Portable space

It’s already past nine o’clock and close to ten o’clock after coming out of the back room. The night in the mountain village is very different from that in the city. Even in the winter, people’s nightlife has just begun at nine o’clock in the city, but most people in the mountain village have already started. Close the door, turn off the lights and go to bed.Some even woke up after falling asleep.

When Zhang Taiping returned to the bedroom, Cai Yazhi was still not asleep, she was reading a book with the light on beside the bed.

"Why haven't you slept yet?" Zhang Taiping came over and asked, "What book are you reading?"

Seeing Zhang Taiping come in, Cai Yazhi closed the book and said: "My little sister brought back today a book about precautions during pregnancy and nursing care. I slept too long during the day, so I can't sleep for now. Take a look."

"Well, it's good to have a look." Zhang Taiping said casually.

The relationship between the two is very good now. I don't know if they have reached the point of mutual understanding, but there is always a tacit understanding. Cai Yazhi immediately noticed his unusualness, and asked softly: "What's wrong?"

Zhang Taiping looked at Cai Yazhi, who was only wearing thin clothes, and her body was more plump and sexy due to pregnancy, the restlessness in her heart became hotter, and she smiled reluctantly and said: "It's nothing." Patted her and said, "Go to sleep, there are still a lot of things to do tomorrow."

Once in contact with Zhang Taiping's body, Cai Yazhi quickly noticed the reaction of his lower body, her face turned red, and she asked in a voice like a mosquito, "Is it uncomfortable?"

Zhang Taiping is at the peak age of a man, and he is still a martial arts practitioner who is already full of energy. In addition, he drank some special tiger bone wine at the old village head at night, so the current state can be imagined.

But I have to bear with the need, I patted Cai Yazhi on the back and said: "It's okay, go to sleep."

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Before she finished speaking, Zhang Taiping shook her head and said: "Stop thinking about it, take good care of your body, and give birth to a big fat boy." Cai Yazhi is pregnant, and some things cannot be done, and another Zhang Taiping will not be able to do it. He couldn't bear to let her do excessive things, so he could only bear it by himself.

The waiting time was the slowest, Zhang Taiping waited for over an hour without moving before Cai Yazhi closed his eyes, and then he got up gently.

After Zhang Taiping got up, Cai Yazhi opened her eyes again. Thinking about it makes people a little embarrassed, how could she fall asleep so easily, her blushing face is full of touch and self-blame, and there is a trace of inexplicable look.

After leaving the house, Zhang Taiping came to the edge of the pond, thinking in his heart, "It seems that I won't be able to fall asleep if I don't vent out the excess experience in my body." After doing the starting gesture, he began to practice boxing.

After a few sets of boxing techniques, I felt my whole body was invigorated. It was more comfortable than usual after practicing boxing, and the hotness in my heart gradually disappeared.He thought in his heart, "This tiger bone wine that has been hidden for decades is really overbearing, but the effect is really good." He could feel that his own strength was so condensed.

After jumping into the hot spring and taking a bath before returning to the house, Cai Yazhi's eyes were still blinking, thinking about something.

"Not asleep yet?" Zhang Taiping got into the quilt and hugged her in his arms.

"Yeah." Cai Yazhi nodded lightly, hesitated for a moment and said, "Is it all right now? How about me."

"Okay, don't worry too much." Zhang Taiping kissed her forehead and said, "I practiced kung fu outside for a while, I'm fine, go to bed quickly, be good."

Having nothing to say all night, Zhang Taiping got up early the next morning to teach Ye Ling how to do it.

After the morning exercise, the old man changed his clothes and came out and said, "I'm going to go to the top of the mountain, you should go too."

Zhang Taiping originally had the idea of ​​going to pay homage, so he went into the house and changed his clothes, carrying some fruits, candles and incense, and went towards "One Finger Mountain" together with the old man.

The old man has a strong body, and walking on the steep mountain road with his hands behind his back is like walking in a garden. The speed of climbing the mountain is not as slow as that of ordinary young people.

