„Only blames to be the husband is incompetent, consecutively for two years both cannot the high school. However I have made with several other students, reviews with a county library in together, will prepare six months test well, at the end of the month. Asked the wife to feel relieved that another day my Liu Ming settled high school foremost person in the field, returned home with riches and honors, lets you and Feng'er can on the auspicious day.” The middle-aged man hugs into the female bosom, said in his ear in a soft voice. “只怪为夫无能,连续两年都未能高中。不过我已与其他几名书生约好,同进县城一处书斋中一同温习,好好准备半年后的考试,月末就出发。请娘子放心,他日我柳鸣定当高中状元,衣锦还乡,让你和风儿都能过上好日子。”中年男子将女子搂入怀中,轻声在其耳边说道。 Hears it to leave this village, enters in the county, the female is unable to bear the mighty waves that in the heart swings again, two lines of tears fall quietly. 听闻其要离开这村庄,进入县城之中,女子再也无法忍住心中荡起的波澜,两行热泪悄然滑落。 Going that „husband, you feel relieved, in the family|home the matter, has me to look. Feng'er was not a baby, already was sensible, you relieved studying, soon will be admitted to the academic honor. husband must take care, too the enmity province, do not treat unjustly themselves, does not have the good body, how did even if have the academic honor to be able?” The female red lips bite lightly, are suppressing in the heart does not abandon, sobs so said. “夫君,你就放心的去吧,家中之事,有我照顾着。风儿也不是个小娃娃了,也已经懂事了,你就安心的念书,早日考取功名。只是夫君也要多加注意身体,千万不要太过节省,亏待了自己,没有好的身体,就算有了功名又能如何？”女子朱唇轻咬,强忍着心中的不舍,略带抽泣的如此说道。 „Wife felt relieved that goes for husband this, one day non- high school then one day does not return home!” The men are patting the back of female gently, vision firm saying. “娘子放心,为夫此去,一日不高中便一日不还乡！”男子轻轻的拍着女子的背脊,目光坚定的说道。 Female hearing this, complexion one white, wanted to say anything, actually feared that attacked husband's enthusiasm, must in sorrowful hidden heart the heart, smiled bitterly and astringently. 女子闻言,脸色一白,想要说些什么,却又怕打击到丈夫的积极性,只得将心中悲痛暗藏心底,苦涩一笑。 After seven day, near the winding track outside village, carries one bag of burdens, wears the man of white blouse, been reluctant to part does not wield pair of mother and child. 七日之后,村庄外的蜿蜒小道边,一名身背一袋包袱,身着白色布衫的男子,正依依不舍的挥别一对母子。 The men enter in his wife tight hugging of the bosom, after has kissed its forehead gently one next, bends the waist to touch his child head. 男子将其妻紧紧的搂入怀中,轻轻的吻了其额头一下后,又弯腰摸了摸其子的脑袋。 „Feng'er, takes care of your mother, the father will come quickly back.” The men are suppressing the innermost feelings does not abandon, smiles was saying. “风儿,照顾好你母亲,爹很快就会回来。”男子强忍着内心的不舍,微笑着说道。 „Father, Feng'er knew, I and mother you came back at home.” The boys nodded, look firm saying. “爹,风儿知道了,我和娘在家等你回来。”男孩点了点头,眼神坚定的说道。 The men gently have patted the head of boy, after chuckle, then turns around to walk toward the village, again has not actually turned head. 男子又轻轻拍了拍男孩的头,轻笑一声后,便转身往村口走去,却没有再回头。 Because he feared that this turns head, will lose the courage of departure. 因为他怕这一回头,会失去了离开的勇气。 His wife and children are reluctant to part throughout is looking at its back of going far away, for a very long time does not hate to depart, is increasingly estranged until the person's shadow, finally turns into a lemon spot, vanished outside the village the end of track. 