The shrill sound of brakes pierced the evening silence.

The old man fell in the snow, the car was still speeding forward along the inertia, the tires skidped, the front of the car crooked to one side, and after a few bumps, it stopped.

Chen Xiaoyu half-knelt in the snow, checking on her grandfather's condition.

The bumper of the Santana was only about two centimeters away from the old man's head.

A young man and a middle-aged man got out of the car in a panic, "Didn't hit it?" Did you hit it? ”

Chen Xiaoyu knelt on the ground, half-supporting his grandfather's arm, trying to help him up, "Grandpa, did you hit it?" Does it hurt in your body? ”

"It hurts here, it hurts here." The old man pointed to his leg and snorted coquettishly, "What about Mingfang?" I saw Mingfang, why didn't she come? I'm in pain here, oops, oops, it really hurts, Mingfang, come and see. ”

The young man, who was about a driver, ran to the front of the car to take a look, flicked his sleeves, and said disdainfully, "Oh, old man, what are you pretending to be, you haven't touched it at all, okay." ”

"He didn't say that you hit it, at such an old age, can it not hurt if you fall on the snow?" Chen Xiaoyu was anxious and angry, daring to think that we were touching porcelain.

"Grandpa, can we stand up?" As he spoke, he went to help the old man again.

"Oh, I'm dying of pain, why hasn't Mingfang come yet?" The old man sat stubbornly on the ground, stroking his legs, but refused to move.

"Girl, I'm afraid the old man has hurt his leg, and you really can't touch him." A group of people gathered around to watch the excitement, and some people were persuading.

"Really, I'm afraid it's a broken bone. You don't move him. ”

"Oops, the car is driving too fast now, it's snowing, the ground is slippery, and the road is not good."

"This family is too, it's snowing so hard, why do you let an old man come out, run out and don't look good, and suffer for no reason."

"Yes, it's a hundred days to hurt your muscles and bones, and it's about to be the New Year, and it's not going to be a good year, oops, it's really pitiful."

I didn't see anyone on the road just now, but a group of people appeared out of nowhere, pointing and discussing.

Liu Lulu was not convinced, and argued with the person next to her, "Where did we let him out, but he was going to run out by himself, and we couldn't help it, so we chased it and came out." ”

"Hey, isn't this the retired teacher Chen from the school, oh, no wonder, he has a bad mind, he has Alzheimer's disease, and he has run away several times."

"Oh, no wonder, he's an old nerd."

There were more and more onlookers, blocking the traffic on half of the road, and there were drivers in the car behind, sticking out their necks and cursing.

Chen Xiaoyu listened to those discussions, thinking that his grandfather had been cautious and meticulous for half his life, but when he was old, he was like an ignorant child.

"Why are you people talking so badly?" Lulu was angry, "It's just a matter of not helping to watch the excitement, and chewing the root of the tongue, it's really unusual." ”

Chen Xiaoyu felt very uncomfortable, biting her lip and being silent, she just carefully supported the old man and gave Lulu a look, "Don't talk nonsense with these people, help me help grandpa up." ”

Lulu hurriedly half-squatted and supported the old man with Xiaoyu.

The man in the car watched for a while, took out a few bills from the leather bag under his arm, whispered a few words to the driver, and stuffed the bills into the driver's hand.

"I can tell you, your grandfather was not knocked down by our car, for the sake of him being an old man, our boss doesn't care about you, this money is considered medical expenses, hurry up and take him to the hospital to see, don't get in the way, we still have to hurry." As he spoke, the driver threw the banknotes into Chen Xiaoyu's arms.

Chen Xiaoyu raised his head and glanced at them slightly, his eyes were sharp, the middle-aged man and the driver were stunned for a while, and the middle-aged man muttered: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, we are also kind, we are really in a hurry." ”

"Money, you throw it yourself and pick it up yourself." Chen Xiaoyu said coldly, and after speaking, he turned his face away and ignored these two people again.

She and Lulu worked together to help the old man to the side of the road, and coaxed: "Grandpa, you come with us, grandma will come in a while, and she will come in a while." ”

said that he was anxious, and when he went out, he told the neighbor to call Chen Wenguang to leave a pager message, why hasn't he arrived at this time, and he is in a hurry, grandma went to the hospital for a long time, is it already home at this time, or is it stranded in the wind and snow?

In this day and age, there are no cell phones, no taxis, all of them

She was very anxious in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it on her face, but comforted her grandfather softly, "Grandma has arrived home, don't worry, don't worry." ”

Grandpa stared at her eagerly with cloudy eyes, "She's home?" Said and disappointed, "Then she won't wait for me?" Oops, my leg hurts, my leg hurts, Mingfang doesn't come to see me......"

His old voice trembled, unspeakably desolate and helpless, and his short gray hair floated in the cold wind, covering his wrinkled forehead.

Chen Xiaoyu's heart was like a knife cut, endured it, and still whispered: "Grandpa, it's okay if your feet hurt, I'll carry you on my back, and we'll go to grandma together." ”

After saying that, she squatted down and motioned for Lulu to help the old man on her back.

Lulu was stunned, "Xiaoyu, where can you carry it?" ”

"If you can't carry it, you have to carry it, you have to send your grandfather to the hospital, his leg may be fractured, if you don't send it quickly, what should I do?" After Chen Xiaoyu finished speaking, he urged, "Quick, you hold on to the back and don't let him move." ”

Lulu had no choice but to shake her head, and struggled to help the old man onto Chen Xiaoyu's back, "Grandpa, don't move, if you move, it will hurt even more if you fall." ”

Chen Xiaoyu held Lulu's arm, stood up hard, supported her grandfather's waist with both hands, hugged the old man tightly on her back, and staggered forward with crooked steps.

As if with telepathy, grandpa was very quiet and well-behaved at this moment, not moving or making trouble, his thin arm tightly wrapped around Xiaoyu's neck, and Lulu was holding his leg behind him, moving forward step by step with them.

The snowflakes danced, one by one falling on Xiaoyu's neck, cold and refreshing, the cold wind blew her hair, covered her eyes, and the body on her back became heavier and heavier, wafting the smell of rotten wood unique to the elderly.

When it was dark, the street lamps turned on one after another, leaving a warm light in the snow curtain, which was hazy and picturesque, but the snow under my feet was frozen and very slippery, and every step forward felt extremely difficult.