It’s Laba Day again, and I can’t help but think of the past again!
On the Laba Day of 1987, I stretched out my hands and wished my fingers would freeze off. The cold wind was raging and penetrated everywhere.
The two thatched cottages were ventilated everywhere, the stove's slime was already dying, and my feet were still sore from the cold even though they were wrapped in quilts. My parents were not at home, so I suddenly thought of a good place - the depths of Uncle Niu's peach garden.
Uncle Niu was the first person to plant an orchard in the village. Five or six years ago, someone poked him in the back and said he was a fool. If he didn’t plant good food, what kind of peach or apple trees would he plant?
There was a great harvest in the orchard last year. Uncle Niu became a serf and sang songs. He built three large brick houses in the orchard. He bought large blocks of coal from Yangquan, Shanxi and a welded iron stove. It was as warm as summer! Add sweet potatoes and they will be roasted in no time!
I remember that Uncle Niu was in his thirties at that time. Because his wife ran away from hunger before the land was divided, and he had been living alone, the old house at home could no longer be lived in, so he built a new house in the orchard, which was convenient for viewing the orchard and saved him from running back and forth.
During those two years, he was keen on learning martial arts from his grandfather, so he became my junior brother. It would be unjustifiable if he didn't treat me well.
A pot of stick noodles is salty and mushy, and it tastes better because of the presence of peanuts, soybeans and spinach leaves. The millet noodle pancake rolls are filled with pork skin and cooked meat cooked by Uncle Beef. It is so addictive!
After eating and drinking, he felt a lot warmer all over. He deliberately stayed at Uncle Niu's place on the pretext of learning martial arts.
(2)
It was getting dark, and a few large goose feathers fell silently. If it hadn't been for the woman outside the door calling, I wouldn't have known it was snowing!
Uncle Niu went to open the door and heard him say: "Why are you here again?"
"The house is really unlivable, and there is no money to buy coal. The child really can't bear it! My sister-in-law can't bear to let my mother and I..."
"Go find your village chief. , why did you come here? "
" Didn't Basket Girl introduce me to you? I thought..."
"I didn't agree? I told her that I don't want anyone to take care of children, especially boys. Didn't she tell you? " I said it, but..."
" is what? "
" But I've fallen in love with you, why don't you think about it again? "
" There's nothing to think about. I definitely don't want to take my son with me. You should leave quickly! "
"Look, we two have traveled three miles. It's so cold. Can you get us some hot food? Even if it’s just one bite, it’s okay! "
couldn't help the woman's teasing. Uncle Niu let them into the house. The woman took off her scarf and looked quite handsome. The child looked like four or five years old.
Uncle Niu filled them with batter and pancakes, and the woman did not forget to praise him: "You can also spread pancakes?"
"My sister-in-law spreads them."
When the two women were full, it was snowing heavily outside.
Uncle Niu said a few words to shoo them away. Seeing that the women were indifferent, he got two raincoats and said to me: "It's snowing, are you interested in riding a rabbit trap with me?"
"Yes, yes! But if there are too many traps, you can give me one. I Let’s prepare food and drinks for my grandpa! "
" OK, no problem! Let's go..."
(3)
The mountain covered in white is really beautiful. I asked Uncle Niu who is that woman? Did she come to be your wife?
Uncle Niu said that she was from a neighboring village and everyone called her Widow Yang. Her partner was executed for speculating. She was driven back to her parents' home by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Her parents-in-law could not tolerate her, so she was going to get married...
"Oh!" Although she agreed, to be honest, she didn't understand anything at the time.
The condoms were put down and it was getting dark. When they returned to the orchard, the couple had already watched TV. They had a 14-inch black and white TV and the screen was full of snowflakes. They didn’t know what they were watching.
The two women stayed in the west bed that day. I can testify that Uncle Niu did nothing because he slept in the same bed as me.
Until two days later, when my father carried me away through the thick snow, my mother and I still hadn’t left.
It was the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. I knew that Uncle Niu could fry meat, fried tofu and so on, so I hurried to get some delicious food. When I walked in, it was Widow Yang who was doing it: "What are you doing? Are you here to eat again?" Widow Yang's face was a little unfriendly. I turned around and was about to leave, when Uncle Niu burst into the house: "Why did you leave right after you entered the house? I saw you from a distance, and you got familiar with me in a while. Give me some for your master..."
"Uh!"
