Chapter 20 nineteen

Xiangzi slept heavily for two days and nights, and Huniu panicked.When she arrived at the Niangniang Temple, she asked for a prescription: in addition to a little incense ash, there were two or three herbs.After pouring it down for him, he did open his eyes and look, but fell asleep again after a while, and he didn't know what to say.Then Huniu remembered to ask the doctor.After two injections and doses of medicine, he came to his senses and asked as soon as he opened his eyes, "Is it still raining?" The second dose of medicine was cooked, but he refused to take it.He felt sorry for the money, but also hated himself for being so helpless. He would be sickened by a rain, and he refused to drink that bowl of bitter juice.To prove that he didn't need to take medicine, he wanted to put on his clothes and go to the ground immediately.But as soon as he sat up, his head seemed to be resting on a big stone, his neck softened, and golden flowers appeared in front of his eyes, and he fell down again.There was no need to say anything, he took the bowl and swallowed the medicine.

He lay there for ten days.The more he lay down, the more anxious he became. Sometimes he crawled on the pillow, crying silently with tears.He knows that he can't make money, so Hu Niu has to pay for all the expenses; when Duo Zan finishes her money, Duo Zan will rely on his car; with Hu Niu's love of flowers and food, He couldn't afford it, and she was pregnant! The more you can't get up, the more you like to think wildly, the more you think about it, the more you worry and panic, the harder it is to get well. As soon as he came here, he asked Huniu, "Where's the car?"

"Don't worry, let Ding Si take care of it!" "Ah!" He was worried about his car, fearing that Ding Si, or anyone, would pull it down.But since I can't go to the field, of course I have to rent it out, so can I still be idle?He calculated in his mind: If he pulls by himself, he will earn fifty or sixty cents every day. The rent, coal, rice, charcoal, lamp oil and tea, not to mention additional clothes, will be enough for two people, and they have to be punished and searched, and they can't be as careless as Huniu.Now, if I only pay more than 10 cents a day for car rental, I have to pay 40 to 50 cents, which is not considered medicine.What should I do if I am sick and old?Yes, don't blame Er Qiangzi for drinking, don't blame those bitter friends for misbehaving, the road of pulling a cart is a dead end!No matter how hard you try and be strong, don't start a family, don't get sick, and don't have any accidents.snort!He remembered, his first car, the little money he had saved, who did he provoke?Not because of illness, nor to start a family, just throw it away so ruthlessly!Neither good nor bad, there is only death on this road, and it may come at any time, and I don't know it at all.Thinking of this, I changed from sorrow to decadence, what the hell, just lie down if I can’t get up, that’s what happened anyway!He didn't think about anything and lay down quietly.Soon he couldn't bear it anymore, and wanted to get up immediately, but had to run hard; the road is dead, but the heart is alive, and he is always hopeful before he enters the coffin.

However, he couldn't stand up.I had to be bored and beg for mercy, and wanted to say a few words to Huniu: "I said that car was unlucky, really unlucky!" "Heal your illness! Always talk about cars, car fans!" He didn't say anything more.By the way, I am a car fan!Ever since I pulled the car, I believe that the car is everything, dare to love... Just when the illness was milder, he went down to the ground.Looking in the mirror, he didn't recognize the person in the mirror: his face was unshaven, the sun and cheeks were sunken, the eyes were two deep pits, and there were many wrinkles on that scar!It was very hot and stuffy in the room, and he didn't dare to go into the courtyard, firstly because his legs were as weak as if they had no bones, and secondly because he was afraid of being seen by others.Not only in this courtyard, but also at the entrances of the East and West cities, everyone knows that Xiangzi is a very good young man.Xiangzi can't be such a sick ghost!He refused to go out.

