Hometown beacon smoke old time shadow

Summer is here, and cicadas are gradually singing in the yard.

The moonlight is like water, sprinkled on the stone steps in front of the mansion.Zhaoshi and Zhenghai moved the bamboo chairs at home under the wisteria trellis, and Xiaozhen cut a plate of icy watermelons.Lianzhou snuggled into her mother's arms and ate watermelon. Jingxian patted him on the back and said, "Hey, eat less. It's hot and you can't be greedy for coolness. If you eat too much, your stomach will hurt." Putting her arms around Jingxian's neck, "Mother, I'll eat another piece. This melon is very sweet. If you have a stomachache, mother, just rub it." Xiaozhen said to him: "You have a stomachache and you have to eat it again." Your mother who is tossing can't sleep all night, rubbing your stomach and pouring you water to drink, stop tossing people." Lian Zhou put down half of the melon in her hand obediently, and licked her hands with endless desire watermelon juice, and said to Xiaozhen, "Auntie, save all the watermelon seeds for me in a while, don't throw them away." Jing Xian smiled: "Don't lick your fingers, what a look, it's so ugly. What do you want watermelon seeds for, and you don't want to throw them away." What's wrong with that?" Lian Zhou said, "Yesterday I ate a watermelon seed in my stomach, and Zheng Haige said that a big watermelon would grow in my stomach. But the second uncle said no, and said that the melon seeds must be planted in the ground. The president is watermelon." Jingxian asked him: "Then who do you think is right, the second uncle or Brother Zhenghai?" Lianzhou replied without thinking: "Of course it is the second uncle, he is right in everything he said. Where is the pond? There are many tadpoles, and there is a large group of tadpoles, he said that the cricket under the rock is powerful, whichever cricket can win." Jingxian thought thoughtfully, "Really, mother didn't even know that second uncle is so powerful." Xiao Zhen Laughing at him from the side: "Your second uncle is so nice, why did you ignore him last night?" Lian Zhou made a face at Xiaozhen, thinking that she had exposed her shortcomings in front of her mother, and when she turned her head and saw Jing Xian, she muttered She said: "I forgot yesterday. When I went downstairs, my second uncle slapped my palm when I slipped off the handrail." Long memory, I think the second uncle didn't hurt you." Lian Zhou was not convinced: "But, I admitted my mistake, I said I wouldn't dare in the future, and he still hit me." Jingxian and Xiaozhen couldn't help laughing, Lian Zhou tilted his head and thought for a while, "However, I have already made up with my second uncle. He told me two stories last night, so I won't be angry anymore." Just as he finished speaking, Zhao Shi came over Picking up a watermelon, he poked his face, "I'll teach you a lesson, you still dare to get angry, it's really crazy." As he spoke, he saw Lianzhou's unfinished half of a watermelon on the table, picked it up and ate it for him , bent down and lowered his head to pick two pieces of melons, and gave them to Zhenghai to eat.When he lowered his head, Lian Zhou kept staring at the back of his ear, Jingxian asked: "What are you looking at, your second uncle didn't grow another ear behind his ear."

Lianzhou leaned on her mother's ear and whispered: "Mom, I always feel that my second uncle has two faces. I'll see if I can peel one off from the back of the ear." In the distance, Zhaoshi was chatting with Zhenghai about something interesting, and he was laughing.Huanzhu also covered his mouth.Lian Zhou went on to say: "Mother, you see that the second uncle always looks like this when he plays with us, he looks good when he smiles. But when he teaches reading, he changes his face, no matter how you tease him, he doesn't smile. He also likes to stare." Jingxian stroked Lianzhou's forehead and said, "Studying is a serious matter, you have to be serious, you have to obediently listen to your second uncle, otherwise mother will not follow you." Lianzhou nodded: " I know." Jingxian was a little surprised, "What do you know?" Lianzhou leaned on her ear again and said, "I can read now, and my sister wrote me a lot of notes. My sister said I studied hard, so mother said Happily, she even bought me candy." Jingxian laughed at him: "You know how to eat candy, and when bugs come to eat your teeth, don't cry. "Lianzhou doesn't take it seriously," said mother, second uncle My deciduous teeth are called deciduous teeth, and they will fall out at the age of six or seven. I am already over five years old, and they will fall out immediately without pain. So I need to eat more before the deciduous teeth fall out." Jing Xian poked his forehead: " Your second uncle doesn't teach you anything good either." Lianzhou lay happily in her mother's arms, playing with her earrings with her little hands, then thought of an idea in the blink of an eye, put her arms around Jingxian's neck and said: "Mom, I Study hard every day, and sleep with you at night after reading, okay?" Jingxian stroked Lianzhou's hair, kissed him on the forehead, put her arms around him and said: "Okay, Lianzhou will study obediently, Read well, and sleep with mother at night."

The student movement has gradually subsided. Factories and shops remain the same. Elementary schools have also resumed classes and final exams. Only college and middle school students are still insisting on strikes. Most of them are unwilling to go back to the exams because the courses have been delayed for too long.Zhaoshi still reviews his homework at home every day, teaches Lianzhou to read, and occasionally helps his sister-in-law do some copying and writing.

After the final exam was over, Huanzhu returned home with a full score report card. Zhaoshi carried her around the living room a few times with satisfaction, only to find that Zhenghai did not come back with her.

"Where did Zhenghai go?"

Huanzhu shakes his head
"Why didn't he come back with you?"

