On the way home, Yan Heqing received a courier text message.
His express delivery arrived at the inn.
Yan Heqing did not go to the inn first, but went home and picked up "Cell Biology", as well as a fishing bag and a bucket.
I went to the convenience store at the entrance of the community and bought some bread, a few bottles of mineral water, and two boxes of milk. I also booked a car at the inn.
He arrived at the inn with his front foot, and the rear foot of the car also arrived.
The express delivery had three large boxes, and Yan Heqing opened it directly at the inn.
The driver saw all the fishing equipment and said enthusiastically, "It's really rare for young people of your age to go ice fishing instead of going out to play at night."
Yan Heqing nodded politely.
The driver immediately started talking, "The Tianshan Reservoir is great. I used to go there often, and the boss was willing to release seedlings."
He passed on his fishing experience along the way and soon arrived at Tianshan Reservoir.
On a weekday winter night, the frozen water is covered with small tents with lights on.
Yan Heqing searched for a long time before he found a place.
Turning on the camping light, he first made a small hole with an ice drill. Yan Heqing opened his backpack, set up a tent and laid out a floor mat alone.
The reservoir was so cold at night that Yan Heqing lost consciousness in his hands and feet. He pulled up the tent and turned on the heater to bake for a while. After his hands could move freely, Yan Heqing tore up tonight's bait - silkworm chrysalises and hung them on the fish. On the hook.
In the small space, the orange light from the camping lamp made the tent very warm. The temperature of the heating stove gradually increased, and soon it was so hot that I had to take off my jacket.
Yan Heqing took off his coat, revealing a thin black sweater underneath. He opened a piece of bread and ate while reading, with the fishing rod put down by his feet.
I don't know how much time passed, but the fishing rod moved. Yan Heqing's feet were hit several times before he looked up from the book, grabbed the fishing rod and lifted it up.
What we caught turned out to be two crabs.
Yan Heqing's eyes brightened slightly and he immediately called the old man.
The old man's tent was nearby and he arrived very quickly. When he entered the tent, he saw two very big crabs. He smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. They are fat enough. I roasted one for each person with the heater. I have salt and pepper there. Let's add some." Crab midnight snack."
The old man went back to get the salt and pepper, then suddenly looked back at Yan Heqing, raised his hand and tapped the left corner of his mouth, "There are crumbs here."
He said happily: "At this moment, I can still tell that you are a child."
Yan Heqing was slightly stunned. He raised his hand and touched the corner of his mouth. There were indeed crumbs. He was so absorbed in reading that he forgot to wipe the bread after eating it.
He quickly wiped away the crumbs.
The old man came back with salt and pepper, and a basket of strawberries and cherries.
"My former subordinate gave it to me and said it was the Hermès of strawberries. I don't like sweet things. You can handle it."
The old man skillfully set up the grill of the heating stove, and the freshly caught hairy crabs were put directly on the shelf.
Yan Heqing picked up a strawberry and took a bite. It was sweet and sour, with a strong strawberry flavor.
He picked up another big one and handed it to the old man. "It's not purely sweet, it's sour and sweet. You can try it."
The old man happily took it and took half a mouthful, "Well, it's okay."
He tucked in the remaining strawberries. "But I still don't like it, so you eat slowly. You look so malnourished that you can't stand fishing in colder places."
Yan Heqing's eyelids twitched slightly, "A colder place?"
The old man raised his head and said with joy, "Yes, that place is in a valley in the south. There is a private lake with a full range of freshwater fishes that you can name."
"It's a membership system, so ordinary people can't get in."
Yan Heqing knew about the private lake where Lu Lin often went fishing.
The old man added: "I'll call you next time. It will be much more interesting than fishing here."
Yan Heqing has been waiting for this opportunity. He sincerely thanked you, "Thank you."
The old man waved his hands, pretending to be angry, "If you keep being polite to me, I'll leave with the strawberries!"
Yan Heqing's eyes slowly curved, and he picked up a strawberry. "It's too late. I'm going to eat up your basket of strawberries right away."
The old man laughed loudly, "You kid, this is the right thing to do!"
At the same time, Lin Fengzhi returned to the Lin family with worries.
His mother is the only one at home.
Lin Fengzhi swallowed with difficulty, his voice was hoarse when he spoke, "Mom..."
Mother Lin was watching a drama, so she pressed pause, hugged him and sat on the sofa, and said pleasantly: "You just came back now, did you eat out?"
Lin Fengzhi shook his head and nodded again.
Mother Lin laughed so hard that her eye lines appeared. "Silly boy, have you eaten or not? If you haven't eaten, ask Aunt Zhang to cook you a bowl of king crab seafood porridge. Your eldest brother brought a basket back in the afternoon."
Lin Fengzhi had no appetite. He looked at Mother Lin and said, "Mom, I..."
Mother Lin's eyes were puzzled. "What's wrong?"
"I am..." The words were stuck in his throat. Lin Fengzhi really couldn't ask. His eyes were red and he stood up suddenly, "It's okay, I'm going to bed!"
He ran upstairs quickly.
He was obviously not normal, so Mother Lin quickly caught up and asked, "Son, what's wrong with you?"
The door was locked by Lin Fengzhi.
He threw himself directly on the bed, pulled the quilt over his head, "I'm fine! I want to sleep!"
Tears fell down.
Lin Fengzhi didn't understand why he was adopted, and why bad luck happened one after another...
This feeling is so annoying!
Mother Lin knocked on the door for a long time but there was no response. She was so anxious that she quickly went back to the living room to make a phone call.
