The first brother sat on the floor dejectedly.

The biting cold instantly infiltrated his whole body, but it couldn't make his chaotic thoughts at the moment half sober.

Waking up from a dream and returning to reality, everything that remained unchanged in front of him made him feel endless nothingness in an instant.

And those beliefs that he had always believed in were so ridiculous now...... Although it is a bit nonsensical, to a certain extent, this dream has really become a life-saving straw that he is holding onto.

Just like many people will point to buying lottery tickets in a vain attempt to change their lives, the mentality of a brother is probably the same, but it is more ethereal.

"What...... None more! ”

The first brother's eyes were blank, and he looked at the empty room in a daze. At this time, he was really at a loss, but there was still unwillingness in his eyes, he always felt that this dream could not be so simple.

I don't know how long it took for him to slowly wake up from this state of nothingness, staggered to his feet, and stumbled towards the door.

The two mountains in front of me, I don't know how many years of wind and frost, still stand there...... It's just that it doesn't seem to be any different from what I saw yesterday.

"So...... The so-called mountains of gold and silver are really just a dream, right!? ”

A mocking look appeared on the face of the first brother, as if he was mocking the whimsical self.

"It's time to recognize the reality......" The first brother shook his head, let out a long breath, and muttered to himself.

……

The warm sun of early spring is shining, but the wind in this small mountain village is still cold.

The first brother sat by the bonfire in despair, unable to raise the slightest interest. Especially the feeling of being full of expectations but ultimately disappointed, made his whole person a little vain and felt empty.

He knew that everything was in the past, and he really should cheer up.

But what else can such an almost dilapidated self do?

He didn't know, and he was a little confused.

Maybe you can continue to write books? The editor called Fries had contacted him several times, but he never replied to him because he hadn't thought things through yet.

Why don't you reply to him a little bit? And try to reopen a new book, as if it were, for yourself?

Thinking of this, Brother Yi's face couldn't help but be a little gloomy: for such a long time, he didn't try to write, but he couldn't write much, and he would end up helplessly putting it aside.

As soon as he moved his pen, he would think of Erya, think of her who was crying at that time, and cry and ask himself, can he be more down-to-earth......

The threshold in his heart is far more difficult to cross than he imagined.

But people still have to look forward, right?

Perhaps, it's time to think about working in the factory again, and be a capitalist dog again? After all, he is not young anymore, and it is impossible to stay at home all the time to gnaw at the old, and life has to be maintained by himself in the end.

Although his family was always tolerant of him, he didn't say much. But he can't take this tolerance as connivance, and be a salted fish with peace of mind!

After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't come up with a result, and in the end he could only sigh helplessly, looking blankly at the two mountains in the distance.

Having said that, Brother Yi is indeed not a down-to-earth person.

In fact, he always thinks about similar plans like this, but most of them fail to implement them in the end, and many times, it is more like a whim to pass the time of boredom.

However, he always felt a little uneasy today, so he finally decided to get up and go outside for a swing to relieve his depression.

……

In this way, the first brother walked out of the house without thinking or thinking, and began to wander aimlessly along the country road.

There is no destination, no direction, at this time he just walks casually with vague memories, wandering, as if he has lost his soul. He didn't know where he was going, he just followed his instincts and kept moving forward.

In the village, the scattered houses have already started a busy day.

The complaints and scoldings of adults, the frolicking and slapping of children, make this peaceful mountain village a little more angry for no reason, and the rising smoke is full of fireworks......

The first brother's expression became calm, this kind of warm mountain residence is the main reason why he chose to return here after being injured.

Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound of the stream hitting the cliff wall not far away, which instantly woke up the first brother who was immersed in this peace.

"How...... Is it here? ”

The first brother's face showed a look of remembrance, and unconsciously, he actually followed the mountain road all the way to the front of the two mountains.

Another dusty memory, accompanied by the whining sound in the woods, accompanied by some familiar and some unfamiliar scenes, full of awakening......

"Probably...... Is it here? I remember that I couldn't go any further down this path! ”

The first brother opened his eyes wide, carefully discerning the somewhat unfamiliar scene, and muttered: "It's been about five years since the last time I came!" ”

The footage of the path is two forks in the road, and there is a rather conspicuous sign standing on one side.

It may have been too long since anyone visited, and the standing card was already covered with all kinds of withered broken leaves and fallen branches, and even the handwriting on it was blurred.

