Ji Ye was so out of breath in his grandmother's arms, the old lady patiently hugged her most beloved grandson, following his back over and over again.

"Grandmother, please say something. Dad listens to you the most on weekdays." Ji Ye spoke sobbingly, out of breath from crying, and his words were intermittent, "You don't know, that Dudu Sun She's a very bad person, and the second sister won't have a good life when she gets married! We can't push the second sister into the pit of fire!"

The old man was sitting on the edge of the threshold, holding Ji Ye in his arms. Her voice was very soft, but it fell into Ji Ye's ears without saying a word, "Ah Ye, you are still too young. What is the matter in this world? It's that easy. The Qing Dynasty fell, but the mountain that weighed on people's hearts has not collapsed. Your second sister is destined to be like this. She can't hide, she can't escape, and she should go to the situation by herself. No one can do it. There's no way to stop it."

"Our family is so powerful now, and the eldest brother can talk in front of the commander, why do you send the second sister out?" Ji Ye still didn't understand, or he had heard the big truths, but he just didn't understand, "Otherwise It's fine when I grow up, I can raise my second sister, why do I have to send my second sister out?"

"Aye!" Grandma raised her voice, "You don't have to care, but your second sister still has to live in this world and in the eyes of others. go on!"

The second sister got married in the end, and when the sedan chair went out that day, she cried as usual, and the second sister cried especially sadly, hoarsely.

Ji Ye was locked in his room and covered with a quilt, but the cry seemed to pass through the heavy corridor Qu Yuan of Ji Mansion, through the thick quilt and hit Ji Ye's heart, every blow was like a needle like a knife the pain.Ji Ye stuffed his fist into his mouth and bit it tightly, not letting himself make a sound. This time he didn't cry, but a deep tooth mark was bitten on the back of his hand, which could not be erased for a long time.

It wasn't until the second day after the second sister got married that Ji Ye was released from the house. He finished his breakfast without saying a word, and even the rare and well-mannered elder said goodbye.

The whole family felt relieved. What they didn't tell Ji Ye was that the reason why Ji Juan wanted to marry Sun Dudu was that he sneaked out and was discovered by the second sister Ji Juan, who was about to chase her out to find her younger brother. Ji Juan was met by Sun Dudu who was drunk, even if nothing happened, but out of concern for her reputation, Ji Juan had to marry Sun Dudu!

If this matter was told to Ji Ye, they were afraid that Ji Ye would steal a gun at night and kill Dudu Sun, no one would be able to stop the kid from going crazy!

Living in this era, you can ignore guns and knives around your neck, but you have to pay attention to those rumors that hurt people. That is the sharpest knife, which is enough to make your life worse than death.

Ji Ye's temper has always been stubborn, this time he stopped resisting so soon, which was unexpected.The family guarded against thieves for three months, and found that Ji Ye not only did not play around, but even started to study hard. He even got three excellent grades on the report card at the end of the school year, and was named and praised by the teacher.

The voluntary form brought back by Ji Ye made it difficult for everyone. Most of the students in national high schools have excellent grades, and most of them will find another way out in the second grade, or they will be recommended to the university, or they will go to further study.Ji Ye's original grades did not get this volunteer list until the end of the second grade, but these three months of hard study made him one of the best in the school.

The family had mixed joys and sorrows, Master Ji even praised Ji Ye for the first time.

The family thought about it for a long time, and even specially called Jiming who was still in the military area, asking him to help the staff.When Ji Ming received the call, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he was very happy to say that he would come back to sleep tomorrow night, so he could see how his younger brother is doing recently!

Several people in the family were chattering, lively and festive, and finally settled on the Central University in Nanjing. First, the faculty of Central University is the best among several universities, and second, Ji Ming has many friends in Nanjing. Help out.

Ji Ye obediently agreed, and filled in the big words "Department of Fine Arts, Central University" in front of everyone, and no one found any doubts.Ji Ye has been so obedient these days, he has changed a lot, and the family is very relieved of him.No one knew that he secretly used an oil paintbrush to erase the answers that the adults had discussed all night. He leaned against the window, the cold moonlight shone on the paper, he held the pen, and wrote stroke by stroke, " Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan" in big characters!

