Mu Chen

43. Lost

Maybe it's the psychological preparations he's been making for the past few months, maybe it's because he witnessed the whole process of the old man being tortured by illness. Although Mu Chen is in pain, he still has the idea that it's okay, that grandpa won't suffer anymore.

Seeing two absent-minded adults, he could still comfort them like this.

The funeral was carried out in an orderly manner, because Grandma Mu was buried in the ground, so Grandpa Mu also chose to be buried in the ground.This time, Grandma Mu's grave must be opened first, rewrapped, and then the two old people will be buried together.

Many people came to see Grandpa Mu off.Mu Wen didn't inform much, and many people came one after another after hearing the letter, including some people who had already emigrated.However, Grandpa Mu said that the funeral should be kept simple, so he was encoffined in the afternoon, and the funeral took place on the third morning.

In the past few days, Jiang Cheng took care of all the affairs, Mu Wen just met the relatives and friends who came, and Mu Chen kept guarding the coffin in the main room, burning incense and paper, in a daze.

Yu Yong went back to live after school started, but he still insisted on coming over after school every Friday night and going to school early in the morning on Monday.And because Grandpa Mu has already started using diapers——Mu Wen and the others felt that the diapers were airtight after trying them, so they tore seven or eight old sheets and quilt covers to make diapers. Every time Yu Yong came over, the first thing he did was rush to wash them These.

In fact, Mu Chen and the others would go to wash whenever they have time, but this was a lot of use, and it was cold and difficult to dry, and the basin was always dirty.

The 29th was Thursday, and Mu Chen didn't call Yu Yong specifically, but Lin Lan heard the news in the factory in the afternoon and told Yu Yong, asking him to ask for leave when he went to class tomorrow morning, and they went there together in the afternoon.

But Yu Yong only said, "Mom, go and ask me for leave tomorrow, I'll go first" and ran out.

The days in winter were short, and it was completely dark when we went out, so Lin Lan didn't care about calling him.

Riding fast all the way, I heard the tune of Suona opening and closing from a distance.

The door of Mu's house was wide open, and there were plenty of people, but Yu Yong still saw Mu Chen squatting beside the brazier burning paper at a glance.

He parked the car, entered the main room, first bowed and offered incense to Grandpa Mu, and then dug out a white cloth from a pile of paper joss sticks in the corner of the room.He didn't have a whole set of clothes anymore, so he had to tie a strip of white cloth around his head, and tied a hemp rope around his waist, then squatted next to Muchen and started burning paper with a concentrated expression.

As soon as the paper was burned, Muchen pulled him up, "Why did you come here, you haven't eaten yet, there are running water seats outside, go out and eat first."

Yu Yong stared nervously into Muchen's eyes, "Brother Chen, don't be too sad."

Mu Chen smiled wryly, "It's okay, Xiaoyong, I understand that it's fine for grandpa, he's in too much pain."

Yu Yong..."Well, Brother Chen, Uncle Mu and Uncle Cheng are okay, I haven't seen them yet."

Muchen, "My dad, it's not very good. Thanks to Uncle Cheng being busy this time, let's go to dinner, they may all be entertaining people there."

Yu Yong, "Brother Chen, have you eaten yet, may I bring you a bowl?"

Muchen, "I've already eaten, don't worry about me, go quickly."

Yu Yong nodded and left the main room, and came in again with a tray, which contained two large bowls of noodles. "Uncle Cheng pretended for me. He said that you ate less tonight and asked you to eat more. You have to keep a vigil tonight."

Muchen, "I don't want to eat."

Yu Yong didn't move, he looked at Mu Chen eagerly.After a while, Mu Chen was defeated, "But I can't eat so much."

Yu Yong immediately put the tray on the small table in the corner of the room, and pulled Muchen to the stool to sit down, "You count as much as you eat, and I eat the rest."

Muchen, "I'll find another bowl and pick some out."

Yu Yong grabbed him and said, "Hurry up and eat, the noodles will be lumpy if you rub them any longer, don't I always grab food from your bowl? Don't be too particular about this, the kitchen is busy."

Mu Chen sat down, stopped talking and started eating.

I really felt hungry after taking a bite. Shicheng in November was already seven or eight degrees below zero. Although he was wearing a lot of clothes and guarding the brazier, he was still cold. At this time, a bowl of warm vegetarian noodles is the best The deliciousness of ironing.

Yu Yong has been by Mu Chen's side all the time, like another junior in the Mu family.In addition to offering sacrifices, he is also responsible for watching his brother eat, drink and wear thick clothes.

This is the task Jiang Cheng entrusted to him, and Mu Wen will be taken care of by him personally.

When Lin Lan came to see him off with the people from the factory on Saturday, he was surprised and angry to see Yu Yong with a filial piety.In her opinion, this was very unlucky, but she was weak by nature, after all, she still didn't say anything in front of people.

On the other side, the Mu family didn't pay attention to her at all. They didn't know much about some customs, and everything was arranged by Mr. Yin Yang.And in my heart, I have regarded Yu Yong as another child in the family for many years, so I didn't think about it.

Mu Wen didn't accept the gift during the whole funeral. This was Grandpa Mu's intention. The old man was afraid of causing trouble to others all his life.

