Ding Fengjun was not surprised, the last time he saw Zhang's mother, he already knew that Zhang's mother's lifespan would not be too long, looking at Zhang Jilai's sad expression, Ding Fengjun couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in his heart, the mother and son who were dependent on each other were finally tricked by the sky, yin and yang were separated, and Zhang's mother still had a long-cherished wish that could not be fulfilled, which made Zhang Jilai bear the pain caused by this unrepaid kindness. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Ding Fengjun said: "Brother, when did my aunt pass away?"

Zhang Jilai choked up and said: "At half past two in the morning today, I originally wanted to wait for my mother to be buried before I came to tell you, but when I saw my poor mother lying on the bed coldly, my heart hurt like a knife." ”

Ding Fengjun sighed and said: "Brother, you are a filial person, you must mourn by the way, don't be too sad, I believe that my aunt doesn't want to see you like this." ”

Zhang Jilai cried bitterly, he sobbed and said: "I'm sorry for my mother, I didn't give her the old man anything good to eat when she was alive, but she couldn't even afford a coffin after she died, I thought about making one for her personally, but I found that I didn't even have the money to buy wood." ”

Ding Fengjun's heart throbbed, the saddest thing in the world is that he wants to be filial but doesn't have the ability. That's what a penny is hard to beat a hero.

Ding Fengjun didn't think about it, ran back to the room, he took out all the savings left after removing the expenses in the past few years, these money was originally used by Ding Fengjun to buy things when he was getting married, but now it seems that Zhang Jilai needs this money more. In the face of love and filial piety, Ding Fengjun resolutely chose the latter.

When Ding Fengjun put the money in front of Zhang Jilai, Zhang Jilai was a little sluggish, he suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing, originally he was looking for Ding Fengjun just to relieve the pain in his heart, at least he would feel more comfortable when he said what he said, but according to the current situation, Ding Fengjun was afraid that he misunderstood what he meant.

Zhang Jilai hurriedly shirked and said: "Second brother, I didn't mean that, I just came to you to confide in the depression in my heart, don't misunderstand." ”

Ding Fengjun said lightly: "What so much nonsense, you will take it if you give it to you, besides, I don't want to watch my aunt be so shabby when she leaves." ”

Zhang Jilai still refused to accept Ding Fengjun's kindness, he continued to shirk and said: "Second brother, I really can't ask for this money, you are about to get married, and you will spend more money at that time, how can I ......?"

Ding Fengjun didn't wait for Zhang Jilai to finish speaking, and said impatiently: "Can you not be so fucking abrasive, take this money to buy a better coffin for our mother, and let her old man go to the scenery of the house." ”

Ding Fengjun's sentence "our mother" made Zhang Jilai's heart pound, he looked at Ding Fengjun in a daze, there were thousands of emotions brewing in his heart, but he couldn't find any words to express gratitude, only tears.

Ding Fengjun took Zhang Jilai's hand and forced the money to him.

"Take it, you listen to me, you must let her old man leave with dignity!"

Zhang Ji looked at the thick pile of money in his hand, tears couldn't help but slip into his heart, these money is Ding Fengjun's hard-earned money, there are as many as four hundred, in this era, it is already regarded as a huge amount of money, thinking that when Zhang Jilai was a carpenter, his monthly salary was only a dozen yuan, how could he not be moved in the face of such a huge amount of wealth.

Zhang's mother has never enjoyed happiness in her life, when she was young, she married a man who was sick all over her body, and later gave birth to Zhang Jilai, and the man died, Zhang's mother did not marry again, a person brought Zhang Jilai up with hard work, but unfortunately she is just a woman, how can she have a man's strength and physique, she is just at home to grow the land, day and night by farming for a living, the wind comes and goes in the rain, but it is a house leak that coincides with even the rain, two consecutive years of drought weather made her body gradually collapse, and then her own land was collected, she had to make a living by picking up the rags, until Zhang Jilai became an adult, she couldn't stand it anymore, and finally was still lying in bed, this lie never got up again, the torture of illness and the lack of food and clothing, even if you want to stand, you can't stand up. Seeing that Zhang Jilai has a job, and the life of the family has also improved, who would have expected that she would die.

