The fourth uncle was finally able to be admitted to secondary school or high school as his father wished, and his father insisted that the fourth uncle repeat his studies for a year, but the second year was still the same, and this time the fourth uncle said that he was unwilling to go back to school.

And at home, because of Zheng Zhishang's health, the young mother and grandmother quarreled more and more, this situation. And this state of affairs continued until the spring of 1982, when the household contract responsibility system was implemented in the village before spring sowing.

After dividing the fields, within a few days, Zheng Zhishang's family was driven out of the house by the stripes, and the family of three began to live in a cave.

Although after being kicked out of the house, he was even more destitute, and the most valuable things in the family were the bedding and his father's books, notebooks, and two pencils, but the parents of the year ago did not complain about anything, and silently accepted all this.

Although the family of three did not get their fair share of the land when they were kicked out of the house, fortunately, as early as the winter of 1978, Zheng Zhishang, who was only one and a half years old, was prompted by nonsense, intentionally or unintentionally, and the young father was also very adventurous, and secretly opened up a mountain forest suitable for planting shiitake mushrooms and fungus in the mountains.

Now that he has been winning for almost four years, the money for the fourth uncle's study is also taken out of these shiitake mushrooms and fungus, and the cautious father is still very secretive and hides it from the family.

This is not intended to be concealed, in this mountain village, the information is closed, and what changes have occurred outside cannot be known in the mountain village. If you can let it go, with your father's temperament, he will naturally not hide it from his family.

But fortunately, no one knew, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to keep these, so my father sold some dried shiitake mushrooms and dried fungus like a thief, and borrowed some from a few friends, and finally settled the family temporarily.

After that, there was no land, and my father began to go into the mountains with other people in the village to do side jobs. And my mother got some chickens, ducks, pigs and other domestic animals. With these things, Zheng Zhishang's food has gradually improved, at least every few days, he can eat an egg or something.

Although the life was very hard, working every day, it was very hard, and his father still did not give up the education of Zheng Zhishang. Although Zheng Zhishang had completed these primary and secondary school courses in his previous life, and was admitted to Chengjiao University by self-study, he still followed his father obediently and studied.

After being kicked out, a few days later, the fourth uncle came once, and I don't know what he talked about with his father, but I only knew that since then, my father stopped going into the mountains to do side jobs, and began to work in the fields with my mother again.

Zheng Zhishang also stayed at home every day, using a pencil and writing and drawing in his father's notebook. I rarely go out to play with other children of the same age in the workshop, and the young mother has been worried about this for a long time, thinking that Zheng Zhishang was being bullied outside, so she refused to go out to play, and came over to care about Zheng Zhishang for a while.

In this regard, Zheng Zhishang was also helpless for a while, his heart was already in his twenties, and he was still playing with a group of little children, is this like words? But these words can naturally be said to the young mother, and I can only comfort the mother in a young voice, and say: "Grandma, no one bullies me, I want to learn more words at home." ”

Zheng Zhishang's answer made the young mother overjoyed, but she still complained to her father, "Your father is too, what are you doing when you are so young, and when you go to school in the future, you will learn some of them." ”

My father was very satisfied with this, and said that my mother didn't understand anything.

The life of a family of three, with the hard work of young parents, has finally improved. Although Zheng Zhishang is still very thin, he always feels that a gust of wind can blow it, but he rarely gets sick. The smile on the young mother's face gradually increased.

Also before the autumn harvest of this year, the mother who had not moved in her stomach and the second aunt who got married last year had movement one after another. The second uncle joined a family in Fengfang in the same village last year, and the second aunt seems to be an only daughter, Zheng Zhishang is not very clear, and he has not paid attention to it.

Only Zheng Zhishang's family of three was happy about his mother's pregnancy again, and as for grandpa and grandma, only the fourth uncle brought some things over to see it once.

I am full of anticipation for my younger siblings who will come next year.

Although she was pregnant again, her mother still worked in the fields when the rice was ripe and the autumn harvest was in season. For this reason, Zheng Zhishang was worried for a while, for fear that this younger brother and sister who had not yet been born would die young, and Zheng Zhishang also rushed to do what he could, but he couldn't do this kind of work in the ground.

My father had to go into the mountains every day to see the shiitake mushrooms and fungus. At this time, the countryside is not good to engage in breeding, planting or something sideline, although these things are not very valuable, but also scarce, often people will steal, and mushrooms, fungus, after the father's efforts in the past few years, there is a good piece, every day to pick.

