A big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. Ruimin was thinking all the way about how he would mention his matter to his parents when he got to the hospital soon. Before he could speak, his parents had already solved it for him and rarely smiled.

Ruimin couldn't help but have a smile on his face, but he was afraid that his brothers would say that his father could laugh despite being so seriously ill, so he hurriedly suppressed his smile and nodded pretending not to care: "

Well, I understand."

Ruimin, who usually doesn't care about anything, became extra attentive today. He took out the bowls and chopsticks, poured a bowl of porridge for his father, peeled two eggs, picked out the yolks, crushed them with a spoon, and melted them into the porridge.

Passed it to mother: "Mom, you eat."

The family was poor and eggs were a good thing. Sun Xiufang was reluctant to eat them by herself. He handed the green eggs to Rui Quan's mouth and said, "Liuzi, you can eat it."

It is said that the older ones are rarer than the younger ones, and the middle half of their waists suffer. This is true. Rui Quan is the youngest, and her mother usually leaves whatever delicious food she has for him to eat. Rui Quan is used to it, and he opens his mouth and eats the eggs next to his mouth.

Green swallowed in the mouth.

Shi Dayong was not satisfied when he saw Rui Quan. No matter how young Rui Quan was, he was still in his twenties. He didn't know how he felt for his mother. He coughed dryly and said: "Mom, how old are the six children, and they still need you to spoil them?"

Sun Xiufang's doting eyes lingered on Rui: "Mom doesn't like egg greens, they don't taste spicy."

Rui Quan didn't realize it, chewing the egg white in his mouth and said: "It's just that my mother never likes to eat egg white."

Sun Xiufang didn't like to eat, she was clearly reluctant to eat. Rui Quan couldn't even tell this. Shi Dayong sighed in his heart: Poor parents in the world.

His parents and fourth brother were leaving tomorrow, and Rui Quan was reluctant to leave. He swallowed the egg greens in three gulps and shouted, "Mom, can I go with you too?"

Rui Quan was talking about the thoughts of Rui Fu and the others. There was no need to say anything more about Rui Cheng. He was already married and had children, so it was unlikely that he would leave his hometown. When Rui Fu and Rui Sheng heard that Rui Min was to be taken away, jealousy grew in their hearts.

Qing, if you can really move your household registration out of the countryside in these days and recruit workers outside, it will be like reaching the sky in one step. However, as the head of the family, my father has always kept his word, and the son is only obedient. He dares to fight.

When Liu Quan said this, both of them pricked up their ears to listen to what their father had to say.

"What are you going to do? Dad is going to see a doctor, and you are going to cause trouble." Shi Youtian refused directly. As a father, he still knew that the boss had to eat a few taels of rice. After his son was demobilized and returned to the local area, he had no relatives or friends.

Lao Benfen has a child, and he is not the material to be an official. It is still unknown whether he can arrange the four people well. How can he dare to take another person out.

Shi Dayong is a little worried. He currently lives in a family room allocated by his work unit. There is a total of one and a half rooms. The half room is used as a bedroom, and the whole room is used as a living room and dining room. Now there will be three more people soon.

, he didn’t know how to make arrangements when he returned.

Shi Dayong held an empty fist in his hand and put it to his mouth, "Hmm" and said politely: "Liuzi, just stay at home and wait until dad is cured of his illness before you go to my brother's place to play."

Rui Quan was a little disappointed. He said "Oh" and said nothing.

Both dad and eldest brother refused, Ruifu and Ruisheng didn't say a word. Lao Liu, the favorite of dad and mom, couldn't go, so they simply didn't mention it because it was in vain.

After dinner, the whole family chatted with each other. Gradually, the dusk became thicker and thicker, and the lights in the ward didn't know when they came on. Shi Youtian looked out the window and saw that it was getting late.

Shi Youtian was afraid that it would be dark and difficult to walk on the road, so he waved to Ruicheng: "Second brother, take your third brother and the others back. It's dark and blind, and the road is not close. I'm not at home these days.

You can take care of things in the fields first, and you don’t have to come to deliver them tomorrow. Second, you’d better come over again and take our thermos, basins, etc. back home.”

"In." Ruicheng stood up and looked at Shi Dayong: "Brother, please go home tonight."

"I won't go back." Shi Dayong pointed to the bed next to Shi Youtian: "There is no one in that bed. I can just sleep there for one night without having to go back and forth."

Speaking of this, Shi Youtian paused for a moment, and seemed to remember something and said to Ruimin: "Well, fourth child, you can't see the road at this time. You don't have to go back tonight. Let's squeeze in with your elder brother tomorrow."

Go home and pack your luggage as soon as it's bright."

"Okay, dad." Ruimin happily agreed.

The next day, when the sun shone brightly, Ruimin woke up. Last night, because he was too excited, Ruimin didn't sleep well at all. In the morning, as soon as the rooster crowed for the first time, he got up and walked out of the room quietly.

He opened the door and ran home.

He has never felt so quiet in the morning, and he has never felt that the air is so fresh. Although he can't see very clearly, the scenery like a layer of light fog is even more charming and astonishing. There is a smile on his lips, and he is looking forward to the future.

Full of longing, I felt relaxed and listened to the singing of birds all the way back to Village L.

As expected, there was silence in the house. The four people did not knock on the door, but went around to the south wall. The family was poor, and there was nothing worth stealing, so the courtyard wall was symbolically built with half a meter of loess.

It is so tall that an adult can directly walk from the outside into the courtyard with one long step. Ruimin stepped over the wall and entered the courtyard. He pushed the door lightly and the door "squeaked" twice. It was not bolted inside. He responded with the force of his hand.

