Chapter 5 Warm Hometown
When I opened my eyes again, I was lying in Uncle Lu Jin's house, and Xue'er next to me had red and swollen eyes, and she cried excitedly when she saw me awake.
It is not uncommon to get injured at sea, and it takes courage and strength to fight against nature in order to survive. But those big fish are not easy to mess with, and sometimes even if they are stronger, they can easily break free from the tight fishing line, and even take you to the sea. In fact, I always feel pity for them, whenever humans win the contest between humans and animals, those animals often do not escape the doom of death, if it were not for the lack of anything else to eat, I don't think I would hurt them, because I admire every creature that grows in the ocean.
I tried to sit up, Cher came to help me, and I looked sideways, and the old captain was sitting on the stone bench at the door of the outhouse, looking into the distance. He didn't have the worn-out heather pipe in his mouth, he didn't usually smoke when he was in trouble, he was different from the others, except that he only picked up a cigarette when he was relaxed. I asked him why he did it, and he said that smoking affects his thinking and judgment. I don't smoke, but I always feel like people are the opposite of him, but I like the way he thinks quietly, and it makes people feel very grounded.
After a few days, my injuries have basically healed, and I don't feel dizziness or other symptoms, but Lu Jin's family still won't let me go out, for fear that I will suffer from the cold. I had to lie in bed in a daze, but fortunately Cher was with me. She hasn't been to the temple fair since I was sick, and cooking and changing my medicine has become her personal job, and it was a little embarrassing at first, but it seems that our relationship has eased since she accidentally spilled hot water on my hands. She hurriedly took a towel and tried to dry it for me, and said with a smile that I wouldn't hide if I was such an adult. I laughed silly with her, too. After that, she was busy with other household chores besides washing clothes and cooking, and when she had time, she would come to accompany me and tell me jokes. I suddenly found that she was a very gentle and considerate girl, virtuous and kind, and loved and cared for me like a child.
I wanted to be a child, after all, I had been facing the sea for too long, and that feeling of helplessness could not be filled by the old captain. I have my own ideal world, and I think if I lived on land, I might be a painter or a scholar, and I could be a wandering singer no matter how bad I was, at least someone would stop and listen to me sing two songs. Maybe most people won't appreciate my voice, but I'll sing my story to them, and I want someone to understand, and that's enough.
A few days of companionship made it even more difficult for me to forget everything about Cher, and when she walked out of my sight, my body was instantly filled with disappointment. I never thought I would become like this, love is like a corrosive agent that can soften an incomparably strong heart, so soft that I dare not touch it. I began to wish that I was trapped here forever, that my wounds would never heal, and that I could just stay. Maybe the old captain will be here with me, but what I fear most is that he will leave me behind and set sail. I was most afraid of him doing that, but he was most likely to do it, but even if I changed my mind, I couldn't help him anymore, and I felt as if I had abandoned my only loved one with my own hands.
Thinking of this, my head hurt again, so I took advantage of Xue'er's absence, took off the bandage on my head, took my hat and went to the back mountain alone.
It was colder than I had thought, so I wrapped up my clothes and staggered to the top of the mountain. They had never been here, I don't know why, but they could see the best moon here. I sat down against a green pine, and the cool breeze felt very refreshing through my body. Looking down at the starry lights, and beyond is the deep blue ocean. I like the ocean at night, it is like a sleeping child, silent and silent, maybe it also likes me, in more than ten years of sailing, there is surprisingly little bad weather at night, maybe because I always sing to it.
The mist slowly rose around the green hills, but it could not hide the bright moonlight. I heard footsteps behind me, and when I looked back, it was Luke, who waved at me and walked over to me and sat down.
"Dad and Xue'er came to Nanshan to look for you, but I think you'll be here." Luke took out a bottle of wine and handed it to me, speaking slowly.
"yes, why didn't you bring me here before?"
Luke opened the bottle and took a sip and sighed deeply. I'm going to tell you this story from a third-person perspective.
He was 9 years old and his sister was 6 years old. Uncle Lu Jin happily bought two large jars of wine and prepared to hide it underground. Today is the birthday of Luke's mother Shuhui, and whenever there is a holiday or a good mood, Uncle Lu Jin always buys a few jars of good wine and hides it in the ground, but he never drinks it. He doesn't like to drink, but he thinks that Luke will definitely become a little man in the future, and Lu Xue will also grow into a big girl, and he doesn't want to be unable to get decent wine when the time comes. Since Aunt Sook Hye was diagnosed with cancer, he hadn't been so happy for a long time, as if her illness would be cured after today.
Shuhui also seemed to be in a lot of spirits, probably because she didn't want her family to spoil her fun, so she dressed up and walked out of the house. Luke and Lu Xue were both ready on the table, waiting for their father to bring the hot meal, Lu Jin finished serving the dish with a smile, and just wanted to put the two jars of good wine underneath, paused and took a sip of his mouth, opened one jar and put it on the table.
"I'll drink some today, you feel free." He knew that his wife would not live long, so he poured himself a glass with a wry smile.
"I'll be with you." Aunt Shuhui took the wine jar and got a glass. Luke looked at his mom and dad and poured a little into his and his sister's cups.
"Hahaha." Uncle Lu Jin smiled very happily, he didn't have a beard at that time, and his smooth face had handsome facial features. He raised his glass to his family and drank it down, followed by Shuhui and Luke. Spicy Luke and Cher choked.
"Mom, can we go see the moon tonight?" Cher looked at her mother with wide, watery eyes. They used to often go to the back mountain together to admire the moon. Luke sits to his mother's left and Cher sits to her mother's right.
Mom nodded in agreement. After all, it's been a long time since the last time she went to see it, and Shuhye doesn't want her children to be sad, she wants to use her last time to leave them the best memories.
When he went out at night, Lu Jin waved his hand to signal that they were not going, and Luke guessed that he was afraid of tears coming out. The hills behind them were exceptionally warm, as if they knew they were coming, and even the wind was rolling and blowing slowly past them. Sook-hye hugged Luke and Cher, and the three of them stared at the round moon in the sky.
The moon was so round that she couldn't seem to find any edges and corners, and Cher smiled, wanting to say something to her mother, but turned her head to see that her mother was already dying, and her head was tilted against her face.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?"
"Mom is leaving, you take care of yourselves."
"Mom, don't you go, okay?" Cher's eyes fluttered with big tears: "You're gone, and no one is with me to see the moon." ”
"There's always someone to watch with you." She smiled like an angel, her right hand resting on Cher's warm face......