old lily no spring

After Ge Hua returned home, it was in time for the winter vacation. The two pigs fed by the family were fat and strong. According to the custom, one pig would be slaughtered during the Chinese New Year.Half of it was sold, and the other half was kept at home to eat slowly.In the twelfth lunar month of this year, several people in Ge's yard blocked the howling pigs to catch them.

Ge Hua never participated.But Ge Tianbao and a few neighbors were sweating profusely, and Wu Fang called Ge Hua into the room, "Second brother, come out and help."

Ge Hua was bending over to clean up the accumulated moss on the roof, and she replied, "I'm cleaning the roof. You let Erkang catch it." Ziwei is busy in the kitchen, and she is responsible for cleaning. Erkang has not eaten every day since returning home from other places Just sleep, or go out and surf the Internet.It was past ten o'clock in the morning, and he was still sleeping.

Wu Fang didn't call Erkang, but gasped out of her nostrils, "You've grown so tall."

Uncle Zhang, who was helping to catch the pigs next door, stared at the black boar scrambling to find a way to survive, "You two are about to enjoy your blessings. Your second child is praised by every teacher at school, saying that the college entrance examination must be fine. My second child both vaccinated me and said that I was going to repeat my studies."

Ge Tianbao raised his eyes and looked at him, "That's different, your family is a boy, no matter how you read it, he is your son. If you read it out, the girl does not belong to someone else's family"

Uncle Zhang smiled helplessly, "There are two boys in my family. The eldest is going to study, get married and buy a house, so he emptied the whole family. Now there is still the second child, so how dare I relax. Unlike your family, where there are three girls and the house of the fourth child I bought it too, and I was short of saying that the right person got married. Three maids help a son and are filial to his parents, isn't this a blessing?"

With a sneer, Wu Fang glanced at the top of the building, "Heh...how can I be so lucky. I will be thankful if I don't say a word."

Ge Hua on the roof stopped the shovel in his hand when he heard it, and then continued to work.The branches and leaves of pagoda trees often fall from the roof, and if they accumulate for a long time, they will block the drain.It used to be done by the eldest sister, but later she took over.She won't stay at home for a long time in the future, and Ziwei will leave this home sooner or later, and she doesn't know who will do it.

On the way back from City H, Ziwei asked, "Second Sister, can I get a loan for college?"

Ge Hua asked clearly, in fact, you can get a loan in the place where the student came from, or you can get a loan in the school through relevant policies.Because her parents will not pay tuition fees, and she still owes Teacher Lu a high school subsidy fee.Gritting your teeth first, you can borrow tuition fees, living expenses, etc., you can rely on playing sports subsidies or find ways to work.

After Ziwei heard this, she didn't speak again, her eyes were fixed on the scenery outside the train without blinking. Ge Hua knew that she might have moved her mind to study.

A high-pitched cry came to his ears from the yard. Ge Hua supported the shovel and looked down. The big black pig was finally pinned to the ground by five people. After its four hooves were firmly clamped, it was still wriggling vigorously, and its tail was also crushed. The man's hands were tense, and Uncle Zhang shouted, "Bring the rope!"

After a while, the pig's four legs were tied to a thick wooden stick. It howled, and the person who carried it was cheerful. Wu Fang followed with two large iron buckets and waited for the pig to be slaughtered.The sound of sharpening knives and the desperate wailing of pigs came and went one after another, and the butchers were waiting for each other to light cigarettes. One of them smiled and took a puff of cigarettes, pointing to the black pig and said, "Sounds so loud, you are in good spirits. This meat is sure to be delicious."

After the knife was sharpened, the pig was pinned down again. It had already sensed the approaching danger, and howled with greater force. The knife edge had already penetrated into its body. After walking for a while, I heard someone say, " Alright... go on."

The fermented bean curd-colored pig's blood gurgled into the bucket.The pig butcher was beaming, and the pig's blood was concentrated and serious. Ge Hua on the top of the building looked chilly all over.

"Sister, I think I'm like that pig." Ziwei went up to the top of the building at some point and watched the pig slaughtering process for a while.

