Chapter 39: The Death of Zhang's Mother
Ding Fengjun shook his heavy head, maybe the fortune teller really had two brushes, and he could even deduce that Sun Xiaowei was robbed in less than seven days, not to mention this little matter between their brothers, maybe the two brothers would really be able to release their suspicions in the future!
Wang Yuzhen saw that Ding Fengjun's face was slightly red, she hurriedly reached out and touched Ding Fengjun's forehead, and couldn't help exclaiming: "Ah, you have a fever, what's the matter, hurry, go and lie down in the room, I'll go get you some medicine." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
Wang Yuzhen hurriedly returned to her room, Ding Fenghai prepared some medicine for Wang Yuzhen before leaving, and asked her to put it at home for later use, at that time, Wang Yuzhen did everything possible to let Ding Fenghai match, and laughed that he couldn't use it, Ding Fenghai didn't know if it was a joke or something, but he said such a sentence.
"When Feng Jun has a cold, he has to drink the medicine I dispensed to be effective, these medicines are prepared for him, I used to be able to dispense it at home, but now I am in the army, so far away from home, how can I match him. β
Wang Yuzhen left the medicine for Ding Fenghai's words, and she also said: "Feng Jun, this kid is stubborn, he doesn't have any bad intentions, you are a brother who worries about him so much, he doesn't know how to be considerate and considerate of you, don't be like him." β
Ding Fenghai said with a smile: "Mother, what are you talking about, we are brothers, brothers, just understand it in your heart." β
Now it seems that it was the right decision to leave the medicine behind.
Wang Yuzhen took the water and medicine to Ding Fengjun, and Ding Fengjun immediately drank it, this taste made Ding Fengjun have some aftertaste, because this medicine is not as bitter as other doctors, and there is one more thing in this medicine, that is, sugar. This is Ding Fenghai's exclusive prescription for Ding Fengjun, I think that once, when Ding Fengjun drank the medicine, a bowl of water was drunk, the medicine was still in his mouth, the bitter taste made him grin for a long time, and finally had to spit out all the medicine, and when he was about to eat it for the second time, he found that he drank too much water and was already full.
For this reason, Ding Fenghai thought of a way, that is, to put sugar in the medicine, in this way, it really works, every time Ding Fengjun drinks the medicine, he only needs a sip of water to eat the medicine in his stomach, so calculated, it is probably a few years before he has eaten this exclusive cold medicine prepared by Ding Fenghai for him.
After Ding Fengjun sighed infinitely, he asked, "Mother, is this medicine prepared by the eldest brother?"
Wang Yuzhen looked at Ding Fengjun, and said with some unhappiness on her face: "Then there is no need to say, this is the medicine that your brother specially prepared for you, that is, when you met him last time, you left in such a hurry, and you didn't say hello to your brother, he specially handed it to me before leaving the army, and also told me that this medicine was specially prepared for you." β
Ding Fengjun was a little annoyed, how could there be an overnight feud between brothers, if he hadn't played his temper that day, maybe Ding Fenghai would have personally handed over this medicine to him.
Wang Yuzhen saw that Ding Fengjun was silent, and she didn't want to say anything else, Wang Yuzhen only sighed lightly and said: "Fengjun, you can't be so reckless in the future, no matter who you are, don't you all want our family to be harmonious, your sister-in-law was a little nonsense at that time, but then again, who hasn't been young yet, isn't it true that when you are young? Look at the present, isn't your sister-in-law like a different person? Therefore, ten years in Hedong and ten years in Hexi, you also have to change, and you can't be so willful. β
Ding Fengjun smashed his mouth, he said a little unconvinced: "Dogs can't change eating, now you see that she has changed a lot on the surface, but in fact, she is bad, isn't it because she thinks she has given birth to a daughter to become like this?"
