After her father's funeral, everyone left, leaving only Dongfang and North in this dilapidated home.

Everything that happened in this house was obviously closely related to her.

But after knowing her background, everything here has nothing to do with her, an "outsider"!

Everything about her father had burned down in the house, and now all that was left of the house were broken pots and pans, and a crumbling wooden bed!

I remember that this bed was only slept with her grandmother.

Usually she lays a layer of straw on the partition, puts a thin cloth on the mat and a patched piece of torn cotton wool, and sleeps improvisedly.

Now there is no broken cotton wool, but fortunately, it is a July day, the wind is beautiful, and it will not be cold at night, and the cotton wool is not used or anything.

Dongfang Nanbei Kimono lay on the straw in the compartment and thought a lot.

About the past, about the present, about the future!

There is no such thing as a "good death" in this world.

The saying that "it is better to die than to live" is even more deceptive.

It's not good to live, it's not good to die.

Just like her father, she has been poor all her life, and may not have enjoyed a good meal, worn a good dress, or lived in a good house...... and passed away.

After he died, he didn't even have a decent coffin or grave!

Life is hard, and death is hard!

"I can't decide my birth, I can live my future to the fullest, live a wonderful life!"

The East and the North really think so.

Even though today is the third day of the college entrance examination, she missed the college entrance examination!

But life doesn't need the college entrance examination!

There is no time limit in life, when she tidies up everything, she will go to a distant place and break out of the world!

Think about what she missed, not only the college entrance examination!

She missed the time she grew up with her biological parents, the time she grew up with her siblings, the time when her grandmother was young and good, and the time when she made her happy.....

Now she wants to transform this "home that doesn't feel like home" into a home!

The next day, as I did in the past, I got up early and went up the mountain.

This time she was going to cut the thatch for repairing the house.

One day, ten days, thirty days, the thatch that I brought back was dried and tied, and it was enough to repair the holes in the house.

It took half a month to repair the house, and clean the front and back of the house.

"Home has to be like a home!"

She muttered to herself.

Dongfang happily came back from the holiday and came to Dongfang North and South for the first time.

"Xiaobei, this year's topic is really not difficult, if you don't miss it, you will definitely be able to have a good result!"

Dongfang happily said to Dongfang Nanbei, who was pasting the thatch.

"My grades are pretty good! Look!"

Dongfang Nanbei pointed to the brand-new house, and proudly said to Dongfang.

"It's good, it's really good, it's like a home."

Dongfang happily walked from the yard to the house, and then walked back to the yard from the house, it was really a check!

"Xiaobei, did you really do this alone?"

"Yes, this is what I want, one person and one family!"

Dongfang Nanbei straightened up and said with a smile.

She was so satisfied.

"It's almost done, I'm going to build a fence to fence the house, and then plant an osmanthus tree at the door, and then I can smell the fragrance of flowers from afar every August!"

"Xiaobei, you have repaired the house, what are you going to do? In the future, will you live at home permanently, like the older generation, farming and living? "

"If you don't live it, I'll leave when the house is repaired, and I may not come back in the future!"

What Dongfang Nanbei said, it seems that it has been decided for a long time, and the oath has finally come out.

"Huh? Not coming back? So what are you doing repairing the house? What are you going to do? "

As a peer, classmate, and cousin, Dongfang Xinran does not have such thoughts as Dongfang Nanbei.

"Home has to be like a home! As for where to go, I didn't know where to go!"

The east bends north and south to continue to mud.

"Xiaobei, remember that you volunteered to study medicine! In fact, you can study engineering and architecture! "

"You think I can build a house too, right?"

Dongfang happily sat down on the north and south sides of Dongfang, and started to paste mud with her.

Dongfang Nanbei looked at Dongfang Xinran and smiled.

"Xinran, you will be a college student in the future, but you will not have a chance to be muddy!"

Dongfang Nanbei teased.

"It's okay if there is no chance to be muddy, it's too bitter, and I will live in a western-style building in the future! Hey hey"

Looking at Dongfang's disgusted look, Dongfang Nanbei also smiled.

"Xinran do you know, I have understood a lot during this time, and I feel that I have lived in vain for the past 17 years!"

"Xiaobei, how can you think so? You have to know that life is not only about what is in front of you, but also about ......"

"Poetry and distance? Forget it! I believe that life will be bitter for a while, but not for a lifetime! "

"Xiaobei, do you know that the most amazing thing about you is your optimistic character?"

"I know!"

Dongfang Nanbei also said unceremoniously, and Dongfang smiled happily.

Dongfang Nanbei's smile is indeed very healing, if it weren't for the people who knew the roots, they wouldn't know that she grew up with hardships.

"Xiaobei, how long does it take for your house to be repaired? Do you fix the house and leave? "

"There are still ten days and a half months, anyway, I'm not busy, let's be idle for a while! Yes, let's leave after the New Year! "

Every time Dongfang Nanbei said a word, it was as if it had been planned in advance, letting people know that she was not just talking.

"That's right, it's time to enjoy your life alone!"

Dongfang sighed happily.

"A day alone? Not to mention enjoyment, I may spend this long time alone in the future! Just feel the fruits of my labor! "

Dongfang Nanbei just sighed that what the future will be like is not something she can book.

"Xiaobei, don't be discouraged, the luck of those who love to laugh will not be too bad!"

Dongfang Nanbei looked at Dongfang Xinran and laughed.

"Alright, go wash your hands!"

Dongfang nodded happily and washed his hands after Dongfang Nanbei.

"Xinran, is Jiangcheng fun?"

"It's fun, you don't know how prosperous Jiangcheng is!

I don't have a chance to go to Jiangcheng University, after graduating from college, I will definitely go to Jiangcheng, and I will definitely take root in Jiangcheng!"

Speaking of Jiangcheng, Dongfang Xinran's eyes lit up, he really liked the city of Jiangcheng.

"I also want to see what a bustling city looks like!"

I didn't know where to go to Dongfang, North and South, so I decided to go to Jiangcheng first!

At the beginning of September, Dongfang Nanbei found an osmanthus tree about the same height as her and planted it in the yard.

After the Spring Festival, Dongfang Nanbei, like most people who left home to work, got on a long-distance bus to Jiangcheng.

Before leaving, Dongfang Nanbei bought a lock and locked the door.

It's not that there are anything valuable in the house that needs to be locked, but what Dongfang Nanbei wants to lock is her bitter memory of the whole 18-year-old.