Rebirth Night Talk

"Sesame candies... large sesame candies with rose filling..."

"Rat poison... rat poison, everyone has it. There are mice in the house, and ten families are not happy. The little beast doesn't come out of the hole during the day... Your family can't sleep because of it! My rat poison is extremely powerful: eat upstairs I died upstairs, and my stomach exploded downstairs..."

"Water radish... Hang Zhuer's water radish... ahh!"

Since the back door of the house became a farmers' market, the Zhao family has been awakened by these yelling sounds every day.Zhao Xuejun has always remembered this farmer's market. There was a time when vegetables were sold at home for free. Uncles and aunts who came from neighboring villages to buy vegetables and sell local products would come in from time to time, begging for a cup of hot water. water to drink.

There are not many houses in the Zhao family, and the unit allocated two rooms. As the number of children increased, the father built a small kitchen in the front yard. Later, the small kitchen was used by Zhao Xuejun as a special bedroom.Dad bought cheap old bricks at the construction site again, and borrowed a large room built by the neighbor’s house to connect a kitchen and dining room. Later, there were occasional guests in the family who couldn’t fit in, so another wooden bed was added there.The new house is beautiful, but it blocks the sunshine in Zhao Xuewen and Zhao Xuebing's bedrooms.Later, a farmer's market suddenly appeared in the back room, and my father opened a door in the back room. From then on, the front yard became the back yard, and the back yard became the gate of the house.

The Zhao family is kind, and they have never disliked the mud spots on the concrete floor that fell on the soles of the villagers after drinking the water. Even, for the convenience of the villagers, Gao Juzi boiled several large pots of boiling water every day for preparation.The villagers don’t drink your water for nothing after drinking the water. They will leave a tomato or an eggplant. Sometimes there are too many leftovers, and they don’t want to carry them back for dozens of miles, so they give them to Zhao’s family.

On Sunday morning, Zhao Xuejun had a full sleep. After washing, he carried two buckets of water home with his second brother. When he entered the house, the aunt who sold water radishes at the door gave Zhao Xuejun two mouse tails.In the past few days, the school has assigned the task of eradicating the four pests. Twenty flies and five rat tails have to be handed over.Peng Juan was very enthusiastic. She said to the teacher: If the cadres of our class want to take the lead, let everyone submit ten items!The teacher was naturally happy, because the teacher also had to pay, so he felt sorry for the three children of the Zhao family. They had to pay twenty mouse tails and sixty flies.

Yesterday, after rummaging through boxes and cabinets at home, in the corner of the backyard and around the toilet, my father worked half to death in the warehouse of the government cafeteria to collect fifteen. In addition to the mouse tails given by Aunt Shuiluobo today, there are still three missing.With no help left, Zhao Xuejun stuck a fly swatter behind his neck and went with his second brother to the field to catch voles. Anyway, the teacher couldn't tell the difference between the tail of a voles and the tail of a mouse.

Zhao Xuejun walked unsteadily, and the second brother held a fly swatter in front of him from time to time, swatting here and there, and when he swatted, he sang a proud nursery rhyme: "Mice are afraid of cats, that's a rumor, a kitten What's so scary, get up the guts, overthrow the cat, the millennium lie, completely overthrow it!" Zhao Xuejun occasionally complied with the two sentences, and when he saw his second brother slapped a fly, he lifted the small medicine bottle over and followed The second brother wants flies.

"You want it again!" Zhao Xuebing was a little annoyed.

"I stood in the school corridor for two classes yesterday!" Zhao Xuejun was even more angry.

Yesterday, the school handed in the composition, which was written by Zhao Xuebing for his younger brother, and he was used to it.The name of the composition is "My Dad".

Zhao Xuebing wrote: My father is a glorious sanitation worker.Every day, before Father Sun got up, Dad would leave home with a broom on his shoulders.Dad is always very busy, but he never complains of suffering or tiredness... This is how my dad gave his light and heat to realize the four modernizations! "

All the teachers in the school knew that Zhao Xuejun's father was in the government office and was a dignified director.So Zhao Xuejun stood for two classes.Being visited by the whole school is not counted, and Peng Juan is beautiful to death.

