Good Luck in the Year of the Pig

Lujia Village at the foot of the mountain is now home to only a few left-behind households. On New Year's Eve, the lights are lit, and they go to each other to play cards and chat together, and the atmosphere of the New Year is not lacking.

There is no ban on smoking in the countryside, and a child was playing with fireworks outside the house. After a while, he ran in and yelled, "Grandpa, it's so foggy outside that you can't even see Qixia Mountain."

The old man who was busy playing cards said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, the mountain is covered with mist every year during Chinese New Year. Anyway, don't go up the mountain on this day."

"why?"

"There are monsters living in the mountains, hahaha..."

"Ah! There are still monsters in the mountains? Do they also celebrate the New Year?"

"Of course it's Chinese New Year, and monsters have to eat and drink too. Maybe they're drinking right now."

"Then, does that monster eat children?"

The old man laughed and shook his head: "Monsters don't eat children or people, you don't mess with monsters, and monsters don't mess with you."

"Then what if someone accidentally provokes a monster?"

At this time, the old lady who came out with dumplings smiled and interjected: "Don't be afraid if you really messed up, Nuo, did you see the stack of decals? Those are the zodiac paintings of this year, and they are prepared at home every year. You can post them in any year." What, they will bless you with good luck, all monsters and ghosts are afraid of them. This year is the year of the pig, I want to raise a few more pigs, and they will definitely sell for a good price."

"Oh, who still raises pigs now, pigs are too edible..."

There was a commotion in the room.

"Excuse me, I'm a passing passenger."

The gates of the villagers are open, and the lights in the house are brightly lit, but you can’t see your fingers outside. Suddenly someone stood at the door and spoke. Everyone was startled when they saw that it was a big living person. Are you a passenger? Are you..." Unlike a passenger, you are wearing a suit and leather shoes with a large fur collar windbreaker, holding an umbrella and a briefcase in your hand. You are tall and straight, but your shoes are dirty. Muddy water, trousers are not clean.

The man smiled and said again: "Happy New Year, old man. I want to go to Qixia Mountain. Can your family sell me a flashlight?"

"Go up the mountain?" The old man was stunned again: "You don't go back to celebrate the New Year, so go up the mountain now? Young man, don't be too hard on yourself, there is nothing on Qixia Mountain, just stones and wild trees, and it's all fog now, you Now I can’t tell the difference between the south, the north, and the north when I enter Shandong, so what should I do if there is one.”

The man was silent, and looked up in the direction of Qixia Mountain. It was a quiet night, with no wind or rain. When passing by Qixia Town, he could see lights flickering in all directions from time to time.Arriving at Lujia Village at the foot of Qixia Mountain, Qixia Mountain is like another world, a mystery shrouded in thick fog.

"I have a friend who went into the mountain and didn't come out. I'm going to look for it. Can you help me?" Qin Zhuopu handed over a piece of cash, more than enough to buy a flashlight.

"Then why don't you call the police? How can you find it by yourself." The old man was full of suspicion, but the boy in the room hurriedly took out a flashlight and handed it to the man, and quickly took the RMB.

"Thank you." The man turned and went into the mountain.

"Young man, if you don't come out for an hour, can I call the police for you?"

"No thanks."

The flashlight shines on the road under his feet, and the man keeps going forward.

"He has a decent body. It's too strange to go up the mountain now. Could it be because he couldn't think about it and committed suicide on the mountain?" Seeing the man leave, the young man couldn't help but wonder.

"Nonsense, nine out of ten you just go up the mountain to find someone."

"But, grandpa, you said that there are monsters on the mountain." The child said.

The old man blushed suddenly: "There are people besides monsters."

"people?"

"Of course there are people who can only be met by fate." The old man looked far away.

The family continued to eat, drink and play, only the grandfather kept an eye on the passage of time, thinking that if the man didn't come back for an hour, he should help call the police.During the Chinese New Year, peace and safety is the most important thing.

