Early on Sunday morning, the river was out of the door. For more than a month, he went out early and returned late every day, and Xiao Suiyuan gradually became separated from him. Since the second day of scavenging with Lao Zhang, he has been living alone in his old place and rarely goes home.

He got into a falling out with the old lady.

That night, as soon as he arrived home, he vividly interpreted the affairs of Lao Zhang and his wife like a storyteller, and Xiao Linzi was also present at that time. But when he said that he was going to pick up waste with Lao Zhang, the family changed their faces. Especially the old lady, she really can't afford to lose this person.

"Second brother, what are you trying to do?" Xiao Linzi was very puzzled, "We are not short of that money." Besides, Xiao Suiyuan is my daughter now, and I don't need you to spend anything. ”

"Don't you stink, why?"

"What's the matter, brother, have you regretted it?"

Jiang Heshui didn't say anything more, understanding the mood of the old couple, so that they couldn't see it and not be upset, so they moved out.

The next night, he specially called Xiao Linzi over, "What's the matter?

"Pull it down, make you angry. The old man is ok. Xiao Linzi told him.

Jiang Heshui thought for a while, "The old lady can't grind it for a while, and it will be fine in a few days." Hey, let me tell you, I didn't mean to snatch the child from you? You're still young, and taking a child is a drag, and it's hard to find a partner in the future. ”

Xiao Linzi didn't know what to say about the conscience of the rivers and rivers? I couldn't help but think of Zheng Shujun.

Jiang Heshui knew what he was thinking, "Shujun hasn't come back yet, I'm afraid it's too bad luck, you have to be mentally prepared." ”

Xiao Linzi nodded, "Okay, let's not say anything." After the New Year, I will contact my peers in the circle to see what I can do. He had already intended this, but he just delayed Zheng Shujun's accident.

More than a month has passed, and the river has not returned for more than a week. The old lady's state of mind has long since returned to its original state, and these days she is in a panic. Only the old man knew that she was thinking about her son.

These days, Xiao Linzi will come over and get tired of Xiao Suiyuan for a while if he has nothing to do. The little thing sticks him to the beauty. In this regard, the old couple is in their eyes and happy in their hearts.

"Mom, who do you think I and my second brother are like the child's father?" Xiao Linzi seemed to be a little carried away.

"If you want me to look, no one is like that. Unless the two of you say the daughter-in-law first, who is. The old lady was in a good mood and actually made a joke.

Xiao Linzi smiled, "Then I have to find it quickly, but don't let my brother take the lead." I'm looking for it, and I have to find someone who looks good, just like a little casual mother, and I can't wronged my daughter in the future. "He said it as if it were true. However, at this time, he remembered Zheng Shujun again, and how he wished that she could walk in the door suddenly and unexpectedly.

"Our Xiaolinzi is qualified, I don't think I have to worry about finding a big girl. "The old lady's words are not false at all, Xiao Linzi does have strength.

Xiao Linzi laughed, "Mom, what are you talking about, I'm a joke, don't slap me." ”

"Maybe Shujun will come back when?" the old man added.

"Alas—" Xiao Linzi suddenly remembered: "Dad, don't say it, I really dreamed that Shujun and her came back last night." ”

"Really?" said the old lady, superstitious, "this is a dream of the lady." Let's wait, we can't go wrong!"

Xiao Linzi was in a very good mood, looking out of the radiant window: "Dad, Mom, you see how good the sky is outside, why don't we go out with Xiao Suiyuan?"

This remark is in the heart of the old couple. Although the old lady did not agree immediately, she was indescribably happy in her heart. After a while, she instructed Xiao Linzi: "His eldest brother Zhang and his family are Bodhisattvas, so they have to be respectful of everything." Don't forget to buy some for those kids. ”

Xiao Linzi agreed.

......

The scavenging career of rivers and rivers is really a smooth word. At first, he bought some paper and food waste from shops along the street according to Lao Zhang's orders. One day, the owner of a shop happened to recognize him and said that he had known him since he was in elementary school: at a heroic model report conference, he was moved to tears and never forgot it. Since then, a tall and majestic hero has built a statue in his young mind that will never collapse. Heroic deeds still dominate his outlook on life and value orientation. The boss's surname is Hao, and he is deeply indignant about the hero's loneliness and predicament. Therefore, Boss Hao wanted to invite Jiang Heshui to have a big meal, during which he promised: all the waste products in the store in the future will be given away free of charge, as long as he collects Jiang Heshui on time. Later, under the persuasion of Boss Hao, more than a dozen stores expressed their willingness to follow suit. In return, Jiang Heshui cleans the inside and outside of the store before it leaves, and the shops are equipped with garbage cans as standard. He is very content, and the work in hand can keep him busy all day.

