In the blink of an eye, on the weekend, on this day, several children knew that Xia Zhi and Gu Beicheng would take them to the old mansion in the capital, so they got up early.

Because Duoduo was going to see Teacher Zhao today, Xia Zhi specially made a new set of clothes for Duoduo.

This is a small red floral dress, Xia Zhi also put on a pair of white nylon socks for Duoduo, and put on a pair of small red sandals, tied Duoduo's hair into two small braids, Duoduo sat there obediently, let Xia Zhi dress up, looking very cute.

When Gu Beicheng saw it, he couldn't help but nod again and again, and leaned into Xia Zhi's ear and said, "Daughter-in-law, let's have another daughter." ”

Gu Beicheng already has three sons, he especially wants a daughter, although Duoduo is also his daughter, but Duoduo is now ten years old, after all, there is no blood relationship, Gu Beicheng is not too close to Duoduo.

And Duoduo is more sticky to the summer solstice, every time Gu Beicheng talks to Duoduo, Duoduo just smiles at him, which makes Gu Beicheng feel a sense of frustration in his heart.

When Xia Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Gu Beicheng coquettishly, leaned into Gu Beicheng's ear and said, "Then we have to wait for us to come back in the evening." ”

As soon as Gu Beicheng heard this, his eyes lit up, and his eyes stared at the summer solstice fiery.

Seeing that the four children didn't look at them, they quickly pecked on Xia Zhi's lips, then showed a satisfied smile, took Xia Zhi's hand, and led the four children into the car.

Coming to the old house at about 10 o'clock in the morning, Old Man Gu and Mrs. Gu heard the hum of a car engine outside the house, and they knew that Gu Beicheng's family was coming.

Old Mrs. Gu walked out of the door with a smile, and when she saw a few children, the smile on her face was even brighter, and while letting this child enter the door, she said in her mouth, "Grandma made you your favorite mung bean cake and red bean cake, go and taste it." ”

Several children cheered and entered the door, only Duoduo still obediently followed Xia Zhi's side.

Seeing that Duoduo was wearing a red floral dress, Mrs. Gu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Duoduo is so good-looking." ”

Duoduo felt Mrs. Gu's kindness, and smiled brightly at Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu stepped forward to take Duoduo's hand, and said busily, "Good boy, go into the house with grandma." ”

Entering the house, Sister-in-law Gu was also beckoning a few children to eat, and when she saw Xia Zhi and Duoduo coming in, she was busy waving at Xia Zhi.

Xia Zhi walked over, and Sister-in-law Gu said, "I have already told Mr. Zhao that we will arrive at his house at eleven o'clock, and it is now more than ten o'clock, let's hurry up and set off, don't be late, it will make a bad impression." ”

Xia Zhi also nodded again and again, "I have prepared the gift." As he spoke, he pulled out a gift box.

Sister-in-law Gu said, "What's in it?" Things can't be too valuable, otherwise with Mr. Zhao's high-minded personality, I'm afraid I won't like it. ”

Xia Zhi smiled and smiled, "It's not a good thing, it's just that I made some pastries with my own hands." ”

Sister-in-law Gu listened, then nodded with satisfaction, and then Xia Zhi pulled Duoduo, said to Mrs. Gu and Old Man Gu, and got into the car with Sister-in-law Gu, and Gu Beicheng sent them to Teacher Zhao's house.

Mr. Zhao's house was occupied by several children, and he now lives in a 20-square-meter room assigned to him by the school, with a briquette stove at the door and pots and pans next to it.

When she arrived at the door, Sister-in-law Gu knocked on the door and said, "Teacher Zhao, are you there?" ”

In the past, it was Gu's sister-in-law who contacted Teacher Zhao, Zhao Wei heard that his sister-in-law's voice was a little familiar, so he hurriedly opened the door, and saw a man and two women standing outside the door, as well as a little girl, and looked at a few people carefully for a while, then nodded, "Come in." ”

While Zhao Wei was looking at Xia Zhi and them, Xia Zhi was also looking at this teacher Zhao Wei.

