Lu Qian had never planted a tree before, and her concept of planting trees was still stuck in the trilogy of 'digging a pit, scattering seeds, and burying the pit'.

But Qiao Shen is obviously a veteran, he threw the shovel to Lu Qian: "Dig a big pond first, about 0.8 meters long, wide and deep, will you?" ”

Lu Qian is still very good at this kind of physical work, isn't it just digging pits? This thing was done when he was a soldier before, Lu Qian was very skilled, with a wave of the shovel, he plunged into the soil, stepped on the shovel, buried it deeper in the soil, and dug out the soil smoothly with a spade.

Although she didn't know why she was planting trees, Lu Qian's movements in her hands didn't stop, she watched Qiao squatting next to the young tree, holding the scissors very skillfully: "What are you doing?" ”

"Pruning root damage."

Lu Qian didn't understand, and dug out a shovel of dirt: "What kind of tree is this?" ”

"Ginkgo." The roots of the young tree are in his hands, and the white porcelain-like fingers brush the roots, like a work of art that he has worked hard to create. "Ginkgo biloba is the oldest relict of gymnosperms left over from the Quaternary glaciation, and all other plants of its class are extinct," he said. ”

Lu Qian's understanding of ginkgo biloba is still on the golden fallen leaves everywhere. I only know that when the leaves fall in autumn, it is a beautiful cityscape, but I don't know that it has lived for hundreds of millions of years.

Qiao Shen said: "It also has a name called 'Gongsun Tree', because it grows slowly and has a long lifespan, so it has the meaning of 'Gongzi and Sun gets food'." In the future, an eco-friendly water conservation forest will be built in the area, and volunteers will come in next week to plant trees. We were the first to come. ”

The tree was planted meaningfully, and Lu Qian's shovel swung harder.

The drizzle on the horizon stopped for some time, and the raindrops on Lu Qian's hair were like spilled sugar, and Qiao Shen hugged the pruned young tree.

Lu Qian wiped the thin layer of sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, looked at the big pit he had dug, and then looked at Qiao Shen, looking like he was begging for praise.

Joe praised her deeply: "Well, good digging." ”

Lu Qian just wanted to be modest and modest, so he heard Qiao Shen continue: "However, this tree should not be dug and planted now, and the upper and lower layers of soil should be stacked separately when digging the pond." ”

Qiao Shen carried two young trees and walked towards the edge of the clearing, and when Lu Qian got closer, he saw that a row of pits had already been dug here......

Lu Qian really wanted to shoot him to death with a spade!

Qiao Shen skillfully put the young tree in, and then taught Lu Qian to go back to the pond and put fertilizer.

Although it was the first time for Lu Qian to do it, under Qiao Shen's hands-on teaching, he learned very quickly. The first tree was almost Qiao Shen's hands, and when the second tree was built, she could already complete it independently.

Looking at the two young trees that were steadily growing, Lu Qian finally had a bright smile on his face: "I planted it right, right?" ”

Qiao Shen likes to see Lu Qian's smirk, heartless, but it gives people the illusion that the years are quiet, as long as she smiles, he can't help but raise the corners of his lips. Lu Qian should have two hearts, one is invulnerable, and the other is shattered when touched. Qiao Shen was very glad that her fragile heart was only shown in front of her.

He smiled and praised her: "Amazing." ”

Then he threw a plastic bucket to Lu Qian: "Go fetch water." ”

Lu Qian carried the bucket and obediently followed behind Qiao Shen. The place where the water is drawn is in the Xingshui River, and from the hilly land to the Xingshui River, you have to pass through a green forest. On the way to fetch water, Lu Qian didn't look carefully, and when he came back with a bucket of water, he saw that the trees here were all hung with signs, in addition to the varieties of trees, and also wrote messages, adopters and numbers.

Qiao Shen walked to a tree and suddenly stopped.

Lu Qian didn't understand what was special about this tree, so he looked up at the sign, there was no message or number on the sign, only the name of the adopter, and it was also a 'deep; Word.

Lu Qian intuitively felt that this tree was inseparable from Qiao Shen, so he asked him, "What's wrong?" ”

Qiao Shen gently wiped the rainwater from the sign with his sleeve and said, "This tree is the first tree I planted. ”

Lu Qian carefully stroked the bark: "It grows so well, has it been planted for many years?" ”

"I planted it the year my dad died, and I was pretty much ...... that year 7 years old. ”

Although Qiao Shen's tone sounded relaxed, Lu Qian still lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know ......"

