Chapter 7 At least some people are happy
Grandma Xia didn't expect that her hand would hurt so badly at the end of Xia, and after knowing that she had spent more than two hundred yuan, she felt a pain in her flesh, and then returned the money to Granny Chun. Grandma Xia is a stubborn person, she doesn't like to owe favors, and would rather have some bitterness left over by herself.
Grandma Xia only felt that her heart and liver hurt, and scolded her fiercely at the end of Xia; After calculating the tuition fee, he was still in a hurry, and when he arrived at Xia Guoan's house, he scolded him again, and asked for money by the way.
Of course, Huang Zhen was also unhappy: "Why do you want us to raise it, why don't you ask her mother to go?" We are also people with children, and we are not rich people, are they trying to force us to death every year? ”
Grandma Xia blocked her chest in one breath, glanced at her son who was sitting silently on the side and her grandson who was eating snacks, Grandma Xia took a breath, turned her head to her son and said, "An, this money is said in front of all the sisters, you have to pay it every year, there is no reason to let your brothers and sisters raise your children." ”
Xia Guoan didn't speak, in the past few days, he didn't know what was going on, he was always losing money, and he didn't have much around him, and his salary was all on Huang Zhen's side. He also knew that what Grandma Xia said was reasonable, but he was also angry in his heart, so he didn't speak.
Grandma Xia patted the table: "Ann, you touch your conscience and tell me how many times your old mother has asked you for money in the past few years?" Keeping it by my side at the end of summer, did I say anything more? Are you trying to force your old mother to death? ”
Xia Guoan saw her old mother like this, afraid that she wouldn't leave if she didn't get the money, so she pulled Huang Zhen aside and whispered and begged. Huang Zhen twisted his arm a few times, stomped his feet upstairs, and walked down without a good face after a while. glared at Xia Guoan, and slapped the three tickets on the table: "That's all, there will be no one in the future." I don't have the money to study in the first middle school of the town, and I don't look at any life. ”
Grandma Xia took the money and left, and cried when she went out. Wiping away tears and going to the old family, it is no surprise that I didn't get much. This eldest daughter-in-law spent a lot of money to marry back, and gave birth to a grandson in her first child, so she was more accustomed to enduring, but she didn't expect the old daughter-in-law to have a bigger and bigger temper.
Grandma Xia also cooked in the mine when she was young, and she had a salary every month, and she helped the old family a lot. The child can't help it, and no one likes to listen to it when people are old.
In the past few days, it has only been more than 1,300 points, and at this time, there will not be much spare money to borrow from the family.
Grandma Xia was sad to death during this time, she wanted to persuade the end of Xia not to study in Zhenyi Middle School, but she couldn't bear to see her hanging one hand and carefully read the borrowed junior high school books. In her life, she has suffered from being uneducated, her husband looks down on her, she is sarcastic, and she is holding back a stomach of words in her heart.
At the end of summer, looking at Grandma Xia, who also kept doing handicrafts at night, climbed over and gently put it on her shoulder: "Grandma, sleep." ”
Grandma Xia was not used to pushing her away: "Momo obediently go to sleep by herself, grandma will sleep after this is done." ”
At the end of the summer, he didn't say anything and continued to lean over: "Grandma, I never wanted to embarrass you, I just don't want to continue living in this house." Everyone always thinks of something unhappy when they see me, and I'm not happy. I know they don't like me, but I'll be back as long as grandma is here. ”
Grandma Xia wiped her tears: "Did Huang Zhen say anything, she is a broken mouth, and your father was taken by her." We'll go to the town to study, I've already called your grandfather and aunt, and we'll take the car to the county tomorrow morning." ”
At the end of summer, I smell the peculiar smell of the elderly, which is very reassuring. She opened the iron box and there were more than 200 yuan in it: "I have all the money saved, let's not go, I asked the school and you can take credit, we will pay it back slowly, and it will be paid back one day." ”
Grandma Xia was startled when she counted it, she knew that she had the habit of saving pocket money at the end of summer, but she didn't expect so much. She put the money away, and then pulled the quilt: "It's over, and there is still the next year's tuition, which always has to be borrowed." Sleep, grandma is with you, don't be afraid. ”
I don't know when I started to have insomnia at the end of summer, and I couldn't sleep in a big bed anyway. Grandma Xia also accidentally discovered that no matter how early she was, as long as she got up together, she wouldn't sleep at the end of summer, and no matter how late she was, she would wait for her to go to bed. I don't know when I got into the habit, maybe it's been like that day since then.
