"You have time to come back, the second aunt is gone......"
Listening to the call from my brother, my heart trembled, I didn't expect it to happen so suddenly, I simply agreed, and began to book tickets back to my hometown.
I still remember the last time I saw my second aunt was in the hospital last year, when I rushed to the hospital, my second aunt was already lying in the intensive care unit, it was said that she had heart problems, but fortunately, she had surgery and was temporarily stabilized.
It was also the first time I saw my father after many years, and since I decided not to go home again, I basically cut off contact with my family, and the only contact was my second aunt and my brother who couldn't say a few words.
At that time, I was in my hometown and watched my second aunt be discharged from the hospital safely, but I didn't expect the accident to come.
Embarking on this familiar road again, my mind was gradually pulled back to my childhood.
At that time, I was old enough to go to school, but I had an older brother above me, and the family did not have enough money to support the two children to go to school.
So I was naturally excluded, and when I was a child, I didn't understand why my father didn't like me, and then my father came back drunk and pointed at my mother and yelled at me.
At this time, I realized that it was because when I was born, the whole family thought it was a son, but I didn't expect my mother to have a heavy hemorrhage, and I finally gave birth, and I saw that it was a girl.
The father's face darkened on the spot, and the doctor told the mother that he would probably not be able to have a child after his physical condition, so the father thought that it was because of me that he lost a son.
Because of this incident, my mother also became unable to raise her head at home, and the only people who welcomed me at home should be my brother and second aunt, when my mother was still in the hospital, the second aunt often went to the hospital to take care of my mother.
Maybe it was under the influence of my second aunt that my brother also began to like my existence, and sometimes he would hold me at the door to play, but these were all behind my father's back, because as long as my father saw my brother holding me, he would call him into the house and scold him.
At that time, the family was not wealthy, and the whole family lived on a single field, and every day my mother would take my brother and me to the field.
My brother and I usually sit on the floor and watch my mother work in the fields, but that changed when I was 3 years old.
Because my brother has reached the age when he needs to go to school, his main task after returning home every day is to do his homework, and his mother also sewed a schoolbag for his brother with clothes that are not used at home, so that it will be more convenient for him to go to and from school.
At that time, the biggest thing in the family was the elder brother, as long as the elder brother said something, the parents would agree without saying a word, because in their opinion, the elder brother would have a future in the future.
So when I wanted to play with my brother, my father would severely stop me, and even punish me for working, and I wouldn't be able to eat until I was done.
I grew up in this environment, and soon I was old enough to go to school, and I thought I would finally be able to go to school with my brother.
Who knows that his father said directly: "What kind of school does a girl go to, work hard at home, and get married as soon as she is old." ”
My father's words directly shattered my dream of going to school, and even if my mother persuaded me well, my father still didn't let go.
That night, I couldn't sleep in bed, so I got up and went to sit in the yard, never understanding why girls couldn't go to school.
Unexpectedly, my brother who got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet saw it, and he understood what I was thinking, so he packed the ticket and went back to my father in the morning to tell me that he would definitely let me go to school.
Unexpectedly, the next morning, I really heard my father promise to let me go to school with my brother, but the premise was that I needed to help my brother carry his schoolbag every day.
I was really surprised to hear the news, although I was helping my brother carry his school bag, I was very happy to be able to go to school with my brother.
But what I didn't expect was that after I arrived at school, my brother really treated me as a little follower and let me do all the work, but every time my brother bullied me, he would explain that only in this way could I continue to go to school.
Maybe it's because I want to go to school so much that I think my brother is doing all this for my own good.
It wasn't until my classmates at school slowly started bullying me that I realized that something was wrong, but it was too late, and sometimes I would go home dirty and be abused by my father.
But I put up with all this, as long as I was allowed to go to school, it was not a big deal, because I knew in school that only by studying hard can I go to work in the city, so that I can get rid of the control of my family.
But this hope was completely dashed one winter, which was very cold, and the harvest in the fields was not good, and the family was basically destitute, and there was no money left to pay for our education.
My father scraped together a few dollars, and after paying the tuition fees for my brother, the rest was the family's food expenses, and there was no extra money to let me go to school.
Faced with such a situation, my father went directly to the school and told the teacher that he wanted to withdraw from me, and the teacher felt very sorry when he heard it, because she was the most optimistic about me in the class.
