Xu Shanlan

The author has something to say: Open a new article, Scattering Flowers~~~ This chapter is set in 1985, um, "Mom, I want to eat pears!" Go to the small table and reach for food in the plastic bag.As a result, the bag was accidentally knocked over, and the big white pears were scattered and rolled everywhere.

"Oh, what are you doing, you are like a monkey cub, be honest!" The woman felt a little embarrassed, and slapped the child on the back of the hand, and said incessantly while busy picking pears: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the child is too naughty!" .”

It's no wonder that she was embarrassed, the child sitting across from her might look younger than her own son, but she looked like she was six or seven years old, but she sat firmly.It has been more than three hours since the train started, and I seldom move, unlike my son who is going up and down and not being honest at all.

"It's nothing, auntie." The boy next to the little boy who spoke seemed to be the boy's elder brother, about fifteen or sixteen years old.He looks young but is very calm. He helped pick up the pears and put them in the bag without saying much.

"Pear—pear—" the son screamed loudly before he could eat it.The woman hurriedly picked one up and stuffed it into her son's mouth, and it was only then that he stopped.

The train was rattling forward, just in time for the peak period of summer vacation for students, and the carriage was full of people.The cool breeze blowing in through the open window could not dispel the stuffiness and restlessness.People crowded together like a group of ducks, standing or sitting, holding newspapers, magazines, cardboard, etc. as fans, fanning back and forth, all with expressions on their faces eager to get off at the stop and eager to be relieved.

Therefore, the quiet and well-behaved child on the opposite side, and the calm and stable boy next to him, are particularly different.

The son took big bites of the watery big white pear, which was crisp and loud.I don't know those people behind are eating cucumbers, and the fragrance is wafting over, which is undoubtedly very attractive in the stove-like compartment.The boy was a little greedy, he watched the woman's son eat the pear, licked his lips, and swallowed.

The boy said, "Are you thirsty? I'll get you some water to drink." He flipped through the black bag he was carrying, and took out a glass.

The little boy didn't speak, his big eyes flickered like black beans, only looking at the big white pear.He was really pretty, with white and tender skin, black and soft hair, diamond-shaped pink lips, and cold eyes that looked like a doll girl.The woman's heart softened at that time, and she picked up a pear and handed it to the little boy: "Eat it, it was washed before getting in the car, it's clean."

The little boy's eyes were full of longing, but he didn't answer, and turned to look at the boy first.The boy hesitated for a moment, and took it with both hands: "Thank you, Auntie." Then he handed it to the little boy: "Here, eat."

The little boy held up the pear, brought it to the boy's mouth, and said, "Brother, eat first." His voice was also thin, soft, and waxy, and it sounded soft, completely different from the sharp yelling of a woman's son. The same, she seemed polite and sensible. When the woman heard it, her heart softened like water, and she smiled and said, "Oh, this child..." She stretched out her hand and pulled hard, and she had already climbed up on the seat and looked back to watch the excitement. Her son said angrily, "Sit down!" Her son shouted, "No, no!"

"Stinky boy!" The woman felt embarrassed and spanked her son's buttocks. Her son was very skinny and didn't care at all. What should he do?

The boy took a bite of the pear, and the little boy held it over and ate it bite by bite.He looked like he was very hungry, and he ate very quickly, and in two or three bites there was only a lihu left.The woman hurriedly stuffed him another one: "Eat, eat, there are plenty."

The little boy glanced at the boy, saw that he had no objection, laughed happily, and said, "Thank you, Auntie." The woman said to the boy, "You eat too."

The boy shook his head: "No, thank you." He took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped off the water stains on the little boy's lips.

The woman looked at this, then at that, and became curious: "Where are you going?"

The boy said the name of a place.The woman was very surprised: "Huh? It's so far away. Then it takes a day and a night. Why didn't you buy a sleeper?"

"Sold out," said the boy.

The woman sighed, it is difficult to buy a sleeper berth on a train, but it would be nice to have a teahouse.She asked again: "Is it just you two? Where is your excellency?"

"Brother is an adult." It was the boy who answered her, "Brother took me home to see my mother." He ate two pears, treated the woman as a good aunt, and was obviously much more lively.

The woman froze for a moment, and noticed that the two children were wearing bright red sportswear that could only be worn in certain sports schools, with two yellow words "Martial Arts" embroidered on the chest.The woman asked: "You are from a martial arts school." Her son turned around immediately when he heard the word "wushu" and shouted, "I can also practice martial arts!" Get up, causing the people next to him to frown and hide back again and again.

The little boy thought the woman's son was very interesting, so he laughed, and the boy nodded.

"Oh, it's hard to practice martial arts." The woman looked at the little boy, "Your mother doesn't feel sorry for sending him out at such a young age."

The little boy said: "I miss my mother, my brother took me to find my mother." He didn't see how sad he was when he said it, and his face was full of anticipation, "Mom must be waiting for me at home, do a good job for me." food."

"Yes, yes." The woman smiled.

