Dip a strand of yearning into ink, spread a piece of silk into paper, and write an unforgettable song with the rhythm of the heart and the harmony of love.
In the hot summer, the roar of the electric fan could not drive away the heat of the office. The refreshing air conditioning could not erase the trace of longing. I stood in front of the window and looked at the horizon. The sky was blue and the clouds were white. In the distance, there was a hazy mountain with a faint green color. In the room was a helpless me, a book that was opened but not in the mood to read. Is there still a passionate you on the other end, is there still a heart-wrenching zither, a heart-wrenching song? There was no way to know everything. He didn't know if everything was fate or if fate wasn't enough, which led to today's regrets and endless thoughts.
The passing of time between his fingers had already faded away the memories of the past. The years that had disturbed each other had already changed each other's faces. But every time in the dead of night, your voice and smile will always stubbornly enter my mind. I always want to pick up a pen and write down a few words in my heart, not for love, but for you.
The initial acquaintance was no longer worth talking about. However, she was unwilling to forget her feelings. The bright moon and the cool breeze accompanied his footsteps. He was already moving forward slowly alone. The loud laughter by the stream had already turned into a helpless bitter smile along with the slight bending of his body. If you are well at this time, then I can only become a comfort after being frustrated. The vow of eternal love under the moon had already become ravings in a dream. Because the promise of waiting for my beard to reach my chest and for your hair to reach your waist has become as illusory as smoke. The tears on her chin had already become candle tears, quietly entering her heart and turning into subtle words. I am still me, and you are still you. My heart is trembling. I don't know if your heart is crying at the same time.
It was drizzling outside the window, and the mountains in the distance were so blurry that I could barely see them. However, your shadow in my heart is becoming clearer and clearer. Tears blurred her eyes, and she felt as if she had been driven away. After a moment of wandering, she closed her eyes again. At this moment, whether I am still me or you are still you, I cannot answer. However, I can still tell you with certainty that I am still me, the me who loved you wholeheartedly back then. But whether I am still worthy of your pride or not, I can only guess your thoughts from afar.
Your laughter can always be reached in my memories, like the breeze in the rain, always ethereal, drifting into my heart, always stirring up emotional ripples. It was indeed like the breeze in the rain. When I looked back, the breeze in the rain swayed the slender willow branches, gently swaying, dancing, jumping, and spinning. It was so beautiful, so charming, so fresh and beautiful. Rather than saying that it was the slow dance of the willow branch, it was better to say that it was the shape and design of the breeze. Every time he jumped, every time he spun, he would turn green. The tender green was so fresh that it looked like the traditional Chinese painting green that had just been painted by the Heaven Brush without any erosion. The green was so tender, so tender that it looked like it had just been dipped in green paint. Occasionally, a bolt of lightning would appear a little dazzling. But your laughter is lost now, like the scene of fresh willow branches in the drizzle. When you look around, you always feel that it is covered by a layer of fog, which is actually the water vapor splashed by the rain. However, it was precisely this trace of misty water vapor that made you appear so graceful, so mysterious, so mysterious that it made people feel dazed, so mysterious that it was out of reach. It was mysterious and had the beauty and legend of a mirage.
Your moving words are like the scene in the rain. Standing in front of the window, looking at the rain outside, looking at the trees outside, looking at the flowers outside, it is so dirty. It was covered in a layer of dust. The breeze did not shake it down or blow it away. However, when the drizzle arrived, it dripped on the trees and flowers. There was no stain dripping down the leaves and petals. After a moment, the flowers were fresh, the leaves were green, and the flowers were bright red. The green was full of vitality. At first glance, it was as if the mountains and plains had turned green, and it was a kind of mentality that made thousands of valleys and valleys beautiful. And I firmly believe that with the arrival of this rain, it will be green for a period of time and beautiful for a period of time. However, if there was no rain for a long time, it would slowly cover the upper layer of dirt, making the green leaves and beautiful flowers lose their love. The drizzle cleanses the vegetation, but your voice like rain melts into my heart, brewing eternal sweetness.
