Zhangjialou Pingxie Hezhi

"Then I'll be fine if I go there?" Wu Xie was also angry, "Why don't you say that I went there and became the two of us hiding people at home together?"

"You don't understand this. You and my brother are both here. Others will only think that I have a lot of friends and open-mindedness. It's hard to say if there is only one brother." The fat man said.

Wu Xie secretly scolded her mother.

He still packed up and went to Beijing.Zhang Qiling was still the same, staring at a place in a trance, sitting for most of the day, and sleeping for the rest of the time.He didn't react too much when Wu Xie came back, he just glanced at him indifferently, then turned his head and squinted his eyes again and became dazed.

Such a reaction was expected, but the strange expression in those familiar eyes still made it difficult for him to face.

He had no choice but to focus on finding Zhang Qiling's memory.However, the latter appeared and disappeared on the road, and there are very few deeds available for reference. It is almost a legend, and it can be said that it is impossible to start.

Wu Xie was restless, so he couldn't help but smoke more, but in one afternoon, half of the box was gone.

He brushed the igniter of the lighter back and forth absently, and when he looked up, he realized that Zhang Qiling was looking at him.

Wu Xie's heart skipped a beat.

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, neither of them spoke, probably neither of them knew what to say.Finally, Zhang Qiling looked away first.

Wu Xie took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Sorry, I'm going out to smoke." While grabbing the cigarette case and lighter, she walked to the fat man's yard.

Maybe it was his illusion, the moment he went out, he almost heard the soft sigh behind him.

Wu Xie and Fatty took him to the hospital for a follow-up visit, and they were told not to let the patient stay at home all day long, and it is best to find some activities that can stimulate the brain.Zhang Qiling wanted to go out on his own, and Wu Xie was worried that he would run around alone, but the fat man still had unfinished business, and he would have to wait a few days before they could leave together.

Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling were left in the shop during the day, Wu Xie remembered the doctor's words, and decided to drag Zhang Qiling to do something together no matter what, so that he could no longer sit in a chair in a daze.Looking around in the house, it seems that only the TV can be watched.Antique shops rarely opened, and Fatty bought a DVD player to pass the time.Wu Xie flipped through the CDs in his drawer, except for two-thirds of the ones that were not suitable for children, the rest were almost all gunfight movies.With Zhang Qiling's state of mind, these scenes of beating and killing might not be good for him.

"Brother, how about we watch this one." He raised the disc in his hand and showed Zhang Qiling the cover, "It's the story of a guide dog. My grandpa's family used to have a lot of dogs, but my parents never Let me take it home...uh, what do you think of puppies bro?"

Zhang Qiling was noncommittal, Wu Xie sighed, put the CD into the machine, sat side by side with Zhang Qiling on the sofa, and waited for the screen to turn on.

The film is not long, and it was a tear-jerking work that was a smash hit in Japan back then. It tells the bond between a guide dog and humans until it ends its short life and passes away.

Zhang Qiling sat on the sidelines and watched indifferently, without any fluctuations in his heart.The protagonist on the screen closes his eyes, and the ending music plays.Although he lost most of his memory, he retained his indifference to matters of life and death, not to mention that this was just a well-designed story.

He closed his eyes and turned his head to look at Wu Xie, but he saw the tears on his face first.

Since he lost his memory, everything that happened in the past has only left a vague impression in his mind.He knew that Fatty Wang and Wu Xie were his friends, and after surviving the accident, both of them took good care of him.Fatty is righteous and forthright, Wu Xie...Wu Xie has a kind and gentle personality, but he is not weak enough to cry at any time.

He looked at the corners of the other party's red eyes and felt a rare moment of bewilderment.

Something should be done, he thought blankly.When he reacted, he found that he had stood up from the sofa.

Wu Xie was taken aback by him, tears were hanging on his eyelashes, and his heart throbbed inexplicably.

"Hold, I'm sorry..." Wu Xie realized his gaffe, quickly touched his face, and muttered in a low voice, "I just remembered, I remembered my grandpa..."

The year Wu Laogou passed away, Wu Xie was still very young.He was called back from school by his family, and he changed into mourning clothes before taking off the red scarf.The old house of the Wu family was crowded with filial piety people. He was the eldest grandson and was led to the front row to kneel down. A few steps away was the portrait of his grandfather.

He looked at his grandfather's black and white face in panic, and the fear in his heart was far greater than the sadness.

The bluestone floor was cold and hard, and his knees hurt from kneeling. He felt hungry and tired, so he just fell asleep with his head down.

I don't know how long it took, half asleep and half awake, feeling something furry rubbing against his face.Wu Xie rubbed his eyes, then turned his head to see a huge black-backed dog sitting beside him, looking at him calmly.

Wu Xie opened his mouth and was a little stunned.

"Brother Xiaoman?" He hesitated to call out a name, "Are you Brother Xiaoman?"He nuzzled Wu Xie's palm, and put his head on his lap.

Childhood memories flooded towards him like a tide, and it seemed that he could still hear his grandfather calling his name with a Changsha accent.

It turns out that this is death, death is parting, death is loss, and never seeing each other again.

