His spring

A Xiang often looks out of the window and is absent-minded. She would say to her grandmother, "His spring ..."

Grandma wears reading glasses and has a Bible in her hand, and her deep wrinkles reveal a kind smile. A Xiang still continue to look outside, don't talk.

The seasons in Jiangnan are like spring. Grandma planted a camphor tree in the yard, which was always green, and one or two leaves fell from time to time. When you open the window, you can smell the faint fragrance of camphor trees.

It is always rainy in Jiangnan. Every rainy day, A Xiang misses the sunny sky outside.

It's a sky in Chagall.

1 1 years ago, A Xiang lived with her grandmother in the rural areas of northern Jiangsu. A Xiang isn't her name-it's grandma's name, and grandma will call her Nell. I always thought her name was Ni 'er, or "Shannon" in Xiakou.

When she was a child, A Xiang was afraid of the dark, so her grandmother taught her to make lanterns. The method is also very simple, that is, a paper box, a red candle inserted in the base, and a beautiful pattern stabbed on the side of the box with an awl.

One day, A Xiang walked carefully through a forest behind grandma's yard with a lantern, and suddenly a figure jumped out. A Xiang was so scared that he shook off his lantern and retreated to the firewood pier on the side of the road. But the firewood pile was soft, and A Xiang didn't fall.

I saw that the shadow stretched out a hand and said to A Xiang, "Don't be afraid, it's me."

A Xiang partially stretched out his hand and barely saw it in the dim moonlight. It turned out to be Xia Gang from grandma's front yard.

A Xiang asked, "Brother Xia, what are you doing here?"

He said, "I'm digging earthworms."

"What are you doing digging earthworms?"

"Fishing Bai"

So they made an appointment to go fishing in Miaomantian in the north of the village tomorrow.

In April, the spring in northern Jiangsu is still a little cold and windy. Grandma put on a red cotton-padded jacket for her before going out. A Xiang is a little angry. She thinks this cotton-padded jacket looks silly.

Shage came to see her and said with a smile, "You are like a chicken in spring."

A Xiang looked at grandma angrily.

Grandma holding a chicken just bought from the market said to A Xiang, "Look, furry, so cute!"

The wind is blowing, and the chickens are wobbling.

In contrast, Xia Ge wears thin clothes. He only wore an old green sweater, and a loop of wool fell off the neckline.

Along the way, Xia Gang interminably introduced all kinds of flowers and plants on the roadside to A Xiang. Xia Gang loves to talk, and A Xiang loves to ask questions.

Therefore, A Xiang knew many strange plants.

For example, "snakes crawling on the grass" always grow in wet swamps and have serpentine purple lines on their leaves. Picking a leaf and chewing it in your mouth will have a sour and sweet taste like hawthorn.

"Mushroom Twist" is a kind of grass. When it first grows, pick it from the grass heart and peel it. The white floc inside is soft and juicy, with a grassy aroma. But Xia Gang reminded A Xiang not to eat more, or he would have a bad bowel movement.

There is also a strange flower and grass, and there are many flowers on the roadside. Xia Ge called it a "dead flower". This flower is full of thorns, even the purple and black petals have thorns. It is said that it was planted on the roadside to remember the way home after death as a guide for the soul. From then on, A Xiang kept this flower at a respectful distance from others, even full of disgust.

In the "field full of plants", A Xiang sat on the stone bridge and watched Xia Gang go fishing.

The "full field" is really too big, and the wheat waves can't be seen at a glance. A Xiang fancied himself as a fish, swimming in the sunshine, breeze and wheat waves. Someone is flying a kite in the distance, flying higher and higher, and finally becoming an invisible point.

Watching others fly kites for a long time, and then lowering their heads, Xia Ge has caught three or four fish. A Xiang hurried to look. Xia Ge pointed to the ugly fish and said, "I am lucky today, and I can catch pigeons and swallows."

