choose another day to go back

Xiaoji picked up the cup and slowly poured the wine into his mouth. The cup was stopped by Jiang Linlin, who said, "I really don't want you to drink, but I have to get up early tomorrow, so don't drink too much."

Xiaoji said, "I'm not so drunk after a glass of wine."

"No, I'll drink it for you tomorrow, not today."

"I'm not an alcoholic." It's just that the mood is just right, and a glass of wine is more just right.

Jiang Linlin resolutely refused to let Xiaoji touch alcohol again, and changed him to a fruit juice, and took Xiaoji's glass and drank it down in one gulp. "Shameless, shameless." Xiaoji thought to himself.

The later it was, the more people there were. Gradually, all the vacant seats were filled up, and even the high stools on the bar counter were not left.The band on the stage didn't feel tired at all, singing one after another.Some customers came one after another, but seeing that there were no seats inside, they left disappointed.

Jiang Linlin checked the time, it was almost 10:30, "Let's go." Jiang Linlin said.

Xiaoji could actually continue to sit, but Jiang Linlin spoke, and he didn't bother to disobey any longer, so they got up and went back to the room together.

As soon as he entered the room, Jiang Linlin asked Xiaoji to take a shower, Xiaoji slowly moved to the side of the luggage bag, and fumbled through his clothes.

"Hurry up, I will wash after you wash."

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

"I have to get up early tomorrow." Jiang Linlin put his hands on his hips and looked down at Xiaoji.Because of the visual effect, Jiang Linlin looked unusually tall, blocking the light above Xiaoji's head, like a black shadow.

"Actually, it doesn't need to be very early. You can sleep until you wake up naturally. Anyway, there is plenty of time." Xiaoji looked away and continued to look through the luggage.

"But I think earlier, I haven't seen my uncle or aunt for ten years."

Xiaoji stopped turning over the luggage, and said, "Okay, okay, listen to you, you can wake up at what time you say."

"You? Can you wake up?"

"I'll try my best." Xiaoji finally found some clothes to wear, and because he squatted for a long time, he felt a little dizzy when he stood up. Jiang Linlin supported him, and when Xiaoji recovered, he urged him to take a bath.

Xiaoji washed quickly, and when he came out, he saw Jiang Linlin sitting on the bed gnawing on his nails. He gnawed a corner of his neatly trimmed nails.

While wiping her hair, Xiaoji asked, "What are you thinking about? So focused."

"I was wondering how to get you up tomorrow morning."

"Don't worry, I'll get up." Xiaoji put down his big words, "Take a shower and go to bed early." After speaking, he walked to the side and began to dry his hair.

Jiang Linlin took a shower and came out. Xiaoji was already lying on the bed with his eyes closed. He didn't look like he was asleep, but he seemed to be desperately brewing sleepiness. Maybe he heard Jiang Linlin's movement, turned over, and turned his face to one side. Only the back is left.

Jiang Linlin packed up, turned off the lights, set the alarm clock, and lay down on another bed.

The next morning, Jiang Linlin was the only one woken up by the alarm clock.Jiang Linlin first called Xiao Ji twice, and after receiving his response, he brushed his teeth and washed his face. After he finished, Xiao Ji was still lying on the bed, in the same sleeping position as 10 minutes ago.

Jiang Linlin lifted Xiaoji's quilt, but Xiaoji didn't care at all and continued to sleep.Jiang Linlin picked up the remote control of the air conditioner and turned the temperature to the lowest. After 2 minutes, Xiaoji's skin was covered with goosebumps.Jiang Linlin tugged at the quilt and chatted with Xiao Ji for a long time, Xiao Ji was startled, sat up and woke up.

Jiang Linlin was relieved that it was not as difficult as he imagined. He patted Xiaoji's head and said, "You are so good."

The two finally left the door before nine o'clock.

It was another sunny day, and the temperature of the sun had not fully risen, so it didn't feel very hot.The car didn't take two steps, and came across a breakfast shop. Xiaoji got out of the car and bought some soy milk fritters, gave them to Jiang Linlin, and sat in the car to eat.

Xiaoji said while chewing the fritters: "I haven't seen the sun at nine o'clock in my life for a long time. What a failure." Evening is the most efficient time for Xiaoji. Most of Xiaoji's drawings are completed at night, and staying up late has become commonplace. .

"You have to change your routine, and you don't like to exercise. If you continue like this, your health will not be good."

Xiaoji felt that Jiang Linlin sometimes acted like an old man, and loved to tell him things that even children could understand.

"I'll try my best." Xiaoji perfunctory.

Jiang Linlin saw Xiaoji's perfunctory, and he said, "If you can't change it yourself, I'll help you. Go back to Baikui and move to Hongwan."

