all the way

Because it was not the peak period of summer vacation for students a few days ago, the train was not so crowded, and it was easier than ever for five classmates and friends to take one train.

After Liu Xia got into the car and packed his things, Sha Yonghe looked at his big box and laughed at him: "I don't want to eat sweet and sour pork ribs for [-] cents a piece. Buy a toy for dozens of dollars. I don't know what you think!"

Liu Xia patted the big box with bright eyes: "Our cat must be upset when I go back so many days late. I'm afraid I won't be able to coax him with such a handsome toy. Hehe, my cat is very smart. Can turn both sides of the Rubik's Cube evenly."

What Zhang Fusheng bought the most this time was clothes, all of which were for Qiao Yanfang. All along the way, he was worried whether Qiao Yanfang would dislike his eyesight, which made several people dislike him. Listen to other people's opinions, you deserve it!"

Zhang Fusheng scratched his head and smiled: "That's not what I meant. I just wanted to express my own feelings. I let you make the decisions. I feel as if I'm not sincere enough."

Hei Deqing nodded heavily: "Well, yes, the kid's dung yellow shirt, cow dung yellow skirt, and chicken feces green pants that you picked, boss, they are very sincere at first glance, and they are definitely Zhang's style. "

Zhang Fusheng couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up and went to get his bag from the luggage rack: "It's not what you said is ugly, is it? I think they are all unique and foreign-style colors!"

A fashionable woman in her thirties who sat next to them laughed and spit out the water she just drank.

Yun Jian rolled his eyes: "You don't think that the colors that no one wears are chic and foreign, do you? That's because those colors are too ugly, no one can see it, okay?"

Zhang Fusheng looked at the strangely colored clothes he had bought and muttered, "Wouldn't it be tacky if worn by too many people? Isn't it chic if you wear it alone?"

Yun Jian bought a half-sleeved shirt for his mother this time, and two T-shirts for himself.

Sha Yonghe bought a flowery skirt for his sister. Several people agreed that it was a bit too fancy for a middle-aged woman in the countryside. He said that his sister liked fancy clothes.

In addition, he also bought two sets of small clothes for his little nephew who is over one year old.

Hei Deqing was the one who spent the most money. He bought a lot of all kinds of clothes. He specially bought a big suitcase to hold these clothes. If Yun Jian didn't stop him, Liu Xia estimated that he could buy another suitcase.

This time Liu Xia didn't buy anything other than the Transformer for Mao'er, two summer clothes and a pack of white rabbit toffee for Mao'er.

He must start saving money.

When the car arrived in Xuzhou, Zhang Fusheng was the first to get off. From here, he changed cars to Jicheng, and then changed cars twice before arriving home.

Before Zhang Fusheng got off the car, he kept telling Liu Xia and the others not to forget things when they got off the car, and to be careful on the road. Finally, Yun Jian pushed him to the door of the car and said, "Aunt Zhang, you can go at ease. If you don't get out of the car, you can go to Kyoto with me."

The second person to get off was Liu Xia. The train arrived at Yuancheng on time. It was supposed to be at 01:30. It's late, it's already one o'clock in the original city.

When Liu Xia took his bag from the luggage rack, Hei Deqing took out a box from his own bag and handed it to him: "Here, I made you come home late for so many days, give it to the cat, and give it to him to make amends." .”

Liu Xia looked at the box and asked in surprise, "When did you buy it? Why didn't I see it?"

Hei Deqing said: "I see that you have been staring at this for a long time. You bought it while you were going to the toilet. It's so boring to play with only one cat. Give him a small one to keep the big one as a companion, just treat it as the big one." It's you, the younger one is him."

The one that Hei Deqing gave to Mao'er was still an Optimus Prime, but it was several sizes smaller.

At that time, Liu Xia also liked the shape of this little guy very much, but these imported toys were really too expensive. After struggling for a long time, he still rationally bought a big one for the cat, but he didn't expect Hei Deqing to make up for it. .

Liu Xia bid farewell to the three people, rushed out of the train station, and boarded a car bound for Rongze that had started and had no seats.

It was already early three o'clock when we arrived at Rongze, and there were tricycles waiting outside the new bus station at Qianheshan intersection, Liu Xia asked a kind-looking, older man, "How much is it to the Public Security Bureau?"

"Two cents, pull it to the door."

Liu Xia jumped up: "Hurry up, I have something urgent!"

