The little girl is not about ten years old as she looks, but she is not fourteen years old either. In fact, she is only twelve years old. Based on her age, she is indeed in the fifth or sixth grade of elementary school, or simply graduated and entered junior high school.
Chatting until late at night, Li Yifei suddenly stopped taking the poem test. After asking about her age, she brought up what happened during the day, that is, her aunt said she wanted to marry her. The little girl was silent for a while, and Li Yifei saw a sudden change in her face.
She became sad, holding her clothes in her hands, eyes flashing
He held back his tears for a while, hid his tears, and then whispered back: "I won't get married, I'm still too young, and I don't need others to support me. I can support myself. When I get married again,
When I grow up, I can go work and earn enough money to support myself!"
She repeatedly mentioned making money to support herself, which reminded Li Yifei of the difficult days many years ago when his parents first left, not only the sudden emotional emptiness, but also the life...
Before Li Yifei could answer, the little girl said: "Uncle, I'm so sleepy. I have to catch the sea tomorrow morning, so I'll go to bed first!"
Li Yifei nodded and watched the little girl fall asleep, then realized that she didn't have a quilt to cover her. The only quilt in the house was covering him, and Chen Junxiao had spread a mattress for the past few days, lying on it with his clothes on to sleep.
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Being in darkness but facing the light, Li Yifei felt that he was warmed by Chen Junxiao. Although he was not in a hurry to recover, Li Yifei suddenly wanted to recover as soon as possible, at least to be able to act on his own without Chen Junxiao to serve him.
All night long, Li Yifei didn't sleep much. He was working hard to communicate with his Dantian and convert the nutrients he ate into physical strength. Of course, this part was not something he could control, but relied on the body's own adjustment mechanism.
In the morning, Li Yifei found that not only did he have some strength in his hands, but he could also move his legs. So after waking up, when he didn't see Chen Junxiao, Li Yifei supported the bed with his hands, moved his body hard, and finally stood on the ground.
Looking down at his trembling legs, Li Yifei shook his head. It was good to be able to stand still. He estimated that if he supplemented the amount today, he would be able to recover by half.
Li Yifei held on to the wall, moved his legs slowly, and finally reached the door. Li Yifei stretched out his hand to push the door open. His hands were much more flexible than his legs now. It had been dawn for a while, and Li Yifei opened the door and saw that it was extremely crude.
There are several wooden boards next to the stove. There are bowls and chopsticks on the wooden boards. There are wooden bowls and porcelain bowls, but there are only four in total. There are also two metal basins with some firewood in them. There is not even a door in the kitchen.
, you can go outside directly
, Li Yifei walked out with great effort, only to see that this house was actually like a small sentry tower. It was built with stones. The gaps were plastered with cement on the inside, but the outside was not plastered. It was mottled and old. Li Yifei walked out.
, looking at the sunshine outside, he had not been exposed to the sun for several days. After taking a few breaths, Li Yifei continued to move forward. He could stand without holding anything, but he still fell down when he tried to walk.
of danger.
After getting used to it for a while, Li Yifei squinted his eyes and observed his surroundings. To the east was a slope of tens of meters high, while to the west was a relatively gentle slope with some crops blocking it, so he couldn't see too far, but there was a small road passing through.
go.
The sea is in the south, and Li Yifei has already heard the sound of the waves, washing over and over again. The sun is not hot yet, so Li Yifei does not go far, but just hangs around in front of his house. He is still wearing the same clothes as before, but his coat
has disappeared,
More than half an hour later, Li Yifei saw a small figure appearing on the eastern hillside, carrying a small bucket and slowly walking back.
Chen Junxiao had a good harvest today. In addition to the necessary sea water, there were also a few larger fish in the small bucket, as well as some crabs, shrimps and the like that had no time to escape after the tide went out. There was even a squid, but a small one.
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She also saw Li Yifei, with some surprise in her eyes, because Li Yifei was standing, which meant that his health was much better, so the little girl opened her legs and ran towards him, and didn't stop until she was in front of him, mouthing
He gasped for breath and said with a smile on his face: "Uncle, can you stand and walk now?"
"Well, I can walk now, but it's very slow!"
"It's okay, it will be fine after a few more days!" Chen Junxiao said as he put down the keg.
"The harvest is good today." Li Yifei said.
"Yeah. I was lucky today. I went early. I was the first one and there was no one else, so I picked up more." Chen Junxiao said with some pride.
Li Yifei bent down and looked into the small bucket, and found that several fish were very lively, so he nodded and said: "Well, there are quite a few, I should be able to sell them for some money."
"No, no, I won't buy anything I picked up these days. I'll keep it to eat. Uncle, you are weak. Eat more nutritious food to supplement it. It will heal quickly."
"Uncle will make it up to you!" Li Yifei knew what the little girl meant and accepted her kindness.
