One day, I was working and received a ** from my uncle, and I learned that my aunt was hospitalized and sent directly to the ICU in the city. When I heard the news, I felt hot all over my body, my hairs stood on end, and I immediately asked for leave and rushed to the hospital. But actually, I didn't want to come to the hospital, let alone stand at the door of the ICU. Because it was here that my father passed away many years ago, my aunt held me tightly and waited at the door for more than two days, but in the end it was impossible to save me.
At that time, I was only more than 6 years old, and I didn't know anything about parting, I didn't know anything about "trying my best", I only knew that my aunt's tears made my heart ache and I almost fainted. Many years have passed, and I already have my own family and career, but whenever my family comes, my heart will always stop, for fear that something will happen to my grandmother, uncle, aunt and other family members. However, the scared thing still happened, and the aunt fell.
We don't have much family. My father had four siblings, including an uncle and an aunt, and I had two aunts.
After my father died, my mother chose to remarry, and I grew up with my grandmother. My aunt and uncle have helped me a little bit in my life. My second aunt married in Guangzhou, and it seems that she has only come back twice since I can remember, and one of them was when my father died, and she did not come back.
Therefore, there are only two families around me, my aunt and uncle. The uncle's family has two sons, and his life is very stressful, he works in the field almost all the year, and only comes home at the end of the year. Despite this, my uncle still loves me relatively much, and at the end of each year, he buys me new clothes and hands me over the New Year's money. My aunt takes care of my two cousins at home, and if she makes something delicious, she will also send some over.
The situation of the aunt is different.
The life of the aunt's family is actually quite good, at least the uncle said so. My sister-in-law's family owns more than a dozen acres of land, which is a great thing in the village.
The aunt and brother-in-law are hardworking people. In those years, tricycles were still a rarity in the village, and my uncle had already bought one. Every year when the farm is busy, they come over to help our family pull the crops. The neighbors said that although I was a hard-working child, I was hardly asked to do much farm work, and it was all my uncle and sister-in-law. Every time, my sister-in-law's tricycle would leave as soon as it was pulled, and the crops would be almost finished in the morning.
As soon as the farm was over, the aunt and her husband would go to the nearby brick factory to pull bricks. They get up before dawn every day, and their meals are solved on the way.
Sometimes my aunt would pass by our village and would bring me some baked cakes or fruits from the car. Then go to the kitchen, grab a spoon, scoop some water from the bucket, and start taking a drink. However, generally speaking, if you can't say a few words, the aunt and the aunt have to set off in a hurry, and the matter of sending bricks cannot be delayed.
I didn't work for a few years to deliver bricks, and my aunt went out to work with my brother-in-law and worked in a factory. When she came home at the end of each year, she would always come to see her grandmother for the first time, and then take out a lot of fabric from her bag, including pillowcases, bed sheets, quilt covers, aprons, etc.
In addition, my aunt would also stuff me with some money, bits and pieces, five yuan, ten yuan, a total of more than a hundred, as my pocket money. She would also buy new clothes and shoes for her grandmother, in short, a lot, a lot.
Uncle said that this is all the guilt in my aunt's heart, because I can only go back to my parents' house once a year, and I feel sorry for my grandmother and me, so I give a lot of things every time.
And every time, the grandmother would prepare noodles, cabbage, radish, vermicelli, and so on for the aunt.
Grandma said that the aunt's family worked outside the home, and they only came back for the New Year, and many things were too late to get done, so she prepared them for the aunt in advance, so that there was no need to panic when she went home for the New Year.
However, within a few years of such days, something happened to my aunt's family.
My brother-in-law got drunk once and never came home. When the aunt went out to look for him, she found him lying at the door, the cold wind was biting, and he was already unconscious.
Although he was rescued, he could no longer work.
My aunt has been taking care of her at home for more than a year, and my brother-in-law can finally move on his own, walking around the village on crutches every day.
And the aunt's two sons, one is in high school and the other is in junior high school.
The stress of life comes in an instant.
Uncle can't do anything, he has two children of his own, how can he help?
My aunt always rushes to work outside after the end of the farm every year, and now almost all the burden of the family is on her alone.
At the end of one year, there was heavy snowfall, and she couldn't buy a ticket home, so she had to miss the New Year with her family.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, my cousin Kang Xin came alone on a bicycle.
He came to pay New Year's greetings, but he was the only one who came.
Grandma looked at the mud on his body and bicycle and asked him if he slipped on the road, Kang Xin smiled and said that it was okay, he just fell on the road.
When his grandmother asked why his brother didn't come, Kang Xin explained that his brother had gone out to work, his father was home alone, and his mother couldn't come home for the New Year while working in other places, so he had to come alone. He also mentioned that the chickens, fish, and steamed buns in the basket were all prepared for him by the neighbor's aunt.
