母亲在镇上开了一爿小吃店，每月到了申报期，她总是一大早就来到我们办税大厅，有说有笑地同工作人员和办税的熟人打个招呼，好象总有说不完的话，笑不完的事。在我童年的记忆里，母亲是不苟言笑的，那时父亲身体有病，我和妹妹不谙世事，全家的生活重担都压到了她一个人身上 The mother opened a snack bar in the town and reached the declaration period every month. She always came to our tax hall early in the morning, saying hello to staff and tax acquaintances, as if There are always words to talk about, endless laughter. In my childhood memories, my mother was unsmiling, when my father was sick, my sister and I were inexperienced, and the whole family’s burden of life fell on her alone