Zhang's mother's funeral was quite beautiful with the help of Ding Fengjun, anyway, it was enough for most of the funerals in the countryside in the same township, which also made Zhang Jilai realize what face was for the first time.

Zhang Jilai's gratitude to Ding Fengjun is like a surging river, but he is still full of confusion about the direction of his future life, the future world can only be broken by him alone, whether it is bitter or sweet, he can only taste it, Zhang's mother's death is also a blow to him, he is sometimes on the verge of collapse, death, he also thought about it, but he also understands in his heart that death is not the only way to solve the problem, the world owes him too much, he owes the world a lot, and there are people in this world who care about him, he doesn't want to just leave, at least he has to return that kindness and leave。

Ding Fengjun found Zhang Jilai after Zhang's mother's funeral, what Zhang Jilai thought in his heart, Ding Fengjun could guess nine times out of ten, Ding Fengjun knew that he had to talk to Zhang Jilai, he didn't want Zhang Jilai to be depressed because of Zhang's mother's death.

"Brother Jilai, what are your plans for the future?"

At night, Ding Fengjun and Zhang Jilai sat together at the table that had been beaten twice by Ding Fengjun, the dim candlelight reflected the faces of the two people, and occasionally the wind blew in from the dilapidated window frames, and the candlelight would sway, stretching the shadows of the two and shortening and lengthening.

Ding Fengjun asked Zhang Jilai lightly, Zhang Jilai's face was yellow, his face was tired and sad, he shook his head and replied: "There used to be an old lady who made me worry about, but now I am a lonely person, one person eats enough and the whole family is not hungry. ”

Ding Fengjun saw Zhang Jilai's decadent color, and he said earnestly: "Brother, your mentality is not good, it is not easy for people to live in this life, how can you not know how to cherish it, the previous things are over, we have to look forward." ”

Zhang Jilai smiled bitterly, he put his hand flat on the table, and said a little helplessly: "It's good to look forward, it's better to look at money, but even if you make more money, what's the use, you can't buy back my mother's life." ”

Ding Fengjun frowned and said, "Maybe my aunt's departure is also a relief for her, at least she doesn't have to suffer anymore, why can't you understand." ”

Zhang Jilai shook his head, his heart was full of melancholy but he didn't know how to express it, Ding Fengjun said again: "Aren't you a filial son, then you should cheer up and help him realize your aunt's unfulfilled wish, hasn't she always hoped to have a daughter-in-law, why can't you marry a daughter-in-law through your own efforts, so as to comfort her old man's spirit in the sky?"

After hearing this, Zhang Jilai's flat palms clenched into fists, and his heart tightened, yes, why can't he fight for a daughter-in-law to come back through his own efforts, and when the time comes, take his daughter-in-law to the cemetery to see her mother, her old man will definitely be happy.

Zhang Jilai lightly raised his fist and smashed it on the table, as if he had a firm belief in his heart, he thought for a while, turned his face to Ding Fengjun, his eyes were full of infinite hope for the future, and said in a very resolute tone: "Second brother, I'll go with you, do you think it's okay?"

Ding Fengjun was overjoyed, this Zhang Jilai finally opened his mind, and his painstaking persuasion was not in vain.

Ding Fengjun was excited, and he hit the table again, Ding Fengjun has done all the hard work in the kiln in recent years, and his hand strength and arm strength have naturally increased a lot, he originally had a brute force, and his mood suddenly brightened up at this moment, for the lifeless thing like the table, he didn't know what it meant to be merciful.

