Grapevine on grapefruit tree

During the summer vacation of the second grade, Jiang Heng’s grandfather in the country called Jiang Heng: “Hengheng, the grapes in the yard are hanging on a shelf. Is it summer vacation? Come back to play with Xun Xun after summer vacation, but my sister also miss you……"

The old man's voice was old and weak, trembling as if he would fall down in a second.

Father Jiang, who was eating, put down the bowl in his hand, sighed a long time, and said, "Don't involve the children in the adult's affairs. If Xun Xun Hengheng wants to play, I will send them back sometime."

Jiang Heng happily pulled Mother Jiang's hand and acted like a baby: "Mom, let's go play together, shall we?"

Jiang Xun held the bowl and said nothing.

Looking at the expectant expressions of the two children, Jiang's mother sighed and said, "Well, well, Heng Heng and Xun Xun will go to grandpa's summer vacation together."

Jiang Xun slapped the chopsticks in his hand on the table, and said indifferently, "I won't go."

Jiang's mother looked at Jiang Xun with complicated eyes, she squatted down and touched Jiang Heng's head: "Then Hengheng is still going?"

Jiang Heng nodded.

Mother Jiang has always been generous.

Even back then, Jiang Xun's uncle first tried to play hooliganism with Jiang's mother, then framed her for stealing money from the family, and finally forced Jiang's father to leave home, Jiang's mother chose to be tolerant.The couple worked hard in this small city, and suffered all kinds of stares and hardships. In the past few years, Jiang's father finally got a job with stable salary and good salary, and she no longer needed to bring the young Jiang Xun Dafeng Da Yu set up a small stall and got angry with the urban management. He now owns a house, has a small amount of savings at home, and has a good relationship with the neighbors.

But tolerance is not the same as forgiveness. She has not forgotten anything Uncle Jiang Xun has done.How to drive their family to a dead end, and how to entangle them several times, she firmly remembered.

At that time, Jiang Heng had not yet been born, but Jiang Xun had already remembered. When he was three years old, Jiang Xun once saw Jiang's mother secretly wiping tears on the balcony.Jiang Xun knew everything, and his family didn't like them, so he refused to go back.Father Jiang didn't forget either, so he never showed homesickness in front of Mother Jiang.

But all of this seems to have nothing to do with Jiang Heng.

Mother Jiang said: "Then you can send Jiang Heng there in a few days."

The news that Jiang Heng is going to spend the summer vacation in the countryside reaches Shu Xin through Jiang Xun's embellishment, and Shu Xin tells Shu Wen by spreading rumors.

A seven-year-old child is full of curiosity about all unfamiliar things.

Shu Wen's envious eyes aroused Shu Xin's dissatisfaction, so the matter developed to the end, and Shu Wen begged Shu's mother to let him go to the countryside with Jiang Heng.

Mother Shu was very worried, how could she take care of her two seven-year-old children.

Father Shu was more open-minded, staring at the TV intently, and said in a casual tone, "Wenwen can follow if he wants to go, or just walk around. It can also gain knowledge and cultivate an independent personality."

Learn more about you, and cultivate your independent personality, you!It's not that Wenwen will steal your TV!

After dinner, Mama Shu and Mama Jiang went for a walk together. Jiang Heng and Shu Wen walked in the front hand in hand. Shu Xin and Jiang Heng in the middle kept bickering. Let Hengheng go back to eat grapes."

Shu's mother also frowns: "Oh, Wenwen is also making a fuss about going."

Jiang's mother sighed: "After all, people are still old. Before I know it, Xun Xun has grown up so much, and Heng Heng has grown up too..."

Shu's mother immediately thought about it: "Wenwen wants to go, so let's go with Hengheng, so the two brothers can take care of them."

Mother Jiang was surprised: "Are you really willing?"

"There is nothing to be reluctant to do. The child will always leave when he grows up."

Mother Jiang said: "I heard from Grandpa Hengheng that Uncle Hengheng and Aunt Hengheng have gone out to work and come back all year round, but... it is Uncle Hengheng's daughter, who is taken by Grandpa Hengheng. Uncle Hengheng just Married, my aunt is a local, and they opened a breakfast shop together, and Heng Heng’s grandparents don’t live with them. When you get old, you are most likely to be lonely, and Heng Heng Wenwen goes together, and it can be lively. Don’t worry, It's very safe, nothing will happen, just teach Hengheng Wenwen not to go into the river to take a bath."