In the house, I felt depressed again.He wished he could get stronger so he could go out to pull the cart. However, illness is destructive, and its coming and going is entirely up to itself. After resting for a month, he just got into the car regardless of whether his illness was completely cured or not.He put his hat on very low so that no one would recognize him, so that he could run slowly. "Xiangzi" and "fast" are inseparable, he can't make others look down on him by rubbing his hands slowly in a big way. My body was not in good shape, and I was greedy for a few more days, so as to make up for the shortfall in the illness. After a few days of stretching, the illness returned.This time with dysentery.He was so anxious that he smacked his mouth, but it was useless, his belly seemed to be touching his waist, and he was still diarrhea.The dysentery finally stopped, and his legs struggled to squat down and get up again, needless to say, he wanted to run for a while.

He took another month off!He knew that the money in Huniu's hands was probably running out! On August 15th, he decided to get out of the car. If he got sick again this time, he swore that he would jump into the river! During his first illness, Xiao Fuzi often came to see him.Xiangzi's mouth has never been better than Huniu, and his heart is so depressed, so sometimes he talks to Xiaofuzi.This, beat Hu Niu.Xiangzi is not at home, Xiaofuzi is a good friend; Xiangzi is at home, Xiaofuzi is, according to Huniu's idea, "Come hang the stick④! How shameless!" She forced Xiaofuzi to pay back the money owed to her, "From then on From now on, don't come in again!"

Xiao Fuzi lost a place to entertain guests, and her own house was so dilapidated—the back eaves wall was blocked by Kang mats.However, the "transfer company" does not need goods like her.People introduce "girl students" and "ladies of all ages", who have high connections and spend a lot of money, so ordinary people like her are not wanted.She was helpless.If you want to go to a kiln, since you have no capital and can't mix up your own business, of course you have to bet on Banerli.However, doing so will completely lose freedom. Who will take care of the two younger brothers?To die is the simplest and easiest thing, to live is already in hell.She is not afraid of death, but she doesn't want to die either, because she wants to do something braver and greater than death.She wants to see that her two younger brothers can earn money, so she can rest assured if she dies.I will die sooner or later, but I have to die one to save two!After much deliberation, she has only one way to go: sell at a low price.Of course, those who are willing to enter her hut are not willing to pay a big price, well, whoever will come, as long as they give a little money.

In this way, clothes and makeup are saved; those who come to her do not dare to hope that she will dress up well, they are looking for fun according to the money; she is very young, and she is already cheap. Huniu's body was already inconvenient, and she was afraid of going out of her way to buy things, but Xiangzi was gone for a day, and Xiao Fuzi refused to come over. She was as lonely as a dog tied up in a house.The more lonely she became, the more she hated her. She thought that Xiao Fuzi's sale at a reduced price was intentional to anger her.She can't eat this bum ⑥: Sitting in the outer room, with the door open, she waits.When someone went to Xiaofuzi's room, she would gossip at the top of her voice, embarrassing them and making Xiaofuzi unbearable.Xiaofuzi was glad that she had fewer guests.

Xiao Fuzi knew that if this went on like this, the whole courtyard would gradually respond to Hu Niu and kick him out.She was just afraid and didn't dare to get angry. People who have fallen into her world know to put the facts before anger and tears.She brought her little brother over and knelt down to Huniu.She didn't say anything, but her expression showed: If this kneeling is not enough, she herself is not afraid of death, and no one wants to live!The greatest sacrifice is patience, and the greatest endurance is preparation to resist. Huniu had no idea.No matter what you think, it's not tasteful, but with such a big belly, she dare not fight.Since Wu couldn't get it out, he had to give himself a step:

She was teasing Xiao Fuzi, who wants to make a fake come true, Xiao Fuzi's heart is too dead.After explaining it this way, they became friends again, and she maintained everything for Xiao Fuzi as usual. Xiangzi has been more cautious since leaving the car on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Two illnesses taught him that he is not made of iron.The ambition to make more money has not been completely forgotten, but the repeated blows made him realize how weak his personal power is; when the time comes, the hero must grit his teeth, but he will vomit blood when he bites his teeth!Although the dysentery is gone, his stomach still hurts from time to time.sometimes legs are right

