Money is hard to buy, time is easy

up.My mother has tasted the pain between fingers and heart, and knows how painful it is.I also thought about not doing this kind of rough work anymore, but if I don't do it myself, who can I replace it with?It's been like this every year since.There is a plaster on the table in the hall, Ah Hong, take it, apply it every morning and evening, and it will be healed within ten days. "

What he said made Duan Jian feel ashamed. Why did he forget that after his father died, it was his mother who supported the family and took care of his young self. Now he complains that his mother is unkind because he loves Ah Hong. It's just too stupid, even Ah Hong can't compare, he is still an adult in vain.

"Mother, I was wrong..." Duan Jian was ashamed.

Mrs. Duan didn't say any more, and in the next few days, she took over the laundry work, and when Ah Hong's hands recovered, she took the laundry back, and Duan Jian stopped bluffing, a little It looks calm.

It seemed that suddenly overnight, a thick layer of snow fell outside the window.The merchants who stayed here rushed home before the Chinese New Year. Ah Hong's work was relieved a lot. He got used to the busy life and didn't know what to do when he was free. Mrs. Duan asked him to embroider with her all day.

The weather was getting colder, and the brazier was lit in the house, and people were roasted lazily.

Mrs. Duan put down the scissors, and there was a crisp click. Ah Hong suddenly opened his eyes in a jerk. He was still holding embroidery needles and bandages in his hands, and fell asleep unknowingly lying on the table. Looking at Duan Jian again, Wrapped in a quilt and curled up in a ball by her side, she slept soundly, as warm as a small stove.

"Let me see how the embroidery is going?"

A Hong blushed and handed over the stretcher. He really doesn't have the talent for embroidery...

Mrs. Duan endured and endured, and she still reluctantly praised: "The embroidery has improved compared to before. At least you can see that the flowers are flowers, and the leaves are leaves." It's just that the petals are different in size, and the leaves are also crooked.

It's still a long time, teach it slowly, it will always be fine, don't ask for more exquisiteness, at least it can be used, Madam Duan comforted herself.

"Let's learn this first today." Mrs. Duan took out the red paper she bought yesterday, cut it into squares the size of a palm, and began to teach Ah Hong to cut window grilles.

Starting from the simplest patterns, Ah Hong learned very attentively, and soon the paper flowers cut out looked good, and soon there was a pile of paper flowers at hand.

Duan Jian, who was sleeping comfortably, felt itchy on his face, and finally couldn't help but sneezed and woke up. It turned out that paper-cut scraps fell on his face.This sleep made him drool, with red scraps of paper still stuck to his face, which made Madam Duan laugh, "Ah Hong, go and twist a veil to wipe Jian'er's face, and see how smeared her face is. "

Duan Jian scratched her face, her fingers were wet, stained with sporadic red flakes, and she became very shy, for such a grown-up person, she still drools while sleeping... She would be ashamed to speak out.

Ah Hong quickly came back with a basin of warm water, and while wiping Duan Jian's face, he coaxed Duan Jian, "Little brother, look up, good boy, you'll be fine soon."

... Duan Jian bitterly thought in her heart, this is a shameful shame.

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☆, preparing for the new year

The Chinese New Year is only [-] days away, and every household has started to prepare for the New Year.Every year at this time, tenants in the countryside will send fresh chicken, duck, fish and pigs, etc.Mrs. Duan was talking about the time, when there was a knock on the door, accompanied by a manly voice: "Is Mrs. Duan at home?"

Mrs. Duan asked Ah Hong to open the door.A wheelbarrow was parked under the steps outside the door, and the small cart was full of things.

Standing beside the car was a simple and stocky man, and it was a ten-year-old boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes who knocked on the door.

"Huh?" The young man was a little surprised that it was Ah Hong who came out to open the door, but he glanced away at the scar on his face before looking away, obviously he had been repeatedly told beforehand, "Is Mrs. Duan at home? My mother I'm a helper here, you can call me Ah Qing, I'm here with my second uncle to deliver New Year's goods."

"Let them come in and talk." Mrs. Duan shouted from behind.

