Youlan nodded with red eyes, and asked again, "What is the uncle doing here?" ”

Do what?

Presumably......

Let's draw a line.

Gu Chao took a deep breath and didn't answer, and beckoned Youlan into Wei Lan's room with his backhand, "Help my brother clean up together." ”

*

In the room, Grandma Gu struggled to sit up, "Wei, Chief Wei?" ”

Wei Xueliang bowed, "Don't blame those who come empty-handed." ”

Then he clapped his hands again, looked around the chair by the window, lifted his trouser leg and sat down.

Although the two families have not gone through the formal process, the child's matter has basically been finalized.

Under normal circumstances, if Wei Xueliang came to the door for the first time, he would definitely not be empty-handed.

At this time, the current situation is a different matter.

"Chief Wei politely ......" Grandma Gu spoke weakly, but she still cheered up.

Wei Lan had an accident, Wei Xueliang rushed over all the way for something, Grandma Gu didn't understand.

It is precisely because of understanding that my heart is more uncomfortable.

Wei Xueliang said very little, he didn't say much when he sat there, he just listened to what Grandma Gu was saying.

Grandma Gu thought of Wei Lan in her heart, her cloudy old eyes smiled with a smile, and told him what the original Gu family was like, what the Gu family was like after Wei Lan came, the changes in the family, the changes in the Gu Dynasty, and the changes in Youlan.

As she spoke, Grandma Gu had tears in her eyes again, and she counted Wei Lan's goodness in the front, and then said that she and Gu Chao were ashamed of the Wei family and failed to protect people.

"My old bones are about to be buried in the ground, but Brother Chao'er's life is still long, he is stubborn and stubborn, I am afraid that I will spend my life with guilt and shame, I just ask Chief Wei to be more magnanimous, let him do his filial piety in front of him, don't make him want to repent, there is no place to follow."

Grandma Gu understands Gu Chao, and with Gu Chao's temperament, he will take Wei Lan's thoughtfulness and filial piety and wait for the Wei family together.

However, if something like this happens, can the Wei family still forgive Brother Chao?

Grandma Gu had no face to beg the Wei family for forgiveness, but she didn't want Gu Chao to suffer for the rest of her life.

She wants to fight for ......

Wei Xueliang touched two handfuls of hair in annoyance, sighed and was silent for a long time, and finally looked at Grandma Gu and said frankly: "Gu Chao is a good boy, we all like him very much." ”

"I'd love to make this marriage happen, but ......"

Wei Xueliang's throat rolled up and down, and he smiled helplessly, "This matter was intentional by others, and I can't blame him for being reasonable or reasonable." ”

The implication is that the Wei family does not have a grudge against Gu Chao.

Grandma Gu was slightly stunned, and a hint of expectation appeared in her heart, "What does Chief Wei mean......"

Without waiting for Gu Grandma to say more, Wei Xueliang continued: "We don't mean to blame Gu Chao, but ......"

"The child's mother can't accept it." The words were almost the same, Wei Xueliang got up and walked to the door, and the moment he touched the handle, he said again: "If you can, bother the old man to tell him on his behalf, and let him ...... in the future Don't go any further. ”

No one in the Wei family blamed Gu Chao, but when Gu Chao appeared in front of them, he would always remind them of this incident.

Instead of living in grief forever, it is better to return to the bridge and the road to the road, and each one is well.

"Wei, Chief Wei ......"

There was a hurried shout of the old man behind him, Wei Xueliang didn't stop, opened the door and walked out.

Closing the door with his backhand, and seeing a big and a small one standing at the door, Wei Xueliang was stunned, "This is?" ”

He glanced at the box in Gu Chao's eyes.

Gu Chao's eyes were red, and he tried to show a faint smile, "It's Wei Lan's thing, I thought my uncle should bring it back, so I packed it up." ”

The young man's smile was suppressed and shy, surrounded by an aura of frustration and decadence, compared with the young man who threw him down on the school field half a year ago.

There is not even a place between the two that can be connected at all.

In addition to guilt, the pain in Gu Chao's heart is no less than theirs.

Wei Xueliang looked at the box in his hand again, stared at it silently for a long time, and didn't open it to see what was inside, "Keep it for a thought." ”

Wei Xueliang patted Gu Chao on the shoulder, "Since you still regard me as an uncle and an elder, just listen to my uncle's advice and live a good life in the future." ”

Noticing Youlan behind Gu Chao, Wei Xueliang smiled lightly, "Honor your grandmother and raise your younger brothers and sisters." ”

Gu Chao's mouth was sour, Wei Xueliang walked out, and he followed behind, "Uncle, I'll go to Beijing City to see you in a while......"

