Li Xiang put the wood carving into a small wooden box and picked out two relatively neat inner garments.
These are the clothes he will take to school.
Li Xiang looked down at his clothes and frowned.
When he was in school, his mother would always tell him that he must dress cleanly and not in tatters when going to school. This is disrespectful to his master.
He picked up a small piece of silver and went directly to a house behind the thatched shed.
"Is Aunt Li here?"
Li Xiang stood at the door and asked inside.
"Li Xiang, come on, sit inside!"
Aunt Li smiled lovingly and pulled Li Xiang inside.
"No, aunt, you can help me make two coats. Just use old clothes and change them."
As he spoke, he put the small piece of silver into Aunt Li's hand.
"This, how can this be so embarrassing?
I overcharged you a lot last time.
Hey, wait a minute, I have some change for you, wait a minute!"
Aunt Li said that she was about to enter the house. Before entering the house, she kept patting Li Xiang's hand to tell him not to leave.
"No, Aunt Li, I have to go on a long trip tomorrow and I have to go back and pack now.
How about you wait until I come back?"
Li Xiang said with a smile.
"Okay! Then Aunt Li will accept it first!"
Aunt Li didn't hesitate and accepted the money generously.
“Would you like Auntie to buy you some good fabric this time?
After traveling far away, the fabric of my old clothes doesn’t look very good.”
Aunt Li said embarrassedly.
"It doesn't matter, they are all dressed up anyway. If you wear them too well, they will look ostentatious."
As Li Xiang spoke, he also made a mysterious move, which made Aunt Li laugh.
"Okay, okay, what I bought is so good that you don't dare to wear it.
Then let’s change old clothes!”
Aunt Li smiled.
"I will change it now and I will definitely give it to you before night!"
"Okay, then I'll wait for the good news about my aunt!"
Li Xiang smiled and left.
Aunt Li is the only comfort to Li Xiang when he comes here.
He could afford good cloth and ready-made clothes, but he liked Aunt Li's clothes with dense stitching.
He likes to wear altered clothes, just like when he was a child, he always wore his father's altered clothes.
Li Xiang returned to the room and took out another piggy bank that was still plump but had been buried by Li Xiang.
He shook it. It was dense inside and there was only a dull crashing sound.
Li Xiang smiled, this piggy bank was definitely not his.
Fortunately, this piggy bank is strong enough and is made of mahogany scraps. Otherwise, with so much money, ordinary wood would have been worn out long ago.
Despite this, Li Xiang was still careful when moving the piggy bank.
In the evening, Aunt Li came to deliver clothes, and Li Xiang wanted to go with her.
"Auntie, I have a wooden sculpture here. I'm going on a long trip tomorrow and I'm afraid it will be stolen. I'll leave it here for you and you can look after it for me."
Li Xiang said and went directly to Aunt Li's house.
"I, I'm afraid." Aunt Li also knew that Li Xiang was always being chased and intercepted. He didn't even have a good life. Li Xiang put this wooden sculpture here. If those people took it away, she wouldn't be able to stop him.
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"Auntie, don't worry, this wood carving is worthless, just forget it if it gets robbed."
Li Xiang saw Aunt Li's expression was strange and quickly comforted her.
"I'm sorry, aunt, I'm so useless that I can't help you."
Aunt Li felt really guilty. Li Xiang was very kind to her family. More than half of her and her grandson's living expenses came from Li Xiang.
The little grandson relies on Li Xiang to learn how to read.
But when Li Xiang needed help, she couldn't do anything. She had to protect herself, otherwise Li Xiang would be distracted to protect them.
"Auntie, don't say that. If it weren't for you and Maomao, it would be too boring for me to live here."
Li Xiang moved the piggy bank and said with a smile.
While talking, the two of them arrived at Aunt Li's house.
Li Xiang put the piggy bank on the table.
"Aunt Li, I'm going out of town and I don't know when I'll come back. The things I have are yours. You can use them as you wish."
Li Xiang said.
Aunt Li was a little confused, what could she use him for?
As a young man, his home didn't even have the supplies for cooking, let alone the rest.
If I have to say that the wood carvings are useful, it's because her grandson likes them, but other than that, there is no use for them.
Moreover, it is better to play with wood carving than to use it.
But Li Xiang's ability to say such things was also a sign of his trust in her, so she naturally responded with a smile.
Li Xiang nodded with satisfaction, said goodbye and left.
In the morning of the next day, Aunt Li's grandson Maomao stared at this strange wooden sculpture for a long time. Then he climbed up on the table and tried to pick up the wooden sculpture.
Unfortunately, I tried several times, but to no avail.
Aunt Li laughed at his funny look.
"Why can't Maomao even pick up such a small wooden sculpture?
Are you hungry?"
Aunt Li asked while coaxing the child.
"Grandma, this wood carving is so heavy!"
He was full of childishness, but what he said was exceptionally clear and powerful.
"Okay, let grandma try it."
Aunt Li said and also picked up the wood carving.
Her original intention was to play with Maomao. No matter how light the wooden sculpture was, she had to show that she couldn't lift it.
But when she actually took it, she realized that there was no need for her to pretend.
It was dark last night and he didn't even notice that Li Xiang was holding such a heavy wooden sculpture.
Aunt Li couldn't help but stand up and pick up the wooden sculpture with both hands. The wooden sculpture shook and a dull sound came from inside.
Aunt Li didn't know why, but her heart was beating fast.
She suddenly remembered what Li Xiang said last night to let her use whatever she wanted. This child never said such things.
Aunt Li did not dare to think deeply about her conjecture and shook the wooden sculpture. There was still a dull sound inside, but there was a clear sound that she heard clearly.
Aunt Li suddenly felt that her legs were weak and her hands were shaking violently.
She carefully put down the wood carving and told Maomao not to move with a trembling voice.
When Maomao saw her grandma like this, she seemed to be extremely afraid of something, and she also became afraid.
He will cry as soon as his mouth shrinks.
But grandma, who was always nervous about him, didn't notice his expression at this moment. Instead, she turned around and walked slowly to the door, looked to the left and right, and then slowly and gently closed the door.
Then he tiptoed again, as if he was afraid of disturbing anything, and walked to the table.
With the faint light, Aunt Li searched the wood carving, then turned the wood carving down, and saw a loose buckle from the bottom.
Aunt Li clumsily opened the buckle. Unexpectedly, as soon as the buckle was opened, a crisp sound spread through the room.
Aunt Li's heart finally felt as if a big stone had fallen to the ground, and as if what she had expected and feared had been confirmed.
But after it was confirmed, Aunt Li's heart started beating crazily again. She was so excited that her whole body trembled and her mind went blank!
Even Maomao stopped crying and looked curiously at the white stuff flowing out like water.
