Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 61 Senior Brother
The surging tide gradually calmed down, and they stood hand in hand in the darkness, staring at each other with a smirk.From ignorant teenagers to today, the gently flowing river testifies to them that they have long grown in each other's dreams.

Gu Yu gently wiped the tears from Liu Xiaonan's face with his hands, and smiled: "Don't you want to find a farmer's wife who is big and round, can endure hardships and stand hard work, and can chase rabbits and catch fish? I know, you are based on Liu Qishun's mother Magus. Standard for choosing a spouse."

Liu Xiaonan was also wiping the tears off Gu Yu's face with her hands, and also smiled: "I did it to anger you on purpose."

Gu Yu kissed Liu Xiaonan and said: "I can solve the household registration and work problems for you, but I don't want to do that. I believe that you can achieve all this through your own struggle. I will stand behind you silently and watch you step by step. growing up."

"Thank you for your understanding and support!" Liu Xiaonan held Gu Yu in her arms again, nose to nose: "We are so stupid, did we forget what we were doing by the river?"

"That's right!" Gu Yu jumped up, turned on the flashlight to shine on the surface of the river, and asked in a low voice: "It's been a long time, won't the river crab escape from the net?"

"I'll go down the river and touch it for you." Liu Xiaonan found the fishing line tied to the root of the willow tree, and slowly pulled the crab cage out of the water.The moment the crab pot came out of the water, he saw a few shadows running around in the crab pot by the light of the flashlight, and excitedly shouted to Gu Yu: "Yes, yes."

Gu Yu shined the flashlight on the crab cage pulled to the shore, and there were two big river crabs scurrying around inside, and a dozen small white shrimps were alive and kicking.She was so happy that she squatted beside the crab cage, and said without shame: "I am really blessed."

Liu Xiaonan unsealed the top seal of the crab cage, grabbed two river crabs and small white shrimps into the bucket, put a few smashed river mussels in, and lowered the crab cage into the river again.He said to Gu Yu, "Just wait and see, there will definitely be more gains tomorrow morning."

Ten crab pots caught more than [-] river crabs and many small white shrimps.Liu Xiaonan was carrying the bucket, Gu Yu was holding his arm, holding a flashlight, and the two of them walked home as lively and happy as they were when they were teenagers.Walking to the street, hugging and kissing as if about to say goodbye, the passion subsided before entering the house.

According to Liu Zhixin's usual living habits, the whole family has to go to bed early and get up early, especially during the busy farming season.But today is different, the son has brought him glory and given him great psychological satisfaction.His son went to the river with Gu Yu, but he still didn't come back so late, he had some expectations in his heart, and the rhythm of life unconsciously followed his son's footsteps.

Liu Xiaonan and Gu Yu returned home with laughter.Liu Zhixin guessed eighty-nine points from the excited expressions of the two people, and he asked Gu Yu: "Do you want to eat river crab? If you want to eat, uncle will steam it for you now."

Gu Yu was not embarrassed: "Uncle, don't laugh at me, I'm really greedy."

Liu Zhixin then went to steam the river crab, and also boiled a pot of leftover rice wine.He said to Gu Yu: "Crabs are raw and cold food, drink some rice wine to warm your stomach, and save the small white shrimp to fry for you tomorrow."

In the middle of the night, the kang table was moved to the kang again, and the family sat around drinking rice wine and tasting river crabs.This would have been absolutely unacceptable in the past, it was a habit of prodigals that Liu Zhi hated deeply, but today he rarely thought about it.

Liu Xiaonan peeled the river crab for Gu Yu, and Gu Yu just ate and drank, her face flushed.Liu Zhixin and Jiang Changling glanced at each other from time to time, feeling a sense of happiness and pride as parents, and felt that raising this son was not in vain.

The next morning, Liu Xiaonan woke up with her parents, got dressed and called out Gu Yu.Gu Yu and Liu Xiaonan's younger sister were sleeping in the back room, when they heard Liu Xiaonan calling her, they quickly got up and dressed, and followed Liu Xiaonan to collect crab pots by the river.

Walking on the road, Liu Xiaonan asked Gu Yu if she was sleeping well, for fear that Gu Yu was not used to it.Jiang Changling laid out a new set of bedding for Gu Yu, but Gu Yu didn't sleep well, her sprouting heart was filled with a novel and joyful feeling, and her sleep was full of happiness and laughter.

Gu Yu said: "I didn't sleep well, I was disturbed by a stinky brat and my mind was uneasy."

Liu Xiaonan said: "I had a dream before. I dreamed that I was kissing a girl." There was a pain in his arm, and the two slender fingers were still exerting force. He endured the pain and continued: "But the girl's face It's blurry, I don't know who she is. I had the same dream again last night, the girl's face became clear, as clear as she was pinching my arm, with an unbelievably sweet smile on her face Bad smile."

