Chapter 10: Stolen Happiness
Wu Di got on the hand-held tractor and drove all the way towards the backer. The dog who came to pick him up had a big honest face, and basically communicated in the form of police interrogation of suspects along the way. Later, I learned that the dog had been deceived several times when he went out to work, and he was deeply afraid of them, the people in the city, if it weren't for the fact that there were no young adults in the village, he would not have come to pick up Wu Di at all.
Wu Di's luggage was the most of them all, two large trolley suitcases. Colleagues laughed at him for preparing to move his family to Shantun Township, but no one delved into what was in it, only Wu Di knew that it was a box full of fairy tales and a box full of snacks.
When I arrived at Gushantun Village, it was just in time for dinner, and Uncle Zhang, the village party secretary, village head, and accountant, received Wu Di, and Wu Di will stay at his home for the next two days. In the deep mountains of May, the night was very cold, and the branch secretary wearing a torn cotton jacket had an indifferent expression, and in the past two years, he had seen a lot of people who came to give alms, and he didn't want to see Wu Di, a hairy young man, lukewarm. Dinner was also steamed buns with pickles, and the soft-hearted Aunt Zhang knocked two salted eggs and put them into Wu Di's bowl.
Seeing that Wu Di, who was only wearing a jacket, was shivering from the cold, Aunt Zhang urged Wu Di to open the two big bags and take the clothes, Wu Di reluctantly opened the box and said:
"It's all for the kids, a little care."
Aunt Zhang's eyes were red, she folded into the house and took out a half-new down jacket, and shouted:
"Old man, I gave Xiao Wu the clothes you wore for the New Year."
Uncle Zhang nodded, looked at Wu Di and said:
"Xiao Wu, you are a good person, different from them."
"Alas, every few months, a group of people come, those who bring their own food, those who come to harm the cattle accompanied by the leaders, and those who give money, and none of them are heartfelt! Xiao Wu, you are a caring person, these babies, bitter. Born in this mountain, life! ”
Wu Di, who slept in the West House, couldn't sleep over and over, there were more than 30 households in Gushantun Village, which was the largest village within a radius of dozens of miles nearby, with an average household income of less than 1,000 yuan, and the young people were forced to go out to work, this is an empty nest village, and it is a left-behind children's village. The whole village has the surname Zhang, so what about Lu Jiefang?
Gushantun Primary School is also a newly renovated Hope Primary School, with three classes and 62 students, basically two grades in one class, one principal and two private teachers. Wu Di came to the school ten minutes early, all the children had already gathered in the simple playground in front of the school building, the moment he stepped into the school, a crisp salute sounded, sixty-two children wearing various clothes and red scarves gave him a Young Pioneer salute. At that moment, Wu Di's eyes moistened. This is the arrangement of the old branch secretary, except for the good man who helped build the Hope Primary School, no one has accepted this noble gift, Wu Di did it with a box of books and snacks. He never considered himself a noble person, but at this moment, he felt that his soul was purified.
Wu Di stared at the children with tearful eyes, and he recognized Lu Xingfu in the middle of the first row at a glance, it was too similar, and the whole thing was a copy of Minister Ou. He was stunned for a moment, and then shook off his purpose, because it was an insult to this group of children.
The principal is Lu Jiefang, a stinky old man who hid here during the special period, and has stayed in the village since the special period, and is in his early sixties. Two other teachers, villagers with high Chinese literacy, cheered when they saw children's books and snacks neatly arranged in trolley boxes, and the cheers almost toppled the roof. A teacher stood in front of the children and shouted:
"Would you like to let Mr. Wu give us a lesson?"
"Good!"
The cheers startled the birds all over the mountain.
Wu Di handed the book to Lu Jiefang, turned over the snack box again, and asked:
"The school has a TV, right? I bought a disc player and a hundred DVDs, all pirated, so let's show them to the kids. The disc player is easy to break, call me if it is broken, and I will send two more. ”
Lu Jiefang patted Wu Di's shoulder, very powerful,
"You are a person with a heart, the children will remember you, go, teach them a lesson, let them see hope."
Wu Di's lunch at school was good, and the food was good, which was up to the level he had when he was in high school in the county, Lu Jiefang said:
"I and the branch secretary supervise each other with this money, whoever dares to hack this money, I will fight with whom!"
Wu Di smiled,
"I look at the township too, and I look at this money very closely, even if it is not this money that eats and drinks, right?"
"Which turtle son dares? These hundreds of babies are counting on this long body! Whoever touched this money, Lao Tzu beat his baby so much that he couldn't get off the kang! ”
The words of the old branch secretary landed soundly.
The afternoon class went on normally, and Wu Di, who had been talking about fairy tales and city experiences all morning, had a sore throat and smoked, so he had to retreat in advance. When he and the old branch secretary went up the mountain, they talked about Lu Jiefang.
