Mint-Stained Shirt

Ever since Xiao Yu'an and Xiao Muting graduated from high school, it was very difficult for the younger generations to gather together during the Spring Festival of the Xiao family.

Xiao Yu'an is a policeman. On a big day like New Year's Eve, let alone going home for the New Year, he can't even take a vacation.

Xiao Muting was in the army, and the Spring Festival was not as busy as Xiao Yu'an, but the army had the discipline of the army, and it was even more impossible for the special forces involved in secrets to let people go.

But during the Spring Festival of Mingshu's freshman year, the four brothers and sisters of the Xiao family were all present, and with the "cheat" of Mingshu, it meant that the five brothers and sisters had all returned home.

Xiao Jinlan bought a lot of lanterns and colored lanterns at Xiao's house. As soon as Mingshu put down his luggage, he was called to work as a coolie.

He came back with Xiao Yuan, and he was on vacation quite early, but Xiao Yuan was busy until the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month before he finally got the vacation approval slip.Xiao Jincheng arrived two days earlier than them, and was "slaved" by Xiao Jinlan to the point that when he saw him back, he immediately put on airs like an older brother and ordered him to do this and that.

When Mingshu was a child, he always suffered from Xiao Jincheng's hands, and he couldn't win in fights, and he couldn't say he could win.

But now the situation is reversed, he is taller than Xiao Jincheng, if he is not afraid of being chased and beaten, it is not a problem for him to pat Xiao Jincheng on the head.

He is taller and his mentality is better than before. In the past, Xiao Jincheng asked him to work, and he was always wronged. Now that he is not wronged, he just does it, helps the little guy with things, and does a good deed that day.

Xiao Jinlan was careful, and asked Mingshu to go back and hang lanterns for Mr. Ming, and she was ready.

Mingshu nodded, "Sister, I know."

Even if Xiao Jinlan didn't mention it, Mingshu would go back to see Minghan.He has no contact with Ming Hao Feng Wen Yue, but he is grateful to Ming Han.

After the college entrance examination, he dragged his suitcase and left Ming's house. It took half a year to leave. From Xiao's house, he could walk there in 5 minutes.

Ming Han now lives alone in the Ming family, and it is deserted.At noon on New Year's Eve, Ming Haofeng and Wen Yue drove back, took Ming Han to a reunion dinner, and sent Ming Han back in the evening.

Mingshu knows all this.

He also knew that Ming Haofeng and Wen Yue wouldn't stay for too long, if they had fulfilled their filial piety and didn't lose face, then that would be fine.

Sure enough, when it got dark, the car that hadn't been parked in front of Ming's house drove away.Before the Xiao family's reunion dinner was over, Xiao Jincheng drank and clamored to play the military chess that he used to play when he was a child with Xiao Muting and Xiao Yu'an.

Mingshu heard the sound of the car leaving, and after a few minutes, he put down his chopsticks.

Knowing that he was going to accompany Ming Han, Xiao Yu'an pulled Xiao Jincheng, who was muttering at him, to his side, and said softly, "Go, I'm here."

Ming Shu left the banquet, took Xiao Jinlan's lantern, and the gift prepared by himself and Xiao Yu'an, and walked towards Ming's house while everyone knew it well and pretended not to notice.

"Father."

Ming Han was writing couplets on the stone table in the yard when he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

Turning around, Mingshu stood outside the yard, and waved the lantern and red pocket in his hand to him.

Ming Han's face was full of wrinkles, and his brows were tightly knit.He doesn't seem to have the expression of a smile, he is always rigid and serious, but Mingshu can see that his appearance makes him happy.

"There's no food for you here." Ming Han pouted towards the neighbor, "Go back and eat before coming back."

Mingshu smiled and said, "Haven't I already eaten this?"

Ming Han said, "Did you really eat it?"

"It's really good." After leaving home, Ming Shu felt that everything was changing, he stood here calmly, without any anxiety, but Ming Han seemed much more nervous than him.

"Want to post couplets?" He walked over and put down all his things, "Then write quickly, and I'll come when you're done."

Ming Han looked up at him, his eyes were cloudy, he could see clearly, but he couldn't see clearly.

The grandfather and grandson stood like this for a while, Mingshu said: "Then you continue to write? Shall I hang up the lantern?"

Ming Han hesitated to speak, and picked up the brush again.

Growing up makes many difficulties become smaller. In the past, Ming Shu always felt that the Ming family was a big mountain, and Ming Haofeng could not climb the top of the mountain, but after growing up, the mountain became low, and it was over with a light step. .

He successfully hung up the lanterns and lanterns, and barely spoke to Ming Han until Ming Han called him, saying that the couplet had been written.

"Here we come." He jumped down from the A-ladder.

Ming Han said with a straight face, "I'm going to fall."

"No." He passed the couplet, took the glue, and walked towards the door.

There are several couplets written by Ming Han. In addition to the gate and courtyard gate, several small gates inside are also pasted.

Ming Shu moved quickly, went up and down several times, sweating on his back, when he finished pasting the last door, Ming Han asked him if he wanted to stay and eat some dumplings.

Mingshu hadn't stopped talking since the afternoon, Xiao Jincheng stole something to eat, and would steal a piece for him.

But it's not like I can't eat a plate of dumplings now.

"Eat," he said.

Ming Han nodded, and staggered towards the kitchen.

