The Life of a Family
The Xiuwo family had no descendants. They had always wanted to raise a boy, but who? This was really difficult for Xiu Wo and his wife. If their relationship was distant, they were afraid that they wouldn't be able to take care of the family. If their relationship was close, they were also afraid that they wouldn't be able to take care of the family. Only a relationship that wasn't too far away was easy to take care of. Therefore, they fixed their eyes on the children in Lan Xin's family.
Lan Xin already had four boys now. Chrysanthemum had three after marrying over. Wu Qionggui was always happy every day. She was happy, not because she loved children, but because she felt that she was especially blessed. She did not have children, but raised Lan Xin and gave birth to four calves for her grandchildren.
Wu Qionggui didn't bring the children to play, but if anyone scolded her grandson, she would be angry. Even Chrysanthemum couldn't swear loudly in front of the children. If Chrysanthemum shouted at Qibao to come home for dinner, Wu would say,"Can't you lower your voice? What if you scare the child? Don't think that he's not your biological child. He's my biological grandson.”
Chrysanthemum said," You're being too careful with your words. Qibao isn't my biological son, so why would I look down on him? When I came here, he was only a little over a year old. I raised him as my own child. When he went crazy outside, he pooped in his pants and carried it home. I was the one who served him. Who would have done anything to him?”
"You shouldn't. You're his mother, so you should take care of him. Don't tell me you want me to take care of him?"”
Chrysanthemum said," I'm not saying that you should take care of it. I'm saying that I'm not biased. Don't look at people with such eyes. You really think that I'm your stepmother."”
After Xiu Wo took a fancy to Lan Xin's child, he entrusted Mei Yang to mediate and make peace. Mei Yang would say it once every time he saw Lan Xin, and once every time he saw Lan Xin, making it difficult for Lan Xin to respond. He thought in his heart, Why does my son want to be someone else's child? When our Old Madam Huang was alive, she repeatedly instructed us to raise more boys. If I give my son to your family, wouldn't that be going against our ancestors? He thought so in his heart, but he did not dare to say it out loud. The Mei Yang now was no longer the Mei Yang of the past. He had become the Retired Emperor of Maple Ridge and spoke with golden words. If you disobeyed his will, just wait and see!
Lan Xin said," I don't have the final say in our family. I still have my mother in front of me and my wife beside me. If they don't say anything, my words will be useless."”
Mei Yang said,"You're just making excuses. I think you're the head of your family." You have to think about it. There will only be benefits if you adopt a son to Xiu Wo. Your family has a large population, so life will be very difficult. If the child is adopted, their family will be happy. Besides, their family was poor farmers, and their forehead was a golden signboard. Your family is a rich peasant, and this class struggle will be carried out in the future. Will it be beneficial for him to live with you?”
When Mei Yang said this, Lan Xin was a little tempted, but he still did not show it and only said that he could not make the decision. Mei Yang said," Alright then. Since you can't make the decision, I'll go to your house and ask them." When the time comes, you're not allowed to express your opinions. Don't make the decision again!”
After Mei Yang finished speaking, he went to Lan Xin's house and expressed his opinion. Chrysanthemum said,""No, no, we don't let anyone raise our children. We're not incompetent adults.”
"Sister Chrysanthemum, don't you dare say anything before the rooster crows or before Lanxin opens her mouth. Stand aside."”
Chrysanthemum said," It's my mother. It's a new society now. I'm the child's mother. Why can't I speak?"”
Grandma Wu said,"I'm not saying that you can't speak. I'm saying that your man should speak first."”
Mei Yang said," Lan Xin won't say anything. He has already told me his opinion. I'm only listening to your opinions now. Let's see what you have to say."”
"If that's the case, then I'll agree. We have a lot of boys in our family anyway. If we adopt one, our chrysanthemum can still give birth to a boy."”
Mei Yang said," Big Sister-in-law Wu, you're still the righteous one. You see, this is such a good thing. If the child is adopted, he will be a poor farmer. Xiu Wo's house will be his alone in the future."”
