p; BeforeIwenttobed,Itookthevideoofmydaughteranddaughterinlaw.Icalledherforthesecondtime.Sheansweredthephoneoutsideinherdownjacket.Whereareyou?Iaskedinabadtone?
Shedidn'tanswermyquestion,butshehadafightwithherdaughter.DidDudumisshermother?Theexpressionofgrievanceonthedaughter'sface,mom,whenwillyoucomeback?MyfatherandImissyou.Mydaughterspeciallypulledmeouttocarrythepot.
Momwillbebackinaweek.I'llblowitupassoonasIhearit.Won'titcomebackinthreedays?Haven'talltheticketsbeenreserved?Youdon'twanttoplayathome,doyou?Howmanytimesdidyoucalllastnight?Whydidn'tyouanswerit?
Youhavetocallbackevenlater.Whatareyoudoingoutside?
Mydaughter'seyesturnedredwhenIexploded.Ipulledmysleeveandtoldmetocalmdown.Istoodupandtookthephoneoutofmydaughter'sroom.
Gobacktoyourbedroom,WeiHua,doyouhavesomethingtohidefromme?I'llgoouttoattendastudentuniontour.Youdon'tevenknowwheretoopenthedoorofyourhome?Iaskedheroutloud.
Don'tyouhavetogotowork?Duduhasaparents'meetingonWednesday.Didn'tyouhaveanappointmentwiththeteachertodiscussthewintervacationbookclub?
Doyoucareaboutyourhomeandchildren?Iputafireonmymobilephone.Ihavealreadysaidhellotothepersonnelandchangedtheticket.
WeiHua,youhavealreadyarrangedtoinformus,right?Idon'tcarehowyoureason,youmustcomebackaccordingtotheplan,otherwisedon'tcomeback.Ihungupthephone,gasped,andturnedtoseemydaughterstandingatthedoorwithredeyes.
Iforcedtobearmyangerandwenttopickupmydaughter,Duduyourmotherdidnotwantus,Iknowthisisnotgoodtosaytothechild,buttheangerinmyheartcannotbetolerated.
Duduputhisarmsaroundmyneckandhisfacewasclosetomyforehead.Myparentswouldn'twantus.Ifshehadsomethingonherside,don'tbeangrywithher.Doodlesaid,sobbingtearsalongmyforeheadandleftitonhismouth.
Ilovetoholdmydaughtercloser,putheronthebed,Iandshelyingonherlittlebed,Duducuddleme,mumblingdaddon'tgetangry,slowlyfellasleepwithtears.
Lookingatherface,Ifeltmoredistressed.IwasmoreupsetwhenWeiHuadidn'tgohomefornoreason.
Whethersheischeating,Iguessinmyheart,ifitisnotbecauseofmydaughter,IwillgodirectlytoHarbintofindher.
Mydaughterwantshermother,butshedoesn'twantmetoquarrelwithhermother,soshecomfortsmewisely.Myfatherstillneedsherdaughtertoenlightenme
Formydaughter,Islowlycalmdowntheangerinmyheart.NomatterwhatWeiHuaisdoing,shewillcomebackafterall,soIwillwaitforhertocomebackandfindout.
WeiHuaandIhavelivedanordinaryandlightlifetheseyears.Fromlovetonow,althoughthereisnogreatlove,thereisalsoasmallbridgeandflowingwater,withharmonyinpeace.
Iturnedoffthelightinmydaughter'sbedroomandkissedhertearfulfacebacktobed.
Thisthorseoneday,allthesethings,oneselfghostbody?Ifeltbreathless,putonmyclothes,gentlyopenedthedoorandwentout.
Atnight,thewindismuchsmaller,butthetemperatureisstillmorethan30degreesbelowzero.Thefreezingtemperaturemakespeoplefeellikeinthefreezer.Iwalkonthesidewalkofthecommunity,andtherearenopeopleontheroad.
Underthestreetlamp,thebranchesbesidearecoveredwithfrost,andthesoundofcrunchingandtramplingonthesnowunderthefeet,thestarsintheskyaredenselikesesameonsesamecake,andthebreatharoundthemouthturnsintowhitefogoutside.
Inthispieceofheavenandearth,Istandunderthenightsky.Idon'tknowwhoelsedoesn'tsleeplikeme,butit'sdifferenttimezonesandplaces
Wastossingandturninginbedunabletosleep,torecallthebookatthebeginningthatsoundslikethechuangtzu'sdreamhadadream,thereisnobelow.
