Chapter 5 Four

If Dalin went to the countryside after graduating from high school, it should be the group that people later called the third class.Shuzhen has a clear understanding of Dalin's going to the countryside. After Master Yang died, the burden of supporting the four children fell on her shoulders alone.She has never had a job, so naturally she has no fixed income. The street leader seemed very humane, and pointed out a way out for Shuzhen, asking her to pick up waste.You don't need to commute to get off work on time to pick up waste. If you go out for a day, you can gain something.So Shuzhen started to pick up waste. Even though life was hard at that time, there were not many people who picked up waste. Besides, it was not easy to pick up waste. You needed a certificate from the street, and the waste collection station could buy what you picked up. of waste.For quite a long time, the four children did not know that their mother was picking up trash.

Every day when the four children went to school, Shuzhen changed her clothes and went to the street with a basket on her back. The boundaries of the land had been divided long ago, and she could only move around in the street where she lived. Shuzhen had a good time Very punctual, when the children were about to go home, she had already gone home one step ahead of the children, and calmly changed her clothes, Shuzhen was Shuzhen again, she didn't want her children to know that she was picking up rags, in front of the children Before they came back, she always washed and washed herself, and then took the bag to the vegetable stand to buy some vegetables that were sold on the pile, and she still brought some back from time to time.The stomach of the family has been trained by Master Yang to be able to accept offal. If they don’t eat offal for a long time, the family’s stomach will become empty. In order to prevent the children from being wronged, Shuzhen still brings some offal back every now and then. , imitating what Master Yang did before he was alive, wash the offal with water, and then put it in a pot to stew for a while.

Xiaoxiu and Xiaolin were still in elementary school at that time, and they didn't know much about the world. Their father died, and they felt that life hadn't changed much, so they did what they should do carefree.Dalin and Daxiu have discovered the change in their mother. One day, Dalin's school ended early, and he saw his mother.Shuzhen had a good harvest that day, the waste basket on her back was full, and she was still holding a pile of waste newspapers in her arms. She was walking heavily to the waste collection station. At that moment, her heart was filled with joy after the harvest. She wanted to buy some offal after selling the scraps, and the family would be better off after dinner.At this moment, Dalin discovered his mother.At the beginning, he didn't dare to confirm that the woman with the hunched back and the tattered back was his mother. He just felt that this person's movements were somewhat familiar. When he passed this person, he turned his head and found his mother. For a moment, he opened his eyes wide and stared blankly at his mother. Shuzhen also saw Dalin and looked at each other. The two of them didn't know what to do for a moment.

It was the mother who reacted first. She smiled at Dalin with some shame, and then asked: "After school is over so early today, Dalin called out sadly: Mom."He walked forward and involuntarily said that he took the basket from his mother's shoulders, carried it on his own shoulders, and walked towards the waste collection station without raising his head. Dalin's tears fell on his feet one by one, and Shuzhen Seeing it, she didn't say a word, and at that moment, she realized that Dalin had grown up.That night, Dalin didn't eat the offal. He only swallowed a few mouthfuls of food, and then put down the bowl.At night, when the children were asleep and Shuzhen was about to lie down, Dalin walked in. Dalin said, "Mom, I don't want to go to the countryside, I want to go to work."Shuzhen doesn't think so, but staying in the city is not easy.Dalin said again: Mom, I want to work and support my family.

Shuzhen looked at Dalin, tears streaming down her face, she wasn't sad, she was excited.Now that my son is older, he can relieve his worries. That night, Shuzhen stayed up all night, thinking about Dalin's way out.When Master Wen was alive, he was a foundry worker in a foundry, pouring spoonfuls of molten iron into molds, and the iron became one piece after another.After thinking about it, Shuzhen thought of the foundry where Master Wen worked.If Shuzhen can still have relations with the outside world, it can only be the factory where Master Wen worked before his death.Now, for New Years, festivals, etc., those friends of Master Wen's before his death would occasionally come to sit at home for a while, and say a few words of comfort. Through the words, Shuzhen could vaguely feel some warmth and hope.

