Chapter 10: Indifference

The second sister was supposed to be on duty that night, but because the eldest nephew went to the county hospital to get Du Leng Ding and came back late and didn't take the eldest sister, the eldest sister stayed behind, and the two sisters worked as nurses on duty together. The eldest sister was a light sleeper, and she heard the big stupid dog barking a few times at night, so she got up and turned on the light.

The skeleton on the bed was shaking like a ball. White foam was pouring out of the corners of Li Dafa's mouth, and his eyes were wide open. The world was turning into a bottomless pit, swallowing him.

The eldest sister called the second sister who was sleeping in the outer room to get up. Seeing this, the second sister shouted: "I'm afraid he's going to die. Hurry, put on the old clothes."

So the second sister found the old clothes in the box in the outer room. Li Dafa was still twitching, and it became extremely difficult to put on clothes. He put on his top, but he couldn't get his pants on his legs anyway.

The eldest sister said: "He's still breathing, go find the pot lid."

The second sister went out of the door and was immediately swallowed by the dark night.

The second sister knocked on the doctor's door for a long time. The window lit up and a woman's lazy voice came. The second sister smelled the quilt: "What's the matter?" The second sister said: "Sister-in-law, I am Li Dafa's second sister, the one who helped you to remove the hammer last time. Please tell Brother Guogai that my old fifth son is dying. Please ask him to go over and see him." After a moment of silence, the second sister smelled the quilt again: "Oh, it's unfortunate. Guogai went to see a doctor in another village tonight and didn't come back. Please think of a way." The second sister said: "Sister-in-law, the person is really dying. He is curled up. Please ask the doctor to go and see him." The woman said: "Sister, can I still lie to you? Guogai is not at home tonight. It's useless even if I go. Please think of a way." As she spoke, the window was dark. Li Dafa's second sister stood in front of Guogai's door. She knew that the doctor was sleeping inside. There were not so many diseases that needed him to see at night. She remembered that when she was stripping the hammer for the doctor's house, she saw the couplet on the door frame: Business is booming all over the world, and the wealth is abundant in the three rivers. She joked with Guogai: "Your business is booming, but others will suffer." The doctor said: "When I say business is booming, it is a great state. I am not referring to myself, but to the vast number of elders and villagers. If everyone is healthy, business and work will go smoothly. If things go smoothly, the body will not suffer. If the body is healthy, everyone will make more money..." The scholar's wife has seen the world and disagreed with his explanation. Now, his family's business is booming and the wealth is abundant, and he doesn't care about this little money earned through hard work. The night in late autumn is as cold as a needle. The second sister went home while complaining: "Old Fifth, my poor brother, your second sister is useless and can't find a doctor for you. I peeled his thorns for a whole day and half a day, and gave him a big bag of fungus, but I still couldn't win his heart back. This time God wants you to go, just go." "Old Fifth, we have been fighting since we were young. You are fifty-six and I am fifty-nine, almost sixty, and half buried in the ground. I served you by your bed, but you didn't say a good word. You are so respectful to the eldest sister, but you order me around. I feel wronged." "Old Fifth, I scold you, but if you really die, I can't bear it. I am almost sixty. I am already ten years old, and I am still strong. Let me serve you for a while longer. "

"Old Five, don't die. You are only fifty-six. The King of Hell will not take you. If you die, the two brothers will not come back, and there will be no one in my mother's family. Who will visit me during the holidays? The bag of peach cakes you brought to me during the Dragon Boat Festival in May was expired and greasy. The scholar had diarrhea for three days after eating it. He hated you so much. You are an honest man, how can you be so easy to deceive, from a foreign woman to a bag of peach cakes. "

"Old Five..."

"Old Five..."

She talked about Old Five in the dark night, and her tears were like a floodgate, and she couldn't stop.

When she arrived at the door of the house, the big stupid dog barked twice again, and she wiped her tears. With red eyes, she walked into the house, ready to accept the reality she couldn't accept.

Beside the bed, the eldest sister was sitting. The eldest sister's hair was completely white, and she looked like a white-haired girl with her hair disheveled at night. She was originally a beautiful old lady. All five of them had big eyes and long eyebrows. When they were young, they would go to a big market together. The fried dough sticks stopped cooking and the vegetable sellers forgot to weigh the pancakes. Unfortunately, they never formed a group F5. Now, the eldest sister's face is as haggard as a rag, and she has aged ten years overnight.

The person lying on the bed has put on the old clothes, with a big white longevity character on his chest. Li Dafa was silent, with his eyes closed.

The second sister rushed over, tears streaming down her face: "Old Five, I have no ability, I didn't invite the doctor, and you left in such a short time. I have served you for such a long time, and you didn't leave me a word..."

A series of voices came from the bed. The second sister looked up and saw that it was Li Dafa who was talking. Her eyes burst into tears again: "Old Five, you scared me to death, I thought you were gone. The King of Hell really didn't want you, you are fine."