The wind had stopped, but the rain was still pattering. I came back to my senses and picked up the book again, but I remembered the time when I gently held your waist and smelled your orchid scent. I want to find a little poetic feeling between the lines, but I hear your singing voice again. You once said that you are the wind and I am the rain. Now that the wind had gone, the rain was still falling. The wind had left and would come again, but it was not the wind of the past, and the heart of the wind no longer had the feelings of the past. The rain fell, but the soul was still there, and the love was still there. Because it nourished all living things and nourished the feelings of the earth. As long as his feelings and soul did not dissipate, everything would be as peaceful as before.
I'm still me, still the me from before, but as time passes, I'm no longer the ignorant me. As the clouds flew, the growth rings were engraved on his face and heart. The wind and frost had eroded his temples, and he had also been dyed with sorrow. I'm still me, but I'm already a different kind of flame. I will no longer make promises lightly, nor will I bitterly guard those promises for the sake of a phonon. I'm the one in pain, but I don't know if you're the one who's sad. But as long as I hear of your happiness, I'll definitely be happy. Not for the promise, but for the fragrant flower that bloomed in his heart.
Her eyebrows were full of sorrow. When she looked back, the lights were waning. I don't know why you were gone.
The unfortunate encounter of a distant relative made Lan Lin feel conflicted for a few days. These few days, Lan Lin always had a depressed expression on her face. In order to make Lan Lin happy, I would always snort from time to time."My heart is filled with melancholy. Is it still for that curved moon?”When Lan Lin heard this, she always smiled faintly. When Lan Lin smiled, I would always say,"Don't always think that I can't sing. In fact, I can sing very well. I sing better than you. If you let me hold a special concert, don't worry, the effect will be very good. In the dog days, I can guarantee that there will be a lot of people wearing coats. People didn't want to listen to music, they wanted to experience what kind of person it was to have such great ability to let them experience what it was like to be in the dog days of summer.”Lan Lin said," You'd better choose the venue of the special concert to be closer to the hospital. Otherwise, you're not using your singing to illuminate people's lives. You're using the cruelty of your singing to mercilessly take away people's lives.”I also smiled faintly and said,"What's wrong?" I realized that you have changed in recent years. You have become less lively than before. This change of yours makes me very worried. I always feel that you are not very satisfied with your married life, or you are tired of our life. Anyway, how should he put it? You always make me feel you…”Lan Lin smiled faintly and said,"What nonsense are you talking about?" What do you mean by tired? I'm reflecting on myself. What do you know? I was thinking about what would happen to me if I were to be like that relative. Would I be able to hold on? Would I be able to hold on?”I thought for a moment and said," It's really hard to say this kind of question. Because, people, who can't reach that kind of situation, don't jump to conclusions. A few days ago, I went to attend a relative's wedding banquet. In the end, I found out that my cousin didn't attend, but my cousin-in-law did. Moreover, he only gave 50 yuan as a gift. After that, his relatives were talking about him! I thought so too. However, I only found out today. I just heard from the people in the village that my cousin is sick. It's probably cancer. Moreover, Cousin Madam was kind and always wanted to cure her. However, even though she had almost spent all the money in the family, she did not see much improvement in her cousin. If you put yourself in his shoes, would you still complain that his gift was too little? A few hundred yuan might not be of much use to others in this society. However, 50 yuan might be a month's living expenses and all his expenses for his current cousin-in-law.”Lan Lin said," It's the same principle. It's your own life. Don't speculate and suspect other people's matters, and don't talk about other people's right and wrong for no reason. What you might think was insignificant to you might be a big deal to others.”Lan Lin paused for a moment as if she had thought of something. Then, she said,"Which cousin are you talking about? A few days ago, Mom told us to visit a cousin. She said that she's my aunt's cousin and that she's quite sick. I heard from Mom that when Dad was seriously ill, she took good care of him. Who was it?”I said,"Yes, that's right. Let's go and see her sometime!" Her life wasn't good. Her aunt only had one child, but she had a live-in son-in-law. His days were not bad. However, for the past two years, she had been feeling unwell and her waist was uncomfortable. Later, when she went to the hospital for a check-up, she was diagnosed with kidney cancer, which was in the late stages. It was probably because he had found out about his illness that he had gotten angry. She was worried about how her cousin-in-law would live in the future, and she was also worried about her children. Therefore, his condition had deteriorated rapidly over the past few days. It seems that there are only a few days left." When Lan Lin heard this, she immediately said,"Then let's go early tomorrow morning!" When you and father were in your hometown, you were indebted to them.”"Yes! Yes, at that time, I thought that my cousin was a good person. Because she was young, I didn't feel any difference between my cousin and my biological sister. You don't know, but even the blanket we used for our wedding was made by Cousin. In fact, sometimes, I always think about the difference between the city and the village. When she was in the village, she would go to her cousin's house almost every day. Now that they were in the city, why did it feel like they didn't have time for such a small job? Logically speaking, I should have gone over to take a look long ago. Even if my cousin wasn't sick, I should have gone over to take a look. However, why did he have to wait until now to remember to go over and take a look?”
