A cat has changed the life of four generations of my family struggling in the whirlpool.

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Writing | Yaya

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When I was a toddler, there was a very cold winter with a particularly heavy snowstorm. Strong winds often throw snowflakes on doors and windows, and people who are unstable will be knocked down. Grandparents immediately surrounded me, protected me tightly, and held my little hand tightly around my body. In the corner of the room, my old grandmother and Danny the cat stood in front of the burning fire. Grandma baked diapers for me one by one, and the cat Danny rubbed her and muttered "chanting" ... This scene has passed for 28 years, but it seems to be in front of me.

Cat Danny is a cow cat in my family. She was adopted by my grandmother and became my favorite. It has lived and died with four generations of my family for nearly 19 years. Now, if you open this door again, things will change. Grandma, grandparents and Danny the cat are all gone. There is heating in the room, but the stove seems to be still there, and the matches in the stove are scratching; The cat Dany often jumps into the wardrobe and still stands there quietly. I shouted, "Dani Cat, Dani Cat, where are you?" There was silence around, but the past suddenly became clear, and the memory of leaving home for many years was accompanied by thoughts. ...

Grandma said that cats and I are the fourth generation.

1one day in June, 987, my grandmother saw a little nursing cat with black flowers on a white background and black eyes in her neighbor's house. When he saw his grandmother, he meowed and came forward and threw himself into her arms. The neighbor was very surprised, saying that this little kitten was timid and wouldn't be her when she saw you. Grandma thinks this is a kind of fate. Since it is fate, take it home!

So, "Cat Dani" became a member of our family. At that time, my grandparents had just retired, completely divorced from their busy work, and began to face the trivial matters of daily necessities at home, leaving them at a loss for a long time. Grandma's description is that she can't find herself. ?

Retirement makes them fidgety, and the reality at home makes them even more worried. Grandparents have two children and two women, the eldest daughter, that is, my mother, is paralyzed by polio sequelae; My uncle has been suffering from childhood schizophrenia since he was 8 years old. 19 years old suddenly disappeared and never heard from him again. Before he retired, my grandfather went to various places on business, but he never got a clue.

My missing uncle was 22 years old when Danny the cat came. He is the deepest pain of the two old people, especially grandpa, who always remembers the return of his eldest son. Grandpa was even sadder when he saw the sudden arrival of Danny the cat. Whenever Dani the cat appeared in front of him, he shouted, "Hit the cat! Hit the cat! " The wronged cat Dany often gets into grandma's arms, seeking shelter and security. Grandparents often quarrel because of it, and they have their own opinions and are incompatible with each other.

Grandpa set foot on the journey of finding children again and again, and his bag was full of medicine bottles and shoes all the year round. He has high blood pressure and needs to take medicine every day. He walked too much on the way to find the children and ruined many shoes, so he should prepare enough cloth shoes and rubber shoes every time. Grandpa is gone, and grandma is always worried at home. There were no cell phones at that time. My grandfather was looking for a public phone outside and got through to the community office. Grandma, who was called by the office, cried and confessed on the other end of the phone, advising him not to be reluctant to spend money outside, eat better and come back if he can't find it. Grandpa repeatedly responded, don't worry, I will take care of myself, and you take care!

At that time, the cat Danny and grandma were inseparable, and they had to hold her when answering the phone. Once, Danny the cat meowed on the phone. Grandpa suddenly asked, "Is Dani the cat okay?" Grandma paused and didn't respond at the moment. She was so happy that she cried and made her grandparents laugh at the other end of the phone. Later, grandma told this story to my mom and grandma happily, and laughter rarely broke out in the boring home for a long time. Since then, life at home has gradually improved. My little uncle and I started to work during my period, so I can earn money to support my family.

1987, there was an 80-year-old grandmother in my grandmother's family, and there were seven people in my mother's generation, three generations old and young. 1989 After I was born, my grandmother said that Dani, the big cat, and I were the fourth generation in the family. In grandma's eyes, Dani Cat and I are the same, both her grandchildren. Because Danny, the cat, arrived before me, I always felt that she had won grandma's love, and I was a little jealous.

We all believe that cats grow taller every year.

