Two trees make a forest

After finally arriving in Pingzhou, I was exhausted. Fortunately, as soon as I got out of the station, I saw Tianen.He didn't know what he ate this year, and he was even higher than me.I shook my hand at him, and Tianen came over and took all the things I was twisting in my hand, and strode ahead of me.There were a lot of people getting off the train, and the bus was so crowded that the chest was pressed against the back.I watched the familiar scene outside the window slowly flashing in front of my eyes, and I sighed how time flies.

As soon as I returned to the courtyard, I found that the buildings in the courtyard were a bit old, and the dusty bricks and tiles reflected that the people in the period were much older.Many of the original uncles and aunts have moved away, and the new residents have changed one after another.Walking in front of my house, I saw that the people going in and out next to me didn't know each other, so I took a step forward and asked Tian En, "Has Li Shuang's family moved?"

Tian En put my things in my house, and said plainly: "Yes, her family moved to Zhaoyang District, and I heard that she bought a new house there." Now, like the big cities, they are beginning to divide into districts.Our place is Liuyang District, and the newly developed district is called Zhaoyang District.

"Where are Dad and grandma?" Although I'm not at home, I also know from the communication with Xu Wei and She Lin that many factories in Pingzhou have been closed.Now there are only my dad's factory and the sixth factory that are crumbling.When I was a child, everyone felt honored to be able to enter the factory, and felt that they had no worries about food and clothing, and their life has been smooth since then.However, in the past ten years or so, these state-owned enterprises have encountered bottlenecks in their transformation and began to move towards their sunset.My dad never tells me about it on the phone, but I can feel the pressure of his life now.

"Dad is still at work, and grandma is going to buy groceries." Tian En is much more stable, with a wide back and looks very reliable, but his words are cold, and he feels that he is thousands of miles away from me.My dad still goes to work on Saturday, so it seems that the family's financial situation cannot be ignored.

After tidying up, I went to the balcony and happened to meet a strange neighbor, and we smiled at each other.Watching someone's kid playing football in the yard.I remembered the scene of my childhood.The yard I used to look down on, and the people who looked down on the yard, are mostly gone.I lay on the balcony and looked at the withered and yellow sycamore trees on both sides of the yard, only they were still here.Seeing grandma's staggering steps, I ran downstairs in three steps and two steps.

When I got closer, the hunched grandma saw me clearly, and the wrinkles on her face deepened happily: "Duoduo is back." I answered, and took the bag in grandma's hand.Grandma had to rely on the strength of the railing to go upstairs, so she walked very slowly, and I walked slowly beside her.Grandma smiled: "You go first, grandma is crawling slowly now." Seeing grandma waving her hand to me, I suddenly felt sad.

My dad didn't get home until after six o'clock.The family has not sat together happily for a long time.At the dinner table, my dad asked me about my situation at school, and I picked out the best ones.There was no mention of Mu Xizi's going abroad.Grandma couldn't hear clearly, so she also said a few words, but Tianen went back to her room after eating, as if she had no interest at all.

Tianen was getting old and I was gone, so grandma moved into my room.At night, I heard my grandma's snoring clearly. I couldn't get used to it and couldn't fall asleep. I got up and went to the balcony to blow some air.Looking around, Pingzhou has really changed too much.In the past, when it was late at night, you could only look up at the dazzling starry sky, but now the starry sky has been robbed of the limelight by neon lights, but it is a bit dull.

The next day my dad was on vacation and asked me if I wanted to buy a mobile phone, but I refused decisively.Tian En went out with a basketball.Grandma takes a nap after lunch.There was a snoring sound, I couldn't read the book, so I told my dad, and then went out to browse the bookstore.

Halfway through the road, I suddenly remembered the city's second high school, the place where I didn't know how much hard work and sweat I had put in, so I turned a corner and walked to the city's second high school.As soon as I told the guard that it was an old student who had come to visit the school, the guard let me in.The teaching building has not changed, but there is no sound of reading books and noisy conversations.Walking through the winding path, I can vaguely see the basketball court.Thinking that Tianen might be there, I prepared to go down and have a look.When going down the stairs, evergreens were planted on both sides of the stairs. I couldn't see the people in the promenade below, but I could clearly hear their conversations.

"I heard that your sister is back." It was a young guy's voice.

"Yes, the family is very happy." I was taken aback, it was obviously Tianen's voice.I stopped walking, feeling a little anxious, because I heard the contempt in his mouth.Tianen continued: "My dad even asked her if she wanted a cell phone."

"Yo, that's true, who told you that your sister is so good, didn't you see her picture is still posted on the school's honor column." I guess, he should be Tian En's friend.

"咚咚咚" was the sound of clapping a basketball. Tian En said a little dejectedly: "I asked my dad to enroll me in a tutoring class. My dad said that everyone in the Lin family is self-taught. Tsk, he just wants to save money. Come down and pay for my sister's living expenses."

"Then you are miserable. You are so poor in science and comprehensive, if you don't make up for it, you will be waiting for the Northwest Wind in the college entrance examination next year." I was shocked, and I didn't expect Tianen to encounter a bottleneck in his studies.I started to feel a little anxious, and pinched my fingers together.

"Hey, so what if I pass the exam. My sister is already the benchmark of my family. I might as well not pass the exam." Hearing Tian En's thoughts of giving up on himself, my heart was a little chilled.Never knew my success would put so much pressure on him.I was about to go down and have a face-to-face communication with Tianen, but Tianen said helplessly: "My dad is laid off again now. I found a job as a security guard temporarily. With that meager salary, I am really afraid that he will even kill my sister." I can’t get enough of my tuition fees, how can I afford to go to college.” I raised my head abruptly, and I saw how many white hairs my dad had added to his head, my nose was sore, and my heart was choked with sobs.Tianen continued: "My dad won't let my sister know, for fear that my sister will stop reading on impulse." I slowly retracted the outstretched foot, squeezed my palm tightly, and clenched my teeth. Can't make a sound.

