"Sister, he's still following me." After returning home, Su Xiao glanced behind her again and saw Chen Ye following her from a distance, so she whispered.
Su Liu looked back and frowned.
He had clearly refused, but he still followed her, even to the house.
"Ignore him. If we ignore him, he will leave."
"Sister, let's keep him. He's still a child and can't eat much. He won't be short of food." Su Xiao couldn't bear it, feeling that her eldest sister was too unkind.
She was a person who couldn't hide her thoughts. When she thought like this, she put all her thoughts on her face. How could Su Liu not understand? She sighed helplessly and said: "Xiaoxiao, it's not that I can't bear to eat like this.
His origins are unknown, and his identity is unknown. What if... what will we three do?"
No wonder Su Liu was so cautious. Just by looking at Chen Ye's conversation and behavior, he felt that he was not an ordinary farmer. Who knew his true identity? If he was the son of a criminal or something, then they were harboring him. She couldn't afford the risk.
.
Su Xiao bit her lip, glanced at Chen Ye, and stomped in.
Su Liu stroked his forehead and followed in. Sure enough, Su Xiao couldn't help but 'complain' to Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen was also surprised when she heard this. She looked at Su Liu and asked, "Liu'er, is this really true?"
Young Master Su Liu couldn't help but tell Mrs. Chen what he was thinking, and finally said: "Mother, we can't take this risk."
"Maybe, maybe he is a child from a small family." Mrs. Chen hesitated for a while and said.
"Mom, none of us know this. I have to ensure the safety of you and Xiaoxiao." Su Liu was very determined.
Mrs. Chen also knew that Su Liu was stubborn. After thinking for a while, she sighed: "That's okay." Seeing her youngest daughter pouting, she said warmly: "Xiaoxiao, your sister has her own considerations. Just listen to her."
Although Su Xiao was not happy, he would not refute Su Liu's decision. He was just a little depressed, but he agreed after all.
The nights were as cold as water. It had been more than January since Su Liu and the others moved into this yard. In August, the temperature had begun to slowly drop, especially the temperature difference between morning and evening, which was much lower than during the day at noon.
Su Xiao ran into the house again, sat on the kang and muttered: "Mom, he is still squatting outside."
Mrs. Chen paused while doing needlework and almost pricked her fingertips. She looked at Su Liu carefully and said with some unbearable tone: "Liu'er..."
"Mom!" Su Liu frowned and pinched the tips of his eyebrows. Ever since Chen Ye came to the house and refused to chase him away, Su Xiao had been going back and forth for various reasons to see if he had left. As a result,
, the child has also been guarding firmly.
"I don't have to keep him, but it's already late now. Although it's hot during the day, our yard is close to the mountain and it's cooler. The child's clothes are in tatters. If he doesn't leave,
, I'm afraid..." Chen's worry is self-evident.
She also went to see the child. She was thin, small, and motherless. Mrs. Chen softened her heart when she saw it. She also had a child!
"Yes, sister, saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda." Su Xiao took the opportunity to say.
"You actually bite your tongue." Su Liu said angrily.
Seeing that her tone softened, Su Xiao immediately leaned forward and said, "Sister, you have a Bodhisattva heart. Let him come in. What if he freezes to death?"
"That would be a sin in vain." Mrs. Chen said.
Su Liu saw them singing along with Xing Xing, shook his head, glanced at the sky outside the window, gloomy for a moment, and finally said: "Then let him come in, and we will make plans tomorrow."
Su Xiao agreed crisply and ran out quickly, while Mrs. Chen said: "I'm going to heat up some food. I guess that kid is also hungry."
Chen Ye was quickly brought in by Su Xiao, and under the light, Su Liu saw that his face was turning blue from the cold, so he couldn't help but sigh and said, "You can rest at our house for the night."
Chen Ye didn't say a word, only knelt down and kowtowed to Su Liu several times.
Seeing that Su Liu was thoughtful, Su Xiao said, "Sister, I'll take him to the kitchen to eat." After saying that, without waiting for Su Liu to say anything, he took Chen Ye and left.
Su Liuwu sat on the kang in a daze. Half an hour later, Mrs. Chen walked in and said, "What a poor child. He hasn't eaten in several days. He just picked up three big bowls of rice while carrying the bowl. Let's see."
He doesn't seem to have evil intentions." As she spoke, she carefully looked at Su Liu's face.
Su Liu smiled helplessly and just asked: "Where is Xiaoxiao?"
During the questioning, Su Xiao had already walked in and said that Chen Ye had been settled in the room next to him.
This small courtyard originally had three rooms, a main room, a small utility room, and a kitchen. When Su Xiao said this, Su Liu knew that Chen Ye was placed in the utility room.
"Let's settle it too." Su Liu pressed her head. She really had a headache because of the origin of this child Chen Ye.
The next day, Su Liu, mother and daughter got up early as usual and opened the door. They were stunned for a moment when they saw Chen Ye standing outside their door.
"Why are you standing here, kid? The dew is heavy this morning." Mrs. Chen was the first to ask, her eyes full of unbearable.
At this time, Chen Ye had already washed himself. Since he had no clothes, Su Xiao took the clothes that Ning Guang had left for them to mend last night and gave them to him to wear.
