When I woke up in the morning, it was white outside. The leaves were wrapped in silver and danced, but they didn't know that it was a breeze trying to make the leaves take off their clothes and show them for what they were. We are a small county town in the south, and it rarely snows here. This snow is not much of us, and we can see that the ground is also covered with a thin layer.
I sat in a wheelchair and stared out the window. My daughter went to fetch me hot water, and she wanted to make me her new tea. Two days ago, my back suddenly hurt me and I got up. My daughter hurriedly took me to the hospital in the middle of the night to hang up on the emergency department, and the doctor said that I had kidney stones and needed surgery.
As soon as I heard it, it was okay, and if I scraped a knife on my waist, it wouldn't hurt to death. My daughter patted me on the shoulder and comforted me, "Mom, now the operation is anesthetic, don't be afraid." ”
My daughter has been well-behaved since she was a child, and since she was born, she doesn't cry or make trouble, and she stays there obediently every time she feeds, and she doesn't take the initiative to ask her parents to hug her. All my relatives and friends said that I had given birth to a carefree lord and would be blessed in the future.
Now it seems that they were right. My daughter has been a top student since she was a student, and she has never had to worry about learning Xi. When I was in junior high school, I proposed to go to the school for accommodation, and at that time, I was very reluctant, but I saw my daughter's resolute attitude. I realized it was time to let go.
After graduating from Xi'an Jiaotong University, her daughter set up an Internet company on her own, making millions of dollars a month. Now that I am hospitalized, all the hospitalization money is paid by my daughter, and even she came to accompany me after entrusting the company's affairs in order to take good care of me. With such a wonderful daughter, I feel very happy in my life.
"Mom, this year's snow is really heavy, and the temperature has dropped several degrees. ”
"yes, it's been cold this year. ”
My daughter handed the brewed tea to my hand, and a burst of tea fragrance poured into my nose, and I took two sips, the entrance was slightly bitter, and the aftertaste was sweet, good tea.
"Mom, it's almost noon, I'll go back and buy some food now, and I'll bring you food later." ”
I nodded, looking at my daughter's departing back, and couldn't help but think back to when I was younger.
I was born and raised in this small county, and it can be said that I have never left here in my life. In the past, my family was poor, and they lived in mud brick houses with potholes and potholes, and there was no money to repair them.
My parents were authentic farmers who made a living by growing vegetables. When the harvest is good, although there is no worry about selling, the price is low, and after a few months of hard work, it is only sold for a few cents a catty.
I am the eldest in the family, and I have two younger sisters and a younger brother. I am very grateful to my parents for being the first to give birth to me, from childhood to adulthood, I wear the new padded jacket first, and my younger siblings can only watch from the side, and I can't wear the rest of the old clothes.
I remember very well that when I was 16 years old, my father went to move bricks and build houses for other people's families in order to earn more money, and finally he was stoned to death by the red bricks that fell off.
When other people in the village came to inform our family, my mother was overjoyed and fainted when she heard the news. I endured my grief and dragged my younger siblings to the scene. I pushed back the crowd and saw my father lying on the ground, covered in blood. My father's eyes were just open, and he seemed to be staring in the direction of home. At the moment of death, my father still couldn't let us go.
I walked up to my father, gently closed his eyes with my hand, and made a promise to my father: "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely take care of my younger brothers and sisters and let them grow up to be talented." ”
The father is gone, the mother loses a backbone, and the whole family is in ruins. That day, my mother called us to the table and said in a serious voice, "Mom, I'm sorry for everyone, maybe one of your four siblings can't study, and Mom really can't afford it." ”
As soon as these words came out, my fourteen-year-old brother immediately stood up, patted his chest and said, "Mom, I don't study anymore, my grades are poor, and I can't study, so it's better to let me go out to work as soon as possible." The eldest sister is now in high school at a very important stage, and the second sister and the third sister are better at reading than me, not to mention that I am the only man in the family, and I have to pick up this burden. ”
My brother's words warmed my heart incomparably, and my brother grew up and became a real man. My mother agreed with my brother's idea, and after a few years, my mother took my brother to the county seat to work, while I stayed at home to concentrate on preparing for the exam.
