Almighty legend life

Chapter 2 Grandma and Liu Han

April 1994, Shizui Village, Suide County, Shaanxi Province.

In the morning of spring, the warm wind blowing from the southeast along the Wuding River flows upstream and dyes the thick yellow land green.People who have nothing to do in winter begin to be busy for a year's livelihood.

China, this ancient yet brand-new country, has also come out of the severe winter.

The spring breeze wakes up the vitality of the yellow land, and there are always some tenacious life in the barren land.

"Silly baby, silly baby..." The thick dialect made the lambs grazing on the hillside scream in shock, and the white wool brought a little strange color to the dirt mountain that hadn't put on spring clothes yet.

A tall and thin figure stood up from the hillside, casually threw a clod of soil and hit the running lambs in front of them, and the lambs bounced back to the main force.

"Silly boy, you hurry home, something happened to your grandma, I'll hurry back (go back) for you!"

This tall young man looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, and his height of nearly 1.9 meters made his body look extremely thin.The ill-fitting trousers and clothes and the patches on the knees showed the hardships of life for young people.

Hearing what the visitor said, the tall young man opened his long legs and ran in the direction of the visitor like a wild horse...

In Shizui Village, in a dilapidated earthen house, Grandma Liu was lying on the kang, her black and blue face foretelling something ominous.

"His third father, I guess he can't do it. He didn't raise his young (son) well, and he killed (hurt) everyone in the past few years." Grandma Liu said in a weak and trembling voice.

"The bastard of the Er's family was also shot. All these years, I can only pay for my crimes here, but I really don't worry about it, you silly baby. You also ate when you were broken (when you were young)." Damn, I just ask you to take care of Ha’er’s silly baby in the end, don’t blame this baby for your adult faults!” Poor Grandma Liu seems to have shed all the tears in her life, and at the end In the time, there are no more tears to shed...

Liu Zhisheng held Grandma Liu's hand, his skinny fingertips were covered with calluses.

"Second Mom, don't worry, he, Liu Zhiqiang, can't be blamed on Hanwa for committing a crime. Besides, all these years, everyone in the village has watched you. From now on, as long as you have something to eat, you won't be hungry. Silly baby."

The tall young man ran into the room with sweat on his face.

"Grandma, what are you doing?"

"Gua baby (meaning silly child), I'm leaving, you should listen to your third father carefully in the future, don't cry, don't cry again, remember to tell you, boy, you want to live with a smile, cry That's a girl!"

The tall young man knelt in front of the kang, tightly holding grandma's hand with one hand, and wiping away the seemingly endless tears with the other hand.With his limited knowledge, he doesn't quite understand what grandma is leaving, but he understands that from now on, there will be no one in this world who really cares about him.

"Grandma, don't cry, I won't cry in the future..."

The tall stature combined with the slightly naive discourse is unusual.

The few words seemed to have exhausted all of Grandma Liu's strength. She trembled, raised her skinny hands, gently stroked the tall young man's face, and murmured in an almost inaudible voice.

"It's really... really like, really like Honghong, Honghong, you know? It really looks like..."

That hand seemed to carry the weight of a thousand junctures, the last tear of a young man, the guilt of many years, the suffering of an old man's life, the fall of reluctance and regret...

Liu Han has a good grandmother, which is the consensus of the villagers in Shizui Village.

Liu Han does not have a good father, which is also the consensus of the villagers of Shizui Village.Liu Han's father's name is Liu Zhiqiang, and Liu Zhiqiang is a great disaster, which is the consensus of Shizui Village's name.

Liu Han was born in April 1976, and his father, Liu Zhiqiang, was shot dead at the end of 4 for his crimes.Liu Han's mother disappeared after giving birth to Liu Han, and the villagers of Shizui Village kept secret about this.

Liu Han has been different since he was born. He doesn't cry, laugh, and doesn't even open his mouth when he's 5 years old. People in the village say it's a sin. The child is a fool, but Grandma Liu doesn't believe it. Grandma Liu uses her Her thin body supports this broken family, and she spends her life nurturing this child who is a fool in everyone's eyes.

Grandma Liu spent 18 years atoning for the sins of her useless son Liu Zhiqiang. After finishing her field work every day, she carried the young Liu Han on her back to help the people in the village who had been harmed by Liu Zhiqiang for free.

Grandma Liu's sins were redeemed, but her life also came to an end. She won the respect of everyone with her persistence, and the whole village attended her funeral.

At the funeral, Liu Han did not shed tears. He just knelt silently beside the spiritual case, quietly watching the waves of villagers who came up to kowtow, quietly listening to the comments of the villagers on Grandma Liu's life, and quietly listening to the Cursing at his father, quietly listening to everyone's comments on his foolish behavior, he only remembered to promise his grandma that he would never cry again...

It is still a dilapidated earthen house, still patched trousers and clothes. Liu Han silently tidied up the few things in the house. It has been more than a month since grandma’s funeral. Liu Han’s third uncle, Liu Zhisheng, is going to follow the village His engineering team went to work in the provincial capital and planned to bring Liu Han with him.Although Liu Han's brain is not very flexible, but Liu Han's work is very good, never cheating.

