"Xiuxiu, I'll take you to see my grandmother, are you going?" Chen Sinong saw that his mother and Aunt Tian were chatting happily and asked Guo Hongxiu.
Guo Hongxiu nodded, stood up, and walked out of the door with Chen Sinong.
Aunt Tian watched the two of them go out and asked Zhou Yue, "Where are they going?"
"Didn't you hear? Zhou Yue'e said, "He loves his grandmother the most." ”
"The first time I came, I took her to see my grandmother, and Sinong is quite conscientious. Aunt Tian admired, "Everyone says that he is pedantic, I don't think it's pedantic at all, how can a pedantic person think of this." ”
Chen Sinong's grandmother's surname is Zhu, and everyone calls her Granny Zhu. She didn't enjoy a day of happiness when she married into Chenjia Village, and her wife died of illness after raising her children together, and she has been living alone in the original adobe house. Her rations are provided by her two sons, she grows some vegetables and raises a few chickens, and she has survived like this until now.
"Grandma, grandma......" As soon as he entered the door, Chen Sinong raised his voice and shouted.
Granny Zhu's ears were a little "cheap deaf" (behind the ears), she vaguely heard someone calling her, sat on the fire bucket and turned her face sideways, and saw that it was her grandson Chen Sinong coming, and a smile suddenly appeared on her face.
"Hello, grandma. Guo Hongxiu stepped forward and shook Granny Zhu's withered hand.
"Are you ......" Granny Zhu had never seen Guo Hongxiu, and looked her up and down.
Chen Sinong explained with a smile: "This is my old classmate and your granddaughter-in-law, hehe." He knew it was too early to say this, and he smiled a little embarrassedly.
"Oops, oops," Granny Zhu heard that Chen Sinong had brought her girlfriend to see her, and then hung a three-inch golden lotus from the fire bucket to make something to eat. Although Granny Zhu has four grandchildren, this is the first time that a grandson has brought his girlfriend to see her, how can she not be excited.
"Grandma, don't sit still, what are you doing down?" Chen Sinong supported her and didn't let her get out of the fire bucket.
"The first time I came, I always had to cook a bowl of noodles for her to eat. Granny Zhu insisted on coming down.
Guo Hongxiu said: "We are here to see you, not to trouble you, it's cold, you should sit on the fire bucket." ”
The fire bucket is a kind of fire-baking utensil, made of cedar wood, and a clay pot is placed in it, and some hardwood firewood that has not been completely burned is placed in the clay pot, and then covered with a deflated grain, and people sit on the fire bucket to be particularly warm. If you mix some tea shells or peanut shells in the barren grain, the fire will not be extinguished all day long. A pot of deflated grain with some sundries can burn for a day, mainly because the fire barrel is not ventilated, and it burns slowly, if it burns fast, it can't be done, and people can't stand it if they sit on the fire barrel too hot. I don't know who invented this kind of heating appliance, and it makes full use of the effect of air currents on combustibles.
The old man was very polite, and didn't let her go down to make something for Guo Hongxiu to eat, and sat on the fire bucket and felt uneasy.
Seeing that the sun was about to set, Guo Hongxiu was in a hurry to leave, took out two hundred yuan from her pocket and stuffed it into Granny Zhu's hand, and said, "Grandma, I came in a hurry and didn't buy anything, give you two hundred yuan, you can buy whatever you want to eat." ”
Two hundred yuan is not a small amount, and some people can't have so much money left in a busy year, so Granny Zhu resolutely refuses to, saying: "Don't give so much, I have nowhere to spend it, so you can give two yuan." ”
"Grandma, it's the first time we've met, it's granddaughter who honors you, you take it. Guo Hongxiu held Granny Zhu's hand with both hands and said, "Grandma, it's not early, I'm going home, I'll come to see you later, take care of your health." ”
"Why are you so good?" Granny Zhu's tears flowed.
"Grandma, don't cry, Xiuxiu is a kind-hearted person. Chen Sinong was moved to cry when he saw his grandmother, and his heart was not good.
"Here, I still have to give some meeting gifts, don't go, otherwise, I don't want to go. Granny Zhu stuffed two hundred yuan into her coat pocket, got out of the fire bucket, and walked into the dark room.
After a while, Granny Zhu came out of the room, pinched two Xianyang in her hands, stuffed them into Guo Hongxiu's hands, and said, "This is what I married and gave to you." ”
This is Granny Zhu's old family wealth at the bottom of the box, which is of great significance, and Guo Hongxiu refuses to accept it no matter what.
In rural areas, there are many grandparents who pass on their family wealth to their granddaughters, but they have not heard of passing it on to their granddaughters-in-law. Granny Zhu's move proves that she admires Guo Hongxiu very much. Seeing that Guo Hongxiu refused to accept it, she was anxious and said: "Sinong grew up with me, he has a good heart, often gets me firewood and carries water, if I count on others, I'm afraid I'll leave a long time ago." You chose the right person, grandma is happy, two Xianyang, who will you pass it on?"
