Chapter 86: Uncle Zhang the Scavenger
He Shu agreed and chatted with Zhao Qishui for a while before they both went to bed.
The next day, He Shu wanted to go to the cemetery. He didn't let his godfather send him off. He went to the flower shop to buy a bouquet of flowers first, then took the bus to the cemetery and then walked there.
The cemetery is still very quiet. Only during the Qingming Festival every year will people come here to pay their respects. At other times, you rarely see people.
He Shu walked to his mother's grave with flowers and saw a lot of dust on the tombstone.
It must have been because there has been no rain in the Dan River recently, and there are spider webs on the monument closest to the woods.
He Shu rummaged through his pockets and realized he had forgotten to bring a rag. He walked to the side, picked up a handful of slightly withered weeds, and wiped his mother's tombstone carefully.
After wiping it, she also wiped the tombstones on the left and right sides, of whom I don’t know. These two people can be considered as my mother’s neighbors here.
After a simple cleanup, He Shu placed the flowers in front of his mother's grave, and then stared at the tombstone quietly.
He thought about the dream he had that night. If people really had souls after they died, then his mother should be living well now.
"Mom, I went to my grandpa's house. My grandma is gone. My second uncle and brother Guangxing are gone too."
"My uncle is very strict . I didn't know him during the military training, and I didn't know he was my uncle. He trained me so hard."
" And my aunt, I feel sorry for her. She misses her son very much, just like I miss you very much."
"Mom, grandpa originally wanted me to go and spend time with him during the holidays, but I think grandpa's house is too depressing."
He Shu sat on the ground, facing Qi Yue's tombstone, his eyes full of complexity.
He stopped talking to himself and thought about the things happening at his grandfather's house. What attitude should he adopt to face them in the future?
The tank that his uncle gave him has been given to someone else.
He Shu doesn't want his life to be arranged like Qi Guangxing's.
He Shu sat there from morning until noon, when his cell phone rang. It was Xia Miao.
"He Shu, what are you busy with?" Xia Miao's voice came from the phone, making He Shu relax his pursed lips.
"I'm at the cemetery, visiting my mother."
Xia Miao was stunned: "Oh... Can I go with you some other day?"
"Aren't you afraid? This place is deserted."
"Of course I'm not afraid."
"Okay, I'll tell you in advance next time I'm coming."
He Shu stood up from the cold concrete floor and patted his butt: "What are you going to do today?"
"My mom and I are out shopping for clothes. My mom is trying on clothes and bargaining. I'll have time to call ."
He Shu smiled gently: "Then you can go shopping, I will go back to my godfather later."
"Well, I'll call you when I'm free."
After hanging up the phone, He Shu leaned over and hugged the cold tombstone: "Mom, I will go back today and come back tomorrow, because I will leave the day after tomorrow, and I will have to wait until the New Year to come back next time."
When they came out of the cemetery, it was clearly noon, but He Shu was the only one on the entire street.
A cemetery is like a radiation zone, and few people dare to live nearby.
In early October, the sun at noon is still very hot, and the wind that occasionally blows from nowhere is different from that in midsummer, bringing a little bit of freshness.
Perfect for feeling hot and cool...
I walked about two stops to the bus stop, took the bus back to the city, and got off near a large supermarket.
He planned to buy a bottle of hair dye for his godfather and dye his hair when he got home.
My godfather is only in his early forties, but his hair is so white that he looks very old. He Shu wants to tidy him up.
In fact, He Shu had not forgotten about Zhao Yan.
On the university website, He Shu also posted information about looking for his son and posted photos of Zhao Yan when he was a child on the website.
But the post always sank quickly and it was no use for him to push it up every day.
The world is so big, and Zhao Yan was so young when he was abducted. If he himself has no memory of it, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Over the years, my godfather has thought of all the solutions he can think of, and now everything depends on God's will.
After shopping in the supermarket for a while, buying some hair dye and a few pairs of underwear for himself, He Shu paid the bill and left.
When I walked outside the supermarket, I suddenly saw an old man with a hunched back digging out the trash can.
This man looked very familiar to He Shu. He walked closer and tilted his head to take a look: "Uncle Zhang?"
The "old man" in front of me, wearing a greasy apron and sleeves, turned out to be Uncle Zhang who used to work in the car wash.
"Oh, He Shu." Uncle Zhang was very happy to see He Shu. He wanted to reach out his hand, but then he remembered that he had brought gloves.
He hurriedly threw the bottle of drink he had just taken out into the big pocket beside him, then took off his gloves and patted He Shu's arm.
"Aren't you studying in Dadu? When did you come back?"
"I just came back yesterday. The school is on holiday. Uncle Zhang..." He Shu held Uncle Zhang's arm, feeling a little sad: "Why are you picking up trash here?"
He Shu asked, and Uncle Zhang felt a little embarrassed: "Well, I'm just sitting around doing nothing at home, so I came out to pick up a few bottles and take a walk."
He Shu naturally knew that this was not true, but he did not say much. He helped Uncle Zhang pick up his big woven bag and walked to a bench nearby.
"Hey, I'll get it. It's dirty." Uncle Zhang was about to get it, so He Shu simply carried the bag full of garbage on his back.
This bag probably weighs about 20 to 30 kilograms. There's a lot of clinking noises inside, and it sounds like there are quite a few cans and other things.
Walking to the bench, He Shu asked Uncle Zhang to sit down, then he put down the bag and sat next to him.
Uncle Zhang smiled and patted He Shu on the back: "Look, your clothes are all dirty, right?"
"Uncle Zhang, I heard from Aunt Liu yesterday that my eldest brother went to Dadu?"
"Oh, yes, he said he would go out and make a lot of money."
"Since he can go out and work on his own, why do you have to work so hard? Your waist..."
Uncle Zhang couldn't even straighten his back. The scene he just saw made He Shu very sad.
"How can big money be earned so easily? I don't have any other abilities. Even if I can't help, I can't hold him back."
He Shu didn't know what to say. Uncle Zhang was a strong-willed man. He used to work in a car wash, where he washed cars with the aunties. Uncle Zhang told him a lot of things.
But now my life is so difficult.
"Uncle Zhang, I'm studying in Dadu. Do you want me to contact my eldest brother?"
"Good boy, I know you mean well, but I know my son, so please don't contact him."
"Why?" He Shu was puzzled: "Uncle Zhang, don't you want to know how big brother is doing over there? What kind of job is he doing?"
Uncle Zhang shook his head: "A son is no longer under the control of his father and mother. He despises me for being incompetent, but I am his father. Even if he is a loser, I have to take care of him."
"But he is a man who cannot endure hardships and has no shame. If he knew you were studying at Huaqing University, what would you do if he pestered you?"
