The leisurely life of a reborn dad

Hearing what his grandfather said and thinking about the time when the ambulance would arrive, Cao Shujie breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, it was discovered early. It should be possible to go to the hospital for gastric lavage."

Cao Zhenghu suddenly turned his head and said, "Who told you that we discovered it early?"

Cao Shujie was stunned by his grandfather's words.

Then I heard his grandfather Cao Zhenghu say: "Just now when I was taking Mengmeng to play in the south, I heard them say that your grandma Zhengting should have taken medicine at night. In the morning, your uncle Jiankun called her to eat, but there was no movement. The door My son is also locked inside, alas!"

Neither Cao Shujie nor his wife Cheng Xiaolin spoke this time.

I have seen similar reports in the news before, but in reality it never happened around them, and it felt a bit far away.

This time it actually happened.

Cao Zhenghu walked towards the house.

The deceased Cao Zhengting was from the same generation as him. They were 6 years apart. They played quite well when they were young, but now there is one less person of the same age.

Because of the ambulance, this matter quickly spread throughout Caojiazhuang.

Many people are concerned about this matter and are not at peace.

It was not until around 4 p.m. that an ambulance arrived and broke the tranquility of Caojiazhuang.

Grandma Zhengting, who was taken to the hospital in the morning, was sent back again.

According to the doctor, the patient took a large dose of medicine and it was discovered too late. In addition, the patient had advanced gastric cancer, and the hospital also tried its best.

That night, Cao Jiankun came to Cao Shujie's house to report his death to his grandfather, Cao Zhenghu.

At that moment, Cao Shujie saw his uncle, who had not yet entered the fifth server, burst into tears and his eyes were filled with sadness.

His forehead was bruised, and the area between his eyebrows was visibly red and swollen.

"Master Hu, I have no ability. I'm sorry for my father. I didn't take good care of my mother. I'm so useless!"

"Snap, snap, snap!"

After Cao Jiankun finished speaking, he opened his hands to the left and right and slapped his face several times, each blow harshly. His face itself was rough and dark due to years of working in the countryside.

But after these slaps, his face turned red.

Cao Shujie didn't know if he was dazzled. He seemed to see bloodshot eyes on Cao Jiankun's face!

"Kun, get up quickly. You've done a good enough job. Brother Zhengting is aware of the situation and won't blame you." Cao Zhenghu reached out and grabbed Cao Jiankun's arm, trying to pull him up, but it didn't work after several pulls. Pull.

After Cao Shujie saw it, he came over to help his grandfather.

Cao Jiankun cried all the way, and his nose shed very long.

The moon, like a scimitar, climbed into the sky unknowingly.

That night, the cicadas squeaked so loudly that they couldn't sleep.

Cao Shujie came down from the second floor, took a matza from the living room and sat down in the yard.

There was no wind and it was extremely hot. After sitting in the yard for a while, I started to sweat.

Cao Shujie fanned the cattail leaf fan in his hand vigorously before he could feel a gust of wind passing by, which temporarily relieved the heat.

He was in a mess and didn't know what he was thinking.

I forgot how much time had passed when I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps in my ears. Cao Shujie turned around and saw that his grandfather had also come out with a horse and a cattail leaf fan swinging in his other hand.

"Grandpa, why aren't you asleep yet?" Cao Shujie asked.

Cao Zhenghu looked at the sky, then at his grandson, sighed and said, "I can't sleep."

"A person lives a lifetime, a total of 30,000 days, and there will be plenty of time to sleep in the future." Cao Zhenghu said.

Surprisingly, Cao Shujie did not refute his grandfather this time.

Then he heard his grandfather talking about the things he and Cao Zhengting grew up with.

It also talked about Cao Zhengting's marriage when he was 17 years old.

The lecture lasted nearly two hours, and Cao Shujie saw obvious fatigue on his grandfather's face.

"Grandpa, it's getting late. You should go to bed first." Cao Shujie said.

Cao Zhenghu nodded and said: "Your grandma Zhengting, you and your dad will go there tomorrow. I won't go tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, Cao Zhenghu turned around and walked towards the house.

Cao Shujie hasn't entered the house yet. He continues to sit in the yard, shaking the cattail leaf fan with his right hand, bringing in a gust of cool breeze and driving away mosquitoes.

It wasn't until Cheng Xiaolin came down from upstairs and told him to go up to bed that Cao Shujie came back to his senses.

