When I was still in Fuxin, apart from my mother-in-law, Li Sha was my favorite. He had a pair of black eyes, like the night filled with Fuxin, bottomless. Until one night five years ago, all of Fuxin's stars suddenly disappeared into the night sky, her mother-in-law's wrinkled face became extremely serious, Li Sha stood under the moonlight and slowly turned her head, her eyes that were as thick as black ink suddenly changed became scarlet. I was only twelve years old that year, and Liang Yi was the same age as me. He was still a boy who could only climb trees and pick fruits. Li Su, when he was carried by Li Sha, was still a baby in swaddling clothes. Nine years old, was running towards us excitedly with a bag full of fireflies.
His bag fell to the ground that night, and the light inside flew out in a flash. I looked up at the bright lights like stars slowly approaching the night sky. It was quiet and beautiful, but the scarlet color remained forever. in my eyes.
Lisu's deer also died at that time, the sky suddenly changed that night, and Fuxin suddenly blew a strong wind that had never been seen before. My mother-in-law protected us and took refuge in the nearest cave. In the chaos, I wanted to go to Lisha, but Being strictly stopped by my mother-in-law, I opened my eyes under the strong wind, and saw that Li Sha's back was very tall under the moonlight. He stood motionless, his hair flying wildly in the wind. The mother-in-law looked at all this and muttered something quickly. Then, she closed her eyes, and a tear fell from the corner of her wrinkled eyes. She hugged us tightly and murmured: "This wind is caused by ritual evil. Those who come will never be able to hide.”
The next day, when I saw Lisha, he had already returned to normal. He was standing in front of the gurgling stream, concentrating on something. Liang Yi accompanied Li Su to find the little deer that fell off the cliff, but I didn't follow. My mother-in-law said that Li Sha had recovered, so I just wanted to see him.
"Wen Yi." He turned around and called my name, "Mother-in-law asked me to leave here."
"No." I rushed over and hugged his waist, and said loudly: "If you really leave, then I don't want to stay here either."
Perhaps my mother-in-law took my words seriously, or she had planned to do so long ago. Anyway, not long after, I left with Li Sha, and Liang Yi was with me. In fact, Liang Yi was unwilling to leave, but her mother-in-law promised to pick him up in person after a while, so he reluctantly agreed. It was only later that Liang Yi realized that the reason why her mother-in-law didn't say a specific time was because she had already decided not to go back to pick him up. He waited bitterly in Fuyang for two years, and when Li Sha left us, her mother-in-law still didn't show up. I would often caress Liang Yi's back and ask him: "So my mother-in-law lied to you, do you want to go back by yourself?" He never answered me before, until after Li Sha left, he would smile and say: "Now Only the two of us are dependent on each other, and you said you want to stay here to find Li Sha, then I will accompany you to find Li Sha."
For a long time, I regarded Liang Yi as my most important person, even if I was hungry and dizzy, I would not allow Liang Yi to have an empty stomach. At that time, I was already dressed up as a man, I thought it would be easier to find Li Sha, and I forced him to call me Big Brother, which he was very reluctant to do.
But I didn't expect that Li Su, who was far away in Fuxin, hated me very much. On the day I left, he came to me with his dead fawn in his arms. I dug a big pit with a shovel and buried his beloved fawn for him. He squatted in front of the protruding small slope, stared at the air in front of him and said to me: "My little deer was killed by my brother. I hate him, and I hate you even more. You let everyone leave me."
Hearing his words, I cried very wronged, looked at him sadly and said: "I never thought about leaving Fuxin, but I don't want to be separated from Lisha either."
"Forget it." After a while, he patted the soil in his hands and stood up, his expression became as if nothing had happened.
"Li Su." I stepped forward to hug him, his thin body desperately tried to break free from me, so I hugged him even tighter, I kissed him on the top of the head, and promised: "I'm very happy." I'll be back soon." He didn't move when he heard that, I patted his small body, turned and left.
The phrase "I'll be back soon" dissipated as soon as I said it. On the day we left, my mother-in-law took Li Su by the side of the Fuxin creek and watched us go away. That day was the only time my feet were not wet, because Li Sha carried me across the stream, and I turned on Li Sha’s back. Looking at them, my mother-in-law waved to me, showing a kind smile.
The door behind me creaked open, Liang Yi saw me sitting in front of the door, and asked in surprise, "How long have you been sitting here?"
