Early in the morning, Teacher Jiang not only prepared Zhang Tan and Xiaobai's breakfast, but also prepared a very sumptuous breakfast. She stewed half a chicken and used the chicken soup to make millet porridge, which was Xiaobai's favorite.
Dunzi looked on helplessly, his eyes widened, and he kept swallowing saliva. His mother asked him to go away, but Dunzi had no eyesight, and he stayed motionless in place, and even wanted to move into the small white bowl.
When Teacher Jiang found out, she served him a bowl with a smile and said softly, "Eat it."
Previously, Dunzi's mother specifically said that Dunzi had already eaten breakfast and asked Teacher Jiang not to prepare it for him. However, the child did not give face to her. After eating breakfast, she still couldn't help but smell the aroma, so she could have another bowl.
Two children were sitting on the threshold, holding small bowls and eating happily. Zhang Tan called them to sit at the dining table. Xiaobai couldn't stop laughing, saying that it was not as comfortable as sitting here.
Teacher Jiang was sitting at the dining table chatting with Zhang Tan every sentence, but his eyes kept falling on Xiaobai. He looked at Xiaobai again and again, not wanting to miss a second. He said that Xiaobai was fatter, taller, and fairer.
Already.
Of course, the most obvious change is that the Sichuan accent is no longer so strong when spoken. Words that used to be spoken in Sichuan dialect are now in Mandarin.
Dunzi's mother stood aside, fidgeting, glancing at Zhang Tan from time to time. Teacher Jiang knew what she was thinking, and took the initiative to ask Zhang Tan if Dunzi's father was doing well in Pujiang.
Dunzi's mother looked at Zhang Tan longingly. She and Dunzi's father often talked on the phone, but when the man was away, he often reported good news but not bad news. When he encountered some difficulties, he often didn't talk about it and took it upon himself. Every time he spoke on the phone, he was very nice.
very good.
Of course she hopes that her man is really good, but she also wants to know what is "bad" about him when he is away from home.
She wanted to hear some truth from Zhang Tan.
The construction site where the men from Baijia Village worked was in Huangjia Village. It was on the edge, east and west of Little Red Horse. Zhang Tan rarely went to the construction site. Bai Jianping often went there. After work in the evening, the construction site stopped, so he carried
Bear wine, bring some braised pork head meat, fried peanuts, or salted peanuts, spiced edamame bought in the alley, spend a little more, buy 100 yuan of meat skewers and sauced beef, or Sichuan people love
The chicken feet with pickled peppers and spicy chicken with crispy bones were spicy enough. He could yell with these old brothers all night, until late at night, the old brothers who had worked hard all day couldn't bear it anymore, and he
Then he returned home slowly and contentedly.
Zhang Tan occasionally heard Bai Jianping talk about some things on the construction site. So-and-so got sick, so-and-so had his wages deducted, so-and-so was injured, his arm was cut, so-and-so had a conflict with the contractor...
Dunzi's father is relatively familiar to Zhang Tan, so I will focus on it. Some time ago, Dunzi's father fell down on a construction site and injured his back. Fortunately, no bones were injured, it was just a muscle problem. He drank medicinal wine and rested.
I resumed work in two days.
Zhang Tan thought of this, but did not say it. Instead, he talked about the men in Baijiacun who went to the Bund last weekend to play, take photos, and climb up the Oriental Pearl Tower. They all blushed and had thick necks with excitement, like some old boys.
Dunzi's mother happily said that she knew. She saw the photos and videos they took, and they all looked like idiots.
Dunzi's mother laughed loudly and didn't ask any more about her men.
After breakfast, Xiaobai and Dunzi disappeared without a trace. They didn’t know where they went. Zhang Tan walked around the house and couldn’t find them. Teacher Jiang said it didn’t matter. They would come back when they got tired. Dunzi’s mother
He said he went to her house, but she didn't know what he was doing. It was very mysterious.
Zhang Tan packed his luggage. In addition to Xiaobai's gifts for everyone, he also brought them himself and took them out one by one to give to Teacher Jiang and Dunzi's mother.
"Yuxin's grave is at the back of the mountain. When will you go up there?" Teacher Jiang said suddenly. Dunzi's mother had just been praised for her dress with a smile on her face. When she heard this, she immediately stopped and became serious.
Bai Xinyu is considered a taboo topic in Baijiacun, and everyone has a tacit understanding not to mention it.
Zhang Tan said: "I want to go in the morning, and I'll find Xiaobai."
