My grandfather smiled and said, "Yes, I'm really happy, I don't know how much wine these things can be exchanged for? I heard that there is a kind of cigarette called cigar abroad? I don't know what it's like to smoke it, and I don't know if I can get some smoke after changing the money? Grandpa said that he was smashing it, smashing his mouth, and he looked very yearning.

I helped my grandfather forward: "That's not good, with me watching you, you don't want to smoke a cigar." You can't drink indiscriminately either. And you also said at that time, I will use those silver dollars as a dowry, I have the final say, and you are not allowed to use them for cigars. ”

My grandfather smiled and said, "Okay, I'll give you a dowry." I don't know which kid is so lucky?"

I smiled and said nothing, I didn't think about getting married at all, but I definitely couldn't let my grandfather smoke again.

The two of us braved the wind and snow to Mr. Zhao's house, my grandfather said to go to the toilet, so he went to Mr. Zhao's backyard, where he lived there is no courtyard door, it is close to the forest, it is really dangerous.

My grandfather came out very quickly, he took me to knock on the door, and the door opened quickly, and when Mr. Zhao saw us, he pointed inside and said to us, "That's right, take the child away." I can't stay here with this kid. ”

As soon as we entered, we felt the chill rushing to our faces, and the temperature was not much different from the outside.

There was a small kerosene lamp on Mr. Zhao's desk, the flame was only the size of a mung bean, and the room was very dim.

There was a dumb child sitting next to the bed. It was the Lin family's baby bump. He seems to be a little stupid, his eyes are also straight, his eyes are straight, he is not a normal child, he does not squeak when he sees us, but his eyes show a very frightened expression.

My grandfather greeted Mr. Zhao: "What are you busy with? Oh, there is so much snow here, is there a roof leaking?"

As soon as he finished saying this, he heard a whining gust of wind, and a snowflake flew down his head, and sure enough, the ceiling was dewed, and all the snowflakes on it were stuffed in. The whirring wind makes it hard to breathe.

Not only the ceiling, but you can feel the wind blowing in and the snow flying in all directions. Although there are flames in the stove, it is basically the same as no point, and the room with air leaks is really terrible!

"What can you do, you can't live here anymore, come with me!

Mr. Zhao waved his hand: "No, when I was young, I was in the Great Northwest, and I suffered more than this! ”

"You were young at the time, can you take a look now? Xiu'er, pack up your things, and quickly get this disobedient old man away. ”

I smiled yes and began to collect things. There is nothing worth taking inside, the bedding is very shabby, it is not thin, it is almost translucent when you carry it, I don't know how the old man persists these days.

My grandfather said no: "Throw away the broken quilt quickly, there are still two old ones at home, and they should be enough." In addition, we don't need these pots and pans, we have them at home, Xiu'er, just take a look at a few clothes, let's go over first, and then wait for tomorrow. ”

I said yes, found a furoshiki, and began to pack my things.

The old man couldn't stop us, so he began to look for things by himself, and all he handed over were books, and the books on them were put into them without falling, and there was no place to put anything else. All that was left was a wooden comb for hair, a small mirror, and a few small clothes.

He said, "I'll carry it." These books are too heavy for you to memorize. ”

I said, "Mr. Zhao is really a learner, and he can't forget books anywhere." ”

"I just like books, even if others scold me for being a stinky old nine, a black five, I won't give up reading. He said and looked at the wind and snow outside: "I don't know when this day will be the end?"

I think Mr. Zhao has something to say, but he didn't say anything, and helped pack up his baggage.

My grandfather looked around, and found a bag of cabbage and radish in the corner and a few hard stone-like cornmeal nests: "Okay, that's all, if there's anything not enough, I'll pick it up tomorrow." ”

Everyone is just ready to go, the child of the Lin family has been shrinking in the corner timidly, and when everyone is leaving, I will hold his hand. He shuddered and looked at me timidly.

I said, "Don't be afraid, my sister will take you back." Come out with us, won't you?"

Saying that, he took his hand, the child nodded hesitantly, didn't squeak anymore, and obediently followed out.

Grandpa and Mr. Zhao walked in front, and the child and I walked behind, along the way I tried to communicate with the child, such as how he came out, whether he was beaten, why he ran away from home, he refused to speak, bit his lip, hummed hard, and refused to answer.

