Zai Zai Grocery Store

Lin Lihua and the others were no longer visible. Lin Dong was still lying on the car window, wiping his tears from left to right with his little hands. His eyes were red and he stretched his head to look back, but no matter how he changed the angle, he couldn't see Lin Lihua and the others.

Lin Lihua and the others couldn't see Lin Dong either, and the six of them stood there in silence. After a while, Qiqi said, "Brother, Lin Dong is gone."

Jiang Xiaojun said, "Let's go."

gone,

Lin Dong is gone,

Lin Lihua felt cold in her heart. A few days ago, she felt that the green spring was meaningless. She couldn't see Lin Dong anymore. She turned her head and walked towards the grocery store. Old people playing chess gathered at the door of the grocery store as usual. Seeing Lin Lihua come back, they all asked Zai Zai if he had left.

Lin Lihua smiled and said, "Let's go." When she turned her head, her smile took on a bit of bitterness, and then she came to the backyard listlessly, sat by the flower bed, looked up at the blue sky, and at the two small rooms in the backyard. One is where she and He Qingzhang live, and the other is where Dong Dong and Xiao Chuan live. Every day I can see the little Lin Dong running around the grocery store, but I can’t see it after today, and I don’t know when I can see it.

Really reluctant, Lin Lihua stared blankly.

He Qingzhang came back from the outside and called out: "Lihua."

Lin Lihua remained silent.

He Qingzhang said: "There is a black bag inside the counter."

Lin Lihua let out a weak "Oh".

"It contained a letter and money."

Lin Lihua turned her eyes to look at He Qingzhang, and saw the black bag in He Qingzhang's hand, which was bulging. She asked suspiciously, "What money do you believe in?"

He Qingzhang walked up to Lin Lihua and handed the letter to Lin Lihua. Lin Lihua reached out to take it, looked at the beautiful handwriting, and subconsciously thought of Ruan Xinping. After reading a few sentences, it turned out to be Ruan Xinping. The letter was written by Ruan Xinping when she was awake. The old man and Lin Lihua gave Lin Dong their life-saving and adoption grace. In order to prevent Lin Lihua from refusing, she quietly left a large sum of money, and left a phone number and residential address, saying that if Lin Lihua needs it in the future, she can come to The emperor looked for Dongdong and the Pei family.

Lin Lihua was stunned, looked at the bulging bag in He Qingzhang's hand, and said, "It's all money?"

He Qingzhang nodded.

"so much?"

"We can't have it. I raised Dongdong not for these things."

"Well, I'm going to save it first, and then return it to them when they come over."

Lin Lihua nodded, they are ordinary people, ordinary citizens, they all love money, but they all have a clear balance in their hearts, weighing the right and wrong of the surroundings, and have their own set of living standards, never greedy.

So Ruan Xinping couldn't take the money, and it had to be returned to Lin Dong in the end. It fell on Lin Dong, so the two went to the bank in the small town, opened an account with Lin Dong's account, and deposited all the money in it. .

When I came out of the bank, it happened that the bank had started to close. Lin Lihua was a little sad because there was no Lin Dong by her side.

Seeing this, He Qingzhang said, "It's a good thing that Dongdong found his mother."

Lin Lihua was stunned, and it took a while to recover from the sadness in her heart. She let out a long breath and said, "Yes, it is a good thing to find my mother, a good thing."

He Qingzhang said along, "Yes, don't be sad."

"Yes, you should be happy, you should be happy, you should be happy, well, don't be sad, I'll go to work and wash clothes."

"It's late in the evening, why do you do the laundry?"

"Then I'll cook."

"Then I'll go to the store."

Normally, no matter whether Lin Lihua was washing clothes or cooking, Lin Dong would always come over to help her with small steps quickly, helping her pull clothes and wash vegetables. It was obviously a good thing for Lin Dong to leave, but she suddenly felt that something was wrong. I couldn't get used to it, and I couldn't help crying while cooking alone.The food was not good, and she didn't want to eat it, so she waited in front of the phone, thinking about where the three of Lin Dong had gone, where the car was, where she was flying from, whether she had gotten on the plane, etc., all night long. nagging.

