Chapter 001: I miss you

The New Year of 2008 was particularly cold, and Dong Xiaokui finally celebrated the New Year at home after three years.

As usual, he carried incense candles, boiled pig's head and tail, whole chicken, father's favorite dishes, and a small bottle of rice wine, and went to Hexiangdu with his mother to sweep the tomb. This is the custom of the Hexiangdu area, the tomb sweeping is not in Qingming, and in the New Year, perhaps it is too eager for reunion, too much for relatives.

The lotus fragrance in winter is still green and green, except for the cold, it is not winter. According to the procedures of previous years, my mother still took a broom to sweep all the fallen leaves around the Dong family's ancestral grave, and then took a towel to wipe my father's tombstone clean.

Dong Xiaokui stood on the side and didn't help. Because her mother didn't let her help, for so many years, her mother did this with her own hands, and she never faked it.

Mom wiped it gently, slowly, and cherished it extremely. After wiping, she placed the dishes she brought one by one in front of the tombstone, chattering and chatting with her father while placing them. In fact, she also knew that there was about a pile of white bones in the grave, or even the white bones turned into dust, where could she hear her words?

In the past, she was a little impatient with her mother's chatter. Now, after this entanglement with Xu Er, I looked at my mother again and cried unconsciously. This is what I am most afraid of in life. Although the most difficult thing is life and separation, but death is unstoppable, and the person who is left behind is the most miserable, if you really love deeply, what kind of courage does it take to live.

She can't see her mother chattering in front of her father's grave, from the business of the shop to the flowers in the yard, from Xiaohuai's phone call to Xiaokui's work, from this year's income to what furniture she has bought recently....

Life is trivial, she is all talking, with a soft smile on her face, slightly shy. Dong Xiaokui was sad and flustered. I couldn't help shouting: "Mom, let's go back, it's too cold here, your legs are not good." ”

She glanced at Dong Xiaokui and said, "Don't get in the way, I'll talk to your father for a while, you go to the old house and wait for me." ”

Dong Xiaokui was silent for a moment, and then said, "Don't stay too long, it's too cold here." ”

In fact, Dong Xiaokui didn't want to leave, but she knew better that her mother needed to talk to her father alone. So, turn around and go down the mountain. The mountain breeze is slight, but it is biting cold, and there are thick fallen leaves in the woods, the leaves are mutilated, blurred, and have the smell of decay.

She wrapped her coat tightly and looked back to see her mother sitting in front of the tombstone, leaning against it. The slightly rickety figure is intimate with the tombstone.

Dong Xiaokui couldn't see it, turned his face, shed tears, and missed Xu Er very much. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A HEART, AS SOON AS I THINK OF HIM, HIS PHONE CALL CAME, AND ON THE SILENT MOUNTAIN ROAD, THE SONG "EVERSLEEPING" SOUNDED, AND THERE WAS A KIND OF DESOLATION, WHICH REMINDED HER OF HER MOTHER'S FIGURE LEANING AGAINST THE TOMBSTONE.

She took off her gloves, took out her phone from her pocket, and said with some eagerness, "Hey." To be honest, she really didn't know how to greet Xu Er, but she just said this word.

He laughed over there and said, "Stone, why don't you say Happy New Year today." ”

She was actually flustered, and said hurriedly, "The bell hasn't been rung yet." ”

"Oh. Do you have to wait past midnight? At that time, you may not be able to call my phone. He teased her, in a relaxed tone.

"Who is your second son? Unless you deliberately don't want to answer my phone. She said aloud.

He laughed over there and said, "This is like Dong Xiaokui, whose little daughter-in-law was that just now?" ”

It turned out that he was just joking with her. She pursed her lips and said, "Ignore you." ”

Xu Er suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Stone, are you outside?" Such a cold day. ”

Dong Xiaokui said "um", wanting to ask him how he knew that she was in the wild, and suddenly felt funny again. Who is he? Can this judgment be dispensed with?

"I accompanied my mother to visit the grave." Dong Xiaokui replied, and couldn't help but think of her mother's figure leaning against the tombstone.

"Hmm. Jincheng is a New Year's tomb sweep, and the atmosphere of tomb sweeping at Qingming time has faded. Xu Er seemed to be muttering to himself, and asked again: "Do you have any warm clothes?" Your hands are cold in summer, which is a sign of weakness, and you should be afraid of cold. Before, I asked you to make up for it, and you probably took it as the wind in your ears again. ”

These are ordinary words, coming out of the mouth of this proud man, Dong Xiaokui squinted his eyes slightly, looking at the gray mountains in the distance. He once said to her, "I'm just an ordinary person", but now when he says these homely words and a concerned tone, he is no longer the cold Xu Ergongzi, not the little one who is high up and full of "don't get close to the living". Such a homely Xu Er made her feel warm, her tone was not soft, and she said, "No." I have taken care of my body according to the recipe you brought to the people. ”

"When did I ask someone to bring you the recipe ——,?" He said, with some urgency.