The next day, around eight in the morning, we arrived at Cousin's house. Her cousin was already unable to get up due to the torture of her illness. I went to the inner room to check on my cousin's condition and chatted with her. I felt an inexplicable sadness in my heart. He found an excuse and quickly left the room. She sat on the sofa with her cousin-in-law and started chatting with him. After all, Lan Lin was a sentimental person. She sat on my cousin's bed and started to talk about women with my cousin. She heard her cousin and Lan Lin say,"Sister-in-law!" This little brother of mine is a fool. I was quite pitiful when I was young. I lived with my uncle in my hometown. Of course, I have never worried about money because my uncle is rich. However, some things couldn't be replaced by money. When I was young, my brother was very obedient and likable, just like your nephew. She had a small mouth and looked quiet. At that time, I was the one who arranged the clothes for her during the change of seasons. Of course, Uncle has never mistreated me in terms of money. I didn't expect that my younger brother could marry such a good wife like you. As an elder sister, whenever I think of it, I will feel happy from the bottom of my heart. A few days ago, I missed my brother. She thought to herself that Xiao Binzi had grown up these few years. Perhaps he was busy and came back less often. I miss my nephew too. I want to see him too. You see, I might be dead that day. Find some time to bring him back and let me see him again. He's my only nephew.”Lan Lin said,"Alright, Sister, don't think too much about it. Things haven't reached the extent you think." Tomorrow, we'll drive him over and show you how naughty he is.”Cousin smiled and said,"This person!" Sometimes, one had to accept their fate. In the past twenty years, I was afraid that my younger brother would be wronged, so I was always worried about him. It wasn't easy for me to look forward to my brother getting married. I had just relaxed when I caught up with this matter. I should have left in peace, but what about your cousin-in-law? And what about your nephews and nieces? If I really let go, it can be said that from the time I was sensible, I understood things and knew how to worry. If he knew how to worry, he would know how to worry even more. "You don't know. At that time, I remember that my younger brother was about five or six years old. Uncle came back with my younger brother. She said that she came back to receive some kind of transformation. At that time, there was a university professor from Beijing in the village. She also came to the village to receive transformation, and she was a woman. He was always criticized and swept the streets. I remember that there was once when it snowed. I was only seventeen or eighteen years old at that time. When she opened the door in the morning and saw that it was snowing, she knew that her uncle had to go sweep the streets. I was just thinking about my little brother. No one would care. I rushed over, but who knew that my brother had already been poisoned by the gas. I immediately picked him up and sent the client away. If I had gone a little later, my brother might have been finished. At that time, I would think that uncle had gone to war in his early years. I didn't have much of an impression of uncle either. I only started to interact with uncle after he returned. That's why I don't know what mistakes Uncle has made. However, my younger brother is just a child. He didn't do anything wrong, right? Why did he suffer like this? At that time, I wanted my brother to grow up quickly, marry a wife, and start a family. My heart would be at peace.”When Lan Lin heard this, she interrupted,"Alright, Sis, you don't have to worry about him now. Taking care of your body is the most important thing you should think about now."”"I've thought about it too, but I can't help it." Just say my younger brother! When I was in school, she would come to me every two or three days. Once I went to work, she would come less. I can't blame my brother. After all, he's a workaholic. He can't be distracted by family matters. However, I still miss him sometimes.”Perhaps because of her illness, her cousin's body was obviously not strong enough. She had to slow down after talking for a while. She had to catch her breath before she could continue,"Sister-in-law, I'm relieved to see that you're so good. But ah! The one who bothers me the most right now is your cousin-in-law! The children are all married, so I don't have to worry much. My life is fine. But your cousin-in-law is different. He has his own home! For me, for your aunt, she came to our house. I should have waited on my children for two days after they got married and let them live a comfortable life. Who knew that the heavens would not forgive him! I'm sorry! She had always worked hard for this family and had never enjoyed a single day of happiness!”Lan Lin looked at the time and said," Sister, we'll come and visit you again when we have time. It's getting late and we still have something to do. We'll go back first. Tomorrow, we'll pull our nephew over and come and visit you again."”
