Chapter 43: It's All My Fault!
Lijia Village, a very ordinary seaside fishing village, is not much different from the fishing village under the rule of Nanzhou Island, where Zhuang Haiyang is located. It's just that this fishing village has changed from fishing at sea in the early years to large-scale marine aquaculture.
Zhuang Haiyang, who had just been discharged from the army a few years ago, in order to be closer to his girlfriend so that the two could spend more time together, found a job as a diver in the pearl farm in this village, and the income of his professional counterpart was relatively good.
As an employee of the farm, Zhuang Haiyang will also wander around the village after work. For more than four years, the villagers have known about Zhuang Haiyang's existence. And Zhuang Haiyang and Concubine Li's ancestors and grandchildren also met when they first worked.
Fisherwoman, I don't know what her specific surname is Zhuang Haiyang, but I know that the people in the village call her Fisherwoman. A lonely old man with no children, no daughters, and no relatives. According to the villagers, in the early years, the fisherwoman also had relatives.
It's just that he lost his husband in middle age and lost his son in old age, and in the end, he was left alone to die alone. As for the granddaughter Concubine Li, it is said that on the seventh day of the old man's son who went to sea and was killed, the old man picked up the abandoned baby from the entrance of the village and adopted him home.
In the old man's opinion, this abandoned baby was given to her by God. Even though the family was poor, the old man still regarded Concubine Li as his own, and relied on working for others to raise Concubine Li, which made the people in the village extremely admired.
And Zhuang Haiyang's relationship with the pair of grandparents is also due to a conflict between the grandparents and grandchildren. Concubine Li, who was still in high school at that time, decided to drop out of school and go home not to study in order not to drag down the fisherwoman who was over seventy years old.
As a result, the fisherwoman was very angry that day: "You are still so young, what can you do if you don't study? Do you want to stay in this fishing village for the rest of your life like your mother-in-law? I worked hard to bring you up, just to ask you to support me?"
"Mother-in-law, it costs a lot of money to go to high school, I don't want you to work so hard?"
"What are you suffering for? I've been suffering all my life, what are you afraid of if you suffer for a few more years? If you can't get into college, you're not my granddaughter. If I don't have money, I'll earn it, and if I can't earn it, I'll borrow it. In this family, it's not your turn to call the shots. ”
It was Zhuang Haiyang, who witnessed the conflict and dispute between the grandparents and grandchildren, and occasionally dealt with the fisherwoman, that decided to sponsor Concubine Li to continue her studies. Worried that the stubborn grandparents and grandchildren would not accept it, Zhuang Haiyang also deliberately explained to the school that it would be kept secret.
In his personal name, he funded Concubine Li to continue her studies. It's just that later, the school teacher didn't keep the secret and revealed Zhuang Haiyang's sponsorship of Concubine Li's study. At that time, the grandparents and grandchildren, whose family was really poor, finally accepted this kind of funding.
When he was in high school, Zhuang Haiyang would pay the corresponding tuition and miscellaneous fees for Concubine Li every year, and Concubine Li would also send Zhuang Haiyang a handwritten IOU after enrolling. In her words, she borrowed the money and will definitely pay it back later.
After a long time, those IOUs have long been lost. After four years of funding, Zhuang Haiyang paid less than 20,000 yuan. But for Concubine Li, this money allowed her to successfully finish high school and be admitted to university.
Although she did well in the college entrance examination, Concubine Li still chose to study at a university in the province in order to be closer to home. Because she knows that as the fisherwoman gets older, the old man also needs to be taken care of.
But no one expected that this typhoon, which was not fierce, would take away this respectable but miserable old man all his life!
Looking at Concubine Li who threw herself into her arms and cried, Zhuang Haiyang, who didn't have much to do with the other party, still felt a little embarrassed. wanted to push it away, but finally patted her shoulder and said, "Girl, don't cry!
"Brother, I don't have a home! I shouldn't go to college, I should accompany my mother-in-law. It's all my fault!"
The other villagers who helped with the night vigil saw Concubine Li throw herself into Zhuang Haiyang's arms, and they still murmured a little gossip in their hearts. Fortunately, the villagers all know that Concubine Li has accepted Zhuang Haiyang's funding since she was in high school.
