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One day in the midsummer of [-], under the scorching sun, Daliang Village was much quieter than before.The weather was so hot that the entire space, steaming with heat, seemed distorted.The old ladies, aunts, and uncles who gossiped and fought with each other usually retreated to the house to cool off.The only place where voices can still be heard is under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village.A few old men playing chess around a group wiped the sweat dripping from their foreheads while studying the chess game in their hands.Not far away came an old lady who delivered water and yelled in a rough voice: "You old things can't be dried, can't you? The weeds in the field have been pulled out? Do you still play chess like people in the city? The words on the chess Do you recognize all of them?"

"What do you know, you old woman?" The uncle who spoke to him had darker skin and gray hair, but he was full of energy.The uncle's seniority in the Liang family is relatively high, and everyone usually respects him as Mrs. Liang.The old man turned his head to look at his old women, said "Hey" in surprise, and then asked the aunt loudly: "Why did you bring a glass of water? How can there be enough for so many people?" It was really a big shake of prestige.

The auntie glanced at her husband meaningfully, she didn't lose face, she pretended not to care, and replied: "One person quenches thirst first, and you can go home after finishing this plate. Be careful of heatstroke in this hot day!"

Several uncles drank the water in turn, and all their attention was put on the chess game again.The aunt on the side really couldn't see any fun.Started to gossip again, talked about a few topics but did not arouse the interest of a few gentlemen, so the aunt had no choice but to use her trump card.

"Hey! Do you know? There is something about Liang Yao's little boy. I heard that someone from above has come..." Before he finished speaking this time, someone answered.

"When did you come here? Did you really take 'want to come' to the city to raise?" The uncle who asked the question forgot to fan the cattail fan that had been flapping non-stop in his hand, and waited intently for the aunt's answer. This incident was ridiculed in the village. It has been more than half a year, but there has been no movement, and I don't know what's going on this time.

"What 'want to come' and 'want to come', they changed their name last year, and removed the word "lai" from the back...".The aunt would talk about other things if she was not paying attention. It is not difficult to see that chatting with the aunts and aunts in the village will always be a lengthy and inefficient thing.

"What are you talking about? Just ask you? When did you come? Is it reliable? I've said it [-] times, but I can't see any real movement!" Mr. Liang's rude way of questioning successfully pulled the aunt back from her deviation. topic of.

"The person who came here is talking to the village chief. He heard from the village chief's wife that his uncle is also here. This time it seems to be true."The aunt accidentally uttered Liang Yao's former name, but the audience collectively ignored that she had just corrected others' mistakes, and focused all their attention on the biggest news event for Daliang Village.

"Is the person here reliable? Does it look like a human trafficker?"

"I didn't see anyone?"

"Liang Yao is so young, don't be kidnapped."

"What's the matter! I'm already twelve, and I can marry a wife in a few years."

"If you really want to go to the city, you will not be able to marry a daughter-in-law from the city..." Unfortunately, the topic turned to the old-fashioned issue of marrying a daughter-in-law in the village.The leisure and simplicity of Daliang Village are fully reflected in the expressions and words of the village name and gossip. Looking at this small village next to Daliang Mountain, except for farmland and trees, there are sparse crowds and poultry shaking. There is not a single car, and the closest road to this one leads only to the town.But the remoteness, barrenness and backwardness does not make the people here look so unfortunate. Everyone is working hard and taking care of each other, but there is warmth everywhere.

On the other side of the village, Liang Yao was pulling weeds from the corn field under the sun.When grandma was there, she told him that there should be no weeds in the field when crops are planted, and the family members who have weeds in their fields are lazy!The last thing Liang Yao wanted to be was a lazy man, and a lazy man was also the person the villagers hated the most.Liang Yao was born in 1988, and his father was already 35 years old when he was born.Liang Yao's father is disabled, and it is said that he was disabled in a fire to save others.Since then, he has never been able to marry a daughter-in-law until he met Liang Yao's mother at the age of 34. At that time, his mother was just at the age of worshiping idols. After hearing about Liang Yao's father's heroic deeds by chance, she clamored to marry him.Because of Liang Yao's mother's waywardness, Liang Yao was born, and the Liang family had a successor.

