Twenty years ago, my dad was cheated of 4,000 yuan by his comrades-in-arms, and he knelt down to apologize again
In 2003, my father and his comrades-in-arms worked in Tianjin.
It was a small construction site, and the wages were not paid monthly, but when they came home, they would be collected by the contractor.
My father has been working there for over a year.
Normally, he and his comrades go home every two or three months.
Then find the contractor to collect the salary and take it home.
In the autumn of 2003, the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching.
His comrades-in-arms suddenly said that there was an elderly man in the family who was sick and needed to go home.
My father thought about working a few more days and coming back after the holidays.
So I didn't go back with him.
At that time, I was going to school and needed money, so my father asked the contractor to receive three months' salary, about 4,000 yuan.
By the way, let his comrades help bring the money home.
His comrade-in-arms is from the same town as us, but his home is some distance from us.
My father called my mother ** and told her to ask her comrades to bring their wages back.
More than 4,000 yuan, you put it away and save it.
Before going out to work, my father and this comrade-in-arms rarely saw each other.
Because this person worked in our county after he was discharged from the army, he rarely came to our house.
Later, at a gathering of comrades-in-arms, others mentioned that the salary in Tianjin was high, but it was far from home.
So my father discussed it with this comrade-in-arms and decided to go to work together.
My mother is still worried in **, saying what if the money is lost, or if it is not delivered when she comes back?
My father has a big heart and says it's impossible, they are all comrades-in-arms, and they know the roots no matter where they live, will he not give it?
My mother was still a little worried.
But in any case, there is no way to change, because his comrades have already got on the train.
At that time, more than 4,000 yuan was not a small amount.
In our county, the monthly salary of an ordinary factory worker is only six or seven hundred yuan.
It took about nine hours to get from Tianjin to us, which was a green train.
My dad used to ride that train a lot, so he had a good grasp of the time.
I left at 10 o'clock in the evening and arrived at seven or eight o'clock the next morning.
He affirmed in ** that the comrade-in-arms would deliver the money at noon the next day.
Because he told his comrades-in-arms that they must send their wages to my home as soon as they return home.
But my mother waited until it was dark, but the man didn't come.
At that time, mobile phones were not as ubiquitous as they are now.
Our family has a fixed seat**, but my father's comrade-in-arms doesn't.
When it was about to be dinner, my father called home with a public ** and asked my mother if she had received the money?
My mother was so anxious that she was worried all day, so she didn't cook, and just warmed up the lunch meal.
I was in high school at the time, and I wasn't very sensible, and when I came home and saw that the food was not good, I blamed her.
She just sat in the doorway and stared at the road, ignoring me at all.
Hearing the ** bell ringing, she ran into the house as fast as she could.
I only heard her say a little excitedly, no, no, I haven't seen him all day, what should I do?
How do you act like a child? What should I do if I lose my money?
She kept blaming my father in **.
* The time is very short and hangs up quickly.
My mom sat in her chair and didn't say a word.
I asked her to eat, and she ignored me.
After a while, the ** rang again, and it was my father calling.
I hurried over and leaned next to my mom to listen.
My father said don't worry, just now I asked a person in the village, and he said that his comrade-in-arms was missing.
My mother was cooking in the kitchen when the spoon in her hand fell to the floor.
She was silent for a few seconds, and then shouted at my father like crazy: I said it a long time ago! Can't you take it seriously? Now what? More than 4,000 yuan ......
Her voice visibly trembled as she spoke.
My father didn't speak, found the keys to the motorcycle, and went out.
I didn't even eat. My mom forgot to remind me too.
This incident caused the whole family to mess up.
After my father left, my mom was not in the mood to continue cooking.
Sit motionless on the kang.
I scooped up a bowl of rice porridge myself, ate a steamed bun with pickles, and then went to school.
In the morning, I was also absent-minded, always wondering if my father could get the money back.
After all, that's not a small amount.
At the time, I liked to listen to songs, and a pirated cassette tape was only two dollars.
More than 4,000 dollars can buy 2,000 tapes!
There weren't even so many in the shops in front of the school!
The more I thought about it, the more I longed for school, and I wanted to skip class and go home.
I wish I could see that my father had already asked for the money back when I got home.
Then the whole family sits around for lunch.
When I finally made it to the end of school, I hurried home, anxious to know if my father had succeeded.
But in the distance, I didn't see my father's motorcycle parked at the door.
My heart cooled a lot.
When I entered the house, I found that my mother's dumplings had not yet been cooked.