"It's really not necessary, uncle, you always say this, I'm embarrassed!" Chen Junxiao said.
Chen Junxiao divided the seafood into two portions, one for lunch and one for dinner. The sweet potato and rice porridge were added together. Although the food was still monotonous, it was a rare source of supplement for Li Yifei. For Chen Junxiao, these two
Tian's food is much better than she usually eats.
It was another night. The next morning, Chen Junxiao got up quietly and prepared to catch the sea. Li Yifei also woke up. He moved his body and was much better than the previous day. Now he could walk normally, so Li Yifei proposed to go with him.
The little girls went to catch the sea together.
"Okay, but uncle, is your health really okay?" Chen Junxiao asked worriedly.
Li Yifei patted his chest gently and said: "Of course it's no problem, but I'm walking slowly. You don't have to wait for me. I can just follow behind."
"Okay, let's go together!" Chen Junxiao smiled.
One walked in front, walking briskly, humming dialect and slang, while the other followed suit, walking slowly, several times faster than yesterday.
The sea is not far away. There was no one there when the two came, because they came very early today. The little girl comes every day, so she knows where there may be more crabs and the like. Li Yifei stepped barefoot on the beach
When he saw the little girl rushing towards a black reef, Li Yifei also quickened his pace. The more he caught, the more he would eat, so he had to hurry up.
Li Yifei noticed that when he encountered small crabs, Chen Junxiao would not catch them, and would even throw some back into the sea. He nodded secretly. He had indeed not eaten any small crabs in the past two days.
One morning passed, and Li Yifei also liked this kind of game... For him, it was a game, and for Chen Junxiao, it was survival. Li Yifei even deserted and thought that if he took the children at home to get up early and come to the beach to pick up things, he would definitely
It’s also a good experience, of course
, it is an experience for them, but for Chen Junxiao... Well, Li Yifei sighed slightly, her harvest today was not much, because she had to take care of Li Yifei, and others came over later, so she didn't pick up much, compared to yesterday's harvest.
It was less than half, and there were no fish.
Looking at the vast sea, Chen Junxiao gritted her teeth. Li Yifei was recovering faster and faster in the past two days and needed more and more food, so she thought it would only be a few days, so she would make more!
Back home, Li Yifei sat at the door and watched the crops in the distance rising and falling under the wind, while Chen Junxiao went out with a small basket in his arms.
"It's almost time, just return to a normal state. As for your true energy, don't be impatient and recover slowly!" Li Yifei has never been in a hurry to practice these days. He doesn't have many opportunities to experience the life of an ordinary person, let alone a disabled person.
Chen Junxiao took out some money from his small wallet and bought two larger fish. Although they were bigger, they only weighed more than one pound, but they cost fifteen yuan, which was as much as the size of a small fish.
The girl had been working hard for several days to earn the money from the sea. She was still very distressed, but she was cruel and paid the money to carry the fish home.
One fish each at noon and one fish in the evening was naturally another big meal for her, and Li Yifei also took the time to recover.
In this way, another day later, although Li Yifei has not completely recovered, it is equivalent to seven or eight points of normal people. So Li Yifei got up in the morning and decided to bring a big harvest to the little girl. It rained today, and the house was fine.
, but there were also two leaking places. When Chen Junxiao saw Li Yifei getting up and preparing to go out, he hurriedly asked: "Uncle, why are you going?"
"My health has recovered. Today you will take care of the house at home, and I will go to the beach to take a look. We will divide the work." Li Yifei said.
"Ah? No, no, it's raining too much today, uncle, you can't go out!" Chen Junxiao hurriedly stopped him.
But Li Yifei shook his head and said: "Don't worry, I won't go into the sea. Besides, you see that my uncle can jump and dance now. Does he look like a sick person? He has recovered. In this way, I will be back in an hour. Are you here?"
Take good care of your home and don't let the rain get your quilt wet!"
Chen Junxiao couldn't resist Li Yifei, so he had to agree. He went to find a piece of plastic sheet and wanted to cover it with Li Yifei, but the latter just stuffed it back. Water leaked everywhere in the house. If the quilt got wet, he wouldn't have to sleep at night, so he had to cover it.
It was better to be on the quilt, but he walked directly into the rain curtain, shirtless.
In the past, when I was in the army, I had to go through wind and rain, high temperatures of 30 to 40 degrees Celsius, and low temperatures of 30 to 40 degrees below zero. I had to experience all kinds of environments. It was common to get wet. People are always becoming more and more hypocritical.
Li Yifei walked forward quickly, thinking that since it was raining today, there would not be many people rushing to the sea, so he would have gained a lot today, and he was naturally in a very good mood.
Of course, it's not that Li Yifei hasn't thought about his family. After losing contact for a few days, his family must be anxious, so Li Yifei still has to find a way to contact his family in the past two days. Although he won't go back immediately, he still wants to inform him.