Gou Sigang recalled that at that time, he was really not rich, but the food cooked by his mother was so delicious, and he had never eaten anything more delicious over the years.

In addition, in fact, Dad's stick doesn't hurt when hit on the buttocks, Gou Sigang didn't understand at the time, why Dad didn't hurt when he beat him, and the three brothers had to howl desperately, and later he learned that the low wall couldn't block the sound, and the sound was loud, and the old lady of the Qi family in the neighborhood could always appear in time to save a few children who were crying as if they were sad without their parents.

Later, my father and mother were really gone, even my brother was gone, Gou Sigang once sat under this low wall and cried, that night, I cried heartbreakingly, louder than the cries of the three brothers combined.

The neighbor's grandmother came out to take a look, didn't come, just wiped her tears outside the wall, since leaving here, Gou Sigang rarely cried, and his tears were left in this courtyard.

There is a big stone in the yard, it is still at this time, it is Dad pushed back with a trolley outside, Dad is a strong man, the cart pushes such a heavy big stone without shaking at all, and when he arrives in the yard, he throws the big stone on the ground, and the stone smashes a big pit on the ground, and since then, it has grown where it has been, and it has never been moved.

Sometimes, when the brothers drew water from the well, they put the basin on the big stone and washed their faces one by one, and sometimes, the four little cubs were naked, and poured cold water on their bodies with the basin, and poured each other.

Sometimes, my father, who came home late, sat on that stone and ate with his rice bowl.

Sometimes, the industrious mother just sits on that stone and sews and mends the torn clothes of the child.

Now, only the big stone is there, my father is gone, my mother is gone, my brother is gone, and only the poor Sigangzi is left holding on to the low wall and crying silently.

When Qiao Xiaoqiao was young, he had never been here, and it was difficult to understand Gou Sigang's injury, so he could only hand over a handkerchief, which was a comfort.

Huang Dong and Huang Lin had heard the tragic experience of Gou Sigang when he was a teenager, and when he saw the ruin in front of him, he was not in a good mood, Huang Dong comforted Gou Sigang, "Fourth brother, I don't want to think about the past, let's live well in the future." ”

Gou Sigang nodded, slowly calming down his emotions.

It turned out that the side of the house they lived in had collapsed, revealing the old wood on the roof, the jagged fractures had been soaked black by the wind and rain, the windows were shattered, and the broken window frames were stretched out of a piece of wood, pointing lonely to the sky. It's like the wooden stick raised high in my father's hand when I was a child, but when it falls lightly this time, it won't hit the child's buttocks, but whip Gou Sigang's heart.

The side where my parents lived, although they were still standing stubbornly, could also see that they were already crumbling, and I am afraid that it would be difficult to withstand the wind and rain a few more times, the location of the broken glass was covered with plastic sheeting, and the black hole in the room was like a big mouth from hell, ready to devour all the happiness that could be seen.

Looking back, I want to break my bowels. After standing for half an hour, Gou Si gradually regained his composure just now.

"Xiao Qiao, didn't you say that someone lived in it, why did the house collapse like this?" asked Gou Sigang puzzled.

"There are people living there, and the last time I came, I saw smoke coming from the chimney. "Qiao Xiaoqiao inquired about the address last time, and did come once, but he saw that it was dilapidated like this, so he didn't go in to see, I heard that there were people living here, and when it was almost night, there was indeed smoke.

"Fourth brother, go in and take a look, don't guess here!" Huang Lin followed the low wall, the first to come to the gate, different from the iron gate of other people's houses, the gate of the Gou family is a wooden fence, between the fences, a big dog can enter and exit freely, Huang Lin is a little confused, such a door, what is the difference between closing and not closing.

Huang Lin wore gloves, grabbed one of the woods, and pushed the fence door inward, and several pieces of wood rubbed against the ground, making Qiao Xiaoqiao get goosebumps all over his body.

"Is there anyone?" Huang Lin shouted as he walked into the courtyard.

There was no one in the house to promise, and nothing could be seen through the window.

"Where can anyone live here, can this still live in people?" Huang Lin muttered, and continued to approach the house, the door to enter the house was in the middle of the house, the lower part of the painted wooden door, mottled like the skin on the back of a toad, at a glance, I felt numb and crispy, the four pieces of glass in the upper part of the "Tian" character shape, three pieces of glass had been broken, and the plastic sheet blocking it was whirring, which brought a touch of life to the whole yard.

Opening the gatehouse, Huang Lin flashed into the house, Gou Sigang also followed, Qiao Xiaoqiao walked into the house from the outside at the end, several people shivered, the house was even colder than the outside, and the kitchen in the outer room only had a small piece of glass penetrating the light, dim and damp.

The brick stove, without a trace of heat, seemed to be a cold stone table parked in the park, and a few wooden sticks were scattered on the shiny ground that had been trampled on, and there was a smell of burning, apparently burning recently.

