The two waited in the rain for a while, but did not find Chen Yuqin, but saw Mei Ruojun running back like a chicken in the soup.

Seeing them standing outside the door in a panic, taken aback, Ruikang saw her, hurriedly pulled her under the umbrella, and said worriedly, "Where did you go?" Why don't you ask me to come along? ”

"I ......." she looked up at him, a pair of worried and affectionate eyes under her deep brow, and her heart was full of contradictions.

"Oh, the eldest young grandmother, the second young master, let's go back first, let the eldest young grandmother change her clothes first." Zhou Fu said on the side.

The three of them returned to the house, and as soon as they entered the door, the huge plain white cloth flower cluster on the door frame of the hall, the plain white silk cloth fluttering in the wind, the huge couplets with black letters on both sides, "Unforgettable Hand Ze, Forever Remembering the Family" and "Inheriting the Will, Ke Song Xianfen", as well as the small tablet in the center of the mourning hall, God, her dear father turned into such a small wooden card, her emotions collapsed again, no matter how heavy the rain was, she ran into the hall, knelt down, kowtowed with a bang, choked up, and said:

"Dad, I can't find Ruoli, what should I do? It's all my fault, Daddy, I'm sorry for you...... You get up and beat me and scold me......"

As she spoke, she fell to the ground and cried bitterly, and Ruikang stepped forward and gently helped her up.

She looked at him in pain, yes she had sworn to him to face the fire of hell together, but when the fire burned herself, she realized the pain, the pain, the torture.

"Ruikang, if the pear is gone, gone, if she has three long and two short, I will never forgive myself for the rest of my life."

Her pained eyes pierced his heart deeply.

"Ruikang, what are we going to do? I always feel that there will be many, many terrible things to happen in the future. I'm so scared. ”

He did not know what to say, he was the initiator, and he knew that the fire of hell had begun to torment them, and he gently embraced her in his arms, comforted her, and whispered in her ear:

"Your father entrusted you to me when he was dying, and he had his own deep meaning."

She raised her wet eyelashes, looked at him deeply, turned her head to look at Mei Xuefei's spirit card on the table, shook her head helplessly and said, "I don't know if that's nonsense that Daddy said when he was dying." ”

Ruikang shook his head, gently pinched her chin and looked at herself, looked at her seriously, and said, "Do you think your father is talking nonsense when he held our hands tightly and asked us again and again before he died?" ”

"I don't know, I don't know." She shook her head, looked at him with arguity, and said, "Don't tempt me, Ruikang, you know I can't resist at all." But all this is wrong. Isn't it? ”

He was speechless, although the lava inside him was blazing enough to melt everything, but when he thought of the realities they had to face, he didn't know if he could really hold on to it.

After a while, Ruojun wiped her tears, looked around, and found that her stepmother Chen Yuqin was missing, and asked, "Where is my mother?" ”

"Aunt Mei, before you come back, you also went out to look for Ruoli. I tried to stop her, but I couldn't. ”

"What? She also went to look for Wakari? Mei Ruojun's eyes widened, her mouth opened slightly, she chuckled in her heart, looked at the dark sky outside, and said to the rapid rain: "I went to all the places where Ruoli could go, but I didn't find her, where is my mother going to find it?" Ruojun tried his best to search for possible clues in his mind.

"Do you want me to accompany you to look for it?" Ruikang asked.

Before the words fell, there was a sudden sharp knock on the door, and someone outside the door was shouting: "Ruojun! Ruojun! Open the door! ”

Mei Ruojun's nerves collapsed suddenly, bounced off the futon, rushed out, and opened the gate, in front of him were seven or eight neighbors nearby, some with hats, some holding kerosene lamps in their hands, all of them were soaked, their faces were rained, and they were sad......

Mei Ruojun looked at their expressions, the ominous premonition in her chest became more and more real, and the neighbor uncle who took the lead wiped the rain on his face, frowned, his face was full of pity, and shook his head and said, "Ruojun, you have to hold on." Something happened to your mother, she ...... Fell into the river ......"

"What!" Ruojun thundered in his head.

"Cough, your father just passed away, I didn't expect your mother to ...... again" The neighbor's uncle sighed, got out of the way, and a few young men behind him walked up carrying a stretcher, Chen Yuqin, who was lying on the stretcher, was soaked, the body kept dripping, and a puffy face was out of breath.

Ruojun only felt that the world was spinning, her chest was stuffy, her eyes were dark, her body was paralyzed, Ruikang hugged her and called her loudly, but she lost consciousness, she couldn't see or hear, and vaguely the last trace of consciousness in her heart was just telling herself that the flames of hell would gradually destroy her, completely destroy.