This time, Wei Xueliang didn't respond, let alone look back, and he didn't even pause.

Gu Chao chased a few steps, his steps slowed down unconsciously, and finally stopped in place.

He is not a fool and knows what Wei Xueliang means.

He now has nothing to do with Wei Lan and the Wei family.

In Youlan's memory, after that, Grandma Gu called her brother and said something alone, but she didn't know what she said.

I only know that after my brother came out of Grandma's house that day, he sat on the rocking chair where Sister Lan often sat in the backyard with a rattan box, his eyes were scarlet and retched for a long time, and finally he turned over and lay on the manhole cover and laughed heartily.

The laughter was hearty and loud, but it was more tragic and heartbreaking than crying.

The young Youlan didn't know the taste of love and heartache, so he only saw the surface.

I didn't know that at that time, Gu Chao's ears kept buzzing, and his stomach was pulled out as if several big hands were stirring at the same time, his eyes were bloodshot and wanted to cry, but they were swollen and sore, and he couldn't shed a single tear.

He has no tears, he can't cry.

Gu Chao's heart hurt.

His girl, his light, his sun......

The surrounding bamboo forests and trees, everything quickly faded in color, as if in an instant, Gu Chao was in a black hole space.

There was darkness all around, and only the light came from ahead.

In the beam, Wei Lan was dressed in a white dress and smiled, "All the sunflowers will bloom at the end of July, and they will be spectacular at that time!" By the way, do you know the flower language of sunflowers? ”

Her little hand was tightly and easily placed on the brim of the straw hat, and she looked at him sideways, "I know you don't know!" Listen up! There is no one else in my eyes, you are everywhere, when there is you, you are the sun, I can't take my eyes off, when there is no you, I bow my head and no one can see ...... This is the flower language of sunflowers, how? Romantic, right? Let's go and see it together! ”

With that, she grinned and turned to run forward.

As she ran, the beam grew farther and farther away, and soon it was about to disappear......

Gu Chao's pupils were dilated and lost their brilliance, and he reached out to grab the disappearing light, and the whole person fell heavily to the ground.

The sky was gray and gloomy, he turned over and lay on the manhole cover, tears flashing in his eyes, and suddenly laughed, "Haha...... Hahahaha......"

Youlan kept shrinking at the kitchen door and looking, not daring to approach, she heard Gu Chao's whisper, for some reason, she couldn't hold back anymore, and cried out loud, "Woo...... Brother, brother, Sister Lan, Sister Lan......"

……

*

At the end of August and the beginning of September, Grandma Gu's body was already strong and the crossbow was exhausted, and she had reached the last step in her life.

"Who wants to die in such a better and better year?"

In the dimly lit room, on the quaint old wooden bed, Grandma Gu was so thin and lying on her back.

"Lan, Lan girl haven't been found yet...... I haven't seen Brother Chao'er's child born yet...... "Grandma Gu's face was full of furrows, her eyes were cloudy, and she couldn't see things clearly, so she could only reach out and grasp something out of thin air.

"Grandma." Gu Chao sat on the edge of the bed, grabbed Grandma Gu's hand and put it to her ear, there were tears in her eyes but she refused to fall, "Grandma, go ahead." ”

Grandma Gu didn't hear it, and the other one continued to grasp something in mid-air, and then she heard her old and weak voice sound again, "Wei, Wei Lan, ......"

"It's not that Grandma doesn't like you......"

"You don't know how lively it has been since you came to the house, and it has been chattering every day...... Grandma likes you too late ......"

"Where the hell did you go, you skinny girl...... Hurry up...... Come back, grandma, grandma will give you simmered eggs to eat. Wei, Wei Lanna......"

Grandma Gu said intermittently, and the people around her wept silently, feeling very uncomfortable.

Suddenly, the old man's voice stopped abruptly, and Grandma Gu's hand fell suddenly, and the cloudy old eyes glared at the boss, and he was already out of breath.

Until the last moment, Grandma Gu was still thinking about Wei Lan.

"Grandma!" Gu Chao let out a low roar, and big tears fell.

After Youlan, who had been crying quietly on the side, reacted, she couldn't help but fall down in front of the bed and cried bitterly: "Grandma, grandma? Mother-in-law! ”

It has been half a month since Grandma Gu's funeral was handled.

Some of the above have implemented new policies, including the distribution of production to households, the dissolution of large collectives, and the distribution of land to individuals.

The Gu family divided three acres of land on the side of Xiaogang.

Gu Chao rented out the field, handed over the key to the house to Gu Yang, and asked Gu Yang to help take care of Youlan, and the people who rented the land would hand over the rent to Gu Yang at the time of the quarterly harvest, which was regarded as Youlan's rations.

