After Zhao Lanxiang and He Songbai got married, He Songbai gave her all his property, and Zhao Lanxiang realized what a rich man she married.
But she still runs her little shop, conscientiously and diligently.
He Songbai fulfilled his promise and respected everything she had. Although he was busy, he still ate with her on time every day. He Songbai took Zhao Lanxiang to many auctions and private parties. He spent a lot of money to buy a lot of precious gifts for her. Zhao Lanxiang was very distressed, but over time he became accustomed to it.
He has a large collection room, which contains many antiques. He Songbai said that these are all treasures handed down by their ancestors. He once had to sell them cheaply because of poverty, and then doubled them to redeem them. Each position on the wooden shelf has a name, some are vacant, and some are filled with precious antiques.
He Songbai once pointed to the collection rack full of walls and said to Zhao Lanxiang: "One day, I will let all the treasures of the He family be redeemed."
At the age of forty, he has already redeemed half of it.
In the center of the wooden frame lie two photo frames, a man in black and white and an old woman in color.
Zhao Lanxiang touched the glass frame. The man in the tunic suit in the photo was very graceful, with arrogant and cold eyes. The style of the clothes and the hairstyle of the man made it easy for Zhao Lanxiang to recognize that this was a photo from the Republic of China. She couldn't help but praised: "You look a bit like grandpa, so good-looking."
He Songbai hummed disapprovingly, "I'm better than him, my grandma said it."
Zhao Lanxiang stared at the kind-hearted grandmother next to her again. She wiped the picture frames for her old man year after year. This old man experienced the turmoil of the eight-year Anti-Japanese War and survived the difficult period of ten years of the Cultural Revolution. . After He Songbai was imprisoned, she shouldered the burden of the family by herself, and was undoubtedly a very strong and brave woman.
Zhao Lanxiang regretted that she had never seen her grandma in her life. If she could have known He Songbai a year earlier, she might have met her grandma.
She said to He Songbai, "If I opened the shop earlier, I might be able to get to know her old man, and maybe I can meet again."
He Songbai didn't speak, just kept the words in his heart silently, he said to the old man: "Grandma, have you seen her in the sky? It doesn't matter if you don't see her, you will meet again in your next life. For the happiness of your grandson For the sake of your elders, you must bless Lanxiang and keep her healthy and free from disasters and diseases."
He Songbai was very nervous about Zhao Lanxiang's body, so he would have a regular body check every six months. Zhao Lanxiang also took him to check, but the results were not satisfactory. Her miscarriage in the past few years was too damaging, and she did not take good care of her body later, so that the root of the disease fell. And he has experienced fifteen years of prison, and his health is not very good.
Two people who are in poor health have to supervise each other and try to live a life of old age. He Songbai was originally the mentality of the elderly, and he has lived in old age for many years. He is prone to nagging. When the weather is cold, his wife wears more clothes, and when the weather is hot, she is not allowed to eat more cold drinks. When he stubbornly took off Zhao Lanxiang's stockings and replaced them with warm pants, he gained the nickname "Old Man".
He Songbai calmly said to his wife, "Just get old when you are old. Old men are mature, stable and rich in experience. This is something young people can't match."
He himself was doubly restrained, neither drinking nor smoking. He Songbai is very aware of his physical condition. He has finally earned this life. Maybe after this life, there will be no next life, and the rest of the life will be precious. He wants to enjoy the two of them while he is still alive. The world, accompany her, love her.
Zhao Lanxiang once asked him carefully, "Now the medical level is very advanced, if the doctor cooperates with the treatment, maybe we can have a baby."
There was guilt in her eyes.
Children are a blessing from God, Zhao Lanxiang has neither in this life nor He Songbai. But He Songbai knew that they would have two in the next life, one Tangtang and one Haihai.
Both are naughty but filial good children, He Songbai stroked his wife's hair and said with a smile, "You don't have to take risks for me."
"Why wait until this age if I want children?"
"Besides, raising a child is very troublesome. I don't want to spend the rest of our days on the child. Raising a child will cost at least a few years of life."
Zhao Lanxiang was amused by He Songbai to the point of not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Tears of emotion filled her eyes, and her heart was sour and warm.