There was a thorn in his heart all the time, that cold night, the wind passing through the corridor, Dr. He Jin's words kept replaying in his mind over and over again. Like a fishbone stuck in the mouth of the throat, it can't be taken out, and it can't be swallowed, and even a little breathing will hurt the bone marrow.

He is still absolutely desperate to fight this fate, he does not believe that he will live in a step-by-step track for the rest of his life.He wants to leave home, travel across the ocean, and go to a strange and cold country, even if the price of such rebellion is that he has to give up the painting he loves and let him leave the person he loves deeply.

Ji Ming turned down his busy work the next day and went home for a short stay, but now Ji Ye just nodded politely to his elder brother, and he no longer had the energy to rush forward and hug him as soon as he saw him.This made Ji Ming feel very disappointed while lamenting that the child has grown up.

All night long, they were just a question-and-answer format.Ji Ye, who used to be noisy and laughing, seemed to have suddenly become mature and stable, which made people uncomfortable.Ji Ming eats a meal like chewing wax, he doesn't know the taste.Looking at Ji Ye who stood up after cooking and didn't respond to his gaze, Ji Ming felt a little twisted.

My younger brother is no longer attached to me, and I feel empty in my heart, which is very unpleasant...

Ji Ye knew that the second elder sister's marriage was more or less the shadow of the second elder brother.If he stopped, Sun Dudu would not have the guts to marry the second sister, but the eldest brother would acquiesce without saying a word. This recognition made Ji Ye powerless and hated, just like now he sees every family member who talks and laughs at him.These grown-ups blocked all your resistance with just one sentence for your own good. What they thought was good was to arrange your life's path for you to go smoothly, but they never considered his feelings.

There was also that poor second sister who was given away as a bargaining chip. They were all just trying to maintain the family's insignificant so-called honor.

Ji Ming watched the lights in Ji Ye's room go out soon, sighed, turned around and went back to his room.

Then he squatted by the window and carefully watched Ji Ming's figure go farther and farther. He sighed, and slowly slid down against the window, sitting on the cold ground, his whole body hidden in the darkness. From childhood to adulthood, no matter what he did He won't hide bad things from his elder brother.Because he knew that his elder brother would tolerate him unconditionally and be his protective shield, but this time, would he forgive his self-willedness and rebellion?

Ji Ye didn't know, but he didn't want to lie to his elder brother...

In the middle of the night, Jiming didn't sleep well. He always heard a group of crows wandering on the roof. The hoarse crows made him a little irritable. Just as he was about to turn over and go back to sleep, he heard a slight knock on the door. The old wooden door creaked and was carefully opened.

Ji Ming's consciousness suddenly came to his senses. Although the sound was very soft, he always believed in his own judgment.Immediately closed his eyes, stretched his body without moving, but slowly put his hand under the pillow, touched the loaded pistol, and waited for the late-night visitor.

The movement of the person coming was very light, or he was probably still hesitating, and moved for a long time before approaching. Ji Ming seized the opportunity, turned over, looked sharply at the blurry figure in the darkness, aimed the gun, He yelled in a low voice, "Don't move!"

The person who came seemed to be taken aback. He took a step back and stared at the black muzzle with wide eyes.

"Aye?" Even though it was very dark, Ji Ming still recognized his younger brother at a glance, and he felt strange when he recognized him.He put down the gun and asked with a sigh of relief, frowning, "What's the matter? What's the matter with looking for brother so late?"

When Ji Ming got closer, he realized that Ji Ye was not wearing shoes, and was stepping on the cold ground with bare feet. The dim moonlight outside the window shrouded his thin body. He seemed to have lost a lot of weight in the past few months!Ji Ming felt a little distressed, and stepped forward to comfort Ji Ye.

Ji Ye took a step back subconsciously. The moment of life and death just now seemed to make him feel lingering fear, but he quickly realized that the person opposite him was his favorite elder brother since he was a child. How could he hurt himself?But, should he tell brother about that? ...

"Brother..." Ji Ye's voice was very small, like a mosquito, "I want to tell you something."

"What's the matter? Did you cause some trouble again? It's okay, tell me, I'll take care of it for you." Ji Ming stepped forward to hold Ji Ye's hand, which was cold and even trembling slightly.

