Find him in the crowd

After returning home, Xiang Sixi spent two days stretching out his hands and opening his mouth for meals, fully realizing what it means to "a child with a mother is like a treasure".It stands to reason that there is no job, and I can sleep well for a few days. Who would have thought that the biological clock would not be able to be adjusted in a short time, so I can play with the dog at home.

Mother got up very early, made breakfast at home and went to walk the dog in the park. Although she was as careful as possible, Xiang Sixi still woke up. Anyway, she had to go back to sleep at noon, so there was nothing to regret when she woke up.

Mother walked forward, and he followed closely and went out, running along the green belt in the middle of the road in the morning.

During the Spring Festival holiday, all the stores along the way were closed, only the pancake stand at the intersection was still open, and most of the cars on the street were gone.

A wedding is being held in the community across the road, and the sound of firecrackers is crackling, attracting attention.The weather was more than ten degrees below zero, and the bride was wearing an off-the-shoulder wedding dress, showing no signs of being afraid of the cold. A group of people cheered and followed the convoy away.The crowd dispersed, and the roadside became calm again, only the firecracker crumbs remained, splashing on the snow-white ground, dazzling red.

The willow branches on the side of the road are covered with snowflakes, and they sway all over the place, which is actually quite beautiful.I don't know what the weather is like at Chu Zifan's place.

Xiang Sixi took the photo and called it, but before he could think of anything to say, Chu Zifan called.

Chu Zifan didn't get a plane ticket, but he was lucky. He got a train ticket that was refunded by someone else, and it took him a whole day to arrive.The aunt on the opposite side was very enthusiastic, and she sold him her own local products and skin care products all the way, and finally said, "You can't go to the partner's house empty-handed. It's really suitable for you to take my things." This sentence immediately hit Chu Zifan Only then did he realize that he was so busy bringing gifts to Xiang Sixi that he forgot about Xiang Sixi's mother.Immediately made up for his mistakes and bought a bunch of them from the aunt. Afraid that he would not be easy to carry, the aunt gave him a woven bag with bears printed on it, and got off the car happily.

After getting off the train, Chu Zifan looked at the bald Qiang on the woven bag before regaining his senses, worrying about his IQ again.

When Xiang Sixi arrived at the train station, Chu Zifan was sitting on the suitcase drinking soy milk at the gate of the train station, with a woven bag at his feet.The face was flushed by the wind, and the person who always wanted to be graceful, even put on a down jacket.

Although it was unexpected, I was still happy in my heart.

As soon as he came to the front, he couldn't wait to throw himself into his arms, and he didn't care whether there was anyone around him.

"Just another pancake for you."

Xiang Sixi gave him the pancakes in his pocket, luckily they were still hot.

"You came just in time, I'm starving to death."

"Why did you run here?"

"Come to see you."

"I'll see you after the new year. Why do you still come here? Don't you accompany your parents?"

"My parents went on a tour of ten countries in Europe on New Year's Eve. I stayed at home alone to watch the Spring Festival Gala. The dumplings were all quick-frozen."

"Then let's go, we can eat freshly bagged ones today." Xiang Sixi helped him pick up the woven bag, and said heavily, "What is this?"

"Meeting ceremony, you can't come empty-handed."

"That doesn't have to be so far away, the supermarket here is not closed."

In order to conceal his IQ, Chu Zifan said righteously, "This can prove my sincerity."

……

As soon as she heard that her son's partner was coming, Xiang's mother, who had always been frugal, took a taxi back and waited at home.

Although I saw it in the video, but when I saw someone, I was a little restrained. My mother didn't know what to do when she hadn't experienced this situation, so she took out the red envelope that she had prepared in a hurry and gave it to Chu Zifan.

Xiang Sixi was jealous, "It's not so generous to me, who is the real son?"

The mother was even more embarrassed, "You child, there is not enough for you."

Chu Zifan was very knowledgeable and handed in the red envelope directly.Mother Xiang stopped him, "He's just joking, don't pay attention to him, I haven't seen Xiaofan for a long time, the real person is better than the phone."

Chu Zifan blushed and smirked.

Xiang Sixi "Stop boasting, he will take it seriously."