What happened later was not so wonderful. Liang Yao's name was married by his grandmother, but the old lady who could not read a single word was very domineering. She insisted that her grandson asked the Bodhisattva to come, so the name had to be "I want to come"!Liang Yao's mother regretted it after giving birth. There is no labor force in the family, and all kinds of hard work are on her. The child has to be taken care of day and night when he is still young.The old lady Liang is also a typical feudal ideology. She values ​​sons over daughters and regards her husband as the god. She supervises Liang Yao's mother's every move all day long. She is not allowed to visit the house, and she is not allowed to talk to young men. Sometimes it is said that she is not a woman who hooks up with people!

Liang Yao's mother left Daliang Village when Liang Yao was one year old. She stayed in Daliang Village for two years and gave birth to a son. After that, no one heard from her again.

Liang Yao's father also passed away when he was seven years old and just entered the first grade. When Liang Yao came home from school, he saw his grandmother move the mattress on which his father usually sleeps out of the room, and a strong stench wafted from the mattress. This familiar stench will completely disappear from their house just like my father.Seven-year-old Liang Yao could see the endless sadness in his grandma's seemingly numb expression. He followed grandma's footsteps ignorantly, watching grandma pile up his father's things before he was alive, and struck a match to light the pile. Things, the burning match burned out between grandma's withered fingers, but it didn't ignite the pile of stinking mattresses and clothes.

Grandma threw away the burnt matchstick in her hand, struck another one and continued to ignite the pile of things.After repeating this five or six times, finally a small cluster of fireworks rose from the pile of clothes.Grandma, who had been silent all this time, suddenly began to chatter under the light of the fire; "If I knew your father left so early, I should have coaxed your mother through the past few years... Your father is most comfortable when your mother is there." In the past two years... I just wanted to teach her how to be a good wife, but she ran away and didn't obey women's ways!" Speaking of the grandmother getting angry, she began to swear incoherently, and all the scolding targets were Liang Yao's mother. Someone who had only been in their lives for two years.How many grievances did Grandma Liang Yao have in her life?How much blame can't be blamed?The only person who is unwilling to accommodate may be Liang Yao's mother.

Seven-year-old Liang Yao often hears his grandma cursing his mother, whom he has no memory of. The strange thing is that instead of resenting his mother, he feels that her mother's departure is right. He always feels that grandma can eat people, and the one he wants to eat most Man is the mother who runs away.

Later, in the endless toil, grandma became silent again, until she left half a year ago.

When Liang Yao was a child, he experienced life and death that most people would only experience in most of their lives. It is reasonable to say that his personality should be very gloomy, but the result is just the opposite. Happy father.

Liang Yao was an orphan, and the village chief reported his situation to the higher authorities, but he did not expect to hear back, saying that there was a family in the city willing to adopt Liang Yao.No one knows exactly who they are, but everyone's impression of city people is that they are rich, well-dressed, and good-fed.

The 12-year-old Liang Yao can wash clothes and cook by himself, and he can also do all the farm work in the field, including chopping firewood and feeding pigs.He once ran to tell the village chief that he didn't need anyone to take care of him.But the village chief said he had to find someone who was willing to pay his tuition.Liang Yao scored more than [-] points in mathematics and Chinese in the elementary school graduation examination. The teacher praised him for his good grades. He wanted to continue to study from the bottom of his heart.So, he began to expect that the person who would pay his tuition would really appear.

Liang Yao knew from his uncle that another stranger came to the village today, and the uncle said that it should be for his business.The uncle didn't let Liang Yao go with him. People from above have come several times. I don't know if this time is reliable or not. The family's farm work can't be delayed because of this. Don't go to the city until the end, and the food has not been planted. , there is nothing to eat.

Xiao Wu has been to Daliang Village several times, all for Liang Yao's affairs, to understand the situation, to approve, to go through formalities, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief when everything was settled.After discussing with Liang Yao's uncle, Xiao Wu went to Liang Yao's house to find someone. The dilapidated blue-tiled house was dimly lit. After careful inspection, Xiao Wu made sure that Liang Yao was not in the house. From time to time, I saw Liang Yao squatting on the dirt, working diligently under the scorching sun.

At that moment, Xiao Wu felt that he had done a good deed, a good deed that could change the fate of the little boy.

"Liang Yao!" Hearing someone yell, Liang Yao was stunned for a while before realizing it was him.Although the name was changed, the villagers got used to calling him "I want to come", and few people would call him Liang Yao.

Liang Yao turned his head and saw the man who called himself Liang Yao, a young man in a white shirt and suit pants holding a folder in his hand, he looked more elegant and stylish than the school teachers.Liang Yao agreed and then shut up. He stared blankly at Xiao Wu, waiting for the other party's order.