It wasn't until the next morning, when He Qingzhang got up early to open the grocery store, that he received a call from Ruan Xinning, telling Lin Lihua and Lin Dong that the three of them had arrived at the imperial capital's house.

Lin Lihua hurriedly asked, "Is it Dongdong's call?"

"No, it was Ruan Xinning who beat him."

"Where's Dongdong?"

"It was said that he was waiting for the plane at the airport, and after another four or five hours of flying and three or four hours of driving, he was too tired and fell asleep before he got home. When Ruan Xinning called, he was still asleep."

"That's right, it's been too hard. Did Ruan Xinning say when Dongdong will come back?"

He Qingzhang asked back: "What are you doing back here?"

Lin Lihua was taken aback by the question.

He Qingzhang said: "Basically, he will never come back. Dongdong is a native of the imperial capital, and his roots are there. His parents, grandparents, grandparents, and all relatives are there. In ancient times, it was at the feet of the emperor. Nothing compares to us here." Well, what are you doing back here?"

"But Dongdong wants to come back."

"Just for a while."

Lin Lihua quickly defended: "How can it be temporary? They say 'mother wants cub for a lifetime, cub misses mother for a while', but Dongdong doesn't. Dongdong always thinks of her mother, Dongdong is a child who loves forever."

"Then are you Dongdong's mother?"

"I'm his aunt."

"Is aunt better than mother?"

"Is this comparable?" Lin Lihua said: "Mother is mother, aunt is aunt. In Dongdong's heart, my aunt is also unique. If you don't believe me, you can read Dongdong's essays and say so."

Lin Lihua was a little upset that others said that Lin Dong didn't care about her.

He Qingzhang was a little embarrassed. Although Lin Lihua was careless and blah blah blah, she was kind-hearted and a little innocent. She was willing to believe that Lin Dong would come back, so believe it. He put his arms around Lin Lihua's shoulder and said, "Yes, yes, you This aunt is unique."

Lin Lihua was happy now, and then Lin Lihua counted the days.

one day,

two days,

Three days,

……

ten days,

……

a month,

two months

Three months later, the neighbor’s house next door to the grocery store was sold and renovated. Lin Dong hadn’t come back yet. At first, Lin Lihua was able to receive two phone calls from Lin Dong, but now she couldn’t at all. She began to think that Lin Dong might be real. She will never come back again, after all, the imperial capital is Lin Dong's home, she felt a little lost, and when she looked up, she saw He Xiaochuan came back from school.

"mom!"

He Xiaochuan was followed by Mu Xinghe, Qiqi, and Jiang Xiaojun. The four children ran towards Lin Lihua together. Lin Lihua asked puzzledly, "What are you doing?"

Mu Xinghe asked anxiously: "Aunt He, is Dongdong back?"

Lin Lihua replied: "No."

"Why hasn't he come back yet?"

Lin Lihua looked puzzled.

Qiqi was the first to say: "Lin Dong said he would be back in less than a hundred days, and now it's been 98 days, and it will be a hundred days soon, and he still hasn't come back!"

Lin Lihua smiled and said, "Isn't it less than a hundred days old?"

Mu Xinghe said: "Yes, it's not yet a hundred days, maybe Dongdong will come back tomorrow."

Lin Lihua did not answer.

He Xiaochuan answered excitedly: "Yes, maybe Lin Dong will be back tomorrow, and Lin Dong won't lie."

Qiqi followed suit: "Yes, Lin Dong doesn't lie, he is a student of Sanhao."

Jiang Xiaojun then said: "Then he will be back tomorrow."

As soon as Jiang Xiaojun's words fell, Mu Xinghe, He Xiaochuan, and Qiqi were all happy. Before Lin Lihua could speak, Mu Xinghe ran home with his schoolbag on his back, carrying a big cardboard box in his arms. Many small cardboard boxes of different styles ran to the grocery store.

