C15 Home(2)

East Bridge Village is here. Large swathes of peach trees were moving slowly beside the bright side of the trees. Each peach tree was covered with white bags that hung all over the branches, making the branches bend down from the pressure. Bian Liang smelled the faint sweet fragrance in the air. There were so many peaches, it made his heart itch and his saliva almost fell out.

The bicycle stopped at the western end of the village. Bian Jiansheng was panting. His face was pale, and he was drenched.

Bian Liang stood at the door blankly, carefully looking at the two small buildings in front of him. He couldn't help but look at Tao Lin again. He followed the Tao Lin at the door and looked west. It was a curved river. There were a few trees on the riverbank, and the trees were full of pink flowers. It was very beautiful.

Fang Linmei called Liang Liang, who was in a daze, and said with a smile, "Liang Liang, we are home. " Her voice was gentle and delicate, and her face could not suppress the excitement in her heart.

Liang Liang carefully examined her, and muttered in his heart, This is my home? I was born here? Strange, why didn't I have any impression of it? However, this house is much better than the gatekeeper of the stone carving factory.

He stood under the sinister sun, looking at this unfamiliar house as if deep in thought.

His bright appearance aroused the curiosity of his neighbor, Aunt Liu. She suddenly understood and said to Sister Lin with a smile, "Okay! You have a son again? Good! Good! You have a successor. From now on, you are not afraid that no one will take care of you and send you to your death. "

Fang Linmei smiled slightly as a form of greeting. However, a trace of bitterness flashed through her heart. As she spoke, the small bag slid onto the big bag. She had no time to care about it and dragged the big bag and small bag along, dragging Liang Liang along as she walked towards her home.

Sister Fang Lin placed the small bag on the table of the Eight Immortals in the living room and then opened the electric fan on the long table.

Liang Liang timidly looked at the new home and stood there like a puppet.

Grandpa Bian heard her and came out of the room to welcome her. He complained in his heart how could it be such a coincidence? He had been waiting at the door for no one to be seen. The child had just returned to the house when he arrived. His eyes stared at Liang Liang. He felt that the child was too thin and weak. He went forward and said to Liang Liang cheerfully, "Good! Good! In the future, you must eat more. Eat more to gain weight, huh?"

Liang Liang backed away, looking like he was afraid of strangers. Fang Lin's younger sister said to him, "This is your grandfather, call him grandfather!"

Liang Liang hid behind Fang Linmei.

When his grandfather saw this, He blamed Sister Fang Lin: "Don't scare the child. Come, come here. This is the New Year money Grandfather gave you. " A red packet was stuffed into the child's hands.

Liang Liang didn't take it and continued to hide behind Fang Lin's sister. His eyes were wide open like copper bells. This old man had a face full of wrinkles and a head full of white hair, and his beard was unkempt.

Fang Linmei took the red packet, squatted down, and said to the child, "Don't be afraid, this is your grandfather. Take it. Once you take Grandfather's New Year money, you will grow taller and faster. "

Under Fang Linmei's encouragement, Bian Liang carefully received the red packet.

Fang Linmei smiled as she carried a plate of washed peaches to the Eight Immortals' table. Each of them had a thin, sparkling, and round skin. They emitted a pleasant fragrance. She took one of them and carefully used her fingers to tear off a few pieces of skin, revealing the white and tender flesh on the peach. She handed it to Bian Liang's hand and said to him with a smile, "Quickly take a bite. It's very sweet and fragrant. "

Under Fang Lin's encouragement, Bian Liang took a bite and the drop of the peach juice dripped onto his new clothes. He immediately stopped and looked at Fang Lin in horror.

Fang Linmei smiled and told him to eat as much as he wanted. It didn't matter if his clothes were dirty, he just needed to wash them.

Only now did Bian Liang truly feel the sweet and fragrant peach. This was the most delicious peach he had ever eaten.

That night, in order to welcome Liang Liang's arrival, Fang Lin sister specially prepared a sumptuous dinner.

