The eldest sister was 13 years old at the time and was already in the first grade of junior high school. Although she was also studying in a middle school in the countryside, her classwork was heavier than that of the second sister and I who were still in elementary school, so she usually came back later than us.
"I have the nerve to ask? Where did you go crazy last night? Second sister came back once at noon and said you were sick. She came to my school to find me after school. I asked for leave in the last class to see what kind of illness you had. ?”
I was a little touched when I heard what my eldest sister said. My second sister went to primary school in the countryside like me. It was hard for her not to have a meal and rest at school at noon. She was thinking about me and came all the way back to see me. It was also hard for my eldest sister to hear that I was sick. I didn’t even attend the last class. My eldest sister and my second sister are both very fond of learning.
"Okay, eldest sister, stop pinching him. Our mother said he has a fever." Seeing that the eldest sister kept pinching my face, the second sister said softly next to me.
The eldest sister was probably too lazy to argue with me because I was sick. She let go of my face and took out a tin lunch box from her schoolbag. It was the lunch box that the eldest sister used to bring lunch. She opened the lunch box, put it in front of me and said: "It's an advantage for you, go ahead and eat."
When I saw the lunch box, I was happy because there was a bunch of purple grapes in the lunch box, which looked ripe.
I couldn't wait, so I reached out to grab it, but the second sister grabbed the lunch box and said so gently: "If you want to wash it, wait for me to wash it."
I chuckled twice, turned around and asked the eldest sister, "Where did you get it?"
"The vines planted in the yard of my classmate's house bear fruit later than those in the field. I heard you were sick, so why didn't I shamelessly go get them? Now I have to copy notes for others for a week. If you continue to be so naughty, See if I don't beat you up." The eldest sister spoke in a fiery tone, but my mind was completely on the bunch of grapes. Whatever the eldest sister said, I responded with a silly smile.
Soon, the second sister washed the grapes, sat beside my bed, and carefully peeled them and fed them to me. However, the eldest sister kept chattering to me, but I didn’t care. Those grapes were sweet, so what did it matter if they were scolded?
As they were eating, the second sister suddenly looked at the eldest sister and said, "Sister, did you see a strange woman when you came back with me?"
"What's wrong with women?" The eldest sister was too busy lecturing me and replied nonchalantly.
"She was standing under the big locust tree not far from my house. I accidentally saw her..." The second sister's face looked ugly, as if the memory was not very pleasant.
But the eldest sister didn't care. She was just a woman. There weren't many women and children in the village. Sometimes it’s common for people from the next village to come over. Besides, isn’t it normal to stand under a tree to avoid the sun
Not only did the eldest sister not pay attention, but I also didn't pay attention. I said that my mind was all on the grapes. Even if there were no grapes, I would definitely not pay attention to this little thing.
Therefore, the topic brought up by the second sister was finally taken away by the eldest sister: "I didn't see it. It's just weird to say that a woman is weird, and it's none of our business."
Just like that, my second sister stopped talking. She was a little bored. She just fed me grapes one by one. She was obviously very worried all of a sudden, but my elder sister, who was equally carefree, didn't pay attention at all. arrive.
I didn't notice it, so my second sister didn't mention it. She just had that kind of personality, very quiet, as if she was afraid of troublesome others, very weak.
After eating grapes for a while, my second sister seemed to have mustered up the courage and looked at my eldest sister as if she really wanted to talk. But by chance, my mother shouted in the yard: "The rich are coming." Got my attention!
Crispy pork is here? ! My heart became excited. To be honest, it was good to be sick. I could sleep as long as I wanted, but it was boring. Now that the crispy pork was here, it was no longer boring. I immediately jumped out of bed and shouted: "Mom , is the crispy meat here?"
This shout seemed to have dispelled the courage that the second sister had finally mustered up, and the only voice left in the room was the eldest sister's scolding me: "Chen Chengyi, look at you, you look like a patient. I'm so sick." If you win, I’ll bring you grapes.”
As soon as the crispy pork arrived, my eldest sister took my second sister's hand and went out. They still had to do their homework, and they were happy to have crispy pork with me.
