Ai Xue's Selected Novel Column (55): It's not easy to go home

It's not easy to go home

Fiction Ai Xue

The news of the death of the third mother was sent by the mother to her son Yang Zhi. My mother's instructions on the phone that day still ring in Yang Zhi's ears. More than ten years have passed, the mother's unmissable context, sonorous and resolute, euphemism is actually an order, as a son of course Yang Zhi fully understands. Mom arranged it that day, "You must come back when your third wife dies!" I know that it will not be easy for you to come back, and I will block your uncle's death for you. ”

Sanniang has been suffering from rectal cancer for more than ten years, and she is Li Gang's mother. Because my grandfather and Li Gang's grandfather went into exile in Taiwan together, the fates of our two families were similar, and the third lady and my mother suffered together and became the best concubines. For as long as I can remember, the Third Lady has become a very important relative in my life.

No other way. Yang Zhi left the phone and found the boss and the contractor at the first time, I want to go home and prepare 2,000 yuan for me. The boss is as big as Yang Zhi and is also a loyal person. Usually, when you meet me, you talk about me and talk a little, but it is also speculation. That day, when Boss Zhong heard that Yang Zhi was going to go home for the funeral, he promised with a full mouth, "Middle, middle, middle."

The attitude of Xiao Wu, the contractor, was very different from that of Boss Zhong. He looked treacherous, scratched his head, and said, living expenses have just been issued for a few days, the boss said I can't come, you go to try it yourself. Xiao Wu's usual style is not used to everyone, not doing the right thing, spending a lot of time on the computer, spitting out smoke rings, drinking tea, more awesome than Boss Zhong. When the living expenses were distributed the day before yesterday, Yang Zhi became angry, tore the face of his fellow countrymen and shouted at him, fortunately, he gave 200 yuan more. At that time, Yang Zhi could not do without money for a day, just as the woman in Siyang said in "Lucky Early", while providing for her son to go to college, while providing for the mortgage, there were elderly parents in the family to be filial piety, and the long march began. At first, the cost of living was 2000 yuan, then it became 1500, then 1000, and now it has become 300 yuan. Just 300 yuan, yang zhi which is enough to spend? It's strange not to argue with him.

Boss Zhong's office is on the second floor. Yang Zhi knocked on the door and went in, explaining the reason for borrowing money, Boss Zhong spoke quickly, and called out to the accountant without saying a word. The accountant was unambiguous and immediately went through the borrowing procedures. When Yang Zhi borrowed money, the boss called Out Xiao Wu. Yang Zhi saw that 2,000 yuan had arrived in Xiao Wu's hands, so he went downstairs with him.

Xiao Wu's office was on the first floor, with Boss Zhong going straight up and down. Xiao Wu sat down and stared at the computer screen. Others spit out smoke rings like dogs, take a sip of tea, and pose as I am the boss. Yang Zhi couldn't help but want to vomit, urging him to say, give me money. Xiao Wu slowly and leisurely, a posture of my territory I am the master, from the drawer out of the ledger left and right, as if looking at the construction drawings, fake seven fake eight a moment, and finally hippie smiley face voice, give you how much money ah?

Yang Zhi saw that this two goods were forced, and his fiery temper immediately surged up, he slapped the table loudly, and said fiercely to Xiao Wu, 2000 to me, you listen well! Just a few minutes ago, Yang Zhi personally heard strong evidence that Xiao Wu ke withheld everyone's living expenses in Boss Zhong's office. Boss Zhong sighed and said, I am counted according to the head of 500 to him, he actually only sent 300, oh, how can Xiao Hang look at him, where is like a foreman? Xiao Wu leng did not see his own guys with him rough, a little confused: the night before, watching Yang Zhi and his cousin Wu Junjie introduce the object also invited him to have a meal, this turned his face and did not recognize people?! Xiao Wu used his brain to find a step and said, I said to Hangjian. Or so it goes! The "victory" company has been in a slump since the 2008 world economic crisis. When the Hangzhou construction outsourcing team talked about cooperation with Boss Zhong, there were not enough manpower, so Xiao Wu was recruited from the small outsourcing team to serve as the foreman of the victory. For some time, Xiao Wu regarded Yang Zhi as a thorn in his head. Among the people he led, Yang Zhi was the oldest and the worst-looking, not only had a bad temper, but also had no one in sight. Cow what a cow, will not write a broken novel, or listen to my call. Where did he know that Yang Zhi was Hangjian's real hometown. Hang Jian firmly believes that Yang Zhi is not an ordinary part-time worker, and sooner or later he will shine.