Ah Hong stepped sideways to get out of the way, and Ah Qing and his second uncle pushed the wheelbarrow into the yard together.

Mrs. Duan changed her clothes and came out, "Uncle Lin, it's so early this year, is everything okay at home?"

Uncle Lin grinned, "Thanks to Madam, this year's harvest is good, and the family is doing well. These are all new year's goods brought to Madam. They are all raised by the family. Send them here for Madam to try."

There were a few live chickens and ducks in bamboo cages on the cart, five or six big fish tied with straw ropes, bundles of bacon and sausages, and wooden barrels with wooden basins for unknown contents.There are also some fresh vegetables, which are rarer than meat in winter.

Without Mrs. Duan's instructions, Uncle Lin and Ah Qing unloaded the New Year's goods in a familiar way. Chickens and ducks were placed in the back of the kitchen together with cages. Fish and sausages were hung separately under the eaves. Large squares of meat are piled on the stove with vegetables.

Ah Qing ran in and out several times before moving everything into the kitchen, and was wiping sweat at the door, when Ah Hong brought two bowls of hot water, "You two, please drink some water."

Uncle Lin smiled and thanked him for catching the water bowl.

Ah Qing stared at Ah Hong while drinking water. Is he the child bride that Momma mentioned? His face is so small and his skin is so white.Before going out, my mother told me thousands of times, I thought it was a big ugly monster!If he didn't have that scar, he would be really good-looking, even better than Lan Hua'er next door who loses his temper easily!

After Uncle Lin finished drinking the water and returned the bowl to Ah Hong, he went out to fix the wheelbarrow. Ah Qing drank a bowl of water slowly, but did not return the bowl, but hid behind him and asked, "I am Ah Qing, what's your name?"

Ah Hong said, "Give me back the bowl quickly."

"No, no, unless you tell me your name."

The other party seemed to refuse to return the bowl if he didn't answer. The two were deadlocked at the door. Ah Qing wanted to ask something else, but Duan's lady's voice came from the door, urging, "Ah Hong, everything is ready. Yet."

When Ah Qing was distracted, Ah Hong suddenly reached out to grab the bowl and retracted, and then the doors on both sides closed in front of him with a bang.

On the way back, Uncle Lin smacked his lips and scolded: "You stupid boy, if you go back and let your mother know, you must beat your head!"

Ah Qing scratched her head indifferently, thinking to herself, so his name is Ah Hong...

Ah Hong, Ah Hong, the stunned boy read these two words all the way with a silly expression on his face.

The new year's goods have arrived, and how to deal with them is a cumbersome matter.

Live chickens and ducks don’t need special care, as long as they are fed with rice bran once a day, and they should be protected from the wind, and be careful not to freeze to death.Don’t worry about the bacon and sausage, it’s hanging under the eaves, and when you want to eat it, cut a piece and fry it.The fried square meat can be fried or stewed, but it is the most delicious when it is stewed with sun-dried pickles. After stewing, the lid is lifted and the room is full of fragrance.In the end, there are still a few fish left, so it is more troublesome to preserve them.

Of the three herrings, two were slightly larger and one was slightly smaller, but the smallest weighed more than four catties. The other two carps were about the same size as herrings.

Mrs. Duan quickly butchered five big fish. The biggest herring was cut into large pieces, deep-fried in an oil pan until golden brown, then removed from the pan, drained and placed on a plate. The other two were steamed in a steamer. Save it for later use, burn the removed tender fish with hot oil until it turns yellow, pick it up, add salt flowers, scallions, ginger slices, put it in an altar and seal it, it can be stored for one month.

Wash the two carp and cut them in half, scrape off the fish meat and chop them into pureed meat, add soybean powder and lard and stir well, add a little salt and water, then add a little ginger, knead them into a ball together, then hold a piece of meat ball with your left hand, Squeeze out a small ball the size of your thumb, dig it with a small spoon in your right hand, then shake it cleverly, and shake the fish ball into the boiling water, and a fish ball is ready.Store the cooked fish balls in cold water, pick them up when needed, scoop up a spoonful of hot chicken soup, put a few leaves, the green ones are emerald green, and the white ones are snow white, just looking at them will greatly increase your appetite.

