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Text: Zhang Shiren
Editor: Zhang Shiren
Short stories are pure fiction, please watch them rationally, and do not sit in the right seats
Erni is a native of the countryside, and there is an older brother Da Zhuang, the relationship between the brother and sister has always been very good, their father was a soldier in his early years, and was assigned to work in the Railway Bureau after returning from the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
At that time, the railway bureau was an "iron rice bowl", and their family of four lived well on their father's salary.
Da Zhuang is eight years older than Erni, and his family was poor when he was born, but then again, although his father works in the railway bureau and his salary is full, the family still lives in an adobe house in the village.
It wasn't until Erni and Da Zhuang finished elementary school that Dad made a plan to move their family from the village to a nearby third-tier town to settle down.
Don't underestimate this small city, although it is not big, but this is the foundation for our family to turn over and become the master, if it wasn't for his father being assigned to that locomotive back then, what high employment can they expect?
To tell the truth, at that time, their family was in a bit of a trance, for fear of having a dream, you think, they are poor people who have to work in the fields at noon, and suddenly they can live in a brick house in a small city, it is simply out of reach.
But the first to fall in love with this new life, maybe it was Erni and Da Zhuang, when they were children, they knew that they were rolling in the dirt in the village all day long, and now they have asphalt roads to walk and cement houses to live in, which is simply a earth-shaking change.
Da Zhuang's kid was even more inflated, and he yelled with Erni all day long that he would buy a car and a house in the city when he grew up, and he would never go back to the countryside, Erni wanted to laugh when he looked at his small body, and he didn't take his words seriously at that time.
In this way, they took root in a small city and lived the life of an ordinary working family, although they were poor, but they were also stable.
It wasn't until many years later, when his father was about to retire, that something happened that made Erni and Da Zhuang very entangled...
At that time, Erni and Da Zhuang had already entered the stage of youth, and they were taller, and their temperament was twisted a lot.
Erda Zhuang is eight years older than Erni, and he is at the age when he should consider a way out, and Erniu is still young and doesn't know what life is, but the goal of both of them is the same, that is, after his father retires, he can take over his father's job and work in the railway bureau.
Don't underestimate the "iron rice bowl" job, although the income is not high, but stability is the last word, not to mention, in that era of material scarcity, being able to enter a state-owned enterprise is equivalent to a winner in life.
At that time, the job could be "taken over", where did the father work, and the relatives at home could take over after retirement, when the father was about to retire, who would take over in their family became a pimple in everyone's heart, Erni and her brother wanted to take over, but everyone felt that their father would not give it to him, and Xiao Jiujiu came like this.
For them, whoever can get that bite before others means who is the sweetbread in the family, so although the relationship between Da Zhuang and Erni is not bad on the surface, the two of them are secretly competing with each other in private.
Once, Erni was mowing the grass in the backyard and heard Da Zhuang shouting at home: "Erni, don't be too proud, our dad likes girls, you are the youngest and the most painful, Dad will let you take this iron rice bowl..."
Erni slammed her hand, and an evil fire surged in her heart, and she immediately put down the sickle and rushed in: "Don't be unforgiving, you kid!" It's clear that Dad loves his eldest son more, and when he retires, the golden lump of the Railway Bureau has to be yours. "
None of them wanted to obey anyone, noisy, noisy, almost moved, my mother was tossed by the two of them, and was busy persuading: "Okay, okay!" "
A few days later, Erni heard Da Zhuang chatting with his friend again, and her tone began to be arrogant: "When Erni takes over, I will have to look down on you guys in the future!" Erni's father retired and has money to get, and if he wants to make a living, he can't get his hands on it..."
Erni felt that her father was partial to her brother, and she would definitely give her job to her brother first, and Erni was a daughter who could marry out casually, and her brother thought that the family favored her sister, and her father would definitely give it to Erni.
It was a weekend, and the family was sitting around the dining table for dinner, and Da Zhuang pulled the cabbage in the bowl, munching and winking at Erni.
Erni knew in her heart that his little actions were just showing off, waiting for her father to announce the news of his election, Erni tried to pretend to be nothing, but in fact, her heart was pounding, for fear that her bamboo basket would be empty.
Who knows, at this moment, Dad put down the dishes and chopsticks and suddenly opened his mouth:
"Erni, from tomorrow, you will report to the logistics department of the Railway Bureau to work."
With a snap, the porcelain bowl in Da Zhuang's hand smashed on the floor, shaking their whole family stunned, I saw him blush, and roared like a mad bull:
"What's going on? How can you, Erni, how old is Erni! Do you just look down on me like that, Dad? "
Erni was stunned and couldn't say a word, Dad didn't expect Da Zhuang to be so out of shape, and suddenly pulled down a face:
"What nonsense? How old is it, and I'm still waiting to be fed! Your sister has always been weak and suitable for easy work in the back office, but you are afraid that you can't hold back the spirit of firewood, rice, oil and salt, so you should go out and break into the world! "
Where is Da Zhuang willing to listen to his father's set, he has to take over his father's work, he began to throw dog food like crazy, spraying dirty words in his mouth, and his mother was so angry that he ran out.
Erni looked at his ugly appearance, her nose was sore, and tears fell, Erni was not too happy, because she knew that this decision would definitely hurt Da Zhuang's self-esteem, but he refused to give his father a face, and had to hit himself again and again.
In the end, it was Da Zhuang who scolded him, Da Zhuang gave up and left the dinner table angrily, their family of four fell into a complete cold, and Da Zhuang didn't go out for the next few days, and his parents didn't mention anything to him, as if their family had lost a son.
For a few days after the meal, there was a strange air conditioning in their house, Da Zhuang was like a child who had done something wrong, and he locked himself in the room aggrievedly, and his mother would occasionally persuade him to say a few words, but he couldn't come out, and he didn't want to deal with Erni and Dad.