"Shujie, what's wrong with you?" Cheng Xiaolin asked him.

She always felt that her husband was a little different tonight.

"It's okay." Cao Shujie said with a smile.

…

One night passed, and at around 6 o'clock in the morning on the second day, a burst of sadness and joy rang out over Caojiazhuang.

Cao Shujie was ignorant when he was young. Every time he heard this kind of sad music, he would imitate it and hum a special tune in his mouth. At that time, he was heartless.

But now he understood that if possible, he hoped that this music would never play.

After Cao Shujie woke up, he didn't even eat breakfast. He went out and walked west. Then he walked south along the village road. When he walked to their old house, he saw the door of their old house open, and his mother Wang Yuelan was sweeping the floor in the yard.

"Mom, where's my dad?" Cao Shujie walked over, reached out and grabbed the broom from his mother's hand, and started working with a few "swish"s.

"Your dad went to buy fire paper and order wreaths." Wang Yuelan said.

She did not forget to tell her son: "Shujie, you and your dad will go to the south together later."

"Okay, I came here just to meet my dad." Cao Shujie said.

After Cao Shujie finished cleaning the yard, he went into the house and swept the floor again.

Looking at the room where the family of three slept before moving out, the bed and wardrobe were covered with oilcloth.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw a crystal wedding photo hanging on the wall on the left. The frame was polished to a bright shine, and Cao Shujie felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

After his father Cao Jianguo came back, the two of them walked south together.

On the way, Cao Jianguo said to his son: "Your uncle Jiankun has a brother who just came back from abroad. You happen to be at home. When the time comes, you can go outside and watch the funeral with several other brothers."

"Okay!" Cao Shujie agreed without hesitation.

The two men came to Cao Jiankun's house. As soon as they entered the door, they saw the black and white portrait of Grandma Zhengting on the table in the mourning shed. There were three incense burners in front of it, each with incense inserted.

Cao Shujie saw two uncles and brothers of the same generation as him kneeling on both sides.

His father, Cao Jianguo, knelt down in the memorial shed and kowtowed a few times, then walked around the memorial shed and entered the hall.

Cao Shujie stayed on the right.

"Brother Hua, when did you come back?" Cao Shujie asked.

The person next to him is named Cao Shuhua, who has been working outside. In terms of seniority, he has to call the long-deceased Cao Zhengting, "Second Grandpa."

Seeing Cao Shujie kneeling down next to him, Cao Shuhua said hello and said, "I rushed back from the provincial capital yesterday afternoon and arrived home in the evening."

After finishing speaking, Cao Shuhua turned to look at the portrait standing on the mourning hall, and said in a low tone, "Who would have thought that such a thing would happen?"

He continued: "Shu Lin is still on his way back. I called him just now and he said he won't get home until the afternoon."

Cao Shulin is Cao Jiankun's only son. He is young. After graduating from junior college, he obeyed the school's assignment and went to the south for an internship and stayed there, working until now.

The salary is a little higher than in the north, but the distance is too far and it is inconvenient to go home.

As the saying goes, every gain must come with a loss, and this is clearly reflected in his case.

The person next to Cao Shuhua is named Cao Shufeng, and the two people opposite are named Cao Shubao and Cao Shuqing.

They also greeted Cao Shujie one after another. These people are usually not at home and have very few interactions with him.

This time, they came back from outside after the old man passed away.

"Shujie, you are doing well at home." Cao Shubao said.

He said: "I heard from my mother that there will be re-elections in our village next month. Shujie, why don't you sign up then, and all the brothers will come back to support you."

At this point, Cao Shubao was silent for a while, and then continued: "The overall development of our Caojiazhuang is still very backward and too poor. We really need a capable person to lead the area."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Shuhua also nodded: "If you can develop well at home, who would want to go out and run around!"

Cao Shuhua looked at the portrait of his second grandmother and said, "Let's talk about my cousin Shulin. When I called him, he answered the phone while crying. He also always complained that he was busy with work and couldn't come back. I can’t see my second grandma for the last time.”

Speaking of this, Cao Shuhua's face also looked a little lonely. He said: "As long as I can find a way to make money at home, even if it is less, I am not willing to go out."

"But brothers are too stupid and can't turn their heads. It's okay to work under orders. You ask us to figure out how to make money. It's really difficult!"

Cao Shufeng remained silent and did not speak.