Mrs. Duan was very proficient, and the balls were constantly being shaken out of the pot while her fingers were flying. After a while, the pot was filled with white balls, floating up and down with the heat.After Ah Hong mastered the method, he gradually caught up with Mrs. Duan's speed, and finally filled a large wooden basin with fish balls.

It’s not enough to prepare meat, there are roasted seeds and nuts, dried fruits, sweets... Mrs. Duan sighed while making a list: "In the past, I didn’t have to worry about these things by myself. I have everything in my store. When I need it, I ask the servant to come to the store and tell me. Now you need to do everything by yourself, so you know that life is hard, and you need money for everything, and you can’t wait to break it in half to spend." Ah Hong worked with Mrs. Duan, and he did it well under the influence of his ears and eyes.

More than ten days passed in a flash, and it was New Year's Eve in the blink of an eye.Although there were only three of them, Mrs. Duan still cooked a large table full of dishes.

Opening the incense burner to pay homage to the ancestors and tell the ancestors, Ah Hong kowtowed three times according to the rules, and formally entered the door of Duan's house.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner, some children who couldn’t wait ran out to set off fireworks before they arrived.At first, there were a few sporadic sounds, like a trumpet, and soon the firecrackers sounded one after another, crackling and connecting into one piece, and the air was filled with the lingering sulfur smell.

Ah Hong took Duan Jian's hand and looked enviously at the firelight coming in from outside the courtyard wall.Duan Jian was not interested in these children's playthings, but when she saw the excitement in A Hong's eyes, her heart softened instantly.

In my memory, Ah Hong was taciturn and submissive, and I almost never saw him laughing. It turned out that Ah Hong could laugh and was full of curiosity about the outside world.This is very good, and it will continue to be this good, Duan Jian hoped.

Mrs. Duan couldn't bear her son's entanglement, and agreed with them to play at the door for a while, "Don't run away, just stay here." She stood at the door and looked at the two children.During the Chinese New Year every year, the county will lose a few children. Besides, Ah Hong has been well-behaved in the past six months, but Mrs. Duan still can't completely relax, fearing that if she is negligent, Ah Hong will run away without a trace.

Once the door is opened, it is like stepping into another world. The outside is extremely lively, surrounded by adults and children in twos and threes, laughing and laughing constantly.

The two of them carried a small cannon and put it on the open space. Ah Hong held Duan Jian's hand tightly, his little face flushed with excitement.Somebody threw a firework at Duan Jian's feet. There was a whizzing sound and sparks splashed everywhere, causing Duan Jian to jump up with a groan. : "Okay, come back quickly."

The culprit had already run away, Duan Jian could only feel sad.

When the drums sounded, the two children had long been staggered from sleepiness, and they forced to light the firecrackers to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and fell asleep in a ball as soon as they lay down on the couch.Mrs. Duan smiled, tucked in the quilts for the two children, and took out the embroidery shed to embroider.

Outside the window, accompanied by a loud noise, dazzling and huge fireworks rose slowly in the night sky, indicating that the new year has arrived.

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☆, Lantern Festival

On the first day of the new year, the children take turns to kowtow to the elders in the family to pay New Year's greetings.The adults played cards and chatted around the stove, and the children who couldn't sit still began to pay New Year's greetings from door to door.

The custom here is to prepare a plate of melon seed candies at home on the first day of the Lunar New Year. The children who come to pay New Year’s greetings rush in swarming in, grabbing a handful and rushing to the next house.The more children who come to the door, it means that the family will be more prosperous this year, so every family attaches great importance to it, and prepares early to wait for the children to come to the door.

No matter how hard life is, Mrs. Duan refuses to use those poor candies to confuse matters. Mrs. Duan is always very kind. In previous years, children from the neighborhood loved to come to their house, and this year is no exception. I will come for the second time, I am afraid that it will be gone if I come too late.

There were more than a dozen children who came to the door to deliver blessings in the first group, but the leader was Ah Qing who came to deliver New Year's goods last year.

Mrs. Duan said with a smile: "Don't worry, there are all of them, come one by one." Ah Hong lowered his head beside him and distributed candy to the children who came close to him.

