"Hey! Old Chen, Old Chen!" Ma Wangshan looked at the tractor speeding away, waving as he ran, "Brother Ma, I really can't help you!" Chen Si held the steering wheel with one hand and held the other hand. He took the cigarette and slowly exhaled it, "Hey, isn't it that you have a

一

"Hey! Old Chen, Old Chen!"

Ma Wangshan looked at the tractor speeding away, waving as he ran,

"Brother Ma, I really can't do anything about you!" Chen Si held his hand. Turning on the steering wheel, he took the cigarette with one hand and slowly exhaled it round and round,

"Hey, isn't this your nephew in the county! You also know our situation, my dog ​​is still squatting at home. !", Lao Ma imitated a few words he learned on TV, smiled and lowered his body, the cigarette in Lao Chen's hand fell to the ground in a curve, and rubbed his face, "That's okay, I'll try it! ",

"Hey, okay, please help us take a look." Lao Ma looked at the sun in the sky, "Okay, I won't bother you anymore, go ahead!",

looked away. Lao Chen and the black smoke puffing out suddenly, Lao Ma stepped on the cigarette butt that had not been extinguished, tilted his mouth for a long time before saying, "This bitch!"

二

Lao Ma has a headache for his son. Yes, the matters at home, ranging from feeding the chickens to making money to support the family, Lao Ma is not willing to let his precious son move. No, this pony should have reached the age of marriage, but the matchmaker heard that The son of Lao Ma's family had an afterimage in his head. Later, the matchmaker got annoyed and told the truth in a subtle way: He had no job!

Lao Ma smoked all night, suffered from insomnia all night, and wandered around in the yard all night. After thinking about it, he went to find Chen Si from Murakami. In recent years, I heard that Chen Si’s nephew was doing well in the city. Since then, I have also been in contact with the county magistrate. I just hope that he can help his son find a job and relieve the knot in his heart.

The days were going on in Lao Ma’s heart day by day, which made Lao Ma feel uneasy. That night, Lao Ma looked at the stars in the sky and felt very uncomfortable. Lao Chen was two years younger than him. According to seniority, He should call himself brother, but now? I still have to ask other people's faces in a condescending manner, it's really like being bullied by a dog when a tiger falls and the sun falls flat! Thinking of this, I felt even more uncomfortable. I looked up at the pony enjoying the shade in the yard, pinched the last spark from my hand, and threw it at an angle. The pony turned over and continued to sleep, just do it! Go to the city to find Lao Chen's legendary nephew.

Having made up his mind, Lao Ma packed his luggage early the next morning, carrying the military green water bottle of his youth on his waist, put on the clothes under the cabinet, picked up some walnuts that had just been beaten at home, and lined the clothes. He packed up the 500 yuan he had just bought from selling grain and left. When someone asked someone on the way, he said that he was going to buy some furniture for his son's wedding. Others were confused or laughed, but Lao Ma ignored them. He just took the photo before leaving. When I took a picture of my son who was sleeping, he turned over again.

After getting in the car, Lao Ma's thoughts began to wander. In a daze, Lao Ma fell asleep. Suddenly, he woke up with a jolt, as if he had fallen into an abyss. He quickly touched the pocket close to his chest with one hand and called out, still. Okay okay. It turned out that I was about to arrive in the city. I touched the kettle, poured a few sips into my dry throat, wiped it casually, got out of the car and stood on the cement slab. Only then did I feel at ease, but where are we going? ?

In a daze, he saw a female policeman not far away wearing a navy blue uniform and leather shoes, who was evacuating the crowd. Lao Ma wanted to go up and inquire, but the woman thought that Lao Ma was going to jump in line, so she hurriedly He uttered one word, "Don't jump in line, take your time!" Seeing this, Lao Ma had to straighten his clothes and stand quietly by the side until the crowd continued to shrink. Lao Ma just told his problem in detail, but he only said to ask Section Chief Yang. As for asking him to do the rest, Lao Ma still kept it in mind. The female police officer wanted to continue asking, but However, Lao Ma hesitated and said that he was a relative of Section Chief Yang. When the female police officer saw this, he hesitated and took Lao Ma to a small house next to the station. The female police officer said something to the male police officer working next to him. , then walked out, leaving Lao Ma sitting there alone, not daring to speak.