For a while, Erni even thought that he would keep making trouble like this until he nested himself in his room and boiled through his head.
But what is surprising is that Dad didn't beat and scold as often as before this time, but patiently waited for Da Zhuang to stop by himself.
Erni stayed at home, she was worried for a while, she was sad for Da Zhuang's situation, after all, she was a brother and sister, she didn't want to make such a stiff scene, Erni found her father, and wanted to give up the succession place to her brother, but her father said that there were other plans, and the matter of giving way had to be stopped.
Until one night a week later, Erni suddenly heard her father knocking on Da Zhuang's door, and then saw Da Zhuang come out with a red face and sit down at the table with her father.
Erni quietly leaned over, only to hear her father say:
"You kid can remember Erni badly, Lao Tzu is a person who has carried a gun, what are you afraid of? It's just that there is a reason for such a decision, you listen, and you will definitely understand it in the future. "
Da Zhuang snorted in his nose, but he didn't have another seizure, so Dad began to say slowly:
"Your mother and I are both old, how can Erni take care of our old couple at home alone, besides, her bird-like body is unbearable to do heavy work, and the logistics of the railway bureau are suitable for her, easy and stable."
"But what about you, how thick are the eight waist eyes? If you want to make a lot of money in the future, you have to rely on yourself, so Lao Tzu thought, let you go out to see the world first, and then you can stand on your own in the future. "
"Besides, in the future, we can't always count on the old wages of the Railway Bureau, you are young, how much you can earn in the future, and then everything will be easy to do!"
Hearing this, Erni hurriedly leaned her ears over, it turned out that Dad had already planned a way out for them, Erni was a little relieved, but then she thought about it again, what about Da Zhuang? Although Dad's words are reasonable, can Da Zhuang swallow this breath?
Who knows, Da Zhuang didn't make any more trouble after hearing this, but echoed in a low voice: "Come on, you understand." It's just that the tone is full of loss and helplessness.
Seeing this, Dad comforted again: "Silly boy, listen to Lao Tzu's words, the future days are far away, you have to cheer up and do it, if you are really a nest, Dad will settle it for you another day, and let you go to the factory to do some easy work." "
"If it doesn't work anymore, Dad can still give you a stab balance and get a secondary school diploma, if you don't even have the heart to grow up, then what will Erni do in the future!"
Hearing this, Erni's heart couldn't help but be filled with warmth, I didn't expect that my father had already made up his mind in order to take care of Erni and Da Zhuang's future, although the current decision made Da Zhuang very embarrassed, but the road in the future was not terminated, and the guilt of thinking of this Erni was slightly reduced.
However, Da Zhuang never took the initiative to find Erni, until the next day when Erni went to report to the railway bureau as usual, he could not hide his jealousy and glanced at Erni a few times, Ni pretended not to see, silently packed up and set off, his heart was mixed, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or worried.
Since then, Erni has really started her professional career, although she is only a small railway logistician, but for a girl from a rural area like Erni, she is already soaring.
Although the work of the railway bureau is leisurely, there are still some ways to learn, and at the beginning, it took Erni a lot of effort to figure out the complicated reimbursement process and clerical rules.
Working hard every day, it is often the middle of the night when I get home, but fortunately, my mother has long been accustomed to Erni's night return, and always heats up the food and serves Erni.
Although she became a salaryman, Erni's life has not changed much, although there is more money than before, but the cost of living has also increased, most of the salary has to be given to her parents, and the rest is spent carefully.
What makes Erni even more depressed is that Da Zhuang turned a blind eye to Erni's job, and never congratulated or encouraged Erni, listening to his mother, he began to mix with a group of friends who were not careful, and wandered around all day long.
Dad saw it in his eyes, and he couldn't help but have a headache, although he didn't say it, but Erni knew that he was actually very disappointed in Da Zhuang, he wanted Da Zhuang to go out to see the world, but he didn't expect Da Zhuang to be so debauched.
Until one day, Da Zhuang seemed to have done something hurtful and was reprimanded after being beaten by the crowd.
That night, Erni heard him crying bitterly at home when he tortured his father, and repeatedly promised his father that he would never cheat and play tricks again.
Since then, Da Zhuang has really changed, he gradually distanced himself from the gangsters, and began to work in a nearby factory, although the salary is meager, but he is no longer idle, and Erni and his parents are worried that he will damage his body by doing heavy physical work.
Sure enough, after more than half a year, Da Zhuang was physically exhausted, quit his job as a worker, and watched him collapse again, and his father finally came to the rescue.
He found a relationship for Da Zhuang to settle a household registration in the city, and let him take a secondary school diploma, since then Da Zhuang has become a small clerk in the factory, and his income is much higher than before, and more importantly, he finally has professional skills, and he is no longer the unemployed vagrant.
In this way, their family's life is finally on the right track, Erni is in the railway bureau and keeps to herself, Da Zhuang is also developing her career in the factory, and her parents are living a free life.
Sometimes they would get together to talk about the old and laugh and play, although there was a conflict over the succession, but that is all in the past.
After all, blood is thicker than water, and they will eventually resolve their differences and tolerate each other as family members, just like Dad often said: "You are all pearls in your palm, how can you share each other's reason?" "
So in retrospect, although a decision made Da Zhuang back then, the love of their families finally brought them together and put those disputes behind them.
It was born from the same root, why was it too anxious to fry each other, and the feelings of blood thicker than water Da Zhuang and Erni both understood that everything was in a word.
Disclaimer:
This content is a fictional short story, and any name, place name, or other aspect involved in the text has nothing to do with reality (without any implications). If there is any similarity, it is purely a coincidence, please read it rationally.