escape and return

Fangge once asked his father, why the name of the village is Diwan?

Yuan Dashan pondered for a moment, then replied, that is to ask the ancestors.

This honest farmer didn't know the origin of the village's name, but it didn't stop Ge Ge from liking it. It sounded like a mansion in Shanwan, waiting for him to go back at any time.Only now, he is leaving again temporarily.

Last night, he had that dream again, and his mother was leaving again, leaving him alone in nothingness.Although his mother kept hugging him after waking up, the bitter feeling of helplessness could not be diluted.

This time, my mother didn't go out to see him off, but just sent him to the col in the neighboring village, and my father took Yuan Song and sent him back to his grandparents' house.

Along the way, Yuan Song was chattering all the time, trying to divert his brother's attention. The mountain road was narrow, and only one person could pass. Yuan Song walked in front, and a small hand stretched all the way to the back, holding his brother's hand tightly. Dad carried the shoulder pole and broke it.

"Brother, Mom and Dad said that I can go to school this year, and when you are on vacation, we will study together." Yuan Song turned his head to look at Fang Ge from time to time.

Fang Ge looked at the road along the hands they held, a little expectant, "Then where do you go to school? Is it in the town?"

"No, the town is too far away. My mother said to put me in the neighboring village. Isn't there a teacher there? There are also a few children in the village. Let's learn together."

"Only one teacher?"

"That's right, there are few people in the mountains, so it's good to have a teacher. I heard from my mother that my sister also studied there before."

"It would be great if you could come to the town to study." Fang Ge was a little lonely.

"It's okay, you study hard. When you come to teach me in summer vacation, I will definitely study very well! At that time, I will be the first in the class. My sister said that there will be rewards for being the first teacher. When you come back, I will be the first teacher in the class." I will give you the reward." Yuan Song pursed his lips, the corners of his mouth were raised high, and he raised his chin arrogantly.

"Haha, brother, you have such a beautiful idea. Then let's talk about it. When I come to teach you Chinese and mathematics in summer vacation, I will be the number one in our class. I will definitely teach you well." Fang Ge patted his own Small chest, seems to have a new goal.

Talking and laughing along the way, their way down the mountain did not seem so difficult.

From the foot of the mountain to the town, there is a car to take. The last time I took a tractor, this time I was lucky, and a tricycle carrying people came.

In the car, Fangge and Yuan Song sat at the back of the car, and they could see the scenery along the way. Fangge pointed at the big green river under the road for a while, and pointed at a small town with red roofs on the other side of the river. There is the low hill behind the town. I heard that there is a temple there, and there is a monk in the temple who has a good look.

When Fangge introduced these things to Yuan Song, his eyes lit up, as if he could explain to his younger brother what he had seen and heard was quite a remarkable thing.Yuan Dashan looked at his two sons with a smile on his lips, and hoped that the two brothers would grow up well and respect each other.

After arriving in the town, Yuan Dashan was going to take them to dinner first.

"Is there anything Gezi wants to eat?" The place where they got off happened to be in the downtown area of ​​the town, where restaurants, fruit shops, cake shops, butcher shops, etc. were all available.

Yuan Song looked back and forth, feeling fresh and curious, just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.Fang Ge also looked back and forth on tiptoe. The layout of the town is actually very simple. It is built along the river, with a mountain on the back, and a big road between the two long houses, and these shops are all beside the road.

Fangge was looking for a steamed stuffed bun shop, and as soon as he got back to town, he really wanted to eat steamed stuffed buns.When he was in school, he passed the school gate every day, and the steamed stuffed bun shop facing the school gate would smell a burst of aroma, making the glutton in his stomach rebel and growl.

"Dad, is there a bun shop? Let's go buy buns." Xiao Fangge looked up at his father, his eyes full of hope.Yuan Dashan thought to himself, this son is too sensible, save money for his father.

"It's okay, Dad is rich, just tell me what you want to eat today, Song Song, what do you want to eat?" Yuan Song looked at his father in confusion, he didn't know what to eat, but he looked at the cake across the road The store is very beautiful.

"Dad, what is that? Can you eat it?"

"Ah, it's a cake. If you want to eat, Dad will buy it for you. Let's go, let's try something new." Yuan Dashan picked up the burden on the ground, and led the two boys to the cake shop.

"Brother, have you ever eaten that thing? It looks delicious." Yuan Song sucked his saliva.

"No, I haven't seen it either, but I think it must be delicious." Fang Ge also swallowed. Although there are no buns to eat, the cake is also super delicious!

Yuan Dashan bought a piece of pastry for each of them, and took them into a noodle shop, where he ordered a bowl of noodles for himself.The two sons couldn't eat anything else after eating the pastries. They rubbed their bellies and squinted, looking full of satisfaction.

On the way to Lihe Village, they boarded another tractor, and the three of them sat in the back, their buttocks bouncing along with the vehicle.

Yuan Song supported the car body tightly with one hand, and rubbed his buttocks with the other hand, frowned, and couldn't help asking: "Brother, do you go to school like this every day? Are you so upbeat? No wonder there's no flesh left."

