Rebirth do not come

Because several older brothers were admitted to key universities, Shui Xiangyang got angry in the last two years of high school and was admitted to the China Academy of Art.It can be seen that this kid is still talented in art, because schools like Gome don't just have academic performance.Gome is in Hangzhou, so this kid will leave his family to study for the first time after he grows up.

Shui Xiangdong was worried that his younger brother would not be able to take good care of him, but Shui Xiangyang didn't care. This boy's secondary illness came very late. Others started it when he was in junior high school. He only broke out after he was in high school. The posture of being the only one in the world is his dream for leaving home to go to college.He glared at his brother, don't think that he is still a yellow-mouthed child who has not been weaned, the young master has no one to accompany him, and he still plays around the world, flinging his backpack on his shoulder chicly, and conquering the world.

Shui Xiangdong said worriedly, "I'm really worried that he doesn't know how to take care of himself."

Ni Hui said, "If you don't worry, go see him off."

"He won't let it go. Let him go by himself." Shui Xiangdong sighed and deeply reflected on himself. It seems that he has taken too good care of his younger brother these years. He has never washed the dishes or procrastinated. He has never washed his clothes, and he arrived in Hangzhou, can he handle it by himself?

Ni Hui rolled his eyes: "You are well regarded as a parent. He just had a bad heart before. He has undergone surgery and is now a healthy person. If you keep treating him as a patient, this mentality is not good."

Shui Xiangdong scratched his head: "I'm not worried about his health, I'm worried about his ability to take care of himself. He usually doesn't have to do anything at home, but now he goes out to go to college alone, he must be blind."

Ni Hui said with a smile: "It takes a few falls to learn to walk slowly. You can't hold his hand for a lifetime. Besides, he is an artist, and he has to taste all the ups and downs of life before he can paint well. Come out with a good picture."

Shui Xiangdong nodded: "You are right, let him wrestle."

Shui Xiangyang's temper is quite stubborn. He went to school and never complained when he called back, only saying that he was very nourished.Shui Xiangdong was so curious that he was dying, but he still suppressed the idea of ​​prying into the privacy. Children will eventually leave home when they grow up.

Shui Xiangyang went to college, and only grandparents were left in the family.Ni Hui and Shui Xiangdong originally lived together in the love nest in Yangpu District. They told their family that they lived in school and would only go home on weekends. Now that Shui Xiangyang is not at home, they worried that the old man would be lonely, so they both Go home and live together, and entertain your relatives with colorful clothes at any time.

Living with the old man, this made the two of them who have been living together for two years, and they seemed to have a tacit understanding in some details, to cope with it, for fear that some habitual intimate actions would be spotted by grandparents. The elderly are old and can't stand being frightened, so there's no need for them to worry about themselves.

Shui Xiangdong is about to graduate soon. According to his own words, graduation is a kind of relief. He has been busy with the company and studies for the past few years, and he is really exhausted. Fortunately, he is young and energetic.Ni Hui is now in his third year of college, preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination, and also plans to study for a Ph. D. He really needs to feel at ease to study.Shui Xiangdong supports him 100%.

Grandpa and grandma have lived in Shanghai for several years, and they never said they want to go back, which shows that they are very at ease here.During the winter and summer vacations or the May [-]th long vacation, Ni Hui would accompany his grandparents to stay in the house in Suzhou for a while, and the days were very pleasant.Occasionally, the grandparents would say apologetically, "You don't have to come back often, it's a hassle to come back and visit us on weekends." They feel that when they are old, young people should enjoy their lives , You don’t have to come back to accompany them every day.

Ni Hui said with a smile, "I came back when I had nothing to do, and I went to work when I have something to do." Ni Hui didn't go home one or two nights a week. Set aside a day or two each week for them to be alone.As early as the day Ni Hui became an adult, they held a coming-of-age ceremony. Young people are passionate. Once this kind of thing starts, it is inevitable that they will know the taste. If they don’t do it every day, they will have at least one or two shots every week, so this One or two nights is their date time.

