Chapter 61: : Poor lonely old man

Jiang Xi sat on the dilapidated sofa, and the old man walked over with his waist quickly, pulling Jiang Xi up to the side.
"There are many bugs and fleas on the sofa. Don't do it. Sit on the bench here. I picked it up from outside. I have been sitting there." The old man said.
Jiang Xi was taken aback, fleas?
Quickly got up, sat on a small stool on the other side, and looked at the room at the same time.
The light in the room was very dim, as if the screen was closed again in a gloomy sky, and it felt gray.
The small stool she was sitting on, as the old man said just now, was picked up from the outside. It was very old and could be seen with the naked eye. The sofa next to it was linen blue-gray, and it was broken. The sponges on the other end have been exposed, and the legs of the sofa are broken. They are cushioned with bricks.
Looking at other parts of the house, the dining table is a folding table with severe paint falling off, without stools, and connected to it is a dark painted kitchen. The paint on the walls all fell in big chunks, pitted.
Jiang Xi couldn't help but look at the information in his hand. The old man has children. How could he still live in such a place if he has children?
She was puzzled, but saw that the old lady had been making noises in the kitchen, Jiang Xi got up again and stood at the door of the kitchen.
"Grandma, can you come and sit for a while, can we talk?"
The old man turned his head and smiled at her, with only a few teeth left.
She said: "Daughter, grandma has nothing to eat here. I will scoop two spoons of sugar for you and drink it with boiling water."
Jiang Xi's eyes were hot for no reason, and she swallowed and choked quickly.
"No need, grandma, I'm not thirsty, leave the sugar for you to drink slowly, okay? You come out first and we will chat together, okay?"
Jiang Xi walked in, the concrete floor in the kitchen was bumpy, and she quickly helped the old man walk out.
"Grandma, you can sit here." Jiang Xi helped the old lady sit on the bench, and she moved in the small stool she had placed outside and sat opposite the old man's house.
"Girl, where are you from?" the old man asked.
Jiang Xi showed his student ID to the old man: "I am a student, grandma, and I am also an intern reporter for Chaohua News Agency. Today I am here to interview you."
"Oh, oh, what do I have to interview, it's not beautiful..."
The old man smiled shyly and touched his messy hair with his skinny hands, "I have nothing to interview. Now, the times are better, I am very grateful."
When the old man finished speaking, he asked, "Girl, will you take pictures of me?"
"Huh? Yes!" Jiang Xi nodded hurriedly.
She is preparing paper and pen to record the story of the old man.
But as soon as she started doing this, she felt that it was not right. It shouldn't be a pen and paper record, so maybe she can only remember a few words.
There are some things that she didn't know until she got to the scene, what she should need.
Voice recorder, or large-capacity mobile phone.
When she was distracted a little, the old man staggered up again, took the comb placed on the table, combed herself a few times, and then gently touched her hand a few times to let the hair conform to her head. Then the old man sat back next to Jiang Xi in a kind voice.
"Someone had come to interview before. They took pictures of me downstairs, but they weren't like you. They still accompany my old woman to sit here for a while."
The old grandmother started to babble: "I, now my legs and feet are not as sharp as before, so I like to stay at home. Because of my mind, I don't remember anything for a while, I'm afraid to go out and I won't be able to come back. Girlfriend , I’m over 80 when I get breasts, and I don’t want to die outside."
Jiang Xi's heart moved: "Grandma, you will live a hundred years old."
"They have all moved away. It has been many years since they moved away. I am an lone old lady guarding this building, and no one has been here for a long time," said the old lady.
Jiang Xi raised his eyes slightly: "Grandma, why didn't you move out together?"
The old grandmother opened her mouth again, possibly laughing. She said, "Where do I move? My daughter is married and lives in her husband's house. She is not free. The son and the daughter-in-law also have a home. If I live, I have to help bring my grandson. I can understand their difficulties. They let me live in such a big house alone, and I am very satisfied with my daughter."
Jiang Xi frowned: "This is a dangerous building. You can see it when you stand downstairs. There are cracks in this building."
"It's okay. Do you remember the big earthquake eight or nine years ago? At that time, many people died in Sichuan. Although we are far apart, we are also affected. This building was cracked at that time. It's been so many years, it's no problem." The old man's voice was low, breaking each sentence apart, as if he didn't even have the strength to speak.
Jiang Xi asked, "Grandma, how long has your son been back?"
The old man thought carefully: "It's been a few years."
At the end of the speech, she pointed to the dusty TV and said: "He came over that year, it was Chinese New Year, and watched the Spring Festival Gala, that year was the Year of the Dragon. Every year, I look forward to them and hope they can come back to watch the Spring Festival Gala with me. , But it’s been a few Spring Festival Gala."