"Lao Lu is a good person, he hid in our village during the special period of seven years, how young he was at that time. It's a pity that the daughter-in-law's body was tossed and collapsed, she was pregnant when she came, and the child died in her belly, not your aunt's mother, she couldn't even keep the adult, and now her health has not been good. The special period is over, and Lao Lu is also scared, I heard that his parents passed away at that time, and I also wanted to open it, so I taught here for half my life. When I was in my fifties, I hugged a baby, and a good person lived a hard life. ”
Wu Di's heart trembled, why is there such a bad fate, why does one family have to break up another family? What exactly should I do? Principal Lu: They have nothing but this kid, can they really bear to break all this? But what's wrong with Minister Ou? This damn trafficker!
He could only stay in the village for two days, and he had to make a decision as soon as possible, Wu Di planned to go to Lu Jiefang's house in the evening.
At dinner, Lu Jiefang invited Wu Di to his home for dinner, and Wu Di went down the river. As soon as I entered the courtyard gate, a kind old lady with white hair greeted her.
"Xiao Wu, how is it? Still used to it, right? ”
"Yes, I grew up in the mountains when I was a child. What about Principal Lu? ”
"I'm cooking, I'm not in good health, I can't do this groping work, I've worked hard for you Uncle Lu for so many years."
"What about little happiness?"
"I'm helping the cook, and Lao Lu's body is not good."
"You can't do this when you're old, go to the city to check and check, you can resist when you're young, and now you're older, pay more attention."
"Hehe, rural people, life is cheap, can resist, let's not block the door and talk. Come in and sit. ”
After eating, Lu Xingfu said hello and went to school to watch TV, a hundred DVDs, a little leisurely enough to watch for a few years. Wu Di saw Lu Xingfu running away, opened his mouth, and fell silent again.
"Xiao Wu, do you have something on your mind?"
Wu Di tortured his heart over and over again, whether there was a hint of scolding Minister Ou, and the answer was yes and no. He will use it when he can borrow it in the future, but he will never sell his dignity in order to borrow it. Both families are unhappy, no matter which side he hurts, he is unwilling, but things must be resolved, so follow your own heart.
"Uncle, auntie, happiness is not your own grandson, right?"
Lu Jiefang's body trembled, staring at Wu Di tightly, like a tiger guarding a calf, and Aunt Song beside him grabbed his hand tightly, trembling all over.
"The branch secretary told me, but I think I might know happy parents."
The first sentence made the two old men relax, but the next sentence was no less than a thunderbolt from the sky!
Before Wu Di could say more, Aunt Song raised her hand to stop him, and the old couple stood up tremblingly, letting the tears flow freely on the face full of furrows, and for a moment, the two turned around and walked towards the back room.
Wu Di was stunned, his hands unconsciously pinching his fingers, he didn't know whether to leave or stay now.
"Xiao Wu, you come in."
Wu Di stood up suddenly, a little rushed, his head was a little dizzy, he shook for a while, and then walked towards the back room after standing firmly.
Principal Lu was facing the wall, lying on the bed, Aunt Song stood on the chair, saw Wu Di coming in, trembled down, pointed to a box in the corner of the room, and said:
"Come, Xiao Wu, help Auntie move that box down."
The box was a wooden box painted with red lacquer, more than half a meter long, very heavy, I don't know what to hold.
Opening the box, Wu Di saw that there were clothes inside, and he was still wondering how it could be so heavy, the old man had already taken out a bag of things from the bottom of the box with trembling hands, and said:
"When we saw Doudou, he was about three or four years old, and a woman in her thirties brought him to him, saying that she couldn't support the baby. The child looked very pitiful, and grabbed the woman's clothes and whispered, "Grandma, grandma." As soon as our hearts softened, we discussed staying. Later, when I changed my clothes, I saw that the child was injured, and I knew that it was abducted, and I didn't dare to say anything, I guess I was beaten hard, and I could only say the word Nannan, and we misheard it as grandma. After two years of raising it, when I could speak, I almost forgot about what happened when I was a child, and I only remember that there was a grass at home and a leather swing. When he was seven years old, he once heard people talk about Yanjing, and he was particularly impressed that his home might be near Yanjing. This is the clothes he wore when he came, and the coat was definitely not worn when he lost it, but the autumn pants were not changed, and the name was embroidered on them, Ou Doudou, which was very exquisite. We should have gone to Yanjing to try it a long time ago, but we blamed my aunt for being too selfish, and the ghost was confused, and she delayed the child for so many years. Seeing the child grow up and be sensible, but he can only nest in this mountain, we are sorry for him, sorry for his parents. ”
"Auntie, don't say that, don't ......"
"Xiao Wu, I have also had children and know the pain of loss. We have been selfish for five years, and our children have been with us for five years, enough is enough, really enough. Don't say anything, take Doudou with you when you go. Lu Xingfu, Lu Xingfu, stolen happiness. ”
The old man collapsed weakly in his chair and insisted on saying:
"In the past two years, we have been discussing, if it doesn't work, we will go to Yanjing to see if we can find his parents, but we keep making excuses, and if we delay it for a few years, the child will be ruined. You, you take him away! ”