Pei's parting ④ Death.

Last time, it was said that Pei Sanxiao broke up with his other brothers. The two brothers lived in Zhujiaji and were taken in by the landlord. The eldest brother Pei Youtian joined the army for his elder brother Pei and retired to his hometown because of disability. It was not until thirty years later that he resumed treatment. Pei Youtian died of illness without a day's treatment, leaving Pei sad.

When Pei was young, the big tile house built by grandpa and his parents was tall and majestic and walked in the forefront. When he was young, he played in the monastery rain or shine. He has neither contributed nor given money to this big house, which has nothing to do with him. It's clean. He has no class symbol.

Although his brother Pei Youtian was a warden for a short time, he never did anything wrong to the people. 1938, Zhengzhou Huayuankou Yellow River burst its banks and its hometown was flooded. All the houses and property in his family were swept away by the flood, and there was nothing since then.

He wants to be an exploiting class, but his strength doesn't allow it.

Half a year in Xinyang Railway Station is a temporary rented dormitory. My brother who works with me is still carefree, eating, drinking and having fun. Although it is not his own house, he has the right to use it and is a pure proletariat. This was later classified as a poor peasant, and he was once a sub-committee member, which was glorious for a while.

During the land reform, as the representative of the poorest people, you can get the landlord's high-rise houses and big houses, and you can also give priority to apartments. Although you only lived for a year, it is also a great honor.

A year later, the township government turned his house into a state-owned granary, and he suddenly had no place to live. He looked at his crazy and stupid big brother and suddenly realized that this was the first time in his life that he had to face a big test that he could no longer cope with. Go to the township government or take my brother to the village land temple? What would my brother do?

At that time, although my brother could no longer stand up for him, as long as he stood up, he was shocked and had backbone. All difficulties and hardships are no longer obstacles. His brother seems to be a picture of a wild animal, which is enough to scare people.

Is it useful to go to the government? Pei San Xiao cried for no reason, this is too difficult! How did this happen to him? It's unfair, and I never cared. It is unrealistic to fight alone, which is a policy need and cannot be confronted. But who can have a clear plan?

He tossed and turned at night, and no one knew how to cry. Didn't solve any problems. Yes, he can't cry anymore, and he can't shed a tear. He had to go to the government to reason with him. As the saying goes, "You can hit three strokes with dates." The moment when a person suddenly grows up, it is not the saddest time to cry, but the night when he refrains from crying.

The next day, he got up the courage to go to the township government for theory and said not to make poor middle peasants homeless! The requirements are not high, as long as the two brothers have a place to sleep and cook, and the old oil mill of Wang Landlord's old club has an empty house. Can you survive first? The head of the township was stopped by Pei. He never asked for anything suddenly, so he asked someone to do an investigation and gave Pei two rooms in the oil mill of the landlord king. In this way, he lived until the death of Boss Pei 1978.

Later, the landlord also implemented the policy and should have his own house to live in. The township government gave Pei a job to give up the oil mill and asked him to move to three big warehouse in the wheat field. At the same time, he was given a new position: the grain keeper of the production team. This is a dazzling position, which seems to be in charge of the food and clothing of all the members of the production team.

In fact, there is nothing in the warehouse at ordinary times, only a small amount of grain is stored for a period of time after harvest, and most of it is transferred to other places for support. He kept talking all day with a bunch of keys in his hand. Very imposing.

After the implementation of the reform and opening-up policy, single Pei not only got two acres of land, but also enjoyed the treatment of five-guarantee households. The village committee built him two huts, one as a bedroom and the other as a kitchen. He has no worries about food and clothing, and has enjoyed a good time here quietly for more than ten years.

Every morning, he can't touch rice porridge. At noon, he eats meat and noodles. The next door is really drunk. The smell of the kitchen flooded the whole village, and his house turned into a rice field, where nearby villagers gathered with rice bowls. He turned on the radio, which played Henan Opera one by one.

There are two towering trees in front of his house, one is poplar, which was transplanted from the forest farm by crazy brother Pei Youtian. When you see this tree, you will think of Yang Shulin outside Peiqiao Village, where he was born and raised. The other tree is also a poplar, which he planted himself. Now it has grown to the thickness of two people embracing each other, and the old Zhu family in the west courtyard is eager to build a house with wood. They discussed with Pei: How much is it to cut down two trees as beams?