When my cousin-in-law sent us off again, I said to him,"My sister is still like this. No one has any other choice." But, Brother-in-law, you have to hold on. If you collapse again, this family will really collapse.”"Don't worry!" he replied. Since people knew what it meant to enjoy life, they should also know what it meant to grit their teeth and live. Besides, there are still you guys! I'll grit my teeth and pass! Bin Zi, the only thing I don't like is that I don't dare to ask you to stay for a meal.”As his brother-in-law spoke, tears fell.
After coming out of her cousin's house, Lan Lin said," I saw that my cousin's current situation is quite difficult. When I came out, I secretly stuffed five thousand yuan under her mattress. It can be considered a little token of our appreciation!”I nodded and said," It should be. I wanted to wait until my son was older and I was more free. I would go back and report to my cousin. Who knew that fate would be like this! It seemed that no matter what happened, it could not wait. His own arrangements could never defy the arrangements of the heavens.”
Lan Lin said thoughtfully,"Yes, the sun rises from the east and sets from the west every day. This is eternal." However, the content of each day was always different. The sunny morning did not mean that there was no wind at noon. The heat at noon did not mean that there would be no rain at night. Today's good weather did not mean that tomorrow would be the same. When people were happy, they had to dress up their feelings more seductively. When they were down, they had to try their best to abandon the sadness. Because of concern, it made people sad. Because of concern, it made people feel waves of pain. You saw cousin, right? Now that she had started to recall, perhaps her cousin had already realized that her days in the human world were numbered. Her cousin was reminiscing and also concluding her life. He looked at the path he had walked in life and recalled everything he had done. Cousin has sacrificed too much in her life. When she was a girl, because you were young, no one took care of you and worried about you. Now, she should have been enjoying her life, but she had to deal with such a thing. She began to worry about her cousin-in-law's life after she left. Could it be that in the unseen world, one's fate was really determined by the heavens? If Cousin really left, it would really be as she said. From the time she could remember, she would start to worry about her fate for the rest of her life.”
Lan Lin paused for a moment and continued,"The emotions of life always need to be rendered, whether you use sadness to render it, or use joy to embellish it, or use memories to process it, or use yearning to describe it. In short, feelings had to be played up. It was only when feelings were often exaggerated that they would not be dull. It was only when the future was often exaggerated that people would never feel the helpless fetters that could never be erased in their lives. Exaggerated emotions would allow you to have a new understanding of life. Exaggerated futures would always be mixed with expectations.”
The next day, Lan Lin fulfilled her promise. She pulled her son up and went to visit her cousin. His son seemed to be much more sensible today. He heard his cousin say,"Come, my eldest nephew, sit here and let aunt take a good look. Sigh! I only saw you when you were young, when your grandmother just came back, when I went to visit her. In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed. Sigh! He was already so old, but he had yet to eat a piece of candy from his aunt! Come, Auntie will peel a piece of candy for you today.”Her cousin said as she peeled the candy for her son. Lan Lin and I were both nervous because our son was spoiled at home and was very picky. She was afraid that her son would say something that would make her unhappy and affect her mood. Unexpectedly, just as her cousin peeled the candy, her son opened his mouth. After her cousin put the candy into his mouth, his son said,"Auntie's candies are so delicious and sweet.”