Chrysanthemum could only shed tears when she heard Wu Chenchen's words. She was a traditional woman. Her mother-in-law made the decisions in front of her, so she could only obey. Besides, this was not a bad thing.
Mei Yang said,"Then it's settled. Don't go back on your word!" Your family has four boys. Which boy should you give to the Xiuwo family? You can discuss this. It's easier to raise a bigger Xiuwo family, but it's hard to take care of a family. The smaller ones were harder to raise and easier to take care of.”
"Give Qibao's baby to his family!" Wu said without hesitation.”
Chrysanthemum said,"No, no, this time I can't listen to you no matter what."”
"Why can't I? Why do you oppose my opinion?" Wu said.”
Chrysanthemum said," This is the obvious truth. Qibao is not my biological son. If you give him to someone else, people who don't know will think that I can't tolerate him." He is my eldest son, and I love him more than my own.”
"I know you love him dearly," Wu said."It's not like you can't see what's right under your nose. But I still have to guard against him. If I give him to him, I don't have to guard against him! I can close my eyes when I die. Your master is dead, but I can still live for a few years. Maybe it's this year, maybe it's next year.”
Chrysanthemum said,"Aren't you trapping me in an unkind and unjust place?"”
Wu Huanhuan said," There's no other way. As long as I'm alive, I'm the one who makes the decisions in our family. I don't care who makes the decisions if I die. This time, I can only let you suffer. You have to bear the great injustice."”
Chrysanthemum said to Lan Xin,"You should say something too. You are the pillar of the family."”
Lan Xin said,"What can I say? Listen to me!"”
Chrysanthemum had nothing to say. Qibao had left her lap just like that. All her efforts to raise him had immediately gone to waste. On the day of the official adoption, the Xiuwo family invited Mei Yangsheng and Lan Xin for a meal. Qibao carried his bag and sang as he skipped away from his home. From then on, he became the son of the Xiuwo family.
Now that Xiu Wo had a son, he was even more motivated to do things. Every day at dawn, the whistle for work would be heard in every corner of his advanced club. He was the president of the club. There were no barnyard grass in the field, no weeds in the fennel field, and the firewood on the field was cleaned.
At the beginning of the new year, the drums began to beat, and the agricultural satellites floated in the air like balloons. On January 4th, Xinhua Agency reported that in 1957, the Alliance Agricultural Society of Xiaogan County, Hubei Province had 18.15 mu of late rice in one season, with an average yield of 2022 catties per mu. Among them, 3 mu had an average yield of 2137.5 catties per mu, which was the highest average yield of one-season rice in the country.
On June 11th, Xinhua Agency reported: The Satellite Agriculture Society of Suiping County, Henan Province, issued the second "satellite", with a yield of 3530 catties per mu of wheat.
On July 11th, Xinhua Agency reported: The fourth team of Heping Agricultural Society in Xiping County, Henan Province, had a total yield of 14640 catties of wheat per mu, with an average yield of 7230 catties per mu. This was the 29th "satellite" released in this year's wheat harvest in Henan Province. The Linpu Agricultural Society of Chengmen Township, Minhou County, Fujian Province, set a record of an average yield of 3275 catties per mu of early rice in the experimental field of 2 mu of 3.7 centimetres. On July 30th, Xinhua Agency reported: Gan Yinfa, the captain of the 24th production team of Chunguang Agricultural Society in Yingcheng County, Hubei Province, and several members of the Youth League planted an experimental field and released a high-yield early rice "satellite". The 1.613 mu experimental field produced 17,093.12 catties of dry grain, with an average yield of 10,597.8 catties per mu.
The Xinhua Agency and the People's Daily took the lead in promoting the launch of satellites, and competitions were held all over the country. Whoever did not launch a few satellites would be a backward person and would be swept into the trash heap of history. Secretary Fan of the Xiushui Advanced Society held a meeting of the branch presidents to discuss the matter of releasing satellites. He said," The Soviet Union and the United States have already put satellites in place. China will also put in satellites. Moreover, we will put in more and bigger satellites than them. "Now, all walks of life in the country are competing to launch satellites. We can't fall behind and have to release them.”
