Since Shi Dayong and the three of them left, there were Wang Ying, Ruimin and Xiao An'an left in the family, and Ruimin lived alone under one roof for the first time, Wang Ying was extremely awkward, she really had nothing to say to Ruimin, after cleaning up the house, she hugged An'an, took a needlework and dustpan, and said to Ruimin: "I went to Sister-in-law Zhang's house to work, and I came back to cook the meal." ”

Ruimin's mind was still on the rabbit meat, didn't he eat enough in the morning, and when he heard that his sister-in-law was going out, he was happy in his heart, and hurriedly responded: "Zhong, it just so happens that I haven't woken up yet, I'll squint for a while." ”

Ruimin kept watching Wang Ying go out, and saw that Wang Ying had indeed walked away in the crack of the door, so he happily returned to the cauldron and fished out a few large pieces of meat to satisfy his hunger.

It's easy to say during the day, Wang Ying spent a day at Zhang Qiang's house, and the time passed without realizing it, but at night it was not good, in order to avoid being alone with Ruimin, after dinner, she took An An to hide in the bedroom to coax the child to sleep.

Somehow, Wang Ying just doesn't like Ruimin, she always feels that Ruimin is eerie. An An has fallen asleep, the little nose makes a faint snoring sound, in the dark, Wang Ying is vigilant and listens to the movement outside, there is no door at the connection between the bedroom and the living room, but half a cloth curtain is hung at the connection to be the dividing line, Wang Ying thought, wait for Shi Dayong to come back and discuss with Dayong whether it is better to set up a door there, this Ruimin came out with him, he must live for a long time, Dayong is often away from home on business trips, it is always so inconvenient. It wasn't until Ruimin's snoring came that Wang Yingcai was relieved, sleepiness hit, and he gradually fell into a deep sleep.

Ruimin has lived a very colorful life in the past two days, the first day, after eating meat, he really squinted for a while, after eating at noon, he couldn't sleep anymore, and he didn't sleep so much when he was young, he walked around and didn't dare to go far, mainly because he was afraid that he couldn't remember the road if he went far, and he couldn't find it home. The next day, he was a little bolder and went along

A main road, all the way up, stop and go to the mountain.

As far as the eye can see, there are dense fruit trees, and the fruit trees planted on this hillside are basically these three types: walnuts, persimmons and black dates. He knew walnuts and persimmons, and what shocked him was that there were fruit trees all over the mountains, although there were ones in his hometown, but they were just one or two planted in someone's yard. In this season, the fruit is not yet ripe, and the green persimmons are heavy and full of branches, and some branches are overwhelmed and fall directly to the ground. He didn't know what it was, he reached out and broke a branch, the fruit was green, it didn't look like it was ripe, and he put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, there was no aroma, and he took a bite curiously, the juice just stuck to his tongue, and his tongue couldn't move, "Bah, bah!" Ruimin spit out several times before he cleaned his mouth, "What is this?" He threw the branch far away.

In another month, the persimmon should be ripe, Ruimin came all the way, and I haven't seen a person who looks at the garden, yes, the persimmon walnut or something doesn't need to be seen when it's ripe, this thing can't be eaten at all when it's raw, even if you want to pick it, you won't pick it, I don't know if it's ripe or not.

When he went home for dinner at noon, Ruimin asked Wang Ying: "Sister-in-law, I see persimmons everywhere on the mountain, are they grown by myself or grown by others?" ”

Ruimin was at home for the past two days, he didn't do anything, and after eating, he didn't even help others clean up, thinking that he didn't know how long he would get along with this person in the long years to come, Wang Ying panicked.

Wang Ying fed An An with a bowl, and when she heard the words, she replied lightly: "How can you grow your own, they are all planted by the people of Yanshang Village." ”

"That sister-in-law, there is a long bunch on the mountain, but it is astringent, what kind of fruit is that?"

String by string? Are there any bunches of fruit left on the mountain? It's still astringent, Wang Ying thought about it, Ruimin wouldn't be talking about black dates, "Is it as astringent as green persimmons?" ”

"Yes, it's astringent." Ruimin stretched out his finger, and the thumb pinched the belly of his index finger, "It's that big." ”

"That's a black date."

"Black dates? It's not dark. ”

Wang Ying scooped up a spoonful of porridge and fed it to An An's mouth intently, "It's dark when it's cooked." ”

"Oh." Ruimin snorted and drank half a bowl of porridge, took a big bite of the bun, and asked while chewing: "Some persimmons on the mountain, are they ripe for people to pick?" This is Ruimin's current biggest concern, when he was in his hometown, that is, every Chinese New Year, his father and mother bought a few small snacks for offering, including persimmons, after the offering they could each get one, the sweet and glutinous persimmons, he had never eaten them.

"No one cares, you can pick it if you want to eat it."