"Liang Yao, go home and change clothes, your adoption procedures are all done, follow me in a while, we need to hurry up to catch the train!".Xiao Wu's work efficiency is high. For him, Liang Yao's work is a job ordered by his superiors.

Liang Yao subconsciously groaned, and when he walked out, he brought out the pulled weeds. He was still thinking about his grandma's words: "The pulled weeds can't be left in the field. They can still grow in the ground!"

The next thing developed relatively quickly. When Liang Yao returned home from the field, he was called by his uncle to take a bath in the river. He walked towards the village entrance.

The 12-year-old Liang Yao started to panic, is he leaving now?Just leave?Gone so soon?He couldn't tell how he felt, and he didn't know whether he was afraid or nostalgic. He always felt that he should go home again, tell his uncle to help him look at the house, and who should he entrust with the work in the field? Put on your other clothes...

Liang Yao broke free a little, Xiao Wu turned his head in surprise and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Just... leave?" Liang Yao didn't dare to make demands on this dignified city man, he lost his confidence after asking vaguely.

"That's right! Let's go! We have to catch the train, and you don't have anything valuable at home, right?" Xiao Wu asked Xiao Liangyao, and there really was nothing valuable at home.But...but Liang Yao couldn't figure it out, he just hoped that the road leading to the village entrance would be longer, longer.

Liang Yao didn't know what parting was, and he didn't know how to say goodbye, but he was terrified of feeling like he was leaving a familiar place, familiar people, and a familiar way of life.The bewilderment and unfamiliarity of the future frightened him, and he gradually changed from obedience to resistance at the beginning, dragging his footsteps slowly, and every step seemed to stop and not go.In Xiao Wu's eyes, Liang Yao's behavior is just a child who is ignorant and shy. After all, taking him out of Daliang Village is a salvation for Liang Yao's current situation.

The two dragging and dragging still walked under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village. The place that should have been empty was full of people at the moment. The 12-year-old Liang Yao has never been so valued by others. Seeing everyone gathered together, he is still thinking about who's happy event?Xiao Liangyao didn't realize that everyone was saying goodbye to him until all the villagers gathered around and ordered him.

Liang Yao's frightened heart gradually calmed down under everyone's care or worry. Everyone's words were like guiding lights, giving him a rough way to deal with the life he was about to face.For example, the aunt said that as long as you are obedient, others will like you.The old man said that if you listen carefully to the teacher in class, you will like it.The aunt said that you should be more diligent in other people's homes, don't be lazy, and do more housework so that you won't be annoying... Also, you should love cleanliness. People in the city are particular about it.Eat less, people in the city eat less.The mouth is sweeter, the elders like polite children... Wait!

Liang Yao listened carefully, and answered one by one, "Well, I know, I remember, I will, I will be obedient," walking slowly amidst the rambling words, gradually getting away from the crowd and setting foot on the road. His own journey.

Liang Yao strode forward closely behind Xiao Wu, Daliang Village became smaller and smaller behind him, and the people under the big locust tree could not be seen clearly.Liang Yao's eyes were sour, but no tears fell. His father had almost no demands on Liang Yao when he was alive, and he only told him solemnly: "'I want to come' tears cannot be shed for others, only for myself. time to cry."As for why tears can only flow when he is alone, Liang Yao didn't understand, he just remembered his father's words and followed them.

After turning over Daliang Mountain, Daliang Village was completely invisible. Liang Yao and Xiao Wu were walking and suddenly heard a soul-stirring shout from the top of Daliang Mountain: "Liang Yaolai——".

This voice was very familiar to Liang Yao, it was the voice of that boy Liang Tianci.Liang Tianci had played with Liang Yao since he was a child, and the two had such a good relationship that they wore the same pair of pants. Liang Yao remembered that Liang Tianci had gone up to herd cattle in the morning, no wonder he didn't see anyone else just now.

Liang Yao shouted to the small figure of his friend on the top of the mountain: "God-given—I'm leaving—help me look after my fruit trees—from now on, you will be in charge of the fruit—"

"Okay—be careful not to be deceived—I'll come out to find you after finishing junior high—" Liang Tianci echoed from the top of the mountain.

"I'm leaving—" Liang Yao felt that he couldn't say any more, and couldn't hold back his tears.He suppressed his reluctance and sadness, and vigorously waved his right hand at his friend on the top of the mountain, and the little figure on the top of the mountain waved his arm in response to him.

Liang Yao tried his best not to cry, but Xiao Wu who was beside him was moved to tears by this scene.