Liu Han wrapped the only relic left by his grandmother, a silver bracelet, in red cloth and put it close to his body. He remembered that his grandmother said that if he found a wife in the future, he would give the bracelet to others. Why did Liu Han not want to find a wife? Understand, he only knows that when he marries a daughter-in-law, he will wear red clothes and eat delicious food when he is a child.Liu Han hid the only 67 yuan at home in the pocket of the old red linen jacket he was wearing. He didn't understand how useful the money would be, but he knew that he would have nothing to eat if he didn't have the money, because it could give His grandmother who cooked was no longer around.After looking at this dilapidated home for a long time, it can be said to be the only safe haven for Liu Han. He packed the crooked bedding and clothes on his back, and locked the dilapidated wooden door. Liu Han left this home for his life. Been there for 18 years.

Before leaving, Liu Han came to grandma's grave again. He didn't know what to say to grandma. He was about to leave his familiar environment and embark on an unknown journey. Liu Han felt a wave of fear in his heart.

"Grandma, uh, I'm going to work with the third dad, grandma, uh, don't be afraid, if you say helli, boys should not be afraid, uh, don't be afraid. I just feel a little bit reluctant to part with you."

Liu Han squatted silently in front of grandma's grave for a long time.

"Grandma, let's go..."

Liu Han followed his third uncle Liu Zhisheng on foot for more than an hour, climbed two mountains, and caught the bus to the county seat, where they were going to take the train to the provincial capital, accompanied by two young people from the village.

Liu Han has seen the bus, but he has never sat in it.He doesn't know what a train is, grandma doesn't know, so he doesn't know, train, a bus on fire?
Strange people, strange roads, and bumpy mountain roads made Liu Han, who had never been in a car before, a little motion sick.

"Third dad, my forehead is a bit disgusting..." Liu Han said quietly to his third uncle.

"This melon baby looks so solid (strong) and still gets motion sickness!" Liu Zhisheng said jokingly.

Everyone's laughter made Liu Han blush a little.

"It turns out that this is called motion sickness, not nausea..."

Suide County, a county seat located on the banks of the Wuding River.

Liu Han, who came to the county for the first time, followed his third uncle closely, and the unfamiliar environment always gave people a sense of psychological depression.Following Uncle San's 67 yuan Xunzi noodles, Liu Han finally had a clear idea of ​​the [-] yuan in his sweater, which could buy dozens of bowls of noodles.

Liu Han finally saw the train, green and very long...

Liu Han leaned on his bedding and drifted off to sleep. Amidst the clang of the train, Liu Han seemed to hear grandma's words again.

"Gua Wa, the boy is going to live with a smile on his face!"

When a group of people arrived in Xi'an, the lights were already on, and the turbulent flow of people pushed the four of them out of the station.

Liu Han's tall stature makes him stand out from the crowd. Even in the north where people are generally tall, a height of more than 1.9 meters is still very rare.The tall stature enables Liu Han to observe the new city that is about to accept him at a glance.The bright lights, bright skirts, colorful signboards, and various soliciting small vendors surrounded the four of them, all of which made Liu Han feel surprised and flustered. A young man who is a "fool".

Liu Zhisheng came to Xi'an more than 20 years ago, but he came with other Red Guards at that time, and he was as old as Liu Han at that time.The strangeness made Liu Zhisheng a little nervous. He observed the crowd around him, and then said to Liu Han and the other two boys, "You guys wait a moment, and go ask about the road first."

The other two boys were also a little nervous, because it was their first time to come to such a big city!
Five minutes later, Liu Zhisheng used his Mandarin mixed with strong dialects to find out the bus route to Chang'an Jiaotong University. They had an engineering team contracted by a fellow villager to start work there.

Liu Zhisheng took the three young men and squeezed onto the bus to Chang'an Jiaotong University with their dirty and tattered luggage in the eyes of "citizens".

On the bus, Liu Han's height forced him to lower his head a little, because he was afraid of hitting the handrail, and Liu Han wanted to see the "wonderful scenery" outside.

The bus dangled for more than an hour before arriving at the destination. After getting off the bus, everyone moved their legs and feet that were a little stiff from standing for a long time.

"Third dad, is this a university? It's so big, no wonder it's called a university!" Liu Han wandered around the university campus with his third uncle for half an hour but couldn't find the construction site.

"Guawa, all of them are gentlemen, they are all very powerful, don't look at those girls who wear fancy clothes, they will be hired and assigned in the future, and they will be officials as soon as they work, I am a fool Don't worry, he still doesn't understand this, you two have to remember it, don't provoke the girls here, no matter how beautiful they are, don't think about it, this is something we mud legs can't afford to provoke. You, Just wait until you go to work, work hard, move bricks, save money, and clean up the house when you return to your hometown, and the women from all over the world will follow you!"

Liu Zhisheng used his simple experience to tell the three guys what to pay attention to in the future.

"Silly boy, you should work hard when you get to work, don't play around with Yi Dali, the people outside are very deep-hearted, you may be coaxed someday!" Liu Zhisheng Special warning to Liu Han.

It was already dark when everyone found the construction site, and the contractor arranged the four of them into a temporary brick house.The room is a Datong shop, which is full of people in sevens and eighties.

Liu Han was lying on his bedding, snoring one after another in his ears, his nose was filled with all kinds of smells of smoke, body and feet, all kinds of memories appeared in his mind in a mess, there was grandma, there was him today What he has experienced, there are also various things that he either understands or does not understand in the past 18 years, and gradually falls asleep in the feeling of yearning or confusion...

(End of this chapter)