Knowing that Taohua loves to eat fish, Tie Biao asked Dongzi and the others to dig holes in the ice to fish, and then take them to the canteen to ask the master to cook them well.
Knowing that Taohua likes to read romance novels, she asked Dongzi and the others to read novels by Qiong Yao, Yi Shu, and San Mao everywhere.
Rouge, cream, face powder, the newly fashionable cashmere sweater, toad mirror, big bell-bottom pants...
Tie Biao gave Taohua all the fashionable things he could get, but he still didn't get a single smile from Taohua.
Everyone in the Tie family is very hard-working, and Tie Biao is the same. He doesn't get angry at all, and works hard slowly and steadily.
One week before the Chinese New Year, Tie Biao finally recovered and was discharged from the hospital, and Tao Hua had accumulated enough diazepam tablets.
It was snowing heavily outside, and Taohua sent Tie Biao to the gate. Standing in the snow, Taohua didn't know why she was crying.
Tie Biao was frightened and wanted to rub Peach Blossom with his hand, but he couldn't lift it.
"Tie Biao, you are a good gangster. Don't get hurt again. You may not be so lucky next time!"
Tie Biao was surprised and very happy to hear that Tao Hua was caring about him, and nodded vigorously.
"This was left to me by my mother. Now I give it to you. When you miss your mother, take it out and have a look!"
Taohua smiled and handed over a small box. Tie Biao took it and opened it, his eyes turning red.
Inside is a clay sculpture. A woman with big braids is holding a baby, with her head lowered and her mouth slightly open, as if she is singing a lullaby.
Tie Biao saw Tao Hua smile for the first time and received Tao Hua's gift for the first time. He was very touched, but was too stupid to speak.
"It's too cold. I'm leaving. You should go back too!"
Seeing Taohua's face turned red from the cold, Tie Biao put away the small box and Taohua nodded.
"Let's go, brothers!"
Tie Biao shouted and led the dozen brothers who came to pick him up out of the hospital gate and quickly disappeared into the heavy snow.
Taohua stood there for a long time, until her ears hurt, and then she turned and entered the hospital building.
Tie Biao came every day and leaned at the end of the corridor to look at Peach Blossom. Peach Blossom changed her past indifference and would always smile at Tie Biao from a distance.
Every time Taohua wonders when Tie Biao left, it seems that the end of the corridor has always been so empty, and Tie Biao has never appeared.
Taohua thought very romantically that on New Year's Eve, when the clock struck midnight, she would wave goodbye to this world.
Finally, when she was thirty, it was half-day shift. Taohua arrived at the hospital early and was on duty for the last day of shift.
Today's sisters are very tolerant, taking the initiative to say hello to Taohua and saying "Happy New Year", as if they are trying to save themselves.
Taohua suddenly wanted to cry, so she rushed out of the nurse's station as if she was running away, ran into the bathroom, closed the door, turned on the faucet, lowered her head and patted the water on her face.
"What's wrong, Taohua?
Are you afraid?
After the New Year, you will still have bad shoes and Pan Jinlian, are you willing to be so depressed for the rest of your life?"
After talking to himself for a while, he raised his head and looked in the mirror.
In the mirror, I look like a ghost, with sunken eye sockets, chapped lips, and a dull face with no luster at all. I don't look like an 18-year-old girl.
There was a sound of sweeping the floor in the corridor. It was Grandma Wang, who was also in the last class. After the Chinese New Year, she was going to the countryside to see her grandson.
Taohua's eyes turned red again. Grandma Wang was the best person to her in the inpatient department.
Taking a deep breath, Taohua opened the door and came out to say goodbye to Grandma Wang. Grandma Wang crouched and turned her face to look over.
"You little girl, you scared grandma. Everyone has gone to receive welfare benefits. Why are you here?"
"Grandma Wang, my welfare goes to that little Douzi from 503. My grandson and grandpa are so pitiful. The one who is celebrating the New Year is stuck here!"
