Chapter 18: The Stone Lodges in Uncle Tang's Home (1)
On the morning of October 15, heavy snow fell.
It ushered in the first snow of the new year.
Aiju helped the third lady walk in the corridor of the backyard - admiring the snow in front of her.
The third lady couldn't suppress the joy in her heart and said excitedly: Wow! What beautiful snow.
Aiju said: Third lady, you like to watch the snow, you go over there and sit and watch.
The third lady nodded and smiled, "Okay."
Aiju walked to the table with the third lady in her arms and called: Third lady, you stand up, I will move the stool a little.
The third lady glanced at the stool and said, "Sister Aiju, don't move, this distance is good."
As she spoke, the third lady propped up the table and sat down.
Aiju poured tea and asked, "Third lady, why do you like snow so much?"
The third lady replied: Snow white and clean, there is no slag in it.
"Third lady, you drank this cup of tea first." Aiju handed over a cup of tea.
The third lady took the tea and replied: Sister Aiju, you drink it too.
Aiju continued: I'll drink it later.
"Let me tell you, snow is not without slag, its slag is in the snow." Aiju continued:
The third lady took a sip of tea and called: Sister Aiju, you sit down and talk to Xiaoya.
Aiju sat on the stool and said, "Third lady, what are we talking about!"
The third lady said: A few days ago, I was still chatting with Bi'er here, when will it snow on your side!
Unexpectedly, after a few days!
It's a pity that it's no longer a thing.
Aiju persuaded: Third lady, you don't have to be sad! There is no feast in the world that will not be dispersed, Sister Bi'er has changed her way - life, perhaps, that way is more suitable for her, and we all have to be happy for her.
The third lady continued: "That being said! But I don't feel good in my heart, because of my stomach, it hurts the stone and Bi'er one after another, who will be next!
I don't dare to think about it.
Ai Ju responded: Third lady, you are purely unfounded, you are pregnant with your first child, and you are a little uncomfortable - it is normal, you don't need to take all the faults of others on yourself.
The third lady looked at Aiju and thanked: Sister Aiju, thank you for your understanding!
"The snow is getting heavier outside, so let's go out for a walk." The Third Lady called:
Aiju was stunned for a while, and replied: It's good, your body!
The third lady replied: My body is fine, and my stomach is no longer with me.
Aiju hurriedly said: Third lady, if you keep thinking about this! I'm with you these days!
The third lady continued: Sister Aiju, my sister won't say it, don't say it.
Seeing the nervousness on the third lady's face, Aiju muttered: Third lady, I'll go get something over.
"Sister Aiju, let's go play in the snow." The Third Lady shouted:
Aiju turned around and responded: Go, go, go, I'll come back and take you.
The third lady smiled and said: Sister Aiju, come back quickly.
Aiju carried the teapot on the table and walked away gradually.
The third lady looked at the snowflakes flying in the sky, fantasized about a family of three sitting together and laughing, and fantasized about the scene of a family gathering around to watch the snow.
Her tears flowed unconsciously out.
"Third lady, come here." Aiju put down the teapot and shouted:
The third lady secretly wiped her tears and said: Sister Aiju, you are back!
Aiju replied: Third lady, your eyes are swollen, you must not be able to stand the cold wind, I will help you go back to the room.
The third lady continued: No, I just thought of going to play in the snow, I didn't control my emotions for a while, and I cried for a while.
Sister Aiju, you are not allowed to laugh at me.
Aiju put on a windbreaker for the third lady and called: "Third lady, let's go out from that side."
The third lady danced and laughed "haha".
"Third lady, the snowflakes in the sky are floating on the ground, and the ground will be slippery, you should slow down when walking in the snow." Aiju reminded:
The third lady said: I see.
Aiju said: Third lady, there is snow outside, you should be careful.
The third lady stretched out her foot and "stepped on it", and replied: Sister Aiju, it's not very slippery.
Aiju continued: Safety first.
The third lady stepped forward, step by step.
Snowflakes are falling and falling.
The third lady saw that Aiju's sideburns were covered with snow, and teased: Sister Aiju, you have become an old man, and your hair is all white.
Aiju replied: I don't have to change, I'm just an old man.
However, the third lady's head also changed color and became more beautiful and moving.
The third lady smiled: Sister Aiju wants to make fun of her!
