Rebirth Night Talk

Gao Pingguo's body had been parked at home for fifteen days, and it was extremely tiring to hold a funeral for fifteen days.From the initial extreme sadness to the end because of those cumbersome rituals, people can't laugh or cry, and they can't think of sadness.On the fourth day, Gao Juzi left the Tan family. Before leaving, Gao Juzi only said to the Tan family: Call me again after the burial.

The elders of the Gao family stayed for two days, and they subconsciously avoided Gao Juzi, not knowing why.

Funerals are really troublesome, sometimes the money, sometimes that money, sometimes there is not enough incense, and sometimes no one cuts the burnt paper... The neighbors are crying, the sister-in-law is crying, the sister-in-law is crying, the sisters from the same village are crying, those After the seven aunts and eight aunts cried their sorrows in front of Gao Pingguo's spirit, they sat together and gave advice to Tan Xiaokang, the Apple man lying on the bed: Never let the brick factory go. There is no one to see, people are exhausted in the brick factory, this must be explained.Ask them to pay compensation, if it is less than [-] yuan, it will not work.

Tan Xiaokang's spine was crushed by the disease a long time ago, and he had already thought about it.Apple's funeral is over, so he bought a pack of rat poison and went with him, so as not to hurt the children.

In this rural place, when you become a family, your parents will feel that this major event in life has been done for you, and it will be your own business in the future.The Tan family's family is not small, and everyone in this village has the surname Tan, but because there are too many relatives, they are too close together, so they are not close.What Gao Pingguo has been doing since she was a young girl is what all the women around her are doing.Everyone just thought that she was unlucky, and she had a husband who couldn't share for him.But who doesn't?In the past few days, Tan Xiaokang has been telling people: If you die early, you will be reborn early, and Apple will enjoy its blessings.

After those people discussed it, on the 15th day, a large family carried Gao Apple's coffin out of the village and went to the brick factory in the town.

Tang Yueyue, Tan Liangliang and their five siblings, wearing sackcloth and filial piety to help the spirit weep, paper money was flying to clear the way along the way, and the suona was playing desolately behind.In a blink of an eye, they were carrying the coffin to the gate of the brick factory.Going to that block, it probably means that you don't do business, and if you don't tell a reason today, everyone will not feel better.

The owner of this brick factory is a wealthy hukou. Not only does he contract the brick factory, but he also owns a soy sauce factory at home. When Gao Pingguo came to his house to do odd jobs, he got away with it.The other party saw that she was a woman, and she was unwilling to use her. Later, Gao Pingguo couldn't stand it and begged every day, even the elders in the village.He just agreed.But a woman is in charge of the big and the small, working in the field and at home, and going to the brick factory until eleven o'clock at night, men can't bear it.No one wanted Gao Pingguo to die, but she just died and died in her own factory.The owner of the brick factory paid for the car, rescue money, and medical expenses.He thought this was enough, so he didn't go to Gao Apple's funeral.He swore secretly that the mother-in-law would not be able to use her in the future.

The villagers carried the coffin and blocked the gate there.Not long after, people from the two villages quarreled, each arguing for their own reasons. In the end, the Tan family said that they wanted five thousand, otherwise they would not bury them.The brick factory owner gave at most [-], because Gao Pingguo's disease was accumulated over the years, and they were innocent.Naturally, the Tan family refused to agree, and they talked a lot. In the end, they got angry and raised the conditions.

Gao Apple's five children had to be supported by the brick factory until they reached adulthood.The brick factory owner must come up with 1 yuan in compensation.Gao Apple's funeral expenses must be paid by the brick factory, etc., and there are more than ten written regulations.The owner of the brick factory was in a hurry, and he opened his mouth and said: only five hundred, if you want it, take it, don't get out!

Immediately, the Tan family exploded. This kind of contempt for a clan has been the most unbearable since ancient times.So an unpredictable big fight took place.The fight went on for three hours, and the Tan family suffered three serious injuries and numerous minor injuries.The incident took place in the village of the owner of the brick factory. There are many families. When the loudspeaker greets you at the entrance of the village, people from a village come out to beat you. Can you win?Later, the public was shocked, and the police came and arrested many people, so the matter was not as simple as Gao Pingguo's death.This has escalated to a matter of the face of the two villages.

Zhao Jianguo knew about it that afternoon, and some leaders even asked him to mediate in the name of relatives.Zhao Jianguo went there, and sincerely dissuaded him. However, this matter was too involved, and neither the village chief nor the village party secretary of the two villages could make the decision.So Gao Apple's coffin was transported from the brick factory to the township government pitifully.It was a hot day, the coffins were buried along the way, and the coffins were so smelly that sometimes Tan Xiaokang dared not approach them.

The Zhao family's grief was diluted by the drama of this incident. Gao Juzi really wanted to be sad, but who would give her a chance.Gao Pingguo's natal relatives were all invited out of the village. The Tan family said that the natal family should not interfere in this matter.They made a decision for Gao Pingguo!Moreover, Tan Xiaokang can't make the decision now. This is a village's face matter, not someone else's matter.

