After adopting paranoid gods

Ji Tang looked at Fu Linshan behind the old man. He could only sneak over while the old man was recalling the past, squatted down, gently rubbed Fu Linshan's head, and said softly: "Don't feel bad. I'll be with you. Yours Didn't the family come back? Everything is still there."

Fu Linshan crossed life and death, walked through the battlefield full of gunpowder smoke, came to this old house, and met the only person in the world who was related to him by blood.

Even as a soldier, his emotions are difficult to control.

The other party is full of hair, but he is still in his prime.

Feeling Ji Tang's touch, Fu Linshan immediately stood up, straightened the hem of his clothes, and said in a hoarse voice, "It's okay."

Ji Tang took out the gift he bought for the old man and said, "Grandpa, I brought you something." He took a gift box from the table and handed it to the old man.

He came to the nursing home for the first time, and he didn't know what to buy, so he bought a small potted plant.

The small potted plant is a longevity flower potted plant. There are small red flowers mixed with tender green leaves in a pot. It looks very cute, and it doesn't need much care, just water it.

Small potted plants can be placed on the table, adding a lot of color to this monotonous room for a while.

"Thank you..." The old man looked at this little gift and laughed hoarsely: "I have never had anyone give me flowers, the army, but no one has ever given me anything."

He suddenly waved to Ji Tang, and called Ji Tang over mysteriously: "I'll show you something, you go to the cabinet and get that big gray box out."

Ji Tang followed suit and opened the closet, and there was indeed a big gray box inside.The case looked worn, but was wiped clean without a speck of dust.

He brought the box to the old man.

"Open it."

When Ji Tang opened it, a stale smell of rotten wood rushed over.He first saw many small gray pieces that looked like plastic, and small wooden sticks inside.

The old man explained: "This is a tool for shadow puppetry."

"Shadow play?" Ji Tang frowned, as if he had never heard of it.

"Sure enough, people of your generation don't know." The old man smiled and continued: "This is something that often appeared in our time. My brother can play, and he can play very well. I heard that he often Perform shadow puppetry for the troops in their free time."

In Ji Tang's mind, the appearance of a tall man playing with these gadgets appeared, and he couldn't help laughing.

The old man: "At that time, it was a great thing to know a skill. My brother often said that when he came back from the war and got married, he would perform shadow puppetry for his family every day. He also prepared a shadow puppet show for this purpose. But neither of us have seen it, he said it was specially for his family."

"It's a pity that he didn't come back, let alone have a home."

"If he can come back, these shadow puppets won't have to collect dust here. They can't wait for their masters anymore."

Ji Tang carefully looked at these small shadow puppets.

Many small shadow puppets have faded, and some have been bitten by insects and have many pitted holes.But judging from the shape of these shadow puppets, the workmanship is very sophisticated, and we can still see what shape they are. Presumably their owner at that time must have placed countless hopes on them.

This is after getting married.

Performed for my family.

It's a pity that Fu Linshan didn't wait to come to his home.

The old man leaned over and gently moved the old shadow puppets away.Ji Tang saw another stack of things.

It was a piece of black clothing wrapped in plastic sheeting.It is well preserved without any damage, maybe the fabric is more durable.

"This is a military uniform, worn by Fu Linshan. But it was only worn once. At that time, the army issued two sets of military uniforms, but because the expedition was too hasty, my brother only brought one set. Therefore, the remaining clothes, It became the only uniform he didn't get blood on."

The old man scratched his head in embarrassment, and murmured to himself: "Speaking of it—an unspeakable thing happened between us."

Ji Tang became curious: "What's the matter?"

The old man opened his clothes and saw a piece of paper pressed under the clothes.The paper was so deeply yellowed that it could only be seen that it had once been red.

"This is the marriage certificate."

After finishing speaking, the old man noticed Ji Tang's strange gaze and quickly waved his hand: "——Don't get me wrong! This marriage certificate is fake, and it has no name! My brother has never liked anyone!"

