Chapter 5 4. Youthful dreams

Ye Xiangrong, who was busy with the case, gradually forgot about Wei Rufeng, and Wei Rufeng himself also integrated into a new role and a new life. The days when Wei Rufeng and Xia Ruhua were together were simple and happy. They were still poor and might be unfortunate in the eyes of the world, but there was a little light in their hearts that was enough to warm each other.For them, hell is good without going to heaven. At that time, the village in the port was not as prosperous as it would be in the future. On weekdays, the adults would go to sea to do errands, and the children would hang out in a pile after school.Xia Ruhua excitedly brought Wei Rufeng to the group of friends, clasped his shoulders and said, "He is Rufeng, my younger brother!"

The children gathered around and looked at this dark and thin strange boy. Wei Rufeng felt uncomfortably stared at by them, and stared at them warily with wide-eyed eyes. "Where is your brother from?" "Why have you never seen it before?" "It doesn't look like you at all." The children were chattering, Xia Ruhua faltered and said: "Grandma brought it, so... so it might be in the city!" "Can your brother recite poetry?" "Has your brother ever been to the bridge?" "Does your brother have a Transformer?" Xia Ruhua got stuck, and looked at Wei Rufeng eagerly, Wei Rufeng lowered his head and shook his head.

Suddenly someone yelled: "I've seen him! He used to pick up food at the garbage mountain, and he picked up junk!" Everyone immediately burst into laughter, Wei Rufeng pursed his lips tightly, and said nothing, Xia Ruhua blushed and shouted anxiously: "Rufeng is not a junk picker! He is my younger brother!" "Then what will your brother do? We won't play with him if he doesn't know anything!" "He...he can run! Run fast! Let's catch people!" Xia Ruhua looked at Wei Rufeng earnestly, and this time he nodded slowly. Xia Ruhua laughed with relief, everyone clamored and formed a circle, Wei Rufeng stood in the center.He turned his head nervously, only looking at Xia Ruhua.Xia Ruhua walked over to cover his eyes, and whispered, "It's okay, if you can't catch them, catch me, I'll sneak away and slow down!"

Wei Rufeng blinked his eyes, half understanding, Xia Ruhua blinked at him, and ran into the circle. However, Xia Ruhua's tricks of cheating were useless, after calling "one, two, three run", Wei Rufeng rushed out, and the child opposite him was grabbed by him before he could run a few steps.Everyone was stunned, he tightly held the child's arm, smiled and shouted at Xia Ruhua: "Sister! I caught it!" Xia Ruhua looked at him in surprise, ran over cheeringly, took his hand and shook it, saying, "Rufeng, you are really amazing! Really amazing!" The children's eyes on Wei Rufeng changed slightly, and some people were not convinced. Xia Ruhua patted Wei Rufeng's shoulder proudly and said, "Rufeng, come on! Play another game!" Wei Rufeng also puffed up his chest proudly, fiercely nodded.

After a few sets, Wei Rufeng was able to catch people every time.His hands were very tight, no matter how kicking or kicking, he would not let go as long as he grasped them. He looked around and called Xia Ruhua to take a look, very happy. Seeing that he always wins, the little friends gradually lost interest, and someone shouted: "No more, no more!" Everyone stopped, and some simply sat on the ground panting.Xia Ruhua happily pulled Wei Rufeng closer, her two little faces flushed red. Xia Ruhua happily asked: "Then what are you playing?" "Treasure hunt!" Someone called.

"Yes! Go play treasure hunting!" The children responded one after another. It is said to be a treasure hunt, but it is actually just a house repair at the west entrance of the village. A truckload of sand was brought in. The children picked the beautiful small stones in it as "gems". Later, many people came to look for gems. Come up with an idea, take turns to bury one of your gadgets in the sand as a treasure, and whoever finds out the treasure first will take away the gems. The little friends ran to the west of the village with a whimper, Wei Rufeng was also eager to follow, but Xia Ruhua sat there without moving.

"Rufeng, let's go home." Xia Ruhua patted her butt listlessly and stood up and said. "Sister, why don't you go treasure hunting with them? I run fast, and I can still run!" Wei Rufeng swung his arms and made a forward movement. Xia Ruhua smiled and said, "Stupid! You don't have to run away to find treasure!" "Then how do you play?" "Take the treasure and bury it in the sand, and if you find it, there will be a gem." "Sister! Let's go! I'll find you gems!" "I can't go." Xia Ruhua said disappointedly, "We don't have toys as treasures, and if we find gems, we can only give them to others."

