rebirth chores

Xu Xiaowen ran home and shouted before entering the door: "Mom—buy me a brush and copybook, I want to practice calligraphy—"

Xiao ran pushed open the door and ran all the way into the yard. The people in the living room turned their heads and looked over when they heard his voice.

Xu Xiaowen blushed violently.

I am already in my 30s, and I still trot and yell, and make people laugh.

Xu Xiaowen, who feels that he is an adult, looks really cute in the eyes of adults with his apple-red Zhengtai face.

"Xiaowen, come here and let uncle see!"

The young man on the chair greeted him with a smile, and another young man sitting next to him on the bench, who was younger, also looked at him with a smile.

Only then did Xu Xiaowen react.Aren't those two uncles who are 20 years younger than him?

"Xiaowen wants to practice calligraphy? Can uncle take you to buy a pen?" said the younger man.

Seeing this posture, Xu Xiaowen knew that the two uncles and mother had something to discuss, and children were not qualified to listen.So he nodded obediently and followed the second uncle out.

Quan Town is on the edge of Fang County, and Xu Xiaowen's family is on the edge of Quan Town, which happens to be the junction of Fang County and Quan Town.

Xu Xiaowen was very happy. His land would be demolished in ten years due to urban construction, and he would be compensated for the area of ​​the new house on a per-person basis, as well as a demolition fee of tens of thousands of yuan per person.In my previous life, I didn't know about the demolition. In order to pay off the debt and save his tuition, my mother sold the house, and the two mother and son moved to my grandfather's house... Sigh, this must not be the case in this life.

Selling a house in his previous life seemed to be a matter not long after he graduated from elementary school.Why!Could it be that the two uncles came to talk about this matter?At the beginning, it seemed that the buyer was found by my uncle.

Thinking of this, Xu Xiaowen felt anxious for a while, and wished he could fly home immediately to stop his mother from selling the house.

After all, he has not worked in vain for more than 30 years, and he knows that he can't go back to tell his mother that the house can't be sold, because this area will be demolished in ten years.Your son knows because he is born again! ! !

Xu Xiaowen followed his little uncle to the South Street Market in Fang County.It is a big trade market, as long as you want to buy basic necessities, food, housing and transportation.

Except for those selling furniture, all the shops inside occupy one or two storefronts.The store is full of large and small cardboard boxes, which is both a store and a warehouse.

Xu Xiaowen went into a slightly larger stationery store and bought brushes and ink for beginners.

The South Street Market 20 years ago was newer and more prosperous than in memory.At this time, there were no commercial streets in Fang County that were gradually built later, and the South Street Market was the CBD of Fang County.

If it is not about the house, Xu Xiaowen would like to visit Fang County 20 years ago.After buying pens and ink, Xu Xiaowen dragged his uncle to go home.The little uncle thought about letting his sister and brother talk for a while, and coaxed Xu Xiaowen to buy him candy. Unfortunately, the reborn Xu Xiaowen was thinking about more important things, and candy couldn't seduce him, but there was no reasonable reason for a while, so he had to face it. The child's noodle went to "buy sugar" with the little uncle.

There are no buses and no taxis.At this time, the slightly higher-end transportation in Fangxian County is the human-powered tricycle.It has three wheels, a convertible roof made of plastic, and a driver pedals.

Xu Xiaowen didn't have the nerve to ask his little uncle to enjoy this kind of high-end transportation, so he had to drag his legs to go home.Walked about two miles back and forth.When I got home, my mother and uncle seemed to have finished talking.

"Why do you buy so many things..." Mom scolded in a low voice.

The little uncle laughed again and again: "Sister, I don't have much. Xiaowen doesn't spend money carelessly."

Mom didn't say anything.

Xu Xiaowen wanted to ask about the house several times, but he swallowed the words again.He kept reminding himself that he was 13, not 33.

I saw off the two uncles, had dinner, washed up, and went to bed.

Xu Xiaowen didn't know what his mother was thinking: what happened to this child today, he obediently finished two bowls of rice, didn't say a word, didn't eat snacks, didn't watch TV, and went to bed before it was dark...

Xu Xiaowen was full of thoughts, closed his eyes and lay on the bed.In my ears, I heard the rustling of the wind blowing the leaves, the clattering of mice crawling across the roof, and the aiming and aiming of cats chasing mice.

is this real?I really went back to 20 years ago?

A panic welled up in my heart.

What if you wake up tomorrow morning and find yourself lying in the hospital covered in bandages?I'm afraid it's just a dream today, I don't even dare to look at my mother twice, what should I do if I can't see it tomorrow?

Xu Xiaowen buried his head in the quilt and closed his eyes tightly.He dared not get out of bed to find his mother.If it was really a dream, then this dream was too beautiful, a beauty that he could not bear, and a beauty that he could not give up.He hasn't seen his mother for many years, but he doesn't dare to look more, he is afraid that when he wakes up from the dream, his mother is still lying in the cold soil forever, and he will collapse at the moment of waking up because of his greed for this beauty.He can only keep himself in a calm and cruel state, too close to the warmth will only make him lose the ability to resist the severe cold...

