Xue Xiang came out of the market, raised his hand and looked at the time. It was already seven ten. At eight o'clock, the three children at home had to go to school, so time was a bit tight. Xue Xiang hung the vegetable basket back on the handlebar, got on the seat,
He held the marijuana bag in his left hand and held the handlebar in his right hand.
I rushed home in a hurry. There was no time to make breakfast for them. I passed by the Red Star Canteen and bought three kilograms of large meat buns and two kilograms of fried dough sticks and stuffed them into the vegetable basket. Liquids such as soy milk leaked easily and were inconvenient to store, so I had to
Give up.
Five minutes later, Xue Xiang drove his bicycle into the courtyard of the military division. He kept saying hello along the way, and it took another two minutes before he entered the small courtyard. When he entered the courtyard, he saw Xiaoyi and Xiaoshi, brothers and sisters, each holding a water glass.
Brushing his teeth by the sink. Xue Xiang parked the car in the carport, carried a sack and a vegetable basket and walked towards the wash basin. When he got close, he stood still and stared at the two brothers and sisters, but he couldn't get enough of them.
Xiao Shi was wearing a rustic blue cotton coat, with some cotton exposed at the worn cuffs, and a pair of baggy yellow cotton trousers, picked up by someone unknown. It was the coldest time in early spring, and her feet were still single-sided.
Cloth shoes. Xiaoyi's clothes are not much better. She is wearing a baggy khaki military uniform, with wide shoulders and thick sleeves, and the trouser legs are also clear.
They look bulky, and luckily the trousers are rolled up a few times, otherwise they would have to be dragged on the floor. They are wearing a pair of yellow rubber-soled cloth shoes, and there is a crooked patch on the toe of the left foot with a piece of linen. You can tell they are two brothers and sisters at a glance.
The clothes and shoes were also patchworked together, and they were completely altered and sewn by others. Xue Xiang knew that these were all Xiao Wan's craftsmanship.
Xue Xiang knew the cause and effect of the whole incident from his memory. Since his parents passed away two years ago, he has been avoiding this fact. He is afraid to see these brothers and sisters, afraid to see them and think of their parents who died tragically. In addition to going to the Revolutionary Committee every month to collect
The lives of the four of them were left to Xiao Wan, who rarely even went home to eat. At this time, Xue Xiang was filled with emotion and secretly vowed in his heart not to let his siblings suffer any more and to make up for all the debts he owed them.
Xiao Shi felt that today's eldest brother was very strange. He usually avoided him immediately when he saw him and didn't even take the initiative to talk to him. What happened today? He came back from nowhere in the early morning and kept staring at himself and his third brother.
non-stop.
"Third and fourth, where are you two sisters? Quickly wash up and come over for breakfast. My eldest brother bought you Red Star's big meat buns." Xue Xiangyang raised the vegetable basket and said to the two little guys with a smile.
The two little guys were a little at a loss. They didn't wash their teeth carefully, rinsed their mouths hastily, and looked at each other. Their two pairs of little eyes were wandering around, full of confusion, and they were a little confused about the situation.
Xue Xiang looked at the two little guys' rolling eyes, feeling cute and sad at the same time. It was a natural thing for the younger brother and sister to be taken care of by the elder brother, but it became a luxury for them. The two little guys followed without saying a word.
Xue Xiang entered the main room and Xiao Wan was preparing breakfast in the kitchen. Xue Xiang put aside the sacks and vegetable basket and prepared to go into the kitchen to ask Xiao Wan to come out for dinner.
Xue Xiang entered the kitchen. The smell of rice filled the kitchen and the smoke was steaming. Xiao Wan, dressed in a khaki military uniform, was cooking porridge on the stove. She was stirring the pot with a spatula in her thin little hand. Her eyes were dull, as if she was thinking.
What.
"Xiaowan, we went out to eat. I bought breakfast. You go and eat it. Don't cook the porridge yet. I'll cook it later." Xue Xiang walked over and patted Xiaowan's shoulder gently, saying with distress.
"This is the last bit of rice in the rice vat. There are still about ten days before I receive my living allowance on the 5th of next month. My family doesn't have much money anymore. It seems that I won't be able to make it to the end of the month. Xiaoyi's schoolbag is broken and it can no longer be replaced.
