Du Zongfen finally waited for her husband to make this decision, and said happily: "I'll prepare local eggs, and get some new rice bought this year, the eldest sister likes to drink new rice porridge the most." ”

Wang Yongde said: "Take some local eggs, forget about new rice, there is nothing in the provincial capital." ”

She did not completely listen to her husband's opinion, and mixed the new rice and the eggs bought outside the factory into a bamboo basket, so that she could not only bring new rice to her daughter, but also use the new rice to protect the eggs.

The next day, just after dawn, Du Zongfen got up to cook. Through the window, you can see the smoke wafting in the twilight of the factory, and the unique fragrance of red porridge in the air can be seen.

Wang Qiao has long maintained the habit of getting up early to exercise, playing basketball for a while, and going to the kitchen to drink water. After entering the door, I was surprised to see my mother with her hands propped up on her waist, her expression painful, and her forehead covered with fine beads of sweat.

"Mom, you're not feeling well?"

"It's nothing, it won't hurt after a while."

"You've had gallstone surgery, and it's a problem with surgery."

Du Zongfen tightened his eyebrows visibly in pain, and said, "It's not a problem of gallstones, this time it's low back pain, sometimes it hurts a lot, sometimes it doesn't hurt at all." You eat and hurry up to clean up, and you have to go to the provincial capital to see the eldest sister. "She was propping up the stove, and it was difficult for her to lift her legs.

Wang Qiao carefully observed his mother and said, "Mom, if you don't go to Shannan today, go to the county hospital, don't say anything about the old problems, the old problems are all dragged out." ”

Du Zongfen said hesitantly: "We have already said that we will go to the provincial capital, and your father will pack up." ”

Wang Qiao said: "I'll go tell my father." ”

Wang Yongde was changing his shirt in the bedroom, and when he heard his son's suggestion, he said, "Your mother has been in pain for half a year and has been dragging it out." ”

In the factory, the problem of headache and brain fever is always dragged, and if it is okay to drag it out, it is a minor illness, and if it is dragged to the hospital at the end, it is a major illness. Wang Qiao went to the kitchen to tell his mother the news, and helped his mother, who was in even more pain, to walk back to the bedroom.

In the middle of the bedroom is a patchy camphor box, the camphor box has been opened, and the clothes are placed in the box, and the top of the clothes is a small black leather bag, which is used to put change in ordinary times. Wang Xiao laughed at this small bag as the Wang family's Pixiu, only in and out. Wang Yongde wore reading glasses, untied the rubber band that tied the banknotes, and stood by the box to count the accumulated banknotes one by one.

The cash in the bag was obviously not enough to pay for the hospitalization, so Wang Yongde took out a fold and said, "I'll get the money later." Du Zongfen forgot about the pain and said, "The excerpt is regular, and it is not cost-effective to take it now." The second baby is about to study, and there is no money in the house. Wang Yongde said: "Is people important or money important?" The interest of the loss point is the loss point. I have the money for the second baby's study, so don't worry about it. ”

Looking at the scattered banknotes on the table and the passbook wrapped in silk cloth, Wang Qiao was sad for a while, and said secretly: "I'm really useless, I can't help my family at the age of twenty." In the four years of college, I must find a way to make money on my own, and I must not increase the burden on my family. "After he got the score of the college entrance examination, he had the idea of making money on his own when he was in college, and today he is even more determined.

He called his eldest sister and told him that his mother was going to Jingzhou Hospital to see a doctor.

Wang Xiao shouted anxiously: "No matter what, let my mother come to Shannan for treatment, you don't know what the level of the county hospital and the factory hospital is." The medical conditions in Jingzhou are better, but it is inconvenient. I recommend going directly to the provincial hospital, which has good medical conditions and an empty house. Don't think about the cost, your sister still has this money. Let my dad answer the phone, I care about my mom, and dad has to care about his wife. ”

The eldest sister's quick words made Wang Qiao laugh and said, "Don't hang up the phone, I'll call Dad." ”

At Wang Xiao's insistence, Wang Yongde and Du Zongfen agreed to go to Shannan Province for treatment. For their old couple, going to the provincial hospital for treatment is a big deal, leaving home for a long time, spending a lot, and they must prepare well, so they have to go to Shannan a day late.

The sunlight breaks through the clouds on the horizon, clearly outlining the outlines of the distant mountains.

After watering his small vegetable garden, Du Zongfen cooks for the whole family.