With a sore nose, he stretched out his arms to hug Brother Xiaoman's neck, couldn't hold it back anymore, and finally cried out.

Wu Xie begged him in a low voice: "Brother, what happened today..." He smiled embarrassingly, "Don't tell the fat man, okay?"

This is completely superfluous, how could Zhang Qiling have the interest to talk about these trivial matters with the fat man.

Zhang Qiling believed that Wu Xie was a strange person in his heart, shed tears for the strange movie, and even made himself strange.

A few months later, he fell down in that dark mine covered in blood, and his wound was in unbearable pain.

Excessive blood loss made his vision blurred, but his consciousness was very clear.

He can't get out.He probably will never have the chance to regain his former memory and identity.

But Wu Xie is fine, fortunately he is fine.

Those tear-filled eyes looked at him silently, suddenly, Zhang Qiling remembered the strange movie they watched together.

It turned out that Wu Xie would also cry for herself.Zhang Qiling thought it was funny.So he really showed a faint smile.

Wu Xie stared blankly at herself, tears rolling down from the corners of her eyes.

Zhang Qiling suddenly understood what he wanted to do when he stood up from the sofa at the end of the movie that ordinary afternoon.

It turned out that he wanted to reach out and wipe the tears from this man's face.

But he was exhausted and sleepy, and he couldn't even do this simple action.

Zhang Qiling felt a little regretful in his heart, but he was also extremely satisfied.If there is a new life after amnesia, although this life is very short, but the ending is chosen by him.

With a relieved smile, he lowered his head in the blurred light, and then fell into endless darkness.

Not long after moving into Yucun, Wu Xie has been hesitating whether to bring Brother Xiaoman to live with him.

Like all members of the Nine Gates, Brother Xiaoman is a dog full of metaphysics.He may have already exceeded the maximum lifespan of a normal dog, and seriously violated the rule of not being able to become a sperm after the founding of the People's Republic of China.If it wasn't for the fact that he had met him when he was young, Wu Xie would have suspected that he was actually Zhang's dog.

Brother Xiaoman is extremely particular about his diet and has a high status, so Wu Xie dare not neglect him.After his project was completed, it was always the kennel's dedicated guy who took care of it.Of course he remembered that his grandfather had told him that he needed to take care of this old man until his death, but if he really wanted to bring him back, it would be inevitable that he would not take good care of him.

He picked a day, picked two other dogs from the kennel, and brought them back to the village with Brother Xiaoman, as if they were looking after each other.However, the other two are far from being fuel-efficient lamps. One of them is a mad dog that is running wild, and the other is so huge that he can't even pull Wu Xie when he runs, causing trouble all day long.Not only Brother Xiaoman has to work hard to discipline, but even Zhang Qiling has to devote his energy to take care of him occasionally.In less than half a month, Wu Xie was exhausted by the trouble, and was about to pack up and send the three dogs back.

"Don't tell me, Brother Xiaoman has been with you for several years. If it weren't for him, you would have killed Hei Feizi long ago." The fat man expressed dissatisfaction with this, "When he is old, he only knows how to send him to a nursing home. You are not kind."

"It's not what you think at all." Wu Xie said impatiently.

"Then tell me, what is it like?" The fat man wondered, pointing to Brother Xiaoman who was napping at Zhang Qiling's feet in the yard, and said, "Don't you think these two get along very well? Your fourth uncle is more convinced of my little brother than you."

What he said was right. Brother Xiao Man had always been indifferent. After getting old, it was difficult for ordinary people to get close to him. Even Wu Xie was rarely allowed by the old man to have too much physical contact. Every time he bathed him, it was like fighting a war.Once Zhang Qiling couldn't bear to look at the side, so he took Wu Xie aside who was thrown to the side, and picked up the water pipe himself.As soon as he made a move, the effect was immediate. Wu Xie stared at Xiao Man, who was obediently pressed and washed, and his eyes turned black with anger.

And so it was his greatest concern.He took Zhang Qiling out and placed him here in order to let him rest completely.Unless Zhang Qiling himself wants to, he doesn't allow anyone or anything to disturb his rest.Of course, this also includes Wu Xie himself.

He and the fat man would occasionally go out to do errands, and Zhang Qiling's routine mountain tour would usually take a few days.If an elderly dog ​​were added to the family, the movement of the three of them would inevitably be restricted, and Zhang Qiling, who had stayed behind the longest, would be most affected.

"I think you really think too much." After hearing his worries, the fat man just sneered and said, "Our fourth uncle is very capable of taking care of himself, and he doesn't need anyone to bother him at all, but he is much easier to take care of than you." He said narrowly, "Little Brother, you never complained, so you don't have to worry about it, the two of you just happen to be companions together."

So Brother Xiaoman just stayed in Yucun.He was much more comfortable in the village, at ease, than in the kennel.It didn't take long for the big and small domestic dogs and wild dogs in the village to look up to him collectively.Wu Xie smelled like Brother Xiaoman, and occasionally passed by a few houses with dogs, where the usually fierce big wolfhounds were all nestled aside, silent and honest as hell.

