Azhen wiped her sweat, closed the door, and hurried to the bedroom to wipe Zheng Youde's body. After working for an hour, she only had a few minutes to drink the porridge she cooked this morning.
After drinking, she went out again, planning to go to the streets outside to see if there were any plastic bottles. Sometimes she would go to the vegetable market to pick up rotten vegetable leaves. An acquaintance who met her asked her what was wrong, and Azhen just said that there was something wrong at home.
A little thing.
I went home in the evening, wiped Zheng Youde's body, fed him, and then washed Zheng Youde's clothes and pants. It was already ten o'clock in the evening.
This went on for a long time, and Azhen didn't care whether Zheng Wei went home or not, because she was too busy at the end of the day.
Lin Yue was also a little strange. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law, who usually came to her home every three days, had not been at home for a long time, so she called her mother-in-law.
"Hey, mom, how are you doing lately?" Lin Yue asked with a smile.
"It's okay, it's okay..." Before Azhen could finish her words, Zheng Youde started whimpering at the side.
After hearing this, Azhen quickly covered the phone and closed the door. Lin Yue also heard the strange voice on the other side of the phone.
"Mom, was dad talking just now?" Lin Yue asked with some confusion.
"Yes, he was talking in his sleep." Azhen said with a smile.
"Okay, then...Mom, please pay more attention to your health." Lin Yue said with concern.
"Okay, okay, I have something else to do here. I'll hang up first." Azhen hung up the phone after saying that, and then sighed. She didn't want Lin Yue to know Zheng Youde's condition.
What if Lin Yue wants to go home and is discovered by Zheng Wei?
"What a crime." Azhen then opened the door and continued to wipe Zheng Youde's body.
Azhen was really tired today, so she didn't go out and spent the whole afternoon looking after Zheng Youde.
At this time, the sound of a key being locked came from the door outside, and Zheng Wei walked in unsteadily. Azhen ignored him and still sat next to Zheng Youde,
At this time, there was a messy sound coming from the living room, and A-Zhen couldn't help but sigh when she heard it. She seemed to have been used to it for a long time.
Ten minutes later, Zheng Wei put a hand on the door frame of their bedroom. At this time, he looked very thin and had thick dark circles under his eyes. He didn't know what he had been doing recently.
Azhen was a little surprised when she saw him. She hadn't seen him for several days.
"Where have you been during this time? You are lying with him at home, at home..." Before Azhen could finish her words, Zheng Weibainian interrupted:
"Where did the family's money go?"
"Where else can you go? They are all here to treat your father's illness. Since your father became ill, you have never been home again. You..." Azhen still didn't finish her words.
Zheng Wei then patted the door frame and said feebly: "Then don't treat me. It's a waste of money. Old lady, do you have any money?"
Azhen also suppressed her anger and ignored Zheng Wei. At this time, Zheng Youde was breathing heavily. Although he had a stroke and could not speak, he could think and make sounds. After Azhen saw this,
He quickly got up, pushed Zheng Wei out, and then walked out of the room with Zheng Wei.
"Stop stimulating your dad, you know, the doctor said your dad can't be stimulated at all anymore." Azhen lowered her voice angrily.
"Do you still have any money?" Zheng Wei raised the corners of his mouth and said like a second-rate man.
Azhen glanced at her, and she knew clearly that if she didn't give him money, he would definitely not leave.
So she put her hands into her trouser pockets and took out a handful of change, which were all the money she paid when she bought scraps this morning.
Just when she was hesitating how much to give to Zheng Wei, Zheng Wei snatched all the money from her hand.
"Leave some for me, we're running out of rice at home!" Azhen said, reaching out to grab the money.
Zheng Wei turned around and walked towards the door, then closed the door.
After seeing Zheng Wei close the door, A-Zhen slowly squatted down, then sat on the ground and began to cry. She did not make a sound, fearing that Zheng Youde in the room would hear her.
