Chapter 1 How long is it soon?
Money fans VS sick Jiao
I knew it was so stumbling, how could I not know each other at the beginning.
The most regrettable thing in life is that I easily gave up what I shouldn't give up and stubbornly insisted on what I shouldn't have.
On a plain full of green, surrounded by hills, a village sits here, where Li Xiaoyu grew up with her grandparents while her parents worked in other places.
When I was a child, Xiaoyu often missed her parents, and every night she pestered her grandmother and asked: "Grandma, when will Mom and Dad come back, it's almost the New Year, it's time to come back and eat dumplings, we can make dumplings to eat."
Every evening, my grandmother would suddenly sit there and start chanting the sutras motionless, hoping for blessings and peace for her family.
Every Chinese New Year is a day that Xiaoyu looks forward to, and in the gap between the busy time at the end of the year, the day of anticipation is also approaching.
Grandma often touched Xiaoyu's head and said kindly: "Mom and Dad went to other places to make money for Xiaoyu, and they must be back soon before the New Year, come back to make dumplings for Xiaoyu to eat, hehe." ”
Xiaoyu said: "Then I'll wait for Mom and Dad to come back, grandma"
Xiaoyu didn't know how long it would be soon, but she felt that soon it should be like the stars slowly coming down and the sun going up.
As time went by, the days passed, except for the call on the landline, there was almost no other way to contact, and the other end of the phone seemed to be very messy, hurried voices, hurried steps.
They are struggling in another unfamiliar city, where they can settle their families when they have enough money.
It's like everyone has this holy corner in their hearts.
Xiaoyu is six years old this year, and her grandmother said, "Mom and Dad are coming back soon, and they have the ability to pick up Xiaoyu together, so that they can be with Mom and Dad."
Xiaoyu said, "Then grandma is going too."
Grandma smiled.
Although reluctant, the level of education is definitely better than this small village.
Early in the morning, Xiaoyu sat with her grandparents at the entrance of the village, looking forward to the joy of reunion after a long absence. Watching the tricycles drive past one by one from a distance, but didn't see anyone she wanted to see, Xiaoyu wondered: "Grandma, why hasn't the bus arrived yet?"
Grandpa straightened his waist and stood there, looked at the path in front of the town, and said, "Xiaoyu, it's coming soon, wait"
Xiaoyu thought to herself how long it would be soon, it was really a long time, she looked at her grandparents who had been looking at the entrance of the village, and held back her words.
That day, she accompanied her grandparents to wait at the entrance of the village all morning, but in the end she still didn't wait for anyone.
Xiaoyu cried and asked her grandmother: "Are Mom and Dad not coming back, why haven't they arrived yet?"
Grandma said: "Silly Xiaoyu, why don't you come back, it's soon, it's coming soon" and finally at noon, I can only go back first.
At this time, someone came from the village and called grandpa over, the man seemed to look at Xiaoyu, and when Xiaoyu looked over, the man hurriedly looked away and quickly pulled grandpa out.
Grandma said, "Xiaoyu, I'll go see if something is wrong, you can eat first."
The man didn't seem to know how to speak, he was always stumbling, and he didn't know what was going on.
Grandpa said, "Just tell me, what's wrong, how old am I to live, I haven't seen anything"
Grandma also said: "Yes, Xiao Shen, you say, what's going on, it's okay, we can stand it"
The man said: "I really don't know what to say, alas, today the police called, it was at the intersection of the ancient road, there was a car accident"
He sighed and said: "The driver of the big truck was tired of driving, collided with the bus, and rushed into the river together, just salvaged up."
Grandpa trembled his hands and said, "Great, how can the bus get to the river, which bus, how can it get to the river, how can it be?"
Grandma also said with red eyes: "Impossible, will Xiao Li not be on it, you see that they haven't come back yet, will they not take the bus yet?"
Grandma covered her face and said, "Wrong, wrong, it's not this one, how could it be" as she spoke, squatting down, as if her elderly legs could no longer support her heavy body.