Suddenly hearing his brothers discussing this topic, he said with a serious face: "Shujie, if you want to be the village director, I support you."

Cao Shujie slowly turned his head and looked at the faces. There was no enthusiasm, but he felt an inexplicable trust.

"Shujie, you are called 'Master Dog'. Even if you are from far away, if someone in Pingyuan County hears your name, you will be given three cents of noodles."

The more Cao Shufeng talked, the more excited he became. He said, "Why can't our Caojiazhuang be established? It's because we lack someone who can take charge."

"Whether it is Gao Weimin or the former Uncle Jiangang, to be honest, it's just like that!"

Looking at the excited Cao Shufeng, Cao Shujie quickly comforted him.

Sitting on both sides of the coffin table were two old men, both of the 'right' generation. They watched Cao Shujie and his five brothers chatting, and listening to the content of their conversation, the smiles on the faces of these two old men were particularly strong.

In the countryside, it is passed down from one generation to another. This is also inheritance.

In every generation, there must be someone who can handle things.

The two grandfathers looked at Cao Shujie's face, and the joy in their eyes became more and more intense.

To put it bluntly, this is the younger boy they can thumb up and agree with when chatting.

Cao Jianguo went in and talked to Cao Jiankun for a while, and then came out of the main room where the coffin was placed.

When passing by the funeral shed, he said to his son Cao Shujie: "Shujie, you are here first. I will go home and come back later."

"Dad, you go back first." Cao Shujie said.

What Cao Shujie didn't expect was that several of his childhood friends came back, including Cao Zhen.

They came back together in Cao Tiemin's van.

"Cao Zhen, aren't you in Xinjiang? Why are you back?" Cao Shujie was very surprised when he saw Cao Zhen.

After a few of them came over, they knelt down on both sides of the memorial shed. Cao Zhen said, "I was in the city looking at the five-star department store. Who knew something like this happened at home? I will definitely come back."

"Five-star department store?" Cao Shujie subconsciously looked at Fa Xiao Cao Fei.

Cao Fei then said: "We are renovating our shopping mall to build a comprehensive commercial center. The fifth floor is open for rent and is planned to be a food zone. Cao Zhen and his wife want to open a Xinjiang specialty restaurant here."

So that’s what happened.

Cao Shujie asked him and Xiao Cao Zhen: "When did you come back? Why didn't you call me in advance so that I could make arrangements."

"My wife and I just came back yesterday. I originally thought I would call you after we were done and have a get-together. Who knew this would happen." Cao Zhen looked at the old lady's portrait and couldn't describe his mood. complex.

It was already evening when the old lady's only grandson, Cao Shulin, came back. He took a taxi from the town and started crying as soon as he got off the car and even entered the door.

Crying and shouting: "My grandma!"

Crying so hard!

Listening to his shrill cries, Cao Shujie and the others fell silent.

After Cao Shulin came in, he walked to the funeral shed, knelt down, and banged his head nine times at the old lady's portrait!

When he got up again, Cao Shujie found that the skin on his forehead was also broken.

As a cousin, Cao Shuhua went over and picked him up.

Cao Shulin leaned against Cao Shuhua as if he had no bones, calling Brother Hua while crying at the top of his lungs.

The editor complained about why he traveled so far for work. When his grandma passed away, he couldn't come back immediately to say goodbye to her and say the last words.

Now the old man has become a handful of ashes, which he wants to see but cannot get!

Not only him, because of this matter, several other people also felt deeply in their hearts.

But reality leaves them with no choice.

If possible, who wouldn't want to be married to Cheng Huan?

For three consecutive days, as the old man was buried, this matter came to an end.

After finishing their work that night, Cao Shulin called Cao Shujie and more than a dozen of them together, just to take this opportunity to get together.

The location is at the farm restaurant in Caojiazhuang.

A total of 16 uncles and brothers of their generation came, and there were still 21 people of their generation who could not come back due to various reasons in other places.

Before the banquet started, when Cao Shulin saw that all 15 brothers had arrived, he stood up and handed over to everyone: "Brothers, I, Cao Shulin, am here to thank you all for your help these days."

"Shu Lin, we are all brothers. When we go out, we are the same ancestors. If you say this, don't you think it's a stranger?" Cao Shuqing stood up and said.

Cao Shuhua also criticized him, saying that he was too polite.

Cao Shulin quickly apologized and then said: "Brothers, I plan to come back and see if there is any work I can do here. I will ask you to help me in the future."