At this moment, a policeman who looked like a leader came in with a teacup in hand. When he saw Lao Ma, he thought that Lao Ma was a thief who was temporarily caught here. He glanced at Lao Ma with sharp eyes. Lao Ma felt uncomfortable all over. Just as he was about to speak, the policeman spoke first,

"Where did you come from?"

"Fucun"

"What do you do at home?"

"You grow crops"

"Then you grow crops well, why do you want to do this? What's the matter? "

"My son is not up to par, why don't I find a way out for him?" Lao Ma said helplessly, but the policeman smiled and took a sip of tea. This smile made Lao Ma confused. But then the policeman put the tea cup in his hand on the table, his face darkened, and he reprimanded loudly,

"You are a farmer who doesn't cultivate the land well! You came here to steal things! You even said you were looking for a way out! You still need to find it for your son." ! Are you a father like this? Are we out of luck!" This scolding made Lao Ma confused for a long time before he realized what he was doing and stood up in a hurry, regardless of being knocked. He kneeled down and explained, "Hey, officer, I'm not a thief, I'm here to see Section Chief Yang." Lao Ma lowered his head again. Seeing that he had misunderstood the meaning, the policeman saw an imperceptible panic flashing across his face, which turned into With his original expression on his face, he took a sip of tea and said slowly, "What's the matter with you?"

"Visiting relatives" Lao Ma felt more confident this time than before, but he still didn't dare to look into the policeman's eyes,

"You are Section Chief Yang "What kind of relative?" Lao Ma was at a loss for words this time, but he still responded, "I, I am his uncle!"

"That uncle?" This time, Lao Ma took the risk and regarded himself as Lao Chen. He only hoped that Lao Chen would not blame him. After hearing this, the policeman was stunned for a moment, squeezed out a smile, and said, "Wait a moment, I will I'll go ask you!" After saying that, he turned around and went out, "There's no lid on the tea, I'm so panicked!" Lao Ma thought to himself,

After a while, the policeman came back, and there were several others in the same clothes behind him. The man in uniform said, "Go with them! They will take you to see Section Chief Yang!" After saying that, a thin man behind carried Lao Ma's walnuts and walked out. When Lao Ma saw this, he shook hands quickly and nodded. , bowed and said hello,

was still muttering in his heart, "This Chief Yang is really not something ordinary people can see. It seems that his son's matter is stable this time." After Lao Ma left, the female police officer just happened to come back and saw this Duan. The policeman from Cha asked, “Eh? What about the person just now? "

" was sent back! The female police officer asked doubtfully, "Didn't you say he was a relative of Section Chief Yang?" The male policeman spat out a mouthful of tea foam, narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "It looks like he is a petitioner. This is the third person this month who claims to be Section Chief Yang!" "

" Who is Section Chief Yang? "

" Without him, there would be no us! "After saying that, the male policeman drank the last sip of tea and licked his lips a few times in recollection.

三

As soon as Lao Ma got in the car, the man who had just carried his luggage handed him a glass of water, "Here, are you thirsty? ! Drink of water! You can see Section Chief Yang soon! "Lao Ma didn't want to take it and drank it all. After a while, his eyelids started to fight. He thought that he was too emotional just now and his brain needed to rest now, so he didn't care much and fell asleep, still smiling at the corner of his mouth. , but it still felt the same as the shuttle bus. With a jolt, Lao Ma woke up. At this time, he and the driver were the only two people left in the car that was full just now. Lao Ma felt that the atmosphere was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. , it wasn’t until he saw that the road became more familiar as he walked that he reacted and hurriedly shouted to the driver, “I’m looking for Section Chief Yang! I'm looking for Section Chief Yang! "I'm not a petitioner! I'm not a petitioner!