Shu's mother acquiesced, but she was reluctant after all.

The street lights stretched out the shadows of the four children in front. I don’t know when Jiang Xun stopped bickering with Shu Xin. The four of them walked side by side. Jiang Xun led Jiang Heng to the outermost side. Holding Shu Wen, Shu Wen pulling Shu Xin.

The two mothers looked at each other and smiled. After a long time, Mother Jiang said softly: "Actually, I just don't want to part with it."

How can it be so easy to let go.

The night before departure, Shu's mother tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. She got up and checked Shu Wen's things inside and out. After washing his teeth, he checked out Shu Wen's things, made breakfast for Shu Wen and boiled eggs for Shu Wenti to eat on the way, then called Jiang Heng over, and told the two of them over and over again. Pay attention to safety, don't go to the Hexiatang to take a bath, don't quarrel with other children, don't do anything...

Shu Wen was still intoxicated with the joy of setting off to the countryside immediately, and couldn't understand how much sadness was hidden behind his mother's nagging.

This is the first time that Shu Wen left his parents to go to the countryside alone for summer vacation, and Jiang Heng did the same.Father Jiang sent the two of them back to their hometown and stayed there for one night. The next day, they called their younger brother and younger siblings to have a happy lunch with them, and then went back.

Life in the countryside is simple but full of surprises.

Just like just now, Grandpa Jiang chopped and carried home a long and thick bamboo, but with three strokes, he made three balls and a small cart.

The countryside is not hot at all, and there are endless fruits.Watermelons, grapes, peaches, pears, jicama, and persimmons are all home-grown, healthy and delicious, and free of charge.

The children in the village are pure and hospitable. Jiang Heng, who has been the king of children since he was a child, captured everyone at once and became the king of children in the local area.

Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang are easy-going people. Jiang Heng Shuwen never blames small mistakes and spoils the two children.

Grandpa Jiang felt guilty towards Jiang Heng, and this apology was like a gust of unhealthy wind, which made the old man cherish his grandson even more.

In Grandpa Jiang's yard, there was a tall pomelo tree. It was the first time Shu Wen saw a pomelo tree. Although the pomelo on the tree was green and small, Shu Wen was delighted.

This is the pomelo tree, Shu Wen struggled to look up at the pomelo on the tree, the green pomelo hung all over the tree.Grandpa Jiang handed Shu Wen the half watermelon with a spoon inserted in it, touched Shu Wen's head and told Shu Wen: "The grapefruit won't ripen until autumn, and we can't harvest it yet."

Shu Wen swallowed, hugged the watermelon and sat on the small stool to eat the watermelon.

There is also a vine planted next to the pomelo tree. The vines germinate in spring and grow new vines, and then crazily climb the entire grape trellis. The old grape trellis is full of grapes.

Jiang Heng hugged the other half of the watermelon and sat down next to Shu Wen, scooping up the watermelon one by one, and said, "Let's go pick grapes after eating the watermelon!"

Shu Wen swallowed again, but the speed of scooping up the watermelon became faster and faster.

Grandpa Jiang didn't let Jiang Heng Shuwen climb the tree.The grapes were not yet fully ripe, and they were sour and hard, but the two children ate them with great relish.

The afternoon in the countryside is too quiet, except for the chirping of cicadas in the trees and the sound of frogs in the pond, there is no other sound to be heard.The adults who had worked hard all morning met at noon, and the children who had been playing around all morning fell asleep on the mat.

Shu Wen quietly pushed Jiang Heng to wake him up: "Let's go play grapefruit!"

Jiang Heng jumped off the bed, put on his shoes lightly, found a thin and long bamboo pole from behind the door, and led Shu Wen to the yard.

The two of them struggled a lot before knocking down a small green pomelo.

Before the grapefruit could be held firmly, Jiang Ran, who was standing on the threshold, found out: "Grandpa, grandpa! Jiang Heng and Shu Wen beat the grapefruit down!"

The two old people had always been light sleepers. When they heard Jiang Ran's call, they immediately got up and ran to the yard. Jiang Heng was still holding a bamboo pole in his hand, and Shu Wen was hiding behind Jiang Heng, holding him carefully in his arms. A small grapefruit.

