Rebirth Night Expedition Far River

By asking where the restaurant is located, the shepherd boy pointed to Xinghua Village.

In the letter, Wen Jiang told Mr. Chen that he wanted to make apricot blossom wine. Mr. Chen quickly replied to him, holding several pages of very detailed wine-making steps and some valuable experience suggestions, and let Shen Bai invited local professional wine makers to help, and soon, Wenjiang's apricot blossom wine was freshly baked.

He didn't change his name either, he just used apricot blossom wine, which was simple and clear, and easy to understand.

When the wine was ready, more than half a month had passed, Wen Jiang discussed with Xie Zheng and planned to leave for Qingxi Village.

Shen Song heard that Wen Jiang didn't take him with him, but went back alone with Xie Zheng. He was very unhappy, and he didn't even listen to Shen Bai's coaxing, and covered himself in the bed, and refused to come out despite what Wen Jiang said. .

Wen Jiang was helpless, and wanted to say that it would be better to take him with him, but when he turned his head and saw Shen Bai's slightly disappointed face, his heart softened.Immediately eighteen kinds of martial arts took turns to go into battle, and finally persuaded him, the two agreed to come back after the Double Ninth Festival.

After tidying up, Wen Jiang and the others bid farewell to Shen Bai and the others, and embarked on their way home.

Because the last time Wen Jiang rode the same horse with Xie Zheng, he was blown by the wind and unfortunately caught a cold, burning it all night.So this time on the road, Xie Zheng specially changed to a carriage. The interior is comfortably decorated. If you don’t arrive in the town before dark, you can rest in it. Usually, when Xie Zheng is driving, Wen Jiang is also by his side. He chats.

Along the way, the two talked and laughed, and soon walked nearly half of the way.

"Brother Xie, before I left, I felt that Brother Meng and the two of them seemed to be getting closer. Did you notice it?" When he was free, Wen Jiang couldn't help but gossip again.

Xie Zheng directly bit off the candied fruit from his fingers, and even licked his fingertips. Wen Jiang almost fell off the carriage in shock, and stared: "Brother Xie!"

"Don't worry about their affairs. Let's talk about it first. When we get home, should you give me a name?" Xie Zheng joked.

Wen Jiang glared at him reproachfully: "Here you are! You are my only wife, how about it?" He laughed out loud at the end.Then he said again: "But Brother Xie, I have given you a title. If you still call me Uncle Yu, then wouldn't our seniority be messed up?"

Xie Zheng laughed loudly: "Children of the Jianghu, why bother with those things, as long as we feel appropriate."

"That's right." Wen Jiang nodded, groped around in the carriage for a while, and sat back down again: "I don't know how Uncle and the others are doing, I deliberately didn't tell them about my going back, just to give them a surprise."

"Well, they must be very happy to see you." Xie Zheng said: "I sent someone to take care of you here before, and it should be fine."

Wen Jiang thinks so too, with people from Xie Zheng watching, and he has left, the only two people in the village who might seek trouble, except for himself, can't control Yu Jianye and his father and son , Yu Jianye has a good relationship with Uncle Lizheng's son, so there is no need to worry about it, but people say that he is close to his hometown and he is timid. He has been out for so long, and when he returns, his brother has become a lover. I really don't know how to deal with it. Yu Jianye spoke about it.

Xie Zheng saw what he was thinking, and comforted him: "Don't worry, everything is up to me."

Wen Jiang leaned on his shoulder, dangling his legs on the carriage, looked up at the sky, and hummed for a long time.

Xie Zheng heard it, hooked his lips, turned his head slightly, and rubbed his hair reassuringly.

The sound of the shaft of the carriage seemed to be rhythmic, knocking on Wen Jiang's heart one by one, and they were getting closer and closer to Cangtong County.

Wen Jiang suddenly said: "Brother Xie, let me tell you about my other hometown."

Xie Zheng was slightly surprised, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Okay."

The blue sky is thousands of miles away, and the white clouds are long.

Wen Jiang spoke slowly—in such a quiet and empty world, he finally had the courage to tell Xie Zheng a story about another world, about Wen Jiang in that world.

He was born in an ordinary but warm and loving family.

There is a father who is serious and not good at words but always silently cares about his children.

There is a mother who loves nagging and slaps her palms when she makes mistakes, but is more gentle and loving.

There is also a domineering but protective sister.

He lived there for 25 years until one day he was accused of having a gay affair.

He turned their world upside down so they couldn't understand it, they couldn't identify with it, it got them into a heated argument, and he was kicked out of the house.

But he knew that those were only temporary, and they would still compromise in the end, because they were the parents who loved him the most, and they were reluctant to let him suffer.

