Volume 1: The first boy in the rivers and lakes Lao Huang Li 03 Rural boy

A village slowly emerges in the distance, the smoke is rising, the sun shines over the large golden wheat field, in the wheat field, the wheat ears are full, golden and yellow, the wind blows, the wheat waves roll, which makes people feel refreshed and happy. There is a river next to the village, called Wu River, the river does not know where it flows, there is a group of children who are naked, playing in the river, drilling up and down in the water like loaches, popping up and down for a while, diving into the water for a while.

This village is called 'Wuyun Village', and because it is close to the Wuhe River, it is called Wuyun Village.

On a hill in the distance, a bearded man led a little girl and was walking towards here. The little girl asked the bearded man:

"Uncle Yang, look at the village ahead."

Yang Yunfeng looked at the village and said:

"Oh, yes, it's a village, let's ask if we can spend the night."

The little girl jumped up happily and said:

"Yay!"

By the river in the village, the reeds swayed in the wind, and there was a group of slick children, all about seven or eight years old, playing in the water. There was a child who climbed ashore with a bare buttocks, and that child had piercing eyes and thick lips. Then he stood on the shore, swinging the chicks, peeing on the surface of the river, and it was not fake to be three feet into the wind. Later, a group of children playing in the water saw this scene and hurriedly climbed ashore. After that, a pair of big ears, the child with thick eyebrows and big eyes was running towards the peeing child quickly, and said angrily:

"Yang Yu, you're looking for a beating!"

The child named Yang Yu hurriedly shook off his chicks, and was about to run, but was caught up by the thick-eyed and big-eyed child, and kicked him into the river, and the group of children laughed loudly, and after the children climbed ashore, they all put on their own clothes, and the thick-eyed and big-eyed child took down the clothes of the child named Yang Yu, and said with a smile:

"Stay down there! I took it. "A puff of smoke ran away. The child, named Yang Yu, poked his head out of the water and said:

"I was wrong, Zhu Shun." Then quickly swam to shore.

After swimming to the shore, the group of children got dressed and ran away. Only a skinny child squatted by the river and looked at Yang Yu. Yang Yu went ashore and left tears of emotion:

"It's still okay, you know to accompany me."

The child named Xingzheng got dressed and stammered:

Yang ..... Yang Yu, I... I... Go first, I.. I've got to go home for dinner, or else... Otherwise, my mother will spank me. ”

Then the kid named Xingzheng also ran away. Seeing this scene, Yang Yu said helplessly: "I'm like this, I don't dare to go out." Then Yang Yu folded a few reed leaves by the river, then made an apron, put it on, and ran towards the village.

At the gate of the village, Yang Yunfeng took Mengqiu's hand and slowly entered the village, at this time, a child with thick eyebrows and big eyes, running quickly from Wuhe, looked behind with a smile, took a piece of clothing, and hit Mengqiu, the clothes fell to the ground, Mengqiu was almost knocked down, fortunately he was supported by Yang Yunfeng, otherwise he would fall like a dog gnawing mud like this child who suddenly appeared, this thick-eyed and big-eyed child is Zhu Shun.

Zhu Shun's arm was bruised, and he struggled to get up and just wanted to scold his mother, but when he turned his head together, he saw Mengqiu, these two children of the same age stared at each other, Zhu Shun blushed instantly, and swallowed thousands of words of scolding his mother brewing in his heart.

Mengqiu was the first to speak:

"Are you alright?"

Then the little girl took out some medicinal powder from the small package she was carrying, and then slowly walked to Zhu Shun, wiped Zhu Shun's injured arm, and then the little girl tore a piece of silk from the package, wrapped Zhu Shun's arm, and finally tied a bow to the silk.

Zhu Shun blushed and stammered:

"Thank you. Thank you, girl. ”

Mengqiu smiled and said:

"It's okay, what's your name?"

Zhu Shun scratched his head shyly and replied:

"My name is Zhu Shun, I'm sorry girl, I bumped into you just now."

Mengqiu laughed, her face flushed, and the two small dimples on her cheeks that were very trapped:

"It's okay, my name is Hu Mengqiu, you can just call me Mengqiu."

Yang Yunfeng looked at Zhu Shun with a smile and asked:

"Son, what's the name of your village?"

Zhu Shun replied:

"This is Wuyun Village, because it is close to the Wuhe River, it is called Wuyun Village, uncle, where are you from?"

