Boys always feel poor

In Lin Yi's impression, Jiuping Town is just a very small town.Returning here after a lapse of nearly ten years, Lin Yi found that almost earth-shaking changes have taken place here.Those tidy brick and tile houses on the main road turned into buildings at some point, and there were many small shops along the street, which made Lin Yi unfamiliar and familiar.

Carrying the specially bought fruit in his hand, he groped for a long time based on the memory of the year, and finally found a somewhat familiar alley. Looking at the tile-roofed house facing south at the entrance of the alley, he stopped and said: " It should be here, my grandma's house."

Lin Changsheng was born in this town since he was a child. His father died early, and only his mother lived with his four brothers and sisters.He has a brother and a sister, and a younger brother at the bottom. He is the one who is most likely to be ignored. By the time his family realizes all this, he has already gone too far towards his useless life. Far, completely irreversible.

Lin Yi's grandmother has been living with her eldest daughter Lin Yucui, so the grandma's house that Lin Yi talks about is actually the home of his aunt Lin Yucui.Lin Yucui married Fu Shiyi, a poor boy in the town at that time, regardless of her family's opposition when she was young, and gave birth to a pair of children.It's just that a few years later, Fu Shiyi made a fortune by doing business in the south, making the Fu family one of the most wealthy people in the town.

Lin Yi tightened his grip on the bag, turned his head and saw Luo Qi nodding to him, he took a deep breath and went to the door, knocked on the door.

After a few seconds, footsteps came from the yard, and then someone opened the door from inside, revealing a young and beautiful face, and said in surprise, "You are"

Lin Yi stared at that face for a few seconds, then said softly, "Sister Manman, I'm Lin Yi."

"Lin Yi?" The other party was startled, and then showed a joyful smile, "Why did you come back so quietly?"

Lin Yi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief that the other party could still recognize him.The first person he saw when he came back here was his cousin Fu Man, which made him very happy.

Lin Yi has always been a very sensitive child. When he returned to his hometown with Lin Changsheng and Xia Chunxiang, he lived in each relative's house for a few days, and he also felt that the relatives had thousands of different attitudes. Adults are fine, but Children's performance is the most direct.

At that time, Lin Yi hadn't gone to school yet. He spoke G city dialect, was dirty all over, and had never seen or eaten anything.The uncle and the cousins ​​of the uncle's family ignored him, and the cousins ​​of the uncle's family even guarded him like thieves.

Fu Man was different from all of them.At that time, Fu Man had already gone to college. Because of the good conditions of his family, he dressed brightly and spoke standard Mandarin.She smiled gently at Lin Yi, put all the delicious food at home in front of Lin Yi, and opened them one by one for him to eat.

Xia Chunxiang didn't know how to take care of children, so Lin Yi, who was dealing with all kinds of garbage all day long, never washed his face properly, and his cheeks were so dirty and cracked.Fu Man didn't feel disgusted at all, took a basin of hot water, and patiently washed Lin Yi's face and hands, revealing his supposedly white and tender skin.

Perhaps Fu Man would not know how much her small actions at that time had an impact on Lin Yi's life. Lin Yi sat at her desk, wearing the new clothes she specially bought, and studying with a pencil. When writing his name, he secretly made up his mind that when he returned to G City, he would definitely study hard. He hoped that one day in the future, his life would be like Fu Man's.

As a result, he never expected that he had no chance to change his life through learning.Thinking about it this way, when he saw Fu Man, besides being happy, he also sighed.He still remembers that when Fu Man taught him how to write his name, he said softly in his ear: "We can't change our origin, but we can change our life, and learning is probably the most convenient way. Xiaoyi, You have to remember what my sister said, and when you go back, you must also study hard."

I don't know how Fu Man will feel when he knows that he finally left the school.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi couldn't help lowering her head.But Fu Man had already stretched out his hand to grab his arm, and said, "Okay, don't just stand there at the door, go in first." After a pause, she glanced at Luo Qi, "Are you Xiao Yi's friend? Come in."

Luo Qi smiled and nodded: "I'm bothering my sister."

Compared with ten years ago, the small courtyard of Fu's family seems to have not changed much. The tile-roofed house that looked spacious and bright back then looks a bit old now.There are a lot of farm tools and two cows in the originally clean and tidy yard, which made Lin Yi stunned.Fu Shiyi has been doing business outside, and Lin Yucui has been taking care of the elderly and children at home. There is no one who farms, and no one knows how to use these farm tools.