"Let's live the rest of the day," she murmured.
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Zhao Lanxiang reduced her work in the ready-to-wear shop, started washing her hands and making soup, and spent her free time studying flower arrangements and baking, making the world easier and more enjoyable for the two of them.
One day, Zhao Lanxiang saw an advertisement on a color TV. It was a program to find folk food, called "Searching for Taste". She followed and watched several episodes with relish. On weekends, she would cook by herself and invite Sister He to taste it together.
Until she came across a food that was very complicated and difficult to prepare, Zhao Lanxiang thought about it and couldn't understand it, so she was depressed for several days. Together with He Songbai, the number of times he spoke was reduced.
After He Songbai found out, he called the program team and paid a generous sponsorship fee. He shamelessly sent his wife to the program as a guest. Zhao Lanxiang was very pleasantly surprised. While watching the show in front of the TV, she could not help but try the food she was interested in when she came across it. Five or six times out of ten, she failed. But her husband's generous sponsorship solved her troubles. Zhao Lanxiang has lived a life of tasting since then.
Occasionally, when he is free, He Songbai will also go to the show to watch the show. After the filming, the husband and wife will nest in the kitchen of others and taste the delicious food from the north and south of the river.
In the spring, they tasted the crisp bamboo shoots and toona sinensis raised in spring Ganquan in Y City, and the bamboo shoots that had absorbed the crisp and moist spring rain were crisp and clean, the toona sinensis was extremely tender, and the newly picked toon buds were fragrant and delicious; in summer, they In the depths of the 100,000-strong mountain to escape the heat, the sweet melons and fruits ripen one after another, take the melons and put them in the well, cut the watermelons with a thin knife, and make the freshly picked watermelons into sauce, which is fresh and attractive; in autumn, they eat on the grasslands Roast lamb, thinly sliced, sizzling with fat and oil, mixed with scallions and tender and sweet; in winter, they eat hot and spicy hot pot in Sichuan, the meat is fragrant and wine is delicious, and the chilli is cold and active, and the whole body is warm after eating. sweat.
Every season is so fresh, and in the transition of spring, summer, autumn and winter, Zhao Lanxiang felt a joy that he had never experienced in the first half of his life. It is not only age that grows with time, but also experience and experience.
He Songbai fell in love again, and the mentality of the elderly became younger, although he was always dubbed as an old man by the object.
The only pity is that He Songbai can no longer taste the plump and attractive crabs in autumn. Whenever he sees the fertile and yellow crab roe, he can't help but think of the crab stuffed orange and crab roe buns made by his previous life partner. , Steamed Braised Braised Crabs. The two of them drooled at the red crabs in the program group, but out of consideration for his wife's health, He Songbai had to calmly tell her, "I don't like eating crabs."
"I feel uncomfortable after eating."
He Songbai once had a few bites, but he didn't even go to the company, and stayed at home all day. Seeing such a scene, Zhao Lanxiang never let crabs appear on the table at home again.
Although Mrs. He likes to eat.
In the evening, He Songbai had to work overtime to read the materials, but Zhao Lanxiang glanced at the clock and dragged him to bed to rest. The well-fed couple burrowed into the warm bed, and it was quiet in the middle of the night, and the atmosphere at this time was just right.
Zhao Lanxiang rebuked him for not knowing how to cherish his body.
He Songbai's light suddenly appeared, as if he had remembered something, Qi Mou let out a faint smile, and he said to his wife, "What can we do if we don't work hard, now we can live a good life, and it's all the result of hard work."
"When I was young, I tasted the taste of poverty, and I would cherish what I have in front of me and work harder. I told you, was our old He family very poor before?"
Zhao Lanxiang remembered the ancestral treasures in his collection room, and shook his head in disbelief.
He Songbai began to talk to her about the chaotic ten years, the life of the old landlord's family surnamed He in that remote, poor but peaceful small village.
He refrained from laughing, his lacquered eyes filled with nostalgia, and said in a low and calm tone: "At that time, my eldest sister and I only had two coarse grain cakes a day, and we couldn't even afford porridge."
