The water slowly dripped from the pot and poured into the vegetable garden. The dust splashed was fine and insignificant. Lin Yan, who was holding the pot, put away the tools and looked at the lush vegetables in the yard. She finally smiled a little.
But sitting in a wheelchair, she couldn't feel any part except her hands and head, but she hoped to pick some vegetables with her own hands so that she could make a dinner for her sister.
Ever since Lin Yan slowly accepted the fact that Lin Sen was "dead", she became the last backbone of the family. Even if it was just a broken body, Lin Yan never shed tears.
She stretched out her hand as much as possible to touch the greenery that was so close at hand, but the short distance was almost as insurmountable as life and death.
With a "pop", Lin Yan fell down in the yard. Her clean face was covered with dust. She clenched her hands. Lin Yan forced out an ugly smile and laughed at herself: "Farming is really not easy..."
She began to try to get up, then crawled on her knees to pick vegetables, one after another.
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At night, the disheveled Lin Xue walked home alone. There were various wounds on her petite body. Although they were treated simply, she was still in a very embarrassed state.
After Lin Sen's "death", Lin Xue ignored Lin Yan's obstruction and joined the miners. However, she was too young and no one would give her a mine cart and a job. However, after being introduced by Lin Sen's old acquaintance, Lin Xue got
In order to help the mine owner place explosives in some narrow passages, this job is very dangerous and easy to get injured, but the pay is very high.
Lin Xue repeatedly climbed through the death tunnel that her father, brother, and sister had climbed before, and did a sprint for survival every day on the stage of death.
Then he returned home with the money, continued the promise the family had made together, replaced DNA, got rid of his identity as the last descendant of the empire, and entered the dome to start a new life.
After cooking, Lin Yan carefully wiped the wound in front of the mirror. She was afraid that Lin Xue would see it. The last time she made the little girl think of her brother, she made Lin Xue cry all night. Lin Yan would not do the same thing again.
mistake.
"Sister! I'm back!" Lin Xue pushed open the fence gate of the yard and threw the tools outside the house.
"Well, go wash your hands and get ready to eat!"
After washing her hands, Lin Xue went to the kitchen. This kitchen, which was transformed from the body of a thinking mecha, was quite fashionable.
"Wow! So many delicious foods!" Lin Xue smiled happily when she saw the dishes on the table.
Lin Yan quietly put the repaired violin behind her, then wheeled her wheelchair to the table.
"Then eat more, sister worked hard to make it today!" Lin Yan handed over the chopsticks.
Lin Xue took it and placed it in front of the empty seat on the other side.
Lin Yan watched silently, and she handed over another pair. This time, Lin Xue started to eat, and she ate very deliciously.
The empty seat was reserved for Lin Sen. Lin Xue said that his brother was not dead and he would always come back, so the seat should always be reserved.
"Try this, we grow it in our own garden!" Lin Yan took the credit and served vegetables to her sister.
But when the food arrived, Lin Xue grabbed her sister's hand, her red and swollen wrist trembling.
"Sister!" Lin Xue's eyes were red, "Didn't we agree that I would pick them when I get home?"
Lin Yan quickly retracted her hand and said, "No, this is what was left over from the past few days, what's left."
When she lied, Lin Yan could never change her blush. Lin Xue saw this in her eyes and burst into laughter again, even though her smile was filled with tears.
She got up and went out of the kitchen, got the medicine box, and applied ointment to her sister.
Lin Xue, who was half-kneeling there, finished all this, rested her head on her sister's lap, and murmured: "Sister, we almost have enough money, so please stop being willful, okay?"
Lin Yan couldn't help laughing. She suppressed her laughter and her eyes were red.
Stroking her sister's short hair, Lin Yan trembled: "Okay..."
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When Lin Yan got up early the next morning, Lin Xue had already set off. She had to cross the garrison wall during the interval between the patrol train changing of the guard.
Last night, Lin Yan still couldn't muster up the courage to take out the small bag.
Since Lin Sen was gone, Lin Xue never touched the violin again. One day, the girl came.
She brought relief supplies and a sincere invitation, but one word shattered Lin Xue's self-esteem...
"Brother is dead! Do you know he is dead? Do you want to die here with your sister? Do you have to continue to be so willful? Do you really regard yourself as a seven-year-old child! Lin Xue? Tell me
?!" The girl was well-dressed, but she didn't dislike the simplicity of the room. She tried to persuade her again and again to no avail, and finally became helpless and angry.
Lin Yan covered her mouth and closed her eyes. She didn't want to hear any more.
"Get out..." Lin Xue, who had been silent for the whole time, pointed to the door.
The girl stood up but did not leave. She looked at Lin Xue and said in a deep voice: "What?"
"I want you to get out! Get out! Get out!!!" Lin Xue burst out in silence. She picked up the small bag beside her and hit the girl without any explanation.
It must be very painful for such a fair and delicate girl to be beaten like this... Lin Yan wanted to stop her but saw the violin break.
"What does this family have to do with you?! Why do you say that my brother is dead! That's my brother! Mine!" Lin Xue was stopped by the bodyguards in black, but she was still crying and shouting.
