Sometimes when I stay up late at night, my grandmother will scare me and say, "The crazy woman is coming, and the crazy woman is coming to hold the disobedient child."
As soon as grandma said this, I would immediately climb into bed, cover my head with a quilt and shout, "Crazy woman, don't come, I am obedient, I am the most obedient child."
When I grow up, I often follow older children to look around the door of the crazy woman's house and shout, "crazy woman, crazy woman." Then run away, and no one dares to look back to see if the crazy woman chased him out.
At that time, I was about 4~5 years old, and I always ran behind. I remember once, because I ran too slowly, I was caught by the son of a crazy woman. His eyes were angry and looked fierce. He raised his fist. I was scared to cry.
Later, grandma forbade me to go out with those older children.
Later I learned some stories about crazy women.
The crazy woman's name is Cui E, and she was married from the mountainous area of Dayi County. Grandma said: Cui E was beautiful when she got married. Maybe she originally wanted to live a good life by marrying in the countryside near Chengdu, but she never imagined that she married a man who was both an alcoholic and a gambler.
The son of that crazy woman is seven or eight years older than me. His name is Zhao Guoqing.
Grandma said: Cui E was mad at her man when she gave birth to her son on National Day. A few days before she was born, her man lost money gambling outside, and the creditor came to the door to force him to pay back the gambling debt. When her man wanted to return the two pigs he had fed at home, Cui E was so angry that she made a scene with him. Her husband gave her a big blow because her child was born prematurely. When she came home from the hospital after giving birth, everything valuable in the house was left behind, and Cui E cried in the dark.
Mr. Liu, a native of Chinese medicine in the village, saw Cui E's pity and often gave her some Chinese medicine to drink. Cui 'e man suspected that Mr. Liu was plotting against the rules and hit Mr. Liu's leg. Later, Cui E 'nan was sentenced to a lawsuit.
Cuie's madness is sometimes good and sometimes bad. When she is not sick, she is a very diligent woman. Living at home is as good as living in a field. Everyone in the village is afraid of her illness. They say a madman is a madman, a madman. Cui E belongs to crazy people. When she is crazy, she will smash things and hit people, so everyone in the village is afraid of her.
Grandma said: the crazy woman's son is a poor child on National Day. It can be said that he grew up in the cold eyes and ridicule of the villagers. Nevertheless, every time Cui E falls ill, there are still some kind people who send him clothes and meals and ask about the warmth and coldness. Small national day is very clever, everyone shouted: uncle, aunt, grandfather, mother-in-law, full of unknown addresses, people are elated.
Zhao Guoqing's academic performance is good. He is the top student in his class from primary school to junior high school, and he is very popular with teachers. However, some students will laugh at him as a crazy son. When he hears this, he will tremble with anger. Although he is more than half taller than his peers, he is naturally weak and never entangles with others, so villagers often see him crying after school.
When I was in primary school, Zhao Guoqing was already in high school. I heard that his scores in the senior high school entrance examination ranked in the top ten among the candidates in the county, and he was admitted to County No.1 Middle School without examination.
On Sunday, my grandmother and I went to town to grind rice. On the way back, I happened to meet Lingling and another big boy carrying a schoolbag home. Sister Lingling is too familiar to me. She is the daughter of the village chief and lives next door to my house. She used to play with me. I don't know that boy.
Sister Lingling saw me and grandma carrying a bag of rice with a pole and said with a smile, "Grandma, little guy, let's help you carry it."
The big boy next to him also enthusiastically grabbed the pole on his grandmother's shoulder: "Grandma, let's help you carry it."
Grandma squinted at the big boy in front of her: "Who are you?"
The big boy grinned and replied, "Grandma, don't you know me?" I'm Zhao Guoqing, my lovely son. "
"You are the National Day? Grow so tall? " Grandma looked up and down for a while and smiled.
"Today is the National Day. You still have a birthmark on your forehead. Look at grandma's old eyes. You don't say it. Grandma almost didn't recognize it. Look, you have grown into a big boy. Good, good. "
Sister Lingling said, "Grandma, National Day and I are both in high school in the county, in the same class."
"Good, good, good, you are all good children, and you are all promising."
Zhao Guoqing looked at me again and said, "What grade are you in?"
I glanced at him and ignored him. It makes me angry to think that he tried to hit me when I was a child.
Grandma gave me a puzzled look: "why is this child so rude?" Call my brother National Day. "
"No, he bullied me when I was a child."
My words amused them all.
Sister Lingling patted me on the back of the head with her hand: "I didn't expect you to hold a grudge, Zhao Guoqing, apologize to the little guy."
Zhao Guoqing curled his lips and said, "Little fellow, I can't remember it at all. If I really bullied you before, I apologize. "
"What if? You just bully me. " I straightened my neck and said unconvinced.