Ding Fengjun scratched his head embarrassedly, grinned, and said, "This matter is settled, you pack up, let's leave the day after tomorrow." ”

Ding Fengjun's sentence of tidying up made Zhang Jilai hear two meanings, one is to ask him to clean up and reassemble the table that Ding Fengjun had scattered, and the other is to let him pack up his own salute, and follow Ding Fengjun to the kiln the day after tomorrow.

Zhang Jilai was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, he couldn't sleep, the things of the day were vivid, constantly flying in his brain, Zhang Jilai left his arm behind, since he couldn't sleep, he simply recalled the things of the day, and the memory began when Ding Fengjun came home with Zhang Jilai.

Ding Fengjun looked at Zhang's mother lying on the bed, tears unconsciously overflowed his eyes, Zhang's mother closed her eyes tightly, under her serene face was a skinny body, the white hair that did not belong to her age had covered the entire head, Ding Fengjun bowed three times to Zhang's mother's body, and then he walked to Zhang's mother and said to Zhang's mother who was resting: " Auntie, you can go with peace of mind, the step-brother will definitely live well, he told me, your wish is for him to find a daughter-in-law, since he calls me a second brother, then I have the obligation to help him, aunt, I will definitely find a way to let the step-brother marry a daughter-in-law. ”

After saying these words, Ding Fengjun bowed to Zhang's mother three times in a row.

Ding Fengjun turned around and said to Zhang Ji, who was crying bitterly: "Brother, you must cheer up, only cheering up is the hope of life." ”

Zhang Jilai said with tears in his eyes: "Second brother, I understand, but I'm afraid I won't be able to persevere." ”

Ding Fengjun understands, he also understands Zhang Jilai's mood at this time, in other words, anyone will fall into despair, after all, this is Zhang Jilai's mother, the mother who accompanies her day and night, and cares about her heart, without this care, maybe people are relaxed, but their hearts are more tired.

No matter how serious Zhang's mother is, she is at least alive before, and being alive is the spiritual pillar that allows Zhang Jilai to support her, and now that this spiritual pillar has fallen, how can Zhang Jilai stand tall in the world.

"Brother, you can't be too pessimistic in life and work, although not everyone has a far-sighted vision, but we can face this noisy world with a peaceful mind, so you need to change your thinking. ”

Zhang Jilai only cried bitterly, and didn't seem to hear Ding Fengjun's words in his heart at all, Ding Fengjun sighed to himself, he could understand Zhang Jilai's situation at the moment. Maybe it would be a good way to wait until Zhang's mother was buried to persuade Zhang Jilai.

Zhang Jilai's thoughts suddenly broke off, but his tears came inexplicably, Zhang Jilai was used to the voice of his mother calling him every night, and he was also used to serving his mother every night, and there was suddenly one less person in this empty room, Zhang Jilai was so unaccustomed.

He got out of bed, put on a coat, groped his way through the darkness, felt a match on the table, took one out of the matchbox and lit it gently, and the faint light immediately dispelled the boundless darkness.

Zhang Jilai took out half a bottle of wine from the cabinet where his clothes were kept, this wine was still left over from Ding Fengjun's drinking last time, and he was reluctant to drink it, so he put it in the closet, thinking that as long as he couldn't see it, he wouldn't drink it.

Today there are thousands of worries in his thoughts, he needs to take wine to numb his nerves, Zhang Jilai is already a family at this time, there is no food to drink, he can only drink dry, a few glasses of wine under the stomach, he only feels that his face is slightly hot, his head is also dizzy, taking advantage of this dizziness, he went back to bed and fell asleep, when Zhang Jilai woke up again, it was close to noon.

He was a little surprised, how could he sleep like this, think about it, since his mother needed someone to take care of him, where had he slept a complete night, and now his heart knot had just been opened by Ding Fengjun, and he naturally slept soundly.

