The day after the end of the high school entrance examination, Xiaoqing did a big cleaning of the house.

Mosquito nets, quilts, clothes, shoes...... There was a whole bunch of everything that should be washed.

Mangkui's friend Sanmudun gave them a job in a brick factory. It was hard work, all sweat in exchange for money. Xiaoqing is not afraid of hardship, she is a rural child, and her family background is not good, she can endure hardships better than many boys.

Mang Kui said that there was 2,500 yuan a month for food and housing. Xiaoqing calculated that he could work for more than two months, excluding the round-trip travel expenses, almost 4,000 yuan, which was enough for a semester's expenses.

Before leaving, she hurriedly did what she had in mind.

It was Saturday, and Xiao Ding Ding didn't go to school, but worked with Xiaoqing.

"Little Dingding, my sister is going out to work, you have to take care of grandpa and yourself, you are already a big child."

"But, sister, I'm not used to you not being at home." Xiao Ding Ding grabbed Xiao Qing's hand in the laundry tub with a slippery hand dipped in laundry detergent water.

"Slowly get used to it, you have to learn to grow up on your own, huh? Besides, my sister came back after more than two years. Xiaoqing was also a little reluctant, after all, Xiao Ding Ding was still so young, and his grandfather was still sick.

"I'll ask my aunt to come and see you more often. Mom will come to see you, too. You're a good doll, aren't you? ”

"Hmm." Little Ding Ding nodded, but tears rolled in his eyes.

"My sister will buy you a furry dog when she earns money, haven't you always wanted a furry dog?"

"Okay, I want a furry dog like Qiuqiu!"

"You have to listen to your grandfather, you have to do your own laundry, cook, comb your own hair and dress yourself...... Xiaoqing is like a mother who is about to go out and can't rest assured.

"Yes, mission guaranteed!" Little Tintin pretended to raise his right hand in a gesture of assurance.

Xiaoqing rubbed a cloud of foam on her sizable nose. The sisters both laughed, but Xiaoqing smiled and turned her back to wipe her tears.

The two sisters left their laundry to dry in the yard. The colorful things fluttered in the wind on the clothesline. Xiaoqing's heart also rose and fell.

Xiaoqing patrolled their yard, she had never been so far away from home for so long.

Xiaoqing was a little upset in her heart, and she kept going in and out of the bedroom and kitchen for a while, for fear that she would miss something. I'm afraid that after I leave, little Ding Ding and his grandfather will not have a good life.

The rice in the rice jar was full, and it was processed at the house of the seven old men after returning from the exam yesterday. The canola oil in the oil drum was also full, and it was made by Xiaoqing from the clay tank where the oil was stored. She was afraid that little Ding Ding would be too small and spill if she oiled it out of the clay pot.

All kinds of condiments on the stove are well stocked, and they are neatly stacked within the reach of Xiao Dingding.

Xiaoqing saw that there was nothing missing, so she took Xiao Ding Ding to the house of the seventh old man.

The seven old men are cleaning the rabbit cage with Qiuxia. Those rabbits grow fast and have a lot of excrement.

In summer, the temperature is ** wet, and if you don't clean it in time, rabbits can get sick easily.

"Bunny, bunny." Little Tintin grabbed the fodder and fed the fluffy rabbits. Those fluffy bunnies are always easy to attract little girls.

"Seventh Grandpa, I want to go out and do a summer job." Xiaoqing helped the seven old men clean the rabbit cage.

"Xiaoqing, you are so young, where are you going to find a job?" The seven old men stopped and looked at Xiaoqing, this child was so sensible that it was distressing.

"When I went to the brick factory, I was looking for it by Xiao Kun's father's friend Sanmudun. Xiao Kun also went with me. ”

"How hard it is to go to the brick factory. A lot of adults don't want to do it. Qiu Xia said, "Where can you stand it as a little girl?" ”

"Don't be afraid, I've been doing farm work since I was a child. You say it's good for a child like me to want me, what else do I choose? ”

The seventh old man sighed, such a sensible child, why is this Haiqing, the turtle son, not at home? Why doesn't this phoenix fairy know that she is distressed? If she is still coquettish in front of her parents in other people's homes, where is she willing to go to the brick factory to do such tiring work!

"Seventh grandfather, I have been out for more than two months this time, so I will trouble you to take care of Grandpa and Xiao Dingding, and I will trouble you to worry more about anything." Xiaoqing blushed and said what was in her heart.

"This kid is a lot to say this. Don't you treat Grandpa Seven as an outsider? ”

"Then I'll thank you in advance."

Xiaoqing helped the seven old men and Qiuxia clean the rabbit cage and took Xiao Ding Ding home.

"This kid is really distressing." The seven old men looked at Xiaoqing's back and said.

Qiu Xia wiped the sweat from her forehead and said with some worry: "This child is so young, he won't be deceived, right?" ”

"No, Xiao Kun of the Mangkui family will also follow." When the seven old men said this, they were faintly worried in their hearts.

In the evening, Xiaoqing taught Xiao Ding Ding how to stir-fry.

"Pour the rapeseed oil into the pot and heat it until it smokes, otherwise there will be a smell of raw oil."

"Hmm." Little Ding Ding took the pen and notebook and wrote it down.

Then put the bean paste in the pot and fry it until it is fragrant. Then put the vegetables, fry them almost enough, and then put salt, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce ......"

Xiaoqing talked about the steps of cooking one by one. The home-cooked meals are all done in much the same way.

"Alright, sister, I'll make a note of it. If there is one, I will ask Grandpa Seven. Xiao Ding Ding looked at the green peppers in the pot and fried back to the pot, and the meat was already a little greedy.

Leaving home, Xiaoqing decides to make a delicious meal. It's just that everyone has their own hearts and minds for this meal, and they are not so happy to eat.

"Sister, tell me another story, I won't hear you tell a story in the future."

"Okay, my sister will tell you a story. Also, my sister has prepared more story books for you to put at the head of the bed, so that you can read them by yourself at night in the future. ”

"Sister, I'll be scared if you're not home at night."

"Don't be afraid, you're a big kid. If you're afraid, sing the song "Not Afraid, Not Afraid". ”

"I'm not afraid to see cockroaches......"

Xiao Ding Ding snuggled next to Xiaoqing and sang the song "Not Afraid, Not Afraid".

The night wind blew and blew the childish song into the night sky. The wind blew softly, the insects sang in a low voice, and the stars and the moon silently watched the Cheche Mountain in the night. Summer nights, such a peaceful and beautiful.

Xiao Ding Ding lay down next to Xiaoqing and fell asleep. Xiaoqing couldn't sleep, she didn't know if Xiao Ding Ding would be able to solve the trouble she encountered after she left. After all, she was still a first-year elementary school student.

But life is like this, some people can enjoy their childhood carefree, and some people have to grow up early. Life is like that, either be completely defeated by it, or grit your teeth to defeat it.

Xiaoqing, who grew up in hardship, is used to being strong, but what about Xiao Dingding? She has been growing up under Xiaoqing's care, and her sister is her sky.

Xiaoqing sometimes feels that her decisions are a little cruel.

When the sky was bright, Xiaoqing left home. She left the house with her simple luggage without waking up her grandfather and little Tintin.

In fact, Xiao Ding Ding had already woken up, and she didn't want to worry about her sister when she left. She pressed her face to the door, watching Xiaoqing walk farther and farther away in the faint morning light, her tears had blurred her eyes.

Xiaoqing walked firmly, and although the sky was still a little dark before dawn, she knew that the sun was behind the clouds. It won't be long before the sun comes out and sprinkles its light all over the earth.