The small town of Heyang is far away from the large county of Fengdu. The people there are simple and live and work in peace and contentment.
On the outskirts of the town, there is a small building near the river.
Currently, a father and son are fishing on a raft in a quiet section of the river.
The father has a joking face and a fishing rod in his hand that cannot be moved by the wind. This man has an upright posture, broad shoulders and broad hands. However, he is dressed in cloth, and there are still a few strands of hair scattered on his forehead, which makes him look a bit slovenly, which detracts from his handsome face.
The boy was seven years old at the time, with a chubby face and a slightly depressed pout, probably because of the slightly dangling fishing rod in his hand.
The two sat side by side and let the bamboo raft drift in its own direction. However, the waterway is long, and there are still no fish eating the hook, and the fish baskets beside them are empty... Perhaps, this is the reason for the little guy's depression.
But when he saw that Ye Piao was half carried away by the running water, the young man couldn't help but grimace, and called out depressedly: "Dad."
"Huh." Ling Yunzhi couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth and smiled leisurely: "Ye'er's heart is not calm, so he will naturally be affected by the water."
"Huh." Ling Ye was depressed and snorted softly. He dropped the fishing rod and went to the bow of the boat. He picked up the bamboo pole that was more difficult to stabilize than himself and rowed the bamboo raft to turn around: "Ye'er doesn't want to eat it. fish."
"Huh." Ling Yunzhi laughed out loud, and took the short pole that was abandoned by the boy and almost fell into the water. He fished with both poles and chuckled: "Fish meat is rich in nutrients and can make Ye'er grow up quickly. .”
"Ye'er doesn't want to grow up!" Ling Ye was a little annoyed when he retorted, and then he dropped the bamboo pole in his hand angrily: "Hey!"
Ling Yunzhi shook his head, feeling helpless.
But when his father didn't speak, Ling Ye suddenly became angry and strode back angrily: "You are always like this, you don't care what others say!"
He didn't yell, he just complained angrily, and his tone was stronger than usual, but the way he muttered seemed a little funny.
Faced with his son's question, Ling Yunzhi smiled slightly, looked at the water with a disapproving smile and said: "We have different paths and we don't want to conspire with each other. Live in the moment and don't talk about him."
Hearing this, Ling Ye couldn't help but take a breath, and the anger in his heart slowly went back. After standing angrily for a long time, Ling Ye sat back with a stern face. Although he was full of grievances and depression, he had no place to relieve himself.
"Huh." Ling Yunzhi felt funny and handed the short pole back to the other party.
Ling Ye was already depressed. He glanced sideways at the fishing rod and became even more angry. Then he took the fishing rod back glumly and said, "Hey."
"Huh." Ling Yunzhi burst out laughing. He was naturally able to see into Ling Ye's thoughts, but he didn't point them out. He just sat back and fished, feeling calm and content.
…
In the town, Liuzhai.
The house is not small, with three rooms and one tile inside, built with red bricks. There is a kitchen in the east courtyard with tables and chairs in the courtyard, which is used as a dining place. When you enter the hospital, you can see on the left. The shed is wide and long, filled with large and small vinegar jars and brewing vats. There is also a deck chair outside the square, where you can relax and sway leisurely.
At this moment, a beautiful woman in well-dressed clothes and wearing a hosta walked out of the main hall with her hands on her hands, but she only stopped and glanced at the vinegar shop there, then shook her head inexplicably, and turned to the kitchen next to it filled with smoke: "mother."
"Hey!" In the stove, the old woman was adding to the fire, but the hot water in the pot was already boiling, so she had no choice but to free her hands to lift the lid: "Hurry up a few steps and help mother bring over the chopped vegetables."
"Hey." Liu Yue responded softly, then unhurriedly flattened her sleeves and went over to serve the dishes.
Eat.
Liu Pingkuan walked out of the main hall while chewing melon seeds. He had a leisurely stroll and felt very comfortable: "Okay, call me."
"I know!" Zhao Yufeng showed his impatience and started complaining and scolding: "What a bad old man! All day long, he only sells jealousy and is jealous! Apart from wandering around in the street, he just drinks and chats with others! He doesn't do any work at home. ! It’s really bad luck for eight lifetimes..."
"Haha..." Liu Pingkuan chuckled while chewing melon seeds, as if he didn't hear Zhao Yufeng's complaints until he wandered all the way to the vinegar shop and sat down on the recliner.
The comfort of the lounge chair made Liu Pingkuan smile with enjoyment and sigh leisurely: "The good days have just begun..."
…
"Dad." After being silent for a long time, Ling Ye still couldn't help being troubled and expressed his thoughts: "Ye'er is sending mother home to visit her relatives today. On the way..."
Speaking of this, Ling Ye suddenly stopped, and then began to mutter in a low voice: "Forget about the irrelevant neighbors, the old man and his wife are just like others, behind the scenes..."
"Ye'er." However, Ling Yunzhi suddenly called him.
Ling Ye pursed her lips in frustration and stopped talking.
"Huh." Ling Yunzhi smiled slightly, but lowered his eyes to Ye Piao, who was drifting on the river: "There are a lot of evils in this world, but daddy, I don't want you to become one of them."
Ling Ye couldn't help but remain silent, then secretly glanced at his father's profile.
"Criticizing all living beings and pointing fingers at other people in heaven and earth... This is the greatest evil in the world." Although Ling Yunzhi kept looking at the river, his tone of voice was gentle when he spoke, giving people a sense of comfort, tranquility and calmness. But when Ling Ye was silent and lowered his eyes, he smiled freely, turned to look at Ling Ye and said, "If Ye'er cares about them, doesn't he agree from the bottom of his heart that they are right?"
