The eighteenth day of the first month

The snow and ice in the mountains have not yet melted. It was cold everywhere I went. The cold still makes people feel palpitations. Even so. Still unable to withstand this winter's retreat.

The smell of the year fades. Spring has long been unbearable to sprout. But this cold day still doesn't let go of the entanglement. It reads, 'The spring breeze is not fast, and the spring is late.' Three days and three days of cold in early spring'.

Early in the morning. I woke up early. Circled around the village a few times. Go for a walk around your new home. Look. Look inside to see if there are homeless frozen scavengers......

In fact. Today. It's not a special day at all. Not rather. Particularly. It's better to say. Today is Jing Lin's first day back to work in the city. Two people who love each other so much. But it is full of the pain of separation between the two places.

I played alone on the shores of Lake Akiyama for a while and then returned home. Enter the compound. I saw my dad wiping his beloved shotgun with great care. I know the weight of this shotgun in my dad's heart. It's not just a gun. It's a microcosm of my dad's heart. As long as he has the shotgun in his hand. He felt that he was a pure man.

'Eggs. Come here," my dad called me.

"What's the matter? "Dad," I responded.

"It's fine," my dad said, tossing me the shotgun. I was quick to grab my shotgun. Amused my dad and said:

"Daddy. What a good gun. Polished by you"

My dad didn't say anything when he heard my compliment, but smiled. Light a bag of dry tobacco. He took a puff with great enjoyment. Accompanied by smoke. Say:

"Two eggs. I hope you don't forget your roots. And don't forget that you're a mountain dweller. Since he is a mountain man, he should be able to use a shotgun. Go. Beat the suckling sheep in the sheepfold to death. Let's drink mutton soup today."

"Daddy. I don't do it. That's cruel. I can't do it."

"Hey. Two eggs. You know Daddy is joking with you," my dad looked very naughty:

"You're willing to shoot. I'm not happy yet. You shot a suckling sheep to death. Wouldn't it be a pity?"

My dad said as he snatched his precious pimple shotgun from my hand. Then he danced and said:

"This shotgun is good. Go up the hill and fight wolves. Descend the mountain to herd the sheep. Load the bullets. Can fight hungry wolves. Can fight the bad guys. The key is also anti-theft. You see, that short-sighted sheep thief dares to come to our house and steal sheep. I'll knock him over as soon as I get a shotgun."

"Two eggs. You see you're going to do that. The bolt is clamped under the armpit. Hold the trigger in one hand. Holding the barrel in one hand. His eyes narrowed into a line and looked at the crosshairs. Aim. And then," my dad suddenly shouted:

"Shoot"

It doesn't matter if my dad yells. I was so scared that I was standing next to him. Meanwhile. I heard it outside the courtyard gate. 'Bang' the sound of a bicycle falling to the ground. I looked out with my dad's shotgun. It turned out that my dad was aiming at a stranger outside the door.

He watched as my dad was aiming his shotgun at him. He was so frightened that his legs trembled and he almost knelt down:

"Big brother. I have been doing good all my life. Three generations up are also good people. What are you doing with a gun pointing at me like this? ”

I saw a misunderstanding. Quickly motioned for my dad to put away his shotgun. When my father saw that things were getting a little bigger, he quickly packed up his shotgun and hid it in the hall.

I hurried forward to straighten him. Then pull his bike up as well. looked at the person in front of him in a black tunic suit. A slightly sven middle-aged man with silver-rimmed glasses said:

"We're in the mountains. There are too many beasts. Often the gun is not in the hand. Don't be surprised."

"It is said that the people in the mountains are fierce. Today is a sight," the man in the tunic looked at me with a scared smile and said.

I saw that he was almost covered in dirt. So I ran into the house, found a clean towel, handed it to him, and said:

"Wipe the dirt off your body. It's dirty."

"Thanks," he wiped as he spoke. On the one hand, he asked heartily:

"You are a senior disciple of Master Shao Xingze Shao."

"I'm not talented. It is Shao Xingze's inferior disciple Shao Erdan"

"I've been looking for so long. I've finally found the right one," he said, looking very pleased.

"Your surname. Why are you here?" I asked him.

"Don't give your surname Han. From Lao Teng County. It's a teacher," he introduced himself without humility or arrogance.

"It's a teacher. There is a long way to go. Come into the courtyard and say," I said, "When I saw him before. I feel like he looks like a teacher. Sure enough. What a teacher.

"Teacher Han. You can sit down," I let him into the hall. Bring out a chair and ask him to sit down.

"Little Master. You're so polite. I'll sit down."

"Teacher Han. Call me the people." It's enough for me to hear the title of Little Master.

"Good. Good name. It's a good match for what you're doing," he couldn't help but praise.

"Huh. Mr. Han. As far as I know. Laoteng County is now Tengzhou City. Is that right. ”

"That's right. Yes. Little Master. Experienced and knowledgeable. Must know this place."

