Chapter 90 Died
Back room.
"Sister-in-law Li, it's really not easy for Xiaolin to wake up now."
"Yes, Xiaolin, you don't know that since you fell asleep, your mother has been waiting for you to wake up all day long, and she has been crying all day long. Now you are fine, you have finally woken up."
"Oh, just wake up now, why bother mentioning those things."
"From now on, you can't let your mother worry anymore. You have to be filial to your mother."
The villagers chatted non-stop about what you said and what I said.
Aunt Li's smile never broke, and her eyes were always narrowed.
Gao Hai was so busy that he was sweating, but he complained once and was even happy to be busy.
This is especially true for Gao Lin, who is sitting on the kang. His face no longer shows the morbid look of lying in bed for a long time. Instead, his face is rosy. He does not look like a vegetable at all, but more like a normal person.
At this time, there was a smell of rancid clothes in the air. Everyone looked at them for a moment, then looked around and saw that it was Lao Dao who walked into the back room.
"Taoist Master."
"The Taoist priest is here."
The villagers greeted each other warmly, and everyone was full of joy.
The old Taoist simply responded and turned to look at Gao Lin.
To be honest, he still couldn't believe that Gao Lin actually miraculously woke up. After all, when no one could do anything about it, he asked the guy who was married to Pei Ming to hit the gong a few times with the small wooden hammer. It woke me up, it was really weird.
That kid really has some moral integrity.
To be honest, the old Taoist priest feels ashamed and cannot understand the current situation at all. After all, he knew that he had no abilities, and he had learned everything from books and relied solely on deception.
Looking at Gao Lin, he looked calm, with a rosy complexion and a natural expression, just like a normal person.
The old Taoist twirled his beard and beard with his hands, nodded constantly, and chanted thoughtfully: "Infinite Heavenly Lord, this is really a miracle."
Aunt Li smiled even happier: "Of course, Taoist Priest, it's a miracle that my son can wake up. It's also Xiao Hao who has the ability."
The villagers echoed.
"Yes, yes, the Zhang family boy is really quite capable. He has been lying in this forest for so many years, and he finally woke up. Tell me."
"You can't tell. The boy from the Zhang family was idle at first, but suddenly he seemed to be a different person. He didn't expect that even Lin Zi could wake up."
The old Taoist stroked his beard, fiddled with the whisk, and shouted "Infinite Heavenly Lord", then he squeezed through the crowd and walked out of the house.
After leaving the gate, the muscles in the corners of his eyes couldn't help but twitch. Finally, he shook his head helplessly and sighed.
"Sure enough, there really are masters in this world."
……
As Gao Lin woke up, he spread the news to ten, and within a day, the villagers in Zhaojia Village learned the news.
Within this day, the threshold of Aunt Li's house was almost crossed.
Many villagers came to congratulate them with gifts. After all, this was definitely a happy event.
Zhao Yuan, a butcher who runs a pork shop, was no exception. He finished his work in the afternoon, had a quick meal, and walked into Aunt Li's house carrying two kilograms of meat and two kilograms of ribs.
"Aunt Li, Brother Hai!" Zhao Yuan shouted as soon as he stepped across the threshold.
Once he entered the courtyard, he was stunned.
Bang!
Bang!
I saw a familiar-looking man chopping firewood in the corner. His clothes were soaked with sweat, but he never stopped.
The man stopped when he heard the call, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked at him with a smile.
"Hey, Motoko, you came right here, why did you bring something with you?" At this time, Gao Hai hurried out of the house, still with a smile on his face.
Handing the thing in his hand to Gao Hai, Zhao Yuan glanced at the man chopping firewood in the corner and asked with a strange face: "Brother Hai, then, is that your brother?"
Gao Lin smiled: "Are you brother Zhao Yuan? It's still the same as before. My brother always mentions you."
Zhao Yuan nodded in confusion: "Lin Zi, what are you doing, chopping firewood? Ha."
"Yes." Gao Lin put down his axe, stacked the chopped firewood, and then walked out the door carrying two buckets.
Before leaving, he looked at Gao Hai and said, "Brother, I'll fetch water first, and you can quickly entertain Brother Yuan."
"Do you know where to get water? Just go there? Put the bucket there!" Gao Hai shouted.
Gao Lin raised the bucket high and said behind his back: "Don't worry, brother!"
"Alas!" As soon as Gao Hai shouted, he heard his mother's voice coming from behind him.
"Xiaohai, let your brother go, let him do it."
"This...Mom. He just woke up. Can his body bear it?"
The smile on Aunt Li's face was a little stiff, and she choked with sobs: "Xiao Hao was right before, your brother is only a few days old, let him do it, fulfill these wishes, deal with the things behind him, and walk more safely. ”
"Ah? What do you mean?"
Gao Lin looked confused, but Aunt Li didn't say anything more. She stood at the threshold of the inner room and looked at her youngest son's back from a distance. The smile on her face looked a little more lonely.
It wasn't until this day that she finally understood the meaning of the words Zhang Hao mentioned before leaving that day, watching her youngest son busy going about.
