so affectionate

Although the ancestors of the Jiang family lived in a small rural area, when Jiang Huajie's great-grandfather was in his generation, he started to travel abroad. Therefore, this ancestor worship is not to worship the ancestor who doesn't know where, but to worship his great-grandfather.

The Jiang family lived in the south before entering Beijing. Jiang Huajie’s great-grandfather was buried in the south after his death. I don't know what the old man is thinking this time, to make such a big fuss.

Two days before the Qingming Festival, except for Jiang Hua, all the ten or so members of the family went to the south, and after several rounds, a local family led the way to a small town. The Jiang family's ancestral hall was built on the edge of the town. In a place with excellent water and geomantic omen, the ancestral tomb is on the sunny slope behind the ancestral hall.

At the end of February in the lunar calendar, the north is still very cold, but the south has ushered in the most beautiful season of the year.The fresh green all over the mountain, the dotted crimson, and the large areas of bright yellow, brewing a winter of plants are full of energy and are full of beauty.

When the car arrived outside the town, the old man ordered to walk into the town.

As soon as he got out of the car, Jiang Nan was fascinated by the beautiful flowers, pink willows and green.What catches the ear is the melodious chirping of birds in the forest, what catches the eye is the hazy sea of ​​flowers in the mountains, and even the small puddles on the roadside are extravagantly inlaid with a layer of goose yellow rape pollen, which is like an oil painting. The world in this world is full of dreamy colors, shrouded in faint mist through a thin rain curtain.This is Jiangnan.

During Qingming, it has always been rainy and rainy, as if there is no rain in Qingming, it is not Qingming.

Holding an umbrella, a group of people walked through the central street of the town under the curious eyes of the town residents. When they reached the end, they turned into a narrow bluestone road, crossed a bridge to the opposite side of the river, and walked upstream along the river bank. A labyrinth-like bamboo sea, in the center of which is a three-story red brick house with black tiles, dotted with this green ocean like a lost pearl in the sea.Their trip is to stay here.

Jiang Nan has been cautious since he got out of the car, and he didn't even dare to breathe too presumptuously, for fear of disturbing the tranquility.He came from a big city, and this place is as unbelievable as a paradise. It turns out that Jiangnan is such a wonderful place, but it's a pity that he didn't know how to appreciate it at all when he was a child.

That three-story house was specially commissioned by Mr. Jiang to build by the villagers a few years ago. According to local customs, there are five rooms in a row. His four sons each occupy one room, and the two elders live in the middle.This house is worthless, and the whole house would not be worth a bathroom in Beijing if sold. It is even more impossible for the Jiang family to live here for a long time. The old man probably did this to make up for the regret of not being able to return to his roots due to his age.

Jiang Huajie was at the bottom of the house, and was assigned to the furthest room on the right. Jiang Nan naturally lived with him, and everyone else also checked in. Except for the room on the far left, Jiang Hua was vacant, and all the rooms were occupied. people.

In fact, there is no need to be so troublesome. The whole family only stays here for three days. Wouldn't it be more convenient to find a hotel anywhere in the county?What's more, the leaders of the county and the city had already received the news, and they were vying to show their hospitality.It's just that the old man insists on doing this, and everyone can only let him arrange it.

Although the few houses were cleaned in advance, they have never been fired, and the family is incapable of working. Fortunately, the family has arranged for a few peasant women from nearby villages to help, otherwise they would not even be able to heat the hot water. .

I've been on the road all day and I'm very tired.When night fell, Jiang Nan carried a bucket of hot water upstairs and went into the room assigned to him. The door of the room was bolted and he wiped his body hastily in the chilly Jiangnan night. He didn't bother to carry the water. Just got into the bed like this.The quilt is made of thick cotton wool, which weighs more than ten catties. It weighs so heavily on the body. At first, it was not used to it, but when it warmed up, it felt extremely comfortable and at ease.

Without Jiang Huajie to disturb him, Jiang Nan slept until dawn, only to be woken up by the chirping birds outside the window.He stretched himself under the quilt, put on his coat and got up, opened the window and poked his head out. The rain had stopped yesterday, and the sun cast mottled shadows in the bamboo forest. The spirit of the world, this is the morning in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiang Nan unconsciously fell into a trance.

