Rebirth started in 1987

Chapter 8 Departure
The cousin’s family used to be four brothers, and the brothers lived in a mud house built in the 50s. When the uncle was alive, the brothers lived in the main house.

But once the uncle passed away, Shen Yanqing and her four-year-old daughter were forced to move to a small thatched hut, with hair loss in summer and rain in winter, one can imagine the days.

In this patriarchal 80s, her mother-in-law almost every day would yell at her, scolding anything that was ugly, with unspeakable obscenities.

This is not the worst, perhaps the motivation that can support Shen Yanqing to continue to persevere is her daughter Shen Duo'er.

But in 86, that is, last year, Shen Duo'er suffered from polio when she was seven years old. The disease was quite mild at first, but as the disease worsened, Shen Duo'er's feet became slightly deformed.

Those memories of Shen Yanqing stay in Ye Huai'an's 16 years old, which is next year.

Because Shen Duo'er's condition worsened next year, she finally died of illness on a rainy night, that is, that night, Shen Yanqing took Shen Duo'er away, and a few days later, she was found in the Qingshui River more than 20 miles away.

Shen Yanqing's later memories completely disappeared in Ye Huai'an's mind.

No matter how deep the memory is, it will fade with time, let alone the past 30 years.

Hearing the name Shen Yanqing again, Ye Huai'an naturally felt like thunder in his mind, reawakening his dormant memory.

Looking at the portrait painted by Dazhi, the her in his memory gradually overlapped.

Shen Yanqing is 12 years older than herself, and she should be 27 years old this year. Although Ye Huai'an is still a teenager, decades of life experience have made him no longer be full of hormones towards this woman.

The only thing left for him is to sigh and struggle.

Ye Huai'an didn't have too many expectations for that nominal aunt, but was thinking about saving this woman by the way.

In memory, Dazhi seems to like this woman very much, maybe not the kind of liking between men and women, but the kind of attachment like a big sister, because in the village, there are very few people who do not discriminate against Dazhi, Shen Yan liquidated one.

For Ye Huai'an, although Shen Yanqing once left him a very deep memory, but that was more of a fantasy in his youth.

But now, he was thinking like an adult, whether this woman should also change her fate by the way.

The reason why Shen Xiaoduo finally died of illness was actually caused by two words.

"Poor disease!"

Polio may not be completely cured, but if you have money, there is still a chance of saving your life.

The memory of Shen Xiaoduo's girl is too vague for him, he vaguely remembers that girl is very sensible.

Every day after school, I carry a basket to cut pigweed. The small figure often carries a big basket home, so that’s probably all I remember.

After Dazhi finished the last stroke, he showed a satisfied smile, turned his head and shouted at Ye Huai'an who was still in a daze.

"Xiao Wu, look at how well I draw!"

Only then did Ye Huai'an come back to his senses, looking at the charming portrait, Ye Huai'an couldn't help but look a few more times, the image in his memory became clearer and clearer.

Thinking of this, Ye Huai'an couldn't help but suddenly raised his head to look at Dazhi with a simple and silly smile on his face. His elder brother had never been to school for a day, and he had never learned to draw, but the head portrait he drew with charcoal at will was so charming. Is this genius?

Thinking of the word genius, Ye Huai'an couldn't help laughing, but shook his head helplessly, if one day the great intelligence is called a genius, it might shock everyone's jaws!

Just as he was thinking, in the kitchen, the second uncle came out with a plate of cabbage, and shouted this way with a smile.

"It's time to eat, Dazhi, go wash your hands!"

Dazhi threw down the charcoal dully, and obediently went to the kitchen to wash his hands.

Ye Huai'an smiled and followed.

It's still too early to think about saving people. When I go to the city to see if I can sell these navel oranges at a high price and make a fortune, I'll make plans for the future.

In one's life, there are so many people with tragic fates, and I can't save one of them. If I really want to save others, I might as well donate myself to the country.

Shaking away the cranky thoughts in my mind, I washed my hands and went into the house to eat.

Ye Huai'an and Dazhi slept at the second uncle's house that day, and did not go back to the small bamboo house. As for the separation, we will discuss it after the Chinese New Year.

