men's volleyball

Chapter 20
At the end of January, the Spring Festival is coming.

The winter vacation training in the school has come to an end, and the students in the training camp are going to have a holiday.

After bidding farewell to Coach Lu and the partners who had been training together for a while, Lin Mu packed up his things, carried a bag, packed his toiletries and a change of clothes, and prepared to go home.

In the direction of the station, there are many passers-by with their bags in a hurry, probably going home for the New Year.

When we got to the station, there were more people inside, bustling crowds, and noisy surroundings.

After returning to school from that hospital, I haven't been out of school for nearly half a year.Now that he left suddenly, Lin Mu was still a little unaccustomed to it in a trance.

After becoming more and more familiar with the two memories, he was only in a small circle, and he always thought about the future, but now he suddenly came out and came into contact with the stream of people, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

After buying the ticket, leaning on the plastic chair in the waiting hall, Lin Mu closed his eyes and let his thoughts go blank.

He didn't even understand what he was thinking, all kinds of mess, wild and unconstrained, and the time passed very fast.

The radio in the waiting room shouted, the car is coming.

He opened his eyes, feeling a rare relaxation in body and mind.It felt that even the "popularity" that was drilled into his nose from time to time became less unpleasant.

He picked up his carry-on luggage, boarded the car in line, and found his seat facing the ticket.

Fortunately, there was a seat by the window, and after putting away his luggage, he sat down.

In a few minutes, people came up in the carriage one after another, and the vehicle started at the right time and drove out of the station.

Through the car window, listening to the similar and different Pengli accent dialects of different counties and districts in the car, watching the various scenery that is rapidly reversing outside the window.

Horns, jingling bicycle bells, and people rushing by.

The ordinary street scenes and the various life styles of the people made Lin Mu feel as if he had passed away again.

The distance from Pengli to Ruxu is not too far, even if the bus stopped and went, it only drove for more than an hour.The vehicle arrived at Ruxu West Station, and after getting off the vehicle, Lin Mu headed towards his familiar and long-lost home.

Lin Mu's home is in the county seat, and the year he left home to enter the sports school, Ruxu's housing reform officially started.

The old house where his family lived was demolished, and a 6-story commercial building was built on the spot.

When he moved back, his family exhausted all their wealth and borrowed foreign debts, and reluctantly changed to a 60-square-meter two-bedroom apartment.

During the Chinese New Year last year, he only found the door after inquiring and inquiring. When he came back today, he touched his memory and thought about it, and then he found the door again.

Yungu Community, Building 203, Room [-].

This is Lin Mu's home.

Today's weather is good. At home at this time, Lin Mu's mother turned over the bed in her son's room again. After checking it, she carried the quilt to the balcony.

There are two beds in the room, plus a writing desk and a few simple pieces of furniture, the whole room looks very compact.

There are two beds facing each other, one of which was built recently, the sheets on the bed are all clean, and the quilt that Mother Lin is hugging is from this new bed.

The more the quilt is exposed to the sun, the more fluffy it will be, and it will be warmer when covered.

It's almost Chinese New Year, Xiaoer should be coming back! ?It's been a year, and I haven't even returned to the summer vacation, what's the matter?Didn't even know how to say hello.

Patting the quilt on the balcony, Mother Lin muttered again.

in the room,
Lin Mu's older brother, Lin Wei, was reading a book, and he was used to seeing his mother's thoughtful look.

When his mother came back after drying the quilt, he smiled and comforted her and said, "Mom, Xiao Er will definitely come back within two days. I asked someone about it. The sports school over there will only be within a few days at the latest." !"

"Yeah!" Mother Lin nodded, without a smile on her face, and after checking the bed again, she confessed to the boss: "Boss, when he comes back, tell him that you will come to the family no matter what in the next year." news.

Besides, it's not too far away, even if you go back and forth, it won't take much time. How can there be no letter in a year.And you, if he doesn't come back during the summer vacation, your dad and I don't have time, you just read books during the vacation, why don't you know..."

Lin Wei nodded from time to time, smiling bitterly in his heart.

If you don't know, you may think that his mother is only thinking about the second child, and if the second child does not go home, he will be blamed.

He sighed inwardly, a family of four had lived in a cramped old house for more than ten years, and when a person suddenly went out, it would always cause the family members to worry about him.

He also misses his younger brother very much, but there is nothing he can do. The situation at home is like this. His father is an honest man, and with a meager salary, it is really difficult to think of anything other than food and drink for the family.

Even the tuition fees for the two children to go to school have to be pieced together every year.

With no background, no savings, and frequent foreign debts, he and his younger brother have learned a lot when children of the same age were peeing and playing with mud.

The parents work hard, no matter how tired they are and how difficult the family is, they still want to support their two sons to study hard.

That year, there was actually something that my younger brother didn't know about. A coach from the county sports team came to talk to his parents about Lin Mu's entry into the sports team, and he was there.

The other party said that there is no fee, and there is a little subsidy every month, saying that it will be good after practicing sports, but the shortcomings are also obvious, and the book cannot be read.

The father refused without even thinking about it, and begged the other party not to tell Lin Mu how important reading is, even if his father is an honest man.Besides, my younger brother is smart and has always had good academic performance.

He was careful at the time, he had actually decided to drop out of school and go to work after graduating from junior high school, but he didn't expect that later, his younger brother was recruited to the city sports school.

While practicing sports, you can also learn culture. Even if you don’t do well in training, if you work harder, you can continue to go to high school, or even go to college in the future.

