On the day of the winter solstice, Er Yong invited him to dinner, and when he chatted during the banquet, he realized that the years of twenty years were like clouds of smoke in a blink of an eye. Time is like the wind, we can't see the flow of the wind, but we can see the changes after the wind flows, and time is the same, we can't see the passage of time, but we can see the people and things after the passage of time.
I have known Er Yong for 20 years.
Eryong is the same age as me, his birthday is a few days later than mine, when he first met him, he called me sister, and called my husband brother-in-law, although he and my husband are friends, but his name for us has not changed for so many years.
At first, he called me sister, not only because I was a little older than him, but mainly because he was my brother's driver at that time.
At that time, my brother's plastic steel door and window factory has a small appearance, Er Yong is my brother's driver, when the factory needs to pull goods, Er Yong drives a truck, and when my brother needs to go out to do things and talk about business, Er Yong drives a car, and my husband and I met Er Yong at that time.
At that time, we only knew Er Yong and were not familiar with each other. Occasionally, he would deliver something for his brother, or if there was something at home that needed a car, he would pick him up. At that time, we only had some superficial contact with him, and there was no deep relationship, but he gave people a good feeling, made people feel very comfortable, and my father said that he was careful and serious.
Later, my husband showed my younger brother the construction site for more than half a year, and during that time he had more contact with Er Yong, and the two of them fell in love, so they became friends, and this friendship has continued to this day.
Eryong worked with his younger brother for six or seven years until his brother's business went bankrupt. After that, every time my husband and they got together, he would ask his husband about the current situation of his brother, and he said that although his brother had a bad temper, he was very good to the people under him, especially to him, knowing that his family had a heavy burden, and he had been taking good care of him in those years.
Eryong's burden is indeed heavy.
Eryong's elder brother Dayong, went out to drink at night in winter, drank too much, was sleepy on the way home, drank too much, and people were confused, so he slept in the snow when he was sleepy, and when he was found the next day, he was already frozen, and he was so young that he was gone. After Dayong's death, Dayong's daughter-in-law packed up her things and went back to her parents' house, leaving her son, who was just six or seven months old and still in **, at her in-law's house, and married again a few months later, and had no contact with the child.
When Dayong had an accident, Er Yong and his current daughter-in-law were in love, and many people thought that the two of them would be separated, because of the obvious thing, the child would be Er Yong's burden in the future.
Eryong's mother has no job, naturally there is no pension, her health is not good, she has been sick, Eryong's father used to be an employee of the company, and there was a pension, but the pension at that time was very small, and the two old people lived tightly, and now they have an extra child. Besides, two old people can manage the children for a few years, and the children will grow older and bigger, and the expenses will increase. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Er Yong's burden is not ordinarily heavy. At that time, Eryong's daughter-in-law's conditions were also good, and when she was separated from Eryong, she could find someone with a lighter burden and better conditions.
But the two still came together and did not separate.
After marriage, the two gave birth to a pair of twin sons, and there are three boys in the family, which is really happy and sad.
In the years when Er Yong worked as a driver for his younger brother, Er Yong's father was first diagnosed with lung cancer, and it took more than a year from discovery to death. Less than a year after the old man's death, Eryong's mother had a sudden cerebral infarction that caused hemiplegia, and she also passed away after lingering on the sickbed for more than two years.
Eryong was the same age as me, but he looked more than ten years older than me in those years.
After Er Yong left his brother's place, he drove a truck for others and ran long distances. Er Yong has also done some other things over the years, but he still mainly drives trucks, and now he is also driving trucks.
Eryong's daughter-in-law has an older brother, and her brother's family is also living a good life, but about 13 or 14 years ago, Eryong's daughter-in-law's brother died in a car accident.
The loss of a son in old age hit Er Yong's parents-in-law very hard, and since then, the health of the two old men has deteriorated.
The son is gone, and the daughter-in-law has no legal obligation to support her in-laws, and the support of her parents-in-law naturally falls on Eryong and his wife.
After the death of Eryong's father-in-law in 18 years, Eryong's mother-in-law lived with them, and the old lady had suffered from diabetes for many years, and her whole body was not good.
A few days ago, before five o'clock in the morning, Er Yong called her husband.
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In winter, at four or five o'clock in the morning, it was still dark, people were sleeping soundly, and my heart was going to jump out as soon as it sounded. Maybe the older friends of the parents at home can understand and understand this feeling, but they are especially afraid to hear the ** in the middle of the night and early in the morning.