I thought to myself, can't I still speak? In this case, my IQ is completely problematic.

When I arrived at the door of the Lin family, I happened to see the couple arguing at the door, the woman was wearing a thick one, the headscarf on her head was all white, the scarf on her face was all frost, and she spoke with a nasal cavity, very impulsive.

The man was also scolding, and his voice was hoarse: "The baby is a urine kang, this is not the first time, you have to scold the child? Now it's okay, right? The child is gone, if the child freezes to death, I will beat you to death!"

The woman covered her face and cried: "If something happens to the child, I won't be alive, how do I know it will happen, I don't want to, Junjun, where are you." When the child comes back, I promise not to make any fuss at all, can't I?"

The man scolded and kicked the woman, "Now it's useful to say this, the child is so old, I'm worried that I'm already freezing to death in the mountains!"

The woman staggered and sat in a low shot, and she didn't blame her husband, but she cried very miserably.

My grandfather hurriedly said, "Is this not the case that we can't find the child to fight? ”

I pushed the child and asked him to walk over by himself: "Look at your parents, I'm worried that something will happen to you, go over." ”

The child seemed to be scared and held my leg and refused to go over. I could only shout: "Uncle, aunt, we have found the child." ”

The child was frightened, turned around and ran. I quickly pressed his shoulders and pulled him over: "Your parents are worried about you, don't run away, they won't talk about you anymore." ”

At this time, the couple had already seen their son, and the woman cried and pounced, and fell in the middle, and she didn't care, so she rolled over and hugged the child and cried.

The man was very excited and slapped the child's ass a few times: "Dead child, just scold you a few words and run away! You want your father to die! This child is running, I will kill you!"

The child cried and did not speak.

His wife quickly slapped her husband on the back: "Still scaring him? Don't beat him, go in and see if the child is frozen to death?"

The man of her family hurriedly thanked us again, and even knelt down for my grandfather.

My grandfather hurriedly stopped: "Hurry up and take the child back, don't freeze, you have also worked hard all night, right? ”

The couple agreed, nodded to us, and went in. Before leaving, the child looked at me and said, "Sister, goodbye." ”

I waved my hand at the child and nodded with a smile: "Go in, it's okay." ”

Seeing them gone, my grandfather took us back.

The room prepared for him had already been cleaned up, I went in and lit the firewood directly, and the kang burned after a while, and then went to the hut to find out some bedding and covered it on the kang, Mr. Zhao sat there, touched the edge of the kang with both hands, and said with some emotion: "It's still a good room like this, it's very warm." ”

"That's right, you don't want to think about how old you are, you can't keep staying up in it for the sake of face, if you stay, you will probably be paralyzed. My grandfather said, "Boil some water for washing your feet and go to sleep." ”

"Alas, well. Mr. Zhao hesitated for a moment and then said, "Thank you for your kindness, I know how good you have been to me, and I will definitely thank you if I have the opportunity in the future." ”

My grandfather just exchanged a few words with him, and then I came out.

Because I tossed for too long, I was really tired, so I cleaned up and went to bed.

The next morning I was woken up by a loud noise, I sat up, looking through the glass at the mess outside, Ouyang Sheng and people had already rushed to my door, wanting to enter the yard, my grandfather was holding a pickaxe at the door. Most of the people who followed him were young village students, and a few of them were in the know, and they were found by him?

I knew it was not good, so I grabbed the padded jacket and put it on, and walked out quickly, Mr. Zhao was about to come in and collide with me.

"Your grandfather just told me not to let you out. ”

I hurriedly said, "What the hell is going on?"

"Hmm. Someone reported to the people in the village, saying that the two of you went out sneakily at night, as if you were digging something, and now Ouyang Sheng suspects that you are digging up silver dollars, so let you hand it over. ”

I frowned, was someone following me? Probably not, there were people at first, but after such a long time, it is estimated that they would have frozen back long ago, and if they found us digging, they should have rushed over at that time, it should have been guessed, right? Or went over there and found out about the change in the land, or asked the child, and said it? The child saw us in the snow pit at that time. I'm starting to get nervous.