The old man of the pot was talking and laughing, discussing Luo Hao's embarrassed appearance. Liu Li sat in the corner with a gloomy face.

"Brother Li, why don't you like it but worry about it!" the fat man asked.

The old cheap threw Liu Li a cigarette and said, "Haven't you been addicted?"

Ju'er glared at a few people and scolded: "You guys know a fart!" Xiao Li is thinking about the next question. ”

A few people shook their heads, what are the problems behind them? Didn't everyone beat them?

Liu Li lit the cigarette without opening his mouth, he was not afraid that Luo Hao would really go to the police, he was thinking about what would happen if Zhou Piao knew that this matter actually had nothing to do with Zhou Bin? Brother Piao has been mixed in society for so many years, Liu Li is still worried, it is better to say that he is worried than to be afraid. But what has been done has been done, as long as Zhou Bin doesn't say anything, it should be fine. went to the classroom to sleep for two classes, Luo Hao's stone was put down, these two classes made Liu Li sleep very comfortably, even if it was not so fragrant in the dormitory. Coming to the entrance of the commissary and waiting, Liu Li took off his school uniform jacket, and the black shirt inside was not obvious in the night. He crouched on the ground and looked into the distance. There were a lot of people coming and going in the commissary, and few people noticed him, and some girls walked past Liu Li in skirts, as if they thought of something, their faces were full of disdain, and then they went far away.

"A bunch of narcissists! legs are not as thin as mine, am I going to do it?" Liu Li's face was full of black lines.

After saying that, he stood up and shouted to Langde, who was coming out of the stairs, "Langde! ”

Zhang Xin also followed behind Langde, and Langde smiled: "Why are you here!"

"It's okay, play. Liu Li's tone was low, and his eyes looked at Zhang Xin.

Langde knew what Liu Li meant, and said to Zhang Xin: "Go back!"

Zhang Xin nodded and said, "Langde, Brother Li, I'll go first." Then he walked towards the dormitory.

"What's the matter? mysterious, oh yes, are your injuries healed?" said Langde.

Liu Li walked to the window of the commissary, glanced inside, turned his head and said calmly, "I'm hungry." ”

"What did I think I was doing? You said it earlier when you were hungry!" Lang De covered his face and smiled bitterly, he thought that Liu Li had something mysterious to tell him. Langde took out twenty yuan from his pocket and said to the window: "Two buckets of instant noodles, two bottles of water." "Then I bought some snacks.

There was hot water in the shop, and after soaking the instant noodles, the two of them came to the garden and sat down.

"How's the injury?" said Langde, still concerned.

"It's okay, I can bear it. Liu Li took a bite and continued: "Luo Hao was beaten by me this afternoon. ”

Langde choked up, "What! Why didn't you call me?"

"I called Brother Piao, and if I call you again, won't Luo Hao even lose his life?"

"Brother Piao, is that the one who is messing around outside, how can you call him?" Lang De cleared his mouth, his face full of doubts.

"Our class Zhou Bin is his younger brother, and then he called over. ”

Langde sighed: "Actually, ......"

"Actually, you don't have to say anything, who is with whom!" Liu Li smiled and threw the finished instant noodles into the garden. He stood up and said, "I'll go back first, tell that Zhang Xin to keep a low profile, I don't like him very much." ”

Langde was silent for a moment, then nodded but found that Liu Li had already walked away. Liu Li was a little displeased with Zhang Xin because Zhang Xin told Langde about his beating, which was a bit against his will.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, Liu Li sat alone in the back row of the classroom for a whole day, and the pot moved to the front. A few meters away from Liu Li, there were two girls sitting in front of him, not to mention that these two girls were short, the key was that they looked stumbling. He didn't have the heart to chat with them, so he turned on his phone and read a novel under the table.

Today is Friday again, and after class in the afternoon, Liu Li went home with the cat with relief.

