Through 1979

How to keep the book?

Uncle Yao thought of this question when he returned to the village with two boxes of books.

So when he returned to the village, he dug a hole under the bed in the room and secretly buried two boxes of books in it, taking advantage of the wind.

And in the days that followed, he fought a guerrilla war with the Red Guards, and from time to time went to the garbage dump outside to collect books from the waste dump.

Books at this time are the most worthless things, and they will cause trouble if they are kept. Whether they are voluntarily thrown away or found out, the garbage station is piled up with books.

Uncle Yao chatted with the manager of the garbage station, an old man in his fifties, and occasionally brought some things from home, so he became acquainted with the old man.

Later, one day, Uncle Yao accidentally told the old man that a precious calligraphy and painting handed down from his family was found and thrown here.

The old man was obedient and returned generously: "Then you can look for it here, and then take it back secretly. If you throw these things here, there is no count at all, and the ghosts don't know if they are less."

Thus, Uncle Yao's great book collecting business began.

After the book is buried in the ground, if it is not taken out to dry in the sun, sooner or later it will be damaged by the moisture in the ground.

Uncle Yao was also worried about this problem, so he used the excuse of being afraid of the cold to find someone to change the bed in the house into an earth kang in the north, and light a fire in it from time to time to keep the land dry.

If the village officials entered the town, they would find time to secretly take out some books to meet the sun, and in this way, these books were preserved.

In 1976, when the Cultural Revolution ended, Uncle Yao observed the situation and was sure that the disaster was over. He couldn't help but ask someone to dig out all these books, and put them in the house in a fair manner.

This incident caused an uproar in the village at the beginning. No one thought that such a normally smiling person would hide so many "prohibited items" at home.

Uncle Yao insisted on keeping this matter under wraps for a whole ten years without revealing any news, he is really bold and careful.

But ten years is too long, and the books have been buried underground for too long, so most of the books here are yellow.

Uncle Yao's family has only changed the kang in his own room into a wooden bed, and the rest of the room is still an earthen kang, which is a major feature of this family.

After listening to the cause and effect, Li Ran couldn't help sighing secretly, this Uncle Yao is really a ruthless person.

Looking at these books, Li Ran found that apart from some foreign masterpieces and some common Chinese common sense books, there were actually a few rare and precious ancient books.

If these books are passed on, they will be expensive property in the future.However, in ancient China, there was a lot of emphasis on passing on the fragrance of books to family members. Judging from Uncle Yao's attitude, we can know that he cherishes books very much, and it is probably impossible to sell them.

Seeing how the fourth brother was reading with gusto, Li Ran couldn't help being moved, and wanted to take a few books home, even if there is no TV, there are books.But considering that the situation at home is not clear, and Uncle Yao is very concerned about books, it may be difficult to realize his wish to take them away, so he suppressed his thoughts.

When it was getting dark, the three of them said goodbye to Uncle Yao and walked home.

On the way, Li Ran touched the fruit-flavored candy in his pocket, and reminded himself not to forget to give it to Huzi later.

Huzi was sitting on a low stool in the lobby. Mrs. Li had already tidied him up, changed his clothes, and his hair was slightly wet. Mrs. Li was washing clothes in the yard, facing the lobby, and he could see it when he looked up.Huzi was quite happy playing alone, sitting on a chair and playing with the grasshopper in his hand without making any noise.

Li Ran walked over, patted his head, and said with a smile, "You're so good."

Then he put an orange-flavored candy into his mouth. It was very sour. The child frowned, but he still couldn't bear to spit it out. He just blinked and tried hard to bear the sour taste.

Li Ran looked funny, took out the remaining candy and put it in the small pocket on Huzi's clothes. The pocket was too small, so a small handful of candy was put in two pockets.

When Aunt Li saw Li Ran's actions, she only thought that Li Ran had eaten, and didn't say anything.

The child watched Li Ran's actions, shook his head in disapproval, reached into his pocket and took out the candy, looked at Li Ran with black and white eyes, and said excitedly, "Uncle eats too."

Li Ran wondered in his heart, this child is so strange that he doesn't protect food like ordinary children.When Xiaogang was a child, it was a big problem to take something out of his pocket.

"My uncle won't eat it. It's too sour. My uncle's teeth are bad." Li Ran replied with a smile.

"Mom said old people are afraid of acid." After hearing this answer, the child immediately returned in a serious manner.

Li Ran couldn't help laughing as he saw the child's frown so tightly frowned.

He also thought that although children are small, sometimes they have greater self-esteem than adults. Li Ran didn't want to make him angry, so he could only hold back his laughter.

