135. Difficult scriptures to read at home

After packing the luggage checked to the tutor's hospital, Gu Haiping took the train to his hometown, and he was going home to visit his mother.

The overnight train arrives in Hohhot, and then the bus is back at home for an hour. In front of him was still the old house, a few red brick south houses were brighter than the main house, and outside the gate was the new van that his father had mentioned on the phone.

I remember that my father once said that in order to find a livelihood for my younger brother, he bought a second-hand car for transportation, and asked him for money when he bought the car.

He looked around the car, there were about twenty seats in the van, the body of the car was rusty, the original color of the car should have been white, now it was mottled with red paint, and there were pimples. At first glance, my father brushed it with paint.

In addition to the seats, there are a few small benches in the car, but they look like they haven't been used for a long time, and the seats and small stools are covered with dust.

He gently pushed the door open, and a pug on a leash was on the edge of the hen's coop and jumped up and barked. He didn't know when there was an extra dog in the house, so dirty that he couldn't see the color of his coat, but a pair of dog eyes were still alive under the dirt on his face, and he looked fierce enough. It seems that he really hasn't been home for a long time, and a lot of things are not in his memory.

The mother heard the dog barking in the house, pushed the door out, and saw that her son had already walked to the door, and with surprise on her face, she eagerly took her son's hand and went to the house.

His mother's gray hair was messily placed on his forehead, Gu Haiping put down the luggage in his hand, and helped his mother pick up his drooping hair, feeling kind. My mother is old, and she is still getting up early and working late to be busy with the family's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

The mother rubbed her hands happily: "Son, are you back?" Are you back yet? ”

"Oh, I'll go to the hospital the day after tomorrow to study with my tutor, and I'll come back to see you in two days. Do you have better leg pain? Gu Haiping said and bent down to see his mother's legs.

The mother hurriedly grabbed her son's hand: "It doesn't hurt, you get up, Mom's leg is already healed, it doesn't hurt anymore." She was afraid that her son would worry about her.

The family's breakfast had not yet been eaten, and the mother pulled Gu Haiping to stand at the door of the kitchen, looking at her son at a glance, while picking up the work in her hand and being busy, she asked, "Are you lacking in study?" Mom looks at you and you're losing weight again, are you eating well? Eat more to have the strength to do your work. ”

Gu Haiping listened to his mother's thousand-year-old advice, his eyes were a little moist, and he said: "I'm not thin, I'm fine, you should pay attention to your body, if you can't do it, don't do it, don't be tired." You are all good, so that I can study with peace of mind. ”

"Oh, it's okay, mom's health is fine, I bought two tons of coal a few days ago, unloaded outside the gate, your dad is tired to sleep, Sansan is not at home, I use a dustpan to bring it back alone. After moving for a day and a night, I didn't feel tired, and I slept better. "My mother seems to be very proud of her abilities.

But when he heard his mother say that he had carried two tons of coal back to the firewood room again and again in a small iron dustpan, Gu Haiping's heart ached and hurt again - my poor mother! How did she get two tons of coal back with her fat body and leg pain? It's still a night without sleep, which should be a huge project for mothers!

He blamed himself for not being able to ease the burden of his mother's life.

The mother looked at her son and seemed to be in a bad mood, so she stopped what she was doing and said, "You seem to be tired, go to sleep for a while, and call you when your mother is ready." ”

Gu Haiping's eyes were sore, he turned around and went out, walking towards the small hill outside the gate. Father also got up, busy in a few vegetable fields in the yard, watched Gu Haiping walk out of the courtyard gate, and just said: "It's cold, wear more clothes." ”

Gu Haiping waved his hand at his father, and walked alone on the path he had walked countless times, outside the courtyard gate was a small dirt slope, which was the paradise of his childhood, at that time, a southern geological team built a brick yard at the foot of the south of the small soil slope, the yard raised chickens, ducks, rabbits, and planted all kinds of vegetables, which was a beautiful and rich place in his impression. As a child, he watched the geologists come in and out, and knew that they were all knowledgeable people, and they were doing things that he couldn't understand, but they were very spiritual.

The poplar trees around the courtyard, planted by the geological team when they came, have now become a unique landscape, they are distinguished in the early autumn wind, the dark green leaves rustle, and the Mongolian plateau is vast and vast.

The courtyard is now dilapidated, and it is said that the geological team members returned in vain, and the yard was naturally discarded, and there was no life, but you can still see the former appearance in a trance.

Gu Haiping sat on the top of the dirt slope, he looked far away, dissipating the depression in his chest, he believed that he could give his mother a happy old age, and his efforts would give his wife, daughter, and mother a good future. So no matter what, you have to work hard, work hard to learn a good major, and work hard to make money.

I heard my mother's shout, "Haiping, it's time to eat—"

This is the trumpet that his mother often shouted when he was a child, and his heart is warm, and he seems to have returned to the state of mind when he was a child.

Gu Haiping stood up and saw his mother standing outside the gate shouting towards the small hill. It may be that her father told her that she had gone up the hill by herself.