The days passed by like this, during which they went to Pingtan Island, and then Wu Xie went north to Hangzhou to work, and then returned to Yucun, it was late autumn.Fatty left and went back to Beijing, Zhang Qiling went up the mountain with peace of mind seeing him back.

Wu Shanju was forced to close under the pressure of Wu Erbai, but Wu Xie did not give up hope.However, everything still needs to be considered in the long run. He took the materials sent by his second uncle in his hand and studied them over and over again.

Within a few days, he roughly sorted out the content.Calculating the time, it happened that Fatty and Zhang Qiling were coming back soon.He walked into the yard, ready to take out some eggs to make soup.When passing Brother Xiaoman's kennel, he suddenly froze there.

The place was empty, and there was no sign of the other party.

Wu Xie suddenly thought that he hadn't seen Brother Xiaoman for almost a week.

Brother Xiaoman has always come and gone freely, the whole village including the back mountain is his back garden, sometimes even Zhang Qiling doesn't know his whereabouts.However, it was the first time that I hadn't been home for such a long time.

Wu Xie panicked for a moment, grabbed the key and ran out the door, but he didn't know which direction to go when he ran out.He stood in front of the door blankly pacing back and forth, the old yellow dog lying sickly on the ground in the house opposite the door, his eyeballs turning back and forth following the frequency of Wu Xie's movements.

Brother Xiaoman's age is probably more than twice his age.

He remembered who once said that animals are very sensitive to their own death, because they do not want their owners to be sad, once they realize that their lives are coming to an end, they will often go away quietly, and then die quietly in a corner where no one is around.

Memories from the past come flooding back: the first encounter when I was young; the mourning hall of my grandfather; being eaten and wounded by the black fly, and held in his arms tremblingly; He fell to the ground, and Brother Xiao Man lay beside him, licking him awake with his tongue.

When a person reaches a certain age, there will be a moment when he suddenly finds that the number of partings in his life has suddenly increased a lot.For Wu Xie, that moment was 20 years ago when he went to the field with Wu Sansheng for the first time.After that, he experienced countless life and death partings, big and small. He thought he could face it calmly, but every time he came to such a juncture, he seemed to turn back into the panic-stricken man standing in front of the portrait of Wu Laogou. juvenile.

Wu Xie frantically ran all over the village, and searched the places that Brother Xiaoman frequented, but still found nothing.

It was raining again, and he kept walking forward in a daze, completely drenched without even realizing it.

Suddenly, he heard someone calling his name in the distance.

Wu Xie raised her head and wiped her eyes, and saw a figure running towards her.

With a sore nose, he ran towards the man without thinking, buried his head in the man's arms, and grabbed his clothes tremblingly. "...Brother Xiaoman is gone." He said intermittently, feeling his throat choked, "Brother, what should I do if I can't find him...I lost Brother Xiaoman!"

Grandpa will be angry, Wu Xie thought desperately, I didn't take good care of Brother Xiaoman.

"Wu Xie, let's go back first." Zhang Qiling patted his head, forcing Wu Xie to look at him.The other party's eye sockets were red, and his face was pale and transparent from the rain.

Over time, memories from many years ago flooded my mind.

Zhang Qiling took off his jacket, placed it on the heads of the two, and wiped off the water on Wu Xie's face with his cuff.The sound of raindrops fell on the top of the head, and the waterproof cloth blocked the rain, and the two of them were caged underneath, forming a small warm and dry world.

"It'll be fine." Zhang Qiling whispered, hugging Wu Xie tightly.After a while, I repeated it again, "It's okay, Wu Xie. Let's go back first."

He is right.Everything will eventually pass.The void created by those losses may never be filled.Wounds, however, can heal, and only heal.

This is the law of nature.And everyone will have that day, sooner or later.

With a heavy heart, he held Zhang Qiling's hand tightly, and the two stuck together, each holding the corner of their coat, and walked home slowly in the autumn rain.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw a person and a dog standing in the yard.

The fat man was picking up the bacon on the roof on the ladder. When he saw the two of them, he immediately taught him a lesson: "I said you two are not too young. What are you going to do on a date in the rain? You don't care if there is so much bacon in the house! Fortunately, I came back in time. Otherwise, what else do you sell in winter? High level of ideological awareness is not as high as our man's." The fat man said to Wu Xie, who stayed where he was, "Didn't you complain that our persimmon forest was always being pecked by crows a few days ago? I When we passed by, he was guarding there, and we ran back together after seeing the rain... Hey, what's wrong with you, my dear?"

The moment Wu Xie rushed over, Brother Xiaoman wanted to evade as soon as he moved his ears.However, he looked up and saw Zhang Qiling's eyes, and the other party shook his head slightly at him, with a serious and gentle expression.

Brother Xiao Man froze in place, Wu Xie's furry head was buried on his back, and that tuft of hair soon became wet.

Brother Xiaoman is a smart dog, maybe he really understood what Zhang Qiling wanted to say to him.

In the not-too-distant future, there will always be a day, sooner or later.

However, today will never be that day because of someone who wants to protect.

End