//

After the heavy rain, the Zhou family courtyard is full of spring, the spring thunder will once again wake up the sleeping earth, the azaleas in the yard are gorgeous, the gardenia tulips are intoxicating, the hydrangeas are delicate and dazzling, all kinds of flowers are competing with each other to spit out, competing for the extreme spring, especially the begonia tree in front of the study window, this year seems to be blooming particularly well. But no one seems to pay attention to the spring in the garden, and the second elder of the Zhou family in the hall is worried there.

"This Mei family is also unlucky, how could such a thing happen?" Mrs. Zhou shook her head and paced back and forth.

Master Zhou sat there and shook his head for a long time before he sighed and didn't say anything.

"Master, I think let's let Ruikang come back. It's been more than a week, and if he goes any further, it will delay his studies. Moreover...... Besides...... "Mrs. Zhou's real worries are so hard to say.

Master Zhou raised his eyebrows in surprise, looked at his wife and asked, "You mean Ruikang hasn't been to school for more than a week?" ”

"I guess he must be all about the Mei family, you don't know, our son is a tendon as long as he is emotional." Mrs. Zhou still accidentally said something that should not have been said.

Master Zhou was even more surprised, stood up and walked in front of his wife, and asked nervously, "Emotional?" Who is he emotionally attracted to? Didn't he marry the Cheng family? ”

Mrs. Zhou saw the confusion and surprise on her husband's face, and knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly rolled her eyes, squeezed out a smile, and tried her best to redeem it and said, "Oh, no, no, I said it wrong." ”

"Huh?" Master Zhou turned his head sideways and looked at his wife with slanted eyes, after all, they have been husband and wife for many years, he is naturally familiar with his wife's words and deeds, including her expression, he can't escape his eyes at all, he examines his wife's expression and continues to ask: "No, you said that Ruikang is emotional, and a heart is in the Mei family, do you know something?" ”

Mrs. Zhou grabbed the handkerchief with both hands, her guess was very important, she must not recklessly set off a monstrous wave, she wanted this family to be safe and harmonious, this is her life's hard work and efforts. But for a while, she couldn't find any excuse to make up for the mistake in her words.

The two were in a stalemate, and suddenly a voice sounded in their ears: "Dad, mother!" ”

The second elder of the Zhou family was nervous, and he looked up at the door, only to see that it was Ruian standing at the door with a cane and calling them, yes, he opened his mouth to call them, he actually opened his mouth to call them, and the second elder didn't remember the last time this son called him. For a while, the two elders were stunned for a moment, staring at their son blankly, and wondered if they had heard it wrong.

"Ryan! …… Do you call your mother? Mrs. Zhou was so excited that she felt sad, her nose was sore, her eyes were hot, and tears welled up, so she hurriedly stepped forward and helped her son in.

Master Zhou walked up with trembling lips, grabbed his son's forearm tightly, stared at Ryan with wide eyes, and stammered and asked, "Ryan, you have spoken....... will you call your father......"

Mrs. Zhou took her son into her arms, he was her first child, he gave her the first taste of the joy of motherhood, and he also let her taste the pain of motherhood for the first time, how much she loved him, whether he was crippled or not, he was also her priceless treasure forever.

For a while, the second elder of the Zhou family was excited to hug this poor son tightly for Ruian's "father".

After a long time, the second elder's emotions slowly calmed down, Mrs. Zhou caressed his face lovingly, pulled him to sit down, and asked with relief while wiping her tears: "Child, what are you looking for your father?" ”

Ryan frowned and stammered, "I'...... Going to ...... Pick up Ruojun and come back......"

"What?" Mrs. Zhou and Master Zhou were once again stunned by their son's words, you know, Ryan has not been out for more than ten years, the second elder of the Zhou family has tried all kinds of ways to get him out over the years, but he has never succeeded, and now he has taken the initiative to go to Mei's house.

"Ryan, you're going to Mei's house?" Mrs. Zhou happily wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked at her son with a smile.

Ryan nodded. Mrs. Zhou took her son's hand and said worriedly: "However, there is such a big thing in the Mei family, how can she wait until her father and mother are funeral before she can come back." ”

"No, stay there, she's sad, I'm going to take her back." He frowned tightly and said stubbornly.

