Chapter 7529 Leasing
Originally I didn’t plan to talk about it anymore, but Yang Huazhong made tea, Yang Huaming took some dry tobacco, Yang Yongzhi and Yang Ruoqing all looked at him quietly, even Luo Fengtang All are there.
Lao Yangtou suddenly found the feeling of being the focus of the past again.
Under the encouraging eyes of little old Yangtou, old Yangtou took a sip of the tea made by Yang Huazhong and took a puff of the cigarette offered by Yang Huaming. Then he cleared his throat and continued what he said before:< br> "This has to start from that year. Not long after your mother and I got married, I was working as an accountant in a shop in the county town. Your mother was pregnant with your eldest brother for just over six months."
"We were all very young at that time. Although we had saved a little money, it was very difficult to buy a house in the county. In addition, we had no intention of buying a house in the county. We just wanted to save more money and return to the village. Come and settle down and start a business.”
“I still remember that year we rented two houses in an alley in the county town, because it was an old alley and the people living there were the aborigines of the county town. People are exclusive, and when they learned that we came from the countryside to rent a house, and we didn’t have any decent relatives, they all looked down on us.”
“But neither your mother nor I would look down upon those people. In the eyes, people live for themselves, it doesn’t matter what they do!”
Old Yangtou held the dry tobacco pole in his hand, and the fireworks flickered between his fingers, and the faint smoke curled up! drift.
His cloudy eyes narrowed slightly, like a twilight old man basking in the sun under a collapsed wall in winter. The years flowed through his life like a river, but there were always some scattered shells stranded on the ground. On the beach after the water receded, even if he grew old enough to forget everything one day, he would never forget that experience in the early days of his life.
In one's old age, the support and companionship of one's children come second, and what supports one is the memories of the past.
That is to say, when a person starts to recall the past frequently and starts to feel nostalgic, you are already old.
Perhaps, your heart has grown old in advance.
Yang Ruoqing silently looked at Old Yangtou, and there was a strange emotion rising in her heart.
So, she quietly moved closer to Luo Fengtang.
While that person is still with you at this moment, while both of you are still young and strong, stay together for a while.
After all, sooner or later there will be a day of separation.
I dare not think about it, it makes me sad when I think about it.
Under the table, the hand on his lap suddenly became warm.
Luo Fengtang sat upright, listening solemnly to what Old Yang Tou said, but underneath he quietly held Yang Ruoqing's hand in his palm.
A hint of warmth spread from Yang Ruoqing's palms to the bottom of her heart.
In my ears, Lao Yangtou's voice continued to sound low, and the hall was very quiet. Today, he was telling everyone about things that happened a long time ago. His voice was not noisy at all today, but it was full of emotion. With an indescribable magic.
Guiding everyone to immerse themselves into many years ago, when Lao Yangtou and Tan were young...
"...Although your mother and I dislike each other now, I have to say that back then She really suffered a lot following me.”
“Even if I don’t remember anything for a day, I will still remember what happened that summer.”
"Because your mother is pregnant in Liujia, there are no elders in our family who can help us raise the child. We originally planned to have the baby in the county town and do everything by ourselves."
"The houses we rent are two old houses. The landlord's family bought a new house elsewhere, and the old house was pure It is very difficult for us tenants to move houses frequently, especially when your mother is pregnant. We just want to have a stable place to stay, and for the sake of the child who is about to be born.”
“Therefore. , we deliberately established a good relationship with the landlord, and every time we visited When we come to collect rent, we don’t dare to default. We even give small things to the landlord to please him, just for the sake of a long-term lease.”
“It turns out that there are so many white-eyed wolves in this world, so what do the landlords think?” Your mother has a swollen belly and is about to give birth to a baby. If we want to take back the house, even if we ask him to increase the rent, we will accept it, as long as he doesn't ask us to move at this juncture. "The landlord refused to agree, for fear that we would have a baby in his house, so he gave us two days. Term.”
"I will never forget that day. It was a dog day like now. When the sun came out, it was so hot that I was dying, but then it rained again. It rained at noon that day. Your mother and I held an umbrella and walked all over the street. Looking for a house in an alley... ..."
"I have nothing to worry about. An old man is not afraid of anything, but your mother is different."
"You have a belly that is more than six months old, and it is raining in the sky. There is water on the ground and the umbrella cannot cover it With two people living there, most of her body was wet, and there was no dry place for her shoes.”
“After walking for a while, she had to stop to catch her breath. Her back ached, and people on the street hid on the eaves. Hiding from the rain below, watching us The two were still walking in the rain, as if they were looking at fools. "
"We searched several streets and asked several places, but we couldn't find a suitable place to settle down and have a baby. ”
"I still remember that there was a person who had a house for rent. The person didn't let us go in to talk. He just stood at the door and asked."
"I was busy discussing with that person, and your mother took the time to peek in secretly. I went to that person's house and followed me when I came back. We talked about it all the time and envied it all the time. "
"The biggest wish we had at that time was to have a house of our own, with a tiled floor instead of dirt."< br>
“Rainy Day We want a house that is not slippery when walking and earthworms will not come out of the ground. We want a north-south facing house with transparent doors and windows. We want a spacious bed and a table where the whole family can sit around and eat together. and chairs.”
“Think. We need a wicker chair so that we can lie on it like those people do in the dog days of summer, fanning themselves and drinking herbal tea to escape the heat. We don’t want to be so stuffy in a low, humid little room with no windows that we wake up in the middle of the night sweating like rain. Next..."
When Old Yangtou said the last words, the children and grandchildren in front of him were no longer in his eyes. There were only memories and tears in his eyes.
Everyone in the main room fell silent. Sun and Bao Suyun could not help but lower their heads and wipe away their tears.
Even Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but shake her head slightly.
She could imagine the state of mind that Old Yangtou and Tan felt back then.
Because once, when she was not able to take on tasks and make money, she also went through a difficult time.
At that time, the heat was unbearable, and she lived in a small house less than ten square meters. It was so hot that she had insomnia and hallucinations.
Walking on the street and seeing the air conditioners in shopping malls and at the doorsteps of residents, I can’t help but stop and look at them, imagining the coolness in that room...
"Dad, Mom, you were in those days You're going to suffer!"
After a while, Yang Huazhong said in a deep voice, his voice was a little hoarse. Obviously, the experience of Old Yangtou and Tan made Yang Huazhong feel sad.
Even Yang Huaming looked gentle, but he cursed those ruthless landlords.
I am also secretly grateful that my parents were able to persevere in such a bad situation. If they had not been able to persevere, they would not be where they are today.
“But, dad, you have talked so much about your and mom’s experiences, but you only talked about you looking for a house, and you haven’t even talked about the real deal!”
Well, such a good atmosphere, and It was completely broken by Mrs. Liu.
Wherever she is, the topic will always be brought back to eating and drinking.
(End of this chapter)