The girl covered her shoulders, her carefully braided hair was scattered, and she stood up silently.
"Let her go." The unquestionable command.
The bodyguards were stunned for a moment, and finally let go of Lin Xue.
"I'm sorry..." The girl left these words and a business card, and then never came again.
Lin Xue tore up the business card and threw it in the yard. Then she cut off her long hair and told Lin Yan that she would continue what Lin Sen had not finished.
But now the business card has been glued and is held in Lin Yan's hand. She knows that the only thing she can do is to mend this relationship. She supports her sister's unwillingness to abandon it, but she... must learn to kneel down.
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"Oh, little ancestor, you are finally here! Yesterday, the mine manager was still saying that if you don't come today, we will close down!" The smiling thin monkey saw Lin Xue walking into the mining area and hurriedly greeted him.
Lin Xue didn't even look at him, she just said: "Where are the things? Where is the entrance?"
"Everything is ready for you! You have a drink of water first, take a rest, and we will start work right away!" The thin monkey is very good at flattering. After Lin Xue had arranged it, he ordered people to get the explosive device.
After a while, Lin Xue, who had put on protective clothing, hugged the explosive device and began to crawl along a newly opened entrance on the west side of the mining area.
This process lasted for more than three hours, not because of how deep it was, but because the passage was too narrow. Not only could Lin Xue not be able to get up, but she could not turn back. She could only crawl to the deepest point first, and then walk backwards to set up the blast.
device.
For a girl, such work can almost kill her.
But Lin Xue persisted. She was exhausted when she exited the cave. The thin monkey hurriedly ran over, picked her up, carried her to the car, and then drove away.
Not long after, Lin Xue's work was completed amidst a series of dull explosions.
Two thousand Thains were placed in Lin Xue's hands, and Skinny Monkey said with a playful smile: "You count again, this is half a month's wages, why don't I give you less?"
After working continuously for a month, Lin Xue felt that her waist was about to break. She now had a splitting headache and just wanted to go home as soon as possible.
"It's okay, I trust you." After saying that, Lin Xue walked out and ran back.
Shouhou arrived at the door and said with a charming smile: "Slow down, how about I send you off?!"
It was just a polite word, Lin Xue waved her hand and gradually walked away.
When Lin Xue's back disappeared, Shouhou was surrounded by several people.
"How's it going? Is it time to pay back the money today?" The fat man in charge is a well-known gambler in the slums. He gambles with others, but what others can win from him is a DNA replacement license. Although the chance is slim, but
No matter how much money you take, you can participate, but the odds increase with the number of times.
Shouhou is this kind of speculator. Not long after he came to the mining area, he was tired of this life-threatening job. Since it was all gambling, why not give it a try? Many people have this mentality, and he is no exception.
However, there are only a few people who are lucky. Shouhou was not so lucky. He spent all his money and even owed a lot of loan sharks.
"Guys, I really have no money! Look, I haven't eaten for several days, how thin I have become!" The thin monkey clasped his fists and begged for mercy, but the fat man in charge sneered and gave him a
hand.
"You've lost so much weight in a day or two, why are you pretending to be like me? As for the money, didn't you mention that the workers got paid today?"
The thin monkey was startled, his face immediately turned into a ball of pain, and he knelt on the ground and said: "Masters, please see if my family can still live, please give it a few more days! Ah? I will give the money in a few days.
Sent to you!"
"Damn it, uncle, you guys are just fooling around!" However, these people didn't accept his tactics, and after a severe beating, they took away the money.
"Only four hundred seins? Skinny monkey, I saw with my own eyes that the mine boss gave you a wad of money!" The leader put away the money, and the boy next to him saw that he was running out of money and started to come up with bad ideas.
The thin monkey was beaten badly. He reluctantly got up and tried his best to smile charmingly.
"Haha, you guys think too highly of me. I'm just the one responsible for collecting the tools and pressing the buttons for this explosion. The one who installed the device is that little girl Lin Xue. All the money was basically given to her..." Shouhou said.
As he spoke, he suddenly stopped talking, because the expressions on the people in front of him were a bit wrong.
"Hey! Gentlemen, you... you must not have any ideas about that girl Lin Xue! Even if I kowtow to you, I will pay you back tomorrow even if you borrow it! Huh?"
The monkey bowed down again and again. Although he was servile at heart, he knew how to repay his kindness. Lin Sen saved his life and he introduced Lin Xue. How could he let these people target Lin Xue? But for a moment, he
The mean talk put Lin Xue in a dangerous situation.
"Get out of my way! Are you borrowing it? Who the hell is willing to lend it to a poor guy like you? Do you think I'm stupid? Let go! If you don't let go, I will be rude!" The fat man in charge looked at the thin monkey hugging his legs.
Without letting go, he slowly took out the gun.
However, the thin monkey was unwilling to let go, and just kept begging: "Master, please don't have ideas about a little girl! Ah? Please! Please!"
There was a "bang" sound, simple and casual.
The thin monkey's body trembled, and then he slowly fell to the ground.