The room on the right side of the kitchen had collapsed, the door was blocked with adobe, and bundles of corn stalks were scattered against the adobe, and it was not known if it could really block the cold wind from entering through the cracks.

The door on the left side of the kitchen was open, and half of the curtain could no longer distinguish its original color, and the curtain was broken into strips, hanging like tassels, curly, and black, like the long hair of men on the plateau that had not been washed for months, making the roots of people's teeth feel astringent.

Huang Lin thought about it again and again, but still poked out a finger with difficulty, slowly lifted the door curtain to the side, and cautiously dodged into the house, Gou Sigang in the back was about to follow up, but saw Huang Lin take a step back, retreated at a very fast speed, and almost crashed into Gou Sigang's arms.

"What's wrong?" Gou Sigang put his hand on Huang Lin's back, and also took a step back, asking in surprise.

Huang Dong and Qiao Xiaoqiao in the back also looked at Huang Lin in surprise.

"Someone seems to be in the house?" Huang Lin turned around and said in a low voice.

"Who?" said a man's lazy voice in the room, "Who, who's outside?"

"Can we come in?" Gou Sigang asked outside the curtain as he bypassed Huang Lin when he heard the voice.

"Who's going to come in!" came the slight sound of clothes rubbing against the kang mat as he got up.

Gou Si just lifted the door curtain, one foot stepped into the room, the red brick paved ground in the room was pitted, half of the bricks were broken because of age, the dust took up the cracks, and a pungent foot smell came to the face, through the nostrils into the lungs, at first glance, even breathing became a little difficult.

The blackened kang mat broke a few big holes, and against the wall, a middle-aged man sat with a quilt, and the mass was covered by the man's legs.

The man's face was impatient, and he had a bird's nest made of broken grass on his head, and the whole person exuded a decadent smell.

"Who are you?"

"Who are you?"

The two of them asked almost at the same time, and the two Huang Lin brothers and Qiao Xiaoqiao entered the door one after another, and they were also choked by the turbid air in the house and coughed a few times.

"What are you doing?" The man on the kang had no intention of going to the ground, but tugged on the quilt and leaned against the corner.

It stands to reason that a few strange men break into the place where they sleep, whether that place is their home or not, normal people should always have some nervousness and vigilance, but from the face of the man leaning against the corner of the kang on the wall, there is no trace of nervous expression.

It's no wonder that in this house, even if you steal or rob, I'm afraid you will be disappointed, so you can understand why the man has a little calmness on his face.

"What the hell are you doing, get out quickly, don't delay my sleep. The man in the corner yawned and pulled the broken quilt up again, trying to keep himself warm.

"I'm the original owner of this house, who are you?" Gou Sigang saw this man make his home look like this, and he was bored with people in his heart, and took the initiative to identify himself.

"Who? this owner, this house belongs to yours?" The man's eyes finally opened completely, and he looked at Gou Sigang curiously.

"Yes, this is my home, who are you?" asked Gou Si patiently.

"Then, your surname is Gou, is it Gou Laosi?" the man said, lifting the quilt and preparing to go to the ground, the moment the quilt was lifted, the smell of feet in the room doubled compared to the concentration just now, and the four of them even felt a spicy stinging sensation in their eyes, I really don't know how this person can still sleep in this environment.

"Do you know me?" Gou Sigang carefully looked at the man who was half a head shorter than himself, and he was not impressed.

"I'm Qi Qiang!" The man wiped his hands indiscriminately on his body, stretched out his dry hand in front of Gou Sigang, squeezed out a little smile on his dark face, and his mouth was full of yellow teeth, which made people wonder if he had never brushed his teeth since he was born.

"Riding the wall?" Gou Sigang finally remembered, this kid turned out to be his neighbor, the grandson of the kind grandmother, and they often played together when they were children, and they had a big snot on their faces since they were children, but they didn't expect to grow up, and they still have this virtue.

This kid's name is Qi Qiang, Gou Dayong gave him the nickname "Riding the Wall", and the children in the village shouted together, when Gou Si just left, I remember that this kid is also going to middle school, and I haven't seen him for many years.

"Fourth, is there a cigarette, the whole one, what are you doing standing, you're welcome, hurry up and sit down!" As soon as he shook hands with Gou Si, Qi Qiang stretched out two fingers and asked Gou Si for a cigarette.

Since he was an acquaintance, Gou Sigang's mood was a little better, he took out a box of cigarettes from his coat pocket and stuffed it into Qi Qiang's hand, Qi Qiang was like an addict, he shuddered and pulled out one, took a few puffs after lighting it, choked his throat in a hurry, and coughed violently.

"You slow down, it's all for you, don't worry. Gou Sigang looked Qi Qiang up and down, wondering in his heart, how did this kid become like this now, he looked even more depressed than when he was herding sheep on the grassland before.