Gu Chao stood in Wei Lan's room, Wei Lan loved to be clean and bright, the window had long been replaced with transparent glass, and at this time, the sunlight poured into the room from the window, that is, the room was empty, still full of the smell of sunlight.

Just like her, clean, warm......

It's light......

It's his light!

He was in the depths of darkness, thinking that he had grasped the light that could redeem him, but who knew that in an instant, he would fall into deeper darkness.

Gu Chao gritted his teeth, and after taking a deep look, he resolutely walked out of the room and locked the door.

He packed his bags and was about to go out, Gu Yang and his wife were holding the child in the courtyard, and Youlan stood at the door looking at him and cried quietly.

"Brother, don't go, don't go?" Youlan cried and threw herself into Gu Chao's arms, holding Gu Chao and refusing to let go, "I don't have anything, I don't have anything, I can't live without my brother anymore, don't you go......"

Sister Lan is gone, Grandma is dead, and even my brother is leaving.

Youlan fell into a great panic.

She didn't understand, Mingming......

Obviously, everyone is very happy and happy together, why? Why did it suddenly become like this?

She was left with her brother.

Gu Chao touched Youlan's head with a dead face, and his voice was calm and calm: "Youlan, when I settle down outside, I'll come back to pick you up." ”

He has failed so much in this life, he has not been able to keep the person he loves, he has not been able to let his grandmother live in peace, and now he has to abandon his only sister......

But there was no other way, and this place, which was once full of joy and happiness, now only made him miserable.

"No...... I don't want it! Youlan cried bitterly, tears falling down, "If my brother is also gone, then I really have nothing, I don't want it!" ”

Youlan has never been able to leave Gu Chao.

Gu Chao planned to go to Haishi first, find Xie Jinghong to explain some things, and then go to Wei Lan.

He was just about to get on the train with his bags on his back, but at the county railway station, he met Xie Jinghong, who was wearing a long shirt and holding an oil-paper umbrella.

The two of them were very surprised when they met, and they found a place to sit down and explain the situation for a few words, but they both fell silent.

Xie Jinghong came to H Province, and he did come to find Gu Chao.

In terms of business, he wrote to Gu Chao many times, asking for help or discussing things, but he never received a reply.

Xie Jinghong also had doubts, but he always thought that the college entrance examination was coming at the end of July, Gu Chao might be busy taking the college entrance examination, and when this time passed, he should be able to get in touch.

However, this waited until September.

Xie Jinghong couldn't sit still any longer, and decided to come over to see what was going on in person.

He had thought about many things, but he had never thought about the current one.

The sister who always called him "Amazing Child" in the letter and would make him new clothes and make good food disappeared?

He's dead?

This joke is not funny at all.

Xie Jinghong's face straightened, and he wanted to question Gu Chao, but when his eyes swept to the man beside him with his head down, covered with a decadent and languishing atmosphere, he couldn't speak again.

"And what are you going to do?" Xie Jinghong pinched the wooden handle of the oil-paper umbrella, looked at the street with empty eyes, the rain was dripping, and the pedestrians on the road either covered their heads with their hands or clothes and ran hard.

"Continue to be decadent like this?"

"I'm going to find her, along the river, along the river, along the sea...... As long as it's near the water, I'll look for it. ”

"If I could find it, I would have found it a long time ago!" Xie Jinghong turned his head, his slightly rounded baby face, and his gaze was sharp, "You're wasting your time now." ”

"What can I do? I can't ......."

The sky exploded, and the thunder flashed over Gu Chao's second half of the sentence.

He lowered his head, his big hands attached to his eyes, and his body trembled like words.

Xie Jinghong has always longed to see Wei Lan, and it is difficult for him to accept such a situation.

But things are already like this, continue to search, what else can you get except wasting time and feeling more depressed?

Xie Jinghong lowered his eyes, and a deep look that did not fit his age appeared on his immature face, "At that time, she didn't want you to go to Haishi, right?" But for your sake, she let you go for fear of getting in your way. ”

"This is what she paid for with her life, do you want to let her down again?"

"Think about it, what does she want you to do? Or, what does she want to do? ”

"You have so many options, why do you have to choose the most useless?"

The train station was bustling with people, and the two sat side by side on the chairs on the steps.

As Xie Jinghong's words fell, Gu Chao's back gradually straightened, and his eyebrows, which had been bitter and decadent due to guilt for a long time, regained their toughness and perseverance in an instant.

Xie Jinghong is right.

Wei Xueliang is also right.

If it was Wei Lan, he would definitely not want to see him look like a lost dog.

(End of chapter)