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As soon as the rooster in the yard crowed for the first time, Ni Lu opened his eyes.

Turning over and sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at the white sky outside the window, Ni Lu put on his slippers and walked out of the room.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

There was a coughing sound from the room next door, Ni Lu opened the curtain, looked into the dark room, and saw the figure lying on the bed turned over and went back to sleep before exiting.

Add firewood to light the fire in front of the burnt earthen stove, open the rice tank, take out a bowl of rice, wash it clean, fill the pot with water, put it on the stove, add two handfuls of dry firewood, and enter the backyard.

The small cabbage in the small vegetable field was still green with dew, Ni Lu pulled a handful and put it on the ground, then walked towards the chicken coop.

"Cluck cluck cluck—"

The only rooster jumped up and flew to the chicken coop, and the three hens ran around all over the ground. Ni Lu slapped the big rooster away, lifted the cover of the chicken coop, and took it out of the straw coop with steam Three Eggs.

Back in the kitchen, Ni Lu reached out and took down a bamboo basket hanging under the beam, and put the three eggs he just brought in into it.There are already about twenty eggs in it, and selling them in the town is another small fortune.The eggs were covered with a piece of rags cut from old clothes, the bamboo basket was hung back, and Ni Lu began to wash the freshly picked cabbages.

Heat up the frying pan, pour the oil into the frying pan, put the crushed garlic in the pan, and then pour in the washed cabbage. While stir frying, Huang Cuilan walked in. Before she could speak, she coughed twice.

"How many eggs did the chickens lay at home today?"

Ni Lu said, "Three."

"Cough, cough..." Huang Cuilan's face became paler the more she coughed, "It's getting less and less."

Huang Cuilan walked to the side, took down the bamboo basket containing the eggs, counted five eggs from inside, washed them clean, and walked to the stove.

One side of the stove was frying, while the porridge on the other side was boiling. The lid of the pot was lifted to continue cooking. When Huang Cuilan was about to put eggs into the pot, Ni Lu called out: "Mom!"

Huang Cuilan kept moving her hands, and it seemed that she was struggling to speak, "It's cooked, take it with you, and eat it on the road."

"I don't need it." As Ni Lu was speaking, all five eggs were thrown into the pot.

Huang Cuilan wiped her hands, poured cornmeal into a big soup pot, sprinkled some salt and some sugar.Ni Lu is serving out the fried vegetables, "Mom, I'll make them later."

Huang Cuilan poured water into the cornmeal and stirred it with chopsticks to form a batter, "You like what mom makes the most."

The oily green cabbage with garlic fragrance was cooked and placed on the table, with a small dish of pickles next to it, and the porridge was placed in a small pot and placed on the table to cool, so that it would not be so hot when eaten.Ni Lu sat by the stove, adding one or two sticks of dry firewood to the stove from time to time, and let the fire burn slowly. Amidst Huang Cuilan's coughing sound from time to time, the corn flour was poured into the oiled pot and spread out. A little bit of drying and cooking turned into a crispy corn tortilla.

The batter in the soup basin had turned into corn tortillas stacked on the plate, and the mother and son sat down to eat breakfast.

Huang Cuilan: "Cough, cough cough—everything is packed?"

Ni Lu: "It's packed."

Huang Cuilan: "Two quilts are needed, one thick and the other thin...cough cough..."

Ni Lu: "I brought it."

Huang Cuilan: "Clothes too...it's too far away, it's not easy to come back...you have to prepare everything..."

Ni Lu: "I know."

"Cuilan!"

A voice came from outside the yard, Huang Cuilan suppressed the itch in her throat, "Your second aunt is here."

Ni Lu put down his bowl and chopsticks and stood up, "I'll open the door."

There was a layer of sweat on her forehead, and the panting second aunt was holding a big bag of things in her arms. When she saw Ni Lu, she said, "I was afraid you would leave. Second aunt walked all the way in a hurry. This is the second aunt's early morning. Get up to steam the buns and steamed buns for you, and there are a few cans of pickles and chili sauce inside. You can eat buns and steamed buns on the road, and you can keep the pickles and chili sauce for any time.”

"Thank you, Second Aunt." Ni Lu took the bag from her bosom. The steamed buns were steamed not long ago, and they were still a bit hot to hold in her hands separated by several thin layers of plastic bags.

"Thank you, family." The second aunt lifted her foot and walked into the courtyard, "Where's your mother?"

"eating."

Seeing her second aunt, Huang Cuilan put down her chopsticks and bowl to stand up, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Eat. Sit down, don't worry about it." Second Aunt rolled up her sleeves, "Xiao Lu, tell Second Aunt, what else do you need to clean up, Second Aunt will do it."

Huang Cuilan picked up the chopsticks, "The path is done, don't worry about it."

"Xiaolu has never let adults worry about anything since he was a child. He is so obedient." The second aunt saw the corn tortillas on the stove and walked over, "Is this for Xiaolu? I'll find someone Put it in the bag." The second aunt found the bag, put the still steaming corn tortillas in it, and saw the five eggs that were taken out of the pot and were soaking in cold water, "Have these eggs been boiled?"