The cat's house is away from Liu Li's house, so they will go back together. Fortunately, the cat left the money for a taxi, otherwise he would have to take his father's car, and it would be a big head to think about it. It cost ten yuan to take a taxi, and it took half an hour to get to the cat's house. Mao'er's house is the same as Liu Li's house, a two-story bungalow, but his house is located on the side of the road.

"Do you want to come in first and eat before you go back?" the cat handed the fare to the driver and asked Liu Li.

Liu Li didn't get out of the car and shook his head and replied: "Forget it, I'll go home and cook for my mother." I had to go back first, and my uncle sent me to the turret. ”

The cat nodded, and walked back into the house. Liu Li knows very well what is the situation in the cat's family, his parents have left him since he was a child. It was always his uncle who raised him and lived with him. His uncle was very vicious, and was nicknamed by Liu Li: Wang Sha. That Wang Sha is a cement worker, has no daughter-in-law, and likes to go out to drink every night and come back to beat and scold the cat. The cats also hold grudges, but now the king pays for the study, and the cats have always forbeared. Fortunately, the cat went to junior high school, so Wang Sha didn't continue to do anything with him, but he didn't let him go. Liu Li was fortunate enough to see it once he came to play, and Wang Xu kept pointing at Sang and scolding Huai and saying that Liu Li was not a good person. kept talking coldly, saying that cats would bring everyone to the house, and all swear words would be said, and finally Liu Li had to leave stupidly. I saw that the door of Mao'er's house was hidden just now, and I knew that Wang Sha might be in the house, so I didn't want to face Wang Sha anymore and find myself unhappy. Liu Li sympathizes with the cat, and at the same time admires him, if it were him, he might have already fought with Wang Sha, and then ran out and would never come back. But if Liu Li is really a cat, he may not think like this, the cat is left with him and his uncle, no matter what, it is his last relative.

Back at home, Liu Li hot up some leftovers and ate them with his grandmother.

"Milk, where is my mother and little sister?" Liu Li said loudly, but her grandmother was still dumbfounded, looking at Liu Li and shaking her head gently, as if she didn't know.

Liu Li sighed, her grandmother is almost 90 years old, and her ears have serious hearing loss. Liu Li leaned into his grandmother's ear and shouted, "I, Mom, go, that!"

Grandma was stunned for a long time before she spoke: "I've gone to the village." ”

Liu Li changed his clothes and walked to the village, but he arrived in a few minutes. In a field, a man was weeding, Liu Li said hello and then asked, "Uncle Zhang, did you see my mother?"

The man replied, "Playing mahjong at Li Cheng's house." Then he ignored it and whispered to himself: Why did this child grow up so fast.

It took a few more minutes to run to Li Cheng's house, and as soon as he entered, he saw his mother playing mahjong on the table. Liu Qiao was watching TV on the sofa, Uncle Li and Aunt Li were there, and there was a middle-aged woman Liu Li who was not familiar with her.

"Ahh Aunt Li said.

Liu Li waved his hand to signal Aunt Li to ignore him, and he walked behind his mother to watch his mother play cards.

"Mom, you shouldn't have touched it for 40,000 yuan, and now it's all gone. "Liu Li is extremely proficient in mahjong, and he was brought to mahjong by his uncle since he was a child.

The mother's face was solemn, as if she didn't think she should touch it, but she said, "What do you know? ”

Liu Li smiled bitterly and hurriedly said, "Yes, what you said is right." ”

"Xiao Li, come to me to fight, I'll go to sleep. Uncle Li said kindly, got up and walked outside.

"Okay, uncle. Liu Li smiled and took out a handful of change from his mother's bag, sat down in his position and started to play mahjong.

