Chapter 012: Those Unknown Pasts

Because tonight is Dong Xiaohuai's champion banquet, the refrigerator is also old-fashioned. Mom didn't store much food and fresh vegetables. Therefore, Dong Xiaokui decided to go to the vegetable field to pick some fresh ones.

took a flashlight, went upstairs and said to Xu Er: "Zhonglin, I'll go to the vegetable field, pick some fresh vegetables, and I'll be back in a while, if you're tired, just rest for a while." ”

Xu Er put down the book in his hand, immediately stood up, and said, "It's so late, don't go." ”

Dong Xiaokui smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, the vegetable field is by the river behind the street, I'll go with a flashlight." ”

She said as she walked downstairs. But he heard the sound of the door closing, and Xu Er shouted on the stairs: "Wait, I'll go with you." ”

"It's okay, it's only a few steps." She replied.

Xu Er had already walked down, took the basket in her hand, and said succinctly: "Lead the way." ”

She knew his temper, and it was useless to say more. So, cover the door and take him to the vegetable patch. Yunlai Town in early autumn is prone to fog. It was hazy and invisible, and the air was very humid and cool.

Because the days are long and the nights are short in early autumn, it is not long after nightfall, and the grocery store on the street is still lit up, projecting it, which contrasts with the dim and unclear street lights of Izumo Town.

Dong Xiaokui walked to the back street with a flashlight, turning around from time to time and telling Xu Er that there were uneven places here.

He didn't speak, just followed him into the vegetable patch. Passing through the back street, you will come to the riverside where you will find the vegetable gardens of each family, dotted with vines and the fragrance of melons, fruits and vegetables.

"It's a good pattern." Xu Er stood on the edge of the field and shook his mobile phone flashlight.

Dong Xiaokui smiled, pulled him and said, "Come, let's see, choose personally, which one you want to eat." Absolutely natural. ”

Xu Er looked at it, like a child counting, and said, "Eggplant, cucumber, cowpea, lentils, bitter gourd, water spinach...... Ah, there are a lot of variety. It's a pity that at night, I can't really see it in the end. ”

"What do you want to eat the most?" Dong Xiaokui asked.

"The most homely, fried bitter gourd with green peppers, dried fried green beans, well, otherwise, you can't make the taste. Besides, I still have kimchi at home, and you just brought me rice wine. Xu Er arranged it on his own.

Dong Xiaokui pursed her lips and said, "What you say is of a slanderous nature, it really shouldn't be." How many people want to eat the dishes made by this girl have no chance, and you still have to pick three or four. Tyre. ”

"I've always told you the truth, okay, I'm dying of hunger." Xu Er urged.

Dong Xiaokui picked a few fresh green peppers, two bitter gourds, and some green beans and put them in the basket. turned around, but saw Xu Er squatting down, and then threw a stone into the vegetable field of Aunt Zhang's house, as if it hit someone, "bang", and someone took a breath of cool air.

"What are you throwing around?" Dong Xiaokui lowered his voice and blamed.

"The man was hiding there, thinking I didn't know." Xu Er said, patting the dust on his hands. Dong Xiaokui also heard the rustling of the leaves in the vegetable field, and after a while, the man was far away.

Although I think it's weird. But she still felt that Xu Er's move like this was a bit reckless, in case it was really just the Zhang family who picked vegetables at night like herself. So, she whispered, "I know you're talented, but if something goes wrong, it's not easy to really smash people." are all neighbors. ”

"Neighbors, don't squat in the vegetable field and sit still, eavesdropping on other people's conversations, besides, do you think I've been a fool all these years? I smashed the man, and if he was really picking vegetables, he would have jumped out. Xu Er said unhappily.

Dong Xiaokui also knew that he was very good, otherwise over the years, if he was a little careless, he would have died a long time ago. Moreover, she herself thought that the person over there was really weird. So, no longer arguing with Xu Er, just saying, "Okay." Let's go back. ”

Xu Er didn't say a word, pulled the basket and carried it. The two returned home one after the other. All the lights were on, and he went straight to her room. It seems a little sulky, but it doesn't seem like it.