"I don't just know this place. And. Also know. This place. The earth-shattering 'Battle for the Defense of Teng County' that took place during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. General Wang Mingzhang. Hereon. Fought with the Japanese until the last moment. Martyrdom ......"

"General Wang Mingzhang is a role model for the world. Though. There are many people who criticize him now. But in my Han someone's heart and in the eyes of most Chinese. He remains a national hero against foreign enemies. Although he is not from our Tengxian County. But. We, the people of Teng County, will always remember him."

"Hmm. We will always remember that "I am also full of admiration for the patriotic general."

"Little Master. At a young age. But he understands history. Saying goes. Ambition is not in old age. You did it. You're like my Han someone's teacher."

"Teacher Han. You've really won a prize. The culture of benefiting the people is not high. I really admire you teachers. If. There is a chance. I really want to go back to campus. A good lesson."

"Yes. Fine. There will be a chance."

"So. Mr. Han. Why did you come to see me this time? "After the pleasantries. The time is ripe. I finally cut to the chase.

"I'll tell you the truth. I'm here to pray for people," Mr. Han said very seriously.

I thought it was strange when I heard it. There are those who ask Mr. Yin and Yang to pray for blessings. Later. Let me think about it. For the teacher's speech has always been subtle. Let's listen to him.

"I'm here for my neighbors this time. An old lady to be exact. We are separated by two families and three generations. Very close"

"Where's this old lady. He is very kind. Can. It's just fateful. It's like being cursed. I'm here to ask the master to think of a way for their family. Otherwise. Their family is really ruined."

"I've been a neighbor of their family for so many years. My family's life is getting better and better day by day. Her family is falling into decay day by day. I couldn't bear it. That's why I came to find the little master," Mr. Han said excitedly. There were tears in his eyes.

"Teacher Han. You mean. This old lady is in trouble."

"Hmm. It's not just hard. I'm afraid I'm cursed. What about this old lady. Ordinary. I called her a big lady. I always call me a three-baby. Because. I'm the third oldest in the family."

"The story is going to start with my hard-working mother. Listen to my mother. When the eldest lady was young, she was a flower in ten miles and eight villages. She looks very beautiful. It's because she's beautiful. So I married my uncle, who was a young and promising secretary of the village party committee in our village at that time."

"At the time. They're still quite young. A year after the marriage. Gave birth to an eldest son. But when their eldest son was not yet full moon. Bad things happen. Then. Uncle is not at home. Only the eldest mother is at home to take care of the children. The eldest lady went to the toilet in a hurry. When I returned, I found that the child was gone. She ran out of the house and called the people in the village to help find her. At last. The child was found in a ditch at the east end of the village. The child is dead. They were bitten out of the heart by their own wolfdog and died. Elsewhere unscathed. The vicious dog did not run away after eating her child's heart. Instead, he lay there and waited to die. Everyone must know the final ending. The wolfhound was also beaten to death. Later. Listen to the villagers. The eldest son of the eldest mother may owe this wolf dog a life debt in his last life. So. See you in this life. We must all die together. Otherwise. No one can explain it. Why do wolfdogs only eat children's hearts. Elsewhere unscathed. So ......"

"Natural disasters are good. **。 That's fine. No one can stop it. Time went by for a few more years. Ma'am. Uncle. also gradually came out of the grief of losing a child. The eldest mother is pregnant again. gave birth to a daughter to the uncle. But when she grows to more than a year old. Only to find out that he was mentally retarded. I'm almost fifty years old now. Still not crazy or stupid, my aunt will take care of it."

"I saw that I gave birth to a mentally handicapped girl. The eldest lady can't count on it. Uncle He has been pregnant with a child, but he has not been pregnant. It wasn't until they were forty-two years old that they conceived their youngest son."

"The following year. Gave birth to a young son. His little son. My little brother. People are also smart. Also healthy. I have been growing up peacefully. My little brother is also angry. The year before last. and his object Fengzi got married. gave birth to a big fat boy that year. I'm over a year old now."

"It's in the eldest mother. Uncle. Including us. They all felt that their family was bitter and happy. Last summer. Their youngest son. My little brother. I was in a car accident while working outside. Turned into a vegetative person. Now lying in the hospital. Neither dead nor alive. Medical expenses. It's all our family, friends and caring people who helped me make it up."

"Damn. My brother-in-law is clamoring for a divorce. I divorced my younger brother. And then. Take the child away. Let people. Even more hateful is. My brother-in-law hasn't married my younger brother yet. She dared to take the man to her home. I was so angry that my uncle was sick in bed for many days. Can't get out of bed"

"I begged the little master to think of a way for their family. Otherwise. I really can't live my life anymore," Mr. Han cried and held my hand.

"Is she okay with the old man?" listened to the old man's experience, which really made people sympathize. Behind her story. It's like being cursed.

The eldest son was eaten by a wolfdog and died of his heart. The daughter is mentally retarded. Good little son. Got into a car accident and became a vegetative person. The daughter-in-law is clamoring for a divorce. There are children left to be fed. My wife was sick in bed again. Thinking about the old man's life, it is really not a human life.

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