Gradually, the pig stopped screaming.Ziwei's chest heaved slightly, and she turned around to help Ge Hua carry the trash, "Sister, I won't eat a bite of the butcher dish at noon." Ziwei, who likes meat, is not the first time to see a butcher, but today she couldn't stop feeling sick.

"Why do you feel like you?" Ge Hua lifted the bucket next to him and carefully rinsed away the remaining mud.

"Hold it down first, then tie it up, let the blood out a little bit, put it until the pig has no strength to scream, and it becomes a dish on the table. I think, I am tied up by this family." Ziwei burst into tears, and she crooked I turned my face away and didn't want my second sister to see it.

Ge Hua bent down and flushed the water, "Want to study? How about repeating the third day of the first year?"

Ziwei couldn't believe her ears, "...Parents won't agree."

"How will you know if you don't try it? Besides, if your parents don't agree with you, if you want to study, you don't want to study?" Ge Hua stood upright and smiled at his sister, "Isn't that how you came here? You have to be cheeky. Go and read, they scold them, you read yours. Don’t worry about the tuition, my sister will go to work after the college entrance examination, and I will earn it for you.” I’m afraid that my younger sister will be like the eldest sister, who will accept her fate after fleeing the battle.

"I went to see the University of Science and Technology, and University of E. I was very envious. The faces of the students there were different." Ziwei sniffed and was teased by the second sister, "Why are they different? Aren't they all Chinese?"

"I just think it's good to be alive." Those people Ziwei saw couldn't see any sadness on their faces, and they weren't submissive.

When looking at the scenery on the Bund in H City, seeing Ziwei looking at the other side in a daze, Ge Hua and Teacher Lu looked at each other, and she saw the pity and pity in Teacher Lu's eyes.Probably she also thought of the eldest sister Yanzi, and was also worried whether Ziwei would also go that way.

"Second brother, come down quickly after finishing your work, and send these pork liver and meat to your eldest sister's house." Father Ge Tianbao called Ge Hua from the yard.Swallow's due date is just two days away, and the father thought that he should also give something to the eldest daughter.

"Hey, good." Ge Hua agreed, patted Ziwei on the shoulder, "Let's go, let's go to Big Sister's house."

Wu Fang and a few neighbors were busy with the pig-killing dishes at noon. This was a stage to show her diligence and virtuousness, and Ziwei or Ge Hua would not be allowed to do it.Before the two sisters went out with heavy meat, she also asked in a gentle tone, "Tell your sister, I will go and see the baby when the baby is born, and your father and I can't leave today."

The two sisters were walking on the village road, and from time to time they met an acquaintance who said hello to them, "Second brother, are you going to see your sister?" They can guess what's going on in their own house.There were also people who made fun of Ziwei, "My third son, when will you drink your wedding wine?"

Ziwei turned her blushing face away, "It's early, I don't have any wine."

But when you ask Ge Hua, you basically say "Hey, the second child!" or "Is this year's college entrance examination?" Ge Hua has long been a celebrity in Ge Village, which is related to the private discussions of her classmates.

The communication between people is naturally marked with the filter of their vision.The second child with excellent grades is a student with a bright future, and the third child who dropped out of school and stays at home is a girl to be married.

After changing the bus a few times, I arrived at the eldest sister’s house, but saw a scene of chaos. Yanzi’s mother-in-law was packing up her clothes in a hurry. Seeing the two sisters was like seeing a savior: "Second brother, third child, thank God for coming. Your sister I'm afraid I'm going to give birth."

Yanzi was sweating from the pain. When the two sisters came to the bed, she reached out and grabbed Ge Hua's wrist, "Second brother, third child..." At the critical moment, when she saw her sisters in fear and anxiety, Yanzi burst into tears .

The brother-in-law was not at home, and when the sound of the ambulance came, Ge Hua picked up Yanzi and went out.The swallow's face was swollen and her belly was astonishingly big.She put her arms around Ge Hua's neck, "Second brother, I'm in so much pain..."