Bian Liang remained silent the whole time. He was very careful everywhere, and he looked like he was afraid of strangers. After half a day, he didn't even stand or sit, and he felt uncomfortable all over. He lowered his head to eat, but his eyes would occasionally look up at Sister Fang Lin and Bian Jiansheng. Sometimes, he would glance at Grandpa Bai, whose face was full of wrinkles.

Bian Jiansheng had a kind face and reminded Liang Liang not to just eat, but to eat more dishes. Sister Fang Lin lifted the chicken thigh into his bowl, and Grandpa Fang also brought the braised pork into Liang Liang's bowl. Very soon, the bright bowl was stacked to the point of being pointed.

After dinner, Liang Liang carefully took his chopsticks to the kitchen at the back and washed them with the tips of his toes.

Seeing this, Fang Lin was surprised and happy. A person who was only a little taller than the stove could even wash dishes? She quickly snatched it away. "Put it down quickly. Mommy will wash it. Go and play!" That kind of gratified and pained smile hung on her face.

It was bright and did not leave. Standing beside Sister Fang Lin, she silently watched her mother wash the dishes. He had been observing Sister Fang Lin the whole time. He felt that she was as gentle as the spring breeze and the drizzle. Her voice was sweet and soft, not like the fierce voice of Mother Cao at all. Could it be that Mother was like this? He seemed to have felt something he had never felt before.

Sister Fang Lin tidied up the utensils and squeezed the toothpaste onto the toothbrush. She poured water into the cup and handed it to the bright front.

Liang Hong stood there without moving and looked at her blankly.

Fang Linmei patiently said to him, "Child! You have to brush your teeth every night so that you won't have any teeth. Look! This is a small toothbrush that I specially bought for you. Is it beautiful? There's also a little rabbit on it! "Bian Liang was a rabbit. She had to run several supermarkets to buy this.

Liang Liang obediently followed his mother to the front of the pool.

Sister Fang Lin washed Liang's face and took a bath. No matter what Sister Fang Lin said, he didn't say a word. From the moment he stepped into the house in the morning until now, he didn't say a word. Only his big eyes were constantly moving, looking around, sometimes confused and sometimes worried.

After working for the whole day, Sister Fang Lin was tired. She brought Liang Liang to her own southern room on the second floor. There was a desk in front of the window. On both sides of the desk was a wardrobe and a balcony door. A large bed was leaning against the north wall, and on the bed was a blue nylon mosquito net. On the bedside table, there was a plate of mosquito incense floating with a wisp of smoke. The faint smell of mosquito smoke filled the entire room.

Bian Jiansheng was lying on the mat in front of the bed. The hard cement ground made his shrivelled body uncomfortable, and he kept tossing and turning.

Inside the mosquito net, Fang Lin and Liang Liang slept together. She was fanning the child, looking tired.

Liang Liang lay on the bed, hugging the small radio tightly. He missed his grandmother and felt like crying. He had never left his grandmother in his entire life. He wanted to go back and find her. When he thought about how his grandfather and grandmother had already returned home, he couldn't help but cry.

Sister Fang Lin reminded him to put the radio next to his pillow, but he still didn't let go.

During this period of time, the bright mood was very low. It could even be described as bad. He hated his biological parents countless times for abandoning him. Such ruthless parents were definitely a hundred times more hateful than Mama Cao. He didn't want to return to this home, nor did he want to see such vicious parents. But over the past month, He couldn't stand the continuous nagging from Father Jiang and his grandmother. He praised his mother like a flower. Amidst the praises and nagging, he gradually changed his view of his parents. Today, The first time he saw his mother, he also felt that her mother was not a vicious person. Now, she was lying beside his mother, listening to her soft and gentle words. He felt warmth like his grandmother.

Sister Fang Lin saw the subtle changes in the brightness and understood that the child was thinking about Jiang Bin and his grandmother. However, she could only pretend that she did not see it. She said softly to him, "Liang Liang, what do you like to eat? What kind of clothes do you like? Let's go buy them tomorrow, okay? "

Liang Liang quietly wiped away his tears.

"Don't worry. Tell Mom that Mom will definitely bring you to buy it. " She used a handkerchief to gently wipe the sweat on Liang Liang's forehead and wiped his eyes and face along the way.

