Chapter 11: The Fire Pit
The Lin family was full of smoke. "Ahem! Ahem! "Don't say it's a mahjong hall, it's not an exaggeration to say that it's a big smoke house!
"Oh my God! This is where oranges grew up? Song Yu couldn't believe it: such an elegant girl would grow up in such a smoky place. Is there really anything in this world that comes out of the mud and is not stained?
"Who are you? Who are you looking for? A tall and thin uncle stopped Song Yu.
"Hello! I'm a friend of Lin Tanger. Is this Lin Tanger's house? ”
"Tangerine!" The uncle was stunned for a moment, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times. "Orange, where?" He grabbed Song Yu's arm and was very excited.
A short-haired aunt on the mahjong table suddenly stopped and stood up: "Orange! The bench fell to the ground. The aunt rushed to Song Yu's face, pulled him and asked, "My orange is back?" “
It seems that this is Tangerine's parents. They all seem to care about oranges a lot!
"That's right. Uncle, aunt, I'm a friend of Tangerine. She is very good now, in a family in Shanghai, helping them take care of the children! “
"Who's in Shanghai?" The aunt asked eagerly, "Did she find a job in Shanghai?" How much salary is a month? How long has she been working? Why do you never send money to your family? Doesn't she know how hard it was for us to raise her? “
"Ahh Song Yu was speechless. Sure enough, as the fat aunt said, this Lin Tanger's parents are talking about money!
"Mother, child, it's good that Tangerine can have news. Why do you always have money...... Money...... Money! ”
"You know what? She is the eldest sister, not to think about her parents, but also about her younger siblings! Now that her wings are stiff, she flies? Leave us alone? ”
"That's it! All right! The uncle looked helpless. Come in, young man, and sit down. ”
"Okay! Thank you, uncle! Song Yu followed the uncle into the Lin family. It seems that this Lin family is really a family with four walls, and the outer wall does not look much different from the inner wall. The walls were speckled with ash, as if they were plastered with lime, and even latex paint was useless. This light still uses a pull switch.
"That's it! Today we have a guest. Don't fight! Don't fight! "Mother Lin drove away those gamblers and walked in." Young man, you see what my home looks like, too. ”
Song Yu nodded awkwardly. Indeed, the life of the Lin family is difficult enough.
Mother Lin pushed her wife, and Father Lin opened her mouth in embarrassment: "Young man, what do you call it?" ”
"Uncle Lim! Just call me Xiao Song! ”
"Xiao Song!" Father Lin seems to be an honest man. "My daughter is very stubborn. It's been two years since I went out, and there is no news at all. Don't mention how uncomfortable it is in our hearts! After speaking, he touched the old tears in the corners of his eyes.
"Understood! Understand! Song Yu didn't expect Lin Tanger's to run out of the house like this.
"In our village, a girl as old as Tangerine should have gotten married a long time ago." Father Lin paused and continued.
"Married?" Song Yu didn't expect such a play, could it be that Lin Tanger'er ran out because she ran away from marriage?
"yes!" Mother Lin watched her husband swallow and vomit, and became more and more impatient. She slapped her wife on the shoulder and told him to shut up. "Can't you, old man, speak more cheerfully?" After reproaching, the woman turned her head and said to Song Yu: "You go back and tell Tangerine that she has also reached the age when she should get married." Don't keep delaying. They are all about 20 girls, and it is better to marry someone in the village than to be a servant outside. ”
"kid, don't interject!" Father Lin interrupted his wife and continued, "I also know that Tangerine wants to go out and have a look. But she also knows the situation in this house. If she really wants to go outside, it's okay, but the environment in this home is so difficult, she can't say that she doesn't care. Her brother is still studying, and his sister is still so young. ”
Song Yu understands that the pressure on Tangerine is really great! If you can't marry your parents and get a vote, you have to send money home regularly to support your younger siblings. He had heard that there was such a custom in some rural areas, but witnessing it with his own eyes today made him feel scared in his heart. Song Yu didn't expect this trip to be so embarrassing, this time he really understood that it was not easy for Tangerine. It's just that the temperament of this orange is completely incompatible with such a family!