Lin Lihua asked: "Xinghe, what's in your cardboard box?"

Mu Xinghe said happily: "It contains grasshoppers, crayfish, dates, and toffee."

"What are you wearing these for?"

"For Dongdong, I promise to give it to Dongdong."

Mu Xinghe promised Lin Dong that he would catch grasshoppers and crayfish, beat dates, buy candied haws and toffee, and wait for Lin Dong to come back at the grocery store.

Lin Lihua was silent for a while.

Mu Xinghe said with a sunny smile, "Auntie, put these here first, and I'll wait for Dongdong here tomorrow."

Lin Lihua was deliberating whether to tell Mu Xinghe that Lin Dong would not come back again, but Mu Xinghe had already run away, she sighed, thinking about children, she might forget about it tomorrow.

Unexpectedly, the next morning, when the children were going to school, Mu Xinghe went to the grocery store and asked, "Aunt He, is Dongdong back?"

Lin Lihua replied: "No."

"Okay, I'm going to school then."

After school at noon, Mu Xinghe finished his lunch and stopped taking a nap. He ran to the flower bed in the backyard of the grocery store, sat on the flower bed with a big cardboard box in his arms, and looked at the door of the grocery store expectantly. It seemed that Lin Dong would come back in the next second.

When it was time to go to school at noon, he was not discouraged. He checked whether the grasshoppers and crayfish were still alive, whether the dates were broken, and whether the toffee had melted. Qiqi and Jiang Xiaojun go to school together.

After school in the afternoon, the four children sat on the flower bed and waited together, looking out of the grocery store together, with anxiety and excitement on their faces, like the excitement of Chinese New Year.

Qiqi looked at the big cardboard box held by Mu Xinghe and said, "I also prepared a gift for Lin Dong."

He Xiaochuan asked: "What are you preparing for?"

Kiki said proudly: "Bouncy ball!"

"Is it the bouncy ball you're dying to play with?"

"No, it's new. It's very beautiful. Lin Dong is my good friend. I want to give him the best look."

"let me see."

"If you don't give it, show it to you, and you will take it away."

"I won't grab it."

"Then take a look."

"it is good."

He Xiaochuan went to Qiqi to have a look. Not only Mu Xinghe and Qiqi prepared presents, but He Xiaochuan and Jiang Xiaojun also prepared gifts. The four children waited excitedly. When the sun set and half the sky was red, there was still no Lin Dong at the door of the grocery store. The figure of the grandpa playing chess has finished the last game and went home.

The four children were suddenly a little anxious, and suddenly heard the sound of a car at the door of the grocery store, and the four children were overjoyed at the same time.

"Dongdong is back!"

"Lin Dong is back!"

"..."

The four children ran happily to the outside of the grocery store, but what they saw was not a black car, but a car with a white face, and the van roared away. The four children had different degrees of sadness on their faces.

Jiang Xiaojun said, "It's not Lin Dong."

He Xiaochuan said: "It's getting dark."

Qiqi said, "Lin Dong will not come back."

Mu Xinghe suddenly shouted: "Dongdong will come back!"

Qiqi was startled, dared not make a sound, and silently moved towards Jiang Xiaojun.

Jiang Xiaojun glanced at Qiqi.

When He Xiaochuan saw that Qiqi had been beaten up, he kept silent and followed Mu Xinghe to look at the end of the East Street. From the sky full of sunset, to the setting sun, to the last faint yellow twilight falling into the horizon, the whole The town of Jinli was shrouded in twilight, every house was lit with dim or white lights, the sound of dogs barking in the distance gradually came, and the noise of children playing was broken by the shouts of adults.

"XX! It's time to eat!"

"XXX! There's not enough food left!"

"XX! Are you still hungry? Don't come back if you're not hungry!"

"..."

As soon as these calls fell, the parents of the four of Mu Xinghe called.

"Xinghe! Xinghe! Eat!"

"Qiqi! Qiqi! It's getting dark! Don't you know how to go home?"