The mother put her hand on Liu Li's head and said, "Stinky boy, I fought for an afternoon to win so much, and you are almost done catching me." ”

Liu Li smiled and began to play mahjong, he learned these in the village since he was a child, but his mother has been suppressing it, and he only plays it a few times a year. He has good luck, and after a few handfuls, these aunts and aunts will be miserable. I played until 1 a.m., and it was the last lap. Liu Qiao had already fallen asleep on the sofa, Liu Li yawned and touched a card in the pile of cards, and touched his thumb to the card. He didn't blink an eye, he turned over directly and said: "**, Xiao Qi is right! Ten chickens in a family! 90,000 chickens, plus three!"

Aunt Zhang's face was gloomy, she stood up and took out her wallet: "I'll go back to sleep first." ”

"No, let's have some supper and go back to sleep." Aunt Li said.

"Forget Aunt Li, Aunt Zhang, she can't sleep tonight if she eats or not. Liu Li counted the money with a smug expression.

The mother glared, and Liu Li immediately stopped talking.

Aunt Zhang slammed the door and walked out, and her mother carried Liu Qiao behind her back and said to Aunt Li, "Sister Li, go back first." ”

The moonlight shines on the concrete road, and you can see the road clearly without a flashlight. The mother walked behind, looking at her son, who was a head taller than herself, with a complicated expression. She patted Liu Li on the shoulder: "Stinky boy!"

Liu Li: "What are you doing?"

"What did you do today......

...... It's so infuriating. Mother's smile gradually turned into laughter. She didn't like that Aunt Zhang for a long time, and Liu Li's performance today made her happy.

"Oh, my mother, can you not gasp when you speak. Liu Li smiled bitterly, thinking that his mother would scold him.

Mother said: "Haha, that mother-in-law brought more than 300 yuan today for you to win?"

"Who is your son?" of course you ...... all of them" Liu Li realized that something was wrong, and gradually his voice became quieter.

Seeing that his mother had spread out her palm, Liu Li was bitter, and took out a handful of change from the bag and put it in her mother's hand.

The mother said, "And!"

Liu Li sighed, and reluctantly found two red bills in another pocket.

"Mom, I should tip a little!"

"Na", the mother also gave Liu Li five yuan.

"You carry Liu Qiao, I can't carry it. ”

Liu Li's bitterness was even stronger, looking at five yuan was better than nothing, so he put it in his pocket and took Liu Qiao's back on his back.

"Why is this little fat man getting heavier and heavier?"

Liu Qiao wore a ponytail, her little face was flushed, and she seemed to be more comfortable lying on Liu Li's back than on her mother. Liu Li has big steps, so he naturally walks faster, and his mother walks slowly.

"Son, wait for me. ”

"Alas, hurry up!" Liu Li was a little impatient.

"Do you dislike me?" said the mother, pouting.

"What do I think of you?" Liu Li smiled bitterly.

The mother stood still: "You think I'm walking slowly, you think I'm a cripple." "It looks like an angry little girl.

"Who said that? Who said it! Even if you are lame, who dares to say that you and I will be the first to cut him!" Liu Li said domineeringly, his eyes extremely determined.

The mother was stunned, and a tear slipped from her eye.

"Mom, you're moved to cry?" Liu Li wiped his hand gently.

"That's what your dad told me back then. Mother laughed as if she had thought of the past.

"Is my dad as domineering as me?" Liu Li also laughed, he couldn't believe that such words would come out of the mouth of his taciturn father.

"Of course, he's a hundred times more domineering than you. Let me tell you about ......" the mother's expression revealed a sense of happiness.

Mother talked in a short way as she walked, Liu Li nodded and listened silently behind her, she had never heard her mother talk about her before, so she was very interested.

"Don't look at me lame, I was a flower in the village back then, but I didn't marry until I was twenty years old. Your grandfather thought I would never have anyone to ask for it for the rest of my life, and of course, I thought so too.

Until your dad came, your dad pulled bricks to build a house and needed horses to carry it. At that time, there were so few people who raised horses that they could not borrow them in the surrounding villages. I don't know where I found out that my family has it, and then I came to borrow a horse. When I saw him, I thought this man was not at all conspicuous, he was thin and dark, and he was not as tall as me. I didn't go out to cook in the kitchen, just glanced at each other through the window.

