Author: Mu Zi
The cold wind blew all night, the golden leaves fell all over the ground, and only the bare branches shrank in the cold wind. Gu Ma wore a thick old cotton jacket, wore a wool hat she crocheted from her early years, pushed a shabby Phoenix Bicycle , and went out in the wind. There are very few pedestrians on
Street. Many residents can only stay at home quietly because of masks. The streets seem more empty than before. Occasionally, a few young men in yellow dresses drive by on a tram, illuminating a glimmer of hope for this quiet city.
Ma Gu stretched out her neck, bent over and stepped on the bicycle with great effort, and moved forward in the cold wind. The old chain of the car was stomped on by her. A strand of white hair under the brim of the forehead was blown by the wind, and he stood up stubbornly.
She didn't care about so much. She was in a hurry to rush to the hospital. Her daughter had been in the hospital for several days and nights. She had to go and have a day for her. The little grandson cried and shouted at her mother at home. She couldn't coax her. Besides, it was time for her daughter to come back and rest for a day, so that the mother and son would also be intimate.
It is about ten kilometers from home to the hospital. Gu Ma pedaled the car hard, her body was warm, and only when the wind blew on her face, it was cool.
Every time I encounter a traffic light waiting for a red light, Ma Gu's heart will stumble. Why is she working so hard for? For this family, for the daughter, or for yourself? She herself couldn't understand.
Gu Ma is a sad person. She started to be a widow in her thirties. She raised her son alone with hard work and got married and married a wife. However, less than a year after her wife got home, her son was actually killed by an electric shock when she was working in the unit due to an operational error.
The blue lightning bolt, Gu's mother fainted immediately. She cried and she burst into tears. Thinking of her husband's departure back then, he was heartbroken. Fortunately, a son depended on her for life, so she had to live well. Now that she lost her son in her old age, she occupied two misfortunes in life. Gu's mother really wanted to find a rope and broke herself.
Not long after, the daughter-in-law left her house, leaving no man or woman behind. Ma Gu lived a heart-wrenching life alone, and only she knew the sadness and tears she had passed.
Ten years ago, Gu's mother met Lao Sun, who also lost her wife in her early years, but he had a daughter with her and had no idea of finding a wife for the time being. This daughter was a little picky when she found a partner, and she didn't marry herself until she was in her thirties.
After the daughter got married, Lao Sun felt a little lonely, so he asked someone to introduce her to her husband. He had no high requirements. As long as he could be a companion, a meal, a conversation, and a care for each other.
This is how I met Gu Ma. Gu Ma was living a hard life, thrifty and diligent. What she thought was that she had no retirement pension, so she felt so supportive when she found a partner.
In this way, the two of them came together with their own ideas.
Unexpectedly, she was strongly opposed by Lao Sun's daughter. It was also a big blame for Lao Sun that she just notified her and did not take it seriously. Lao Sun felt that she had been married and she didn't have to worry about her father if she found a companion. How could she object?
My daughter patted the table and shouted to Lao Sun: "Dad, you are confused by Alzheimer's disease . I don't care about you or are unfilial to you. You have to find an outsider to come. You have nowhere to spend your money. What's wrong?"
My daughter finished speaking, slammed the door and went out, not coming to her father's door for a long time.
Lao Sun thought to himself, it will be better if time goes by. If she doesn’t come, let her calm down for a while.
In this way, Lao Sun and Gu Ma lived together. Under the care of each other, the two of them were much better in their mental state than before, and Gu Ma also had a smile on her face.
During the Chinese New Year, my daughter came back. Gu’s mother greeted her with a smile and asked about her well-being. Her daughter ignored her and her face was like frost. She bought a lot of things for her father, including clothes, nutritional supplements, health products, etc., and placed them all over the floor.
Ma Gu didn't care about her, so she went to the kitchen to cook. She wanted to keep Lao Sun's daughter here for dinner.
"Dad, remember to eat, remember to take good care of yourself, what outsiders can't point to..."
