Fifty-one
TV is advertising this once-in-a-decade cold all day long. The desolate grass and trees in the fields, the frozen water of the pond, the corpses of sparrows that died at some point on the roadside, and the ice edges on the eaves like swords and cones...... The streets are covered with smooth ice, and the cars driving cautiously on them, the heavily armed passers-by, and the bustling down jacket hypermarkets...... Everything speaks to the power of winter.
And the gift that this cold brought to Tang Jianyu alone was a menacing cold. At the beginning, when his nose was congested, Tang Jianyu didn't take it to heart, he was sure that his body would exercise continuously every day, and he thought that he would heal in three or five days without even taking medicine.
Immediately after a sore throat, it was difficult to drink water, and the endless water and snot every day made him have to carry facial tissues with him. His nose was so irritated that he was red every day, and when he arrived in class, he made the students laugh, and his colleagues said that he could go to the circus clown class.
Finally waited for the students to receive their report cards, Tang Jianyu, who was on winter vacation, returned to his parents' house, and finally fell ill in bed, and the high fever that did not go away made him groggy and fell asleep for a day and a night.
Tang's mother gently walked into her son's room with a bowl and found him leaning on the head of the bed and looking at herself with a smile, "Wake up, I've been sleeping for too long, I was just about to wake you up." Tang Jianyu nodded, took the bowl in his mother's hand, and said with a smile: "It's amazing, this is still the treatment I only had when I was a child!" It looks like I'm going to get sick a lot of life. Tang's mother couldn't help but smack her son, "It's still young, and you don't cover your mouth!" If you're sick like this again, I'll screw your head off! ”
Tang Jianyu was so frightened that he stuck out his tongue, lowered his head and pulled a few grains of rice with a spoon, looked at his mother, and asked bitterly, "Mom, just give me this?" I thought I needed a nourishment! Tang's mother couldn't cry or laugh, and nodded his head, "Just drink, I haven't eaten anything for almost three days." You are very weak now, your intestines are hungry, and you can't stand it when you eat it right away. Saying that, he frowned and said suspiciously: "You have always been in good health, why are you so sick this time?" It scared me and your dad. ”
"Maybe it's too cold." Tang Jianyu took a sip of porridge and returned casually. I thought that my mother would go out soon, but she sat on the edge of the bed with her butt and looked like she wanted to say something. Tang Jianyu knew what his mother wanted to ask, so he deliberately ignored it and made it look like he was concentrating on eating porridge.
Tang's mother didn't care, and said to herself: "Ah Yu, how did you talk to the girl you met a few years ago?" Your aunt Guo called and said that the girls were very satisfied with you. I thought you wouldn't be able to work too ...... How are you getting in touch, have you been on the phone, and have you met in person? Oh oh, you young people are texting now. ”
Tang Jianyu was about to put the bowl on the bedside table, but was picked up by Tang's mother. "I'll take the bowl out later." He said a bowl on his lips, but his eyes eagerly waited for the answer he wanted. Tang Jianyu was about to get up and move, and said, "I've been sick for so many days, and I don't have time to contact me." "Then you hurry up and get in touch, greet the New Year, make an appointment to go out for a walk, it's rare to have time for a holiday."
"Let's talk about it. Mom, you go out first, I'm going to get up, and my body is rusty. Tang Jianyu didn't answer his mother's words, pulled out the pillow that was behind his back, and patted the pillow flat as he spoke. Tang's mother knew that her son was avoiding the problem, so she had to get up, look at her son with his eyebrows twisted meaningfully, and go out with a bowl to open the door.
