portable space

It was past nine o'clock and close to ten o'clock when I came out of the back room. Nights in mountain villages and cities are very different. At nine o'clock in the city, people's nightlife has just begun even in the winter, but in the mountain village most people have already

Close the door, turn off the lights, and go to bed...some even wake up after sleeping all night.

When Zhang Taiping returned to the bedroom, Cai Yazhi was still asleep and was reading a book with the small lamp beside the bed on.

"Why haven't you slept yet?" Zhang Taiping came over and asked, "What are you reading?"

When Cai Yazhi saw Zhang Taiping coming in, she closed the book and said, "My little sister brought back a book today that talks about precautions and care during pregnancy. She slept for too long during the day and can't fall asleep yet. Let's take a look."

"Well, it's good to take a look." Zhang Taiping said casually without feeling at ease.

The relationship between the two is very good now, and they don't know if they have reached the level of tacit understanding, but there is always a tacit understanding. Cai Yazhi immediately noticed something unusual about him and asked softly: "What's wrong?"

Zhang Taiping looked at Cai Yazhi, who was only wearing thin clothes and her body was plump and plump due to pregnancy. The restlessness in his heart became even hotter. He smiled reluctantly and said, "It's nothing." He walked to the kang, lay down undressed and patted her gently.

He patted her and said, "Go to sleep, there are still a lot of things to do tomorrow."

As soon as she came into contact with Zhang Taiping's body, Cai Yazhi quickly noticed the reaction of his lower body, her face turned red, and she asked in a voice like a mosquito: "Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Zhang Taiping is at the peak age of a man, and he is still a martial arts practitioner and has a lot of energy. In addition, he drank some special tiger bone wine from the old village chief at night, and his current state can be imagined.

But if you have needs, you have to endure it. He patted Cai Yazhi on the back and said, "It's okay, go to sleep."

"or..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhang Taiping shook his head and said: "Stop thinking nonsense, take good care of your body, and you will give birth to a big fat boy when the time comes." Cai Yazhi is pregnant, so there are some things that she cannot do, and Zhang Taiping will not do it again.

If he couldn't bear to let her do something excessive, he could only endure it himself.

The waiting time passed the slowest. Zhang Taiping waited for more than an hour without moving before Cai Yazhi closed his eyes, and then he stood up gently.

After Zhang Taiping stood up, Cai Yazhi opened her eyes again. Thinking about this makes people a little embarrassed. How could she fall asleep so easily? Her blushing face was filled with emotion and remorse, and there was also a hint of unexplainable

look.

After leaving the house, Zhang Taiping came to the edge of the pond and thought to himself, "It seems like I won't be able to sleep if I don't vent all the excess experiences in my body." After making a starting pose, he started to practice boxing.

After a few sets of boxing, I felt that my whole body was full of joy and relief, and I felt more comfortable than usual after practicing boxing. The heat in my heart also gradually disappeared. I thought in my heart, "This tiger bone wine that has been hidden for decades is really good."

Overbearing, but the effect is really good." He could feel that his strength was a little more condensed.

After jumping into the hot spring and taking a bath before returning to the house, Cai Yazhi was still thinking about something with her eyes open.

"Not sleeping yet?" Zhang Taiping got under the quilt and held her in his arms.

"Yeah." Cai Yazhi nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you okay now? How about I..."

"Okay, don't worry too much." Zhang Taiping kissed her forehead and said, "I went outside to practice kung fu for a while. It's okay. Go to sleep quickly, be good."

After a night of silence, Zhang Taiping got up early the next morning to teach Ye Ling his skills.

After the morning exercise, the old man changed his clothes and came out and said, "I'm going to the top of the mountain. You can come with me."

Zhang Taiping originally had the idea of ​​​​going to worship, so he went into the house and changed his clothes, carrying some fruits, candles and incense, etc., and headed towards "Yizhi Mountain" with the old man.

The old man has a strong body. Walking on the steep mountain road with his hands behind his back is like taking a leisurely stroll. The speed of climbing the mountain is not as slow as that of ordinary young people.

