Chu Ye, who has been working in BJ for almost two years, suddenly received a call from his grandmother, the temperature on this day was very low, and BJ in November had entered a harsh winter, and the cold wind penetrated into the bones like an awl.

However, Grandma's words on the phone made Chu Ye feel a cold that was different from the outside, and he couldn't even feel the cold wind coming at him.

Grandma said on the phone: "Your second uncle is dying." ”

The reason why Chu Ye was so shocked was because of the close relationship between him and the second uncle like father and son, the second uncle, who was almost 60 years old, is still alone until now, and he has been a bachelor for almost a lifetime, but Chu Ye heard from his parents that the second uncle had also been married before, but the second aunt disappeared within a few years, and he did not leave any heirs for the second uncle.

Since Chu Ye was born, he has been particularly liked by the second uncle, especially in the patriarchal countryside, Chu Ye, as the eldest son, was completely regarded as his own son by the second uncle, after moving to the city at the age of 7, even if it was a busy farming season, the second uncle would go to the city every two or three days to see Chu Ye, and each time he would inevitably bring some delicious food or gifts such as toys and clothes, until after college, he slowly saw less. Every time Chu Ye returned to his hometown, the second uncle was like a New Year, for fear that Chu Ye would not be used to it.

Another reason is the second uncle's body, the young and powerful Chu Ye is not the opponent of the second uncle at all, in terms of physical fitness, the local guys may not be able to catch up with him, every year Chu Ye will also ask his parents to bring the second uncle every time they have a physical examination, and they have never heard of any complaints.

Therefore, Grandma's call made Chu Ye difficult to accept for a while.

"Now the hospital hasn't found out what the situation is, and the person hasn't woken up after being in a coma for two days, the doctor said that if he can't wake up again, I'm afraid that he will have to prepare for the future, and I'll send him to the state central hospital with your dad and your uncle tonight, and there's no way to ...... there" Grandma didn't continue, she knew Chu Ye's feelings for the second brother, just so that he could come back quickly, and if he couldn't do it, he could at least see him for the last time.

These words made Chu Ye a little annoyed, "The state hospital can't send it to the provincial hospital, and it can't come to BJ." ”

Of course, Chu Ye just held these words in his heart, whether it was the second uncle's physical condition or the economic conditions of the family, I am afraid that he couldn't help such a toss. After finishing the call, Chu Ye didn't dare to delay at all, booked the earliest air ticket online, and then sent a text message to the company's leaders asking for leave.

Until getting on the plane last night, Grandma's phone call still made Chu Ye feel unreal, this is a psychological protection mechanism for the sudden departure of a close person, and Chu Ye's consciousness is fleeing the news.

How could you suddenly say it and fall down? In fact, Chu Ye knew in his heart that it was not surprising that this happened at the age of the second uncle, and teenagers all died suddenly, but it was difficult to accept it from the bottom of his heart.

Chu Ye didn't fall asleep all night last night, and the second uncle's impression and past with Chu Ye were like the ups and downs of ice on the sea, which were extremely clear for a while, and blurry for a while.

It was also last night that Chu Ye suddenly had a great desire to explore the second aunt he had never met. The missing woman was shrouded in a very mysterious aura at that time.

Almost all of her impressions come from Chu Ye's parents, every time the second aunt is mentioned, the grandmother will say: "Your second aunt is very good, she has never quarreled with other people since she got married, and her relationship with your second uncle has always been good." ”

When he was in college, his aunt who mentioned his second aunt Chu Ye also said to him, "Your second aunt fled from SC, if it weren't for that era, even if you are a college student like you now, you may not be able to look down on your second aunt's talent." ”

At that time, Chu Ye was still complaining in his heart that this was his own mother, and he was also curious about the appearance of the second uncle, when he was a child, Chu Ye saw the photos of her and the second uncle in the second uncle's house, but it was too long for Chu Ye to remember the specific appearance of the second aunt in the photo.

There is only one thing that is certain, the second aunt looks very beautiful, and now the village talks about the disappearance of the second aunt, and those who know about it privately say that the second aunt and the other men ran away.

This kind of information is nothing more than that the honest second uncle is not worthy of her, and even Chu Ye's aunt thinks so now, the second uncle knows these words in his heart, but he pretends not to know.