"How dare I make fun of it! The third lady is in her prime, with a little white on her body, like a fairy, and the third lady's face is overwhelming, a woman will be tempted, and a man will be even more crazy. Aiju said:
"Sister Aiju, your mouth is too good to speak." The third lady smiled and said:
"It's not that I can say, it's that you're so beautiful, I can't help but stop saying it." Aiju argued:
Suddenly, the third lady grabbed a handful of snow on the ground and slurped.
"Third lady, wait!" Aiju shouted:
However, the third lady's movements were too fast, and she had already taken a bite of the snow ball.
Aiju called: The third lady doesn't know, these snowflakes look very white, and they have some impurities, so it's better for you to eat less.
The third lady swallowed and said: "That's it! My sister is ignorant.
She immediately put down the snow ball in her hand.
Ai Ju shouted: Third lady, snow can be eaten, but you have to eat less.
Particularly! It's your body!
The third lady replied: Sister Aiju, I don't eat it, a few days ago, I heard Bi'er say that she had eaten snow, and she also took the snow to build a snowman and a snow group to fight in the snow.
Aiju continued: Sister Bi'er is right, the main thing is that your body can't bear it.
"Speaking of snow, I think of stones, and he is alone and has no thick clothes on him······" Aiju continued:
"Sister Aiju, sister is sorry for you!" The third lady whispered:
Ai Ju responded: Third lady, you must not say that! Blame the stone, that dead boy is ignorant!
At 10 o'clock, the snow in the sky was getting heavier and heavier.
The stone squatted in a pigsty (there were four or five separate pigsties), and the cold was so cold that his whole body was constricted.
He was wrapped in a thick layer of straw.
The straw trembled rhythmically with his trembling.
The owner of the pigsty walked into the pigsty with a bucket of pig food.
The stone clasped his hands around his body, forcing his trembling.
However, his body did not obey the call, and his body was still shaking slightly.
The owner of "Lululu" fed the pig food and shouted:
The two pigs in the pigsty eat the sound of "chirp, chirp" of food.
Suddenly, there was a moan in the master's ear, "Uh! Belch! Belch! ”
The master listened carefully, moaning intermittently.
He looked around, but didn't see anything out of the ordinary.
He picked up the ladle and continued pouring food into the pigsty.
In five minutes, the owner finished feeding the pigs.
When the owner turned around and was about to walk out of the pigsty.
There was a loud noise from the empty pigsty next to it.
So, the master looked at them one by one.
The owner walked to the fourth pigsty.
He stopped, stepped into the pigsty, and slowly pulled the straw.
I saw a young man hidden in the middle of the straw, and the young man (stone) was hugged tightly together, and his body kept trembling.
The master asked, "Young man, what are you doing here?" Who are you?
The stone's upper lip touched his lower lip and whispered: Me! I! I!
The master could not hear the words of the stone clearly, and shouted: I will carry you to my house!
The stone trembled all over, and he didn't know what to say!
The master crouched down to hold the stone.
The stone reached out and hugged his master.
His hands were frozen and completely numb (he was wearing only two single coats).
The master looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't bear it.
He wrapped his clothes around the stone, picked it up and walked slowly.
"Dad, is that you!" Erfeng heard the door knock and said:
"Erfeng, pour a bowl of hot tea and come to my room." The host said:
"Dad, you want to sleep so early!" Er Feng walked out of the kitchen and called:
The master put the stone on the bed and said, "Tell you to pour a bowl of tea, what are you grinding!"
"Dad, what's wrong with you today! If I say one more word, you'll be there! Er Feng continued:
The master rummaged through the clothes in the box and replied: "Hurry up and bring the tea in."
"Dad, are you thirsty!" Erfeng walked into the room with tea.
The master replied, "You put it on the table."
Erfeng put down the tea and asked, "Dad, what are you looking for?"
The master replied: I'm looking for clothes.
Erfeng said: Dad, I'll help you find it.
The master said, "No."
"Go pour a basin of hot water and come in." The host continued:
Erfeng was puzzled: What do you want hot water for!
The master replied: If you are told to fall, you will fall.
Erfeng wanted to refute, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed the words back, and muttered: You wait.
She turned her head and saw a person lying in the bed, and asked, "Dad, who is he?"
The master glanced at the stone and said: Who is he! I don't know! He froze in our pigsty, so I'll wipe him first.
Erfeng lifted his feet and hurriedly ran out of the room.
"Xianggong, come here." Erfeng's mother (Xu Hongping) stepped into the room and shouted:
The master leaned over and called: Ping'er (Xu Hongping), what's the matter with you!