Li Dafa woke up and saw the second sister crying, and saw the bright clothes for the old man on his body. He realized that he had just reported to the King of Hell and was chased back. He was angry about the clothes for the old man on his body, and he made another series of voices. The eldest sister's ears came close and heard clearly that he didn't want to wear this thing. Even if he left, he would wear new clothes in the secular world. The eldest sister and the second sister worked together to take off the clothes for the old man on his body like peeling skin. Li Dafa was satisfied.

After a night of hard work, the elder and second sisters were extremely tired. When the sun rose, the two sisters were like two rags, listlessly wrinkled.

At this time, Guo Gai came in high spirits. He was seen carrying a medicine box and shining on his head. He was only one step away from turning into an old Nezha.

Guo Gai said, "I was so tired last night. I spent the whole night digging jars for the old man in the neighboring village, and all the black blood came out. When I came back this morning, I heard from my wife that Li Dafa had a small accident. I think he is fine, and his complexion is not bad. Come on, come on, continue to give nutritional injections."

Guo Gai did not go out at night, and was scolded by his wife in the morning. For the sake of free labor and Northeastern fungus, he felt guilty and acted wisely after the event.

Guo Gai's four eyes tried hard to find clues on the old tree bark. The needle was inserted, and the nutrient solution dripped into the syringe was suddenly gone. The syringe was like a road in the city, which was already blocked and could not be cleared.

Guo Gai tried another bark. There was still a traffic jam.

Guo Gai pulled out the needle, walked out of the house, and said to the elder sister who followed him out: "The blood vessels are blocked, and the injection can't be injected. The nutrient solution can't be injected. This time the life span is really coming to an end."

The eldest nephew bought three pethidines from the hospital, but they were no longer needed. These three pethidines were given to Guo Gai to cover the injection expenses for this period.

After this period of tossing, the two thousand yuan of public funds left by Li Dafa were less than one thousand yuan.

The eldest sister said, "Old Five doesn't like to give old clothes as gifts, so we have to buy him new clothes. Winter is coming soon, so we need to buy him a down jacket and a Zhongshan suit. Old Five liked Zhongshan suits the most when he was young. We also need to buy him a pair of leather shoes and a new set of autumn clothes and trousers. How much does this outfit cost? Ask him when you go to the market, second sister." The second sister went to the market and walked past clothing stores, garment processing stores, leather shoe stores, and underwear stores. After going through all this, she reported to the eldest sister, "A normal down jacket, the kind with duck feathers, the discounted kind, costs three hundred yuan, and the ones that cost more than a hundred yuan are almost It is unwearable, it smells like duck shit. A Zhongshan suit made of ordinary fabrics costs 400 yuan, and handmade ones are too expensive. A pair of leather shoes, leather is no less than 200 yuan, leather is more than 100 yuan, but leather is breathable and leather is warm. A set of autumn clothes and autumn pants, pure cotton, no less than 100 yuan, and those with chemical fiber are 50 or 60 yuan, but Lao Wu has been busy all his life and has not enjoyed happiness, at least he should wear something comfortable when he dies. On average, these are about 1,000 yuan. "

The two thought about it and felt a little sorry to take money out of their own pockets, so the plan to buy new clothes was temporarily shelved. Anyway, there are many shops in the town, and it is always in time to buy.

The most important thing at the moment is the housing problem.

The second sister was very fair this time. She said firmly: "Let's sell it. The money will be divided into four parts, one for each of us four brothers and sisters."

The eldest brother-in-law was not happy and protested: "It's easy for you to say that. Who helped build this house back then? My family contributed money and labor."

The second sister said: "Although my family didn't contribute money, I also contributed labor. My scholar worked as a laborer and was so tired that his glasses fell off."

It is said that when the house was built, the scholar lowered his head when mixing cement, and his glasses fell into the cement. He turned into a spinning top and spun around on the ground in a second, which made everyone laugh and teased him that he was an embroidered pillow.

The eldest brother-in-law said: "To be fair, the house was built with the help of our two families. As for who contributed more, don't take credit. Those two brothers came to see it and left, just waiting to divide the money. How can this be a good thing?! How about this, sell the house and each of our two families will get half."

The second sister called Tianjin and Jiamusi respectively. The two elder brothers were reasonable. They said that since they didn't take care of the person, they naturally had no opinion on the house. The two sisters could handle it.

The second sister was afraid that she would suffer a loss in the division of the property, so she used the eldest and second brothers as a shield. In fact, she didn't want to give it to the two distant relatives who neither contributed money nor effort.

This time, she won again. This small mountain village is going to be transformed. The transformation of the new era is like a spring breeze coming overnight, and thousands of pear trees are blooming. The recent wind direction has changed, thousands of pear trees are blooming, and the mountain village will become a town.

