Because Zhao Xiuqin's voice was a little sharp, Lin Xiao, who was originally nervous, was startled, and stared at her with a pair of bright eyes with tears, and Zhao Xiuqin's heart softened.

"This is an orphan I picked up from outside." Fang Tian confessed.

The night breeze was a little cool, whistling and blowing past, making the thinly dressed children shiver.

Zhao Xiuqin looked a little distressed, after all, she was also a parent, and her own children were still young, so she took his hand: "Let's talk about it in the house first." ”

Zhao Xiuqin specially boiled water and wanted to wash Lin Xiao, after all, it was dirty, and it was not the same. She took a look at the luggage that Lin Xiao brought, and the two or three clothes in it were all long and tattered, and they couldn't be worn, so she took out the old clothes that Fang Gang wore when he was a child from the wardrobe and asked Lin Xiao to change them after taking a bath.

Because they were busy walking, Fang Gang and Fang Tian didn't eat much, they were tired when they were in a hurry, they thought too much, they didn't feel hungry, and now they stepped into the door of their own house and sat in the warm light, and they felt empty in their stomachs.

Fortunately, Zhao Xiuqin left them food, and it was still warm, so they all devoured it.

Father Fang sat on the side and smoked silently, he had doubts in his heart, but he had never been the person in charge of this family, so he watched his pair of children eat in silence without asking more.

Zhao Xiuqin, who was in charge, stepped into the living room, first filled a bowl of rice, and then took a lot of dishes from the mouths of her children, saying that she wanted to leave them for Lin Xiao: "Such a young child, thin and weak, must not have eaten enough, leave him some food." ”

Fang Tian listened, and put the piece of braised pork that he had just picked up into the bowl in Zhao Xiuqin's hand.

Zhao Xiuqin was afraid that Lin Xiao would hear it, so she deliberately lowered her voice and asked, "Whose child is this, why did you bring him to the house?" ”

Fang Tian put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said with some apprehension: "Today we originally wanted to go to the Orchid Village in the neighboring town to buy some orchids. ”

Her daughter told her about this before leaving, Fang Tian is used to being an assertive girl, so Zhao Xiuqin is not afraid of her nonsense, she is very relieved, what she is not worried about is the child: "That child was brought back from Lancun?" ”

"His name is Lin Xiao, when my little sister and I went to Orchid Village, we originally wanted to buy orchids, but Zhao Wenxuan and Wang Yuanwai's daughter didn't know why, and they also went to Orchid Village to grab the orchids we had already set, and the price they offered was high, so we didn't buy it."

Fang Gang ate and said vaguely: "The child I met in Lan Village, his father and grandfather have died, he is the only one in the whole family, there is no money and no food, and his relatives also let him fend for himself, seeing that he is really pitiful, they brought him back." ”

Zhao Xiuqin sighed: "I heard you say that it is really pitiful, but it is always bad to take people home indiscriminately." ”

What she is worried about is that the child's relatives, if they come to the door in the future to ask for someone, they may have to report to the official to file a lawsuit, and then it will be a big trouble.

Fang Tian could read his mother's worries, shook her hand, and persuaded softly: "When we brought that child back, their relatives had already seen it, but they didn't care. That place in Lancun, you should have heard of it, a cold-blooded place, this child is still young, there is no one at home, and relatives don't care, I thought at the time, if I don't bring him back, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this winter. ”

Zhao Xiuqin listened, still a little unhappy.

Fang Tian continued: "Mother, you don't know how bad those villagers are, they saw that he only had one child in his family, not only did they not pity and take care of him, but they also robbed him of the land deeds and house deeds in his family, and also robbed the valuable things in the family. ”

Zhao Xiuqin heard such evil deeds for the first time, her face was shocked, and after a moment, she sighed and said, "You can ask your father if he agrees." ”

Fang Tian's eyes turned to Father Fang, his face full of pleading.

Daddy Fang was sitting quietly smoking, but he was stunned when he suddenly received this hot potato. Men are always much more open-minded and generous than women, and he also thinks that Lin Xiao looks pitiful, so he has a positive attitude: "Although the family is not very rich, it is no problem to raise more children, people have brought him back, you can't drive him away, just stay at home, and it is good to have more people to add more excitement." ”

Hearing this, Fang Tian bent his eyebrows and smiled softly.

On the side, Zhao Xiuqin was still silent, and she couldn't tell whether she was happy or unhappy, Fang Tian put down the dishes and chopsticks in her hand and leaned over, and said softly: "Mother, I will work hard to make more money in the future, and he will not be able to eat much as a child." ”

She is a girl and has not yet married, how can she show up to make money, Zhao Xiuqin glared at him, and softened: "Just leave the matter of making money to your father and your brother, you treat me well." ”

Fang Tian kept agreeing, but knowing her daughter Mo Ruomu, how could Zhao Xiuqin not understand her thoughts, sighed, and said no more.

The family chatted happily for a while, and Lin Xiao washed and changed his clothes, and then stepped into the door timidly.

When he was dirty before, he could only see that he had a pair of bright and moving eyes, but now that he had washed and changed his clothes, Fang Tian found that this child not only had a pair of beautiful eyes, but also a white and lovely face, which was a likable appearance.

Fang Tian went over to take his hand, introduced his family to him one by one, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, he will also be your family in the future." ”

Lin Xiao nodded as if the chicken was pecking rice, and there was still a timid expression on his face, looking a little scared.

Zhao Xiuqin felt pitiful for him, beckoned him to come over, and handed over the food.

