Rebirth Night Talk

"Mom, I want an egg roll."

"Mom, I want to read comic books."

"Dad, I want fried corn."

"Dad, I want to eat sour tricolor."

"Brother, itchy back..."

"My feet are itchy..."

The above requirements, at the beginning, are all agreed.

After Zhao Xuejun woke up, he turned into a difficult spirit.As long as you are awake, you must assign people, make demands, and play rogues.In the beginning, everyone was obedient and obedient. Even when Zhao Xuejun said he wanted the moon, Zhao Xuewen, Zhao Xuebing would immediately turn into a superman and go up to pick it off.But after he stayed in the hospital for a month, if he opened his mouth, he would definitely be scolded.

"Zhao Xuejun, be more honest! If you keep messing around, I will beat you to death!" Gao Juzi angrily took a hot towel and wiped the face of his lost son.The elderly patients in the ward, as well as the patient's family members laughed happily, watching the Zhao family tease the young patient.

Zhao Xuejun was leaning on the pillow depressed, with the quilt rolled up, holding a can of orange petals in his hand and eating bit by bit.This month, Koufu really enjoyed a lot, such as malted milk, various canned food, egg rolls, snacks, and luncheon meat.There are gifts from the family members of the driver who caused the accident, transportation companies, mothers and friends, fathers and friends, and the godfather always buys egg rolls every day.Even Teacher Qiao from the class came to give away a net bag of duck pears.When she learned that Zhao Xuejun had to suspend school for a semester, and thought that Zhao Xuejun might repeat the grade when she went to school in the future, Teacher Qiao shed a few tears.She encouraged Zhao Xuejun to fight against the disease, persevere to the end, and keep learning.After encouraging her, she politely asked Gao Juzi if she could get a bicycle ticket.After being rejected, under Gao Juzi's rolling eyes quietly, she left sadly and never came back.

In front of Zhao Xuejun, the family members pretended to be happy talking and laughing. Zhao Xuejun knew that the family members were not happy.Especially her mother, Gao Juzi, who has been in the hospital for a month, and no one has ever been to my grandma's house, let alone bring money, not even someone who brought a bag of steamed buns for a walk around.Zhao Jianguo really thought about it this time. He comforted Juzi. To put it bluntly, money is what it is. No matter how expensive it is, there is something that can’t be exchanged.Nothing is as important as family. You gave me such a good son, and I, Zhao Jianguo, are content.

After tidying up Zhao Xuejun's things, Gao Juzi collected his son's dirty clothes, the bowl for dinner, and the bottle of infusion solution and put them in his bag.

"Junjun, your father will come later, can you do it yourself?" Gao Juzi turned to his son when he walked to the door.

Zhao Xuejun waved his hand happily: "Mom, go quickly, I'm fine, I won't hang the bottle this afternoon."

"Then you promise mom that you won't go to the ground."

"I promise, I don't even have shoes. What are you doing, bye, mother!"

Smiling and shaking her head, Gao Juzi left the ward with her things. When she pushed the cart to the hospital gate, she saw her elder sister Gao Pingguo and younger brother Gao Guolin.Gao Juzi trembled suddenly. At this moment, she wished to throw the pile of things in her hand on the face of her family and ask: What exactly do I, Gao Juzi, owe you? Can't I go too far as a human being?

Gao Pingguo's face was embarrassing, she rolled down the big sleeves of her old padded jacket, freed her hands, and grabbed the handlebars of Gao Juzi's bicycle: "Orange, Orange, listen to my sister, I'm sorry , I will apologize to you!"

After Gao Pingguo finished speaking, he really knelt down.The people at the entrance of the hospital rushed over, Gao Juzi saw that it was too embarrassing, and said in a low voice, "Get up first, let's talk over there."

"Hey." Gao Pingguo stood up quickly, and followed his sister to a leeward corner near the hospital.

The three siblings stood blankly for a while, Gao Guolin took out a cloth handkerchief from his bosom, and held it out to Gao Juzi.Gao Juzi took it and opened it, and it was full of 200 cents, [-] cents, [-] cents bills, and even some [-] cent, [-] cent change.But no matter how big the pile of things looked, when put together, Gao Juzi probably cost less than [-] yuan.An angry Gao Juzi lifted up the handkerchief and threw it out. The coins hit the wall with a dull sound... Gao Apple knelt down again.

"Orange, don't, it's all my fault. Years ago, the baby's father got sick, and I borrowed the rest of the money. He has tuberculosis, and the doctor said it was hopeless. You said my sister is a woman with five children. , what should I do in the future. Poor baby." Gao Pingguo burst into tears.