Dong Xiaokui didn't have much time to analyze, thinking that it was important for him to eat. So I was busy in the kitchen for a while, with a simple three dishes and one soup, a plate of fried rice, and a plate of kimchi platter from the kimchi jar. took out the small bottle of millet wine and placed it, and then ran to the patio and shouted, "Zhonglin, come down to eat." ”

"Well, come on." He replied in the room.

Dong Xiaokui stood under the gardenia tree, and suddenly felt a little stunned. As if back to when I was a child, my mother also called my father to come down for dinner in this position, and my father replied, "Just come." However, after a long time, my mother couldn't help but go upstairs, and my father was still changing his homework, so my mother was displeased, and said unhappily, "I don't like to eat my cooking." Be straightforward. ”

Dad smiled and comforted: "I like it no matter how you eat, Jiaqi makes the best, let's go down, let's go down." ”

At that time, Dong Xiaokui was still young, sitting on a stone bench in the patio, and his younger brother was crawling around on the straw mat. Later, when I thought about it, I always felt that it was such a warm scene, such light and shadow, and such a small courtyard, which was called home.

The fragrance of gardenia floats, and the courtyard is full of dark fragrance. Xu Er was about to be hungry, and he came down from the upstairs as soon as he heard the sound, and the stairs were some years old, and if he walked faster, he would creak.

He walked down and complimented her: "The speed is good today, and the food is very fragrant." I smell it all in my room. ”

"You're hungry." She said that jumping from the patio to the eaves of the bluestone platform did not jump well for a while, and almost fell.

He suddenly ran over and hugged her, hugged her tightly, and said with some reproach: "Such a big person, and he is still startled, so jumping." ”

She clung to his arms for a long moment before she said, "I see." She was going to say "thank you", but after he had taught her these two words, she now had to consider the consequences before saying them every time.

After Xu Er's education, she realized that "thank you" is really not a polite word. There's a lot of article in this.

"It's good to know." He said that this was the only way to let her go. said something very scenic: "The smell of oil smoke all over your body, go take a bath." ”

This sentence was indeed a change from heaven to hell, which made Dong Xiaokui, who was still a little overwhelmed just now, immediately return to his soul, immediately pushed him away, and retorted: "Uh." I don't dislike the smell of your sweat, but you dislike the smell of my labor. Dude. ”

Xu Er ignored it and stepped into the dining room in a few steps to eat. Even if he was really hungry, this man would never gobble it up, and he looked extremely gentle. Dong Xiaokui was afraid that he would attract mosquitoes again, so he lit mosquito coils and went to the kitchen to clean up.

The kitchen and dining room are next to each other, with a window in between. Xu Er ate for a while and praised: "This meal is very fragrant." ”

"You don't see who did it." Dong Xiaokui said proudly, wearing an apron and washing the cutting board.

"This shows that you didn't cook hard in Ningyuan." Xu Er came to a conclusion and filled another bowl of rice.

Dong Xiaokui glanced at him, ignored it, and continued to brush the pot. After packing everything up and washing the pot, he had almost eaten, but at this time, he was pouring rice wine and drinking, and said with a sigh: "There is really a different kind of fragrance, Dong Xiaokui, can you brew it?" ”

Dong Xiaokui shook his head and said, "No, it is said that this rice wine has a secret recipe." The Dong family is looking for candidates. ”

"Oh, you stupid pig, you don't know the secret recipe before you quit. Then he quickly gave up the position of patriarch. Xu Er criticized her, and then drank a small glass of rice wine.

"You know?" Dong Xiaokui asked. She had also guessed before if this guy had heard it outside the door, but since he hadn't said it, she didn't ask much. Unexpectedly, he really heard it.

"Well, I just heard someone slap people in the face with righteous words, and they made people speechless." Xu Er poured another glass of rice wine and said calmly.

Dong Xiaokui was embarrassed, coughed, and muttered in a low voice: "I just can't get used to seeing them cross the river and tear down the bridge. ”

"Well, the world is cold, it has always been. In this world, if you can meet a few people who treat each other sincerely, it is enough to be considered a successful person. Xu Er comforted and continued to pour himself a drink.