For the past few days, Jiang Cheng has been inviting someone to make a banquet at home, and today at noon he ordered a banquet at a restaurant on the street as a final thank you. After all, many people braved the freezing weather to see them off, and they were very grateful.

Lin Lan was dissatisfied, so she didn't go to eat noodles after giving it away.Originally, he wanted to ask Yu Yong to go home with him, but Yu Yong said he asked her to take two more days off for the teacher, and he waited to finish the grave of Grandpa Mu before going back.

Seeing Lin Lan's ugly expression, Mu Chen interrupted quickly, "Don't talk nonsense, Xiaoyong, you are already in the third grade of junior high school, so don't ask for leave all the time. The past few days are good enough, and Grandpa knows about it."

Turning to Lin Lan again, "Aunt Lin, you can stay and eat before leaving. The big car rented by my father is also here. You can go back by car later, and Xiaoyong will go back after eating."

Before Lin Lan could speak, Yu Yong retorted, "I won't go back, today is only Saturday, I won't ask for leave, and I can go to class the next morning in time. The house is messy, and I have to help Uncle Cheng clean it up."

Lin Lan... In the end she still didn't stay, but she didn't say anything about Yu Yong's decision either.

Yu Yong didn't take it seriously at all, Mu Chen felt Lin Lan's displeasure, he didn't think deeply about it, but insisted on letting Yu Yong go home after lunch.There is class on Monday, and he still has a few days to make up homework.

After having dinner at noon and seeing off batches of guests, Jiang Cheng settled the bill and took Mu Wen and his son home.

There are two elder sisters in the factory that he arranged in advance, and they have already cleaned up the house when they sent them off. They also used the meat and vegetables left over from the banquet for the past few days to make dinner for them and put them on the stove. , saw the car entered the yard before leaving.

After closing the door, the house was quiet, and the three of them looked at each other, with frustration and exhaustion that couldn't be concealed on their faces.It was Mu Wen who spoke first, "Have you two finished your lunch? Are you hungry? I'll go heat up the meal."

Muchen shook his head, "Dad, I'm not hungry at all, I just want to take a shower and sleep now."

Mu Wen turned to Jiang Cheng and saw that he shook his head, "That's fine, let's all sleep for a while, Chenchen, you wash first, I just said that the water is boiled."

Seeing Mu Chen walking to the bathroom, he said to Jiang Cheng, "I'm exhausted these days, you and Chen Chen can go take a shower together, and then have a good sleep."

Jiang Cheng looked at him deeply, "I'm fine, Ah Wen, you should take a nap first, you can see that your eye sockets have been plucked out. You, I still say the same thing, even if you look at Chenchen, you have to keep your spirits up." .”

Mu Wen smiled bitterly, "I know, then I'll go first and leave you alone."

Jiang Cheng, "Okay, you go wash it first, I'll go check the boiler." He took another look at Mu Wen and walked out.

A few years ago, Mu Wen installed heating for his home, because there is still a hospital, and the boiler is larger than that of ordinary households, so there is a small boiler room.When Jiang Cheng returned to the house after adding coal in the past, the two of them had washed their hair and were drying their hair.

After Jiang Cheng took a shower, he cleaned up the bathroom, and when he came out, he saw that the door of Mu Wen's room was closed.He stood by the window and looked in. The room was dark, and he vaguely saw that the two of them had fallen asleep, so he went back to his room.

The nerves that had been tense these days slowly relaxed when he lay on the bed, and he fell asleep all of a sudden and didn't know anything.

None of the three got up for dinner.The next day, Mu Chen was awakened by a shrill cry in his deep sleep, and he sat up in shock.I was dizzy and didn't know where I was for a while.

While still in a daze, he heard another scream, this time he finally heard it clearly, it was "Awen! Awen!"

As if his heart was clenched, he had a strong premonition of something unbearable and terrible. He held back his palpitations and slowly turned his dizzy head. The bed next to Mu Wen was empty.

Mu Chen felt that his soul was pulled out suddenly, and he rose into the air. He looked at the stunned self shaking his hands to touch the empty quilt, and found that it was still hot inside. It seemed that there was hope, but in mid-air, he understood This temperature is due to the electric mattress left on all night.

He watched coldly as he stumbled to his grandfather's house, where his father was lying on his back in Jiang Cheng's arms in a distorted posture on the bare earth pit in the house, and Jiang Cheng had completely collapsed.

He saw the thin-clothed and barefooted himself throwing himself on his father, stroking his father's stiff body as if he was frightened, tears streaming unconsciously.

But the wandering soul saw the spots on his father's face and palm, but he understood the whole process at once.

Father must have woken up in the middle of the night and arrived at Grandpa's room, having a sudden heart attack.The medicines he usually takes are in fixed places: in his coat pocket, in his bag, on the bedside table, and on the window sill at the top of the kang.

At this moment, he was wearing pajamas, and there was no medicine in his pocket. He reached out to grab the medicine bottle on the window sill, but today the house was taken care of by outsiders, and there was no medicine in this place that he could reach normally, and then he was frozen like this.

Muchen seemed to be completely split into two parts. The dumb self covered his painful heart and curled up beside his father, while Jiang Cheng, who saw him falling down, was pulled back to reality, and began to treat him, and then It's a series of hustles.

The soul in mid-air just watched coldly, not daring to return to the body that could feel the pain.