Another spring came, and in the third year of their marriage, their son, Steven, Jr., was born. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In the admiring eyes of many people in the manor, Webber loved little Stevens as much as his own grandson, and soon after the little guy was born, he was in a hurry to open his pure and innocent black eyes, and his eyes were full of dazed and fantastical expectations for this world. Old Weber was overjoyed! In the days to come, as long as the little one wants to, he will carry Stevenn around in the air! Later, when the little grandson grew up, Weber walked around his neck! Young Steven, he was not involved in the world, he did not know now, in the 18th century in the American South, a black man could be a grandfather or grandmother of the opportunity to be a few opportunities, many black people may be able to become a father or mother, but most of them may never be a grandfather or grandmother, many of them can not see the appearance and growth of their grandchildren, let alone can not experience and feel the unique love between grandchildren.

When they were very young, they were sold and sold like cargo from southern states to farms in the South, and the length of time they stayed was uncertain, from a few months to years or even decades! It all depends on the good or bad of the master and their own fate, because they are slaves.

Old Weber's love for this dark-skinned, tiger-headed little guy is full of love for the younger generation. And only Ika knows, in addition to the secrets that everyone does not know, of course, but also his wife Jenny, and the unspeakable pain of old Weber, the shadow of the sister he has never met. Weber made up for the love he owed to his daughter in little Steven's body, he became a grandfather and a father, and little Steven was born as a black slave in the misfortune, happily enjoying the love of his parents and grandfather, and slowly grew up in double care.

On the day of Ika, he asked his son to call his father for dinner, as usual, and Steven was 9 years old at this time, and he thought he had been a little helper in the kitchen of the manor for 5 years! He is best at peeling potatoes and washing vegetables, and Jenny says that he can learn to cut hair, or work with blacksmiths and other skills, so that he doesn't have to sell coolies. Steven came back and said that his grandfather was asleep, and Ika saw his father sleeping there with his clothes closed, his expression was very calm, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be muttering something, maybe he was too tired from weeding in the morning, and when he thought of this, Ika didn't want to disturb him, and he also covered his father with a quilt, and after a long time after dinner, Ika saw that his father hadn't woken up yet? So Ika whispered to wake up his father, but his father didn't react at all! At this time, Ika felt that his father's body was cold and a little stiff! He hurried to call the doctor in the manor! After a while, Dr. George Max came, and after he looked at it, he listened to it on Weber's chest with the thing called a stethoscope, and then said lightly to Ika in a calm tone, "I'm sorry, he's dead, it's a heart attack." "Ikaton is stupid! He couldn't accept the sudden blow, and hugged the body of his dead father and cried! The whole night spent the whole day in Ika's arms and with the sound of sad sobs.

The next morning, Rogers gave the people of the manor a half-day off, and several black carpenters in the manor made a coffin for old Weber, and Ika changed his father's clothes, and finally he put his father's tattered "Bible" into the coffin, and at first he hesitated, but finally Ika put it in his father's hand, and put a beast tooth carved with family symbols on his father's chest, to show his father's identity and origin. At noon, the group buried old Weber next to the grave of his wife Maria on this continent, and Ika was very annoyed that the guy named Rogers was the one who caused his father and himself to be where he was, and the whiplash wounds on Jenny's body, and he was still holding the book called "Bible" and reading it by his father's grave! Death still doesn't make my father peaceful! Although, the sentences he read were indeed very touching, and he was actually very sad!? Unbeknownst to Ika, Rogers was not only grieving over the loss of a man and his former friend, but also weeping over the death of his brother-in-law, and even more painfully for him, he couldn't tell anyone how he felt.

In the evening, before the grain of rice was exhausted, he sat alone in the open space in front of the house, looking at the stars under the night sky, and Ika thought about his father and his hometown.

He still couldn't believe his father's departure, when a voice came from behind him, "Dad, Mommy told you to go home." It's cold outside, don't freeze to death. "It was his own son, Steven, who was 9 years old and very strong, perhaps because he had been doing manual work since he was a child, and his little face had a hint of old age that was not equal to his age, and he looked at Ika, who was sitting under the tree with sadness of losing his grandfather.

Ika looked back at Steven, but his gaze was more on the cabin where his father had lived, and now on his own. Yes, home! This is my home now, where I have my wife and children, and I may still be my future home. Ika stood up and strode slowly to the cabin, walked into the cabin with Steven, and closed the door softly.

When he returned to the house, he saw that there was still an untouched meal and two coarse loaves of bread on the table. It was a dinner for a father, and Jenny was very careful, and the rice spoon on the plate was used by his father. Jenny sat up when he walked in, and she watched as Ika slowly came to the bedside, and she wanted to comfort him, but she didn't know what to say. Ika lay down with his back to him, and Jenny knew he wasn't asleep at all.

"Jenny, how did you get heart disease?" Ika asked.

