More than ten years later, it is the millennium, the new century.

Li Lan was also embarrassed and touched her short ear-length hair, "I'm not disgusted, but I just heard those who came back from a long trip say how good it is outside, so I imagined those words as a picture." ”

"It's not too late." Li Lan moved her gaze to Yu Feiwan and asked curiously, "What was the city you grew up in before?" ”

This is the first time Li Lan has inquired about Yu Feiwan's past in person.

Yu Feiwan furrowed her eyebrows, recalling the life in her childhood memories.

In fact, her childhood, even her youth, was gray, and the biggest warmth and color was the unreserved love her mother gave her.

On a winter day in the nineties, my mother picked up her who was abandoned in the ice and snow.

In her memory, it is the roof that will tick and leak on a rainy day, the large and small leaking rain pots and pans on the ground, the soft and sweet roasted sweet potatoes in winter, the three chicken legs that she bought carefully during the Chinese New Year, and the fact that she can't afford to buy a drop of sesame oil for stir-fried vegetables......

She and her mother have suffered.

No, it's always my mother who suffers.

And she, who was protected by her mother, under the not so dense and powerful semantics, gave her infinite love under limited barren conditions.

The economy is constantly developing, and people's lives will get better and better, but not everyone's life can get better with the times.

The days when she and her mother depended on each other gradually improved when she was a teenager, and her mother was tired and sick.

Yu Feiwan hooked the corners of his lips, and thought with affection: "There are high-rise buildings in the city, there are dilapidated flat-roofed houses, wide and straight roads, and small alleys surrounded by stinky water and flies. ”

Yu Feiwan lowered her head, and Li Lan couldn't see the emotion on her face.

"Yes, there are people who have had a good life and there are people who have had a bad life everywhere." Li Lan sighed faintly.

It is not easy to find a vacant yard for sale.

After inquiring in the streets and alleys, I was lucky to find one or two yards, but none of them met expectations.

Either too small to sustain a family.

Either it is too remote, and it is inconvenient to go to school, work, and do small business.

Under the shed, Li Lan ate the noodles in the bowl and sighed, "This is really manual work, and I don't know if I can find it today." ”

"I can't find it, I have to come again tomorrow."

Yu Shuishan sandwiched the two pieces of meat in the bowl in the bowls of Li Lan and Yu Feiwan respectively, and warmly relieved, "I can't rush this matter, when I pay later, I will go to inquire with the owner of the noodle restaurant." ”

"This noodle restaurant has a good business, and with so many people coming and going every day, I might be able to find out the news."

Li Lan looked at the extra slices of meat in the bowl, and raised her eyebrows angrily, "The whole family is sick and you are sick, and you will come and go." ”

"It's not too late, it's time to grow your body, you have to eat."

"My body is stronger than a cow, why do I need you to give me the meat."

"A slice of meat, eat it." Yu Shuishan's voice was still gentle.

In other words, Yu Shuishan is an extremely emotionally stable person.

Restrained and gentle.

He is also rational and intelligent.

Yu Shuishan finished eating noodles without losing his taste, stood up and went forward, and seized the time to greet the boss who had rare leisure and did not ramen.

Yu Shuishan is polite and polite, and his bookish atmosphere has not completely disappeared for so many years, and he speaks very well.

Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling person, the owner of the noodle restaurant also leaned on the cashier's counter to talk to Yu Shuishan.

came and went, and Yu Shuishan really inquired about some news.

Yu Shuishan thanked him and paid the money.

Outside the noodle shop.

"Two streets away from this noodle shop, there is a yard, according to the boss, the yard is quite big, but there has been no one for several years, it is a little troublesome to clean up, and the owner of the yard is an old couple."

"Since we don't have a clue for the time being, why don't we follow the boss's instructions and take a look?"

Yu Shuishan pointed to the street not far away and asked for the opinions of Li Lan and Yu Feiwan.

Li Lan and Yu Feiwan, who had been walking around the city for several hours on their legs, could no longer express any opinions.

In one word, it is to go!

Under the guidance of Yu Shuishan, a group of three people came to the destination.

It is a north-south alley, and the alleyway is a stone slab with traces of history.

At the mouth of the alley, there is a big tree with old and thick branches, which has faintly sprouted green buds, and there is a chessboard and several stone piers under the tree.

Yu Feiwan could already imagine that after tea and dinner, the old grandfathers in the alley were on the chessboard across the Chu River and Han Realm.

The alley is not very spacious, but it is better to be clean, there is no accumulated garbage, and there is no bad smell.

Standing at the mouth of the alley, you can hear the barking of dogs, and the air is filled with the smell of cooking smoke and rice that has not completely blown away.

Yu Feiwan gently shrugged his nose and sniffed the aroma of rice in the air.

There are five gates in the alley, and behind each door is a house.

The house next to the mouth of the alley, the wooden door was open, the children in the yard were holding a cloth tiger and flipping through paper cards, and under the eaves was a young woman embroidering insoles, and from time to time whispering a few words to the children.

Li Lan stood at the door, symbolically knocked on the wooden door, and made a voice, "Big sister." ”

The young woman heard the voice, put down the insoles in her hands, and responded with a smile, "What are you?" ”

"I heard the owner of the noodle restaurant not far away say that there is a yard for sale in this alley, and when I saw the big sister's door open, I thought about asking, which yard is it, and who is the main family?"

The young woman put her mind at ease, took the child who flipped through the paper card in her arms, and said enthusiastically, "Go, I'll take you there." ”

"It's Uncle Shen's house."

"You're really knowledgeable."

The young woman closed the door, walked briskly, and stopped in front of the third gate in the alley, "Uncle Shen, it's me, Yang Yan." ”

As the young woman spoke, she pushed open the door of the false words.

As soon as Yu Feiwan entered, he was attracted by the small courtyard.

The small courtyard is not completely covered with stone slabs, but a few paths are paved, on both sides of the yard, on one side is a plastic greenhouse, the shed is a well-tended vegetable seedlings, on the other side is two grape trellises, the wooden poles are still there, the vines are buried in the mound, just wait for the weather to warm up and then dig out, not far away, is an unknown tree, there is a wooden rocking chair under the tree.

Further on, there are several large vats filled with water.

The courtyard is clean and well organized.

In the main room, the curtain was opened, and an old man with gray hair but was full of energy came out.

is the old man Shen in Yang Yan's mouth.

The young woman stepped forward and said with a smile, "Is the eldest lady at home?" ”

"These guys want to buy the vacant yard of your house."

"I said it was recommended by the owner of the noodle restaurant, so I brought it here."

(End of chapter)