Xiao Zheng left the hospital. The small county town suppressed by the high temperature made people feel depressed. Xiao Zheng called Chen Hong and told her that his parents suddenly disappeared. Chen Hong's answer was quite indifferent,
She said: "Xiao Zheng, don't worry. Maybe my uncle and aunt have gone back to the countryside on their own, and they just haven't gotten home yet."
Xiao Zheng said: "I clearly told them that as long as my father's pneumoconiosis goes back, it will relapse and become more serious. They listened to my words before and didn't go back. Why did they go back so suddenly? It's not like that.
It's possible. I'm worried something happened to them."
Chen Hong said: "Don't worry, they are not children, they are such big people. They didn't tell you, maybe because they were afraid that you would worry. You go to the street to get some food first, maybe they will give it to you when they get home.
Call up."
Xiao Zheng wanted to rush back to Lushui Village to have a look, but he was afraid that his parents were still in the county town, so he planned to wait for another hour or two in the county town. So, Xiao Zheng walked a few hundred steps and saw a noodle shop on the roadside.
, he went in and ate a bowl of noodles to fill his stomach. Because he had something on his mind, no matter how delicious the noodles were in his mouth, he would not taste them. It was just filling his stomach with something.
Before finishing the noodles, Xiao Zheng's phone rang. When he saw that it was the phone number at his home in Lushui Village, Xiao Zheng threw away his chopsticks and answered the phone. He only heard the voice of his mother, Fei Qingmei, calling from the other side.
Come over: "Xiao Zheng, we have gone home."
Xiao Zheng was angry, but it was hard for him to scold his mother, so he had to say: "Chen Hong really guessed that you must have gone home. Why did you leave the hospital without telling me?
Fei Qingmei was silent for a while and then said: "Son, we are afraid that you will be busy!"
Xiao Zheng thought that he could not explain clearly on the phone and had to go home to do ideological work with his parents in person, so he said: "You guys wait for me at home, I will be back soon." Fei Qingmei was a little anxious and said: "Xiao Zheng, you don't have to come back.
"It's already so late..." Xiao Zheng didn't let his mother say more: "Just wait for me at home."
Xiao Zheng went to a gas station, filled up his motorcycle with oil, and then drove home at night. On a hot summer night, when he first drove out of the county seat, the stars in the sky were still vaguely visible, but the closer he got to Lushui Village
, the more stuffy it becomes. The smoke and dust from the mines, under the high temperature and humidity, seem to have covered the Green Water Village with a layer of oil, making it suffocating.
Xiao Zheng arrived at the door of his house, his sweaty body already covered with dust. The house was as usual, the door and windows were closed tightly. Xiao Zheng pushed the door open and entered. Although the electric fan was turned on in the house, the heat in the air did not dissipate at all.
Not going out.
Xiao Rongrong and Fei Qingmei were waiting for Xiao Zheng in the room. Seeing him come in, Fei Qingmei quickly poured a glass of boiling water for Xiao Zheng.
Xiao Zheng sat down and asked, "Dad, Mom, what happened? You were discharged from the hospital without even mentioning a word to me? What on earth were you thinking?"
Xiao Rongrong seemed to feel that he was wrong, and said nicely: "Son, I have almost recovered now. Staying in the hospital is a waste of money. I discussed it with your mother and decided to leave the hospital early. Qingmei, do you think so?"
Fei Qingmei also nodded quickly: "Yes, we have hands and legs anyway, so we can come back without delaying your work time."
Seeing the expressions they exchanged with each other, Xiao Zheng felt that things were not that simple, so he said: "Even if you want to be discharged from the hospital, you can't just go back to Lushui Village! The air in Lushui Village is so bad, don't you know?
Once dad comes back, the chance of pneumoconiosis recurrence can be said to be 100%!" Xiao Rongrong frowned slightly, but still said: "Doctors always say it's scary, but in fact it's not that serious."
"It's not that serious? Dad, we can't do things like heal the scar and forget the pain." Xiao Zheng said, "This pneumoconiosis is really going to get serious, it's not a joke. In the past two days, Chen Hong and I have
I have been running around looking at houses, and the houses have been transferred today. We already have a 120-square-meter house in the county town, just for you to live in the county town. How about you come back without saying a word to me? "
Xiao Rongrong and Fei Qingmei looked at each other with helpless expressions. Fei Qingmei added: "Son, farmers like us are still not used to living in the county, and we don't have jobs. At our age, we can't just call them
Have you taken care of yourself?"
Xiao Zheng said: "Why are we back to this problem again? I said, I will be responsible for finding a job for you. As for whether you can get used to living in the county town? I don't believe that the people in the county town now have always been
People from the city, like Chen Hong’s father, weren’t born farmers before? Now they don’t have to get too used to it and feel comfortable living in the county. Can he get used to it in the countryside?”
"How can we compare with Chen Hong's father?" Xiao Rongrong sighed, "Chen Hong's father is a leader, I'm just a tractor driver." Xiao Zheng advised: "Dad, people are different from each other.
