A mother took her five sons to court

I followed her all the way out of the court. She was walking tremblingly on crutches. Several young people wanted to step forward to help her, but she refused.

Before the trial, her face was full of sadness. Now she is smiling happily, like a child who cried for candy and finally got the sweet candy.

The old man won the case, but she did not want any son to support her. She only requested that each of the five sons must pay her 2,000 yuan in alimony every month.

I followed her and accompanied her to her home. It was an old house, made of mud bricks. Some of the walls had been removed, exposing the khaki mud bricks.

Most of the mud-brick houses in the town were knocked down by the once-in-a-century flood ten years ago, but her house survived because of the high terrain. She always felt that it was God’s protection. She, because God pitied her for being a lonely old man.

When she saw me following her home, she asked me to sit in the house. The furniture in the room was all decades old. The table had particularly delicate textures, but the wood was extremely rotten. Mushrooms actually grew on the two legs of the long bench.

There was a bamboo strip missing from the back of the bamboo armchair. When you sat on it, the chair immediately made a "squeaking" sound.

There are two pots on the table. It seems that one is used to hold water and the other is used to hold wine. They are all old printed ceramic pots that I have never used but seen when I was a child.

Two chopsticks, a missing spoon, and two old bowls were the kitchen utensils she placed in the closet.

I can’t imagine how this old man has lived for so many years, and I can’t even imagine that this old man is not a lonely old man. On the contrary, she has five sons.

"Girl, did I let you laugh today?" The old man poured a bowl of water for me to drink from her bowl. I took the water, but I couldn't drink it.

"If you are not thirsty, don't drink. This is grandma's bowl. I am old and unclean."

"No, grandma, you washed it very clean. Wait I'll drink again if I'm thirsty. We're not kidding. We all feel sorry for grandma. I just don't understand why you would choose to do this. After all, they are your biological sons."

"Grandma is useless and has not educated her son well. Grandma is old and has become a burden to them, but they have forgotten who raised them like this. I will sue those heartless people!"< /p>

That afternoon, I stayed at the old man’s house, listening to her tell the story of her five sons in detail. The old man told her trivial stories, so I didn’t rush her, and I helped her boil water once. , cooked two sweet potatoes, and the sweet potatoes were lying in a pile behind the door, all grown by the old man himself.

“Daughter, I have hands and feet, and I don’t need anyone to support me. I have never forgotten this. So, in the past, as long as I could do it, I would do it by myself. If I could walk, I would do it by myself. Let's go, I will plant whatever I can.

Now you can see that my legs and feet are no longer the same as before. Only then did I remember that I still have five sons.

Among the five sons, four were born to me myself, and one was born to someone else outside my old man. He brought the child back and said he had picked it up. At first, I believed him.

Later, as the child grew older and looked more and more like his brothers, I realized that this child was his own. After a woman gave birth, she couldn't bear the pain anymore and ran away. We have too many such things here, and anyone with a discerning eye can understand it at a glance.

But despite this, I treated my little son the same way I did. My biological son is generally good, I can feed him, clothe him, and marry him.

Five sons, haha, no one will believe me if I tell you, and those who don’t know me think that all my family members are gone. , all thought I was a lonely old man. The year before last, when the young village secretary was transferred here, he insisted on setting up a poor household for me. I told him that I had five sons and there was no need to set up a poor household. He opened his eyes wide. Eyes said he didn't believe it, so he went to other villagers' houses to get confirmation, and then he believed it.

My eldest son is fifty years old and is a farmer. He already has his own grandchildren. The second son is doing business in Guangdong, the third son works in the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and the fourth son is a doctor in the county. I work in a hospital here, and my fifth son is also doing business elsewhere. He earns a lot and is the big boss. I haven’t seen him for two years, and he hasn’t come back during the Chinese New Year. I just called him to say he was busy and couldn’t leave. open.

My eldest son has not come to see me for a month. The last time he came, he brought two kilograms of meat and a bag of rice and gave me one hundred yuan. He was poor and I didn’t ask him for more money. He also knows that I will not ask him for money.

My second brother is in business and has money. Every time he comes back, he secretly gives me two thousand yuan. I know that he gives it to his wife without telling me. His wife is a foreigner and works with me. I can't speak, but I understand her. She thinks that why should they give me so much money if other sons don't give it to me.

Third son, every time I come back, I bring some nutritional supplements. I can’t touch any of those things. If I eat them, my blood pressure will rise, so I put them in the cabinet and keep them. His wife knows, I found that all those things were expired, and I yelled loudly, saying that I was stupid, didn't know how to eat, and had failed them. I explained to her, but she couldn't listen and said that I didn't understand.

The fourth child has no time to come back to see me. He has to be on duty. When he is not on duty, he has to spend time with his wife and his daughter. His daughter will take the college entrance examination in two years. My granddaughter Ah, I don’t like my place. I think it’s dirty. There’s no bowl for drinking water. Every time I come back, I stay for a while and then leave. I know that the child is ignorant. This is what her mother taught her. She has taught her this way since she was a child, so it has always been like this.

Lao Wu is not my own child, but he also gave me money, a lot. Two years ago, he gave me a bank card and said there were 10,000 yuan in it. He never came back since that time. ”

“I’m old, it’s no longer clean, and I can’t clean it up anymore. I look at the house I’ve lived in all my life, and I feel from the bottom of my heart that it’s clean, but I can’t ask young people to do the same. I felt this way, so I didn't force them. I gradually restrained the urge to call them. When the calls stopped, they simply stopped replying. One by one, I couldn't see anyone for several months.

