Subversion of Rebirth

Lin Xiao remembered that his mother used to like to take him to his grandmother's house to play.First, because parents are busy, grandparents can't always look at Lin Jian and Lin Xiao's two monkeys.So my mother will occasionally throw one of them to my grandmother's house to let him take care of it.

When she was a child, Lin Xiao also liked staying at her grandmother's house, climbing trees and playing with her cousins, and being her cousin's follower.The gentle and talented cousin has always been the object of Lin Xiao's admiration since she was a child.

On this day, Mother Lin took advantage of her free time to ride Lin Xiao and Lin Jian on her bicycle.One sits on the front bar of the car, one sits on the back of the car, and rides leisurely all the way to grandma's house.

At that time, the bicycles were very thick and tall. When Lin Xiao and the others were young, they often laughed and called them big bullock carts.It means that this bike is as tall and strong as a cow. Compared with the small and flexible bicycles produced later, this bike lacks a little sensitivity and convenience, because there is a horizontal bar in front of the bike, and you have to stretch your feet from the rear to step over the back seat to get on the bus.But this car is durable and solid. Generally, a car can be used for more than 20 to [-] years, and it is as simple and reliable as a cow.The market of later generations has been occupied by that kind of small and exquisite bicycles, and this kind of big ox bike has gradually disappeared from people's sight, becoming a faded picture in memory.

Lin Xiao sat on the thick crossbar in front of the car, holding the front of the car with her other small hand, her little head was between her mother's hands holding the front of the car, feeling the uneven bumps on the muddy ground under her buttocks, listening to her mother Lin tirelessly He carefully told the elder brother behind the car to hold the seat well and not put his feet close to the wheels, otherwise the rolling wheels would hurt his feet.

Sitting in front of the car, Lin Xiao had a wide view.Lin Xiao's village is adjacent to her grandmother's, and it takes about 45 minutes to ride a bicycle.Both villages are close to the embankment of the big river, so the road on the embankment has become the only way to go back to grandma's house.At that time, the embankment was still piled up with mud, so the road above it was also very muddy and bumpy.While being jolted, Lin Xiao looked at the flowing clear river on the right, and the neatly arranged fish ponds and farmland on the left. The farmers working hard on the farmland looked like small moving dots from a distance.

Recalling the turbid river water in later generations, the numerous ceramic factories, and the big chimneys that emit black smoke all day long, I can't help but sigh in my heart: the current scenery is the most primitive and beautiful.

The bicycle quickly rode into grandma's village. People who knew Mama Lin smiled and greeted her along the way. Seeing the two little heads protruding from the front and back of the car, they even asked with a smile, "When did you give birth?" Twins? Do you look so similar?"

Mother Lin smiled and replied, "Do they look alike? The one in front is the second child, and the one in the back is the eldest. They are two years apart."

Lin Xiao's black line: The second child... hit...

At that time, grandma and the others were still living in the old house in the alley. Mother Lin's bicycle turned into the alley, and the gutter at the entrance of the alley made Lin Xiao's little buttocks in front of her bump violently, causing Lin Xiao to hurry up. The front pole, afraid that I would really be knocked off the car.

Seeing a figure sitting in front of the old house basking in the sun from afar, Lin Xiao took a closer look, isn't it the grandfather who is much younger?In his previous life, his grandfather passed away when Lin Xiao was in junior high school. In this life, he must be filial to his grandparents.

Xiao Lin Xiao made a secret decision in her heart. Lin Jian in the back of the car was also very excited when he saw Grandpa, so he raised his voice and shouted from afar: "Grandpa~Grandpa~"

Grandpa squinted his eyes in the sun and looked over, then smiled like a chrysanthemum and said, "Hey, Xiao Jian and Xiao Xiao are here? Wife, come out quickly, my daughter is back with her grandchildren."

Soon, grandma also came out of the house. At this time, grandma was not so hunched, and she looked energetic. Seeing the two small figures in Mama Lin's car, she couldn't help smiling and came forward, hugging her. Lin Xiao hugged him off the car pole.

"Hello, grandpa and grandma~" Lin Xiao greeted politely and softly.

"Good~" Grandma pinched Xiaoxiao's face kindly.

Lin Jian had already climbed out of the car when the car stopped, greeted his grandparents loudly, and hurriedly ran to play with He Bin, who was the same age as him.

Seeing that Lin Xiao didn't become Lin Jian's follower for the first time, grandpa smiled and patted his head: "Xiao Jian still hasn't changed, but Xiao Xiao seems quieter and more sensible."

Mother Lin nodded, with a proud expression on her face: "Yes, Xiao Xiao will follow me to help wash the dishes and vegetables now, unlike his brother who doesn't call or come back to eat when it's time for dinner, and throws it away after dinner. Just run away with your job."

"Children are like this, and it's not a bad thing to be more lively. It's Xiao Xiao who is so sensible and deserves praise. Come, grandma treats you to candied winter melon." Grandma took Lin Xiao's hand and walked into the room.

On the wooden table in the grandmother's room, there was a small bag of candies in glass jars. In her previous life, Lin Xiao and his cousin He Cong often came to steal them.Seeing those transparent glass bottles and jars on grandma's table again in this life, I can't help feeling like a world away.

At that time, there were not many colorful candies, and there were more snacks such as candied winter melon and candied lotus root slices bought in bulk.The green and white wax gourd strips are covered with a layer of fine white sugar granules. If you want to go up, the taste of fine sand with a little sugar granules is sweet from the mouth to the bottom of the heart.

