The leisurely life of Lin Yuxi

Hongling Village at the foot of the Daxinganling Mountains is a remote mountain village. It is more than three hours away from the nearest county seat. There are more than 20 households in the village, with a population of more than [-] people. The fertile land is enough to make ends meet, and there is still some leftovers. The men in the village occasionally go to the mountains to hunt some wild game, and the women gather some wild vegetables in the forest. After drying them, they can be bought at a good price when they are sent to the county. The hares and pheasants on the mountains are not expensive If you are lucky, you may even encounter wild boars.The life of the people living here is still very prosperous, like a paradise.

There is a single family at the foot of the mountain on the west side of the village, separated from the next one by a small stream, and the two sides are connected by a stone bridge, with a unique view of green mountains and green waters.

The scenery outside the house is leisurely, but inside the house is somewhat depressing.

"Big boy, that family gave it to you. You can keep it. That family is nice. They know your situation. The couple just scraped together 2000 yuan, and they can't get any more. Anyway, it's a lot of money." Heart." A woman in her forties, wearing a blue flower padded jacket, stood by the door and dug out for a long time before she took out a wad of money wrapped in a cloth, bent over and pushed the money towards the pot.

An eleven or twelve-year-old boy was sitting on the other side of the door curtain of the stove pit, sitting on a small bench with his head bowed, sending corn sticks to the stove pit. His eyes were covered by the buoyant sea, his nose was straight, and his lips were pursed into a line. His thin body was wrapped in a fat cotton-padded jacket, and he was obviously a little thin. The stove fire reflected his face flickering, "Fourth Aunt, I don't want this money. As long as Erwa goes there, they will treat him well." , is better than anything else." After finishing speaking, he sniffled his nose to get rid of the sour gas.

"You said why are you so stubborn at such a young age? The couple are teaching in the county middle school. The dual-career family earns almost 200 yuan a month. The woman is infertile. The second child used to be their own. She will go to school and work in the future. It’s not safe to marry a daughter-in-law. There are plenty of places for the third child in your family to spend money. You can relax if you have these. Listen to your aunt and accept it.” The woman frowned and persuaded, thinking that this is also the best way out for her child .

The boy stood up abruptly, raised his head, and revealed his eyes, like the bright moon clearing away the mist, or the black pearls washing away the mortal dust, clear and bright, with a burst of perseverance, making the originally dull face come alive "No, no, Needless to say about the fourth aunt, I, Lin Yuxi, have not yet reached the point where I want to sell my brother to live. I will find a way with the third child, and I will see a doctor for him anyway." For the future of his brother, he can send him Go, but money is absolutely not accepted.

The fourth aunt sighed and stopped persuading them, the two fell silent, the only sound left in the room was the sizzling of the pot and the popping of corn cobs.After a while, the food in the pot was ready, the boy turned off the fire, opened the pot cover, the steam surged up, and after gradually dissipating, a curtain of big white and fat buns was revealed. He hurriedly touched his ears, took a basket, spread clean cotton cloth on it, laid it out carefully, put one of them in the basket, and filled the basket full.This was made with the help of the third aunt next door, and my brother loves it the most.

The fourth aunt looked at her with an indescribable sadness.

The boy covered the basket and walked into the east room. The room was very bright, and the house that had been built for less than two years still smelled of tree oil.There is a large kang under the south window, which can accommodate five or six people side by side.

There were two children lying side by side on the kang, one was four or five years old, cute and chubby, and the other was one or two months old, with a pale face, purple lips and heavy breathing, which seemed unhealthy.

Walking to the side of the older child, he gently touched his younger brother's forehead, and touched the child's sweat from sleeping with his hand. Looking at that cute sleeping face, every bit of it was engraved in the bottom of his heart, and his eyes were filled with tears , the fourth aunt who followed in turned her head and her eyes were red.

Blinking hard, stood up, put a few pieces of clothes that were about [-]% to [-]% new in the fur skin, tied them to the basket, and carefully put on the clothes, shoes and hats of the younger brother. The child slept soundly, but Moved, "Aunt Si's clothes are all made by my mother, even if you can't wear them, let him think about them. This bun is the second baby's favorite food. When he wakes up, you can coax him to eat some. .” He picked up his younger brother and carefully handed it to the fourth aunt.She squeezed the corner of the child's clothes, "Let's go, wait until I wake up."

