parasite

One

The snow was falling all the time in the first month, and the sky was always gloomy. After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, there was a strong wind, and the snow foam was flying all over the sky. Every morning it was unusually cold. Zhu Yu, a teacher at Huangzhen Middle School, was more idle than usual during the winter vacation.

Behind his home on New Street are many tiled houses of old buildings. After the third year of junior high school, the people on this side of Xinjie basically stopped setting off firecrackers. But in the low-slung complex behind it, the sound of artillery fires could be heard from time to time throughout the day. When Zhu Yushen was fine, he crouched on the windowsill and looked out in a trance.

Half of the houses in the back have been replaced with red Ryuli tiles, and many of them are small tiles made before, and they are red and black. At the lowest end of these tiled houses, rows of ice more than a foot long have been formed by the melting snow and flowing water, which are sharp and crystal clear. These ice cubes attracted Zhu Yushen, this kind of scene he had not seen for a long time.

All sides are saying that the earth is warming and the weather will get hotter and hotter. However, this winter was relatively cold, and Zhu Yushen felt that these ice cubes were similar to what he had seen when he was four or five years old.

Behind these tiled houses is a vast field. Without the shelter of small hills and high villages, the view behind the new home is much wider than that of Zhu Yushen in front of the back window of the school dormitory. Here you can see those flat fields and criss-crossing ditches and rivers, and the end of the river should be the Yangtze River.

After the snow cleared, there were a few more spring rains, and it was dripping. The fields and rivers were shrouded in a white mist. The spring rain on the body also makes people feel sticky, and it looks wet and filtered everywhere. This is the unique scene of spring in the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhu Yushen is more concerned about the changes in nature. He thought that there must not be many people like himself in today's society, and people are too busy to be in that mood.

His fiancée, Xiao Rong, has been busy. They only had three days off during the Spring Festival, and she went to work from the fourth day of junior high school, and began a life of leaving early and returning late. And when she came home every night, it was like a shelf. She told Zhu Yushen that the business volume in the factory was relatively large during this time, and the other party urged the goods, and the factory asked everyone to go early and come back later, and canceled the rest days for these two months, so as to deliver the goods on time. He promised to give everyone a bonus of more than 1,000 yuan as compensation. With money as a stimulus, the whole factory is working hard. Of course, Xiao Rong is also very motivated.

Zhu Yushen was originally going to take Xiao Rong to his aunt's house to play this New Year, and he was also going to call his mother to his new home to meet Xiao Rong. His father is gone, and he still misses his mother from time to time. Although his mother abandoned their father and son when he was a child and married someone else.

But three days before the New Year, he and Xiao Rong were busy receiving visiting relatives from Xiao Rong's family. Xiao Rong went to work in the fourth year of junior high school, and this plan could only be postponed. He called his two aunts to inform him of the situation, and they also expressed their understanding. But his aunt urged him to get married as soon as possible. He and Xiao Rong have already lived together, although they have obtained a marriage certificate, legally speaking, they are already husband and wife. But the people here in Huangzhen are very traditional, and it is inevitable that people will gossip if they don't hold weddings. In this regard, Xiao Rong's mother and daughter also feel the same way.

When Zhu Yushen was fine at home, he prepared all the meals, but Xiao Rong didn't come to their new home every night. She said: "People on the street have broken mouths, knowing that we haven't had a wedding banquet yet, and they come here every night in a hurry, which is ugly." Zhu Yushen also understands Xiao Rong's thoughts and practices. On the other hand, he felt that he was happy enough, just getting a marriage certificate, and he had already enjoyed the happiness of the newlywed Yan'er in advance.

When Xiao Rong doesn't come, he won't feel lonely. The bookcase has been moved, and he still reads books during his free time, and occasionally writes about small feelings and miscellaneous feelings. It's just that since he fell in love with Xiao Rong, he didn't work hard to complete something. As the saying goes: people are in good spirits when they are happy. Isn't it true that good things can also dilute people's willpower? He thinks there should be a point.

As time went on, more and more people lived on this side of New Street. Living conditions are also becoming more and more mature. A small vegetable market has opened here; There are also several small supermarkets and restaurants. However, the prices of these newly opened store items seem to be a little more expensive than before, and the money feels like a no-brainer.

When it comes to money, Zhu Yushen and Xiao Rong are more anxious, and they also want to hold the wedding as soon as possible. But the overall cost of this big event is really expensive. The first step is to take a wedding photo for a few thousand yuan, and then charter a few wedding cars, buy some wine, candy, cigarettes, plus the money for the banquet, he and Xiao Rong combined it in the first month, at least more than 15,000 yuan. And because of the decoration and furniture purchases, the two of them now have no money in their accounts.

The money of the upper echelons on Huangzhen's side is relatively small. But people love face more, and when doing big things, the specifications must not be low, otherwise they will be scolded. Because of this, their wedding will not be held until May Day.

Raising money as soon as possible is a top priority. Xiao Rong only came to their new home once in three or four days, and most of the time she chose to come back after dark. Zhu Yushen can see that she has worked hard during this time, but her mental state is better. Xiao Rong said that although this time is hard, there are additional rewards, and I am happy when I am tired. Since school has not yet started, the housework is taken care of by Zhu Yushen, and Xiao Rong has slept soundly at night these days.