The enthusiasm of the branch chiefs was aroused. Everyone expressed how much rice they wanted to produce and how much sweet potatoes they wanted to produce. It was Xiu Wo's turn to speak. Xiu Wo said," I haven't read any books, so I don't know how to calculate. Last year, I said that sweet potatoes are a basket per stalk, and rice is a thousand grains per ear. Let's double it this year."”
When Xiu Wo said this, someone immediately calculated for him. One mu of land needed to plant three thousand sweet potatoes, which meant that the yield per mu was three hundred thousand jin. The current rice grains were about 70 grains per ear, 500 catties per mu, which meant 15,000 catties per mu. Secretary Fan laughed and said," Brother Xiu Wo, it's fortunate that you haven't studied. If you did, we might not be able to calculate the numbers you gave us. It's really amazing!"”
When he got home, Xiu Wo said to his wife, Li Shi, at the dining table,""The country has made a great leap forward, and so has our family. You see, as soon as we close our eyes, we have a son who is eight or nine years old. This is something that we can't even dream of! Only Lan Xin fell behind. He had made a huge leap backward, and the family had lost a son.”
Industry, agriculture, and education were all undergoing a great leap forward. The Xiushui area had closed down some small schools that were built in housing estates, and the students had all moved to the big schools. Maple Ridge's Qingli Primary School was also closed. The students were transferred to the Twin School, which was located in the Manchurian Ancestral Hall. That year, Mei Di had brought a group of people to the ancestral hall to smash Bodhisattvas, but they had been chased out by the patriarch. Now, the Chinese government had chased the patriarch out and completely occupied the ancestral hall. The ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall had been thrown into the stove to cook. The children's feet stepped on the floor of the ancestral hall. The voices of the children echoed in the ancestral hall. They only knew the party, not their ancestors.
Qibao was also studying in this school. He set off after frying some leftovers and eating a bowl of pickles in the morning. He had lunch at school and then walked over the mountains to his new home in the sunset.
Chrysanthemum stopped Qibao who was about to go home and asked,""Are you doing well?"
Qibao said,"Auntie, I'm still living well. I just miss my younger brothers."”
Chrysanthemum said,"If you want your brothers to come and play at home, the Refining Hall is still your home!"”
"I can't go. The new house has rules. I can't go back to my old house.”After he finished speaking, his eyes were filled with tears. Chrysanthemum went forward to wipe his tears and said,"Don't listen, don't listen, this is preposterous!”
The peanuts had just been harvested, and the rice was being harvested. At this time, the entire Beijing-Guangzhou Double Line was under construction. The Xiushui area's party started all the propaganda machines and drove everyone into the whirlpool of the Great Leap Forward. The loudspeaker of the advanced club was shouting all day long: "Comrades, the capitalist society has arrived at our doorstep. The elderly have to go to nursing homes, the children have to go to nurseries, the children have to go to kindergarten, the students have to go to school, and the male and female labor force has to go to the Beijing-Guangzhou double line construction site. Once the railway is completed, we can go to Beijing and Guangzhou if we want to. Beijing and Guangzhou are the models of a capitalist society. As long as we work hard, we will step into heaven. Work hard, work hard! Go to heaven!"
That night, Lan Xin was at home arranging the whereabouts of the family. In fact, he did not have the authority to do so. Where the family would go, the party had long planned it out. He was just following the rules.
Lan Xin said,"I'm your mother. You're going to a nursing home to retire."”
"I'm going to a nursing home for the elderly. What are you guys going to do?”
Lan Xin said," Chrysanthemum and I have to go to the construction site of the Beijing-Guangzhou Double Line. We can't go home. We have to eat and live at the construction site."”
" I don't want to go to a nursing home," Wu said." I took care of you in the past to support my old age. How can you shirk the responsibility of supporting my old age? Even if I raise a dog, it knows to wag its tail at me."”
Chrysanthemum said," Old lady, it's not right for you to say that about Lan Xin. Look at how filial he is. You say something, but he never says anything. I've never seen him go against any of your wishes."”
"This is between us mother and son," Wu said."Do you have the right to speak? Do you think I don't know that Lan Xin is filial? Do you understand the mentality of an old woman like me?”
