When Chen Liyan/Kloc-0 was 0 years old and two months old, her mother ran away from home and never heard from her again. "For so many years, I haven't come back to see our father and daughter, let alone bring some clothes and snacks to the children ... I'm used to it." Speaking of his wife's departure, Chen Dechun is very calm. In the impression of "Little Swallow", there is no memory of mother. When it comes to her in the distance, Chen Liyan will only laugh "silly".
Before suffering from tuberculosis, the father and the daughter rented a house near Qianjin Bridge in the county town and made a living by their father's hard work.
"After my wife left, my daughter became all my hope." Chen Dechun said that his wife's departure was completely unexpected. The child is still young, so he should be both a father and a mother, pulling the child. You go out to work, send the children to other people's homes, and then pick them up after work. "No matter how hard and tired you are, as long as you see your child happy one day, you will have strength." In order to have a good future when children grow up, Chen Dechun pooled money to send her daughter to Changchun Primary School in the county: "You can only rent a house in the county. Although the economy is relatively tight, it cannot be too much worse than other children because the doll has no mother. "
This period of time has also become the happiest day in Chen Liyan's memory. Her father takes good care of her, the teacher teaches her carefully, and she is carefree all day.
"At that time, my favorite thing was to have a parent-teacher conference." Speaking of going to school in the county, "Little Swallow" smiled shyly: "Because at the parent-teacher meeting, the teacher will praise the students who have made outstanding achievements in school. I have to praise, and my father will reward me. Going home along the Baiyang River embankment, my father will carry me for a while and lie on my father's back to tell him what happened at school. "
"Although the days are tight, my daughter is sensible and capable and feels that life has hope." Chen Dechun said: "When she was in kindergarten, she never asked for money from home as often as other children did. When I come home from school, I will also help sweep the floor, wash the dishes, wash my own clothes and do some housework. " There are unexpected events in the sky. 20 10 April, when Chen Liyan was attending preschool in Zhuhai Experimental Primary School, Chen Dechun became ill and didn't care at first until he couldn't get out of bed. After examination, I have severe tuberculosis.
At first, Chen Liyan didn't know that her father had severe tuberculosis. When she saw her uncle and aunt coming, she thought her father might be very ill. Zhang Shaozhi, the second aunt of Chen Liyan, said that at that time, Chen Dechun was dying and the hospital issued a notice of critical illness.
If something happens to Chen De's innocence, what about "Little Swallow"?
When Chen Dechun was in the most critical condition, relatives gently explained the situation to Chen Liyan, hoping that she would agree to accept the kindness of her elders and adopt her to his uncle. Xiao Liyan didn't speak for several days. She stays in front of her father's bed every day and calls him in her sleep at night. The elders gradually understood the child's mind, and as Chen Dechun's condition improved, this matter was put aside.
Due to economic pressure, Chen Dechun was discharged from the hospital and went home to recuperate after his condition was slightly stable. That is to say, from this day on, Chen Liyan began to learn to cook, wash clothes, do housework and take care of her father. This year, she just turned 7.
After Chen Dechun fell ill, the father and the daughter lost their source of livelihood. In desperation, they had to move back to Du Yu Village: an old mud-walled house had been crossed, so they built a shack, and their living materials depended entirely on relatives and government assistance. Of course, Chen Liyan also bid farewell to Zhuhai Experimental Primary School and returned to Shuangtai Primary School to take care of his father while attending school.
"My illness delayed her from going to school, so she only went to the second grade when she was 9 years old." "Other children are still under the care of their parents, but she has to take care of me." Chen Dechun looked at the mountains outside the house, full of guilt. 20 1 1 In June, Chen Dechun's condition got worse and he couldn't get out of bed for several days. Seeing Xiao Liyan pull a long face all day and can't bear the children to continue to suffer, Chen Dechun's younger brother once again proposed to adopt Chen Liyan. "I'm not going anywhere. I have to take care of my father. " At the family meeting, Chen Liyan issued a statement: "I will take care of my father for one day."