Ni Hui has grown more and more outstandingly in the past two years. He is tall and tall, tall and slender, with handsome features and outstanding temperament, which is unforgettable.This is a typical person who has a poetic and bookish spirit. The long-term literary and artistic influence and self-cultivation have given him a strong taste of books and a little bit of abstinence, but those bright eyes are moving Sometimes, however, she can exude a breathtaking charm. Of course, only Shui Xiangdong can experience this kind of charm.

Grandma is very proud of her beautiful and outstanding grandson. When they go out together, they are always envied by the neighbors.She is making drunken crabs. This is the season for hairy crabs to be on the market. The crab roe is fat, and the children love to eat crabs. Grandma always pickles a jar of drunken crabs for everyone to taste every year.This kind of drunk crab is a characteristic of Shanghai. People there don't do it. Grandma learned it from the old ladies in the neighborhood.

Ni Hui is also rolling up his sleeves to help his grandma clean the crabs. Those domineering ones are tied up one by one. First, they need to be cleaned one by one, and then untie the ropes to wash them together. Then they can be marinated in jars. . The 6th is the Mid-Autumn Festival. They invited Zhang Yong and his girlfriend to come to their house for the festival. The drunken crabs will be ready to eat at that time.

The grandma was busy with a smile, and asked, "Zhang Yong and his girlfriend came together during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"Ah."

Grandma said: "His little girlfriend has been with him for many years."

"Yeah, I've been chasing him since I was in junior high school, for many years." Ni Hui said with a smile.

Grandma sighed in admiration: "This child knows how to chase girls at such a young age."

Ni Hui laughed: "He matured relatively early."

Grandma said, "When will you and Xiang Dong talk about girlfriends?"

Ni Hui blushed: "Grandma!"

Grandma smiled until the corners of her eyes showed deep crow's feet: "You are so old, it's time to talk. Don't there are too many girls like you, and you don't know which one to choose?"

"Grandma, I still have to take the postgraduate entrance examination, and I will study for a doctorate in the future. Let's talk about it after I finish my doctorate."

Grandma said: "Study is the most important thing, this is what I want. I just don't know if I will have a chance to hug my great-grandson."

Ni Hui looked at his grandma's kind face and felt very guilty. In this regard, he might not be able to fulfill his grandma's wish, but he still said: "Yes, grandma, you will live a long life, and you will definitely be able to see your great-grandson. . ” At that time, the cousins ​​and cousins ​​will also be great-grandchildren, and the ones born by Yangyang will also be counted.

Grandma sighed, and seemed to be caught in some kind of memory: "When you came to grandma's house, you were just such a big little Douding, just as high as grandma's waist. Now grandma can't even reach your shoulders. It's so fast." She said shaking her head.

Ni Hui also seemed to be caught in the memory: "Yes, the night I went to my grandmother's house, I slept upstairs, got up early in the morning, fell asleep lying on the balcony, and caught a cold."

Grandma laughed: "You made us anxious that once when you were a child, and you've been so obedient since then. I've never seen such an obedient child."

Ni Hui laughed.

The doorbell rang, and Ni Hui hurriedly washed his hands and went to open the door.Shui Xiangdong held a large bouquet of flowers in one hand, including lilies, roses, anthuriums, etc., and a pot of orchids in the other hand, and smiled brightly at Ni Hui: "Come, the flowers are for you." The flowers were handed to Ni Hui's arms.

Ni Hui blushed all of a sudden: "There is something wrong with you, why don't you send me some flowers." She is not a woman.

Shui Xiangdong blinked at him, and said loudly to the kitchen: "You really think about it, I gave it to grandma. I went to buy orchids for grandpa, and saw the beautiful flowers in the flower market. I remembered that I had never given them to grandma. I bought flowers before, so I bought such a large bouquet."

The grandma poked her head out from the kitchen, and couldn't help being overjoyed: "Oh, I'm an old woman, why do I give you flowers?" Having said that, she was very happy, and hurried out to find a vase to put the flowers in, women love it Flowers, whether they are eight months old or 80 years old.

This bouquet of flowers brought a sweet fragrance to the whole room. Shui Xiangdong put the orchids on the balcony and asked, "Is there anything to eat? I'm starving to death. Where's Grandpa?"

Ni Hui said: "Grandpa is taking a nap. What time is it, have you had lunch yet?"

