Red Red

The passenger ship was off-white, and the whole body was made of iron sheets. After years of wind and rain, it began to lose a layer of paint and became rusty.

Everyone walked up to the deck in an orderly manner and went into the cabin.I don't know what they are happy about, the corners of their mouths are raised, and their faces are full of joy.Maybe it's because I will soon be able to see the loved ones I miss over there, or maybe it's because I can start a new life again.Although each had their own reasons, Zhang Xian's mother and son were an extremely outstanding accident; I saw that the adult had a cold expression, giving people a posture of keeping away from strangers, while Shen Ju'an had a shy face, not at all like ordinary children Innocent and lively.

The sea was calm, and after the boat sailed, everyone staggered with an invisible sway, and hurriedly found a place to sit, leaning against each other.

It was the first time for Shen Juan to take a boat, and it was also the first time to see the sea.But because he has just experienced an experience that ordinary people cannot understand, these novel things have become irrelevant in his eyes.

The mother and son stayed away from other people and stood at the bow of the boat leaning on the railing.The sea breeze blew past, carrying an unpleasant fishy smell.Zhang Xian felt a sudden churning in her stomach, so she quickly bent down and retched against the sea water.I haven't eaten all day, my stomach is empty, I can't vomit anything, but my chest hurts.

She clutched her stomach and slumped on the deck leaning on the railing.

Seeing that her mother was not feeling well, Shen Ju'an comforted her a few times, then hurried to the cabin and asked the flight attendant for a glass of warm water.

He carried the water and walked to Zhang Xian following the sway of the ship.He bent down, looked at her anxiously, and said, "Mom, drink some water..."

Zhang Xian took the water glass from him, drank a few sips of warm water, forced a pale smile, took Shen Juan's hand, and said, "Thank you Xiaoan..."

The boat sailed for about two hours. In their opinion, it was too slow and difficult.

When approaching the island, the ship let out a long hiss, and the pier was gradually filled with people.Those people came to greet relatives and friends on the boat. They waved and shouted to each other with great joy.

Seeing everyone's happy faces, Shen Ju'an suddenly raised his head and asked, "Mom, do you think Aunt Su will come to pick us up?"

Zhang Xian looked down at him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Probably not... Mom didn't write to her in advance, so she didn't know that we were going to the island."

"Oh!" Shen Ju still had a calm expression on his face, unable to startle any waves.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, the so-called Aunt Su can no longer remember her appearance.There is also her son Jiang Weidong, who said that he played together when he was a child, but he seems to have a vague impression.

After the ship docked, the staff took a wooden plank and set it on the shore, and the other ends of the plank were respectively connected to the deck, allowing passengers to step on the plank.

When it was Shen Ju'an's turn, he lowered his head and glanced at the light blue sea water, always felt that the board was shaking a little, fearing that his center of gravity would be unstable, so he plunged into the sea water.

Zhang Xian had already walked to the shore, stretched out a hand towards him, and said, "Come here, mom is pulling you."

Shen Ju'an nodded, took Zhang Xian's hand, and stepped over with his eyes closed.It feels so good to be down-to-earth again, and the hanging heart finally relaxes.

Zhang Xian picked up the suitcase and led him past the laughing crowd.When you reach an open place, stop.Shen Juan stroked his sticky bangs, and touched his face covered with salt particles.Feeling curious, he licked his fingers, and then clicked his tongue, frowning so salty.

He raised his head and asked, "Mom, let's find a place to wash our face first."

Zhang Xian looked around, as if she was looking for something, and she replied: "I'll go to Aunt Su's house to wash later."

"But where is Aunt Su's home?" Shen Ju'an followed her example and looked around.

A concrete road was paved at the pier, and a little further there was a muddy sandy path, full of potholes.

The island is windy and sunny, with few trees, and there are a few seagulls calling not far away.

Zhang Xian obviously didn't know where Aunt Su's house was, she took Shen Juan's hand and walked for a while, when a person came to meet her, she hurriedly called out: "Oh comrade."

The man stopped, "What's wrong?"

"Ask you for someone, do you know where Su Lan's family lives?"

"Su Lan?" The man thought for a while and replied, "I don't think I've heard of this person before."

Zhang Xian hesitated for a while, then quickly changed his mind and asked, "What about Commander Jiang? You have someone named Commander Jiang, right?"

"Oh, Commander Jiang." The man suddenly realized, he turned and pointed in the direction: "You go straight up this road, there is a house there, you just find a house with a yard."

"Oh, thank you." Zhang Xian said with a smile.

Just as he was about to go forward, the man asked again: "Are you a relative of Commander Jiang's family?"

Zhang Xian was stunned for a while, then reluctantly nodded.

"Why is no one coming to pick you up?"

"Uh... forgot, forgot to inform them..." Zhang Xian forced a smile at him at last, and hurriedly pulled Shen Juan away.

Along the way, soldiers stationed on the island passed by, wearing white military uniforms, and walking with their heads held high.

After walking on that road, I saw a house in front of me.Almost all tile houses are short and crowded together.

After passing through several house doors, a house with a yard, which looked a little more luxurious than the other houses, appeared in front of my eyes.

Shen Ju'an said: "This is it, the one with a yard."

Zhang Xian nodded and slowed down uncomfortably.There was constant conflict in my heart along the way, and now that weird feeling is even more intense. I always feel that going there so suddenly will definitely disturb other people's lives.

