(8) Reliving Children's Dreams on the Yellow River Beach
Haichuan and Mei left the small courtyard and walked along the rugged path to sit by the stream on the hillside. Listen to the spring water, the pine trees, the insects, and the breeze. Fireflies flew around like small lanterns. The moon moved through the clouds. The night in the mountains was so beautiful. On the moon, on the willow, on the head, after the appointment at dusk.
May said,"Chuanzi, I really don't dare to think that the dream of my youth can be fulfilled today."”
Haichuan took off his coat and put it on Mei. He hugged Mei tightly and said,""That's right, Xiaomei. Now that we have it, we have no regrets in this life.”
Mei said," Chuanzi, I used to look at the moon often. I always felt that I was in the same boat as Chang'e. Now I feel that I'm much luckier than her."”
It was late at night, and there was a strange charm in the night. They sat on the hillside and leaned against each other. Mei lay on Haichuan's lap, quietly looking at the moon and the stars in a daze.
Hai Chuan stroked Mei's hair and asked,""Xiaomei, what are you thinking about?"
May said,"Chuanzi, if we get old, it's not bad to come back here to spend our twilight years."”
Haichuan said," It's not impossible. Ah Fu plans to build a special farmhouse or tourist attraction here." Ah Fu doesn't have enough funds at the moment. I want to help him a little.”
"Did Ah Fu borrow money from you?”
Haichuan said," Ah Fu didn't take it. It was just that we chatted last night and talked about his development. Ah Fu is thinking about the Grass Gully and Pine Mushroom. I think it's fine.”
Mei said,"It's good. Pine mushrooms are not easy to get." The nutritional value was very high, and there were very few natural ones. It was also not easy to keep it fresh, so it was not easy to buy wild ones at a high price. If he really did it well, he would become rich. Chuanzi, leave that bit of money for your son to go to school. I'll transfer the money to you when we go back. Chuanzi, don't tell Ah Fu that the money is mine. He didn't finish university because of me. Consider it my compensation to Ah Fu.”
The wedding was over. Mei wanted to see the Yellow River, and Ah Xiang prepared a lot of food for them to bring.
"Sister-in-law, let's go play together," Haichuan said to Ah Xiang.”
Ah Xiang said," I still have a lot of things to do. You guys go and play. Don't call me sister-in-law in the future. It's embarrassing to call people that." Ah Fu's birthday is even younger than yours."
Mei, Hai, Chuan, and Ah Fu walked down the river and played. The river water was crystal clear, and fish and prawns were in groups. The small river meandered down. The grass carp in the river was very special. There were also carp. It was said that the origin of the Yellow River carp was here. On the riverbank, frogs would occasionally be disturbed and jump into the water from the grass. Gully ditch fork fork, mountain full of fruit. Birds chirped and flowers bloomed. The autumn grasshoppers were fat and jumping around.
They came to the thatched ditch, which was a wide and flat ravine. It was like a natural dam in the mountains. Ah Fu, this kid, was very smart. May held a small branch and chased after the grasshopper. Ah Fu pointed and talked about his grand plan to Hai Chuan.
Hai Chuan said," Ah Fu, your idea is very good. After intercepting it, you can form a few acres of water. It's a piece of Feng Shui treasure land."”
"Intercept the dam," Ah Fu said."Put some equipment on it, play, fish, swim, and row. Build a small peach garden on the water between the mountains.”
It was still very hot in the afternoon of autumn. Mei was a woman after all. Her forehead was covered in sweat and her face was slightly red. They came to a large persimmon tree.
Mei stood in the shade and shouted," I'm exhausted. I'm not leaving. Let's rest here."”
Haichuan and Ah Fu spread out the large plastic sheets they had brought on the grass and placed food and drinks on them. Haichuan opened a can of beer and handed it to May.
Haichuan asked Mei,"What's wrong, Xiaomei? You can't run when you're young, can you?"”
Mei looked around, got up, and stood on a big rock under the persimmon tree."Chuanzi, come here."
Hai Chuan opened a can of beer and took a sip.""May, what do you want to do?"