Zhao Wei's face is wrinkled, his hair is gray, he wears glasses, and he is more than 1.7 meters tall, but he is very thin, with a serious face, and he does not smile.

After entering the door, Mr. Zhao said directly, "I have a small place, and there is no place for you to sit, so you can stand." ”

Xia Zhi thought to himself, this Teacher Zhao is really not afraid of offending people, but as long as this Teacher Zhao has real talent and learning, even if he speaks harshly, Xia Zhi can accept it.

Xia Zhi smiled and pulled Duoduo, walked up to Teacher Zhao, put the gift box in his hand on the table and said, "Teacher Zhao, this is a little gift we brought you." ”

When Zhao Wei heard this, his eyebrows were raised, and he said coldly, "Don't, take it." ”

After speaking, he was very angry and said, "The reason why I agreed to see you is because I heard that this kid is very talented, but not to receive your gifts." ”

Zhao Wei set his eyes on Duoduo, looked at Duoduo carefully, and Xia Zhi hurriedly explained on the side, "Teacher Zhao, you misunderstood, inside this gift box are some pastries I made myself, not anything valuable." ”

Xia Zhi said, and hurriedly opened the gift box, and there were some delicate pastries inside, and the pastries were made into flowers, neatly placed in the box, looking exquisite.

Seeing this, Zhao Wei's face was a little better, he nodded, and then asked Duoduo, "Good boy, tell grandpa, do you like to draw?" ”

Duoduo didn't seem to understand what Zhao Wei was saying, she just smiled brightly at Zhao Wei, but didn't speak.

Zhao Wei frowned, and Sister-in-law Gu said on the side, "Teacher Zhao, I told you before that this child was burned out of his brain by a high fever when he was a child, and his intelligence is a little low, but this child's talent for drawing is amazing. ”

Zhao Wei thought for a while and said, "Since this child has low intelligence, can she learn what I teach her?" ”

Xia Zhi hurriedly said, "Teacher, don't worry, Duoduo, this child is very smart, and her talent in painting is indeed very high, I used to teach him to draw, she may not understand what I said, but as long as I draw, she will imitate the way I draw." ”

Xia Zhi said, and took out some of Duoduo's previous paintings from his pocket on the side and showed them to Mr. Zhao.

Teacher Zhao took it, squinted, looked at the pictures on the paper that were not delicate but full of aura, and asked, "These are all drawn by this child?" ”

Xia Zhi nodded hurriedly, "This is indeed all drawn by this child, and this child has not been painting for less than two months." ”

Zhao Wei was even more unbelievable, because although the skills of these paintings in his hands were a little rusty, they were quite aura, and it was really hard to believe that they were painted by the mentally low child in front of him.

Zhao Wei still didn't believe it, so he said to Xia Zhi, "I'll draw a picture in front of the child, and you let the child copy me to see how much she can learn." ”

Xia Zhi nodded hurriedly, Zhao Wei took out two blank pieces of paper from his desk, as well as two pens, took one for himself, and gave one to Duoduo, and then he and Duoduo sat on the table.

Xia Zhi came to Duoduo's side and said to Duoduo in a soft voice, "Good boy, this grandfather wants to teach you to draw, and you follow this grandfather to learn, okay?" ”

Xia Zhi didn't know if Duoduo understood, but just smiled at her, and then Zhao Wei's hand began to move, he drew a rabbit.

While Zhao Wei was painting, he paid attention to Duoduo with his peripheral vision, and saw Duoduo's eyes staring straight at his hand and the rabbit he drew.

Drawing small animals is too easy for an artist like Zhao Wei, but with a few brushstrokes, a vivid rabbit becomes more and more on paper.

It was a rabbit on the run, its limbs tense and powerful, and its head kept looking back from time to time, and there was a hint of panic in its eyes, as if something was chasing it behind it.

Zhao Wei put down the pen after finishing, and at the moment when Zhao Wei finished painting, Duoduo's hand also moved, and he saw that she didn't raise her head, staring at her drawing paper with a focused expression, and one hand was quickly drawing on the paper.