She sat in the kitchen doorway, not saying a word.
I asked if my father was back?
She shook her head.
Suddenly, there was the sound of a car outside, and my father had returned.
The sound of that 125 motorcycle is particularly familiar to me.
I hurried out and asked my father if he had already asked for the money back.
He shook his head and didn't speak.
He sighed and walked straight into the house.
My mom also stood up, her voice was small, and she asked, almost desperately, "How is it?"
My father shook his head and said, "I can't find anyone."
During the meal, I learned that my father had gone to the house of his comrade-in-arms, and it turned out that only his mother was at home.
His mother said that his comrades-in-arms had left and gone to work.
My father asked: Isn't he going home to see a doctor?
The old man said: There is no serious illness, and he left that night after going to the hospital.
My father was a bit dazed.
Once again, he couldn't wait to ride to the door of his comrade's house.
After the comrades-in-arms got married, they lived separately from their mothers.
When he arrived at his comrade's house, only his wife was there.
Since my dad had been there a few times before, I was somewhat familiar with her.
My dad asked her bluntly, "Where's your husband?" He also took more than 4,000 yuan from me! ”
She shook her head innocently, claiming not to know where he had gone: "I don't even know if he's still alive." ”
My dad said, "Since he's not at home and you're husband and wife, you should give me the money." ”
However, the woman unreasonably cried out: "I have never seen that money, and he did not give me a cent when he returned, so why should I give it to you!" ”
She even took a broom to kick my dad out.
Heroes don't argue with women.
Despite the anger in my father's heart, he had no choice but to leave helplessly, his face full of embarrassment.
After going out, my dad was unwilling and rode a motorcycle to the house of the brigade secretary.
But when he went, he felt only greater disappointment.
The last glimmer of hope was dashed.
The brigade secretary told him that the man had run away with a young woman from the next village.
For dinner, my dad ate only two dumplings and was engrossed in drinking and smoking.
After hearing this, my mother kept complaining, blaming my dad for not being decisive, and scolding the man for being ruthless.
Noon was the most depressed lunch I had.
After eating, my dad didn't rest, and rode directly back to his comrades' house on a motorcycle.
I didn't come back until after ten o'clock in the evening.
He said it would be nice if the man came back secretly.
And just like that, day after day passed.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, my dad went to Tianjin again.
This time, instead of a part-time job, I quit my job and paid off the rest of my salary by the way.
After that, my dad never went to work far away because he needed to go to his comrades' homes often.
And so it passed.
Whenever our family needed money, my mom always nagged.
However, over time, what started as resentment and distress gradually became innocuous and commonplace.
It's been more than ten years, and that comrade-in-arms has never returned.
Until his mother's death, he did not show up.
His wife had already remarried with her children elsewhere.
This summer, I took my wife and children back to my hometown to stay.
After all, the climate in the countryside is cooler than in the cities.
One evening, we were eating under the grape trellis in the courtyard when suddenly a dark shadow appeared at the door.
We didn't notice it in the conversation.
Until my son shouted, "Grandpa, who is that!" ”
We just looked at the door.
In the dim sky, a man was hunched and motionless.
Neither come in nor depart.
My dad thought he was a beggar and shouted, "There are still people who come out to ask for food, it's really times that times have changed." ”
As he spoke, he got up to see what was going on.
My son followed curiously.
Suddenly, my dad scolded and said, "How could you be like this." ”
I was worried about an accident and ran over.
By this time, the man had thrown away his cane and was kneeling in front of my dad.
I stepped forward to take a closer look and saw him with tears on his face and wearing a shabby gray long-sleeved shirt.
Next to it is a long-obsolete travel bag.
Although I didn't know him, my dad said, "I've been looking for you for 20 years!" More than 4,000 yuan can now appreciate to 40,000. ”
I understood, this was his comrade-in-arms.
Despite some resentment in my heart, after so many years, I can't get angry anymore.
My dad picked him up and asked him if he wanted to eat: "Let's go in and have a bit!" ”
He was so cheerful that he limped after my dad.
It seemed that he was really hungry.
My mother called out his name in surprise and reproached him for not being righteous: "You took our family's money and disappeared for 20 years, and you still have the face?" Come and pay it back? ”
The man wiped his tears and sighed, "I'm really sorry for you. ”
My wife went and got him a pair of chopsticks, and my dad poured him a glass of wine.
Like a hungry ghost, he took a large mouthful of food and put it in his mouth.
My mom gave my dad a sneaky look, probably angry that he had brought this man over for dinner.