Five or ten minutes later, the familiar figure returned to the door. The man was even more embarrassed than before. Now even his clothes were dirty, as if he had rolled around on the ground.In the darkness, the man's eyes were startled, staring blankly at the familiar room for a long time.It seems very strange how I got here again.

"Did you fall?" The old man hurried forward and asked.

The man's face was pale, and he shook his head silently, "It's okay, thank you. I'm going back..."

"It's better to go back, it's better than anything!" The old man breathed a sigh of relief, and enthusiastically pulled the man into the house: "Today's New Year's Eve, it's fate to meet. Come, come, drink some water and eat something before leaving, I see you Tired enough, could it be that he came here on purpose from outside?" Under the light, the old man finally saw the man's appearance clearly, and was in a daze for a while, this man was really handsome, his eyebrows and eyes were as charming as a painter's sculpting, absolutely Not ordinary people.And...why does it look so familiar?Where have I seen...

The old man frowned for a while, thinking hard.

"Your house... I seem to have been here before." The man suddenly said something that startled the old man.

"Ah... that's right, I've seen you, it's you!" The old man slapped his head violently.

The man's eyes looked around the hall of the house. In the center was the old incense table. On the incense table was a huge portrait of a great man. There was also a black and white photo on the right side of the wall. It was this photo that reminded him of the same picture many years ago.He seems to have been to this family.

No, the whole road leading to Qixia Mountain seems to have been passed in the past.

"People like you are rare. I remember it was spring and the weather was fine. One day you came to our house to ask for directions. Ah, you gave me 2000 yuan! It was you!" The old man was full of surprises, Pulled the old lady and said: "Chunmei, do you still remember that someone came to ask for directions a few years ago and gave me 2000 yuan as a thank you? Thanks to the 2000 yuan, Qian Xiaoxia was able to go to high school! How can I think Get up! I really shouldn't..."

The old lady's eyes were worse than the old man's, and she still couldn't confirm it after watching for a long time.

The man's heart was overwhelmed.He has been here before, passed by the same people, and met the same old man. At that time, the old man looked frowning and sick. He asked the way and got the answer. He handed a wad of cash to the old man. no count.I still remember that the old man was so grateful at that time.Afterwards, he was busy going up the mountain, and in a hurry... went up the mountain?

Pressing his temples, the man closed his eyes and slowly shook his head.He met Master Yuan, a national doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in the capital, and later met several elders according to the recommendation of the old man.Today's New Year's Eve, he hurried back from abroad. Before that, he had been in the United States to meet experts for a week.

Everyone said he was insane.It seems that only he knows that what he may have is just a disease related to Lu Ying.

Seeing that his face was pale, the old man hurriedly asked, "Are you feeling unwell? You must be freezing, so sit down and rest quickly, drink some hot tea, Xiaoxia, come and come, you can go to high school and enter university thanks to this big brother ..."

Lu Xiaoxia, a high-achieving student who is already working in a big city, is even more shocked than her grandfather. Damn, why does this person look so much like the one introduced in a magazine... a certain young entrepreneur?Coincidence, it must be a coincidence!

It was nearly twelve o'clock, and Qixia Mountain was quiet.

Lu Zaizai was already asleep, Qin Xiaotu and the adults were nestled in the house watching the end of the Spring Festival Gala, yawning boredly from time to time, watching TV on the mountain, but the mobile phone signal is very poor, sometimes there is no, let alone use Mobile Internet.

Watching the singing and dancing on TV, Qin Xiaotu turned his head and yawned again. He caught a glimpse of Lu Ying next to him, lowering his head and fiddling with his mobile phone. He couldn't help looking forward to it: "Uncle Lu, your mobile phone can access the Internet? Why is there no signal at all on mine?"

Lu Ying shook her head: "Mine can't either..." But he received a text message, and the time showed it was past [-]:[-] in the evening.

