[Lou Cheng] 24 solar terms

An'an, no disease and no disaster, okay? "

Ah Cheng nodded vigorously: "Okay! Mom eats too!"

"Good boy."

Aunt Gui kissed his forehead very relievedly, and went out with big bags and small bags.Ah Cheng finished eating the noodles. Seeing that his mother hadn't come back, he dragged a small bench in front of the sink, stood on it unsteadily, washed the dishes as Aunt Gui did in the past, and put them away carefully. Into the cupboard.

He sat on the threshold and waited for a while, the smell of glutinous rice was already coming from the kitchen, but Aunt Gui, who used to only go for a while, did not come back for a long time.For a whole afternoon, Ah Cheng sat by the kitchen door, his longing eyes would only move away when there was a movement from the door, but every time he scratched the door frame and looked out, he would retract his little head in disappointment , and continued to stare at the pot of fragrant glutinous rice in a daze.

Aunt Gui didn't come back until after dinner time, Ah Cheng felt a little uneasy with hunger, but pots and stoves were really high-risk items for him right now, no matter how fragrant the glutinous rice was, he could only smell it but couldn't eat it.In order to resist the burning sensation in his stomach, he drank a few sips of water, slowly climbed onto the bed, forced himself to fall asleep, and comforted himself silently before falling asleep, it’s no big deal to be hungry, and when his mother comes back tomorrow, he will be able to eat That pot of glutinous rice.

——The pot of red bean and glutinous rice that he had been longing for, after all, he didn't eat it.

After that day, everything changed, the world turned upside down, the world collapsed, fate was like a black shadow with teeth and claws, wrapped in fragments of old warmth, showing cold and sharp fangs to him.

The winter solstice has passed.

He was irresistible, and was brought into the initial cold wilderness in his life.

Xiaohan is here.

At first, Aunt Gui didn't just abuse him blindly. After the first beating, after two or three days, Aunt Gui seemed to wake up suddenly again. She hugged him and wept desperately, apologizing over and over again. He even made a table of delicious food for him, and said that he would take him to buy new clothes.Ah Cheng was young, and although he was frightened that night, he was quickly coaxed by his mother's words. He was a little timid at first, but then he slowly got closer to Aunt Gui.

However, a few days later, Aunt Gui returned to her old ways. This time, she struck harder than last time, and cursed more viciously. A Cheng was grabbed by her hair and slammed into the wall vigorously, again and again, crying and struggling no matter what, Aunt Gui didn't let him go.He woke up the next day with a headache so bad that he couldn't see clearly, so Aunt Gui grabbed him by the collar and threw him out the door, telling him to fetch water and come back.On a very cold day, he only wore a single piece of clothing, didn't eat a bite of food, was cold, hungry and hurt, but still had to do heavy work. Whenever he hesitated, Aunt Gui would catch him and beat him up.

Ah Cheng was very sad and scared. When Aunt Gui beat him, she described it as ferocious. She was not at all like the gentle woman who would talk to him and smile at him. He remembered that his mother had told him that he wanted him to be safe, free from illness and disaster. He grew up, but now he is covered in cuts and bruises, and every scar on his body is the mark left by his mother.

It's not that he didn't try to escape, but Aunt Gui locked him in the house all day long, and he didn't have the ability to go out. Even if he found an opportunity once or twice, the little child couldn't run far before being caught. And every time he was caught by Aunt Gui, he would be beaten worse than ever before.

Gradually, Ah Cheng no longer wanted to escape, and he became quieter and more obedient than before.When Aunt Gui beat him, he just endured it quietly, no longer struggling and crying, and when Aunt Gui asked him to work, he would do it seriously. Day after day, Aunt Gui also slowly She relaxed her guard over him, and occasionally gave him a good look, and when she was in a good mood, she would even bring him a few small biscuits from Ming's house to satisfy his hunger.

Ah Cheng took small bites of those biscuits, making a "crack-crack" sound, and the crumbs of the biscuits fell down. Aunt Gui asked him to clean the floor in disgust, so he lowered his head and picked them up carefully. Instead of throwing the crumbs out of the door, when Aunt Gui was not paying attention, she hid the biscuit crumbs in the crack of the coat.

Finally, one day, Aunt Gui went to Ming's house to work, and she forgot to lock the door before leaving. After Ah Cheng made sure that she had gone far, he put on the coat full of biscuit crumbs, and escaped from this nightmarish place.

He didn't think about where he was going, the only thought was to leave here, the biscuit crumbs were the rations he saved for himself, but after all he overestimated his physical fitness, suffered from hunger and heavy work for many years, plus After being beaten like a regular meal, after stumbling around for more than an hour, he finally exhausted all his strength.

