After the New Year, it seems that time starts to speed up. After the Lantern Festival, school is about to start, and Teacher Lin never shows up. I have gone to the elementary school many times, but there has been no movement in the school.
Although the big "fireworks" set off on the night of New Year's Eve almost scared me out of my wits, it also made me find new happiness. Of course, I don't dare to set off such big "fireworks" again.
But it doesn't stop me from trying various seal script characters. Now I don't use paper and pen, I just use my fingers to trace one in the air. But it doesn't always succeed easily. After all, even with paper and pen, I can't always succeed.
Successful, and the success rate is not high. It is still very difficult to draw words out of thin air.
I successfully described the word "water", suspended in the sky, the surrounding air seemed to become moist immediately, and soon a group of crystal clear rainwater condensed in the air. This water is purer than well water. In the deep blue
Under the sky, it looks like a ball of blue crystal. The outer layer of water film seems to be a layer of flowing metal. The sunlight passes through this ball of water, refracting rainbows. It’s so beautiful! I was made by myself.
I am fascinated by this beautiful thing.
"Yangyang!" Grandpa shouted in the yard without seeing me.
Naturally, I didn't dare to do such a thing in public, so I hid under some fruit trees behind the house.
I panicked, and my control over the seal characters was naturally messed up. The ball of water fell down with a splash and hit the peach tree next to me. The water splashed everywhere and made me wet.
I walked out a little annoyed.
"You kid, how did you get all wet?" Grandpa immediately complained when he saw that I was dripping wet.
"You don't blame me. When I just went to the forest, a ball of unmelted snow suddenly fell down and wet me." Of course I didn't dare to tell the truth.
"Is there still snow on the trees?" Grandpa looked at me suspiciously. The snow in the village has almost melted. Only sporadic snow remains on the north side of the roof. In addition, there are only snowy days piled up in the corners.
Or the snowman piled up by the children. The snowman that Teacher Lin and I built, although I moved snow from everywhere to fill it many times, it seems that it will be difficult to survive until Teacher Lin returns to the village.
"There was snow, which was blocked by the leaves and never melted. Who knew that when I passed by, it suddenly fell. You kept shouting. If I hadn't run so fast, I wouldn't have been hit.
"I complained.
Grandpa didn't ask whether there was still snow on the tree.
"Have you done all your winter vacation homework? You are about to sign up. If you haven't finished your winter vacation homework, the teacher will not sign you up by then." Grandpa asked.
My face darkened. If Teacher Lin didn't come back, would I meet another teacher who treated me like Teacher Lin in the future?
Grandpa naturally knew what I was thinking: "Yangyang, Teacher Lin is from the city and an educated person. How can he stay in our poor mountains and ravines for the rest of his life? I heard from Principal Han in the village that Teacher Lin is originally an educator.
The bureau sent me here on a temporary basis. Maybe we can send a regular teacher here this semester."
"I know." I was no longer interested in the next topic, and I didn't want to take over this fact. But in my heart, I still hoped that Teacher Lin could still come.
I thought of the snowman I built with Teacher Lin, and thought to myself, "Maybe when the snowman melts, Teacher Lin will come back."
I was actually very worried that Teacher Lin would leave me like my parents and would never be seen again.
Grandpa plans to take advantage of the weather starting to get warmer and go down to the fish pond to block the culvert and close the water in a pond so that when there are fry, he can raise fish. This fish pond gave my grandpa and me a big benefit last year. This year
We are ready for a big fight.
"Second Uncle, it's so cold, why did you go into the water? Didn't you have a leg disease before? If you get a leg disease, how will your farmland be prepared?" Uncle Thirteen squatted on the bank of the pond and asked him in the pond.
said the grandfather who was working.
"Chenggao is here. You go sit in the room first. I'll be done right now. Don't worry about my leg disease. I don't know why. I haven't suffered from leg disease this year. It seems that it has already
It's better." Grandpa then noticed that his leg problem had healed without even realizing it.
"Okay? You've got a chronic illness, how can it be cured so easily?" Uncle Thirteen asked in disbelief.
"You just want to hold on to the second uncle's legs?" Grandpa rolled his eyes at the thirteenth uncle angrily.
"No, Second Uncle, that's not what I meant. Aren't I worried about your leg disease?" Uncle Thirteen quickly explained.
"Why are you nervous? Your second uncle, I am not an old fool yet! Come on, go sit at home." Grandpa smiled and washed the mud off his legs, put on the slippers left on the bank and walked home.
As soon as I entered the door, my grandfather shouted to me: "Yangyang, pour tea for your thirteenth uncle."
"Yangyang, stop pouring tea. It's not the first time I've come to your house." Uncle Thirteen pulled me to his side. "Yangyang is growing up so fast. He looks like a ten-year-old child."