Chrysanthemum didn't say anything. Lan Xin said,""I can't help it. The whole society is like this. Maple Ridge is like this. The whole Xiushui area is like this. The elderly can't work anymore. All of them have to go to nursing homes. That's the life of a commoner. You're always going there to enjoy life!”
"Communism is such a thing," Wu said."I'm already in my sixties. Why haven't I heard of it before?”
Lan Xin said," Communism isn't a thing. Just like how the party is a political party, it's a social system and a way of life. In this society, everyone had food to eat and everyone was equal.”
"There's still food to eat even if you don't do anything, just like the loafer Mei Yang?" Yes, what's so good about doing things? Your master has been doing things all his life. When he's old, he's even become an enemy of the Communist Party. It's better to be a person like Mei Yang. At least, he has no regrets when he dies!”
Lan Xin said,"Let's not talk about this. Let's talk about the nursing home." If you live there, you will have white rice, hot water, snacks, and supper. If you are sick, there will be people to serve you, and there will be doctors to treat you.”
"Alright, alright, I'll go." I only have two requests. One is that you must visit me often, once every ten days. The other request is that you have to come home often to visit. If we leave, there will be no one to guard the house. Thieves will come and rats will come to dig holes.”
Lan Xin said," I'm afraid I can't agree to any of your requests. It's not that I don't want to see you. It's just that the rules don't allow it." No one can say for sure how many months we'll have to stay at the construction site. It all depends on the progress of the project.”
Wu Huanhuan said," You're so heartless. If I die in the nursing home, you won't care. You'll just let me rot there and leave my soul in the wild?"”
Lan Xin said," Your body is so strong. How could you die? Don't say such things."”
"I've been talking for a long time, but I still don't know where the nursing home is. Is it close to home?" If it's close, I can come home often to take a look. This house is too good. It was personally made by your master.”
"The nursing home is in Zhong Jia Village, and the kindergarten is there too," Lan Xin said. You're not the only one who always goes there. Even the two children, Qike and Qiying, have to go to kindergarten there. If you miss the children, you can visit them often. We can rest assured at the construction site.”
"That's good, that's good. As long as I can see the children often, I'll be happy."”
Finally, after she had coaxed her mother, Lan Xin turned around to discuss the children's problems with Chrysanthemum. Chrysanthemum said worriedly,"Qike is more than five years old. He is very sensible. I can rest assured." The one who was worried was Qi Ying. He had a special temperament and was very stubborn. He was only three years old. Who could bring him to the ground?”
Lan Xin said,"Actually, Qiying is also very obedient. It's just that he's very close to us."”
Chrysanthemum said," We only pity our baby Qiyun. He's only a year old. How can he leave the adults?”
Lan Xin said,"There's a nursery at the construction site. There's also an auntie there to take care of him."”
Chrysanthemum said,"Can we compare?" There were a lot of dolls in the nursery and only a few aunties. How could they take care of them? Besides, who could take good care of someone else's child?”
Lan Xin said," Then what do you think we should do? We're leaving tomorrow, and our family will be torn apart."”
Chrysanthemum said,"What else can we do? We can only take it one step at a time." I'm also very worried about Qibao. Look at his personality. Can he get along with that family? Back then, I said I wouldn't give it to them, but you refused.”
Lan Xin said," Don't mention this matter. He has already become someone else's son. No matter how worried you are, it's useless. I still believe in his ability to survive. That child is very smart.”
After sleeping for a night, Chrysanthemum made some noodles for the whole family to make breakfast the next morning. The canteen had already stopped serving food. From noon onwards, the Maple Ridge people were not allowed to light up fireworks in this house. The entire house would become an empty village. Only a few people would come back and forth to do logistics.
Lan Xin and her husband's task was to first send the elderly and children to Zhong Jia Village. Chrysanthemum carried Qiyun, Lan Xin carried the family's luggage, and Qike and Qiying ran along the way, looking very relaxed and lively. They had no idea that their lives were going to change, and they had no idea that they would have to leave their parents 'knees to live an independent life. In their eyes, the sky was blue, the weeds on the mountain were green, and the water in the pond was dark. The wind blew gently. Dragonflies flew in the air, and everything was so sweet.