Ling Ye was silent for a moment, then pouted and shook his head slightly.
"Ugh." Ling Yunzhi smiled happily, then swung the pole to another fishing spot, smiling and waiting for the fish to take the bait.
However, before Ling Yunzhi could relax for a long time, he heard Ling Ye call out slightly gloomily: "Daddy..."
"Huh?" Ling Yunzhi asked, but did not look at the other party.
Ling Ye was silent for a while, then raised his eyes to look at his incomplete piece of willow leaf fish float, considered it and murmured: "How did you and mother meet..."
After saying this, Ling Yunzhi couldn't help but be stunned, but did not answer for the time being, but slowly glanced sideways at Ling Ye.
But Ling Ye just pouted, his face still depressed.
"Huh." Seeing this, Ling Yunzhi couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth, and immediately withdrew his eyes to look at the flowing water in front of him.
Regardless of his words or thoughts, when his eyes are covered with memories, he still talks about the beauty of that time...
…
Nine years ago, Heyang Town.
"Hey! Do it well, do it well, can you be a little benevolent and moral?" Brother Beggar lay on the ground blatantly, showing off his empty broken bowl to passers-by in dissatisfaction.
At that time, Liu Pingkuan was still selling vinegar at a street stall, but he was a casual boss. Not only did he not promote business or sing to attract customers, he also lay leisurely on a recliner and ate melon seeds.
"Alas..." When you are leisurely, it is most easy to sigh, and Liu Pingkuan is no more than that: "When will this damn day end..."
Liu Pingkuan, a native of Heyang, has a jealousy from his ancestors. Although he doesn't have much money, he lives a comfortable life. This person is the second eldest child in the family, but his parents died early and his elder brother married into a foreign country and they have not been in contact with each other all year round. The current ranking, coupled with Liu Pingkuan's sighs about this "fucked life" all day long, gave him the nickname: Liu Erdan.
"Let's go over there and see Rouge." At that time, Liu Erdan's wife and daughter, Zhao Yufeng and Liu Yue, were walking from the market in the south holding each other's arms.
Liu Yue is only twenty-eight years old, and she is just a shy flower. If Zhao Yufeng hadn't forced her to come out to bask in the sun, she would not have wanted to go out on the street and embarrass herself. As for the reason...
"Hehe..." Tian San'er, who was carrying the big candied haws-glut pillar, smiled and put his hands in his hands. When he saw Liu Yue's appearance, he forgot to move and just stood there and giggled.
"Ha!" As soon as he saw Liu Yue coming "head-on", the beggar immediately beamed with joy. Then he hurriedly got up and knelt down to sit upright. He held the broken bowl with both hands pitifully and begged: "Okay, okay, okay... …People haven’t eaten for several days…”
"You're a fool for believing in my uncle..." The old man passing by rolled his eyes and couldn't help but spit as he passed by: "Bah——"
The old man walked with his hands behind his back, walking squarely, and he was carrying a big fish in his hand. When he said that he was leaving, the big fish jumped twice and agreed: "I am idle all day long, leaving a good place to eat." You come here to eat and wait to die, you look like humans and dogs..."
"Your uncle..." Brother Beggar couldn't help rolling his eyes, but he didn't give the other party any general knowledge. After all, Liu Yue had already discovered him at this time.
"Oh... okay, please take pity on this handsome young man who is in trouble..." At this moment, Brother Beggar immediately pretended to be pitiful and even wiped away a handful of snot and bitter tears.
Having said that, this beggar brother is not ugly in appearance, and he is quite clean in his beggar clothes. If he had not messed up his hair and put a dog skin plaster on his face, he would have been a decent and upright man.
Brother Beggar's poor acting skills immediately made the travelers around him roll their eyes, but Liu Yue took a sneak peek and walked over regardless of her mother's objections.
"Yue'er!" Zhao Yufeng stomped her feet angrily, but she really didn't trust the other party to go there alone, so she followed him stubbornly: "You stupid girl, wait for me!"
"Okay, okay, okay..." Seeing Liu Yue approaching, Brother Beggar suddenly felt happy and pretended to be even more aggrieved and realistic: "Sister... Aqing hasn't eaten for almost three days... and - —And got a cold, cough, cough, cough, cough!”
Seeing this, Zhao Yufeng rolled her eyes angrily and pulled Liu Yue to leave: "Let's go, let's leave this idiot alone!"
"Hey, mother--" Liu Yue refused, and after hesitating for a moment, she took out two pennies from her sleeve pocket and gave it to her.
"Hehe, thank you, thank you Sister Yue..." Brother Beggar looked up with a silly smile, and couldn't help but reach out to wipe the back of Liu Yue's hand.
"You!" Liu Yue panicked and withdrew her hand, causing the two cents to fall to the ground.
"Hey, hey..." Brother Beggar sneered and scratched his head, which made Liu Yue angry and made him feel a little embarrassed even though he was so shameless.
"Ugh!" Secretly annoyed, Liu Yue just groaned and stamped her feet, then turned around and ran away.
"Hey Yue'er!" Zhao Yufeng called out urgently, but seeing that the other party didn't turn around, Zhao Yufeng glanced at Brother Beggar angrily: "You are so embarrassing!"
"Haha, aunt..." Brother Beggar sneered, his face full of embarrassment.
"I'm too lazy to pay attention to you!" Zhao Yufeng nodded bitterly on Brother Beggar's nose, then turned to chase Liu Yue, who had already run to a jewelry stall: "Yue'er!"
"Hehe..." Brother Beggar glanced at Liu Yue with a sarcastic smile. Then he remembered the business and immediately lay down on the ground and rummaged around: "His uncle's! Where are my copper coins!"
At this moment, I saw a little thief sneaking away in the crowd without looking back...