The mother said disgustedly, "Why don't you pour tea, talking nonsense here."

……

Xiang Sixi's home was built by his mother at first glance. The twelve beauties of Jinling are hung on the TV wall, and a colorful peony is hung on the sofa wall, all of which are cross-stitch works embroidered by Xiang's mother.The sofa towels and cushions on the sofa are layered one after another. The style of each layer is so different that the original appearance of the sofa can no longer be seen. The same is true on the tea table. One layer of tablecloth is not enough, and another layer of glass is placed on it. .The air conditioner is also covered by a "European lace pastoral air conditioner cover". Even the big yellow dog lying on the balcony is wearing a red sweater knitted by the owner himself, which is very festive.

There is no overall style in this home, and there is no sense of design, but living in such a home always makes people feel at ease.

Before he could say a few words, Xiang's mother started to make dinner.Xiang Sixi glanced at the time, "It's only ten o'clock, what kind of meal do you cook?"

"I'm just going to make dumplings. When I finish making dumplings, it's time for dinner."

My mother has always been experienced in controlling the cooking time, and Xiang Sixi is speechless.

"Then let me help you."

Chu Zifan also volunteered, "I'll help too."

Xiang Sixi pushed him on the sofa, "Don't make any trouble."

Chu Zifan had no choice but to stay in the living room, listening to the rebroadcast of the Spring Festival Gala on TV, staring at Da Huang with big eyes.

In the kitchen, while making dumplings, the mother told her son, "I think Xiaofan is a good boy, you have to treat him well."

"You like him."

"Of course I like the person you're looking for. But I think Xiaofan's own conditions are also very good, and his family should be good, right? Have you met his parents, do you agree with them?"

"It's agreed to meet his parents during the Lantern Festival. I can handle it myself, so you don't have to worry."

"It's useless to worry." My mother suddenly remembered another thing. "I know someone in the square dance troupe, who works in a community welfare institution..."

"Yo, you're even dancing in the square." Xiang Sixi interrupted her mother.

"Then you can be." The mother instantly became confident, "Our group has also participated in TV programs. Your mother and I have also been on TV."

"Really? When is the show? Why didn't you tell me."

"It's our local station, and you can't receive it—oh, don't interrupt, I was almost misled by you. Your aunt told me that children often come to the orphanage. They are good hands and feet, and they have no illnesses , I don’t want any good children. I think, you can adopt a child here later.”

Xiang Sixi refused without thinking, "No."

"Go back and discuss it with Xiaofan, why don't you do it so soon."

"Xiaofan is just a child. Besides, the adoption requirements are very strict, like ours...it's impossible. In the future, going to school will be a problem, so I don't want to make trouble for myself."

My mother stopped talking, and the hands that lowered her head and rolled the dumpling wrappers slowed down.Seeing her mother's disappointed look, Xiang Sixi felt very sorry.Consolation, "The main reason is that I don't like children, it's too troublesome, and I don't even bother to keep pets. Besides, we are both busy with work and don't have time to take care of them. Don't think about it so much. Eat, drink and dance every day, That's it."

The mother still couldn't help worrying about them, "There are no children, what will you do when you get old?"

"Oh, do you want children for retirement?"

"Nonsense! Then this pension is always a problem, it has to be solved."

"There are always more solutions than problems. Just put your heart in your stomach. It was so difficult for our family before, so it's over now."

"That's not because I have a son like you."

"Yes, so I can live well on my own, and there will be Xiaofan in the future, so what are you worried about?"

"Oh, I can't say no to you. Go, go."

"If you can't say it, just drive me away."

"That will leave Xiaofan alone, you must not accompany him."

"It's not an outsider, so there's nothing wrong with it. I'll pack it for you, and you can hurry up."

"Aren't you in a hurry, I'll wrap it up slowly, go."

In the living room, Chu Zifan was teasing the dog with melon seeds. When he saw Xiang Sixi coming, he gave the melon seeds to Xiang Sixi. "Let's get a dog too, or a cat."

"No." Xiang Sixi resolutely refused, "I'm in trouble."

