Half an hour later, through a deep forest path, Gu Hongyu followed He Xiaohai to a wooden house built on the side of a small mountain.

The wooden house looked very shabby, the roof was covered with a thin layer of plastic film in several places, and when you got closer, the whole wooden house was very damp, and there were frequent serious coughing sounds from the wooden house.

It may be that the sound of He Xiaohai's return alarmed the people in the house, only to hear a cough and a question in the wooden house: "Xiaohai is back, did you go to the side street again today?" ”

"Well, Mom, that's where I went." He Xiaohai was a little excited when he thought of the wood carvings that had been sold.

However, Xiaohai's mother in the wooden house didn't know Xiaohai's experience today, and said slowly: "Xiaohai, I know that you are a very sensible child, but learning wood carving is not a one-day thing, you go to the side street is nothing, but your wood carving should not be sold around, how can anyone want that kind of thing!" ”

"Mom, I'll tell you good news, the wood carving I carved some time ago has been sold, fifty yuan!" He Xiaohai said very proudly.

"Ah, it's really sold, you didn't lie to me......" As he spoke, he only heard the sound of an object in the wooden house falling to the ground, needless to say, it should be Xiaohai's mother who fell.

guessed correctly, when Gu Hongyu followed He Xiaohai into the wooden house, a figure in the center of the dim and narrow wooden house came back and a black shadow fell in the middle.

He Xiaohai ran over with a shout, and immediately lay down next to the black shadow with a crying voice: "Mom, are you okay?" ”

After adapting to the dim situation in the wooden house, Gu Hongyu observed the appearance of He Xiaohai's mother.

The other party should be less than 40 years old, but there are already gray strands of hair in his hair, and his body looks a little rickety, and the whole person is in a very poor mental state at the moment. The face is pale and there is not much blood.

Gu Hongyu didn't say much and walked over to assist He Xiaohai to lead his mother to the bed full of clothes, although those clothes were stacked relatively neatly, but after a glance, Gu Hongyu knew that these clothes might have been given to them by others, and this family life was so difficult.

"Mom, the doctor didn't say that you should rest well when you are sick, and it is better not to get out of bed. What about me, and you don't listen to all this? Seeing that there was nothing abnormal in his mother, He Xiaohai still complained.

He Xiaohai's mother did not answer his question directly, but pointed to Gu Hongyu and asked, "Xiaohai, who is this, why did he follow you to our house?" ”

Without waiting for Gu Hongyu to answer, He Xiaohai preemptively said: "Mom, this uncle is the one who bought my wood carving, huh." That's 50 dollars for selling wood carvings. ”

As he spoke, He Xiaohai happily handed 50 yuan to his mother.

Seeing this scene, Gu Hongyu was deeply moved, what a child this is, he knows how to subsidize the family.

The children of the poor are in charge of the family early, He Xiaohai did not steal or rob, relying on his own labor to earn a little insignificant benefits, and did not consume indiscriminately, but to bring it back to his mother, this simple filial piety is enough to make many peers who live in the metropolis feel ashamed.

It was only now that Gu Hongyu understood that He Xiaohai showed that hesitant expression when he saw the pancake fruit stall.

"Big brother, thank you for looking at Xiaohai's wood carving. I know what the wood carving he carved looks like, this kid must have pestered you to buy it. I believe you must be a good person with a good heart. Xiaohai's mother said softly and thankfully.

From the other party's words, Gu Hongyu understood that He Xiaohai may not have received a good education, but he has a good mother, and the words and deeds he gets from his mother on weekdays are enough to make him a lot more sensible.

"No, eldest sister, the wood carving carved by Xiaohai is very spiritual, if he continues to study, he will definitely be able to achieve great achievements in this industry in the future. It's really not expensive to buy it for fifty dollars. Gu Hongyu said with a smile.

Hearing Gu Hongyu's words, He Xiaohai was very happy, and said proudly when he heard his thin little breasts: "Mom, you heard it, my uncle has praised me, I will definitely become a master carver." Let the people who bought my wood carvings line up! ”

"By the way, Mom, you see what delicious food I brought you back." He was talking about other things just now, and when Xiao Hai remembered the food, he immediately rummaged through his pockets.

Soon several kinds of pancakes, hemp balls, soy milk, and eggs were placed on a low stool in front of the bed by Xiaohai one by one, and He Xiaohai smiled and handed his mother an egg: "Mom, give it, the tea eggs are delicious, I will give you the soy milk, these two things are more delicious together." ”

The child's mother looked at the busy He Xiaohai lovingly, and said to Gu Hongyu: "This child has been sensible since he was a child, but speaking of which, the conditions of our family are really poor, otherwise Xiaohai will not be able to get a good education, and the children of other people's families are now going to school, and my Xiaohai ......"

As she spoke, the child's mother's face was full of teardrops, and He Xiaohai wiped his mother's tears with a towel in a panic: "Mom, what's wrong with you, Xiaohai has grown up, and he will definitely let you live a good life in the future, don't cry, okay." ”

Seeing the scene in front of him, Gu Hongyu's heart was shocked again, although the situation of his family was not good when he was a child, it was many times better than He Xiaohai's family.

"Eldest sister, you don't need to be sad, you see how filial Xiaohai is now, I see that you don't look like a local but a Han person, if you want, I want you to follow me, I like Xiaohai very much, let him follow me to receive the most superior education, what do you think?" In the end, Gu Hongyu said what he thought in his heart.

Without waiting for the other party to answer, Gu Hongyu gently stroked He Xiaohai's head again: "Would you like to follow me outside to have a look, I have a very large farm abroad, there are two big dogs, two horses, two eagles and a talking parrot at home, and my uncle also likes to carve, and we can often learn from each other in wood carving......

Listening to what Gu Hongyu said, He Xiaohai had a fascinated expression, but soon he resisted the impulse in his heart and turned his face to look at his mother, and didn't say anything, but this move showed that he would respect his mother's decision, it was really considerate.

"Big brother, in fact, I am a Han Chinese, but when I was young, the village was slowly moved here, and then I met Xiaohai's father to form a stable family, I thought that I would spend this life in peace, but I never thought that Xiaohai's father went into the mountains to hunt and never came back, leaving the young Xiaohai and the sick me, if it wasn't for the relief of the surrounding villagers, Xiaohai and I would not have survived."

"First of all, thank you very much for the help of the big brother, but if I and Xiaohai really follow you, it will definitely cause you trouble, we can't do anything, we are completely a waste person, or just stay here, Xiaohai can also go to the small street to learn carving, and when he grows up, he will definitely be able to rely on his craft to make money, and I am relieved that this useless person is dead." (To be continued.) )