After Xu Kaijiang left from the ferry, he continued to look for work to do, life is always going to go on, even if it is difficult, but as long as he goes on, maybe there will be a turning point ahead.

A turnaround may be an opportunity or a crisis.

Xu Kaijiang finally finished all the things at hand after a busy day, and when he was exhausted and walking home, he saw bursts of cooking smoke wafting from his chimney from a distance.

At first, he didn't react, thinking that his house was on fire, but when he looked closely, he found that it was flying out of the chimney.

In an instant, his eyes gradually blurred, and the bloodshot in his eyes, which originally told of his hard day's work, instead described his excitement.

He hadn't seen smoke flying out of his chimney for some time. He didn't know it before, but after losing it, he realized that the ordinary things he used to have were actually a rare happiness.

Plainness is true, and it is also a blessing.

He ran home as fast as he could, rushed to the door as fast as he could, and when he opened it, he saw the woman who was supposed to be lying on the bed, busy in and out of the kitchen, the spoon tossing and turning in her hand, and the pot emitting a charming fragrance.

When the woman saw Xu Kaijiang coming back, she said with a smile on her eyebrows, "Hurry up and wash your hands, you will be able to eat soon." ”

Xu Kaijiang turned a deaf ear, he walked towards the woman in a daze, and saw that the person in front of him was not his illusion, and finally couldn't help it, and threw himself into his mother's arms, tears fell down at once, "Mother, you finally woke up, and you're finally fine." ”

His mother also touched his head and said, "Silly boy, I've worked hard for you all these years." ”

Xu Kaijiang said, "As long as my mother is fine, I am not afraid of any hardship." ”

Mother Xu helped Xu Kaijiang well, looked at his tearful appearance, distressed and funny, and wiped the tears on his face with her sleeve, and said, "Okay, how old are you, you are still crying like this, you still want to be the same as when you were a child, and you will beg me for candy when you cry." ”

Xu Kaijiang said with a smile, "I don't eat sugar anymore, and I will save sugar for your mother in the future." ”

Mother Xu looked at her child in front of her, although she had been lying in bed all these years, her consciousness was sometimes awake. At the beginning of her illness, she could still struggle to get up and work for him, but later, she was unable to do so.

At the moment when she fell, she was still worried that Xu Kaijiang would not be able to live, but it has been proved that when people are facing a desperate situation, they can force their greatest potential. This potential can help him do things he once thought he couldn't do, and it can also lead him to leap through despair and overcome difficulties.

Xu Kaijiang's appearance has grown a lot more than when she was sick, and his eyebrows and eyes are a little like his dead father, revealing a resolute and strong tenacity. She looked at her son with relief, her heart was full of reluctance and sadness, but on the surface, she still had to pretend to be calm.

The Xu family's meal is the best meal Xu Kaijiang has eaten in the past few years, although there is still no way to compare with when his father was there, he may eat the food cooked by his mother again, and her mother can accompany him to eat together, even if it is to eat wild vegetables, he is extremely satisfied and happy.

Maybe happiness is so simple, a room that can shelter from the wind and rain, someone is making a meal waiting for you to come back, the two of them are simply eating under the dim light, Xu Kaijiang also learned later that what he wanted has always been such a simple life.

After eating, Xu's mother drove Xu Kaijiang to sleep, but Xu Kaijiang still didn't want to sleep, he was worried that he was living a fantasy today, and when he woke up tomorrow, everything would return to its original state. His mother was still lying in bed, and there was no warmth in the house, no fragrant food, and nothing that made him feel happy when he came home.

Seeing this, Mother Xu had no choice but to comfort him, "Okay, okay, my mother is here to accompany you, and by the way, I will sew clothes for you, look at you, go out to find a job to do, I don't even know that my clothes are torn, you can't take care of yourself like this, how can I rest assured." ”

Seeing this, Xu Kaijiang hurriedly said to Lai Pi before, "Then my mother will help me sew in the future, I will go out to find a job to do, and I can also let my mother live a good life in the future." ”

After hearing this, Mother Xu smiled with relief, "Okay, I remember, I believe that my Xiaojiang will definitely get ahead in the future." ”

Xu's mother was in front of Xu Kaijiang's bed like when he was a child, singing gentle and gentle nursery rhymes to lull him to sleep.

Xu Kaijiang was already tired for a day, under the effect of his mother's songs, even if he didn't want to sleep anymore, all the burden and pressure in his heart were put down, his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and he closed his eyes unconsciously.

What was different from the past was that he still had a happy smile on the corner of his mouth before going to bed.

Mother Xu looked at him Xu Kaijiang, as if she wanted to deeply sink his face in her heart, the young man in front of him already had the responsibility to withstand the wind and rain as a man, but no matter how strong he was, in Mother Xu's heart, he was a child who had cried in her arms!

Mother Xu cleaned up everything for Xu Kaijiang, took out all his clothes, mended all the broken places, and made breakfast for Xu Kaijiang tomorrow.

After she finished doing this, she sat down, took out one of the few pen and paper at home, and wrote down what she wanted to explain to Xu Kaijiang on it.

It's not that she didn't think about whether the three young people in the day had anything else to ask for, but no matter how purposeful the other party was, there was a sentence that was right, if she didn't die, Xu Kaijiang would not go out to Tianmen Town with anyone. In order to fulfill Xu Kaijiang's future, she is willing to give her life.

After writing all the things to be explained, the sky began to show the whiteness of the fish's belly, and Xu's mother's spirit began to deteriorate. She walked to her room with support, picked up the hairpin and earrings that her husband had given her, combed her hair, changed into a clean dress for herself, and lay on the bed in her clothes, waiting for that moment to come.

Time is not slow or hurried forward, her consciousness is becoming more and more blurred, and the past of her life begins to appear in front of her, those good and those bad ones are flashing in front of her eyes, and the last thing that stays in front of her is when Xu Kaijiang was born, when their family of three sat happily together to eat.

It was still when Xu Kaijiang was full moon, she was a mother for the first time, and it was not until that moment that she rediscovered the meaning of her life.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew outside the window, extinguishing the already small flames.

This is the best night Xu Kaijiang slept on, he still thought before going to bed that he must go to Li Yu after waking up today, first, to thank him, and secondly, he wanted to ask him to come over again to give his mother a good treatment. So that he can have peace of mind.

When he woke up, he didn't see his mother, so he quickly got out of bed and went to his mother's room.

When he saw that the door was not closed, he felt a little strange in his heart, but he didn't think much about it. After knocking on the door, he found that his mother did not respond, and a sense of uneasiness welled up in his heart for no reason, he couldn't care about anything, and hurried into the room.

Xu Kaijiang saw his mother lying on the bed, the futon was not covered, but she was dressed neatly, and the bad thought in her heart became stronger and stronger. He stepped forward and called softly, "Mother, it's dawn, it's time to get up." ”

No response.

Xu Kaijiang sat paralyzed in front of his mother's bed, although his face was smiling, his eyes were scarlet, and he asked with blurred eyes and continued to ask, "Mother, what do you want to eat in the morning, I'll make it for you." ”

Still no response.

"Mother, are you angry, angry that I slept very early yesterday, so you slept late today."

Still no response.

"Mother, did you dream of your father? I dreamed of my dad yesterday, and my dad said, let you take good care of me, do you want to know how dad is doing? If you want to know, just get up, okay? ”

After saying this, Xu Kaijiang finally couldn't help it, he threw himself on the side of the bed and cried.

It turns out that the most desperate thing is not that there is no hope, but that hope is fleeting, leaving cold hopelessness in vain.