"When I came back from the company, I remembered that my grandfather said that I saw a good pot of orchids in someone else's house last time, so I went to the Flower World." Shui Xiangdong clapped his hands and went to the kitchen to wash his hands.

Grandma said: "There is still soup for lunch, may I order some noodles for you?"

"Okay, I'll do it myself, grandma." Shui Xiangdong opened the refrigerator, took out the leftovers, and put them in the microwave.

Grandma said: "The soup is in the pot."

Shui walked eastward into the kitchen: "Haha, there are so many crabs, why do you want to be a drunk crab?"

Grandma smiled: "Yes. The holiday will be in a few days, so it's good to eat."

"Okay, then we'll have to get drunk."

What did grandma think of: "When will Xiangdong bring his girlfriend back?"

Shui Xiangdong was startled: "Grandma, why do you ask this?" His eyes searched for Ni Hui's expression.Ni Hui's face was calm, but there was a bit of mischief in his eyes.

Grandma said: "Just now Huihui and I were talking about finding a girlfriend when you are older. Huihui said that he would look for a girlfriend after finishing his Ph. Let the girls get married."

Shui Xiangdong hurriedly said: "Grandma, late marriage is popular among young people these days, who would want to marry and have children so early, they will no longer be free."

Grandma sighed: "It seems that you don't plan to get married early, so I can only think about it."

Shui looked eastward at grandma, then at Ni Hui: "Don't worry about grandma, she will get married one day."

Ni Hui flew towards him and gave him a sharp look.

At night, the water crept eastward into Ni Hui's room, pressed him on the bed and kissed him hard, sucking his lips so red and swollen, Ni Hui pushed him away: "You want to die, this is At home."

Shui Xiangdong kissed him reluctantly, gasped and said, "I miss you so much, I haven't been with you this week, go back tomorrow night."

Ni Hui was noncommittal: "Grandma wants to hug her great-grandson. Are you going to give birth to him?"

Shui Xiangdong touched his stomach: "I can't give birth, why don't you come? I'll sow more seeds."

Ni Hui heard him speak obscenely, and cursed: "Get lost!"

Shui Xiangdong chuckled and said: "We don't have that ability, this important task can only be left to Yang Yang. Or we can find someone to be a surrogate in the future." Money can't do anything.

Ni Hui sighed: "Let's talk about it later. How about we have a showdown with grandpa and grandma?"

Shui Xiangdong put his hand into his clothes, greedily lingering on his smooth skin: "Don't think about it, they can't stand the fright. Bear with it." Lying to the person you love the most, this kind of The taste is indeed unpleasant, but they can't afford that risk.

Ni Hui couldn't stop trembling from being touched by him, quickly pushed him away, and rolled to the side: "Don't touch it randomly." He was determined not to do this kind of thing at home.

Shui Xiangdong kissed him hard on the lips: "It's agreed, go back tomorrow night." Then he got up and left.

Shui Xiangyang didn't come back for National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival, he said he went out to collect folk songs, this kid seems to have a very good college life.Shui Xiangdong felt that his younger brother couldn't help it, so he said to his younger brother: "Tell me if you have less money, and I will call you, don't waste money."

Although Shui Xiangdong is not short of money, he does not have enough living expenses for his younger brother. He is studying art and spends a little more than ordinary students, so he is given 2000 yuan a month. This is 06, 2000 yuan for living expenses. He can definitely be regarded as a relatively high-level classmate among his classmates. Of course, there must be people who are richer than him.

This day Ni Hui finished class and was about to go back to his and Shui Xiangdong's home when his cell phone rang and it was Shui Xiangyang who called: "Brother Hui, please do me a favor."

Ni Hui asked, "What's the matter?"

Shui Xiangyang said, "Borrow some money to spend."

"No money? How much do you want?" Shui Xiangdong gave him almost 1 yuan for living expenses at one time, and it was spent in less than two months after school started?Really good!

Shui Xiangyang said: "You are talking about living expenses, there are still a few thousand yuan. That's it, brother, I want to make a set of comics, and it will cost about 3 to [-] yuan, okay?"

Ni Hui was very surprised: "You can publish a picture book so soon?"

Shui Xiangyang said: "Actually, I want to submit an article, but I think this story may not be appreciated by anyone. I really like it, so I want to print it myself."

