man and boy

The three-day vacation passed in a blink of an eye, and it was time for Chen Yang to go back to school.

Yan Qi followed behind him eagerly, pulling his sleeves and following him.

Chen Yang took his hand silently, led him for a while, and then let go.

Yan Qi knew that Chen Yang was going back to school.

He was extremely reluctant, the three days Chen Yang went home were the happiest three days he had been in this month.

"Brother, when will you come back next time?" Yan Qi asked expectantly.

"Brother will come back as soon as he has time." Chen Yang took out a plastic bag from his schoolbag, which was filled with all kinds of delicious snacks.Originally, he was going to take it out on the day he went home, but after thinking about it, Yan Qi would be very sad when we parted, and saving today for Yan Qi might make him less sad.

Chen Yang put the bag in Yan Qi's hand, and said, "This is the snack my brother bought for you. When my brother comes back next time, I will buy you something delicious."

Yan Qi lowered his head and looked at his toes, and whispered, "I don't want snacks, I want to be with my brother all the time."

Chen Yang bent down and was at eye level with him.

There was a layer of mist in Yan Qi's big eyes. When Chen Yang looked over, the mist quickly condensed together, and soon turned into tears and flowed down.

"Brother..." Yan Qi called out aggrievedly, wiping away tears and choked up.

Chen Yang raised his arms to hug him, stroked his hair, and said softly: "Xiao Qi, brother will be back soon, don't cry, when brother comes back next time, he will be with Xiao Qi for a long time .”

"Brother, I want to be with you." Yan Qi burst into tears.He never dared to cry in front of Zhao Juan and the others, even if bumped, he would grit his teeth and hold back his tears.But in front of Chen Yang, he cried when he was wronged, and laughed when he was happy, and lived a very happy life.

"Okay, brother promises you, when brother can make money, let Xiaoqi stay with brother."

"Brother, I can also help you make money. I can wash clothes, collect firewood, and sing. My mother said I sing very well." Yan Qi counted the things he could do one by one with his fingers.

Chen Yang felt extremely sour when he heard that, he hugged Yan Qi tightly, and said, "Xiao Qi is really amazing."

No matter how reluctant you are, you need to separate.

Yan Qi stood where he was, watching Chen Yang walk out of the village with wide eyes and tears in his eyes.

Chen Yang walked a few steps, turned around and saw that Yan Qi was still standing there, and waved to him, signaling him to go back.

Yan Qi didn't want to go back, he had to wait until Chen Yang was no longer in sight before going back.

Chen Yang became ruthless, and walked forward quickly with big strides. Soon, Yan Qi could no longer see Chen Yang.

Yan Qi stood listlessly with his head down, he didn't want to go back.His legs were sore from standing, so he sat on the ground, looking helplessly at the road at the entrance of the village, hoping that Chen Yang would come back suddenly.

He no longer expected his mother to come back.

People in the village often talk about his mother not wanting him in front of him. They think he is not sensible enough to understand those arguments, but in fact, he understands them all.

He also knew in his heart that his mother had abandoned him.

As the sun gradually set to the west, people in the village came home from their farm work one after another. When they passed by him, they would glance at him, and some kind-hearted villagers would ask him if he was lost.

Yan Qi lowered his head, held a straw in his hand, and drew circles on the dirt at his feet. When someone asked him, he raised his head and shook his head.

It wasn't until it was almost dark that Yan Qi stood up slowly, patted the dirt on his buttocks, and walked back.

Passing the door of his house, Yan Qi stopped.

He walked slowly to the gate and looked up at the closed gate.

During the initial period when his mother left him, he dreamed countless times that his mother came back, opened the door, and waited for him inside.

Later, he understood that his mother would never wait for him at this house again, nor would he cook his favorite chestnut roast pork.

Yan Qi stood at the door for a long time, wiped his eyes and continued walking.

When he arrived at Chen Yang's house, Zhao Juan and Chen Shibin had finished eating, Chen Shibin went out to visit, and Zhao Juan was washing dishes in the kitchen.

Seeing Yan Qi came back, Zhao Juan took the cleaned bowl and put it in the cupboard, without saying hello, she turned and went back to her room.

Yan Qi moved a small stool and stepped on it to open the door of the cupboard. There was only a bowl of leftovers in it, and the food was gone.

Yan Qi picked up the rice, looked around, and found a jar of pickles.

He opened the lid, poured a few chopsticks of pickled vegetables into the rice, tripped a few times, picked it up and picked it into his mouth.

Barely filling his stomach, Yan Qi washed the dishes and put them back, then went back to the room and opened the snacks that Chen Yang bought for him.

There is a big bag of snacks, including maltose, Mimi shrimp crackers, biscuits, and two boxes of big jelly!

Yan Qi licked his mouth, picked up a box of jelly, and wanted to taste what it was like.

When his mother was at home, he bought jelly for him before, but it was not as big as the two boxes Chen Yang bought, and there was still pulp in it, which looked very attractive.

Yan Qi swallowed, put down the jelly, picked up a piece of candy, tore off the wrapping paper and put it in his mouth.

There are only two boxes of jelly, and he is reluctant to eat them. There are more than a dozen pieces of candy, which can be eaten slowly for several days.

