Lan Feiyang was born in a deep ravine in Anwei. He never had the memory of his mother. His father worked in the mountains all year round. In his spare time, he liked to drink home-brewed inferior wine. When he was drunk, he would hold him and cry.
One day in the summer when he was eight years old, he was wearing a pair of shabby shorts, shirtless, with the shiny jade ring hanging on his chest that never left his body, and he was sunbathing in front of the door with his mother-in-law, who had only one eye.
Millet, animal skins, etc.
Suddenly, an uncle who had returned from working outside came to the house with a man and a woman. He said that they were city dwellers who came to play in the mountains. They were thirsty when passing by and came to ask for a bowl of water.
The woman was tall, wearing a beautiful dress, and a pair of snow-white traveling shoes on her feet on a hot day. She wore a white sun hat, a pair of large brown sunglasses on her face, and a yellow fur hanging on her shoulder bag.
A fluffy bunny-like thing.
As a young boy, he had never seen such a beautiful aunt in such a dress. He was hiding by the door biting his index finger, stretching his head and staring blankly.
Unexpectedly, after the aunt finished drinking the water, she walked up to him, reached out and touched his head and asked him how old he was.
He timidly said in his native accent: "I am eight years old."
The aunt knelt down and asked him: "Have you studied?"
"I've finished the first grade." His voice was very low, like a mosquito's cry.
"Oh. What's your name?" Auntie gently held his hand and asked.
"My name is Goudan."
"What?" Auntie frowned, "Goudan? Why are you called this?"
The uncle explained on the side: "People from the mountains should choose cheap names to make a living."
"Oh..." Auntie said in a long voice, "But you should have a famous name when you go to school?"
The uncle scratched his head: "We haven't read many books, so we can't come up with a good name. I think you guys look like educated people, how about you help me pick one?"
"Then it's called Feiyang." Auntie seemed to blurt out, "Fly out of the mountains and raise the wings of hope and dreams."
"Fly out of the mountains and raise the wings of hope and dreams?" The uncle nodded repeatedly, "Okay, then I'll call you Feiyang! I hope that I can follow your good wishes and in the future, Goudan... No, Feiyang can go to college like you.
Become a city dweller. Goudan, why don’t you thank Auntie for naming you.”
"Thank you, Auntie!" Xiao Feiyang said, squinting at the little stuffed animal on Auntie's backpack.
"You're welcome." Auntie ruffled his messy and dirty hair lovingly, and followed his longing eyes and grabbed the little rabbit-like thing, "Do you like this Pikachu?"
Xiao Feiyang nodded. Auntie immediately took Pikachu off the bag and stuffed it into his hand: "Okay, Auntie will give it to you."
"Hey, how can this be done? How can I ask for your things?" My uncle quickly stopped me.
"It's okay. Children can play with it if they like it." The aunt smiled and touched the quaint ring on Lan Feiyang's chest that was stained with sweat and dust. "There are many in the city. I'll just buy another one when I go back."
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The aunt's companion also said: "It's just a small ornament. It's okay. Just accept it. Her brother is a wealthy man and he has as many doll ornaments as he wants."
"No." Auntie nodded and glanced at their dilapidated house with mud walls and tables and chairs with broken legs. "I think your family is not in a good situation. I can even sponsor Xiao Feiyang to go to school."
"Is it true?" Uncle's eyes lit up, "Can you really sponsor Feiyang to go to school?"
"Really." The aunt nodded affirmatively. "Although I still have to go to graduate school, it is still possible to support a child who is in primary school to go to school. In two years, it will be no problem after I graduate from graduate school."
As the aunt said, she took Feiyang into her arms and said, "Maybe it is fate that we meet each other. I feel kind to this child when I see him. My child, study hard and Auntie will always support you."
Before the aunt left, she poured out all the bread, biscuits, apples and other food she had brought in her bag and left them to him.
Xiao Feiyang ate these things for the first time in his life and felt extremely delicious and happy...
From now on, my aunt will send money before the start of each semester.
After my aunt graduated with a master's degree and found a job, she went to Shancun Primary School to see Xiao Feiyang once at the address where Xiao Feiyang wrote to her in pencil to report her grades.
Not only did she bring him beautiful new shoes and clothes, she also took him to a restaurant and ordered him a lot of delicious dishes.
Looking at her beautiful and caring aunt, Xiao Feiyang felt extremely attached to her.
When the aunt hugged him again, he took his little mouth and kissed his aunt's peach-cheeked face. The aunt happily dropped a shower of kisses on his little face and forehead.
Before leaving, his aunt bought him a bunch of fruits and snacks. Unfortunately, when he came home from school, some bad boys snatched them all up, and the new clothes and shoes he had only worn for half a day were stained.
He cried so sadly. It was not because he lost the fruits and snacks, but because he felt that the love his aunt gave him had been robbed.
When Xiao Feiyang was in fifth grade, his aunt said that he was going to the United States. Before leaving, she visited him again and took him to a small town photo studio to take a photo with him and asked to expedite the removal.
Because it was dark and there was no car, my aunt couldn't leave, so she stayed in the town for one night.
As soon as Xiao Feiyang fell asleep sweetly in the arms of his aunt, who smelled a light body fragrance, his uncle came to find him and took him away overnight.
He didn't understand why his uncle was doing this, so couldn't he be allowed to stay with his aunt for one night? He found the feeling of a mother in his aunt's arms, and he really hoped to stay with her for a while longer!
After his aunt went to the United States, she still sent him money on time to start school and wrote to him every month.
However, he rarely replied to letters because it was very expensive to send letters to the United States. His uncle did not allow him to write and did not give him money to send letters - even though his aunt sent him much more money than his tuition fees, which was enough to cover his food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Said to keep it and use it slowly.
After gradually getting familiar with the accommodation life in the town, he, who was already frugal, picked up some waste paper, mineral water bottles, beverage bottles, etc. after school and sold them to the waste collection station, so that he could occasionally write back to his aunt.
But he didn't dare to tell his aunt the real situation. He only said that he was nervous about studying and didn't have much time to write letters.
The aunt probably felt something. She asked for the phone number of the school canteen and asked him to wait there at noon every other Friday and she would call.
As a result, he could happily talk to his aunt on the phone twice a month and listen to her sweet voice, full of care and love.
Every time his aunt asked him about his study status, she would happily praise him after he passed the exam. Even if he failed in the exam, her aunt would not criticize him, but would encourage him to work hard and strive for good results next time.
When he was in the third grade of junior high school, his aunt said that he was going back to China. After returning to China, he took him to study in the city and asked him if he was willing.
Of course he is willing! But uncle is not willing.
The uncle said that he had two daughters in a row. He was the only boy in the Lan family, and he had good academic performance. He would definitely be promising in the future and he could not be cheated away like this.
At this time, Lan Feiyang's father and grandparents all passed away, and he lived with his uncle and aunt.
Because my aunt met and married my uncle when he was working outside. Her natal family is in a neighboring county. My aunt had long thought that she was too poor in this deep valley and wanted to go back to her natal family. So as soon as my aunt returned to China, my uncle came to avoid her.
Finally, we decided to take advantage of the winter vacation to move our family to my aunt’s family home.
Lan Feiyang doesn't want to but can't help it. After all, his uncle and aunt are his relatives!