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Author: I ate his shadow

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When Lin Ming was young, Lin Qiao was a good brother

After Lin Ming grew up, Lin Qiao became a lover

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Chapter 1

City A is a coastal city, surrounded by the sea on the east, west, and south sides, and the roadsides are full of bright red oleanders.Since July, typhoons have arrived as scheduled, and the streets and alleys of the city have turned into hot autumn after a cool summer.

People in City A dislike the scorching sunshine under a long-lasting sunny day, but Lin Qiao likes it—he finally found a job after a summer of idleness.

It was a suburban car company. City A is a third-tier city. In recent years, driven by the provincial capital, many factories have been relocated.Such a large machinery factory covers at least a thousand acres of land and has hundreds of employees, attracting many migrant workers from other places.After Lin Qiao dropped out of high school, at first he only did odd jobs in the hotel in his hometown provincial capital.His hometown is remote and cannot keep people. The actual age of the children in the village is generally a few years younger than the registered ones. If they can't continue their studies, they will go out to make a living.There are also shop owners who refuse to accept noodles because they think they are tender, but they are not child laborers after all.What's more, Lin Qiao is still working hard.The proprietress of that family actually liked Lin Qiao very much, saying that he was handsome and not slick.She always paid Lin Qiao's salary two days in advance, and gave him the good food left over in the shop.But Lin Qiao never went home after the new year.He was grateful to the proprietress, but he still wanted to change to a job with better pay.Most of the people from the same village go east.His mother didn't let him go to other places, but he went to the farthest place with his friends, and then retreated to City A.

Lin Qiao had never done such a job before.Young people like him, without professional skills, are often active in various factories.It is easy to find a job, but it is difficult to find one that suits your heart.He was a little disgusted at first, but he didn't want to drag it any longer.

"Children!" Lin Qiao just put down the bag, and went around the backyard to call out.

The glass window was pushed open, revealing a black-haired boy.A corner of his face was covered by the hollyhock leaves by the window. From a distance, the child's skin was very white, and his lips were as pale as cherry petals in March.He moved his head and glanced several times before he saw the adult behind the tree.

The child is also surnamed Lin.However, Lin Qiao and Lin Ming have the same surname but are not from the same family. One is from the south and the other is from the north. They are not even relatives.After Lin Qiao lived in the compound for a year, Lin Ming and his father Lin Laosan moved here from their hometown in the south.They rented the innermost room, and the roof was a little broken. Before the development, there were many low houses with black roof tiles. This area has not been demolished yet, and it is the place with the lowest rent.Next to it is the small two-story western-style building of the landlord's own house, which sets them off even more old.The entrance is a small cement yard, with a well, a tree, and a few wires across the tree, and sparrows occasionally park on it.It was the largest room in the rented house, and Lin Qiao wanted to live in it at the beginning, but the people next door said that the house was damp, and there were not only rats, but also centipedes in summer.Lin Qiao is afraid of mice, and even more afraid of centipedes: he was not afraid of them at first, but one year there was one hidden on the bamboo mat and it crawled onto his leg. An old black-red centipede with a hard shell and densely packed claws.He was so frightened that he threw away the bug and jumped onto the bed. Finally, the centipede got into the crack of the bed and disappeared again.In Lin Qiao's mind, all of them were scary and disgusting creatures, so he rented the house farthest to the south - it was ventilated and sunny.Adults and children moved in with only a few boxes and bags, and then settled down with these.People who rent houses come from various places to work to earn money. The house is small, and dinner is often moved to a folding table in the small yard.Talk to the person at the next table while eating.Sometimes when it got dark in the evening, Lin Qiao went out to fetch water to dry clothes, and those people were still drinking and playing cards there, making lively laughter.Apart from living in the big house that no one wanted, I heard from the neighbors - most of the neighbors like Lin Qiao very much - this is a strange family: usually the families who go out are very fond of their children, and they only pick up their children after they are settled down. come over.Although there are beatings and scolding, but the good ones are always close to the children.This family is reversed, a father pulls the child, he doesn't care about eating, drinking, or going to school; sometimes the adult's face is full of oil when eating outside, and the child wants to eat steamed buns instead.And a lot of housework is done by children.Could it be that the child was picked up? Could it be that the grown-up ran away from a woman... The aunts and uncles of the neighbors sighed and sighed.Lin Qiao lived in the outermost place, and rarely went into the yard after work, and the children stayed at home every day.After moving here for more than ten days, Lin Qiao only saw a vague shadow: the adult is sloppy and a little fat; the child is dusty, like a bean sprout.Lin Qiao felt that the child was a little pitiful.