Wu Huanhuan was an old woman with small feet. She usually did not leave her house and rarely walked. This time, she had to walk more than twenty miles of mountain road. Naturally, she was very tired. She could still walk on the flat ground, but when she went down the ridge, she had to hold onto Qike's shoulder. When she went up the ridge, she would not walk. She sat on the grass and shouted,""This damned creed is torturing people. My mother is already in her sixties, and her life is so short that she's already buried in the mud. She actually wants me to go to a nursing home to enjoy life.”
Lan Xin had no choice but to put her luggage on the mountain ridge and turn around to carry her mother. Wu Huanhuan leaned on Lan Xin's back and said,""This is my good son. I really didn't dote on you for nothing. I'm worth it, I'm worth it. If I didn't take care of you back then, I would be a lonely old woman now. Who would still care about me?”
Lan Xin said," I'm your mother. Even if you don't take care of me, I'll still take care of you. You're either my mother or my aunt. I'll take care of you."”
"That's right, that's right. My Lanxin's son is still the best at talking." I have foresight. Back then, the railway asked you to be a cadre. If you left, what would happen to the whole family? You won't blame me, right?”
Lan Xin said,"You still want to talk about the old and trivial matters? That's ancient."”
When the family finally arrived at Zhong Jia Village, they went to the nursing home first. The leader of the nursing home held Wu Huanhuan's hand and said,"Welcome to Zhong Jia Village's old people's home. We will serve you wholeheartedly. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to bring them up.”
There were four old people sleeping in Wu Xiaoxi's house. There were four small beds in one room, and the rest of the room was only the size of a table. After knowing her situation, Wu Xiaoxi muttered,"Is this Guan Zhu? I've been making a big raft at home. When I'm old, I still come here to be a pig.”
The leader of the nursing home said,"You're not here to be a pig. You're here to retire." Please understand that when you were at home, there was only one old man at home. This is a group of old people. Naturally, it can't be compared to your house. However, you have white rice to eat, fish to eat, hot water to bathe every night, and someone to chat with you. How good is that?”
"Is this the life of a commoner? What about upstairs and downstairs? Where are the lights and phones?"”
The leader said,"Not yet, but there will be in the future." Even if you pass away in the future, we will still connect the lights and phones to your mausoleum. You won't be lonely.”
After settling Wu Huanhuan down, Lan Xin and her husband brought their sons to the kindergarten. Xiu Yuan's wife, Shu Lan, was the principal here, and Ju Hua's companion, Yue Hua, was an auntie here. She was also Mou Qi's wife. Chrysanthemum's heart immediately brightened up when she met the two people from the construction site. She thought about the good lives of those two women and how they did not have to work hard at the construction site. At the same time, she thought about her son's good luck to meet such a close auntie here.
Lan Xin and the others made the beds for their sons and brought them to the canteen to have a casual meal. Shu Lan said,""Brother and sister-in-law, you can leave. Leave Qike and Qiying to us!”
Chrysanthemum hugged Qiyun and looked at Qike and Qiying with tears in her eyes. Lan Xin said," Why are you crying? It's not like you've seen him. I'll let you come and see him once a month."”
Qi Ke and Qi Ying knew that their parents were leaving. Qi Ke pouted. Qi Ying tugged at his mother's pants and refused to let go. He insisted that his mother put down Qi Yun and hug him. He cried and cried. He cried so sadly that even Qike cried. Chrysanthemum had no choice but to hand Qiyun to Lan Xin. She hugged Qiying for a while and told Qiying that there was a jackal biting people on the back of the mountain. Her parents would go and kill the jackal now and hug Qiying when they came back. If he didn't kill the jackal, the jackal would come and bite the eagle. When Chrysanthemum said this, Qi Ying believed his mother and went down.
Lan Xin and the others set off again. There were still more than twenty miles to go. With less burden, they naturally walked faster. Along the way, Chrysanthemum was still unhappy. Lan Xin said,""Why are you still unhappy?"