Dong Xiaokui went to adjust the bath water for him, because it was an old-fashioned water heater, and there were always some problems with this or that. People who don't know always can't hold this water heater. So, she went to adjust the water temperature first.

When he came back, Xu Er drank another glass. Dong Xiaokui picked up the bottle and looked at it, and said, "Xu Zhonglin, you don't know that this wine is actually very strong, right?" You still drink so much. ”

"It's rare to relax." He replied, then drank the cup in his hand.

Dong Xiaokui cleaned up the cups and plates and urged him to take a bath. He sat down in a chair and said, "Urge, what urge." As soon as you eat, how can you go to the shower right away? Gotta give people a break. ”

This man has a point, and she doesn't refute it. But he enjoyed it very much, and moved the deck chair to the patio to cool off. shouted calmly and calmly called Dong Xiaokui: "Xiaokui, help me light mosquito coils." ”

"I deserve it, feed the mosquitoes, and I'm embarrassed to go under the tree to cool off." Dong Xiaokui muttered and took a mosquito coil to place it.

But he suddenly took her in his arms, and the whole chaise longue shook violently. She patted him and said, "Let go, didn't you say that I smelled of oily smoke?" ”

"It's good to do anything, it's just to be calculating." He said calmly, but he didn't embarrass her.

Dong Xiaokui stood up as soon as she struggled, straightened her apron, and said, "I really don't know what to do when you go on a mission, you are a master who attracts bees and butterflies and mosquitoes." ”

"Mosquito vinegar, you eat it too." Xu Er was calm.

Dong Xiaokui ignored it, continued to clean up the kitchen, and finally cleaned up, and went to find Dong Xiaohuai's clothes to make pajamas for Xu Er to wear at night. As soon as I found my clothes, I heard the sound of a car outside.

She opened the door and went out, and saw Song Bing driving Dong Xiaohuai and her mother back. As usual, a few polite words. Song Bing smiled happily and said, "Just ask for tea another day, today is enough for you to be tired." Rest early. ”

Song Bing drove away, Dong Xiaokui and Xiaohuai closed the door together, walked in, and saw that Xu Er had moved the recliner under the eaves, and stood under the eaves to greet his mother very respectfully.

Mom doesn't like Xu Er, in the end, it's just because of his identity and family background, put these aside. She has no other prejudices about Xu Er. Mom and Yan Yuese stood there, asking if they could eat well.

"Aoi's craftsmanship has always been very good. The cooked meals were delicious. Xu Er replied, with a smile.

"Xiaokui has been very sensible since she was a child, her father went early, and in the early years, I neglected to take care of her. Fortunately, she has always been smart. It's just that as a loved one, I always hope that she is happy. Mom also stood under the eaves of the porch and chatted with Xu Er.

Dong Xiaokui pricked up his ears and listened, for fear that the two would have any verbal conflicts, and he would probably be in a dilemma in the future.

"Yes. They all want her to be happy, and I'm no exception. Xu Er replied, without saying too much.

"Mr. Xu can think like this, and cherish Xiaokui as a friend like this, I am also relieved. Okay, it's late at night, listen to the morning, you still have something to do. Then rest early. Mom said.

The language hidden in this discourse, Xu Er must understand. That's why he said, "Auntie, please rest assured, I have the same heart as you." ”

"Then I thank Xiaokui for your sincere treatment." Mom smiled. Mom, who hadn't laughed for so many years, actually smiled. However, Dong Xiaokui can also see that there are many false elements in this smile.

It is impossible for Xu Er not to see it, but this man is very educated and very smart. He bowed slightly to his mother and said, "Yes, so, Auntie can rest assured." ”

"After all, it's my own daughter, and I won't be relieved that day I didn't close my eyes." Mom replied.

Coming and going, the smell of gunpowder that grows secretly is actually a bit strong. Dong Xiaokui felt that if she continued to talk about this, although there was no obvious injury, it was a serious internal injury. So, he hurried over to play a round and said, "Zhonglin, you are also tired." Tomorrow there is something important, go to the shower. ”

She said as she pushed him to the bathroom. He also didn't forget to say politely to his mother. Dong Xiaokui pushed her into the bathroom and shouted at the door: "If you need anything, just say it." Clean towels on the shelf. The blue basin is what I use to wash my face. ”

"Got it." He said in the bathroom, and after a while the water rattled.