Three days later, her cousin passed away. He wondered if she was happy. She wondered if she would still have many worries in her heart after she left.
In Lan Lin's words, her cousin's life was to use her own painstaking efforts to embellish the lives of others. She would let her worries glitter the years of others, while she would forever hide her pain deeply in her heart. He always treated other people's happiness as joy and other people's pain as pain. Just when he could no longer take care of his own matters, he was still worried about others.
Ever since her cousin passed away, this autumn might have been fated to be the autumn of many lifetimes. Because, after I finished handling my cousin's funeral, on the way home, I passed by my old house and suddenly realized that the old elm tree at the entrance of my old house was dead.
In my childhood memories, there are many things that I can't forget. But what left the deepest impression on me, and what I remembered the most, was the old elm tree in front of the door.
In my memory, when I was still in a daze, the old elm tree was already very tall. It was so big that an adult's hands couldn't close to hug it. But I remember my father telling me that this tree is more than ten years older than me. When we first came back, my father said that it was still a small tree, and it was not very good. It was crooked and evil, so he used a kitchen knife to fix it. Unexpectedly, this small tree seemed to have gone crazy. Its growth speed was quite magical. When I was 13 or 14 years old, this tree had already become the tallest and thickest tree in the village. Although this tree is no longer there, this tree has indeed brought endless happiness and yearning to my childhood and youth. It also brought courage and strength.
My father's way of disciplining his children is a little strict and harsh, probably because of this tree. Because I vaguely remember my father saying that there was once a so-called feng shui master who passed by my house. Coincidentally, her father was also working at the door when she saw the tree. The Feng Shui master asked about the origin of the tree and then told his father that the family had its own tree, so there had to be a person. His father was not very cultured, but he could be considered a person who knew the big picture. Therefore, the Feng Shui master's words had a great impact on his father. In his father's words, he did not expect the tree to grow like this. At first, it was crooked and crooked, which meant that he had cut it with a knife. It had not been watered, but it had indeed been supported with a wooden stick and pulled with a rope, hoping that it would grow straight. This tree still had a conscience. It really grew straight, tall, and big. It was this incident that allowed my father to experience a unique way of educating his children. That was," Children must be trained diligently and not develop on the wrong path." Therefore, every time I made a small mistake, I would be beaten up or receive some other severe punishment when I got home. It is also because of this that I have always been cautious when doing things outside. He wanted it to be perfect and flawless.
This tree is located on the right side of our door. After walking out of the door for another 20 meters, it is our outer courtyard. There were also two trees, one male and one female. It was also very tall. It formed a triangle with the elm tree. Every summer, the three trees could provide a large shade. Just an old elm tree could shade a radius of ten meters around it. Moreover, the branches were crisscrossed, and the sunlight shone through without a crack. In the harsh summer, it was always cool under the tree, and there was always an alluring fresh air. Therefore, it was undoubtedly the best place for people to rest and cool down under the big tree. The grandmothers were chatting under the tree. The young girls and their wives were chatting under the tree, and the young men were playing poker under the tree. I always liked to read under the tree. When I was young, I read comic books, which were often called picture-story books by the villagers. When he was older, he would read novels. The Golden Path, The Three Musketeers, The Story of the Big Sword, and so on. At that time, the economic conditions were not good. Some books were bought by himself, and some were exchanged with others. But in short, I had the most books among our friends at that time. When he was reading, he liked to put some wheat straw under his butt. When he was tired, he would lie down and sleep for a while. Because my father was very strict when I was young, I developed a quiet and unmoving personality. Therefore, they rarely went to dangerous places and places far away from home. When he had nothing to do, he liked to read. Sometimes, he even forgot to eat, especially when he borrowed a book. He always had the idea of finishing it in one breath before doing something else. Therefore, at that time, some people liked to laugh at me and say," Reading books can't be eaten, and you can't eat either." But he liked it and liked to buy books. My father didn't care and didn't say anything because my father was happy that I was like this. Worry-free. I don't want you to worry about my safety. Because I'm the only boy in our family. I have an older sister who is also out of town with my mother. Therefore, he doted on me very much. I remember my father always liked to say that the books you bought could cover half of the scenery. Since reading is my pleasure, and under the old elm tree is a place for reading and exchanging books, it has brought endless pleasure to my childhood and youth.
