Accompaniment
Zhao Yuhong
Chunni sent the beans into the school gate and walked back, but she didn't know where to go, she was very uncomfortable with this kind of life.
People are like this, they used to be busy in their hometowns, and they thought they could take time out to rest for a while, but the work in the fields at home was endless. It's too boring to be idle at this time.
She decided to go back along the East Street of Commodities, this street is the most prosperous, and the dazzling array makes her heart itch, she didn't have so many desires in her hometown before, just wear clothes, buy one in a year or two, and don't have time to wear it, so you can't wear new clothes to work in the fields, right? Isn't that a joke?
Now I'm idle, but I don't have any money in my pocket, so I can only look at it.
Ah Wei is a typical mother's boy, all the money he earns is handed over to his mother, and all the things in this family are arranged by his mother, and it was also his mother's decision to let Chunni accompany him this time.
Beans are the heart and liver of the whole family, and it is the mother-in-law's decision to let Chunni take the beans to the city to study. She said that Chunni was small and couldn't do most of the work in the fields, so it was most suitable to accompany the doll to study in the city.
There are also a few families in the village who are studying in the city, all of them are accompanied by the elderly, and the young people are farming at home. But the mother-in-law is arrogant and forward-thinking, "The doll is let the young people take it, how many words can be known, I am blind and work at home steadfastly." ”
At the beginning, Chunni went back with beans on weekends to help the family, help her parents-in-law wash clothes, do housework, and then go back to the city with the envious eyes of the little daughter-in-law in the same village.
Those little daughters-in-law said that she had a good life, and her mother-in-law loved her, unlike her own mother-in-law who was in charge of everything, and let the young people suffer in the fields, and she took her grandson to study in the city and enjoy happiness.
"She doesn't work for me now, and don't expect me to serve her when she's old." A little daughter-in-law said angrily.
"The same is true of our family, who is in charge of everything in the house, dead buttons. Wait for her to get old and go with her money, don't think I'll see her. "For a short time, everyone talked about their mother-in-law.
"Chunni, when your mother-in-law is old, you have to serve her well, she is really good to you."
Chunni smiled, the two dimples and the fair-skinned and watery eyes were really enviable.
"Her life is so good! A good mother-in-law, a good husband, the first child gave birth to a son, everything is accounted for. Looking at her back back to the city, the little daughters-in-law refused to leave for a long time.
Chunni's mother-in-law is a kind person, and she used to be good to her mother-in-law, which is recognized by ten miles and eight towns. The old man really respects the old and loves the young.
"Our Chunni, with a doll can be careful, but it is not good to work in the crops, she is a baby made of water, and she will wilt when she encounters the sun." In fact, Chunni's mother-in-law was also happy to see the envious eyes of others, she wanted to save a few more years to buy a house in the county, after all, it is a big deal for the doll to go to school, she gave birth to a baby in her life, she thought that in a few years let Chunni have another one, male and female babies. It is best to have both children and daughters, their old families are still strong, and it is no problem to help bring up their grandchildren.
There is always endless work to be done at home, but she never complains, her own life is in front of people in the village, and buying a house must be in front of people, she thinks so, and she also works in this direction.
Ah Wei went home that time and went directly to the county rental house, not to go home on purpose, but to take a hitchhike, and he had to go back the next day, of course, he also borrowed some money, and when he left, he repeatedly asked Chunni to take the money to her mother-in-law.
Chunni is a little daughter-in-law after all, and she has never seen so much money in her hands, and she feels that spending a hundred yuan is nothing, so she satisfies her wish well.
The mother-in-law saw her new clothes, "It looks good, I forgot, I didn't have time to wear it before, and now I should wear it when I'm free." "Mother-in-law thinks that Chunni is dressed well, and it is also to give them parents.
A few days later, Chunni also bought rouge gouache to dress up a little, and she really didn't even seem to know herself.
When she delivered the beans to school that day, it was raining heavily, and Chunni didn't want to go back to the rental house, but the rain was too heavy, so she rolled up her coat as usual, put it on her head and ran back.
While waiting for the red light at the intersection, the rain above her head stopped, but it was still raining on the road, and she looked up to see that it was a man with glasses holding an umbrella for her.
The man stared straight at her, and Chunni was stunned for a second or two before coming back to her senses, "Thank you." Then he lowered his head.
Then a big hand took her little hand and handed her the umbrella, and walked away without looking back.
On this rainy day, that big hand has warmth and strength, and it transmits to Chunni like an electric shock, so that when the green light is on, Chunni is stunned without any reaction.