"Xiaojun! Xiaojun! Go home!"

"Xiao Chuan! Xiao Chuan!"

"..."

After Qiqi, Jiang Xiaojun, and He Xiaochuan responded to the adults at the same time, they looked at Mu Xinghe at the same time. Mu Xinghe's beautiful and immature face could not be seen clearly in the twilight, but his black eyes were exceptionally clear and clear. Flashing with stubbornness.

"Xinghe." Jiang Xiaojun shouted.

Mu Xinghe stood still.

Mu Xinghe didn't move, and Jiang Xiaojun didn't go home for dinner, so he whispered, "Xinghe, let's go home for dinner."

Mu Xinghe still didn't move.

Qiqi and He Xiaochuan persuaded together, but Mu Xinghe ignored no one, Qiqi and the three stood in place together with Mu Xinghe, and finally Mu Huaian came to take Mu Xinghe home for dinner.

The four children did not wait for Lin Dong as promised. Qiqi, Jiang Xiaojun, and He Xiaochuan all thought that Lin Dong would not come back again, but Mu Xinghe did not give up.

Before dawn the next day, Mu Xinghe took advantage of his morning self-study and patted on the door of the grocery store without waking Lin Lihua and He Qingzhang. The yard called Lin Lihua loudly, finally woke Lin Lihua up, and asked if Lin Dong was back.

Knowing that Lin Dong did not come back, Mu Xinghe slowly slid down from the tree and went to school for morning self-study with his schoolbag on his back.

As soon as the morning self-study was over, he ran towards the grocery store with his schoolbag on his back. He still didn't see Lin Dong, thinking that Lin Dong would definitely not come back so early, so he went home to have breakfast, and after breakfast, he went to school again. He ran towards the grocery store again with his schoolbag, but still did not see Lin Dong.

One hundred days,

It's been a hundred days, and Dongdong said he would be back in less than a hundred days, but he didn't come back. This time, Mu Xinghe was missing. He came out of the grocery store with his schoolbag on his back, and walked slowly towards Jin Lin Lihua couldn't help but miss Lin Dong again. Lin Dong and the others haven't called her for a long time, and they don't know how they are doing in the imperial capital.

Lin Lihua was a little worried, so she stepped into the backyard of the grocery store and saw a cardboard box on the flower bed. A grasshopper jumped out of the cardboard box, and before she could catch it, the grasshopper jumped into the flowers twice, and she also jumped into it. I stopped looking, turned around and went into He Xiaochuan's room.

He Xiaochuan has already gone to school, sleeping in a mess on the bed, and she is about to make the quilt again. In her mind, she can't help but think that when Lin Dong was here, she would make the quilt every morning when she came back from self-study. , Dongdong... Lin Lihua walked to the bed, saw Lin Dong's little pillow, she reached for it, and took out the exercise book inside.

More than three months ago, Lin Dong left in a hurry and did not take the money in the pillow. A total of 160 cents was divided into three parts and neatly sandwiched in the exercise book. Lin Lihua opened the exercise book again and looked at it. The childish but neat sentence above - it belongs to Aunt Gei.

Aunt Gei's - Lin Lihua stretched out her hand to caress these pencil words, her nose became sour, and her eyes became hot.

Dongdong.

Lin Lihua called out in her heart, and couldn't help but put the exercise book and the pillow into her arms. I really miss Dongdong so much, I miss Dongdong's warm appearance, I miss Dongdong's sensible appearance, I miss Dongdong's smiling appearance, I miss Dongdong's voice calling for her aunt.

"aunt!"

Lin Lihua seemed to really hear Dongdong calling herself, she smiled bitterly, Dongdong will not come back, Dongdong should be living well in the imperial capital now, before her bitter smile faded, she heard another voice: "Auntie! "

Lin Lihua was startled when she heard this real voice, and listened attentively for a moment.

"Aunt! Aunt!"

This tender voice came from far and near, yes, yes, it is Dongdong, it is Dongdong who is back!

Dongdong!