fire rescue

A long-awaited spring rain finally fell on an afternoon in mid-April. Zheng Yi heaved a sigh of relief, closed the door of his dormitory, drew the curtains and fell into a dark sleep. The constant vibration of the phone, Zheng Yi didn't even know what evening it was.

He didn't even look at who it was, and after pressing the answer button, he said an impatient "Hello" in a hoarse voice, and his mother's irritable voice came from the receiver immediately: "Zheng Yi, what are you doing? You didn't answer ten calls."

At around ten o'clock last night, a small fire broke out in Beigou Village. The fire was not too big, and there was no wind. Unfortunately, it was too dark at night, and the mountain road was not easy to walk. The delay on the road was too long, so that they had already gone down the mountain. It was one o'clock in the morning, and after Zheng Yi finished washing, he lay on the bed and looked at his watch, it was three o'clock in the morning.Originally thought he could sleep well, but unexpectedly he was exhausted and suffered from insomnia. He tossed and turned until five o'clock before falling asleep. After eight o'clock when everyone went to work, he was called to the mayor's office to inquire about yesterday's fire. Sleepy as if going to immortality.

Due to the exhaustion during this period and the insomnia last night, he had a hard-won sleep this afternoon, and he felt very satisfied.

"I went to the mountain to fight the fire in the middle of the night." Zheng Yi said with a yawn.

"You guys..." Chu Hongxia sighed, and said, "I was so scared that I thought something was wrong with you."

Zheng Yi rubbed his eyes and looked at the time on his watch, it was still a quarter of an hour and five o'clock. "Mom, what's the matter?"

"It's raining, see if you can take a day off tomorrow to visit your father's grave."

His mother didn't say anything, and Zheng Yi didn't know where he had forgotten about it. He patted his forehead and said, "Okay, I'll go to the leader and ask for leave."

Chu Hongxia asked again: "Then you come back for dinner tonight."

"Row."

"What to eat?"

"Bouillon with potatoes and tomatoes."

Chu Hongxia smiled and said, "Greedy boy."

Hanging up the phone, Zheng Yi ran upstairs to ask for leave, Li Dawei's office locked the door, Qin Changye was not in the room, he took out his mobile phone to call Li Dawei, Li Dawei agreed without saying a word, Zheng Yi drove happily go home.

The rain was still falling, not too much, but the rain was very dense, and the freshness of the mud wrapped in the damp and cold air made Zheng Yi feel much more refreshed.When he was almost home, it was already dark. He stopped at a nearby flower shop and planned to order a bouquet of chrysanthemums. According to Zheng Yi, the best ones were white chrysanthemums or chrysanthemums. Are you still ordering flowers at this time?"

Zheng Yi said: "I'm too busy during Qingming, I don't have much time."

"I don't have many flowers here. Putting white chrysanthemums together can make a bunch for you."

"Okay." Zheng Yi readily agreed and paid the money.

As soon as Zheng Yi entered the door, the smell of potatoes and beef stew from the kitchen covered up the quiet fragrance of chrysanthemums in an instant. His mother was cooking in the kitchen. He put the flowers at the door, changed his shoes and entered the house, and walked quietly to the kitchen. The busy figure made him feel extra warm.

"Mom." Zheng Yi called out

Chu Hongxia turned her head, stroked her chest and said angrily, "You brat, you scared me to death."

Zheng Yi leaned against the door and giggled.

"I went home two or three times a month, and I'm almost becoming a widowed old man." Chu Hongxia handed him one of the washed cucumbers.

Zheng Yi took it and took a bite, his lips and teeth were fragrant, "I can't help it, I want to resign and you don't do it. Hey, by the way, I bought a bunch of flowers, tribute, paper money, did you buy them all?"

"There's no way to resign." Chu Hongxia muttered while chopping vegetables, "I've bought all the things you mentioned, and the burnt paper sellers have said it. How can anyone still go to the grave now? I said my son is too busy to follow him." It's like, he has to ask for leave before he can come out."

This person is a contradictory body, and Zheng Yi thinks his mother is a good example, while nagging him that he is busy and can't see anyone, but at the same time prevents him from ending his busy schedule.

The beef stew with potatoes for dinner is very delicious. Zheng Yi likes that the potatoes are stewed until they are soft and shapeless. It blends with the sour tomato soup. Coupled with the unique aroma of beef, the whole dish exudes harmony and beauty When Zheng Yi took the first bite, he felt that his whole body was about to sublimate. He didn't take a bite of other dishes, but ate two big bowls of rice with potato stewed beef, and lay down on the sofa with a full belch Rub your belly.

"You've been tossing around for a month, and you're so skinny." Chu Hongxia tossed out a box of big hawthorn pills from the medicine box, opened it, squeezed open the spherical plastic box, and stuffed the black pills inside. into Zheng Yi's mouth. "Big hawthorn pill, the most powerful digestive meat, take one."

Zheng Yi chewed the big hawthorn pills that combined the flavors of hawthorn and traditional Chinese medicine, and muttered, "There should be nothing to do after this rain. I see the weather forecast says it will rain again tomorrow. Let's make it bigger. Farmers are also looking forward to it." It's on."

"When you're done with your work, you can go home and live here. I'll make you some delicious food, so you can make up for it."

Zheng Yi got up and hugged his mother's arm, and said with a smile: "My mother is the best."