The newly built main road is very spacious, and there are few buildings on both sides, most of which are under construction. The sycamore trees on both sides of the road have not yet grown up, and the shade of the trees is not connected. The asphalt road is baked and slightly distorted. The air was dry and hot, but Liu Xia felt kind wherever he looked.

The big chimney of the thermal power plant looks a little tilted under the glare of the sun. The big advertisement of the Provincial Electromagnetic Cable Factory is higher than two floors. The passenger carrying the woven bag got on the bus and found that there was no seat, and then jumped off. The pungent conductor girl jumped off the bus and dragged him back...

Liu Xia wiped off his sweat and took a deep breath, the air smelling like loess was so comfortable.

He suddenly saw a large arch on the east side of the road that read "Central Plains Provincial Geological Exploration and Hydrology First Team". What he is learning now is related to this, so he is more sensitive to this.

He seemed to have never remembered that Rongze had this unit before, but the gate didn't look like it was built recently, and the yard was so big that it seemed that it couldn't be seen at a glance. A thought flashed in Xia's mind: It should be quite cool in there.

The new bus station is not far from the new Public Security Bureau, both on Qianheshan Road, less than 10 minutes away.

As soon as Liu Xia jumped off the tricycle, he saw Ma Xiaojun pedaling a motorcycle vigorously under the shade of the trees in the yard. He pedaled the motorcycle for a while, but the engine couldn't start. He kicked the motorcycle hard, turned his head just right I saw Liu Xia.

Liu Xia smiled at Ma Xiaojun and called out, "Brother Xiaojun."

Ma Xiaojun's face, which was about to curse viciously, immediately changed into a smile: "Hey, Liu Xia? You're back, Brother Chuan is still talking about it, saying that you'll be back for two days, and I'm afraid that if he has something to go out, have you come back yet?" People pick it up."

"Then where is my brother now?"

"I just finished the special deployment meeting to prevent returning students from continuing to make trouble in the director's office. I'm back in my office. Let's go. I'll lead you there."

Liu Xia was surprised, but he didn't bother to ask now, he just wanted to go home quickly, so he followed Ma Xiaojun to a separate small courtyard to the west.

As soon as they entered the Moon Gate, Liu Chuan ran out of a room and hugged Liu Xia: "You're back, baby!"

Liu Chuan's actions made Liu Xia very surprised. Although his brothers were very kind to him, they were not used to expressing their feelings in such an intimate way. He didn't dare to move, and asked: "Third brother, what's the matter? You...isn't something wrong with our family?"

Ma Xiaojun said next to him: "No, your previous letter was delayed on the road for a long time. Brother Chuan was worried about you a few days ago, so he almost asked for leave to see you. After receiving your letter, he still felt uneasy. Today I can see someone."

Liu Chuan realized that he had lost his composure, and let go of his hand, a little embarrassed: "I don't know what happened to the last letter you gave me, it only arrived half a month ago, I was busy a while ago, and I have been with your third sister-in-law for two consecutive days. I haven’t been home for a few weeks, and I don’t know if my family has received your letter. Those days I was so scared that I couldn’t sleep well. You’ll be fine when you come back, baby, your fifth and sixth brothers are fine, and you’ll be fine in a few days I'm back, third brother is really relieved now."

Liu Xia was a little confused: "My sixth brother hasn't come back yet? My fifth brother is also coming back this year?"

Liu Chuan patted his hand: "I will tell you later on the way, I know you are in a hurry to go home, let's go, I will see you off now, but I have to come back after sending you to Wangning. Task, I have to be on duty at night."

He turned his head and said to Ma Xiaojun: "Jun'er, don't go out, guard the office, let the people who go out come back and let them wait in the office. After I come back, let's arrange the duty list. Zheng Ju said that the leader is ready at any time. Chagang, let them all worry about it."

Ma Xiaojun responded, and Liu Xia and Liu Chuan came out together.

The road from Rongze to Wangning has been fully connected, and the road is twice as wide as before. Liu Xia saw many houses beside the farmland along the road, which were obviously not residential houses.