Wang Yuzhen was angry with Ding Fengjun's words, she raised her hand and wanted to hit Ding Fengjun, Ding Fengjun hurriedly hid to the side, Wang Yuzhen didn't really want to fight Ding Fengjun, she was just pretending, Wang Yuzhen took her hand back, and said: "Don't say this kind of thing in the future, you are such a big person, and you are not afraid of other people's jokes." β
Ding Fengjun smiled mischievously and said, "Isn't there no one else, I can't show my naivety as a son in front of our mother?"
Wang Yuzhen laughed angrily at Ding Fengjun's words, she said with a smile: "You naughty ghost, let me say something good about you." β
The relationship between mother and son is wrapped in this warm atmosphere, and Ding Fengjun at this time also has an unprecedented sense of happiness.
After taking the medicine, Ding Fengjun slept at home all morning, after lunch, Ding Fengjun went to find Zhang Jilai, before going home, Ye Wen told Ding Fengjun what Ding Fengjun did, Ding Fengjun has always kept it in his mind, Ye Wen is not bad to Ding Fengjun, Ding Fengjun also understands in his heart that he needs money for work now, and seeing that he is also going to enter the palace of marriage, how can he do it without money on hand.
Although he has earned a lot of money in the past few years, the expenses of this family are not small, the money in the early stage is used for the cost of younger brothers and sisters going to school, and the later time is used for the cost of his parents' medical treatment, now Ding Fengjun has a lot of money on hand and the cost of marriage, although the brick kiln collapsed, Ding Fengjun did not lose much, Ye Wen also gave Ding Fengjun some money as compensation, but in terms of the current family and the physical condition of his parents, these funds are far from enough to support the expenditure of these projects, so Ding Fengjun must find a few suitable candidates as soon as possible, go to the brick kiln with him, and work together to make money, having a fellow villager to accompany you, at least you can support each other, it's better than being lonely alone.
When Ding Fengjun went to Zhang Jilai's house, Zhang Jilai was feeding his mother medicine, judging from Zhang's mother's face, her health was not good, and she seemed to have a feeling of being terminally ill, and Ding Fengjun's arrival did not attract the attention of Zhang Jilai's mother and son.
Zhang's mother's eyes couldn't see clearly, and Zhang Jilai was preoccupied with taking care of his mother, so naturally the two of them wouldn't notice Ding Fengjun.
Ding Fengjun was also very conscious, he pulled over a bench and sat at the wooden table, looking at this warm picture. It wasn't until Zhang Jilai served Zhang's mother to lie down that he realized Ding Fengjun's existence, Zhang Jilai showed a look of surprise, and Ding Fengjun motioned for Zhang Jilai to talk to him in the courtyard.
"Second brother, why do you have time to come to my house?"
As soon as he walked out of the door, Zhang Jilai couldn't help but ask with curiosity in his heart.
Ding Fengjun took out a cigarette from his coat pocket, handed one to Zhang Jilai, and said, "Something happened to the brick kiln, I'll come back for a while to rest for a few days, so I have to come and see you." β
Zhang Jilai lit a cigarette, took a puff, and sighed softly, Ding Fengjun looked at Zhang Jilai's listless appearance, and said with some concern: "Brother, I haven't seen you for a few months, you are a lot haggard, is there something wrong?"
Zhang Jilai exhaled a puff of smoke leisurely, and said a little helplessly: "Alas, there is no way, you have also seen that my mother's body is not as good as day by day, and now she can only rely on medicine to maintain it, there is a period of confusion, occasionally when I am awake, she will always ask me when I will marry my daughter-in-law." I know she's been thinking about me all the time. β
Ding Fengjun sighed lightly and comforted: "Don't be too stressed, isn't life much better now than before." At least you don't have to eat bran vegetables, the days of having a last meal and not a meal have passed, and everything will be fine, while your aunt can eat and drink now, you can let her eat more good things. β
"What are you eating, now she can't even drink the potion, she works hard to support it because she still has a thought, when she is alive, even if she just hears the news of my marriage, she will go safer. β
As he spoke, tears flowed from Zhang Jilai's eyes.