The fourth aunt sighed, "Okay, don't worry, I can't bear the pain." Really, a good family, why is it like this?Not daring to stay longer, turned around and went out.

Lin Yuxi took two steps, watched the fourth aunt come out of the east room, squatted down holding the door frame, gritted her teeth and suppressed the crying, drained all the strength in her body, knelt on the threshold and cried suppressedly, The heart is like a knife.

'elder brother--'

"Brother---Brother---" I don't know how long it took, Lin Yuxi, whose eyes were red and swollen, seemed to hear his younger brother's cry, and stood up all of a sudden.

'Brother-brother--' is Erwa's call.

"Brother-brother-I won't go, woo-woo-let me go-I won't go-you let me go-bad guy--"

"Hey, you brat is a dog."

"Brother, don't want me—brother—don't want me—you let me go—brother—" The younger brother cried out like thunder in his ears, and rushed out of the main room door, with one step at a time. Stop, I saw through the window at the door that my brother was holding on to the doorpost and crying non-stop, while my aunt was pulling him behind.

"Brother - I'm obedient - don't want my brother - brother - woo -" Xiaojia would cry at the top of his voice.

'Bang——' opened the door violently and ran out. With a kick of the second child's calf, she broke free from the pull of the fourth aunt and ran into the yard.She threw herself into Lin Yuxi's arms and hugged him tightly. "elder brother--"

Lin Yuxi's legs softened and she hugged her brother and sat on the ground, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, brother is wrong, brother is wrong." This is his own brother, how could he be reluctant, reluctant.

The little one in the room seemed to feel the feelings of the two brothers, and cried like a kitten.

"It's a mess, look, it's a mess, what's wrong with it." The fourth aunt was panting from behind, looking at the two little brothers hugging each other and crying bitterly, a little at a loss.Just before she reached the entrance of the village with her second baby in her arms, the child woke up. She didn't know why this kid was so energetic. Being bitten by him, looking at the two children, this matter is too serious, and she can't bear to separate the two brothers.

"Fourth aunt, I'm sorry to make you busy." Lin Yuxi was apologetic, and hugged her brother tightly in her arms. The little guy stuck his head out of his brother's arms and gave fourth aunt a hard look.He is holding a grudge.

The fourth aunt sighed, "Forget it, I won't be such a villain anymore, good guy, I almost bit off my flesh." As she spoke, she gestured with her hands, and the small teeth marks on it were very clear.

Smiling embarrassedly, "It's really troublesome for my aunt. The second baby apologizes to my aunt." He patted his brother's little buttocks.

The child twisted, "No, who told her to send me away, scoundrel." He stuck his head into his brother's arms and said nothing.

"Forget it. Besides, the second baby has to remember me."

"Auntie, look at this and let it go."

"Hey, look at this kid, even if he is sent away, he has to run back. Okay, I'm going back. If there is anything going on at home, I'll go and talk about it. It's a pity (liao) (le). "That's a good family. I'm afraid life will be difficult for the three brothers in the future.The fourth aunt sighed and walked out, seeing that he was going to send it out, she raised her hand, "Okay, don't move. Just watch the two of them."

"Auntie, take this bun with you. Take it back and feed it to Shanzi." Lin Yuxi picked up the basket and stuffed it into the fourth aunt's hand.

"I don't want it, you can keep it for eating. It's not easy." The fourth aunt walked out quickly.

Erwa took two steps slower on this side, and she had already left the yard on the other side.

Sitting on the kang with the second baby in my arms, my heart was filled at once. I thought so much before, and I always felt that my younger brother suffered along with me, and with the third baby's body, the heavy burden was on him. The fourth aunt told me about this family , It's not bad, the second baby won't suffer, and I consciously made this decision is correct, but I didn't consider my younger brother's feelings. The day's hesitation and pain are all over.

"Brother, I will be obedient from now on. I won't eat meat anymore. Do you still want me?" The little guy was extremely insecure and wanted to get his brother's guarantee.Looking up with a little red and swollen face from crying, his eyes are full of anxiety.

Tears flowed out again, "Well, I will never leave you again. I will support you. We are all fine." The ensuing blows made the 12-year-old boy grow up suddenly.