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第35章 追梦少年ABoywithaMission2(第1页)

第35章追梦少年ABoywithaMission(2)

Thatdayhefoundtwosacks,whichhetooktwoodenfadsoldtothemaninchargeofpaails。

Theboy’shandtightlyclutchedthefive-tpiecesasherawokilometershome。

Nearhishousestoodtheahathousedthefamily’sgoatsands。Reubenfoundarustysodatinanddroppedhisside。Thenhetotheloftofthebarnaihapileofsweetsmellinghay。

Itwasdiimewhehome。Hisfathersatatthebigkittable,wonafishi。Dorawasatthekitstove,readytoservediookhisplaceatthetable。

Helookedathismotherandsmiled。Sunlightfromthewindowgildedhershthblondehair。Slimaiful,shewasthee,thegluethatheldittogether。

Herchoreswerenever-ehesforherfamilyontheoldsireadlemaealsandbakiingandteablegarden,milkisandsgsoiledawashboard。Butshey。Herfamilyandtheirwell-beipriority。

Everydayafterdschool,Reubeowhehessiannailbags。Ohetwo-roomschoolmer,wasmhtedthanReuben。Nowhewouldhavemoretimeforhismission。

Allsummerloechoresathomeweedingahegarden,gwoodagwater—Reubeohissecrettask。

&oosoonthegardenwasharvested,thevegetablesdstored,andtheschoolreopeheleavesfellandthewindsblewdgustyfromthebay。Reubereets,diligentlyseargforhishessiantreasures。

Oftenhewascold,tiredandhungry,butthethoughtoftheobjetheshopwindowsustainedhim。Sometimeshismotherwouldask:“Reuben,ewerewaitingforyoutohavedinner。”

“Playing,Mum。Sorry。”

Dorawouldlookathisfadshakeherhead。Boys。

FinallyspringburstintreenandReuben’sspiritserupted。Thetimehade!Heranintothebarhehayloftaihesoutaot。

Theedagaismore。Couldtherebeanysacksleftaowofindfourahembeforethedayended。

Reubenrandow。

TheshadtheningwhenReubehefactory。Thesackbuyerwasabouttolockup。

“Mister!Pleasedo。”

&urnedayaained。

&omorrow,boy。”

&er。Ihavetosellthesaow—please。”ThemaremorinReuben’svoidcouldtellhewasclosetotears。

“Whydoyouhismoneysobadly?”

“It’sasecret。”

&ookthesacks,reatohispodputfourReuben’shand。Reubehankyouandranhome。

>hetin,heheadedfortheshop。

“Ihavethemoney,”hesolemnlytoldtheowner。

&tothewindowarievedReuben’streasure。Hewipedthedustoffalyeditinbroer。TheheparReuben’shands。

Rae,Reubenburstthroughthefrontdoor。Hismotherwassgthekitstove。“Here,Mum!Here!”Reubenexclaimedasherantoherside。Heplacedasmallboxinherwhenedhand。

Sheucarefully,tosavethepaper。Ablue-velvetjeeared。Doraliftedthelid,tearsbeginningtoblurhervision。

Ieringonasmall,almond-shapedbroochwasthewordMother。

ItwasMother’sDay,1946。

Dorahadneverreceivedsuchagift;shehadherweddingring。Speechless,shesmiledradiantlyandgatheredhersonintoherarms。

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