The Zhao family had been waiting for news when they returned to Wanlin City. They waited and waited, but they got an unacceptable result.Gao Pingguo's coffin was placed in the courtyard of the brigade at the entrance of the other side's village. The Tan family found a mason to build a brick house in the courtyard of the other side's brigade, and stopped the coffin there.

And Gao Juzi's brother-in-law seemed to have found hope in life. He stood up miraculously. With his sickly body, he wore linen and filial piety every day. With five children, the township government, county government, and city government began to leave. On the road to litigation.The county and the township have been adjusted several times, but the brick factory has not let go, because several villagers in their village are still locked up in the police station because they injured people.

Gao Juzi asked someone to go to her brother-in-law’s house several times and said: It’s your business to go to court, don’t involve the children, now the government says they will take care of the children’s tuition and living expenses, and relatives can also contribute some.If you want the children to study first, you will file a lawsuit against me, won't it be a waste of time?But Tan Xiaokang refused, thinking that this should not be the case anymore, no one would sympathize with him if he made troubles alone, and the whole family had to make troubles.

This has been said, and I have been persuaded, and I have come and gone, and March has passed.From the beginning, everyone who heard Gao Pingguo's fate would shed tears of sympathy, and then everyone regarded it as a joke after dinner.The Tan family rested, and the Gao family also rested.It's just Gao Pingguo's body, because I don't know whose face I offended, I'm afraid it won't be able to be buried in the ground for a while.

In the past few months, Gao Juzi has been rambling on and on about her elder sister whenever she sees anyone, how pitiful she is.At the beginning, everyone persuaded her, but she couldn't hold her back and said it dozens of times a day.She recalls endlessly, thinks about the goodness of her eldest sister endlessly, persuades herself to be sad, and tries hard to find some memories every day... She cries when she thinks of it, cries when she thinks of it.

Sometimes Zhao Xuejun thinks his mother is perfect, if not for her nagging temper, she could be a goddess.But her nature is like this, she just likes to use others as a swill tank.Over and over again endless spit bitter water.So, grandma took Aunt Gaixia back to her hometown to avoid the limelight, and Zhao Xuebing went to live with a classmate.Zhao Xuejun spends time with his mother every night, but in the end he couldn't take it anymore, and found a reason to say that he will stay at his godfather's house for a while...

When Zhao Jianguo came back from his work unit, he saw Gao Juzi scolding someone on the phone as soon as he entered the door. After the scolding, he hung up the phone angrily, standing there panting.Zhao Jianguo didn't dare to say anything, and went directly to the kitchen... This woman has been a firecracker for the past few months, and it explodes at any point.

"I'm surprised. There is still such a father in this world. The child is not called to go to school, and he goes to the gate of the township government with him every day to complain. Isn't the eldest brother-in-law like this before?" Gao Juzi angrily turned on the faucet and drank some water Scoop cold water into your mouth.

"This is not right, it will implicate three generations." Zhao Jianguo frowned.

"Well, my mother went to make trouble. Guolin and the others ran to make decisions for the children. If they didn't let the children study, they took people from the Gao family camp to raid his house." Gao Juzi sat on a small stool, holding A cucumber clicked, clicked and bitten.

"You don't get involved with your natal family's affairs."

"I know, didn't I scold them just now, when my eldest sister was ill, her mother's home was so close, who told me? It was so difficult for her eldest sister, who helped? Now tell me to make trouble, I'm crazy, my mother won't go. Who Don’t even think about commanding me, who else do I want to command.”

"Oranges." Zhao Jianguo scrambled tomatoes and eggs for himself, stuffed rice, brought a bowl to his wife, and then dragged a small bench to sit in front of her, apparently ready to talk to his wife who had been out of control for a while.

"Ah?" Gao Juzi was stunned for a moment, and looked up to see her husband's displeased face.

"Orange, these few days, I ran to the dolls' school, and the tuition and miscellaneous fees are all free. The government also provides some subsidies every month according to the regulations. You have seen your brother-in-law, he is just looking for something for yourself. This kind of person has probably not been noticed for many years. He enjoys this kind of life very much. This thing, I mean, the children are in the city, you can go to school when you are free Bing and the others send something..."

"Hey... Hey, Zhao Jianguo, Lao Gao's family is still alive, what the hell are you doing? I still want to take care of it, but I just need a girl. Yueyue is so upright. If he doesn't come, he will die if he says he will die. At home. Hey... No matter how bad the eldest brother-in-law is, the children will rely on them in their hearts. If the mother is gone, they have to rely on their father. Guolin and the others have talked about it, and the eldest brother-in-law will go to trouble alone in the future. What should the children do? , What are you doing. Jianguo, I find it strange. You said that Tan Xiaokang has read a few books. How could he come up with such a bad idea... You said that this person eats whole grains, what is it? Everyone has..."

"Mom, I'm back... come back to get clothes." Zhao Xuejun, who stood at the door and listened for a while, saw that his mother was about to start nagging again, so he hurried into the house to save his father.Zhao Jianguo quickly finished the meal with a grateful face, and found an excuse to escape.