One Finger Mountain is the highest mountain on the outskirts of the mountains. When you climb halfway up the mountain, you will feel like you will be at the top. If you look to the south, the undulating mountains look like raging blue waves spreading into the distance. Boundless.

However, if you stand taller, the cold wind will be fierce, and it will stab towards you like a knife. On the top of the Qinling Mountains, there may be ice in May and June. The current degree of coldness can be imagined. The so-called This is what it means to be too cold at a high place.

Zhang Taiping went to the old man's side to shield him from the biting cold wind, the old man glanced at him and did not refuse, he accepted his filial piety.

The wooden house on the top of the mountain has been unoccupied for a long time, and the inside is already covered with dust. Zhang Taiping originally planned to simply clean it up.

The old man said: "Forget it, I don't know if it will come up here in the future, there is no need to clean it up."

Behind the wooden house are two tombs, which have been covered with weeds without anyone looking after them for several months.The old man looked at the tombstone with his hands behind his back. He didn't know what he was facing, but he could obviously feel the sadness from him.Zhang Taiping was not idle, he took a shovel from the wooden house, cleared the weeds from the grave, and fastened the soil that had slipped down around it.

Then put the fruit, light two candles, knelt down on the ground with five incense sticks in hand and kowtowed: "Dad, Mom, Grandma, Taiping and Grandpa have come to see you." The head was stuck on the ground, expressing the innermost feelings in the heart. A sense of guilt and an indescribable longing.

After three rings, put the five sticks of incense between the two candles, stand up and go back to the old man's side and fell silent.

The candle flame swayed in the wind, but it burned tenaciously. The smoke rising from the five sticks of incense also went with the wind and gradually dissipated between the sky and the earth. Maybe it can convey this feeling to the illusory sky. .

The old man has been looking at the flickering candle in such a posture, obviously he has fallen into the memory, and his usually hard face has softened, but this kind of softness makes people feel sad.

There are three major sorrows in life, the loss of a mother in childhood, the loss of a wife in middle age, and the loss of a child in old age.The old man has been strong all his life but has a lot of fate. He has taken up all these three griefs. One can imagine what kind of grief the old man has endured.

I really can't bear to disturb the old man Zhang Taiping, who is caught in good memories, but the space here is a bit big, so there is nothing wrong with him standing so still, but an elderly man can't bear it no matter how tough his body is .

Zhang Taiping said: "Grandpa, it's a bit windy here, let's go back."

The old man waved his hands and said nothing, still looking at the candle that was half burned.

It wasn't until the candle was burned out that the candle went out naturally before the old man said: "Come home with us for a new year." After speaking, he turned and walked down the mountain.

Zhang Taiping kowtowed to the grave three more times before getting up and following the old man down the mountain.

After being silent for most of the journey, the old man finally spoke: "You are not too young, handsome. I see the changes in this year, and I am very pleased. But once a person becomes rich, he will have some thoughts that he shouldn't have. , Xiaozhi is a good boy, you must not do anything to offend her, or the old man will be the first to let you go."

There is something in the old man's words, Zhang Taiping paused and followed, saying: "Being able to marry Xiaozhi is the greatest blessing in my life, and I will never let him down."

The old man nodded and didn't comment on his words, and said: "You don't need to discuss with me about any important things in the family in the future, just make your own decision."

When he got home, the old man ignored everyone and went to the back room.

Yaya ran to Zhang Taiping and asked, "Father, what did you do?"

"I went to the mountain." Zhang Taiping touched the braids that the younger sister had braided for Yaya, pointed to the figure of the old man and said, "Your grandpa is not happy now, Yaya go over and talk to grandpa."

Yaya nodded heavily and then bounced towards the back room.At home, only a little girl can make the old man smile from time to time.

Looking at the innocent figure of the little girl, Zhang Taiping calmed down. He is the pillar of the family. As long as he does his best to create a safe space for the family, the family will always be free from worries and happy.

Year by year.