I stood in the water for a moment, watching the thin man and the woman's backs fade away.

The thin man took his wife straight ashore and left.

I can't tell what it's like in my heart. I haven't seen him for eighteen years, and the thin man is already a middle-aged man, although his body is still so thin, although his eyes are still so sunken.

It's just that what I didn't expect was that for eighteen years, a person's grievances have not been eroded.

Doesn't it say that time is an ablator? What life and death hatred, what love and hatred, whatever your big resentment, as long as you throw it into this ablator, all of them can be wiped out.

But judging from the thin man's attitude towards me, either eighteen years is not long enough, or the ablation device of the years cannot dissolve the thin man's hatred of me.

The root cause of the thin man's hatred of me is that I lost my father. If it weren't for that, what was the fight as a child? He would never admit that the death of his father was entirely due to his intention to kill me. If he hadn't come up with the evil idea of letting us climb the Tiger Slope to the Optimus Pillar Cliff, there would have been no farce of the sinking pond, and there would have been no earth-shattering thunder.

He couldn't have imagined that because of his evil thoughts, Hao Junqi and I were tortured for eighteen years. Let's not say that Hao Junqi's family is broken and related to our breaking into the forbidden area, but the spirit of the meat ring is definitely due to the fission of the stone pillar.

So, should the thin man hate me, or should we hate the thin man?

One thing is certain, neither I nor Hao Junqi have any hatred for thin people.

Seeing the thin man and the woman's backs thoroughly, we swam back to the place where we went into the water and went ashore to the changing room. I have two missed calls on my phone, one is my fixed number at home, and the other is Hao Junqi's mobile phone call. Jin Limei didn't call me back.

I drove to the Splendid Future Community to pick up Xu Xiaorou and go to Hao Junqi's house for dinner. Xu Xiaorou's mood doesn't seem to be very good, of course, it may be that she is tired of reading, and there are no words along the way.

After eating, I sat down on the wooden sofa to rest. Xu Xiaorou played with Hao Jia. Hao Junqi made me tea.

"I can't be with you tonight, Junqi. Xu Xiaorou has just been discharged from the hospital and has to rest more, in addition, she still has study tasks, and she will soon take the college entrance examination. I said.

"It's fine."

"You say it's strange, Junqi, I met a thin man in the square bath today."

"Really? I haven't seen him in a long time. Did you say hello to him? Hao Junqi asked.

"He still hates me."

"It's likely to hate us for the rest of our lives." Hao Junqi smiled helplessly.

"Leave him alone. I'll go back. I stood up.

"Brother."

"What's the matter?"

"Are we going to the East Gate the day after tomorrow?" Hao Junqi looked at me.

"Go."

"The weather forecast says it will rain the day after tomorrow. The original predicted typhoon really made landfall in Zhejiang. I heard that tomorrow is going to change. ”

It seems that Hao Junqi has been paying attention to the weather. My heart suddenly ached again.

"It's fine. The area around our Yangjiang River will not be affected by the typhoon, and there will be no heavy rain. I said.

"Also, have you contacted Jin Limei?"

"I called her twice, but she didn't answer or reply."

"She's probably really angry."

I shrugged.

"Thank you, brother." Hao Junqi seemed to want to say something, but finally didn't say anything.

Xu Xiaorou and Hao Jia said goodbye. Hao Junqi sent us to the door.

The next day I woke up early, threw the clothes I had changed the day before into the washing machine, and went to buy breakfast. I noticed that the eastern sky was thick with clouds. It looks like it's really going to change.

After breakfast, I sent Xu Xiaorou to school. I went to the office of the senior high school teacher and did not find the homeroom teacher, Mr. Wu, so I hung up the phone and asked him to take more care. I'm worried that some people will bump into Xu Xiaorou when they are playing around.

Then I drove to the hospital.

It's no different in the hospital than usual. The window at the payment office has not yet opened, and there are already family members waiting there. A lot of people rushed to the elevator.

I walked up the hallway. On the wall facing the corridor is a reminder that reads, "The road is slippery, be careful of falling". There are warm reminders on each floor: find the head nurse if you have doubts, find the department director if you have difficulties, and find the hospital leader if you have opinions.

I went up to the fourth floor. There are significantly more people in the hallways on the fourth floor than in the hallways on other floors.

Then I walked into the nurses' station. Dong Yunfen sat in his seat. She was in front of the computer looking at the materials.

"Busy? Head Nurse Dong. ”

"See. Come to work so early, Zheng Yidao? Dong Yunfen was still staring at the computer screen.

"It's not early. Why don't you see Jin Limei? ”

"Hey, don't you know? Jin Limei went to Africa. Dong Yunfen turned her face to me.

"What? Going to Africa? ”

"Didn't she tell you? Her husband had a mining accident and died. ”

"When?" I was surprised.

"Yesterday afternoon."

"I said how can I call her but no one answers?"

"She went to Beijing yesterday and flew from Beijing to Africa. The State has specialized personnel to deal with this matter. I heard that dozens of people died. ”

"Isn't she divorcing her husband?"

"Yes. She and her husband have been going through the divorce, but they have not gone through the formalities. Thanks to the fact that there was no formal formality. ”

"What's wrong?"

"A large amount of compensation. I've heard that there are millions. ”

I left the nurse's station and walked to the doctor's office. Jin Rusheng, Dr. Wu, Wang Hao, and others were already sitting at their desks. They were talking about Jin Limei's husband's encounter with a mining accident.

