Chapter 326 Candles in the Wind

Author: Xifeng

Chapter 326 Candles in the Wind

Zhou Shanquan disappeared overnight, but also a woman, who was the second master's wife, Chen Jiaojiao.

Mrs. Zhou hated this name to the extreme, so that whenever she saw the second master, she hated him, blamed him for not being optimistic about his wife and made Chunhe a child without a father.

For more than 20 years, the second master agreed to this fact and silently endured Zhou Pozi's hatred. He only married this woman who was nearly 20 years younger than him in middle age. He held it in his palm and was afraid of falling. He was very dedicated to treating her well and didn't let her do anything. He never thought that he would run away with others.

Is it Chen Jiaojiao and Zhou Shanquan who ran away, or was Zhou Shanquan hooked up by Chen Jiaojiao? Zhou Ma Zi had never argued with the second master before. She thought about it, and she thought it was so angry that she thought it was tickling, but she couldn't speak.

It was already late at night and the snow was still falling. The whole village, except for the sleeping dolls, all crowded into this small classroom, and even cats and dogs came to join in the fun.

Zhou Shanquan carefully managed his face for more than 20 years and was beaten up by Zhou Shanquan for one day. At this moment, she didn't care about face or not, and asked Zhou Shanquan, "Where is that fox charm?"

Zhou Shanquan didn't answer, just cried, hugging the cloth wrapped in his arms and cried.

Zhou Chunhe couldn't control himself and kicked a stool away, "If you don't die, don't say it!"

Zhou Shanquan cried less, trembling with his shoulders, slowly raised his head, and pushed the package under him forward, "Here."

Everyone sighed again, "Here"? What does it mean?

Although they all guessed it, they still wanted to hear Zhou Shanquan say it in person.

At this time, Zhou Shanquan was nothing, and could only please everyone with his own secret, "I died and turned into ashes."

Zhou Chunhe suddenly thought of the Second Master, and the distance that the Second Master looked at at the door countless times. Although the Second Master had never said what he was looking at, he knew that the Second Master had always been looking forward to it.

Now that this expectation has been brought back, Zhou Chunhe didn't know whether to be happy or sad for the second master, and he himself couldn't tell whether he should be happy or angry.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Mama finally got up from the ground with a smile, pointed to the package, pointed at Zhou Shanquan, and said, "God has eyes, God has eyes!"

Someone is going to invite the second master.

Zhou Chunhe was standing at the door, staring at the man angrily, "Go and try!"

The man was so scared that he retracted and stammered, "I'm afraid this matter cannot be hidden."

"I'm sure you'll have a good night's sleep tonight." Zhou Chunhe sighed, and his scarlet eyes looked at the dark night.

No one mentioned it again to invite the second master.

It’s late at night, the tired birds return to their nests early, and the chickens and ducks return to their cages. We can’t keep the people who want to leave, nor can we stop the people who want to come back.

Many years later, Zhou Chunhe recalled the decision he made this night and was still very grateful. It was the last comforting moment for the Second Master during his lifetime. He was very glad that he stopped the person who was going to disturb the Second Master.

Although the second master woke up the next day and witnessed the news with his own eyes.

Second Master is old and feels shallow, and the wind and snow are blowing all night, so people are panicked. Second Master cares about the carrots in the field and the cabbage in the field, thinking about going to the field early the next morning to take a look.

But he didn't expect that he saw the ashes of his wife whom he had not seen for many years, and was placed quietly at the door. The one who knelt with the urn was Zhou Shanquan. He was tortured that night and did not sleep all night, but his pity was not worthy of sympathy.

The second master saw Zhou Chunhe first. He stood beside Zhou Shanquan in a straw raincoat, expressionless.

He also saw the second master.

Second Master was still holding his old hands on the door, squinted his eyes and looked at the person kneeling on the ground carefully, and then his lips were shaking involuntarily, and then his gray eyebrows and beard also shaking. Finally, he asked, "Is it Jiaojiao?"

With this sound, the second master was twenty years old and instantly grew old.

Zhou Shanquan kowtowed and kowtowed heavily, "Second Master, Jiaojiao is gone. Before leaving, she said she is sorry for you the most in her life and wants to come back and confess your guilt."

The second master didn't take a step forward, but just looked up at the vast world. It was covered in silver. In addition to white, there was also a layer of lifeless aura that rushed towards him.

The second master closed the door again. The second master was old and the door was old. The door creaked and slowly closed, leaving the dead white on the other end, and locking the darkness on this end.

Second Master went back to the house, opened the box, took out his clothes one by one, and lay at the bottom of the box with a black and white photo, but it was the size of a palm, wrapped in three layers of three layers inside the handkerchief.

The photo was kept very well, but the second master could no longer see clearly the person above. It was a wedding photo taken by a man and a woman.

In more than 20 years, Erye only took out the photos and looked at them once. At that time, the people in the photos could still see clearly, but now they can't see clearly.

Second Master wiped the photo with his handkerchief and never put it in again. This time, there was no need to put it back. He put it on the desk table and placed it in the middle. Second Master looked at the photo and was very excited for a while.

I don’t know how long it took, but Zhou Shanquan knelt so hard that his legs were gone. He realized that he was about to die, and he thought he was going to die.

Zhou Chunhe came to the second master's door and tried to open the door several times to see the second master. After hearing a sound from inside, he felt relieved again, but for a while, he did not hear the sound in the room anymore, so he decided to break in.

At this moment, the door opened, and it was the second master who opened the door.

The second master changed his clothes, a white Yeliang shirt, and a pair of military green pants underneath.

