After breakfast, Li Cheng went to the nurse to find a wheelchair, intending to wait for the old lady to wake up and push her out to have a look.

It wasn't until after four o'clock in the afternoon that Li Cheng saw that the old lady had woken up a little, scrubbed the old lady, and combed her gray hair neatly.

When Li Cheng picked up his mother and put him on the wheelchair, he felt so light, as if he was holding a pile of bones in his arms, so light.Her eyes were about to turn red again, she took a blanket and wrapped it up gently for her, turned around to say hello to Fang Qinghe, and pushed her out the door.

The old lady was a little more energetic at this time, and whenever she saw a child along the way, she would stare at it, talking in a weak voice about the naughty things Li Cheng and his brother had done before they passed away.

Li Cheng echoed softly, saw a clothing store from the glass window, saw that the style was beautiful, and pushed the old lady into it.

Li Cheng picked out a double-breasted top with red flowers on a black background, and a pair of black wide-leg pants underneath. Although the old lady said not to waste money, Li Cheng still bought it.

When pushing the cart back, He Duan didn't know which hotel was setting off fireworks, the sky was full of bright and colorful shapes, Li Cheng stopped to watch the beautiful scenery.

Pointing to the flashing red fireworks, the old lady said tremblingly: "Back when you had your brother, your father bought two and showed them to me at the gate. Later, when I had you, I also bought two. Come back to put a big flower, your brother, see the flowers jumping and jumping happily." The voice whispered slowly: "At that time, the flowers were not so big when they were put up, but I always remember it very clearly. Ever since your father passed away, we The family never let it go, when you went to college, our family also set off two hanging whips, um, it’s so beautiful.”

Tears overflowed from the eyes of the old lady, looking at the blurred fireworks through the hazy water, with a contented and comfortable smile on the corner of her mouth, she muttered to herself: "It's so beautiful."

Li Cheng echoed: "When I come back, I have a child, and I will show my mother some flowers in my hometown, okay?"

"Okay, when my grandson comes out, I'll pay for a few more" as he spoke, his voice became softer.

He just bent down to cover the blanket tightly for the old lady, but saw that the old lady closed her eyes tightly and never woke up again.

Li Cheng's heart skipped a beat, he wiped away his tears, got up and quickly pushed the wheelchair back to the hospital. He didn't go very far. He arrived at the hospital in 2 minutes, and the old lady was sent to the emergency room.

Li Cheng was prepared for the worst, but he was still in unspeakable pain. It was obviously so warm just now, but now it was as cold as falling into an ice cave.

Afterwards, Li Cheng has been busy and tireless. He paid all the hospital expenses, went back to the ward to pack his things, and threw away what should be lost, and exchanged mobile phone numbers with Fang Qinghe.

Fang Qinghe sat with Li Cheng and talked for a long time, Li Cheng said that he was leaving and had to go to the funeral home, Fang Qinghe stepped forward and hugged Li Cheng: "Call me if you have anything to do, you can treat me as your friend Okay, bro, don’t be shy to call.”

Li Cheng has never been hugged since he was a child. It felt a bit strange, but he didn't think too much about it, "Well, I will, I'll go first."

When he arrived at the funeral parlor, Li Cheng walked to a bed with heavy steps. Li Cheng saw that his mother was fully dressed and lying there safely.The thought of never seeing him again made him feel very uncomfortable, sobbing and crying in a muffled voice.

The bed was pushed away, Li Cheng squatted and felt uncomfortable for a while, and was taken to pick out an urn, and finally he picked a urn worth more than 2000 yuan, because the engraved flowers on the box were like fireworks blooming, he I think the old lady will like it.

When returning by train, Li Cheng called Uncle Li and told him that the old lady had left.

Second Uncle Li sighed, thought of it in his heart, and comforted Li Cheng, saying: "Sister-in-law has already prepared the things behind her, and she can do it when she comes back."

Li Cheng agreed sullenly, put down his phone, his eye circles were red again.

When Li Cheng got off the train, Second Uncle Li drove to pick him up, and the car drove directly back to his hometown.

Looking at the mottled walls of the old courtyard, the white cloth and paper hanging at the door, Li Cheng couldn't help it anymore, and burst into tears.

Next, the burial and funeral, with the help of my second uncle, Li Cheng was not busy, but felt uncomfortable and hair swollen.

After the funeral, Uncle Li asked Li Cheng if he wanted to go back or stay for a few days.

Li Cheng said he would stay for a few days and leave after the first seven days.

Li Cheng lay on the old bed, only an old quilt was spread, and the old quilt was also covered.There is an old atmosphere in the room, and there are no people there for a long time, it is cold and cold.

Cook a big pot of porridge every morning, and eat these porridges at noon and dinner.

Li Cheng was so uncomfortable that he couldn't eat anything. It seemed that his sense of taste had degenerated, leaving only an empty shell.

He flipped through the old photo albums, photos of his dad, and photos of his brother when he was a child, and his brother drowned when he was ten.Their faces are the same as they are in memory. It’s been a long time since I saw these photos. Looking at the rough edges of the hard corners of the photo album, when my mother was alone at home, she often looked at them.

Sitting on the porch, I watched only a few jujubes falling on the jujube tree in the yard. When I was young, the jujubes were so many that I climbed up the tree to pick them. It seems that the fruit did not bear much this year.

Li Cheng took a shovel and cleaned up the yard. Some of his mother's old things in the house were kept as souvenirs, and some were taken to the grave and burned.

The mobile phone rang three times before Li Cheng heard it. He went to the room to get the mobile phone to see that it was Ding Qi calling, and he directly refused to answer it.

But Ding Qi called again and again, and Li Cheng was very angry: "What's the matter with you?"

"I just found out that the old lady has gone, when will you come back and divorce the marriage?"

"Don't worry, I won't drag you down so despicably. I want to leave a long time ago. It's just a woman like you. Hehe, Ding Qi is not talking about you. You will cry sooner or later." He slapped the trunk hard, and the leaves and the trembling dates fell down.

"Li Cheng, do you know why I can't live with you? Because your self-motivation is gone, you are like a lump of mud, what else is there for me to keep?" The phone hangs up.

"mud"

"mud"

Li Cheng's mind was constantly filled with what Ding Qi said, and he was almost driven crazy. He punched the tree fiercely with his fists, his skin was torn and blood flowed, but the pain in his bones was no match for the pain in his heart.

During the years of marriage, Li Cheng never scolded Ding Qi, let alone hit Ding Qi once. Even though he was recuperating at home from an injury, he prepared meals meticulously every day when Ding Qi was at home.

Isn’t all of these good enough? Do you have to let each other be covered in bruises?

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