When Master Wen died, the factory manager Lao Su came. Shuzhen knew the factory manager Lao Su. Lao Su had a broad forehead and a big face, his hair was combed back, and his voice was high-pitched, reminiscent of a great man or something. .At that time, Lao Su took her hand and said some comforting words. At that time, Lao Su's voice was not loud at all, and his stomach was empty. Shuzhen thought of Lao Su, the factory manager, as if she had caught a tree. Lifesaver. The next day, Shuzhen found Lao Su, the factory manager.Old Su's appearance doesn't seem to have changed much from previous years, but his hair is a little thinner

His eyes were cloudy, the moment he saw Shuzhen, he didn't recognize Shuzhen immediately, he stood there, thinking hard, his memory seemed not as good as before.It was only later that Shuzhen learned that Director Su's wife had been paralyzed in bed for several years after a stroke, and her life was not lively at all, and Director Su had aged rapidly in recent years. Shuzhen said: Director Su, I am Shuzhen from Master Wen's family. This sentence reminded Director Su, he slapped his forehead and thought of Shuzhen, and offered to sit down and pour tea.Director Su's gaze rested on Shuzhen's waist, and he said with a tusk: "It's still so beautiful."Shuzhen blushed, and then changed into a sad expression.When he talked about his four children, the current situation, and Dalin's upcoming graduation, Lao Su clicked his tongue. After Shuzhen finished speaking, Lao Su continued to click his mouth. The master has passed away for so many years, and it is too late to take over.After hearing this, Shuzhen burst into tears again.Old Su looked at Shuzhen who was crying.The way Shuzhen shed tears was very feminine, and the hardships of life did not make her beauty lose much of her face. Old Su's heart moved when he looked at Shuzhen in front of him.He finally stretched out a pair of wet hands to hold Shuzhen's. Shuzhen felt the sincerity of Old Su, and she saw some hope again.

From then on, Shuzhen went to see Lao Su every now and then. Lao Su was still embarrassed, but he promised to find a way.Every time he saw Shuzhen, he always grabbed Shuzhen's hand enthusiastically. If there was no one around, he would hold Shuzhen's hand for a longer time.As a woman, Shuzhen felt Lao Su's psychological changes. She visited Lao Su more often, which affected Lao Su's normal work.In the process of looking for Lao Su, someone knocked on the door from time to time and came in to report this and that to Lao Su, and their conversation had to be interrupted. In fact, they had nothing to talk about. They said everything that should be said. Shuzhen's request was simple. And it is clear, that is, I hope Dalin will come to work in the foundry.Lao Su's answer is that it is very difficult. The great leader Chairman Mao proposed to go to the mountains and go to the countryside. The whole people must respond, but there will be some loopholes that can be exploited.Shuzhen sees hope amidst despair again and again.

That time, when Shuzhen was looking for Lao Su, Lao Su was having a smoky meeting in the conference room. Shuzhen failed to negotiate with Lao Su, but Lao Su told Shuzhen to come to my office after get off work.That evening, Shuzhen realized that something was going to happen, but she couldn't make any changes to what was about to happen. She knocked on Lao Su's office in the evening with an extremely complicated mood.Old Su was waiting there as promised. Just as Shuzhen expected, Lao Su soon carried Shuzhen to the desk, and then undressed, everything that should have happened happened.After finishing the work, Lao Su sat on the chair drinking water and panting contentedly, while Shuzhen sat on the sidelines and cried while buttoning her buttons.Originally, she didn't want to cry, and she even had a lot of voluntary elements in this behavior, but in order to impress Lao Su, she still cried.This time, Lao Su said categorically: I have thought about taking advantage of the loopholes, so I will do it like this.

She didn't know what Lao Su was going to do, so she felt more at ease.She will only be at ease if she gives her heart.She had no choice but to go this way. Since then, she would knock on Lao Su's door in the evening every now and then. Every time she came, the first sentence she asked was: Is there any progress in Dalin's affairs? But every time she ended up lying in Lao Su's office on the table.She felt that the table was so hard that her waist was about to break, but she could only bear that.Let Lao Su toss about it.After all, Lao Su was getting old, and he couldn't make much progress. After a while, Lao Su went down, and then Lao Su panted and said: Dalin's business is coming soon, just wait a little longer.

Mother's abnormal behavior caught Dalin's attention. He was already eighteen years old, and although he didn't say anything, he was still vaguely aware of some things.He asked nothing, but looked at his mother inquiringly.Shuzhen didn't dare to meet her son's gaze, she lowered her head and said to Dalin: Your business is coming soon. Lao Su is a man of loyalty, and he really did what he said. He first opened up the relationship with the office in the mountains and the countryside, and then asked Shuzhen to issue a certificate of status in the street. On the eve of Dalin's high school graduation, Dalin went to the foundry The factory went to work, and the reason was to take over. Only then did Shuzhen let out a long breath. To celebrate Dalin going to work, Shuzhen stewed another pot of pigs into the water.For some reason, she couldn't take a bite, as if something was stuck in her heart, and Dalin didn't even take a bite.Dalin felt a little heavy, even more complicated.Before she finished her meal, she put down the bowl. At the beginning, she kept persuading herself not to cry, but the tears flowed out uncontrollably, and finally she just burst into tears.