When people get older, they will miss their family members especially when they are sick, and they will always be particularly vulnerable and sensitive.
The same goes for Zhang Weishuang. She is sick now, and there is no one to share her burden or listen to her complaints, so she misses her brothers and sisters very much.
Zhang Weishuang would call his elder sister every week. Even though he couldn't see her, he was very happy just to hear her voice.
The person she misses most now is her second brother Zhang Weibao. They both live in the village and interact with each other frequently, so they have a very good relationship. In addition, both of them are in poor health, so Zhang Weishuang develops a kind of sympathy for him.
When Zhang Weibao was in good health, he would visit her at her home once a month. The two of them would chat and give each other fruits and vegetables. They had a very good relationship as siblings.
Zhang Weishuang knew that her brother was now living off his children and didn't have much money, so she would secretly give him some money every time, sometimes in his trouser pockets, sometimes in his bag.
Giving her one or two hundred yuan each time was acceptable to Zhang Weibao, and she could afford it. Of course, Zhang Weibao would not take the money for nothing. Every time he went to his second sister's house, he would bring something, such as milk, cakes, fried dough sticks, or vegetables he grew himself, which were all things Zhang Weishuang needed.
The brother and sister help and care for each other in their own way.
Since this year, Zhang Weibao's health has been gradually becoming weak. His body feels very heavy, and his legs are getting weaker and weaker. Sometimes he can't even lift them up, let alone walk long distances.
The two siblings were less than 500 meters apart, but he no longer had the strength to walk over. Sometimes, Zhang Weibao could only stand alone under the black date tree and secretly look to the east, hoping to take another look at his second sister.
The same goes for Zhang Weishuang. She has been looking forward to her brother's arrival for a long time. If he doesn't come, she will ask the neighbors to bring him news when they pass by his house.
It’s not that they didn’t think about making a phone call, but Zhang Weibao’s hands were shaking so badly that sometimes he couldn’t even hold the phone steadily.
When the phone was connected, the first thing I heard was the "dong dong dong" sound of his hands. It was the sound of his hands knocking on the table. The sound was very high and very strong. Zhang Weibao couldn't control his hands.
While eating, his chopsticks kept hitting the bowl, and he only did the dishwashing job perfunctorily, not caring whether it was clean or not.
The son lives far away and doesn't come back often except to give them living expenses. The daughter lives nearby and comes back every week to take care of them, helping with laundry, cooking, etc. However, no one can replace the pain they suffer.
Some time ago, Zhang Weishuang’s grandson got married. During the epidemic, the village was not allowed to hold wedding banquets, so they set up a few tables in a restaurant in the county town.
Zhang Weishuang did not go, but she still specially asked someone to send some meat and vegetables to her brother so that he could also have something good to eat.
During the virus period, the village was under strict control. People were not allowed to move around or visit each other. Everyone could only stay at home and watch TV. Life was very monotonous.
There are several small vegetable plots in Zhang Weibao's yard. When he has nothing to do, he plants all the vegetable plots, which is a good way to kill time.
One day, when he was watering the vegetable garden, he suddenly twisted his waist. Zhang Weibao endured the pain and went back to the house and lay directly on the bed.
After a while, Wang Fuzi wanted to go to the toilet. Zhang Weibao slowly got up from the kang and helped her up. At this time, there was a "crack" sound and his waist was injured again.
There was no other way, so Zhang Weibao had to call the neighbors and ask them to help Wang Fuzi go to the toilet. However, this was not a long-term solution after all, so he had to call his daughter.
After receiving the call, Zhang Yuelin immediately asked for leave and returned to the village. From then on, she lived in the village. She took the bus back to the city for work early in the morning and came back after work. Her daughter also moved with her in the village.
Fortunately, summer vacation is coming soon and she will have more free time.
Zhang Weibao's waist was injured and he could only lie in bed to rest. Wang Fuzi was originally half paralyzed and had to rely on others for getting up, lying down and walking. Now Zhang Yuelin was also very troubled to take care of two people at once.
Zhang Yuelin was at work during the day, and there was no one to take care of her mother when she went to the toilet, so she put a diaper on her. However, Wang Fuzi was not used to it. She felt that she could move, so why should she pee in bed? She couldn't pee.
When she wanted to urinate, she would call her neighbors and ask them to help her. The patient's urine was particularly pungent, and the neighbors were not happy to help her frequently.
Zhang Weifang could only discuss with her mother and ask her to wear diapers for a few days. Wang Fuzi immediately lost her temper:
"Who needs to use diapers? How could you do this to me? I can't get used to them anyway. If you really can't do it, just send me away and save me from this suffering."
No matter how much they tried to persuade her, Wang Fuzi refused to agree, so Zhang Yuelin had no choice but to contact her aunt and ask her to help take care of her for a few days.
The aunt was not happy either. Her family ran a funeral supplies shop and was very busy every day. In the end, there was no other way, so Zhang Shiqi had to take a few days off and come back to take care of her.
Wang Fuzi felt very uncomfortable when her son helped her dress herself and take care of her excrement and urine. She felt that this was not her son's job, and she herself felt very uncomfortable.
Finally, Zhang Yuelin had her vacation, and the whole family was free. Zhang Shiqi hurried back to work, and Wang Fuzi also felt a lot more relaxed.
It took Zhang Weibao more than three months to recover from his back injury. However, Zhang Yuelin was worried about him, so after school started, she still lived in her parents' home. The old couple stayed at home alone during the day, and she came back to work at night.
After a winter, Zhang Yuelin lost several kilograms, but the old couple looked rosy-faced.
The weather in November was already very cold, and the biting wind blew across people's faces like a knife.
It was a sunny morning and Zhang Weifang was preparing to go out for a walk. She wore a thick down jacket and cotton pants, wrapped tightly to resist the cold weather.
When she reached the door, she suddenly slipped and fell heavily to the ground. Because she was wearing thick clothes in winter, she didn't feel much pain, but she was still a little worried.
She tried to stand up and felt that she was fine, so she thought she should be fine, so she continued to go out.
However, in the afternoon, she began to feel some dull pain in her knees and found it difficult to walk. As time went on, the pain became more and more severe. At this time, she realized that things might be worse than she thought.
Zhang Weifang was frightened and quickly shouted towards the door:
"Lu Shi, my legs hurt."
Lu Shi put down the mop in his hand and walked in from outside:
"What's wrong? Where does it hurt?"
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