1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 63 Alzheimer’s disease (seeking further reading)

 On the day of the winter solstice.

Li Duoyu was woken up by the sound of firecrackers early in the morning.

 After arriving at the courtyard.

Li Duoyu found that her second sister-in-law, Xiaoying and Li Haoran were already making dumplings in the yard.

Auntie was lying on the rocking chair listening to the radio.

Aniang is preparing things for ancestor worship. On the winter solstice on Dandan Island, in addition to eating rice **** and sweets, she also has to worship her ancestors.

Li Duoyu yawned and was about to wash his face, but what he didn't expect was that an unexpected person appeared in the courtyard.

An old lady dressed in the Republic of China style came to their house with a cane and shouted: "Xiaotian, are you at home?"

 Chen Huiying’s face dropped instantly when she saw the old lady.

Second sister-in-law Zhu Xiuhua muttered: "Didn't we agree a long time ago that we will never have contact with each other until we die? Why do we still have the nerve to come here?"

 Li Haoran, who was making dumplings, was also shocked when he saw Azu.

But what he was more curious about was:

 Who is Xiaotian?

Lao Li, who was lying on the rocking chair, saw his mother coming over to him. He sat up suddenly and looked at the old lady in front of him with a complicated expression.

 For a moment, I didn’t know how to face her.

However, what makes Li Zhengtian even more depressed is that despite how old he is, why does his mother-in-law still call him by his nickname?

 Since the old ladies have come to the door on their own initiative.

 No matter how angry Chen Huiying is.

Li Zhengtian couldn’t pretend he didn’t see it.

“Mom, why are you here?”

When the old lady saw Li Zhengtian, her wrinkled face seemed to have blossomed. She picked up the cowhide bag in her hand and said:

 “The winter solstice has arrived.”

 “I made your favorite dumplings for you.”

The little fat man on the side suddenly realized.

Now he knew who the little boy Azu was talking about was, but grandpa was already so old, and it was really funny to be called such a child's name.

Li Zhengtian saw the old lady with bound feet walking toward him with a cane, and hurriedly stepped forward to help her.

 What he didn't expect was.

The old lady didn't take two steps. She looked at the people in the yard and said angrily: "Xiaotian, who are these women? Why are they all making **** at your house?"

 After hearing this, Chen Huiying was really angry.

　What do you mean, who are these women?

Even though she has always had a good personality, she couldn't help but want to rush out and scold this old lady.

The second sister-in-law snorted coldly: "You don't even look at us, how do you know who we are?"

Li Zhengtian's face was a bit ugly. He couldn't tell for a moment whether his mother was deliberately causing trouble or whether she had really forgotten everyone.

Zhou Xiaoying frowned and came to Li Duoyu: "Do you feel that grandma is a little strange?"

 Li Duoyu nodded.

He naturally knew what was wrong with his grandma, but he didn't expect that he would already have Alzheimer's disease so early and it would be so severe.

 At this moment.

Third uncle Li Zhengfa came over. When he saw the old lady coming to the second brother's house, he looked very embarrassed and hurriedly held the old lady's arm.

 “Aniang, let’s go back first.”

 The old lady raised her cane to hit him and said:

"Of all the brothers, you are the worst. You locked me in the house all day long and didn't let me come out. You didn't tell me where the fifth family is?"

 “Aniang, don’t accuse me casually.”

 “Obviously you didn’t come out on your own.”

At this moment, everyone also noticed that something was wrong with the old lady. Lao Li walked to Lao San and asked in a low voice: "Mom, what's going on?"

Li Zhengfa sighed: "A few days ago, I went out to sea to fish, but she was like this when I came back. She shouted to see you every day. She probably heard that Yujun was caught and was stimulated."  "Go to the hospital. Have you seen it?"

“I saw it and the doctor said it was Alzheimer’s disease.”

After hearing about this disease, everyone present frowned. Only Li Haoran looked blank and asked his mother:

“Alzheimer’s disease, what kind of disease is it?”

 “Children, don’t ask so many questions.”

After Zhu Xiuhua heard about the disease, she suddenly felt lucky that the old lady didn't have a good relationship with them and didn't live with them.

She heard from others that at the end of the disease, she would not be able to take care of herself and would have to be cared for by many people, which was really torturous.

After Li Zhengtian heard that it was Alzheimer's disease, he became serious. At the same time, he also understood why A Niang came to them and called him by his childhood name.

The old lady walked a few steps, sat on a bamboo chair nearby, and continued:

“Have you prepared the things to worship? Today is the winter solstice. I will take you brothers to worship our ancestors.

Let me tell you, our old Li family is different from other people on the island, but we have a great background. During the Republic of China, our Li family chamber of commerce was one of the best in Rongcheng. "

The third uncle glanced at the old lady.

Then she looked at the second brother helplessly. Judging from the situation, the old lady planned to stay here and wait for the second brother to prepare the things to pay her respects before leaving.

Chen Huiying looked at the old lady with disgust, then handed the basket for worship to Lao Li and said:

 “This year, just go and worship.”

 “I won’t go.”

After Chen Huiying finished speaking, the old lady actually said, "You are not our Li family, of course, you can't let you worship."

 After hearing this.

Chen Huiying's face was as dark as a storm, and her teeth were clenched. When her third uncle Li Zhengfa saw this, he quickly smoothed things over and said:

“Sister-in-law, my mother is mentally ill.”

 “You don’t care about her, otherwise it will be endless.”

Chen Huiying let out a breath, turned around and closed the door, keeping out of sight.

I saw my wife closing the door.

Lao Li was carrying the basket for worship, and then said: "Yao Guo, Duoyu, you two come with me."

 After hearing this.

Li Yaoguo just came out of the room. He didn't intend to get involved in this troublesome matter, but his father called him, so he couldn't pretend that he wasn't at home.

　　On the way to pay homage to the ancestors.

The old lady looked at Li Duoyu for a while and said, "You kid, I have some impression that you used to play with our Yujun a lot."

Li Duoyu was helpless when he heard this. He had known that he would not go to his third uncle's house a few days ago.

If he hadn't gotten the longevity lock with his name on it, I guess he wouldn't feel sad now.

 And wait for them to arrive at the ancestral hall.

The uncle’s family and his cousins ​​have all arrived. According to what they said, the old lady woke them up early in the morning.

　Judging from the expressions of the cousins, they probably all knew that the old lady was sick.

 Under the auspices of the old lady.

Each of them was given three sticks of incense, and then the old lady recited the name of the person in the photo while praying.

 But when he saw the photo of the deceased who was at the bottom of the list, his hands holding the incense could not help but tremble, and his old face was covered with tears.

 Everyone understands.

 The old lady is probably awake again.

The old lady looked back and saw Li Zhengtian, Li Yaoguo and Li Duoyu behind her, then turned to face the memorial tablet and said respectfully:

“Today, I am bringing the descendants of the Li family to see you. I hope that all of you will bless the next generation, keep your family safe, be healthy, and make a lot of money.”

PS: Since "making a round" has a special meaning, then I will make a small round. After this chapter is written, the character of the old lady will almost be offline. In fact, the author has also struggled with whether to make a round in the old lady. Such a chapter or two was wasted on this character, but I always feel that since it is writing about the era, the countryside, interpersonal relationships, and family ties, it must be unavoidable. I also hope that the role of the old lady can make the whole story look more three-dimensional and full.

The next plot will focus more on sea exploration and farming. I hope the big guys can support this book.

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