "Fourth brother, what is this like sheep eggs?" ”

"Sixth son, this is called black jujube, it's sweet, you taste it, it's just that there are too many seeds, eh, sister-in-law, you can eat it too, Chunmiao, come, uncle will give you another handful." Ruimin seemed to see the world, and the arrogant brothers showed off: "Actually, the most persimmons on the mountain are everywhere, and the knots are everywhere, I originally wanted to dry some persimmons and come back, but I didn't expect to be able to dry them, and the skin is rotten, and the skin is rotten, and I don't know how to dry other people's persimmons, so I will go back to find someone to learn, and bring persimmons to you to eat next year." ”

Rui Qiang's hand was strong, he grabbed two walnuts, shook them hard, the walnuts opened in response, he picked out the walnut kernels and put them in his mouth, and asked while chewing: "Ruimin, no one asks if you pick so much?" The common people let you pick whatever you want. ”

"This one......" Ruimin originally wanted to say that no one asked, but then remembered that he almost let the dog chase his pants, so he changed his words again: "It's not that no one asks, if you just eat a little bit, you won't let you pick people, but when they finish collecting, you can go up the mountain and find it casually, so I won't ask at that time." ”

"Fourth brother, you are looking for so much, isn't it particularly easy to find." Ruiquan ate a mouthful of black dates, spit out the seeds with a puff, and spit out a piece in front of him in a blink of an eye: "Fourth brother, this date is sweet, it takes too much effort to eat, and there are many seeds." ”

"That's a lot, you know, it's all over the mountains, you know how big the mountain is, there are ......" Ruimin thought about it, there was really no comparable reference nearby, he remembered the reservoir eight miles away, and felt that it was about the same, so he said: "The Baliwan Reservoir is big, it's about the same as that." ”

Ruisheng's eyes widened in surprise: "My mother! Great! How much fruit will come on that mountain! ”

"Anyway, it's so much that you can't imagine, you know no, I originally thought that when the persimmons are ripe, I won't eat at home, and I go up the mountain to eat persimmons every day, but my sister-in-law said that you can't eat more persimmons, and they are easy to grow stones, so I didn't dare to let go of my stomach to eat."

Shi Dayong sat quietly on the side and listened to Ruimin bragging with his brothers, and he didn't answer, he was thinking about his father's affairs, his brothers' affairs, his own family's affairs, a lot of things, all things, he promised his father, he would carry everything in his hometown on his shoulders in the future, looking around, growing brothers, even a courtyard that could not be built up by a courtyard wall, he suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was very heavy, and the pressure was great.

Ruiqiang pulled the bench and moved to Dayong's side, handed over two squeezed walnuts, and asked, "Brother Dayong, you're usually busy with work, right?" ”

"Well, it's okay, it's not idle." Shi Dayong dragged his thoughts back and pinched a walnut kernel and put it in his mouth.

"I heard, Coco is gone?"

Shi Dayong smiled bitterly: "Well, I haven't found it yet." ”

"What the hell is going on, I just listened to Brother Cheng."

It's okay not to mention it, but when Coco is mentioned, Shi Dayong's heart hurts like a knife: "Alas, don't mention it, the child went out to play, and then never came home." ”

Cocoa's matter is a taboo at home, especially now, Wang Ying is pregnant with Liujia, and he doesn't even dare to say the word "cocoa".

After being in the car for so long, and finally being able to sleep peacefully at home, Sun Xiufang quickly fell asleep, and in her sleep, her eyes were full of snow, when did it snow fall so hard again? Sun Xiufang heard a squeak in her ears, she tilted her head to look over, it turned out that the thatched hut at home couldn't help but the weight of the snow was shaking, if it collapsed, it would be repaid! Huh? Why are they all thatched huts? Except for the straw house where the cooking is just the place at home, haven't the other thatched houses been picked up and built into tiled houses a long time ago?

She walked around the yard and didn't see anyone, but the yard was still her own yard, she didn't understand, so she pulled the snow paddle with her hand, picked up the top snow puff, and dug out the middle part of the "squeeze" is a mouthful, and the white snow of the sand melted in the mouth, and the sweetness and coolness of the heart and spleen.

"Are you in good health? Come out again, why are you still eating snow? Not you when your stomach hurts? ”

Who speaks? The familiar and young voice, as if he had heard it somewhere, was gone, but it was the young version of Shi Youtian who was looking at her with a dissatisfied face.

"His father ......," Sun Xiufang muttered.

"I said you just need to take care of the children in the house, what do you need to tell me, why do you come out by yourself in the cold and snow? Look at your cold hands, what about Dayong? Shi Youtian dotingly put Sun Xiufang's little hand into his palm and put it to his lips and sighed.

"Sleeping, Dayong sleeping." Sun Xiufang remembered that it was when Dayong was one year old, and a heavy snowfall that had not been seen for many years almost collapsed his family's thatched house.

"Squeak." There were two more squeaks on the beams, Sun Xiufang became nervous, the child was sleeping in the house, what if the house collapsed and hit her son? She took out a hand and pointed to the roof, looking anxious: "Dad, listen, the house is going to collapse!" ”

"It can't collapse, I've just consolidated it in the autumn." Shi Youtian didn't care, and unbuttoned the front of his clothes, and put Sun Xiufang's hand under his armpit to warm it.

