Dashan Orchard 1988

Chapter 118 You can still earn 100 more

After gathering together, Milanlan put a heavy bag on the rack truck.

"Mom, this is a jacket I made for you. If you feel cold in the stomach, put it on. Don't let others think that just because I am filial to you, we sons and daughters-in-law are all white-eyed wolves."

"Lan Lan, look at you kid, when did your mother ever tell you that you were wrong?"

"Who knows if you said it or not? I can't hear it."

Milanlan looked around, helped her mother-in-law tuck the quilt in, and muttered: "It's early in the morning, and there's still dew. I don't know if it's covered with an oilcloth. The quilt will be wet after a while, so how can I cover it..."

"Yes, sister-in-law, I will take it out and cover it."

Li Xiangqin hurriedly turned out the oilcloth and covered her mother's quilt.

"You are such an old man, please be more careful. Your fifth brother is a man. If you want to think about outside things, there are many things that you can't worry about. Don't just go around eating and drinking without worrying about anything. "

"Know it."

"Why are you telling Qinqin this?"

Li Mutian was a little embarrassed and complained softly.

"Why, I can't talk about her yet, can I? Li Xiangqin, tell your brother, can I talk about you?"

"If you can, sister-in-law, of course you can. I hope you can say more, sister-in-law."

Li Xiangqin quickly stood by her sister-in-law.

Li Mutian was left speechless.

He took out a wad of money from his pocket, all ten-dollar bills, with his body temperature on them.

"Lao Wu, this is 100 yuan. We recently made some money from selling cordyceps and bought some more. You can keep it as a backup..."

With that said, he was about to give it to Li Muyang.

"No, brother, haven't you all given me money? It's enough."

Li Muyang hurriedly refused.

Everyone gave 100 yuan for this medical treatment, and Li Mufeng even gave 200 yuan, which was a lot.

He knows the actual situation of each family. 100 yuan is already a huge loss, so how can he ask for more.

"Brother, your family's conditions are not good. You see, Yongzhong needs money to go to school. Keep it. There is enough here."

"Here, you go to the city to see a doctor. What if you need more money? We don't know anyone there. There is a problem, but no one can help you."

"It doesn't matter. If it's really not enough, let's talk about it. Besides, we still have Yuanyuan and Second Sister."

"Your second sister is so busy at work all day, so try not to disturb her. Although she is your daughter, you have to consider the actual situation. She is a public servant, so she has to pay in this regard..."

"Why are you so long-winded? It will be dawn soon."

Milan Lan pulled the money over and stuffed it into Li Muyang's pocket, "Take it with me. If you don't keep it, don't come to our house in the future. I will allow you, Li Muyangyi, and Bo Yuntian to be a filial son, and what will we do?" Neither, is it?"

"Sister-in-law..."

Li Muyang had nothing to do with his sister-in-law.

He was worried that if he continued to be verbose, his sister-in-law might fall out on the spot.

"Uncle Wu, just take it. We still have to dig for Cordyceps. If we dig for a few more days, we can earn another 100 yuan."

Li Yongzhong said with a smile on the side.

"Then... okay, I'll keep it for now. If you don't need it, I'll give it to you when I get back."

At this point, Li Muyang couldn't say anything.

"Then hurry up and leave. We'll come back after we've tidied up here and you've stabilized over there."

"it is good."

Li Muyang nodded, held on to the shaft of the car again, and continued to move forward.

Leave your sister-in-law and her family behind.

"Mom, you should be happy. Look at how filial your children and grandchildren are. Whose old lady is as lucky as you?"

"Yes, you are all filial."

"I think my fifth brother is the most filial. Mom, you can't be biased. People say that there is no filial son in bed for a long time. Of course it's easy to give him money or something, but taking care of him day and night is the real problem..."

"Qinqin, if you can't speak, then stop talking."

Li Muyang scolded his sister angrily, "We are all brothers and sisters. We all use our own ways to be filial to our mother. There is no saying that no one is more filial than others. If you say this and everyone hears it, how uncomfortable will you feel? , we won’t be allowed to say that in the future.”

"Oh."

Li Xiangqin pouted and responded.

"You need to be more mature. You are already 25 and [-] years old. As a mother of two children, you can't speak without thinking."

"Oh, brother, I know and you still say it."