After hesitating, Tang Jianyu still put on the huge size down jacket that his mother bought for him. When passing by the living room, Tang's father was picking up a set of stereos that came from nowhere, and when he saw his son wrapped like a zongzi, he joked: "This is going to Daxinganling?" Tang Jianyu walked to his father's side with a smile, Tang's father rubbed his hands, pointed to the stereo and said, "I'm really old, I can't catch up with the new trend!" I couldn't make a sound for half a day. ”
Tang Jianyu immediately squatted down, checked the line socket and found that there was no problem, and then screwed the switch at the back, and groped for a long time, the stereo suddenly sounded, and he sang "Little New Year's Greetings" lively, and the cold voice that came out frightened the two fathers and sons. Tang Jianyu laughed, patted the stereo and said, "Dad, there's nothing wrong, you just didn't unscrew the sound!" A stereo you don't give it a sound! Hahaha. ”
As the father and son were talking, they heard someone shouting at the door, "There is someone at home, come to pay New Year's greetings!" Before the words fell, Tang's mother came in with three or four people, and Tang Jianyu fixed his eyes and saw that it was Uncle Guo's family. Aunt Guo wore her newly permed curly hair, holding the hand of her newly pregnant daughter-in-law, and smiled like a Maitreya Buddha.
Tang's mother shook the gift in her hand at her husband, glanced at the family and said, "Look at them, they are getting more and more outside, just come and bring something." Tang's father smiled, beckoned everyone to rest, turned his head to give his wife a look, Tang's mother understood, and immediately said, "I'll make tea for you", and took the cordless phone to the side hall to contact Chef Zhang.
The four old people sat together, still like the previous year, talking about the old times, discussing and discussing the old friends who could no longer be contacted or did not meet them. "Has Brother Chen's family been here this year?" "Came yesterday. The second day of the Lunar New Year is his Chen Guangzu's, and he can't be shaken. "I heard that Sister-in-law Zhao has diabetes and is going to take insulin!" "It's not so serious, but it's often dizzy and afraid of stroke! His daughter, who works as a doctor, watches his food every day like a prisoner. "Yes, now we have all reached the age of relying on our children!" At this, everyone laughed, and their attention turned to the three young people watching TV.
Aunt Guo shook her new hairstyle and said to Tang Jianyu: "Jianyu, have you contacted Xiao Li?" The son of the Guo family covered his mouth and smiled at Tang Jianyu, Tang Jianyu sighed and returned: "I sent a text message for the New Year, contact me!" Mother Tang patted Aunt Guo's hand and said to her intimately: "Let's see, whether you grew up watching or kissing you." I just asked him, but he didn't tell me, and you said it as soon as you asked. Although Tang's mother was resentful in her words, her expression was really 100% joyful.
At this time, Tang Jianyu's phone rang, it was a string of unknown numbers, originally he didn't answer unfamiliar numbers, but in this case, this phone call was simply the dawn, saving him from the darkness of this round of marriage urging! He quickly raised the mobile phone in his hand, got up and said to everyone, "I'm sorry, I'll answer the phone." ”
The old plum plant at the entrance of the courtyard opened, and the aroma was even stronger in the heat of the daylight. Tang Jianyu pressed the call button and answered, and a sweet voice soon came from inside, "Hey, hey......" Tang Jianyu was puzzled for a while, and still said: "Hey, I heard it, please speak." The other party fed twice, and then cautiously asked, "Is it Mr. Tang?" ”
"Shi Jiaojiao?" The corners of Tang Jianyu's mouth raised and asked cheerfully. Shi Jiaojiao replied excitedly: "It's me, it's me, it turns out that my voice in the mobile phone hasn't changed!" Tang Jianyu laughed, and Shi Jiaojiao hurriedly said: "The phone bill is so expensive, I forgot about the business!" Happy New Year Teacher Tang, Wishing you prosperity! ”
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year!" Tang Jianyu replied, Shi Jiaojiao's voice still couldn't hide the excitement, and said: "This is the new mobile phone my father bought for my mother, by the way, my father is also at home for the New Year this year!" Tang Jianyu felt the girl's happiness, and he was also happy, and said: "That's great, say hello to your parents on my behalf!" ”
"Hmm!" Shi Jiaojiao responded happily, quickly left the earpiece, and shouted, "Mom and Dad, our Teacher Tang said hello!" On the other end of the phone was the vague voice of the middle-aged couple's joy, Tang Jianyu listened patiently, and soon the girl returned to the microphone and said, "I conveyed it, they also give you New Year's greetings!" "Haha, I heard you." "Then I'll hang up the phone, goodbye, teacher." "Happy New Year and goodbye."