I patted my butt and stood up, stretched my waist and said, "It's been a long time."
"Wen Yi!" There was a loud commotion outside, I opened the door, and Liu Yingying rushed over with a group of servants.
"Fortunately, we caught up." She walked in in a hurry, followed by the servants behind her, lined up. She lifted the red cloth on the tray, "I specially prepared these, you must accept them."
"I brought Fuyang's most famous cakes, and I will eat them when I am hungry on the road; I also have some money, some pockets and other items, which are convenient for your daily expenses; and these imitation jewelry, in case you encounter disasters along the way Bandits, don't do anything, just give them these directly, they will never see it... "
"Wait, wait." I stretched out my hand to stop her, "Yingying, we only have a few hours away, so don't bother, we'll accept these pastries, and you can take the rest back."
She was silent for a few seconds, then took out a small round box from her body, walked up to Liang Yi sincerely, "Liang Yi, this is my favorite box of rouge, it was impossible to give it away. But I know, how could my daughter’s family not like these, I thought about it and decided to give it to you.” Saying that she stuffed it into Liang Yi’s hand, Liang Yi’s face was completely stiff, and Yingying’s empathy deepened when she saw this , she gently patted Liang Yi on the back, and comforted: "You put it away, don't thank me."
I took a bite of the pastry and retreated silently into the distance.
Liang Yi and I packed our bags and headed for the distance. I instantly felt like a hero of a generation, with a little follower on his way to punish rape and eradicate evil. Liu Yingying stood in front of the door and waved to us. Her eyes were full of tears and she was very reluctant to part with her. In fact, I was also reluctant to part with her. I turned to look at her from a distance, and suddenly wished to find someone I trusted the most to protect her. She, she is Fuyang's famous beauty, and the cutest girl I know.
I strode forward, looking at Liang Yi with some emotion, "Do you think Yingying is pretty?"
Liang Yi looked at me with a dull face, but didn't speak. Seeing this, I slapped him hard, "Are you still angry? Why is a big man's heart the size of a sesame seed?"
He couldn't hold back when he heard the words, and retorted loudly: "Would you like to be called a woman?"
"Oh." I laughed twice, "She is a woman." Liang Yi gave me a straight look, and walked forward angrily.
Liang Yi and I arrived at Nanyang City in a noisy manner. When I was still in Fuyang, I heard that the wine in Nanyang No. 1 Tavern was extremely mellow and had a long aftertaste. So I caught a cold and found that tavern, went up and ordered a large jar of wine, I threw the menu in front of his eyes, and said proudly: "Just order whatever you want." He looked at me and said, "My lord, you are not only handsome and personable, but also so generous and generous."
Liang Yi glanced at me contemptuously, and I noticed it. I jumped up, pointed at his nose and said, "What are you looking at! I've never seen a handsome man before."
After drinking for three rounds, I got a little tipsy, poked the cold cucumber in front of me with my chopsticks, and said to Liang Yi slowly: "Do you think Lisha has also come here to drink?"
Liang Yi gave me a blank look, "At last you still remember that we came to Nanyang to find Lisha."
I continued to poke the cold cucumber, and said with a lonely expression: "I just hope that he will be healthy and healthy in the past few years."
"You don't hate him for abandoning us?" Liang Yi looked up at me. I shook my head, "I don't hate it, it seems that I should hate it, but somehow, I just can't hate it."
"Then do you love him?" Liang Yi asked again.
I looked at Liang Yi with some doubts, only to see him say with a normal expression: "My mother-in-law once said to me that if you love someone, you can't hate him no matter what he does."
"No." I thought for a while, then shook my head at him, "My mother said that only when there is love, there will be hatred."
When I came out of the tavern, it was already dark, and Liang Yi helped me walk down the street, who was disoriented, and scolded me endlessly. I raised my head to see his wrinkled face, but when I looked up, I saw a sky full of stars. I pointed to the night sky and said, "Liang Yi, you see so many stars."
Liang Yi raised his head when he heard the words, and then I heard him say "hmm", I suddenly laughed, and reprimanded: "You brat."
"Wen Yi, don't sleep. If you dare to fall asleep, I'll throw you on the street." Liang Yi shook my body, his tone a little annoyed.
"You will send me to a safe place." I forced myself to say this, and fell asleep.