I was serious that time. I shook my head at him and smiled:

"Hua Zheng, I really wasn't honest enough during the Spring Festival last year, but this year I'm going back to my hometown. It's been almost two years, and I'm going to go back to my hometown. Even if I don't go back to the second home, I have to go to my grandmother's grave to burn some paper money. Grandma she doesn't know if she has money for the New Year in heaven, I have to send some money, so that grandma can do some New Year's goods in heaven with peace of mind, she must miss me too, so that she can look at me from a distance and know that I am doing well now. ”

He looked at me, paused for a long time, took away the light of his water-colored eyes, nodded silently to me and asked, "Then, when will you leave?" ”

I smiled and said truthfully: "Don't worry, I'm not going to lie to you, I won't make up a day." I won't leave too early, I will stay at school for a few days first, also because I didn't grab a satisfactory ticket, and only bought it on the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve. I would stay on campus until early morning on Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

He looked at me and took out a red train ticket with the word "Xue" wrapped in a circle, nodded and said, "Liu Zijun, on that day, I still want to send you to the train in person." ”

I smiled helplessly: "It seems that I have lost credibility in your mind." Forget it, welcome Senior Hua Zheng to come to the inspection that day. ”

During that time, I stayed in school during the Spring Festival last year. Using the life skills taught to me by my aunt in the dormitory, I read the textbook in the dormitory for ten days. During this period, Hua Zheng came to see me several times, and twice failed to withstand his persuasion, went out to eat with him, watched a dawn Zhang Ziyi's version of "Mei Lanfang", and bought some daily necessities.

Before I was about to leave, on the night of the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, Wanwan's mother suddenly took Wanwan to the quiet dormitory where I was the only one.

Within half a year, Wanwan grew a lot taller. That day, she was wearing a yellow down jacket, like a white ball, and when she saw me, she hugged my legs, tilted her head and said happily:

"Sister Zijun, I met a sister in the same class, her name is also Liu Zijun, and the two of us had a good time. Last time, my mom and I went to her house as guests. ”

As early as autumn, Wanwan was successfully admitted to Luoyang Experimental Primary School, which was the best primary school in Luoyang at that time.

I smiled and pinched her beautiful face, sincerely happy for her, "Wanwan is really amazing, in the future, there will not only be a Zijun sister, but also a Zijun sister, Wanwan can be friends with the little sister, everyone must love each other!" ”

Wanwan's mother watched us both laugh from the sidelines. Ignoring my surprise, she put the bags of gifts she carried on my desk in the dormitory, and explained to me:

"These are Luoyang peony cakes and poria cakes. Zijun, you take these back to your hometown and give them to your family to taste. It's the New Year, and I'm going to pay you a New Year's greeting! ”

Although there weren't many people in my hometown who could give me gifts, I couldn't bear to say no. I smiled and took it all.

Bring it with you. Will you meet one or two people in that land who are worthy of me to give away?

The day before I left, I suddenly wanted to change my face for some reason. I found a beauty salon in the shopping street not far from the school. Spent 150 bucks to get the hairstylist to pull my long hair straight.

I completely loosened the long ponytail that I had tied for more than ten years, and moved my hairstyle that had not changed for several years.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, Hua Zheng waited for me downstairs in the dormitory early as he did last year.

Unlike last time, this time there were no other students coming and going on the whole campus, just me.

It was early in the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve, unlike the early morning of Chinese New Year's Eve the year before. There was no snow that morning. The sky was clear in the early hours of the morning, the sky was clean, and the sky that had not yet been transparent was like an inky blue jewel.

I walked out of the dormitory building, Hua Zheng saw that I suddenly froze, I seemed to see his eyes shining like an electric light bulb, and then he was stunned for a long time.

When I came to him, he looked back and said with a smile: "Zijun, I suddenly found that I have never praised you in person, you are very beautiful." ”

I laughed and said, "I just pulled straight hair, is it that obvious?" ”

He nodded and said with a smile: "In the past, I always thought that the ponytail was tailor-made for you, and it didn't look as good on anyone's head as you did." Now, I think this hairstyle is the most suitable for you. You—you're really beautiful today..."

I was suddenly a little embarrassed, and pretended to laugh: "What kind of girls have we never seen in Fu Xiaocao, how beautiful can I be in a country weed!" Let's go, thank you, and still see me off as you did last year! ”

"I'm not laughing at you, you've always been the prettiest girl I've ever seen! Of course, it's not just skin! ”

…

That day, he still drove me to the train station, but this time, as if he had no heart to believe me, he slammed the door until he found a parking space. In the end, he helped me carry the peony cakes and other luggage sent by Wanwan's mother, bought a platform ticket, and entered the train carriage with me.

Since it was Chinese New Year's Eve and the earliest train, the train was not full. My row of seats was a little empty. The bell rang for the train to leave the carriage. Outside the window, he waved goodbye to me until the train started.

I watched him stand on the platform from afar, and he didn't leave. I suddenly had a sore nose.

I don't know why, I just cried.

I guess at that moment, I sincerely hoped that it was Huaming who gave me.

However, at that time, I couldn't be too greedy.

I don't know what Hua Ming delayed in the week that accompanied me in August. But having caused an uproar and sacrificing a year of freedom as a result, I always have a bit of responsibility and guilt.

But I can't get distracted, I can't be cranky. Hua Ming said that I just have to work hard in school.

He said, let me wait for him. Of course I would, just wait for him.

Looking out the window again, it was still Hua Zheng who was standing, looking careful.

I wiped away a handful of tears. Said loudly to the window: "Hua Zheng, go back quickly, we'll see you next year, by the way, happy Spring Festival." ”

I sat down. Facing the air, he choked lowly: "Hua Zheng, thank you for making me so fulfilling in the past year and a half." There is still half a year left before you graduate, that is: there is still half a year left to spend time with you. What if I would meet you again after parting? Whether it will be or not, I will bless you from afar. You are the best friend I have met over the years. ”

That day, I didn't plan to go back to that emotionless home first, so I decided to go to my grandmother's grave first.

That's the purpose of my return.

My grandmother's grave is in the fields of the village where I grew up.

Soon after the death of the grandmother, the tough aunt and the cowardly uncle moved away from the Huai River, never planning to return to the poor Huai River mountain village.

At the end of the year, no one will go to her grandmother's grave to see her, right?

Grandma's grave, was it buried by withered grass?

Is the wooden door of the thatched house where my grandmother and I live cracked?

There was nothing valuable in it, but now I guess there are no bed boards left, right?

Someone must have snatched the big tank that was trying to store water for me and my grandmother?

In my grandmother's thatched house, is there only a lonely earthen stove and an empty chicken coop next to it?