Du Lin actually had a great feeling when he returned home this time. The shock that the years had brought to him far exceeded what was shown on his face. It was extremely heavy.
In Dulin's impression, Mr. Kesma's tall figure and various weapons in his hands have almost become a lingering nightmare in childhood, but it will also give them an unparalleled sense of security - the devil is my father!
But when he came back this time, Dulin found that Mr. Kesma's waist would bend down unknowingly, and whenever his eyes touched Mr. Kesma, he would straighten his back with a straight face.
And when he was beaten last night, he clearly noticed that Mr. Kesma's strength had begun to weaken. In the past, Mr. Kesma could beat a whole family of children by himself without losing breath or blushing, and he could even sing after the beating. Song.
In less than ten minutes of the father-son game last night, Mr. Kesma actually started to breathe slightly.
All of this tells Dulin a very cruel fact: Mr. Kesma is aging at a speed that people cannot imagine.
Even the man who promoted the great changes in the empire's reform has shown a trace of his age under the erosion of time.
He can kill everyone, but he cannot kill time, and will eventually be killed by time.
When children are young, they all want to grow up faster, because for children, every year they grow means they can explore more of the world and become stronger.
But for people who have passed middle age and entered old age, with every passing year, their strength will decline by one point, their bodies will age by one point, and their time in this world will be shortened by one point.
Time is both kind and cruel. It allows all things to grow, but it personally destroys the things that have been with it for many years. That's why people add the word ruthless in front of time and time.
Mr. Kesma is already old, and the streak of gray on his temples makes him look a little haggard sometimes. He is really old, so he strongly hopes that his children can stay with him.
This has nothing to do with selfishness, this is purely a nostalgia that comes in advance, which makes Dulin feel a little uncomfortable.
Although from ancient times to the present, even the gods that may have existed in various documents have been killed by time, and ordinary mortals are even less able to resist the vicious hands of time, the sadness is still spreading.
This is perhaps the greatest tragedy of intelligent animals, because they can feel the passage of time and the fear that death brings to them.
Maska and Bondia were standing behind Du Lin. They were a little too restrained to speak casually. Du Lin was much older than them.
The gang of three and Kinsel are the four eldest children in the family, and then there is a slight break in the middle, followed by the appearance of these younger brothers and sisters.
The youngest, Bone, is only one and a half years older than little Mr. Kesma, and is just ten years old this year.
Maska is nineteen years old this year, and Bondia is only seventeen. The age gap, as well as Dulin's previous dominance over their generation at home, makes the two younger brothers have a vague feeling towards Dulin and Kes. Mr. Ma's fear, although Dulin is not the eldest brother Mason.
Du Lin sighed slightly, let his two brothers sit down, and started chatting, "Is there anything inconvenient at home?" The two brothers shook their heads. Their life now is almost like heaven. They can't find it. To a place where you can complain.
Dulin took out a cigarette. It was obvious that the two brothers had also reached the rebellious stage, but under the fear brought by Mr. Kesma, they were not as rebellious as the children outside.
In their expectant eyes, Du Lin gave them two cigarettes, opened the window, and the three brothers sat in the room and puffed away.
"I don't have much time to come back, and even less time at home. You also know the situation of other brothers and sisters. They will have little time to come back just like me."
"So you will have to take care of everything here from now on, especially the farm work and the two old people."
Dulin flicked the ashes of his cigarette. He knew Mr. Kesma very well. As long as he could leave his bed, he would definitely go to the farmland to find something to do.
Maska and Bondia nodded immediately, indicating that they understood.
They didn't talk, and Du Lin didn't force him. As long as they listened to what he said, it would be fine. "My father is getting older and older. You have to take the initiative to complete some tasks for him. If there is a strong wind one day, you also have to do it for him." Gotta get up early…”
"Blowing the Wind" has always been a tradition in the Kosma family.
In the countryside, farmland is often connected together. In some places, field ridges are used to define the ownership of the fields, but in other places, things like boundary stones are used.
To put it simply, this is a very old method. The left side of the stone belongs to your family, and the left side of the stone belongs to my family. As long as the stone is heavy enough, there is no big problem.
The farmland outside Alfalfa Town also uses the method of defining boundary stones. There are no ridges here, so sometimes it is difficult to tell, but with reference objects, it is relatively simple.
So every time the wind blows, Mr. Kesma will secretly move the boundary stone a little to the side, a foot or a foot and a half.
Over time, the Kesma family also owned a large piece of land in Alfalfa Town.
The Kosma family has fought many times with other families in the town over whether the boundary stone has moved. If they win, it means that the boundary stone must not have moved.
If we lose... that's also why the wind blows.
Du Lin kept telling the two of them upstairs to help Mr. Kesma do more work within their capabilities to prevent Mr. Kesma from taking on heavy farm work. Since the older children are not around, he should also take a rest. rest.
In the end, Du Lin left each of them a bank voucher and some cash, almost five thousand yuan.
In the countryside, people are not very sensitive to status. Even the police chief may be beaten, but their sensitivity to money far exceeds everything else.
Don't mess with anyone who has money.
Every place has its own rules. Dulin didn't intend to break the rules in Alfalfa Town, and he didn't need to.
Five thousand yuan in cash plus the money he transferred to the two accounts from time to time were enough for the two brothers to support the reputation and status of the Kosma family in Alfalfa Town.
After another day of rest, Dulin left Alfalfa Town. He didn't have much time. He had to get on the train back to Ambiluo State in the afternoon and left very early in the morning.
Before leaving, he had to go to the lower city to have a look. This was something he had to do every time he returned to Turnell.
Those families sent their children to Dulin and asked them to put life and death at risk. Some of them have already given their lives for Dulin.
These people used their own death and blood to defend everything Dulin had, even his life. Their spirits have long been integrated with Dulin and with the Guart people as a whole.
He has the responsibility and obligation to take good care of these families.
As he said before, the family of every victim is his family, and this will never change. This is why the Guarts of Tenel City always stand firmly on Dulin's side. They trust Dulin, love Dulin, and support him from the bottom of their hearts.
The visit before leaving made the whole street lively. Everyone greeted Du Lin warmly and with a heartfelt smile.
Dulin did not put on airs just because he was a governor. He responded enthusiastically to these people, talked cordially with them, and shook hands with them.
Looking at the clothes of these people and the changes in their mental outlook, Dulin breathed a sigh of relief. At least his promise to change these people's lives was not just an idea.
He did it!
(End of chapter)