"What? Ika, what do you say? Jenny said in surprise to Ika, who had his back to him.

"How do you get heart disease? Didn't my father look sick before!? ”

"A heart attack is a heart attack, huh? I don't quite understand either, this disease is very strange, it's in your place, the heart. Jenny said and pressed her hand to the heart of Ika's chest, "It's very sudden, just say, this time it's Daddy Weber." ”

"What? This time? ”

"Yes, when I was on a manor, an old black slave died of this disease, and he died as he walked. But he's also a black slave from Africa, just like you and Daddy Weber. Jenny replied.

"That's right."

"What's wrong? Why do you ask this? Ah, I know, you're afraid of this infection, don't you, don't worry, Ika. ”

"No, I'm not afraid. It's nothing, sleep, sleep. Ika closed his eyes as he spoke, wishing he could see his father and his relatives back home in his dreams, and for a long time he could not figure out this disease, called "heart disease", which was arguably the most sudden and quiet of all the deaths he had ever seen.

Ika, who has been in the "Liberty Village" estate called the American continent for almost 18 years, has been away from his hometown of his "Filody Village" in Africa for more than 20 years, and last autumn his father, the respected Uncle Weber, passed away on the estate. For Ika, his father's death was too sudden! There was little warning. A few days before he died, Weber told his grandson Steven's story.

Now he is more lonely in this land.

At noon that day, Ika was working in the fields, and he saw an old black man not far away, leaning on a tree branch, and carrying a small burden behind him, walking towards the "Freedom Village" manor where he was located. He seems to have discovered something, and he is going faster and faster! When he reached the gate, the overseer stopped him as if to drive him away, when he handed the overseer something like a piece of paper, and said something with a pleading expression. The overseer looked at him, then at the note, and then somehow let the old man into the manor, and the old man walked in happily, and then the overseer shouted to the old man in a loud voice, "But only for a moment! Don't be too long! ”

The old man nodded and smiled, "Yes." Be! ”

Ika felt very strange, but he didn't think much about continuing the work in his hand, and the old man walked quickly until he stood in front of him! It was only then that Ika stood up and looked at him, it could be said that the old black man in front of Ika was probably the oldest and thinnest Ika had ever seen in his life, he was not too tall, his face was covered with rough crepe lines on his face, his beard and hair were very dirty, and he had not been taken care of for a long time. His clothes were torn and dusty, and he felt sloppy as he walked, and the shoes on his feet showed some cracked heels, and it seemed that he had walked a long way. As soon as Ika was about to ask, the old black man said first:

"You, you young man, can you give me a drink? I'm dying of thirst! Please. The old man said in a pleading tone with a gasp. Ika could see that he was weak, and he used the wooden stick that was used as a crutch to support his somewhat shaky body, and Ika tried to hold him.

"No problem! Here you go. With that, Ika turned around and picked up the large wooden spoon from the bucket and handed it to the old man. The old man drank the water from the big wooden spoon in one gulp! Ika, who was watching, couldn't stop shouting, "Slow down, slow down." There is still water! ”

"Do you want more?"

"Nope! No! Thank you, thank you, isn't the cemetery of blacks here in that direction ?! The old man said, pointing to the grave where Ika's own father, Weber, was buried.

"yes, what are you here for?" Ika asked with some curiosity.

"Ah, I'm here to visit my relatives! My mother may be there, I, I'm free! Kids, look! This is my proof of freedom! The old man said excitedly and handed the crumpled piece of paper in his arms to Yika, but Yika and Ben didn't recognize this kind of English word, and he didn't want to recognize it! The same is true now. When he heard the old black man say, "I'm free!" When these words are these words, I am also happy for the old man! Freely! How wonderful! This old man is so happy!

"Yes! Uncle you are so happy, congratulations, you came here to see your mother, and then what? ”

"And then, I'm out of here forever! Not coming back! Go north! Go to Canada! Leave the South forever! Thank you, young man! I'm leaving! After saying that, the old man walked to the cemetery to the north without looking back. The old man of Ikhajue said strange things, but when he thought about it, he might be tired and talked nonsense, so he didn't pay attention to it. After about a long time, it was approaching the afternoon, and Ika quickly finished the rest of his work, and he wanted to go to the cemetery to talk to his father. Then the white overseer came up and asked Ika, did you see the old black man who had just come in a few hours ago? After Ika answered, the overseer told him to look for him and see if he was still there. Ika complied, and as soon as he entered the cemetery, he saw the old man who had asked him for water lying crooked next to a tombstone, holding a note tightly in his hand, as if he was asleep.

"Uncle, wake up! It's time to wake up! Otherwise, that damn overseer is going to get you in trouble! Ika was scared, but the old man didn't react at all. Ika nudged the old man, and the moment his hand touched the old man's body felt like a father's appearance! It's hard to do it! Ika turned and ran back.

