Give you a candied gourd

At six o'clock in the morning, just after dawn, Li Chunwen was startled by the figure on the bay window when he came out of his room.

After seeing clearly that it was his daughter, Li Chunwen walked over and rubbed her head: "My niece wakes up so early, why don't you sleep a little longer during the holidays."

"I can't sleep anymore." Jian Yu hugged the pillow with a muffled voice.

"What's the matter? Is the exam stressful in Kuaiyue? I heard from your class teacher that there is a very strong opponent this time, isn't it?" Li Chunwen sat down on the other side of the bay window, took his daughter's frowning look into his eyes, and joked: "Could it be that you feel that you can't compare?"

Jian Yu: "..." Very angry!

"No." She muttered, "It's just a dream. Some...some miss my mother."

Her voice was low, but it hit Li Chunwen's heart like a thousand weights.

He was speechless for a while, and sat with Jian Yu for 2 minutes with a heavy expression, before he got up and went back to the room as if he remembered something.

"Look more if you want." Li Chunwen patted her on the shoulder, his voice hoarse, "I'll make breakfast."

Jian Yu looked down at the photo frame in her hand. It was a family of three, her father was holding her in one arm, and the other was holding her mother's hand.

How happy, how happy.

She gently caressed the young woman in the photo with her fingers, then looked up at her father, and the back view in the dim light overlapped with the one in the dream.

The eyes suddenly became sore.

Jian Yu hugged the photo frame, raised her hand and rubbed her eyes lightly, took a deep breath and turned to face outside the bay window.

The sky was dark and it looked like it was going to rain.

After so many years, she has come out of the sad news of her mother's death due to illness.

She didn't tell her father the truth just now.

In addition to thinking about her mother, she also had a strange dream.

In the dream, she was face to face with her father. His face was full of vicissitudes and his hair was gray. He spoke slowly, saying that he could no longer take care of himself, and let her take care of herself.

Then he turned and left, his figure bent.

Mingming walked slowly, but no matter how hard she chased, she couldn't catch up.

illusory yet real

Just like talking to Qin Qingze before rebirth, as if I had experienced it personally.

Tears flowed out of her eyes unconsciously, Jian Yu sniffed and hugged the pillow tightly.

She took out her phone and slid her finger back and forth on the screen. She really wanted to find someone to talk to, but... she didn't know where to start.

"Hey?"

The sudden voice from the phone startled Jian Yu, she wiped away her tears and looked over, the screen actually showed the call between her and Qin Qingze!

When did she call her? !

"Hello? Jian Yu?"

On the phone, Qin Qingze put the eggs into the pot and lit it.She took the phone away, and it was true that it was not hung up, but the other party didn't make a sound, so she couldn't help frowning, what is Jian Yu doing?Accidentally pressed it?

"Hello? If I make a wrong number, I'll hang up." She was still surprised when she received a call from Jian Yu early in the morning, but now it seems that she made a wrong number, which is understandable. After speaking, she was ready to hang up.

"Qin Qingze."

Jian Yu's voice was heard through the phone, and Qin Qingze was extremely sensitive to notice that something was wrong with her voice.Like... cried?

She slowed her breathing and said softly, "What's wrong?"

"I feel so sad."

Qin Qingze was silent for a moment, Jian Yu should be at home at this time, why is she sad?What about home?

She gave a soft "hmm" and waited for her next words, when she heard a steady male voice from the phone: "Ninny washes her hands and eats breakfast."

Jian Yu responded.

Qin Qingze understood that he was about to end the call, and the lowered voice came again:

"Qin Qingze, are you free later, I want to see you."

……

The water in the pot boiled, and the egg hit the wall of the pot with a bang sound.

Qin Qingze came back to his senses and turned off the fire.

Jian Yu is really...

If you have something to look for, just look for something, but I want to say that I want to see her.

I don't know how she will call again later.

She shook her head, turned off the fire, let the eggs sit in the pot for a while, then took out the porridge cooked last night from the refrigerator, turned it on, heated it up, and served it with pickles, breakfast was ready.

After eating and tidying up, I read a book at home for a while.After half an hour passed and did not receive a call from Jian Yu, Qin Qingze hesitated whether to take the initiative to call, and then sent a simple text message: 【Are you okay? 】

She didn't know what happened at Jian Yu's house this early in the morning, but the last voice... didn't seem like a conflict?

Mid-Autumn Festival, family reunion.

But she lost her home and her family early on.

If Jian Yu wanted to seek help in this regard, then she would not be able to play any substantive role except for a few words of truth.

She didn't make her wait for long, a few minutes later, the phone rang, and Jian Yu called back.

"Hi, Kiyozawa."

"Sorry, I just called you now."

As soon as it came up, it was an apology.

With a soft and soft voice, like a kitten's paw scratching his palm, Qin Qingze was taken aback for a moment, and Fang replied, "No. Are you... in a better mood now?"

"Well. Much better."

It really sounded like nothing was wrong, Qin Qingze squeezed the phone and said "Oh", and didn't want to inquire about anything, so he said "That's good", and then hung up the phone as he was about to say another sentence.

But he didn't think about the time to organize the speech, so he asked again: "Qingze, are you free tonight?"

