Chapter 41: The Posthumous Sacrifice
Half of the moon hangs high in the night sky like an ink disk, casting a clear layer of light on the ground, and a few thin clouds hide behind the moonlight, embellishing a hazy dream-like and tranquil artistic conception.
Wu Jifeng stood in front of the door with his eyes closed, listening carefully to the crisp sound of the golden bells wafting under the eaves when the breeze blew, as if as long as he didn't open his eyes, everything would still be the same as before.
At that time, my father and mother were still there, and this night was my happiest day.
The door was gently pushed open in a hoarse "squeak--yah-" sound, and Wu Jifeng woke up from his memories and suddenly opened his eyes.
Wu Jichen hesitated for a long time holding on to the gate, and finally walked into the courtyard with a sigh of relief.
When he walked under the two plum trees, he stopped, reached out and gently stroked a plum blossom in his hand, and sighed: "The vicissitudes of personnel are the only ones that are years old." ”
Wu Jifeng walked to the eldest brother's side, looked at the plum blossoms, his eyes were full of sadness, and said softly: "These two plum blossom trees are gifts from my father to my mother back then." He said that he hoped that his mother and he could be together like these two plum blossoms all the time. ”
Wu Jichen sighed and lowered his head: "The person my father loves in this life is always your mother." ”
Wu Jifeng smiled sadly, turned around and walked into the house, and said as he walked: "Actually, you don't have to come to accompany me every year, it's not a big day." ”
Wu Jichen laughed, followed Jifeng into the house, and said, "You were born, why isn't it a big day!"
Wu Jifeng sat down with a smile, poured a glass of wine for the eldest brother, handed it over with both hands, and quipped: "In previous years, it was fine, but now that my sister-in-law is about to give birth, she must be the most sticky to you at this time, why do you leave her to accompany me." ”
Wu Jichen took the wine glass and drank it all, and replied with a smile: "Where is it just a while, I am her husband, is it not your eldest brother?"
Wu Jifeng also drank a glass of wine, tilted his head and laughed: "How old am I, I won't stick to you all day long like when I was a child." ”
"Yes," the general breathed a sigh of relief, remembering that he had some emotion back then, "At that time, you didn't even pay attention to your father, and only wanted to be with me." In order to make you happy, I often sneak you here and stay for a day. ”
Wu Jifeng looked at his eldest brother with gratitude in his eyes and said, "Dad will make my mother happy, but he doesn't have much patience with me." But you like to be with me all the time, and you've never been annoyed. ”
He laughed as he played with a glass of wine, frowned a little puzzled, turned his head and asked, "You were also a child at that time, how can you take care of me so patiently like an elder?"
Wu Jichen poured himself a glass of wine, and looked at the plum blossoms outside the house a little distracted: "After all, blood is thicker than water, and it probably has nothing to do with age." ”
"Big brother," Wu Jifeng looked at him, his eyes were warm and close, "I was fortunate to have you during that time." ”
Wu Jichen poured the wine into his throat with a smile and said, "I am your eldest brother, and I should do it." ”
Wu Jifeng knew that he didn't have to say anything more, so he drank all the wine in the cup.
Wu Jifeng put down the wine glass, glanced at the eldest brother, and said, "It's not early, let's go." After getting up and looking around the room for a week, he gently blew out the candles.
Wu Jichen sighed and took the lead in going out.
When Wu Jifeng turned his back to his eldest brother and was about to close the courtyard door, he heard his suppressed voice coming from behind.
"Aunt Mei, I will make amends to you for her!"
Wu Jifeng didn't turn around, but he could clearly hear the sound of Wu Jichen kneeling on the ground, and the sound of bowing was heavier than the other.
Wu Jifeng's hand trembled, and his body stiffened and closed his eyes.
After a long while, Wu Jifeng turned around and said to him after hearing the voice of his eldest brother getting up, "Big brother, I have never complained about you. But she ...... Don't force me to forgive her!"
Wu Jichen's face was full of guilt, but he still stepped forward and spoke: "I don't ask you to forgive her, but she has also gone with her father and Aunt Mei, so many years have passed, I just ask to stop hating, okay?"
Wu Jifeng turned his eyes to look at the small courtyard in front of him, and there were no waves in his eyes: "What happened back then, not only her fault, has passed, I know." ”
Wu Jichen couldn't say anything, but after all, he couldn't bear it, but he could only stretch out his hand and pat Jifeng's shoulder.
Wu Jifeng turned to look at him and smiled, urging: "Go back quickly, sister-in-law should be in a hurry." ”
Wu Jichen knew that there was no need to stay any longer, so he nodded and said, "Okay, you can go back early." ”
Seeing Jifeng nodding calmly, Wu Jichen turned around and left.
After seeing the eldest brother go away, Wu Jifeng looked back at the small courtyard, sighed heavily, and muttered: "Mother, it's all over, I know what you want to tell me." ”
After finishing speaking, Wu Jifeng turned around and closed his eyes gently, slowly stretched out his right hand as if he was a child, recalling the temperature when his mother held his hand in his memory, and slowly walked through this familiar road.
After Wu Jifeng left his mother's courtyard, he suddenly wanted to go and see Feng Yin for some reason.
