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(Note: This article is purely fictional, if you have similar experiences, it is purely coincidental, please read it sensibly)
During this year's May Day, I took my mother back to her mother's home, which she hadn't been back to for more than ten years, to visit the grave of my grandparents, who had passed away for many years, and at the same time to meet my uncle, whom I hadn't seen for more than ten years.
My mother's name is Zhang Xiumei, her hometown is in Hubei, she met her father when she was working in Guangdong, her father was a local, she fell in love with her mother at first sight, her parents got married after a period of time, and her mother became pregnant not long after marriage.
After her mother became pregnant, her father did not dare to let her continue to work in the factory, so he let her mother raise the baby at home with peace of mind, while her father continued to work to support the family.
When I was born, my parents left me in the care of my grandparents, and they continued to work to support the family, and according to my mother, she and my father took me back to my parents' house to see my grandparents, and my grandfather's family was very precious to me at that time.
The first thing my uncle said when he returned home and saw his mother was: "My sister has lost weight, you have been weak since you were a child, and you have been so tired in the past few years, it is really hard for you." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes turned red, in fact, the uncle didn't want his mother to marry his father, because his mother was married too far, and if something happened to his mother, his uncle couldn't help him in time.
My mother also knows my uncle's thoughts, but her relationship with my father has always been good, and now she still has me, so she smiled at my uncle and said: "It's okay brother, I'm doing well in Guangdong now, and my in-laws are very good to me, you don't have to worry about me." ”
Time flies, in a blink of an eye, I am already eleven or twelve, and I have begun to remember, from the 8.9 years I can remember, we have been back to my mother's house twice, each time it is a long journey, very hard.
And the uncle has also come to Guangdong three or four times, just to see his mother, because their brother and sister have been in good relationship since childhood, and since his mother married in Guangdong, the uncle has been very worried about his sister, afraid that she will not have a good time in her mother-in-law's house.
So he often mailed his mother the specialties of his hometown, and every time he would bring a letter, asking his mother how she was doing during that period of time and whether she had been wronged at her in-law's house.
Mother is also very concerned about her brother, every time she receives a letter, she will reply seriously, she is afraid that her uncle will worry about her, always report good news but not bad news.
The uncle knows his mother's temperament, and his mother has been like this since she was a child, and she doesn't say anything on her mind, so the uncle came to Guangdong to see her mother in person and was relieved after confirming that her mother's life was really no problem.
After I finished the college entrance examination, my uncle suddenly called my mother: my grandmother was seriously ill.
When my mother heard the news, it was like a thunderbolt from the sky, and she had no strength in her body, but it was her father who helped her to prevent her from falling, and my father comforted my mother while asking me to buy a train ticket back to my mother's mother's house.
I rushed to the train station to buy the earliest departure ticket, and we left for my mother's house that evening.
On the train, Fame called and asked his uncle: "Brother, Mom is like this, you just told me, why didn't you tell me earlier?" ”
Uncle only said that he would wait until we arrived, and my mother kept fidgeting in the car, so my father had to comfort my mother all the time.
When we arrived at the place, we hurried to the hospital that my uncle pointed out to us, and after my mother saw my grandmother, we went back to his house with my uncle to stay temporarily.
At dinner the night before, my uncle told me the truth about why I didn't tell my mother: because I was about to take the college entrance examination at that time, my uncle didn't want to delay my college entrance examination because of this, so he never told my mother.
The mother also fell silent after hearing the explanation given by the uncle, and then looked at the father, who also understood what the mother meant and nodded to the mother.
Then my mother said to my uncle, "Big brother, my mother has been sick and hospitalized for so long, you must have spent a lot, right?" You look at how much my family spends, I am far away, if I don't pay again, the people in the village don't know how to talk about our family. ”
The uncle listened to his mother's words and waved his hand again and again: "No, no, no, I am the eldest brother, there is nothing wrong with giving my mother money for treatment, and besides, your family has just produced a college student, and there must be more places to use money in recent years, so you can collect the money and leave it for my nephew to use in college." ”
The uncle did not ask for money at the insistence of his mother, and in the end the mother had no choice but to take the money back, and asked the uncle to inform her as soon as possible the next time her parents had any situation.
When the uncle saw this mother, he agreed, and when we left, he stuffed us with a bunch of special products, and we could hardly take them.
When I was in college, my mother asked me to bring some gifts to my uncle when I was in school, because my uncle was relatively close, so I met my uncle a lot in those years, and he often asked me about my mother.
When I asked my mother if she was doing there, I explained to my uncle objectively how my mother was at home, and told him that my mother was doing well at home.
After graduating from university, I returned to my hometown to look for a job, and after that, I rarely heard about my uncle, and occasionally I heard a sentence or two from my mother when she and my uncle were on the phone.
As I got married, had children, and moved out of my parents' house, I heard less and less about my uncle, and my mother and uncle would see each other a lot during this time.
But with the death of my grandfather and my mother, my mother and uncle are also getting older, they rarely toss back and forth.
