Chapter 231 Little People, Big Rivers and Lakes III
Lai Gouer has never been so cheerful and joyful. He was as slippery as a loach and quickly shuttled among the crowd. When he got out of the edge of the crowd, he looked back happily and found that he had already beaten the two idiots.
The pig-like foreigner was shaken off, and he felt a little at ease.
Following the blood-like afterglow of the setting sun, Lai Gou'er hummed an unknown tune and gradually disappeared from the street. The gorgeous red glow stretched his body to a long length. Occasionally,
He could still hear the crackling sound of firecrackers being set off by someone who was doing good deeds. He didn't know which family was doing good deeds or bad deeds, but why did it sound so pleasant to the ears and ears, and it was no longer as noisy as before.
The smell of hustle and bustle.
He was walking on a rugged path full of mud. His wife rolled up her long sleeves and tightened her wattle cloth, and she quickly poured out a ladle of water, splashing onto the dusty path and almost splashing all over him.
Who else's wife poked out her pink face full of rouge from the broken door of her house, and was staring at the passers-by on the dusty path with sharp eyes. All this seemed strange to Lai Gou'er.
It seemed so different. In the past, when dirty water almost splashed on him, he would curse a lot. But at this time, some dirty vegetable leaves flew out and slapped him on the back of the head.
On the way, he would gently take off the dirty vegetable leaves from the back of his head, and then gently throw them by the roadside.
Two rows of low mud houses look like two dying giant dragons covered in scars lying beside the dusty path from a distance. The dim light shines directly on people, making people feel ripples in their hearts. Whose kitchen smoke attracts
When someone returns home, whose house’s lights are shining brightly and whose smell of rice makes passers-by feel warm in their hearts.
The low, low house, the dusty path, at the end is an even more dilapidated mud house. Pushing open the mottled wooden door, there is a small courtyard inside, which is made of stones picked up from nowhere.
The wall is as high as a person. The withered grass growing everywhere under the corner is dying, waiting for the next spring to grow tenaciously again to see if it can grow as high as the wall.
Lai Gouer pushed open the door and walked in. Only a candle as big as a soybean was lit in a house that had not yet collapsed. There were bursts of coughing sounds and a few childish words coming from the house.
Voice. He raised his head and looked at the last glow that was about to be swallowed up by the ink. He couldn't help but hold the heavy money bag in his arms. Then he felt better and walked forward. He didn't care about returning anything.
The earth walls on both sides that were about to collapse could no longer withstand the long-term wind erosion and rain. They collapsed with a loud bang, and the flying soil scattered all over the ground, suppressing the withered branches and grass.
The door creaked, and the sound of slight footsteps interrupted the fun in the room. Immediately, there was a flurry of feet in the room. Several heads poked out from the half-open door, waiting to be seen.
When I arrived, those childlike faces that were always full of dirt and messy hair showed a warm smile. They were clean, pure, innocent and innocent.
Several seven or eight-year-old children who were in tatters and with no intact cotton-padded clothes on their bodies walked out of the house, with comfortable smiles on their faces. However, the dim candlelight could not illuminate their childlike hearts and that
The beautiful face hidden by messy hair shines through.
Lai Gou'er looked at the group of little beggars who were wearing ragged clothes but had smiles as bright as the sun. His heart seemed to be tugged by something, and he held back the tears that were swirling in his eyes, not letting them fall. He He opened his arms and embraced the beggars into his arms. At this moment, he felt that it was all worth it. Even if he was beaten by the old servant last time and lay in the ruined temple for half a month, he felt that it was worth it. I also think it’s worth it.
"Brother Gou'er, why did you come back so early today? Did you get bullied outside again?" A child with a dirty face raised his childish face and asked him. He followed. A lot of questions came. In their eyes, this big boy who lived no better than him was their backbone at the moment. Once he didn't gain anything, they would also starve. However, they If you go out, you may not be much better than him.
"No, my brother has gained a lot today. I'll wait for you to eat the pig's feet braised by the Xiao family's wife. It's great. I'll let you eat as much as you want this time." Lai Gou'er patted his chest, He replied proudly, as if in the world, besides the Lin family's tofu cakes, the Xiao family's braised pig's trotters are the most delicious. And these guys couldn't help but pass by the Xiao family's house all day long. They were drooling, but what they got was that the Xiao family lady picked up a broom and chased them wildly for a while. Although the Xiao family lady would occasionally show kindness and give them a pair of pickled hooves, it still couldn't satisfy their greed. .
"Of course it's true. When did my brother lie to you? When the time comes, just eat with all your heart. Don't worry, I'll make sure you eat until your belly bursts. How about it." Lai Gou'er pinched his head and looked up at him. He touched the child's cheek, and then wiped away the stains on the child's face with his hands, revealing a fair and fair face with a hint of blush, and a few strands of grass stuck to the messy hair. If If you look carefully, you will find that this child is actually a little girl. She has a delicate face with two black jewel-like eyes. She will definitely be a beauty when she grows up.
"I believe Brother Gou'er. Brother will never lie to us." When the girl heard this, she immediately smiled. When she smiled, her two shallow dimples were revealed. The other three children also followed suit. , they hugged the elder and their dog tightly, as if they had found a safe haven for a long time.