Gu Yu let go of her fingers and sighed lightly: "Xiao Nan, Xiao Nan, sooner or later, I will be overwhelmed by the stories you tell."

"This is not a story." Liu Xiaonan took Gu Yu's hand: "I want to return you a big tree, a big tree that can shelter you from the wind and rain, and it is full of dreams."

On the bank of the river in the early morning of autumn, there is a veil-like mist, and the air is cool, quiet and peaceful.The two hugged and kissed tightly, as if meeting again after three lives and three lifetimes, unwilling to separate for a long time.

A group of perched waterbirds were startled, quacked, flapped their wings, glide off the water, circled overhead, and landed on the water on the opposite bank.

The harvest was full, and the two of them walked home with buckets together.Gu Yu asked Liu Xiaonan what plans she had for today, she wanted to go with him to his grandma's house, to see the demeanor of her uncle and aunt back then.

Liu Xiaonan said that he planned to go to grandma's house in the afternoon, but the transportation to grandma's house was inconvenient, so he had to ride a bicycle, so he had plenty of time in the afternoon.In the morning, I am going to go to Mr. Yue's house, and listen to how Mr. Yue judges his "Jingjun Ji"

Gu Yu turned her head and snorted dismissively: "I'm afraid I want to hear the opinion of your Teacher Yue's daughter?"

"I'll take you with me." Liu Xiaonan ignored Gu Yu's jealousy: "When I was in high school, I told Teacher Yue about our story, and Teacher Yue praised you very much. He thought you were a magical girl and wanted to meet you too. I'll let Mr. Yue see how grand, rational and beautiful his student's fourth teacher is."

After hearing this, Gu Yu raised her head even more proudly.

After breakfast, Liu Xiaonan took ten crabs and led Gu Yu into a car to the home of Teacher Chengyue in Fuzhou.

Yue Xuelian happened to be at home too, and she used the National Day holiday to go home to visit her old father. When she saw Liu Xiaonan leading a strange girl to the door, she felt a little unhappy, but she didn't show it.

When introducing each other, Liu Xiaonan said to Yue Zifan: "Mr. Yue, her name is Gu Yu, she gave me the girl of my dreams."

Gu Yu took the initiative to shake hands with Yue Zifan, and said enthusiastically: "Mr. Yue, hello! I have heard Xiaonan mentioning you all the time. It is you who pointed out the direction for him. He has achieved what he is today, and it is you who taught him well. I did not give him dreams. , that was his promotion of me, that was the result of his own hard work, and I never dared to take credit for it. However, we fell in love. "

Holding Gu Yu in one hand and Liu Xiaonan in the other, Yue Zifan praised repeatedly: "Fantasy, romantic! Congratulations!"

Yue Xuelian took the initiative to shake hands with Gu Yu, and said plainly: "My name is Yue Xuelian, I am very glad to meet you. My brother is honest and honest, and he values ​​love and righteousness without scheming. You can't let him down."

Liu Xiaonan didn't know, so he looked at Yue Xuelian calmly, and hadn't seen or contacted her for a long time. When did he become her senior brother?Thinking about it again, from Teacher Yue's point of view, it's correct to call it that way.The problem is, even though they were born in the same year, how do they know they are not juniors?
"Is he honest?" Gu Yu said with a cheerful smile, "You may not know your senior brother very well. He took the lead in group fights, and he knocked down a friend of mine who was good at fighting, and almost killed my friend with a beer bottle. My friend opened it." Turning his head to glance at Liu Xiaonan, he said with a pun, "Don't look at him on the surface, he is so bold, he provokes little girls everywhere, he is the only one who fails me, not me."

Liu Xiaonan smiled awkwardly.Yue Zifan appreciated this very much. He patted Liu Xiaonan on the shoulder and said, "He has blood, which is better than your father."

After being seated, Yue Xuelian poured tea for the guests and went to the kitchen.Liu Xiaonan took out the provincial magazine "Congjun Ji" and handed it to Yue Zifan with both hands: "Mr. Yue, I have published a new work, please advise."

Yue Zifan took the publication and put it aside and said: "Xuelian came back yesterday afternoon and brought me a copy. I asked her to follow your writing trends for me. I read part of it, but I didn't finish it. This is a real article. The novel, you have to read it carefully. You have made rapid progress, exceeding my expectations, and I am unable to comment, and I am afraid that I will hurt you if I overestimate myself."

Gu Yu boasted on Liu Xiaonan's behalf, "Mr. Yue, Xiaonan is now a key training target of the Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and you are also responsible for this."