George. Dr. Max crouched down and examined the dead old black man's body to make sure he hadn't brought the contagion in. The blacks and overseers in the farmstead not far away watched from afar, and talked from time to time.

"Oh my God! What's going on? ”

"A poor man, dead. It seems to be exhausted. Oh, God. ”

"I heard that he was free, but it's a pity."

"His mother worked as a cook on our estate, and when she died, she was buried here, and he was sold somewhere else?"

"Seems like that's what happened."

"What's his name? Who knows? ”

"I heard his book of freedom says it's called, Parker! Do you know each other? ”

"Nope! I haven't heard of it with Ben. ”

"Humph! What freedom! The only freedom he had was to walk back on his own from hundreds of kilometers away. ”

On the other side, the director of Hausen is training the overseer!

"Damn! Next time, no outsiders are allowed to enter the manor! Do you want to put all the infectious diseases in! ”

"I'm sorry! We didn't mean to be hausen directors! We'll be sure to pay attention next time! ”

Everyone, you and I said this and that, and suddenly an old black man ran out of the crowd! Push away the overseer! Run to the corpse of that old black man! He shouted, "Parker! Parker!! No! Parker!! ”

Ika could tell at a glance that it was Uncle Davitz, the barber from the manor of the "Liberty Village"! A good friend of my father's life! He defended the overseer's obstruction! I was very excited to run over and push Dr. George away! Pick up the old black man's body and cry! At this time, the overseer behind him picked up the whip and struck it! also scolded:

"Damn nigga! You want to die! Let him go! Come on! ”

Just as they were about to whip them, they were stopped by Dr. George, "Don't worry, it's not an infectious disease." It's heart failure. Heart disease, find a few people to bury him. After about half an hour, old Davids picked up the thin body of the old black man and stood up, and the head of the old black Parker was tilted against his chest.

"What are you going to do?! You take him there!? An overseer asked.

"I'm going to get my brother a haircut! Wash your face, change your clothes and bury him! For God's sake, please! Davids cried.

The hausen director of the manor said angrily, "Okay! All right!! Go ahead! For God's sake!! You are such trouble! Let's go! ”

What the! He's Davids' older brother?! The crowd looked at the old barber Davids in amazement and made way for him.

Before nightfall, there was a new cemetery in Liberty Village, and Ika and a few black slaves helped Davitz Sr. dig his brother's grave and bury his brother Parker. Until then, Davitz had been holding his deceased brother in his arms, and when Parker was buried, Davitz put the crumpled note in his brother Parker's coat pocket.

Instead of leaving after finishing his work like the others, Ikata put his clothes on his shoulders! Stand beside old Davits.

"Why don't you leave? You eat dinner and go to the child, it's not your pain. Thank you for helping me bury him. Old Davids looked at his brother's grave and said, his words filled with sorrow and sorrow.

Ika didn't move, he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to speak. Davids seemed to read his thoughts, "I know what you're thinking?" All right! Sit down, I tell you, otherwise you won't be able to sleep, I can feel that you love to listen to stories, thank you for sharing this pain with me, child. ”

Davids Sr. told Ika about himself and his brother Parker, "Decades ago, the owner of the manor in Liberty Village, who is now the father of the old man, at a dinner party with other manor owners, he wanted to give his good friend another manor a meeting gift, and gave his son a little black slave, when our mother told us to choose between me and my brother, I was young at the time, so he was chosen, no! It should be said that my brother replaced me, otherwise, I might lie here instead of him.

"The last time we saw each other was 15 years ago, when I went out with my master, he was at the station carrying a ** bag full of cotton for the master, and I told him that his mother had died, and he was later sold somewhere else, maybe he was now the owner of the manor who liberated all the black slaves under his control, or he redeemed himself, that is, they were all free.

"But I didn't expect him to think about it, he always wanted to come back to see his mother, you big idiot!! It's all this age! I walked from Furnikia to Florida!! A sucker! Idiot! Why are you coming back? You think you're free! Go north and go north! Isn't that enough!! Death is there! You idiot! Is there anything else you deserve to be nostalgic for here? A sucker!! Old Davids burst into tears! Ika listened quietly on the side, he didn't cry, but the feeling in his heart was worse than crying! He sat with Davids for a while, then got up and walked silently back to his cabin, where his wife and son were waiting for him.

At this time, he looked back at the cemetery and saw that Daddy Davids was holding a shovel and filling in his brother's grave, and in the sunset, the sad silhouette of Daddy Davids and the cross in front of his brother Parker's grave reflected a long reflection.

Three years later, one autumn in the fall of the "Liberty Village" estate, the old barber Lawrence. Davids, who had quietly left one morning, walked out of the cemetery with the people after attending his funeral that afternoon, and he turned to look at the red-hot cemetery and the new crucifixion with wooden planks, and said with emotion, "It's a heart attack again." ”