'Squeak' the door sounded, Xia Solstice opened the door, and his eyes subconsciously looked at the left wall of the door;

Really...

Xia Zhi sighed secretly in his heart, and looked at the thin figure squatting under the wall with pity in his eyes.

"Toto?" Summer Solstice shouted softly.

Hearing the shout, the thin figure looked up and saw that it was the summer solstice, as if instinctively, and a pure and brilliant smile instantly bloomed on his face.

The child's pure crystal-like eyes reflected Xia Zhi's slender figure, and Xia Zhi said to Duoduo: "You are waiting here, Auntie will go and get you food." ”

The thin child didn't seem to understand Xia Zhi's words, but just smiled at Xia Zhi, smiling brightly...

Duoduo is Hu Lina's daughter who has a fever and burns into a fool, she is ten years old this year, but she is half a head shorter than an eight-year-old monkey, and the clothes on her body are also washed and white, and even have patches.

The clothes were still washed for her by the summer solstice, if it weren't for the care of the summer solstice, Duoduo would be no different from the beggars on the side of the road, and he would have starved to death a long time ago.

After Hu Lina's third marriage, her relationship with her husband was not good, and it is said that her husband was still violent and often beat her.

Hu Lina's temperament has become more and more extreme and irritable, she can't beat her husband, so she can only take out her anger at this stupid child.

Xia Solstice couldn't help but think of the scene when he first saw Duoduo;

It was a very ordinary afternoon, Xiaobao took a one-and-a-half-year-old monkey to play in the yard, while Xia Zhi was cooking braised pork in the kitchen, and Gu Beicheng loved to eat the braised pork she made.

The braised pork made on the summer solstice is delicious and fragrant, and the aroma emitted is diffused in the air and spread far away;

"Teacher... Teacher..."

Xiaobao's anxious voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard, Xia Zhi was startled, hurriedly dropped the half-washed potatoes in his hand, ran out of the kitchen, and came to the courtyard.

I saw that Xiaobao protected the little monkey behind him and pointed to the child standing at the door in a daze.

The child in front of him was a head lower than Xiaobao, the clothes on his body were dirty, his face was sallow, and his thin body seemed to fall down as soon as the wind blew, only a pair of clear eyes, black and white clearly without half of impurities, staring straight at the courtyard.

Xiaobao glanced at Xia Zhi, lowered his voice and said, "Teacher, the fool is here," after speaking, he also said with palpitations: "The teacher at the school said: The fool will bite people, and he will spread madness, so stay away from her." ”

The little monkey, which was more than a year old, was not afraid, and came out from behind Xiaobao, looking at the stupid child standing at the door with curious eyes.

Xia Zhi frowned, disapproving of the school teacher's approach in her heart, she looked at the children at the door whose hair was a little knotted because they had not been washed for a long time, and a trace of sympathy flashed in her eyes.

The child in front of her, she knew, was Hu Lina's daughter, the child who was burned into a fool with a high fever.

Xia Zhi's first impression of this child was thin, this child was too thin, and his exposed arms were like skin and bones, and they would break when they were broken.

Xia Zhi saw that the kid had been staring at the courtyard, and couldn't help asking, "Is there something wrong with you?" ”

The child didn't seem to hear Xia Zhi's words, and his eyes as clear as a baby stared blankly at the courtyard.

Xia Zhi saw that the child didn't speak, and she couldn't help it, so she sighed and told Xiaobao, "Don't bully her," the child is pitiful enough.

"Oh," Xiaobao nodded obediently, but looked at the child's gaze, still a little wary and defensive.

I still haven't forgotten what the teacher said, she is a fool, she can bite, she can spread madness......

After Xia Solstice finished speaking, I wanted to go back to the kitchen to continue cooking, but unexpectedly, at this time, a faint 'grunt' sounded, and Xia Solstice was stunned, this is...?

Xia Zhi turned his head to look at the child who was still standing at the door, and his eyes subconsciously moved to the child's abdomen.

Is she hungry?

When the summer solstice sounded, Sister-in-law Guo once said to her: Hu Lina gave her daughter a name, called Duoduo.

In the eyes of different people, the meaning of Duoduo's name is also different, and Sister-in-law Guo once said to Xia Zhi with disdain: Hu Lina is superfluous to dislike her daughter!

Huang Yuanchao put Duoduo in Hu Lina's place, and never took it back, only gave some money every month, and he didn't forget Duoduo's daughter.

But Xia Zhi heard that Huang Yuanchao's newly married daughter-in-law gave birth to a son to him, and after that, Huang Yuanchao never gave Hu Lina any money, and he didn't have much of this daughter.

Hu Lina's own life is not good, complaining all day long, and she doesn't care about Duoduo's stupid child, leaving her to fend for herself, only when she is angry, she will remember that she still has such a daughter, and then inflict all the grievances and beatings she has suffered on the poor child Duoduo, to relieve her depression and boredom.