Whether it was a cold wind or heavy snow, he pedaled his tricycle through the streets and alleys and went to Lao Zhang's scrap yard every day. Although it was very hard, sometimes I was so tired that I couldn't straighten my waist, but I received 180 yuan every day. In the private sector, this is undoubtedly a lot of income. He secretly calculated an account: if it goes on like this, tens of thousands a year, hundreds of thousands in ten years, and all the future growth expenses of Xiao Suiyuan will be settled. Enough, as long as he can live for another ten years, this will become the greatest luxury of his life.

When the work is done smoothly, there is a pattern. As soon as he had free time, he took a woven bag and went to pick up some odds and ends. Especially under the Liaohe Bridge, which is not very far from the acquisition station, the men and women who are sightseeing by the railing always like to throw some of the things they need on the ice under the bridge. It suddenly occurred to him that it was Sunday, and there would be more people on the bridge than before, and he must not miss this good opportunity.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the sun spread throughout the courtyard. Lao Zhang sorted all kinds of waste products as usual, and Zhang's sister-in-law took care of a few children in the house.

Xiao Linzi has been here before, so he parked the car directly in the courtyard. He greeted Lao Zhang and introduced the old couple. Lao Zhang was overjoyed when he heard that Jiang Heshui's parents were coming, and quickly called Zhang's sister-in-law out of the house. After a while of greetings, Xiao Linzi handed a large bag of fruits to Lao Zhang. The two of them were flattered, and it was the first time they had received this courtesy after so many years in a foreign country. The room was a little smoky, and it was not warm outside, so Lao Zhang moved out the small dining table and put it in the sun, and began to make tea for guests.

"Hasn't my second brother been here today?" Xiao Linzi asked Lao Zhang.

"I've been here and gone, but I've only been walking for a while. I don't know where to go with a woven bag. Lao Zhang told him.

After hearing this, Xiao Linzi called Jiang Heshui, "This is too good." He muttered. Jiangheshui mobile phone is turned off.

Rhubarb is very smart, and seems to understand the relationship between the person who came and its master, so he didn't bark.

A group of people went into the house to see a few children, and then went back to the yard and drank tea around the small table. Xiao Linzi was afraid that he would be tired of the old lady, so he hugged Xiao Suiyuan over. The little guy looked around and thought everything was fresh, especially the big yellow dog.

Sister-in-law Zhang always looked at Xiao Suiyuan and said to the old lady: "This child looks strange, it's really rare." ”

"It's not good to fall into a honey pot. Lao Zhang continued.

The old couple not only respected Lao Zhang and Zhang's sister-in-law's loving deeds, but also were grateful to them for helping Jiangheshui. "Eldest nephew, my son thanks to your help, thank you!" said the old lady from the bottom of her heart.

"What are you talking about?" Lao Zhang felt ashamed, "Auntie, don't say that." My brother is a big hero, but I can't respect it. ”

After sitting for about half an hour, afraid of delaying the livelihood of Lao Zhang and his family, Xiao Linzi looked at the old lady and said goodbye knowingly. Lao Zhang wanted to keep the guests for lunch, but he couldn't open his mouth when he looked around.

At this time, the river water is on the ice under the bridge, picking up the food waste thrown down from the bridge. Of course he wasn't alone, there were other scavengers.

As he hunched over and stuffed a drink bottle into the bag, a miracle happened: several hundred-dollar bills fell one after another on the surrounding ice. He couldn't believe the scene at hand, and subconsciously slowly raised his face. Almost everyone on the bridge was watching him, and one of them, a woman in a mink jacket with a noble dog in her arms and a full fox skin around her neck, smiled and waved at him. She has a graceful posture and a sultry spring.

It is understandable for rich people to give alms, but this method is really difficult for him to accept. Suddenly I felt that this was a naked provocation, and my personality was being ruthlessly ravaged. Maybe the woman really had good intentions, but she couldn't choose the right way to express herself in a high place?

"Thanks, girl!" he finally shouted to the woman on the bridge.

He looked at the real money under his feet, and said that he couldn't bend his waist. At this time, a few scavengers were walking towards this side, all of them old.

"Pick up the lame!" shouted someone on the bridge.

At this moment, I saw a man in a blue tracksuit, who wanted to blow like a gust of wind, and stopped abruptly beside the river. He picked up all the bills in his hand with great agility, and then slid back in the direction he came from.

"Give money to others, don't stink, bastard!" the woman on the bridge scolded the man angrily.

The man's birth is a sign that he is about thirty years old, and he doesn't look like a greedy man for money. He only skated a few steps before stopping, and bent down to look at the ice carefully, as if he had noticed something. With a smile on his face, he looked up at the woman on the bridge and said loudly: "Old girl, it seems that you didn't make a lot of money last night?