However, with a few brushstrokes, Zhao Wei was shocked to find that the rabbit painted by Duoduo was almost exactly the same as the one he painted, and even the demeanor of struggling to jump when he ran away was almost identical.

Zhao Wei's eyes couldn't help but show ecstasy, and he praised again and again, "This kid... This kid is the most talented kid I've seen in all these years. ”

The rabbit painted by Duoduo, at a glance of a discerning person, is not as good as Zhao Wei's painting, after all, there is a huge gap between the two.

However, without exception, everyone can feel a touch of aura on the rabbit painted by Duoduo.

The panic in the rabbit's eyes was vividly drawn by her, and everyone seemed to really see a cute little white rabbit in the field, chased by a vicious dog, and when they struggled to escape, they seemed to feel the barking behind them, and couldn't help but look back......

Gu Beicheng stood behind everyone, and when he heard Teacher Zhao's praise, his face couldn't help but show a little relief.

Sister-in-law Gu was even more happy and said, "Teacher Zhao, you see, I'm right, although my niece has a low intelligence, her talent is really good." ”

Zhao Wei also nodded again and again, "I accepted this student." ”

Xia Zhi happily shook Duoduo's hand, looked at Gu Beicheng in surprise, and then said again and again, "Thank you, Teacher Zhao, thank you, Teacher Zhao." ”

Then Xia Zhi couldn't help but worry, "Teacher Zhao, although Duoduo is amazingly talented, but you also know that this child's intelligence is a little low, if you become her teacher, you must be very patient with her, otherwise, I don't worry about handing over the child to you." ”

When Zhao Wei heard this, he sighed and said, "I'm so old, I've experienced so many things, and I've already seen through people's hearts. ”

"Although I have only seen one face, I can feel that this child will never betray me."

Everyone heard that Mr. Zhao Wei had something to say, and thought that he was hurt too hard by his relatives.

Xia Zhi said, "In that case, then Mr. Zhao, let's follow the agreement, you teach you to draw a lot, and we will provide for you in the future." ”

Zhao Wei smiled and nodded, the two sides made an agreement, but they didn't sign any agreement, after all, both sides are people with heads and faces, if anyone violates the agreement, if it spreads in the circle, they can't afford to lose that person.

Teacher Zhao accepted Duoduo as an apprentice, naturally hoping that Duoduo could come to study every day, but Duoduo lived in the compound at this time, far away from the capital, and it was not realistic to go back and forth every day.

Xia Zhi and Gu Beicheng discussed, "The teachers in the compound are still a little weak, I thought, after the summer vacation starts, I will take the children back to my hometown to live, and let the children go to school in the capital." ”

Gu Beicheng was a little unhappy, he was used to going home every night, with his daughter-in-law's gentle words and children's laughter, and now his daughter-in-law and children were leaving him.

Gu Beicheng said aggrievedly, "Daughter-in-law, you don't want me anymore." ”

Gu Beicheng's words were said in Xia Zhi's ear, Xia Zhi patted Gu Beicheng's hand and said with a smile, "What's the trouble." ”

Then he said, "When these children are older, I'll go back to the compound to accompany you, okay?" ”

Gu Beicheng was still a little unhappy, but he also knew, not to mention a lot, just said that his three stinky boys were too smart, and the teachers in the compound were indeed a little weak, for the sake of the children, Gu Beicheng still nodded reluctantly.

So Xia Zhi agreed with Teacher Zhao that in the past month, Duoduo would come to study with Teacher Zhao on weekends, and when the summer vacation was over, Xia Zhi would send Duoduo to study every day.

After the start of school, it depends on how Mr. Zhao arranges, after all, Mr. Zhao still has to teach students.

Teacher Zhao nodded, and then Gu Beicheng said, "Teacher Zhao, today is a good day, why don't we go to have a meal together?" ”

Zhao Wei waved his hand and said, "Don't go, don't go, you can go back first, and I'll also prepare some things for painting." ”

When Xia Zhi heard this, he said, "Teacher Zhao, then you see, how should Duoduo's tuition be calculated?" ”

Zhao Wei said unhappily, "Didn't I say it, I teach Duoduo to paint now, and Duoduo will give me a pension in the future, and I will treat Duoduo as a granddaughter in the future, what money do I need?" ”

Xia Zhi and Gu Beicheng saw that Teacher Zhao refused to accept the money, so they didn't insist anymore, and went home after saying goodbye to Teacher Zhao.

