Chapter 6 First Sight of the He Family
After eating, Chen put the dishes left in advance on a plate, put them in a clean basket, and then took a clean cover to cover them, and beckoned Xiaohan and the spring equinox to go to He Mu's house to bring food to his mother. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
After entering He Mu's house, Lin Xiaohan looked around, three low houses, the layout was similar to his own, a bamboo pole hung under the eaves, and a few clothes were drying on it. On the west side is a utility room, piled with some farm tools, because of the wind and rain, the door has been dilapidated, and there is also a vegetable field in the yard, planting some green oily wheat vegetables, shallots, etc. Overall, I feel that He Mu's family is as dilapidated as my own, thinking that his father has passed away, and his mother has been sick, and his life is more difficult than his own home.
The room in the middle is where He Muniang Zhang Hong lives, He Mu pushed open the door and shouted while inviting everyone in: "Mother, Aunt Lin came to see you, and there are also the spring equinox and Xiaohan." As he spoke, he helped Zhang to sit on the bed half-leaning, and thoughtfully tucked the pillow behind him.
As soon as he entered the door, a strong smell of Chinese medicine came to his nose, choking Lin Xiaohan and wanting to cough. The interior was slightly dim because the windows were closed. The woman leaning on the bed was in her early thirties, her face was haggard, and there was a depression between her eyebrows, probably because she had not seen the sun for a long time, and her complexion was sickly pale, and her body was covered with a quilt of flowers, which was washed white, and it was obvious that she had been old.
"My sister-in-law came over and brought food, thank you so much. Quickly take a stool and invite your aunt and younger siblings to sit and pour water for them. Zhang said gratefully.
Chen hurriedly stopped He Mu: "I just eat, I'm not thirsty." Xiao Mu don't be busy, quickly bring the small table and let your mother eat. At this point, it's time to be hungry. He stepped forward and took Zhang's hand affectionately: "His aunt, you're welcome." The relationship between the two of us is the same as that of brothers and sisters, I come to your house just like my own, and I will pour water myself if I want to drink. Since Xiao Han's accident, I've been busy, and I didn't bother to come up to see you, are you feeling better?"
"It's the same as before, sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad, and I can't get better at any medicine, and I spend money in vain, and I guess that's it for my disease. Don't talk about this, the spring equinox and Xiaohan came to the aunt and let the aunt take a good look. Saying that, Zhang took Xiao Han's hand and sighed while stroking: "Poor child, I've been suffering you these days." Look at this little face, it's all thin. It's not that the aunt is boasting, you are the aunt who grew up watching from a young age, gentle and sensible, we can't find a top-notch girl like you in our village, the Tang family is really blind. Don't be sad, find a better one in the future and let them regret it. ”
Looking at the genuine care in Zhang's eyes, Lin Xiaohan's heart was hot, and he sat on the edge of the bed obediently, comforting her: "Auntie, that matter has passed, and I will be fine for a long time." You see I'm fine now, just now I scolded them so badly that they ran away with their tails between their legs. Did you hear that in the house?"
"I heard it, at first I was very angry when I heard the words of the mother-in-law of the Li family, and I wanted to go out and scold her, but I hated myself for not being angry. Later, when I heard that you were fighting, I was even more anxious. Later, fortunately, you came out and scolded them. Xiaohan, you are really amazing, you usually don't like to talk, you are shy when you see people, I didn't expect to understand so many big truths. Xiao Han was embarrassed by the praise, and quickly waved his hand and explained those words again.
As he was talking, He Mu brought the small table over, and Xiao Han quickly got up to help put the meal on the table. He brought the soup over again and asked Zhang to drink the soup first and then eat, saying that this was good for the stomach. Zhang complied with a smile and didn't mention it for a while. After eating, the two gossiped about the parents' shortcomings and trivialities.
After sitting for a while, Xiao Han felt that the room was very stuffy and it was difficult to go out, so he began to fidget. He Mu, who had been paying attention to her on the side, saw this scene and hurriedly walked over and asked in a low voice. Xiao Han said that it was too depressed, could you open the window and breathe. He Mu hesitated when he heard this.
Chen heard their conversation and said with a smile: "Your aunt is weak and can't open the window for fear of catching a cold." If you feel bored, go out for a walk. ”
Zhang also hurriedly said: "Xiao Mu, you take Xiao Han and the spring equinox to your house to talk, and we adults are impatient to listen to these things." ”
He Mu let them into his room, the furnishings in the room were very simple, only a bed, a cabinet, a table and a stool, the paint was mottled, showing the age. The spring equinox stepped forward and grabbed He Mu's hand and asked, "Brother Xiao Mu, what did you promise me last time?" He Mu looked at the spring equinox and looked at himself, "hehe" smiled, and took out something from the corner, Lin Xiaohan looked at it, it turned out to be a spinning top, and the wood was made of willow trees, and it was polished very smooth.
Since it was winter, there was less work in the fields, and the rural children had nothing to do. They often get together to play a game of playing tops, usually divided into two groups, draw tops together, and see which group of tops fall to the ground first. If you can fight, the spinning top will spin on the ground for a longer time. For those who can't fight, the spinning top rolls on the ground and falls down soon after turning. The spinning top that falls to the ground is called a "dead spinning top", and it can only be slaughtered by the other party. At this time, the winning side, with its own spinning top, is held high above its head, aimed at the target, and slams downward.
The spring equinox has long wanted a spinning top, but during this time, there are many things at home, and he didn't dare to find his father and brother to do it, so he secretly begged Brother Xiaomu, who has always loved him. He Mu and the Lin family brothers and sisters had a good time, and they had some juvenile concerns recently, so of course they happily agreed.
I was very happy to get the spinning top at the spring equinox, and I couldn't wait to say that I wanted to go home and find my brother to go to the grain field to play with the spinning top. The three of them entered Zhang's room and wanted to say goodbye.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhang's tears in his eyes, and Chen comforted him. He Mu was shocked: "Mother, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, nothing. Zhang hurriedly wiped his tears with his hands, "My mother just thinks of your hard-working father, your father left early, and my mother's body is sick and crooked, and she has not improved after taking many medicines, which has dragged you down in vain." You have been sensible since you were a child, you help your mother work, you are good-looking, you should have said kiss at this age, but our family is so poor, what girl can take a fancy to you! If I have a good one, how can I have the face to see your father underground. He began to cry again.
"Mother, don't cry, your body will definitely get better, don't think about it so much, I'm still young, don't worry, I'll talk about it in a few years." Talking about his family affairs in front of Xiaohan's family, He Mu was sad and embarrassed.
"You are fifteen years old this year, you see that the youngest son of the village chief's family is as old as you, and he became a parent in the first two months, and his daughter-in-law became pregnant this month. It's all blamed on the mother for being useless......"
Lin Xiaohan looked at Zhang, who was crying with tears in his eyes, and felt sad in his heart, pitying the hearts of his parents all over the world. But isn't Zhang thinking a little too much, fifteen years old is not a man left? Think about the previous life when he was fifteen years old, he was only in the third year of junior high school, and he was anxious about the high school entrance examination, and he never considered emotional problems, the ancients were mature early.
"Auntie, don't be sad. Lin Xiaohan stepped forward and took out a clean handkerchief to wipe away Zhang's tears, "Listen to me, your disease is curable, as long as you do what I say, keep you for a few months." ”