After returning home, we were told that the uncle would be sent to the mountain for a funeral the next day because it was midnight. My aunt sent her up the mountain at midnight on the second day and on the third day.
Several of us carried the wreaths and walked into the uncle's mourning hall one by one amid the sound of gongs and drums, put down the wreaths, knelt down, burned paper and kowtowed.
There is a portrait of the uncle in front of his soul. He is smiling and looking at everyone who passes by him with a pair of kind eyes.
The papyrus ignited a high flame. As I moved my knees back, I felt a sense of sadness and chill. The shrill sound of the suona passed through the cold night sky, reaching my ears and my heart. It made me feel a great fear and sadness, and my tears fell unknowingly, dripping into the blazing flames.
html On a February night, it was as cold as a winter night. The gusts of wind drove away the heat from my body. My feet were already numb from the cold. Even though I was wearing two pairs of cotton trousers and one pair of velvet jeans, I still felt like I was naked.
stayed up all night in confusion. The next day, after sending his uncle's coffin up the mountain, he rushed to watch his aunt off.
I heard from my uncle that about two years ago, he went to his aunt's house to play alone. The two brothers and sisters chatted together for a long time, talking about the past, their childhood, and their experiences and emotions over the years. Later, the uncle said that we were the only four of us left, and it was half buried in the loess. We would leave together one day.
Auntie smiled and said yes, let's go together so that we can have company.
Little did he know that his words came true. Two years later, the two brothers and the sister passed away one after another. From then on, no one in their closest family was left.
Many people and many things have passed away forever. The only thing you can do is to leave a trace of their mark in your heart, and continue to live regardless of sadness or joy.
2. was arrested and taken to the police station.
html On May 11, I was arrested and taken to the police station for the first time in my life.
I went to work as usual that morning. Unexpectedly, as soon as I got out of the elevator, a hand was put on my shoulder. When I turned around, I saw a police officer certificate .
"From the so-and-so police station, come with us!" Before I could react, I was held up by two people and stuffed into a police car.
"What did I do? Why did you arrest me?" Later I remembered that this sentence was exactly the same as what the suspect said in the movie when he was arrested.
"You should ask yourself, when we arrest you, you must have done something you shouldn't have done. Think about it carefully!" The policeman's reply is also a line in the movie.
I fell silent, trying to recall what I had done recently. I had already arrived at the police station in a daze before I had any idea.
An older man in casual clothes asked me to take out everything in my pockets, and then checked me again from collar to trousers.
After confirming that nothing was left behind, I was taken to a room inside, and then pressed on a chair, with both wrists caught by the iron rings on the table in front of me.
A man in police uniform threw a pen and a piece of paper to me: "Name, ID number, phone number, address, write down first."
After finishing writing, another person went out with the paper, and came back a while later, saying: "Captain Chen, there is no criminal record."
The man named Captain Chen glanced at me: "What can you do at a young age?"
"I still don't understand, why did you arrest me?" I said, looking at Captain Chen.
"You're still pretending, right? Then tell me, what did you do last night?" Captain Chen sneered, smoked a cigarette, and stared at me.
So I recounted my experience last night: after get off work at ten o'clock, I went home to take a shower, wash clothes and go to bed. I felt hot and tired, so I got up and ran on the road, walked around, had a midnight snack, went back to sleep at around one o'clock in the morning, and you arrested me when I got up and went to work in the morning.
Captain Chen kept staring at me, listened to what I said, and repeatedly confirmed a few time points and details. He was silent for a while, winked at another person, and then he went out.
The people who stayed continued to interrogate me, and I repeated what I had just said.After a while, Captain Chen came back, scratched his head, walked up to me, and said expressionlessly: "Sorry, we made a mistake, you can leave."
Another person unlocked me, pushed my shoulder to the outhouse, asked me to retrieve my things, and then pushed me by the shoulder and sent me to the door: " It’s okay, let’s go.”
I felt like I was in a dream. I have to say that even though I didn’t do anything illegal and even though they made a mistake, I have to admit that I was still nervous and scared when I was taken to the police station for the first time. Although there was no danger, I hope I will never have such an experience again.
3. The mother-in-law and the father-in-law fell and fractured their legs one after another.
html On the evening of August 11, the mother-in-law slipped and fell to the ground when she was feeding the pigs. At that time, she could not move her left foot and was in severe pain. Aftergot the news, I drove back overnight to take her to the hospital in the town. After examination, my mother-in-law's left foot was dislocated and fractured in two places. She contacted us and sent her to County Hospital.
Four days after the inflammation subsided, I had surgery. My father-in-law took care of me in the hospital. I bought some daily necessities and then went back to work.
My father-in-law had a fire in the hospital for a week and couldn't bear it anymore, so I asked my wife to take leave to take care of her mother. After half a month, she was discharged and went home to recuperate, and my wife went back to work in the store.
After 34 days, my father-in-law broke his right leg while cutting firewood in the mountains. My brother-in-law took a long leave to take care of his father. As a last resort, my wife went back to take care of her mother.
4. The store closed
On November 3, the beverage store I opened in partnership with a few friends closed. The second venture still ended in a loss.
5. I got an impotence
On December 15, my wife and I developed positive symptoms of Omicron on the same day. I had a high fever of 39.7°C and pain all over my body. I didn’t eat rice for three days and I had to drink water by force. My wife's symptoms are mild, she doesn't have a high fever, but she has a severe cough and no appetite. It took both of them half a month to recover.
6. Written at the end
Now 2022 is coming to an end. This year has been an extremely difficult year. It is the most stressful year since the epidemic continued, and it is also the most uneven year for me personally.
No matter what, life has to be passed. It is said that every year is difficult to endure, and every pass is difficult to pass.
It’s New Year’s Day soon, let’s have a drink and pay tribute, but I can’t pass it by.
