Zhu Qinghe's hand was so painful that he couldn't close it, and he was unable to hang down. He continued slowly. Hearing Ruan Mu's words, he subconsciously looked at the earthy cave dwelling where the air was leaking.

The paper pasted on the windows will not fall off, shaking with the breeze, there is a nest built by swallows under the eaves, which has been occupied and destroyed by sparrows, and it is even more impossible to see the house. A heavy rain should be very wet.After tidying up the yard, I will find some firewood to light up the humidity in the house, otherwise I won't be able to sleep tonight, and I will suffer even more if my injuries don't heal.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Zhu Qinghe glanced at the scorching sun above his head, looked at Ruan Mu who was hiding under the shade of a tree, and said, "Go back quickly, so that Teacher Wang won't worry."

Ruan Mu's eyelashes are long and dense, dotted with mottled light from the gaps in the leaves, very delicate and delicate, squinting at Zhu Qinghe: "My mother has other things to do, she is not at home, you are her student, I Have dinner with you."

Zhu Qinghe thinks that Ruan Mu is so good-looking at such a young age, and has such a deadly personality that he doesn't care about others. He will definitely be liked by girls in the future, but it's very strange. He would take the initiative to follow behind him, could it be that he looks pitiful?

But now he is really embarrassed, raised his sleeves and wiped his face in embarrassment: "Go to the mountain to pick some wild fruits to fill your stomach, I want to take care of your meal, I don't have anything at hand."

Zhu Qinghe found a clean place to put the burden away, raised his legs and walked up the mountain. He squatted for a long time just now, his walking posture was weird, and his limping looked a little funny.

Ruan Mu followed behind him, seeing that he was skinny and his clothes were torn, he couldn't help frowning: "Your father often beats you?"

Zhu Qinghe curled his lips, turned his head and said with a smile: "Hit, hit to death, but my life is tough. Be careful on the road, hold this, there are snakes in the grass."

Ruan Mu reached out to take the slender stick, swung it left and right to startle many insects, and he slapped it with his hands in disgust.

Zhu Qinghe collected his eyes calmly, walked into the lush forest, and soon there was a wide and flat open space in front of him, he asked Ruan Mu to stand here and wait, and went in to find the fruit by himself.Ruan Mu shook his head in disagreement, and stubbornly followed behind him: "I haven't been to the mountain yet, so I'm curious about what's inside."

Zhu Qinghe had no choice but to take him in. The dense leaves blocked the sun outside, and the slightly dark world was cool, with weeds spreading.Ruan Mu was accidentally scratched by an unknown grass, looked up and saw that Zhu Qinghe's arms were all covered outside, he didn't care at all, he just stepped down the standing weeds, thinking it should be fine, I had to grit my teeth and follow.

In the depths of the forest, Zhu Qinghe found two kinds of edible fruits. Zhu Qinghe took off his clothes and spread them on the ground. Ruan Mu: "Eat more, I can't bear the fullness of this food. You can carry it for me when I go down the mountain. I have to collect some dry firewood. Don't worry, my clothes are very clean."

Ruan Mu took a bite, the flesh was sweet and soft, delicious but too sweet, he stopped to lean against a tree after eating a few times, looked at Zhu Qinghe who was devouring, and asked: "I'll come and play with you in the future, people in the village I don't know each other, my mother is busy every day and has no time to take care of me, you are her student, she can rest assured."

Zhu Qinghe ate more than half of it, and his stomach was only [-]% full. He washed his hands in the river, wiped his face, stood up, patted his pants, shook his head and said, "No, I don't have time."

Teacher Wang thinks highly of him, so he will give him extra lessons during the summer vacation, but school is about to start, and his tuition fees have not yet been paid. The most important thing is to find a way to make money.Clean up the house first today, and think about what he can do when he is free in the evening.

"If you're tired, you can stay here for a while. I'm walking up to pick up some dry firewood."

Ruan Mu brought up the fruit clothes and wanted to go with him, Zhu Qinghe smiled and said, "What a coward."

Climbing a mountain is hard work, and Ruan Mu was spoiled for his delicate skin and tender flesh. Seeing Zhu Qinghe walking on the ground with a limping leg, he curled his lips and sat on the rock.Zhu Qinghe didn't care about him, pulled the vines, tied up the dry firewood he picked up and carried it on his shoulders. Seeing that the wild flowers on the side of the road were blooming beautifully, he would plant some in the yard when he got back.