The difference is not that big. If you drive a tractor now and change the environment, if you open a shop in the county and become a small boss, it will be different."
These words made Xiao Rongrong's eyes light up, but then he said: "Opening a store and being a small boss requires capital. Where do we get so much money?" Xiao Zheng said: "You don't have to worry about this, I bought a house.
There are still 60,000 to 70,000 yuan left, which is enough capital."
Fei Qingmei immediately said: "No, no, this is your wife's money, we can't use it. Besides, the house you bought in the county should also be your and Chen Hong's wedding house. The two of us will live there now, like
What does it look like? What will the people in the village think of us? They will think that we parents are brainless and have taken over our son’s wedding room. Moreover, the two of us have been living in the countryside and are rough people. Chen Hong is from a cadre family.
Miss, Chen Hong would be uncomfortable living with you."
Hearing this, Xiao Zheng suddenly remembered that Sun Wenmin went to see his parents a few days ago. Did Sun Wenmin say something to his parents that day?
"Dad, Mom, tell me the truth. Did Chen Hong's mother say anything to you when she went to visit you that day? Did she change your mind and not want to live in the county?"
"This..." Xiao Rongrong wanted to say something, but was immediately interrupted by Fei Qingmei, "I didn't say anything."
Xiao Zheng looked at Fei Qingmei and then at Xiao Rongrong. He always felt that something was wrong. He looked at Fei Qingmei and said, "Mom, I am your son. Don't you tell me the truth?" Fei Qingmei said lowly.
Next, he insisted: "I really didn't say anything. When your father and I came back, the main reason was that we couldn't leave this village. We are so old, and there are hundreds of relatives and neighbors who work together in the village. Among them, there are hundreds of relatives and neighbors who work together.
Aren't there many people who have contracted pneumoconiosis and are still holding on? We really can't live without this village."
When Xiao Zheng heard this, he felt very emotional. He could bring his parents to the county to raise them, but there were hundreds of people in Lushui Village, but no one could help them escape from this harsh environment.
Go out, because if they leave the mountains and the mines, where can they go to make a living?
When Xiao Zheng came back after graduating from college, he just wanted to do something for the village. This idea has never changed in Xiao Zheng. Fei Qingmei saw the change in Xiao Zheng's expression and said, "Xiao Zheng, in the county, we really
You can't go. You earned money to buy that house. As parents, we didn't do anything to help you. We already feel very guilty. We still want to occupy your wedding room. It's unjust! You have to think about us too.
I think we still want this face."
Xiao Zheng said: "Face can kill people." Fei Qingmei said: "Without face, how can we live well?" Xiao Rongrong also said: "Yes, Xiao Zheng, I have pneumoconiosis, please take me with you.
Go to the hospital and see that you are already a filial son. But I can't occupy your and Chen Hong's wedding room." Xiao Zheng: "But... your current situation is prone to recurrence." Xiao Rongrong said: "Didn't you say that last time?
, should the town promote 'green rural construction'? Maybe after a while, the environment in the village will also improve? Then this problem will not exist."
Hearing what his father said, Xiao Zheng felt that it was not unreasonable. It seems that development is the key to solving all problems, and this development must be green development and sustainable development. Xiao Zheng felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavier.
, he knows the character of his parents. If they talk about this, they definitely don’t want to go to the county seat. No matter how much they say, it’s probably useless.
Xiao Zheng said: "Dad, please don't go to work during this period. Mom, please take it easy. I will discuss with the town leaders to promote the town's 'green rural construction' as soon as possible."
Fei Qingmei said: "That's right. If you can let our village find a better way, and everyone can make money, the whole village will thank you in the future, and your father and I will have a bright face.
!”
Xiao Zheng knew that as a rural person, he could never live without face. He said: "I will work hard." Fei Qingmei added: "However, you can't be too tired from work, your body comes first.
"
For Fei Qingmei, the "green rural construction" is just an excuse to prevent their son from dragging them to the county town. As for whether this "green rural construction" can be achieved? They don't believe it, after all.
Green mountains and clear waters used to be synonymous with “poverty”.
After the conversation was almost finished, Xiao Rongrong and Fei Qingmei asked Xiao Zheng to return to the town early and not let him live in the village. Xiao Zheng had no choice but to go back.
As soon as Xiao Zheng left, Xiao Rongrong said to Fei Qingmei: "Is it okay if we don't tell Xiao Zheng what Chen Hong's mother said to us?"
Fei Qingmei said: "Don't be confused! Chen Hong's mother said it right. If we occupy Xiao Zheng's wedding room, it will be difficult for Xiao Zheng and Chen Hong to be happy in the future. What are we working so hard for?
Isn’t it just that my son is happy? Therefore, we can’t tell Xiao Zheng a word about Chen Hong’s mother.”
Xiao Rongrong nodded helplessly, and then suddenly coughed.