Joy of Rebirth

The name of the old library is no longer clear. It has been too long and no one has taken care of it.

On the second day of Le Xiaoyao's vacation, he went to the library with Guo Yuze. As soon as they entered, Le Xiaoyao and Guo Yuze frowned because of the dust suspended in the air in the room.

Le Xiaoyao went to the bookshelf that entered the door and flipped through them. The old books were yellowed, and the corners of the pages were rotted or gnawed by insects due to the humidity of the air.Le Xiaoyao took the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he liked "Three Kingdoms" very much in his previous life, and the only novel he read was "Three Kingdoms".I found a place to talk to Guo Yuze and started watching.

Besides, Guo Yuze, he is not interested in these things, he is purely here to accompany Le Xiaoyao, he knows that Le Xiaoyao has many secrets, otherwise, with the characters they know now, Le Xiaoyao would not be able to understand the thick book in his hand.Le Xiaoyao didn't want to say it, and he didn't know how to ask.

Before the new year, for more than ten days, Le Xiaoyao and Guo Yuze read in the library in the morning and went back to take a nap at noon. In the afternoon, Le Xiaoyao would tell Guo Yuze what they read in the morning.

The new year is approaching, and Le Xiaoyao was woken up from the bed by Le's father in the early morning of his thirties.The colder it was, the less Le Xiaoyao wanted to get up in the morning.

Le Yang watched his son hugging the quilt and moving his body, but he just didn't intend to get up.He walked to the bed and lifted the quilt covering Le Xiaoyao's head, "Xiaoyao, get up quickly. Go shopping later."

The construction site in Leyang is on holiday on the 27th, and work will start again after the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.Because of the Chinese New Year, the boss gave each worker a [-]-year 'year-end bonus'.The construction site will take two to three years to complete if it continues at the normal pace.This means that where Le Xiaoyao will go to study after finishing work is another problem.

This year's Chinese New Year is different from last year, last year there were only Le Yang and Le Xiaoyao.This year, there are more Guo Dabao and his son, and the four of them have prepared the things to be prepared on New Year's Eve.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, the two families put the prepared dumplings in the pot.The two adults lamented: Others have a lively family during the Chinese New Year, and they are just four pure men together, although two of them cannot be called 'men'.

Guo Dabao ate a dumpling and said, "Leyang, what do you think we are doing this for?"

"Guo Tou, don't say sad things when it's Chinese New Year, aren't we doing this for our children?"

"It's only after Chinese New Year that I'm sad. I'm the only son in my family. They passed away a few years ago, and I was the only one who brought Yuze up by being both a mother and a father. It's not easy." Guo Dabao said tangled.

Le Yang didn't answer, he knew Guo Dabao only needed an audience, he had been stuck in his heart for too long, he needed an outlet, otherwise he would explode sooner or later.

Guo Dabao also knew that it was not good for him to say these things during the Chinese New Year, but he couldn't bear it anymore.The son is still young and doesn't like to talk, so he can't find a suitable person to talk to.

These years, no matter how hard he lived, he could only swallow it in his stomach.

On the fourth day of the lunar new year, the workers returning home came back one after another.New year, new weather.

In 80, there was no turmoil in the country, and the fading economy began to pick up slowly. Compared with the early [-]s, Dongguan changed a lot.

This year's Dragon Boat Festival, Le Yang took Le Xiaoyao and Guo Yuze to watch the dragon boat.Le Xiaoyao was very excited. He used to be busy with work. He went to work during other holidays, and he never went to any dragon boat or lantern festivals.

Guo Yuze still held Le Xiaoyao's hand all the way, the temporary white hand was in stark contrast to Le Xiaoyao's yellowish hand.After Le Xiaoyao came out, his hands were not so dark, but a little yellow.

There are many people watching the dragon boat, and everyone wants to have fun.The river bank was full of onlookers, and Le Xiaoyao and Guo Yuze managed to squeeze in.