Xiao Ji choked on a mouthful of soy milk, "Are you kidding me?"

"I am serious."

"I won't move, and I'm serious."

The conversation fell apart, so we had to end the topic.Jiang Linlin entered the destination on the navigation, the car started, and entered the traffic flow.

Xiaoji's parents and grandmother were buried in the Garden of Return, and it took Jiang Linlin more than 40 minutes to arrive.

Xiaoji and Jiang Linlin got out of the car, and a passage of scriptures was playing in the Returning Garden all year round. There were almost no people, and it was inevitable that they had a murderous aura.The two walked back with two black bags.Behind is the cemetery, and at the entrance Hao Ran wrote five big characters "The Garden of Life".Xiaoji's grandfather passed away not long after Xiaoji was born, and was buried at the foot of the mountain, Xiaoji's parents were buried halfway up the mountain, and Xiaoji's grandmother was further up.

The two first found grandpa's tombstone, burned some paper money, and put incense sticks on it before going up.When they arrived at the tomb of Li Chongren and his wife, Xiaoji lit the paper money and said: "Today is grandma's memorial day. You two are not far away, so why not come together." Then he said a few words to remember to collect the money.Jiang Linlin also bent down to help, but didn't say anything.Xiaoji said: "I was so nervous last night, why don't you talk here?"

"Can you hear me?" Jiang Linlin asked.

"Let's take it as it is. I used to come with grandma, that's what she did." Xiaoji said.

"Yes." Jiang Linlin continued to burn the paper.

Because they were all flammable materials, the fire was very hot, and both of them were blinded by the smoke and burst into tears.After burning for a long time, the fire was extinguished. The two of them burned incense, bowed, and walked up the mountain again.

Grandma Xiaoji died two years ago. When she was buried two years ago, the higher ground had not yet been developed, so the cemetery ended with Grandma Xiaoji. The newly developed row of Grandma Xiaoji came earlier, and there was only a single tombstone.Last year when Xiaoji came, there were three or four more rows on the top. Looking back this year, the mountain is almost full.

Jiang Linlin looked at the photo of the old man on the tombstone. In fact, he only saw the old man once, and that was during the summer vacation when Xiaoji's parents died. Although the old man in his 70s is hunched over, it is not difficult to see that his body is very strong.It has only been two days since I came to Akitagamo as if I had a serious illness and I have aged several years.Jiang Linlin couldn't forget that the old man said to Jiang Luwen who was kneeling in front of him that he was not to blame, but fate.The tone was gentle and there was no reproach at all.Later, Jiang Luwen proposed to take care of Xiaoji and leave the old man in Akita Po, but the old man refused, Jiang Luwen insisted on asking the two to stay, but the old man lost his temper, and finally left a little angry.

Jiang Linlin only called grandma, and out of self-blame, she avoided the old man for the next few days.Jiang Linlin never saw her again until the old man took Xiaoji back to his hometown.

The person in the photo on the tombstone looks much older than that summer vacation.After the two of them finished their incense and began to descend the mountain, Jiang Linlin thought: "How old can a person live?"

Xiaoji heard from the side and said: "The oldest one has only heard that he lived more than 120 years old."

Jiang Linlin said: "I'm talking about appearance. When you think a person is old enough, with all white hair, wrinkled, and no smooth skin, he looks too old to be old, but after a few years, look, Still older."

Xiaoji said: "Maybe it's just an illusion given to you by time."

"The picture on your grandma's tombstone looks older than that."

"There is a difference of eight years. In eight years, a baby has started elementary school, let alone an old man who continues to age." Xiaoji said calmly, "You were silent just now, you must have said what was in your heart."

"Can you hear me?" Jiang Linlin asked again.

"Let's just assume it's possible." Xiaoji said, "I often asked my parents this question when I was a child. Can he really receive it after burning so much money to grandpa? They said that the real purpose of this matter is that the living need comfort. So the truth doesn’t really matter that much.”

"Is this the only cemetery? It's all full." Jiang Linlin suddenly changed the subject.

"More than that." Xiaoji stretched out his finger, "It's here and there, but the price is different. The one with a better location is more expensive, and it depends on the size of the area. Some people's tombs have yards, but that one is more expensive." Expensive."

"Poor people die poor, and rich people die rich."

After going down the mountain and returning to the driver, Jiang Linlin said he wanted a cigarette, got into the car and took the cigarette case and lighter, and asked Xiaoji if he wanted it, Xiaoji smiled and said no.

Jiang Linlin leaned against the car and smoked silently.