The weather in the suburbs always feels hotter than that in the city. The cicadas on the trees are chirping one after another, and the sun is shining fiercely on the feet. The two brothers strolled to the vegetable field in the suburbs together. The pile of rat-catching parents took over, so the two walked farther and farther until they reached the farmland beside the mountain nest in the distance.Zhao Xuebing dug the hole as soon as he saw it. He dug for more than two hours but found nothing. In desperation, he gave up. Anyway, he only wanted five mouse tails, and the three he didn't dig would be his brother's head.

Zhao Xuejun, who was dumped by his second brother, was not in a hurry. He sat on the side of the mountain and looked at a small stream in front of him, wondering why he didn’t know that there was a small stream on the side of his home mountain. The water quality of this small stream was so clear that it was so good vertex.Facing the stream, he washed his face and soaked his feet in the water to play happily. He played for a while, and when he was upstream, someone greeted him loudly.

"Isn't that a student of the army?!"

Raising his head, Uncle Wang, wearing an advanced worker's vest with big red letters on it, walked over smilingly with his two sons, holding a bucket and carrying an engineering shovel.

"Hello, Uncle Wang." Zhao Xuejun stood up and put on the sandals and slippers that had been cut off. The sandals belonged to the eldest brother. The eldest brother couldn't fit and gave it to the second brother. When he wore it, one of the sandals could not find the laces. Clapper.Mom cut off the back and used it as Zhao Xiaosan's sandals.

Wang Xi's younger brother is Wang Rui, and the two brothers are three years apart.

"Did Xuejun dig the mouse's tail?" Uncle Wang asked him kindly.

Zhao Xuejun shook his head, "three less than his fingers."

"Where's your father?"

"busy."

Uncle Wang patted him on the head and said to the three of them: "Then you play, don't run away, Dad will catch mice for you."

Zhao Xuejun glanced at Wang Xi, this dead boy still looked dead, looking at him with the whites of his eyes.On the contrary, Wang Rui was very interesting. He came over and said to Zhao Xuejun in a showy manner: "My dad is an engineer, an engineer who specializes in catching mice!"

Well, Zhao Xuejun had no choice but to show admiration and envy, so Wang Xi's expression became a little more comfortable. He also took off his shoes and sat by the river. The summer sun shone on the back of his shaved bald head. , a scar is very conspicuous.Looking at it, Zhao Xuejun felt quite uncomfortable. He walked over and said to Wang Xi, "I'm sorry, classmate Wang Xi. I was wrong before. I shouldn't hit you with a bench."

Wang Xi didn't speak, Zhao Xuejun was really embarrassed.With the mood of not fussing with the child, Zhao Xuejun also sat aside, picked up the water with his feet, and brushed towards Wang Xi, Wang Xi returned a few times, and made up like this.

Uncle Wang was very good at catching voles. He didn't dig a hole, but just poured water into the hole. After a while, the whole family of voles rushed out.Uncle Wang stood at the entrance of the cave, holding a shovel, and came out to pat one by one. Within half an hour, more than ten rat tails were all gone.

"My dad and his team dug trenches and won awards in the whole army." Wang Xi suddenly said something, and it took Zhao Xuejun a long time to realize that he was talking to himself.He nodded and quickly admired: "Wow!"

"Do you know the water tower behind the city hall?"

"I know, the tall one."

"My dad climbed that, played the same thing, one minute!"

"Wow!"

"My dad! Knows martial arts, it's like playing with your dad!"

"Wow! No, why did you hit my dad?!"

"Example, I am giving an example, you don't know how to give an example?!"

"Ha, well, your dad is amazing."

"My dad took us back to our hometown and went up the coconut tree without using ropes, just pedaling up."

"Your father is from the south, so tall, you can't tell."

"That's, that's my dad!"

Hey, Zhao Xuejun was speechless, he didn't know how to answer the boy's words, but he could feel from Wang Xi's boast that this boy's heart was full of admiration for his father.Just like him, just like him a long time ago, adores father, fears father, never admits to be afraid of his father, but when talking about his father outside, he is at most worse than Superman, their father can’t fly .

Although Wang Xi's father is tall, his words and deeds carry a trace of southern delicacy. He was afraid of heat stroke for the children, so he weaved wicker hats for them. s story.Zhao Xuejun, who got a mouse tail, obediently followed behind the father and son, thinking of his father a little bit.