Dong Xiaokui couldn't help but smile and said, "You think I don't know, how could that person Qin Min be so enthusiastic about finding a way to nourish my body." And I saw him with a woman in red. The woman in red, I've seen in your photographs, is your sister. Hey. ”

When Xu Er heard this, he suddenly came to his senses and asked, "Yo, how do you know it's my sister?" What if it's a rival in love? ”

Dong Xiaokui couldn't help laughing and said, "Ning Yuan's photograph, I saw it by accident. I said that the shot was very good, I don't know if the real person is beautiful or not, Chen Jun said: Miss Six is the most beautiful in the Xu family. Hmph, Xu Zhonglin, you want to slander me. ”

Xu Er laughed twice and said, "When you saw that photo, your heart was broken for a moment, right?" ”

"No, I don't. What kind of woman do you want for the second son, I have nothing to be surprised about. Dong Xiaokui stood on the mountain road, eating and laughing.

"Come on, that's how a dead duck is supposed to describe you." Xu Er said with a smile.

"Don't change the subject. To sum up, cough, cough, that recipe was given to me by you asked your sixth sister to give it to Qin Min, right? Dong Xiaokui said, secretly thinking: This time, I always pull back a game. Look at you, Xu Zhonglin still has to be nervous.

"Qin Min is the cousin of the sixth sister. That recipe, I think it's suitable for you, I'm also busy, um~~, so, let Qin Min entrust it to you. Xu Er replied, a little unnatural.

It is rare for this man to have such an embarrassing moment, Dong Xiaokui took the opportunity to press aggressively, and said half-jokingly: "You actually care about people." ”

"Heartless, heartless." Xu Er said unhappily.

"You care about me." It was the first time Dong Xiaokui was so presumptuous in front of him.

Xu Er snorted, obviously angry. Dong Xiaokui continued to tease him and said: "This is an indisputable fact, don't twist it, this is not a decisive gesture of Xu Shao." If you do it, you have to admit it, don't you? ”

She finally seized the opportunity of Xu Er's embarrassment, of course she refused to let it go, and almost joked step by step. Xu Er suddenly said: "Well, you're right, you have to admit it if you do it." Now, I'll be honest with you. ”

Dong Xiaokui suddenly felt panicked. She knew that this man was unwilling to suffer a little loss, and if he suffered a little loss, he was about to fight back and pull it back.

"Okay. Honest are good boys. Commendable. Dong Xiaokui smiled, with an ominous premonition in her heart. Sure enough, the next moment, the guy's voice suddenly lowered, and he said, "Stone, I miss you." ”

Dong Xiaokui suddenly felt her heart pounding, the wind in the mountains was cold, she didn't know what to say, she only held the earpiece with her numb hand and breathed gently.

"Stone, be honest, honest are good children, worthy of praise. You say, "Do you miss me?" Xu Er struck a blow against him, and he was triumphant.

The retribution of the present world came so quickly. This man really can't do a penny. Dong Xiaokui muttered silently, and then said, "I won't tell you first, it seems that my mother called me something, I'll take a look." ”

"Dong Xiaokui, you can't cheat, you are the head of the family." Xu Erlang said.

"Former patriarch, no, he was ousted." Dong Xiaokui immediately said, and then didn't give Xu Erbi a chance, and said: "My mother is calling me, there is really something, I won't tell you for the time being, I will call you later." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she didn't care whether Xu Er objected or not, and hung up the phone decisively. As soon as she hung up the phone, she gasped, how did she feel like she had run a 100-meter relay race, thinking that she was finally better than Xu Er, and laughed. While walking down the mountain, he kept thinking of Xu Er's whisper, "Stone, I miss you."

The words were like a dog's tail grass gently brushing on his face, and his heart was full of numb itching, and the whole person was in chaos. It was the first time he had expressed it so directly. She had never imagined what it would be like for this man to express his feelings, and when she thought about it, she thought it was awkward. However, when I really saw it at this time, it was so natural, as natural as the original existence of the sun, moon and stars. It's just that he is awkward, and missing him has become a habit as natural as breathing, but he still flinched.

Dong Xiaokui was half happy, half annoyed, and went down the mountain like this. Surrounded by the sound of firecrackers sweeping graves, it was Chinese New Year's Eve in 2008.

