The early morning sunlight shined silently through the gaps in the curtains in Li Hua's bedroom. Outside the house, the sound of birdsong is accompanied by the noise of the market in the distance, creating a characteristic town morning song. The 46-year-old rubbed her eyes, stood up gently from the side of the bed, and wore a homely casual dress, and her face did not have too many traces of time. Habitual movements start her day: light the stove, add water and beans.
The kitchen was filled with steam, echoing like a small choir between the partitions—the hum of the refiner mingling with the clashing of pots and pans. "Wife, it's early!" Wang Qiang leaned in front of the door and greeted her gently, "Hehe, good morning husband!" Li Hua replied with a smile and turned his head to respond, "Did you also make soy milk today?" "Of course! Look up at the workmanship!" This conversation became almost a prelude to every morning.
Wang Qiang sat at the dining table and looked at the busy figure and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Over the years, I still have to rely on your hands and hands to boil your health out of a round body", he joked. This sentence caused Li Hua to burst into a burst of cheerful laughter: "It's not that you haven't learned to do heavy work at home for so many years. ”
Family life in this small courtyard is a day after day with ordinary and heartwarming songs. My teenage son is getting ready to go to school! Familiar with the way to the kitchen to ask for breakfast, "Mom, hurry up!" I made an appointment with my friend to go out for a walk! The impatient voice half-concealed his unawakened appearance.
"Okay, okay, eat slowly, don't choke!" With the words of advice, a steaming bowl of freshly baked soy milk was quickly stuffed into a small white porcelain bowl, and a thin layer of bean skin was attached, which had a unique flavor.
The delicate, gentle sunlight moistens the ink and reflects a warm picture along the window. The neighbor's little yellow dog occasionally stops and rests nearby, as if he is also curious about the fragrance wafting from here.
In the early afternoon, people who come home from work start to talk about breakfast. Aunt Liu said across the wall: "Hey, your soy milk is so fragrant, we can smell it!" The first thing that made Li Hua think of this was to share more knowledge about health care with everyone. You can see that when she chats with the neighbors, it will inadvertently turn into a nutrition lecture with substance.
In addition to the smile on her face, she actually felt a little tired in her heart; In particular, last night, she dreamed of losing some old friends intermittently and kept her awake at night, but the exhaustion seemed to be much easier when facing her family. And taking care of housework has become a way to adjust your mood.
The warm liquid made by grinding bean juice no matter what the weather is not only makes everyone in her family look healthy from the inside out, but also blends into the admiration of the town's neighbors.
The sunset is an ordinary moment, but it still makes people feel a different joy - at this moment, the family gathered together and drank this cup of soy milk with a strong farm atmosphere; Talking and laughing, accompanied by the satisfaction of a day's hard work, is frozen on everyone's face at this moment... All the dedication and the smile that never grows old are woven into a blueprint for a happy life, laid out on this simple and simple family.
As time passes, the tranquility of the town also lurks with subtle waves. On this day, Li Hua, as usual, went to the nearby market to buy some ingredients after finishing a day's housework for the next day's soybean milk change. However, on the way home, her eyes were drawn to a figure - a young woman who was hovering by the hospital.
Curiosity accompanied by compassion drove Li Hua to step forward and ask, "Little girl, has something happened?" Need help? The young woman, who looked anxious and had tears in her eyes, looked up and told Li Hua about her difficulties: Zhao Xiaoyu, the daughter of a distant relative of Wang Qiang, was in dire need of a medical fee while waiting for her family to be reunited.
"Sister... I really don't know what to do..."Zhao Xiaoyu's voice was full of tears. Li Hua patted her on the back, "It's okay little girl, there will be a way." ”
Soon after, a small fundraiser was launched with the help of the community and neighbors. The days of selfless help made Zhao Xiaoyu feel more and more family-like warmth, and gradually integrated into the family circle of this small town. Although sometimes Wang Qiang would seem unintentional, he sincerely expressed concern to Zhao Xiaoyu, "You need to be blunt about everything!" He said.
And all this gradually built up the story and relationship almost subverted the original peace one night - Wang Qiang, who came home drunk that night, confided some old things, "In fact, I was also helped by that relative back then...", and the words were half blurred.
That sentence seems to disassemble some key piece of the unknown puzzle, which makes people question the behavior in front of them: it turns out that strange and well-wishers actually have a relationship origin. The kindness of the past has become the help of today; Complex feelings are no longer simply giving, but have a different meaning...
And the entanglements and conflicts of interest involved in these hidden feelings suddenly swelled up in the hearts of everyone: how to calculate the debt behind the family affection? Is the kindness of strangers always as pure as water?
