Chapter 001: A New Beginning

There are many grievances in life that can be laughed at. Because after the bleaching of time and space, we finally found that the so-called grudge is not worth mentioning.

—Epigraph

At the end of June, Jincheng entered the hot summer early, and the whole city was full of green trees and boundless wind.

Dong Xiaokui did not inform anyone that she was going back. So, no one went to the airport to pick her up either.

She sat by the window, kept looking out the window, and when she saw Jincheng getting closer, she suddenly felt a little kind. When the plane landed, in the airport hall, people came and went, and large bags of luggage were still staged to gather and part.

Waiting to claim the luggage at the carousel, listening to the mixed accents of the north and south, there is a family of three talking next to them, arguing about what to eat from the airport, using Jincheng dialect, and the unique "AN" rhyme ending sound has a lazy coquettishness.

This is a long-lost country sound

She stood there and listened carefully, this kind of country voice was more numerous, even if it was an argument, there was a slight coquettishness and laziness in her voice. This is Jincheng, known as the most casual city in the country, and the slow life may be more suitable for her, a person who does not have much fame and fortune.

Jincheng is suitable for me, even without him. She thought, reaching for her luggage, but her fingertips were scratched by the piece of paper wrapped in the luggage, and blood flowed.

She gasped, only to feel the pain to the core, so she squeezed the blood out. In my heart, I blamed myself: I have returned to Jincheng, and you still think of him like this.

The woman next to her, wearing a wide white imitation Tang costume shirt, hurriedly took out a band-aid from the bag she was carrying and put it on for her, and said that she would stick it first, and quickly go to the staff to get the disinfectant to deal with it.

Dong Xiaokui smiled and said thank you, the woman's slap face had a pair of eyes flashing, with dimples on the side, a shallow smile, and the surroundings suddenly became vivid. She said: "Pay attention to cleaning, if you get infected, it will be troublesome." I've seen it before, and if I don't wash it carefully, I end up with a high fever and a scar on my fingertips. ”

Her words were serious, as if she was afraid that Dong Xiaokui would not pay attention to it.

"Thank you, I'll go right away." Dong Xiaokui smiled at her.

She also smiled, her eyes were like a crescent moon, she reached out and dragged her luggage, a small one, and said to Dong Xiaokui: "Go quickly." Then, her phone rang and she whispered in Mandarin, "I've got my luggage, I'll be out right away." ”

Then, she dragged her luggage out, and did not forget to look back and say, "Remember." ”

Dong Xiaokui nodded, and waited by the turntable for a long time before waiting for his fourth piece of luggage. She put her luggage on the cart and disinfected it, then took the airport bus to the station, and threw the large bags and small bags into the luggage compartment of the bus under the unsatisfactory eyes of the bus driver.

After doing all this, getting on the bus, she sat down in front of the ticket number, the seat was by the window, and the woman next to her had heavy makeup, wearing a floral dress and short hair, like a fashionable woman in the late seventies, with her eyes half-closed.

Dong Xiaokui said, "Please let me go," and the woman immediately raised her eyebrows and looked at her. Dong Xiaokui suddenly realized that he was speaking Mandarin, with a round voice and a clear voice.

It seems that three years is not a short time, and it is such a terrible thing to get used to, as it seems to be habitual to think of him now.

In the car, there was a smell of rotting plants, and the sound of cold air conditioning in my ears, coupled with the sound of the engine, made people dizzy and drowsy. The car just got out of the northwest gate of Jincheng and got on the highway, and the people in the car slept a lot, and there was an uncle in the front row who snored one after another.

Dong Xiaokui was also very tired, but she didn't fall asleep, she kept looking out the window, the bright sunlight, the flowers and trees on both sides of the highway were luxuriant, the rows of hibiscus branches were luxuriant, and then in the distance, there were large green paddies, which stretched to the high and far sky, and occasionally flocks of egrets flew up and passed happily.