"Don't you have a doll?" Wei Rufeng said unwillingly. "They threw the doll, and they would laugh at me when I took it..." Xia Ruhua said dejectedly, her little brows knit together.Wei Rufeng also lost his fighting spirit just now, he understood that no matter how fast he ran, they still had no treasure. The two stood there, enviously watching a group of friends running out of their sight.The setting sun hit their thin bodies, looking from a distance like two solitary matchsticks, engraved with the mark of loneliness. On the way home, Xia Ruhua didn't speak, and Wei Rufeng followed her closely.Xia Ruhua's small mole of tears was looming, trembling, as if about to fall.Her somewhat sad expression was deeply imprinted in Wei Rufeng's young heart, and he secretly made a wish that he would definitely give her many, many treasures in the future, and make her as happy as when he was playing catch.

It didn't take long for Wei Rufeng's wish to come true. When he accompanied his grandmother to buy goods for the canteen, he picked up a set of porcelain toys of the Chinese zodiac.That toy must not be a good one. The cow lacks horns, the tiger has no tail, and the only thing in the whole set that is not bumped is the chicken. Although the comb has lost some color, it is still intact. Wei Rufeng wrapped it in newspaper and held it all the way.As soon as he entered the house, Wei Rufeng handed the toy to Xia Ruhua as if offering a treasure. Xia Ruhua opened the paper bag and cried out in surprise.The two carefully placed the zodiac animals with missing tails and limbs on the table, lying on the side and staring closely, as if they were afraid that they would grow wings and fly away.

Wei Rufeng held the little porcelain chicken in his palm and said, "Sister! We have a baby too!" "Well! Let's play treasure hunt tomorrow! We want to win back all those gems!" Xia Ruhua said happily. In the evening of the next day, they greeted their friends early.Xia Ruhua held the chick, swept it under the nose of each child, and said, "Did you see it? None of you have it! This is today's treasure! Whoever finds it will get a gem!" The children had never seen such a new gadget, and they rushed to bury the chicken in the sand, fearing that others would take advantage of it and seize the opportunity.Xia Ruhua stood on the top of the sand pile, wiped away the traces of their steps, secretly looked at Wei Rufeng, Wei Rufeng nodded to her, Xia Ruhua laughed, and shouted airily: "Get ready! Start!"

The children scrambled up, Wei Rufeng was also among them, Xia Ruhua jumped down from the sand and sat on the side, counting the colorful small stones in the cans and bottles, smiling and picking the prettiest ones in her hands. However, Xia Ruhua couldn't laugh anymore. A long time passed, but the chick hadn't been found yet.Many children became impatient, and after a while, some yelled to pee, and some were called by their parents to eat.Later, Xia Ruhua anxiously joined the team looking for the chick, but no one said she had fouled, because everyone had no energy to look for. At the end of the pile of sand, only Xia Ruhua and Wei Rufeng were left, their bodies were covered with sand, and they were crying while turning over the sand.Xia Ruhua's pigtails were unraveled, and she didn't bother to tie them. She just choked up and muttered: "Where is my chicken? Where did the chicken go?" Wei Rufeng wiped the tears on her face and said, "Sister, don't worry. I'll find it for you, and I'll find it in a while." They searched until after nine o'clock in the evening that day, but they still couldn't find the little china chicken.Xia Ruhua sat on the ground with her knees hugged, and Wei Rufeng leaned beside her. "I can't find it, we lost our chick." Xia Ruhua sniffed. "Sister, don't cry, I will send you off later, I will send you a lot." Wei Rufeng pulled her up and said. "Liar! You have no money!" Xia Ruhua curled her lips. "When you grow up, you will be able to! I want to earn money and give you everything you want!" Wei Rufeng said sternly. "Then when will you grow up?" Xia Ruhua raised her eyes and looked at him. "It's coming soon! It's about to grow up!" Wei Rufeng straightened his thin back. Seeing his promise, Xia Ruhua burst out laughing. She pointed to the pile of sand and said, "Let's make a mark here. When you grow up, don't forget it." The two carefully built a small mound, Xia Ruhua found a branch and stuck it in the sand.When they went home, they were reluctant to part with each other, looking back at each step. At that time they were still young, Wei Rufeng's dream was as simple as finding a toy for Xia Ruhua to make her happy.And in that place, not only the little toys they cherished in their childhood were buried, but also the long-lasting seeds of deep love and righteousness in the future were planted.