Teacher Jiang was silent for a long time, nodded and said, "Speaking of which, when Xiaobai was two years old, she went to visit her mother's grave, and she never went there again after that."
Zhang Tan said: "I'm 2 years old, I still can't remember anything."
Teacher Jiang: "She has grown up now and is much more sensible. She knows she misses her mother and wants to visit her mother's grave. She is a kind and loving child."
She got up and went back to the house to change clothes and said, "I'll go up with you. The mountains are covered with lush vegetation and it's difficult to open a road."
Zhang Tan went out to call Xiaobai back, and happened to see two small figures running from Dunzi's house, one after the other on the field ridge. The farmland where the rice had just been harvested had not yet been planted with rice seedlings, leaving only
In the next stubble of straw, the two little ones ran very fast, and Xiaobai's watermelon heads were flying wantonly. Her face was full of joy, letting herself go. Maybe she here is the real her, and in Pujiang, she was always
Bind your hands and feet.
"What are you doing here?" Zhang Tan asked the rosy-faced Xiaobai and helped her fix her hair.
Xiaobai happily said that the bamboos and flowers she planted with Dunzi last time have grown up and are taller than she and Dunzi combined. She immediately pulled Dunzi to show her height, put her hand on Dunzi's head, and slowly moved horizontally
He came over, but kept going downwards, reaching up to her shoulders, laughing and poking at her. Dunzi also giggled along with her.
During the Spring Festival last year, she and Dunzi planted a bamboo in the backyard of Dunzi's house. It was now three or four meters tall. During the summer vacation, they teamed up with Xi'er to plant wild flowers beside the bamboo.
The wild flowers are also blooming, and the small pink and white flowers are blooming one by one, so cute.
"We are going to the mountain." Zhang Tan said.
Xiaobai asked in confusion, why are you going up the mountain?
Zhang Tan hesitated and said, "...sweeping mother's grave."
Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, and the smile on his face disappeared: "Oh, my mother is on the mountain."
Teacher Jiang was already ready and brought a hatchet. It was inconvenient for Dunzi's mother to go, so she gave Zhang Tan a hoe and put a hat on Xiaobai.
Dunzi didn't wait for her to say hello, he had already put on his sleeves, held hands with Xiaobai, and was about to go up the mountain, without giving her a chance to speak.
It is midsummer now, and the mountain flowers are blooming romantically. The mountain road is winding all the way up the mountain, but it is smooth and not so strenuous to walk. There are lush vegetation on both sides of the mountain road, and you can often see some unnamed wild flowers in the bushes, in white and red colors.
, mostly yellow, but also pink, purple, or various colors.
Xiaobai was like a little tit, chirping, running back and forth with Dunzi without stopping for a moment, and seemed very happy. She was very interested in the wild flowers on the mountain roadside, and she had already picked a lot of them not long after walking.
He held the mountain flowers in various colors and kept smelling them. He laughed and asked Zhang Tan if they looked good.
Zhang Tan said it looked good, took out a red one, clamped it on Xiaobai's ear, and said, "It looks better this way. Your nickname is Xiaohuahua. It's really appropriate."
"Hmph!" Xiaobai ran away again and caught up with Dunzi in front of him, "Where do you live, Dunzi?"
Dunzi stood on the side of the mountain, staring blankly at a bush next to him. He pointed at it and whispered: "There are pheasants there."
There was a cooing sound in the bushes, but I could only hear the sound but not see it.
Zhang Tan and Teacher Jiang caught up, and Teacher Jiang said, "Let's go, don't scare the little animals in the mountains."
Xiaobai nodded and asked Dunzi to go with him, saying not to scare the little animals. They might also be looking for their mother, just like her.
After walking for more than half an hour, the mountain road gradually deepened. Bushes on the roadside were lying on the road, blocking the way. They needed to be pushed away with a hatchet. Zhang Tan took the hatchet from Teacher Jiang and took over the job. Xiaobai
He Dunzi couldn't run away, so he could only follow him obediently, looking around curiously.
The forest is deep and only a corner of the forest can be glimpsed through the mountain road. There is a more wild side in the distance and unseen places.
When Zhang Tan cut down a bush of thorns again, he saw a tomb on the side of the road. The tomb was completely covered by bushes. If there wasn't a tombstone standing in front of it, it would be difficult for people to know that this was someone's final destination.
Xiaobai was not afraid. He went over to look at the tombstone and said to Zhang Tan, "It's not mom."