(4)
In the second year, there were rumors about Uncle Niu in the village, but there was no news of his marriage to Widow Yang.
Because of Widow Yang's presence, she almost never went into Uncle Niu's three warm rooms. Even if she did, she would just grab some peaches and leave.
Primary school has a five-year system. After two years, you will be promoted to junior high school, and you will have less time to play.
But I often meet Widow Yang’s son. He eats too much and dresses like a dog. It seems that Uncle Niu takes good care of his mother and father!
Time flies by, and more than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. Although he occasionally visits Uncle Niu, he has lost his former open-minded and cheerful personality, and is as tired as a little old man. Widow Yang is still there, and she still dresses in such a stylish way. Compared with Uncle Niu's simplicity, she always feels a little out of place.
I once asked Uncle Niu: "Why don't you call me when you get married?"
Uncle Niu's answer surprised me: "When did I get married?"
"Why are you so tired? It's not like you have no money!"
"What money do you have? Since you can't sell apples and peaches It’s getting worse every year after I go out, it’s so difficult!”
In fact, I had heard from the villagers: Lao Niu had spent all the money to support Widow Yang’s son to go to college. I heard that the child was playing gangster outside the school. It was Lao Niu who gave him 50,000 yuan to settle the matter. Otherwise, the kid would have to go to the reformatory. He really inherited his father’s genes...
(5)
I haven’t seen Uncle Niu in ten years. Sometimes I still miss him when I think about it. After all, in that poor childhood, the most delicious memories were left by him.
took the opportunity of an outing to bring a group of colleagues to Uncle Niu's orchard.
The orchard has become decadent, and the three red brick houses have turned white...
Uncle Niu is standing at the end of the orchard in a daze...
Put the gift bought for him on the wooden pier at the door, and then call him over: "Uncle Niu! Uncle Niu!"
"Why are you here?" Uncle Niu's joy is beyond words, and it seems that he is still full of old feelings!
"You haven't forgotten me, have you?"
"How could you forget? I can dream about you in my dreams!"
"I believe it! Is there anything delicious? I'm hungry!"
"Pork skin, cooked meat roll pancakes, salty and sticky, I will make them for you right away!"
"You still remember it! ! Don't do it, I've already eaten it, just because I'm afraid you'll forget it..."
"Hey, who, what about those girls? "
"What's wrong? "Actually, I said that on purpose, I already know something about it.
"Good people don't live long, and disasters last for a thousand years. Even if I die, they can't die! Xinhai bought a house in the city and took his mother away."
" Then after you have raised him for so many years, won't he support you in your old age? "
" still provides for retirement? I said a few words to him on the day I left, and he actually said that I slept with my mother for more than twenty years, and he still hasn't settled the score with me? His mother is not my wife, and he is not my son, so why should he care about me? Do you think this is all human talk? "
" What a beast, how could there be such a person in the world? "
" Who can imagine it? She changed her mind after graduating from college. Widow Yang was looking for work every day. She said that she could earn several thousand a month as a nanny in the city..."
"Forget it, uncle, if you are willing, you can work as a patrolman in our company for 2,800 a month. I will arrange a dormitory for you. Are you willing to go? "
"Yes, I won't suffer the consequences as long as you are here..."
"By the way, you just said that the child's name is Xinhai, right? Is your surname Xi? "
" Yes! What's wrong? "
" It's okay, you don't have to worry about it.
After a few more pleasantries, while Uncle Niu was boiling water and making tea, I called the director of the human resources department: "Mr. Wang, can I ask you a favor?" "
" What's the matter, Mr. Chen? We are all old guys. If you have anything to say, please speak! You can't ask for anything. "
" Is there a person named Xi Xinhai in the third part? Can you turn him off? It's best to find a way to deduct some of his salary..."
"Why? They are doing a good job, how can they drive it? Does he have a grudge against you? "
I am a sales director after all. It didn't take a minute to explain the matter thoroughly. The HR director promised: "I guarantee that he will disappear from the company within three days. "
" Uncle Niu's appointment? "
" That's your business, we just keep the list. "
" is here! "
Everything was completed smoothly, but I still feel uncomfortable!
How much does it cost to sleep with my mother for more than 20 years? How much does it cost to be a nanny for a month? I don't think anyone with any humanity can say that! Have you forgotten how you stayed in the first place?
How can such a shameless person exist in the world?
