Now that the rain has just stopped for a while, there are some children playing on the street, and some children noticed Xiao Nan, who can only walk with crutches, and shouted from afar: "Look! Look! That man only has one leg! ”

As he spoke, he imitated Xiao Nan's appearance, curled up one leg and jumped up and laughed.

Sure enough, the bear children who have no tutor are similar no matter what age they are.

Wanyue was very angry, she was going to get rid of those children, but she was stopped by Xiao Nan: "It's okay, I'm used to these things." ”

She raised her head and looked at Xiao Nan's handsome and weak face, he was still so calm, she suddenly felt a pain in her heart, the young master with a forbearant and clean temperament, and full of bookishness, how could it be the kind of prodigal son that was rumored in the market?

Meilan's home was not far away, and Wanyue helped Xiao Nan to the door step by step on the uneven road. It is said to be a door, but it is actually a collection of wooden planks that are about to crumble, and people are worried that if you knock on the door harder, the door will collapse.

After knocking on the door for a while, soon a little girl came and opened the deadbolt, and the little girl was very cute, and she looked clean, and her clothes were neat, not as dirty as other poor children, but she was very thin, and her clothes were patched. Her family is a little better in these shantytowns, and there is a small yard, plus two huts, and some flowers and plants and a tree are planted in the yard.

"Sister Wanyue!! What are you doing here!! Meilan was pleasantly surprised, "Who is this big brother?" ”

"This is the young master of my family, the thirteenth young master." Wanyue smiled, "He said he wanted to come and see Meilan." ”

"Hello young master!" Meilan was not afraid of life, and shouted crisply.

Xiao Nan nodded, in fact, he is not very good at dealing with children, although he is a teacher himself, his students are all young people.

"Young master, come into the house and sit!" Meilan noticed that Xiao Nan had a disability in her leg and hurriedly greeted.

Wan Yue helped Xiao Nan into the Meilan family's house, their house was also very tidy, but the space was small, the hall was the living room, with a table and cabinets for eight immortals on one side, and two beds separated by curtains on the other side, which might be where the brothers and sisters slept. The other cottage is the kitchen.

Think about it, you also know that in this kind of slum, there must be no private toilet of your own, but I am afraid that you will have to pour the night pot regularly.

Xiao Nan was arranged to sit on the only recliner in the whole house, this recliner was a little old, and it had been repaired countless times, and it was estimated that it had been used since Wanyue's father.

As soon as Xiao Nan sat down, Meilan took out a washed white blanket and covered Xiao Nan's legs, because she knew that people with leg diseases were prone to cold and cold in their lower bodies.

Xiao Nan was slightly surprised by Meilan's sensibility, and before he could speak, Wanyue touched her head and smiled: "Thank you, Meilan, in fact, we got some meat and vegetables yesterday, and we really can't eat them, so I want to send you some." ”

"Meat dishes?" Meilan is a child after all, and the family hasn't eaten decent food for a long time, so she can't help but have her eyes shining.

"Well, I'll put it in the kitchen for you." Wanyue picked up the basket she brought out, and Meilan happily followed behind her. Xiao Nan couldn't interject a little, so he gently massaged his stump leg, the weather in Xiao Cheng was too cold, and his leg was often sore and even slightly twitched.

Although he didn't say it, Wanyue had already noticed that he was uncomfortable, and she helped him with hot compresses and massages when she had free time. Although he is now in the era of the Republic of China, he still has to find time to exercise on the bed with the stump pressing the pillow, and he must rub it often, otherwise the stump will always hang in the air and will soon shrink, and he will not even be able to wear a prosthetic limb at that time. When he was amputated, the doctor did his best to preserve the function of the remaining thigh.

In the small kitchen, Wan Yue lifted the cover on the basket, and Mei Lan cheered when she saw the contents of the basket, because Wan Yue brought pork and chicken that she hadn't eaten for a long time, and even a few eggs.

"Great! Now my brother can also eat a good meal. Meilan said happily, "Sister, will you and the young master stay for lunch?" ”

"No, we still have business, what about your brother? Going to work for people again? Wanyue asked.

"Well, my brother is unlucky, I did a short job for more than ten days for someone else last time, but I was cheated and didn't get a penny. Yesterday he said that the Dafeng River Transport was an important person, so he went to have a look. "Merandau.

After that, she began to handle the ingredients skillfully, and it could be seen that she had already taken on heavy housework at a young age.

At this time, a young man's voice sounded outside the door: "Meilan, is there a guest at home?" Why not close? ”

Meilan hurriedly wiped her hands, pulled Wanyue out, and just saw the young man enter the house, this young man is Meilan's brother, he looks handsome, his skin is slightly dark, and Meilan is the same, because of hunger, his enthusiasm and vitality that belonged to young people have dimmed a lot, and his face is a little dish.

After seeing Xiao Nan sitting in the room, Brother Meilan was surprised: "Who are you?" ”

When he saw Wanyue on the side, his cheeks immediately began to redden, and his words became stammering: "Wan, Sister Wanyue!" What are you doing here! ”

It turned out that Wanyue was half a year older than this young man, so he also called Wanyue sister.

