The winter sun is very good, but it shines on people, without the slightest warmth, like through a layer of glass, although dazzling, but without the slightest temperature.

Jiang Yanyan tightened her clothes, looking at the thick snow outside, Jiang Yanyan's face was full of confusion, and although her eyes were looking ahead, they seemed to have no focus.

"Mom, come on, it's snowing, you see, I drew a little cat on the snow."

"Mom, can you help me build a snowman?"

"Mom, look, my snowball is not round."

"Mom, I don't want to use a pot, I want a real sled."

"Mom's ......"

His ears seemed to echo the words of his son in his ears in the past winter.

But everything has gone with the wind.

Hearing the laughter of her neighbors next to her, she unconsciously turned her head away.

I saw that the neighbor's house next door was full of festive laughter.

It's the Spring Festival, it's all back, it's lively, and it's reunited.

She was the only one.

In the past, when my son was still around during the Chinese New Year, they would go together to buy Spring Festival couplets, fireworks, candy, new clothes, and his favorite new toys.

So my son likes the New Year very much.

Every year before the Chinese New Year, she has to prepare a lot of things, chicken, duck and fish, vegetables and fruits, salty bacon and so on.

Enough for their mother and son to eat from Chinese New Year's Eve to fifteen.

But this year, she didn't prepare anything, the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar had bottomed out, and there wasn't even much rice left at home.

Since the death of her son, she has not had a good appetite, she eats very little every day, and sometimes, she doesn't even want to cook at all, and she is confused every day.

During this time, she became thinner and her spirit became muddy.

She liked it, because when she was in the dark, she could see her son running around in front of her, as if he had never left her.

"Yanyan, where are you going?"

At this moment, a person came up to him and called out to Jiang Yanyan, who was in a trance.

"Second aunt, I'll go buy some noodles." Jiang Yanyan was stunned for a while before she saw the person in front of her.

"Yanyan, I see that you are not in good spirits, have you not rested? Go home and rest more, the second aunt told you, there is no hurdle in this world that cannot be passed, people live, they have to look forward, don't look back, let him go in the past......"

The second aunt and Jiang Yanyan are not related, it's just because everyone in the same village calls them that.

The second aunt is very good and knows what happened to Jiang Yanyan, so she also has special pity for her.

"I went to the town to buy some fish, I'll give you two, you take it back and braised it."

The second aunt is carrying a vegetable basket in her hand, which is full of fish, and the people of Daxia like to store food on weekdays, not to mention that it is almost the New Year now, so it is naturally all kinds of buying.

"No, second aunt, you can keep it for yourself." Jiang Yanyan hurriedly excused herself when she heard this.

Then he staggered and was about to leave.

Looking at Jiang Yanyan with her arms folded, bowed, her head down, and her lonely back, the second aunt couldn't bear it for a while.

So he shouted loudly: "Yanyan, come to our house for the New Year this year, I told your second uncle, and your second uncle will also let you come." ”

"No, second aunt, I'll just live at home by myself, don't bother you, you can get busy."

Jiang Yanyan turned sideways when she heard this, but she didn't turn around completely, because she was afraid that the tears on her face would be seen by her second aunt.

"I have to come."

The second aunt persuaded a few words, but didn't say any more, turned around and hurried home, it was too cold outside.

Seeing the second aunt leaving, Jiang Yanyan naturally didn't stay any longer and continued to walk forward.

Step on the snow, make a creaking sound, and go all the way forward.

But instead of going to the small shop in the village, she went straight to the river.

By noon, the children who were playing on the ice had all gone home to eat, leaving only the empty river and the traces left by the play on the ice.

There were wood, sleds that were confiscated back, shovels, hoes, and buckets, all of which were left behind by the children, and it was estimated that they would come to play in the afternoon, so they were not taken home.

Jiang Yanyan picked up a mining hoe, looked around, and then swung the mining hoe and smashed it into the ice.

But the ice in the north was so thick that it froze so tightly that there was no trace of damage to the entire ice except for a trace of ice chips, and she was so tired that she was out of breath.

Jiang Yanyan sighed helplessly, and then threw the mine hoe aside, but she did not give up, but continued to move forward.

Because she knew that there must be a hole in the ice carved out by the villagers in order to catch fish.

