The changes in Hetu's body seemed to ferment overnight. When she got up the next day, she felt refreshed, and her heart was more relaxed and cheerful than ever. The thick cloud that had been hanging over her heart seemed to have dissipated, and she was glad that she could have such a change, which meant that she had thrown off the burden of the past and won a new life. As for Zhu Hai and a series of things that happened with Zhu Hai in the past, she chose to lose her memory, as long as this name appeared in her mind, she immediately diverted her attention and didn't let herself have a moment of distraction on it. She has never been a sad person, she is enthusiastic and energetic, and this is who she is.

Two or three days passed like this, and the previous days of the walking dead were also selectively forgotten by her. Occasionally, when she thinks about it, she only feels that time is so far away, as if it happened a century ago, and she doesn't even feel that she is the protagonist of that life, she just watches others live such a life, and at this time she just feels it. Seeing that Hetu finally came out of the haze, Jiafu and Cuiying were also relieved. Originally, not letting Hetu go out was just an angry word from Jiafu, but I didn't expect her to be so obedient, she really didn't take a step, so it's strange to stay at home every day and not get bored. Jiafu attributed the change of Hetu to the return of Heyi Hefu, these two little guys are really the pistachios of the family, and they really can't do without them.

One day after dinner, the weather was surprisingly good, cloudless and blue. Jiafu sat in the courtyard basking in the sun, and Cuiying moved a small bench to sit next to him to do needlework. After a long time, she looked up and said, "Don't let Heyi go out to study." ”

"Huh?" Jiafu turned his head to look at her, not understanding what she meant.

"A girl, it's okay to read the book here, if Hedi's family affairs are decided, there will be one more person in the family to help, otherwise we will be two old bones and Herui, how can we be busy."

Jiafu touched his chin and didn't speak, as if he was thinking.

"Look at Heyi's appearance, a day of babbling, I look at her, she is about to be damaged by the habits in the city." Cuiying slapped her waist with her hand, "If you look for a ...... in the city like Hedi"

"Hmm." Jiafu nodded, "You have a point. Mom always asks me when I'm going to let Heyi come back, and I see, it's almost. He thought of Xiuhan, although he didn't have any prejudice against Xiuhan, but he really didn't want his daughter to become like that, which was the last thing he wanted to see.

"And this girl is not good at studying, I heard Hefu say, her grades are very poor." Cuiying suddenly frowned, "I don't know what to do in school day by day, it's a waste of money." ”

"Hefu's results are still good." Jiafu nodded and said.

"Hefu just let him study, I think the baby's future is good."

Jiafu closed his eyes and rocked around in the rocking chair. He fell into a deep entanglement, thinking about Hetu and Heyi, and suddenly there was a cold appearance in front of him. He shook his head vigorously and said, "So be it." ”

In the kitchen and room, Heyi was taking books out of his schoolbag and preparing to do his homework. Hetu has been cold for the past two days, but he didn't come down on the kang, and the whole person was wrapped in the quilt, leaning his head against the window and looking at the poplar tree outside the window.

"I won't do it." He turned the page so-so, "I won't do this either." Why is the homework assigned by the teacher so difficult, even more difficult than the exam. ”

"How hard can it be?" He Tu said with a smile, "It's just that you don't study hard." You see, Hefu understands everything. ”

"He's a man, I'm a woman, and the structure is different." He Yi pouted, "Forget it, I'll still write Chinese." ”

"It's great to be able to go to school." He sighed, "I didn't get it when I wanted to." ”

"Then I'll not go up, I'll let it be for you." He Yi grinned, "I think studying is boring, but I still prefer to read extracurricular books." ”

"Nonsense." He Tu reprimanded softly, "Dad's money is spent in vain, you are not happy to go to school, study hard, and you will have a good way out in the future." As she spoke, she suddenly coughed, and her whole face turned purple.

