There was a large yard on the side of the road, some of which were tattered, and the two wooden doors were not tightly closed, and there was a large paper shell hanging outside, on which were written a few crooked brush words: lathe parts processing.

This is the handwriting of the eldest brother, and my heart is filled with joy.

"That's right, governing the country is here!" The sister-in-law pushed the door and went in, and then she stood there motionless, looking straight ahead. Tiansheng and I were also stunned when we saw our eldest brother.

The eldest brother was eating under a makeshift shed, the innermost part was a lathe, all kinds of cold accessories and broken iron pieces were thrown everywhere, and there were a lot of crumbs behind him, which were swept aside with a broom.

The shed was large, but there was only a light bulb hanging on it that looked like a hawthorn. There are mosquitoes flying everywhere, and there are many wild grasses growing on the land on the side.

The eldest brother was wearing greasy overalls, his hair was messy, his face was full of dust, his beard was unkempt, and he was sitting on a brick and gobbling it up, and there seemed to be some nests soaked in water in the lunch box, on which floated a few cabbage leaves, a piece of radish pickles, mixed together with a slimy piece.

My tears burst out instantly, my eldest brother actually ate such a thing!

The sister-in-law couldn't help crying for a long time. I'm also sour in my heart.

Tiansheng shouted: "Big brother, are we coming?" ”

The eldest brother was stunned for a moment, looked up at us, he was obviously a little embarrassed, put the lunch box behind him and stood up.

"You ...... Why are you here and don't tell me in advance? ”

The sister-in-law walked over, kicked the rice over directly, and cried and said, "Zhiguo! Can this thing be eaten? You don't want your stomach anymore? You said you'd take good care of yourself! ”

"Well, isn't there a rush here? People are waiting for it, you have beaten all my food, why am I working? The eldest brother smiled and said.

Gao Tiansheng glanced at his watch: "What time is it, big brother?" No matter how much you want to make money, you can't give up your life, so you should rest quickly! Otherwise, your body really can't stand it. ”

The eldest brother smiled: "It's okay!" I slept here, and I slept until 10 o'clock at night. ”

"It's half past ten now, I can't do it anymore, let's rest quickly." Born Dao.

We resolutely refused to let the eldest brother continue to do it, so he had to forget it, looked around and said with a smile: "There is no place for you to sit." I'm so sorry. ”

Gao Tiansheng said: "Big brother, you can't live here, let's go to a nearby place to find a house!" ”

"No, I don't. There are still more than ten days to live, and I will change places, how can anyone rent such a few days. ”

"And where do you sleep?" The sister-in-law choked up.

"There's a hut up front." The eldest brother took us into the room where he slept, which was a warehouse, full of all kinds of spare parts, and all kinds of bags, which were made parts.

In the middle of these things is a small bed made of paper shells and brick boxes. The length may be less than one meter seven, and the tall man of the eldest brother can't sleep at all. A tattered quilt was thrown over there. Use a brick as a pillow. On such a hot day, there was not even a mosquito net, and it was conceivable how guilty the eldest brother was at night.

The next room was the kitchen, the stove was made of a few bricks, and underneath it was black wood that had not been burned. In the corner were handfuls of dried noodles, a few cabbages, a dirty oil bottle, a salt bag, and nothing else.

The eldest brother said with a smile: "I usually cook some noodles, but today's iron pot leaked, so I soaked a nest to eat." ”

"Then why don't you buy some? To govern the country, don't lose your life because you save money. The sister-in-law was so anxious that she slapped the eldest brother's shoulder.

"I don't have time! I now have to work for more than ten hours a day, and the rest of the time I really fall asleep, I'm really tired, and to be honest, I don't want to buy it if I have money. The eldest brother scratched his hair embarrassedly.

