Crossing the Sixers

The dead have gone to sleep, and the living have to move on.

Xu Jian and the others have not witnessed many deaths with their own eyes, but as adults, they understand that the meaning of life lies in spending every day they receive naturally.

But this is too difficult for a child.

Hall could not understand the meaning of the existence of death.He couldn't suppress his sadness, and he couldn't control the anger in his heart.

For several nights, he woke up from his sleep crying and screaming, ran out of the bedroom and living room in a daze, and then stood in the yard and wept.

An Lie and Xu Jian spent several sleepless nights with him.The two adults could still hold on, but Hall was so emaciated that one had to find a way.Even though he is young, he must cheer up.

This morning, Hall was sitting at the dining table sleepily, unable to taste his food.The shrimp porridge made by Xu Jian couldn't make him eat more.

He has been sleeping on the bed of An Lie and Xu Jian recently, and the two of them took turns comforting him at night. Although they are not tired, they are inevitably less energetic.Xu Jian rubbed his dark circles, looked at Hall's messy hair, and couldn't help sighing.

"Take two more bites, and let's take a shower after eating."

"……I do not want to eat."

Xu Jian didn't speak, he took the bowl, picked up the wooden spoon, and handed it to Hall.The little guy was touched by the bowl on the nose, and suddenly became emotional, knocked the bowl away with a slap, and roared—"I won't eat!"

The next moment he panicked.

The whole bowl of porridge was spilled on Xu Jian's body.And An Lie glared over, looking very angry.Hall shrank his shoulders, and took two steps back in horror, his small mouth opened and closed, and his big eyes were filled with tears after a while.

Xu Jian burst out laughing: "Stinky boy, if you dislike the taste of my cooking, just say it, don't waste food like this!"

Hall was too timid to speak, and Xu Jian led him to the bathroom by the hand.In the warm season, the bathroom should be very steamy. Fortunately, they used a lot of natural marble to build the house, so the bathroom is still cool.Xu Jian found two little horses and sat opposite Hall, waiting for An Lie to bring a change of clothes and hot water for bathing.

While waiting, Xu Jian took off his clothes and washed the clothes stained with shrimp porridge in cold water in his big underpants. By the way, he also took off Hall's clothes, let him sit there in his little underpants, and gave him Wash the clothes together.

Before they came, the Yihe tribe was used to wearing clothes under the vacuum. Since Huo Ying and the others learned the benefits of trousers and sewed a lot of underwear for Hall, this kind of close-fitting clothing has become popular among the Yihe tribe. thing.

Hall didn't have the shy intuition of being undressed like a child on earth, so he sat obediently, occasionally peeking at Xu Jian with his eyes, hesitating to speak.Xu Jian saw it and thought it was quite amusing.It was rare to see Hall lose his temper, and because he missed his relatives, Xu Jian felt that his disrespectful behavior was justifiable, and he needed a verbal lesson, as long as Hall himself felt that he had done something wrong.

The hot water was ready, but the wooden tub was not full.Xu Jian took a water ladle and poured it on his body a few times to remove the heat, then put Hall into the bathtub and rubbed him from head to toe.

"Our Huoer used to be chubby, with meat all over his stomach, which is comfortable to pinch, but now it's all gone..."

"Oh, your arms are not like lotus root joints, but like firewood sticks... you know firewood sticks, they are hard and ugly. Have you ever seen lotus root joints? They are round and white, with each joint. Made of lotus root The dishes are delicious, cold lotus root slices, honey sauce lotus root, lotus root stewed pork ribs, fried lotus root box... When I find lotus root, I must make a lotus root feast..."

"It's done, come here and clean it up."

Chattering, washing a stinky child into a white and clean little doll.Hall's hair curled up when exposed to water, and his messy hair was so cute that he looked at Xu Jian softly. He really wanted to bring all the good things in the world to him, so that he could forget the pain of losing a loved one.

Putting on clean clothes, seeing that the sun outside was not too bad, Xu Jian took Hall's hand and led him out.The little guy who had been hiding in the living room and was unwilling to go out was very obedient this time, and followed Xu Jian's pace with his short legs.The clothes on both of them are of the same style, resembling father and son outfits.

An Lie didn't follow.He is looking for someone to redecorate the house.

