Chapter 001: The Quicksand of Time
We are surrounded by time, not into time and unable to extricate ourselves; We are filled with happiness, not sadness and forgetfulness; We are in a hurry to live, not too late to tell you that I love you. Just because, that year, the sunshine was very good, the years were leisurely, and you and I were in the same time and happiness......
In the eighties, in a small town in Yun County, Shiyan City, Hubei Province, Zhu Youran lived in a rural compound, several households of the Zhu family and several households of the Ning family, there were seven or eight households in a row, and the people in the courtyard often fell asleep with the fragrance of Grandpa Ning's braised beef in the courtyard, and were awakened by the fragrance of the braised beef.
Ning Shaoheng's parents opened a Sanhe soup shop in the county, and the beef was to be sent to the store for use, and it was used in the morning in the evening and in the afternoon. In addition to the ingredients, braised beef also requires time and patience. Grandpa Ning used a large pot of firewood at home to cook slowly and marinate, and the best ones were sold, and the remaining beef tendons and small pieces were distributed to them as snacks for these children. They are only three kilometers away from the county seat, and in the morning Ning's father and mother take away a batch of cooked beef, and come back at noon to deliver fresh beef, and by the way, take away the beef and ingredients to be used in the afternoon.
Grandpa Ning is in his seventies, has a tough body, speaks humorously, and often makes fun of the children in the yard. The heat in the kitchen pot and the light coming in from the outside shone on his white hair, and his smiling face was like a slowly opening picture, warm and peaceful. Life is simple and contented for him, and when he touches the dried chili peppers on the kang, he also coaxes the children over, making them choke and cough constantly, and laughter often floats out in the yard. The child in his eyes is the baptism of those years of suffering, and the immature and innocent face is the most beautiful gift for him.
Yunxian Sanhe soup originated in the Tongzhi period, has a history of more than 100 years, a bowl of Sanhe soup is composed of high-quality sweet potato vermicelli, beef dumplings, well-cut braised beef slices, with boiling white bone broth and a few cooked white radish, with a little shallots or coriander. Like sour and spicy and then add a little oil to pour chili pepper and balsamic vinegar, its taste is fresh, spicy and refreshing, mellow and soft, sucking and sucking is a big bowl into the stomach. In the memory of Yunxian people, Sanhe soup is the soul of their lives, because Shaoheng's Sanhe soup is delicious, and he is the most favored son, so his partners gave him a nickname: Master Sanhe Tang, leisurely also called him Brother Sanhe Tang. The yard is the richest in Shaoheng's family, and almost all the sweet potatoes grown by each family are sold to his family to make sweet potato vermicelli, and people who go to their store to eat Sanhe soup every day compete and queue up.
Shaoheng's sister is married, his brother works as a worker in the Shiyan City Automobile Factory, and his sister Ning Shaoqin is one year younger than her, so she goes to her parents' store to help if she doesn't want to study, leaving him to become the child king in the courtyard. Zhu Youran grew up almost on the backs of her sister Zhu Mengyao and Ning Shaoheng before she went to preschool, and they would take her and Shaoheng's cousin Ning Xin to play together as soon as they got out of school. On the hillside, in the haystack, in the ditch...... Everywhere they left their cheerful backs.
Leisurely's parents are ordinary farmers, her grandfather has passed away, and she has a healthy grandmother, the whole family has enough food and clothing, and her grandmother and sister have taught her a lot of mountain songs and new songs. In that beautiful landscape, they ran with dandelions with crisp and immature singing, played on the scooter made by Shaoheng, and held the tall and long kite string...... lived a carefree childhood, the sun was soft, the wind was long, and the stream was surging, for fear of disturbing their pure smile without distractions.
Meng Yao and Youran's name was given by the most respected grandfather Sun in the town, he was Lao Langzhong, who opened a clinic, which was attended by his son and daughter-in-law, and some people in the county would also go to their clinic to see a doctor. Once Meng Yao and Shaoheng took Youran to Sun's clinic to see a doctor, Grandpa Sun's grandson Sun Bo saw Youran's two teardrop eyes and disdained her, saying that she was a crying widow, and then stuffed a few pieces of candy into her hands. Grandpa Sun scolded a stinky boy on the side, I had never seen him so attentive before. Leisurely diverted by the candy, Dr. Sun instantly punched the needle.
Sun Bo's sister Sun Nian saw him give Youran candy, and her mouth snorted at Youran in disgust to chase Sun Bo. Shaoheng and Meng Yao thanked Grandpa Sun and Dr. Sun and left leisurely on their backs. Sun Bo hid in the corner of the wall until he saw Youran and they disappeared from sight before turning around, there are so many good-looking little sisters in the town, why only Youran let him see it and want to see it, he was very curious about how those big grape-like eyes grew, and he couldn't wait to take a bite.
Finally looking forward to leisurely studying in elementary school, leisurely and Ning Xin and Sun Nian are in the same class, seeing that most of her classmates are willing to play with leisurely, she is very unhappy in her heart. Sun Bo is in the fourth grade, and every time he gets out of school, he waits for Sun Nian's classroom door, and he actually wants to see more leisurely. Sun Nian often fought with him for this, and complained to his parents that his brother didn't love her and didn't take care of her.
You Ran didn't notice their thoughts, my sister and Shaoheng were in the first year of junior high school, and they needed to study at night in junior high school, so they boarded, so they went home with Ning Xin after school. What they are looking forward to most is that after school on Friday, Shaoheng and his sister each ride a bicycle, Shaoheng takes Ning Xin, and Meng Yao takes leisurely, all the way to the wind, singing and stumbling wildly. The children of the same age as Youran also ran behind their cars, and the envious laughter infected the entire mountain village.
Because of his loud voice in reading texts and his active ability to answer questions, he was selected as the class representative by Mr. Zheng, who teaches Chinese. At that time, the teacher's residence was also the office, and Teacher Zheng was the wife of the principal Su Haifeng, and their son Su Chenze was in the sixth grade of primary school. Every time he leisurely handed in his homework, he could always see the back of him sitting in the back room and doing his homework seriously. The principal's son naturally knows the whole school, but only from a distance. Youran was happy that she had such an opportunity, and occasionally she could hear him playing the piano when the principal and Teacher Zheng were not in the room, and she was very curious about how the familiar melodies came out of the piano.
Once, I was fascinated by listening to it, and after playing the song, Chen Ze turned around and saw a little girl leaning against the wall with half of her head exposed, eavesdropping, and when she was about to ask her name, she ran away. Leisurely's face was hot like a thief, and she looked at his face up close for the first time, and the charming smile on her white and pure face made her panic. In the eyes of all the students, the principal's son is the most noble, and a dirty country girl like her must be laughed at by him from the bottom of his heart.
Chen Ze got up and walked out, and saw that she had run away, and he remembered that she was the class representative of his mother's class. The big eyes just now looked at him intently, and the happy smile made him feel a bright light in his heart, how good it would be if such a cute and clever little girl was his little sister. It's a pity that my mother fell ill when she gave birth to him, and now she has diabetes, and she can continue to substitute teach, she is doing her best, because this is the job she loves the most.
From then on, whenever he came to hand in his homework leisurely, he would sneak a glance at him, and after a long time, he felt that the little girl had grown in his heart. The silly joy in his mind when he didn't see each other on the weekend, there seemed to be some tacit understanding between them. In the past, parents forced them to complete their homework before they could play, but now they are waiting for leisurely come.