"Xuejun, have you matched your godfather's glasses for him?" Gao Juzi asked while helping his son tidy up his clothes.

"That's right, he can't manage himself well. He's lying on TV watching Journey to the West every day, and he's about to get his head stuck in it." Zhao Xuejun was also furious.

"Okay, I won't talk anymore, I've been nagging you all this time, and you're bothering me." Gao Juzi muttered.

"Mom, I know you're sad, but, look, you don't take good care of Jinxin. I saw a lot of people throw the ashes of the burnt briquettes at the gate of the market..." Before Zhao Xuejun finished speaking, Gao Juzi jumped up: "What? It's against them. I won't go for a few days? No, it can't be like this..."

Zhao Xuejun shook his head helplessly, lifted his burden, said hello to Gao Juzi who was changing clothes in the room, and then walked out slowly.

These days, Zhao Xuejun is also thinking.What caused the aunt's house to become like this.poverty?Poverty is only one aspect, right?Incompatibility under system transformation?Not right either!He thought a lot, thought of the current contract responsibility system, thought of 30 years of reform, thought of many, many problems, the general trend of the world, people-oriented, this people are rich, the overall quality also needs to be tempered?Pooh!Pooh!This has nothing to do with his first class, he can't even take care of his own family.

Zhao Xuejun thought about it all the way, and when he reached the gate of the small courtyard of his godfather's house, he suddenly stopped and looked behind him.How does it feel like someone is following him?He walked a few more steps, stopped decisively, turned around and asked loudly: "Who? Who's there?"

There was a pause over there, a man...slowly swayed out of the telegraph pole, he smiled at Zhao Xuejun, his crooked teeth were still the same.

He grew taller and thinner.It's been a long time since I saw him, and he's actually a head taller than me, by more than 1.9 meters, right?where is he from?Why is his face so dusty, how long has it been since he washed his face?Why are you so thin!If the wind is stronger, he has to go with the wind, right?What's with his shawl hair?Still wearing wisps.How long has he been wearing this dress?How can it be so dirty?Are his pants stolen, so short?No matter how short it is, it can be used as pants.The pair of open leather shoes on his feet were dug out in that garbage dump?Who bullied him?Why is he so dazed.He is laughing, why does it feel like he is crying?Is he as old as the second brother?How does it feel like a piece of land, full of desolation.It's like the true soul is taken away by the years, leaving only the body...

"Wang...xi" the bag in Zhao Xuejun's hand fell to the ground.

That was Wang Xi. He came out of the juvenile detention center and dared not go home. He only carried his luggage and squatted in a corner near the door of his house for a day and a night.He watched the grown-up Wang Rui sell vegetables on a bicycle, go to and from school, clean the yard, and watched the houses at home that were not finished when he left were all finished.Just to renovate this house, all my father's pension is gone.Mom thinks a lot, and wants to prepare the house for their wedding.As a result, after spending all the money, the south house was not roofed, and one side of the house didn't even have a window frame.

Everything is fine at home. My mother is riding on the [-]th curved beam, and greets the neighbors with a relaxed expression.It seems that everything is normal without him, and it is okay to leave him.The changes in the south changed every day. When he entered, he saw a lot of wasteland beside the road.When he came out, there were already stretches of factory buildings there, and people from all over the world came and crowded the streets to get into the car, enter the factory, and make money.This rural place, which was originally a small town, unexpectedly has places like a police station and a casino.Numerous private houses along the street have turned the houses facing the street into restaurants and shops to earn money at the doorstep.Wang Xi saw that his newly built house facing the street had opened a teahouse.And my own mother was actually carrying the kettle, talking to the guests with a smile, adding water.Is this your home?It is so strange, as if there should be no one like me...

How long has it been?The world doesn't need him anymore.Wang Xi, who was confused about the reality, came to the town post office and wrote a long letter to his mother, saying that he wanted to walk around and find the way to go in the future.In this way, Wang Xi began to wander. He went to many places, walked, inquired, watched, and observed. He suffered a lot. Of course, he learned a lot in the big school of society.

Wang Xi did not have a goal on this journey. It is strange that he walked all the way from Guangzhou to Shanxi. After entering Shanxi, he went to Wanlin City with a clear purpose. Once in the city, he went to Zhao's house without hesitation. Go, to the door of Zhao's house, it's strange, he doesn't want to go in, he just wants to see Zhao Xuejun.Later, when he saw Zhao Xuejun coming out, he followed all the way here...

Zhao Xuejun looked at Wang Xi, who looked like a beggar, and felt his nose sour.He was stunned for a while, then bent down to pick up his bag, then went to pick up Wang Xi's bag and said, "Have you traveled a long way?"

"Yes." Wang Xi followed him and walked in.

"You said, you pretended so well, how did I recognize you?"

"do not know."

"Godfather can take a bath here, you clean up first, I'll buy you some meat... oh, and I'll stew a piece of fish for you."

"Um……"

Wang Xi was suddenly very sleepy and wanted to sleep for three days... No, at least one month...