The world is taken over by crazy and sick people

A year later, Dad went to work in the south. Chen Shizi knew nothing about this man. He seemed like a passing stranger and she didn't have much impression of him in her mind. But once she dreamed about him and her grandmother woke her up and asked her why she was crying.

She didn't know and was panicking.

Grandpa had a skill, repairing bicycles and motorcycles. He would go to the market a thousand meters away to set up a stall every day. When he came home at night, he would often bring her delicious food, sometimes a walnut, sometimes two candies... When going to the market, many old grandfathers would buy food for Grandpa, such as roujiamo, liangpi, and xianluo... Some people would buy fruits and put some for Grandpa in the tricycle. Grandpa never ate them. He would only eat two cold steamed buns and take them home for Chen Shizi and grandma.

Grandma also said she didn't want to eat, and then little Chen Shizi would eat a bite herself, feed grandpa a bite, and then feed grandma a bite... This went on for years, living in poverty but happiness.

When she went to school, her grandfather taught her to study hard, but she seemed to be born stupid and had no comprehension. Whenever her aunt and uncle came to their house during the holidays, there were always quarrels and the atmosphere was always awkward, and then her uncle would pick out Chen Shizi and sneer at her.

"I think this little bastard is just a jerk at studying. She'll be just like her dad in the future."

Chen Shizi felt sad and uncomfortable, she looked around at the adults blankly. She was dazed, grabbing the hem of her clothes, with tears in her almond eyes, not knowing what she had done wrong.

The scene was awkward, and the skinny uncle said, "If you can get into the top five in this exam, I'll give you 2 yuan."

Chen Shizi bit her delicate teeth, shed tears, and vowed to herself that she must get into the top five.

Grandpa was smoking his pipe beside me, silent and without saying a word.

***

In the midterm exam in the second semester of the third grade, Chen Shizi ranked third.

My uncle was very embarrassed to pay the 2 yuan, and seemed to be unconvinced, and then he said, "Next time if you get first place in the exam, I'll give you 5 yuan!"

Chen Shizi remembered this sentence.

I go to school diligently during the day, do my homework at night, and herd sheep with my grandfather on Sundays.

The sheep loved to eat the grass in the trench, but Chen Shizi was a little afraid. Every time she went there, it was like going to a war. Because one day it was raining, she saw a snake swimming in a puddle. She didn't dare to go to the trench again. Then one day, she saw her grandfather catch a snake from the grass, holding it by the tail and throwing it far away.

In her heart, grandpa was a great hero. People said that he had fought in wars, carried a gun, and was criticized during the Cultural Revolution. Grandpa always laughed out loud like a naive and naughty boy, and he liked to argue with children.

During the summer vacation, after the final exams, Chen Shizi got the first place. She happily prepared to go to her aunt's house.

Although her uncle sometimes looked at her strangely, her aunt was very kind to her and would give her egg yolk pie. Every time she went there, she would make her white rice, which her family could only eat a few times a year. She was grateful and loved her in her heart.

After herding the sheep, she saw a nectarine tree on the slope, and with the intention of giving back, she picked a big bag of red nectarines and put them in her school uniform short-sleeved shirt.

But when he went there, he happened to meet his uncle's friend at his house. When he heard Chen Shizi say that she had ranked first in the exam, his uncle looked at the fragrant fresh nectarines that Chen Shizi brought, and suddenly laughed sharply, loudly, and harshly, with a strange expression on his face, and his facial features twisted.

Said: "This family is full of thieves!"

Chen Shizi was stunned for a moment. She didn't know how she turned around and went straight home.

In the evening, grandpa and grandma smiled kindly and asked, "Jiaojiao, did your aunt give my child some rice when you went there today?"

"have eaten."

"What's the dish?"

"Eggs and potatoes."

***

In the fourth grade, during a physical examination, grandma took Chen Shizi to school on an empty stomach by bicycle.

There was a pot at the school gate, and someone was boiling rock sugar to make candied haws.

Looking at the drawn rock sugar, Chen Shizi drooled with envy. Grandma said that she couldn't eat too much sugar, which would rot her teeth, so she bought her a tofu bun later. After that, she took Chen Shizi to her aunt's house to watch an opera performance. She said that a rich family in the village was celebrating their birthday and invited the most famous opera actor on TV.

Chen Shizi smiled happily, her almond eyes were curved, revealing two small white fangs, and a lively little dimple, small and cheerful.

Tofu buns filled with chili water, just thinking about it makes me feel delicious...hiss...

After pricking their fingers for the physical examination, the grandmother took 8-year-old Chen Shizi away. Before they left the school gate, the teacher stopped the two of them. He looked as if he was facing a great enemy and did not dare to come forward.

"Hey, stop!"

"What's wrong? Teacher Lei."

"Come with me, your child is sick."

……

In the afternoon, under the stage where the birthday play was being held, Chen Shizi and her grandmother sat in the first row that her aunt had grabbed. Everything was quiet and silent.

After a play, during the intermission, the host's promising son held a basket with coins, melon seeds, and candies in it, and threw them into the air, like a fairy scattering flowers, and cheered loudly: "Are the people in the audience happy today..."

"Not happy..."

Chen Shizi's heart was shaking and roaring weakly, tears of confusion and sorrow flowing down her tender cheeks.

"I did something wrong..."

She didn't know who to ask.

……

The next day, after the festive day, Chen Shizi was taken to the hospital by her aunt and grandmother, and was diagnosed as a carrier of the hepatitis B virus.

***

In the dark night, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren hugged each other and cried bitterly.

Grandpa looked up to the sky and cried out: "Oh God! What sin have you committed? Please don't harm my child! Let me die..."

Chen Shizi cried and gritted her teeth, "Grandpa, don't be afraid, I won't die! When I grow up, I will definitely be filial to you and my grandma!!"

……

At school, the situation is naturally the opposite.

Her classmates and friends excluded her and called her a hepatitis B patient. No one wanted to play with her or talk to her anymore. People bullied her, insulted her, and beat her... Some teachers kicked her out of disgust. Her desk mate hit her dry and cracked mouth with a pencil case so that it bled. Her relatives told her to keep the bowls and chopsticks separate.

Chen Shizi fell silent.

Life at home was the same as usual. When her grandfather asked her to herd sheep, she would bring a book with her.

There are always various medicines to take when I get home.

Grandma took her to see a doctor. In order to make the doctor attentive, grandma spent a rare amount of money to buy a box of kiwis. There were two layers in the box. She had never eaten them before, and she looked at them with envy. Grandma took out one layer and said, "Hide this layer for me, don't let anyone see it."

Chen Shizi watched obediently, hesitating.

She recalled the first time she had blood drawn from her arm and the diagnosis was confirmed. She cried like a pig about to be slaughtered, and her voice echoed throughout the building. It seemed as if all the sorrow she had ever experienced was released at that moment.

After taking medicine for half a year, the doctor looked at the DNA test report and said that I didn't need to take medicine and that I was fine. I should just treat it as if I was not sick and that it was not contagious. It was because people in the past did not understand the disease and exaggerated the situation. In fact, there was nothing wrong.

really?

Chen Shizi was confused and silent.