Time flies, and the time has come to leave.

The sky is already bright, and everything that belongs to the night has settled and cannot be changed.

After all, it is sorrowful, mourning, and sadness.

"Alright, it's almost time. Mom, I'm leaving. Yan's mother looked at the watch in the room and said to Zou.

"Well, good. Yingzi, slow down, take the things! When I get to the place, I will report my safety to my family, and I will go to the door every day to wait for the phone. Zou instructed.

"Okay. Mother. Yan's mother nodded.

"Mommy is gone. Yan Feng, Yan Yan, you have to listen to your mother-in-law! Mom will come back to see you when she has time! Yan's mother got up and opened the door of the hall, turned her head and told Yan Feng and Yan Yan again to be obedient.

"Got it, Mom." Yan Feng nodded.

"No, don't mom go! Wow~" Yan Yan realized it later, and suddenly started crying.

"Don't make trouble, be obedient, Yan Yan!" Mother Yan pretended to be fierce and roared. She said and lifted her baggage, stepped out of the threshold, and prepared to leave.

What no one expected was that Yan Yan also had such a quick time. I saw her lying on the threshold, so I turned over! trotted to Yan's mother's side and pulled her to prevent her from leaving.

The child's hoarse crying made Yan's mother unable to reach out and push Yan Yan's hand away for a moment. I had to coax: "Yan Yan, be good, my mother will be back soon." ”

"No, don't! Don't! Yan Yan snorted.

"Yan Yan, hey, mom gave you something, you can't cry anymore if you take it!" Yan's mother took Yan Yan in her arms, took out a banknote casually, handed it to her, and coaxed it.

Yan Yan looked at the one-yuan banknote handed over by Yan's mother, a little confused, she had never used money, and she knew that this thing could be exchanged for lollipops.

Yan's mother saw that Yan Yan was coaxed, and saw that her eldest daughter Yan Feng was still looking at her, her palms and backs were full of meat, so she didn't want to favor one over the other, so she gave Yan Feng another five yuan.

Don't underestimate it, this yuan, five yuan, you have to know, in the countryside for more than nine years, children can have one or two cents of pocket money, but they will be happy.

At that time, there were many popular snacks and snacks, and the prices were also cheap. Like a dime, there are large sorbets, jellies, big knife meat, depth bomb candy, bubble gum, ....... It's like a five-cent thing, Da Changjin, pig baby, ice cream, gluten spicy strips, jumping candy...... And so on are all small snacks that are loved by children.

However, the rural areas of the past nine years have been really poor. Many families can't even eat, and going out to work to earn money has gradually become the mainstream.

The social phenomenon of left-behind children in rural areas is also particularly serious.

Yan Yan dragged the yuan in her hand, and then watched Yan's mother lift her burden, step down the stairs, and walk away without hurrying.

She looked at it for a long time, until Yan's mother's figure disappeared, and then she lowered her eyes a little dazed.

She didn't make any more noise, just stared at the one-dollar bill in her hand, distracted.

Yan Feng waited in the house for a while, but she didn't see her sister Yan Yan enter the house, so she came out to look for her.

As soon as she saw it, Yan Feng was startled, and hurriedly said, "Sister, why are you crying?" ”

"Sister, I'...... I miss my mom! Yan Yan stared at Yan Feng with tears in her eyes, with hope, and asked, "Sister, when will my mother come back?" ”

"You fool, mom just left! It's not coming back! Yan Feng yelled angrily.

"Oh. That's right. Yan Yan continued to stare at the yuan in his hand and muttered to himself.

"Come, to my sister. When I turned around, my sister used the money to buy lollipops for my sister to eat. Yan Feng said, he was going to take the yuan and keep it.

"I don't! This was given to me by my mother! I don't eat candy anymore, I don't need to buy it! When Yan Feng's hand just touched the one yuan, Yan Yan suddenly pulled it behind him and hid it.

"Okay, okay, you take this. I'll buy it when I go back, it's always okay! Sister, you ...... Hey, what are you running? I won't take your money! Yan Feng was saying, Yan Yan got up and ran back to the house, she shouted dissatisfiedly in the back.

Since my mother-in-law is used to living in the house below, that is, my fourth father's house, she even took us to live in it.

The move was carried out a few days later.

There are not many things to move, except for firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, there are some daily necessities such as quilts that we cover ourselves.

At first, my sister and I, who were not used to it, often lived with our mother-in-law, above and below.

The reason why I am not used to it is very simple, there are electric lights installed on it, and there is a TV to watch. Below, there is no electricity installed. Only candles can be lit, or kerosene lamps can be lit.

The reason is because my four fathers were the first to go out to work, and no one was at home, so naturally there was no electricity, and there was no electricity after installation.

Later, the thrifty mother-in-law lived in, and she was even more disgusted with the cost of electricity, so she simply did not have electricity. Candles or kerosene lamps are used as the main means of illumination throughout the day.

Later, when we got used to it, we really settled down there.

……

Taking advantage of the time when my mother-in-law and sister were cooking, I returned to Yan Yan in the back room, played by myself for a while, and gradually felt a little tired, so I climbed into the cool bed in the back room and fell asleep.

The beds are low and made of wood. It is about 1.5 meters wide. It's not more than a foot tall, it's a two-person bed!

"Sister, it's time to eat." Yan Yan, who was sleeping in a daze, heard her sister's voice calling for her in a trance.