Le Xiaoyao noticed that there were a dozen or so boats in the center of the river. The bows of the boats were all carved in the shape of dragon heads. The total length of the boats was about 12 meters, and there were about 24 sailors on each boat.

Not long after, a trumpet was heard, and the dragon race was like an arrow leaving the string, splashing water and striving to go upstream.The shouts of the onlookers on both sides of the strait were loud, Le Xiaoyao tightened Guo Yuze's hand, and squeezed towards the place where there were few people.

Finally, it took a lot of effort to break away from the crowd.Le Xiaoyao looked around and found that Le's father was drinking tea with an old man in the distance, chatting and laughing.

Le Xiaoyao wanted to pull Guo Yuze over, but Guo Yuze pulled the hand he was holding.Le Xiaoyao looked back and heard Guo Yuze say, "Xiaoyao, my hand hurts."

Le Xiaoyao felt embarrassed looking at the red spot that he pinched too hard, and loosened his tightly gripped hands, "I'm sorry, Yuze, I didn't notice."

Guo Yuze pulled out his hand and said, "It's all right..."

The two walked towards Leyang one after the other, and when they got closer, they heard "...the dragon boat races in the past required several rounds and several hours of paddling, all of which required stamina, speed, and wisdom... ..."

"...At that time, when a dragon boat came off, the young and middle-aged people seemed to be falling apart, and their hands and feet were numb. Unlike now, it is only a few kilometers away." The old man said in a leisurely manner.

Walking to Le's father, Le Xiaoyao took two small stools, handed one to Guo Yuze, and sat down on the other.I also listened to the old man's story about the dragon boat with relish.

"Batoulu ① is the most powerful in the whole boat, and the rest of the people must follow his command. There are taboos about rowing dragon boats, that is, women are not allowed to board the boat, let alone rowing a dragon boat. When a dragon boat is rowing under the bridge However, women are not allowed to walk on the bridge, otherwise it is considered unlucky..."

This Le Xiaoyao has also heard about it. Although the equality of men and women is emphasized now, the patriarchal thinking of the old generation has been deeply ingrained, and women are still not allowed to participate in many things.

Several people listened enthusiastically, and when they heard "...don't underestimate the dragon boat culture...", a voice came from behind, "Le Xiaoyao, Guo Yuze, you are here too!"

Le Xiaoyao and Guo Yuze turned their heads at the same time, and found that it was Xia Jiating. The little girl was wearing a green skirt today, and her untied hair was shaking with Xia Jiating's beating.

The two looked at each other, and Le Xiaoyao said kindly, "Xia Jiating, you also come to see the dragon boat!"

"Yes..." Xia Jiating replied, "This is my father." She pointed at the people around her.

The man was in his early 30s and had a face with Chinese characters. This kind of face is very popular in government agencies. Compared with people who are shrewd at first glance, people believe that they look honest.

"You are Le Xiaoyao and Guo Yuze. I often hear Jia Ting mentioning you and saying that you are excellent." The man smiled kindly.

"Hello, Uncle Xia." Le Xiaoyao said politely, "My name is Le Xiaoyao, and his name is Guo Yuze... This is my father, Le Yang."

The two men exchanged pleasantries again, praising each other's children.

Seeing that her father ignored her, Xia Jiating held back her mouth and said to Guo Yuze: "Guo Yuze, why don't you talk to me!" How about together?" "...Guo Yuze, this name is too long, can I call you Yuze?"

"... Yuze, why don't you speak, is there something uncomfortable?"

"..."

Seeing this, Le Xiaoyao turned his head and continued to listen to the old man's talk about the dragon boat race.

At noon, on the way back, both Le Xiaoyao and Guo Yuze were listless. Listening to Xia Jiating's words all morning was more tiring than listening to the teacher's lecture for a day.

Le Yang walked behind and asked worriedly: "Xiaoyao, Yuze, are you all right?"