Yizhi Mountain is the highest mountain outside the mountains. When you climb halfway up the mountain, you will feel like you are at the top of the mountain. Looking to the south, the rolling mountains seem to be spreading into the distance without choosing the turbulent blue waves.

Boundless.

However, the cold wind becomes fiercer the higher you stand, stabbing straight at your body like a knife. Ice may appear on the top of the Qinling Mountains in May and June. You can imagine how cold it is now.

This is what it means to be cold at high places.

Zhang Taiping walked to the old man's side and blocked him from the biting cold wind. The old man looked at him without rejecting him, which was regarded as accepting his filial piety.

The wooden house on the top of the mountain had been unoccupied for a long time and was already covered with dust. Zhang Taiping originally planned to simply clean it up.

The old man said: "Forget it, I don't know if it will come up again in the future, so there is no need to clean it up."

Behind the wooden house are two tombs. They have not been cared for for several months and have been covered with weeds. The old man looked at the tombstones with his hands behind his back. He didn’t know what he was looking at, but he could clearly feel the sadness from him. Zhang Taiping was not idle.

, took a shovel from the wooden house, cleared the weeds from the grave, and tightened the soil that had slipped around the grave.

Then he put the fruits on the table, lit two candles, held five incense sticks in his hands, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed, and said: "Dad, Mom, Grandma, Taiping and Grandpa are here to see you." He put his head on the ground, expressing what was in his heart.

A sense of guilt and an indescribable longing.

After three rings, he inserted five sticks of incense between the two candles, stood up and returned to the old man's side in silence.

The candle flame swayed in the wind, but burned tenaciously. The rising smoke from the five incense sticks also went with the wind and gradually dissipated between heaven and earth. Maybe it could convey this feeling to the ethereal sky.

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The old man has been looking at the flickering candlelight in this posture. He has obviously fallen into memories, and his usually hard face has softened, but this softness makes people feel sad.

There are three major sorrows in life: losing his mother when he was young, losing his wife in middle age, and losing his son in old age. The old man has been strong all his life but has a bad fate. With all these three major sorrows, you can imagine what kind of pain the old man endured.

sad.

I really can't bear to disturb the old man Zhang Taiping who is caught up in his beautiful memories, but the place is a bit big. There is no problem with him standing so still, but an elderly man, no matter how strong his body is, can't bear it.

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Zhang Taiping said: "Grandpa, the wind is a bit strong here, let's go back."

The old man waved his hands and said nothing, still looking at the half-burned candle.

It wasn't until the candles burned out that the candlelight went out naturally. Then the old man said, "Come home with us to celebrate the New Year." After saying that, he turned around and walked down the mountain.

Zhang Taiping kowtowed to the grave three more times before getting up and following the old man down the mountain.

After being silent for most of the journey, the old man finally spoke: "Commander, you are now a grown man. I have seen the changes in this year, and I am very happy in my heart. But once people become rich, they will have some thoughts that they shouldn't have.

, Xiaozhi is a good child, you must not do anything to feel sorry for her, otherwise I will be the first to let you go, old man."

There was something in the old man's words. Zhang Taiping paused and followed, saying: "Being able to marry Xiaozhi is the greatest blessing in my life. I will never let him down."

The old man nodded without commenting on his words, and then said: "You don't need to discuss with me any big things at home in the future. You can just make your own decisions."

When he returned home, the old man ignored no one and went to the back room.

Yaya ran to Zhang Taiping and asked: "Dad, what did you do?"

"We're on the mountain." Zhang Taiping touched some of the braids that his younger sister had combed for Yaya, pointed at the old man's figure and said, "Your grandpa is unhappy now. Yaya should go over and talk to grandpa."

Yaya nodded solemnly and skipped towards the back room. At home, only the little girl could make the old man smile from time to time.

Seeing the innocent and carefree figure of the little girl, Zhang Taiping calmed down. He is the backbone of the family. As long as he does his best to provide a safe space for the family, the family will always be worry-free and happy.

Year after year... ps: Please give me flowers