Ye Duhong came to the big river, the river water is very clear, Ye Duhong took off his coat, put it in the water, washed off the mud on his clothes, and the clothes couldn't dry immediately, Ye Duhong had to hold the wet clothes in his hands, Ye Duhong, who was not wearing a coat, stood by the river, waiting for the boat to cross him, there were bamboo rafts on the water, and there were also wooden boats, Ye Duhong wanted to find a wooden boat to ride, so that he could rest in the cabin of the boat.

There is a wooden boat to Ye Duhong in front of him, the head of the independent boat is an old man, his hair is white, the sculls of the boat are interesting toys in his hands, the old man asked Ye Duhong if he wants to cross the river, Ye Duhong replied that he is in a hurry to cross the river, and he can't wait for a boat for half a day. Duhong looks at the water surface at night, there is a lonely boat in a large area of water in the distance, driving slowly, a flat boat between the sky and water, the poetry and painting are endless.

Ye Duhong boarded the ship, entered the cabin, and sat down. The old man asked Ye Duhong why he didn't wear his coat, and Ye Duhong replied that his coat was wet. The old man asked Ye Duhong why his coat was wet, and Ye Duhong replied that he had just washed it. The old man asked Ye Duhong why he had just washed his clothes, and Ye Duhong replied that his clothes were covered with mud. The old man asked Ye Duhong why his clothes were covered with mud, and Ye Duhong replied that he had fallen on a dirt road.

The old man said: "You young man, you look so small, you are here alone, it's pitiful, this is the season to visit your family, you are also going home to visit your relatives, right?"

Ye Duhong said, "Yes." My mother and father are both in my hometown, but they are no longer alive. It's also sad to say that my parents died in a fire, and it was the Free Army that burned my yard, and my parents were burned to death. My parents were buried in a wasteland not far from the drizzle lake, and I wept almost once I went there. I remember one time, I was visiting my parents in the wasteland, there was a squirrel on their grave, the squirrel stood up and looked at me who was sad, it didn't know my sadness, it couldn't see my sadness, it looked at me kneeling on the ground, it just felt funny, it seemed to be laughing, it must have been in a happy mood, because it saw me on the kneeling funny. The squirrel swept past me, and it went in style. I can't understand my sorrow in addition to the squirrel, but also the clouds in the sky, the blue sky overhead, and the earth under my knees, although the earth does not understand my sorrow, but bears my tears. ”

While rowing, the old man said: "It can be seen that you are a person who values feelings, and it is better to value feelings than other irrelevant things, and human feelings are broad, and you value this thing very much." Although your parents are gone, you always feel that they are still there, and they are still in your heart. You must remember that your father stretched out a finger and asked you to walk with his finger so that you did not fall on the road, and you walked on the road happily holding your father's hand although you stumbled and stumbled, and you must remember that your father called you to his side when he was writing a couplet and asked you to read his "Fu" You must remember that your father took you to the field to experience life, and he didn't want you to do a lot of work, for fear that you would get hurt in the field, and you must remember the feeling when he called your name, and he was anxious to find you, and happily found you, of course, these are all my guesses, I just said, you must remember the joys and sorrows when you and your father were together. ”

Ye Duhong smiled and said: "I don't know how to express my chaotic mood at this time, everything you say speaks to my mood, I feel that you are a very good talker, words are spoken by people, as long as it comes out of a person's mouth, it is all said by people, but there are many kinds of words, some words are good, some words are not good, I think what you say is very good, I don't know if you think so?"

The old man said: "There are many people who say that I speak well, and my grandson also says that I speak well, and he always likes to listen to me, so I will tell him stories, tell him stories about the Heavenly Sect, tell stories about magic schools, tell stories about the battle between the Free Army and the Red Army, tell stories about the Ice Cave, tell stories about Jade Beauty, tell stories about Red Snakes, tell stories about frogs, tell stories about Demon Domain, tell stories about devils, I have told many stories to my grandson." ”

Ye Duhong said: "You are a kind old man, you are a wise old man, your hair is gray but you are still in good spirits, you are ferrying on this big river, you can see that you love this profession." The environment in which you work is so exciting, you look at this sparkling water, you can't see the edge, I don't know, how you row in this vast water, how to entertain the boredom, boredom, loneliness in your heart. ”

The old man said: "You child, although you are small, but you speak maturely, I am indeed lonely, but I am not lonely, I row alone on the water, facing the sky and the river, there is the sky and the river with me, the most extensive thing with me as a companion, I feel very fresh, I sometimes sing to the birds in the sky, there are mountain songs, rock and roll, etc., I sing the big bird should be heard, it chirps in the sky, I can also hear it, you don't know, I am happy when I hear the birds and sing to them." ”

Ye Duhong heard that the old man actually said that he was a child, so he also pretended to be cute, this kind of cute state made the old man like it very much, Ye Duhong raised his head and said: "Your heart is very rich, you are so old, if you are not rich in heart, you will not be able to be so happy to ferry." Your abundant heart is your spiritual support. Do you talk to your customers a lot?"

The old man shook the smooth surface of the oars, and said: "I have pulled a lot of people, men and women, not men and women, old and young, not old and not a lot, I even pulled dead people, one day, I was rowing on the river, I saw a person floating on the water, I thought, this is who drowned, I quickly salvaged him, I wanted to save him, but when I fished him up, I found that he had no head, only his body remained, and his neck was blurred with flesh and blood, I was staring at the shaking water in shock, and the horror made me want to die." I finally stabilized and brought the incomplete body to shore, I found a secluded place and buried the body, I thought, whoever it is, the dead are always pitiful, and I buried him, and I also gave him a place to live. In other words, I am rowing on this big river, that is to say, in the ferrying business, everything will be encountered, and I have seen people who take boats without paying. ”

Ye Duhong said, "Ah, it's broken." ”

The old man said, "What's the matter?"

Ye Duhong said: "I forgot to bring money, I don't have a penny on me." What can I do?"

The old man said, "As soon as you talked about money, you said that you didn't bring any money." Alas, even if I am unlucky, seeing that you are also a child, I will not bother with you, and I will give you a ride in vain. ”

Ye Duhong said, "I will remember you." Thank you so much. ”

In fact, Ye Duhong can summon the big boat he made zuò, and then the big boat will drive automatically, but that will be very energy-consuming, and Ye Duhong still chooses to take someone else's small wooden boat. This is a bit like a person can run every day to exercise, maybe there are not many people who insist on running every day, this is a bit like it is not difficult to do good deeds every day, it may be difficult to do good deeds all the time, there are always some things, clearly can be done, but do not do it, the reason, the person understands.