"Xiao Bei is still sensible. He's healed. Has Grandpa's illness gotten better?" Lai Gou'er's eyes fell on a child who looked like a tiger with a sturdy head. "Xiao Dong, you are their eldest brother." , Grandpa is sick, you have to take good care of him, what's the situation now."
The boy named Xiaodong said with a sad look on his face: "It's still the same as before. I keep coughing all the time. Brother Gou'er, why don't you sell me and then ask a doctor to treat my grandfather? Okay?" .”
Hearing Xiaodong's words, Lai Gou'er felt as if something was stuck in his heart. He opened his mouth but nothing came out. He only knew that his nose was sore, as if something was inside him. His eyes were spinning. And when he glanced at the other three children, he found that their faces darkened and they looked at him with timid eyes. It seemed that he would really sell the little dong and then it would be their turn.
After adjusting his emotions, Lai Gouer said sternly: "Nonsense, why did my brother sell you? Don't mention this matter again in the future. Let's go, let's go see grandpa, and we'll get some medicine later.
Brother, I bumped into a big fat sheep today, and you won’t go hungry again.”
Hearing Lai Gouer's stern words, the hearts of the four children also dropped. A warm sunshine suddenly shone into their hearts, and their darkened faces suddenly became lively again.
In the remaining earthen house, a candle the size of a soybean was flickering. In the dim candlelight, an old man huddled on a bed. From time to time, waves of stench emanated from the old man's body.
The four little beggars and one big beggar who came out and went in showed no signs of impatience.
The old man coughed from time to time, his turbid and deep-set eyes were struggling to open, and his breathing and breathing were like gossamers, suggesting that he still had signs of life that could collapse at any time.
The skinny old hands covered with wrinkles were like two fleshless claws. An ill-fitting cotton coat tightly wrapped his thin body, and the silver strands on his head were draped messily and casually.
There was a trace of sadness in Lai Gou'er's eyes. He didn't know much about this mysterious old man. He only remembered that he carried the old man who had fallen by the roadside and no one cared about him on a snowy morning.
He moved into his own residence, which was in this ruined courtyard. From then on, he had another burden, and it was still a big burden. Since then, the old man has been coughing frequently every day. What shocked him even more was,
As the old man coughed, traces of blood dripped from the corners of his mouth.
The old man couldn't move, and his feces and urine were all on the bed. Fortunately, he and the four little beggars took careful care of him, and he was able to save the old man's life. He felt that the old man's life was shaking like the house.
The candle the size of a soybean may go out at any time, but every time it stays on tenaciously after swaying for a while.
Although the old man's eyes were open, Lai Gou'er knew that he was still in a deep sleep. Strangely enough, the old man only ate one meal a day and fell asleep every day. He only woke up once a day.
Just drink a bowl of porridge when you wake up, and then fall into a deep sleep again.
I have thought of many ways to cure this old man, but firstly I don't have enough money to hire a doctor. Secondly, I don't know what medicine to get. Thirdly, this old man has been cured since he rescued him.
He didn't say another word, and he didn't know how to start. He didn't even say the old man's name or his family. This was really a problem, a problem that had puzzled Lai Gouer for two or three years. It was just this recent paragraph.
As time passed, the old man woke up more often, but his coughing frequency also increased. Every cough would bring out bright red blood, which made him worried for a while.
He knew that if he didn't ask a doctor to treat him, the old man might not live long, so the old man's condition was what he was most concerned about. As for the conditions of the other four children, except for the girl named Xiaobei, he was a little worried.
Except for the other Xiaodong, Xiaonan and Xiaoxi, I don’t need to worry about them.
Seeing that there was nothing unusual about the old man, the five beggars exited the earthen hut and came to the yard. They had been holding a big stone in their hearts, just like the inky night was rushing in.
This courtyard was left to him by Lai Gou'er's parents, and it has been like this since he was sensible. However, something unexpected happened. When Lai Gou'er was ten years old, his parents both disappeared, leaving only him with the courtyard.
Such a dilapidated courtyard and two or three crumbling mud houses.
Since then, he has never heard any news about his parents. He only heard that the government has posted notices for several years, but there has never been any news about his parents. Then he gave up.
, at least he still has such a place to live. It’s not that he has never thought of selling this dilapidated courtyard, but look around, which family has a wealthy owner? Besides, even wealthy families will not
I fell in love with such an area, so I didn't even sell my courtyard.
Lai Gou'er has always been a beggar, begging for food from the East and West, and has been eating hundreds of meals since he grew up, and then he did some sneaky things. There is a street three or four lanes away from here.
Come on, which shop or street stall has not been touched by him? Maybe everyone is acquaintances and will turn a blind eye. If there are some merchants from other places, that would be great. How much can he steal?
Just steal as much as you want.
While begging and stealing children at the same time, Lai Gou'er is already familiar with this business. Occasionally, he will make mistakes, but when others see that he is only a child, most people will not give him any trouble. And he only
This area on the west side of the city is where people hang out and never cross the line.
He picked up four little beggars on the road in the east, south, west and north. Perhaps they were all beggars, and the resonance of their sadness led them to live together. The five beggars formed a beggar family, and Lai Gouer seemed to
As the backbone of the family, the Lin family's tofu pudding became an indispensable meal for them every day, while the Xiao family's braised pig's trotters became the most luxurious desire in their lives.