Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

When the little boy heard that he was going to die, he became scared. He just wanted to give the candy to his sister, but he didn't want to die. He looked at the candy in front of him and took a bite of it obediently.

Seeing that the little boy was frightened, He Lai spoke again: "Lie down, I will heal you."

He Lai took out a silver needle and helped him calm down his fever first.

The little boy didn't dare to speak and lay down obediently.

He Lai quickly finished giving him the injection and turned to comfort the little girl.

"Okay, don't cry, don't cry, I have already given your brother the injection, he will be cured soon and he won't die."

"Really?" The little girl obviously had a severe fear of death and was scared when she heard the word death.

"Of course, big brother is a miracle doctor." He Lai said.

"That's great, my brother won't die. Thank you, big brother!" The little girl wiped her tears with her sleeves and threw herself into He Lai's arms.

"You're welcome. Your name is Ke'er, right?" He Lai asked.

"Well, my name is Ke'er."

"Ke'er, you are so good. Where are your parents?"

"Dad died of illness last year, and I don't know where Mom went!" Ke'er replied in a low voice. That was why she was so afraid that her brother would die.

He Lai understood as soon as he heard it. This was a story about the father dying and the mother running away. Alas, the two poor children.

"Don't people in your street care about you?" He Lai asked.

"Yes, but the food was stolen by bad guys."

The little boy said that someone took away all their food while they were out that day.

"Then why don't you go to the welfare home?" He Lai asked.

"Mom said that when she makes enough money, she will come back and take us away. We have to wait for her here."

The little boy said firmly.

He Lai was silent for a moment. How could she tell such a lie? It seemed that this mother had a cruel heart!

After a while, He Lai pulled out the needle.

"You lie down for a while. I'll go out for a while. If you're hungry, eat some jerky first."

He Lai took out a few pieces of dried meat from the cloth bag, which He Lai asked Sha Zhu to prepare specially.

"Thank you, big brother." The little boy said, and then took a bite of the jerky.

"I'll take Ke'er to get something to eat first."

"Okay." The little boy nodded and said one word. He knew that He Lai was a good person.

After He finished speaking, he picked up Ke'er and went out.

"Master, go to the nearest barber shop."

"Okay." The tricycle driver also knew that He Lai was ready to be kind, so he didn't stop him and ran to the nearest barber shop.

Ke'er sat quietly in He Lai's arms, biting on some jerky. It was the most delicious thing she had ever eaten in her life.

In the barber shop, He Lai asked the barber to help Ke'er with her hair.

"Little comrade, are you Ke'er's relative? I just heard Ke'er call you brother." The barber asked. It was obvious that the barber also knew about Ke'er's family affairs and deliberately asked He Lai.

"Uh...I guess so." He Lai was stunned for a moment and replied.

"Oh, I wish you had come earlier. These two little guys are so pitiful. Their father is dead and their mother ran away with someone. Oh, what a sin!"

The barber sighed as he fixed Ke'er's hair.

He Lai stopped talking. This kind of thing was probably quite common during the famine years. After all, when people couldn't survive, anything could happen, including eating their own children, not to mention abandoning them. It was already good enough that the mother didn't sell them.

"Uncle, I'm going out for a while and will be back soon. After I cut her hair, can you help Ke'er wash it? " He Lai stood up and said.

"Okay, go ahead." The barber agreed readily. He also felt sorry for the little girl, but unfortunately he didn't have the ability to help her.

"Big brother, don't go." When Ke'er heard that He Lai was leaving, she immediately felt reluctant to let him go.

"Big brother won't leave, but big brother is going to buy something for Ke'er! So big brother will leave the bag here with Ke'er, and Ke'er will keep it for big brother, okay?"

He Lai was afraid that Ke'er wouldn't believe him, so he took the cloth bag and put it in her arms and said.

"Okay, then big brother, please come back early." Ke'er said while hugging the cloth bag tightly.

"When Ke'er finishes her hair, big brother will be back."

After He finished speaking, he touched Ke'er's head and left the barber shop.

I took a tricycle and went to the nearest state-owned store.

He Lai bought two sets of clothes, pants and shoes for the two children respectively, then ran into the bathroom and took out twenty kilograms of rice, five kilograms of meat, two cans of malted milk, and a lot of fruit from the space.

Then he carried his things, left the store, and took the tricycle back to the barber shop.

At this time, Ke'er had finished cutting her hair and washed it. She was holding a cloth bag and kept looking towards the door, fearing that He Lai would not show up.

"Big brother!" When Ke'er saw He Lai coming back, she immediately ran over barefoot.

"Hey, little girl, you can't go barefoot anymore, do you understand? Come on, put on your shoes."

He Lai took out a pair of cloth slippers and placed them at her feet.

"Thank you, big brother."

Ke'er put on her shoes happily, looked down at her feet, and was extremely happy.

"Come on, I'll take you to change your clothes, sir. I'll go to your room to help the little girl change her clothes."

He Lai said.

"Okay, go ahead." The barber replied with a smile. He didn't expect He Lai to be so nice to the little girl!

Even leather slippers were arranged, which are much more expensive than Liberation shoes!

After Ke'er changed her clothes, her appearance changed immediately. She turned from a little beggar into a little princess. Although she was still a little thin, she was still very cute and had two shallow dimples when she smiled.

After cleaning up, He Lai took Ke'er back home.

He Lai carried Ke'er back to the mud brick house, while Ke'er took a dragon fruit and stuffed it into her mouth desperately.

After eating the meat strips, the little boy felt much better and can now half sit up.

"Brother, look, big brother bought me new clothes! Do they look good?"

Ke'er ran up to the little boy and said.

The little boy was also very happy when he saw his changed sister.

"It looks good." The little boy said with a smile.

"Okay, eat some fruit first, then change your clothes, and I'll cook for you!"

He Lai threw him a dragon fruit and the newly bought clothes, then started cooking.

Fortunately, there was no need to cook any delicious dishes. He Lai just fried a big bowl of meat, boiled some hot water for them, and finally steamed some rice.

He Lai put the meat on the table and soaked them in malted milk.

"Okay, come and eat the meat first. The rice will have to wait a while." He Lai greeted.

The little boy and Ke'er slowly came to the table and drooled at the sight of the meat. They hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

He Lai held Ke'er in his arms and asked, "What's your brother's name?"

"My brother's name is Ye Jun." Ke'er answered in a baby voice.

"Ye Jun, what a good name! Come on, eat and drink this milk first."

He Lai picked up the bowl and started feeding Ke'er.

"Thank you, big brother." Ye Jun looked at He Lai feeding his sister, and he also picked up the bowl and started drinking.

Soon the bowl of milk was empty.

"Eat meat, eat meat, don't make me pick it for you, kid, why don't you move when I say something?"

He Lai picked up a piece of meat and gave it to Ye Jun, saying casually.

Ye Jun picked up the meat embarrassedly and started eating.

While eating meat, tears flowed down my face unconsciously.

He hadn't felt so much care for him in a long, long time. Ever since his father died, his mother had been sad all day long. In the end, she left him some money and said, "Wait for me to come back," and then left.

He said he would come back, but he knew in his heart that his mother must have abandoned them both, just as the neighbors said.