"It's just that I'm lazy." Although grandpa said this, there was pride in his words.
"You are such a small kid, how do you know so many things? You raise pigs, chickens, ducks and geese, and you also know how to raise fish. The adults in the village don't know as much as you. Tell Uncle Thirteen, do you miss your parents?
"
I pursed my lips tightly and did not nod.
"Don't blame your parents. Life is not easy for them outside. Those who go out to work in our village are not educated, they just do some hard work. The wages are not much. Your parents also brought your brother there.
The pressure is also very high. You have to work overtime every day. If you work overtime during the New Year, you will get overtime pay and red envelopes. Do you think they really don’t want to come back? They do too.” Uncle Thirteen patted me on the shoulder.
Uncle Thirteen came to our house, mainly to help my parents bring things there. Years ago, my grandfather had smoked bacon and dried some ducks. Two chickens were going to be brought alive and put in a cardboard box.
.There are also some local products from Bajiao Village, packed in a big bag.
"I'm really embarrassed to ask you to bring so many things over there. But they are also doing evil things outside. If I don't bring them over, I won't feel at ease." Grandpa said with some guilt.
Uncle Thirteen hurriedly said: "Second Uncle, what are you talking about? There are many people going there, so we are going to rent a car. This little thing is just to occupy a place. The car will go directly to where we live. Brother Seventh will arrive then
Come and get it. I actually don’t have to put in any effort.”
"This cured duck is for you. The duck fed by Yangyang tastes pretty good. You guys should try it too." Grandpa put another duck in a plastic bag.
Uncle Thirteen looked around the house and naturally knew that this big bag of things was everything in the house.
"Second uncle, what are you doing? Family, what are you doing this for? Although Seventh Brother and I are not real brothers, we are not much different from each other. If you are like this, I won't bring you this thing. You
Bring it to whomever you love." Uncle Thirteen said angrily.
"Uncle Thirteen. This duck is really for you to try. The taste is really different. Don't worry that grandpa and I have nothing to eat at home. During the Chinese New Year, I bought a lot of chickens and ducks on the street.
"Yes. There are still a few hens at home and they have begun to lay eggs. From now on, my grandfather and I will have eggs to eat every day. There are also a lot of cured fish at home." I said quickly.
"You kid. You said you don't miss your parents. You obviously care about it in your heart. You're afraid that Uncle Thirteen won't bring you anything. Okay, I'll take the duck. Your parents are not at home, nor
Who gives you lucky money? Last year, when you ranked first in the final exam, Uncle Thirteen gave you a reward." Uncle Thirteen took out fifty yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into my hand, "Come on and study. You must do it when you grow up.
Get out of Bajiao Village. The only way out for us rural people is to study. Otherwise, we can only do hard work outside like our generation."
I refused to ask for Uncle Thirteen’s money, and Uncle Thirteen said unhappily: “If you don’t want to ask for Uncle Thirteen’s money, Uncle Thirteen won’t bring anything to your parents, and he won’t take your bacon either.
"
I was a little hesitant. Grandpa spoke at this time: "Chenggao, you, Yangyang, accept it. Remember your thirteenth uncle's words. Study hard."
On the day Uncle Thirteen went to Guangdong, my grandfather and I took Lao Huang and sent Uncle Thirteen to the street.
"Second uncle, Yangyang, you go back. Yangyang, you have to listen to grandpa. Try your best and get into college in the future." Uncle Thirteenth patted me on the shoulder.
Grandpa and I walked back in silence. We didn’t know what to say. We saw Uncle Thirteen away and felt a little empty in our hearts.
"Oh, the cowherd. The cowherd." A middle-aged man in his forties or fifties chased us.
Grandpa and I stopped.
"Uncle, let me ask you something." The middle-aged man came up and gave Grandpa a cigarette.
"What's the matter?" Grandpa asked.
"My name is He Dachao. Did you sell a few cages of native chickens in town last year?" He Dachao introduced himself.
"Yeah. What's wrong?" Grandpa asked in confusion.
"Don't worry, old man. I just wanted to ask if you still have local chickens for sale at home? I own a restaurant in the town. I bought several chickens from you that day. Do you remember?" He Dachao said.
Although she is slightly chubby, she is still more approachable when she smiles.
I immediately thought: "You were the first to buy our chicken."
"Yes, yes, that's me." He Dachao nodded.
"What? You still want to buy chickens? But our family has fed a total of more than twenty chickens. All of them have been sold. We fed a batch during the Chinese New Year, but they haven't grown up yet," Grandpa said.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'll leave you my phone number. When your chickens grow up, call me and I'll pay a high price for the native chickens you feed. But they can't be fed with feed. They have to be the same as the chickens during the New Year last year.