This is the first time Chunni has insomnia, and I don't know why, she tossed like her mother-in-law baking pancakes all night.
She wanted to return the umbrella to him, but she hadn't seen him again for almost a week, Douzi went to school, Chunni didn't go shopping anymore when she had no money, and looked at the umbrella in a daze.
A month passed on such days, and the sun was big that day, and after sending beans to school, Chunni coveted the sun after autumn and walked aimlessly.
"A girl's face is meant to be protected." As she spoke, an aqua blue umbrella stopped over her head. Chunni didn't know that it was a sun umbrella, and the farmer didn't understand this.
"Can you have a cup of tea?" The demonic voice came over, making it impossible to refuse, as if everything was natural and everything was predestined.
Suddenly, Ah Wei's shadow appeared in Chunni's mind, she didn't say a word, lowered her head and walked away quickly.
"Don't you want to give me back your umbrella?"
Chunni was stunned, she looked back and said with a smile, "I'll get it for you, you wait for me here." ”
Chunni trotted all the way, feeling like there were a few rabbits jumping. When she picked up the umbrella and walked back, she realized that the man was right behind her.
The umbrella was taken away, but the sun umbrella was left behind. Since then, Chunni has sent beans to school and never goes shopping again, but when she sends beans back, there will be fruits, vegetables and the like on the windowsill of the rental house, and sometimes a whole set of cosmetics, Chunni has never seen these things, nor has she opened them, and she doesn't know where to put them, she is afraid that her mother-in-law will see it, and she is even more afraid that Ah Wei will see it, she really can't explain it clearly.
That weekend, Chunni was going to take Douzi back to her hometown, and her mother-in-law came over and said that she was going to take Douzi to her aunt's house, and the aunt was thinking about her eldest grandson for her birthday.
Soon after the mother-in-law left, a small car was parked in front of the rental house, as if everything was arranged by God, and Chunni got into his car.
They came to the outside of the county seat, which was a beautiful place that Chunni didn't know about. The conversation and thoughtfulness along the way are something Chunni has never experienced.
The mother-in-law didn't see Chunni when she came back, and she forgot to take the key, so she had to take the beans back to her hometown.
On this day, he took Chunni and saw the scenery she had never seen before, and he took a lot of pictures of her, and finally took her to dinner.
What Chunni didn't expect was that in the private room, he gave her a mobile phone and taught her. Everything fell into place, there was no why, there was no moral constraint, and until now Chunni didn't know how she got to this point.
Chunni didn't dare to take out her mobile phone, her mother-in-law asked about her whereabouts, Chunni said that she went shopping with Douzi's classmate's mother, "People have mobile phones, and let me call you, but where do I call?" The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law laughed.
"Yes, we should have a mobile phone, and we will buy it tomorrow." As soon as her mother-in-law said it so casually, Chunni naturally found an excuse to take out her mobile phone. "Douzi's mother gave me a knockout mobile phone, which can be used, and she also taught me."
My mother-in-law also bought an elderly machine. But no one thought that it was on the phone, it was a king of lies.
That day, my mother-in-law made dumplings, so I thought about rushing my grandson to send them after school, but I forgot about the mobile phone for a while, and I came over without notifying Chunni.
The door of the rental house was locked, and the mother-in-law regretted not calling earlier, so she took out the phone and called Chunni, "Nizi, where are you?" ”
"I'm at home, where are you?" Chunni didn't know that her mother-in-law was waiting at the door.
At the moment, Chunni is dating him.
The mother-in-law didn't feel right, but she didn't expect Chunni to go so far.
Then the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hung up the phone after chatting about some inconsequential things.
"Buy a house, old man, hurry up and buy a house." She thought about making the dolls as good as possible, so she didn't have any worries. Besides, he is such a treasure as Ah Wei, and it is natural to pay for him.
After preparing for more than half a year, taking advantage of the winter holiday at Awei's construction site, the family worked together to see the house and moved into the building in a hurry.
Chunni even made the daughter-in-law of the same village envious to death.
"Her life is so good, it's good to be beautiful."
"A good mother-in-law, a good husband, the first child gave birth to a son, and everything good things made her catch up."
"Chunni, when will you come back, let's get together, don't forget us when we are in the city." Chunni's best friend said as she chased her shadow.
"Next time, next time I'll invite you." Chunni sat on the back of Ah Wei's motorcycle, frowning.
The real sin of the big winter, Chunni remembered his car.
Chunni rarely goes home, she wants to find a job in the city, but her mother-in-law and Ah Wei are opposed, "Just bring the beans well, we don't lack those few dollars." ”
In fact, the mother-in-law wants Chunni to have another child, but she mentioned it openly and secretly, Chunni doesn't want to give birth, and Ah Wei is also afraid of having another son. Can't afford to feed.