At this time, the train arrived at the station, and people got up and moved their bodies one after another as if they had suddenly woken up from a dream.There was no wind blowing in, and the carriage became a little hotter, and a bunch of tea egg sellers and twist sellers surrounded the window to sell things to the people inside.The hustle and bustle of people poured in, filling the small space.The boy poked his head out and looked around, as if he was about to go out to buy something to eat, but he hesitated when he saw the people in the corridor.The little boy tugged on his brother's sleeve, blinked his eyes wide: "Brother, I'm hungry."

The boy said: "Let's change." He let the little boy sit next to him, he squeezed close to the window, and moved the things on the small table to the woman's side to make room, " Auntie, please let me go."

"Oh, what are you doing, oh, be careful." The woman saw that the boy was going to get out of the window, and kindly instructed.

The teenager smiled at her, thanking her for the reminder.Immediately, he took a deep breath and pressed one hand on the edge of the table. I didn't see how strenuously he moved. His body suddenly shrank into a ball out of thin air, his legs stretched forward, and he jumped out of the narrow window like a dexterous swallow, landing lightly. on the platform.

The peddlers on both sides opened their mouths in astonishment, and the woman exclaimed in amazement, "Oh, why... why did you go out?"

The boy waved his hand and ran to the kiosk, and came back after a while with two big bags in his hand.He handed things in through the window first, and the woman helped catch them and put them on the seat.The young man supported the window with one hand, bent his legs through the window with a little force, and straightened immediately. His posture was extremely graceful and stretched. He drew a perfect arc above the small table, and landed lightly on the ground.Some people on both sides even applauded: "It's amazing, it's amazing."

The young man smiled, not showing much complacency on his face, he just spread the food he bought on the table one by one.Two roasted chickens, a bag of tea eggs, a bag of oranges, three twists, etc. were placed in a large pile, and then a big chicken leg was torn off and handed to the woman's son: "Here, little brother, you can eat."

The woman's son's eyes lit up when he saw the roast chicken. At that time, not everyone was willing to buy this thing, so he took it and took a big bite.The woman knew that the boy was repaying her two big white pears, but she didn't expect that the boy was young and thoughtful, so he would not be favored easily.The woman blushed when she saw the child gobbling it up, and said, "What do you say? Roast chicken is expensive."

"It's nothing." The young man peeled off the shell of the tea egg and put it in the little boy's hand, "Lanzi, let's eat." Then he tore a chicken leg and stuffed it for him.

Xu Shanlan held the egg in one hand and the roast chicken in the other. He was really hungry, so he ate happily.Cong Zhanyi struggled through the crowded crowd with a thermos to get back the boiling water, and then sat down on his seat to eat.The two sneaked out from the master overnight, neither of them had breakfast, and it was almost noon before they had a full belly.

Xu Shanlan spent half the night tossing around, was tired from the train ride, and dozed off little by little after eating.Rubbing his eyes, he said vaguely, "Brother, I want to pee."

Cong Zhanyi stood up and squeezed out to go to the bathroom with Xu Shanlan on his back, sweating again and again.Xu Shanlan finally calmed down, snuggled up to Cong Zhanyi to sleep, but couldn't sleep well, and asked in a daze, "Brother, will mom be home..."

"Yes." Cong Zhanyi took off his coat and put it on Xu Shanlan's lap, so as not to be blown by the wind.

"Will she be happy..."

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"Master... Will Master be very angry..."

"...No, it's fine..."

"Brother...I miss my mother, I really miss..." Xu Shanlan had already fallen asleep, and muttered the last two words in his mouth.

"En." Cong Zhanyi didn't say anything, just stuffed his clothes tightly.

Everyone in the car was tired and dozed off listlessly. The car was very quiet, except for the tireless voice from the radio: "Firecrackers, gunpowder and other flammable and explosive items are prohibited on the train..." Cong Zhan Yi was fascinated by the monotonous scenery flying past outside the window.

Xu Shanlan was sent to learn martial arts with his master last year, and he is the youngest among the five or six brothers.In fact, in Cong Zhanyi's memory, this was the first time Master accepted such a young student, who was about the same age as when he was learning martial arts.But after all, there are differences. I am the master's biological son, so I should learn early.But Xu Shanlan is too young.When Cong Zhanyi faintly heard the master mention it, it seemed that his parents were divorcing, and no one could control him, so he had to be sent here.But Xu Shanlan didn't know, he always thought that his mother sent him because he likes to learn martial arts.

Xu Shanlan seldom cried when he first arrived, at least Cong Zhanyi never saw him cry, he was so cute and sensible that made people feel distressed.Only once, I saw him secretly shed tears while hiding behind a tree, and ran away in surprise when he saw Cong Zhanyi.The master also didn't teach him how to practice martial arts, but only let him familiarize himself with the environment.At first his mother came to see him once a month, but then it became three months, and he hasn't been here for half a year, otherwise Xu Shanlan wouldn't have wanted to sneak out to find his mother.

Cong Zhanyi should have ignored it, or told his father, but he couldn't bear it after all, he couldn't bear it when he saw Xu Shanlan's pitiful appearance sobbing and crying.Cong Zhanyi knew in his heart how hard it is to learn martial arts. The juniors are all grown up, but this child is still so young.He thought of his experience of learning martial arts when he was a child, he had gritted his teeth and blood.Cong Zhanyi sometimes thinks, what kind of cruel mother must be to leave the child here and ignore it?If my mother is still alive, will it be the same?