After the uncle got married, the bastard lived in our house more justifiably, and his father couldn't call him away, even if he went home to live for three days at most.

The two of us walked together to school, went home together after school, and at night we both frolicked on the kang in my grandfather's house before we could sleep peacefully, and we were together anyway.

Grandpa once jokingly said to the bastard: "You just be my little godson, don't go back to your house." ”

When he heard this, he was full of joy and said, "Medium!"

Yan Gu listened to it on the side, laughing without squeaking.

Early on Sunday morning, my father took me and my son to the county seat on a motorcycle, and said that after finishing my grandfather's business, we would eat the county's famous 'Eight Big Bowls', and said that we were full.

The old county town is not big, it is certainly not what it is now, and there are dilapidated and low houses everywhere.

Qianjin Street quickly found it, and when I inquired about the electric welding store with a little thumb missing, everyone knew about it, and enthusiastically pointed out how to find it.

My father saw the store from afar, and saw a man working there until he got out of the car and parked his motorcycle.

The 'weirdo' who was busy saw the motorcycle stop, thought that there was another business coming to the door, stood up straight with an electric welding helmet on his head and asked, "Brother, what do you want to do?"

The father said, "Are you a friend of the fourth child?"

When the 'stranger' heard this, he was surprised and said, "Yes, you are?"

Father: "I'm the eldest brother of the fourth child, and I'm here to find you today." ”

As he spoke, he took out the red paper bag from his pocket and handed it over, and then said: "Your gift is too heavy, my father said that it is not appropriate, and besides, our family does not know you, and you can't be friends with Si'er, if you give this money for some other reason, we can't accept it." ”

The 'weirdo' immediately changed his smile: "It turned out to be a big brother, sorry, sorry." ”

immediately said: "I am the fourth friend, and besides, the gift sent out, there is still a return." Don't talk about it, let's go first. ”

As he spoke, he was going to the house to receive it.

The father said, "We won't go in, you must take this, this is also what my father has repeatedly explained." ”

At this time, a middle-aged woman came out of it, and when the 'stranger' saw the middle-aged woman, he said, "This is my daughter-in-law." ”

Then he introduced his father to his daughter-in-law: "This is the fourth big brother." ”

When the women heard this, they immediately and warmly invited us into the house to drink water.

The father said, "Sister-in-law, we won't go in, we will go to my sister's house in a while, so you can take this for the eldest brother." ”

When the woman looked at the red envelope, she hurriedly waved her hand and said: "No, no, this is our family's intention, you hurry up and take it, Xiaosi has helped our family so much, it should be." The father was confused.

The 'weirdo' had already taken off his welding helmet by this time. He also took off his gloves and threw them on the ground, and said to his father: "Big brother, it seems that you don't want to say it thoroughly, you don't accept this money? After saying that, he took the lead and went in.

The woman hurriedly beckoned us in, and my father, who was also in a dilemma, finally led us in.

After the woman had finished making the tea, the 'stranger' slowly spoke: "Big brother, this matter has to start from the beginning, you drink tea and listen to me slowly."

"I was the first part of our village to come out, and I was also the first to open a market in the county seat. As soon as I went out, I learned welding with others as an apprentice, and the master said that I learned everything quickly in my brain, and I became an apprentice in more than a year, and I was basically unable to live in a big and small job. After working with the master for a few years to earn a little money, I went home and took my daughter-in-law and my wife to the county seat to open this small store, specializing in electrical welding. At that time, there were few electrical welding doors and more work, and I saved a lot of money in just two or three years.

When you have a little money, you will know more customers and friends outside. It is inevitable to eat together, chat or something, at first just eat and drink, and learn to push pai gow after coming and going.

Push Pai Gow to make money quickly, and win the top of my pouting ass for half a month in one night. I also blame me for not having strong self-control, and I quickly became addicted.

As the saying goes, 'nine out of ten bets lose', it's true, I'm just like that, I can't extricate myself from the quagmire. ”

By the time she said this, the woman's eyes were already red.

The 'weirdo' glanced at his daughter-in-law: "Alas, it's all an ugly thing for me and my family, and I really don't want to uncover this scar again, so it's uncomfortable to say." ”

At this time, the woman said with a slight cry: "Say it, they are all Xiaosi families, and there is no shame in knowing it, you are relieved when you say it, and you don't have a burden on your heart." ”

The 'weirdo' listened to his daughter-in-law's words, nodded, and then continued: "Since I learned to play Pai Gow, I am like a different person, I don't care about my family, and my business has been left behind, and I want to win a lot of money with one mind.

