all the way

From the second day after the Spring Festival to the sixth day when Mao Er, Liu Chuan, Xiaohui, Liu Ling, Liu Hai, and Liu Wei returned to Rongze together, Liu Xia would groan and chirp a few times every day. For a while, he didn't want Liu Ling and Liu Hai to leave. They are brothers, and they don't have time to reunite for even a month a year. The sixth brother is abroad, so there is no other way. Now he can't even meet the fifth brother. It's been so hard to make out for a few days, how can this make him feel better?

The family members were reluctant to leave Liu Hai and Liu Ling. Liu Ling could have stayed at home for another week, but Liu Hai came back so far, could he be allowed to leave alone?That scene couldn't even be imagined, so the family finally decided to let Liu Ling accompany Liu Hai back to the capital, but it was a pity for Liu Ling's vacation.

Back in the hydrographic team’s room that was as cold as an ice cellar, shiveringly changed the dirty shoes and trousers that were splattered with black mud soup on Wangning Street, Liu Chuan and Liu Wei went to light the fire, the cat had already plugged in the electric stove After boiling the water, Liu Xia and Liu Ling accompanied Liu Hai to the reception room to make a phone call.

The person Chen Zhenbei entrusted to buy tickets for Liu Hai was surnamed Cheng, and Chen Zhenbei asked Liu Hai to call him Director Cheng. Chen Zhenbei didn't say what unit he was in charge of, and what kind of director he was in charge of.

The phone was transferred by someone, and the connection was quickly connected. Liu Hai only reported his name, and the other party immediately said, "The ticket has been bought, Xiao Liu, how many of you are there?"

Liu Hai was taken aback for a moment. When he came back, he was in such a hurry that he didn't even think about whether someone would see him off. He heard what Chen Zhenbei said meant buying him a ticket. How could Director Cheng ask such a question?It seemed that he already knew that Liu Ling would go back with him.

Liu Ling has already told Liu Hai not to mention him when asking for a ticket. He should be able to buy a ticket at the train station with his military ID. It doesn’t matter if he has a seat or not. If you are lucky, talk to the conductor and add some Money, maybe you can go to Liu Hai's sleeper car. He had this situation in the past two years when he took the car back and forth during the Spring Festival.

Both Liu Xia and Liu Ling could hear the voice on the phone, and they were also taken aback. Liu Ling motioned Liu Hai to ask what the other party meant, and Liu Hai did as he said, "What do you mean? Did you buy more than one ticket? "

Director Cheng said: "Zhenbei called me a few days ago and said that someone might take you to Kyoto and asked me to get a few more tickets. I have no way to contact you. I don't know how many of you there are, so just take Got four..."

This was really a surprise, Liu Hai couldn't help laughing: "Great, thank you! My brother is walking with me. He and Brother Zhenbei are comrades-in-arms. He is afraid of causing trouble to you, so he won't let me say that he plans to use the Buy a station ticket with a military ID card, if it doesn’t work, find a way to get on the train first, and then make up for the ticket!”

Putting down the phone, Liu Hai put his arms around Liu Ling's shoulders and said, "I knew it a long time ago, even if I don't tell you, Brother Zhenbei will think that you have to go back with me, Brother Zhenbei is more considerate than the roundworm in your stomach! Hey, right?"

Liu Ling said helplessly: "That's a normal judgment, okay? It's impossible for anyone to let you go by yourself. If I'm not in the capital, the eldest brother or the third brother will definitely send you off."

Liu Hai didn't take it seriously: "It's not at all, brother Zhenbei is just very considerate, he can't let you squeeze all the way back."

Knowing that Liu Ling didn't have to squeeze the train, Liu Xia felt relieved a lot, but when he thought that he wouldn't see fifth brother and sixth brother by this time tomorrow, he became entangled and uncomfortable again: "Ah, sixth brother, you Why is my vacation only half a month? If you don’t take the vacation well, why do you come here for two days today and two days tomorrow? Five brothers, I want to go with you too, I don’t want you to go —Ah—ah—”

Liu Ling rubbed Liu Xia's head that was arched and bumped on his shoulders and smiled slightly: "Boy, your sixth brother and I don't want to leave, and fifth brother can't bear to part with you either, alas, why don't you go with us , Anyway, there are still two tickets, isn’t Mao’er registering for classes at [-] or [-]? You can stay with your sixth brother for two or three more days, and I can stay with you for two more days after he leaves.”