Granny Zhu's heart is too heavy, but she will be sad if she doesn't accept it, Guo Hongxiu held the heavy Xianyang in her hand and said, "Grandma, thank you!"
Guo Hongxiu said goodbye to Granny Zhu with tears, it was almost dark, she couldn't delay any longer, she had to go home quickly. Seeing that she was leaving, Zhou Yue'e handed the plastic bag containing ten eggs to Chen Sinong and said, "Cooked, you send Xiuxiu home, don't forget to give it to her." ”
There was nothing to say all the way, and when they arrived at the Taipingguan intersection, Guo Hongxiu said: "Si Nong, don't send it again, you can go back." I'll take the eggs, you can take the two Xianyang back and return them to your grandma, I really can't afford this love. ”
"Xiuxiu, do you want to pay it back yourself, okay?" Chen Sinong was in a heavy mood and said, "Grandma is not in good health, I don't know how long she can survive." She gives you the things at the bottom of the box, one is to believe in you, and the other is to recognize you. You touched her with your kindness, why do you want to make her feel regretful? Take it, even if we can't get together in the end, you are still my grandmother's granddaughter. ”
"Then who do you think of me in your heart? You have to tell the truth. She looked at him.
"Who else but you, in my heart, there is no room for a second person, there is no space. Chen Sinong knew it and said, "Today, you mustered up the greatest courage, put aside all your worries, and came to my house to see me, I am very moved, thank you! Perhaps, one day, I am really crazy, or living on the street, you don't sympathize with me, don't shed tears, because then I am truly liberated." ”
"Si Nong, why are you saying these words...... Guo Hongxiu couldn't listen anymore, tears rolled in her eyes.
"Xiu, I love you. Don't be sad, go back. Chen Sinong waved his hand and left the intersection on his bicycle.
Guo Hongxiu returned home, lay on the bed and cried miserably and happily.
She knew that Chen Sinong was not a man of his word, with his family background, his character, and his ability, the final result was either madness or wandering. He already has a premonition of his future, which proves that his heart is very bitter, but he is also a kind person.
Today, Chen Sinong just finished the manuscript, Guo Hongxiu came, he felt that this seemed to be a fateful thing, and thought: "Why didn't she come early or late, but she didn't come until I finished writing the manuscript? ”
The thick manuscript on the desk was written by him by putting aside everything, forgetting to sleep and eating, and drawing one stroke at a time. Spring goes to autumn, cold comes and summer, he doesn't know how much effort he has spent, whether he will be recognized, he has no bottom in his heart. He was so tired that he collapsed on the bed, no longer thinking about anything, just wanting to sleep until dawn.
Early the next morning, he took the manuscript and boarded the green train to the provincial capital. He was going to the publishing house and show the editors there whether his work was up to the level of publication.
In a strange big city, he wore a faded Mao suit, stepped on liberated shoes, and walked on the street, looking out of place with passers-by. After many twists and turns, he finally asked where the publishing house was located, knew how many buses to take, and then got there smoothly.
He was received by a young man, who learned that he was a literary dreamer who had come from the countryside on purpose, and was impressed by him, and even admired him a little. Of course, it took some time to review the manuscript, and the young man told him to come back in a week, and then tell him if he could publish it. If the level of publication is reached, the matter of publication should be discussed again.
A week later, he boarded the green train again and went to the provincial capital. The young man who received him was still the young man, who gave him the manuscript directly, saying: "Your spirit is commendable, but the publishing house cannot publish the author's manuscript casually, first, it must be close to the times, and second, it must be educational." It's good that what you're writing is genuine. Personally, I suggest that you don't write long essays for the time being, try to write short essays first, and keep up the good work. ”
This is tantamount to saying that the manuscript he wrote has not yet met the publication requirements, is worthless, and is considered to have been written in vain. Although he had expected this to be the outcome, he was still disappointed in his heart, and an unprecedented sense of frustration made him almost unable to take a step on both feet.
What now? Give up or continue? He was at a loss.
When he got home, he didn't tell anyone about it, nor did he tell Guo Hongxiu. For the time being, he didn't want to write anymore, he wanted to give his brain a break and devote all his energy to doing farm work.
There is still half an acre of sweet potatoes at home that have not been dug up, and the dried rattans have been gnawed up by other people's cattle, and even the sweet potatoes will be dug up if they are not dug up. Zhou Yue'e and Chen Houren chatted many times about this matter, but he said that there was no place to put the sweet potatoes at home, so that those left in the field would not rot.
Chen Sinong was born and raised in the countryside, and it is definitely not okay to keep sweet potatoes in the ground, no matter how much he has at home, he has to dig them up.
He first dug a hole in a high ground next to his house, laid some straw in the hole, and then went to dig sweet potatoes. He went alone, and no one called.