Her mother gently caressed his body. It was so warm that it spread to her entire body. She suddenly felt that it was so soft and bright that she suddenly felt it. So this was what her mother felt.

He mustered up his courage and muttered, "Why did you send me away?"

Liang Liang's words were very soft, but it still shocked Fang Lin. Bian Jiansheng, who was lying on the ground, also quivered. He did not expect that the first question the child would ask after returning home would catch them off guard.

Before Liang Liang came back, they had thought of this question. But they didn't expect him to be so straightforward. Fang Lin's sister adjusted her emotions and said to Liang Liang with some guilt: "Child, We gave you to Father Jiang because we wanted you to live a good life. You still have an elder brother. You are twins. Dad is sick and can't do heavy work. It is very difficult at home. Father Jiang's family was in a better condition. He knew everything. We were classmates in junior high school again. They only had one daughter, San San. He always wanted a boy. Mom and Dad only let you go because they don't want you to suffer. " Although he said so, Fang Lin was still a bit uneasy.

Liang Liang pouted with a straight face and said, "Mother Cao doesn't like me, and she even scolded me. Sister has a doll, but I don't have one! Why didn't you guys pick me up earlier?"

Sister Fang Lin was speechless for a moment. She thought for a while before saying, "Child, it was Mother who let you down. It was Mother's fault! Now we're home. From now on, whatever you want, I'll buy it for you. I'll make it up to you. " She patted her bright shoulder tenderly.

Tears of grievance flowed silently onto Liang Liang's small face, as if the pain and grievances of many years had been vented in an instant. He kept sobbing in a low voice, and the more he cried, the more he thought of his grandmother, and the more tears he shed, the more he didn't listen to his orders.

Sister Fang Lin helped him wipe his tears. "Don't cry! Don't cry! Don't cry! Don't cry! It's bright, don't cry! It's good that you're back now, huh? Don't cry! "

After crying for a while, he wiped his tears with his hands and asked, "Where's brother?"

Sister Fang Lin sighed with tears in her eyes and said affectionately, "Brother! He went to a place far, far away. "

Liang Liang was very curious. He turned his face and asked, "Where did he go? He also sent big brother away?" This was the first time he looked directly at his mother. His eyes revealed an inexplicable anger and resentment.

"No! No! He went to a place far, far away by himself! " Tears slowly flowed down Fang Lin's cheeks as she muttered to herself," He went to a very far place. It was because he left his mother that he couldn't find her. Your father and I can only light up now. "

Liang Liang instantly understood that if his brother hadn't left, he still wouldn't have been able to return to this home. He was filled with sorrow once again, and tears of grievance flowed out again.

Bian Jiansheng listened to the conversation between the mother and son and sighed on the mat. His deep face was filled with pain and sorrow, and tears appeared in his dry and yellow eyes. The shadow of his son Peng Peng swayed in front of his eyes, and he couldn't get rid of it.

The day before their son Peng Peng went to primary school, he happily went to school to report. When he returned, he went out to play with a few children. Who knew that Peng Peng would never be able to return.

That evening, the setting sun was exceptionally hot and humid. When the husband and wife waited until the last cloud, it also gradually turned silver-gray. Peng Peng Peng also did not return home. They were anxious and searched everywhere until dusk. Finally, they found Peng Peng's cold and hard body in the river to the west of Peach Blossom Village.

It was truly a disaster that came from the heavens.

Sister Fang Lin stumbled towards the river bank and saw Peng Peng lying under the Acacia Tree on the river bank. She could vaguely see pink Acacia Flowers scattered around the child. Her legs suddenly went limp and she fainted.

Among the people who pinched her with their hands and legs.

When Bian Jiansheng heard the news, he rushed to the riverside at the speed of a hundred-meter sprint. He pulled the crowd aside and threw himself on his son's cold body like a madman. He shouted his son's name at the top of his voice. That scream made people's hair stand on end. The people around him were busy comforting and persuading him, and all of them shed tears of sympathy.