"Pigeons swallowed? Is it a pigeon or a swallow? "

"Ha ha, not a pigeon or a swallow. Look at his prickly head. Don't touch it easily, or your fingers will be punctured. "

A Xiang retracted his curious fingers.

"The others are all ginseng. You see, they died as soon as they came out of the water."

A Xiang looked down and saw two or three lifeless fish like blades.

A Xiang sat on the stone bridge for a long time, ran to the field to pick mint, and soon picked a bag full. Grandma taught A Xiang to pick mint. After picking, grandma will pound the soaked beans into bean money in a stone mortar, and then fry the chopped mint with the bean money. The mellowness of beans and the fragrance of mint permeate each other and have a unique flavor.

The northern end of the "full plant" is the big weir of Fangting River. After crossing the weir, crossing the river, the town is here. If you want to save trouble, taking the road of "full of plants" will save a lot of roads than taking the main road of the village east. A Xiang once walked out of the big weir with his grandmother. There is a ferry on the river. The boat crossed the river without paddles, relying on a thick steel wire, and people need to pull the steel wire when crossing the river.

A Xiang put the last handful of mint in his pocket and saw a yellow spot not far away, suddenly far away and suddenly near. A Xiang turned and stood on the pier of the stone bridge, only to see that it was a figure. After a while, the yellow spot approached again, and A Xiang saw that it was the same aunt.

My second aunt wore a yellow kerchief, which almost covered her face. A Xiang shouted "Auntie" and waved when he saw that this was his usual warm-hearted aunt.

Yellow towel stood for a while, and then approached again. My second aunt smiled and said to A Xiang, "A Xiang, what are you doing here?" He also took a lollipop out of his pocket and handed it to her.

A Xiang took the sugar, pointed to Shagel, who was cleaning the fishing net, and said, "Shagel and I are catching fish. "

The second aunt smiled sweetly at her and said, "It's almost noon, so hurry home for dinner."

A Xiang looked up, and the little fluff on her face was clearly visible in the sun.

The second aunt carried the box, climbed over the big weir and walked away.

Xia Gang handed the three "pigeons and swallows" he caught to A Xiang. Grandma left Xia Ge for dinner at noon.

Grandma's "pigeon swallow" is a must. Fry the fish on both sides until golden brown, add hot water, and then cut the tofu into pieces. Stick a circle of bread on the side of the pot, and the delicious food swallowed by pigeons will be sucked into the bread. Grandma saw Xia Ge wolfing down, silently sighed, and gave him a bowl of rice.

In the evening, the sun has sunk behind the clouds, but the fiery red clouds reflect everything red. A Xiang blushed and grandma's orange cat meatballs turned into red ones.

Suddenly, someone knocked at the door. It is Liu who raises cattle. He shouted, "Sweet her milk. Something happened to her uncle's house in the front yard. "

Hearing this, grandma hurriedly took A Xiang and walked to the front yard with small steps.

Go through the narrow alley and turn three doors to the east, which is the second uncle's house. He is A Xiang's father's cousin.

There are already several layers of people crowded outside the secretary's house. In the yard came the hysterical curses of my uncle and the crying of my uncle's son who had just turned one year old.

A Xiang is too short to squeeze in. She pulled Xia Ge's sleeve and asked, "What's the matter?"

Xia Ge lowered his head and murmured, "You ... your second aunt ran away."

Lying in bed at night, A Xiang's mind kept repeating the picture of her aunt giving her a lollipop.

That night, A Xiang had a dream. She dreamed that her second aunt became a yellow-headed snake. A Xiang swam desperately in the green wheat waves, and her second aunt chased after her. Suddenly, A Xiang woke up with a start, and the bell had just struck six. Maruko, who was sleeping by the fireside, was awakened by the bell and went to sleep somewhere else.

During the day, A Xiang asked her grandmother, "Why did Aunt run away from home?"

Grandma said, "Because she is a bad woman."