The topography of Pingxian County is just the opposite of its place name, it is mountainous, so the road is relatively steep and narrow; The streets are lined with houses built on hills, and there are many pedestrians coming and going. At this time, the road is not an asphalt road, and the car is not a bus, and the driver is more careful and generally drives slowly. Therefore, it takes four hours to go back and forth to the county seat, and if you miss the morning, noon and evening shuttle, you will have to wait for the next day.
Grandma Xia and the end of summer got up before dawn, and went to S Town first and a group of people crowded to get on the bus, fortunately there were seats early, otherwise they would have to stand all the way.
Grandma Xia has two younger sisters and a younger brother, the second sister and younger brother are dragon and phoenix fetuses; One works in Ping County, and the other farms in his hometown; The younger sister married a shoe repair master and lived in F Town, with three or four children, and her life was not good.
Xia Ermei's husband is the stationmaster of the weather station, and he found her a job in the Land Bureau, and now she is living the most comfortable life among a group of brothers and sisters. In the past, when the situation was bad, their whole family had a meal without a meal; When she was nervous, her brother-in-law hid on Grandma Xia's side, and at that time, the Xia family was still a landlord family in the mountains, and they lived in a relatively remote area.
Later, it was peaceful, and life was better, and gradually I moved to the county seat, and I haven't moved around for a long time.
When Grandma Xia arrived, their family was eating, the second aunt was biting the crab's thigh, and the little grandson was eating braised pork. The uncle opened the door and called sister coldly; The aunt gave the two of them a note very enthusiastically, and when it was served, the others were gone, and there was no more food.
At the end of the summer, she ate noodles very gently and did not make a sound, because she knew that her uncle and father-in-law were very strict in their education, and the temperament of the literati was a little poor and exquisite. Chewing and swallowing slowly is something I learned in this life at the end of summer, not for anything else, I just hope that my stomach will be better in the future.
The second aunt touched the end of the summer's head: "It's a good child, I said before that her mother is a good one, let you and your brother-in-law help more, and see what you all do." Last time I was hospitalized, thanks to Lin Feng's husband's help. ”
My uncle coughed: "I saw it in the hospital and greeted us very politely." This one looks a lot like the other, the one is more lively, and the smaller one is quite polite. "My uncle didn't say much, he left when he got there, and he was a very strict person.
The second aunt took five hundred out: "Sister, I discussed it with him, and we didn't think about you returning, we remember that you were good to us before." Our family looks good, but they are all dead wages, and a few small ones are also big, ready to be divided. Alas, when they are older, they always have their own ideas, and it is not a matter for the family to live noisily. ”
Grandma Xia also knew the meaning of her words, the previous kindness was repaid, and their family was not rich. She took the money and turned it sideways, and put it a few times before stuffing it into the bag that was tied to her waist. There was no excessive greeting, after eating, washing the dishes, talking about life and children's trivial matters while walking, and separated after arriving at the unit.
After that, Grandma Xia rushed to the county government in a hurry, Grandpa Xia didn't say anything and gave five hundred, and after a few quarrels, the two broke up unhappily. Grandma Xia is such a character, she always chatters when she is not together, quarrels when she meets, and has a very loud voice.
Each couple has their own unique way of getting along, which may be their way, but they don't seem to see love.
"Mom, it's my sister." When passing by a vegetable market, I suddenly heard a crisp voice coming from the side, and I was stunned at the end of the summer. Grandma Xia turned her head to look and saw a tall and fashionable woman holding a little boy, and the little boy kept calling his sister at the end of Xia.
Grandma Xia looked at it several times before she recognized Lin Feng, who was completely changed, Lin Feng was too thin to dress up before, but now the woman in front of her is from the county seat.
