Peach Blossom Land On Longyin Island Chapter 56
byGo back to the village
When the ship sailed into the edge of thick fog, An Linmian stood on the bow deck and took out the piccolo hanging around his neck from his collar.An Linmian put the whistle to his mouth and played a mysterious and low tune. This tune was different from what An Xiaoyu had heard when he went hunting.An Xiaoyu seemed to understand somewhat, but he was even more confused.
An Xiaoyu asked An Ran: “Is this summoning a whale? What does it have to do with the thick fog?”
An Ran raised her eyebrows proudly and said, “It’s coming soon, just wait and see.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge “crash” sound was heard from the thick fog, as if a giant object had fallen into the water. At the same time, An Linmian stopped playing.
“Here we come.” An Ran said.
As he spoke, a group of three or five whales with exposed dorsal fins swam out of the white mist, circled around the two ships connected by ropes, and stopped at the bow of the ship.
“Thank you, whale~” With that, An Linmian waved and shouted loudly, and then threw down the rope at hand. At the end of the rope was an inflated cowhide airbag, which floated on the sea. A whale swam out from the group of whales, bit the airbag in one bite, and turned and swam into the thick fog.
The ship immediately adjusted its direction and followed the direction of the rope.
Even though he had already seen An Linmian being able to summon a whale, An Xiaoyu was still stunned when he saw the scene in front of him. He pointed at the whale and was shocked for a long time before speaking out: “It, it is… showing the way?”
An Ran stood with his arms folded, very satisfied with An Xiaoyu’s reaction. When he learned that Grandpa An asked the whale to lead the way through the thick fog, his cognition also suffered a serious earthquake, just like An Xiaoyu at this time.
“An Linmian… can actually control whales?!” An Xiaoyu asked in shock.
An Ran smiled and said: “It’s not us, nor is it manipulation. They are Grandpa An’s friends. The song just now is the secret code of Grandpa An and them. When they hear this song, they will appear to help us pass through the thick fog.”
After entering the thick fog, from time to time, low humming sounds came from the thick fog. An Linmian on the bow of the ship was always observing the direction changes of the rope in order to promptly notify An Tu behind him to adjust the direction of travel.
“Who is Grandpa An?” An Xiaoyu asked after being stunned for a long time.
Anle: “It’s a long story. I’ll tell you when I get home.”
As dusk approached, a large group of people arrived at the Longyin Island Pier. The children who had been playing on the shore had already excitedly started shouting throughout the village when they saw the big ship with sails approaching in the distance. The shouts attracted villagers from all over the place to rush to the dock.
In an instant, the pier was filled with people and the sky was filled with excitement.The most excited ones were the children. A group of children rushed forward and surrounded the members of the hunting team who disembarked first, stretched out their hands and shouted: “Uncle Xiaotong, gifts, gifts!!”
An Tong smiled and flicked the forehead of the little boy at the front who screamed the loudest, and said, “Didn’t I just give it to you two days ago?”
“Ah! Look! It’s brother Xiaoyu!!” A loud child’s voice came from somewhere in the crowd, instantly attracting the attention of countless villagers. The children surrounding An Tong dispersed in a rush, and ran towards An Xiaoyu who was getting off the boat.
Father An and Mother An had earlier seen An Le, An Xiaoyu, and An Susu running to the trestle.
“Xiaoyu.” An’s father and mother were surprised and happy. As soon as An Xiaoyu got off the springboard, they surrounded him.An’s mother was very excited. She held An Xiaoyu’s hand tightly with one hand and wiped her tears with the other. She seemed to have a thousand words to say but didn’t know where to start. All kinds of thoughts came to her lips and turned into blame: “Why haven’t you come back to see me for so long? I make my parents miss me so much.”
As soon as the words came out, An Xiaoyu’s eyes immediately turned red and he mumbled, “I’m sorry, mother.”
“How can the family be sorry?” An’s father’s eyes were filled with stars. He patted An Xiaoyu’s shoulder vigorously and said, “As long as you are safe, just be safe. Go home first, go home, you must be tired after sitting on the boat for so long. Take a walk, go home and have a sip of hot tea.”
An’s father and mother An’s mother smiled and waved to the villagers who had gathered for several floors to move out of the way. They took An Xiaoyu’s arms from left to right and walked toward home, leaving An Ran holding An Susu’s hand on the trestle and the two of them looking at each other in confusion.
“Brother,” An Susu said, looking at the three extremely close figures in front of him, “have our parents forgotten us?”
“Yeah… But at least I won’t get scolded.” An Ran nodded slowly in agreement at the three figures who were getting further and further away, murmuring and leading An Susu home.
“My father is here… my mother is gone… my grandmother is still alive, but not in good health… I am the eldest son… I have younger brothers and sisters, some… at home… um… officials…” When An Ran returned home, An Xiaoyu was sitting under the pear tree full of pear blossoms in the yard and was being “interrogated” by An’s father and An’s mother about their family background.Before coming, An Ran had told An Xiaoyu and An Susu, An Linmian and others not to reveal An Xiaoyu’s identity. When they came back, they all changed into ordinary coarse linen clothes.
“Mom, where is your political review? Three generations of our ancestors have asked.” An Ran strode over and sat down next to An Xiaoyu, pouring a cup of hot tea and jokingly said.
