Chapter 6
Early the next morning, the four of them bought a map of Beijing at the hotel and went to find a job that suited them.
Tang Yu's planned itinerary today was disrupted by a nightmare in the second half of the night, he dreamed that his mother was covered in blood, he ran dozens of miles with his mother on his back, and he couldn't find a car or a hospital along the way, and finally his mother died of blood loss.
When Tang Yu woke up, he broke out in a cold sweat, and he was so distressed that he couldn't sleep anymore.
He misses his mother, his father, and his home.
But he never saw them again, and he was no longer homeless.
He wants his loved ones, he wants home. He didn't want to live alone. He was afraid of loneliness.
He hurriedly hugged the burden next to the pillow, and inside was Tang Yan's urn.
He was trembling and his eyes were red.
muttered, "Tang Yan...... Silly brother, are you alive? Please live, let my brother find you, and my brother will definitely find you. ”
Maybe it's because of the obsession, Tang Yu always has a feeling, he feels that Tang Yan is still alive, just somewhere in the world.
He must find Tang Yan, he swears.
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Before dawn, he put on his clothes and got out of bed, locked his luggage and urn, and took a two-hour bus ride to the gate of the Daxing District Teachers' Training School.
Tang Yu has a matter on his mind.
He has an aunt, the dearest relative of Tang Yu in this world, a relative who really loves him. If it weren't for the aunt's son assigned to Beijing, the son wanted to buy a house in Beijing, and the aunt had to sell the house in her hometown to her cousin to make a down payment for the house, and she would definitely live with the aunt.
If he remembers correctly, his cousin would have taken out a loan to buy a house this year, would have had a girlfriend, got married the next year, and his aunt died in the third year, by his vicious sister-in-law.
He will not allow a repeat of the tragedy! Otherwise, his mother would die without a blind eye, and he would not be able to live in peace.
In order to allow non-local teachers with family members to have a place to live, the school rented two floors of vacant classrooms in the teacher training school for teachers and their families to live in. About 6 o'clock, the big iron gate opened, one after another teachers came out of the yard, his eldest brother is the head teacher, teaching mathematics, a bunch of naughty buns waiting for him to discipline it, you have to go early, at half past 6 I saw the eldest brother Yang Bo flying out of the gate on a bicycle. Tang Yu hid behind the base of the wall, copied his sleeves and watched the eldest brother pouting and riding a bicycle, and laughed for a while.
When the uncle who guarded the door saw Tang Yu's dress, he said nothing and didn't let him in, so Tang Yu had to buy a bun and lean against the gate to wait for the rabbit.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for my aunt and uncle to walk out of the gate at about 8 o'clock.
The old couple looked haggard and walked in the direction of the bus stop. Tang Yu looked at the backs of the two, his nose was sore, his eyes were red, and he almost couldn't stop shouting.
Tang Yu secretly followed behind the two and took a bus for six or seven stops to the Daxing District Talent Market. In order to buy a house for their son, the old couple should want to come out and find a job. People are in their fifties, will anyone want it? Tang Yu didn't know how to talk to the two, so he had to follow them around. In the process, he learned about the recruitment information of various businesses. Not to mention education, technology and experience, the most basic age, this old couple is not enough, all businesses, including self-employed small workshops, the minimum age requirement is under 45 years old, and they are both 52 years old this year.
"I'm a 30-year old accountant, look at it, this is my accounting certificate, and I also have an audit certificate!" The aunt took out two old documents from her bag and showed them to the recruiter of a real estate agency.
The young man returned his ID card to his aunt, looked at the certificate she handed over, and said with a smile: "Auntie, we require the age of recruitment accountants to be under 45 years old, you are overage, besides, your certificate is an old certificate from 30 years ago, which does not meet the national standard." ”
"Don't look at my age, but I'm in good health, do you look at me, like 52 years old? Everyone else guessed I was in my early 40s! There is also this certificate, it is a little old, but my technology is here, the accounting industry is the older you get, the more popular it is, and no one who wants to find an old accountant can find it! Now young people's technology is not good, unstable! The aunt straightened her waist and spoke with a northeastern accent.
