warm and deep

Chapter 104 Suffering
There is a Ning River in the center of Ningcheng, which passes through the city from west to east, and then flows into the Yangtze River.Both sides of the Ning River have always been a prosperous and prosperous place, with lush flowers and trees, tall buildings, and an endless stream of people and vehicles.Water-friendly trails have been built on both sides of the Ning River, with towering ancient trees and green willows blowing the wind.The walkway is paved with wooden boards of the same color, with hollow iron railings on both sides, which are also painted in wood grain colors. A flower pile is set up every one meter above the railings, and various flowers and green plants are planted. On the outside of the railing, between each stack of flowers, hangs a flower and grass box painted in wood grain color, which also cultivates various flowers and orchids.The ten-mile promenade stretches for a long time. If you call a carved cruise ship on the bank and go down the current, on the blue waves, you can see the green trees on both sides of the bank facing the wind, the flowers and plants are flourishing, the arcades are reflected, and the melodious music is rippling in the air, as if you are in a fairyland. .

Ever since he was sent to help the poor in Qingshi Village, and changed careers after returning, Liang Shi hasn't been to the Ning River for a long time.On this quiet evening, he sat in a simple pavilion on the bank of the Ning River with a big bag full of gifts from the United States for Xiaomi's parents.The pavilion stands against the bank, one side extends into the river, and the other side is close to the stone wall on the bank.The other two sides are connected with the hydrophilic wooden plank road.Next to it is a money tree that has existed for an unknown number of years, with luxuriant branches and leaves, like a huge green umbrella, sheltering the small pavilion from wind and rain.Because half of the branches stretched out to the center of the river, when they were young, Liang Shi and his friends often climbed to the top of the tree and drilled into the branches in the center of the river, feeling the indescribable coolness and refreshment.Sometimes, there are too many little friends climbing up, and everyone is chattering and laughing. If one is not careful, one of the little friends will plop into the river, and then some older children or adults on the bank will exclaim Then, he also jumped into the water with a plop, and grabbed the little hairy head that fell into the water.At any time, Liang Shi’s children of his generation grew up, with the popularity of TV and mobile phones, coupled with heavy schoolwork, now very few children go to the river to play together, even if they come, they are watched closely by the adults around them and cannot be caught A chance to climb a tree.

Liang Shi recalled the past, and saw a fat old man on the opposite bank sitting under a similarly luxuriant camphor tree, playing the harmonica with his cheeks puffed up, did he just learn a simple piece of music?What the old man blew over and over again was the ever-popular "What a Jasmine Flower"

This folk song, which he knew in elementary school, brought Liang Shi's thoughts back to the time of innocence. He squinted his eyes slightly and hummed softly: "What a beautiful jasmine, what a beautiful flower." The jasmine flowers are fragrant and beautiful all over the branches, fragrant and praised by everyone, let me pick you up and give them to other people's homes..."

Suddenly, Liang Shi heard soft sobs in his ears, he was startled, and looked up, Xiaomi had sat down on the other side of the pavilion, leaning on the railing, facing the quiet river, burst into tears.

Liang Shi only felt that the tears poured into his heart like boiling water, and instantly scalded his heart into a ball, making him unable to breathe.His eyes were red, and he rushed to Xiaomi's side in a "swift", hugged her shoulders, and said eagerly, "What's wrong with you? Don't cry, don't cry."

Hearing the sound, Xiaomi moved his body, took out a tissue, wiped away his tears gently, pointed to the side, and said, "Sit down. I'm fine."

Liang Shi still wanted to sit down next to her, but saw that she moved her body again, lowered her head, and didn't speak, as if she was trying to calm down her emotions.

Seeing this scene, Liang Shi, who was full of suspicion, wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. He faintly felt that something was wrong, but he didn't want to let his thoughts fall into the direction of investigating.So he said: "I was going straight to your house when I got off the plane that day, but my uncle and aunt said that if you were not at home, they would go to your uncle's house to reunite, and told me to wait for you to come back." Big bag, "Shall we go to your house now?"

Xiaomi listened, quietly, with his head down, not speaking.

Liang Shi was anxious, his heart skipped a beat, he approached Xiaomi again, and said, "What's wrong with you? What happened?"

Xiaomi still lowered his head, quietly, without speaking.

Liang Shi felt that his heart, which had been scalded by boiling water, was being burned by the fire again at this moment, and the shrunken heart was rapidly drying up.Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but he still calmed down his emotions, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "Xiaomi, we haven't known each other for a day or two, you know me very well, and you are not a person who likes to hide Tucked people, what can you say."

Finally, Xiaomi whispered in an almost inaudible voice, "I'm pregnant."

ah? !Liang Shi could hardly believe his ears, ecstasy poured over the sky like rain, stretching his shriveled heart in an instant, he only felt that he was resurrected with blood, and his face glowed with joy.He jumped up and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, get married right away, get married right away, get married right away."

He jumped up and stretched out his arms to hug Xiaomi, but Xiaomi jumped up in surprise, dodged him, and said calmly: "Sit down, sit down!"

Liang Shi withdrew his hands in embarrassment, with a bright and happy smile on his face, and said in a very gentle and pampering tone: "Okay, listen to you, sit down." Looking at Xiaomi, he said, "Sit down too. Don't be tired."

Xiaomi didn't sit down, she stood a few feet away from Liang Shi, with her back to him, and said softly: "Liang Shi, Guo Zisu is very suitable for you, I sincerely hope that you can be together."

Liang Shi jumped up, but before he could speak, Xiaomi quickly turned around and said quickly, "Sit down and listen to me."

Liang Shi sat down obediently again, looking at Xiaomi without blinking.

Xiaomi said: "I know there is nothing between you, you just had a period of time together, and you did the same thing with one mind. Liang Shi, we disagree on many things, so we don't fit together."

Liang Shi wanted to stand up again, but Xiaomi stopped him with gestures, and said, "Maybe you don't think so, but I think Chen Yanming and I are more sympathetic and compatible."

After Xiaomi finished speaking, he turned his head and trotted away.

Liang Shi stayed there, feeling that the world was dark, the river was turbid, the wind was cutting like a knife, and the birds on the branches were making noise as if the end was coming. The old man on the other bank was still babbling and playing the harmonica, obviously laughing He: "Give it to someone else's home, give it to someone else's home..." Liang Shi stretched out his hand to caress his broken and painful heart, but he didn't know where the heart was. It seemed that the heart had left his body. Pulling his whole body was extremely painful.With a loud roar, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and his whole body seemed to be pulled out of his bones, and he collapsed in the pavilion, tears streaming down into the rushing Ning River.

(End of this chapter)