Grandpa Jiang didn't blame them, he just patted their heads and didn't say much.

After dinner, Shu Wen suddenly said that he wanted to eat pomelo. Grandpa Jiang had no choice but to cut it with a fruit knife. The meat inside the small grapefruit would be even smaller when cut. Shu Wen licked it disheartenedly. Can't eat at all.

The grape trellis collapsed in a night of heavy rain. Except for a few bunches of grapes hanging high, all the grapes on a shelf were crushed.Shu Wen and Jiang Heng were wearing raincoats, standing in the rain stupidly.

Grandpa Jiang was very sad. He originally wanted to wait for the grapes to be fully ripe before picking them for his grandchildren, but they rotted in the soil, and all his hard work was ruined.If I knew this earlier, when Shu Wen was clamoring to eat grapes two days ago, he should have picked a few more bunches to satisfy his hunger.

It rained all day and night, and the next day it stopped raining and cleared up.

In front of the yard is a rice field. Under the layers of rice fields, there is a small lotus pond in front of the yard of Grandpa Jiang’s house. The water in the lotus pond is not deep, and it only rose a little after it rained all night.There is a lotus pod planted in the lotus pond. There is a lot of rain this year, and the lotus seeds are growing exceptionally well.

Grandpa Jiang measured the water level with a stick, told Jiang Heng to take care of Shu Wen, rolled up his trouser legs and went down.

A basket of lotus pods was carried ashore, and in a small lotus pod, there were more than [-] lotus seeds embedded in it, the lotus seeds were green and fragrant.

It was the first time for the two children to see the lotus pod, and their eyes were stunned, and they couldn't move their eyes away.

Jiang Heng and Shu Wenwen ate lotus pods like Grandpa Jiang. They peeled off the green skin first, and then pulled out the tender core inside. The lotus core should not be thrown away casually, but should be put in a special bowl and dried in the sun. Dry.The lotus seed meat was sweet and fragrant, and the two of them unknowingly ate all the lotus seeds they picked in one breath.

Life in the country is like a wonderful adventure with all kinds of strange things. Grandpa Jiang took Jiang Heng Shuwen to fish and catch shrimps. After playing wild, Jiang Heng learned to climb trees, and then hung two ropes on the tree and put a wooden board on it to make a A simple swing.

There are many crickets in the yard in front of the house. At night, you can hear a little bit of crickets chirping, accompanied by the sound of frogs and cicadas, like singing, so noisy that people can't sleep.

Jiang Heng was lying on the low bamboo bed, and Shu Wen beside him turned over anxiously, and slowly opened his eyes.

Jiang Heng's voice was heard in the darkness: "Wenwen, I can't sleep."

Shu Wen turned back and faced Jiang Heng: "Brother Heng, there are a lot of crickets calling."

Jiang Heng put his legs on Shu Wen's lap, and hugged Shu Wen like a pillow: "Yes, Wen Wen, let's go catch crickets together tomorrow!"

Shu Wen broke free from Jiang Heng's shackles uneasily, put his legs on Jiang Heng's like Jiang Heng's, and said yes in a daze.

The next day Shu Wen got up very early, and just as soon as he got up, he woke up Jiang Heng who was sleeping beside him. He still remembered what Jiang Heng said yesterday, and wanted to take him to catch crickets.

After eating, the two children excitedly ran to catch crickets. The crickets were small and active. Jiang Heng rolled around in the yard several times, but he couldn't catch one.The two were panting and lying side by side under the grapefruit tree to rest.

The glaring sunlight pierced through the layers of leaves, and the shadows under the tree were mottled. Jiang Heng put his hands under his head, closed his eyes and rested his mind. Shu Wen looked at him sideways. Came to his senses, imitating Jiang Heng, put his hands under his head, and gently closed his eyes.

Jiang Heng jumped up suddenly, clutching his clothes tightly with his hands: "Wenwen, the cricket has crawled into my clothes, I caught it!"

Shu Wen reached into Jiang Heng's clothes, and gently pinched the cricket, Jiang Heng let go, and Shu Wen grabbed the cricket out of the clothes.Jiang Heng ran into the house and took a bamboo jar to put the cricket in. The cricket was put into the jar and covered. The two were overjoyed and decided to catch another cricket to play with.

