The next day, early morning.
The small river section is a place where fish can swim in clear water.
Ling Ye was sitting at the end of the bamboo raft fishing silently, just staring at the river with his eyes distracted, and it was hard to regain his consciousness with the ripples in his eyes.
Ling Yunzhi propped a pole in the middle of the bamboo raft to drive water, rowing slowly and leisurely, but when the wind blew the leaves and fell, the bamboo raft quietly turned its head.
confused.
A fish jumped slightly from the leaf float, but it disturbed the leaf float and kissed the ripples, but it could not get back the fisherman's pity.
Ta, tap.
Before the spiritual thoughts in Ling Ye's eyes faded away, Ling Yunzhi walked over with a chuckle.
Seeing that the fish was naughty and kept swimming with the drifting leaves, Ling Yunzhi couldn't help but smile. However, when he saw Ling Ye was silent and didn't know that he was behind him, he couldn't help but pursed his lips slightly and shook his head with a smile. Then he smiled slightly, walked to Ling Ye's left hand side and sat down nearby: "鞥——"
"Huh." Ling Yunzhi's faint laughter after sitting down revived Ling Ye's spirit, but it did not awaken his heart, nor did it awaken the silence or break the shackles.
Ling Yunzhi did not disturb him, and only looked at the reeds, bamboos, and water, and the ripples of autumn waves, as if he was practicing tranquility with movement and focusing on the scenery.
Ling Ye was silent for a moment, then shook his head slightly, but then raised his eyes to look at his float.
confused……
The fish seemed to have spirituality. Although it hid its head and tail all the way, it would "peep" at him from time to time.
Seeing that the fish suddenly kept pace with Ye Piao, and also put its head above the water, as if observing itself with its eyes, Ling Ye couldn't help but slightly twitched the corner of his mouth, and then swung the fishing rod to pull Ye Piao farther away.
Of course, the fish was so naughty and fearless. Not only did it follow, but it also circled around the float.
Ling Yunzhi saw this and smiled at the corner of his mouth. When the fish suddenly had enough fun and left, he looked up at the clear sky above. As his eyes wandered, his voice seemed to be whispering: "Look at this day."
Ling Ye was silent for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the bright blue that soothed his eyes.
"The blue curtain of heaven is the lake..." Ling Yunzhi was a little fascinated, his eyes moved slowly and his voice was soft: "The floating clouds are like a clump of black..."
Ling Ye quietly scanned the sky, wondering if he heard Ling Yunzhi's words.
After a long glance, Ling Yunzhi suddenly smiled, turned his head with a smile, looked towards the river bank and said, "We have guests arriving."
Hearing this, Ling Ye's eyes suddenly moved, and he silently turned his head to look over there.
However... when he saw the person standing on the river bank, Ling Ye slowly expanded his pupils: "It's... you -?!"
This sound comes from anger.
The person on the shore is Duan Zhigan.
The left hand is carrying the eyes, and the right hand is holding the wine.
silence? True.
Lost? It is also.
Who cares about Duan Zhigan? His face has been carved into Ling Ye's eyes, and his face is slowly distorted: "It's... you..."
Ling Ye's grief and anger made Ling Yunzhi frown slightly. Although he did not look at Ling Ye, he knew where the crisp sound came from - Ling Ye cracked the bamboo pole in his hand in anger.
Before Ling Ye could continue to be angry, Ling Yunzhi gently placed his right hand on his shoulder: "Indifferent."
As soon as these words came out, Ling Ye suddenly trembled, but after that, he gritted his teeth deeper, clenched his hands tighter, and then slowly lowered his head so that no one could see his face.
However, Ling Yunzhi gently supported his shoulders and stood up. He looked at Duan Zhigan with his hands behind his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Duan is in a good mood today. I'll give him a glass of wine."
Duan Zhi felt deeply silent. For a moment, the leaves drifted off the line and drifted away. And this bamboo raft also bid farewell to the other party and approached the shore.
confused……
A few waves gently kissed the riverside, but they were so gentle that they couldn't get Duan Zhigan's toes wet.
despair.