After Wang Yongde put on a new shirt, Du Zongfen said: "Those people in the provincial city all tie their shirts in their belts, and they are spiritual, we have to go to our in-laws' homes, and we can't be sloppy." The last sentence touched Wang Yongde, he tied his shirt into the belt, walked two steps in the house, felt uncomfortable, or pulled the shirt out of the belt, explained: "It's uncomfortable to tie it in the belt, I'll go in again when I get to the provincial capital." ”

When he was about to go out, he picked up the small black leather bag that had followed him for nearly ten years. Du Zongfen took out a canvas travel bag from the cabinet and said, "Last time, the eldest sister said that your bag was ugly and dead, this is the bag that the eldest sister bought, be foreign, don't let your in-laws look down on it." ”

"It's really troublesome, why do you have to let your in-laws look down on everything." Having said that, Wang Yongde still put the small black leather bag back in the cabinet and carried the fashionable canvas small bag on his back.

Walking on the path to leave the factory, Du Zongfen timidly asked: "Old man, are the provincial hospitals very expensive?" ”

Wang Yongde was also bottomless, he did not increase his wife's psychological burden, and said calmly: "It shouldn't cost much, check it first, don't think about it." ”

Du Zongfen sighed: "The second baby still has to go to college, what should I do if I spend all the money." ”

Wang Qiao, who was walking behind his mother, said: "I don't have to pay for my family to go to college, I can figure it out by myself." ”

Wang Yongde reprimanded: "In college, you have to study hard, learn real skills, and benefit for a lifetime." You can afford it yourself, how to afford it, go out to work and waste your college time, only a short-term benefit, but in the end, you will suffer a big loss. ”

Wang Qiao did not argue with his father, he was determined that he could no longer take money from the family no matter what. On the way to Shannan, he watched the scenery passing by through the car window, thinking about how to make money. There are still more than 600 yuan left in the savings in Quang Nam, and these 600 yuan should be able to last for the first three months, and after three months, there must be a source of income, otherwise it will become an empty word to stop taking money from home.

At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Li Rende, his in-law, picked up Wang Yongde's family of three at Shannan Bus Station.

After the birth of his grandson Li Anjian, the endless pain brought to Li Rende by his son Li Yinxiang jumping off the building and dying early was slightly weakened, and he was especially grateful to his daughter-in-law Wang Xiao, who could leave a blood for his son.

After meeting with his in-laws, Li Rende drove straight to the Provincial Transportation Department Hotel near the Provincial Government's family home. The Provincial Department of Communications Hotel has undergone a comprehensive renovation and has been upgraded from a guest house to a high-end restaurant, with luxurious decoration and thoughtful service, and the price of dishes is naturally not cheap. In order to show their enthusiasm, the Li family arranged the reception in this new restaurant.

Wu Xuelian, Wang Xiao and others went to the restaurant in advance to wait, and the two adults teased Li Anjian, who was babbling, but they didn't feel that the waiting time was sad. After meeting with her in-laws, Wu Xuelian saw Du Zongfen looking at Li Anjian's burning eyes, handed her grandson over carefully, and advised: "Ugly and ugly only wake up, people are not too fresh, so be light." ”

Du Zongfen held her grandson in her arms, teased for a while, she handed her grandson to Wang Qiao, who was watching strangely around her, and said, "Second baby, hug your nephew." ”

Wu Xuelian became nervous, stared at Wang Qiao's hand, and said, "Will Wang Qiao hold the child?" Her subtext is "If you don't hold a child, don't hug it", and with her nervous expression, everyone understands it very well.

Under the encouragement of his sister's gaze, Wang Qiao hugged his nephew as hard as he held his family. Li Anjian's black and white eyes were rolling around, and he touched his uncle's chin with his little fat hand, and then he felt that he was being hugged too tightly, his body was uncomfortable, and his hands and feet moved for a while. Wang Qiao was holding such a small baby for the first time, and he was always worried about his little nephew with bright eyes and bright teeth, and after a while, he felt that his muscles were stiff and his arms were sore. When Wu Xuelian stretched out his hands, he took the opportunity to hand over his little nephew.

Wu Xuelian held the child in her arms, smelling the fragrance of milk, just like drinking cold water in summer, every pore became comfortable, she looked at Wang Qiao and smiled, and said: "Wang Qiao study hard, uncle wants to be an example for the ugly baby." ”

The dinner was held in a warm and affectionate atmosphere, and the two families carefully avoided the word "Li Yinxiang" and focused the topic on Wang Qiao.

After Wang Qiao got the admission letter, he always became the focus of everyone's discussion, and gradually felt tired and numb, not as excited as he was at the beginning. He was the first to put down his chopsticks, went to the balcony alone, lit a cigarette, and enjoyed the night view of Shannan, which was far better than Jingzhou. Inadvertently looked back at the restaurant, under the light, the mother looked a little nervous, secretly worried that she would be looked down upon by her in-laws in the provincial capital, the more so, the more unnatural it made her look unnatural when socializing.

Looking at his aging mother, Wang Qiao couldn't help but think of his father counting the banknotes, as the only son in the family, he was ashamed that he could not support the family and reduce the burden on his parents.

(Chapter 79)