It was a lot of tossing, but he still didn't catch another cricket. When Shu Wen opened the jar again, he found that the cricket inside was dead.The jar didn't have air holes, and the crickets were pinched to death by Jiang Heng, but if they were put into a jar without air holes, they would naturally live for a short time.

Shu Wen lost the jar sullenly, and sat under the grapefruit tree in a daze.Jiang Heng looked at the lotus pond not far away, and held Shu Wen's hand: "Wen Wen, let's go, let's pick lotus pods together."

Shu Wen hesitated: "Didn't Mom say that you won't let me take a bath in the river?"

Jiang Heng inserted the stick in his hand into the lotus pond to measure the depth of the water. He remembered that when Grandpa Jiang went down the pond, the water was just above his knees, and the wet part of the stick did not reach his thigh. He patted his chest and assured: "The water here is shallow, it's okay!"

Shu Wen watched worriedly as Jiang Heng rolled up his trouser legs and entered the water. The water outside was shallow, just above his knees, but the water inside was getting deeper and the silt was thicker and thicker. The inexperienced Jiang Heng could only take one step at a time. Slowly probe in, the deeper you sink, the deeper you sink.

The water was almost down, and Shu Wen shouted anxiously on the shore: "Come back quickly! Don't go in! Come back quickly!"

Jiang Ran, who had just returned from playing games at her little sister's house, heard Shu Wen's shout, and hurried to the mountain to find Grandpa Jiang.Grandpa Jiang is picking watermelons in the melon field on the mountain.

When the old man arrived in a hurry, Shu Wen also fell into the water. The two children were holding a lotus in each hand and were crying together, their faces covered with mud.Grandpa Jiang took off his shoes and went into the water, hugged one in each hand, and tremblingly landed on the shore.

Grandma Jiang boiled water for the two of them to take a bath and changed clothes. Grandpa Jiang joked while peeling lotus seeds: "You two are really heavy, heavier than grandpa picking two hundred catties of millet."

Jiang Heng didn't dare to tell Mother Jiang about going down the river, but Grandpa Jiang took the initiative to tell his daughter-in-law. Mother Jiang sighed on the phone: "How about, Dad, I'll ask Youming to bring the child back tomorrow."

Grandpa Jiang was silent for a while, and then said hello.

The next morning, Papa Jiang came to the countryside to pick up the two children. Grandpa Jiang frowned, cigarettes in his hand one by one, Papa Jiang called Dad in a low voice, his voice choked with sobs.

Jiang Heng and Shu Wen were very reluctant. The two old people stood under the tall grapefruit tree, their old faces were full of reluctance.

He is so lonely.The moment Jiang Heng turned around, this sentence suddenly flashed in his mind, and he suddenly turned to look at the old man. Grandpa Jiang was still waving at him, with a bitter smile on his face.

"Grandpa, I'll come to play again next year!" Jiang Heng shouted with all his might, tears streaming down his face.

His vision gradually became hazy, and under the grapefruit tree, two old men, one tall and one short, gradually became blurred.

The summer of 1998 was not destined to be peaceful.On the second day after Jiang Heng and Shu Wen came home, there was a heavy rainstorm in the countryside, and there were news one after another that there was a big flood in XX, and how many people and houses were flooded.The two old people were taken to Uncle Jiang Heng's house, and there was another two days and one night of heavy rain. The old house where Grandpa Jiang lived fell into the heavy rain.

Shu's mother was still rejoicing: "Fortunately, I brought Hengheng Wenwen back in advance, and there was a lot of water just after I picked it up."

Mother Jiang also said: "If you don't pick it up, you may be drowned in the countryside."

Holding the phone, Jiang Heng asked Grandpa Jiang: "Grandpa, are the vines in the yard all right? Are the grapefruit trees all right?"

How could such a large amount of water be good?Grandpa Jiang comforted over there: "I'll plant two more in spring, and then I'll put the grape trellis on the pomelo tree and let the vines grow along the pomelo tree."

Shu Wen on the side was overjoyed: "Will it produce grapefruit?"

People on both ends of the phone were taken aback, hearty laughter filled the whole summer.

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