Although the people in the compound also sympathize with Duoduo, Duoduo is a fool, and many parents are still reluctant to let their children play with Duoduo.

Some people also found that Duoduo had injuries on his body, but this era is different from later generations, and if the abuse of children spreads in later generations, I don't know how many people will blame him.

But in this era, there are already many children, and the legal awareness is also weak, besides, Hu Lina is the child's mother, isn't it natural for this mother to beat the child?

However, Duoduo is still just a child in the end, and there are many people who sympathize with Duoduo, and when she saw Hu Lina, she asked Hu Lina to be nice to Duoduo, Hu Lina became sensitive and suspicious, and she didn't like to deal with others, so she didn't listen at all, and even went home and beat Duoduo even harder.

Over time, no one dared to say anything anymore.

Xia Zhi looked at Duoduo softly, and asked softly, "Are you hungry?" ”

Duoduo's eyes were still staring straight into the courtyard and did not speak.

Xia Zhi thought about it, turned around and went back to the house, and took out a white-flour steamed bun from the house, as well as a small half bowl of freshly cooked braised pork.

Xia Solstice walked up to Duoduo with a bowl and handed the food to Duoduo.

Duoduo's gaze finally turned to Xia Zhi, she glanced at Xia Zhi, and then the little child snatched the white-flour steamed bun from Xia Zhi's hand like a vicious dog pounced on food, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it in a big mouth, Xia Zhi even suspected that the child didn't chew at all, and swallowed it directly into his stomach.

Xia Zhi saw Duoduo rolling his eyes and swallowing down, it could be seen that he was very hungry, and couldn't help but pat Duoduo's back and said softly: "Slow down, eat slowly, and..."

After eating the steamed buns, he reached out and grabbed a large piece of braised pork directly from the bowl and stuffed it into his mouth...

Xia Zhi looked at Duoduo's black little hands and wanted to wash her hands, but Duoduo couldn't understand human words at all.

After eating a lot of meat, he looked up at Xia Solstice again.

Xia Zhi turned around and went back to the kitchen, brought a bowl of millet porridge from the kitchen, and handed it to Duoduo.

After drinking a lot, she still looked at Xia Solstice blankly, Xia Zhi didn't give her anything to eat this time, not because she was reluctant, but because she was afraid that she would be able to eat.

After eating a lot, he stared straight at the summer solstice, reluctant to move away.

When Xiaobao saw it, Xiaoxiang was very worried and said, "Teacher, stupid her..."

Without waiting for Xiaobao to finish speaking, Xia Zhi interrupted solemnly: "Xiaobao, madness is not contagious, so don't be afraid, and don't put the word fool on your lips anymore, she..."

Xia Zhi looked back at the child standing at the door, and said in a low tone: "Her name is Duoduo." ”

Xiaobao saw that the summer solstice was rare and serious, so he immediately stopped talking and nodded hurriedly.

Xia Zhi and Hu Lina have a bad relationship, and it is already very good to be able to give a lot of food to eat, so I didn't invite her into the house to play, but I didn't drive her away.

Xia Zhi saw that the sky was about to get dark, and looked at Duoduo, who was still standing at the door, and was a little worried, this child would stand here all night.

However, Xia Zhi's worries were obviously superfluous, and when the street lights at the mouth of the alley were on, Duoduo actually left by himself.

Xia Zhi also breathed a sigh of relief.

But what Xia Zhi didn't expect was that Duoduo came again the next morning, she seemed to have lost the ability to speak, and only stared at the door of Xia Zhi's house with a pair of clear eyes.

When I went out on the summer solstice, I was startled.

At the moment when Xia Solstice appeared, Duoduo's eyes fell on Xia Solstice's body, she didn't speak, she didn't ask for food, she just looked at Xia Solstice quietly.

Xia Zhi is soft-hearted to children, she and Hu Lina have a bad relationship, but Duoduo is a child a few years old, when a small child stares at you with clear eyes, Xia Zhi can't ignore it.

So, Xia Zhi turned around and went back to the kitchen and brought food for Duoduo to eat.

After eating, a pair of eyes were still quietly staring at the summer solstice, and they stood at the door, not coming in or leaving.

Gradually, the surrounding neighbors also found that Duoduo stood at the door of Xia Zhi's house all day long, and Xia Solstice gave Duoduo food to eat.

Sister-in-law Guo persuaded Xia Zhi, "Sister, I know that you are soft-hearted and pity Duoduo that child, but my sister-in-law has to remind you that Hu Lina is not a worry-free person, if she knows, I am afraid she will not be grateful to you, and she will complain that you are nosy, and..."

Sister-in-law Guo sighed, "Duoduo, that child is not sober, admit death, if you don't drive her, she will go to your door every day to stand, how long can you raise her?" ”

Obviously, it is not the first time that Duoduo stands at the door of someone else's house, silently waiting for someone to give her food.