其妻儿依依不舍的始终望着其远去的背影,久久不舍得离去,直至人影渐行渐远,最终变成一个白点,消失在了村外小道的尽头。 Half a month later, to a Liu Clan village several hundred inside and outside small county. 半个月之后,离柳家村数百里外的一座小县城中。 At this moment is noon, on a main road from west to east, is bustling and filled with people, the people of the lower classes sound of voices and noise is continuous, lively picture that heavy traffic. 此刻正值晌午时分,一条自西向东的主干道上,人头攒动,贩夫走卒吆喝声络绎不绝,一副车水马龙的热闹景象。 Wears the white blouse, appearance is delicate, the middle-aged man who in the foreheads sends out the light student makings, is having something weigh on the mind, is dragging long figure, gradually moves toward in the academy of main road corner. 一名身着白色布衫,长相清秀,眉宇之间散发出淡淡书生气质的中年男子,正背着包袱,拖着长长的身影,缓步走向主干道拐角处的一家书院之中。 After this, in the side building of this academy, always candlelight all night shines every night, complements a famous artisan to hold the books, assumes an air of self approbation carefully to read the person's shadow that. 从此之后,这间书院的厢房之中,每日晚上总有一盏烛火彻夜亮起,映衬着一名手捧书卷,摇头晃脑仔细研读的人影。 Six months later, before the honor roll, is bustling and filled with people, congratulation sound sighing woefully sound continuously. 半年之后,红榜之前,人头攒动,恭贺声哀叹声此起彼伏。 „Brother Liu, should not be discouraged, this year has not been accepted, next year can also test again.” The crowd by the former position, a azure robe student, is wearing the man of white blouse to say to one. “柳兄,别灰心,今年没有考上,明年还可以再考。”人群靠前位置,一名青袍书生,正对身边的一名身着白色布衫的男子说道。 „Three years have not been accepted, this Liu is really the shame to the family member.” Male expression low-spirited shaking the head of white blouse, has squeezed out the crowd of noise slowly. “三年都没考上,柳某实在是愧对家人。”白色布衫的男子神色黯然的摇了摇头,慢慢的挤出了喧闹的人群。 half a month later, in Liu Clan village. 半个月后,柳家村中。 „Mother, has the correspondence, is the father writes for your!” In the child hand is grasping one volume of bamboo slips, ran in one piece to have in a person of high rice paddy excitedly fully. “娘亲,有书信,是爹写给你的！”孩童手中握着一卷竹简,兴奋的跑进了一片足有一人多高的稻田之中。 Attire simple female hearing this, stopped the practical training in hand immediately, both hands has displayed to scratch scratching in the skirt, afterward smiling received the bamboo slip in boy hand, opened to look. 衣着素朴的女子闻言,当即停下了手中的劳作,双手在裙摆上擦了擦,随后一脸笑意的接过男孩手中的竹简,打开看了起来。 But smiling face actually removing on his face gradually, what replaces it is a light sadness. 但其脸上的笑容却渐渐的褪去,取而代之的是一种淡淡的忧伤。 „Feng'er, your father may in the county again dull last year, next year can come back.” Females slowly receives the bamboo slip, reluctant saying with a smile. “风儿,你爹可能还要在县城再呆上一年,明年才能回来。”女子缓缓的将竹简收起,勉强的一笑道。 The boys as if understood anything, lowering the head of silently, has not spoken. 男孩似乎明白了些什么,默默的低下了头,没有说话。 in an instant, was one year passes. 转眼间,又是一年过去了。 In this year, mother and child are bound by a common destiny, cross exceptionally difficult. 这一年,母子二人相依为命,过的异常的艰辛。 