A second before he lost consciousness, he vaguely heard someone calling his name in surprise, and a tall and straight figure walked quickly across the long street, hurriedly catching his fallen body and hugging him in his arms.The winter sun slanted on that man's body, from eyebrows to eyes, from eyes to lips, from chin to arms, and even the corners of his clothes that fluttered while walking, seemed to be tailored by light, shining into his years of silent life. The square inch of the world shines into his scarred heart.

He dreamed that he was surrounded by the sun and hugged tightly by the sun. It was a sweet dream he hadn't experienced in a long time, so the thin child stretched his brows and eyes, revealing a small dimple, and in the embrace of the sun, he took a long breath go to sleep.

"Sir, after the winter solstice, what is it?"

"After the winter solstice, there will be Minor Cold. On the day of Minor Cold, in Yanbei Township, magpies start their nests and pheasants start their larvae. Even in the coldest season of the year, there is also the power to make people feel warm."

"So Ah Cheng, you have to remember that there will be no complete hopelessness in life, no matter when, there is always hope."

"Then...then what if I really meet..."

The young man touched the child's head and smiled slightly.

"Don't be afraid, even if the sky falls, I'm still here."

【[-]】Great cold

"If you want to humiliate a child, if you want to torture and kill a person, I want him to become a healthy person, a normal person, and a highly educated person. I will not disappoint your original intention of raising this child."

Minglou hadn't been this angry for a long time.

Since the death of his parents, he and his elder sister Mingjing supported each other and dealt with wolves, tigers and leopards. After repeated storms and crises at every step, his heart was gradually polished to be calm and harmonious, happy, sad, angry, and painful , but no matter how turbulent all these intense emotions are, they are always firmly controlled by his strong self-control.

But this time, I took Ah Cheng who was lying on the side of the road back to Ming's house, saw his bloodless face, his body that was so thin that only bones remained, and the hideous scars on his chest and back. , Minglou felt that a ball of flame rushed into his brain, instantly turned into a prairie fire, and burned all his calmness and reason in one brain.

Not only because Aunt Gui was so cruel to a child, but also because the child who was lying here peacefully and tortured so badly was Ah Cheng.

Minglou is very clear that Ah Cheng has a very different meaning to him.

He was at the right age to be a good teacher, but in the Ming family, he was the only one to be taught a lesson in front of Ming Jing. Mingtai was young, lively and active, never liked to study, and couldn't discipline him even with his elder sister protecting him.On the outside, he is still a student, even if there are some like-minded friends, they are all peers, it is hard to say who teaches who, only Ah Cheng, who is different from everyone else.

Ah Cheng is his first student and so far the only one.Minglou enlightened him hand in hand, taught him to read, taught him to practice calligraphy, told him stories and human feelings, and poured great hopes into him.Ah Cheng is also a piece of jade in the rough, intelligent, eager to learn, and well-behaved. There are too many shining points in him waiting to be discovered by others. Ming Lou found him in the rubble, brushed off the dust covered on it, and thought about it joyfully and cautiously. Thinking about how to polish and carve, I look forward to seeing him appearing in front of the world in a dazzling yet gentle and restrained manner one day, just as satisfied as seeing a precious orchid tree growing in front of my step.

Minglou supported the back of the chair, and slowly sat down beside the bed as if losing strength.

He hated Aunt Gui's inhumanity, and also hated himself for being indifferent for a long time.At that time, Ah Cheng studied with him for a while, but one day he never came to the door again. He also expressed doubts about this and asked Aunt Gui, but Aunt Gui said that Ah Cheng was young and playful. At first, he didn't believe it, but later Aunt Gui always talked about Ah Cheng's ignorance in his ears, and he became more and more disappointed. Gradually, she seldom mentioned it.Coincidentally, in the past few years, his studies have been heavier than before, and many things, large and small, have happened around him. Most of the time, when he buys various snacks for Mingtai, he will only think of the little child back then, and then Buy a copy for Aunt Gui to take home, that's all.

However, today, sitting by the bed, looking at Ah Cheng's bloodless face, his heart is full of pain and pity, regret and self-blame, he can't tell what it feels like.He hated himself for not believing in this child's character, hated himself for listening and believing so that the villain's slander succeeded, teaching this child to suffer for so many years in vain, he almost lost his life.

But fortunately, from now on, never again.Minglou stretched out his hand, gently touched those cold and rough little hands, and then slowly brought them into his palms.

The famous Ming family in Shanghai has another young master, which is a topic that is often discussed in the Shanghai social circle recently. At the same time, the Ming family drove away a brother