If you miss the time, if the shiitake mushroom grows, it will be worthless.

Before my mother was pregnant, it was better, my mother could share some of the work in the fields, and my father could take care of the mushrooms, fungus, and so on.

Now that my mother is pregnant, I no longer let my mother go to the ground, go to the field for the autumn harvest during the day, and after eating at night, I will bring a torch and go to the mountains to take care of those shiitake mushrooms and fungus.

Seeing his father's hard work day and night, the young mother was able to raise the baby at home with peace of mind, and still insisted on going to the field for the autumn harvest.

The grandmother and aunt who felt sorry for their daughter and sister often came to live at home for a period of time during their mother's pregnancy to take care of their mother. It's just that at that time, a family of three was crammed into a dilapidated abandoned cave. Zheng Zhishang could only follow his father and lived in the mountains, where his father guarded the thatched hut built by shiitake mushrooms and fungus.

However, my grandmother and aunt did not stay for too long, and the longest one was only four days, and sometimes they stayed for two days, and they would go back full of tears.

Although Zheng Zhishang is young, he can also see that his grandmother is lamenting that her daughter is not marrying well. Not to mention his grandmother, even Zheng Zhishang thinks in his heart that with his mother's integrity, there is no problem at all in finding someone with a better family background.

After the Spring Festival, Zheng Zhishang is also six years old, the young mother's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and spring sowing has begun, although the mother has a big belly at this time, she still insists on going to the ground, and her grandmother and a few aunts are gradually diligent, and they will always come at the wrong time to help for a few days, and then go back.

Grandma Ding, who used to be a neighbor, is now far away, but occasionally comes over to help with some housework.

It wasn't until three months later that the young mother suddenly had a stomachache, and the father left his work and found someone to carry his mother back home. Outside the house that day, Zheng Zhishang, who listened to his mother's heart-rending screams, was also outside the house with his father, waiting anxiously.

Zheng Zhishang, who originally didn't believe in any gods and Buddhas, also prayed silently in his heart at this time, if there is a god, please bless my mother, from now on, I, Zheng Zhishang, am willing to sincerely believe in Feng.

Maybe the Buddha and the gods were deserting and didn't hear Zheng Zhishang's prayers, and it didn't take long for the midwife to come out and say to his father that it was a difficult birth and that he had to be sent to the hospital quickly.

My father found the only tricycle in the village, and with the help of my neighbors, I took my mother to the township clinic for more than 20 miles.

Zheng Zhishang was left alone at home, kneeling in front of the altar and praying for his mother. Until the evening, the neighbor's grandmother Ding and a grandmother surnamed Wen came, and the two saw Zheng Zhishang's young body kneeling on the ground, and they helped Zheng Zhishang up with distress.

"Stars, have you eaten it?"

"My grandma, how's it going?" Zheng Zhishang asked hoarsely:

Hearing Zheng Zhishang's inquiry, Grandma Wen couldn't help but turn her face away, and took advantage of Zheng Zhishang's inattention to hide the tears that had fallen.

However, Zheng Zhishang didn't notice it, because Grandma Ding, with a kind face, smiled and said: "I gave birth, they are twins, a boy and a girl." ”

"Really? I'm a brother......" When Zheng Zhishang heard this, he also laughed, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, muttering in his mouth: "Thank you Buddha, thank you immortals." ”

It's just that Zheng Zhishang didn't notice Grandma Ding behind him, the smile on his face froze, and tears were already dripping from his boring eyes, and he was still immersed in the joy that his mother had given birth to younger siblings.

"Xingxing, how about you go to live at your aunt's house tonight?" Suddenly, Grandma Ding looked at Zheng Zhishang lovingly and asked:

"I haven't cooked dinner yet, I'll wait for Abba to come back......"

Before Zheng Zhishang finished speaking, Grandma Ding smiled and shook her head, "Your grandma just gave birth today, he wants to take care of your grandma, and he won't come back tonight." Auntie's house, aunt cooks noodles for you to eat. Regardless of whether Zheng Zhishang agreed or not, he and Grandma Wen walked out of the house with Zheng Zhishang.

It's just that Zheng Zhishang didn't expect that a week had passed after living at Grandma Ding's house, and the young father and mother still hadn't come back, and the younger brothers and sisters who were looking forward to it hadn't come back. The uncles and uncles who helped take my mother to the hospital that day had already returned that day.