Sure enough, after walking for about five or six minutes, she came across a hole surrounded by broken ice.

Jiang Yanyan walked to the side of the cave entrance and looked at the blue river below, it was so beautiful, she thought to herself.

I looked up at the sky again, and it was the same color as the bottom of the river.

Jiang Yanyan unbuttoned her clothes, took off her outer jacket, and then stacked it neatly and put it next to her.

"Chubby, mom is here to accompany you."

Jiang Yanyan had tears in her eyes, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, she seemed to see Xiaopang waving to her in the distance.

"Don't worry, don't be afraid, Mom will be with you."

After Jiang Yanyan finished speaking, without the slightest hesitation, she took three steps and made two steps, and jumped directly into the hole.

The icy river instantly submerged her, and the biting chill made her body stiffen instantly, but it didn't matter, she was not ready to struggle, and her body fell down.

The cold river water poured in from her mouth and nose, and the strong feeling of suffocation made her whole body seem to crack open, and it was extremely painful, but then the darkness swallowed her.

She felt as if her body was lightening and slowly floating, as if in the clouds.

Eventually, her body was cut off from all contact with the world, and she fell into boundless darkness.

The process seemed short and long, and when she came to consciousness again, a blue glow seemed to appear in front of her eyes.

It wasn't her delusion, the blue light was the light of the sun shining through the ice into the river.

It's beautiful.

And the cold and suffocation are all gone, the body is no longer painful, and the whole person is light.

She didn't seem to exert any strength, and the whole person floated towards the river.

She looked down at the soles of her feet, and in the quiet river, there was another self.

Oh, so I'm dead.

Jiang Yanyan did not panic, nor did she feel sad, but felt a sense of relief.

Then she was back on the ice.

A voice in her heart told her that when people die, they have to go where they need to go.

But she didn't want to leave yet, she wanted to go home and see.

Since people die and have souls, will Chubby go home?

Thinking of this, she hurried in the direction of home.

She saw her footprints when she came, winding all the way, and she followed her footprints, but this time, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't leave any traces on the snow.

She had a feeling.

It feels like my son is waiting for him at home.

——

"Where's my mother?"

Little Fat Dun searched around the house, but didn't find anyone, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart.

"I should have just gone out."

Song Ci glanced at the cup on the table, and there was still a trace of heat in the cup.

"So let's go out and find her? Or are you waiting here for her to come back? Little Fat Dun looked at Song Ci.

Song Ci has become his backbone.

Song Ci looked at the furnishings in the room, and had a bad premonition.

It's a very ordinary rural house, but it's cleaned and everything is neatly arranged, and it's not at all like the casualness of a home.

"Does your mom have OCD?" Song Ci asked.

"Obsessive-compulsive disorder?"

Hearing this, Chubby was a little puzzled, and the vegetable dumplings scurried around several rooms in the house, looking around, curious about everything.

"Wow, what a big picture of you and your mom."

"Wow, there's a big doll."

"Wow, what's this 'four'?" Four' big dinosaurs? ”

……

"Don't run, don't go wow." Song Ci caught this little monkey.

Then he explained to Little Chubby Dun: "Obsessive-compulsive disorder means that no matter what you make, you must put it neatly and tidy up." ”

Little Fat Dun looked around, with a puzzled look on his face, Song Ci didn't mention it, he really didn't pay attention.

"My mother is not like this, she also likes to clean, but ......" Xiao Chubby Dun didn't say too clearly, but Song Ci already understood what he meant.

"Let's go out and find your mother." When Song Ci heard this, he hurriedly came out of the house with the little fat dun.

Then he looked at the footprints in the snow in front of the door, winding in the direction to the right, and then merging into the road, blending in with countless other footprints.

"Go this way."

Song Ci pointed in a direction, and the little fat dun immediately jumped out, and Song Ci hurried to follow with the vegetable dumplings.

A few people didn't go far before they saw a woman walking towards her in thin clothes, looking at her with a calm expression, the cold winter wind didn't seem to have any effect on her, Song Ci suddenly understood something.

"Mom."

When the little fat dun saw the person opposite, he ran over with great joy.

"Chubby."

Seeing her son, Jiang Yanyan was also full of surprise.

Then he bent down and hugged the little chubby dun who ran over in his arms.