But she still couldn't tell her father, so she had to agree to drop out of school, and when I heard the news, I wasn't surprised, but I was still sad in my heart.
I didn't dare to lose my temper at my father, so I had to sit alone at the door in a daze, there were snowflakes outside, and I didn't feel the cold.
It wasn't until the second aunt came to deliver something to my father that she saw me sitting at the door, and the second aunt took me into the house and patiently asked why I was sitting outside?
The moment I saw my second aunt, I couldn't hold back anymore, hugged my second aunt and cried while saying that my father didn't let me go to school.
When my second aunt heard this, she first coaxed me well, and then went to ask my father, which was the biggest anger I had ever seen my father.
even said directly to the second aunt: "Since you want to provide a little girl to study, take the money, or let her go to work in a few days." ”
After speaking, I drove the second aunt out, I watched the back of the second aunt in the house, and I couldn't tell the second aunt about it, if I didn't tell the second aunt about it, wouldn't she have to be scolded by her father.
That night, I kept telling myself that even if I went to work, I could change my life, and I finally did a good job of psychological construction, but I didn't expect my second aunt to really come with money.
Early the next morning, I saw my second aunt holding a big bag of white noodles, and then took out a few dollars from her pocket and put them all on the table.
After seeing her father, the second aunt said directly: "This money should be after the child goes to school, and there are three catties of white noodles, which should be regarded as the tuition fee I pay." ”
My father was dumbfounded when he saw it, but he didn't expect the second aunt to really take the money, and even brought three catties of white noodles, you must know that these three catties of white noodles really solved one of the biggest problems in my family.
Seeing that the second aunt was so resolute, his father had no choice but to agree, but when he took the money, he still said unremittingly: "Can you provide for her for a year, can you provide for her for a lifetime?"
The second aunt was not to be outdone and said stubbornly, she will provide for as long as I go to school, and my father laughed directly after hearing it, since there was a big wrongdoer sent to the door, he had to accept it happily.
With the second aunt's packing ticket, I successfully went to school, this time not only for myself, but also for the second aunt, and the teacher was very happy to see me come back to school.
In the early 80s, the country reinstated the college entrance examination, which meant that I was able to get into university and live a new life on my own.
When I learned the news, I immediately went to the second aunt's house to share it with her, and the second aunt saw that I was coming, and quickly called me into the house.
I said to my second aunt: "I will definitely study hard, be admitted to a good university when the time comes, and take my second aunt to live in the city." ”
The second aunt shook my hand very happily when she heard it, and also talked about her regrets, it turned out that her childhood was similar to mine, and my grandmother didn't want to see the second aunt.
But she would not have such good conditions as me, to be able to go to school, and she could only marry early under the beating and scolding of her grandmother.
So when she learned that I was born, she knew that my father would definitely not treat me well, so she insisted on sending me to school even though she was abused by my in-laws.
Because I want to come out of such a village, there is only this one reliable road, looking at the tired expression of my second aunt, my belief in being admitted to university is even stronger.
Because my brother and I are in the same school, but I always study much better than my brother, sometimes my father comes to the school to understand the situation, and the teacher also says that I have a better chance of being admitted to university.
But every time I heard this, the father would come home with a black face, and he would make me do more work, as if he didn't want to admit that his son was not as good as his daughter.
My brother took the college entrance examination before me, and in the past few days of the exam, my parents have cooked food for my brother every day, and basically no one cares about me.
Sometimes I don't go home all night, and my parents won't look for it, so I finally wait until my brother finishes the exam, and when the results don't come out, my brother has become a baby at home.
Even the neighbors were envious, because my family was about to have a college student, but when the results came out, it was no surprise that I didn't get in.
My father's original pride in the village was completely gone, and sometimes the neighbors came to ask, but my father kept silent.
At the urging of his father, the elder brother began to go out to look for a job, and the contact with the family became less and less.
But I don't care about any of this, because I am also about to usher in the college entrance examination, in order not to be disturbed by my family, I often go to my second aunt's house to study, and my second aunt is also very willing to let me come.
In this way, I entered the examination room with the expectations of myself and my second aunt, and I played well, and when the results came out, I didn't expect that I would really be admitted.
