Tie Lin screamed strangely and jumped on the spot. Tie Jun was also startled and looked at the little red-crowned crane in front of him in a daze with its long pointed beak.
"Don't be afraid. It's called Diandian. It's just over 1 year old and doesn't want to be bothered. Give it your hand and it will say hello to you two!"
The old lady stretched out her hand to demonstrate, and sure enough, Dot's sharp beak rubbed against the old lady's hand.
"Hello, Diandian, my name is Tie Jun."
Tie Jun followed the example of the old lady and stretched out her hand, looked at Tie Jun, then gently pecked Tie Jun's palm with his sharp beak.
"Hehehehehehaha!"
Tie Jun laughed because of the itch. When Tie Lin saw that his elder brother was okay, he became bolder and also extended his hand.
"Kid, call me big brother..."
"Gah!"
"Oh! Grandma, it bit me!"
Tielin retracted his hand, hid behind the old lady, nodded and raised his head, staring at Tielin with his round eyes, as if to say: "Who are you with? I am the eldest brother!"
"Dian, let's go play in the yard!"
"Gah!"
Diandian called out, jumped slightly, flapped her wings, and landed in the yard with her two long legs.
"If you dare to bite me, wait and see how I deal with you!"
Tielin touched the back of his hand that had been pecked red and shouted to Diandian. Diandian raised his head and screamed again. The chickens in the henhouse shivered in fear.
"Hehehe, this is how you stand out from the crowd!"
Tie Jun was also amused by this little guy and pointed at the chicken coop.
"That's what it means!"
The old lady smiled and led the two brothers into the east room. The Kang was covered with panels and the pottery plate next to it contained freshly made dumpling fillings.
Inside the kang, there are two wooden boxes against the wall, with stacks of quilts piled on top. Two New Year pictures are posted on the wall, showing the Chairman and the Prime Minister.
There was a large photo frame hanging on the wall facing the door, with a family photo in the middle, an old lady sitting in the middle, two couples standing behind her, and a boy squatting in front of the old lady's legs.
Surrounded by family portraits, there are photos of that young man. From exposing his vagina to growing a mustache, it seems to be the growth history of this young man.
Thank you Tiejun. I looked at the date on the photo. The family photo was taken the year before last, and the last photo of the boy was also the year before that.
Tie Jun frowned. Obviously, the old man has two children and a grandson. Why does the old man live by himself?
With doubts, Tie Jun discovered another strange thing. There was a small desk lamp placed on the desk under the photo frame.
Tie Jun was even more puzzled. The old lady couldn't see, so why did she get a lamp?
"Milk, you can't see it, why did you even set up a desk lamp?"
Before Tie Jun could speak, the carefree Tie Lin asked first.
"Oh, that's what my grandson left behind. If he were still alive, he would be in high school just like you two."
The old lady's face looked a little sad, and Tie Lin stuck out his tongue at Tie Jun, meaning that it was over, he was in trouble, and it aroused the old man's sadness.
"You must have seen that family photo. It was taken during the Chinese New Year the year before last. Then there was a flood and it was gone, so I, the blind woman, was left behind."
"Milk, I'm sorry..."
"Hey, what's the point of being sorry? God has taken care of you, and no one can do anything about it. Let's stop talking and make dumplings!"
The two brothers didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore. One kneaded the dough and the other stirred the stuffing again. The old lady didn't stop talking and started talking a little bit.
One late night half a year ago, the old lady was awakened by the sound of a crane, and then she heard a "bang" and something fell into the yard.
The old lady quickly put on her clothes and came out. Diandian bumped into him. The old lady stretched out her hand and touched it. There was blood on her hand.
The old lady was frightened and shouted at the top of her lungs that the security director lived next door. When she heard the shouting, she rushed over with a shotgun.
Seeing an injured little red-crowned crane, the security director picked up Dian Dian and ran to the veterinarian's house in the village without saying a word.
The old lady followed her out of the gate and heard the sound of cranes overhead, then the sound of a gunshot, and then there was no sound at all.
When the old lady stumbled to the veterinarian's house, the veterinarian and the health care director were worried, trying to prevent the veterinarian from touching her wound.
I don’t know why, but as soon as the old lady hugged Diandian, Diandian became more obedient. The veterinarian quickly treated the wound and put on a shackle.
The next day, the staff of the nature reserve picked up Dian Dian. Within two days, they sent him back and told him that Dian Dian would not eat or drink and would go on a hunger strike.
The old lady said, let me go first, and you can come back in two days.
Strangely enough, as soon as the staff left, Diandian started eating. The appetite was not small, and he ate half of the small fish left by the staff.
Two days later, the staff came again and saw that Diandian was eating, so they took Diandian away.
As a result, Diandian was sent back a few days later, again because of the hunger strike.
After several struggles, Diandian stayed with the old lady. After three months, Diandian's wings completely recovered.
These days, Diandian is practicing flying. In a month, the weather will get cold here, and Diandian will fly to the south with the cranes.
"Nai, after dinner, can you bring some to practice?"
"Of course it can. It flies twice a day, once at noon and once at dusk, just in time after dinner!"
The two brothers were so happy that they moved faster. The dumplings were almost ready. Tie Jun went to boil water. Ten minutes later, the dumplings were out of the pot.
After eating the dumplings, each person drank a large bowl of dumpling soup, and the three of them went out happily.
Diandian ran in front, followed by a bunch of chickens, and the two brothers helped the old lady fall far behind.
The village where Tie Jun and the others live is very close to the river, and they can reach the place within ten minutes' walk.
"Wow, it's so exciting!"
Tielin shouted and ran away after Diandian. The chicken got into the reeds and happily looked for insects to eat.
"Milk, you guys are so beautiful!"
Tie Jun couldn't help shouting, building a pergola and looking into the distance.
Under the sunset, in the wetland, at a glance, hundreds of red-crowned cranes were playing and playing, and pairs of them were dancing deep in the reeds.
"Whoops!"
Diandian took off, facing the setting sun, spreading his wings and flying higher and higher. At this time, two adult red-crowned cranes flew up from the depths of the reeds and chased Diandian.
"Miscellaneous, there are two big red-crowned cranes chasing Diandian!"
Tie Jun exclaimed, and the old lady laughed.
"What are you shouting for? Those are Diandian's parents, Dandan and Meimei."
"Ah? Then why don't Diandian stay with his parents?"
"It will fly away in one month. Maybe its parents want Diandian to stay with me for a while!"
The old lady raised her face, as if she could see dots flying in the sky, and her face was filled with happiness.
Tie Jun didn't know that at the three intersections ahead, many students were watching the red-crowned cranes.
Chu Yao and Haitang were posing in various poses, with the navy holding a seagull camera around his neck, squatting down and standing up, serving the two of them diligently.
The Air Force and Army were now eyeing the old lady's chickens.
"Damn, look, those two little guys in Lao Tie's family are so damn happy. With those chickens, the old lady will definitely stew chicken for them tomorrow!"
"Then what are you envious of? Don't forget, my brother lives next door to his house. Stealing a chicken in the middle of the night is not a piece of cake!"