The woman fell into memory.

It was probably their hardest, but happiest time.

Although they were nowhere to go at that time, the family of four often went back and forth between rental houses.

Living in a brick house, sharing a bathroom with seven or eight families, and grabbing the toilet every morning.

But at that time, they were all young, full of yearning for life, and full of hope for the future.

But now......

The woman's eyes slowly darkened.

She looked at her arm, which was as dry as the bark of a tree, and sighed.

I'm old.

After all, the years still left their mark on them.

Coming back to her senses, she looked at the trash can in front of her and fell into hesitation.

After these days, she also knows that she can't make much money just by setting up a stall.

The insoles that I worked so hard to make can't sell a few pairs a day.

Although selling scrap may seem a bit shabby, it can more or less increase income.

As long as she can spare some time to come out, look for it more, and rummage through it, it may be higher than her income from selling insoles.

The only thing to worry about is the man in the family.

He has such a strong self-esteem that he will definitely not allow himself to go outside and pick up garbage......

That evening, the woman went back a little later than usual.

The man was lying on the bed, never asleep, and when he heard the sound of the door opening, his ears moved, and his eyes looked at the living room.

The woman doesn't know what she's doing outside the bedroom, and the man only hears the sound of the carton rubbing against the floor as he drags something.

It took a while for her to wipe her forehead and enter the bedroom.

"What are you doing out there. The man asked in a hoarse voice.

When the woman is not at home, he lies on the bed like a puppet.

I can't find anyone to talk to, I can't even drink saliva and go to the toilet.

"Nothing. A smile spread across the woman's face, and she sniffed her nose and lifted the quilt off a small corner.

Seeing the wet marks on the sheets, the woman pursed her lips and turned to go to the bathroom, and then the sound of a basin receiving water sounded outside.

After the woman went out, the man's face turned red and pale.

The man who used to be iron-clad has become like this, which makes him think of death again.

Whether the man wants it, or not, time is creeping by.

The man wants to die, but he can't.

He couldn't even move a finger now, let alone seek death.

He could only watch his wife go out early and return late every day, watch her serve him and urine, and watch her grow older and older.

Much older than he was.

He talked about her countless times, scolded her, begged her to let him die like this.

But she just did her own thing silently, let him say and scold him, and didn't talk back.

Only a few times I woke up in the middle of the night and saw her lying on her side on the edge of the bed, secretly wiping tears behind his back.

He fell silent.

He gradually stopped resisting women, and he stopped scolding women when they helped him wipe his body and massage her.

The woman seemed to feel the change in the man, and although her face was still tired, she showed a happy smile.

It feels like the hardest time of their youth.

No matter how hard and tired they are, they still have expectations for tomorrow.

……

"Mom, I got a wheelchair for Dad, and when it's okay, you take him out for a walk. ”

Outside the living room, a middle-aged man was chatting with a woman.

The man didn't look young anymore, his skin was dark, and he was wearing an old, washed and deformed t-shirt.

"You, what are you doing with this money, it's not that you don't know that your dad doesn't want to go out, be careful that he turns around and scolds you. ”

The woman lowered her voice and whispered to the man.

"Scold, scold, it's not the first time. Besides, he can't stay at home all the time, and it's not good for his health. I see that you are very tired of taking care of him alone, so let's go back, I will come over often to help you take care of our dad. ”

The man smoked the five-dollar red plum and said sullenly.

"No, you don't know your dad's temper. Besides, you go out early and return late every day, you are already very tired, and if you come to take care of him, where will you have the energy to rest. The woman refused.

"That's our father, and he's not an outsider, besides, I don't even have time to take care of my father, so what else can I do. The man said.

"You just take care of yourself, at such an old age, you haven't even bought a house, what should you do if your children go to school? You can't let him follow you all the time and live a rented life, right?" the woman said.

"What's the matter, didn't I come here like this in the first place. ”

"You know that's how you came here...... Your father has always felt very guilty because of this, he used to tell me that if our family bought a house at that time, and didn't let you and Xiuping follow us around, maybe you can mix a diploma now, where can you use it like now, you can only do some hard work and tiring work, and you will suffer the loss of no culture. ”

"Mom, it's all in the past, why do you keep mentioning it. The man became a little irritable.

"You know what the hurdle in your father's heart is, you are now setting up a stall in the vegetable market to buy vegetables, Xiuping is divorced again, and it is not easy for you to take care of the children alone...... If it weren't for that, your dad wouldn't have thought of saving some money for you, and he went to the construction site at this age, only to ......," the woman said, and began to sob.

"Mom, I'm sorry, it's me who didn't ......" the man's voice was full of self-reproach.

"Okay, okay, be quiet, when you turn around, your father will hear it, and he should scold you again." ”

The woman wiped away her tears, made a silent gesture to the man, and glanced cautiously in the direction of the bedroom.

The man closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.

Seeing that the man did not move, the woman turned her head and continued to communicate with the man in a low voice.

In the bedroom, the man reopened his eyes and looked at the ceiling above his head, tears slowly flowing from his eyes.

……

"I said, you just go out, stay at home all the time, you can't even get a sun. The woman began to persuade again.

Ever since that happened, men have been reluctant to go out.

Stay at home every day, either staring at the ceiling or at the wall.

I heard that this situation is very bad, and it is easy to get sick after holding it at home for a long time.

The man looked at her and didn't speak.

"Why don't you go out for a walk this time?" the woman saw that the man did not speak, and cautiously tested.

The man remained silent.

The woman's face was joyful, and usually if the man refused, he would start scolding her directly.

But this time the man didn't say anything, obviously agreed.

But the old man has strong self-esteem, and even if he wants to go out, he can't wipe his face to speak.

The woman didn't continue to ask, she wasted the boss's effort, and finally moved the old man down.

Sitting in the wheelchair that his son got and feeling the sunshine that he had not seen for a long time, the man couldn't help but squint his eyes.

This feeling of warmth has not been felt in a long time.

Before they could take a turn around the community, an acquaintance came up to them.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, Wang, where are you two going...... Hey, Lao Wang, what's wrong with you, why are you in a wheelchair?"

The man saw the man in the wheelchair and asked with curiosity.

The woman's face changed, and she was about to leave with a wheelchair.

She knew that the last thing her man wanted to see at this time was acquaintances, and the last thing she wanted to hear was when they asked him about his current situation.

But the worst fear still happened.

Before she could push the person away, the person had already shouted: "Lao Wang, why did you break your leg?"