In the blink of an eye, it was the end of October. The weather became much colder. The leaves of the two sycamore trees in the yard became scarce and sparse. After each gust of wind, the yard would fall into a layer. Every time I see these fragrant leaves still falling, Li Ran always thinks of the woods in his hometown after the autumn, so he can't bear to sweep them away, but it won't look good.

Today, Zhang Minfei had to clean the yard for Aunt Wu. He said it was a treat for him. He has cleaned the yard three times from morning to dusk. This time, after sweeping the leaves together, he stared at them for a while, then squatted down, and picked up a piece of affection for a while. Their faint fragrance always brings him into deep memories.

It was in the beautiful winter of Taipei, on the quiet road in front of his secluded old house, and he was still sitting on his grandpa's broad shoulders. Above is the yellowed banyan tree crown. He reached out and drew a leaf on the lowest branch, and the leaf smelled so strong and scented that it made his little hands fragrant. Grandpa said that the scent is far worse than the scent in his hometown, and that scent can be forgotten for life. Grandpa's words made him curious about that distant place, and he was desperately thinking-what kind of fragrance is it anyway?

The sound of the courtyard gate pulled him back from distant memories. Looking back, Li Ran was standing in front of him. "Thinking about your mind?" She asked.

Zhang Min didn't answer yes or no, but asked in an unanswered way: "Are you back early today?"

Li Ran nodded. She took the broom in Zhang Min's hand, took a dustpan from one side, and prepared to sweep up the pile of leaves.

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Min felt a little pained. "It took a lot of hard work for people to return to their roots. How easy! Do you have the heart to let them separate?"

She seemed to understand Zhang Min's mood. She coaxed the child with a slight smile on her face, "Okay! Let's not let the flesh separate, let's go home and go back to my mother?"

When Li Ran was about to sweep the leaves to the roots, he found that the roots of several trees in the yard were all piled with leaves. Li Ran's eyes were damp and he looked back at Zhang Min. He was still squatting there, and the leaf in his hand had been crushed. After Li Ran swept the leaves, he took two small stools and gave one to Zhang Min, who sat silently beside him. Zhang Min said with a look of depression:

"Mother Tzu's hands are on the line, Youzi's coat is tightly bound, and she may be late. I'm almost fifty years old, I don't know when the days of the two sides of the flesh will end! I can't figure out why there are always Do people want to separate a country with the same ancestor? "

"I don't know. Maybe it's good for some people."

"What's the benefit?"

"I don't know, this is not something that people like you and me can discuss and understand. Either power, or faith, or simply seeing your country is uncomfortable."

"I really hope that the two sides of the strait can be reunited as soon as possible. At that time, there is no need to come and go in their own country and bring a passport of a third country ... It is a sadness, a man-made sadness! How many people face the bay The strait is eager to see through. How many people died when they were dying because they had not seen their wives, children, and parents. Even the two presidents and sons of the Jiang family who were above the ground couldn't return to their homeland and couldn't rest in peace ... "

"Do you believe that the leaders of Taiwan will have the resolve to solve the problem of cross-strait reunification?"

Zhang Min sighed softly, staring at the new leaves falling in the wind with confusion, "Maybe one day ..."

The two were silent, because everyone knew in their hearts that for the country, they were nothing more than ordinary people, that is, ordinary people, except for what they wanted, nothing else.

Li Xiaowei, who had gone to play with fellow scholars early in the morning, also returned. It was exciting to see Zhang Min and Li Ran talking in the courtyard. "Uncle Zhang Min, aunt, shall we go to the party tonight?"

As soon as Zhang Min saw his students, his worries disappeared immediately. He asked lovingly, "What kind of party?"

"Song party. I heard that several well-known domestic stars have arrived, as well as several Taiwanese rookies. This lineup is rare in our small place."

Zhang Min looked at Li Ran, which meant she wanted to show her attitude. Li Ran thought this was too aggressive. In this age of chasing celebrities, if Zhang Min is recognized, the trouble will be big, so he can't decide for a moment. Seeing that she was not suffocated, Xiao Wei was anxious and moved to Zhang Min again. "Let's go, Uncle Zhang Min, you haven't been away for a long time, and it should be easy. Even if you are going to relax!"

Zhang Min stroked Xiao Wei's head lovingly, and looked at Li Ran again: "Xiao Wei really wants to go and let's go. During this time, Xiao Wei is exhausted. Just as he said, let's go to" get away " "

Although Li Ran was still a little hesitant, when they saw that they wanted to be "distracted", they reluctantly nodded, "Xiao Wei, if you want to go, you have to promise me two conditions."

"What?"

"First, there must be no publicity; second, we have to sit at the end."

"Okay, no problem!" Xiao Wei happily agreed to walk towards the room.

After dinner, Xiao Wei put on her coat early and sat there waiting for the adults at home. Aunt Wu refused to go. "Why do you suffer that crime? It's better to go to the group of crazy young people and watch TV at home comfortably and lightly without spending money.

Xiao Wei made a grimace and sighed, "If everyone is as compassionate as Grandma Wu, the actors in the world will be miserable, and no one has a way to live!"

The whole family laughed.

Li Ran didn't drive his car today, knowing that the car was blocked everywhere on that occasion. The three of them blocked a car, and by the time the theater was crowded.

Li Ran hasn't been here for a long time. I don't know when the theater was renovated. She led Zhang Min and Xiao Wei, and it took a lot of effort to find the entrance to the theater.

After entering, I heard that the show had half an hour to go, and then came out again and entered the snack bar area of ​​the square. Here, the business of small business and hawkers is particularly prosperous, the spoons in the hands of the shopkeepers are shaking, and the air is filled with a thick smell of baked food.

The three sat temporarily at a tea stand. In fact, there are only empty seats at the tea stalls throughout the square.

The light around the tea stand was very dim, and Li Ran no longer had to worry about someone recognizing Zhang Min. Before going out, Li Ran wanted to get him a hat, but she thought again that there weren't many people wearing hats at this time. It was more noticeable that they would be self-defeating. Zhang Min still came in his big trench coat, and the collar of the trench coat was turned up high.

The scale of this tea stand is not small, the square array of forty or fifty tables looks a bit magnificent. The female boss brought them a pot of water and a large plate of seeds.

Xiao Wei and Zhang Min were chatting and chatting together. They seemed to have something to say forever. Seeing that he couldn't plug in, Li Ran listened quietly, smirking when they said something interesting. Although not a family, Li Ran felt a strong home atmosphere, which made her deeply intoxicated.

Several older students with student-like appearances walked past them. One of the boys in school uniform turned his head and saw Xiao Wei accidentally, and patted cheerfully, "Li Xiaowei!"