As soon as Liu Chuan got into the car, he first explained the matter of Liu Ling and Liu Hai to him: "Before your fifth brother's holiday, his school received an order to select two of the best students from the school to participate in hosting a foreign military inspection team. The time is probably these few days, the order was issued by the Kyoto Military Region, and the headmaster personally selected the person. Your fifth brother was selected. He said that after the mission is over, the two participating students may be given a half-month vacation;

Your sixth brother is because Uncle Zeng called home from abroad, saying that he will return to China on July [-]th and asked your sixth brother to wait for him for a few days. He brought some things to our uncle, so your sixth brother decided to wait for you The five brothers came back together after the mission was over. "

Liu Xia was very happy when he heard the news. He always felt that the summer vacation when Liu Ling was not at home was not perfect.

The car turned on the mountain road, Liu Xia looked at the familiar scenery on both sides of the road and became more and more anxious: "Third brother, how is the cat? Is the baby angry with me?"

Liu Chuan laughed and said: "He is not willing to be angry with you, he just misses you. No way, my elder brother said, after reading your letter, the boy didn't say a word for a long time, and the elder brother teased him for a long time before he spoke, and asked our elder brother : How far is Haidu from our house? My uncle went to a place so far away by himself, what if I lost it?

Hehehe, you are really good at raising a child, even if it is a biological child, I have never seen a few who miss their parents as much as our cat. The child's heart and mind are all on you. "

Liu Xia's heart softened into a puddle of water.

The widened road ran quickly, and in a little more than an hour, they climbed over the top of Qianhe Mountain, and Wangning was far away.

Liu Xia saw large trucks full of coal and the dusty road leading from Luogezhuang Coal Mine to Wangning. He was so excited that he wanted to fly directly there.

Walking down from the top of the locust tree at the highest point of Qianhe Mountain, Liu Chuan drove very carefully and slowly, with continuous sharp turns, the road paved with large rough stones, and the steep slope, every passing driver was extremely careful.

Liu Xia looked at the familiar mountains outside and the paulownia and poplar trees on the side of the road, feeling very comfortable.

While eagerly looking around, a person slowly came into his sight. Although he only saw one side, and that side was only a few minutes in the crowded Wangning Street former market, Liu Xia firmly remembered him. The appearance of this woman is stuck: Liu Dongju.

Liu Dongju was sitting in the shade of a big locust tree by the side of the road, lowering her head and teasing a small child in her arms.

Liu Xia took care of the cat, and in the past few years, he has seen Liu Xin, Liu Yun, and Liu Lei when they were young, and knows that the child is no more than two months old.

He turned his head and called out "Third Brother" softly, leaned his body against the seat, and let Liu Chuan look at Liu Dongju from in front of him.

Liu Chuan only took a glance, then looked away, and continued to drive intently: "They gave birth to a boy, who was just full moon the day before yesterday, named Liu Dengke, hehe, because of this name, Liu Dongju made a big fuss with your second brother again, you The second elder brother beat her for the second time, and it seemed that he beat her harder than the first time. Not only did he beat her, but he also yelled at her, and finally threw all her things out, telling her to get out.

But Liu Dongju is really thick-skinned, and usually goes back to her natal home, but this time during confinement, she was scolded by your second brother in front of so many people, and slapped several times.

It is estimated that her virtue is not popular in her natal family. Her mother is usually strong and protects her, but this time she is not out of confinement, and she is not happy to enter other people's houses, even her natal family. If she goes back, she will If the sisters-in-law really wouldn't let her in, her mother might not be able to stop her.

But I can't figure it out, the temper of the second brother is the best among our brothers, what did Liu Dongju say to make him hit her so hard when Liu Dongju was in confinement? "

Liu Xia snorted softly and said, "What's the use, isn't that child still named after someone else's family? How angry is our uncle with our uncle? Liu Mao...you're such an idiot."

From the rearview mirror, Liu Xia saw Liu Dongju raised his head, as if looking at their car, but soon, when the car turned around, only the dirty road remained in the mirror.

Liu Chuan still had work to do when he went back, so he didn't dare to delay, so he put Liu Xia under the north slope of Shangyao and turned around and left.

Liu Xia tightened his shoelaces again, picked up his bag and started running.

Running uphill consumes a lot of energy and gets tired easily. After running for about ten minutes, Liu Xia's back is completely soaked, and strands of hair stick to his forehead. will disappear immediately.

Liu Xia panted and continued to run, still thinking in his heart: I don’t know what the cat is doing now, it won’t be stupidly standing at the slope and waiting, it’s only past five o’clock, and the sun is still shining on the slope , it's very hot!The little silly boy didn't know if he would find a cool shade to hide.