He opened the door, trying to speed up his steps, but his stomach twisted like a rope, and he slowed down, even stopped his feet suddenly, lowered his head, held his stomach, and endured it for a while.It's easy to pull the seat alone, but when he catches up with the puller, he stops suddenly and lonely, which makes everyone puzzled, and he himself is very embarrassed.I am only in my twenties, and I have already made such a joke, what should I do when I am in my thirties and forties?Thinking of this, he broke into a sweat! For his own health, he would like to go to charter again.After all, there is a time to relax during work; when running, you have to be fast, but the rest time is also long, which is easier than sitting around.He must also know that Huniu will never let him go, and he will lose his freedom when he becomes a family, and Huniu is very powerful.He admitted his bad luck. In the past six months, from autumn to winter, he has been half coping and half struggling, not daring to be careless, not daring to be lazy, feeling depressed in his heart, and running hard with his head down.With his head down, he didn't dare to be as dazed as before, he didn't care about anything anymore.As for earning money, he still earns more than the average coachman.Unless his stomach was hurting, he would never let go of a deal, he would pull it as needed, and he never got into a bad habit.He didn't learn what deliberately raised the price, backed up the car halfway, and waited for a good seat.In this way, he was tired, but he was allowed to make money every day.He doesn't play tricks, so there is no danger. However, the money came in too little and could not be left over.The left hand comes in, the right hand goes out, one clean every day.He didn't even dare to think about saving money.He knows how to save money, but Hu Niu knows how to spend money.Huniu's "confinement"⑦ is at the beginning of February of the new year.Since the beginning of winter, her bosom has been showing its shape, and she has deliberately pushed it out, so as to show her importance.Looking at her stomach, she didn't even bother to get off the kang.All the cooking and cooking was entrusted to Xiao Fuzi, so naturally those leftovers had to be taught to Xiao Fuzi to feed to his younger brothers.This cost a lot.In addition to meals, she also has to eat snacks, the more her stomach looks bigger, the more she feels that she needs to eat more good things; she can't lose her mouth.She not only bought odds and ends at any time, but also asked Xiangzi to bring some back to her every day.How much Xiangzi earns, how much she spends, and her demands fluctuate with his money.Xiangzi could not say anything.When he was sick, he spent her money, so of course he had to spend it for her as well.Xiangzi tightened his hands a little, and she would get sick immediately, "Pregnancy means being sick for more than nine months, what do you know?" She was telling the truth. By the time of the New Year, she has more ideas.She couldn't move the nest by herself, so she sent Xiao Fuzi to go shopping eight times.She hates herself for not being able to go out, and loves herself so much that she refuses to go out. If she doesn't go out, she feels depressed and panicked, so she had to buy more things to make her feel more comfortable.She kept saying that she didn't buy it for herself but felt sorry for Xiangzi: "You have been working hard for a year, and you still haven't eaten a bite? Since you got sick, you haven't been very strong. If you don't eat until the end of the year, you will be hungry like a flat bug?" Xiangzi couldn't argue, and he wouldn't Argue; when things are done, she eats two or three bowls at a time.After eating and not exercising, she was so overstretched that she must have committed fetal gas by holding her belly! After the new year, she would not allow Xiangzi to go out at night no matter what. She might give birth at any time, she was afraid.Only then did she remember her real age, and although she still refused to say it explicitly, she never told him again, "I'm only a little older than you."She made such a fuss that Xiangzi lost his head.The continuation of life is nothing more than having children and raising daughters. Xiangzi couldn't help but like it a little bit. Even if he doesn't need a child at all, the future will come to him. The simplest and most mysterious word "Dad" makes even the most determined