Matoya still clearly remembers a scene she saw in the countryside more than ten years ago, which deeply touched her——

Probably when Toya was in her teens, one year she and her father went to visit a relative in a rural area. When passing by the village headquarters, they happened to catch up with a poverty alleviation team from a unit in the city going to the countryside to distribute poverty alleviation materials.

Among the villagers receiving poverty alleviation materials, there was a couple that moved Toya's heart. The husband of that couple was blind and the wife had a disabled leg. The husband rode a bicycle and asked his wife to sit on the crossbar in front of the car. The two cooperated

Moving forward slowly. The wife is the husband's eyes, and the husband is the wife's legs - Toya has always remembered this "picture of a couple riding a bicycle" painted with love.

At that time, some people jokingly said, "These two are a perfect match." Behind the joking words, they expressed respect for the two of them. To be honest, the couple lived a very difficult life, because a few donated clothes made the two of them very happy.

The smiles on their faces made the two of them feel the satisfaction of being cared for. Toya was sure at that time that their lives must be very harmonious and there must be few conflicts. From this special way of riding as a couple, they can

I feel the tacit understanding and mutual cherishment deep in their hearts. The couple are both over forty, and the years have left traces of vicissitudes on their faces. Toya doesn’t know if they have children. In fact, it doesn’t matter at all, because this couple

The feeling that couples give people is that they are loving and happy, and that is enough. This is the greatest wealth in their lives.

Toya likes such a "small life" not because she is negative, nor because she has the narrow-mindedness of being content with a small amount of money, but because it reflects her pursuit of a quiet, peaceful and indifferent life.

Yes, everyone has their own way of living, and everyone has their own pursuits. But everyone should not complain and complain in life, because a happy life needs to be created, rather than passively enjoyed and

Waiting. Everyone has seen the life of being able to share adversity but not wealth. Everyone has heard of the story of a man who was burned out by money and couldn't find his wife, and finally his wife and children were separated. Although it is only an extremely rare case, it is similar to the couple that Toya saw.

Compared with couples, I believe there are still a large number of people who should blush.

Living an ordinary life with flavor is a kind of happiness and the true nature of life. Even if there is a small yurt deep in the grassland with only a dozen sheep and one or two horses, as long as

A harmonious and peaceful family is the "small life" that Matoya longs for most.

However, fate did not fulfill Matoya's little wish and did not guarantee the safety of her family...

Nowadays, Toya, who lives in relative comfort, still dares not to take off her gauze and walk out of the house. Many times, whenever Dong Jing comes to the house, she will help with work or chat with her when there is no work, and she will constantly enlighten Toya.

I hope she won't always be a "cat" in the house, let alone always "hide" her face behind a scarf. Toya just smiled, but didn't dare to do that.

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Hehua, like her younger sister Lianhua, cares very much about Matoya and comes to chat with her whenever she has free time. Sometimes when she sees a car driving into the door of Toya's house, she knows that someone is coming to visit Matoya again and will

I quickly handed over the store to my husband and ran over to the house to help boil water and pour tea to greet the guests, just as naturally as during the Spring Festival.

Lotus always advised Toya: Sister, you have to go out. At least you can't be secretive anymore, and you have to go out of the yard boldly.

Toya answered truthfully: Sister Hehua, I'm afraid.

"My silly girl, no one will laugh at you."

"I'm afraid - I'm afraid that I'll scare people like this, especially - I'm afraid of scaring children." Toya had her own worries.

"No. Take Xiaoshan and Xiaoling for example. Are they afraid of you?"

Toya shook her head.

"That's right. To be honest, sister - don't take it to heart - everyone would be a little surprised when they first saw you after you were discharged from the hospital. Once you get used to it, it won't be a big deal. We people in Sarentai are like

"You still don't know, everyone respects you so much, why do they care about your appearance? Sister, you have stood up bravely, so just walk out bravely." He Hua took the trouble to persuade.

"I——" Toya still hesitated.

Hehua went on to say: It's been almost a year, and you can't keep it up like this. Every time Lotus calls me, this is what worries and cares the most. Besides, Ajinai works as a herdsman for others, and Uncle Ma

You and your aunt's bodies are lying there, so you have to rely on you to take care of all the family affairs? What if you don't leave the house? Can't you live this life?

Toya's heart was moved, but she just couldn't make the final decision. She said embarrassedly: Sister, I - I have to take my time.

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On this day, Tuoya, who could do simple housework, was stewing vegetables in the kitchen. Of course, the vegetables were picked from the back garden and had been washed and cut by her mother Naren Tuya in advance. Tuoya still dared not touch her hands with cold water.

, it’s the same in summer, when I touch the cold water, my joints feel excruciatingly painful, and I can’t hold the knife firmly when cutting vegetables.

Toya was able to stew the dishes prepared by her mother in the pot. After she finished cooking them carefully, when she was about to add salt to the pot, she found that the salt shaker had reached the bottom. She wanted to ask her mother to buy it, but she stopped by.

What should I do if my father still can’t walk his legs?

The dishes were already boiling, and Toya was anxious with the empty cans. She had no choice but to go by herself - Toya went to find a gauze towel, but she asked her mother to wash it and not dry it yet.

Looking at the empty salt shaker for a while and the steaming vegetable pot for a while, Toya gritted her teeth and quietly opened the back door...

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Toya followed the path in the back garden and quickly "sneaked" into Hehua's store.

He Hua, who was wiping the shelves in the store, was surprised and happy when she saw Toya "barging" in without a gauze scarf. She threw the rag and came over.

Hehua took Toya's hand and said happily: Toya, it's great that you finally came out without wearing a scarf.

Toya lowered her head in embarrassment and looked around with the corner of her eyes, fearing that others would see her.

"Don't be afraid, it's better if others see it. Come on, sister will take you for a spin on the street."

Toya was so frightened that she took two steps back and quickly explained:

"Sister, I'm here to buy salt. The vegetables are simmering in the pot, and the salt is gone."

"I'm going to get the salt. That's great. I have to call Lianhua later. She has been thinking about you. If she knew you dared to come to the store without wearing a scarf, she would be so happy." Hehua was so happy.

From the bottom of her heart. She took a bag of salt and handed it to Toya, and said: This is your first step. From now on, you will go out on the streets openly. We are not afraid of anything! If anyone dares to make irresponsible remarks, I will scratch them.

he!

Toya smiled and asked: Sister, how much is it?

"You don't need money, just use it. If you are short of anything, just come and get it."

Toya quickly threw down the two yuan and turned around to leave, saying: Sister, I'm leaving first, the cooking pot is still open.

"You, you - that's so good, just come out."
Chapter completed!