Chapter 145: Family (Three Watches)
Looking at the familiar wood carvings in front of him, Dong Bufan's face showed a look of memory. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the past, he was pestering his father all day long, asking his father to carve this and that for him.
Suddenly, Dong Bufan's expression was stunned, and his gaze fell on one of the wood carvings.
The wood carving was an eight-year-old child wearing a coarse linen robe, and in the corner of the garment, there was a carved patch, so to speak, this wood carving was lifelike.
And this wood carving is exactly what Dong Bufan looked like when he was eight years old, when he was lost.
Dong Bufan clearly remembered the clothes he wore on the day he went missing, because he wore that dress for four years until he met Zhao Li.
Even, that dress is still in the storage bag and kept it well, because that dress was made for him by his mother when he was seven years old.
He even remembered that in order to make him that new clothes, his father got up early and went to chop wood, and his mother washed the clothes for a month, and finally gathered a few copper plates, so he bought cloth and made the clothes.
And the patch on the corner of his clothes was when he was playful and was bitten by the village chief's dog, and that time, his father was also bitten by a dog in order to drive away the vicious dog.
Childhood memories poured into Dong Bufan's mind at this moment.
Looking at this wood carving, Dong Bufan's whole body trembled slightly, his eyes were red again, and tears flowed out uncontrollably.
"My father hasn't forgotten me, he remembers it clearly, he remembers it clearly, when I was lost, and even the patches on my clothes, he remembers!"
Dong Bufan At this moment, there was a shocking roar in his heart, he seemed to rush in at this time, rushed directly to his parents, knelt down, and told them that he was not dead, he was back, he was their eldest son, Dong Bufan!
However, Dong Bufan couldn't help but continued to look at the wood carving behind him.
But the more he looked at it, the more uncomfortable Dong Bufan felt in his heart, the more powerful the urge to rush in and tell his parents that he was back.
One of the wood carvings in the back is a seven-year-old child, which is exactly what he looked like when he was seven years old, then when he was six years old, then five, four, three, two, one year old, and just born, still in swaddling clothes.
And not only this one, but also in the back, there are several sets, and they all look different, some are happy, some are crying, and some are angry......
Yan'er floated on Dong Bufan's side, looking at Dong Bufan's appearance, she couldn't help sobbing, but she was a ghost and had no tears.
"Big brother, do you want to buy wood carvings? My family's wood carvings are famous in the entire Jiyang County, not only lifelike, but also extremely affordable. ”
Not only when, the girl who was about ten years old came to Dong Bufan's side, showing a lovely smile, her eyes were smiling like crescents, and there were rice residues at the corners of her mouth.
Dong Bufan was stunned for a moment, hurriedly looked at the girl, and said in a lost voice: "Shiyan." ”
"Hey, big brother, how do you know my name? And, big brother, why do you seem to be crying?" Dong Shiyan pursed her mouth, revealing a look of doubt.
Dong Bufan reacted suddenly, hurriedly stopped his tears, and a soft smile appeared on his face, and said: "Brother, I just blew the sand closer, as for your name, my brother just accidentally heard someone calling you, so I know." ”
"Did anyone call me?" Dong Shiyan showed a look of memory.
At this moment, the girl walked out of the store and said to Dong Bufan with a smile: "Big brother, this is my sister, a little naughty, I don't know, big brother, what kind of wood carving do you want? If there is no style you like here, you can go into the store to see, there are more inside, if there is no style you like, we can also do it here, but if you want to do it, the price will be one more copper plate." ”
This girl is Dong Bufan's younger sister, the third in the family, named Dong Shiqi.
Dong Bufan looked at Dong Shiqi in a daze, and just as he wanted to speak, Yan'er's voice sounded in his ears: "Young master, I want the wood carving carved into your appearance, I want nine, from the time you were just born to the age of eight, I want it." ”
Hearing this, Dong Bufan pursed his lips and smiled, pointed to the wood carving that carved himself, and said, "These nine wood carving villains are interesting, I want them." ”
Dong Shiqi glanced at the wood carving, with an apology on her face, and said, "Big brother, I'm sorry, we don't sell that wood carving." ”
"Why?" Dong Bufan was stunned for a moment and hurriedly asked.
Dong Shiqi looked at the wood carving, his face showed sadness, and said: "Big brother, you don't know, the wood carving is my eldest brother, his name is Dong Bufan, when he was eight years old, there was a famine in our hometown, we fled all the way, and finally my eldest brother, he was separated from us on the road, and I couldn't find it." ”
Dong Shiqi sobbed, her eyes were slightly rosy, and she continued: "Since then, my father has carved nine wood carvings that look like my eldest brother every year, from just birth to eight years old, every year, that is the memory of our family, that wood carving is my eldest brother, so, big brother, we don't sell that wood carving." ”
When Dong Bufan heard this, his whole body was like a lightning strike, he didn't expect that his father would be like this.
Nine of themselves are carved every year, year after year.
"Big brother, if there is nothing you like here, then you can go in and have a look, there are many more in it, and the price must be affordable. Dong Shiqi had a smile on her face, but her eyes were still a little rosy.
Dong Shiyan stretched out her little hand, tugged Dong Bufan's clothes, and said with a cute face: "Big brother, go in and have a look, go in and have a look." ”
Dong Bufan reacted and looked at his two younger sisters, he really wanted to tell these two people that he was their eldest brother.
However, Dong Bufan didn't say anything, and at this time, he hadn't decided whether to recognize each other or not.
"Okay, big brother go in and have a look. Dong Bufan showed a soft smile and nodded in response.
Dong Bufan followed the two into the store and looked towards the store.
The shop is not big, only about seven or eight square meters, and on three walls, there are three huge shelves nailed to them, which are filled with all kinds of wood carvings.
In the middle, there is a small folding wooden table, at this time, a middle-aged man and a woman are eating on both sides, and the boy and child are also there.
The boy is holding chopsticks in his right hand and a book in his left hand, reading while eating, while the child is immersed in eating.
And this whole shop, which is not big in the first place, because of the wooden frame, can use less space, they eat almost next to each other, and after they come in, this room is even more crowded.
As for the food on that table, after Dong Bufan glanced at it, he only felt sad.
A few nests, a plate of greens, and beyond that, there was nothing.
However, at this time, Dong Bufan saw happiness on the faces of his parents and younger brother.
Crowded room, simple meal, but they ate very fragrant and tasty.