Ma Gu heard clearly in the kitchen, her heart suddenly became cold, and a shovel fell to the ground with a "beat" sound from her hand.
The daughter put down her things and left.
Lao Sun comforted him a few words, and the meal was tasteless. After
, my daughter would come every holiday, but she never looked at Gu Ma, let alone talk to Gu Ma. Her ignorance and indifference flashed with bright cold lights in Gu Ma's heart, cold and painful.
A year later, her daughter was pregnant and had a primary birth at an age. Mama Gu also thought of ways to give her more care and care. During the confinement period, she made soup for her, prepared small mattresses, small quilts, and small clothes made by herself for her grandson.
When Gu Ma and Lao Sun delivered the goods, the daughter smiled at her father, and then put the things that Gu Ma brought over aside without any gratitude.
"She is ignorant, don't be as knowledgeable as her." Lao Sun held Gu Ma's hand and said apologetically.
If this is the case alone, it would be fine. Time can witness everything. But one day two years later, Lao Sun suddenly felt uncomfortable. When he went to the hospital for physical examination, he found lung cancer, which was still in the late stage and had partial metastasis.
At that moment, Ma Gu opened her eyes and did not close her eyes all night.
No matter how careful Gu Ma took care of her, she did not touch the god of death to let Lao Sun go. In the late summer and early autumn of the next year, the fruits did not have a ripening season, so Lao Sun closed his eyes forever. After dealing with Lao Sun's affairs, Gu Ma didn't know where to go.
Of course, she had nowhere to go, and when she returned to her old house, she was also alone. She thought that Lao Sun had just left and left a lonely daughter, which was also very pitiful. If she didn't drive her away, she would stay and let her have a home to go back; if she accepted, she could also help her take care of the children.
She thought so. She also told her daughter the same night that she was watching over Lao Sun. Her daughter cried and didn't say anything. Afterwards, she didn't immediately drive Gu Ma away.
Mama Gu stayed like this. After seven years, her daughter would come to the house without saying anything. She sat for a while, flipped through the things she had done before her father's death, and placed her. Mama Gu was busy cooking for her. Sometimes, she would take a bite, and sometimes she would leave directly.
Mama Gu didn't dare to expect anything in her heart. She had been with Lao Sun for a few years. Lao Sun treated her well and she would treat his descendants kindly. She didn't ask his daughter to repay her. She just thought about what she could do for her. People's hearts could always be warmed up.
Most of the days are spent by Ma Gu alone. After experiencing several separations of life and death, she is not that fragile. She has to face some things by herself. Just accept the fate arranged by God and the disaster that should be overcome silently. She comforted herself like this.
The little grandson is four years old this year. She has seen him several times. Every time she sees him, the child stares at her with round eyes and stretches out his chubby little hand to touch her. What does the child know? How could he know that this was not his biological grandmother?
A few days ago, in a foggy weather, my son-in-law accidentally drove the car into a road ditch on the way home from night shift, and broke his arm and legs. The son-in-law is from another province, and his parents are in his hometown. His daughter is going to the hospital to take care of the bed. When Mama Gu found out, she ran over and packed up a few clothes and toys for the child, and took the little grandson back without saying a word.
The little grandson was okay in the first two days, but after two days, he couldn't see his mother and wanted to cry and ask for her. Mama Gu couldn't coax her, so she settled the child in her neighbor's house first and set off early in the morning.
Most half an hour later, Ma Gu finally rode to the hospital. She parked her car and ran to the hospital in a panic. An old figure disappeared at the end of the hospital's sidewalk.
The moment she pushed open the ward door, her daughter was stunned when she saw her.
"Go back quickly, my son is waiting for you at the neighbor's house. I'm here, don't worry. In addition, the rice cooker is cooked for you, keep it warm, remember to eat..." Gu Ma said gasping.
At that moment, the daughter burst into tears. Then she called "Mom" and threw herself into Gu's arms. Gu's mother hugged her daughter tightly, and she burst into tears.
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