Ge Hua gritted her teeth and moved downstairs carefully. The ambulance had just stopped, and the people who got off helped put Yanzi on the stretcher.Ge Hua pulled Ziwei into the car together, and Yanzi's mother-in-law followed.Someone on this side called to urge the man in the family to go to the hospital, while Ge Hua on the other side grabbed the elder sister's hand, "It's almost there, sister, relax."

Ziwei was too scared to speak.

When Yanzi was sent to the waiting room for examination, Ge Hua asked her mother-in-law, "Auntie, why didn't you send my sister to the hospital earlier?"

The little old lady was stunned for a moment, and then smiled slyly, "No, your sister hates spending too much money on early hospitalization. It's not yet the due date, and I didn't expect the amniotic fluid to break today." She lied so sincerely and fluently, and she was able to grasp it after she finished speaking. Put the palms together, and ask God to bless her grandson in peace.

Ge Hua's eyes turned cold, and he went out to call his parents and said that he would be back later today.Mother Wu Fang said, "Tell us as soon as the baby is born."

The cries of swallows came from the waiting room, and Ziwei was so frightened that she subconsciously grabbed the corner of Ge Hua's clothes.After waiting for another half an hour, the screaming showed no sign of stopping.She asked awkwardly, "Auntie, why didn't my sister have a caesarean section?"

"Good delivery." The little old lady had a confident appearance of someone who had come here, "I was in pain for two days and two nights when I gave birth to your brother-in-law, and the baby was born healthy, how wonderful."

A shrill cry suddenly sounded, and two more doctors and nurses went to check.After a while, Ge Yanzi was pushed into the delivery room.The head nurse asked, "Where's the patient's husband? Why hasn't he arrived yet? He needs to sign the delivery agreement. It's all done, and the childbirth is just a matter of time."

At this moment, a sleepy-eyed man walked over without haste, clutching his mobile phone, and Yanzi's mother-in-law stepped forward with false scolding and pity, "Why did you go? My daughter-in-law is about to give birth and go out, so sign the agreement quickly. "

The man went to sign with the nurse, as straightforward as signing a check.Then, instead of saying hello to Ge Hua and Ziwei, she glanced at her and nodded, then stretched her legs, slumped on the seat and played with her mobile phone.

Ge Hua's brother-in-law doesn't have any serious work. When he's interested, he goes to his fruit shop to help out. When he's bored, he goes out to drink and play games.Now that his wife is in the delivery room, he didn't even walk around the door or ask the doctor about the situation of the pregnant woman. He just lowered his head and swiped the pages of his phone.

Ge Hua and Ziwei lingered in front of the delivery room. Hearing the elder sister's cry, Ziwei's heart rose to her throat, "Second sister, we...will do the same in the future?"

The child in the pregnant woman's womb seemed to be very considerate of the mother, and without any further hesitation, a loud cry of the baby resounded through the corridor.Ge Hua's heart relaxed, and she almost cried.Ziwei was wiping away tears, "That's great, that's great."

Yanzi's mother-in-law dragged her son to the door of the delivery room. After a while, she saw the nurse holding a wrinkled and red child, "It's a little princess."

The little old lady's ardent hopes were extinguished in an instant, her face was so stiff that she couldn't squeeze a smile, "Oh... oh." The man glanced at the child, and the cold face before showed a bit of humanity, and he was also a little disappointed , and then don't know what to do.

"Go and see your wife later." The nurse reminded.

"Oh." He took two steps numbly, and then sat down on his buttocks. Now he can't play with the phone.

Not knowing whether to say it to herself or to make a declaration to others, the little old lady came back to her senses, "It's okay, the first child is a daughter. I will work harder in two years and have another son."

Ziwei stood outside the delivery room, looking at the little old lady, and then at her sister Ge Hua.She felt the strength of her limbs being drained, and the air was filled with the cold smell of disinfectant.

After waiting for a while, Ziwei whispered to Ge Hua, "Sister, I don't know who is like a pig."

Ge Hua also felt nauseous, her stomach rolled over, she hurried to the bathroom, the sour smell rushed to her throat, she vomited while leaning on the wall.