Hall has no other relatives and will need someone close by until he grows up.There is only one master bedroom in An Lie and Xu Jian's house, but it is impossible for Hall to sleep in their bed all the time.

What An Lie meant was that he wanted to adopt Hall.Of course Xu Jian was very happy.Xu Jian himself didn't want to give birth, but An Lie thought about having a child, and adoption was inevitable, but they never thought that the child would be Hall.

They haven't asked Hall what he meant.Xu Jian took Hall out for a walk this time, just to find out what the kid said.

Xu Jian took Hall all the way to the field outside the colony.Most of the rice and wheat of the Yihe Tribe have been harvested, and they are all piled up in the threshing field to be milled with stone rollers. The threshing field, which is the size of a football field, has been compacted and is as smooth as a concrete floor.Stacks of rice and straw are piled up around the field, with males and half males busy in the middle, and a group of children crawling around on the stacks, screaming and laughing.

This situation reminded Xu Jian of the time he had spent in the countryside.

But Hall was clearly unhappy, even a little angry.

He stared at the group of children and muttered angrily, "Why are they laughing?"

Xu Jian frowned upon hearing the sound.He turned around, squatted down, looked at Hall's uncomfortable face, and said seriously: "Hall, you can't say that, and you can't think that way. This is wrong. Whether they lost their family or not, they have The right to enjoy every day. They should cherish their life and time. Why can't they laugh? You see they have harvested so much food, they don't have to worry about being hungry, and the sun is so bright in the sky, how comfortable the wind blows...Look Look at this flower blooming beautifully? And the little rabbit sneaking away! Look at the Yi River, how magnificent it is, and the mountains and forests in the distance... Have you never thought of looking further away? Have a look? The world is so big, there are many weird and interesting things, of course you have to smile and get to know it!"

Hall seemed to understand, but the resentment in his eyes disappeared.

He grabbed Xu Jian's finger, hesitated for a while, and said softly: "But I...I miss my father. I can't laugh when I think about it..."

Tears pooled in his eyes.The small mouth was tightly pursed, innocent and pitiful.

Xu Jian half-kneeled on the ground, hugged him, and persuaded with a smile: "We miss your father too. He is a very powerful and noble warrior. He left us, but he lives in our hearts... You think about it carefully." Think, remember his face? His look will stay with you forever, so don't have to be sad all the time. Your life is so long, how can it end because of sadness? You have to live every day happily, so that When you think of your father, he also looks happy, you know?"

"...What if, what if I want him to hug me?"

"...I'll just hug you. If you want, I'd like to be your other father, and so does Uncle Anlie. We will accompany you, and hug us when you are sad, just like hugging your father .”

Xu Jian let go of him, wiped away his tears, and said seriously: "In our earth tribe, this is called 'adoption'. Children who have lost their loved ones still have the hope of gaining their loved ones again. There is no blood relationship between us, that is to say, We are not relatives, but we can become relatives, so that you will not be afraid of being alone in the future."

Hall is still ignorant.But he doesn't cry anymore.He lowered his head, thinking carefully about Xu Jian's words.

Xu Jian didn't insist on getting an answer immediately.He also knew that the little guy was probably tired from walking, so he carried him on the field path.There were still unharvested wheat fields, and several males moved forward quickly wielding bone knives. Rows of wheat stalks fell to the ground, followed by two males who were in charge of binding.They saw Xu Jian and Hall and greeted them warmly.

The sun was rising and it was getting hot and sunny outside.Xu Jian put Hall down, pulled out a handful of long grass from the grass at the edge of the field, wove it into a grass ring and put it on Hall's head.Hall's hair has been dried long ago, and he looks like a little angel with a light yellow grass ring.

Several children who followed the adults to pick ears of wheat were extremely envious. They ran over to watch and praised Hall for being so beautiful.

Hall finally smiled.

"It's too hot, let's go back—Uncle An Lie is probably making shrimp balls, you haven't eaten shrimp balls yet, have you? It's super delicious!"

"...Can I call you Dad in the future? You said that Su Meng should be called Chief Suman's Dad."

"Okay. Huo Ying is your father and will always be. I am your father. Then can you be called Anlie's father? I think he must be very happy to have a son like you."

"……it is good."

"Why don't I give you a big name, which means that your life has a new beginning... How about calling it Changfeng? Changfengwanli...means that you can be free and go wherever you want."

"……Um!"