vengeance

After dinner, the Spring Festival Parade, which has been prepared for almost a month, officially began.Grandma said she was a little tired, so she went back to watch the Spring Festival Gala with my dad and Fang's dad.I think my dad seemed interested in going to the parade at first, but when he saw that Grandma and Fang's father didn't go, he probably felt a bit uneasy, so he went back together.

Fang Rui and I walked among the bustling crowd one after the other. For a while, there were floats carved with dragons and phoenixes, folk artists wearing gold and red embroidered national costumes dancing dragons and lions, and all kinds of gods and children wearing big costumes. Boys and girls in headgear formed a procession. The leader beat gongs and drums, and led the crowded crowd through the streets and alleys at the entrance of the temple.

I heard that the parade procession near the Tin Hau Temple will start throwing candies to the crowd. These candies symbolize good luck and success in the coming year. My grandma told me yesterday to catch as many candies as possible.

Fang Rui and I mixed in the crowd and followed the team forward. When we got close to Tianhou Temple, I couldn’t help being a little nervous. I was already a little afraid of crowded places, but I still had the task of grabbing more candy. I had to keep my nerves tensed all the time, because I don't know when and where there will be a lot of sugar falling from the sky.

Suddenly there was a burst of shouting from the crowd, and if Fang Rui hadn't called me back, I wouldn't have reacted for a while.I quickly stretched out my hand in the air and picked up the sugar that was thrown from all directions. I thought it was just like grabbing something. At first, the sugar-sprinkling crowd would crowd like crazy, but now it seems that I am worried. It didn't happen, and the whole parade started to sprinkle sugar around, and it seemed like it was raining candy for a while.No matter adults or children, they all screamed and laughed, stretched out their hands and grabbed the candy in the air, such a happy atmosphere also infected me, but sometimes some hard candy hit me a little painful.

I grabbed my hands full of candies, but the colorful candies continued to fall from the sky. I thought it would stop after a wave of sprinkles. I didn’t expect the people of Liudao to be so sincere and sprinkled wave after wave.But today I was wearing a dress without a pocket, and there was nowhere to put my hands full, so I became a little anxious for a while, so I had to try my best to grab a few more, but the more anxious I accidentally slipped out of my hands The more sugar is left out.

I looked around and saw that some children's coats and trouser pockets were bulging with candy, and I was suddenly a little frustrated.

It was so easy to get to the end of the candy-sprinkling session. When I saw it, I held two handfuls of candy in my hand.

"How about it?"

"It's not good," I sighed, and showed him the candy in my hand, complaining unwillingly: "It's just a little. I didn't wear clothes with pockets today, so I made a mistake."

"Haha, I purposely wore a lot of pockets of clothes, I'll share some with you, we're half of each other."

"Ah, but this..." The words of refusal came to his lips, and turned into: "Okay. Hey, that's right, but I can't take it now either."

"Hahaha, I'll go back to you."

I thought about it, and really wanted to ask, are you going to share half of your good luck in the coming year with me, but I still didn't have the nerve to ask.

"Let's go back and watch the show."

"it is good."

"It's still fun today, isn't it?"

"It's fun, it's fun. The New Year's Eve is lively here. It's not like the New Year's Eve before. It's just me and my dad. It's boring."

"Hahaha, it was more lively when I was a child. Many activities have disappeared in the past two years. Maybe it's because there are fewer people preparing for it, so it can't be done."

"It's already pretty good, better than ours." I followed Fang Rui and walked along the small road around the temple entrance, passing through the seafood market, the commercial street, and the coastal road. I saw clouds, saw The moon, see the gray waves under the night.I thought, maybe this is the last time he walked with me on this small road that I have walked many times, every time I go back from the temple entrance.Fang Rui once asked me if I could not remember the way, and I said, anyway, you will take me.Looking back now, I have forgotten Fang Rui's expression at that time, but when I think back to my answer, I always feel hot in my heart.

"By the way, Happy New Year." Fang Rui stopped suddenly, turned his head and smiled at me in the glowing lights, I don't know if it's the dim lights or the night is too dark, I always feel the expression he looks at me With a hint of shame.

"Happy New Year." I also smiled.

I think I will always remember that on this Lunar New Year's night, he walked towards me through the crowds, with a bag full of candy in his pocket and said to go home together, and this sentence was soft, like a feather brushing against the ear Happy New Years side.

"Grandma, take care of yourself!"

I stuck my head out of the car window and waved at Grandma, then withdrew my hand and turned my head to lean on the back of the chair.Father Fang was very enthusiastic. He drove us to the pier today, and then drove us all the way to the airport because he was worried that we would get on the wrong seat.Fang Rui hasn't spoken much since this morning. After breakfast, he silently helped us put our luggage at the door.I think if my dad hadn't come, maybe Fang Rui would send me off.Although Fang Rui said before arriving home yesterday that I will see you off tomorrow.I said no, because I wanted to say that we still have to separate in the end. Sending them back and forth just prolongs the time of parting.

I heard the sound of saying goodbye, and the car started. I couldn't help but look back. Grandma was standing there waving her hands, and Fang Rui was also standing quietly, looking at the direction we were leaving.I looked at his figure standing there, and suddenly my vision became blurred. I thought I couldn't bear to see such a scene.The last time was when I was in junior high school, I went to my dad’s place of work, sat on the bus back home and looked back and saw my dad standing there looking at me, and then cried a lot on the bus in embarrassment.

I hurriedly turned my head and wiped my face, not daring to look at it anymore, and I didn't want them to see me crying.

Along the way, we passed the commercial street.Carrot cake, omelette, soy milk, steamed buns, steamed dumplings... In normal times, all kinds of breakfast shops start their busy day in the morning light. Served to the guests' table.

But today is the time for every family to reunite, and the streets are closed everywhere, which seems a little deserted.I stared out the window without blinking, watching the cars passing by the familiar and unfamiliar streets, the tall betel nut trees, the blue sea, and the straight coastal road.

This is the last time, I think.Gazing at the scenery of this small island, this road, and the endless sea for the last time.

When you get back, you should wake up.