blue lotus

My uncle arrived in Tongzi Town at ten o'clock the next morning. When he saw me, he was taken aback and said that I had completely changed, "Leilei, it's only been over a month, why do you look like a 20 Are you a young man? Tell uncle, who tortured you like this? I can't stop talking to him."

I smiled, "Uncle, you are here again. People have to grow up. If you always look like a child, life is meaningless." I took my uncle's hand and walked into the room. I poured him a cup of tea and sat down. He accompanied him with a smile on his side.Originally, I wanted to take him around the town, but my uncle said that he had to go on the road in the afternoon, and it was hot, so he didn't go out, and only rested in the house for a while.

Parents, uncle Jun, and Xiaopeng knew that uncle was coming today, so they didn't go out. The whole family sat in the living room and accompanied him as if they were entertaining the president of the country.

"Where's your teacher Ma? Why didn't you see him?" Uncle glanced around, "I told him when he came. When I picked you up, we went back to Furong Town together. Did he go out to play?"

"I left yesterday, maybe I went to a relative's house." I obviously felt that I lacked the confidence to speak. After all, Ma Shuai left because I didn't listen to him.

At noon, I ate at the only restaurant in the town, called Qingya Restaurant.Uncle Jun is injured, and my dad can't cook. My mom has been worrying about what my dad did for the past few days. She can't sleep well at night. She is afraid that the meal won't be well done, so she goes to the restaurant. Eating here is both worry-free and affordable. The main reason is that we can have more time to sit together and talk about family affairs, and my uncle agrees.The restaurant was just one mile away from our home, and the family walked to the restaurant. Since my uncle was driving in the afternoon, we didn't drink any alcohol.

After dinner, after returning home, and resting on the sofa in the living room for a while, my uncle got up to say goodbye. "Leilei, do you have anything to bring? Let's leave early and go directly to the school to pick up the notice, don't worry."

"Okay." I ran upstairs in two quick steps, took the suitcase from the bedroom, and stuffed it into the trunk of the Audi.

"Shall we play for a while? It's still early." Seeing that she couldn't keep it, my mother had to go into the house and stuff a lot of things into the car. "We grow these things here, take them home and eat slowly. Son, the surrogate mother would like to say hello to your aunt, as well as Lingzi and Xiner, and tell them to come and play when they have time, and say that the old aunt misses them."

"Okay, Mom, I know."

"Son, you must be careful when you are alone outside. If you have a headache, remember to take medicine. Don't worry about it at home. Mom will call you when the matter is over. Son," my mother said with tears streaming from her eyes. Li flowed down and hugged me, "Mom will miss you."

"Mom, I miss you too. I'm leaving. You need to persuade Dad more. He's always in a hurry. It's not good."

"Son, Mom knows, I know. You have to study hard when you go back to school, and you will be admitted to university in the future. No matter what happens, you can't drop out of school, okay?" My mother's voice was choked up.

My dad and Uncle Jun also came over.

"Dad, you'll be fine. People in our town say you're a good person, and good people get rewarded. Don't torture yourself. The mayor wants to climb up. Tongzi Town will depend on you in the future."

"Son, don't worry. Dad listens to you, and you have to be strong." My dad said, holding back his grief, and opened his arms to give me a mighty bear hug.

"Uncle." I held Uncle Jun's hand reluctantly.

Uncle Jun laughed boldly, hugged me tightly, and patted my shoulder, "Xiao Lei, you are a man now, we are not sad. Don't worry, the family will be fine with Uncle here."

Seeing my younger brother, I stood beside my uncle, "Xiaopeng, you have to listen to your parents at home. My brother has nothing to do, so I will give you this pen. Do you want to go with me to my uncle's house for a few days?"

"No need. Brother, take care all the way." My younger brother took the pen and looked at me with a smile.I have been with him for more than a month, and I am very pleased that his attitude towards me has changed a lot.Yes, we brothers have no deep hatred. We both like this family and love our parents. After all, we have the same blood on our bodies. Even if we sometimes have some small conflicts, after the incident, we have forgiven each other in our hearts.