A Xiang remembered last night's dream. Grandma went on to say, "Xia Ge's mother ran away without saying a word."

A Xiang asked, "Is Xia Na's mother also a bad woman?"

Grandma smiled and said, "How do children know so much?"

A Xiang was going to talk about the day when he met his second aunt in "Yangtian", but when he thought of Xia Gang's poor life, he seemed to be hiding such a secret that had nothing to do with him, so he stopped talking.

Spring is getting deeper and deeper. Swallows came back last year and made a nest under the eaves of the corridor, chattering and the yard was full of excitement. The leaves of Toona sinensis growing next to the Western Wall germinated. Grandma will break off tender buds, cut them into pieces, mix them in tofu, and then pour sesame oil on them. When A Xiang smells it, his mouth will run for a long time.

When the peach blossom, Xia Ge took three or four children and asked A Xiang to go for a spring outing.

There are so many peach blossoms in the Taoyuan of Nanhu Lake! A Xiang will indulge in this pink sea! A gust of wind blew, and it rained peach blossoms on A Xiang's head, and his hair was covered with peach petals.

A little girl with teeth said, "Let's play house!"

A Xiang took a petal at one end and said, "I want to be a bride!"

The little girl with long teeth said, "You are the bride, who will be the groom?"

Xia Ge pulled a bunch of wild flowers and said, "I'll be the groom!" " "

So A Xiang blushed.

The wedding is very simple. Xia Ge presented flowers to A Xiang, and everyone was crazy for a while on the hillside full of peach blossoms.

Then there will be a "wedding reception". Brother Xia brought a pot and rice. A man went down into the river and caught seven or eight grass carp with a net bag. A man touched a nest of bird eggs in the reeds, and a man dug a basket of wild vegetables. A Xiang could do nothing, so he had to collect some dry firewood to make a fire.

Brother Xia began to show off his extraordinary craftsmanship. First, a earthen stove was dug in Banpo to steam rice, then a rack of grilled fish was set up with wire, and a large plate of bird eggs was fried with wild shepherd's purse.

When the sun was about to set, Xia Ge and several children were lying on the peach blossom slope and burping happily.

When the apricots in grandma's yard turn yellow, spring is over.

A Xiang is picking apricots in the garden. She heard the door creak open. She saw her parents come in with some boxes. A Xiang instinctively leaned behind her grandmother and looked at two exhausted adults, eyes flashing with fear.

At dinner in the evening, A Xiang followed grandma and adults to talk about things she didn't understand.

All she knows is that her parents are back and will not leave for the time being, so life may not be so calm.

The yard gradually became lively, but in A Xiang's eyes, it was a cold excitement. Mother won't let her go out and run around. A Xiang saw Xia Gang standing at the door several times, looking through the crack of the door.

A Xiang was unhappy, so he had to pick a few snails from the loofah vine in the garden, put them on the watermelon skin and watch them climb from one end to the other.

After a while, A Xiang probably understood why my parents came back. Grandma told her that mom and dad were laid off from a cement factory in another city. Being laid off means not having a job to earn money to eat.

Another spring, A Xiang went to kindergarten. Father or mother rides a bike to pick her up every day. They set up a barbecue stall in the town, and business is good every day.

They were busy, but A Xiang was liberated.

On weekends, my parents' business is very busy, so A Xiang naturally stays at home with her grandmother and doesn't have to go to school.

Xia Gang also has a tacit understanding. He stopped looking for A Xiang from Monday to Friday and showed up at the door on time on Saturday morning.

Grandma began to nag A Xiang: "Don't always run out like crazy, lest your mother come back and beat you."

A Xiang never looked back, scattered like dandelions and disappeared like a gust of wind.

At school on weekdays, my parents took A Xiang to the barbecue stall, while A Xiang kept the meatballs running.

Once Xia Ge came from afar, A Xiang heard his mother say during the kebab: "This wild child has been wandering around every day for so many years, and no one cares."