A few months ago, when I was harvesting sweet potatoes in the field, I fell down and lay in the field. I couldn’t get up. I just lay there with the sun beating down on me. Sweating all over, I almost thought that I was going to go up to see my old man that time.

But God, he won’t let me go and will keep me suffering in this world. Someone saw me, carried me back, and kindly called a sprain doctor for me. He said I had a sprain. The old man told me to stop going to the fields. I was getting old and my bones were brittle and could not withstand the abuse.

If my old man were still alive, he would be eighty-three. I am three years younger than him. Last month, I would have celebrated my eightieth birthday. I called my eldest son here and told him that I wanted to celebrate my birthday. He asked me how to celebrate my birthday. I told him to call them back and meet them, my grandchildren, and those who are here. I haven’t seen my great-grandson born outside.

He said yes and left. I couldn't move my feet, so he would prepare meals every day and deliver them to me on his motorcycle. I hinted to him how troublesome it would be to send it back and forth like this. He didn't understand. He just said it was no trouble and that I couldn't make a living doing this. Whether he didn't understand that I wanted to live at his house or he just pretended not to understand, I can't say, alas.

On the day of my birthday, my eldest son took me to his house, saying that his table was big enough to sit on. That afternoon, I sat in front of my eldest son's house, looking at the road dreamily. If they wanted to come back, they had to come back through that road.

The second son is back, and so is his wife. His wife is dressed fashionably, like a girl in her twenties or thirties. I have a lot of things in my hands. The grandchildren are also back, and they have grown really tall.

My son who works in the Industrial and Commercial Bureau is also back. Every time he comes home, he carries his briefcase, like a leader. His wife didn't come back, nor did his grandchildren. He was probably at work and didn't have time to come back.

When the fourth son came back, it was almost time for dinner. I heard from the eldest son that he came back from annual leave.

I knew that my little son would definitely not come back, but I continued to look for a while. I always felt that if I looked for a while longer, maybe he would come back.

They all surrounded me enthusiastically, asking if my feet hurt anymore and if I had any money. Before I could answer, one by one started to tell me to stop going to the fields. You have to take good care of your health. You are so old. What kind of work do you still have to do?

While eating, I spoke. I said, Mom is old and can’t work anymore. You two can discuss it and see whose house I go to. Mom can’t eat too much. It doesn't take up much space, just a bed to sleep on.

I noticed that their faces changed color one by one. They were all pretending to be calm, but they stopped talking. The dinner table suddenly became quiet.

The group of children, big and small, sitting in front of the TV suddenly turned around and looked at the adults sitting around the dinner table strangely.

The fourth child spoke, and he said, Mom, you know my situation. I basically stay in the hospital for a year. If you live with me, I still can’t take care of you.

The second child also spoke, but just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by his wife. His wife said, Mom, it’s not that we don’t want to raise you. Look, we live so far away. With you, I can’t ride in the car every day. I’m afraid your body and bones won’t be able to bear it. The second child looked at his wife, nodded, and said yes.

The third child couldn't hold it anymore. He said with a sad face, "Mom, I have just been promoted to a level. I have been asked to do a lot of things in the institute. I really can't help you in the past two years." Keep it close by.

After the second child finished speaking, he looked at the boss. The boss ignored him and continued to eat with his head down. Everyone was looking at him, including me. The boss was my last hope.

He finally raised his head and said slowly, Mom, there are only two bedrooms in our house. Even if you come, you won’t be able to sleep. So, you’d better stay at home. I Meals will be delivered to you once a day.

After the boss said this, the dinner table became lively again. This topic was over. ”

“Daughter, do you know how uncomfortable I felt at that time? I couldn’t believe that these were the four biological sons I had worked so hard to raise, and the one who hadn’t come back yet. , he didn’t return a single call.

I feel uncomfortable and miserable, but I also despise myself. Why am I so old? Why am I still living in this world?

After they finished eating, they left, running faster than a rabbit, for fear that I would have to rely on one of them. From then on, they didn't dare to come back to see me, for fear that I would follow them.

My hands and feet became less and less flexible. I couldn't sleep all night long and could only lie there breathing heavily. That night, I slept for a while and dreamed of my old man, who entrusted me with my dream. He told me to enjoy my last days and stop being miserable.

After I woke up, I thought carefully about what he said in the dream. I made this decision and decided to take my five sons to court. I want them to realize that failure to repay the kindness they raised will be punished by law.

Look, I even saw Lao Wu when I told him. ”

After the old man finished telling her story, he kept wiping his eyes. The arrogance she had in the courtroom disappeared. What is now on her face is sadness, but it seems that sadness It won't last long.

Because she immediately laughed like a child, and she mentioned the money that each son would give her. She said, two thousand per person, one month. Ten thousand, 120,000 a year, she told me that she wanted to find the best nursing home.

I also laughed, took out my mobile phone, and helped the elderly find the best one. In a nursing home, perhaps, she would be happy there, with the company of the elderly, young and attentive caregivers, and delicious and nutritious food.

There, she would not need to look at anyone's face, no. She needs to worry about who of the five "sons" will raise her.

When I left, she sighed, long and long, sighing the sadness of life and the desolation of this life.