In the Mo family in Nanwan Village, thirty miles outside the capital, the two elders of the Mo family stayed up all night. They stayed at the bedside, watching helplessly as their only granddaughter was not breathing in front of them but there was nothing they could do!
As the little granddaughter's breathing stopped, the couple's hearts seemed to have stopped beating.
The son left, then the daughter-in-law didn't make it through, and now the granddaughter stopped breathing before her eyes. Under the continuous blows, the originally strong old man Mo's hair turned white overnight, and his straight back was no longer straight. At this time, he was sitting on the bedside with empty eyes, his calloused hands, gently Caressing her granddaughter's soft cheek, it seemed like she could open her eyes and wake up.
The old wife Song Nanzhi, who was also sitting on the bedside, had already shed her tears. She seemed to have lost her soul at this time. She sat motionless on the bedside and watched the old man gently touching his little granddaughter with his hand.
If it weren't for each other, the couple would probably not be able to support their already shaky bodies.
After finally holding on until a ray of light appeared on the horizon, the old man Mo Tingyu swallowed the bitterness in his heart, sighed deeply, then stood up and went out.
When he came back in, he was carrying a basket covered with blue cloth. Enduring the heartache, I wrapped my granddaughter and put it into the basket that was brought in. Then I held the basket in my hand and walked out the door. After walking out, I took the hoe standing on the wall beside the door in my hand. inside.
After Mr. Mo went out, he walked along the river in the village and walked towards the woods where his son and daughter-in-law were buried.
When I walked to the graves of my son and daughter-in-law, I could tell at a glance that the two graves were new graves that had just been erected. Old Man Mo gently put down the basket containing his granddaughter, picked up a hoe and dug a small pit next to his wife's grave.
After digging, he put down the hoe. Old Man Mo picked up the baby in the basket and gently placed it in the pit. The moment he put his granddaughter down, the tears in his eyes could no longer be held back, and large drops rolled down. But even so, he didn't dare to let himself cry. He gritted his teeth to prevent himself from making a sound. He stretched out his hands and covered his face and eyes tightly, as if covering them tightly like this would be enough. Let the tears stop flowing.
He can't fall down. The old lady at home is still waiting for him to take care of him. If he falls down, what will the old lady do?
I covered my face for a while, and then closed my eyes tightly for a while. When I closed my eyes, I took my hands away from covering my face. After taking my hands off, I started to pick up the new soil dug out from the pit. Grab it and scatter it into the pit. Every time you throw a handful of soil, your heart beats hard until the pit is gradually filled up with soil.
Although it was filled in, Old Man Mo still didn't stop. He continued to dig the surrounding soil with his rough hands, which were like dry tree trunks. He stopped only after he piled up a small hill.
After burying his granddaughter, Old Man Mo lost all his strength, but he did not dare to stop or stay for a while. He was afraid that if he stayed for a while longer, his heart would not be able to pick it up, and he would also stay there. here.
He bent down to pick up the already light but extremely heavy basket back into his hand, and then bent down to pick up the hoe that had been placed aside. After taking one last look at the graves of his son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, he hunched over and walked out of the woods with a long sigh.
After walking out of the forest, I walked straight to the river where I came from, preparing to wash off the dirt on my hands. As soon as I squatted down and put my hands into the river, I heard the cry of a baby in my ears.
Old Man Mo looked at the rippling river water in front of him. The river water was very clear and cool, but it couldn't cool his heart. Hearing the cry of the baby in his ears, he felt bitter again. If his granddaughter could really Just cry out loud.
Old Man Mo just thought he was in a trance!
He continued to wash his rough hands covered with mud in the cool river water. The crying in his ears became louder and louder, and became clearer. This made Old Mo couldn't help but raise his head and look in the direction of the sound. go!
At this sight, Old Man Mo's heart almost jumped out of his chest. He saw a wooden basin floating on the river, and the baby's cry came from the floating wooden basin!
After confirming that he was not in a trance, Old Man Mo no longer bothered to wash his hands. He rushed forward and jumped into the river, and then swam towards the wooden basin.
