The picture reappeared, no longer a rural scene, but a modern city familiar to Su Zifang.

Inside a two-bedroom commercial house.

Yu Chengzhou has become the age when he is speechless, with forehead lines, age spots, and a no longer burly (shēn) body, and he looks a little lonely leaning on the sofa.

There was also a circle of people at the table, who seemed to be sons and daughters.

On the table is a bag of sugar-fried chestnuts, which looks like they have just been fried for a short time, and they are still bubbling with a sweet (rè) smell.

Su Zifang, with his many years of experience in eating fried chestnuts with sugar, immediately smelled the taste of fried chestnuts with sugar sold in the most chain stores in Jingling City.

Next to the sugar-fried chestnuts is a plate of boiling water cabbage, which is really literally boiling water cabbage.

Blanch the choy with the roots cut off, add a little salt and oyster sauce and set it aside.

"Dad, how old you are, you don't know your own (shēn) body! You can't eat this candy thing for diabetes!"

"And, Mom, what do you think?"

"We all know that Dad (shēn) is not in good health, and you still buy him sugar and fried chestnuts without us. ”

"I said why have I been boiling water and scalding vegetables recently, and even the rice is gone, and Dad's blood sugar still can't go down!"

"If you're like this, Dad's (shēn) body will only get worse and worse!"

Listening to the children's complaints, a trace of hesitation appeared on Qiu Ju's face: "But...... But...... Your dad wants to eat it, it's been a month, and I think it should be okay to eat one or two. ”

Although she was able to face all kinds of things calmly (qíng) in the past, when she was asked about Cheng Zhou's physical health and children's (bī), she still had the helplessness and helplessness that an old man should have.

Yu Chengzhou looked at Qiu Ju's appearance and secretly gave a look, and grabbed the shelled sugar-fried chestnuts on the table that had not yet had time, and stuffed them into his pocket.

Qiu Ju waved her hand impatiently when she saw that Yu Chengzhou had successfully completed all this, and stuffed the sugar-fried chestnuts on the table to her daughter on the side.

"Alright!

"Isn't it just a gluttonous mouth and a fried chestnut with sugar, and you say that I am going to murder your father. ”

"Don't eat it! You take it! I'll eat this boiling water like your father!"

After speaking, he didn't care that the children were still standing in the living room, turned his head back to the bedroom, and slammed the door shut.

"You're yourselves!"

"Look at what makes your mother angry!"

"One by one, if you come back, it will make your mother angry, it's better not to come back. ”

Yu Chengzhou hurriedly ran over and knocked on the bedroom door: "Old woman, don't be angry, the children are also good for you!"

"Why don't you open the door and I'll talk to you?"

A few seconds later, the door suddenly opened, and Yu Chengzhou quickly flashed into the room, bursting out with agility that was inappropriate with his age.

Outside the house, Yu Chengzhou's children looked at each other and didn't know what was going on.

Inside the house, Yu Chengzhou took two sugar-fried chestnuts and smiled happily: "I got it, you have one, I have one!"

As he spoke, he squeezed it with his hand.

The shell of the chestnut shatters, revealing the golden chestnut (ròu) inside, and a fragrance is emanated.

"Hurry up and eat, I'll have to go out to eat later." ”

"Whoa...... Give me the garbage, put it in your pocket, and they won't find it. ”

Yu Chengzhou took Qiu Ju's hand, picked up a few chestnut shells into his hands, stuffed them back into his pockets, opened the door, and walked out of the door with Qiu Ju.

"You guys, learn a little bit in the future, don't always make your mother angry, okay?"

"It's tiring enough to take care of me, and you have to be ...... by you"

"Old man!"

"Dad!"

"Dad, what's wrong with you!"

Su Zifang's eyes suddenly swirled, and when he looked again, Yu Chengzhou had already fainted to the ground, and a few chestnut shells fell from his pocket, which was particularly eye-catching.

When Yu Chengzhou opened his eyes again, he was already in the hospital, and a hanging bottle above his head was dripping with potion.

A transparent infusion tube coiled around his wrist surrounded a group of people in front of him (chuáng).