"Xianggong, he's a stranger, why did you bring him to our house!" Xu Hongping poked her head and whispered:
The master replied: The young man is tall and big, and he looks like a talent, and it is snowing heavily, and he is not wearing two clothes on his body, so he is not at the end of his rope······
"He's a foreigner, we don't know him······"
"Uh-huh, uh-huh······"
The master took the tea, went to the bed, held the stone with one hand, and said, "Young man, get up and drink a bowl of hot tea."
Seeing this, Xu Hongping hurried over to support the stone.
The master shouted, "Young man, lean your head a little bit."
The stone leaned over and gulped down his tea.
The host reminded: You drink slowly, the tea is hot.
"Dad, Mom, hot water is here" Erfeng put it on the table.
The master called: Ping'er, you and Erfeng go out, I'll help the young man wipe his body.
Xu Hongping shouted: Erfeng, let's go out.
After a while, the master walked out of the room and shouted: Erfeng, you go and get a bowl of porridge.
"This old man is not serious, he is wiping himself for a big guy, and he asked his daughter to go over to deliver porridge, is he crazy······" Xu Hongping scolded:
"Mom, where do you think you are! Dad asked me to go over to deliver porridge, not to let me go over to that! Erfeng scooped up the porridge and called:
Xu Hongping replied: Do you want to go there!
Erfeng said: Mom, you think too much.
Xu Hongping responded: I don't care, I don't accompany you, I don't worry.
Erfeng held the porridge and replied: Okay, you go, you go.
Xu Hongping stepped forward and shouted: Erfeng, you let your mother go ahead.
Erfeng called: Mom, when you walk, you look at the ground.
"Xianggong, your hands are very diligent, and you can pick up the young man in an instant." Xu Hongping pushed open the door and said:
"Ping'er, where is the porridge!" The master turned his head and said:
"Here, here." Erfeng stepped into the room and continued:
The master shouted, "Bring it here."
"Your own son has never seen you so concerned!" Xu Hongping said silently:
"Dad, you let me feed it." 二門 says:
The master answered, "I'll come, I'll come."
"The young man looks quite honest, why did he fall to this point!" Xu Hongping said:
The master fed him a mouthful of porridge and replied: I didn't even say a word to him, and he was silent.
"Ahem!"
The stone breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice: Thank you!
The master put his hand on the mouth of the stone and said, "Don't make a sound, you have your stomach full—and then you will speak."
The stone was against the bowl and couldn't wait to sip it.
Xu Hongping said softly: Erfeng, let's go and bring the rest of the meal.
The stone saw Xu Hongping's mother and daughter walking out, and muttered: "Them!
The master replied: "Young man, you eat yours, they have something to do outside."
The stone lowered its head and sucked vigorously.
"Young man, you've finished eating the porridge, and there's still food here." Xu Hongping handed over the rice and said with a smile:
The stone stared at the rice, his eyes glowing.
The host took the meal······
The stone leaned over and ate it in a big gulp.
Xu Hongping pounded the back of the stone and said: Young man, you eat slowly, don't let the rice choke!
Stone gave a "hiccup" and said: I forgot to introduce myself.
"My name is: Shi, I live in Hunan Province, Chenzhou City, Yizhang County, Li Tian Township, Li Village, 14 years old this year, I originally wanted to come out for a walk, but, I didn't bring a coil, these two days encountered snowy days, two days without eating, yesterday, I wanted to come out to ask for a little food, but, the weather was cold, I was too thinly dressed, I had to hide in the pigsty, fortunately this uncle found." Stone continued:
Then, he lifted the quilt and bowed to Xu Hongping's family.
The master took the stone by the wrist with both hands and said, "Stone, don't say that!" "Rely on your parents at home, rely on friends when you go out", when you go out alone, we can naturally join hands, you don't need to be polite to us!
Xu Hongping praised: Stone, when you meet us in Pingshui, you will tell us frankly, which shows that you are sincere and honest, I like ······
"Ping'er, what don't you like!" The host interrupted:
Xu Hongping replied: I don't like it much!
"Uncle, what is your surname?" Stone smiled and asked:
The master replied: My surname: Tang, a single name is a "in", this is a cheap one, her name: Xu Hongping, and the little girl, name: Erfeng, she is 4 years older than you.
Shi Lidao: Hello Uncle Tang! Hello Aunt Tang! Sister Erfeng is good!
The owner smiled and said: Stone, you are good, you have a good rest.
Xu Hongping took the bowl and said: Xianggong, let's go out! The body of the stone is still so weak, let's change the day!
The stone lay on the bed and thanked: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you······