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【438】The old way

"Forget it, forget it, I won't tell you anymore. You can do whatever you want." My grandfather is an old retired military officer. He participated in the revolution at the age of seven, from the Anti-Japanese War to the Civil War between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and then to the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

I have experienced it all. I still have shell fragments on my body, and I have many medals at home, as well as photos with some important people. They were polished very brightly by my grandfather’s house and hung in my house. My grandfather taught me how bad the Kuomintang was since I was a child.

How good is the Communist Party? I can be considered a firm supporter of the Party.

I didn’t know why at first, but according to my father, my grandfather was ostracized in the army.

Later, when I got angry, I was discharged from the army and transferred to another job. After I transferred to another job, I was also assigned a big cadre here, but he was too upright and had a bad temper. He was extremely stubborn and unreasonable, and he did not lay any good foundation for my father and others.

According to my grandfather’s ideas of the older generation, one should walk one’s own way, say one is one, say two is two. But for me, they really don’t say that they love me particularly. They always use them

I was educated and restrained by the behavioral ideas of the 1950s. It always goes in through my left ear and comes out from my mouth, and it doesn’t even reach the right ear.”

I turned around and glanced at the old man, "Old man, what do you want to do?"

"Don't worry, it's none of your business."

"It's no one's business, I wonder what you'll do if you lose." My grandfather scolded me.

My dad didn't say anything, but stretched out his hand to pick up a piece of meat from the dish. "Eat, eat, dad. Don't be angry."

"It's just that it's not worth getting angry with him."

"Damn it. Little bastard, is it your turn to say it? Say something to me again."

When my father heard this, he laughed and patted me on the shoulder, "That's good."

I also smiled, glanced at my father, and said nothing. I still know how to accept it when it's good.

I stayed at my grandpa’s house for a while in the afternoon. The Chinese New Year was coming in a week. As evening approached, my dad and I set out to go home. When we got home, my mom happened to get off work and was carrying a lot of vegetables in her hands. Our family

When the three of us arrived home, Lin Ran and Shen Lin were playing on the desktop and the laptop. When they saw us, they both ran out. The family became busy again. Everyone was laughing and chatting.

During dinner in the evening, the old man answered a phone call. Halfway through, he went into the room. When he came out, he was obviously in a bad mood, but he still restrained himself. My mother glanced at him and didn't ask.

I didn’t think too much, everyone was chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was pretty good.

The next morning I woke up, stretched out, and looked at the calendar. There were still six days until the Chinese New Year. It was time to celebrate the New Year, and it was time to visit my elders. As a result, the first relative that came to mind was,

It's Sister Qing. I miss Sister Qing a little. I think back when Sister Qing and I met, it was at the train station here. Sister Qing's hometown is not very far from us. When driving, I guess I will follow the train station.

At Brother Piaoyi's speed, it would take five hours no matter what, but according to Brother Six's speed, it would take at most two hours. The reason is very simple. Brother Piaoyi didn't know the way when he came, so he asked questions one by one, which exhausted him to death. With this navigation, he arrived in this village.

, it’s not easy, Sixth Brother knows a rough idea, he can get to a similar location, and then ask for the specific location. It will definitely be faster than him.

I was thinking and acting at the same time. When I was packing my clothes, Lin Ran and Shen Lin looked at me, "What are you doing?"

"I'll go to Sister Qing's house later and bring her something. She's alone now. It's time for the New Year, so she must be at home. I want to visit their house, but I've never been there. It happens to be convenient if I have a car. , bring them more things.”

"Do you know the address?"

"You must know. Sister Qing told me last time."

Shen Lin glanced at me, "I've heard everything about Sister Qing from Lin Ran, and how can your experiences these days be so colorful."

"I'm envious. You two stay at home and stay well. I'll come back as soon as I can in the evening. If I can't come back in time, I won't come back tomorrow. Remember to tell my mother that my mother has gone to work and my father is busy. I went there, but the two of them still couldn’t get through on the phone. Having said that, I really miss my sister."

"You haven't changed your problem for so long. You should just do whatever you want. It's the New Year. It's better to just stay at home. It's so hard to go out and run around."

"That's right, your mother will definitely not let you run away blindly."

"Okay, don't worry about it. I have to go see my sister. There has never been a person who is not related to me by blood, who can be as kind to me as my sister Qing."

"Then just give me a call and I'll be there soon."

"No, I have to surprise him, just like the surprise I gave my parents when I came home." I smiled and started to put on my shoes.

Who knew that when I was putting on my shoes, Lin Ran and Shen Lin also ran out and started putting on my shoes.

I was stunned for a moment and looked at them, "What are you two doing?"

"I'll go with you, I'm bored."

"Yes, I'm bored too. I'm in a bad mood. I want to relax."

"No, you two can just stay home. I'll be back tomorrow."

The two girls shook their heads firmly.

