Chapter 8: Life
Ah Zhi was cooking lunch in the kitchen, tinkering with the fish scales that had been left behind, cleaning them many times, and then putting them in the pot to boil.
Drain the scales, put the water in a bowl and let it cool.
Thinking that the old lady had bad teeth, and was afraid that she would not eat the fish carefully, the crucian carp would be chopped, beaten with a little coarse salt, and the fish balls would be boiled.
The scale juice has been still for a moment, and it has solidified, and the sauce that has been prepared before is poured on the surface of the fish jelly, and a few slits are made with the kitchen knife to see the sauce wrap the fish jelly, and a simple and time-consuming dish is completed.
Ah Zhi took out the fish meatballs boiled in the pot and sprinkled some wild onions dug up by the roadside, and the fragrance instantly came to his nose.
Ah Zhi searched in the house for a while, but saw no one everywhere, but he saw a man looking up at the almond tree under the tree with the petals that had fallen to the ground.
The old lady stood up straight with her hands behind her back, looked up at the apricot blossoms that were blooming together, sighed lightly from time to time, raised her sleeves and wiped the corners of her eyes, and then put her hands behind her back, capricious.
Ah Zhi ran forward and was not very accustomed to supporting her: "Grandma, it's time to eat." ”
“…… Oh, it's time to eat. It took a long time for the old lady to come to her senses.
The thoughtful old lady blinked and took a soft breath. The reddish eyes went straight into Ah Zhi's eyes.
The old lady had no appetite, but when she saw that peculiar dish, she rarely had some energy, and she tried hard to open the corners of her mouth and hooked a shallow smile.
"Hey, Ah Zhi, this dish is very peculiar!" The old lady was shocked, no wonder she didn't let her do it!
"Fish balls and fish jelly, suitable for you." Ah Zhi picked up the spoon and handed it to the old lady: "Grandma, taste it." ”
The fish jelly is very elastic, soft and glutinous, plus the spice of wild onions, ordinary dishes are also a little delicious, the fish balls are not only not fishy, but also very glutinous and delicious, the old lady took a bite, and suddenly lost any appetite, she was ashamed.
Is she loving, and Ah Zhi is sensible? Thinking like this, the old lady suddenly smiled again, and her appetite increased again.
"Eat slowly, don't rush!" Ah Zhi saw the old lady chewing food in a big mouthful, worried that she would choke, and hurriedly served her a bowl of soup: "Drink some soup smoothly." ”
The old lady's tears were like pearls with broken threads, rolling down her cheeks one after another, and she took a sip of soup, during which she also picked up her own tears, which were salty and bitter.
She had already repented, and remembered what it was like for Ah Zhi to be wronged and hide aside and cry quietly, and the tears rolled into her throat.
Now, she knows that her nose is so uncomfortable, and her eyes are sore and uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Ah Zhi hurriedly picked up the square silk and wiped the tears on the old lady's face: "Don't worry, the money will be repaid." ”
Ah Zhi is most afraid of seeing someone crying in front of her, and the last thing she will do is this comforting person, seeing the old lady crying silently, a handful of snot and tears, her heart is also trembling.
The old lady put away her tears, stopped crying, and blinked her flickering eyes: "Ah Zhi! You've changed! ”
"Isn't Grandma becoming loving!" Ah Zhi smiled from the bottom of his heart.
"Hey," the old lady laughed, "I had a dream, and I figured it out, if it goes on in a mess, it will not only hurt you, but also them." ”
They were talking about her children, but they already had ...... I haven't been back for five years.
Ah Zhi was a little puzzled and disturbed the corners of his forehead, the old lady was a little arrogant and arrogant, but what those children wanted, the old lady would give them, and the dowry was almost sold, Ah Zhi gasped, these people all thought that their mother was old and needed someone to take care of them, and they were busy making a living, where was there spare money and free time.
Ah Zhi vaguely remembers that the old lady is the daughter of a rich family, and after marrying the old man, she broke off contact with her mother's family, and she was widowed in her early years, so it is normal for her temperament to change greatly.
The old lady ate slowly, and when she saw that Ah Zhi was thinking about something, she didn't make a sound to disturb her, and sat there quietly watching her.
After a long time, Ah Zhi came back to his senses, and after drinking the bowl of soup, he no longer had an appetite, so he got up and put away the dishes and chopsticks.
The old lady got up and joined her: "Ah Zhi, accompany me for a walk later, and go to the village chief by the way." ”
"Okay," Ah Zhi took the chopsticks from the old lady's hand, "Grandma go and rest." ”
The old lady froze in place, and again shed tears without any breath, she wiped the corners of her eyes, and smiled happily.
Blood is thicker than water, is it really blood thicker than love, or is it clear and indifferent clear water?
The old lady doesn't understand this sentence, and she doesn't want to delve into it, whether there is that kind of relationship, or not, this life of a person!
All her life is fate, what does she ask for?
Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, what is she worried about?
The orphan girl is also born to her father, what is she ling?
If she didn't cultivate in her past life and suffer now, what is she complaining about?
There is a god in her head, what is she deceiving?
It's rare in the world to laugh, why is she suffering?
What does she put to make up for the cold and warmth?
After death, she can't take a penny with her, what is she to blame?
The old lady shook her head, sighed resentfully and smiled with relief, she didn't blame anyone.
The old lady looked back on the past, squinted her eyes and looked at the crumbling old house very complicatedly, and thought about the two acres and three points of land.
In the afternoon, the sun is blazing, and in the middle of February, the weather is better.
Ah Zhi put his little hand into the broken pocket of his coat and walked leisurely on the dirt road.
The old lady was on crutches, and after walking a few steps, she gently beat her waist and sighed roughly, but the light smile on her face was like a cloud.
This person loves to smile, and he doesn't have a sad face, so he will naturally be open.
The country roads are more bumpy, and the grandparents and grandchildren walk slowly, each with their own concerns.
The village chief's house is in the north of the village, and it is a long way to walk over.
The old lady pursed her lips and said slowly: "Ah Zhi, it's not a way for us to walk over like this, the village chief will go to the ground a little later, can you go and say hello to him, and let him wait at home for my old wife." ”
Ah Zhi bowed: "Then be careful, I'll go!" ”
The village chief's house 'Ah Zhi' is just passing by a few times, and there is nothing to do, and he will not come here, Ah Zhi is young, walks fast, and after a while, he arrived at the village chief's house, and the village chief said a few words, and saw the village chief waiting at home, she turned back again.
The old lady was already panting, leaning on crutches, bending over, beating gently, and then raising her sleeves to wipe the fine sweat from the corners of her forehead, and the old lady sighed in her heart: This disease has to be cured well, don't do nothing, people will be gone.
Ah Zhi hurriedly hugged her: "The village chief is waiting at home, don't worry, go slowly." ”
"Don't be in a hurry, it's a busy farm at this time, and it's not good to drag people at home!" The old lady's vicissitudes of life gently placed on Ah Zhi's little hand: "Ah Zhi, grandma will talk to the village chief about something later, don't say anything, don't ask, okay?" ”
Ah Zhi was stunned, but still agreed: "Okay." ”
The old lady went to the village chief's house, Ah Zhi sat on the stones outside and waited, and after waiting for a long time, she was a little bored, so she picked up the dead branches on the ground and took them in her hands, and drew a circle on the left and a circle on the right on the ground to relieve her boredom.