When everyone saw Zheng Zhishang, they couldn't help but sigh softly, although it was extremely secretive and difficult for people to detect, but Zheng Zhishang still felt a little strange, and couldn't help it, he couldn't help but run to Grandma Ding and asked, "Auntie, my father, my aunt and my younger brothers and sisters, when will they come back?" ”

"It's fast, it's fast, what's the matter, isn't my aunt's house good?" Grandma Ding still smiled and said:

"No, I think Abba, Grandma, and my brother and sister." Zheng Zhishang also had a bad premonition in his heart, but he still didn't want to think in that direction.

After a few more days, the young father finally returned. When the young father appeared at Grandma Ding's house, Zheng Zhishang couldn't believe his eyes, although his father concealed it very well, but the haggard on his face still couldn't be covered, and the whole person seemed to be more than ten years old.

The moment he saw his father, Zheng Zhishang was not happy, and his heart instantly sank to muttering, and tears couldn't help but roll in his eyes. I vaguely heard my father say to Grandma Ding: "Auntie, thank you for taking care of the stars these days and causing you trouble." ”，

"What's the trouble...... Grandma Ding looked at Zheng Zhishang, sighed, and said to her father: "Ah Sheng, in the days to come, how will you live with three babies?" Those two are still so small......"

The father took Zheng Zhishang's little hand and said with a wry smile: "Auntie, it's okay, I've survived the hardest days, haven't I?" I still have these three babies, and they will get better. ”

When Grandma Ding heard this, she burst into tears and nodded, "Yes, the hardest years have come...... Ah Sheng, you will ...... later"

After Grandma Ding turned around and went back to the house, after a while, she came out with a bag of bulk soybean milk powder, handed it to her father, and said, "This is the soy milk powder that Ah Ping bought for me last time when they entered the county, and I have been reluctant to eat it." ”

"Auntie, I can't ask for it, you keep it for yourself......"

Grandma Ding suddenly made a straight face and said, "Take it, this is not for you, it's for those two babies, do you want them to drink porridge with you." ”

Hearing Grandma Ding's words, my father finally didn't insist, but still accepted the soy milk powder and shed tears of gratitude, "Auntie, thank you......"

followed his father back home in silence, Zheng Zhishang kept his head down, not daring to ask his father where his grandmother went. Although I already had an answer in my heart, I didn't have the courage to accept this fact.

When he returned home, seeing his younger brothers and sisters who had been waiting for a long time, still in swaddling clothes, sleeping peacefully, Zheng Zhishang reluctantly showed a smile, turned his head to his father who was in a daze, and said, "Abba, you haven't eaten yet, I'll get you a ...... to eat" The tears in his eyes couldn't help it, and they were about to slide down.

Zheng Zhishang's plan to take the opportunity to go out to breathe was ultimately not realized, and his father had already held Zheng Zhishang in his arms. This is the first time Zheng Zhishang has heard his father's crying and seen his father's tears.

Although the young father and mother, when they were married, they may not have feelings, and both of them were forced to join together by poor families. However, after marriage, the two of them have been in love with each other, and the two have accepted each other in their hearts, and regard each other as the one who will grow old hand in hand in their lives.

After a long time, his father opened Zheng Zhishang lightly, looked at Zheng Zhishang with red eyes, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Xingxing, you already know, don't you?" ”

Zheng Zhishang's tears had long been uncontrollable, falling intermittently, crying, and saying the fact that he didn't dare to accept in his heart, "Abba, Grandma won't come back, will she?" ”

"Cry, cry, just cry." The young father held Zheng Zhishang tightly in his arms and gently patted Zheng Zhishang's weak back.

I don't know how long I cried, and finally Zheng Zhishang fell asleep in his father's arms, when the next day, when Zheng Zhishang opened his eyes, there was no father in the house, and the younger brothers and sisters in the swaddling clothes were still asleep.

It wasn't until my father, who had already made breakfast, called a few times that he came back to his senses, quickly wiped his eyes with his little hands, which were already full of flickering tears, and turned around and walked out of the house.

The young mother, because of the previous overwork, coupled with long-term malnutrition, after some tossing, was sent to the hospital too late, after giving birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, because of heavy bleeding, could not get out of the poor emergency room of the health center, but life has to go on. On the same day, his father began to work in the field, entrusting Zheng Zhishang and his younger siblings to the care of Grandma Wen and Grandma Ding of the neighbors.

Grandma Wen and Grandma Ding were also very enthusiastic, and although they were also very busy at home, they still nodded with a smile. Although Zheng Zhishang's younger brother and sister are not as well-behaved as Zheng Zhishang, they are also very difficult to bring. The two didn't complain once.