He walked down briskly and waved at his mother. The mother's smile hung happily and lovingly on her face.

Holding his mother's arm, he went home, and the yellow oil cakes, tomato and egg soup, and cold cucumbers made by his mother were already on the table.

The eggs were laid by the chickens raised by his mother, the tomatoes and cucumbers were all grown in the yard, the morning sun shone on the green vegetable furrows in the yard, sitting on the chair by the window basking in the sun, Gu Haiping stretched his waist comfortably. The familiar taste of his mother's food had already increased his appetite, and he felt that he was already hungry and digging for water.

Then he called out to his father in the courtyard: "Dad, it's time to eat." ”

The father, who was busy breeding pumpkins in the yard, looked up and smiled: "Don't be busy, you eat first." I'll be here in a moment. ”

The younger brother was still sleeping in the west room and didn't get up, so Gu Haiping and his mother sat down to eat. He couldn't wait to pick up a pancake and devour it.

The mother looked at her son with a smile, and suddenly her eyes were full of tears: "Haiping, how old are you this year?" The eyelids drooped. ”

"Huh? Thirty-seven. Mom, you don't even remember how old I am? Gu Haiping looked at his mother's somewhat sad expression, and his heart was also sad. It's been a long time since I've bothered to sit down and chat quietly with my mother.

"Remember! How can you not remember? Mom is looking at you too. Are you too tired from studying? "This is the second time my mother has asked the same question when she has returned home.

"No, no! Not tired! It's just that it's far away from home, and I don't go home to think about what you think. Gu Haiping wanted to use a relaxed and naughty tone to resolve his mother's worries.

Mother gently patted Gu Haiping's back: "You, you have been a strong and independent child since you were a child, and you never trouble your mother." Wherever you go, your mother can rest assured. The mother raised her rough hand and wiped away a handful of tears.

He has been away from home for many years, and his life is getting better day by day, and he has his own home and a seemingly bright future, but he often misses the carefree days when he was a child, and the days of being open and comfortable are gone.

He lowered his head and ate heavily, and kept pouting, "Fragrant!" It smells so good! ”

The mother looked at her son, who was still naughty and well-behaved, and smiled.

My father finished his work in the yard and went home.

Gu Haiping talked to his father about his brother's way out.

The van outside the yard has reached the date of scrapping, all the parts have been broken, 6,000 yuan bought, only used for a month can not be used again, except for the fuel money and repair costs, not a penny, all the money to buy the car is lost.

Sansan is now a jobless vagrant, doing nothing all day.

The daughter-in-law is looking for the next one, but she has not yet obtained the certificate, so it is unknown whether the daughter-in-law can marry the three who have no serious career.

Gu Haiping knew that his father's nature of taking advantage of small advantages once again made him suffer a big loss. So what now?

The father said: "If you buy a better van, you have to find something to do for Sansan, or you can't marry your daughter-in-law, and even he won't be successful." Drinking and playing cards all day long. ”

"How much does that cost? Do you still have money to buy a car? Gu Haiping asked a little contemptuously.

"And the money? The money you sent back bought this rotten car, and if you want to buy it, you will have to work out again, you see that you can't give it to Sansan. Father didn't dare to look up into Gu Haiping's eyes.

Gu Haiping was suddenly a little annoyed, he had never been blind to his father's behavior, and his cautious father often did some ridiculous things.

Obviously looking at the loss, my father will think that he has taken advantage, but now he is suffering a loss! Sansan's decadence may also be related to his father's behavior. 6,000 yuan bought a pile of scrap iron, and it is estimated that even 200 yuan cannot be sold.

"What did you think when you bought this rotten car? Isn't this a waste of money?! I want to help you too, but you know that my income is not high now, and Shandan's income is only enough for ordinary expenses. The consumption in Yongcheng is not like our family, there is no thing that is not bought with money. Xiaoyu is also in elementary school, and she asks for money everywhere. We also wanted to buy a house, and we didn't even save a penny. Thinking about it, I feel sorry for others, when I told my parents that I would give her a good life, look at the present? A person who has a child from afar and has to go to work, and no one helps her. Every year, she sends money to you and her parents, and she uses half a year's salary from Shandan. Some of my money is still in the stock market, what do you say? Gu Haiping said indignantly.

Father heard Gu Haiping's complaints and accusations. His face swelled purple.

"If you don't have any money, forget it, I'll figure it out myself!" The green tendons in his neck stood out, and he looked angry.

Gu Haiping left his angry father and panicked mother and walked out of the door. He felt powerless in the face of such a father and such a family. It is said that he sends home thousands of yuan plus his father's pension every year, which should be a lot of income in a place like the countryside that does not cost money, but his father is almost seventy years old and bought a motorcycle for 4,800 yuan, not to mention the usual random buying and spending money.

So it's true that he said he didn't have any money. My mother once said, "Don't send money home, it's all ruined by your father." Not a penny will reach me. ”

It seems that it is time for a different way to honor your parents in the future.