Chapter 24: The Crippled Father
After coming out of the bar, Zhang Laosan took Yang Feng to the relevant departments to go through the relevant procedures, and after the formalities were completed, the supermarket no longer belonged to Zhang Miao's daughter-in-law.
The formalities took a whole day, and when Yang Feng walked on the way back to the hospital, it was already evening.
He was carrying a backpack and the bank card in his pocket, although it was very light, but his heart was heavy, and he hoped that his sister-in-law would not regret today's decision.
When he came to the hospital, Yang Feng walked into the ward and saw Zhang Miao's mother, an old man with white hair.
Her eyes were red and swollen, apparently caused by crying for a long time.
When she saw Yang Feng, her eyes overflowed with tears again, because Yang Feng was wearing a military uniform, how similar he was to her son!
Yang Feng's heart was painful, there was nothing more painful in the world than a white-haired person sending a black-haired person.
"Yang Feng, how did I get rid of you?"
Compared with the old lady, Zhang Miao's daughter-in-law's mood is much more stable, this strong woman is so fragile and helpless and sad after getting the bad news, but after giving birth, she became strong again, restrained the sadness with strong perseverance, and hid it in the depths of her heart.
Because she knows that she is the pillar of this family now, and if the pillar falls, the family will collapse, so she must be strong.
"It's all done." Yang Feng responded, putting the bank card and related formalities on the bedside table.
"Thank you." Zhang Miao's daughter-in-law said.
"That's what I'm supposed to do." Yang Feng hurriedly said, glanced at the sleeping little girl Shuhan, and a warm current welled up in his heart.
As if sensing something, the baby suddenly cried again with a "wow", and a clear and loud voice resounded through the room.
Zhang Miao's mother and daughter-in-law began to get busy in a hurry, with a strong love and worry on their faces, completely leaving Yang Feng aside.
In the hearts of the two, Shuhan is all they have.
Yang Feng exited the ward with great interest, because what happened next might not be suitable for him to see.
Sitting on the bench in the corridor, looking at the people coming and going in a hurry, Yang Feng suddenly felt that he had no point in staying.
The mission is accomplished, and it's time for you to leave.
Of course, there is another important thing before leaving.
Thinking about it, he looked at the backpack next to him, and his expression gradually became determined.
The door of the ward was opened, and Zhang Miao's mother walked out, still holding the urinal in her hand, and after nodding at Yang Feng, she walked in the direction of the toilet.
Yang Feng walked into the ward and said, "Sister-in-law, since I have completed the task, it is time to leave, but before leaving, there is still something to leave for you." ”
After thinking about it, he still felt that it was more appropriate to give the urn in the backpack to Zhang Miao's daughter-in-law.
"Is it something like Zhang Miao's relics?" Zhang Miao's daughter-in-law said calmly, she had already guessed something.
Yang Feng said softly: "It's the ashes and the pension." ”
When Zhang Miao's daughter-in-law heard these two words, her whole body trembled, and her eyes were filled with tears, "Thank you, bring him back, please leave it to me now." ”
Yang Feng slowly unloaded his backpack and put it next to the bed.
Zhang Miao's daughter-in-law gently touched her backpack and shed two lines of tears, and when she heard the footsteps of the old lady coming back, she controlled her emotions again, wiped away her tears, seemed to be casual, and gave Yang Feng a pleading look.
Yang Feng naturally knew what it meant, after all, he also thought so, so he nodded slightly.
Zhang Miao's daughter-in-law put the backpack in Chuangxia, pretending that nothing had happened.
Yang Feng said: "That sister-in-law, auntie, I'll leave." ”
"Thank you."
A thousand words of gratitude were finally condensed into only these two words.
Yang Feng's heart warmed and left the hospital.
It was already dark, Yang Feng was not in a hurry to leave the county, there were still six days left in the holiday, and there was plenty of time, so there was no hurry.
He found a hotel and stayed there.
Early the next morning, he got on the bus home.
Yang Feng's home is in Heyang City, which is also a second-tier city in North China, with developed industry and manufacturing.
Take a bus from a small county town to Heyang City, and you can get there at about noon.
Yang Feng looked at the scenery all the way, and his mood gradually became excited, thinking that he hadn't gone home once since he joined the army, and it had been more than two years.
Time flies quickly, and the bus driver drives very fast, and before he knows it, he has entered Heyang City.
When Yang Feng got off the bus, a familiar feeling came to him.
The streets, the buildings, the smell of snacks in the air, the sounds of pedestrians talking to each other, everything is so familiar.
With this kindness, Yang Feng took a taxi and returned to the community where his home was located.
It is a very old and dilapidated community, the houses were built when the People's Republic of China was founded, at that time it was the first batch of buildings in the city, and it was also the best building, and after decades of ups and downs, the best has become the worst, and it has also become a witness to the progress of the times.
Yang Feng has lived in that community since he was a child, and he is very familiar with everything around him, even if there are a few trees in the community.
Before joining the army, all his memories were inseparable from this community where he had lived for more than ten years.
He walked briskly on the community road, the thick branches on both sides were luxuriant, and the shade of the trees was in groups, blocking the strong afternoon sun, giving people a cool feeling, and the shady place under these trees was also one of the places where the old people and children in the community gathered after dinner.
In the distance, Yang Feng saw a group of children sitting in the shade of a tree at the end of the road, and among the children was an old man, it was his father Yang Guozhi, who was talking endlessly under his dark skin, and his spirit was radiant.
Yang Feng showed a wry smile when he saw this, he knew that his father was telling a "story" again.
When I got closer, I found it.
"You can't imagine how dangerous it was at that time, in the dense jungle, my comrades and I protected the chief and ran all the way, but in the end we were surrounded by the enemy, at this critical juncture, my comrades-in-arms and I sacrificed our lives to fight against the enemy, and finally bought a little time for the chief's evacuation......" Yang Guozhi's mouth was like a river, his cloudy eyes were bright, and his originally somewhat curved back straightened again, as if he had returned to his youth.
"Cripple Yang, you've been talking about this brilliant deed for a lifetime, and you don't bother it!" The old man passing by quipped.
"Don't be bothered, if I have enough time, I can talk about it for another lifetime." Yang Guozhi said excitedly.
"Hey, no one wants to listen to your anymore, I'm tired of hearing it for a long time." The old man waved his hand and said, with a little disgust.
"What do you mean by? Let me tell you Old Man Li, this is a glorious deed. Yang Guozhi said unhappily, and his face became gloomy.
"No matter how glorious the deeds are, if you listen to them more times, they will become a broken thing, who has nothing to do and talk about the past all day long." The old man said, turning to leave.
"Old man Li, there is a kind of you tell me again, see if I don't break your mouth!" Yang Guozhi said angrily, getting up and about to catch up.
The surrounding children scattered.
Yang Guozhi walked a few steps but stopped, looked at his unfavorable left leg, and was silent, with hatred in his eyes.
How can a cripple catch up with a normal person!