The first brother's face was full of emotion, and he gently dusted off the garbage that fell on the stand. Then, instead of continuing along the two forks in the road, he chose to turn back.

His target was a large tree standing on the left side of the road.

After discerning it for a long time, he finally cleared a few small bushes beside the big tree, and then, a path that no one had stepped on for an unknown amount of time appeared in his field of vision.

"Yes, it's the road, it's a secret that few people in the village know."

A smile appeared on his face for no reason, and he said to himself, and then walked with excited steps along the path into the depths of the jungle.

After passing through a not very dense woods, a glade suddenly appeared in front of him.

"This is it!" Looking at this magical little world in front of him, Brother Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

The small glade in front of me is not very large, and it is estimated to be about the size of two rooms.

It's just that for some reason, this clearing is not overgrown with trees like the dense jungle around it, but is surrounded by a circle of large trees, and if he hadn't strayed in, maybe he wouldn't have discovered this place at that time.

On this flat land, there is fresh grass, and from a distance, it looks like a green blanket on this flat land.

At first glance, it seems that this is just an ordinary glade, but only the first brother knows that once he survives the long winter, in a short period of time, all kinds of purple and red will bloom here, and the flowering season will even last until the next winter...... For the first brother at that time, this was the miracle of the Creator!

At this time, although the cold winter has not yet passed, but the early spring signs have begun to appear, the wind rolls, those withered yellow and dilapidated broken leaves are scattered in an instant, a tender green grass seedlings have begun to quietly emerge, everywhere can be seen vigorous green, instantly let the lost brother at this time, suddenly feel a burst of freshness, the spirit is also lifted.

In addition, not far from this flat land, there is a winding river valley, a babbling stream flows slowly, and the sound of the water is agitated, which also adds a lot of vitality to this hidden forest flatland.

This is a secret base that a brother discovered when he was a child, and apart from him, only one person in the village knows about it.

It's Erya.

"Erya......" The first brother sighed and cautiously stepped into this dusty territory for a long time.

If it weren't for today's aimless wandering, he would have almost forgotten that there was such a hidden corner, but he was still here at this time, and the person next to him had long since disappeared?

The ears still vaguely echoed the laughter and laughter of the two at that time, and the immature agreement......

Also, on the eve of leaving, the two of them lay on the grass, listening to the sound of gurgling water, imagining the outside......

"Jingjing, what kind of place is Pengcheng?"

"Of course it's a big city, colorful neon, dazzling!"

"Jingjing, you said that Pengcheng is so big, can we stay forever? Can you make money? ”

"Absolutely, I hear from others...... Pengcheng is full of gold, and you don't need to bend down to pick up money! ”

"Ah...... Then let's go to Pengcheng to pick up money, and then come back to build a house and change the village, you say it's okay! ”

"Fool...... Where is there any place where you can really pick up money, what we need to rely on is our hands and our efforts! ”

"Yes! It's all up to you. I'm not worried at all with you......"

……

The memories buried deep in his heart came like a tide, and the thin figure of the first brother suddenly began to stir, he could no longer suppress his surging emotions, in this secret base that only he knew, he could finally vent his long-suppressed emotions wantonly...... No one knows, and no one cares.

When did things turn out like this?

Have you changed, or have I changed, or have we all changed?

I miss you so much, I really miss you, but where are you at this moment?

……

In the forest, there was a faint sobbing sound, and then, it began to howl, resounding throughout the glade.

He vaguely remembered what Erya said to him when he walked out of Pengcheng Railway Station:

"Quietly, they said that Pengcheng is full of neon all over the world, you said that when we get there, will we be separated, then you remember to hold on to me, don't lose me!"

Erya's immature voice still lingered in his heart, and he was so convinced that they would gain a foothold in this city and break through to the sky.

But...... Where is she? Why, it's gone?

"But...... I really lost you! ”

At this moment, he didn't want to be depressed anymore, he sat on the ground regardless of it, as if he wanted to pour out all his depression, he didn't want to show a smile anymore, because he was too tired.

Suddenly, a scented tissue came from behind his back, and a nice voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Jingjing, you are really a crying bag, after so many years, why are you still like this?"

The crying stopped instantly.

The first brother's face was still mixed with snot and wanton tears, but his face showed an expression of disbelief.

"Erya ......"