She was waiting for her mother at the old house. In the afternoon..., the sacrifice of the old house of Hexiangdu also began, because Xiaohuai did not come back, so it was still the third grandfather who acted on his behalf. The same sacrifice as in previous years, the lengthy etiquette, the recitation of the ancestral teachings of the Dong family, the descendants of the Dong family are not in a proper shape standing below, where is the appearance of listening carefully to the teachings?

Dong Xiaokui felt very annoyed, and finally suffered until the end of the sacrifice, it was late, and there was only a little glimmer of light around. Dong Xiaokui turned on the flashlight, took the basket on her mother's back, and the two of them walked back to Yunlai Town without saying a word, as they had done many times before.

When I got home, Dong Xiaohuai had a phone call, and it was in full swing over there, Dong Xiaohuai said that a group of classmates were making dumplings together, and they didn't know the age of sorrow, and they were very happy to hear the voice.

His mother repeatedly told him to dress warmly, not to be angry with his classmates, and to be tolerant but not to lose the dignity of the Dong family. Dong Xiaohuai responded again and again, and finally said excitedly: "Mom, I got the highest level of scholarship this semester, there is no shame." ”

When Dong Xiaokui heard that sentence, his heart moved, and somehow, he remembered Xu Baiping's words. She stood aside for a while, and saw the happy look on her mother's face, a little unbearable. Then, turn around and head to the kitchen to heat the dish.

After dinner, it is a traditional program as usual: eating melon seeds, watching a gala, and keeping the New Year. TV has always reminded people to pay New Year's greetings to relatives, friends and lovers. It was close to midnight, and there were constant phone calls, Zhou Zhenzhen, Xue Lingyun, Zhao Min, Dai Yuqing, Xia Keke, and even Ye San also called, but they all wished a good New Year.

Dong Xiaokui was bent on calling Xu Er in a while. Who knew that before midnight, a phone call came in, and it turned out to be Li Yongfeng. She picked it up after a little hesitation, and he said that he would never see each other, but he did not say that he could not call. At this point, he did not break the rules.

As soon as she picked it up, Li Yongfeng was silent. She walked out into the yard and said "Hey". Li Yongfeng said "um" and said, "It's me." Happy New Year, Aoi-chan. ”

The voice was somewhat uncontrollable, as if it had been drunk. Dong Xiaokui asked, "Have you drunk?" ”

"Hmm. New Year, happy, drank a little. He replied, and suddenly shouted again: "Little Aoi." ”

"Hmm. What's wrong? She asked. I feel that Li Yongfeng's mood is a little wrong. Next, Li Yongfeng seemed to say something loudly, but the sound of firecrackers next door drowned out Li Yongfeng's answer.

After the firecrackers sounded, Dong Xiaokui asked: "What did you just say, it's too noisy here, I didn't hear it." ”

Li Yongfeng only smiled and said, "It's nothing, I feel much better." I would like to wish you a Happy New Year. ”

"Oh. Happy New Year. In the new year, we all have to have a new beginning. Dong Xiaokui replied with a smile. In fact, she understands that there are some words that it is impossible to repeat them again.

"Aoi, don't be afraid. I'll be on your side. Li Yongfeng said suddenly.

Dong Xiaokui wasn't quite sure what he meant, and before he answered, he said, "I'll go outside to take a look, and a customer is coming." Then, without waiting for Dong Xiaokui to answer, he hung up the phone.

Dong Xiaokui stood under the gardenia tree, watching the fireworks one after another, and her ears were full of crackling firecrackers. Mom pushed the door out and shouted, "Little Kui, firecrackers to welcome the new year." ”

When Dong Xiaokui heard this, she hurriedly ran into the house. Mom has always been afraid of firecrackers, and every year they welcome the new year to sweep the grave, and the firecrackers are done by their sisters and brothers.

"It's about time." Mom was a little anxious.

Dong Xiaokui threw the mobile phone on the table and began to tear the firecracker, which was already singing on the TV, and was about to ring the bell.

"Mom, it's okay, don't worry." Dong Xiaokui comforted her, skewered the firecrackers and went out the door, and a few minutes later, the sound of firecrackers will announce the arrival of the New Year.

"Aoi, be careful." Mom was a little worried.

"Mom, got it." While comforting her mother, she lifted the slats of the shop, dragged the firecrackers and went out, ready to hang them on the main bamboo shelf at the door.

Only then did he take a step, and someone came over there, shouting: "Dong Xiaokui, can you give it up?" Dong Xiaokui didn't hear clearly, and when she turned around, she saw a figure walking quickly in the dark night. Dong Xiaokui instinctively retreated, and immediately reached out to pull on the light, and then saw Xu Er, who was wearing a black coat, walking over quickly angrily.

She was stunned, just watching him come over and stand still in front of her, looking at her with a look of displeasure on her face, not saying a word. Dong Xiaokui was a little uncomfortable by him, smiled, and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

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