Yining knows the silver bracelet and has a deep understanding, it was a rainy night six years ago. Yining accompanied his third uncle to Gaodong Village to visit Grandma Wu, who was seen at the home of the kind and amiable old man.

Yining's third uncle is a cadre in the village, and he is such an existence elected by the villagers, he is not Yining's own uncle, but a life taken in during the famine. The difficult life and special experience made him full of love for the world, he was grateful for life, grateful for all the people who helped him in his difficult times, so he chose to stay in his hometown after graduation and serve the people in his hometown wholeheartedly.

The third uncle is a warm-hearted person, but he is not a person who can live idlely, he always completes the assigned tasks as soon as possible and in accordance with the quality, and then begins to patrol the township. Whether it is a familiar person or an unfamiliar person, he can provide help within his ability, helping the tired and sweaty old man carry grain, but also helping the out-of-control livestock seller to drive the pigs, and even he carries a small book with him to record the joys, sorrows and sorrows of the villagers. Over time, the villagers gradually knew about the third uncle's reputation, and they all liked to find him "trouble".

"Comrade Zhengye, let me report the situation, Aunt Wu Xiujuan from Gaodong Village is sick, and she shouts that you must go to see her. I'm close to her village, and I just happened to see her face when I went uphill today, so go and see her. Deng Dongming said anxiously, but he couldn't see any expression on his dark face, probably because of the long years of hard work, his skin died.

Zhengye knew that he was anxious, and he didn't have time to pour a cup of tea to moisten his dry throat, so he immediately packed up the papers on his desk and left the commune with his gray-green bag. In fact, the plaque is not the Huanglong Township People's Commune, but everyone has long been accustomed to calling it this name, which may continue for many years, in the word of mouth of the older generation.

Zhengye pushed open the door of the house, discussed with his wife Zheng Jie, and then pulled Yining to set off. Zheng Jie did not object to Zhengye's behavior, she knew that her husband had always been like this, and she did not stop Yining's footsteps, because it was Yining who volunteered to make the request.

"Well, it's not very far to go to Gaodong Village, it's only ten miles away, and when you cross these two mountains, you will see a river, and it's on the slope of the river." Yining seemed to be familiar with this place, and pointed to the third uncle. The road in the mountains is not easy to walk, even the path with many people is tortuous, and the slope of the blue-gray road surface scattered with gravel makes the third uncle tired.

"Third uncle, give you a crutch, save effort, don't break your legs, your shoes are not easy to walk." Yining folded the cane he thought he thought was and handed it to the third uncle.

"Hey, I'm old, I'm not more motivated than before, you kid still dare to laugh at the third uncle and me, and I won't give you food when I go back... Forget it, I'll fry two dishes for you to eat, your aunt's dishes are afraid of..."The third uncle was stupid, and he didn't dare to say anything else, Yining was the eldest brother's child after all, and he himself loved it very much.

"Hey, third uncle, I want a sister, when do you and your aunt plan to have one, I really want a sister!" Yining's sudden words stunned the third uncle.

The third uncle stopped with a stick and thought for a while before saying, "It's fast, it's just that who knows if it's a son or a daughter, why do you like your sister?" ”

"I don't know, I just want a sister, my sister will listen to my brother, my brother will be mischievous, I don't like it." Yining said with certainty. Because most of the children around him are like this, he hasn't been exposed to the outside world, and he doesn't know that his sister is also disobedient, and his younger brother is also well-behaved.

"Okay, good, good, just give birth to a sister, she will be protected by you in the future, you must not bully her as a big brother, otherwise your third uncle and I will have to find your father to theorize." The third uncle said along Yining, but how many people know what he thinks in his heart.

In this short journey, Yining and his third uncle chatted all the way, and the third uncle told Yining interesting stories about ten miles and eight villages, and what Yining told the third uncle was his bittersweet and bitter in the past few years.

When Gaodong Village arrived, there were no clear boundary markers, no decent signs, only a twelve-meter-wide river that fell from a high place and was not turbulent. Yining hadn't been to Gaodong Village to play for a long time, he only felt a thick silence pressing on his chest, and he couldn't even take a step, he only felt that this place was too quiet, and it was not a place he was familiar with. But he still suppressed this strange feeling, followed the footsteps of the third uncle, and went to Grandma Wu's house.

The third uncle tore open his throat and screamed, only then did he hear the sound of chickens flying and dogs jumping, maybe there are few outsiders here, and the senses of the animals are too sensitive. The third uncle's voice was not answered, he thought that maybe the old man's ear power was declining, so he had to push open the door and did not knock.

The room was dark, only a burst of light from the white tiles overhead, and the dust and fine hairs were scattered freely in the light, very clear. Yining fumbled for a long time, pulled the rope at the door, and lit the dim lamp after four or five clicks. With this warm light, the third uncle woke up Grandma Wu who was lying on the high wooden bed.

"Aunt Wu, I heard Dongzi say that you are sick, how are you feeling now, I will go and ask you for a doctor." The third uncle clasped Aunt Wu's cold hand and said.