After tossing and turning all night, he fell asleep in a daze.When the sky was light, Xu Xiaowen opened his eyes.What catches the eye is still the tiled roof and tall beams.Raising both hands, they were still white and tender children's palms.

After mentioning it all night, my heart fell to the end-it turned out that it was really not a dream!He went back to 20 years ago!20 years ago before my mother died!He didn't become an orphan 20 years ago!20 years ago with endless possibilities!

Xu Xiaowen suddenly brought his hand to his mouth, and bit it hard, as if he didn't feel the pain, white marks appeared on the edge of his teeth.He bit it hard, afraid that he would reveal the crazy joy in his heart, as if there was a storm in his eyes, after the storm, the wind and the moon will shine!

In 1995, Xu Xiaowen was reborn!

"Mom, let me fetch water."

"Mom. I'm here to wash the rice."

"Mom, I'm here to do the laundry."

"Mom, I'm going to make soy sauce."

"Buy another bag of MSG!"

"Know-know-" Xu Xiaowen shouted from a distance, and ran to the grocery store in his memory.

Reborn, everything I see is full of nostalgia.

I miss the old house, the briquette stove, the bucket, the pressurized well, the moss in the corner, and the tiles on the roof...

Xu Xiaowen worked hard all morning and didn't feel tired at all.God knows that when he was 33 years old, he even hoped to have a soul after death, so that he could be a good child of his mother in the underworld.It's just that he knows it's just a delusion.Now that the delusion has become a reality, he is both excited and apprehensive.His mother saw that he was so well-behaved today, and wondered if there would be some unreasonable demands waiting for her later.Make up your mind not to indulge this kid.

After lunch, Xu Xiaowen really made a request.

"Mom, I want to clear out the useless things in my house."

Xu's mother, Jiang Yun, was taken aback. This was different from what she expected. "Try something well."

"I'm not making trouble..." Xu Xiaowen retorted softly.

The Xu family's old house is a tile-roofed house with two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom. Rural houses usually have a small yard.In Xu Xiaowen's small room, apart from a big bed for him to sleep in and a heavy old-fashioned writing desk, there are several boxes in the corner of the room that were styled in the last century. After 20 years, Xu Xiaowen doesn't know what old antiques are inside.There is a large closet with a closed lid, and my grandma's house seems to have one too. Xu Xiaowen remembers that during the Chinese New Year, my grandma always took out biscuits and candies from the closet to give to the children, but the big closet in their house has never been opened as long as he can remember.There is a stack of benches against the wall next to the bed, and these benches are moved out and cleaned for the guests to sit on when guests are entertained at home.Xu Xiaowen's books, pens, electric fans and other sundries were piled up messily on the desk.

These things have one thing in common, that is - dirty!

Everything except the bed was covered with thick dust.

Before lunch, Xu Xiaowen took the water and wiped everything in the house clean with a rag. After 10 minutes, a gust of wind blew, and fine dust that was visible to the naked eye fluttered down from the cracks in the tiles. , It was another layer of gray in an instant.

A cat jumped across the roof, a few leaves leaked down along with the dust, and fell on the desk...

Xu Xiaowen suddenly realized that it was not that he was too lazy and not clean when he was a child, but that the power of nature was too strong!

The next best thing is to be tidy anyway!

Adult Xu Xiaowen has endured the clutter and filth in his house to the limit, especially when he woke up this morning and found a thumb-sized spider on the bed only a few centimeters away from his face!

"Do whatever you want."

After eating, Xu Xiaowen took out the spirit of carrying sandbags at the construction site back then, and cleaned out everything in the house that he thought were sundries, and stuffed them into the pigsty behind the toilet.

In the afternoon, Jiang Yun came back from the outside and saw that not only her son's room was tidy and clean, but her room and the living room were also cleaned.In addition to the fact that the roof is too high to reach, the dust and cobwebs in the corners, the tables, chairs, benches, counters, etc. are shining in the sun...

To put it bluntly, Jiang Yun suddenly had the feeling that his son had grown up, matured, sensible, filial, etc., and also felt a certain kind of sadness.

She went out in the afternoon to go to her mother's house to discuss with her younger brother who would sell the house.

Although it is a one-story house, her house is located in a good location and the house is only seven or eight years old. At the beginning, she thought she would live there for a lifetime, so she spent a lot of money on materials.She said she was going to sell the house, and there were quite a few people in the village and town asking about it.

If it is sold, this house will not be their home...

Half a month later, Xu Xiaowen received the admission notice from No. [-] Middle School. As expected, Jiang Yun was overjoyed.The reputation of No. [-] Middle School in Fang County is no lower than that of Tsinghua University and Peking University.Jiang Yun is even more determined to pay for his son's education, and she will pay for his son's education.

Holding the admission notice, Xu Xiaowen really felt that he was indeed different from his previous life.

He was not as elated as Jiang Yun, because he knew this was just a small beginning.From now on, he wants to let himself take a different path!