Old things in the south

Chapter 11 Let's Go to the Sea (3)
"I don't know what is good and bad. There are too many people, it's hard to tell." I looked up at the sky and suddenly remembered. "Can you tell the difference between the sea and the sky? We have a lesson, and I'll read it to you."

I just recited the lesson "Let's go to see the sea", and I read it slowly one by one, while he tilted his head and listened carefully.I read a sentence, and he nodded "hmm".After reading it, I said:

"Does the golden-red sun rise from the blue sea? But does it also rise from the blue sky? I can't tell the sea from the sky, and I can't tell the good from the bad."

"Yes." He nodded in agreement with me: "Little sister, you have a good mind, and one day you will be able to distinguish these things. In the future, when my brother is going to study abroad by a big ship, we will see him off. Go, you can see the sea and see how it is different from the sky.”

"Let's go to see the sea! Let's go to see the sea!" I recited again happily.

"Yes, let's look at the sea, let's look at the sea, white sails are flying on the blue sea,... what sun is there?"

"Golden sun, rising from the sea,..."

I taught him sentence by sentence, and he liked the book very much. He said:

"Little sister, I will never forget you. I have never told anyone about my thoughts, even my brother."

What is on his mind?Is what he said just now a matter of his heart?But I don't fully understand, and I don't bother to ask.It's just that his younger brother doesn't know how long it will take to go to foreign countries by ship?Anyway, we managed to book a date, a "Let's Go to the Sea" date.

Mother's light blue veil, lent me for dancing.She adorned the four corners of the gauze with a small bell; I draped the gauze around my body and tied it on my little finger as a sparrow's wings.As soon as I moved my hand, the bell rang, which was very pleasant.

On the day of the graduation ceremony, there was also a farewell reunion for the graduates. Parents came and sat in the guest seats. The graduates sat in the front, and we actors sat behind them.The boy scouts kept order, and they were so angry that they blocked the boy scout sticks at several entrances and exits of the auditorium, not allowing one to come in and another to go out.The ceremony began first. Director Han issued a graduation certificate, and the representative of the student who took the first exam went to collect it. After the student came to the stage to receive it, he bowed to Director Han, turned around and bowed to everyone in the audience. Everyone applauded .I think this student with a graduation diploma is very familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere.well!I really "sprinkle"!In the same school every day, of course I will always see him!

We sang the farewell song to send off the graduates: "Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the green grass stretches to the sky... I ask you when to come here, and don't linger when you come..." I still don't understand the meaning of the lyrics, but when I sang I really want to cry, I don't like parting, although I don't know any of my sixth grade graduates.

It was our turn for "Sparrow and Child" to play. I was both happy and scared. This was my first time on stage. After a dance, it was like a dream. I didn't dare to take a look at what the audience looked like Look, I only heard buzzing and clapping.

I got off the stage and came to the guest seat of my parents.My mother bought me big fruit, soda and bread from Yuquanshan. I ate and drank whatever I wanted, and the boy scouts couldn't control me!I didn't want to sit honestly beside my parents, so I stood up and looked left and right, so that people could see that I was the little sparrow on the stage just now.Suddenly, in a blink of an eye, I saw a familiar face, who was sitting in the guest seat on the front right.he is?He turned his head sideways, and it really was him!For some reason, I squatted down and let the seat in front of me cover me. My face was so hot that something happened.

I lowered my head and thought, why is he here too?Are you coming to see me?In the green grass, did I tell him about the school's fair and my performance?If he didn't come to see me, who did he come to see?
I squatted at my mother's feet for too long, and my mother kicked me lightly and said:

"Get up! What are you looking for?"

I stood up from the seat, sat down next to my mother, lowered my head and ate the fruit gently, my eyes didn't dare to look forward to the right.Mom smiled and said:

"Didn't you say that today is a special day, and the Boy Scouts don't care about the students eating snacks? Why are you still so afraid?"

"Who says you're afraid!" I twisted my body around.

This big fruit is hard to finish, because my teeth!I was eating Shaguo, sitting in the stands, thinking about something on my mind.I remembered, I remembered, his brother!It must be his younger brother who took the first place in our school, the one who received the diploma!I almost yelled, but fortunately Sha Guo blocked my mouth, so I could only "hum—" through my nose.