There is no love in the casino, they are all a bunch of people who lose red eyes and see money. In less than half a year, I lost all my savings and took on a lot of foreign debts. All the relatives and friends who can borrow have been borrowed by me, and at first everyone didn't know, but I couldn't open my business, and I would reach out to help. After many times, some people doubted, and I didn't dare to tell the truth, but I couldn't borrow money anymore.

Not only did they not borrow, but those who knew a little bit of news began to collect debts. Life has gone by like that, and I still want to go to the casino and flip through it.

If you want to turn over the book, you don't have the capital, so no one will borrow it. In those days, I tried everything I could to get money, but I really had no choice but to sell the house and the base of my hometown and make a last ditch effort. I know very well in my heart that once we lose, our family will really have no tiles and no land.

On the day I decided to go home and sell my house, I wanted to find a gentleman to help me see how my fortune was and whether it was possible to turn over the salted fish.

It suddenly occurred to me that people say how amazing your little four are, and you can give guidance by writing. I decided to try my luck.

I went to the entrance of your village for three days in a row, and after three days of looking, I didn't see anything. I go to your village during the day, I make do with dinner outside, and then go back to my hometown to sleep at night.

I was actually a little undecided at the time, I didn't know whether to believe the rumors, and I contacted the buyer on the last night, and he said that the next afternoon would give me a letter, and in the evening I thought, I will go to see the last time tomorrow morning, whether I see it or not, I will sell the house, unless I tell me that I can't turn it over, I will give up.

On the morning of the last day, when I was discouraged, Xiao Si wrote, and I saw it! I really saw it clearly, it was two words: Quit gambling! And I felt that Xiao Si's strokes were so heavy. When I saw it, I was blindfolded, and I thought to myself, and I cried out: God, God, God, God!"

Speaking of this, the 'weirdo' raised his left hand: "This is the oath I made in front of Xiao Si, I am from the heart, I told Xiao Si, I will go to the gambling table again like this finger!

When the father heard this, he thought for a while and said, "It's still the eldest brother who has perseverance, and the fourth brother is just reminding the eldest brother." ”

The 'weirdo' waved his hand: "Big brother, this is only half true, my story is not over yet, Xiaosi saved me alone, it is our family." ”

The father asked in surprise, "What's the matter?"

The 'weirdo' said: "Xiao Si didn't write anything again, I bit myself and went straight home." It was past twelve o'clock when I got home. I didn't go to the hospital, I bought painkillers at the pharmacy and went home, to put it bluntly, I had no money in my pocket. I saw two children playing there after eating, and my mother and daughter-in-law were sitting at the table, and they hadn't eaten yet. The two bowls of rice were served as if waiting for me to come back, and I endured the severe pain, and sat down to serve the bowl and wanted to eat. My mother held down my bowl and asked, 'The house is sold?' and I said no. After saying that, I was going to eat again, and my mother knocked my bowl over on the ground again. ”

When the 'weirdo' said this, the mood changed dramatically. He began to become agitated and trying to control himself, his eyes were already full of tears, he tried his best to control himself, trying to calm down, his body began to tremble slightly, and the ashes of his hand holding the cigarette fell to the ground.

When the woman saw that her husband's emotions had become uncontrollable, she had already burst into tears, wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, and then said: "He has been gone for four days, and our four grandparents have been worried for four days, and on the last day, my mother said to me, 'It seems that this ruined son is really not coming back, and the house has changed his surname, and there is no point in my life'." The mother herself brought the medicine of the poisonous rat and said, 'I don't want to see this rebel again, I'll go to your father, you take care of the two children, and when he comes back, I'll divorce and find a good one'."

How could I watch the old man leave me, I said, 'Mother, you want to go, I'll accompany you', my mother said, 'You still have to take care of the child', I said in my heart at that time, the child is small, and the children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, let them follow his father to suffer in this world. I served the prepared food to the children first, let the children eat, and mixed the rat poison in my bowl and my mother's bowl. ”

The 'weirdo' couldn't control his emotions anymore and cried out.