Huang Cuilan: "It's ready, it's for Xiaolu."

Second Aunt: "Then I'll put it together."

As he spoke, he found a piece of cloth, took the eggs out of the water, dried them one by one, and put them in bags.

Sitting down, Ni Lu swallowed the rice porridge in his mouth with pickles, and said, "Second Aunt, I'll just keep two."

The second aunt acted as if she hadn't heard, and put all five eggs into the bag.

Second Aunt: "Is there anything else?"

Ni Lu: "It's gone."

Second Aunt: "Your baggage should still be in your room, I'll put things in for you, or I'll forget about it in a while."

After speaking, the second aunt picked up the big bag she carried and walked out of the kitchen.

Huang Cuilan coughed twice, and said to Ni Lu, "Xiao Lu, go see your second aunt after eating."

Ni Lu glanced at his mother, finished eating the porridge in two or three mouthfuls, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and left, "Mom, don't do it, I'll clean it up later."

As soon as he returned to the house, Ni Lu saw his second aunt stuffing things into his backpack.

"Second aunt."

The second aunt closed the zipper as if nothing had happened, "I put everything in for you, if you need anything else, you must tell the second aunt, you know?"

Ni Lu put the backpack on the bed, opened the zipper, and took out what Second Aunt had just stuffed in—a small stack wrapped in a handkerchief, and he didn't even need to open it, he knew what it was.Ni Lu handed the things to Second Aunt, "Second Aunt, I really don't need it, my mother will scold me if she finds out, it's not easy for you and Second Uncle."

The second aunt put this thing into Ni Lu's hand, "You are afraid that your mother will be angry, but you are not afraid that I will be angry with your second uncle? Second aunt has never been to a big city, but she knows that there are many places to spend money there. You It’s inconvenient to do anything if you don’t have some money with you.”

Ni Lu just refused to take it, "I have it."

"You have?" Second Aunt didn't believe him at all. Seeing that he wouldn't accept it, she took it back and stuffed it directly into his trouser pocket, "You have a fart, don't think Second Aunt doesn't know, you paid for this bus a few days ago." People earn money by moving things, your second uncle saw it when he went to work in the town."

Ni Lu stopped talking, the place where his trouser pockets were loaded was heavy.

When Ni Lu returned to the kitchen, Huang Cuilan washed all the dishes.

The money Ni Lu stuffed by the second aunt passed it to his mother while the second aunt was not paying attention.Huang Cuilan will definitely return the money to the second aunt.

Huang Cuilan glanced at Ni Lu, and slowly took the money, "Xiao Lu, we're outside..."

"Mom." Ni Lu knew what his mother wanted to say, "Don't worry, I can earn money, you must take the medicine on time, and you can't stop it. I will send you money when I earn money."

Huang Cuilan's eyes turned red, "No, as long as you take care of yourself, don't wrong yourself. You don't have to worry about Mom, as Mom can take care of yourself. Besides, there are your second uncle and aunt."

Ni Lu's eyes fell on Huang Cuilan's pale and thin face, and he nodded.

When the sun was shining all over the courtyard, Ni Lu was about to leave.

Huang Cuilan and her second aunt sent him to the entrance of the village. After the tricycle drove for a certain distance, Ni Lu could still see the two familiar figures standing at the entrance of the village who were getting farther and farther away from him.

The tricycle drove to the small town, and Ni Lu carried and carried it on his back. The luggage he was carrying seemed to be heavier than others.In the town, he boarded a car bound for the provincial capital railway station.After more than seven hours, the car stopped at the train station. Ni Lu drank two steamed buns and a steamed bun with boiled water at the train station. After sitting for almost two hours, the train he was going to take arrived at the station.

Ni Lu took a train for the first time, and it took a lot of time to find a seat. When he sat down, the sky outside the window was as dark as ink.

The train rattled forward, and amidst the shaking of the body, tiredness surged after sitting for a long time, and Ni Lu fell asleep on the table.

I couldn't sleep well this time, the car lights were always on, the people talking in the seat next to me, and the people walking in the aisle made Ni Lu always fall into a half-dream and half-awake state. Which side is false.

When the sun shone through the car window and shone on his face, stinging his eyes, Ni Lu was completely clear.

Opening his eyes and looking out of the window, one night, he didn’t know where the train took him. There was an empty space in front of him, rice fields stretched endlessly, and the sun hung on the top of the mountain in the distance like a big glowing light bulb. The whole car is golden.

Ni Lu looked at it, his eyes gradually became a little blank.

The scene in front of me was both familiar and unfamiliar.

The train is still moving forward, and he knows where the train will take him, but he has never set foot in this place, and he doesn't know what it looks like.

It's just like he boarded a car bound for the future, but this future is simply unpredictable.

The young birds leave the nest, bury the fear in their hearts, and strive to spread their immature wings, facing the wind and rain, and facing the unknown world.

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Jiuzhen: On a whim, I suddenly wanted to write a brainless sweet article, but I couldn't help but made another hole.Peach tree does not bear plums aside for the time being, and I will continue to write when I feel it.