Seeing that Li Ran really didn't want it, Huzi took back the candy and carefully put it into a small pocket. After finishing, he stared at Li Ran and said, "Uncle gave candy to Huzi today, and Huzi will also give something to him next time." Uncle eat."

Li Ran was moved by what was said in this immature voice, and replied: "Uncle will also leave everything to Hu Zi in the future."

Hearing this, Hu Zi lowered his head and muttered: "Uncle is lying, last time I ate the salted peanuts that Grandma Li gave to Uncle, and after Uncle got the oranges from Grandpa Liu, he ate them all up." , I didn’t give any of them to Huzi... this time my uncle gave it to Huzi, next time Huzi will leave something for my uncle.” All stood in front of him regardless of the master.

Li Ran was frustrated, this child is not protecting his food, he is investing, if I gave it to you today, you will have to give it to me next time!

The sadness I felt when I saw the child carefully holding the candy was completely wiped out by this episode.

At night, Li Ran was lying on the bed.The bed was covered with grass and a mat was placed on it, so it was a bit hot.Li Ran obviously felt tired, but couldn't fall asleep, and could only toss and turn.I didn't fall asleep until my head felt a little dull.

Opening his eyes, there was light in front of his eyes. Li Ran looked at the strange room in front of him in surprise, at a loss.

Where is he now?

This is a modern apartment for residents. The decoration of the entire room is not luxurious, but there is warmth in the details. It can be seen that the owner has arranged it with care.

Li Ran turned his head and saw a family photo on the wall.

Looking at the photo, Li Ran's eyes widened in shock. The photo was of himself, but he seemed to be older.Looking at the background of the red blessing character, Li Ran was puzzled, he had never taken this photo before.

In the photo, there are two people standing on Li Ran's left and right sides. Li Ran stares at the teenage boy standing on the left, and a sense of familiarity emerges spontaneously.

That is, Xiao Gang.Although the boy in the photo seemed to be a full decade older, Li Ran also knew that he was right. He was Xiao Gang, Xiao Gang who was six or seven years older than him!

As for the woman standing on the right, Li Ran had never seen her before, but she had a gentle smile, and she could tell she was a good-natured woman.

The self in a few years, the Xiao Gang in a few years, and I have found another person to organize a family in the past few years, so is there someone who replaced my existence?

Thinking of this, Li Ran felt angry, why would he change his life casually.So what if the days before were dull?That is also the true self, and it is better than wearing someone else's skin and pretending to be someone else.

Whoever gave God this right can play however he wants.

The sound of unlocking the door sounded, and Li Ran looked towards the door. He was so anxious to see the smile on the young man's face that his eyes went dark, his head suddenly became dizzy, and he passed out.

With his eyes closed, Li Ran thought he must have returned to 1979.

But when I opened my eyes, it was a strange place again.

Li Ran quickly glanced around the room, and when he saw the photo frame next to the phone, his eager thoughts sank instead.

It's Xu Zhengran...

The man he had loved for 16 years.

Well, this time it is a farewell to the former.Should I be happy and grateful, at least I have a chance to say goodbye, even if I can't be seen by them, I can still see them.

Li Ran walked forward. He had just discovered that his body was weak, and his body seemed to have no weight, but he still used it habitually.

After passing through the door, Li Ran saw the person lying on the bed.

Dark and thick hair, each hair is dishonest, and it has never been subdued without using gel water. Li Ran even remembers the furry feeling when he touched his hair the only time, just like at that time, when this man walked into his The same in my heart, the attitude is casual and itchy.

Li Ran closed his eyes, and naturally recalled the man's appearance: thick and black eyebrows, slightly sunken eye sockets, pure black eyes, and thin lips.

This is a handsome man, and besides his appearance, he has always been ahead of everyone.Once you set a goal, you will rush towards that goal without hesitation, especially when it comes to liking someone.

Li Ran looked at the man lying in Xu Zhengran's arms, and took a deep breath, yes, it's the same even for relationships, if you like someone, you'll be sure.

There are better ones coming out halfway, and it will not change.Better so what, if you are not the one you want, you will never be the right one.

Li Ran took a breath, and with the dizziness coming again, he left the room.

In the early morning, the sun shone into the room. Li Ran lay on the bed with his eyes open. There were noises from the courtyard outside the house. After a while, Mama Li's voice came over: "Liu'er, it's time to eat."

Li Ran covered his eyes with his hands, this is the end, everything about that world is truly over.Even if Li Ran is still there in the future, it won't be him anymore.

A dream for thousands of years, from now on, he is really just Li Ran, the ten-year-old boy in 1979, Li Ran.