Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 12

Twenty days later, Liu Zhixin basically recovered, and she was able to return to work after going home to recuperate for a period of time.He was in a hurry to go home. The work-related injury delayed the scheduled return date, and the family members must be worried and suspicious.

Lin Yidan was worried that his body had not yet fully recovered, the long journey would take too much energy, and if there was an accident, the loss would not be worth the loss, so he asked for leave to accompany him home.

Lin Yidan rides a Flying Pigeon brand 26 women's bicycle.She has been riding this bike for ten years, because Liu Zhixin regularly scrubs and maintains it for her, and it is still as good as new.There is not a single rust on the body, the tiles are bright, and there is no noise in each transmission part, which is light and beautiful.

She swayed slightly, her legs undulating up and down, and she followed Liu Zhixin effortlessly.

This country dirt road has been walking together for ten years.A round trip of 840 kilometers, once a month, [-] kilometers a year, [-] kilometers in ten years, the journey of the heart is even longer.

Open your heart all the way, every journey will have different feelings, and the two traumatized hearts will be a little closer.

Will this road come to an end today?
Along the way, Lin Yidan kept urging Liu Zhixin to ride slowly, and kept asking if his heartbeat was speeding up.

Liu Zhixin felt good, without any abnormal reaction, he was eager to stand in front of his family alive.

Lin Yidan looked sideways at Liu Zhixin's impatient Fangzheng face, and said jokingly, "I gave you an extra half a month of sick leave, so you have plenty of time to love each other, so you don't need to be impatient on the road."

A long uphill road, two people get out of the car and walk.Liu Zhixin looked ahead and said: "I have worked underground for 20 years and have experienced many dangerous situations. This time is the closest to death. It can be said that one foot has stepped into the palace of Hades. This accident made me understand a lot. People What is the most important thing in my life? Money, status or reputation? I think family is the most important. If I die this time, everything will be wiped out. Spend time with your family. Yidan, this is also an important reason why I chose to watch Fengjing instead of being a canteen accountant.”

"I can understand." Lin Yidan pondered: "Zhixin, you may think that I am indifferent to Yue Zifan's life and death, and my heart is too cold. I would be happy if he can be rehabilitated, but I will not remarry him."

Liu Zhixin turned her head and asked in bewilderment: "Didn't he ask for a divorce so that you and the child would not be influenced by him?"

Lin Yidan remained silent, his always cheerful and optimistic face showed rare solemnity and pain.The past seemed to have covered her face with a layer of dust, her brows were slightly frowned, the corners of her mouth were curled tightly, and her expression was gloomy.

After a long time, she said calmly: "Yue Zifan looks tall, handsome and free-spirited. It was only after we got married that I realized that he has a bad temper, tends to be violent, and has a very small mind. Among other things, sometimes I think of your experience at home, He doesn't like to chat with him, he gets angry for no reason. We are all classmates, why not talk about sympathy and regret? He is even jealous of you. I am not afraid of your jokes. I was not happy during the years of marriage. I didn't have any freedom. To say something cruel that shouldn’t be said, it’s a relief for me to divorce me because of something happened to him.”

Liu Zhixin said: "He can take the initiative to ask you for a divorce, so that you and the children will not be dragged down by him. It is not without merit."

"I thank him for that." Lin Yidan shook his head lightly, as if wanting to get rid of the entanglement of the past, regained his calm and optimism: "I have been working in the mine for the past ten years, because of you, I am really happy."

"Me too." Liu Zhixin didn't dare to meet Lin Yidan's expectant eyes, he said cruelly, "Yidan, I'm really sorry, I can only do this."

Lin Yidan smiled unnaturally and said, "I understand your heart, you want to learn from your Mr. Guan, right?"

Liu Zhixin let out a sigh of relief: "I am not as noble as Mr. Guan."

When they reached the top of the slope, the two got on their bicycles, and the rest of the journey was mostly silent.

Riding to the Fuzhou River, Lin Yidan said to take a rest.After getting out of the car, she felt Liu Zhixin's pulse, her heartbeat was a little rapid, and she gave a few instructions.The two sat on the pier, quietly watching the river flow slowly.

Lin Yidan said suddenly: "Zhixin, this is probably the last time I will accompany you on this road. I have thought a lot along the way, and you are right. Family affection is the most important thing. My daughter has grown up and she lacks a father. Love, I can no longer let her lack maternal love, I want to bring her with me. I have made up my mind, I want to transfer her to the school for mine children."

Liu Zhixin said, "I won't bother you in your dormitory anymore."

Lin Yidan said: "A person's life may be composed of countless regrets."

The two hugged tightly for a long time, and this was the last time they met, and then they parted peacefully by the Fuzhou River, one heading east and the other west.

Fuzhou River is a watershed for Liu Zhixin.Working in the mine for 20 years has given him the capital to settle down and support his family, but he has never been able to give him the kind of intimacy in his bones.

He clearly knew that after he retired, he would eventually return to that familiar land.There are the glory of his ancestors, the emotions of his ancestors, and the loss of his ancestors;

Liu Zhixin will never forget how he escaped from Liuzi Street in a cold night, he is a vagrant who has been wandering in a foreign land for many years.

Only when he crosses the Fuzhou River and sets foot on the land of his familiar and kind hometown will he find the feeling of home and his restless heart will settle down.

