embrace the memory of youth

"Young man, wake up, young man, wake up" I felt someone shaking my body, I opened my eyes, and it was an uncle sitting across from me.

"Sorry for disturbing your sleep," I said with shame on my face.

"It's okay, you are really restless when you sleep, you kick your feet and wave your hands again, but it's cute," the strange uncle said with a smile.

"Ah, oh..." I blushed and didn't know what to say.

The next morning at [-]:[-], the train arrived in my hometown L city on time. This city, after a few years away, has undergone earth-shaking changes. The floors are higher and the roads are wider. Only the familiar hometown accent has not changed.

Relying on my memory, I found the bus station that used to be built with a big canopy, and the big canopy was replaced by a concrete floor. I ordered a bowl of authentic fish meal at a nearby restaurant. I enjoyed this hometown food. The taste, every mouthful of powder, stimulates the mouth, spicy and fragrant.

I fed myself enough and then dragged my body and the saloon box to get on the car to the town. Along the way, I looked at the scenery outside the car window. It was snowing in the sky, and the outside world was white. Wherever they trod, they left their marks.

After bumping in the car for an hour, I arrived in the town. When I got out of the car, a group of men on motorcycles surrounded me in a circle and asked me which village I was going to with a pure hometown accent.

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He was very enthusiastic along the way, asking me where I came from and why I didn’t bring a woman home. This is also true, when a man reaches a certain age, the most important thing in the countryside is when to start a family.

I didn't pay much attention to him. This once muddy road is now paved with cement. I seem to see the shadow of me carrying my schoolbag to school. No matter it is windy or rainy, I will continue to move forward.

There is a small river parallel to the road. In the crazy hot summer season, this small river became our only weapon to cool down at that time.

We arrived in our village in ten minutes. Our village is not big, with a population of more than 20 households. We rely on water in the front and mountains in the back. Everyone mainly supports their families by planting. I didn’t tell my family when I came back, but my brother and sister-in-law were running the supermarket they owned. , Only every time I go to the market, my parents will go to help.

When I walked to the house where I lived for more than ten years, its appearance remained unchanged. The sweet-scented osmanthus tree in front of the door surpassed my height. A few years ago, it was only at the position of my shoulder.

The door was locked, I clasped my hands tightly, took out my mobile phone and dialed my home number, I stood outside the door and heard the ringing of my home phone clearly, I put the phone back into my pocket helplessly.

The cold wind was blowing, and the heavy snow was falling non-stop. I leaned on the gate and enjoyed the rare scene, but my body was still cold, and I had to take another piece of clothing from my bag.

"Brother Liu Yu, is that you?" A strange yet familiar voice, I followed the voice and turned to look, it was my hair boy Liu Bing.

He is not tall, a few centimeters shorter than me. Even if he wears thick clothes, his strong body cannot be concealed. His skin is very dark, which is in stark contrast to mine. His eyes are small and the bridge of his nose is quite high. Looks like a sunny guy.

"Yes! I'm back," I said happily.

He ran over and hugged me tightly, and said excitedly, "Did you know that you are back, last time my uncle, aunt, brother and sister-in-law came back, but you didn't come back, I'm disappointed"

"Let go of me first, I didn't expect that after a few years, I will lose my strength, and I can hardly breathe," I said with a blushing face.

He let go of me and scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, his shyness was cute.

"My uncle and aunt are not at home now, let's go to my house first, we haven't seen each other for five years, let's have a good chat today." He carried my bag in one hand and my hand in the other, and went to his house I couldn't bear to refuse his enthusiasm.

My house is [-] meters away from his house. Since he was a child, he likes to follow my ass around. He does good and bad things together. He belongs to the honest and responsible person, while I am the kind of active person. If it doesn't match up, adults will only think that I caused troubles with him, because he is quieter than me, and he has always taken the blame for him when he was young.

On the way home, he told me that he worked as a driver for a fruit and vegetable company in the town. It was originally his father's job. Two years ago, his father had a car accident during transportation and died on the spot.