At this time, Mrs. Gu and Mr. Gu had already cooked the meal, and Mrs. Gu and Mr. Gu were happy to hear that Duoduo had successfully apprenticed.

In the afternoon, the family returned to the compound, and life returned to peace.

Today, Friday, Xia Zhi and Gu Beicheng discussed waiting for the children to get out of school tomorrow Saturday, they went to the capital overnight, stayed in the old mansion for one night, and sent Duoduo to Teacher Zhao to paint the next morning.

Therefore, Xia Zhi was going to go to the county seat to buy some things, make some pastries, and let Duoduo bring them to Mr. Zhao.

Mr. Zhao is old, and he is not close to his children, and he refuses to accept money, although Duoduo will provide for Mr. Zhao in the future, but they must also put their attitudes on the basis of parents.

Let Teacher Zhao see their sincerity, anyway, the children in the family, Mrs. Gu, and Old Man Gu also like the pastries she makes, so they might as well make more and send them to Teacher Zhao, which is their heart.

Xia Zhi asked Duoduo to paint at home, and let Sister-in-law Guo look at Duoduo, she rode a bicycle to the county seat, but she didn't expect that as soon as the car entered the county, she saw a small child lying on the side of the road, and four or five people were pointing around.

"Oh, what a sin!"

"Yes, the heart is too ruthless, how can you beat a child like this!"

"If you don't send it to the hospital, I'm afraid this child will die."

"I really wanted to save this child, but my family is so poor that I can't afford to pay for the medicine!"

When Xia Zhi heard this, she couldn't help but glance over there curiously, and then found that the child lying on the side of the road turned out to be the little beggar she had seen before.

Xia Zhi hurriedly stopped the bicycle and walked to the side of the road, and saw that the little boy was beaten covered in blood and was lying on the side of the road, dying.

Xia Zhi was startled, and hurriedly asked the people around him, "Sister-in-law, what's going on?" Who beat this kid like this? ”

The person Xia Zhi asked was a middle-aged woman, and her clothes were still patched, and she knew that her family was not good at a glance.

When the woman saw that Xia Zhi was well-dressed and riding a bicycle, she knew that Xia Zhi's family was well-off, and when she saw Xia Zhi's kindness, she hurriedly said, "We don't know who beat this child like this." ”

When the people around heard this, they nodded and said, "When we came, we saw that this child was already lying here." ”

Xia Zhi sighed, picked up the child first, and said to the people around, "I'll take him to the hospital." ”

The people around said again and again, "Big sister, you have a good heart, there will be good rewards, if we have good family conditions, we will also reach out to help, but there is no way, this child is too seriously injured, when he arrives at the hospital, it costs a lot at a glance, and we really have no money." ”

Xia Zhi didn't say anything, holding the child in one hand and pushing the bicycle in the other, and went to the county hospital.

The county seat is not big, the county hospital is not far from here, and the little boy is not heavy in his arms.

The nurse at the hospital saw Xia Zhi holding a child covered in wounds, and hurriedly came over and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The nurse also asked her colleague to push over a bed, Xia Zhi put the child on the bed, wiped the sweat on his head, and said to the nurse, "I don't know, I saw this child on the side of the road, and I don't know who beat him, and he was covered in injuries." ”

When the nurse heard this, she saw that the child on the bed was covered with dirt, her clothes were tattered, and Xia Zhi, who was well-dressed and beautiful in front of her, was not a family at first glance, and she knew that what Xia Zhi said should be true, so her attitude softened a lot, and she said, "Don't worry, we have already gone to find a doctor." ”

Soon, a doctor in a white coat came, frowned and examined the child, and then said, "This child is too seriously injured and must be operated on." ”

Then he looked up at Xia Zhi, "Are you his parent?" "The tone and attitude are a little bad.