May said,"Chuan Zi, come here and carry me." You used to carry me on your back here when you were young. Come here quickly.”
After so many years, the little girl standing on the big rock. She had two spikes on her head, her hands outstretched, and she was wearing a flowery gown with a pair of lapels. Her sleeves were fed with snot, and they were shining brightly. Blue coarse pants, shoes made of shredded cloth, two holes in the front of the shoes. It was like a dream, like it was just yesterday. Haichuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Ah Fu also made a fuss. He threw down his beer and dragged Haichuan over to carry Ah Mei."I want to, but Mei won't do it.”
Mei hugged Hai Chuan's neck and shouted,"Chuan Zi, run!"”
Haichuan carried Mei on his back and ran around the persimmon tree while laughing. Ah Fu also laughed and shouted, singing a song from his childhood."Little brat, carry your wife, carry your wife to pick persimmons. If your wife doesn't want them, you can pick walnuts.”
Haichuan was laughing so hard that he couldn't run anymore. He laid on the grass and put Mei down, laughing so hard that he couldn't move.
Haichuan said to Ah Fu,"Ah Fu, do you still remember your neck?" It was also here that time."
May also remembered, and they laughed together.
When we were young, the three of us ran around endlessly. Every time she came here, Mei would complain that her feet hurt and she couldn't walk. She climbed onto a big rock and asked Haichuan to carry her. That time, Ah Fu wanted to carry Mei, but Mei refused. Mei reached out and grabbed a handful of leaves and stuffed them into the back of Ah Fu's neck. Coincidentally, there was a caterpillar on the tree leaf. Ah Fu jumped high in pain. She scratched her neck, which was red and swollen. Mei was so scared that she cried. Haichuan pulled Mei to the river and brought a big handful of mud. He wiped it on Ah Fu's neck. Haichuan and Mei hid in the shade of a tree and let Ah Fu bask in the sun. The mud had dried up, and it almost itched when he took it off. Ah Fu was also badly tanned. This kind of caterpillar was especially common on jujube trees. When it stuck to one's body, it hurt and itched. Once it touched one, one would wipe it with mud.
Ah Fu said," You guys are still talking about it. It tickled me for a few days. I didn't dare to say it when I went home. At night, I secretly took loofah leaves and rubbed them on, but it didn't work." Ever since then, whenever I saw that thing, I would get goosebumps on the back of my neck.”
As Ah Fu spoke, she reached out and plucked a handful of persimmon leaves and threw them at him, scaring Ah Mei into hiding behind Haichuan.
After a while, they sat down and drank beer. May said,"Chuanzi, I'm so tired." Lie down for a while and give me your leg to use as a pillow.”
Mei pulled Haichuan's leg over and used it as a pillow.
Haichuan said,"Ah Fu, lend me your leg." I'm going to lie down and rest for a while."
This was the unique triangle that the three of them had when they were young. When they were tired, they lay on the grass. Mei was resting her head on Haichuan's ankle. Haichuan rested his head on Ah Fu's ankle. Ah Fu rested her head on Ah Mei's ankle. Every time, Mei would kick Ah Fu with her foot, not letting Ah Fu sleep on her foot. Ah Fu was always outspoken by Mei. Today, Ah Fu was too embarrassed to sleep on the pillow, so he leaned on his elbow and drank beer.
It had been a long time since he had enjoyed the breath of nature. The autumn wind was pleasant, and the blue sky was cloudless. Smelling the fragrance of the grass, his childhood companion. How many moments in his life could there be such a space, and when would there be such a narrow sense?
The autumn sun shone through the gaps between the persimmon leaves, and the flowers fell on the grass, speckled. Greedy leisure, free thoughts, thoughts wandering in the blue sky, white clouds, green mountains and clear water.
Haichuan sat up, took his handbag, and took out three diary pages. May and Ah Fu also sat up. Ah Fu didn't expect three diary pages to appear here at the same time. Ah Fu was very surprised and came over to snatch the diary.
May said,"Don't look at my book. Give me my book."”
Ah Fu said,"Then I'll look at Chuanzi."”