At noon, Zhao Xuejun returned home with a bottle of flies in his pocket and a mouse tail wrapped in an old newspaper, and a willow branch in his hand with five small river fish strung on the branch.

As soon as you enter the door, there are guests at home.His mother, Gao Juzi, was frying oil cakes for the children. The sticky noodles of the oil cakes were sent by his uncle Gao Guoyuan. When Zhao Xuejun entered the house, he was urging his second sister to go home.

"Sister, my dad said that if the second youngest gets married and invites the brigade branch secretary to dinner, then our family will always have someone with dignity to accompany her. It's not good if my brother-in-law doesn't go back."

Zhao Xuejun put the fish on a small chopping board, took out the scissors, removed the gills and scraped off the scales.

"San'er, why didn't you call uncle when you saw him? Uncle brought you sticky rice noodles." Gao Guoyuan liked his nephew very much.

"Uncle." Zhao Xuejun called out, bowed his head and continued to pack the fish.

Gao Guoyuan stood up, picked up Zhao Xuejun, put it on his lap, took out a dime and put it in his pocket: "San'er, I don't know my uncle anymore, your grandma misses you, and she cries when she thinks about it. He cried and said, "Why didn't my San'er come here? His father has become a high-ranking official, so he doesn't know his family anymore. When I meet Dajie later, I don't know San'er anymore."

Gao Juzi's hand, which was frying oil cakes, paused for a moment, and then started to work again. Zhao Xuejun looked at his mother, put his arms around his uncle's neck, and tears began to flow out like money.

"Hey, what's the matter, San'er lost the golden bean, did he get bullied? Don't be afraid! Uncle will vent your anger on you, who bullied San'er, let's go find them."

Gao Juzi reached out and grabbed the towel hanging on the side, wiped Zhao Xuejun's face, squatted down and looked at him, "It's fine if he doesn't bully others, this kid is rotten."

Zhao Xuejun wiped his nose and put his arms around his mother's neck: "Mom, don't go back to grandma's house. You cry when you go back. You quarrel with your father when you go back. You keep crying at night when you go back. My father keeps sighing." , Dad doesn’t want to quarrel with you, grandma is not in good health, and she wants money for a medical checkup. You have no money, and grandma’s family has no money. Mom, can you not go back to grandma’s house? I’m afraid you will cry and dad will scold you.”

Gao Guoyuan was stunned for a while, then squatted down, took out a pack of cigarettes without a mouth, pulled out one, and put it in his mouth. The cigarette was called lantana flower, and it was sold for [-] cents a pack. It seemed that uncle's life was not easy. of.

"Sister, for the 3000 yuan, you must be in trouble." Gao Guoyuan said after smoking a cigarette.

Gao Juzi continued to fry the oil cakes without stopping.

"I know, my old Gao's family has hurt you. I got married the year before last, my third sister got married last year, and my second little one got married this year. It's all at your expense. Last time, I didn't know that my father beat you until I got home. .”

Zhao Xuejun raised his head and looked at his mother's back. He never knew that his mother had been beaten by his grandfather.

"It's okay." Gao Juzi wiped away his tears, then wiped his almost uncontrollable snot to the side of the stove, sniffed, and said in a hurry, "My old man, it's okay to beat him." Hit. I... just feel sorry for the old Zhao family. Others marry a daughter-in-law, raise a son, and take care of my mother. My daughter-in-law is a drag on the family, and everything goes to her mother's house. This is Zhao Jianguo. .”

Gao Guoyuan squatted on the ground, scratched his head a few times with both hands, and cried too.

"Sister, what do you think you can do? Even if you smash Lao Gao's house and sell it, you still can't afford it."

Gao Juzi picked up the chopsticks, picked up a few oil cakes and put them in a bowl, handed them to his younger brother and smiled wryly: "What should I do, can Zhao Jianguo sell me? This is a new society. Orchard, I won't go back, you can also see I'm here, I'll go back and make trouble."

Gao Guoyuan didn't speak, and didn't try to persuade his sister. In the small kitchen, the sound of oil cakes falling into the oil pan would occasionally be heard. Gao Orange fried for a while, and finally couldn't hold back and began to chatter.