Yue Zifan shook his head, and said to Gu Yu, "I also dare not take credit. My student is still naive, lacks social experience, and doesn't know how to deal with interpersonal relationships. You need to help him more in this regard."

Gu Yu said, "Don't you understand your student? He's very stubborn and lofty. I'm afraid he won't listen to me."

"That's true." Yue Zifan laughed loudly: "After the resumption of classes that year, in order to motivate him, I deliberately told him that if he didn't realize his dream, he didn't have to come back to see me. As a result, this kid really didn't come to see me, because he was close at hand. But he passed by the door several times, and he didn’t show up until he published his debut novel.”

Gu Yu said: "Your precious student has used the trick he used against you on me again. He has published three novels and blocked the news from the outside world, in order not to let me know, and to fight against me on purpose. I I have to take the initiative to meet him, I have to take the initiative to come to the countryside with him, I have to take the initiative to show love to him. Otherwise, he will always treat me as a stranger."

Yue Zifan couldn't stop laughing, and chatted happily with Gu Yu, leaving Liu Xiaonan aside.Liu Xiaonan couldn't get in the middle of the conversation, just smiled silly.

Yue Xuelian went into the room to rescue Liu Xiaonan: "Senior brother, I have been observing the crabs you brought with their fangs and claws for a long time, but I still have nowhere to start. Come and help me."

Liu Xiaonan asked Gu Yu to accompany Teacher Yue to talk, and went to the kitchen to clean the crabs.Yue Xuelian prepared the steamer, Liu Xiaonan washed one and threw it in, and Yue Xuelian snapped the lid on.

Yue Xuelian asked: "Are there any new works recently?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "I want to write about our parents, the top three in the [-]nd Senior Primary School Graduation Examination of No. [-] Middle School."

"Scar literature is overwhelming, and if there is no new idea, it may be difficult to gain a foothold."

"I want to try from a different angle. My father is attached to the land, and your father is keen on teaching and educating people. It was difficult for me to understand before. When I walked into the city and looked back at my hometown, I gradually understood them. This It is a return of the soul, just like the stone tablet where I practice calligraphy, entrusting the nostalgia of generations."

"Your first impression is very accurate. I don't have your sharpness. Even though I studied Chinese and tried many times, I still can't write a novel."

"Actually, I envy you more. You are highly educated and knowledgeable. By the way, you should have graduated from university. What work do you do now?"

"I stayed in school and temporarily served as the counselor of the Chinese Department."

"Congratulations! I have always had a wish. I hope to have the opportunity to enter the university. I don't know if it will come true in this life."

"Our school recruits a few Dai Peisheng every year. As long as you write more and better works, get widespread attention and attention, and get recommended by the Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles, there is hope."

"If there is such a day, wouldn't I become your student?"

"You don't want to?"

"Of course I would. If I can really walk into the university gate, what's the harm in calling you Teacher Xiaoyue?"

"I'm looking forward to that day. Why don't you call now and let me experience the feeling of being your teacher in advance."

"It's a bit unfair to call it now." After cleaning the last crab, Liu Xiaonan put it into the pot and said, "However, if there are three of you, there must be my teacher. Then I really called it, in front of Mr. Yue. , I see whether Teacher Xiaoyue dares to agree."

"Forget it, you are so oily." Yue Xuelian handed Liu Xiaonan a towel to wipe her hands, and the two small canine teeth disappeared in a flash: "I'm looking at the pot, you go into the room and talk to my father. It's been a long time, your The dream lover should be suspicious."

Liu Xiaonan and Gu Yu got up to leave around noon, and Yue Xuelian asked them to have lunch before leaving.Liu Xiaonan explained that she still had to go to grandma's house in the afternoon, time was tight, and there would be opportunities in the future.Yue Zifan is indifferent by nature, he doesn't force others to make things difficult for him, and he comes and goes as he pleases.

Yue Xuelian sent the guests to the gate of the courtyard, and said to Liu Xiaonan: "Brother, I hope to be the first reader of your novel."

Liu Xiaonan said: "It is still in the process of conception, and I will definitely ask for advice in person after completion."

Gu Yu took Liu Xiaonan's arm, domineering like a child: "The first reader must be me."

Yue Xuelian turned around and entered the courtyard gate.

Walking to the entrance of the alley, Gu Yu looked back and said, "You little junior sister is a cold beauty! You insinuate that I have fangs and sharp claws, but seniors and seniors call me so affectionate."

"You're boring, Gu Yu." Liu Xiaonan said, "I've met her a few times in total, and I don't have any contact with her at all. The reason why I call me senior brother is because she stayed in school to teach, and intellectuals like to use it." traditional name."

(End of this chapter)