Chewing candy, thinking about the three days that Chen Yang was at home, Yan Qi couldn't help but feel a little astringent, and his eyes turned red.

He really wanted to be with Chen Yang every day, only when he was with Chen Yang, he didn't have to learn to read his face nervously all day, for fear that he would be kicked out if he made people unhappy.

Yan Qi was thinking sadly, when suddenly there was an exclamation from outside.

Then, he heard a lot of people running over, as if something big had happened!

Yan Qi sat up nervously, climbed out of bed, walked carefully to the door, and opened the door of the room.

From the crack of the door, he saw Zhao Juan running out in a hurry, and then, Zhao Juan was crying bitterly.

Yan Qi was frightened and worried, he opened the door and ran out with short legs, before he reached the door, he saw someone carrying Chen Shibin in.

Zhao Juan lay on Chen Shibin's body and wept bitterly. Someone pulled Zhao Juan away and lowered her head to check Chen Shibin's body.

Yan Qi clenched his small fists nervously, he didn't know what happened, but seeing Chen Shibin's pale face and Zhao Juan's crying almost fainted, he knew that something big should happen.

"Snake bite, heart attack, Zhao Juan, please mourn." The person who checked Chen Shibin's body said heavily.

As soon as his words came out, the people in the room suddenly fell silent.

Then, Zhao Juan burst into a scream and passed out.

Yan Qi was very scared.

Amidst the noisy voices, his head began to ache. With more and more people, he couldn't breathe, so he sat on the ground holding the door frame.

He leaned against the door blankly and looked at the people in the room. He could hear every word of what the person said just now, and then he couldn't believe it was true.

Uncle Chen just went to drop by, why did such a drastic change happen when he came back?

He remembered that Uncle Chen was still smiling at him this morning.

Yan Qi couldn't remember what happened next, but he only remembered that the village leaders rushed over. Someone said that Chen Shibin had a heart attack seven years ago, had an operation at that time, and borrowed a large sum of money.

Others said that the snake was a highly venomous snake, and if ordinary people were bitten, there might be a chance of survival if they were dealt with promptly. But Chen Shibin had a bad heart and suffered a heart attack after being bitten, so he could not be saved.

Yan Qi vaguely thought about how sad Brother Chen Yang would be if he knew about this.

Chen Yang rushed back the next day.

When he came back, he saw Zhao Juan pressing Yan Qi on the table, holding a wooden stick in his hand and beckoning him fiercely, Yan Qi gritted his teeth and said nothing.

"Mom!" Chen Yang ran over quickly, grabbed Zhao Juan's hand, and pulled Yan Qi out of her hand.

Zhao Juan was a little delirious, and when she saw Chen Yang, she burst into tears.

"Ayang, it's you! It's you who want to let this plague god in! Look at him who killed his father, and now he killed your father! Ayang, your father is gone, what will we do in the future? Let it go!" Zhao Juan cried and shouted, almost in a state of madness.

Chen Yang pulled Yan Qi behind him, his eyes were also red, and the anxiety and sadness in his heart when he rushed all the way back could no longer be restrained at this moment.

But he knew that if he also collapsed at this time, the family would be over.

He suppressed tears, let go of Yan Qi's hand, pulled Zhao Juan, hugged her, and said: "Mom, Dad is gone, you still have me."

"What's the use of having you! You don't know how to make money, your father is gone, how are we going to live!"

"I will make money, Mom, I can already make money." Chen Yang hugged Zhao Juan, comforted her, and said, "I am 17 years old, I can go out to work, Mom, don't be sad, I will make money to support my family .”

Zhao Juan was still crying, and saw Yan Qi standing behind Chen Yang, and cursed again: "It's you, the plague god! Get out of here! Get out!"

Yan Qi was very scared. This morning, Zhao Juan grabbed him and beat him as soon as he woke up. His body was covered with wounds from the stick, and he was in burning pain.

But what he was even more afraid of was that Chen Yang would listen to Zhao Juan and tell him to get out, and he would never come back.

Yan Qi was only six years old and had no idea where to go.There was no one in his own house, and he had never been out in the world outside the village. He didn't know if he would starve to death after going out.

He only had a few dollars in his pocket from picking up scraps and selling them some time ago, and originally planned to save them until the Chinese New Year to buy Chen Yang a pen.

I don't know how many meals he can go out for with a few dollars.

Zhao Juan cried and yelled for a while, then fell asleep again. She didn't close her eyes this night, and squinted intermittently for a while. Now that Chen Yang came back, although her heart was still terrified, she was finally able to fall asleep .

Chen Yang carried Zhao Juan to the bed, covered her with a quilt, and came out.

"Brother..." Yan Qi stood against the wall with a disturbed expression on his face.

Chen Yang came over, bent down and hugged him, and buried his face on his shoulder.

Yan Qi felt that the clothes on his shoulders were slowly getting wet.

At this moment, Yan Qi, who was only six years old, felt the unbearable pain of this life.

He imitated Chen Yang's way of comforting him in the past, stroking Chen Yang's back slowly with his little hand, and said, "Brother, don't be sad, I will be with you."

What responded to him was Chen Yang's ever-harder hug.

At this moment, they only have each other.