"Listen, listen!" Sun Xiufang listened with her ears sideways, she pulled her hand out, turned around and ran into the house: "I'll hug Dayong, don't really collapse, smash us." ”

"Eh......" Sun Xiufang scurried faster than a rabbit, and Shi Youtian didn't even grab her.

Shi Youtian shook his head, following Sun Xiufang's footsteps, our little daughter-in-law who was holding Dayong and walking out at the door, he held Sun Xiufang's shoulders and turned her around, pushed her all the way to the bed, and tucked the mother and mother into the bed: "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll go and shovel the snow on the roof, and you will warm up on the bed steadily." ”

Sun Xiufang is eight years younger than Shi Youtian, and she was less than seventeen years old when she married Shi Youtian. The big girl with a bright water, her skin is full and delicate, as if she can pinch out the juice, her eyes are very large, her black pupils are clean and shiny under the reflection of the white blue eyes, her eyebrows are long and shapely, from the front, the tail of her eyebrows seems to go straight into the temples, and the two long black braids hang down on her slender little body, and the braids are dangling slightly on the waist that does not win a hand.

Shi Youtian is twenty-five years old, before he got married, when he was fine after work, he often huddled with some young men and told some meat and vegetarian jokes, male hormones were troubled, and he also wanted to find a daughter-in-law, have a bunch of children, and live his own small life.

The flower-like girl just crashed into his heart, and since then, a heart full of Sun Xiufang's figure, he loves her, he loves her, he can't bear to let her suffer with himself, he wants to give her the best life, he wants to do his best to make Sun Xiufang's life as comfortable as possible.

Sun Xiufang hid in the quilt, but her ears kept listening to the movement outside, and she was slightly relieved until the roof stopped ringing.

Shi Youtian is like a white-headed old man, his face is covered with snow, Sun Xiufang hurriedly got up and used a broom to help him sweep the snow, the house is hot, if the snow turns into water and wets the only cotton jacket, he will not have to wear it tomorrow.

The snow on his body fell off as soon as he was patted, but the snow on his head couldn't be swept away, Sun Xiufang asked Shi Youtian to lower his head, but he suddenly found that where was the snow on his head, it was all snow-white hair, why did he sweep the snow and dye his hair white? Sun Xiufang was puzzled, Shi Youtian raised his head, the young Shi Youtian was gone, and in front of his face was his wife who had lived a lifetime, Sun Xiufang remembered that Shi Youtian said a sentence: In a blink of an eye, it is a lifetime. But this is too fast, it's really a blink of an eye, how can people get old.

Shi Youtian looked at Sun Xiufang reluctantly, holding her hand, his eyes were full of apologies: "Yong damn, I'm sorry for you, I'm going to go first, I thought that although I was older than you, but I am in good health, I will be able to accompany you to old age, I didn't expect that I am white-headed, I haven't been able to accompany you to old age, I left you halfway, it's not right for me to take care of yourself in the future, the older generation has a saying that children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and when you are a father and mother, you can't be with them for a lifetime, I used to think too much, I thought that the children would not be able to live without us, but I didn't expect that we were not here, this year's grain is still a bumper harvest, Yong damn, I have to go, you take care of yourself in the future. After Shi Youtian finished speaking, he took a few steps back, turned around and was about to leave.

Sun Xiufang felt that Shi Youtian's hands were so cold, and her bones were cold, so she grabbed Shi Youtian: "Dad, where are you going?" She asked, "Your hands are so cold, are you wearing too little, add another piece of clothing to your jacket?" ”

Shi Youtian shook his head, his eyes were full of reluctance, and he looked at Sun Xiufang straight like this, but his figure became fainter and fainter, until he disappeared.

"Dad! Dad! Sun Xiufang chased after the door, but her eyes were covered in silver makeup, and she couldn't find the slightest trace of Shi Youtian.

"Dad! Brave Dad! She shouted, without any response, she was dazed, at a loss for what to do in the yard, she felt bad, her heart was empty and uncomfortable, as if someone had siphoned off her most precious thing: "His father -----"

Sun Xiufang woke up in fright, she sat up suddenly, patted her chest with palpitations, and looked at her wife lying beside her, Sun Xiufang pushed Shi Youtian: "His father, can you get up?" ”

Shi Youtian shook it and didn't react, Sun Xiufang kept holding his wife's hand when she was sleeping, she felt that Shi Youtian's hand was cold and heavy, she remembered the dream she had just now, and hurriedly leaned down to see Shi Youtian's face.

The light in the room was very dim, but no matter how dim the light was, it could be seen that Shi Youtian's face was wrong, Sun Xiufang was so frightened that her heart beat like a drum, and her trembling fingers probed under Shi Youtian's snort, without a little breath: "His father!" Sun Xiufang pushed Shi Youtian: "Brave father!" "There was no reaction at all. She increased her strength and shook Shi Youtian vigorously: "Old man, it's time to take medicine." Shi Youtian still didn't react.

What's going on? What's going on? Sun Xiufang's head was buzzing, and she didn't have the slightest strength to collapse, what should she do? What can I do? Right! Find Dayong! She climbed out of bed with her head handle, couldn't even put on her shoes, and stumbled and shouted as she ran: "Brave! Come on! Come and see what your dad is doing------"