"He came to this world and has many unfulfilled wishes. When his obsession disappears, he may be satisfied, so you should prepare in advance..."
……
Not far away.
Zhao Yuan turned his head, looked at Gao Lin's leaving back, pointed at him, and asked: "Lin Zi, did you just wake up this morning?"
Gao Hai also looked at his younger brother's back and responded with a heavy nasal voice: "Yes."
"That, that, that..." Zhao Yuan was speechless for a moment, and when the words came to his lips, he forgot how to say them.
Gao Hai looked at him and joked: "Are you asking what you were doing here when you just woke up this morning?"
Zhao Yuan nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Gao Hai shook his head helplessly: "I'm also confused. Logically speaking, after lying down for so many years, his body should be very weak, but my brother is different. He got to the ground not long after he woke up, and then started working."
"Such as cleaning, chopping firewood, cleaning the stove, cleaning out the ashes. Apart from cooking, I did whatever I saw. I haven't been idle all day long."
"Then, you and Auntie will watch him do it?" Zhao Yuan was even more surprised.
Gao Hai sighed silently: "How can I? I asked him to rest, but he wouldn't. He insisted on doing it. If he didn't let me do it, he would have to be anxious. According to what he said, he has been lying down for so many years and is tired of me. Mom is with me. Now that he wakes up, he will take care of us.”
"Anyway, it seems like nothing is wrong now. He seems to be tired." Gao Hai added, "And Xiaohao also said at the time that when my brother wakes up, let us all follow his instructions. . My mother didn’t let me stop her just now, it was weird..."
Zhao Yuan looked at the pile of firewood in the yard that could be burned for almost half a year, the dilapidated but neat little yard, and the relatively clean chicken coop.
At first glance, it seems that it has been carefully cleaned.
He scratched his head, as if he had seen a ghost.
As Gao Hai said, Gao Lin had been lying down for so many years, but when he woke up, his body didn't collapse and he didn't need to adapt. He just started chopping firewood and carrying water?
Even some people who have just recovered from serious illness cannot do heavy work because their bodies are still weak and they will definitely not be able to do heavy work.
But Gao Lin... was completely different. He was just like a normal person.
……
the next day.
Li Siyu was wearing a sapphire blue embroidered Hanfu, holding a bamboo basket in his hand, covered with a piece of white cloth, with hot air wafting out from the gaps. Walking through the dusty dirt road and turning around the alley, she was stunned when she saw some bricks, cement and other things piled up in front of Aunt Li's house, with many people working.
After greeting the villagers one by one, she crossed the threshold and walked into the courtyard. Looking at Aunt Li who was pouring water for the workers, she called softly: "Aunt Li."
Aunt Li immediately turned around and looked over. When she saw it was her, she ran over in small steps: "Siyu, why are you here."
"Didn't I hear that your son has woken up? I wanted to come over and have a look, and I made you some rice cakes with sweet-scented osmanthus." Li Siyu said with a smile.
But for some reason, she felt that Aunt Li seemed happy but also a little sad. It seemed that her son's awakening did not make her too happy?
"Siyu, your heart is enough. I still lack something like you."
Li Siyu smiled, then looked at the workers on the roof who were removing tiles, and asked curiously: "Auntie, are you going to renovate your house? Are you planning to marry Lin Zi a wife?"
"That's not true." Aunt Li raised her hand and pointed at a young man who was unveiling tiles on the roof: "That's Xiao Lin. Isn't he awake now? He said he wanted to renovate his home. He asked his brother to go there yesterday. I bought bricks and tiles for him, but he built the house by himself today and insisted on helping with the work.”
Li Siyu's red lips parted slightly, and her eyes were full of surprise: "He, didn't he just wake up? Why, how can he do such a heavy job."
The smile on Aunt Li's face froze, and then became a little far-fetched. She sighed with a complicated expression: "He said that he has owed his family these years, so he wants to help the family with some work. Yesterday, he chopped firewood, carried water, and I’m cleaning the yard. I’m going to the house today. Maybe I want to finish my work before I leave.”
Li Siyu was stunned for a long time, feeling more and more strange, but he was too embarrassed to bring it up. He twitched his lips and forced a smile: "Well, that's good. This house is indeed quite old. It's time to renovate it." , wouldn’t it be comfortable for you to live there?”
Aunt Li raised her head and looked at her youngest son who was working, with longing eyes: "Yes, this house is quite big. It needs to be renovated and renovated. It's a pity that there is no chance to build a new house for wedding."
"Siyu." Aunt Li called softly.
Li Siyu was startled: "What's wrong, aunt."
She raised her head, looked at her son silently, and said calmly: "Do you think it is a good thing that Gao Lin wakes up?"
Li Siyu was stunned again: "Yes, it's a good thing, aunt."
She nodded, with a hint of bitterness in her smile: "You're right, it's a good thing... it's a good thing."
Afterwards, Li Siyu chatted casually with Aunt Li for a few words and left.
……
Time flies and comes to the third day.
As evening approached, Aunt Li's house was almost completely renovated. The worn-out green tiles were all replaced with new red tiles. The cracked walls were patched up with putty and repainted with latex paint, making them uneven. The small courtyard has also been padded and is waiting to be paved with cement.