"Sister, are you okay?" He Yi patted her on the back and asked worriedly, "I'll tell my parents to go." ”

"Forget it." He Tu stroked his chest, "Minor illness, it will be fine in two days." ”

"Sister, are you in love?" He Yi looked at her suspiciously, "I came back to see that you have lost a lot of weight, is it because of that person?" ”

"What are you talking about?" He Tu frowned and turned his head, "The child's family." ”

"I'm not a kid anymore, I know everything." He Yi looked at her helplessly, "Sister Xiuhan told me everything." ”

"Why did she tell you everything?" He Tu felt a little displeased, "You're still ...... young"

"I'm not young, I know it, it's all on TV." He Yi sat down on the edge of the kang, "Don't always treat me as a child, in fact, I know everything." ”

"Alright." He Tu lifted the quilt and went down to the kang, "You talk nonsense all day long, you don't understand anything, write your homework well." ”

He Yi looked at Hedi's back melancholy, how much she wanted to talk to her sister, but everyone said this about her, they all thought she was a child, she was really not a child anymore, she really understood everything, why didn't anyone believe her?

In the afternoon, Cuiying asked Heyi to take Hefu to the second uncle's house to see Zhou's mother. He Yi hesitated and didn't want to go, so he let He Yi accompany her. He couldn't resist her, so he had to put down his work and accompany her towards the slope. Climbing up along the road, the three of them soon began to panting, and finally climbed up the very steep slope, and He Yi held Hedi's arm and said, "I'm really tired, why is the second uncle's family on such a high slope." ”

"You can get in there." He Tu sat down on a large rock next to the doorway, "I'll wait for you here." ”

"You can go in with me." He Yi pulled Hedi's arm and coquettishly. He Tu looked at her helplessly and said, "You see that Hefu has entered, what are you afraid of?" There is a repetition. Besides, you yourself said that you are not a child, why do you still play with this child's temper. ”

"Just this time I'm a child, and I'm not going to be in the future." He pouted. He sighed and stood up, "Okay, I'll go in with you." She muttered as she walked, "I don't like to come to my second uncle's house the most, and you still insist that I come." ”

When you enter the courtyard, you will be greeted by an open view. In the southwest corner of the yard is a large cluster of fruit trees with thick trunks and knotted branches. To the north and east are several large and bright brick houses, both in terms of the materials used in the construction and the layout of the houses, all of which show the magnanimity and pomp of the owners. Hedi's second uncle was a businessman who traveled all over the country all year round, and he sold almost everything, so he also bought this large piece of family property. It's just that this person's mental skills are a little wrong, and he is full of worldly spirits, and the first thing he does when he gets along with others is to consider whether the other party has benefits that are beneficial to himself. If there is, he will smile at you and flatter you to the fullest, if not, because you are the king of heaven, he will still not look at you. A few years ago, when Cuiying just gave birth to Heyi, Zhou's mother had a serious illness and was rushed to the hospital by Jiafu. During the few months of hospitalization, Hedi's second uncle did not come to the hospital to see him, only when he was discharged from the hospital and was about to come back from the city, because he had a car at home, Jiafu asked Cuiying to inform him to drive Zhou's mother home. It's just that this person refused mercilessly, and refused to take anything, as if it was not his biological mother, but another stranger. Later, Cuiying found a few croppers and blocked the door every day shouting and scolding, and the people in the village pointed at him, and he was relieved. When the village chief came forward to persuade him, he slapped his chest and took the responsibility of taking care of Zhou's mother, but in fact, it was just to fight for his own thin noodles in the village. Because of this incident and the occasional correspondence on weekdays, Hedi's impression of this family is extremely poor, and there is nothing that he will not easily contact them. But fortunately, the second aunt is a sensible person, and she does her best to take care of Zhou's mother on weekdays, which did not leave a chance for criticism to the villagers, and also relieved Jiafu.