The missing son and the severely disabled eldest daughter will always be the pain that the two old people can't heal in this life. My mother got sick when she was nine months old. At that time, she was quadriplegic and recovered her upper limbs after treatment. My mother is talented, and under the care of her family, she graduated from high school with excellent results. However, her college dream was shattered by severe disability.

Grandparents feel that although her daughter is physically disabled, her brain is still smart and her hands are still healthy, and it is still possible to find a job. Grandpa pushed her to many units with a bicycle, but she was turned away one by one. The heartbroken mother realized that she might have to live alone with her grandmother in this life. She has deep feelings for her grandmother. She grew up on her grandmother's back and didn't dislike her being a disabled child at all. When I was a child, I made friends with cats and dogs at my grandmother's house in the countryside. They grew up with her because she couldn't walk.

When my grandmother retired, my mother was 24 years old and had been unemployed, staying in the ladies' room. Grandma often secretly shed tears with Danny, the cat. Over time, as if she understood, she would stare at her grandmother with gentle eyes. When my mother saw this scene, her sad heart became warm and she couldn't help hugging the cat Dany.

Grandma believes, "a cat at home is getting taller every year!" " Sure enough, one day in July of 1987, a healthy and handsome young man came. He is my father. When grandma told me about it, she said that she was packing jiaozi at home that day, and it was stuffed with pork and leeks. She entertained my father with jiaozi, and she chose meatballs for Dany the cat while she was eating jiaozi. The cat Dany jumped around happily, and the stiff atmosphere suddenly became active. We had a good chat while eating jiaozi.

Soon my father proposed to my mother, and the news spread like wildfire that a healthy young man proposed to a disabled girl. It turned out that grandma had a cat, which was regarded as abnormal by people around her. She thinks there are too many troubles at home, and she has no time to keep a cat. And the paralytic who can hardly get married in this family has such a decent and handsome young man to propose marriage! Everyone seems incredible. This young man is crazy. What is it to her? ...

A stone stirred up a thousand waves, and grandma's cat and my mother's marriage became their laughing stock, and grandma was also pointed at when she walked into the street. Grandpa was disappointed to find his son, and the situation at home made him blindsided. "Hit the cat, hit the cat!" The depressed grandfather started shouting again, still throwing things in his hand. The cat Dany ran away in fear, and grandma called after her.

A few days later, my father visited again, bought minced Chinese chives and prepared to wrap jiaozi. The first time I met my grandfather, he showed his attitude to my grandfather on the spot, hoping that grandpa would promote his marriage with his mother. Grandpa said he wasn't ready yet and asked dad if he had heard the gossip outside. Dad said he was involved.

I saw the cat at the first sight when I came home.

Mom and dad's wedding banquet was held at grandparents' house, and a square table was filled with delicious food. At that time, my little uncle and I also had friends, nine people, while my grandmother said that there were ten people with Dany the cat, and four generations lived together. Dad's family is a strong opponent, they can't come to bless, only mom's family is at the wedding reception.

Hong Tong's double happiness and two marriage certificates with legal significance are festive and sacred. At the wedding reception from noon to evening, the whole family was beaming, and the cat Dany ran around meowing like a cheerful child. Grandpa happily picked up Dani's cat and raised his cup to signal a toast, which made the whole family laugh. Grandpa said to my parents, "why does your mother like cats and dogs?" Because she missed a baby. You two give birth to one for us quickly! " "

Everyone knows that it's easy for grandpa to say, but doctors don't allow mothers with severe physical disabilities to have children. Mother, with hard-won love and marriage, decided to risk her life to give birth to a child to repay her father. Grandma is very tangled. It's dangerous to have children, and I don't know if I can have them. If you are not born, you will regret it. In the future, the couple can't live without children. Grandma said nothing. She wants everything to be natural. Her daughter is right to want to be a mother.

Mom is really pregnant, which is good news. My parents and grandma's family are all in their throats. After all, the fate of this body is uncertain. With the expansion of mother's abdomen, she became more and more sad and painful. In her pain, she recorded the following in words:

..... The bigger your belly, the less smooth your breathing and the more distressed you feel. Eyes bulging, ears buzzing. Spit out whatever you eat, and come out like a thread, leaving no water for bile. Who would have thought that when I was helpless, my mother's cat Dany came to accompany me. It sticks out a pink small tongue and licks my cheeks, ears and nose. It is warm and cool, I will cater to it, and often forget the pain. Once, I fainted and got out of bed. When the cat Dany found out, she screamed and called my house. My arm was broken, and I was sent to the hospital for treatment in time ... Danny Cat is an angel for me and the baby in my belly!

