Chapter 14 Dayingzi

Liu Ye remembers that there are seven or eight pumpkin-faced brothers and sisters, he is the fifth oldest, and he belongs to the role that his father does not hurt, his mother does not love, and he is not very valued at home. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info His face was long, his eyes were small, his eyebrows were sparse, his forehead and cheekbones were high, and his skin was quite fair, but that whiteness could not hide his uneven and hilly face, to be more like a pumpkin. So the siblings nicknamed him "Pumpkin Face" behind their backs. His father worked as the director of the supply and marketing cooperatives in the neighboring commune of D Town, and he was busy with work and did not come home often. His mother works at the food company in Town D, and she is also busy every day. Because his family was old, he contracted polio when he was old, leaving sequelae, which caused his left leg to be paralyzed and he walked with a limp. To be honest, his eldest brother has beautiful eyebrows and looks quite upright, but unfortunately his legs are lame. So the brothers and sisters nicknamed him "Cripple". Thinking of this, Liu Ye laughed so much, is this family humorous or a loss? In short, the pumpkin-faced siblings each have a nickname. For example, according to the different shape of each person's mouth, there are titles such as "deflated mouth", "nest mouth", "pointed mouth" and "full mouth". According to how fat and thin each person is, he is called "monkey spirit" and "pig essence". At home, everyone called him a nickname, and everyone enjoyed themselves, never getting angry, as if they enjoyed the nickname.

What impressed Liu Ye the most was the eldest sister of Pumpkin Face who was called "Monkey Spirit" by her brothers and sisters, her scientific name was Yao Junying, and her parents and neighbors affectionately called her "Dayingzi", she was of moderate stature, but her face was a little thin. Liu Ye remembered that Dayingzi's hair was yellow, with a pigtail, and a few bangs on his forehead, which was a little messy. Really, she feels tired and tired. Yes, her parents are busy with work outside the home, and the housework and her younger siblings are all left to her alone. In addition to being a little relaxed when she goes to school, she can relax and rest, and she doesn't rest all day long. Every day when she gets home from school, she has to be busy washing rice, picking vegetables, washing vegetables, lighting a fire, cooking, washing clothes, and taking care of her younger siblings.

Therefore, the people of the town can always see a picture all year round: a thin girl, carrying a porcelain pot full of vegetables in her hand, a large bamboo basket full of clothes on her arm, followed by two or three small points, hurried to the river bay.

The background of this painting is constantly changing, sometimes the sun is shining, butterflies are dancing and warblers are crying; Sometimes the sun is blazing, and the cicadas are noisy; Sometimes the wind roars and the mountains sneak through; Sometimes it's snowy and silent. The hard-working eldest sister brought a group of naughty and lively younger siblings, and her thin shoulders were actually carried.

Liu Ye remembered that the youngest of their family, the eighth little girl, nicknamed Wozui Xiaobudian, was only one or two years old at the time, wearing her sisters' old clothes, with a runny nose, walking crookedly, and her little face was frozen red every winter, because of the residual tears on her face, or the remaining rice stains on the side of her mouth, Harazi, etc., her frozen red face was more like a carrot that had just been pulled out of the mud. Because there are many children in the family, and the birth of the female baby is difficult to give birth, so she is very unpopular with her mother, who is close to knowing the destiny of the year, whenever she wants to get close to the mother who comes back from work, the mother waves her hand, frowns and says impatiently: "Go, go, go, get out of the way, debt collector!" The girl was so frightened that she first stretched her little face and was stunned, and then quickly began to cry.

"Howl you big-headed ghost! Howl again, see if I don't kill you! Mother stared at her brass bell-like eyes, raised her hand in the air, gritted her teeth, and said fiercely.

At this time, Dayingzi, who was busy chopping vegetables, heard the sound and ran over, hurriedly picked up the apron on her waist and wiped her hands, and then lovingly picked up the girl, wet the hot towel, wiped her face, and combed her messy hair with a comb, and finally kissed her little face before putting her down. At this time, the cry of the female baby stopped under the caress of the eldest sister, and she grabbed the placket of the eldest sister and wanted the eldest sister to hug her. Dayingzi, who was anxious to cook, turned his head and shouted to the two sisters who were playing on the side, "Sharp mouth, straight mouth, see you two only care about playing by yourself, why don't you play with your mouth!" Then the two sisters panicked and pulled the girl to play with her, while their mother was asleep on the wicker chair. Her even snoring and the harness on her lips were telling the children next to her, "I slept soundly, don't disturb me!" ”

The atmosphere in their house is free and joyful, but of course there are dull times, that is, when their father, who is the director of the neighboring supply and marketing cooperative, comes back. Their dad was dignified and uninhibited. He has a medium-to-chubby build, with a flat shaved head. The skin on the face is dark, rough, and shiny as if it had been coated with a layer of oil. The pores on his nose were so large that they looked like pinholes in sewing clothes. The thick short stubble on his lips and chin gave him a fierce and rugged look. In fact, he has a good temper and has never hit a child, but I don't know why the children cower when they see him like a mouse when they see a cat. As soon as he returned, the atmosphere in the house froze. Those ridiculous nicknames are also hidden in the hearts of everyone, and they dare not stick their heads out. Of course, when Dad comes back, he will bring them snacks, sweets, and even fruits, which seems to be the only reason for them to hope for Daddy's return.

Pumpkin Face lives in such a family, maybe it's because of negligence, he's a little skinny.