The courtyard was quiet, and there was no one, except for the occasional coughing sound from the wing room to the north. He Tu turned a corner and walked towards the north wing, turning back to He Yi and saying, "Grandma should be in the room over there, I heard her cough." ”

He Yi turned his head curiously to look around and asked, "Why is there no one?" ”

"I don't know." He walked forward without squinting, and when he turned the corner, he saw the steps of the wing room, and he was standing at the door with half of the curtain open, and when he saw them coming, he raised his hand and waved.

"Hefu is very familiar with the road." He Yi pursed his lips and followed Hedi's footsteps into the door. Zhou's mother was sitting on the kang watching TV, and when she saw Hedi coming with Heyi, she was so happy that she hurriedly waved and said, "Ouch, my granddaughters and grandchildren are back, hurry up and come to grandma's side." ”

"Grandma!" Heyi happily ran over. Zhou's mother has a docile and kind personality, and she treats her grandchildren very well, if it weren't for the second uncle's face, she might come up several times a day. She sat down with Zhou's mother's body and reached out to grab the melon seeds on the table to eat.

"How's it going at school?" Mother Zhou hugged Heyi with one hand and Hefu with the other, and smiled kindly, "Have you studied hard?" ”

"Yes." He swallowed melon seeds, and stretched out his hand to grab dates to eat. He replied to Zhou's mother seriously, and took out his report card from his pocket to show his grandmother. Mother Zhou couldn't close her mouth with a smile, praised Hefu repeatedly, and said: "Oh, I know that my grandson is amazing, and he will definitely have a great future in the future." You have to study hard, and when you have money in the future, you have to honor your parents, you know? ”

"Hmm!" Hefu nodded vigorously and smiled proudly. He Tu smiled slightly, found a small bench at the door and sat down, and watched TV boredly. After eating melon seeds for a while, he got bored and ran to the TV to adjust the channel. He Tu doesn't watch much TV on weekdays, and at this time she looked curiously, and suddenly, her eyes froze, and she shouted: "Stop, stop!" ”

"Huh?" He Yi looked at her suspiciously.

"Xiuhan! Xiuhan! He pointed to the TV and stammered. She looked at the TV in amazement, never imagined that she would see Xiuhan on TV.

He Yi turned his head and just saw a close-up of Xiu Han on the screen. She wore heavy, voluptuous makeup, wore a purple V-neck dress, held a microphone in her hand, and was jumping and dancing in front of a large group of backup dancers. Everyone was stunned at this moment, except for Zhou's mother, she hadn't seen Xiuhan yet, and she didn't know who Xiuhan was. At this time, seeing the three grandsons watching the TV seriously, I couldn't help but tremble and asked, "Who is this?" ”

"Grandma!" Heyi excitedly ran back to Zhou's mother, "This is a good friend of mine!" She's on TV! ”

"Your friend?" Mother Zhou's eyes widened in surprise, "Ouch, that's amazing." ”

He Yi laughed proudly. She grabbed another handful of melon seeds and swallowed them, as if she were a child who had seen a cartoon she liked. Although He Fu's face was expressionless, his expression and eyes also revealed surprise and envy. Only Hedi, after the initial shock, her mood suddenly became depressed, she looked at the glamorous Xiuhan on TV, and she didn't believe that it was a friend who had slept in the same bed with her and had eaten a bowl of rice. She shook her head and rubbed her eyes again, still not quite believing the scene in front of her, shouldn't Xiuhan be studying in school? Why did she suddenly get on TV?

Suddenly, she remembered the letter Xiuhan had written to herself. Xiuhan said in the letter that he went to participate in the singing competition and entered the preliminaries. He Tu slapped his head hard, and he completely forgot about it, it seems that Xiuhan's wish has come true. Watching Xiuhan's game in front of the TV can be regarded as cheering for her. He Tu couldn't help but smile, she was really happy for her friend's success, and at the same time, she felt endless sadness, she felt that Xiu Han was so far away from her all of a sudden, so far away that she could barely see her figure, and He Tu even had a premonition, as if she would never see Xiu Han again. Her body suddenly became weak, and only her slightly glowing eyes were still chasing Xiuhan's figure on the screen, until the end of the song, Xiuhan bowed in front of the audience to thank her, turned around and stepped off the stage, she lowered her gaze and looked at the ground and was stunned.