However, the fishing rod that suddenly dropped into the river from the side shook Duan Zhigan's eyes, and he saw him looking along the fishing rod towards Ling Ye on the raft. But Ling Ye didn't look at him. He just lowered his head and gently clenched his left fist, while using his right hand to grasp the belt behind Ling Yunzhi.
Seeing that Duan Zhigan was silent for a long time, Ling Yunzhi smiled leisurely, but extended his hand to invite him behind him: "Let's talk on the raft, watch the lake and have wine."
Duan Zhigan was silent for a moment, but then he stopped laughing, nodded slightly, and leapt towards the other end of the bamboo raft.
call……
The slanted shadow passed over Ling Ye's head, but it couldn't change Ling Ye's movement.
confused……
Although Duan Zhigan's step was light, the bamboo raft was too heavy to bear, so it caused weak ripples on the water.
"Huh." Ling Yunzhi smiled slightly. When he turned around, he flicked his left hand and caused the bamboo raft to automatically reverse and float away from here. Seeing his father turn around, Ling Ye slowly let go of his little hand.
call……
The wind came to see him off, messing up Ling Ye's hair that was hanging down in front of his forehead, and also sending the bamboo raft to the other side.
…
At the same time, Liu Zhai.
Goo.
There was a slight noise coming from inside the door, and then the door slowly opened a crack, and a pair of eyes were mostly exposed from the crack in the door.
That person is Zhao Yufeng.
At this moment, she was standing in front of the crack of the door, looking at the situation outside. The door-blocking wood that was originally used to seal the door was still beside her legs.
Zhao Yufeng made several rounds and was careful and prudent. Finally, no one else moved outside, so he breathed a sigh of relief, slowly opened the door, and stepped through the crack.
Seeing that she was holding a vegetable basket in her hand, she must have run out of ingredients stored at home, so she took the risk and went out to buy more vegetables for later use.
squeak--
Zhao Yufeng had just closed the door to her house, and before she had time to lock it, she heard someone calling: "Sister-in-law..."
But upon hearing his voice, Zhao Yufeng suddenly trembled physically and mentally, her hands trembled, and the lock trembled, but she was so frightened that she forgot to put the lock in, so she turned her neck stiffly to look at that person and where she was.
Zheng Yueru, who was leaning against the corner of the door, was half sitting and half slumped there. Her eyes looking at Zhao Yufeng were empty and indifferent, with no trace of energy or vitality.
Seeing these eyes that were as empty and lifeless as those of dead people, Zhao Yufeng was so frightened that she trembled on the spot, then hurriedly went down, and helped the other person in an inexplicable panic: "Yue Ru, Yue Ru——"
But no matter how hard she tried to hold him up, Zheng Yueru didn't move. She just looked into Zhao Yufeng's eyes with despair, and murmured to herself: "Sister-in-law... my son is missing. - Have you seen it?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yufeng was choked up, and her eyes trembled because of the rising fear, but then her grief turned into mourning, and she couldn't help but grab the other person's arm hard: "Stop talking..."
"Stop looking for it..." After just saying these two words, Zhao Yufeng burst into tears. She couldn't help but squat down and wipe her tears: "This is all life... This is all life..."
"Fate..." Zheng Yueru murmured numbly, tears already welling up in her eyes, but she didn't know it: "Feng'er Ji has his own destiny... I showed him his destiny..."
Later, she suddenly frowned sadly, and then burst into tears. She grabbed Zhao Yufeng's arm with both hands, shook it, and cried: "I showed him his destiny... I showed him his destiny!" - people said Feng'er will have wealth and honor in his life. As long as he is young and free from disasters, he will be successful... As long as he does not get seriously ill, he will live a long life. Even if he is infected with evil, he will be lucky. As long as he meets a noble person, he will be successful and famous. The Dragon Gate is soaring all over the world... uh uh ah ah ah..."
"Yueru——!" Zhao Yufeng was filled with grief and regret, and couldn't help but burst into tears. Then she hugged Zheng Yueru and cried: "Forget it...forget it——"
"Ah ah ah ah..." Zheng Yueru cried miserably, but she just lay with her hands paralyzed in Zhao Yufeng's arms. How could she cry so miserably: "Sister-in-law..."
…
Xiaozhu River section, calm waters.
confused……
Ling Yewu stood at the end of the bamboo raft. No matter how clear the water at the end was...it couldn't reflect his face.
