Chapter 004: Picking Up a Younger Sister
Zheng's father cried from the hospital to his home, regretting that he had not taken good care of the child. Sister-in-law Wang didn't know that things would develop like this, the family really didn't have the money to take the child to the health center, and besides, the same method cured Shengnan, thinking that Shengyang would also be cured. Zheng's father is not qualified to complain about others, it is said that the yard is so big, there are always enlightened people, and they can still afford to pay some medical expenses in advance. It was he who was confused and harmed the child's life.
Shengyang took painkiller injections, took medicine, felt that his eyes didn't hurt so much, and watched his father cry, so he comforted Zheng's father, "Dad, I can't see in my right eye, and I still have my left eye, Dad doesn't cry, I have sugar here, give it to you!" Father Zheng listened to the immature and simple voice, and he was even more distressed, the child is really too naïve, and I don't know how many cold words, bullying and ridicule he will face in the future.
"Okay, Shengyang, Dad will cook for you." Zheng's father cooked the only piece of bacon left in the family and made it for them to eat. At the dinner table, Zheng's father gestured to Qin's mother, saying that he would leave the meat for the children, and she only ate vegetables obediently.
Father Zheng looked at Qin's mother, the flowers were lost, she was grief-stricken and insane, but her mother-in-law died, she didn't cry, as if she didn't know what death was about, she just followed him stupidly and saluted. Now that the child's right eye is no longer visible, she only asks the child what is wrong with his right eye, and she doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with this missing, and she still lives the same life as before. When they are empty, they hug their children and kiss them.
Probably she thinks that there is nothing in this world that makes her sadder than the loss of her daughter, or that she still has memories of her mother-in-law. looked at her sometimes confused and sometimes sober, although it was very distressing to send her daughter away, maybe it was right. If they are like this, I am afraid that the children will have a more miserable life.
The eldest brother and sister-in-law knew that something had happened at home through letters, so they quit their third-line jobs and went home. Zheng's father confessed in front of his eldest brother, saying that he didn't take a good look at his family. The sister-in-law thought that it was fortunate that she was not a victorious man, otherwise she would definitely fight with him. By the way, he comforted Zheng's father, saying that if it wasn't for the death of his mother-in-law, maybe such a big thing wouldn't have happened. Shengyang's grandfather, Qin Sheng, should know that he is Langzhong, and said that there may not be a way to treat Shengyang's eyes. Zheng's father thought that what his sister-in-law said made sense, so he carried a bucket of wheat and took Shengyang to his father-in-law's house.
At Qin Sheng's house, Qin Sheng asked about the cause and effect, and sighed, they were ashamed of this matter. Seeing that Shengyang was smart and clever, he was not sad about the fact that he was one eye, which made people more sympathetic and regretful. I found several Langzhong consultations, but they all said that they couldn't be cured, and I couldn't wait to change my eyes to him.
Qin Sheng said that if you leave Shengyang here, you don't need to bring food over, because you often treat people with some injuries and diseases, you will always receive food rewards, and adding Shengyang alone will not be in the way. The fortune teller Liu Yunsheng knew a lot of people, maybe he could help, and Zheng's father thanked him and returned.
In the process of seeking a doctor, Qin Sheng found that Shengyang had a good memory, so he taught him to recognize herbs, memorize the effects and taboos of various herbs, and also taught him to recognize words, starting from his own name. Qin Sheng is more than 1.8 meters tall, coarse linen, not smiling, but the wrinkles on his square face are like a smile on his own, and he is very tidy, not only can heal diseases but also cook, and he is basically invited to the chef when there is a big event in the village.
Shengyang often followed Qin Sheng's fart, he was like a little pet carried by his grandfather. When I crossed the river, I took it with me in my elbow, and my grandfather was so tall that he couldn't see the bridge of his nose on tiptoe.
In addition to following his grandfather, he followed Qin Du at other times, Qin Du was the child king, and he had many bad ideas, but for his sake, he protected him. When someone laughed at him, Qin Du would always help to repair it, and over time, it became a habit to take Shengyang's little follower. Smoking, drinking, and all kinds of games taught him.
One day in 1974, Qin's mother got up early and found a baby girl in a bamboo basket at the door, and she immediately carried her to the room to breastfeed. Her flowers returned, crying and kissing her, for fear of being lost again. When the sister-in-law heard the child's cry, she walked in and saw that it was really a baby girl. The others got up one after another, and saw Qin's mother holding the baby girl and not letting go, shouting the name of the flower in her mouth.
Zheng's father asked her by gesture, only to find out that she had picked it up from the door, and everyone understood the reason for the matter and discussed how to deal with this matter. Mother Qin rushed into the kitchen, took a scimitar for chopping wood and put it beside her, and gestured that this was Hua'er back, and whoever dared to move her would fight with whomever she wanted. Zheng's father understood her suffering, his mother didn't cry when she died, but now she is crying very sadly for this child.
From then on, Qin's mother always held flowers and carried a scimitar, and did not allow anyone to approach her and her mother, not even Zheng's father. Zheng's father said that since the child arrived at his house, it means that it is also fate, so it is better to adopt her. The eldest brother and sister-in-law saw that she was determined to raise this child, so she agreed in desperation, registered her household registration, and named her Zheng Shengli.
In 1975, when Shengyang reached the age of studying, he came back from his grandfather's house, and when he saw his little sister smiling at him happily, he tried to hug her, and he also became an older brother. Katsuo watched Seungyang come back, hugged him and cried tears. During this time, he was so lonely, always looking at the direction of Shengyang's return, adding a younger sister to the family was too young to play with him, and the children in the yard always took pleasure in bullying him.
Especially Aunt Wang's three sons, Zheng Qingshan, Zheng Qinghe, and Zheng Qingshui, it is difficult to fight one against three, and sometimes there are other accomplices, who run all over the yard and scream. Their family lacked food, and often lied to him about the food in the bowl, saying that he would eat a bite, and he couldn't wait to swallow the whole bowl in one bite, and several people took turns licking the bowl and licking it after eating. Once he didn't give Qingshan food, he woke up and threw a handful of snot into his bowl, he was afraid of being scolded, so he had to quietly return to his roof and eat it aggrievedly.
Mother is not so stingy, there are leftovers or pots, and when she sees them, she will share them with them, but they are too hungry. One night, they used the corn husks in the field as cigarette paper to trick him into three bowls of rice, and his father found that he scooped bowl after bowl, and secretly followed only to find out that he had been deceived, and when he came back, he was beaten up.
In addition to cheating on food, they also tricked him into fertilizing the crops in their fields, and every time he wanted to make it bigger, they would take him to the vegetable garden, saying that the competition would put up nests for seedlings and seedlings to see who could fill more. Several people were bare-chested with all their strength, swollen to the point that their faces were red and their necks were thick, and it turned out that he was the only one who was full of piles. As a reward, they say to give him the whitest dried corn husks to open the ass. He was happy with this victory, and every time he came to the big one, he asked them to fill in the hole.
He didn't understand, he had always tried to be a good child in the eyes of adults, never took the initiative to go to other houses to eat and drink, and never even picked a fruit from the tree. On the contrary, those children took advantage of their family's inattention to knock the fruit trees to pieces with long bamboo poles, and he was the one who was repeatedly blamed. Now that Shengyang is back, at least he can have one more helper, so he won't lose so badly.