Chapter 17: See Uncle Song Again
The little girl suddenly squirmed, "I... I am hungry. ”
What do you mean, your question is not "Have you eaten?" "Okay.
Is this going to take her to eat yourself? But with her, you really can't do light work.
I didn't have anything to eat, uh, I almost forgot, I could make it in the workshop.
Why don't you make a pancake and give it to her?
Zhiwen was worried about how to give Xiaoying something to eat, and when she was told to keep her mouth shut, Xiaoying spoke.
"I went to the kitchen to eat something and went the wrong way home."
The voice is getting smaller and smaller, if it weren't for Zhiwen's good ear, I really couldn't hear what she said.
It turned out that the little girl was stealing food at night, and then went the wrong way and came here.
"Hey, Xiaoying, that's not what I'm asking," Zhiwen smiled, "I mean, isn't your family a parent?" Cast here? ”
"Huh? ... Oh! Only then did Xiaoying realize that not only did she say the wrong thing, but she also exposed her secret.
"Yes, a large area here is Mr. Zhang's house." Xiaoying's head was so low that her face couldn't be seen.
Zhiwen was secretly happy in his heart, he was led by your nose first, he was going to take you to fly for a while, and he was going to take you to jump for a while, and now he finally got back a game.
Xiao Yingxu was shy after the little secret was revealed, and then without pausing, she told the situation of their family in a crackling voice.
Her uncle, that is, Uncle Song's cousin, works in Zhang Yuanwai's house, and seems to be mixing very well, of course, Xiaoying doesn't know much about this.
Uncle Song's family just came to the door, Uncle Song settled them down, and arranged a good errand for Uncle Song, and the remaining three mothers could also find some rough work within their ability to earn some food.
"Okay, okay, Xiaoying, I'll bring Nan Nan to your house to play in two days, if you have anything to say, you can talk to her when the time comes."
Zhiwen's head hurts a little, this Xiaoying didn't expect to be a chatterbox, he didn't even dare to say a word at the city gate that day.
Xiaoying never forgot Nannan, and asked about Nannan's situation on Twitter, and repeatedly explained that she wanted Zhiwen and Nannan to come to her house to play.
When I arrived at Zhang Yuanwai's house, I went to which gate to go to first, who to look for, and I could find her father, etc., and told Zhiwen in detail.
"Xiaoying, can you still find your way back?" It's not early, Zhiwen estimates that it's almost midnight, and he's ready to leave.
"I'm on the wrong path, and I'm not lost." Xiaoying pouted.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." This Brother Xiaozhi speaks so strangely, but it's quite funny.
"Then I'm leaving." As soon as the words fell, Zhiwen slanted around, jumped onto the courtyard wall, and then disappeared into the night.
Xiao Ying was still unsatisfied, muttered quietly, and gradually walked away along the path.
It seems that he has forgotten something, Zhiwen thinks.
When he returned home, lying on the kang, he was about to fall asleep, and Zhiwen remembered that he didn't tell Xiaoying, and his jumping kung fu should not be passed on.
Forget it, Xiaoying is still a child, and she is also a child, even if she tells what she saw and heard tonight, I'm afraid that few adults will take it seriously.
After eating at noon and resting for a while, Nannan started her daily running training again.
Zheng San and his wife have found a job successively, and they just have an excuse, the training at noon must be in vain, even at night, it is also an excuse to hide if they can.
It's already July, and the drought is getting worse and worse, just as Zhiwen predicted earlier, like his family and Uncle Song, the defenseless family can't hold on, and they leave their hometown with their families.
Now there are a lot of people gathered outside the county, but they can't pay the entrance fee, so they build a shack outside the city to live, and barely survive by relying on the soup kitchens of the big families in the city.
Zhiwen is also helpless, knowing the trajectory of history, he is rumbling towards ordinary people like them, but he can't do anything.
Outsiders didn't say anything, but said that Zheng San and his wife have now entered the city, have a house, and have found a job, and they feel better than living in the village, not to mention persuading them to abandon this place and go away, even if Zhiwen urged them to run and prepare for escape, they were also quite unimpressed, and they didn't take it to heart, and they should play with their son.
Only Nan Nan, her temperament is really tough, and after this month, she persevered.
After running and taking a shower, Zhiwen pulled her up and said mysteriously that he wanted to surprise her.
When they arrived in the east of the city, both brothers and sisters were sweating profusely.
Zhiwen is very strange, to say that he is good enough to be considered to have achieved internal success now, but why can't he do it without invading the cold and heat.
I've been practicing the third picture for more than half a month, and I feel that my strength has grown a lot, but it doesn't match this not afraid of cold and heat.
According to Xiaoying's guidance, I found a side door, which should be the people of Zhang Yuanwai's family entering and leaving, and they didn't say hello, and the two went straight inside.
