Chapter 16: Friendship Across Ages

Zhao Meimei trembled, Shi Yang's mother smiled and changed the little girl's dry clothes, and took Shi Yang to personally send people home. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Liu Xiu'e was startled when she saw that Zhao Meimei was wearing a thick cotton hat on her head and changed her clothes from top to bottom, and hurriedly pulled someone to carefully check it, and then she breathed a sigh of relief when she made sure that she had all the beards and tails, and greeted Shi Yang's mother with a smile: "Oh, what's going on?" My family is in trouble again? ”

Shi Yang hurriedly stepped forward and learned what had happened.

Liu Xiu'e couldn't cry or laugh for a while, but she wasn't angry, watching Shi Yang's mother cover Zhao Meimei tightly and send her back, the little unhappiness she originally had disappeared.

Liu Xiu'e said with a smile: "Meimei just went to ask Shi Yang to come over for dinner, we didn't know that you were back, thinking that there was no one at home." ”

Shi Yang's mother was moved in her heart, and Meimei's mother was worried about her son, she remembered this feeling, and said politely: "Shi Yangdu told me, on the night of the thirtieth night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, I also troubled the dumpling pig's trotters you sent, and I ate it at your house this morning, and I took it when I left, which really caused you trouble." ”

Liu Xiu'e waved her hand: "It's okay, it's nothing more than adding a pair of chopsticks, I like this kid Yangyang, he is smart and sensible, and my family Meimei also likes him." ”

Shi Yang's mother listened to her son being praised, and her heart was beautiful, and she got a little closer to Liu Xiu'e, she asked, "How is the old lady's health?" ”

Liu Xiu'e sighed, and didn't say much in front of Zhao Meimei, so she simply replied: "I plan to pick it up in two days and spend it with us." ”

As soon as Shi Yang's mother saw her expression, she guessed that the old lady was afraid that she would not be able to raise it well, and she was a little embarrassed for a while, and comforted: "You can be regarded as doing your best." ”

Liu Xiu'e nodded and looked at Shi Yang's mother and son: "You haven't eaten yet, have you?" Why don't you go together, I deliberately stuffed more food, the dishes are ready, just fry it, Meimei's father is taking care of the elderly in the hospital, and if he doesn't come back tonight, it's not interesting for us to eat by ourselves. ”

Shi Yang's mother politely refused: "No need, we have prepared food at home." ”

Zhao Meimei was wearing Shi Yang's wide cotton jacket, pulled out of her sleeve, and grabbed Shi Yang: "Stay, ah, I went over to look for you, my mother's cooking is delicious." ”

Liu Xiu'e also left guests: "Let's eat here, and try my craftsmanship." ”

Shi Yang's mother refused twice and didn't stop Liu Xiu'e's hospitality, so she stayed.

After eating, Shi Yang accompanied Zhao Meimei back to the bedroom to play, and Shi Yang's mother followed Liu Xiu'e to huddle in the kitchen while chatting while washing the dishes.

Liu Xiu'e used to be a southerner, and she chatted with Shi Yang's mother in three or two sentences, and after asking, okay, the two of them are actually fellow villagers, and their relationship suddenly took a big step closer.

When they spoke again, the two of them stopped speaking Northeast dialect, picked up their hometown dialect and communicated softly, saying interesting stories about their hometown that both sides were familiar with.

Mrs. Zhao was discharged from the hospital in a week and was taken home directly from the hospital by Liu Xiu'e.

The people in the family compound heard the news, and everyone not only felt that Mrs. Zhao was blessed to be old, but also moved by the selfless spirit of Zhao Dazhuang and his family to help others.

Neighbors will come to visit when they are fine, and elderly people who are idle at home will also come to help out, because of this, Liu Xiu'e can continue to run the grocery store.

The people in the factory will take a long detour to Liu Xiu'e's grocery store to buy things, which can be regarded as a disguised help.

The leaders of the factory took special care of their family, canceled the fee for land occupation, and held activities in the factory every three or five times, and bought snacks, mineral water, cold drinks and other goods directly from Liu Xiu'e's shop.

As a result, Liu Xiu'e's small shop business grew by leaps and bounds for a while, and in the spring of the following year, she deliberately re-welded a larger iron shed to redecorate the grocery store.

The life of the family is getting better and better, but Mrs. Zhao's health began to deteriorate, and in the middle of May of the following year, the old man died and passed away.

Liu Xiu'e and Zhao Dazhuang helped to send the pot to the end, and the factory gave the car to help bury the person.

He An'an was six years old that year, and he witnessed for the first time what life and death are.

Liu Xiu'e didn't let her go to the funeral, and Shi Yang's mother took the initiative to take Zhao Meimei to her home.

Shi Yang accompanied Zhao Meimei at home, and Shi Yang's mother changed into black clothes to attend the funeral.

Zhao Meimei sat on the comfortable leather sofa of Shi Yang's house, staring at the coffee table in a daze, for a while, she turned her eyes, bit her lip, turned her head to look at Shi Yang, and asked the words that had always been stored in her heart: "Brother Yangyang, my mother said that grandma went to heaven, heaven is in heaven, grandma will look at me from heaven and bless me." But I don't want her to go to heaven, I want her to be with me on earth, so can't she not go? ”

"Grandma is very good to me, as soon as my mother reprimands me, she will stop me, and will secretly hide good food for me."

"I can't bear her, I don't want her to leave me, can't she stay? She went so far away, I missed her, what should I do? ”

Zhao Meimei poured out all the words in her stomach, her parents have been busy these days, no one pays attention to her, she can only figure it out by herself.

Shi Yang stretched out his arm, hugged Zhao Meimei into his arms, put his head against her head, and spoke softly, Shi Yang didn't treat Zhao Meimei as a little child, he felt that Zhao Meimei's child was very smart, much smarter than those snotty children, when he communicated with Zhao Meimei, he often forgot the age gap between the two, but communicated with the mentality of a class-to-class peer.

Shi Yang ate and slept with Zhao Meimei, and was woken up by her soak in urine, he covered Zhao Meimei with a quilt, washed her pants, and took care of her, in his heart, he felt that Zhao Meimei was very cordial to him, and there was a deep relationship between the two, as if they had known each other for a long time.

Shi Yang explained to Zhao Meimei seriously: "People will die when they live to a certain age, and heaven is the best home for the dead, and it is a very good thing that your grandmother Zhao can go to heaven." ”

Zhao Meimei was not sensible at that time, she asked: "Why do people have to die?" ”

Shi Yang looked at Zhao Meimei deeply, and reasoned word by word: "Since life has a beginning, it must have an end, just like a tree, it will sprout and stretch its branches and leaves, and it will slowly wither." ”

"But you don't have to worry about this, because you are still young, you are different from Grandma Zhao, you are still growing up slowly, you see, aren't we all sitting here now? You won't disappear and I won't disappear because we have souls and you can feel me and I can feel you. ”

"Although Grandma Zhao is dead, she will always watch over you in heaven and bless you, she will always think about you and will not forget you, so don't forget her, just let her live in your heart."

Zhao Meimei didn't seem to understand, she looked at Shi Yang with wide eyes.

Shi Yang's voice was calm when he spoke, but there was a smile in his eyes, there was some kind of persuasive power, he couldn't explain clearly, but he could make Zhao Meimei listen to it a little bit.

Zhao Meimei held Shi Yang's face, pressed her forehead against him, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Yangyang, when I die, will you accompany me?" Either I'm scared alone. ”

The leather child Zhao Meimei presented the weakest and helpless side of her heart to her brother Yangyang without reservation.

Shi Yang pinched her face and said, "Okay, I promise you." ”