During the college entrance examination, I performed normally and was successfully admitted to the free normal school. My university tuition was free, which lightened the burden on my family.
My younger brother is the person I feel the most guilty about and the most grateful in my life. During the years I was studying, I would receive money from my brother every month.
Because of the money he sent me, I often lost my temper with him, but in fact, I felt sorry for him in my heart. I've grown up, I have the ability to earn money for myself, but my brother still sacrifices himself to fulfill me.
"Brother, my sister can make her own money, so don't send it to me every month in the future. ”
"Sister, you accept it, this money is considered as my brother's filial piety to you, and in the future, my sister will come out after you finish studying, and my brother will still rely on you!"
I said yes, I came out after reading the book, and I wanted to rely on me, but I sneaked away alone.
When I was about to graduate from my senior year, my younger brother had cancer, and when I went to the hospital for a check-up, the doctor said it was stomach cancer, which was already in the advanced stage.
"This is caused by a long-term irregular diet, and the patient may be hungry and full often. ”
When I heard the doctor say that, I felt guilty. Later, I heard his co-worker say: "Your brother is really a very hard worker, he works several jobs every day, saves all the money he earns, and he is reluctant to eat or wear, and only eats two steamed buns and drinks a bottle of water every day." When asked if he was saving money to marry his daughter-in-law, he said no, he was for his sister's education. ”
For my sake, this sentence pierced my heart deeply. Because I was studying, my brother's life and even his life were about to be ruined. I organized the school to make a donation, and in the end, my brother left. When I left, he told me that he had left me 20,000 yuan.
I didn't touch my brother's money, this is the only relic of his life, and I can't touch it.
After graduating from college, I was assigned to teach at an elementary school in our county, and that was 33 years of teaching. My husband was a high school teacher, and we were introduced to each other through a friend.
The husband was an orphan, and his parents died young. When I gave birth to a daughter and a son, only my husband stayed by my side. When the children are a little older, I take them with me while I go to class. Suffice it to say, my children grew up in school.
"Mom, I've come to see you and bought you some fruit. ”
Suddenly, I was interrupted by a familiar voice, I turned my wheelchair and turned around, and my son was walking towards me with a large bag.
"Here you are, sit here!"
I pointed to the stool next to the bed, and my son sat down. I know that my son has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and there must be something going on this time.
"Mom, Yoyo and I want to get married, but her family wants me to have a car. ”
I knew that every time my son had something, I was the first to look for him. This son is not as good as his daughter, so I don't have to worry about it.
"Didn't you take 50,000 yuan from me a month ago, what about the money?"
"Mom, the 50,000 yuan is gone, I invested in a project, not only didn't make a penny, but also made me lose 10,000 yuan. ”
When I heard this, I coughed twice, my son is going to be angry with me!
Seeing this, the son immediately got up: "Mom, I won't bother you, if you have anything to do with your sister, don't come to me." ”
I looked at my son's panicked escape and sighed helplessly. If it weren't for the death of his husband two years ago, at least someone would have been able to discipline him, and now, ah, it's simply lawless.
At noon, my daughter came over again and brought me stir-fried lettuce, steamed rice noodle meat, and kelp keel soup. This fragrant meal instantly made me feel better. I praised my daughter while eating: "Ying, you are really my mother's intimate little padded jacket, unlike your brother, who knows to be angry with me all day long." ”
"I look at the fruit on the table, my brother brought it, did he come to find my mother for something?"
"It's nothing, just heard that I had surgery, came and came to see me. ”
I didn't tell my daughter about my son's request for money to buy a car, for fear that she would be upset and blame me.
A few days later, I was discharged from the hospital. My son came to me again, again for the same thing before. I thought to myself that my son bought a car to get married, so I just paid for my son to buy it, and the sooner my son got married, I could still hold my grandson earlier.
I spent 200,000 yuan to buy a car for my son, and although I spent more than half of my savings, I still have a pension of 6,000 yuan a month, which is enough for me to live in retirement.
Parents are always like this, they all think about their children, and when their children are happy, parents will be happy. Although I didn't tell my daughter about buying my son's car, I decided to give her all my remaining savings. Sons and daughters are the meat of my heart, and no one can owe anyone, do you think I'm right?