"I'm going to call Xiuhan tomorrow." He thought silently, "Be sure to call her." It was as if by making this call, Xiuhan's distance with her could be reduced. He comforted herself, and finally felt a little more comfortable.

Hefu ran to the TV to tune the channel, and Heyi shouted to see the result of the game, which was ignored by Hefu. The two of them were arguing, and Zhou's mother felt that her head was about to explode. At the right time, Hetu stood up and said softly: "Grandma, it's not too early, I'll go back first, and let Heyi Hefu stay here for more time." ”

"You're going back?" Mother Zhou looked at her, "Come here, take some food and go back to eat." ”

He Tu obediently walked up to her, reached out and grabbed a small handful of dried fruits and put them in his pocket, and smiled slightly. Zhou's mother thought for a while and asked, "What about your sister?" Is your sister okay? ”

"Okay."

"If your sister comes back, let her come and see me, you know?"

He nodded, turned and walked towards the door. Heyi and Hefu were still arguing over which channel to watch, and the noise level in the small room suddenly reached the extreme. As she walked slowly, her mind was about to explode, just like the room.

As soon as she reached the gate of the courtyard, she suddenly turned around and walked to the other side. She was going to call Xiuhan now, she was going to hear Xiuhan's voice now, and she was going to ask Xiuhan in person what she was doing now and what she had gained.

The walls of the commissary soon appeared in front of her, and she rushed into it in three steps and two steps, took out the money and slapped it on the table, and dialed the phone number with the microphone. She already knew Xiuhan's phone number very well, as if she remembered her own name. There were a few "beeps" ringing on the phone, and then the phone was picked up, and Hui Rui's voice came through the microphone.

"Hey, Auntie, I'm Hetu." He Tu hurriedly roared, "Is Xiuhan here?" ”

"Xiuhan?" Hui Rui was stunned for a moment, "She went to XX (the name of a city), didn't she tell you?" ”

"Huh?" Hedi's tone paused, "Isn't it a holiday now?" I thought she was home. ”

"Nope." Hui Rui smiled, "Didn't she go to that competition?" I'm going to XX with her friend, but I haven't come back yet, and I heard that I'm preparing for the semi-finals now, so it's still early. ”

"Auntie, do you know how to contact her?"

The microphone was quiet for a few seconds, and then there was a rustling sound of flipping through the book, and Hui Rui said, "You call this number, this is the phone number of Xiuhan's dormitory." She reported a string of numbers, which she silently remembered in her heart, and after thanking Hui Rui, she hung up the phone, and hurriedly asked the shopkeeper for a pen and a piece of paper, and wrote down the string of numbers.

When she dialed out the string of numbers, she felt a little nervous and a little expectant, she was thinking about what Xiuhan would say to herself, and whether she would be very happy about her sudden call. She waited for a long time, but no one answered the phone, and when she hung up and called again, a man picked up the phone and asked politely, "Hello, who are you looking for?" ”

"Ah, hello." He Tu stumbled and said, "That, is He Xiuhan here?" ”

"He Xiuhan? She's training, what's the matter? ”

"Uh, nothing......"

"Sorry, she's busy right now, I'm afraid I don't have time to answer your calls. Otherwise, you name it, and I'll ask her to call you back when she's done training. ”

He Di suddenly felt very lost, and she said in a daze: "No need, it's nothing, you can help me tell Xiuhan and let her play well." ”

"Okay, thank you."

hung up the phone, Hedi's mind was full of thinking about the man's words, Xiuhan was busy, training, and didn't have time to answer the phone. Now she should be living a very fulfilling life, being able to do what she likes, and she seems to be quite successful. On the other hand, he looked down at himself, his worn-out trousers, his old cloth shoes, as if he was a beggar crawling out of the soil, begging for mercy from life, hoping to be more tolerant of himself. Maybe she and Xiuhan are two people, she will get better and better, and she will be like this for the rest of her life.

