春天来了，明亮的阳光洒在院子里。

Spring arrived, and the bright sunlight sprinkled over the courtyard.

梅站在庭院的角落，心中感到一丝不安。

Mei stood in a corner of the courtyard, feeling a bit uneasy.

今天是清明节，家族聚会如期而至。

Today was Qingming Festival, and the family gathering was taking place as usual.

大人们围坐在桌旁，激烈地讨论着什么，小孩子们在院子里追逐打闹。

The adults sat around the table, fervently discussing something, while the children chased one another around the courtyard.

梅的心却好像在别处，她总觉得自己和这个家族有些格格不入。

However, Mei felt like her mind was elsewhere, always sensing she didn't quite belong to this family.

蓬，是梅的一个远房亲戚。

Peng was a distant relative of Mei.

他对家族历史很有兴趣，总是试图把各种线索理清。

He was very interested in the family's history and always tried to piece together various clues.

他在一边，翻看着几本旧相册，神情专注。

He sat on one side, flipping through some old photo albums with a focused expression.

梅对他感到些许好奇，蓬似乎和自己一样，也有种不属于这里的感觉。

Mei felt a bit curious about him; Peng seemed, like her, to have a feeling of not quite fitting in.

就在这时候，笑，梅的表弟，开始施展他的“恶作剧天赋”。

At that moment, Xiao, Mei's cousin, began to display his "mischievous talents."

在清明节的祭奠中，他常搞些小动作，使得场面一片混乱。

During the Qingming Festival ceremony, he often played small pranks, causing chaos.

梅叹了口气，她觉得这样的喧闹只会让她更没有归属感。

Mei sighed; she felt that such clamor only deepened her sense of disconnection.

然而，梅不愿放弃她对家族的追寻。

However, Mei didn't want to give up her pursuit of family understanding.

她走过去，轻轻问蓬：“我能帮你吗？

She approached Peng and gently asked, "Can I help you?"

”蓬抬头，温暖地微笑：“当然可以。

Peng looked up and smiled warmly, "Of course.

一起来整理家族树吧。

Let's organize the family tree together."

”这是梅第一次这么接近了解自己的家族。

This was the first time Mei felt so close to understanding her family.

伴着微风，他们在那里翻找祖先的故事、老照片，发现了一些隐藏多年的秘密。

Accompanied by the gentle breeze, they searched through ancestral stories and old photographs, uncovering secrets hidden for years.

原来，他们的祖辈曾是很要好的朋友，甚至在一场家族纷争中互相帮助过。

It turned out that their ancestors had been very good friends, even helping each other during a family dispute.

这一发现让梅和蓬都感到惊喜。

This discovery delighted both Mei and Peng.

清明的仪式在梅花树下继续，带着香火的味道与初春的泥土味融合在一起。

The Qingming ceremony continued under the apricot blossom tree, with the scent of incense blending with the early spring earth.

就在大人们再一次开始小争吵时，梅和蓬对视了一眼，默契地继续着他们的研究。

Just as the adults began to argue again, Mei and Peng exchanged a glance and tacitly continued their research.

忽然，他们的手碰到了一起，那个瞬间，梅心中那层隔阂悄然消散。

Suddenly, their hands brushed against each other, and in that moment, the barrier in Mei's heart quietly dissolved.

晚上，梅和蓬漫步在安静的庭院。

In the evening, Mei and Peng strolled through the quiet courtyard.

梅终于感到一种久违的轻松，她说道：“谢谢你，蓬。

Mei finally felt a long-lost ease and said, "Thank you, Peng.

我从未感觉自己如此接近这个家族。

I've never felt so connected to this family before."

”蓬笑了：“我也是。

Peng smiled, "Me too.

或许，我俩都找到了属于自己的位置。

Perhaps we both found our place."

”在春夜的微风中，梅不再是那个孤单的旁观者。

In the breeze of the spring night, Mei was no longer the lonely bystander.

在家族的喧闹之外，她和蓬找到了属于自己的宁静与联系。

Outside the family's clamor, she and Peng found their own peace and connection.

在那个清明的晚上，他们的不仅是家族的秘密，还有心与心的碰撞。

On that Qingming night, they discovered not only family secrets but also a connection of the hearts.

梅发现了归属感，而那也许是她最珍贵的清明节礼物。

Mei found a sense of belonging, which may have been her most precious Qingming Festival gift.