Hearing his grandfather say this, and then thinking about the time when the ambulance came, Cao Shujie breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I found it early, and it should be possible to pull the hospital to go to gastric lavage." ”

Cao Zhenghu suddenly turned his head and said, "Who told you that you found it early?" ”

Cao Shujie was stunned by his grandfather's words.

Then I heard his grandfather Cao Zhenghu say: "When I took Mengmeng to play in the south just now, I heard them say that your grandma Zhengting should take medicine at night, and in the morning, your Uncle Jiankun called her to eat, but there was no movement, and the door was locked inside, alas! ”

Cao Shujie and his wife Cheng Xiaolin didn't speak this time.

I've seen similar reports on the news before, but in reality, it doesn't happen to them, and I feel a little far away.

This time it happened.

Cao Zhenghu walked towards the house.

Cao Zhengting, who has died, is a person of the same generation as him, the difference between the two is 6 years old, they played well when they were young, and now there is one less person of the same age.

Because of the ambulance, this matter quickly spread in Caojiazhuang.

Many people are worried about this in their hearts, and their hearts are not at peace.

It wasn't until about 4 p.m. that an ambulance came in and broke the tranquility of Caojiazhuang.

Grandma Zhengting, who was brought to the hospital in the morning, was sent back again.

According to the doctor, the dose of medicine taken by the patient was very large, and it was discovered too late, and the patient himself was in the advanced stage of stomach cancer, and the hospital did its best.

That night, Cao Jiankun came to Cao Shujie's house to find his grandfather Cao Zhenghu to report the funeral.

At that moment, Cao Shujie saw that his uncle, who had not yet come out of the fifth suit, had a handful of snot and tears, and his eyes were full of sadness.

His forehead had been torn and his eyebrows were visibly red and swollen.

"Master Tiger, I don't have the ability, I'm sorry for my father, I didn't take good care of my mother, I'm really useless!"

"Bang bang bang!"

After Cao Jiankun finished speaking, he opened the bow left and right with both hands, slapped his face a few times, and slapped him ruthlessly every time, his face itself was a little rough and dark because of his perennial work in the countryside.

But after these big slaps, his face turned red.

Cao Shujie didn't know if he was dazzled, he seemed to see Cao Jiankun's face bloodshot!

"Kun, hurry up, you have done well enough, and the Zhengting brothers know under the spring, and they won't blame you." Cao Zhenghu reached out and grabbed Cao Jiankun's arm and tried to pull him up, but he didn't pull after a few pulls.

When Cao Shujie saw it, he came over to help his grandfather.

Cao Jiankun cried all the way, and his runny nose was very long.

The moon, like a scimitar, unconsciously climbs into the sky.

That night, the squeaks were so loud that the chaotic people couldn't sleep.

Cao Shujie came down from the second floor, took a Mazha from the living room and came to the courtyard to sit down.

There was no wind, it was very hot, and after sitting in the yard for a while, my body began to sweat.

Cao Shujie fanned the pu fan in his hand hard, so that he could feel a gust of wind passing and temporarily relieve the heat.

His mind was a mess and he didn't know what he was thinking.

I also forgot how long the time had passed, and suddenly heard footsteps ringing in my ears, Cao Shujie turned his head to see that his grandfather had also come out with a horse tie, and a pu fan was shaking in his other hand.

"Grandpa, why haven't you slept yet?" Cao Shujie asked.

Cao Zhenghu looked at the sky, then at his grandson, sighed, and said, "I can't sleep." ”

"People live for a lifetime, a total of 30,000 days, and there will be time to sleep in the future." Cao Zhenghu said.

Surprisingly, Cao Shujie did not refute his grandfather this time.

Then I heard his grandfather babble about the things he grew up with Cao Zhengting.

also talked about Cao Zhengting's marriage when he was 17 years old.

After nearly two hours of this lecture, Cao Shujie saw that his grandfather had obvious exhaustion on his face.

"Grandpa, it's not early, you go to bed first." Cao Shujie said.

Cao Zhenghu nodded, and he said, "Your grandma Zhengting, you go with your father tomorrow, and I won't go tomorrow." ”

After finishing speaking, Cao Zhenghu turned around and walked towards the house.

Cao Shujie hadn't entered the house yet, he continued to sit in the yard, shaking the pu fan with his right hand, bringing a cool breeze and driving away mosquitoes by the way.

It wasn't until Cheng Xiaolin came down from upstairs and called him to go to sleep that Cao Shujie came back to his senses.

"Shujie, what's wrong with you?" Cheng Xiaolin asked him.