His hair grew to his cheeks, Mrs. Duan personally trimmed his bangs, the flush bangs covered most of the horrific scars, and two buns were tied on his head with red ribbons, looking just like the boy in the portrait cute.

The child who received the candy hurried to the next house, but Ah Qing stood still after receiving the candy, and his companion pulled him, "Brother Ah Qing, hurry up! There are still many houses!"

Ah Qing turned her head to look at Ah Hong, and was dragged away by her companions.

The liveliness of the New Year continues until the 15th Lantern Festival, the lights are on on the [-]th, and the lights are off on the [-]th. The three-day lantern festival reaches its peak on the [-]th day.As soon as it got dark, all kinds of colorful lights were hung on the streets, and a tall lighthouse was set up in the center, waiting for the night to compete and compete with each other.

In the past, Mrs. Duan would go out to watch the lanterns with Duan Jian in her arms. This year, there was more Ah Hong. She couldn't look after the two children at the same time, and she was worried about leaving him at home alone, so she planned to stay at home.

Duan Jian was very bored, holding back for half a month, saying that she had to go out tonight, and then looked at Ah Hong, although she was docile and obedient on the surface, her eyes were shining with longing.

Being entangled by Duan Jian, Mrs. Duan could only tell her again and again: "You must follow mother and don't run around, you know? You can only go out for a while, and you will come back after seeing it. Don't act like a baby, you must be obedient, or you won't let me in the future. You went out!" Then she said to Ah Hong: "Go out later, you have to watch out for my younger brother, you know, don't let the kidnappers take you away! If you run around, I will beat you with a stick when you come back!" In fact, what she was most worried about was still I was afraid that Ah Hong would run away when there were many people in a mess, so I had to be more careful.

The street was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and there were many tourists. Mrs. Duan held Duan Jian in one hand, and Ah Hong in the other hand, walking slowly along the street.

Ah Hong was attracted all the attention by the delicate and changeable lanterns, if it wasn't for Mrs. Duan pulling her, he probably wouldn't know where he was pushed by the traffic.He grew up in the bustling Longjing, but he rarely went out, and he had never seen such a bustling street market with so many beautiful and interesting lanterns.

Duan Jian is not interested in lanterns. In his previous life, he would invite friends to brothels and restaurants to have a party all night. He never thought about how Ah Hong, who was left alone at home by him, spent the long night. Maybe it's a person leaning at the door to watch the lights in the alley, or standing in front of the stove to keep a pot of hot water for himself...

He never knew that an ordinary lantern could make Ah Hong immerse himself in it and never forget to leave.

Maybe, the gods let him die suddenly in his previous life, not a punishment, but a chance to be reborn and reformed.

The closer to the center of the county, the denser the crowd. A huge lotus flower on the top floor is dazzlingly bright. The petals are slowly unfolding, and the stamens are hidden in it.

Mrs. Duan held her son in one arm and walked for a long time, her hands were sore and her mouth was dry, so she had no choice but to put her son down at the corner, let go of her hand and said to him: "Jian Er, please don't run around, mother is going to buy a bowl of bean curd " Then he said to Ah Hong, "Look at my brother, hold hands and don't let go, I'll be back soon."

Four or five steps away, the bean curd stand was crowded with tourists, Mrs. Duan turned her head frequently, and Ah Hong and Duan Jian stood at the corner holding hands.Finally squeezed to the front of the stall, just as Mrs. Duan took out a penny, she heard a loud noise, and the crowd behind her suddenly surged like a tide.

Accompanied by a deafening sound, the huge lotus lantern finally fully unfolded, and the outermost petals stretched nearly half a foot!The flower heart spread out, and countless petals fell down with gold and red paper in between, like rain.

The crowd was taken aback by the explosion, and immediately became chaotic, and the voices of people rang together.

And it was only for a short moment when Ah Hong screamed in the noise: "What are you doing! Brother—let go of brother!"

Lady Duan turned her head suddenly, only to see Ah Hong's back disappearing into the depths of the alley, where was Duan Jian's figure!

Ahong had short legs, so he couldn't catch up with that tall man at all, and even fell down and lost a shoe.