But he couldn't wait until that day.

And he may never be able to wait for that day.

He thought he could face the fact that he couldn't go back calmly, but now he said it, but he still felt sad.

He really misses them.

He wondered if they were doing well.

He misses his father's generous back. When he was a child, he used to carry him through many alleys and alleys in the city. At night in Ningxia, he counted the stars on his back until he was sleepy and then fell asleep.

He also missed his mother's nagging. He used to feel that it made him irritable, but now thinking about it, he just felt as uncomfortable as his heart being grabbed.

He also missed his sister who fought for him. She turned her head and patted her chest with pride and smiled and said to herself, 'No one can bully my brother'.

Even when it was revealed that he liked men, she was not willing to speak harshly to herself.

He has countless memories of that family, but these memories have now become memories. He even fears that in a few decades, he will forget these things. These memories represent the proof that he has lived as another self. If they Disappeared, does it mean that another trace of his existence has been erased?

"But, I'm not reconciled." Wen Jiang choked up and said, "I can't accept it, because that's the real me, isn't it? Isn't it?" He asked Xie Zheng repeatedly, not knowing what answer he wanted to get, but he never Stop crying.

Xie Zheng had already stopped the carriage, he hugged Wen Jiang tightly in his arms, stroked his back with one hand, kissed the top of his hair, and comforted him: "You will never disappear, you are Wen Jiang, who is this?" I can't deny the existence of it, you are just Wen Jiang, there is no one, and, from today on, I will accompany you to remember those things, and when we are old, I will remember and will be with you Memories over and over again, that is our most precious treasure, will be in our hearts forever, will never be forgotten, never will."

"Really? You will always be with me, and you will always remember me." Wen Jiang asked incoherently.

But Xie Zheng understood what he meant, held his face with both hands, asked him to raise his head, and answered him seriously and firmly: "It's true, believe me, we have a lifetime to prove that you have always existed, and you are still alive." To always be by my side."

"En!" Wen Jiang replied heavily.

Xie Zheng gently kissed his lips.

In the distance, cooking smoke could be seen rising faintly, and it seemed that three figures could be seen waiting there at the intersection.

Go home.

Wen Jiang was embraced by Xie Zheng, and couldn't help rubbing his cheek against Xie Zheng's shoulder, feeling warm and peaceful for a moment.

However, where the line of sight is out of reach, the road ahead is still wide and the end cannot be seen, but no matter what the future holds, what will happen, in the end, our home will be together.

Fanwaiyi

As soon as Wen Jiang and Xie Zheng arrived at the entrance of the village, they were really taken aback when they saw Yu Tong's figure dangling there.

He deliberately didn't say that he was coming back before, so who is Yu Tong waiting here?

However, after being surprised, there was joy, and Wen Jiang waved at him from afar and shouted, "Brother——! Brother——! I'm back!"

Hearing the voice, Yu Tong was stunned at first, then came back to his senses, looked around where the voice came from with a face full of disbelief, and saw a carriage slowly appearing in his sight, there were two people on the carriage, and one of them One is still very familiar - it is his own brother Wubu.Immediately, he ran towards Wenjiang.

"Xiao Qi, ho... ho... Xiao, Xiao Qi! You, you are back?! Is it really you?!" When Yu Tong saw Wen Jiang, he was so happy that he was incoherent. When he came, Wen Jiang, Holding the edge of the carriage with his palms, he was about to jump down, but Xie Zheng grabbed him: "Don't jump!" After a while, Yu Tong had already run in front of the carriage, Xie Zheng grabbed the reins, and Yu Tong was panting, I can't speak clearly.

Wen Jiang waited for the carriage to stop, jumped down, trotted to Yu Tong, and happily said, "Brother! I'm back!"

Yu Tong tightly grasped his arm with both hands, and looked him up and down several times. He was so happy that he didn't know what to say. After a while, he said, "Hey! Xiao Qi! It's my Xiao Qi who came back! You've been away for half a year. But think of me too badly!"

"I miss you too! Uncle, are they all okay?"

"Okay, okay, I just miss you outside, and I'm afraid you will suffer." Yu Tong held Wen Jiang and didn't let go, so he was looking forward to Xiao Qi's return!

"Brother Xie took care of me, and I didn't suffer at all." Wen Jiang said with a smile, and let Xie Zheng behind him: "Brother Xie also came back with me!"

"Hey, Brother Xie! You're here too!" Yu Tong noticed that the person driving the car was Xie Zheng, and smiled embarrassedly: "I was so happy to see Xiaoqi, I forgot there was someone beside me."