【Lu Ying, I have arrived in Qixia Town, are you in the store or at home?I will look for you. 】

It's almost twelve o'clock now, and he just saw this text message...

Lu Ying held the phone tightly and stared at the TV absently.He didn't see what was on it at all.

"Wow——Happy Year of the Pig!" Qin Xiaotu suddenly cheered, waking Lu Ying awake, and the twelve o'clock bell officially struck.

"Happy Year of the Pig!"

"Happy Year of the Pig!"

"Lu Ying, happy year of the pig!"

"Happy Year of the Pig..."

Everyone cheered in unison, congratulating Lu Ying continuously.

"Happy Year of the Pig!"

With a smile on her face, Lu Ying sincerely presented everyone with small lucky bags made by herself. Each lucky bag has a different pattern, which corresponds to the twelve zodiac signs.

Without missing anyone, Lu Ying finally said sincerely: "I wish everyone a happy Year of the Pig!"

"Thank you Lu Ying!"

Everyone put away the small fortune packets and smiled with satisfaction.

Elder Xu put away the lucky bag, pointed at the night sky outside the window and said with a bright smile, "Look, it's snowing outside."

"Wow, what a year!"

"It's really snowing..."

"I really want to see the white Qixia Mountain when I get up tomorrow, and the sunrise will be more perfect."

"I want to take pictures of the snow scene of Qixia Mountain..."

The crowd dispersed slowly, and Lu Ying returned to the room where Zai Zai was sleeping soundly, looking at his chubby face, her heart beating hard while holding the phone.

He got up and walked to the window, snowflakes were flying outside, accompanied by the whistling cold wind, under the dim eaves lights, each snowflake looked like a dancing firefly.It was beautiful and cold.

Lu Ying bowed her head and made a quick call.

Beep beep...the signal is not working.

"Where are you going?"

A galloping figure rushed out of the room, and Ji Xiaofeng, the night owl who was still watching the TV in the hall, howled hastily.

"Help me watch Zai Zai, I'll come back as soon as I go!"

Lu Ying waved her hand and disappeared into the night without looking back.That person came to Qixia Town after seven o'clock, and the phone couldn't be reached. He might still be guarding the door of the house...

Maybe it's wrong to think so, after all, I've been disappointed.But... Lu Ying thinks about it, it has been almost a year since he realized the separation, and he has never broken his promise, even if it is just a small matter that he promised casually, he will follow through.

If the person had already arrived in Qixia Town, he felt that he must still be there.Maybe just at his door...

The New Year's Eve doesn't stay at home with the elders, what the hell does he come to a small town in the backcountry, no one welcomes him, he doesn't come when he should come, and now he doesn't expect him to come, but he comes uninvited.

It's already the first day of the new year, the first day of the year of the pig, hmph, for the sake of the Chinese New Year, he doesn't bother to get angry!You can't quarrel on New Year's Day.It is also his luck to find the person first and then say Happy New Year!

Lu Ying quickly went down the mountain, deliberately avoiding the villagers and walking towards the direction of the town. He checked his mobile phone while walking, and when he left the mountain, the signal of the mobile phone immediately improved.Lu Ying called immediately, 'The phone you dialed has been turned off...'

"..."

Lu Ying's galloping footsteps immediately braked, staring at the phone for a long time, at a loss.

Where is it?Already gone...on a plane?

Standing under the thick night with flying snowflakes, Lu Ying looked up to the sky and took a deep breath, letting the snowflakes fall on her face, it was icy cold, and she regained her sanity. He should go back to the mountain and be with the child.This is much warmer than illusory snowflakes.

Lu Ying exhaled a mouthful of white mist, put her mobile phone in her pocket, and turned around gracefully.

……

Far away, the world at a glance.It was a man walking slowly alone with an umbrella across an empty muddy road, like a star still twinkling in a snowy night.

The snow was still falling, and the figures of the two gradually approached.

"Happy New Year."