Chapter I
The leaves are pale, and the white dew is frost.
The so-called Iraqi people are on the water side.
Tracing back to it, the road is obstructive and long.
Tracing from it, it is like being in the middle of the water.
This is the first poem that Aunt Song taught me, and it is also my favorite poem......
It's snowing, and it's the first snow in Huancheng.
I got up in the morning and opened the window, and before I got dressed, I ran to the yard and said I was going to build a snowman.
"Ah Candle, Ah Candle, quickly put on your clothes, it's cold outside." Aunt Song took her coat and chased after me, calling my name. My full name is Nanyan Candle, the Wedding Banquet, the Candle Candle, and those close to me are used to calling me Ah Candle.
As for the origin of my name, I only heard Daddy say that candles are a way to express love, symbolizing burning oneself and illuminating the noble sentiments of others.
But I don't think so, I think the candle is prosaic, and it reveals a sense of obscurity and desolation, which is really not suitable for a name, let alone the name of the girl's family......
But I am a daughter, in this world, how can a daughter teach Daddy?
In desperation, I recognized the name A Candle.
Since I was born, Aunt Song has been running behind me, taking care of my food, clothing, housing, and daily life. Aunt Song was specially invited by my father to serve me, not so much to serve, but to find someone to play with me and talk to me to relieve my boredom. Aunt Song's family was poor, and her family forced her to marry early to reduce the burden, so Aunt Song escaped unwillingly, and later came to my house after tossing and turning. I was only eight months old when Aunt Song first came to my house, and she said that when she saw me, she felt that my eyes would shine and there was a sense of intimacy, so Aunt Song took me very seriously, raised me like a daughter, and thought about me everywhere. Later, after staying in my house for a long time, she simply didn't marry or leave, and in my heart, I had already regarded Aunt Song as my mother.
I have never met my mother, and I heard Aunt Song say that when my mother gave birth to me, she had a difficult birth and hemorrhage. Several midwives came and did not move, and Daddy also stood outside the door and fidgeted. Later, I was born, but my mother was not able to save her life.
When I was born, there was no crying. Later, the midwife leaned on my back and slapped the soles of my feet, and then I started crying.
Everyone in the world said that my life was hard, and as soon as I was born, I killed my mother, saying that I was destined for evil, and I was indeed an ominous person.........
In the future, I often heard people in the house talk about it, and they said that the reason why I named Nanyan Candle is because the candle can light the fire and drive away ghosts and evil spirits, so as to keep me safe for the rest of my life. I listened, but it was nothing. Because I was too young to understand the gossip. But if Daddy hears it, he will not only deduct their money for half a year, but also punish them to kneel in the garden for a whole day, and they will not be given food at night. I felt sorry for them, and I wanted to sneak to the firewood room to bring them food. But they were stopped by Aunt Song, and I asked her why she didn't give them food, and Aunt Song only said that they owed money and should be punished. I didn't ask any more questions, and only treated them as bad people, because I believed in Aunt Song very much in my heart.
Daddy has been punished a lot, and no one dares to chew the root of his tongue anymore. After a long time, this became a forbidden word, and no one mentioned it again.
Daddy is the prime minister of Tianyue, and I think he is very majestic since I was a child. Your Majesty ascended the throne at a young age, and Daddy had to follow him to assist, and he had to deal with many national affairs every day, and rarely accompanied me every day. Sometimes we don't even see each other for half a month. Most of the time, I spent time with Aunt Song.
But Daddy treated me very well, and every time I went out, he would bring me my favorite Songhua cake and some novelties that I had never seen before. Xu is that I have no mother since I was a child, and I lack a mother's love more than other children. Daddy feels indebted to me, so he wants to give me all the best things in the world.
I never asked Daddy about my mother's parents, and when I came, I was afraid of making Daddy sad; Second, I feel that I am living a very happy life now, with the care and love of Aunt Song and Daddy, and the endless pine flower cake and endless silk velvet. When others look at me, they look at me with envy.
Every time I build a snowman, the sun comes out and the snowman disappears without a trace.........
So, I wanted to ask Aunt Song to find a few cloth bags for me.