“Hey, by the way, there’s Ranran. Mom almost forgot, where’s Susu?” As if she just remembered that she had two children, An’s mother patted her head and stretched her head to look at the courtyard gate path.
An Ran took a sip of tea and said, “I took Xiaojin and Yaya to play.”
An’s mother said angrily: “This child doesn’t know how to visit his parents first when he comes back.”
“That’s right,” An Ran put down the cup and nodded solemnly, “When she comes back, Mom will talk to me about her. She just wants to go out and play all day long. Unlike me, I just want to stay at home with my parents.”
An’s mother was coaxed to smile. She raised her hand and hit An Ran on the head with a smile. She said with a smile: “It’s useless to say nice things. I’ll give you five days to come back. How many days has it been? Mother is worried.”
Hearing this, An Ran put on a cute smile on her face and said in a coquettish tone: “Mom, don’t blame me, it’s because An Xiaoyu was too lazy. I’ve long missed my parents.”
Mother An smiled: “You know how to use Xiaoyu as a shield. Have you met Xiaoyu’s parents?”
An Ran shrugged: “Why should I meet his parents?”
“What are you talking about?” An’s father deliberately pulled a face, slapped An Ran on the forehead, and preached, “Whose parents are your parents? When you get married, his parents will be your parents.”
An Ran covered her head, hid on An Xiaoyu’s shoulder, lowered her eyebrows at An’s father, and complained in a low voice: “I know, I know, Dad, you are too harsh. I just got off the boat and my brain is still dangling.”
“Oops, does it hurt? Dad, look at it,” Hearing this, the expression on An’s father’s face immediately turned nervous. He leaned forward to pick off An Ran’s hand covering his head, and asked with concern, “Are you dizzy?”
An Ran suppressed her lips and pretended to be pitiful: “Damn, Dad, after receiving this slap from you, I probably won’t be able to get into Tsinghua University and will have to go to Peking University.”
Although she didn’t understand Tsinghua University and Peking University, she knew he was talking nonsense again when she heard his tone. An’s mother smiled and said: “I just lied to your father. Your mother is a doctor. I can’t tell if something is wrong? You have a rosy face and bright eyes.””It looks better than before you left.”An’s mother said, looking at An Xiaoyu with a worried look on her face, “Xiaoyu doesn’t look good. Are you seasick? Come on, Xiaoyu, give me your hand and let me feel your pulse.”
“No—” As soon as An Xiaoyu said a word of rejection, his hand was pulled back by An’s mother just as he retracted half a minute.
An’s mother felt An Xiaoyu’s pulse with her fingers, her expression gradually became serious, and her eyes gradually turned red.
Seeing this, An Ran panicked. He thought that the haggardness he felt when they first met was caused by traveling for days. Could it be that there was another reason?
“Mom…” An Ran called out nervously, “Isn’t An Xiaoyu poisoned?”
Hearing this, An’s mother calmed down, took back her hand, wiped the corners of her eyes, looked at An Xiaoyu, her eyes full of heartache: “Having a bad life outside?”
An Xiaoyu lowered his head, moved his lips, and after a while, whispered: “No, it’s pretty good.”
Mother An asked again: “How many hours do you sleep a day?”
An Xiaoyu raised his eyes and glanced at An’s mother, then quickly looked away, with a weak tone: “Three…”
“Mom is a doctor!” Before Xiaoyu had finished speaking, An’s mother interrupted An Xiaoyu with a stern face and said seriously: “Don’t try to lie to the doctor. How many hours do you sleep a day?”
After another long while, An Xiaoyu stammered: “Two…hours.”
“Ah?!” An Ran was shocked, “You only sleep four hours a day? Are you too–no, you work so hard? You don’t even get any sleep?”
An Xiaoyu remained silent.
An Ran earnestly advised: “An Xiaoyu, your body is the capital of revolution. Sleeping eight hours a day is the most basic. You only sleep for four hours. If you don’t feel haggard, who will be haggard…”
Mother An sighed softly and said softly: “How long has it been?”
“Half a year.” An Xiaoyu whispered.
An’s mother sighed again, poked An Xiaoyu’s forehead with her index finger, and said fondly and helplessly: “I lied to you again, let’s talk about it for a year. I have only been out for a year, and my heart, spleen, and liver are all damaged. If I don’t pay attention to recuperation, I will live less than fifty.”
The last sentence contained some deliberate intimidation. Before An Xiaoyu could react, An Ran was shocked: “Fifty? Mother, mother, he, he is so sick?!”
An Ran looked frightened and turned pale.
An’s mother smiled and said with relief, “Don’t be afraid. Fortunately, my mother is here. Fortunately, she is back. She can just raise her in the village.”
After finishing speaking, An Xiaoyu looked at An’s mother hesitantly, and after a while, he mumbled apologetically: “I…will leave the day after tomorrow.”
“The day after tomorrow?” Mother An was startled, “Is it so urgent?”
An Xiaoyu remained silent, and An Ran continued: “He has important matters and cannot stay long.”
“But I will come back as soon as possible.” An Xiaoyu promised eagerly.
Father An and mother An looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, mother An sighed: “Mom, I’ll bring you some more medicine. Take good care of her when you go out, and she’ll be well.”