The father agreed this time, and there was one child missing in the family to pay the tuition fee. After half a semester, even the living expenses were not required.The family's economic conditions were a little more relaxed.

He can also continue to go to high school, and he can't say who owes whom. He went to high school and his brother went to sports school. Now he can't say who is good and who is bad.But his younger brother's going to the sports school really changed his planned life, that's for sure.

He never thought about what his mother said about finding his younger brother on vacation.

One is that he doesn't want to trouble his younger brother Ping, and the other is that he also wants to work harder during the holidays.For myself, but also for my family.

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a knock on the door. The house is not big, and the knock on the door could be heard clearly in the room, which stopped the nagging mother.

"I'm going to open the door! Maybe Xiaoer is back!"

Lin Wei hurriedly put down the book, got up and ran to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Lin Wei was stunned for a moment when he was only face to face with the visitor.

Lin Mu was also in a daze, looking at his brother who was both familiar and unfamiliar, he was a little dazed.

He hasn't been together for a year, and his appearance is not that different from what he remembered, but his height seems to be a little shorter, which makes him feel both kind and alienated.

"Come in, why are you standing there!"

Lin Wei came over slowly, took Lin Mu's luggage in a hurry, then turned his head and shouted into the room: "Mom, the second son is back!"

"elder brother!"

Lin Mu called softly, walked into the house, and watched Lin Wei carry his luggage into the room, and then, in the room, his mother came out, facing him again.

Caring, admiring, and excited, the eye sockets are even a little moist, and they are spinning around the eye sockets.

My mother is only 40 years old this year, but life has left many traces of time on her face. She manages the house and pulls her two children to grow up inside and out. This is a very ordinary and ordinary mother.

Before returning home, he actually thought about how he would look like when he was facing his family. He thought it might be the same as when he was facing his brother, but when he was actually face to face, the deepest emotions in his heart naturally surged up.

"Mom, I'm back!"

Lin Mu's voice was a little dry, and he called out softly.

Mother Lin looked at Lin Mu carefully, and found that she had grown taller again than last year. She was not shorter than Lao Lin, and seemed to have gained some flesh. The loose school uniform even supported the frame.People seem to be more energetic, much better than last year.

"Okay! Okay! Go wash it first, take a rest, I will go out to find your dad in a while, let him go home early, let's have a reunion dinner first!"

Mother Lin took Lin Mu and walked in, feeling extremely happy.

The elder brother packed his luggage and came out. After the two brothers looked at each other, they smiled at each other, expressing their emotions in their eyes.In an instant, they seemed to understand each other!

The mother babbled in concern, and the elder brother interjected from time to time, made jokes, received a few words of scolding from the mother, and then smiled knowingly.

Simple furnishings, mostly old furniture from the past.

The floor is not even paved with floor tiles, and the walls are even lime walls that have been separated, which is extremely simple and simple.

But the slight warmth and gentleness of the family get along with each other, making the shabby room full of warmth.

……

"Come on, eat more, this year is good, I look fatter, and I look more energetic!"

In the evening, a family of four sat around the table, laying out five or six plates of dishes, and his father, just as he remembered, was holding a wine glass, calling Lin Mu in a very old-fashioned and flat manner.

In fact, everyone in the family could tell that the head of the family was in a good mood today.

"Dad, I'm eating!"

Lin Mu had already put his heart into it, and there was no sense of alienation at all. He was holding vegetables and eating rice, just like he used to do in sports school.

The atmosphere of the meal was very good. My father was sipping wine, and my mother and brother would pick up food for Lin Mu from time to time. The family had a rare reunion and felt that winter was warm.

After three rounds of food, when the meal was almost finished, Father Lin said again: "Second son, you are still a little skinny now, I watch sports on TV, and those people seem to be quite strong .

You need to eat more, you practice that running, if you want to exercise, you also need to eat more.Ask your mother to give you some money after the Chinese New Year, and I usually go to buy something. I guess it’s almost impossible to just eat in the cafeteria.Who do I listen to, but also nutritious.right? "

"No need to give money, I have money!"

Lin Mu hurriedly shook his head: "I'm not practicing running anymore, I'm practicing volleyball. I'm good at volleyball. I got the first place in the final exam this time. There will be rewards in the school next year. It's been like this for the past two years, and I don't care about the money. I didn't save it."

"volleyball!"

Lin Wei glanced at Lin Mu suspiciously, "What happened last year?"

"No, it's over before the second grade of junior high school!"

Lin Mu basically doesn't care about the past now, so he answered very easily.

After all, it is just a small episode in the road of life.

Moreover, now he has both confidence and expectations for volleyball.

Lin Wei thought about it, he seemed to understand a lot of things from last year.

However, now it seems that the younger brother seems to be much better than before, and he seems to be much more cheerful, so there is no problem, and he does not plan to find him.

Father Lin didn't think about it that much, even if he heard his son talk about it, he still didn't comment.He doesn't understand these, and likewise, he is not a person who is good at communicating with children about the future.

He only knows that a family can live in peace, can do their own things, and can have some hope, which is enough.

However, he is still very happy to hear his son say that he can get rewards for winning the first place.There was a rare smile on the originally calm face.

Life is very difficult. He has been tired for half of his life, just for this family and his two children.

"Dad, I still won't be able to come back this summer vacation. I'm about to graduate soon. I might..."

He didn't say anything in detail, and he didn't want to talk about the future.

However, from the moment he returned home, he strengthened his determination even more.

Don't talk about ideals, let alone dreams, for yourself and for this family, take a step forward, work hard to take another step, persist and be firm.

(End of this chapter)