Ialarm,valiumturnedupandtookoutapieceof,thinkbreakinhalf,thenbreakofhalfateaquarterslice,liedownandlookedattheceiling,thethoughtsstillfriends,dimlyheardsomeonecallinghimself,vigorously...
Lookedatmyheartahappyaround,Iwaslyinginbed,hearingvoices?
Ihearawoman'svoice,strong...
I'mhappygiveearrecognition,kiddo,that'sright,kiddo,kiddotoseekme,kiddoislookingforme,Ihappysatupfromthebed...
Rightah,howdoIinthebedroom,alsovigorously,soundmoreclear,kiddocancometomyspace?
Icarefullytoidentifythedirectionofthesound,theheartjumpquicklywithexcitement,feelhotfaceup.
Itrytocalmyourselfdown,kiddowhereareyou,Iwhisperedtoasked,voicecontinuedtocall,butdidnotanswerme.
Doesitsoundisaonewaytransmission,Icanhearthesoundofakiddo,shecouldn'thearthevoiceofmyhere,Iresistedtheexcitementandanxiety,laybackinbed,palmsandforeheadsweatingallover.
Closeyoureyes,feelingandclearsomevoice,Iunderstand.
Vigorously...
YesI'minbed...
ButitisnotIthebedofthebedroom,kiddoafaceofconcernoflookedatme,happyatthehandofthekiddo,eldersister,eyesred.
Feelthetemperatureofkiddohand,oneselfreallycameback.
Youcomebacktome,holdingjoysaid.
Isnotright,isthatcrazybodydisease,Ifoundyourhandstopulltothesidedozendogstick,aZongYue...
Ah?
Nomatterhefirst,anyway...
Lookaroundthisisisawoodenhouse,notthestyleofthebuildingsintown,likeafarmhouse.
Kiddosetabowl,andcookporridgeinside,youmustbehungry,comebackfromoutsidehaven'teatenanythinguptonow.
Tookthebowlfirstbiteporridgefromslidingdownthethroat,warmandwithricefragrance,thisdreamcantastethefoodtaste?
Andateafewbites,sisterandgreydogstillthere?
He'safraidyoustayputindanger,socarrying,catchupwithus,youhavehimasyoudidgetamuletsandwemeetatthegateofthecity.
HecomebackIdozenchills,hisastenchandfaceabscess,andproneonthegroundhasbeenvomitaeggs,don'ttakemeinfection.
Thedogisstillthere,farwithyoualso.
Vigorously,nowpeopledonothaveenoughtoeat,howmanypeoplestarvedtodeath?
Wolf,Iwondered,isit?
Oh,wearenow?
...
Idon'thavethememory?
ItookmyfamilytofindKoreangeneralnow,wheretofind?
Mother?
Kiddoknockedatmyhead,homingpigeonscanflytotheplacehesetout,themotherwhogiveinwriting,kiddomadealookatthedoorofhereye,Itookalookthatcrazybodydisease,thebodystillfeelveryGeYing.
WhenIputthebowlofporridge,eat,thebodyfeelingalsohavethestrength,grabbedhissticktothedoor,kiddohappypattedmeontheback,toseemom,firstwellIpromisetowalkout.
Kiddo,Iturnedtosecretlywithfingerpointedtothedoorofthecrazybodydisease,crowdedacrowdedeyesthatmeanstogetgo,forherememberedhisspittingeverywhereyuanxiaoeggsisreally...
Kiddoshookhishead,staredmyoneeye,nomatterhowishebackyoucomeback,memberkindwillalso,andhedidnoteatfood,yougogetsomewaterforhim,thengetsomelivingcreature.
Ah...
Kiddoinmouthsaidtome“mouse“...
Myeyeswillpopout,thinkingofhismouth,underafullfaceofabscesswithopenswallowedamouse,themouse'stailwasinhismouthjitter,heXiLiueatintohisstomach,oh,Ijusteatintoporridgealmostdidn'tspititout.
Waitingforyou,kiddosaidwentout,andsoontookahandfulofcornandasieve,doyouknowhowtodo.
IbelievethatInowfacehasbecomeawetweekend,settrapstocatchrats,kiddobadtastenodded,aYanghandputthethingsandhandedittome.
OutofthedoorcameamidstthegreatauntChenisgrindingcorn,cornflourtomakeporridgewithsweetpotatoandvegetablesarealsoverygood.
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