In the empty four-story building, Miyang was the only one left. Without Yang Ke's company by his side, darkness mixed with loss and fear enveloped the entire room from all directions. Mi Yang turned on the TV, pretending to create a companion and emboldening himself.

The next morning, the sun shone into the windowsill, and the breeze blew through the curtains, caressing the faces of the green plants. An old movie was playing on the TV, Mi Yang sat up from the bed and called Yang Ke to tell her that she wanted to take advantage of this long vacation to go home.

Yang Ke, who was nervous and had not slept all night, finally couldn't stay up when it was almost the fifth watch, so he fell asleep in a daze. Rubbing his eyes, he picked up his phone: "I haven't been back for so long, I'm homesick, right?" That... What should Ling Kun do? Just let him send you back. ”

"He's such a focal point... When the time comes, it will be a matter again, and if it is seen by the surrounding relatives and neighbors, it will be even more of a matter. ”

"What are you afraid of, you are not usually at home, no matter what they do, you can't see or hear, let them go......"

Someone knocked on the door, and Ling Kun stood at the door with breakfast: "Morning!" Haven't had breakfast yet, have you? I went to several places, and the locals said that the most distinctive breakfast in this place was the dumplings wrapped in rice noodles, and I tried one, which was really delicious. ”

After breakfast, Ling Kun wanted to take advantage of the remaining five days off to drive Mi Yang out for a walk and travel through the mountains, rivers and seas. But Miyang wanted to go home, and he immediately volunteered to be her driver: "I've come all the way, you can't leave me alone, I just want to appreciate the landscape of your hometown." ”

“… All right. ”

While Mi Yang was packing his things, Ling Kun took Yuan Xu out and bought a lot of precious gifts, almost filling the trunk.

Yuan Xu didn't forget to make fun of him: "Mr. Ling, you are a bit like a hairy-footed son-in-law, the first time you came to meet your father-in-law and mother-in-law." ”

"You don't understand, the first time I came to the door, I had to leave a good impression on Miyang's parents, and if I got her parents, wouldn't I be half the battle?"

"Makes sense......"

"Don't be upset. Even if Yang Ke doesn't want to get married, she is already married, be generous, and wish her happiness. ”

Yuan Xu and Miyang's two families were less than thirty kilometers apart, so they sent him home first, and before eleven o'clock, the two arrived at Miyang's house.

Two half-old brick bungalows, with courtyards almost twice the size of the two houses, but few flowers and trees. Ling Kun carried a large bag and a small bag, followed behind Mi Yang, and stepped into the door. The tables, chairs, and benches in the hall were all over the place, and there was thick dust everywhere on the dining table and the incense table.

This kind of scene has long been commonplace in Miyang, in addition to the fact that her mother doesn't like to clean up, and the busy farm work in the countryside is also one thing. When I was a child, I was at home, and Miyang would clean the house every day. Sometimes when he goes home on vacation, Mi Yang really can't stand it, and he will say a few words. But her mother will have a lot of unangry words waiting for her: how can the countryside be so clean, don't look at it if you can't get used to it, can the countryside be better than the city? If you have the ability, you will marry in the city in the future, don't come back......

With a cold and mocking tone, Miyang is always defeated by his mother's strength.

Taking the things in Ling Kun's hand, Mi Yang said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry! The countryside is more basic......"

"No... It's okay, I'm not the kind of person who has a serious cleanliness fetish......"

There is no one at home, and there is a cold pot and a cold stove in the kitchen. Miyang, as usual every time he went home, began to clean up and clean inside and out. Until the house was clear, my mother and father did not return. When I dialed the phone, it turned out that my father was sick and was hospitalized in the county people's hospital.

Twenty minutes later, the two rushed to the hospital. My father was lying on a hospital bed, emaciated and sallow.

