reborn at sixty

Chapter 11 12. Illness
"Girl, come on, you keep this in your pocket first, and your Aunt Feng will come and send it off later, and then you can send it to your brothers and sisters together."

Every time Geng Lianfeng came out, she took the opportunity to go to the toilet. People who didn't know the details thought she was lazy, so everyone didn't care.

"Girl, come on, these are almost done, you save some to eat, and take the rest back to your brothers and sisters."

Mr. Liang Shouwang rubbed his nose and smiled, "Nephew and daughter-in-law, I really have you. You brought so many out just now. That's all right, I'll take Shuilian and leave in a while."

Geng Lianfeng was a little embarrassed, "Uncle, there's no way, two meals a day, adults are hungry let alone children, a little supplement is better than nothing, I'll go first, don't let anyone see it."

She didn't dare to stay here any longer, and hurriedly turned around and went back.

Seeing the small pile of peanut kernels, Shui Lian felt a little overwhelmed, "Grandpa, I can't fit it in my pocket, what should I do?"

Liang Shouwang tied up one end of the sleeve as if doing a trick, and it turned into a small bag, "That's it..."

The old man still wanted to put himself in his arms, but let Shui Lian take the lead, "Grandpa, I'll come, it's convenient for me..."

When Shuilian delivered the things to Wang's house, Hongying and Hongmei were at home, and those three boys went off to play like crazy.

"Sister Hongying, come on, look, this is what my aunt asked me to bring back for you..."

When they saw Shuilian take out peanut kernels from their bosom, the two sisters were a little stunned, "There are so many, hehe, my younger brother has something to eat right now, otherwise he will always be hungry, Shuilian, you Eat some too."

Shui Lian shook her head, "Auntie already gave me some, these are just for you, what are you two doing? How many of them are there?"

Hongying Chong Shuilian showed off her masterpiece, "Look, we are helping my mother make the soles of shoes. When my mother is free, she will make new shoes for us to wear. My brother and the two of them took the younger brother out to pick them up. It's gone, and I haven't come back yet."

When she heard that Geng Lianfeng could make shoes, Shui Lian was very excited. Nowadays, young people hardly know how to make shoes. I am afraid that Geng Lianfeng also learned from her mother.

"Hey, sister Hongying, soon I will learn how to make shoes from you, otherwise my grandpa and I don't know how to spend winter."

Hongying glanced at the shoes on Shui Lian's feet and nodded, "Your shoes are really useless. You can bring some rags tomorrow to see what clothes your grandpa doesn't wear. Let's tear down the soles of your shoes. Then let my mother teach you how to do it."

In the future, I can wear new shoes, which makes Shuilian very happy, and even when I go home, I maintain a good mood.

As soon as Shui Lian entered the house, she saw that the old man was busy making a fire and cooking.

"Grandpa, I have some good news for you. Just now I saw Sister Yinghong and the others making the soles of their shoes. When I learn it, I will make shoes for you."

While adding firewood to the stove, the old man said, "That's a good feeling, girl, what kind of cloth do you want? You go to the Westinghouse to have a look. There is a tattered dress at home that you can't wear anymore. You can use that as the sole of your shoes. It's a pity." Your grandma passed away, otherwise we wouldn't need us, Shui Lian, to learn this."

Liang Shouwang has seen his wife make shoes, but he really doesn't know how to do it.

Shui Lian helped to prepare the rice first, and went to the next room to search for a long time. To tell the truth, the house was shabby and shabby, not even a good dress.

Almost all patches are patch upon patch.

But looking at the clothes on her body, she simply piled up all the tatters on the kang, chose a few that could be modified, and wanted to get two clothes for herself, otherwise she didn't even have a change of clothes.

Now she and the old man both have lice, there is nothing to do, just wear the two sets of clothes all year round, and can't take a bath in winter, it's no wonder that there are no lice.

Now she is used to it, and when the conditions are a little better in the future, she will definitely find a way to eliminate the revolutionary bugs that others say.

Let alone them now, it is estimated that the entire village will not be able to find a family without lice. Alas, she has to learn to adapt to the environment.

While picking clothes on the kang, Shui Lian said to the old man, "Grandpa, why don't you tell me about yourself. I heard people in the village say that you used to be a soldier?"

The old man took a puff of his cigarette and nodded, "That's right, you're here, and I haven't told you about our family yet. Well, it's a long story.

Back then, your grandma and I brought our children and your second grandfather to my father-in-law’s house for a blind date. Who would have thought that the Japanese devils would raid the village at that time, and all five members of our family died under the Japanese butcher’s knife. My youngest sister was also killed by them..."

From the old man's memories, Shui Lian finally understood her feelings. This old man Liang Shouwang is a bitter and bitter person.

After the family was killed by devils, he joined the Eighth Route Army and let his younger brother Shan Lin stay at his father-in-law's house with his wife and children. I have a lot of respect for this big brother.

"Grandpa, then your leg was also injured during the war?"

The old man nodded, "Yeah, there's nothing I can do, it's better to go home and farm, I feel sorry for letting your grandma work hard at home with a few children.

Alas, your grandma has suffered all her life, and she just went away without enjoying a few days of blessings..."

While talking, the second son of Liang Shoulin's family came in with a bowl of stewed rabbit meat with potatoes.

"Uncle, my mother asked me to bring this to you. You and the water lotus should eat it while it's hot. My father caught it in the mountains today."

Liang Shoulin has four children, two sons, and two daughters. This is the youngest son. He just married his wife this spring. It is rare to hear something bad about this family.

Yu Xi quickly came down to take the bowl, "Thank you, Second Uncle."

The old man sighed, "Your father managed to catch the rabbit, and it may not be enough for you to eat, but you are still thinking about this side. Alas, it is uncle who dragged you down."

Liang Yonghe sat on the kang and said with a smile, "Uncle, what you always say is obvious. My dad is your brother. If you have a stutter, you don't want to think about who you, a big brother, can think of..."

Shui Lian poured the meat from the bowl into her own bowl, and then came in with an empty bowl, "Uncle, why don't you eat at our house, we just haven't eaten yet."

Liang Yonghe shook his head with a smile, "No need, I've eaten at home, uncle, you two eat first, I'm going back."

Shui Lian packed up the food and saw that the old man was still smoking, so she hurried up and snatched away the cigarette pot.

"Grandpa, hurry up and eat. For your old health, it's better to smoke less in the future."

Liang Shouwang smiled and glanced at his little granddaughter, "You look more and more like your deceased grandma.

She used to control me not to smoke, but I didn't expect it to be my granddaughter's turn, and she still controlled, okay, grandpa will smoke less in the future, come on, girl, let's eat more meat. "

It was already November, and it was getting dark early, and the two of them were reluctant to light the oil lamps. They just lay down on the kang and chatted after eating. Although it was cold above their heads, the kang was very warm.

Shui Lian lay on the bed and chatted with the old man without saying a word, always feeling a burning pain in her chest, it also hurts in the past two days, but not as severe as today.

Shui Lian started to make pancakes under the quilt, and her flipping back and forth caught the attention of Liang Shouwang who was sleeping beside her.

"Girl, what's wrong with you, what's wrong?"

Shui Lian couldn't bear it anymore, she touched that place, it seemed to be the mole on her chest, now she is not sure whether the mole is going to be diseased or something, anyway, it is a burning pain .

(End of this chapter)