◆ Fang Xuefei
My mother's recent circle of friends posted mostly pictures and texts about eating. Either the son came to the house to do it for her, or the daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law did it and sent it. The phrase "Ying made me breakfast again" is repeated over and over again, and the diet on the picture is different every day. Ying is the third daughter-in-law, Fang Qi's mother. Live next door to the same unit. The people who appear in the circle of friends are her dearest loved ones. The peach sent to Bao Zongzi is a granddaughter-in-law who lives in the same neighborhood. Bin is the eldest son, Xiuqi is the eldest daughter-in-law, Xueqing is the third son, Fang Qi's father. Carrying two large mangoes was the great granddaughter Jiajia.
Mother immediately 82 birthday, more than a year ago her father died of illness, her daily life can basically take care of herself, but there is a slight heart failure, some time ago the second son came back from Dalian to accompany her to live in the hospital for half a month, and now relies on medicines to maintain. Since the beginning of spring, all aspects have been good, and you can take care of your lunch by yourself. In the evening, sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, and granddaughters-in-law often come to accompany them to play mahjong. She gave me a long list of voice messages on WeChat every three to five, saying who sent what to buy, what to eat at noon and what to eat at night, what to spend a pound on, such as the granddaughter-in-law to buy vegetables spent 65 she gave 80 ... He said that he had not spent money to buy river fish for so many years, because Xueqing loved fishing and ate live river fish for many years... Say which daughter-in-law gave the red envelope, which daughter-in-law bought cute and intimate small things, said that the grandson's family drove to see the grandmother again, said to go to the eldest granddaughter Fang Shuai's family party, said that the second granddaughter Fang Lu sent what, the little granddaughter Fang Qi sent to what, the granddaughter son-in-law Hao Nan sent to what... It is said that eating dozens of foods a day, all of which are eaten together...
"I say this to reassure you, don't worry about me, all are good to me, there is no shortage of money, the salary cannot be spent, I am particularly satisfied with my life, there is no happiness like me... Now, there is only one wish left, waiting for you to come back, to see each other again, to meet my granddaughter-in-law and grandson who have never met..."
I don't know how many times these words have been said. Mom's words are all true in her heart, but sometimes because she is strong, she can't help but report good news and not worry. In fact, many times she was trapped by various discomforts, and she did not say anything until she was particularly uncomfortable, and only after getting better did she recount it lightly.
As the eldest of my parents' four children, and the only daughter, I am deeply grateful for the care of her mother by these younger siblings and juniors around me every day, and I am also glad that my mother has this blessing, and at the same time envy her old age.
At the beginning of February, I repeatedly checked the itinerary of returning to China, planned to use the spring break to go back, did not find a suitable flight, even if I ventured on the road, I had to go from Kyoto to Tokyo to get on the plane, enter Shanghai for quarantine, and then transfer to Heilongjiang... So I didn't dare to risk going on the road, and my mother didn't let me take the risk, saying, "In case you are isolated and infected somewhere on the road, I have to die urgently, it is better not to come back, don't come back!" "Sure enough, a friend who was in Shanghai returned to Shanghai to visit his parents in early February, and now for nearly two months, he said that he only had one and a half days of personal freedom, and the rest of the time was restricted by various quarantines...
I lived with my grandmother when I was 1 year old, and when I died at the age of 16 and a half, I lived alone in the house with my grandmother, and at the age of 17, I was with my parents and brother, which was during the first year of high school to the second year of high school, and there were several months of living in the school dormitory. As the only newly created liberal arts preparation pilot school in the city, the fourth middle school has students from all districts in the city, and the class teacher, Teacher Fei Jun, personally talked to the school and converted the mailroom cabin into a dormitory, he personally built a stove and found a white-haired master to make us breakfast.
There were seven or eight girls living in the house who were far away, and they came home on Sunday to bring back some stir-fried pickles and the like, and everyone ate them. Remember who was still scalded with hot water in the winter. The craziest thing during that time was that a few of our girls went to see the late movie "Three Laughs", and when they came back, the school door was locked, and they jumped in through the iron door... Forced to move home from the dormitory, it stemmed from a heavy rain in June 1979, the campus was flooded, the water in the hut was looking at the kang, we went in to rescue ourselves from the bedding on the head, there were rats in the water, and whoever hit the foot screamed. When I walked from the cottage to the teaching building, the water passed over the knees, and there was a mixture of wine smells, aromatic acid and smell mixed everywhere, a layer of distilleries floating on the surface of the water, and there were wineries near the campus... One of my sandals got stuck in the muddy water, and I walked into the school building barefoot, and it seemed like I was staying in the classroom that night? I don't remember.
About three months later, I went to school in Changchun, and since then, I have not lived at home for more than a month, that is, as a family, I have lived the least amount of time with my parents. So, when I think of this, I always feel sorry and grateful to my younger siblings.
There are four of us, each of whose children have been fostered by their parents, as grandfather, grandmother, grandfather, grandmother, my parents have taken care of my grandson, granddaughter and two granddaughters, each with an average of nearly two years. My daughter from 1 and a half years old to nearly 3 years old, Fang Lu and Fang Qi were in elementary school, respectively, and the hardships were immeasurable. We remember all this that the old man did for us, especially the grandchildren, who took their grandparents to visit Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, stay in large hotels, eat food, and experience hot springs. My family's post-80s and post-90s generations, including granddaughters-in-law, granddaughters-in-law, granddaughters-in-law and great-grandchildren, are all good children who understand things.
The mother's circle of friends is also the circle of friends of the whole family, and she will forward the circle of friends information of everyone in the family in time. Fang Lu's TV series, Fang Qi's Douyin works, granddaughter-in-law's Jilin Radio Station, daughter's flowers and grasses, son-in-law's academic information... In the following paragraph, my mother said more than a hundred times: This WeChat at least let me live for five more years, without it is not OK, too convenient. It's not stuffy at all, you know everything... (How many steps I took when I got up in the morning, she was monitoring the "WeChat movement" to see if I had "exercise" before leaving a message, otherwise she was afraid of disturbing my sleep.) Sometimes when I watch me exercise less than 300 steps a day, I can't help but ask at night, "Is it all right?" I immediately said, "I'm working in the yard, I don't have a cell phone." She was relieved. ）
Therefore, I also thank WeChat, if this is in the past, so frequent contact, the telephone bill can not be paid. In the 1980s and 1990s, the cost of making international calls was not small, and the 1,000 yen calling card only spoke for 9 minutes, which was like cutting meat for international students. Watching the countdown of cards on the telephone set down, my heart thumped, it was a few dollars a sentence... Over there came the theme song of the TV series "Longing", "Leisurely years..."