Brothers are tough

Chapter 2 A Check

Back to the previous house, since grandma passed away, Li Xun took Li Qi to the city, no one lived in it, dust was everywhere inside and outside the house.

Li Xun found the broom, took a bucket to the aunt's house in the front yard to fetch a bucket of water, poured it into the basin when he came back, and sprinkled it on the ground, Li Qi helped sweep the floor and asked, "Brother, we won't be going back to the city at night. "No, I will return early tomorrow morning"

Li Qi said "oh", and the two of them didn't speak any more.Li Qi's stomach started to growl. He only had a meal in the morning. Now it's almost two o'clock in the afternoon. Li Xun said, "I'm going to order instant noodles." He took out four bags of instant noodles from his bag, turned around and went to the kitchen to boil water Wash the dishes, and shouted loudly: "Xiaoqi, come and wash the dishes."

Li Qi ran over happily, Li Xun boiled the water, tore off the bag of instant noodles and poured them into the pot, and poured all the ingredients into it.After washing the dishes, Li Qi smelled the fragrance and asked, "Brother, are you all right?"

Li Xun put the instant noodles into two big bowls and said with a slight smile, "Eat."

Li Qi took a bite, "Wow, it's so hot."

Li Xun frowned and said, "Eat slowly."

After eating the noodles, Li Xun started to make the bed. The quilt hadn't been dried in the sun for a year and was a little damp, so it was enough for a night.Li Xun looked at Li Qi who was following behind him and said, "Why do you always follow me, just play wherever you want."

Li Qi's eyes lit up and he said cheerfully: "Then I'll go play with Li San, and I'll be back in a while."

Li Qi ran out happily. When Li Xun was making the bed, he saw something in the quilt closet, so he reached out to take a look. It turned out to be a notebook.

Turning to the first page, the date was only written in 1999. Li Xun remembered that Li Qi was born in that year. This should be the diary of his aunt Li Qingyun.Turning back is Li Qingyun remembering something, seeing something missing, maybe she is missing Li Qi's biological father.

There was no record of Li Qi's father's name on it. I flipped through it quickly and saw something inside. I searched carefully and found a note. I realized it was a check when I saw the words on it.I was shocked when I saw the amount of 50, but Li Xun himself didn't know if this thing can still be used now?But I still put it in the diary, thinking that there are still many places where Li Qi needs to spend money in the future, and he has only saved more than 1 yuan, but it is not his own money, and he will feel guilty if he wants to spend it. Just keep it for Li Qi to use later.

When Li Qi came back in the evening, Li Xun saw a lot of dirt on his body and marks on his face, so he asked sternly, "What did you do, did you get into a fight?"

Li Qi lowered his head and remained silent. Li Xun saw that his hands were still torn, so he wiped him with a wet towel, and his back was also torn.Li Qi's tears flowed into the water basin on the ground, and Li Xun felt a little distressed when he saw it, "Who hit you, tell me."

Seeing Li Qiguang crying, I felt really useless, and shouted loudly: "Why are you crying, like a girl, you still have the face to cry after being beaten, shut up."

Li Qi didn't dare to cry, but he still twitched. Li Xun calmed down. Li Qi was different from himself, so he couldn't have too high demands on him, and he was usually obedient and sensible.

Li Xun said coldly: "Go to bed first, no matter who bullies you next time, you have to fight back with your fists, remember?"

Seeing the little head dotted, Li Xun helped Li Qi take off his clothes. Li Qi climbed onto the bed and got under the quilt in his shorts. Li Xun looked at Li Qi's dirty clothes. The new ones bought today caused this. I don't know who The child bullied Li Qi like this.

The next day just after dawn, Li Xun woke up Li Qi when he got up, Li Qi got up in a daze, Li Xun put on his clothes, packed his things, and took Li Qi straight to the station outside the village to wait for the bus.Because this was the first bus to the city and there were not many people, Li Qi fell asleep lying on Li Xun's lap as soon as he got on the bus.Li Xun looked at the little black head, thinking that when he was as old as Li Qi, his mother was still there, and he was really happy at that time. He suddenly felt that Li Qi was so pitiful. He had no parents, no relatives, and only himself had no blood relationship at all. relation.

Before he could soften his heart, the car arrived at the stop. With his bag on his back, Li Xun picked up Li Qi with one hand and let him continue to sleep on his shoulder.Get off the car and walk 10 minutes away from the construction site.Li Xun carried him to the construction site, returned to the tent and put Li Qi down, changed his clothes and rushed to work.

This kind of life is very common. Every day when Li Qi wakes up, he can't see Li Xun. At that time, Li Xun is busy working and only sees the breakfast left on the table.

Time passed slowly, and the children on the construction site were about the same size as Li Qi, and they were all sent to school. Li Xun sent Li Qi to school. Li Qi was five years old, and he was old enough to go to middle school for kindergarten.At the beginning of school, Li Qi didn't like it, but after getting used to it, he felt that the school is also very good, because there are many friends to play with.

