It had been a week since I returned to my home that I had not seen for six years. According to the local customs, I took my father's body out of the hospital. Perhaps some people would say that the country explicitly forbids burial, but no one here dared to say so... The locals regarded cremation as burning the body, which was a very disrespectful practice for the dead. I remembered that a few years ago, there was a doctor who insisted on doing this, but the result was a large group of 80 - 90-year-old people sitting at his door with stools and cursing at his home. In the end, the doctor moved out of A County with his family. This was the power of the masses. In fact, the elderly in their 80s and 90s did this not entirely because they were old-fashioned. On the one hand, they were afraid of being burned. They were people in their 80s and 90s who had not even stepped into Coffin Village. They were naturally worried that they would be burned to ashes after they died, which was why their 'protests' were so intense.
In seven days, Qian 'er and I used the 3,000 yuan recovered from the hospital to hold a funeral for my father that wasn't too shabby. All of this was thanks to the help of Fourth Aunt, who lived next door. I also helped my sister with the transfer procedures and asked her class teacher to write a recommendation letter for her. Now that my sister is my only relative, I want to give her the best. There are many very good schools in B City. I believe that with my sister's smart mind, she will definitely have a good future.
After seven days, we took off the black cloth on our left arm, took some simple clothes and left the home we had lived in for 16 years. Fourth Aunt sent us off with tears in her eyes and said again and again,"Ruthless, let Qian stay. It's not easy for you to be alone outside. Fourth Aunt will definitely treat her like her own daughter. As long as Fourth Aunt has a mouthful of food, she won't starve.”
"Fourth Aunt, don't worry. Although it's been tough outside all these years, it's not a problem to support Qian 'er.”I declined Fourth Aunt's kindness.
" Wu Qing, Qian 'er…If things aren't going well outside, come back. This will always be your home…" Fourth Aunt saw that I was unwilling and didn't insist. Then, I put our hands together and said earnestly.
"Fourth Aunt…" Qian 'er could not help but throw herself into Fourth Aunt's arms. The two women cried in the waiting room of the station, attracting the attention of many people. However, no matter how reluctant we were, we still had to part ways. We still took the express train to B City and left…Fourth Aunt, who was standing in the same place, looked at the car that had gone far away and said,"Gensheng ~~~~ You and your wife must bless these two poor children in heaven ~~~~"
After a four-hour drive, we finally arrived at B City. When we returned to the small wooden house I lived in, the moon was already high in the sky. I walked into the wooden house and casually touched the small light bulb in the house. Seeing that the things in the house were still where they should be, I was a little glad that my 'Empty City Story' had really succeeded.
"Brother, have you always been living here?”Qian 'er looked around and frowned.
" That's right…Don't think that it's fine for two people to stay in it for a while, and you don't have to pay for it…" I smiled at Qian 'er and told her its biggest…and only benefit.
"Brother, I'm sorry…I didn't expect you to be so miserable.”Qian 'er looked at me guiltily. She had thought that I would be as good as the countryside in the city, but now that she saw me, she was afraid that the place I lived in was worse than a firewood shed in the countryside.
"In the past, it was a little hard to go around collecting junk…but it's different now. I have money, and my life will get better and better. I want you to go to the best school and receive the highest education.”I am full of hope for the future.
"But brother…I don't want to study anymore.”Qian 'er said timidly.
"Not studying? What do you want to do if you don't study?" I looked at Qian 'er in surprise, not understanding why she would say such a thing. I had already made a series of plans for her future, be it school, clothes, shoes, or socks. Now that she said that she didn't want to study anymore, all my plans were shattered.
"I... I want to work outside..." Qian 'er said, trembling with fear. Hearing Qian 'er's tone, I knew that my tone was a little harsh and scared Qian' er, so I took a deep breath and calmly persuaded Qian 'er,""You want to work? But do you have a diploma? In this day and age, all people talked about a diploma…Without a diploma, no matter how smart you were, no one would hire you. Or do you want to collect junk like your brother? You have to know that it wasn't easy for big brother to get rid of the nickname of 'Ragged'. I don't want you to repeat my mistakes ~"
"But…brother, it's hard on you.”It wasn't that Qian 'er didn't want to study, but she felt guilty that she couldn't do anything for the family.
"I thought it was something else…What's wrong with working a little harder? You're my sister, and my only family in this world…If not for you, who should I do it for? Besides, I have the ability…Don't worry, I have a lot of money. Are you tired? Go to sleep then ~~~ Tonight, you sleep on the bed, and I'll sleep on the recliner for a while.”I said as I lay down on a recliner.
"But brother…aren't you cold? " He only said that the temperature today is only 10 degrees…" Qian 'er said worriedly.
"It's nothing. This temperature won't freeze me…Go to sleep ~" I covered myself with a layer of clothes and fell asleep.
I didn't know when, but a gust of cold wind blew through my collar. I jolted awake and nervously looked around the room. I realized that the cold wind was coming from the wooden planks by the door. I pulled a table over and blocked the wind. But just as I was about to go back to sleep, I heard Qian 'er's weak voice."Dad…Dad…Don't go, Brother…Where are you ~"
" Qian 'er, don't be afraid…don't be afraid…I'm here…I'm here…" I quickly went to the bedside and held her hand.