Things like doors and windows haven't been made yet, they just need to be installed after they are finished.
Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner as expected.
Gao Lin sat on the roof, holding his knees with his hands, looking quietly at the sunset in the western sky. His bright eyes were getting brighter and brighter, but they seemed to be getting darker.
He just looked at it, quietly, without saying a word.
"Linzi, don't sit on the roof. It's so dangerous. Come down and eat!"
At this time, my mother's urging voice came from the small courtyard.
"Alas!" Gao Lin responded, carefully stepping on the brand new red tiles to the ladder, followed the ladder to the courtyard, and walked into the house with a smile on his face.
In front of the dining table, Aunt Li cooked a table full of dishes today, and the mother, son, and sister-in-law sat around together.
"Brother, sister-in-law."
At this time, Gao Lin suddenly stood up with a red envelope in his hand and handed it to his eldest brother: "When you get married, I, the younger brother, should also give you a red envelope. I didn't give it back then, so I will make up for it now."
Gao Hai quickly resisted: "Lin Zi, take the red envelope back quickly. Your sister-in-law and I don't need this red envelope from you."
However, Aunt Li raised her hand and hit her eldest son, took the red envelope and stuffed it directly into his hand: "Just take it if Xiao Lin said it was given to you. There are so many words."
Gao Lin chuckled, then took out another red envelope, turned around and handed it to his little sister who was not yet married.
"Sister, this is yours. Although you are not married yet, I need to give it to you in advance, otherwise I will not have the chance to give it to you later."
"Thank you, brother, but I don't have anyone..." The younger sister was still young, and her face turned red with embarrassment, but she still accepted the red envelope, just because she thought the second brother was a little weird.
Seeing this, Aunt Li urged: "Okay? Come on, come on, eat, eat..."
But before she finished speaking, tears were welling up in her eyes, as if they were about to fall at any time.
Gao Hai quickly put his arms around his mother's shoulders and comforted him in a low voice: "Mom, I've taken the red envelope, don't cry. Besides, Xiao Lin is awake now, don't cry..."
Aunt Li smiled choked with sobs: "It's okay, it's okay. I am an old woman who is too excited. Come, eat food, eat food."
"Mom, brother, you're welcome." Gao Lin said with a smile, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
Seeing Gao Lin pick up the vegetables and put them into his mouth without any scruples, the family did not mean to blame at all, but felt very happy, and then they started to eat.
After finishing the meal, Gao Lin thoughtfully prepared foot-washing water and washed his mother's feet carefully.
Looking at her youngest son's busy figure, Aunt Li called softly: "Xiao Lin."
"What's wrong? Mom." Gao Lin paused and asked with a smile.
Aunt Li shook her head: "Stop working so hard and take a rest. You have done enough in the past two days."
"It's okay, I'm not tired. Mom, I've finished all the work. If I don't have any thoughts, I'll take a rest." Gao Lin smiled, then seemed to think of something again: "By the way, Mom, thank the one who called me later." A person who wakes up calls... calls..."
"Zhang Hao?" Aunt Li asked.
Gao Lin had a smile on his face and nodded heavily: "Yes, Zhang Hao."
"Okay, Mom knows."
After washing his mother's feet, Gao Lin tidied up and went to bed quickly. When he saw his mother was still in the room, he urged: "Mom, go to bed quickly. It's getting late."
"Mom wants to watch over you tonight."
Aunt Li replied that she had brought a bench and placed it under the bed. Then she sat on it and stayed at her son's bedside. She looked at Gao Lin tenderly and coaxed him to sleep like she did when she was a child. "Go to sleep, son, mom," she said. Guarding you.”
"Then I'm going to sleep, Mom."
As if he had a premonition of something, Gao Lin did not dissuade him. Looking at his old and gray-haired mother close at hand, Gao Lin, who had been busy for a day, had a smile on his lips and fell into a contented sleep.
The night breeze outside the house was gentle, there was light snoring inside the house, and two dogs barked occasionally in the middle of the night, but the night had already penetrated the village.
"Giggle--"
The moonlit night was like water, until the rooster crowed and the morning sun rose the next day. Aunt Li, who had just slept like this all night, woke up leisurely. She felt a little dazed when she heard her son's snoring in her ears, so she got up and moved her body.
"It's dawn..."
She went to the door and opened it.
"Squeak..."
"Mom."
With a soft creak, the first ray of sunlight spilled in through the crack in the door and filled the room.
There seemed to be a murmur in her ears, and Aunt Li suddenly paused. She stood at the door and looked back, only to see her son sleeping peacefully, but the snoring had disappeared at some point.
"Son?"
Aunt Li called out in a trembling voice, but without getting a response, she quickly walked two steps to the bed, stretched out her arm tremblingly and touched her son gently. Her son's heart had stopped beating...
……
On the morning of April 3, Zhaojia Village suddenly heard cries and howls. Soon the obituary notice came out, and families rushed to tell each other and bring gifts to the funeral.
The second son of the Gao family passed away.
(End of chapter)