Without his urging, Ruan Mu stood up and followed behind, the corners of his mouth raised.

Going back and passing the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, Aunt Fuman stood under the tree chatting with the elderly man, saw him from a distance, and shouted loudly: "Qinghe, come here."

Aunt Fuman is a well-known fierce woman in the village. She has a vicious mouth. If she gets angry, she can scold you from morning to night. She has been greeted by more than ten generations of her ancestors. No one dares to provoke her on weekdays. Zhu Qinghe didn't know what she was going to do, so he hesitated a little and passed.

Aunt Fuman asked him to wait and turned around to go home, and after a while she brought out a small basket from inside and handed it to him: "You silly boy, even if you are too kind, you should take your broken head back, What are you doing to make those people cheaper? If you take this back, you can still handle two meals at least."

Zhu Qinghe quickly declined and said, "Auntie, how can I want it? Your family is not well-off, so I..."

Aunt Fuman glared at him: "My family has enough to eat, and there is no shortage of this mouthful for you. Qinghe, since you have come out, you have to fight for it. You will have a big future in the future, and then let them regret it. In the future, if you have something to do, speak up and work hard." Your Uncle Fuman and Brother Dalong are both good at the job."

Zhu Qinghe took it gratefully, his throat was slightly sore, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Thank you auntie, can you lend me the sickle, I have to clean up the yard first."

"Okay, just wait."

The spectators under the tree waited for Zhu Qinghe to go far away, and then asked the Fuman family: "What do you care about a down-and-out kid? He looks like a good-for-nothing, so what's the use of remembering your kindness? Beware of attracting a wolf to your door, when you cry."

Aunt Fuman spat with her hands on her hips, and cursed: "You know what, people's hearts are made of flesh. If the old Zhu's family is black-hearted, you are also black-hearted? Such an old child has to rely on everything. Don't you think he is pitiful? Besides, Qinghe is a decent and responsible person. He is more sensible, and he might be a promising person in the future. They are all mothers, and I just want to make peace of mind."

Ruan Mu took two quick steps to be side by side with him, and said briskly, "Want to cry?"

Zhu Qinghe's thoughts were punctured, and he gave him a cold look: "Hold what you have in your hand, don't spill it." This kid is still as unpleasant as before.

With the sickle, it was much faster to clean up the yard. It took about half an hour to clean up. Zhu Qinghe piled the grass outside the yard, and waited for the sun to dry to be used as firewood.

He rubbed his hands together, took out the key to open the rusty lock, pushed the door open with a creak, and the choking smell penetrated his nostrils, he stopped Ruan Mu who was looking inside, and pulled him a little further: "Wait before you go in, let's ventilate first."

The two squatted down in the shade, Ruan Mu's fashionable clothes were already filthy, he thought for a while and said, "I should have let you go up if I knew it, Teacher Wang is usually so busy, and I still have to wash your clothes. "

Ruan Mu shook his head again and again: "I wash it myself, this is homework."

Zhu Qinghe couldn't help but think that big cities are different, maybe in the next few years or ten years, the schools in the village will become so formal.I remember that in his previous life, he passed by a school, just as the students were leaving school, they were wearing the same school uniform, lined up, shouted slogans and left the school gate, and found the happy expressions of their relatives in the crowd, which he will never forget.

Seeing him in a daze, Ruan Mu frowned and asked, "Why can't I see you tomorrow? I'm alone at home and no one will play with me."

Zhu Qinghe said with a smile: "I'm not as lucky as you. I have to find a job, and the tuition fee has not been paid yet. Well, it's getting late, you can go back quickly, and you can come back after I clean up." After finishing speaking, he ignored him and went straight into the house.

No one has lived in it for many years. Zhu Qinghe threw out the mess after sweeping the dust, leaving only usable baskets, boxes for clothes, and two large urns. They went to the well at the entrance of the village to fetch water and wipe. After a while, the fire was lit, which could drive away the musty smell anyway.

After tidying up, he stood under the toon tree in the yard to catch his breath. He didn’t know when Ruan Mu left. He locked the door again and went up the mountain with a basket. He dug half the basket of wild vegetables and half the fruits he picked A bundle of firewood went to Aunt Fuman's house.