Lin Feng pulled the boy's hand in embarrassment, and took a few yuan for him to play next to him. Then he called: "Aunt Lin, you come to the county seat, at the end of this summer, you are really tall, half a head taller than Weiwei." Did this hand fall, and how did it hang? ”
Her voice trembled a little, and her eyes drifted unnaturally. There is only embarrassment in the words, and there is no other affection. At the end of the summer, she thought that her heart had been tempered a thousand times, but when she asked out again, she suddenly jumped a beat more discordantly.
Grandma Xia: "Well, at the end of the summer, I will be admitted to the No. 1 Middle School in the town and go to the old man to get some tuition." What about Weiwei? Why didn't you see her? ”
Lin Feng said in surprise: "Isn't there another year?" Weiwei went to the hospital with her father and had a little cold. ”
Grandma Xia was a little unhappy when she heard Dad's words, but there was nothing she could do. She really didn't know what to say: "I went to school a year early, in order to get a good hukou." We're going to have to catch a car, or we're going to live in the county. ”
Lin Feng sighed and watched the little girl turn around.
"Wait, wait." Lin Feng walked forward quickly, squatted down and touched the small hair and small face on the back of her head, and dug out her pockets: "At the end of the day, this is a reward given to you by your mother, you take it and buy what you like." In the future, you still have to study hard, so that you can have a good life. You know? ”
At the end of the summer, he looked at the two hundred dollars that he had stuffed into his hand, looked up at the woman, and then grinned, even his eyes were smiling. She bent over and bowed, then said softly, "Thank you, Mom." ”
A thousand words are in short words, and there is no need to be too cumbersome.
Lin Feng looked at the end of Xia who was wearing gray and some open-line clothes, and his heart was slightly sour; The girl's smiling face was too bright and a little dazzling; The eyes are large, and they look straight at you with clear eyes, as if they are also saying thanks; Touching her thin shoulder blades, I suddenly felt so guilty.
Lin Feng's tears suddenly couldn't hold back, and he whispered: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I don't want to ...... either"
Grandma Xia saw Lin Feng shed tears and suddenly spoke: "Don't cry, the end is very good, and it will be better in the future." We're gone, you can live a good life, don't think about the old days. It's all good. It's all right. "It's like an emphasis and a repetition like self-comforting.
Grandma Xia didn't wait for Lin Feng to open her mouth and pulled the end of Xia to leave, because the time was really not early, and the car was waiting for no one. After walking a short distance, the end of summer suddenly turned back. She saw a little girl in a white puffy skirt running happily in the direction of Lin Feng, followed by a man who walked towards the one who was standing.
At least some people are happy, and that's good. At the end of summer, turn around and take steps towards your own path, so be it!
When Lin Feng said 'I'm sorry', at the end of the summer, he had actually let go of all the burdens in his heart, and all the ifs when he was sad in his previous life had been answered. She's also just a poor woman, and there are a lot of things that she can't help herself, as long as she doesn't forget and doesn't deny it. No matter how much I apologize, there is no point in saying that the past will not be repeated, and it is impossible for time to go backwards.
In her previous life, she had also seen Lin Feng at the end of the summer, and she was also in the county seat, when she followed a middle-aged woman, her eyes met at the end of the summer and immediately turned away, holding the hand of the middle-aged woman and going to another fork in the road.
At the end of the summer, I was in high school in the county seat, and my grades were the best, but the school was really rubbish, because it was free of tuition. She never went to the county because the living expenses were not enough, and this time she happened to follow her classmates to purchase the school supplies explained by the teacher, so you can imagine how sad she was at that time.
I dropped out of school at the end of the summer of the second year, because Grandma Xia was sick and needed surgery, and no one was willing to continue to pay tuition and living expenses for the end of summer. At the end of the summer, I went to City B and stayed in Xia Yingjie's store for four years, without rest for four years, and all the money was used to pay off debts.
There are many coincidences and helplessness in life, and there is no need to explain, no need to struggle, just let a qiē drift away with the wind.
How long is the life of Lulu Wuji, and how many hardships, pains, and uneasiness are there on the way? How far can you walk if you keep walking with a burden? Time is lingering, and I am extremely poor all my life, and I am too tired and sad to have that unfinished dream.
That's it, the wind is light, and I am arrogant.