If it is a child of normal intelligence, this may be done on purpose, and he will not leave until someone else gives him food, even if he does not like it.

But Duoduo was unintentional, she wouldn't ask for it, so she could only stand there, waiting for others to be kind and give her something to eat.

With the first time, the brain is tendoned, and there are many people who are not sober, and when they are hungry, they will naturally go to the second time.

Xia Zhi knew that Sister-in-law Guo was for her good, and she herself didn't know this truth, if she was replaced by an adult, Xia Zhi would never care, but Duoduo was just a child a few years old, when she stared at you with pure and immaculate eyes, Xia Zhi really couldn't turn a blind eye.

When Duoduo came again, Xia Zhi was ruthless, looked at Duoduo, and said word by word: "Duoduo go home, go home for dinner, let your mother cook for you, Auntie..."

Facing Duoduo's pure eyes, Xia Zhi couldn't help but lower his head and whispered, "I can't give you food in the future." ”

After Xia Zhi finished speaking, he went back to the hospital, closed the door, and didn't give much food for a whole day.

The next day, Duoduo didn't come.

Xia Zhi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but at the same time, he was a little worried, but he thought that Hu Lina was at least Duoduo's own mother, and she would not starve to death while watching Duoduo.

But Xia Zhi was wrong.

Three days later, Sister-in-law Guo said to Xia Zhi with an atmospheric face: "Duoduo was next to a garbage can, fainted from hunger, and when he fainted, he still had moldy steamed buns stuffed in his mouth. ”

When Xia Zhi heard this, he felt both sad and guilty, and after that, Xia Zhi took the initiative to find Duoduo, so that when she was hungry, he went to find her.

That's it...

The summer solstice was raised for six years.

In the past six years, Duoduo went to Xia Zhi's house every day to beg for food, and it had already spread throughout the compound, and it was impossible for Hu Lina not to know, but I didn't know what she thought, so she didn't come to find fault.

In the past six years, Gu Beicheng has reported the situation to the leader, and the leader has also talked to Hu Lina, but after that, Hu Lina still does not repent, and she doesn't care about Duoduo, Duoduo still comes to Xia Zhi's house every day, and Xia Solstice never rushes to Duoduo again.

And in the past six years, Xia Solstice has taught Duoduo to go to the toilet by himself, and Duoduo has unconsciously learned to laugh...

But she only smiled at Xia Zhi, it seemed that her eyes could only see Xia Zhi, her world only had Xia Zhi, and her heart could only fit Xia Zhi!

Xia Zhi felt that it might be that she often gave Duoduo to drink spiritual spring water, so Duoduo's condition improved, at least she could understand what Xia Zhi said a little.

But only what Xia Solstice said, what others said, has always been in the ears of the wind, and many can't be heard.

Today, as usual, when I saw the summer solstice, I showed a bright smile, and my eyes were always glued to the figure of the summer solstice.

Gu Beicheng also knew that since it was useless for the leader to talk to Hu Lina, he would no longer say anything.

Anyway, he has a lot of salary and doesn't care about raising a little more child.

Xia Zhi smiled softly at Duoduo, took Duoduo's hand and said, "Duoduo is hungry, right?" Auntie takes you to wash up and then eat. ”

"Mom... The little fish is still lying in bed and can't get up..."

The little monkey yelled worriedly, "I'm going to be late for school!" ”

In the past eight years, Xia Zhi gave birth to a pair of twin sons to Gu Beicheng, the second eldest name is Gu Jinnian, nickname: Little Baozi.

The three oldest names are: Gu Jinli, and the nickname is Xiao Yuer, all of whom are 6 years old this year.

When Xia Zhi heard this, he said to the little monkey: "Lift his quilt and don't let him sleep again." ”

"Ah," the little monkey commanded.

Little Monkey is eight years old this year, but he is already a fifth-grade student, he is smart, alert, but a little lawless.

Xiao Baozi is a quiet character, likes to read, after knowing words, he often takes a mathematical dictionary and reads it over and over again, and he has completed the primary school curriculum by himself at the age of six.

Xiao Yu'er is too lazy, he can lie down and never sit, he can sit and never stand, although he is as smart as his two brothers, but he is too lazy to be outrageously.

Xia Zhi dragged Duoduo into the house, fetched water for Duoduo to wash, and then sat on the table to eat, while she went to see the three children.

When Xia Zhi walked into the bedroom, he saw the little monkey angrily pointing at the little fish on the bed and shouting, "You little lazy pig, get up quickly." ”

On the bed, the little fish who was lifted off the quilt and was still sleeping soundly, didn't even bother to open her eyes, turned over, and continued to sleep.

On the stool next to him, Xiao Baozi was quietly holding a junior high school math textbook, reading it intently, and the hustle and bustle next to him did not affect him at all!