Gao Juzi also cried: "Your baby is delicate, isn't our army? I'll send a telegram and wait for money to save my life. One telegram didn't work, I sent five telegrams, and you have no money, at least someone can give me a word." Don’t ask me to count on you? Sister, I’m sorry for you. Didn’t I just marry a city man? Why do I owe the whole family? Sister, raise your hands and give me a good life Is it okay, I didn’t do anything immoral, right? That’s why you hate me so much. Our army is lying on the bed, needing blood transfusions, and taking medicine. Lao Zhao borrows money everywhere, and Mr. Fang gives five yuan to save his life. , are you my aunt or uncle? The one at home is the baby’s master! It’s the baby’s grandma... Speak up! Don’t kneel!” Gao Juzi suddenly yelled like crazy, and fell to his knees after shouting: "I'll kneel down for you! Can you give me a way to survive? Where's the money? Where's the money!" She shook her younger brother Gao Guolin's clothes: "Where's my baby's life-saving money? I want money, give me money! I don't have much want……"

Gao Juzi stretched out his hand and opened his fingers: "It's only five hundred, ah, really, I swear to you, if I want other money, I will be struck by lightning, really, I don't want it, just five hundred. Give me the money! I want money! Guo Lin, think of a way, you should pity your sister, you got married, and my sister gave you all your brother-in-law’s new clothes, Guo Lin... You can’t be heartless, Guo Lin! Give me money, okay? !Money!"

Gao Juzi started to kowtow to her younger brother and sister, and after a few kowtows, her forehead was bleeding and bruised: "The doctor said, I will have another month of care, and I need another operation. I don't want more. Really, it's only five hundred. You go back and make up for it. Our army is only 11 years old, still young, no surgery, and the root cause of the disease in the future, how good you are, have pity on me, can you pay back my family’s founding money, only five hundred. I don’t want the rest, I don’t want it No? Huh?"

Gao Guolin sobbed and supported the two elder sisters, pulled one up, knelt down on the other, and finally knelt down too: "Sister, everything from our father is here, and mother cried twice..."

"That's 3000 yuan, a lifetime's worth of money? Why is it gone? Tell me?" Gao Juzi didn't believe it.

Gao Guolin took out a primary school student's homework book from his pocket, twisted it, and began to read with a crying voice: "The house at home costs 470 yuan. My eldest brother-in-law got tuberculosis, so I borrowed 500 yuan to pay for it." The IOU is really a IOU. I bought two livestock, a two-year-old green mule, and a cow. I...I married my daughter-in-law in the orchard to get married, a bride price, a feast, and a contract to plant fruit seedlings on the hillside and buy saplings. It cost 400 yuan. Dad bought a bicycle, and a red light radio... I can't tell you the rest..."

Gao Juzi was devastated, and turned to ashes like a lightning strike. I don't know how long it took, but he felt that his sky had collapsed.Gao Guolin wiped his snot with his sleeve, and kept nagging there: "Sister, I have made up my mind. When the saplings grow up and there is a harvest, I will sell them all, and the money will belong to you. I have asked someone to look after the livestock. They can’t afford the price. If it’s right, I’ll give you money immediately after selling it. My stinky bitch still has a sewing machine, and I sold it, sister, we’ll pay it back, really, old Gao’s family... I’m sorry, Dad Mother is ashamed to come here, we are here to speak on behalf of the family..."

"Stop talking." Zhao Jianguo's voice sounded from behind.He stopped the car and walked over, helped his daughter-in-law, looked at her forehead, and said, "Oranges, aren't they just money? Are you afraid that you won't make any money while you're alive? Don't be angry, I'm still pointing at you." Help me honor my mother and raise children, if you have a good or bad life, our family will be over."

With her mouth trembling, Gao Juzi finally saw the person clearly. She sobbed for a while and hugged her husband and shouted, "Jianguo, why am I so miserable..."

Zhao Jianguo supported Gao Juzi and pushed the cart away. Before he left, he didn't ask his wife's family to go home. He just turned his head and said, "You guys... don't come here anymore. We don't want the money."

Gao Guolin twisted her nose. Before her sister and husband left, she squatted on the ground and began to pick up the pile of change. After she picked it up, she immediately stuffed it into her arms with soil. Gao Guolin looked in surprise: "Sister, what are you doing?" This money is for Junjun."

Gao Pingguo raised his head and made a flattering smile: "Junjun is a child, if it's gone...it's gone, heh...my man is going to be the backbone, I have five children, the fifth, you poor sister, Will the money be given to my sister? You go back and tell them that the money has been sent to Cheng. Your brother-in-law also needs to take medicine and save his life. Poor you, poor sister? I will kowtow to you for your poor nephew and niece Kowtow... I dare not ask Juzi to forgive me, I will be an old hen for her in the next life, and lay eggs to compensate... I am a man, waiting for help... Ah, Guolin..."