When Chu Ye was a child, he said in front of his grandmother that his second aunt ran away with another man, and his grandmother, who was not demented at that time, just said nonchalty, "Don't listen to those who chew the root of the tongue." ”

Thinking of grandma, Chu Ye's nose was sour again.

When I arrived in the state, it was almost one o'clock in the afternoon, and there were 9 missed calls on my mobile phone, all of which were from my parents, Chu Ye felt uneasy for a while, and called back with a fluke in his heart, and Grandma's first sentence made Chu Ye stunned in place.

"Your second uncle is gone."

Although he was mentally prepared, Chu Ye was still so uncomfortable that he couldn't speak, and his aunt told Chu Ye that the second uncle left at seven o'clock in the morning, when Chu Ye's plane had just taken off.

She asked where Chu Ye was now, and then asked him to go directly to the second uncle's house, Abba and Uncle were now sending the second uncle's body back from the hospital, and the family also invited someone to find the cemetery.

This is located in the western border of HB Hubei Province, although cremation has been carried out in the whole city, but in the countryside, especially in the rural areas where ethnic minorities live, burials are still the mainstay.

The Chu Ye family is located in the core area where the HB Tujia and Miao people gather, and the burial custom is still very popular, so Mr. Bazi, who looks at feng shui, is also very widely distributed here.

Chu Ye hung up the phone and hurriedly took a taxi to the train station, to go home, he had to take a half-hour train to the county seat, and then he had to take a two-hour urban and rural car to get to the second uncle's home, which is also Chu Ye's hometown - Qiantang Village.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Chu Ye finally arrived at the Tuqiao of the Broken Dragon River, and if he hadn't been delayed for more than an hour at the bus station in the county seat, he would have already returned.

Just get off the car, a strong orange fragrance will come to the air, here is less than two hours' drive from Wen Tangerine Town, so the orange groves are also very widely distributed in Qiantang Village, the land on both sides of the Broken Dragon River is almost occupied by orange groves, and after a mile or two to see other crops such as corn fields, there are two orange groves that are planted by the second uncle himself.

Under the cold sun, the entire orange grove is like a sea of gold, shining with ripe sweetness, in this season suitable for brides, Chu Ye ushered in the sorrow and horror caused by the death of someone close to him.

There is also a stone bridge more than two miles ahead along the Broken Dragon River from the earth bridge, and Chu Ye's hometown is next to the stone bridge.

Since he can remember, the Broken Dragon River has dried up, so as soon as he got out of the car, Chu Ye walked directly from the riverbed to the second uncle's house, and just arrived at the turn in front of him, he had already heard the spiritual song of doing white things, and then Chu Ye's eyes reflected his hometown that he had not returned to for more than three years.

If you want to change, the surrounding environment has hardly changed from the same as it was three years ago, the big walnut tree about fifty meters away from the stone bridge is still standing motionless, and there are still many ripe walnuts hanging on it, the only thing is that the old house that has been deserted all year round is now full of people.

There were quite a few people coming from the riverbed, and one of them greeted Chu Ye, "You're back." ”

Saying that, he patted Chu Ye on the shoulder with a look of what you understand, but Chu Ye couldn't remember who this person was at all, and when he arrived at Shiqiao, this kind of voice became more and more, and many people were very familiar with greeting Chu Ye, some of them remembered, some people had a little impression, and some people were completely unfamiliar.

。 Soon Chu Ye's mother also heard the voice, and as soon as she saw Chu Ye, she grabbed him, for fear that he would disappear, and kept touching his head and face, and her two red and swollen eyes asked, "Have you eaten?" ”

At this time, Chu Ye was in the mood to eat, so he instinctively shook his head and nodded.

The mother naturally knew what her son meant, so she didn't ask any more, but said to wear Xiaopa.

It is customary to wrap the head with a white filial piety pa like a turban, so a bunch of white heads are stirring at the door.

Chu Ye followed her grandmother into the back room, and there was a woman in her fifties inside, she smiled when she saw Chu Ye and said, "Yo, is your baby back?" ”

"yes, just came back." Grandma said as she took Xiaopa from the cupboard.

This woman Chu Ye was a little familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was, and there was a numb grandmother sitting opposite her.