innocent year

Although the concept of "green burial" has been vigorously advocated by the state since 1994, the vast majority of ordinary people still think that people should "bury themselves in the soil" at the end of their lives.Therefore, the cemetery also conforms to the market economy, and the price has been soaring rapidly.

After Qiushi got Jiuye's ashes, he happened to see volunteers in the funeral hall distributing leaflets about "Haisa".

"The round trip to Tanggu is subsidized by the government, and there is a meal. A family can go to 6 people!" The aunt in a yellow uniform has gray hair, but her voice is still loud, "I have the heart to book it for myself in advance. Hey, it saves time to drag the children down! Nowadays, a cemetery costs tens of thousands, and it takes up land resources. I have worked hard all my life, and I can't sleep well!"

These words sound heartless, but they also reveal some kind of sad wisdom.It made many depressed people around laugh.

So Qiushi stepped forward to inquire about related matters.

"Every week there is a unified bus departing from Haidian XX Road. Young man, you can register with me and sign a "Crem Ashes Scattering Service Agreement" and you're all set. "The aunt explained earnestly, "When the time comes, get in the car and go straight to Tianjin Port!"There are ceremonies and wreaths on board, and you don't have to worry about anything. "

After completing all the formalities on the spot, Qiushi carried Jiu Ye's urn back home in her schoolbag.

At this time, Xu Minghai had been escorted by his mother to his grandmother's house and imprisoned.Before that, he went to the hospital to take pictures, and the diagnosis proved to be a fractured coccyx.The doctor said it was not serious, just take some anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers and rest at home for at most three or four weeks.But in the end, under Li Yandong's intimidation, the other party had no choice but to swear to the sky, saying that Xu Minghai's age would definitely not be a problem.

Qiu Shi learned from Li Yandong that Xu Minghai was fine, and finally felt relieved.Young, it will return to normal after a while, and even the slightest sequelae will not be left.very nice.

"Guozi," Li Yandong looked at Qiushi, "when will we leave?"

"Let's go after you've made arrangements for Master Jiu." Qiushi replied, "Report early, so you can get familiar with the campus environment."

"It's such a long journey, will you come back after the Spring Festival?" Li Yandong asked.

In this way, Qiu Shi's three-point suspicion was finally settled—she finally saw it.And what made Qiushi most emotional was that Xu Minghai's mother didn't come over and scold him for being perverted and shameless.What turned the hot-tempered Li Yandong into a Sherlock Holmes who endured humiliation?

Qiu Shi thought, maybe it was because of love.Love for home, love for son, love for future daughter-in-law and grandson and granddaughter.Love can always make a person not like himself.

"Auntie," Qiu Shi and Li Yandong looked at each other calmly, "I won't be back during the winter and summer vacations. You're right, for such a long journey, the trains take time to come back and forth, and the air tickets are too expensive. I think it's better to go with me Classmates go to the surrounding area to play. Or find a place to do a short-term job when the time comes, just treat it as getting in touch with the society in advance and exercising."

A trace of unconcealable surprise flashed in Li Yandong's eyes.She froze for a while, as if she didn't know what to do.In the end, she asked in a strong nasal voice: "Yes, that's fine. You take care of yourself outside alone, and don't lose your mouth if you lose anything. Fruit, study hard, and it's best to go abroad in the future, and grow up in the world. You You are different from Xu Minghai."

"Well, I know." Qiushi smiled, "You and uncle should pay more attention to your health."

The two of them staged Dingjun Mountain in such an incomparable tacit understanding, protecting the thin window paper like a thousand-year-old cultural relic.

On Haisa's day, Qiushi got on the bus to Tianjin Port alone in the early morning.There were quite a few people in the car, all chatting with each other.

"Oh, you are sending your father off. I am sending my mother off. I am not afraid that you have heard the joke. We are a big family of four generations, and the eight of us lived in a 10-square-meter house for more than ten years. So my mother reminded me before she died. Wan asked, saying that she must throw it into the sea. She is going to live in the Dragon Palace, so she can have a good time."

"Hi! Our old man was in the navy in the early years. In the last few years, he was confused, and said that he was a whale in bed every day. What do you think we as children can do? Just think of it as a dream come true for his old man!"

Qiushi listened all the way and found it very interesting.It seems that compared with the traditional burial, those who choose Haisa are full of stories.

More than two hours later, a group of people arrived at their destination in a mighty manner.Tianjin Port in the morning is slightly misty, and the weather is not too hot.The salty sea breeze passed by, very gentle.

Qiu Shi followed the crowd into the lobby on the first floor of the ship. At around 09:30, the ship drew anchor and set sail, slowly leaving the port.

With the sound of the siren, Qiu Shi suddenly remembered the text he had recited in elementary school.

"We boarded a light blue ship. The motor started, and the ship sailed quietly in the harbor with the waves rippling..."

Ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, and people and things have changed beyond recognition.If I go back to the past and describe everything that happened today to those two little ones, I may be called crazy.

"What's the mess? Ignore this lunatic, I'll take you somewhere else to play!"

"Ah."

Qiu Shi seemed to be able to see Xu Minghai rolling his eyes and protecting the little kid behind him, so he couldn't help but smile.After laughing, a bitter taste appeared in his mouth.

About half an hour later, everyone walked out of the cabin and came to the side of the ship under the leadership of the staff.