The funfair seemed to end soon, and we were very reluctant to leave school and go home.When I got home, I talked straight about the funfair, and I talked and talked and talked and talked, as if I'd never forget the joy of that day.Dad was very happy. He said that I actually entered the top ten in this term exam. He wanted to buy something to encourage me. Dad said:
"Keep working hard! Make progress year after year, and when you graduate, you should be like the student who took the first exam today and receive the diploma on behalf of your classmates. Think about it, the father of that classmate is sitting in the guest seat. What a joy!"

"He doesn't have a father!" I yelled out suddenly, and I was surprised. Could he be the brother of the man I thought?Fortunately, Dad didn't ask any more questions.But at this time, it aroused the idea of ​​​​going to a certain place.After dinner, it was not too late, so I slipped out of the house.

There are a lot of people enjoying the shade outside the door, they are chatting in groups here and there, and no one will pay attention to me.I pretended not to care and went to the empty grass.The grass grows taller and more lush. It takes a little effort to push it away!It was very dark in the grass. I didn't know why I came here, and I didn't know if he was there. I just came here out of indescribable energy.

He is not here, but there is still an oilcloth bundle in the corner, and two stones are pressed on it.I really wanted to remove the stone and open the bag to see what was inside, but I didn't dare to do so.I stared blankly for a while, thought for a while, and my eyes were wet.I thought, after summer, autumn and winter will come, will he still come here often?What should I do when the weather is cold?If one day, his younger brother goes abroad to study, what about him then?Do you want to come to the meadow?I knelt down and let my tears drip on the grass, I don't know why I'm so sad?I once had a friend who was said to be crazy, but I liked her very much.What would people call this person now?I am very afraid of parting, will I part with him like that madman in the future?

There was something shining on the ground, I picked it up, it was a small bronze Buddha, I took it casually in my hand, turned around and walked out of the grass.

When I passed under the big pagoda tree, a man wearing a straw hat and a jacket with a double front came up to me with a smile on his face. He said:

"Little girl, what are you holding in your hand? Can I have a look?"

If there is anything wrong, I handed it to him immediately.

"Where did this come from? Is it from your family?"

"No." I suddenly remembered that this is not something from my house, how could I just hold it in my hand!So I pointed to the empty grass and said:

"Here, I picked it up there."

He nodded after hearing this, and returned it to me with a smile, but I didn't plan to take it anymore, because my father knew that I would scold me when I picked up things outside, so I pushed it with my hand and said:
"Give it to you!"

"Thank you!" He was really kind, he must be a good man!

The weather was sweltering, and the mosquitoes were biting badly at night. Unexpectedly, it rained heavily in the middle of the night, and it continued to fall until dawn.We have three days off after the funfair, and after three days we go to school to pick up homework problems, and the summer vacation begins.I don't have to go to school today.

The rain washed the yard once, so clean!The morning sun shines on the morning sun, and the morning glory blooms beautifully by the wall.Walking to the corner, I suddenly remembered another corner.Was that tarpaulin burden washed away by the rain?And him?
When I thought of this, I couldn't help running out, regardless of whether I would be seen by others.The grass was still wet, and as soon as I pushed it away, the mercury hit me all over my body and face.

Sure enough, he was inside!But he is no longer at the fair. Yesterday he sat upright in the auditorium, with a straight back and a straight neck.Now what!His hands were covered with water and mud, and his bald head was covered with water beads.He was sitting on something, his chin was propped up with both hands, his thick upper lip was biting his thick lower lip, he didn’t smile when he saw me go, he must be thinking about his own thoughts, and ignored me.

After a while, he asked me:
"Xiao Yingzi, let me ask you, did you touch this burden yesterday?"

I shake my head.Looking at the bundle from the side, the stones on it are gone, and the bundle is not as neat as yesterday.

"I don't think it's you." He lowered his head and said to himself, "But, if only you."

"It's not me!" I swore, "I can't move the rock on it." I paused and finally said boldly: "Besides, I had a funfair at school yesterday, and you know that."

"Yes, I saw you."

I smiled and hoped that he would praise my little sparrow for acting well, but he didn't seem to care about it anymore. He took my hand and said sadly:
"I can't stay here for long, do you understand?"

I didn't understand, so I looked straight at him without nodding or shaking my head.He added:

"Don't look for me here again, we can meet everywhere in the future, can't we? Little sister, I can't forget you, you are smart, clever, and kind. We are also good friends! This is for you, This time you have to accept it."

He took a string of beads from his pocket, but I refused to take it.

"Don't worry, this is my own. Grandma gave me so many things! I have lost all of them, and there is only this string of small ivory beads left. Somehow, they are hung on the frame and have never moved. However, I wanted to give it to you today, because we are destined. Xiaoyingzi, remember, I am not a bad person!"