When Liu Zhixin arrived home, Jiang Changling was cooking lunch.Hearing the familiar car bell outside, in the smoke, she rubbed her red eyes and let out a long sigh of relief, and whispered: "Just come back, just come back!"

The man failed to go home on time, and it was delayed for nearly a month. Jiang Changling had a vague premonition that an accident might have happened.But there was no notification from the mine, so she could only wait patiently, hoping that something else delayed the man's journey home.

It's not like this kind of thing happened before, but why did you panic so much this time?She didn't want to think about the worst, she was used to this kind of life, busy during the day, only chewing on her worries and thoughts alone at night.

Jiang Changling got up and wanted to go out, but Liu Zhixin had already stepped into the threshold.She carefully looked at her man up and down, like a stranger, wanting to ask, choked up so hard that she couldn't open her mouth, she just bent over and took the tool bag from the man's hand.

As early as when he saw the five west wing rooms of his house on the road, Liu Zhixin's tears filled with mixed feelings after his rebirth could not be restrained from gushing out of his eye sockets.It is only a little bit away from seeing my hometown and relatives again. This is the favor of fate and God's favor.

Wiping off tears on his bike, he was calm once he stepped into the house.

He looked at his uneasy wife, reached out and brushed the straw off her scarf, and asked with a smile, "Do you think I won't be back?"

Jiang Changling looked down at the tool bag in her hand, and said confidently: "I'm worried about you, you have to bring me and the child some delicious food back."

Whenever he sees his wife flipping through his bag like a child, Liu Zhixin can't help feeling a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

He took off his coat, untied the apron from his wife's waist and tied it around his waist, rolled up his sleeves and said, "I bought sea bass, and I'll cook it for lunch."

The couple worked together to make lunch, and when Liu Zhitai came home from work, Liu Xiaonan led her younger sister back from school, and the family sat down for lunch.Seeing his son listless, Liu Zhixin asked what was wrong.

Jiang Changling said: "Old Gu's family moved back to Bincheng. Our son went down the river early in the morning to catch crabs and gave them to Gu Yu. As a result, he himself fell ill with cold and had a fever. He just recovered in the past few days."

At a young age, he is quite affectionate and righteous.Liu Zhixin stretched out his hand and touched his son's head, appreciating: "Since you have done it, don't regret it, don't complain."

Liu Xiaonan lowered her head and shed tears.Dad has never been so intimate with himself, never praised himself like this.He wiped away his tears and said, "I don't regret it. Gu Yu left all the books to me, and I have nothing to give her. It's not right to catch some crabs for her."

Liu Zhitai smiled and said, "These two little things are quite interesting."

Feeling embarrassed, Liu Xiaonan bumped her uncle hard with her body.

Liu Zhitai said to Liu Zhixin: "Brother, you can give me an idea about something. Someone wants to introduce me to someone, let's not talk about how good-looking they are, I have epilepsy, and I have epilepsy."

Liu Zhixin glanced at Jiang Changling and said, "Your sister-in-law and I can't decide for you on this matter, you have to figure it out yourself."

Liu Xiaonan didn't understand why his uncle, who was handsome and strong, wanted to marry a woman with shofars as his wife.He said, "Uncle, I can't. When I grow up and become a writer, I will help you marry a good woman."

Liu Zhixin glared at her son: "What do children know? Don't talk nonsense. If you could become a writer, I would be famous all over the world."

Liu Xiaonan lowered her head and dared not speak again.Liu Zhitai patted him on the back and said bluntly: "I'll just listen to my eldest nephew."

On the third day after returning home, Liu Zhixin told Jiang Changling the truth.Jiang Changling wept silently, and never talked back to the man since then.

Liu Zhixin recuperated at home for a month.During this period, he was in charge of cooking, taking home the sweet potatoes from the private plot on the mountain, mowing grass all over the mountains and fields, and keeping them at home to keep warm in winter.

Guarding a big river, flat and fertile land, and ensuring harvests during droughts and floods, the rations of every household are still not enough to eat, and the grass is not enough to burn.A strong laborer worked hard for a year, and in addition to earning back the rations, he had less than 100 yuan left.

He has worked as an accountant for the production team for six years, and he understands the crux of it all too well.What else could he say but a deep sigh?

After recuperating, Liu Zhixin returned to the mine as scheduled.He brought back some homegrown sweet potatoes for Lin Yidan, but the door of Lin Yidan's dormitory was locked tightly all the time.

The dormitory administrator told him that Dr. Lin had transferred and left him a letter.

Lin Yidan wrote in the letter: Sincerely, I am leaving.It happened very suddenly. I received a transfer order as soon as I returned to the mine. The city hospital restored my reputation and transferred me back to work.I should have bid farewell to you face to face, but it would be very sad to think about it, so it would be better not to see you.

I won't say polite words of gratitude, I just want to talk about you.I gave you a dormitory key, but you didn't use it once in a serious place. What do you want me to say about you?You can bring warmth to people, but you can't bring changes to people; you have the courage to bear suffering, but you don't have the courage to create happiness.

Take care!My good brother and old classmate.

After reading the letter, Liu Zhixin sat silent for a long time.Half a year later, he received another letter from Lin Yidan.Lin Yidan told him that she was married again, and her husband was a veteran cadre in the army.

Liu Zhixin did not write a reply, and then gradually lost contact.

(End of this chapter)