The surrounding sea is still magnificent, and it still looks like an abyss.But Qiushi didn't feel the fear from the bottom of his heart this time.Maybe it's like what the Buddha said, all love will be impermanent and hard to come by for a long time.There are many fears in life, and life is in danger of morning dew.Sorrow arises from love, fear arises from love; apart from the one who loves, there is neither worry nor fear.

The ceremony is solemn and simple.The family members whose names were called went to put the ashes into the sea bucket, and from then on, ashes returned to ashes.

"Guan Shijun... Are Guan Shijun's family members there?"

The staff yelled twice before Qiu Shi realized that "Guan Shijun" was Master Jiu, and he hurried forward.

The other party handed Qiushi a pair of white gloves, signaling him to say goodbye.Qiu Shi put on his gloves and opened the box, holding the delicate ash in his hands.He murmured softly: "Jiuye...I'll send you to find him now. Maybe, he is also looking for you. If you find it, we will be together. The two old men should stop being angry with each other."

After he finished speaking, he slowly let go of his hands, watching the fluffy ashes whirl and float into the distance with the white satin-like waves.

Jiuye, goodbye.

The sea scatter ceremony was successfully completed, and all the people returned to the voyage collectively.According to the itinerary, the bus will take them back to Beijing after dinner.

Qiushi couldn't eat any more, so he approached the person in charge, saying that it was his first time here, and he wanted to go shopping in the local area.

"Yes, please sign for me. If you go back to Beijing, there are trains and long-distance buses, which are very convenient." The family asked them one by one.

Qiushi then signed, thanked the other party, and walked aimlessly along the port with his schoolbag completely deflated. ?Unknowingly walked 7 or 8 kilometers, Qiushi gradually felt powerless.He saw a kiosk by the side of the road and went in to buy a few bottles of local lager.

A little further on is a deserted wild beach, where a big sign says: No Swimming—in a business-like manner.Qiu Shi walked towards it, then sat down on the rough sandy beach with a "slap", and casually threw his schoolbag aside.He raised his head and poured a few gulps of beer, and the cold and bitter liquid immediately entered his heart.

The matter of seeing Master Jiu off was like a breath stuck in his throat, as soon as he let it out, Qiu Shi relaxed.It's just that it's a little too loose, and the limbs seem to have melted.He lay down, looked at the thick clouds in the sky, and listened to the deep sigh of the waves.At this moment, he actually felt Qingwen's mood after mending the bird-gold fur.

It's finally over.

Thinking of the hypocrisy when he said to others just now, "It's the first time I'm here, I want to go around", Qiushi couldn't help laughing.You can fool others, but you can't fool yourself.Where is he going to be a tourist?It's just because I know that after I go back this time, there will be no reason to stay, so I deliberately procrastinated, it's really shameless and despicable.Qiu Shi opened cans of beer one after another, trying to seek comfort from alcohol.

Before you know it, dusk comes.Such a seaside sky reminded him of that blissful and thrilling trip to Beidaihe.He thought of his mother, Chen Lei, and Xu Minghai inevitably.

The memory of ten years is like a set of long shots of a movie, presenting the past scenes in detail.Qiushi was happy for a while, angry for a while, sad for a while, and happy for a while, until he heard the sound of a tailbone slamming against the threshold, and the movie came to an abrupt end.Three words floated out of the boundless black: The end of the whole play.

Qiushi was startled by such a scene, his heart and stomach felt as if thousands of steel knives were stirring at the same time, the pain made him roll down to tears and sweat all over his body.

The wine is gone, and the last support dries up and withers.So Qiu Shi simply obeyed the command of his subconscious mind, took off his clothes and pants and threw them far away, and ran towards the sea with only his underwear on.

It felt so good to have the skin soaked in seawater, like a wet kiss.Qiushi walked in step by step, begging for more caresses.

As I walked deeper and deeper, the feeling of being wrapped in tenderness suddenly became sharper.When a wave hit, Qiushi's eyes, ears, mouth and nose choked a large mouthful of salty and bitter seawater at the same time—it was this sudden physical stimulation that awakened a forgotten fragment deep in Qiushi's memory.

Zhou Yingying put him in the basin to take a bath when he was still very young.But after washing and washing, my mother cried, and tears flowed from those beautiful eyes, sliding across the face covered with bruises.The breath of despair infected little Qiushi.He raised his hand to help his mother wipe away the tears, but for some reason, he was pushed into the water.

Warm liquid was poured profusely down the nose and throat.He wanted to cry, but he couldn't make a sound.The feeling of dying lasted for 3 or 4 seconds, and he was suddenly carried out again.The air refilled his lungs and he began to cough violently, the water in his ears mingling with his mother crying.

"I'm sorry, Guozi, mom is sorry for you. Mom won't be stupid anymore, mom can resist..."

Qiu Shi finally woke up like a dream.

He always thought it was a mistake for him to return to Beijing.But in fact, his birth was a big mistake.Zhou Yingying was forced to marry a bastard she didn't love at all, and had no choice but to give birth to a child.I grew up relying on a mother's natural compassion and helplessness for flesh and blood—like a parasite.

If he could die on that day, Zhou Yingying would be able to marry Chen Lei one day earlier and be happy one day sooner after returning to the city.They might have a child of their own, a child born of true love.Maybe they will escape that accident, and the family of three will live happily ever after.

Qiu Shi was thinking wildly when a wave hit him hard.His feet softened, and his whole body instantly disappeared into the sea, as if he had never existed.