"Uh~" Yan Yan muttered in response, turned over, and continued to sleep.

Yan Feng didn't hear her sister respond to her in the kitchen, so she got up, walked through the hall (living room), entered the back room, and saw that her sister was sleeping soundly.

She hesitated for a second, but was ready to step forward and wake someone up.

"Sister, let's go to bed after eating. Hurry up, sister will put shoes on you. Yan Feng reached out and patted Yan Yan's back and shouted.

"Huh? Oh, well. Yan Yan woke up in the fog, opened her eyes and saw her sister leaning down, seeing this, Yan Yan hurriedly got up and sat on the edge of the bed, and her sister Yan Feng put on her shoes.

"Alright, girl. Let's go, get ready to eat. Yan Feng skillfully tied the shoelaces on Yan Yan's feet with beautiful bows one by one, then got up and pulled her past and walked towards the hall.

Hall.

Mother-in-law Zou has already brought all the meals to the table.

For lunch, I ate dry rice and fried capers.

Before Yan Yan stepped into the hall, he smelled the tempting fragrance. She was so hungry that she swallowed her saliva and felt a little hungry!

"Come on, Yan Yan, see that my mother-in-law has made you something delicious!" As soon as Zou looked up, he saw Yan Feng leading Yan Yan out, and said with a smile.

"It smells so good! I'm going to eat, mother-in-law. Yan Yan opened her sister Yan Feng's hand, and came to the table, ready to eat.

"Gotta wash your hands first, and then come over and eat!" Zou asked.

"Oh. Okay! As soon as Yan Yan let go of his hand on the table, he looked around to see where there was water and he could wash his hands.

"Girl, come here. It's hot water, just wash your hands. Yan Feng took out the hot water and placed it under the edge of the house (commonly known as the street edge) in front of the gate, against the corner of the wall. I saw Yan Yan looking around, so he laughed.

"yes, okay." Yan Yan trotted over, squatted down, put his hands into the basin, and rubbed his two little hands indiscriminately, then he planned to get up and leave.

"Sister, don't move, I'll wash you!" As soon as Yan Feng grabbed Yan Yan, she was about to wash her hands. Yan Yan didn't postpone it, just squatted like this, and asked her sister Yan Feng to help wash her hands.

"Alright, come, wipe it down, let's go!" After Yan Feng washed Yan Yan's hands, he got up and took down a towel (also called a handkerchief) from the hanging barbed wire and hanging hanger under the eaves. ), wiped Yan Yan dry, that's it.

Yan Yan and Yan Feng served one after the other, and Zou even scooped the food for his two granddaughters at this time.

"Mother-in-law is so nice! Eat. Yan Yan cheered, then climbed onto the long bench and sat down. With a small spoon, scoop a spoonful of rice, put it in your mouth, chew it a few times and swallow it.

"Okay, come, eat slowly with the dishes." Zou held Yan Yan's hand, scooped half of the rice and half of the vegetables with a spoon, put it in her mouth, and advised.

"Uh-huh." Yan Yan nodded, but his mouth did not stop.

"Xiaofeng, come, you can eat more." Zou finished reading the small ones and looked at the big ones.

"Yes, mother-in-law, you can eat it too." Yan Feng looked up when she heard this, and saw her mother-in-law scooping a spoonful of capers and meat foam in the bowl.

"Okay, I'll eat too, I'll eat too." Zou scooped himself a spoonful of vegetables, poured them into a porcelain bowl, and then ate without distractions.

As he was eating, a gentle voice rang out.

"Hey, they're all eating! Sister Zou. "The person who came was an old woman of the same age as the Zou family.

The old woman is wide, fat, slightly short, and has a kind face, and she is happy to see everyone, and she is a famous matchmaker in the village.

She carried a bag of seeds, passed by Yan's house, and came in by the way to sit and chatter.

"Hey, it's Sister Liu! Come in and sit down. Zou greeted.

Seeing this, Yan Feng took out the long bench that was set up together and put it on the table, and invited: "Granny Liu, you can sit down!" ”

"Hello Granny Liu!" Yan Yan maintained a eating posture while shouting sideways.

"Okay, they're all good boys!" Mrs. Liu didn't refuse, entered the house, and sat down like this.

"Sister Liu, where did you just come back? Have you eaten? Grab a bite to eat by the way? Zou said that he was going to serve dinner for Mrs. Liu.

"Thank you, Sister Zou. I stopped eating. In the morning, there was still a little porridge left at home, and it was a pity to pour it. I'll go back and heat it up in a while, just make do with it," Mrs. Liu waved her hand, and said again: "I went to Xu's house today to ask for some pumpkin seeds, and I plan to light them tomorrow afternoon." ”

"You're welcome, come and eat something to cushion your stomach, you won't be hungry just by eating that porridge!" Zou still wants to persuade again.

"I really don't need to, Sister Zou! I'm not afraid of you laughing when I say it, I've been feeling a little upset lately, and the doctor recommends eating something that is easy to digest. ”

"The Xu family also asked me to eat just now, and I left without eating! Oh, I got my mind, I'm leaving, you guys eat it! Mrs. Liu said, stood up, and was about to leave.

As soon as she turned her back, she suddenly withdrew her body again, stared at Zou and said, "Yo, look at my memory!" I'm not here for small talk, I'm going to invite you to go shopping with us tomorrow. ”