She looked at the scene that had only belonged to a dream in the past three years, and was reluctant to close her tired eyes. Later, I was probably too tired and finally fell asleep. When she woke up, the car had just gotten off the highway, probably because the bumps were too bad, and she woke up all of a sudden, her neck a little stiff. Looking out the window, the sun had already set, and only a large cluster of magnificent clouds remained on the side of the mountain, which was very beautiful.

When the car entered the county station, it was already the last one to enter the station. The rest of the cars were parked there, the drivers had already left work, and the whole station was empty and desolate. And the people who got off the bus quickly dragged their luggage, met up with the people who came to pick them up, and left quickly.

Dong Xiaokui dragged all her luggage to the gate of the station and stretched out her hand to stop the taxi. stopped a few cars, and when they heard that she was going to Yunlai Town, they all hesitated, and finally drove away.

Because Yunlai Town belongs to the intersection of hills and mountains, it is relatively desolate at night, and the frequent accidents in recent years have probably made drivers wary of Dong Xiaokui, who is even a single woman. Yes, who knows if there are any conspirators on the other side of Yunlai Town.

Gradually, the twilight fell, and the whole town was brightly lit. Dong Xiaokui squatted down on the side of the road, not because she was afraid and worried. In fact, she's not afraid to sleep on the streets. At this moment, she just felt tired.

She covered her face, sat down, and thought of Xu Er again in a trance. The thought of never seeing him again made me feel a little depressed.

After a long time, she stood up and was ready to try her luck again, if there was really no driver willing to go to Yunlai Town, then she went to find a hotel to stay overnight, and she could not sleep on the streets.

Later, there was finally a driver who could go, because he was originally from the town of Yunlai Town, and moved to the city in his early years, and now there is a nest of relatives in Yunlai Town. The driver was excited and talked a lot, and later turned out many people who knew Dong Xiaokui together.

After driving for half an hour, I arrived at Yunlai Town, and it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. The door of Mom's shop is closed, and I should be watching TV in the living room upstairs.

Dong Xiaokui dragged her luggage and put it on the side of the street, patted the door of the wooden shop, and shouted, "Mom, open the door, I'm back." ”

Mom didn't come to open the door, but the light under the eaves of the door turned on suddenly, and someone shouted uncertainly: "Little Kui? ”

Dong Xiaokui could hear that it was Grandma Zhang's voice, and answered, saying, "It's me." ”

"Oh yes, it's really a little Aoi. This morning, I heard from your brother that you were coming back recently, but I didn't expect to come back this night. Grandma Zhang was very happy.

"yes." Dong Xiaokui turned to look at her, Grandma Zhang was leaning against the door frame, and in the dim light, she looked more rickety than before.

It was about Grandma Zhang's voice that was quite loud, and the nearby dogs were also barking. Grandma Zhang was even more on crutches and shouted at the door: "Jiaqi, your little kui is back." ”

Mom didn't answer, so Grandma Zhang continued to shout, like a loud bell. Finally, the lights on the second floor came on, and my mother opened the curtains and looked down at the window. Grandma Zhang saw it and said, "Jiaqi, Xiaokui is back." ”

"Aoi-chan?" Mom didn't seem to believe it.

"It's not your little Kui?" Grandma Zhang knocked on her crutches and said distressedly: "When I come back now, most of them haven't eaten." Aoi, Grandma Zhang will boil eggs for you. ”

Grandma Zhang said that she was about to go to the house, Dong Xiaokui hurriedly went over to help her, and said, "No need, Grandma Zhang, I have eaten in the county seat." ”

Grandma Zhang repeatedly confirmed whether she had eaten it. Dong Xiaokui replied with a smile: "I've eaten it." ”

"You little guy has grown up, it seems that I am really old." Grandma Zhang tapped the floor with a cane, and the old wooden floor made a sound of emptiness.

"Where are you old? I haven't been back for three years, but Grandma Zhang hasn't changed at all, and her voice is still so good. Dong Xiaokui shook her arm.

