Lin Xiao's originally uneasy heart fell, he squinted his eyes and smiled at the two adults in front of him, smiling so much that he couldn't see his teeth, this appearance was like a child.

He held Fang Tian's hand tightly, walked through the narrow and muddy path of the village, bypassed the low tiled houses, knew that Fang Tian was afraid of dogs, and deliberately picked up stones on the ground to intimidate the barking vicious dogs.

Finally, he stopped in front of a low tiled house, and lowered his head a little shyly: "This is my home." ”

Whether in his previous life or in this life, Fang Tian had never seen such a dilapidated house, the elder moss on the stone steps in front of the house, climbed the stairs, and saw a firewood door, which was so dilapidated that it seemed that Fang Gang could kick it to the ground with one foot. It couldn't block the wind, and there were several gaps in the door panel that were two fingers wide and narrow, through which Fang Tian could see the layout of the house, there was no furniture at all, only two old and blackened chairs.

It turned out that there were still so many poor people in the world, Fang Tian was surprised.

Lin Xiao knew that his house was shabby and dilapidated, so he didn't invite two guests to enter the door, when his father was still there, whenever a guest came outside, he would ask his mother to make a pot of tea, and then fry a few dishes to entertain him, but now it's not good, the tea at home has been snatched away.

"The orchid planted by Daddy is in the back, I'll get it for you." Lin Xiao said, his short and thin legs stepped up the stairs, he pushed open the door and ran in.

I don't know if it's Fang Tian's illusion, she always felt that when Lin Xiao pushed the door with her immature hand, the arc of the door shook as if it was about to collapse.

"I think he's a little pathetic." Fang Tian said in a low voice.

Fang Gang nodded, he saw the vicious appearance of those people when he went to the village first, and felt that Lin Xiao was such a young orphan, it was difficult to grow up safely in this village, if he was allowed to live by himself, I am afraid that he would not even be able to survive this winter.

The two of them glanced at each other, and Fang Gang asked tentatively, "Why don't we take him home?" ”

Fang Tian originally had this idea, but he didn't dare to say it because he was afraid of the two old people in the family: "Will my father and mother be angry when they see us going out and bringing back a little child?" ”

"What's the anger, such a young orphan, still living in this kind of village, if my father and mother are here, I will definitely feel sorry for him, and although our family is not very rich, but raising an extra child, it's not that I can't afford to raise it, it's a big deal that I will go out to work more to earn money to subsidize the family in the future."

Fang Gang glanced at the dilapidated house, sighed and said, "No one has a problem, if this child is allowed to live in such a bad environment, I can't bear it." ”

Fang Tian remembered his parents' attitude towards the world, and thought that it should be nothing to bring a child back, it would be difficult for two or three days at most, and when his family started a business and made a fortune, where would he be afraid of raising an extra child?

Just thinking about it, Lin Xiao came out with a pot of orchids from the back of the house, his steps were brisk when he entered the door, and when he came out, he seemed to be holding some treasure in his arms, and his pace was slow, just for fear of accidentally dropping the orchid in his arms to the ground.

That is the only valuable thing in their family now, when my father was alive, I liked this pot of orchids the most, when the people in the village came to grab the valuable things, it was he who held the orchid in his arms, and let go of the kicking and scolding, so he didn't let them snatch it.

When Lin Xiao gradually approached with the orchid in his arms, Fang Tian saw clearly the pot of orchids in his arms.

At first glance, it does not seem to be a precious flower species, the leaves are like fish belly tips and thin, the leaf tips are barbed and pocketed, the leaf leather is delicate, the color is verdant and oily, because it is not the flowering period, there are no flowers.

Lin Xiao solemnly sent the pot of orchids to Fang Tian, and then knelt down with a plop: "I...... I don't eat much, I will plant flowers, I will be obedient and will not make trouble, you can take me away. ”

Although he was only a young child, he knew that in such a harsh environment as Lan Village, it would be difficult for him to survive this winter.

"Please take me away, if I stay here any longer, I'll die!"

Fang Tian glanced at his brother and helped the child up from the cold ground, she originally had the intention of taking him away, as the saying goes, saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, such a young child, how could they bear to let him fend for himself in this hellish place.

Turning out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears on his dark little face, Fang Tian squinted his eyes and smiled at him: "Okay, let's take you home, but I have to tell you first, our family is not a rich and noble family, and you can't afford to support you with big fish and meat, so you have to be mentally prepared first." ”

Lin Xiao nodded vigorously, the corners of his eyes were red, his nose and his nose were red, and he looked quite distressing. He is used to living a poor life here, there is no last meal, occasionally there is no food all day, he can only drink water to satisfy his hunger, where dare to think of big fish and meat, there is food to eat, and the place where he lives will not leak rain, he is very satisfied.

"I might do the work for you! No matter how tired you are! ”

After all, he is still a child, no matter how hard the days are, no matter how difficult and precocious he is, he can't hide his emotions, no, when he heard Fang Tian say that he wanted to bring him back, he smiled so much that he couldn't see his teeth, he was still such a young child, where was he willing to do rough work, she gently rubbed his head, and said softly: "You don't need to do any work, just plant orchids with me occasionally." ”

That's his business, growing up in this village, how can he not grow orchids.