The old man checked the marriage certificate, and sure enough, the groom's name was Fu Linshan, while the bride's name was blank.

"It happened when we were ten years old."

"We didn't have a family at that time. My brother heard that as long as he found a wife, he was considered to have a family. Then he wanted to find a wife, but he was still a half-grown man with a runny nose. Who would want him.

He couldn't find a wife, so he had to draw a marriage certificate and pretend he was married.

It's really funny to say that this marriage certificate was laughed at by the whole village for a long time.

The word Fu in 'Fu Linshan' is still written in pinyin. "

As the old man spoke, he couldn't help laughing out loud, and his hearty laughter filled the room.

Ji Tang glanced at the marriage certificate, it was really...

There is an even more awkward "fu" among the crooked pencil words

Ji Tang: "..."

The old man pursed his lips: "But he really wants a home, someone who loves him and a warm house."

all night.

The old man said a lot about his elder brother Fu Linshan, after all, his elder brother was the only family member in his life.Ji Tang didn't resist either, and listened to him for a long time, until the nurse knocked on the door and brought in two dinners, inviting them to have dinner.

One is for the old man, and the other is for Ji Tang.They are all cooked porridge with minced meat and vegetables and a bowl of dry cucumbers.

After Ji Tang had dinner, he wanted to chat with the old man for a while.It's a pity that the old man is embarrassed to bother Ji Tang any more, and it's time to go to bed.

Ji Tang had no choice but to pack up his things and leave, smiling at the old man and saying: "Grandpa, I will visit you often in the future. You don't have to worry about being alone."

The old man lay on the bed, still shaking his head: "I don't have much time."

Ji Tang stubbornly persuaded: "No."

Ji Tang went all the way to the gate of the nursing home, and just as he was about to leave, the nurse suddenly rushed over with a box of things.

Panting, the nurse stuffed the box to Ji Tang: "Mr. Fu Jianguo gave it to you."

Ji Tang recognized that this box was obviously Fu Linshan's relics, shadow puppet, military uniform, marriage certificate...

His pupils shrank, and he asked subconsciously, "Why did he give these things to me?"

The nurse shook his head: "He is running out of time. After he passed away, there is no one who can entrust these things. He might as well think about giving these things to you. After all, you are the only one who has seen him."

Ji Tang frowned: "Not much time?"

"Yes. Terminal brain cancer."

"The hospital can't cure it. I'm going home to rest these few days and spend the last period of time."

The nurse sighed with regret: "Now there are only less than ten elderly people left in our nursing home. Those veterans have left one by one. After they are all gone, who will remember them?"

"You remember to put away his things. In the future, you may be the only one who can remember him."

Ji Tang held the box tightly and listened quietly to the nurse's words.

After the nurse finished speaking, she sent Ji Tang to the gate of the house, and said: "There is no place to take a car around here, you have to go outside to get a taxi."

It was already late at this time, and only a few scattered lights on the side of the road illuminated the countryside.

Ji Tang didn't have the energy to find a car, so he could only find a hotel here to stay temporarily.

But the surrounding area is wilderness that can't be seen at a glance, Ji Tang can only walk to the town on foot.

He walked halfway and couldn't help but sit down and rest.

He couldn't help but open the box and look at these things again.

Unexpectedly, he found that the shadow puppet in the box was missing.He raised his head in astonishment, and unexpectedly saw an extra thing under the streetlight.

It was a shadow puppet rack with a white curtain.

It is quietly placed in the countryside, and through the dim light on the side of the road, you can see many silhouettes of people who are also yellow in the white curtain.They stood silently, waiting for the only spectator to come.

In the dark fields all around, this small shadow puppet theater is like a warm yellow sun, quietly illuminating the darkness.

—Wait until I come back from the war.

I want a home.

For my family, perform a shadow play.

Even if it requires me to wait 66 years.