Li Xiangqin felt a little aggrieved by being told that I was complimenting you, so why did you criticize me instead and talk about my faults?

You make me feel very wronged.

"Wu, don't blame Qinqin, she is right," the mother helped. "I know you are all filial children, but words are easier to say than things to do. You are indeed more careful than them. , you have to be more patient.

Mom, a paralytic, has been on the kang for so long. If you hadn't taken care of me day and night, how could I still be able to persist now?This is not a problem that money can solve. Your mother will remember all the good things you do to her.

This man has only a few things in his life, with regrets and happiness. Look at your old man who died early, leaving your mother and a bunch of your children in this world.

My mother didn't know how uncomfortable she was at that time, she felt like the sky was about to collapse.Originally, you were struggling to get by with two people pulling you, but now you are the mother alone, how can you still live your life..."

The car moved forward slowly.

The old man talks like this. He often talks confusedly. He doesn't know what she originally wanted to say, and the topic wanders off somewhere.

My mother is young, only 59 years old. If she were to be a leading cadre, she would still be in the prime of her career. However, because she lay on the kang for too long, she often spoke a little confused.

For example, the first half of the story was about whether the children were filial or not, but the second half went directly to her tragic fate.

I don’t know how many times my mother has said these words over the years.

Li Muyang could almost recite it.

He might have felt annoyed before, but now, in such an early morning, with the breeze blowing around him, except for the crunching sound of the wheels of the carriage running over the ground, the surroundings were very quiet, and my mother's words seemed so beautiful.

Like an old man who has gone through many vicissitudes of life, telling an indelible history.

"At that time, many people advised my mother to give away a few of you. It would be useless to have so many children. They are just mouths to eat. If you give a few to others, not only can the children survive, but you can also exchange for some food. Or the money comes back.

Mom almost had this idea.

But who should I give it to? Mom will call you in front of me and look at you one by one. You are all my mother’s baby bumps. This one has big eyes and is pretty. The one with the big head can be a county magistrate. This one has a sweet mouth. One by one. Mom, it can be sweet to my heart. She is responsible, no matter how hard or tiring the work is, she can help her do it...

My mother was reluctant to give any of them away, so I thought I would keep them. Anyway, my mother would have something to eat, so the babies would not be hungry.Thank God for opening his eyes and dragging you down. "

"Mom, if you're sleepy, just go back to sleep. It's still dark today."

Li Muyang looked at the moonlight in the sky. It was getting lighter and lighter, and the morning star was getting brighter and brighter. Although the east was not yet white, the shadow of the moonlight on the ground was no longer so clear.

"Okay, then I'll sleep a little longer."

Maybe it was because he was too excited last night, or maybe he just expressed his feelings for a while, but Yuan Rufeng also felt a little sleepy and slowly fell asleep.

Li Muyang and Li Xiangqin smiled at each other.

At around seven o'clock, the sun was high.

The car had only gone two-thirds of the way.

I happened to pass through a town where there was a market, so I bought some steamed buns to eat on the road.

Originally, she wanted to buy something to drink for her mother, but Yuan Rufeng felt that it was inconvenient to do anything while lying in the car, so she tried her best to drink as little soup and juice as possible, so as not to trouble her children again later, so she didn't buy it.Li Muyang bought some more fruits and took them with him.

"Mom, does your back hurt when you lie down? Do you want me to find a place to rub it for you?"

"No, it's hard work for you if you persist. If you're tired, just find a place to rest."

Li Muyang smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. If you are fine, we will continue on our way. If we go early, we will have to queue up to register. Maybe we can meet experts. If we go later, there will be no space."

"Okay, then...it's all thanks to my hard work."

"It's okay. Mom's not heavy. To me, this weight is no different from pulling an empty cart. I'm very strong."

Yuan Rufeng smiled.

"awesome."

The three of them passed through the market on the provincial road and continued to move forward.

About an hour later, I finally saw the sign of Qingcheng City.

"Welcome to Qingcheng."

The huge billboard has been in disrepair for many years. The surface of the dark blue gold iron sheet has faded to light blue, and the lower two corners are even more mottled and may fall apart at any time.

These days, Qingcheng has not yet dug out oil, and it is considered one of the poorest cities in GS Province.

Qingcheng's seven counties and one city are all in the mountains except for a few places.

It's quite inconvenient to get in and out.

In the early years, it was really troublesome for the people of Qingcheng to travel far away.