Walking into the yard, Uncle Fuman and Brother Dalong also came back from the outside. They were washing their hands shirtless, and the people who had endured hardship had built up their muscles. He blushed and lowered his head and called out: "Uncle, Brother Dalong .”

Aunt Fuman came out of the house and saw him smiling: "What are you doing standing there, come in quickly."

Zhu Qinghe leaned the sickle against the wall with a smile, handed over the basket and said: "I will return the basket of my aunt's when I free it. I got it from the mountain. You are busy on weekdays and don't have time to go to the mountain. These are also worth paying attention to." It's enough to eat a few meals, if I go up the mountain, I will dig. It's getting late, I'll go back first."

Aunt Fuman wanted to keep him for a meal, but after persuading him for a long time, she turned around and said to her man, "Even I think this kid has nothing to say about being a man. Old Zhu's family is in a daze? In the future, we can help if we can." , It should also be used to accumulate evil virtue for our old Liu family, give me a hand, don't let it go astray."

Liu Fuman nodded quickly without saying a word: "Just listen to my wife."

When Zhu Qinghe returned home, he added a few more firewood to the stove. The oilcloth on the kang was no longer usable, and a large piece of mud was exposed. Fortunately, it was not cold yet, and he could make it on the box.After a while, he found a way to make money, and he added everything that was missing in the house.To live alone, one needs to have a decent home. In his previous life, he tidied up the eight-square-meter house he rented, so what if he didn't live long?If you feel better, you can live one more day, which is a more cost-effective deal.

As for what to do, he really didn't know what to do. 14 years old is an embarrassing age. In the eyes of outsiders, he can't do any heavy work. It's unrealistic to find a job in the county. Regardless of the hot room that cannot be entered and the mosquitoes that look like "wolves" seeing meat, he fell asleep with his head on the board of the box. He was sleeping soundly when he heard someone knock on the door rudely, and he scratched his hair irritably , put his hands on his waist to open the door.

Unexpectedly, it would be Ruan Mu, he held an iron lunch box in both hands, and said casually: "My mother asked me to bring it here, saying that I am afraid you will starve to death."

Zhu Qinghe felt hungry only now, and took it with squinted eyes and a smile, sleepy, half awake: "It's better, teacher, I'm really hungry, I'll just fall asleep if you don't come."

He wolfed down his meal, sent Ruan Mu away, lay down on the box again, and slept very comfortably until dawn.

The next day he washed his clothes, lit the fire and went out. He didn't know what he would find, but there was an inexplicable force pushing him forward, from the beginning of the village to the end of the village, nothing was useful Seeing that, I was about to go back in dejection, when suddenly I heard someone say: "Brother Luo, you are well-off now, and you have become a boss. You are the most promising in our village. Is your brick factory still short of people?"

"Why is there no shortage? The shortage is serious. If you can come with such great strength, I will be happy, brother, are you thinking?"

Luo Wangwang is the most respectable person in the village. No one expected him to make a fortune by opening a brick factory. Who knew that in just two years, his business is booming, and he even changed his outfit, wearing a black suit and trousers. , a white shirt, and polished leather shoes, riding a Phoenix brand bicycle, and ringing the bell when meeting an acquaintance, the clear and loud sound makes people envious.

Zhu Qinghe didn't care to listen to the pleasantries between the two of them. He only knew that he didn't have to worry about his tuition fees, so he didn't even think about running over, and said excitedly, "Uncle Luo, do you think I can do it? I'm strong. Do whatever you want."

Luo Wangwang took a look at him, and immediately refused: "No, you are too young, let alone, you can't bear the temperature alone, if something happens, let your parents ask me to settle the score, I will not mess with it rise."

This job is like a life-saving straw for Zhu Qinghe's current situation. He anxiously grabbed the front of the car, stared at Luo Wangwang eagerly and said, "Uncle Luo, I live alone now. They don't care about me. If you don't believe me, you can let me go." Shall I try first?"

Luo Wangwang thought for a while, then pushed Zhu Qinghe away, raised his eyebrows, and reprimanded: "What do you mean living alone? Don't be stubborn just because you are young. What can you do without your parents? Go back, I'm here Do not accept disobedient children."

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