You are water and I am ice

Lin Qingquan didn't go back to his home, but went directly to Songlin Village where his younger sister Lin Qinglan was.

Songlin Village is close to National Highway 213 and is a pilot village for new rural construction in the province.The population of more than 1000 in the entire village is concentrated in a flat dam next to the national highway, and the scattered houses in the past have become some ruins that are being demolished.

Since it is a pilot village for the construction of a new countryside, the design of the whole village took a lot of thought.A clear stream outside the village goes around the village, and an antique stone bridge spans the stream.After crossing the bridge, there are two simple and vigorous big pine trees, like two mighty guards.Small courtyards of exquisite Sichuan folk houses are scattered on the north bank of the stream.Every household is connected by a concrete road, and there is a small vegetable garden in front of each household. On both sides of the road, green trees line the road, and clusters of flowers embrace each other.The whole village is both modern and rural.

It was already past one o'clock in the afternoon when Lin Qingquan arrived at Songlin Village.He hurried into the village and walked to the yard of his sister's house.At the entrance of the village, I heard a loudspeaker playing low-pitched mourning music.Lin Qingquan's heart tightened for a while, and the ominous feeling became more and more intense.When we got to the door of my sister's house, the big horn playing mourning music was placed on the door.

Lin Qingquan pushed open the door suddenly, and he was stunned by everything in front of him.

A mourning hall has been erected on the concrete floor in the courtyard.A large black and white photo of brother-in-law Zhang Changcheng hangs in the middle.An ice coffin is placed in the mourning hall, with flickering candles and curling green smoke.The courtyard is full of solemn sadness.

"The Great Wall!" Lin Qingquan yelled and rushed towards the ice coffin.

"Brother!" Lin Qinglan who was in the room also ran out crying when she heard Lin Qingquan's shout.

Through the lid of the ice coffin, Zhang Changcheng could be seen lying quietly inside, but Lin Qingquan's crying and shouting could no longer be heard.Lin Qingquan seemed to have been hit on the head with a stick, and he was completely dumbfounded.

"Brother!" Lin Qinglan sobbed into Lin Qingquan's arms, her voice hoarse.Zhang Changcheng's death dealt a great blow to Lin Qinglan. These days, she has been supporting her firmly. She cannot let a pair of children feel that the sky will fall when their father dies.She wants to use her weak shoulders to prop up a peaceful sky for the children.

Now that her elder brother Lin Qingquan is back, she has a solid arm to rely on, she can let go of her pretense of being strong, and she can vent the sorrow in her heart.

Lin Qingquan looked at his sister who was crying in his arms, she was so weak and pitiful, her originally happy life collapsed in just a few days.Lin Qingquan's heart twitched, and even his stomach contracted, his heart ached, and all the bad feelings surrounded him.He fought back tears, he was used to being strong.Especially at this time, he is the backbone of everyone, and he cannot show the slightest vulnerability.As the saying goes, "When the wind blows the slope, ask the elder brother if you have anything to do." He, the elder brother, has to deal with Zhang Changcheng's funeral and lead his younger sister and his family out of the cloud of sadness.

After a few days of not eating or drinking, coupled with excessive grief, Lin Qinglan fainted in Lin Qingquan's arms.

"Qinglan, sister!" Lin Qingquan shouted softly among the people pinching Lin Qinglan.

Lin Qinglan woke up slowly for a long time, looking at Lin Qingquan with teary eyes.

"Qinglan, don't cry." Lin Qingquan wiped away Lin Qinglan's tears, "Be strong, the family will depend on you in the future, and the children will depend on you too. You can't let the children have no father and no mother Let’s talk about it. Besides, there are my eldest brother and my second brother Qingjiang. I know you are suffering and uncomfortable, but no matter how hard it is, you still have to live on. If you live well, the Great Wall will be happy.”

"Okay, don't cry, brother, I haven't had a good meal after driving for a few days." Lin Qingquan turned to greet his wife Qiuxia and younger brother Lin Qingjiang who were standing aside, "Everyone wipe away the tears Done, eat with me."

"Yeah." Lin Qinglan stopped crying and nodded, and got up to prepare food.

Lin Qingquan stopped her and said: "Let your sister-in-law go, you can sit with me and talk for a while."

Lin Qingjiang also came to accompany Lin Qingquan, while Qiuxia went to work in the kitchen.In the past few days of Zhang Changcheng's accident, the whole family has become headless flies, especially the younger sister Lin Qinglan, who has lost a lot of weight when she saw her, and the whole person has become a little stupid, and no one can dissuade her.Now that Lin Qingquan is back, this eldest brother is really everyone's spiritual pillar, and Lin Qinglan's mood has stabilized after a few words.

From the narration of Lin Qingjiang and Lin Qinglan, Lin Qingquan knew what happened.

These days, Zhang Changcheng has been leading his construction team to work with the developer who contracted the construction project of Songlin Village.A few days ago, I was doing the demolition work of the old houses in the village.When demolishing an old house, two children ran into the scene.Seeing that the children were about to be hit by the falling brick wall, Zhang Changcheng pushed the two children away at the critical moment, but he himself fell under the brick wall.

"Sister, the Great Wall is good. He died to save others. He is a hero." Lin Qingquan stood up and walked towards the ice coffin again, his heart full of respect.

Zhang Changcheng's face in the ice coffin was still so vivid, it seemed that he had just fallen asleep.Lin Qingquan thought of his silly smiling face again, and remembered his always optimistic and warm-hearted appearance.

It's just that he can no longer call him big brother with a smile, he has already gone to another world.I used to think that such brothers could get along for a lifetime, I used to think that everyone could drink and chat when I go home every year, but I didn't expect that the relationship between each other is so shallow.Those emotions that seem to last forever are so fragile, and an accident will make him disappear.It's just that when we can still get along, who would think of cherishing the people around us and the things in front of us.It wasn't until they left that they regretted not giving them enough love and not sharing enough emotion with them.

Those who have left have already left, and those who remain will continue to live.It's just that without Chang Cheng's care, sister Lin Qinglan would have to go through so many tears and heartaches to get out of the shadow of losing him.All of a sudden, Lin Qingquan had mixed feelings in his heart.