There was an old man guarding the door, and when he saw that it was two children, he wouldn't ask, which was what Xiaoying told him.
The courtyard is quite large, but Uncle Song's house is easy to find, as a subordinate, it is impossible to live in a deep house.
As soon as he turned a corner and entered a very small courtyard, he saw Xiaoying and his brother fighting.
When they saw them coming, the brothers and sisters smiled on their red faces, much better than when they saw them at the city gate.
When Zhiwen saw Xiaoying that night, there was only a little moonlight, and he couldn't tell if his face was good.
"Dad, mother, Brother Xiaozhi and Nannan are here." Xiaoying shouted.
Song Caijie, Uncle Song's son, also smiled and stepped forward to greet them.
Hearing this name, Uncle Song seems to be counting on his son to study.
Zhiwen hurriedly asked, "Xiaojie, is your father and mother at home?" ”
"Here, Daddy is coming back for dinner." Xiao Jie replied.
Zhiwen was speechless, he chose this time to take advantage of Uncle Song's absence, so as not to mention the twenty yuan.
He didn't plan to ask for the money, although he told Uncle Song that he would come to the door to ask for it, but at that time it was really just an excuse to give Uncle Song a step down the stage.
Now he and Nan Nan are coming to the door, Uncle Song and his wife are there, although they are forced by Xiaoying's nagging and threats, but Zhiwen himself feels that he is asking for money.
Without allowing him to think too much, Uncle Song had already walked out of the house quickly.
"Xiao Zhi, it's long overdue, why did you delay it here?" Uncle Song said a little complainingly, "Come, go into the house and rest, it's cool in the house." ”
As soon as she entered the door, Aunt Song smiled and handed him and Nan Nan a bowl of warm tea, which was not hot or cold, just right.
While drinking tea, the two siblings also ran in.
"Nannan, Nannan," Xiaoying shouted, and was about to hug Nannan.
Nan Nan was carrying the bowl with one hand, and was looking up to drink water, while the other hand was holding Xiaoying's clothes.
Aunt Song grabbed Xiaoying, "I'll talk about it when I finish drinking the water." ”
After a while, Uncle Song asked, "Xiaozhi, are you free at night, do you have time to stay and have a meal with Nannan?" ”
"Take it," Zhiwen handed over a string of copper coins without refusal.
When Zhiwen saw it, he felt that it was too much, and replied while counting: "No, Uncle Song, I have to go home and cook for my father." ”
Twenty-five Wen, but he didn't notice that Uncle Song was watching him count the money with interest.
"Uncle Song, you have given five more Wen, and the profit is not so high." Zhiwen said with a smile.
"Oh, Xiao Zhi still knows how to calculate profits." Uncle Song also smiled, "You already know how to count?" ”
Yes? Zhiwen was shocked to realize that he was just an eight-year-old ordinary peasant child, and it was a bit unreasonable to know how to count and count.
"Has Xiao Zhi been enlightened?" Uncle Song didn't wait for him to reply, and then asked.
"At the beginning of the year, I was going to be enlightened, but when my husband left, I couldn't go to school." Zhiwen replied.
"My dad was literate, and sometimes he taught me." It's the truth.
"Xiaojie was originally in the village, and he studied with his husband for half a year, but this drought, he can't go to school." Uncle Song took the initiative to change the topic, so that Zhiwen was no longer entangled.
"Now, it can only be my half bucket of water, and I have time to teach him."
"The extra five cents, you take Nan Nan to buy something to eat, it can be regarded as a little bit of affection from Uncle Song to you and Nan Nan, so don't be polite." Uncle Song said again.
After Zhiwen heard this, he didn't push it back, and just made up for it on Xiao Jie and Xiao Ying in the future.
However, this Uncle Song's family can remember the kindness of others, and they are atmospheric, and it seems that there is no bad heart at present, and they can make friends.
After this day, Zhiwen and Nannan went to the small courtyard of Uncle Song's house twice, at this time there were few idle people in the city, and it was safe, and they also took the Song brothers and sisters to the street, and Zhiwen was responsible for the expenses.
Uncle Song's family is worth getting close to, and it is rare for Nannan to have two friends of similar age, Xiaojie and Xiaoying, who don't regard himself as a child.
Uncle Song and Aunt Song are both a little busy, as subordinates, there are no holidays in this era, and Zhiwen deliberately avoided the meal, but he didn't see them.
As for Zhiwen's previous worries, he was afraid that Xiaoying would tell him about his martial arts skills, but it was all groundless, this was the conclusion he came to after using a lot of means and knocking on the side.
This is actually the consequence of Zhiwen's child's body, he doesn't know that in the hearts of many children, it is a matter of course to keep secrets from each other.
A person who casually talks about things between children will be looked down upon, and no one will play with him in the future.