Gao Guolin looked at the poor sister who was knocked, his chest was exploding, he turned his head and sucked his nose, stretched out his hand, and punched the wall a dozen times vigorously.Gao Juzi leaned against the wall at one side of the corner, forcefully holding back his last mouthful of family affection.

Zhao Xuejun flipped through a comic book that was about to be torn, and sighed boredly.The nurse sister came in, stretched out her hand, confiscated the book, and flipped it down with a smile: "Hey, where is Xiao Junjun losing his temper?"

Zhao Xuejun shook his head, turned around cooperatively, took off his pants, and got an injection.He was so angry that he almost vomited blood when the nurse said a word: "Xiao Junjun, you are so brave, you don't even cry when you get an injection."

Uh, Zhao Xuejun was so depressed that he almost didn't pass.After receiving the needle, the nurse sister touched her pocket, took out a straw grasshopper and handed it to Zhao Xuejun: "Someone gave you this, and that person looked scary to me, with blood all over his hands."

Zhao Xuejun played with the grasshopper for a while, and some memories flashed in his eyes.When I was young, my grandma's house was a free world, because of my mother's money, maybe because I didn't go there often.Every time he went with his brothers, grandma would fry oil cakes and make sugar water.In autumn, the fields were golden, and he followed his grandfather to tease the cat and the dog. When the dog was anxious and wanted to bite, he hid behind his grandfather's cotton trousers, and his grandfather could kick the dog far away.In my memory, the stingy grandpa always squinted his eyes, ate steamed buns, and stuffed big pieces into his mouth.He was wearing black coarse cotton trousers and an old cotton jacket.There is a dry tobacco under the skirt, the cigarette holder is copper, and the teeth are yellow.The little uncle loved him very much, and every time he went back, he would run all over the mountains with his back on his back. When he was tired from playing, he would sit on the wheat stack, and his uncle would tie grasshoppers for him.

Zhao Xuejun doesn't know how to evaluate his grandma's house. People's feelings are real, and things in the flesh and blood, I really can't tell. In this life, I am far away from my grandpa's house. This grasshopper... This is the first time for him See.He played with it for a while, watching the cleaning lady in the house push the big wooden tweezers with the sawdust, and he threw the grasshopper away smoothly.

Zhao Xuejun didn't know that his family was going to sell everything because of him.He underwent the last surgery 20 days later, and the money for the surgery was shared equally between the driver's family and the transportation company.Later, whenever he thought about it, he regretted that he didn't tell his mother where he put the money, otherwise, his mother wouldn't be so worried.On the day Zhao Xuejun was discharged from the hospital, his mother Gao Juzi didn't come to pick him up. She went to Shanghai.

For the sake of his son, Gao Juzi finally went all out.money!She had never thought about money so crazy.She found an abacus and calculated in detail the money that children need to spend from elementary school to adulthood.Clothes money, food money, book fees, book fees, education fees.Engaging in dating, buying furniture, getting married, becoming an adult, living expenses, accidents, and family guarantee funds.These costs are accurate to the point.She also wrote down the wages of all the positions in the factory on the plane, and then calculated the length of service and various subsidies and benefits.She even listed the depreciation costs of the newspapers in the office and waste materials, and after calculations, Gao Juzi discovered that until her three sons became adults, she would have to spend a huge, unimaginable amount of money to pay enough. carefree happiness.But now, her assets are almost in a negative state.

The cruelty of reality did not defeat Gao Juzi, she miraculously carried a chill, she was not afraid of the chill of fate, for the future of her sons, she had to take the first step.She asked someone to help her, and replaced her idle job of knitting sweaters in the office with the supply and marketing department.A few years ago, the handicraft factory signed a big order to make various shapes of silk and satin packaging boxes. The contract was signed with an export company in Shanghai.Gao Juzi is jealous of the business trip subsidy. Every time he escorts the car, he will be given six yuan, which is 18 yuan a month.Her current salary is 40 yuan, plus 18 yuan is 58 yuan, which is much more than her husband's salary.

Zhao Xuejun felt guilty and raised him at home, and his mother didn't come back until seven days later.As soon as he entered the room, the man was dark and thin, and the grandma who saw it felt distressed, and kept nagging: "My mother-in-law's house, it's unreasonable to walk around all over the place with the family raising the baby." The old lady wanted to feel sorry for her daughter-in-law, but she opened her mouth It becomes a complaint.

Gao Juzi put his arms around his son and gave him a kiss. After the kiss, he took out a box of Shanghai dim sum from the bag on the side, opened it and asked his son to eat it.It was the first time for Zhao Xuejun to see dim sum boxes in old Shanghai, the kind of rectangular paper boxes with a piece of wrapping paper on the outside of the box, and some old-fashioned dim sum paintings on it.In the box, those snacks are genuine, large and small, filling every space, take out one and stuff it in your mouth, eh!The taste is also top notch.Seeing that his son was delicious, Gao Juzi was so beautiful: "Eat it quickly, don't let your brother see it, after eating, mom will hide it for you, and you can eat it after they go to school."