Old Man Mo, who swam to the wooden basin, held the wooden basin and took a look inside. At this glance, his sad heart felt warm and full of melancholy, and his painful face could not help but bring a touch of relief and comfort.
I swam back to the shore with all my strength, and after carrying the wooden basin ashore, I wanted to check on the little baby in the wooden basin. I wiped my body with my hands habitually, but after wiping, I realized that my whole body was dripping with water. After shaking off the water on his hand, he reached into the basin. After checking the baby in the basin, Old Man Mo felt like he was alive again. With red eyes, he gently stroked the baby's cheek and shouted softly: " Wan Wan, my Wan Wan is back."
At this time, Lin Qing was also looking at Old Man Mo with red eyes! My anxious heart is finally relieved! It doesn’t matter what he says or shouts! I just thought that I was finally saved and could live again!
Lin Qing took a breath after being rescued. The more he thought about it, the more he felt aggrieved and frightened. He was sleeping well at home, but when he woke up, he turned into a little baby who couldn't help himself. But before he could figure out what was going on, he... I found myself lying in a wooden basin flowing down the water. I had become an abandoned baby inexplicably, and I almost lost my life!
This grievance caused tears to well up in her already red eyes. At this time, pain came from her right shoulder again. This time, Lin Qing couldn't help it anymore. She opened her mouth and started crying again.
Old Man Mo looked at the baby crying heartbrokenly in the basin, and his heart began to tighten again. He wanted to reach out and hold the baby in his arms to comfort him, but he was still dripping with water. If he picked up the baby, Don't let the baby's clothes get wet.
Unable to hold her, he stretched out his hand and gently patted Lin Qing to comfort her and said, "Don't cry, don't cry! I'll take you home right now." After saying that, he continued: "Don't be afraid, from now on you will be me, Mo Ting." Granddaughter of Yu, your grandfather and mother-in-law will take care of you when you get home. We will not abandon you again, nor will anyone bully you."
Lin Qing gradually stopped crying after hearing the words of the person in front of her, and looked at the person in front of her blankly. Although the baby's eyesight was very poor, Lin Qing could still see the person in front of her clearly at such a close distance.
Although he is said to be an old man, the person in front of him does not look old. Although he is not old, his face is full of weather and frost. It is obvious at a glance that the person in front of him must have been severely tortured by life.
Seeing him looking at her lovingly, his dull and dull eyes also shone with love, and his hoarse voice was like a magnet, so that every word he uttered was firmly attracted to Lin Qing. live.
Not only was he saved, he also had a home, and he also had grandparents who would never lose him again!
The frightened boat finally found a harbor where it could stay and escape the wind and rain!
Blinking away the tears from her eyes, Lin Qing tried her best to reach out to her chest and tightly grasped the rough hands that were still lightly placed on her chest. Even if she only grasped one rough finger, Lin Qing could not I am also satisfied, this one finger is enough to stop myself.
Old Man Mo looked at the little baby holding his finger, and the love in his eyes was even greater. He stretched out his other hand and gently wiped away the tears on Lin Qing's face with the back of his index finger, "Don't cry, grandpa will take care of you right now." You go home."
After wiping the tears on Lin Qing's face, Mr. Mo said softly: "From now on, you will be my granddaughter, Mo Tingyu. Don't worry, grandpa will raise you and never abandon you again."
Lin Qing looked at the old man, but what comforted her even more was the voice in her ears. Immediately, the fear of being abandoned was completely put down, and the corners of his mouth opened. Although the little head shook in a small arc, he still nodded symbolically. With a smile, he also said "Oh" and "Thank you, Grandpa" .”
Mo Tingyu saw that the baby in the basin not only smiled at himself after he said his words, but also nodded his little head and said "oh" in his mouth. This was enough to show that he understood him. What he said was normal, and he felt even more happy. He didn't care about his hoe. At this time, he was full of strength, picked up the wooden basin and held it firmly in his arms, "I'm going home, I'm going home with my grandpa." "