The driver didn't say anything, he just threw out the cigarette butt that was about to be exhausted, and an arc landed at the door of Lao Ma's house, "We're here, let's go home! "The driver said without looking back.

When Lao Ma returned home, he stayed in bed all day without saying a word. Little Ma Niang was worried that something had happened, so she ran to Lao Ma whenever she had free time. Lao Ma was upset when he ran away, so he simply got out of bed and thought about going to Lao Chen's house and asking Lao Chen to tell his nephew first. , I would not have to be treated as a petitioner and then sent back by special car. But when he thought about it halfway, he went back. If he went there rashly, not only would Lao Chen be laughing at the joke, but why would a section chief have to work for a farmer he didn't know? This makes no sense! While thinking about it, I unconsciously fell asleep again. When I woke up, it was already midnight. When I woke up, I looked at the stars in the sky, then looked back at my son's room, which was still bright, and said, "It's okay, a man can bend and stretch." , I'll go there again." Thinking of this, my waist felt a little straighter, and my peeing felt particularly comfortable.

However, before entering the city, he had to go to Lao Chen's house again to ask about his nephew's workplace. It was better for him to be cautious and not to be sent back like last time. Until he sat in the car, Lao Ma was still thinking about what Lao Chen said before leaving, "I'm not talking about you, you are too doting on your son, why not let him go out on his own?" Lao Ma just smiled, After finding out about the work unit of Lao Chen's nephew, Section Chief Yang, he got on the first bus to the city. Why didn't he want his son to go out on his own?

This time Lao Ma had a look in his eyes and stopped asking. Instead, he stood by the bus license plate and looked at it for a long time. He used his intuition of wandering around when he was young to find the real location. After getting off the bus, he looked After waiting for a long time, he walked straight towards the security booth not far away,

"Wait a minute, who are you? Who are you looking for?" The security guard poked his head out and said with squinted eyes, still holding a cleanser in his hand. The can of chili sauce was soaked in something like dark green tea,

"I'm looking for Section Chief Yang!" After finishing speaking, Lao Ma handed out a cigarette and added, "I'm here to see my nephew, he is my nephew!" , and stood waiting nearby. A whistle sounded quickly next to him. Lao Ma quickly ducked and said,

"Wait a minute!" The security guard put down his cigarette and picked up the phone next to him. After a long time, "Chief Yang went on a business trip recently. Just wait a few days and come back!" After saying that, the security guard sat back to his original position and looked at the computer, leaving Lao Ma standing there alone at a loss.

After a long while, Lao Ma smiled bitterly, said thank you and left. When he came to the bus, Lao Ma saw the trash can next to him, looked at the bag of walnuts in his hand, stretched out his hand and threw it in. While he was getting angry, there was an old man waiting for the bus next to him who shook his head and said regretfully, "Why are you throwing away such good walnuts?" The old man turned his head to look and told the story of the two incidents. For a moment, I felt a lot more relaxed. After hearing this, the old man sighed and said pitifully for the parents in the world, and then said with confusion, "Didn't Section Chief Yang just drive in?",

Lao Ma was a little confused. After being in a daze for a long time, he said, "Master, what did you see correctly?" The old man smiled and said, "He is my son, how could I see it wrong?" The old man was stunned on the spot. He waited until the old man got in the car, and then he realized what he was saying. I patted my thigh and thought to myself, why didn't I just talk about my own affairs directly? But I'm pretty good now, at least I know Section Chief Yang is here!

But now Lao Ma is also worried. I can't possibly just go to the security guard and say that he is lying to me? Or climb over the wall! Lao Ma was startled by the thought that popped into his head, "Her grandma's, I'd better forget it! If she is caught, this will lead to trouble!" Lao Ma quickly suppressed this thought. , forget it, go home first, go home first.

