Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Past Year One

I don't know how to face my mother's swollen eyes from crying, and I don't know whether to look at my father's red eyes, the two sisters are silent, and tears are rolling in their eyes, just because my master said: "I will let the three children go to you when I have time, but I can't tell you where we are in Beijing." The third baby is destined not to be able to reunite with his family more, at least after he is 39 years old. ”

It's not that my master is ruthless, but it's my destiny, if I covet family affection, it will only cause more karma on my family's back, and it will harm them.

My family knows this truth, and they all respect my master, and they will not complain.

It's just that this reluctance is an emotion that can't be suppressed no matter what.

The atmosphere at home was a little silent and a little depressing, which I had expected before Master and I went down the mountain, and I had been nervous since we discussed going home yesterday, but I still had to face it.

"Sanwa'er, when you get home later, I'll explain everything, it will be better, when the time comes, remember not to cry, try to be calm, be positive, lest your parents feel more uncomfortable." These are the words that Master commanded me when I came down the mountain.

Although at this moment, I was so sad that I didn't dare to face my parents, but I still endured it and made a very calm appearance, I wanted to open my mouth to comfort and say something, but I didn't dare to speak, for fear that as soon as I opened my mouth, tears would fall.

My dad coughed heavily, and my mom got up and went to the back room, and after a while, I saw that my mom had washed her face and came out, and there was a thick stack of money in her hand.

At that time, there were no 100 yuan banknotes, and the Great Unity (1o yuan) was the largest denomination, so this stack of coins was really thick.

My mother stuffed the stack of money into Old Man Jiang's hand and said, "Master Jiang, over the years, in addition to paying tuition fees for the three children, we have occasionally added a little clothes, and you are worried about the food and clothing of the three children. Now that my father and I are well-off, our two daughters are in college again, and the state is helping them, you can take this 10,000 yuan. ”

10,000 yuan, which was a very remarkable number at that time, and the adjectives that people used to describe wealthy families were all 10,000 yuan, so you can imagine how much money there is.

My master didn't speak, just kept counting the money, and after counting some of it, he handed it back to my mother: "Xiuyun, Lao Chen, I only need 5,000, I'm already very embarrassed about this 5,000, I won't explain more, after all, there are some expenses for food and clothing, and there are three children studying in other places."

Actually, I know that the medicinal soup that Master brews for me every night is quite expensive, and he is worried that I will stop taking the medicine, otherwise he will not even ask for 5,000.

My mother must stuff the remaining 5,000 back into Master's hands, but my Master refused angrily: "Money, can't you make it?" He follows me like my son, and you will be relieved. I know that over the years, you have made some money, but the newly opened store needs to be turned, stay, and then give it to me, I am angry. ”

My parents were very afraid that Old Man Jiang would be angry, so they had to stop talking and take back the money.

Later, I learned that the 10,000 yuan was almost all the savings of my parents, and even the money for the purchase was pasted in, and I was ready to borrow some from my neighbors.

Master went back to the mountain after lunch, and he asked me to stay at home for three days, and then go back to the mountain to find him after three days.

I understand Master's painstaking efforts, and he wants me to stay with my parents again.

For three days, I endured my grief and pretended to be happy as much as I could, telling my parents some interesting stories, and intermittently telling some stories about the tomb of hungry ghosts, which they loved to hear.

Seeing them listening attentively, I felt even more pain in my heart, God knows, how much my son wants to be by your side, even if it's just coming back from school every day, it's good to tell you about the trivial things in school, although it's not as wonderful as the tomb of hungry ghosts, ghosts, etc., but I feel happy.

For three days, I tried to eat every dish my mother cooked, and my mother loved to see me gobbling up, so I made it for her, and as long as she was happy, even if I was sad and couldn't eat it sometimes, I would eat it.

For three days, I sat with my dad for an afternoon, even though I had been so impatient with fishing before. I also played chess with my father, even though I was in the mountains and had already practiced a good chess skill, my father played chess very badly, I still accompanied him, and I was very happy to accompany him.

In those three days, I accompanied my two sisters to go shopping, even if they just looked, not buying, I patiently accompanied, I like them to walk on the street with me, I also like them to smile sweetly, ask me, three babies, is this good-looking?

Every night, I personally wash the feet of my parents, and every night, I go to chat with my eldest sister and second sister.

I can't express in words how much I love them, I just have to do more, do more, and suddenly I understand the sadness of wanting to raise my son, and not waiting for my relatives, I also suddenly understand, blood is thicker than water.

Occasionally, when I can't sleep, my heart will be bitter, there is an indescribable desolation, when will I be able to eat my mother's food again, when will I let my father hold me again, and say that I will grow taller again.

Three days later, I left, I don't know how long it will take, I don't know how long it will take for the family to be reunited, because Master does not disclose the address, I can't even write letters with my family, I don't know how helpless this is, but when I think of being a parent, I don't even know what is going on with my son outside, I feel worried.

My mom didn't say anything, just a big bag of luggage handed over to me, I knew that it contained the year-round clothes that she had urgently bought for me, and she said that her son had gone to Beijing and couldn't wear it too embarrassing.

When I took the luggage, my mom came into the house and I knew she was crying.

My two sisters hugged me tightly, tears were sticking to my face, and I only realized later that I had stuffed money in my pocket, adding up to more than 3oo yuan, and I knew that it was their pocket money.

This money is definitely a lot for people who don't have jobs, and my two beautiful sisters don't like to dress up themselves, so they have long saved their minds to save money for me to leave.

My careful second sister also wrote a small note, which said, go to Beijing, don't treat yourself badly, I'm afraid that you won't have money to buy snacks, and you will be embarrassed if you look at it stupidly.

When I see it, I want to laugh, I'm so old, where can I stupidly look at snacks? It's just that somehow, a drop of cold water wets the note.

It was my dad who took me to the station, he pushed out the bike early and waited for me, and when I said goodbye to my mom, my dad habitually patted the back seat of the bicycle and said, "Come on, son, get on the bus, when dad is old, I don't know if I can still ride." ”

I don't cry, I can't cry, I gritted my teeth, so I forced a smile, pretended to be happy and jumped on the back seat of my dad's bicycle, how many weekends have he carried me home like this, but next time, can he still carry it?

Thinking of this, my heart trembled because of the tears, my parents, when I see them again, will they be old?

The winter wind blew my father's head, and I saw a lot of whiteness, and my tears finally fell down in big pieces.

"Three babies." Dad was pedaling and talking.

"Hmm." I wiped away my tears and tried to speak as normally as possible, but my voice still trembled.

"Do you know why men age faster and work harder than women?"

"Why?"

"Because men don't flick when they have tears, even if they bleed, don't cry easily, if you have the mood to cry, it's better to mix up your own appearance! It's Daddy's hope, you know? ”

"Got it." I nodded, knowing that my father knew that I was crying, and that he was trying to comfort me in a different way, and he was also expressing hope for me, hoping that I would not disgrace the Chen family in Beijing.

"Actually." My dad's voice paused.

"Actually, what?"

"Actually, the old man wants to cry too." Dad suddenly sped up the pedaling, and I saw him wipe his eyes quickly.