Seeing him open his eyes, he spoke.

"Dad, are you awake?"

"Are you alright, old man?"

"Dad, you...... How do you feel?"

Yu Chengzhou hesitated and spoke: "I...... Where is this?"

Qiu Ju looked at him, his eyes were red and he couldn't speak, but it was his child who spoke.

"Dad, I really didn't say you, you're such a big person, why don't you know how to care about your own body?"

"Obviously, we all said that you can't eat fried chestnuts with sugar, but you still hide them and eat them. ”

"If we weren't all at home, you...... You're ...... The doctor is almost going to issue a critical illness notice, you know?"

"We don't let you eat for your health, Dad!"

"Can you just bear to let your mother be alone?"

Probably still angry after speaking, he looked at Qiu Ju and sighed.

"And Mom, so are you!"

"Dad's (shēn) body (qíng) is not unaware of the situation, and you deliberately cover for Dad. ”

"Are you one of the two sugar-fried chestnuts?"

"Dad knows the law and breaks the law, you are aiding and abusing!"

Yu Chengzhou's son was obviously so angry that he couldn't even speak, and the two idioms were all used incorrectly.

But no one cares about these things (qíng) now, and they all look at Yu Chengzhou and don't speak.

Yu Chengzhou listened to the words, bowed his head slightly, wanted to say but didn't know what to say, for a long time, he tried to reach out and hold Qiu Ju's hand: "Don't blame your mother, it's what I want to eat." ”

After saying that, he lay down with difficulty, and the fog in the respirator appeared and slowly disappeared one by one.

"Probably, that's it, it's coming to an end, right?"

A thought flashed through Yu Chengzhou's heart.

......

Three days later, Yu Chengzhou was discharged from the hospital.

Three years later, Yu Chengzhou's body is better than before, and he can eat sugar-fried chestnuts once a month.

Two at a time, not more.

Every time it's like a life (rì).

Although the children didn't understand Yu Chengzhou and Qiu Ju's insistence, they didn't want to be embarrassed by this kind of thing (qíng).

Until one night.

When Yu Chengzhou woke up, he found that Qiu Ju next to (shēn) had never been able to get up.

......

The person is over eighty, and the children under his knees are complete, the house is full of children and grandchildren, and the four generations are in the same house, which is a joy and mourning.

On the day of the burial, Yu Chengzhou drove everyone aside and sat alone in front of the tombstone, peeling sugar and frying chestnuts one by one.

Said while peeling it off

"I thought that I was like this, and the king of Hades should have come to take me away, but year after year, I lived well, but you left before me. ”

"I know you're tired of following me, you didn't want to eat anything when you were young, and you can't eat what you want now. I haven't enjoyed happiness in my life, and if I leave, I have to clean up the mess, so it's better to leave. ”

"Old woman, don't worry over there, when you finish eating these sugar-fried chestnuts, I'll go down to accompany you. ”

The picture stopped suddenly, and his eyes turned to return to the food store.

Yu Chengzhou was still peeling the sugar and frying chestnuts, and there were already seven or eight chestnut shells on the table.

"Old man...... You...... I can't eat it anymore......" Su Zifang said with a heavy mouth.

But Yu Chengzhou didn't seem to hear it.

Slowly stuffed a sugar-fried chestnut into his mouth, and shook his head for a long time.

"A few years have passed, it seems that the old woman is going to drink Meng Po soup after eating the chestnuts, otherwise she wouldn't have dreamed every day these days that she wants to eat fried chestnuts with me with sugar, and it is estimated that I am almost up to time!"

"Forget it, don't eat it, eat it again, I'm going to see the old woman before I'm ready! I have to go home and clean up, the next life, you pack the rest for me, I'll take it back and eat it with the old woman." ”

Su Zifang looked at Yu Chengzhou's tear-red eyes, owed slightly (shēn), and packed all the rest.

"Old man, this meal, even if I invite you and (nǎi) (nǎi), I wish you happiness!"

Yu Chengzhou listened to the words, paused, did not look back, step by step, and slowly walked away.