I'm just a lumberjack

Zhou Ruiqiang finally rented a hut in a group of small residential buildings.

After being kicked out by the boss that day, he dragged his luggage and walked on the street in a daze. His scars on his head and face and the sleeping baby in his arms made him turn heads quite a bit. Finally, he leaned against the wall and flipped over. After hesitating for a while, he called Peng Yang.

The child nuzzled in his arms, and he lowered the hat that covered the child's head.

Ten minutes later, a black sports car drove up beside him. Peng Yang got out of the car with an excited face and was shocked when he saw the man like this. He quickly dragged him into the car and asked him what was going on. .

The man thought about it for a while, and then told Peng Yang what he had said to the boss. He was willing to go all out. If even this friend alienated him, there would be no need for him to stay in this city.

There was silence in front of the car for a while, and Peng Yang spoke softly, his tone was not as cheerful as usual, but rather solemn: "This estrus period is not something you can restrain, forget it, it can't be all your fault. , Those bears are not things, but...you just gave birth, how could Boss Li treat you like this...Forget it, brother Qiang, what will you do in the future? Do you have any money?"

"I only brought [-] yuan with me when I came to the city. Including the time I went to work in the amusement park, the total sum would be [-] yuan. Do you know where there are cheap houses for rent nearby?"

"Nearby, there are some. I remember that the cheapest one is [-]. Brother Qiang, are you healthy? Is it cold? I'll take you to the hospital."

"No, no, no, I've already taken the medicine. It doesn't matter to me, it's the child that matters." The man said quickly, thinking in his heart that going to the hospital will cost money, and this minor injury will heal in a few days.

Peng Yang asked a few more questions, but the man faltered and dealt with it without further questions.Finally, he drove him to a group of small residential buildings, got out of the car and made a phone call, and then took the man to see the landlord.

The landlord was a chubby middle-aged woman who looked like a charter woman. She was a little suspicious when she saw a man with a bruised face dragging a child. She asked Peng Yang for a long time before agreeing to rent the house to him.

The house is not bad either, although it is small but with a small balcony, the man didn't ask for that much, he just kept thanking the landlord and Peng Yang.

After paying the deposit, Zhou Ruiqiang only had more than [-] yuan left.In this city, it is difficult to survive a month on [-] yuan. It doesn't matter if he suffers, but he doesn't want to see children suffer.

Peng Yang and he cleaned the house, fed the sleeping child, and changed the diaper. The child was very quiet, lying obediently on the bed and playing with his fingers, rolling his big eyes from time to time, observing the man and Peng Yang. foreign.

Peng Yang went to tease the children, and Zhou Ruiqiang counted the things brought out from the boss's house. The children had enough clothes, including small shoes, socks, hats and cotton jackets, and brought five or six cans of milk powder. Can support for a period of time.

His own things are a little pitiful, a few crumpled clothes, even fewer clothes that can keep warm, he can even find an odd number of socks, and he lacks a lot of necessary daily necessities.

This day, how do I get on with it.The man sighed, his mind was in a mess, and he regretted why he didn't clear out the boss's house before leaving.

Peng Yang quickly got along with the baby, and easily hugged the baby and said to the man, "Brother Qiang, you don't have to think too much, I'll go to the supermarket with you to buy some toothpaste for the bathtub, and some Nutrients nourish your body. You can’t do it without nourishing your body. How can you be beaten just after giving birth? It’s getting colder and colder, and the clothes may not dry too quickly after drying. You need to buy a small heater to dry the clothes If you can’t do it, you have to buy a small hair dryer. If you don’t have enough money, I’ll pay for it for you first. Now, you and your child’s health is the most important thing.”

Zhou Ruiqiang thought for a while, then nodded. Seeing that the man's lifeless face had finally improved, Peng Yang also laughed, his face full of sunshine.

In the evening, they had a hasty meal, and then they were dragged by Peng Yang to the nearest supermarket to buy some daily necessities. It was around nine o'clock when they returned home. Zhou Ruiqiang and Peng Yang, who had been traveling all day, took a bath for the children. , The child was a little excited when he touched the water, his mouth screamed "ahh", and his fleshy legs began to kick lightly, splashing water all over the two of them.

Zhou Ruiqiang, who was completely wet, finally showed the most sincere smile of the day.

After feeding the baby, he put the sleeping child back on the bed. Peng Yang said he was going to deliver the car and left. Zhou Ruiqiang couldn't walk too far with the child in the room, so he sent him downstairs, and when he returned home, he looked through the window sill. I didn't feel relieved until the black sports car limped away from the gap in the residential building.

Back in the bathroom, the man was afraid of wasting water, so he took a hasty shower and went back to his room to sleep.

