Chapter 041: Mixed Joy and Sorrow
The day Fu Youhe discussed leaving the town.
Ning Jiayi sat on a wooden stool at the entrance of the commissary and stared at his watch in a daze, guessing that they should have arrived at the station by this time, and in a few hours, they might be there......
Her thoughts were like autumn winds, blowing farther and farther.
Even after the autumnal equinox, no matter how many gusts of wind blow, the heat of the day cannot blow it away.
If you don't do anything but sit quietly or stand firmly, you will sweat.
The acquaintance on the branch of the sycamore tree is still screaming.
The distant sky, which has long been colored by the sun's afterglow, occasionally flies past a flock of birds.
In Ning Jiayi's field of vision, they were only the size of a sesame seed, flying slowly and slowly disappearing.
Soon, green or white smoke began to rise from the chimneys of each house.
Ning Zaifu looked at his chimney from a distance, grabbed the cloth bag in his hand, sped up his feet to cross the threshold, and couldn't wait to go into the kitchen to tell his granddaughter a great news.
"The doctor said that your grandmother is recovering well and is expected to be able to go home in early October. ”
For Ning Jiayi, this was the most surprising gift she received after suffering for several months, she forgot that she was still holding firewood in her hand for a while, hugged Ning Zaifu excitedly and said:
"Great, Grandpa, Grandma can finally come home. ”
Ning Zaifu raised his arm and gently patted his granddaughter's back with those calloused hands.
"Yes, our family has finally returned to the old days, and the three of them are with Lele. ”
On October 1, Song Mei completed the discharge procedures.
Prior to this, the fact that Song Mei was hospitalized because she had heart surgery had been spread in the town.
On that day, almost everyone came to visit Song Mei, some bought fresh fruits and milk, some carried fifty or sixty catties of rice, and some were empty-handed.
But no matter what, their intentions are good, Ning Zaifu and Song Mei are very moved, eggs, vegetables and fruits, big guys have them, and there is nothing to give.
Ning Zaifu was thinking: My wife can survive, this is a great disaster and there will be a blessing after death, invite the big guys to have a light meal, thank them for their intention to visit at home, and celebrate by the way, it is worth spending more money.
She discussed this with her granddaughter first, and then told Song Mei.
As soon as Song Mei heard the words "cost money" now, her scalp immediately tensed, and she felt uncomfortable, as if she wanted to cut her own flesh, and said:
It's good for each family to buy something, and there is no need to set up a banquet.
In the end, Master Ma invited by Ning Zaifu still came, he was a very famous chef in the town, and whoever had a happy event would be the first to find him. There are also a couple of helpers.
Because it was to celebrate Song Mei's discharge from the hospital, Master Ma pretended to take the money at first, and then planned to return it to Ning Zaifu after finishing his work.
A representative of the whole town, before and after the Ning family, and even in the surrounding open space, a red round table was placed, covered with a layer of transparent plastic tablecloth, and the tableware did not need to be obtained at one time, and the guests brought their own.
In this way, it saves money and is environmentally friendly.
Many people said that this meal was the most lively light meal he had ever had.
Some people also said that if they do anything in the future, they will do it like this, and it will be very lively.
Some people also say that Sister Song (Song Mei) is so blessed that she can live to be one hundred and nine years old in the future.
The big guys came lively, patted their bellies, and left happily.
Song Mei felt sorry for the money on the one hand, and closed her mouth happily on the other hand, she never thought that one day, the whole town would come to care about her.
The feelings in this are self-evident.
The mess after the "carnival" is difficult to clean up.
The front and back of the Ning family are particularly particular, and they have always been cleaned without dust.
This is bitter Ning Jiayi, the cigarette butts on the ground and the beer lids that children have played with, countless of them, and there are burned black marks on the concrete floor.
Song Mei sat in a wheelchair with a thin blanket on her legs, Ning Zaifu pushed behind, and the second elder stopped in front of Ning Jiayi.
"One by one, it's not early, tomorrow will wash the floor again, you hurry into the house and have a drink, look at you, your head is full of sweat, and you go to wash your face. ”
"Grandma, I'm not tired or thirsty, just wash this piece and it's over. ”
Ning Jiayi wiped the sweat with his elbow, and when it was over, he raised his head and looked at Ning Zaifu, "Grandpa, push grandma into the house, there are a lot of mosquitoes at this time, beware of biting." ”
The two old men entered the house with their front feet, and Master Ma ran over in the next second, and he saw that Ning Jia was at the door alone, and felt that it was just right, so he didn't say a word, and then he stuffed the cloth wrapped in money into her arms, and then ran away like when he came.
Ning Jia suddenly dropped the brush in his hand and turned his head to chase, but unfortunately, Master Ma ran too fast, and she didn't even see a figure.
"Grandpa, grandma, this was given to me by Master Ma. ”
Song Mei took the red cloth handed by her granddaughter and carefully untied the red rope, which contained a wad of money.
"This ......"
"It's not exactly our money. ”
Ning Zaifu saw it at a glance and guessed that Master Ma was sympathetic to him, so he secretly stuffed another money into it.
"Yiyi, Master Ma, you won't admit your mistake, right?"
Song Mei rewrapped it, raised her head and asked her granddaughter.
"Uh...... Master Ma has seen little, and I don't know. ”
Ning Jia paused and said, "It's okay if you don't know, grandpa, you tell me where his house is, and I'll send the money tomorrow." ”
She guessed that her grandfather was asking her to return the money.
