Two generations of military wives compete for time

At night, my father lay in bed, occasionally showing painful expressions and making painful sounds. In the second half of the night, he rolled around in pain on the bed and climbed up to get up. According to the doctor's instructions, my father took painkillers, and he finally fell asleep peacefully.

Gao Pan tucked the quilt for his father and looked at his father's dark, skinny face with his mouth open for breathing. He felt extremely melancholy. His father had been a farmer all his life and had worked hard all his life. He had raised six children, three sons and three daughters, but he had never enjoyed a single day of a good life and had to suffer from illness before his death. Alas..., what is the purpose of human life?

After much thought, Gao Pan became insomniac. He tossed and turned, sometimes looking at the night sky outside the window, sometimes lying on his back looking at the dark beams of the house, and sometimes blaming himself, wondering why he didn't use some money to improve his father's life when he was very rich.

The money for my college education was collected from the elders and folks of Gaojia Village. I feel so ashamed of them!

Gao Pan lay in the bed with a musty and smelly quilt, tears streaming down his face, unable to calm down for a long time. Gao Pan decided to stay and accompany and serve his father in his last days to reduce the regret of not being able to take care of his parents.

In the early morning, when it was just dawn, Gao Pan glanced at his sleeping father, got up quietly, dressed, went to the yard, took a deep breath, picked up a sickle, went out to the mountain, exercised, and picked some Chinese medicinal herbs in case of emergency.

Gao Pan strolled in the mountains where he had lived in his childhood, and felt an indescribable joy. He then thought that if he had not been admitted to high school or college and had left the mountains, he would not have been imprisoned.

No, if I didn't leave the mountains, how could I see the world outside the mountains, meet my first love Qian Yizhen, go to military school, become an army cadre, marry the chief's daughter, enjoy the honor of being the chief's son-in-law, live a life a thousand times better than that of the people in the mountains, and have a son, Gao Weizhe. So, it is worth it to leave the mountains.

Gao Pan, thinking about his worries, climbed to the top of the mountain, collecting fresh Chinese medicinal herbs and wild vegetables that were readily available. From time to time, he looked up at the mountains in the distance, and his thoughts returned to reality. Taking good care of his father and hoping that Gao Weizhe would get good results in the college entrance examination were his most important things at the moment.

Gao Pan came back home from the mountain. His sister-in-law was cooking and his younger brother was chopping wood in the yard. He said to Gao Pan, who had just entered the yard, "Brother, you went hiking so early in the morning. Did you sleep well at night? Did our father make a fuss?"

Gao Pan said: "Dad is fine. He was in pain for a long time in the second half of the night. He took painkillers and fell asleep soon."

Gao Pan's younger brother said, "After breakfast, my wife and I will go to the fields on the mountain to work. With you at home with father, we feel more at ease. Before, dad always talked about you and your son. Please take some time to let Gao Weizhe go home to see grandfather."

Gao Pan said: "I know that Gao Weizhe will take the college entrance examination in more than a month. After he finishes the exam, I will bring him to Gaojia Village to see his grandfather."

Gao Pan walked into the room and whispered to his father lying on the bed, "Dad, you're awake. Do you want to get up? I'll help you get dressed. Your daughter-in-law has steamed egg custard for you. Eat it while it's hot."

Father Gao said weakly: "I'm not hungry and don't want to eat."

Gao Pan said, "Dad, if you don't want to eat, then don't eat. Wait until you are hungry before eating. The sun is out. I will help you put on your clothes and let's go to the yard to bask in the sun. The doctor said that more sun exposure is good for your health."

Gao Pan dressed his father, carried him out of the house, and placed his father on the simple recliner that his younger brother had made for him. He then went back to the house to get a quilt and gently covered his father with it.

Father Gao lay comfortably in the warm sun, watching his eldest son busying himself for him, washing clothes, taking apart and washing bedding, lighting fires and cooking, scrubbing pots and dishes, sweeping the floor, wiping the table, sweeping the yard, etc., tidying up the house in tidy order. A happy smile was on Father Gao's face.

Father Gao looked at his eldest son's busy figure and asked worriedly, "Pan'er, how are you going to live in the future? You can't always stay by your father's side. You have to find a job to earn money to support yourself and your son."

Gao Pan said, "Dad, don't worry, your son has already made plans. When your grandson is admitted to university, I will go to work and earn money."

Father Gao said, "That's good, that's good. When can I see my eldest grandson Gao Weizhe? This child doesn't like his grandparents' house. He says it's dirty and smelly, and the food is not tasty.

He ran away at such a young age, and we had to look for him for days and nights. We had no choice but to call the police. The police found him at the train station in the northern provincial capital, and we were scared to death.

The farthest place I have ever been to in my life is the Ancient Dao Temple. I have never been far away from home. I was surprised that Gao Weizhe, a little kid, could run to such a faraway train station by himself. "

Gao Pan said: "Your eldest grandson is ignorant and made grandfather worried. After he finishes the college entrance examination, he will come to apologize to you."

Father Gao asked: "Pan'er, when will my eldest grandson finish the college entrance examination? I want to see him. I am dying and I don't know if I can still see him."

Gao Pan said, "Dad, you are still in good health. Gao Weizhe will take the college entrance examination from July 7 to 7. You will be able to see your eldest grandson on July 9."

Father Gao slowly closed his eyes, waved his hand and said, "I'm tired, let me go back to the room and lie on the bed."

Gao Pan went back to the house, tidied the bedding, came back and picked up his father, and placed him steadily on the bed that had just been made. His father's body gradually became stiff, and he no longer had the flexible movements he had before. He allowed Pan to manipulate him. Only the slow-motion movement of his eyes and mouth opening and closing proved that Gao's father was alive.

In a blink of an eye, it was the morning of July 7th. The weather was clear and the sun was shining brightly. The sister-in-law boiled a large pot of hot water, and the Gao Pan brothers gave their father a hot bath. Gao Pan gently stroked his father's skinny body, and he had obviously lost a lot of weight. The cancer cells were determined to suck all of his father's blood and flesh.

After taking a bath, he wrapped his father in a quilt and gently carried him to bed. His father snuggled in his eldest son's arms, smiling with satisfaction like a little baby.

Gao Pan's younger brother found a pair of scissors and trimmed his father's fingernails and toenails. The father smiled happily and said, "I am content to have two sons by my side." The father lay quietly on the bed and fell asleep in a daze.

After a while, the pain began to torture his father again. Gao's father said pitifully: "Pan'er, please give me some painkillers. I'm in so much pain, woooo." Gao Pan hurriedly gave his father the painkillers.

Gao Pan knew that his father's pain was becoming more and more frequent, and the effect of the painkillers was becoming shorter and shorter. He could only increase the dosage, and he didn't know how long his father could hold on.

Suddenly, the father started coughing violently. Gao Pan's younger brother hurriedly took the basin and asked his father to spit. Crack, crack, crack, a large mouthful of phlegm came out, and the basin turned blood red.

Gao Pan hurriedly said, "Dad, you are vomiting blood. Let's go to the hospital."

Father Gao waved his hand and said, "No, my life span has come to an end. It's a waste of money if I don't go to the hospital."

Gao Pan's younger brother took the towel, wiped his father's mouth, helped his father lie down, and said to Gao Pan: "Brother, just listen to Dad."

7月7日高父进入了重度昏迷状态，7月8日高父停止呼吸，享年69岁。