……

After talking with Jian Yu, Qin Qingze made another phone call, then packed his schoolbag and went out.

From the old community, walk a short distance to the bus station.There was a fruit and vegetable market inside the bus station. Qin Qingze went in and bought a box of oranges, and a box of handmade mooncakes at the pastry shop he frequented before getting on the bus going out.

On holidays, there are many people, many cars, and traffic jams.

The bus stopped and stopped at Hangcheng Bus Station. Qin Qingze bought a ticket to Lijia Village in Yuxian County. The bus wobbled for two hours. She got off in the town, then took a motorcycle, and walked another ten miles to the village. After a few minutes of walking, we finally arrived at our destination near 12 o'clock.

"Grandpa Xu, I'm back."

Knocking on the dilapidated wooden door, Qin Qingze waited quietly. After a while, an old man with silver hair opened the door. When he saw her, his wrinkled face was full of smiles.

"Qing Ze is back."

Still in an amiable and kind voice, Qin Qingze nodded vigorously, raised the things in his hands, "Come back and spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with you."

"I know, I know, every year you, little girl, come back to accompany me."

As he spoke, he led Qin Qingze into the courtyard.

Elderly people living alone always feel less angry at home.When Qin Qingze came back, Grandpa Xu was very happy, needless to say, the dishes were all prepared, Qin Qingze was asked to sit down, and he went into the kitchen.

It is impossible to sit well, Qin Qingze put down his things and followed behind Grandpa Xu.Grandpa Xu's full name is Xu Qichang. He used to be a village doctor, but later became a chef. He cooks good dishes and is recognized as a "master" in the village.

She had a deep impression on Grandpa Xu when she was a child. Although his family was on the other side of the village, every year he would carry a wooden medicine box to distribute sugar pills to them children. She fulfilled her biggest expectation of the year.

She is small, healthy, and had nothing to do with Grandpa Xu, who is a doctor. But when she was six years old, something happened at home, and she stayed at Grandpa Xu's house for a while. Later, when her grandmother came to pick her up, she knew that Grandpa Xu and Grandpa Xu had nothing to do with each other. There is also a relationship between the grandmothers.Later, grandma passed away, and when she was dying, she asked her to visit Grandpa Xu whenever she had free time. Since junior high school, every year like this, she and Grandpa Xu became more and more familiar with each other.

The home-cooked dishes are cooked, and the aroma fills the whole kitchen.

Qin Qingze started to put the dishes on the table and went to serve the rice. When he came out again, Grandpa Xu was already waiting for her with a bottle of wine.

"Come on, let's touch one another."

Qin Qingze naturally replaced wine with tea. After clinking glasses crisply, Grandpa Xu took a few sips and then began to care about her daily life and studies.

"Okay, okay, Qingze is promising. Xianbiquan must be gratified to know."

Xianbi is her grandmother's name, Qin Qingze pursed her lips and nodded solemnly.

Gossiping about the family life, full of wine and food, Qin Qingze asked Grandpa Xu to rest, while he took care of the work of collecting and washing dishes.

In the yard, under the grape arbor.

Xu Qichang was lying in the rocking chair, shaking and humming a little song, feeling very comfortable.

Qin Qingze came out and saw this scene, smiled secretly, then walked over and sat down on the small stool, leaning against the wall to rest.

One old and one young, incomparably harmonious.

"Qingze will graduate next year, have you decided which school to go to?"

"Well, think it over, Beijing University."

"Hello, Beijing University, the highest university in the country, how many great talents have been produced in modern times, go there, good, good, good."

Xu Qichang patted the chair and sighed three times. Qin Qingze tilted his head and looked over. He wiped away the tears from his excitement, and hurriedly said, "I'm old, and when I get excited, my eyes won't listen."

Qin Qingze smiled softly, got up and walked behind him to press his shoulders, with a rare coquettish voice: "Grandpa Xu, you are not old!"

"Hey, he's never old." Xu Qichang narrowed his eyes with a smile after hearing this, and after a while, he asked, "Then when will Qingze come back this time?"

Qin Qingze paused when he heard the words, and said apologetically, "Grandpa Xu, my classmates have something to do with me today. I'll sit down for a while, and I'll be back around three o'clock."

"However, it will be National Day in two weeks, and I will definitely come back and stay for two more days."

When she said this, she couldn't see Xu Qichang's expression, and she was still a little nervous, so she heard a hearty smile, and Xu Qichang patted her hand:

"You juniors, study is important. I am a strong old man. The old Li in the village usually come to me to play cards and chat. My place is very lively, so don't worry."

Knowing that Grandpa Xu was comforting her, Qin Qingze let out a "huh" and calmed down. She knew all the old Lis he was talking about, and she would meet them sometimes when she came back. I frowned.

"Grandpa Xu, are there fewer and fewer people in Li Family Village now?"

"That's right. There is nothing to look forward to in this small broken village. Young people have gone to the city to look for opportunities. The promising ones bought a house in the city and took their parents away. Those who stay in the village now either cannot do without the land, or It's us old men and old women who no one wants."

"Hey, don't talk about us old men. When you go back, what kind of classmate do you have an appointment with? Is it a boy or a girl?"