Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 60
After lunch, Gu Yu asked Liu Xiaonan to bring her leather backpack to the kang to distribute gifts.She brought two bottles of famous wine to Liu Zhixin and Liu Zhitai, bought a jacket for Jiang Changling and Liu Erya, and bought a tracksuit for Liu Xiaonan's younger sister and younger brother.

The whole family was naturally very happy, only Liu Xiaonan was bitter in his heart.Gu Yu's return to Liuzi Street was by no means a whim, but a long-awaited preparation.The debt of favor is getting bigger and bigger, what should I use to pay it back?

Gu Yu is going to see the old houses where her family used to live.Those old houses had already been turned into livestock pens by Liu Qishun's family, Gu Yu only glanced in at the door, then walked out holding his nose.She said with emotion: "It's hard to imagine how our family lived in that year."

Liu Xiaonan said, "Is there any difference between the house my family lives in and these stables? I'll take you back."

Gu Yu looked at Liu Xiaonan: "In order to drive me back, do you demean your own house like this? I just want to relive my youthful life."

The inferiority complex in Liu Xiaonan's heart is still hard to get rid of.

Gu Yu was going to visit the neighbors, so Liu Xiaonan naturally had to accompany him.The villagers lamented that Gu Yu had a noble background, and the reason why he did not forget the poor folks was that he had a lot to do with Liu Xiaonan.

Liu Zhixin secretly sighed, the old saying, 30 years ago, the father respected the son, and 30 years later, the son respected the father, this is absolutely true.

After walking around and returning home, Gu Yu still wanted to go to Guan Deyu's house and ask Liu Xiaonan what kind of gift would be suitable to bring.Liu Xiaonan said that it was unnecessary, he had already bought a gift for the third uncle, and the third uncle would not pick on her.

The two sat at Guan Deyu's house for half an afternoon.Sure enough, Guan Xiaoyun didn't regard Gu Yu as an enemy, he served tea and water and fruits, and treated Gu Yu with a smile.Guan Deyu has been talking with Gu Yu about the changes in the countryside in the past few years, leaving Liu Xiaonan aside.

Liu Xiaonan felt that the third uncle might want to talk to Gu Yu alone, and sitting still would be boring, so she took Dong Xiaojun out to have a look around.Guan Xiaoyun also followed.

The back door of Guan Deyu's house is facing the back mountain. There is a large orchard on the back hillside. Ripe apples bend the branches, and the slope is full of red and fruity fragrance.Dong Xiaojun had never been in such close contact with such autumn colors, and was surprised by everything. The three of them talked and laughed while walking.

From the intimacy and smiles between Guan Xiaoyun and Dong Xiaojun, Liu Xiaonan judged that the third uncle was very satisfied with the marriage, and joked about them from time to time.

Guan Xiaoyun encourages Liu Xiaonan to take this opportunity to win Gu Yu and make Gu Yu the daughter-in-law of Liuzijie. She can also earn a sister-in-law and can bully Gu Yu.

Liu Xiaonan ridiculed Guan Xiaoyun with bad intentions, so he would not let her "conspiracy" succeed.

How did Liu Xiaonan know that after he left, Gu Yu got to know another side of him that was little known from Guan Deyu.How he squatted on the stone tablet in the ice and snow and copied it, reminding the villagers of the virtuousness of their ancestors and condensing their broken hearts; how he kept his promise and wrote Spring Festival couplets for the villagers every Spring Festival.
Guan Deyu told Gu Yu what he had said to Guan Xiaoyun as if he was chatting. This is a good guy with a sense of responsibility, perseverance and perseverance.

After hearing this, Gu Yu felt moved, she naturally had her own judgment, but she had a more comprehensive understanding of Liu Xiaonan who troubled her so much.

Back home, Liu Xiaonan changed into her old clothes, rolled her trouser legs and went barefoot, carrying a small bucket to the river.Gu Yu catches up and asks him what he is doing.Liu Xiaonan said that if he wanted to catch river crabs at night, he had to touch some river mussels as bait.

Gu Yu grabbed Liu Xiaonan: "Are you still going down the river?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "I won't be so stupid anymore, there are in the pond."

Gu Yu asked casually, "Are you still fishing for dragonflies?"

Liu Xiaonan smiled embarrassingly: "You remember things when you were a child quite clearly."

Gu Yu asked back: "Don't you remember more clearly? Old accounts from hundreds of years ago can be found out, and if you grasp a little bit of clues, you can make a big fuss."

