On New Year's Day, people are immersed in a happy and peaceful atmosphere. As in previous years, Lu Jiazhong came to his fourth brother Lu's home early in the morning to pay a New Year call.
Arriving at his door, Lu Jiazhong found the door left unlocked. He called his fourth brother's name several times, but no one answered. "Is there a thief at home?" Lu Jiazhong was full of doubts. He quickly pushed open the door and found that he had fainted to the ground, completely unconscious. ...
Fourth brother suddenly got AIDS.
Lv Jiazhong quickly called his eldest brother Cui Yongji. Since their parents died, their six brothers and sisters have been the eldest brother. At this time, everyone is making a fuss about the Chinese New Year. No one thought that the divorced fourth brother would faint at home alone.
When Cui Yongji rushed to the hospital, Lu Jing was temporarily out of danger. However, what happened to him? Why did you suddenly faint? The ct examination in the hospital showed that Lu had a tumor in his brain, but strangely, his symptoms did not look like brain cancer. The doctor said there must be other secrets. ...
We have six brothers and sisters, and this big family is a bit complicated. Because their parents came from a remarried family, their mother brought their eldest brother from their former home, and their father brought their eldest sister from their former home. They and the four brothers and sisters behind them belong to half-brothers or half-brothers. But this family relationship is very good.
From small to large, the Lushi couple treated all children equally, regardless of relatives and friends. Brother Cui Yongji is much older than his brothers and sisters, so he plays the role of guardian and helmsman in this populous family. I remember when my mother was in labor, Cui Yongji also helped deliver the baby. The child who came into this world through Cui Yongji's hand is Lu.
Although Cui Yongji and other sisters-in-law cherish this younger brother, his fate is still very bumpy. In the early 1990s, like many people in that era, he was laid off because of poor factory efficiency.
At that time, Lu was already a big boy, because there was no fixed source of income, and few girls were willing to marry him. Brother and sister-in-law are all anxious in their eyes. They couldn't bear to see Lu live in a daze all day, so they asked someone to find him an honest country girl in Kunshan near Shanghai. Soon, I got married.
According to the rural custom, the man needs to give a bride price before marriage. Although the requirements of the woman's family are not too much, where did Lu get the bride price money? Finally, with the help of his brother and sister-in-law, he successfully married his wife.
Married, want to have a new house to live in. But where did Lu get the house? It was my brother and sister-in-law who gave up a house left by their parents to build a new house for him and rented a house outside with their children. Gu Xi will never forget his feelings for his brothers and sisters.
After marriage, I vowed to cheer up and fight for my small family. He gets up early every day to do aquatic products business. Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long, and the business soon began to lose money. In desperation, he had to close down hastily. Later, the cadres of the neighborhood Committee saw him doing nothing at home all day, so they offered him a job as a community security guard. Although the salary is not high, it is a proper job.
Maybe he wants to do this job well too much. Lu is unsmiling and methodical at work every day. After a while, some residents complained that he was too fierce and strict, and people were really difficult to get along with. In this way, I lost my job again. From then on, he never seemed to be able to pull himself together, and he became silent and idle.
Besides, Lou's right marriage, for some reason, is always a bit lukewarm. He seems reluctant to talk to his wife, and usually goes home for three days. Lu's wife silently endured at first, thinking that her husband would get better after her daughter was born, but unexpectedly, such a change did not come as scheduled.
Since he made some bad friends in the society, he began to gamble. After losing money, he had to go home and beat his wife and daughter. Finally, Lu, his wife who endured silently for many years, filed for divorce, and took away her 8-year-old daughter and moved back to her family in Kunshan.
After his wife and children left, Lu became more and more depressed and idle, and lived on unemployment benefits every month. Other brothers and sisters are very sad to see it, and everyone will send him something to eat and wear from time to time.
Lu Guxi did a lot of tests after he was hospitalized, but he never found out what the problem was. At that time, the Lu family did not think of AIDS at all. Just when everyone was puzzled, a friend suddenly reminded Lu's family that he said that Lu had contacted some social idlers, would he be infected with AIDS?
Lu Jiazhong suddenly remembered that when he found out that he fainted, his neighbor next door told him that there seemed to be a person living with him at home. Could it be that Old Four has made any bad friends in society? With the idea of giving it a try, although everyone was extremely reluctant, they applied to the relevant institutions for HIV testing.
The blood test report shattered the last hope of brothers and sisters: Lu tested positive for HIV. "Little brother has AIDS!" When the news came, the five brothers and sisters were hit on the head.
"Old four, what's the matter? Among us, he is the most down and out, and now he is ... "Cui Yongji cried.
Brothers and sisters come to help.