You must know that college students at that time, the state not only exempted tuition, but also directly assigned jobs after graduation.
Perhaps because of this, my father's attitude towards me was a little softened, but he was still reluctant to pull down his face and talk to me properly.
But I don't care about my father's attitude towards me, I just want to share the news with my second aunt, thinking that our hard days have finally come to an end, and I can finally escape from this suffocating family.
Because the state exempts tuition fees, my father has no reason to refuse me to go to school, and my brother did not get into the school at the beginning, which has made him lose face in the village.
So this time I went to school very smoothly, and my second aunt would still send me some money from time to time, I thought I wouldn't want to, but my second aunt had to give it, so I had to accept it and save it for my second aunt.
My life is getting better every day, I thought I wouldn't have anything to do with the family, but I didn't expect to learn from others that the family found me an old bachelor who was 10 years older in order to marry my brother's daughter-in-law.
It's just that his family is willing to give a lot of bride price, I was very angry when I heard the news, and ran straight home to reason with my parents, but they had already discussed it with the bachelor.
Seeing that I was going home, my father said directly: "If you don't agree, you have to agree, you are a girl, and you still have to get married later, it is better to change your brother for a dowry now." ”
When I heard this, I was angry and said that I wanted to cut ties with my family, and my parents thought I was joking, and didn't care at all, until they watched me run out of the house, thinking that I would definitely come back later.
After this time, the only person I had contact with was my second aunt, and she was still the same as before, very supportive of whatever I did.
After graduating from university, I got a good job according to the assignment, officially started my new life, and I also began to save money to live a happy life with my second aunt.
The country is developing rapidly, and I have my first mobile phone after making money, not only for myself, but also for my second aunt, so that it is more convenient for the two of us to contact.
Later, I had a stable job and a family of my own, and at that time I had the idea of taking my second aunt over to live, but my second aunt did not agree, but said that I was used to living in my hometown.
I had no choice but to follow the wishes of my second aunt, as long as I was free, I would go home to see my second aunt, and occasionally passing by the door, I could still hear my father arguing with my mother, as if it was because I didn't take good care of my eldest grandson.
But all this has nothing to do with me anymore, my life is stable and happy, and the only one who can't rest assured is my second aunt.
Unexpectedly, the accident came, one day the second aunt suddenly fainted at home, and after being admitted to the hospital, she was told that there was a heart problem and needed surgery.
At that time, my second aunt's family borrowed money everywhere, and my father naturally received the news, and I don't know where they got my mobile phone number.
But I couldn't rest assured that my second aunt had to rush back to my hometown overnight, but I didn't expect my second aunt, who had been so protective of me, to have such a fragile side.
I took the money to make up for the operation fee, but when my father saw me taking the money, he was anxious and asked me directly in the hospital, why didn't I send some money home, it was for nothing for so long.
I gave my father a blank look, didn't say anything, went into the house to take care of my second aunt, and when my second aunt woke up and saw me after the operation, she was also very happy, holding my hand and laughing all the time.
During my time in the hospital, I felt like I was back when I was a child, but this time I switched roles with my second aunt.
My second aunt was discharged from the hospital after not staying in the hospital for long, and I watched my second aunt be discharged from the hospital, so I was relieved to go home and continue working.
It's just that from time to time, I still call my second aunt to ask, and every time my second aunt will say that everything is fine at home, and also say that I will have time to go home to see, after all, my parents are also old.
When I heard this, I could only respond, but every time I thought about the scene when I went home, I became very hesitant.
Life went by like this, I thought that my second aunt could stay with me for a long time, but a phone call from my brother directly made me have to face the reality.
When I learned the news of my second aunt's death, I didn't cry, but silently packed up my things and prepared to go home to send my second aunt on her last journey.
But what shocked me the most was the parents I saw again, and I could clearly see that they were haggard, perhaps because life at home was not peaceful.
The funeral of the second aunt was very simple, after everything was done, my parents went to the station to see me off for the first time, and looked at the parents who were a lot older before leaving, and at this moment I really understood the last entrustment of the second aunt.
Perhaps from this moment on, I should have reconciled with my previous life.
[This content is an adaptation of a long fictional short story, please watch it rationally, do not sit in the opposite seat]