Pei San Xiao smacked his lips and said simply, I want to build an old house in one hundred years. If it is urgent, cut it first. Lao Zhu's family is very clever. They called the children directly and answered: I will take care of your affairs in a hundred years, and the children will testify.

Pei has no worries, he has five guarantees. Don't mention how moist he is. The food he cooked is more fragrant, and even the dog runs here when the meal is ready.

After the reform and opening up, people's thoughts were very active, and every household in the village built houses, which once had the wind of keeping up with the joneses. Lao Zhu's children in the west courtyard felt that the homestead was not enough, so they asked him to discuss: Uncle, what can you do with money? Sell me the house!

He readily promised. Where does he live? Broken bridge outside column.

He took the money and went to live in the duty room of a kiln. There, in his sixties, he did a great thing in life that his brother didn't do well. Through this incident, he concluded: Some people don't leave, and you will never grow up.

Pei Sanxiao is on duty for the kiln worker during the day. At night, when he came down from the top of the kiln, he collapsed to the ground, rolled down the ramp and injured his lumbar spine. Too many cooks sent him to the orthopedic clinic for treatment. During hospitalization, taking medicine, taking injections, eating and going to the toilet became a problem. The doctor asked him why he didn't come home to take care of him. When asked about Pei San Xiao's pain, he bowed his head and made no answer.

Seeing that something was wrong, the doctor warmly reminded him that the nurse could do it for him, but it would cost him some money. Pei San Xiao thought for a moment. He is old, it would be great if someone could help him, so he decided to take the doctor's advice and spend less money to suffer.

The nurse is a woman in her forties who lives here from other provinces. She is of medium height and fair skin. Her upper eyelid is swollen, but she can't cover her big bright eyes. When a woman speaks Dongxiang accent, Pei can understand it completely, which saves a lot of trouble in nursing.

Women have many eyes. Pei San Xiao wants to do what she wants to do. Women know everything before she says it. Three days later, they had a very tacit cooperation. Women wash his clothes, feed him and bathe him in every possible way. Pei San Xiao's face is full of smiles, but his heart is numb and crisp. He thinks he is very useful. He has an impulse to take out all his savings and give them to her for safekeeping.

Several times, Pei San Xiao put the counted change by the bed and went out for a walk by himself. When he came back, the money was still intact. He was deeply moved and had an impulse to live together. He wants to know about this woman.

The woman said that her mother was Japanese and her father was a China laborer who had worked in Japan. Now that both parents are dead, they will not have children and will be rejected by their husbands. They have been single for many years and have been nurses in orthopedic clinics for a long time. Pei San Xiao shook her hand excitedly and asked if she could take care of her.

The woman said: Think again, I am a burden. Pei San Xiao blurted out: I can cook and I will take care of you. The woman smiled: You are still lying in bed!

The woman said: I won't have children, it will hinder people. I can take care of you all my life, so you don't have to go through the marriage formalities, you can relax and have no psychological burden. Pei San Xiao readily promised, like from ear to ear. He felt that he had done great things all his life, and after more than 60 years, he finally understood and was satisfied.

Pei Sanxiao rented a small yard in the village near the orthopedic clinic and spent the rest of his life happily with the woman he liked. Call him to work in the clinic when necessary, and go to the city to drink Hu spicy soup when he is in a good mood to enjoy the most real life.

Pei Sanxiao thinks this is his highest ideal, and he has enjoyed himself to the point where there is no happiness. I don't owe anyone, I don't owe anyone, I don't have any worries and inner agitation, I don't have any pursuit of anything outside my body, and the five-guarantee policy given by the village collective has made him wholeheartedly free, and there is nothing to worry about in this world.

He sometimes thinks about what people really want in this life. Take him, for example, as an idle and idle life. This is a life without skills and always living in the shadow of my brother. After my brother is disabled, it is difficult to live alone and support himself without collective strength.

He was grateful to his eldest brother, but he felt that he was wrong. Do you have to live like him? He doesn't want to be such a diligent, sober and tired person. He suddenly felt that he had figured it out and was completely relieved. He has left this world and only took a woman he likes to another Peach Blossom Garden. I'm not who I was yesterday.

He closed his eyes and recalled what his mother said when 12 was old. "There is enough money. Don't do that dirty work." Now it sounds like a fortune teller's nonsense He seemed to smell the familiar Hu spicy soup and oily steamed bread. He held his breath and a big tear came out of his eyes.