Chu Zifan just asked casually, but Xiang Sixi didn't want to ask him any more, and changed the subject, "What were you talking to your mother just now?"

"Say hello, let me not treat you badly, heh."

"Then you have to listen to your mother."

Xiang Sixi pinched his chin, "You changed your address very quickly."

"Of course, I have charged all the change fees."

"Go." Xiang Sixi said again, "Mom also told us to adopt a child."

"No." Chu Zifan resolutely refused this time, "Originally, we would not see each other a few times a day, and now we have another child, so you just ignore me."

Xiang Sixi laughed, "Well... I also refused."

"However, we can get married first."

Xiang Sixi thought that he probably committed a crime against "marriage" in his life.It's all like this, but I still can't escape the shadow of marriage.But for Chu Zifan's sake, he still thought about it seriously.

"How? Go abroad?"

Chu Zifan asked cautiously, "You don't want to."

"No. If we just go abroad, the domestic law does not recognize it, and we have no plans to go abroad, so if we just want to have fun, it will be too troublesome."

"Um... too."

"However, when we travel, we can hold a wedding in a church abroad. How about the blue-roofed church in Santorini, which has a romantic sense of ceremony."

"Okay..." Chu Zifan hesitated, "Just the two of us?"

"And sky and sea, priests and gods."

Chu Zifan imagined the scene for a while, as if he could see the holy light, "Before you say such coquettish words in the future, can you say hello first?"

"You proposed to me without saying hello in advance."

"Then would you like to?"

"I do."

Xiang Sixi didn't make Chu Zifan happy for too long, and stretched out his hand, "What about the ring?"

"Isn't this a temporary idea?" Chu Zifan grabbed his hand and kissed him, "I'll buy it when I get back."

Chu Zifan came all the way, so he had no intention of leaving. When Xiang Sixi asked, he replied confidently, "Whenever you leave, I will leave."

Unexpected result.

At night, because Xiang's mother went to bed early, Xiang Sixi and Chu Zifan went back to the room early in order not to disturb her, but neither of them went to sleep, lying on the bed and playing with their mobile phones.

Xiang Sixi was giving out red envelopes in the crew group, An Mingye grabbed the most, and sent out several in a row.Xiang Sixi suddenly remembered something, and said to Chu Zifan, "You remember you used to like to nibble on my neck."

"Ah?" Chu Zifan was surrounded, and after a while, "Oh, you said this, because you are very sensitive there, you will tremble when you kiss."

"Shut up!" Xiang Sixi covered his face with a pillow.

"You asked first. But why ask this?"

"It's nothing, I just remembered that you said last time that I would call An Mingye's name in my dream, maybe because An Mingye used to like to nibble on my neck, and I didn't know you well at that time..."

Xiang Sixi thought that his brain was frozen and stupid, so he talked about this kind of topic with Chu Zifan at this time.Sure enough, Chu Zifan kept a cold face and remained silent for a long time.

Now Xiang Sixi admits his mistake, "I just remembered it suddenly, and I will explain it to you, I'm afraid you will be worried about this..."

"But your lower back is more sensitive than your neck, it's like a switch, you bite it for almost seconds..."

"shut up."

Xiang Sixi blushed, slapped Chu Zifan's mouth tightly, and covered it tightly, and was even more convinced that he shouldn't talk about it.

Chu Zifan took his hand, "I didn't care about it for a long time, but I regret it very much. I shouldn't have told you about it. You are the one who is worried about it."

Xiang Sixi refused to admit, "I don't have one."

Chu Zifan kissed Xiang Sixi suddenly, and Xiang Sixi dodged reflexively.

"Don't make trouble, this is an old house with poor sound insulation."

"So keep your voice down."

"...I don't have any tricks either."

"I have it in the box."

Bringing so far away is probably very persistent.

"Go get it, what are you doing in a daze."

In the morning, I was woken up by the sound of firecrackers from someone’s house. I couldn’t fall asleep anyway, so I went out for a walk with the dog.Chu Zifan was full of curiosity about every part of the city, asking questions all the way, Xiang Sixi was a little helpless, obviously the cities were all the same, and he had never been here a few times, so he was not familiar with it.Besides, compared with big cities, there are probably fewer people here, and the greenery is not bad.

