69novels Chapter 458: Reunion in the Courtyard
Chapter 458: Reunion in the Courtyard
Chapter 458: Reunion in the Siheyuan
He Yuzhu also had a day off. He would ride his bicycle to the hospital every day, bring the doctor back to the courtyard, and give the old lady an IV drip to keep her alive.
Finally, the deaf old lady survived until New Year’s Eve.
The Xu Fugui couple, Wang Gensheng's parents, and Bang Geng, who had not seen each other for a long time, all returned to the courtyard.
The eldest son of the third uncle Yan Laokou's family, Yan Jiecheng and his wife also came to the courtyard with their children in the afternoon.
The family of four did not donate a penny and were hungry at noon, so they were waiting to come to the courtyard to have a good meal. They could eat two more bowls of rice on an empty stomach. After all, this opportunity to have a free meal is really rare.
Others said: "Yan Jiefang and his wife are really unkind. They had to wait until the afternoon of the 30th to come. They don't even want to do the work, but just want to eat the ready-made food, right?"
But these four people also came from the courtyard, and they were Wang Gensheng's main contributors to purchasing supplies. In order to fulfill the old lady's wish, it was not easy for everyone to drive them out.
The whole afternoon, the second uncle Liu Haizhong often stood at the door and looked out, but there were few people in the empty Luoguxiang. The eldest son of the Liu family and Liu Guangtian and his wife did not come back after all.
Liu Haizhong was so angry that he kicked the gate of the courtyard, and with tears in his eyes, he cursed: "You have no conscience, you'd better die outside. If you have the ability, never come back."
But Wang Gensheng could see that the second uncle had begun to regret it, but it was not enough!
After this year, except for the deaf old lady, all the elderly people and children in the courtyard are fine. Everyone gathers together and laughs, and that's enough.
Enjoying the rare family happiness, the deaf old lady was carried out by He Yuzhu.
Today was like a last gasp of life, and the old lady was so happy that her mouth was wide open. During the New Year, everyone said auspicious words to each other politely, and the old lady loved to hear them.
Wang Gensheng took the lead and led the little ones to set off firecrackers. Before traveling through time to the future, setting off firecrackers had been banned for several years.
After traveling to the world of the Siheyuan, Wang Gensheng was able to rediscover the fun of it. Over the years, he has always enjoyed playing it.
In this group of little ones, there is an adult uncle leading the group, so the parents in the courtyard are relieved. Seeing them having fun, the old ladies are also very happy.
The happiest thing was that Wang Gensheng finally managed to get a ticket for a color TV from Sister Xu. Thanks to Brother Yu's connections, this afternoon, Brother Yu finally moved an 18-inch Beijing brand color TV into the courtyard.
With the lifting of Yu Ge's father's house arrest, Yu Ge's hard work over the years has finally paid off and he has made a triple jump. He is now the manager of the Dongcheng District Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
Yesterday, Wang Gensheng asked Yu Yimiao to go home for the New Year reunion. He also brought Wang Gensheng's greetings and some specially prepared gifts, which were tied to a bicycle with large and small packages.
After returning home, Yu's father and mother were very happy to see it.
Hearing that the color TV that Wang Gensheng wanted was not available yet, Yu's father specially contacted his second sister and asked her to urgently use her connections to arrange a Beijing brand color TV for Wang Gensheng.
During the Spring Festival of 75, there was no gala, but the TV station did prepare several drama broadcasts, which were also very festive.
The performance was accompanied by loud drums and gongs and firecrackers, which attracted everyone in the courtyard to gather together and watch.
Inside that small box, there was a colorful picture. An old lady was sitting in an armchair, looking up at the antenna hanging high above her.
"My eldest grandson, can you please hang the coil on the roof? Come down quickly, there are villains in here."
"Oh, grandma, just watch. I don't feel tired. When Xu Damao hands me the stick, I'll tie it to the beam."
The old lady laughed and sighed: "This life has not been lived in vain, it's great to celebrate the New Year."
I saw the happy children gathered together, and the gossiping women gathered together, chatting and making dumplings, and then turned around to look at the rare TV.
The old lady said: "I have no regrets in this life."
Looking at the whole family preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner, it was so lively. The old lady had seen what almost everyone in the courtyard looked like.
In the end, the deaf old lady didn't get to eat the dumplings for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Just as He Yuzhu was about to put the dumplings into the pot, the old lady raised her hand and called He Yuzhu to her side.
"Grandson, grandma, I may not be able to make it. Don't waste this meal. It's unlucky for an old woman like me to have to eat her fill before she has to go on her way."
He Yuzhu paused, lowered his head, and tears streamed down his cheeks. He knelt on one knee in front of the old lady, shaking his head and crying,
"No, grandma, you need to eat enough to have strength. How can you say such depressing words? We still have to celebrate the New Year."
But the old lady's mouth curled up slightly, and her hands gradually drooped down and never raised again.
The deaf old lady is holding on to her last breath, looking forward to a family reunion during the New Year.
The deaf old lady was carried out by He Yuzhu this afternoon and she was in high spirits. Wang Gensheng could see that the old lady was having a last burst of vitality. In order to prevent the old lady from losing her spirit, he led the children to set off firecrackers continuously to keep the noise going.
Even so, the old lady still couldn't hold on and have a bite of hot food.
Listening to the sound of firecrackers in thousands of households all night long, except for this courtyard, it was so lively. It seemed that every courtyard wanted to make as much noise as possible to show off in front of everyone.
But the old lady could no longer speak, and even her breathing became weaker and weaker.
As her body temperature dropped, the old lady's life was also fading away.
She finally passed away on New Year's Eve.
Before leaving, he said: The old lady cannot eat before she dies, otherwise she will eat up all the food for her descendants, which is unlucky.
He Yuzhu knelt on the ground and cried, while Wang Gensheng raised his head, trying hard not to let his tears fall.
Patting He Yuzhu on the shoulder, he said, "Zhuzi, don't cry yet. Go make dumplings! Let's put the old lady in the middle and have a reunion dinner together."
After the dumplings were cooked, they were placed on the table. Each person had a full bowl in front of them, but there was no smile on anyone's face.
There was nothing in front of the deaf old lady.
Wang Gensheng squatted down and shouted to his son, "Xiao Mo, go to the house and get an empty bowl."
Wang Xiaomo didn't know what Wang Gensheng meant, but he still ran into the house obediently and clumsily took out an empty bowl. Wang Gensheng took it and placed it in front of the deaf old lady.