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She closed her eyes vigorously, clenched her teeth tightly, and blocked the sudden sadness in her eyes because of the dusty memories being dug out, and the tears filled her thin body trembling violently under the pity eyes of the old man.

"Erba, don't cry, don't cry."

The murmur in his ears made Tao Wei seem to face the imprint that was deep in his heart that he dared not touch again, "Erba don't cry, don't cry."

This sentence was the last sentence my mother left to Tao Wei when she was dying. It was this sentence. The stubborn Tao Wei swallowed all the pain abruptly. He thought that such strength was what his parents would like to see. But only Tao Wei knew what kind of injury he had suffered from the pain that seemed to tear his entire heart.

He opened his bloodshot eyes, looked up at the familiar yet unfamiliar face, "Third Grandpa."

The hoarse shout made the old man's eyes turn red, he let out a sigh, and stroked Tao Wei's thin and pale cheek with his rough hand, "Third Grandpa, I want to see my parents."

I wanted to see my parents. As soon as I said these words, big drops of tears seemed to be completely out of control and kept pouring out. The old man refused to spit out the tears without crying. With pleading eyes, the old man wiped his face vigorously, picked up the torn jacket on the side of the kang, put it on Tao Wei, turned his back to Tao Wei, "Second baby, come up, third grandpa will carry you up the mountain."

The rickety back reminded Tao Wei of the only warmth he got after losing his parents. With tears in his eyes, he stretched out his hand to hold the old man's big hand stretched behind him, "Third Grandpa, the second child will go up the mountain by himself."

Trying to suppress the uncontrollable tremor in his voice, Tao Wei dragged his frail body down the kang while holding the old man's big hand. Tao Wei, who was blackened in front of his eyes, swayed for a while and then stabilized his thin body.

In the worry of the old man who hesitated to speak, Tao Wei wrapped himself tightly in the ragged jacket, put on the missing cotton shoes and stumbled out of the room.

On a December day, the cold wind blew through Tao Wei's torn jacket, but he didn't seem to feel the biting coldness. Tao Wei stared blankly at the hill in his memory with eyes full of sadness. , closed his eyes, blocking the burning in his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, Tao Wei raised his legs against the cold wind and walked towards the hill, behind the hill, to the cemetery where all the happiness was buried.

The cold wind was blowing, and the hardness and coldness under his feet gradually invaded Tao Wei's already cold heart. Tao Wei, who staggered towards the back mountain with one deep foot and one shallow foot, finally arrived at the cemetery in the back mountain before freezing to death.

At a glance, the only new tomb among the eighteen tombs in front and back attracted Tao Wei's full attention. Tao Wei, who stopped his steps immediately, was stunned for a while before staggering towards the small tomb.

"Tombs of Tao Chengcai and Geng Dafeng."

The eight big black characters that seemed to be smashing hard at the heart were so clear that Tao Wei wanted to wipe them off.

Both knees softened, and he knelt down heavily in front of the grave, stretched out his trembling and cold fingertips to touch the words, slowly touched and caressed them carefully, seven years, a full seven years did not set foot here, buried his parents, buried them The happy cemetery made Tao Wei cry bitterly.

He pressed his forehead heavily to the frozen ground, "Father and mother, the unfilial son Erwa has come back to visit you. The son is back..."

A hoarse and shrill sound that was higher than the sound echoed in the small back mountain, and the old man who hurried to the cemetery after Tao Wei was distressed by the crying that hit his heart.

Looking at the brand-new grave and the small figure kneeling in front of the grave, the old man's dry, ditch-filled cheeks were full of muddy eyes, and he murmured, "Good people don't live long, good people don't live long... . . ”

The abrupt end of the shriek made the stunned old man pause, and with a thud, the old man who couldn't even breathe stumbled towards Tao Wei, who had his forehead on the ground, and turned over Tao Wei, whose eyes were closed and his face was pale. However, the old man's hands and feet felt weak all of a sudden, "Two babies, two babies...."

With tears in his arms, the old man who hugged Tao Wei, tried his best to adjust his back, and ran to the village cried as he ran. This was the only lifeblood of the old Tao family.

He hurriedly carried Tao Wei on his back to his son's house who lived in the east of the village. Wan Yonggui, the son of the village head and a barefoot doctor, was the pride of the old man all his life. Along the way, the old man's heart sank along with the stiff and cold body behind him. , I finally rushed back to the village, saw the gate of Wan Yonggui's house, the old man said in a hoarse voice full of panic, "Yonggui, Yonggui..."

The loud roar of the old man scared Wan Yonggui who had just cleaned up the cellar in the house. He choked on the hot water that had just entered his mouth. Here, I saw the blue-faced father who was carrying Tao Wei behind his back.

The stiff and thin man on the back made Wan Yonggui's heart skip a beat, he quickly ran two steps, snatched Tao Wei who was on the old man's back, turned around and ran into the house, the cold and stiff hands made Wan Yonggui's heart skip a beat. It sank with a bang, "Erfeng Erfeng, something happened to Erba..."

Wan Yonggui's shout made Geng Erfeng, who was hiding in the back room with red eyes and swollen head bowed down as a mattress, his legs weakened in shock, he moved down to the ground tremblingly, and ran out of the back room limply, and saw Wan Yonggui and Tao Wei with his eyes closed and his face pale.

Geng Erfeng, who was dark in front of his eyes, immediately fell to the ground, tears streaming down his face, "It's over, it's over, how can I explain this to my sister?"