Ning Guang was tall, almost twice as tall as Chen Ye. His long clothes reached to his knees and his trousers were rolled up countless times. At this time, Chen Ye was like a child sneaking into an adult's clothes, looking even thinner and smaller.
His hair and face were washed clean. According to Su Xiaoxiao, the water had been changed so many times and it was so dark. After washing, Chen Ye looked very delicate and graceful. Chen fell in love with him at first sight.
But it was Su Liu who looked at him and frowned.
"I, let me see what I have to do." Chen Ye pursed his lips for a while, then glanced at Su Liu timidly before saying.
"You are so skinny, what can you do?" Su Xiao asked, looking him up and down.
Chen Ye's face suddenly turned red and he said anxiously: "I can do anything." As he said that, he glanced left and right, and when he saw the well in the yard, he said: "I'll fetch water."
After saying that, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch him away, he hurriedly ran to the well, clumsily picked up the bucket placed by the well, threw it in, and lay down by the well to look down.
Mrs. Chen was startled and said hurriedly: "You can't do this, be careful and fall down."
Chen Ye seemed not to have heard anything. When he saw the bucket sinking, he was overjoyed and hurriedly pulled the rope and pulled the bucket up with a blush on his face.
Both Su Xiao and Chen subconsciously wanted to step forward, but were stopped by Su Liu. Although they were anxious, they did not understand Su Liu's intention, so they had to suppress their impatience.
Chen Ye held back his strength to pull the rope, his hands hurt from the pulling, but he did not dare to let go. He knew that this was his only chance to stay in this home.
He was not old, and his body was even thinner, even smaller than Su Xiao. He struggled to pull up the bucket. When he saw the bucket being pulled to the mouth of the well, he felt happy. He held the handle of the bucket with one hand and grabbed it.
When he stopped, he used his other hand to pull them together.
The wooden bucket was as high as his calf. He was holding the bucket with both hands, but the strength was no longer enough. His body swayed, making the Chen family's eyes widen and their hearts in their throats.
Fortunately, Chen Ye stabilized himself and completely pulled up the wooden bucket filled with water. However, due to exhaustion, he let go of his hand and the bucket fell to the ground, and the entire bucket of water overturned.
Looking at the bucket rolling to the ground, Chen Ye pursed his lips into a straight line and looked at Su Liu subconsciously, feeling a little uneasy.
Su Xiao and Mrs. Chen also looked at Su Liu. Su Xiao pulled Su Liu's sleeve and whispered: "Sister..."
At this time, Su Liu was completely sure that Chen Ye could not be a farmer. Otherwise, he would not even be able to fetch water. For ordinary farm children, those who are four or five years old can play with fewer children, and those who are six or seven years old can play with them.
Even now, they can help with household chores, such as digging well water, which have been taught by adults for a long time. But this Chen Ye has never done such a thing at first glance.
Chen Ye was also stubborn and said, "I will do it well." Then he picked up the barrel again and threw it in.
Su Xiao couldn't see it, and ignored Su Liu, he ran over and pointed at Chen Ye. Xu Xiao had already experienced it for the first time, and with Su Xiao's guidance, this time Chen Ye smoothly stabilized the bucket of water.
Place it firmly on the ground.
"Sister, look, he did it." Seeing Chen Ye fetching a bucket of water, Su Xiao seemed even more excited than him.
Su Liu glanced at her lightly and said, "It's time to prepare things to go to the stall. You and your mother go to the kitchen to see if there is anything missing." Then he looked at Chen Ye: "You come with me."
After hearing this, Su Xiao winked at Chen Ye vigorously.
Chen Ye was a little uneasy. This was not the first time he had been a beggar. He had learned to look at faces long ago among beggars. Although he felt uneasy, he still stood in front of Su Liu.
"how old are you?"
"Ten years old."
"I think you talk like you have read a book. You are not an ordinary farm boy, are you? Why did you end up living in Baise Town?" Su Liu looked at him for a while and said, "I still say the same thing, if you want to go back
Xiang, I can give you some expenses, although it’s not much, but you can save some money.”
Chen Ye knelt down, looked at Su Liu intently, and said: "My father was a scholar, and he also studied for two years. He is dead, and my mother...I am homeless.
Returning to my hometown will only lead to death. Even though I have never done farm work, I can still learn. Can't you keep me?" He said, his eye circles turning red for a while, and his eyes full of pleading.
Seeing that what he said was 70% true and 30% false, Su Liu sighed and said: "If you don't want to say it, I won't force you. When I helped you, it was just a moment of goodwill. You have also seen that my family only has a few people."
People, my mother and sister are the most important things in my life. If someone threatens their lives and is detrimental to them, I..."
"I won't hurt you." Chen Ye said quickly, then lowered his head: "I really have no place to go, you just need to give me a bite to eat."
Su Liu frowned, feeling like heaven and earth were at war for a while. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the corner of Su Xiao's clothes again. He finally sighed and said, "After breakfast later, you can come with us to help at the stall."
Chen Ye was overjoyed when he heard this, and knelt down and kowtowed several times. As if he was afraid that Su Liu would retaliate, he jumped up and ran to the kitchen.
Su Liu watched him disappear at the corner of the door and shook his head. He didn't know whether his decision would bring blessing or disaster to them.