Knowing that she must have fallen asleep at this hour, she always felt that even if she just went to stand outside her hospital, some emotions were difficult to suppress in this night.
Wu Jifeng smiled self-deprecatingly, perhaps, it is not enough to have a relative with the eldest brother.
When I walked outside the small courtyard, the thin clouds dispersed after the moon. Wu Jifeng looked at the courtyard under the reflection of the moonlight, thinking that Feng Yin was here and here, right by his side, and suddenly felt extremely relieved.
That's enough, the eldest brother, sister-in-law, and Feng Yin are all here, and soon a little nephew will be born, and the whole family is by his side, all alive safely, so it's enough.
After a while, Wu Jifeng turned around and wanted to leave, and suddenly felt something behind him fly by from the courtyard with a "pop", and the speed was so fast that it was gone when he looked back.
Wu Jifeng was excited, frowned, and then jumped up the wall and chased out.
The black shadow flashed like a beam of black lightning with frost and cold, and disappeared at the end of the alley in an instant, as if it had never appeared.
When Wu Jifeng chased out of the courtyard, the shadow had long since disappeared, and the speed frightened him.
Standing on the top of the wall and looking around, there are several empty streets and alleys that can be seen at a glance, and there is nothing. Wu Jifeng frowned and stared at the unreachable darkness outside the alley, clenching his fists tightly.
Although his kung fu can't be said to be the best in Da Zhou, after all, he grew up in a family of generals, and he began to receive strict training since he was a child, and his skills for many years are not comparable to ordinary martial arts practitioners, but this speed makes him out of reach, and he gets up after his step, and he can't even see his back, this person's skill can be described as unfathomable.
didn't have time to think more, Wu Jifeng hurriedly turned around and went home.
Jumping into the small courtyard, Wu Jifeng hurriedly came to the door of the house with a hurry, and he didn't care about any rules and avoided it, so he gently pushed open the door and went straight to the innermost bedroom.
The cold air of the night poured in through the open door, and the wind groaning in his sleep was frozen so that he shivered subconsciously but did not wake up. The frown rolled over and curled up the tiny body tighter.
Wu Jifeng's eyes stared anxiously at the bed, and only gradually softened when his eyes touched the bulging small bag curled up on the bed, closed his eyes and breathed a long sigh of relief, and the fist clenched at his side slowly stretched.
Fortunately, she is fine, and her mother-in-law is fine.
Seeing her curled up in a ball like afraid of the cold, Wu Jifeng frowned, quickly squatted down and pulled the thick quilt up for her, got up and walked out of the bedroom quickly, came to the door and closed the door.
The frost of the night was blocked out of the door, and the room was a completely different warm world.
Wu Jifeng was still not at ease, and slowly paced back to the bedside, intending to take a closer look at whether there was anything unusual about Feng Yin.
His eyes were silently fixed on the sleeping child on the bed, and it took a while to see her face clearly.
The closed eyelids covered the eyes that were different from ordinary people, and the wind moaned in her undisguised sleep revealed the most innocent emotions in her heart, simple and harmless. The curled figure and slightly condensed eyebrows even showed some fear, what was she afraid of, was she having some nightmares?
The corners of Wu Jifeng's lips hooked up a light smile, and he unconsciously stretched out his hand to stroke the broken hair at the corner of Feng Yin's eyes, and the warm current surged from the depths of his heart.
It's good to be able to bring her back back then.
It's nice that she grew up like an ordinary child.
It's good that she didn't become a cold-blooded and ruthless demon like Jiu Lieli.
The dull sadness that lingered in my heart for most of the night finally began to dissipate at this moment, and a gentle touch enveloped my body. can look at her like this, and see her like this, and she has no regrets about her birthday.
Feng Yin in her sleep felt a slight itch in the corners of her eyes, frowned and turned around slightly, Wu Jifeng was afraid of waking her up, so he hurriedly withdrew his hand.
Looking at Feng Yin, who turned his back and continued to sleep peacefully, he laughed helplessly, this kid is really a bad scenery.
Looking up at the window, it was not too early, and it was time for me to leave.
Finally, after tucking the corners of the quilt for her, Wu Jifeng turned around and walked out softly.
After a few steps, there was another movement behind him to turn over, accompanied by a few very whispered nightmare words, as if sobbing, which were highlighted very clearly in the quiet night.
The footsteps stopped suddenly, and Wu Jifeng's heart twitched suddenly, what's wrong, is it a nightmare?
Finally, he couldn't bear to leave like this, he turned back to the side of the bed softly, and sure enough, he saw Feng Yin's eyes closed, a small face wrinkled tightly together, sobbing faintly, and a pair of hands tightly grasping the futon, very uncomfortable.
After just one glance, Wu Jifeng's heart was raised, distressed and frightened. This look is almost exactly the same as when she was first brought back to Da Zhou.
At that time, she always had nightmares, even if she took tranquilizers, she couldn't sleep well, she always woke up crying again and again at night, and was coaxed to sleep again and again by herself and her mother-in-law. She was always clutching the quilt at that time, and she didn't want to let go even when she woke up.
Sitting on the edge of the bed with a frown, Wu Jifeng stretched out his hand and gently patted Feng Yin's thin shoulder as before, which was extremely gentle and soothing, hoping to soothe her uneasy emotions as before.