He came as fast as he could, and when he borrowed my horse, he went as fast as he could. A month had passed before he came back, and my horse had been raised by him for nothing. There were a lot of things on horseback, some household appliances and some sorghum wine or something, and I didn't know what he wanted to do, so I went back to the house in a daze. Your father said to your grandfather, "I want to marry your daughter!" Your grandfather was startled and didn't say anything for a long time. Then your grandmother quickly pulled your father into the house and sat down and told me to cook. I was a little unhappy, food was expensive at that time, but it was still done in three times and five divided by two, and your grandfather let me go out. I went outside and listened to them as they ate.

Your grandmother said, "Young man, are you serious?"

Your dad nodded solemnly and said, "I'm serious." ”

"My daughter is a cripple, you ......" Your grandfather seemed to regret it, but did not continue.

Your father was a little surprised, he was silent for a long time and said, "It's okay, I'll marry her too." ”

I heard these things outside like thunder in my head, standing still in place. Your grandmother took your grandfather aside and discussed it for a long time before deciding to ask what I meant. I went inside, and my mind was still blank. It took a long time before I nodded, and I didn't know why I was nodding. Anyway, I was so happy with your dad at the time that I almost jumped three feet high. ”

Mother couldn't help laughing out loud when she said this, there was still half the way to get home, her mother spoke slowly, Liu Li listened carefully, he had never heard her mother talk about this, and the two of them walked very slowly. Liu Qiao woke up and saw that he had not yet arrived home and continued to fall asleep.

"Your grandfather followed your dad back, and he wanted to see the conditions in your dad's house. But in the afternoon your grandfather came back with his face pulled, and all I heard was him arguing with your grandmother. said that your father's family conditions were not good or something, and your grandmother was afraid that I would suffer and be wronged, but the quarrel came to no avail. Or as I said, our family conditions are not good, and I'm not really a wasted person, since he wants to marry me, then I'll marry him. I made a lot of determination to say these words, maybe I really want to get married!

A week later, your dad came to pick me up on his bike. The beating of gongs and drums was very lively, and the neighbors also came. I cried the moment I got in the car, I didn't say a word. I don't know what I'm thinking, whether I'm nervous, happy, or scared. I used to always watch people my age get married, and at that time I wondered what it would be like.

When I got home, I learned that your dad's bicycle was borrowed. After worshipping the church, your father was going to drink with those people, and I sat alone in a strange room crying. Crying, crying, and laughing, how can I be homesick after leaving home for less than a day?

I woke up early the next morning, and the new daughter-in-law always had to make a good impression. But even so, I heard your grandfather say that I was lazy. I gradually got acquainted with this family, and your father would go out to work during the day and come back in the evening. One day I was doing laundry, and your uncle and uncle were right behind me and said, "No wonder you're a cripple." ”

"yes! a cripple. I don't know what the second brother thinks, the baby born by the cripple must also be a cripple. ”

"Cut! Look at her like that, she will never give birth to a baby. If you can't give birth, you give me no ten, and if you give birth, I'll give you fifty!"

"Forget it, forget it, I have to work as a cement worker for a few days to earn back fifty, don't bet. ”

Crippled, can't give birth to a baby, and if you are born, you must be lame, and bet on me. These words kept ringing in my ears, but I couldn't help but ignore the two of them at the time, waiting for your dad to come back. My grievances turned into tears flowing in front of him. He wiped my tears and went out with an axe.

When he came back after a long time, he said to me, sweating profusely, "In this life, only I can call you lame, if anyone else calls you to tell me, I will cut off his head! What if you give birth to a little lame? Lao Tzu still raises him." The second half of his sentence seemed to be resigned to his fate, because he felt that there was a great chance of inheritance.