I always felt that her husband was a little different tonight.

"It's fine." Cao Shujie said with a smile.

……

The night passed, and at more than 6 o'clock in the morning of the second day, a burst of mourning music sounded over Caojiazhuang.

Cao Shujie was ignorant when he was young, every time he heard this kind of mournful music, he followed it, humming a special tune in his mouth, and he had no heart at that time.

But now he understood that if he could, he hoped that this music would never be played.

After Cao Shujie woke up, he didn't even eat breakfast, went out to the west, walked south along the village avenue, and when he walked to their old house, he saw that the door of their old house was open, and his mother Wang Yuelan was sweeping the floor in the yard.

"Mom, where's my dad?" Cao Shujie walked over, reached out and snatched the broom from his mother's hand, and began to work with a few strokes.

"Your dad went to buy fire paper and order wreaths." Wang Yuelan said.

She didn't forget to say to her son: "Shujie, you and your father will go to the south later." ”

"Okay, I'm here to go with my dad." Cao Shujie said.

Cao Shujie finished cleaning the yard and went into the house again to sweep the ground.

Looking at the room where the family of three had slept before, the bed and wardrobe were covered with oilcloths.

As soon as he entered the door, a crystal wedding photo hung on the wall on the left-hand side, the photo frame was polished, and Cao Shujie felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

After his father Cao Jianguo came back, the two of them walked towards the south together.

On the way, Cao Jianguo also said to his son: "There is a brother on your Uncle Jiankun's side, who has just returned from other places, and you happen to be at home. ”

"Okay!" Cao Shujie didn't hesitate, so he agreed.

When the two came to Cao Jiankun's house, as soon as they entered the door, they saw the black and white portrait of Zhengting's grandmother placed on the table in the mourning shed, and there were three incense burners in front of them, each with incense.

Cao Shujie saw two Shubai brothers of the same generation as him kneeling on the left and right.

His father, Cao Jianguo, knelt down in the mourning shed, kowtowed a few times, and then bypassed the mourning shed and entered the hall.

Cao Shujie left on the right.

"Brother Hua, when did you come back?" Cao Shujie asked.

The person next to him is called Cao Shuhua, who has been working outside, and when it comes to seniority, he has to call Cao Zhengting, who has long since passed away, 'second grandfather'.

Seeing Cao Shujie kneeling down beside him, Cao Shuhua said hello, he said: "I rushed back from the provincial capital yesterday afternoon, and arrived home in the evening. ”

After finishing speaking, Cao Shuhua turned his head to look at the statue standing on the mourning hall, and his tone was a little low: "Who would have thought that there would be such a thing?" ”

He continued: "Shulin is still on his way back, I just called him, and he said that he will not be home until the afternoon. ”

Cao Shulin is Cao Jiankun's only son, he is not very old, after graduating from junior college, he obeyed the assignment of the school, went to the south for an internship, and stayed there and has been working until now.

The salary is a little higher than in the north, but the distance is too far and it is inconvenient to go home.

As the saying goes, there must be a gain and a loss, which is vividly reflected in him.

The person next to Cao Shuhua is called Cao Shufeng, and the two people opposite are called Cao Shubao and Cao Shuqing.

They also greeted Cao Shujie one after another, these people are usually not at home, and they usually have little intersection.

This time, they came back from outside because the old man had died.

"Shujie, you're doing well at home." Cao Shubao said.

He said: "I heard my mother say that our village will be re-elected next month, Shujie, or you should sign up when the time comes, and the brothers will come back to support you." ”

Speaking of this, Cao Shubao was silent for a while before continuing: "The overall development of our Caojiazhuang is still very backward, too poor, and we really need a capable person to come out and take a belt." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Shuhua also nodded: "If you can develop well at home, who wants to go out and run around!" ”

Cao Shuhua looked at the portrait of his second grandmother and said: "Let's just talk about my cousin Shulin, when I called him, he answered the phone while crying, and he always complained that he was usually busy with work and couldn't come back, and he couldn't see the second grandmother for the last time." ”

Speaking of this, the expression on Cao Shuhua's face was also a little lonely, he said: "At home, as long as I can find a way to earn money, even if it is a little less, I don't want to go out." ”

"But the brothers are too stupid, their heads can't turn around, they listen to people's instructions to work, you let us figure out how to make money, it's really difficult!"

Cao Shufeng remained silent and did not speak.

Suddenly, hearing his brothers discussing this topic, he said with a serious face: "Shujie, if you want to be the village director, I will support you." ”

Cao Shujie turned his head slowly, his eyes looked at the faces, not passionate, but he felt an inexplicable trust.