It’s easy for me to deal with it alone. I’ll go to my sister’s house in the afternoon and have the New Year’s Eve dinner to celebrate the New Year.”
"We, Taohua, are kind-hearted, but a little stupid!
Look at what you've made now. Doesn't it look like a girl?
How long has it been? Is it worth it for such a heartless man?
You, you are too worried, just listen to their gossip!
Grandma knows that you are not just a child, so there is no need to say anything. As time goes by, no one will chew it!
Also, grandma tells you, that silly Biaozi is an honest man with a good heart, a hundred times better than your Dachun!"
"Grandma, thank you for always speaking for me!"
"Thank you, grandma is so old, she can't understand anything!
They tell lies with their eyes wide open, and they are not afraid of bad words, hum!
Hey hey hey, stop talking, look, that silly boy is here again!
Peach Blossom, it’s New Year’s Eve today, go ahead and say a few words to others, don’t keep showing off to others!”
Taohua glanced at Tie Jun at the other end of the corridor, and Tie Biao raised the cloth bag in his hand.
"Well, grandma, I listen to you!
After the New Year, I won’t see you anymore. Take good care of yourself and live to be a hundred years old!”
Taohua hugged Grandma Wang, and Grandma Wang laughed and patted Taohua on the back.
"This child, it seems as if we will never see you again. When spring gets warmer, I will bring my grandson to see you!"
"Grandma, goodbye!"
"Go ahead and talk nicely!"
Taohua didn't dare to look back and walked towards Tie Biao with a grunt.
"Peach Blossom, Happy New Year!"
"Tie Biao, happy New Year!"
The two of them paid New Year's greetings to each other, and Tie Biao handed over the cloth bag.
"What?"
"These are new clothes. I asked someone to buy them from Beijing. Come and see if you like them?"
I opened the peach blossom and took a look. It was a pink woolen sweater with the words Shanghai Woolen Sweater Factory written on the collar.
"Tie Biao, thank you!"
"Thank you, you are not my partner."
Taohua grimaced, looked at Tie Biao's red ears, and softened again.
"Tie Biao, thank you for accompanying me through these quiet days. If there is an afterlife, I will marry you and love you well!"
Taohua's voice was very low, silently bidding farewell to Tie Biao and this inexplicable relationship.
"Hey, no matter what you say, I won't be angry. As long as you are not married, I will rely on you. Okay, I'm leaving!"
Tie Biao was not angry at all and left after saying that. The round back of his head looked so cute.
"Tie Biao, you will be 21 after the Chinese New Year, stop fighting with others!"
"Okay, I won't offend anyone unless they offend me!"
Tie Biao's voice reached the corner of the stairs, and Taohua stared blankly at the empty stairs.
After staying up until noon, Taohua put on her coat, took out all her savings, and said goodbye to her sisters. Taohua was a little reluctant to say goodbye.
When we walked out of the hospital, it started snowing again. It was very heavy, the kind of snow that filled the sky with goose feathers. Peach Blossom wrapped her coat tightly and walked into the snow.
The streets are full of people selling New Year's goods, one family at a time, some pushing bicycles, some pulling sledges, and some riding donkeys backwards.
Without exception, everyone's face is filled with happy smiles. No matter how miserable and poor the family is, the family must be reunited to celebrate the New Year.
Taohua's parents died young, and it was her eldest sister who raised her, that is, Uncle Meng's wife.
After entering the medical school, Taohua didn't like to celebrate the New Year anymore. She didn't want to wear new clothes and felt sorry for her eldest sister's little money.
With her thoughts on her mind, she followed the flow of people to the department store, where there were still quite a lot of people, most of whom, like her, had been working for half a day.
I bought a red sweater for my eldest sister, a red cotton-padded jacket, two pieces of red paper, a pack of red candles, and two feet of red cloth for myself.
I went to the children's clothing department and bought a new set of clothes for my eldest nephew.
Finally, I went to the non-staple food department and bought two bottles of white wine for my elder brother-in-law. After thinking about it, I also bought a pound of White Rabbit toffee.