The sun shone through the window, casting slanting shadows in two or three directions. The thin woman lay sick on the bed, glanced at him complainingly, and said angrily, "Who told you to come back?"

"Mom, I'm sorry, I..." Jiang He held her cracked hands, the cracks criss-crossed and cut on his heart, making his eyes sore, and a bunch of words stuck in his throat.

The woman broke free, "You won't come back until Mom dies."

Jiang He's eyes were red, "Mom, don't talk nonsense! You have high blood pressure, so don't get excited."

The woman glared at her, turned her back and ignored him.

The old father behind him shook his head, sighed and left the door.

In the evening, Jiang He moved a small stool to sit in front of the door. He has been away from home for more than six years. His hometown has changed a lot, from a bungalow to a high-rise, and the bluestone road has also become a cement road.

His father brought wine to talk to him, his temples were already turning white, and the deep wrinkles were carved on his face like a knife.

The usually taciturn man seemed to be a different person at this moment, rambling: "Son, your parents are old, and it's not easy to bring you up."

"I only have a son like you. If you are not with your parents, what is the difference between your parents and those who have never raised you?"

"Don't blame your mother, she didn't pretend to be sick to trick you back. She was working in the field the day before yesterday and suddenly fell down.

It was your cousin who helped to take her to the doctor. I am so old, how can I hug her? If you were at home, she would not be like this. "

"You should also think about your mother, we are so old, don't dislike us for dragging you down."

"Son, even if Dad begs you, come back."

Jiang He stared blankly at the low, dilapidated old house next door, which stood beside three-story buildings. It was the only one-story house in the village.

Through the tiles, he seemed to be able to see the open space full of weeds in the yard, and the weeping girl kneeling in front of the door.

He came back to his senses, his eyes were red, "Dad, what did you say! I am your son, how could I despise you and mother?"

"I see, I'll be back, give me some time."

On the way back, his mother was still sulking and didn't come to see him off. He walked to the intersection and looked back, but his father was still watching.

When the eyes met, the father seemed to pause for a moment, turned around, and walked back along the country road with his back bent. Jiang He was taken aback, and his heart burst into grief...

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Jiang He suddenly opened his eyes, let out a deep breath, and sweated profusely.

Then he rubbed his heavy and swollen head and sat up from the sofa.

"What time is the ticket, it's quite early to come back."

Jiang He smiled: "First shift in the morning."

"What's wrong with your eyes?" Gu Ziyang changed his shoes, put his bag on the stage, and sized him up.

Jiang He rubbed his red eye sockets, his voice was hoarse, "It's okay, I'm too tired from catching the train, just rest for a while. Why are you leaving get off work so early today?"

"The successor came early. I'll be back after you call. I'll bring you something to eat. Get hungry in the car, eat something to fill your stomach first." Gu Ziyang put the packed meals on the stage, "Uncle, Auntie is okay."

"Okay, I..."

"What's wrong?" Gu Ziyang looked up at him.

Jiang He originally wanted to talk about his parents asking him to go back, but after thinking about it, he changed the subject, "Mom also made you tamarind cake, try it." Jiang He took out the tamarind cake from the suitcase.

The tamarind cream was wrapped in layers of plastic wrap, "I haven't eaten it for a long time, thank you for me, auntie." Gu Ziyang took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

For a moment, Jiang He was a little dazed, as if he had returned to his childhood.

"The girl next door is really pitiful. You said what evil she did in her previous life, and she was born in this kind of family."

"What happened to that girl?"

"What can it be? His parents are fighting. She was punished by the old woman to kneel in the yard, saying that she was a scourge, and she was not allowed to eat. That girl is only 5 or 6 years old."

"You don't care about other people's affairs."

"Fortunately, my stomach is up to date. If I raise a daughter, I will have your mother's temper. How can the family be peaceful?"

"Don't talk nonsense, my mother is not that kind of person."

"What nonsense did I say? What's your mother like? I've been married to your family for so many years, don't I understand!"

"Keep your voice down, don't let our mother hear you."

"Bah, seeing how cowardly you are, I feel aggrieved for you!"

Jiang He was sitting in the hut playing with toys, when he heard his parents talking, the little sister with two braids was kneeling at the door again?poor thing!He secretly took a few slices of tamarind cakes from the kitchen, and climbed up the wall with a ladder.

It was autumn and winter, and Gu Ziyang was only wearing a thin coat, kneeling at the door and shivering.

"Sister, sister." He whispered to her.

Gu Ziyang was cold and hungry, and suddenly heard someone calling her, subconsciously followed the sound, and saw a big round head protruding from the corner of the next wall.

Seeing her look, Jiang He waved his hand again, looked left and right for no one, climbed over the wall two or three times, and stuffed the tamarind cake in his hand to her, "Sister, hurry up and eat."

Surprised, Gu Ziyang pushed it back again, and stammered, "Brother, you can eat. Grandma said that she was only allowed to eat. If grandma finds out, she will beat me to death."

This brat is only two years older than Gu Ziyang, stubborn, "I won't go back if you don't eat, and if you don't tell me, your grandma won't know."

Gu Ziyang had tears in his eyes, "Grandma doesn't allow me to eat, she says I'm an evil star."

Jiang He was taken aback, "No, you are not."

"Many people say that." Gu Ziyang cried even harder.

Jiang He was in a hurry and only patted her, "Don't cry, don't cry, I'll give you tamarind cake."

There is also a sour bean tree planted behind Gu Ziyang's old house. She will climb up to pick sour beans while the adults are away, and shake the branches if she can't pick them up, and the dry sour beans will fall to the ground by themselves.

She picked up the fruits and went home, and her mother would make jujube cakes for her to eat, and then secretly gave some to Jiang He. The two children gradually became familiar with each other after eating the sour horn cakes...

After Jiang He ate, he couldn't sit still because of the burden in his heart, so he shirked and left.

It was already dark when he went downstairs.The clouds drifted to farther places, countless stars broke through the night and poked their heads out, and the sea of ​​lights in the city lit up colorfully.

The night covered the entire city like a wide blanket. In that small village, he never knew that the sky could be so vast.Being in it at this moment made him feel how small and insignificant he was.

Standing in a corner of the city, watching the endless stream of people passing by him.He suddenly thought that if one day he died, he might not even be able to stir up a small wave.

He took out a cigarette from his pocket, because of work, he never smoked a pack of cigarettes a month.

Lit up, took a deep breath, looked around aimlessly, without a sense of direction, and his eyes stayed on the dim and cold street lamps.

After smoking a pack of cigarettes, he took out his phone after thinking for a long time, clicked on the message and replied, "Mr. Cai, I'll be right there."

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