Ding Fengjun looked at Zhang Jilai, who was so sad, and his heart was also very uncomfortable, he patted Zhang Jilai on the shoulder and changed the topic.
"Brother, how is your work now, do you have fun. β
Zhang Jilai stopped his tears and said with a wry smile: "What kind of work, I am now a jobless vagrant again." β
"What?" Ding Fengjun looked at Zhang Jilai incredulously and said, "Aren't you a carpenter in a furniture factory?"
Zhang Jilai shook his head, and said helplessly: "My mother's current situation is inseparable from people's care, even though I am working in a furniture factory, but my heart has always been hanging on her, since this is the case, it is better for me to serve her directly at home." β
Ding Fengjun is also very emotional, as the saying goes, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, and the son wants to be filial but does not wait. In the face of family affection, everything will seem insignificant. Zhang Jilai is a dutiful son and a brother worth associating, didn't Ding Fenghai see through this person's style before deciding to help him.
Ding Fengjun also wanted to help him, but life and death depended on fate, and Ding Fengjun couldn't help anything except sigh.
"By the way, second brother, you won't come to my house just to see me, is there anything else. Zhang Jilai asked after his mood stabilized.
Ding Fengjun pretended to be relaxed and said: "Originally, I was looking for you, but now it's okay." β
Zhang Jilai looked at Ding Fengjun suspiciously and said, "Second brother, if you have something, just say it, if you need my brother's help, I will definitely not refuse." β
Although Ding Fengjun pretended to be relaxed, he still couldn't hide what he was hiding in his heart, but in front of Zhang Jilai, he had to pretend that there was nothing.
"Really, it's nothing, since I've already seen you, I'll go first. β
Ding Fengjun raised his legs and wanted to leave as he spoke, but here Zhang Jilai opened his mouth and said: "Second brother, when did you become speechless, you were not like this before, do you look down on your poor brother anymore?"
Zhang Jilai's words were a bit serious, Ding Fengjun saw that it was so far, it was not easy to hide it anymore, he had to say: "Actually, I came back this time to take you and me to work in the brick kiln, after all, the kiln earns a lot of money, to put it mildly, it is a problem to make a living just because you are a carpenter for others at home and earn the money for the melons and dates, not to mention the matter of treating your aunt and marrying a daughter-in-law." β
Zhang Jilai only realized now that Ding Fengjun came to show the way for his future life to be guaranteed, and he was immediately grateful, but his current situation was in such an embarrassing situation.
Ding Fengjun didn't wait for Zhang Jilai to speak, he said again: "But as far as the situation of my aunt is concerned, you can't get out of it just now, so I didn't plan to talk about it again." β
Zhang Jilai said apologetically: "I'm really sorry for the second brother, I disappointed your kindness." β
Ding Fengjun waved his hand and said: "What are you doing with these useless words, since you call me second brother, then you are not allowed to be polite to me in the future, otherwise I will be angry." Okay, you take good care of your aunt at home, I have to go back. β
After speaking, Ding Fengjun walked out of the door, Zhang Jilai sent Ding Fengjun to the door and walked slowly, Zhang Jilai stopped outside the door, until Ding Fengjun turned around and disappeared at the mouth of the alley, Zhang Jilai turned his head back to the house with tears on his face.