Liu Xiaonan understood the meaning of Gu Yu's words, and wanted to refute, but felt that this was in her own territory, and she had to take good care of her emotions, so she said conciliatoryly: "If you come, you will be at ease. Let's not say unhappy things. You don't You know, in the past few years, the old turtles in the river have suddenly disappeared, and there are more mussels in the pond, which you have never seen before, and the big ones weigh one or two catties."

Gu Yu naturally didn't believe it, how could there be such a big river clam?In her memory, there are two kinds of mussels in the river, black and yellow, round and small in size.

When Liu Xiaonan picked up a mussel from the pond and threw it on the bank, she exclaimed.Sure enough, it was something she had never seen before. It was flat, and the dark green shell was partly pink, and it was heavy in the hand.

He touched the mussels in a small bucket.Before dark, Liu Xiaonan brought Gu Yu to the river, smashed the shells of mussels, put them in crab pots as bait, and lowered the crab pots into the deep water near the shore.

It was the dry season, and the water level in the middle of the big river was very shallow. Liu Xiaonan estimated that the river crabs should be hiding in the caves at the bottom of the willow roots under the river.

Gu Yu doubts that he can catch river crabs with crab pots.Liu Xiaonan said: "Try it first, if you can't catch river crabs, it's a big deal and buy them for you in the market."

Gu Yu said, "It's not sincere to buy a lot of river crabs, you have to go down to the river and touch them yourself."

Liu Xiaonan said: "That's no problem, as long as someone brings water and medicine to take care of you if you get cold."

Gu Yu snorted: "That's a good idea!"

After dinner, Liu Zhixin and Jiang Changling had work to do, the younger sister ran to the yard to play, and only Liu Xiaonan and Gu Yu were left at home.The family didn't even have a black and white TV set, so Gu Yu could only sit on the kang and play with the gray civet cat.Liu Xiaonan had nothing to say for a moment, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

Gu Yu said: "You said that the book I left you was well preserved, I don't believe it."

Liu Xiaonan took down the wooden box from the shelf in the back room, put it on the kang, and looked through the books together with Gu Yu.

Each book carries the beautiful memories of a period of youth. Those past events and happiness are like a trickle, nourishing the heart that has been separated for eight or nine years, and reconnecting the broken emotional bonds.

You shouldn't doubt Gu Yu's sincerity!Liu Xiaonan reflected on her mistakes.Perhaps it was due to other reasons that Gu Yu lied to herself that she couldn't swim. The books in this wooden box can prove that her expectations of herself were absolutely not false.

Liu Xiaonan sincerely apologized: "Gu Yu, please forgive me! I shouldn't have gotten angry at you when I came out of the swimming pool that day."

Gu Yu stared at Liu Xiaonan: "Really?"

Liu Xiaonan said, "I sincerely apologize, I shouldn't have equated you with your two friends."

Gu Yu said: "My two friends said that you taught them a profound lesson not to underestimate any opponent. You can do it! They have never convinced anyone, but they praised you very much, saying that you are gentle and cruel. .”

Liu Xiaonan yelled: "Is this a compliment to me? I suspect you exaggerated on purpose."

He reached out to pull Gu Yu, wanting to punish her.Gu Yu smiled and flipped into the kang.

It was completely dark, and my parents and sister went home.Liu Xiaonan took a flashlight and went to check the crab pots by the river to see if there were any catches.Gu Yu happily followed.

When they got to the river and found the first crab pot, Liu Xiaonan handed the flashlight to Gu Yu and asked her to light it up, and he went to pick up the crab pot.Gu Yu suddenly turned off the flashlight.

Liu Xiaonan thought the flashlight was broken.In the darkness, Gu Yu said in a trembling voice: "It's getting dark, and the river is so cold, one can imagine how cold the river will be in the morning. Xiao Nan, I only now fully understand your thoughts back then."

Liu Xiaonan said: "Children are innocent and more emotional than adults. At that time, I suddenly felt scared. I knew that you would never return, and I was afraid that I would never see you again."

"I owe you a hug!" Gu Yu gently hugged Liu Xiaonan, leaned her head on his shoulder, and murmured, "Xiaonan, how much I want to go back to the past, how much I want to relive that period of carefree life." Time, I will make you believe in all my sincerity."