Sister Lingling was really angry when she saw me: "Zhao Guoqing, the children are talking nonsense. You must have bullied the little ones before. Show some sincerity and apologize to him. "
Zhao Guoqing seemed to listen to Lingling's sister and said with a smile, "Little fellow, I was wrong before. Now I sincerely apologize to you, please forgive me. "
"Well, adults don't remember. I accept your apology. "
My words made everyone laugh, and I couldn't help laughing myself
Grandma told Sister Lingling that I was not good at math. Sister Lingling said that she would help me with my lessons in the evening, and Zhao Guoqing said that he would also come.
Grandma listened, grinning with joy: "Good, good. You have brothers and sisters to teach you. You should learn from them seriously and be admitted to the middle school in the county in the future. "
I nodded, no longer bear a grudge against Zhao Guoqing.
After dinner, Sister Lingling came to help me with my lessons, and the National Day will come soon. Zhao Guoqing's speech is easier to understand than Lingling's. Sister Lingling said: "Of course, Zhao Guoqing is very good at math and is the representative of math class in the class."
I began to admire Zhao Guoqing. I can't understand his crazy mother's attitude towards this handsome boy.
After finishing my homework, it was still completely dark. Sister Lingling suggested going around the ridge, and I said I would go, too. When I was a child, I liked to go out with Lingling. Her classmates said I was Lingling's sister's little tail.
We sat on a mound.
Although it is autumn, the cicada doesn't stop chirping, but it keeps chirping. The ears of rice in the field have bent down and exude the unique fragrance of millet.
In the evening, I saw Lingling's sister holding Zhao Guoqing's hand, and they were still very close.
Sister Lingling asked him, "Is your mother better?"
"It's a fine day today. She cooks for me."
"If only your father would come back."
"He will be released in three months."
"I heard from my dad that this land is about to be requisitioned and a development zone is to be built. I heard that every household will get land compensation fees after land acquisition. "
"This is great. If I have money, I will send my mother to a big hospital for treatment as soon as possible. "
Zhao Guoqing's expression seems to be very excited. He couldn't help putting his hand on Lingling's shoulder. They are shoulder to shoulder. No, it should be said that they snuggle together, that is, they are close. Hmm. They don't even care about me.
I turned my back and said, "I'm going home."
Sister Lingling probably felt my mood change, stood up and said with a smile, "OK, let's go home."
When they sent me home, Lingling let me go in first. I didn't go in right away. Standing at the door, I saw Lingling didn't go home. She took Zhao Guoqing's arm and walked to the straw pile behind her house. When she saw no one around, she hugged him. Just like on TV, a man and a woman hugged each other. This time, Lingling took the initiative.
My heart suddenly thumped. ...
Sister Lingling was a little surprised to see me standing at the door when she came back.
"Kid, why are you still standing here?"
"You two did it ... I ... saw it."
"You ...? Don't tell anyone. " Sister Lingling put her hand on my shoulder and pressed it hard.
"I ..."
"If you tell others, I will ignore you in the future."
Isn't this puppy love? But Sister Lingling and Zhao Guoqing are still students. I don't know if they did it right, but Sister Lingling has always been very kind to me. Of course, I will help her keep this secret.
"I won't say it."
"If you tell anyone, I'll never talk to you again."
"hmm." I must have nodded.
(2)
With the help of Lingling's sister and Zhao Guoqing, I made rapid progress in math and became the top three in my class. The teachers and classmates in my class look at me with new eyes.
They both come every weekend night, but they seem more sticky in front of me. Every time I send them out, I will see them hugging each other in the dark, and then I will go home reluctantly.
It is winter in a blink of an eye, and the north wind is unscrupulous at night. Because the exam was coming, I crammed a little late that night. I couldn't help shivering when I saw them out of the door and the biting cold wind went straight into my collar.
Sister Lingling said, "Little fellow, it's too cold outside, so I won't send it."
I said goodbye to them politely.
When I was washing my face and getting ready for bed, there was a sudden fierce noise outside, mixed with Lingling's sister's crying.
"Grandma, I seem to hear Lingling's sister crying."
Grandma gave me a puzzled look. "Impossible, she was talking and laughing here just now."
"Really, it's Lingling's sister crying."
I rushed out of the house.
Behind the house, a group of people gathered around a pile of straw. The village chief punched and kicked him with one hand on his National Day clothes. Sister Lingling is crying. "Stop hitting him."
The village chief beat and cursed: "Next time you dare to bully my daughter."
National Day dodged and defended: "I didn't, I really didn't bully Lingling."
None of the villagers onlookers dared to stop him. He is the village head.