Le Xiaoyao shook his head in front of him, "Dad, it's fine, just a little tired."

Guo Yuze also said, "Uncle Le, it's fine."

Since the two younger ones said they were all right, Le Yang didn't ask any further questions. He walked up to him, took one with each hand, and went back.

This summer is hotter than previous summers, Le Xiaoyao exaggeratedly fanned the wind with his palms.Guo Yuze stopped the pen in his hand and asked, "Is it really that hot?"

During these dog days, the school was afraid of accidents and gave the students a week off.A holiday means homework, the teacher thought, since there is no class, let’s do homework, there are a lot of small prints, small essays, etc.

Le Xiaoyao slapped it vigorously a few times and said, "Of course it's hot..." Guo Yuze's body is warm in winter and cool in summer, and on hotter days his whole body is cold, which makes Le Xiaoyao very envious.

Guo Yuze walked up to Le Xiaoyao, and put his cool hand on Le Xiaoyao's face.Seriously thought about it and said, "You seem to be hotter than me."

"..."

In the evening, Guo Dabao came to pick up Guo Yuze. Now Guo Dabao doesn't live here, and the construction site has built houses for migrant workers.Guo Dabao also moved there together, every day at seven o'clock, he would come to pick up Guo Yuze on time, sometimes he would jokingly say: "Leyang, I think my son is going to be yours, I don't have time to see him during the day You are many."

This sentence is true, when Le Yang came back from work at noon and at night, he always brought back Le Xiaoyao and Guo Yuze's meals, even Guo Yuze's small lunch box was placed with Le Yang and the others.

On the way back, Guo Dabao murmured about the ownership of his son.Guo Yuze didn't care about his father, he just said "Dad, it's time to sleep" before going to bed.

Guo Dabao laughed, no matter what his son said, he still called him dad.That night, Guo Dabao slept soundly. He also dreamed that his son called him 'Daddy' when he learned to speak.

Before class, it finally rained, and Le Xiaoyao breathed a sigh of relief. If it was still the same as the previous few days, he planned to skip class.

The two went to school early, but when they got to the classroom, they found that most of the people had arrived.Le Xiaoyao shrugged. Everyone loves studying so much after the holiday?

When the two returned to their seats, Xu Xiaosong in front of him turned his head and asked, "Which one of you will lend me your math homework?"

Xu Xiaosong is a well-known deep-fried dough stick in his class, he likes to walk around here and there with a group of people to touch, and the places where a group of people pass by are like locusts crossing the border.Basically, Mr. Yang has to keep him after school every day.

Xu Xiaosong is a smart person, he can offend other people, but he will not offend Le Xiaoyao and Guo Yuze.The reason... He needs to copy Le Xiaoyao and Guo Yuze's homework every morning.

Moreover, he gradually discovered that Le Xiaoyao is not as harmless as it appears on the surface.If he exceeds his bottom line, he may be scarier than anyone else.

"Brother, hurry up...the homework will be collected later." Xu Xiaosong said anxiously.

Le Xiaoyao and Guo Yuze were not in a hurry, they put down their schoolbags slowly, and then took out their homework.Xu Xiaosong snatched the homework from Guo Yuze's hand and said, "Thank you, I'll treat you to sugar people after school."

The whole class of Guo Yuze loves candy basically knows that if they copy the homework of Guo Yuze or Le Xiaoyao, they will consciously buy candy after school.This semester, Guo Yuze never bought sugar figurines with his own money.

Before collecting the homework, Xu Xiaosong finally finished copying all the homework.He breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't dare not hand in his homework, and those who didn't hand in their homework would die miserably.

He silently counted how much sugar he owed in his heart, uh...it seemed like he couldn't figure it out, anyway, he owed enough for Guo Yuze to eat until the next semester.

①Batouyu: They are the most powerful people in the whole boat. They command the rhythm of the whole boat to row. Direction, a slight negligence, turned into a big mistake.

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