Later on, I grew up and went to junior high school. There were more classes, but under the old elm tree was still my paradise. On the hot holiday, he set up a small dining table under a tree and began to do his homework. At that time, for some reason, there were very few insects on the trees. There are quite a few birds. Some of them are called Jade Eyes by the villagers. Some unknown birds often sing on the trees and fly around. And under the tree was still the best place to study and wait with all kinds of people in the hot summer. During the three years of junior high school, this tree gave me the best place to study in the summer and also gave me many memorable moments. "Later, I successfully got into high school. I was the only one in the village who got into high school. There were about 70 to 80 students in my batch. This gave rise to another thought in my father's mind. That meant that this tree could bring happiness to his descendants. Therefore, I became the center of the family. To put it in a more vivid way, my position in my family's hearts is similar to that of a giant panda.
The high school is in the county town, which is about eight miles away from our house. He usually stayed in school and went home after school on Saturday afternoons. He returned to school around four o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Therefore, they spent most of their time in school waiting for Saturday to arrive. Because he could go home on Saturday and reunite with his family. He could improve his life and satisfy himself. Therefore, on Saturday afternoons, after two classes, the whole school was filled with people who were in a hurry to go home. There were teachers and students. Everyone's face was filled with anxiety and desire. I am no exception. At that time, my family, especially my father, was afraid that it was unsafe on the road. They always let me walk to school and didn't let me ride a bicycle. Therefore, every Saturday afternoon, as soon as he left the school, he would buy 20 cents worth of melon seeds and munch on them as he walked. As he walked, he would look up in the direction of his home from time to time. As he walked, he looked around. He did not know when he raised his head and saw the tall and big old elm tree. The joy in his heart was indescribable. He felt like he was home, and he was about to be home. So this old elm tree gives me hope again. The hope it brought me was not just that. For various reasons, or perhaps because of my father's influence, I would pray to the old elm tree at every important moment, asking the old elm tree to bless me. I don't know if it's because the old elm tree really has spirituality, or if it's because of my hard work, or if it's because of some other reason, but I really did get into university very smoothly. Therefore, this old elm tree gave me motivation and hope. I went to university in another city. After I went to university, I only went home once a semester, which was the winter vacation. Therefore, he spent less time with the old elm tree. However, he did not forget the old elm tree during the few years he went to school. Whenever I encounter something that doesn't go my way, I will still silently beg the old elm tree in a foreign land to help me. He didn't know if this was nostalgia or what people called complex. Most of the time, I would go home first during the winter break, and then my sister would go home during the new year. I went to the station to pick her up. It was still my old habit to look at it as I walked. I don't know if it was because of the same mind or some other reason, but everyone would look at it at the same time, almost at the same time. When they saw the crown of the old elm tree, they would say the same thing,'I'm home, I'm finally home. At this time, I realized that the old elm tree didn't just give me hope and yearning, but also gave everyone in this family who worked and went to school in other places a common hope. The family had a father and siblings who had not been reunited for a long time. The first person to provide information to everyone about the family reunion was the old elm tree. And since I got into university, this old elm tree has become a magical dream for the entire village. Everyone thought that the old elm tree brought good feng shui to our family and good luck to the children. After all, life in the countryside was a little bitter.
Later on, as she grew older, went to work, and started a family, she went home even less. However, she still had something to worry about because she still had her father at home and that old elm tree. So, I only went back to visit him once in a while. In 1998, my father passed away.