On the seventh day of the lunar month, according to local customs, it belongs to the small year. The sound of firecrackers is incessant early in the morning, and it seems that it is not inferior to Chinese New Year's Eve. At noon, Xiao Rong called Zhu Yushen and told him to rush to her mother's side in the south of the town at four or five o'clock in the afternoon, and the family would have dinner together.

It was already past eight o'clock after eating, and Zhu Yushen and Xiao Rong returned to their new home together.

Xiao Rong said: "Do you guess why my mother is not very happy today? ”

Zhu Yushen was taken aback, he thought that it was his own reason that caused his mother-in-law to be unhappy, so he hurriedly asked, "Why is she unhappy?" ”

Xiao Rong said: "It's not because of my sister Xiao Huifang? She ran away a few times, but the child kept being at her mother's house to harm people. Xiao Huifang called back this morning and said that she was now in that town by the river. Years ago, it was her current man who forced her to go back. It was raining heavily, the car was not driving, and she walked in the snow for five or six hours before reaching her man's place. She said that she hadn't known this man for a long time, but he was very considerate to her, and she wanted to live with him for the rest of her life.

In the past year, her man wanted to do a lot of business and make money, but the start-up capital was not enough, so she asked Xiao Huifang to find a way. There is really her, she even asked her mother for money. My dad is gone again, and it's hard for our mother and daughter to live. So her mother scolded her, saying that her son didn't need to spend money at his parents' house? didn't ask her for money, but she bit back. In the end, Xiao Huifang pleaded that it was borrowed, but her mother still rejected her. We don't know what she's up to. When she hung up the phone, she started crying on the other end of the line. This makes my mother feel uncomfortable, after all, she is her own daughter, Xiao Huifang is also quite pitiful when she talks about it, her husband is crazy when he fights, and she has long been out of support. You came to dinner today, and Mom didn't say anything about it. Because he doesn't want you to bother with it. Aren't the two of us worrying about raising money to get married right now? ”

Zhu Yu took a deep look and said, "Yes, yes." Based on Xiao Huifang's current situation, he can't say anything. Due to the poor conditions, everything seems so inadequate. He thought: If you are not troubled by your own affairs, how can you make irresponsible remarks about others.

After Xiao Rong washed up, she sat on the bed, took out a notebook, and thought about what things to do and what to buy before marriage. Zhu Yushen was sorting out the teaching materials, because school would start in a few days.

Xiao Rong calculated for a long time and seemed to sigh. She fell down, her eyes slightly closed, and said to Zhu Yushen: "Xiaolan in our group has also decided to be a family." This girl, goblin, goblin. It is said that there were many men chasing her at that time, and when she was thinking about others, she mainly looked at what the man's father did. As a result, she chose an old husband who was a cadre in the town. People want to marry a good husband, but she wants to marry a good husband. No, if you set a marriage, you will let the man's family spend 50,000 yuan. Her boyfriend was an idle bastard, but they could gnaw at old age now. These girls are really different now. ”

While speaking, Zhu Yushen had already climbed onto the bed. He hugged Xiao Rong from behind, put his chin against her shoulder and said, "Compared with these girls in your group, you have suffered a loss." How can our family create any conditions for you, you must have resentment in your heart, right? Vent at me at night. ”

Xiao Rong smiled and continued: "Don't say it, people who are rich now are arrogant, and they don't ask where the money came from. The old lady next door to our house, do you know that? The day before yesterday, her granddaughter came and gave her 400 yuan in addition to shopping. The old lady was overjoyed, and said bluntly that her granddaughter was capable and filial, while the other juniors were useless and unfilial. Do you know what her granddaughter does? ”

Zhu Yushen shook his head.

Xiao Rong said: "This girl went to Shenzhen a few years ago and gave it to the rich to help others have children. After the child was brought to the age of four, people paid her hundreds of thousands of dollars at one time, and the matter was over. How can other girls compare to her? The old lady praised everyone she met, making several families around sigh that their family didn't have such a capable daughter. What do you think is wrong with people now? ”

Zhu Yushen didn't say anything at this time, he let go of his hand, and his thoughts were tumbling in his head. After a while, he heard Xiao Rong's soft snoring.

The next morning, after they had made out, they got up and opened the window, only to find that the sun had finally come out after a long absence. By about 10 o'clock in the morning, the snow began to melt, and the road with thin ice became wet due to the melting of ice. Seeing this scene, Zhu Yushen suddenly had a whim: he decided to ride a bicycle to his mother in the afternoon.

The first two aunts called him and asked him to come over to play, but he said that Xiao Rong didn't have time and postponed the days of playing. He was also going to take Xiao Rong to his mother during the Chinese New Year.

However, Xiao Rong has been very busy; Secondly, he thought it would be better to go alone for the first time. Because his mother married later, Lai Wu from Zhangbai Village, a neighboring town, was not a good person, so he had to go and find out first and tell his mother about marrying his wife. Later, if there is a chance, I will arrange for my mother to come to their house in Huangzhen to meet Xiao Rong.

After lunch, Zhu Yushen bought some things at a newly opened supermarket on this side of Xinjie, then tied them to the back seat of his bicycle and rode them to Zhangbai Village in a neighboring town.

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