Zhang Jilai got up from the bed, thinking that he was going to leave home tomorrow to go to a strange place, he was a little reluctant in his heart, even if there was more reluctance in his heart, he finally had to plan for his future livelihood, he counted the money left after the funeral, about one hundred and eighty yuan, Zhang Jilai originally wanted to return the money to Ding Fengjun, but now Zhang Jilai didn't even have a decent clothes, he couldn't go out in this patched clothes, besides, he always had to bring a set of bedding when he went out, he had to buy a pair of shoes, and some other daily necessities, all of which were indispensable。

This is calculated, Zhang Jilai took the required expenses from this pile of money, and there was not much left, Zhang Jilai smiled inexplicably wryly, it seems that this world is really unable to live without money.

Zhang Jilai didn't dare to go to the county, he was afraid that the consumption in the county would be too high and would exceed his budget, so he went to the town's scattered center to see, there are also a lot of people in the town's scattered center, the sound of selling and bargaining is endless, Zhang Jilai has not really rushed through the market for several years, and he used to come to this market to pick up the garbage thrown away by others, for a poor person like him, how dare to look directly at other people's stalls with his eyes, this time it's different, he is a real buyer, who wants to see whose stall is looking at whose stall, this boss has to be hot。

This can be regarded as making Zhang Jilai addicted to a rich man.

There are no clothes in the photo when you walk around, Zhang Jilai is a little annoyed, is it true that he can't spend the money?

In fact, there are all kinds of clothes in the huge bazaar, not all of them can't get into Zhang Jilai's eyes, but now there is a situation, good-looking clothes are too expensive, and inexpensive clothes are not good-looking.

Zhang Jilai walked forward for a while, there is a store specializing in clothes in front, Zhang Jilai walked into this store with the attitude of going to see, the owner of the store is a fat woman in her forties, she saw that the guests were busy greeting Zhang Jilai warmly, she recommended her own clothes for Zhang Jilai with a smile on her face.

The boss's enthusiasm made Zhang Jilai, who was already shy, a little overwhelmed, but looking at the price on the label of the clothes, Zhang Jilai was discouraged, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva secretly.

Just as Zhang Jilai was thinking about how to get out and escape, two more people came in from outside the door, two women, they were chatting when they came in, although the voice was not loud, but it still attracted Zhang Jilai's attention.

Both girls are wearing plaid shirts, one is a blue cotton jacket, the other is a red cotton jacket, the two girls are similar in age to Zhang Jilai, and they are very delicate, but compared to the two people, Zhang Jilai prefers the girl wearing a blue cotton jacket, long hair, big eyes, willow leaf-like light eyebrows, I don't know if the girl found out that Zhang Jilai was peeking at her or other reasons, the girl's eyes actually looked at Zhang Jilai, the four eyes were facing each other, and the fiery feeling immediately surged all over Zhang Jilai's body.

Zhang Jilai couldn't help but smile embarrassedly, his face turned red, and the girl smiled politely, and picked up her clothes with the other girl who wanted to accompany her.

"Hey, do you want to buy clothes?" The proprietress saw that Zhang Jilai had been wandering around the store for so long, and she didn't mean to buy clothes, she immediately changed her attitude and asked aloud very rudely.

The voice of the proprietress attracted the girl's eyes again, Zhang Jilai was embarrassed again, although he didn't know this girl, but he still wanted to leave a good impression on the other party, Zhang Jilai didn't know why he did it, maybe this is the magic of liking someone.

Zhang Jilai cleared his throat and said, "Who said I don't buy it, if I don't buy clothes, what will I do in your store!"

Zhang Jilai's words choked the proprietress up, and the proprietress was stunned for a long time and finally had no words to answer.

Zhang Jilai cleared his throat again, took advantage of the situation to pull down his clothes, pretended to be a very gentleman, and said: "Everyone who comes is a guest, you boss can't talk to guests like this, originally I fell in love with this dress, but in order to teach you a lesson in this bad attitude, I won't buy it today." ”

After speaking, Zhang Jilai swaggered towards the door.