Luo Qi seemed to notice Lin Yi's stupefaction, and stretched out his hand to pull Lin Yi's sleeve. Lin Yi came back to his senses, smiled at Fu Man, and said, "Is grandma at home?"

Fu Man was taken aback for a moment, and then replied: "Your translation doesn't know. The year before last, Fu Peng got married, and the house at home was not enough to live in. Third Uncle and the others took Grandma over."

Fu Peng is Fu Man's younger brother, who is three or four years younger than Fu Man. When Lin Yi returned to his hometown, that cousin was in high school in the city. The two of them had never met. There is still such a cousin.Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, it was already the age of marriage.

Fu Man opened the door and let Lin Yi and Luo Qi go in and sit down on the sofa. While pouring water for the two of them, he said, "Let's rest for a while and drink some water. I'll take you to the third uncle's house later Grandma. Third Uncle and the others have moved, so you can't find it yourself."

Lin Yi picked up the water glass, took a sip of water, hesitated to find a topic and said, "Sister Manman, aunt and uncle, are you okay?"

Fu Man sat down beside him, and nodded: "My mother's health is a bit weak, but it's not a big deal. As for my father," she paused before laughing, "He's in good health now. Why don’t you take a piece of land and grow it yourself?”

Lin Yi was stunned. In his impression, Fu Shiyi had always been a businessman with superior living standards, ability and courage. It was really impossible to connect him with the farm tools in the yard. He opened his mouth and said hesitantly: "Uncle he……"

Fu Man glanced out of the window, and said softly: "Dad is getting old, and his business in the early years is not good now. He may have retired early in other people's homes at his age, but he owed some money outside in the last few years. , Fu Peng and I have no skills, we can only watch him work hard at such an old age."

Lin Yi didn't expect that, in just a few years, everything would turn out like this. The Fu family, which he thought was well-off, now also encountered their difficulties.Holding the water glass, he forced a smile and said, "Sister Manman, are you working now?"

"Ah, I'm working as a teacher in a high school in the city. It's not the weekend, so I'll stay home for two days." Fu Man looked at Lin Yi, "Why did you come back by yourself? Where are the second uncle and the second aunt? "

Lin Yi lowered his head, stared at his dirty shoes for a while, and then said in a low voice: "Sister Manman, I... ran away from home. You know my dad, I don't want to spend my whole life Live like him."

When Lin Changsheng left home, Fu Man hadn't been born yet, but since she was a child, she always knew that she had a second uncle, and she also heard about Lin Changsheng's past from her parents and grandmother, especially when she was in college. I saw the second uncle's family with my own eyes.

She also fully understood what kind of person her second uncle was.She still remembered that when she saw the dirty Lin Yi, she couldn't believe it. There was a child living a life that couldn't satisfy even the basic necessities of life, and that child was still her cousin.

Fu Man looked at Lin Yi, and in the blink of an eye, nearly ten years passed, and the dirty child had turned into a young and handsome boy.Although the clothes on his body were shabby, his eyes shone with a light that belonged to a young man.Fu Man couldn't help but think that even in that environment, her cousin grew up positively.

"Then what are your plans when you come back this time?" Fu Man leaned back on the sofa and looked at Lin Yi.

Lin Yi put the water glass on the table, bit his lip and said, "I want to see if I can find a job, any job is fine, as long as I can do it, I'm not afraid of hardship."

"Then you don't plan to continue studying?" Fu Man folded his arms, his face a bit dignified.

Lin Yi thought that she was probably very disappointed in herself.He lowered his head and bit his lip, not knowing how to answer.He really wanted to continue studying, but he couldn't help it.

Fu Man sighed, reached out and patted Lin Yi's arm: "I remember that I may have told you that I hope you can study hard, after all, it is the most convenient way to change your destiny. But, Xiao Yi, that is not It’s not the only way. If you can’t go on this road, you can also try another road. I think, as long as you can persevere and endure hardships, no matter what you do, you will be successful. At that time, You can also continue to read, and at that time, you read only to enrich yourself, because you like it."

Lin Yi looked up at Fu Man, and whispered: "Sister Manman, I..."

Fu Man laughed, with a pear dimple on her lips, showing that she was extraordinarily gentle: "You guys will stay at my house tonight, and you will go back to the city with me tomorrow. Anyway, opportunities in the city are always worth it. Much more than this small town."

The author has something to say: Lin Yi’s life cannot always be clouded, I always want to give him some hope.