When the Ming family was making dumplings, the Xiao family had already left the table. Xiao Jincheng said that the military flag would be lowered, but when Xiao Muting said that the trunk of the car was full of firecrackers, he immediately changed his mind to set off firecrackers.

Now the city won't let them go, and they have to go to the river, Xiao Yu'an was about to discuss with Xiao Muting who should drive, when Xiao Lanyue patted him on the shoulder suddenly.

"Talk?" Xiao Lanyue spoke casually, greeting Xiao Yu'an like a friend.

Xiao Yuan saw that Xiao Lanyue had something to tell him, so he asked Xiao Muting to take Xiao Jincheng to go first, and he went to the river to find them later.

"Mingshu has gone back?" Xiao Lanyue went back to the room and brought two coats, and threw one to Xiao Yu'an.

"En." Xiao Yuan put on his coat and glanced at Ming's house.

The father and son walked a part of the empty road, Xiao Lanyue said: "I forgive his father for coming to me a while ago."

Xiao Yuan had already guessed what was going on.

"I always knew that Mingshu had conflicts with them and lived with you after the college entrance examination, but I thought that the conflicts between Mingshu and them were the same as before." Xiao Lanyue paused, stopped, looked at Xiao Yuan, The tone was more serious than usual, but there was no meaning of anger or questioning, "Ming Haofeng said, Ming Shu severed ties with the Ming family because he wanted to be with you."

Xiao Yuan put his hands in his coat pockets and looked at the shadow of the street lamp ahead.

"Is that so?" Xiao Lanyue said, "Is your relationship with Mingshu what Ming Haofeng said?"

Xiao Yuan does not have an accurate answer to this question.

What is his relationship with Mingshu?I'm afraid neither he nor Mingshu can tell.

That weekend, he left the matter of the sheets on the bright side. Mingshu pushed him on the bed with red eyes and tore his clothes. Instead of stopping Mingshu, he even went crazy with Mingshu after Mingshu lost control .

At first Mingshu was on top of him, but later he turned Mingshu to the bottom.

Mingshu's hand is not yet a qualified criminal policeman's hand, the only callus on it is the callus left by long-term homework on the side of the middle finger.

However, his hands were very rough, and there were gun calluses on the fingertips and palms that had been associated with guns and equipment all the year round.

He is six years older than Mingshu, and no matter how active Mingshu is, it is only the little leopard's provocation and temptation.Soon, Mingshu became confused, his eyes were covered with mist, and he shouted his name foolishly.

Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yuan.

Mingshu seems to be very persistent in this title, not missing a single syllable or breath.

But later, Mingshu still called his brother, and the mist turned into tears, which wet his face.

brother, brother, brother...

One by one, each sound is embedded in his irrational brain, replacing the countless elder brother that Mingshu has been yelling since he was a child.

The meaning of brother is different.

He is still Mingshu's elder brother, but he is no longer Mingshu's elder brother.

That Friday became a tacit agreement between them not to mention each other, Mingshu no longer told him that he liked it, and they seemed to have fallen from one kind of predicament to another.

Mingshu still comes back every Friday and returns to school on Sunday night.During the two days at home, Mingshu was on his bed.

They never made it to the end, but he didn't refuse Minsu's kisses and other gestures again.

They've done everything but have each other.

On the day of returning home, the plane took off at 9 o'clock, which meant that they would wake up before dawn. He set the alarm clock, but Mingshu woke up earlier than his alarm clock. In the bedroom with only dim light, he got into his bedroom. in the quilt.

When he pulled Mingshu out, Mingshu looked at him slyly, licked the corner of his lips, then leaned up to him and kissed his chin.

They are neither lovers nor brothers, and "comforting each other" seems to be the only relatively accurate description.

"We..." The cold night wind blew from the end of the street, blowing away the unformed words.

Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes in the cold wind.

And Xiao Lanyue was waiting for his answer.

Since childhood, he has been Xiao Lanyue's pride. Xiao Lanyue has never been stingy in complimenting him, nor has he done anything deviant.

But this time, he knew that he could not give Xiao Lanyue a satisfactory answer.

"It's as you understand it." He looked into Xiao Lanyue's eyes and said seriously.

Xiao Lanyue was silent, as if he was struggling to digest this unexpected information.

The Xiao family is strict on the outside and strict on the inside, Xiao Zhengyun and Xiao Lanyue are not as strict as the Ming family, but families like theirs have very traditional requirements, at least in terms of their children's mate selection.

After a while, Xiao Lanyue let out a long sigh, still maintaining his composure, "When did it start?"

did not start.

Intellectually, Xiao Yu'an knew that he should deny it, as long as he denied it, the topic could be brought to an end.

But at this moment, what he thought of was Mingshu.

Mingshu wouldn't know what he said to Xiao Lanyue, and he and Mingshu really didn't go to the point of confessing to their parents.

But Mingshu's red eyes, bitten lip corners, trembling body appeared in his mind, calling out to his brother in grievance.

Mingshu is always wronged, he has countless ways to bully Mingshu.

But on this unanswered question, he was unwilling to let Mingshu be wronged.

If he denies it, Mingshu will be greatly wronged.

"Summer," he said, "this summer begins."

After Mingshu finished eating the dumplings, he helped Minghan clean up the kitchen. The commercial center in the distance had already started to display fireworks. Mingshu accompanied the old man to watch for a while, and received a text message from Xiao Yuan, asking him if it was over, and wanted to pick him up to the river. Set off firecrackers.