Seeing that Song Yu was silent, the old couple became more and more anxious. Lin Mu continued: "Xiao Song! You're a friend of Tangerine. What the hell do you think about this orange? Shouldn't she go outside to see the world of flowers and forget about her home? It's not easy for me and her dad to raise her so big! How could she be so unconscionable? ”
"Oh!" Song Yu came to his senses. "No, it's not! No! No, Tangerine asked me to bring money to your second elder. ”
"Tangerine brought money to the family?" The sadness of the Lin family's parents immediately disappeared, and they smiled happily. "It seems that my daughter has not forgotten us."
Song Yu took out 40,000 yuan in cash from his backpack and handed it to Father Lin's hand: "This is the 40,000 yuan that Tangerine entrusted me." Your two old men are good to take it away. ”
With so much money in his pocket, Father Lin finally settled on the big stone in his heart. Looking at Lin Mu's face again, her face also eased a lot, and her face was full of happy smiles.
"Xiao Song! You see, I forgot to make you tea. You sit down first! I'll make you some tea. Mother Lin stood up excitedly. Xiao Song, have you eaten? I'm hungry after running for so long. Shall I cook you a noodle? ”
"No! No! Song Yu stood up uneasily, he didn't taste the food in this place. I still have business to deal with, this time I stopped by to help Tangerine visit your second elder, and I didn't buy anything, so I'm embarrassed! “
"No need to buy anything. No need to buy anything. We are very happy to have a trustworthy friend like you! ”
"That's right! Uncle, could you please write me a receipt so that I can bring it back to Tangerine. Otherwise, I'll send the wrong money! Song Yuwei said embarrassedly.
"Okay! Good! Father Lin took the pen and paper handed by Song Yu and solemnly wrote the receipt. Mother Lin suddenly seemed to think of something, and grabbed her husband. "Wife! You copy one of your bank account numbers and give it to Xiao Song to bring with you. In the future, if the orange wants to send the money to the family, it will be transferred to your account. How can you trouble Xiao Song again and again? ”
"Okay! Good! Father Lin happily collected the money, entered the back room, took out a bank card, and solemnly wrote the bank account number on the back of the receipt.
"Thank you, Uncle, Auntie! I'll tell Tachibana. After Song Yu put away the note, he didn't want to stay here for a moment.
"Thank you! Xiao Song! The two husbands and wives sent each other off.
"Uncle, aunt doesn't need to send it! But what else do you want me to bring to Tangerine? Song Yu asked solemnly before leaving.
"Nothing! Tell her to work hard and not worry about her family. Father Lin blurted out without thinking.
Song Yu let out an "oh", turned his head and asked the same question to Mother Lin again.
"Nothing! We were all in good health, so she didn't have to worry. ”
Song Yu sighed softly in his heart, smiled reluctantly and waved goodbye, and walked away quickly without looking back. Now all he thinks about is that he can't say anything to let Tangerine fall into this fire again.
Somehow, this spring cold is precipitous, and it is extremely cold. He really didn't expect that Tangerine had been away from home for two years, and her parents didn't even ask if she was okay outside? Have you ever suffered and suffered? Or he didn't even ask her to go home and see her. Maybe they really think that big cities are all golden nests, and there is no hot and cold world, and people are warm and cold? Or, in their eyes, money is the best. If Tangerine can make so much money, why should she come back?
Song Yu didn't know how they would react if they told the Lin family's parents that their daughter was seriously injured, or when they knew that their daughter had amnesia and couldn't even recognize her family? I'm afraid it's also the grace of nurturing that has been painful for so many years! Perhaps, amnesia is not a good thing for Lin Tanger. At least, she doesn't have to face such a family or bear such a debt of kinship!
Thinking of this, Song Yu said easily. Let's let Tangerine forget about this home! Perhaps, for her, this is undoubtedly a chance to be reborn! However, he had to persuade Mr. Qu to go back and not hand over Tangerine back to such a family, otherwise Tangerine's life would really be ruined!