The little boy looked at her speechlessly. He had seen all kinds of faces in his life, but he had never seen someone so shameless.

He didn't ask her to help with the work. It would have been fine if she came to work on her own, but now she wants to eat and drink for free?

If it were someone else, he would have lost his temper a long time ago.

However, facing this woman's unreasonable behavior, he found that he did not hate her.

It was a very strange feeling. They had just met each other, but they felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

So when he knew that this woman approached him with a purpose, he still couldn't bear to refuse.

He thought that this woman would only stay here for today at most and would leave tomorrow.

So he kept silent and did not answer their questions.

After dinner, he first cleaned up the dishes, then chopped grass for the pigs and cooked pig food. He was very busy.

Jiang Wan squatted beside him and worked silently, although she looked young, she was very skillful in doing farm work.

With her help, he did feel a lot more relaxed.

After finishing these things, he carried his hoe and went to work in the fields.

The family was allocated a small vegetable plot, and he grew a lot of vegetables himself.

Although the land is not big, the vegetables grown there are his staple food.

If he doesn't farm well, he might become so poor that he won't even have enough to eat.

Although he is very young, he has to worry more than adults.

He is busy every day, and all kinds of things occupy his time.

He was already old enough to go to school, but he stayed at home doing farm work.

The main reason is that his father doesn't love him, his mother doesn't care about him, and no one pays his tuition.

Even getting a full meal is extremely difficult.

Others want their parents to be with them, but he hopes that he will always be the only one in the family.

This way no one will beat him, scold him, or steal his money.

This means that every penny he earns from farming belongs to him.

Maybe he can save enough tuition and enroll in school.

Even if the tuition is not much, every year of study is better than what we have now.

It's his bad luck. Not only does he have to support himself at such a young age, but he also has to earn money to support his father.

Everyone in the village said that his life was not easy and everyone felt sorry for him.

But what does it matter? Isn't this his fate?

He was born in such a family and he had no choice at all.

Maybe he owed them in his previous life, and he was here to work like a slave in this life.

He accepted his bad fate as long as he was alive.

He really couldn't understand. He was already so miserable, why did this man and woman always follow him?

He had heard from others that no one would want a child his age even if he was sold.

After all, he is old and can remember things now, so no one would want him.

This is also why he didn't feel scared even though the man and woman kept following him.

He is a rotten man with nothing. What is there in him that is worth being cheated of?

The appearance of these two people was sudden, but they always warmed his heart.

After a hard day's work, he originally wanted to keep the two men for dinner.

But when he thought that his father would come back in the evening and might beat him again, he didn't dare to try to keep him.

He thought his life was already a mess, so why bother involving irrelevant people?

The little boy watched them leave and then sighed heavily.

As he cooked dinner that night, he kept thinking, why did they help him? Will they come again tomorrow?

If they come over tomorrow, he will treat them to mushroom soup.

He found a nest of mushrooms on the mountain, but he was reluctant to pick them.

If they came over, he would be willing to pick the mushrooms for them to eat.

After being cooked, the mushrooms are tender and smooth, and taste extremely sweet.

He couldn't bear to eat it himself, but was willing to share it with them.

But they probably have their own jobs too, so it’s impossible for them to be with him every day, right?

The little boy thought about this and felt a little sad in his heart.

What surprised him was that his father did not come back at night.

If dad doesn't come back, there's no need to cook so much, and no one will beat him.

Although he was the only one at home, he felt very satisfied.

Although he was lonely, his father would not accompany him when he came back, and would even find various reasons to beat him.

The reason why he became more and more silent was because he didn't like such a father.

When his mother was still alive, he told him not to talk back or he would get more beatings.

He remembered this sentence firmly and has been following it till now.

My mother left three years ago. At that time, she was fed up with my father's drinking and beating. One night when my father was asleep, she packed up her things and left quietly.

She left very decisively at that time. Apart from saying goodbye and giving him some instructions when she left, she never came back again.

He didn't know how he was doing now, and he didn't know if she missed them a little.

Later, my father looked for her like crazy, but my mother refused to come back. Finally, I heard that they were divorced.

All he knew was that from that time on, all of his father's fists and insults were directed at him alone.

At that time he was very young and weak, and was almost beaten to death several times.

Maybe he was lucky, as he was often beaten so badly that he couldn't get up, but he was still alive.

Even he himself found it puzzling. Could it be that there was something in this world that he was still clinging to?

Otherwise, how could someone like him, who had no parents to love him, still be alive after going through so many hardships?

He always felt that people like him who were unnecessary should die early.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he closed his eyes, but his mind couldn't help but think of the man and woman from the daytime.

They should also be a couple, but they have a very good relationship with each other.

The woman is gentle, beautiful, hardworking and capable. The man is tall and strong, taciturn but very capable.

The most important thing is the harmonious relationship between them.

They discussed everything and I didn't see them get angry or fight all day.

As he thought about it, he actually felt a little envious.

If only they were his parents.

If he was born in such a happy family, would his life be different?

I don’t know who is so lucky to be their child.

He closed his eyes in his wandering thoughts, feeling nothing but envy.

He opened his eyes at dawn the next morning.

Because he was worried and had some messy thoughts last night, he didn't sleep very well.

After getting up in the morning, he felt a little tired. When he got out of bed, he felt dizzy.

He turned around to look at the quilt that was kicked aside and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

It turned out that he had a nightmare last night and accidentally kicked the quilt away. Coupled with his poor sleep quality, it was no wonder that he felt dizzy.

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