He walked back in despair, his eyes sweeping around the road without focus. Suddenly, a pair of men's cloth shoes appeared in front of her eyes, she was stunned, raised her head, and Zhu Hai's face suddenly broke into her eyes.

He was stunned for two seconds, and hurriedly lowered his head and walked to the other side. She was so panicked that she could barely walk. Zhu Hai took a big step forward, grabbed her arm tightly, and asked in a low voice, "Don't you want to see me so much?" ”

"I, I'm ......," he stammered. She felt that the cowardly self of the previous day had suddenly returned, and the strong and optimistic self before had been defeated by the cowardly self. She felt that iron could not be made of steel, but she could not say a word.

"You know how long I've been waiting for you at your door, and I've finally seen you come out once." Zhu Hai seemed to be a little choked, "Are you okay to raise your head and see me?" ”

"Don't ......" Hetu struggled to break free from his shackles. Zhu Hai's hand tightened more and more, almost pinching her arm.

"What the hell is going on? What happened? Can you tell me about it? Zhu Hai looked at her beggingly.

"What's wrong?" He Di's whole body trembled, and she looked at Zhu Hai in shock, "You actually asked me what's wrong?" ”

Zhu Hai looked at her blankly and suspiciously.

"You've done a good thing yourself, and you ask me what's wrong?" He Di instantly regained her composure, she thought of Zhu Hai's daughter-in-law in the city, and immediately felt ashamed of her cowardice. She broke free of Zhu Hai's hand with all her might, bypassed him and prepared to walk forward.

"Wait." Zhu Hai shouted, "You make it clear, what's wrong?" ”

"It's all this time, aren't you going to tell me?" He Tu turned his head and looked at him coldly, as if waiting for his answer, as if he didn't want to hear his answer.

Zhu Hai was suddenly stunned, he looked at Hetu blankly for a few seconds, slowly lowered his head, and said sullenly: "You know everything?" ”

He Tu suddenly laughed, and the smile was full of desolation, helplessness, mockery, and indifference. Her tears almost burst out of laughter, and suddenly, she lowered her face and said coldly: "Then how long do you want to lie to me?" ”

"I-" Zhu Hai raised his face, and he explained anxiously, "It's not that I want to lie to you, it's really a family affair that my parents have booked, and I didn't know anything about it in advance." I didn't agree, I told them about me and you, but my parents begged me on their knees, and I ...... Hedi, really, I'm not that kind of bad person, I'm also, I'm helpless......"

"But you didn't say anything to me." He Tu looked at him and said slowly, "Anyone you take me as a confidant, you will tell me, but you didn't say anything. She smiled reluctantly and waved her hand to Zhu Hai, "That's it, don't come to my house in the future, I'm already married, let's not meet." ”

"Is that all we have to offer?" Zhu Haihai took a step forward, and a tear slipped from the corner of his eye. He is usually a person who does not shed tears easily, but now, all kinds of emotions fermented in his heart, he looked at the only person he loved and trusted in front of him, and finally couldn't control himself, and cried in front of her.

"And what else do you want?" She turned and walked back, as if it weren't her own, and she felt like she was about to fall to the ground.

Zhu Hai didn't speak again, nor did he keep her anymore. He Tu walked in a daze, until her feet touched the threshold of the courtyard gate, and she suddenly woke up, looking at the scenery in front of her blankly.

"Ahh She sighed in her heart, "I saw Zhu Hai, he lost weight. "He said he was helpless, that it wasn't something he wanted to happen, and that he told his parents about us." She thought back to their conversation and felt as if it were in a dream. In the courtyard, Herui was pouring water, and when he turned his head to see Hedi, he shouted, "Are you enchanted?" ”

He Tu looked up at her, a sarcastic smile rising into the corners of his mouth. She shook her head and walked forward, a chuckle in her heart, as if something had disappeared out of thin air, she felt empty, her soul as if it had left her body and flown somewhere else.