The younger brother, who was repeating his third year of high school, was also in the hospital, and recognized Ling Kun at a glance, but he didn't believe it was true: "It's... Is it Ling Kun? Impossible, right? How did you get here? ”

Ling Kun greeted them one by one politely. Miyang called her mother outside the ward to inquire about her father's condition. The mother's face was solemn, and she sighed long: "Your father has often had stomach aches during this time, and today your brother pulled him in for examination, and the doctor said that... Stones in the bile ducts and gallbladder are needed to be surgically removed. ”

The younger brother who followed him said: "It's not just stones, but there are also things on the liver, I don't know if it's a stone, or a cell lesion, to put it bluntly... Tumor. Don't talk about it in front of your father, we didn't tell him. ”

The younger brother was stunned by one sentence, and asked for a long time: "... Can surgery remove the tumor? How much does it cost to have surgery, and is it enough? ”

"If you don't have enough money to borrow money, you have to do the surgery, if it's really a tumor, you may need a lot of money in the later stage......

Miyang handed over the salary wrapped in advance to his mother: "This is my salary for half a year, the intern's salary is not high, I will think of a way to see if I can go back... Ask my classmates to borrow some. ”

The father on the hospital bed talked and laughed with Ling Kun. Mi Yang stepped forward and looked at his father's emaciated face, his heart tightened, and his nose was sour.

His father was of medium height, and when he was young, he was a handsome young man. Now that I am fifty years old, I have never seen prosperity, I have never eaten delicacies from the mountains and seas, and I have not even had a comfortable day. Today, he still works at sunrise and rests at sunset, and dedicates most of his life to the land under his feet.

At night, Miyang wanted to stay in the hospital to take care of his father, but his father firmly disagreed. The next morning, he had to have surgery, and in order to facilitate visits at any time and to rest at night, Ling Kun opened two rooms in a hotel near the hospital.

"Boom...". At night, Ling Kun knocked on Mi Yang's door, holding a bulging paper bag in his hand.

"I also heard what my aunt said to your brother today, it's 50,000 yuan, you take it first, and then tell me if it's not enough."

"The money for tomorrow's surgery is enough, you can get it back. Thank you for running with me today, I don't know when I will be able to return to the unit, tomorrow... Go back. ”

"How can I go at this time, I can also contribute a little. You take the money, if your uncle's test result is not a tumor, it would be better, in case..."Ling Kun put the money on the table, "I just said in case, don't be too anxious, now that medicine is developed, uncle's illness will definitely be cured." Rest well, and wake up early tomorrow. ”

At half past eight, my father entered the operating room, three pairs of eyes staring at the door of the operating room, for an hour, two hours... Mother looked at Ling Kun, who was waiting on the side, and called Mi Yang aside.

"What do you have to do with him? Watch him run back and forth to help, and your dad does the same for surgery, you are not just friends, right? ”

Mi Yang glanced at Ling Kun: "He originally went out to play with his friends, and his friends are also from one of our counties, and he went home today, and he happened to send me back." Don't think about it. ”

"It's not that I think about it too much. In the first month, you said that you don't like Xiaobin, he is much better than Xiaobin, he drives such a good car, has money, and looks good. Your brother says he's... It's an actor who plays TV and movies, don't you like it either? You're not too young, it's time to think about getting married. You don't like Xiaobin, you don't like such a good boy, don't you... Do you really want to marry Xia Zhi? ”

Miyang looked at her mother and didn't speak. After a long time, he asked, "Mom, are you in such a hurry for me to get married?" Now that I have a job, I won't ask my family for tuition, do you still want to urge me? I don't want to get married so early. ”

"You're in your twenties and don't want to get married? If you meet such a good person, you should get married quickly, otherwise it will be difficult to find a ...... when you are old."

With a bang, the door of the operating room opened from the inside, and the doctor in a green coat and stained with blood came out of it. The mother and younger brother rushed to the doctor, and the doctor pointed to the stainless steel plate in the hand of the assistant next to him: "The entire gallbladder has been removed, and there are stones inside, which are stones cut out of the bile duct, and this is a discolored liver." ”

The younger brother asked anxiously, "Doctor, is this piece on the liver a tumor?" ”

"It's hard to say now, you have to take the sample to the city for testing."

Ten minutes later, my father, who was numbed all over his body, was pushed out of the operating room and entered the ward. Miyang stayed in the county seat to wait for the test results.

On the third day, the doctor took the test sheet and told Mi Yang and his younger brother that the part of the liver that turned black was caused by a stone lesion, but this lesion could not be ruled out to occur again in the later stage, and the patient must maintain a good diet and daily routine: the taste should be as light as possible, and go to bed one to two hours after dinner; It is important to maintain a good mood and a cheerful mind.