After a busy day, Zhou Ruiqiang lay on the bed, and the unhealed wounds on his body began to ache again, but the pain was nothing compared to yesterday's. He simply applied some medicine to himself, and sat on the sleeping bed blankly. next to the child.

In just one day, life has completely changed.He turned off the light, raised his head, the wall of the roof was slightly lifted, and the faint moonlight came in through the slightly dilapidated window, sprinkled on the baby's eyelashes.

He looked down at the child, reached out to help him straighten his hair, and when he touched the two ears, he rubbed them lightly a few times. He couldn't put it down a little bit because of the soft touch, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The past, let it pass.

He looked down and saw the small ring still on his ring finger, still shining under the silvery moonlight, he took it off his hand, found a small box to put it away, and put it in the cabinet.

When the cabinet door closed, he also closed the memory in his heart.

A baby is a baby, and if it doesn't cry at night, it's not normal.Zhou Ruiqiang only now understood the meaning of this sentence.

Don't look at this little baby who is quiet on weekdays. The adults lie down and play with their fingers when they are busy. At night, they have to turn over and become a human being. Zhou Ruiqiang woke up several times a night. Zhou Ruiqiang wished he could do it together a few times. Oh, this howling skill is really similar to his two fathers.Every time he has to rush to feed him some milk and change a diaper, let him drink milk, and spit up milk, Zhou Ruiqiang can only find a cloth to cushion him, otherwise he has to wash the sheets the next day.

The next day, the man greeted Peng Yang with his baby, who was sleeping soundly, with two big dark circles under his eyes. It was only one night, and the man felt that he was going to be mentally weak.

In the end Peng Yang happily took the child and ran outside to play, Zhou Ruiqiang swayed and lay down to catch up on sleep.

The days passed slowly, and Zhou Ruiqiang's injuries healed a lot. He figured that going outside would not scare the children, so he thought about going to the streets to find a job.

It always feels weird to eat food bought with money borrowed from others.

He is still not competent for physical work, and the hidden danger left by the boss's kicking and beating that night is still quite serious.Peng Yang was busy today and couldn't take care of him, so he took the child to the streets to find a job.

His requirements are just a few: he can take care of the children, the salary is enough for him to live, and the work is not so tiring.

The reason why he brings his child to work is because of safety issues. He has no money to hire a nanny now, and the child is quite special. If he is placed in the nursery, he may be ripped off even if he wears a hat. It ended well, and he subconsciously believed that it was safest for the child to be by his side.

With these three requirements in mind, he finally found a job as a chef in a small restaurant.The proprietress was very kind. Zhou Ruiqiang went in and cooked a few dishes. After the proprietress tried it, she nodded and agreed to let him stay. He was also quite satisfied with the salary offered.As for children, men feel that a large part of them are attracted by their appearance.

It has been more than a month since the baby was born, and his face has become more and more round and cute. The proprietress teased him and giggled, laughing so hard that his heart melted. The couple had never had a child, so they agreed without saying a word.

In order to take care of the children more conveniently, Zhou Ruiqiang and Peng Yang bought a stroller and pushed the baby there when they were at work.

It's also boring. If I get busy, I will push the car to the room where the couple take a nap. At first Zhou Ruiqiang was worried about safety issues. After so many days, seeing that the child is safe and fat, he feels at ease.

Sometimes Peng Yang would rush to the small restaurant to watch the children after handing in the work early, and then ran to the park to play with the children in his arms. Zhou Ruiqiang was also worried that Peng Yang would take off his hat if he was crazy. In the end, he took good care of him. Okay, the child is also sticking to him, so let him go.

After paying off the money owed to Peng Yang, the man's life in the rental house gradually improved. The child grew bigger and his personality became more and more cheerful.But on weekdays, he is most clingy to his father, no matter how the proprietress and Peng Yang tease him, when he sees Zhou Ruiqiang coming out, he shouts "Yeeah" and waves his little hands, which warms the man's heart.

Every day when he got off work, the man was walking on the street with a smell of oily smoke, pushing a stroller. Occasionally, when he looked down, he could see the shaking arms of the children. Sometimes some cats and dogs passed by, and the children barked excitedly.The silent sunset, the noisy cars in the distance, and the people walking in a hurry are all covered with a layer of gold.

Only at this time can he feel that everyone is equal, regardless of height, fat or thin, poor or rich, with a wave of God's hand, it should be yours or yours, and he will come back sooner or later if it is not yours.Whenever at this time, he would think in his heart that he now has a stable job, a comfortable house, sincere friends, and a lovely child.

I am happy.he told himself so.

He felt an unprecedented ease in his heart, hummed a little tune, pushed the baby carriage, and walked slowly towards the rental hut.

The golden sunset gradually fell silent among the dim mountains, and the hustle and bustle of today's world gradually disappeared like the last ray of floating clouds that day.