A few words. The two people talked quickly, and the 2,000 yuan Xiao Wu obediently handed it to Yang Zhi.

Yang Zhihuai, carrying 2,000 yuan, angrily stepped out of Xiao Wu's office. He looked at the whole Victory Company and thought a lot, the boss had it in the pot, and he only had it in his own bowl. If you can't earn money here, your son's living expenses and mortgage will be done, and how can the old man in the family be filial piety. Yang Zhi thought about the past few years when he went out to work, and he couldn't help but miss his uncle's funeral and miss the wedding of Yifan and Xiaolin. They are all very important relatives in their own lives. Yang Zhi's uncle has always lived with his brother-in-law's family. When the old man died, Yang Zhi wanted to go back and was blocked by his mother. Mom said, your cousins and cousins are more than a dozen, don't come back. The hearts of parents in the world, the mother that understands that it is not easy for her son to earn money. Yifan and Xiaolin are both Yang Zhi's writing friends. The year before, Yang Zhi and Snowflake met happily in the flower market in their hometown, and the two poets both appeared on the scene to feast on them. What Yang Zhi will never forget is that all the expenses of his party with Snowflake that year were paid by Snowflake alone. She said to Yang Zhi, it is not easy for you to earn money to support your family, you have been looking for me for decades, which makes me very moved, and you should not be polite with me at any expense. Yang Zhi still remembers the goodness of snowflakes. Before leaving, Yang Zhi was only allowed to buy a hairpin and a small bag for her as a souvenir. Yang Zhi remembered very clearly, those two things added up to only a hundred yuan.

Money, money, money, it's not a panacea, without it it's a panacea. Yang Zhi originally had a good career, and he gave up for the reason that it was difficult to say. Wandering is also a kind of life. Unfortunately, Yang Zhi, who was working outside the home, was forced by the pressure of life and missed the extremely important occasions in the world one by one. At the end of the day, it's all about money.

In November of that year, Yang Zhiben returned from the funeral until the end of the month and made up his mind to bid farewell to Jiangnan. Yang Zhi thought so, no matter how good Hangjian is, he is a person, not a god. The larger his outsourcing team, the more loopholes there will be in management. A small Wu's face made him feel the ugliness and greed of human nature. There are Hangjian and Xiao Wu in the world, and all kinds of people gather together to become a social dyeing vat. Yang Zhi does not want to be polluted by society, he prefers to be alone, to maintain his true colors, more money and less money, rich and poor, fame and profit, these real and nihilistic things, far from the goal he pursues.

2022.05.05

About the Author

Ai Xue, born in the 1960s, is a native of Shuyang, Jiangsu Province. He is a member of the Shuyang County Sociological Society, a member of the Shuyang County Literature Research Society, and a member of the 12th Shuyang County Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is a member of Jiangsu Writers Association. He is a member of the Professional Committee of The Flash Fiction of the Chinese Fable Literature Research Association. He began publishing in middle school and has published hundreds of novels in literary journals at all levels. The short novel "Working Brothers" won the first "Pomegranate" Literary Award. He is the author of the (180,000-word) short story collection "Miss", the (200,000-word) short story collection "Evergreen Tree", the (150,000-word) novel "Quicksand River", and the (45,000-word) serialized novel "Old Willow Part-time Work".

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