Seeing Kang Xin fall down many times, his grandmother was distressed, and quickly pulled him into the house and helped him pat the dirt off his body.
Everyone thought that that year was just an accident, but they didn't expect that in the next few years, the aunt would go home less and less, or because of the urgency of time, they could only leave after a hurried New Year's dinner.
When Kangxin went to college, his uncle gave him 500 yuan, although Kangxin wanted more, but he really didn't have any money in his pocket.
It is difficult for the eldest uncle to earn almost a penny, and Kangxin's expenses are basically borne by the eldest aunt.
Every time the eldest aunt returned to her parents' house, she was busy helping the eldest lady tidy up the kitchen and assist in cooking. She stuffed me and my two cousins with a lot of change and bought new clothes for my grandmother.
From the moment she stepped through the door, she never stopped.
The uncle said that the aunt felt guilty in her heart, felt that she had returned to her parents' house too few times, and felt sorry for her grandmother, so she had been trying to do more to make up for her past regrets.
Although her grandmother and uncle advised her to rest for a while, her aunt always said that it was not easy for her to be idle, and it was not easy to come and go, so she had to cook a meal for the old man to express her filial piety.
Grandma is happy about this, not only because of the increase in the number of times her aunt comes home, but also because Kang Xin and Kang Ming have started to get married one after another.
Regarding the issue of marriage, the aunt has always felt a headache, the family has no house, the bride price is even more difficult to raise, and it is almost impossible to get the two sons married.
In those years, at the end of each year, my aunt always felt distressed in front of my grandmother, and my grandmother advised her to relax, let everything go naturally, and not be too anxious. If she falls, so does the family.
Later, Kang Ming became a son-in-law, and when he went to other places, his wedding basically didn't cost much. As for Kangxin? He talked about a partner in college, and the woman did not make excessive requests, nor did she make him a son-in-law, but only asked to have a house of her own in the city where she worked, and the woman would solve the hukou problem by herself, and would not touch the hukou of Kangxin's hometown.
As it should be, this woman is already very considerate and saves her aunt a lot of trouble.
However, the price of housing in the millions, even with a down payment, is still a big problem.
My uncle suggested selling the family's land and borrowing it from all the relatives to complete the marriage.
Indeed, the uncle took his aunt and Kang Xin to borrow money from all relatives and friends, and barely scraped together the down payment.
However, this economic desert is what my aunt is paying for.
In those years, my aunt worked hard while farming, and she was one of the people who worked overtime until the latest in the factory, and sometimes nosebleeds would come out, so she just wiped it and continued to work.
A few relatives said that there was no need to rush too much about the money, and they would pay it back when they had it.
But my aunt is always like this, she can't be calm in her heart, and it is difficult to be at peace once something happens.
She toiled hard throughout the year, and when she saw her grandmother again at the end of the year, she looked at her gray-haired, wrinkled, and rough hands, and her heart ached terribly.
Grandma couldn't help but take her aunt's hand and said, "My son, why are you working so hard!" ”
My aunt always smiled and said, "I'll get through it in no time." ”
However, fate seems to have played a big joke on her.
My aunt was admitted to the ICU.
When I stepped into the hospital, I saw my uncle alone, silently crouching at the door of the ICU. Sensing my presence, he spoke briefly.
I told him that my second aunt and uncle would come one after another, and that they might not be able to arrive at the hospital until tomorrow morning. The uncle nodded, and also mentioned that Kang Xin and his brothers might not arrive until tomorrow.
At the door of the ICU, I stood here again, very repulsed. In the afternoon, I went home with a quilt, toiletries and slippers, as my condition was uncertain and I couldn't be sure how long I would need to stay in the hospital.
In the evening, I went to buy some food and brought it to my uncle. He had no mind at all at the moment, and stayed at the door all day, not eating, drinking, or speaking. No amount of persuasion I could convince.
In the middle of the night, the ICU door opened again and another patient was brought in. I saw two women sit on the ground in an instant, crying hoarsely. On the other side, the uncle lowered his head and said nothing, perhaps he was restraining his emotions.
A moment later, several people rushed to see the two women sitting on the ground, hugging them, and weeping. I couldn't hear what they were saying, I couldn't understand their crying, I just felt the sound of crying or borrowing money in the doorway, hallway, and hallway.
The white walls of the hospital, more than the holy church, carry more prayers. I saw a few people hugging each other, crying in the hallway, praying for their loved ones in the ward to get through.
The family members of the patients who had just been admitted to the ward knelt down in front of the doctors, pleading: "I beg you, I will kneel down for you, please save my father!" My whole family is on your knees and begging you! Such a scene is not uncommon at the entrance of the ICU.