"Okay, our family is really good," Ning Zaifu smiled and took the money back to the room, then poked his head out and beckoned to Ning Jiayi, "Come on, come on, grandpa has something good for you." ”
Ning Zaifu knows that his granddaughter loves books, especially famous books from all over the world, which one can't be bought in bookstores.
Before, he went to the hospital every day to take care of his wife, and occasionally went out for a stroll to breathe, and accidentally found a second-hand book stall, thanks to the kindness of the boss, he bundled the books for him, and the price was also affordable.
As soon as Ning Jia saw the book, a smile immediately appeared on the corner of her crooked mouth, and there were no words to express her excitement at this moment.
"I'll see it when you have time, how nice. ”
"Grandpa, thank you for buying me so much. ”
"Silly girl, what's so hard or not, our family, if it weren't for you, we two old things would live hard. ”
Now in Ning Jiayi's room, there is only a closet left for books, and she sits at her desk, gently turning the pages of the book, reading each word slowly, not missing a single punctuation mark.
The world suddenly became so quiet.
There is one thing, Ning Jiayi has not told her grandparents until now, on October 7, she registered an author's account on a website platform and published the prose and poetry collection that she had sorted out before.
Although it was like a stone sinking into the sea, there was no news.
But she is still very satisfied, and she looks forward to it every day, more or less someone will read her words and stories, and one day there will be readers commenting below.
There is a magical story that has been in her mind for a long time, so that in the trivialities of daily life, there will always be a flash of inspiration, and different wonderful ideas will shine in her mind like the summer sun.
She did a lot of homework on Baidu, and while conceiving and writing down the world, characters, timelines, and different locations of the story, she used her pen to write down the story......
Have endless fun and enjoyment, and be more than 100% prepared.
This is what Ning Jiayi asks of himself, and he is also glad that he can do what he likes, regardless of the consequences, and move forward bravely.
The hour hand unconsciously points to a point.
Ninga closed the book contentedly, turned off the lamp, lay on the bed in the letter C, and fell asleep with her beloved Snoopy in her arms.
It's just dawn.
As soon as Ning Jia was woken up by the alarm clock, she would not be lazy in bed, so she got up, changed her clothes, combed her hair and washed, and then went downstairs to prepare breakfast for her grandparents.
"One by one, don't forget to return the money to Master Ma. ”
"I know, Grandpa. ”
The doctor advised Song Mei to go to the hospital every ten days for a follow-up.
Ninga went to the commissary early, and when he finished eating, he started working.
Business in the morning was the worst of the day.
At about half past nine, Ning Jiayi locked the door of the commissary and rode his bicycle to Master Ma's house to repay the money, just passing by Wang Cheng's house on the way.
Master Ma's home is a two-story building, and the door is equipped with an anti-theft net.
"Is Master Ma here?"
"Is there anyone at home?"
"Who?"
The door was opened by a blind old lady.
Because the other party opened his eyes, Ning Jia didn't know that she couldn't see at first, and then found that the old man had to use crutches to test the way forward, so she guessed it.
"I'll help you. ”
"You ......"
"I'm Ning Jaefu's granddaughter. ”
"Oh, yes, I know you," the old lady turned sideways, her head of her cane pointing to the ground, "what are you looking for my son for?"
"Master Ma forgot to take the money for cooking, so I sent the money. ”
The old lady is blind, and her heart is like a mirror, and his son has said this, so she doesn't plan to accept the money.
"Why don't I know about this? You see that I can't see an old lady, and there is no one else in the family at this time, why don't you come back later?"
"What you said is, when Master Ma comes home, I will come back then. ”
The old lady pretended to be confused, pretended to think for a long time, and replied:
"Hey, I'm old, I'm useless, this brain can't remember things, and I don't know when my son will come back. ”
"It's okay, I'm just diligent, is it convenient for you to be at home alone?"
"Convenient, after so many years of being blind, it's boring to stay alone, there's nothing bad about it. Are your grandparents okay?"
"Well, that's good, thank you for your concern. ”
The old lady listened to Ning Jiayi's tone, and her heart was very comfortable, "Child, go home." ”
"Okay, you can just sit down, you don't need to send it. ”
Ninga shoved the money into his pocket, pushed the bike and turned around.
Just as she passed by Wang Cheng's house, suddenly, a child rushed out, if she hadn't reacted quickly and braked in time, the child would have almost been knocked down.
"Sister, sister, someone in the house has fallen, and you can't wake up no matter how you scream, go and take a look. ”
Ning Jia was shocked, and was pulled by Wang Xiuen's arm to the left and right, and his head was dizzy.
"Okay, you take me. ”
"Sister, come with me. ”
Ning Jia didn't have time to stop the car, and as soon as she flipped over, the car fell to the ground, and she hurriedly followed Wang Xiuen all the way into Wang Cheng's house.
"Sister, look, it's her, lying here motionless, what's wrong with her?"
Ning Jia stared at that face for three seconds, and suddenly had a bad premonition, "Xiuen, where is the phone at home?"
Wang Xiuen pulled Ning Jia inside, "Sister, sister, here." ”
Ning Jiayi dialed the emergency number, and his tone was calm: "Hey, someone in the Wangcheng family in Fenglin Town has an accident, please hurry up." ”