"Mom!" Zhang Heng felt all kinds of thoughts welling up in his heart, and finally turned into a cry with expression!
"Son, let mom take a good look at it. Yes, he has grown taller and handsome. He is better-looking than your dad, but he is a little thinner. But it doesn't matter. From now on, mom will cook meat for you and you will be strong.
He will be even more handsome." My mother said naggingly, but her eyes were filled with joy.
Zhang Heng sighed in his heart. His father had been running away for ten years, but his mother still loved him deeply. His heart hardened again for a moment. If he could see his father in the future, he must let his father kneel in front of his mother and confess his mistakes!
"Mom, I'm hungry. How far is it to get home?" Zhang Heng said coquettishly.
"There are two more buses to take before you get home. Mom will take you to the restaurant in front of you to eat." Mother said lovingly.
Although Zhang Heng had never been to the city, he had heard many times that people would "rip off customers" near the station. He quickly said: "If you don't go, I just like to eat mom's cooking!"
"Okay, mom will make braised pork for you when you get home." The corners of her eyes were filled with joy, and she took his hand and walked to the bus stop in front.
In fact, Zhang Heng has always felt sorry for his sister from the bottom of his heart, because both his mother and grandma like him more. They think of him first when it comes to delicious and fun things. When his sister was eight years old, she always wore his old clothes, and she has never worn them.
He went to school and went to the city to help his mother when he was ten years old. Zhang Heng made a mental vow more than once that he would let his sister live a princess-like life and protect her for the rest of her life!
After getting in the car, Zhang Heng couldn't help but ask: "Mom, where is my sister, has she grown taller?"
"Xiaoyi is guarding the shop, as capable as your ancestors." Mother said cheerfully.
Zhang Heng nodded and didn't ask any more questions. When he saw his sister, he said that ten years ago, his mother went to the city to work with the women in the village. Because she had no education or skills, she went to a chicken farm in the suburbs.
The job lasted three years.
Later, when I saw that I couldn't make much money by raising chickens for others, I became acquainted with a woman who collected chickens. Fortunately, with the help of that woman, my mother found a three-square-meter house in a vegetable market.
The small shop buys and sells chicken from chicken farms.
Later, when I earned some money, I bought a larger shop. Called a shop, it was just a big stone slab that could keep out the rain. It was only six square meters. After my mother changed her business to selling beef, it happened to be
There were several pork diseases in the early years. Zhang Heng didn't know. It seemed to be swine flu or something, which caused the beef fire. Only then did he earn a lot of money. He has been selling beef in the past few years. In the past two years, his sister moved into the city.
, started selling pork again.
Gradually, I paid back almost all the hundreds of thousands my father owed from outside. This was the money my father owed at the gambling table. Only a small part was borrowed cash, but IOUs were issued. After my father ran away,
, those creditors don’t often come to collect debts, they only come to ask at the turn of the year, but they are too embarrassed to charge interest, otherwise the prices ten years ago will be incomparable with now, and it is not possible to solve the problem by paying back hundreds of thousands.
Yes, Zhang Heng didn't have any hatred for these creditors, at least they didn't force them mother and son. He and his sister had a complete and happy childhood. They just hated gambling, so he never gambled, and he didn't even look at them.
"Mom, are you and your sister tired in the shop?" Zhang Heng couldn't help but ask again.
The mother smiled and said: "Why are you tired? I have long been used to it!"
His mother said it lightly, but Zhang Heng knew very well that his mother always got up at three or four in the middle of the night, and then rushed to the shop to collect the meat. When the meat was almost shaved, it was already dawn, and she had to stay at the shop until dark.
Before I can call it a day, I have to go to bed early as soon as I get home and have dinner, otherwise I won't be able to get up in the middle of the night. This time is really too long.
After taking two buses, Zhang Heng followed his mother into a somewhat old vegetable market at two o'clock in the afternoon. The reason why it was said to be old was because the market was surrounded by high-rise buildings. Although it dazzled him,
His eyes gave him even more goals to strive for. He must buy a more beautiful house than this in the future.
"Son, I'll take you to the shop to have a look first, and ask your sister to go back with you. I guess the meat has almost been sold by now. I only ordered half of the pork today," the mother said.
Zhang Heng nodded and followed his mother while looking at the situation in the market. He had just seen it at the door. It was called "Xin Er Village". Although he was confused as to why there was a "village" in the big city, he didn't rush to ask.
It is estimated that this "New Second Village" will be his home for a long time in the future, unless he can make a lot of money in a short time!
It was said to be a vegetable market, but Zhang Heng felt that the layout was strange. It was even more shabby than the vegetable market in his hometown. These small shops were all built on the side of the alleys. They had no pavements at all and were very simple, but the site was
It's quite big. I've been walking for more than ten minutes and haven't reached the end yet. Everything is for sale, including many fruits and vegetables that he has never seen before.
There are also a lot of people buying, including not only those wearing simple clothes, but also some city dwellers wearing fashionable clothes.
"It's right in front. You can get there just after you turn the corner." Probably fearing that he would be impatient, his mother explained aloud.
Zhang Heng watched with great interest, and carefully noted down the path he took. There were too many small alleys here, and he was not sure whether he could find the way he came in just by wandering around.
When he turned the corner and walked for another seven or eight minutes, he no longer needed his mother's reminder. He had already spotted his sister in a stall in front of him, weighing pork for a customer.
Zhang Heng suppressed his excitement and did not shout. When he approached, the customer had left. He saw that the pork on the hook was almost sold, but there was a large piece of pork on the chopping board next to it.
"Xiaoyi!" Zhang Heng couldn't help it anymore and shouted excitedly. His sister was only twelve years old, but she looked much more mature now. The apron in front of her was full of greasiness. It was obvious that she was selling pork and beef.
It’s not easy, especially for girls who love to be clean.
"Brother!" My sister heard the shout. When she turned around and saw him, she ran out excitedly. When she got closer, she found that her apron was all greasy and stopped suddenly.
How could Zhang Heng hold back, he quickly stepped forward and took his sister into his arms. Her sister was taller than two years ago, and her face was rosier than before. However, the guilt he felt towards his sister had not diminished at all. If he could
If I go out to work early, my sister can stay in the village and study hard.
The mother secretly wiped her tears aside, and after the two siblings calmed down, she said happily: "Xiaoyi, take your brother back first and cook the rice. Mom will sell some side dishes home."
"Well, I'll take my brother home right now." Xiaoyi said, leaving his arms, then quickly packed up the remaining meat and put it into a small backpack.
Zhang Heng didn't go up to help, mainly because he didn't know what to do. We'll talk about everything after we settle down. Then he and his sister set off on the road. They walked out of the market in a zigzag manner. However, they walked further and further into the remote area. Zhang Heng became more and more surprised.
, because he actually saw farmland and land in this big city, and his mother and sister lived in a small farmyard here.
"Xiaoyi, where is this?" Zhang Heng asked, pointing to the farmland. Vegetables were grown in the soil.
My sister answered: "I heard from the landlady that this place was originally planned to be built into a park, because there is a river in front of it, which was not planned before, so it cannot be used for building buildings. This place has more than 20 acres of land.
There are more than a dozen local families, but most of the locals no longer live here. All the houses are rented out, and only some old people are still farming and selling vegetables."
He paused and then said: "The rent here is much cheaper than in the building outside, and it's also close to the vegetable market. Mom rented out this small courtyard at the beginning of the month, and it cost 700 yuan a month, just outside the vegetable market.
A room costs 600, which is very expensive."
Zhang Heng suddenly remembered the reports he had seen on TV. It seemed that this situation was called: "Village in the City!"
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