Brothers are tough

Chapter 1 The Lee Brothers

At the beginning of the night, the dim yellow street lights are lit up in a row, and the rich nightlife of urban people has just begun, and there are also a group of people in the corner of the city who have just finished working, and they are migrant workers, and Li Xun is one of them.

After finishing a day's work, Li Xun returned to the tent where he lived, but he didn't see Xiao Qi when he went in, and he didn't know where he went to play like crazy.Li Xun went to fetch a thermos bottle of boiling water, bought two boxes of lunch, and sat on a brick at the door of the tent to wait for Xiao Qi.

Lit a cigarette, the light of the fire seemed bright and dark in the dark night, three cigarette butts were smoked on the ground in a short while, Li Xun waited there until a small figure ran back from a distance.

The small figure ran up to Li Xun, looked at Li Xun with a cold face, and felt a little nervous, "Brother, I'm back, I will come back sooner next time, it's all because Xiaopang insisted on going to his house Look at his new toy" After finishing speaking, he pursed his lips nervously, thinking that he would be blamed by his brother, but he heard him sigh and said: "I will ask for leave tomorrow. Tomorrow is grandma's first anniversary. We will return home early tomorrow morning." Li Shu Village."

The little head nodded, his grandma passed away last year, and he was taken to the city by his elder brother. He fell in love with it after being uncomfortable at the beginning until he gradually became familiar with it. There are also some friends on the construction site to play with.Seeing his brother take out two boxes of lunch, he opened one and handed one to himself. Li Qi saw the big piece of meat inside, and raised his mouth happily and said, "Brother, there is still meat."

Li Xun watched his younger brother drooling with greed, and said, "Let's eat." Li Qicai sat on the small stool, picked up the boxed lunch and put it on his lap, and started to eat it.

One box of lunch was not enough for Li Xun, so he bought two extra steamed buns, and ate the two steamed buns with one salted duck egg after the boxed lunch.Li Qi is not stupid. Seeing that his brother ate nothing more than simple dishes, but his own had meat, he asked in a low voice, "Brother, let me give you a piece of meat."

Seeing Li Xun said solemnly: "Eat quickly, go to bed early after eating, and get up early tomorrow."

Li Qi stuttered, feeling both close and afraid of Li Xun in his heart. What he was afraid of was that Li Xun was tall and strong, and for a little boy who was only five years old, he needed to look up to.

Working too early did not affect Li Xun's growth. On the contrary, because he ate a lot, although he is only 15 years old now, he is no different from ten years old. In addition, he is taciturn, which makes him invisible among his colleagues. No one will despise him because of his youth.

When Li Qi entered the tent, he saw Li Xun soaking his feet in hot water. "Brother, I want to wash too." He moved a small stool over, happily threw off his shoes, and put his little feet into the basin. In stark contrast.Li Qi saw that his brother was silent and had a cigarette in his mouth. He didn't know what to think, so he asked, "Brother, do you still remember what my mother looks like?"

Li Xun finished smoking a cigarette, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, picked up the dirty clothes on the side, wiped his feet and put on his slippers, stood up and stamped out the cigarette butt and said, "Why do you think of asking this?"

Li Qi said sullenly: "Oh, it's okay, it's just at Xiaopang's house, he keeps talking about his mother, so I just want to ask."

Li Xun thought of Li Qi's mother, that gentle and intelligent aunt, who would know the questions he couldn't learn when he went home and asked her.Later, he heard from his stepfather that his aunt was a top student at Peking University. At that time, he didn't understand how great it was. He didn't understand the gap until he went to work in the city.My aunt's name was Li Qingyun. When I came to Li's house with my mother, my aunt hadn't given birth to Li Qi. After living in Li's house for less than a month, my aunt gave birth to Li Qi.I went in and took a look at that time, and my aunt's temperament had completely changed, and he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, so my aunt said lovingly: "Come on, Xiaoxun, take a look, this is your little brother, what are you doing?" Brother, do you know?"

It seemed that my aunt's soft whispers still sounded in my ears, saying: "This is your younger brother, you have become an older brother." He patted Li Qi's buttocks and said, "Go to sleep."

Li Qi hugged Li Xun's arm and said coquettishly, "Brother, tell me quickly, tell me what she looks like?"

Li Xun stretched out his hand to pull the light cord, but there was no light, and the tent was pitch black, and Li Xun's deep voice sounded: "Your mother knows everything, she is very smart."

Li Qi asked happily: "Then does she know everything?"

Li Xun looked at the blackness in front of him, vaguely saw the voice and smile of his former aunt, and said, "Yes, she was a top student at Peking University back then, and she won many awards."

Li Qi wanted to ask again, but Li Xun said, "Hurry up and go to sleep." Li Qi closed his mouth and lay on the bed, thinking that if his mother was still alive, he would be able to ask her many questions. Mom, my little head fell asleep dizzily.

Li Xun next to him couldn't sleep because of Li Qi's problem, and recalled the past, the memories buried deep in his mind.Maybe this is why people have experienced life and death. When my mother and stepfather and aunt were in a car accident, they all passed away. I was the survivor who was protected. It was very uncomfortable to see them pass away. After five years , but also fresh in my memory.

It was late at night, and the twinkling stars in the sky were telling something, but no one knew.Li Xun got up and got out of the tent, found a dark place, and returned to the tent after peeing, thinking that Li Qi is also at school age, and everything needs money, so he has to work harder, and occasionally Thinking about his own future, he was at a loss.