"Shujie, you are called 'Dog Master', not to mention far away, when I hear your name in Pingyuan County, I have to give three points of thin noodles."

The more Cao Shufeng spoke, the more excited he became, he said: "Why can't our Caojiazhuang stand up? It's just that there is a lack of someone who can take care of things. ”

"Whether it's Gao Weimin or the previous Uncle Jiangang, to be honest, that's it!"

Looking at the excited Cao Shufeng, Cao Shujie hurriedly comforted him.

On both sides of the spiritual table sat two old men, both of whom were from the 'positive' generation, they looked at Cao Shujie and his five brothers chatting, listening to the content of their chat, the smiles on the faces of these two old men were particularly strong.

In the countryside, it is passed down from generation to generation, and this is also inheritance.

In every generation, there must always be someone who can stand up for things.

The two grandfathers looked at Cao Shujie's face, and the joy in their eyes became more and more intense.

To put it mildly, they usually chat, and this is also the junior kid they can affirm their thumbs up.

Cao Jianguo went in and talked to Cao Jiankun for a while, and then came out of the hall where the coffin was placed.

When he passed by the spiritual shed, he said to his son Cao Shujie: "Shujie, you are here first, I will go home, and come back later." ”

"Dad, you go back first." Cao Shujie said.

What Cao Shujie didn't expect was that several of his hair children came back, including Cao Zhen.

They came back in Cao Tiemin's van.

"Cao Zhen, aren't you in Xinjiang? How did you get back? Cao Shujie was very surprised when he saw Cao Zhen.

After a few of them came over, they knelt down on both sides of the mourning shed, and Cao Zhen said: "I used to look at the five-star department store in the city, who knew that this kind of thing happened at home, I will definitely come back." ”

"A five-star department store?" Cao Shujie subconsciously looked at Fa Xiao Cao Fei.

Cao Fei then said: "Our shopping mall has been renovated, we want to build a comprehensive commercial center, the 5th floor is rented to the outside world, and it is planned as a special food zone, Cao Zhen and his wife want to open a Xinjiang specialty hotel on our side." ”

So that's what happened.

Cao Shujie asked him about Cao Zhen: "When did you come back?" Why don't you call me in advance, I'll make arrangements. ”

"I just came back with my wife yesterday, and I was thinking of calling you when I'm done and getting together together, who knew what happened." Cao Zhen looked at the portrait of the old lady, and his feelings were indescribably complicated.

When the old lady's only grandson, Cao Shulin, came back in the evening, he had just gotten out of the town, and he was crying before he even entered the door.

While crying, he shouted, "My grandmother! ”

Heart-rending crying!

Listening to his mournful cry, Cao Shujie and the others all fell silent.

After Cao Shulin came in, he walked to the mourning shed and knelt down, and 'bang, bang' nine rings at the old lady's portrait!

When he got up again, Cao Shujie found that the skin on his forehead could also be broken.

Cao Shuhua, who is a cousin, went over to pick him up.

Cao Shulin leaned on Cao Shuhua as if he had no bones, shouting Brother Hua while crying hoarsely and sadly.

I complained about why I ran so far for work, and when his grandmother passed away, he couldn't come back to say goodbye to his grandmother as soon as possible and say the last word.

Now the old man has become a handful of ashes, and he wants to see it but can't get it!

Not only him, but because of this matter, several other people also felt deeply in their hearts.

But reality leaves them with no choice.

If it's possible, who wouldn't want to get down on their knees.

For three consecutive days, with the burial of the old man, this matter came to an end.

On the night of the busy day, Cao Shulin called Cao Shujie and more than a dozen of them together, just taking this opportunity to get together together.

The location is at the farmhouse restaurant in Caojiazhuang.

A total of 16 uncles and brothers of their same generation came, and there were still 21 people left in the same generation, who could not come back for various reasons.

Before the banquet started, after Cao Shulin saw that the 15 brothers had arrived, he stood up first and bowed his hand to everyone: "Brothers, I, Cao Shulin, am here first, thank you for your help in the past few days." ”

"Shulin, we are all brothers, if we go out, we will be an ancestor, don't you see the outside world when you say this?" Cao Shuqing stood up and said.

Cao Shuhua also criticized him, saying that he was too polite.

Cao Shulin hurriedly apologized, and he followed up with a sentence: "Brothers, I plan to come back and see what work I can do here, and I have to ask everyone to help me in the future." ”

(End of chapter)