In the family|home has been short of the man, has been short of the backbone, less main source of income, in addition this year in the field has the drought, the crop of banker is not only good, but also is unable to make ends meet, if not for the female clenches teeth Old Ox who sold in the family|home only to remain, this has traded some silver coins, was maintaining the expenses reluctantly. 家中少了男人,也就少了顶梁柱,更少了主要的经济来源,加上今年田里闹旱灾,庄家的收成不仅不好,还入不敷出,若不是女子一咬牙卖了家中仅剩的一头老牛,这才换了些银两,勉强维持着开销。 However, same one volume of bamboo slips, mean that the man does not have the honor roll to nominate as before, but mother and child still have not waited till returning home with riches and honors of man. 然而,同样的一卷竹简,意味着男子依旧没有红榜提名,而娘俩也依然没有等到男子的衣锦还乡。 This first-grade, is three years. 这一等,又是三年之久。 Above the bed in obsolete log cabin, the female because of successive years of tired to become Ji, is ill abed finally, but in the family|home a grain of rice had already not remained now, already that can also sell off sold off. 老旧木屋内的床榻之上,女子因为连年的劳累成疾,终于卧床不起,而家里如今已然粒米未剩,能变卖的也已经变卖了。 „Mother, has father's correspondence!” In the boy running in room in high spirits, threw the head of female once more, happy saying. “娘亲,有爹的书信！”男孩再次兴冲冲的跑进屋内,扑到了女子的床头,高兴的说道。 This time boy already had 12 years old, personal appearance also compared with three years ago obvious big, already six chi (0.33 m) high, stature strong, early already was not that child at that time. 此时的男孩已经有12岁了,身形也比三年前明显的大了一圈,已有六尺之高,身材健硕,早已经不是当时那名孩童了。 „...... Coughs......” female hearing this, is smiling, forces to haunch the body, actually continuously coughs to continue. “咳……咳……”女子闻言,一脸笑意,勉强着撑起身子,却连续咳嗽不止。 „Mother, you are all right.” Before the boys rush hastily , helping up it, and kind asking. “娘亲,你没事吧。”男孩连忙冲上前,将其扶起,并关切的问道。 „...... Feng'er, mother these years also taught you to study many characters, this mother............ Tests you, you open, read listen to mother.” After the females lightly coughed several, lay down once more above the bed, sound somewhat weak saying. “咳……风儿,娘这些年也教你学了不少字了,这次娘……咳……考考你,你打开,念给娘听。”女子又轻咳了几声后,再次躺回了床榻之上,声音有些虚弱的说道。 „Lian Xi, is useless for the husband, the already six years cannot the high school, really not have the face countenance to return to the village to see the old gentleman. But I miss to you and Feng'er to the greatest extent, your two people of present may be good, please reply. The mother, the father he also does not have......” boy to read behind, the originally somewhat excited sound lowered gradually. “莲曦,为夫无用,已经六年未能高中,实在毫无颜面回村见乡亲父老。但吾对你与风儿思念备至,你二人近日可好,盼复。娘,爹他又没有……”男孩念到后面,原本有些兴奋的声音渐渐低了下来。 „Feng'er............ Quick, takes the written records quickly, to your father reply.” Female hearing this, face anxious saying. “风儿……咳……快,快去拿纸笔,给你爹回信。”女子闻言,一脸焦急的说道。 Half a month later, in the small town academy side building, in the facial features thin and pale mourning clothes man hand, was taking a letter, but cannot see the better self to take up the pen personally, but was its child immature handwriting. 半个月之后,小镇的书院厢房中,面容憔悴的白衫男子手中,拿着一份家书,只是没能看见爱妻亲自动笔,而是其子稚嫩的字迹。 „husband, I and Feng'er all well, husband felt relieved freely studies can, we turn over to home medium your high school. Feng'er not only studies to be literate, is also healthy day by day, he hopes that some day can the galloping battleground, return a favor to the country.” “夫君,我与风儿一切安好,夫君尽管放心读书便可,我们在家中等你高中而归。