"Forget it, let's take it apart and make a pair of socks for Xiao Shi..." Xiao Wan was worrying about the family's livelihood. Suddenly she heard someone talking when she was tapped on the shoulder. When she turned around, she saw that it was her eldest brother.
"Brother, did you wash the clothes in the yard?" Xiao Wan asked Xue Xiang with her eyes fixed on her. She got up early in the morning and prepared to wash clothes. When she came to the yard, she saw the clothes line was full of clothes.
clothes, but the sink in the washing basin was empty. She was so curious that she returned to the kitchen to buy groceries and found that the
The basket was gone, so I opened the secret compartment where the bills were stored. More than half of the bills in the secret compartment were missing. I was so frightened that I thought my house had been robbed. I quickly ran to Xue Xiang's room and called his eldest brother. I didn't expect that his eldest brother was not in the room. After thinking about it carefully, I guessed something.
Maybe, it was just that she couldn't believe it. Now that Xue Xiang was back, she immediately asked him for confirmation...
"I washed it, and I bought all the rice and noodles. From now on, you, the third child, and the fourth child will just focus on studying, and leave the household affairs to me. In the past, I, the eldest brother, was sorry for you and never took good care of you.
I have made you suffer so much, and I will make it up to you in the future." Xue Xiang lowered his voice and said, his eye circles turning red for a moment.
Xiao Wan cried loudly, hugging Xue Xiang tightly, burying her head in Xue Xiang's chest, crying and beating her heart. Xiao Wan cried so hard that she was out of breath.
She was breathing heavily and crying gradually, as if she wanted to vent the sadness of her parents' death and the pain she had suffered in the past two years.
Xue Xiang stroked Xiaowan's hair with his left hand, and patted her back gently with his right hand to help her breathe better. At this time, the two little guys heard their sister crying and rushed in. They saw the second sister crying in the arms of her elder brother.
, thinking that the bastard brother bullied the second sister. Xiaoyi glared at Xue Xiang with fierce eyes, as fierce as a little
Wild wolf, Xiao Shi's mouth narrowed, and he was about to make a sound. Seeing the two of them coming in, Xiao Wan let go of Xue Xiang and stopped crying. Xue Xiang stepped forward to hug Xiao Shi.
As soon as he stretched out his hand, Xiao Shi twisted his body and hid. Xue Xiang was extremely embarrassed. He was such a failure as a big brother and was so unpopular.
"Third and fourth, what are you doing? Why are you ignoring the eldest brother? The second sister accidentally squinted her eyes due to the soot from the stove, which made her cry in pain. The eldest brother came over to help me blow my eyes." Xiao Wan blushed.
Eyes said.
"The second sister is lying, the eldest brother is not that good. The last time I fell to the ground, he didn't even pick me up." Xiao Shiyong pointed at Xue Xiang and accused. The little guy has a good memory. Who is good and who is bad, in my heart
The door is clear.
"Brother is the bad guy. From now on, eldest brother will hug Xiao Shi every day, okay? Okay, let's go to dinner. Tell eldest brother what you want to eat or buy. Don't bother your second sister anymore. Big brother will take care of you." Xue Xiang squatted.
He lowered his body, looked at the little guy tenderly and said.
Xiaoyi said nothing, the fierceness in his eyes gradually faded away, and his lips were tightly closed. It seemed that he had not forgiven this elder brother yet.
Xue Xiang put out the stove fire and led the three brothers and sisters into the main room with bowls and chopsticks. He took out the oil-paper bags wrapped in the vegetable basket and placed them on a yellow hardwood table. This was their dining table. The four of them sat around the table.
Xue Xiang opened the paper bag, and the hot food steam came out, and the alluring aroma whetted his appetite.
"Here, take it and eat it yourself. The buns are stuffed with pork and mushrooms, and the fried dough sticks are also freshly fried. Hurry up and get started!" Xue Xiang shouted in a strange tone, diluting a lot of the embarrassment just now. Xiao Wan and the other three were already hungry.
If it didn't work, as soon as Xue Xiang finished speaking, all six claws came out.