In the past, Zhuang Haiyang worked on the farm, and he would go to the fisherwoman's house to sit when he had nothing to do. Earlier, some villagers felt that Zhuang Haiyang might have taken a fancy to Concubine Li. But at that time, Concubine Li looked no different from Chai Huoniu.
In addition, Zhuang Haiyang's ex-girlfriend has also come to the village, and the villagers all know that Zhuang Haiyang has a beautiful girlfriend who is a college student in the city, and she is still a childhood sweetheart. This also means that Zhuang Haiyang really has no other intentions to fund Concubine Li.
Listening to Concubine Li's crying words, several women with shallow tears next to her couldn't help wiping their tears and said, "Alas, this girl is the same as the fisherwoman, she is also a hard-working child. The fisherwoman is gone, the house is collapsing, what will I do in the future!"
Even the village and the town have discussed corresponding subsidy measures. But everyone in the village knows that Concubine Li, who has already gone to college, is afraid that she will not come back in the future. For Concubine Li, the fisherwoman and the collapsed house were all she had.
This heavy rainstorm directly destroyed everything it had. Even if the house can be rebuilt, the fisherwoman, who has already died, will not survive no matter what. What is the significance of building a house for Concubine Li?
Facing Concubine Li who was sobbing and choking, Zhuang Haiyang, who knew what it was like to lose her relatives, could only comfort: "Girl, people can't be resurrected after death, you are the only relative of the fisherwoman, you have to cheer up and send her on the last journey."
Think about when the fisherwoman was alive, when she sent you to college, those days were the happiest days I have ever seen the fisherwoman. For the fisherwoman, she has no regrets about seeing you grow up and become a college student, understand?"
"No, I haven't been filial to her, I haven't let her live a good life. It's all my fault!"
Seeing such a self-blaming girl, Zhuang Haiyang was also very worried and said: "If self-blame is useful and can bring the fisherwoman back to life, then you can continue to cry and continue to blame yourself." You should know that the fisherwoman is the last thing you want to see you crying.
Think about your mother-in-law's life, she has been bitter enough. For her, her greatest wish is to send you to college and watch you grow up. Even if she's gone now, you can't let her down, you know?"
"But my mother-in-law is gone! I don't have a chance to be filial to her, and I didn't even send her the last ride, I'm really unfilial!"
"Girl, the deceased is gone, the living should be like this, I believe you should understand. Blaming yourself and crying will only make the fisherwoman sad with you. For the sake of the fisherwoman and for yourself, you should learn to be strong, understand?"
Even though he knew that such persuasion might not be useful, Zhuang Haiyang still tried to find some words to comfort the girl. Although there is not much contact, Zhuang Haiyang also knows that this girl has a somewhat stubborn personality, and he is worried that she will not be able to get out of the horns.
It's just that what surprised Zhuang Haiyang even more was that the girl cried and collapsed directly in her arms. Seeing Concubine Li fainting from crying all over her body, Zhuang Haiyang was also really startled, and immediately squatted down and hugged her in his arms.
After checking it, it was confirmed that Concubine Li had just fainted and had no other dangerous symptoms, and Zhuang Haiyang also breathed a sigh of relief. looked at the people who rushed over, and also asked, "This girl, she shouldn't have eaten anything when she came back, right?"
"Alas, this girl is dead-eyed, don't talk about things, she hasn't even drunk a sip of water!"
Hearing everyone's answers, Zhuang Haiyang picked them up directly. Feeling the weight in his hand, Zhuang Haiyang also felt distressed. With a height of 1.68 meters, I am afraid that the weight is not even 90 pounds, which is conceivable.
asked someone to find a hygienist in the village, Zhuang Haiyang asked the other party to check for Concubine Li, confirmed that there was no major problem, and directly asked the other party to hang a drip for Concubine Li. Thinking of the girl's previous performance, Zhuang Haiyang also knew that there was no need to rest at night.
hung up the hanging bottle, confirmed that Concubine Li was still in a stable state, and Zhuang Haiyang also entered the ancestral hall to give the fisherwoman a pillar of incense. In Concubine Li's current state, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to handle the aftermath of the fisherwoman, and it seems that he can't help if he wants to.
After all, judging from the previous girl's performance, maybe in Concubine Li's heart, he has become the only person who can still make her trust and rely on!