Liu Xia sat up straight with a "huh": "Hey, that's right, why didn't I remember it? Third brother, third brother, anyway, they just bought two more tickets, and asked my son and me to follow my fifth brother, Brother Six go together, I really miss them!" Liu Xia looked at Liu Chuan pitifully like a child.

Mao'er was stunned for half a second before he understood, and looked at Liu Chuan with great excitement and anticipation: "Third Uncle, there is a ticket anyway, you can ask my uncle to go, you know, he misses me five times a day Uncle and Uncle Six."

The other adults in the family are not here, even if Liu Chuan is the eldest, going to the capital is considered a big event, and he must agree to it.

Liu Chuan understood Liu Xia's thoughts very well, but Liu Chuan said: "Boy, that's going to Kyoto, you just went there on a whim? Mao'er didn't start school until the twelfth, but you should start working in the ninth day, right? What if Your unit doesn’t allow you to do it? The most important thing is that you have a ticket to go there, but you two have to come back. Now that the ticket is so difficult to buy, we can’t let Zhenbei find someone anymore, right?”

"You don't need Uncle Zhenbei to find someone, my uncle and I lined up to buy tickets by ourselves, there are so many people buying tickets by themselves, my uncle and I, two big men, can't buy a ticket?" Maoer said confidently Full, as if he was really a powerful old man.

Seeing that Liu Xia wanted to go so much, he also felt very itchy. Going to Kyoto with his uncle has always been one of the things he was looking forward to the most, although the current situation is a bit different from what he hoped to bring his uncle to Kyoto. , but the basic fact of being in Kyoto with my uncle is the same.

Liu Chuan looked at the way Liu Hai held Liu Xia's arm and looked at him, then looked at Liu Xia's pitiful appearance and Liu Ling's distressed eyes when looking at him, he was still a little hesitant, going to the capital is really not a casual job little things.

Seeing Liu Xia's increasingly pitiful and aggrieved expression, Liu Wei felt as if my uncle had been abused, so she also helped to say something nice: "Third uncle, tell my uncle to go with the cat, my uncle works hard when he is at work. , My fifth uncle and sixth uncle always want to ask him to stay with him for two more days, and now his work unit happens to be unable to work, so ask my uncle to play for a few days!"

If outsiders don't watch the scene, and there is no special word "little uncle" to mark their identity, if they only listen to the voice, they will definitely feel that Liu Wei is the elder.

Liu Chuan sighed helplessly and nodded: "Well, let's go, don't worry, it's just that you two will have to fight fiercely when you get back to the car.

Liu Xia's pain of being separated from the fifth and sixth brothers immediately dissipated, and the white clouds filled with the sun were shining brightly, and he ran out laughing with Liu Hai, and Liu Hai went to call Director Cheng to leave the extra For those two tickets, Liu Xia went to ask Yue Desheng for leave.

Yue Desheng's family members have followed him to Rongze to settle down, and they spend the Spring Festival in the work unit, so it is very convenient to find him.

Both sides are going well. As long as there is no urgent project, Liu Xia and the others are actually quite free in terms of time. Yue Desheng listened to Liu Xia's reason and didn't say anything. He only asked him to come back around the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar. According to the current weather , It is estimated that many projects will not be able to be done by that time.

Director Cheng's place was smoother, the tickets hadn't been refunded yet, Liu Hai and the others could pick them up at any time, and he could have someone send them to the designated place at any time.

The heart-to-heart conversation between the Dongye brothers, who should have been a little bit sad about parting, became much more relaxed and happy. Together, they discussed how to make the business of the eldest brother's cloth seller more stable, the prospect of Liu Yu setting up a factory, the future of the second brother, and Liu Xin's past. How to go to school for a few years, Liu Ruomeng... In the end, the topic changed from what career in the future society is the most promising and profitable, to the college entrance examination that Liu Wei will soon face, and to his aspirations.

