Nishino walked into the house, put down his schoolbag, and saw that the village party secretary and a few cadres were sitting in the hall. At this time, a middle-aged woman with freckles, short hair, obesity, and the appearance of a cadre was standing up and shouting: "Your family has no money, who will you deceive?" How can you build three houses without money? How can you raise so many chickens and pigs without money? ”

"This house was built when his grandmother was alive. The chickens and pigs in the family are all there to pay for the children's education in the next semester. Besides, these chickens and pigs have not grown up, and even if they are sold, no one wants them. Leaders, if this is not the case, leaders, you will do well, and when these pigs and chickens grow up, I will sell them, and then I will send you the money, okay? Grandpa's voice almost cried.

At this time, the mother was sitting on a low stool on the side and wept silently. Poor mother has always been timid and afraid, and in Nishino's memory, she has never blushed with others, and she has never had trouble with others. But now, his loving and kind mother has been forced to be like this. Seeing his mother's tearful appearance, Xiye's heart was as uncomfortable as a knife.

"Hmph, stop acting! I think you just don't want to pay money, you just want to resist taxes. Township Chief, let's not talk to them, for such Diao people, we should give them some color. The woman, who was as fat as a ball, shook her freckles and yelled, "You either pay the money today, or we will go to court tomorrow to sue." What to do, the choice is yours! ”

Seeing them bullying their mother and grandfather so unscrupulously, Nishino was furious, glared and turned to the fat woman and yelled loudly: "You are still not state cadres? Is there such a treatment for ordinary people? In what year did we not pay the farmland water conservancy fee and education surcharge on time? This year's special situation, the family has indeed encountered difficulties, can't it be slowed down? ”

I didn't expect Nishino to comment on herself like this, the fat short woman's swollen face was like an old piece of pig's liver, and it took a long time to say a sentence: "You, you, who are you?" How dare you insult state cadres, insult old women, and obstruct us from performing our official duties? I'm going to sue you and get you arrested! ”

"With your quality, full of swearing, you are still worthy of being called a national cadre? I think the image of the state cadres and the people's servants has been lost by you. Come on, I'm going to see, how are you going to arrest me today, did we say we wouldn't pay taxes? Did we talk about tax resistance? Isn't it just a matter of handing it in later, are you forcing my mother and grandfather to be like this? If something happens to them, can you afford it? Nishino didn't know where he got the courage, and his originally clumsy mouth suddenly became so crisp and sharp.

"You, you...... Township chief, look at him, he, he's like this. He ......, "The fat woman was counted down by Nishino for a while, and she was so angry that she couldn't even speak."

"Shut up, don't say any more! Shame. Seeing the fat woman looking so embarrassed, the middle-aged man in a suit, tie, shiny hair, and the appearance of a township chief reprimanded.

"Township Chief, I, I ......" The fat woman, who didn't expect the township chief's tone to become so stern all of a sudden, suddenly panicked, quickly lowered her head, and her speech became stuttering again.

"Shut up, isn't it shameful enough? Not even a single student can say that! When the township chief saw the fat woman with freckles on her face, she felt that she had no face, and she was angry and shouted.

"Young man, you are very eloquent, and you are quite reasonable. We've been here for a long time, and we know that your family really can't afford to pay today. Otherwise, you can write an IOU on behalf of your family, agree on the time limit, and then hand over the money to the township government, okay? ”

"I said it earlier, really, a good thing, but it was like this." Xi Ambition was slandered for a while, and when he saw that the township chief was relieved, he also borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and quickly wrote an IOU and handed it to the township chief.

It wasn't until the group had gone away that Nishino walked over and comforted his mother, who was still sitting in the corner wiping away tears: "Don't worry, they're all gone." Mom, is there anything else to eat? I haven't had breakfast yet. ”

"Hey, yes, yes, there's still leftovers in the rice ding, I'll help you heat it up." The mother quickly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

Looking at his thin, rickety, and old mother in front of him, Xiye felt a sour feeling in his heart. The mother suffers from severe asthma and coughs out of breath every time she has an attack. But such a woman still has to raise five or six pigs and two sows every year, plant more than a dozen acres of vegetable fields, and sometimes have to help her father do farm work in the fields. The busy farm work weighed on her like a heavy mountain, and she was still a few years away from reaching the age of 60, but her mother was tired like this, and she became an old lady in her seventies at the age of fifty, but she never complained.

After a while, the food was steaming hot on the table, and my mother went out with a basket on her back.

While eating his mother's hot meal, Nishino pondered: "Mother, you have lived too hard in this life, and your mother's love is as deep as the sea. Her youth, her enthusiasm, and her hope were all left unreservedly to this home. Now she is like a sugarcane that has been squeezed dry, like an old horse that has run thousands of miles, and she can only pin all her love and hope on us. ”

Perhaps, this is the thousands of women in rural China, perhaps, this is the thousands of mothers in rural China, in their hearts, there is only loyalty to the family, only love for their children, but only themselves.

