Chapter 4: The Coldest Winter Break
It was an ordinary afternoon. The sunshine in the depths of winter makes people feel so precious. I moved the big board to the sun to do my homework. The naughty little black dog at home came to pull my shoelaces for a while. The dark green osmanthus tree in front of the door shone brightly in the sunlight.
"Summer snow! Summer Snow! "I heard someone shouting at me in a hurry, looking up. I saw a guy on a bicycle speeding towards my house.
It's Liu Yang! How did he get here?
"Where's your mother?" Before he could get to my house, he asked me out loud.
I felt that something was wrong, so I hurriedly greeted me and said, "My mother is not at home, she went to my sister-in-law's house to pick up my milk and come back for the New Year." ”
"Where is your sister-in-law's house? Far away? Your dad's leg was broken by the machine! He said anxiously.
"What's the hanging?" I grabbed his sleeve.
"I can't talk about it, my parents sent him to the county hospital. They told me to tell your mom to go to the hospital. He reached out and held my hand tightly on his sleeve.
"Then you ride me to my sister-in-law's house." I sat in the back of his car, and he pedaled very fast.
Along the way, I grabbed his clothes, and my eyes fell silently.
"Mom......" came to my aunt's door, and I jumped off my bike. Ran in front of my mom all at once. While crying, he said, "My dad's leg is broken!" At the county hospital, they told you to go! ”
As soon as my mother heard this, she took Liu Yang's bicycle and rode away. My grandmother was so anxious that she hugged me and cried. My aunt prepared some money and clothes, so I asked my brother-in-law to take her to the county hospital as well.
Before leaving, my sister-in-law said, "Xue, you go home and watch the door." If you are afraid at night, you will find your aunt to be your companion. Liu Yang, you happened to follow us all the way home. ”
"Aunt Xue also has to serve her daughter-in-law's confinement and nursing children (referring to children under the age of one). I'll go back with the snow. My grandmother said and slowly tried to get up and walk.
"That's you, it's the middle of the night!" My aunt is in a hurry.
"I don't need people to be companions, I'm not afraid!"
"Okay! Your single Zhuangzi (only my family) is deep in the mountains! "The sister-in-law and the grandmother objected together.
"Shall I stay with her?" Liu Yang proposed.
The sister-in-law and the grandmother looked at him, very hesitant and embarrassed.
"I'm really not afraid, I really don't need people to be my company!" I stubbornly persisted.
"Then let's go when your aunt is done." My sister-in-law really can't think of any way.
Because it was getting late, I ran back from my sister-in-law's house. My heart was beating so hard along the way that I felt like my body couldn't bear it!
When I ran home, the door was still open; My homework book was blown to the ground by the wind, and the pesky puppy stepped on it with a lot of dirty footprints; The chickens are all squatting at the gate and pulling chicken poop all over the place; The hungry neighing of two pigs came from the pigsty......
By the time I had done it all, it was already very dark, and the darkness outside the gate had swallowed up the faint light that shone in my house. I didn't cook, I lay limply on the square table in the hall. Looking at the dark mountains outside, the gray sky that did not shine, and the cold and shivering osmanthus branches...... I don't know when I fell asleep like that.
In a daze, I heard the crisp steel sound of the bike. I woke up and saw my mom walk in the door.
"Mom! How did you get back? Where's my dad? "I still have a hoarse voice.
"My heart, why are you asleep here, frozen! Get to bed and cover up! Your dad is fine, I'll come back and get a few clothes and return them. Your aunt didn't come? "My mom asked me while looking for clothes.
"I'm not afraid! I didn't tell her to let her come. "I followed my mom and watched her pack her things.
"I'll go with you!"
"If you don't go, I may not come back tomorrow, you take care of your home. Chickens, pigs, just feed them. "My mom didn't think about it. After saying that, he rode away again. My mom was timid by nature and said she was scared when she was home alone during the day. That night, on a night road of more than ten miles, she hurriedly walked back and forth.
I locked the door and couldn't sleep under the covers. I don't know what happened to Dad's legs! I was also worried about my mother who was riding a bicycle to catch up at night...... I kept thinking that the night was very late.
When I woke up the next day, it was already dawn. When I woke up, I felt like a dream about the day before. But when I saw that I was the only one in the room, my nose ached. Open the door and get ready to feed the chickens and pigs.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw a bicycle under the osmanthus tree at the door.
"Mom!" I saw the kitchen door open and ran over. As soon as I entered the door, I saw Liu Yang lifting the lid of the pot. Hearing me shout, he turned his head to look at me.
"Ahh He was smacked by the heat in the pot. I looked at him, but he was sweating in the middle of winter. I guess he rode his bicycle before dawn. Busy cooking for me.
"I saw that there were eggs in the kitchen, so I cooked and steamed an egg. Wash your face and eat it. He said as he tried to serve the bowl of steamed eggs in the pot.
"I'm not hungry, I'll feed the chickens first." It was the first time I had spoken to him so softly. After saying that, he turned around and wanted to leave.
"I've fed both chickens and pigs."
I turned to look at him again, and he was pouring cold water on his wrist.
"You just got the hot steam on your hand?" I took a closer look. The inside of his wrist was the size of an egg.
"It's okay! Just drizzle it. He shook the water from his hands, pulled down his sleeve and covered it.
"I heard that your dad has a piece of calf meat. After a few stitches, I had to stay in the hospital for two days. ”
"Oh." I said that one word as I washed my face. Because my heart has prepared for the worse many times.
"You can eat something, and I'll take you to see your dad after eating." He handed me a bowl of steamed eggs and added some rice.
I took it and ate it. I didn't feel hungry, but as soon as I ate it, I felt very hungry. I ate it all in one go.
On the way to the hospital, Liu Yang asked me, "What if your dad can't do heavy work in the future, and you go to school?" ”
"Didn't my dad hang up the meat and get a few stitches! Why can't you live! "I jumped off my bike. Suddenly he fell to the ground. Liu Yang threw the car and came over to pull me. I didn't get up, and I looked straight at him.
"I heard that your dad was in a car accident selling trees before. Hurt bones. He kept it to himself. This time, the doctor said, you can't take such a risk anymore! "He kept trying to pull me up.
I heard him say this, a strong Hao, crying and trying to stand up can't stand up. It turned out that my father was trying to earn money to send me to school. Endure in silence and give so much! At that moment, I really deeply realized: "Father's love is like a mountain".
Liu Yang saw me crying like that, so he sat with me for a long time. Then I wiped away my tears and went to the hospital. As soon as I entered the ward, I saw my father half-lying on the bed, one leg tied with snow-white gauze, and dark red blood oozing from it.
When he saw me, he smiled and said, "Are you afraid to be alone at home last night?" ”
I shook my head vigorously.