Jiang Xi's heart is sinking deeper and deeper. Five or six years have passed since the Year of the Dragon.
"Grandma, you miss them, why don't you call them? Will they send you money if they don't come back to see you?" Jiang Xi asked again.
The old man's words broke by, and finally sighed.
"Can't call, they are busy, they are busy at work. I can't do anything at my age, and I just help if I don't mess with them."
Jiang Xi asked again, "Then, do they send you money?"
"I don't want them. They all have a family. Where is life so easy? I understand. I can do it by myself and don't disturb them." The old man said.
Jiang Xi had a sore nose and took a deep breath.
"Grandma, will the community give warmth to the poor?" Jiang Xi asked.
The old man thought for a while, "Yes, people used to come to sit at home for a while, but now everyone has moved away, and there are no more people. Maybe, forget about my lonely old lady?"
Jiang Xi looked at the old man, thought about his grandparents, and sighed.
I can see the great maternal love from the elderly, as well as the helplessness and sadness after being abandoned by young children.
Her family also has grandparents, and the mother alone supports the whole family. She has to take care of the father on the sick bed and is also responsible for the life of her grandma. But why don't the elderly in their family know how to be grateful?
"Grandma, do you know where your son lives and do you have his number?" Jiang Xi asked.
When the old man heard this, he was a little nervous immediately: "Girl, what are you going to do? Do you want to call him? Don't call, he is very busy. If you call him, it will delay him. I know you want to. Help me, but my child, I know that he also has difficulties."
Jiang Xi frowned: "Grandma, I just want to do a simple interview with people like your son. It's not like..."
Jiang Xi said, peeking at the old man's face.
"Grandma, don't you really want to see your son?" Jiang Xi asked.
The old man waved his hand: "I don't want to see, I'm used to living by myself. When I see each other, it will take many years to see each other. It's better not to see. After seeing each other, I am angry again. If I don't see, I still know that I am a mother.
When Jiang Xi heard it, his heart ached in his eyes.
"Can't you send me the contact information?" Jiang Xi asked.
The old man looked at her, "Daughter, why do you want to ask my son's contact information? Don't go to him, he will think I am ignorant and don't understand his difficulties. I am fine now, living in such a big house alone. Look, I’ll just sleep in a place, and there’s still a room vacant. I’m very content, but I’m much better for those vagrants who don’t even have a fixed place to sleep. Girl, don’t worry, old lady, I’m fine.

Jiang Xi tightened his lips and looked at the old man.
"Then what can I do for you?"
As a reporter for people's livelihood, she wants to use her lens and identity to record some people and events, and to show the truest life.
But what is the purpose of reporting these real cases?
Isn't it just to help these people? Isn't it to be open to the public and alert the world?
The old man was also moved, "Girl, you are different from the person who came to interview last time. After they asked some questions, they left. You, you keep asking, don't sympathize with me, I have a good time. "
"It's not sympathy, it's distressed, grandma, I also have elderly grandparents in my family who compare their hearts to each other, so I see you alone, and obviously you have children, but you can't reunite with them. I feel distressed. I feel that there is no reason unless you are separated. Prevent children from fulfilling their filial piety for the elderly. Supporting the elderly is justified."
Jiang Xi took a deep breath, his nose was red.
She laughed again. She said, "Grandma, I know you love your son and daughter very much, but you are spoiling them. You raise them, and they should support you. You understand them, but they don’t necessarily understand. You. Grandma, I’m not looking for trouble with your son. It’s justified. Maybe he has forgotten in his busy schedule. I will talk to him as a junior and I will definitely not hurt him. You think I Is this appropriate?"
The old man looked at Jiang Xi, but stopped talking.
"I must grasp the degree of things, grandma, you are actually worried that your son will blame you, don't you? You don't have to worry about it." Jiang Xi whispered.
The old man sighed softly and said: "The last time they came, they asked some questions, but they didn't ask my son's contact information, girl..."
Jiang Xi put away the pen, "If you think it is really inconvenient, then, forget it."
The old man looked embarrassed and sighed softly.
"Girl, it's not that I didn't give it to you, and I don't know his phone number. Moreover, it's useless if you find him. If he doesn't come, no one will find him." The old man said.
Jiang Xi is surprised, there is no number?
So I insisted not to say just now, just because... to save yourself the last face?
"Grandma, do you know where they live?" Jiang Xi asked.
The old man’s cloudy eyes lighted up slightly, and it took a long time before she said: "Let’s live in Xitang, like living in Century City."