Traveling through the mountains and fields to be leisurely

Chapter 35 Growing Up

"Second brother, they will come tomorrow, look at you so reluctantly."

Seeing Lan Erzhuang turning his head three times a step, Lin Zihao couldn't help teasing,
"How could I be reluctant, I just have something in my heart, I don't know how to express it, I am really grateful to them, they can reach out to help me without any grievances when I am in such a difficult time."

Lan Erzhuang sighed with emotion, feeling refreshed.

"Second brother, you also said that the days will be long in the future. Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and he can see people's hearts after a long time. In the future, the brothers will have difficulties. Can you just ignore them?"

"Of course not."

"Then it's over. When it's time to lend a helping hand, we don't hesitate. When we are in trouble, we don't refuse to help. This is a brother."

"That's right, it's my brother who wants to go left. Let's go, let's go into the house and ask your sister-in-law to arrange a place for you to live in."

He pulled Lin Zihao back and led him into the house.

"Qiutang, brother Zihao's sleeping place. It happens that this room is well partitioned. Otherwise, I'm still worried about how to arrange for this brat."

Lan Erzhuang stepped into the house while yelling at his daughter-in-law. What was said inside and outside the words made Lin Zihao's heart warm. He even considers himself a brother.

"You still don't need to worry about it. I've got it all done. Can you come in and have a look?"

Lin Qiutang greeted him from the West Room, and clapped his hands as he walked. It seemed that he had just finished cleaning up. He let the two of them into the West Room. He saw six chairs lined up together. There were some gaps between the chairs, and bedding was spread on them. , the chair is covered with wooden boards, it really looks like a bed,
"Brother Zihao, do you like it? This heated kang is not usable yet, it is too damp, and it will take two days to dry out. You should make do with it first, and after two days, burn this heated kang well, so that you can sleep comfortably. Take it."

Lin Qiutang was really a little embarrassed. After working for half a day, he gave someone a temporary bed made of wooden boards. He felt a little bit sorry.

"Thank you, sister-in-law, this is very good, there are beds and quilts, and what else to choose, we are not some wealthy people."

"You can't say that. Your second elder brother told me that you came back from the capital. No matter how bad it is, it's also the capital. My sister-in-law is afraid of wronging you."

In Lin Qiutang's mind, the capital city is the place where officials and elders live, ordinary people can't go there.

"Sister-in-law's words sound really outlandish. When my second brother and I went up to play in the mountains when we were young, it was too late to play, but we slept on the mountain with no bedding or cover. How expensive is it? If my sister-in-law I'm so polite, but I can't live anymore, this is to cause you trouble, so don't bother me, we are not outsiders, okay, sister-in-law?"

These words made Lin Qiutang very happy. It is true that he has been a brother of the second brother for many years. Just listening to these few words, my heart is brightened.
"Sure, my sister-in-law won't be polite to you anymore, so you can live here with peace of mind. You don't have to worry about cleaning up your house. You will live alone when you go back. No one will help you clean up. It will be inconvenient after all."

"Speaking of this, second brother, I was just about to discuss it with you. I don't plan to live in my old house. I will let Old Uncle Li sell it for me tomorrow. I will build a house next to your house. The house, do you think it’s okay? This place is quite desolate, and it’s somewhat unsafe for your family to live here, so I’ll be your companion, how about our brothers living next door?”

"That's good. If you have this heart, I can't ask for it. I'm really worried. If I go out or something, there are women and children in this house. I'm really worried."

Lin Zihao's proposal hit Lan Erzhuang's heart, and the two naturally hit it off.

After fetching water for Lin Zihao, after washing up, Lan Erzhuang chatted with him. I haven't seen him for ten years, so I don't know where to start when I talk too much.

"Zihao, you're doing well. You've been away for ten years. When you left, you were still a fourteen or fifteen-year-old child, but now you've grown into a strong young man."

Thinking of Lin Zihao's appearance when he left, he was thin and small, but it really made everyone worry a lot,

"What child, you are an adult at the age of 15, okay? You have become a father since you were seventeen. I remember that when I left, you had a small basket."

When Lin Zihao said this, Lan Erzhuang scratched his head shyly,

"Hey, it's a coincidence that you said it. I bumped into you just as I was pulling the log down the mountain. What a great fate between our brothers."

"No, when I saw you, I was really afraid that you wouldn't recognize me."

Lin Zihao patted his chest with some fear. At that time, he was really afraid that his second brother would not recognize him, so he hurriedly greeted him first. That mood was really tangled.

"How could you not recognize him? Although he has grown taller and his appearance has changed a bit, he still recognizes him. We brothers have been together for more than ten years, how can we forget so easily."