Chrysanthemum said," I pity this child, Qiying. You see, he left us when he was only three years old. What if he wakes up at night and wants his mother? What if he pees? What if he wet his pants?”
Lan Xin said," That's true. This child was pitiful when he was young. He almost died when he was half a year old. If it weren't for Doctor Zhang Deyi's brilliant medical skills, he would have rotted into mud long ago.”
Chrysanthemum said," That's right. I think this kid has a tough life. Who knows who he'll be able to defeat in the future?”
On the construction site of the Beijing-Guangzhou Double Line, the task of the Xiushui Advanced Society was to build a 5,000-meter-long railway embankment. Because this section of the railway would pass through the Dongting Lake, the embankment had to be raised ten meters above the bottom of the lake. This was undoubtedly a very difficult task for the Xiushui people who could only carry it on their shoulders at that time.
Men and women over 14 years old, women under 60 years old, men under 70 years old, as long as you are not physically disabled, you must work on this construction site.
Xiu Wo asked Mei Yang,"Does the country pay us when we work here?"”
Mei Yang said,"You have to ask Secretary Fan if he has received the money."”
Xiu Wo said,"Do you still want me to ask Secretary Fan? Don't you know?" Ghost."
Mei Yang said," You shouldn't even be asking this. This is national construction. We are supporting national construction. This is the country showing concern for us. We should be thanking the country. How can we ask the country for wages? The farmers far away from here don't even have the chance to support the country's construction. We have encountered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
Xiu Wo said,"So, the country won't pay us?" What about our meals? Shouldn't the country pay for our meals? At least some food, right?”
Mei Yang said," Don't think about such a good thing. You should solve everything yourself." The country has given us such a glorious task, and you still expect the country to give us this and that? It's too much!”
Xiu Wo said," In the past, I worked long-term for the boss. The boss had to pay the wages and take care of the meals. Why is this country not as good as the boss? You can understand it, but I can't.”
Mei Yang said," You can only say such words here. You can't say it a second time. If you say it outside, if you say it a second time, then I'll beat you to death. I don't care if you're a poor farmer or not."”
Xiu Wo said," I'm not afraid of you scaring me. You don't know how expensive rice is. Come and be the president. I guarantee that you won't be able to sleep every night." Think about it, the rice grains haven't been harvested yet, the ears of grain have been signed in the fields, and the sweet potatoes haven't been dug up yet. All our men and women have come out. How many stones of rice do we have to eat a day?”
Mei Yang said," We can still live without food. You can relax. Under the leadership of the Party, any miracle can be created. If you don't believe me, just watch!"”
Xiu Wo said,"You're really talking nonsense. I'm not talking to you anymore."”
The mud needed for the construction of the railway embankment had to be taken from the mountains. The farthest distance was several miles, and they could not carry a few stones of mud in a day. The progress and effect of the project were the main problems that troubled Secretary Fan and the others.
Secretary Fan held a president's meeting to assign work. He said,""We have to stop doing our own homework when we are doing national construction. Now, the tents we built on the construction site are divided into men and women. Even couples have to sleep separately. We can't let couples sleep together. Otherwise, they won't have the energy to do construction during the day. This is not enough. We also need to carry out labor competitions. Women should learn from Mu Guiying and men should learn from Luo Cheng. They are heroes on the battlefield. We should be heroes of construction. We should advocate doing things bare-chested. There are many advantages to doing things bare-chested. First, we can save clothes. Second, we can warm up by doing things wantonly when the weather is cold. The third measure was to work the night shift. They had to extend the time they worked so that they could beat the sun and the moon.”
Chrysanthemum took Qiyun to stay in the female shed. She couldn't see her son during the day. When she went out in the morning, her son was still sleeping. There was no joy on Qiyun's little face. He was always frowning. When she entered the house at night, her son had fallen asleep again. Tears were still hanging on his young face. Chrysanthemum couldn't imagine how her son would come over during the day. The nursery auntie had to take care of seven or eight children alone. Who could she take care of? She didn't dare to imagine what her son had eaten. Was it food or her own feces?
