porridge for two

Heart-to-heart takes time.

Now that the big guys know the reason, they know what to do.

After a short rest, they cleaned up the front and back of the house, both boys and girls.Fang He was also holding a broom in one hand and was sweeping step by step in the yard. There were some weeds growing in the mud crevices on the edge of the yard. He squatted down, put the broom aside, and picked the grass one by one with his left hand. Uprooted.

An uncle stood with his arms folded under the porch in the yard. He looked about forty years old, and he had some scars on the left half of his face. The scars around the eyes were particularly wrinkled, like tumors.The left eye is somewhat deformed, squeezed into a small size by the scar, and a black eye is protruding from the seam of the scar. The eyes are flat, and there is an unreadable emotion.

He quietly looked at Fang He, who was cleaning every inch of the land, as if he was thinking. After watching for a long time, his eyes suddenly lit up, and there was a smile in his big and small eyes.

He found a broom from the corner of the yard, rolled up his sleeves, exposed the deep and shallow scars on his arms, held the broom with both hands, and followed Fang He, Fang He swept, and he swept, Fang He Squatting down to pull it out, he also squatted beside Fang He. Fang He pulled up a plantain in the mud crevice, and he pulled up a stalk of Artemisia annua in the mud next to it.Finally, Fang He took the broom and swept the debris and weeds into the shovel held by the uncle. The uncle lifted the shovel and dumped the garbage into the big trash can beside the yard.

Uncle's joining attracted everyone's attention. Everyone watched the uncle and Fang He's every move as if they were playing. The members of the commune watched and the villagers also watched.

After a while, two aunts and uncles who were slightly older than the uncle also joined the cleaning team.

Usually, the villagers can control the places where they can eat and sleep. They can't take care of themselves and need someone to help clean the house. The sanitation in front and back of the house is a bit slack.

This summer is coming, there are a lot of mountain mosquitoes, and they will even attract some snakes and insects. It would be much better to clean up the surrounding sanitation.

The other villagers stood, sat, or leaned against the wall in front of their rooms, watching the big guy doing the cleaning.

I joined because I let go of my defenses, and doing things together is the best time to exchange feelings.While working with Fang He, the uncle chatted with him.

Through the chat between Fang He and the uncle, other people who are close can also hear the content of their conversation.

There are nine villagers, and they don't call themselves by their original names very much. They all take the surname Lai (虾). According to age, Lai Da, Lai Er, until Lai Jiu, it's just a joke between everyone.

The uncle with the scar on his left cheek was Lai Jiu, and everyone called him Datou, and Lai Qiniang and Lai Liushu joined later.

Uncle Lai's toes are severely deformed, and he has to rely on crutches to walk; Erniang Lai can't speak, and the palms of her hands are severely deformed, without a normal finger, and she has a relatively quiet personality; One hand is curled up, the muscles of the face are pulled to the upper right, and the right eye and the corner of the mouth are also pulled and skewed to the upper right following the direction of the muscles of the face.Only these three are more serious. The others were not so serious at the beginning. Although they have some scars now, they don't affect their normal life.

There are many people and strength is great, and it didn't take long for everyone to clean up the sanitation, and Aunt Zhang also cooked the food.

The villagers have their own rice bowls, and Xie Xiuping and the others use disposable lunch boxes.

Everyone sat at the big table in the cafeteria, and Xie Xiuping sat next to Fang He.He was going to ask Fang He to give him the chopsticks, and when he came to separate them, he saw him pick up the chopsticks in front of him, bite his teeth, and with a "hiss", tear the plastic bag outside the chopsticks, bite again, "squeak" With a sound, the place where the chopsticks were connected together was separated.It's like having done this many times, very skillfully.

Feeling everyone's overly hot eyes, Fang He, who is usually used to different eyes, couldn't help but smile. He glanced at everyone and said, "Eat, what are you looking at me for! Ha ha!"

After laughing, he said to a member sitting across from him: "Can't you separate your chopsticks? Here, I'll help you! No saliva, not dirty!"

As he spoke, he waved his chopsticks in front of the member's eyes, as if to let him see that there was no saliva.

"No! No! No saliva! That's right, senior brother, you are too fierce, and you scared me a little!" The boy said awkwardly, stuttering a little.