Thinking of those green years, Lan Erzhuang couldn't help but feel that time is not forgiving, his daughter is 11 years old, these days are like running water, rushing away,

"Second brother, why did you move out? What happened?"

Thinking of Lan Erzhuang's family living in the old warehouse in this village, I guess they moved out hastily, without any preparations at all, otherwise, no matter how bad it is, I have to prepare a place for myself in advance.
"Hey, it's hard to say."

I really don't want to tell people about this family matter, but since my brother asked, Lan Erzhuang didn't intend to hide it, and it's not something that can be hidden, so he told Lin Zihao what happened , Lin Zihao was really unexpected.

"Uncle Lan is not like this kind of person. How could you let your family of four be separated from the family so penniless? If it hadn't happened to meet the old man who wanted to buy land, how many people in your family would have What can people do?"

Thinking back when I left home to look for someone, Uncle Lan even asked my second brother to bring me food, no matter how I look at it, I shouldn't be a cruel person.
"It's up to you to figure it out, after all, God has not failed me."

Lan Erzhuang sighed deeply, no matter who heard about this, they would feel that their parents did a great job, but they just did it, which made Lan Erzhuang feel that he had done nothing for more than 20 or nearly 30 years. In vain, even if people change people's hearts, this shouldn't be the result. Looking back on the past 27 years, I can be regarded as hardworking and hardworking at home. Lan Erzhuang can't figure it out, but if you don't understand it, don't think about it, girl I said, some things are destined by the sky, if we can’t avoid it, let’s go on, it’s no big deal, if you have this time, you might as well think about your own little family, when thinking of your own little family, Lan Erzhuang will immediately feel proud , this home is really your own, and your son, daughter, and daughter-in-law are what you should worry about.

"Zihao, don't talk about me, let's talk about you. This time is ten years younger. I heard you told Uncle Li that you found your father during the day. I was so busy all day, I didn't have time to congratulate you. How is your father?"

I am really worried about my brother. I am still a child who has not fully grown up after traveling so far to find someone. However, it is really not in vain to find someone. His mother passed away, leaving him alone, unaccompanied, and his father went out when he was five or six years old and never came back. It is God's will to find someone.

"Second brother, do you think that parents love their children?"

Lin Zihao looked at Lan Erzhuang with piercing eyes, but Lan Erzhuang couldn't answer the question. If it was before yesterday, he could still answer confidently, 'Of course! ', but now, he dare not and cannot say these two words,

"Second brother, you also know that when I left, it was because I heard someone said that I saw my father in the capital, so I made up my mind to find him. I asked all the way, and after eating the dry food you sent, I spent all the little money my mother left behind, but my goal was far away, and I really felt that I had nowhere to go..."

Seeing that Lan Erzhuang didn't answer him, Lin Zihao didn't force it, but just continued talking on his own, but his eyes became a little misty.

"Although I ran out of rice, I didn't want to beg for a living, so I had to ask people to do odd jobs along the way. When I earned money, I would go one step further. Sometimes I would meet good-hearted people who would give me old clothes, old shoes and socks. What's the matter, I still don't dislike this little bit of kindness. I just moved to the capital step by step. It's been almost a year. Although the road was difficult, I didn't get nothing. I have also been honed to be strong and strong. When I stood in front of the city gate of Kyoto, looked up at the three towering characters, and then looked down at my thick and strong body although I was covered in tatters, I finally felt that I grew up. gone."

When you grow up, use your lost innocence as the price, whether it's worth it or not, only you know!

Thinking about myself at that time, the wind and dust all the way, the hard work all the way, but when I really reached the destination, I have lost the desire in my heart, is it because the price of growth is too huge, and my heart withered prematurely , but this is not the most painful. I never knew that my pain had reached its limit, but I didn't expect that there would be more pain waiting ahead.

"When I arrived in the capital, I thought it would take a lot of effort to find him. Who would have thought that he would be so famous. I just asked a soldier by the city gate, and I found his address... ..."

Lin Zihao's body trembled a little, Lan Erzhuang stretched out his hand and held his hand firmly, the thick palm was actually a little cold,
"Second brother, do you know who he is?"

This question made Lan Erzhuang dumbfounded, and it took him a long time to receive it.
"Your father, he is your father."

"Hehe, my father, a man who abandoned me and my mother and married someone else turned out to be my father, a man who lost his conscience for the sake of a high official and rich salary, turned out to be my father?"

Lin Zihao laughed a little self-deprecatingly, that smile was a bit like the cold wind entwined with frost, it easily penetrated Lan Erzhuang's body, making him feel like he was frozen by the wind.

(End of this chapter)