After Liu Wei's English scores came up, she has been very stable in the top five of her grades in all previous exams. She didn't dare to say the key points in the college entrance examination, and she must be fine in her undergraduate studies.

Liu Xia’s thoughts on filling out volunteers are very simple and clear, and it is still his own logic back then: "The first volunteer is the best and the favorite, and obey the adjustment."

But Liu Wei is now different from his original situation. At that time, his grades were not high or low. No matter what school, if he can turn into commercial grain, he will be done. Now Liu Wei can pass the entrance examination. Of course, he must choose a good school carefully. Be professional, and strive to achieve the best match between the schools you apply for and the results of the college entrance examination, without wasting test points.

Liu Kui has always wanted Liu Wei to enroll in the military academy. He has served as a soldier for five years, but he still feels that his dream of being a soldier has not been fully realized.

Liu Wei didn't plan to take the military academy, but wanted to take a major related to electricity. They didn't know Liu Wei's idea: If he went to the military academy to serve as a soldier like Uncle Wu, he would only be able to go home for less than a month a year. You have to be closer to home and be able to take care of your home, so that the younger brothers below can fly and gallop freely without any worries.

And he wanted to learn a major related to electricity. After he came to Rongze, there was electricity most of the time, which made him fully feel the great convenience that electricity brought to life. He hoped that one day he could also connect to Liujialing. electricity.

After discussing for a long time, several uncles wanted Liu Wei to go to the capital to go to school, Liu Wei said: "There are still a few months, I will think about it."

Liu Wei is a very assertive child. Several people know that Liu Wei has listened to what they said, and he will definitely consider their opinions seriously when he actually volunteers.

The next morning, Liu Wei went to school after eating early, and Liu Chuan was going to work to find a car to take them off in the afternoon.

Su Xiaohui didn't come to Liu Xia's place with them yesterday, but got off the car in the old city and went home alone. She knew that Liu Chuan was thinking about his brothers, and the two brothers were leaving with only one day left, so she decided to let him go home. An Xin stayed with them, she came back alone to light the coal fire, tidied up the house, she still had to briefly prepare for tomorrow's homework, and she was busy too!

Liu Hai sat under the quilt and sketched out the decorations for Liu Xia's house, while Liu Ling, Liu Xia and Mao'er sat around him and watched.

Mao'er originally strongly opposed the decoration, but now he sees Liu Xia's high interest and yearning appearance, and he is reluctant to spoil Liu Xia's interest, and he also feels that since the money is gone anyway, no matter how fancy the Sixth Uncle's design is, it is useless , It's all about being happy with my uncle.

After eating at noon, Maoer took the camera to play again and took pictures of several uncles.

Liu Xia's original doubts and anxiety caused by what Liu Hai said to the camera have disappeared. On the third day of junior high school, the weather was better and he took a complete family portrait. Liu Xia remembered this and asked Liu Ling, Liu Ling said : "He told me before sending it to you that this model was specially designed for the US market. It was really expensive at first, but later a professional customer found that there was a quality problem, and the manufacturer recalled the product and compensated the customer. At that time, this His second sister has brought the camera back to him. It is impossible to return the product because of this, and accept part of the compensation. So the price he gave you is indeed very cheap, but it is definitely not a free gift. They get the compensation from the manufacturer. gone."

Liu Xia thinks the quality of this camera is so good that there is no quality problem at all. Liu Ling explained: "We are not professional photographers, and we can't see the small flaws in the professional field, but those who know how to do it are very serious. Hey, the manufacturer is also very responsible, for our level of just taking daily photos, this kind of camera is really quite good.”

Liu Xia heard the term "product recall" for the first time, and found it a bit inconceivable. Used items that have been sold are returned, and the money is refunded to the customer. There is such a thing in the world?However, Liu Ling said this, so he didn't doubt it at all.

The train at ten o'clock in the evening, they set off at four o'clock in the afternoon, this was proposed by Liu Xia, several of them will wait in the waiting room with a companion, and they don't want Liu Chuan to go alone in the middle of the night.