"Brother." Ji Ye raised his head, even though the surroundings were pitch black, he could still feel the tolerance and pampering given to him by his brother.The temperature in his palm made him bold enough to say: "I want to study in Japan."

"Aye, what did you say?" Ji Ming seemed to have heard a joke, rubbed Ji Ye's cold hair, and persuaded him patiently: "Why do you think about going to Japan? It's not safe there. Didn't we discuss it?" ? Go to Central University, I can also visit you in Nanjing often.”

"That's not my decision, it's yours!" Ji Ye raised his head and retorted, his voice raised an octave, as if venting the nameless fire these days.

"Aye!" Ji Ming became a little unhappy. He liked to see Aye nestled in his arms obediently. He didn't need to think about anything, as long as he kept smiling forever and was carefree.

"Brother, I'm not here to discuss with you. I've already filled out my application, and I'm going to Japan to study at the University of Tokyo." Ji Ye hesitated in his heart, but still broke away from Ji Ming's hold of his hand, leaving that warm hand, Ji Ye Karma felt that even his heart was cold.He had to learn to leave home, leave the wings of his big brother, and not be a burden to them.

"You!" Ji Ming felt a gust of wind blowing the door open, and the cold air swept in, with some drifting snow sandwiched between them.

It turned out to be snowing...

"Brother! Whether you agree or not, I must..." Before Ji Ye finished speaking, he was slapped to the side of the face, and he looked at Ji Ming in shock.

This is the first time Ji Ming hit Ji Ye. No matter how naughty his younger brother was, he always beat him and begged for him. But this time, he was really angry. He insisted on going to dangerous places during the troubled times of his family and country, angry at his willfulness and making decisions without authorization, and even more angry at him for trying to leave him...

Ji Ye didn't speak, he took a fixed look at Ji Ming, turned around and ran, he couldn't feel the cold even with his bare feet, anyway, his heart was already cold, and he didn't care about the snow under his feet.

Ji Ming chased after two steps and stopped at the door, opened his mouth to shout something, but his voice was blown away by the cold wind, turned around in the wind and floated back.

"Eldest young master, eldest young master, it's not good." A little servant girl just ran over in a hurry from the corner of the side corridor, she was still panting a little while speaking, "Madame fainted, master...Master, please contact me to send it to me." Madame is going to the Western Hospital."

Jiming's thoughts were pulled back at once. He knew how much his father hated foreign doctors. Even though his mother's illness was so serious, he only invited a Japanese doctor to come to the house for consultation and refused to send her to the hospital. This time I took the initiative to ask to be sent to the hospital, could it be that my mother...

Ji Ming's heart suddenly rose, and he hurriedly trotted to go to the study to make a phone call. After walking two steps, he suddenly thought of Ah Ye, and turned his head to look again. There was no one in the snowy courtyard.Forget it, it's good to let the kid calm down, anyway, if he sends someone to follow him, nothing will happen to him.

A heavy snow fell, and the night was as bright as day.

Ji Ye rushed out of the house angrily. After running for a long time, he realized that it was snowing. The soles of his feet were tingling. At some point, some debris pierced the soles of his feet. Every step he took was suffering. With only a thin shirt on his body, he gasped In the end, I had no choice but to enter a clothing store. Under the strange eyes of the clerk, I bought a large suit and a pair of leather shoes.

Even the most rickshaw drivers on weekdays are rarely seen on the snowy roads. Many shops are closed, and Ji Ye doesn’t want to go home. If Lian’s reaction is so big, no one in the family will agree that he wants to go to Japan. decision.He wandered aimlessly in the street, the soles of his feet still hurt, but he got used to the pain.

It doesn't matter where he goes, anyway, he doesn't want to go home, he always feels that the current home is extremely cold, and he can't feel the slightest warmth when he goes back.

Ji Ming dialed the emergency number, the ambulance blared loudly, and the family hurriedly got Ji's mother who had vomited blood and passed out into the car, and sent them to the hospital.The hospital immediately arranged for an emergency operation. For the first time, the family gathered in the most hated Western Hospital on weekdays. Father Ji sat on a bench in the corridor of the hospital, covering his nose, looking at the neon-lit operating room.