They were silent for a while, and his friend spoke first: "Never mind, money is an adult's business. You learn first, and you can talk about it when you fail the exam. I don't think your dad will favor one person over another. Good brother, it's okay .It’s a big deal, so I won’t read it. Let’s go out early to make money. When the time comes, I will have money, so I can do whatever I want.”

Tianen chuckled: "As far as your ambition is concerned, how did you get into the second high school in the city?" The two of them began to tease.The sound of hitting the ball was also louder.I was afraid that Tianen would see me, so I ran up quickly.Hiding in a high place, I watched Tianen and his friends slapping the ball and walking towards the court, but my heart could not be calm for a long time.

After I came out of school, I walked and walked on the road, aimlessly.There are steaming snack bars on the street, dynamic music is playing in front of the clothes store, and there are many handsome men and women sitting in front of the barber shop.There are old people with crutches on the road, young people who are walking in a hurry, and children who are coquettish and want to be hugged.As I walked, I turned into Wutong Road again.The leaves of the sycamore trees on the ground are withered and yellow, and there are still a few leaves on the branches.There is still a thin layer of snow facing the curb.I don't know if it is due to global warming, but there is less and less heavy snow in winter now.When I walked back to the yard, I happened to meet my dad coming in a hurry.

"Dad, where are you going?" I opened my mouth and asked.

My dad pointed to the front: "Your Uncle Li has something to do, let me help you. Hurry up and go home, it's cold, don't freeze." After finishing speaking, my dad hurried away.Looking at the figure of my dad going away, I feel a little uncomfortable.

When I got home, grandma was adding coal to the stove, and saw me reminding: "Stay away, don't let the ashes fall on your head." I hurried over, took the tongs in grandma's hand, and looked at the fire in the stove. The strong fire adds coal.Puffs of soot flew up, onto the stove, my hands, my clothes, my head.After filling the fire, I put the things away. Grandma looked at me and kept smiling: "Duo Duo has grown taller again."

Seeing grandma's eyes that were about to narrow into slits, I sat aside: "Well, it has grown by another centimeter." I don't know if it has grown or not, and I just want to make grandma happy.Grandma's shriveled mouth has few teeth left, but her smile is more gentle and amiable.

Tian En just came back at night, and when our eyes collided, we separated automatically.There was dissatisfaction with me in his eyes, and guilt towards him in my heart.During the holidays, we rarely talked.My dad always reminds Tian En, and while I'm here, he quickly asks me questions that he doesn't know.I didn't know how to answer so as not to make Tianen feel more sad, so I just kept silent.Of course Tian En didn't come to see me.

My dad's vacation didn't start until New Year's Eve, and he took a week off.I help my grandma cook New Year's Eve dinner at home.Everyone sat in front of the TV and watched the New Year's Eve party, staying up through midnight, and came to the balcony to watch the fireworks rising everywhere.There are also little kids playing in the yard.The sound of firecrackers louder than one is deafening.I looked at the family under the fireworks and felt very happy.I couldn't help thinking in my head, did Mu Xizi return to China?

During the period, I had a meeting with Xu Wei and She Lin, but Zhang Liang couldn't come out because he was in retreat at home.The three of us are still talking about what happened at school in KFC.She Lin even told us happily that she has a boyfriend.I saw the smile in She Lin's eyes, it's true

I caught a glimpse of the smile on the corner of Xu Wei's mouth, it was true.

After we separated, Xu Wei and I walked.I put my hands in the bag of my coat and teased him: "See if you don't cherish it, it's over now, such a good cabbage was picked up by other pigs."

Xu Wei corrected immediately: "I'm not a pig."

"I know, you are a monkey, you picked sesame seeds and lost watermelon." I let out a sigh of relief, pale.Xu Wei chuckled, and the two didn't talk further.But a joke, everyone laughed and passed.

Walking to the fork in the road, Xu Wei asked gossipingly, "What about you and him?"

I pursed my lips and answered truthfully: "He has great ambitions and has already studied abroad. It seems that I was a step too late and didn't catch up. It's a pity, a pity."

Xu Wei patted my head and smiled: "It's not a pity. If you miss it, it means it's not suitable; if it's suitable, you won't miss it." This is a good statement, and I smiled knowingly.Just when the green light arrived, he waved his hand and said goodbye to me.Looking at his back, I prayed in my heart: I hope Mu Xizi and I will not miss it.

The United States does not celebrate the Spring Festival, but the three of us can get through it.After strolling around the nearby states, the three of us watched the time go back, and Aunt Qiu returned to China for the New Year.The three of us set things up in Aunt Qiu's house.The three people who are not easy to cook still messed up a table of dishes, which were not complete in color, fragrance, but everyone was laughing and laughing.During the period, he also finished the red wine brought by Xia Shengnan.In the dense atmosphere, we sat on the ground.Leaning on Liu Ziyang's shoulder, he gently stroked my head.I closed my eyes slightly in comfort and felt him gently kissing my head.The next day, I had some hangover discomfort.Xia Shengnan gave me the hangover medicine.I ate and felt drowsy again.In the dream, I was holding Liu Ziyang with my left hand, and Xia Shengnan with my right hand, the three of us laughed and walked along a wide avenue together.

The author has something to say:

Lin Duoduo, I am optimistic about you, you will catch up sooner or later, come on