Either transfer to Yinchuan, or go to Lanzhou or Xi'an, but no matter where you go, you must first cross the surrounding mountains.

The winding mountain road encountered strong winds, heavy rain, heavy snow, etc., making it almost impossible to walk.

It's like a natural cage, locking people in a cage.

"The last time I came to the city was more than ten years ago, and this brand didn't exist at that time. Now the brand is rusty."

Yuan Rufeng sighed.

"It's okay, Mom, when you get better, I will often take you to the city."

"You still take me shopping all the time. What a hassle. How many years can I live?"

"Look at you, here we go again, Mom, you should be nice to talk, but you are always talking about life and death. How boring."

Li Xiangqin complained with a smile.

Li Muyang also smiled bitterly. It was really not easy to change his mother's habit.

"Let's go. The hospital is at the east gate. It's still three or four miles away. If we enter from the east city, we don't have to go through the city."

"Walk."

The three of them walked forward for a few more minutes. There was a small pit on the side of the road, surrounded by bricks. They were probably building the road to prevent people from falling in.

Two lanes become one lane.

Li Muyun pulled the cart and was already walking very far to the side to avoid disturbing others.

But as I was walking, there was suddenly a rapid sound of car horns from behind.

He kept saying "Didi" at him crazily.

These days, there are very few cars. You may not encounter one even if you stand on the roadside for half an hour.

But it happened to be such a coincidence.

When Li Muyang heard the beeping sound for the first time, he was ready to step aside.

But the driver was like crazy, blaring his horn like crazy, so loud that Li Xiangqin almost fell into the ditch next to her.

Li Muyang's anger suddenly aroused.

What's so arrogant about these bastards driving a crappy car?

He was not in a hurry, and simply stopped leaning to the side and drove normally on the road. In this case, the car behind him would not be able to pass.

Just listen to the sound of the car coming closer and closer, and the sound of the horn becomes more and more serious.

When he was almost in front of the truck, he suddenly stopped.

Soon, someone shouted from behind: "Are you blind? You didn't see the car coming and didn't know how to give way?"

Li Muyang stopped when he heard this.

"Brother~"

Li Xiangqin glanced behind him, feeling a little scared.

"Five, you give way to others, we won't cause trouble, ah~"

His mother was lying in the car. Li Muyang stopped the car and turned around, just enough to see his face, which was already dark.

Suddenly I was a little worried.

Of course, the mother knows that it is easy for the child not to get angry, but once he gets angry, few people can suppress him.

"It's okay, mother, let me ask them what's going on?"

Li Muyang patted his mother's hand, used a support to flatten the truck, and then looked at the car over there.

It's an old Volkswagen car.

A man's head was on display from the car, pointing here and shouting: "What the hell is going on with your mother? Why are you still parked here? Let's go!"

Li Muyang looked at the other party quietly without speaking.

"I'm deaf and talking to you!"

The driver over there is still shouting.

Li Muyang took out the crutches prepared for his mother from the carriage and walked towards the opposite side with a dark face.

The person opposite was stunned.

Seeing Li Muyang's black and blue face and his downturned triangular eyes, he suddenly felt a chill.

His head suddenly shrank back.

The car door opened, and the two people got out of the back seat and came to the front of the car.

Neither of these two people are too tall, but they are both strong and seem to live a good life.

His face was full of flesh, his neck was as thick as two buckets, he was wearing a printed coat, and he was sweating profusely.

When the two of them saw Li Muyang's expression, their faces were full of anger, "What's the matter, why do you still want to take action? The road is not yours, why are you taking advantage of it?"

"That's right, why doesn't the good dog block the way?"

Li Muyang looked at the two of them coldly and asked in a cold voice: "The road does not belong to my family. That's right. Does it belong to your family?"

"what do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything. I just want to know. You guys honked your horn from miles away and disturbed my mother's rest. Shouldn't you apologize?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? You don't even know who you are. If that doesn't work, take off your pants and pee and take a look at yourself. Do you think you are worthy?"

"Okay, you won't apologize, right? Then we'll wait."

Li Muyang held the crutch in his hand. Because he used too much force, numerous veins appeared on the back of his hand. His voice was very cold. Even Li Xiangqin looked at his brother's back in surprise, feeling a little strange.

Not to mention others.

(End of this chapter)