Traveling through the new apocalyptic era

Early the next morning, Yin Ling drove her grandma to a person in the county for a full-body physical examination. Grandma's physical condition has also plummeted in the past two years. First, her grandpa is no longer here. Her wife who has lived with him for so many years said He just left, and the children at home were not around. To say he wasn't sad would be a lie.

Second, after the family farmland was contracted out, my grandma suddenly became free. The tense nerves in the past seemed to be disconnected with a snap, and she no longer had much energy. Moreover, when she was free, she could easily think about things. My grandson My granddaughter is also very young and has not yet gotten married and started a family for various reasons. Among them, I am the granddaughter and the oldest has not gotten married. Several cousins ​​who are one or two years younger than me have not gotten married yet, which also makes the elderly worried. .

It was only 08:30 when we arrived at the county hospital, but there were not too many people there. Fortunately, Yin Ling made an appointment for a complete set of physical examinations online in advance. Now she only needs to take the old man's ID card to go through each examination.

Fortunately, we did not encounter any company collective physical examinations during the physical examination. This kind is usually more common in the second half of the year. However, we did encounter some young people doing the entry physical examination. Some simple examination items overlapped. Fortunately, no one was there. Not too much, by the time everything was finished, it was already 11:30 noon.

"Tell me, my body is just like that. I don't even need to take medicine if I pay attention to my high blood pressure. Why am I spending all this money?"

I found a Yunnan restaurant for lunch in a shopping mall near the hospital. My grandma kept saying, "Look, this food is expensive and scarce, so why not go home and I'll cook it for you!"

This sentence was whispered by her grandma. Yin Ling pursed her lips and served her a bowl of signature chicken soup. "Grandma, this is Yunnan cuisine. It's delicious. Try this mushroom chicken soup. It's very fresh. It's so expensive to order." If you don’t eat it, it will be wasted. Besides, you are not required to eat it every day, just once a year.”

The grandma stopped talking after hearing the words. She understood the child's thoughts. She had been frugal all her life and didn't want to spend the child's money, so she said a few more words.

Taking a sip of the chicken soup, it tasted really good. Grandma also felt a little relieved. Fortunately, it tasted good.

Yin Ling gave her grandma some beef slices and introduced the dishes to her. Otherwise, the cauliflower would be so fancy that the old man wouldn't be able to tell what the dish was.

The grandfather and grandson chatted while eating, which was an experience they had never had before.

This is the first time she has brought her grandma to the county town for dinner and medical treatment. It was not her turn before. Of course, her uncles and cousins ​​would not think of taking the elderly with them when they went out to play in the county town. Grandma also had no intention of going to the county town with her children. Shopping mall concept.Usually during the Chinese New Year, I just ride an electric tricycle to go shopping in the town.This is the simple life of their generation. They don’t know how to visit shopping malls or go to restaurants, let alone other young people’s entertainment.

Yin Ling took a photo of her grandma who was eating and sent it to the family group, which was her uncle's family group.

Soon a series of messages were sent.

Yin Ling didn't tell anyone when she returned home this time. Her parents didn't know about her schedule, let alone her uncles.

"Lingling, have you returned to your hometown?"——Uncle

"Where are we? What can I eat with my milk?" - little cousin
"Lingling, are you feeling well? Why are you back home now?" - Uncle

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What adults send is voice, and what children send is text. This seems to be a different habit from generation to generation.

"The company laid off employees and I lost my job. I went home to rest for a while. Today I brought my grandma to the county for a full-body physical examination. I also took her to have a meal by the way."

Yin Ling briefly explained the situation and continued chatting while eating.

This was her habit a long time ago. Not playing with her phone during meals seemed like a waste of time.Now that she is back, she has picked up this habit again, but she may be scolded. "Don't play with your mobile phone while eating." Grandma started to mutter again. This is the habit of my grandma's family.

Because there used to be a lot of children in the house, they would gather around each other to eat and watch TV every time they ate. As a result, they didn’t eat well, so my grandma made a rule not to watch TV during meals. Later, mobile phones became more popular, and it didn’t matter whether adults or children liked watching TV while eating. People have cell phones, so the rule of not using cell phones during meals came into being.

"I just sent a message to my uncles. They are all asking how you are?" Yin Ling said, clicking on a voice and turning up the volume for her grandma to listen.

"Is your grandma in good health? I asked her not to plant the land in Dongba Geng. It is far away and small, and the land is not fertile. She is very tired from running around alone." This is the voice of the uncle, a pair of The words are serious and the heart is deep.

"I know, I know. I haven't planted any. I'll plant it for your third uncle. She planted some corn."

As soon as grandma finished speaking, the message in the group was sent out. Yin Ling started the video call in the group in time. The picture was of the grandma opposite.

Soon the family members who were not busy started to make video calls. Grandma’s mobile phone is an elderly phone and does not support video calls. Besides, these are too high-tech for her to do, so she usually waits for her children. We just chatted for a while after calling back.

Basically, I greeted everyone one by one. Grandma met a lot of people at one time, and there was no rule about not using mobile phones while eating.

The whole family was chatting quite lively. In the end, Yin's mother chattered a lot, and then turned to Yin Ling and complained about her disobedience. Yin Ling quickly winked at her grandma.

Grandma also knew that her granddaughter and daughter were not getting along, so she ended the call at the right time.

"Are you still angry with your mother?"

The chicken soup was placed in the soup pot, and since the weather was hot now, the dishes didn't look cold. Yin Ling filled another bowl for grandma. The bowl was very small, and one bowl wasn't enough for Yin Ling and three mouthfuls.

"Should I not be angry?" Yin Ling asked calmly, and she was not wrong, "My mother asked me if I wanted 30 yuan for my brother to study abroad, and I gave her 20 yuan. I shouldn't owe her anything. "

Grandma was a little shocked when she heard this. For her, 20 yuan was probably money she had never saved in her entire life. She stared at Yin Ling again and again for a while.

"Lingling, you are stupid. What will you do if you give her so much? Why does your brother care about you when he goes abroad? Why didn't she tell me about this? If you go to school well, you will get so much money from the country! You still need so much !" Grandma seemed a little angry.

"Maybe it's not about studying abroad, or maybe it's about buying a house for my brother there. After all, given my brother's situation, he himself probably wouldn't want to go abroad, and my parents would have to do it?" This is what Yin Ling figured out later.

"I can't use your money to buy a house. If I want to use it, I have to borrow it!" Grandma seemed extremely dissatisfied with what my mother did. "Call your mother and I'll find out!"

"Oh, forget it, grandma. My mother is so strong. If I don't give it this time, she will definitely give it next time. I give it to her as a way to repay her for having children. They live a good life outside, and I also Don’t worry, I won’t pay attention to them if they come to me again.”

Grandma still sighed when she heard this and didn't even want to eat.Fortunately, the two of them had almost finished eating, so they called the waiter to pay and pack up the unfinished food.