(Dedicated to everyone who is looking forward to love or already has love)
In early spring, in a quiet mountain village, birds were singing, flowers were fragrant, streams were flowing, and people lived peacefully.
"Brother Qiu, you are back"
A little girl with braids stumbled and ran, smiling happily. She fell one after another without feeling any pain. Only her brother Qiu was in her eyes.
The little girl's clothes were very shabby, her clothes were dirty, her little face was dirty, and her little shoes were torn. In the snowy weather, her toes were outside, they were red from the cold, and they were all covered with sores.
In front of the muddy path, an older boy ran quickly and shouted nervously:
"Sister Ye Zi, why are you running out? It's so cold outside, just wait there. I'll be there soon."
The clothes the boy was wearing were very torn and thin. In the cold weather, the holes in the clothes were covered with bruises from the cold.
He was very embarrassed at this time, there was blood on his dirty little face, and the corners of his mouth were cut, but he was smiling, and there was a bulging bag in his arms, which he covered tightly as if it was his life.
"Did it hurt from the fall? Are you cold?"
The little boy came to the little girl, his immature eyes full of concern and nervousness.
"Wow... Brother Qiu... they beat you again, they are bad people..."
Seeing the injuries on the little boy's face, the little girl who originally didn't even cry after falling over started crying, crying very sadly.
"Okay, sister Ye Zi, it doesn't hurt. It's okay. Be good. What do you think this is? Dangdang, steamed buns. There are three of them. Those kids are so stupid. They gave me steamed buns after I asked them to beat them. They really gave it to us, so we don’t have to go hungry later.”
The little boy wiped the blood on his face and took out a ball of leaves from his arms. After opening it, there were three black steamed buns inside. He showed it to the little girl and smiled.
He smiled so happily that the corners of his mouth twisted and twitched.
"Oh, brother Qiu, does it really not hurt?"
The little girl stopped crying and asked with a twitching nose.
She was still very young and didn't know the truth or lies in what the little boy said.
"It doesn't hurt, sister Ye Zi, let's go back, it's too cold outside."
The little boy wrapped the buns and put them in his arms, then helped the little girl up and said.
"Well, let's go back..."
The little girl is happy again.
Two little people, dressed in tatters, but very happy, skipping back.
In a stone cave with abandoned wooden boards to block the wind, a little girl and a boy cuddled each other, and three blackened buns were roasting on the fire.
"Sister Ye Zi, if you eat, you won't be hungry anymore."
Although his stomach was already growling with hunger, the little boy still handed the first steamed bun to the little girl.
"Yeah, brother Qiu, you should eat too."
The little girl took it and ate it happily, looking at the little boy with bright eyes blinking, as if that was her whole world.
"Yeah, I'll eat it too."
The little boy smiled and also picked up a steamed bun to eat, but he ate it very slowly, chewing a little and swallowing a little.
The little girl finished one steamed bun, and he only took one bite. Then he gave the second steamed bun to the little girl. When the little girl finished the second steamed bun, most of the steamed bun was left in his hand.
He patted his belly and handed the remaining steamed buns to the little girl and said:
"Sister Ye Zi, I'm full and I can't eat anymore. Please help me eat. Don't waste it."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Qiu."
The little girl happily took it and finished the remaining steamed buns.
Spring snow is falling outside, and two little people are cuddling together in the cave.
"Brother Qiu, can I be your bride when I grow up?"
The little girl looked at the little boy with big bright eyes and said.
"Well, when I grow up, I will marry Sister Ye Zi and protect you with my whole life."
The little boy looked at the little girl and nodded firmly.
"Hehe, I really want to grow up quickly so that I can be Brother Qiu's bride sooner."
The little girl said a little coyly.
Childhood sweethearts, childhood sweethearts, depend on each other for life. In this small world, they are each other's only ones, and they make a lifelong promise with their childish words.
The little boy got up, braved the cold, went outside to get some mud, and made a house out of the mud. He opened his hands and gestured, pointing to the house made of mud, and said to the little girl:
"Brother Qiu will definitely build a big courtyard in the future and marry Sister Ye Zi into the house, making you the happiest bride."
"Brother Qiu, I will always wait for that day."
The little girl smiled happily.
A small person, a small promise, just because of this sentence, the two parties have lived in each other's hearts.
In each other's lives, each other is an indispensable part. They live a difficult but happy life.
Time passed and the two little people gradually grew up.
They are all orphans without parents or relatives. They fend for themselves like duckweeds in this world, relying on each other for survival and companionship.
When flowers bloom in spring, the little boy will collect many wild flowers and bring them back to the little girl. The little girl will use these wild flowers to decorate the nest where they depend on each other.
In summer, a little boy drives mosquitoes away from a sleeping little girl. When the little boy falls asleep, the little girl waits beside him innocently for him to wake up.
In autumn, the little boy will collect many wild fruits and come back, and the little girl will learn to dry these wild fruits.
When winter comes, they cling to each other to keep warm...