Aunt Song asked me, "What do you do with the cloth bag?" ”
I said, "These snowflakes are so beautiful, I'm going to put them in a cloth bag and keep them forever." ”
Aunt Song helped me put on my coat, "Silly candle, how can snowflakes be kept forever, after a while, they will melt and no longer exist." ”
"Melted? Doesn't exist anymore? That...... What is there that will never melt and exist forever? I looked up with wide eyes and looked at Aunt Song.
"This world will never be transformed, it will always exist...... Maybe it's only love......"
"Love? What is it? Is it edible? What does it taste like? ”
"Love is a good thing, but it tastes very bitter and astringent. Therefore, most people in the world dare not touch it easily, because ruthlessness is strong, and loveless is strong, and once you fall in love, you can no longer let go...... Hahaha, what am I going to do with you, you are still young, and when you grow up, you will naturally understand. "Aunt Song touched my head and picked up the snowflakes that fell on my head for me.
"What is true love? Why did Aunt Song say that I would understand when I grew up? Although I didn't understand a word of what Aunt Song said, I secretly glanced at her from time to time, her face revealed a little sadness, and I still remember that empty eyes. It's a pity that at that time, I was only six years old, and I didn't understand this so-called love at all. Now that I think about it, maybe Aunt Song is also a poor person who has experienced vicissitudes.
When I was young, I mostly stayed in the courtyard of the house, and it was rare to go out. Because firstly, Daddy is not available, and secondly, Aunt Song said that the world is not peaceful now, and there are many traffickers on the street outside, and they are picking children from young and rich families like me. It is said that they were caught in a large black cloth bag, and their eyes were gouged out, their tongues cut out, and then sold to black shops to make human meat buns. When I heard Aunt Song's words, I was so scared that I had nightmares for several nights. However, I was born lively and active, and I was so anxious that I couldn't sit still.
I have secretly climbed onto the roof many times to see the infinite scenery outside. But every time I saw half of it, Aunt Song would ask the family to climb up and drag me off the beam, and I was not happy to see it every time. I couldn't get angry, so I took advantage of the darkness and Aunt Song and the family to fall asleep, and then secretly climbed up. But because it was too dark, one of them did not stand firm and fell from the roof.
Pity me for three days in bed, but my father was furious, accusing Aunt Song and the family of not taking good care of me. He pressed them all to the benches and beat them with thick sticks.
Seeing their hideous faces and screaming in pain, I panicked for a while, and then I realized that I had caused them to be punished. I cried, tugged at the corner of Daddy's clothes, and begged Daddy not to fight again. But Daddy didn't listen to me this time, and asked others to pull me down, saying that he wanted Aunt Song and them to have a long memory.
Aunt Song is also a big child, and she is a daughter, and she suddenly came to this experience, and she was really in pain, lying on the bed, unable to move.
At night, I cried at Aunt Song's bedside, crying that I was wrong.
Aunt Song helped me wipe away the tears on my face: "Ah Candle don't cry, don't blame yourself, Aunt Song doesn't hurt, she can be cured in a few days, but Ah Candle can't climb on the roof of the house in the future." ”
"Hmm!" I nodded, as if I had learned a lot in one night.........
Every day after that, I stayed at Aunt Song's bedside, chatting with her, and helping her comb her hair until she could get out of bed and take care of me again.
After that incident, I didn't dare to climb on the roof again. So much so that I don't do anything dangerous. Because I'm afraid, I'm afraid that Aunt Song will be punished for herself again.
It's hard to live a well-behaved life, so I started having fun......
I made the maids blindfold and look for me all over the yard. I don't know if they were too stupid, or if I was too clever, and I didn't find me for a day, so I spent the whole day in this garden.
It was the first time I watched the sunset. I found that the sunset was so beautiful, and it was more lively than the street outside. Because, they are also one by one, colorful, like a painting, and I can't take my eyes off it. It's just that the eyes didn't grow well before.
So, I got into the habit of watching the sunset. Every day, at sunset and dusk, I would come to the garden on time under the osmanthus tree. Squat there and watch the sunset, unless it's raining or cloudy.
When I watch the sunset, my expression is more focused than ever, and I never do anything.........