Chapter 167: Proof of Growth
The white waves were rolling on the blue sea, rolling a group of golden light elves, laughing and laughing, so happy. Suddenly, a naked figure broke through the waves of the sea, with pearls all over his body, dazzling, it was a child, only the size of a bean, but he was holding a fish in one hand, and he was biting one in his mouth, jumping in the waves, his eyes were big, the water was smart, and he was inlaid with two black gems, crystal clear.
On the shore, a man, wearing a pair of beach shorts, shirtless, different from the fair and smooth skin of a child, his body has already been tempered by the years, becoming dark and tough, full of strength and beauty of muscles, in the sunlight, like a shield tempered.
The man's name is Zhang Quan, and the child who was catching fish in the sea was his son, Zhang Yue. Today is a good day, the sky is clear, the gentle sea breeze caresses, with a salty fragrance, Zhang Quan snorted, very enjoyable, this is not only the taste of the sea, but also the taste of seafood!
He fiddled with the firewood in front of him, watched the cluster of flames jump with joy, nodded with satisfaction, everything was ready, and he was waiting for the ingredients.
Just as he was thinking about it, Zhang Quan heard a whining sound not far away. Zhang Yue was naked, running on the beach, leaving two rows of messy footprints, and the undeveloped birds under her crotch cheered with her footsteps.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Quan hurriedly grabbed the clothes next to him, ran to throw them on Zhang Yue, and scolded with a smile: "Is it embarrassing? Can that thing be revealed casually? ”
Zhang Yue spit out the fish in her mouth and smiled stupidly, "There is no one, and no one is afraid, how old am I." Just look at it! ”
When Zhang Quan heard this, he couldn't cry or laugh for a while, so he had to slap this melon baby's head, "Shame!" Do you think your gun is good-looking, hurry up and dress me, or you won't have to grill fish for you to eat. ”
Zhang Yue was in pain, covered her head and grinned, but obediently put on her little shorts, but she refused to wear anything about her blouse, and shouted loudly, "Dad doesn't wear it, I don't wear it either, I want to be the same as Dad." ”
"Eh, bastard boy, if you catch a cold later, your mother won't pick my skin, really!" Zhang Quan is angry, but there is no way, where can he be angry with his heart and liver baby. In desperation, he had no choice but to be shirtless like Zhang Yue.
Two fathers and sons, sitting side by side, facing the same fire, one big and one small shadows blend together, it is so natural, this is the unique tacit understanding of the family.
Zhang Quan simply handled the three sea fish, threaded them with branches, sprinkled them with salt, and inserted them next to the fire, "It's not difficult to grill fish, you just need to see the color change." Don't put it too close to the fire, otherwise it will be easy to paste, and then you will have to eat carbon. ”
Zhang Yue nodded like garlic, but his eyes were staring at the three fish, Harazi was swallowing repeatedly in his mouth, he couldn't help but wipe the corners of his mouth, that eager look, it was really cute. Zhang Quan couldn't help but reach out and rub his little head, who would have thought, Zhang Yue pushed it away very dissatisfied, and said seriously and seriously: "Mom said that boys can't be touched on their heads, and they won't grow tall in the future." ”
Zhang Quan scolded: "Fuck off, I'm your old man, I can't touch it yet?" Don't talk about you, your mom and I can touch it if I want. ”
Zhang Yue wanted to resist, but he couldn't stand his father's strong and generous palm, and he was still defeated, so he had to hang his head and forget the moment of shame, "By the way, Dad, why don't you call your mother too?" ”
"Silly? Will your mom let you eat grilled fish? I'll cut off my head and make a stool for you to sit on. Dad is here to steal your food, you go to that bit of seawater to rinse your mouth after eating later, don't go back and find out, I will have to punish you together. Zhang Quan said as he fiddled with the pyre.
Zhang Yue glanced at Zhang Quan's expression when he spoke, and the faint fear was captured in his eyes, "Dad, are you a strict wife?" ”
"Eh, why do you kid talk so much nonsense? You know a fart, dad, this is called loving wife, understand? If you have a girl you like in the future, you have to love her like this, I don't like those guys who bully women, every good thing. Fart's wife is strict, do you think anyone is so lucky to find a woman to take care of you......"
Zhang Yue listened quietly, he didn't know much about the so-called love, but he knew that his father was not lying, because every time he mentioned his mother, his father's eyes always flashed with tenderness. In the bottom of his heart, he silently wrote down these words.
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The long village road, extending inward, is lined with low wooden houses, simple and chic, sometimes you can see three or two children frolicking at the intersection, laughter drifts farther and farther with the wind, not far away the old people sit on wooden deck chairs, smoking hookah, shaking fans, silver filaments fluttering in the breeze, they listen to laughter, the corners of their mouths are slightly upturned.
When the sun sets, the smudged sunlight is a little faint, but it still fills the sky. The old man spat out a puff of cigarette and called out from afar, and the children ran over in small steps, led their old man, and reluctantly left.