Li Xun got up early every day to buy breakfast, and when they came back, they sent Li Qi to school and then went to work. This kind of life lasted for a long time.

Li Qi's performance in school is still very good. When Li Xun went to send Li Qi to school, he met Li Qi's teacher, a female teacher in her 30s, wearing glasses and said kindly: "Your brother is very good at learning. Very smart, with a good memory."

Li Xun didn't know what to say, so he just nodded and said to the teacher, "Thank you teacher, I hope you can take care of him more, I'm busy with work, and I don't have time to take care of him."

The teacher adjusted his glasses and said, "It should be. Actually, I want to persuade you. He is too smart. I think he can go to the first grade of elementary school. You should think about it."

At that time, there was no age limit for entering the first grade. Li Xun thought to let him play here first, and see which school next year, thank the teacher, and went back to the construction site.

Li Xun did not go to school until the first day of junior high school. At that time, the death of his mother and stepfather and aunt broke the family.Grandma Li has no ability to work, can't earn money, and has to support Li Qi, who is only one year old, so she has to go to school by herself.

Later, he went to the city and worked in many places, washed dishes, moved bricks, and did a lot of work before he realized the difference in diplomas.Those with a diploma can be a hotel manager, but he can only do the dishes in the back and understand the gap in life, so he can work on the construction site with all his strength.

Li Xun attaches great importance to Li Qi's schooling. He hopes that Li Qi can go to school well, and become a college student like his mother in the future, so that he will have a bright future.But he has no future of his own. He thinks that he is not suitable for business and cannot speak. He just wants to work on the construction site first and count as a day.

After a tiring day, I returned to the small tent, feeling very tired, so I lay down on the bed to rest for a while, thinking of that check, who gave it to my aunt?What kind of story is there?I couldn't figure it out, but I gradually fell asleep in a daze.

Li Qi was sent home by Xiaopang and Xiaopang's mother. Li Qi waved to Xiaopang and said, "See you tomorrow." After entering the tent, he found that his brother was lying on the bed and fell asleep.

Li Qi saw the boxed lunch on the table, and after eating it, he saw that his brother was still awake, and there was a pile of dirty clothes in the corner, so he picked it up and put it in the basin to soak, then poured some washing powder.With nothing to do, Li Qi, who was bored, was lying on the bedside, looking at his sleeping brother, with a tall body and strong arms. He thought his father should be like this too. He was tall and mighty, able to protect himself, and able to lift him up. Get up and throw it into the air.

I was happy thinking about it, and then felt the piece of jade in my clothes, closed my eyes and said silently, "Dad, come to me quickly, I miss you so much".

When Li Xun woke up, it was past ten o'clock in the middle of the night. He rubbed his head and frowned when he saw Li Qi sleeping on his stomach beside the bed. He really had a headache.Just as he was about to hug Li Qi up from the bed, Li Qi woke up, rubbed his eyes and said, "Brother, what are you doing?"

Li Xun had never felt so uncomfortable, and his whole body was weak. He was not stable when he put on his slippers, and his head was dizzy. He thought he must be sick.Putting on his coat and wallet, Li Qi followed, and went to a small clinic not far from the construction site.

When Li Xun arrived at the clinic, a doctor came to see him. The doctor was an old man in his 50s. He asked Li Xun to sit down and asked gently, "Why are you uncomfortable?"

Li Xun's head was still in a daze, and he still replied: "Dizziness, I can't stand steadily."

The old doctor touched Li Xun's forehead and said, "I have a fever." He took out the thermometer and said to Li Xun, "Put it in the armpit."

Li Xun leaned on the back of the chair with his eyes closed until the old doctor said "Okay, show me"

The old doctor said: "Oh, I have a fever of 38 degrees Celsius, hang two bottles of hanging water."

There was only one old doctor in the clinic at night, and another nurse came home from get off work during the day. Li Xun was lying on the hospital bed. The old doctor gave Li Xun an infusion needle, and when he was done, he glanced at Li Qi and said, "Your child is quite sensible. of."

The old doctor may have thought of his grandson. When the old doctor left, Li Qi stepped forward and sat next to Li Xun, and said pitifully, "Brother, am I scared?"

Li Xun half-closed his eyes: "What are you afraid of?"

Li Qi didn't know what he was afraid of, he just shook his head and looked up at the medicine bottle above, and said softly, "Brother, get well soon."

Li Xun recovered from his illness very quickly. After hanging up the water, Li Xun took Li Qi and went home.Early the next morning, after sending Li Qi to school, he went to work. The recovery ability of a young body is strong.

Li Xun is so busy every day, finishing work at the end of the year, and wants to do more and earn more money. Seeing how hard his brother is working so hard, Li Qi honestly goes to kindergarten every day.

The leaves are falling, winter is coming, there is no work on the construction site in winter, and the tent can't be lived in naturally, so Li Xun has to find a new job, and went to interview with several companies, but they were not satisfactory, and finally settled in a hot pot city. Find a job as a waiter.

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