After being rescued from the brink of death, Lu's brothers and sisters are faced with huge medical expenses, including 50 thousand yuan for the first stage of treatment alone. where is the money to come from? Among the five brothers and sisters, the elder brother has retired, the second brother has rented a taxi, and the younger sister has left. Their usual income can only maintain the basic living expenses, and there is no extra savings at all. No one can come up with tens of thousands of dollars at once. Lujia, whose economic conditions are not very good, hesitated: do you want to spend this money? In fact, they all know that the disease is incurable, and even spending money is tantamount to wasting water.
Really? From destruction? The family had a heated discussion before falling into a coma again. "Although Xi Gu and I are half-brothers, I grew up watching this younger brother. If I let him go with my own eyes, I can't! " Cui Yongji hopes to be nice to everyone.
But some of the brothers and sisters told the truth: "The doctor said that we can start preparing for his funeral. What effect can be achieved by further treatment is to delay the time."
Some people even began to complain: "He has this disease, don't you know?" You are still so close to us. What if you infect us? "In just a few days, family meetings were held again and again, but almost every time they broke up. We can't blame these honest people, who are also suffering from conscience between reality and family.
In the final argument, everyone's nerves were so nervous that they were about to collapse. Suddenly, Lvliang, the son of the third child, knelt in front of everyone. "Please, help little uncle! He suffered too much in his life. Even if you relieve some pain for him before he leaves! "
Lv Liang is a sensible child. He always remembers that every time he went to his grandparents' house when he was a child, his single little uncle loved him very much. He always rides around his neck and takes him to the nearby park to play. My uncle doesn't have much money, but he will still buy him popsicles and toys ... At that time, my uncle's arms were so strong and his smile was so amiable, but now ... Lu Liang burst into tears when he looked at Lu's bony appearance in the hospital bed.
The nephew's words suddenly awakened all the people present, and all five brothers and sisters remembered their kindness. "The fourth brother is an honest man. If it weren't for his bad luck, he wouldn't have come this far." Brother Cui Yongji lamented that every word he said touched the hearts of other brothers and sisters.
Blood is thicker than water. At this time, they have no choice but to come forward to help. "save people! Even if you have no money, I will save him! " Brother spoke first. ...
Nobody said another word. The next day, the eldest sister took out the money she had saved for a rainy day, the second brother took out the dowry money originally prepared for her daughter's marriage, and the third brother borrowed 654.38+00,000 yuan from others, thus making up 30,000 yuan. Fortunately, after the hospital learned about the situation of Lujia, it also specially arranged accommodation, starting the first stage of treatment first, and the rest of the money will be discussed later.
After the younger brother was taken to the hospital, Lu's brothers and sisters were still out of breath. During the Spring Festival, hospital nurses are already in short supply, and it is hard to find one. As soon as people heard that it was AIDS, they immediately turned around and left-"You won't do it for any money!" Indeed, AIDS is not more terrible than other diseases, but it is contagious, and everyone in the family is afraid, and others even avoid it.
That day, yisow Wang Xiuzhen went to the hospital to visit her brother-in-law. When she walked into the ward, she smelled a foul smell. When I lifted the quilt, Wang Xiuzhen was silly-Lu was asleep and incontinent, his bed was full of filth, and his bedsore began to fester. Looking at the sight of horror, Wang Xiuzhen cried. But at that time, there was no one around her to help, and the whole ward smelled bad. The medical staff also fled far away. At this time, Lu seems to wake up gradually, and maybe even he can't stand it. He pushed Wang Xiuzhen away to clean up.
Seeing weakness, I gritted my teeth, as if I were talking to myself, and as if I were saying to myself, "Little brother, if I don't tidy up you, no one will tidy up you." You don't care who I am and I don't care who you are. I only know that you are a patient, and patients are gender-neutral! "
Then, holding his breath, he carefully wiped off the filth on his body and put on clean clothes and sheets for him. After that, Wang Xiuzhen collapsed in his chair as if he had collapsed. Lying on the side can't speak, but his eyes are full of crystal tears.
In this way, take the initiative to take care of. However, caring for AIDS patients is different from caring for other patients, and they will be infected if they do not do well.
Wang Xiuzhen said frankly, "Everyone is afraid. How can I not be afraid? But then I thought about it. It costs a lot of money to hire a nanny. In addition, before that, there were nurses who said they didn't want any more money. Yes, I will do it, and I can save money to see my brother. "
Wang Xiuzhen kept her promise. During the hospitalization, Lu cooked hot soup and porridge at home every day, rushed from Baoshan to the hospital in the city center, and then fed it to his younger brother spoonfuls. Sometimes, Lu vomits three times at a time, spitting dirty things on his hands and sweaters. She always cleans her brother before feeding him.
In this way, it is often necessary to feed a meal for an hour or two. Due to overwork, Wang Xiuzhen finally fell ill.
Unfortunately, this kind of affection beyond blood relationship still failed to resist the attack of disease, and Lu's condition went from bad to worse, and finally he finished his miserable life. It was only over two months from illness to his death.
Plan the future for my niece.