So everyone laughed and ate their own meals after laughing.

The ones who are serious are the second mother and the third uncle, but they have their own methods.Erniang covered the big bowl with her left hand, and ate with the spoon between her right thumb and second finger.The third uncle also held the big bowl with his right forearm, and the hand holding the spoon was similar to Erniang's.

After eating, everyone sat and chatted, and Xie Xiuping told the villagers the fun and interesting things outside.

While chatting, the big head said that the weather was getting hot and his hair was growing, and it would be ten days before the next nurse came over, Xie Xiuping volunteered that he would cut it.

So Mrs. Zhang went to boil hot water. The village has basic tools for haircuts, and several uncles wanted to cut their long hair.Xie Xiuping who opened his mouth suddenly felt a lot of pressure. At home, he took care of himself, his father-in-law, uncle and younger brother, and outsiders hadn't done it yet!But the words have been spoken, so I have to bite the bullet.Fortunately, everyone was quite satisfied after the cut, and praised him for the good cut.

While Xie Xiuping was helping with haircuts, several other members of the commune helped to put on the new clothes they bought when they didn't need a haircut and those who had already done it.When the last one was also cut and replaced, everyone gathered together, it was really a new look, suddenly the eyes lit up, and I felt a lot younger.

"When it's hot, I wear a T-shirt inside and a shirt outside. When it's hot, I take off the shirt and put it on when it's cold. If it's cold, I can add a sweater or coat outside, which is convenient. Cool!" Fang He said to several people.

"Like your president?"

The big head looked at Xie Xiuping and asked with a smile, he was very satisfied with the haircut Xie Xiuping gave him, and he was also very satisfied with the suit he was wearing.What Xie Xiuping is wearing today is a light-colored short-sleeved T-shirt and a blue-and-white plaid shirt on the outside. It is simple and energetic, full of vitality.

"Ugh! Yes, as cool as him!" Everyone was amused.

We sat on the long tables and chairs in the yard, under the sun at noon and shaded by trees, neither hot nor cold.Villagers, if they are afraid of the cold, they will wear a vest over the shirt, and if they are not afraid of the cold, they will wear a T-shirt and a shirt.

Everyone gathered here, the girls sang and danced for everyone, there was a stone table next to it, Fang He and Uncle Six were playing chess, and they would stop playing chess when they saw the wonderful performance here, look over, and applaud from time to time.

"Let me play a piece for everyone!" Xie Xiuping took out a brand new harmonica from his bag and said to everyone.

He blew a piece of folk songs from home and a piece of "Night at the Military Port", and two old songs, "Xiaofang" and "There Is a Golden Sun in Beijing".

"I'm going to cry, Xiaofang, the girl I liked when I was young, it's been many years now." The big head was a little sad, and his voice was hoarse.

"I also have a harmonica! I've kept it for many years, and I brought it here when I moved here! I'll go and see if it's still there?" Datou said and ran back to his room.

The others continued to perform other shows, chatting, laughing, and seeing something funny, even Er Niang, who was reserved and serious, would soften her expression a bit, showing a smile that wasn't a "smile" from time to time.

After a while, the big head came out, but it was just dawdling, and it didn't come for a long time.

"Big head, what's the matter? Can't find it?" Eighth Uncle saw that his face was not looking well, so he asked.

"I found it, but I can't play it anymore! When I first came here, I still played it, but I didn't play it much later. I don't know when it became like this?" The big head took a yellow and rusty harmonica from behind to the front. , presented to everyone, with indescribable sadness in his tone and expression.

Everyone looked at the harmonica in Datou's hand, it was full of yellow rust, the holes were filled with rust, and the rust spots on the shell of the harmonica showed signs of peeling off. They didn't know how to comfort them.

"Uncle Big Head, let me give this to you!" Xie Xiuping handed over the harmonica in his hand, which was the best way he could think of so far.

The big head heard the sound and looked at the harmonica handed over. It was brand new. As long as luck blows, the sound will sound, unlike the broken embroidery in his hand that would not make any sound again, his eyes lit up.

"The next time you come, just help me bring one!" After hesitating for a long time, he refused.

"Yes, next time I come again, I want it! Then bring me a chess set and a military chess set, and I'll pay for it!" Uncle Liu, who was playing chess with Fang He, also took up the conversation.