Zhao Xuejun smiled, took out a big one, and fed it to grandma.The old lady took a bite, pursed her lips and smiled.Besides, he didn't take a bite, saying it was a toothache.

Gao Juzi was sitting at home packing her luggage. She brought back a big canvas bag, and while arranging the silk scarves, skirts, shirts, and foreign-style leather shoes, sandals, and silk socks she bought there, she babbled: "When we go, the factory All the sisters here asked me to bring things. Thanks to your father, I brought me 100 yuan, and I also brought a month’s salary, and finally used a little business travel expenses. Son, you don’t know, I’ve opened my eyes. The shops on Nanjing Road and Huaihai Road are so big, and the patterns of silk scarves sold by the hawkers over there are so beautiful. The driver is afraid to go out when he lives in a hotel. He needs money when he goes out, and he is afraid of getting lost. Your mother, I am very brave. Yes, I took the map and asked me to find it.

As soon as the shopping mall on Nanjing Road opened, wow, people from all over the country were scrambling there, not buying, but really robbing, your mother and I too, buying too much in a hurry, you can see that they are all here.It's all good things, good things that don't need tickets. "

Zhao Xuejun flipped through it, and patiently asked about the prices, ranging from clothes to socks, he asked about everything, and Gao Juzi happily talked to his son.The couple were talking happily, when the female workers from the handicraft factory rushed in, biting one orange sister, and then looking at the things they asked to bring.

A female worker was holding a one-piece dress, trembling with excitement, she gestured for a while, and asked Gao Juzi: "Sister Orange, how much is this dress?"

Gao Juzi was about to open his mouth, when Zhao Xuejun said loudly with a smile: "Auntie, I know, my mother said it would cost 40 yuan! Oh my god, it's so expensive!"

"Isn't it expensive? This is a Shanghai product. Last year someone brought me a small coat, which cost 79 yuan. My mother said, I can wear that coat for the rest of my life!" The female worker is a foreigner.

Gao Juzi was dumbfounded, and stared blankly at her son. The female worker was very satisfied, she went into the back room to wear it, and attracted a whole family of guests to praise her. In this era, going to Shanghai is like going to Hong Kong now.The clothes sold by the four supply and marketing cooperatives in Wanlin City are either gray, blue, or fabric. There are such western-style things there.The female worker was so rare that she quickly took out the money, stuffed it into Gao Juzi's hand, and left happily.

Gao Juzi sat on the bed foolishly, looking at his bastard son, who sold five yuan sandals to eight yuan, men's artificial leather leather jackets, bought at 35, he dared to sell them for 35, and foreign style flared pants, bought at [-] , he said [-].The pile of things was looted in less than an hour, and those who didn't get it in the end were so angry that everyone wrote notes to Gao Juzi, asking her to buy it back next time.

"Son, what are you doing?" After sitting blankly for a while, Gao Juzi finally woke up. She looked at Zhao Xuejun who gathered up the money and handed it to him, and she almost died of fright.She stretched out her hand to hit it, but she couldn't bear it, her hand holding the money kept shaking.

"Mom, you go to Shanghai with a public car. If you think about it, how much will it cost for them to go by themselves? Besides, things in Shanghai are so rare. Mom... I read your list. According to your calculations , when we grow up, you will probably have to work for 300 years."

"Really?" Gao Juzi asked hesitantly.

"Really, 300 years, mom, unless you want to be a fairy, otherwise, you really can't earn that much. So, you can only do this now." Zhao Xuejun looked sincere.

"This is speculation, son, if you are not careful, you will be sent to prison."

"But didn't the radio say these days, to invigorate and promote the market economy, mom, I don't understand, isn't making money the economy?"

Gao Juzi hesitated for a while, but still hit her son a few times, but she was not willing to use any force. After the beating, she sat on the bed to count the money and reconcile the account.Right, I stayed again.After excluding more than 300 principal, she earned 270 yuan.This is five or six months' salary... That money is really burning hands.The burnt high oranges haven’t eaten well, haven’t slept well for several days, and are absent-minded about everything. Turning the corner, I asked her to bring clothes and goods.Some people even gave the money directly... Gao Juzi, who was born as a farmer and had been doing his duty all his life, was lost at the beginning of [-]... She felt that if she went on like this, the listed happiness would not be so difficult to achieve .

She went out and got to know the big Shanghai, the big city people of Western style, and the big Shanghai people who walk through the streets and alleys to do business.She has seen the self-confidence of the people in that city. She has witnessed the prosperity of that city bordering the world. It is not uncommon to do business and engage in economy there. However, in the small Wanlin City far away in the Taihang Mountains, everything there It's all like a dream, illusory but like a mirage.