Yang Yunfeng was surprised and replied:

"We are from Taishan County, is this really Wuyun Village??"

Zhu Shun said proudly:

"Of course, this is Wuyun Village."

Yang Yunfeng looked very happy and asked:

"There is an old man surnamed Yang in the village, if I am not mistaken, he should be seventy."

Zhu Shun replied:

"Uncle is talking about the west of the village, Yang Xianzhen, old man? He is very fond of drinking and basking in the sun, and he has a bad leg and has been on crutches. ”

Yang Yunfeng replied:

"Yes, it's him."

Yang Yunfeng is very happy:

"Thank you, young man, can you show me the way?"

Zhu Shun said with a smile:

"Of course you can!"

Then Zhu ran up quickly and said:

"Keep up."

Yang Yunfeng followed up and replied:

"Okay."

Mengqiu hurriedly picked up the clothes that Zhu Shun had dropped on the ground and said:

"Brother Zhu, I forgot to take your clothes, I'll keep them for you first."

Then he also ran with Zhu Shun.

At this time, a topless child in a straw skirt ran to the village, and was trying to find Zhu Shun, but he couldn't find it, and tears were about to fall, and he muttered:

"Where did he go, he's dying."

Then the child saw a familiar figure running towards the west, followed by two unfamiliar faces, and then the child in the straw skirt also chased after him.

In the courtyard of a thatched house, the old yellow dog was lying on the ground of the yard basking in the sun, there were piercing cicadas in the yard, and under the thick elm tree, there was an old man lying on a chair, fanning and humming a country song. In front of him was a wooden table with bowls and plates, and a jug of wine with bunches of grapes and apples on the plates.

Zhu Shun led them to the door of a thatched hut and said:

"That's it."

Then he knocked on the door and shouted:

"Grandpa Yang, someone is looking for you, I brought it to you."

Old man Yang Xianzhen immediately stood up and walked slowly to the courtyard gate on crutches.

When I opened the courtyard door, I saw an emaciated old man, emaciated and emaciated, with some deep wrinkles on his neck.

When the old man looked at Yang Yunfeng, his eyes were slightly red and he asked:

"Is it Yunfeng?"

Yang Yunfeng rubbed the old man's face, hugged the old man and cried and said:

"Grandpa, it's me Yunfeng, I've come to see you."

The old man named Yang Xianzhen wiped his reddish eyes and said:

"You kid still know how to come, it's been ten years! I thought you..."

The old man laughed:

"I'm tired all the way, have you eaten, I'll cook for you."

Yang Yunfeng patted the old man on the shoulder and said:

"Grandpa, I'll do it for you."

Then Yang Yunfeng entered the house.

The old man looked at Mengqiu kindly and asked:

"What's your name?"

Mengqiu replied:

"Mrs. Yang, my surname is Hu, my name is Mengqiu, I am eight years old this year, and I came with Uncle Yang."

The old man was puzzled: "Uncle Yang? ”

Yang Yunfeng replied:

"Grandpa, this is the daughter of Brother Ren."

The old man touched Mengqiu's head with his dry hand, laughed kindly, walked to the table tremblingly, took an apple and handed it to Mengqiu, Mengqiu said:

"Thank you, ma'am."

The old man smiled, looked at Zhu Shun again, and handed one to Zhu Shun, Zhu Shun was a little embarrassed, he didn't know whether to call grandpa or wife, and then Zhu Shun said:

"Thank you, ma'am."

The old man smiled and said:

"I unconsciously have a generation older, old, old."

Zhu Shundao:

"My wife is not old, she is young, and she will definitely live a long life."

The old man smiled brighter and said:

"Good! Good! Thanks to you. ”

A familiar voice was heard in the distance:

"Zhu Shun, return my clothes!"

Yang Yu chased after Zhu Shun and cried:

"Zhu Shun, where are my clothes?"

Mengqiu blushed when she saw Yang Yu, who was meticulous except for the grass skirt.

Zhu Shun looked at the fact that there was nothing in his hand except apples, he was a little overwhelmed, and his face turned red and said:

"Yang Yu, I forgot where I left it."

At this time, Zhu Shun was in a hurry, seeing that Yang Yu was about to make a move, and then Mengqiu blindfolded his eyes with his hands, his originally red face turned even redder, and he held the black cloth clothes and dirty pants with his hands and said softly:

"Brother, is this your clothes?"