Perhaps, they are ordinary, perhaps, they are ordinary, they don't know it, and they haven't even worn a few beautiful clothes. However, they are extraordinary, they use their own labor, their own hands, and their selfless love to build one after another extremely warm homes.

Nishino helped his mother with farm work at home for two days and returned to school on the afternoon of the third day. Although he was tired and had a sore back, Nishino was still very happy, it was not easy for his mother to be at home, and if he helped to do a little by himself, his mother could do less.

As soon as he entered the dormitory, Nishino heard from Tulong that He Yan had looked for him in the afternoon and came to the dormitory to look for him.

"You two are really fast, now are you dating?" Tolon is as hippie smiling as ever.

"You're really a dog who can't spit ivory out of his mouth. He Yan and I are pure classmates, and our friendship is good. By the way, how are you and Xu Xiaoqiao's progress? I've heard people say that you went to someone's house for this holiday. Nishino said as he packed up his things.

"What are you talking nonsense, she is my cousin's cousin, this time I went to my aunt's house and happened to see her, her house is not far from my aunt's house, so I went to her house to play for a while." Tulong's face was red, and he quickly distinguished.

"Hahahaha, you really went, I just said it casually, I didn't expect you to stop admitting yourself." Xiye didn't know about Tulong going to Xu Xiaoqiao's house at all, but he didn't expect that he would be right when he said it casually, and he couldn't help laughing.

"What are you two laughing at, so happy?" Duan Zaibang, who had just walked into the dormitory, saw Nishino smiling and leaning back and forth, and couldn't help but open his eyes curiously and asked.

"Good thing, good thing, Duan Zai help, do you know, Tu Long went to see his mother-in-law the day before yesterday." Nishino laughed even harder.

"Don't listen to him. Duan Zaibang, you did a great job in the monthly exam this time, and you scored 138 points in mathematics. There's a freak like you in the class, and you can't let people live. Let's talk about the secret of your math study, I only scored 90 points in math this time, and compared to you, I really started to doubt life. Tulong knew that some things tend to get darker and darker, and he didn't want to get too entangled with Xiye on Xu Xiaoqiao's topic.

"I didn't do as well as you thought, and compared with Zhu Hailong, the total score is still more than forty points behind." Duan Zaibang was almost blown goosebumps by Tulong, and hurriedly waved his hand, looking modest.

After dinner, Nishino came to the botanical garden east of the office alone with the books, and sure enough, he saw He Yan sitting quietly under the tree alone, she did not read, but quietly looked into the distance alone.

"What are you thinking?" Nishino walked over and sat down gently: "You're in a bad mood today, what's going on?" ”

"My mom was sick and when I came home, she was lying in a hospital bed with a terrible stomach ache. The doctor said that she might have stomach cancer and asked my father to take her to a big hospital in the provincial capital for a check-up. He Yan's voice was very low, his eyes looked into the distance distractedly, and his white and neat teeth bit his lower lip desperately, "Xiye, I'm in a mess now, if my mother really has that kind of disease, what should I do?" ”

"Don't be too sad, He Yan, your mother is a good person, and a good person will have a safe life. Besides, the doctor only suspected that he must have been mistaken. Nishino's heart was also sad, and he comforted softly.

"It's all my fault, if I didn't study, she wouldn't have to do so much housework, and she wouldn't be sick." He Yan couldn't hold back his tears anymore, covered his face with his hands, and sobbed in a low voice.

He Yan's shoulders were twitching, and Nishino said that he was very hurt: Why is fate always so unfair? Why do good people always have to go through so many tribulations?

At this time, how much Nishino wished that he could hold up a quiet sky for He Yan, so that she would no longer experience any wind and rain and no longer be hurt in any way. But at this time, she was so mediocre and incompetent, except for saying a few words of comfort that did not have the slightest effect, she couldn't share the pain at all.

He Yan cried faintly for a long, long time, and finally raised his head, with teary eyes: "Thank you for always being by my side and accompanying me for so long......"

"I'm so sorry, I can't help you with anything. But I still hope that you can settle down and study hard. I believe that your mother doesn't want to see you so sad now, we can't share the family affairs now, we can only study harder and get better results, so that they can feel at ease, which is the best reward for them. ”

"Well, I will." He Yan nodded vigorously.

"When I was sad, I had no one to talk to, so I could only cry secretly. At this time, don't let the difficulties in front of you be deterred. Believe me, you are far stronger than you think. Cheer for yourself! Nishino encouraged He Yan again.

"Mother and son are connected, people's hearts are flesh and blood, I will be fine if I cry." He Yan rubbed his red eyes.

"Don't cry your nose in the future, you're crying like a little flower cat, how ugly." Xiye gently wiped away the tears from the corners of He Yan's eyes, and the two looked at each other speechlessly.

The lights from far and near lit up one after another, and Nishino patted He Yan's shoulder and stood up: "Don't be sad, everything will be fine." It's almost time for evening self-study, so let's go back to the classroom. ”