It rained all night, and there was no tendency to stop until the next day. The temperature seemed to be lower than yesterday.Bai Hewei didn't open an umbrella, and stood in front of the black tombstone holding a bouquet of flowers. He stared blankly at the photo of his deceased wife on the stone tablet for a while, then put the flowers in front of the tombstone, and dusted them off the stone tablet with his hands. on the pine needles.

He still visits his late wife every year during the Ching Ming Festival, usually with his ex-father-in-law and mother-in-law. This year he is too busy to miss the Ching Ming Festival. Fortunately, the two elderly people are considerate and advise him not to focus too much on the past. For the deceased daughter, it is better to find a suitable one as soon as possible and form a new family.He smiled and said that he had just ended a relationship and had no plans to devote himself to the next one.They originally valued Bai Hewei's dedication, but after hearing what he said, the voice on the phone became much softer.In fact, every time they met, they would look at the wedding ring on his left ring finger and smile contentedly. As Shi Jiaonan's father Shi Xiangrong's position in the province became higher and higher, his ability to say things that were wrong also became more and more serious. stronger.People are like this, they say some words of understanding, but actually think the opposite in their hearts, Bai Hewei is well versed in this.

Of course the formed habit can't be broken, one day as husband and wife, one hundred days of kindness, he should not be ungrateful due to love or reason, not to mention Shi Jiaonan loves him very much, she said that the days with him are the happiest time, she She is a good listener, because she has a prominent family background since she was a child, she has been influenced by her ears and eyes, and she will give Bai Hewei very pertinent opinions. Rather than saying that she is a husband and wife, Bai Hewei thinks that Shi Jiaonan is her most loyal friend.Therefore, visiting her grave every year is one of his obligations now, so he took advantage of the rain today, got up early, went to the flower shop to buy a bouquet of Shi Jiaonan's favorite lilies, and drove here Go to Anshan Paradise, a cemetery located on the outskirts of Beicheng District.

Speaking of it, this cemetery is also a bit interesting. His operator is nicknamed Huang Laosan, and he has a background in the underworld. He bought a mountain and set up a cemetery, destroying thousands of acres of forest land. He was listed as a cyber escapee during the game, but for some unexplainable reasons, he is still out there now, as if no one can do anything to him.No, a few days ago, he had swaggered and appeared in their office, and the relationship with Qian Bing, who was called a brother, seemed very close.Bai Hewei was not familiar with him, but he was nodding acquaintance, Huang Laosan expressed through Qian Bing his wish to sit down with Bai Hewei, but Bai Hewei didn't respond, he didn't want to get himself into trouble.

The rain seemed to be getting heavier, and his hair was wet in strands. He bent down and gently wiped off the rain on Shi Jiaonan's photo on the tombstone with his fingers, saying: "I came late this year. Oh, I'm sorry, maybe it won't be so timely in the next few years, there's no way, I can't help myself, everyone is pretty good, Goudan is also good, and he has a higher status than him in Wu Zhuofeng's house." Said, Bai Hewei He turned on his mobile phone, found a picture of a dog egg and shook it in front of the stele.Goudan was a dog raised by Shi Jiaonan during his lifetime, with a yin and yang face. After Shi Jiaonan passed away, Bai Hewei didn't have time to raise it. He was worried. Wu Zhuofeng said that his wife liked him so much, so Bai Hewei took Goudan It was sent to Lao Wu's house, and I took dog food over to have a look when I was free.

"It's raining heavily, so I'll leave first, and I'll come back next year." Bai Hewei bowed and wanted to leave.

More than ten days have passed since the Ching Ming Festival, and it is raining again. It seems that no one will come to sweep the tomb in this weather. There are only two or three cars parked sparsely on the parking lot of Anshan Paradise.Zheng Yi drove the car into the yard, and the first thing he saw was the car that belonged to Bai Hewei that he had been in not long ago. He wondered why Bai Hewei came to such a place. When he went up the mountain, he found a man in a black windbreaker The man in the house is bowing to a tombstone in the rain, and isn't this man Bai Hewei?

As he approached, Bai Hewei straightened up and saw him, Zheng Yi almost lost his mind, and shouted straight: "Senior." Only then did he realize that he had slipped his words, and he didn't know that Bai Hewei heard it No.But it was such a coincidence that Zheng Yi felt as if there was a thread pulling the two of them, either they hadn't seen each other in the same city for the past ten years, or they would be involved no matter what they did.

Chu Hongxia said behind Zheng Yi: "Isn't this your senior? The surname is Bai, isn't it?" His mother was very impressed with him.

"Hmm." Zheng Yi was still annoyed by the slip of the tongue just now, so he quickly changed his words and said, "Bai Suo, are you there?"

"Yes, while it's raining, the unit is fine, so come and have a look."

Zheng Yi caught a glimpse of the photo of a young woman on the tombstone, with long hair and a shawl, and a gentle and pleasant appearance. She must be Bai Hewei's deceased wife. If she is still alive, she must be a match made in heaven with Bai Hewei. his share. "It's sister-in-law." When Zheng Yi said this, even he felt sour, but he couldn't help being jealous with a dead person.

"Yes. You are here to..."

"Go to my father's grave." Zheng Yi pointed to the tombstone not far from him.

"Then you are busy, I'll go down first." Bai Hewei nodded and smiled at Chu Hongxia who was behind Zheng Yi, passed them, and left without looking back.