Mrs. Duan caught up, grabbed Ah Hong's arm and asked straight away: "Where is Jian'er! Where is Jian'er! Tell me quickly! Tell me quickly!"

"Brother, younger brother was taken away..." Ah Hong was startled and frightened, his arm hurt from being grabbed.

"Where did they go? If something happens to Jian'er..." Mrs. Duan couldn't continue, she only had one child, if something happened to Duan Jian, there would be no hope for the rest of her life.

A Hong was frightened by Mrs. Duan's ferocious expression, and pointed to the depths of the alley with shaking fingers. Mrs. Duan threw away A Hong and followed the direction he pointed, ignoring whether he would take the opportunity to escape.

Ah Hong stood alone at the entrance of the alley and looked around blankly.

He has never had the idea of ​​running away, not to mention that he is unfamiliar with the place here, and it is freezing in the cold. If he runs out, he will starve to death and freeze to death. Even if he can find a place to take him, the scar on his face is obvious, and he can easily escape Find out, and most importantly, Mrs. Duan has always been very kind to him.

The scar on his face was scalded by his mother with hot charcoal in prison, saying that it could protect him from harm.He promised his mother that he would live on.

After being separated from his mother, he was sent to a closed courtyard where many people, including adults and children, were all facing the same fate.They were branded on the middle of their shoulder blades, then poured a large bowl of black, bitter and astringent soup, and left them in the big house to fend for themselves.

Soon the effect of the medicine took effect, and the pain in his abdomen was like a knife. He passed out several times in pain and woke up in pain. In a trance, his lower body seemed to bleed a lot. Big pools of dirty blood mixed with balls of minced meat were discharged. .

Weak children were the first to survive, and many died while crying.He thought he would die quietly because he didn't even have the strength to cry out.

Those yamen servants would drag away the dead bodies every day, and then continue to pour a bowl of soup and medicine to those who were still alive. In the end, only a few dozen or so people survived out of a hundred or so people.Luckily, he survived and became the youngest survivor of that group.

After recovering his health, he was dispatched to Luocheng immediately.

When he was in the county government office, Yan Amu often threatened him to be obedient, otherwise the future master would beat him, deny him food, and said it was a pity for the scar on his face, otherwise he could sell it to Sanfeng Hall for a profit. Pen.

Although he has never been out of the house, there is a wall full of books at home. The book said that such a place is not for good people. He was afraid that he would be sold to such a place, so when he met Mrs. Duan, he tried his best to behave Be nice and obedient.

Mrs. Duan was very kind to him, giving him food and clothes, just like the little padded jacket tonight was made of Mrs. Duan's old clothes, although the material was old, it was not cold at all.Mrs. Duan also taught him to cook, embroider, and mend clothes. It seemed that there was nothing she could do. Ah Hong always loved and respected Mrs. Duan.

Although Duan Jian often grabbed him and bit him, Ah Hong knew that he was joking, because Duan Jian was very careful not to hurt him, and he was the first to give him any delicious and interesting things. In his heart, he secretly regarded Duan Jian as his younger brother.

Before he knew it, he had already regarded the Duan family as his second home.If this home is gone, where can he go?

Ahong bit his lip, and ran back into the dark alley again, calling out one after another in a childish voice: "Brother, where are you—"

Only the bitter cold wind responded to him.

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☆, abducted

It was late at night, and the lanterns were extinguished one after another, and the crowd gradually dispersed and went home.

Ah Hong didn't know how long he had been running, and asked everyone he met if he had seen his younger brother. Passers-by all looked at him like a madman, fearing to avoid him.

With a thump, Ah Hong tripped over the uneven bluestone road and fell hard onto the hard stone slab. His knees and palms were burning with pain, and the tears that had accumulated all night finally rolled down his cheeks.

"Ah Hong? What's wrong with you?" A cry came from the front.

Ah Qing, who came out to watch the lanterns with his family, felt familiar when he saw the small figure crouching in front of him. When he got closer, he found that it was really Ah Hong, and quickly ran forward to help him up, "Why are you alone? Duan Where's the lady?"