"At first, I just said to use it. I don't believe anyone can trust my mother. I know that it is not easy for my parents to support me, but that money is Zhao Jianguo's hard-working money in the army. You just say it, Counting from the beginning of the village to the outside of the village, who dares to spend 3000 yuan to build a house and hold a wedding. How much is a labor point? How many work points does the whole family have to save to pay Zhao Jianguo back. I don’t blame Zhao Jianguo for hating me.

Mrs. Zhao Jianguo has never spent her son's hard-working money. The parents of that family don't want their children to be good. I'm sorry for Gao Juzi.It's all a mother's womb, how come it's so unfair to me!Our dad said that it was considered alimony, and this is what dad said?It looks like Zhao Jianguo has grown up, doesn't he?It's his business that Zhao Jianguo is good at it, and the old Zhao family hasn't taken advantage of it yet!

Orchard, you go back and tell our father that I have a hard life and can't go back.If he still loves me, I beg him to pay back a little bit. I have three sons to support. "

Gao Guoyuan didn't speak, and didn't eat the oil cake. He opened the big leather bag he brought, took out a few big steamed buns with red dots, and took out a few snacks with persimmon skin skewers on Zhao Xuejun's neck, and wiped them Went away with tears.

Gao Juzi didn't send her brother off either, she stared blankly at the oil pan, her tears rolling down, splashing a lot of oil.After a while, she turned around abruptly, ran into the back room, took out a set of material cadre uniforms that Zhao Jianguo had just made, wrapped them up, and ran out with her arms in her arms.

That night, Zhao Xuejun leaned outside his parents' room and listened quietly. He was afraid that his father and mother would be angry, and that his father's anger would extinguish the flame of his mother's dedication to the family.Disharmony between husband and wife in the next few decades is the biggest regret of this family.Zhao Xuejun clearly remembers that when his father passed away, his mother scolded while burning paper money: "Zhao Jianguo! Don't you love money? I'll give you money. It's hundreds of millions. Spend it. Spend it. You're so beautiful by yourself." Let's go! I'll burn paper figurines for you, serve you, and burn down the building, so you can live there!"

"Jianguo, I'll go sell vegetables. The third son told me that you can earn five yuan a day selling vegetables at the door. You said that I was exhausted at work, how much is this?"

The mother's voice came slowly, and soon there was a slapping sound in the room, and the mother yelled: "Hey, Zhao Jianguo, why did you hit me!"

"No matter how incompetent I am, I can't ask my wife to be self-employed! What are you thinking about, go to sleep."

"Jianguo..."

"Um?!"

"I want to bring your mother here. I'm worried about your mother going to the countryside alone."

There was a big movement in there, and Zhao Jianguo's voice was almost pleasantly surprised: "Hey. Really? You agree with my mother to come to our house?"

"Well, I was wrong in the past. I always felt that your mother has three sons. Why should we support them? Now, I think about it. I can't let my three sons watch and learn. I want to take good care of your mother. , when I get old, I will also enjoy the blessings, enjoy the blessings of our three sons."

"Why is it our three sons?"

"Let's San'er, let's be considerate. The fish you ate at night was brought back by San'er. He even asked others how to do it. He said that Dad worked hard and wanted to make fish for you. My mother made oil cake for him for a day. Thinking of you. I was wronged at my mother's house, and only the three of us remember, those two dead boys are just a pair of foodies. Just admit it!"

Zhao Jianguo smirked. He laughed for a while, with uncontrollable happiness in his voice, and carefully discussed with his wife: "Say a date, let's go back to pick up my old lady together."

"Tomorrow, I'll go tomorrow. Tomorrow, you go back to pick up your mother. I'll clean up San'er's house and ask San'er to live with his grandma. Don't we still have cotton tickets at home? I'll play ten catties for my mother." The big cotton quilts. They all need new flowers, and the two new quilts we got married, and cover them for your mother. I’ll check the cloth ticket, enough, and make another corduroy coat for my mother, your mother loves it beautiful."

Zhao Xuejun squatted there, completely relieved, he stood up slowly, and left the big house cautiously, this time, he felt that he would not resent anyone, even his grandfather, he could forgive him, as long as his parents were happy, It's worth it no matter what.