Uncle Qi's illness is in his head. I don't quite understand those complicated and awkward medical terms. The only thing I know is the general meaning: Uncle Qi has a malignant tumor in his brain. Because of the location, the success rate of the operation is less than 7%. Therefore, the possibility of surgical treatment is basically eliminated.
And this tumor, as it grows day by day, will kill Qi Shu in the end! Once it grows to a certain extent and compresses some nerves in the brain, Uncle Qi will lose some basic human senses, such as vision, hearing, smell... and so on.
But now, Uncle Qi's eyesight has declined.
Within half a month, on any day, Seventh Uncle might suddenly die suddenly without warning... Sudden death.
When I walked behind him, Uncle Qi didn't notice—in fact, his hearing had also declined.
Gently, I heard the old man sigh, and then he stretched out his withered hand, trying to touch the tender green sprout on the branch...but his hand reached halfway, and stopped, as if reluctant to part with it. A few centimeters from the bud, it stopped.
"Seven...Uncle Seven." I called softly.
He turned his head, looked at me silently, and smiled. Uncle Seven's face was very tired, but his eyes were still bright. He whispered: "Help me up."
I helped him into the wheelchair and sat down, and then covered him with a blanket. I frowned and said, "Where's Xiao Zhu? Didn't I let him take care of you?"
Uncle Qi shook his head: "I asked him to go out and help me buy things." He glanced at me: "Do you have any cigarettes? I want to smoke one."
Without hesitation, I immediately took out the cigarette case and gave it to him.
I know that a terminally ill patient like him is definitely not suitable for smoking... But, can I refuse him? This old man is dying. Or three days, or five days, or... in the next minute!
Let him enjoy as much as possible before he dies.
Uncle Seven's body was already very weak, and his fingers were trembling while holding the cigarette. I felt a little sour in my heart, and pushed the wheelchair: "Let's go in, Uncle Seven, it's cold outside."
"No, let me stay outside longer." He smiled.
I stood beside him silently, not knowing what to say... words of comfort? I don't know how to put it, those boring words of consolation are meaningless to a person who already knows that his life is not long.
Uncle Seven quietly smoked a cigarette, sighed comfortably, then he ignored my obstruction, bent down struggling, and copied it on the ground...
On both sides of the cobblestone ground, there is new soil, because the planted plants have just been transplanted, so the soil is still a little loose.
Uncle Qi worked very hard, and with his trembling fingers, he grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground, then he sat up straight, grabbed the dirt and brought it to his nose, and sniffed it vigorously...
"I'm getting old." Seventh Uncle sighed, looked at me, and seemed to smile a bit, with a bit of loneliness: "In a few days, I will be integrated with this soil... Well, ashes to ashes, Soil to dust. People, sooner or later there will be such a day."
Afterwards, he waved his hand laboriously and pointed in front of him: "Sit down and talk to me."
There is only a concrete platform in front of him, but I don't care about it right now. Hearing this, I immediately sat down, sitting opposite him.
"Xiao Wu..." Uncle Qi nodded, he looked at me with shining eyes... this may be the only part of this old man who is still alive: "You did a good job... Really, you did a good job." Uncle Qi whispered: "Since you took over, in fact, at the beginning, I also doubted you... After all, you are too young, but of course, for the sake of the livelihood of the brothers in the big circle, I decided to come out to support you. Now look Come on, I made the right choice."
I didn't speak.
"Brothers in the big circle now are living better than at any time in the past twenty years! I want to say something to you today..." Uncle Qi looked at me with a smile on his face, and then he was very pleased: " Two years ago, you came to me, and I took you into the big circle... I am afraid it is the most proud and successful thing I have ever done in my life." He stretched out his hand and gently touched my face , smiled and said: "Boy, I still remember that day you were carrying a bag, and you looked like you had just sneaked ashore, with a dazed look on your face... Sigh, but I didn't expect that it's only been two years, and you are already Vancouver is said to be the fifth master."
I felt a little sad, and squeezed Uncle Qi's hand hard.
"I've come to the end of my life." Seventh Uncle sighed, pointing to the tree: "Did you see that bud? I just saw it sprout today... Well, very good, very good Ah. You are better than me, better than our old gang. I believe that in the future, you will lead this gang of brothers to more glory. gone."
I felt my throat was a little choked, and I wanted to say something, but I couldn't say it.