The recruiter shook his head with a smile: "Auntie, I know that you are in good health and good technology, but we are a regular company, not a small workshop, self-employed, you are not old enough, and you do not have a qualified certificate, we cannot be hired, this is the company's regulations." ”
The aunt's face froze for a moment, and she looked at the recruiter in embarrassment, and the commissioner was not very comfortable with her, so she kindly reminded: "Isn't your husband a carpenter?" There are a few handicraft workshops over there that recruit carpenters, and there should be a shortage of accounts, so you and your husband should go over there and have a look. The commissioner gestured to a row of modest tables on the side of the road.
The aunt and uncle looked at each other, quickly thanked the recruiter, and walked over.
"Yes, I have several furniture stores here that recruit carpenters, but you have to pay 60 yuan in intermediary fees first." The middle-aged man with a sideways face smiled.
"Why do you need an intermediary fee?" The aunt asked puzzled.
"What we earn is this mouthful of food, you just came, you are not familiar with here, you don't need us to find out the way slowly, we make this money is speculative money, it's not easy!"
"But 60 yuan is too expensive, forget it, let's look for it again." The uncle pulled the aunt, and when he heard the price, he retreated.
The aunt twisted her uncle: "60 yuan is not too much if you can really find a job to do, but I don't know if it's a liar......"
The man was not happy, and opened his voice and shouted, "Hey, auntie! What do you say? This is the talent market, I work here all the year round, relying on this credibility and reputation, you can believe me to stay where I am, don't affect my business here! ”
The aunt hurriedly grabbed the man's arm and said with a smile: "Hey, young man, don't take it to heart, I'll just say casually, 60 yuan, okay, 60 is 60." The aunt took out a wad of change from her pocket, five or six yuan, two or three yuan, and said to the uncle next to her while counting the money: "Lao Kuai, hurry up and leave a phone number." ”
The uncle took out his mobile phone from his pocket and asked, "Young man, how many calls do you have?" ”
The man left a string of phone calls, and the uncle dialed it, and the man's mobile phone rang, and the old couple was relieved, it was true, and they didn't lie.
The aunt counted the money and handed it over, "It's exactly 60, you count." ”
The man was just about to take the money, but he was stopped by a hand that suddenly appeared, and the three of them looked over at the same time and saw a very white young man.
The young man's eyes and nose were red, and he looked at his aunt and said, "He's a liar, you can't give him the money." ”
The man was so angry, stared at the beads of his eyes and said angrily: "Hey! Which green onion are you? ”
Tang Yu glared at the man viciously, wrapped his aunt's hand, dragged the old couple out, and walked across the road with the stunned aunt, she reacted and asked puzzledly: "Young man, who are you?" ”
Tang Yu suppressed the urge to hug them and cry, pursed his lips and smiled, and said as calmly as possible: "Uncle, aunt, we are a ...... in a town"
The old couple looked Tang Yu up and down, looked at each other again, and was sure that they had no impression of this face, and the aunt asked: "Child, our town is so small, every aunt knows it, why haven't I seen you?" ”
The uncle nodded in agreement.
Tang Yu scratched his head and said with a smile: "Auntie, don't you remember the fool of the Tang family in the east of the town?" ”
The aunt tilted her head and looked at Tang Yu, up and down, left and right, and carefully observed, "You...... Is Tang Er stupid? ”
Tang Yu nodded vigorously, "That's right!" I'm Tang Ersil, my name is ...... Tang Yan. ”
"You're not stupid?" Auntie asked in surprise.
"Well, don't be stupid, I'm all well." Tang Yu laughed.
The aunt looked at Tang Yu, her eyes were a little red, and she said with a wry smile: "You and my Tang name are really like a family, my Tang language...... He died in a car accident last month, and his aunt waited for the child to be cremated before notifying me, and I didn't even see the child for the last time when I rushed back. As she spoke, the aunt hid her face and cried.
The uncle hurriedly comforted the aunt, Tang Yu also hugged the shoulders of the aunt, held back the tears and said: "Auntie, don't be sad, Tang Yu will not feel at ease when he sees you in such pain in the sky." ”
"My miserable sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and my nephew. Why is this family's life so hard! "The aunt couldn't control her feelings at all, and the more she cried, the more sad she became, and finally she fainted from crying.