Just after the fifth day of the new year, the stores on the roadside opened one after another, and they didn't want to delay at all.The streets are also getting bustling.

As he was walking, Xiang Sixi suddenly talked about his childhood.

"When I was in junior high school, my mother once took me to buy new clothes for the Chinese New Year—only I had new clothes for the Chinese New Year. The clothes were very cheap. I vaguely remember more than 50 yuan. My mother bought them for 5 yuan. I bargained with the store for a fraction of the price, and talked about how hard it was for me to farm alone, my husband was crippled and needed to see a doctor, and my son was still in school... I stood aside, embarrassed and angry. What did my mother tell people about this? It made people laugh, but it was only 5 yuan. I thought it was over, and I left it behind. But later, many times, my mother will always come back to my memory for 5 yuan. The picture of bargaining with others. I no longer feel embarrassed and angry, just bitter. I think I want to earn money quickly and let my mother spend 5, [-], [-] whatever she wants without blinking her eyes. Never again It’s so difficult for [-] yuan.”

Chu Zifan has never experienced this. Although his family is not a rich man, they are comfortably well-off.He only feels poor when he buys equipment for game characters, and 5 yuan is only enough for him to buy a bottle of drink.He couldn't understand Xiang Sixi's bitterness.Even if they are lovers, there are still many emotions that cannot be empathized.

"Where is the mountain village where you lived when you were a child? Take me to see it."

Xiang Sixi: "That's a poor mountain valley, nothing to see."

"It has nothing to do with whether it looks good or not. That's where you grew up. I want to see it."

Chu Zifan was very serious when he said this, his bright black eyes were like the stars in the mountains when he was a child.Under the winter starry sky, he longed for the person on the other end of the phone to come and see the place where he grew up, a little childish thought.Later, he forgot about it, and they separated, and Chu Zifan mentioned it again after many years.Look at the trees he climbed, the river he walked through, and the awards posted all over the wall, one by one, he visited the years he had never participated in, and listened to him tell the interesting stories of his childhood. It was a romantic but romantic event. Ceremony—fortunately, someone will accompany him to accomplish what he once longed for, "Okay."

The next day, Xiang Sixi borrowed a car from a neighbor and drove to the small mountain village where he grew up.After the road was built, it got a lot closer. During the holidays, the cars driving to the mountains will stop in the village, which is also a small scenic spot nearby.It's just that the scale is still immature, and some supporting facilities are still under construction.

Xiang Sixi doesn't know this place at all, and the faces that come and go have become unfamiliar.The snow on the mountain did not melt for a long time, but it became colder.Every household in the village has built a small building to make it into a farmhouse. A uniform persimmon tree is planted at the door of each household. After a long time, it is not rare, and no one picks it when it is ripe. The red ones are hung on the tree. In the snowy day, red and white correspond to each other, and it also becomes a scene.

The house of Xiang Sixi’s family was leased to the village and not managed. It was also the first one in the village to renovate.People in the village are willing to renovate their houses only after they see that they have made money.

After not coming back for so many years, Xiang Sixi is also a stranger to the village. The muddy dirt roads are paved with retro bluestone slabs. The dilapidated school now has a good look. The students all have uniform school uniforms and fixed The teaching teacher, the textbook problem has been completely solved long ago, but there is no teacher who plays the guitar anymore. If he sees that the students have new textbooks in heaven, he can feel at ease.

The cliff where the teacher once fell, grew wild lilies all over the mountains, and the village took advantage of the flowers on the mountain to build scenic spots.When the flowering period comes, you can enjoy the flowers. After the flowering period, you can harvest the rhizomes and sell them. This backward mountain village got the name of Lily.

Xiang Sixi hasn't come back since he left. He heard about the wild lily in this mountain, but he has never seen it. It's a pity to think about it.

Imagining the wild lilies blooming all over the mountains and plains, the scene is really looking forward to.He thought of that classmate like Ye Lily again, wondering if she was doing well, and whether her children were also studying in this new school.

When leaving, they met Xie Qiao at the entrance of the village, where the teacher fell, and stood there for an unknown how long.