Li Dafa heard the news shortly after he was discharged from the hospital after the operation. At that time, he was chatting at Liu You's house. After getting cancer, many people are superstitious about the patient visiting. In order to drive away bad luck, some people even set off a string of firecrackers after the patient leaves. Li Dafa knew this rule very well, so he gave up the hobby of visiting other people's homes. But the old neighbor Liu You's family didn't mind. Not only did Liu You's wife often send food over, but she also invited him to sit over every now and then.

When Liu You's wife learned that every household would live in a building in the future, she said, "It would be cleaner if we lived in a building, but where would I put my tools? Where would I raise ducks and pigs? I can't drive the piglets upstairs, can I?"

Liu You said, "There is a garage for tools, but you have to raise fewer chickens, dogs, geese and ducks. If you put tricycles and tools in the garage, there won't be much space."

Li Dafa said, "It's ridiculous! Since ancient times, rural areas should look like rural areas, with smoke from cooking and willow trees in every household. What's the point of living in a building and farming?"

Liu You said, "There will be no land in the future. "Everyone is working class. They can earn money by working in factories and buy food." Li Dafa was even more angry: "Everyone is earning money. Who will grow food and where can we buy food? The printing press can print money, but food is grown, not printed. It's ridiculous." He always thought that this ridiculous event was impossible to implement. He watched the news broadcast every day and believed that in the new era, roads and bridges could be paved, water and electricity could be provided, and new houses could be built. It was impossible to drive farmers out of the land and into factories and buildings. However, the document was already firm. Next year, when the spring comes, the countryside will be transformed. Li Dafa's house was also facing the fate of demolition. At that time, the homestead would be measured and the money would be paid according to the area. The farmers could take the demolition money and make some subsidies themselves, and then they could live in spacious and bright buildings. Those farmers who had been called bumpkins all their lives finally raised their heads and got rid of the big hat of the peasant class, and stepped into the great working class era. Li Dafa certainly didn't know about this document. Otherwise, he would be so angry that he would jump off the bed, jumping three feet high, just like he was determined not to sell the land to Zhao Youcai.

In the past, houses where someone had died could not be sold, because the country people were afraid of bad luck. However, the new countryside is calling, the land is valuable, and the value of Li Dafa's house has doubled.

The two sisters meant that while they were still here, they should spread the word first, and it would be convenient to come and see the house for bargaining. If Li Dafa left, the two sisters would go back to their own homes, and then the house would have to be sold again, which would be very inconvenient.

Four large northern rooms plus an eight-meter-long courtyard, asking for 60,000 yuan, to be paid in one lump sum.

Liu You's wife was close to the water and got the moon first. She came in and asked, saying: "I can't take out so much money. I have been raising pigs for the past few years, and I have made some losses and some gains. I haven't saved so much money."

The pot cover doctor finally didn't fall behind this time, but he couldn't take out so much money. In theory, he had no problem, but his money was used to support his son and daughter who bought a house in the city.

Fatty Wang just bought the land. His store has been going downhill in recent years. Many people go to the big supermarket in town to buy things. It is more stylish and convenient to spend the same money. There are also small temptations with very low discounts. For example, steamed buns are five cents each, and five are available for a limited time. Many people line up early in the morning for five steamed buns. The village store is only for emergency use. So, he can't afford the money.

Li Dafa's house, which was originally like a steamed bun that no one cared about in the era of fine grains, has suddenly become a hot commodity after being glamorized by the new era. It exudes an attractive smell. Many people want to take a bite, but they have to weigh the money in their pockets privately, so there are no buyers for the time being.

Li Dafa obviously feels that more people have come to visit him at home recently. Those villagers who have not seen him for many years are like mice popping up, and they come to see him with three walnuts and two dates.

He likes people to come to see him. He doesn't know that those people are actually looking at the house, and they also come to see him and say a few insignificant auspicious words.

He could no longer take nutritional injections or Du Leng Ding. Sometimes he fell into a deep sleep, sometimes he woke up, and when he woke up he watched TV for a while. Zhen Huan seemed to have become a nun, and she was still very beautiful in her plain clothes. His two sisters sometimes watched for a while. No one spoke, only Zhen Huan spoke, but Li Dafa felt good. His pain seemed not so strong, and there were no flies on the glass windows. They collectively committed suicide before the deeper cold came. His life was like the afternoon sunshine, dimming little by little.

However, every morning when he woke up, as long as he saw the light and heard the birds singing, he would ask his eldest and second sisters to wipe his face. He must meet people clean and refreshed.

This morning, the sun did not come, and the sky was overcast. When he woke up, the birds had already gone out to find food, and his eldest sister wiped his face as usual.

His consciousness was a little confused, and in a trance, there was someone standing by his bed. He tried to open his eyes and saw the same charming eyes as Zhen Huan smiling at him.

After so long, Zhen Huan was old, but still so beautiful, she actually came to see him!