Lan Xin couldn't see her son either, even though he was right in front of her. During the day, he had to go to the construction site to fight for Luo Cheng. At night, when he returned to the shed, he sat on the bed and wanted to sleep. He felt that he needed too much sleep this year. He couldn't go to the women's shed to visit his son. Men were strictly forbidden to enter the women's shed at the construction site. If he wanted to see his son, he would call Chrysanthemum a few times outside the women's shed. Chrysanthemum would carry her son out and let him see his son under the moonlight.
Lan Xin saw Chrysanthemum walking in front with a stone of soil, so she immediately rushed over to talk to her. He asked,"Did Qiyun cry last night? Did she drink milk?"”
Chrysanthemum said," No, maybe this child cried enough during the day and no longer had the strength to cry at night. Sometimes, I even wondered if he was dead. I used my hand to test under his nose and felt that he was still alive.”
Lan Xin said,"You have to take good care of him. It's too difficult to raise a son."”
Chrysanthemum said,"Do I need you to say that? The problem is that I don't have time to take care of them."”
Lan Xin said," The higher-ups are now advocating doing things bare-chested. There are also women who do things bare-chested. Don't learn from them." I think these leaders are all hooligans. Why don't they strip their wives and put them on display at the construction site? They're always thinking of some crooked ideas to harm people.”
Chrysanthemum said,"I know, they won't use force!"”
Lan Xin asked,"When will you be allowed to go to Zhong Jia Village to visit the elderly and children?"”
Chrysanthemum said,"Tomorrow is a full month, so it should be the day after tomorrow."”
A month's time passed quickly and slowly. For people who were carefree, it was too fast. For people who had hopes, expectations, and burdens, it was too slow. Wu Huanhuan was quite happy in the nursing home. Every day, she would go to the kindergarten to see her two grandchildren. The nursing home and the kindergarten were only separated by two rooms, so it was very convenient to walk. If there was rice crust in the cafeteria, she would immediately call her two grandchildren to eat rice crust. Qi Ying especially liked to eat rice crust. While eating, he shook his head and played the game of delivery room. Sometimes, the two brothers even crossed their legs together to play labor.
"Your mother will come to see you tomorrow, do you know?"”
"Is it true?" We haven't seen Mother for a long time."
Wu Huanhuan said," Silly boy, how can I coax you? You're the flesh that fell from my mother's body. If she doesn't miss you, who else can she miss?"”
Qi Ying said," Mother is here. I don't want her to go. I want to hold her feet and not let her go!"”
"Stop bragging. Did you learn to be like a leader?" Grandma Wu said. If you don't make your mother stay tomorrow, we won't call you Qiying anymore. We'll call you the Big Bull instead.”
Qi Ying said,"Alright, alright, pinky swear. You can't change for a hundred years!"”
On the day of the kindergarten visit, Qi Ying had already taken a stool and sat down by the gate of the big terrace fence. He stretched his neck and looked in the direction of his mother's walk. His eyes did not blink, afraid that he would lose the opportunity.
"Mother isn't here yet," Qike said."She'll have to wait a while. It's a long way."”
Qi Ying said,"I won't listen to you. Mother is a runner. She will arrive in a few steps."”
"Alright then, you wait here. I'm going to play."”
Qi Ying said," Alright then, you can leave. I'll wait for Mother to come. Mother belongs to me alone. You're not allowed to get involved."”
Qi Ke left, leaving Qi Ying alone to wait by the door. He believed that his mother would definitely come. Sure enough, not long after, Chrysanthemum came. When Qi Ying saw his mother, he threw the stool and pounced over. He hugged Chrysanthemum's thigh and cried. Chrysanthemum smiled and bent down to pick up Qi Ying. She wiped his snot and said,"Didn't mother come and hug you? Why are you still crying?”
Qi Ying said,"Mother, you can't leave. I want you to hug me every day, bring me to eat, and bring me to play."”
Chrysanthemum said," How can this be? There's still Little Brother Qiyun over there. You have Big Brother here, and you also have Huanhuan."”