"Eight calves!" the woman burst into a foul mouth and walked away.

Jiang Heshui distributed the money to a few elderly people, "Don't be too bad talking to the girl's family in the future." He said with a disdainful glance at the man.

The man smiled heartily, "Where did you come from, the big girl? I know her, she is a double food eater." To deal with this number, she has to be like me, otherwise she really thinks she is a living bodhisattva. However, this girl is very good-eyed and very arrogant—many of the current gentlemen can't catch up with her. ”

It seems that he and the woman are not ordinary acquaintances, Jiang Heshui does not intend to pay attention to people like him anymore, and he is about to leave.

"Wait. The man stopped him, "Your uncle is not only good enough, but also lucky: not only are there votes in the sky, but there are also more (fish) on this earth every year." ”

Jiang Heshui couldn't understand what he was saying. The man undoubtedly dragged him to the place where he had just looked, pointed to the water under his feet, and said, "Look, what's down here?"

At first, I didn't see anything in the river, but when I looked closely, I found a faint red halo in the ice.

The man looked at the river very confidently, "If this fish doesn't exceed thirty catties, I will live in vain." Hurry up and find a guy to chisel it up, and make sure your whole family doesn't run out for a month. He patted Jiang Shui on the shoulder and floated away.

The rivers are authentic locals. He knew that in that era of extreme scarcity of supplies, the surface of the river was not as bright as it is now, and there were ice holes that had been carved out everywhere. In order to have a bite to eat, people first have to spend effort to find a reddish halo before digging the ice. Most of the fish in the river are big carp with red tails and golden tails. Thinking of this, Jiang Heshui was a little excited, and immediately called Lao Zhang.

It didn't take much effort, Lao Zhang arrived with a pickaxe and a shovel on his shoulder. He saw the flush under the guidance of the river, and he moved his hand...... At this time, there were more and more people around to see the novelty.

The ice is very hard. Lao Zhang was digging and shoveling with a pickaxe and shovel...... The flush gradually became clear as the ice broke. "What kind of fish is this?" Lao Zhang muttered to himself, and felt that something was wrong, "My mother-uh-!" he suddenly screamed in shock, and even crawled and crawled, like a wild dog in a dream, and suddenly bit his crotch.

The onlookers didn't know why, but a timid man approached to take a closer look, and immediately sat on the ice. He made up his mind and said to the river that came by, "It's a dead man, a woman." "The onlookers were scattered and scurrying around.

Jiang Heshui was inevitably creepy at first, but he quickly calmed down, and immediately thought of Zheng Shujun.

After a woman drowns, the body is generally on her back. Jiang Heshui clearly saw a white hand and the familiar red jacket, and he didn't dare to hesitate, and called the police with a burst of pain. He looked at Lao Zhang, who was still sitting on the ground and was in shock, and walked over to help him up.

More and more people are watching the excitement. The police car pulled to a halt on the embankment at the end of the bridge, dragged by a shrill scream, followed by an ambulance.

Jiang Heshui knew the captain of the police, and the two had cooperated many times, so he told him about the general process of the incident. He imagined what Zheng Shujun would look like at this time, and he didn't plan to tell Xiao Linzi the bad news immediately.

Lao Zhang was also busy with the rivers and rivers, and he saved lunch. Fortunately, the hired men settled Zheng Shujun in the funeral home with great difficulty. Jiang Heshui asked the person in charge of the funeral home to take the highest standard of plastic surgery on Zheng Shujun.

After Xiao Linzi learned the bad news, his whole body and mind were paralyzed, his face was pale, and he couldn't say a word. Fortunately, many things had been expected, and he soon came to his senses, got up and walked out the door.

Jiang Heshui grabbed him, "Shujun doesn't look good now, wait for my brother to clean up for her, so that you will feel better, and you can leave a good thought in the future." He comforted him as best he could, "You call Shujun's mother's house now, and your sister." ”

Xiao Linzi has listened to him since he was a child, and looked at the brother in front of him affectionately, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

On the day of the funeral, Zheng Shujun, who had undergone plastic surgery, lay peacefully among the pines and cypresses and flowers and trees. Since the entire riverbed was frozen the day after she threw herself into the river, her appearance was not disturbed by any underwater life. At this time, she was still so cold and beautiful, so that many people who came to the funeral did not feel excessive sadness of yin and yang. It's more about people's regret for a life and frequent lamentation about the cause of her death.

Xiao Linzi once again fell into an emotional trough, and the family waited for him all day long. Jiang Heshui has also forgotten the hardships of scavenging, and often looks at Xiao Suiyuan's long-term mistakes: I thought that Xiao Linzi and his family could give their children a better future, but these have become a passing cloud.