This afternoon, Zheng Wei was lying on a bench in the community. Those who didn't know thought he was not the owner here. Some people who knew him couldn't help but sigh, although they didn't know what happened to their family.
Zheng Wei lay like this until dusk, until he woke up from hunger. He saw a familiar noodle shop not far away, so he walked towards that noodle shop.
At this time, the proprietress of the store was sweeping the floor, and someone walked in from outside the door, so she raised her head and asked, "What can I have something to eat...?"
When the landlady saw that the person coming was Zheng Wei, she swallowed the last word she said.
The landlady knows about Azhen's family situation and has known her before, because the old lady and his wife often travel to other places. When they go in and out of the community, they will be seen from time to time. Sometimes they are accompanied by their son and daughter-in-law.
The conditions at home seem to be good, but recently I saw A-Zhen picking up a bottle in the community. It seemed that something happened.
"Lady boss, two taels of beef noodles and a bottle of beer!" Zheng Wei said and sat on the empty seat next to him.
"Okay, can I have some coriander?" asked the landlady.
"Anything is fine, whatever tastes delicious." Zheng Wei said.
The landlady walked towards the kitchen and started cooking noodles. Looking at the unkempt Zheng Wei, she couldn't help but frown. These two taels of beef noodles plus a bottle of beer would cost close to thirty yuan.
This had to make her a little worried about whether she could afford the initial payment.
Within a few minutes, the landlady cooked the noodles and handed them to Zheng Wei. As soon as Zheng Wei smelled the fragrant smell of smoke, he became energetic, as if he could feel full even if he smelled the smell.
Zheng Wei, who had just picked up the chopsticks and was about to enjoy his first bite of delicious food, the lady boss said with a smile.
"Handsome guy, the total is twenty-eight yuan, and the QR code is on the wall next to it."
Zheng Wei raised his head slightly and sighed with some displeasure. He wanted to get angry, but due to the effect of the medicine, he no longer had the strength to get angry.
"Here, take it and don't have to look for it." Zheng Wei threw a handful of change from his pocket and threw it on the table, then took the chopsticks and started to slurp the noodles.
The landlady curled her lips, picked up the pile of change worth a few dimes, and then went to the cashier at the door and started counting.
"Why is there still two yuan missing?" the landlady asked softly in confusion.
She looked at Zheng Wei, who was drinking and eating noodles, and then shook her head helplessly.
At this time, the most dazzling ethnic music began to sound in the community square, and a group of old men and women were dancing in the middle of the square, which seemed a bit noisy to young people.
But for retired old men and women, it is their daily life after dinner. They can exercise and make close friends at the same time.
Azhen was looking at the group of old men and ladies not far away with envy on her face. This used to be her and Zheng Youde's daily routine after tea and dinner, but now she was powerless and had to take care of Zheng Youde who was paralyzed in bed.
Azhen couldn't help but sigh, and then she dragged the garbage bag around the community and started her "work" tonight.
When some of the old ladies dancing in the square saw A-Zhen, they didn't say hello to her. Instead, three or two of them got together and started another after-dinner chat about A-Zhen.
The noodle shop proprietress looked at the old men and women dancing in the square outside the door. The messy music was really noisy, but she was extremely envious of their life after retirement.
However, she had to earn money and had to rely on this noodle shop to support her family.
At this time, a familiar figure appeared next to the trash can not far from the store. She was rummaging through the trash can for plastic bottles and other things.
I saw Azhen empty out the mineral water in the trash can, then flatten the mineral water bottle with her foot and put it skillfully into the woven bag beside it.
The proprietress looked at Azhen and then at Zheng Wei, and couldn't help but sigh. She hurried to the kitchen and was about to take out the plastic bottles collected in the store today for Azhen.
At this time, Zheng Wei, who had just eaten noodles, couldn't help but stand up when he saw Azhen outside. He frowned and his chest began to rise and fall...