short story collection

Chen Ruo looked a little dazed, and said: "I have been with him all the time. He ignored his grandmother's dissuasion and applied for the police academy. He is very self-motivated and outstanding. He realized his dream and became an anti-drug policeman... ..."

"Grandma actually knew that I was with him a long time ago, but she didn't expose it. She didn't object. She was just afraid that we would not be able to withstand the pressure from the outside world. She was afraid that we would be lonely and have no way out..."

Chen Ruoxiao, "He has excellent grades, his boss thinks highly of him, and he will be assigned to many important tasks. I remember that it was almost the Chinese New Year at that time, and every household had bought new year's goods and pasted couplets, so it was a joy... When he left, he smiled and said to me: "Ah Ruo, remember to make dumplings for me, leeks, eggs, and pork with cabbage. I will eat them when I come back on New Year's Eve!"... On New Year's Eve, I sat at the dinner table and watched The light shining from the windows of every house, thinking how long it will be before he walks in, white teeth showing on his dark face, asking me if I have made his favorite leek egg and cabbage pork dumplings..."

Chen Ruo twitched the corners of her mouth, "...the clock on the wall was running too slowly, but it was still twelve o'clock. The fireworks were gorgeous and beautiful, embellishing the night beautifully. The moon was very round and bright that day, and the stars were very bright. No, I think it must be because he's too stupid to have a star so he can't find his way back."

"On the second day of the new year, his comrades-in-arms came to the house... holding a set of police uniforms..." Chen Ruo said: "Their eyes were very red, and their expressions were solemn and serious. One of them said: 'You are Zhao Luyan's lover, I'm sorry, We failed to let him come back for the New Year.'... This is the first time he has broken his promise. He will do everything he promised me before... But this time, he missed the appointment. And I still can't blame him, Isn't it...very irresponsible..."

"His comrades asked me to go back to the countryside with them... After we went back, no one knew me. Also, an orphan, no one would remember..."

Gu Yuan was a little surprised, "You..."

Chen Ruo nodded, and said: "His comrades asked me where his home is. I said it was too long ago, and I didn't remember it. In fact, how could I not remember it? I just don't know how to face grandma..."

"They had no choice but to ask the villagers... It has been so many years, but some people still remember him... The uncle of the neighbor pointed the way and said: 'There is no one at home, only a grandma is here, don't make things difficult Come on, everyone in the village thought that someone came to him because he caused trouble..."

"Grandma is very old... her hair is gray, her eyes are cloudy, and she can't even see people clearly... I didn't follow, I just watched from a distance." Chen Ruo said, her eyes were a little red, " Grandma is leaning on a cane, sitting at the door of the house, looking towards the entrance of the village..."

"His comrade-in-arms walked over and called grandma softly, and grandma smiled and said: 'You are finally back this year...' Grandma no longer knows anyone, she thought it was him who came back..."

"Grandma doesn't know...he has died. There is no martyr's tombstone, no name, and he sleeps in an unknown place..."

Chen Ruo said with a smile: "...I always remember that when he applied for the police academy, he said to me: 'I am very afraid of death, but when I know someone can live because of it, suddenly I am not afraid'."

Gu Yuan opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Chen Ruo's expression suddenly became very soft, as if recalling some warm and beautiful things, and said: "He said before that one day he hoped to see the sea in the south, the banyan trees in the south, and the kapok in the south... After grandma passed away, I brought him here."

"I'm fine now, going where he wants to go, where he's been. Just pretend, we went together..."

Chen Ruo said: "The story is over." Patting Gu Yuan in a daze, said: "Give me a bottle of Erguotou."