The little soldier who delivered the tickets to them had been waiting in the waiting room for a long time. After asking Liu Hai's name, he handed the ticket to him.

When Liu Xia gave him the money for the ticket, the little soldier refused to accept it: "If the ticket needs to be paid, our director will tell me in advance. Today he only said that I will give you the ticket, not about the money. That is……"

Regardless of the amount, Liu Xia forced the money into the pocket of the little soldier's army coat, and Liu Chuan pushed the little soldier who was struggling to get the money back out of the waiting hall with a smile.

No matter what Liu Xia and the others urged, Liu Chuan still watched them entering the station before leaving. Before leaving, he confessed that he would greet Zeng Guangtong's family on his behalf, and specially confessed to Liu Ling that if Chen Zhenbei had time, he would definitely invite him to his house. Play.

The sleeping function of the four berths was hardly used. The cat was very excited when he took the train, and the other three were also very happy because they could spend a few more days with each other. The four of them couldn't sleep, and lay face to face on the berth. Whispering in the middle of the night, Liu Xia forced the cat's head into his arms to prevent him from moving or speaking out of the need to grow taller, and finally put the little guy to sleep at two o'clock.

The next morning, the train arrived on time. Liu Xia took the cat and got off the train behind Liu Ling. Through the glass window, he saw a straight figure standing on the platform in the gray morning light.

Chen Zhenbei laughed and picked up the cat: "Oh, let me see how handsome our five good little handsome guys are, tsk tsk, really, why are you so good at raising children, my god, this How many little girls have grown up to be fascinated?" If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Liu Xia would almost have thought it was an illusion, the tall and stern soldier on the platform just now turned into a second ruffian the moment he saw them.

Although Mao'er was thick-skinned, she couldn't stand Chen Zhenbei's shameless boasting, her little face was flushed and she struggled to get down.

And Liu Xia will never think too much about cats, but modesty is a virtue, and you must show it frequently to let people know that you have it: "No, Brother Zhenbei, my cat is still good. It’s small, it hasn’t grown long, and our family didn’t look good when they were young.”

Liu Hai grinned and looked at Liu Xia with a horrible expression, Liu Xia pretended to ignore him, and was slapped lightly on the back of the head by Liu Ling.

Chen Zhenbei put down the cat, and the cat grabbed Liu Xia's arm and stared at him.

Chen Zhenbei patted his head with a smile, and opened his arms carelessly: "Yaoer, we finally meet again. I thought we would never have a chance to meet again!"

Liu Ling lowered her eyes slightly, pulled Mao'er to her side, and tugged at his ears: "We can't afford to be angry with that kind of person."

Liu Xia smiled happily and gave Chen Zhenbei a symbolic hug: "Why? It's not far from the capital to the original city, and the trip back and forth can take up to three days. Why do you say it's like the ends of the earth?"

Meeting again after four or five years, Liu Xia didn't feel any strangeness with Chen Zhenbei at all, as if the last time I played with him was yesterday. His own brother made him feel very close.

Chen Zhenbei smiled and said, "I'm afraid you won't welcome me. I think Tianya Haijiao does not refer to geographical distance, but psychological distance." He turned to Liu Ling and stretched out his arms: "It's like not seeing each other every day. Come on, comrade-in-arms, welcome. return."

Liu Ling pushed his arm away with a smile: "Mao'er, are you not dizzy? How can I see your face turning pale?"

The cat shook his head: "I'm not dizzy, it's just that I didn't wake up just now."

Liu Xia hurriedly pulled Mao'er to look at his face, Mao'er smiled brightly at him, showing his white teeth, Liu Xia pinched his face, knowing he was fine, so he was relieved.

Chen Zhenbei casually took Liu Xia's and Liu Ling's bags and carried them by himself. Liu Xia thought it was wrong, so he wanted to fight with him. He smiled and greeted Liu Hai, just go.

Several people walked side by side, Liu Hai said: "Brother Zhenbei, our family didn't regard you as an outsider who was separated by thousands of miles. My third brother told fifth brother before leaving last night, let him I must tell you that when I have time, I will go to our house to play and say that he misses you very much, and my elder brother and others also miss you."