He didn't care at all, but the sister-in-law was squatting on the ground and couldn't cry: "Why do you say that you are living well every time you call!" How can I bear to suffer like this outside? If you can't eat or drink, let's go back. Governing the country, let's buy a ticket and go home, we can't be like this! ”

The eldest brother said anxiously: "How can I go back here?" I'm already done with this batch of work, and now that I'm about to come out, I can't go back. ”

"But you've been like this, how can I stand it? Governing the country, do you have to make a problem with your own body? ”

The eldest brother patted his heart; "I'm fine, do you look a little sick with me? It's no problem. ”

My sister-in-law had something to say with tears in her eyes, and I hurriedly persuaded: "Let's not talk about this for now, it's so late, let's cook some food for my eldest brother." ”

"Okay, let's eat first!" The sister-in-law wiped her tears, and we took out some of the bread and biscuits that we brought over, and let the eldest brother eat a little to cushion his stomach first.

I went over and found some pieces of wood to start a fire, and the broken stove was smoking, and people coughed, but they couldn't take care of it. Then use that lunch box to cook the noodles. Throw some sausages in it and let Tiansheng go to a nearby store and buy some eggs to come back.

Tiansheng came back after half a day, and said with a smile: "The shops around here are closed, and an old lady happened to come out to pour ashes, and she listened to me and gave two eggs." I was too embarrassed to take it, so I gave her a pack of cookies. ”

I took it and called it all directly to my eldest brother.

When the noodles were cooked, the eldest brother devoured them, and while eating, he told us that he rented this place for thirty yuan a month. After receiving this batch of goods, you can earn 3,000 yuan.

"Although it's a little hard and tiring now, if you can finish it, it's good, and you can settle your salary tomorrow! I've got in touch with a few small factories around me, and I'm ready to rent a place to do it, and some of them are working! ”

The sister-in-law was not happy at all: "Governing the country, you have been living like this, just earning money, and it is not interesting." ”

The eldest brother wiped her tears: "You don't want Cailian like this, who made money easily at first?" Let me tell you, the provincial town is good, and what you pay attention to is strength and quality, and you don't look at the relationship. I think that when I have a foothold, I will take our Bin Bin to the provincial capital. Let him go to a good school. Although I am a little more miserable, my heart is happy, and I am much better than before. ”

"Governing the country, I feel sorry for you."

"What's this? Have you forgotten when we went to dig a well? The house is just as tattered, and I can't even drink clean water, but I have survived. Don't cry, we have no culture, we are born to suffer to make money, someone will come to pull the goods tomorrow, I can give 2,000 yuan, and I will take you to play when the time comes. ”

The sister-in-law threw herself into the arms of the eldest brother and kept sobbing: "Governing the country! Why are we facing this? We're living a good life at home......"

The eldest brother has been comforting her, and the sister-in-law is aggrieved like a child and doesn't listen at all.

Tiansheng and I didn't want to disturb them anymore, so we discussed going to the neighborhood to find a place to stay.

The eldest brother said, "Go out from here, walk east for ten minutes, there is a small hotel." Go over there. ”

"Okay, big brother, you can go with us too."

"Forget it, I have to get up at four o'clock to work, and this delay will be one less car! Go ahead. ”

My sister-in-law is dead and won't leave, and I and Tiansheng don't want to disturb them, so we can only come out.

Tiansheng said: "There is no way to live in this place, let's buy something for the eldest brother tomorrow." ”

I didn't speak, looked outside, and then walked to the corner, where there was a pile of planks.

"Qiao'er, what do you see?"

"Since the eldest brother doesn't want to go out to live, let's make it better for him, you help me, let's build a bed and come out."

"Okay."

I worked with Tiansheng, I found a few flat planks, cleared a large open space in them, first pounced on the bricks, then the planks, and finally laid the cardboard box on top, and then pounced on the broken quilt as well, and let them deal with it here for the night. Then I hung some bags at the door, and although it didn't work, it was much better than letting mosquitoes bite me directly.

"Fortunately, it's summer, otherwise how would you sleep?" I sighed, and the tears fell again.

Tiansheng patted me on the shoulder: "Your eldest brother is a very amazing person. He doesn't like us to look at him with pitiful eyes, don't say it. ”