The next day,
Song Mo and Xihe leave.
Before leaving, Song Yu called out to her: "Yue'er."
Xihe turned around, the wind ruffled his hair: "What's wrong, brother?"
Song Yu shook his head and nodded. He opened his mouth, and there was a tremor in his voice that he was not even aware of: "The mountains are high and the road is long, so take care!"
The man was dressed in black clothes and had a strong build. There were fine lines at the corners of his eyes, and the wind and sand blowing from the border had made his face vicissitudes of life.
Xihe paused and realized that he was almost forty years old.
Xihe's eyes curled up and he showed a big smile: "Brother, take care of yourself too!"
Song Yu raised his hand to Song Mo and said, "Brother, take care."
Song Mo returned the greeting: "Second brother, this is the farewell."
The man helped the woman into the carriage, whipped the horse on the buttocks, neighed, the wheels of the carriage turned, and ran towards the end of the road.
Song Yu stood at the intersection until the sun set in the west, then turned around and returned to camp.
Song Mo and Xi He went to many places, deep in the mountains and wild forests, deserts, overseas, and even went to the Southern Barbarians, who were full of ethnic minorities. They lived there for a long time and met Song Rui.
At that time, he was wearing a county magistrate's official robe to interrogate a case. His face was a bit weathered, but he did not hide his elegance.
Through the crowd, Xihe recognized at a glance that this was Aunt Mei's child. Master Song sent him to the academy to study, thus severing the grudge between him and Song Yu.
Later, when Song Rui passed the exam and Song Yu returned to Beijing, they returned to the mansion together.
Xu Shi experienced a lot of hardships at a young age. Song Rui had little affection for Master Song and his wife, and did not have any hatred for Song Yu. On the day Song Yu returned to the border, he also carried the package all the way south.
After more than ten years, there was no news. It turned out that he was a county magistrate in Nanman.
After the case was over, the county magistrate went around to the backyard and went home through the back door. When he opened the door, there were two strange and familiar faces standing outside. He was stunned and hesitantly said: "You two are..."
Song Mo had a smile on his face: "Fourth brother, I am the eldest brother."
Song Rui's eyes gradually widened, and finally they became moist, and his lips trembled: "Brother..."
He led the two of them back to the hospital. He was in a trance along the way, turning his head to look at the two of them from time to time. After entering the yard, his wife came forward. His face turned red and he led the confused wife to introduce: "Eldest brother, eldest sister, this It’s Mrs. Qu, my wife.”
Mrs. Qu didn't understand it at first, but when she realized it, she was completely at a loss: "It turns out to be eldest brother, eldest sister, fast forward, fast forward."
Because she didn't expect anyone to come today, she didn't cook much. Qu hurriedly went to the kitchen to cook two dishes. Song Rui was a little embarrassed: "The house is simple, and I have wronged my eldest sister and brother."
Xihe shook his head: "It's pretty good." After a pause, he added, "Qu's is also pretty good."
Song Rui's expression relaxed and a smile appeared on his face.
Although the meal was not rich enough, several people enjoyed it very warmly.
At night, Xihe and the two stayed at the Song family. Across the room, Qu asked her husband who these two people were. It turns out that after many years of marriage, Song Rui never mentioned a word about his past. Mrs. Qu thought that his family was poor and he had no relatives. She was afraid that she would make him sad if she asked, so she never asked or thought...
Mrs. Qu held her husband's hand: "I see that the eldest brother and sister are not like ordinary people. Moreover, since they are brothers and sisters, how can..." Why do they live in the same room?
Song Rui was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Don't think too much, they are not rude."
He sighed, looked at the top of the tent, and recounted the past one by one.
When Qu heard about his aunt's death after hitting a pillar, and about him going out to study alone, and about what happened to Song Yu and Xihe, and then thinking about him coming to Nanman alone, his heart ached with pain: "Husband, this is not you. It's your fault, my brother and eldest sister are the victims, and so are you."
She hugged him and stroked his face distressedly: "And brother, eldest sister, they didn't blame you."
Song Rui said with a dull 'hmm': "I know."
The next day,
Song Rui's children got the news and came to see him.
Xihe and the others stayed with them for a while. Before leaving, Xihe said to Song Rui: "Second brother, if you can, it's better to go back to Beijing. There are few children in the house, so it will be more lively for Ziyang and the others."
Song Rui's eyes turned red: "Yes, eldest sister."
Most of the juniors in the second room of the Song family call Xihe according to her original status, either 'second sister' or 'eldest sister'.
In the following decades,
Whenever the peach blossoms bloom, Xihe and Song Yu will go to the border to get together with Song Yu, and then go around to Nanman to see Song Rui, see Song Rui's children and grandchildren in the house, and see Song Yu guarding alone. The smoke of the desert.
His figure stood there like an eternal sculpture.
Song Jian felt distressed and wanted to take him back to Beijing, but Song Yu refused, saying that he was used to the wind and sand at the border.
Song Jian had no choice but to beg her aunt, but she didn't expect that her aunt and uncle packed up their bed and drove the carriage to the border.
Song Huan returned home and found that his parents were missing:? ? ?
He rolled up his sleeves and went out, walked to the next yard, and punched his brother in the face: "Well, you Song Jian, give back to my parents!" The boy was stunned, and quickly came forward to start a fight.
At the border gate, Song Yu couldn't help but blushed when she saw the two Xihe people coming from the dusty world.
Song Mo then laughed: "Why don't you come over and help me? My arms and legs are old now and I can't stand the torment anymore."
Song Yu hurriedly stepped forward: "Brother, don't move, I'll help you!"
He carefully helped Song Mo out of the carriage, and then carefully helped Xi He down. After entering the house, he served tea and poured water. After a while, he was out of breath. Xi He looked funny and pulled him to sit down: "Why are you doing this? There are maids and servants here."
Immediately, the maid who had been at a loss for a long time came forward immediately.
Song Yu sat down, looked at the two of them, and finally burst out laughing, feeling sour and indescribably satisfied in her heart.
At this point, the three of them settled at the border gate.
In the morning, Song Mohui and Song Yu went out for a walk. When they came back to Xihe, they got up just in time. The three of them had dinner together. In the afternoon, the three of them took a carriage to the outside of the city. They saw the snow-capped mountains, the vast sky, the flat grassland, the winding river... Make people linger.
One day,
The three of them were sitting on a hillside, looking at the sunset.
"Brother."
"what?"
"I think……"
"You do not want!"
After a while, the elegant old man snorted angrily: "It can only be once!" He muttered in a low voice, "If I hadn't owed you, I wouldn't have compromised like this!"
"Okay, just give it a try." Facing Xi He's gentle gaze, Song Yu reached out and held her in his arms for the first time, sighing deeply, "Thank you for giving me such a prosperous life."
"In this life, I am very happy."
Xihe patted him on the back: "As long as you feel happy."
Song Yu smiled and leaned on Xi He's shoulder. Her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and finally her head sank into the crook of her neck... Song Mo turned around and said, "Leaving?"
Xihe nodded.
Song Mo sighed, stood up, and his old body gradually straightened up: "Then let's go too, just to give him a ride."
The dark sky covered the earth, and the auras of the three people on the hillside gradually weakened until they disappeared completely. The vultures circled in the sky, loud and clear, and the distant border town lit up with dots of lights, and the people were safe.