"My brother was snatched away... I can't catch up with him! My brother is gone!" Ah Hong finally saw someone he recognized, and his long-repressed emotions immediately burst out, grabbing Ah Qing's front and crying loudly.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here!" Ah Qing blushed, straightened her chest and tried to hold Ah Hong in her arms, "What happened?"

Fortunately, Ah Hong quickly calmed down, sobbing and telling the story.

Ah Dong, Ah Qing's older brother, who was standing behind him, patted his younger brother on the shoulder and said, "Ah Qing, take him home first, and I'll go to Mom and Dad for help."

Ah Hong shook his head: "I want to find my brother too!"

"No. You and Ah Qing go back and wait. Maybe the young master ran back by himself. It would be bad if no one in the family missed it." Duo, "Don't worry, there are us outside, the young master is lucky, everything will be fine."

Ah Hong wiped away his tears and stood up abruptly, "I want to go home, my brother will be afraid if he goes home and sees no one."

"It's not too late, Ah Qing, you can send him back now, I'll go find my mother and ask everyone to help find someone."

On the way back, Ah Hong walked very fast. The fall just now was very heavy. His knee may have been bruised and swollen, and it was burning hot when he walked, but he didn't care about that much. There was only one thought in his mind, to go back sooner. Home, my brother is still waiting.

Ah Qing had no choice but to trot all the way, shouting while running: "Slow down, Ah Hong, walk slowly."

Panting and running home, Ah Hong's hopes were dashed, the door was closed in front of him, it was dark and quiet, no one was there.

Ah Hong seemed to have been sucked out of all his strength, and his legs softened and fell to the ground. Ah Qing was startled. Just as he was about to pull him up, suddenly a black figure sprang out from the backlight beside the steps of the gate, and rushed to Ah Hong. Hong Huai.

"Ah Hong! Why did you come back now!"

Duan Jane was unlucky, the kidnapper had been following them all night long before waiting for the opportunity, seeing the adults put the children down, just when the crowd was in a commotion due to the fireworks, they suddenly rushed up to grab Duan Jian and ran away .

He could see clearly from behind that the doll in this woman's arms was as good-looking as the boy in the New Year pictures, and he would definitely make a lot of money selling it in a brothel. I am already sensible when I am old, but it is not easy to shoot.

Holding Duan Jian and running desperately all the way, after making sure that no one was chasing him, the kidnapper stopped to catch his breath, and complained: "Damn, why is such a small bastard so heavy! I'm so exhausted!"

Duan Jian sat peacefully in the kidnapper's arms, neither crying nor fussing, unlike other children, the kidnapper asked strangely: "This baby can't be a fool, right?" View in front of you.

Duan Jian, who had calmed down halfway, waited for this moment, and bit the kidnapper's nose so hard that he almost missed the other's nose.

The kidnapper let go of the pain, and Duan Jian was thrown out like cotton wool. Fortunately, Mrs. Duan wrapped him up thickly, so she didn't get hurt. Instead, she rolled on the ground, stood up, let go of her feet, and ran outside.

"Little bastard... hiss... my nose..." The kidnapper jumped into a rage, his face covered with blood and his distorted expression were terrifying, "don't let me catch you, see if I don't break your leg! I'm coming out!"

A five or six-year-old kid, no matter how far he ran, he couldn't run far. The kidnapper searched ferociously while covering his nose.

But what he didn't expect was that Duan Jian was an adult wearing a child's skin, and he was more familiar with the road conditions around here than a kidnapper, so he got rid of him temporarily and found a hidden corner to hide.The corner was ingenious, forming a gap that only children could squat in.Sure enough, not long after, the kidnapper followed, scolding and searching carefully.

Duan Jian held her breath until the abductor was far away, then slowly found out, and ran towards home.

While running, she also had to pay attention to avoiding pedestrians. Duan Jian was relieved when she finally got back to the door of the house. When she saw the door was closed, she realized that both her mother and Ah Hong had gone out to look for him and hadn't returned. He was afraid of missing him, so he squatted in the Wait under the steps.

The cold wind howled and pierced into his neck, making him shiver in a hug. Just when he was about to fall asleep from the cold, he finally arrived at Ah Hong.

