One big and one small are practicing love

When I woke up, I received a message from Bian Chang: Maybe it’s a peach blossom! When I was seven or eight years old, I remember one time you gave my mother a peach blossom. My mother took out all the vases in the house, spent a long time selecting them, and finally put the peach blossom in a cylindrical crystal vase.

Then, the mother took Peach Blossom to the studio and painted for a whole day without eating or drinking. The painting hung in her bedroom. Finally, the peach blossoms withered and withered. My mother dried the peach blossom branches, designed and polished them, and made two wooden hairpins. Give one to me, and the other is the one she usually uses to do her hair.

After reading the text message, Zuo Kunmin thought of this memory.

It seemed that one weekend morning in high school, Zuo Kunmin was returning home from playing ball with his classmates. Seeing the peach blossoms blooming brilliantly on the roadside, I picked one off and played with it all the way home.

When I got home, I saw my mother sitting on the sofa in a daze. She was a little unhappy, so I gave the peach blossom to my mother, and seemed to say a few words to cheer her up. I don’t remember exactly what was said.

Clearly, what my mother likes most is his sincere concern for her and his natural expression of emotion.

On the way to Phoenix Mountain, Zuo Kunmin navigated to a flower shop. Choose flowers with the children and Liu Xiaochen. Pink carnations, blue hydrangea, lilies, white roses, sunflowers. Wrap three bunches in white, black and pink wrapping paper respectively.

Uphill.

It is drizzling, and light mist rises from the lonely green hills. Every tree is covered with new green leaves.

The light inside the car was dim, and the children rarely spoke, leaning against the window to watch the rainy scene quietly.

Liu Xiaochen was sitting in the passenger seat, sleeping with his body tilted.

Zuo Kunmin drove steadily, occasionally glancing sideways at Liu Xiaochen beside him. She was sleeping with her mouth slightly open, her forehead and temples covered with soft broken hair, and her eyebrows, eyes, nose and lips had soft lines, showing a bit of childishness.

For some reason, Zuo Kunmin felt that the scene at this moment was very familiar, as if it had happened before. Thinking rationally, this was the first time he drove them to Phoenix Mountain together.

During the more than an hour's drive, Zuo Kunmin drove neither fast nor slowly. My heart is always quiet and heavy.

Unknowingly, we reached the top of the mountain. As soon as we opened the door, there was a cold wind, loneliness and gloom.

They were in front of the grave together, laying flowers silently and calmly, kneeling down, staring at the tombstone, and standing quietly.

The rain has been falling thinly and densely, falling on everything on the earth, making a dense and deep rustling sound. Suddenly a gust of mountain wind blew, the tree trunks above our heads shook violently, and thick raindrops fell rapidly.

"Sneeze! Sneeze!" Liu Xiaochen sneezed twice loudly.

"Let's go back." Zuo Kunmin said, then he leaned over and picked up Zuo Yan, heading towards the house. Liu Xiaochen pulled Zuo Xu and followed him in.

They went out at 6 a.m. without breakfast and had to stay in the mountains all day. The day before, Zuo Kunmin had arranged for people to clean the house and prepare ingredients and purified water.

There are prepared breakfast, sandwiches, rice balls, and milk in the refrigerator. The four of them sat around the dining table and finished eating quickly.

After finishing breakfast, Zuo Kunmin ordered: "Yanyan, Xiaoxu. You go upstairs. When you are sleepy, you can sleep by yourself. When you wake up, you can do your homework, read a book, or draw. Teacher Xiaoxiao has a cold and needs to rest. It is inconvenient. Take care of you."

Liu Xiaochen was clearing the table. When he heard this, he stopped and said in a thick nasal voice: "I can't be in close contact with you for a long time, but you can drink water, eat fruit, and if you need anything, you can come to me."

Liu Xiaochen gave the children a few more words, including covering themselves with quilts when sleeping, extracurricular books and homework in their schoolbags, feedback on yesterday's homework, etc. After saying that, he let the two children go upstairs.

After watching the children go upstairs, Liu Xiaochen went to the kitchen to wash the cups and dishes. Zuo Kunmin poured hot water and found cold medicine. Put it on the dining table, then go to the kitchen and approach Liu Xiaochen.

"Xiaoxiao, I put water and cold medicine on the table. You take the medicine and have a good sleep."

Liu Xiaochen wiped his hands with a clean towel and said, "What about you, Teacher Zuo?"

Zuo Kunmin looked through the kitchen window at the earthen grave not far away and said, "There is grass growing on the grave. I will pull the grass."

"I'm not sleepy, I'll go with you." Liu Xiaochen said without thinking.

Zuo Kunmin rubbed Liu Xiaochen's hair and said, "You have a good rest and recuperate. I want to do these things myself."

Liu Xiaochen thought for a moment and nodded. Watching Zuo Kunmin's every move, he put on a dark green jacket and went to the grave. Through the glass window, I saw him squatting on the ground, pulling weeds with his bare hands.

Liu Xiaochen suddenly thought of his parents and younger brother. Is there grass growing on their graves too? Unconsciously longing for tears.

He sighed softly, then lowered his head and got busy. Add purified water to the casserole, then add various mushrooms and simmer over low heat. Take a bowl of noodles, cover it with plastic wrap, and let it rest on the cupboard. Then he raised his eyes and glanced out the window again. He was still squatting on the ground pulling weeds.

Take your cold medicine and drink water. Liu Xiaochen rested in the guest room on the first floor, which was still the same room he slept in last year.

Liu Xiaochen's body felt sore and weak as if someone had beaten him. My head is dizzy, my nose is stuffy, and I really want to sleep. I set an alarm for an hour, lay down, and fell asleep as soon as I touched the pillow.