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第3章 为梦想披荆斩棘 2（第2页）

“这个是秘密。”

那人接过麻袋，从衣袋里掏出四枚硬币放到鲁本手中。鲁本轻声说了句“谢谢”，就转身往家跑。

然后，他取出铁罐，紧紧地抱着，直奔那家商店。

“我有钱啦！”他郑重地对店主说。

店主向橱窗走去，取出鲁本想要的那件“宝贝”。

他掸去上面的灰尘，用牛皮纸小心地把它包好，放到鲁本手中。

鲁本一路狂奔到家，冲进前门。妈妈正在厨房擦灶台。“看看，妈妈！看这个！”鲁本边跑边叫着来到妈妈跟前，他把一个小盒子放到妈妈那双因劳动而变得粗糙的手上。

妈妈生怕把包装纸弄坏了，小心翼翼地将它拆开，一个蓝色天鹅绒首饰盒映入眼帘。多à打开盒盖，瞬间，泪水模糊了她的双眼。

一枚小巧的心形胸针上刻着两个金字：母亲。

那是1946年的母亲节。

多à从没收到过这样的礼物，除了结婚戒指外，她没有别的饰物。她一把搂过儿子，不说一句话，脸上露出圣洁的微笑，整个人愈加容光焕发起来。

真的梦想，没有屏障

SaveMebyMyOwn

佚名Anonymous

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