On the other side, the middle and front section of the bamboo raft.
Duan Zhigan and Ling Yunzhi stood side by side, both with their backs to Ling Ye behind them.
Look at the two of them: Duan Zhigan is standing on the left, with his eyebrows downcast, carrying wine on his back with his left hand and wine with his right hand. Ling Yunzhi stood on the right, with his hands behind his back, quietly observing the situation ahead.
"Huh." Looking at the quiet scenery of the Zhuhe River in front of him, Ling Yunzhi couldn't help but smile, then he opened his eyes and walked to the river bank on the right: "I think you want to leave."
Duan Zhi felt deeply silent, then shook his head slightly, raised the wine jar and drank half of it, then sighed sadly, then handed the wine jar to Ling Yunzhi.
Ling Yunzhi smiled slightly and raised his hand to take the wine jar. However, he did not lift the jar to drink. Instead, he put the jar behind his back with a faint smile and said, "Xu didn't ask... Brother Duan's family."
Duan Zhigan was silent for a moment, then shook his head slightly, looked at the foreground and said, "Jingzheng. Duan family."
Ling Yunzhi was slightly silent, then nodded slightly.
"Huh." Duan Zhigan smiled lightly after taking a slow look at the river scene, and then turned to look at the riverbank in front of him on the left: "A certain life is bright and aboveboard. But I don't want to..." What he wanted to say, Silence him. But when he thought about it, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, but he didn't laugh at himself: "Huh."
"Huh." Ling Yunzhi smiled lightly, then raised his eyes to look up at the clear sky, and whispered softly as he wandered around: "Who in this world... can live an upright and aboveboard life."
Duan Zhigan was slightly silent, and then fell into deep silence.
"Huh." Ling Yunzhi smiled lightly, then he relaxed and slowly looked at the scenery ahead: "Let's bury him."
This sentence made Duan Zhi feel deeply silent, and Ling Yunzhi also relieved his sadness after taking a long look: "It's like a passing cloud. There are no ripples in the eyes."
The words of explanation made Duan Zhigan tighten his left hand behind his back in deep silence.
Duan Zhigan didn't know whether Ling Yunzhi knew it or not, and whether what he said was consistent with his own, but he knew himself well: he was clearly ashamed of his heart and deeply ashamed of his love. More, I am deeply ashamed of my righteousness.
Whether Ling Yunzhi knew it or not, no one knew.
Maybe he didn't know it at first.
Perhaps, he would be relieved once he knew it.
So whether he knows it or not, no one can know.
It's better not to know.
For many people, for many undead souls - Ling Yunzhi... is a mystery.
It's a... frightening mystery.
But now, a father is just a husband.
"Huh." Duan Zhigan smiled slightly, then turned and walked towards the back: "Maybe... come back tomorrow."
Ling Yunzhi smiled slightly, then raised the wine jar and took a sip.
call……
They didn't look at each other as they passed by, neither stopped nor made a sound, just a wisp of breeze passing by. Although they messed up their hair, it was difficult to resonate.
call.
Duan Zhigan lightly stepped on the tail of the raft and flew away. After a few drops of water, he disappeared beyond the distant mountains.
It was only then that Ling Ye clenched his fists angrily and suddenly gritted his teeth: "Hi!"
…
On the same day, Zhao Yufeng wiped away her tears and sent Zheng Yueru back to the Chen family mourning hall. It can be seen that Zhao Yufeng's tears were silent among the mourners. Seeing Zheng Yueru numb and hopeless, they could only close their eyes deeply and choose not to look again.
Chen Sanqiu thought that the visitor was a worshipper, so he subconsciously bowed his head. Maybe his silence afterwards was because he had reacted, but he did not go to see Zhao Yufeng and his wife.
Zhao Yufeng was deeply silent, and then carefully and gently helped Zheng Yueru stand upright. However, when she sincerely turned to the coffin to pay her respects, Zheng Yueru sat down on the ground in confusion.
He murmured silently without knowing what he was thinking, and why the hopelessness in his eyes arose.
No one can know what Zhao Yufeng was thinking when he paid homage.
However, Liu Pingkuan... did not come until the day when the deceased was buried.