"Really, that's great." Ruimin nodded happily: "When the persimmons are ripe, I won't eat at home, I will go up the mountain to eat every day." ”

That's not good, persimmons are not a good thing, Wang Ying kindly reminded: "You can't eat too much of this thing, you can't eat it on an empty stomach, you can't eat it if you drink alcohol, and you will have stones in your stomach if you eat too much." ”

"And that said?" Ruimin had never heard of it, and when he heard his sister-in-law say this, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Wang Ying is really thinking about Ruimin, Ruimin wants to get sick, and it has to be her and Dayong who are upset, the family is already in such a difficult situation, where do you dare to let the family get sick again.

One night, the family didn't sleep well, and Sun Xiufang barely closed her eyes, crying for a while when she thought about it, and she was confused when she was tired of crying.

Shi Dayong was lying on the bed and couldn't fall asleep, he kept playing a movie in his mind, playing the time he spent with his father, his father took them to escape, his father took them to fish, his father went out to work, and he was hungry and brought back the miscellaneous grains to give their brother a few to eat, although one person can only divide two bites, but his father looks sweeter than eating in his stomach.

On the contrary, it is Shi Youtian, as if he has let go of the last bit of thought in his heart, and sleeps more sweetly, in fact, where can Shi Youtian really sleep, the remaining days are numbered, not to mention the physical pain caused by the disease is unbearable, it is a large family in his hometown, how can he live in the future, the house he originally planned to build has not been built, not to mention the third and fourth, even the five and six are not small, and they are all singles, and they can't put it down! A bunch of things haven't been arranged yet, how can he, the father, let go of this big family and leave.

The stars are moving, the sky is dawning, the sound of bicycle bells is heard outside, and the sun is still rising from the east in an orderly manner, bringing light and heat to the earth for eternity.

Shi Dayong bought it early, and none of the three of them was in the mood to eat, so he took a few bites of the mat, and left the room early to rush back.

The air in the cab was rather low, different from when I came, with hope, with longing, with light in my eyes, and fear of hopelessness. At that time, the air was relatively relaxed, and the three of them gossiped from time to time, and the parents had a short discussion.

Now, Shi Youtian's eyes are dark, his cloudy eyes are full of the desolation of dying people, and he has returned to the state he was in when he first knew his condition, and his eyes often fixed in one place without moving, and he didn't even blink his eyelids for a long time.

The small cab, even the air seems to have become viscous, Shi Dayong felt very depressed, he rolled down the window, the wind poured in, driving the flow of air, he felt a little more comfortable, took a few deep breaths, and was afraid that his father would be cold and glanced at Shi Youtian: "Dad, are you cold?" ”

Shi Youtian didn't seem to hear it, his gray hair swayed slightly with the air current, Shi Dayong sighed slightly, and hurriedly rolled up the car window.

The journey of more than three hours was so difficult, even if Shi Dayong had already driven the car fast, it was clear that the same road felt much longer than before.

The finger seam is too wide, the time is too thin, two days have passed in a moment, Dayong doesn't know what happened in L County, counting whether the day is successful or not, the result should be out today, Wang Ying didn't go out, waited left and right and didn't see any movement, was about to lead An An, carrying a sewing basket, and then going to Zhang Qiang's house for a day, when he suddenly heard a voice from the door: "Dad, mother, let's get home." ”

It's back! Wang Ying's heart was relieved, put An An on the small bench, told her not to move, threw down the sewing basket and ran out, "Dayong, you're back, what's going on with your father?" What did the doctor say......"

The three people from the family all had gloomy faces, without a trace of smile, Shi Youtian's complexion was worse than the previous two days, he lay motionless on Shi Dayong's back, his eyes were deeply sunk into the sockets, but the bridge of his nose was abruptly high, and his lips were slightly open, revealing his scorched teeth.

Wang Ying felt bad, her eyes turned to Sun Xiufang, Sun Xiufang's state was also very poor, usually she combed her hair smoothly and pulled it into a small bun at the back of her head, today, she was not in the mood to tidy herself up at all, she just used her ten fingers to pull her hair together, after such a long time, her hair was already messy, and her eyes were already red and swollen because of a night of crying.

"Mother......" Wang Ying took the things in Sun Xiufang's hand, looked at her mother-in-law's face, and asked softly, "How is it?" ”

Sun Xiufang shook her head slightly, tears came out of her eyes, she pinched her sleeve to wipe the tears on her face, and muttered seven piercing words: "No, it can't be cured." ”

Wang Ying paused violently, and it wasn't until Sun Xiufang walked three steps away that she reacted and hurriedly caught up, "Mother......"

Sun Xiufang shook her head, unwilling to say more: "Don't ask me, take the time to ask Dayong." ”

Wang Ying helped Sun Xiufang into the house, Shi Dayong had already waited for his father to lie on the bed, Shi Dayong had just unfolded the quilt and covered his father, Shi Youtian seemed to have just returned to his soul, he focused his scattered gaze on Shi Dayong's face, his lips trembled but his tone was firm: "Dayong, you take the time to send me back to my hometown, if I want to die, I will die at home, I can't die outside." ”