Zhou Chunhe looked at the snow all over the sky, looked at the second master again, reminding him, "Second Master, it's cold outside."

The second master waved his hand and walked towards the small urn.

He bent down and picked up the urn, wiped it carefully with his sleeve, then looked at Zhou Shanquan on the ground and said, "Go back."

Turning around and going back to the house, Zhou Shanquan could no longer control himself, and kept kowtowing and confessing, "Second Master, we are sorry for you, we are sorry for you..."

The second master was about to enter the house, but suddenly he remembered something again. He bent down and asked Zhou Shanquan, "Has Jiaojiao been punished?"

Zhou Shanquan reacted and understood what the second master was asking, and shook his head, "She walked very calmly."

Second Master nodded, never looked at him again, and entered the room. The wind blew his sparse white hair, and the snow hit his thin and sunken cheeks. Second Master was not afraid of the wind and snow, but was like a candle in the wind, which could be blown out at any time.

The second master entered the house with his urn, closed the door again, placed the urn next to the wedding photo, and murmured, "I'm back home, girl."

After a word, tears flowed.

The second master had long regretted it. He shouldn't have come to this marriage back then, which hurt himself and Jiaojiao. Chen Jiaojiao's family was poor, and the eldest brother and second brother were waiting to get married, but they had no money and had no choice. The father asked for a matchmaker and said that he would marry his daughter out first and use the money to get his son married.

The matchmaker found the second master. Although the second master was in his twenties, he was willing to endure hardships and was very strong, and could earn a lot of work points a year. Jiaojiao's father was very satisfied. Jiaojiao was just shy when she saw the second master, and the matter was done.

The second master loved his wife, which was famous for being a daughter. In those years, people in the village often joked that the second master had spent a high price to marry a young wife from another place, hiding a beautiful woman in a golden house, and old cows ate tender grass.

It was not until Chen Jiaojiao disappeared that this matter was not mentioned again.

He always knew that his Jiaojiao ran away with others, and he also knew that he ran away with Zhou Shanquan. As for why Zhou Shanquan was, you can tell if you look at Zhou Chunhe. He was also angry and unwilling to give up. He smashed many tables, chairs and benches at night, but later he put them down. Later, he just hoped that his Jiaojiao would live a good life.

Even though she betrayed him, he still hopes that she will not suffer from the sufferings of the world and will be peaceful and happy.

But now, she left him first, turned into a piece of dust and returned to him. The expectations of these years were forced to bear fruit, extremely bitter.

He and Chen Jiaojiao have never completed the divorce procedures. She died in the name of his wife. The second master was empty and he had no worries anymore.

Jiang Lu rushed over after hearing the news and saw her mother-in-law who was sick and bedridden and her husband who didn't say a word.

I don’t know where the father-in-law I had never met had.

She walked to Zhou Chunhe and wrapped her hands around him. Zhou Chunhe felt her breath and buried her face in front of her chest. Jiang Lu patted his back, patting her gently as if she was coaxing a child to fall asleep.

After a long time, Zhou Chunhe said with red eyes, "I would rather he die and never come back."

Jiang Lu hugged him and coaxed him, "It doesn't matter. No matter who comes or who leaves, my child and I are here, we will always be with you."

Zhou Chunhe was like a child, crying in Jiang Lu's arms.

Zhou Sanzi refused to accept Zhou Shanquan, and Zhou Chunhe could not accept it either. So Zhou Shanquan came back and was beaten and disappeared.

No one knows where he went again. Everyone guessed that he might have gone to beg for food or he might have frozen to death in a dilapidated house. After all, the weather is so cold that he is penniless and he will definitely not be able to stand it.

Only Jiang Lu knew that he was still alive, living well in a corner.

On New Year's Eve in 2000, half a month after Zhou Shanquan sent Chen Jiaojiao's ashes back, Zhou Chunhe took the wine to find Erye to drink. This time, Mrs. Zhou didn't stop him, and Jiang Lu would not stop him. She sent him to the door and told him, "Please accompany Erye more, don't worry about coming back."

Zhou Chunhe and Erye drank so happily ever after. Erye said a lot to him and were in good spirits. Zhou Chunhe was happy from the bottom of his heart. He felt that Erye had come back to life again. According to this momentum, it would be fine if he lived for another twenty years. But as soon as he looked up, he caught a glimpse of the photo on the desk table. A cold hair stood up, and Zhou Chunhe's back felt cold, and endless joys and sorrows were produced.

"Broken baby," it was midnight, and the second master was blushing and pulled Zhou Chunhe to remind him carefully, "Come back your father. Your mother can not forgive him, but you can't, he is your father after all."

Zhou Chunhe looked at Erye in surprise, "Are you joking? He is not qualified to be my father. In my heart, I treat you as my father."

Second Master smiled, "It's worth it if you say this to Second Master. Listen to Second Master, don't let yourself regret it in the future."

Zhou Chunhe only thought that the second master was drunk and they drank for a while. Someone outside set off fireworks and firecrackers. It was the New Year's Eve, and the new year was coming. Zhou Chunhe accompanied the second master for a while, and then the second master rushed back to sleep.

"Second Master," Zhou Chunhe walked out and stopped two steps and shouted, "I'll ask Duoduo to show you the face tomorrow morning."

"Okay." The second master smiled at Zhou Chunhe, but Zhou Chunhe didn't see clearly. Ye was too dark, swallowing the second master's smile and also swallowing the tears flashing in the second master's smile.

I can't help myself by putting my pen on this. The second master's story is about to end, and this book is about to end. In fact, there are still many things I want to write, but I can't write it for everyone one by one. I have regrets.
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