The meal was already not hot, but it was covered well, and there was still a little temperature, it was just an ordinary family's dinner, and Lin Xiao ate it devouring. In the past, when my father and mother were still there, the food at home was almost the same, but then my father and mother left, and my grandfather was not in good health, and gradually he didn't even eat hot meals often, let alone eat enough.

Lin Xiao shed tears while eating.

Zhao Xiuqin was afraid that he would choke, so she patted him lightly on the back, and asked Fang Tian to bring hot water: "Eat slowly." ”

Lin Xiao stuffed rice in his mouth and thanked them with tears in his eyes.

There were two lights lit in the room, not very bright, but the dim flame flickered and met his eyes, and the orange warm light warmed his heart invisibly, and he still remembered this scene many years later, and sighed that if it hadn't been lit, he might have died in the dark night of that winter.

Lin Xiao's stay in this house is a foregone conclusion, Zhao Xiuqin was afraid that he would arouse the suspicion of people in his own house, so he said to the outside world that he was the child of his distant relative's family, and his father and mother died of illness, so he came to join him.

Rural people, there are many things to go to relatives, not to mention that such a young child has no father, and he will definitely not be able to live by himself, so the people in the village also expressed their understanding, and the head and end of the village discussed for a few days, and then they stopped mentioning it.

They turned to talk about the affairs of the town, saying what it was, Wang Yuanwai's family bought a lot of orchids from the neighboring town, and they heard that they were all from the previous goods, but no one would buy them when they were brought to the market to buy and sell.

It seems like you're about to lose money.

When Zhao Xiuqin heard the news from other people's mouths, she couldn't close her mouth with a smile, after all, their family and Zhao Wenxuan's family, dare that Wang Yuan's family is already an enemy family, I heard that the enemy family is not doing well, and it is because she robbed her daughter of the orchid she originally wanted to buy, of course she is happy. happily ran home and told Fang Tian about it.

At that time, Fang Tian was taking Lin Xiao to transplant the pot of orchids in the flower garden, although the orchid looked no different from ordinary orchids, but it was Lin Xiao's father's favorite plant before his death, and there was always a thought, so Lin Xiao planted it in the most suitable place for orchids to grow in the flower garden.

"Do you know what this orchid is called?"

Lin Xiao squatted on the ground, he was wearing the old clothes that Fang Gang wore when he was a child, Fang Gang was fatter than children of the same age when he was a child, and he was thinner, so the clothes Fang Gang wore on him were a little ill-fitting, even so, he still carefully rolled up his sleeves and trouser legs, for fear that the mud in the flower garden would accidentally stain his clothes.

Lin Xiao shook his head and said that he didn't know what the name of this orchid was: "When my father was alive, he didn't know what the name of the orchid was. ”

Zhao Xiuqin returned home at this time, and ran all the way home from the village, out of breath, but she was still very happy and shouted Fang Tian's nickname: "Zhao Wenxuan and the girl of the Wang family made a mistake!" ”

Things were in Fang Tian's expectations, after all, she had been to Orchid Village, although that climate was very suitable for the growth of orchids, but it was limited to the growth of ordinary orchids, and precious varieties could not grow in this environment.

At that time, when Wang Yingrou raised the price to buy orchids in order to compete for breath, Fang Tian knew that there would be such a day, and she had already made a small calculation.

Zhao Xiuqin was very happy, and smiled: "I was very happy to see that their family was unlucky, there was nothing to do, they listened to Zhao Wenxuan's words and had to go over to grab orchids, and they deserved to suffer!" ”

If the Wang family loses money, they will definitely blame Zhao Wenxuan, that Zhao Wenxuan was scolded, then Zhao Huang's heart must be uncomfortable, then Zhao Huang's is not comfortable, Zhao Xiuqin is very happy.

Lin Xiao stood obediently on the side, he didn't know the grievances and grievances of the Fang family and the Zhao Wang family, he only knew that Zhao Xiuqin and Fang Tian were very happy, so he was also very happy, squinting his eyes and smiling slightly.

After a period of recuperation, Lin Xiao has gained a lot of weight compared to when he first came to Fang's house, and his face has become much ruddy.

The more Zhao Xiuqin looked at it, the more she felt that this child was likable, and she was also well-behaved and cute on weekdays, so she loved her more and more, and discussed with Fang Tian: "The few old clothes he brought from his home before are no longer worn, and it is not a problem to always wear your brother's old clothes, it just so happens that the weather is good today, you take him to the town to buy two sets of clothes." ”

Fang Tian happened to have this plan, and she wanted to go to the town to see how Wang Yingrou and Zhao Wenxuan sold the orchids.

She has an abacus in her heart, since they cut off the orchids in Orchid Village at a high price, she has been thinking about buying the orchids that Wang Yingrou bought.

A few days ago, the tools and equipment for refining flavors and fragrances have been prepared, and now the raw material of orchids is missing.

Fang Tian took Lin Xiao to the town, but he was not in a hurry to go to the flower and bird market to see how Wang Yingrou's orchids were sold, but first took Lin Xiao to the ready-to-wear store to buy clothes.

Lin Xiao wrung his sleeves, very nervous: "Sister, I don't want new clothes, I just wear my eldest brother's old clothes, I don't need to buy new clothes!" ”

What a stupid child, Fang Tian smiled and gently rubbed his head: "You sister can't scream in vain, isn't it almost autumn to buy a few new clothes, and no one will buy them for you if you want to buy them after a while." ”