Chapter Forty-Eight: Flying Chanjuan
At that time, in order to return to the city, Ma Weiguo, who ended his status as an educated youth, married Shuyun, the daughter of a shoemaker, against his will. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the first year after returning to Shanghai, he hid from Shuyun and his old father-in-law, and saw Xiaoya a few times outside the big iron fence of the madhouse, and the young Ma Weiguo's heart was already broken, all broken!
He wanted to know what was going on? But no one knows the answer or the truth.
He went to look for Xiaoya's relatives, but all of her relatives died during the Cultural Revolution.
He also looked for Xiaoya's classmates and friends, but the few remaining people didn't know much more than him.
Yes, it's hard to protect yourself in those chaotic times!
He wanted to rescue Xiaoya and take care of her for the rest of his life, but his identity and his marriage made him powerless.
Every time, Ma Weiguo could only watch Xiao Ya's figure cry outside the iron fence of the madhouse, it was a kind of heart-rending and helpless cry that lowered his voice!
A year later, Shuyun gave birth to a big fat son for him, and his excited father-in-law, Lao Taishan, closed the stall early and decided to go home and have two drinks with his son-in-law.
Drinking and drinking, the cobbler talked about what he had heard at the shoe stall.
"Today, the big guys are talking about the fire in the madhouse!"
"What, what??" Ma Weiguo stopped the wine glass in his hand and looked at his old father-in-law in surprise.
"The big guy said that there was a fire in the madhouse and several patients were burned to death. I don't know if any crazy people have come out, otherwise I think this Shanghai is going to be messed up......"
Ma Weiguo didn't listen to the words anymore, he put down his wine glass and rushed out the door.
He ran to the madhouse like crazy, his mind was full of Xiaoya, "Xiaoya, what happened to poor Xiaoya?" ”
In the asylum, he saw the ruins and unfinished smoke, and he finally found the person in charge of the hospital, who told him that there was no Emmeya among the living patients, and there was no Emmeya among the dead, and that Ameya had been on the list of missing persons, and the exact news had to wait for the scene to be cleared.
Hearing this, Ma Weiguo completely collapsed to the ground!
That night, Ma Weiguo staggered home, he no longer had the joy of being a father for the first time, and he waited for the verdict of fate with all his heart.
Because of Xiaoya, he married Shuyun against his will and returned to Shanghai, because of Xiaoya, he told himself to live well, and one day he would take out Xiaoya, help her heal, and take care of her for the rest of her life.
But what's going on with Xiaoya now?
A few days later, the weakened Ma Weiguo heard the accurate news from the madhouse that Xiaoya was really missing!
Xiaoya, if you really say no, it's gone, her spiritual pillar is gone, where can she go?
She no longer has the ability to distinguish and take care of herself, and she doesn't know how many sins and hardships she has to endure when she wanders around?
Ma Weiguo completely collapsed, he felt that he was crazy!
After that, Ma Weiguo suffered from a serious illness, and it took him more than a month to get up, and seeing his infant son waiting to be fed, Ma Weiguo barely shook his body and went out to find a job.
A few years later, the asylum was abolished, a psychiatric hospital was established, and all the patients who were not seriously ill and had their families returned home.
At that time, Ma Weiguo, who was already in Shanghai and was already in full swing, finally found a patient who had returned home.
Ma Weiguo went, the old alleys of Shanghai, noisy people, wires and clothes poles, and the jingle of the woks mixed with the smell of the toilet.
In a dim and narrow room, Boss Ma saw an old man wearing a top oil leather hat on a hot day, the old man shrunk at the foot of the bed and sat down, saw someone coming, and owed slightly.
The old lady approached Ma Weiguo and whispered: "This is my old man, others say he is crazy, in fact, he understands it, but he is timid, the Cultural Revolution is scared, Boss Ma will ask him if he has anything!" ”
Ma Weiguo pulled a small bench and sat opposite the old man: "Uncle, I'll come to see you today, are you okay?" As he spoke, Ma Weiguo took out a stack of money from his bag and put it in the old man's hand.
When the old lady saw it, she hurriedly said, "Old man, this is the leader sent by the above to see you, and you can say whatever you ask!" ”
"Okay, thank you for the leader who still cares about me, the person who is fast into the coffin!" The old man nodded frequently, and looked at Ma Weiguo gratefully with cloudy eyes.
"Uncle, do you remember what happened to you in the hospital? Let me find out above! Ma Weiguo said gently.
"Hospital? Is that the hospital for the madmen? I'm not crazy, leader, I'm not crazy! The old man looked at Ma Weiguo very nervously, and the money in his hand slipped on the ground.
"Old man, don't be nervous, the leader knows that you are not sick, otherwise how could he let you go home?" The old lady sat down beside the old man and comforted him.
Ma Weiguo picked up the money on the ground and put it in the old man's hand again: "Uncle, don't worry, this is the money sent to you from above, let you buy some delicious food, your body is so tough, how can you be sick?" It's all clear! Ma Weiguo said sincerely.
Only then did the old man put the money in his pocket with confidence.
"Uncle, do you remember one year when there was a fire in the hospital?"
"Remember, the fire was so big that it burned several people, it was so scary!" The old man looked horrified.
"Don't be afraid, uncle, I'm here to inquire with you."
Ma Weiguo saw that there was a door, and the uncle didn't seem to be confused, so he continued: "There is a girl named Xiaoya in the hospital, do you still remember it?" Long hair, white skin......" Ma Weiguo said as he gestured.
"Remember, the people in the hospital said she was a fairy."
"Yes, yes......" Ma Weiguo smiled.
Ma Weiguo then asked, "Where did she go on the day the hospital caught fire?" ”
"She, she, she's ascended to heaven!" The old man had a serious look on his face.
"What? Is she dead too? The smile on Ma Weiguo's face just now disappeared, and he looked disappointed.
"Old man, you say it well, if you die, you will die, what heaven will you rise?" The old lady reminded beside her, for fear that the old man would say something crazy.
"It's not that she's dead, she's really ascended to heaven, and many people saw it that day, and she floated up in the firelight, floating, floating, floating in the air, and then she couldn't even see the white skirt!"
"Old man, can you say it well?" The old lady was a little anxious.
"I know you don't believe it, when we were in the hospital, the doctor told us not to talk nonsense, and to give injections to whoever said nonsense, I didn't say it if the leader sent someone here today!" The old man's face was full of displeasure.
The old lady looked at Ma Weiguo apologetically.
"Don't worry, uncle, I believe your words, and I believe your words too!" Ma Weiguoqiang comforted the old man with a smiling face.
Ma Weiguo thought that this old man's madness must not be good, and it seemed that there was little hope of finding Xiaoya!