"Don't just cry, go and cook for the child." Father Yang's words reminded Mother Yang.
"Oh, okay, okay, as long as A Fang is alive, I'll go cook." Mother Yang said as she walked out. After Yang's mother left, Li Tongfu asked Yang's father: "Uncle, what are the rumors about Liu Fang in the town and village?"
"Oh! It's all nonsense! How could A Fang, who is so sensible, do something so evil! Tumo Xingzi drowns people, making me, A Fang and Xia Xia, not human beings! Brother Liu Gen regretted it later, and Sister-in-law Liu Gen came He apologized to us, and said that even if something happens to the two children, they will still be a family when they grow up and settle the matter! But there is no regret medicine in the world, everything is too late! It has harmed both children!" Yang's father hammered his thigh and told angrily.
It turned out that after Yangliufang was washed away by the flood, her mother cried every day, her father sighed all day long, and Master Yangliugen thought about it all night amid the sound of the storm and regretted it. But just like the world has been unable to stop typhoons for thousands of years, once rumors spread, like the heavy rains and floods caused by typhoons, they spread quickly in Liunan Village and even Yangshi Town. As a result, rumors spread from person to person, from those who were ninety-nine to those who just knew how to walk. Everyone who could talk had their own rhetoric. The even more outrageous statement was that Yang Liufang had been studying there for more than a year and had already hooked up with him.
Amid such rumors and everyone's criticism, Liu Xia no longer dared to go to school and suffered from mild depression. Liu Gen and Lao Lao (the name for wives in Wenzhou) took her to see traditional Chinese and Western medicine doctors everywhere. , but it didn't get better, and later the family simply moved to live in Wenzhou city. Yang Liufang's parents, who are honest and poor, can only continue to bear these unfounded remarks in this village.
While they were talking, Mother Yang brought the food over, including a plate of fish nuggets, a plate of shredded salted duck, a plate of fried eggs with green peppers, and a plate of shredded jellyfish, with a large pot full of boiled white jellyfish in the middle. Stewed shredded radish in milk-like crucian carp soup. Mother Yang filled a bowl of rice for Li Tongfu, tamped it down and added half a spoonful.
"My child, I'm not prepared. You treat it as your own home and eat with open arms." He added a duck leg and placed it on Li Tongfu's full bowl of rice. Li Tongfu quickly pressed it down with chopsticks to prevent it from falling. When Li Tongfu took a bite of the firm duck leg, his mouth was instantly filled with salty aroma, which was the taste of his hometown that he had not seen for a long time. During the meal, the two old men kept picking up food for Li Tongfu and adding more rice when the bowl was almost empty. Li Tongfu was eating delicious hometown dishes and watching the two old people busy working for him. He couldn't help but think of his deceased parents. His eyes suddenly turned red and he couldn't help but shed tears.
"What's the matter, kid? The food doesn't suit your taste?" the two old men hurriedly put down their bowls and chopsticks and asked with concern.
"Uncle, aunt, I, my parents passed away early. I have been doing business outside. I haven't felt at home for a long time. You are so enthusiastic here today, just like my parents. I, I can't help but feel emotional." Li Tongfu Wiping tears and sobbing.
"Good boy, you and Al Fang are friends and brothers. If you don't mind, consider this place your home. You will always come back whether Al Fang is here or not."
"Okay. Thank you, uncle and aunt. Oh..." Tong Fu became even more emotional after hearing this.
"Go and get a basin of water for the child and let him wash his face. Stop crying, child. It won't be good if you make your aunt cry again."
"Yeah! Okay, uncle, I listen to you." Tong Fu left his seat and went to wash his face. After washing, Yang's mother was already waiting next to him with a new towel. Tong Fu took the towel and put it on his face, feeling particularly warm and comfortable.
After wiping my face, I returned to my seat and ate a bowl of rice and a bowl of crucian carp soup. I could only hold the table with both hands to sit firmly. I felt very satisfied after having enough soup and rice. After the meal, Mother Yang came to clean up the dishes. Li Tongfu also stood up and wanted to help clean up, but Mother Yang stopped him.
"My child, it's getting late. Don't leave today. Just sleep in Liu Fang's room. He has books and a radio there. You can read and listen. If you're not in a hurry, you can stay here for a while. If Fang isn't here, Your aunt and I are quite lonely too."
"Thank you, uncle. I will come back to apply for an ID card. By the way, Liu Fang will definitely come back. He is 17 this year. If he does not come back this year, he will have to come back to apply for an ID card when he turns 18 next year. Now the state has regulations that you can go anywhere without an ID card. can not go."
"Oh, that's right. We can't do it without ID cards. We, the old couple, were also required by the village to apply for them together last year."
"Uncle, if you and aunt don't mind, I'll bother you here for a few days, because I have to wait 15 days before I can get my ID card. Then I will return to Xizhou and ask A Fang again along the way. I have to go a little further. Go over there to get the shoelaces, there are still unfinished accounts over there."
"Silly boy, don't say 15 days, you can live here for a year. Your uncle has already said that you should treat this place as your home. If you meet A Fang, you will all come back during the Chinese New Year, and our family will celebrate the Reunion Year together." Mother Yang left He came in and continued talking. After hearing this, Tong Fu's eyes became red again.
In the evening, Mother Yang took out the cleanly washed sheets and blankets used by Liu Fang and made the bed for Tong Fu. Yang's father brought a wooden basin and a thermos for washing feet, and said he wanted to get water for Tong Fu to wash his feet. Tong Fu quickly stopped him, rushed over and said he would do it, and quickly urged the two elders to rest too.
After washing his feet, Li Tongfu returned to the room and closed the door. He finally had time to appreciate the room where his brothers lived. The wooden bookshelf was not painted and looked slightly rough. It seemed that it was the work of Yang Liufang when he was an apprentice. The bedside was also modified. Li Tongfu sat on the bed and leaned forward, just enough to hold his back and feel very comfortable. An old-fashioned radio was placed on the bedside table that was also unpainted. The bedside table below looked much more refined than the bookshelf. The drawers were decorated with carved wooden lines. Although they were not painted, they were polished smooth. Turning the knob of the radio, there was a radio sound coming out, which felt a bit loud. Li Tongfu hurriedly adjusted it and accidentally turned the knob to adjust the station, "China Central People's Broadcasting... You asked me about my love..." Zizzizi...compound fertilizer..." He quickly turned the other one and turned it all the way to the bottom, and the sound disappeared instantly.
He tried to turn it a little further, and the radio wave came out again, finding the channel broadcasting news: "China People's Broadcasting Station, dear listeners, at 8 o'clock tonight, the flame of the 10th Asian Games will be extinguished in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Our country's success in the Asian Games At the meeting, he ranked first in the gold medal list. Congratulations to our country's athletes..." the host's high-pitched voice came out, and a sense of pride emerged from Li Tongfu's heart.
Li Tongfu listened to the radio and turned to look at the books on the bookshelf. In the top row were "Three Kingdoms", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin", "A Dream of Red Mansions", "Journey to the West", "Life"... ...The row below was filled with junior high school textbooks. Li Tongfu thought to himself, no wonder that boy was so eloquent, since he had read so many books. Although I also finished junior high school, except for being good at math, I am not very good at anything else. I saw that there were two books on the Three Kingdoms, so I took out one of them and read: "The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves wash away all the heroes. Right and wrong, success and failure are all gone. The green mountains are still there, and the sunsets are red several times..."