Qi Ying said,"I don't want my brother, I don't want my sister, I only want my mother."”
Chrysanthemum said,"Did Huanhuan bring you to play? Is she good to you?"”
Qi Ying said,"She is good. She comes to see me every day and even takes me and my brother to eat rice crust."”
Chrysanthemum said," That's good. You see, if I stay with you, Little Brother will have no mother on his side. He will die." If he dies, you won't have any underlings."
"I don't care. You can't leave. I want you to play with me."”
At this time, Qike also came. He saw his mother and called her mother before running over. Qi Ying hugged his mother's neck and leaned on his mother's shoulder. When he saw Qi Ke, he told him to leave quickly, saying that he was not waiting for his mother here.
The honest Qike could only take a few steps back and did not walk to his mother's side.
The kindergarten's auntie took out a few baskets of peanuts from the warehouse to entertain the parents who came from afar. Those mothers had not seen their children for a month. They all carried their children on their bodies or pulled them to their sides. Happy times were always short. They did not want to lose a single minute. They had less time to eat peanuts and more time to be intimate with their children. This Qi Ying was more special than any other child. Ever since he saw his mother, he had always wanted his mother to hug him and refused to get off the bed. No matter how much you coaxed him, he refused to get off. He also did not want his brother to get close to his mother.
Aunt Yuehua said to Chrysanthemum,"Qiying is like this, how can you escape?"”
Chrysanthemum said," I have no choice. He is just so clingy. I haven't seen him for a month. I can't blame him."”
Chrysanthemum took the children to see Huanhuan. He asked his mother-in-law if she was doing well. Wu Huanhuan said,"Good my ass. You still say that this is the life of a commoner, causing the family to be separated from each other. I think this is hell.”
Chrysanthemum said,"Old lady, you can't talk nonsense, especially in front of others."”
"What the hell am I afraid of? The yellow mud is buried up to my neck. Who am I afraid of?"”
After chatting for a while, Chrysanthemum was about to leave. Wu Huanhuan said,"Qiying Yazi, you have to get off the ground and walk. Your mother is tired. Let her rest.”
Qi Ying said," I won't. I just want my mother to carry me. When I came down, she ran away."”
It was lunchtime. Qi Ying was still sitting on his mother's lap as he finished his meal. Qi Ke was eating silently at the side. He didn't say anything and just kept putting food into his mother's bowl. Qi Ying placed the rice on the table, and Qi Ke picked it up and put it into his mouth. Chrysanthemum looked at all of this with tears in her eyes. She was a mother. A mother's nature filled every cell in her body and every inch of her thoughts.
It was not easy for them to last until the afternoon. The parents who were visiting their relatives were about to go back. Qi Ying was still lying on Chrysanthemum's body and refused to get off the ground. No matter how Chrysanthemum coaxed him, it was useless. Chrysanthemum said,"The jackal on the mountain behind us has been killed, but a few more wolves have come. Those wolves also bite people, and they especially bite children.”
"You're lying. I don't believe you anymore." If you want to hunt wolves, I'll go with you.”
"Do you still remember your master?" I'll call your old master over to carry you, okay?”
Qi Ying said," I don't remember Old Master. I don't know who Old Master is. I don't want Old Master. I only want Mother. Wherever Mother goes, I will go."”
Chrysanthemum had no choice. Most of the visiting parents had left. She said to Shu Lan and Yuehua,"I can only be a brute. You two come and help.”
Shu Lan went to hug Qi Ying's waist, and Yuehua went to untie Qi Ying's hand. She dragged Qi Ying down from his mother's body, and Chrysanthemum took the opportunity to walk out of the door. Qi Ying started crying. He cried his heart out as he chased after his mother. The aunties guarding the door each took a stool to block the entrance, leaving only a gap without a stool. Qi Ying walked to the gap and the stool was stuffed in. At the other end, another gap was left. When he walked to the gap, the stool filled the gap again. His tears blurred his vision and he couldn't see his mother.
Chrysanthemum naturally heard the crying, but she couldn't turn back, let alone stop. She also started to cry. No one heard her crying, only the birds flying in the sky heard the mournful sound.
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