But my dad didn't mind, and while drinking, he asked him if he had been going all these years.
That's when I learned that he eloped with another woman, first to Yantai, and later to Jiangsu to work.
In the first few years, I made a lot of money and even bought a house.
He had a daughter with the woman.
But when the daughter was 3 years old, she drowned in the bath.
As a result, his wife became insane, became insane, unable to work, and wandered outside all day.
Later they disappeared and disappeared.
Then he became addicted to alcohol and also gambled.
Sometime in 2015, presumably.
After that, they lost all the houses.
Eventually, he even had his leg broken.
When I heard him talk about these experiences that night, I always felt like I was listening to a ** telling a story.
But looking at his embarrassed appearance, I felt quite sorry for him.
My mom stir-fried 4 dishes, including stir-fried shredded pork with celery, eggs with leeks, cucumber and braised eggplant.
My father's comrades-in-arms didn't expect to eat these dishes so greedily that they even drank half a catty of wine.
My dad also drank a little too much.
My mom kept coughing and reminded my dad to talk about something serious.
Although she also mentioned the more than 4,000 yuan, the man just sighed, didn't want to respond at all, and only told his tragic experience.
It was past nine o'clock, and the village became quiet.
Dogs can occasionally be heard barking.
My wife and children have gone back to the house to get ready for bed.
My mom looked at me and reminded me of the key things.
So I lit a cigarette and said, "Big brother, stop, you took my father's salary of more than 4,000 yuan and ran for 20 years, now it's time to pay it back!" ”
He suddenly had a bleak expression, and his eyes were glistening with tears.
He said, "Nephew, this is my bag, if you can find money, take it!" ”
With that, he shoved the worn-out duffel bag at my feet. 
I was a little angry when I heard it.
He behaved like a scoundrel.
I no longer had any scruples about being polite, and raised my voice and reprimanded: "What are you doing without money?" Rubbing rice to eat? You're shameless! ”
My dad coughed and reminded me to be polite.
But I couldn't take it anymore.
Don't say you owe me money, you have disappeared for 20 years, and now you are still here to eat, what are you!
I snapped, "You have to pay it back tonight!" I don't care if you have it or not! ”
He took out a cigarette, lit it slowly, and said, "I really don't have any money, and if I have money, I will pay you back a long time ago......."Do you see me like this now, like I have money? I owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in the south, and I can't afford to mix with the ...... to come back”
As he spoke, his eyes remained fixed on the empty plates on the table.
I hurried back to the house to get paper and pen and said, "If you don't have any money, write an IOU." ”
He looked up at me, grimaced, and asked, "Is it really necessary?" I'm ...... like this now”
I said mercilessly: "I don't care if you are dead or alive now, it is good to be able to give you a meal, if you still have a little humanity, write me an IOU." ”
My mom was urging him to write quickly.
He sighed heavily, hesitated for a moment, and then tremblingly picked up his pen and wrote down an IOU.
After he finished writing, he showed a pitiful expression, looked at my dad and asked, "Big brother, can I spend the night at your house tonight?" ”
My house was sold by my ex-wife, and my wife's house has fallen into disrepair and has collapsed ......”
My dad sighed, and before he could answer, I hurriedly waved my hand and said, "No way, you're so thick-skinned!" Go to your relatives. ”
He snuffed out his cigarette, didn't look at me at all, ignored me, and then said to my dad, "Big brother, you are a good person, can you lend me 500 yuan?" I'm looking for a small hotel ......”
I was so angry that I stood up and pointed at him and scolded, "You get out of here!" Get out of here! ”
He didn't want to leave yet, so I "swooped" and grabbed his travel bag and threw it outside the gate.
Seeing that I was visibly angry, he quickly got up and staggered out.
My dad tried to send it to him, but I grabbed him.
It's really incomprehensible, how can a person's skin be so thick.
People, they are really soft, not afraid of hard, but afraid of scoundrels and poor.
As soon as he walked out of the door, I quickly locked it.
My mom sighed and said, "Don't think about it." ”
My dad said, "Not necessarily, after all, there is an IOU." ”
My mom looked up at him and said sternly, "What's the use of an IOU?" He wanders around, he doesn't even have a home, let's go to ** to find him? You used to be confused, why are you still so confused now......”
She seemed to continue to complain, I waved my hand and said forget it, it's too late, let's go to sleep.
Before going to bed, I thought that if that comrade hadn't shown up tonight, we might have forgotten about it.
However, he disappeared for 20 damn years and then suddenly reappeared, disturbing our peaceful ...... again