There is a small path among the bamboo forests. Jiang Huajie is wearing a navy blue stand-up collar sweater, standing there with his hands in his pockets, his head slightly raised, not knowing whether to look at the sky or the sea.

Jiangnan seems to have a kind of magical power. No matter how indifferent a person is in her embrace, he can only reveal the softness deep in his heart.

Jiang Huajie turned his head and saw Jiang Nan leaning against the window, Jiang Nan saw him too, so far apart, he couldn't see his expression clearly, the two looked through each other, and they didn't know where they fell.

The breakfast was delivered by the villagers, a large pot of fragrant glutinous rice porridge, homemade crispy side dishes, and fried buns from the only breakfast shop in the town with browned brown on both sides and soft in the middle.Jiang Nan was overwhelmed by the very simple style.

Tomorrow is the official day of worshiping the ancestors. Today, I only need to do some preparation work. A junior like Jiang Nan can’t help him.

He walked out along the river bank according to yesterday's route, halfway he met Jiang Huajie who came out at some time, he wanted to say hello and skipped over, but Jiang Huajie kept staring at him, so he had to stop.

"Where to go?"

"Go to town and have a look."

"I'll go as well."

"Oh."

The weather was very sunny, and before arriving in town, Jiang Nan was already so hot that he took off his coat.

Because the Qingming Festival is just around the corner, the town is also very lively these two days, with people coming and going on the street.I didn’t look carefully yesterday, but now Jiang Nan discovered that there are all kinds of small shops on both sides of the street, selling clothes, renting out discs, wholesale non-staple food, hairdressers, etc. The lively side is shown in front of the guests.

Jiang Huajie followed the flow of people to a fork, and was about to turn his head to talk to Jiang Nan, but found that the person who had been quietly following him just now was gone.He immediately turned around and looked at the way he came from. There were crowds of people rubbing shoulders one after another, but there was no sign of Jiang Nan.An inexplicable anxiety rose from the bottom of his heart. Jiang Huajie took out his mobile phone, but found that the screen was dark and he forgot to charge it last night.Suppressing his impatience, he frowned and walked back.

Not on the street, not at the stalls, not in the shops, among the crowds, there was no one he was looking for.

Jiang Huajie suddenly panicked. He had never felt such a strange feeling in his life, but now he really panicked.

What are you panicking about?Such a big person, such a small place, are you afraid that you won't be able to find it, or that he won't be able to return home?

He didn't know either.

Jiang Huajie couldn't help calling out Jiang Nan's name, and the speaker at the door of a nearby bookstore was playing a song, which covered his voice.He took a few steps forward and started to run gradually.

Before he ran far, he seemed to hear someone calling him. He stopped uncertainly and listened carefully. Someone was indeed calling him, it was Jiang Nan.Jiang Huajie turned his head abruptly.

In the spring of Jiangnan, the weather has warmed up, the air is filled with the smell of green grass and soil, and the bright sunshine shines unceremoniously on this gentle land.

Jiang Nan stood on the side of the street, with his coat off and hanging in his arms, wearing only a beige sweater and a pair of khaki slacks underneath, standing youthfully in the sun, his hair was blown by the breeze, revealing a large area of ​​smoothness forehead.He was still holding a book in his hand, and his posture was relaxed, but his expression was anxious and confused. He looked at Jiang Huajie through the crowd, as if afraid that he might not see him, and shouted again: "Dad, I'm here!"

Beside him is a small bookstore, and a black old-fashioned speaker hanging at the door is playing a song.

"Just because I took one more look at you in the crowd

Never forget your face

Dreaming of meeting by chance one day

From then on, I started to feel lonely

When I miss you, you are on the horizon

When I miss you, you are in front of me

When I miss you, you are in my mind

When I miss you, you are in my heart

I'd rather believe that we were destined in previous lives

The love story of this life will never change again

I'd rather spend my life waiting for you to discover

I've always been by your side and never walked far..."

The female singer's voice is ethereal and distant, with a hint of carelessness, but she sings such an affectionate song.

Jiang Huajie suddenly felt suffocated for a moment. He stood there in a daze for a while, and the feeling of violent heart contraction gradually passed away, but the aftereffect left behind made his heart beat abnormally fast.

He slowly narrowed his eyes. Today's sunshine was too bright, and it made people's eye sockets moist.