Dad also said, "His father collects junk everywhere every day, and his mother ran away again. Who cares-"

Before my father finished, my mother interrupted, "Oh, go back and talk to my mother. Don't always let our daughter run around with him every day. What a scandal. "

Hearing this, A Xiang felt a sharp pain in his heart. She only thinks that Xia Ge is an omnipotent and magical person who can bring her endless happiness.

She looked at Xia Ge, who was walking weakly on the other side of the road, and her eyes were red.

My parents were chatting one build what did not build when suddenly there was a large crowd in front of the barbecue stall. A Xiang doesn't know what they do, but they look fierce and want to eat people.

The team leader kicked over the barbecue stall, and A Xiang turned pale with fear and quickly hid in his mother's arms.

A Xiang's father turned to his mother and said, "Take A Xiang first."

A Xiang was scared to cry out loud.

The leader pointed to A Xiang's father's nose and said, "Don't ask, whose site dares to be in this stall!"

A Xiang's father took out a pile of money from his pocket and said to the leader, "Brother Zhu, this is a little something."

The leader knocked over A Xiang's father's money, and several people immediately started fighting. But he was obviously outnumbered, and A Xiang's mother rushed into the crowd, hugged him and begged them to stop fighting. A Xiang saw a green stick fall on his father's head, and his head suddenly gushed with deep red blood.

At that moment, A Xiang saw a black shadow flash before his eyes, like a meteor, and quickly smashed into the crowd.

Suddenly, the crowd quieted down, as if a spirit had arrived for an instant, and everyone was still.

A Xiang saw Xia Gang with a knife in one hand and a fat ear in the other.

Xia Ge said calmly, "Who dares to come? My knife is blind! "

The crowd continued to be quiet, and only the leader broke into earth-shattering cries.

A Xiang's father is in hospital. My mother is with me in the hospital.

A Xiang didn't go to kindergarten again. She is shut in by her grandmother every day. I have never seen Xia Ge again. Before that day, Xia Ge promised her to take her to the South Lake Reed to pick up duck eggs.

She often has a dream that her parents' barbecue stall is still open, but the fire is clean, and it is full of fat ears in Xia's hand.

So she woke up from her dream.

It's late spring, and it's time to let the mushrooms grow old. Peach blossoms in Nanhu Taoyuan should have withered long ago, and duck eggs in reeds should have been picked long ago.

A Xiang often looks under the door, hoping to see Xia Gang pass by.

Another spring has passed.

Another spring has passed.

A Xiang's parents go to the south to work, and Sunan is her mother's maiden. With the help of relatives and friends there, life gradually got better. They have settled down for two years, and are going to take over A Xiang in the spring.

Well, A Xiang hasn't seen Xia Gang for two years. It's like he just disappeared.

Another spring has passed.

A Xiang is eleven years old. She is very tall and is catching up with her grandmother. She has grown up like a big girl.

One morning, on the way to school, A Xiang heard someone calling him. She turned around and saw a man standing under a poplar tree, short and like Xia Ge.

She walked to the poplar. The man's face is full of vicissitudes, even with messy stubble, much like Shagel, but he has an indescribable old age, which is completely different from Shagel in her memory.

The man pointed to the basket under the tree. Before A Xiang came near, he ran away and disappeared.

There is a basket of duck eggs under the tree.

After all, my parents came back and booked tickets to the south. After lunch, A Xiang was tidying up in the room and vaguely heard her parents and grandmother chatting in the living room.

Grandma whispered, "The boy who helped you fight in the past is now released and has been re-educated for two years. You should see others when you leave. "

A Xiang's mother asked in surprise, "He is so young, not much older than A Xiang. How could he be reeducation through labor? "

A Xiang's father sighed and said, "He is not a child. He's actually about my age, but he's got dwarf disease and stunted ... "

A Xiang collapsed in bed, tears rolling down her eyes.