"What kind of story is it?" Ni Hui asked.

Shui Xiangyang hesitated for a moment: "Can I keep it a secret? When it's printed, I'll give you the first copy, along with my autograph."

Ni Hui heard this: "Okay, tens of thousands, thirty thousand? I'll give it to you."

Shui Xiangyang said: "Don't give it to me now, I haven't finished the painting yet, I will tell you when I finish the painting and need money, I won't tell my brother about this, you can also help me keep it a secret .Thank you Brother Hui."

"I hope it will be a beautiful story. Brother is looking forward to it. Come on, Yangyang!"

Shui Xiangyang said: "I think Brother Hui, you will like it. I have another question to ask Brother Hui. If you offend me, don't be angry."

Ni Hui said, "All right, tell me, I'm not angry."

It took a while on the other end of the phone to say, "Are you and my brother together?"

"!" Ni Hui was taken aback, how could he know, where did he show any clues? "Yangyang, why do you ask such a question?"

Shui Xiangyang said: "If it's not, forget it, I'm sorry Brother Hui, I'm dead."

"Wait." Ni Hui took a deep breath, this is a good opportunity to come out, since Shui Xiangyang has already noticed it, don't hide it, "If so, what do you think?"

Shui Xiangyang laughed: "It's nothing, you are still my good brothers."

Ni Hui continued to ask the question at the beginning: "Why do you think about me and your brother?"

Shui Xiangyang said: "There is a buddy in my dormitory who likes boys. I suddenly thought of it one day, so I came to confirm it."

Ni Hui breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, let me tell you. Yes, your brother and I are together."

"Oh." Shui Xiangyang should be very calm, with a tone as expected, "That's it, brother, I will give you and my brother a gift. Thank you Brother Hui, I'm hanging up, bye."

Holding the phone, Ni Hui was stunned for a long time, but Shui Xiangyang's reaction was so calm. Sure enough, the brain structure of art practitioners is different from others.Well, that's not a bad thing either.In view of the need to keep this matter secret, Ni Hui did not tell Shui Xiangdong about his coming out with Shui Xiangyang. To celebrate, his old waist will definitely be tossed off.

After Shui Xiangyang talked about borrowing money, more than a month passed, and it was almost the end of the term. Shui Xiangyang finally called to ask for money.Ni Hui sent the money over, looking forward to Shui Xiangyang's cartoons, not knowing what they were drawing.

On the day of Ni Hui’s 20th birthday, he received a courier from Hangzhou, and he had to sign for it himself. It was a boxy package, heavy, and he knew it was a picture book at a glance. Ni Hui thought to himself, what a surprise! Coming out soon.

Shui Xiangyang's call also came soon: "Brother Hui, have you received the book I sent you? There is a book in it for you and my brother, don't let others see it. Happy birthday to you!"

Ni Hui hung up the phone, took the package into the house, opened the package, Shui Xiangdong looked at him mysteriously, and followed him into the house. Ni Hui said, "Close the door."

Shui Xiangdong said, "What is so mysterious?"

Ni Hui opened the package and found ten beautifully printed picture albums, three of which were in a series, and there were three identical sets called "Old Things in the East of the City".The cover is a fresh and charming idyllic scenery. Ni Hui felt a little familiar for no reason. When he opened the title page, there was a line of words "To the paradise we once owned together".Ni Hui's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't open the first page for some reason.

Shui stretched out his hand to the east and helped him open the first page. It was a house, a two-story building drawn with delicate comic brush strokes, and a yard. Ni Hui couldn't help but feel a sore throat when he looked at the house. , The nose is sore, how many years, everyone still remembers that small courtyard.

Shui Xiangdong couldn't help laughing and cursing: "Yangyang drew it? This brat actually drew all of these."

The two sat by the bed, met each other and started flipping through the comic book. At the beginning of the story, a teenager walked to an industrial area full of factories with a portfolio on his back, and then saw a stop sign that said "Dongxi Station", Then the camera changed, and it was also the stop sign, but it was a completely different scene. At that time, the boy was three years old, his parents died, and the two brothers depended on each other. The story begins here.