Xie Zheng said with a smile: "It's been a long time since you have seen each other, so you must be very excited." Then he said to Wen Jiang: "Since you are back, don't stand at the entrance of the village."

Wen Jiang hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, brother, let's go home first, I can't wait to see my uncle, hey, is Huaisheng in town?"

Yu Tong thought the same thing, it's not good to be stuck here at the entrance of the village for others to see, not to mention that something happened in the village in the past two days, in case someone with bad intentions sees Xiao Qi coming back at this time - hurriedly drag Wen Jiang Walking home: "Brother forgets as soon as he is happy, let's go, let's go home! Huaisheng happens to be here today."

Wen Jiang said happily: "That's great, I met all the people I wanted to see at once." Then he was puzzled: "By the way, brother, why did you happen to be at the entrance of the village just now? I don't remember that I didn't say that I would come back."

"It's Huaisheng. He contacted the people in the store in Los Angeles before. Those people said that you went to Huai'an. Later, in your letter from Huai'an, you mentioned the Xinghua Festival and said that you want to make apricot blossom wine. Huaisheng guessed it." You might be coming home after a while, my father got anxious when he heard it, and said he was going to write to ask you, and then asked if he wanted to go directly to Huai'an to pick you up, but was stopped by Huaisheng, who said it was just a guess, a few days ago Huaisheng asked the people in Huai'an, they said that you left Huai'an, and Huaisheng was only [-]% sure that you were going home. Dad couldn't sit still, because you didn't write any more letters, and he didn't know where you were. , so I ran to the entrance of the village every day to wait, and then Huaisheng and I persuaded him, saying that if you found out, you would worry that he would be tired, let us wait, and then he went back."

This Yu Huaisheng!Is it really the roundworm in his stomach?Wen Jiang smiled and said, "Hey, I was going to surprise you guys, but Huai Sheng guessed it."

Yu Tong scratched his head and smirked: "Huaisheng is really smart. Without his help in many things at home, my father and I would not be able to do it at all."

Wen Jiang glanced at his elder brother when he heard the words, and found that when he mentioned Huaisheng, there was some emotion in his eyes that could hardly be hidden, so he shook his head and laughed, suddenly his hair sank, and when he raised his eyes, Xie Zheng pressed down gently He frowned, smiling without saying a word.

Xie Zheng said to their brothers: "You go back first, I will drive the car slowly behind."

Wen Jiang smiled, nodded in agreement, and grabbed Yu Tong with his backhand: "Hurry up!" The two ran home.

Yu Jianye was sitting and talking with Yu Huaisheng in the yard.

"Counting the days, according to the day they left Huai'an, it should be almost here in a few days." It was Huai Sheng's voice.

Another rough and deep male voice said: "Well, Xiao Qi must be trying to surprise us. I haven't seen him for half a year, and I don't know if he has grown taller now. He looks taller than him. It was strong before.” He sighed and said, “I was really worried during the chaos outside, because I was afraid that he would suffer outside, and that child never reported good news but not bad news!”

"Don't worry, Uncle Yu, Xiaoqi is smart, and good people are rewarded with good things, good people have their own fortune, he will come back safely!"

That's natural!Hearing these two familiar voices outside, Wen Jiang's eyes suddenly turned red. In the next second, he strode forward, pushed open the courtyard door, and raised his voice tremblingly: "Uncle! Pregnant! I'm back!!"

"Little Seven?"

"Wen Xiaoqi!"

The two shouted in unison, looking at the young man standing in front of him, his stature was much higher than before he left home, and his cheeks, which were originally plump, became handsome. The wind and rain have now become green and straight.

"Uncle, Huaisheng, I miss you so much!" Wen Jiang rushed over.

Being caught by Yu Jianye, he choked up and said, "It's true that Xiaoqi is back, it's good to be back, it's good to be back."

"Uncle, Xiaoqi is not filial. He hangs around outside for a long time, which makes you worry." Wen Jiang lowered his head and said.

Yu Jianye slapped him on the back pretending to be annoyed and said: "How did you say that! At the beginning, uncle persuaded you to go out, but it's your fault instead, don't say that!"

Only then did Wen Jiang raise his head and said with a smile, "Xiaoqi is wrong, don't blame uncle."

Yu Jianye looked at him carefully from head to toe again, and confirmed that he was a little fatter, taller, and more mature than before, but they were all good changes, so he finally let go of the big stone in his heart. , felt relieved: "It can be regarded as going home, it's good to be safe."

Wen Jiang nodded hurriedly, and hurriedly said: "By the way, Uncle, Brother Xie came back with me!"