"Mr. Xie."

Xiang Sixi went up to say hello.

"It's you guys, I lost my temper last time, I'm so sorry."

"I am sorry to bring you such news."

"No, I have to thank you, at least I found him and know his whereabouts."

Chu Zifan "Have you gained anything?"

"Yeah." Xie Qiao patted the rusty iron box in his arms, "I found his letter, the letter to me, he didn't know where I was and couldn't send it to me, but he still wrote a box full."

Xie Qiao smiled, but his eyes were red. "I went to the principal and found many relics of Qingming, but I can't find the guitar. It is said that I sold it to buy books for the children."

"The school was really difficult at that time, and the teacher had no choice but to do this..."

Xie Qiao waved his hand, "I don't blame him, he is a good teacher. I am proud of him."

Xiang Sixi breathed a sigh of relief, "He is a good teacher."

"The principal said that he wanted to apply for some honorary titles for him, but because of some bad reports about him in the past, he failed to apply."

Speaking of this, Xie Qiao felt sad again.He took out a newspaper from his pocket.In fact, it was a report clipped from a newspaper. It contained two pictures. One was that Yanda received a real-name report letter, reporting that Li Qingming, a student at the school, was expelled from the school due to personal life style problems.The other is a report letter from a woman named Jiang Yumei.This was originally an internal decision of the school, but somehow it was sent to the newspaper to criticize Yanda's school spirit and discipline.

Xie Qiao said calmly, "It's my mother, and Jiang Yumei is my mother."

Both Xiang Sixi and Chu Zifan were shocked and didn't know what to say.

"At that time, I was going to study music abroad, but because I had to be separated from Qingming, I didn't want to go. In order to let me go to school with peace of mind, Qingming made an agreement with me that he would fight for the school's overseas exchange quota to come to me. But I didn’t wait for him, I guess he must be forced to fail to fulfill the agreement, I have been looking for him for 20 years, I have guessed many reasons, but I didn’t expect it to be because of my mother.”

"Mr. Xie..."

"This is not only our agreement, but also his studies and his future are ruined. Because of my mother, because of me."

Xiang Sixi: "Mr. Xie, when he was with the teacher, he played your music every day, your favorite lilies, and the photos of you together. Because his lover liked them, he kept them all. He never He didn't say who delayed his studies or his future. He was very guilty and missed the appointment."

In that rusty iron box, besides the letter, there are old photos of the certificate and Li Qingming's hand-painted lilies. Every envelope is written with "Thanksgiving Bridge". Time has passed, and even the handwriting has faded.The principal didn't know who this Xie Qiao was, and stayed there waiting for someone to pick it up.

Although he is gone, there are traces of him everywhere, even wild lilies all over the mountain.

Xie Qiao left with his tin box, and then walked back to the village. He said he wanted to take a closer look at the place where Li Qingming lived before his death.

Xiang Sixi and Chu Zifan watched him walk away before getting into the car and leaving.

"Next year, let's come here to see the flowers." Xiang Sixi said.

"it is good."

Xiang Sixi tore the newspaper that Xie Qiao didn't want to go back to pieces.

This small mountain village has long since changed.The river he crossed when he was a child has become a scenic spot, the trees he climbed have been fenced into century-old trees, and the wall covered with awards has become a decent farmhouse.

Time goes so fast.

Chu Zifan said, "It's really beautiful here."

Pretty good, Xiang Sixi thought.This is no longer a poor and backward mountain village, but a beautiful mountain village.

"Let's go on a trip to Japan after the next year. I think the photos posted by Zhao Yunxiu are very beautiful. It happens to be when the cherry blossoms are blooming, so I can see the flowers and soak in the hot springs."

When Chu Zifan heard Zhao Yunxiu's taste, "Why do you want to go to Japan? Are there hot springs and flowers there?"

"Then go to Germany? Look at the campus where you study, the little prince you chased after, the sacred sense of ritual."

Chu Zifan advised, "Then let's go to Japan."

"Go to Germany, that's it, it's close to Santorini."

Chu Zifan was no longer retorting, "Well, we can go anywhere with you. Anyway, we have a long time, enough to travel all over the world."