The story of a cook

Chapter 594 Accompanying Sister Zhao

Sister Zhaoyi was reading on the sofa, the bed was tidy, and there was an extra quilt and two pillows, which looked like they were newly bought.She was startled when she saw me all dirty, thinking that I had fought with someone, and she was relieved after telling her what happened just now.

"It's so dangerous, you're also bold, what if something happens to this—" Sister Zhao was worried and frightened, and she thought of Old Wu.

He took off his down jacket and said, "Isn't it all right, don't be afraid."

Sister Zhao took the down jacket and sent it directly to the bathroom. When she came back, she blamed her and said, "What do you mean it's okay? It's too late if something happens."

Smiled at her, looked at the quilt and pillows on the bed and asked, "Going out today?"

"Well, I'm bored in the house. I went out for a walk. When I came back, I knew there was a shopping mall in front of me. I went in and bought a quilt and two pillows." After she finished speaking, she went to the sofa to pick up a shoe Box said: "Your niece came to buy you a pair of shoes at noon."

"My niece?" I thought of Fang Lin.

"Well, there's another guy, maybe she's the one."

"Well, she's the one."

Sister Zhao took out the shoes and said, "The cotton ones are of good quality, old man, you can try them."

I sat on the sofa to try on shoes, and Ms. Zhao said: "I lay down for a while after you left in the morning. I saw that it was snowing outside. I went out for a walk. The quilt you covered was too thin, and the pillows were made of rice husks. It happened that the mall sold quilts and buckwheat skin pillows, so I bought them.”

"It's better to have a sister."

I put on my shoes and stood up and took two steps. They fit well, were comfortable and warm.

"The shoes fit you well," she said.

I smiled, took off my shoes and started tinkering with the hot pot, while she helped wash the vegetables.The hot pot saves trouble, it will be ready soon, and the two of us sit there and start eating.

Seeing that Sister Zhao looked pretty good, she said, "Today is more energetic than yesterday."

Sister Zhao smiled faintly, and said slowly: "I was a little tired yesterday, and the day before yesterday I burned Wu Qi for Lao Wu, so I was in a bad mood." After speaking, seeing that I hadn't drunk, she asked, "Brother, have you given up drinking? "

"No."

"Why don't you drink it? I drink some every night now, otherwise I won't be able to sleep, and I will just think about it when I close my eyes."

"Then have a drink."

Each poured a glass.

It's not that I don't want to drink, but I feel that Sister Zhao is in a bad mood and feels uncomfortable. It's a bit unreasonable for me to drink when she is sad.Since Sister Zhao wants to drink, she can drink with her.

Sister Zhao took a sip of wine and said, "You don't have to worry about me, it's nothing else, and I want to get away, I just want to be quiet and quiet with you, I can't stay at home, I feel stuck in everything, and I can't breathe." She went on to say: "My mother is still feeling uncomfortable at home. She is so old. When I came, I told her to go out and relax. She asked me where I was going, and I said I came to you. She can rest assured that I will go to other places. The place is not allowed, I'm afraid I won't be able to think about it."

"The old lady is worried about you." I said.

Sister Zhao sighed and said, "Oh, me, don't let her worry."

"Did you call the old lady here?"

"I called, I called when I got off the train, and I called after you left today."

"That's good."

The two of us were cooking hot pot and chatting from time to time.Sister Zhao said that Lao Wu was on the night shift that day and was hit by a cart pulling dirt when he was crossing an intersection.The cart pulling the remnant dirt didn't slow down at all, so Old Wu couldn't do it on the spot.The accident was solved very happily, everyone was gone, and the matter was lost.All the lost money was given to Lao Wu's daughter, and she didn't want a cent.

"What kind of money do you want when you're gone? That's the thing. On the day of the funeral, his daughter wanted Lao Wu's house. She was scolded by her uncle, and she got it," she said.

"It's over, don't think about it." I said.

"Yes, it's over, it's useless to think about it." After a while, he said: "Old Wu people are good, good people don't live long."

"Whoever said that, I just caught up. I'm just thinking about it."

"I'm not thinking about it, I can think about it, but I can't get over it. How can I say that I have been with him for five or six years, can I have no feelings? A good person will leave as soon as he says, even if he is seriously ill. Take it easy, didn't you die in a car accident?"

I don't know what to say, I took a sip of wine.

"Sometimes it hurts to think about it. When I think about it, my life is just like this, and it won't last long with anyone." After she finished speaking, she looked at me and asked, "Brother, do you think my life is just like this?"

"No, it's all your own nonsense. You're only 47 this year, so there's always something wrong with thinking like this." I said.

"I also know that it can't always be like this. Take your time. It's much better now than it was in the first few days. In those few days, I couldn't do it anymore. I couldn't eat anything, and I couldn't sleep. I was out of shape——"

"You should call me," I said.

"I think about it, I didn't call, you still have to go to work—"

"Then I have to accompany you, I am your brother."

"Don't blame sister, I can't remember anything at that time, I just know it's uncomfortable, if I don't, I cry, I don't want to see anyone."

What she said is understandable, life and death are the most painful things, and those who have not experienced them will not know or understand.

Although it is said that there are no young or old on the road to the underworld, no one wants to die, and it is better to live than to die.It is said that people are liberated when they die, and no one knows whether they are liberated or not. I have never seen a dead person come back to life, and I will introduce the affairs of the underworld in detail.

People are this life, and living well is better than anything else.

If death is really a relief, then the living need to be strong, life will not be lenient because of your cowardice and sadness, what should be faced is still to be faced.