It was only in the autumn of the year when her cousin passed away that the old elm tree was sold by her mother for some reason. According to her mother, the old elm tree was dead. If she didn't sell it now, the tree would be empty and worthless. I just casually replied, but my heart was still very conflicted. I wonder if the death of the old elm tree symbolizes the end of an era. Does it mean that an era has become a thing of the past? And what about the arrival of a new era? The answer was yes, because from then on, her sister rarely went home for the New Year because in her heart, home was no longer hers, but mine. In other words, our common home no longer exists with my father's death, and my new family is my own. With her, I'm just like a relative, a blood relative. This was probably the reason why I was conflicted. Because his father's life could be said to be ordinary, but it could also be said to be extraordinary. When he was young, he had also shed blood on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War. He had fought with the Japanese and contributed to the peace of the country. The latter half of his life in the countryside was ordinary. He was a good person with a good reputation in the village. He was honest and honest all his life. However, due to his seniority, people liked to joke with him. However, his father's contribution to the family could not be described in words. My father has been working hard for this family since I could remember. I have never heard my father complain. It could be said that his father had dedicated everything to this family. It was because of my father's selfless dedication that he provided a quiet and comfortable living and learning environment for my sister and me. Therefore, my feelings for my father are in awe. In my mind, my father's image is tall and lofty. Just like the old elm tree, he is the concern in my heart. He is the motivation for my life and study. He is my spiritual support. He gave me strength and hope. It was my father's hard work that created a stable and comfortable life for me. I remember that when my father was still alive, my second year of work, my father was already sick. He was paralyzed. After being paralyzed for eight years, which was the second year after his father fell ill, the old elm tree's condition was not good anymore. It was not as lively as before. A few large branches began to die gradually. It was called a branch, but it was thicker than the small tree by the roadside.
About last year, I brought Lan Lin and my son back to my hometown. When I was tidying up the old house, my son asked me," Dad, do you remember when this tree first appeared?”I replied,"I don't know, but this tree has brought me endless joy and happiness in my childhood and youth." If your grandfather was the spiritual and financial pillar of this family, then this tree was also the spiritual pillar of Dad in a certain aspect. At the same time, it also brought a lot of unforgettable joy and festive atmosphere to the entire village. Because every spring, the old elm tree will grow a lot of elm money. Our family can't eat all of it, so the neighbors will come to collect the elm money. When he went home, he spread out some vegetables to eat. It was very fragrant. How should he put it? The taste of the elm money slices was very crisp, smooth, and sweet. At that time, there was an old Chinese toon tree in the courtyard. It was also a tree that attracted people in spring. The tree was also very big, and its fragrance was very unique and heavy.”The son replied,"Your era was really happy. You didn't have to spend money and ate elm slices and Chinese toon every day."”I didn't answer him directly. In fact, she was too naive to think that they ate that thing not for enjoyment but to help with the lack of food. At that time, every family would eat a lot of it. If they had the conditions, they would mix it with white flour. If they didn't have the conditions, they would mix it with cornflour. They would put it in the vegetable cellar and eat it for a few days. Their stomachs would often be sour. Was it as enjoyable as you said? It seemed like the times were about to change. And it was really changing.
Now, every spring, he would reminisce about the fragrance of the elm money slices when he was young with Lan Lin. But it can only be a memory, because ever since the old elm tree in my house was gone, there was no old elm tree in the village, and there were no new small elm trees. The nearby villages had never heard of it, so it could only be said to be an extravagant hope. Sometimes, in her dreams, she would always think about how exciting and pleasant it would be if she could really eat a piece of elm money now. It seemed that the old elm tree was really like his father. His father's death heralded the end of an era's life and announced the end of an era. It was the same for the old elm tree. It was a tree species that could be seen everywhere since childhood. There were big ones, small ones, planted at home, and wild ones in the field. They were everywhere. It was a rare tree species that was rarely seen until now. Could it really be that an era had passed and a new era was about to begin?
Wu Tong said to the moonlight,"Whether you cry, laugh, or be depressed or sad." I see it as you adding color to your feelings for me.”Moonlight smiled helplessly." Actually, I don't have much joy or sadness. I am always happy with your happiness and sad with your sadness. Your pain is my suffering. Your beautiful future is also the hope and dawn of my life.”
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