I used my mobile phone to send a text message to Jin Limei, and the content of the text message was just two words - strong. I don't want to say too much. Maybe she didn't even have time to watch it.

……

When I woke up on Saturday morning, Xu Xiaorou was already awake. She cooked porridge in a rice cooker.

"Do you still have to go to the East Gate in this weather, uncle?" Xu Xiaorou asked.

"Go. This is the third time that this has been agreed. ”

"The weather forecast says moderate to heavy rain today, with localized heavy rain. I advise you to do it another day. Unexpectedly, Xu Xiaorou was also paying attention to the weather.

"It's fine. Isn't it raining now? There are times when the weather forecast is not accurate. I said.

"This time it was affected by a typhoon. Didn't it be reported on TV that the southeastern coastal areas of Zhejiang Province had been severely affected? There are still dead people. ”

"Oh, is it that serious? By the way, isn't your dad working in Zhejiang? "I remember Xu Xiaorou telling me about her father working in coastal areas of Zhejiang.

"My dad works in the Wenling kiln factory, so nothing should happen."

"Did you call?"

"He doesn't have a cell phone. Every time he came to me. Or borrow someone else's mobile phone, or use a public phone. My dad hasn't contacted me in a long time. ”

"Oh."

"Did you really decide to go?"

"It's already been said. Aunt Hao was waiting for me in the square at eight o'clock. It's okay. I said.

"Remember to bring an umbrella. Also, be careful when driving. ”

I sent Xu Xiaorou a grateful look.

After breakfast, I sent Xu Xiaorou to school. She insisted on walking to school on her own, but I didn't agree.

I had just undergone surgery and was not suitable for walking for a long time, so I gave Xu Xiaorou a little change and told her to take a tricycle from school.

"If I come back early, I'll pick you up after school in the evening." I'll confess.

"No need. I will come back myself. ”

"We'll talk about it then. Take care of yourself. ”

Xu Xiaorou smiled and waved at me.

Leaving Yangjiang No. 1 Middle School, I drove to a newly opened supermarket in Nanmen New District. I bought some odds, drinks and drinking water. At the same time, I bought two gifts to visit Zhu Jinshan's parents. I also bought a moon rabbit cigarette for Zhu Jinshan.

At half past seven I arrived at the square. I waited in the square for about ten minutes when I saw Hao Junqi walking towards me carrying a bag and a lady's satchel. She wears a creamy short-sleeved casual suit, long hair just over a shawl, and a pair of 361° sneakers underneath her feet.

I walked over and took the bag from Hao Junqi's hand. "Dressed like a little girl."

"Don't like it?" Hao Junqi's head turned, and her hair fluttered with it.

"It's very dynamic."

"What's in the bag?"

"Something to eat."

"I bought it too. I forgot to call to tell you. ”

Hao Junqi got into the car.

"Who are these for?" Hao Junqi pointed to the contents of another bag.

"We'll go to Zhu Jinshan's house. Have you forgotten, Zhu Jinshan? ”

"How could you forget? He played hide and seek with us, played a game of eagle catching chickens, and stole bamboo cages with us, I remember it very well. Let's climb the Tiger Slope on the Optimus Pillar Cliff, the people in the village want to arrest us, he is the one who gives us a message, do you remember? ”

"Yes. He was the only one who didn't betray us when my parents were 'studying intensively'. I said.

"Yes. Thinking about it now, I'm still moved. It wasn't easy. ”

"Yes. Speaking of Zhu Jinshan, do you know Junqi? He is now a father of three. He stopped studying when I went to the East Gate that year. ”

"Does my brother often go to the East Gate?" Hao Junqi asked.

"How can you talk about it often? It's just two more than you. ”

We got into the car. I fastened my seatbelt and told Junqi Hao to fasten her seatbelt before starting the engine.

The car drove in the direction of Nanmen New District. After a few minutes, turn onto Riverfront Boulevard. Binhe Avenue is a four-lane street, with two lanes and a green belt in between, making it the most spacious and beautiful street in Yangjiang County.

"When was the second time my brother went to the East Gate?" Hao Junqi asked when crossing the first traffic light.

"Before I got married to Xu Mo. However, when I graduated from high school, I came to Yangjiang alone, and I planned to go to the east gate to see, because the road was washed out, and I couldn't get through the car, so I went to climb Tianling Gang. This seems to have been told to you. I explained.

"Yes. But you simply mentioned it. Did you go alone to climb Tianling Gang? ”

"At that time, I didn't know anyone in Yangjiang." I say.

"Speaking of which, Tianling Gang is an AAAA-level scenic spot in our county, and I haven't climbed it yet. Is the scenery good? ”

Hearing Hao Junqi say this, my heart was blocked again. Hao Junqi doesn't have this money and doesn't have this leisure. An unmarried woman with a child and so many debts can be as difficult as you can imagine.

"It's good. Otherwise, it can't be rated as a 4A-level scenic spot. Let's go once one day when you have time. Bring Jiajia with you. It's enough to have your own car to come and go for a day. ”

"Good. That one...... I found out that the time when my brother went to the East Gate was very special. Hao Junqi paused and said.

We're out of the city and driving on the asphalt roads in the suburbs. The trees on both sides kept falling backwards. The sporadic factories were quickly left behind by the car.

"Well, every time I go, it's at some point in my life. After graduating from high school, the college entrance examination did not go well, and my mother saw that I was too dull to stay at home, and hoped that I would go to relieve my boredom, so I had the possibility of coming to Yangjiang alone. My father was furious about it. ”

"Then why do you want to go once before you get married?" Hao Junqi asked.