Grandma Zhang sat on a chair, scratched her nose, and said, "It's sweet since childhood." Grandma Zhang knows it herself, after living for such a long time, can she still see through it? ”

Dong Xiaokui didn't know what to say, just laughed wryly, and looked out of the narrow corridor that her mother was pulling away the wooden planks of the shop.

"Aoi, go back and have a good rest. With you here, your mother has a lot of confidence. "Grandma Zhang pushed Dong Xiaokui.

Dong Xiaokui was stunned, and also understood that Grandma Zhang was referring to the matter of the old house. So he said goodbye to Grandma Zhang and walked out.

Yunlai Town belongs to the mountains, and it is a little cool at night. Dong Xiaokui tightened her coat. Mom had already opened the door of the shop and turned on the light. She looked at Dong Xiaokui, smiled lightly, didn't say anything, just moved her luggage inside one by one.

"Mom, I'll come." Dong Xiaokui walked over quickly, wanting to snatch the heaviest box in her hand. Mom waved her hand and said, "No." You're always tired all the way back. ”

This ordinary sentence made Dong Xiaokui's nose sour. After so long, no one ever said that she would be tired. There is only her mother, the woman who lost her beloved prematurely, and the woman who has been living alone.

She also hated her, but because she also loved her father, she understood her mother's feelings better. Later, he tried his best to protect it. It's just that she thought that her mother would never understand her heart and how hard she worked.

This sentence made her eyes full of tears and froze in place.

After dragging her luggage, my mother stood at the door to make a wooden plank and said, "Why don't you come in?" Didn't have dinner, did you? ”

Dong Xiaokui flashed in, sat down on the wooden chair, beat his legs and said, "I didn't eat it, I kept thinking about going home and eating the egg fried rice made by my mother." Her tone was unconsciously coquettish.

Mom closed the door of the shop and said, "You are accusing Mom of poor cooking skills and not being able to cook other delicious food." ”

Dong Xiaokui was stunned, but she didn't expect her mother to take the initiative to say so much, and she actually knew how to joke. Mom closed the door of the shop, turned around, and said, "Let's go, I'll make you egg fried rice." ”

"Hmm." Dong Xiaokui pursed her lips, walked up quickly, and hugged her mother's arm. Mom patted her hand away and said, "It's getting more and more out of shape, if your father is here, seeing you like this, you have to learn a lesson." ”

Dong Xiaokui smiled, hugged her tighter, and whispered, "Mom, I miss you so much." ”

I never said anything before, but now I can easily say it, maybe after three years of precipitation, maybe I returned to my hometown and found that in fact, there are many grievances in life that can be laughed at. Because time and place dilute the resentment of the so.

When I said this, I suddenly thought of the bits and pieces of living in the capital, Sun Guanhua's difficulties, Chen Jiachuan's betrayal, and meeting Xu Er, but I had to stay away from him......

She only felt very sad, and suddenly hugged her mother and burst into tears.

Mom didn't speak, hugged her with her backhand, patted her back for a while, and then said, "Xiaokui, it's my mother who is not good, so willful, I made you suffer." ”

"Mom, don't talk about this, you're very good to me and my brother." Dong Xiaokui hugged her, feeling that she was thinner than before.

Mom just sighed and didn't speak. Dong Xiaokui also felt that he had made the atmosphere a little stiff, so he smiled and said, "Okay, I'm hungry." ”

"Well, I'll get you something to eat." The mother also wiped away her tears, and the mother and daughter led the way to the kitchen.

Dong Xiaokui felt as if she had returned to her very young age, and her mother also led her through this narrow corridor.

I ate fragrant egg fried rice, as well as shredded garlic sprouts fried by my mother. Dong Xiaokui felt that he hadn't eaten such a delicious meal for a long time, and he ate several bowls in a row. During the meal, I asked Dong Xiaohuai where he went, and his mother, who was washing the pot, said, "I asked Xiaohuai to live in the ancestral house." Those people are too much, wait a minute, finish eating, go to bed early, tomorrow, you will also go to the ancestral hall with your mother, and they will have a family meeting. ”

(Well, today's tragedy is not to be said.) Only one chapter can be updated)......

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