I sighed, let's just go together, we just have a lot of company. I went out, ran to a big shopping mall, bought another meal, filled the trunk, and half of the rear car seat, suddenly I had a feeling that this car could hold too little stuff. Now it was Lin Ran and Shen Lin who asked me if I had won the lottery, so I didn't bother to pay them any attention.

Get everything in the car.

I hummed a little tune, "Let's go!" When I walked to the entrance of the mall, there was a familiar person who I couldn't remember clearly blocking the main exit. It happened to be a working day, and there were not many people in the mall, so I pressed "Didi". He sounded the horn twice. The man still had his back to me. The weather was quite cold, so he was wearing a military coat. Although there was the sun above his head, there were not many people like him on the whole road. In winter, run outside, sit on a small stool, and bask in the sun.

Lin Ran sat aside, "Is there something wrong with this person again? He's stuck here."

"That's right, that's right, why are you stuck here?" Shen Lin rolled down the window and said, "Hey, hey, could you please move to the side?"

This person still had his back to us, blocking the entrance to the shopping mall parking lot.

"Go call the security guard. How many people will be affected if he blocks us like this? Why did he rush to block us? Damn it."

"It's not easy to say goodbye." Lin Ran opened the car door, "I'll go down and talk to him." Then Lin Ran got out of the car.

After Lin Ran got off the car, he walked to the side of the person in front of me, squatted down, and started chatting with that person. After saying several words, Lin Ran sighed, raised his head, and walked back to my side. Lying outside the car window, "The old man asked you to go down and talk to him."

"Me?" I pointed at myself, "Am I familiar with him?"

Lin Ran looked at me, "He said, let Wang Yue get out of the car and talk to him."

I paused and said, "Old man?"

Lin Ran nodded, "Did you do something immoral?"

"When have I ever done anything immoral? Damn it."

Lin Ran looked at me fiercely.

I paused and felt a little guilty, "At least we haven't done it here."

Lin Ran nodded with a smile, "Is this right? Seek truth from facts. Hurry up, go and have a look."

"I'm so convinced, are you crazy?" I got out of the car and walked to the side of the man. When I walked to the side, I saw clearly that the man wrapped in a military coat was really an old man with a long hair.

He had a beard, and his hair was a little gray. If he took a closer look, hey, it turned out to be the old Taoist priest who told me my fortune more than a year ago.

The old Taoist saw me, smiled at me, and lost two teeth, "Donor, hello, poor monk."

"It's not a poor monk." I interrupted him, "It's a poor Taoist."

"Oh?" The old man rolled his eyes, "Did I mean Pindao last time?"

"Well, it is indeed a poor thing."

"Oh, that's a shame."

"I asked you, old man, is it cold for you? Come here and sit and bask in the sun, let alone bask in the sun as long as you want. Don't block the entrance of the shopping mall and hinder other people's traffic. Don't you think so?"

The old man nodded and smiled at me, "I don't know where you are going."

"Beijing." I replied casually, "Go to Beijing and visit the Forbidden City."

The old man shook his head: "The donor wants to go southwest, and Beijing is in the northeast."

I thought about it, looked at the old man, and pointed at him, "Are you trying to fool me again?"

The old man smiled at me, "No, no. Can I give you a chance?"

"You're counting again."

The old man nodded, touched his long beard very gracefully, glanced at the Passat behind me, and then said something that made me very depressed, "It's quite cold outside, can we go to the car to check it out."

"Brother, stop playing with me. Also, aren't you tired of your beard?"

The old man stood up and said, "Let's talk in the car, let's talk in the car. Don't hinder other people's traffic here. Look, another vehicle is coming from behind."

"Damn it. In the end, I was blocking traffic. I didn't actually accompany you to chat here, and I didn't have time to listen to you fooling me. I have other things to do today."

The old Taoist actually ignored me. He was smiling and wearing a military coat, stroking his beard. He got on the car without being polite at all. His proficiency was as if the car belonged to them.

I was a little helpless and got in the car. In the car, I drove forward for a while and stopped on the side of the road without turning off the engine. Shen Lin hid away from the old man in a military coat and looked at me reproachfully.

It seems to be saying, why did you bring him up?

The conscience of heaven and earth came from him.

"Brother, just tell me what you want to do."

The old man looked at me and said, "I just want to give you a favor."

"It's starting again, isn't it?"

"Here, hold out your hand and I'll feel your pulse."

"I don't like this."

Lin Ran was quite interested at this time. He reached out and grabbed my wrist and stretched me towards the old man. "Uncle, please let him count. Forget it. Count us."

"What are you doing? You, he is a liar." I spoke to Lin Ran, but the old man ignored me and grabbed my wrist. While grabbing my wrist, he made a gesture to feel the pulse.

He stroked his long beard and kept nodding his head. He really looked like a fairy.

Lin Ran was next to me and said in a low voice, "This guy looks really regular."

"Pull it down." I didn't hide my voice. "It's all like this on TV. You can spend five yuan to buy a pirated CD and learn from it. Believe in yourself, you can do it too."


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