The fear of losing a loved one finally broke out when Ah Hong hugged Duan Jian.

"Don't cry, Ah Hong, don't cry." Duan Jian was completely helpless against Ah Hong who suddenly burst into tears. Strings of tears rolled down, so hot that his heart ached.Duan Jian stood up straight, holding Ah Hong's face in his small hands, unable to wipe away the tears, he simply stuck out his tongue clumsily to lick the tears off his face, little by little, carefully, but the tears welled up more and more many.

Ah Qing, who was ignored by the two, was anxiously scratching her head, not knowing how to comfort her, but she felt a little envious in her heart, but this emotion was so light that he didn't even notice it.

When the two children hugged their heads and cried loudly here, Mrs. Duan on the other side couldn't find her son and was already going crazy. If Lin Amu hadn't supported her, she might have been unable to hold on.

Lin Amu persuaded: "Ma'am, go back and rest for a while, your body will not be able to take it anymore! I promise, we will notify you as soon as we have news!" He dragged Mrs. Duan to the house.

Mrs. Duan was sent back by force, she stopped suddenly when she reached the alley, and listened attentively: "I seem to have heard Jian'er's voice...it's really Jian'er! Jian'er!"

As soon as Duan Jian raised her head, she saw his mother rushing over like a tigress protecting a calf, snatched him from Ah Hong's arms, hugged him tightly, and shouted repeatedly: "My Jane!"

Duan Jian was so hugged by his mother that she was almost out of breath, and suddenly she was pulled out again, but Mrs. Duan's high slap was reluctant to let it fall, she turned to pull A Hong who was next to her, and slapped Ah Hong twice. Two bright red palm prints immediately appeared on his face.

The mad lady Duan beat and scolded: "Didn't I tell you to look at Jian'er! You didn't listen to what you said, did you? If something happens to Jian'er, you...you! Kneel for me until dawn!"

Ah Hong seemed to have been beaten into a daze, and knelt on the spot in a daze.

"Don't hit Ah Hong! It's none of Ah Hong's business!" Duan Jian was in a hurry, and hurriedly grabbed Lady Duan and shouted.

In such a cold day, kneeling outside the door all night would definitely freeze to death. Duan Jian didn't even think about it, and knelt down hugging his mother's thigh.

Mrs. Duan was so angry that she fainted in front of her eyes, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.Lin Amu supported Mrs. Duan, "Quick! Help me in! Ah Dong, hurry up and call Dr. He!"

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☆, Su Xiu and the tenant

Mrs. Duan had been lying on the bed for more than half a month. The doctor said that she had been overworked for a long time and needed to be recuperated slowly. Just one decoction a day cost a lot of money.

Ah Hong was responsible for all the housework, big and small, and he had to take care of Mrs. Duan carefully.In the eyes of Mrs. Duan, it was quite unpleasant, and in the end the matter was gently revealed like this.

After the beginning of spring, Duan Jian was seven years old. At the age of enlightenment, Mrs. Duan sold a pair of silver bracelets she wore when she got married, and gave Duan Jian the Shuxiu who went to school.

Spring and autumn come and go again, and in the blink of an eye, a year has passed like this.

Congee was simmering on the stove, and Ah Hong moved a small bench and sat beside him peeling beans.After peeling a basket of beans, and seeing that it was almost time, Ah Hong put away the beans, skillfully set up a pot and lit a fire, and after cooking the food, he brought it to Mrs. Duan in the room, and then hurried out to deliver the meal to Duan Jian in the academy.

The school will provide simple meals during lunch breaks, but they have to pay extra for rice every month. Duan Jian also complained several times that the food in the school is unpalatable. Forget it, Mrs. Duan, it is more cost-effective to prepare meals at home and send them over. Duan Jian took the opportunity to ask Ah Hong to accompany him for dinner in the academy.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter, but Ah Hong didn't care to stop to wipe his sweat.On the other side, Duan Jian, who was waiting at the entrance of the academy, was so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back. When she saw Ah Hong's figure, she rushed to meet her, and complained as she took the lunch box, "Ah Hong, you are so slow today!"