One day, Lin Qiao took the water from the water pipe, and behind the water pipe was Lin Laosan's house.Lin Qiao was humming, and saw a child's face through the dirty glass window.The child seemed to be looking at him.A few days later, he helped his neighbor Aunt Zhang move the table, and saw the child brightly for the first time.The child sits on the bed of Aunt Zhang's house and watches TV, holding a big remote control in his little hand.That appearance is very good-looking: white face, black hair, obviously wide-open eyes, watery, like stars, like gems.

"Your cigarette." The child's lips moved slightly.

Lin Qiao picked up the dropped cigarette, feeling extremely soft in his heart, and said with a smile: "Thank you, I will buy you candy later." If only I had candy on me!

The kid shook his head.

Aunt Zhang took the bowls and chopsticks and went out to wash. Lin Qiao didn't leave, but squatted beside the bed to watch the child.

"How old are you?"

"Nine years old."

"What is your name?"

"Lin Ming."

Lin Qiao couldn't help laughing, and squinted his eyes: "My brother's surname is also Lin, and my brother's name is Lin Qiao. Qiao is Qiao. Qiao is a tall tree."

The child was silent.

Aunt Zhang came in again, Lin Qiao stood up, "This kid is so cute."

The aunt also agreed: "The child is handsome, but he is afraid of strangers, so he doesn't come out every day." She added: "I think he likes you very much, and he even talks to you."

Lin Qiao has been likable since childhood.His personality is neither dull nor overly lively, and he treats people with enthusiasm; he is also good-looking, with clear eyebrows, natural smiling eyes and lips, and he is more sincere than others when he is happy.Before his mother divorced, the elders in the family always loved him; although they seldom meet each other now, the relationship with relatives and old friends is still very good.But Lin Qiao is not the kind of person who is good with everyone and can become friends with anyone.He clearly divides the closeness and distance of the people around him, and never favors one over another, let alone likes the new and dislikes the old.So he met the child and liked it, but the next day he still forgot the promise to "buy candy".

Like ordinary young people, Lin Qiao doesn't like to work.He has been working in a home appliance factory for two years, and he is getting more and more tired.Every winter, the temperature in City A drops sharply. If the morning is foggy and wet, Lin Qiao usually stays in bed and dozes off.The other workers are used to his lazy appearance and occasionally make fun of him for it.Of course it wasn't always like this.At first, Lin Qiao got a driver's license, and had the desire to work hard and buy a car.But after struggling for a period of time, I was discouraged, and started chatting and playing games with young workers, often playing until midnight, and working with a confused mind the next day.

Chapter 2

Even having fun is busy.By the time Lin Qiao thought of that poor little guy, more than half of the autumn had passed, and the persimmon trees in the courtyard had already produced ripe fruits and began to drop their leaves in the autumn wind.

Lin Qiao took a whole day off, with the door wide open, leaning lazily to sleep.It was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and the adults all went out to work. The small yard was like a lonely garden, with wind blowing, leaves falling, and ants carrying food, but there was no one there.It was very quiet, but Lin Qiao's TV was very noisy; he turned up the volume of the TV very loudly, and the hero and heroine were arguing.He was lying on the mat and was about to fall asleep, when suddenly he heard a creaking sound floating in the distance - he saw a small shadow from the door, the ground was covered with water, and it was a mass of black.

very strange.Lin Qiao didn't like his younger brother, but he liked this strange one very much.

He tapped on his shoes and reached out to help the child pull on the rope.

"Thank you."

Lin Qiao rubbed his head and carried water into the house for him.

Lin Laosan's house is not as sloppy as his own. Although the things are old, at least they are neatly arranged: clothes are piled up next to the bed in an orderly manner, and the dining table is not crowded with leftovers.Lin Qiao's own room was obviously messier than Lin's third son, with all kinds of wires twisted into a ball, and sometimes there were leftover lunch boxes.Moreover, there are very few utensils in this room, showing a neatness that foreigners do not have.But there was a row of empty wine bottles in the corner.

He put the bucket at the door: "Your dad went to work?"

Lin Ming nodded.

"Then when will he be back?"

"Six o'clock. Sometimes later."

So do you eat by yourself every day?Lin Qiao resisted asking.He remembered what the people around him were talking about Lin Laosan behind their backs, and wanted to ask the child if he drank every day.Some cold water splashed on his feet, and the drowsiness was already broken.Lin Qiao finally remembered the jar of candy that he had promised a long time ago, so he led the child to buy a bottle of colored candy from the convenience store in front of the door.

The store owner was looking for change, and asked him, "Whose child is this?" The child was also very cute holding the bottle, and he seemed to stare blankly at Lin Qiao.

"Newly moved here."

He sat on the bed lost in thought.Lin Qiao's room is crowded