Zhang Yue is also holding people, but the people he is holding are much younger. At dusk, every time Zhang Yue saw such a scene, he felt extraordinarily calm, but as he grew older, he couldn't help but have more questions, "Dad, I don't seem to have seen Xiaolin and their parents much, where have they gone?" ”
Kobayashi was one of Fang Cai's group of children.
Zhang Quan naturally knows why, this is just a remote village along the coast, the economy is backward, the name of the village depends on the sea for a living, watching the sky to eat, staying in this kind of place, for many people has no future, so they yearn for the prosperity of the city, so they left with their bags.
This kind of thing sounds very inspiring, but in reality it is very bleak, young people are full of ambition to crawl around in the city, and old people and children are isolated from the world in the village, fighting against the waves, and struggling to survive. This is the real, brutal truth.
Zhang Quan thought about it, but still planned to weave a beautiful fairy tale for the child, "They went to a far, far away place, it was prosperous, they worked hard there, and they will come back soon and make the village like that." When the time comes, our village will be bigger, more beautiful, and there will be lots and lots of fun to do. ”
Zhang Yue listened, her eyes widened more and more, and a beautiful picture gradually appeared in her mind, it was a crystal dragon palace, full of azure blue, many fish and shrimp shuttled between the corals, and from time to time a clumsy turtle swam in, and the fish were scared away at once, like scattered flowers......
In the fairy tale, Zhang Yue was led by her father and returned home.
"Ah Qin, let's come back." Zhang Quan put down the bucket in his hand, picked up Zhang Yue, put it around his neck, pushed open the door with a smile, and walked in.
It is a small wooden house, surrounded by a fence outside, planted with a little greens, barely enough for a family of three, although the home is small, but there is also a living room and two rooms. One of the small rooms, and a story.
When he was five years old, Zhang Yue didn't know what stimulation he was under, he had always shrunk in his mother's arms, touched his mother's belly to sleep, and suddenly shouted that he wanted to sleep alone. In desperation, Zhang Quan had to be busy for a month, built a simple room for him, and then made a hammock out of rope and cloth in the room, which was considered complete.
Although the room was very simple, when Zhang Yue walked in, he proudly told his parents that he had grown up. On that day, in order to celebrate Zhang Yue's growth, the family of three went to the beach to have a sumptuous seafood barbecue.
That night, after Zhang Yue finished washing, she happily went back to her room to sleep. Zhang Quan crossed Erlang's legs, sat on the bamboo recliner, yawning, drowsy, and looked like a seventy or eighty-year-old man.
"What are you sleeping, go and see." Zhang Qin was very dissatisfied, kicked his husband awake, got up and dragged him to the door, held his breath, and listened carefully.
Zhang Quan's face was full of helplessness, and he grabbed his hair, "You're all asleep, what are you doing here?" ”
"Shhh, you shut up for me, when did Xiaoyue leave me, where can I sleep alone, I'm afraid he won't get used to it. Wait a little longer. Zhang Qin scolded.
"You're not older than me, it's okay, Satsuki is a man......"
"......Shhh Audible ......"
Zhang Qin grabbed Zhang Yue's hand and pointed to the door eagerly, and there was a cry in the room.
Zhang Quan's face suddenly darkened, "Is there any mistake, just praised you for being manly, and you cried to Lao Tzu, so you don't give face?" A man's husband, don't dare to sleep alone? ”
Zhang Qin kicked Zhang Quan fiercely, and said viciously: "Shut up, Xiaoyue is still a child, how old is it, only five years old, how can you leave your mother?" No, I've got to get her back. ”
"Stop." Zhang Quan grabbed Zhang Qin, "Go back to the room and let him cry." When I was five years old, I didn't even know who my parents were. You can't spoil him all the time! ”
"But ......"
"Listen to me, he's my child!"
Although Zhang Qin often loses her temper with her husband, she knows that this family is still her husband's business, after all, he has always been a man to rely on from knowing each other all the way to the present. Although Zhang Qin felt sorry for his children, he could only sigh helplessly when he saw her husband's iron-blue face.
On the second night, Zhang Qin was still not at ease, so he shrank in the door and listened to Zhang Yue's crying, he couldn't help it, so he shrank in Zhang Quan's arms and shed tears.
", it's useless!" Zhang Quan scolded, but his eyes never left the door.
A week later, Zhang Qin was at the dinner table, he couldn't help it, grabbed Zhang Yue's hand, and asked, "Come back and sleep with your mother, okay?" ”
Zhang Yue raised her head and smiled, the curvature of the corners of her mouth was very confident, "No need!" Mom, I'm growing up, and I'm going to sleep alone. I can't keep you two in the way! ”
"Hahahaha, good son, you really understand me!"
"Fuck off! What's in the way, who taught you these words? Child, are you bad at learning from others? ”
That night, there was no crying in the room, but a calm snort, and since then, this small room has become Zhang Yue's own little world, which is also a proof of his growth.