Xiaowan grabbed two meat buns, stuffed the one in her left hand into her mouth, and swallowed it. The red spicy oil flowed to her hands without feeling hot. Xiaoyi took a fried dough stick in her left hand and a bun in her right hand. She took a bite of the bun and then tore it apart.
I took a bite of the fried dough sticks. Maybe the fried dough sticks were too hot. I was biting and bumping to dissipate the heat, but I just didn’t let go. Xiao Shi had small hands and held the meat with both hands.
While chewing the bun, one bun covered half of my little face. I wanted to put my little head into the bun. While chewing, I stared at the table through my big eyes through the upper edge of the bun. It was very guarded. Typical.
He ate the food in the bowl and looked at the food in the pot. Xue Xiang felt a little distressed when he saw his siblings eating in a panic. He stood up and poured a glass of water for each of the three of them.
The three of them didn't say anything and just ate. Xiao Shi finished two big meat buns and was still going to get them when he was stopped by Xue Xiang: "Baby, if you eat too much, your stomach will hurt. Save it for another time."
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The little girl frowned and flattened her mouth: "I have forgotten the last time I ate the big meat buns. When will the next time be? My second sister and third brother are still eating them. I want to eat them too, so I don't want them."
What about next time?”
"Little baby, big brother will buy it for you every day from now on. You are not allowed to eat it now. Big brother will stew pig's trotters for the little baby at noon. The little baby eats too much now. When you eat meat at noon, your little belly has no room to hold it.
Got it.”….
"Eat pig's trotters for lunch? Oh, oh, eat meat. Okay, I won't eat it. When eating meat for lunch, the second sister and third brother don't eat as much as me, hehe." The little guy was happy and said to himself.
Thinking it was a trick, he smiled like a crescent moon: "Brother, do you really buy meat buns for Xiao Shi every day? That's great. In the past
You don’t even talk to others. Also, you have to call me little baby from now on. I like to hear it. You are not allowed to call me Xiaosi. But do you have so much money at home? Forget it, I will still call you two days, three,... five
Eat it once a day." The little guy clapped his little fingers and slowly added from two to five, looking very serious.
"Okay, I'll just call you little baby from now on. Big brother will play with little baby every day from now on. Baby meat buns can be eaten whenever the baby wants. I'm afraid that I'll turn you into a fat little girl." Xiao Shi
She slipped down from the chair and moved towards Xue Xiang with her short legs. She pressed her little hand on Xue Xiang's thigh and was about to climb up. Xue Xiang lifted her up and carried her into his arms. The little guy giggled.
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"Brother, we don't have much money at home. Xiaoyi's schoolbag is too damaged and cannot be repaired. Xiaoshi's two yuan book fee has not been paid yet." Xiaowan wiped her lips after eating.
"I don't need a schoolbag anymore. Second sister, please find me a piece of cloth and I'll wrap it up with cloth." Xiao Yi took over the words. The little guy is quite sensible at only eight years old. He knows that the family is in trouble and doesn't want to embarrass his sister.
"How about using a cloth bag? Third child, after school in the evening, you guys wait for me at the door. We will buy you a schoolbag together. We also have to buy some clothes for the three of you. It was the elder brother's fault in the past. He only cared about himself. From now on, you three
You can study with peace of mind and tell me if you have any difficulties." Xue Xiang said, holding Xiao Shi tightly in his arms.
"Brother, are you going to hold me like this from now on? I'm afraid you'll go back to the way you were before, ignoring others." Xiao Shi held Xue Xiang's collar tightly with her little hands and stared at Xue Xiang with wide eyes.
"Don't worry, little baby, big brother promises to hug you every day." Xue Xiang kissed the little guy's cheek, took out his wallet, took out a five-yuan bill and handed it to Xiaowan and said: "Take this money and give it to Xiaoshi."
You keep the rest of the book fee as pocket money and read it all
You are in middle school and you are a big girl. How can you not have any money? Besides, if you have money, it will be easier to buy some snacks for the third and fourth children." Although the three siblings are in kindergarten, elementary school and middle school respectively, they are
On one campus, they are all from the Department of Education and English.