Dong Xiaokui was always apprehensive in his heart, and he didn't know that this picky guy could get used to it. Listen outside the door. Dong Xiaohuai had already gone upstairs to tidy up the room, because of his mother's statement, Dong Xiaohuai went to live in the simple bed on the bunk downstairs and left the room to Xu Er.

"Aoi-chan." Mom changed her clothes and came out and called out to Aoi.

"Hmm." Dong Xiaokui replied, knowing in her heart what her mother was going to say.

Mom looked at the bathroom, sighed, and said, "This man is smart and calm, and Mom forced him like that." can also be kind and pleasant, and extremely polite, it is indeed everyone's demeanor. If you don't like it, it's hard. ”

"Mom, who likes him." Dong Xiaokui said, couldn't help but pin her face to the side, looking at the moss under the light, there was a wanton growth posture.

"What is there to say to my mother. In the end, Mom is also afraid that you will not be happy. Such a family. Back then, when I married your father, I was subjected to a lot of trouble by the Dong family. I didn't tell you that. Didn't your grandma always dislike you? Actually, they don't like me. I feel that my family has been illiterate for several generations, and I am not worthy of the scholarly Dong family. In order to be with me, your father originally wanted to manage the Dong family, and wanted to take advantage of the national policy to take the Dong family into business. No, he has no power. Although he didn't say it explicitly, he knew it. Your grandfather also forced him to do that, saying that if you are with me, you can't have a family. Your father is a person who attaches great importance to his family, and he knows that he is filial. At that time, your father and I were separated several times, and I went on a blind date a few times, but it was always wrong. Later, your father moved out and the family didn't give anything. Doing a small business in this Yunlai town is very hard. It wasn't until later that he went to teach, that things improved. And then that's you. When I gave birth to you, your grandmother came to see her, and she brought a chicken, and when she heard that she had given birth to a girl, she brought the chicken back again. Mom babbled back to the past, and when she talked about the sadness, she couldn't help wiping away tears.

Dong Xiaokui listened to this, and her heart ached. She has always seen her parents love each other, and she never expected that there would be so many tribulations between them. She doesn't have much impression of her mother's rejection by the Dong family.

"Mom, it's all over." Dong Xiaokui comforted in a low voice.

"yes. It's all gone. I can be with my dad. He gave up a lot. If he hadn't been with me at the beginning, the Dong family would still have a bit of a family background, and with your father's cleverness, it wouldn't be what it is today. Maybe your dad won't get sick and leave us. ”

Speaking of this, my mother pursed her lips and turned her face away, but she was still a little whimpering. Dong Xiaokui walked over, hugged her mother, and whispered, "Mom, it's all over." ”

Mom lay on her shoulder for a while before saying, "The Dong family is just a descendant of a declining and not very prosperous family, and they can make things difficult like this." Not to mention such a family. When my mother heard Mr. Li talk about it, she was very worried. Especially, if this child is still very responsible and filial, you basically have no results. ”

This sentence made Dong Xiaokui's heart cold, she didn't speak, just raised her head slightly and looked at the night sky. In the inky night sky, the few sparse stars also disappeared. She heard her own voice and said word by word: "Mom, I have a sense of proportion in everything, I just hope that you respect the decision and don't stuff me to anyone again." When you went on a blind date, you also said that it was not right to look horizontally and vertically. Well, so do I now. Even if it is necessary to repent, perhaps, it will take time. Mom, whatever I do, I hope to get the support and blessing of you and Xiaohuai. ”

Mom didn't speak, but said, "Mom is tired and wants to rest." ”

"Mom." Dong Xiaokui shouted.