He didn't sleep well last night, and tonight Ye Huai'an felt tired very quickly. Although the bedding on the bed smelled a bit, the heavy quilt allowed Ye Huai'an to sleep peacefully since he was reborn.

There was no dream all night, and before dawn the next day, the second uncle woke up Ye Huai'an who was still sleeping.

Seeing the cold wind blowing outside, Ye Huai'an felt that the bed was so warm at this time, but unfortunately he finally gritted his teeth and got out of bed.

For this city trip, my second uncle and Ye Huai'an went together, Dazhi and Xiao Jianke were at home.

If all goes well, it will take about three days to go back and forth.

Ye Huai'an was carrying a canvas bag, inside it was a notebook for keeping accounts, and there was also a small steel knife, ready to be used as a fruit knife.

In addition, I also prepared a stick to weigh. There are no fruit bags for the time being, so I can only go to the city to buy them.

The two of them simply ate a bowl of dried noodles. The second uncle took out a hand wrench and started to turn the tractor. It might be because of the cold weather. After half a minute of turning, the tractor failed to start. Ye Huai'an was vaguely uneasy.

Don't make any fuss, Ye Huai'an let out a sigh of relief, with a hint of worry between his brows.

In his impression, the second uncle's tractor seems to be still driving two years later, but there are indeed many minor problems. Fortunately, the second uncle's repair skills are very solid, which is what makes Ye Huai'an most at ease.

After another minute, finally with a clicking sound, a puff of black smoke suddenly appeared from the nose of the tractor, and finally started.

It's not easy!

Ye Huai'an recalled that in [-], he learned how to repair electrical appliances from a master. His main business was repairing BB machines. Because the unit price was high, it was a pity that BB machines were phased out within a few years.

Later, I learned circuit board alchemy from a group of scrap collectors, and I did it for half a year. Finally, I went to Pengcheng to do wholesale mobile phone knockoffs. Worked as a maintenance technician for a while.

"Okay, sit up!"

The second uncle interrupted Ye Huai'an's thoughts and called him to get in the car.

Ye Huai'an quickly woke up, grabbed the handle of the tractor, and sat on the metal box behind the second uncle.

This kind of walking tractor has a long metal box behind the driver's seat, in which some maintenance tools can be placed, and people can sit on the cover, but sitting on the hard iron plate, the feeling is indescribable!

Although the second uncle was a little lame in one foot, he was worthy of being an old tractor driver who had been driving for more than ten years. He quickly drove the tractor towards the winding mountain road ahead.

It was still dark at this time, the headlights of the tractor were very dim, Ye Huai'an couldn't see the road ahead at all, but the second uncle drove very smoothly, Ye Huai'an's heart that had been tugging all the time, after a long time, he finally let go.

The two of them didn't wear watches either, relying purely on their senses, Ye Huai'an reckoned that it was already early five o'clock, and could vaguely hear the crowing of the roosters in the village.

The sound of the tractor was really loud. Ye Huai'an, who was sitting on the iron box, soon felt his buttocks go numb.

And he was holding on to the iron handrail, without gloves, his hand was numb and painful from the cold, and he insisted on it.

Ye Huai'an couldn't help laughing wryly, he still remembers that when he was a child, he especially liked making tractors, which felt super awesome, and even liked to smell the diesel smell from tractors.

But now this feeling is like a kind of torture to him. Sure enough, time can change everything, including interests and hobbies!
It rained a little a few days ago, and in some areas, the tractor was slipping on the spot. The second uncle looked normal and was holding on to the two tractor handrails. Ye Huaian hurriedly got out of the car, flashlighted, and went nearby to find some stones to put under the wheels. This finally broke out of the muddy ground.

After a while, when we reached the uphill section, the tractor slowly climbed up, and Ye Huai'an's heart was tense. This kind of section is the most tormenting on a rainy day. If you are not careful, the tractor will start to skid and go down. Can't rush up.

Fortunately, the second uncle is an old driver. He climbed up the slope from the grass on the side, and finally went up slowly, and the car slowly stabilized. Ye Huai'an breathed a sigh of relief.

Along the way, I stumbled and stumbled, and I don't know how long it took, maybe an hour, or maybe two hours, finally a fish sauce white appeared on the sky, Ye Huai'an's body that was a little blurred by the shock finally cheered up a little, finally it was dawn.

(End of this chapter)