But there is no other way to go in front of him, even if it is not for himself, thinking about his ten-year-old son, he can only grit his teeth and go through this with the cheek.

The mother and son walked to the yard and saw that the low door was not latched. After hesitating for a while, they pushed the door open and walked in.

The family in the house was having lunch, and the youngest child looked out the window and saw two figures slowly walking towards this side.Then he knew: "Someone is coming!"

Hearing what he said, the eyes of other people at the dinner table looked out of the window.The hostess wondered: "Who is this..." She put down the bowl and chopsticks, stood up and wanted to go out to have a look.

At this time, the two had already walked in.Zhang Xian led Shen Juan and stood by the door, looking at them with surprised or puzzled expressions.Putting down the wooden box, he called out: "Su Lan, Commander Jiang!"

After being stunned for a moment, Su Lan asked in surprise, "You are... Zhang Xian?"

"Well... long time no see!"

Su Lan moved the stool and walked towards the mother and son, with a look of disbelief: "Why did you look like this, I almost didn't recognize it..."

After Zhang Xian listened, she showed a smile, as calm as the wind.

"This is Xiao'an, right? She's grown up so much..." Su Lan looked at Shen Ju'an, and reached out to touch his dirty face.

Shen Ju'an called obediently: "Hello, Aunt Su!"

Su Lan heard his immature and clear voice, tears welled up in her eyes.I couldn't believe that my sister, who lived an extremely elegant life in the past, met again with such a downcast appearance.

At the dinner table, the girl turned her head and muttered to her father, "Dad, who are they?"

Jiang Jianmin ignored her, and moved the stool and walked over. While helping them lift their luggage aside, he welcomed them into the room, and said, "I haven't eaten yet, so sit down and finish eating."

Su Lan rubbed her eyes, then smiled, "It's about, let's have dinner first..."

She led the two of them to the dinner table.The eldest son Jiang Weidong, who was quick-sighted and quick-handed, got up and went to the kitchen to fetch bowls and chopsticks for the two of them.

Su Lan complained: "Why didn't you write to us in advance when you came here? You didn't prepare anything."

Zhang Xian pulled back her chair, and replied embarrassedly: "I left in a hurry, I didn't have time to write a letter..."

"Your house must have been cleaned up by them..."

Jiang Jianmin quickly interrupted his wife, "Eat first, and then talk slowly after eating."

Su Lan glanced at him, and realized that she really shouldn't bring up this matter at this moment, so she quickly changed her words: "Yes, yes, eat and eat."

She filled rice for the two and brought it in front of them.

Zhang Xian and Shen Ju'an were so hungry that their chests were sticking to their backs, and they didn't care so much, so they picked up their chopsticks and started eating.The other three Jiang family children looked at the two with surprise on their faces, as if they were saying that they had never eaten in their previous life.

Shen Ju'an let go of his usual shy personality, thinking about the cold sea breeze, and smelling the aroma of vegetables, he felt a little warmer in his heart.He took a few mouthfuls of green vegetables and rice, really like a starving ghost reincarnated.

Seeing his appearance, Su Lan felt distressed and funny at the same time, so she reached out and touched the back of his head, and said gently: "Eat slowly, don't worry..."

Seeing the situation, Jiang Jianmin filled a bowl of soup for them and handed it over.Shen Ju'an did not forget to raise his head and said: "Thank you uncle."

His fluent and pleasant Mandarin has aroused the interest of the other three children.

The eldest daughter of the Jiang family was named Jiang Yufeng. She winked at her two younger brothers, so the three of them slipped down from the dining table together, and walked into the room after saying that they were full.

The eldest son, Jiang Weidong, entered the room and sat on the chair with his legs wide open, as if he had nothing to do with him.On the other hand, Jiang Yufeng was gossiping, she dragged her younger brother Jiang Pingan to her, and said quietly, "Hey, do you know who those two people are?"

The younger brother shook his head.

Yufeng turned to look at Jiang Weidong who was fiddling with the slingshot, "What about you?"

Without even thinking about it, Jiang Weidong replied, "How do I know?"

Yufeng rolled his eyes at him, and then said seriously: "That woman is good friends with our mother, and that boy is her son."

After hearing this, the younger brother retorted solemnly: "Who doesn't know that it is her son. Sister, what are you trying to say by pulling us in?"

"Don't interrupt." Yufeng gave him a sideways glance and continued: "They, but they are capitalists..." When she said this, her tone was extremely low, for fear that people outside would hear it.

"Ah? A capitalist?" The younger brother nodded as if suddenly realizing, "No wonder he looks so fair and clean."

Jiang Weidong on the side didn't cut it and said: "What's wrong with the capitalists? You forgot, our mother is also from a capitalist background."

But Yufeng stared at Weidong in a blink of an eye, and said with a smile: "I suddenly remembered that you played with that boy when you were young."

After hearing this, Jiang Weidong exclaimed: "Ah? You said I played with that boy? You look so white and speak so softly, how could I play with this boy who looks like a girl? ..."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask our mother later." Yufeng stared and said, "What does it mean to look like a girl? I don't think I am as fair and delicate as him."

But the younger brother sneered: "Sister, don't compare yourself with him, even I look better than you." Then he and Jiang Weidong covered their mouths and laughed.

Yufeng has always had a carefree personality, and the people living on the island are exposed to the sea breeze all the year round, so their skin tends to be dark.If she cut her hair short, let alone, she looks like a big boy.

She snorted coldly, opened the door and went out.