Chapter 14: The Nightingale
When the old woman finished eating noodles, holding the bowl, but the heart suffered from suffering, a bowl of noodles given by well-wishers, but it is a difficult to return love, the world is difficult to return, carrying their own bag, step by step, step by step, in this steel forest, can not find their own sense of familiarity, helplessness without relatives, so that the old woman has some sadness in her heart, the real eyes are unaccompanied, it is difficult, how should I find my relatives, how should I survive.
In the blink of an eye, it was late at night, and the old woman only crudely looked for a sheltered footbridge, sat down by the wind, and gently patted the place where she was going to sleep tonight. Dust the ground is cleaned and you feel better.
When the long night came, the cold also came, the cold wind blew the shivering old woman huddled in the corner, the old woman subconsciously tightened her clothes, followed by a small warmth, but this warmth did not last long, but soon disappeared, the wind seemed to be getting stronger and stronger, the old woman was wrapped tightly, but the colder and colder, with a sudden cold and biting cold, the old woman opened her eyes,
A familiar face appeared in front of him, it was the old beggar, at this moment his face was full of spirit, the shabby clothes on his body did not seem to make him feel cold, in this winter season, he seemed to be in the hot summer, the old woman saw that it was an acquaintance, a trace of joy flashed in her eyes, and then she asked, "Big brother, why are you here?" ”
"Big sister, my brother is here, I want you to do me a favor." The old beggar had a generous look in her eyes, and a hint of pleading, which made the old woman stunned for a while, but after being stunned, the liar nodded and agreed.
"Can you go back to last night's place again and fetch something for me and give it to my relatives." As he spoke, there was a sadness on his face.
"Big brother, you are." The old woman's look of surprise and the old beggar's default nodding of his head all made the old woman's eyes flash with a trace of pain. "This world of iniquity is full of innumerable sins."
With the old woman's sigh and silence for a while, after all, it was the old beggar who reopened, "My name is Guo Dahai, I am from Luonan County, Shaanxi, I am 64 years old this year, I have been in this city for almost 40 years, I work every day, every day is also sunset and rest, I have a pair of children, they continue my life, day and sunset." ”
"Brother Guo, according to what you say, shouldn't you live a good life, how can you still live a hard life under the overpass." The old woman, lamented.
"yes!" Guo Dahai sighed, and then said: "It's not bad if you live like this every day, everyone wants to live like this if the life is stable, it's just that my wife was sick 7 years ago, and a sick person is 2 years, 2 years, I spent all the continuation, and I spent all the favors, and after two years of hard work, she left, and the pain in the hospital bed every day, I saw it in my eyes and hurt in my heart." My children are still young, in order not to make them too difficult, 4 years ago, I came out by myself, I also have a lot of problems, there is no way to find a job, in order not to drag them down, I have to come out to eat and live by myself. ”
"Illness costs a lot of money, and now in this world, isn't that it." The old woman shook her head again, isn't it just about food, clothing, housing and transportation in the world, but most of the bottom can't even guarantee their lives, how to protect their health.
"Brother Guo, ...... you are"
"You can see it, today is my first seventh, and after you left, I was beaten by them." Saying that, Guo Dahai's face showed a look that didn't know whether it was relief or complexity, "However, it's okay to die, I finally don't have to continue to survive in this world, but I can't let go of one thing in my heart, and I hope you can help me complete it." Help me bring something to my children and tell them that I don't have to do anything after I die, so let him go. After that, Guo Dahai's face showed a painful hideousness, as well as a trace of remorse and frustration, as well as a kind of sadness that could not be recovered, that was a kind of old woman who was a little frightened and puzzled, what kind of thing was it that could make an old man so sad, regretful, and annoyed, she couldn't figure it out, but the other party seemed to be immersed in endless memories at the moment, and she didn't want to ask.
I saw Guo Dahai suddenly haha, suddenly whining, crying like a nightingale, resounding under this simple pedestrian bridge, the old woman's heart felt a sour feeling for no reason, but she didn't know how to comfort her, and she was dumbfounded.
After Guo Dahai calmed down, he slowly heard a story from his mouth.
40 years ago, Guo Dahai, who was in the prime of life, came to this coastal city from Luonan County, Shaanxi, where it was prosperous, rich here, full of opportunities, he heard too much success, and also saw a lot of failures, Guo Dahai day after day, year after year, he worked hard in this steel forest, encountered setbacks, experienced unemployment, started his own business, success, failure, and he also met his wife Lin Meimei in this city, he was 30, she was 27, he and she gave birth to a son and a daughter, during which he had ups and downs, Life has big ups and downs, big ups and downs, until the end, even the sharp spirit no longer exists, he chose to work in An An, the happy days are also dull, the family is crowded in a crowded one-bedroom and a living room, busy in this city, the couple also work diligently, and the days are stable.
Until 7 years ago, an accidental fall led to a family's nightmare, and the children had just started working, and the report from the hospital made this stable family fall into anxiety all of a sudden, cancer, and terminal. A nightmare-like illness, a thunderbolt sounded in the sky above this family, all the family members fell silent, the family was silent for a long time in front of the ward, and the whispers outside the ward made Lin Meimei puzzled in the ward, she didn't know, and she wouldn't know, because from the beginning, Guo Dahai and a group of people were ready to conceal it
In the advanced stage, the doctors said: "This disease, the advanced stage is difficult to treat, but there is a possibility of success, but it is too low, only 12%, at least 3 times of chemotherapy, if the effect of chemotherapy is not obvious......"
"What should I do!" The overwhelmed son and Guo Dahai glanced at each other, but they were at a loss. Guo Dahai looked at the tens of thousands of yuan in his bank card, as well as his daughter who had never spoken beside him.
His mouth was bitter, what can I do, what else can I do, I can only make up, "Don't tell your mother for the time being, let's hide it first." The children all nodded in agreement.
Guo Dahai held the bank card on his body, walked out of the corridor, and went outside to call to collect money. I don't know how much is enough, but the more the better.