* Li Eryong asked his husband to go to his house now, his mother-in-law was sick, this time it was more serious, people couldn't move, called 120, but 120 was not responsible for lifting people from upstairs down, his house was not an elevator building, he was not at home now, he called a few friends again, and asked his husband and a few of them to carry the old lady down the stairs.
Er Yong rushed back from the field that night.
During the meal, Er Yong said that the old lady is staying up now, sometimes she understands and sometimes she is confused, when she understands that he is a son-in-law, and when she is confused, she treats him as a son. He said that he hardly leaves the hospital now, and sometimes the old lady thinks he is a son and has a light in her eyes when she looks at him. He said that it would be nice to be with her every day and make her happy.
Er Yong is very grateful to his parents-in-law for not objecting to his marriage with his wife back then, he is very filial to the elderly, and after the death of his eldest brother, Er Yong took care of the two old people very thoughtfully and meticulously.
Life is not a cool article, life is not a cool drama, there may be many unexpected encounters in life, but there will not be many unexpected surprises.
The three boys of the Eryong family have all grown up, the three children have not been admitted to prestigious universities, they have not counterattacked and become winners in life, the three children have not gone to college, they have all learned a craft that can make a living early, and now each of them is doing what they can do. The eldest son, also known as Dayong's son, is now a chef and is in charge of a small restaurant. The eldest of the twins works as a big worker in a hairdresser, and the second one, like Er Yong, also drives a truck for others, but runs a short distance and delivers goods in the surrounding cities and counties.
The three children were around, and no one wanted to go outside. Er Yong said that the biggest advantage of these three children can be said to be stable, or it can be said to be timid. Children know the situation at home from an early age, and they know that not causing trouble to their parents is contributing to the family, so not taking risks and not causing trouble has become a character trait for children.
Er Yong said that sometimes when he thinks of marrying his three sons and buying a house, he feels panicked in his heart. But the children always say that we are not in a hurry, what are you anxious about, money, we will earn it ourselves slowly, you can marry my mother back then, and we can also marry a wife. They didn't hide the boss's background, and the children knew it from an early age.
I admire Eryong and his wife, one thing after another, the life of chickens and dogs, the two of them have never given up, they are in love with each other, although the days are not rich, but they are not sloppy, although the children are not outstanding, but they are sensible and calm, self-reliant, a harmonious family, safe and stable, such a day, isn't it very good.
In the past 20 years, many people around me have changed, and many things have also changed.
The younger brother has gone from being in the limelight of the year to having nothing, and to this day, there are still unpaid foreign debts. If the money owed to him is not returned, the money he owes can only be repaid slowly. He hadn't been back in years and he said he never wanted to go back to this place again.
At dinner that day, Er Yong said that xxx was dead, and I said "oh" and didn't say anything more. He is also the one who owes his brother money, and over the years, some people who owe his brother money have disappeared, some are still beautiful, and some are no longer there.
Sometimes we feel that life will always be the same, as usual, but at a certain point, we stop and watch, only to find that the days have quietly changed without realizing it.
Er Yong said that looking at his mother-in-law's appearance, he couldn't survive this year's Spring Festival, probably because of the winter moon. He said that over the years, the couple had sent away his parents, his father-in-law, and his mother-in-law, and he said that as children, they had fulfilled their responsibilities, tried their best, and had a clear conscience.
His words made me very sad and made me very happy. I am glad that my parents and in-laws are still alive, and I am saddened that they are also old.
My dad, in particular, was in a much worse health than before after getting sick this summer. Blood oxygen is often substandard, and oxygen is often needed.
Yesterday my dad said that he felt like he had become a waste now, and there was no point in living. I said: "You old man is really not satisfied, you can still talk to your mother now, you can still complain to me, if you are unhappy, let me 'don't come back in the future', if you are happy, you will say 'why don't you come back', you will come back with a **, you think about how many of your comrades-in-arms and colleagues have been left since the end of last year, compared with them, what are you not satisfied with." People have to be content, and contentment is the only way to be happy. ”
Dad said, "My daughter is right, contentment is the only way to be happy." ”
Today is December 25, 2023, Christmas. On this night, I write these babbling words, and I want to say to myself today, "You're awesome, you've worked hard this year. I would also like to say to you, who are reading these words at this time, "You're awesome, you've worked hard this year!" ”
After seeing too many people and things around me, I suddenly felt that life is not only worthy of recognition and praise if you have made great achievements, but also to be able to live peacefully and make a little contribution to your family, which is already worthy of our pride, which is already very good.
Finally, I would like to give you this sentence - "I am just doing what I can do at this moment in this world where I don't know what will happen in the future." ”
I wish each and every one of us well.