From the perspective of Shui Xiangyang, the comic shows the story that happened in this small courtyard. There are kind grandparents and friendly elder brother who help him treat his heart disease and let them live together.The tone of the story is not sad and gloomy, but very warm and bright, raising rabbits, digging earthworms to catch shrimps, taking a bath in the stream, enjoying the cool in the yard, using a flashlight to catch cicada monkeys, my brother earns money to buy bubble gum, and Friends catch beetles, roll irons, shoot paper, hit marbles and so on.

Every scene is familiar and kind, and it is a childhood that a child remembers deeply, and it is also the childhood of Ni Hui and Shui Xiangdong.They are immersed in the past, both happy and sad.Seeing them entering the house and not coming out for a long time, grandma came over and knocked on the door: "You two, come downstairs now, it's time for dinner."

Only then did Ni Hui wake up with a start: "Here we come, here we come." He remembered that there was another book he hadn't read, so he picked it up and looked at it. It was a single volume without a book number. They are two boys, one surnamed Shui and the other surnamed Ni. Although they are not his and Shui Xiangdong's names, they can already be guessed. The mixture of water and mud, after being calcined by fire, becomes extremely strong pottery. The implication is obvious at a glance.He laughed, put this "Tao Zhilian" in the bedside table, and locked it.

Shui Xiangdong said, "What is that book, show me."

Ni Hui pushed him and said, "Let's go, I'll show you later, we're going to eat, grandparents are waiting for us."

Grandpa and grandma saw them coming out: "You two are so secretive, what are you doing?"

Ni Hui held the picture album and said, "Grandpa, grandma, Yang Yang sent me a birthday present, a cartoon he drew himself."

Grandpa suddenly became interested: "Let me see, this kid has a picture album?"

Grandpa put on the reading glasses, this is the first time he read this style of comics: "This is a comic book."

"Yes, it's a comic book." Ni Hui laughed.

Grandpa looked through it slowly, and then slowly immersed himself in it. Grandma brought the dishes to the table, and everyone was sitting at the table. Grandma said, "Old man, why don't you come here again? Hurry up and eat."

Grandpa woke up from the memory and blinked his eyes: "The painting is very good, can you give me a set?"

Ni Hui said: "Well, Yangyang sent me three sets, and one set is for you."

Grandpa said with relief: "Good boy, promising, good." He kept nodding while talking.

Grandma was alone in the dark: "What did Yang Yang draw?"

Grandpa said: "He, he drew our old small courtyard, it's really like the real thing, that kid has a really good memory, he remembers all those things. It's really nostalgic."

Grandma stopped eating, so she took it over and flipped through a few pages, nodding her head as she flipped through the pages: "Oh, this is our yard, this is a banana tree, this is a rabbit cage, and a stone bench. It’s so pretty, Yangyang is really good.”

Grandpa said to grandma: "Okay, come and eat quickly, the food is cold, Huihui's birthday is today."

So everyone reminisced about the past at the dinner table, talking and laughing, and the dinner table was full of warmth of memories.

After eating, grandpa and grandma started to read comics with reading glasses. Shui Xiangdong took Ni Hui back to the house to read comics. When he found the book "Tao Zhilian", Shui Xiangdong said in shock: "This kid knows our What's wrong?"

Ni Hui pursed his lips and nodded: "Well, this is a gift from him."

Shui Xiangdong said: "This brat, it's not in vain to love him. Did he pay for the album himself? Did you pay for it?"

Ni Hui said: "Well, this book doesn't have a book number, so it should be printed by myself. This set was printed by a publishing house with money."

Shui Xiangdong called his younger brother: "You brat, you finally did something decent."

Shui Xiangyang said at the other end: "Hee hee, are you moved? Brother, my picture album is selling well. The publisher said that there might be more printing, so tell Brother Hui that the money I borrowed from him might be able to be returned to him. Yes, the copy I gave you is a rare copy in China, only one copy was printed, so don’t damage it, otherwise it will disappear.”

Shui Xiangdong's nose was sore, there were hundreds of paintings, and his younger brother drew them one by one with his hands. He couldn't help but appreciate this kindness: "Yangyang, brother thank you."

Shui Xiangyang sniffed at the other end: "Brother, I should be the one who told you this, thank you! I wish you and Brother Hui happiness!"