"It's fine." Qiao Shen looked at her and said, "Ten years of trees, a hundred years of people." Whether it is a country, a nation or a family, only by cultivating talents can we reproduce and pass it on, right? This is true of trees, and so it is of people. Someone is enjoying their old age, and someone must be moving forward with a load. Only in this way can we continue to multiply and continue to grow. Therefore, the ancients had a saying, 'There are descendants from generation to generation, and a new generation replaces the old'. Those who leave, as long as there are still people in this world who remember them, are not really leaving. ”

It wasn't until this moment that Lu Qian understood that what Qiao Shen took her to plant was not a tree, but hope.

'The public seed and the grandson get food' is not talking about the ginkgo tree, but the spiritual continuation of Jiang Eryi.

Yes, Jiang Eryi was gone, his life stopped a few days ago, but his spirit did not. And what she wants to do is to continue his spirit, instead of crushing to her knees and crying like a child.

Every second of her life now is in exchange for Jiang Eryi's life, she should miss him, but she shouldn't only miss him in tears.

Qiao Shen took out the sign and pen that had been prepared a long time ago and handed them to Lu Qian. On the adopter's line, Qiao Shen has already written the three big characters 'Jiang Eryi'.

Lu Qian took the pen, squatted on the ground, and wrote down the word 'hope' stroke by stroke. Qiao Shen went back with two buckets of water and poured them one by one.

Lu Qian bent down and tied the freshly written sign to the trunk of the tree.

Looking at the two new seedlings rooted in the soil, Lu Qian felt an indescribable joy in his heart, as if he had seen a towering tree growing strongly, with a strong trunk, lush branches and leaves, and fruitful fruits......

Qiao Shen carried the bucket and returned it to its original owner, leaving Lu Qian time and the two young trees alone. Lu Qian squatted in front of the new seedlings, and finally had the courage to pull out the letter that he had been carrying in his pocket.

She pulled out a piece of snow-white letter paper from the yellowed envelope, and on the clean letterhead, it was only a few words, and he said—

"I know you must be crying. Don't cry, although I can't accompany you to the end, I know that you must accompany me through my life. I don't have any regrets about being able to tell you that I like you. 】

When Qiao Shen came back, Lu Qian cried again.

This time, he handed over the handkerchief he had prepared in advance.

Lu Qian suddenly got up and plunged into his arms. The little face was buried in her shoulder, and she sobbed and inhaled.

Joe's hand in mid-air finally landed slowly on her back, patting her with the utmost tenderness like a baby, letting her snot and tears stick to his expensive shirt.

There are not many people who have seen Lu Qian crying, and after all, except for his parents, there is only one Qiao Shen. Even in front of Nanqu and Jin Changfeng, he could only cry when he was drunk and unconscious.

But Qiao Shen can always bump into him every time, Lu Qian buried his head in his arms, from the beginning of the sobbing, to the later crying loudly, it can be described as heartbreaking, the sky is falling apart.

Until she got into the car, she was still sobbing quietly.

Just before Qiao Shen started the car, Lu Qian suddenly unbuckled his seat belt: "Wait for me!" ”

I saw her pull open the car door, trot all the way, run to the big hole she had just dug with her own hands, and bury the letter in it. She held the soil in her hands and buried it herself.

Then he ran back, put on his seat belt, and said, "Let's go!" ”

Qiao Shen took a wet towel and handed it over: "What do you want to eat at night?" ”

"Hot pot, spicy hot, it's all right!" She wiped her hands and said, "What do you want to eat?" I please! ”

I cried a lot just now, her eyes and the tip of her nose are red, with her heroic eyebrows, she doesn't look like a pear blossom with rain, but in her lover's eyes, Qiao Shen thinks this looks very good.

The two chose a hot pot restaurant, had dinner, and Qiao Shen sent Lu Qian to the door.

Lu Qian opened his mouth several times to mention the matter of the branches, but the last one endured it until he got out of the car before saying, "Remember to find the note when you go back at night." ”

"What did you write? Important? Qiao Shen asked.

Lu Qian opened his mouth, and finally said, "You will know it when you see it." ”

"Okay." Qiao Shen said calmly, "Rest early." ”

Sending Lu Qian away, Qiao Shen went to a nearby gas station to refill a tank of gas, and when he was paying, he took out the note in his wallet, which Lu Qian put on the dining table yesterday morning, and wrote a sentence on it - 'Brother Shen, we are not suitable, let's continue to be friends in the future'.

Qiao Shen brushed the words 'Brother Shen' with his thumb and suddenly smiled......