Harmonious home

Chapter 9 My reunion with my parents

In the summer when I was 12 years old, I returned home with my schoolbag on my back as usual. I put down my schoolbag and was about to pull the sling and sickle to cut the cattle grass. , I don’t need to mow the grass today, I’ll go to the tailor next door to measure and make you a new dress.” I looked at Wugu in surprise and asked, “New clothes! Why?” "No reason! After your final exam in two days, your uncle will take you to your parents' place." I was so happy, as if the blue sky and white clouds in the sky were congratulating me, I cut the grass on the mountain after measuring my clothes They all feel happy, and feel that they can finally be reunited with their father, mother, and sister after the hard times.

After the final exam, I got the grade notice. When I saw my exam results, I thought about my father and mother's praise and appreciation for a long time, and I was very happy.

"Girl, hurry up and pack up, your uncle will pick you up later." Fifth Aunt urged me to pack up my things and summer homework quickly.As soon as I got dressed and packed up, my uncle came.He walked through the streets and alleys with him, and soon arrived at the station and went to the train station.I was very curious, because this was the first time in my life to take a train by car. At first, I was very scared. The car trembled and started to leave.After getting on the train, I was even more curious. I never imagined that the long train could run so fast along with the two rails. It seemed that the trees and buildings outside the window were like reflections and were flying with the wind. , I admire the scenery that I have never seen before, and I feel the joy of meeting my parents. I don't feel that the long eighteen or nine-hour drive is too long.

After several twists and turns of getting on and off the bus, my uncle finally took me to my father and mother’s house, but I was not happy at all because no one cared about my arrival, and no one cared to ask me how I was doing at my fifth aunt’s house. What kind and academic performance will be tested, so I didn’t say anything until I started school and left.I have nothing to do every day except watching my dad come home from work and asking my mom to shine his shoes every day. I play various tapes of songs and different people come to our house to drink and eat meat. The only things on the floor are beer bottles and cigarette butts and all kinds of things. Garbage, not at all the warmth of home I imagined.

I remember that as soon as I stepped into the house, my father asked me the first thing he said when he saw me: "Whose child is this?" My uncle teased me deliberately, saying: "I don't even know it, look at whoever it looks like, it belongs to that family. "I lowered my head shyly, and I couldn't recognize him as the father who disliked me and my sister for being girls when I came home a few years ago.Grandma came out of the back room, covered her mouth and giggled, and said to my dad: "Look at you, you don't even recognize your own baby. Isn't she your big girl! Look at you, daddy!" It’s too incompetent.” My dad fished his head, smiled awkwardly, and said, “Dude, they’re all so tall! I almost can’t recognize them. Come, come, eat quickly, after finishing eating, Dad I'll take you to the mall to buy new clothes." I nodded timidly and quickly hid behind my grandma.

My mother came out with a white towel wrapped around her head, holding a newborn baby in her arms. I went up to see her, and my mother whispered to me: "Look, I picked up another sister for you. Does it look like you with big eyes?" I glanced at my little sister, and asked my mother, "Where is the second sister you brought out?" "I sent you to your fourth aunt's house. We knew you were coming a few days ago. We rented it." The house can’t be opened, and I have a younger sister, so I can’t take care of her, so I have to send her back.” Why didn’t I know when I sent her back?You should think that my sister and I are both girls, can't you plan it?In the past few years when you left me with my aunt, you didn’t ask, but now you send my sister to my fourth aunt’s house.Then prepare their plan to have a son.

At noon this day, we had just finished lunch and were clearing up the dishes. Two friends from my dad’s construction site came. As soon as they entered the door, they said politely: “We haven’t eaten yet. You are not at home..." My dad hurriedly and warmly greeted them to sit down, either cigarettes or tea, and told my mom to hurry up cooking and cooking, and at the same time told me to go to the store to buy cigarettes and wine, saying that the two uncles rarely came. Get drunk with them... Unexpectedly, I took the money and trotted for a while, and when I ran to the door of the store, I found that the money had fallen somewhere.I searched back and forth on the road but couldn't find it. I didn't dare to go home thinking of how my dad usually yelled at my mom with his eyes wide open, so I had to hide under the hanging building where we rented a house to see if my dad and the others had finished eating and drinking.Seeing my dad and two uncles drinking beer and then drinking white wine, the ground is full of bones and peanut shells, my dad still looks at the door from time to time, seeing that I have not bought the cigarettes and alcohol for a long time, and then takes money from my pocket Come out and ask my mother to buy it.I didn't go home until they were full of food and drink and my dad left. For more than two hours, no one cared what happened to me?For such a long time, "what's going on?".I'm like a weed on the side of the road that no one cares about.

School is about to start, and my grandmother and I were packing things in the back room. Suddenly, my parents and mother quarreled over whether to send me back, and my mother said: "...she is only 12 years old, and she has never traveled far. If you don't send her off, what if she gets lost?" "If she gets lost, she will get lost. She didn't open her mouth in her teens? It's time to practice, I'm so busy every day, how can I have time to send her..." Hearing this, I I couldn't help but rushed out and said loudly to my dad: "Stop making noise! ​​I don't want you to give it away. If you get lost, just pretend that you never gave birth to me." After speaking, I ran back to the room and cried, thinking that other people's children are like treasures. I'm like redundant.

On the day before I left, it was raining, and I felt an unspeakable sadness in my heart. My dad gave me 50 yuan more than the fare at home, and told me to hide it in the socks on the back of my feet, and told me not to catch the train. Eat what others give you at will, be aware that traffickers will abduct and sell children, etc. When you send me to the train station, you still don’t forget to tell me, “Dear girl, when you go back to your hometown, don’t let anyone tell you about your mother picking up your sister. If you come to the door, it will be even harder for you to see your parents." I nodded half understanding, not understanding why.

I took the ticket and passed through the ticket gate, and my dad left without looking back.I stepped on the train back to my hometown alone, and the train started slowly. I felt lonely and helpless. I was worried that the traffickers sitting next to me would not even dare to sleep, for fear that if I fell asleep, I would be drugged and trafficked.When I bought a ticket at the transfer station, I didn’t know the name of the station where I got off, so I bought a ticket to Chongqing directly. Fortunately, an uncle asked me on the train, and he told me where I should get off after I told the city of my hometown. Otherwise, I would really get lost when I drove to Chongqing by car. At that time, I was thinking: Am I born to my parents?Which parents would be so 'relaxed' that such a young child travels alone...

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