Grandma and grandma can really tell the priorities from the cry of Danny the cat. When grandma is cooking in the kitchen and sewing with reading glasses, the cat Dany sometimes runs straight to them and rubs their legs and feet, and they will know that there is something wrong with the pregnant woman. When meow meow softly, the pregnant woman is fine or asleep. Don't disturb her. When she barked at the dragon, it was Dani's own idea, and it was not easy for her master to accompany her. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

65438+February 1 At 2 am, the amniotic fluid broke and my mother was taken to the hospital immediately. The doctor in the delivery room hasn't gone to work yet. She waited on the stretcher until six o'clock and was pushed into the operating room. My mother had to take out the fetus by caesarean section because of pelvic deformity. 1 989 65438+February1,at 7: 40 in the morning, my mother gave birth to me, Yaya, weighing six and a half pounds. The doctor said that this is a healthy and intelligent girl, and the whole hospital was sensational, thinking that her mother had created a miracle of life.

Danny the cat is the fifth generation mother.

In winter, grandma's house lit a stove. By grandpa's red-hot stove, Danny the cat dozed around the stove, and grandma baked my diaper by the stove. The faint smell of diapers often makes the cat Dani shrug his nose and may be mistaken for dried fish. Grandma is on the stove, baking dried fish, and the family is eating cakes and dried fish. It's delicious.

When I was born, Dany the cat was a mature "woman". Seeing the crying baby in bed seems to evoke its motherhood. This is what my mother and grandmother described to me: in the past, when the cat was in heat, grandma would close the doors and windows and prevent Dany from going out casually. It is also very obedient and timid, and will not go out until it is released. As the Spring Festival approaches, Danny the cat is crazy, too. She stopped listening to her grandmother and tried to sneak out many times. The wet nurse told grandma not to limit the nature of the cat Danny and let her become pregnant as a mother. On a snowy night, grandma opened the door and put it on the outdoor drying table. It fell in love with an orange cat that had been interested in it for a long time.

Soon, Danny the cat got pregnant. In spring, she gave birth to four kittens, two cows and cats, two little orange cats, two boys and two girls. It often takes its children out of the cat's nest under the bed and jumps on the bed to play with me. Grandma was worried that the kittens would scratch my face accidentally, so she sewed small gloves for them. Suddenly one day, my father proposed to give the kitten to my grandfather who lived in a bungalow, saying that there were too many mice at home. Grandpa was so happy that he repeatedly said, "No problem, no problem. Just have a chance to take a good look at the old man. " During the wheat harvest, my father used a paper box to hold four kittens running around without feeding.

Dad and grandparents haven't contacted for two years, and this time they finally eased their relationship. As soon as Dad entered the room, he said, "I have a mouse problem at home, so I sent the cat back", which opened the stiff situation. The family hugged together, and grandma scolded, "It's time to bring my wife and children back!" "Ok, I'll bring them back right away and recognize their mother-in-law and grandmother!" Later, because my mother was inconvenient to move, my grandparents took the initiative to visit us.

When grandma came, it may be that the cat Danny smelled a kitten and went forward to "entangle". Grandma told her the story of Dany, the cat who lost her child. It seems that she has transferred all her love to my newborn. I am alone in bed, and if the quilt falls, it will be covered by someone. The urine below me is soaked, and it will go to bed and pull hard to pull it out; I was sick and crying in the middle of the night, and it would watch over me without sleep, and my eyes were bright and bright ... These stories moved my relatives at the dinner table, and everyone couldn't help reaching out to touch Dani, the cat, or giving her the food on the plate.

My mother moved half kneeling and half crawling. When I was a toddler, I was tied to my mother's waist. She walked forward bit by bit, and I followed her step by step. Danny cat is always with us. I tripped and fell to the ground. When I cry, it licks away my tears and then rubs my head against me. My mother quickly said, "Get up quickly, or Dani the cat will laugh at you.". Isn't it shameful to lose it? "

I grew up with Danny, a cat. Although cats are younger than people, the time I spent with them is unforgettable. It later gave birth to a kitten, which made me honored to be promoted to "aunt". They are the fifth generation in our family.