Chunni is so boring, especially after Ah Wei left, Douzi went to school again, and her mother-in-law rarely came to the city in order to pay off the mortgage, and the strange thing was that Chunni herself also felt that she didn't want to go back to her hometown more and more, let alone go back to work, let her go back to see, she was too lazy to go, her hometown was full of dirt. It's a problem to go back to the toilet, and the backyard is full of chicken feces, sheep droppings, and the smell is sky-high. When she picked up the beans from school, the old ladies in the city said that the country air was good, and she thought it was a big joke.
Alas! What's wrong with you? Why didn't you find out that the countryside was so bad before? I don't want to go back anyway.
The phone rang, it was the one he message, Chunni quickly got up from the bed, walked barefoot to the balcony and saw his car.
She got up quickly, washed and put on makeup, looked at herself in the mirror, and really envied herself, she was so beautiful. She blinked deliberately, her heart beat faster, her face was white and red, and she put on lipstick, all of which he had sent.
Suddenly, she was angry again, Ah Wei is really a piece of wood, he has never given her gifts after so many years of marriage, although he also gives her private money now, but no amount of money is worth the feeling of a bouquet of flowers and a small gift. She looked at herself in the mirror, sighed deeply, and hurried downstairs.
The car drove out of the county seat at a rapid pace, and in that sea of flowers, they couldn't wait to fall again.
"Chunni, come with me, I can't live without you." He kept talking in her ear, unlovely, about lovesickness.
"Give it to me, give it to me......" Chunni forgot about the beans, forgot about home, "I want it now." Take me up to the skies! ”
The sky was clear, the clouds were light, and two soulless bodies floated up the clouds.
They went far away that day, and saw that Douzi was about to leave school, but they had no intention of returning.
"Mom, go pick up the beans, I can't go back tonight." Chunni was pressed under him before she could finish speaking.
"Where are you? Why is it so windy? Are there any extra clothes? Is there no money to spend? The mother-in-law asked a series of questions, "You kid, why don't you open your mouth when you have no money, I'll send you Ming'er, and Ming'er is not allowed to go again." Hey, hey, hey......" It was very windy on the other side of the phone, and I couldn't hear the sound of talking, so my mother-in-law had to hang up the phone.
"Your mother-in-law treats you very well." After a burst of clouds and rain, he gasped and collapsed on Chunni and said.
"The family is very good to me." Chunni closed her eyes ashamedly at the moment and said, "Take me away, take me out of here." ”
"Are you sure?" He was surprised and then a little serious, "Are you sure you want to be with me?" What if I'm a rural person? ”
"As long as it's you, I don't tell if it's a human or a ghost." As she spoke, she wrapped her lips around him again.
He was pleasantly surprised, and immediately came back with a rifle.
The next day, my mother-in-law sent the beans to school early in the morning and rushed back to her hometown, there were many things in the field, and my mother-in-law was even more worried about leaving her wife at home alone.
At noon, the school called, but no one answered. The mother-in-law hurried back. This time she didn't go back, she planned to wait for Chunni to come back and persuade her to take beans to school with peace of mind, and she also planned to get a card for Chunni and deposit the money in the card, which was told to her by the village party secretary. In this way, Chunni doesn't have to go around doing odd jobs to earn money.
But Chunni couldn't get through on the phone, and she never came back, and there was no news.
Ah Wei came back and called the police after discussion, but there was no news from the police station after two months. The mother-in-law fell ill, and in order to pay off the debt, Ah Wei had to go to work, and Douzi had to go back to school in the countryside.
Chunni didn't have a good life, he took her into a village deep in the mountains, confiscated her mobile phone, she ran away several times in the past six months, but each time she was rescued. Now that she is eight months pregnant, under the bitter pleading, he finally agreed, and called the head teacher of Douzi under his surveillance, "Teacher, I am Aunt Douzi, is Douzi okay?" Chunni tried her best to restrain her emotions, "Can I hear his voice?" ”
"Douzi went back to school in her hometown, and heard that her grandmother had died, her mother had disappeared, and there was no one to take care of him here......"
The teacher was still talking about something, but she couldn't listen to it anymore, and cried bitterly, and the cry of "mother-in-law......" echoed in the depths of the mountain in confusion, but she couldn't get out.
(About the author: Zhao Yuhong, pen name Lu Yuan, born in the 70s of the last century, has been fond of literature since childhood, and has published more than 100 works in the United States.) )