During the Qingming Festival this year, my mother suddenly wanted to go back to her parents' house to make offerings to my grandfather, but she hadn't been back for more than ten years, and my uncle accidentally knocked his leg when he was working a few years ago.
So my mother approached me and asked me to wait until May to take her back to her parents' house, if she didn't go back to see it, I am afraid that I would not have the opportunity to see it in my life.
My father passed away a few years ago, and my mother has been living alone for several years, and my wife and I have always wanted my mother to live with us, but my mother has always refused, so I took this opportunity to put forward my conditions.
I made a condition with my mother: I would come back after accompanying her, and she would have to move to my house.
My mother is about to turn 70 this year, and I am really worried about her usually living alone, but my mother is stubborn and has never wanted to trouble our family, but she is old after all, and I am afraid that if she has an accident, I will regret it for the rest of my life.
My mother finally agreed to my conditions, and at the same time called my uncle to explain that she would go back to her parents' house to see her parents and uncle on May Day, and my uncle heard my mother say that she would come back on May Day, and happily told my mother that when she came, she would cook her favorite meal.
My mother also smiled and ordered several of her favorite dishes to my uncle.
I know what my mother thinks, her body is getting worse day by day, and if I don't go back to see my uncle, I don't know if I will have a chance to see him again in the future.
That's why my mother wants to go back to see my uncle, give my parents a stick of incense, and do the filial piety that a child should do.
Since the uncle knew that his mother was coming back to see him, he would basically call his mother every few days and tell her what good things he had prepared for her, and he was waiting for his mother to come on May Day.
My mother is similar to my uncle, and she has only a month to go, and she has already begun to buy all kinds of gifts for my uncle, and I don't have a problem with that, after all, as long as the old man is happy, she can do whatever she wants.
The night before I was leaving, someone suddenly called me in the middle of the night, I was sleeping soundly, and I was suddenly woken up by a phone call, which must have been a little angry, but I still patiently picked up the phone.
As soon as I picked up the phone, my mother's voice came from the other side: "Son, have you packed up, our train at 7 o'clock, and now it's 2 o'clock, let's leave soon?" ”
I patted my head, only to remember that my mother has not been out for many years, I don't know how much has changed now is normal, I have to explain to my mother that now travel is different from before, we take the high-speed train, seven o'clock departure and 11 o'clock can arrive, so don't worry, wait a while to pick you up.
After waiting for the high-speed train, my mother couldn't wait to call my uncle and explain what time we would arrive at the station, and my uncle said that he would let his son pick us up.
Then my mother hung up the phone, perhaps because of the excitement of seeing her relatives, so that my mother did not sleep all night last night, and now my mother actually fell asleep on the chair, I could not bear to disturb my mother, but adjusted my mother's posture, so that she leaned on my shoulder and slept more comfortably.
As soon as we got out of the station, we saw my cousin waiting for us outside the station, and after we got on the bus, my cousin told us that my uncle was suddenly asked to do something, and asked me to eat first when I arrived, so I didn't have to wait for him.
When my mother heard my cousin's words, she was a little unhappy, and felt that my uncle didn't attach any importance to this meeting, so she whispered to me, "Son, let's go back after we put down the things we bought for your uncle's family." ”
I'm wondering, didn't my mother always want to see my uncle, this is about to meet, why do you suddenly want to leave?
But I didn't say anything for fear that my mother would be angry, but just nodded to indicate that I knew, and then talked to my cousin.
When I arrived at my uncle's house, as soon as I entered the door, I saw a large table full of dishes on the kitchen table, and I hurriedly looked at it and found that it was all my mother's favorite dishes, and I immediately knew that my uncle's family had put a lot of thought into this meal.
But as if she hadn't seen it, my mother put the things she had bought for my uncle on the table and told my cousin that she was leaving, and my cousin was stunned at the time, so she quickly stopped us and said that my uncle would come back immediately.
As if I hadn't heard, my mother pulled me and was about to leave, but as soon as I went out, I bumped into my uncle, probably my cousin called my uncle, and as soon as my uncle saw us, he quickly stopped us and wanted us to go back.
But my mother was stubborn, so she kept going out, and my uncle and I followed her all the time.
After walking for a long time, I estimated that there would be at least several miles of road, and my uncle kept following my mother, constantly explaining what he had just done, and finally said with a crying voice: "Sister, we haven't seen each other for more than ten years, this time I don't know if we can see each other again in this life, you should be a poor brother, go back with my brother, our brother and sister haven't sat down to eat together for many years." ”
My mother finally lost her breath, but by the time she turned around, I found that she was already in tears.
Finally, the mother and uncle returned to the uncle's house and had a hearty lunch, and the uncle said to the mother, "If you come, stay a few more days before leaving." ”
My mother nodded in agreement, and when May Day was over, I was going back to work, and I wanted to take my mother back, but my mother said that she would stay at my uncle's house for a few more days.
I agree and let my mother know when she wants to come back, just let me know and I'll pick you up.
(The story comes from life, but it is higher than life, this article is pure fiction, if there is any similarity, it is purely coincidental)