Ah Fu handed May's diary to her. Haichuan remembered Ah Fu's submissive expression in front of May in high school. Ah Fu flipped through Haichuan's diary.
Haichuan's diary was filled with poems and essays. He liked poems and plagiarized many famous people's sayings. Ah Fu read the last few pages and questioned Haichuan loudly."Chuanzi, you're talking about yourself, right? You were the idol of your female classmates in high school. There were so many people chasing after you, but you didn't like any of them. Chuanzi, nicknamed Cold-Blooded.”Ah Fu rushed over and grabbed Haichuan's ear."Tell me honestly.”
Mei's face was red and she ignored them. He watched the two of them roll and crawl on the grass.
Haichuan said to Ah Fu,"Ah Fu, stop fooling around. I'm writing a love story."”
Ah Fu continued to say,"You, burning newspapers on a grave? Are you lying to a ghost?" Even a ghost wouldn't believe it."
Mei said,"When you were young, the two of you fought like this. Now that you're older, you still fight."”
Yes, the old place had not changed, and the persimmon tree had been covered with golden fruits. It was tall and towering, witnessing the moonlight of childhood.
"May, let me take a picture of you as a memento," Haichuan said to Mei.
"Okay, okay," said Mei.
May threw her phone to Haichuan. Mei posed in various poses and took a few photos. Ah Fu suggested that the three of them take a group photo in front of the big rock. Ah Fu suddenly remembered something.
Ah Fu said,"Chuanzi, wait a moment."”
Ah Fu ran to the river as she spoke. After a while, she brought back three flower hats woven from willow branches and shouted,"Come, one for each of you.”
The bits and pieces of their childhood were vividly shown. Haichuan picked a bunch of mountain flowers and put them on Mei's straw hat. They all left this beauty and this moment in their phones.
The warm autumn sun shone on the three people chasing their dreams. Haichuan asked them,"I've returned the diary to you. What are your plans? How are you going to deal with it?"”
Mei said,"I want the Yellow River to embrace my diary. Daiyu buried the flowers in the past, and I, Mei, buried my diary today."”Why did these words sound so sour?
Ah Fu said,"I will also hand over my past to the Yellow River."”Ah Fu's words were also very tragic.
Haichuan said," Alright, I'll do as you say. Let the Yellow River roll with waves and baptize our journey. Take us to the Great Ocean!"”
Putting away their backpacks, they ran towards the Yellow River. The rain was abundant this year, and they could hear the spectacular view of the small waterfall from afar. They saw the rolling waves and the Yellow River pouring down thousands of miles. Hello, Yellow River! We're here to see you. He took off his shoes and stepped barefoot on the soft Yellow River beach. He felt a different kind of comfort. His shouts echoed with the sound of the waves, moving the sky and the mountains.
May suggested,"Chuan Zi Fu, let's bury the diary on the river bank."”
Haichuan and Ah Fu raised their hands in agreement. The three of them approached the water's edge and dug up the mud with their hands, creating a deep pit. He sealed the three books of memories deeply on the shore of the Yellow River. The three of them had a tacit understanding that they were a little heavy. At the moment when they hid their memories, they did not speak.
Facing the mighty waves, they left behind their figures and nostalgia. Ah Fu broke the silence and said,"May, sing a song."”
Hai Chuan also said,"May, sing a song. On this natural big stage, let your mood go."”
May sang softly,'You can't change in this life.' " After the rain, the wind calmed down, but it was dusk again. Last night's vow of eternal love was lost in the morning. Is it still the longest love? Only I am still infatuated with the true feelings. I never wanted to put everything on the spot and hurt the passionate self in my fantasy. However, stories always have the same ending, mixed with joy and sorrow... If there is a next life...”
A gentle breeze blew up Mei's hair. Mei waved her white veil and sang with great concentration. Haichuan and Ah Fu couldn't help but blend in, singing this sour melody.
" If the next life is no longer a play, happiness is no longer a wonderful memory, I am willing to accompany you in another life, touching you who cannot be changed in this life...
La, la, la.”
The sun was setting in the west, and the beautiful afterglow reflected the yellow river and their faces.
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