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Author: Ruyi
One day, my father asked me for money. The initial excuse was that he was not in good health and was going to the hospital for a full body examination, so I sent him money.
Unexpectedly, it was not long, and he called again and said that he wanted to buy an electric tricycle. I hesitated, and he seemed to hear my hesitation and said, "You give me half, I give half of it myself, and sell the sheep in the house." ”
My heart softened. Over the years, he has been raising sheep, four or five, and raising them to sell as a daily expense. After my mother died, I wanted to take him to town, but he insisted on not coming. His brother in the county town also planned to take him with him, but he also refused, saying that he was used to the countryside and accustomed to the people in the village.
He could not be persuaded, and he could only be convinced. But usually give him money he always refuses to ask, saying that life is simple, the cost is small, and he can't spend any money.
But now... I sent the money back, but I felt that something was not quite right.
01
After 3 months of this, I decided to take my daughter home to see him.
The door was locked, and the third uncle next door said he had gone to herd the sheep. I led my daughter up the slope, and I saw the little flock in the distance, and I saw him when I got closer:
Sitting dozing under a tree, next to a plastic sheet with half-eaten bread, a small bag of pickles, and a pot of water... With a sour heart, he shouted "Dad."
He opened his eyes with excitement, and it took half a day to react: "Boy, why don't you come back and say a word first?" ”
The daughter rushed to say: "Mom said to surprise you." "He was really happy, and he couldn't say anything more to me, and he dragged his daughter to meet his precious sheep.
8, a small group. He said happily: "After a while, you can sell it for a lot of money, and now the price of sheep has increased again." ”
Back home, the yard was a little cluttered, and in the corner, there was a tricycle he had ridden for many years.
"Dad, what about the electric car you bought?" I asked casually. He panicked: "I... I haven't bought it yet, and people say that the price of electric vehicles will be reduced next month. ”
As I was cleaning up the yard, I heard him call my brother: "Your sister is back, so come back for dinner at night." He whispered again, "Buy more delicious food." ”
I wanted to say something, but I stopped talking. In those years, I always minded my parents' eccentricity.
Because of the jealousy of my youth, I deliberately distanced myself from my brother, and later I was admitted to a good university in a gamble, and finally left home with a raised eyebrow.
02
After graduating from college, I entered a good foreign company and became a white-collar worker, while my brother finally reluctantly finished reading vocational secondary school and became the kind of small worker who works on the assembly line in the county, and I am more in awe of it.
In the afternoon, the younger brother and his son brought their children back early and bought a lot of things.
My father cooked himself, let my brother do the work, and cooked a lot of dishes, all of which I loved to eat. When his mother was there, he didn't cook. Surprisingly, he actually made every dish taste like a mother. As I ate, I almost burst into tears.
At night, I talked to him in the courtyard, but I didn't expect that he went around in a big circle, first saying that the village was planning in a unified way, and then saying that my mother wanted to rebuild the house before she died... Finally, he tentatively asked, "If you are not so tight on your hands, can you... You know, your brother they..."
I interrupted him: "Dad, how much does it cost to turn over the house?" In my heart, there was suddenly a trace of unspeakable sadness.
"Probably, about twenty thousand yuan..." His voice went down, and he quickly added, "If my sheep are sold, they can sell for thousands of dollars." ”
I was stunned: more than twenty thousand is not a small amount for me, I snorted: "Dad, I will go back to see it and say, it should not be too much of a problem." ”
He bowed his head, "Boy, it's hard for you." Look how many, Dad is old, and it won't cost anything else..."
I smiled. The moonlight was dark, and he must not have seen that my smile was a little bitter.
03
Told my husband about my father's money, half a day, my husband didn't talk, he wasn't a stingy person, but this year, his situation was worse than mine. He runs a small export company and now even wages are in question. Finally he said, "Give the money to Dad, let's hold hands tightly, and the days will always be passable." ”
Half a month after I sent the money to my father, I met a relative from my hometown who came to the city to run an errand, and in the middle of the small talk, I asked in passing: "Has our house started to be overturned?" ”
He was a little surprised: "I didn't hear your father say that he wanted to build a house." Then he remembered something, "By the way, your father sold all the sheep, helped your brother buy a small van, your brother is no longer in the factory, he drives people to deliver, a lot of money..."
My heart, like being instantly watered with cold water, has a cold chill.
It turned out that he had deceived me, and he had always been partial to his brother, so eccentric that he had cheated me of money to help him -- parents can't hate, but how heavy is that resentment?
When I got home, I finally couldn't help but shut myself in the bathroom and cry with the sound of the rushing water.
For several days after that, I didn't call him voluntarily. Then he called first, and I just lightly coped, and he had to hang up the phone. But I didn't expect that it would be the last time I would hear his voice.
3 days later, I got a call from my brother saying he had died of a myocardial infarction. Suddenly remembered the trivial advice he had on the phone 3 days ago and my coldness. It was like a heavy stone smashed on my heart, and it hit me for half a day without coming through the air.
Rushing home, the first time I hugged my brother and cried bitterly, when my mother left, I still had his arms to lean on, and now... The resentment against him a few days ago had long since been washed away by his sudden departure, surrounded only by pain.
When he left, my brother sent me to the station and said, "Sister, I want to come back often, my parents are gone, and my home is still there." ”
In a word, my dry eyes suddenly filled with tears again. Shaking my brother's hand and saying take care, I got in the car and left.
I think maybe in the future, this so-called home, I will not return to it often.
04
It took me many days to calm down from his departure.
But life, really is such a disaster is not alone, the husband's company has an accident, he was cheated out of all the funds by a customer.
The husband almost broke down, and the people who never drank began to get drunk every day. I was both anxious and anxious, and I thought about it for one night and decided to sell the house.
My brother called at noon the next day, and after he left, my brother often called. I didn't have the heart to greet him, and he heard my anxiety and asked patiently.
Unexpectedly, he actually took the train early the next morning, entered the door, said nothing, and took out a wad of money wrapped in newspapers from his arms:
"Sister, this is 50,000 pieces, not much, first take the emergency."
I was amazed: "Where did you get the money?" "In the past few months, I have earned a part of the money by driving and pulling goods, and I have borrowed 30,000 yuan with a house mortgage, and the house in the county town is not worth much, and I can only borrow so much..."
My heart was hot and I pushed the money to him: "I can't use your money." The younger brother was anxious: "Sister, last year the factory went out of business, I and your brother and sister were laid off, want to buy a car, no money, you gave Dad 40,000 yuan, let him give it to me, and don't let Dad tell me it's your money." ”
I froze, and my brother was still saying, "Dad said, when I was a child, you always let me, because I was my brother, and now I want to protect you because you are a woman."
Dad also said that one day he was gone, and I was your mother's house..."
"Dad!" As soon as I turned my head, tears fell like rain.
How my daughter, who is thin-hearted, misunderstands his deeply loved heart. He already knew that he would soon die, and he knew that I was born arrogant and arrogant, and he would not even take and rely on family affection. So, he wants to book for me the love and protection of the future.
When he first asked me for money, how embarrassed should he feel? How much courage do you have to summon? But he still had to do that, just so that after he left, I still had the love of my loved ones to rely on.
It turned out that his favorite child was still me. I turned back to hug my brother and didn't say anything, just hugged him tightly.
I think that at this moment, he who sleeps in heaven must be at ease, because his daughter, who has always lived in his deep love but does not know herself, has finally understood his love.
. End.
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