The nurse hurriedly told the doctor what Xia Zhi had just said, and the doctor's eyes were full of appreciation when he looked at Xia Zhi, and his tone was much better, "If this child has surgery, the cost is not a small amount, can you agree to operate on him?" ”

A living little life in front of her, where can Xia Zhi see death without help, besides, she is not without money, Xia Zhi has a lot of money in her hand, so she said, "You can govern, this is a life after all." ”

Seeing that Xia Zhi did not hesitate, the doctor nodded and said, "You are a good person." ”

After the doctor gave Xia Zhi a good person card, he asked the nurse to push the child into the operating room and enter the operating room himself.

Xia Zhi was anxiously waiting outside the door, Xia Zhi glanced at his watch, the time was already unconsciously two o'clock in the afternoon, thinking of the four children at home, Xia Zhi was anxious.

Just when Xia Zhi was worried, the door of the operating room opened, and the doctor took off his mask tiredly and said to Xia Zhi, "This child has multiple fractures all over his body and some internal bleeding, but now he is fine." ”

"I have to take care of it well in the future, and this child is still seriously malnourished, if he doesn't take care of it well, his body will be wasted, even if he can grow up in the future, this body will not be better."

Xia Zhi nodded and sent the child to the ward, Xia Zhi asked the doctor, "Doctor, when will this child wake up?" ”

The doctor said, "This child is too weak, and if he wants to wake up, he will have to wake up tomorrow morning." ”

Xia Zhi nodded, and then said to the nurse on the side, "I came to the county seat to buy things, I didn't expect to meet this child on the side of the road, and I also have four children at home that I need to take care of, I will leave you some money, you can help me take care of this child more, okay?" ”

"In case he wakes up at night, you can buy him something to eat, and I'll come back early tomorrow morning."

The nurse hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, you don't have to keep any money, I have some money on me." ”

Or sympathize with the little boy's plight, and the nurse is also a good one.

Xia Zhi still left a dollar for the nurse and a pound of meal tickets for her to take care of the little boy.

The nurse said embarrassedly, "Even if you go back, it is our duty to take care of the patient, don't worry, I will definitely use all this money for this child." ”

Xia Zhi smiled and nodded, then got out of the hospital, hurriedly rode a bicycle, went to the supply and marketing cooperative, bought something, and rushed home.

When Xia Zhi returned home, it was already 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and when Gu's sister-in-law saw that Xia Zhi had finally returned, she hurriedly said, "Ouch, my sister-in-law, where are you going?" ”

"I don't know if I come back at noon to cook for a few little ancestors, the four children are worried about you, and they are going to take a car to the county seat to find you."

Seeing Xia Solstice, Duoduo couldn't help but run to Xia Solstice's side, holding Xia Solstice's arm tightly, his eyes were full of anxiety, as if he was afraid that Xia Solstice would disappear again.

Sister-in-law Gu said, "Duoduo, this kid can't see you, and he is looking for you everywhere." ”

Xia Zhi has been to the county many times before, but each time he came back before lunch, but this time Xia Solstice went for too long, so Duoduo seemed very worried and anxious.

Seeing Xia Solstice come back, Duoduo quieted down, Xia Solstice hugged Duoduo with some distress, and comforted, "Mom is back, Mom is back..."

Duoduo hugged the summer solstice tightly and did not let go.

Xia Zhi looked at Sister-in-law Gu embarrassedly, "Sister-in-law, I'm worried about you, I encountered something in the county seat, and I'm too late to come back." ”

Sister-in-law Gu hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I have already cooked for a few children." ”

Xia Zhi hurriedly thanked him, and Sister-in-law Gu asked again, "What happened to you in the county?" Why did you come back so late? ”

Xia Zhi sighed and told Sister-in-law Gu about what happened in the county, and when Sister-in-law Gu heard it, she said angrily, "Who is so ruthless that he beat a child like that, you are fortunate to have met you, otherwise, that child would not have died on the road." ”

Xia Zhi just sighed and said, "Since I met it, I can't watch that child die like that." ”

