Chapter Seventy-Four: A Tragic Past
"Where are you from?" I really couldn't think of what to ask, Xiao Ling suddenly thought of the classic philosophical three questions of the community security guard.
"I just came back from the district." District? That's the rhetoric of those days.
"What are you doing here?" It's not like he's here to make trouble. Xiao Ling thought to herself.
"My family is here."
"When did you guys get here?"
"I forgot how long."
"How did you get here?"
"We ...... Just walking. "Well, what's that answer???
Later, after intermittent communication, I learned the story of the family.
This family was originally an adult family in the village, with more than a dozen people, including the old and the young.
But back then, there were no conditions for generating income in the countryside, so there was no problem with eating at home, and there was little money left.
Slowly, the child grows older. The eldest son, who had been talking to a childhood sweetheart girl from a neighboring village, had been talking for a long time.
The age is also up, and the child's feelings are in place, Zhao Qing sees that this girl is also a person who lives a life.
So, with the sincerity of the family, I went to the girl's house in the neighboring village to propose marriage.
But, as with all stories, it didn't go smoothly.
The mother-in-law who used to know each other was always amiable and smiled at everyone.
Only this time, I have been keeping a straight face.
Are you not satisfied with this sincerity?
Are you dissatisfied with your son?
Although he repeatedly promised that he would be good to this girl in the future, although he kept saying that his son could work, although he always promised that he would treat this girl as his daughter in the future, although he always promised that his son would be good to his mother-in-law in the future.
It's useless.
This prospective in-law just hasn't let go.
I can't do what the girl cried.
His son who is not angry is also young, and he can't stand the stimulation and doesn't know how to bow his head.
At that time, he directly played face, slapped the table, got up and left.
And the girl's mother also brought back the little things she had brought with her.
I hurried to catch up, but I still couldn't catch up with my son.
When I rushed home panting, something happened again.
His son, who was not angry, had already packed two clothes, carried a small bag, and ran away.
"He said he was going to make money, and when he made money, he would come back to his wife." My wife cried so badly.
For the first time, Zhao Qing felt that he was useless.
Such a good thing, messed up in your own hands is nothing.
The girl's family doesn't ask for much money.
It's just that all the money in my family is not enough.
Since then, Zhao Qing has also been trying to find ways to make money.
Help people to do coolies, go into the mountains to dig trees, help build roads, and build houses for the villagers...... Whatever can be done and can make money, Zhao Qing has not been left behind.
I used to smoke two puffs, but now I don't.
I used to take two sips, but now I don't drink anymore.
Slowly, the family's money was saved.
But he still lived very frugally. There are many children in the family, and there are many places to use money.
Fortunately, the eldest son's clothes can still be worn by the second son. The eldest daughter's things can also be used by the younger daughter.
It's just that there is still no news from the eldest son.
…… In this way, the "eldest child" who snatched the mobile phone is the second son of his family.
Later, Zhao Qing heard that he could make money by running a small factory at home.
Therefore, he wondered what kind of small factory he could set up.
After inspecting for a long time, I decided to make a rice mill and bought some pulping equipment by the way.
It's all about eating. While operating and purchasing, slowly, the small factory at home has also become a little larger.
When the second elder was able to operate the machine by himself, Zhao Qing went out to do some manual work again.
It's not too much money. Oneself is young and can do it, too.
However, just when the family saw that it was getting better and better, something happened at home again.
I don't know if it's because the wires are aging or if the wires are overloaded.
In short, on that day, Zhao Qing followed the brother next door to work in the town for a few days.
In the family's small factory, my parents are milling rice for the villagers.
The child is doing his homework upstairs.
Suddenly, the electric switch jumped, and the spark jumped directly into the rice bran on the ground.
And the wall where the wires were hung was also burned a hole.
The rice was not milled. My parents have given their own rice to the people in the village.
It was fine.
In the second half of the night, the old man and the child were asleep.
The spark that jumped into the rice bran actually ignited.
The houses are all made of wood and very dry.
By the time the old man woke up from the smoke, it was too late.
The fire has swallowed the entire first floor. Storming the second floor.
The people of the village all came to help.
Unfortunately, none of them were saved.
At that time, there were no cars, and all of them were made to walk. When Zhao Qing ran back home, there was nothing left.
In the whole family, only Zhao Qing and his eldest son who didn't know where they were at all.
Speaking of which, the family, old and young, was all crying.
Even the camera uncle, who didn't know when he came in, was wiping his tears.
Since then, Zhao Qing has been in a slump.
All the tobacco and alcohol that I had quit in the past have returned.
It was also at this time that Zhao Qing learned that the girl's family that refused to accept her eldest son was because her family still had a son who had not married a daughter-in-law.
Her mother's plan was to take some money from the eldest son of the Zhao family, so that she could marry her daughter-in-law to that son.
This news hit Zhao Qing even harder.
As a result, tobacco and alcohol are even worse.
It didn't take long for the body to collapse.
The old man and his wife were crying so much that they were about to collapse.
I don't know if they just knew these stories.
At this time, the sun has set, and the dark curtain is gradually rising.
This cry makes people even more uncomfortable.
It didn't take long for Zhao Qing to be in a trance, and there were fewer people looking for him to work.
The house was not repaired. I can only borrow a small room in the village and live hard.
Later, when Zhao Qing was working on his own mountain, he fell into a coma and fell off the cliff.
was not rescued in time, so he went.
When Zhao Qing arrived at this transfer station, he found that the family was there.
They have always listened to Zhao Qing's arrangement. When they arrived here first, they didn't know what to do without Zhao Qing's arrangement.
Under the guidance of a "person" who came first, he hid everywhere, and then hid in this deserted house.
Zhao Qing also came at that time.
Since then, Zhao Qing has lived here with his family with peace of mind. But it has not come out to interfere with people.
Zhao Qing is running around, no matter what, he has to find his eldest son.
After so many years, I haven't found it. They never left.
"Are there any other 'people' in this building?" Xiao Ling asked.
"Yes. A lot. Zhao Qing said.
"Are they just like you, but they can't hide?"
"Yes."
"Then why did you come out?"
"Actually, it's my fault." Zhao Qing sighed. "It's also because I didn't fight back then, I didn't make any money, and I didn't take pictures of my family."
"You've been taking pictures lately, and my little son is curious and wants to come out and see it. I stopped me before. ”
"Who knew I was out today and he ran out again. As soon as he entered the room, he happened to be photographed by them. The child is naughty and ignorant, so he wants to see the photo. ”
"So, it's like this."
"It's our fault, we're leaving."
Zhao Qing struggled for a while, but still couldn't break free.
"Do you have any other wishes besides photos?"