There are really so many sweet potatoes in half an acre, he dug in the morning, dug in the afternoon, and dug in the dark, and it took three days and three nights to finish digging. The sweet potatoes he dug up couldn't fit in a hole in the ground, so he dug two more holes to barely fit them.
Digging a hole in the field to store sweet potatoes is a more traditional method, the sweet potatoes are placed in a hole, the hole is set up with a wooden stick, covered with plastic sheeting, put straw, and then covered with soil. This can not only be waterproof, but also keep warm and moisturizing, and the sweet potatoes that are not broken will not rot until tomorrow's spring.
Everyone saw that Chen Sinong dug up half an acre of sweet potatoes by himself, not to mention, and dug three holes in the ground to store the sweet potatoes, and felt that he had changed and become more diligent than anyone else.
Aunt Tian still has a sense of justice, and said to everyone: "You say that people are pedantic and lazy, and now you compare with him, who has suffered hardship." The girlfriend he talked about, he couldn't find anyone more beautiful than her within a radius of ten miles. ”
After digging the sweet potatoes, Chen Sinong was not idle, and began to dig a fish pond at the edge of the rice field contracted by his family, preparing to raise fish. The rice field is facing the gate of his house, and if a fish pond is dug and the vegetable garden is watered, and a flock of ducks can be raised, life will not be improved.
Digging a fish pond is not like digging sweet potatoes, it's a big project. He didn't want anyone to interfere, he dug alone, and the excavated soil was picked up with a soil basket and poured it in front of the house, filling in the depression there, and building an earthen platform, killing two birds with one stone.
Before, his son was willing to do any work, and he sat in the room all day to write, but now it is the other way around, and he goes to dig a fish pond after eating, Zhou Yue'e is happy in her heart, but she is also afraid that he will be tired and tired, so she persuaded him to take a break, but he couldn't be persuaded.
Chen Sinong wore the stars and the moon, and worked hard day and night to dig the fish pond, just to dig the fish pond before the beginning of spring, because there was a lot of rain in spring, and the fish pond could not be dug at all. Besides, spring is the time to plant the fry, so you must hurry up and dig it.
After half a month, the prototype of the fish pond came out, and as long as it was dug down one or two meters deep, it was done.
Seeing that the Chinese New Year was approaching, Chen Houren and Chen Sinong dug together, and now they dug much faster.
On the twenty-second day of the lunar month, Chen Sinong looked at the dug fish pond and had a smile on his face. When spring arrives, the pond is filled with fish fry, and a few fruit trees are planted around the pond, and his plan is complete.
It's too tiring to write a novel, and I can't publish it after I write it. Chen Sinong followed the advice of the young man at the publishing house and began to write prose and poetry. A few days ago, he wrote an essay about digging a fish pond and submitted it to the city-level newspapers and periodicals. This rekindled his hope, and he picked up the pen again when he had time.
Art comes from life and is higher than life. He felt that it should be written like this, if the manuscript of digging the fish pond did not assume Guo Hongxiu, and if he did not write about digging the fish pond with his lover to create a better life, he would not be able to move the readers, and the editor would not be able to adopt his manuscript. For a little manuscript fee to fictionalize the plot, he blushed a little and thought: "Fiction is hypocrisy, but if you don't write like this, no one will buy your account." ”
During this time, all his energy was focused on digging fish ponds, and he never went to look for Guo Hongxiu, and Guo Hongxiu never came to look for him. Now that the fish pond was finished and the Chinese New Year was approaching, he felt the need to meet her.
In order to make Guo Hongxiu happy, he specially brought a sample magazine when he went to her, ready to show her the articles he published in the newspaper. When he arrived at the winery, unfortunately, the janitor said that the winery had already been on holiday. He didn't dare to go directly to her house to find her, and wanted to pass on the word through Liao Xiaohua to see if she was willing to come out to meet her, so after thinking about it, he forgot it.
"Forget it, she doesn't come to me on vacation, which proves that she doesn't want to see me, so why should I go to her? He rode his bike back with his head slumped, unable to lift his spirits.
Still at the railway crossing, Chen Sinong met his old classmate Huang Dalong, and the two stopped to chat for a while.
Huang Dalong and Liao Xiaohua got engaged and became the uncle of Taipingguan, so naturally they often went to Liao Xiaohua's house. Liao Xiaohua is very close to Guo Hongxiu's house, and the two like to get together to chat and relieve boredom when they have nothing to do, so Liao Xiaohua knows Guo Hongxiu's situation best. Huang Dalong and Liao Xiaohua are together, and she will tell him some things about Guo Hongxiu. Seeing Chen Sinong, Huang Dalong said that Wan Changgen and Guo Hongxiu may have been engaged.
Hearing this, Chen Sinong thundered like five thunderbolts, like a dead tree stump standing in place.
(To be continued.) Plagiarism is strictly prohibited!)
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