Chapter 1319 There is only one kind of heroism in this world
March 1980, 3, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival.
When Li Xiangnan rode his bike back to the alley entrance, he got off the bike and pushed it.
There is no way. It is the Lantern Festival, the last festival of the Spring Festival. After this day, the 80-year reunion will come to an end, those who are studying or working will leave home and go far away. Schools will also start registration tomorrow, and a new semester will begin.
This was the last carnival for the children, so the streets and alleys were full of lively children.
But no children dare to play near public toilets anymore. Even if they pass by with lanterns, they dare to stay far away from them.
I guess the legend about Zheng Xiaosuan blowing up the public toilet is still circulating in this area.
As dusk falls, warmth has already seeped through the cracks in the blue brick walls of Nanluoguxiang.
The Lantern Festival lanterns light up one after another. They are not the neat array of colorful lanterns in the park, but are hung crookedly on the door lintels and window frames of the courtyards. Some people even tie the faded red lanterns directly to the gnarled branches of old locust trees. When the wind blows, they sway, making the branches look like a tree full of red persimmons.
This is the first time that Li Xiangnan can spend the Lantern Festival with his family in Yanjing.
At this time last year, my parents did not come to Yanjing.
This year was the most special year for the Li family and the people of Yanjing, as so many things happened.
This feeling reached its peak when Li Xiangnan stepped into the yard.
The Zhou family went from being peaceful in the past, to being sad about Zhou Yuejin's return, to being relieved about his wife's return, and now to looking forward to having a grandchild. The whole family is so happy, it is very touching.
The most representative person in the yard is He Dashuang.
This year, He Dashuang went from confusion to awakening, and found the true meaning of life from the swamp of lost marriage. He rose and fell repeatedly in the process of giving and hardship, and finally gained family and love. It was a bitter and bumpy journey.
This is life, it will never let down anyone who takes it seriously.
Of course, life is always diverse. It has the full moon during the Lantern Festival and the imperfections during the crescent moon.
Like Xu Damao, like Yu Lianpeng, and like many people who live under the moonlight, life is full of regrets and there is no way to be perfect.
But it is like the crescent moon, which is part of the moon, and natural imperfections are also part of life.
"Hahaha, I was lying on the hospital bed at the time, and I was impressed by how brave this guy was. Later I found out that he was a doctor in my grandfather's factory... I never thought that a few years later, he would become my husband..."
Qin Ruobai's laughter came from the main room. Li Xiangnan walked in and saw that the room was crowded with people. He was a little surprised: "What bad things are you saying about me? It's outrageous. I heard it!"
"Hahaha!" Liang Mei stood up and covered her mouth with her hands while laughing: "Xiao Qin is telling the story of how you two met and became a couple! I'm so happy!"
Zhu Qiuju came over to help her son take off his coat and introduced: "Today is the Lantern Festival, I asked Xiao Liang to bring her mother and child over to have some fun together!"
"Hello, Auntie!" Li Xiangnan also quickly greeted Liang Mei's mother.
"Hurry up and call Uncle Li!" Liang Mei tapped the two children, who were about seven or eight years old, with chestnuts.
"Hello, Uncle Li!" The two half-grown children quickly ran out of Qin Ruobai's arms and were very obedient.
"Hey, hello!" Li Xiangnan said happily, "You are so obedient. Let Aunt Qin give you some candy!"
"That's great!" The two children jumped three feet high and ran happily to Qin Ruobai to ask for candy.
"Let's eat!" Zhu Qiuju invited everyone to the table.
The lively meal started quickly and ended quickly.
After dinner, Li Xiangnan returned to the backyard and brushed his teeth beside the jujube tree. He saw Liang Mei coming out to pour out the dirty water. She squatted on the flower bed and smiled, "Sister Mei, will you come back to live with us in the future?"
Liang Mei smiled, sat down on the bamboo chair under the eaves, put the wash basin on the ground, wrapped her hands together and placed them on her knees, and said in a relaxed manner: "That's the plan!"
"Why? I heard you say before that you never wanted to come back to this yard..."
Li Xiangnan spat out a mouthful of toothpaste foam and began to wash his face.
"This time when I came back, it felt different! I felt like the people here seemed to have changed..."
"Has it gotten better?" Li Xiangnan asked with a smile.
"I don't know either!" Liang Mei looked towards the middle courtyard. "I came back to your house for dinner yesterday and ran into Qin Chunlian. She actually said hello to me. After I finished my meal, she was waiting at the door of the west room and gave me a can of food..."
Li Xiangnan pursed his lips and smiled without saying anything.
He knew that Qin Chunlian and Liang Mei had similar backgrounds, and both had an identity that they were very reluctant to be accepted by others - widows.
But Liang Mei's status was naturally higher than hers, because her husband Jin Wei died while providing medical support in Jiaozhi and was a hero.
So Qin Chunlian was very jealous of Liang Mei and said a lot of bad things to her.
But now, Qin Chunlian's expression makes people feel a little warm in their hearts.
"I know her family. Many years ago, her husband died and she was the only one earning money to support a family of five. In those days, women were treated like animals. It was not easy for her..."
"Let's not talk about her!" Liang Mei seemed to remember her own experience when she said this. She lowered her head and sobbed for a while, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and looked up with a smile, "I've been here several times, and the feeling is different every time! The people here seem to have become a different person compared to before..."
Li Xiangnan stood up with a smile and said, "Then welcome home, Sister Mei!"
Liang Mei also stood up with a smile, and said with her hands on her waist: "Besides, I have given birth to two children, and I am the director of obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics. If Bai has a baby, my role here is more important than a busy person like you!"
Li Xiangnan walked into the room and retracted his foot, smiling to the right, "Doctor Liang, thank you in advance!"
Liang Mei waved her hand and went into the house with a smile.
"Sister Mei, are you coming back to live with us?" Qin Ruobai was sitting on the bed taking off her socks, and probably heard some conversation outside.
"Yeah!" Li Xiangnan sat in front of her and rubbed her feet naturally. "In fact, the influence of the outside world is secondary. The most important thing is that she can overcome her own difficulties! At present, it seems that Liang Mei also needs to get out of the quagmire and look forward!"
"What a great thing!" Qin Ruobai couldn't help but hold her husband's face in her hands, squinting her eyes and smiling: "Have you noticed that this is all your credit, and you are influencing the people around you!"
Scratching her nose, Li Xiangnan said with a smile: "You are the only one who likes to flatter me..."
Jingle bell, jingle bell!
Before he could finish his words, a telephone rang suddenly.
"Who would call on the Lantern Festival?" Li Xiangnan was a little surprised.
"Go and answer it quickly, maybe something happens in the hospital!" Qin Ruobai urged him.
Thinking about it, Li Xiangnan quickly walked to the armchair, picked up the phone, called out, and asked in confusion, "Youwei?"
He turned around and mouthed the words "Youwei" to Qin Ruobai.
"What's wrong? Youwei."
"Come to the staff quarters to pick me up at 8:30 tomorrow morning! An Youting has built a factory in Jiuxianqiao!"
"???"