After eating the hot pot, Sister Zhao cleared the table, and I sat on the sofa and smoked.After she cleaned up, she came out and sat on the sofa with bare feet, her face was a little red after drinking.

"Brother, don't sleep on the sofa, and sleep on the bed, my sister is already at this age." She said.

"No, I'll sleep on the sofa." I said.

"One by one, I can still catch you when I'm scared."

"You were talking in your sleep last night."

"I don't know, always say, sometimes wake up my mother."

She was curled up, looking helpless, lonely, and weak.This woman like Mrs. Xianglin has a lot of fate.It's hard for her to experience something that only a few women will go through.

Said to her: "My second sister's first child was a boy, and died of pneumonia half a year after birth. That year, many newborn children suffered from the same disease and died a lot. My second sister couldn't bear it mentally, she was a little crazy .Living in my house, my mother hugged her to sleep every day, like hugging a child, for three months. Then it gradually got better——I remember that every night when I went to bed, I didn’t turn off the lights. Deng, my second sister, yelled, but she didn’t know what to say, and she looked very scared. At that time, I was young and just started school, and I was still scared.”

"Your second sister wants to have children."

"Well, I miss the child."

"Sometimes when I wake up, I feel that Lao Wu is in the room, and I can look at others—"

"You miss him."

"I feel that he hasn't left yet, and sometimes I still talk to him, the same as when I was alive——"

"He just went abroad—"

She leaned against me, leaned on me, and said to herself: "I really want to spend my whole life with him——"

The scene of my father dying in front of my eyes, my mother's tears were hanging on her face, the corners of her mouth twitched silently.Sitting beside her mother, the old aunt wiped her tears and said, "Don't be sad, his fourth wife, he's gone to enjoy his life——"

My mother pulled me into her arms and held me tight—
People are afraid of touching the scene, and when she said Lao Wu, I couldn't help thinking of my father, and thinking of the scene when my father died, I felt uncomfortable.

I stretched out my hand and put her in my arms, just like when my mother hugged me back then, I hugged this sister tightly.

She was crying in my arms, silent and helpless.

Just like that, Sister Zhao stayed quietly with me.During the day, when I go to work, she stays at home by herself, tidies up the house, and sometimes goes outside for a walk.When I came back in the evening, she cooked the meals, and we ate and chatted together, and talked to her about people and things at work.She would tell me what she did at home all day, where she went, what she bought, and what she watched.

I can't turn off the lights when I go to sleep at night. Sometimes she has a nightmare and quickly gets off the sofa and pats her. She holds my hand tightly, and it will take a while for her to recover, and then slowly fall asleep.

In the blink of an eye, New Year's Day came, and 37 passed in such a busy way, and 36 came quietly.Think about my imaginary age of [-] and my full age of [-], half of my life has already been completed.

He was a young man when he first came out, and now he is middle-aged and the father of a six-year-old child.

He used to be very ambitious, but in the end he was discouraged by firewood, rice, oil and salt. He ran around all day to make ends meet, working hard for a few taels of silver.I still live in a rented house until now, and I can't help but feel a little melancholy.

The relationship with Lin Yan is still the same as before, presumably because of the long-term living in the two places, the two began to be strangers.Worried that this kind of life will continue, and her marriage will come to an end.

This is not what I want.

The two days of New Year's Day were very busy, and I came back very late every day.It's not too busy on the [-]rd, Li Shuang and Zhou Xiaomei are going to eat hot pot at my place.I never told them that Sister Zhao was with me, and neither of them came during this time.Since I came to eat hot pot, I told them about Sister Zhao.The two of them expressed sympathy for Sister Zhao after hearing about it, and wanted to come and have a look.

Sister Zhao was very happy after meeting Li Shuang and Zhou Xiaomei, and the three women quickly chatted together.Women communicate well together, and it is easy to find common topics. After finding common topics, they will chat endlessly and enjoy each other.

While eating hot pot, Zhou Xiaomei shared the news that a guest related to Yan Li's father-in-law said that Yan Li's father-in-law had resigned from the officialdom, and I knew a little about this.It's all gossip. Yan Li's father was investigated this time, and the family spit out all the stolen money they had received before, and returned four properties. Seeing that he pleaded guilty, he was dismissed from all public positions, expelled from the party, and came down early to retire at home.

Hey, don't be greedy as an official.

Li Shuang and Zhou Xiaomei left after eating the hot pot. After cleaning up the mess, Sister Zhao said with a smile, "Li Shuang's personality is too good. If I want to be like her, I won't be like that."

"She looks like a man, carefree." I said.

"Zhou Xiaomei is also very nice, I think she cares about you."

"We are relatives."

"She can drink a lot."

"Her family runs a wine shop, and she has practiced it."

Sister Zhao seemed very happy, and said, "It's a lot more enlightening to chat with them."

"In the future, I will have frequent contact with them, and they will always come here when they have nothing to do."

"You are attractive to women."

Sister Zhao gave me an analysis of the reasons for attracting women, mature, stable, and a sense of security.Act properly, speak with reason, and have a sense of justice.The most important thing is to have a bandit face, although it is not popular with little girls, but older women like it, like a man.The heart is clean, without those miscellaneous things. It is good to everyone and makes people want to approach it.What's more, his enthusiasm for doing work is admirable, and he is a serious person.

"Brother, the advantage is also the disadvantage. You can treat anyone. If you don't think about it, it doesn't mean that others don't want it. Sometimes it hurts people."

Miss Zhao is right.

(End of this chapter)