But I was thinking about going home, but in the end I was still unwilling to go back like this. I wanted to find a hotel nearby to stay in first, and then try my luck tomorrow, but I turned around a few times, and the expenses around it were really painful, and there was no way. In the end, he could only sleep under the bridge for one night. The next day, Lao Ma rubbed his sore neck and stood in front of the security booth again. It was the same as yesterday, the same tea, the same handing of cigarettes, and the same phone call. The same reply,

"Chief Yang went on a business trip recently, please wait a few days before coming back!"

Lao Ma stopped talking this time, turned around and left. On the third day, the fourth day, and on the fifth day , the security guard couldn't help it anymore, called Lao Ma into the security room, made a cup of tea, and said with a wry smile, "Master, what do you have to do with Section Chief Yang?"

"Let me take a look at me. Nephew, he is my nephew!" Lao Ma repeated this for the fifth time. The security guard looked a little funny and said slowly, "Master, I'm not talking about you, this Section Chief Yang is just an uncle, not a close relative. , I have known since the first day that you are not his uncle, so why are you doing this?" After saying that, he handed over a cigarette and lit one himself. Lao Ma lowered his head this time. , finished smoking and left without saying a word.

But the strange thing is that Lao Ma did not go home. Instead, he went back to sleep under the bridge. In the middle of the night, Lao Ma stood outside the compound wall, spat into his hands, and crawled slowly. Going up there, the night was so scary that a few cars would drive by from time to time, but Lao Ma didn't stop. He didn't feel any nervousness in his heart. He just felt that he was no longer just doing it for his son, but also for himself.

But just when he stepped on the concrete floor, a beam of bright light hit him, shaking him so hard that he couldn't open his eyes. After that, Lao Ma didn't know what happened, but he vaguely heard the security guard's hurried words. The voices, the stern voices of the police, the voices of his wife and son, and he also saw a series of shadows that he had never seen before, dangling in front of his eyes, making his brain hurt, and when he finally opened his eyes , already on the Kang at home.

四

After this, Lao Ma stopped talking and stood in his yard every day looking at the white clouds in the sky in a daze. His son also thought about taking Lao Ma for a check-up, but after each check-up, the doctor held him The man with the glasses looked at the legs for a long time, and finally said, "Nothing wrong!" After having no idea, he took the old horse back.

Now there are rumors in the village. Some say that Lao Ma was caught as a thief, some say that Lao Ma was framed... But no matter what he said, Lao Ma stopped talking and remained the same. The anxious Lao Ma's wife sighed all day long. Xiao Ma also behaved a lot these days, until Lao Chen's arrival.

On this day, Lao Ma was still sitting in the yard basking in the sun, everything was as usual. At this time, Xiao Ma hurriedly ran back from outside,

"Da, (Da: dialect word, father, meaning father) Uncle Chen asked you to go to his house! I heard that there is something important coming to you!" Lao Ma's heart trembled. After a while, his eyes flashed a few times, he put on his only old jacket and dragged his rag shoes and ran towards Lao Chen's house, with Xiao Ma following behind. The two of them instantly attracted the attention of the whole village.

As soon as Lao Ma arrived at the door of Lao Chen's house, he saw Lao Chen talking to a rich-looking man in a black suit, and there were a group of leaders-like people standing next to him with smiles. When Lao Chen saw Lao Ma coming, he ran over and pointed at the leader-like person and introduced,

"Lao Ma! This is my nephew! Section Chief Yang!" When Lao Ma heard this, he stretched out his hand tremblingly, but At this moment, there was a loud rumble in his head, like a mountain exploding, and his body softened with constant effort, and he fell to the ground with a gasp.

"Big! Big!! Big!!!" The pony beside him panted and screamed quickly, making the old horse tremble and sit up. The pony quickly came forward, "Big! I'm here ! I'm here!" But then, a bright red handprint hit Xiaoma's face,

"Go away!"

Author: Liu Song