At that time, the candied winter melon, candied lotus root and the like could only be eaten during Chinese New Year festivals. On ordinary days, I could only look at the glass jars in the canteen and drool.

Lin Jian and the others must have been coveting these candied winter melons: "Grandma, can I get some for my brother and cousins?"

Grandma was startled when she heard this, and then she smiled kindly: "It seems that your mother is right. Our Xiao Xiao is really sensible. She used to stuff as much food as she gave you into her mouth. Now she still eats as much as she likes." I know how to share it with my brothers and cousins. All right, grandma will find you a piece of paper and wrap it up, and you can give it to your brothers and them.” After finishing speaking, grandma took out a piece of white tissue paper and spread it on the table, then generously poured it Lin Xiao packed a bunch of green and white candied winter melons and handed them to him.

Lin Xiao took it, continued to thank her grandma politely, and then ran to find her cousins ​​with candy winter melon in her hands.

At that time, the second uncle was still living opposite the grandfather, the door was wide open, Lin Xiao ran in, and found that her cousin was sitting at the table, lowering her head very seriously, collaging a picture of a lion dance with some red and black candy paper.

Lin Xiao remembered this collage, and heard that this work was taken to her cousin's school to participate in a talent competition and won an award, and her admiration for her cousin started from this lion dance sticker,

"Cousin, come eat candied winter melon." Lin Xiao moved a small stool and sat next to her cousin, watching her focus on trimming the candy paper with scissors, and then glued it carefully.

"Thank you, I'll eat the lion's head after I stick it together." The cousin didn't even raise her head, still focusing on her big business.

Lin Xiao was biting a candied wax gourd in her mouth, and asked vaguely, "Where did my cousin get these beautiful candy wrappers?" At that time, these colorful candy wrappers were relatively rare.

"These are candies brought by my aunt during the Chinese New Year. I carefully kept the candy wrappers. Wouldn't this come in handy?" My cousin finally looked up, smiling very proudly.

Lin Xiao took the opportunity to pass a candied winter melon to her cousin's mouth: "Eat it, grandma's candied winter melon is delicious~"

The cousin didn't have time to spare, so she opened her mouth and let Lin Xiao stuff it in. She was probably delighted by the sweetness of the winter melon: "Xiao Xiao, do you think this painting of mine looks good? This is what I painted in advance. After drawing, I am pasting the cut sugar paper on it."

Lin Xiao nodded: "Looks good. But..."

"But what?" My cousin asked nervously.

Lin Xiao pointed to the blank space in front of the lion and said, "Just having a lion is too monotonous. Adding a string of crackling firecrackers here will make it even more beautiful!" Anyway, he saw that his cousin had a lot of red candy wrappers.

The cousin thought about it and thought it made sense, so she quickly pressed the glued part with paper, leaned over the paper and started to draw firecrackers.

Saying goodbye to her conscientious cousin, Lin Xiao walked out of the second uncle's house and walked to the fourth uncle's house. If nothing else happened, brother Lin Jian should be playing with his eldest cousin He Bin at the fourth uncle's house.

When passing the tall guava tree in front of the fourth uncle's door, there was a familiar rustling sound of climbing the tree above my head.

Subconsciously, Lin Xiao hurriedly hid outside the shade of a tree on one side. Sure enough, not long after, two furry black caterpillars fell from the sky and fell to the ground.

Lin Xiao thought in her heart that it was fortunate that she was alert, there were the most black caterpillars on this guava tree, and it was scorching and itchy on people's skin.This kind of bug can't stick to the tree firmly, and it may be blown off by a shake or wind, so Lin Xiao subconsciously avoided it just now.

Standing in a safe area, Lin Xiao looked up at the tree and saw two familiar figures jumping between the branches, the target was the yellow ripe guava exuding a sweet smell among the branches and leaves.

The two monkeys were greedy and impatient. After picking the fruit, they sat between the branches and gnawed on their legs, causing the branches and leaves to shake.It seems that the bug just now was shaken down by these two people.

"Brother, cousin, I also want to eat guava." Lin Xiao saw two guys eating happily on the tree, and then looked at the attractive fruit hidden among the branches and leaves, so he was also greedy.

"You have to eat and pick it yourself." Lin Jian followed through on the saying that he would have enough food and clothing by himself.Cousin He Bin on the side also nodded in agreement while gnawing on the fruit.

Lin Xiao, who has lived two lifetimes, is naturally not interested in climbing trees to be company with caterpillars, he rolled his eyes, raised the candied winter melon in his hand and said, "Grandma gave me candied winter melon, pick some for me A guava, I’ll give you candied winter melon to eat.” The simplest and most straightforward barter.

The candied winter melon was very attractive. After a while, the two monkeys picked some fruits and slipped down the tree, snatched the bag of candied winter melon, and stuffed the guava into Lin Xiao's hand, and the two ran aside to share the spoils.

Lin Xiao wasn't annoyed either, anyway, he had eaten just now, took a few guavas to wash, put them in his mouth and began to chew.The freshly ripe guava has a bit of green sweetness, but it tastes very sweet and refreshing.

He remembered that there were also several guava trees near his home, and he would encourage Lin Jian to climb up to pick them and eat them after returning home.Anyway, the fruits at this time were not sprayed with any pesticides. Occasionally, one or two of them were pecked by birds, and Lin Jian and the others would rush to pick them and eat them.Because the birds are the smartest eaters, the fruits they peck are the sweetest.

I hope that the days to come will be like these pecked fruits. Although there are occasional hardships, they are all sweet inside...