Chen Zhenbei smiled and asked: "Really? Eldest Brother, Third Brother, they really miss me? Do Uncle Liu and Auntie miss me?"

Although he was still smiling, his expression no longer had the gruffness just now. Liu Xia could feel that there was real expectation in his seemingly casual and joking expression.

Liu Hai said: "Of course it's true. I know that your injuries sometimes hurt. My eldest brother also told you to come to our house in winter and ask my sister-in-law to burn a kang for you... Cough cough, fifth brother I……"

Chen Zhenbei smiled and continued to walk forward with the flow of people: "It's okay, a little skin trauma, your fifth brother is careful."

After leaving the station, Liu Xia opened his eyes wide when he saw the jeep covered in muddy water except for the front windshield: "Damn it, Brother Zhenbei, you, what kind of luxury car are you? It can be lifted straight out of the swamp.”

Liu Ling spoke to Chen Zhenbei for the first time since getting off the car: "You came directly from the army?"

Their troops are not in the urban area, and the road conditions between the troops and Kyoto are very poor, similar to the section from Luogezhuang to Wangning, but the distance is much longer than that, tens of kilometers, when it rains or the snow melts After passing there, if you drive fast, it will look like this.

Chen Zhenbei opened the trunk with a smile and put things in it: "A few days ago, I had a backache from idleness. Last night, I bet with Lao Zhao on the puller. The loser will be on duty for a month. I won. Then The kid wanted to play tricks, so I told the head of the group, and I just walked away."

He closed the trunk and pushed Liu Xia and Mao'er into the co-pilot seat: "Isn't the handsome guy motion sick? Come on, let's sit in the front and let the handsome guy hug me. I guess I won't feel it when I fly."

Liu Ling stared at Chen Zhenbei for several seconds, gritted her teeth and said, "Chen Zhenbei, do you know what the consequences of fatigue driving might be?" She opened the door of the cab and sat in.

Chen Zhenbei and Liu Hai sat in the back talking and laughing: "Of course I know, so I didn't drive tired. I'm more energetic and clear-headed than ever. I won't let myself have an accident."

In the past four years, although I often heard Liu Hai and Liu Ling talk about it in letters, the feeling of seeing it with my own eyes is different. Liu Xia was very surprised by the changes in Kyoto. The roads have been expanded and wider, and there are tall buildings under construction everywhere. It was the same morning in the building, and there were many more cars on the street than when they came four years ago.

Mao'er kept looking outside. Although many buildings on both sides of the road were different, he still remembered the way from the train station to Zeng Guangtong's house, and he kept telling Liu Xia what the difference was between what he saw now and before. What kind of thing, I can't be too excited, so that Liu Xia who has been struggling last night with his hasty decision to come to the capital might cause trouble for Zeng Guangtong has no regrets at all.

Liu Hai said: "Mao'er, study hard and strive to study abroad after graduating from university. Foreign cities are more beautiful! Many of them are like the illustrations in fairy tales. I guarantee you will never forget to return."

The cat looked at a huge advertisement of a female star in the mall and said, "I am not, and my uncle won't go, what should I do? I will go to work as soon as I graduate to earn more money than my uncle, and my uncle will go to work." You don’t have to go to work, let alone do private work, and you don’t have to suffer.”

Chen Zhenbei said: "Then you and your brother-in-law come to the capital. Your fifth and sixth uncles will definitely be in the capital in the future. Your fifth uncle misses your brother-in-law all day long, saying that he works too hard. Come here Uncle Wu can watch him and prevent him from doing private work."

The driver was concentrating, looking ahead calmly, without a trace of emotion on his face.

My hair seems to be shorter than when I left. It must have been cut by my elder brother on New Year's Eve. My face seems to be thinner again. The cave at home has already been dug. What else can make people so tired...

The sight of the person in the rear-view mirror flashed by. The moment they met, Chen Zhenbei's heart was so full of scorching emotions that it was about to burst, but then a trickle of fear also slowly flowed. Too calm, so calm that he couldn't feel every bit of that person's emotions.