"Cold…I'm cold…" Qian 'er said again. But her words made me quite confused. She was clearly sweating ~~~ How could she say that she was cold? When I touched her forehead, I found that it was burning hot.
"Heavens! She had a fever…What should she do? " What should I do? Oh right, hospital…" I suddenly thought of the word 'hospital' in my panic. I grabbed the money and carried Qian 'er out of the wooden house with the blanket on her.
It was drizzling in the sky, as if the heavens were making things difficult for me. Raindrops fell from the sky, wetting my face and Qian 'er in my arms. I carried Qian' er and ran wildly on the streets. I suddenly felt that the heavens seemed to be against me. No matter where I went, the wind and rain would always follow me. The strong wind from the attic swept the raindrops horizontally, and the raindrops fell in the alley without any wind…No matter what, I still carried Qian 'er and rushed to the hospital.
"Doctor…Doctor…Where is the doctor? "Come save me!" I shouted as I rushed into the emergency room.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" A doctor rushed out with a few nurses.
" Doctor, my sister has a fever…" I said hurriedly.
"Fever?" The doctor was stunned for a moment before he said impatiently. "Is there a need to scream so urgently for a fever? You scared me to death…The two of you send her in and help her change into dry clothes. You…I'm talking to you…Go and register.”
She did not know what to do, so she could only do as the doctor said. By the time I hung up and came back, Qian 'er was already on an IV drip. When I walked into the ward, a few nurses who were watching me sized me up before leaving…Before they left, they were still mumbling something,""This pair of siblings is so outstanding that it makes people jealous. I really don't know how their parents gave birth to them.”I didn't care what they were talking about and walked over to Qian 'er. I held her hand and felt that her fever hadn't subsided.
"You don't have to worry. Your sister's fever will go down soon. If there's anything else, you can come and inform me at any time.”I didn't know when a young nurse was standing beside me. Her enthusiasm made me a little uncomfortable.
"Thank you, I will…" I nodded politely. However, who would have thought that my nod would make her blush so much that she ran out. I wasn't in the mood to pay attention to this at all. My gaze returned to Qian 'er. Her red little face filled me with guilt. I thought that I had boasted that I would take good care of her ~~~ In the end, I couldn't even give her a place to shelter from the wind and rain. I was really useless ~~~ In the deep remorse, I fell asleep.
After an unknown period of time, my hand was suddenly touched by something. Although it was very subtle, it was enough to wake me up…I suddenly woke up to see my sister looking at me weakly. "Sister…you're awake? Let me take a look…Fortunately, the fever has subsided.”I touched her forehead.
"Brother, what did I do? Why are you in the hospital?" Qian 'er asked weakly.
"Your high fever last night almost made me anxious.”
"Brother…I'm sorry, I'm really useless. I fell sick so easily.”Qian 'er blamed herself.
"What are you saying? It's me who's sorry…I didn't take good care of you. I didn't even give you a place to shelter from the wind and rain, so you caught a cold. But don't worry…once you're better, we'll go look for a house.”
" Brother, there's no need…" Qian 'er said nervously.
"What do you mean? I don't want you to get sick again…You know, your medicine is much more expensive than your rent.”I said with a smile. Qian 'er was also amused by my joke.
"You're smiling so happily early in the morning ~~~~ The relationship between siblings is really good.”At this time, the nurse from last night came to our side. She measured Qian 'er's temperature and said,""Yes ~~~37.5 degrees. The fever has started to subside. You can be discharged after you get some medicine.”
" Thank you…" I nodded at her.
"No…no need to thank me. This is what we should do.”The nurse's face turned red for no reason, and she left nervously.
" Brother, looks like you're quite lucky with women." Qian 'er smiled at me ambiguously. However, when she said this, her heart ached for no reason, but she did not even notice it.
" Silly girl…I'm not stupid enough to not understand what she said. It's not that I didn't see the nurse's expression just now, but I really don't have the mood now.
"Sigh, it's another relationship without any return.”I couldn't help but flick Qian 'er's forehead and say,""You're just an expert, but you've only read two more romance novels than him…If every relationship in this world can be rewarded, you'll be the first one to die from being busy.”
"Why?" Qian 'er looked at me in confusion.
"Why? Don't think I don't know that you're the campus belle of your school…That day when I accompanied you to apply for a transfer, good heavens…If those boys 'gazes could kill, I'm afraid I would have died a thousand times from the distance between the school gate and the office.”I teased.
"Brother, how can you say that? They are classmates…If you say that again, I will be angry.”Qian 'er opened her mouth to let me know that she was about to get angry.
"Alright, I won't say anymore…Sleep for a while longer, I'll go buy you breakfast.”I walked out of the hospital. The sun was already high up in the sky. After buying breakfast, I called everyone I knew and asked if they had rent. In the end, the heavens paid off. Finally, under Master Huang's recommendation, they found an old house that was more than 50 square meters. The rent was not expensive either. It was 500 yuan. In B City, 500 yuan was already very cheap to rent a two-bedroom house. More importantly, there were some basic furniture and electrical appliances in the room. As long as I brought my clothes, I could move in at any time. This condition was too ideal. Therefore, after we agreed to meet in the afternoon to look at the house, I rushed to tell Qian 'er the good news.
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