The aunt fell asleep for more than three hours before waking up, listening to the uncle say that in the month of her death, she washed her face with tears day and night, and hardly slept much, Tang Yu was secretly sad after listening to it, he knew that the aunt loved him, and treated him closer than his own son, but he didn't expect that his death would bring her so much pain.
Tang Yu didn't go back at noon, and stayed to prepare lunch for his aunt's family. My cousin will come back for dinner every day during his lunch break, but as soon as he entered the house today, a fellow suddenly popped out, or Tang Ersil from the same town, this fool called himself "Tang Yan", and his cousin's name is very similar to a family.
Tang Yan said that he and Tang Yu worshipped, and the relationship was so good that they were like brothers. This visit to Beijing is also Tang Yu's dying entrustment, so that he can take care of their family like relatives.
He also said that he would often come to cook for his aunt, he had been an orphan since he was a child, lacking family warmth, if he didn't dislike him, he wanted to recognize his aunt and uncle as godmothers and fathers.
These are all what Tang Yu told him, it sounds a little dramatic, Yang Bo is not a big person, he has more eyes than anyone else, he doesn't doubt Tang Yu, but after chatting with this Tang Ersil for a few words, Yang Bo had an extremely cordial feeling, which made him can't help but let down his guard, the most incredible thing is that Tang Yu's tone of speech, speech and behavior, he washes vegetables and chooses vegetables, cleans the table and washes dishes, cooks and cooks, and even cleans up the kitchen mess while cooking, all of which are strikingly similar to his dead cousin...... His cousin loves cleanliness very much, more meticulous than his mother, no matter how the kitchen is fried, no matter how it is fried, there is not a drop of oil after cooking, and it is as clean as if it has not been fired.
The familiar aroma of chicks and mushrooms in the pot filled all corners of the classroom, evoking the sad memories of the family. The aunt and uncle slowly walked out from behind the curtain and came to Yang Bo's side, the three of them looked at Tang Yu's busy back, water vapor and sunlight swirled around Tang Yu's side, producing a blurry and dreamy effect, they seemed to see the living Tang Yu cooking in the kitchen. Tang Yu is sensible early, since he was a child, he likes to do housework, study food, he has to touch and control the three meals a day for the whole family, he always said to his hungry cousin who was noisy with the kitchen door: "Brother, go and put the table away, and it's time to eat." ”
Tang Yu put the last dish of Chunxiang scrambled eggs on a plate, and said casually: "Brother, go and put the table away." Tang Yu turned around and saw that the three of them had all come around, which made him stunned for a moment.
Seeing that the three of them looked at him with a hint of exploration, Tang Yu smiled weakly: "Auntie, are you awake?" What's that, Brother Yang, put the table down, let's have dinner. ”
"Oh......" The cousin came back to his senses, quickly put the table away, the uncle helped the aunt to sit down, Tang Yu and the cousin set the meal, the aunt looked at the dishes on the table, her hands trembled a little, she picked up the Chunxiang scrambled eggs in her hand and tasted them, tears flowed down.
Tang Yu was frightened and hurriedly asked, "Auntie, what's wrong with you?" ”
"Mom......" The cousin looked at the aunt with red eyes.
The aunt shook her head, put down her chopsticks with a snap, rushed to the back of the curtain, threw herself on the bed and cried, screaming Tang and his mother's name without listening. The uncle hurriedly followed, comforting his old wife one by one.
My cousin's tears also crackled and fell, and he lowered his head and said nothing.
Tang Yu bit his lip and tried not to let his tears fall, he didn't know that he was so important in the hearts of this family. There are still so many people in the world who love him, and he is so moved that he is overwhelmed.
Tang Yu sniffed, touched his cousin's hand, and said softly, "Brother Yang...... I'll go first, and I'll come to see you often. ”
The cousin didn't speak, still crying.
Tang Yu walked out of the room, leaned against the wall, and tried to adjust his breathing. He vows to change the family's fate. I can't let my aunt die like this.
He had to think of a countermeasure.