"A Ming, tell me if I did something wrong." Ji's father seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden. He and Ji's mother were in a rare arranged marriage where the two were happy and harmonious. They had never quarreled once. Mother is gentle and considerate, and never speaks loudly.In Ji Ming's memory, Ji's mother stood beside her weakly most of the time, even when she coughed, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief, her brows were slightly frowned, and she was always sick and troubled.

"Father, you shouldn't think so." Ji Ming knew that Ji's father was afraid that he would harm Ji's mother because of his stubbornness and prejudice against western medicine.He comforted him softly, but he didn't know what to do. His mother's condition this time was different than usual, "It will be fine."

The door of the operating room opened, and Ji's father immediately got up to greet him, and asked anxiously, "How is it?"

Wearing a mask, the nurse held a list in her hand and said loudly: "The situation is more urgent and there is a lot of bleeding. Are you a family member of the patient? We need to give the patient blood transfusion, but the patient's blood type is quite special. May I ask the patient's immediate family members?" ?"

When Ji's father heard that his condition was not good, he shook his body, and he was finally able to stand still when Ji Ming supported him from behind.Knowing that there was no delay, Ji Ming stretched out his arms and rolled up his sleeves and replied, "Yes! I am the patient's son, and I can draw my blood."

"No!" Ji's father, who had reacted, immediately interrupted Ji Ming's words. There was an indescribable panic in his words, "Where is Ah Ye? Let Ah Ye come!"

"Aye..." Ji Ming's throat was a little sore, but he still replied after being pinched by Ji's father: "Aye, he ran out..."

"What?! That rebellious son!" Ji's father raised his voice a bit, his face was flushed with anger, obviously remembering the incident three months ago, it is impossible to say in his heart that there is no resentment at all. "He... he's going to piss me off!"

"Hey, don't make trouble in the hospital! Is there any immediate family member of the patient waiting for blood transfusion?" The nurse was probably used to this kind of noise, and the sharp female voice with eyebrows tightened overwhelmed Ji's father's voice.

"Yes, yes!" Ji Ming restrained Ji's father's anger, smiled at the nurse, and said repeatedly.

The nurse was dazzled by this smile, only then did she realize that the young man in front of her was very handsome.Immediately, she changed her appearance, adjusted the nurse's uniform, smiled softly and said nothing.

"You can't, you and your mother's blood are different! A Ming, you go to A Ye, you go to A Ye quickly!" Ji's father was very emotional, he pushed and asked Ji Ming to go to Ji Ye , I was flustered, but I still pretended to be calm.He felt a little regretful. He had to hide it for the rest of his life, but with the news that they were buried, he might not be able to hide it anymore...

"Father!" Ji Ming keenly sensed that something was wrong, why his father repeatedly stopped him from shedding blood for his mother, but instead yelled to find Ah Ye.Why did my father, who had never seen Western medicine, conclude that his blood was different from that of his mother?Could it be? ... Ji Ming's heart skipped a beat. Looking at Ji's father's anxious and dodging eyes, a not-so-good guess emerged in his heart.

"There's no need for blood transfusions! It's impossible to save him." Another nurse came out from inside. Her voice was not high, but she dealt a fatal blow to Ji's father who was anxious.

Ji's father's hand that was holding Ji Ming's sleeve loosened suddenly, and he froze for a long time before looking up at Ji Ming with tears in his eyes. The words seemed to be forced out with a lot of strength, "Your mother... has she gone?..."

Ji Ming hugged his old father, held back his tears and nodded heavily.

The empty corridor, the pale lights at night, the bewildered and expressionless nurse looked at two big men embracing each other, the old man was crying bitterly in his son's arms, the voice was suppressed and crying bitterly, in the corridor of the hospital Looking back, Uncle Yu, the housekeeper who followed him, also wiped his tears.

Ji Ye didn't know, he ran out of the house in anger as usual, but missed the last time he saw his mother.

Maybe life is never ready for the separation of farewell words, always in the constant miss, a child will learn to grow up.It's just that Ji Ye later remembered that the price of his growth was too great. The first snow fell heavily this winter, and many things happened that night. No matter how heavy the snow was, it couldn't be covered or hidden.

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