"People, when it comes time to die, there will always be some Luo Suo, who always feel that there is not enough talking and seeing enough, and always want to open their eyes for a few more days... How can it be so cheap! Hehe! My old man has had a good time in his life, I have also done murder and arson, drinking in big bowls, eating meat in large pieces, and enjoying my grievances, I have lived through such a life. It’s worth it! Fuck it.” Uncle Qi laughed: “Besides, I’m better than other people. Those old brothers are even more proud that when they died, the big circle was still in turmoil! But when I died, I saw the prosperity of the big circle with my own eyes!! Looking back, I went down below, and when I met those old brothers, I could also treat them They showed it off."
He laughed happily, then sniffed the handful of soil in his hand, and sprinkled it on the ground casually.
"Xiao Wu, I beg you one thing." Uncle Qi looked at me.
"Seventh Uncle, tell me." I said without hesitation, "No matter what, I will definitely take care of it for you!"
"I'm old." Seventh Uncle looked at me quietly: "I came out of my hometown when I was a teenager. It was a turbulent era! I went to the countryside to jump in the queue and stayed in Yunnan for ten years! A whole ten years! At that time I was still a Boy, after returning from the countryside, I immediately caught up with the war with Vietnam. A group of old brothers and I rushed to sign up for the army as soon as we got out of the car! Hehe! Became a bloody guy. Strange to say now... Well, I've been in Canada for so many years, and now, I'm dying, and I never think about home. Not at all. There's nothing about my home, motherfucker When I left, it was just a dilapidated cowshed. I didn’t think much about it anymore... But these days, in my dreams at night, I always think about that mountain village in Yunnan. It’s the place where I went to the countryside to jump in the queue. I I have been there for ten years. Oh, these two days, I have been thinking, people who leave their hometowns are cheap! People say that when you are old, the fallen leaves return to the roots, but where is the root of Lao Tzu? I don’t want to go to my hometown, there is nothing left There. I just thought that there would be a church to go back to Yunnan, to the mountain village where I lived for ten years. Boy, do you know? I always think that there is my root! It is my hometown .”
My heart skipped a beat: "Uncle Seven, if you want to go back, I'll arrange it right away!"
"No." Uncle Qi shook his head: "I don't dare to go back now... I'm not afraid of you laughing... I, I'm afraid! I'm afraid to go back. I saw that everything has changed, the familiar house is gone, the familiar people are gone. It's... I went back, but I felt uncomfortable. Hehe, kid, do you know why I want that place?"
"have no idea."
Uncle Seven looked at the distance, as if he was recalling: "Back then, there, in that mountain village, I was only eighteen years old, and my eighth, third and fourth brothers were all there. Jumping in the queue, I’m in the best health, and I’ve practiced kung fu with people in the mountains. Because I’m young, I like to fight with people. The eighth, the third, and the fourth always wipe my ass, haha! But, I liked it later The last girl... Well, what's the name of that girl, well, yes, it seems to be called Awang. Don't laugh, this name is not good, but that girl is beautiful and juicy! Where are the boys we used to be? What woman have you seen? You treat her like a fairy. Hey!"
He recalled that year, and when he talked about these things, he became more energetic, and even asked me for a cigarette.
Seventh Uncle held a cigarette and continued to recall: "Well, when did Awang become interested in me... Alas, I can't remember. I helped her carry water and chop firewood for her. She smiled at me, Grandma's, that smile is so sweet! Then one night, just behind Xiaohegouzi, I had a secret tryst with her, and when I couldn't hold it back, I took her... hahaha!"
Then Uncle Qi smiled for a while, and a gloomy look flashed in his eyes: "Oh, I wanted to marry her as a wife, and she was willing. But back then, that year... we were foreigners, we went to the countryside to jump in the queue, To put it bluntly, our background is not good! The local people are not willing to marry their daughters to us. Awang and I have been secretly together for a month, and her parents married her. A guy from the village, damn it!" Uncle Qi stared, and said loudly, "I was young back then, and when my brain got hot, I rushed to Awang's house with a shoulder pole, smashed the gate of her house, and told her My parents had a quarrel, and then I stood guard at the entrance of the village with the shoulder pole. I knew that the boy who married her would come to give the dowry today, so I stood guard at the gate! I saw him coming with a load from afar, At that time, I didn't know where the evil fire came from. One person jumped out with a shoulder pole, and one person beat seven or eight of them away! That kid was hit on the shoulder with a pole by me. In bed for three days!"