As soon as the words came out, Yu Huaisheng's eyes suddenly swept towards him, Wen Jiang blinked at him, Yu Huaisheng frowned slightly, and after a while, they stretched out again, maybe thinking of something, just smiled at Wen Jiang lightly.

Wen Jiang turned to Jianye and said, "I met Brother Xie not long after I left home, and he has been taking care of me ever since."

Yu Jianye hurriedly said: "Then where is he now? I have to thank him very much."

Wen Jiang always felt that the latter sentence seemed a bit weird, touched his nose, and was about to speak when he heard a clear voice from behind: "Haha Brother Yu, we meet again!"

Yu Jianye hurriedly skipped over Wen Jiang to meet him, and said with a big smile, "Thank you brother, you are here!"

"Yeah, didn't I say before that I will come back to see you if I have a chance in the future, but don't think I'm the one." Xie Zheng teased.

Yu Jianye said: "What are you talking about? I'm too happy for you to come. How can I still hate you! Besides, you have been taking care of my Xiao Qi outside, and I don't know how to thank you."

Xie Zheng waved his hand and said: "It is right to take care of Xiaoqi, why bother to thank you, I plan to stay with you for a longer time."

"Even though you can stay here, you can stay as long as you want, but I'm afraid that your stay will be short. At that time, I agreed to drink with you!"

Xie Zheng laughed loudly: "That's a coincidence, Xiaoqi brought a lot of good wine when he came back this time, it just happened to be cheaper for you and me haha!"

"Then you have to get really drunk!" Yu Jianye also laughed.

The two had a very happy conversation here, while Yu Huaisheng looked Wen Jiang up and down for a while before he heard him hook his lips and say meaningfully: "Does this count as going back to her mother's house?"

"Cough, cough, cough!" Wen Jiang covered his lips with embarrassment, glanced at Yu Jianye and Xie Zheng who were listening to the conversation, but glanced at Yu Tong here from time to time, and instead, the general smiled and said, "Then pregnant with you Could it be, at the in-law's house?"

The two stared at each other, and after a while, they both burst out laughing.

The monk Yu Tongzhang who came over was puzzled and curious: "Xiaoqi, if you tell Huaisheng any interesting things, tell me too."

Wen Jiang glanced at Yu Tong who was approaching, then took a half step towards him, and said in a leisurely manner: "I'm talking, I met a duplicity person outside before, and he was obviously very happy for another person. , but I just kept it in my heart and didn't say it, and I don't know what to do if the person he likes finds someone else in the future after I leave."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the two people next to him suddenly became unpredictable.

Wen Jiang touched his chin, and his smile deepened.

Hey, there is something to watch when I go home this time.

However, he didn't know that he hadn't seen the play he wanted to see, and he had already sung several plays he didn't want to watch.

During dinner at night, Wen Jiang said in a daze: "Old Wen—er, my grandma, she passed away?" He really didn't know, although he didn't have a good impression of the old lady, let alone the grandparents and grandchildren. , but after all, the blood relationship is there, and I was a little surprised to learn that she had gone. "When did this happen?"

"That's when we couldn't get in touch with you after you left Huai'an," Yu Jianye said.

"Eh..." Wen Jiang still asked, "Then, why did she suddenly—"

Yu Jianye sighed and said: "It stands to reason that everyone has left, we as juniors have no complaints, and we all go with us, there is nothing to say, but, she is your grandma after all, there are some things that you Should know."

"Uncle Yu, it's not convenient for you to say it, let me say it, I'm an outsider, so I'll say it if I say it." Yu Huaisheng said suddenly.

It just didn't mean what Jianye said, Yu Tong stared first: "What outsider! Huaisheng, why are you talking like that!"

Wen Jiang's eyelids twitched, and he hurriedly took a peek at Yu Jianye, only to find that he moved his mouth, and finally just said: "What A Tong said is, Huai Sheng, you are not allowed to say that you are an outsider in the future, you, you are also ours. My family." The last sentence seemed to have made some decision, the tone was a little dignified, and it seemed to be relieved.

Wen Jiang was stunned, then went to see Huaisheng again, and found that his face turned pale at first, and then he seemed to be unbelievable, his eyes were wide open, and after a long while, he showed a very happy and complicated smile, tremblingly said: " Yes, Yu, Yu Shu, Huai Sheng, Huai Sheng wrote it down."

Only then did Yu Tong grin, and Wen Jiang sighed inwardly. I'm afraid the elder brother didn't know the meaning of what my uncle said just now.