Day after day, year after year...
The little boy grew up slowly and found a job in the village as an apprentice to a blacksmith. He had no income for the first few years and was driven by his master like a cow or a horse. He did not complain at all and did whatever the master asked him to do. What.
In order to build a big house and marry his sister Ye Zi, he studied all the blacksmithing techniques and know-how seriously, and gradually became more and more skilled at blacksmithing, eventually surpassing his master.
After he left the profession, he opened a blacksmith shop alone. Because of his superb skills and good business, he finally expanded the blacksmith shop to the county seat and became the largest blacksmith shop.
He worked hard to save money and slowly built a large and beautiful courtyard. Every place was carefully designed by him because this was his dream since he was a child. Every detail had been planned countless times in his mind.
The little girl also grew up and became very beautiful. She was no longer the ugly girl with a snotty nose and yellow hair.
She always remembered the promise she made when she was a child, to be her brother Qiu's bride when she grew up.
Therefore, she rejected countless proposals for marriage, regardless of whether they were executives, dignitaries or knight-errants.
She is waiting, waiting for her brother Qiu to marry her and come in.
"Sister Ye Zi, I'm back."
On this day, Brother Qiu came back, calling as usual.
"Brother Qiu is back. I made your favorite grilled steamed buns. You must eat more today."
Sister Ye Zi came out immediately and looked at her brother Qiu smiling happily, waiting for him to come back as usual.
But today, Brother Qiu looked at the little girl and stretched out her hand and said:
"Sister Ye Zi, go to a place with me."
Sister Ye Zi put her hand on Brother Qiu's hand naturally and asked:
"Brother Qiu, where are you taking me?"
"You'll know when you get to Sister Ye Zi"
Brother Qiu didn't tell her the destination.
Finally, Brother Qiu took Sister Ye Zi to the large courtyard that he had worked hard to repair for many years.
"Brother Qiu, why did you bring me here?"
After visiting the empty courtyard, Sister Ye Zi liked every place. She looked at Brother Qiu in confusion and asked.
"Sister Ye Zi, will you marry me? At first I said I would build a big courtyard to marry you, but now I finally did it, will you marry me?"
Brother Qiu looked at Sister Ye Zi and asked nervously.
Sister Ye Zi was stunned, and then her beautiful eyes were filled with tears, and she smiled so happily that she couldn't say a word, her voice was choked, her face was a little red and she lowered her head and nodded.
I said silently in my heart, Brother Qiu, I have been waiting for this day for a long time. In fact, even if you have nothing, I will still marry you and become your bride...
The house was full of guests, the firecrackers were famous, and the red candles were shining brightly.
After bowing to the sky and the earth, and to the high hall, and with the couple praying to each other, they became husband and wife, and the guests blessed them.
That day was Brother Qiu's happiest time, because he fulfilled his promise, built a big house, and married Sister Ye Zi.
That day, Sister Ye Zi was very happy because she married her brother Qiu and became his bride. This was her childhood wish...
On that day, they gave each other their complete lives.
That day, they met to grow old together...
Time passed, Brother Qiu and Sister Ye Zi had their own children. The children grew up and had grandchildren. They gradually grew old, their hair turned gray, and they were dying, but they still supported each other, just like they had been dependent on each other in that small cave. The day of abandonment.
They are too old to walk, and their children and grandchildren are around their knees. They tell their stories to their children and grandchildren...
Until one day, Sister Ye Zi was too old and she was going to die.
Beside the bed, Sister Ye Zi looked at Brother Qiu and apologized in an old voice:
"Brother Qiu, I'm sorry, Ye Zi can't accompany you anymore. Ye Zi is very happy to be your wife in this life. In the next life, I will still be your wife, okay?"
The old Brother Qiu grabbed Sister Ye Zi's hand and smiled:
"Sister Zi Zi, thank you for accompanying me through this long life. I promise you that we will still be together in the next life. Remember not to change your name in the next life. You will still be called Zi Zi. That way, it will be easier for me to find you."
"Brother Qiu, I promise you that I will not change my name in the next life. I will still be called Ye Zi. You should come to me as soon as possible. I will grow up with you, your childhood sweetheart, and your childhood sweetheart, just like we are in this life, and we will be with you in the next life. When you are old, I will promise you more lifetimes..."
Sister Ye Zi closed her eyes before she finished her last sentence. She left peacefully because her brother Qiu would find her in the next life.
"Life after life, we will never be separated..."
Brother Qiu finished the last sentence for sister Ye Zi.
After Sister Ye Zi died, the old Brother Qiu stared at Sister Ye Zi’s cheek and said:
"Sister Ye Zi, in fact, I couldn't hold on for a long time. I was afraid that you would be lonely in this world after I left, so I insisted until you took the first step. If I left first, who would accompany you? I’m here to protect you. Now, sister Ye Zi, wait for me and walk slower, I’ll come to you right away.”
After saying that, Brother Qiu looked at Sister Ye Zi’s peaceful face and closed his eyes...