Geng Erfeng, who thought Tao Wei couldn't do it, sat on the ground and muttered, making Wan Yonggui anxious and angry, "Erfeng, Erwa is still angry, hurry up and get some snow outside, rub the child's body, and I'll fix the medicine. "

Wan Yonggui, who didn't dare to put Tao Wei in the kang, but put it on the edge of the kang, picked up Geng Erfeng and pushed hard, blinking his eyes, and Geng Erfeng, who still had tears on his face, stood there in a daze, while The panting old man who followed Wan Yonggui looked at the stupid Geng Erfeng, heyed and ran out of the house to rub the snow.

A dustpan of dusty snow came into the house and bypassed Geng Erfeng. Wan Yonggui, who had already taken out the medicine, quickly took it, and hurriedly pulled off the clothes on Tao Wei's body. The cold hands made Wan Yonggui's heart sink even more. Shen, "Erfeng."

Wan Yonggui, whose forehead was full of sweat beads, woke up the stupid Geng Erfeng with a yell, and turned his head to look behind him. Tao Wei's skinny body full of bones came into view, and he shivered. Geng Erfeng, who came to his senses all of a sudden, staggered over, grabbed the snow in the dustpan and rubbed it vigorously with Wan Yonggui.

"Erba Erba, don't scare the second aunt."

Geng Erfeng, whose tears flowed out again, cried hard, turned the snow into ice water and rubbed it vigorously on Tao Wei's body. After feeling the coldness under his palm slightly eased, Wan Yonggui put his hand on Tao Wei's. The scalding hot temperature on his forehead made Wan Yonggui's anxious eyes turn red.

He handed over the work of rubbing the snow to the old man behind him who was running the grinder in a hurry, and hurriedly dispensed the medicine. The medicine liquid pumped in by the thick needle quickly shot into Tao Wei's body, but the motionless Tao Wei still made several people full of pain. worry.

In a panic, he took out his own clothes and trousers, put them on Tao Wei, and wrapped Tao Wei with a quilt. Wan Yonggui asked Geng Erfeng to sit on the kang with Tao Wei in his arms, and Tao Wei sweated no matter what. .

Pressing against Tao Wei's thin and hot face, Geng Erfeng burst into tears with his light breathing that seemed to be unnoticed if he was not careful, "If Erwa has something good or bad, how can I tell my sister?"

Geng Erfeng, who was crying and muttering, filled Wan Yonggui with helplessness. Wan Yonggui himself did not dare to say whether the second baby could survive this test, and now he could only do his best and obey the destiny.

The helpless Wan Yonggui wiped his face vigorously, and squatted aside. Time passed by, and while he was waiting anxiously, Tao Wei's body temperature finally dropped slowly after rubbing the wine. This gratifying result made Geng Erfeng again Crying and laughing, secretly praying to my sister and brother-in-law in the spirit of heaven to bless Erwa to get well soon.

As the sun rose and set, when the sky turned pale the next day, Tao Wei's eyes, which had been closed tightly for a whole day and night, finally opened slowly while trembling. Tao Wei, opened and closed and opened again, after a few times, Tao Wei's eyes finally opened completely.

Tears flashed in Geng Erfeng's eyes with joy on his face, "Erwa...."

The choked voice in his ears made Tao Wei blink his misty eyes, and raised his head slightly. Tao Wei was shocked by the familiar face, "Second Aunt?"

The hesitant call made Geng Erfeng cry loudly, and while beating Tao Wei's back, he muttered that he finally got over it and finally got over it.

The deafening cry made Tao Wei, who hadn't seen Geng Erfeng for nearly 20 years, realize once again that he had really returned to the familiar small mountain village and his poor hometown.

Tao Wei, who couldn't tell what was going on in his heart, just greedily looked at the woman in front of him who was almost like his mother who had loved him for several years after his mother died.

Slowly tightening his arms, Tao Weihan, who buried his head in Geng Erfeng's abdomen, muttered in his throat, "I'm not greedy or greedy."

But only Tao Wei could not stop the tears pouring out, and only Tao Wei knew how greedy he was, hoping that his parents would return to his side.

Tao Wei’s life can be described as bitter and sweet. Born in a small mountain village, Tao Wei is an out-and-out farmer. There is a small city at the intersection of the three provinces of H, J, and M. It is not a big city because it is located at the intersection of the three provinces. Some do not rely on the posture of four or six, with many rivers, water, and children, this small city Q is most famous.

More rivers and more water means less land. This is undoubtedly a reality that farmers don’t want to face. Fortunately, they rely on mountains to eat mountains and water, because harvests in watery land can’t be counted on. It’s very difficult for farmers to plant land. As a sideline, fishing has become the main source of income for every household.

And located in the southernmost part of Q City, there is a small county L County, because of its special geographical location, the county’s position in Q City is extremely embarrassing. The left side of the county belongs to Q City and the right side belongs to X City. In Linshan, there are not many counties like this in the whole country.

The small county seat has five towns and nine townships under its jurisdiction. They are located in the same piece of land, but there are still great differences between townships. The poorest is Luhe Township, which is known as the poverty in the entire H province. Township, because the population of the township is less than 1, which makes Luhe Township more and more impoverished.

And there are dozens of natural villages under Luhe Township. In Dawangtun at the corner of Luhe Township, one of the poorest villages in the province, there are only less than [-] households in the whole village. Although it is close to the tributary of Luhe, However, with only a few acres of land for each family, the whole village can barely meet its rations. If it weren't for the Lu River, the village would have struggled to even have enough food and clothing, and Tao Wei was born in Dawangtun.