风儿不仅读书认字,身体也日益健壮,他希望有朝一日能驰骋沙场,报效国家。” So passed three years. 如此又过了三年之久。 On this day, before the grave mound that being desolate and uninhabited, a stature strong youth, in the hand takes up correspondence, in the eye actually flashes through is intermittently angry and bitter and astringent. 这一日,一座荒无人烟的坟头之前,一名身材健硕的少年,手中拿起一封书信,眼中却闪过阵阵愤怒和苦涩。 „ Mother, why you do not make me tell the father, your already gets sick such serious, but must make me reply in writing to tell his our family each time all well, why? The father leaves home is 89 years, actually never has one time to come back to visit us, now you walked, he has not actually known. “娘,为什么你不让我告诉爹,你已经病得如此之重,还要让我每次都回信告诉他我们娘俩一切安好,为什么？爹一离家就是89年之久,却从来没有一次回来看过我们,现在你都走了,他却还不知道。 He has failed an admissions examination this year, I do not know really on the day of he must wait , the high school imperial civil service examination so is for him important, even as important not go home to come to see the wife and child as can these many years? When his in the end must besottedly to! ” 他今年又落榜了,我真不知道他还要等到那一天,高中科举对他来说有那么重要吗,甚至重要到可以这么多年都不回家来看妻子和孩子？他到底还要执迷不悟到什么时候！” The voice just fell, two lines of tears spew out, the youth numerous fist of pounded to tombstone nearby giant stone. 话音刚落,两行热泪喷涌而出,少年重重的一拳砸向了墓碑一旁的巨石之上。 „Bang”, on the giant stone presented a careful crack, but above the hand back of youth was stained with completely the blood. “砰”的一声,巨石上出现了一道细细的裂纹,而少年的手背之上则沾满了鲜血。 at the same time, in the academy of county, white robe, whole face Hu slag Liu Ming, still in day and night studying. 与此同时,县城的书院之中,一身白袍,满脸胡渣的柳鸣,仍在没日没夜的念着书。 Since nine years, he had already put behind the date and time, so long as if reads will then not think tired general, every day looks at book again and again. 九年以来,他早已忘却了时日,仿佛只要是看书便不会觉得累一般,每一天周而复始的看着书。 Finally, the tenth year time. 终于,第十年的时候。 „Brother Liu, your finally high school, was a 3 d highest place in hanun.” “柳兄第,你终于高中了,还是一个探花。” „, Finally!” Liu Ming both hands shivers is taking paper archives, above must write „3 d highest place in hanun” greatly two characters, under also has its name, and red imperial seal seal of four in all directions sides. “中了,中了,终于中了！”柳鸣双手颤抖的拿着一纸公文,上面大大得书写着“探花”二字,下方还有其名字,及四四方方的红色玺印。 Strokes lightly stained white haired of two temples, reorganizes the correct manners discipline, two lines of muddy tears cannot bear flow out, immediately laughs upwards. 轻捋一下自己两鬓的斑斑白发,整理一下仪容,两行浊泪忍不住流出,随即朝天大笑起来。 On this day, Liu Clan village as if especially lively. 这一日,柳家村似乎格外的热闹。 To a only one by one path in village on, one team of people are leading the way gradually. 通往村内的唯一一条道路上,一队人正缓步前行着。 Is the person of head rides on horseback, a red robe wears tall hat, was needless saying that naturally was this 3 d highest place in hanun, Liu Ming. 为首之人骑在马背上,一身红袍头戴高冠的,不用多说,自然就是本届的探花,柳鸣了。 But his behind one line of each also wear the red robe, beats gongs and drums, a very lively appearance. 而其身后一行人各个也身穿红袍,敲锣打鼓,一副好不热闹的样子。 „Willow tree 3 d highest place in hanun, front was that Liu Clan village.” Groom hand of leading a horse is pointing at the village mouth advertisement, said to Liu Ming. “柳探花,前面便是那柳家村了。”牵马的马夫手指着村落口的招牌,对柳鸣说道。 Liu Ming's eyes narrowed after looking at one, then jumps to jump down from the horseback. 柳鸣双目一眯的望了一眼后,便纵身从马背上一跃而下。 „I want to walk. Has not thought that this walks is ten years, how also did not know Lian Xi and Feng'er now.” After Liu Ming easily speaks, is repressing the excitement in heart, selfish walks toward the village. “我要自己走回去。没想到这一走便是十年之久,也不知道莲曦和风儿现在怎么样了。”柳鸣轻言一句后,按捺着心中的兴奋,自顾自的向村口走去。 Also looked at Cunmen, after that old advertisement, Liu Ming sped up the footsteps, walks to the room quick steps that oneself are. 又望了一眼村门口,那块陈旧不堪的招牌之后,柳鸣加快了脚步,向自家所在的屋子疾步走去。 In compared with the villages and ten years ago, seemed to be lonelier, originally in the bustling village the road junction, just like only then several old Old Man also sit in their entrance, in manipulates is well-grounded the grain on harvesting. 村里和十年前相比,似乎冷清了许多,原来熙熙攘攘的村内道口,俨然只有几名年长的老人还坐在自家门口,摆弄着地里收割上的粮食。 „You are, the Liu Clan third child, you came back!” “你是,柳家老三,你回来了！” After a white haired old woman past sixty years of age looked at Liu Ming several, as if has recognized the Liu Ming's identity, somewhat excited saying, but has moved afterward out of the way the vision, as if has thought of any matter. 一名年过花甲的白发老妇人看了柳鸣几眼之后,仿佛认出了柳鸣的身份,有些激动的说道,但随后又挪开了目光,似乎是想到了什么事情。 „Five aunts, your eyesight is such good, was I came back, my high school 3 d highest place in hanun. Five aunts, Lian Xi was how good, Feng'er?” The facial expression of Liu Ming looks at old woman, restless feeling emerged, anxious asking. “五婶,您老眼力还是这么好,是我回来了,我高中探花了。怎么了五婶,莲曦还好吗,风儿呢？”柳鸣看着老妇人的神情,一种不安的感觉涌上了心头,急切的问道。 The old women have not said anything again, but shook the head slightly, sighed one lightly. 老妇人并没有再说什么,而是微微摇了摇头,轻叹了一声。 Liu Ming sees that immediately in the heart cannot help but thump, does not return is dashing to go to own. 柳鸣见状,心中不禁咯噔一下,随即头也不回的向自己家所在飞奔而去。 Was same to ten years ago, crossed a small mountain peak in village, in a stretch of marsh land, used the thick log build the small log cabin. 与十年前一样,翻过村内的一座小山峰,在一片洼地之中,有一间用粗大的圆木搭建的小木屋。 Liu Ming makes an effort shoves open unlatched front door, actually in the discovery room is completely empty. 柳鸣用力的推开虚掩的屋门,却发现屋内已是空空如也。 In the worn-out house has covered entirely the dust, as if for a long time does not have the appearance that the person occupies very much. 破旧房屋内布满了灰尘,仿佛很久没有人居住的样子。 But on table and ground, disorderly was putting several already the dry wooden basin, obviously was the rainy day log cabin water leakage, was used to meet the rain water to use. 而桌上和地上,正凌乱的放着几只早已干涸的木盆,显然是雨天木屋漏水,用来接雨水所用的。 „Feng'er, the father came back.” Liu Ming sees this, calls loudly said. “风儿,爹回来了。”柳鸣见此,大声唤道。 ( Second. The sweat, Wang Yu went to an outside area today, saw several other authors, finally around 10 : 00 pm hurrying back hurriedly, luckily on High Speed Rail with this subcode, otherwise must renew really without enough time.) R1152 (第二更。大汗,忘语今天去了一趟外地,见了其他几名作者,结果晚上十点多才又急匆匆的赶回来,幸亏在高铁上用本子码了许多,否则真要来不及更新了。）R1152