"The Length" (22)

I opened the iron box handed by the old doorman, and inside was a letter and two diaries. I recognize the letter, it was a letter I wrote to my brother back then.

As for those two diaries, I began to slowly flip through them.

Xiaohua finally understood something at this moment and said, "You have a younger brother who died here?" When was that year? ”

The old man sighed and said, "I can't say it, I can't say it." ”

Xiaohua was puzzled and picked up another diary, looked at it, and said, "What's so mysterious?" I can't say it yet. ”

The old doorman said on the side: "I haven't opened any of these diaries, but there were only a few things back then. I also gave things away, and I can be considered to have fulfilled my wish. ”

I looked at every page I could see, and the diary was written by my brother.

It records what my brother did when he was in school, although I don't know many words. But it's easy to see that my younger brother not only didn't study hard in school, but almost did everything his parents didn't want to happen.

Xiaohua looked at the diary and seemed to understand something, and sighed constantly.

I closed the book in my hand, got up, bowed to the old man, and said, "Wandering outside every day, my brother should have been hit by a car and died." The old man has worked hard to collect these things for us, and I really don't know how to repay them. ”

The old doorman came up and helped me and said, "Don't do this, isn't this the duty of the doorman?" ”

"Old man, can you let me take the iron box with me?" I said.

The old doorman said, "Take the box if it's worthless, I don't have anything else to help you." ”

I put all the diaries in the iron box and left the University of Finance and Economics with Xiaohua.

Xiaohua kept asking about my brother all the way, and I just shook my head and said don't mention it again.

After leaving Yangpu District, I returned to Huangpu and put the iron box in the hotel.

The matter is over, but the mood to play with Xiaohua is completely gone.

Xiaohua also seemed to see something, and asked me all the way if I came to Shanghai for this.

I had no choice but to nod my head and say this, and told my brother's affairs one by one.

Xiaohua said that she understood, and we visited a lot of places in the following weeks. But apparently they are not in the mood, and the money is almost spent.

When I went back, I had more than a hundred left, which was considered to have fulfilled Xiaohua's wish. Of course, even if you have a child, you won't even be in the mood to play, let alone this.

After returning to the town, Xiaohua returned to our house, and I went to the village with the iron box and tools.

did not enter the village, but outside the village, he relied on tools to dig his brother's grave.

It took a lot of effort to open the coffin and put the iron box inside.

I buried the excavated soil again, lit a cigarette and plugged it in.

Back in town, Xiaohua said, "Dad called to find you, let's go back and go." ”

I went to Dahai's house, and Dahai sat on a chair and looked at me with a smile.

"What's the matter? Father? I said.

The sea slapped a key on the table and said, "What is it looking at?" ”

"Why did you let me come early to deliver the car?" I said.

The sea pointed to the key and said, "Take a closer look." ”

"New key?" I said confusedly.

"Prices skyrocketed, and I spent another 70,000 yuan to buy a new noodle one. This is not a Dafa or a Hafei, which is more spacious than ours. I've thought about it, you bought a house for Xiaohua to live in. This car will be used as a dowry, and you and I don't need to rush to drive it if we have a car in the future. The sea said.

I was puzzled and said, "Dad? Why don't you discuss this with me about buying a car? ”