Mom turned her head and said, "Some things seem cruel now, but they are for the good of the future." Your father, as a teacher, and when he was in power at home and planning the development of the family, they judged the two of them. It feels like he's a lot lonely, and his brilliance is much darker. He didn't smoke before, but then he did, pack after pack, and he smoked it terribly. Not because of the money. Think about him. ”

After Mom finished speaking, she went upstairs to rest. Only Dong Xiaokui was stunned, she didn't know if what her mother said was true. But she thought of Xu Zhonglin. Someone joked: As soon as Xu Ergongzi frowned, the celebrities in the capital would tremble.

He commanded in front of his subordinates, and his face was calm. Dealing with people, killing and deciding are ruthless. He drove a famous car, dressed simply, but expensive enough. He drove on the streets of the capital, and the ZL plus birthday number could make anyone with a little insight avoid it.

Of course, his deterrent power has his own factors, but it also comes from the support of the Xu family. If one day, he no longer has this kind of deterrent power, and transforms into an ordinary person, living a life of inaction. He may be able to get by, but is he still him? Will he be happy?

In martial arts, the masters in the rivers and lakes all want to go into hiding. But there are very few who can really go into hiding. That kind of inner tranquility and indifference is what kind of wind and rain needs to be experienced to experience.

Sometimes, the hero's retreat is only temporary. People like to stand in a high position, they like to be revered, and they are willing to be plain, which requires great wisdom and courage.

Dong Xiaokui doesn't think Xu Eryou has it. Then, if he is really dizzy for a while, just like his father did back then, he betrayed the house. Although the suffering was not material, he certainly could not bear it.

What's more, Xu Er, who is so dim, must be unhappy. And she doesn't want him to be unhappy the most.

Yes, not willingly. But do you want to give up like this?

She closed her eyes and let out a breath. I feel that it is really tiring to be alive, especially when faced with choices.

However, this should not be the case. Dong Xiaokui comforted herself again.

Yes, it won't. Because he is very ordinary, it is just a little different from his previous warbler Yanyan swaying, and the rest is nothing special. And he is known for his sense of responsibility to his family. Lin Shao said it, and Ouyang also mentioned it on the side. Li Yongfeng pointed out more directly. The people around him, including Chen Jun, also respected his sense of responsibility.

There was no way he could break with his family for himself. Thinking like this, she seemed much better.

However, I can't just give up. Even the thought of losing news of him made me feel terrified. Fools, fell. She chuckled to herself.

"What's the fun of stealing?" Xu Er suddenly spoke.

"Huh?" Dong Xiaokui was startled, turned around, and saw that Xu Er was already standing at the door of the bathroom, wearing Dong Xiaohuai's T-shirt, a little childish.

"What's fun?" He asked.

"It's gone." She replied.

"Well, accompany me to the car to get my clothes." He said and went out the door.

"Don't go, Xiaohuai sleeps on the bunk. He is tired today, and we will go again tomorrow morning. Dong Xiaokui said.

Xu Er thought about it and agreed. Dong Xiaokui hadn't washed up yet, so she waited for Xu Er first and got him up to rest. The door of Xiaohuai's room is in the hall on the second floor, the hall is next door to her mother's room, and Dong Xiaokui's room is next door to her mother's room.

Because it is a wooden building, you have to walk lightly, otherwise there will be some creaky noise. Dong Xiaokui turned on the light and saw that Dong Xiaohuai had changed into clean sheets and bedding. The room was tidy and very satisfying.

Xu Er was not satisfied, and said, "It's so far away from your room." ”

Dong Xiaokui didn't bother to pay attention to it, and said, "Hold back, don't smoke, my house is a wooden building." ”

"Got it." Xu Er lay down on the bed angrily.

Dong Xiaokui glanced at him, this guy had already closed his eyes, and his face was a little tired. She turned off the light, went downstairs gently, washed up, dragged her tired steps, and went upstairs to sleep.

Lying on the bed, thinking that Xu Zhonglin was sleeping on this wooden building, there was a wonderful feeling in his heart, and he seemed to be very happy. couldn't help but lean on one side and sleep with the quilt hugged, and there seemed to be his breath on the quilt.

(Well, the addition of the two, adding up to the number of words, originally thought of nine thousand, but it was overwhelming, six thousand words.) Tomorrow it will continue with six thousand. I went to sleep. ）......

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