Bian Jiansheng held his son's body tightly and sat on the ground. He screamed at the top of his lungs, "Peng Peng, wake up!" The grief of his son could be seen by the heavens.

After Sister Fang Lin woke up, she threw herself onto her son's wet body, and the cries of the heavens and earth echoed in the darkness of the night. Soon, Fang Linmei's voice became hoarse, and finally, she became completely mute. Her mouth moved, but there was no sound.

The last bit of light had disappeared, and the sky had turned completely dark. According to the customs of Jiangnan, children who died in an accident could not be brought home, nor could they spend the night. They had to be buried on the same day.

This was a very cruel custom. In just a few short hours, no matter how reluctant and sad Sister Fang Lin and her husband were, Peng Peng's body was buried under the ground with the help of the village director and others. Before midnight, a small new grave rose on the ground where Sister Fang Lin stayed. This grave was under the Acacia Tree on the riverbank.

Fang Lin's sister's hair turned much paler overnight. After that, she found out that Peng Peng and the other two children were playing hide-and-seek on the riverbank. There were a few Acacia trees on the riverbank, covering half of the river. The trees were full of beautiful pink Acacia flowers. His little friend did not find Peng Peng and thought that he had secretly returned home alone. Thus, they parted on bad terms.

Peng Peng had left for almost two years. During these seven hundred days and nights, there was no need for the husband and wife to remember how the child looked like before he left. They would never forget it.

When Liang Liang brought up the topic that the two of them did not dare to touch the most, Bian Jiansheng lay on the mat in grief and kept wiping his tears.

Fang Linmei lightly beat Liang Liang. In her heart, the one sleeping beside her was her son Peng Peng. She fanned her son, fanning him, and couldn't help but shed tears.

Twenty days later, Liang Liang was about to go to school. Fang Linmei was both happy and nervous. Other than going to work and having her grandfather look after Liang Liang, she didn't take a single step away from Liang Liang for the rest of the time.

A few days ago, Fang Linmei brought Liang Liang to pick out a beautiful blue school bag. Yesterday, when the new students reported in, Fang Lin Lin was especially nervous and her mood was also extremely complicated. This day was the new starting point of Liang Ming's life, and it was also the anniversary of her son Peng Peng's death. Before dawn, she went to Peng Peng's grave to burn paper money.

Fang Lin's sister's eyes were red and swollen, and she had a blank look on her face. Fang Lin's sister forced a smile, and lied that sand had flown into her eyes.

As they escorted Liang Liang to school, the child's figure never left Fang Linmei's line of sight. The moment he left, he panicked.

Today was September 1st, the first day of Liang Liang's real school.

Fang Lin got up before dawn, and after a while of work, the bright yellow egg and a bowl of milk were placed on the table. She squeezed the toothpaste and placed it on the cup. When everything was ready, she went upstairs to wake her son up gently and gave him a warm hug.

Liang Liang wore a brand new set of clothes. The light blue suit matched his long and narrow face very energetically.

After breakfast, the mother and son rode the bicycle happily to school.

They arrived at Xiping Primary School. The school gate was crowded with people. Liang Liang carried his school bag and timidly walked towards the school.

Fang Lin's sister had a bitter smile on her face. If her Peng Peng was still alive, it would be the third year.

Just after 3 PM, Fang Linmei hurriedly rushed to the school and stood in the dense crowd, waiting for the child to finish school.

A bell rang, and the child rushed out of the school gate like a tide. Fang Linmei tiptoed to look around. When she saw the light, she happily went up to greet it.

The mother and son's bicycle appeared in the red glow that filled the sky. Along the way, Miss Fang Lin kept asking about the situation in the school. How was the teacher? How were the classmates?

The bicycle stopped at the entrance of the toy store. Fang Lin said with a smile, "Go and pick one yourself. "

Bian Liang was stunned for a moment, then ran in happily. His mother was like a worm in his stomach, giving him whatever he wanted. During this period of time, he truly felt that it was really good to have a mother.

Spring, summer, autumn, and winter came and went. The mother and son rode the bicycle like this all the time. Three years passed in the blink of an eye.