Old man Zhang has entered his old age, and he is not deaf or deaf, he can still eat large pieces of meat and drink large bowls of alcohol. There was a gust of wind walking, and I couldn’t tell that he was in his eighties. Since the death of his wife, he has been alone, and one of the three is full. Sons and daughters do not go anywhere, in the words of Old Man Zhang, “so comfortable”
Zhang Laohan was a carpenter when he was young, and his craftsmanship was quite good. No one in Qiancun and Houtun did not know Zhang Laohan’s work. You don’t need to draw a drawing, you just have to say the shape and style you want to make sure that the thing you make is more perfect than you think. But now with the improvement of living standards, no one is making furniture anymore, they are buying ready-made furniture. Slowly, Old Man Zhang was also “laid off”. But sometimes the villagers would invite him to change this and repair that. The old man Zhang must go if he invites him. The villagers don’t use him in vain, and they will give him a few drinks. Old man Zhang likes to drink, and he drinks every day, all at once, but he has never been drunk. The drinking really reassures the children. Everyone said that Mr. Zhang is rich, so he can drink wine every day. Having been a carpenter for so many years, there are “two” in his hands. But when he met everyone, he said that he had no money and had a hard time.
Zhang Laohan’s son and daughter-in-law all depend on odd jobs to make ends meet, and their lives are very difficult. The couple often fights. The daughter-in-law suspected that her son would guard this poor place and would not go out to make money. Seeing men from other families go out to work, when they came back, they were graceful and decent, and looked at their husbands and stopped fighting. The son always said to his wife: “Although Dad doesn’t spend time with us, but I also have a caregiver in front of me. When I am older, I am the only son. I am afraid that you can’t handle something urgent.” Take it with your father.” For his wife’s aggressiveness and arrogance, the son mostly chooses to remain silent.
Recently, my son heard that it is very profitable to run transportation, but he is worried about not having money to buy a car. He knows that Old Man Zhang is rich, but he knows what his father is like. He knows that the famous “iron rooster” treats everyone equally. You have to try if it works. One day, my son went to Mr. Zhang to borrow money, saying that he was going to buy a car for transportation. The profit was huge and he would be able to pay back in a year without accident. The old man Zhang has committed a hardship. He does have some money, but he has to use it. I was thinking about what my son had been through…Three days of a big battle, two days of a small quarrel, and it was annoying to look at him. Who made his son? When the son is better, the father will be relieved. After asking others about the transportation, and seeing that many people in the village were doing transportation, Old Man Zhang felt a little better. He handed the money to his son and said, “You must pay me back at the end of the year. I have an urgent need.” The son looked at him suspiciously and asked, “What can you do in a hurry?” Old man Zhang replied, “Just leave it alone.”
The son looked at the 50,000 yuan in his hand and thought: Really rich!
In the first two months, my son’s business was very good, and he hired a lot of cars. Old man Zhang was happy looking at him, thinking that his son could not take much effort to pay me back. But the good times did not last long. Due to his son’s excessive fatigue driving, he drove the car on a long distance trip.He fell asleep and fell into a deep ditch more than 20 meters beside the road. After the traffic police arrived, they confirmed that the car was crashed and killed. When Old Man Zhang heard the news, he slumped and sat on the ground, his tears crackling down. The villagers cast sympathetic glances. It’s sad to be old to bereavement, white-haired people give off black-haired people. At this time, Old Man Zhang thumped to his feet as if being dragged, and went straight to his son’s house. When I entered the house and found that both my daughter-in-law and grandson were missing, the house was in a mess. Seeing that only a few old clothes worn by the son were left in the closet, I understood at the time that my daughter-in-law took her grandson away.
In the next few days, neighbors will often see Old Man Zhang squatting in front of his son’s room crying. He hurriedly stepped forward and comforted: “Uncle Zhang, let the mourning change smoothly. People can’t come back to life. If you have anything to do in the future, tell the big guys, people in the village for so many years, no one will read your jokes.” Old man Zhang wiped a hand. Tears and noses said: “What do you know, I gave him the money for the car, and now the man and the car are gone, and the daughter-in-law ran away, who will pay me back! I’m still waiting for the money to go to my wife Where!” Uuuuu…
Everyone stared at Old Man Zhang for a long time, and they all quietly dispersed silently.