"Husband, something is wrong with Feng Zhi. Come back quickly..."
"My son is coming back soon. Something is wrong with your brother..."
...
In less than an hour, Father Lin, Lin Fengxian, and Lin Fengyi all rushed home.
He took turns knocking on the door to coax Lin Fengzhi.
"Zhizhi, I'm dad, what happened?"
"Fengzhi, I am the eldest brother. If anyone bullies you, tell me and I will help you teach him a lesson."
"Zhizhi, can you open the door?" Lin Fengyi was extremely anxious. "Who made you feel wronged? I can't forgive him!"
After a long time, footsteps were heard in the house. The family immediately fell silent and looked nervously at the door.
The door opened, and Lin Fengzhi appeared behind the door with a flushed face and red and swollen eyes.
Before they could speak, Lin Fengzhi closed his eyes, fell forward, and fell into Lin Fengyi's arms.
Lin Fengzhi had a high fever.
In the blur, he heard a pleasant voice speaking.
"Mingsong, when brother can make money, I will buy you big chicken legs, big beef legs, and big red strawberries!"
"Okay, okay!" Another voice shouted happily, "My favorite brother in the world!"
...
"Brother, brother..."
Lin Fengzhi kept mumbling.
Lin Fengyi kept changing cold towels next to him to cool down Lin Fengzhi. When he heard him calling him brother, his heart broke. He held his hand and said, "Brother is here, don't be afraid."
Lin Fengzhi was still dreaming. He came to a place full of white fog and couldn't see anything clearly.
Suddenly, a fat and white child appeared and ran towards him with a smile.
The child's face looked familiar, very familiar.
"Brother! Brother! I like my brother the most!"
Then run past him.
Lin Fengzhi turned around and saw a vague figure in the white mist, small, very small.
After a while, the figure approached from the white mist.
The facial features are becoming clearer little by little. The face is small, very white, and very thin.
It's him!
Lin Fengzhi opened his eyes in shock and sat up from the bed.
"Yan Heqing!"
Lin Fengyi was very happy to see that he was awake, and gently touched his forehead, "Thank God, the temperature has finally cooled down."
Lin Fengzhi burst into tears.
Lin Fengyi felt heartbroken and quickly hugged him. "Do you feel bad? I'll take you to the hospital right away."
Lin Fengzhi shook his head and just cried, his face buried deeply in Lin Fengyi's arms.
His memory is still vague, but...
There was a voice in his heart telling him that Yan Heqing was not a liar and did not lie. He seemed to be... really his brother.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Lin Fengzhi cried out in pain.
"Zhizhi." Lin Fengyi's heart was broken by his tears, but he was helpless. "What's going on? Don't scare me."
Lin Fengzhi finally looked up, his face red and swollen from crying, "Brother, am I a child adopted by my parents?"
Lin Fengyi's expression froze instantly.
Lin Fengzhi understood when he saw his expression, yes, he was really adopted.
Feeling so uncomfortable, he pushed Lin Fengyi away and started crying hysterically.
...
Lin Fengzhi returned to normal in the afternoon of the next day.
He looked very sad and squatted under the flower tree in the sun room, staring blankly at the kitten eating canned food.
He touched the kitten's head and said softly: "Little Dot, do you know? Like you, I was also picked up by this family."
"I am not the biological child of my parents. The eldest and second brothers are not my biological brothers. I have another biological brother."
Lin Fengzhi's voice became lower and lower, "I don't want this biological brother..."
"Zhizhi." Mother Lin walked to Lin Fengzhi and squatted down. She gently stroked her little son's soft black hair. "No matter what happens, you are mom's baby, mom and dad, and both brothers love you equally, do you understand?"
Lin Fengzhi's eyes turned red again, tears fell on the back of his hands, and he bit his lip and refused to speak.
Mother Lin sighed, "You have met your brother, right? He is a very good child."
Lin Fengzhi immediately raised his head and asked nervously: "Has he come to see you? He..." He hesitated, "Did he ask you for money?"
Mother Lin was surprised, "No, I met him when he was a child. Why do you think so?"
The first time she went to the orphanage, she liked Lin Fengzhi's brother the most at first sight. Not only was he the most handsome, but he was also very well-behaved and sensible.
Lin Fengzhi muttered, "This is how it is played on TV...anyway, if he uses me to ask you for money, I will definitely not forgive him!"
Mother Lin couldn't help laughing, "My baby is so kind! Listen to mom, now that you have met your biological brother, you will have another brother to love you in the future. What a good thing this is."
"Why don't you invite him to your house for dinner tonight? Mom will cook in person and prepare delicious food for you."
Lin Fengzhi was silent for a long time before nodding. "All right."
...
Yan Heqing was reading a book when the phone rang.
The caller was Lin Fengzhi.
At about the same time as Yan Heqing expected, he answered the call, "Hello."
The other side was quiet for a long time before he spoke, "I'm Lin Fengzhi."
Yan Heqing was polite and asked, "What's the matter?"
"You..." Lin Fengzhi took a deep breath, "I asked my parents, and they said you didn't lie."
"I'd like to invite you to my house for dinner. Would you like to come?"
Yan Heqing raised his lips slightly, "If you remember when you were a child, you will know that I will never reject you."
Lin Fengzhi's heartbeat accelerated suddenly. Across the phone line, he seemed to see the smiling young man under the plum tree again.
elder brother.
That's his brother.
Lin Fengzhi touched the tip of his nose and said, "Send me your address and I will send a driver to pick you up now."