After turning a slope, we will soon arrive at Shangyaobei Village. This section of the road is accompanied by the Fengxi River, but the drop is rapidly increasing, the road is getting steeper and more bends.

Liu Xia vaguely heard a voice in front of him, and his already fast heart beat even faster. He changed his backpack to another shoulder and started to run faster.

"Xiaorui, stand up straight and walk; cat, raise your head, you can't hang your head like this if you don't hear uncle, and you can't walk with your head bowed even if you are depressed in your heart!"

"Oh!"

"Mao'er, are you out of breath, kid? Come on, uncle, let's go behind your back. I think you're out of energy."

"Big Brother, Mao'er, Xiao Rui... Mao'er—" Liu Xia shouted while running panting, he saw Big Brother, he saw Mao'er.

Liu Kui turned around.

The cat had already turned around and ran back. He yelled in a crying voice: "Uncle...Uncle...Uncle, you are back...Uncle..."

Liu Xia spread his arms and let the cat jump in, hanging on his neck, rubbing his sweaty chin against the wet forehead of the cat: "Hey, cat... cat, good cat, um... little Uncle is back... good cat, uncle is back baby..."

Liu Kui ran over with a smile, took Liu Xia's bag, and watched the cat hanging on Liu Xia's body like a rascal.

Liu Rui ran over and pulled Liu Xia's clothes: "Uncle, are you back? You're back, the cat misses you every day, if you don't come back, my uncle said, I'll send him to my third uncle first, that way , if you come back, he will be able to see you sooner."

Liu Xia held Mao'er's buttocks and hugged him well, reached out and stroked Liu Rui's head: "Guang Mao'er misses Uncle, don't you?"

Liu Rui smiled: "I can think about it too, but I know the cat wants it the most, hehe, Uncle, don't you think so?"

Liu Kui wiped the sweat off Liu Xia's face with his hands, and then touched Mao'er's forehead: "Well, yes, look, Mao'er, uncle is back, isn't he? I'm not afraid that uncle won't come back now, Aren't you afraid that Uncle won't want you?"

Mao'er's little black face was a little red, and he looked at Liu Xia with wandering eyes, didn't speak, just grinned.

Every time Maoer saw Liu Xia again after a long time interval, he would be a little shy and didn't know what to say to him, which made Liu Xia feel even more distressed. He rubbed against Mao'er's forehead a few times: "Uncle I want to die my child, why don't you come back and don't want you?"

Liu Kui took Liu Rui's hand and said to Liu Xia: "Let's go, let's slow down, it's too hot today, don't let you suffer from heat stroke if you sweat so much."

Mao'er wanted to be hugged by Liu Xia, but was afraid that Liu Xia would be tired, so he struggled to think about it.

Liu Xia was reluctant: "Don't hold on, my uncle will carry you for a while, and let you get down when you get tired."

Only then did Mao'er lie on Liu Xia's shoulder with peace of mind, her black and thin arms wrapped around his neck tightly,

Liu Xia said: "Brother, on such a hot day, you'll win if you wait for me at home, don't come to pick me up again."

Liu Rui hurriedly said: "I'll come every night, if I don't come, the cat will come alone."

Liu Kui patted Mao'er's little butt with a smile: "If I don't follow, I will lose it to Maoer, and you won't be able to eat Big Brother when you come back!

My son is counting the days every day. I said before that you should come back. You said that it will not exceed ten days. He started counting from the day you boarded the boat on the 29th, and it will be eight days until the night. He discussed with me the other day. If I wanted to come to Wangning to pick you up, I said it would not be so accurate, and you might play for two more days, but he didn't say anything at that time.

Ye'er didn't see him at dinner early in the morning. I thought he was looking for wolfberries for you again, but your sister-in-law stood at the slope and shouted for a long time, but no one answered. That ditch is still in the river.

My uncle still thinks something is wrong, so I went to your room and searched, found a note under the pillow, the boy said he went to Wangning to pick you up, told me not to wait for him to eat, he will come back after you, I told you When Xiaowei caught up with him, he had already run to Fujiazhuang. "

Liu Xia gently rested his forehead on the cat's head, and after a while he said, "Boy, I don't dare to run away without saying a word in the future. If you lose it, what should I do if I call my uncle?"

The cat rubbed Liu Xia's face, then pushed his little head into Liu Xia's neck and said, "I, I miss you all the time!"