Your father went to bed as if he was tired, and later I learned that your father was carrying an axe and chased your uncle and uncle out for miles.

His thin body grew tall in my eyes ever since.

I can't do anything when I'm pregnant, and your dad is carrying all the things. At last you were born, not a cripple! Your father cried with joy and said, "I have a healthy son." "He was eight years older than me, twenty-nine years old, but he was really like a child, jumping and jumping.

But it didn't take long for me to get sick and have hyperthyroidism. The neck is not big, but there is no strength in the body. I even asked your father to feed me, and your grandparents were unhappy, saying that your father married such an ancestor as me. He doesn't care about these words, every day your father has to go out to work to make money, and take care of the family's livestock and land. The money you earn buys me medicine and clothes for you. I've been sick for two years, and I feel guilty when I look at him every day. I wanted to help him, but he always said, "You can rest by yourself." "Then drive me away.

He spoke less and less, and on average he and I didn't say more than three sentences a day. He came back to cook and eat, and looked at me and you blankly. Even if he doesn't talk much, he will become more stable. I still don't hear your uncle and uncle say the words that hit me anymore, because the shadow of your father lingers on them.

You have been beautiful since you were a child, and they all said that you and I were carved out of the same mold. You're healthy, which makes your dad's burden a little lighter. You are a boy in a big family, so I care for you very much, and I really hold you for fear of falling.

Your uncle and uncle even take you every day to make you this wooden toy. As long as you cry, they will do everything they can to make you laugh, and whatever delicious food will be left for you. I remember when you were five years old and said you wanted to eat honey, your uncle went to the mountains to dig a hornet's nest. When he came back, his head was bigger, and he fried all the hornet's cubs for you to eat without honey.

Later, I learned that the honey was produced by bees. So he made another beehive of his own and kept bees. I was only the first time I ate hornet cubs, and I ate honey for a long time, and I gained a lot of weight during that time.

You were three years old before you really spit out the two words "Daddy" Your dad heard it, and he hid in the corner crying and laughing. That was the second time I saw your dad crying, and it was still ugly. ”

"Mom, do you love my dad?" Liu Li covered his face and smiled, he could imagine his father's expression at that time.

"I don't know what love is, I just know that your dad is my god. Mother smiled.

"Then I will also be your God! I will protect you in the future. With me and Liu Qiao here, no one dares to let you be wronged. When my son is rich in the future, he will take you abroad, take you to see the sea, and take you to the most beautiful mountains in the world to see the sunrise. Liu Li clenched his fists and said solemnly.

The mother touched Liu Li's head and said, "Okay, son! Mom has been waiting for your promise." ”

When he returned home, Liu Li wanted to continue listening, but it was too late and he still wanted to go to sleep. Although his mother was tired, she still became serious and criticized and educated Liu Li, afraid that he would really become a gambler in the future. Liu Li hurriedly raised his finger with a smiling face to assure that this was the last time.

Walking to the second floor, he heard a snoring sound, and he walked very lightly to his room. Light a cigarette, look at the round moon outside the window, and slowly recall the story of my mother and father. Uncle and uncle's cynicism about his mother Liu Li remembered that he was a person who held grudges. No matter how much these two people cared about Liu Li since he was a child, he only knew that his mother had been wronged in the past. So no matter how long it has passed, no matter how angry the father has been for the mother. He will retaliate, just to see how he does it.

Liu Li has always blamed his father for why he didn't create a good life for himself. But after his mother's narration, Liu Li realized that his previous blame for his father was so ridiculous. Although what his father gave to Liu Li was not the best, he must be willing to give all he could give. He wondered if his parents' lives would be better if they didn't have his own existence. Liu Li's gaze looked at the darkness in the distance, and a thought that did not belong to his age rose from his heart.

Go out, go to the big cities, make money, make a lot of money...... , and work with my father to shoulder the burden of this family and make the life of my family better.