Lu's funeral once again troubled his brothers and sisters. After learning the news of his death, he just supported his weak body, rushed to the hospital at the first time, wiped his body for the last time and put on clean clothes for him for the last time.
"Xi Gu, your daughter is coming to see you, so be sure to dress neatly and let the children know that you are still the one she remembers." Wang Xiuzhen shouted.
It turned out that several brothers and sisters were worried that Lu would die soon, and his daughter in Kunshan would never see her father again, so they discussed telling Lu's ex-wife the news and letting her take her children to see her father for the last time.
It's just that things change. When the mother and daughter arrived in Shanghai, Lu had already passed away. Although I didn't get much fatherly love from my father since I was a child, this kind girl still left rolling tears when she saw Lu, who was already thin in her hospital bed.
On the day of the memorial service, 12-year-old Xiaomei cried and said to her uncle Cui Yongji, "Please don't worry about the money my father owes for medical treatment. I will work and pay back the money while studying. I ranked very well in the final exam and the school gave me a scholarship. I'll send it to you when I get home and pay my debts. "
Xiaomei's sensible and naive words made her uncles red-eyed Cui Yongji said to the children, "Uncle will find a way to pay his debts. In the future, you will be the daughter of all of us. When you come to Shanghai to study, we just need you to study hard and don't worry about money. "
After the funeral, Cui Yongji formally asked his ex-wife if she could take Xiaomei to Shanghai to study and be taken care of by them. "After all, the education level in Shanghai is still relatively good." However, Xiaomei's mother refused their kindness. Perhaps this period of life in Shanghai left too many sad memories for the mother and daughter, so she didn't want to leave her daughter in Lujia.
After the funeral, Xiaomei followed her mother back to her hometown. Lv Jia's brothers and sisters understand their feelings very well. When they left, they still didn't forget the friendship between brothers and sisters. They held the hands of their mother and daughter and said that they could always find them in the future if necessary, and everyone was still a family.
Lujia brothers and sisters keep their word. One day, they held a family meeting. The theme is to discuss the details of dealing with the house where Brother Lu lived before his death. The house where Lv lived was left by their parents. It was originally owned by Liuzi, but Lu didn't have a wedding room at that time, so he lent it to him for temporary residence.
Now that Lu has passed away, this property worth about 400,000 yuan should be distributed to other brothers and sisters. However, how to divide it is a problem facing Lu brothers and sisters. The real estate agent told Sister-in-law that the house is expected to appreciate again before the World Expo, and it is a pity to sell it in a hurry now. Sister-in-law can't make up her mind After going home to discuss with her husband, she decided to hold a family meeting to discuss with her siblings how to deal with it.
Lu brothers and sisters who are not rich in life are naturally very nervous about their own housing, and some still rent a house outside. Among the five brothers and sisters, it has been suggested that the house should be distributed according to personal economic situation after being sold. Give more to those who need money, and less to those who are still well off.
Originally, this proposal was to be passed. But when we measure who needs money most, we find that everyone needs money, and big brothers and big sisters need money to see a doctor; The daughter of the second child needs money to get married in the future; Little sister needs to pay for her daughter's college education and also needs money.
Just when everyone was having a headache about how to distribute it, I don't know who asked: "I don't know what happened to the daughter of Old Four now? They didn't contact us after the funeral that day ... "In a flash, everyone thought of this: Isn't this child the one who needs money most now? You can solve your own difficulties, but this niece is everyone's responsibility, so the real estate agent naturally has to consider her needs first.
Sister Lu said that in recent years, brothers and sisters have come to Kunshan regularly to visit their mother and daughter and buy new clothes and stationery for Xiaomei. Everyone is not stingy. After a rough calculation, they have spent more than 10,000 yuan. "Old four didn't do the responsibility of being a husband and a father. Every time their mother and daughter encounter difficulties, the first thing they think of is to ask their aunts for help. This child was raised by almost all of us. " Sister-in-law's words caused a chorus of * * *.
Sister-in-law said: "Xiaomei lost her father, and our uncle and aunt will be her strongest support in the future!" " "
The third brother Lu Guzhong also said: "Since the father of the child is gone, the only thing we can do now is to train the child for him."
Therefore, everyone unanimously decided to set up an "education fund" with 50% of the proceeds from selling the house to provide Xiaomei with living expenses and education expenses until she graduated from college. When she gets married in the future, her uncles will marry her and let her marry in style.
Xiaomei, who lives in Kunshan, doesn't know that her uncles and aunts in Shanghai have planned such a bright future for her, although some of them are only half related to their father, even though their mother has divorced her father. ...
It is precisely because of this kinship that blood is thicker than water that brother and sister Lu can always support each other in adversity, and it is precisely because of this inseparable kinship that they can still take their time in the face of unimaginable economic and psychological pressures.
As Wang Xiuzhen, the second sister-in-law, said: "Everything goes well at home, and we will be happy if the family is good!"
Brothers and sisters