Mrs. Zhou was happy and embarrassed in her heart, and turned her head to look at Master Zhou for help. Master Zhou thought for a moment with his hands behind his back, twisted the beard on his lower lip, nodded, and said, "That's it, let's go to Mei's house with Ruian tomorrow, after all, it's in-laws, and if something so big happens, we still have to go to Shangzhuxiang." Let's see when we get there. But Ryan, you have to understand, if you are filial now, you can't force her to come back with you, you know? ”

Ryan nodded helplessly and said softly, "Then I'...... Accompany her. ”

Mrs. Zhou and Master Zhou glanced at each other, they were both surprised by Ryan's change, and they both suddenly understood Ryan's intentions for Ruojun, and the two elders were very comforted, especially Mrs. Zhou, who was even more happy in her heart, and said, "That's fine, let Ryan go and replace Ruikang back." Ruikang still has his studies. Besides, they are uncles and sisters-in-law, always together, I am afraid that it will cause gossip in the neighborhood, there was no way before, so I let Ruikang go for Ruian, and now since Ruian is willing to accompany his daughter-in-law, this is justified. What do you say, sir? ”

"Hmm." Master Zhou nodded frequently and said: "That's right, after all, Ryan is the son-in-law of the Mei family, and Mr. Mei didn't see him when he was alive, so after his death, Ryan should go to offer incense to his father-in-law and mother-in-law." It's so decided, let Mother Zhao and Yanxi prepare to prepare. ”

The second elder of the Zhou family was very happy because Ryan spoke again, but Ryan walked to the door on crutches and raised his head to look at the clear sky, silent.

//

At dusk, the Mei family's small courtyard was covered with a hazy sunset, which made this small courtyard that had just experienced a series of disasters look a little more melancholy, but it also brought a little tranquility after the storm. The puddles on the ground have dried up, the fallen leaves and weeds have been cleared, the sound of monks chanting has stopped for the time being, and the tablets in the mourning hall have become two.

Mei Ruojun was lying on the bed weakly, her face was pale, bloodless, her eyes were dull and she looked at the sunset outside the window, she had been sick for several days, and the great sorrow and surprise and rain made her have a high fever for three days and three nights in a row, and finally the fever subsided this morning.

"It's coming, it's coming, it's coming." Zhou Ruikang walked in with a bowl of steaming Chinese medicine all the way, he didn't expect the medicine bowl to be so hot, and he didn't expect to use a tray, after all, he is a young master, doing housework, taking care of the patient is not his forte, he endured the heat, put the medicine bowl on the bedside table, an unstable, the medicine in the bowl spilled some of it on the table, Ruikang burned and shook his hands, and pinched his ears.

"Roar, it's hot!" Ruikang screamed in his mouth, calling Ruojun's mind back, she looked at him, shook her head, and asked with a slight smile, "Is it hot?" ”

He grinned, shook his head, and said, "No." ”

He sat down on the edge of the bed, and brought his face close to her, and her face turned red, and he looked at her carefully, and then reached out to probe her forehead, and touched his own forehead, and felt a little calm, and said, "Finally, it didn't burn anymore." It's just that the face is not good. But it doesn't matter, Cuiliu has already gone to buy chicken, and she will stew chicken soup for you at night, and it will be good to drink it. He said to himself.

Ruojun also looked at him carefully, he was thin, haggard, his eyes were sunken, his eyes were full of red silk, his chin was full of stubble, and his neckline was very casually open, he guarded her for three days and three nights, only a few naps intermittently.

How could she not be moved, not love him, not feel sorry for him? He carefully picked up the spoon, put it to his mouth and blew it, frowned again, tasted it, and laughed at himself, "I actually learned to boil medicine, I think it tastes good." ”

Saying that, she put the spoon to her lips, she smiled and drank the medicine, and she didn't know if there was a problem with her sense of taste, she actually thought that the medicine was sweet. After drinking the medicine, her face turned a little bloody, and he felt a lot more comforted.

She stretched out her hand and rubbed it lightly on his face, and for a moment of sadness, two tears rolled down, and she choked up and said, "You have lost weight." ”

He took her hand, wiped away her tears affectionately, and said with a beautiful smile on the corner of his mouth, "I'm fine." Don't worry. ”

"But you haven't been to school in days. It's me who has caused you. ”

"It's okay, I'll ask Zhou Fu to go back tomorrow and bring the books for me, there will be no delay. The most important thing now is that you get well quickly. ”

As he spoke, he held her hand, but his head slowly looked out of the window, looking at the red, a smile rose at the corner of his mouth, and said, "You know? Although at this moment, we are in the Burrow, and you have not yet recovered, but my heart is happy. He turned his head to stare at her, took her hand tightly to his chest, and said, "Because at this moment there are only two of us in this burrow, without any restraints, I can take care of you, I can love you, I never knew that taking care of someone can be so willing." ”

She looked at him stupidly, her eyes filled with sadness, and she involuntarily sat up, resting her head on his shoulder, staring with him at the remnant sun outside the window, he wrapped his arms around her shoulder, and imprinted a kiss on her forehead.