Yu Huaisheng continued: "The person Wen Cuicui married was an outsider in the town. Hehe, he is old enough to be her grandfather, but he is rich. Naturally, your second uncle and aunt don't care about that. The betrothal gift was delivered so happily that I didn’t know what to do, and I didn’t even care about whether my little daughter married as a concubine or something.”

"At first, Wen Cuicui had to be pampered for a while when she went to that member's wife's house. Later, there were rumors that she was pregnant, and a mother was more expensive than a child. Suddenly your second uncle and aunt also trembled, and wandered around the village wearing gold and silver all day long. The old lady even If you have nothing to do, you will stand at the door of our house, and say to everyone you meet, it’s better to be a little granddaughter, better than some—well, anyway, it’s better than you.”

Wen Jiang smiled indifferently, he naturally knew how bad the old lady said, but he didn't care before or now.

"Unexpectedly, within two days of this glorious day, Wen Cuicui's child suddenly disappeared. The old man who was a member of the staff was very happy to have a son, but he probably felt that he was not old enough, and the fact that the child was gone really made him angry. Wen Cuicui cried Chewing in his ear, the main idea is that someone got rid of the child on purpose, and said that this is a bad omen for Mr. Yuanwai, and someone is going to make trouble or something."

"At that time, she was in favor, so the old man believed it. After searching at home for a long time, he finally found out that it was on the head of the main house. Naturally, his main house didn't recognize her, so he came to confront Wen Cuicui again. Later, he didn't know why. Yes, the Wen family also knew that Mrs. Wen took your second uncle and aunt and ran to make trouble. During the fight, Mrs. Wen actually smashed the head of Mr. Yuanwai, making a big hole. Disaster!"

The rest of the matter is simple. The old lady of the Wen family smashed Mr. Yuanwai, and her little granddaughter was favored, but she also got the power of Mr. Yuanwai. The one who makes the decision becomes the wife of the main house.

I don't know if I just waited for this day. Before, the main house tolerated everything, but now it can be regarded as exhaled. First, the police reported to the Wen family, including Wen Cuicui, and then sent people to continue investigating Wen Cuicui. The investigation found out another big thing. The child in Wen Cuicui's belly was not the old man's, but a long-term worker in their family. It's no different. If there is one in the Wen family, no one should think about it.

"The married elder sister of your Wen family came back to look for you, probably to ask you for help, to borrow some money to clear things up, but you are not at home, we have nothing to do with them, and she can't say much , and left, but seeing that your parents had a good relationship with her in the past, and she treated you well, Uncle Yu persuaded her a few words, telling her that since she is married, she can take care of some things, If you can't control it, don't grab it on your body, and you will offend your husband's family for this, and even yourself will be dragged into the water."

Wen Jiang nodded. His eldest sister is not bad, but her status in Wen's family is not much better than her own. If she is smart, she should not care about this matter. After listening to what he said, think carefully, It had already been discovered that the wife in the main house had dug a hole for Wen Cuicui to jump into. It was ridiculous that Wen Cuicui thought she was smart, but in the end she hurt herself.

"Hehe, your second uncle and aunt are really selfish. For their own sake, they finally put all the responsibility on Wen Cuicui and the old lady. Later, they found your elder sister and sold the jewelry money that the family got from Wen Cuicui before, and gave it to myself. After being exiled, Wen Cuicui and the old lady were not so good. The old man outside the Yuan suffered a stroke when he was smashed, and now he is paralyzed on the bed and can’t get up. It’s Mrs. Zhengfang’s decision at home, although he doesn’t Son, but there is a nephew, no one found out what happened to Wen Cuicui in the end, and said that she died in prison, some said she was crazy, the old lady kept yelling that she was not the one who did it, that someone framed her, but in the end no one Just ignore her, and keep her locked up in prison, your eldest sister went to visit her occasionally, and just a few days before you came back, she received news that someone had gone."

As soon as Yu Huaisheng finished speaking, Wen Jiang suddenly felt his heart beating violently, his breathing suddenly became rapid, and his complexion was a little ugly. Xie Zheng, who had been paying attention to him, was startled, and quickly pulled him into his arms. Checked his pulse: "Xiaoqi, what's wrong with you?"

Wen Jiang wanted to say something, but he couldn't say a word. Countless images flashed in his mind, familiar and unfamiliar, as if some emotions were about to explode, his ears were buzzing all the time, someone was screaming, Some people were sighing, some were crying, and after a long time, it slowly dissipated. At that moment, it seemed that something was pulled from his body.

Wen Jiang clutched his chest, dazed for a moment.

Probably, the last sliver of affection belonging to the Wen family has been completely stripped away from this moment.

As the saying goes, people are doing it, and the sky is watching. Good and evil will come to an end, and there will be rewards in the end.