"My eldest sister loves to eat so much now, but she suffered from hunger in those days. I also like to eat. I still remember the first time I went to the county seat. It is clear that we have no money to buy steamed buns, and I have remembered the fragrance for many years."
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The old man recounted many hardships in the countryside and sighed:
"We always say that we met too late. Sometimes I think that it's not good to meet early. If you see me at that time, you can guarantee that you won't even take a look at it."
"I'm poor and destitute, so embarrassed that I can't even be a dog. My biggest wish is to eat steamed buns with white flour. The best clothes I wear is to choose someone else. So I'm very fortunate to meet you, because I have the ability. when."
After hearing this, Zhao Lanxiang was so distressed that she couldn't help hugging him and comforting: "Fortunately, I have survived."
She corrected him seriously: "But there is one thing you said wrong. If I could meet you earlier, I would make your life better."
She promised him a blank check, "At that time, my family's financial conditions were relatively well-off. If I could meet you, I would promise to feed you and keep you fat."
He Songbai laughed out loud and kissed his lovely wife, "Well, well, I raised him to be fat for nothing."
Past Life Volume · Afterword
The old He Songbai got into a wheelchair and was pushed out for a walk by his wife. Every afternoon since they were together, they would spend the time of digestion together hand in hand.
When he was young, he could still carry her home when he was tired from walking. Now that he is old and she is old, she will push him home in a wheelchair. On this day, He Songbai was enjoying the sunshine in the park. He sat under an old oak tree and stroked the veins of the fallen leaves with his hands.
In the golden autumn and September, the sky is high and crisp, and the golden leaves are like dancing butterflies, rustling down.
He vaguely recalled the time when his wife gave birth to two children. In the autumn of that year, the trees planted in the hospital fell so beautifully. Then, in the haze, He Songbai vaguely saw his wife in labor.
The young Zhao Lanxiang said with tears: "I miss you so much."
He Songbai glanced back, saw his gray-haired wife taking a nap in the distance, and looked at the picture of the young wife giving birth in front of him. He seemed to understand.
He encouraged her with a smile: "Lanxiang, come on."
"Soon our Tangtang and Dahai will come."
He Songbai stood up with difficulty, as if he could touch her hand through the void, held her hand, and said solemnly: "No matter where you go or where you are, I hope you are brave and strong."
"I love you most."
He Songbai stared at her gradually disappearing illusion, and couldn't help recalling his two lifetimes, he couldn't help but smile.
Zhao Lanxiang in the distance had enough rest, so he walked over and pushed his wheelchair, smiling and said, "Why are you so fascinated?"
"It's windy, let's go home."
He Songbai was thinking about their two lives. They always meet each other at the last moment. Every encounter is not the most beautiful. They are accompanied by pain and setbacks along the way, but what does it matter? As long as they are the right people, Whenever we meet, it is so beautiful.
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The author has something to say: *
Brother Bo: As a result, the man who has been distressed for a lifetime is actually me
Xiangxiang: "… "
Falling in love with the same precise person, talking about the feeling of guilty conscience
Pingshengjun: Just be happy
Congratulations on your two lifetimes, and wish you a long, happy life.
Here are the acknowledgments from the supporting cast:
Mrs. He: I wish you all the best, and your wishes come true.
Xiao Gu: Although I don't have any part in the show, I am very grateful to the beautiful girls for their love for me
Tie Dan: Thank you for loving me so much, and I like you too.
Tangtang & Dahai: I wish the readers good luck in their exams, and the halo of me and Dahai's academic masters envelopes you~
Jiang Jianjun: I hope you can meet the right person.
Gu Gong: I hope you can keep your original aspirations in good times and bad.
Little Huzi: I have nothing to say. I wish all the mothers have such lovely babies as me, and the foodies have a kind and hard-working sister.
Pingshengjun: Finally, I would like to thank a wave of readers who have supported this book. Because of your existence, there are fresh Xiangxiang and Boge.
I have a lot of shortcomings, the update is slag, and the writing is not very good. Thank you for your tolerance and liking. I will continue and strive for greater progress.
I love you so much!
When Pingshengjun leaves, he will try his best to save the manuscript and strive to be a progressive salted fish!