Soon after, Chen Liyan made a timetable and posted it on the wall: "Get up at 6: 30, send breakfast to dad's bed at 7: 30, leave for school at 8: 00, 15 go home to cook at 3: 00, do homework at 4: 30, and do housework at 5: 00 ..."
Under Chen Liyan's house, there is a small mountain spring, which can only drip about two barrels of water a day. "So you can only pick it once in the morning and evening, otherwise there will be no water in the pond." "Little Swallow" said, "I can't afford to pick the big barrel, so I found two small barrels, each weighing about 30 kilograms." "The pond is deep, so I will scoop up the buckets one by one, put them on the road, and then scoop the next bucket."
"The hardest thing is to climb 34 ladders on the way home. The arm is too short to catch the rope on the bucket. A few times, I walked halfway, the pole fell and the water spilled all over the floor. " Chen Liyan was a little embarrassed: "In winter, the flow is small and the water is spilled. It takes half a day to fill two barrels. Speaking of washing clothes, it takes a few days to save a big bucket. "
"Every time I see her little body being pressed very low, I hate myself for being worthless." De Chen Chun let out a long sigh.
There is no money to buy coal, so the father and daughter can only burn firewood all the time when cooking. "Every ten days, I cut it once, sun it on the mountain, and drag it when it is dry." "I am small and have no strength, so I have to drag it back with my shoulders." Chen Liyan pointed to the house that had only been built for half a year, and many places were yellowed by fireworks.
It is inconvenient to wash clothes, but the most difficult thing is to wash the quilt. Every time, she found two pots, wiped them bit by bit, washed them one by one, and then the quilt was transferred to another pot. "This can save labor, water and washing powder."
Zhang Shaozhi introduced that "Swallow" rarely visited relatives in recent years and tried to go to the aunt's house in the same village. If you have something to do, you should go back quickly. She often said, "I won't go back, and my father won't even drink a mouthful of water." The income of Chen Liyan's father and daughter is 1.20 yuan's rural subsistence allowance per month, and one year is 1.440 yuan, and he still owes more than 2,000 yuan.
In order to save money to buy food, Chen Liyan planted beans, potatoes, onions, garlic and cabbage in the open space near her home. "It's more convenient to grow it yourself." Looking at the beans, Chen Liyan was a little excited: "I can't afford a big hoe, so I slowly planted them with a small hoe and planted the seeds in it. After the seedlings grow, I keep them every day. When it rains, I will ask my uncle to sprinkle some fertilizer. You see, not bad. "
"Not long ago, she asked her second uncle to help plant more than 40 kilograms of potato seeds. My second uncle dug a nest in front, and she followed behind to sow, fertilize and cover the soil. " Father Chen Dechun went on to say, "We can dig two or three hundred Jin of potatoes in the summer vacation, so we can eat for two more months." "Although she is young, she always thinks about how to save money to buy medicine for me."
"The clothes were sent by relatives, and the schoolbag was bought by my cousin." In the room where father and daughter live together, Chen Liyan's possessions are pitiful, and they are basically given by relatives and friends. Before the Spring Festival, the father and the daughter got back the minimum living allowance of 1000 yuan, and paid back the debt of more than 500 yuan to the village canteen. They were happy that they could use the remaining money to buy things for a year, but they didn't expect Chen Dechun's illness to get worse 30 years ago. In desperation, I went to the village clinic and lost more than 10 days of infusion, plus the cost of medicine. Apart from running out of the rest of 500 yuan, I owe 300 yuan again.
On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, I saw that other people's families were having a "reunion dinner", but my own family had no meat to cook. "Fortunately, her second uncle sent a piece of meat." Chen Dechun choked: "The swallow stewed the meat, steamed some rice, and cooked some cabbage himself. The last boil was a year."
"Now there are two pieces of meat at home, which my cousin gave me. I don't want to cook. I want to leave it to my father to mend my body. " Chen Liyan whispered beside her.
Chen Liyan asked his second uncle for some chickens to feed. "There was not much food, so I went to the field to find some tender grass and cut it carefully." Chen Liyan is looking forward to: "In the second half of the year, the chickens will grow up. Laying eggs can not only replenish my father's body, but also sell pocket money. "