"Ah, it's a positive business, you're here, Auntie has something to tell you..."Grandma Wu's voice was a little weak, and she looked at the third uncle with her head tilted high.

"You know the bones of the eldest mother, you can pick and carry it and there has been no problem, yesterday I accidentally fell uphill and opened the ground, and I couldn't get up when I walked home and lay down in bed, I guess it hurt my bones..."

"You have to know that it is impossible for a person to be free of illness and disaster in his life, in the past, the eldest lady was competitive and exhausted, and this fall will be without energy. Your uncle went last year, I don't want to live, it's just a crime, but the only thing I can't let go of is Fangfang. Grandma Wu burst into tears as she spoke.

"I thought that Fangfang had no one to take care of, so I wanted to ask you to find a good place for her. She was picked up and raised by me, and I don't know how my unconscionable parents threw away such a good baby, and now I can't take care of her, so I entrust her to you. Auntie knows you, I can rest assured that I will hand her over to you, rest assured..."Grandma Wu's voice gradually lowered, and the third uncle wrapped her hanging hand in a cover, sat on the rattan chair prepared for him by Grandma Wu, closed his eyes and cried. Yining naturally knew what was happening, he had already experienced parting, and he prayed for the old man with silent blessings, hoping that she would die in bliss.

The third uncle instructed Yi Ning to go and bring Fang Fang back, on the hill behind the house. Yinin set off with a heavy weight and walked to the door, he suddenly felt that the door was so heavy, but he had to push it open again.

Outside, the sky had changed, gloomy clouds were gathering everywhere, and the wind was not much noise, but a compelling atmosphere was growing. Yining shouted loudly, and there were echoes from the mountains, hoping that Fangfang would respond to him. A short time later, out of the woods came a child in a pleated dress, with pigtails and a bouquet of wild flowers of all colors, her face dirty and wet with mud, but her clear eyes were full of affection. She slowly walked in front of Yining, put the bouquet of wild flowers in Yining's hand without saying a word, and climbed onto Yining's shoulder herself, Fangfang was obviously familiar with Yining.

"Brother Ning, why did you come to Gaodong Village?" Fang Fang said into Yining's ear, for fear that he would miss every word of his own.

"I miss you, and I miss Grandma Wu, so I will follow the third uncle to see you." Yining couldn't bear to tell the truth, so he had to tell Fangfang some interesting stories in the field to cover up his abnormality.

The clouds were still gathering, and it didn't seem to mean that it was going to rain, but soon the thunder of the broken gong sounded, and the rain curtain began to fog. Yining's footsteps appeared in the rain unhurriedly, and there was still a long way to go. This rain drenched Fangfang and Yining.

There was a fire in the house, and the third uncle hung a pot on the fire hook, and the third uncle motioned for them to come over, so there were three people sitting on the bench to warm themselves by the fire. Fangfang had already changed her clothes, and she had her own wardrobe, in her own small room.

"Fangfang, you can go with me tomorrow, Aunt Wu has already told you, right." The third uncle obviously hasn't come out of his grief yet, and seems to be still thinking about how to arrange Fangfang.

Fang Fang just nodded, didn't say anything, and the three of them were surprisingly silent. There was a hot meal on the kang, and the three of them didn't say anything while eating, but the light of thunder and electricity was non-stop.

It was raining heavily, and the low-tiled incandescent lights were on and off.

The third uncle wore a lily and went down the mountain with a hat, leaving only Fangfang and Yining in Gaodong Village. Before the third uncle left, he confessed to Yining and told him to take care of Fangfang, Yining responded, and Fangfang fell into Yining's arms and cried loudly.

"Brother Ning, I don't want my grandmother to die, I don't... I want her to wake up, wake up, and exchange my life, I'm willing, Brother Ning, you can help me..."Fang Fang cried hoarsely and collapsed in Yi Ning's arms.

Yining's heart is very uncomfortable, how can he not be sad, whenever someone close to him dies, his heart is also like a knife, but he can't be too fragile, and there are many people looking at him. No one was looking at him here, and he sent Fangfang into the warm quilt before he began to release his suppressed emotions.

He looked at Fangfang's sleeping face, and felt a lot more relieved, wrapped in a blanket and sitting on the edge of the bed, he couldn't sleep yet, he had to keep guarding her.

Fang Fang didn't know when she woke up, but she was no longer so open-toothed and clawed, she seemed to have accepted the reality, put away her sad emotions, and looked at Yining with red and swollen eyes. Yining didn't know how to comfort her, just stroked her forehead and sang a nursery rhyme softly.

Yining opened the box and saw a silver bracelet wrapped in red cloth, he took off the silver bracelet and put it on Fangfang's wrist.

The silver bracelet is not engraved with any beautiful patterns, but with the feathers of the phoenix all over it, and the fiery lines that burn like fire.

Grandma Wu gave this box to Yining, and she has always regarded Yining as her own child. This treasure she treasured all her life, but Yining returned it to Fangfang.