Sister-in-law Gu said, "It really can't, after all, it's a life." ”

Sister-in-law Gu asked again, "How is the child now?" ”

Xia Zhi said, "The doctor said that he was out of danger, but he had to recuperate well later." ”

Sister-in-law Gu looked at Xia Zhi and said, "That kid is also a good fate, I met you, if I met someone else, I'm afraid I wouldn't be too lazy." ”

Xia Zhi said, "I can't say that, the child is too seriously injured, and ordinary people probably don't have the money to treat the child." ”

Sister-in-law Gu said, "What you said is not bad. ”

After Gu's sister-in-law left, Xia Zhi hurriedly made dinner for a few children, and the three little ones didn't play around after school, so they went home directly, and when they saw Xia Zhi at home, the three children breathed a sigh of relief.

The three little guys came to Xia Zhi's side, surrounded Xia Zhi, and the little monkey looked at Xia Zhi aggrievedly and said, "Mom, where did you go at noon?" ”

Xiao Yu'er also said, "Mom, I'm hungry at noon." ”

Xiao Baozi also said, "Mom, did you encounter something in the county seat to come back so late?" We were all scared to death. ”

After speaking, the three children nodded in unison

Xia Zhi kissed the cheeks of the three children one by one, and then said, "Mom did encounter something in the county, and she came back late, which makes you worried." ”

The little monkey hurriedly said, "Mom, it's okay if you're fine." ”

Xiao Baozi and Xiao Yu'er also nodded hurriedly.

In the evening, after Gu Beicheng came back, Xia Zhi told Gu Beicheng what happened during the day, Gu Beicheng frowned and said, "I'll call the county police station tomorrow and ask them to investigate what's going on?" I almost beat the child to death, and this can't just be done. ”

Xia Zhi also nodded and said, "Brother Beicheng, what you said is right, I was too anxious about the child's injury before, but I forgot about this." ”

Gu Beicheng said, "I don't have anything to do tomorrow, I'll drive with you." ”

Xia Zhi nodded, "Okay." ”

Early the next morning, the husband and wife cooked a meal, let Duoduo paint at home, and the three children went to school, while Gu Beicheng drove Xia Zhi to the hospital first, and then he drove to the police station by himself.

When Xia Zhi arrived at the hospital, the nurse saw Xia Solstice coming and said happily, "Sister-in-law, you are here, the child has woken up, and he has been looking for you since he woke up." ”

Xia Zhi said, "How is the child?" ”

The nurse hurriedly said, "He woke up this morning, and I bought him a bowl of millet porridge in the hospital cafeteria, as well as two leek-egg stuffed buns, and the child ate them all." ”

Xia Zhi nodded, "That's good." ”

Then he followed the nurse into the ward.

The little boy who was lying on the bed, his eyes were glued to the door, and when he saw the nurse leading Xia Solstice in, the little boy wanted to sit up excitedly, but he pulled the wounds on his body, and his painful face was all wrinkled, but he gritted his teeth and didn't say anything.

Xia Zhi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lie down, lie down, don't pull the wound." ”

The little boy then lay down obediently, looked at Xia Solstice with blank eyes, and said gratefully, "Auntie, thank you, you saved me again." ”

The nurse was surprised when she heard this, "Sister-in-law, did you save this child before?" ”

Xia Zhi said, "I used to see a child begging on the street, so hungry that he couldn't walk, so I bought something for this child to eat." ”

The nurse sighed and said, "Sister-in-law, you have a really good heart. ”

Xia Zhi smiled indifferently, and the little boy suddenly spoke, "Auntie, my name is Song Chuanzong, and when I grow up, I will definitely repay you." ”

Xia Zhi smiled and said softly: "Your body is too weak now, wait until you take care of your body, and then it will be too late to repay me." ”

Song Chuanzong nodded emphatically.

When Xia Zhi saw this child, his face turned pale, because of the postoperative pain, his head was covered with cold sweat, but he didn't say a word, and sighed a little in his heart: It's really a poor man's child who has been in charge early.

"By the way," Xia Solstice asked, "who injured you?" Auntie help you call the police? ”