Yang Yu turned his head, saw Mengqiu, and then shyly took down the clothes handed to him by Mengqiu. Yang Yu shyly said:

"It's my clothes, girl, I'm sorry."

Then hurriedly took his clothes and ran to the courtyard toilet, and changed in the thatched toilet, Yang Yu ran home with a red face after changing his clothes, and said loudly before leaving:

"My name is Yang Yu, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

Then he shyly ran home. The old man looked at the child who ran home, smiled and said to Yang Yu:

"Yang Yu, I'll come here to eat later!"

Yang Yunfeng pushed open Yang Xianzhen's main hall, this is a low and dilapidated thatched hut, dim and damp, the wall skin has long been peeled off, the wall is uneven, Yang Yunfeng continued to walk slowly, into the old man Yang's bedroom, in addition to the simple bed, there are a few empty jars, Yang Yunfeng saw that under the bed pillow, it seemed to be a book, he opened the book, the handwriting on the book was neat, recording some interesting things about Yang Yunfeng's youth, Yang Yunfeng looked quietly, tears unconsciously flowed out of his eyes. Yang Yunfeng sat on the bed, unconsciously remembering the bits and pieces of his life with his grandfather when he was a child, Yang Yunfeng's parents died when Yang Yunfeng was very young, and his grandfather pulled him up.

"I haven't been back for ten years." Yang Yunfeng wiped his eyes and said to himself: "I didn't honor my grandfather well, I feel so sorry for my grandfather, now that my grandfather is old, I have to go home to see my grandfather." ”

When Yang Yunfeng came to the house, he called Mengqiu and Zhu Shun, and Mengqiu and Zhu Shun ran in. Zhu Shun held his head high and asked:

"Uncle, what do you command?"

Yang Yunfeng replied:

"You guys, go and pick some vegetables in the vegetable garden, and I'll make something for you."

Mengqiu and Zhu Shun said in unison:

"Roger!"

Then he ran to Old Man Yang's vegetable garden.

When I entered the vegetable garden, I saw a vibrant scene: the green cabbage became more and more lush under the sun. Rows of leeks grew vigorously one after another, and lovely cucumbers climbed up the branches. The little coriander shook her little head leisurely in the wind, exuding aroma with the wind from time to time, and Zhu Shun and Mengqiu began to pick vegetables.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Mengqiu and Zhu Shun picked a handful and ran to the house. Yang Yunfeng started the meal, and the cooking smoke was rising.

After Yang Yunfeng finished cooking, he presented a few simple home-cooked dishes, two pots of old wine on the table, Zhu Shun sat next to Mengqiu, Yang Yunfeng and Yang Xianzhen sat opposite each other, and an old yellow dog was sitting at the table.

Yang Xianzhen looked at Mengqiu and Zhu Shundao with a smile:

"Let's pick up the vegetables, eat hard, and you don't have to eat when you get home."

Mengqiu smiled and said:

"Got it, ma'am."

Zhu Shun was not too embarrassed and did not move his chopsticks for a long time. Yang Yunfeng also said:

"Zhu Shun doesn't have to be so restrained, just treat it as his own home, now is the time to grow his body, and he will work hard to pick up vegetables."

Zhu Shun was still not embarrassed, and then Mengqiu sandwiched a lot of cabbage into Zhu Shun's rice bowl, and said with a smile:

"Brother Zhu, eat hard."

Zhu Shun's face turned red instantly:

"Thank you, Mengqiu."

Then he also took a big chopstick and gave it to Mengqiu. Mengqiu looked at Zhu Shun with a smile and said, "Thank you, Brother Zhu." Zhu Shun scratched his head shyly.

During the meal, Yang Yunfeng and Yang Xianzhen chatted a lot, and talked about what they had done all these years.

Yang Xianzhen asked, "How long will you stay when you come back this time?" ”

Yang Yunfeng replied, "I will stay for a few more days." ”

The wrinkles on the old man's face were stretched, like blooming chrysanthemum petals, and each wrinkle was filled with a smile.

Every return is a pleasure, and every return home is a surprise.

Home is more than just a house, it is a haven for the wanderer, a station for the soul, in short, it is also a way of life that truly belongs to oneself, loved ones, home.

Returning home is a place for the soul, a thorough cleansing of the soul, a spiritual breakthrough, and a rebirth.

I often go home to see it