And open.

This is a big bunkhouse. The four brothers all sleep on the same bed. Ruimin walked to the east end and started to pack his luggage. There was not much stuff, just a few changes of clothes. He found a bag and packed it in twos and twos.

He put his clothes in, slung them over his shoulders, and walked out of the house without saying hello to any of his brothers.

Carrying his luggage back to the hospital, he looked into the ward and saw that no one in the room had woken up yet. He gently put his luggage together with his elder brother's, then slowly exited and sat outside.

Even on the chair, prepare to squint.

It was finally time to leave this miserable place. Ruimin secretly swore that after I had finished my time outside, I would come back to the village and slap those dogs in the face for looking down on others.

The sound of Ruimin closing the door woke up Rui Quan. His father said not to let him go, but Rui Quan would not take it seriously. His father was so seriously ill that he didn't know when he would be back. Although his mother was there,

His eldest brother and fourth brother were taking care of him, but he still felt uneasy. The journey was so far, and he didn’t know whether his father’s body could handle the food. What would he eat and drink on the way? Rui Quan thought about it, and what he could get at home was what his mother usually used.

Saved eggs.

Rui Quan got out of bed, and first went to her mother's house to look at the egg box. Her father had been ill for such a long time, and the only thing in the house that could nourish the body was eggs. Why don't you steam an egg custard for your father every day?

After boiling two, the original half basket of eggs was almost eaten. Rui Quan counted, and there were 7 more. He pinched them with both hands, took three with his left hand, and four with his right, put them into the big pot, and mixed them.

The water is boiling.

After cooking the eggs, Rui Quan went back to his room and was about to wake up his two brothers. He patted Ruifu's arm gently: "Third brother, third brother, it's getting late. It's time to get up."

Ruifu and Ruisheng were still sleeping soundly, snoring one after another. Ruifu ignored Ruiquan and turned over to continue sleeping.

Seeing that the third brother was not awake, Rui Quan turned around and called Rui Sheng again. He pushed Rui Sheng on the shoulder: "Fifth brother, wake up, fifth brother."

Ruisheng stopped snoring. He opened his sleepy eyes, looked at the scene outside the window, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "Liuzi, what are you doing? What time is it?"

"Fifth brother, my parents are leaving with my eldest brother today. Let's go and see them off."

"Dad said yesterday that there was no need to send it away? Didn't the fourth child follow him?"

"Fifth brother..." Rui Quan said with a bitter look on his face: "Fifth brother, I think we should go and deliver them. I boiled the eggs and let dad and the others eat them in the car."

Rui Sheng glanced at Ruimin's bed and saw no one, but the clothes placed beside the bed were missing: "Where's the fourth child? Have you come back? He's gone again!" Rui Sheng was aggrieved in his heart, and he woke up.

He sat up and kicked Ruifu's calf: "Third brother, look at the fourth brother. He left without saying hello to us. Do you still have some brotherhood?"

The chatter between the two of them made Ruifu unable to sleep. He rubbed his disheveled hair and said, "Just leave. You see how the fourth child is getting windy all day long. His heart is no longer at home."

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Ruisheng vented his dissatisfaction with a resentful tone: "Dad is really partial. He thinks about the fourth child in everything. Could it be that we picked him up as a brother?"

Ruifu could still understand Shi Youtian: "Lao Wu, don't be dissatisfied. If you are bald and blind, dad will still favor you."

"Third brother." Rui Quan said in a pleading tone: "I don't know yet when dad leaves... I want to send him off." Rui Quan's nose felt sore when he said this. He was afraid that he would never see his father again after he left.

We met, but he didn't want to say anything unlucky.

"Give it away! Give it away if you want!" Ruifu got out of bed, patted Rui Sheng's arm, put on his shoes and prepared to go to the latrine: "Get up, Lao Wu, let's go send it off together."

Rui Quan was happy and said with a smile: "I'll call the second brother!" After saying that, he turned around and ran away.

The sun is rising higher and higher, and the warm sunshine shines into the room through the morning fog. Everyone in the ward wakes up. One after another, people get up to fetch water, go to the toilet, and the sounds of talking and coughing are heard from time to time.

Shi Youtian and his wife also woke up. Sun Xiufang was sleeping at Shi Youtian's feet. She got out of bed first and asked, "Dad, are you going to the latrine?"

Shi Youtian coughed first and felt that his throat seemed to be a little stronger than yesterday. He was slightly relieved and nodded: "Go."

Sun Xiufang helped Shi Youtian get up, and then held Shi Youtian's arm. The old couple slowly walked to the bathroom. As soon as they left the room, they saw Ruimin sleeping soundly on the chair.

"Why is this child sleeping here?" Sun Xiufang scolded, bending down and patting Ruimin's cheek: "Fourth child, fourth child, wake up."

Ruimin opened his eyes, and his father and mother were bending down to look at him. He quickly stood up and said, "Dad, mother."

Shi Youtian felt sorry for Ruimin and said, "Fourth brother, go up to the room and sleep. Lying here is so tiring."

Ruimin smiled: "I'll just squint, Dad, what are you doing?"

"Your father and I are going to the hut, you go to the hut first."

"I'll help dad go." Ruimin stretched out his hand to help Shi Youtian.

"No need for you, mother has to go to the hut. It's not far away, just in front. While you have some free time, you go home and get your luggage. Your eldest brother has bought the ticket and said it was for this morning. Don't delay the train.

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"Mom, I've already finished it. I was afraid of missing something, so I went to get it early in the morning."
Chapter completed!