people want to shut up. Think about it with your eyes, no matter how you think about it, this word is always tempting.Xiangzi, clumsy, couldn't think of any advantages and pride in himself; when he thought of this wonderful word, he suddenly felt his own dignity, as if it didn't matter, as long as there were children, life would not be empty.At the same time, he wants to provide and serve Hu Niu as much as he can, she is no longer "one" person; even though she hates her, she has 100% credit for this matter.However, no matter how much credit she has, her rowdy energy is really unbearable.She would come up with an idea every now and then, but Xiangzi had to go out to earn money and needed rest. Even if the money could be spent indiscriminately, he had to sleep peacefully for a night so that he could go to Kuyi tomorrow.She didn't allow him to go out at night, and she didn't allow him to sleep well. He didn't have any idea at all, and he was dizzy all day long, not knowing what to do.Sometimes he is happy, sometimes he is anxious, sometimes he is bored, sometimes he feels ashamed because of joy, sometimes he wants to masturbate because of anxiety, and sometimes he wants to be happy because of boredom. Feelings revolve in a circle in his heart. Simple people make a fuss and don't know east, west, north, south.Once, he actually pulled the seat across the place, forgetting where he was hired! Around the Lantern Festival, Huniu decided to teach Xiangzi to invite a midwife, but she couldn't bear it anymore. The midwife came and told her it was not yet time, and gave some indications of her impending labor.She endured it for two days, then became fussy again.The midwife was invited again, but it was still too late.She cried and shouted that she was going to seek death, and she could not suffer this torture any more.Xiangzi had nothing to do, so in order to show that he was dedicated, he had no choice but to comply with her request and not pull the cart for the time being. The trouble continued until the end of the month, and even Xiangzi could tell that the time had come, and she was no longer human.The midwife came again and gave Xiangzi a hint that he might have a difficult delivery.Hu Niu's age, this is the first child, lack of exercise on weekdays, and the fetus is very big, because of gluttony and greasy food during pregnancy; these factors combined, it is impossible to expect a smooth delivery.Besides, I have never been checked by a doctor, and the position of the fetus has not been corrected; the midwife does not have this operation, but she will say: I am afraid it is a reverse birth! In this courtyard, the birth of a child and the death of a mother have been used to be talked about together.But Huniu is more dangerous than others. Other women are still active until the day of delivery, and they don't eat enough, and the fetus will not be very large, so it is easy to give birth.Their danger is postpartum disorders, while Hu Niu is the exact opposite of them.Her superiority is her evil. Xiangzi, little Fuzi, and the midwife kept watch over her for three days and three nights.She called out all the gods and Buddhas, and made many vows, but it was useless.In the end, her voice was hoarse, and she could only whisper "Mom! Mom!" The midwife had no choice, and everyone had no choice. It was her own idea to teach Xiangzi to invite Second Grandma Chen outside Deshengmen— —Bearing a giant toad.Grandma Chen would not come for five yuan, Huniu took out the last seven or eight yuan: "Good Xiangzi, go quickly! It doesn't matter if you spend money! When I get well, I will live with you obediently! Go quickly !" Second Grandma Chen brought "Tong'er"—a big man with a yellow face in his forties—and arrived just before the time to hold the lanterns.She is about fifty years old, wearing a blue silk jacket, red pomegranate flowers on her hair, and full gold-plated jewelry.With straight eyes, she cleaned her hands before entering the door, and then burned the incense; she kowtowed herself first, then sat behind the incense table, staring blankly at Xiang Miao.Suddenly, even his body shook, and there was a great cold war. He lowered his head, closed his eyes, and remained silent for a long time.Even a needle could be heard in the room, and Hu Niu gritted her teeth and dared not make a sound.Slowly, Second Grandma Chen raised her head, nodded and looked at everyone; "Tong'er" tugged