He knew why his father was not in the gambling stall, and a sad anger rose from his heart.

When his mother saw him, her expression of joy flashed, and she said, "Zekuan, you wait before entering the house." ”

Zekuan put down his luggage and walked over, picked up the water scoop, and threw the water hard against the wall, but his mother didn't dare to make a sound, and silently washed it with a broom.

Finally washed the visible filth on the wall, and the mother and son were tired and sweaty, but because their house was a mud brick house, fecal water penetrated into the mud bricks, and no matter how clean they washed, there was still a smell of feces and urine.

Zekuan took his luggage into the house without a sound, the main room of the house was the hall and his parents' bedroom, and the compartment was the kitchen and the bed where he slept. His grandfather lived in a brick hut next to their house and a firewood and straw hut.

Holes had been smashed into the roof of the main room and kitchen, and the yellow sunset sun shone through the holes on the dark wall beside his bed, and he was so angry that he slammed his luggage against the wall.

When he woke up in the middle of the night, it was snowing heavily, and he could see large snowflakes falling through the holes in the roof.

Then he heard his mother's faint cry, and his mother cried for half the night, and he listened to it with tears in his eyes.

Early the next morning, he only left 300 yuan for himself, and handed over all the savings of his part-time job for a year to his mother, saying, "Mom, you see if this money is enough." ”

Mother said: "It should be enough, first return the most urgent 、、、 Zekuan, I'm sorry 、、、"

Zekuan said: "Mom, I'm sorry it's not you who are in this family. He turned and walked out of the house, not wanting to cry at his mother anymore.

At the reunion dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve, only he, his mother and grandfather, the elderly grandfather was not as healthy as before, his body was thinner, his back was more hunched, and the family sold his cattle last year.

This year, Zekuan was very depressed and lonely, he walked alone to the mountain behind the village, and he really regretted coming back.

On the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, his father came back, took a bottle of liquor, went into the kitchen drunk, lifted the lid of the pot and looked for food, and cursed and scolded: "What a broken house, there is no stuttering, everyone is dead." ”

Zekuan was still lying on the bed at the time, jumped out of the bed, rushed forward and snatched the wine bottle from his hand with one hand.

The father said angrily: "Stinky boy, what do you want to do!" He reached out to grab it, but because he was so drunk that he couldn't walk steadily, he stumbled and fell into the pile of firewood and grass.

Zekuan threw the bottle against the wall and smashed it to pieces.

The father got up from the pile of firewood and grass and roared: "You beast has rebelled, I will chop you up!" "Grab the kitchen knife on the board, and you will cut it at Zekuan.

The mother heard the voice rushing in, and when she saw this, she cried and exclaimed, "Don't—"

Zekuan didn't dodge, holding his head high and waiting for his father's knife.

Father's knife stopped halfway down, gasping for air.

Zekuan's eyes were blood-red, and he yelled at his father: "Cut! You hack me to death! ”

My father's hand with the knife was shaking.

Zekuan shed tears and said excitedly: "My sister died because of me, you can't wait to die because of me, then you can hack me to death now, we are a hundred." ”

Father's tears were also flowing.

Zekuan continued: "My sister's death, do you think it's just you're suffering! Should you live like this when you're in pain? Then you hurry up, hack me to death, and let this family be completely destroyed, cut it! You cut it、、、"

The mother fell to her knees and cried out: "I beg you, don't do this、、、 don't 、、、"

The father collapsed to the ground.

Zekuan turned and rushed out of the door, ran out of the village crying and mad, ran wildly across the fields, and finally threw himself into the haystack and wept bitterly.

After crying, he seemed to have no courage to return home, and walked to the bridge by the river and sat down.

Mother came, riding her bike and carrying her travel bag.

His nose was sour, and he felt guilty about the scene he had just scared his mother.

His mother came to him and said, "Let's go back to Guangzhou earlier, it's more lively." ”

Zekuan nodded and said, "Mom, I'm sorry." ”

The mother said with tears in her eyes: "Silly child, you are not sorry Mom, let's go!" Otherwise, it will be too late. ”

Zekuan took the travel bag and said, "Mom, you don't need to send it, I'll take a motorcycle, you can go back!" ”

His mother nodded, but didn't leave right away, and stayed with him waiting for the motorcycle.

Zekuan said: "Mom, when I make money, I'll take you out." ”

Mother smiled and said, "You have earned money and set up a home outside, and your mother is happy for you, but this is always our home." ”

Zekuan didn't know what to say again.

When a motorcycle came, his mother waved him to stop and told him to be careful all the way.

The motorcycle drove far away, and he turned around and saw that his mother had not gone back, but was sitting at the bridge.

It was already evening when he returned to Guangzhou, the streets were lit up, and the atmosphere of the New Year was much stronger than that of his hometown, which made him feel a sense of belonging in his heart.

The industrial zone is still quite deserted, but the dormitory of the factory is a little lively, and it turns out that many people like Wu Dangui did not go home for the New Year.

The workers asked him if he had brought any special products to eat, and he was embarrassed to say that there were no special products at home.

He asked Wu Dangui: "Agui, is it fun to celebrate the New Year here?" ”

Wu Dangui shook his head and said with a solemn expression: "Zekuan, Wu Yi was arrested by the police, and the store was also sealed. ”