Several other people also said what they wanted, and Xie Xiuping took out a notebook to write it down.

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you remember or not. It doesn't matter whether you bring things or not. What matters is whether you, these children, will come again!"

The old man who didn't talk much today spoke.He has trouble with his feet, sits in a wheelchair, and speaks not very fluently.

Others in the village echoed and defended, and a few people talked in a hurry.

"That's right, things are not important, as long as people come and talk to us!"

"Brother, they are also busy, how can they come to see us often! Just once is the time to see us!"

"..."

"I will, I will……"

Xie Xiuping and the others didn't know why the atmosphere changed suddenly, they were a little caught off guard, so they kept saying yes!

Later, Xie Chao learned the crappy magic from somewhere, and Fang He also sang a broken song, a song with broken sound, which made everyone so happy that they forgot about the unpleasantness.

Later, everyone wanted to take pictures again.Well dressed today, of course, to take a photo.After taking the group photo, he also said that he would take a photo with the president alone, with Fang He, and with the little girl and brother.

For a moment, everyone fell in love with taking pictures. The scars on the face and hands all looked beautiful.Regardless of whether there will be a next time or not, I just want to enjoy the joy and happiness of this time.

After four o'clock in the afternoon, two team members helped Aunt Zhang finish the dumpling wrappers and stuffing, and everyone made dumplings together.Fang He also made dumplings with one hand, so except for the eldest, second, and third who were inconvenient, everyone came to make dumplings together.There were many people, the standards were different, and the way of packing was different. There were dumpling staggered in the dustpan, which made Mrs. Zhang laugh from ear to ear.

There is no never-ending feast.After eating the dumplings, Xie Xiuping and the others were about to end their visit for the day, and everyone in the village was reluctant to say goodbye.

When they walked out of the village, Datou and Aunt Zhang came to see them off.

"You guys go back quickly! We have to hurry, it will be dark later, we are not familiar with the mountain road, and the mountain road is not easy to walk! It will scare our sister later!" Xie Xiuping said jokingly to the two who came to see them off.Uncle Datou, holding Fang He with one hand, and Xie Xiuping with the other, the eyes of one big and one small are full of reluctance.

"Big head, go back!" Aunt Zhang also persuaded.

"Then you must remember my harmonica, brother six's chess pieces, and everyone's things!" Datou's voice was a little hoarse, and he suddenly choked up and cried, like a child.

"Big head, you are already in your teens, why are you still crying in front of a bunch of children, what do you look like!" Aunt Zhang said!

"I remember it! We all remember it!" Xie Xiuping and Fang He clapped their hands and shoulders, and said comfortingly.

"I'm afraid you won't come this time! I can't bear you! Two years ago, there were a few college students who came to see us, but it was that time, and they never came again! Before that, there were also some people who came to see us. In the past two years None of them came!"

"No! I'll come again! We're not here to go through the motions. Like you, you can actually go out for a walk if you have the opportunity. Don't you want to take a look at the colorful world outside?" Xie Xiuping coaxed.

"At that time, I came here because I was discriminated against and bullied! Going out now, I don't have that kind of courage!" Datou said with his head down, his tears stopped, but he was still a little choked up.

"It's different now. Look at me, one hand, what's the matter, I can do what others can do, and I can even do it better than many people!" Fang He said while holding his right hand.

"You are a brave child! I also think that one day, I have enough courage to go outside and take a look, and I will be satisfied!"

The big head watched Fang He finish speaking, and said seriously.

After speaking, he looked at Xie Xiuping again. He knew how much Xie Xiuping's words carried in this group of people. Although he didn't want to force others to make things difficult, he was still looking forward to something in his heart.

"Now our team is not big enough, and we still have our own studies, so we really can't get rid of it. I can only assure you that we will do it once every six months. When our team gets bigger, we will recruit some new people in the second half of the year. , just once a quarter, okay?"

In fact, Xie Xiuping really wanted to shorten the time, but he didn't dare.He didn't dare to promise easily, because he was afraid that if something was delayed and he couldn't do it, he would lose trust and make everyone despair.Without saying a word, he couldn't bear to see the expectation in the big head's eyes turn into disappointment.

Say it better than do it, then try to do as much as possible!