My uncle's Audi car passed through the streets of Tongzi Town, crossed the green vegetable field, and drove on the asphalt road beside the Crescent River.Watching the white lotus in the river flash past my eyes frequently, scenes of the past resurfaced in my heart.Goodbye, Uncle Jun; Goodbye, Master Huijue; Goodbye, parents and Xiaopeng, you all have to take care, and Aunt Man, and those simple and kind people in the town, you are all good people, you are right My good, I keep it in my heart.This is my hometown, my home, and I will come back to see you in my lifetime.

In the river, there are children splashing and playing with each other, old cows lying in the shallow water to take a bath, and beautifully dressed women washing clothes on the row of stones by the river.The river water is very clear, flowing slowly, the golden ripples shone little by little, and then turned into a large piece of fish scales, swimming from far to near.There are many mountains and shadows, turning around us, and the water also turns with it.The big banyan tree on the slope of the temple threw its shadow into the water and looked at me sadly. Master Huijue sat cross-legged on the big blue stone under the banyan tree. He was practicing Zen. I don’t know if he saw me. When I left Changshou Temple yesterday, he told me not to say goodbye to him today. He also said that in fact, he has been very lonely. My appearance made his heart completely calm, and I saved him.I doubt Huijue's words. His heart is unpredictable, and I really can't understand it.

When the Audi drove past Uncle Jun’s school, there were several children sitting on a see-saw with their legs crossed on the playground, their bodies up and down, and up and down.Smiling happily and shouting for joy, their happy childhood days just flew freely in the air like carefree birds, never caring about what will happen tomorrow.This is the children's world, a childish but happy world, and this world no longer belongs to me. Everyone has to grow up, and the troubles of growing up will be entangled in your heart, just like Uncle Jun told me last night , when you have a good impression on a certain man or woman, you have to give up or lose something for him (her), and at the same time gain something, whether you like it or not, you have to face it .

I took out the military medal given to me by Uncle Jun from my schoolbag. It was shining golden, and the red stripes on the ribbon were like blood, which made my heart flutter.The scene of staying with Uncle Jun last night reappeared in front of my eyes.

"Do you know the origin of this medal?" Under the light, Uncle Jun changed into the olive green military uniform he had treasured for many years, and stood majestically in front of me. Uncle and his bedroom in the barracks blended perfectly together. I finally understand that Uncle Jun has been living in his dream of the military camp, and the olive-colored military feelings deeply shocked my heart.

"That year when we were on a mission at the Vietnam border, Company Commander Ye sacrificed his life to cover us. He was shot several times and his chest was pierced by bullets. At that time, we killed all the terrorists, and all those who came back alive from the company , Everyone has won a medal, but our company commander can't see it." The uncle Jun said, with tears in his eyes, looking affectionately at the photo of the company commander, and solemnly saluted.

"Xiao Lei, uncle gave you this medal, you have to take good care of it. It is uncle's life and will always be by your side. When you see it, you see your uncle."

"Uncle, I understand." I held the medal tightly in my palm, and looked at the smiling man in the photo, "Uncle, where is Company Commander Ye's hometown?"

"Yuxi, Yunnan. I still remember that he only smoked Yuxi cigarettes. He said that it was the smell of his relatives in his hometown." Uncle Jun held my hand tightly, so powerful and tender, I was destined to be deeply trapped in this life. In his olive world. ． ． ． ． ．

My uncle's Audi car drove out of Tongzi Town and onto the wide highway outside the mountain.I hold the military medal of Uncle Jun tightly, just like holding his heart and sticking it to my chest. The road ahead is no longer confused, because Uncle Jun has always been with me, always, with me .

The song "Blue Lotus" sounded from the car horn again, lingering in my ears, and touched a certain fragile and sensitive nerve in my heart, and I couldn't help crying. ． ． ． ． ．

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