"Who told you that I went to school on a tractor? I usually walk, okay? Riding a tractor depends on luck, brother, do you know luck? We are lucky today. You have to pay money, you think we are sitting for nothing Is it?" Fangge laughed, his voice trembling because of the tractor, "Oh, my silly brother." Dad also laughed, oh, what should I do if my son is too stupid.

"Huh? You have to walk such a long way to school? Brother, no wonder you are so thin, you walk too much."

It looks like one or two o'clock in the afternoon in Dalihe Village. After lunch, many people in the village move their stools and sit outside to bask in the sun.Fang La held Yuan Song's hand and walked in front, feeling uneasy in his heart, and his shoulders shrank unconsciously.

"Gai Zi, don't be afraid, we are a man, stand upright, have done nothing wrong, take it easy." Dad's mountain-like voice sounded behind him, Fang Ge turned his head to look at his father, and grinned.

"Hey, Fangge is back?" The third grandpa walked in front of them with a hoe on his shoulder, "Is this the New Year's Eve at godfather's house?" The old man smiled and nodded to Yuan Dashan, saying hello.

Fangge nodded, and called out in a low voice, "Hello, third grandpa!"

"Okay, who is this?" The third grandpa bent down and patted Yuan Song's head.

"My younger brother." Fang Ge unconsciously puffed out his chest.

"Son, say hello to grandpa and say hello to grandpa."

"Hello, Grandpa!" Yuan Song raised his head and shouted crisply.

"Oh, good, good!" Then he straightened up and told Yuan Dashan to leave.

When they walked up the embankment, Fangge saw his grandmother sitting outside the door, and he lowered his head and whispered in Yuan Song's ear, "That's my grandmother." Yuan Song followed Fangge's gaze, and also Then she covered her hands and stood on tiptoe and whispered in Fang Ge's ear: "It looks very fierce. Don't be afraid, my father and I are here."

Grandma had already seen them when they went up the embankment, and when they approached, grandma stood up and went into the house to make a cup of tea for Yuan Dashan.She politely let people into the room, said some courteous words to Yuan Dashan, and praised Yuan Song a few more, then Fangge took her younger brother upstairs to put the luggage.

Yuan Dashan picked out half a basket of sugar cakes for the Chinese New Year. He gave the sugar cakes to the old man, and took 100 yuan from his pocket to her.

"This is for Fangge. It's not safe for the child to leave it alone, so please buy him some food and some pocket money."

Grandma took the money and put it in her pocket, and said politely: "You are too polite, the child will have something to eat and some use to me, don't worry. I will give him the money."

"Then please, his grandma."

The two children hid at the stairs and listened to the adults' conversation. You looked at me and I looked at you, and the sadness in my heart swelled.

"Brother..." Yuan Song held his mouth, tears began to roll in his eyes.

"It's okay, don't cry, I'll wait for my brother to teach you how to read." Fang Ge choked on his sobs.

They had to rush back as soon as possible, Yuan Dashan called Yuan Song to remind them.The two brothers came out of the stairs holding hands and walked towards them.

"His grandma, I still need to trouble you to take care of Ge Zi." Yuan Dashan said again, looking at Fang Ge approaching, he also revealed a little reluctance.

"Dad!" Fangge ran over and hugged Yuan Dashan's thigh, "Dad, remember to pick me up during the summer vacation." He raised his head and tried to see his father's face clearly.

Yuan Dashan wiped away the tears from Gezi's eyes with his thumb, and said softly, "Don't worry, Gezi is waiting for Dad. Do you understand what grandma says here? Study hard. Dad will come to pick you up."

Yuan Song was beside him, holding his brother's clothes tightly with one hand, while wiping his face with the other hand indiscriminately, making up tears and snot.

Yuan Dashan patted the shoulders of the two of them, and seeing his grandmother standing beside him frowning and looking at Fang Ge with dissatisfaction, he hurriedly said: "Okay, I will come to pick you up in a few months, Ge Zi, Do you still remember what Dad told you? A man is a man, and a man does not flick his tears easily. You two wipe away my tears." Then he pulled Yuan Song's hand, "Say goodbye to brother, we Song Song is leaving."

Yuan Song looked up at his father, then turned his head to look at Fang Ge, "Brother...Brother, I want, let's go, you, you have to remember to miss me." He was sobbing as he spoke.

"Brother..." Fang Ge suppressed the crying in his throat, and hugged his younger brother vigorously.

"Okay, your father and your brother are on their way, don't delay them." Grandma went over and grabbed Fang Ge's arm, pulling him to her side.

Yuan Dashan picked up his son, talked to them, turned around and walked out with a pole and an empty cloth bag.

Yuan Song lay on his father's shoulder and kept looking at Fangge, waving his little hand slowly.

Fangge whimpered and followed out the door, but his grandmother grabbed his arm quickly, so he had to stand at the door and watch them gradually go away until they got off the embankment, crossed the Li River, and disappeared in the opposite direction. In the tung tree forest.