The fruit thinning company was opened by people in our village. It is somewhat related to my family. It is a cousin of my father. He has a fat head and big ears. Most people call him Mr. Zhu, but I call him Fourth Uncle. I saw him when I was a child. Just cry, it's his appearance that scares me.

The fourth uncle paid Liu Bing's family over two hundred thousand yuan, and let him learn to drive. This does not mean that he inherited his father's job, and he can be regarded as inheriting his father's business.

When he came to his house, he yelled into your house, "Mom, look who is coming to our house."

Then a middle-aged woman in plain clothes appeared in front of me with a baby in her arms.

"Auntie" I politely said hello.

"Isn't this Yuzi? Oops, I almost can't recognize him anymore, I'm a big man now" Liu Bingma said with a smile.

"This is my nephew, Bingbing, you are so serious, you don't tell me in advance when you become a father, and I don't even prepare any presents." I looked at the child in Liu Bing's mother's hand and said.

I took out 200 yuan from my bag, handed it to Bingbing's mother, and said it was for my nephew to meet you.

His mother insisted on refusing to take it, so she returned it to me. Liu Bing said that his uncle was kind enough to accept it, and the money was handed over to his mother again.

Liu Bing got married last year. His wife is from my grandmother's village, across the river from our village. She is one year younger than him, and the child is only a little over three months old.

"Bingbing, you are fast enough, you can become a father yourself." I sat by the stove in his house and said with a smile.

"Time is not forgiving, you will soon be married and have children, but you are coming soon, give me a sister-in-law from the city to come back"

"I'm not in a hurry. There's nothing good in the city. The competition is high and the consumption is high. This time I came back from my job. Let's see what I have to do at home first."

"Well, your fourth uncle has now made the company bigger than before. I will meet him another day and I will tell him that we can work together at that time."

"I'll rest for a while, please tell me when I want to go to work"

"Okay" he answered very readily.

"When will my parents be home?" I asked him.

"They should be at grandma's house by this time"

"Why are you going to my grandmother's house?"

"Didn't uncle and aunt tell you? A month ago, grandma fell and half of her body was broken. This month, uncle and aunt will visit grandma's house during the day. When going to the market, uncle will go to brother's supermarket to help."

When I heard what he said, I was so angry that my family didn't disclose any news to me about such a big matter, so I got up and walked towards my grandmother's house.

Liu Bing ran out after me. I was so emotional that I couldn't listen to what he was saying behind his back.

I walked for about ten minutes, and a big truck stopped next to me. It was Liu Bing. He told me to get in the truck and said to take me to my grandmother's house.

I got into the car unsteadily, and fell into his arms fiercely. There was a very light smell, which smelled very good.

"Brother Liu Yu didn't fall on you, did he?" Liu Bing asked anxiously.

"I'm fine, you drive quickly" I got up, shut the car and said.

We didn't say anything along the way, and we stayed silent until we reached grandma's village. When we got out of the car, I went straight to grandma's house and told Liu Bing behind me that you should go back first.

When I came to my grandma’s house, my parents were there, my aunt, my uncle and my aunt were there. My mother had five sisters. She was the second child. There was an older sister on the top, two younger brothers and one sister on the bottom, and my aunt was the last. .

My aunt got married and went to other provinces, and she seldom came back once a year. My uncle's family was doing business outside all year round, so he rarely came back.

"Yuyu when did you come back?" my dad asked me, and they all looked at me with surprise.

I said hello to my uncle and the others before answering my dad's question "I arrived this morning, how is grandma now?"

Dad glanced at the room, I knew it, and ran in. Grandma was asleep, much older and skinny, and my tears fell out unsatisfactorily.

"Why are you crying? Your grandma is just sleeping. Don't wake her up with such a big noise. She has just fallen asleep," Dad said reproachfully.

"I want you to take care of me when I cry, but I didn't see you tell me something happened to my grandma." I cried like a child.

"Hey, Yuzi, this is your fault. He is your father, why can't he care about you, and besides, your grandmother didn't let you tell me, because you are worried that you won't be able to go to work." It was the uncle's voice.

I was still quite afraid of him. He was very strict with me since I was a child, and never made fun of me.