Dany the cat accompanied me in my lonely childhood.

As I grow up, I gradually feel that because of my special family situation, the children around me are not willing to play with me. They saw me run away, and sometimes my mother would fill my pocket with candy to please them. They took my candy and made fun of me. "Your mother is a paralytic and climbs up like a dog. Are you afraid? " ? What if I was scared to death! "Some people simply knocked out the candy I handed them." Who wants your broken candy? It's a pity that you have such a mother! " "

I have seen their supercilious eyes and heard their ridicule and ridicule, so I can only avoid them more and more. In the self-enclosed corner behind the house, I feel lonely, like a lonely goose. A wool, a crayon, I will play with it alone for a long time to kill time. At this time, Dany cat quietly leaned over and rubbed my legs and feet, rubbing up and down, snoring like thunder. Every time I look at it like this, I always smile happily. My mother heard my laughter and told grandma and grandma outside that they were happy, too.

One day in summer, I was chased by a stubborn boy, and my knees were bloody by the sand on the road after I fell. I tried to get up by myself and ran home crying. I wiped my tears when I came in and covered my knees with my skirt. I was hiding in my bedroom when Danny the cat suddenly rushed in. She slapped her nose and threw herself on my knee. It probably smelled blood on my knee before it came in. I waved it to be quiet. Suddenly, I saw tears in its eyes.

My little uncle once sneaked Danny's cat down the corridor window and tried to drive her away. Who knows, Dany the cat came back by herself. When grandma learned about it, she severely scolded her uncle. "How can I live if you take my children?" My uncle disdained, "It's all over the house. It's so dirty. What's the use of raising it? "

The cat Dany buried her head in my arms, trembling all over, and her eyes were frightened. I understand, it doesn't want to be driven away, it wants to stay in this home. This experience of Dany the cat actually made me share the same fate with her.

Dani the cat has a good life in my house, too. There was no cat food at that time. At first, my grandmother cooked chicken liver and pig liver for it. It soon got tired of eating, so my grandmother changed ways to cook all kinds of delicious food for it. Finally, the taste of Cat Dani is clam meat and clam soup in steamed buns. Chop mussels and steamed bread and mix well. So, it became my daily job to help grandma wash clams, cook clams, chop clams and make steamed bread. I learned to do a lot of housework and take care of grandma, grandma and mom. The way the cat Danny followed me begging, she suddenly felt tall. It turns out that I am needed by her in this world.

So I overcame my timidity, cowardice and inferiority, stopped blushing in front of people and got better and better grades. At this time, all I can see is the jewel-like eyes of the cat Dany, blinking brightly. What I hear from the bottom of my heart is its snoring, the happiest voice. ...

Those eyes are the most precious gems in my life, and their brilliance will always illuminate my heart. ...

postscript

My grandmother died in her sleep at the age of 90. When grandma opened the door, she was as peaceful as sleeping. D 'Artagnan, the cat, jumped on the old grandmother's bed and whined as if she were crying. She stuck out her warm tongue and licked her face. ...

On February 6th, 65438, grandma with diabetes died in the hospital. On this day, Dani Cat seems to have a premonition. She was lying on grandma's bed, without eating or drinking, as if she were asleep and groggy. Occasionally, her eyes looked out of the window, and she also purred. In the following days, he no longer rebelled against his grandfather and let him touch him and feed him. You should also take a few symbolic bites to show your gratitude to grandpa. Danny the cat is getting old, too. She stayed in my home for nearly twenty years and accompanied my family for four generations. On the 2nd1day after grandma died, which is commonly known as "Sanqi", she died.

I was 17 years old and still in school that year. I came back to see Danny, the last cat. It is already stiff. After the family watched it, my uncle carried it in a bamboo basket and buried it under a big tree. Covered with it is a small quilt that my grandmother sewed before her death.

After winter after winter, when my hands and feet are cold, I always think of my childhood. Grandma is worried that it is not safe for me to catch fire with a hot water bottle and an electric mattress. She will push Dany the cat to my bed and warm my hands and feet. The eternal warmth in its body has already melted into my blood and life.