Xiao Shen said hesitantly: "Ben, I didn't believe it originally, Brother Li is so blessed, how could he encounter such a thing, but, but the police station said that the person has been salvaged"
He bowed his head and said, "Let, let the family go and claim the remains, the remains"
Grandpa's waist board, which had been stopped, seemed to be rickety at this moment.
Xiaoyu stood behind the door, whimpering, but she didn't dare to stand out, she looked at her grandparents' gray hair and rickety back, she didn't know what to do.
She hurriedly ran back, washed her face, and then put the rice in her mouth, eating mechanically, but the tears still kept falling.
At this time, grandma came back, her eyes were red, but she still said kindly: "Xiaoyu, are you full, there is still this?"
Xiaoyu lowered her head and muttered: "I'm full" and then said to Ache: "Grandma, Xiaoyu is sleepy, Xiaoyu went to sleep first"
Grandma touched her head and said, "Go ahead, it's time for a nap"
Xiaoyu climbed onto the bed with her head down, without saying a word, and tears suddenly flowed from the corners of her eyes to the pillow.
On the other side, grandpa was sitting in Xiao Shen's car, heading to the county seat, on the way, Xiao Shen said: "Grandpa, don't worry first, maybe it's not Brother Li, let's go and see first"
Grandpa rubbed his eyes, patted Xiao Shen's shoulder and said, "Our Li family hasn't done anything hurtful, Xiao Li will be fine" At this time, Grandpa's back stood up again, and he looked ahead.
From the village to the county seat, it took more than an hour to arrive, and when I arrived at the police station, my grandfather looked at the familiar body and felt unsteady for the first time
, Xiao Shen hurried up to help.
At this time, the grandmother was sitting in the doorway, and it seemed that she was still the mother who was waiting for the child to return.
Night soon came, and the mother who was waiting for the child did not look forward to her child's return.
No matter how long the night is, the day will always come.
It seems that nothing has changed, but something has changed.
There is no one to look forward to during the Chinese New Year every year, no one answers on the other end of the phone, and Xiaoyu no longer thinks about when her parents will return.
But there will always be gifts sent over during the New Year, in the name of Lao Li, Xiaoyu is still happy, and she is vaguely looking forward to it, her parents are still working and have no time to come back.
That night seems to have been forgotten forever.
Two years have passed, Xiaoyu is already about to go to elementary school, just in the town, after school in the afternoon, Xiaoyu and the grandmothers walking in the village all greeted each other.
"Grandma Zhang, walk the corner, Zhang Di is finished in the back"
"Uncle Li, the weather is very good today."
Grandma Zhang smiled and said, "This child is really energetic."
Uncle Li smiled: "Yes."
Xiaoyu went home and saw that her grandmother was feeding the chickens, shouting: "Grandma, I'm back, today the teacher rewarded me with a little red tweed, you see"
Grandma smiled and said, "That Xiaoyu is awesome, give Xiaoyu stewed soup today"
There was a noisy sound in the house, and I could faintly hear the angry voice of my grandfather.
The uncle said, "My sister is gone, so you can hand over the family property she left behind."
He also said: "Haven't you always wanted Xiaoyu to go to a big city to study, don't worry, as long as you give me the money, I will definitely introduce her to a good school."
Grandpa's hands were trembling: "Don't think about it, this money is reserved for Xiaoyu, and no one can touch it."
Outside the house, grandma hugged Xiaoyu and said, "Xiaoyu, grandma will take you out to play, let's go"
But the noise in the house did not end.
Another morning, Xiaoyu went to school as usual, took the breakfast made by her grandmother, and ate it while walking.
An immature voice came from behind: "Xiaoyu, wait for me, wait for me, slow down"
Xiaoyu turned her head and said with a smile: "Sheng Lin, it's almost late, don't you hurry up, didn't you wake up last night?"
Sheng Lin touched his head and smiled: "Hehe,"
At this moment, the classroom bell rang.