"Stop it." Grandma rushed into the crowd and grabbed the fist that the village chief was about to drop.
"Why did you hit the child?"
"He bullied my daughter, shouldn't he fight?" The village chief said confidently.
"National Day and Lingling are classmates, but it's okay."
"all right? Good enough to hug together, do you think you should fight? "
"That can't play. If the child is wrong, you can educate him. How did he get beaten like this? "
"He is the son of a crazy woman and lacks discipline. Let me help her manage it. "
"What are you talking about? Cui E is a little crazy, but you are a village head and a cadre. How can you say such a thing? "
"Mind your own business, old woman." The village head was livid.
"I am responsible for this matter. National Day is really a good boy. Isn't that something between boys and girls? What's wrong? "
The village chief said angrily, "old woman, are you crazy?" This is puppy love, not a trivial matter. "
Grandma forcibly dragged the National Day from the village head to Zisi's back: "I don't understand why I didn't fall in love earlier. He is a big boy. How can you hit him like this in front of everyone? "
The village head is resolute: "This kid is bold and dares to bully my daughter."
Lingling cried with tears. Probably frightened by what the village chief's father just did, she was mumbling something, and no one could hear clearly.
Grandma pulled Lingling over and asked sternly, "Did Zhao Guoqing really bully you?"
"……"
"Did he bully you?" Grandma asked with emphasis.
"No ... we just ... just ..."
Grandma understood, and she shouted at the village chief, "Did you hear that? Your Lingling said she didn't bully her on National Day. Why did you hit the child? "
"Old woman, I think you are crazy. They are still students, only seventeen years old. "
Grandma looked at the National Day around her, then looked thoughtfully at Lingling and said, "Well, it's too early to talk about the object according to the present statement. You should concentrate on your studies and tell them well. It is your fault that you hit him. "
There are also onlookers who argue that village heads should not hit children.
When the village chief heard that he was accused by everyone, he was very angry and said, "What are you fooling around with this old woman?" He's ... he's a gangster. "
Grandma is not confused at all: "What are you talking about? In today's words, it is puppy love, and both parties agree. This is in the country, not in the city. Besides, when you were seventeen or eighteen, you didn't take your daughter-in-law to drill in the wheat field at dawn, remember? "
When grandma was angry, she revealed the anecdote before the village chief, which caused everyone to laugh.
"You ...? You old woman, I won't tell you. I'll go to their school tomorrow. " The village chief trembled with anger and his voice was eight degrees higher.
Grandma went to her home with National Day: "Go if you are not afraid of losing face."
When I got home, I saw my nose bleeding and my face was black and blue. Grandma lovingly helped him wipe away the blood, but blamed: "Son, today is your fault. You and Lingling are young. You should concentrate on your study, concentrate on your study and go to college in the future. Don't think about those things. Grandma helped you today and gave you a chance to correct your mistakes. If others look down on you, you have to live up to expectations. "
National Day was full of shame and kept nodding.
I didn't expect my grandmother to be a stubborn old man and always follow a set of principles, hehe. I'm really touched.
I don't know when, Zhao Guoqing's mother Cui E broke in. When she saw the injured face on National Day, she shouted in horror: "Blood ... blood ..."
It's the first time to see the National Day mother who is called a crazy woman at such a close distance. Under her unkempt hair, there is a thin yellow face, and the faces on both sides protrude high, probably because of fear. Her eyes were fixed on the National Day, and her lips kept trembling.
"The village chief ... defeated ... him ..."
Grandma took Cui E's hand and comforted, "Don't listen to other people's nonsense. You fell on National Day, and you accidentally fell. "
Grandma must be afraid of being stabbed if she knows the truth, and she deliberately kept it from her.
"Is it ... the village chief ... beat ... him ..."
"Tell you he fell himself, you listen to me. Ah! "
Cui E nodded and shook her head, her eyes still full of horror.
Grandma took the National Day hand and put it in Cui E's hand: "Son, help mom go home, remember what grandma said, do you hear?"
On National Day, he nodded and led his mother out of the door. Looking at the back of their mother and son, grandma sighed gently: "It's really a mother and son in a bad debt."
I looked at my grandmother helplessly and remembered what the village chief said just now. I don't know what will happen tomorrow.
(3)
Everyone in the village says that the village head is a big mouth. When people are in trouble, he likes to pose as a village "cadre" and really treats himself as a local tyrant. Nobody dares to mess with him. Grandma said, "He has changed, making people afraid to look at him. Since I became a village head, my eyes have grown long, overbearing and arrogant. I regret voting for him in the election. This time, Zhao Guoqing angered him, and there will definitely be no good fruit to eat. "
Later, I heard from the villagers that the village chief made a scene in the school where he went to study in Zhao Guoqing, calling him a hooligan and demanding serious treatment. The school gave Zhao Guoqing a serious warning.
