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After lunch, he would go to the sixth team to go to the grave and then come back to the grave. He was going to the sixth team today to bury his foster father, so he had to go earlier. He wanted to first visit his little sister Lixia. Because he and she had formed a deep friendship since 87 years ago; then he had grown into a lover who had not seen her for a long time. His relationship with her was as deep as the ocean, as deep as the lacquer, already beyond the relationship between husband and wife. Therefore, he wanted to make use of this opportunity to go to the grave today to first visit the little sister that he missed every moment.

In the afternoon, after finishing lunch, Zi Peng pushed his bicycle towards the sixth team. He arrived at her home an hour later.

Today at noon, the family ate two meals, but they still hadn't eaten lunch. She had purposely arranged for this to happen. Today was New Year's Eve, she thought. If her brother came to bury his foster father, he would definitely come to see me. If he comes, we'll eat together here. Firstly, he loved me for nearly three years. Secondly, I helped him make some delicious food on the eve of the Spring Festival. This was also a little bit of kindness that I felt for him …

When Zipeng came into the room, the food was placed on the table. She and Gui Hong let Zi Peng sit down with his head bowed. Lixia filled a cup of red plum wine for him and another cup for herself. Gui Hong drank white wine. At this time, she raised her wine cup and said:

”second brother, it's the new year today. The fact that you came to my house means that you think highly of us. Gui Hong and I are very happy. These years you've been ordering 'families' for me and 'newspapers' for me, which has caused you a lot of trouble. There was nothing special about it. It was just a common occurrence. Come, let me toast second brother. I wish second brother a happy new year, and a happy new year! ”

She threw back her head and drank a glass of wine. At this time, Zi Peng raised his wine cup and said,

”Thank you, Gui Hong's family, for your concern for me. Thank you for cooking so much good food for me today. When it came to helping, I didn't help much. Neighbors helping to order 'family' and 'newspaper' didn't mean anything. It was very convenient to do such a small thing. It was as easy as lifting a finger. From now on, if you need any help, feel free to tell me. Whatever I can do, I'll do it. Gui Hong didn't treat me as an outsider, and I also treated him as my own brother. ”I'll borrow your wine and wish your family a happy new year and a happy family reunion!” He drank a glass of wine.

Gui Hong drank half a cup of white wine, put down his wine cup and said:

”second brother, after you became the secretary, our family gave you a lot of trouble. Today is New Year's Eve, so even if you didn't come, we would still eat the dishes we cooked. ”You better not be faking it. You must eat and drink well.”

”I had lunch when I was at home. It had only been an hour, yet he was eating again. ”Don't worry, I'll definitely eat and drink to my heart's content.”

After Zipeng said this, he looked at the table: the dishes were very sumptuous: chicken stewed with mushrooms, sweet and sour carp, braised pork meat, beef stew, fresh vegetables and cold mixed vegetables. There were a total of 10 dishes, as well as the three fresh dumplings …

After Zi Peng finished drinking and eating his fill, he bid farewell to Gui Hong and Lixia and headed to stonecrop to go to the grave. Lisa said:

”Gui Hong, clean up the table, I'll send you to second brother.” Gui Hong agreed and went to clean up the table.

Lixia escorted Zi Peng to the door and pressed a letter into his hand. He kept the letter in his pocket and walked in the direction of the stonecrop. It was still dark when he finished with the grave. Thus, he opened her letter and carefully read it:

Big brother, I miss you all the time. Hello:

First of all, I apologize to my brother. On December 25, for my sake, you gave up taking the farmers' test held in the district. This has affected your job, and your date failed. little sister has truly let you down, brother, please forgive me.

Dear brother, you are angry with me again. Because in the letter you sent me, it could be seen that although you didn't complain about me, your heart would definitely be angry with me. Brother, I received your letter. When I finished reading it, I felt indescribably happy and happy. I read it every day, and I regret it every time I finish reading your letter. Why can't I wait a little longer? Wait a little longer and we can meet up. I hate myself for being so silly. Why do I hate myself for not being able to keep my word? I hate myself for being sentimental.

The brother you missed, you said in your letter, 'little sister blames second brother'. I really don't blame my good brother. My mood in the last few days has been particularly cheerful and exciting, because we have met several times recently: on 13 and 24 January, especially on 24 January. You celebrated Mother Liang's birthday, even came to see me in person, and gave me a letter. Therefore, I feel these days in a particularly good mood, very comfortable, very relaxed.

Brother, you also said in your letter, 'Congratulations on writing 25 letters to each other in 89 years.' Treat our letters as food for the soul, and convey our feelings through the letters...

Dear brother, I think: I do not need letters to convey our feelings, but will love you more. Speaking of which, that was my first letter to you last December. From then on, they started writing letters to and from each other. I thought: We don't need to communicate this year, we will be very close. Brother, I don't want to write to you again. Isn't it better if we communicate for a long time? We'll write a letter once every three months, don't you think?

My dearest brother, I miss you all the time. I look forward to you all the time. But who can control my feelings for you as deep as the sea? We don't know when we'll meet. Brother, can you play poker at my house during the Spring Festival? I paid my respects to my brother in his early years:

I wish you a happy New Year and all the best!

This to

Salute

Your lover

25 January 1990, 2 p.m.