Huanzhu still shook his head.Zhao Shi thought to himself, could it be that he didn't pass the exam and dare not come back?But he felt that something was wrong, based on his understanding of Zheng Hai's study situation, it was impossible for this child to be so bad.Zhaoshi hugged Huanzhu to the sofa and sat down, squatting down and looking into her eyes: "Huanzhu, tell Uncle, where is Zhenghai?" Huanzhu stared and just shook his head. When Shi meets each other, they always flash past quickly.Zhaoshi knew that Huanzhu's heart was bright like a mirror, and it was impossible for her to go home alone without knowing Zhenghai's whereabouts, so he asked her again: "Huanzhu, do you shake your head to mean that you don't know or you can't tell? If you don’t know, then stretch out one finger, if you don’t know, then stretch out two fingers.” Huanzhu hesitated for a moment, then stretched out a finger. "Lie!" As he said that, he pulled Huanzhu into the study, made her stand facing the wall, and went out to find Zhenghai by himself.

In the school, my classmates searched all over but couldn't find Zhenghai's shadow. When he was at a loss, Zhaoshi suddenly patted himself on the head. He was really stupid. He even forgot that Zhenghai was not a child of Shen's family. I went back to my home.At the door of Sun's house, he was about to knock on the door, but stopped again.In case Zhenghai didn't come home, let his parents know that he wasn't about to die in a hurry.He thought of an excuse before knocking on the door knocker.Butler Sun's wife was originally Zhaoshi's mother's companion. Zhaoshi called her Mama Sun since she was a child. Now Butler Sun has become Assistant Manager Sun, and Mama Sun has become Mrs. Sun.The door opened, and Mrs. Sun was taken aback for a moment before she recognized him: "Oh, Second Young Master, why are you here? Are you looking for Old Sun? Grandma sent him to Hangzhou, saying that there is a business to discuss Or did something happen to Zhenghai?" Zhaoshi understood at this moment that Zhenghai had never returned home, and quickly waved his hands: "Oh, no, I have something to pass by today, my sister-in-law asked me to tell you, she wants to stay Zhenghai spends the summer vacation at home, if you miss him, you can also stay at home for a few days." Mrs. Sun said with a smile: "Our family, Zhenghai, didn't cause trouble to grandma, right? Thanks to her for taking care of us, we have lived a very good life these past few years. I will go back in a few days, and I will bring her a jar of bayberry wine here after it is brewed, which is her favorite." Zhaoshi also responded with a smile: "You and Sun Xiangli are both diligent and capable. Man, he should have lived a good life. Zheng Hai is smart and sensible, and he will be promising in the future. My sister-in-law said that as long as Zheng Hai is willing to study, it is fine for him to study abroad." Mrs. Sun thanked him very much. After a while.

After coming out of the Sun's house, the sky was already dark, Zhaoshi was lowering his head and thinking about where else Zhenghai could go, when he saw a shadow flashing by the entrance of the alley, if it wasn't Zhenghai, who was it?Speaking of which, Zhenghai was just a ten-year-old boy, who wandered outside for a long time, saw that it was getting dark, and didn't dare to go back to Shen's house, so he naturally hid in his own house.He also saw Zhaoshi, and ran away, but how could a child like him run faster than a 16-year-old like Zhaoshi, and he was caught in three or two steps.He still didn't give up, he kept struggling, Zhaoshi was not polite, he raised his hand and slapped him, "You dare to try again!" Zhenghai covered his face and lowered his head, said: "I want to go home" Zhaoshi Ask: "Who didn't let you go home. Why didn't you tell your family when you wanted to go home? How dare you let Huanzhu hide it for you?" Zheng Hai looked up at him in horror.Zhaoshi said: "You don't need to look at me, I'll tell you, Huanzhu is still standing in the study for lying for you. When your godmother comes back, you will know that she has lied and can't see her skin!" Zhenghai was anxious, "Second Uncle, I'm going back with you, it's all my fault, don't make it difficult for Huanzhu." "Get in the car" Zhenghai obediently followed Zhaoshi and got into the car.

As soon as he entered the door, Xiaozhen greeted him, "Oh, but I'm back, but I can't see the two of you, and I didn't dare to serve dinner. Lianzhou was yelling from hunger. Zhenghai, where did you go? Grandma just came The phone said that I would not come back for dinner at night, and I did not tell him that you did not come home." Zhao Shi slightly bowed his body, "Thank you, Auntie, I am sorry." Then he said to Zhenghai: "Go call Huanzhu, We washed our hands together and came to eat."

Zhenghai took Huanzhu's hand into the restaurant, and ran into Lianzhou's kid, who asked whether the pot was open or not, "Sister, sister, second uncle made you stand for punishment? You are not good!" Huanzhu's eyes circled When she was red, Xiaozhen hurriedly wiped her tears, "Huanzhu, don't cry when you eat, I'll see if you're choking on you." Zhaoshi didn't intend to let the two children go, "Don't sit down, eat standing up. In a word, Lianzhou next to him shrank his neck in fright, and he knew that the second uncle had put on that serious face again.Huanzhu was so out of breath from crying that he couldn't even eat a mouthful of food.Zheng Hai felt anxious, his affairs were not settled, and he kept pawing at the rice in the bowl.Xiaozhen wanted to persuade, but swallowed the words again, so he had to bow his head to eat.No one at the dinner table spoke, only Huanzhu was left weeping faintly.Xiaozhen felt that the air pressure was so low that he was about to suffocate, so he peeled two prawns for Lianzhou, and gave Zhenghai two dishes with chopsticks. If you don’t eat, you don’t have to eat, drink some soup.” After Zhaoshi finished eating, he put down his chopsticks, Zhenghai and Huanzhu quickly put down their bowls, and followed Zhaoshi into the study.