In the car, Xiaoji asked Jiang Lin to start the car and turn on the air conditioner to dissipate the heat.

The sun was much bigger than when we went out in the morning, and it was just above our heads. The two of them burned paper and climbed the mountain, sweating a lot.

Jiang Linlin finished smoking a cigarette, got into the car, and sighed comfortably. "You're still thoughtful." Jiang Linlin asked again, "What's for lunch?"

"Go back to Winter Melon, fly over here at noon, and have dinner together."

"I finally don't have to worry about what to eat."

Near noon, there were few cars and people on the road, so I drove back to the hotel without any hindrance, and Feifei had already arrived.

"Li Jinji, you are too much, I finally came back, and you actually asked me to accompany the guests as a tour guide." Feifei just released a new book recently, and is holding signing events all over the country, and has not been home for almost a month.

"It's still your face." Donggua pointed to Xiaoji and said.

Jiang Linlin said: "Actually, I can just stay here in the afternoon, and there is no need to accompany me."

"That's okay, don't take it seriously, I'm messing with Xiaoji, I must take you to see it, we have beautiful mountains and rivers." Feifei said.

Someone came in to say that the meal was ready, and everyone followed Donggua to the backyard kitchen.The kitchen is quite big, and there is a dining room separated from it. There is a big round table and air conditioner.

As soon as he was seated, Donggua asked what wine to drink?Feifei said: "Just make sense, I have something to do in the afternoon." Donggua was right after thinking about it, and asked what drink to drink?Feifei said: "What kind of drink are you drinking? I'm not a woman. Let's eat directly." Donggua scratched his head, Feifei could see that he was distressed, so he said: "Everyone goes to the restaurant at night, it doesn't matter how much you drink at that time." Donggua clapped her hands, yes!

Feifei said to Xiaoji: "Your cover is so good that many readers say it looks good." The cover of Feifei's book was basically covered by Xiaoji. When Feifei came to ask for the cover of this book, Xiaoji finished listening to the story , thought that the back of the Akita Pu garden was quite suitable, so he sent it to him. Feifei said he liked it after seeing it, and decided on this cover.

The story of the book is also very simple, telling the story of a small village and its changes over the past 20 years.This group of people can't escape a fault, can't let go of the past.

After eating, Feifei gave Xiaoji and Jiang Linlin each a copy.Jiang Linlin got the book, and when he saw the cover, he knew it was the Akita Po in his memory.The author's subject was Ma Fei, and Jiang Linlin asked, "Is Ma Fei's real name?"

"No, the real name is Zhu Fei." Feifei said.

Jiang Linlin wanted to laugh when he heard the name, Feifei said, "Laugh if you want, I'm used to it." Jiang Linlin kindly held back when he heard this.

Feifei said that he got up early today to catch the car, and he would be sleepy, so he went to bed first, and made an appointment with Jiang Linlin to meet at the door at 02:30 in the afternoon, and everyone dispersed.

Xiaoji and Jiang Linlin also went back to their room. Xiaoji was also used to napping, and fell asleep soon after.Only Jiang Linlin sat on the bed and played with his mobile phone for a while. He had nothing to do, so he picked up Feifei's book and started reading.

Feifei is about the same size as Xiaoji, but much stronger than Xiaoji.It's hard to imagine that such delicate words came from Feifei's hand. Jiang Linlin read it for an hour without knowing it. Just as he closed the book and was about to go to sleep, Xiaoji's alarm rang.However, Xiaoji didn't seem to hear it, and let it ring.Jiang Linlin couldn't stand it anymore, went to turn off the alarm, and patted Xiaoji.He still didn't wake up, so he pulled him up directly.Xiaoji seemed to have no bones, and was about to fall back again.Jiang Linlin had no choice but to hold Xiaoji's hand and shake it non-stop, and Xiaoji was finally awakened by the shaking.

Jiang Linlin said, "I can even write a book about Dafa." At the end, he said, "It's the bed to get up."

Xiaoji looked sleepy and looked at Jiang Linlin suspiciously.

"What are you looking at, get up quickly, don't you want to find someone, no matter how sorry, everyone will run away."

Xiaoji came to his senses and got out of bed. Just as he was about to go to the bathroom, Jiang Linlin hugged him around his waist.Jiang Linlin said, "You really left me to Feifei?"

Xiaoji didn't dare to move at once, and said, "Well, don't do this, there is no other way, just one afternoon, Feifei will take good care of you."

Jiang Linlin let go, patted Xiaoji's butt, "Go."

Xiaoji quickly ran to the bathroom, dawdled for a long time when he came out, opened the door and found that Jiang Linlin had fallen asleep on his own bed.Xiaoji sighed, packed his things and went out.