"I believe it!" Liu Xiaonan returned the courtesy, patting Gu Yu's back lightly: "I also believe in your sincerity now. Well, Gu Yu, our friendship is still there, and it will not die with the passage of time. I just have a question, when you lied that you couldn't swim and asked me to teach you every day, is it because the stories I told made you afraid that you didn't dare to swim in the river."

"You really want to know?" Gu Yu raised his head, his eyes twinkled with starlight in the darkness.

"I really want to know." Liu Xiaonan supported Gu Yu's shoulders with both hands and said, "If the stories I told caused you to have a psychological shadow, then I have committed a serious crime, and I have to find a way to make it up."

Liu Xiaonan was shocked, and before he could react, Gu Yu pushed him away and cursed loudly: "Liu Xiaonan, you are a big bastard! You have to force me to expose the most secret corner of a little girl's heart, so that your heart will not be ashamed. Satisfaction is satisfaction, right? You will believe me, right? How do you make it up to me?"

"I'm sorry, Gu Yu!" Liu Xiaonan felt deeply guilty, and lowered her head: "I am indeed a bastard, I would like to be beaten and cursed, as long as you can vent my anger."

With a bang, Liu Xiaonan was hit hard on the top of the head, and his head was buzzing with a slap.He raised his head subconsciously, rubbed his head and said, "You really hit me!"

"I'll kill you." Gu Yu raised his hand again.

Liu Xiaonan closed her eyes and waited for a heavier blow, and deeply regretted it.It's normal for a child to tell a lie. Didn't I also lie to my mother that the pencil case is broken and I asked for two yuan to buy a book?Why make a fuss over a molehill, prying into a girl's secret inner world that she least wants to be known to outsiders, and invisibly becoming a despicable person.

"Are you really not understanding, or are you pretending to escape?" Gu Yu lamented softly, arms hanging down weakly, and turned to face the dark river.

The river whimpered, telling the ignorant thoughts of a little girl, and flowing with the feelings of letting go.

Outside the swimming pool that day, Liu Xiaonan put an end to their teenage friendship with distrust.Gu Yu was shocked and angry. Was the friendship in childhood so fragile and vulnerable?Just lying to him that he can't swim will not cause such a big reaction. He is doubting everything he has done for him, and may even regret the high-profile claim that he planted his dream for him.

I didn't owe him anything in this life in my previous life, so why should I pretend to be affectionate if he is ruthless?The proud Gu Yu felt that she was ridiculous, and it would be a good choice to terminate that friendship cleanly, why bother asking for trouble?She no longer contacted him, but she felt unwilling. Why didn't he trust herself?Does he have the qualifications?

Gu Yu decided to use the National Day holiday to go back to Liuzi Street, in the name of visiting the villagers on behalf of her parents, so that Liu Xiaonan could get to know herself anew.Now that the friendship is over, it cannot bear the notoriety of deceit.She originally planned to return to Bincheng after lunch, and they have nothing to do with each other since then.

She didn't expect that the poem Liu Xiaonan recited in the car moved her again.The poem itself has nothing to recommend it, but it cannot but move people when it is connected with that time and the environment.

A rural youth published his debut novel, but he couldn't find anyone who could share his happiness with him.He wandered alone by the sea, standing in the heavy snow, calling out to the distance in his heart, longing for her to stand by his side and share his happiness and sorrow.

He has always had her in his heart, but he feels humble and small, and lacks enough courage to open his arms.

She understood him, she forgave him, she understood him, and there is no room for deception in the truth.She temporarily decided to stay and impress him again with her sincerity.

Now, she has no secrets in front of him. Her shyness and grievance made her tremble all over. How could she not shout out the most earnest call in her heart:
"The waves are never illusory. She needs the coast to have a broad mind to accommodate, not just wait. Waiting for thousands of years is just waiting."

The tide hits the embankment, surging with ancient majestic wind.Liu Xiaonan embraced Gu Yu, hugged her tightly in her arms, as if embracing the whole world, couldn't help but shed two lines of hot tears.Dreams are no longer dreams, why wait another thousand years?
Gu Yu melted into Liu Xiaonan's fiery embrace, stretched out his hands to caress his cheeks, and finally touched the tears all over his face.She held up his hot tears and offered a kiss as tender as water, allowing each other's tears to mix together and flow into their long-awaited hearts.

"Xiaonan, perhaps on the day I left Liuzi Street, I was secretly looking forward to this moment in my heart."

"Gu Yu, your expectation is also my expectation!"

At this moment, time stands still, the river freezes, and two hearts build a new colorful world.

(End of this chapter)