Living in this town, the original ordinary and trivial daily life has become much more complicated and heavy because of this unexpected event; And the inner contradictions of these people have begun to be like whirlpools in a turbulent river, which are not easy to control and appease...
The change of mind occurred on an ordinary day of physical examination, the sun was still warm and bright, and everyone in the town was busy for the annual health check-up. Li Hua is no exception, according to the rules, she stepped into the door of the physical examination center, and she was a little calm in the crowd.
When it was Zhao Zeming's turn to conduct a routine examination of women who were nearly fifty years old, a familiar but changed face came into his eyes - Zhao Xiaoyu, a person who should have been in a different place in his memory. The doctor hid the surprise in his heart under a professional calm, "Patient? He asked softly.
"Oh... It's me, my name is..." There was an imperceptible hint of nervousness and embarrassment in the voice of the girl in front of her.
"It's incredible to meet you in such a small place." After a short examination, Zhao Zeming couldn't help but sigh lightly in his heart, "Sister, why are you here?" ”
This casual conversation is like a fuse that ignites the calm surface of each other's past lives. The originally trivial fragments of life gradually became hot like being focused by an invisible magnifying glass, stirring up all kinds of waves in people's hearts...
There is a strange silence and chaos in the home — whether it's Li Hua, who is concerned about her husband's health, Wang Qiang, the head of the family in a hurry, or Zhao Xiaoyu, the daughter of a distant relative of Wang Qiang, who is worried about her inner turmoil — everyone has their own stories and secrets they can't get rid of.
Over time, this unique atmosphere slowly transformed into an unsettling existence: "Wife, when you go to the supermarket this morning, stop by to see the girl who needs help," Wang Qiang said weakly, but a dense sense of trust crisis permeated his tone.
A huge storm brewing beneath the surface calm is about to drop the first drop of suspenseful rain: "Why are you both so strange lately?" At a dinner table, Li Hua finally couldn't suppress the doubts that had been stacked in her heart for a long time, and asked her family.
As a result, the contours of the identities that were clearly visible between family members began to blur and drift: misunderstandings and things that had been concealed in the past seemed to converge into a torrent that drowned them in palpitations and worries.
At the same time, the seemingly innocuous gossip in the town spread as quickly as if it had grown wings; For the bowls of soy milk, people are more criticized: "Is she the one who got that family into strife?" Or for another reason! ”
Mental torment is more intense than any material affliction; The days of fear and the real life that are intertwined and restored constitute an intricate picture... The brilliance and darkness of human nature are intertwined in the midst of the conflict, and the light and darkness are more and more clearly presented.
As the last leaves of autumn swirl and land, the town is also ushering in one of the most emotionally changing times of the year. After a series of mood storms and family quarrels, Li Hua's family gradually found a taste of relief in this mild season.
Early that morning, when Li Hua was busy preparing soy milk in the kitchen as usual, Wang Qiang walked into the kitchen lightly. "Wife," he said hesitantly, "I thought a lot last night... The thing about Xiaoyu is that I am not good, and I did not make it clear in time. ”
Li Hua turned around and smiled lightly: "Actually, I know it's not easy for you... It's not all you. Warm light came in through the window, illuminating her tolerant smile.
The two looked at each other deeply, and there was a tacit understanding and understanding of the unfinished dialogue when they repeated countless times in love in the past. "Let's take the little one to his hometown this weekend?" Wang Qiang proposed.
"Okay, tell them the truth and let them know that we are still the home that we can rely on each other." The answer was neither hesitant nor ambiguous.
One weekend not long after, in the atmosphere of busy conversations and gatherings in the town, the old horse head finished the day's work and leaned against the corner and smoked a cigarette. His gaze is deep and far-reaching, as if he can see the vicissitudes of the whole town in him; After a moment of silence, the old horse head said to himself: "People always think that life has dug a big hole for us to jump into... It wasn't until later that I realized that I was blocking myself. ”
In the other corner, Zhao Zeming stood in front of his clinic and pondered for a long time; Until now, he wasn't sure why the answer was so unexpected, but at the same time he felt a sense of relief, "Everyone has a story!" He whispered to himself.
And the profound themes of family, love, and forgiveness are also interpreted differently by Li Hua—she understands that the bond between them is always between them, and it never breaks: 'Grievances give me a breaking point, but why is it always a thread...'
Time passes day by day, as if nothing has happened, but it is clearly engraved in the softest place in everyone's heart: it is the experience of how to fill a fluctuating emotional rift; It is also the moment when the family sits together again after the ups and downs and tastes the mellow soy milk...
The story of this bittersweet day is like a glass of old wine, slowly rippling in the hearts of every family member...