"Ah Cheng, I'll come and see you two brothers and sisters." Wanyue said, "This is my young master, thirteen young masters." ”

"Thirteen less." The young man hurriedly saluted Xiao Nan, and Xiao Nan also nodded.

Xiao Nan couldn't imagine that Wanyue already had her own circle of friends when she went out to work, and he thought it was not bad, after all, socialization is a necessary condition for a person's healthy development, and these friends Wanyue made seemed to be people with good temperament.

"Brother, Sister Wanyue sent us a lot of delicious food!" Meilan took her brother's hand and said.

The young man named Ah Cheng was a little displeased and said: "Sister Wanyue, thirteen young, although our family is poor, we don't need other people's charity. ”

"These are not charity, it's just that you are Wanyue's only relatives and friends in Xiao City, so you should help each other, right?" Xiao Nan said.

"Brother, why are you so angry with Sister Wanyue! Sister Wanyue is kind! Meilan also said.

Ah Cheng looked at his sister who was suffering from hunger, and it didn't matter if he starved to death, but he really couldn't bear to let his sister suffer with him, so he had to keep silent.

"Brother, why did you come back so early? Is it finished? Meilan hurriedly changed the subject, trying to ease the atmosphere, she was so smart.

Ah Cheng sighed and said: "I helped the owner of the dock move the goods for half an hour, but he picked and chose from us, didn't give a penny, and picked out many people to be dismissed." ”

"What a profiteer." Wanyue said, "Then what are you going to do in the future?" You're going to have to feed your family......"

"I can only look for other opportunities, but unfortunately I can't read, so I can only do inferior work." Ah Cheng said, "I only have one strength, although there are a lot of jobs in this city that require strength, but some people rush to do it." ”

"I remember Meilan said that your family's rent is about to expire, and the charter man thinks that your house is facing the street and needs to be changed to a small façade, and if you can't make up the money, where are you and Meilan going to live?" Wanyue said worriedly.

"This ...... There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain! Ah Cheng scratched his head, he didn't want to talk too much about his difficulties in front of outsiders, and he could see that he still had a lot of self-esteem.

"If you don't come to my yard to help, you can also provide accommodation." Xiao Nan said suddenly, of course, it was only temporary, he didn't want to affect the two brothers and sisters when the Xiao family collapsed in the future.

"You...... In the yard? Ah Cheng was stunned, "Where is your home?" Which young master are you? Need help? ”

It turned out that Wanyue had always said that she was serving the thirteen youths, but she didn't tell them which thirteen youths it was. Because Xiao Nan was dressed plainly and was bookish, like a showman, they thought that Xiao Nan was the young master of a well-off family.

It turned out that in the slums, they were almost completely isolated from the rich areas, and even the gossip and rumors had not been transmitted, and the people in the slums had enough hard time just to maintain food and clothing, so where could they take care of these idle gossip and gossip?

"It's the Xiao family." Without waiting for Wanyue to say, Xiao Nan made it clear to herself, "But I am a poor young master, and my family does not like to see me, and my salary for you will not be very high." ”

"Xiao family?! You mean the biggest family in town! The Xiao family of the eldest master of the Xiao family?! Ah Cheng was shocked by Xiao Nan's identity.

"It's okay! We can suffer anything! As long as my brother has a job to do! Meilan didn't know how powerful the Xiao family was, but she had heard that the Xiao family was very rich and rich, so she hurriedly knelt down for Xiao Nan and said, "Thirteen less!" Please, let my brother go to work! ”

"Yes...... This ...... "Ah Cheng didn't know how to choose, being able to work in the Xiao family was something he couldn't think of before. But I don't think something is right.

"You, you are the young master of the Xiao family, how did you come to us? There is also Sister Xiaoyue, she ......, "Ah Cheng, a lot of questions.

"Thirteen young masters, different from other young masters." Wanyue helped Meilan up, "He's a good person." ”

"Not only am I a cripple, but I don't have any status in the Xiao family. You can think of me as if I was like you. Xiao Nan said, "Wanyue is not only a person in my yard, she is also my family, the only thing I can rely on is her, if she didn't come out to work, I might not be able to live." ”

"Thirteen young ......" Wanyue heard him say this in front of outsiders, and she only felt that tears were about to fall.

"Then let's go to work at the young master's! Help the young master! As long as you stutter, you'll be fine! You don't need money! Meilan said to Ah Cheng, "Sister Xiaoyue used to be really good to me!" Many times the boss of the embroidery workshop wanted to beat me up because of a little mistake, but Sister Xiaoyue helped me block it! Brother, didn't you say that others helped us, and we must repay the favor? ”

Ah Cheng didn't expect Xiao Nan, as a rich young master born with a golden spoon, to be so miserable, he needed his only maid to work on the street to support, he didn't want Wanyue to work so hard, it would be good if he could help her share some of it, since the thirteenth young man provided a place to live, it was not bad, he couldn't let Meilan live on the streets, so he said: "Okay!" Master, we'll go to work with you, but ...... You must let Meilan have a place to live!

Actually, in fact, our yard will be taken away by the charter public the day after tomorrow......"