Chapter 71: Yanjin Mountain
Chapter 71 Yanjin Mountain
After dinner at the uncle’s house, the father and son went home and had a good sleep on a familiar bed.
On the second day, Yunsu got up a little late. She ran slowly along the village road. From time to time, villagers who got up early to do farm work greeted her.
“Hey, Susu, why are you back? Where is your dad?”
“Uncle Lin, my dad is still sleeping at home.”
“Come to Uncle Lin’s house for dinner when you have time.”
“Okay, thank you, Uncle Lin.”
Aunt Yang from the east end of the village grabbed a handful of melon seeds and peanuts and forced them on her.
People here have watched Yunsu grow up, and they all like this beautiful little girl. They thought that she was picked up by her biological parents and would be difficult to see in the future. Who would have thought that she would take her father to Lanzhou? After going to the city to enjoy the blessings, no one in Xiushui Town would say anything about this little girl who values love and righteousness. Unlike Yun Dajun's unknown biological daughter, they have never even seen her.
Yunsu came home from morning training. Yun Dajun had already made breakfast. There was no food at home, so he cooked sweet potato porridge. It was sweet and soft. After a bowl of porridge, his whole body warmed up.
After breakfast, the three of them wandered around the village. Yun Ting went to play with Xiao Zhu as he wished. They also had lunch at the uncle's house of the Yun family.
Yunting had a greedy expression, and Yunsu looked up. The tree was very big, and it bore a kind of small red wild fruit. Under the winter sunshine, the trees were in clusters, which looked particularly pleasing to the eye.
“I got it, Dad.”
“It’s almost time, Susu, Xiaoting, get ready to go up the mountain.” Yun Dajun urged after taking a rest after lunch.
The mountain behind Xiushui Town is called Yanjin Mountain. The name is very impressive, but it is actually not very high. It takes about an hour for an adult to climb to the top of the mountain.
“Look, that tree is bearing fruit again. It’s sour and sweet, and it’s delicious. Unfortunately, Xiaozhu and I can only pick the ones at the bottom every time, and there are many more on top.”
Yun Dajun looked at the siblings helplessly, "Be careful."
Yunsu geared up, hugged the tree, kicked off her feet, and climbed up to a height of more than one meter in an instant. With her dexterity, she rushed to the waist of the tree in a few seconds, three or four meters above the ground, and could easily reach those round bodies. red fruit.
“Wow, sister, you are so awesome.” Yunting cheered.
Yun Dajun stood under the tree and looked frightened. He didn't expect her to climb so high. "Why are you climbing so high? Hold on to the branch next to the tree and come down slowly."
The three of them went up the mountain. Even with the child Yunting, their speed was not slow at all. Yunting was very familiar with this mountain. He had been running all over the mountains and fields since he was a child.
"good."
"Wait, sister, go up and pick it for you." Yunsu took off her heavy coat, but luckily she wore light shoes for hiking today.
“Dad, sister, there are fish in this small river ditch. Xiaozhu and I used to come here to catch fish.” Along the way, Yunting chirped to introduce the fish to the two of them, as if they were visiting their own back garden.
"immediately!"
Yunsu picked the fruit and threw it down, "Xiaoting, pick it up quickly."
Yunting was as happy as a busy little squirrel picking up fallen fruits under the tree. They had almost picked it, but seeing that Yunting could no longer reach it with both hands, Yunsu hugged the trunk and slid down, as nimble as a monkey.
“Sister, try it.” Yunting wiped the largest and reddest fruit and handed it to her mouth.
“Yes, it’s quite sweet. Dad, please try it.”
“Well, that’s good. Your uncle and I used to pick this kind of fruit in the mountains when we were young.” Yun Dajun looked nostalgic.
The three of them walked around, and even though they were not slow, it still took them a while to reach their destination.
On the west side of Yanjin Mountain, almost to the top of the mountain, looking around, rows of tombstones are neatly arranged. Many people in Xiushui Town are buried here, looking at the villages below.
They stopped in front of a tombstone. The words engraved on the stone were a little blurred after years of wind and rain. Yunsu took out a carving knife and carefully carved the blurred words clearly.
"Lin Fengqin's Tomb", this is the tomb of Yunsu's adoptive mother. The woman in the photo on the tombstone has a gentle smile and a pair of beautiful and sad eyes. This was taken before her death. It is these two children that she cannot let go of.
Yun Dajun stroked her photo and lit the incense candle and yellow paper he brought, "Feng Qin, we are back to see you, are you okay over there?"
In the light of the burning paper, the woman seemed to be standing in front of them. Yun Dajun talked to her about recent events, saying that Yunsu was getting more and more beautiful, her grades were good, and that Yunting was also making friends in Lancheng. When I made new friends, I also grew taller and became a big boy. There was deep longing in his tone.
“Xiaoting, come and bow to mother.”
Yunting bowed three times to the tombstone in a polite manner. When Lin Fengqin left, Yunting was still too young and had no memory of his mother's feelings. But when he was young, other children laughed at him for being a child without a mother. Ting would go up the mountain alone and come to chat with her. In his heart, his mother was his friend who could not speak.
Yunsu remembered that when Lin Fengqin passed away, she had already remembered her mother's warm embrace and her calloused hands that were slightly rough but gentle and strong.
She looked at Yun Dajun and said, "Dad, I want to talk to Mom alone for a while."
"Okay." Yun Dajun pulled Yunting aside and let the mother and daughter spend some time alone.
Yunsu stood in front of the tombstone with admiration in her eyes, "Mom, I haven't seen you for a long time. For me, the last time I saw you was more than forty years ago. You may not believe it. , I am much older than you and dad."
"I have made many mistakes and walked a long way before I stand in front of you again. To this day, the only person I can talk to is probably you."
She found a place to sit down and slowly told Lin Fengqin in an unspeakable tone. Talk about the ten years she spent in prison, talk about her difficult survival in the slums when she first arrived in the interstellar world, talk about how life in the interstellar is different from here, talk about the thrilling interstellar war, talk about her day-to-day scientific research life, and talk about Her years passed.
When talking about her suicide, Yunsu paused and quickly promised that she would never do such a thing again. She now cherishes life and her current life more than anyone else.
The daylight hours in winter are short, and the sun gradually sets in the west, casting orange red on the sky. The entire Xiushui Town is shrouded in twilight, and smoke rises from every household.
"Mom, did you know? There really is a planet where you can see forty-four sunsets as mentioned in "The Little Prince", but it's a pity that roses can't be grown there."
The wind gradually picked up, and the wind carried the smoke from the burning yellow paper and floated to the sky. Yunsu looked into the distance, and the wind would definitely bring his thoughts to that inaccessible place.
After getting their mood together, it was getting dark. Yun Dajun and the three of them walked down the mountain. On the tombstone, the woman still smiled softly and watched their retreating figures.
(End of this chapter)