Later, Zhao Guoqing disappeared from people's sight. Some people say that he went south to work in Guangdong, while others said that he went north. In short, no one knows where Zhao Guoqing has gone.
Grandma said, "The child can't stand being laughed at by others. He has suffered too much pressure and blows since he was a child. This time, he may not be able to take it anymore. What a pity! "
Cui E is gone, and her son is crazy again.
Crazy women cry and shout every day, walking from village east to village west, and returning from village west to village east, shouting from door to door: "National Day ... National Day ... where are you ..."
At first, everyone sympathized with her, but after a long time, she became bored and even disgusted. Especially in the middle of the night, the sad cry of the crazy woman came from the crack of the door with the whirring wind, which was creepy. Especially for children who make trouble at night, the mother only needs to say, "If you make trouble again, the crazy woman will come to hold the child." The child will immediately hide in his mother's arms and never dare to make trouble again.
In fact, it is the village chief who is most afraid of crazy women. Because crazy women sometimes wake up for a while, maybe she remembers the National Day when the village chief beat her son, so she will sit at the village chief's door and cry loudly: "You beat my son ... you killed the National Day ... give me back the National Day ... come back ...". Sometimes she will make trouble for a whole day, scaring the village head and his family out of the house.
Every time a crazy woman comes to cry, grandma always shakes her head and sighs, "What a sin, what a sin, alas."
When a crazy woman passes by my house, grandma will bring her some food. She stared into her puzzled eyes. Grandma: "Have you seen my son's National Day?"
Grandma said, "Didn't your son go to middle school in the county on National Day? He won't come back to see you until Sunday. "
The crazy woman nodded: "Oh, my son goes to school in the county."
She asked again, "What day is it today?"
Grandma said, "Today is only Tuesday. Your son will come back to see you in a few days on National Day. Go home and wait. "
The crazy woman believed it and turned and walked towards the east end of the village.
I asked my grandmother why she lied to her, but she still shook her head and sighed, "What can I do if I don't lie to her?"
Someone suggested sending the crazy woman to a mental hospital. The village chief glared: "Your family pays."
A word choked people.
There are also good villagers who can't stand it. It is suggested that the whole village raise funds to send crazy women to treat diseases. Why? Opponents say that Zhao Guoqing was beaten away by the village chief, and Cui E was driven crazy by the village chief. The money should be paid by the village head.
It is difficult to adjust, and this matter will go away.
In a blink of an eye, autumn came. As the saying goes, autumn is the harvest season. Looking at the golden rice, grandma's hard-to-hide joy was written all over her face engraved with years and rings: "This year is another bumper harvest year."
One morning, the village head informed everyone that our area had been requisitioned and asked us to rob the rice in the field at once. It will be fully mature in 20 days. Shall we collect it now? What's the use of that villager quitting? The village chief said it was decided by the county meeting, but he didn't count.
When several large bulldozers rumbled into the rice fields, all honest villagers were dumbfounded, and some were bold enough to grab some partially cooked rice in front of the big wheel of the bulldozer like a tiger's mouth.
The demolition work was fierce, and in a few days, most of the houses in the village were pushed down to waste bricks and rubble.
After lunch that day, the crazy woman's house was going to be demolished. A few days ago, the crazy woman was discharged to the temporary transitional room in the village. Before the demolition, someone suggested going in to see if there were any leftovers to help her pick up. The village chief said, "Pick something up and tear it down."
When the house collapsed, there was a heartbreaking scream in the ruins.
The crazy woman was dashed alive under the ruins.
When the villagers scrambled to pull the crazy woman out of the broken bricks and tiles, it was smashed to pieces without any vent.
At this time, I saw some elderly villagers shed tears. Cui E is crazy, but she must be a real person. Everyone turned hostile eyes to the village head.
The village chief looked helpless, but pretended as if nothing had happened: "Who would have thought that crazy women would run back and hide in the house?" He shrugged his shoulders and added, "It's just killing a madman."
Grandma angrily scolded the village head loudly: "You are not human if you are so inhuman!" " "
The crazy woman died like this, which made people feel a little wronged, a little sorry and a little sympathetic.
Grandma said, "Cui E's life is really bitter. She has not had a good life since she got married, so she is guilty. "
After autumn, we moved to the county seat. According to my father, Zhao Guoqing is digging coal in a small coal mine in Shaanxi. The coal mine had an accident and died. Unfortunately, his family was told to get compensation. He just turned eighteen this year. That's a real pity.
Grandma sighed: "What a good child, just because she made a little mistake, she couldn't carry it?" Wouldn't it be nice to change it? Now that everyone has left, who will pay the bill? "