After a lot of hard work, I finally bought a house in the city. Of course, I can't forget my parents when I have a place to live. On Sunday, I took my daughter-in-law and son back to the countryside, hoping to pick up my parents and enjoy a few days in the city.

Mom and Dad laughed and shouted loudly, and then poured tea and smoke for the neighbors who came to hear the news, but they almost set off firecrackers. For a while, people in the yard were barking like New Year's Eve. Uncles and aunts praised us for our filial piety, and let us blame ourselves for being embarrassed, and whispered to blame Mom and Dad for being too hyped up. Why let everyone know about such a big thing? Mom and Dad just laughed and didn't answer.

But when the neighbors were about to leave, my mother changed her mind and said, "I can't leave this house. Look, there are a bunch of chickens in the yard, a few pigs behind the house, and a big black dog, Hei Zi. Who will serve them when I leave?"

What my mother said was not unreasonable. A rural family always has a lot of miscellaneous things, and it is really impossible to be separated from others. I have to say to my father, "Mom can't spare time, Dad, you always have time, right?"

The son hugged the dog and said in a childish voice, "If Grandpa doesn't come with us, I won't go either. I want to play with Heizi."

Dad smiled when he heard that, but he was embarrassed again. He dug his ears with his rough fingers and said, "It's not that I don't want to go, it's really… Sigh, we are old and have some bad habits. I am afraid that it will be inconvenient to be with you..."

My daughter-in-law pretended to be unhappy and said, "Dad, look where you are going, isn't this a family talking about two families? If you don't go, we are really angry."

Seeing this situation, my mother said firmly: "Old man, you go, the children come to invite, don't brush their hearts, what bad habits and good habits, just get through it."

Back in the city, I had a nice drink with Dad and stayed silent all night. When I woke up the next morning, I was surprised to find that Dad's eyes were puffy and he looked a little tired. I said, "Dad, didn't you sleep well last night?"

Dad smiled and said, "Sleep well, sleep well, sleep until dawn. Alas, the bed is too soft, not as comfortable as the hard bed in my hometown. I say, you young people can't sleep in this bed all the time, it will soften your bones over time."

When I came back from work on the third night, I found that Dad's original red face turned a little pale. I was secretly surprised and said, "Dad, your face is getting worse and worse. Are you feeling unwell? Let's go, I'll take you to the hospital to have a look."

Dad straightened his chest and said loudly, "I'm in good health, maybe better than you, so I'm not going to Raoshizi Hospital. I've never been to a hospital in my life. It's just... I can't sleep."

The daughter-in-law said anxiously, "Dad, you've been here for three days, and you haven't gotten used to the new bed yet Why don't you change to a hard bed tomorrow?"

Dad shook his hand and said, "Where is it, I'm not as squeamish as you guys, not to mention such a good bed, even the haystack roots I can sleep on," Dad's face suddenly showed an embarrassed look, and he said, "Well, to be honest, Dad has a bad habit, every night before going to bed, his ears and eyes are itchy. In the past, it was your mother who scratched and scratched me with a match stick, and I started snoring when I reached for it. Now that I'm here, no one will pick it up for me, and I can't dig it myself. I'm still itchy after a busy night, so ah, hehe..."

I suddenly realized when I heard it, and said, "Hey, no wonder you said that you had some bad habits when you went home last time. It turns out that this is it. It's too simple, I can't just pick it up."

So Dad lay down comfortably, closed his eyes, and looked like he was waiting to enjoy himself. Dad was nearly sixty, but his hair was thick and black, and he had no white hair, and he didn't know how he cared for it.

I used a matchstick to carefully pick up Dad's ear, hoping to hear him purr happily. Unexpectedly, my daughter-in-law pointed quietly at Dad after a while. I saw that Dad's face did not show an intoxicated look, on the contrary, he kept frowning, obviously not enjoying my service.

I continued to dig gently, and at this time, Dad closed his eyes and said leisurely, "I said, let me go home tomorrow. I have lived in your new home, and I have eaten your good food and wine. I have received your heart, and I am happier to have this heart than to let me live in the palace. It's just that your mother is the only one in the house, both chicken and pig, and she is busy. Besides, I really can't live without your mother for this stinky problem. She has dug out my ears for decades, and even I don't know where it is most comfortable to shave, where it should be lighter and where it should be heavier, but she knows, hehe. Also, she has a bad habit, I am afraid that she will not be able to sleep well without me."

The daughter-in-law laughed and said, "Now I finally understand. It turns out that Dad can't sleep because he misses Mom."

Dad was so panicked that he firmly denied it: "Nonsense!"

I said, "Dad, now that I know your habits, what are Mom's habits?"

When Dad heard that, his throat moved, as if to say, but after a hiccup, he said, "What habits does your mother have? I said it casually. Okay, it's getting late, you can sleep too."

In the light, I saw Dad's face slightly flushed.

The next day, our three generations carried large bags and small bags, and we returned to our hometown in the countryside again in a mighty manner. I could see that my father was a little excited. My daughter-in-law and I laughed secretly, but we only broke up with my mother for three days.

We didn't inform Mom in advance that we were coming back. We were afraid that Mom would be tired of chickens and ducks and burn a table of dishes for a long time. Because of his son's firm suggestion, he said that he would give grandma a surprise. He wanted to hug Grandma and yell in Grandma's ear, scaring Grandma. So when we walked into the yard lightly, Mom was dozing off on the recliner under the big locust tree, holding a strong and tall dog in her arms, Hei Zi, and Mom's hand rubbed Hei Zi's head unconsciously.

At this time, the locust flower is blooming, the snow-white flower strips, the aroma of the courtyard, the spacious yard, this is the dream home.

When Hei Zi saw us coming back, he was so happy that he broke free ofis mother's hand at once, and rushed straight over, licking and tangling for a while, making out endlessly. The son was about to step forward to play a prank when his mother suddenly spoke in a daze: "Black Tiger, where is it? Come here!"

Mom didn't open her eyes when she said this, obviously she didn't know we were back. My daughter-in-law and son didn't respond when they heard this, but I was stunned, because the dog's name is Heizi, not Black Tiger, and Black Tiger is someone else — that's Dad's nickname. Turning to look at Dad, Dad's face suddenly turned red.

Hei Zi listened to his mother's order and looked a little reluctant, but he still ran back to his mother's arms. Then, his mother, who was still closed, stretched out her hands to hug Hei Zi's head and stroked it constantly, muttering to herself, "Black Tiger, why haven't you come back, you old thing?"

Dad's old face finally turned red like drinking two catties of old wine, and he shouted loudly, "Don't call the old woman, we're back!"

One winter many years ago, when my parents first met, one day my mother accidentally fell into the river while crossing the single-plank bridge. My mother couldn't swim, and something was about to happen. It was my father who jumped into the river regardless of his life. At that time, men and women did not engage in physical contact, so my mother had to grab my father's thick hair and go ashore. In the end, my mother was rescued, and my father's hair was pulled off a large lock.

All of a sudden, I realized that my mother had a bad habit of pulling my father's hair to sleep.