I felt too much to bear, so I wanted to leave for a while and go into another hallway.
Suddenly, I heard a big man snorting: Brother, is it convenient to do me a favor? I have something urgent, and if it's inconvenient, I'll think of another way. ”
Today's people will not easily open their mouths to borrow money from others, let alone open their mouths to good brothers. The reluctance to owe favors has become the consensus of contemporary people.
Everyone is a family person, life is not easy, and borrowing money is really not an easy task.
Unless there is no other choice, who would ask for that? If they are not desperate, who will turn to others for help?
This night, I tossed and turned, and I couldn't sleep.
I sat up, looked around and saw that there were many people like me.
Someone was sitting and playing with their phones, and two people snuggled up to each other without talking. There are also people holding children and putting them to sleep.
On this night, the people here are not quiet.
The next day, the uncle and the second aunt came, and Kangxin's group of people also arrived in the afternoon.
Fortunately, my aunt woke up, and although the operation was expensive, she scraped together some and barely enough.
Although the doctor recommended that she stay in the hospital for 15 days, the aunt could not persevere.
After all, a day's stay in the hospital costs a day's money.
I knew that my aunt was worried about money, so I invited her to stay at my house temporarily.
When Kang Xin, Uncle and the others left, I told them not to worry and to stay at my house without worry.
I arranged for my grandmother to come from the countryside to the city and let her spend time with my aunt, hoping to bring them some comfort.
I was busy with work every day, hurried home after work to cook for them, and took them to the park for a walk or a stroll around the neighborhood on weekends.
The aunt's mentality is very good, and the ** is also fast, and the re-examination results also show that there is no major problem. So, I drove them home.
On the occasion of leaving, I advised my aunt not to work too hard in the future, or to consider renting out the family's land, after all, the two sons are already married and do not have too many burdens.
My aunt promised me to rest assured and said that she would not work too hard in the future.
On weekends I go home to visit my grandmother, who now lives with my aunt. Every time I go home, I carry many gifts with me.
One day, my grandmother quietly pulled me and asked, "Your aunt has lived in your house for 15 days, did she give you money?" ”
I was immediately confused, and quickly replied: "My aunt lives at my nephew's house, why is she embarrassed to ask for money?" Isn't that a joke? ”
After hearing this, grandma said with a slight relief: "It's good if you don't give it, it's good if you don't give it." ”
I'm a little confused, what's going on?
It turned out that after the reimbursement of the operation expenses, the aunt repaid part of the borrowed money, but there was really no extra money in her hand. During the time I lived at my house, my grandmother quietly gave my aunt 2,000 yuan and asked her to keep the flowers.
The aunt was naturally reluctant to accept it, but she didn't dare to go against her grandmother's wishes, and finally accepted it.
Grandma said that my aunt has worked hard all her life and experienced many twists and turns, and she has no money in her pocket after this serious illness. Therefore, grandma wanted to give her aunt a little money, so that she could have some money in her hands, and she didn't panic.
I laughed, maybe in my grandmother's eyes, no matter when my aunt arrived, she was always a child who needed to be taken care of.
When a married daughter is married, her mother is most worried about her lack of money and worries about trivial matters in life.
Although the aunt did not live a prosperous life, her grandmother still felt sorry for her.
Grandma knows that my aunt also feels sorry for me, and she has lived in my house for half a month, according to my aunt's consistent style of doing things, she will definitely give me money.
After receiving an affirmative answer, Grandma was relieved. The 2,000 yuan was finally taken away by the aunt.
A few months later, my aunt came to the city, and when she passed by my house, she told me that she had brought some vegetables and sweet potatoes from home, which were all packed in bags.
I wasn't at home, my wife took it. The aunt also mentioned that she was going to eat at home, but because there were other things, she left in a hurry.
There were so many vegetables and sweet potatoes that my wife took a bag of sweet potatoes and sent them to the neighbors. The neighbor was his wife's classmate, and the two always liked to give each other some vegetables and fruits.
However, in the evening we were enjoying dinner when there was a knock on the door.
It turned out to be a neighbor, and he still had the bag of sweet potatoes in his hand.
I was surprised, but she asked us to open it.
When I opened it, there was a small cloth bag in the bag, which was 1,000 yuan.
I immediately understood that this should have been deliberately put by my aunt. February** Dynamic Incentive Program
I called my aunt **, she seemed to have expected what I was going to say, and flickered left and right and was reluctant to say anything about the 1,000 yuan.
I said I would visit her on the weekend, and she was very happy, but repeatedly told her not to bring anything with her, otherwise she would not be allowed to enter the house.
I also understand that my aunt is worried about me spending money. Although everyone's days are ordinary, they are always concerned about each other, and this kind of family affection is better than everything.
The health of the family is the greatest happiness of the children.