Fang Gang looked at the child's happy appearance, and he couldn't help laughing, smiling and laughing, and suddenly became worried again: "Child, do you have any relatives, we will take you away like this, will they not be happy?" ”

Lin Xiao thought of those so-called relatives, so he gritted his teeth with hatred, it was those relatives who robbed them of all the valuable things in the house, when his father was still alive before, those relatives came to the house to eat and drink, and now the family is gone, only a child is left, and it is just a matter of sneering and robbing people's things.

"They won't care about me."

Looking at his situation, Fang Tian understood that those relatives would not care about his life or death at all, and even if they could, it was just a matter that could be settled with money.

"You still have something to pack at home, take it all now, and come home with me." Fang Tian proposed.

Lin Xiao's eyes were as bright as the stars in the sky, he nodded vigorously, and trotted into the house to pack his things. Fang Tian followed him and entered the house together.

The chai door was too dilapidated, Fang was in front of the house, far away from it and didn't hear it clearly, and when he stepped up the stairs into the house, he heard the creaking sound of the door being pushed, Fang Tian had no doubt that if he used a little harder, the crumbling door would fall to the ground with a bang.

When I stepped into the house, I was greeted by the smell of dampness and decay, because of the poor lighting, the room was very dark and empty, except for a few simple furniture, there was nothing. When Fang Tian looked up, he could still see the sky between the cracks in the roof tiles.

If it rains, the house will definitely become an ocean because of the rain.

Fang Tian was a little lucky, glad that he had met this child before the cold winter came, otherwise when the winter came, he would probably have to freeze to death in the shabby and thin bedding.

Lin Xiao didn't have many things, he originally had a few new clothes, which were given to him when his mother was there, which could have supported him through the winter, but when the gang of vicious people came to grab things, they snatched all the clothes he could see, leaving only a few tattered ones, which was considered pity for him.

In addition to the pot of orchids at home, only a few clothes are worth a little money.

Soon he packed up all his things, took the burden on his back, took the hand handed by Fang Tian, and walked outside the house without looking back.

Fang Tian was afraid that he would be homesick, so he comforted him softly: "If you miss home in the future, I can take you back to see." ”

As they stepped over the old, decaying wooden floor, it groaned like a wail of reluctance.

Lin Xiao shook his head and said, "I won't come back in the future." ”

This village has his best memories and the most painful ones, and if his father and grandfather were still around, I am afraid they would agree with his idea, because this is a purgatory in human skin.

Lin Xiao kowtowed three times to the crumbling old house, as if it was the last goodbye, and then followed Fang Tian and Fang Gang, leaving without looking back.

When the three of them appeared at the entrance of the village together, Wang Yingrou and Zhao Wenxuan were still there, and the ragged people in the village surrounded them, chattering and discussing something, as if they were talking about the price of orchids, Wang Yingrou had a smile on her face, a little impatient, and Zhao Wenxuan squatted on the ground and rubbed the injured part of his leg.

As Lin Xiao said, when they walked out of the village, two or three villagers saw them and the luggage in Lin Xiao's hand, but they didn't pay much attention to it, whispered two or three words to the people around them, and turned their heads around them with a look of disdain.

In their eyes, an orphan without a father or mother is far less valuable than the orchids they planted.

Fang Tian and the others took Lin Xiao to board the ox cart, Lin Xiao was very nervous along the way, he wrung his hands nervously, sat upright on the ox cart, and kept his head down.

Fang Tian patted him lightly on the shoulder, telling him not to be afraid, although the attitude was such an attitude, but in fact, Fang Tian himself was also a little apprehensive in his heart, he went out for a trip, and when he came home, he suddenly brought back a small child, which made the parents at home think.

No matter what you think, the people have already been brought back anyway, so you can't still drive them out of the door, right?

Fang Tian thought about it broken, gritted his teeth, and stopped thinking about these things.

The more scared I was of going home, the faster time flew by, as if I had arrived at my doorstep not long after I got on the ox cart.

The night has fallen on the world, the village is lit up everywhere, it is quiet and quiet, and you can only occasionally hear two or three human voices, or dog barking, or the sound of the wind, the quiet and picturesque night of the mountain village, somehow, it has smoothed out the waves in Fang Tian's heart.

Zhao Xiuqin and Father Fang had been waiting at the door for a long time, and they were both relieved to see their children return safely.

Zhao Xiuqin raised her eyebrows, knowing that it was her daughter's idea to go out, so her fingertips gently poked Fang Tian's forehead: "You girl, go out when you go out, why don't you come back early, do you know that your father and mother are worried?" ”

Fang Tian jumped out of the ox cart, hugged Zhao Xiuqin's arm, and said coquettishly: "Isn't this a delay on the road, I originally planned to go home early." ”

Fang Gang also jumped out of the ox cart, and then turned around to pick up the upright child.

Lin Xiao's face and body were dirty, and he was still carrying luggage on his back, and after a closer look, it was not a familiar face, so the Fang family's parents wondered: "Whose child is this?" ”

When Lin Xiao suddenly appeared in Zhao Xiuqin's sight, she was really startled, this child was dirty, he looked like a hard-working child, and he was not a bear child from a nearby village, so he was very surprised.