As soon as Surou came in, he didn't care that he was out of breath because of his fatness, and said: "Sanwa'er, I'm not a traitor."
I didn't think of this at first, but when he said it, I understood a little bit. If it hadn't been for this kid, would my father and the others have come to the farm to find me yesterday? I deliberately said with a tigerish face: "You said you're not a traitor, my dad told me so."
Su Rou scratched his head in embarrassment and smiled, and explained to me: "I really gritted my teeth at first and resisted it! My dad picked up the broom yesterday and wanted to beat me, but I didn't betray you. I thought at that time, give it to me No matter how much pepper water you put on me, or whether you put me on the tiger stool, I won’t betray you.”
"Stop talking nonsense, then you betrayed me in the end, you traitor, the Red Army will not want you!" I am a liar, this kid can be cute and silly at times, otherwise he wouldn't be bullied by me all the time.
"Oh, no, you know I'm not afraid of being scolded or beaten, but I'm just afraid of not being able to eat. My dad said yesterday that if I didn't tell him, he wouldn't be able to give me food for a week, and he even said that my chicken Give me whatever you want to eat! You know, my chickens eat vegetable leaves and bran, how can I eat it?" Su Rou looked sincere.
But I refused to give up. I lifted up the quilt and covered my fleshy head with it, shouting: "Comrades, we must defeat the traitors..."
As a result, Surou and I started having a crazy fight in the house. Speaking of which, Surou indirectly saved me. I wasn't angry with him at all. I was just bored and wanted to play the role of fighting to defeat the traitor. hero.
We were crazy enough. Surou and I lay straight on the bed. Because of this fuss, I sweated a lot, and my heavy body felt a lot lighter.
At this time, Surou spoke: "Sanwa'er, I don't think I want to be a Red Army soldier anymore."
"Why?"
"My father said that the Red Army was not well-fed and worked hard. He had to be a capable person, drink alcohol and eat meat every day, have electric lights and telephones at home, and live in a big tile-roofed house with a big yard, to be considered powerful."
"Sounds okay. One day you will be so powerful. Do you want to treat me to dinner?"
"Dinner? I want to treat you to braised pork! I think you are better than me, you are lying to me! I will definitely try my best to be such a powerful person in the future. I will earn 100 yuan when I grow up, but I think you If you want to help me, I’m afraid I can’t do it.”
"good!"
This conversation was quite childish at the time, but in retrospect, I feel that fate is a very magical thing.
Our conversation ends here, because after a while, my mother asked Surou to eat at my house, and I still had porridge and kimchi.
My illness was relieved a lot on the second day, and I was able to go to school alive and kicking on the third day. My life at school was still the same, except that Surou and I had the same task, which was to follow Liu Chunyan after school every day. Spit.
Then, when Liu Chunyan complained, she was beaten!
But who am I? I was a fighting hero, and the more I was beaten, the more 'gritty' I became, and my energetic look gave my parents a headache.
While my parents are having a headache with me, they are also having an even bigger headache with another person. That person is my second sister. Compared with my lively life, she is very "bad" these days.
Originally, my second sister was a quiet person. Her silence didn't attract much attention from my parents at first. It was only later that she couldn't say a word for a whole day, which made my mother feel like someone was missing from the family. Let’s talk about my second sister’s situation.
With this attention, my mother discovered many problems. For example, my second sister's eyes are very big and very clear, but recently her eyes are often out of focus and look hollow and tight. When anyone calls her, she looks like that. Very frightened.
In addition, my mother also noticed that when my second sister had eyes, her eyes were quite melancholy and she didn’t know what she was thinking.
Then, my second sister's appetite became less and less, and she became paler.
After discovering these problems, one night, the lights in my parents' house were not turned off all night. Why did I know this? Because the small room I lived in was separated from their large bedroom into one room, I was even woken up by their talking in the middle of the night, but the sound was suppressed, and if I listened deliberately, I couldn't hear anything. .
While hearing these sounds, I also noticed the light coming from the crack of the door. Anyway, when I woke up at dawn, it was still on.