"Mom, woo woo woo ......"

Seeing his mother, Little Fat Dun wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say, and his agitated mood finally turned into crying.

"Okay, don't be afraid, little fat, mom is with you, mom is here ......" Jiang Yanyan hugged her son, but her face was not sad, but full of smiles.

"Mom thought she would never see you again, but I didn't expect to see our little fat again, it's so good......"

"Mom, I miss you, I'm back......" Chubby said in a choked voice.

But soon, he realizes that something is wrong.

"Mom, what's wrong with you? How did you become like me? Little Chubby said with some horror.

"Because my mother is afraid that you will be too lonely and boring alone, so I came to accompany you."

Jiang Yanyan habitually brushed the hair around her ears and said with a smile.

"You...... Why are you dead? Are you sick too? Chubby asked a little sadly.

Jiang Yanyan shook her head, and then said, "It doesn't matter if you're sick or not, now your mother can accompany you and accompany you on the road." ”

"For ...... Why? Mom, isn't it good to be alive? ”

When Jiang Yanyan heard this, she touched his head and said gently: "Of course it's good to be alive, but my mother is too tired." ”

"I'm sorry." Hearing this, Little Fat Dun lowered his head and apologized with a gloomy expression.

"Why do you want to say sorry to your mother?" Jiang Yanyan asked in surprise.

"It's all because of me that my mother lives so hard and tired." Chubby Dundao.

"Fool, just because of you, my mother doesn't feel hard, and without you, my mother will feel that it's hard to do everything, this is my mother's life."

Jiang Yanyan said in the end, she could only sigh helplessly.

"That'...... Mom, come with me to Taoyuan Village. Chubby took his mother's hand.

"Taoyuan Village?"

Little Fat Dun looked back at Song Ci and the vegetable dumplings.

And the moment Jiang Yanyan saw Song Ci and Cai Dumplings, she understood what kind of place Taoyuan Village was, and understood the identity of Song Ci and Cai Dumplings.

That's why Jiang Yanyan can know his identity at a glance.

"Mr. Song, Master Walker, thank you for taking care of my son."

She bowed slightly and saluted the two of them.

Song Ci sighed and shook his head.

"Why do you bother? We were still a step too late. ”

"It's not too late at all, it's just right."

Jiang Yanyan looked down at her son, who was also looking up at her.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Nothing is important anymore.

——

"Mom, I ate it, I really ate it......"

Yiyi held a spicy strip and opened her mouth wide, making a gesture to eat it, but her eyes squinted at her mother next to her.

The reason why she is like this is because in the past, He Hongmei strictly forbade her to eat these junk foods.

"Eat, don't look at me."

He Hongmei said with a smile, but her heart was full of indescribable sourness, if she could stay by their side forever, how good it would be.

"Don't go back." Yiyi's little face was full of excitement when she heard this.

"Don't regret it, mom counts what she says."

"Okay, ahhhh......h

Hearing this, he immediately stuffed the spicy strip in his hand into his mouth, then chewed it twice, and then his nose and eyebrows were all wrinkled.

"Puff puff...... It's spicy, it's spicy, Dad, I'm going to drink water, I'm going to die of spicy......"

Yiyi's eyes were spicy.

"Don't eat, drink some milk." Huang Youguo hurriedly handed her the bottle on the table.

Yiyi took the bottle, immediately leaned back, fell into her mother's arms, and then gulped the bottle.

At noon, a family of three had the warmest lunch in a long time.

After eating, He Hongmei brought the dishes and chopsticks into the kitchen and did not wash them, because she had to seize every second of time to stay with her daughter.

The three of them hugged each other and sat on the sofa, talking about their hearts.

Mom talked about how cute and well-behaved Yiyi was when she was young.

Dad talked about how naughty and "bad" Yiyi was when she was young.

Yiyi said that she began to love them from the inside of her mother's belly, and loved them all her life.

In the next life, I still have to be their little baby, and I have to love them.

Love "flows" between them.

Until Yiyi, who was nestled in the arms of the two, suddenly sat up straight.

He waved his hand to the empty living room.

Hehe smiled and said, "Brother Yunzhou, sister ...... dumplings"

The couple's faces turned pale in an instant.

They weren't scared, they were scared that their daughter was leaving.

(End of chapter)