at Xiangzi and told him to kowtow quickly.Xiangzi didn't know whether he believed in God or not, but he just felt that kowtowing could never go wrong.Confused, he did not know how many times he kowtowed.Standing up, he looked at the pair of straight "god" eyes, and the burnt bright red fragrant seedlings, smelled the smell of cigarettes, and vaguely hoped that there would be some benefits in this formation, he was dazed, His palms were sweating cold. The Great Immortal Toad spoke in an old-fashioned voice, and stammered a bit: "No, no, it doesn't matter! Draw a reminder, reminder, birth talisman!" "Tong'er" hastily handed over the yellow cotton paper, Daxian grabbed the fragrant seedlings a few times, and then painted on the paper with spit on it. After drawing the talisman, she stammered a few more words: It probably means that Huniu owed this child a debt in her previous life, so she had to suffer some torture.Xiangzi was so dizzy that he didn't quite understand, but he was a little scared. Second Grandma Chen yawned a lot, closed her eyes for a while, and opened them as if she had just woken up from a big dream. "Tong'er" hurriedly reported what the fairy said.She seemed to like it very much: "Daxian is happy today and loves to talk!" Then she instructed Xiangzi how to teach Huniu to drink the talisman, and gave her a pill to take together with the talisman. Second Grandma Chen eagerly waited to see how the talisman worked, so Xiangzi had to prepare some food for her.Xiangzi entrusted this to Xiao Fuzi.Xiao Fuzi bought hot sesame sauce biscuits and sauced elbows; Second Grandma Chen thought she didn't have a glass of wine to eat. Huniu swallowed the talisman, and after Grandma Chen and "Tong'er" had eaten, Huniu was still tumbling.After going on for more than one o'clock, her eyes slowly rolled up. Second Grandma Chen still had an idea, so she calmly taught Xiangzi to kneel for a long time.Xiangzi's confidence in Second Grandma Chen was running out.But since it cost five yuan, why don't you just try out her methods; if you don't want to beat her up, then follow her idea and do it, just in case it works! Kneeling straight in front of Gao Xiang, he didn't know what god he was praying for, but he wanted to be pious in his heart.Watching the beating of the incense, he pretended to see some figures on the flames, and prayed in his heart.The incense burnt lower and lower, some underworld appeared in the flames, he lowered his head and put his hands on the ground, feeling a little drowsy, he hadn't had a good sleep for two or three days.His neck suddenly softened, and he jumped in surprise, and looked again, the incense had been burnt and there was not much left.He didn't care if it was time to stand up, he stood up slowly while leaning on the ground, his legs were already a little numb. Grandma Chen and "Tong'er" have already sneaked away. Xiangzi didn't bother to hate her, but hurried over to see Huniu. He knew that things were going to be very difficult.Hu Niu could only breathe heavily and was silent.The midwife told him to try to get to the hospital, she had exhausted her options. Xiangzi's heart seemed to burst suddenly, and he opened his mouth wide and began to cry.Xiao Fuzi was also in tears, but in the position of helping, she knew a little better after all. "Brother Xiang! Don't cry yet! Shall I go to the hospital and ask?" Regardless of whether Xiangzi heard it or not, she ran out wiping her tears. She went for one o'clock.When she ran back, she was too out of breath to speak.Holding on to the table, she coughed for a long time before she said: The doctor's visit costs ten yuan, just to see, not to care about delivery.Delivery is twenty yuan.If it is a dystocia, it will cost dozens of dollars to go to the hospital. "Brother Xiang! What do you think?!" Xiangzi had no choice but to wait for the damned one to die! Stupidity and cruelty are some of the phenomena here; so stupid, so cruel, but for another reason. Hu Niu died at twelve o'clock at night with a dead child. ① Back pull, that is, average. ②Cut and search, that is, frugality. ③The one with the top of the head, that is, the first class. ④ Hanging stick, dirty words, that is, flirting. ⑤ A place to introduce business to prostitutes. ⑥Eating a deflated child means embarrassment and difficulty. ⑦When a woman gives birth, it is customary to rest for one month, which is commonly known as "confinement".