Ding Fengjun went around the village for another three days, and he wanted to recruit a few laborers in the village, but to his disappointment, no one in the village was willing to go with him. It's not because they have a good way, these people who were asked by Ding Fengjun are just living by planting crops, what can a few acres of small thin fields do, but they would rather farm at home than go to the kiln with Ding Fengjun, first, because they have not gone out, and secondly, they think that Ding Fengjun is just working for others, and has no ability, what if they go to someone else's house and don't give money, plus Ding Fengjun didn't say a bold word, for example, if Ding Fengjun said that the boss doesn't give you money, I will give it, maybe they can also let down their guard in their hearts and consider it, the reason why Ding Fengjun didn't give them a ticket was not because Ding Fengjun confessedγ
Ding Fengjun also has his own ideas, he always has to think about the way back for himself, these are all people in his village, every day he bows his head and doesn't look up, although this Ye factory director is good to Ding Fengjun, but in case the Ye factory director doesn't like these people brought by Ding Fengjun, and then there will be an activity to dismiss everyone in a rage, Ding Fengjun will definitely be dumbfounded, as the so-called people have their own ambitions, they don't want to go, and Ding Fengjun will not force it.
Ding Fengjun turned around for another two days, but he still didn't find anyone willing to follow him, he was a little discouraged, he really had to go straight to the No. 2 brick kiln single-handedly.
Suddenly, a person's name drilled into the brain of Ding Fengjun, who was pondering, this person is Zhang Guilai, since the last time he ate in the restaurant, Ding Fengjun really hasn't seen him for a few years, although this Zhang Guilai is a ruffian, but that is also a thing of the past, people will always change as they grow older, maybe now he has changed his ways.
How to say that Zhang Guilai is also a man with strong blood, and he must be a good brush when he works.
Ding Fengjun thought of him and also thought of Li Ergou and Zhang Tiedan, these two little minions with a tendency to inflammatory, I don't know if they have become smarter, if these people are still idle people, Ding Fengjun wants to ask their opinions, but after such a long time, Ding Fengjun is inevitably a little worried, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, who can guarantee that they will not cause trouble for Ding Fengjun?
Ding Fengjun can't manage so much now, he can pull one and count one, after making up his mind, Ding Fengjun went to the neighboring village to find Zhang Guilai, helplessly, Ding Fengjun inquired about several households, everyone avoided talking about it, and some families directly didn't give Ding Fengjun a good face, and stopped ignoring Ding Fengjun when they said they didn't know. This made Ding Fengjun both distressed and puzzled, could it be that this Zhang Guilai had provoked them, so that they were so disgusted when they heard Zhang Guilai's name?
Later, under Ding Fengjun's unremitting questioning, a family finally told a vague truth, the narrator was an old man in his seventies, and his speech was already a little vague, he said to Ding Fengjun: "This kid doesn't know where he has gone, he has done so many embarrassing things, he will definitely not dare to show his face again, now that so many enemies are looking for him outside, he still has to hide desperately? Hmph, maybe he is dead now." β
Listening to the old man's tone, it seemed that he was not very optimistic about this Zhang Guilai, Ding Fengjun said to the old man with great curiosity: "Uncle, what bad things did he do to make so many enemies?"
The old man looked at Ding Fengjun and said: "Young man, uncle sees that you are also a good boy, some things are still not known, don't look for this Zhang Guilai, go home and live a good life, if he cheats your money, don't think about chasing it back, money is something outside the body, there is no need to be heartbroken because of a little money, I think you are also a person with sound limbs and smart and clever, you simply have the right to lose the money, no matter how hard you work, you will definitely earn more money than this." β
Ding Fengjun really couldn't cry or laugh, and he was not in the mood to talk to this old man anymore, so he simply returned home.
Ding Fengjun has been at home for about half a month, he hasn't done anything in the past half a month, it's not a matter to be so idle, he plans to leave tomorrow and go to the eastern part of the country alone, but the world is unpredictable, Ding Fengjun has not left yet, but Zhang Jilai has come.
Zhang Jilai appeared in front of Ding Fengjun with a dirty face, Ding Fengjun was dumbfounded, Zhang Jilai in front of him was like two people when he met some time ago, his beard was unshaven, and he looked like he had just cried.
Before Ding Fengjun could ask, Zhang Jilai opened his mouth.
"Second brother, my mother, my mother, she is dead!"