Li Xun woke up early the next morning, and when he got up, he saw Li Qi still soundly asleep beside him, so he didn't wake him up, and went out alone with a basin to fetch water.When I met several colleagues, I nodded my head as a greeting. When I saw a few aunts washing clothes at the water fetching place, I saw Li Xun coming over and asked, "Ah Xun, I'm not working."

"Ask for leave and go home." Li Xun nodded and fetched a basin of water, then turned and left.

The group of aunts said behind him: "Ah Xun is really a good boy." "Yeah, he is very capable." I'm busy."

Li Xun didn't know what the people behind him were saying. He returned to the tent and saw Li Qi turning over, lying on the pillow with his buttocks up, drooling.

Li Xun stepped forward and patted his little buttocks and said, "Hey Xiaoqi, wake up."

Li Qi woke up, stretched himself and said, "Brother." He found his clothes and put them on.Li Xun was brushing his teeth, and saw Li Qi wearing yesterday's dirty clothes, rinsing his mouth with saliva, thinking that he would bring Li Qi to buy new clothes later.

After Li Qi washed his face, Li Xun took him to a breakfast restaurant on the street for breakfast.Li Qi's favorite food is meat buns. He ate four of them in one sitting before stopping. Li Xun watched Li Qi hiccup, handed over a bowl of porridge and soup and said, "Who told you to eat so fast."

After eating, Li Xun took Li Qi's hand and crossed the road. Opposite was a small clothing store that sold clothes for adults and children.Li Xun brought Li Qi in, the proprietress looked at the two boys, one big and one small, and smiled and asked, "Who are you going to buy clothes for?"

Li Xun said calmly, "Buy it for him."

The proprietress looked at Li Qi, then led them to a row of hangers with children's clothes, and said with a smile, "These are suitable for a child as big as him, take a look."

Li Xun stepped forward and looked through it carefully.After many years, when Li Qi grew up, the hands that turned clothes on the hanger were covered with thick calluses, like the hands of an adult man, just like that forever stayed in Li Qi's deepest memory, repeated in dreams Incessant reminiscences appear.

Li Xun made comparisons for Li Qi, picked out the clothes, and asked Li Qi to try them on. The proprietress was very embarrassed and said, "It's not that this store doesn't allow you to try on, but you just need to buy it if you are sure."

Li Xun nodded, and put it on for Li Qi. He thought it was pretty good, so he went to pay. When he went out, the proprietress said, "I will give you a discount next time."

Li Xun carried the luggage and took Li Qi into the car back to Lishu Village. Li Qi whispered, "Brother, I will buy you clothes when I grow up and make money."

Li Xun heard a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and rubbed Li Qi's hair, all speechless.When they arrived at Lishu Village, the villagers saw the two brothers coming back, and the familiar uncle and aunt came forward to talk. Li Xun just nodded and asked when he would be back. Then he said that today is the first anniversary of grandma's death, and he came back to pay homage to grandma.The folks praised the two brothers as good boys, so Li Xun took Li Qi to the cemetery directly, because they were buried in the back mountain, not far from home, and the brothers would arrive in a while.

Li Xun took out paper money and ingots, and took out a lighter from his pocket to light it up. Li Qi's small figure stood aside until his brother said, "Kowtow to grandma and your mother." Li Qi kowtowed obediently.

Next to Grandma Li are the tombs of Li Qingyun and Li Cheng, and next to Li Cheng is the tomb of Li Xun's mother Chen Sumei. Li Xun burned paper money and ingots.Watching the fire burn out, Li Xun remembered that he and his mother had left home too early, and he didn't remember his father's appearance, but only vaguely remembered that he still had a father.

Standing in front of Li Qingyun's grave, Li Xun said softly, "Auntie, don't worry, I will take good care of Li Qi." The breeze blew over the hills, carrying the fragrance of flowers. Because be it kindness or family love, two lifelines that do not intersect in any way, but they are also fettered for a lifetime because of this.

On the way home, Li Qi ran up and down and asked, "Brother, you asked me to kneel, why don't you kneel?"

Li Xun lowered his eyelids, looked at the little Li Qi below and said solemnly: "My surname is not Li."

"Then what's your surname? My surname is Li." Li Qi kept asking questions.

"I used to follow my mother's surname Chen, maybe your surname is Tang." Li Xun finished speaking, picked up a cigarette, took out a lighter from his pocket and lit it.

Li Qi opened his eyes wide and said, "Why isn't my surname Li? Why is my surname Tang?" Li Qi surrounded Li Xun and asked.

Li Xun took a puff of cigarette before continuing: "You have a piece of jade on your neck. It was put on by your mother since you were born. There is a Chinese character Tang engraved on it."

Li Qi took out a piece of jade from his clothes with his small hand, and it was connected to a red string around his neck. There was a word engraved on it. Because Li Qi didn't go to school, he didn't know what the word was, and murmured: "Is my father's surname Tang? "

Li Xun patted his stunned little head, and said solemnly: "Come on, what are you thinking about, I don't know what your father's last name is."

Li Qi lowered his head, feeling very disappointed. Seeing him like this, Li Xun couldn't understand what he was thinking. He squatted in front of Li Qi, put his hands on Li Qi's small shoulders and said, "Xiao Qi, no matter what you It doesn't matter what your surname is, what my surname is, I will take care of you when you grow up, do you remember? I will always be your brother."

Li Xun held Li Qi's little hand, and the sunlight elongated their figures as they went home.

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