The cafeteria of the academy was empty of people, and the two of them were left in the empty lobby. Ah Hong explained while laying out the dishes: "Suddenly a lot of people were blocked in the street ahead. I took a detour to come here so I was late." Duan Jian picked up He rolled up his sleeves to wipe Ah Hong's sweat, but he avoided him, "Don't get your clothes dirty."

There were only two simple side dishes, and the meat was too little to be seen. Duan Jian took the initiative to pick the relatively large pieces of meat into Ah Hong's bowl.

After eating, Ah Hong put away the bowls and chopsticks, and said as usual: "My brother needs to study hard, I'm going back."

Duan Jian watched Ah Hong leave before turning back.For an adult like him, the knowledge of enlightenment in school is really simple and boring. In his previous life, he never thought about obtaining fame, and it is the same in this life. Going to school is just to live up to Mrs. Duan's hard work.The teacher in the school praised him for his talent and intelligence, even a thick-skinned person like him couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Lady Duan sighed after finishing the monthly account book.

This year, she asked a craftsman to isolate a room in the backyard separately, planning to rent it out to passing tourists for a short-term.

The tenant this time is a single son who is said to be planning to go to Longjing to join his relatives. He is in his early twenties, but he has a four or five year old child with him.

Mrs. Duan didn't really want to rent it at first, because she always felt that something was wrong when she saw this fact.That Shizi claimed that her husband's family name was Mu, and she was wearing silk clothes, but the color was a little old. Although the jewelry she wore was outdated, the workmanship was exquisite. With an indescribable charm, it really doesn't seem like a serious family.

Mrs. Duan kept an eye out and deliberately increased the rent by a few dollars, but the other party agreed and immediately paid half a month's rent. For the sake of money, Mrs. Duan turned a blind eye and let They live.

The school was on holiday for ten days, Duan Jian came back from the outside to find Ah Hong.On weekdays, Ah Hong is either busy in the kitchen or in the yard, except for grocery shopping, he rarely goes out, and now is no exception.

Duan Jian turned around, and when he found Ah Hong in the front yard, he was drying clothes, purple, pink, yellow...all kinds of clothes hung on the entire wall, and the air was filled with a faint smell of rouge powder.

"Ah Hong, here it is for you." Duan Jian handed over a section of flower branches. The petals were bright and plump, and it could be seen that they were carefully selected.

Ah Hong was actually a little distressed that Duan Jian often sent him various flowers or other gadgets. He didn't like these things, but he didn't know how to reject Duan Jian's kindness.

"Brother, what happened to your sleeve?" Ah Hong saw the tear on Duan Jian's sleeve at a glance.

Duan Jian raised her hand to look at it, and said nonchalantly, "I accidentally scratched it while climbing a tree just now."

"Brother, why are you climbing a tree again? It's too dangerous!" Ah Hong frowned when he heard this, and asked him to take off his coat while muttering, "I'll mend it for you first, or Madam will blame you when she sees you." It's gone." After saying that, she put away her clothes and went straight back to the backyard, leaving Duan Jian and Hua Zhi behind.

Duan Jian scratched her head, Ah Hong was really becoming more and more like his mother, nagging like this, neither this nor that.Now that everyone has left, Duan Jian was about to throw away the flowers in her hand, when a voice from behind her said: "Brother, Huahua...can you give it to me?"

Duan Jian heard from Ah Hong that the house next door was for a single son with children, but he usually went to school early and returned late, and the mother and son of the other party also stayed away, so they hadn't seen them before. This was their first time. meeting.

Anyway, Ah Hong didn't want it, he was going to throw it away, Duan Jian generously handed the flower branch to the child, "Here, take it."

The child had exquisite eyebrows, and smiled happily after receiving the flower branch, revealing a dimple on the right cheek, "Thank you, brother!" After speaking, as if afraid of Duan Jian's repentance, she turned around and ran away while grabbing the flower branch.

Duan Jian was thinking, the child seemed to be kind-hearted, but after thinking about it for a while, she couldn't think of a clue, so she simply ignored it.

The child ran back to the room with the flower branch and threw himself on the table