What he said was honest and pleasant, so I took it, twisted it twice, and put it on my wrist.

I still have a lot to say to him, like his brother, yesterday's fair, but he holds me by the shoulder:

"Go back, Xiaoyingzi, let me think about it myself. Don't come here again these two days, the wind outside seems to be—oh, it doesn't seem to be good!"

I had no choice but to back out. I stepped out of the broken brick wall, and I couldn't help pushing the beads up my arm and covering them with my sleeves. I was afraid that that unknown man would come and ask for it again.

One day passed, two days passed, and it was time for me to go to school to take homework questions for the summer vacation.

The beautiful teacher Han is learning to ride a bicycle on the playground. What a fashionable thing that is!Only Teacher Han is so fashionable.She stopped in front of me, smiled and said to me:
"Are you here to get your homework?"

I nodded.

"Let's spend the summer vacation happily. The next semester will start soon. At that time, your homework will be done, your new teeth will grow, and Xinghua Gate will be open to traffic!"

How nice her words were, I laughed.But when I thought of my teeth, I quickly covered my mouth, but it was so funny. Although my new teeth hadn’t grown out, I still had to laugh, so I laughed loudly, and Teacher Han also laughed while holding the handlebars.

I went home with a few classmates on the same road and walked towards Xinghuamen. The soil slope has moved a lot. Teacher Han said it well. When the next semester starts, there must be many vehicles passing by here. Of course, Teacher Han also I ride my bike to class every day.She rides like a fairy on the bike. When I saw her on the road, I must have waved to her and said, "Good morning, Teacher Han!"

Walking into Xinlianzi Hutong, I feel that today is very lively. People come and go, as if they are busy with something.There were also a few patrolmen walking into the alley.Has someone lost something again?My heart was beating, and I suddenly felt that there was some misfortune.

The further you go into the alley, the more people there are. "Go, look!" "Go, look!" People say that, but what are they looking at?

I also stepped up, and when I got to the door of the house, I saw that the doors of every house were open, and people were standing at the door looking around, as if they were waiting for something, and some people walked towards the empty grassland, and there were also people under the big locust tree. It was full of people.

Liu Ping and Fang Decheng stood on the pier of my house.Song's mother was also standing at the door with Zhuzhu in her arms, but mother could hide in the door to watch, she called it a rule.

"What's the matter, Mama Song?" I asked, tugging at Mama Song's skirt.

"Thief! Catch the thief!" Mama Song didn't look at me, she just stretched her neck and looked forward.

"Thief?" My heart skipped a beat, "Where is it?"

"Just come out, just come out, just watch!"

People were buzzing and poking their heads out.

"Come! Come! Come out!"

My eyes were blocked by the crowd, I only saw many heads moving.People were embracing from the grass.

"That's him! Isn't this the kid who bought the rags?"

A patrolman in front is holding a big burden in his hand, ah!It's the tarpaulin burden!Then he must be caught, I tightened the corner of Song Ma's clothes.

"Okay!" someone said. "Damn it, it's convenient, just hide it in the haystack!"

"The kid doesn't look like a thief! People's hearts have changed a lot! Good guys and bad guys can't tell!"

A group of people came over, I was very scared, afraid to see him, but I saw him at last, his head was lowered, his eyes were looking at the ground, his hands were tied with white rope, and a patrolman was leading him.My hands are full of sweat.

On the other side of him, I saw another person, the man who asked me for a bronze Buddha under the locust tree!He also seems to be holding two bronze Buddhas in his hands.

"It's the case that was solved by plainclothes. He hasn't been here for several days." Someone said.

"Which one is plainclothes?" Someone asked.

"That's the one with the straw hat! He still has the stolen goods in his hand! It is said that a little girl led the way to solve the case. . . . "

I slowly hid in the gate, leaning against my mother, wanting to cry.

Song Ma also came in with Zhuzhu in her arms. The crowd had gradually dispersed, but some of them kept chasing after them.Mom said:

"Xiaoyingzi, have you seen this bad guy? Don't you like to make a fuss? When you grow up, you will write a book about what happened today, and talk about how a bad guy turned into a thief and how he ended up like this .”

"No!" I rebelled against my mother teaching me this!

When I grow up, I want to write a book, but it is definitely not like what my mother said.What I want to write is:

"Let's go to the sea."

(End of this chapter)