The man took off his clothes, wore a pair of swimming trunks, came to the river barefoot, looked up at the sky, then took a deep breath, rushed into the river, and plunged into the depths of the river, directly to the
At the bottom of the river, inch by inch, bit by bit, a stone, a piece of sand, I turned over, not knowing what I was looking for...
Not long after, the man surfaced, took a breath, continued diving, and continued to look for something. It wasn't until the sun was almost setting that the man came out of the water. His face was ugly, and he looked a little weak. He sat next to the motorcycle.
Go up, take out a steamed bun and eat it. Watching the sun setting calmly, the sky is getting darker and darker...
Then, the man took out a photo from a small sewn pocket inside a pair. On it was a girl who smiled happily. The girl was about thirteen years old, with beautiful big eyes and short hair. If anyone saw it,
, you will definitely find that the girl in this photo is exactly the same as the girl in the flyer!
The man looked at the girl in the photo and smiled. The smile was very warm, as if the hard steamed bun in his mouth had become sweet and delicious. He ate up the steamed bun in three mouthfuls and drank a large amount of water from the water bottle. The man carefully held the photo close to his body.
Put it away, get on the motorcycle and leave this abandoned village.
Half an hour later, the man came to a village full of new houses. Everything in the village was new. The houses were scattered in an orderly manner and very regular. However, the whole village was a little less relaxed than other villages and more relaxed.
A bit lonely.
The man walked the cart into his yard, and then he heard someone from behind shouting: "Ruan Hai, where are you going again?"
Ruan Hai looked back and saw a man carrying a hoe coming to their door. Looking at Ruan Hai's weak look, he sighed: "After so many years, why bother?"
Ruan Hai smiled at the man and said nothing.
"Every time I talk about you, you laugh. I really can't do anything about you. Your sister-in-law cooked some good food today, why don't we go have a drink together?" the man said.
Ruan Hai nodded, obviously he had a good relationship with the man. The man took Ruan Hai to their house, and soon there was a large plate of chicken stewed with mushrooms, cucumbers, a plate of skin jelly, and two ounces of wine.
The two of them also started eating. Basically, the man was talking and Ruan Hai was listening...
The man's wife walked in and laughed and scolded: "You, if you drink more wine, you will talk more. I hope Ruan Hai can listen to your nagging, stop nagging less useless things, and say something serious!"
The man stopped talking and said with a smile: "Ruan Hai, it's like this. As you know, many people in our village have gone to work in the city. A foreman at the construction site has a good relationship with me. He is currently working there.
We're short of manpower. You're good at carpentry, so don't waste it. Go work for him. It'll be a lot of money in a year."
Hearing this, Ruan Hai's smile froze for the first time, he put down his wine glass and shook his head decisively.
The man said: "You... Ruan Hai, I knew you would refuse. But you have to think carefully, what can you do if you stay in the village? Although you are a famous carpenter in eight villages, but whose family is it?"
You don’t build houses every day. Now that young people are moving into the city, there are fewer and fewer houses being built. The money you can earn is also getting less and less. You have to plan for your future, right?
You will get old, you will get sick... and everyone around you will. Go to the city, work hard, earn money for a few years, and when you come back, I will find you a better job... Hey, hey... Ruan Hai, why are you leaving?
"
Ruan Hai got off the ground and walked out without looking back. He waved his hand, meaning that he didn't want to go or listen.
Seeing this, the man shook his head helplessly, drank the wine in one gulp, and said, "This guy is still the same bad-tempered guy, he's too stubborn."
"You, you can't even speak... But then again, there are not many good men like Ruan Hai in the world." The man's wife said.
The man rolled his eyes and said, "Who said that? Isn't your man the best man?"
"Get out of here, shameless!"
"hehe……"
…
After Ruan Hai ran home, he closed the door, sat in the corner of the fire pit, and looked up at the wall opposite. The walls were full of photos, showing the growth process of a child. Some of the photos also included a woman.
Judging from her clothing, it must have been twenty years ago when the woman took the photo. Some of the photos were blurred, and some were incomplete, but they were all bound by Ruan Hai. The photo frames were very particular, with various carvings on them.
There are beautiful patterns, and some are engraved with Doraemon, Sailor Moon, and even some celebrity cartoons or realistic avatars from twenty years ago.
Ruan Hai just sat quietly. As the night fell, the moonlight fell into the house from the window, as if a layer of frost had been sprinkled on the house, making it even colder. After a long time, Ruan Hai turned on the light and took out a
A piece of paper is placed on his homemade drawing stand, and a pencil is all his drawing tools.
In the silent room, there was only the sound of the brush rustling across the paper, and no other sounds...
The lights stayed on until midnight before going out.
…
But Fang Zheng, who went out to look for Ruan Hai, found out sadly that he took Red Boy to search around, but in the end he found nothing and even got lost! Fortunately, Xiaguang Temple is not a Yizhi Temple, and its reputation is big enough. When I inquired,
I asked for directions and rushed back to Xiaguang Temple before dinner.
As a result, as soon as I returned to the gate of Xiaguang Temple, I saw a girl squatting at the gate. The girl was angrily drawing something on the ground with her fingers.
Fang Zheng and Hong Hai'er looked at each other, and Hong Hai'er chuckled and said, "Master..."
Fang Zheng rolled his eyes and said, "Your laughter makes me recite scriptures. Tell me what you saw."
"Grudges, boundless grievances, do you want my disciple to help you conquer demons?" Hong Hai'er said with a smile.
Fang Zheng rolled his eyes at Hong Hai'er and said, "Disciple, my teacher usually takes care of you. This... I leave this to you."
"Besides, Master, you have to bear the consequences of your own sins. This is what you said yourself. Is your disciple's understanding okay?" After Hong Boy's words, he ran away.
Fang Zheng missed the target with an explosive move and cursed in a low voice: "You naughty kid, don't even think about surfing the Internet anymore! This Internet is so screwed up. What the hell is this? What evil have I done?"
Red Boy ran away, very fast, his footsteps were silent, and Ouyang Fenghua didn't notice him either.
Fang Zheng also knew that everyone came together, but when they left, they ran away silently, leaving a girl in a group of monks, which was somewhat bad. However, at that time, he was also eager to help others, so he chased her a little fiercely.
...You can’t blame him, right?
"You can't blame the poor monk, the poor monk...forget it, if you get scolded, just scold him and leave like that. After all, it's wrong." Fang Zheng gave a bitter smile and walked over bravely.